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"How's the combat capability of your mecha?" Makino asked.
Xu Yuan jumped out of the mecha and, upon hearing his teacher's question, provided the data he had previously deduced.
"In terms of boosting my strength, it shouldn't be weaker than a complete set of One-Word Battle Armor."
This statement fully demonstrates his confidence.
Makino clicked his tongue in admiration, circling around Xu Yuan's mecha and examining it closely.
Although this yellow-level mecha was far inferior to his Little Red, he was still curious about Xu Yuan's thought process.
After tapping and fiddling around for less than three minutes, he had figured out most of Xu Yuan's mecha.
"Not bad, it's made entirely of top-grade metal. This mech is probably worth no less than a purple-grade mech."
"The only missing components are the energy core and the energy conversion device."
"Without an energy conversion device, you can utilize the primordial energy of heaven and earth. Once your device is perfected, I estimate that the mecha will consume less energy from you."
Makino clicked his tongue in admiration.
What he valued most was that the core formations used by Xu Yuan were all at the level of One-Word Battle Armor.
Why is the battle armor so powerful?
It is because it compresses and condenses powerful magic arrays, ultimately simplifying them into a core magic array that can be inscribed on a small set of armor.
The core magic array technology required for the creation of battle armor far exceeds that of mechs.
However, this does not mean that mechs cannot use these technologies.
However, a magic array that condenses powerful effects also requires strong metal to support it.
Xu Yuan's mecha was entirely forged with top-grade, thousand-fold refining metal, all of which was capable of withstanding the core array of a one-word battle armor. The numerous arrays inside the mecha were all of the one-word battle armor level.
In summary, this yellow-level mech is even more powerful than the purple-level mech among the standard mechs.
"Well, this mech has now begun to possess a basic level of spirituality, but it's not enough. I plan to concentrate this mech's spirituality into its energy core. In order to preserve the spirituality during future upgrades, I will also use a spiritual alloy to forge the final energy core, making it easier to carry out secondary forging and upgrades in the future."
The reason why the energy core was not made was not because it was impossible to make, but because Xu Yuan had high standards and was still waiting for his forging technology to reach a higher level.
Now that the Divine Alloy has been created, Xu Yuan can actually begin the final step of its production.
"Your idea surpasses that of all mecha pilots on the continent." Mu Ye grinned and said, "Being a blacksmith is indeed impressive. It's already astonishing that all the Yellow-level mechas are forged with the highest level of craftsmanship. And you even forged the core with a spirit alloy. The key point is that your goal should be the divine alloy, right?"
How many mech pilots must be drooling with envy?
"Your mecha has already reached the peak of the Yellow level, and I can't help you improve it anymore," Mu Ye said helplessly.
This is already using the design principles of battle armor to create a Yellow-level mecha; what else can he do?
"Let's go, I'll take you to your martial uncle first. He was worried sick all night yesterday."
Zhenhua's office.
"Uncle-Master, this is the jade silver I forged."
Xu Yuan took out two pieces of divine alloy jade silver that he had forged yesterday and handed them to Zhen Hua.
Zhenhua took the two pieces of jade silver and swallowed hard.
He didn't have time to ask for details during the communication and was completely unaware that Xu Yuan had forged two pieces of divine alloy.
"Were all forged yesterday?"
"Yes, I forged it a total of six times yesterday, and this is the finished product."
Finished product?
Is it a finished product of God's Alloy?
Zhenhua's lips twitched.
Xu Yuan has recently developed a bad habit: he's too much of a Versailles type.
"One piece has a fusion rate of 96%, another 97%, and the ratio of your adjusted essence, energy, and spirit should be at the 95 level. This extra part is probably due to your Heaven and Earth Furnace Method."
When Zhenhua mentioned the Heaven and Earth Furnace Method, he couldn't help but look at Muye.
Every time I think of the furnace, I can't help but think of the Qi and Blood Furnace Method of the Body Sect, which is a secret method for tempering spiritual power with Qi and blood.
When he learned of the name of Xu Yuan's method, he wondered if Xu Yuan had also borrowed from the Qi and Blood Furnace Method.
The ability to integrate and apply knowledge is truly remarkable in Xu Yuan.
"There's not much I can teach you about forging techniques anymore. I've called you here today to give you a thorough review of your forging fundamentals."
Xu Yuan looked completely bewildered.
"what?"
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What are you going to teach me?
Xu Yuan looked completely bewildered.
He never expected his uncle to say such a thing.
A review of fundamental technologies?
Haven't I been laying a solid foundation over the past three years?
If it weren't for the need to solidify his foundation, Xu Yuan could have already attempted to break through to the Spirit Forging realm, given his abilities, and he would have had a real chance of succeeding!
So why do we still need to review the basics?
Over the next three days, Xu Yuan learned what it meant to "organize the basics".
The so-called "basic sorting out" means changing his basic approach to blacksmithing from the auxiliary methods of forging to helping him sort out the orthodox blacksmithing methods and build a foundation.
Previously, Xu Yuan's forging skills were ultimately developed for auxiliary forging, and his hammering techniques were focused on rare metals, with his actual hammering skills not being particularly outstanding.
According to Zhenhua's opinion, Xu Yuan's skill level was sufficient to complete the forging of two rare metals into first-grade rare metals within eighteen hammer blows, and the quality would not be affected in any way. However, because his forging techniques were all basic techniques in auxiliary forging, rather than the basic techniques of orthodox blacksmiths, he wasted thirty-six hammer blows to complete this step.
For three days, Xu Yuan put aside all other cultivation practices and devoted himself entirely to learning the orthodox blacksmithing techniques.
At first, he did have the idea of learning supplementary exercises to reduce his own study burden, but as he continued to learn, he found that he still had the energy to spare!
At this moment, returning to the orthodox training of a blacksmith is actually quite to his liking.
After three days of learning, Xu Yuan could feel that his forging skills had improved further, and he was very confident that he could succeed in spirit forging.
However, he doesn't need spirit forging yet.
Spirit Forging, Spirit Forging—Xu Yuan intended to reserve his first Spirit Forging attempt for the one that held the most significance for him.
It already possesses spirituality and even intelligence, but its original form was still a spirit alloy forged from rare metals after being refined to the highest grade. Through the soul spirit induction technology, its spirituality was stimulated, giving birth to intelligence and the characteristics of a soul spirit. It can form a contract with a soul master and be given a soul ring.
Its original form is still at the first-grade level of the Thousand Refinements, but its foundation is already quite solid. If its original form is spiritually refined, its foundation will instantly surge, its spirituality will be more abundant, its understanding of spear techniques will be more profound, and its integration with Xu Yuan will be more profound.
Spirit-forged metal inherently possesses the ability to fuse with Soul Masters!
With the addition of the Soul Contract, the Blood Contract, and the fusion of the two in various aspects, Xu Yuan believed that he and Jue would become even better partners.
The three days were just for learning basic forging techniques.
Over the next week, under Zhenhua's guidance, Xu Yuan underwent hundreds of forgings and thousands of forgings, gradually controlling his forging techniques, correcting his habits, and returning to the ranks of those who had achieved the highest level of craftsmanship through thousands of forgings.
"I feel that my forging skills are more powerful than ever before," Xu Yuan exclaimed.
Zhenhua slapped him across the face in annoyance.
"You kid, you still have a long way to go. Putting everything else aside, you're still a divine punishment away from achieving the 99% fusion you're aiming for."
Although it's only one percent, the step from ninety-eight percent to ninety-nine percent is not something that can be achieved easily.
Throughout the history of forging on the mainland, those who were able to accomplish this were all master craftsmen!
That's right, they are all master craftsmen!
This also means that to increase the fusion rate of two rare metals to 99% during fusion forging, one needs to have a level of understanding at the Heavenly Forging level.
Even Zhenhua, after becoming a master craftsman, only had a handful of successful cases in the decades that followed.
However, upon carefully recalling his experience of achieving a 99% fusion rate in the ultimate alloy by forging two pieces of metal each time, Zhenhua had to admit that this process did not require any laws and had no necessary connection with Heavenly Forging. The most crucial point was the application of the power of heaven and earth.
Although Xu Yuan was only a Soul Master and his forging level was at the stage where he had not yet tried spirit forging, he could mobilize the power of heaven and earth!
The Heavenly Origin Brush was secondary; Xu Yuan's Heaven and Earth Furnace Technique, which used the nurturing and inducing effects of heaven and earth to guide the fusion of rare metals and promote the spiritual fusion within the spirit alloy, was more appropriate, but it gave him an opportunity.
"Your current task is to first achieve a fusion rate of 98% without relying on the Heaven and Earth Furnace Method, and then stabilize the fusion rate of 98% using the Heaven and Earth Furnace Method. The requirements are not high; you only need to achieve a fusion rate of 98% once in ten forging attempts. Then you can have another intensive training session and come to me to try to achieve a fusion rate of 99%."
Zhenhua's arrangement was very reasonable, and Xu Yuan also agreed with it.
However, each goal in this seemingly simple task plan is so distant for the blacksmith.
With a fusion rate of 98%, how many blacksmiths can be certain that they have a chance to successfully fuse and forge even once?
Even the most skilled craftsman couldn't guarantee it.
Mu Chen, an eighth-level Saint Craftsman, has never achieved a 98% fusion rate in forging a spirit alloy. Perhaps, when his forging skills advance further and he can achieve this, he will truly have the level to challenge for the Divine Craftsman and can attempt Heavenly Forging.
There was definitely a reason why Zhenhua believed Xu Yuan had the potential to become a master craftsman.
“Continue to train with me for another week.” Zhenhua did not let Xu Yuan leave: “You don’t know how short your training time is each day when you go back to the academy. Only by training with me around the clock can you better hone your foundation.”