Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 141 Demon-Slaying Ballista
After Situ Ren took his leave, Gu Qing followed behind Master Lian Chu, curiously observing everything in the weapon-refining department.

The methods of group weapon crafting are very different from traditional methods.

It resembled a factory, which reminded Gu Qing of the scene he witnessed when he worked under Master Fang at the Sword Forging Manor.

They also operate on a factory model, but they are dedicated to replicating the same magical artifacts and researching mass production methods that use artifacts to refine other artifacts.

At this moment, Master Lian Chu spoke.

“You’re one of us. I’ve also seen Junior Brother Jiang Yuan’s letter of recommendation. Since you have such outstanding talent in weapon crafting, I shouldn’t hold you back.”

"In that case, according to the rules of the Frontier Weapon Forging Department, you only need to participate in the forging of one large war weapon each month, and you can arrange the rest of your time as you see fit."

"Each completed component will be awarded 10 merit points."

"Special and important components will be awarded 30 merit points."

"If a demon-slaying artifact can be developed specifically to deal with demons, a reward of 1000 to no upper limit will be given, depending on its value and practicality."

"Situ Ren should have already told you about the value of merit, so I won't go into details. Are you satisfied with this arrangement?"

Gu Qing nodded repeatedly. He was new and didn't have any qualifications to ask for anything. Almost everyone in the weapon-refining department was a seventh-grade weapon refiner, and even Master Chu was a top-tier sixth-grade weapon refiner.

He participated in the crafting of many of the magical treasures of the sect's founder.

His status was extremely high, not to mention his identity as the Master of the Weapon Refining Hall.

When he was in the weapon-refining hall, he rarely came into contact with seventh-grade weapon refiners. Most of them were eighth-grade weapon refiners, which was enough to meet the needs of the disciples of the mountain gate.

It turns out that the older generation who advanced to the seventh rank are all here.

"Palace Master, does the Weapon Forging Department offer holidays?"

"holiday?"

Hearing the title "Palace Master Gu Qing," even Chu Tiangong was stunned for a moment. He probably forgot that he had this identity, which was quite absurd.

"Generally speaking, you can take two months of leave every year. If it's not necessary, it's best not to take leave."

"The demand for war artifacts at the front lines has always been high."

"The demon race regards this artifact as a thorn in their side and often chooses to destroy war artifacts first, which leads to a serious shortage of supplies."

"You haven't tried it yet. Let's start with this scrapped [Demon-Slaying Ballista]. Repair it within this month. Here are the blueprints."

Refining Department, Recycling Warehouse.

Lian Chutian pointed to a pile of broken mountains and pulled out a giant crossbow cart that barely had a skeleton.

This thing is six zhang long and two zhang high.

Using the tendons of a dragon as the string, the key is to create a powerful flying brick. The technical skill lies mainly in the internal restrictions, one of which caught Gu Qing's attention.

Its color is blood red, exuding a strong aura of slaughter. If one touches it with one's divine sense, one will suffer a counterattack. It is no less powerful than the Tongyou Treasure Restriction.

Absolutely a top-tier legal prohibition!

Noticing Gu Qing's unusual behavior, Lian Chutiangong explained.

"This is the Demon-Slaying Technique, the result of the old temple master's research. It has a strong restraining effect on the demonic power of the demon race. Many war artifacts today are basically created with it as the core."

"The most urgent task is to learn it, as it will be used in many places in the future."

"I understand."

"Yes, I have other things to do. If you need anything, just take it from the weapon-refining department. Apart from the materials in the treasury, anything that's out there, including that giant weapon-refining furnace, you can take it and use it."

"This pile of scrap can probably be assembled into ten brand new Demon-Slaying Ballistae. Once you repair five of them, you'll be qualified, and I'll take you to participate in more interesting projects."

Treat this as your weapon-refining elder assessment.

"I am the Palace Master, you know that."

After saying that, Lian Chutian went to the deeper smelting room, while Gu Qing stayed behind, feeling somewhat excited.

The elder's assessment came unexpectedly, and the candidate was very confident of completing it.

War artifacts are still artifacts, and theoretically, any ninth-grade weapon refiner is qualified to participate. The Demon-Slaying Crossbow is just a relatively low-end type of war artifact.

It was specially prepared for the Eagle Demon and has already proven its capabilities on the battlefield.

Its core is the Demon-Slaying Technique, supplemented by a large number of basic artifact runes.

Using the concept of weapon refiners' ranks, it is only at the level of a top-grade magic weapon, but it has as many as 1080 basic weapon patterns, while a regular top-grade magic weapon only has 20 weapon patterns.

The magnitude of this difference is evident.

Completely deviating from conventional weapon-forging methods, it follows the path of "bigger is stronger, more is better," with the core concept being "powerful bricks flying."

Its power is no less than that of a magic weapon's strike!
It's specifically designed for birds, no wonder the damage rate is so terrible.

Gu Qing's confidence stemmed from two basic patterns.

[Divine Machine], [Hundred Refinements]

In terms of the harmony of the artifact patterns, the Demon-Slaying Crossbow has already reached its peak. If Gu Qing could add the Divine Machine Hundred Refinement artifact patterns, the precision requirements would be greatly reduced, and the difficulty of repair would be significantly lowered.

If he possessed the skills and techniques of Lian Chutiangong.

If you continue to add 1080 artifact patterns, the probability of exceeding the upper limit is also very high. This is the impact and change brought about by the new artifact patterns.

Before Gu Qing officially started work, he thought that handing over these two unique artifact patterns would surely bring him a lot of merit.

However, as newcomers, it will take time to verify the character and personality of these people.

If it were truly in Baiyue Mountain, he would definitely be willing to hand it over.

Furthermore, he doesn't have a high need for meritorious service at the moment.

"start!"

Burning gold fire surged from Gu Qing's palm, transforming into two fire snakes that enveloped the wrecked crossbow cart, beginning to melt the damaged parts and components inside into raw materials, which were then refined and reshaped.

The drawings served as excellent guidance.

Occasionally, Gu Qing would wonder how many artifact points this kind of war artifact could be exchanged for, and he really wanted to try it out.

I'd like to try and see how many artifact points a spiritual weapon is worth.

These are all pending items; we'll deal with them later.

As time passed, Gu Qing failed to repair the Demon-Slaying Ballista in the first month. It wasn't that he lacked the skills, but rather that he didn't have enough time. He had only just begun learning the Demon-Slaying Techniques and wouldn't be able to master them so quickly.

It wasn't until the second month that the first ballista was successfully repaired.

In the third month, two machines were repaired in succession.

In the fourth month, he repaired three more, completing a total of six. This speed was his limit; he couldn't go any faster. Moreover, he had completely mastered the crafting technique for the Demon-Slaying Crossbow.

This day.

When Lian Chutiangong emerged from the smelting room, on a whim, he visited the recycling warehouse and was surprised to find Gu Qing repairing the seventh crossbow cart.

He had previously said that the scraps here could be assembled into ten brand-new crossbow carts, based on his judgment and experience. In his opinion, Gu Qing's ability to repair five carts already demonstrated a solid foundation.

Therefore, the time has not even been set.

As long as the five platforms can be repaired, the requirements for the assessment will be met, and the potential to advance to the seventh-grade weapon refiner will be guaranteed. Now it seems that even the sixth-grade is very likely.

"Gu Qing."

"Palace Master Lian Chu."

Congratulations, you succeeded.

(End of this chapter)