Longzang

Chapter 879 The Style Is Off (Thanks to Alliance Leader Qianchongzimu1978)

"What kind of sorcerers are watching you fight for your amusement?" Wei Yuan asked.

Hunter Sanyi recalled, "I encountered them twice, each time with about six or seven important figures, and then dozens of guards. Among the important figures were Wild Witches, Ghost Witches, and Spirit Witches, and occasionally there would be young Great Witches. They would come to watch the battle in special flying boats."

"How high is the airship, and how far away is it from you?"

"It is usually a hundred feet high, and several miles away from us."

Wei Yuan felt his plan had become more feasible. The witch hunters' heavy bows and magic arrows could reach this distance. However, the grand plan of a revolution in damage output and liberating the power witches was still just a rudimentary concept. Wei Yuan felt that acquiring survival supplies was more important at the moment.

The most valuable piece of equipment Hunter Three-One possessed was a sun-blocking cloth. He could use it to rest when needed. Furthermore, his armor also provided concealment and reduced sunlight. With the cloth, Wei Yuan and the two shamans could take turns sleeping.

However, after inspection, Wei Yuan discovered that the sun-blocking effect of the cloth and armor actually came from the sacrificial power of the witch clan, so he needed to return every two or three months to recast the spell. Needless to say, the cost of the spell was exorbitant.

Hunter Three One had no home in the Wasteland; all his possessions consisted of a backpack with a tiny bit of spatial power. Some houses had been built in the market town, but they were far beyond the reach of the witch hunters.

Going to the market required exchanging items, so Wei Yuan had Zhen Gang collect all the iron arrows that Lie Sanyi had shot. These iron arrows were of very poor quality, far inferior to the tower shield that Wei Yuan had handcrafted. Not only were they deflected after hitting the shield, but most of the arrowheads were also dulled, requiring them to be taken back to the market to be reforged by a craftsman.

Needless to say, the craftsmen's fees are also extremely high.

Now that Wei Yuan has a complete set of tools, he plans to modify and rework these discarded iron arrows. As long as the quality reaches the level of the tower shield, the price of these arrows will skyrocket several times over, and he can make a small profit by selling them at the market.

Wei Yuan acted immediately, setting up the chopping block, placing the arrowheads on it, silently thinking, "Let me make some money," and then bringing the hammer down.

Then there was a loud bang that shook the surrounding area!

Sparks flew from the hammer blow, like fireworks exploding on New Year's Eve, startling both Lie Sanyi and Zhen Gang. The sheer force of the blow surprised even Wei Yuan himself. Looking closely, he saw that after the first strike, the arrowhead's color had changed from a dark black to a hint of dark red, indicating that many impurities had been hammered away.

Wei Yuan then discovered that with that one strike, ten strands of his luck had been lost.

"Luck can be used like this?" Wei Yuan was extremely curious. He swung the forging hammer again, and with each strike, the sound shook the surrounding area, and sparks rained down. Wei Yuan swung the hammer repeatedly, each strike sending sparks flying like fireworks.

After nine hammer blows in total, when the tenth blow fell, hundreds of wisps of azure energy suddenly vanished, and a bright red light rose from the anvil, shooting straight into the sky!

Wei Yuan stopped and looked closely. He saw that the arrow on the chopping block was smaller, but it was dark red all over, with a faint luster flowing inside. Just by looking at its appearance, he knew it was no ordinary item.

Hunter Three exclaimed in a trembling voice, "This...this is Wild Steel?!"

Hunter Three picked up his quiver, took out the iron arrows, threw them aside, and then pulled out an arrowhead from the deepest part of the quiver. This arrowhead was hidden so well that even real steel couldn't find it.

Hunter Sanyi vigorously wiped away the oil stains from the arrowhead, revealing a reddish sheen. However, his arrowhead still had many dark patches, and its quality was clearly inferior to the arrowhead repaired by Wei Yuan.

When the purity of ordinary wasteland iron exceeds a certain critical point, and it is then forged using special techniques, it becomes raw steel. Only truly master craftsmen can forge raw steel, and the quality and characteristics of the raw steel forged by each craftsman are slightly different, which has led to the emergence of many different schools of craftsmanship.

Currently, there is only one master craftsman in the entire market who can forge raw steel equipment, and he only produces the lowest grade of raw steel. Even so, a single raw steel arrow is incredibly expensive, worth at least a hundred fine iron arrows. To kill a Molten Bull, Hunter Trinity would need to fire more than ten arrows in succession. But with a raw steel arrow, a single shot can break through its defenses and severely injure it.

After decades of witch hunting, Hunter Three One's accumulated wealth amounted to nothing more than a hundred fine iron arrows and a single piece of rough steel arrowhead for self-defense.

Wei Yuan carefully examined the properties of the arrowhead and came to a clear conclusion after a moment. In terms of material, the iron from the Desolate Realm was a Dharma Aspect level material, while the original small iron knife of True Steel contained at least 20% stone impurities, making it only a low-level magic weapon and not worthy of True Steel's cultivation level.

But top-grade iron can barely scratch the edge of a Royal Treasure. This material is everywhere in the entire Desolate Realm; it's like walking on gold.

The raw steel underwent a complete transformation, becoming a genuine Royal-grade spiritual material. Therefore, with just a few hammer blows, Wei Yuan's price increased a hundredfold, directly yielding a Spirit Treasure-grade equipment, all for the price of a thousand strands of azure energy.

Because it was forged with Qi Luck, Wei Yuan felt as if he had entered a strange state. His divine sense became exceptionally keen on the properties of matter, and he seemed to be able to vaguely see through the internal structure of the barren steel and the flow of spiritual energy.

Wei Yuan was in excellent condition at this moment, so he picked up another arrowhead, sprinkled it with iron, and began forging. Using the same forging technique, this time, on the ninth strike, nearly a thousand wisps of azure energy disappeared, followed by a beam of red light shooting straight into the sky.

The two witches were completely stunned as they stared at the second barren steel arrow.

Suddenly, Wei Yuan felt a thought, and two streams of fortune, yellowish-brown with a hint of red, descended from the sky and appeared out of thin air in his sea of ​​consciousness.

These two streams of fortune greatly exceeded Wei Yuan's awareness. After careful examination, he discovered that one originated from Lie Sanyi and the other from Zhen Gang. So this is what the fortune of the Power Witch looks like. Then Wei Yuan suddenly remembered a question: he had known Tianyu for so long, but he seemed to have never received any fortune from him before?

Perhaps Tianyu gave it to him, but Wei Yuan can't remember, so he can only pretend that he didn't.

Then, from the two streams of fortune, Wei Yuan realized he had overlooked something: Zhen Gang's loyalty was undeniable, but in reality, he had only just contributed one stream of fortune along with Lie Sanyi. This showed that Zhen Gang was also a cunning fellow.

Regardless, the fact that they were blessed with good fortune demonstrates the loyalty of the two power sorcerers at this moment. However, their loyalty is not offered to Wei Yuan's power, but rather to Wei Yuan's master craftsmanship.

At this moment, Wei Yuan suddenly had a strange thought: if he were to sit on the throne one day, he would probably be the least popular monarch among his ministers. After all, loyalty could be determined by fortune alone; words were useless.

Looking at the arrow in front of him, Wei Yuan suddenly frowned. He instinctively felt that this was not the end yet. Its physical properties were like a newly shaped porcelain blank, which still needed to be fired in the furnace for a final firing.

Wei Yuan immediately used the Heavenly Fortune Spirit Forging Technique, a secret technique passed down by the Heavenly Mystery Hall, and threw down a wisp of the newly acquired power witch's fortune. But it was clearly not enough, so he threw down another wisp of fortune as well. Then he shouted and brought down his hammer!
The hammer fell, creating a musical sound, and then countless birds flew out from under the hammer and scattered into the sky.

Even Wei Yuan hadn't expected this change. He slowly moved the hammer aside and saw a crystal-clear, jade-like arrowhead lying on the chopping block. It was bright yellow and red all over, and inside it was a small, pale yellow bird, about the size of a grain of rice, flying happily.

Zhen Gang, with his greater knowledge, immediately gasped and exclaimed, "Great Wilderness Divine Iron!"

Two streams of fortune, sandy yellow in color and crimson at their core, once again entered Wei Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness, and Wei Yuan thus learned what the advanced fortune of a Power Witch was like.

This arrow possessed its own spiritual power and was already a mid-stage Imperial Realm spiritual treasure. The power of the sorcerer was indeed naturally suited to the Desolate Realm. Combining this with the spiritual forging method of the Heavenly Mystery Hall of the Primordial Palace, and applying two ordinary Dharma Aspects of spiritual power, Wei Yuan transformed an ordinary Imperial Realm spiritual material into a mid-stage spiritual treasure imbued with spiritual power.

Looking at this incredibly spiritual arrow, Wei Yuan had a vague feeling that his trip to the Desolate Realm this time might be going a little off.

(End of this chapter)