Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

Orn's voice came through as he exhaled heavily. Zuo Chi saw many sparks spitting out of his mouth and landing on his beard.

Zuo Chi came to Ornn's shoulder and whispered, "Ornn, thank you."

Ornn slowly shook his head, his face filled with a solemn expression:

"Zuo Chi, you are the first human to observe my forging up close, and the first human to provide me with such precious materials. I consider this an honor for both of us!"

"Regardless of whether there are any leftover materials in the end, I will do my best!"

Ornn reached his large hand into the lava, and when he lifted it again, his hand held many different kinds of steel.

"Zuo Chi, what kind of weapon do you want?" Orn looked at Zuo Chi: "Or rather, I can forge the most suitable weapon for you based on the properties of this star iron."

Zuo Chi paused slightly, then nodded gently.

"Orn, just as you said."

Aside from the short sword he had used before, Zuo Chi had no experience with weapons, so he wasn't sure which weapon would be more suitable for him.

In that case, Zuo Chi might as well let Orn fully utilize the properties of the cosmic star iron, and then he could familiarize himself with the weapons Orn had forged.

"Okay, let's get started."

Compared to Zuo Chi's eager desire for a weapon forged by the God of Forging, Orn was also itching to get his hands on this high-level legendary cosmic star iron, so he didn't hesitate much and chose to start immediately.

Ornn slowly raised his hand, and the huge furnace in front of him was lifted up by the surging lava and placed above the crater.

Immediately afterwards, the red light in Ornn's eyes grew increasingly intense, and strange red flames began to appear out of thin air beneath the furnace.

That was the fire from the earth's core, the flame Orn used to forge.

Under the scorching heat of the earth's core, the bottom of the furnace quickly turned red-hot, and the temperature inside the furnace was rising rapidly.

Finally, after the furnace was ablaze with flames, Orn placed the cosmic iron in his hand into it.

This is only the first step. As Orn said, the temperature of the Earth's core fire is not enough to melt the cosmic iron. The purpose of this step is simply to heat up the cosmic iron quickly and adapt it to the intense heat.

Zuo Chi stood on Orn's shoulder, watching all of this intently.

Gradually, Zuo Chi saw that the cosmic star iron had turned completely fiery red in Orn's furnace, and the starlight it contained became even more dazzling.

By this time, the temperature around the volcano had become extremely high, and the snow falling from the sky was instantly evaporated. Even with Zuo Chi's current physical strength, he still felt his skin being scorched.

But this is only the beginning!

Just as the cosmic iron was glowing red-hot in Ornn's furnace, Ornn's eyes lit up completely.

He slowly raised his hands, and a pair of fiery hands lifted the cosmic iron from the furnace in front of him.

Seeing this, Zuo Chi was slightly taken aback. He didn't understand why Orn had taken out the cosmic iron even though it hadn't melted yet.

In the next instant, Zuo Chi, who was on Orn's shoulder, was suddenly enveloped by a fiery red light membrane, which completely shielded him from the heat from the outside world.

Zuo Chi saw Orn's huge mouth, which was starting to spew sparks, and at the same time, a loud noise like bellows being pumped back and forth rang in his ears.

Immediately afterwards, the elemental treasure that this land had once bestowed upon Ornn—the Primal Flame of the Earth, capable of burning everything—was spewed from Ornn's mouth and landed straight on the Cosmic Iron!

At this point, Zuo Chi finally understood what Orn meant by "thinking of another way".

He actually chose to use the Primal Flame to melt the cosmic iron directly!

Just as the First Flame was spewed from Ornn's mouth, the land where Hearth Mountain was located was completely engulfed in a fiery inferno.

Even the empty earth spontaneously combusted, the flames spreading infinitely into the distance, reaching all the way to the pine forest that Zuo Chi had encountered when he first arrived.

A massive fire suddenly engulfed the land, and the cosmic iron gradually softened under the scorching heat of the initial fire, eventually turning into a liquid that seemed to possess life.

It was at this moment that Ornn suddenly turned his head to look towards the west of the Freljord continent.

His voice, like the primordial bell that rang at the dawn of creation, echoed from the Flame Village Mountains all the way westward toward Freljord.

"Anivia, come to me!"

"!?!" Zuo Chi's heart skipped a beat.

On the other side, on the snowy mountain west of Freljord, an ice phoenix covered in blue ice slowly opened its eyes.

Her eyes turned eastward, where her brother's voice still echoed among the mountains. Without hesitation, Anivia spread her wings, which blotted out the sky, and flew straight towards the center of Freljord.

As she flew off, a flurry of snowflakes followed behind her, and many wild beasts on the western land cowered and lay on the ground.

After summoning Anivia, Ornn continued to look at the cosmic iron in front of him.

A completely sealed mold appeared in front of him. A fiery hand held up the liquid made from melted cosmic iron and slowly poured it into the mold. The excess liquid was placed aside by Orn.

Given Zuo Chi's size, he won't use up all of this cosmic star iron. The extra portion can be added to it later or used to forge other items.

Ornn began adding some dust that Zuo Chi had never seen before into the mold. Zuo Chi guessed that this must be the unique feature of the God of Fire and Forging.

Without the scorching heat of the initial flame, the cosmic iron quickly solidified again, and it was at this moment that Zuo Chi's weapon took on its original shape.

The mold was disassembled, and Ornn's Primal Flame spewed out once again, but this time it was much slower than before. After all, this time it was no longer necessary to melt the cosmic iron, but only to heat it until it was red-hot and set its shape.

A sword-shaped weapon lay quietly on the smooth anvil; Ornn's hammer had once again appeared in his hand.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

Next came a forging melody presented by the god of fire and forging, the sound of hammers striking anvils crisp and melodious, carried far and wide by the cold wind.

Zuo Chi stood on Orn's shoulder, focusing all his attention on the anvil.

There, the shapes of the weapons are becoming increasingly clear.

Finally, Zuo Chi saw the specific shape of what Orn had forged.

It was a special type of knife with a straight and slender blade and a handle that was longer than that of ordinary knives. The shape of this weapon reminded Zuo Chi of the Miao knife from his previous life.

Perhaps because the blade was glowing red-hot, Zuo Chi was still unable to determine the specific design of the weapon.

Suddenly, Zuo Chi turned his head to look to the west, where a huge shadow was rushing toward them. Even though they were thousands of miles apart, Zuo Chi could still feel the immense pressure of the ancient god.

Not long after, Anivia arrived in Ornn's territory amidst a blizzard.

Her wind and snow covered the flames on the ground, completely extinguishing the forest that had been engulfed in flames, and at the same time, rapidly reducing the temperature of Luxiang Mountain.

As she approached, Anivia's eyes quickly swept over Ornn's body, as well as the furnace and anvil in front of him.

When Anivia saw Zuo Chi standing on Orn's back, a very obvious look of surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes.

Just then, Orn's voice rang out like a sudden storm.

"Anivia, quench!"

Zuo Chi: "???"

"Hey~!"

As if this wasn't the first time she'd faced something like this, Anivia let out a loud phoenix cry, flapping her wings and soaring straight into the sky.

The endless pure ice hidden beneath her wings fell off automatically and rushed straight towards Ornn.

Soon, a small iceberg made entirely of pure ice appeared in front of Zuo Chi and Orn.

Ornn picked up the weapon that had been fully forged and plunged it into the solid ice in front of him without hesitation.

The next instant, the supposedly unmeltable True Ice was pierced through by Ornn's weapon as easily as tofu.

"Zi! Zhi! Zhi!"

At this moment, the Primordial Flame and the Pure Ice collided violently. The Pure Ice was melting rapidly, while the Primordial Flame was losing heat at an alarming rate.

Zuo Chi finally understood what Orn meant by the special forging method.

It actually originated from the primordial elemental magic of two ancient gods!

Forging weapons with the primordial fire of the God of Flame and the pure ice of the God of Ice and Snow made Zuo Chi feel like he was living in a dream.

Perhaps Orn simply wanted to complete his work, but Zuo Chi certainly benefited greatly.

After unleashing True Ice, Anivia plummeted from the sky. After looking around for a while without finding a suitable landing spot, she landed directly on Ornn's horns.

Orn didn't say much about his sister's actions, just let her be.

Anivia, on the other hand, looked at Zuo Chi on Orn's shoulder with curiosity.

"Zuo Chi, is this weapon yours?"

Anivia wasn't against using her own True Ice to forge a weapon for Zuochi, after all, she still admired this human who had once saved Winter's Claw from Volibear.

Zuo Chi looked up at Anivia and nodded slightly: "Anivia, thank you for troubling me again."

“It’s alright.” Anivia’s voice was still full of warmth: “After all, it was my brother’s request.”

"But I'm still quite surprised. My brother, who likes to live a secluded life and be alone, actually agreed to help you with the forging. This is the first time since that."

Zuo Chi raised an eyebrow, unsure how to answer. After all, he couldn't very well admit that he had tempted Orn with something nice, could he?

Just as Anivia and Zuo Chi were talking, Orn's weapon had finished quenching and would now need to be "tempered".

For the rest of the time, Zuo Chi and Anivia remained silent, quietly appreciating the forging techniques originating from the God of Forging.

It must be said that although Ornn dislikes contact with outsiders and is a dull and honest god, when he concentrates all his energy on forging, his creations will amaze the world.

After an unknown amount of time, Ornn's work finally slowed down, and he stopped spitting out primordial fire.

When Orn wiped the blade of his weapon with an old leather cloth, a longsword that was entirely dark purple and contained endless stars was completely revealed to Zuo Chi and Anivia!

Just as Zuo Chi had seen before, the blade of this knife is straight and long, and the handle is a nearly 30-centimeter-long handle suitable for holding with both hands.