The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

The sparrow stood frozen in place, motionless.

The mockery in those small, black eyes vanished, leaving only pure blankness.

A storm was brewing in his little head.

It knew all too well how difficult it was to forge the Source Weapon.

The complex energy circuits require an almost insane level of control.

Even seasoned masters who have dedicated decades to this field don't have a high success rate when trying new blueprints for the first time.

Seven times.

This guy succeeded in just seven tries?

This can no longer be explained by good luck.

Could it be... that this guy is a born blacksmithing prodigy?

Lin Mo completely ignored the sparrow that had begun to question its existence.

After venting his frustration with a sarcastic remark, his attention immediately returned to the forging process itself.

The feeling of guiding the source energy to flow smoothly within the material and build a stable structure at the moment of success was truly amazing.

He must strike while the iron is hot and completely etch this feeling into his muscle memory.

The best way is to repeat it over and over.

After all, practice makes perfect.

He set aside the F-grade source weapon dagger that was emitting a white light, and once again took out six [Black Armor Hard Shells] from the system warehouse.

Without the slightest hesitation, the eighth forging began.

Purification, smelting, shaping...

He had mastered the previous steps so well that they had become second nature to him.

Soon, it was time for the most crucial step: inscribing the energy loop.

He closed his eyes, immersing his mind in the crimson dagger embryo, recalling the feeling of his seventh success, and guiding the source energy to begin flowing.

This time, it went much more smoothly than the last time.

The transitions between the nodes, which were a bit awkward before, have now become smooth and natural.

The moment the last energy node was lit, that familiar hazy white light rose once again.

Quenching.

[Unnamed] (Dagger)

Combat Power: 29

[Source Soldier Quality: F]

[Original Soldier Core Effect - Rock Spike Swamp: Summons a small "Black Rock Spike Zone" at the target's feet, lasting 5 seconds. Targets standing in the zone will be slowed and will take spike damage each time they move or attack.]

It worked again!

Moreover, its combat power is 1 point higher than the first time.

Lin Mo didn't stop, and immediately began the ninth time.

This time, he was more confident, and his movements became more fluid.

However, when the energy circuit was halfway built, he became distracted, and the energy output was slightly faster.

It was this insignificant thread that caused the entire structure to instantly become unbalanced and then collapse.

failure.

Undeterred, Lin Mo calmly completed the final quenching, obtaining a high-level dagger with a combat power of 14 points.

He tossed the failed attempt aside and immediately began the tenth attempt.

He was completely immersed in the creative process.

In the forging room, only the roar of the furnace and the rhythmic clanging of metal hammers striking the forging table could be heard.

Lin Mo swung the forging hammer tirelessly.

At this moment, his physical attribute of 3802 points fully manifested its effects.

An ordinary person would probably have a sore back and arms after swinging a hammer all day.

But apart from a few fine beads of sweat on his forehead, he didn't feel tired at all; on the contrary, his energy was getting stronger and stronger.

He was like a precision machine with a pre-programmed sequence of actions, repeating the same movements over and over again.

Time slipped away quietly amidst the "clang-clang" of the knocking.

Outside the forge, the sky turned from white to black.

Lin Mo finally stopped what he was doing when the last ray of light was swallowed by darkness.

He put down the hammer and exhaled a long, hot breath.

He stayed here for the entire day.

Aside from the initial seven times, he forged it a total of fifty-seven more times.

He turned around and looked at the results behind him.

The workbench and the open space next to it were piled high with daggers of the same shape; it was practically an armory.

Most of the daggers emitted a light, whether strong or weak.

He began to tally up his day's harvest.

Of the subsequent fifty-seven forging attempts, eleven failed.

These eleven failures were almost all concentrated in the first twenty attempts, when he was still not very skilled and would occasionally make mistakes.

The remaining thirty-seven attempts were all successful!

Lin Mo arranged the forty-six successful source weapons into categories.

Among them, the ones emitting a hazy white light are the most numerous, totaling twenty-eight.

These are the most basic F-level source soldiers, with combat power generally fluctuating around 30 points, but it is difficult for them to break through the 30-point barrier.

Besides the white light, there were thirteen daggers emitting an even brighter blue light.

Lin Mo picked up one of them.

The information panel pops up immediately.

[Unnamed] (Dagger)

Combat Power: 41

[Source Soldier Quality: F]

[Original Soldier Core Effect - Rock Spike Swamp: Summons a small "Black Rock Spike Zone" at the target's feet, lasting 6 seconds. Targets standing in the zone will be slowed and will take spike damage each time they move or attack.]

Combat power jumped directly from the 30-point level to the 40-point level.

Although the quality is still F, the blue light clearly represents a higher grade than the white light.

Beside the thirteen blue daggers, five more daggers lay quietly.

The light emanating from these five daggers was neither white nor blue, but a restrained and serene cyan.

Although the light was not dazzling, the energy fluctuations it contained far exceeded those of the previous two.

Lin Mo picked up the best one among them.

[Unnamed] (Dagger)

Combat Power: 53

[Source Soldier Quality: F]

[Original Soldier Core Effect - Rock Spike Swamp: Summons a small "Black Rock Spike Zone" at the target's feet, lasting 8 seconds. Targets standing in the zone will be greatly slowed, and will suffer increased spike damage each time they move or attack.]

The added combat power directly broke through the 50 mark!

Even the duration of the core special effects has been significantly increased.

This should be the limit that can be forged using the [Black Armor's Hard Shell] as material.

Looking at the mountain of results before him, Lin Mo was in a great mood.

These are all pure white Source Crystals!

He looked up and noticed the sparrow that had been sitting in the corner.

That guy didn't say a word from beginning to end.

He stood quietly on the high platform, his initial mockery turning into shock and stunned silence, and finally into numbness.

His small eyes stared unblinkingly at Lin Mo, then at the pile of glittering source weapons on the ground, and the bird seemed to fall into a state of philosophical contemplation.

It's as if it's silently asking: Who am I? Where am I? What's wrong with this world?

Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh when she saw his expression.

He picked up the cyan dagger with a combat power of 53 and tossed it in his hand.

"Didn't you like talking? Why have you suddenly become mute?"

The sparrow's body trembled almost imperceptibly, as if it had finally restarted from a crash.

He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn't utter a single word.

He stared intently at Lin Mo with an extremely complex gaze, a mixture of shock, confusion, and even a hint of unreality.

【you......】

He finally managed to utter a single syllable.

What kind of monster are you?