I forged swords at Lingjian Mountain.

These two enhancement branches...

One purpose is to improve the success rate and quality of casting.

The other option is simply to strengthen the physical body.

Lin Kong naturally didn't have much to consider about this.

The reason he unlocked and mastered the [Black Iron Forging Hammer] was to give Lin Huiyue another way to enhance her physical body.

After all, Lin Huiyue would forge iron every morning, rain or shine.

Once she has the [Hundred Refinements Body Forging Hammer], Lin Huiyue will be able to continuously strengthen her physical body while forging iron every day.

"Once you have enough experience points, you can immediately unlock the [Hundred Refinement Body Hammer] encyclopedia entry."

Lin Kong thought to himself.

Although 49.5 experience points is a bit high, he bought a lot of materials this time, so it won't be difficult to increase his experience points.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Kong took out the materials for forging the [Chongyue Greatsword] from his backpack.

The Chongyue Greatsword, as a mid-level ordinary weapon, is much more demanding in terms of materials than low-level ordinary weapons like the Azure Pattern Sword.

Three different kinds of high-quality materials are needed for casting.

Furthermore, due to the large size of the [Heavy Mountain Greatsword], it uses more materials than a regular sword.

As Lin Kong piled these fine materials together, he delivered a punch.

when!

These materials all displayed a 60-second countdown.

"Now, whether it's the weapons or buildings I forge, they won't take too long to be completed."

"I wonder if, as the level of craftsmanship increases in the future, there will be situations where it takes one or two days, or even one or two months, to complete the casting?"

Lin Kong felt that this possibility was still very high.

After all, casting time is linked to one's casting capabilities.

If I currently have 9999 forging points, and I forcibly use this high amount of forging points to unlock the [Basic Sword Techniques] illustration and forge it, the forging time will be extremely long, definitely not something that can be completed in just a few minutes.

However, as long as one's casting capabilities are up to par, it shouldn't be a big problem.

After all, each improvement in casting capacity reduces casting time.

call!

Sixty seconds passed quickly.

A flash of white light followed.

A large, jet-black sword appeared before Lin Kong.

The entire Chongyue Greatsword is three feet five inches long (about 1.2 meters), with a blade as wide and thick as half a palm. It weighs dozens of times more than a regular sword and is pitch black all over.

Only someone with natural strength like Lin Huiyue could wield it so freely.

If it were given to Wang Tiancong, even if he could lift it, he would be exhausted after only a few swings.

For someone like Nie Shuang who uses a wheelchair, it's even more impossible to use.

What Lin Kong didn't expect was...

After he forged the [Heavy Mountain Greatsword], a notification suddenly popped up in his vision, much to his delight.

[Experience points +3]

"Um?"

"Forging the [Heavy Mountain Greatsword] actually grants 3 experience points!"

Lin Kong felt a surge of joy.

"Could it be that the experience points gained mainly depend on the forging points consumed when unlocking?"

"Items like the [Azure Pattern Sword] and [Black Iron Forging Hammer] only require 1 forging point to unlock, so each forging will only provide 1 experience point."

"The [Heavy Mountain Greatsword] is unlocked at a cost of 3 forging points, therefore you will receive 3 experience points after forging it!"

Lin Kong couldn't help but think.

If the subsequent enhancement branches are unlocked, will the experience points be increased beyond these 3?

This made him look with great anticipation at the subsequent enhancement branches of the [Heavy Mountain Greatsword].

Branch 1

[Sky-Piercing Giant Sword Illustration]

[Effect: The sword expands to six feet (approximately 2 meters), its width increases to one palm's width, and its weight triples. It must be wielded with both hands. When swung, it generates terrifying air pressure based on the user's strength, resulting in a multiplied burst of power, but the sword speed will be somewhat reduced.]

[Unlocked by consuming 99 experience points]

Branch Two

[Hidden Heavy Sword Guide]

[Effects: The sword body shrinks to two feet eight inches (approximately 0.9 meters), the width narrows to three fingers, the weight triples, the density doubles, the penetrating power is stronger, and those with greater strength can wield it with one hand and wield it flexibly.]

[Unlocked by consuming 99 experience points]

……

Lin Kong was somewhat surprised by these two enhancement branches of the [Chongyue Greatsword].

He hadn't expected these two branches: one was to transform into the ultimate greatsword, and the other was to shrink and hide the greatsword.

Without a doubt, the ultimate greatsword will have a wider attack range and a stronger explosive power. A full-force slash will cause devastating damage to machinery!

The downside is that it's not flexible enough, and the swinging speed can't be too fast either.

Shrinking and hiding completely conceals the terrifying weight of this giant sword.

Once the sword is shrunk, it's impossible to tell from its appearance that it's a massively heavy sword.

To know.

The shrunk version of the [Hidden Heavy Sword] is exactly the same weight as the [Sky-Supporting Greatsword].

You can imagine how astonishing its density is.

Treating it as an ordinary sword would be extremely dangerous.

Lin Kong didn't have any good ideas for these two enhancement branches at the moment.

Which one to choose depends on the direction of Lin Huiyue's swordsmanship going forward.

Moreover, unlocking these two branches requires a high amount of experience points.

"However, I can gain experience by forging the [Heavy Mountain Greatsword]."

"With the materials I currently have, I have more than enough to forge one hundred [Heavy Mountain Greatswords]."

"That gives you 300 experience points right away!"

Lin Kong's eyes flickered.

It's clear that the [Heavy Mountain Greatsword] is definitely the top choice for grinding experience right now.

However, before that...

He first forged the [Shadow Sleeve Blade].

The appearance of the Shadow Sleeve Blade is a long, black "wristband" that looks like a wristband but is actually a scabbard that is strapped to the wrist.

A short sword, 1.6 feet long, can pop out from inside.

It can be fully drawn and held in the hand, or only half drawn and wielded with the wrist, and can also be shot from a distance.

The entire spine of the sword is thin and narrow, but the blades on both sides are exceptionally sharp.

It gives people a sense of restraint, competence, yet also danger.

This [Shadow Sleeve Blade] is just a basic ordinary weapon.

However, unlike other basic ordinary weapons, there are no multiple enhancement branches; instead, there is only one subsequent enhancement illustration.

There is only one direction for strengthening!

【The Lightless Fang Illustrated Guide】

[Characteristics: During the day, the sword becomes transparent, making it extremely difficult to detect with the naked eye. At night, it transforms into a deep dark color, blending seamlessly with the darkness. The sword contains poison; a wound inflicted by this sword will not be immediately fatal, but will cause paralysis and stagnation of internal energy circulation in the target.]

[Unlocked by consuming 99 experience points]

……

Generally, unlocking subsequent enhancement illustrations for basic ordinary soldiers requires 50 experience points.

Only intermediate-level ordinary weapons like the [Heavy Mountain Greatsword] require 100 experience points to unlock subsequent enhancement illustrations.

The subsequent enhancements to the [Shadow Blade]...

This means that the minimum standard of this weapon is much higher than that of other basic ordinary weapons!

Even a basic ordinary weapon like the [Azure Pattern Sword], after being strengthened, will only be a mid-level ordinary weapon, at most a relatively powerful mid-level ordinary weapon.

However, after being enhanced, the [Shadow Sleeve Blade] will directly become a high-level ordinary weapon comparable to the [Sky-Supporting Greatsword] and the [Hidden Heavy Sword]!

And there are no other branches.

This is quite rare among ordinary soldiers!