I forged swords at Lingjian Mountain.

"Senior Brother, this is the account book."

Nie Shuang handed the Lin Jian Sect's account books to Lin Kong.

Lin Kong flipped through it roughly.

It was discovered that Lin Jianmen currently has less than ten taels of silver left.

Based on the purchasing power in the mortal world of "Spirit Sword Mountain", ten taels of silver is roughly equivalent to ten thousand yuan.

This amount of money probably won't last more than a few days.

After all, they still need to take care of Lin Yue's funeral arrangements, and this amount of money is definitely not enough to cover their daily food and drink expenses.

If you need to buy sword-making materials on a regular basis.

That would make it even more scarce.

Fortunately, Lin Jianmen still has some materials in its inventory, so there is no rush to purchase them in the short term.

"The main quest requires maintaining the normal operation of the Lin Jian Sect, which means... it cannot go bankrupt!"

Lin Kong had a certain understanding of the system's task judgment.

Knowing that bankruptcy could also be one of the conditions for mission failure.

We absolutely cannot let Lin Jianmen go bankrupt.

"This is an order we received from the Chamber of Commerce."

Nie Shuang then handed another order to Lin Kong.

This is an order from the Baihe Chamber of Commerce.

Small sects like Linjian Sect, which mainly focus on sword forging, usually earn their money by accepting orders from the Baihe Chamber of Commerce to forge swords.

The Baihe Chamber of Commerce, as a major chamber of commerce in Wu'an County, places the utmost importance on the reputation of various sects.

If the swords forged after receiving an order are of substandard quality, or if the order cannot be completed within the stipulated time, the customer will not only have to compensate the Shirakawa Chamber of Commerce, but will also be blacklisted by the Shirakawa Chamber of Commerce and never be allowed to cooperate with them again.

For a small sect like Lin Jianmen.

If you can't get orders from the Shirakawa Chamber of Commerce, it's very difficult to find buyers for your own sword making.

Generally, after receiving an order, the sword-making process will be completed within the specified time, ensuring both quality and quantity.

Lin Kong looked at the order in his hand.

The order specified that Lin Jianmen needed to forge thirty high-quality [Azure Pattern Swords] within one month.

Lin Yue had already forged twenty-five of them during his lifetime.

The remaining five need to be completed within six days.

"With my 'father's' sword-making skills, he could forge one sword a day, and sometimes even three swords in two days. It wouldn't be difficult for him to forge five [Azure Pattern Swords] in six days."

"But if we're relying on these few disciples..."

"There's absolutely no chance."

"Even if they work together, they still can't forge a [Azure Pattern Sword]."

Lin Kong shook his head secretly and gave instructions to Nie Shuang.

"Leave the forging of the Azure Pattern Sword to me. You go and buy some stone bricks first, and then I will build a tomb for Father."

Nie Shuang was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Senior Brother, you...you even know how to repair tombs?"

"I learned a little bit while seeking immortality."

Lin Kong said casually.

Now I am a human-shaped forging hammer, so a mere tomb is naturally no problem for me.

Moreover, if I build the tomb myself, I can save some money.

Although Nie Shuang was somewhat surprised and uncertain, after hesitating for a moment, she still followed Lin Kong's instructions and went to buy stone bricks.

"If we can complete this order smoothly, we won't be so tight on funds."

Lin Kong looked at the payment on the order.

As long as this order is completed, you will receive at least sixty taels of silver as a reward.

If a higher quality Azure Pattern Sword is forged, the Baihe Merchant Guild will offer extra money.

"So."

"It's time to test my sword-making skills."

"I'd also like to see what kind of [Azure Pattern Sword] I can forge!"

Lin Kong rubbed his hands together, eager to get started, and arrived at the sword-making shop.

The entire Linjian Sect has only one sword-making workshop, and the sword-making equipment inside is very complete.

The furnace, tongs, anvil, quenching tank, whetstone, and other equipment are all readily available.

However, Lin Kong pondered that since he was now forging swords, he probably wouldn't need to use the conventional method.

He turned his gaze to a [Azure Pattern Sword] that Lin Yue had previously forged.

Swish!

Suddenly, a completely gray illustration popped up in my field of vision.

[Illustration of the Azure-Patterned Sword found!]

[Illustrated Guide: Azure Pattern Sword]

[Forging Difficulty: Extremely Low]

[Foundry Point Requirement: 1]

Do you understand this?

……

"yes!"

Lin Kong responded.

The [Forging Points] on the panel immediately changed from 1 to 0.

The grayed-out illustration of the [Azure Pattern Sword] in their field of vision was instantly illuminated.

At the same time, the specific forging method of the [Azure Pattern Sword] began to emerge in Lin Kong's mind.

He thoughtfully picked up the iron hammer beside him, aimed it at the Azure Edge Copper, the material used to forge the Azure Pattern Sword, and brought it down.

Clang!

A soft sound.

A time bar appeared on this piece of [Azure Bronze] that only Lin Kong could see.

[Countdown: 30 seconds]

Lin Kong waited quietly.

30 seconds passed in the blink of an eye.

Swish!

A flash of white light.

Under the white light, the [Azure Bronze] in front of them was stretched at a visible speed, forming the shape of a sword.

As the white light dissipated.

A brand-new, high-quality Azure Pattern Sword appeared before Lin Kong.

The sword is two feet nine inches long, with a smooth and lustrous blade, and the blue patterns on it are exquisite and delicate.

These blue patterns are not carved or inlaid, but rather emerge from the inside of the sword, like natural stone patterns.

Generally, the quality of a "Blue Pattern Sword" depends primarily on the blue patterns on the sword.

The clarity, distribution, and aesthetics of the blue veins directly represent the skill level of the blacksmith and are also an intuitive standard for judging the quality of a blue-veined sword.

can be seen.

The Azure Pattern Sword forged by Lin Kong was clearly more exquisite and of a higher quality than the Azure Pattern Swords forged by Lin Yue beside it.

"So... this is my method of sword forging?"

Lin Kong's eyes flickered slightly, and he casually tapped another piece of [Azure Bronze] with his hammer.

when!

The same 30-second countdown timer immediately appeared on this piece of [Azure Bronze].

"Understood."

"Once I use forging points to unlock the corresponding item's illustration, I can master its forging method. After that, as long as I have forging materials, I can keep forging it repeatedly."

"However, I feel like I don't need any tools when I'm casting..."

Lin Kong simply put down the hammer.

He raised his hand and punched the third piece of [Azure Bronze].

[Countdown: 30 seconds]

"It's much easier to use now. In the future, I can use this tool to disguise myself a little in front of others."

"When no one is around, you can just knock it with your bare hands."

Lin Kong felt more comfortable using his hands to knock.

He was very excited about this one-click casting process.

There is absolutely no need for a series of complicated processes such as smelting, forging, and quenching.

You can easily forge a sword simply by punching the casting material!

Simple and effortless.

The quality of the casting is also very high.

"If I could forge swords like this after I set foot on Spirit Sword Mountain and begin cultivating immortality... then I would be invincible!"

Lin Kongxin was excited.

He is very clear.

After cultivating immortality, the sword-making process becomes more complicated and time-consuming. If it could be made into a one-click process, I would surely reach a level in sword-making that is unimaginable to the world!

Not only that.

When he picked up the first forged Azure Pattern Sword, a screen of light suddenly appeared in front of him.

[Choosing the Azure Pattern Sword provides additional bonuses]

1. Sharp

2. Sturdy

It is clear.

This is his third talent—

[Gain additional bonuses when forging swords.]

Lin Kong just didn't expect that he could freely choose the specific bonus.

"Sharp!"

As Lin Kong made his choice.

The blade of the Azure Pattern Sword in his hand suddenly became translucent, gleaming with a sharp, cold light.

Lin Kong held the Azure Pattern Sword in one hand and picked up the Azure Pattern Sword forged by Lin Yue in the other.

They simultaneously wielded two [Azure Pattern Swords], slashing at each other.

laugh! !

The Azure Pattern Sword he forged instantly pierced the Azure Pattern Sword forged by Lin Yue. It felt like cutting a tree branch, with almost no resistance, and easily severed the Azure Pattern Sword.

"It's been improved so much!!"

Lin Kong's eyes gleamed.

He knew that Lin Yue's forging expertise was in creating the Azure Pattern Sword, and that the Azure Pattern Swords he created were always of very high quality.

But now, when it clashed with the [Azure Pattern Sword] that it had forged itself, it was as brittle as a withered branch and could not withstand a single blow.

Not only did the first [Azure Pattern Sword] have additional bonus options.

When Lin Kong picked up the second [Azure Pattern Sword], the options [Sharp] and [Sturdy] appeared in front of him.

He was almost certain that every sword he forged in the future would have this kind of extra bonus option.

I wonder if there are other options for the other different swords?

However, to forge other swords, you must first obtain the relevant illustrations and unlock them before you can forge them.