The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

Unfortunately, the senior's purpose remains unknown.

Wiener wouldn't dwell on the matter too much until he understood the situation.

Instead of worrying unnecessarily, it's better to wait for the other party to come to you and then deal with their moves accordingly.

"It's best if you can accept it." Clay handed the dormitory key card to Viner and added, "There will be an opportunity to transfer to another department next semester. If you want to come to the Alchemy Department again then, no one will have the right to interfere."

“I’ve got it,” Viner replied, taking the key card.

Wiener touched the access card and student card he received together, and the two cards merged into one card, which was different from before except that there was an additional "1011" mark in the corner.

Assigning Wiener to the Alchemy Institute dormitory was one of the small tasks Professor Villefort did.

This branch head of the Alchemy Institute had his own plans.

Jessica transferred him to the Combat Academy under the guise of an assessment, and as someone in the know, he couldn't interfere.

But Viner lived in the Alchemy Institute's dormitory and used the Alchemy Institute's workshop, and was surrounded by freshmen from the Alchemy Institute.

As long as we can subtly cultivate his sense of belonging to the Alchemy Institute, he can identify with his identity as an Alchemy Institute student.

What more can others say?

Chapter 17 Slashing Blade - Dull

The student dormitories at St. Freya College are not arranged arbitrarily, but rather through careful consideration.

Most students from the combat academy choose to join the military after graduation.

Except for a very few outstanding individuals who can directly gain the favor of the main knightly orders of various countries, most students need to start from the ranks of junior officers and build a front-line command system.

It is an unwritten rule in the military that frontline officers and soldiers eat and live together.

The college will naturally avoid providing these students with overly luxurious and comfortable dormitory environments, and instead strive to create a simple and practical living atmosphere.

The four-person dormitories were slightly simpler than the other two dormitories, but compared to the military camp, they were heavenly accommodations.

The majority of students at the Magic Academy are nobles, including many high-ranking nobles with distinguished status.

Not allowing attendants to enter the campus to take care of their daily needs is already the limit they can accept.

Demanding that these aristocratic students with high standards live with others is clearly beyond their bottom line.

The fundamental reason is that they really gave too much.

Therefore, the academy had no choice but to turn a blind eye and arrange uniform single luxury dormitories for the academy.

The Alchemy Institute is rather special.

Although, like the House of Nobles, students in the Alchemy Department also enjoy single rooms, their dormitories are incomparable to those of the House of Nobles in terms of size and interior decoration.

Alchemy, as a profound discipline that requires a high degree of concentration, has extremely high requirements for the working environment.

Therefore, the Alchemy Institute equipped each dormitory with a basic workshop.

If the area of ​​this workshop is also taken into account, the dormitory space of the Alchemy Institute is the largest among the three institutes.

As for students using credits to upgrade to better dormitories after achieving credit freedom, that's a story for another time.

When the college assigns dormitories, it is difficult to determine which direction students will pursue their research, so the allocation process allows for ample flexibility and students to explore freely.

In addition to the most basic equipment for forging, alchemy, and enchanting, even stoves and vents for cooking are provided, fully demonstrating the inclusiveness of the Alchemy Institute.

Don't assume that cooking has nothing to do with alchemy. How to process the bones and flesh of monsters is also a subject worth studying. Alchemy is not something so inconvenient.

“If we were to set up such a workshop on our own, it would probably cost a lot of credits.”

Wiener packed up all the equipment that was no longer needed, making the workshop feel much more spacious.

Although there is still considerable room for improvement in terms of equipment, it is sufficient for the time being.

After cleaning up, Wiener took the katana he had forged during his entrance exam from its sheath and placed it on the workbench.

He wasn't lying when Jessica asked him earlier.

This knife is indeed a work in progress.

He only had time to complete the final step now.

Wiener bit her fingertip, letting the blood drip onto the blade.

Once the blood had completely seeped into the blade, the katana seemed to instantly gain a soul, emanating a chilling aura.

Although a weapon blank forged purely by forging techniques can be used directly as a weapon, its maximum rank is D.

This is the limit of an ordinary blacksmith.

To go further, enchantments must be applied to the vessel blank.

The blacksmith must either collaborate with a mage skilled in enchanting techniques to forge the weapon, or possess enchanting skills himself.

Only in this way can weapons of D rank or higher be forged.

There are definitely no magic rune masters in Lumiel Village, and even fewer people who can teach Vena enchanting.

But he has tricks up his sleeve.

He discovered this by accident: mixing his own blood into the weapon during the forging process would significantly improve the weapon's quality.

Unlike enchanting, Venerer gave this clever method a name: "enchantment".

To find out the reason, Wiener's arms were almost completely wrapped in bandages during that period, with scabbed wounds underneath.

Fortunately, perseverance pays off, and after shedding so much blood, they finally managed to get some clarity from Wiener.

First of all, not all weapons can be imbued with spirit; only weapons forged by Vener can be imbued with spirit.

Secondly, even weapons forged by Wiener himself did not all produce the same effect.

Weapons forged during the forging process that produce a sensation similar to a "critical clink" can have their quality improved in this way.

Once forged successfully, the weapon will indeed have an effect similar to having a soul, but problems will also arise.

Weapons unlocked in this way are generally unusable by ordinary people.

Powerful weapons often come with risks.

As the blacksmith, Vena can touch these weapons, but due to her insufficient swordsmanship level, she cannot unleash their true power.

Others, let alone using it, might suffer a backlash from the weapon even if they lightly touch it.

It's as if only those who have their approval are qualified to use it.

To date, only two people have been able to use the Spirit Weapon perfectly without any side effects.

One is the previous emblem envoy who left Lumiel Village.

The other was the woman who swindled Wiener from his painstakingly crafted work.

It is a disgrace to a blacksmith to forge weapons that are left unused because no one can use them.

Therefore, most of the weapons that Wiener forged later had the characteristic of reduced usage requirements.

However, all of that is in the past.

Now that Venerable has awakened the Gondoraf emblem, he can keep it for himself if others can't use it.

With that thought in mind, Venere gripped the katana in his hand.

As the first spirit-awakening weapon she forged after leaving Lumiel Village, Vina was also very much looking forward to it.

"Slaying Blade - Dull (Fake)":

Weapon type: Sword

Weapon grade: C+

Sharpness: A

Durability: D (40/40)

Usage Restrictions: Swordsmanship Level: Advanced (B), ■■■■

characteristic:

Sharp: A knife that pursues sharpness to the extreme, capable of cutting through anything.

Swiftness: The best sword for Iaijutsu, its attack speed increases with the number of strikes.

Reduced Usage Requirements: The required skill proficiency level decreases by one when equipping this weapon.

"No blade exists in this world: a counterfeit is ultimately a counterfeit, existing in the world like a tree without roots. Some of its effects have been reduced."

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It turned out to be a rare C-rank weapon with four attributes.

If it weren't for the last trait holding it back, reaching B-rank wouldn't have been impossible.

It is among the best of all the weapons that Wiener forged himself.

As the first successful start after enrollment, it is undoubtedly a good omen.

As for the last characteristic, "No blade exists in this world," Wiener struggled to sift through his jumbled memories to find the origin of the cleaver, Dun.

One of the twelve swords crafted by the legendary swordsmith Shikisaki Kiki after practicing with 988 swords.

Despite its name, "dull" is the sharpest blade.

"That means that Qi Ling can recreate weapons from other worlds in this world using the weapon embryo."

Wiener seemed to have grasped something.

"So, the true power that Gondorav can unleash, could it be?"

Thinking of this, Venere quickly calmed down and tried to activate the emblem residing on his left hand.

Chapter 18 Illusion in the Sword

Gondoraf responded to Viner, linking the power of the emblem with the Blade of Slash, Dull.

A powerful attraction suddenly emanated from the dull blade, as if something was calling to him.

Without giving Wiener a chance to refuse, her consciousness was instantly sucked in.

By the time Wiener realized what was happening, he found himself in a small room.

Sword marks were found all over the walls, ceiling, and doors.

Unable to speak or move, it was as if the soul had left the body.

In the very center of the room, a long-haired swordsman was kneeling.

"Ugh... I'm so sleepy."

The swordsman shrugged, forcing himself to look at the tightly closed cubicle door.

Even though his gaze wasn't directed at Viner, it gave Viner a chilling feeling, as if she were being watched.

"Shh-"

The door was violently yanked open.

Several figures, armed with weapons, crowded at the doorway and shouted at the swordsmen inside, "Hand over your swords!"

"Can you turn this place back to how it was before? Can you bring back those who left? If so, I'll give you this knife."

The long-haired swordsman still maintained a lazy demeanor.

"If you can't, then come and get it yourself."

"Your place—"

The long-haired swordsman's attitude clearly angered the other party, and finally one of them couldn't help but step into the room.

A flash of silver light appeared, and the sound of the head hitting the ground preceded the last word.

The fall of the first person, ironically, fueled the ferocity of the others.

They swarmed up.

The long-haired swordsman simply placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, and the entire room was filled with silver light.

I can't see it clearly, I can't see it at all.