Artificial Fantasy

Chapter 64: Apprentice

There is no way for me to say no for that. As much as I'm proud of my first forged sword, the description for it makes it weaker than my old one. I even give him my [Carpenter's Hunting Bow] for the same reason as the [Blacksmith's Short Sword], which is better than scrapping it for parts.

"Now you know the drill by now. You can make anything you want here. The limit, for now, is the materials we have in our guild storage and your current [Mastery Level]. Although I think you already know what you're going to make, right?"

No doubt about it. I've been waiting for this moment since I picked up that [Mastery]. But the real question is in regards to what material I should use. Despite what he said, I'm a bit overwhelmed by the amount of the materials they have here. Maybe I should play it safe and forge it with [Steel Bar]. No, it might not help me in case of attack power and quality of the weapon. Man, I never thought I would be stuck over making a virtual weapon.

"What's the matter, Windy boy? Stuck?"

My eyes widen when I hear Wallaby's voice.

"U-Um... Yeah. Any recommendation for my current [Mastery Level]?"

Wallaby scratches his chin as he hummed in thought.

"Other than the [Steel Bar], we do have some [Copper Bar]. But I don't know if it's enough to replace your old sword."

"How about combining two bars then? Is there a technique to do so?"

"Well, there is if you want to make them into Damascus steel. But that might be a bit difficult in terms of experience in both [Mastery Level] and real-life practice. I can teach you, but not until you get a full grasp on the basics first."

He's got a good point. I might as well hold it off for now.

"But if you're serious about making something unique for your new sword. I do have something that might be perfect for you."

He then opens up a display that I can guess it might be [Force Blade's] guild storage. When he taps on one of the icons in the display, a bluish-silver bar appears on Wallaby's hand before he approaches me with it.

"Here. It would be better if you check it with its description first."

I'm a bit confused as I accept the strange bar from Wallaby. It doesn't look like a normal [Steel Bar] to me. In any case, I'll just do what he suggested and opened up the item window to learn more about it.

[Sapphire Iron Bar]

[A mysterious bar made from the ores of Sapphire Iron. Just staring at the glittering shimmers on the bar reminds you of the starry sky.]

"[Sapphire Iron]? I never heard of that before."

"You could say that again. Leader just brought in some rare materials that I've never seen before in real life. One of which is the glittering ore that I just refined into that fine beauty. I asked some of the folks more about it and they said it's very rare around these parts."

"R-Rare?!" my eyes widen at what I just heard. "And you're just going to give it to me despite its rarity?!"

"It's alright. I got three of these to make some special orders for the guild. Besides, according to our lore hunter, you can forge it even in your current [Mastery Level]. I bet you can make a crazy weapon out of it. Just think of it as a gift for listening to my lessons without a sweat. You deserve it!"

Wow... First, Bai Hu's gifts, now this? I'm about to let out a chuckle at the sight of this bar. Though I do want to make something like Kazu's [Plasma Staff], so it couldn't hurt to try.