When constructing a building, the first thing needed to avoid problems in the future were the ns of that future site. The dimensions, the partitions, where each support beam would go, and so on.


    With cksmithing the process was much less cumbersome. It was not imperative to draw a draft n of the general idea that was to be built. But even then, Bai Zemin preferred to sketch out the shape and type of object he wanted to create; this made the process of creating the object much easier for him.


    After about ten minutes, the sketch of a sword had appeared on the previously pure white sheet. The drawing was only in ck and white, without any color. However, although Bai Zemin was not a genius-level draftsman, he still considered himself quite decent.


    "Now I can start."He dered as he walked towards the pile of metals.


    Rather than metals, these items were actually mutated and evolved monster material. The Noble Citizens had worked hard to dismantle the armor of various high defense monsters such as the Iron Reinforced Boar. While they still had a lot of work to do, the amount of materials Bai Zemin had received was considerablyrge.


    At the very least, he would have no problem creating several dozen pieces of equipment.


    There were materials with metallic properties of ck, red, silver, blue, and various other colors. All of them from different monsters. Bai Zemin need to first understand the material before starting to work.


    "Let''s start with this one."


    First he took a pair of tongs, which he used to pick up arge scale with metallic properties that was more than thirty centimeters long and belonged to a First Order snake.


    With a wave of his hand followed by a thought, the zing Ring glowed softly and a crimson red me flew out into the smithing furnace. Just as the me seemed to want to devour everything, Bai Zemin hurriedly threw five Unssified Soul Stones into the furnace.


    Surprisingly, the mes seemed to calm down a bit and instead of going wild they made an effort to devour the Soul Stones.


    "Fortunately this actually worked." Bai Zemin sighed in relief as he saw that his temporary workroom was not turned into a raging hell.


    Normal mes would definitely have trouble melting metal that was enveloped by mana. Therefore, he had no choice but to look for a more powerful me.


    The crimson me of the zing Ring was quite strong, but Bai Zemin could not control it. Fortunately, Lilith hade up with the idea to "entertain" the mes with the Soul Stones and this idea was working to perfection.


    "The Soul Stones contain a mixture of pure Soul Power and wild mana." Lilith calmly said, "If you eat a Soul Stone you will undoubtedly get a boost of power depending on the degree of purity and Order of the stone. However, this is only temporary as your body will definitely suffer a bacsh that could even cost you your life. Unless it is a case of life and death where all hope is lost, you should never eat a Soul Stone. "


    Bai Zemin nodded silently. His current strength was enough to resolve almost every dangerous situation he encountered and temporarily, unless he met a high-level Second Order enemy, he believed that no one could force him into a corner .


    Like a small child finding a new toy, the crimson me engulfed the five Soul Stones inside the furnace in an effort to eat away at the energy inside. Although little by little the Soul Power and wild mana from within the Soul Stone was being consumed, the crimson me would need a long time before it seeded, and while by the time such a thing happened the me would be more powerful, Bai Zemin nned to mitigate it long before such a thing happened.


    Bai Zemin pulled the tongs towards the furnace while surrounding them with his own Mana to protect them from the fire. On the other hand, the mana that remained in the red-colored metal should fight against the crimson mes.


    After a total of thirty minutes, the mana in the scale finally surrendered to the relentless attack of the crimson me, allowing the fire to slowly begin to surround the material.


    So far, the me of the zing Ring had demonstrated great power; this was an undeniable fact. However, against enemies with heavy armor or shells with metallic properties it was not especially useful. Its power could mainly show up against enemies with fur skins and the like.


    Even after thirty minutes, the red scale showed no signs of overheating. Bai Zemin could only sigh secretly and wait patiently.


    "This is a magic me but it''s already so hard. I don''t even want to imagine how long it would take me to be able to red-hot this scale with a normal me." Bai Zemin rejoiced.


    "You''d probably have to spend days. Even then you wouldn''t necessarily make it." Lilith said from beside him.


    Time passed as the two chatted with each other. Before they knew it, two hours had slipped by. The sky was practicallypletely red at this point, proof that the sun was at its final point for this day.


    The only thing that made Bai Zemin happy was that his Mana consumption to protect the crimson me metal tongs was not high at all. At most, he consumed 1 Mana point every ten minutes; and considering his high Mana reserve, he would have no problem doing this all practically all day without feeling the slightest setback.


    It had been an hour and a half since Bai Zemin had put the reddish scale from a First Order beast called ming Snake which had been defeated some time ago by Shangguan Bing Xue. It was only then that the material began to overheat.


    "Finally!" Bai Zemin could not help but cheer.


    Bai Zemin was not an expert in cksmithing, but at least he knew how to defend himself in this matter. When he saw the blood red color of the material turn fiery red, he removed the tongs from the fire and while still holding the scale firmly between the tongs'' teeth, he held it on the anvil without letting go.


    "Hammer."


    "... When I called you master I expected other kinds of orders from you... In any case, here you go."


    "Please put another scale in the fire."


    "Yes sir ~"


    With therge scale of the ming Snake now reaching an exponentially higher temperature, Bai Zemin covered the hammer with his Mana to make it even harder and more powerful before beginning to swing it with a serious expression.


    It was a bit challenging at first. After all, Bai Zemin didn''t know how hard the scale was at its melting point. He swung the hammer with some softness at first, but as time went on, the Strength he used for hammering increased more and more until it came to a point where he found himself hammering with all his Strength.


    I think I can do it. Such a thought shed in his mind, relieving him greatly as he noticed how little by little the scale with metallic properties of the ming Serpent began to change its shape under his will.


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