[A New {Special Subclass Quest} related to the current {Quest Chain} has been now generated: [Forge a Dagger and impress Ambil with your Skills!]
[Ambil has given you a simple challenge! Still skeptical if you truly possess the same aura that his grandfather had, he has decided to challenge you with something rather simple, forge an exceptional dagger using the single ingot he has given to you.]
[Clear Rewards]: [EXP] [Gold] [New Quest Chain]
[Time Limit]: [4 Hours]
[Failure Penalty]: [Lose the possibility of improving your Subclass]
This was a Quest I definitely couldn't fail! After all, if I did, I would completely lose the chances to continue improving my new and rare Subclass.
I know Ambil knows something about Hephaestus and his legacy, but he doesn't even want to name the god until I prove myself as someone worthy of learning about his family's secrets.
And now, I've only got this to work with…
[Fiery Bronze Ingot (D Grade)]
A decent quality ingot made out of Fiery Bronze, mined on the Underground Ezekiel Mines near the Luminous Kingdom's Capital.
It's a simple ore capable of channeling a small amount of fire-attribute energy and mana, a basic yet slightly costly ore used for all kinds of Magic Weapons and Armor.
"I guess it is not the best out there…" I sighed. "Now, let's begin-"
[The [Hephaestus' Blacksmithing: Lv1] Skill Special Ability {Hephaestus Eyes} has activated!]
Suddenly, my eyes flared with slight quantities of red flames, making my vision turn completely red! It hurt a bit, but it also felt strange, as if information was flowing inside of my mind.
[Your Eyes have analyzed the Ore's special properties; a Blacksmithing Tip has been generated.]
[When it is exposed to large quantities of heat, the Fiery Bronze becomes incredibly tough to handle, the secret to make it moldable is imbuing it with moderate quantities of Mana as you shape it. Too much will make the end result terrible, and too little will make it too tough to handle, be patient and do it slowly!]
Oh?! Is this one of the Skill's special effects? It'll surely come in handy!
Come to think of it, I hadn't completely checked what it could do until now…
[Hephaestus' Blacksmithing: Lv1]
A Unique Skill that cannot Level Up through Skill Points and will only Level Up through constant practice and improvement of the Hephaestus Descendant Subclass.
Enhances Crafting, Blacksmithing, and Synthesis Skills by +50% with each Skill Level and allows the user to freely handle all sorts of materials for the creation of items with an ever-growing Mastery of +25% with each Skill Level.
Increases the ability to visualize what the user wants to create and make it into reality through their skills and abilities. Based on the DEX Stat, masterfulness on the creation of items increase further and so does the Bonus Stats, Abilities, and Quality of created items.
Additionally, grants the ability to activate the {Hephaestus Eyes}, which based on current DEX Stat, will prove the user with useful information regarding the handling of all sorts of materials.
Okay, it was a pretty amazing Skill now that I read its description! And based in how much DEX I possess, my abilities over this power will increase further, which is really interesting.
Farmers have a pretty good DEX growth, because I currently have over 5700 Dexterity Stat right now, should be good enough, right?
Though, I can't help but feel nervous. My friends were glancing at me as I took Ambil's hammer, which he decided to handle to me for the time being.
Nobody said a thing, but I could tell in their eyes that they were trusting on what I could do… Even though I've never delved too deep into this crafting business, it was time to prove myself.
"Alright, let's do this."
I walked into the blazing flames of the forge, as Mark quickly enchanted them with his spiritual energy, and gave me a thumbs up.
First of all, the smelting. I had to melt the ingot into liquid and then place it into a mold, let it cool down and then take out the mold, shape the mold with a hammer, constantly elongating it as I increased its temperature.
I felt slightly nervous as I saw the flames blazing too close to me, my hands quickly beginning to feel really hot, but I covered them on my scales for the time being, which only made Ambil more curious about what I truly was.
[You have smelted [Fiery Bronze Ingot (D Grade)]!]
And right as I did that, what the Hephaestus Eyes had warmed me about happened, the moment I tried to move the liquid metal down into the dagger-shaped mold, it became incredibly slimy ad heavy!
It wasn't going down at all, it seemed stuck on the kettle, despite being melted. It was an incredible thing that perhaps metals back on Earth would never do…
I started imbuing small quantities of Mana into the melted metal, as I made sure to do it slowly and steadily.
The metal underwent a sudden change, as it slowly started to become much more liquid and moldable, slowly pouring itself over the mold.
"Spirits of Fire, come to my aid! Spirits of Earth, please give me some of your strength."
I closed my eyes in that moment, as several Spirits started emerging from my very body. My body, which seemed like the body of just any human or flesh-made humanoid race quickly turned completely wooden, flowers growing from my body, as from the flowers, tiny spirits emerged.
I couldn't bring too many without having to expand my terrain, but there was this really neat trick using my newest Skills, which allowed me to turn my own body into a "Terrain Tile" and make Spiritual Sprouts grow over my skin.
It wasn't as much as if I expanded it all around me, but it sufficed, a dozen Spirits appeared, floating around me as they obeyed my mental commands, and then flew directly into the still forming mold.
Ambil couldn't stop himself from gasping in shock.
"W-What is the meaning of this?! S-Spirits…! You're using Spirits on blacksmithing?!"