Chapter 805: Chapter 559: Clash of Ideologies
Lu Yuan squeezed into the crowd and saw a muscular Copperbeard Dwarf, fully engrossed in forging a silver-white sharp sword.
The surface of the dwarf’s body was glowing with a thick red light, clearly indicating he had pushed his Extraordinary Spark Energy to the limit—judging by the quality of this glow, he was a Level 6 Expert.
He was completely immersed, oblivious to the surrounding onlookers who were discussing animatedly.
“Clang! Clang clang!”
Each strike was incredibly precise, some hitting near the Extraordinary Veins, regulating the energy circuits.
There were also some strikes shaping the sword.
A wondrous halo appeared with each hammer strike.
Engravings forged with Extraordinary Sparks seemed to be “embedded” within the sword. This advanced technique, known as “engraving integration,” had records in the “Mini Treasure Gears,” with each complex engraving like nested gears.
The shape of this sword was clearly meant to be used in conjunction with “Giant Divine Weapon,” with a mass of up to six hundred kilograms, richly laden with material.
Obviously, the dwarf didn’t plan to sell it, but rather to demonstrate his skills.
“Hey, Commander Lu, what do you think of the opponent’s forging skills?” Rat Artisan Shu Gongye approached with a greeting, looking sneaky and cunning.
“The forging skill is indeed master-level, but the creation ideology is somewhat outdated, not moving beyond the content of the ‘Gear Manual’… If it were me forging it, I would use some composite materials, just enough performance would be adequate.” Lu Yuan stroked his chin, “Now this one is a bit extravagant.”
“Taught by some old man from ancient times, isn’t it just ideology outdated?” Rat Artisan shook his head, lamenting, “With a noble’s assistance, fewer detours were taken, but it also becomes mediocre, even identical to past civilizations.”
Lu Yuan sighed: “There’s some truth to that.”
Growth requires experience.
The growth of a civilization also requires experience.
Craftsmen, imperceptibly, are also influenced by these civilization experiences.
Human craftsmen are all wild, fundamentally skilled, their thinking outstandingly imaginative, with quite a few internal schools, the Green Grass School, Daedalus School, and the Gear Manual School.
The strengths of the three schools complement each other, sparking more wisdom.
As for dwarf craftsmen, it seems they’re methodical academia, highly influenced by ‘Mini Treasure Gears.’
“What do you mean?” Ta Gang, following behind, listened confusedly, “Is Commander Lu a Craftsman Master?”
“Master Lu is naturally an esteemed presence!”
Shu Gongye exclaimed loudly, his hands looking eager to work.
This guy was totally convinced.
Since the dawn of Field Industrialization, the ratmen have been immersed in the ambition of “establishing a new school,” their heads filled with the idea of “leaving a mark in history!”
They couldn’t wait to announce the declaration.
Seeing many turn their heads, the ratman quickly lowered his voice to explain: “Even if this cold weapon is of Legendary Level, its value…
“Cough, cough, even a Legendary Blade is tough to shatter a shield of lower level, everyone understands? Even Superior, or Rare Level shields, are very hard to directly break.”
Because “Solid Rune” and “Copper Wall Iron Curtain” are fairly basic engravings, and shields can keep being padded with material, plus the mechanical construction of shields signifies their innate structural strength exceeds weapons.
Therefore, the value of a Legendary Blade is indeed quite limited.
As the City Lord of Wulan City, Ta Gang naturally knows the logic: a sword trying to break through a shield is extremely tough.
“Mouse Master, then what do you think, what kind of legend has great value?”
Shu Gongye said: “We now lean towards producing functional legendary creations… For example, a lithography machine, chip productivity and lithography machine are closely linked.”
“If there’s a Legendary Level laser emitting device, wouldn’t it be far more significant than this thing?”
Lu Yuan nodded, quite in agreement: “Yes, in the future, there will be so many Floating Cities to build, we need to increase the number of robots. So the next legend, a high-energy lithography machine, is indeed excellent.”
As more bystanders gathered, Shu Gongye became more tactful: “Of course, I’m not saying this Divine Weapon is useless, perhaps in the Northern Territory it still holds significance, but with Third-level Civilization, cold weapons are just embellishments.”
“Spending heavily to refine doesn’t seem very necessary… the item level of equipment isn’t important! Practicality is what matters!”
Ta Gang wasn’t a craftsman, didn’t quite understand, so he blinked hard.
Shu Gongye’s words were said in public, naturally heard by more civilizations.
Some race leaders thought this giant rat was just being sour, coldly said: “You can’t create a legend yourself, going nuts with jealousy here…”
“Extraordinary Levels are innate Ideal Rules, who needs your approval?”
“What do you know! I’m also a Craftsman Master, just as a Stranger, haven’t engaged in gambling.” Shu Gongye retorted unkindly.
He had also contributed to the “Greedy Treasure Book,” now eager to shock the world.
“That’s right, this mirror was forged by me in this Epoch. What do you understand!” Rat Artisan pulled out an ancient copper mirror from his bosom, showing it off to the crowd.
Indeed, titles holds significance, soon those who thought he was envious closed their mouths.