Chapter 85: Cutting Trees and Breaking Mountains
Translator: Udong Editor: Chrissy
“Really?” Franklin felt like his ears weren’t working. Although he had great relations.h.i.+p with Qian Jin, it was a Warrior Weapon that they were talking about! If it was put in Oakland’s Auction, it could cause a big buzz and be the top line news! However, Qian Jin was going to give it to him like it was just a rock.
This time, Franklin really believed that Qian Jin was a Forge Master! Moreover, he had to be an outstanding Forge Master! Although, everyone in the blacksmithing circle knew that Forge Masters could make Warrior Weapons, it didn’t mean that they could forge Warrior Weapons easily.
According to rumors and doc.u.mentaries, Forge Master frequently failed when forging Warrior Weapons and ended up creating a bunch of weapons in between the ranks of Warrior Weapons and Level 10 Weapons. The Trembling Frost Sword that Lucas had was one of them.
To Forge Masters, it was quite difficult to create a high-quality Warrior Weapon. Some of them could only forge a Warrior Weapon after spending six month on it, while some of them could only forge one Warrior Weapon in their lifetime.
However, for Qian Jin to use about ten days to forge a Warrior Weapon? Franklin knew that he hadn’t seen or heard much about the outside world, but in the world he lived in, he had never heard of any Forge Master creating a Warrior Weapon in about ten days.
Qian Jin headed to Fabreidis’ place and knocked the door like how Fabreidis told him to and how he usually did it.
Franklin stared at Fabreidis in shock after Fabreidis opened the door and stood still in the courtyard. “The guardian of Oakland City!” This was the only thing that went through Franklin’s mind.
“Fabreidis,” Qian Jin greeted him as he walked into the courtyard. “I want to use your Slide-Cloud Stone to sharpen the Warrior Weapon I just forged.”
“Ok… What!?” Fabreidis suddenly realized what Qian Jin said. By that point, Qian Jin was already unpacking the Zhanmadao as he walked towards the backyard. Fabreidis stared at Qian Jin in shock as he said, “Is that the Warrior Weapon you forged? That… that’s something that only Forge Masters can do. Are you already a Forge Master?”
Franklin also stared at Qian Jin bluntly, but for a different reason. “Does this kid know who he is talking to? His tone is similar to when he talks to a close friend. Isn’t he scared of Fabreidis? He is the guardian of the city!”
“Yeah,” Qian Jin said as he turned his head while walking to the backyard. “Fabreidis, I became a Forge Master a few days ago.”
Fabreidis almost dropped the tea cup in his hand. “Forge Master? This young? You became a Forge Master already? Does this kid mainly train as a blacksmith or warrior? How is this possible? I’ve seen those Forge Masters in the Blacksmith Union always say that they found a forging genius here and there. However, none of these geniuses were able to become a Forge Master when they were Qian Jin’s current age!” he thought.
“Also!” Fabreidis shouted in his mind as he watched Qian Jin’s figure disappear from his sight. “This kid is a warrior! A Level 9 Warrior who is also a Forge Master? G.o.d! If other people knew about this, it would cause a ton of buzz!”
“A Forge Master, huh? Level 9 Warrior…” Fabreidis rubbed his chin as he thought, “when he becomes a Level 10 Warrior, I will bring him to a Warrior Energy Concentration Array. By that time, as long as he finishes all the written exams, he can graduate from the elementary Academy. Being a Level 10 Warrior at such a young age, if he successfully advances a level, he would become a Demon Fighter! He would definitely be qualified to enroll at the best warrior academy at Yulee State. Then, I could refer him to join the Warrior Union… A Demon Fighter with an ident.i.ty as a Forge Master!
After Fabreidis thought about the Warrior Union in Yulee State no longer needing to care about the Blacksmith Union’s opinion, he felt an indescribably good! “If Qian Jin is lucky in the future, he might actually become a very great warrior from the Warrior Union’s research and the knowledge from an advanced academy!” he thought.
Gomez Jane leaned against the window on the second floor as she listened to everything; she was wearing a simple white dress that couldn’t be any less fancy. She lightly frowned as she watched Qian Jin sharpen the Zhanmadao. “Warrior Weapon? He forged it himself? I really can’t see through this young fiancé of mine! What is his true background?” she thought.
“Only the best materials could create the so-called [G.o.d-tier Items]” – [Forging Techniques and Key Points].”
Qian Jin would never forget Blake’s [Forge Technique and Key Points]. Slide-Cloud Stone was much better than ordinary grindstones. Therefore, to sharpen his Zhanmadao, Slide-Cloud Stone was the obvious choice.
Compared to sharpening the kitchen knife, Qian Jin was very careful this time. The Zhanmadao with the words [Ji-Du] engraved on the handle contained more than ten days of his efforts. He couldn’t afford any mistakes; he had to achieve a perfect result with his skillset.
The blade of the Zhanmadao was slowly sharpened. Sweat gradually appeared on Qian Jin’s forehead; the sharpening process this time was more time and energy consuming than all the forging he had done in the past.
The sun dropped below the horizon and the moon climbed onto the sky. After a full five hours of work, Qian Jin finally stopped sharpening the blade.
Qian Jin separated his legs and lowered his center of gravity as he stared at the Zhanmadao in his hands. He suddenly gripped onto the handle with both of his hands tightly as a strand of murderous intent appeared in his eyes. The warrior energy in his body flowed into the Zhanmadao like a river.
At that moment, Franklin, who was standing against the blade, quickly took a few steps back. A full body of cold sweat soaked his clothes. At that very moment, Franklin felt like he was facing a mad beast.
“Such a vicious and aggressive murderous intent!” Fabreidis’ skin felt the murderous intent coming from Qian Jin and reacted by sending a signal to his brain. Both of his eyes s.h.i.+ned as a surprised expression appeared on his face. “This kiddo, where did he get such a ferocious murderous intent? Did he climb out of a pile of corpses? Did he fight on the Human-Demon Battlefront? Otherwise, where could he get the chance to kill so many creatures, and develop such a vicious murderous intent?”
“Ha!” Qian Jin suddenly opened his eyes as he shouted. He bent his knees as he struck downwards with the Zhanmadao. At that moment, Franklin felt like Qian Jin was a mountain. This strike was the most basic chopping technique taught by all warrior academies – [Cut Tree]!
“Whoos.h.!.+” The Zhanmadao roared as it cut through the air; the powerful chop sounded like a kid’s whistle.
A thick Zhanmadao! Together with this heavy and powerful chop, it instantly unleashed the full ferocious potential of this strike! If there was a thick tree in front of Qian Jin, it would have definitely been chopped in half.
Franklin was terrified after he saw this strike. He believed that even if there was a huge rock in front of Qian Jin, it would also be chopped in half.
Qian Jin didn’t stop after this chop; he twisted his wrist to change the direction of the blade on the Zhanmadao, and then struck the blade upwards with an underhand grip. It left a beautiful silver after-color in the air.
“[Cut Tree Eight Strikes]?” Fabreidis lightly shook his head. “This presence, this chop. It could be considered more similar to the Warrior Technique [Break Mountain Nine Chops]. The only thing is that this kiddo is just an elementary warrior student. Even if he is a Level 9 Warrior, he probably had never learned [Break Mountain] before, unless he was in the military before and learned [Break Mountain] from the armies,” he thought.
After Qian Jin practiced the full set of [Chop Tree Eight Strike], the warrior energy in his body were at the verge of boiling. He vaguely felt like he was at a threshold, but he still had a long distance from advancing to a Level 10 Warrior. He felt like he was being soaked in a steamer; he was rising to the peak, but was still not quiet yet there.