Chapter 268 [Forging a Sword, Asking the Heaven]

Ruan Xiu, daughter of Ruan Qiong, the ancient god of fire.

The Shinto collapsed, the God of Fire was reincarnated, and the battle between water and fire continued.

In the book, in a recent battle between water and fire, the water god Li Liu voluntarily gave up his divinity and became completely human, while Ruan Xiu and Zhou Mi opened the sky and left.

He has now reopened the Heavenly Palace and returned to his position as a god. His strength is at the peak of the Fourteenth Realm, and he is the only one among the four supreme gods in Heaven who can check and balance Zhou Mi.

"..."

Staring at the dazed-looking girl in front of him, Li Chengqian secretly wondered how to kidnap her.

The God of Fire of the world is very powerful. If he reopens the Heaven, he will definitely be a great force.

"Boy, don't even think about hitting on my daughter!"

Ruan Qiong, the world's number one weapon refiner, naturally has a hot temper and is very protective of his daughter.

The muscles on those arms look scary.

He clenched his fist towards Li Chengqian, meaning, look at that fist as big as a sandbag.

Li Chengqian smiled.

In today's world, he is not afraid of anyone, whether it is fighting or physical training.

He is the only one who has reached the fourteenth level of body refinement!
"You want to find my father to forge swords?" the girl asked, tilting her head slightly.

"Yes, the bet is the Dragon Crystal. How about it?"

Although it was a bet with Master Ruan, the words were spoken to the pretty girl.

His father doted on her and listened to her very much.

"What if you lose?" the pretty girl asked with a smile that reached her eyes.

"That's what you say." Li Chengqian replied.

"Can you forge swords?" Ruan Qiong looked at the boy in front of him with disdain and suspicion in his eyes.

He had some impression of Chen Ping'an from Niping Lane and had delivered letters to his home.

In the early years, I even wanted to become his apprentice and learn a skill to make a living.

However, he rejected it.

This kid has average talent and not much strength, so he is not suitable for sword making.

His good brother, on the other hand, has both great strength and talent.

"He can forge swords, and I come to challenge him. Who gives him the courage?"

Ruan Qiong wondered in his heart which force was behind this provocation and what its purpose was.

"It's useless to talk. Let's do it."

Li Chengqian's style of doing things is to avoid talking nonsense if possible.

"Okay, I will challenge you to a duel. If you lose..."

Ruan Qiong looked at his daughter, meaning, you decide what to do.

The pretty girl tilted her head, as if to help her think. After a moment, she said:

"I haven't decided yet, let's compete first."

"Okay, I'll listen to my good daughter." Ruan Qiong laughed.

"Boy, you can choose the materials and equipment here. Don't say I'm bullying you."

Old man, that's what I've been waiting for.

Li Chengqian already had a plan in mind before arriving.

The way things are developing at this moment is all calculated.

Look, the materials are in hand!
In the blink of an eye, the flying sword broke through the air and circled around him twice.

"One of the four great swords, Tian Zhen!"

Ruan Qiong frowned slightly.

The heroic girl in black walked into the yard carrying a pile of materials.

"It's you!"

Ruan Qiong and his daughter recognized Ning Yao at first sight.

In the morning, she came looking for dragon crystal to barter for it.

However, Ruan Xiu refused.

"let's start."

Li Chengqian interrupted the two people's gaze at the right time.

"Good boy, how dare you plot against me!" Ruan Qiong chuckled and didn't say much.

The two of them each opened a furnace and forged a sword.

As for the competition, it couldn't be simpler.

The quality of the forged flying sword is obvious at a glance and needs no further explanation.

Swordmaking is an ancient and complex craft that not only requires exquisite manual skills, but also involves multiple fields such as material science and metallurgy.

The difficulties of sword making mainly include several aspects:

The first is, of course, material selection and processing.

The basis of a quality sword blade lies in the choice of materials.

Ordinary sword-making materials are mostly metals such as iron and steel, especially high-carbon steel. The difficulty of high-end sword-making lies in how to remove impurities from the raw materials, improve the purity of the materials, and control the proportion of the required materials so that they can remain sharp and not easily broken. This is a major challenge in sword-making.

Second, it is forging technology.

The forging process is the process of heating and melting the material to a plastic state and then shaping it by hammering or other means.

This process requires precise control of factors such as temperature, impact force and frequency in order to form an ideal metallographic structure.

In addition, multi-layer folding forging, such as the "folding" technique, can form a fine and uniform grain distribution inside the sword body, enhancing toughness and strength.

Third, it is the heat treatment process.

Reasonable heat treatment can significantly improve the performance of materials.

When forging a sword, it usually goes through multiple steps such as quenching and tempering to ensure that the sword has appropriate hardness and elasticity.

Different parts may require different hardness values, so in actual operation, local heating is often used to achieve this.

Fourth, the blade geometry design.

The blade's curvature, thickness and other geometric parameters directly affect the weapon's balance and cutting effect.

Reasonable design can make the sword have excellent flexibility and lethality while ensuring the weight is moderate.

Fifth, decorative art.

Many traditional famous swords not only focus on practicality, but also have extremely high aesthetic value.

The production of accessories such as scabbards, guards, and handles also tests the craftsmanship and creativity of the craftsman.

Therefore, sword-making is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

Sometimes, it only takes one day for a famous sword to become famous throughout the world.

However, it may take ten years to cast it.

The competition between the two is naturally a long-term task, and the result cannot be decided in one day.

The sword that Li Chengqian customized for Ning Yao was three feet four inches long and weighed nine pounds and eight ounces.

Name: Ask the Sky.

With one sword, he asked the sky and slashed the sky.

It fits Ning Yao's personality very well.

In the next few days, the sword-making process proceeded in an orderly manner.

Ning Yao always stayed by his side and never left.

Zhigui also came here and brought food to the two of them.

The Ruan family doesn’t provide meals.

The main thing is that Ruan Xiu is a foodie.

It's not enough for her to eat alone.

Since I met her, I have never seen her stop eating.

I don’t know how such a small stomach can hold so much.

An average family cannot afford to raise a girl like this.

The God of Fire, good digestion.

Can understand.

"This kid..."

In the yard, the father and daughter were having dinner, and Ruan Qiong couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Dad, is there something wrong?" asked the pretty girl with puffed cheeks.

"I'm afraid his sword-making skills are not inferior to mine."

Ruan Qiong said sincerely.

"No way?" The girl hesitated for a moment.

“Looking at his technique and forging skills, it seems that they are not what he should have at his age.

But, it is absolutely correct, it is really weird. "

“People who practice cultivation are not afraid of ghosts.” said the girl.

"Dad, are you sure?" she asked.

The world's number one swordsmith thought about it and shook his head, "No."

"What are the odds of winning?"

“Less than 40%.”

The girl was silent, "Dad, are you kidding?"

"When did Dad joke with you?"

The two suddenly fell silent.

The sword-making is still going on, and Li Chengqian's progress is very fast.

Ruan Qiong was still at the first step, but he was still moving on to the third step.

Seeing this situation, Ruan Qiong began to doubt his life even more.

Who is the best in the world...

(End of this chapter)