The item that Patriarch Gu told them to make was not an average weapon. It was more like a strange toy. Nobody knew what it could be used for.
The shape was strange and it was not a single piece. It was a combination. It was complicated.
Since Patriarch Gu had given them the order, the two had to try their best. They did not take rash actions. Instead, they studied the blueprint carefully and tried to figure out how to make it.
Qian Huanhan began after a long time. Lu Li frowned at him but said nothing.
He continued to sit cross-legged and watch. He watched for a full two days before making his move.
During those two days, Qian Huanhan had tried six times and all of them failed.
Lu Li looked at him for a while and then began to work on the artifact himself.
Unsurprisingly, Lu Li failed the first time and the second time as well. The third time, he succeeded, albeit with many flaws.
"Wow ~"
Qian Huanhan had just failed once. He took a look and was thrilled to see that Lu Li had succeeded. He walked over and exclaimed, "Brother Li, how did you do it?
The clasp inside can break easily. How did you make it? "
Lu Li did not answer Qian Huanhan's question. He thought for a while and said, "Watch me. I will try again."
Lu Li turned on the stove, prepared all kinds of materials and started again.
He moved as fast as lightning. He poured out divine energy and used crystals and materials without a moment's pause.
He stared at the stove with full attention and tried to sense the situation. His movements were smooth and smooth. He was more experienced and familiar than Qian Huanhan …
"Buzzing ~"
Two hours later, the lid of the stove was opened. Lu Li patted the stove and a strange prototype appeared. Lu Li grabbed it in his hand and grinned after he studied it.
"Perfect!"
Qian Huanhan took the prototype and gave it a thumbs-up. "Brother Li, you are much more talented than I am in forging artifacts. Why didn't our master take you in as his protégé?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Lu Li waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and go do it. Otherwise, the elders will punish you later."
"Right, right, right ~"
Qian Huanhan came to his senses. He walked to his stove with a frown.
He didn't start right away. Instead, he spent the time for several incense sticks to burn to recall what happened when Lu Li was working on the artifact.
It was a pity that it was not perfect. Qian Huanhan thought hard about it and continued. After three days, he finally made a perfect tool embryo.
Patriarch Gu came in at the right time. He took the prototypes made by Lu Li and Qian Huanhan. He nodded but did not offer any praise.
He paused for a moment, and then said, "I'm going to forge a weapon. Go and get the divine materials I need, and watch carefully at the side later."
"Hmm ~"
Lu Li and Qian Huanhan's eyes glowed. Patriarch Gu allowed them to watch. This was a golden opportunity.
Back then, Elder Gu was very likely to become a Grandmaster Divine Blacksmith. There was definitely a lot to learn from his smithing techniques.
Lu Li and Qian Huanhan collected all the materials according to the list provided by Patriarch Gu.
Elder Gu took out a few maroon hexagonal crystals from his Space Ring along with some unique divine materials.
"Watch carefully. Don't make a sound!"
Patriarch Gu patted the tripod in the middle of the hall. The lid flew up. Rays of light shot out from his hand in a continuous manner.
When the stove was turned on, Patriarch Gu threw in all kinds of materials at once. He was extremely fast.
One hand was throwing in materials and crystals while the other hand was pouring out divine energy. Lu Li and Qian Huanhan were dazzled.
"What?"
Lu Li noticed something was not right. Patriarch Gu was carving formations in the void?
Then, he slapped the formations into the stove …
"What?!"
Lu Li was shocked. Was Patriarch Gu carving formations at the same time when he was forging the prototype?
Shouldn't he carve the formations after the prototype was forged?
Would it help if Patriarch Gu put the formations in now?
Would it cause the forging of the tool embryo to fail?
Patriarch Gu did not stop for a single moment. He kept pouring out divine energy. This time, he did not ask Lu Li or Qian Huanhan for help. He did it all by himself, with his eyes closed.
As more and more materials were thrown in, the stove was making a slight noise as if something valuable was about to come out …
After a full four hours, all the divine materials had been used up, and Elder Gu stopped pouring his divine power into it.
He had been closing his eyes and he did not open them now. He just sat there with his legs crossed.
"Boom, boom, boom ~"
The stove was still glaring. From inside came some noises. The lid was trembling as if a beast was about to come out at any time.
After the time for three incense sticks to burn, the stove quieted down. Patriarch Gu opened his eyes, which were filled with disappointment. He patted the lid and an oval ball flew out.
The surface of that sphere was covered with mysterious array patterns. It was a pity that those array patterns did not have any divine light circulating. It looked like … the refinement had failed?
"Thunder Trigger?"
Lu Li frowned. He could not figure it out. Wasn't the Thunder Trigger made by Patriarch Gu himself?
Elder Gu even gave him a few Heavenly Thunder Summoners.
Theoretically speaking, Patriarch Gu should have made many Thunder Triggers in the past. Why did he fail this time and last time?
Patriarch Gu grabbed the Thunder Trigger and threw it to Qian Huanhan. "Throw this to the Hall of Mystical Materials."
"Yes, Master!"
Qian Huanhan took the Thunder Trigger and left. Seeing the confusion in Lu Li's eyes, Patriarch Gu explained, "Do you know what the drawback of the Thunder Trigger is?"
Lu Li answered after some thoughts, "I think it is an indiscriminate attack. The Thunder Trigger must be thrown out at a distance of one mile or else the caster will be killed.
If the caster is a super mighty warrior, by the time the Thunder Trigger reaches the target, the warrior would have run away! "
"That is right!"
Patriarch Gu nodded with approval and explained, "I have been trying to improve the Thunder Trigger in recent years. If the Thunder Trigger can be triggered faster and the range of the thunderbolts can be reduced, or the thunderbolts can be directed to a specific target, then the chances of killing a super mighty warrior in the Divinity will be greatly increased.
However, I have tried many times but failed … "
Lu Li bowed with a smile. "Master, don't be discouraged. You can already make the Thunder Trigger, which is already incredible.
Given your abilities, I am sure that you can improve the Thunder Trigger and make it a weapon that can scare warriors in the Divinity. "
"Ha, ha!"
Patriarch Gu's mood was lifted by Lu Li's flattery. He nodded and walked out. At the door, Patriarch Gu seemed to have remembered something. He turned around and said, "Don't think about achieving instant success. Don't spend all your time studying. You can try to make a simple Relic. Many things can only be improved through practice.
Feel free to use the materials in the Hall of Mystical Materials. If you don't have enough, go to the Hall of Internal Affairs. The materials in there are average ones. It is okay to use them all. "
"It is okay to use them all?"
Lu Li remembered the 14 Blood Crystals. He cupped his fists and said, "Patriarch, there are 14 Blood Crystals in the Hall of Mystical Materials. Can you give me all of them?"
"Blood Crystals? What do you want them for?"
Patriarch Gu frowned but did not overthink it. He waved his hand and said, "You can have them all if you want. Later, ask the Hall of Internal Affairs for 20 more.
They are valuable but we have a place in the Chamber of Relics that can produce them. Just don't waste them. "
"Thank you, Patriarch!"
Lu Li bowed in excitement. With 14 Blood Crystals, he could use the warlord skeleton again. He could kill the average immortals on the list.
"Right!"
Lu Li remembered something else. He cupped his fists and said, "Master, do you have Crystal of Icy Soul?
I want some … "