Chapter 327

So, the lousy art of forging you’ve been using to bore through the center of the earth was actually learned from me? !!!!

After receiving a definitive answer from Leon, the Third-Generation Bureau Director felt his brain buzz as if a thousand bells had been struck by heavy hammers, their clamorous ringing shaking him inside out, making his soul tremble violently.

“How many years has my true self been dead, and yet someone still manages to ruin my reputation? If other smiths see this forging technique, how could I possibly have the face to call myself the strongest blacksmith?! No! This absolutely cannot happen!”

Looking at the parchment that clearly seals a powerful demon but does nothing more than translate names, the square-headed old man gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and angrily bellowed: “Continue! Follow my actions exactly! Do exactly as I do! Not a single detail must differ!”

“Third Generation Honorable… how about we just call it quits with the guidance?”

After glancing at the “Muscular Legs” and the “Demon Lexicon” in his hands, Leon truly didn’t want to waste these precious materials anymore. He couldn’t help but sincerely suggest: “I might not have the talent for secret forging arts. It’s not easy for you to accumulate all these things, and continuing to use them on me would be such a waste. Besides, this is my own choice, so you don’t need to feel like you’ve broken any promises…”

“Shut your mouth! Get moving!”

The square-headed old man stomped his feet, veins popping as he roared furiously: “It’s not about breaking promises! What matters most right now is my reputation! Damn it! Even if I throw in all the materials today, I have to teach you something, at least make you better than a pig! Otherwise, my reputation in the forging world will be utterly ruined!”

“But…”

“No buts!”

The square-headed old man, his face contorted with rage, threatened with flailing arms: “If it weren’t for the fact that word of you being my student can’t be hidden, I’d have already wanted to eliminate you directly! Hurry up and start! Follow the steps I teach you! Don’t deviate even one step! If your wrist shakes even a bit, I’ll fight you!”

“But… In the memories of the Third Generation Taurus, you once summarized that anomalies are born from the power of the heart, and the heart has no ‘standard answers.’ A good blacksmith shouldn’t obsess over techniques and environments; they should follow the inner guidance…”

“To hell with that guidance!”

Denying outright the forging philosophy he’d adhered to his whole life, the square-headed old man exploded in fury:

“That’s for chasing the upper limits! First, you need to stabilize the lower limits! Hurry up! While the mane of the Whispering Wolf hasn’t shattered yet, stir clockwise fifty times! Exactly fifty times! Not a single extra circle, not a single less!”

“…”

Fine then…

Though pained by the wasted precious materials, seeing the Third Generation Bureau Director looking like he wanted to swallow him alive, Leon gave up trying to persuade him to change his mind. He immediately began forging under the square-headed old man’s scolding.

First, fifty turns clockwise, then forcefully crushing the white stones settled at the bottom of the pot, another fifty turns counterclockwise, until…

Ah, no! Until the material pot showed a moon-like sheen, then infuse your intent, imagining a full moon falling into the pot, reconstituting the crushed stones into a small container, incorporating the rotating gray wolf hairs into it…

…

[Name: Witch’s Medicine Bottle (Witchcraft, Flesh)]

[Appearance: A palm-sized moon-white medicine bottle that automatically fills when placed under moonlight during a full moon]

[Ability: Witch Secret Spells, Flesh Mutation]

[Cost: The taste of the medicine is terrible, similar to bathwater for wolves]

[Record: Secret Art inheritor Leon Lane combined two secret arts from the Clearing Bureau, using Moon River Fluorite and Whispering Wolf Mane as materials, strictly following the “Secret Magic Scroll” operation process, and added a little imagination to create this special anomalous item.

After drinking the potion in the bottle, a large circle of fluffy dark gray wolf mane will grow around the user’s neck, and their voice will become deep and charming when speaking.]

[Rating: The least valuable witchcraft creation in history, without exception]

[Taint Value: 0.1 (Maximum Taint Value 32)]

“…”

“How about… we stop here for today?”

“…”

“Oh…”

[Name: Noon Mirror (Memory, Mirror Image)]

[Appearance: A strange mirror always covered with a thin mist, with some strange soup residue on the edge of the frame]

[Ability: Memory Sketch, Historical Mirror Image]

[Cost: You may crave food after use]

[Record: Secret Art inheritor Leon Lane combined two secret arts from the Clearing Bureau, using a pre-polished “Past Life Copper Mirror” as the base, adding a small amount of Sunshade Mist collected near the sun’s orbit, accidentally forged this special anomalous item while daydreaming due to hunger.

When sitting in front of the mirror at lunchtime, the mist on the surface of the “Noon Mirror” will dissipate, showing the reflection of the dishes consumed during the last lunch.]

[Rating: The least valuable memory-type anomalous item in history, without exception]

[Taint Value: 0.1 (Maximum Taint Value 41)]

None wrong, first attempt, content inside the 69 book bar!

“…”

“How about…”

“Shut up! This time, I’ve done all the procedures for you in advance! All you have to do is sign your name on it!”

“Damn it! If even this produces garbage, then I admit defeat!”

“Then let me try…”

[Name: Leon Lane’s Memory Knowledge Scroll (Knowledge, Memory)]

[Appearance: A stack of edible blank reed leaf scrolls, with a large living root system preserved at the end of the scroll. After the scroll is used up, bury the roots in the soil and water them to regenerate.]

[Ability: Knowledge Infusion, Memory Recording]

[Cost: Due to the unusually coarse fibers, eating it will cause severe abdominal pain and digestive problems, and it will be quickly expelled from the body.]

[Record: Secret Art inheritor Leon Lane slightly modified the completed “Memory Knowledge Scroll” cover using the secrets of Taurus, signing his name on it, thus creating this special anomalous item.

Writing valuable knowledge on the scroll and eating it will directly engrave the knowledge on the scroll into your memory, never to be forgotten until the eaten scroll is naturally excreted.]

[Rating: Although the effect of the anomalous item created by the abnormal blacksmith Leon Lane still doesn’t justify the Dead Swamp Scattered Soul Devil Reed used as forging material, this is already the most practical piece among all of Leon Lane’s works to date.]

[Taint Value: 0.1 (Maximum Taint Value 51)]

“…”

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“…”

In an eerie silence, watching the square-headed old man trembling slightly as he held the [Memory Knowledge Scroll] with both hands, Leon couldn’t help but scratch the back of his head awkwardly and whispered softly: “I seem… to have made a little progress, huh?”

“…”

“Get out! Take these trash with you and get out! Never let me see you again in this lifetime!!!!!!!!!”

(End of Chapter)