15. Competition

There's a message from the right of the "Forge XP +2" vision, but in terms of leveling up...

"It's not even close." Xia Zuo made a tennis expression.

"Y-What did you do!?" Holf gave away the hammer in his hand and walked to Xia Zuo's side.

"Magic!" Rebecca exclaimed.

"Is it the same magic as that old guy!?" Holf stared straight at the one-handed sword, and at first glance he could feel the air of excellent workmanship, and for a seasoned craftsman, the asymmetrical sword would make him uncomfortable at a glance.

Xia Zuo raised the one-handed sword, and he was a little surprised, he didn't expect to do such an unreasonable thing so smoothly, but taking a step back, the UI interface in his field of vision itself is very unreasonable, not much.

Like other items, after staring at the sword, Xia Zuo can see the small frame at the top - "Iron One-handed Sword Lv1 Quality 60% Durability 100%". As luck would have it, the quality was only reduced by 7 points from 67% of the iron ingots.

Because it is a novice equipment, Xia Zuo feels much easier holding it than the bone stick in the goblin's hand before.

"I haven't complained much before, but why is it that the one-handed sword forged from two iron ingots even has a wooden hilt and a rope?" When Xia Zuo spread his hands and weighed the sword, he found that the hilt was not completely metal.

Of course, Horf saw this, but he was shocked that the iron ingot was not over to conjure a sword directly, and he didn't have time to pay attention to those details.

"Can you show me? This guestβ€”" Holf said, swallowing nervously.

Xia Zuo didn't agree immediately, he thought about it first, it seems that the forging function of the system can be used, so why not improve his forging level here, the materials and tools are quite sufficient, and then make the best possible weapon for himself? Maybe we can think of a way to do it......

"Okay~" Xia Zuo said to Horf with a smile and handed him the sword.

Holf took it carefully, looked at the blade from the side, looked at the hilt of the sword, and his teeth began to chatter.

"I've been striking iron for forty years, and I boast that I'm getting more and more skilled at making weapons that most people marvel at...... However, today is the first time I have seen such a neat sword, the arc and symmetry, and even the forging lines on the surface, are so perfect that it is impossible to be so neat and artificially built..."

Xia Zuo looked away slightly, thinking that it was of course, this is not a handicraft, but a 3D model in the system, each edge and each face, there is a fixed corresponding point in the spatial coordinate system. If you want to compare, it's like comparing a 3D printed part with a handmade part.

"Magic forging is really amazing, I just don't know what the quality is..."Horf regained some senses, no longer obsessed with the appearance of the sword, for the previous half of his life, he firmly believed that the master-like craftsmanship forged is the best metal tool, and now magic can do it!? Isn't the great forging master of the dwarven race in history tragically denied? Magic forging is certainly not going to be more perfect than hand-forging, "as an artistic ornament, it can be sold for a good price." ”

Horf, who regarded this sword as a treasure a second ago, immediately pulled down his face, said sarcastically, and handed the sword back to Xia Zuo.

Xia Zuo was not angry, and was obviously questioned.

"Yes, I wonder too..."Xia Zuo took it and glanced at the goods on the shelves, "60% is better than those 50%?" It's all made of the same iron ingots, so there's no reason why it's better? That doesn't make sense. ”

"Huh?" Horf couldn't understand what he meant by the numbers.

"Can I try it?" Xia Zuo pointed to his sword, "Use the sword you forged to fight with it and test the quality... It's a bit cheeky, but I still don't have the money to pay you, so I may not be responsible for the result. ”

After saying this, Xia Zuo suddenly thought that maybe the "disassembly" function of the equipment could also be used, just like the "forging" could be used normally, even if the sword was damaged, it would be disassembled into iron ingots and forged again.

"No problem!" Unexpectedly, Holf readily agreed, and patted his chest, "I'm also curious about this, how strong the sword forged by magic is." ”

Rebecca retreated far away, and saw that the two of them were each holding their own swords, ready to slash each other.

"Horf, dwarf, Lv24, Hp100%..." Horf, who looked as serious as Zhang Fei, had all kinds of information on his head. And what he is holding in his hand is also a one-handed sword of Lv1, and the level of the goods displayed in the store is generally not high, is it because of the low level of the villagers? Could it be that NPCs will also feel that high-level weapons are difficult to hold, just like themselves? Xia Zuo couldn't help but think.

"Are you ready, guest, then I'm on!"

"Eh, wait, wait!" Xia Zuo suddenly reacted, put down his sword and hurriedly waved his hand.

"Huh?" Holfe's strength had to slacken, and he felt a little angry, "What's wrong?" Guest. ”

He handed the sword over, and Horf took it with a twist.

Xia Zuogang suddenly realized that if he fought, wouldn't it trigger automatic dodging and counterattack, most of the two swords would not be put together, and he would dodge it, and then it was not clear whether the counterattack against this level 24 dwarf could succeed, it was not a good thing anyway.

"It's better for you to come."

"Yes, why?"

"Your arms are strong, and you look like a craftsman with a sense of strength."

"Of course, haha~"

"Let you cut it on my sword, and you must fly with me and hit the wall."

"Hmm... You have a point, then..."Horf couldn't bear to look at Xia Zuo, and the sword in his hand that was as neat as a work of art, "Is it really possible, if I use all my strength, the sword you "forged" may break." ”

"It's okay, it's good to reforge it when the time comes, it doesn't take time." Xia Zuo waved his hand.

"That's~" Holf retracted his mercy again, "Magically forged, how can it be compared to tradition, it won't be a pity... Then I started. ”

With that, Holf spread his arms, tensed his muscles, and his skin vessels protruded, and with a loud cry, the two swords slammed together, and the piercing sound of metal and sparks burst out in Holf's eyes, shining in his dark eyes.

The voice was too harsh, Xia Zuo couldn't help but squint his eyes and tilt his head back. Rebecca covered her ears in advance and was not too frightened.

At that moment, with a bang, the short sword flew out, hit the stone wall and bounced to the ground.

"This..."Holf's eyes widened, and he suddenly found that his sword was broken, and Xia Zuo's one, although it also had a gap, it could still be used on the battlefield.

"Durability 0%", "Durability 77%", Xia Zuo glanced at Horf's hand, his sword, and his own sword respectively.

"How is that possible... The sword that is carefully forged by hand in strict accordance with the process is not as good as the magic that can be conjured all at once!? Holf's voice almost trembled, "I don't believe it!" I don't believe it! ”

Rebecca hadn't seen him so emotional, and she didn't know how to comfort him for a while.

The result is not exactly within Xia Zuo's expectations, it is obviously made of the same materials, does it really depend on the percentage value of quality? The rules of the game are real everywhere, or maybe in the process of forging, the system changed the microstructure of the iron ingot, which is more reasonable.

"Maybe it's just a coincidence?" Because of the opportunity, Xia Zuo said with a sly smile, "Maybe the posture of fighting the sword is wrong?" Do you want to try again? I have an idea, this time, Uncle Blacksmith, you forge the best sword with your ability, and I also forge my best sword, a competition, but if you want me to forge the best, you may need to allow me to start from the mine mining, and I have to go through a few more times, please rest assured, the more swords I produce will be provided to the store for free, how about it? ”

If you go from mining to forging, again and again, Xia Zuo's forging experience points will skyrocket, and if the level is raised to the back, he will naturally forge better and better swords.

"Woo..."Holf groaned unwillingly, frowned, and said decisively: "Deal!" ”

And put on a posture of high-fiveing with Xia Zuo, determined to correct the name of hand-forging.