Time passed by, and Emil sat on the chair in the room and studied the weapons on the drawings.

It was an overall round thing like a wheel, about one meter in diameter, with a sharp edge on the outermost edge. Although there was no text description on the drawing, the empty space in the middle should be used for holding, and this

Emil had never even heard of weapons, let alone seen them.

He once forged a warhammer for Zelens. At that time, he was surprised that there were knights who used hammers as weapons. However, Ophelia told him that the weapons used by knights were all kinds of strange and that hammers were nothing at all. But now, E

As expected, Mir saw an even stranger weapon.

Soon, an hour passed, but Emil was still unable to start work because he couldn't determine how much material to use and the specific dimensions. Of course, more importantly, with his current forging experience, it was completely impossible.

Know how to start.

For example, shouldn't round things need molds? But Emil searched in the room for a long time and couldn't find the corresponding mold.

As the saying goes, a clever woman cannot make a meal without straw, and Emil is now facing this problem. Without the right tools, no matter how powerful the blacksmith is, he is helpless.

In order to give Emil a greater sense of urgency, the examiner placed an hourglass as tall as a person in the room, but this completely had the opposite effect. Emil watched the time passing by, but he was unable to do anything, and his brain instantly became confused.

Blank.

"Emil, this is not like you. You are not even afraid of the Demon King, but now you are scared by a small drawing." Emil couldn't help but said to himself.

After a while, after recalling his past experiences, he cheered up and suddenly thought of what the examiner said.

Since this drawing is the most difficult, it means that even if most blacksmiths pass the assessment, their forging level may not be as good as Emil, and even if he fails, he will still be defeated in the end.

What's more, even Ophelia said that the blacksmith qualification certificate has become less and less valuable, so he does not necessarily have to obtain the official blacksmith status.

When he thought of this, Emil suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and he was finally able to treat the drawings in his hands with a normal heart.

Because of this, he quickly discovered a problem, that is, there were several obvious cracks on the edge of the wheel-shaped weapon.

Weapon drawings are generally not wrong, not to mention that this is a drawing for blacksmith assessment, so these cracks should be the original characteristics of the weapon.

However, this means that this weapon can be unfolded into other shapes. After all, a round weapon must have a complete structure, otherwise it will be easily destroyed by the enemy in actual combat.

Finally, Emil finally came to the conclusion that this was probably a deformable weapon. When closed, it was round, and when unfolded, it became a long strip similar to a whip blade, with a longer attack range.

Those cracks should be the connection points after the weapon is closed from a long strip to a circle. In other words, he only needs to forge each part, and finally string them together with a chain, and then set the cross-section of each part

Corresponding buckles ensure that it will not fall apart easily after turning into a round shape.

As for the size, Emil didn't care too much. He wanted to go with his own feelings. It didn't matter whether the examiner accepted it or not. Anyway, he had already worked hard.

So, after making a good plan, he started the forging process non-stop, because only ordinary furnaces could be used here, and he had to hurry up.

Of course, with Lilith's help, the remaining five hours would be more than enough, but the forging workshop was too small to accommodate Lilith, so Emil had to give up.

However, he still underestimated his forging speed. In just four hours, he completed the preliminary forging and the quenching process went smoothly.

Then he tried stringing together the various parts, closing them into a circle, and leaving a place for holding in the middle. Finally, he tested the unfolded effect and found no problems.

"Haha, the most difficult drawing is nothing more than this." Emil couldn't help but feel elated.

However, just when he was about to report to the examiner in advance, the holy sword at his waist suddenly emitted a faint light, and the next moment, Cosette appeared in front of him, looking sleepy.

"Oh, you slept well, huh? Emil, what kind of place is this?"

"Oh, I'm taking the blacksmith's assessment, but I've already completed it, and I plan to hand it over to the examiner for inspection."

"That's right," Cosette nodded, then her eyes stayed on the weapon in Emil's hand, and she said slightly surprised, "Eh? This, was this forged by you?"

"Yes, from your tone, has it been possible that you have seen such a thing?"

"Well, that's right, but it's been quite a long time. You should know that the lifespan of elves is almost infinite. Although I am similar to a human girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, in fact I am more than two thousand years old.

Over the long years, I have had a lot of dealings with humans. Before the rise of the demons, our relationship with humans was pretty good. One day I met a human knight who used this kind of weapon.

Because I admired him very much at the time, I was particularly impressed by his weapons."

"I see."

"By the way, can you show me first?" Cosette said, her eyes were moist for some reason.

Emil guessed that something must have happened between her and the knight, so he readily agreed.

However, after Cosette took the weapon and weighed it casually, she frowned slightly and then regained her composure.

"Well, this weight is wrong. It's too light."

"Really?" Emil scratched his head in embarrassment, "Because there are no instructions on the drawings, I can only rely on my feelings, and there is no time to re-forge it now. There is still an hour before the end of the assessment."

After Cosette understood the whole story, she changed her tone.

"...I'm sorry for the strange words I just said. It's pretty good to be able to do this without detailed blueprints. There are not many blacksmiths as good as you among us elves."

"Really, really? Your Highness, please don't flatter me." Emil became even more embarrassed.

"Haha, do you think I'm the kind of guy who likes to flatter others?" Cosette smiled heartily, and then said to Emile seriously, "To be honest, I have taken a fancy to this weapon, so

I was thinking about whether I could buy it after the assessment is over, as it would be a memory of my former friend, but it's a pity..."

"So that's it. This is easy to handle. I can help you forge it later."

"But, do you really plan to submit this to the test?" Cosette suddenly changed the topic, "Maybe the examiner has a set of scoring standards. The wrong weight of the weapon is a flaw. It would be a pity if you failed the assessment because of this.

Already."

"Ah this." Emil was stunned as expected, and he also fell into self-doubt.

"But it doesn't matter. If you want to forge it again, I have a way to help you. One hour is enough."

"But... isn't this cheating?"

"Haha," Cosette couldn't help but laugh, "How can we call it cheating when it comes to forging? And it's not cheating as long as it's not discovered, so do you want to forge it again?"

"You really have a way to complete it within an hour?" Emil was still doubtful.

It was fast enough for him to finish it in four hours. He really couldn't imagine that someone would only need one hour. It would be understandable if he had Lilith's dragon breath, but he doesn't have that condition now.

"Tsk, how could I, the noble princess of the Elf tribe, lie to you? Just tell me whether you want to or not." Cosette was a little impatient.

Emile saw that she looked so confident that she was not lying at all, and after thinking about it carefully, Cosette really had no need to lie to him.

"Okay then, what should I do next?"

"Hey, let's melt this first," Cosette returned the weapon to him and said with a smile, "Otherwise, when the new weapon is made and the examiner discovers it, it will definitely cause unnecessary misunderstandings. After all, normal people can't

Two weapons were forged in such a short time."

"Yeah, that's true."

The Emir threw the weapon into the furnace without hesitation.

"Oh, do you really trust me so much? What if I want to frame you on purpose?" Cosette suddenly showed a naughty smile.

"Uh, Your Highness, don't scare me."

"Haha, sorry, just kidding."

Then, Cosette used magic to catalyze the flames in the furnace. Emile bluntly said that he had never expected such an operation, but Cosette shook her head.

"I remember that your magic attribute is water, so there is nothing you can do about it. The attribute of most pure elves is fire. Otherwise, why do you think our forging technology is the strongest in the mainland?"

"oh."

"Okay, the materials are softened. Go get double the amount of materials."

Emil quickly did as he was told, and he glanced at the hourglass midway. There was not much time left, it was estimated that it was only half an hour, but they hadn't even finished cooking the ingredients.

It was impossible to say that he had no doubts. He just couldn't figure out Cosette's motive for framing him. After all, no matter what, Cosette still expected him to fulfill his agreement with the Elf King.

After a while, the material was burned, and this time the weight was twice as much as before. The next step was to beat it continuously, but the time was only about ten minutes.

"Your Highness, we don't have much time." Emir's voice was trembling when he said this.

However, Cosette still looked confident, and she said calmly.

"Where's the crystal hammer my father gave you? Take it out."

Only then did Emil remember that he had put the crystal hammer in the magic ring where Lilith was placed. Lilith could also help guard it, so he immediately summoned it.

"Very good. My father asked you to explore the use of the crystal hammer by yourself. It seems that now is the time."

"Uh, is it possible that this crystal hammer can be used to forge weapons? No, it feels like it will break into pieces if you use a little force. I can't bear to use such a precious thing."

"Idiot, now it's about your future," Cosette said angrily, but then she sighed, "...Oh, let's do this, you use it now, and if it breaks, I'll pay you one.

Anyway, my father has a lot of warehouses."

Only then did Emil feel relieved. He carefully hit the crystal hammer on the red-hot iron piece. Sparks flew out, but the crystal hammer was unscathed.

Cosette was still not satisfied and asked Emile to try harder.

Emile finally made up his mind and hit it with all his strength. The sparks from the iron piece exploded like fireworks, startling him, but Cosette showed a satisfied smile.

"Very good, one more hammer is enough."

Emil did as he was told. Before hammering down, he still had doubts. Even if all the impurities were removed, wouldn't it still need to be shaped? How could it be done with just one hammer?

However, the moment he hit it with the hammer, the red iron piece burst out with a dazzling light. If he hadn't closed his eyes in time and covered it with his hand, he would have been blinded by the flash.

After a while, as the light dissipated, he opened his eyes and saw that the iron piece had turned into part of the weapon.
To be continued...