Chapter 317 [1 Match]
“The first match of today is the blacksmith’s exchange. The subject is metal purification. Both of you will be granted a piece of titanium crystal and will have thirty minutes to purify it. Whoever is able to purify it the most will be the winner. They will also be granted one thousand points, some course credit, spirit terms, and permission to keep both finished products. The first grade will receive thirty percent more if they win.”
Ouranos made a frown when he heard this but he was also extremely calm.
Some metals were especially hard to forge, a fact that was almost always the result of extreme innate qualities. They were usually too hard or too soft. Titanium crystal was definitely one such metal. It was infamously hard to purify, exceedingly tough, and just as brittle. If a blacksmith used too much strength to forge it, or too little even, they would fail. Blacksmiths had to put a lot more effort into forging metals like it to get a decent result, and because of this, few were capable of forging titanium crystal.
However, titanium crystal became far stronger than other metals after being purified and refined. It was common for highly-skilled blacksmiths to add some to an alloy to raise that alloy’s strength. As a reflection of its amazing properties, titanium crystals cost sixty times more per kilogram than heavy silver!
A piece of titanium crystal sat atop both of the forging tables on the stage. Each was about a foot in diameter and abnormally round, almost resembling a crystal ball. Countless intertwining golden threads could be seen within both pieces.
The difficulty in forging titanium crystal lay in the need to simultaneously reduce its bulk while untangling the golden threads inside of it. The better the threads were handled, the better the final product would be. It was said that the heaven Grail Sect’s founder had used the golden threads of a titanium crystal to craft a powerful hidden weapon.
Both Parker and Ouranos placed their pieces within the forging table and began calcining the titanium crystal. Different metals took different lengths of time to calcine. The forging table they both used was top of the line, loaded with the latest tech that made it beyond easy to control the temperature and calcining period. Every blacksmith had their own forging style, and this included how they calcined metal. It was a matter of what forging philosophies they followed.
“The timer will begin once you finish calcining the metal,” Micky said as he nodded his head and he looked straight ahead at the two people who were from across each other.
Everyone was calm and queit. The only people who seemed to not care about this competition were Ouranos group they just new he would win this match. Erenay heard on Harmony lap who was playing with Erenay long dark purple hair.
The girls were just whispering to each other to go out and do some shopping.
Coincidentally, the two also closed their eyes.
Ouranos spread his arms, a silver hammer appearing in each of his hands. He pressed a button on the forging table, signalling that the titanium crystal was done calcining. The forging table split in the middle, opening up and allowing a glowing red piece of titanium crystal to rise from its depths.
Parker's eyes widen as he frowned and understood what was happening at this moment.
The blacksmith in the audience all jumped up shocked.
"Finished it that quick!"
A barrier sealed the stage off from the outside world, so neither Ouranos nor Parker could hear the surprised shouts. The audience was utterly shocked.
Even the blacksmiths of the first grade, Jared included, didn’t dare believe their eyes. They all knew that, due to how brittle titanium crystal was, it required a longer calcining period than normal. Only by calcining it longer would it become soft and easier to forge.
Ouranos eyes narrowed and his eyes closed again as he let out a breath.
To them, Ouranos had calcined it too quickly. He had only allowed it to calcine for as long as any other metal. Everyone in the audience was more or less thinking the same thing. Could it be…? Does he not understand what titanium crystal is? If he doesn’t, then he’s in trouble!
When forging titanium crystal, a blacksmith’s greatest fear was the possibility of it cracking. If it did, its quality would immediately plummet. This fear, as well as any other kinds of damage, was also the reason why it was stored away immediately after being mined.
Has our Class President never forged this metal before? To be fair, it is really rare.
He already started.
The next moment Ouranos opened his eyes he raised his Imre hammers and he hit titanium Crystal. Each speed was faster, the other he kept on moving on his speed. Erenay couldn't do much but just hear people shouts because her blindness she was unable to see how he did everything she could feel the joy of his blacksmith has always loved blacksmith which allowed her to understand metals.
Ouranos Imre right hammer followed soon after, and another set of sweet sounds rang out. His hands deftly moved in concert with each other, gently striking the titanium crystal as if he were softly pricking it with needles, filling the air with a delicate symphony.
Chapter end
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