"As long as it's enough, you can arrange it yourself. Just show me the script once it's written."
"No problem! Speaking of which, do you know any famous light novel authors? I might need them to be my script advisors."
Having been in Inazuma for so long, Xavier had naturally read Inazuma's characteristic light novels. Among them, the one called "faded" made him linger, but it was a pity that the author named Garan no Dou had stopped updating for some reason.
Seriously, the story wasn't even finished, leaving it like this was too infuriating!
"Author? Did you forget the advice I just gave you? Get some Primogems and find the Traveler. I have to guard Nazuchi Beach right now, so where do I have the time to help you find an author?"
Shiki unhesitatingly pushed the Traveler forward. Are you kidding? She already had enough on her plate. Would it not be troublesome to find an author?
Besides, don't forget, she was the author! Should I go find myself?
"Oh, right! But this Primogem you mentioned... where exactly should I look for it?" Xavier asked.
"Although that thing isn't valuable, upon closer thought, it seems Primogems don't really have a fixed production area or anything."
"Go to Konda Village. Exchange some with the children. Today, the Kamisato Clan's fleet will leave Tatarasuna and head to Narukami Island. You can go back along the way." Shiki said.
"Once you get on board, just tell the captain my name."
"Got it! It's great to know a friend like you in Inazuma! I'll go pack my things and get ready to leave!"
"Mm, remember to bring things children like to exchange with them."
"Understood!"
Xavier returned to his house to pack his bags, while Shiki also teleported to Nazuchi Beach. The Shogunate soldiers had already begun preparing to build the negotiation venue.
It must be said that Kujou Sara's soldiers were highly efficient. How long had it been, and a prototype was already taking shape.
At this rate, the negotiation venue might be ready tonight.
The scene shifts to the Amenoma Smithy in Inazuma City. Although the rolling shutter door was down and they were closed to guests, the surrounding people could still hear the hammering sounds from inside.
Clang!
Hajime swung the large iron hammer down heavily with both hands, while Amenoma Tougo held the already glowing red northlander billet with pliers in his left hand and used a small hammer in his right hand for further shaping.
Ding!
Amenoma Tougo carefully controlled the forging rhythm, while Hajime followed the rhythm, swinging the large hammer in his hand. One old and one young, one provided strength, the other skill.
The lifespan of mortals was, after all, limited. Amenoma Tougo had decades of forging experience, but he was indeed old now and could not wield the large hammer like his younger self.
Hajime, on the other hand, was at the peak of his physical strength, but his experience was not comparable to Amenoma Tougo's. So the two complemented each other, making up for each other's shortcomings.
At this point, the northlander billet was almost unrecognizable from its original form. The guard had been folded and hammered into the blade, and the blade itself had been vertically folded and extended, becoming incredibly long and narrow.
Only the tang still resembled its original shape, but soon, it too would be like the other parts, losing its original appearance.
Actually, the tang of the northlander billet was very different from the tang of traditional Inazuman swords. The tang of the northlander billet could actually be used as a grip because it was cylindrical, and attaching a hilt later was for better gripping.
However, Inazuma's series of katana and katana were different, because the tang was just a flat piece of iron. Forget about holding and swinging it, even a simple grip would cause pain in the palm.
In other words, the tang of the northlander billet needed to be thinned. From thick to thin, a part would inevitably be added, and this added part would naturally be distributed to the blade.
Whether it's a katana or a katana, the tsuba, or what is known as the guard, is always installed later, unlike the billet where it's formed during forging.
Of course, the most important thing right now is the forging of the blade, and to forge the billet into the sword billet that Raiden Ei desires, its original material alone is not enough.
But this was not a problem for Raiden Ei. Over thousands of years, she had intentionally or unintentionally collected a large number of precious materials left over from the Archon War.
Recalling the Seven Gods' gathering back then, they each presented their own gifts, among which was ore from Morax.
Although she was only a shadow dancer at the time, quietly accompanying the last seat of the gods, after the Khaenri'ah incident, there was no longer any difference.
Her sister's relics were kept by her. A large amount of precious materials were consumed when making the puppet, but everything related to Raiden Makoto was perfectly preserved.
And now Raiden Ei knew it was time for them to fulfill their purpose.
She took out a golden ore, imbued with Morax's divine power that had not dissipated for thousands of years.
Geo is the world's most stable and solid element. It embraces everything, does not react with any element, yet can coexist with them.
This was Morax's gift to the gods at the time, an excellent ore for weapon forging.
It didn't need to have impurities hammered out like ordinary ore, because everything it contained was essence, only needing hammering and shaping.
Raiden Ei's divine power attached to the ore, and under the influence of the divine power of a fellow Celestial Archon, the ore quickly transformed, forming a slender, ruler-like object.
At this moment, Hajime and Amenoma Tougo were still concentrating on forging the billet, completely unaware that their General had created such an object.
"Stop for a moment. Can you make this the core layer of the katana?" Raiden Ei asked.
The two men from Amenoma Smithy stopped their hammering at her words. Amenoma Tougo stretched his slightly sore arm muscles, then looked at the long, strip-like object in Raiden Ei's hand.
"Hmm... Does General Raiden mean to sandwich this between the billets and forge it?"
"Precisely. Then, repeatedly fold and hammer it until the two become one." Raiden Ei nodded.
"This Old Timer understands General Raiden's request, but this will require some time."
To make two different materials of ore become one, repeated folding and forging are required. Each fold takes nearly an hour, and coupled with the physical exertion, they would have to rest after three or four folds a day.
Assuming four folds per day, they would need three days, which means twelve folds.
The original three layers, after twelve folds, would reach tens of thousands of layers, at which point they could be considered inseparable.
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