Chapter 1285

Ding Dang had already grasped most of it by now.

She said to Zhao Chi with admiration, "My lord, I feel amazing. I never expected that in less than two hours, I would actually… already have expert-level stats… my lord, you are truly incredible."

"You're the incredible one. Then I'll start with the Phoenix Cry Blade and the Moon-Chasing Spear next, then the Mystic Maiden Battle Armor set, and finally the Mystic Maiden Shield. I'll let you personally experience the crafting process for each one."

"Alright!"

"If anything's unclear during the process, interrupt me anytime. This time I'm not here to craft equipment—I'm purely here to guide you, understand? Don't be shy or afraid to ask."

"Haha, don't worry, my lord. I'm plenty familiar with you too. If I have a question, I'll definitely ask until it's crystal clear."

"Good, that's fine then."

The Swift-Craft Talisman was clicked and activated.

Both of them simultaneously entered the Swift-Craft Talisman's effect duration.

Zhao Chi's current forging was at master level, his crafting speed now far faster than before.

But he deliberately slowed down.

And added his own explanations along the way.

It was entirely nanny-style teaching.

After all, the more detailed and slower he explained now, the more thoroughly Ding Dang could master it, saving trial-and-error time and question time later.

Investing a little more time now was well worth it.

Ding Dang listened with great focus.

This kind of teaching was probably one of a kind.

Having a master inside her body, personally controlling the body to craft—this was completely first-person, fully immersive learning.

Ding Dang's mind raced, constantly absorbing new knowledge.

Zhao Chi kept chattering inside Ding Dang's body, but the two were communicating telepathically at this moment; the thousands of words Zhao Chi spoke passed in only an instant internally.

And Ding Dang's reception was also in an instant.

Very soon, the super-improved Phoenix Cry Blade was completed.

Immediately after, Zhao Chi continued explaining the ordinary improved Phoenix Cry Blade.

Ding Dang 【So… that one just now was super-improved? We don't have to make something that hard?】

Zhao Chi 【According to my plan, you only need to craft finished two-handed iron swords, then perform ordinary improvement on them】

Ding Dang 【That's good. I was under so much psychological pressure just now. I really don't have much confidence in that level of difficulty. Even with practice, it would probably be hard to stably produce standard quality】

Zhao Chi 【Oh? You're confident about rough-quality items?】

Ding Dang 【Rough-quality items? That should work, but rough-quality items lose quite a bit of stats, right?】

Zhao Chi 【Yes, but it doesn't matter. You still only need to perform the first step of improvement. Follow the plan. In a few more months, once you truly become expert-level blacksmiths, you can try it】

Ding Dang 【Mm, but I saw that what you, my lord, crafted was iron-grade, but I think we can also produce standard-quality improvements of refined-iron Phoenix Cry Blades】

Zhao Chi 【Are you sure? Refined-iron material is fine?】

Ding Dang 【Yes. Compared to the difficulty of that super-improvement, refined-iron material is a piece of cake. After all, I'm already a senior blacksmith now, and with expert-level skill, there's no problem】

Zhao Chi 【Not bad. Then we'll craft refined-iron equipment from here on out!】

Ding Dang 【Roger!】

Zhao Chi 【Then let's continue】

Ding Dang 【Okay!】

Right after, the explanation of the Phoenix Cry Blade's improved technology was completed.

Ding Dang breathed a sigh of relief 【No problem, my lord. I'll confirm with you again—we can make refined-iron improved Phoenix Cry Blades】

Zhao Chi 【Very good. See if you have any other questions?】

Ding Dang 【None. Let's continue】

Zhao Chi 【Good. Next is the Moon-Chasing Spear】

One Swift-Craft Talisman's duration passed.

In Zhao Chi and Ding Dang's perception, it was ten hours.

Ten hours of teaching while practicing.

In those ten hours, a total of four weapons were made.

Two super-improved, two ordinary improved.

Ding Dang once again began meditating with closed eyes.

Not long after, she opened her eyes and smiled, saying, "I'm good, my lord. I've mastered the improvement methods for both types of weapons."

"Impressive, truly worthy of a professional blacksmith. Then let's continue—next is the Mystic Maiden Battle Armor!"

"Okay!"

Two Swift-Craft Talismans were consumed.

Another full set of super-improved Mystic Maiden Battle Armor was made, along with a full set of ordinary improved Mystic Maiden Battle Armor.

Including the Mystic Maiden Shield.

The overall craftsmanship of the Mystic Maiden Battle Armor was similar.

As long as one piece was explained clearly, the remaining pieces were basically repetition.

Ding Dang quickly grasped everything.

"How do you feel?" Zhao Chi asked.

"It's too exquisite. There are many methods I simply couldn't have imagined before, but after your guidance, I understand everything now. Thank you."

"You're welcome. Any other questions?"

"None, just a little dizzy right now and can't stand steady."

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Logically speaking, with Zhao Chi inside her body sharing the negative effects, she should be able to last through 6 Quick-Work Talismans.

But she had just been using her brain extremely intensely.

She had absorbed a massive amount of new knowledge.

So her mental stamina was severely drained, and 3 Quick-Work Talismans were already too much.

But this actually worked out perfectly.

Everything that needed to be taught to her had already been taught in full.

What remained was for her to practice on her own.

"Then you should hurry and rest. If you have any other questions, feel free to come ask me anytime — don't be shy about it."

Ding Dang pressed a hand to her forehead and laughed: "I've already told you, we're this close, I'm not going to be shy at all. You can rest easy, my lord. After I finish resting in a bit, I'll first try crafting a set on my own. If there are no problems, I'll explain it to them. But my lord, could you give me some Quick-Work Talismans?"

"Of course, no problem. How many do you need?"

"3 will do."

"Are 3 enough? I'll give you 100."

"No need for that many. After all, when I'm explaining things to them, I can't use Quick-Work Talismans, and if two people use them at the same time their timings won't be synchronized either. I want these Quick-Work Talismans for my own use, to craft the equipment as fast as possible. I just need to confirm I'm not making any mistakes."

Zhao Chi still gave her 100 Quick-Work Talismans.

"It's fine. After you finish teaching them, you can also distribute some to them and let them use Quick-Work Talismans too. That way they can test their learning results in a short time."

"Alright then, I understand. Thank you, my lord. You're actually my teacher — may I call you Teacher?"

"Either is fine, I have no requirements on that."

"Hehe, forget it, I'll stick with my lord. Otherwise it would make me seem a bit too special."

"Mm, it's fine, either works."

"Thank you, my lord. I'll be going then."

"Alright, good luck."

"I will!"

Ding Dang gave him a grateful smile.

Then she swayed from side to side as she left.

Not bad. From now on, with them handling the preliminary improvements, the speed at which he could craft super-improved equipment could be directly cut in half again.

Originally, having Zhuang Ya alone could shorten the crafting time to one-third, and now it's reduced by another half. The future output speed will see a massive boost.

However, Zhao Chi's recent work focus was crafting the Master Insights.

And today was the end of the month; tomorrow the Jade Green Squad's trade caravan would set out again.

Zhao Chi was unable to go this time.

He'll think about it later.