Chapter 282: [Mission Number]: d6027

Three days passed in a flash.

It was like the "sofa time" after taking off work clothes, a short lunch break during busy work, stealing leisure from busy work.

Xia Nan, who had just ended a long journey, spent his most leisurely and soothing three days in River Valley Town in these few months.

Actually, he didn't do anything special, but just like those days in the past, he filled his schedule with a regular training plan, sat in the corner of the tavern hall at night, listened to adventurers from all over the world chatting about this and that, and the day passed.

But it was precisely this kind of life that didn't require sleeping in the open, didn't need to be vigilant about possible dangers around at all times, could sleep in a safe and soft bed every night, and could drink hot, fragrant cream mushroom soup every meal, which was difficult to achieve for him who had been trekking in the wilderness and chewing dry, salty cured meat before.

Xia Nan, who had just traveled through time, was also troubled and bored because of the lack of entertainment in this world. There were no mobile phones or computers to kill time, and every second after nightfall seemed particularly difficult to endure.

But now, more than a year had passed, and he had long been accustomed to this slow-paced life that was soothing and leisurely.

On the way back, he accidentally encountered heavy rain, and he could even sit by the cave entrance alone, looking at the rain curtain dripping from the cave entrance, for several hours.

This was an unprecedented experience for him who had been buried in his desk day and night in his past life.

But... he didn't hate it.

Today, it was the same as usual.

The sunlight was slightly dawn, and the street just showed some fireworks. Xia Nan, who had just finished morning exercises and washed his body in a small stream in the suburbs, returned to town with a head of wet black hair.

The opening time of the "Rock Hammer" blacksmith shop was also very early. When Xia Nan stepped into the shop, the shop owner Ba'en was already standing behind the counter, wiping a single-edged axe that had been placed on the shelf for a long time with gauze.

"You came just right." Hearing footsteps, looking up and seeing the black-haired young man in front, Ba'en didn't look surprised. "I've checked that silver ingot almost enough."

He turned and entered the back room, and not long after, he came out holding a dark brown iron box.

Placing the box on the counter, he opened it gently.

Scorching heat flow carrying fine water mist rushed out instantly, and what came into view was exactly the 【Melted Grey Silver Ingot】 Xia Nan left in the shop for identification three days ago.

Compared to before, it didn't have many changes in appearance, but seeing the blacksmith's expression, it was clear that he had conducted a comprehensive and detailed test on it.

"Although I don't know where you got it, to be honest, this type of silver ingot... is the first time I've seen it in so many years."

Not hiding it, Ba'en stared at the silver ingot lying quietly in the box and said directly.

"The characteristic of emitting heat itself is a bit like 'Hell Metal,' but both the color and its own texture are completely different, and it doesn't involve the soul level, so there is no possibility of a variant branch of Hell Iron."

"Its density is much higher than ordinary refined silver, but its thermal conductivity is unexpectedly poor. This is somewhat abnormal. I guess it may require the participation of some kind of special energy to stimulate the full potential of this piece of metal."

"In addition, although the surface shows characteristics of high-temperature melting, the tensile strength of the silver ingot itself is far beyond ordinary metal, and its toughness is also quite good. In the test, it shows a weak shape memory characteristic."

"In general, it is a forging material with high strength and suitable for most types of equipment."

"It's just a pity that the quantity is too small, and it can only be used by mixing."

"Otherwise, if this metal is used as the main material to forge a plate armor, maybe it's enough for you to wear until you change jobs."

The strong man stroked the braids on his chest, his weathered face full of regret, as if he still had an obsession with the high explosion rate of the armor he forged on Xia Nan.

"I only have this one piece."

Xia Nan shook his head, but felt slightly relieved in his heart.

Although the attribute panel had already indicated that he might be able to use it as a forging material, it was only when Ba'en, as the forger, opened his mouth to confirm it that he felt relieved.

"How about the adaptability? How is the adaptability with the 'Grey Steel' of the decapitation longsword? Can it be used for recasting and strengthening?"

Hearing him ask this, Ba'en's expression paused, and the expression on his face revealed a hint of hesitation.

"I've also tested this aspect in the past few days, and the result... it can be, but there might be a little problem."

"I should have introduced to you before that the grey steel of the main material of the decapitation longsword came from the new pit opened by my Steel Beard clan in 'Flame Casting Peak'."

"Grey steel is not unfamiliar to forgers like us, but even for the most common copper and iron on the market, there are subtle differences due to different production locations."

"The grey steel used for forging the longsword should have been compatible with the silver ingot, but perhaps because of Flame Casting Peak, now that I've checked it, there is... indeed a small conflict between them."

Speaking of this, Ba'en's tone carried a hint of awkwardness.

"Forcibly melting the silver ingot into it for recasting is naturally possible. The conflict between the grey steel and itself won't affect your normal use, but if you accidentally encounter some kind of special situation I haven't detected yet in a fierce battle, it is very likely to cause cracks in the sword body or even break directly."

"It's a flaw with a small probability of occurrence but a very bad impact."

Most blacksmiths with outstanding skills and pursuit of their professional future are true perfectionists when it comes to their own business.

Ba'en could naturally choose to directly hide the conflict between these two materials and trick Xia Nan into placing an order with him.

But his own professional ethics and pursuit of the quality of the finished product.

Made him tell everything he knew about the longsword to the other party, even if he earned a few hundred gold coins less.

Hearing this, Xia Nan couldn't help but frown.

Feeling the scorching heat coming from his front, he asked:

"Is there any solution? Money is not a problem."

Regarding this, Ba'en seemed to have been prepared and had already formulated a solution in his heart. As soon as Xia Nan finished speaking, he added:

"From the perspective of forging, the problem between these two metals is actually very simple. Similar properties make their fusion like two pieces of steel lacking toughness colliding with each other. It is a conflict of fire elements that are too rich but have different properties. Under external stimulation, it is very easy to produce unnecessary explosive reactions."

"Sorry, it might be a bit hard to understand. In short, I have two solutions here."

Ba'en held up two fingers as thick as short radishes to Xia Nan.

"The first one is to directly abandon the original plan, look for other suitable materials to recast the decapitation longsword, and use the silver ingot to make other equipment."

"The benefit is that you can directly bypass the conflict between materials I just mentioned, which is equivalent to starting over; but the disadvantage is that you may need to wait for a period of time, or endure the result that the quality of the decapitation longsword after recasting is not as expected."

"After all, the quality of the silver ingot you provided is extremely high. There are no materials of the same level in the blacksmith shop at present, and I need to order them from the clan side."

"Of course, if you buy additional materials, the price will definitely have a very high increase compared to now."

"What about the other plan?" Xia Nan showed contemplation, carefully pondering in his heart.

"The second one." Ba'en looked at the black-haired young man in front of the counter, his expression serious and solemn. "Directly solve the conflict between these two materials."

"Through auxiliary materials, set up a buffer zone between the conflicts, or even directly dissolve the conflict between grey steel and silver ingot, allowing the two to perfectly fuse and achieve the effect of one plus one greater than two."

Catching the keyword in the other party's words, Xia Nan raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Auxiliary materials? What auxiliary materials? Are they sold in town? How much?"

Already prepared, facing Xia Nan's questioning, Ba'en shook his head slightly.

"As long as there are materials with inert water elements, they can be used, but I asked around town yesterday and no shop has stock."

"So... can I only give up?" Xia Nan asked. ===== CHAPTER 283 =====