[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves":3,"chapter-master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-chapter-57":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Master Craftsman in the World of Elves",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2256648,4402,"Chapter 57: The Strange Tool Craft","master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>Flames rose from the furnace, spewing hot embers outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken iron and ores gradually melted and forged; whether the original owner or now Guang Tai, both were utterly unfamiliar with forging, having never touched it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, gaining the craft also revealed the correct production process, and Guang Tai had previously obtained forging insights from the Rock Mountain Ruins—though he’d acquired them inexplicably, they were incredibly useful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined, even a complete novice with no forging experience could produce works rivaling those of master craftsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising flames symbolized power, easily shattering the worldview of weak life. The boiling firelight, the forceful hammer, the solid anvil—each strike carried a primal, overwhelming force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Guang Tai forged a pair of iron gloves, which, after being stitched with leather, became his first forged item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Completed a craft production!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Craft item: Destruction Gloves.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Description: A tool forged and processed with special flame using Pokémon materials and broken iron, enhancing Steel-type energy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Craft effect: Rapid Digging—Digging speed +20%, unique usage “Dig Hole”.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Dig Hole? Is that a move?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Its materials are the spikes and claws of Pangoro, but since it was forged with flame, only Fire, Steel, and Psychic energy are enhanced—it cannot boost Ground-type power.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Phew—’ Guang Tai wiped sweat from his brow, took a brief rest, and stared in surprise at the steel gloves in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbeknownst to him, two Pokémon had slipped in and now circled the special gloves, exchanging sounds as if voicing their own opinions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Guang Tai heard Doujianshao’s words, he shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy’s still pushing that King propaganda!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better check out the new materials!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Material: Spark Scale Powder.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained from: Hisui Region Ancient City (Volcarona), Paldea Region Great Pit (Volcarona), or evolved from Fletchinder.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Corresponding craft: Ancient Firing Craft (can produce Ancient Vessel).】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ancient firing? Great! Can Volcarona’s scale powder be bought online?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Probably not.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Since I’m going to Hisui anyway, I’ll save this craft for a few months from now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujianshao: Forging? Back in the day, my body (x2) was forged too! Back then, I (x2) wasn’t even a Pokémon! Whatever the New King forged must surely possess incredible, miraculous power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilyroot (poking the glove): Not a Pokémon? Then what were you before, Doujianshao-senpai?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujianshao: Have you heard the tale of the Ancient Sword’s Awakening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujianshao (swaying its ribbons): An ancient sword, forged in battle, became a Pokémon after being possessed by a dead soul—that’s me! But that’s not entirely accurate: I’m not a human soul, but a Pokémon born naturally in a spirit-infused environment. Many Ghost-type Pokémon are born this way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilyroot (clenching fist): So you must’ve been a mighty sword back then!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujianshao: No, I’m ashamed to say—after becoming a Pokémon, I was captured by a traveling sorcerer, then presented to a king. Later, a knight chose me as his Pokémon and taught me some dishonorable... no, some truly practical battle techniques! Then, for reasons unknown, I was left to gather dust in a warehouse. When I awoke again, the kingdom had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilyroot (astonished): Eeh! That’s so unlucky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujianshao (perking up): Exactly! So now my dream is to serve a powerful person and make him the new king!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujianshao: Now is the very beginning of a nation’s rise. If you truly join, you’ll both be founding ministers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilyroot (twitching ears): No, senpai, I don’t understand any of that. What’s the benefit of being a minister? If I follow Guang Tai, aren’t I already with him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujianshao (stunned): Eeh? Benefit—right, what *is* the benefit? It’s commanding other Pokémon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilyroot (confused): But I don’t want to command other Pokémon. I’m just me—why command others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujianshao: Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujianshao: Come to think of it... right, I never planned any post-founding duties!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujianshao sank into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Pokémon cared about its nation-building scheme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilyroot only cared about Guang Tai’s gloves—and her own work!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If forged items have special abilities, they can be immensely useful in daily life. The original purpose of forging these tools was to make work easier.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And what about crafting armor for Lilyroot?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After days of training, Lilyroot had grown remarkably strong. Combined with her knowledge and personal experience and growth, she’d no longer lose so badly if she fought again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I should prepare some defense for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai searched his mind for special items compatible with Grass-type energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Change Dice + Seed Machine Gun?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Change Dice seems mechanical—its description says it always rolls high numbers—and I know next to nothing about machinery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better stick to forging armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Guang Tai forged several pieces of armor—and unexpectedly, the thoughts gathering in his mind yielded a strange result:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Completed a craft production!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Craft item: Small Body Armor (Steel).’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Description: Prevents effects normally triggered by contact attacks. Enhances Steel-type energy and move power.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Prevents: HP loss from Spiky Shield; Poison from Fortify; HP loss from Spiky Defense; HP loss from Rough Skin, Iron Barbs, and Self-Destruct; effects of Flame Body, Static, Cute Charm, and Doom Desire.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Craft effect: Rebound—Defense +15%, reflects opponent’s impact back at them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Warning: Excessive damage may cause the armor to instantly break.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Oh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai’s eyes lit up, and he handed the full set of small body armor to Lilyroot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Try it on!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilyroot curiously took the armor, but since her tiny hands were too short, Guang Tai helped her put it on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once dressed, Lilyroot’s skirt now had iron plates front and back, a small helmet sat atop her head, and three leaves extended from holes in the helmet’s crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Waa!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a bit heavy! Lilyroot wobbled side to side, gradually adjusting to the new armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Lilyroot felt she could now use a new ability—this feeling was different from learning a move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Bai?’ Lilyroot frowned, then looked at Doujianshao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Bai!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senpai Doujianshao, can you fight me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Oww—’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujianshao snapped out of its deep thought (x2), shifted its hilt, pointed at Lilyroot, and glanced at Guang Tai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s fine—this is the perfect time to test the armor’s effectiveness. Doujianshao, use Sucker Punch!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai gave the order. Doujianshao grumbled, then its blades glowed with purple-white light! Both blades shot out and struck Lilyroot directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Lilyroot activated the strange sensation within her. Her armor emitted Steel-type energy, seemingly drawing in ambient natural energy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujianshao was instantly thrown back by the rebounded force—the very power it had unleashed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Bai! Waa~()~!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilyroot bounced and jumped, overjoyed to see Doujianshao flung away by her own power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ecstatic delight, she leapt onto Guang Tai’s shoulder and rubbed her face against his cheek!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Waa!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you, Guang Tai!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Oww?~!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Oop?~!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujianshao was stunned—it never imagined Lilyroot’s armor had such power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, it turned its blades toward Guang Tai, both eyes filled with longing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t you make one for me too?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But you already have blade sheaths—they’re part of your body.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai muttered, stroking Lilyroot, but seeing Doujianshao’s dejected state, he soothed it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Alright, alright—I’ll figure out something similar for you later. Hmm... since I can’t modify the sheaths, I’ll just add decorations to the guard and hilt.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That’s fine too—it’ll distinguish you from other Pokémon of your type. Though honestly, we don’t even have any Pokémon like you in this region anyway.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It seems tools can have varied uses—some tied to Pokémon moves, others not. Probably depends on whether the tool’s function matches a specific move.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Oww~!’ Doujianshao nodded its hilt, signaling—it wanted the coolest guard design ever!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for effects—if we’re lucky enough to forge tools that carry Pokémon move effects—if we can!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I once heard of a move called ‘Giant Slash,’ executed with a blade—let’s try forging a tool for that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Puh—’ Guang Tai nearly spat out his drink!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘You, you know Giant Slash? Were you brought from Galar?’ Guang Tai remembered: though Doujianshao was an ancient relic brought long ago, it had never said where it came from—seemingly unaware itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning, during the kingdom era, there was no concept of regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Oop?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Doujianshao was utterly confused, saying only that Giant Slash was a legendary move it had heard from the sorcerer who captured it as a treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That move can’t be put on a weapon... wait, maybe it really can.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai was about to refuse, but then remembered—if he obtained hair from Cetitan, plus ‘rust iron’ from a decayed blade, perhaps he could truly forge a tool with the Giant Slash move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cetitan (Battle Hero) + Decayed Blade + Iron Head = King of Swords + Giant Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formula’s already laid out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, if you really found these materials and forged a blade guard with Beast Slasher, or attached it to a logging axe—would you use Beast Slasher to chop trees!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that sounds pretty interesting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1453,"2026-06-19T14:14:16.243Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","450e45bacd04cffb7e19256fa8a270ca8b028333e7a4fedef36d01c9088cff62","master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-chapter-58","master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-chapter-56",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmaster-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-cover.jpg"]