Chapter 229: The Despised Starfall Rock Iron

"Dear Explorer, we meet again." Iron Hammer laughed loudly and looked at Su Sheng.

"Explorer, did you come for forging?" Iron Hammer reached out his hand, wanting to pat Su Sheng's shoulder.

But he embarrassedly discovered that he seemed unable to reach.

Iron Hammer is about 1.4 meters tall, facing Su Sheng, a sturdy man nearly 1.9 meters…

Indeed he couldn't reach, and then Iron Hammer sheepishly withdrew his hand.

Su Sheng was somewhat surprised; there was no quest line, but Iron Hammer remembered his forging request—this AI is really high.

"Come on, Explorer, let me see the forging materials you prepared." Iron Hammer stroked his big beard, speaking to cover up the embarrassment.

"I don't have many materials; I only prepared two. If it's not enough, I don't know if you can help me prepare some more—I can buy them with gold coins." Su Sheng spoke a little embarrassed, still knowing something about the situation of side‑profession blacksmiths.

Almost every forging requires various materials to create something good; items made from a single or scarce material tend to be relatively ordinary.

Upon hearing the words "gold coin," Iron Hammer's eyes almost turned into yen signs.

"No problem, our dwarf race are born blacksmiths; we guarantee we can forge weapons or armor to your satisfaction!" Iron Hammer slapped his chest: "As for materials, we still have some stock in our clan."

Then Su Sheng took out the Starfall Rock Iron.

"Oh! This is Starfall Rock Iron!" Iron Hammer's eyes lit up: "It was once our highest‑grade material, but the hateful trolls stole it away."

"However, Explorer, since you killed the troll, it naturally belongs to you as spoils. Are you sure you want to use the Starfall Rock Iron for forging?" Iron Hammer said with some regret.

Su Sheng froze for a moment, then realized—this actually belongs to the dwarf race.

Thinking about it, it makes sense: the trolls invaded the dwarves' homeland, and this piece of Starfall Rock Iron dropped from the troll's body—no problem.

"Yes." Su Sheng nodded.

Iron Hammer smacked his lips, looking regretfully at the Starfall Rock Iron before him: "Well, I didn't expect discarded Starfall Rock Iron to be forgeable again by us; I'll personally take charge."

"Come on, take out your other materials; they must be worthy of this Starfall Rock Iron, otherwise I'll refuse to help you forge—it would be too wasteful." Iron Hammer said to Su Sheng.

"Hehe, no problem." Su Sheng took out the Demon God Tree Heart.

"This isn't ore...." Seeing Su Sheng pull out a piece of wood, Iron Hammer was about to complain.

Then he saw the three‑colored divine light, and the words he was about to say were swallowed back; his eyes widened as he stared fixedly at the Demon God Tree Heart in Su Sheng's hand.

The other dwarves near the mine also instantly widened their eyes.

"This..."

Swish~

Iron Hammer almost instantly darted over, almost bumping into Su Sheng's hand.

"This is... Three‑colored Divine Artifact material!!!" Iron Hammer spoke in disbelief, his voice cracking.

"Yes." Su Sheng nodded.

"Can... can I take a look?" Iron Hammer swallowed, his voice slightly trembling.

"Sure, we actually need your help to forge it." Although these guys looked excited, Su Sheng wasn't worried they'd swallow his materials.

After all, these guys can't even handle a troll; if they really dared to swallow them, Su Sheng wouldn't mind blowing them up.

Iron Hammer gently took the Demon God Tree Heart; the heart itself is actually light, but quite long—two meters, taller than Iron Hammer's height.

"Rich demon god aura, wondrous creation—divinity and demonic breath actually maintain a wondrous balance." Iron Hammer gently caressed the Demon God Tree Heart in his hand; that expression, that motion, probably isn't even that gentle with his wife.

"I initially thought you couldn't produce material worthy of the Starfall Rock Iron, but now it seems the Starfall Rock Iron is unworthy of this tree heart." Iron Hammer lifted his head, looking at Su Sheng with a complex gaze.

"Can't we forge it?" Su Sheng frowned slightly.

"How to put it..." Iron Hammer pondered: "As a blacksmith's reason, I don't recommend you forge; setting aside material issues, the technique alone isn't up to par."

Finally, Iron Hammer muttered to himself: "If only the Dwarf Kingdom still existed; at its peak, the Dwarf Kingdom forged Seven‑Color Artifacts, let alone Three‑colored ones."

"You can't forge it either?"

Su Sheng felt depressed.

"It can be forged, but as I said, I don't recommend it rationally; yet as a dwarf blacksmith I really wish you would entrust this material to me for forging."

"Actually, for Divine‑artifact‑grade material, finding a divine craftsman to forge it is best; but since the Dwarf Kingdom fell, I don't know where any divine craftsmen remain."

"At the very least, one needs to be a forging Grand Master."

"But I'm only a forging Master; of course, if you let me forge this material, if I succeed I have a good chance of advancing to Grand Master!"

"However, I can't guarantee we'll forge a Divine Artifact; moreover, even with a Grand Master, the Starfall Rock Iron alone makes forging a Divine Artifact unlikely."

Iron Hammer looked at the Demon God Tree Heart in his hand and babbled on at length.

As a Master‑level blacksmith, Iron Hammer didn't want this Three‑colored Divine Artifact material to be wasted, yet he himself very much desired to forge such an item.

Su Sheng felt a bit depressed about his side‑profession: apprentice, ordinary, intermediate, advanced, top, master, grand master, divine.

A Grand Master side‑profession—no one knows how many resources it takes to cultivate.

Moreover, the cost of cultivating a blacksmith is not low.

"By the way, what do you want to forge?" Iron Hammer looked up at Su Sheng.

"A spear!" Su Sheng answered firmly.

He has a mount, but a one‑handed sword is too short for mounted combat, not very convenient; Su Sheng finally understood why ancient generals on horseback almost always used long weapons.

"Spear in hand, ride to pacify the world!" How many boys' youthful dreams that is!

"Spear..." Upon hearing that, Iron Hammer pondered for a moment.

"In that case, it's relatively simple—this tree heart can directly serve as the spear shaft!"

"But the spearhead needs good material; the Starfall Rock Iron isn't up to it."

Just moments ago it was revered as a supreme treasure, but now Iron Hammer despises the Starfall Rock Iron utterly.

(Starfall Rock Iron:????)

"Spear..." Iron Hammer pondered for a long time, then looked up at Su Sheng: "Respected Explorer, as far as I know, finding a Grand Master blacksmith is nearly impossible unless you go to your Human Clan Huangcheng."

So I have two options; I might not dare to take on other things, but the spear is relatively simple.

First, you should pause the forging; don't waste such good material,

Second, I'll take it on; I will do my utmost, but I cannot guarantee a hundred percent success in creating a Divine Artifact, but at the very least it will be a Red Legend!

Iron Hammer spoke solemnly: "Explorer, you are its owner, so it's up to you to decide."