bookbashuk Chapter 179 Mithril Sword
Chapter 179 Mithril Sword
Chapter 179 Mithril Sword
Once the furnace forging was complete, Dui placed it in the center of the forging room.
He then threw the flaming sword into the furnace, where it was forged by intense heat and flames.
The Blazing Sword was forged by Thorin and several dwarven craftsmen, using a small amount of mithril fused with the ancient sword of the Corpse Demon, and it is also engraved with runes representing "fire".
Gandalf used it to unleash the sacred Arnor Fire in Moria's battle against the Balrog's Udon Fire.
But this does not mean that the Flaming Sword itself actually possesses such power.
Instead, Gandalf used the flaming sword to unleash the fire of Arnor.
Dui plans to use the forging techniques of fairies to reforge the Blazing Sword once again, making it even stronger.
The Blazing Sword is made of bronze, but how can it compare to mithril?
Not to mention that Dui is going to use the even more precious Mother of Mithril this time.
That's right, Dui is preparing to use the Mother of Mithril to reforge the Blazing Sword.
He first threw the flaming sword into the furnace.
As expected of a weapon forged by dwarves, the Flaming Sword melts very slowly even in a high-temperature furnace.
Dui deliberately added more flame crystals into the furnace to speed up the melting of the sword.
Under Dui's watchful gaze, the Flaming Sword melted into a pool of molten lava, and the impurities within it were rapidly decomposed and burned away.
In the end, only a small mass of pure, unblemished bronze molten metal remained, along with a thumb-sized amount of mithril molten metal beside it.
That thumb-sized amount of mithril was the mithril component that Thorin and several dwarf craftsmen added to the sword.
Although it wasn't large, it represented the greatest sincerity Thorin could offer.
But now Dui has directly split the more precious Mother of Mithril, which is the size of a fist, in two.
Then half of them were thrown into the furnace.
Mother Mithril is far more durable and heat-resistant than ordinary Mithril; even the flames of the Balrog could not melt it.
Inside the furnace, the Mother of Mithril remained completely still amidst the extreme heat and flames, lying there quietly.
Upon seeing this, Dui immediately threw the remaining flame crystals into the furnace.
With the furnace's heat increased tenfold, the color inside had changed from white to a deeper blue.
The temperature inside had long exceeded that of a volcano, and even the molten bronze in the furnace had begun to vaporize.
The Mother of Mithril has finally begun to show signs of softening, but it is still very slow.
At this rate, Dui wondered when the Mother of Mithril would be completely melted.
Seeing this, Dui aimed his wand at the vent and unleashed a fierce flame.
The fiery flames, imbued with destructive power, joined the furnace's fire, instantly causing the furnace's temperature to surge even higher, turning it a bluish-purple color.
Under such terrifying flames, the Mother of Mithril melted at an accelerated rate.
A week passed in the blink of an eye, and the Mother of Mithril, which was half the size of a fist, was finally completely melted.
The bronze molten metal that the Fiery Sword had melted had shrunk considerably, leaving only a tiny bit of pure bronze essence that looked as brilliant as gold.
Mithril is a good material, but it is too light. If the entire sword were made of mithril, the weight would be difficult to control and would not be conducive to producing lethality.
Therefore, Dui fused the light mithril mother molten lava with the heavy bronze essence to form an alloy material of suitable weight, combining the lightness, corrosion resistance, and high enchantment conductivity of mithril with the stability and strength of bronze.
Dui took the fused mixed metal out of the furnace and waited for it to solidify. Then he used a mithril hammer to strike it repeatedly at a unique frequency. With each strike, magic would be incorporated into the alloy through the mithril hammer, and the Mother of Mithril and the essence of bronze would be further fused together.
Once the hammering was complete, the alloy was thrown back into the furnace and remelted and calcined, allowing the mithril, bronze, and magic to react continuously within the furnace.
This repeated process lasted for a full three months.
The forging process only stopped when the Mother of Mithril, bronze, and magic had become indistinguishable and their metallic memory had been fully activated.
By this time, the mithril alloy had already been forged and shaped into the form of a sword.
Dui used a mithril engraving knife to inscribe runes on the sword. Once the engraving was complete, he poured it into the molten mithril in the furnace to create a patina.
After further forging and polishing, Dui placed the red-hot sword directly into the prepared blood-red liquid for quenching.
This blood-red liquid is a fairy quenching potion made by Dui using dragon blood as a raw material.
The sword cooled rapidly in the dragon blood elixir, continuously absorbing its essence, making its blade even more extraordinary, faintly shimmering with a precious light.
After cooling, it was tempered and forged again.
Three more months passed, and finally, a long, slender sword gleaming with silver light appeared in its entirety.
The sword is entirely bright silver, but with the addition of bronze, it also has a subtle golden hue.
The sword has a cross-shaped hilt, a phoenix carved in the center of the guard, crown-shaped ends in which red gemstones are inlaid, and a large ruby is also inlaid at the end of the hilt.
However, these gems are not real rubies, but rather gem shapes carved from fire crystals.
Even more amazingly, the originally scorching hot flame crystals, now embedded in the sword hilt, did not emit any high-temperature aura, nor did they feel hot to the touch; they only provided a warm sensation.
The sword will always radiate warmth, even in a cold environment, making the wielder feel cozy.
On the blade, inscribed in Elvish script, are the words: "Duir, wielding and controlling the flaming sword, harnessing the fire of judgment, to annihilate all enemies of darkness."
This Elvish inscription, written by Arwen, not only records the name of the sword and its owner, but also imbues it with the will and power to judge and destroy darkness.
Looking at the work that took a full six months to complete, Dui was filled with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
"The Blazing Sword!" Dui shouted.
The next second, the sword on the forging table vanished instantly and then appeared out of thin air in his hand.
Feeling the weight in his hand, Du Yi couldn't help but smile.
This sword was imbued with his spirit and will during its forging, and has already recognized its master. No matter where he is, the sword can instantly appear in his hand whenever he summons it.
Moreover, no one can wield the Blazing Sword unless they have his approval and permission.
Because in the hands of those with ill intentions, the flaming sword becomes extremely hot, causing burns at best and death at worst.
In addition, because the Blazing Sword is made of Mother Mithril, it is not only indestructible, but also contains very powerful magical properties, which can resist the attacks of various spells, and even the Death Curse.
Most importantly, the Blazing Sword can absorb substances that strengthen itself, thus continuously growing stronger.
This is also the most praised and admired aspect of the fairy forging craft.
Dui took out a crystal bottle containing basilisk venom and poured the venom onto the sword.
The sword was slowly absorbing the serpent monster's venom, and soon it gained the venom's corrosive and destructive power, while the sword itself also became highly toxic.
Once the enemy's skin is pierced by the flaming sword, they will be poisoned and die instantly.
Dui, seeing an opportunity, took his sword and plunged it directly into the body of the Flame Demon.
The Blazing Sword quickly absorbed the Flame Demon's power, not only becoming stronger by devouring flames, but also unleashing fire attacks.
He unleashed his fierce flames at the Blazing Sword, and the Blazing Sword devoured them all like a whale swallowing its prey. When it released flames again, the Blazing Sword took on some of the Blazing Fire's properties.
Finally, Dui, with a heavy heart, took out the crystal bottle of the Light of Eyarendil and dripped a few drops of star dew onto the sword.
The star dew, imbued with the power of starlight, was slowly absorbed by the flaming sword.
The sword seemed to have been washed clean, becoming even purer. Even the flame crystals on the hilt became clear and transparent, without a trace of impurity. The dark aura belonging to the Flame Demon was completely washed away.
What surprised Dui even more was that the sword could actively absorb starlight when the star Eyarendir was in the sky.
Dui was very happy about this unexpected surprise.
The Light of Eyarendil is very effective against dark creatures. If the Blazing Sword can absorb enough starlight, it will definitely be a nemesis of dark creatures.
To allow the Flaming Sword to receive more starlight, Dui simply placed it atop the Tower of Amonsur, so that it could be illuminated by the Star of Eyarendil.
Having completed the reforging of the Flaming Sword, Dui's forging mission has temporarily come to a halt.
He then focused more of his energy on alchemy.
In fact, the forging techniques of fairies and the alchemy of wizards have certain similarities.
As Dui's skills in fairy craftsmanship improved, he gained a deeper understanding of alchemy.
His ultimate goal in alchemy is to create a Philosopher's Stone, thereby establishing the foundation for immortality.
However, creating a Philosopher's Stone is not so easy.
Even though the Book of Abraham records the method of making the Philosopher's Stone, without a solid foundation in alchemy, it would be extremely difficult to make the Philosopher's Stone.
This is like asking an elementary school student to research nuclear weapons.
Even with very detailed blueprints, how could it possibly be made?
So Dui directly sought outside help, namely his future father-in-law, Lord Elrond, the most intelligent and knowledgeable Lord of the Valley in Middle-earth.
Although Elrond didn't really approve of Dui and Arwen being together, he clearly didn't want to see his daughter sad, nor did he want her to give up the eternal life of an Elf because Dui couldn't live forever.
So after receiving the Philosopher's Stone crafting blueprints and the runic dictionary from Dui, he has been quietly studying them.
Elrond, possessing boundless wisdom and knowledge, mastered runic knowledge in a very short time and studied it to a level that even Dui could not reach.
Furthermore, he gained a deep understanding of the creation of the Philosopher's Stone.
(End of this chapter)