Chapter 615: 615

Master Bismuth was really starting to regret something . When Abel was trying to fix that magic sword, he was just standing far away to watch him do it . He was just watching because he thought that it would be funny to watch a wizard fail at it, but really, he should’ve gone closer and paid more attention .

And the way Abel fixed it . He had never heard of this technique before . If Bismuth had to guess, it was probably a secret technique that could’ve come from literally anywhere–ancient ruins, heritage from certain races; It could even be a new invention . Whatever the case was, this was the first time he had ever seen someone fix a magic weapon like this .

Master Bismuth was a master blacksmith . He had his fair share of knowledge . Still, despite all his years of experience, he had never seen anybody fix a magic weapon with just a few hits . Whatever Abel did, it was completely different from what he was familiar with .

But that didn’t make any sense . On the Holy Continent, everything to do with forgery was from the dwarves . All the techniques came from one place . If what Abel did wasn’t a secret technique, Master Bismuth would, really, had no clue what it was .

Back to Abel . He noticed that someone was walking towards him . It made him frown . Usually, no matter what job one partook in, it’s always rude to be interrupted when he was in the middle of doing something .

“Hello . Is there anything I can help you with?” Abel asked while taking out another knight’s big sword from his portal bag .

Master Bismuth tried to be polite, “My name is Bismuth, and I’m from the blacksmith department . Apologies if I’m making an intrusion, but I’m quite fascinated with your techniques . ”

When Abel heard Bismuth’s name, he recognized it immediately . So this was the one who helped to examine Head Commander Bodley’s sword .

“Greetings to you, Master Bismuth . I’ve come here to finish my weapon maintenance mission . ”

“I noticed . Still, I’m quite curious about the way you fix your weapon . Could you, uh, show me the knight’s big sword you repaired?”

“Of course . ”

As Abel said that, he pointed towards the knight’s big sword that was lying near him . Since it hadn’t cooled down yet, he decided not to put it inside his portal bag . Master Bismuth immediately went to pick it up . He tried to look as carefully as he could, but he couldn’t find a repair mark on any spot at all .

“Impossible!”

Master Bismuth’s face was almost touching the sword, but no matter how hard he looked, he couldn’t find any repair mark whatsoever . When he flicked the sword’s body with his finger, a clear, metallic sound came out . It was a sign that the broken parts were fully connected . This was very weird to him . The last time he checked, even the main part of the blade was broken into two, but he couldn’t find a single sign that damage had been there .

This was only possible if the weapon was brand new . Under most cases, any weapon would have multiple tiny parts that were chipped off . This was not the case for this knight’s big sword . To put it simply, Abel really outdid himself .

Apart from his main job as a master blacksmith, Master Bismuth was also a knight . He was at around the rank of an intermediate knight . That being said, he was already good enough to direct his own combat qi into the weapon he was holding . With the weapon he was holding, he was more than willing to direct his white combat qi into it .

And there he went . By directing his own combat qi into the knight’s big sword, he made the estimate that the knight’s big sword was completely repaired . Of course, if Abel knew what he was thinking, he would’ve told him that it wasn’t the case . The sword was about 95% complete . As perfect as the repair job seemed to be, there was still a deficit in the rune sign’s effects .

Master Bismuth couldn’t hide his curiosity anymore, “Sir, please, could you tell me how you did it? How did you manage to find a way to fix this weapon?”

Abel shook his head, “I’m sorry, Master Bismuth, but that’s a very private question . I’m not going to stop you from watching me work, but I’m not going to answer any questions that are related to my mission . ”

It was a disappointing response, but not an unexpected one . In fact, Master Bismuth didn’t even expect Abel to allow him to watch . This was a secret technique that he was given permission to lay his eyes on . From his perspective, if he was allowed to watch it a couple more times, there was probably a chance that it would help him to improve his own skill .

Abel didn’t really care to talk more to him . After throwing another damaged sword into the furnace, he stomped harder on the pump to increase the heat of the furnace .

When the sword’s body started turning red, he picked the broken parts out of the furnace . Then, just like before, he raised his hammer and began to smash .

Clang .

Clang .

Again, it was right on where the sword was broken . Then, after placing down his giant hammer, Abel started channeling the magic gemstone’s energy with his power of the Will . Soon, the energy was successfully redirected to the rune that was on the sword .

There . The magic knight’s big sword was repaired . Master Bismuth was watching the entire time, but he couldn’t believe what he was seeing . Actually, his entire ego was starting to crumble . After witnessing how easy Abel made it seem, he felt like his whole career had been for naught .

“What secret technique is this?’ Master Bismuth asked . His voice was starting to get very coarse .

“Secret technique?”

Abel was surprised to even hear that term . What he did just then was nothing of the sort . The only thing he did was to use his brute force . There was a lot of precision that was involved, but that was pretty much all there was .

Master Bismuth was really looking upset, “No, no no! You shouldn’t answer my question! Forgive me for asking!”

Abel didn’t know how to respond, so he just shook his head . He didn’t know what was wrong with Master Bismuth . Instead of continuing the conversation, he grabbed the repaired sword and tossed it to the side . Then, after taking out another damaged magic weapon, he went back to his work .

Master Bismuth was just silent now . From what he saw, if the weapon was not too damaged, all it took for Abel to repair it was with one hit . If the damage was severe, it would take about one or two more, but it would never be more than three hits .

That was when the suspicion started kicking in . Master Bismuth started to wonder if it was actually the legendary Grandmaster Abel . Still, he abandoned that thought right away . According to common knowledge, Grandmaster Abel was a proper blacksmith that used standard techniques . There was no mention of such unorthodox methods .

“Yeah, no way,” he thought to himself, “Whatever he’s doing, it’s not something that a blacksmith could do . Yeah, not even a grandmaster . ”

Actually, on second thought, Master Bismuth was starting to suspect that the technique was specialized for wizards . It might’ve even been a secret technique that was left from the ancient items . That would’ve made a lot of sense .

Since they weren’t about training their muscles, wizards often had a hard time swinging a hammer to do forging . However, with the way that Abel was doing his work, it would take a lot of arm strength to complete the work .

Besides, it wasn’t all that hard for wizards to lift a hammer . It wasn’t that hard for a short period of time . There were rune signs, potions, and many other methods that can boost one’s strength temporarily .