Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

Chapter 769 - 496: Tiamat’s Evolution, [Dragon Forging] Inheritance_2

Fang Zhou nodded, tossing the Frost Skull to Tiamat before turning to inspect the other spoils of war.

Aside from some broken Earth Dragon scales, claws, and other worthless materials, Fang Zhou discovered a strangely shaped metal Giant Axe. He gave a command to the Berserker Heroic Spirit Olaf, signaling for him to lift the axe. However, the Bronze Middle-Rank Olaf used all his strength only to set the massive weapon upright from where it lay on the ground. As the axe blade touched the floor, the hard stone slab shattered.

Fang Zhou was surprised; he hadn’t expected such a rustic-looking axe to be so heavy. Upon closer inspection, he saw the War Axe was double-bitted, with a double-sided dragon head carved into the center of the axe head. The blades were as broad as a crescent moon, and the handle was a full five feet long. This was a Giant Axe, much like an enlarged version of a dwarven war axe. Its defining characteristics were its thickness and immense weight.

A look of understanding flashed in Fang Zhou’s eyes. No wonder this war axe is so heavy. It’s made of Dragon Tempered Gold.

This was a giant War Axe forged entirely from Dragon Tempered Gold. The metal had an extremely high density. This giant War Axe was not something an ordinary human Combat Professional could use; they likely couldn’t even lift it.

Most people have no concept of the price of Dragon Tempered Gold, so let’s make a simple comparison. In both the Mythical World and on Blue Star, gold and silver are the most common precious metals, while Secret Silver and Secret Gold are the most common magic metals. Secret Silver is priced at ten times that of gold, while Secret Gold is twenty times more valuable. Se Sliver is even more expensive than Secret Gold, with a single ingot trading for five ingots of Secret Gold.

Magic Stones are the most common energy crystals. They possess a natural Magic Stable Structure and miraculous Natural Magic Runes. Over millions of years, they absorb massive amounts of energy, making them a favorite of Professionals. They are indispensable, whether for replenishing energy at critical moments, arranging Magic Arrays, or conducting Magic Ceremonies.

Dragon Tempered Gold is synthesized from Se Sliver and Magic Stones, making it even more valuable. A single ingot of Dragon Tempered Gold requires one Se Sliver ingot and over a hundred standard-sized Magic Stones. Furthermore, only an Alchemy Master can perform the synthesis. An Alchemy Master is even rarer than a Great Mage, so one can only imagine how high the fee for their services would be.

Such a massive Dragon Tempered Gold Axe would require at least 100 ingots of the metal to forge, and that didn’t even account for the other materials. Forging weapons from Dragon Tempered Gold is extremely difficult. An ordinary forger couldn’t possibly manage it; the task requires a true Forging Master. This Dragon Tempered Gold Axe was worth at least 20,000 Magic Stones.

In the Era of Myth, the value of Magic Equipment is determined by its enchantments and inscribed runes. This Dragon Tempered Gold Axe, however, had not a single rune. It relied entirely on its base material and forging craftsmanship. It was possible that, over time, any original runes and enchantments had been completely eroded, leaving only the raw materials preserved.

It was unclear why such a heavy Dragon Tempered Gold Axe would be placed in the Skeleton Mage’s tomb’s Breeding Area, accompanied by dragon eggs and dragon scales. Dragon Tempered Gold has strong Armor-Piercing and Demon-Breaking properties, capable of penetrating almost any armor. This includes Black Iron armor, known for its physical solidity, as well as Secret Silver Armor and Secret Gold Armor, known for their high Magic Defense. A high-tier Warrior with sufficient strength could easily destroy any Metal Golem with this Dragon Tempered Gold Axe. Even high-level Secret Silver Golems and Secret Gold Golems could not withstand its cleaving blade. Of course, golems of that level would have other abilities and protective measures, so they wouldn’t be smashed by a single strike.

Does an axe like this even need enchantments? What kind could it possibly need? Besides, enchanting it isn’t something an ordinary person could do, is it?

At that moment, Lin Qingshan approached. He glanced at the weapon, shaking his head. "This war axe... not many people can wield it."

He was right. Judging by its shape alone, the Dragon Tempered Gold Axe was clearly not designed for medium-sized creatures like humans. A creature would need to be large-sized to even be considered qualified to wield it. Unfortunately, Fang Zhou had no creature suitable for wielding the Dragon Tempered Gold Axe. Even someone as powerful as the Golden Tier Berserker, Lu Hu, could likely only look on in dismay.

However, Fang Zhou’s eyes flashed as a new idea emerged in his mind. Since he had no one suitable to wield the Dragon Tempered Gold Axe, he might as well create a large Undead Creature himself. As it happened, he had just acquired a large batch of high-quality corpse materials from his exploration of the mage’s tomb. Among them were the remains of seven Dragon Bone Soldiers.

If I use those as a foundation to create a Dragon Descendant Undead Creature, wouldn’t that be magnificent?

Even if he failed, he could turn the Dragon Tempered Gold Axe over to the Sea City Military Academy, who would surely compensate him well. No matter what, Fang Zhou stood to profit greatly. At this thought, Fang Zhou let out a sigh of relief and stored the massive Dragon Tempered Gold Axe in his Space Storage Capsule.

Meanwhile, Tiamat, who had been lying to the side digesting the Dragon Inheritance from the Frost Skull, lifted her head and let out a crisp roar. Fang Zhou looked at her, hearing the excitement in her draconic roar. Before Fang Zhou could ask, Tiamat directly shared the newly analyzed information from the Dragon Inheritance with him through her Dragon Sect Spiritual Wisdom skill.

It was a Dragon Inheritance skill called the Dragon Forging Technique. Specifically, it wasn’t a combat skill, but a forging method unique to dragons.

In the Mythical World, many races excelled at forging. The weapons and armor crafted by the Dwarf Race were solid, durable, thick, and sturdy. The weapons and armor created by the Elf Race were light, graceful, exquisite, and beautiful. But there was another type of weapon and armor that surpassed those of both these great races. It had a resounding name: Dragon Forging.

Dragons have long lifespans and vast experience. They generally understand magic, possessing unique spells and special powers unknown to mortals. Among them, some dragons with broad interests had developed a forging technique unique to the Dragon Race. The core of this Dragon Forging Technique was to use Dragon Fire for tempering and even Dragon Blood for quenching, which bestowed special abilities upon the equipment.

Many of the renowned weapons from the Era of Myth were Dragon-forged. Dragon-forged equipment surpassed dwarven and elven crafts in quality and was even rarer. Extremely rare pieces of Dragon-forged equipment often became collectibles for nobles and wealthy merchants, hidden away from the public eye. In fact, most Dragon-forged equipment was not crafted by true dragons, but by Dragon Descendant blacksmiths whom the dragons had transformed.

Fang Zhou himself was an Intermediate Blacksmith. After learning basic forging techniques from Instructor Huang Qiuyue and successfully taking on the Blacksmith Sub-profession, he used his own ingenuity and attribute panel to accumulate a wealth of forging experience and master numerous techniques. This allowed him to naturally progress to an Intermediate Blacksmith.

For instance, relying on his own forging skills, he had previously merged the Soul Guardian Bronze Crown from the remnant soul of Naraku’s Vladimir with the Undead Magic Ball from Instructor Su Xinyan to create the Soul Shattering Magic Ball. More recently, he had also expanded his Space Storage Capsule by merging it with the purple pouch from the Six-armed Snake Demon Warrior, a feat made possible by his proficient grasp of forging and Array Magic.

Now that he had advanced to a Bronze-rank Professional, and especially after sweeping through the Naraku Civilization’s mage tomb, he had gathered a substantial amount of resources for smelting and enhancing his equipment. The six pieces of the Radiant Mage set he had redeemed from the Sea City Military Academy’s logistics department were also a bit ill-fitting. He needed to reforge them or at least make some reasonable modifications.

The appearance of the Dragon Forging Technique was incredibly timely. Since Fang Zhou had Tiamat, the Black Gem Young Dragon, as his Spirit Pet, he would have no shortage of Dragon Breath or Dragon Blood. If he wanted better weapons and equipment in the future, he could use the Dragon Forging Technique for refinement. Now that Fang Zhou was a Bronze-rank Professional, his demand for high-end equipment was growing ever larger.