Simulator: Starting as a Green Snake and Transforming into a Dragon

Chapter 207 Learning the Art of Weapon Forging

Gu Yuchuan ultimately decided against simulating here. He was currently residing in the Crown Prince's Palace, which was arguably the place with the strongest humanistic spirit outside of the Imperial Palace. He had reason to believe that the Crown Prince's Palace had too many protective mechanisms in place, and that simulating here rashly might be dangerous.

This simulator is his most valuable asset; if it were discovered, it could cause serious problems, so he's unwilling to take the risk, and he's not in a hurry to develop the simulator.

He simply began to study the Dragon Blood Fruit in his hand, to see if he could use it to truly become a dragon. He had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

He studied it all day and finally understood how to use it to advance his bloodline. At that moment, the Crown Prince came to see him with good news. As soon as he entered, he saw the Crown Prince's smiling face.

"Demon King, Master Wang, the master craftsman, has agreed. I will take you there now."

Gu Yuchuan's eyes lit up. This was great news! He was determined to take this opportunity to improve his weapon-refining skills. When he returned to the demon race, he would be able to obtain a lot of resources with this identity. After all, the resources that a Golden Core Demon King could spend for a magic weapon were unimaginable to ordinary cultivators.

Soon, they arrived at Master Wang's residence. To his surprise, the place where the other party lived looked very simple, even shabby, which was completely inconsistent with his status.

A Nascent Soul stage expert, a guest of the Crown Prince, a master weapon refiner—any one of these titles would be considered top-tier in the Great Yong Dynasty, yet his residence appeared remarkably simple.

Gu Yuchuan didn't ask, suppressing his curiosity. He was only here to learn weapon crafting for a few days, not to actually become an apprentice. Why should he know so much?

After the Crown Prince gave them the visiting cards, a servant led them inside. This servant was different from those of other families. Other families' servants were all eloquent and seemed very clever. When they led you in, they were all trying to please you.

But their family was different. They didn't say a word from beginning to end, just walked silently ahead, looking very dull. Gu Yuchuan swept his magic over and found that the other party was actually mute. This was quite interesting.

Finally, they arrived at a main hall, where a somewhat disheveled old man sat in the middle. His gray robe was tattered and patched, and his face was unkempt, with his beard hanging haphazardly, making him look quite messy.

He looked up at Gu Yuchuan and, unexpectedly, found his eyes to be bright and piercing, which was quite different from his appearance.

"Your Highness, is this the Demon King who needs my guidance on weapon crafting?"

The Crown Prince nodded: "Uncle, the Demon King and I have a very good relationship, so you must be careful."

His gaze softened as he looked at the Crown Prince, and he slowly nodded: "Alright, I will do my best. Crown Prince, you may go back now. I will dedicate myself to teaching him for the next seven days. However, how much he learns will depend on his own comprehension."

The Crown Prince bowed and left, leaving only the two of them.

"Come on, get me to the weapon-refining room."

Gu Yuchuan followed him down, winding and turning, feeling that they were already very deep underground. It seemed that there was a powerful underground fire hidden beneath his mansion. Sure enough, when he felt the intense heat, he saw a ball of underground fire. This underground fire even made him feel pressure, showing that its power was enough to defeat a Golden Core cultivator.

"You only have seven days, so I won't go into the theory. I'll try my best to help you solve the problems you're currently facing in your weapon crafting. I heard you're already able to craft magic weapons. I've also seen that Hundred Poisons Asura Smoke; it's not bad. Craft it here once and let me see if there are any problems."

Gu Yuchuan took out the materials and began refining. He had refined the Hundred Poisons Asura Smoke several times before, so he was quite familiar with it. Therefore, he worked very quickly, and it was successfully refined in about three hours. His movements were very smooth, and there were no problems. He was very satisfied with his work.

However, Master Wang's expression was not good. By the time Gu Yuchuan finished refining it, he had already noticed the problem.

"Let me be blunt. Your weapon crafting lacks any personal style. To give you two simple examples, when melting and shaping materials, most weapon crafting masters have their own commonly used methods. This way, the things they create are not only more powerful but also have their own personal characteristics, which also increases their proficiency in weapon crafting. But you don't have this. Only by understanding these things can your weapon crafting reach a higher level."

Gu Yuchuan stood up and bowed: "Thank you for your guidance, Master. I will pay attention."

Seeing his humble attitude, the master continued, "I noticed that you tried to add your own magic power when melting the materials, which is wrong. You can add some spiritual water, and you can also use some new forging methods when forging and shaping. I do have a Hundred Refinement Method here, a fixed price of 20,000 spirit stones."

Gu Yuchuan did have about 30,000 spirit stones in his hand at the moment, and he took out 20,000 and handed them over. After learning this, it would be of great help to his future path as a weapon refiner, so it was an investment he had to make.

After he received it, he began to examine it. At this point, the master spoke up: "You study it for a day, and at this time tomorrow, I will come back and refine it for me again so I can see if your weapon-refining skills have improved."

After saying that, he left, leaving Gu Yuchuan alone. This Hundred Refinement Method is a technique for forging. Through the use of some secret methods, he can make the materials have greater power when they are being shaped, thereby increasing the power of the final product. Moreover, these secret methods can also increase the possibility of magic weapons taking shape. It is indeed very powerful.

Gu Yuchuan felt that this thing definitely couldn't be bought for 20,000 spirit stones. The other party must have given him a discount because of the Crown Prince's influence. Sure enough, in the human race, as long as you have connections, everything is much easier.

He found a place and began to study the Hundred Refinement Method. To be honest, it wasn't particularly profound. It was simply about repeatedly shaping materials to increase their toughness. The principle wasn't difficult either. He studied it for a day and felt that he had almost grasped it. However, since he hadn't actually practiced it, he didn't know exactly how much he had understood. He would definitely need to actually try it out to know for sure.

He still had some time, so he thought about melting the materials and adding his own ingredients, but this was the part he couldn't quite figure out.