Chapter 250: Rich Hobert
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Hobert knew that, generally speaking, mystical items were divided into two types: those formed "naturally" and those crafted by "Artisans."
The so-called "natural" formation is basically the product of Beyonders losing control. This process is very likely to create sealed items with significant negative effects, and only a small probability of obtaining mystical items with less negative effects.
Currently, most "mystical items" in the Beyonder world come from the hands of "Artisans," which is why wild "Artisans" are so sought after.
However, Hobert had always been somewhat unclear about the positioning of Beyonder weapons.
The three of them sat on the sofa, drinking tea, and discussing this topic.
Mainly, it was Carrie who was speaking: "The simplest distinction between Beyonder weapons and mystical items is that Beyonder weapons are made by adding spiritual materials or Beyonder materials, while mystical items are made using Beyonder characteristics.
"Another significant difference is that Beyonder weapons generally have a limited lifespan because, over time, the spirituality attached to the materials will gradually dissipate, whereas mystical items do not have such limitations."
She organized her thoughts and continued, "Additionally, the crafting methods differ. Beyonder weapons involve adding materials sequentially during the forging process.
"The crafting method for mystical items is called 'embedding.' It involves using spiritual materials to fuse the abilities of Beyonder characteristics with items like rings or necklaces, allowing users to use the abilities of Beyonder characteristics by simply channeling spirituality into them."
Hobert nodded and asked, "Then, is there a fixed order when adding spiritual materials during the creation of these weapons?"
"You can think of a Beyonder weapon as a continuously usable talisman," Carrie further explained. "The process of adding materials certainly has a certain order, but there is no fixed 'formula.' It is directly related to the artisan's knowledge, experience, the characteristics of spirituality, and so on. It can be said to vary from person to person."
Without Hobert asking further, Carrie herself lamented, "Generally, only the Church of Steam and Machinery has the strength to cultivate 'artisans' skilled in making mystical items. Even if 'artisans' without crafting experience listen to a lot of theory, the negative effects of their first few works will definitely be terrifyingly high.
"For wild Beyonders, the cost is too high. Even a Sequence 9 Beyonder characteristic costs three to four hundred pounds. If the negative effects are too high, it's better to sell the Beyonder characteristic.
"However, 'artisans' like us without a church background also have our own way of survival. The price of spiritual materials is much lower than the price of Beyonder materials or Beyonder characteristics.
"It just requires some experimentation to give the weapon extraordinary effects, and this trial-and-error process is also a cost."
Hobert curiously asked, "Since it's a continuously usable talisman, do you need to pray to relevant deities for power during the crafting process?"
"No need," Carrie said. "You only need to use materials from the relevant domain. I am a follower of the God of Steam and Machinery, so even if I pray to other deities for power, I won't receive a response."
She paused and added, "My personal understanding is that although deities have corresponding authority, corresponding spirituality and power also remain relatively free in the natural world.
"As long as you use the right spiritual materials and the timing of using the materials is just right, you can obtain the corresponding power from the natural world."
This answer made Hobert realize that although deities have corresponding authority over a certain domain, they can only control the corresponding power within a certain area and cannot constantly hold the corresponding power of the entire universe or even the entire earth in their hands.
Hobert finally asked, "Can Beyonder materials also be used to make Beyonder weapons?"
Spiritual materials include "Summer Leaf Grass" and "Sleepless Flower," "Moon Flower" and "Deep Sleep Grass." All four are spiritual materials of the "Darkness" pathway.
The difference is that the former two have extremely high spirituality and are generally only used in important rituals, making them difficult to buy in ordinary herbal shops.
The latter two are ordinary spiritual herbs. Gar's herbal shop mainly deals in these types of materials, and ordinary people can easily buy them.
Beyonder materials refer to the main materials for preparing potions, as well as most auxiliary materials. Sequences below Sequence 6 and many auxiliary materials are spiritual materials, such as various colors of mandrake flowers and juices, dragon blood grass powder, and so on.
"Yes," Carrie replied. "Beyonder materials make it more likely for weapons to gain mystical effects, and the general extraordinary effects are also stronger, but the cost is also higher, and it's not something I can afford.
"There is also a material like the 'Black Iron' you gave me. This is the material most loved by 'artisans' because it inherently possesses extraordinary effects. No matter what weapon it is forged into, it will possess corresponding extraordinary power."
Hobert considered for a few seconds before saying, "If I provide you with some Beyonder materials, can you help me forge a few Beyonder weapons?"
"It's possible, but I can't guarantee the probability of success."
"It doesn't matter. The cost is on me. If it succeeds, I will also pay you a labor fee."
Carrie was slightly stunned. "For me, this is a good opportunity to accumulate experience. Of course, I will agree.
"But I still have to remind you that I can't guarantee the probability of success. Perhaps it will take two identical Sequence 8 materials to test and make mistakes before a weapon worth about 1,000 pounds can be produced on the third forging.
"The cost of three materials will require 1,000 pounds, or even more, and corresponding spiritual materials and so on are also needed. Even if you don't pay me a labor fee, you will lose money."
Hobert smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about this. Since you are willing, we will establish a long-term cooperative relationship in the future."
Having established the cooperative relationship between the two parties, Hobert drank all the tea in front of him, picked up the wooden box containing the two-handed sword, and got up to say goodbye.
When he reached the door, Hobert remembered to inform Jessica that he would take half a day off tomorrow.
Hobert did not immediately return to Blanca Street but instead asked the carriage to go to the freight train station on the edge of the city.
In the carriage, Hobert was in a good mood. In addition to establishing a cooperative relationship with Carrie, he also learned about the process of "artisans" making Beyonder weapons and mystical items.
Theoretically speaking, every Beyonder can use their own spirituality and related materials to create mystical items or extraordinary weapons.
It's just that the probability of success for Beyonders who are not on the "Artisan" pathway is very low, and the negative effects of the mystical items they create may be equivalent to sealed items, making it better to directly use Beyonder characteristics.
In Hobert's random thoughts, he came to the freight train station again.
...
Grov, the night watchman at the train station, became a laughing stock in the eyes of his colleagues. His colleagues believed that he must have seen it wrong. How could a locomotive weighing about ten tons fly up for no reason?
Fortunately, however, Grov's report attracted the attention of the train station manager, who believed that someone was using some unknown method to steal the locomotive, so he assigned Grov a partner to patrol the night together.
That night, when they patrolled to the location of the small locomotive again, Grov immediately stood there motionless when he saw the scene in front of him because he saw the familiar firelight again.
Woo ~
It was that familiar gale again.
The two night watchmen saw the small locomotive slowly rising.
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