19 Chapter 19: Imperial Dragon Spear

This time, the status of the working students at Nuoding Academy had increased considerably. Nowadays, no noble student dared to bully the working students, and Sister Xiao Wu's name had spread throughout the Academy.

Four days had passed since the exchange of pointers, and during these four days, Lu Yuan meditated and perfected the design of his spear.

The spear would be two meters long, with a golden dragon enveloping its body and a cold tip protruding from the dragon's head. The very tip of the spear had several barbs and grooves on both sides so that once it was pierced into the human body, blood would gush out instantly.

Looking at the design in his hand, Lu Yuan smiled with satisfaction, folded it, put it in his soul guide, and slowly walked out of Nuoding Academy in search of a smithy to cast the spear.

There were quite a few smithies in Nuoding City, but the one with the best reputation and craftsmanship belonged to a smithy in the center of the city, east of Nuoding Academy.

The smithy was not far from the academy and after walking 3 kilometers, he heard the sound of the hammer striking. 'Looks like it's here!'

Seeing the banner waving in the wind and the rising temperature outside the smithy, Lu Yuan couldn't help but stop in his tracks. As he turned around and entered the smithy, he felt the temperature suddenly skyrocket, this was the high temperature generated by the blazing smelting furnace.

"Little friend, do you want anything?" Lu Yuan had just entered the smithy when a big and muscular man appeared in front of him.

"Hello uncle, I want to build a spear," said Lu Yuan.

"What material do you want it made of? Do you have specific requirements like the weight and length or style of the spear?" asked the big man.

Lu Yuan thought for a moment and then replied, "I want the body of the spear to be made of black iron and fine gold, and I want the tip of the spear to be of Ice Heart Cold Iron, oh, and it would be good to add molten silver to the spear to ensure its flexibility. The weapon would be about 2 meters long, and if it weighs about 200 to 300 pounds, that would be ideal."

"Little friend, are you joking?" the big man was shocked, the metals that Lu Yuan had just mentioned were not simple metals, they were all precious metals without exception, 1 kilogram of such metal would cost several gold coins, and this was just the cost of the materials. If he had not seen Lu Yuan's expensive clothes, he would have thought Lu Yuan was joking.

Lu Yuan naturally knew what the big man was thinking and quickly said, "Uncle, you don't have to worry about the money, I will pay half the cost first. I want to know if you have someone here who can create it. This is the design of the spear."

He handed the big man the design for the construction of the spear. The big man took the design with suspicion and looked at it carefully.

After a long while, he let out a cry of surprise and said, "What a good design, but to cast it according to the requirements of your drawing... this would not be easy!" The man stroked his chin as he thought.

"Can it be built? Money is not a problem." Lu Yuan was not short of money now.

What he spent with Xiao Wu was not something he could not have paid for with his own savings. So, in addition to the 500 gold coins distributed by the Spirit Hall Branch last month, he had gotten another 500 gold coins this month. It should be enough to create this weapon.

The big man sighed and said, "According to the requirements you have for this weapon, this weapon would have high requirements in the casting process. This is not something I can do, but it's a coincidence that you came at this time. I have a little fellow in my workshop a month ago, with his hammering skills, he should be able to cast it."

"Then take me to him quickly!" said Lu Yuan cheerfully.

"All right, come with me!" said the big man as he led the way.

There were many compartments in the smithy, which were specially designed to allow the blacksmiths to work undisturbed on fine items. Blacksmiths who had access to these compartments were highly skilled in their craft.

As they approached one of the compartments, there was no door, only a curtain separating it from the outside to facilitate air circulation and ventilation. "Xiao San, you're free? There's business!" the big man called out to the person inside.

"Uncle Tie, is something wrong?" the curtain was pulled back and a short figure emerged.

"Tang San!"

"Lu Yuan!"

Seeing each other, the two couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Do you two know each other?" The big man asked, feeling curious.

"We're both students at Nuoding Academy and in the same class," Tang San explained.

"Such a coincidence?" The big man couldn't help but smile.

"Lu Yuan, you came to the smithy for a new weapon?" Tang San guessed.

He didn't remember Lu Yuan ever using a weapon, but his Master had mentioned that Lu Yuan used to use a spear, but he hadn't used it since they traveled to Soul Hunting Forest for their first spirit ring, so Tang San concluded that Lu Yuan's previous spear must have been broken and that he had come for a new one.

As if checking his thoughts, Lu Yuan nodded and said.

"Mmm, My weapon broke, so I came here for a new one, but my requirements for the weapon are a bit high, and uncle said that you are the only one who can cast it in this place."

"This is the design" The big man handed the design to Tang San.

Tang San took the design, looked at it carefully, and said, "It can be made, it just takes a lot of work, at least a week to complete, and if you cast it according to the metal required in the drawing, it will weigh at least 300 pounds, something that heavy, can you use it?".

Although Lu Yuan's strength was not small, Tang San still wasn't sure if such a spear wouldn't end up obstructing or slowing down his movements.

"I'm sure!" Lu Yuan nodded, his strength had already reached 2000 pounds without using his Martial Soul, and after possessing it, he could even reach 3000 pounds. If he used his First Spirit Skill, his strength would also double, directly surpassing 5000 pounds, so he would have no problem using a spear that weighed 300 pounds.

"Is that so? Then, I'll take care of it!" Tang San smiled and patted his chest, this spear was made of exquisite materials, once forged, its power far surpassed that of ordinary weapons, to create such a weapon, Tang San was very interested.

"Will this spear have a name? It can be engraved on the spear at the time of casting." Tang San asked.

"Let's call it... Imperial Dragon Spear!" said Lu Yuan.

"Imperial Dragon Spear, it's a name compatible with your Martial Soul." Tang San nodded towards the name Lu Yuan had chosen, it was quite a suitable name.

'Compatible? It's a pity that the most compatible with the Golden Dragon is the Golden Dragon Spear.' Lu Yuan secretly sighed, the Golden Dragon Spear was the standard match for the Golden Dragon Martial Soul, but this Golden Dragon of his had appeared inexplicably, and the whereabouts of the Golden Dragon Spear were unknown to him, so he could only forge a spear to use first.

"I'll leave it to you then, Tang San; Uncle, I'll leave half of the payment to you."