Abe the Wizard - Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Although Abel graduated to a level five novice knight, he still felt very low in energy . Seeing Abel looking like this, Mater Bentham immediately told him to get some rest . With the help of Knight of Marshall, Abel left the blacksmith shop

As soon as they left the blacksmith shop . Abel noticed Knight of Marshall’s private carriage rushing towards them from a distance . At that moment Abel immediately looked down at the Knight of Marshall’s boots, it was full of dirt . Normally it would have taken the carriage around 20 minutes to get here from the castle . Therefore Knight of Marshall must have run here by himself as soon as he heard the news .

Knight of Marshall was a royal, and the owner of a fiefdom . Therefore, if anyone found out that he was madly running around like this, it wouldn’t do any good to his dignity . However, because of Abel, the Knight of Marshall was willing to take this risk .

After seeing the Knight of Marshall with a face full of joy, Abel also began to feel warm inside . He could not believe a famous knight such as Knight of Marshall, was not only happy for his level up but also willing to go through all of this . At that moment Abel couldn’t help but said softly, “Uncle Marshall, thank you for everything you have done for me . ”

“Don’t think too much kid” . Said knight Marshall as he patted Abel on the head . After they settled on the carriage, the carriage immediately began to set off towards the sunset .

“Ding . Ding . Ding . ” The early next morning Abel had already arrived at the blacksmith shop . He asked Master Bentham if he could have a training room all by himself . Master Bentham knew that today Abel would try to forge a big sword for the first time and wanted to remain in focus, so he had agreed .

However, Abel’s intention was not only to remain focused, but he also didn’t want anyone to find out how he forged the sword . This is because he would be using some techniques that no one had ever seen in this world before . It was the carburizing and quenching techniques he learned on a science TV programs from earth .

To achieve this, during the forging process the back of the blade needed to be continuously refined to reduce its carbon content . The lesser the carbon content, the higher the quality the back of the blade could become . However, once the blade had formed its shape, if you used the carburizing technique to add some carbon back into the edge blade, it would greatly enhance its toughness .

Afterward, Abel placed the already formed big sword into a specially made crucible and buried it with some charcoal, soybean paste, and soil he had prepared a few days ago . It fit perfectly . Then, he sealed up the crucible and put it in the furnace for heating .

Charcoal and soybean paste were naturally used for carburizing while the soil acted as a dispersing agent . The advantage of carburizing technology was that the carbon would be distributed very evenly throughout the sword . On top of that, the carbon potential would also be high . Therefore, this technique was not only effective but also very efficient . This technique was still being used on modern earth today, it was called the “Steel method . ”

When it comes to quenching, this world also had a similar method, which was throwing the sword into cold water for cooling . However, due to the rapid thermal expansion, it could also increase the number of waste products, which could throw the concentration of the metal . Therefore, it could sometimes cause a crack on the sword after being quenched .

However, the quenching method used by Abel was a bit more unique . According to the science program, it was an ancient sword forging technique .

After the sword had cooled down, Abel took it out of the quenching bucket . He flicked the face of the sword with his finger . It made a crisp sound . Although it was still hard to tell if the sword was high quality, it was complete never the less .

Abel then immediately called the servant to clean up the mess in the operation room, he did not want to leave any trace for people to discover what had done . In this world, inventions or creations like this could cause a disaster .

“Gedon, can you find someone to make a sword handle for me?” Abel asked embarrassingly to Gedon, who was busy doing his work .

Sword handles were made out of all kinds of material: iron, wood, and horns . Abel had never learned the art of sword handle engraving, so he could only ask Gedon for help .

“Is this the first big sword you made?” Asked Gedon took the big sword from Abel’s hand and looked at it carefully . Suddenly he said in an excited, hoarse voice: “Is this a sword of hundred skills? On my god, this is the sword of a hundred skills . ”

Gedon had followed Master Bentham for five years, but could only forge a sword of 60 skills . Forging a sword of a hundred skills had always been his dream .

“Young master Abel, you are a genius . ” Gedon sincerely praised Abel with all his heart, he then gently stroked the back of the blade with his hand as though as he had found something . He then put his ear against the back of the sword and flicked it with a finger to listen to the echo .

“No way, this is impossible!”

Although the performance of this sword seemed like the sword of a hundred skills, it was a lot tougher than those that he had seen . Master Bentham would normally forge a sword of a hundred skills every month, and they were the main sources of income in Harry’s Castle . Gedon not only closely watched the master make these swords, but he was also responsible for maintaining the condition of these swords . Therefore he was a lot more familiar with swords on hundred skills than most people .

However, the surface of the big sword Abel made was strange . It was very different from the one’s master usually forged . Gedon couldn’t specifically pinpoint what exactly was the difference, but from his experience, he knew this sword was much higher quality than the ordinary sword of a hundred skills .

To verify this, Gedon used the big sword to cut a piece of wood that was ready to be used as fuel . It was almost effortless . The big sword slid over the wood like a hot knife on cream, silently divided the wood piece into two .

“How did you make this big sword?” Gedon was anxious to know more about the sword .

“I just forged it according to your guidance, and Master Bentham helped me when I encountered difficulties,” Abel explained .

Gedon had been lied to . He thought the reason why the sword was so great was all because Master Bentham had helped Abel complete it . Therefore, he could not help but make up his mind and double down his training hoping one day he could also forge a weapon like this .

“I have collected some very good horns, perfect to use it as the handle for this big sword . I will help you install it tonight along with a scabbard . Can you leave this sword with me?” However, Gedon had another intention . The way this sword was forged was way too strange—he wanted to spend the night closely inspecting it, hoping he could also improve his skills .

That night Gedon did not sleep at all . He installed a sword handle made with the best horns and found a crocodile skin scabbard . Afterward, he inspected the strange sword in great detail under the oil lamp .

By the morning, Gedon came back to the blacksmith shop holding the big sword . He was astonished by his nighs inspection . If it wasn’t for fear of breaking Abel’s sword, he would have liked to strike this sword with another sword of a hundred skills in the master’s warehouse to see which one is tougher .

“Gedon, what’s wrong with you?” asked Master Bentham suspiciously after seeing the redness of Gedon’s eyes . How could an honest man like Gedon not sleep for a night

“Master, I’ve been thinking about the sword you made for Abel, and I could not understand,” said Gedon scratching his head while looking at Master Bentham in embarrassment, he wondered if he was just too stupid .

Master Bentham took the big sword from Gedon and pulled it out . He said, “This is the big sword that Abel had forged yesterday . I only guided him on how to refine the thickness of the sword the day before yesterday . When you reached a bottleneck at 80 skills, I will teach you as well . ”

“So this is the big sword, the one that Abel forged?” Master Bentham was also a little bit surprised . Master Bentham’s experience was of course much higher than Gedon’s . He guessed the technique applied in this sword could very well be a secret technique passed down by a family to enhance the weapon’s hardness and sharpness . Although the master was very tempted, he also knew that trying to spy on a family’s secret technique was making that family your biggest enemy . It didn’t matter if the technique was from the Harry family or the Bennett family .

Well, that explained it . No wonder why Abel asked for a separate operation room yesterday . It turned out that Abel was using a family secret technique to refine the big sword .

Therefore Master Bentham warned Gedon to stop asking Abel about the sword and pretend that nothing had ever happened .