The Black Iron entered the furnace again, and the furnace fire refined it, turning it into soft iron mud.
First, the Black Iron was forged into the shape of a hammer, with a handle hole left in the middle and four inlaid claws pulled out at the top.
Inside the inlaid claws were grooves for Spirit Wolf Teeth.
Qian Duoduo divided his Spiritual Awareness into two parts: one part was placed on the Spirit Wolf Tooth, and the other part was used to engrave the tooth grooves according to the shape and size of the tooth root.
His vast Spiritual Awareness was concentrated on an area the size of two palms.
Every stripe of the Spirit Wolf Tooth was memorized by Qian Duoduo and faithfully engraved onto the Black Iron.
What was positive was engraved as negative, and what was negative was engraved as positive.
When engraving the mold, the deformation caused by temperature differences also had to be considered, ensuring it didn't affect the handle hole.
The size and shape of the handle hole were the same as the thickness and shape of the blood pear wood.
When the temperature of the Black Iron dropped, it would tightly grip the blood pear wood.
However, the Spirit Wolf Tooth could only be inlaid at room temperature.
Extinguishing the fire in the cauldron, Qian Duoduo took out a bucket of cold spirit oil from his Storage Pouch.
He first applied a layer of it onto the blood pear wood, swiftly inserted it into the handle hole of the Black Iron, and then used Spiritual Qi to transport the cold oil into the cauldron, soaking the hammerhead to prevent the high-temperature Black Iron from burning the blood pear wood.
The cauldron was filled with misty oil vapor, and the Black Iron hammerhead cooled down in an instant.
The handle hole contracted, and the hammerhead and blood pear wood perfectly fitted together.
Qian Duoduo moved his finger, and the Spirit Wolf Tooth flew into the cauldron, steadily falling into its groove.
Not too big, not too small, just right!
Qian Duoduo let out a long breath.
The Wolf Fang Black Iron Hammer was more than halfway complete, with only the final clasp remaining.
Spiritual power gathered at the four inlaid claws, compressing them again and again.
He continuously applied force, and the inlaid claws gradually gripped the Spirit Wolf Tooth until they were all securely fastened.
He took the Wolf Fang Black Iron Hammer out of the cauldron and swung it a few times in his palm.
The hammer's center of gravity was precisely in the center of the handle hole!
Success!
Qian Duoduo was overjoyed.
Such a center of gravity treatment would allow the hammer to unleash its maximum Spiritual power.
Upon receiving the Wolf Fang Black Iron Hammer, the two examiners exclaimed in surprise, "High-grade Mortal Weapon!"
Undoubtedly, Qian Duoduo had passed his assessment, and with flying colors.
A high-grade Mortal Weapon was a Magic Treasure of the same grade as the Golden Claw Armor that Liu Boli had refined for Qian Duoduo!
Refining a high-grade Mortal Weapon in one go was something even Qian Duoduo hadn't expected.
This was equivalent to skipping two minor levels.
However, Liu Boli, hidden in the Golden Toad, was not surprised.
Qian Duoduo's talent was inherently high, coupled with his obsessive refining, this was merely the result of accumulated effort finally paying off!
During the Artifact Refining process, Qian Duoduo also realized a wonderful benefit.
A Magic Treasure he refined himself, because he knew its structure, could be made to self-destruct.
However, self-destructing Magic Treasures was something only an Artifact Refiner could play with, and could afford to play with.
After playing with the Wolf Fang Black Iron Hammer for a moment, Wang Shuhuo asked Qian Duoduo, "Will you take the second-grade exam?"
Qian Duoduo hesitated.
Passing the exam would certainly be good, but he claimed to be a Cultivator without a Master, so passing the second-grade exam all at once would only make people more suspicious, wouldn't it?
If Wang Shuhuo were to investigate him, it would definitely be very troublesome.
The Golden Toad, Liu Boli, and the fact that he wasn't Jin Buhuan, all could be exposed.
"Guild Master, I was lucky this time.
Now I'm physically exhausted and low on Spiritual Qi.
Let me prepare thoroughly, and I'll come back to take the second-grade exam next time," Qian Duoduo feigned exhaustion.
He definitely couldn't fool Wang Shuhuo, but the main goal was to give him a reason not to pressure him.
"Then, will you register to join the guild?" Wang Shuhuo's tone shifted.
This old fox.
Since Qian Duoduo refused the second-grade exam, it would be difficult for him to refuse to join the guild.
"Of course, I'll join.
There's no loss in joining the guild," Qian Duoduo immediately replied, unceremoniously putting away the Hundred Item Recipes.
...
The commercial battle of the second month was in full swing when two uninvited guests arrived at the Sect store.
Wang Meiruo and Yu Yixiang.
Qian Duoduo had never expected them to come, let alone come together.
Their arrival was related to Qian Duoduo.
A few days ago, because the store's materials were being consumed too quickly, Qian Duoduo requested the Sect to quickly send a batch over.
This time, Jin Buque was not on duty, so Qian Duoduo's request was smoothly passed up.
He just hadn't expected that the delivery mission would be taken by Wang Meiruo and Yu Yixiang.
When they set off from the Sect, escorting ten fully loaded battle carts of materials, they only knew that the Sect store had turned the tables and won against Ba Ling Sect and Shengling Sect.
When they excitedly entered the Sect store and saw that the one managing the store was actually Qian Duoduo, Wang Meiruo's face turned red, while Yu Yixiang's face turned green.
"Bu Huan Gege, you're actually here!
You're the hero who defeated Ba Ling Sect and Shengling Sect, aren't you!" Wang Meiruo instinctively rushed towards Qian Duoduo for a bear hug, but as she got closer, it turned into hugging Qian Duoduo's arm tightly.
Her surprise was like a violet clover flower suddenly blooming, beautiful to herself and stunning to others.
The Sect store's attendants were all stunned.
The simultaneous arrival of the Sect's two great beauties was a feast for the eyes that came too suddenly.
Wang Meiruo often visited Buhuan Estate, so she naturally knew that Qian Duoduo had left the Sect for a mission, but she didn't know what kind of mission or where he went.
The reason she came to Kongfang City this time was out of curiosity about who had made the Refining Spirit Sect store win and how they had won.
"Money has a life of its own," facing the beautiful women, Qian Duoduo found the most fitting sentence.
Wang Meiruo and Qian Duoduo both laughed.
They both recalled their business of lending money in the Gold Vault.
"Quickly, tell me how you won!" Wang Meiruo acted spoiled, eagerly wanting to know the process.
Yu Yixiang, though her face was green and her brows furrowed, was also listening intently.
Although Qian Duoduo hadn't paid much attention to it, the matter of the great victory in the commercial battle, through the feedback from Chu Tianqi and others, indicated that the Sect Leader and Palace Lords were very pleased and had already credited him with a great deed.
To protect Qian Duoduo, the Sect did not disclose who was managing the store.
Qian Duoduo didn't want to blow his own horn, while Wang Meiruo swayed Qian Duoduo's arm, almost turning it into a swing.
Chu Tianqi lightly coughed and stepped forward, "I happen to know a bit..."
It must be admitted that Chu Tianqi's eloquence was comparable to Huang Guiren's; not only did he speak in an orderly fashion, but he also made it vivid and lively.
Qian Duoduo listened for a while and felt that he had added some embellishments, but he didn't want to expose him, so he went to the storeroom to supervise the unloading and warehousing of goods.
For more than twenty days, Qian Duoduo had been engaged in Artifact Refining, refining all the Mortal Weapons in the Hundred Item Recipes.
Not only did he successfully refine all of them, but he also refined them to a high grade.
The transformation from materials to high-grade Mortal Weapons brought dozens of times the added value, giving him the confidence to increase the Sect store's assets tenfold.
An Artifact Refiner inherently possesses a Golden Finger, capable of turning stone into gold.
This was an unshakeable golden rule.
After unloading the goods and returning to the store, Chu Tianqi had already finished telling the story of last month's commercial battle.
"What about this month? Why aren't you competing? Can our Sect still win?" Wang Meiruo again held Qian Duoduo's hand.
"Last month alone, over a hundred portions of Ming Iron were pre-ordered, and they haven't all been delivered yet," Qian Duoduo pointed to the customer flow in the store, "Look at how crowded it is, people packed together, can we lose?"
"No.
With Bu Huan Gege here, it's impossible to lose." Wang Meiruo's voice was so sweet it made Yu Yixiang feel as if she had eaten a sour fruit.
"And look at these," Chu Tianqi added, "These high-grade Mortal Weapons were all newly made by the store manager.
The store's business, sigh, makes us change our shoes almost every day."
All of them, the attendants, had changed, bustling about, as diligent as little bees.
"Ah? Bu Huan Gege has become an Artifact Refiner!" Wang Meiruo's hand was like a crab's claw, pinching Qian Duoduo painfully.
Qian Duoduo laughed through the pain.
"Just started, first grade."
"Hmph..." Yu Yixiang let out her first sound since entering the store.
This sound made everyone pause, unsure whether it was disdain, dissatisfaction, or displeasure.
Only Qian Duoduo knew that this was a woman beginning her revenge.
She still remembered the grudge from the Outer Sect's minor competition.
