The Strongest Talent Tree

Chapter 238: Chapter 235: Forged Alloy

After getting the Experience Pill, Ting Xiaoxue eagerly hopped the wall to head back, while Lu Linfei went to find his teammates.

Feng Hao wasn’t idle either. He took out the Gathering Power Compressor and worked it relentlessly, continuing his task from last night. Over the morning, he compressed enough Level 3 Magic Crystals and even managed to compress a few Level 4 Magic Crystals on the side.

After lunch, he set up the forging equipment Elder Tang had given him in the courtyard and started to delve into the craft of forging.

With Elder Tang’s notebook to guide him, the forging process came naturally. The notebook contained detailed descriptions of many metallic properties, from which Feng Hao benefited greatly.

He forged until evening. Just as he was about to take a break, he received a Divine Sense message from Mei Meimei: "Xiaowu, get over to the training grounds, quick."

"What’s going on?" Feng Hao asked, wiping away his sweat.

"The decomposer exploded. Come help," Mei Meimei said urgently.

Feng Hao was stunned. He nodded and said, "Alright, I’m on my way."

Feng Hao didn’t dare waste any time. He packed up his forging equipment, then drove his Mansa toward the Thief’s Palace.

When he arrived, the training ground was choked with smoke and fumes. Mei Meimei, her clothes tattered, was bustling around the decomposer. Her face was as dirty as a stray cat’s, and her hair was a mess.

"What went wrong? How did it explode?" Feng Hao asked curiously, leaning closer.

Mei Meimei pointed at the blueprints on the workbench, her brow furrowed. "The axle and some of the connecting parts weren’t hard enough. They couldn’t withstand the pressure during decomposition. I’m planning to try a high-grade alloy."

Feng Hao nodded in understanding. He took out his own workbench and asked, "What do you need me to do?"

"Most of the components are intact. It’s mainly the axle and connecting parts that are badly damaged. You help me patch up the machine’s body. I’ll handle the rest," Mei Meimei said thoughtfully.

"No problem. Leave it to me," Feng Hao said with a confident smile and got busy, following the blueprints.

Mei Meimei wasn’t idle either. She processed and polished various precious alloy materials, quickly transforming them into exquisite mechanical parts.

Feng Hao’s job was relatively easy, and the damage to the decomposer wasn’t severe. It didn’t take long for him to complete the repairs.

"By the way, Mei Meimei, what are you making this Magic Power Decomposer for? Are you building a compressed energy weapon?" Feng Hao asked curiously.

Mei Meimei gave a mysterious smile, revealing a row of pearly white teeth. "You’ll find out when the time comes."

"Uh..." Feng Hao was taken aback. He couldn’t figure out what Mei Meimei was thinking.

’From what I understand, a Magic Power Decomposer is something generally only a Mechanic would use. They’re mostly for modifying firearms and creating energy weapon cores. While they can process some special materials, there are plenty of other machines that can do that job instead.’

"All done! Help me put it together." Mei Meimei finished her work quickly and began the assembly with great enthusiasm.

Feng Hao could only assist from the side. The actual assembly had to be done by Mei Meimei; after all, she was the one who designed the mechanism.

After a flurry of activity, the decomposer was born anew.

"You should stand back. If you get blown up, the Thief Master will definitely come looking for me," Mei Meimei warned.

Feng Hao said, surprised, "You’re still not sure about it?"

"It’s probably not going to hold," Mei Meimei said, her brow knitted. "When I designed it, I was too focused on performance and power. Normal metals can’t handle the decomposition pressure. Anyway, it’s better if you stand far away."

"Alright. You be careful too," Feng Hao said with a surprised nod, slowly backing away.

"Don’t worry, I have plenty of experience with explosions." Mei Meimei flashed a charming smile, then began to carefully add materials into the decomposer. After meticulously checking that everything was in order, she solemnly pressed the power button.

WHIRRR!

A steady mechanical hum filled the air as the decomposer began to operate normally.

However, their happiness lasted only a few seconds before the decomposer started to tremble violently, looking like it could explode at any moment.

"Still not working?" Mei Meimei sighed, hastily retreating to a safe distance.

On the other side, Feng Hao also subconsciously took a few steps back to avoid getting caught in the blast...

Just when they both thought the decomposer was about to explode, it suddenly stopped shaking. Then, like a deflating balloon, it let out a puff of green smoke. The smell of something burning instantly filled the entire training ground.

"It didn’t explode? It just died?" Feng Hao asked, looking at Mei Meimei in bewilderment.

Mei Meimei looked just as puzzled. She cautiously approached to inspect it and quickly found the crux of the problem. "The connecting parts are fine. The axle warped. No wonder it didn’t blow up."

"Even a high-grade alloy wasn’t enough?" Feng Hao asked, stunned.

"It seems it was just a little short." Mei Meimei sighed, frowning. "It’s a shame. High-hardness metals have poor magical conductivity. Otherwise, I would have just used a ’Xuan Steel’ axle, and this problem definitely wouldn’t have happened."

"Just a little short?"

Mei Meimei nodded thoughtfully. "Judging by the degree of warping, yes, it was just a little short."

’If I remember correctly,’ Feng Hao’s expression turned strange as he thought, ’hand-forged alloys have significantly higher toughness and hardness. It’s just a shame that I’ve only just started learning to forge and haven’t tried making an alloy yet.’

"Um... if you had a hand-forged alloy, would that work?" Feng Hao asked tentatively.

Mei Meimei froze, a look of astonishment on her face. "Hand-forging does significantly improve toughness, but these days, everyone uses machines to smelt alloys. Where would I even find hand-forged materials?"

"Ahem, well, I happen to know a little bit about forging. How about you let me give it a try?" Feng Hao said awkwardly.

Mei Meimei’s eyes went wide. She covered her mouth and exclaimed, "You know how to forge, too?"

"I just started learning not long ago. I don’t know if I can do it."

"Who cares if you can do it or not? We won’t know until we try!" Mei Meimei’s eyes were filled with excitement. She casually took out two high-grade metal ingots and said impatiently, "Hurry up, don’t waste time. You just need to forge it into a Level 3 alloy."

"Alright then, I’ll give it a shot." Feng Hao didn’t stand on ceremony and immediately set up his forging equipment.

His task was to fuse the Demon Copper and Red Rock Iron that Mei Meimei had given him, forging them into a high-grade alloy while preserving the properties of both metals.

Fortunately, the decomposer’s requirements weren’t too high; a Level 3 alloy would suffice. This made the task much simpler for Feng Hao.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The crisp sound of forging echoed through the training grounds. At a time like this, Feng Hao didn’t dare practice his ’An Jin’, so the hammering was quite loud.

Following the instructions in Elder Tang’s notes, Feng Hao diligently completed each step.

Finally, after more than four hours of forging, the Demon Copper and Red Rock Iron successfully fused together and were forged to a Level 3 strength.

Mei Meimei was thrilled to receive the Forged Alloy and immediately began to polish and process it. "Tsk, tsk, the texture of a Forged Alloy is just different. Even its magical conductivity is much better."

"Is it?" Feng Hao was overjoyed. It was, after all, his first time forging an alloy, and the sense of accomplishment was something only he could truly appreciate.

"I’m a professional Mechanic, you think I’d lie to you?" Mei Meimei’s eyes shone as she said, "Listen to the sound of it being cut. Isn’t it much smoother than before? And look at the grain on this cut—it’s absolutely perfect!"

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