Feeling a hint of excitent as he watched the Mystic Energy he released accept the new concept that filled his mind, Valyr looked on with anticipation as the energy around him gradually took on a tangible form.
Of course, as he watched the Mystic Energy take shape, there were a few possibilities in his mind lingering about, considering that the forging process encompassed many steps.
It was possible for the Mystic Energy to take on the form of various forging equipnt, seeing as they were a crucial part of the forging process.
It was also possible for it to take on the rough form of a human, considering that the forging process wouldn't be possible without the intervention and will of people in the first place.
However, even though those possibilities continued to linger in his mind, the Mystic Energy instead took a form that was neither of the two, yet served a purpose that was just as important as the other ones.
For the form it took was none other than the bridge between man and tool.
"A forging hamr." Smiling as an iridescent forging hamr began to levitate in front of him, Valyr went ahead and tried to grasp it, only to feel an otherworldly energy course through his body the mont he touched it.
Whoosh!
If he were to describe the sensation he got after touching the iridescent forging hamr, then it would feel like he had access to the knowledge and experience of a thousand veteran blacksmiths with just a single thought.
At the sa ti, he also got the feeling that if he were to attempt forging an item with the hamr now in his hands, he would be able to forge an item that would be at least on par, if not slightly beyond what's possible with the Hamr of Beginnings.
Specifically, with [Breath of Beginnings] enabled.
"...Woah." Not expecting his thoughts to take on such a form, Valyr inadvertently dispelled the forging hamr he'd manifested whilst he was still familiarizing himself with the sensations it gave off.
Feeling a hint of fear that what he'd done might have just been a fluke, the young man took in a deep breath before manifesting the hamr using Mystic Energy again.
Fortunately, the hamr appeared in front of him the way it appeared before, still giving off the otherworldly sensation he got the mont he touched it.
Excited that he'd discovered another way to make use of Mystic Energy, Valyr went ahead and pushed more Mystic Energy into the forging hamr before him, wondering what kind of effects would arise.
Unsurprisingly, the feeling of great knowledge and experience was further intensified with the introduction of more Mystic Energy, with him becoming even more certain that he'd be able to forge an item with the hamr that went beyond even what the Hamr of Beginnings was capable of.
"Sadly..." Though he was expectant for such a path being opened in front of him... Swoosh!
The hamr soon disappeared on its own accord, consuming far too much Mystic Energy per second that even Valyr's pure Mystic Energy could not handle.
Bitterly smiling at how the improved version of the iridescent forging hamr rely lasted for a few seconds before disappearing, the young man took in a deep breath to compose himself as he went over his thoughts.
"At the very least, I know it's doable," murmured the young man to himself, going over everything he'd done earlier in his mind as he tried to find his current sweet spot between performance and expenditure.
Whoosh!
Giving himself all the ti he needed to restore his Mystic Energy back to full, Valyr went ahead and experinted with creating the forging hamr for quite so ti, going through a few configurations in his mind as he eventually ca to an initial conclusion.
'As it stands, I don't have enough Mystic Energy to sustain the forging hamr throughout the entire forging process.'
'Though it is possible to reduce its expenditure by reducing its performance to where it would reach an equilibrium, if I were to rate its performance in that regard... then it would be at the level of an Epic-grade hamr?'
'Then again... that's far better than the spare hamrs that are available in the Blacksmith Guild,' thought the young man to himself, rubbing his chin for a bit as he felt like he was on the verge of a new idea.
Thankfully, no other thoughts surfaced in his mind at that mont, allowing him to see the thought to the end as he went ahead and activated a skill that seed fit for the situation.
"[Epheral Limbs of the First Blacksmith]."
Whoosh!
Summoning a bit of the Pri Azure Energy in his body, a pair of translucent dark blue arms swiftly appeared to his right side, prompting him to nod in satisfaction as he felt the improvent Pri Azure Energy brought to the skill.
Shaking his head as he realized he'd briefly gone on a tangent, Valyr soon willed the pair of translucent arms to handle the forging hamr made out of Mystic Energy, only to beco surprised once the arms finally held onto it.
"...!" Though the effect was less pronounced compared to directly holding it, Valyr still felt like he could access a considerable amount of knowledge and experience from a number of veteran blacksmiths.
Infusing more Mystic Energy into the hamr the pair of translucent arms held, the young man's excitent grew after noticing that the otherworldly feeling he got gradually intensified by the second.
Though, knowing the limits of Mystic Energy, he swiftly stopped infusing more energy into it, instead taking a deep breath as he approached his current train of thought from a different
perspective.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
With [Epheral Limbs of the First Blacksmith] still active, Valyr went ahead and conjured all five pairs of arms around him, reminding him of the tis he'd been forging around the clock to finish the quota Julian gave him.
Faintly smiling at the thought, he then reduced the performance of the hamr that was currently being held, giving him more leeway to conjure more hamrs that the other arms
could wield.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Treading a fine balance between cost and performance, it did not take long for the other arms to be equipped with four more hamrs, with all five now at the level of a Rare-grade forging
hamr.
"In terms of performance, it's not that much different from the spare ones in the Blacksmith Guild." Feeling a hint of strain from manipulating multiple things at once, Valyr took a while to acclimate to his current situation, letting out a soft sigh the mont he felt he'd gotten
used to it.
Then, with the motions he'd gotten used to in the past, he utilized both the translucent arms and the Mystic Energy hamrs as if he'd returned to the workshop, feeling the knowledge and experience of various blacksmiths course through his mind while doing so. "That's... satisfying." Realizing that he'd basically just given himself a way to improve both his efficiency and performance in forging items, Valyr had a relieved smile on his face as he dispelled both the arms and the hamrs surrounding him.
"With enough Mystic Energy, I suppose I could start an automatic production line of sorts for items." Looking at Mystia and Marcus to see how far they were in the purification process, the young man soon nodded in satisfaction as he continued to think out loud.
"Then again, I'd probably need to boost my stats in the ntal departnt, seeing as moving five additional pairs of arms are already putting quite the strain on my mind." "Speaking of arms..." Just as he allowed his mind to wander about once more, a thought soon surfaced on Valyr's mind yet again.
Wanting to find out the answer to the thought that just popped up, he gave himself ti to recover all of the Mystic Energy he'd expended earlier before releasing all of that Mystic
Energy into his surroundings once more.
Whoosh!
Now that he'd proven that Mystic Energy was capable of taking on the form of concepts that did not have anything to do with combat, it was now ti for him to figure out the answer to what seed like the next step.
Was it possible to use Mystic Energy to mimic the movents of the human body?
"...Okay. That might be a stretch compared to the last one," said the young man to himself after a bit of silence, slightly chuckling as he went over the thought that plagued his mind
once more.
Taking in a deep breath as he glanced at the iridescent energy that surrounded him, he then began to infuse the intent that he had in mind into the Mystic Energy, his eyes slightly widened the mont he noticed the energy began to move.
Watching the Mystic Energy wriggle before him in anticipation, Valyr kept both of his eyes
open as the energy eventually took on the form...
...Of a stick man.
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"...Huh."
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