The heart of the teorite is elliptical, like an enlarged egg, even bigger than an ostrich egg, entirely black, with a strange tallic sheen. Its surface looks smooth, but when Lin Tian touched it, there was a slight coarse feel.
Upon closer inspection, there are very tiny grain-like protrusions on the surface, likely resulting from the removal of the outer black gold layer, leaving behind this peculiar surface.
Tang Banqing saw Lin Tian rubbing the heart of the teorite and couldn’t help but explain: "When the teorite was lted, the outer black gold layer lted away, yet only the teorite’s core remained unmoved, the quality is the highest I’ve ever seen."
Lin Tian nodded and said, "The teorite ca from outer space. In the vacuum, extre cold, and extre heat of such environnts, there’s a chance to form a unique quality mineral."
"Furthermore, when entering Earth’s atmosphere, it burns intensely, removing most impurities, which essentially purifies the quality of the mineral," Ling Shuiyao interjected.
Lin Tian turned to glance at this little girl, slightly praising, "Miss Shuiyao’s addition is very accurate."
The little girl slightly raised her chin, huffed lightly, and didn’t accept the complint: "Don’t look at , just think about how to put the heart of the teorite inside."
Ling Shuiyao was correct; the entry point of the Sword Furnace was small, and the heart of the teorite was too large to fit in. Lin Tian didn’t know how to place it, so he had to look at Tang Banqing.
Tang Banqing gestured for Lin Tian to take the heart of the teorite, then he tapped his foot and actually jumped to the top of the Sword Furnace. His graceful moves looked nothing like those of a young man.
Lin Tian felt a slight admiration, then grabbed the heart of the teorite with both hands, and also jumped onto the top of the Sword Furnace. Seeing this, Ling Shuiyao and Ling Zishan slightly raised their eyebrows.
Bear in mind, Lin Tian could leap so effortlessly, even while holding the heart of the teorite, sothing that ordinary Ancient Martial Artists couldn’t do.
"Place the heart of the teorite here." Tang Banqing patted a chanism on top, a few clacks sounded, revealing a hidden compartnt.
Lin Tian placed down the heart of the teorite, and Tang Banqing activated the chanism again, the hidden compartnt closed. Lin Tian was curious how this chanism worked, so he scrutinized it with a penetrating gaze.
After the top compartnt closed, there was a click, the bottom part of the compartnt opened a gap, and the heart of the teorite slid into the gap. Under the gap was a slanted chute leading directly to the furnace chamber, the heart of the teorite slid along the chute, finally dropping into the chamber.
Ingenious, Lin Tian couldn’t help but admire, the principle of this chanism is similar to the airlock systems in space, with double doors, ensuring that one door is always closed, maintaining internal airtightness.
The Sword Furnace is designed similarly, this double-door system prevents flas from spouting from the top, ensuring safety for those placing minerals inside, an ancient Huaxia principle still applied in today’s advanced space-tech era.
After placing the heart of the teorite, Tang Banqing didn’t co down, she further instructed Lin Tian: "Bring up the transformation stone as well."
Lin Tian jumped down, grabbed the transformation stone, and jumped back up. Tang Banqing pressed the chanism again, opening the external "door." Without needing her instruction, Lin Tian placed the transformation stone inside too.
The transformation stone followed the sa path, entering the furnace chamber, rging with the heart of the teorite. Only then did the two jump down from the top of the furnace.
Lin Tian knew the first critical mont of forging the sword was here, because if the heart of the teorite didn’t lt, the subsequent steps couldn’t proceed. Even Ling Zishan and Ling Shuiyao tightened up a little, unconsciously stepping forward to get a better view.
It’s unknown what the observation port of the Sword Furnace is made of; it’s transparent like glass but can withstand high heat. Lin Tian suspected that Qingshuang Pavilion might have acquired spaceship window glass.
Of course, the Sword Furnace was protected by a Fire Suppression Talisman at this ti, and re high heat couldn’t destroy it, as the furnace itself was crafted with special materials.
The heart of the teorite that first entered the furnace chamber was enveloped in flas, but as Lin Tian expected, the heart of the teorite remained unmoved in the fire, not even turning red. Its surface remained as black and tallic as before, unchanged from its exterior appearance.
Lin Tian furrowed his brow slightly, wondering if using fire power to heat it would lt it; Ling Zishan’s expression was odd, looking at Lin Tian with a sense of anticipation in her eyes, though what she was thinking was unknown.
At this mont, Lin Tian’s attention was entirely on the inside of the Sword Furnace, not noticing Ling Zishan behind him. He glanced at Tang Banqing, who remained calm, seemingly having foreseen the situation before her. Knowing this, Lin Tian waited patiently.
Beside the heart of the teorite, the transformation stone was also enveloped in flas. As it was roasted by the fire, the transformation stone began to change first, its surface started to soften, or more accurately, transform.
As the temperature increased, the transformation stone even began to wriggle, as if it had life. Tang Banqing and Lin Tian had seen this before, so weren’t surprised.
Ling Zishan and Ling Shuiyao, witnessing this for the first ti, widened their eyes, even Ling Zishan, a knowledgeable appraiser, was astonished by the transformation stone’s magical phenonon.
However, the longest-lived person here was Charlotte. In terms of accumulated knowledge, she surpassed Ling Zishan. The Princess frowned slightly upon seeing the transformation stone change, seeming to recall sothing.
She looked at Lin Tian, wanting to say sothing, but upon seeing the others, held her tongue. Lin Tian naturally noticed the Princess’s change in expression and realized that Charlotte had likely recognized the transformation stone, since it was found in a Blood Clan’s old hideout, suggesting it likely belonged to the Blood Clan Alliance.
Of course, with the transformation stone in his possession, Lin Tian had no intention of generously returning it to the Blood Clan Alliance as a perfect restoration.
"What kind of mineral is this, that it can... change shape!" Ling Zishan herself found it unbelievable, hesitated a bit before uttering the last words.
"The item is Lin Tian’s; you ask him." Tang Banqing wasn’t interested in explaining, passing the question to Lin Tian.
Lin Tian shrugged noncommittally and said, "Recently, I accompanied the Miss, oh, Xiao Family’s Miss Xiao Manxue, to England, and by sheer chance, I acquired this mineral. As for the characteristics of the transformation stone, they were inford to by an English friend."
"So now you rember I’m your friend," complained the Sword Spirit in his mind.
Lin Tian replied with two words: "Shut up!"
Ling Zishan looked at Lin Tian, still sowhat skeptical, clearly not fully believing his words. Lin Tian blinked, feigned ignorance, and offered no further explanation, as the fewer people know about certain matters the better.
However, in the next mont, none of them had any leisure to guess anymore, for the transformation stone, upon heating, suddenly accelerated its writhing and even adhered to the heart of the teorite!
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