Upon hearing this, Mo Di was startled, but he quickly grew excited. He bowed once more and replied, "Your Highness, Prince of Shicheng, I have never forged an Enemy-Breaking Blade using 100% refined iron ore before. Based on my knowledge, however, crafting such a weapon should not be particularly difficult. The only reason I have never forged a 100% refined iron weapon until now is my own limited experience and the fact that I have never received such a commission. After all, weapons forged from refined iron are already sufficiently heavy for ordinary, low-level martial artists. To obtain more advanced weaponry, one must seek out an artificer to engrave different seals—also known as runes—onto a familiar weapon. Such weapons are known as Mortal Artifacts. This process not only enhances the weapon’s attack power but also increases its durability."
After a moment of internal reflection, Mo Di continued, "Of course, this also includes the sturdiness of the weapon, among other attributes. Runes of various properties can be engraved onto Mortal Artifacts to imbue them with diverse capabilities. The quality of a Mortal Artifact is determined by the number of runes it bears, which is why they are graded into different tiers. I know very little about this, however, or I would not have been cast out by my family to forge ordinary weapons here in Shicheng. I have also heard that there are weapons even more formidable than Mortal Artifacts, known as Precious Artifacts. Rather than simp…
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