Take weapon forging, for instance. The most exhausting part is smelting refined iron and copper. Yet, that merely requires time and effort without demanding much technical skill; with a bit of casual instruction, even an ordinary person can master it. Shaping those materials into rough sword blanks requires a certain level of experience and technique, but skilled hands can still be trained to do it.
The truly difficult part is forging the final sword, which requires veteran artisans.
By eliminating the processes of refining raw ore and casting sword blanks, those veteran artisans can effortlessly forge numerous weapons without having to spend time and effort starting from scratch.
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