The Evil Martial God Chronicles - Chapter 44

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Legend of the Evil Martial God

Chapter 44

 

 

 

Based on that energy, he envisioned the pattern to engrave on the sword he would present to Grandfather.

 

‘I’ll draw a circle, extend the Eight Trigrams in eight directions, and infuse the energy of heaven in the center. I’ll engrave the energies of fire, earth, and metal to amplify Grandfather’s martial arts.’

 

A pattern that came to mind in an instant.

 

‘Let’s call this the Heavenly Extreme Martial Wheel.’

 

What kind of power would emerge if Grandfather wielded the Heavenly Martial Divine Art with a sword engraved with the Heavenly Extreme Martial Wheel?

He was extremely curious.

He would find out later when they sparred.

Jeok Wigang’s body itched with the desire to quickly go and create it.

Just then, the middle-aged man spoke to Jeok Wigang.

 

“You said your hobby is working with iron, right? How exactly do you work with it?”

“Reforging is my hobby.”

“Ah! Reforging! Then do you have weapons to reforge?”

“No, I don’t. I’ll have to find some.”

“Haha. Then I’ll get you a few. What kind of iron have you reforged before?”

 

He had worked with all metals, but thinking they wouldn’t believe him, he gave a vague answer.

 

“I’ve reforged up to refined gold.”

“Oh! If you’ve reforged refined gold, you must be quite skilled. Let me see. What weapons made of refined gold do we have?”

 

It didn’t matter what material the weapons were made of.

After all, once he engraved formation patterns imbued with magic arts energy, even the iron’s properties would change.

Into the strongest substance in the world.

 

“I’ll bring you the finest weapons so you can enjoy yourself, benefactor.”

“I should only accept your sentiment, but if you’re willing to do that, I’ll gratefully accept.”

“Haha! You refused compensation, but I see you’ll accept this kind of thing, so you really must love it.”

“That’s right.”

“Understood! I’ll do my best to ensure you can use a good forge.”

“Thank you. But is there a reason you need so much black iron?”

“Ah! This time, a large number of personnel were recruited to Heavenly Martial City, and we must craft swords before their training ends. It’s customary for the lord to bestow swords engraved with Heavenly Martial City’s name during the graduation ceremony. It’s something that absolutely cannot be delayed.”

“Then to meet the schedule, don’t you need to mobilize all the forges? It seems like there won’t be a forge available for me.”

“Haha. No, that’s not the case. All weapons used in Heavenly Martial City are absolutely only crafted in the main furnace. The other forges are places for crafting miscellaneous items, and the auxiliary forges are mostly used by apprentices for practice, so you can use them anytime.”

“Is that so? I just hope I don’t cause any trouble for Heavenly Martial City.”

“Do you like Heavenly Martial City?”

“Yes, I like it. I like the Heavenly Martial Emperor, who is the lord, even more.”

“Haha! There’s probably no one in the world who dislikes our lord. You know well even though you’re not a martial artist.”

“I was very interested.”

“How about becoming a martial artist? With the strength you possess, you could certainly make a name for yourself.”

“I don’t have a dantian. So I can’t learn martial arts.”

“Gasp! Such circumstances… I’m sorry. I said something unnecessary.”

“Not at all. You couldn’t have known, so it’s understandable. I understand.”

 

The middle-aged man looked truly sorry.

He felt even more apologetic for making someone who yearned for the martial world but had to give up due to lacking a dantian recall memories they didn’t want to remember.

The middle-aged man resolved to definitely get him quality weapons so he could fully enjoy his hobby while staying in Heavenly Martial City.

 

 

 

Jeok Wigang was amazed when they arrived at the main gate of Heavenly Martial City.

 

“Wow! This is truly magnificent.”

 

The imposing red giant gate had a crouching dragon carved into it, displaying majesty as if it were alive and moving. Above it hung a plaque inscribed with “Heavenly Martial City” in gold.

When Jeok Wigang expressed his admiration, the middle-aged man raised both shoulders proudly and said,

 

“This is just the beginning. You’ll be even more amazed when you see inside.”

 

Jeok Wigang chuckled at the middle-aged man’s appearance.

As they approached the castle gate, warriors in black armor blocked Jeok Wigang’s ox cart.

The middle-aged man then presented a plaque and said,

 

“Items that need to be urgently taken to Cheongongro.”

 

After looking at the plaque and the black iron loaded on the ox cart, they nodded and let them pass.

Passing through the massive castle gate and entering inside, a straight road paved with neat blue stone stretched out.

In the center of the road, the characters “Heavenly Martial” were engraved.

 

“This road is called the Heavenly Martial Sword Path. The lord personally engraved these characters so that those who belong to Heavenly Martial City would always walk this path and reflect on the reason for Heavenly Martial City’s existence and what they should do there.”

 

The fact that Grandfather had engraved these characters made him feel even more affectionate toward them.

Following the path, they came to a large lake.

The clear clouds reflected on the lake’s surface made it impossible to distinguish between sky and earth.

Past the lake, magnificent buildings stretched endlessly.

 

“If we pass through there, we’ll reach the Heavenly Lord Pavilion where the lord resides.”

 

It felt like they had deliberately taken this route.

 

“Did you come this way because of me?”

“Oh my, did you notice? Since this seems to be your first time in Heavenly Martial City, I wanted to show you around as much as possible.”

 

He was grateful for the middle-aged man’s thoughtfulness.

 

“Thank you. Thanks to you, I got to see Heavenly Martial City properly.”

“I’m sorry I can’t show you more due to urgent business. I’ll make time later to give you a proper tour.”

“I look forward to it.”

 

Going around the lake and through a forest path, buildings with smoke continuously rising from them could be seen in the distance.

 

“That place is Cheongongro, which produces all weapons for Cheonmu Castle. The owner of Cheongongro, Master Cheonjang Gong, is one of the three great craftsmen of the Central Plains, along with Mugi Myeonggong and Master Gino. Of course, Master Cheonjang Gong is the best among them.”

 

His respect for Cheonjang Gong seemed to pierce the heavens.

 

“The beloved sword that the Castle Lord currently uses was also made by Master Cheonjang Gong. How about it? Isn’t our Master Cheonjang Gong amazing?”

“He truly is amazing.”

“Hahaha! If you see the weapons he made later, you’ll be surprised. Ah! Even the weapons he failed to make are incredible, so I’ll bring some for you to see.”

“Even if they’re failed weapons, they were made by him – is it alright for me to look at them carelessly?”

“Failed weapons are just scrap metal. I’ll bring those weapons for you, so try reforging them too.”

 

I was curious.

 

“I understand.”

 

While talking about Cheonjang Gong, we arrived at Cheongongro before we knew it.

 

“What! What are you going to do coming this late!”

 

When someone ran out and shouted angrily, the middle-aged man bowed and explained the situation.

Falling rocks had suddenly dropped and destroyed the cart, causing the delay.

And he said that thanks to Jeok Wigang’s help, they were able to arrive on time.

Then an elder with a bushy beard approached and gave a cupped fist salute in gratitude.

 

“I am the Master Craftsman of this Cheongongro. Thanks to you, we were able to make it on time safely. Thank you.”

“Not at all. I’m glad I could be of small help.”

“Hehe. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a proper young man. I heard that reforging is your hobby – is that correct?”

“Yes.”

“Hehehe. How unusual. Usually people consider it lowly work and avoid it. Besides, looking at your build, you seem like a scholar. Am I right?”

“Yes. That’s correct. I passed the regional examination this time and plan to take the metropolitan examination next year.”

“Oho! Hehehe. So you’re relieving the stress accumulated from studying by hammering iron?”

“That’s right.”

“Well, there’s nothing better than hammering iron to clear one’s mind.”

 

He nodded and called the middle-aged man.

 

“Yong Myeong. Let this person use the weapons in the warehouse as much as he wants, regardless of quantity.”

“Understood.”

 

After speaking to the middle-aged man, Yong Myeong, he spoke to Jeok Wigang again.

 

“You can take as many of the weapons you reforge as you want.”

“Is that really okay? What if I fill that ox cart to the brim and leave?”

“Hahaha! Please do. It doesn’t matter. They’re all defective anyway and were going to be melted down again.”

 

He laughed heartily and patted Jeok Wigang’s shoulder as he spoke.

 

“I hope your flame doesn’t waver.”

 

It meant he hoped for good reforging.

 

“Well, I’m busy so I’ll be going now.”

 

After greeting, he started shouting again.

 

“You slugs! Move quickly!”

“Please follow me, Young Master.”

“Yes.”

 

The first place Yong Myeong guided him to was the warehouse.

Inside, all kinds of weapons were packed full in barrels, and countless such barrels were scattered on the ground.

 

“You can take out and use as many weapons from those barrels as you want.”

“Thank you. May I take a look? I’m curious about what kind of defects come from Cheongongro.”

“Hahaha. Please do.”

 

Jeok Wigang took out a sword from the barrel in front and began examining it from all angles.

Yong Myeong quietly watched from the side.

 

“This one has a hard exterior but the interior isn’t properly done. The force control during forging was wrong and it failed during quenching.”

“Oh! You saw it correctly. Hahaha. Well, this is something. I thought you were just doing it as a simple hobby, but that’s not the case.”

“Not at all. I just learned by watching others out of the corner of my eye.”

“If you learned that much just by watching, then I should die. Hahaha.”

 

Yong Myeong liked Jeok Wigang even more for properly understanding iron.

So he wanted to assign him a good forge.

 

‘Let me see. The forge that Yeom Hwa manages was the best, right?’

 

Having decided which forge to guide him to, Yong Myeong spoke to Jeok Wigang.

 

“Let’s go. I’ll guide you to the forge.”

“Thank you.”

 

 

 

This place where the scenery shimmers from the hot heat rising from dozens of forges is where the auxiliary forges of Cheonmu Castle’s Cheongongro are gathered.

Mainly apprentices practice handling iron here.

Yeom Hwa, one of the apprentices, was examining the forge he was in charge of.

He was grinning foolishly while looking at the beautiful red flames rising from the forge.

 

“Beautiful today as well.”

 

Yeom Hwa gazed at the flames with loving eyes.

While he was having a pleasant time, he sensed someone approaching.

He frowned and turned his head, then jumped up in surprise and greeted.

 

“Apprentice Yeom Hwa greets Master Craftsman!”

 

The person Yeom Hwa was greeting was none other than Yong Myeong.

Yong Myeong’s position was assistant craftsman, a role that involved examining the state of iron and assessing its quality.

Since the quality of iron directly determined the quality of weapons, it was a very important position.

 

“Yes. The flames of the forge are beautiful today as well.”

“Thank you.”

“Give your greetings.”

 

As he pointed to Jeok Wigang and spoke, Yeom Hwa tilted his head and asked.

 

“Who might you be?”

“This is Young Master Jeok Wigang, who will be using this forge here for the time being starting today.”

“What? Someone else is going to use my forge?”

“You fool? Why is this your forge? It’s Cheongongro’s forge. Since Master Craftsman has given his permission for this matter, stop your nonsense and make sure Young Master experiences not the slightest inconvenience in using this forge.”

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