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Chapter 121 - Chapter 121: War Staff

Li Wei stepped forward, the embers in the forge flaring briefly as if stirred by the inferno itself. Young Master Wei stood near the smelting oven with poise and swagger, this was an opportunity to make the most out of this mortal master.

"I need a piercing rod. Thin—no thicker than a crow's quill, but it must be strong enough to punch through lacquered stone and tempered shell alike." His tone was quiet, yet the request rang with clarity, each word weighted by necessity rather than vanity. "This weapon must be durable enough to behave as both a javelin and pole vault…"

The blacksmith grunted. He picked up the tongs again, shifting the half-cooled iron to a water basin with a hiss. ~Ssshhh~ "You are asking me to make a fang fit for a dragon's jaw," the old smith muttered, wiping his hands on a nearby rag. "You must understand what you ask for requires a rare metal alloy blessed by the mountain's blood, not this pig iron I scrounge from trader's carts."

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