Death… And Me

Chapter 1067 - Earthʼs Remnant

Roan could recognize the interest in Reanʼs eyes. ʼDid you find anything interesting?ʼ

Rean nodded, telling Roan, ʼMaybe...I would need to take a further look into it.ʼ

Rean then looked at the elder and asked, ”Senior Aien, would you perhaps have more of those Earthʼs Remnants?”

Aien was puzzled by Reanʼs question. But since Rean paid him so much Divine Stones just to stay in the village, he didnʼt care. ”Well, because it doesnʼt have much use to us, we simply destroy it all once we accumulate a certain amount of it. Itʼs better than simply throwing it away and letting it gather around like trash.”

Rean couldnʼt help but feel somewhat disappointed after hearing that. ”Would you mind taking what you have and bringing it to me? Iʼm a blacksmith, so I might have some use for it.”

Aien nodded in response, not minding it too much. Theyʼve already lived in this place for a very long time. Obviously, other blacksmiths had already tested whether the Earthʼs Remnants had some use or not. However, they didnʼt find any good use for it, so Aien didnʼt think Rean would find one either. ”Sure, we should have a few kilograms somewhere.”

In their room, Langara and Fatax couldnʼt help but ask, ”Werenʼt you a Formation Master? Are you a blacksmith as well?”

Rean nodded in response. ”The white and dark swords you saw were crafted by me, you know?”

Langara and Fatax didnʼt even know what to think anymore. Amazing talent, huge strength, and on top of that, he was also a Formation Master and a blacksmith. Besides, both Fatax and Langara could tell how good Reanʼs swords were. ”Thatʼs really impressive, even for the Royal Family. You two certainly have a very high position there, no?”

Rean smiled in response but didnʼt comment any further. A few minutes later, someone knocked on their door. ”Oh, it should be the Earthʼs Remnants.”

Rean was right. One of the residents came with a bag with all the Earthʼs Remnants they had, a total of three kilos or so. ”Thatʼs all we had lying around as we destroyed the rest around a month ago.”

Rean nodded. ”Thatʼs more than enough, friend. By the way, do you have a workshop here in the village I could use? If necessary, I can pay for that as well.” Rean had the Soul Gem Blacksmith Workshop, but that meant he would need to enter the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. It was better not to do so in this place. Besides, no one would find it strange if Rean brought some tools out of there as they would think he simply took them out of his spatial ring. At most, they would consider Rean to have a spatial ring with a lot of space.

The guy obviously didnʼt mind. ”Of course! However, it doesnʼt have anything of high quality. If this friend doesnʼt care about it, I can show you the way.”

”Iʼll stay here cultivating. The rest of you can do whatever you want until Rascal gets his rest,” Roan said before sitting down and taking some Divine Stones out.

Langara and Fatax decided to leave the room and go somewhere else. As to whether they would take that chance to leave Reanʼs group or not, that wasnʼt a problem. Rean and Roan didnʼt feel like they had to help those two to start with. If they wanted to leave on their own, then so be it. Even if Rean couldnʼt get information on the Fallen Light Star Fragment, he could still use the Royal Family to get it.

Well, Langara was relying on Rean to talk with the fairies, so she wouldnʼt leave either way.

In the workshop, Rean began to work with the clay-like Earthʼs Remnants, trying to analyze its properties. ʼIndeed, it seems like the people of the Realm of Gods also donʼt know much about modern forging. Otherwise, thereʼs no way the blacksmiths who saw it before wouldnʼt understand how good this thing is.ʼ

Roan, who was cultivating, heard Reanʼs words through their Soul Connection. ʼWhatʼs special about this Earthʼs Remnants?ʼ

Rean then explained, ʼAlmost all forging materials blacksmiths use are deeply connected to Earth Element. Even those metals that attack other elements are no exception. After all, the earth is usually their place of birth. You understand that much, right?ʼ

Roan nodded and waited for Rean to continue. ʼThe point is, this Earthʼs Remnants can feel the gaps between the crystals that compose the metal very, very well.ʼ

ʼCrystals?ʼ Roan asked back.

Rean noticed he went too far ahead in his explanation, so he simplified it and replied, ʼOh! This is related to my field of metallurgy. Itʼs a crystalline solid in which the atoms are held together by metallic bonds. When you use X-ray crystallography, youʼll see that their structures look like tiny crystals.ʼ

ʼWe make alloys, trying to improve these bonds. For example, when making steel, we use lime in the composition. Lime can reduce the concentration of impurities in the steel. Fewer impurities, better bonds. Thatʼs what I used back then in our Varen Tribe,ʼ Rean continued. ʼAnyways, this Earthʼs Remnants simply makes all the materials I used in my alloys look like trash!ʼ

Rean didnʼt get ahead of himself, though. ʼOf course, this is just my theory. Without trying it out by myself, I canʼt be certain. Since we still have a few hours ahead, I want to try something.ʼ

Rean then reached into the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm before asking, ʼSister Orb, how is our supply of World Essence in the Dimensional Realm?ʼ

[Oh! So, youʼre finally going to use it? As I mentioned before, the Dimensional Realm is very small, so it doesnʼt make much. Still, it should be enough for you if the job doesnʼt need too much of it. Just remember that World Essence will take a long time to accumulate again if you use everything.]

Rean smiled in response. ʼThatʼs good enough. I have the knowledge I acquired in the Blacksmith Hall back in Lukimira Sect.. Iʼm still a Silver Middle-level blacksmith, but I think I can head straight to Silver Peak-level once Iʼm done.ʼ