Walker Of The Worlds

Chapter 3705: Preparing The Components

Days turned into weeks as ideas were proposed and discarded.

Some plans relied too heavily on cutting, which they knew would be time consuming and difficult. Others required shaping the husk beyond what they believed was currently possible. Each approach was analyzed, debated, and refined.

A full month went by in this manner.

Finally, a solution emerged.

It was simple and elegant, though a bit unconventional.

The elders realized that the husk itself already provided the components they needed. The legs varied in length and thickness, each one possessing a slightly different structure. Instead of reshaping a single piece into the entire spear, they could combine multiple legs, inserting them into one another to create a composite structure.

”The husk is hollow,” the Rune Dwarf elder pointed out. ”If we align them correctly, they can be fitted together.”

”Stacked,” another added.

”Reinforced through their own structure,” said the Fireforge elder.

Lin Mu considered the idea and nodded slowly. It made sense. By using multiple segments, they could achieve both length and stability without forcing excessive deformation upon any single piece.

Yet a problem remained.

The fit would not be perfect as there would be gaps. Spaces between the inserted segments could weaken the overall structure.

It was then that Lin Mu spoke.

”The abdomen,” he said.

The elders looked at him.

Lin Mu continued, ”We can use it as filler material.”

He explained his reasoning. The abdomen of the husk contained the same spatial energy as the legs, though in a different configuration. If they divided it into smaller pieces, he could use Meld to reshape those fragments, molding them into the gaps between the inserted legs.

”Like clay,” he said. ”Or soldering metal in this case.”

The Rune Dwarf elder’s eyes widened slightly.

”And since it is the same material,” Lin Mu added, ”it should integrate seamlessly.”

Silence followed for a moment.

Then the Fireforge elder laughed.

”A crude comparison,” he said, ”but a brilliant idea.”

The others quickly agreed.

This approach solved multiple problems at once. It allowed them to maintain the integrity of the original material while achieving the desired shape and stability. It also reduced the need for excessive cutting and reshaping.

With the plan finalized, they began their work anew. This time, however, the scale of the task was far greater. They needed to cut more legs, they needed to process the abdomen and most of all they needed to prepare multiple components before any assembly could begin.

The Dao Forge roared to life once more as the elders took their positions.

Lin Mu stepped forward, his hand already reaching toward the husk.

The work that followed proved to be far more demanding than any of them had initially anticipated. What seemed like a straightforward extension of their earlier success quickly revealed itself to be an entirely different challenge.

Separating a single leg had taken days of coordinated effort, but now they had committed themselves to dismantling nearly the entire husk into usable components. It was a task that required patience, precision, and an almost unyielding endurance.

They began with the legs.

Each one had to be separated individually, and every separation required the same careful coordination between Lin Mu’s spatial manipulation and the dwarven elders’ forging techniques.

The Essence Cleaving Steel Chisel was used repeatedly, its edge striking at joints that resisted with stubborn tenacity. The Dao Forge amplified their efforts, yet even with that advantage, progress came slowly.

Lin Mu found himself at the center of it all.

His role had become indispensable.

Without his control over the spatial energy within the husk, the elders would not have been able to achieve even the smallest indentation. Each strike required him to guide the internal structure, encouraging it to part just enough for the chisel to take hold. The process demanded constant focus, and the strain it placed upon him was immense.

At first, the exhaustion came quickly.

His Qi drained at an alarming rate, far faster than he had expected. Manipulating spatial energy at this level was nothing like working with ordinary spatial Qi. This was something far denser, far more refined, and far more resistant to external influence.

Every attempt felt like pushing against an unyielding wall that only gave way under the most precise application of force. Yet Lin Mu did not stop and he continued to endure as time continued to pass.

Days turned into weeks and weeks stretched into months. And as time passed, something subtle began to change.

The strain lessened.

Not because the task became easier, but because Lin Mu himself was improving.

His understanding of space deepened with every attempt. Each time he guided the energy within the husk, he gained a clearer sense of how it moved, how it resisted, and how it could be influenced. His Spatial Perception grew sharper, more refined, allowing him to see details that had previously eluded him.

He began to notice patterns. He saw the flow of Spatial energy, its structure as well as the delicate balance that prevented it from turning chaotic and yet maintain a solid form. It was as if the husk itself was teaching him, forcing him to adapt and evolve in order to interact with it.

There were moments when he paused, realizing just how much he had gained from this process.

What had begun as a mission to forge weapons had turned into one of the most profound learning experiences of his life. His understanding of forging had grown, his mastery over multiple Dao Embryos had deepened, and now even his comprehension of Space was advancing at an accelerated pace.

It was not something he had planned.

Yet it was something he accepted with quiet appreciation.

The elders noticed it as well.

Though they rarely spoke of it directly, their glances toward Lin Mu carried a growing respect. They understood that what he was doing was not something that could be easily replicated. Even among them, such control over spatial energy was unheard of.

Eventually, after months of relentless effort, the cutting phase came to an end.