Undead Mage from a Cell

Chapter 133: Chapter 131: Casting the Magic Staff

While explaining the situation here to Gu Xi, the Blacksmith was handling the newly broken vine.

With each step, the Blacksmith would explain the reason to Gu Xi, and after about ten minutes, the vine over three meters long was reduced to about two and a half meters.

Putting the vine aside, the Blacksmith looked at Gu Xi.

Gu Xi knew it was time to take out the other materials.

So Gu Xi took out some of the materials obtained after taking up the profession.

[Disaster Soul], there’s quite a lot of these, as they are not considered proper souls, they can be used as crafting materials.

[Corrupted Skull], initially Gu Xi’s secondary item, but due to the interruption in the upgrade process, it turned into a gray item, making it a top-quality material.

[Broken Birch Fragment], obtained from the battle in a small building in Victoria City. Since a magic staff needed to be made, Gu Xi took this out.

[Broken Scythe Fragment], a trophy from Gu Xi’s first encounter with the Otherworldly Ghost Boss. At the time, Gu Xi was considering using a scythe as the main weapon, but now believes the Long Magic Staff would be better.

[Ice Power Device], this was dug out from another One-Eyed Sewn-together Corpse, the Blacksmith said a power source was needed, and this is actually a great one.

[Twisted Spine], Gu Xi brought this out to fill the quota, as it is too long - a full five meters - and is used for creating weapons like two-handed swords, long whips, or long spears.

Gu Xi didn’t think the Blacksmith would use this material.

However, Gu Xi never expected the first thing the Blacksmith picked up was this [Twisted Spine].

”Very good, among your materials, some are of Blue Quality, and some are Green but with strong potential, crafting them won’t be an issue.

Now there are two different choices.

First, with these materials and this vine, I’ll do my best to see if I can push it to Purple Quality.

But you have to be aware that this Purple is not the best Purple, and its special effects come with penalties, which you already know.

I can’t guarantee whether these penalties will be light or heavy, it’s entirely a gamble.

The other path is for me to make it in Blue, but you can slowly upgrade its quality later, and it might even get to Purple, but that would depend on your luck.”

Gu Xi was silent for a moment, then decisively said, ”Make it in the Blue but upgradable type.”

The Blacksmith laughed when he heard this, ”I knew you’d choose that; don’t worry, my upgradable equipment has an 80% success growth rate, never failing.”

While speaking, the Blacksmith had already disassembled the entire Twisted Spine.

The spine, over five meters long, along with the tailbone, was broken into pieces.

Each piece would be dipped in molten iron by the Blacksmith, then forged by his assistants.

Then the Blacksmith picked up the [Broken Birch Fragment] and called over a blacksmith.

”Hammer this into powder, fine powder, also soak these souls in water until they turn into liquid, then soak the powder in it.”

The assistant blacksmith went to work, and Gu Xi took the opportunity to ask.

”Master, what do you plan to make with these?”

”You want a Long Magic Staff, so casting techniques are limited.

Luckily, your soul can be boiled into glue; when I’ve processed the spine bones, I’ll use the glue technique to attach the pieces one by one.”

Listening to the Blacksmith’s explanation, Gu Xi was surprised, not expecting weapon crafting to be done this way.

But this Blacksmith is indeed a master, always bringing out different methods.

In the end, Gu Xi could only trust the choice of the Master Blacksmith.

Soon, the processed Twisted Spine was brought out, now looking like sheet after sheet of silvery metal.

The Master Blacksmith personally inscribed some text on each metal sheet with an iron pen.

Gu Xi, although quite knowledgeable in magic, couldn’t decipher the text, only noting it seemed related to cold attributes.

It’s clear the Master Blacksmith has considered some of the attributes for Gu Xi’s Long Magic Staff.

After the texts were inscribed on all the metal pieces, the Blacksmith retrieved the [Broken Scythe Fragment].

This time, he personally melted it and reformed the metal.

”What shape do you want? A scythe, a palm, or something else?”

”Can it be the head of a Bone Dragon?”

Gu Xi proposed his idea.

”Good idea, though that should be quite beautiful, right?”

The Blacksmith didn’t say if it was okay, just continued crafting.

Then he picked up the Pea Vine, comparing and adjusting it near the hot metal.

Sometimes, after comparing, he would put the newly inscribed metal in.

At this point, a blacksmith brought over a large basin of ghostly blue liquid.

This was the melted Disaster Soul, which Gu Xi felt was filled with an aura of deathly stillness.

Evidently, those souls were not completely useless, at least now they had their purpose.

”Alright, the materials are ready, now comes the most crucial step, drop a drop of your blood in there.”

”Can this make it recognize a master?”

”Of course not, but it adds to the ritual aspect.”

The Blacksmith said with a smile to Gu Xi.

For the sake of the weapon, Gu Xi could only comply.

He made a cut on his palm and let a few drops of blood fall into the ghostly blue liquid.

As the blood dripped in, the Blacksmith immediately threw in the [Ice Power Device], then lifted the Pea Vine and thrust it into the big bucket of liquid.

In the midst of the Blacksmith’s mysterious spells, the liquid started swirling around the Pea Vine.

Rapidly, the Blacksmith tossed in various newly crafted items into the liquid.

Gu Xi watched, noticing the liquid swirling faster and faster, until eventually, it transformed into the shape of a Bone Dragon enveloped in ice.

”Not bad, huh? Many Undead Mages come to me to craft magic staffs, and often choose Bone Dragons or Ghost Dragons for their staff’s form, so I’m quite familiar with this.”

As he spoke, the liquid surrounding the Long Magic Staff was completely absorbed, and it gently landed in front of Gu Xi.

This was a withered yellow Long Magic Staff standing at two and a half meters, with its staff body inlaid with countless fine icy jewels.

The staff head was topped with a fist-sized iceberg, and a metal Bone Dragon, the length of an index finger, coiled around.

At this point, the Blacksmith tossed the [Corrupted Skull] to the top of the Long Magic Staff, and with a wail, a thumb-sized skull ornament hung beneath the iceberg.

”It’s done, give it a name; it’s your magic staff.”