Chapter 777 - 325: Harvest and Return Journey (2)

He carefully stroked the sword blade, then took out a clean handkerchief from his pocket and meticulously wiped away the dust on the blade, before moving on to look at the other swords.

It was then that he realized, although the other swords did not have such exquisite Damascus patterns, both in terms of design and the forged patterns using different methods, they were equally as stunning as the Damascus patterns.

Winslow handed the Green Dragon Crescent Blade to the butler beside him and picked up another sword from the ground: "What’s the name of this sword?"

"Oh, this sword is called Abyssal Rainbow. Translated into English, it means a sword as serene as the abyss and as sharp as a rainbow. It was the weapon of a sword saint named Gai Nie from China, over two thousand years ago during the Pre-Qin Era."

Li Younan was also too lazy to delve into what Gai Nie’s historical image was like; after all, this young foreigner hadn’t watched "The Legend of Qin." He might as well joke about it, take jokes as official history... who knows if he’s talking nonsense?

Upon hearing the title "Sword Saint," Winslow immediately felt a surge of excitement, carefully wiped again, and handed it back to the butler before picking up the third sword: "What about this sword?"

"This sword is called Asking Heaven. I prefer to call it the first emperor’s sword through the ages because it was the sword of our first emperor of China."

"And this sword?"

"This one is called Xuanyuan, the sacred sword of our Chinese ancestor."

"What about this one?"

"This sword is called Taia Sword, originally forged by the famous swordsmith Gan Jiang in Chinese history."

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Winslow picked up the swords from the ground one by one and cleaned them. Soon, the butler’s expression became extremely complicated.

His arms were almost overwhelmed by so many swords, but fortunately, an assistant came over to share the burden.

As Li Younan casually explained the origin of these swords to him, Winslow’s expression, initially shocked, gradually transitioned into a state of immersion.

He thought, the greatest value of luxury goods lies in the stories they contain and their rarity. In terms of rarity, these swords, forged by Li Younan, are virtually impossible to replicate.

From a storytelling perspective, my goodness, what could be more exhilarating than a long and profound history where the original owners of these prototypes were each remarkable individuals favored by destiny?

Listen to this, the original owners of these swords were either emperors who changed the course of history or swordsmen with unsurpassed martial prowess.

For a country that never had ancient history, this storytelling aspect itself is filled with captivating charm.

When Winslow picked up the last sword from the ground, he sighed slightly, saying somewhat wistfully: "Young man, I truly envy your country’s long history; these stories about the swords and their owners are too incredible."

"Indeed, as you know, what our country has in abundance are these exquisite stories." Li Younan laughed heartily.

But soon, Winslow calmed down, his expression becoming somewhat serious: "Frankly, I think the designs of these swords are very stunning, but how is their strength? Can they withstand the rigorous tests of the Sword Forging Competition?"

To be honest, Winslow was somewhat conflicted at this moment.

On one hand, he was reluctant to test these swords, as the violent test might slightly damage them, which would certainly make him sad; but on the other hand, a sword that gets damaged in testing actually loses much of its value.

From his perspective, a perfect collectible not only needs to have an exquisite appearance, but as a sword, its sharpness and strength are also part of its collectible value.

So this really is quite a dilemma.

He also thought that the nature of powdered steel predestines the forged strength cannot compare to the powdered steel itself. At this moment, he even regretted that this time the test topic was to use powdered steel for forging; if high-carbon steel was used instead, there would be no such worries.

Li Younan chuckled, turned, and fetched a knife from the scrap bucket.

This knife was forged very roughly, a Tang Blade he casually forged with high-carbon steel.

It was the product he initially used to test the furnace, so not only did it not use powdered steel, its design was also quite crude.

However, having top-tier sword forging skills, the performance of this knife still reached the material’s maximum potential.

In the studio, there was also equipment for testing; Li Younan pointed at the plastic pipes specifically used to test the sharpness and strength of the blade and asked: "Uncle, how many plastic pipes do you think cutting through at once would be considered good strength?"

Winslow hesitated for a moment and instinctively replied: "The strength of these PC pipes is quite good, and only one side is fixed. To cut them, both strength and sharpness must be present simultaneously. A top-of-the-line swordsmith can forge a knife that cuts through 5 pipes at once."

Li Younan smiled, suddenly exerted strength from his waist, and swung the knife horizontally. Instantly, eight PC pipes were severed.

Without stopping, he then reversed the blade onto the adjacent cow leg bone. With one stroke, blood and bone splattered, and upon picking up the knife to inspect, the blade remained intact without a single nick.

This scene immediately amazed the butler beside him, and Winslow was also utterly stunned.

His expression was somewhat complicated, never expecting that this piece of what appeared to be scrap could have such strength. The young man before him had reached an incredible level in the art of sword forging.