On the way back, Itto held onto Shitou tightly, unwilling to let go, as if someone was trying to snatch his treasure.
"Xavier, do you think this Shitou is really what we're looking for? This is too strange, isn't it?"
Yoimiya expressed her doubts, as everything was too coincidental, and even now, her mind was a bit muddled.
"Ahem, who cares if it is or isn't? Let's go back and see."
If it weren't for the system on him, Xavier would actually be very suspicious too.
"Ha~ The mission is finally complete. I'm going to find another place to sleep…"
Sayu stretched lazily, probably afraid of being reported, so he planned to change his sleeping spot.
Sayu wasn't good at other things, but his skill at slacking off was truly impressive; he disappeared in just a blink of an eye.
"Hmm… what excellent concealment ability. If I could learn it too, the case-solving rate would greatly increase, wouldn't it?" Shikanoin Heizou stroked his chin.
Itto carefully wiped Shitou; now, his eyes only held Shitou.
"Xavier, may I ask you about the situation?"
Kuki Shinobu had a headache seeing her boss in this state.
And when she learned why Itto wanted to forge a weapon with this Shitou, Kuki Shinobu sighed even more.
"How should I put this matter?" She said, pressing her hand to her forehead. "I don't think you should help him."
Xavier asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why?"
"Although Kujou Sara and our boss don't get along, she generally won't provoke him first. On the contrary, our boss will provoke her for no reason."
Xavier finally understood Kuki Shinobu's meaning; in other words, what Itto told him was completely fabricated.
It wasn't that Kujou Sara inexplicably beat Itto up, but rather for other reasons.
Recalling that Itto had too much to drink that night made Xavier even more suspicious.
But at this point, the arrow was already on the string and had to be shot.
Even more coincidentally, not long after they walked, they met the next person they were looking for.
"Kazuha!"
Itto looked up and saw Kazuha walking towards them in the distance, his joy redoubled.
"How are you here? What a coincidence." Kazuha greeted them with a smile.
Itto laughed heartily, putting his arm around Kazuha's shoulder, and said, "Kazuha, you've come at just the right time! I have a legendary ore here. I don't think anyone can forge it into the strongest weapon; only you, Kazuha, are worthy!"
Kazuha was very curious about this and asked, "May I see this legendary Shitou?"
Itto generously handed Shitou to Kazuha.
Kazuha held it in his hand, weighed it, then flicked it with his finger, and listened for a moment with it to his ear.
From his movements, he was definitely an expert, extremely professional.
"Hmm… From my experience, this Shitou has not reached the legendary level, but if you insist on forging a weapon, I can give it a try."
Kazuha's words were sufficiently tactful; to put it more bluntly, this Shitou was simply junk.
Itto didn't catch the implied meaning and still looked very happy.
"Hahaha, it's fine! After all, legendary items are often not easily recognized, otherwise, how could This Daddy, buy it for just one Mora? Hahahahaha!"
When he heard that this Shitou was bought for one Mora, Kazuha's suspicion reached its peak.
Following Kazuha to the weapon forging place, the netizens' curiosity exploded.
"Not bad, this place looks suitable for blacksmithing."
"Hehe, the time for professional skill testing has come. If Kazuha can't blacksmith, he'll be exposed."
"That's right, UP, hurry and move the camera closer! I want to see how our Kazuha does blacksmithing!"
Even at this point, everyone was still questioning the authenticity of the matter.
They insisted that Xavier move the camera closer to prevent them from faking it.
Xavier moved the camera closer while saying helplessly, "I've livestreamed so many times, and you actually think I'm faking it? Do you have any trust left?"
The netizens ignored him, just staring intently at Kazuha's movements.
Before starting the forging, Kazuha made preparations.
"Hmm, it seems these items are not damaged, we can begin."
He not only took off his outer garment, leaving only his undershirt, but also checked his tools one by one.
"Kazuha, Kazuha, can you tell us how to forge weapons?!"
"Exactly! I'd really like to learn too."
"The one upstairs is a criminal, arrest him!"
The bullet comments started to stir up again, ostensibly asking for lessons on how to forge weapons, but in reality, still wanting to test him.
Kazuha was not angry, nor did he show the slightest impatience.
Before starting work, Kazuha smiled and explained to the camera.
"If we put aside the preparation work, the first step in forging is to open the furnace and light the fire."
After speaking, Kazuha picked up coal with tongs and put it into the furnace, then ignited it with a unique Teyvat ignition device.
This step alone already made the audience's eyes light up, because everything was smooth enough, with no flaws to speak of.
"The temperature in the furnace must reach a certain level before the forging material can be added for calcination."
"If the temperature is too high, it won't work either, as that will damage the steel properties of the material. And if the temperature is too low, naturally, it won't be able to achieve the purpose of calcination."
Kazuha was indeed an expert, staring at the situation inside the furnace. When he saw it was almost ready, he threw Itto's Shitou in.
"Since I haven't encountered Itto's ore before and don't know its characteristics, I won't raise the temperature too high at first, to observe the situation inside."
After his words fell, Kazuha no longer explained to the camera, but stared intently at the situation inside.
The bullet comments were already scrolling wildly at this point.
"Holy cow, putting everything else aside, this furnace really has that authentic feel."
"This temperature must be at least a thousand degrees, it looks so hot."
"Great Demon King, you're something else! The character restoration is so thorough; our Kazuha baby really can blacksmith!"
"Don't rush, everyone. Anyone can light a fire and throw in a rock. The important thing is the subsequent forging process, right?"
Some people were praising Kazuha, some were praising Xavier, and some were still questioning whether it was an act.
After half an hour of discussion, Kazuha finally made a move.
Kazuha picked up the iron tongs, checked the situation inside, then frowned and said, "This is truly strange. I didn't expect this Shitou to be so hard, much harder than when it was tested."
Let alone Kazuha, the expert, even Xavier, the layman, felt strange when he touched Shitou.
It felt exactly like mud; it would probably fall apart if boiled in water for a bit.
He didn't expect that the temperature had already reached this level, and there was still no change.
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