Before Gale could even go to Sin'dorei to promote it, the Forging Factory in Nasalas received a large number of orders for the Golden Holy Sword.
Sethonis was right; 50 gold coins was not a large sum for Mages. Instead, epic weapons were what Magespursued.
Some wealthy Mages even ordered a Sanction Bladeas well. Having already spent 50 gold coins, spending an additional 10 gold coins was not a difficult matter.
In fact, collecting two epic weapons for 60 gold coins was much more cost-effective than collecting one epic weapon for 50 gold coins.
Although the Kaldorei Empire possessed advanced magic forging techniques and superb enchanting skills, their forging method was still manual workshops. Because everyone had their own craft, it was very difficult for artisans to forge powerful weapons; after piling up materials, they still had to rely on luck.
Therefore, artisans could occasionally forge epic-grade weapons, but it was very difficult for them to forge an identical one.
Inability to mass-produce—this was the drawback of manual workshops!
The Forging Factory was different; with Gale's blueprints, artisans could break down the forging process into various modules, then assemble them to form a simple assembly line operation.
Therefore, as long as the materials were in place, the Forging Factory could continuously produce the Golden Holy Sword.
Even if it was an epic-grade weapon, it was still the same. In fact, as long as the craftsmanship was in place, even legendary weapons could be mass-produced.
Orders for the Golden Holy Sword and Sanction Blade affected the production speed of the judgment arrow, so Pisaster had no choice but to sign long-term contracts with ten more artisans and temporarily hire twenty artisans.
Within half a month, over a hundred Golden Holy Swords were sold, generating a profit of over 2000 gold coins.
Gale had originally designed the Golden Holy Swordjust to cover the artisans' wages, but he never expected it to be more profitable than military supply orders.
It was unexpected!
This also showed Gale the great potential of the Forging Factory. He was eager to develop the next best-selling weapon to consolidate the market and challenge for the position of the Kaldorei Empire's number one arms dealer.
Of course, he would also be the only arms dealer.
Manual workshops' inability to mass-produce weapons also created difficulties for the production of standard-issue weapons. To equip soldiers with standard-issue weapons, the army could only hire artisans themselves, a very cumbersome process.
Therefore, the Kaldorei Empire's military system was that soldiers provided their own weapons and armor, and after joining the army, they uniformly wore cloaks or surcoats belonging to their legion.
Soldiers purchased weapons from various weapon shops, which offered a wide variety of items of varying quality.
The only advantage was that soldiers would choose weapons they were skilled with.
The Sanction Sword might be the first standard-issue weapon procured by the Empire.
Gale initially decided on bows and crossbows for the next best-selling weapon.
In the current Kaldorei Empire, the most revered profession was that of Mages. However, Mages were skilled in enchanting and proficient in crafting various weapons. Therefore, many Mages made their own weapons, which suited their casting habits and were the most appropriate staves for them.
So, making staves had no future.
The profession second only to Mages was Rangers, and Rangers were most adept at using bows and crossbows.
Given that the war with the Trolls had not yet ended, a bow and crossbow specifically designed to deal with Trolls could be created.
In fact, Rangers all had their own bows, but compared to Mages' staves, there was still room for improvement. After all, not every Ranger could make his own bow, and those who could might not know what kind of bow he needed.
In terms of knowledge and understanding of Kaldorei, Rangers were still a tier below Mages.
The judgment arrow was available for harming Trolls, so the attributes of the bow and crossbow would focus more on range than lethality. Sethonissuggested using Wind Elementals runes to accelerate arrows, increasing both range and initial velocity.
Increasing initial velocity meant increasing lethality. Combined with the judgment arrow, there would be no need for further rune enhancements; it would already be sufficient to deal with Trolls.
Considering that the bow body was not suitable for engraving runes, Gale decided to make a crossbow.
There were large tracts of forest around Nathalas Academy, all filled with oak trees suitable for making bows and arrows. This was also why Kaldoreipossessed shooting talent; many Kaldorei's first toy as children was a small bow made from an oak branch, and they played with it until adulthood, developing their skills even if their talent was poor.
When testing the Golden Holy Sword previously, many oak trees were felled. There was still a good amount in the warehouse, so Gale directly took it and had an artisan make a crossbow first, then proceeded with enchantment tests.
The crossbow made by the artisan was very crude, and stringing it required a lot of effort. Gale tried several times but couldn't manage it, so he had to call Carlos over.
Carlos was burly and very strong. Even he could barely string the crossbow.
If it were a Ranger, he definitely wouldn't be able to string it.
This showed that there was a reason why Rangers did not use crossbows.
Fortunately, it was only a test.
First, he shot a dummy target with the crossbow to gather damage data, and then Gale and Sethonis tried enchanting the crossbow arm. Since he didn't know which Wind Elementals rune to use, he needed to test them one by one.
Fortunately, the crossbow arm was relatively easy to disassemble. Gale prepared a large number of crossbow arms, each enchanted with a different rune, making it easier to test the effects of these runes on arrows.
During the testing, someone came to the Forging Factory.
"I am Dath'Remar Sunstrider, serving in the Moon Guard," the newcomer introduced himself.
Gale was very surprised, not by Dath'Remar, this "historical figure," after all, Prince Farodis was also a "historical figure." He was surprised that the Moon Guard had actually come to him. Had news of the Golden Holy Sword spread to Sin'dorei?
Indeed, Dath'Remar continued: "I heard that epic runic swords for Mages can be made here, so I came to check it out. If it's true, the Moon Guard hopes to purchase a batch."
This was a golden opportunity, a money-making daddy coming to their doorstep, so Gale immediately smiled and said, "Of course, no problem. Please follow me; we have a dedicated testing area here where you can personally test it. I guarantee your satisfaction."
Dath'Remar followed Gale into the factory and was somewhat surprised to see the bustling scene inside. So many artisans continuously producing weapons meant that the products must be popular.
Upon reaching the testing area, Gale handed a Golden Holy Sword to Dath'Remar.
Taking the Golden Holy Sword, Dath'Remarimmediately fell in love with it. Not only was its design elegant, but it also felt very comfortable in his hand. Feeling the magical conduit lines within the sword, Dath'Remar roughly understood the sword's characteristics: fast casting, enhanced spell burst power, and a constant Flamestrike enchantment.
Every characteristic hit his sweet spot, making his heart pound.
He had come to the right place!