The so-called experiment was actually blowing glass.
He planned to replace the glass windows in his house.
However, he just knew the theory and had reviewed it with Tomoko, but he hadn't found the time to experiment yet.
Pouring a certain proportion of quartz sand into a container and mixing it with limestone and other raw materials, he then heated it in a blast furnace until it melted.
Takumi then used a blowpipe transformed from the Universal Tool to pick up the molten viscous liquid, which could be shaped by blowing air and rolling it on a flat surface.
Unexpectedly, because he used the Universal Blowpipe, the process went surprisingly smoothly. It can be said that the shaping was exactly what he had in mind, and he successfully made a glass cup.
"It's embarrassing."
Knowing that the reason for success lay in the Universal Tool, Takumi did not dare to be proud in front of Hephaestus, but was a little embarrassed.
After all, unlike him who cheated, the person next to him was the real God of Forging, possessing the skills of a god.
It felt like using petty tricks to show off to a professional university professor. It was completely like showing off before an expert...
Seeing through Takumi's thoughts, Hephaestus smiled happily and said: "Don't be too modest. Your material selection and proportions are quite exquisite. Not many people in Orario can make such transparent and flawless glass."
How could it not be exquisite?
These were the proportions of modern industry!
If one used modern technology to compare with the medieval craftsmanship in Orario, it would be strange if it wasn't exquisite!
Takumi didn't dare to take credit anymore, and quickly waved his hand: "I'm just picking up other people's wisdom. It's the result of the hard work of my predecessors."
"Then these seniors of yours are really amazing."
Takumi did not continue to talk about this topic, and showed Hephaestus the casting method, steelmaking, Damascus patterning, and other processes. He also cast weapons such as the Qin Sword, the Eight-sided Han Sword, the Longquan Sword, the Ring-pommel Dao, the Mo Dao, Tang Dao, and Miao Dao, showing Hephaestus some of the weapons he knew.
Hephaestus looked satisfied, gave Takumi some pointers, and personally forged a... uh, kitchen knife for Takumi.
Yes, it was a kitchen knife.
Because it was requested by Takumi himself. After all, he had no shortage of weapons.
Hephaestus was not completely serious and did not use the skills of a god, but even so, the skill was at the pinnacle level among mortals.
This kitchen knife would probably be the dream knife that many chefs longed for.
Because Hephaestus even enchanted it, giving it the attributes of Dexterity and Indestructibility!
It could be said that this kitchen knife could be regarded as a family heirloom, passed down from generation to generation, because it would not even wear out!
Also, because of its Dexterity attribute, this kitchen knife could improve the knife skills of the user by one or two levels!
It was simply outrageous!
I have to say that Takumi was amazed by the forging effect of this extraordinary power.
And Takumi also gained something from it, and his forging technology was greatly improved.
However, Enchanting was a bit difficult to learn because it was too complicated. It was a completely different system and he had to learn it from scratch.
The two had a great time talking during the technical exchange, but Hestia was a little unhappy.
Obviously, she came first!
Now she was left aside by the two of them and couldn't get a word in at all.
This made her a little jealous.
Takumi also noticed this and was a little amused by Hestia's childishness, but he also quickly comforted her: "As promised before, if you came again, I would treat you with the best things."
"Now the conditions here have been greatly improved. There are many good things. Come on, I will take you to see them."
After saying that, he took Hestia down to the fields.
He showed her around the fields that he had dug with her, which now grew lush and green.
During the tour, he harvested a variety of fresh crops. After returning home, he cooked a very sumptuous lunch.
It successfully made Hestia, the foodie, forget about the previous unpleasantness.
After lunch, Hestia was not in a hurry to leave, but once again offered to help with the construction of the 'Dimension City'.
In her words: 'In this way, the Dimension City can be considered to have her share. When it is completed, she will definitely be more satisfied.'
Seeing this, Hephaestus also joined in.
Thus, with the participation of Hestia and Hephaestus, the construction of the storage room started.
Because the design drawings had been drawn, it only needed to be done step by step.
Takumi and Hestia dug the cellar, while Tomoko and Hephaestus worked on the building materials above.
The addition of two powerful helpers who had divine powers and could control objects through the air was almost equivalent to two engineering teams, making the construction process much faster.
It took half an hour to dig the cellar, half an hour to lay the foundation, half an hour to build the walls, half an hour to make the brackets, half an hour to pour the cement roof, and half an hour to complete the interior walls, doors, windows, ventilation, and other details.
In just three hours, the huge storage room of 2,000 square meters was completed.
This was entirely due to the divine power and magic of Hestia and Hephaestus, which accelerated the solidification of the cement and allowed it to be done so quickly. It also made Takumi feel the convenience brought by the extraordinary power of magic once again.
And he had a desire for this extraordinary power.
Well, now he wanted to go to Orario.
When he mentioned this idea to Hestia, Hestia suddenly became excited.
"Are you coming to Orario? That's great! So do you want to join my Familia?"
Hestia sent a second invitation to Takumi to join her Familia.
Hephaestus also looked at Takumi curiously, wanting to know his answer.
Takumi fell silent, frowning and thinking seriously. After thinking about it, he asked: "Then, are you willing to hand over everything to me to manage the Familia? Even if my decision may go against your wishes."
The benefits of joining a Familia were nothing more than receiving the Falna and being able to defeat monsters and upgrade.
At most, one could also count on the awakening of growth-accelerating talents and some other abilities.
Even if one reached the max level, one might be promoted to a god and gain eternal life.
But!
Did Takumi lack these conditions?
No!
Not to mention that he could already slowly become stronger automatically now, and his lifespan was not a worry at all.
And he also had a System!
Through the System, he could get these sooner or later, and could even get more.
In this way, joining a Familia was completely unnecessary.
It would even cause a series of troubles due to the need for Hestia to update his Status, and possible differences with other members of the Familia.
So, unless Hestia was willing to completely hand over the management rights of the Familia, joining the Familia would definitely be a loss for Takumi.