"Hyup." Wiping off the bits of dirt that stuck onto his hand as he placed the final material for the first step into the furnace, Valyr nodded in satisfaction. "As long as I keep the heat at a temperature that's slightly lower than optimal, I'll have more than enough time to work with all of the elements needed for the first step."
"In any case, creating the alloy was a lot of work." Letting out a low sigh as he sat down on a chair, Valyr grabbed his portion of food that had been provided for the two of them during the forging duel and began to stuff his mouth with it. "Having to make sure that the materials corresponding to the four elements were fully separated definitely took up most of the time I used to create it."
"Well, aside from having to wait for it to reach its optimal temperature, of course." While mulling over the entire process of creating the replica of the Hammer of Primeval Origins from scratch once more, Valyr eventually finished the food he was eating, giving him the necessary energy to continue with his work.
Deciding to make use of the time he had while idly waiting for the materials in the furnace to reach the right temperature, Valyr took a look at the alloy he had forged for the third step in closer detail, activating the hyperfocus ability attached to [Gambler's Discerning Eyes] in the process.
"There's still a lot of imperfections on the surface," muttered the young man to himself, briefly scratching the back of his head as he thought that now was a good time to fix it. "Aside from that, I haven't even checked the alloy through [True Prodigious Blacksmith's Sight] and checked if the entire alloy was in one cohesive form."
"[True Prodigious Blacksmith's Sight]." Taking in a deep breath, he then proceeded to activate his other imperfection searching skill alongside [Gambler's Discerning Eyes], allowing him to see every minute detail on and within the alloy he had forged that seemed to be out of place.
"Yeesh. And I thought I was already thorough without it." In an instant, Valyr was greeted by the sight of the alloy containing multiple areas on its surface and within its internals that were of a different color from the majority.
However, unlike the previous times where he had used [True Prodigious Blacksmith's Sight] to look at the imperfections of his previous works, the mismatched colors he could see through the skill had instead taken on the color of a specific element, prompting him to wonder whether the imperfection was due to an imbalance in the elements.
"Well, whatever it may be, it wouldn't sit well with me for the alloy to be this rough." With his mind set on refining the alloy even further, the young man chucked it into the furnace without hesitation before proceeding to stoke the flames, increasing the heat to a temperature that it would rarely operate in.
Keeping his eyes on the alloy with both skills activated, Valyr watched as the mismatched colors across the alloy began to disappear under the heat of the furnace, eliciting a slight relieved smile on his face to appear as he also kept the other materials he had thrown into the furnace in mind.
"Ah!" Seeing that some of the mismatched colors had returned on the alloy after being exposed to heat for a prolonged time, the young man swiftly took out the alloy with a pair of tongs and plopped it onto the anvil, focusing on the imperfections on its surface by hammering it down.
Ttang! Ttang! Ttang!
Under the rhythmic noise of his hammering, more and more of the mismatched colors on the alloy gradually disappeared under his vision, causing Valyr to be glad as the alloy was transforming into one cohesive material. Repeating the process of heating the alloy and hammering its imperfections a couple more times, the alloy eventually showed one cohesive color under the young man's gaze, prompting him to grin as he inwardly let out a sigh of relief.
'With how thorough I've been in making sure that the material was harmonious from all sides, I'm certain that the chances of me being able to successfully emulate the Hammer of Primeval Origins has increased.' Sitting down to take a quick break as he watched Theraldine do her own thing, Valyr went through a couple of things in his mind regarding the forging process.
'Perhaps, it would even allow me to emulate more of the artifact's original properties.'
'Now that I think about it, I based this alloy off of the alloy she used to create the Hammer of Primeval Origins.' As this thought lingered in his mind, Valyr recalled Theraldine from his past life, vividly remembering her working with an alloy that had features similar to the alloy he was making, but better in all aspects. 'However, she didn't bother naming the alloy, even though it could be used in far more equipment than just the hammer.'
'Hmm… should I give it a name, then?' Pondering over the question for a bit, Valyr eventually decided to do so, wanting to flex his naming sense as he thought long and hard over the perfect name that would encapsulate the alloy's properties. 'Since it was made to hold the energy of four elements at once, it could be said that the alloy has a large capacity when it comes to storing or handling energy. Adding limitless or boundless would definitely fit its name.'
'Aside from that, its original purpose is to act as the main material for what would eventually become the Hammer of Primeval Origins, so it would only make sense if I were to add something to the name that signified its relation to the artifact.' Briefly glancing at the furnace, Valyr scratched the back of his head as he continued to think. 'Then again, it could also be said that the alloy has something to do with the four elements…'
'Limitless… Primeval Origin… Boundless…'
"Huh. Boundless Origin Alloy as a name doesn't sound half bad." Feeling the thoughts in his mind eventually click, Valyr had a proud smile on his face as he became satisfied with the name he had come up with. Taking a quick look at the alloy that now went under a new name, he then shifted his gaze back to the furnace, noticing that one of the materials was ready to be taken out from the furnace.
"Alright."
"Time to actually move onto the first step."
