already in the forge Aimi began to explain the techniques used by blacksmiths

Forging: It is the process to give utility to a metal, molding it, perfecting it, improving its mechanical properties and metallurgical solidity, through controlled plastic deformation by means of impact or pressure.

Welding: Welding is a fixing process in which the union of two or more pieces of a material is carried out, usually achieved through fusion, in which the pieces are welded by melting, a filler material can be added, which, when melted, forms a puddle of molten material between the parts to be welded and, when cooled, becomes a fixed joint which is called a bead

temper: To cool by immersing in water, oil, etc., a material heated above a certain temperature, in order to improve some of its properties

metal finishes: metal finishes are operations that are carried out on the surface of the pieces, already built, in order to protect metals from corrosion

"Well, since you already know the basics, it's time to teach you, pay attention" Aimi said and began to forge, by the time she started there was already a finished sword

"You've already seen it, now it's your turn brat" said Aimi

"At least it's decent for your first time, well I know how I have to teach you, brat, well first I'll teach you how to control your strength, then the tempering technique and finally how to sharpen the blade" Aimi said to Alex, alex I was already waiting to learn.

"Master, I have a question, who was that nobleman from before?" Alex asked.

"He is Count Valverde and what you may have seen before was a discussion we had, because he gave me an advance on the order he had made for me, now I have to make 200 swords within a month" said Aimi, surprising Alex since the count de valverde was far from here, if he was willing to come that far it meant that Aimi had to be a blacksmith with a good reputation.

"Don't worry, teacher, I'll help you," Alex said with a smile on his face.

"tell me that when you can make a proper sword, now shut up and start training" said Aimi giving a hidden smile

Alex took a metal bar 50 cm long, with the tongs Alex put the bar in the forge, giving the bellows to increase the temperature of the flame to the melting point of the iron, after the bar was hot enough , he took out the rod and put it on the anvil, he covered his hammer with his mana and began to hammer, with each blow of the hammer the mana spread slowly through the iron

This was one of the mana hammering techniques, there were three techniques that depended on how much mana conductivity the materials had, these were

soft hemmering technique: this is used with materials with high mana conductivity, it consists of each time the hammer is hit, the mana from the hammer was poured into the material little by little

aggressive hammering technique: this is used with materials with low mana conductivity, it consists of every time the hammer is hit, the mana of the hammer is poured at once

neutral hammering technique: this is used in materials with medium conductivity of mana, it was a mixture of the other two, every time the mana is poured it is done with a medium amount of mana

Alex hammered the bar flattening it and making it longer, after it had the desired length, Alex began to shape it, narrowing the top part into a triangular shape, at the bottom with the chisel, Alex left the bottom part thin so that later you could put a handle on it

Alex finished shaping it, it was time to temper it, Alex with the help of some pliers took the sword and put it in a bucket of water, after a while he took the sword out of the bucket and with the whetstone, he sharpened the blade. , Alex finished the sword by putting a wooden handle on it, Aimi came over to examine the sword

"Well it's not bad for the first time you forge" said Aimi, this put a smile on Alex's face, but Aimi continued speaking

"although if we compare it with a normal sword it is horrible the only decent thing was the hammenring mana technique, but everything else is wrong, you have not controlled your strength well, the blade is not well flattened, if you want to cut with this sword go ha be impossible since you've sharpened it wrong, and look at those cracks you've hardened it too much and that's why it became brittle" Aimi criticized, alex was a little saddened by the comments but he cheered up telling himself that this was his first time and with him weather will improve