Bab 747: Four Pillars: Greater Efficiency

At those words, Arcaelus went ahead and grabbed a forging hammer from the tool rack as he was about to begin forging.

Though, just as he was perusing through the items contained within the material cache, a question from Valyr broke his concentration.

"By forging items, you mean forging them from scratch, right?" asked the young man.

In response, Arcaelus stared at Valyr with a slightly odd expression for a bit before nodding.

"I'm pretty sure something like that should have been self-explanatory, but yes."

Valyr wryly smiled at that. "Just wanted to make sure I wasn't going against the spirit of the fight."

"Speaking of which, upgrading any items I've previously forged doesn't count either, right?"

"They do not." Arcaelus shook his head, only to remain silent as gears turned in his mind.

After a while, he spoke once more, his words bringing the young man a hint of delight.