Every day alongside Mi Yue, Lu Lin’s Soul Power was strong, and he was well-acquainted with some basic refining techniques, having rehearsed them multiple times in his mind.

Although he had never practiced with his hands, Lu Lin felt that if he really started refining, he might be able to create a Star Device above the Third Grade on his first attempt.

"Oh, so confident, do you want to give it a try then?"

Mi Yue heard Lu Lin say that and asked with a smile.

During this year, she indeed displayed some refining techniques in front of Lu Lin, but she never systematically taught him, so to succeed just by observing was virtually impossible.

Lu Lin claimed he could refine a Third Grade Star Instrument, so Mi Yue naturally had to give him the opportunity.

"Alright, let’s give it a shot."

"I’ve secretly been working hard for a year, I’ll definitely amaze you when the time comes."

After spending so much time together, Lu Lin and Mi Yue’s relationship had become very familiar, and he naturally spoke more relaxed, no longer needing to call her Master Mi Yue or Brother Lu Lin.

"Hahaha, alright, I’ll watch from the side and see how our Master Lu amazes me."

"Sure, I won’t let you down."

Mi Yue made space in the Refining Room, and Lu Lin directly took an iron essence.

This iron essence was just the basic refining material, widely used in First to Third Grade Star Devices, but rarely used in Fourth Grade and above, at most adding some to change the color of Star Devices for disguise.

In this world, many old silver coins, clearly holding Ninth Grade Star Devices, yet they disguise as Second Grade ones.

Before refining, Lu Lin already had his idea; he wanted to create a broken knife. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Of course, it was only similar in shape; to reach the level of forging a broken knife, Lu Lin was still far off.

"Iron essence, mixed ore stone, yellow leaf rock, pool stone..."

Lu Lin kept searching for the necessary refining materials.

These materials were also common in the forging of low-grade Star Devices, and Mi Yue couldn’t help but silently praise Lu Lin’s actions.

Although these days, she hadn’t taught Lu Lin, he managed to distinguish many ore types just by observation, proving he was at least earnest.

Perhaps he might really be able to refine a decent Star Device.

Once all the materials were prepared, Lu Lin threw them into the furnace one by one.

Refining Star Mountain itself was a gigantic furnace, resembling a volcano familiar to Lu Lin. While constructing the Refining Room, Mi Yue had people divert a stream of Mountain Fire from Refining Star Mountain, ensuring stable temperatures during Star Device refinement.

While these materials were melting inside, Lu Lin had already prepared a knife blank.

This time, he just needed to create one Star Device to be considered successful; there’s no need for repeated forging to improve the quality of these materials.

Metals have various characteristics; repeated folding and forging doesn’t necessarily yield a good result.

Of course, this is also related to Lu Lin’s lack of understanding about the characteristics of various materials and the properties of alloys formed from their combination.

"This needs careful attention; if problems arise, failure is inevitable."

Mi Yue’s eyes were fixed on Lu Lin’s actions.

The step of molding may appear simple, but it actually tests the Refiner’s visual judgment and hand control abilities.

Without a decade or so of training, one often faces failures.

But little did she know, Lu Lin had mastered the Harmony of Hardness and Softness, not only achieving molding but also painting a flower with melted alloy with no problem.