Re-awakening: From mortal to godhood-Chapter 17: FORGING

Levi stepped into the class, his eyes scanning through the room, before he took a forging table on the left.

"Good afternoon," the dwarf greeted. "I am Borin, true God of Living metal."

"A level 7 professor, and the instructor for forging in the elite campus," he said.

"We are discussing basic ores today," Borin started. "Ores are divided into 7 tiers depending on their attributes and rarity," he said, nanites coiling in his hand to form an ore.

Levi looked at the man with wide eyes. ’He also has an affinity for nanites,’ he mused. Then it began to stick in place. ’They are using him because he can create most metals using nanites, which will reduce forging cost.’ A smile formed on Levi’s lips as he concluded.

"This here is a braskel ore," he said, throwing it just above his palm for them to see clearly.

"Its attributes are simple, just resistance to dulling," he caught it, and it dissolved back into nanites. "It is mainly used for farming tools since it does not dull against the soil."

"Since this is your first time, you would start with smelting one." As he spoke, his hand moved, releasing swarms of nanites that transformed into braskel ores on each table.

’The academy is using my nanites to reduce their training cost,’ he thought. ’If not for the dusk wine, I wouldn’t have listened.’

Levi looked at the ore on his table, a thought forming in his mind.

’Since I got the nanites’ affinity, I have not tried to make it absorb an ore.’

Normally, the uniqueness of the nanite’s affinity is not in its ability to create structures or manipulate minds; it is its ability to absorb any metal and use its attributes at any time.

Levi released nanites and commanded them to devour the ore.

Borin’s eyes moved towards Levi’s table, but he did not say anything.

Although subtle, Levi also saw Borin look at his table. In fact, he knew Borin would know, since something as simple as mana was nothing before a god.

The ore was devoured in almost an instant, and the nanites transformed into a braskel ore.

Borin, seeing that Levi was done, proceeded to explain to them.

The process took a while, from explaining how to blow the bellows to hammering and scolding.

"Now, try to follow the method I gave you to create a simple dagger," Borin said.

Levi nodded and got to work. But it was not the same for the others; they had to sit down to process what they just heard before they even tried to copy it.

Levi started, his foot moving up and down to pump the bellows.

The flames roared to life, but it was not enough. Levi continued to press while measuring the heat to ensure it was not too much.

When the fire reached a point, Levi quickly took the ore with a tong and placed it in the coals.

The metal began to dull. Its black color began to change, slowly, but steadily.

Borin stared with surprise. He had never expected the students to understand on their first try. The other students also looked at Levi with shock. They were still trying to understand the details, but he was already smelting the ore.

Levi noticed their stares, but he just smiled. He could process thoughts in 10,000 compartments and had the thinking power of a master tier; something as simple as forging basic metal was nothing to him.

The ore began to glow with a dull red sheen as the heat swallowed it.

Levi quickly brought it out of the coal and placed it on the anvil.

Instantly, nanites stitched, forming a nanite hammer. He began to hit the ore, stretching it. The ore got cool again, hardening before Levi could finish.

Levi did not care, he picked it with the tong again, and placed it inside the coal.

The process repeated over and over, with Levi twisting and bending the ore.

Soon, the intended shape was ready, a sleek dagger shaped like a scimitar.

Levi quickly dipped it into a special liquid Borin called Temra.

It released steam and a violent hiss. In less than 3 minutes, the dagger was cooled.

Levi brought it out again and put it on the coal that was now at a lower temperature.

Levi brought it out and placed it on the anvil, allowing it to cool slowly.

While it cooled, the others had started with their own; maybe they were pushed by Levi, but they were doing better than Borin had anticipated.

’I guess having someone like this pushes students further,’ he thought with a smile.

Levi took the dagger and began smoothing it against a file. Sparks were released as screeching sounds were made.

Levi continued till the rough surface of the dagger got sharper.

He pulled it, put some sort of adhesive on it, before strapped a hilt to it.

A silent huff escaped his mouth as he looked at the dagger. His hand twisted, his eyes scrutinizing the dagger..

Then he walked up to Borin. "I am done," he said with a slight bow, handing the dagger to him.

Borin looked at Levi like he was looking at a monster. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

He collected the dagger, then gave it back to Levi.

Levi’s brows furrowed. "Did I make a mistake?" He questioned.

"No, just consider it a gift," Borin said with a smile.

Levi was confused. Things made in the forge were meant to be kept by the instructor, unless the person bought all the materials, including the bellows and coal.

But still, he thanked Borin.

He went to a seat at the back of the class and sat down.

A student was prohibited from leaving class, no matter what, unless class was dismissed.

In 2 hours, the students were all done, although not as good as Levi’s, they still made something good.

Borin collected them and dismissed the class immediately.

The students stood up and left the class. As they went outside, the 2 students came to meet Levi.

"Hi, I am Atlas," the Titan said.

Not wanting to be left behind, the dragon spoke. "I am Blaze."

Levi turned to see the two hulking figures. Atlas stood at over 10 feet at just the age of 16, and Blaze was about 7 feet.

"Levi," he responded calmly.