Chapter 461: Characteristics of the Supreme Sword
“But that island is very dangerous. Not everyone can go there. Almost no one who went there to mine for metal came back alive!
This also led to this island becoming a secret in our circle of swordsmiths. If you were not extremely powerful and a swordsmith, I would not have told you about this.
I didn't tell my apprentices because I didn't want them to lose their lives at such a young age. But you are different. With your strength, you will definitely be able to obtain those rare metals and forge a supreme sword!"
After swallowing the liquor, Alan spoke seriously to Vic, saying that this was a secret he had kept for nearly forty years. He thought he would tell his apprentice before he died, but then this weirdo Vic appeared.
This place seemed to be created just to wait for Vic's appearance. The island was very dangerous, but also very precious. It was the place where countless swordsmiths wanted to forge a supreme sword!
To others, there are just some minerals there, but in the eyes of the swordsmith masters, it is the place of deification that they can pass down from generation to generation. Therefore, in the circle of swordsmiths, this island is a secret, a sacred place that will not be told to outsiders, and they also don't want outsiders to destroy it.
"Oh! Is there such a place? It was so difficult for me to collect a few rare metals before, but there is actually an island made entirely of rare metals? Has it been confirmed?"
Vic was a little surprised. The two knives in his hands failed to become supreme swords because of insufficient materials. If he had known that there was such an island earlier, he would have gone there no matter what.
He was even more curious about how this island was formed, was it natural or man-made? How could it be such a coincidence that all the rare metals were present?
When Alan was talking about this, Vic even speculated that the island was transformed by an awakened superhuman metal devil fruit user. The probability of it being formed naturally was too small and almost impossible.
"Of course it has been confirmed! My master's master's master went to that island to mine, but he was able to return safely under the protection of a sword master!
Later, he forged a supreme sword and gave it to the sword master. This secret was passed down from generation to generation and finally came to me!
Not many people know the secret of that island now. If you are not a swordsmith, you probably won’t notice the rare metal mines on the island. Moreover, there are only a few people who can walk out alive. So it’s normal that you haven’t heard of it, but this island really exists!"
Alan spoke slowly with memories in his eyes, and was not affected by Vic's doubts. Such a place was indeed too rare for a swordsmith.
That is a treasure house, a place where the ultimate dream of a swordsmith can be fulfilled. It is similar to Sanji's attitude towards all blue as a chef. Many chefs do not believe in the existence of that place, and it only remains in legends. It is no wonder that the island with all the rare metals is questioned.
"Is it okay for you to tell me the secret of your sect? In fact, I don't necessarily need the Supreme Great Sword. I have been using Haki to infect Allen and Xue Ku. Sooner or later, they will become Black Swords. I think the effect of the Black Sword should not be worse than the Supreme Great Sword."
Vic is not so obsessed with the Supreme Sword now. It may be because the materials are difficult to find, or it may be because he has spent a lot of time and effort on Allen and Xue Ku, so he is definitely unwilling to give up.
"They are different. Although both the Great Blade and the Supreme Great Blade can be refined into black blades, the Supreme Great Blade is more friendly. When combined with the power of sword qi and domineering, it is more rounded and saves time and energy.
You haven't used the Supreme Blade, so you don't know. This is the conclusion drawn by the swordsman who was gifted the Supreme Blade after using it.
When fighting against someone who is not as strong as you, the results will be similar no matter what weapon you use. But when fighting against someone of the same level or even stronger, you will experience the benefits of the Supreme Blade. The shortened time and accumulated energy may be the key to victory or defeat!"
Alan took a sip of wine and explained that his master had a swordsmith who forged the Supreme Sword, and he had a deeper understanding of the Supreme Sword.
Although Kozaburo is also a master swordsmith and a swordsmith capable of forging the Supreme Sword, he did not tell Vic about these characteristics of the Supreme Sword.
The sword-forging skills of Wano Country are superb, and there are many sword-forging masters. However, Wano Country has always been in a closed-door state, and there are few opportunities to obtain rare metal materials. It is normal that they do not know about these things. There may have been sword-forging masters in history who forged the supreme sword, but the history is too long and perhaps they have been lost.
As a swordsmith and swordsman, Vic naturally understood what Alan meant. Saving time means reducing the pre-swing time when using a big move, commonly known as holding back the big move.
Energy is easy to understand. It is a general term for invisible and material forces such as domineering aura, sword energy, and mental strength that produce huge destructive effects.
On a deeper level, the material of the Supreme Sword has very little hindrance to the transfer of these energies, and the utilization rate of these energies is extremely high, and no useless consumption will be generated during use.
Just like the high-voltage wires we use to transmit electrical energy, different lengths, sizes and materials will consume different amounts of electrical energy during transmission. There are also superconducting materials that consume almost no energy when transmitting electricity.
When using various energies, the Supreme Sword is similar to superconducting materials and will not produce useless consumption, thus saving some energy during battle.
There is no difference in the combat effect that can be resolved in a short period of time, but the effect will gradually emerge over time. This is why Allen said that it has no effect on people who are not strong enough. For people who can be manipulated at will, who cares about the extra consumption of sword energy or domineering power?
"I've always thought that the Supreme Blade was as hard as a black sword and extremely sharp. I didn't expect it to have such benefits. For us swordsmen, it's really worth a try. Where is the island? Let's go take a look on the way this time!"
Although Vic got the two supreme swords, Muku and Yingju, from the Golden Lion, these two were double-edged broadswords. Vic gave them to Wendy and Barnett without even trying them out. Naturally, he didn't know about these supreme swords' characteristics.
Another thing he believed was that although the Supreme Sword had the same hardness as the Black Sword, it could also be damaged by the power of the Devil Fruit, such as the Rust Embroidery Fruit, which could corrode it.
But the black sword is different. The ability of the devil fruit is useless because the black sword is made of armament color, which is the nemesis of the fruit ability. So Wick wants to refine Xueku and Alan into black swords and use them as companion swords. Isn't this the case with the dragon-slaying swordsman Shimotsuki Ryuma? He is also not inferior to others throughout his life.