After experiencing the immense shock and ecstasy of the "Uru Dimensional Ascension Formula," King Eitri's worship of Lucci reached an unmatched peak.
He knew that no matter how much gratitude he expressed, it could never repay the value of such an "oracle."
But as the dwarf king, he had to offer the highest respect—on behalf of himself and all Nidavellir.
After carefully storing the oracle scroll, Eitri approached Lucci again—this time bowing lower, reverence almost overflowing from his eyes.
From a dimensional space, he took out a huge blueprint made of special material, and presented it with solemnity.
On it was drawn a battle-axe of overwhelming presence:
A massive, rigid axe-head, and a thick axe-handle that looked as if twisted from living wood.
Every detail, every line, was meticulously designed—filled with a powerful beauty.
Pride and expectation shone on Eitri's face.
"Your Highness, this is… after nearly a thousand years of conception and a lifetime of effort—my ultimate weapon blueprint!"
His tone was full of confidence.
"I named it the Stormbreaker!
My original idea was to forge it as a gift, and present it to the new king when the next Asgardian God-King ascends the throne.
It is the strongest melee weapon imaginable!"
Eitri pointed to the details excitedly.
"The axe-head— I plan to use top-grade Uru divine steel. Its sharpness will split stars!"
"As for the handle— I'm prepared to go to Vanaheim and seek a branch from the oldest living tree, born to command the strongest thunder!"
"Once forged, its power will surely surpass Prince Thor's Mjolnir!"
After his introduction, Eitri looked at Lucci with eager eyes and said respectfully:
"Your Highness… I wish to offer this weapon to you!"
He believed that the masterpiece condensed from thousands of years of effort would be valuable even in the eyes of the "God of Forging."
Lucci's gaze fell onto the blueprint.
Calmly, his eyes traced the axe-head, then moved to the axe-handle.
The whole inspection took less than three seconds.
Then, under Eitri's expectant stare—
Lucci slowly shook his head again.
Eitri's heart clicked.
His proud, hopeful expression froze.
He only heard Lucci's faint comment:
"The idea is good, but the design is far too primitive."
Too crude?
Eitri's brain crashed again.
He had devoted thousands of years to it, believing it was the peak of his life's work—yet in a god's eyes it was only "simple"?
"The axe-head only pursues sharpness on a physical level; the handle is only used as a lightning conductor.
This is a tremendous waste of resources like Uru divine steel and an ancient living tree…"
Lucci's voice wasn't loud, but each flaw he pointed out pierced Eitri's ears, making his face flush.
Yes.
After hearing Lucci's detailed analysis of Uru, they realized how superficial and shallow their past use of divine materials had been.
While looking at the drawing, Lucci's heart stirred slightly.
He didn't personally like such a heavy, brutal Stormbreaker—but it suited Thor perfectly.
Thinking of that pure brother who called him "big brother" every day with such affection, Lucci decided to help.
He said to Eitri:
"Give me the blueprint."
"Huh? Ah! Yes! Yes!"
Eitri hurriedly spread the blueprint carefully across the workbench.
Lucci did not hesitate. He directly began to make major revisions—right on Eitri's original design.
This was not a small fix.
It was a revolution.
He wrote swiftly. Beside the original axe-head design, he casually added a mysterious, complex combination of spatial runes.
"Look," he said to the still-dazed Eitri. "Engrave a space-cleaving rune array. When the axe swings down, it can cut open space itself.
Ignore physical defenses—so long as it exists in this space, it can be cut."
Then his pen turned to the axe-handle design.
He erased Eitri's original complicated structure and redrew it as a more concise—yet life-filled—circular pattern.
"This part is overly complex. The core of an ancient living tree is 'life' and 'connection.'
You should build a life-energy affinity circle.
In this way, the handle not only repairs itself, but resonates with the wielder's vitality and draws divine power for recovery."
Lucci paused and added a small symbol at the array's core—like a miniature World Tree.
"Combine it with this 'World Tree Bridge' guiding rune. If the wielder's divine power is sufficient, they can open spatial teleportation directly through this axe."
One smooth revision—done in a single breath.
The moment Lucci put down the pen, a new Stormbreaker blueprint was born—more than a hundred times stronger than before.
Eitri and the dwarves were completely stunned.
Cut space?
Self-healing?
Spatial teleportation?
This… was still an axe?
It was a mobile war fortress—combining attack, defense, recovery, and teleportation into one ultimate artifact!
They looked at the newly added designs: seemingly simple, yet containing infinite mystery. Then they recalled their former "sharpness and conductivity only" approach—
—and felt so ashamed they wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
So artifacts… could be designed like this.
So this… was true "forging."
Eitri stroked the new blueprint with trembling hands, feeling a design concept beyond the ages.
He was certain: once forged, its power would increase by more than a hundredfold.
It would become a supreme relic worthy of standing alongside the Eternal Spear.
"God… a divine handwriting…"
Eitri murmured, staring at Lucci with awe that was no longer mere worship—almost faith.
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Bonus chapter at 100 PS