Taking the Mafia to the Magic World

After training with Lukas earlier that afternoon, Vicente received some of the materials he needed to begin making the Mazzanti family's new weapons.

In the days since his return from The Vile Altar, he had studied forging for 2nd-stage blacksmiths extensively, increasing his understanding.

Vicente still had the understanding of a 1st-stage blacksmith before, even though he was already at the end of the 2nd magical stage. But after a few days, he had improved. He was now close to the minimum required to achieve his 2nd-stage blacksmith identification.

Today, he had received some of his orders and was on his way to the Mazzanti estate to test his new weapons for the first time with materials of the right quality.

So, after saying goodbye to Lukas, he made an effort to make his way to the Mazzanti estate in secret, changing his identity along the way until he reached his home.

Since he wasn't being watched by anyone particularly powerful at the time, Vicente managed to do all this without leaving any dangerous signs behind.

When he arrived at his estate, he greeted a few of his men but didn't stop to get directly involved in the day-to-day affairs of his family. Rory took care of everything for him, so he was soon in the training area.

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Vicente took out all the materials he needed to make his new weapons, arranged them around him, and prepared himself mentally, visualizing the new project he had created.

There weren't many changes in the structure from a 1st-grade weapon to a 2nd-grade one. The main thing was mana and the smith's understanding, coupled with the quality of the materials, of course.

That was true for forging but also for alchemy and many other professions.

Of course, there were structural differences from one grade to the next, but they weren't that great.

However, the small differences that did exist, together with the deeper level of the production technique involved in it, along with its ingredients, greatly increased the difficulty of the process and the future quality of the item being developed.

Vicente prepared himself for the difficulty of the process by going to test his preparations of the last few days for the first time with quality materials.

He had trained hard in the last few days. But by using inferior materials, his results were naturally different from what he had planned.

At the same time, his understanding of forging had increased greatly with each passing day. Therefore, the differences between the training and this moment would be greater. So Vice believed he would be able to create truly useful weapons for Acolytes after this afternoon!

After some preparation, he moved on, making his two pentagrams appear as he gradually manipulated the metals he was interested in.

First, he formed the most basic structures of the weapons' components, making them take the necessary shapes while manipulating the mana within them to attract elements to their parts.

The elements he could infuse into these components were, of course, those for which he had an affinity: Lightning and Earth.

Since he found the lightning element to be more compatible with the type of power found in firearms, Vicente increased the concentration of this element in the first components he created.

Given his ability to form metal structures, he soon produced all the components of the first weapon and moved on to the assembly part of the process.

By assembling a short to medium-range rifle, Vicente finished the 2nd-grade weapon he had made without any problems, but he was still unsure of its quality.

Before testing it, he produced the new bullets compatible with it, using the materials he hadn't used yet, a part of the process that required him to use not only his magnetic abilities but also movements common to blacksmiths.

More than 20 minutes after arriving home, Vicente had a rifle and enough ammunition to test his family's new weapon model!

Wiping the sweat from his face, he took the gun in his hands and felt that although it did not look so different from the old model, it felt very different.

Its weight was different, but so was the feeling when he touched it.

The magical sensation that came from it was strange. It was as if this weapon was a cage containing a powerful bolt of lightning!

Vicente smiled and pointed the weapon at his surroundings, focusing his mana on his eyes while using the weapon's scope to aim at nearby targets.

'Perfect! It looks excellent! It should have at least 58% efficiency... With these characteristics, it should be able to withstand the full power of a level 2 Acolyte.' He estimated as he further evaluated his creation before even pulling the trigger.

His 1st-grade weapons could only withstand the full power of Senior Apprentices and were capable of endangering the lives of level 3 Acolytes. Doing the math, Vicente soon realized if he was right, he could finally threaten ALL Acolytes with this new weapon!

'Regardless of talent or magical form, any Acolyte hit by a bullet from this weapon will die without a chance!' He felt the power of his creation, but he also understood why Benson doubted his weapons so much.

The difference between the levels increased as a being's magical journey progressed. But as much as this updated weapon was much better than the previous version, no matter how much better it was, it wouldn't be enough for it to continue to threaten the lives of people stronger than its users. The day would come when these weapons could only threaten the lives of people at the same level or lower than their users!

But Vicente didn't care about that feeling right now. There was still a long way to go, so he was happy to be able to develop something more powerful for his men.

'I'll test it outside the city before I start mass production.' He decided as he picked up his new rifle and left the Mazzanti estate.

This late afternoon, Vicente would test his first weapon, which is capable of killing level 5 Acolytes without giving them a chance to survive, which could even hurt Low-level Mages.

Previously, his weapons could only annoy Mages and hurt level 5 Acolytes. But with this change, many members of the Mazzanti family could increase their danger potential to enemies!

Vicente's test would be successful, and no one would stand in his way that day, giving him a major breakthrough in power for his group!

When he returned to the city later that day, he would begin production of the Mazzanti family's new weapons, accelerating the progress of his preparations for the auction over the next few days.