After eating delicious pig offal porridge, Lu Zhong was ready to try making talisman skin.
Tanning, drying, softening...we did it step by step according to the steps in the "Seven Mysterious Talisman Sutra". Every step was done according to the standards as much as possible, and the whole person was so tired that he was sweating profusely.
There were some mistakes along the way, which resulted in a piece of leather as big as a Haiwan bowl being scrapped. Fortunately, he was planning to make a talisman skin this time, so it didn't matter if the skin was partially damaged.
"Huh, it's finally done." Lu Zhong wiped his sweat and looked at the animal skin in his hand with a joyful expression, feeling full of accomplishment in his heart.
Next, it's time to peel and layer the hide.
Although full-thickness animal skin can be used to refine weapons and make clothing, it cannot be used directly to make talisman skins. The entire animal skin needs to be split into upper and lower layers of skin. The characteristics of the upper layer of skin are thin and flexible, so it is made
The skins of the talisman are all of high quality. The texture of the lower skin is harder and the flexibility is not as good as the upper skin.
Talisman skin in the general sense is actually made from the upper layer of skin.
The hide of the monster beast is very thick, so the lower layer of skin can often be peeled off into several layers, depending on the splitting technique.
Limited by his poor skinning skills, Lu Zhong spent a lot of effort before peeling off the lower layer of the steel hyena pigskin in his hand. It was less than what was rumored to be among the expert leatherworkers.
There are two to three floors.
This is also the reason why Huang Shuyuan did not take the initiative to make the bear skin directly into a talisman skin. Once the number of lower skins peeled off was not as expected, the loss would be too great for her to bear. It would be better to directly use it to make talisman skins.
It is more practical to sell animal skins to purchasing shops, which saves worry and effort.
However, even though Lu Zhong felt distressed, he also knew that this was a skill that must be mastered in case of emergencies.
After completing the layering of the hide, it's time to split the leather.
The sizes of talismans in the world of cultivation are all customized. The most commonly used one is the long talisman paper, which is two inches wide and eight and a half inches long. There are also short talisman papers, large talisman papers, and other shapes and sizes, but they are rarely used.
that is.
What Lu Zhong has to do now is to follow the texture of the leather and cut out the talisman skin according to the standard size of the long talisman paper while avoiding the natural scars and blood vein marks on the surface of the leather.
Compared with the previous steps, this step seems very easy, but it directly determines the output of the talisman skin.
A good leatherworker can make almost perfect use of the entire piece of leather and use superb craftsmanship to cut out the largest number of talisman skins.
After some careful calculations, Lu Zhong divided the draft into several drawings before he managed to come up with a satisfactory result.
When one lower layer of skin is divided, the final number of talisman skins produced is four hundred and sixty-three.
Although he was dissatisfied with this, there was nothing he could do about it.
After dividing the two lower skins, the total amount is 920 talisman skins, which is ninety-two spiritual stones according to the market price.
It was the turn of the first layer of skin, and this time Lu Zhong was calculating and calculating, almost trying his best.
The number of talisman skins that can be divided is only 301.
There is nothing that can be done about it. The upper layer of skin will have more flaws than the second layer of skin, and the number of talisman skins produced will naturally decrease. Even an experienced leatherworking expert cannot avoid this.
The rune skin made of the first layer of skin is also called "spirit rune skin", and the success rate of using it to make amulets is much higher than that of ordinary rune skin.
Therefore, the price of the spirit talisman skin can be sold for 20 talismans each, which has doubled.
In total, the value of the talisman that Lu Zhong obtained this time was just over one hundred and fifty-two spiritual stones.
This price is much lower than the steel hyena pig skin sold to the purchasing shop, and the price difference is about thirty to forty spirit stones.
He was not dissatisfied with this.
By paying some price, you can gain valuable practical experience, which is better than just talking on paper.
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Noon.
Looking at the exorcism charm on the table, which was gradually fading in luster, Lu Zhong felt so happy.
He only tried to draw it three times, but unexpectedly he succeeded once. Based on this calculation, the success rate of making talisman from talisman skin was obviously higher by half to 10% compared to making talisman from paper.
"As expected of the talisman skin, it can really improve the success rate of making talismans!" Lu Zhong thought to himself.
It's no wonder that high-level talismans are basically made of talisman skin, and very few use talisman paper.
"I just don't know if the success rate of using magic talisman leather to make talismans would be higher?"
"How about... try it?"
Lu Zhong was eager to give it a try, but when he saw that it was only four-quarter noon, it was still the time when Yang Qi was at its strongest in the day, he finally couldn't restrain his curiosity and pulled out a magic talisman skin.
With a flurry of strokes, he actually made an exorcism charm in one go.
Although he knew that this was a fluke and that the success rate of making talismans increased by the spirit talisman skin could not be so exaggerated, Lu Zhong was still surprised.
After the exorcism talisman was made, it began to absorb the free yang energy between heaven and earth. Compared with the finished talisman made from talisman paper before, the movement caused by the evil talisman was obviously much greater, and the amount of absorbed yang spirit energy was obviously increased. It can be determined
The power of the talisman will definitely increase as a result.
From this point of view, the talisman skin is really superior to the talisman paper.
Whether it is the conductivity of spiritual energy or the total amount of spiritual energy contained in the talisman, talisman skin almost always exceeds that of talisman paper.
"That's it...how to price the exorcism talisman?" Lu Zhong was a little troubled.
Using talisman skin to make talismans will certainly increase the success rate of talisman making and partially enhance the power of the talisman, but the cost will be several times higher than using talisman paper.
"It's useless to think too much. It's better to go and inquire."
Considering his status as a talisman maker, it was naturally difficult for him to go directly to the talisman shop to inquire about the price. Therefore, Lu Zhong had to spend more than ten talismans to hire someone and entrust the other party to inquire on his behalf.
When he got the result, he was both surprised and happy!
What is surprising is that the price of such a powerful evil-repelling talisman made of talisman skin in the black-hearted talisman shops in the city is only one piece of Erling Stone.
This price was completely beyond Lu Zhong's expectation. Originally, he only planned to increase the price by 30% to even out the cost of the talisman skin.
But I never thought that those talisman shops would directly double the price.
"Okay, okay!" Lu Zhong almost laughed.
Since the shop sells one second spirit stone, he can sell two third spirit stones.
In this case, we probably won’t be afraid of not having a market.
Casual cultivators have always been price-sensitive, so they can't afford to buy similar and cheap exorcism talismans. Instead, they insist on buying high-priced and unscrupulous goods from stores. They have always been very careful with their calculations.
"As for the exorcism talisman made from the spirit talisman skin, I'd better keep it for myself."
Lu Zhong decided to keep the good things for himself, and planned to use the spirit talisman skin to make a batch of powerful talismans for use in his later trip to Yanlingshanfang City.
Not only was the road from Qingliufang to Yanlingshanfang City difficult and dangerous, there were also a large number of evil cultivators entrenched on the road. Even if he had contacted a caravan, he might not be able to reach Yanlingshanfang City safely. On the way, he said
You may encounter some trouble.
Therefore, it is necessary to prepare some powerful talismans.