As they heated the metal, Elena gathered other materials. "Crawler chitin will enhance the quantum entanglement," she stated, presenting Jin with crystalline shards. "This will be a simple enhancement only—we're not yet prepared for advanced molecular integration."
Jin nodded, his crimson-flecked eyes tracking her every action. There was something instinctual about this process, as if he was awakening latent knowledge encoded in his very being.
"Now we start the forging," Elena declared as the steel reached the right temperature. "We'll use traditional hammer techniques, but with quantum-field manipulators for enhancement."
She demonstrated fundamental striking methods—draw, upset, bend—while Jin watched the metal progressively transform. Each strike was purposeful and precise, shaping not just the metal, but the patterns of quantum entanglement as well.
"Now it's your turn," Elena invited, handing him the quantum hammer.
