Heating, forging, quenching, grinding, then wrapping the axe handle with leather to prevent slipping—the Feder Blacksmiths were experienced, working methodically to craft the weapons.
Hefting the handcrafted Double-Bladed War Axe, Levi felt that aside from being a bit less refined, its weight and feel were nearly identical to the system-generated ones.
Zat also gave a fair assessment: there wasn't much difference between the two.
However, Zat was a Heroic Unit, and the system didn't assign him standard template equipment, so his impression wasn't enough to prove the theory.
Levi handed the War Axe to the Beastman Warriors of the Burning Corps, letting them take turns experiencing the difference between the system-issued standard template equipment and the handcrafted version.
The group of burly, rough-hewn men gave a surprisingly unanimous evaluation.
