Super alloys are not necessarily better than alloys. Some alloys are better than super alloys. Their main difference is that they work on different principles.
He learned this difference very recently, and it has improved his chances of successfully forging an armament. This is why he wants to learn more about forging.
As for his second reason for prioritizing the acquisition of knowledge about forging, it is that he is a little jealous of what Thor has achieved with the red golem.
He is jealous, but it is only a little. His jealousy is manageable because even with his little knowledge of forging, he can identify a lot of disadvantages about having a powerful puppet.
The glaring and most important disadvantage is that it is going to cost a lot of money to build such a powerful golem. The materials and the energy source alone will take a huge chunk from his life.
That is if he succeeds in one go. If he doesn't succeed in one go and fails many times, the cost of building such a golem will surely make him bankrupt and in serious debt.
He is sure of that based on how much he has spent learning to forge armaments. His experience in forging armaments has also helped him determine that it is going to be very difficult, if not impossible, for anyone at the second mortal coil to build such a golem.
"The golem needs his talent in communicating with metals and controlling them. Even so, it can't be easy to control, and each use will cost a lot of energy."
There are just too many obstacles that stand in the way of possessing a golem like that. So Arthur doesn't plan to create a golem like that.
But he still wants to learn forging so that he will become familiar with golems and be able to identify their weaknesses so that he will be able to fight them if he encounters them.
That's the logical reason he has for letting his jealousy encourage him to learn forging. It still doesn't remove his jealousy completely.
He looked at his hands and said, "I wish I could communicate with plants. Unfortunately, that ability won't manifest until I reach the third mortal coil."
If he had the ability to communicate with plants, it would also be possible for him to control a golem that is beyond his means. Of course that puppet will have to be made out of wood, and it will be best if the wood is alive.
He can't control plants now because he doesn't have a special bloodline to do so. He won't gain that kind of bloodline ability until he uses the Everlasting Wood Art to establish his foundation.
Currently, the Everlasting Wood Art has given him unmatched healing capabilities, an extra life span, and a constant passive boost to his power without the need to burn his life force.
These are all great, but they can't help to replicate what Thor has achieved now, no matter how jealous he is. But he is not discouraged because he will be able to do so in the future.
He can already imagine how to go about it, and he thinks it will be easy. The more he thought about it, the more his eyes lit up in anticipation.
He said to himself, "I have the Plant Puppet spell, the Plant Growth spell, and the Wood Control Art. If I combine these spells with the ability to communicate with plants and that Silver Pine tree, the possibilities will be endless."
Then he said with determination, "It seems I have to work on that silver pine tree and help it advance. Surely I can do that better than some boy who talks to metals."
"Anyway, the two of us can work on it together. We will surely be able to create something magnificent if we work on it together. I'll show him that my bloodline is the best."
After making plans for the future, his jealousy decreased a lot. He regained his confidence and said, "What golem? The divine armament is better anyway. And I will be able to create my golem in the future too."
He didn't say that armaments are better just to make himself feel better. He truly believes that armaments are better.
The main advantage of armaments is that the power is attached to the body. With the power of Armaments, its user won't be easy to kill like Thor.
The power of the golem is great, but it is separate from Thor. The golem doesn't improve his strength or speed. So it will be easy to kill Thor and render the golem useless.
There are other advantages to armaments, such as being easy to use, cheaper to build, and not requiring spending a lot of money on energy cores in order to use them after building.
He also isn't deceiving himself by thinking that the bloodline of the Everlasting Wood Art is better than whatever Thor has.
He can't deny that Thor's bloodline is special. And to be honest, even when he begins to unearth the potential of the Everlasting Wood Art when he reaches the third mortal coil, Thor's bloodline will still be great.
But he believes that his bloodline will be better than Thor's because the users of the two bloodlines are not comparable to each other.
With this on his mind, he smiled to himself as Roar took him to the lecture hall to inquire about the schedule for the forging classes.
He even had the leisure to enjoy the ride. He let himself enjoy the feeling of air blowing across his face as Roar bounded along the mountain paths.
While Arthur was learning forging and researching how to upgrade the silver armament tree to rank 3 so that he could use it to forge armaments or puppets in the future, the outer sect was abuzz with emotions.
The main emotions were nervousness and excitement. The two of them were because of the two events that were about to happen.