Book 38: Black Crocodile Leather
Been busy for days.
‘There is a mountain of things to do, but the number of customers has suddenly increased.’
The change in Jihoo’s general store is a contributing factor.
The quality of the items on display has increased, and his appraisal level has also increased.
‘Neither Anya Taylor is coming back.’
She went once after that, but Ji-hoo said adamantly that he didn’t want to touch the labyrinth.
I wouldn’t know if there was a labyrinth in the distance that would affect this distance, but I didn’t want to risk myself.
It’s a bit chilly.
Because the fact that someone needs it means that its value is recognized. But it was definitely something I never wanted to do.
‘Now I have plenty of money.’
Choi Hye-yeon deposited 2 billion won to Hyeong-bae and 5 billion won to Ji-hoo, showing a big distribution. Later, I found out that she and her teammates sent more as a thank you, and the Samhyeon Group also sent them with sincerity.
She and the knights climbed the tower again.
Occasionally, team leader Oh Yong-pil and assistant manager Han Jin-jung stop by and look around, and they boosted sales quite a bit.
And then I heard something.
‘Is it the headquarters’ strategic headquarters? Sticking around with the president, right? Chief Hwang said he would come here, but Chief Choi Hye-yeon steadfastly stopped him.’
It is said that he blocked it because it could make Ji-hoo uncomfortable. It’s because when you’re at the level of Hwang, other companies keep an eye on you.
He said that if that happens, there will definitely be people who come to Jihoo and bother him.
‘Well, it’s no joke that people who come from companies that risk their lives on money are persistent.’
Samhyeon is a true nobleman.
It must be because I have a relationship with Aunt Miyeon. [Artisan’s Street] has many famous artisans, and there are often great things that are called ‘miracle’, so people from companies or governments often come and dig through them.
It must be an unavoidable noise.
However, the artisans of the street have endured hard in such a life for the rest of their lives. Not much to worry about that much.
A week passed like that.
As usual, when a peaceful day passed, Jihoo took out the [Black Crocodile Coat] that had been put aside.
It is something that has been delayed.
“How am I going to make this?”
This item itself is a court type Shar X that has the effects of [Low level physical defense] and [Low level magic defense].
I had to be careful.
Even a small mistake can reduce or even disappear the effect of the leather itself. That’s why you shouldn’t touch the coat itself.
‘It’s definitely a luxury item.’
Being able to touch the skin of a black crocodile, not the skin of another monster, in itself is an amazing thing.
Besides, the quality itself is great. The luster and texture of the leather was tough and soft, and there were no angular corners.
What is the deadline again?
I couldn’t see the stitching, and the cut was blunt, so it didn’t seem like it was just cut.
‘Besides, it’s pretty.’
luxurious and beautiful The black luster is heavy without being subdued, and the fit is neat enough to look like it was tailored to him.
So I was worried.
how do i touch this
‘I think the value will go down no matter what I put on it.’
But I called for 250 million for this, and Jihoo didn’t think that was the case, so I gave 300 million. If it’s something like this, you can get 500 million as it is.
Aunt Miyeon is the head of the [Artisan’s Street] association. It is thanks to her network that such high-class items can be piled up in the warehouse.
She is an original member of this place.
Thousands of artisans passed through this street, and the combined number of hunters and ordinary businessmen exceeded tens of thousands.
The weak among them all died, and those who survived became one of the few artisans or occupied a place in society.
‘Many of them were indebted to Aunt Miyeon.’
Jihoo is one of those people.
I received a lot of help with Hee-yeon, and I call her aunt and follow her. In addition, Aunt Miyeon was also a pioneer craftsman who survived by giving and receiving help from Jihoo’s father, so the relationship is bound to be strong.
“I need to start with the basics.”
Took-
I tapped the coat hanging on one side.
It has a hard yet soft texture.
In order to upgrade the leather itself without touching it as much as possible, a lining is added and a magic circuit is engraved there.
Choosing the lining was a challenge.
Let’s focus on the magic circuit.
Let’s focus on the coat itself.
Focus on add-ons.
Even more difficult was adding the lining. So I couldn’t do it myself and left it to the experts.
It’s like a dish. If you need a lot of salt, it will be salty, and if you add a lot of sugar, you won’t be able to eat it. If you add a lot of truffles because they are expensive, it will only become perfume.
Decide what flavor you want.
Combining for that taste.
that’s reinforcement
‘Still, there are rules.’
The basic frame alone took 3 days.
It took one day just to add the lining, and a total of three days to paint over the chemical to engrave the magic circuit, dry it, and engrave the circuit.
The mastery of 『Ordinary Magical Talent (C) [Growth – Mastery 51%]』 went up a lot. It was thanks to the rigorous study of the 3-star magical power circuit and a lot of practice.
『Black Crocodile Coat [Water/Dark] [Rare] [Lv. 05]』
: Black crocodile coat with the touch of skillful artisans. A clumsy but talented magician’s magic circuit was attached, but there doesn’t seem to be any noticeable performance improvement.
* [Intermediate physical defense]
* [Intermediate Magic Defense]
* [Lower Items Loaded]
* [Maintain lower temperature]
“… … That’s about it for now, isn’t it too much to explain?”
It’s clumsy, but-
There doesn’t seem to be any noticeable performance improvement.
That’s right.
[Physical defense] and [Magical defense] set to intermediate level.
[Spatial Distortion] and [Recognition Classification] combined [Low Item Load], a 3-star magic circuit, was barely inserted, and [Yeti’s Fat Concentrate] and a 2-star magic circuit, [Low Thermal Warming] were combined to obtain a [Low Temperature maintenance] was created.
This is just 3 days.
‘Certainly, it’s still nothing without setup intervention.’
characteristics were not used.
Although the characteristic itself is Jihoo’s ability, I wanted to know how far pure production skills could go. Of course, this was possible thanks to the talent and constitution created by the characteristics.
‘I think I can reach history if I invest a little SP.’
There are many things Jihoo can do right now.
[Growth type] and [Convergence] in [Keywords] should be enough to make [History setting] possible.
There is also [Enhanced Magical Power (Low Level)] saved as a memory, and you can directly use [Setting Intervention (Lv. 03)].
Plus the recently obtained [optional extraction].
“Even though there are so many things I can do, I get confused.”
It’s not good to do too much.
If you attach something like [growth type] for no reason, the performance will drop right away, and it is not possible to predict how this type of coat will grow.
I can’t test with this either.
‘It’s too bad, cancer.’
Ratings are important.
But direction is more important.
“decided.”
Jihoo started [setting intervention].
‘Using the principle of starch water, put [stiffness] and connect [dispersion] and [concentration] circuits. To disperse the impact concentrated in one point to the whole.’
The basic mana circuit was hand carved.
Unstable circuits can be reliably fixed by setting intervention.
There is one problem.
Coats cannot have [Magic Stones] embedded in them, so their limitations are clear.
‘I don’t think so… … In case of emergency, it blocks the impact by grinding all the magic power and materials of the coat to the limit.’
“done.”
It was only for defense purposes.
[Stiffness] is not used when the amount of impact this coat can receive is less than 70%, and up to 100% is blocked with [Stiffness].
After that, the coat itself is polished to defend itself.
‘First of all, this.’
I worked on it for 2 more days.
The last time Jihoo used [Fusion] to complete an option, [Set History] was activated.
“… … .”
But what is this awkwardness?
I feel like I can’t use the [Set Intervention Authority] properly yet. It doesn’t feel like you’ve been scraped to the limit, it feels like you’re on the outside.
“I think we can do more.”
know to know
Anything is possible.
The problem is the consumption of SP.
‘In return.’
if conditional.
Like when [Advanced Potion] was strengthened using [Option Extraction], what if you use other artifacts as sacrifices to extract options?
‘It doesn’t matter how much SP I can save.’
“What kind of impression are you using so hard?”
“What, are you here?”
It was Heeyeon Lee.
She didn’t even know that she had just come out of the tower. It must have been a desert this time, too, and it was covered in green blood and sand.
She dropped the expansion bag on one side and sat down.
“Have you been to the 6th floor?”
“I did it on the 5th floor, but I came to the 6th floor just to taste it. It was insanely hard. I’ll make some money with these gloves and a dagger, though.”
The 5th floor of the [Indomitable Tower] is a desert.
The sixth floor is the Black Forest. The temperature is below freezing, but not severely cold. It forms a dense forest, and each tree is several tens of meters tall and as hard as steel.
The grass and weeds growing from the leaves to the ground are sharp like blades. That’s why the skins of monsters living there are harder than most steel.
On the first floor, the predator level was 5.
6 on the 5th floor.
The average level is much higher on the 5th floor, but the apex predators are similar. However, as you go up to the 6th floor, the average level changes to 6 or higher, and the predator rises to 8.
“I heard that your lowest level is 5?”
“Yeah, that’s fine now, but I almost sprained my ankle a few times. Why are the glue sticks so hard? That’s why it’s a famous farming spot, though.”
“It’s not a good weight-to-weight ratio.”
“That’s right, as long as the weight reduction is properly applied to the expansion of the space, it’s worth going steadily.”
Jihoo leaned back.
Recently, I couldn’t exercise because I was concentrating on the black crocodile’s coat, and I couldn’t feel anything else. It was all about receiving occasional guests.
“You got this intermediate magic stone? How is the price these days?”
Jihoo rolled his eyes.
If the volume of magical power is insufficient, wouldn’t it be enough to extract only that? If the whole mana stone can’t be stored, wouldn’t it be okay to just put that option? If that is possible, it might be possible to overcome the limitations of accessories and leather armor.
Of course it’s not easy.
It’s hard to even imagine.
“Is it Jihoo? Why is he so out of his mind today?”
“Oh sorry. The standard mid-level mana stone is 40 million won. You’ll have to measure mana to find out, but today’s market price is a little on the low side.”
“okay? Too bad. Treat it as a city generation.”
Jihoo couldn’t take his eyes off the magic stone.
How can I go beyond the limits of the court? How should the magic stone be planted in the coat so that it can be absorbed without loss or damage?
One mana stone is not enough.
It would be nice to have a higher grade magic stone, but it is ridiculously expensive. The average market price is 500 million to 1 billion.
There are many problems in many ways.
Suddenly, something came to mind.
‘Magic ink or magical film.’
These are all basic items needed to craft artifacts. And it has magic in itself.
Draw a circuit with magic power, and cover it with magic power. For that, magic ink and film are needed.
Then, what if you absorb the mana stone itself with [Option Extraction]? It transcends the physical limitations of leather.
“… … !”
That’s a good idea.
But how possible is that?
The reason why the ranks of low, medium, and high are attached to mana stones is not simply because of the capacity of mana. Whether you put 1 mana into a volume of 1 or 5 mana has the greatest impact on the magic stone grade.
In the end, it means that the level of the mana stone must be raised.