“I, Ron-sama….”
Asher was bewildered and called me.
I ignored her like that, got on the back of Tiyong and said,
“Come on, Ashel. Go to the First Monarchy.”
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The dwarf race with excellent dexterity was usually famous as a race of blacksmiths.
And the person who stood at the pinnacle of this era was Agor, a newcomer.
As the lord of Calderic, the continent’s best leader who no one disputes.
The opportunity to receive equipment from him directly was invaluable.
‘I’ve never seen a castle for the first time in the 1st Monarch Order.’
Accompanied by the 1st monarch, he flew to the 1st monarch’s spirit in no time.
I followed Sindhu, passed the entrance to the castle, and looked around.
It was the first time I’d actually seen First Monarch’s castle here, not when I was playing the game.
When I passed the First Monarchy in search of the mystery, I didn’t even stop by the capital city.
Unusually, there was one more huge building at the back of the castle, and it was more like a huge chimney than a tower.
I knew that there was a blacksmith because I had seen it in the game.
The closer I got to the smithy, the louder the sound of hitting the iron and the stronger the heat on my body.
When we went inside, all the people who were busily roaming inside were Dwarves.
Even when the newcomers appeared, they only lightly bowed, but soon concentrated back on what they were doing quietly.
The atmosphere was completely different from the tyrant I had seen in Actipole of the 6th monarchy before.
Even the newcomers didn’t care about them and continued to walk inside the forge.
Shortly after arriving at a large space, the newcomer said to Ashel.
“Try the swordsmanship once.”
Ashhel looked at him as if asking for permission.
I nodded and stepped back.
surreung.
Pulling out her sword, she breathed once, and immediately started swinging the sword.
Countless sword strikes rushed through the empty air, making a horrendous pounding sound.
I watched it with my arms crossed.
Being ignorant of swords, I have no way of knowing about my progress in swordsmanship.
However, I could definitely feel the fact that the sword attack was much faster and much stronger than what I had seen in the last duel with Changseong. Despite not using racial traits.
“············”.
Shintoe, who had been watching Ashel’s sword dance for a while, spoke up.
“Wait a minute.”
After saying that, he disappeared somewhere, and then reappeared again with a few swords.
They were swords that were slightly different in size and shape.
“This time, spread your swordsmanship with these swords.”
Ashel looked puzzled, but meekly, as he requested, he continued his swordsmanship with the swords he had brought.
It didn’t look any different from before.
However, with a serious look, I watched all of Ashel’s sword dances to see if there was something else in the newcomer’s eyes.
“Okay. Stop it.”
After finishing the last sword like that, Shintoe took me and Ashel and moved to another place.
Out of the forge and into the basement in the nature.
As we went down to the deepest part of the basement, a huge warehouse appeared, in which numerous ores were glistening in the dark.
I started looking for gems that naturally give off a bluish tint. Asher’s lancet sword that I saw in the game was blue.
However, Shintoe, who was walking in the lead, stopped in front of the ore that was emitting a purple light.
“Try to infuse this stone with magic.”
As he said, Ashel placed her hand on the stone and infused it with magical power.
Then the purple ore emitted a bright light.
Shintoo, who had been staring at it with careful eyes, soon nodded with satisfaction.
“It’s much more suitable than I thought. I’ll have to look into other things.”
Are you deciding what materials to use to make weapons?
I asked because I didn’t know what was what, watching from the side.
“What are you doing now?”
“We’re looking at what kind of material to use for the weapon. It’s not that it’s good to have a high transmission of magic, but it’s also important how well it matches the user’s magical properties.”
Since I couldn’t understand what he was saying, I just nodded my head moderately.
Shintoe took Ashhel from place to place, injecting magical energy into the ores one by one, and I followed along, feeling a bit bored.
And in the meantime.
“···········?”
As I got closer to the inside of the warehouse, I felt an ominous aura, narrowing my forehead, and turning my gaze away.
Weapon Crafting (2)
It is subtle but clearly felt.
A gloomy and ferocious energy, like a muddy darkness.
I raised my supersensory and stared halfway through the darkness into the warehouse.
What came into view was a dark box.
It didn’t seem unusual at first glance to be surrounded by something like a chain. I could feel the magic in the chain.
It was lodged in a corner alone, away from the other ores, and the source of the energy it felt seemed to be in that box.
“Can you feel it? It’s a wonderful feeling.”
Then Shintoo said so, and looked into the warehouse.
Ashel made a puzzled expression as if she couldn’t feel it.
“What’s in there?”
I thought it was a warehouse for ore, but does it contain any magic items?
Even though it was only flowing very faintly, it was enough to make me feel uncomfortable.
When I asked Shintou, he patted his beard and answered meekly.
“It’s an ore. It’s no different from what you see around it.”
“·······The ore?”
“Of course, it’s not an ordinary ore. Would you like to take a look at it yourself?”
The newcomer stepped forward and walked right in front of the box.
Then he simply unscrewed the lock and opened the box.
What was inside was ore, as he said.
An ore that emits a black luster.
The only difference was that he was brimming with an ominous energy.
I don’t know what material it was made of, but the box itself was blocking the energy, and as soon as the lid was opened, the energy got stronger.
“This is an ore that I accidentally found a while ago in the Demonic Octea. Although it has not yet been given a name, it is one of the finest ore I’ve ever seen in my life. However, it is a difficult material to use for crafting equipment.”
Did you get it from Octea?
It was a different magic scene from Hallumenta I had been to before.
As for what it means to be difficult to use as a material, the explanation of the newcomer followed.
“There are infinite kinds of mineral ore that is generated in nature. There are very few of them that are not only strong in magic conduction but also have unique properties. It’s an ore with turbid thoughts infused with it. It’s not surprising that it is a place where all sorts of things that go beyond common sense take place.”
“···········?”
“Put your hand on it and you’ll know what I’m talking about.”
I looked down at the black ore and touched my hand as he said it.
And I could feel it right away.
A strong and sympathetic presence that exists in the ore, trying to penetrate my consciousness.
– aa
A bizarre echo that seems to be mixed with laughter and screams revolves around like an echo in my head.
Hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of … There were countless thoughts and thoughts that could not be counted as described by Shintoo.
Thanks to the spirit of the king, his mind was not shaken, but if he were an ordinary person, it would not be strange to let go of his mind right away.
It reminded me of the blood of Gascalid that I had experienced before when I was getting blood art.
“You’re crazy.”
When I let go of my hand without showing any sign of reincarnation, the newcomer looked quite surprised.
“Is this thought that it is difficult to use it as an ingredient?”
“That’s right. Just because you have strong mental power, it’s not something you can endure.”
The newcomer turned his gaze to the side.
I said to Ashel, who was looking at the ore curiously.
“If you’re curious, try your hand at it. If you can withstand the thoughts of this ore, I’ll gladly use it as a material to craft the best swords and armor.”
After a moment’s hesitation, Ashel reached out.
I wondered if she would be able to stand it.
The results came right away.
“······································································!
As soon as he put his hand on the ore, he took a breathless breath, and within a few seconds he let go of his hand as if frightened.
In an instant, Ashel turned pale and tired, as if she had seen a ghost.
Even after reaching level 90, is it that much?
The thought in this ore was much more threatening than I thought.
“Isn’t there a way to just get rid of thoughts?”
The newcomer shook his head.
“I asked the Overlord earlier, but they said it would be difficult to get rid of only thoughts without destroying the ore. It’s not something that can be solved by simple smelting or magical treatment.”
I turned my gaze back and looked at the ore.
A thought suddenly came to me.
‘·······Don’t you want this to happen?’
Presumably, my instant kill ability is the ability to annihilate the subject’s soul itself.
That is why it was possible to get rid of Gascalid’s remaining thoughts even during the previous Bloodline.
So maybe this is also possible.
Wouldn’t there be no problem if the thoughts in this ore could also be eliminated by instant killing?
Shintoe said that it is one of the finest ore I have ever seen in my life, so I thought that if I used it as a material, a great weapon would be born.
The more Achel uses good weapons, the more my power increases, so that was a good thing.
The best new armor made using Orichalcon, the best new glove I saw during the emergency call before, was no less than that of the Gaeldid. Anyway.
“If the problem of thoughts is resolved, can you use this ore to make Ashhel’s armor?”
“Yeah. But, like I said, I haven’t found the right way yet.”
I nodded and put my hand on the ore again. And I used instant kill.
At the same time, the screams echoing in my head were cut off in an instant and disappeared. The sweet aura that wafted from the ore as well.
As expected, thoughts had been successfully extinguished.
Feeling it, Shintoo looked at me with puzzled eyes.
“Now what….”
I said, taking my hand off the ore.
“I have removed the thoughts that dwell in the ore.”
“···········?”
Shintoo took his hand to the ore with a hint of what this meant.
And then he immediately opened his eyes.
“her······?”
He glanced at the ore here and there with a look of disbelief, then burst out in a small burst of exclamation.
“·······It’s amazing. Really, my thoughts have completely vanished. What have you just done?”
He seemed really surprised to see even a slightly excited look in his still calm voice.
It was only natural that he would be surprised to see that he had merely touched and lifted the ore.
“Are there any problems now?”
Shintoo smirked and nodded his head.
“As I said, I’ll use this as a material to make a weapon. Heh, it was a treasure trove that I had kept in a warehouse for a few decades…”
The size of the ore was considerable, so it was so large that even if I made a pair of swords and armor for Ashel, I would want to leave much more than half.
I suddenly remembered what the newcomer had said and asked.
“By the way, didn’t I say that it is important to match the nature of the person who uses it?”
Did this black mineral match Ashhel’s magic?
From the outside, the colors are opposite, so it doesn’t look like they’ll match at all.
The newcomer shook his head.
“It doesn’t matter if the ore efficiency is somewhat similar, it’s far superior to the ones I just looked at. Whether it’s magic transfer or durability.”
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I didn’t ask him more about it, as he was preoccupied with the ore.
After leaving the warehouse, we left the Monarchy to leave immediately.
Since the business was over, there was no reason to stay any longer.
Mugu said that he would send a messenger to the 7th lord’s orders when the production was finished.
“Thank you very much, Lord First.”
Ashel sent a late thank you to the newcomer.
She had a feeling that she was half drawn to it regardless of her will, but anyway, she was given the equipment the best blacksmith on the continent had made.
Shintoo nodded and saw us off.
“Then let’s take a look, Seven Lords.”
As soon as I was about to climb on Tiyong’s back, he suddenly called Ashel again.
“But, it seems you haven’t fully mastered Gronnhilt’s vision yet.”
“Yes.”
“As I remember, it seems to be an operating method that divides the magic core into three, is that correct?”
“······Yes that’s right.”
As if he didn’t know that he knew the clan’s vision in so much detail, Ashel seemed a little shaky.