I asked the golems as I went down to the seabed for the ‘second round’ with the lion.
[Can a lion live in the sea?]
[This is ecologically impossible.]
Of course, it was absurd, but I was dumbfounded, so I asked.
[It could be an alien creature with a completely different ecology from life on Earth, or a sophisticated robot modeled after a lion.]
It could be an alien creature, a robot resembling a lion, or a ‘robot from outer space’.
Kim Seo-yeon continued.
[Looking at the lion earlier, something came to my mind. It is the ‘Lion of Nemean’!]
The Nemean Lion is a monster in Greek mythology.
One of Hercules’ 12 Labors was to hunt the Nemean Lion.
Heracles arrived in the valley of Nemea to kill a lion that harms people and livestock.
However, the lion’s skin was so strong that it deflected arrows and spears and was not cut by knives or axes.
Hercules, who could not pierce the lion’s skin with any weapon, fought the lion for a month and narrowly won by strangling the lion while he was tired.
[Couldn’t the lion’s skin have been Orihalcon?]
In mythology, Hercules skinned a lion and wore a lion’s head as a helmet.
However, the process of making clothes and helmets was unusual.
Even after the death of the lion, the skin was still strong and could not be processed with ordinary tools.
Eventually, Hercules used the lion’s claws to cut the lion’s skin.
[Orichalcon was processed with Orichalcon!]
If the lion of the deep sea is really the Nemean lion, then Hercules took off the lion’s orichalcon scales with the lion’s oryhalcon claws.
Like polishing a diamond with a diamond.
[By the way, I don’t understand the part about Hercules strangling the lion.]
Hercules strangled the exhausted lion.
It didn’t make sense to suffocate and kill a lion in the deep sea that doesn’t need to breathe.
This time the manager answered my question.
[The part that the lion is tired can be interpreted differently. Maybe the power source has run out or stopped working.]
If the lion were a robot, of course it would need a power source.
I don’t know if it’s electric power, nuclear power, or magical power.
Hercules fought the lion for a month.
At the last minute, the moment you strangle the lion, you may have completely run out of power.
And Hercules judged that the lion had stopped working and was dead.
In any case, if he had fought such a fierce lion for a month, Hercules would never have been an ordinary human.
It may be a truly divine being.
Shu Woo-wook-
We finally reached the bottom of the sea.
The remains of the submarine that had been attacked by the lion came into view.
It was then.
Shu Woo-wook-
A huge object approached at high speed.
He was the lion of the deep sea.
‘If you cut it, you’ll know what it really is.’
hiss-
I raised my Greatsword of Ruin and took an attacking stance.
swish-
The lion that came right in front of me kicked me.
At the same time as avoiding his attack, he cut the lion’s shoulder with his great sword.
Caen-
As Orihalcon and Orihalcon collided, a powerful wave arose in the water.
jump-
His shoulder was cut and the wound was open.
Fluid splattered from the wound, but it was not red blood.
self-
However, the lion’s wound was sutured in an instant.
As if ＜Repair＞ magic had been activated, the wound healed cleanly.
swish-
The lion attacked again with its paws.
Caen-
Caen-
I evaded the lion’s attack and mercilessly cut him down.
Every time the wound opened, it healed in an instant.
Caen-
Caen-
Every time he cut Orihalcon’s scales, the blade of his great sword also chipped.
It was a natural result since they were bumping into the same material.
So, every time he killed a lion, he used ＜Repair＞ magic to keep his great sword in top condition.
The lion’s wounds were also restored, and the greatsword’s blade was also restored, so it was a fight that would end only when either side’s resilience was completely exhausted.
If it was a ‘magic quantity war’, I was confident.
Because I have an enormous amount of elixir.
Caen-
Caen-
Dozens of minutes of fighting ensued.
Kim Seo-yeon helped me attack the lion, but it didn’t do any effective damage.
Because her sword is not Orihalcon.
jump-
My attack cut off the lion’s back.
But this time the wound did not heal right away.
The lion can no longer heal its own wounds.
It was clear that the power source was starting to run out.
Caen-
Caen-
Driven by momentum, he slashed the guy without mercy.
jump-
The lion’s chest was cut deeply and the wound was wide open.
Through the gap, I could see the inside of his body.
Inside was a golden glowing sphere.
‘Elixir?’
Pook-
I thrust my hand into the lion’s wounds.
As I poked it deep enough to go all the way to my shoulder, the golden orb seemed to touch my hand.
hiss-
I put the gloves I was wearing in that state into my inventory.
Then he touched the sphere with his bare hand.
hiss-
The golden orb was absorbed by me and disappeared.
The lion’s power source was really an elixir.
In an instant, the lion completely stopped working.
‘acceptance!’
hiss-
The lion disappeared before my eyes.
When it stopped working, I was able to put it in my inventory.
‘good!’
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But there was no time to enjoy the joy of victory.
Shu Woo-wook-
Another lion appeared out of nowhere and approached at high speed.
‘Wasn’t there just one lion?’
I fixed my greatsword and confronted him.
however,
Shu Woo-wook-
Two lions approached from afar.
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pooh-
came up to the surface
Dealing with three lions alone was daunting.
So, for now, I retreated.
You now have a dead lion in your inventory.
All that was wrapped around the body of a rhinoceros was Orihalcon.
If you make another ＜Greatsword of Destruction＞ with it and give it to Kim Seo-yeon, our power will increase significantly.
hiss-
I passed through the gate and entered the second factory again.
I took out the lion from my inventory.
Then, with the Greatsword of Destruction, he tore his body into pieces.
It was definitely a structure different from that of life on Earth.
First of all, there was no digestive system.
‘Is it a robot?’
However, it was completely different from Earth’s robots.
Not only the part that uses the elixir as a power source, but also the mechanical elements that make up the power transmission device and joints were not based on human science and technology.
In a word, even after dissecting the lion, it was difficult to determine whether it was a creature or a robot.
‘Anyway, I’ll do more research on that later.’
First of all, it was urgent to make weapons using Orihalcorn.
Not all of the inside of the lion was Orihalcon.
The skeleton including the head, teeth and claws, and the scales covering the entire body were Orihalcon.
I sorted them out and put them on the scale in turn.
About 1.5 tons of oryhalcon was produced from one lion.
It was an amount that could make more than 100 Greatswords of Destruction.
‘Even if I just kill the lion, Orihalcon will be enough?’
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I made another sword of destruction and gave it to Kim Seo-yeon.
And for the ‘third round’, I came down to the deep sea again.
Caen-
Caen-
When both of them faced the lions with Orihalcon swords, they were able to take down three of them lightly.
But it didn’t end there.
Shu Woo-wook-
Six lions appeared and attacked us.
It was difficult to deal with 3 lions alone, but when the two of them formed a camp and cooperated, they were able to defeat 6 lions without much difficulty.
All the lions he slain were put into his inventory.
‘Orichalcon won!’
however,
Shu Woo-wook-
This time, 12 lions approached.
‘That’s great!’
The number of lions gradually increased.
It was unreasonable for the two of them to face 12 monsters.
[withdrawal!]
[Yes, boss.]
pooh-
came up to the surface
I got on the yacht and said to Kim Seo-yeon.
[Teach the golems swordsmanship!]
[Yes, boss!]
There will be an all-out war.
I’m going to teach everyone to learn swordsmanship, except for the managers who can’t afford to learn anything else because they manage the elixir extraction plant, and the golems who work in the gold and silver room.
Kim Seo-yeon took the twin golems and the three people who were refining gold into the room of leisure.
There he will practice for 1,000 days.
In external time, it would take ten days.
In the meantime, I will make armor and weapons for everyone to wear.
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Spent 9 days on a yacht.
American aircraft carriers were also still in place.
Seeing that the submarine was destroyed and people died, but no action was taken, the decision makers must have divided opinions.
Anyway, it wasn’t something I cared about.
In the meantime, I gained 45 magical knowledge from the leaves.
Among them, 25 were recipes for armor, but the desired items were not yet fully prepared.
What I wanted now was the Orihalcon armor specialized in underwater combat.
It was the ＜Armor of the Deep Sea Ruler＞.
Basically, it had all the features of ＜Water Spirit Armor＞, but its durability was much higher.
If you wear this armor, 5 lions alone will be no problem.
The problem is that less knowledge was gathered to produce ‘set armor’.
It took 4 leaves to craft one set of armor.
A single leaf contains recipes for upper body armor, including breastplate and plackart.
And the recipe for lower body armor, such as shoes (Sabaton) and thigh covers (cuisse), occupies another chapter.
Next, there is a recipe for arm armor on one sheet, from Gauntlet to Pauldron.
Finally, I needed a leaf containing the helmet crafting recipe.
‘I just need the helmet to come out.’
I already got all the recipes except for the helmet.
So, among many, many leaves, you only need to carefully pluck the leaf containing the recipe for ＜Deep Sea Ruler’s Helmet＞.
Whoa-
I stood in front of the tree with a trembling heart.
Then he put his finger on one of the leaves.
‘Come out! Deep sea ruler’s helmet!’
pat-
Light emanated from the leaves and knowledge of magic entered his head.
It was the recipe for the ＜Mortal Axe＞.
It was an Orihalcon axe, but now all I wanted was a helmet.
‘please!’
I put my hand on another leaf with a heart of earnest prayer.
pat-
Light emanated from the leaves.
and,
‘nice!’
The recipe for the ＜Deep Sea Ruler’s Helm＞ that I wanted came out.
I loved it so much that I danced.
I’ll start making armor right away.
The Orichalcon Greatsword had already been made.
It was then.
“president!”
Just in time, the golems completed their swordsmanship training and came out of the room.
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He led the golems and arrived at the bottom of the deep sea.
Now there were 7 combat troops including me.
And all of them were wearing Orihalcon armor and holding Orihalcon greatswords.
‘They’re all dead!’
Shu Woo-wook-
Dozens of lions appeared and quickly approached.
hiss-
Me and the golems formed a defensive line and met them.
however,
swish-
The fast-approaching guys suddenly turned 180° and started moving away again.
[what? Are you running away?]
It was either one.
Either they run away under the pressure of our momentum, or they dig a trap somewhere to lure us in.
Whatever it was, there was no other way to find the mine.
We have to go after them.
[let’s go!]
[Yes, boss!]
Shu Woo-wook-
I started chasing the lions with the golems.
After a while, a valley in the deep-sea plain came into view.
It was a crack in the ocean floor.
The lions went into it.
Shu Woo-wook-
Slow down and carefully enter the valley.
It was a huge seafloor crevice that seemed to be several kilometers wide.
‘oh my god!’
There was an ‘Orichalcon Mine’ in a very different form than expected.