Even if I Make It Roughly, Ex-rank Items Continue to Accumulate - Chapter 110

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Even Hastily Made Ones Keep Stacking Up as EX-Rank (110)

Seamlessly

“…?!

At the messages frantically appearing, Lee Si-hyeok’s eyes widened as if they would tear.

 

[〈Transcendent Miraculous Subspace〉 – Origin Artifact]

[Would you like to check the description?]

 

‘Origin Artifact…!’

He immediately nodded his head.

―Flash.

 

[〈Transcendent Miraculous Subspace〉 – Origin Artifact

Through the creator’s transcendent design, the space itself has embraced tremendous passion. The mana of the gaps completely assimilates with you, granting 『Subspace』 various abilities.]

[1. 『Give and Take』

―When crafting artifacts in this space, extreme concentration is required. In return, crafting efficiency is maximized.

2. 『Anytime, Anywhere』

―You can enter 『Subspace』 anytime, anywhere. If you cannot move, the rift will directly swallow you.

3. 『Seamlessly』

―The space transforms. You can create the atmosphere of the space as desired.]

 

Upon seeing it, he let out a hollow breath.

The first thing he saw were the words ‘Origin Artifact’.

Origin Artifact.

Orbes, which had been an Imitation World, also possessed such a grade.

Although Lee Si-hyeok had created a new Orbes at that time, since it was merely something he had 『Mimicked』, he still hadn’t grasped the detailed aspects.

But here, another Origin Artifact was appearing.

‘Come to think of it….’

Besides that time, he had seen an Origin Artifact once more.

Lee Si-hyeok gulped and put his hand into the front pocket of his research coat.

Then he pulled out a lifelessly drooping creature.

Blackie.

Though the guy had been unconscious ever since Eterion, he had certainly been classified as Origin too.

What could it be?

As he pondered for a moment, something suddenly struck his mind.

‘…Right, space.’

〈Transcendent Miraculous Subspace〉 and Orbes.

Both had the common point of being some kind of ‘space’.

Even Blackie, when you think about it, constantly devours mana, so there’s essentially a vast space in his belly.

Perhaps dimension, or world.

Such ‘space’ that could also be called that might be the essence of Origin Artifacts.

While General Artifacts and Legacies were merely materialized tools, Origins might be the concept of space itself, one step beyond that.

Upon realizing this, a cheerful notification sound rang out.

Ding!

 

[You have reached a dormant truth.]

[Countless pieces of information condense to create a new domain.]

[Beyond tools to worlds.]

[You have grasped the foundation of ‘Origin Artifacts’.]

[All foundations have been collected!]

[Upon successfully crafting an Origin Artifact once, the level of 『Mimicry』 will rise one more stage!]

 

…So he was right after all.

Lee Si-hyeok’s eyes narrowed at the familiar message.

He had seen a similar message somewhere before.

When he realized the truth about Orbes, that Imitation World.

Back then, such phrases had appeared too.

‘The sentence ‘Beyond tools to worlds’ seems to be exactly the same.’

Since he had been quite shocked at the time, he remembered it vividly.

In one corner of his heart, he had continued to harbor curiosity about Origin Artifacts.

However, the difference was that all foundations had been collected.

Certainly last time it had only ended with something about hinting at the growth potential of 『Mimicry』.

If he succeeded in crafting an Origin Artifact once.

Then the level would rise.

At the explanation that was straightforward to the point of being blunt, Lee Si-hyeok’s lips unconsciously curved upward.

“….”

Finally….

Finally, an opportunity to develop one step further had arisen.

It was incomparable to everything up until now, when he had simply repeated modifications of artifacts.

It was none other than the growth potential of 『Mimicry』.

To Lee Si-hyeok, it was more important than anything else. Perhaps on the same level as 『Eyes that Pierce the Essence』.

However….

Though he had grasped that essence, he still didn’t have a good sense of how to craft it. It felt like he had the overall framework but was missing the details.

Still, there was no problem.

Since he had learned the core anyway, he could branch out from that as his theme.

Gulp, gulp.

He downed all the remaining coffee at once.

Ignoring Hyeon Eul-cheong, who kept tilting her head in wonder at his continuous surprise, he shifted his gaze back to the message window.

The abilities newly granted to 『Subspace』.

It was time to check those.

‘First, 『Give and Take』, this must mean consuming more concentration in exchange for help with crafting.’

Since there was no need to check it specifically, he quickly passed over it.

『Anytime, Anywhere』 was the same – he could test it later.

He scrolled down to the bottom to look at the last ability.

 

[3. 『Seamlessly』

―The space transforms. You can create the atmosphere of the space as desired.]

 

…What’s this?

Lee Si-hyeok furrowed his brow.

He could understand everything else just by reading the explanation, but this was the exception.

Space must refer to the subspace….

He could change the atmosphere of that subspace as desired?

“Huh, where are you going?”

“I have something to check for a moment.”

He left the research institute to test it right away.

As he stood in front of Gyeongdogak looking at the space filled entirely with darkness, Hyeon Eul-cheong followed him out. She approached Lee Si-hyeok’s side in her wheelchair.

“What are you trying to do?”

“Well. I’m not sure myself yet.”

“…?”

However, there is something I can speculate about.

Lee Si-hyeok’s eyes grew calm as he activated his ability.

At the same time, he ‘imagined’ a single landscape in his mind.

 

[『Seamlessly』 is activated.]

[Space is transforming.]

 

In an instant, he felt a sense of exhaustion around his chest.

Near his heart.

Mana starting from that location flowed along his spine and out to the exterior.

Soon, the mana that escaped into subspace began knocking on the air with thud, thud! sounds. Hyeon Eul-cheong was genuinely startled by the sudden occurrence.

How many times had it knocked like that? When he had counted about 10 seconds internally.

Cracks began to form in the darkness that covered the space.

“Huh, what?”

Hazy outlines appeared and light filled in between them.

The process that followed was instantaneous.

Earth-colored tones spread beneath their feet, and light green weeds grew on top of it.

In the sky, blue color spread like paint being applied, and clouds formed repeatedly along with slight humidity.

At the same time, a gentle breeze blew.

The fishy smell of grass pierced their noses through it all.

“This place…!”

Hyeon Eul-cheong, who had been watching in shock, muttered unconsciously. It was a landscape she had seen somewhere, no, every day.

 

[An environment similar to ‘below Daegwallyeong Pass, Gangwon Province’ has been created.]

[Similarity: 41.8%]

 

The serene view of the plateau spread out.

It was the area around Cheongyeon Workshop that they had seen not long ago.

Lee Si-hyeok, who had been watching calmly, twisted his lips as if understanding.

‘It creates space. So I can create exactly the landscape I want.’

The reason it was specifically this plateau was because he had imagined that place while activating his ability just now.

However, Lee Si-hyeok’s eyes caught some sloppy aspects.

The flow of mana was twisted. It wasn’t completely messed up, but it certainly couldn’t be considered normal.

Of course, the landscape visible to the eye and the breeze itself were incredibly realistic. A non-awakened person probably wouldn’t have felt any sense of incongruity.

However, Lee Si-hyeok, who was particularly sensitive to mana even among awakeners, was clearly experiencing that sense of alienation.

To use an analogy, it felt like a movie set.

Hyeon Eul-cheong also seemed uncertain, blinking her eyes.

‘What would happen if I filled up all the similarity here?’

Would all the sense of incongruity disappear and something real that couldn’t even be distinguished be born?

Curiosity arose, but it would be difficult for now.

Even the process just now felt quite complex.

It seemed like it would take a long time to understand this and develop it further.

Well, even just this was somewhere.

Now that the gloomy darkness had lifted, he felt his chest opening up.

It felt like he had come for healing.

‘Then let’s slowly start again.’

Having gotten some fresh air, Lee Si-hyeok headed toward the warehouse with a pleasant smile.

 

* * *

 

The work took about 3 more weeks.

A similar period to when building the research institute. Originally he thought it would be much shorter, but he had put more effort into it than expected. He invested tremendous effort into each piece of equipment.

But what was puzzling during that time was that Hyeon Eul-cheong showed no intention of leaving during that long period.

She solved all her meals and lodging here as if it were her own home.

So when a week had passed, he asked.

“Aren’t you going back, Ms. Hyeon Eul-cheong?”

“I’ll stay just a little longer. This space is so fascinating.”

“Yes, well. Do as you wish.”

And two weeks passed.

He asked once more.

“…How long are you planning to stay here?”

“Well. Would you like me to leave?”

“No, it’s not necessarily that. The food ingredients we brought are gradually running out.”

“Then if you return the watch, I’ll leave right away.”

“Last time you said to ask for it after staying a little longer?”

“Yes. Please give it to me after staying a little longer.”

“…”

And so the third week came, when all the work was finished.

Tap tap. Lee Si-hyeok, who had taken off his work gloves, dusted his hands and approached Hyeon Eul-cheong.

She was sitting in her wheelchair outside Gyeongdo-gak, quietly looking up at the sky. Beyond that, blue ridgelines stretched endlessly.

He sat on the wooden bench he had installed a few days ago next to her.

“Here’s the watch, you should take it now.”

When he handed over the wristwatch from his pocket, Hyeon Eul-cheong made a surprised sound as if just noticing it.

“…Ah.”

“It’s all finished. The internal facilities are completed, and all the necessary buildings have been built.”

“It’s already finished.”

“Yes, I also have things to do outside now. I need to go out soon.”

“I see…”

There was no answer for a moment.

She continued to look at the sky, then let out a light sigh. Her mouth seemed to be fumbling as if she had something she wanted to say.

After a moment, she broke the silence hesitantly.

“When you go outside.”

For some reason, he felt anxiety. Clearly ‘Absorption’ should be working well.

“Do I have to go out with you?”

“Have to go out?”

“You’re going back to Seoul. Then I would have to go back with you.”

“Ah, that’s true. Ms. Hyeon Eul-cheong, you’ve been away from your workshop for quite a while too.”

“Could I perhaps stay here?”

“…Pardon?”

She lowered her head. After lowering her head, she looked at Lee Si-hyeok.

“I want to stay here.”

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