Even if I Make It Roughly, Ex-rank Items Continue to Accumulate - Chapter 117
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Even Hastily Made Ones Keep Stacking Up as EX-Rank (117)
Insane
Heavy lifting device.
It was literally a lift device that helped easily lift heavy objects. It could easily handle up to about 100 tons.
He had made it not long ago when building Gyeongdo-gak because it was needed. Of course, even with the 《Constant Buff》, hundreds of tons would have been too much for Lee Si-hyeok.
It had been quite helpful back then for carrying various construction materials, but who would have thought it would be used like this.
“Nice.”
Lee Si-hyeok, who was inspecting the device that had appeared, let out a pleased laugh.
Since it had fallen with a thud without any preparation, there might have been damaged parts.
So he had inspected it thoroughly, but fortunately there were no noticeable issues.
Clank.
Then there was no need to hesitate.
After finishing the inspection, Lee Si-hyeok immediately moved the device next to the pond, then pulled hard on the lever attached to the pillar.
To be precise, the rope of the lever.
He pulled that rope over and tied it firmly to the golem’s torso in the pond. To distribute the force as evenly as possible during the lifting process, he created several spider web-shaped knots.
Then when he activated the device, mana waves spread out and covered the entire golem.
Whirrrr.
Lee Si-hyeok’s eyes narrowed.
The golem that had been buried in the water was slowly rising upward. Perhaps because it was heavier than expected, he could feel hot heat emanating from the pillar of the device beside him.
It was exerting the maximum force it could.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes.
After that brief period of time passed.
Thoom!
Finally, the golem completely emerged from the water.
When its massive body touched the ground, vibrations echoed throughout the entire garden.
‘Then the work… I can just proceed right here.’
Was there really a need to carry it all the way to Gyeongdo-gak?
Of course, he could receive help from the constant buff, but considering the time it would take to move it, the level of the completed result would be similar either way.
In that case, it would be right to keep riding this momentum.
Lee Si-hyeok operated the device to move the golem to a corner of the garden. There was a table that had appeared when the space changed, and since it was quite spacious, it seemed like he could work there.
“…”
Next to the table.
He looked at the golem standing stiffly like a statue.
Then, he gently closed his eyes and slowly examined its interior.
[『Eyes that Pierce the Essence』 activates.]
The organs that composed it began to be read one by one.
Mana circuits, artificial muscle skeleton, compressed magic plasma…
The sensation that started from the chest area and extended down to the lower body made him unconsciously let out an exclamation of admiration.
Elaborate and precise.
Delicate yet sharp, truly cutting-edge.
It was supposedly a damaged golem, yet its completion was so shockingly perfect that he couldn’t even easily find the flaws.
‘Who on earth made something like this?’
Who, how, why.
Actually, Lee Si-hyeok wasn’t completely unaware. The figure called the ‘Creator’ that he had seen in the message. It must have been a golem that person made with some purpose in mind.
Suddenly curiosity began to surge… but then Lee Si-hyeok firmly shook his head.
This wasn’t the problem to think about right now.
If he took things step by step for now, wouldn’t the day come when he’d eventually find out? In that case, it would be better to focus more on the current task, repairing the golem.
Lee Si-hyeok continued analyzing the golem with his eyes still closed.
Exactly which parts were broken?
As he examined it with that thought, the problematic points gradually began to be identified.
‘Three parts in total.’
The ‘Central Power Core’, which could be called the golem’s heart.
The ‘Multiple Framework’, which handled the equivalent of bones and muscles in humans.
The brain that processed all calculations and judgments, the ‘Command Soul Formula’.
They were all parts he had checked once in the message window earlier. However, that alone wasn’t enough for proper assessment, so he had simply conducted a more thorough analysis.
Lee Si-hyeok slowly opened his eyes after finishing his examination.
The golem that had been completely soaked just moments ago showed no trace of moisture. Apparently, the analysis had taken longer than expected.
Staring at that sight, he clicked his tongue.
“…There’s not a single intact part, this thing.”
It was far too damaged.
Damage that should have immediately stopped operation even if just one part broke existed in no less than three parts.
To compare it to humans: the heart, limbs, and brain.
All of them were damaged beyond recovery.
Yet traces showing it had operated for quite a long time despite this could be seen everywhere, which was remarkable in its own way.
In short, it meant the thing had lived and moved perfectly fine for several years even with a burst heart.
Suddenly, a vague feeling crept up.
Just how should he go about fixing it, which direction would be more appropriate? Countless worries rummaged through his mind, drawing out feelings of being overwhelmed.
He ignored them.
In the end, it was something that had to be done.
Lee Si-hyeok smiled slightly and erased the useless emotions before standing up abruptly. Only passion remained in the cleared space.
“Shall I start preparing the necessary materials?”
The planning was already somewhat complete.
Like before, he activated 『Anytime, Anywhere』 to request the needed items from Hyeon Eul-cheong. Unlike before, several at once.
After waiting briefly like that, a rift opened in the air.
Crash.
Various equipment and materials poured down all at once.
After carefully sorting them on one side of the table, Lee Si-hyeok put on his work gloves.
[『Mimicry』 is activated!]
[Assists the user’s thinking.]
[Assists the user’s movements.]
[Passive 《Clear Mirror Still Water》 clears the mind!]
First, the first step was the golem’s heart.
Starting with restoring the ‘Central Power Core’ to its original state.
The reason he chose this as the first priority was simple.
It was a material he had already handled quite extensively. Although it was utilized as a power core method in this golem, there had been several similar mechanisms before.
Like the underground ‘Core’ of Eterion Magical Engineering Academy, or just the ‘Magic Stones’ of artifacts.
The power core was a crucial mechanism that could never be omitted from any magical creation.
‘That’s why I decided on it first.’
It would be most efficient to expand from familiar territory.
Because it was familiar, there was no hesitation.
He carefully opened the golem’s heart section with mana shielded tweezers.
Delicately, so as not to disturb the surrounding circuits. Controlling even the slightest tremor, he removed the power core from the opened heart section and placed it on the table.
Click.
After securing the power core to the workbench, he began disassembling it piece by piece with an insulated spanner.
Like a doctor performing surgery.
He was peeling away the thin outer shell of the compression chamber where power, that is mana, was compressed.
As the inner shell was revealed, debris damaged by impact gradually came into view. Broken, shattered, and crushed fragments.
He carefully removed those fragments with tweezers and stored them in a flask.
‘Can’t throw them away.’
After all, even these fragments were a kind of material, weren’t they?
There should be no waste. Since it had to be efficient and effective, Lee Si-hyeok planned to reuse even these.
Afterward, he cleaned the compression chamber using a spray nozzle, then soaked the entire power core in mana film solution to plate it solidly once again.
The difference from the existing design was that instead of simple coating, the film adhered almost at the atomic level.
This was a modification that Lee Si-hyeok had newly added.
Core, power core, magic stone.
Having handled them in so many different areas, he could see at a glance how to improve them.
“Next is…”
Improving the compression chamber’s structure to a ‘multi-layered structure.’
He crossed the outer and inner shells to replicate the structure of the shell itself.
Originally, it was compressed one layer at a time, so the vibration cycle was simple, but this time he directly inserted more mana circuits to generate multiple cycles simultaneously.
It was an idea he had gained from observing artifacts from other countries at Eterion.
With this, he could significantly enhance the power core’s output and the golem’s power itself.
Finally, he connected the fragments he had just removed to restore the compression chamber’s outer shell to its original state. Since they were fragments that had contained mana, they would be even more solid.
Then he returned the power core to its original position and closed the opened heart section with insulated tweezers.
Now it was truly finished. It was the moment Lee Si-hyeok wore a satisfied smile.
—Flash.
[You have successfully restored the power core of the ‘Mana Charging Golem’ to its original state!]
[Detecting new changes….]
[You have added astounding modifications to the existing design! This is an incredible success!]
[1. Output increased by +70~80%
2. Mana stability line greatly increased
3. Explosion risk decreased by 60% compared to original]
[You have completed the first component, ‘Central Power Core’.]
‘A great success…!’
Above all, clear results appeared before his eyes.
Honestly, he had been a bit nervous.
After all, this was his first time handling a golem.
However, by properly combining familiar and new elements, he had created a result that far exceeded expectations.
Lee Si-hyeok grinned and checked his smart watch.
Since he was inside a Gate, the exact time wasn’t displayed, but he could roughly guess.
Probably about 30 minutes had passed.
‘This should be enough time.’
He immediately moved on to the next stage.
The ‘Multiple Framework’, which was like the body if compared to a human.
In that process, he planned to use the special materials he had brought earlier.
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“What could it be.”
In front of Gyeongdo-gak, on the rocking chair Lee Si-hyeok had set up.
Hyeon Eul-cheong sat there, pouting her lips as she pondered something deeply.
In front of her spread the familiar scenery of Cheongyeon Workshop. The high sky, peaceful plateau, and stretching ridge. Though it might not be a real space, it was a landscape that brought peace to the mind.
However, her heart was anything but calm.
‘What on earth is he making?’
It was more curiosity than anxiety.
After all, hadn’t her restlessness largely disappeared since staying in Gyeongdo-gak? The memories of the past that had always gnawed at her had somehow been completely washed away.
Perhaps because of that, she had become even more curious about things lately.
What this subspace was, what the mana in the cracks meant, and who Lee Si-hyeok, the person who possessed all of this, really was.
Having regained that passion she had forgotten at some point, she had been dedicating herself to research continuously for some time now. Ever since Lee Si-hyeok had left.
Then, suddenly earlier, this message had appeared.
[The administrator of ‘Subspace’, ‘Lee Si-hyeok’ requests something of you.]
[After confirming the request, please carry it out immediately.]
It was when she was testing artifacts on the 3rd floor of Gyeongdo-gak.
At first she wondered what it was about, but she could immediately understand that Lee Si-hyeok needed something, and so she handed various equipment through the rift that appeared.
The same thing repeated several more times after that.
From major materials to small crafting equipment.
It was quite active movement, as if he was making a new artifact.
‘I’m curious.’
For Hyeon Eul-cheong, who had been overflowing with curiosity lately, this came as quite a stimulus.
Having already seen Lee Si-hyeok’s skills multiple times through Gyeongdogak, the Crystal Growth Chamber, and other things, she couldn’t help but be even more curious.
But what could she do when there was no way to find out?
There was the option of asking Lee Si-hyeok in return to go outside and check directly…
But that wouldn’t be right, would it? She had a role to fulfill as the Sub-administrator. Her sense of responsibility wouldn’t allow her to break that promise so soon.
Eventually, after pondering for a long time, Hyeon Eul-cheong shook her head.
“…I don’t know. I’ll just continue with the test I was doing.”
It was a newly made artifact, and she wanted to finish testing it quickly so she could get Lee Si-hyeok’s evaluation when he returned later.
Still, sitting on the bench and resting had somewhat cleared her mind.
Just as she took a sip of coffee and was transferring back to her wheelchair.
Ding!
Along with the notification sound, another message that had been quiet appeared.
And the moment she checked that message…
[Administrator ‘Lee Si-hyeok’ has completed the ‘Mana Charging Golem’ to 70%!]
[The completion rate is shocking! The mana of the rift synchronized with the administrator begins to surge wildly!]
[…The rift’s mana is affecting the space…]
[Complete.]
[Mana concentrates more densely around 〔Gyeongdogak〕. The 《Constant Buff》 you share is strengthened.]
[Accordingly, the artifact crafting efficiency of all those staying in 〔Gyeongdogak〕 increases by +50%!]
…An exclamation unconsciously flowed from Hyeon Eul-cheong’s mouth.
“Crazy.”
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