I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 170

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Chapter 170
170: How Did I Lose With Hands Like These? (1)
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The C-rank Zone was so vast and expansive that no complete map of the Undersea Region had ever been drawn. However, the location of the central district was unmistakable. Since the Safe Zone Borg, the first one ever created, had spawned all subsequent Safe Zones, Borg served as the reference point for the center.
Bamu wasn’t particularly far from Borg either, so it could be called central, but it still took a week’s travel from Borg, making it somewhat remote.
Of course, compared to Dohyun’s original Safe Zone, it was an enormous metropolis-class Safe Zone. The mere existence of a Shipyard within the city attested to that.
After finishing their meal, Dohyun’s group headed straight to the Shipyard with their vessel, since they had come for upgrades. Normally, the Shipyard would bar entry to anyone unrelated to its operations, but the moment the workers saw Vera, they cleared a path.
“My goodness! A Celestial has graced us with their presence! We have plenty of vacant berths, so please feel free to use whatever you need!”
“Thank you.”
Witnessing treatment befitting a distinguished guest—or rather, the reverence one would show to nobility—Dohyun’s group blinked repeatedly as they looked at Vera. They had admittedly underestimated her somewhat, but standing here, the reality of her being from a formidable race truly sank in.
Other races instinctively retreated at Vera’s appearance, but she paid them no mind.
She retrieved the Ship from her magical pouch, where it had been reduced in size by compression magic, and it was carefully lowered onto the Shipyard’s work platform.
A deep rumble echoed.
The vibration was mild enough to cause no damage to the vessel. As Vera watched, she mentally reviewed the issues she had been considering since boarding.
Once her inspection was complete, she spoke to Dohyun.
“Yes, I believe it will take about two days. There’s no structural damage, only illegally modified components, so adding new functions and making upgrades shouldn’t take very long.”
“I see.”
Dohyun nodded in understanding, and Vera turned to address him, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan.
“Since I’ll need to work almost constantly for the next two days, it would be best if you returned to the Dormitory. I’ll come fetch you once I’m finished.”
Hanalin and Jiyuchan nodded in agreement and began to leave, but noticing Dohyun remained motionless, they tilted their heads in confusion.
Their expressions weren’t so much “Why aren’t you coming?” as “What scheme are you cooking up now?”—though ultimately, it amounted to the same thing.
When Dohyun didn’t move and simply stood there, Vera faltered slightly.
Wondering why he wasn’t leaving, she looked at him, and Dohyun spoke.
“Hmm, would it be alright if I stayed and watched for a bit?”
“Huh? Oh, yes, that’s fine.”
Vera replied without objection. Hearing this, Dohyun couldn’t help but smile wryly. The work being performed now was Ship modification—in other words, Magitech engineering.
And the Magitech knowledge of all races was generally treated as classified technology. Even on Earth, people constantly tried to learn such Magitech, but they could only acquire it through textbooks, as races were extremely cautious about divulging their techniques to others.
But were the Celestials different?
Dohyun felt considerable intrigue at this. He hadn’t yet acquired a skill from Vera, so he wanted to observe her work and determine what he might obtain.
He had asked to watch, and she had readily agreed. He would know immediately whether this was because the technique was useless and it didn’t matter if he saw it, or whether it was confidence born from the certainty that humans simply couldn’t replicate it anyway.
‘It’s the latter.’
The Magitech knowledge of the Celestials was genuinely the most advanced among all races. While Dwarves could be said to excel at crafting weapons themselves, the Celestials were far superior at enhancing such weapons and adapting them to work more effectively with mana.
This was precisely why Dohyun was so curious.
What exactly made the Celestials so highly regarded? Having already witnessed their strength through his battle with Ines, he wanted to experience firsthand what their technological prowess was truly like—which was why he had decided to remain here.
Jiyuchan, with an expression that seemed to say “Who’s going to stop him?”, shook his head and spoke.
“I’m heading in first.”
“Yeah, see you tomorrow.”
“Phew, you’re insane, seriously.”
Watching the obsessed Dohyun, Jiyuchan muttered his exasperation and headed toward the Dormitory they had arranged beforehand. Normally, a human wandering alone in such a Zone would be dangerous, but since it was a Safe Zone where killing was forbidden, at least he wouldn’t have to worry about being murdered by troublemakers.
As Dohyun stood there, intent on observing Vera’s work, Hanalin took her place beside him.
He didn’t ask why she had come. Hanalin was the type of woman whose curiosity ignited readily in fields like this.
So while Dohyun didn’t ask, Hanalin spoke carefully.
“Magitech engineering is harder than I thought.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes, I think I could learn it with effort, but the system is completely different from magic, so it’ll take some time to master.”
For someone of Hanalin’s caliber to say such a thing meant it was genuinely difficult. Dohyun nodded in agreement while watching what Vera was doing.
She moved about the ship, unfolding something like a magic circle, and when she applied mana to it, the circle unraveled like tangled thread and was drawn into the ship.
So that’s magitech engineering.
A separate ability from magic—granting magical power to objects. To use that, one would need to learn multiple types of magic beyond just magitech engineering itself.
Since that magic seemed to operate on a different principle than ordinary magic, I tried to examine it with Analysis when unexpected text appeared.
[You are analyzing an exceptionally remarkable “Magitech Engineering [A]”.]
[You can acquire “Magitech Engineering [A]” for 10000AP.]
“…?”
Didn’t she just say magitech engineering was difficult?
The moment Dohyun thought to ask Hanalin about this, she seemed to sense his intention and spoke first.
“The magic circle Vera is using right now is called enchant magic, and it’s so different from our magic system that it takes a long time to learn. It’s already a miracle that Earth’s current technology can use even a portion of magitech engineering.”
“Ah, I see.”
So magitech engineering really is difficult.
In that instant.
[You are analyzing an excellent “Intermediate Enchant Magic [B]”.]
[You can acquire “Intermediate Enchant Magic [B]” for 3000AP.]
“….”
At this point, I acquired the two new skills while being somewhat cautious. Thinking I shouldn’t boast about this, I quietly observed Vera when she finally began using the skill I had been waiting for.
Right after I acquired magitech engineering and enchant magic, Vera drew ether from behind her back and wrapped it around her hands like putting on work gloves.
Then.
A brilliant flash erupted!
Intense light burst forth from both of Vera’s hands, and her hands gradually became semi-transparent.
I stared at Vera with wide eyes, dumbfounded.
Whether Vera noticed my reaction or not, she extended her semi-transparent hands toward the ship, and those ethereal hands passed through the ship’s wall like a ghost, extracting and inspecting the magic circles within.
Watching this, I swallowed hard in sheer disbelief.
I wondered if what I was seeing was even real.
And this reaction wasn’t mine alone. Hanalin also gasped in amazement, swallowing hard with a flustered expression as she spoke to me.
“D-Dohyun, that’s… close to a liquefaction technique, isn’t it?”
“Um… should I call it mana transformation?”
“No, her hands literally became ether itself?”
The moment Hanalin and I realized how extraordinary this was, we felt a chill run through us. It was an absolutely incredible ability. In fact, witnessing such a tremendous technique, both Hanalin and I gained considerable insight and understanding.
Yet Vera, who possessed such an amazing power, seemed unaware of its significance.
Since Vera was focused on her work, I remained silent, but Hanalin murmured beside me.
“The idea that by transforming your body into ether you can approach mana more fundamentally… it’s absurd. With that method, you could even magicalize your entire body.”
“…So that’s it.”
Dohyun nodded in agreement.
Unable to contain himself any longer, Dohyun approached Vera, who was about to head elsewhere after finishing her inspection of the magical formations.
Vera had been so focused that she didn’t notice Dohyun’s approach until he was right in front of her. Only then did she look up in surprise.
Wondering if something was wrong, Dohyun examined Vera’s hands more carefully.
He already knew about Ether’s Hand through Analysis, but he never expected it to be this powerful. Dohyun asked, looking at Vera.
“How could you possibly lose with hands like these?”
“Yes, yes?”
“Well, let me show you how to use them properly.”
At Dohyun’s words, Vera responded with evident bewilderment.
“Yes, yes? But, but this is something only I can do?”
Dohyun quickly activated Analysis in response to Vera’s words, and in that moment, she felt as though the world was flowing into her through his eyes, causing her to swallow hard.
When Vera regained her senses.
“Not anymore.”
She could see Dohyun using Ether’s Hand.

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