My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 125

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Episode 125

The Death Forge has two activation conditions.

A blacksmith shop familiar to my hands.

And a subspace with a connection.

“Simply put, it’s a subspace item with usage history.”

The workshop and the subspace carrier.

With these two, the conditions should be met.

“We’ve arrived.”

“If you don’t come by six today, just go home.”

Parked a little distance away from the workshop.

Just like when leaving the studio apartment, I used [Shadow Step].

Creak.

I slowly opened the workshop door and entered.

“You’re really training hard at hiding.”

【Master has good instincts, so you’ll pick it up quickly.】

Wow.

The day has come when I hear that I have good instincts and talent.

I was such a klutz that even my PT trainer clicked his tongue.

Just as I was getting sentimental.

“Please try using it now.”

Sir Isra’s indifferent words cut off my thoughts.

Sigh.

A summoned being as tactless as Sir Isra is really…

“Yeah. Fine.”

“Hmm?”

“Master is feeling uncomfortable.”

“I didn’t do anything.”

[Checking the construction conditions for Death Forge.]

[Confirming the existence of a workshop.]

[This workshop meets the basic conditions.]

[Confirming the existence of subspace.]

[This is a subspace connected to the user.]

[Would you like to construct the Death Forge using this workshop / subspace item?]

“Proceed.”

The subspace carrier opened automatically.

The interior was blurry like it had been pixelated.

A strong wind blew from the subspace constructed inside the bag.

Clatter!

Everything in the workshop – the forge, the anvil, everything – shook violently.

Then whoosh, they were lifted by the wind and flew toward me.

“Lord!”

“Don’t worry.”

They’re not coming at me.

They’re heading toward the open subspace carrier.

Swoooosh!

[The workshop is being reconstructed in subspace.]

[Allowed capacity: 300kg → 6,000kg]

[Changes are occurring in the workshop.]

[The workshop level increases due to fusion with subspace.]

[Workshop grade: 1 → 3]

[You can enter the Death Forge through the medium.]

A rippling crack inside the carrier.

After absorbing the workshop materials, it changed to look similar to a gate entrance.

Am I supposed to go in here?

Without hesitation, I stuck my right foot in.

Flash! My vision flickered white like entering a gate.

* * *

[You have entered the Death Forge.]

A room made of black bricks.

The area is about 120 pyeong.

It was about the size of a basketball court.

Amazing.

To think such a space would be created in the subspace carrier I always carry around.

Clack! Clack!

The workshop materials that were sucked into the subspace carrier are arranged here and there.

The two vassals who followed looked around.

“Amazing. A subspace that expands according to Master’s skill.”

“Hmm. Too dark. Isn’t it gloomy?”

[The Death Forge allows interior changes according to the user’s will.]

[Wall color / registered material position adjustments are possible.]

Good, since there’s no need for manual labor.

“Let’s try experimenting.”

Clap!

Should I try changing this gloomy interior first?

When I thought of ivory color, the wall color became noticeably brighter.

“That’s a bit much.”

A white room without a single window.

That’s kind of dangerous.

I clapped again and changed it to brown tones.

“Do you have to unify the colors?”

“No. It seems like separate settings are possible too.”

The floor in gray tones.

The four walls changed to brown.

I added a white-painted ceiling as an accent.

…Though it’s just a plain design.

It’s not like I have expertise in design.

“Mmmmm.”

Ingrid groaned with a dissatisfied expression.

“The workshop interior. Could you leave it to me?”

“Do whatever you want.”

“Not now. After I get some interior materials, I’ll decorate it with all my heart!”

Yeah, yeah.

Do whatever you want to try.

As long as it doesn’t interfere with swinging the hammer.

[Death Forge]

Workshop grade: 3

Equipment level: Low

*Work speed decreased by 18%.

*Concentration Lv 15

*Stamina Recovery Lv 20

*Enhanced performance of crafted items.

*When processing corpses, there is a very low chance for grade to increase or one additional ability to be granted.

[As the workshop grade increases, one Undead Research slot is added.]

[Undead can be stationed at the Death Forge.]

[The Death Forge is enhanced according to the disposition of the stationed undead.]

[Once an undead is set to be stationed, it cannot be removed from the forge for 168 hours.]

[When undead are stationed, the workshop is considered active, allowing use of research functions.]

A lot of things have increased.

“Stationing and additional research slots.”

Having one more research slot was unconditionally good.

It meant I could run two research projects when working in the workshop.

Additionally, using the ‘stationing’ function would allow research 24 hours a day.

I was grateful that minimum wage didn’t apply to undead.

[As the workshop grade increases, additional structures can be built.]

[Construction List]

―Slaughterhouse

―Cursed Columbarium

―Pit of Malice

Additional structures?

“This is a bit excessive for a workshop.”

“It doesn’t seem like a simple workshop. This looks just like a village.”

“Mage. Your exaggeration is severe.”

I agree.

Basketball court size was large for a subspace.

But still.

Expanding the subspace to village level seemed like going too far.

[Slaughterhouse]

Required Area: 160 pyeong

Conditions: Possess Necromantic Structure Creation skill.

Materials

―Large Monster Bone 5,000kg

―C-grade or lower Monster Flesh 10,000kg

―Strong Moss 150kg

―C-Grade Magic Stone 100 pieces

Automatically processes corpses with complete separation. Loss during butchering is minimized, and there’s a low chance for additional options to be granted to butchered byproducts.

[Cursed Tombstone]

Required Area: 40 pyeong

Conditions: Possess Necromantic Structure Creation skill.

Materials

―C-Grade Magic Stone 100 pieces.

―Fragmented Soul Stone 50 pieces.

Changes the records of souls through curses carved on tombstones.

The inherent properties of Soul Stones can be rearranged as the user desires.

[Pit of Malice]

Required Area: 40 pyeong

Conditions: Possess Necromantic Structure Creation skill.

Materials

―C-Grade Magic Stone 150 pieces

A pit for storing and aging corpses.

The pit’s environment can be adjusted by the user and maintained in optimal condition.

*Storage Capacity: 100 corpses.

*Number of Pits: 1

Wait a minute.

These are really additional structures for a blacksmith shop?

[Building 2 or more structures allows upgrading the Death Forge.]

[When the Death Forge’s stage increases, the internal area also expands.]

[Construction of additional structures becomes possible.]

[Raising the Death Forge’s stage to a certain level allows upgrading to Death Territory.]

“Hohoho. How about that, Iron Head.”

“Grrrrrr. Something is definitely wrong.”

Exactly.

I didn’t expect Ingrid to be right either.

Good thing I kept my mouth shut.

If I had babbled unnecessarily, I would have been mocked along with Sir Isra, right?

“Master’s abilities. I knew they weren’t ordinary, but this exceeds imagination.”

“This kind of subspace isn’t common, I suppose.”

“No. Expanding a separate space created in dimensional rifts is difficult even for an archmage.”

“If we use you at your prime as a standard?”

“It’s possible. Though the results wouldn’t be great compared to the effort and investment.”

Work that even an archmage finds burdensome.

It’s an ability too generous to be given to a B-rank Hunter.

Is my profession amazing?

Or is the S-rank promotion reward sweet?

Either way doesn’t matter.

That tremendously valuable subspace has now become mine.

Keu.

Sweet, so sweet.

It’s a sweetness that might rot my teeth.

Let’s think of it as receiving all the compensation for 5 years of hardship at once.

“What will you build first?”

“Pass on the Slaughterhouse.”

A function that automatically butchers corpses.

It’s tempting, but the problem is the area.

The subspace width is 160 pyeong.

Building the Slaughterhouse would prevent using workshop functions or building other structures.

Well now.

It feels like the answer was predetermined.

“I’ll have to choose one of the two.”

“Ingrid. Which one looks better?”

“The Pit of Malice.”

An answer that came without a moment’s hesitation.

I think the same.

The Cursed Columbarium has functions designed to link with [Soul Stone Creation], a skill I gained when promoting to B-rank.

Looking at the description, it seems like Fragmented Soul Stones could be used too.

But Soul Stones required time and money to secure.

On the other hand, corpses could be secured in large quantities just by conquering Gates.

I could also store additional undead or preserve corpses or byproducts in desired environmental settings.

“The minor problem is not having 100 Magic Stones right now.”

It was the same as the reward for clearing a C-rank Gate at SSS grade.

It’s a Gate I’ve been sick of conquering for the past two months.

I was also able to obtain a large quantity of magic stones.

The minor problem was that I had entrusted all of them to President Baek.

“Since we’re talking about it, I should go retrieve them.”

“You just arrived at the workshop. Isn’t it too soon to go back?”

“The workshop is right here.”

Gyeong.

We just put the workshop in subspace a moment ago, remember?

How can you say something else when you’re already inside the Death Forge?

“Please understand with a heart as vast as the sea. He’s Iron Head, so what can we do?”

“Gal! Do not mock chivalry!”

“See? He says foolish things and then goes on about chivalry.”

“Kruuuuut!”

“This time Gyeong was wrong.”

Right.

This time, that is.

What about earlier?

I don’t know about that. Hehe.

I carefully left the now-empty warehouse and returned to the vehicle.

“You’re back early.”

“Please take me to where President Baek is.”

“Understood.”

I went to Ascension Agency and explained the situation to President Baek.

“Would 500 C-grade magic stones be acceptable?”

“Wow. Our boss is really generous.”

“These were items that Hunter Park acquired in the first place.”

Even so. Just thinking about melting those into subspace makes my heart flutter.

“Investments must be made boldly. If you hesitate, you won’t even recover your initial investment.”

Um, Boss.

There’s also a saying that investment is personal responsibility, you know?

Sigh.

Let’s think of it simply.

I’m spending money to enhance my abilities.

And it’s enhancing an SS-grade skill at that.

I set aside my hesitation and opened the subspace carrier wide.

“Is that the Death Forge?”

“Yes. Boss, would you like to come take a look?”

“Would it be alright for me to enter?”

“There’s no reason it wouldn’t be.”

Somehow the boss ended up joining us too.

As soon as we entered the Death Forge, I activated the construction option.

“Construct the Pit of Malice.”

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