My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 126

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Episode 126

[Constructing the Pit of Malice.]

[Consuming 150 C-Grade Magic Stones.]

[Death Forge acquisition bonus is applied.]

[Construction completed immediately without waiting time.]

Part of the Death Forge site was deeply excavated.

The depth was about 3 meters.

Grayish currents rose up and completely covered the bottom of the pit.

[The Pit of Malice can age corpses.]

[Additional aging is possible for completed undead.]

[All stats increase by 10% with additional aging.]

“Whoa.”

The stats get copied.

As a test, I put all the Tigris into the Pit of Malice.

[Buried corpses: 10 bodies]

*Tigris 10 bodies

-Additional aging time: 360 minutes.

Just 6 hours in there and total stats increase by 10%?

This is insane.

Really insane!

“Why are you so surprised?”

Ah.

Boss can’t see it.

I told him about the Pit of Malice’s performance.

“Kekek! Kek!”

President Baek let out a dry cough.

Oh my.

I should give him some water.

I need to take out the water I stored in the subspace carrier… but this is that space.

What should I do, I thought for a moment.

A water bottle appeared from thin air and settled in my hand.

“Please drink this.”

“Kek, th-thank you.”

How fascinating.

The Death Forge itself serves as a subspace.

The subspace capacity and area are treated separately.

Isn’t that totally great?

The subspace carrier merged with the Death Forge and its storage capacity increased significantly.

From 300kg to 6,000kg.

It increased by a whopping twenty times.

However.

If the stored items were placed within the Death Forge area.

Part of the Death Forge area would be unusable due to the luggage.

“Khuhm. Thanks to you, I’m alive.”

“Don’t mention it.”

“But it’s hard to believe.”

President Baek continued speaking while clearing his throat with “Hmm, hem.”

“A 10% increase with no conditions.”

Hey.

It’s not without conditions.

You can’t take them out for six whole hours.

“Don’t say such things in front of other people.”

Ugh.

Sharp as a blade.

I know too.

How much effort Hunters put in to raise their stats.

Various spirit medicines or special training.

Or skills.

Besides that, many Hunters sought stat increases through means other than leveling up.

This tendency grew stronger as their rank increased.

The amount of experience required for leveling up keeps increasing.

Even if you somehow reach the level cap, there’s the wall of promotion exams.

Also, for B-rank and above, promotion depends on whether you have skills accompanied by ‘enlightenment’.

So they have no choice but to be desperate for methods other than leveling up.

“That’s the same for summoning and taming type Hunters.”

“Ugh.”

I made one groaning sound and couldn’t even break even.

If six hours of steam treatment permanently increases stats by 10%.

Any Hunter would happily roll around in the pit spending time.

“That pit only applies to undead.”

“That’s right. It’s a benefit only Hunter Park can enjoy.”

Huh.

Hmm.

That’s true.

I can’t win with words.

This won’t do.

Let’s change the subject.

“Construct the Cursed Tombstone.”

[Constructing the Cursed Tombstone.]

[Consuming 100 C-Grade Magic Stones.]

[Death Forge acquisition bonus is applied.]

[Construction completed immediately without waiting time.]

A gray stone suddenly rose up.

An ominous aura swirled around the stone.

A structure that changes the properties of Soul Stones.

I had no immediate use for it.

I’d need to get more Fragmented Soul Stones.

Or once I reach B-rank and diligently use the added [Soul Stone Manufacturing], I’ll find uses for the structure options.

[The bonus effect ends by constructing 2 structures.]

[From the next structure construction onward, building speed will vary according to the user’s understanding.]

So it wasn’t built immediately just by having resources.

I couldn’t build the Slaughterhouse due to space issues.

It seems like there was no choice from the beginning anyway.

Doesn’t matter.

[You have satisfied the Death Forge’s growth conditions.]

[Upgrade is possible.]

[Conditions]

-200 C-Grade Magic Stones.

-Magic Engine Core.

Teacher.

The progress is too fast.

I’ve never used Necromantic Structure Creation since I got it.

But today I used it twice in a row.

And even got an SS-rank skill upgrade.

I didn’t know it was a skill designed for combinations.

There’s one small problem though.

“Where am I supposed to get a Magic Engine Core?”

The 200 C-Grade Magic Stones should be manageable with President Baek around.

He said he got too many magic stones from conquering Gates, so he’s selling them slowly instead of all at once.

“Yes. About two hundred should be sufficient.”

Let’s forget the fact that 200 C-Grade Magic Stones cost about 500 million won at average market price.

If I had thought about money, I wouldn’t have even considered building structures.

I already burned through 250 stones, roughly 600 million won, so there’s no stopping now.

The Magic Engine Core was the problem.

“Master. That seems solvable too.”

Ingrid smiled softly.

“Ho. Mage. You said you didn’t know about magical engineering, yet you managed to find a way.”

“You have it, Master.”

Who, me?

“The core from that magical weapon you obtained before.”

Ah.

Come to think of it, I did have the [Mobile Weapon Mana Core].

The Gate where the self-proclaimed archaeologist’s soul resided.

It was an item I acquired from the [Tomb of the Explorers].

It was supposed to be used for golem creation, but I had no use for it so I kept it stored in subspace.

When Ingrid mentioned it, I recalled the item.

It dropped from thin air with a thud.

[Death Forge enhancement conditions have been met.]

[Would you like to upgrade?]

Y/N

There’s no reason to delay.

“Mind if I burn through 500 million?”

“You brought it yourself, Hunter. Use it as you please.”

Perfect.

I got our Boss’s approval too.

I pressed the Y button.

[Upgrading Death Forge.]

[Upgrade time: 168:00:00]

[You can still use Death Forge during enhancement.]

A week.

That’s quite a bit of time.

“Have you finished all your business?”

“Yes.”

“I have some work to handle, so could you send me back?”

I kept this busy person here too long.

After sending President Baek outside the Death Forge.

I decided to slowly explore the Death Forge with my familiars.

* * *

The familiars I released into the Death Forge began exploring in their own ways.

【Hmm. There don’t seem to be any hidden treasures.】

Zaugg lay flat and knocked on or pressed his ear against everything – walls, floors, you name it.

“I would appreciate it if you refrained from such undignified behavior.”

Sir Isra clicked his tongue and swung his sword.

Whoosh!

“Not bad. The mana concentration is abundant, so it would make a good training ground.”

“Train here?”

“External personnel can enter too, so wouldn’t it be fine?”

That’s true.

There’s no reason it wouldn’t work.

President Baek’s entry already verified that outsiders could access it.

This would be better than training at the Mountain Training Ground.

No need to worry about drawing attention from outsiders either.

“I could do magic training here too.”

“Gah! There’s no place for a mage in a sacred training ground.”

“Death Forge is a space with restorative power.”

Restorative power?

“It means a space that’s fixed to its original form.”

Ingrid rearranged her mana.

[Fireball]

She threw it without hesitation, and the sphere exploded upon hitting the wall.

The impact site was deeply dented.

After a moment, as if time was reversing, the wall caught in the explosion’s aftermath returned to its original state.

“This way I can practice magic as much as I want, right?”

“Oh. You figured that out already.”

“Hohoho. That’s nothing for this girl.”

Ingrid rolled her eyes.

I didn’t need to look to know who she was mocking.

“Grrrr.”

“Hoho.”

It was a moment of mixed emotions.

Death Forge, huh.

The fields where this could be applied are endless.

-Personal/Group training location

-Metallurgy

-Undead soldier storage

-Other item storage.

What kind of functions will be added when it upgrades?

I’m already excited.

“No need to find a separate workshop anymore.”

I don’t have to travel between home and workshop.

In other words, I can swing my hammer even during travel time!

That’s amazing.

Death Forge is the best!

“It was worth getting S-rank.”

Sob.

I must achieve S-rank in the next promotion exam too.

If I don’t get it in one try, I’ll just challenge again.

I challenged for over 4 years, so I tried to be satisfied with whatever result I got.

But if there are gifts like this, I can’t give up.

Who knows if skills as powerful as Death Forge might be added?

Spirit Eye and the Blacksmith’s soul are also incredibly useful skills.

“Ehehe!”

This is so great.

I had been constantly worrying about where to get a workshop again anyway.

Being freed from location constraints is an enormous benefit.

“It’s also nice that dual-track research is possible.”

Previously, I could only activate one workshop research function at a time.

When Ingrid was researching magic, Sir Isra had to twiddle his thumbs.

【I’m here too, my lord!】

【….】

You two should step back for now.

Your specialties aren’t quite suitable.

【Undead. Enhancement.】

Roan thumped his chest with his mangled hands.

You said you were a saint.

【….】

Roan was silent, caught in the one-minute cooldown.

Fine, let’s give it a try.

If the efficiency doesn’t match up, I can replace him or assign it to another familiar.

[Appointing Roan as the supervisor of Undead Enhancement research.]

[Supervisor: Saint Roan]

[Undead Enhancement research efficiency increases by 43%.]

Oh?

My goodness.

This actually works.

“Enhancing the undead. I’m curious what kind of research that would be.”

“We’ll find out once Roan comes through.”

Until now, I had only done Magic Research and Weapon Arts Research.

Unlike Sir Isra who possesses his own unique swordsmanship, Ingrid needs to go through the research process to learn magic.

That’s why I prioritized Magic Research.

But now I can utilize two research tracks.

If Saint Roan has good synergy with Undead Enhancement, it would definitely be profitable to keep him researching.

“I have a suggestion for you, Master.”

“What is it?”

“Please assign me as a permanent resident.”

They said that assigning one of the familiars to the Death Forge would increase the development level.

Research would also be possible.

However.

I couldn’t answer immediately.

“You won’t be able to eat your favorite soup rice. Will that be okay?”

“You could deliver some to me occasionally, Master.”

Ingrid spun around in place.

Her apprentice witch robes fluttered, creating a peculiar atmosphere.

“This space is worth researching.”

“So you want to stay here while you’re at it?”

“Yes. I want to be helpful to you, Master.”

She’s already a great help yet she’s being modest.

Though it was disappointing to think I couldn’t summon Ingrid for a whole week.

“Alright. Do as you wish.”

“Yahooo!”

If she’s asking to be assigned, I should grant it.

My principle is to respect my familiars’ wishes as much as possible.

[Setting Ingrid Yggdrasil as a permanent undead resident of the Death Forge.]

[This undead cannot leave for the outside space for 168 hours.]

“It seems you’ve gotten a general understanding, so shall we not train?”

“No. Let’s postpone training for about a week.”

While Ingrid stays at the Death Forge.

There’s something I need to do.

But first.

“Let’s go home for now.”

I had opened the Subspace Carrier in President Baek’s office.

I need to move locations first.

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