My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 154

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Episode 154

Nam Jin-woo waved his hand exaggeratedly.

“Master. How can he understand if you cut off the beginning and end?”

“You understand, don’t you.”

“Hunter isn’t me. You need to explain it so he can understand.”

I’m grateful he’s saying everything I wanted to say.

Nam Jin-woo let out a light sigh before continuing.

“Hunter Park. Do you remember the Giant Armor?”

“How could I forget.”

An item that would guarantee the blacksmith’s safety in Cross Gate.

It’s something Master Han Yo-han is carefully crafting.

“With your skills, it’s worth trying.”

Grrrr.

I’m very grateful that you evaluate me so highly.

But isn’t this too important a task for a beginner who’s been holding a hammer for less than a year?

“You can do it. Hunter Park.”

Nam Jin-woo clenched his fist tightly and struck a fighting pose.

“You learned to increase conductivity through mana folding.”

“I did.”

“Perfect. Perfect! That’s exactly what we needed!”

Ah.

So Nam Jin-woo was the culprit behind this situation.

I thought it was strange that he’d been teaching me mainly mana folding lately, but there was this background to it.

Grrrk.

I felt somewhat wronged, but only for a moment.

These are people who teach me techniques that can’t be learned even with money, for free.

As for the request to help Master Han Yo-han’s work, I’d heard it once before.

Helping wasn’t the problem.

The only concern was whether I could pull my own weight or not.

“Don’t feel pressured and just do as you’ve learned!”

“Nam Jin-woo’s words make me more pressured.”

Ugh.

My stomach hurts.

I was guided to the workshop inside Hanil Forge.

A massive armor nearly 3 meters tall.

It was the exterior of the Giant Armor that had been shown to me before.

“This is the work you’ll be doing.”

Master Han Yo-han showed me design plans drawn on paper.

The parts painted black seemed to be the sections I’d be responsible for.

“I need to build the framework.”

“The Green Drake bones are here.”

Materials I’d worked with as a sample before.

Monster bones with a green glow were piled high on the table.

“Fold it five times. And add the mana conductivity increase option.”

Folding becomes more difficult the more times you do it.

It’s the act of colliding the mana blown into the metal with my own body’s mana.

With each fold, the amount of mana remaining in the metal increases, requiring precision and strength control.

When using ordinary bones, I’d succeeded up to four times at most.

But suddenly asking me to fold five times.

Nam Jin-woo provided additional explanation.

“Green Drake bones are similar to metal, so the difficulty should be a bit easier.”

“Even with iron, five times is difficult. Will I be able to do it right away?”

“You can do it. If it’s Hunter Park.”

Those sparkling eyes are quite burdensome.

Whatever will be, will be.

Let me leave the results to heaven and do my best as much as I can.

I put part of the Green Drake bone in the furnace and waited.

The moment the deep green bone turned reddish, I took it out and hammered it.

Five times.

Let me try it.

[Mana Folding]

Claaang!

The first time succeeded smoothly.

Claang!

From the second fold, I felt quite a bit of resistance.

It’s okay. I’ve experienced this much many times.

The more times I folded, the more the Green Drake bone held onto my mana and wouldn’t let go.

This was also the reason why the performance of the result improved with repeated folding.

“Fourth time! Just one more left!”

“As expected of Hunter Park!”

The craftsman and apprentice were saying something side by side, but I couldn’t hear them well.

The only thing entering my vision was the heated bone.

Once the heat cools, I can’t fold it anymore.

I mustn’t delay.

I can do it. If it’s me!

With that strong premonition, I folded the bone and swung the hammer once more.

Claaang!

Whoosh!

Along with the hammering, blue flames shot up, burning more fiercely than before.

“Huff, huff.”

I did it.

The Green Drake bone didn’t break and showed the characteristic reaction of mana folding.

[Dexterity has increased.]

Master Han Yo-han picked up the Green Drake bone I’d just hammered.

Didn’t he get burned doing something similar last time?

“You don’t need to worry. This time I used a skill.”

“Huh. There’s a skill that prevents burns too?”

“It’s called Blacksmith’s Hands, the ability to directly handle iron.”

Invisible Hands and now Blacksmith’s Hands.

I should learn that too when I get the chance.

Master Han Yo-han examined the Green Drake bone from various angles.

“You pass.”

He uttered those words.

Phewww.

The tension is completely released.

Rather than the joy of receiving recognition from South Korea’s greatest craftsman.

I felt proud that I’d sufficiently repaid the value of the teachings I received.

“The finishing is sloppy and your strength control from the fourth fold is clumsy, but it’s usable.”

“…”

Cancel that proud feeling.

“This should be enough to use as a frame for the Giant Armor, so keep up the good work.”

“I knew Hunter Park would pull through. This level should be fine, right?”

Senior Nam Jin-woo added words that I couldn’t tell were meant as comfort or what.

I guess this is what they mean when they say a sister-in-law who tries to stop you is more annoying.

“Do I just need to finish everything on these design plans?”

“That’s right. Twenty-five frames, not too many.”

Ah.

I see.

This is definitely an amount of work that requires pulling an all-nighter.

I wondered if Master Han Yo-han’s conscience had temporarily stepped out.

* * *

After making the second frame according to the specified dimensions.

An unfamiliar figure had entered the workshop.

It was a middle-aged man in a neat suit.

“Oh. It’s an honor to meet the Guui-dong Necromancer.”

“Bang Gyeong-rok. I’m a third-rate alchemist.”

Excuse me?

Mr. Bang Gyeong-rok?

Our country’s top alchemist.

And he’s the boss of ‘Yeonseul Pharmaceuticals’ that he established using his specialty.

By combining alchemy with modern medicine to provide effective drugs at low prices.

He’s someone who built a company that instantly rose to the top ranks of the pharmaceutical industry.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

“The pleasure is mine. It’s an honor to meet the boss of Yeonseul Pharmaceuticals.”

“Young, capable, and even well-mannered. This friend really has good fortune with people.”

Boss Bang Gyeong-rok gave a hearty laugh.

“Enough with the useless talk. Just engrave the mana circuits.”

“That’s harsh words for someone who came to help.”

“Wasn’t collecting night grass from Cross Gate the condition?”

“Hmm. Should I go back then?”

“I’ll hand over any herbs I see to Yeonseul Pharmaceuticals, so hurry up and work.”

“This is what friendship is about. I should help at times like this.”

There was some kind of deal involved.

But anyway.

I already knew that an alchemist’s touch goes into Giant Armor crafting.

I was just surprised that the collaborator was such a famous person.

“Um, Boss Bang Gyeong-rok.”

“Please call me Alchemist. The Guui-dong Necromancer isn’t one of our employees, is he?”

“Then please feel free to address me casually too.”

“I wish the hammer-wielder had good manners like Min-ho.”

“If you’re going to talk nonsense, get out of my workshop quickly.”

“Are you really going?”

“Just engrave the mana circuits and go.”

Green Drake bone that had been folded five times to increase mana conductivity.

On top of that.

If our country’s best alchemist, a skilled practitioner recognized worldwide, engraves circuits on it, the output will be tremendous.

I was already looking forward to seeing what kind of result would come out.

“You seem to have rested enough too.”

Ugh.

At Master Han Yo-han’s urging, I picked up the hammer again.

Clang! Claang!

“The shape is off.”

Claaaang!

“You need to move the center of weight a bit more forward.”

Claang!

“You do well when you try, but then mistakes come out.”

…

Was the praise during the first crafting just a carrot to make me work harder?

I kept swinging the hammer at Master Han Yo-han’s detailed criticisms.

Especially when folding and hammering the Green Drake bone for the fifth time, I had to concentrate much more.

[Mana Circuit Installation]

Sizzle!

Blue lines were engraved on the Green Drake bone that was still hot from just finishing processing.

Structurally, there wasn’t much difference from a Necrosmith’s spirit power circuit.

The distinction between spirit power and mana was due to necromancy’s unique properties, so it was safe to consider them the same.

“Ingrid. You said you don’t know much about alchemy, right?”

“Yes. I’m sorry I can’t be of help, Master.”

“Hey. Why are you even apologizing?”

“That person’s skills are quite good too. How about learning from him?”

That was the answer I wanted to hear.

Since I’m learning magic-related fields from Ingrid.

Before learning a neighboring major, shouldn’t I get permission from my supervising professor?

“Alright.”

I got the professor’s approval too.

I should apply for a double major once I finish this work.

I don’t know how Boss Bang Gyeong-rok will take it, but the atmosphere isn’t bad, so it should probably be fine.

As the sun that had been hanging in mid-sky passed over and dusk fell.

It wasn’t until late night when even moonlight was hard to see that we could finish the work.

We placed and connected the Green Drake bones engraved with mana circuits throughout the armor.

Whooooo!

My skin trembled slightly at the magnificent mana wavelength.

“Output 92%. It’s within expected parameters, Master!”

“It’s a success.”

“Please try wearing it yourself, Master.”

“Should I?”

Master Han Yo-han entered the Giant Armor.

Though it was armor-shaped, it was so large that saying he entered it seemed more accurate than saying he wore it.

Click! Click!

The parts that had been open automatically closed.

Blue light leaked from the helmet area of the steel armor.

—There are no problems. Power is overflowing.

“Please don’t break anything while testing it.”

—Hmph. Who do you take me for, a child?

“Given Master’s personality, I thought you might.”

—Damn. You know me too well.

The master and disciple conversed without formality.

“Sir Isra.”

“It should be around peak A-rank level combat power.”

“…That’s incredible.”

“If the craftsman receives basic combat training, even more would be possible.”

“You think I can rival S-rank?”

“That’s not it.”

Even five A-rank peak Hunters charging together can’t defeat a single S-rank Hunter.

Those who have transcended the wall of enlightenment simply can’t be measured by numbers.

Ugh.

I got a huge lecture just for saying one wrong thing.

Whoooosh!

The front parts of the retractable armor folded back to the left and right.

“Hahahaha!”

Master Han Yo-han came out with a satisfied expression and a hearty laugh.

“This should be fine for entering the Cross Gate.”

“Hammer wielder. Don’t forget the Fire Grass.”

“Don’t worry.”

Cross Gate.

I had heard of it before.

Intersection points with the Other World that appeared around the world along with the Great Cataclysm.

I heard that countries possessing Cross Gate locations manage those Gates thoroughly.

Well, they said cases of criminal abuse still occur occasionally.

Master Han Yo-han created the Giant Armor because of the Cross Gate too.

He needed to collect rare minerals and materials that could only be found in the Other World, but since it was such a dangerous place, he needed self-protection measures to guard his body.

“Ugh. Thank you for your hard work.”

Now that we confirmed the Giant Armor worked well.

Time to go home and rest.

“Hunter Park. I have one more favor to ask.”

“If you’re going to make another Giant Armor, please let me know in advance. I’ll clear my schedule.”

Since Chief Apprentice Nam Jin-woo was there too, that seemed likely.

Wouldn’t it be better for two people to go in and mine minerals rather than one?

“I’ll ask for that too, but right now it’s a different matter.”

Master Han Yo-han pointed at me with his right hand.

“Could you come along as an escort on this Cross Gate trip?”

Who.

Me?

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