The Cursed Blacksmith Who Regressed - Chapter 36
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Episode 36
A satisfied expression.
He had properly separated it.
That was because the advanced stage of decomposition gathering involved extracting each individual element that an item possessed.
‘If splitting simple options is considered basic, then extracting other elements like this is the advanced stage.’
For example, this included restriction conditions, attack power, durability, and everything else.
Simply put, it was safe to say it included everything written in the item description.
‘Well, it doesn’t split the type itself though.’
In that sense, what he had obtained now was commonly called a restriction option.
Literally, it was an element related to usage restrictions that had been gathered.
He then checked the information on the other thing that had been decomposition gathered.
[ Something decomposition gathered from a part of the Northern Front Deserter’s dagger. ]
– Type : Item
# Something decomposition gathered from a part of the Northern Front Deserter’s dagger.
# A usage restriction of level 33 or higher occurs.(1/2)
The other thing was also a restriction option.
While some items produced one chunk of option fragment per material piece, most split one option into multiple pieces like this.
That’s why a marking indicating the number appears at the end of separated options.
(1/2) was exactly that.
‘If there were 3, it would be displayed as (1/3) like that.’
Therefore, these material blocks were called secondary blocks or secondary fragments since they had been gathered one more time.
Having gotten the hang of it, Choi Hyun continued with his work.
[ Gathering has been completed. ]
[ You have succeeded in gathering. ]
[ Gathering has been completed. ]
[ You have succeeded in gathering. ]
[ Gathering has been completed. ]
[ You have succeeded in gathering. ]
…
Repetitive work.
It looked boring but wasn’t boring.
Because it was familiar work.
Soon, secondary decomposition gathered blocks of items to be used as materials were piled up all around Choi Hyun.
Naturally, he sorted them by type.
Restriction options with restriction options, attack options with attack options, durability options with durability options, etc.
This was enough.
Having finished the secondary gathering work, now it was time to touch the main item.
It was Barisa.
[ Enhanced Repair activates. ]
[ Dexterity activates. ]
[ Super Focus activates. ]
[ Decomposition Repair activates. ]
[ Enhanced Gathering activates. ]
Skills activated sequentially, and like before, Barisa also began to be completely decomposed.
Like deboning chicken and arranging it in chicken shape, he placed Barisa’s pieces on the floor in the same shape as when decomposed.
In the center, there was a centerpiece fragment that had no options but served as the core of the item’s composition, glowing with light.
With this, the first stage of work was finished.
The second stage of work was decomposing the decomposed pieces once more.
[ Decomposition Gathering activates. ]
He began decomposing Barisa’s pieces once again.
The decomposed pieces were neatly placed again in their original positions.
After finishing decomposing even the last piece, only the more finely split Barisa remained.
With this, the second stage of work was also finished.
“Phew.”
He took a breath.
Now it was time for the third stage of work.
The third stage was processing.
The first step was combining the white blocks extracted from other material items with Barisa’s impurities.
Tap tap tap-
[ Enhanced Processing activates. ]
Barisa’s impurities below, white blocks from other items above.
He hammered.
There was no failure.
When crafting stats over 100 met a master craftsman’s expertise, material processing work for items not even at level 100 restriction was quick and flawless.
Clang clang clang-
[ Processing has been completed. ]
[ You have succeeded in processing. ]
Repetition of the same work.
He succeeded in making all the impurities removed from Barisa white.
Now all the basic work could be considered finished.
‘Now comes the real thing.’
First, he checked the information on the restriction option fragment gathered from Barisa.
[ Something decomposition gathered from a part of Barisa’s Malice. ]
– Type : Item
# Something decomposition gathered from a part of Barisa’s Malice.
# A usage restriction of level 20 or higher occurs.(1/2)
The type of restriction was level.
Barisa series could usually be worn from level 20, and among them, small weapons like awls were mainly used by assassins or as backup weapons for emergencies.
Of course, after their value was rediscovered later, they were used to torture Players or monsters as the description stated.
‘But the targets that level 20 restriction Barisa series torture works on are at most around level 30.’
This standard was naturally based on tanks.
For those with weak bodies like mages or healers, level 40 could be safely assumed.
But weapons were meant to inflict damage on opponents.
So usually tanks were taken as the baseline.
In that sense, to expand the usefulness of the Barisa series, especially the efficient awl, the item’s usage restriction level itself had to be raised.
Usually, restrictions in items meant the minimum standard or level that the item possessed.
In terms of role, it was like a container.
Because a wide and sturdy container could hold various things in large quantities.
In that sense, if restrictions were demanding, the amount and variety of materials that could be contained would also diversify, and the more diverse the materials, the more various things like attack power, defense, durability, and special options could be added.
Choi Hyun placed Barisa’s restriction fragment below and the Deserter’s dagger restriction fragment above.
And he began hammering them together.
Clang clang clang!
[ Enhanced Processing activates. ]
[ Processing has been completed. ]
[ You have succeeded in processing. ]
He succeeded easily.
He checked the information.
[ Something decomposition gathered from a part of Barisa’s Malice. ]
– Type : Item
# Something decomposition gathered from a part of Barisa’s Malice.
# Level 27 or higher usage restriction applies.(1/1)
Choi Hyun’s lips curved upward as he saw the information.
Barisa’s first level restriction was 20.
Deserter’s dagger was 33.
But both went through secondary decomposition, so 2 restriction fragments came out each.
Then the restriction option is also halved.
If 3 came out, it would be divided into thirds, and if 4 came out, it would be divided into fourths.
In that sense, Barisa’s restriction fragments are two pieces, so each becomes a level 10 restriction.
Deserter’s dagger becomes a level 16.5 restriction.
When the two are combined and processed, it becomes a level 26.5 restriction, but for level restrictions, the decimal places are rounded up.
That’s why it became a level 27 restriction.
‘All option processing requires the material item fragment to have higher values than the main option fragment to guarantee an enhancement effect.’
Additionally, the split sizes must also be the same.
In that sense, Deserter’s dagger restriction fragment still has use.
Choi Hyun picked up his hammer and began decomposition harvesting on the processed Barisa restriction fragment.
[ Decomposition harvesting is activated. ]
[ Harvesting is complete. ]
[ Harvesting successful. ]
Barisa’s restriction fragment split into two again.
He checked the information.
[ Something decomposition harvested from a part of Barisa’s bad taste. ]
– Type : Item
# Something decomposition harvested from a part of Barisa’s bad taste.
# Level 27 or higher usage restriction applies.(1/2)
It split well.
Now he began processing Barisa’s restriction fragment and Deserter’s dagger restriction fragment together again.
[ Enhancement processing is activated. ]
[ Processing is complete. ]
[ Processing successful. ]
Success.
He checked the information.
[ Something decomposition harvested from a part of Barisa’s bad taste. ]
– Type : Item
# Something decomposition harvested from a part of Barisa’s bad taste.
# Level 30 or higher usage restriction applies.(1/1)
Barisa’s restriction condition went from level 20 to level 30.
This was thanks to consecutively layering and processing two restriction fragments from a level 33 item.
‘Still, since the restriction level is lower than Deserter’s dagger, I could use Deserter’s dagger restriction fragment one more time, but…’
The effort required is inefficient compared to the results.
If he split the level 30 restriction Barisa, two level 15 restriction fragments would come out.
If he split the level 33 restriction Deserter’s dagger, two level 16.5 restriction fragments would come out, so combining them would only be level 31.5.
If there were no materials, it might be different, but with other materials overflowing, there was no reason to endure more inefficient processes.
Moreover, Choi Hyun’s current level was 30.
For now, a level 30 restriction was sufficient.
Then he had passed the major hurdle.
Choi Hyun applied the same processing method to durability and attack power fragments obtained from other material items including Deserter’s dagger.
However, he deliberately left the single additional option alone. He naturally removed the curse option.
After a considerable amount of time, all the material blocks suitable for level 30 restriction were finally gathered.
Now it was time to combine them.
Choi Hyun picked up the repair hammer again.
Then he began slowly combining the decomposed blocks one by one around the central point.
Starting with the restriction, he slowly merged the durability and attack power fragments that would become the rest of the body into one.
Clang clang clang!
After gathering the material fragments back into one according to the grid pattern, he struck the solid lines with mana to make them stick together.
Then the grid pattern disappeared and the entire weapon began to glow bright white.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
He hammered until his forearms felt like bursting.
The more he hammered, the more intense the light became, and the light that reached its peak began emitting a golden glow.
‘It’s here!’
Gold effect.
The time had finally come.
The golden light that began pouring out shone brilliantly, then soon completely faded away with an effect like shooting stars exploding.
And.
[ Repair is complete. ]
[ Expanded domain. ]
[ Your repair skill has now surpassed the level of filling in what’s needed and reached a domain that expands the essence itself to create better results. ]
[ Conditions have been met. ]
[ You acquire the skill ‘Expansion Repair’. ]
Choi Hyun was finally able to obtain his seventh repair skill, Expansion Repair.
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