The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 104

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Chapter 104
Episode 104.
-We’ve conquered the 2nd Floor, Sky Domain Floor!
-Settlement commencing!
-…….
-…….
-We’ve far exceeded the standard!
-An astounding result!
-We’ve reached the highest score!
First, Pur, and Fin.
With these three familiars at his side, Jin-woo was able to conquer the 2nd Floor, Sky Domain Floor, flawlessly.
Of course, just as on the 1st Floor, it was a perfect-score conquest.
“A mount really does make all the difference.”
Jin-woo stroked Fin. The familiar was quite intelligent, and it seemed there would be many ways to put it to use.
Especially when it came to gathering materials—it was remarkably skilled.
“You’re doing the work that should’ve fallen to my apprentice, and without complaint?”
It had originally been a task for his subordinate, but Fin proved equally adept at material collection.
“Fin!”
And as a mount, it was excellent too.
‘It’s not just me riding it.’
The familiar could enhance the mobility of his two dealers as well.
-You’ve received the 2nd Floor clear reward!
-Rewards are enhanced based on conquest results!
“Oh.”
-Enhanced rewards are being distributed!
-You’ve obtained Sky Stone!
-Sky Stone [SSR]
Description: A mineral containing the power of the Sky Domain.
SSR Grade mineral—Sky Stone.
“This is far better than what I got on the 1st Floor.”
Jin-woo ran his hand over the Sky Stone.
It felt considerably better than the materials the monsters dropped.
“I’m curious what the 3rd Floor will give us.”
On the 1st Floor, he’d received a Torn Blueprint.
And on the 2nd Floor, a Sky Stone.
So what would the 3rd Floor offer?
Jin-woo smiled slightly and began examining the Sky Stone in detail.
“Wind is swirling within it.”
The Sky Stone contained wind inside it.
When Jin-woo moved his wrist slightly, causing the Sky Stone to levitate, it hung there motionless in the air.
“It floats?”
In that moment, ideas for what to craft from this Sky Stone began forming in Jin-woo’s mind.
“Now that’s a fine material.”
The basic effect of floating effortlessly.
And a smooth surface to boot.
“That’s perfect for what I have in mind.”
But at the same time, Jin-woo’s expression grew serious.
“Though this will be quite difficult to work with.”
It wasn’t just a matter of heat.
“It’s slippery.”
Because the material naturally floated, even placing it in a furnace would cause it to drift away, preventing heat from being distributed evenly. That meant it would be more difficult to handle than the materials he’d worked with before.
“For now, I’ll set this aside.”
He wanted to use the Sky Stone immediately, but now wasn’t the right time.
“Let me start with something else.”
In the process of conquering the 2nd Floor, Sky Domain Floor, Jin-woo had obtained several materials.
The most prominent of these was Gargoyle Stone.
“Gargoyle Stone and Gargoyle Essence—with a 300% drop rate, I’ve accumulated quite a lot.”
Beyond that, there were many materials he was obtaining for the first time.
Gargoyle Bone was a prime example.
“I’d always thought gargoyles were just stone statues.”
The concept of gargoyles was originally just that—moving demonic stone statues, that’s what gargoyles were.
But these gargoyles in the New Gene had bones.
“Is that thanks to the Bone Making skill?”
Jin-woo placed all his obtained materials on the workbench.
There were so many that not everything fit, so the overflow was left on the floor.
“Gargoyle Stone—now that’s quality material.”
Jin-woo’s attention was drawn to the Gargoyle Stone.
It was a simple black mineral, yet it possessed considerable potential.
“It seems it could be utilized in many different applications.”
Beyond the Pickaxe and bow he’d been making so far, it seemed to suit many other types of equipment quite well.
“The moment I saw the gargoyle, I knew exactly what I wanted to make.”
He wanted to craft immediately after obtaining the Gargoyle Stone, but the 2nd Floor hadn’t offered that opportunity.
“The Sky Domain Floor doesn’t have safe breaks except at the beginning.”
Essentially, it meant continuous floating.
“We had to keep moving across those broken chunks of earth.”
Of course, it was possible to craft even in those conditions, but if materials were dropped, it would’ve been quite problematic.
“There’s a penalty for wasting materials, after all.”
Jin-woo summoned his Workshop.
Whoooosh—
He lit the Furnace and placed the Gargoyle Stone inside.
“Since gargoyles take demonic form.”
The counterforce to demons is the Priest.
And the weapon of such a priest is.
“A mace.”
A one-handed mace.
Jin-woo planned to craft a mace from Gargoyle Stone.
“It’ll be a paradoxical weapon.”
A weapon for hunting demonic creatures like gargoyles, yet its material is Gargoyle Stone itself.
“But that might make it all the more meaningful.”
It could embody the concept of using evil to suppress evil.
Clang! Clang!
Jin-woo refined the Gargoyle Stone.
‘As I suspected.’
When he’d hunted gargoyles with his broad blade.
He’d struck the Gargoyle Stone that formed their bodies.
‘The feel of it was always distinct.’
Clang!
When he hammered it, that sensation came alive even more vividly.
“Griffin Essence with Flame Crafting.”
Jin-woo drew out the Griffin Essence and melted it directly using Flame Crafting.
“And inscribe it into the Gargoyle Essence.”
He also refined the Gargoyle Essence that had come from the gargoyle.
“I’ll shape it like a jewel and place it at the core of the mace.”
Clang!
A mace is a relatively small weapon.
Because of that, distance control was extremely important, and when closing the distance with a mace, one needed to deliver a devastating strike.
‘Put the force in the head of the mace.’
He embedded the refined essences beneath the head, then applied Spell Enchantment.
“My proficiency with Spell Enchantment keeps rising.”
This Spell Enchantment he’d learned from Rigardo was becoming essential to all his craftwork.
Flame Crafting required gems, Flawless Seamstress Art required cloth, but Spell Enchantment only required inscribing characters in various forms, making its applications limitless.
As a result, Jin-woo’s Spell Enchantment was developing in a way different from how Rigardo had cultivated it.
‘My own color is going into it.’
As his proficiency increased, his Spell Enchantment became deeper and more ornate.
The characters being inscribed.
And the wishes being poured in.
With every piece of equipment he crafted, Jin-woo wished more intensely, so the quality of the attributes could only improve.
Jin-woo roughly inscribed Spell Enchantment on the head of the mace.
“Enhanced Archetype.”
A mace doesn’t need only attack power.
“It must serve both offense and defense.”
A Priest is not one who focuses solely on attack.
So too must the weapon be.
Jin-woo then inscribed a new character.
“For the holy power to be enhanced…….”
Slash. Swish—.
[Cleric]
‘I can draw more. I can imbue new characters. Not just attack and defense.’
I can put in more and wish for more.
My Spell Enchantment allows for that.
‘The Enhanced Archetype is only the beginning.’
Until now, he’d been using Spell Enchantment he learned from Rigardo and perfected from Rigardo’s grandfather.
‘I can add my own methods to it.’
Whoosh—.
Jin-woo’s power flowed into the inscribed characters.
-Necromaster job effect activates.
He attempted to imbue Archetype, Cleric, and Dark Energy all at once.
Resistance arose immediately.
In an instant, the difficulty of Spell Enchantment skyrocketed. The collision between the existing Spell Enchantment and Jin-woo’s Dark Energy was causing the issue.
Crack. Crunch—.
The material was beginning to shatter under the tremendous force.
But Jin-woo didn’t stop.
‘It was never supposed to be easy.’
Flame Crafting wasn’t easy, Spell Enchantment wasn’t easy, Flawless Seamstress Art wasn’t easy. None of it was.
‘Each technique is purely from my masters.’
Jin-woo had merely inherited their techniques as they were.
‘To give them my own color.’
He had no choice but to face the difficulties they had faced.
Jin-woo inscribed the characters roughly and forcefully.
-Backlash damage incoming!
The backlash from the tremendous force struck instantly. Jin-woo instead used that backlash to his advantage—he timed the tremor of his hand and inscribed the Spell character at that exact moment.
“Done.”
-Spell Enchantment proficiency has increased!
-Skill: Spell Enchantment rank has increased.
-Skill: Spell Enchantment has evolved!
Jin-woo looked at his own hands.
“I remembered it.”
That sensation he’d just felt.
-Skill: True Talisman Inscription learned!
The character “True” prefixed to it had a different meaning, but for some reason, it felt like a special Spell Enchantment to Jin-woo.
‘This kind of meaning-making isn’t bad either.’
Ding—!
-Equipment crafted!
-SSR Grade equipment crafted!
Gargoyle Stone Mace.
Its grade was SSR.
“Hmm!”
Jin-woo examined the Gargoyle Stone Mace closely.
“SSR Grade.”
It even carried the effects of the newly upgraded True Talisman Inscription.
“Excellent.”
Jin-woo marveled at the attributes of the True Talisman Inscription.
* Unique Option [True Talisman Inscription – Archetype: Attack power increases by 10,000!]
* Unique Option [True Talisman Inscription – Cleric: Holy power is enhanced.]
“An additional 10,000 attack power on top of base attack. And it carries holy power too.”
Grade matters.
But ultimately, grade hits a ceiling. Once you reach that point, it’s all about the attributes.
Everything about equipment is determined by how good the actual specifications are.
“It was worth taking the risk.”
Jin-woo grasped the newly created mace in his hand.
Whoosh—!
“This is it.”
A holy priest uses force when the moment demands it.
“This mace suits that purpose.”
Jin-woo set the mace aside.
“Now I need to make one more.”
Jin-woo looked at the pile of Gargoyle Stone.
“Unique material. This touch to it.”
There was still plenty of Gargoyle Stone left.
“Next is.”
Jin-woo looked at Fin.
“You’re rather bare, aren’t you?”
A new familiar needed new equipment.
‘I saw it clear enough on the 2nd Floor—it could handle combat solo.’
With proper equipment, it would be capable of far greater firepower than it currently was.
“It’s been a while.”
Until now, he’d only crafted equipment suited for humanoid races.
“Back in Eternal Sunshine, I’d done it a few times.”
Users with the Knight class often wanted powerful magic armor for their mounts.
“I’ve made magic armor before.”
But he’d never crafted equipment suited for a familiar of Fin’s form.
Jin-woo paused to think.
“That should work.”
An idea came to him about what to make.
“Let’s make use of those wings.”
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Jin-woo immediately set to work.
Fin was a massive griffin.
The skeletal structure was wrapped with woven feathers through Flawless Seamstress Art, so the sharpness of the skeleton couldn’t be expressed.
‘Then I’ll just restore that sharpness.’
Clang!
“I’m going to craft steel wings.”

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