The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 130

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Chapter 130
Episode 130.
‘I can refine souls too.’
Then I could create even more powerful familiars.
‘If I create familiars that powerful.’
Jin-woo broke into a grin.
“Of course, I could equip them with good gear and test it out.”
And that’s how I’d be able to draw out one hundred percent of the equipment’s performance.
“A whole new possibility.”
Soul Refinement.
The Soul Furnace.
“I have committed this to memory. I shall visit you in the near future.”
-The Ruler of Soul and Abyss awaits your arrival!
-A path to the Abyss has been marked on your Quest map!
-The Ruler of Soul and Abyss bestows a blessing upon you!
-Blessing of the Abyss! Your highest Stat increases by 50!
“Thank you.”
‘The fact that I received a Quest the moment this new furnace function was added.’
The Ruler of Soul and Abyss seemed eager to give Jin-woo the Soul Furnace.
‘Perhaps they’ve been watching longer than I thought.’
The constant stream of messages about a new god watching over him—it occurred to Jin-woo that those might have come from the Ruler of Soul and Abyss.
‘It’s thanks to Hephaestus.’
The care Jin-woo had been unable to give Hephaestus had been returned to him through the Ruler’s patronage.
“I will honor this path properly. This craft.”
Jin-woo immediately gripped his hammer.
“In this new workshop.”
Now there was no holding back.
“I’ve gained powerful fire now.”
Jin-woo spun the hammer in a smooth arc.
“Once you have it, you use it right away.”
Whoosh—
Jin-woo gazed at the Dragon Flame.
“Now I have real firepower.”
There was no reason to hesitate.
Jin-woo set everything else aside.
Hiss—
“Shadow Wing’s Soul.”
And.
“Shadow Wing’s Bone.”
Ever since he’d first encountered Shadow Wing, there was one thing that had been on his mind. The Furnace Flame was flame, but if he combined Dragon and Necromancer, there was only one thing they could logically connect to.
“A Bone Dragon.”
A low hiss escaped his lips.
If you spoke of famous familiars of a Necromancer, the Bone Dragon was indeed quite well-known.
“But it means something different for me.”
Jin-woo was no ordinary Necromancer.
“I can craft it myself.”
This would be the largest familiar he’d ever created.
“Until now, Pur has been the biggest.”
Pur was a fine familiar, but had limits in flight capability.
‘Besides, it’s difficult carrying all my familiars around.’
So he needed a flying familiar with a different purpose from Pur.
“Actually, just the sight of riding a Bone Dragon has massive impact.”
He wanted to make the most of that spectacle.
“Then first.”
Jin-woo summoned Dust, the material spirit.
“Pop.”
Dust materialized with its characteristic flair.
“These gems. I’m planning to Recycle them.”
The gems obtained from Shadow Wing’s drop had good quality, but their Grade left much to be desired.
‘Using Dust’s Recycle, I can put them to better use.’
“Pop!”
Dust showed enthusiasm.
It seemed Coco, its current rival, wasn’t summoned at the moment.
That meant this time was entirely Dust’s spotlight.
“Pop—”
Dust immediately flew over the gems.
The gems began to be absorbed into Dust.
Along with the absorbed gems, an intense light burst from Dust.
-Recycle!
But something felt different from usual.
‘It’s shining much brighter.’
It was exactly as Jin-woo had anticipated.
-Dust’s Level rises!
Radiant flash—!
-Dust has become an Intermediate Spirit!
“!”
Dust’s cute form had transformed.
“You……”
Jin-woo observed Dust.
“You’ve gotten fluffy like a lamb.”
The original Dust had felt soft as its name suggested, but now it had become even more pillowy and comforting.
“Pop—!”
Dust twirled around, insisting that Jin-woo look at the gems.
Jin-woo examined what Dust had recycled.
“!”
Jin-woo’s eyes widened.
“They’re all SR Grade? Wait—this one’s SSR Grade?”
One to two tiers of improvement.
The ability had been fully at work.
“Excellent!”
Jin-woo stroked Dust’s head.
“The texture is completely soft too.”
Suddenly, Jin-woo’s eyes gleamed.
“Pop!”
“It’s similar to the fabric I made with the Flawless Seamstress Art, and I definitely wasn’t thinking about cutting it into pieces. Absolutely not.”
Dust glared at Jin-woo with wide, accusatory eyes.
Jin-woo began absorbing all the gems into himself using Flame Crafting.
‘I’ll use all the melted gems in crafting the Bone Dragon.’
“Exhale.”
Jin-woo began working on Shadow Wing’s Bone.
“Deep Refinement Technique.”
Hiss—
The soul was extracted from Shadow Wing’s Bone.
Swish.
The extracted soul carried significant Corruption.
Jin-woo reached out his hand.
Then he began removing the corrupted portions using the Deep Refinement Technique. Though heavily corrupted and thus not easy to purify, it was far simpler than the Flawless Seamstress Art.
‘I just need to purify it precisely.’
-Shadow Wing’s Bone has been purified!
-The material’s potential breaks through its limit!
Jin-woo picked up his chisel and hammer.
Crack—!
He struck down hard once.
“!”
The moment his hand touched it, he felt overwhelming resistance.
“This won’t be easy.”
True to form, it was a UR Grade material.
‘It feels similar to when I worked with Orichalcum.’
An intense force was rejecting his manipulation.
It was saying that no amount of normal strength could break it.
‘The resistance is far stronger than Orichalcum’s.’
What he was handling now was a dragon’s bone.
It was harder and higher Grade than any bone he’d worked with before.
Clink—. Clink—.
Bang—! Bang—!
Jin-woo struck with his chisel and hammer.
“Fire Build.”
But not just any Fire Build.
Jin-woo wrapped the Furnace Flame around his hand.
The Fire Build powered by the Dragon Flame enveloped Jin-woo. He spun the flame once in his hand, then struck the chisel with powerful force.
Crack—! Crack—! Clang—!
The intense power of the flame flowed directly into Shadow Wing’s Bone, shaving it down in one swift motion.
“Bone Making.”
Jin-woo drew the Obsidian Dagger. As he did, the Dragon Flame enveloped it as well.
Whoosh—!
“Cutting now.”
Slice—!
He had to cut down Shadow Wing’s massive bone first. Since the bone was so enormous, he needed to reshape it like this to achieve the desired form.
Carving, cutting, joining.
Thunk—. Crack—.
Suddenly, Jin-woo’s body staggered.
“It’s pushing back.”
He struck again with chisel and hammer.
Stagger.
This time, his body was pushed back even harder.
Working on such a massive bone was understandable, but Jin-woo didn’t treat it as such.
“My power control is still rough.”
Then that was good.
“I need to calibrate.”
Bang—! Bang—!
Jin-woo began searching.
For the exact level of force needed to optimally carve Shadow Wing’s Bone.
Thunk—! Thunk—!
“Rune.”
Jin-woo employed the power of a rune.
It was the Rune of Earth he’d newly acquired.
-The Rune of Earth activates!
-Drawing power from the earth, your strength temporarily surges!
After pulling his strength to its limit, Jin-woo brought the hammer down hard.
Though it appeared rough, every strike was precisely calculated.
Jin-woo had already confirmed through several attempts how deep each strike would penetrate.
Bang—!
Once, twice, three times.
On the third strike, Jin-woo found the exact sensation—the chisel sinking in perfectly.
‘This is it.’
This is the right force.
Jin-woo continued, striking with identical force.
Scrape—.
Jin-woo ran his hand over the bone.
Material Insight.
Which parts were weak, which were strong.
‘Because it’s so massive, I need to adjust my force with precision.’
If he struck every section with uniform force, those sections would simply be damaged.
So he discerned.
‘The entire nature of the bone.’
He understood and perceived the dragon bone’s characteristics, carving accordingly.
Clink—.
Crack—! Crack—!
Jin-woo carved and carved.
‘There was once a man who sought to move a mountain with a single pickaxe.’
Surely I can carve one bone.
“I wouldn’t deserve to call myself a blacksmith otherwise.”
-Your Stamina decreases!
“Rune of Shining Nature.”
-The Rune of Shining Nature activates!
Jin-woo’s depleted Stamina began recovering.
His hands continued moving.
Perfect Focus.
Jin-woo’s mind had gone completely blank.
The chisel he held.
The hammer.
They had become extensions of his hands. The chisel was his hand, the hammer was his hand.
Then they could move with perfect precision, as though they were truly part of him.
Crack—.
Carving.
Carving the dragon.
Carving the dragon into completion.
Crack—!
The chisel sank deep.
And the final hammer stroke fell.
Clang—!
-A Skeleton has been created!
-An SR Grade Skeleton has been created!
-Bone Making Proficiency rises sharply!
Majestic.
It was as though an entire mountain had been carved away.
Jin-woo slowly took a deep breath as he gazed upon the finished skeleton.
“It’s complete.”
This was the pinnacle of what he could create now.
Slowly, Jin-woo placed Shadow Wing’s Soul, which he held in his hand, into the skeleton.
Hiss—.
-A powerful soul dwells within the skeleton!
Rumble—.
Suddenly, the soul that had taken root spread throughout the entire Bone Dragon.
Scrape—.
-The familiar opens its eyes!
-A familiar contract has been formed!
Roar—.
Hissssss—!
The massive Bone Dragon’s wings moved with an deafening cry.
“Kch.”
Each flap of its wings generated a violent gust of wind.
“From this moment on, your name is.”
Jin-woo named his new familiar.
“Bone.”
-The familiar has been given a name!
The newly named Bone spread its wings wide.
“Pur, First, Moltus.”
Jin-woo immediately summoned his three familiars.
Hissssss—!
“A new familiar. Say hello. Its name is Bone, and as you can see, it’s a Bone Dragon. I made it from that very dragon you were just fighting.”
“!”
The three familiars gasped as they beheld the Bone Dragon.
“You…… crafted this yourself?”
“Truly magnificent!”
“The.continent’s.finest.”
Each familiar marveled at Jin-woo’s craftsmanship.
When he’d made Pur, it had been impressive, but this Bone Dragon was on an entirely different scale.
To think that human hands had crafted something this massive.
Moreover, having fought that dragon directly, they knew just how powerful it had been.
The newly bound Bone Dragon flapped its wings.
“A being of great…… boundless greatness has been born!”
Then it looked down at Jin-woo with equal grandiosity.
“Are you my master?”
An inflated ego.
It was only natural. A dragon created from Shadow Wing’s soul could hardly lack for pride.
At that arrogant tone, Jin-woo instead broke into a broad smile.
“Yes. I’m your master.”
The three familiars, seeing this, silently drew their weapons.
“Insane.”
Then First gestured in sync with the word.
“Training.begins.now.”

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