The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 347

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Episode 347
Episode 347.
After crafting the JU-3, Jin-woo continued steadily increasing his Undead Mechanics.
-Equipment created!
-Mechanical Engineering Mechanic created!
-MR Grade Equipment created!
Tabuk held his breath watching Jin-woo extract Mechanics with such ease.
It looked simple, but it was anything but.
Years had accumulated.
It was only that Jin-woo’s manual skill—honed over long years in a single discipline—was now flourishing in the field of Mechanical Engineering.
“These were not works of mere success. I can see it. The years of revision upon revision.”
Baekster nodded at those words.
Talent could be lumped together under a single word.
Genius.
A gift bestowed by heaven.
Unreasonable power.
Yet could one succeed every time, simply by possessing such power?
The answer was unequivocal.
Even such talent encounters failure.
It was profoundly fair. Failure comes for everyone.
It came even for Jin-woo, who bore such radiant talent.
Yet Jin-woo embraced failure. When he failed, he tried again. When he failed, he tried again.
“The years of never breaking. I can see that clearly.”
Tabuk marveled. These were things one could never perceive if focused solely on Jin-woo’s raw talent.
Clang!
-Equipment created!
Jin-woo expanded his Undead Mechanics to a total of five units.
From JU-3 to JU-5.
Including the Abyss, Jin-woo now possessed five Undead Mechanics.
Screeeech!
All five Undead Mechanics had been completed.
‘It was worth holding back Sharking’s Fang.’
Jin-woo inserted the massive fang into each of his Undead Mechanics.
‘Thanks to it, the Undead power poured in was nearly equal to what the Abyss contains.’
Jin-woo then retrieved the Frost Titanium and Kraken’s Deep Pearl.
‘I’ve been timing when to work with the Deep Pearl.’
Now was precisely that moment.
Jin-woo tidied his workbench briefly.
“There’s still no sign of anything yet.”
“That’s fine! You can concentrate!”
The Mechanical Engineers, now obsessed with Jin-woo’s flawless craftsmanship, gazed outward with resolute eyes.
They would trade their very lives to aid Jin-woo’s work.
Jin-woo could restore everything to how it was!
Jin-woo looked at them.
‘I can finish before they arrive.’
No.
‘I will finish before they arrive.’
Jin-woo steeled his resolve.
Next came Mechanical Engineering weapons.
‘That spinning sword from before was impressive. Those twin axes with their insane output were quite striking too.’
Yet they had a clear weakness.
‘Lack of sustained power.’
After delivering an explosive burst of force, they required charging time. Moreover, during that charging period, even their existing power would diminish.
‘That Elima didn’t use it properly, so the advantages and disadvantages weren’t really showcased.’
Of course, that had been intentional on Jin-woo’s part.
Through the Abyss, he had made Elima feel powerless, unable to do anything.
Not for revenge.
‘It was to gauge the level of Special Mounds’ blacksmith.’
He had tested whether the Mechanical Engineering equipment made by Special Mounds’ craftsperson would be blocked as he expected.
‘The test succeeded.’
The approach of the blacksmith at Special Mounds was no different from what Jin-woo carried in his mind.
That meant he could craft equipment to overwhelm theirs anytime.
Crack.
Jin-woo gripped his hammer firmly. Then he drew a deep breath.
‘The Undead Mechanics were made only using the existing method.’
That was because Undead Mechanics required no mixing of Magic Cores and Ether Cores. They were already balanced through three Magic Cores and possessed sufficient durability.
But Mechanical Engineering equipment was different. Its weakness remained crystal clear.
‘I’ll erase that weakness.’
Jin-woo intended to integrate the Ether Cores and Magic Cores he’d just learned from Tabuk into Mechanical Engineering equipment.
Screeeech!
Jin-woo extracted the Frost Titanium.
The white-as-snow, blue-when-angled Frost Titanium displayed its magnificent presence.
Whoosh.
‘Frost Titanium.’
He placed the Frost Titanium in the furnace, then added the Deep Pearl.
And he left the remaining fang to be engulfed in the blazing flames.
Crackle. Crackle. Crackle.
Jin-woo skillfully tended the furnace of the Connected Workshop while conducting his work simultaneously.
‘War with users. It’s been such a long time.’
War always stirred old memories within Jin-woo.
-A hundred units are needed!
-How much time remains?
-Ten hours left. The Territory War will begin in ten hours.
In Eternal Sunshine, territory proved a Guild’s strength. The Guild’s ranking changed depending on how much territory it held, and the caliber of members flowing in changed accordingly.
There were countless schemes.
Methods like thief users stealing all equipment or engaging in small skirmishes to deplete durability were frequently employed.
The memory surfaced because the Guild Master who had made the request, Maker, had provided quite excellent materials.
Jin-woo spoke with a smile.
The advance is enough.
-It’s enough.
He could deliver.
Clang!
Back then, he had crafted a hundred units.
Now, barely ten or so needed crafting.
‘I’ve even made equipment for a hundred elves back in Elven City.’
The growth between that time and now was incomparable.
Clang!
Jin-woo accelerated his pace.
!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Each material into its own furnace, extracted simultaneously, then struck.
Clang!
Jin-woo possessed blueprints in his mind.
What needed to be made.
Mechanical Engineering equipment tailored to each Undead Mechanic existed in his thoughts.
Clang!
Jin-woo carved a Runestone.
A new power was inscribed alongside the Runword on the Advanced Rune Stone.
Ether.
‘Making Magic Core and Ether Core coexist.’
Crack. Crack. Crack.
The Runword was inscribed on the Runestone.
‘For them to coexist, the Runestone must be the center, and I must maintain balance between the two theories’ essential forces.’
Magic Core corresponds to Runword, and Ether Core to Ether.
Then.
‘What if I inscribe the Runword with Ether?’
Jin-woo immediately tested it.
Scritch. Scritch.
The Runword inscribed with Ether began to glow.
Naturally, the Mechanical Engineers of Sakra had attempted this before.
Tabuk had also tried it.
But when that happened, naturally the Ether was consumed.
For Jin-woo too, the inscribed Ether vanished, leaving only the empty Runword.
‘Then I need to raise the output.’
To draw out the fundamental force that Ether possessed.
Jin-woo breathed slowly and employed the power of Circulation.
Sweep. Sweep.
Yet Ether was a stabilized force.
Drawing out stabilized force easily was quite difficult.
That’s why Jin-woo used Circulation.
‘Circulate the Ether’s power.’
He decided instead to maximize Ether’s advantages.
‘I’ll make this stable force even more stable.’
Screeeech!
-Using Advanced Circulation!
Jin-woo inscribed the Runword with Ether while simultaneously employing Advanced Circulation.
The Ether’s color deepened.
At this moment, Ether wielded power as formidable as a Magic Core. Yet this lasted only briefly.
Merely drawn out momentarily by Advanced Circulation.
‘Lock it.’
Simultaneously, Jin-woo channeled force into the Runword.
He bound the Runword—the foundation of Magic Core—with the momentarily elevated Ether power.
Screeeeeech!
‘Will it hold?’
If it stopped, Ether’s power would vanish once more. Only the hollow Runword would remain, and the coexistence of Ether Core and Magic Core would inevitably fail.
Fwoosh.
As expected, it collapsed.
“The direction seems roughly right, though.”
Jin-woo clicked his tongue.
Then he immediately tried again.
Until it worked.
‘Slightly more forcefully.’
Jin-woo slowly began adapting to this energy called Ether.
‘It seems delicate, but it’s not.’
Whether crafted roughly or precisely, Ether inscribed itself equally well.
‘It’s an impassive force.’
So a rougher approach actually worked better.
Crack! Pop!
Tabuk held his breath at Jin-woo’s continued attempts.
Jin-woo was trying to blend them.
Ether Core and Magic Core.
What he had continuously researched. What all of Sakra’s engineers had attempted.
Could it succeed?
It was difficult.
Perhaps later. If Jin-woo researched Ether Core and Magic Core further, he might even create a truly fused new core.
But now it was hard.
Time was pressing, and Jin-woo had limited attempts remaining.
Crack!
Once more, the Runestone in Jin-woo’s hand ignited. Fortunately, since it was an Advanced Rune Stone, there was no shortage of Rune Energy.
But opportunities were now scarce.
Gulp.
The enemies could attack at any moment. Tabuk tensed.
“Jin-woo.”
That’s why he called out.
There’s no need to attempt synthesis now. The Mechanical Engineering equipment should be made with Magic Cores instead, he meant to say.
But then.
Crack-crack-crack!
The atmosphere felt strange.
It was working.
Something was happening.
Jin-woo’s Ether was growing steadily stronger.
Tabuk, who had researched Ether Core for so long, knew well. Ether could not grow to that degree.
It seemed Jin-woo was drawing out the Ether by blending it with some other power of his own.
And then he inscribed.
The Runword on the Advanced Rune Stone.
He inscribed it using Ether.
Crack. Crack-crack-crack.
Kuuuuuung!
-Ether Magic Core created!
Jin-woo had reached the height all of Sakra’s Mechanical Engineers pursued.
Jin-woo smiled. Then he sank into focus once more. The completion of the Ether Magic Core was cause for joy, but it was too early to celebrate.
Jin-woo began creating Ether Magic Cores in succession.
Crack!
One success did not guarantee the next.
Just now he succeeded, but Jin-woo’s Wave Engraving Knife produced an odd sound.
“This isn’t easy.”
Yet Jin-woo was smiling.
Despite repeated failures following a single success, he smiled.
-Ether Magic Core created!
Failure is like stepping stones.
Necessary stepping stones toward success.
Sometimes stepping stones aren’t needed, but eventually they always are. These stones are far too slippery; experience is required to cross them properly.
That experience means a resolve to cross them steadily, even while stumbling.
So Jin-woo moved his Wave Engraving Knife with quiet persistence.
-Ether Magic Core created!
Jin-woo crafted another Ether Magic Core.
Then he asked the Runestone.
‘What do you want to become?’
What do you wish to be?
It felt as though he heard the voice of the material.
“Good.”
Clang!
And he forged Mechanical Engineering weapons.
Pop. Crack. Crack-crack.
Furnaces ablaze.
-Equipment created!
“The beginning of history…….”
Tabuk murmured, gazing upon the completed equipment.

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