The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 348

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Chapter 348
348.
Jin-woo examined the completed equipment.
[Frost Titanium Wedge Sword]
-Attack Power: 91,777
-Grade:
MR+
-Durability: 1,050,000 / 1,050,000
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* Special Skill [Steam Hyper Amplification: Activates the Ether Magic Core. All stats rise instantaneously.]
* Special Skill [Frost Storm: Conjures a maelstrom of frost, freezing everything in the vicinity. Can target a specific enemy to cast the frost storm.]
* Special Option [Ultra Maximization Refinement: Critical damage from attribute attacks increases by an additional 500%!]
* Special Option [Ultimate Attack Power: Attack power increases by 20.5 million.]
* Special Option [Curse Bestowal – Archshak LV3: Attack power increases by 8.5 million.]
* Special Option [Curse Bestowal – Iremte LV1: Critical attack power increases by 210%.]
* Special Option [Life Drain: Absorbs 17% of damage dealt as your own life force!]
* Special Option [Ambush: The power of the Necro Master dwells within. The first attack is guaranteed to be a Fatal Blow.]
* Special Option [Soul Forging: Draws forth the power of the soul. Attack power increases by 15%.]
* Special Option [Soul Penetration: Deals damage that ignores defense!]
* Special Option [Gaze of the Dead: Perceives the enemy’s weakness. Gain an additional 3% attack power.]
* Special Option [Darkness Scatter: Instills fear in the opponent! Enemy attack power decreases by 3%.]
* Special Option [Essence Bestowal: The power of essence dwells within. Gains the force of attribute eruption. Attribute attacks deal additional damage.]
* Wave Resonance [Power of Wave: Due to the power of wave resonance, receive additional stats. Attack power rises. Critical hit rate increases. Attack speed increases.]
* Wave Resonance [Hand Tempering: Lightning attribute is bestowed!]
* Special Option [Burning Dark Flame: Chance to inflict the abnormal status ‘Oblivion’ on the attacked target!]
* Special Option [Ether Magic Core: Extends the casting time of Steam Hyper Amplification. Output increases dramatically.]
Frost Titanium. And an Ether Magic Core.
A beautiful blade crafted from these two essential materials.
Attack power of a staggering 91,777.
Along with the highest attack power to date, it bore special options capable of amplifying this power even further.
‘The grade matches my tastes.’
MR+ Grade.
MR+ Grade was the pinnacle Jin-woo had currently reached.
The Ether Wave Bone Armor he’d crafted just before had been MR+ Grade.
‘It took quite some time to reach it once and then reach it again.’
But that was because Mechanical Engineering’s power hadn’t yet fully seeped into Jin-woo’s understanding.
‘Now I think I’m beginning to grasp it.’
Mechanical Engineering had become familiar to his hands.
Now he could produce MR+ Grade equipment without limit.
The next realm Jin-woo aimed for lay beyond MR Grade.
‘But there’s no need to escape the MR Grade just yet.’
Jin-woo gazed at the sword wrought from the Ether Magic Core and smiled.
‘Only the strengths of both theories have blended.’
Despite possessing formidable output, it was stable and had extended duration. The Ether Core had erased all of the Magic Core’s greatest weaknesses.
‘Looking at the special options, that becomes immediately clear.’
The special skill Steam Hyper Amplification and the special option Ether Magic Core that complemented it were an extraordinarily fine fusion of the two theories Jin-woo had pursued.
Jin-woo then produced another Mechanical Engineering piece of equipment.
-Equipment created!
-Equipment created!
Clang—. Clang—. Clang—.
Three Undead Mechanics donned the equipment Jin-woo had made.
The crafted pieces were a wedge sword, dual axes, and a great spinning spear, respectively.
All three weapons were MR+ Grade, yet their detailed options differed markedly.
‘I still need to make more.’
Jin-woo intended to forge equipment for each of the craftspeople, including the Undead Mechanics.
Jin-woo stoked the forge fire to burning intensity.
He wasn’t tired yet.
If anything, enthusiasm surged within him.
‘Speed, quality.’
Jin-woo now stood at the heart of Mechanical Engineering.
‘The power that Magic Core theory possessed is now surely complemented by Ether Core theory.’
Jin-woo gave the Frost Titanium Wedge Sword to JU-3.
JU-3 was an Undead Mechanic fashioned from High-grade Rune Stones.
‘Superior in specs to JU-2.’
Moreover, Shim-yeon already possessed the formidable power of tentacles and had no need for a weapon.
Whoosh—. Whoooosh—.
Jin-woo crafted equipment in succession.
Clang—! Clang—!
Sparks erupted from three forges simultaneously.
-Equipment created!
Mechanical Engineering equipment began to be completed with remarkable speed.
The pace of simultaneous crafting seemed almost impossible to believe.
“I wish all the craftspeople of Sacra could witness this spectacle,” Tavuk said.
Tavuk spoke.
“It’s truly moving.”
Two forces that should never have blended were blending together.
What all the craftspeople of Sacra had researched and yearned for was happening here before their eyes.
Two theories that should have lost balance as one grew stronger—that should have crumbled—were now united. Tavuk wished to summon every craftsperson in Sacra to witness it.
What was lacking wasn’t the theories.
“Our skill was insufficient,” Tavuk realized.
“That’s right,” Baxter agreed.
Baxter nodded at Tavuk’s words.
Shhhhhhh—!
Jin-woo continued crafting equipment.
Equipment born of two coexistent forces kept manifesting.
Both Baxter and Tavuk observed the spectacle with obsessive fascination.
The two craftspeople learned new heights from Jin-woo’s crafting.
“I wonder who the true master is,” Tavuk laughed with an air of sheepishness.
Tavuk laughed awkwardly.
But Baxter harbored no such embarrassment whatsoever.
Master influencing student and student influencing master was far too natural an occurrence.
Clang—!
Jin-woo continued crafting equipment while concentrating on Circulation.
‘I must keep drawing it through this Circulation.’
These two forces, each with such distinct and stubborn natures, watched for any moment of his inattention. The slightest error in Circulation would trigger a reverse cycle.
To prevent that, Jin-woo had been regulating his breathing since before.
Eliminating vibration, blocking wave resonance, maintaining the movement of Heaven’s Flaw-free Movement to sustain the crafting.
‘On top of Heaven’s Flaw-free Movement.’
He continued the ultra-precise work while removing all vibration.
Crack—!
Clang—!
-Equipment created!
-Equipment created!
Thus, ten pieces of equipment materialized in an instant.
“Phew…”
The tension of the craftspeople who had been standing watch suddenly released.
It had been a genuinely vulnerable moment. Had they been attacked then, everything truly could have ended right there.
Jin-woo had armed all the Undead Mechanics.
“Equipment awaits you as well.”
“For us…?”
“We’re not skilled at fighting.”
“I know,” Jin-woo said.
Jin-woo spoke.
“That’s precisely why I made them. Tailored to you.”
The craftspeople accepted the Mechanical Engineering equipment at Jin-woo’s words.
“First, thank you for creating these. Whether we can live up to your expectations, I’m not entirely sure…”
Yet the moment they received the equipment, bewilderment flooded their expressions.
Shhhhh—.
Along with the amplified power characteristic of Mechanical Engineering equipment, the gear fit perfectly, almost naturally, into their hands.
“So this is what an Ether Magic Core feels like…!”
This equipment, fusing Ether Core and Magic Core, delivered a sensation never before felt while simultaneously inducing the uncanny feeling of long years of use.
“Does it sit well in your hands?”
“Jin-woo… it fits perfectly.”
“It feels like it was always mine… though I never had anything like this.”
Since they weren’t specialized in combat, they’d never used equipment like this.
They’d only wielded swords and shields when they’d crafted them themselves for brief trials.
Suddenly, confidence welled up within them.
With this, they could win.
They were members of Special Months’ guild, combat mechanics, and they could win.
“Huh.”
“What are you thinking…”
The craftspeople instantly suppressed the surge of elation.
“You may entrust yourselves to that sensation,” Jin-woo said.
Jin-woo spoke.
“You have grown stronger now.”
* * *
Lucan Frost. Craftsperson.
He was the principal craftsperson of Special Months.
Special Months had ever reached as high as fifth rank—and that was entirely thanks to Lucan Frost.
Back then, Lucan Frost was a promising craftsperson following closely behind Pendant.
For that reason, when Special Months underwent the great exodus, rumors spread that he would certainly transfer first.
Curiosity ran high about which guild he would choose, and there was considerable talk that whichever guild secured him would see a sharp rise in rankings.
But while others were transferring, Lucan Frost stayed.
The reason was obvious.
Gorden, the guild master of Special Months, understood the importance of equipment extraordinarily well.
Therefore, the treatment afforded to craftspeople was substantial.
-Users from Eternal Sunshine and Rankers alike? They never disrespect a craftsperson. They can’t afford to.
Saying such things, Gorden did everything he could for Lucan Frost.
Back then, Lucan Frost’s shoulders had risen to the heavens and he’d been quite arrogant.
For that reason, it seemed strange—why treat him so well when he deserved anger?
At the time, he didn’t understand, but as time passed, he came to know.
Eternal Sunshine harbored a legendary craftsperson. Every user from Eternal Sunshine had experienced that craftsperson, and thus could not but understand the profound importance of equipment.
Now, Lucan Frost had dropped to rank 47, a considerable decline, yet his skill remained excellent despite the fall in standing.
But Lucan Frost himself felt considerable helplessness in various ways.
The passion of his growth period had already dimmed, and to advance further, he needed something brilliant to shine the way.
Yet finding that brilliance proved too difficult.
The wall loomed large, and his weapon to break it was pitifully meager.
It was then that Special Months arrived in Sacra.
Sacra held a new world of crafting that Lucan Frost had never known before.
After arriving in Sacra, he became completely absorbed in Mechanical Engineering. It was a technique brimming with allure.
Armed with Magic Core and Ether Core theories, the characteristics of the work changed sharply depending on how one carved the Rune Stones.
Magic Core brought explosiveness. Ether Core brought stability.
The more he understood Mechanical Engineering, the more diverse ways he could employ diverse materials.
Thus, he became the finest technician, surpassing Baxter.
His efforts were considerable in mechanizing Special Months and arming it with cutting-edge equipment.
If one were to name the principal architect of Special Months’ swift seizure of Sacra, one could confidently point to Gorden, the guild master who pushed forward boldly. Yet those within the guild all knew the truth—Lucan Frost was the real architect.
“Stupid fool.”
That principal architect, Lucan Frost, was seething with anger.
His prized weapon, the Dual Axes, had shattered.
Had it simply been destroyed, he would not have raged so fiercely.
A broken weapon meant he hadn’t crafted it perfectly.
But this was different.
“Looking at how it broke, you couldn’t even use it properly, could you? Ellima. You bumbling idiot.”
He spat out curses.
Ellima was in the assault unit.
Naturally, what an assault unit needed was formidable firepower.
For that firepower, he’d crafted overly generous dual axes for Ellima. He’d judged that even if Ellima’s skill fell short, they would never be overwhelmed with such axes.
Yet somehow, it had come to this.
“Ellima!”
“…I’m sorry, Lucan Frost.”
“What are you apologizing for?”
“For breaking this equipment…”
“No. No, equipment can naturally break. What enraged me is that you couldn’t wield my equipment to any real effect.”
Lucan Frost spoke.
“You didn’t exploit even a fraction of the dual axes’ potential.”
“…”
Seeing the look in Ellima’s eyes that asked ‘how could you know that?’, Lucan Frost explained.
“See this crack here. It’s split wide open, right? If you’d used my axes properly, it’s impossible for cracks to form this way.”
Lucan Frost spoke.
“The cracks should have formed here instead. And the handle wouldn’t have remained so intact. You were simply attacked one-sidedly by the axes—you never even got to swing them.”
That was what had enraged Lucan Frost.
“With this equipment.”
He pressed Ellima.
“You accomplished nothing.”
He stepped forward.
“You got beaten down and came back with eyes like that?”
“…I’m sorry.”
Ellima couldn’t even meet his gaze.
“You’re wasted on my equipment. Go see Honatte and take something from them instead.”
Honatte was Special Months’ second-ranked craftsperson.
“L-Lucan Frost!”
“Shut it.”
Lucan Frost was irritated.
“Lucan Frost. The guild master is calling for you.”
“What’s it about?”
“A Total Muster Order.”
A Total Muster Order.
“Out of the blue?”
It was then that Ellima saw Lucan Frost.
“Jin-woo has appeared.”
Jin-woo.
There was no one in New Gene who didn’t know that name anymore.
But for Lucan Frost, it was an especially singular name.
Jin-woo is Jin.
And that Jin was the nightmare of Gorden, the guild master who had secured Lucan Frost’s place of honor in Special Months.
The legendary craftsperson who had made Gorden tremble and firmly decide to treat craftspeople well was now in Sacra?!
Suddenly, his heart raced.
“Did you get beaten by Jin-woo? Is that why it’s broken?”
“…Yes.”
“You should’ve said so from the start. If it was him, he was manipulating your incompetence.”
Lucan Frost clicked his tongue.
“Making an idiot like you even more of an idiot.”
Then, breaking into a wide grin, he pulled out one piece of Mechanical Engineering equipment.
This Mechanical Engineering equipment was a Portable Workshop.
It couldn’t unfold a large-scale workshop like Jin-woo’s Summoning Workshop, but it still permitted workshop operations anywhere, representing one of Sacra’s formidable powers.
“Just how fearsome that power is.”
Jin-woo crafts everywhere.
Workshop or battlefield—it makes no difference. If the situation demands it, he does it.
To Lucan Frost, that had been deeply impressive.
And so he wished to show it.
“I might finally feel the distance between him and myself.”
It was a chance to gauge the gap between legend and self.
“Let’s go! This time, I’m joining in too!”

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