The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 390

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Episode 390
Episode 390.
Shaaaaaaah—!
Jin-woo placed his hand against the ground.
Then the contamination began to rise.
Whoooosh—.
As the contamination rose, Mengka hastily raised his hand.
“D-danger.”
But Jin-woo reached out without any sign of hesitation.
“!”
The rising contamination was absorbed directly into Jin-woo’s body.
Shaaaah—. Shaaaah—.
Jin-woo did not stop there.
“Soul Forging.”
Originally, this skill wasn’t meant to be used only for refinement.
‘I merely combined it with the refinement process.’
Whoooosh.
The spirit of this land rose upward.
It bore the most grotesque form of any spirit Jin-woo had ever witnessed.
‘The contamination is severe.’
Living in such a contaminated land, this high goblin had no choice but to become corrupted as well.
‘It’s remarkable that any survived at all.’
But to Jin-woo, it was far too excellent nourishment.
‘The worse the contamination, the better.’
For a Necromaster like Jin-woo, this was an ideal situation.
Shaaaaaaaaaah—!
The rising contamination began to be absorbed into Jin-woo.
“If… if that happens…!”
The moment Jin-woo began absorbing the contamination, Mengka panicked. He had thought Jin-woo would perform some kind of purification while the spirit remained suspended, but instead he was absorbing it.
“You will become corrupted!”
That was precisely the nature of corruption.
Inject contamination and overlay it with the light of confusion.
With that, the contaminated becomes a complete slave to the high goblin.
But Jin-woo remained unaffected.
If anything, power was surging through him.
‘This is distinctly different from the contamination I’ve been absorbing and purifying before.’
Slip—. Slip—.
As Jin-woo absorbed the contamination, he was analyzing it simultaneously.
“…How.”
“That’s simple.”
Jin-woo smiled.
“A Necromancer is fundamentally already corrupted, after all.”
“But Velasquez, on the other hand…”
Velasquez wore an awkward expression.
It was rather embarrassing to articulate in words the difference in his standing as a Necromancer.
But Mengka, who knew nothing of this, simply watched Jin-woo with wonder-filled eyes.
How could he possibly remain unaffected?
This powerful contamination was no ordinary kind.
It was exceptionally malevolent contamination that stemmed from mechanical engineering materials abandoned by engineers.
‘It’s definitely different from ordinary contamination.’
Jin-woo sensed it as well.
‘But I already know how to handle it. If it’s contamination from mechanical engineering, I just need to understand the mechanism and separate it.’
Since Jin-woo had also studied mechanical engineering in Sacra, he could easily comprehend contamination caused by these mechanical engineering devices.
‘I’ll purify the ordinary contamination.’
And for the contamination that would restrict Jin-woo, he would eliminate it using the helm’s special effect.
Shaaaaaaah—!
-The special effect of the Faust Bone Wing Helm activates!
-The contamination disappears due to powerful resistance!
The Faust Bone Wing Helm contained the source of all the defensive power that Faust possessed.
‘Faust’s bones can resist nearly anything.’
Among all the archdemons Jin-woo had fought to this point, there was none to match Faust.
‘Aside from his arrogance and insolence.’
Had he been even slightly more cautious, the battle would have lasted much longer.
Possessing such power from Faust meant that when the equipment was crafted, the special options were considerable.
‘This contamination is ultimately just a type of status abnormality.’
Contamination from mechanical engineering in particular was a form of residual energy contamination.
‘Twisted energy that couldn’t burn away and instead lingered and rotted.’
In that case, he could utilize this differently.
Jin-woo grinned.
It seemed he could use this not merely through absorption, but in another direction entirely.
Jin-woo drew out a Rune Stone.
Not a High-grade Rune Stone, but a Low-grade Rune Stone.
‘Purify the residual energy contamination,’
and feed it into the Low-grade Rune Stone.
Shaaaah—!
Suddenly the Low-grade Rune Stone began to shine.
-The Low-grade Rune Stone is being reinforced!
-Rune Energy is surging!
“Wow.”
Just how much energy had been lingering all this time.
In an instant, the Low-grade Rune Stone became a High-grade Rune Stone.
Of course, its quality differed from existing High-grade Rune Stones.
‘If I refine and polish it properly once more here, it will become indistinguishable from an ordinary High-grade Rune Stone.’
Jin-woo grinned.
‘I have quite a few Low-grade Rune Stones.’
To be able to reinforce Low-grade Rune Stones while simultaneously absorbing contamination—
‘I never imagined such a thing.’
Jin-woo smiled and began sucking in the contamination like a madman.
Separating and purifying contamination like this was no simple task, so Jin-woo couldn’t help but furrow his brow in concentration.
“…!”
“For us, whom he meets for the first time…”
“To purify contamination…”
The high goblins watched Jin-woo’s actions. To perform such arduous work for their sake.
They were moved, watching Jin-woo occasionally screw up his face in strain.
“A saint……”
“Can a Necromancer truly be a saint…?”
“A Necromancer can be a saint!”
“Our savior!”
The high goblins began hooting with joy.
And Mengka’s eyes streamed with tears.
How moving was this deed.
He could have merely promised in words. Yet Jin-woo was proving it through action.
“He even understood our pain……”
Of course, he hadn’t read anything that deep.
‘The Forest of Glory comes to mind.’
In the Forest of Glory, the city of the elves, Jin-woo had once conducted a large-scale contamination purification.
‘This contamination is stronger than back then. Thanks to that, the Rune Stone reinforcement is proceeding quickly.’
Along with that, the dark mana accumulating itself was different.
Whoosh—. Whoosh—.
Sliiiiip—.
-Contamination is being purified.
-Contamination is being purified.
‘Of course the goblins’ aggression was that fierce, living in such a place.’
It wasn’t simply that they were brave or foolish when they rushed to attack.
‘They were contaminated.’
Contamination had warped them.
Shaaaaaaaaaaaah—!
Contamination rising from the goblins’ bodies began to be absorbed into Jin-woo.
Shaah—. Shaah—.
And was rapidly purified.
The earth was purified and the surrounding air was purified.
Then gradually the landscape began to change.
The air of a place once thought barren and incapable of sustaining life transformed.
“……Ahh.”
Mengka experienced it for the first time.
To think such fresh air could exist in the North, even if just briefly.
“Mengka.”
Moreover, Jin-woo gestured to Mengka.
“You’re contaminated too.”
“No, this contamination is……”
It was contamination that had been sustained for a long time already.
Touching it carelessly could bring disaster.
“Don’t worry.”
‘It’s severe contamination.’
Jin-woo was actually pleased.
‘I’ll feed this separated contamination energy into a High-grade Rune Stone.’
A High-grade Rune Stone fundamentally contains formidable power within it.
‘If I add additional energy to that,’
Shaaaah—!
Slip—. Slip—. Slip—.
As Jin-woo placed his hand on Mengka’s body, the contamination within him began to vanish.
Jin-woo extracted the contamination from Mengka, separated it, absorbed it, and simultaneously fed the residual energy into the High-grade Rune Stone.
Then—
-The High-grade Rune Stone is being reinforced!
The High-grade Rune Stone began to glow.
“Ohhh.”
-Superior-grade Rune Stone [MR+]
The High-grade Rune Stone had become a Superior-grade Rune Stone.
Crackle—.
And the Rune Energy bursting outward like lightning revealed the residual energy that had contaminated this North for so long.
‘Beyond my expectations.’
He couldn’t suppress his smile.
‘I never thought I’d obtain reinforced materials like this.’
Jin-woo placed his hand on Mengka’s arm once more.
Whoooosh—.
Mengka’s spirit rose up. Just as he’d feared, even his spirit was contaminated.
In a situation like this, even if the contamination of the body was purified, there was a considerable likelihood the contamination would progress again due to the spirit.
Jin-woo immediately purified Mengka’s spirit.
-The spirit is being purified!
Now Mengka had completely overcome the contamination.
“The contamination is purified.”
“What…?”
Mengka was bewildered.
His body, which had always felt uncomfortable, was now free of that burden. The discomfort that all high goblins had felt now vanished.
“I feel light… and my head doesn’t hurt anymore……”
The constant headache and the heavy, drooping sensation in his body had completely improved.
“Is this what being healthy feels like…?”
So this was what health felt like.
In that moment, Mengka felt the anger within him dissipate.
The constant anger had been caused by contamination.
Now that the contamination was gone, everything felt easy.
-Contamination is being purified.
-Strength Stat increases.
-Strength Stat increases.
-Strength Stat increases.
Following the Dexterity Stat, the Strength Stat, which had been the second-highest, continued to rise steadily.
‘Before, only Mana increased. So the rewards differ depending on the level of contamination?’
Eliminating contamination and gaining stats.
‘If I just sought out contaminated places every day, this would be excellent.’
It was more than three birds with one stone.
In crafting, the Strength Stat was equally as important as the Dexterity Stat.
‘Handling materials of L-Grade and above requires substantial Strength Stat.’
Thus Jin-woo was in excellent spirits about the rise in his Strength Stat.
“Mengka. Have all the goblins come over here.”
Purifying contamination is no trivial task.
Could he truly be saying he would purify not just his own contamination, but that of every goblin?
“…!”
Mengka looked at Jin-woo.
“Great one… it’s fine. We would truly be grateful if you could purify the contamination of all our kin. But if you do, the great Necromancer might truly reach their limit.”
In fact, this was rather beneficial for Jin-woo.
‘An excellent opportunity to reinforce Rune Stones.’
He couldn’t afford to miss this.
“It doesn’t matter. I simply do what must be done.”
It was exactly what his words conveyed.
But to Mengka, those words meant something different.
To perform good deeds and make sacrifices for them. Weren’t they originally enemies?
“Khhhhhh.”
“I’ll purify all the contamination. In exchange,”
Jin-woo said.
“We’ll need to make a contract.”
Though Jin-woo hadn’t specified the detailed terms, Mengka nodded in agreement.
He wanted his companions to experience this normal state.
A ordinary state free of headaches, of heaviness, and of sharp pain.
“…I will do anything! Please, purify our contamination!”
“Anything?”
Jin-woo’s lips curved upward slightly.
“You gave your word?”

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