Author: Flatter
The Author of this story, Flatter, has full rights over this story, and I am translating this work with his permission.
Chapter 10. Salamander Creation (1)
A small workshop in the fief of Kellin.
He took out all the ores in his bag, and put them on the table.
He then began to sort them.
23 pieces of gold ore.
6 pieces of mithril ore.
4 pieces of moonstone.
Although the tools in the workshop were of low quality, the furnace was well made.
The ores melted down into a malleable semi-solid.
Soon enough, the purified objects were completed.
12 gold bars.
2 mithril bars.
1 pure moonstone.
It was an amazing result.
The pure moonstone let out a beautiful moonlight.
That was how amazing Kang Yoonsoo’s skill in purification was.
[An amazing result has come out of skillful handling.
A new skill, ore handling has been created.]
[Ore Handling]
Purifies an ore, so that it has no impurities within it.
A new skill was created.
It was only possible if one strived for it, or did something miraculous.
He then took out his machete.
He put the machete into the furnace.
Kang Yoonsoo began to strike at the sword with a hammer.
He hammered for a long time patiently.
Kang-! Kaang-!
After he finished hammering, he cooled the sword by quenching it.
[The steel machete has been strengthened.]
A new skill, Repair has been created.]
[Repair]
Strengthens a tool, or repairs it.
After this, Kang yoonsoo put the sword on a grinding stone, and started sharpening the sword.
He sharpened the sword for a while.
[The killing strength of the steel machete has been upgraded.]
The speed of repairing has risen.]
Kang Yoonoo put the hardened sword back on the anvil.
They were strange gems that emitted blue light.
Crack!
A blue energy rose from the gem that got absorbed by the hammer.
The surface of the hammer began to emit a blue light.
Striking a sword edge would strengthen its killing power, striking the handle would improve its comfort. Striking the tip would improve its piercing power.
Tools that failed in getting strengthened would get their attack strength and durability damaged greatly.
It was possible to strengthen something without the stone, with the skill ‘Tool Strengthening’, which was a skill unique to Upgraders.
Kang Yoonsoo struck the machete with his sword.
Kangkang-! Kang-! Kaang-!
The five strikes were completed.
[You have succeeded in strengthening the machete.]
[You have succeeded in strengthening the machete.]
[You have succeeded in strengthening the machete.]
The result was an astounding success.
Kang Yoonsoo checked the stats of the machete.
[Steel Machete]
Killing Strength: 29
A giant machete made of good steel.
The killing strength of the machete more than doubled.
Just sharpening and strengthening the weapon made it very powerful.
But that wasn’t the case for Kang Yoonsoo.
The real work began now.
“Excuse me.”
Kang Yoonsoo turned.
He could see a woman with messy hair standing outside.
It was Shanette.
She was wearing a one piece that exposed quite a bit of skin.
When Kang Yoonsoo stared at her, Shanette looked away embarrassedly.
“M, Miss Hermia made me wear this.”
Shanette looked down in embarrassment, and gave Kang Yoonsoo a plate with an apple pie on it.
“Miss Hermia told me to give you this.”
Kang Yoonsoo took the plate, and ate a piece.
Biting into the pie allowed him to feel its crunchy texture.
But Kang Yoonsoo was unable to taste anything.
“U, umm…….”
Kang Yoonsoo turned.
Shanette hesitated a bit, then spoke with a blush.
“I wanted to say thank you. If it weren’t for you, I’d still be a mess, after all. You really are my savior. And…….”
“What?”
Kang Yoonsoo bit into the pie once again.
“You made this. This is good enough.”
“Eh? What? Huh? H, how……?”
Shanette stuttered with a red face.
He suddenly stood up, and grabbed her shoulders.
When Shanette made a confused face, he spoke.
“Sit.”
Shanette sat down.
Shanette was truly a beauty, but her thick hair covered it all up.
She widened her eyes, and began to try and wave him away.
“T, there’s no need. I’m fine like this!”
“I’m crazy. I don’t listen to people.”
Kang Yoonsoo began to roughly chop Shanette’s red hair after throwing her a strange response.
She felt her hair would get weirder if she made him stop in the middle.
Soon, Kang Yoonsoo threw the scissors back to its place.
“Done.”
Shanette hesitated, then looked into a bucket filled with water.
She could see her face from the water in it.
“…….Eh?”
It was much better than she thought.
Her hair was cleanly organized, and allowed her eyes to be shown.
It looked like a type of hair that only the nobles would have the luxury of having.
She pressed on her reddened cheeks with her two hands.
“I, isn’t this too much for me?”
“No.”
Kang Yoonsoo responded carelessly, and bit into the pie again.
Shanette spoke with a surprised voice.
“Shall I bake some more?”
“No.”
Shanette wasn’t annoyed by his short responses.
Actually, him speaking to her in a lax tone like this rather than a polite tone made her happier.
Kang Yoonsoo held his machete with his hands.
It was a spear that the Spartoi left behind.
It was currently fixed in place with iron.
[Spartoi’s Spear]
A spear made of the Ignus Dragon’s tooth. Contains a piece of the dragon’s inexhaustible fire. It is a weapon that a Spartoi uses for life.
A spear with a powerful piercing strength.
Kang Yoonsoo held up the machete up in the air, and struck the body of the spear.
Split-!
The spearhead was removed.
Then, the temperature of the furnace somehow increased.
Kang Yoonsoo turned to Shanette.
“Help me.”
“Me?”
Shanette widened her eyes.
“H, how? I don’t know much about a blacksmith’s work.”
Kang Yoonsoo shook his head.
“I’m not trying to make a weapon.”
He fondled the black ring on his finger.
The Ring of Life Suppression.
“I’m making an elemental.”
“What…..? Make an elemental?”
Shanette tilted her head in confusion, unsure if she had heard right.
Make an elemental?
It was hard to believe, but Shanette agreed to help.
She wanted to help him.
“What should I do?”
Kang Yoonsoo pointed at the burning furnace.
“Get in.”