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Published at 3rd of September 2020 11:22:30 AM
Chapter 65: Chapter 65 - The Tower (6)

Chapter 65 . The Tower (6)

The next morning .

When Yeon-woo arrived at Henova’s smithy, he saw people fixing the shop’s door .

They were people from Night Watch .

When he entered through the new door, the whole smithy was furnished with brand new furniture and smithing tools .

“So, do you like it?”

Yeon-woo smiled and spoke to Henova while his eyes were still fixed on the players from Night Watch running busily around the shop .

“Do I like what?”

“Your shop . It looks much better than before, doesn’t it? By the way, now’s your chance to thank me . ”

Henova snorted at Yeon-woo’s joke with his short arm crossed .

“Hmph! I know you did this to have me make Gyges’ Eye faster . Why would I thank you when you did this for your own sake? Besides, you didn’t do any work here . ”

But unlike his harsh words, Henova’s nose and ear were slightly red . It seemed he was too bashful to pay someone compliments .

‘There was a word that refers to someone like him . ’

Yeon-woo recalled a word he had heard back on Earth .

“Tsundere . ”

“Hmm? what did you say?”

Yeon-woo calmly shook his head . But he couldn’t stop his mouth from curling up . He thought it was a relief he was wearing a mask at a time like this .

Henova looked at Yeon-woo again with a suspicious look on his face, but Yeon-woo kept pretending as if nothing happened .

The smile on Yeon-woo’s mouth didn’t go away for a long time .

It was a word that matched Henova too well .

And when the repairs were finished, Yeon-woo and Henova went back to their ordinary routine .

Both of them picked up a hammer again, one to finish the artifact, and the other to practice metallurgy .

*Tang* *Tang*

Just by looking at the surface, everything that happened last night seemed like a lie .

[‘Draconic Eyes’ can now reveal more ‘flaws’ . ]

[‘Draconic Eyes’ skill proficiency has increased . 22 . 9%]

From some point onwards, Yeon-woo found himself completely fascinated with metallurgy .

He cast Draconic Eyes and gazed at the scorching piece of metal .

A thinly dotted line appeared along the edge of the metal freshly taken out its mold .

The lines only visible to Yeon-woo

‘Flaws . ’

Draconic Eyes was able to peek through the true nature of things .

This was done by reestablishing the information the caster originally had, calculating the most efficient route of achieving their goal and providing visible hints of the route .

Those visible hints are the ‘flaws’ .

And thanks to that, Yeon-woo was able to handle metal quite easily .

*Tang* *Tang*

The knowledge and techniques that Henova imparted to Yeon-woo were something worth over a thousand pieces of gold to any other blacksmith, and he was aware of this fact .

When Yeon-woo watched the way Henova handled the hammer, the bellow, and all the other tools, he could feel how much effort Henova poured into making a single piece of work .

Therefore, Yeon-woo tried to capture every single motion Henova made and memorize every single word Henova said .

And his practice based on such information helped Yeon-woo step up his forging several levels .

Others might have considered it as cheating .

‘No wonder why the dragon race is known as the world’s wisest race . ‘

Draconic Eyes, the eyes that seek the truth by observing all creation and acquiring all knowledge .

It was merely a small part of Draconic Eyes’ true power that Yeon-woo had access to . But even that was enough to induce a very fast growth .

And now, he was just a few steps away from completing the succession process .

Yeon-woo was curious as to what kind of abilities he would be able to wield once he developed a complete Dragon Body .

*Taang*

Yeon-woo hammered the metal piece he had folded several times for the last time .

There was a distinct wavy pattern drawn on the surface of the metal .

He then picked it up with a tong and submerged it into a container filled with cold water to finish the tempering process .

*Tsss*

A big cloud of white steam shot out from the container when the metal touched the water .

Despite the suffocating hot air, Yeon-woo tried to keep his eyes on the fuming metal .

[Your understanding of metallurgy has increased . The attained knowledge will open up several more possibilities . ]

[Knowledge is a power that will broaden your horizons and enlarge the world around you . Learn and understand more knowledge and become a seeker of truth . The dragon’s blessing will always be with you .

[‘Draconic Eyes’ skill proficiency has increased . 25 . 1%]

[Knowledge increase has been confirmed . The vessel has become softer and more flexible . The halted succession process will resume . 93%… 94%… . ]

[Current progress: 94 . 9%]

*Drop* *Drop*

Beads of sweat kept falling onto the floor .

‘This is definitely something that cannot be taken easy . ’

Yeon-woo lightly massaged his shoulders .

Learning metallurgy was not an easy task even with the help of Draconic Eyes .

Having to sit in one place hammering the metal in front of a searing forge, he felt stiff and sore all over his body .

But through this experience, Yeon-woo realized the importance of mental training in parallel with physical training .

Though very little, the halted process was able to progress .

Thanks to that, he felt very relieved .

‘So, balance is what I need for progress, isn’t it? Damn, I thought I was so close to finishing it, but it’s going to get complicated . ’

Yeon-woo was hit by a sudden wave of fatigue from the thought .

But as soon as he felt tired, the Magic Circuit circulated mana through his body, melting away the fatigue .

Yeon-woo was able to feel his growth in person .

If there was a barrier that was limiting him from further advancement, he felt like it had just retracted a little .


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‘Now, let’s see . ’

Yeon-woo stared at the metal piece he had crafted .

[An Unfinished Good Metal Casting]

Estimated classification: Two-handed Weapon

Estimated rating: F

Estimated durability: 5-10

Description: A casting that has not yet been completed . It doesn’t look bad for a first attempt .

‘It turned out okay for a first try . ’

Yeon-woo licked his lips in anticipation .

He then turned to Henova to talk about his work .

But when he looked at him, he was stunned for a few seconds .

[Henova the Dwarf]

CP: ??? / Personality: Shy and bashful

It was a window regarding Henova’s information .

“What are you looking at? Keep your head down and get to work!”

Henova shouted at him when he saw Yeon-woo standing in place staring at him .

The warm look he had shown Yeon-woo for a very short time yesterday had turned back to his normal cold look today .

Yeon-woo didn’t care much because he was aware that his cold attitude was just an act to hide his shy inner character .

“I’m sorry . ”

Yeon-woo shifted his gaze back to the metal piece .

‘I can see people’s information now?’

It was a feat he didn’t expect to accomplish .

He didn’t know the ‘possibilities’ that the system mentioned included access to other people’s information .

‘The ability to view people’s information… I can take this as an advantage in combat . ’

There was a big difference between knowing and not knowing the enemy when fighting them, even if it was just trifling information .

Although he couldn’t see much about Henova, this was still going to be of great help later on . Because he had a great number of enemies he had to defeat .

A very trivial and yet so influential change .

Yeon-woo was beginning to understand the underlying mechanisms behind the Draconic Eyes .

The more he learned and experienced, the better the Draconic Eyes would become .

‘But what was that ‘CP’ thing on the information window?’

He felt curiosity about the strange concept, but he quickly dismissed the inquiry with a firm shake .

Instead, Yeon-woo quickly took out the pocket watch while Henova was looking the other way, and examined with Draconic Eyes .

However,

[Information inaccessible . ]

Yeon-woo clicked his tongue lightly .

‘I guess it’s not the time yet . Well, Rome wasn’t built in a single day . ’


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It did not disappoint Yeon-woo .

He would be able to access the information once he gained enough proficiency .

Bearing that in mind, Yeon-woo picked up the hammer again .

*Tang*

The sound rang clearer than usual .

‘By the way, shy and bashful… Yeah, that sounds just like him . ’

Yeon-woo let out a chuckle as he recalled the words that the system used to describe Henova .

Yeon-woo continued his visits to Henova and kept tormenting him .

“What are the standards for determining directions when welding the metal?”

“What do I do when the heat exceeds the appropriate temperature?”

“The bellow’s blowing force is weaker than I thought . ”

“Why did you do that for that part?”

Now that he knew more about forging, he had more questions he wanted to ask .

So whenever he had any question, he immediately went to Henova and asked him . And because of that, Henova couldn’t sit down and do his work properly when Yeon-woo was around .

“I’ll tell you what . You’ll learn when you go practice, idiot!”

“I’m asking these in order to practice . ”

“I’m telling you to learn by yourself!”

“Then teach me how to learn by myself . I’ll go learn by myself when you do . ”

“Aaargh! You bastard!”

Henova tried to ignore him in order to do his work, but he had to give up as Yeon-woo was so persistent in asking his questions .

He even began to suspect that Yeon-woo was trying to get revenge for all his previous nagging .

And after many quarrels, Yeon-woo made discernible progress .

“Henova, can you take a look at this?”

“How many times a day are you going to call me? Let me do some work too, goddamn it! This is your order and if I can’t make it in time, it’s your loss, not mine!”

“I’m done making my sword . ”

“What?”

Henova lashed out, thinking Yeon-woo had called him to bother him again . But after hearing what Yeon-woo had to say, his eyes became round with shock .

“You made a sword?”

“Yes . ”

Henova gave a loud snort .

It had been only a little over ten days since Yeon-woo started to practice forging .

Although his growth speed was something out of the ordinary, it was impossible for a beginner like him to create something within such a short amount of time .

‘Hah! You’ve been getting on my nerves all this time, haven’t you? Now it’s my turn . ’

Henova was going to point out any slightest fault he could find to get back at him .

But Yeon-woo secretly smiled, knowing what Henova was thinking .


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Then he handed over his work to Henova .

Henova received the object with a suspicious look .

It was a weapon with the shape of a sword .

[Sword of a Novice Blacksmith]

Classification: One-handed Sword

Rating: E

Description: A sword that turned out much better than the initial expectation . The blade is a little dull for a sword but has a decent durability .

The first word Henova spat out after seeing his sword was,

“What the hell… . ”

A curse word .

“This can’t be… . ’

Henova muttered to himself after realizing the sword Yeon-woo had forged was something that could not have come out of the hands of a novice blacksmith with only ten days of experience .

He knew that his skills were growing at a rapid pace, but this was beyond his imagination .

‘How the hell did he do that?’

When Hanova noticed that Yeon-woo was looking at him, he cleared his throat belatedly .

“Well, it’s decent for something you made for the first time… But I won’t call this a sword, this is still trash . ”

“Would it kill you to say some nice words?”

“Shush! It’s up to me whether I praise you or not! Anyway, you still have to practice a lot! This is still far from good!”

“Then I’m going to have to keep asking you . ”

“Now, stop bothering me!”

“No . ”

“You little prick!”

But at that moment, Yeon-woo felt something fiercely flying in from outside the smithy .

Before he could warn Henova, Yeon-woo grabbed him and leaped to the side .

*Kwang*

Suddenly the wall exploded, and something broke inside .

Someone with two huge fists, flaring eyes, and a horn to the side of his head .

It was Phante .

“Is this where you ran off to, you cheater? Because of you… Because of you I had to search every corner of The Tower! Do you have any idea… . ”

But before he could finish his words, a fist came flying in from the middle of the dust cloud and,

*Puck*

“Kueeek!”

Phante went flying across the room as he let out a weird scream .

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