Chapter 224 – Getting Mature(4)
Kang Shin-hyuk thought that his whole body would be covered in mes. However,theva that erupted from the center of the volcanoaimed down only at the furnace. It was likea baptism ofva. It erupted from belowand rained down from above to be absorbed into thefurnace.
“This…”
[What the fire lizards wanted was to take the spirit of this volcanoand be reborn as a higher race.]
“I see.” Perhaps by epting that spirit, Kang Shin-hyuk could also be a Yeomin? Afterconsidering their appearance for a moment, he shook his head. But thatdidn’t mean he would be unaware of what washappening. He kneeled and ced his hands on theshaking earth, letting his spiritual power infiltrate theerupting volcano to figure out what this volcanic spirit was. And, in an instant, hequickly pulled his hands back as he felt his spiritual power suckedin.
“It almost tookme.”
-You touched too deeply.
The administrator was right. The volcanic spirit was the will of an indistinct me,and Kwati had such an ability that the volcanic spiritmoved somewhat in ordance with her will. With that, she had established herself as the headof the Yeomin. Kang Shin-hyuk had seeded inmunicating with the volcanic spiritat a deeper level than her using his spiritual power,but…
‘In an instant, it almost swept me away. It’s aterrifying energy.’ It was his miscalction that he thought he might be able tolearn more about how to deal with mes if he grasped it. Itwas like it tried to surrender itself to Kang Shin-hyuk, to make himthe new god of the Yeomin sothat he had to protect this world.
[What?]
Kwati tilted her head. Shetried to calm the volcanic spirit down, but the crater only openedwider. The furnace, having absorbed theva, suddenly fell into it.
[What?!]
Kwati looked over at Kang Shin-hyuk. She had done thisintending to reward him, but she hadn’tanticipated the volcanic spirit coveting thefurnace and taking it. Kwati croucheddown and looked up athim, but Kang Shin-hyuk’s appeared very calm, at least on the outside.
[Anvil… this… yes, the volcanic spirit took the brazier as asacrifice, so I’ll give you something better.]
“What isit?”
[I’ll help you create a new one, soplease don’t get mad and calmdown…!]
It was then that the furnace came out of the crater again. It was moresolid and significantly bigger, with golden lines geometrically running across the darksurface.
[Uh, huh?Really…]
“Hm?” Had the volcanic spirit that came into contact with Kang Shin-hyuk andgained vitality instead take the furnace? No. Rather, it seemed that it was givingsomething back in return for the spiritual power Kang Shin-hyuk gave it.
[The Brazier ofNephritis]
[Cannot beMeasured]
[A furnace that can handle all the heat in the world. Itcan contain the me of myth, and it can create new myths. With the blessing of the volcanothat burns forever, it is possible to create the ‘Nephritis’ by itself.]
[The performance has been amplified by the exquisite bnce of the four treasures,and a treasure that depends on the craftsman’s spiritualpower and traits, it is likely that others cannot handle it properly.]
[Production speed is three timesfaster due to the traits of the furnace.]
“This…” When it had first been created, it had no abilityto create or strengthen mes. Now, however, it couldcreate a special me called Nephritis. Had his emotional skill been better,he would’ve known exactly what it was, but as it was, theartifact couldn’t be measured. He could get a rough understanding of it, though, withhis spiritualpower.
[Is it Nephritis?]
However, Kwati, unable to check the information herself, seemed shocked as sheheard the exnation from Kang Shin-hyuk.
[I was trying to make the furnace capable of creating its own me…I thought it would be sessful, but it can now create theNephritis that has been passed down through ourmyths…!]
-Please exin to this fox that it is because the volcano likesyou more than the Yeomin.
‘No.’ Kang Shin-hyuk calmed Kwati down and asked her if he couldreally create a spark of a god. It wasfortunate that she was theonly one around right now, as the others mighttry to serve him instead had they seen this.
“You’ve never seen it with your own eyes?”
[That’s right.]
“So don’t get too excited. It’s probably a me suitablefor creating new weapons, just a bit differentfrom your energy.”
[Sure, but…]
Kang Shin-hyuk turned away from her and began checkingout the furnace. Specifically, he verified the fourth orb that had suddenlyappeared. It was shining red and yellow, bright like the sun.
[Orb ofNephritis]
[Cannot beMeasured]
[Changing Immtion, Dead Immtion, Cannot be Measured]
[The orb that contains thespark of creation and the spark of death. As a small sun, itproduces infinite heat. Its productive capacity is farbeyond humanunderstanding.]
‘As expected, this orb is the cause.’ No, rather, the Nephritis wasonly possible with all four orbs together. Still, it wasa great treasure. Because of his efforts inthis dimensional quest and Kwati recognizing him, this and theupgraded furnace were his rewards.
‘I’ll have to learn how to use these fromnow on.’ Kang Shin-hyuk smiled before turning back to Kwati.
“Please help me with the work. I’llmake your weapons inreturn.”
[Do you need to make a frame again?]
“No, I want to experiment.”
[Experiment?]
“Yes.” With this me, he might be able to transform the shape ofthe explosive gold. He decided to start by makingingots out of the explosive gold.
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It was a great sess. The result was something beyond explosive goldthat could only be reprocessed by Nephritis. Kang Shin-hyukheated the explosive gold in the furnace and struckit with his hammer. Throughout his work, his eyes shone golden as hestrengthened both the mes and the metal.
[Unbelievable…]
“What did you want tomake?”
[If possible, a whip… no, it’s alright if it’s too difficult.]
A whip made out of the hard, explosivegold? Kang Shin-hyuk looked at Kwati in disbelief for a while before thinkingof a good way todoit.
‘Wouldn’t it be possible with a whip sword?’ Itwas a weapon made by joining piecesof sword des together with a wire, and it could be made into alongsword by pulling the wire tight and fixing it. It was a verytricky weapon to handle. Even as an artifact,it couldn’t be sold for much as noone wantedone.
“Okay, let’s makeit.”
[Really?]
It was worth the challenge, at least. Kang Shin-hyuk first designed alongsword and then divided the explosive gold to create the de pieces, then awire to connect them together. Next, he needed todesign a device that could pull or stretch the wire.
‘It’s simpler than I thought?’ Had he gained some new insight into metallurgy over theprocess of making the furnace and countless bricks?
-The Snow Sword of the mes (SSS-) was produced through theharmony of spiritual powerand the me ofmyth.
-Metallurgy skill proficiency has increased to SS-rank! Resist Fire (SS+) is causingevolution!
“…What?” He had roughly anticipated half of that message, butthe rest waspletely unexpected.
“Administrator, this…”
-Didn’t I tell you it is better to holdback on purchasing the Fire Mastery skill stone?
“Ah, ah…?” If so, could he learn Fire Mastery by training metallurgy? Resist Fire had been anability he gained that way but wasn’t it different from utilizing it?Besides, did Anvil have anything like that?!
-You learned the Fire Mastery (SSS) skill. Byinheriting the proficiency of the Resist Fire skill, the proficiency of Fire Masteryhas beS-rank.
-Light Mastery (SS) has changed underthe influence of Fire Mastery. The rarityof the skill has increased to SSS-rank.
-Wind Mastery (SS-) has changed under the influence of Fire Mastery.The rarity of the skill has increased toSS+rank.
How many SSS-rank skills had he just acquired?!
“I feeldizzy.”
-This administrator has goodnews.
“What isit?”
-There is a shadow on the other side of theme. Only now, the skill stone for Dark Mastery (A) is 700millionHP…
“No, that’s it.”
Kang Shin-hyuk’s answer was immediate.