Chapter 225 – Getting Mature(5)


    The administrator continued to try and convince Kang Shin-hyuk.


    -It’s a very rare sale…


    “If I need it, I’ll wait for a higher rank.” Kang Shin-hyuk hadearned a lot of HPjust from selling his armaments onthe trading board, but 700 million HP wasn’t that bigamitment to make. However, Erebos handled well without such a thingas Dark Mastery, and above all, hehadn’t mastered the Light Mastery skill yet,so he thought there was no need to be greedy.


    ‘Although, thanks to Fire Mastery, the limits of LightMastery and Wind Mastery have expanded.’ For the timebeing, he needed to busy himself studying theharmony between fire, light, and wind. Most of all, if he managed tbine darkness and fire into something like a dark me,Kang Shin-hyuk wouldn’t be able to control himself.


    -Not that, member. When you learn Dark Mastery, the strongest would bebininglight anddarkness…


    “Then, especiallyno.”


    [This can’t be…wow…]


    While Kang Shin-hyuk continued to refuse, Kwati wasadmiring the sword he hadmade.


    [It didn’t take that long, but you changed the natureof the explosive gold. That me… no, then Anvil is…]


    She seemed to bedeep in thought. KangShin-hyuk decided to move away from her and concentrate on making moreingots. It was around that timethat Shureturned.


    “I’m back, grandpa! No, you just made a treasure like that?!” Shu appeared right in frontof him without crossing the 50-meter-high wall and waslooking at the sword in Kwati’s hands.


    “It took you so long to make something forme! You made one forher in just a few hours!”


    “There is a huge difference in grade from what Imadeyou.”


    “I know that, but… did you gettheprice?”


    “Kwati asked the volcanic spirit to upgrade thefurnace. I also got thetreasure.”


    “Wow, it has one more of the awesome orbsembedded in it.” Shu examined the new orb stuck in the furnace witha sparkle in her eyes. She didn’t believein the Gaia system, but her ability to measurean artifact’s stats with just her senses seemedto be of ahigh-level.


    “This seems to be the same as taking a part ofthe volcano. This isn’t just her effort. Isn’t it because the volcano likesyou?” Kang Shin-hyuk smiled awkwardly.


    “You should give as much as youcan.”


    “With such a weapon… alright. In fact, I’ve taken everything I could.”He had suspected as much, but it became clearto him that Shu brought Kang Shin-hyuk to this world on behalf of the volcanic spirit,not the Yeomin. If he could contain theunprecedented amount of heat emanating from the volcano, his metallurgy would greatlyimprove in thefuture.


    “The quest hasn’t beenpleted yet, hasit?”


    “Yes. We did save them, but in fact, something like that fire lizardwas too weak to be the boss of this wholething.” So that was why it had been easyfor grandpa to catch it, or so it seemed Shuwas thinking with a dark smile.


    “It’s not that you are weak,but those who target such a world are of animmense scale.So…”


    “I’m still weak, so there’s no need to shieldme like that. What about the otherraces?”


    “I definitely trampled on them. As long as we finish the quest, theywon’t be running wild anymore. Besides, you already killedtheir leaders.” Thanks to that, everyone was in a state of confusion and was unableto attack theYeomin.


    “There won’t be more conflict then.”


    “The fire lizards are having difficulty moving, so we’ll have plenty of time.” Shu’seyes were already shining, and Kang Shin-hyuk knew what she wanted to say.


    “Now, let’s start. That adult y.”


    -That abbreviation makes listeners veryufortable.


    The administrator still grumbled but didn’t try to interfereanyfurther.


    “As I said, it probably won’t help.”


    “No, it’s okay because it’s already helpful.” Shu reached out to him with a brightsmile, and Kang Shin-hyuk took her hand.


    ***


    Two days had passed since then. In the meantime, Kang Shin-hyuk had installed dozens of ballistaeon the walls armed with giant bolts, all made out of explosive gold.Since he was mass-producing them, they weren’t high-grade artifacts, but themoment they were installed on the wall, thatfact changed. Surprisingly, the special abilities of the wall were partially applied tothe ballista, amplifying their durability and attack power.


    [They’re surprisinglymaneuverable.]


    Kwati fired one of the ballistae herself and said so with an expressionlike she wanted to hug him.


    [It’s especially amazing that our attack power is strengthened. Howis thispossible?]


    “It’s because of the wall’s special ability. It looks like itworks because it’s from the same material.”


    [To share specibilities…]


    Perhaps this was also the power of Nephritis. Anyway, it wascertain that this furnace couldchange thisworld.


    “Grandpa, how are you?” Shu was stretching out next to the two.


    “Do you think I’ve grown a little, grandpa?”


    “No, you’re exactly the same.”


    “It’s weird; every time Ie into contact with you, I feel like mysource is growingbigger.”


    Kang Shin-hyuk had busied himself, making the weapons and usedhis spare time tocontact Shu’s source. However, he still couldn’tfully grasp the abilities andlimitations of her race. However,it seemed that Shu felt like she was growing. Everytime they went through it, she looked refreshed afterward.


    [Isn’t it more difficult if the sourcegrows? Because you’re a child.]


    “What?! A child?! Fireball, you’re dead!” Kang Shin-hyuk continued to think as he watchedthe pitiful sight of Kwati being beaten by Shu.


    ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if there was something to take the side effects instead?’


    -What are you talking about,member?


    ‘Oh, it’s just a stupid idea. The wall shares its abilities with low-level artifacts of thesame material. Like that…’ There were two ideas that cameto mind. Either to create a weapon that could be activated in ce of Shu’s ability and receivethe penalties, or an amulet thatcould doit.


    -Either way, a cksmith can’t make it.


    ‘That’s new. I thought it might besince Shu asked me.’ The formerdid seem impossible as he didn’t fully understand the structure of Shu’s abilities. Therewas a clear penalty that affected herbody.


    ‘If so…’ The wall could share its abilities with the ballista made ofthe same material. If so, if he could use part ofShu’s body, then transferring the penalty to it…


    ‘Well, I can’t even imagine that.’ Butperhaps it was worth the challenge. First, Kang Shin-hyuk used his spiritual powerto explore the wall and the ballista intensively. They were made by him, soit wasn’t difficult for him to understandtheir source. As a result, he confirmed the furnace’s effects, but the mechanism for sharingspecial abilities didn’t seem impossible to reproduce.


    -Sure, I see.Likethis…


    “Huh? What?”


    -It’s nothing. So, will you start working right away?


    “No, before that, I need a part of Shu’s body.” It sounded very scary.


    “So, give me yourhair.”


    “Uh… grandpa? You know, Ican stretch my hair out as much as Ican, but every time I do, the time Ispend as a childincreases.”


    [Yes, she’s right,…kuhak!]


    Perhaps these guys were close after all. Kang Shin-hyuk’s eyes narrowed as Shu’s hair grewlong enough to touch the ground. Shu gathered it up, grabbed it,and cut it off with her hand.


    “Is thisenough?”


    “It’s enough to try. Leave it to me.”


    “If it doesn’t work, I will ask you to take responsibility.”


    -The wrongapproach!


    However, he couldn’t start work right away. Around that point, the otherYeomin finally opened their eyes, and he had to turn theminto weapons,too.


    “Choose between bows andspears.”


    [But I got such a nice weapon.]


    “If they want one, they can beat you and be the new boss.” Hecouldn’t afford to custom-make each one. He was already prepared tomass-produce bows and spears, so the Yeomin were forced tochoose one of thetwo.


    [Can we make weapons that utilize the photobase we have?]


    [Right. There may be more enemies other than the lizards.]


    “I’ve already prepared it.” What Kang Shin-hyuk handed out was an arrowmade for the ballista. Itcould be amplifiedwith their energy.


    “I will have plenty ofarrowheads ready. The same goes for spears.”


    [What we wanted wasn’t quitethis…]


    “Anything more than that will require a formal request through the Hero Universe.” The basin’s heightwas growing lower and loweras the mass production was carried out. Kwati andthe other Yeomin were busy carrying out soil from the bottomof the mountain to replenish thebasin.


    “Wow, you can make more?”


    [It needs to be mixed with the existing sond left be for a while. Patience is important.]


    Fire lizards attacked several more times in the meanwhile. KangShin-hyuk deliberately asked Shu to rest so they could watchthe Yeomin deal with them. Though they were somewhat clumsy, they were able torepel them each time.


    Then, finally, the amulet for Shu wapleted.