It was a dream, but it seemed like we fought very hard.
It was a reenactment of the past.
YuWon wielded and swung Hephaestusâ hammer-grained sword.
Until the sword breaks and becomes powder.
And at one point, YuWon came to his senses.
Wheeeeeeeee-ee.
The wind came in through the slightly open window.
Looking out the window, it was just dawn.
Is it still dawn?
I opened my eyes earlier than I thought.
I donât need to sleep more, but since I just got out of the dungeon, I was going to sleep well today.
This didnât make me want to sleep more.
Climbing.
When I poured water into the glass, I came to my senses.
The dream came to mind clearly.
âItâs dirty.â
Killed a lot, but thatâs how many died.
Asura, who fought in the lead by splitting the purple waves, ended up eating the rest of her hair in the Outersâ mouths.
The thought of it again turned my stomach.
Like this.
I put the cup back down.
To soothe the frustration, I reflected a magical spell inside.
âThe future can be changed.â
To that end, he has come to the past.
There hasnât been much change so far.
Youâre the only one whoâs changed.
So far, the changes in the tower that YuWon brought to us were as small as a speck.
âNow, here we go.â
* * *
âGet out of here, man!â
Whoosh whoosh.
Oh, my God!
Suddenly a hammer flew in. It wasnât his head, but his chest, so he didnât mean to kill it.
YuWon didnât avoid the hammer. I had quite a pain in my chest.
Hephaestus was surprised that he didnât expect it to be true.
âAre you feeling better?â
âWhat have you been up to?â
âIâve been a long way.â
âYou havenât even taken the test, what are you doingâŠâŠ.â
I murmured and murmured, but I heard everything.
Knowing that YuWon didnât take the test, he probably found YuWonâs whereabouts.
âIâm sorry.â
âTsk. Are you okay where you got hit?â
âIt hurts a little bit.â
âWhy didnât you avoid me?â
âDonât you need to be beaten so that you can feel better? Itâs better if youâre sorry.â
ââŠâŠLucky boy.â
Hephaestus scratched his head with annoyance.
He didnât throw the hammer unless he was quite angry. YuWon had seen him angry a few times, and the quick way to relieve his anger was to hit him with a hammer thrown like that.
Itâs not like youâre going to die anyway, itâs just a throw for venting.
It may hurt a little bit after being hit, but it was much better than taking Hephaestusâ anger more.
âSo, what have you been up to? Letâs hear a story.â
âI went around a dungeon.â
âSo far? So far?â
âYes.â
âI donât think youâre embarrassed by a dungeon at your level.âŠ.â
âIt was a little difficult.â
âItâs hard?â
âIt wasnât an ordinary dungeon.â
Hephaistos tilted his head as if he didnât understand yet.
He was one of the best people to know YuWonâs skills.
He already had the ability to fight Chris from the ground floor, and his item, Quine, was also born from Hephaestusâs hand.
21st floor.
Down there, thereâs a dungeon thatâs hard for YuWon to attack.
âYou must have been to a strange place again.â
Hephaestus picked up the hammer that fell on the floor again.
The question did not continue further.
It was a dungeon that ended its attack anyway, and dungeon was not the interest of Hephaestus, a blacksmith.
âHowâs your work going?â
âYeah.â
âThatâs a relief.â
âI tried to break it down a few times, so I held it in.â
YuWon followed Hephaestos to the warehouse.
Still, his warehouse was dazzling.
The best blacksmith in the tower, Hephaestus.
If you go outside even one thing, it will be a big fuss. Hephaistos sold them one by one when living expenses fell or he couldnât afford to buy materials.
âWhere did I put itâŠâŠ Oh, here it is.â
Hephaestus, who had been searching between the items he had accumulated for a long time, picked up a necklace again this time.
âHere you go. Check it out.
YuWon took his neck and opened it.
Inside the necklace was a jewel shining brilliantly in blue.
It felt as if the sea had been compressed into this tiny jewel.
[Jin: Haesin Stone]
# A solidified piece of water born in the beginning. It is made up of mana of water.
# Classification: Material items
# I can rule all the seas.
# Manaâs water properties conversion
# Summon the Sea (Restricted)
# 50% increase in resistance to water properties mana
# Water properties Manaâs amplification rate increased by 30%
# 30% reduction in mana consumption of water properties
The overall framework of the item was not much different from the blackstone.
The difference was that the properties of the item itself were different, and the effect of ârule the sea.â
I rule the sea.⊠I donât know exactly what this is like.â
It felt different from the 20th floor test when they used Leviathan and other monsters in the sea.
Unlike living monsters, the âseaâ felt more extensive.
It rules the sea.
I thought I had no choice but to check this effect by using it myself.
âFor the time being, stick it in quine and use it. Itâll be much better than just using it as it is.â
âIs that possible?â
âThereâs nothing difficult about digging a small groove. You just have to fix it for a second. Give me that. Itâll be over in half a day.â
YuWon took off his quine and handed it to Hephaistos.
Hephaestus immediately took out his work knife and began to work on it in detail. As it was built on the basis of Adamantium, it was not easy to give Quine a new variation, no matter how small the groove was.
YuWon waited for the work to finish.
The night has grown old.
A groove was carved into the quine, and Hephaestus embedded a sea stone in it.
âItâs easy to carry around, itâs not done properly. If you want to use both, youâll need to create another similar item.â
Sneak-.
YuWon put the quine back on his hands.
It was just a small groove, but it felt strangely different. The gloves seemed to have turned a little colder.
YuWon looked around at Quine and asked.
âOr is there a way to strengthen the quine itself?â
âStrengthen the item?â
âYes, Iâd like to add other ingredients, or use Mana.â
Hephaestus was in agony for a while.
Reinforcement of finished items.
It was a way that didnât exist at this point.
But YuWon knew.
In the future, Hephaestos learned not only how to make items but also how to strengthen them and shook the tower.
Apparently Hephaestus was the one who could do that.
Sure enough.
âStrengthen, strengthenâŠââŠ.â
Hephaestus murmured the same thing as if he had gotten a clue.
YuWon waited for his thoughts to finish.
If he had mastered reinforcement techniques early, it would not be impossible to use both black and white stones as an item.
âSometimes you have something to write about.â
âSometimes?â
âThen what else can I use it for?â
Hephaestus turned and swung his hand.
âThe moneyâs fine, but I paid for the meal today.â
Hephaestos sat down in the workshop immediately.
You probably have a lot on your mind.
It may be just a passing story to someone, but it wonât be to Hephaestus.
Half a dayâs work, but Hephaestus picked up his hammer and started tapping on the items he had made.
âYouâd better leave it alone.â
YuWon left Hephaistâs workshop saying goodbye.
I got a seat for this.
The exam on the 21st floor is only a few days away.
About three and a half months.
Stopped on the 21st floor for quite a while.
âWeâll have to go back up.â
* * *
The day has dawned.
In Hephaistâs workshop, several knives, spears, and armor were scattered on the floor.
All of them were broken to the point where they could not function properly, such as breaking or bending halfway.
âEnhancedâŠâŠ.â
Hephaestus was lost in thought with a mange in his hand.
I tried a few experiments, but failed again.
Iâve tried many methods, such as increasing the intensity of mana or overlapping new items on items.
âItâs hard.â
I canât hold it as if I canât get hold of it.
But YuWonâs words still echoed in my head.
It was a life of hammering and continuing to create new items.
Still loved it and enjoyed it, but there was no one who couldnât get enough of the repetition every day.
The same is true of Hephaestus.
However, the field of 'strengtheningâ was one that Hephaestus still did not know.
âThereâs nothing a reinforcementist or human being canât do. However, it is only temporary and cannot permanently change the performance of the equipment.â
Hephaestus has wrinkles between his eyes.
Reinforcement. Reinforcement.âŠ.â
Persimmon as a blacksmith was speaking.
Itâs not impossible at all.
So we have to find a way.
Hephaestus felt burning as a blacksmith after a long time.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!
On the stairs leading to the ground.
Someone knocked on the door of the workshop.
âWhatâs he doing this morning?â
Hephaestusâ expression, whose concentration was broken, crumpled.
Looking nervously at the door, he tried again with a hammer and knocking on a normal knife.
At that time, the door rang.
Boom, boom, boom-!
âYou little bastard!â
Hephaestus rose irritably from his seat.
The sound of the door keeps distracting me.
He picked up the hammer as if he would be beaten with a hammer.
by the way
Whoosh!)
ââŠâŠwhat is it?â
This wasnât a knock on the door.
It was the sound of breaking.
âIs it Olympus?â
It was strange.
It has been less than a year since the Administrator on the first floor issued a warning. I thought I could not move around on the first floor for the next few years or decades.
No matter how you get yourself, if you pretend to be the Administrator, youâll lose more than you lose more.
âMy father couldnât have done that kind of calculation. So are they the ones down there?â
Squeezing.
The hand holding the hammer added strength.
Raised Mana, ready for battle.
Zoebuck, Zoebuck-.
Someone comes down the stairs.
The sound of footsteps was one.
Then itâs worth a try.
The sound of walking is getting closer.
Starting with the long bridge, the uninvited guest stands out.
âHey, mister.â
A young voice like a boy.
Long arms and legs and white hair.
âIf you swing it, youâll die. Why donât you put it down?â
âYouâŠâŠ.â
The uninvited guest who broke the door was well known by Hephaestus.
A long time ago.
The one who came to him and asked him to make a long stick.
âWhat are you doing here, monkey?â
âHuh?â
The uninvited guest who broke through the door opened his eyes wide.
A being who dares to refer to himself as heaven.
the Great Wall of Heaven
He looked at Hephaestus and asked in surprise.
âWas this your house?â
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