Chapter 129

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Translated by Jinmu

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The Dwarf Village’s underground workshop.

Inside, skill inheritance was in full swing.

“Do not disrupt your concentration. Listen to the sound of the fire first.”

“I… know.”

Kim Jae-ha focused on the flame before his eyes with his forehead heavily creased.

Han-bit and Isis, who had arrived early, were watching that scene for several minutes.

– Is he really learning?

– Skill Inheritance = Staring contest with fire

– Absurdity ㄷㄷ

– Jae-ha-hem…….

The viewers threw doubts at this situation.

Because it was a different picture from the expected skill inheritance.

However, just looking at his expression, one could tell Goric was serious.

“Maintain that state until I return.”

Raising his body, Goric moved his steps outside the workshop.

Han-bit and Isis also followed behind him.

“Let us talk here. We cannot distract that fellow.”

Coming up to the surface, Goric let out a short breath and spoke.

Although he is teaching strictly, it is also the first disciple he ever took in.

He had no choice but to feel concerned about this and that.

“So, who is that woman?”

Goric’s gaze headed to Isis.

She had been glaring at the sword at Han-bit’s waist since earlier.

“A Holy State scientist I kidnapped from the forest. To put it simply, she is the main culprit of the monster wave.”

“The main culprit you say?”

The moment, anger surfaced in Goric’s eyes.

Thinking about the pack of monsters that attacked the Dwarf Village, it was strings of natural reaction.

Han-bit took out a note from his inventory and handed it to him.

“Please look at this first. It’s Camon’s note.”

“…Camon?”

At the nostalgic name, Goric opened his eyes wide.

Hastily receiving the note, he immediately examined its contents.

Salion’s trace contained in the Nostun’s Ring.

It was a note discovered along with the scroll intended to forcibly activate that power.

Goric, who focused and checked the contents, slowly took his eyes off.

“What exactly happened?”

“I will tell you one by one.”

Han-bit conveyed the events that occurred in Edlen to him.

Listening to the story while looking at the note, Goric made a slightly distant expression.

“…I did hear the rumors floating around the city. They said you saved Edlen. I thought ‘no way’, but it was fulfilling Camon’s wish.”

He recalled the thread of hope his close friend harbored.

At the time, he devised a method to use the ring along with consolation, but honestly thought there was no possibility.

To think his wish would come true after his death.

He almost felt he could see the smile of his close friend who had never once smiled.

“Why didn’t you mention this in advance? If I knew, I absolutely wouldn’t have been hostile to you.”

“I do not intend to use Camon’s will. Thanks to him, I was also able to save my people.”

“…I see.”

– Is this for real?

– Ordinary mouth-fūton jutsu.

– He knows all the story, so it’s acting. Lol

– No, Black Dragon was sincere.

– He really worked like a dog indeed.

– Isn’t it just for the story reward?

– Did you guys not see when he killed Vares?

Whether the viewers’ thoughts diverged or not, Han-bit is always sincere.

Inducing situations this way and that is because he cannot treat this world lightly either.

He just desperately wants to create the best outcome somehow.

“What I want to say is I am also a person who is hostile to believers. But what is most necessary right now is mobilizing all means to block the wave. There’s nothing better than the information and knowledge the enemy has. Especially since this side will completely turn to our side.”

“…Is that that woman.”

“Yes. Since it’s a story quite divorced from common sense, I will tell you this as well.”

Han-bit continued to convey the events starting from Jin-uk’s disappearance.

He had to understand this situation so that Goric’s strength could be used in a clear direction.

“So that’s how it turned out.”

He closed his eyes for a moment then opened them.

The human woman before his eyes who seemed to deviate from the category of a normal person.

Like Black Dragon’s words, to call her a fanatic of the Holy State, it was completely different from the atmosphere heard through rumors.

“The forest from south to north you say…….”

Organizing the information, he focused on the locations of the monsters.

If they stormed in from such a wide range, it would be difficult to cope with ordinary methods.

“The number of monsters will reach thousands. Therefore, how about we use the city walls?”

“…Use the city walls you say?”

The two people’s gazes headed to the glass city walls simultaneously.

The appearance of it crumbling here and there in the aftermath of the wave.

The repairs were scheduled to proceed quickly starting from tonight.

“Probably exactly as the wave starts, the city walls will collapse. Because the Crash Bird flocks will launch preemptive strikes. Isis, right?”

“That would be the case right? The number of those children is also a number, but because they are in an enhanced state their impact force is enormous too.”

She who was observing the sword sheath nodded her head and answered.

The corpses of the Crash Birds seen in the first meeting with Jin-uk.

However, the guys who will come for the third wave were on a different level from that.

“With city walls like that, it’s something that would happen anytime anyway, but if it collapses, doesn’t it render the repairs meaningless?”

Goric added words saying the manpower to repair it is a waste.

Because that much time could be poured into bracing for the wave.

“No, we will use that as a weapon. Since it will break anyway, we’ll turn it into something like a giant bomb.”

“…A bomb?”

– ?

– Explode the city walls?

– The scale is sick. Lol

– Feels like it won’t just be monsters dying;

Han-bit’s remark brought about everyone’s doubtful reactions.

Except for one person, Isis, that is.

“The glass city walls as a bomb? That sounds fun! Exactly what method are you going to use it? Do you have an apparatus in mind?”

She, whose interest was piqued at once, poured out a barrage of questions.

Han-bit, looking at the city walls, spoke.

“It would feel like glass shards being ejected outwards. Of course, that alone won’t be able to kill enhanced monsters though.”

“An accurate judgment! The children appearing in the last wave are in a state where their hide and exoskeleton have become thicker than ordinary individuals. Meaning ordinary glass won’t even scratch them!”

Isis was excitedly bragging about the monsters, but the solution was already in Han-bit’s head.

He turned his gaze to Goric.

“Your Highness, when repairing the city walls, could you touch the internal structure a bit?”

“Hmm, are you trying to hide a bomb inside?”

“That’s right. To be exact, it’s a feeling like this…….”

Han-bit started drawing a blueprint-like picture on the dirt ground with a fallen branch.

Goric, an expert, immediately understood and nodded his head.

“Hiding a bomb in the debris of the city walls collapsed by the Crash Birds, and luring the monsters there. Is it certain that the guys will rush towards the magic stones?”

“Monsters rampaging from enhancers charge towards highly dense mana. No matter how much they stabilize, that tendency doesn’t disappear.”

“…That is a bit frustrating, but it’s not wrong. Because you can’t completely kill instincts anyhow.”

Isis expressed regret, calling it an unresolved problem.

And then tapping the picture drawn on the ground, continued her words.

“Still, problems remain. It’ll probably be hard to deal meaningful damage to the children with an ordinary explosion? How do you plan to solve this?”

“I’ll use the Ice Spider’s legs. I’ve got quite a lot of them.”

Han-bit took out the translucent materials he received from Avant-garde from his inventory.

Goric looking at it closely asked as if doubtful.

“How do you use this?”

“I’ll leave that to Your Highness.”

“……?”

– ?

– ‘Do this’

– The suffering of an engineer.

– Please bring a draft that makes sense.

Although Goric made an absurd expression, he couldn’t just give the answer.

Because through the process of finding this method, the awkward atmosphere between Goric and the Dwarves significantly reduced.

“But can I take a look at this for a bit? I’m curious.”

At that time, Isis asked, looking at the scale held in Han-bit’s hand.

It was the same for Goric who showed interest.

“Is it the reverse scale you obtained from the Snow Drake.”

“Yes. I’m thinking of using this for the weapon, how do you think?”

“…Hmm, let me check for a moment. Give me the sword as well.”

Goric spoke, looking at the dark blue scale and the sword.

Han-bit, handing over the scale first, drew the sword from his waist and handed it to him.

“…….”

Time passed quietly for a moment along with silence.

He took his eyes off and stroked his chin as he spoke.

“It is a quite well-made sword.”

A calmly spat out impression, but that is high praise.

For Goric to judge it as a well-made sword carried that level of meaning.

“However, it’s difficult to use this scale. It won’t be able to melt into the current sword. It’s better if I supplement the sword in another direction instead.”

He showed a negative opinion on using the reverse scale.

Since it was an expected result for Han-bit as well, he tried to nod his head.

But then.

“Uh? If that’s the case, want to try using this?”

Suddenly, Isis who was watching the conversation took out a small bottle containing yellow liquid from her pocket.

Seeing that Han-bit opened his eyes wide.

[Never-stagnant Spring Water]

Rank: 6

Grade: Unique

Description: A spring water rarely discovered deep underground. It mitigates the damage of all negative effects.

(However, the effect is reduced for powers exceeding the limits of the spring water.)

A special spring water possessing astonishing effects.

Opening his eyes wide, Han-bit asked her.

“Why do you have this?”

“I asked them to bring it after seeing the second wave. Did you see that believer earlier?”

“Ah.”

The male believer discovered together with Isis in the nest.

Befitting the role of handling black market affairs, he was dealing with various goods.

But to think he would secure this spring water.

The change created by Glacier’s trace was almost to the point of being absurd.

“But where are you trying to use this?”

“Of course to investigate that chill! Because it felt like I’d die if I just jumped straight in.”

– Consistency GOAT

– Transparent, so transparent.

– Since I’ll seem to die, I’ll prepare and then jump into the jaws of death.

– Her mindset is just different from the start.

The curiosity button that was pressed seeing Glacier’s chill.

With Isis’s personality, it wouldn’t be strange if she charged in together with the real monster.

‘It’s a bottle made by Astell.’

The same glass bottle discovered in Volibo’s underground warehouse.

An object of the Holy State’s artisan Astell, capable of keeping any item in a perfect state.

Receiving the small bottle, Han-bit asked Goric.

“Your Highness, if you use this together, would it be possible?”

“It is sufficient. I didn’t think this spring water would come out.”

His voice carried conviction.

If the spring water is used on the weapon, it is possible to mitigate the burden of smelting caused by the scale.

An opportunity for the sword’s growth gained like an unexpected gift.

Even more, if it’s done by Goric’s hands, a fairly high effect can be seen.

Han-bit smiling inwardly handed the bottle to him.

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”