Chapter 65 The Tower (6) (1/2)
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.”
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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.
* * *
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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
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‘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.
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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.
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*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.
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‘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.
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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.
‘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.’
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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.