Chapter 132 Blueprints Aplenty (2/2)

The design was quite tricky, depicting four layers in total, not to mention that the shield was supposed to be at least fourteen meters tall for some reason. ”Isn't this more akin to a freaking wall...?” Lino mumbled as he traced over the other parts of the blueprint. What interested him, however, far more than the shield were the arrays he came across by the end. He immediately began studying them in great detail, exclaiming in shock when he realized their complexity.

Arrays that are inscribed on items are generally divided by their complexity - however many lines and layers they had. From Basic, Advanced, Intermediate, Distinguished, Masterwork and Perfect. Those were at least the divisions Lino was aware of. He himself had complete mastery over Basic Arrays, and was nearing complete mastery of Advanced arrays. He only dabbled theoretically into Intermediate stage, though he had no confidence of actually inscribing one onto a weapon.

Looking at the complexity of arrays depicted on the blueprint, Lino estimated that they were actually a whole tier above Intermediate - being at least Distinguished. There were four in total, all entirely focused on defense as far as Lino could decipher them. In reality, he was only able to recognize a few lines among literal thousands of them.

”... studying this will be a nightmare,” Lino sighed, stocking the blueprint away. ”I'll have to ask that old bastard to give me some references when we meet. Otherwise... I might literally die before figuring out anything.”

He then quickly picked up the last blueprint that was on the table and was immediately shocked; it wasn't written in the Oreb Language! It was actually written in a much more modern language - though that 'modern' was really just comparatively speaking, as Easton Language was still at least a few hundred million years old... meaning it was considered a Lost Language and was no longer in use.

However, it was still much better than Oreb Language, as scholars had managed to piece together a few hundred words altogether, making it somewhat easier to understand documents and Artifacts from the Eastonian Kingdoms. However, perhaps the greatest difference was that Easton Language used the same numerical system as the contemporary language - meaning Lino was able to more or less figure out the final stats of the item depicted in the blueprint, which was actually a spear, making him somewhat excited. That excitement, however, waned quickly.

[Cursed ??? ??? Spear - Ancient Legendary Artifact - Blueprint]

Level: 1600

Requirement[1]: Level 1800

Requirement[2]: Strength - 1,000,000

Requirement[3]: Primordial-tier Cultivation Method

Requirement[4]: Dragon's Blessing x4

Requirement[5]: Dragon Guardian, Cursed Child, Warmonger, Sinner of the Seven Seas -- Titles

Damage: Strength & Qi amplification --- 6000x (???)

+200,000 Strength

+20% of Qi added to Strength

+1000% to <Universal Stats>

+1000% to lemental Resistances>

+1000% to <Universal Resistances>

+1% to <Void Displacement Discipline>

+0,001% to <Void ???>

-50,000 to Agility

-30% to Attack Speed

Special Effect: ??? throw ??? ??? 6000% Qi, ??? ???

Special effect: ??? ??? ??? ??? damage ??? 50% ???

Special Effect: Void ??? ??? ??? 500% ??? ??? 20% ??? ???

Special Effect: [SEALED]

Special Effect: [SEALED]

Special Effect: [SEALED]

Note: Spear ??? ??? ??? blacksmith ??? ??? era ??? ??? [Hellbound Emperor] ??? ??? ??? to ???? ???? ???? Devils. ???? ???? ????

Lino felt cold sweat break out in droves from his back; this isn't a spear, this is a weapon of mass fuckin' destruction!! Forget the fact that Lino had no clue what half the stuff meant when it came to bonuses, just the fact the way damage was calculated terrified him. He'd never seen it before, the fact that the weapon had no base damage in and of itself -- it was entirely derived from one's own prowess. It meant that the weapon was as strong as its wielder was; for instance, if someone had just 40 Strength and 40 Qi in the numerical values, damage would total out at 480,000!! It was completely insane!!

Then there were requirements... Lino simply lost any desire to look any further after seeing the first two - Level 1800 and one million Strength. It simply wasn't something that he was able to comprehend; his own strength, reigning supreme at over 4000 could be considered a heaven-defiant anomaly considering his Level, yet he was nothing in comparison.

However, Lino quickly gleamed that this wasn't just another spear, even back then; it was clear that it was pretty much forged for just one person - the Hellbound Emperor, though it was Lino's first time hearing of such figure. He could only imagine the terror of battles fought on that scale. Just a single swipe of this Spear was enough to probably decimate at least 2/3 of the entire Western Continent, if not to raze it entirely. Simply put - this weapon didn't belong to this world.

Then there were also the strange, Void amplifications; what intrigued Lino the most was the seemingly abysmal increase of 0,001% to <Void ????>. However, his gut feeling was telling him that this option alone was more important than everything else on the list combined. He'd long since come to realize that anything having to do with the concept of Void was by no means weak; just looking at his own Void World he gained from the Primal Spirit, he knew Void was anything but just 'extra pocket of space to store the stuff into'. The mystery behind it ran much deeper, however, Lino as he was now was ill-equipped to even begin understanding it.

He simply stored the blueprint into the void world and sighed. Thinking back to those items he'd seen in the compendium of items, Lino realized that there were some stark differences; this Spear was focused entirely on simple concept of destroying whatever lay in its path. It had little to no utility outside of fighting. Most experienced blacksmiths would even agree that it was quite crude and simplistic when compared to some more complex and nuanced designs, especially the Ancient Hammers which could increase the crafting speed by threefold. Perhaps that was also the reason why items like these weren't added into the compendium; after all, given enough time and proper resources, mostly every good blacksmith can create a destructive item meant only for killing.

Still, Lino felt this spear wasn't as simple as it appeared on the surface. Pure destruction was one thing, but pure destruction that could not be withstood? That was a concept well beyond the notion of simply being a 'good weapon' or an item suited for a compendium of crafted items. He sighed lowly and leaned back onto the chair, feeling a sudden itch to craft something himself. After all, it's been almost ten years since he last crafted an item. In his heart, soul and mind, being a blacksmith was always his first and foremost goal and dream. Everything else - including the whole Writ business - came second. Soon... I'll also have to replenish pretty much everything. I've got no decent weapon or armor to speak of... even my only Soul Creation was destroyed... haii... that hurt more than being unable to train for ten years...