Chapter 27 Part5 (1/2)
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Lee s.h.i.+n Woo mashed grapes with its skin and seeds, and placed the gruesome looking contents safely into an oak barrel and then placed the stopper into it. After that, he sighed, and declared that their work was done. That was their last oak barrel just now.
”We don't need to worry about these for about two days. Bring all of them to the fermenting room.”
[I understand.]
The hundreds of golems moved the oak barrels to the fermenting room one by one. Due to the magical equipment set up by the wine makers, the temperature was thoroughly regulated 24 hours every day, all year around; thus, it was one of the two facilities that served as the core of the winery. The other was obviously the ripening room, which was used after the fermentation process was complete.
”The other processes are helpful, but... if I master how to ripen and bottle the wine, I can just keep a few golems here to make sure everything goes smoothly.”
”That'd be a real wine factory...”
At the very least, the golems possessed a good grasp on how to copy a human's movements. Moreover, they were strong and possessed infinite stamina, so only a few golems had been needed to manage this huge winery.
Moreover, so long as he had the Dryads' aid, he had an infinite supply of grapes, and he could keep the winery's equipment semi-permanently active!
”Let's say that we can sell that wine at a good price... What are you going to do with that money? Are you going to buy the secret shop?”
”Mm, you bring up a good point.”
To be honest, there wasn't really much for Lee s.h.i.+n Woo to buy in the secret shop. Skill books were so popular that whenever they came in they were immediately sold, and he didn't need food from the very beginning. Bones... they might work on the Pauls, but Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and Jin had grown too much to develop further through the secret shop's bones.
Then equipment? Unfortunately, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had already absorbed a variety of level 2, 3, and even level 4 equipment.
Of course, when he absorbs a new and unique piece of equipment, he does gain some stats, but the more those types or characteristics overlap, the less he gains from them, so even they were limited.
What about finding a way to use Perium independently? Unfortunately, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's abilities were still lacking for him to do so. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had already made up his mind from the start.
”I'm planning on buying materials for golem cores. Since I want to start that properly first.”
”...”
”...”
”It'd probably be a good idea to buy other materials that make up a golem's body. Though it would be best if the Pauls find a mine.”
”A wine factory and a golem factory...”
It was the collaboration of the century. If he were to successfully create wine and sell it, and obtain golem cores and create golems... what would be the result? Even the very thought of it was scary, so he decided not to think about it.
”Kratia, let's begin in earnest.”
”Hoo, I've been waiting for you to say that.”
Because he was fermenting the grapes, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo used the remaining time to study golems with Kratia. They read all of the books that they took from the secret facility, and remodeling the techniques that were out of their reach was their first priority.
Next, Lee s.h.i.+n more thoroughly a.n.a.lyzed his transformed Bone Core, and would adjust it to design golems. He decided to form a broad plan that could respond regardless of what material was used for the golems.
”In the end, you're going to make them with all bones, right? The materials have the same core properties, so it shouldn't be very hard.”
”Let's a.s.sume I turn them all into bone. It feels like we won't need this part...”
”But I feel like this joint region should be reinforced.”
”How about making specialized armaments that are split into various patterns, depending on the characteristics of the transformed bone?”
”Ah, that sounds good. Cool.”
”...”
Jin felt alienated as their uninterruptible conversation progressed; he saw Kratia's face, who was excitedly chatting with Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, and he felt a feeling that was difficult to describe.
”But if you do that, then the movement formula over here is... Jin?”
”I'm going to go for a walk.”
Jin remained still, and thought he might end up venting his anger on Lee s.h.i.+n Woo again, even though he was innocent, and went outside. Contrary to the inside of the dungeon, which overflowed with life energy, the outside was still filled with a bleak and heavy air.
”Hoooooo.”
The curse that permeated the Empire. Though the mana and essence Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had gained was similar to it, it had manifested in a completely different form, and Jin absorbed it. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had taught him the know-how, so if he wanted, he could absorb the curse four to five times faster than before.
The curse's mana rushed towards his body, and during the duration of the absorption, he felt refreshed. Because of that, he could get a hold of himself.
”...Seriously, what the h.e.l.l am I doing?”
He remembered how much he'd overreacted when he saw his partner interact with someone else and sighed.
No matter how preposterous Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's actions or words were, he was only focused on becoming stronger. That was the whole point of making wine as well as creating golems.
And he didn't really think about his relations with the Dryads, Kratia, or the shopkeeper, Pleine. That's because he was nothing more than a bony skeleton.
'Thinking about it doesn't help me at all. I have to work harder.'
He'd pledged several times that he wouldn't slow Lee s.h.i.+n Woo down, yet whenever he seemed to catch up, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo would already be a step ahead, which made his efforts seem laughable. However, he couldn't allow that to happen anymore. They'd already taken down one of the 12 generals. All he'd done to contribute in that battle was allow Kratia and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo to ride on his back and run.
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo told him that that was plenty, but Jin couldn't accept that. If he was just going to run fast, then he wouldn't be any different from his past life. He wanted to be a bit more helpful to his partner.
[If you've decided to give it everything you've got to keep up with him, then this ability will surely s.h.i.+ne brighter. Mm, I'll make it an ability for you alone.]
Then, Jin remembered what G.o.d had told him. When Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had acquired a new element from G.o.d, Jin obviously gained a new ability from her as well.
He'd wanted a powerful ability that would be effective against the powerful opponents Lee s.h.i.+n Woo faced, and G.o.d refined his skill. That was Jin's first high rank skill.
'Good. Let's surprise him.'
He grinded his teeth, and began to run. Because Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was busy with his manufacturing, Jin decided to use his free time to practice this skill so that he could use it freely in battle.
[High Rank Magic Breath Lv1]