380 – Hammer, Anvil, and Enhancement Stone 5

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Setting apart Han Se-ah’s careless boasting about mastering the brand new system, selecting which gear to reinforce was easy.

The melee weapon enhancement stone went to Katie’s beloved sword, the ranged weapon stone to Grace’s bow, and the armor stone to Han Se-ah’s gown. Although “armor” enhancement stone wasn’t fairly correct – “defensive gear” enhancement stone would’ve been extra exact.

The reasoning was easy. The gear that appeared with my physique within the illustration was superior munchkin-type gear in comparison with Magic Tower gear, so I excluded it from enhancement.

As a mage, Han Se-ah’s energy elevated when she poured in mana, so enhancing the bow made sense. And for defensive gear, Han Se-ah acquired dibs since her defend magic was much less potent than Irene’s protecting holy magic.

I might endure with my physique, and Katie and Grace had been agile sufficient to dodge most assaults. Irene might additionally deploy near-automatic protecting holy magic together with her unimaginable reflexes. Han Se-ah appeared fairly fast at casting shields too, however strictly talking, her energy lay in exact management fairly than response pace.

“Hmm, if I place this close to the gear like so…”

“It seems to be like drawing a magic circle. Place it within the precise place and mana flows out to reinforce the gear, proper?”

“The sunshine is… fairly…”

I believed it may be higher to reinforce Katie’s armor as an alternative of Han Se-ah’s gown, since Han Se-ah and Irene had been unlikely to be separated. However Katie herself did not appear to love the concept. It wasn’t that she was reluctant to reinforce two gadgets, however extra like a type of confidence that she would not must rely crudely on armor.

In consequence, the heavy enhancement stones from the sack started to glitter and superbly tint the sword, bow, and gown.

Presumably they had been arranging the gear and inserting the enhancement stones based on the system window’s help. I puzzled in the event that they’d heard from the stone dwarves the way to improve like this.

Was she planning to develop into the century’s genius mage who insulted even goddesses by figuring it out simply by studying mana stream, with out even listening to an evidence?

At this level, I used to be contemplating whether or not I ought to escape the salty feedback, when the enhancement of the gear was accomplished with a flash of sunshine.

“Hmm, it would not look any totally different on the surface.”

“That is as a result of the mana has simply seeped in. And judging by how the stone dwarves tackle commissions for particular enhancement stones, we are able to in all probability improve a number of occasions.”

Whereas Han Se-ah picked up Grace’s bow handy it to her, Katie swiftly grabbed her beloved sword from the bottom and examined the blade from numerous angles.

The marginally longer-than-usual one-handed sword boasted a pointy blade gleaming below the sunshine, however there was no noticeable peculiarity. Properly, it might’ve been unusual if a mere +1 basic enhancement made an infinite distinction.

Nonetheless, there should’ve been one thing tangible when truly wielding it. Katie rotated her wrist as soon as and swung the sword via the air a number of occasions, a happy smile spreading throughout her face.

“How does it really feel?”

“It feels prefer it holds mana a bit extra easily. And there is extra… unity. It isn’t an enormous distinction, however I feel I might positively discover it in a chronic combat.”

“Is that so? I have not shot mine but, so I am unsure. Ought to we go to a cliff and do some goal apply?”

“There is a centaur unit close by… they’re galloping off someplace. Most likely heading in direction of different adventurers.”

“Then let’s go elsewhere. In the event that they’ve made it this deep into the 52nd flooring, they will in all probability deal with it themselves.”

Nonetheless, as if unwilling to disclose the plains’s gimmick so simply, nothing uncommon appeared. As anticipated, the most typical sight was the swift-footed centaurs, with the occasional goblin infantry blocking the trail.

Not even a frenzied ogre, which we might at the least change for a uncommon enhancement stone or magic instrument, confirmed up. It was a peaceful, if not boring, scenario, so it was solely pure for viewers’ imaginations to run wild.

And naturally, such trains of thought had been additionally rising amongst our occasion.

“What’s hidden on this plains, I ponder?”

“Who is aware of… Possibly there’s some type of hidden spoil, just like the hidden areas within the caves?”

“Or bear in mind the total moon wolf? There may be one other house, like a nighttime plains as an alternative of a daytime one.”

Since our purpose wasn’t earning money however getting into the 53rd flooring and searching uncommon frenzied ogres, we had been making an attempt to keep away from fights with goblin infantry that had been each troublesome and unrewarding.

In consequence, we spent extra time strolling and resting at protected zones scattered all through the plains than preventing. After all, Katie appeared to really feel a little bit of remorse at not having the ability to freely swing her enhanced sword due to this… however she regarded glad when chatting, so I guessed it was fantastic.

The 51st flooring plains, the Empire’s adventurers and mercenaries, the temple and royal knights, ogres utilizing frenzy, mages and stone dwarves’ analysis – a storm of chatter that made me perceive why they are saying when three girls collect, they break dishes.

If there was any saving grace, it was that not one of the three acquired excited sufficient to lift their voices or communicate sooner. From Irene’s mild voice, to Grace’s clear pronunciation that made her sound like a radio host, to Katie’s energetic but pleasantly chattering voice.

-Have a look at her filling the stream together with her companions with out saying a phrase. Attempting to coast via each the sport and the stream, huh?

-However all of them have good voices, so even when I do not watch the stream, I find yourself listening to the chatter

-For actual, it is excellent to simply have on within the background. Appears like listening to the radio

-Se-ah, Se-ah, have you considered doing one thing like ASMR with the women’ voices? You have earned quite a lot of factors,

-Is that this the half the place we’re purported to be stunned and ask “What concerning the voices…?”

“Hey now, coasting via? Name me a real chief who listens nicely to his companions’ opinions. Apart from, is not it extra helpful to listen to from present fantasy residents than my nonsense?”

The three continued their chatter on all types of subjects, Han Se-ah filmed them whereas speaking with viewers, and I pretended to pay attention quietly whereas net browsing.

Nonetheless, as if reminding us that we had been contained in the Tower, a loud roar echoed from distant.

Graaah, grooooaaaaar—!!!

Naturally, solely an ogre might make such a thunderous sound on this plains. The occasion, immediately battle-ready on the ear-splitting roar, glared in direction of the supply of the commotion and picked up their tempo.

“Judging by the howl, it is in all probability going through different adventurers, proper?”

“Nonetheless, we should always test it out simply in case.”

To attempt to snatch a kill below the pretext of serving to adventurers who may be at risk.