Chapter 31

Reflecting on yesterday, I decided not to go outside the town today. No, it’s not about being a shut-in; this time, it’s to earn money to buy a bow and arrows.

I have a steady income from Bluepo, but nothing else, so I thought about selling the accessories I have.

Mentally, I’m just hoping they’ll sell. That’s about the extent of it.

The polishing of gems, thanks to the DEX bonus, no longer fails, and I can process them steadily. Because of this, I decided to move on to the next stage, which is the processing of high-quality iron ore.

"I want to test the limits of the portable furnace. And I want to create a one-of-a-kind piece of equipment for myself."

So, I put the high-quality iron ore I prepared through alchemy into the furnace and turned it into ingots. I cast an enchantment on myself and swung the hammer vigorously. The first one was completed. A high DEX increases the success rate of production. It’s easy to see the difference when you compare it. It’s so much easier now that I can even hum a tune while making the iron. And the high-quality iron ingots are being mass-produced.

I’m putting in this much effort, of course, for leveling up. It seems that the path of the strong is the path of the ascetic. For low-rank production, a skill is enough, but for high-rank, it’s better to do it by hand, as the experience points gained are better. And the success rate is also higher.

So, I made a ring for myself. I changed its design and name, and made it black to match my clothes, with a triple interlocking ring. I placed a peridot in the central pedestal.

The material effect of the gem is simply to increase defense. It’s 1 for a tiny gem, 2 for a small one, and 3 for a medium one.

The ring that was completed is far better than any I’ve made before.

**Trion Ring [Equipment]**

**DEF +9**

Since the upper limit of high-quality iron ore is 6, it’s a sufficiently high-level accessory. My sense level has also risen nicely. When I was looking at it, I noticed that the addition level had exceeded 30.

**[Addition] Level 30 or higher required -- Consumption SP 3 [Addition Skill]**

Hmm. It’s a sense I’ve never seen before. My total SP obtained is still less than 20, so this must be a derived sense. The explanation is... an increase in the types of additions and an increase in the types of additions based on the attributes you possess...

The former means that the types will increase from three. If I had an INT enchantment, it would enhance the backline, increasing my value. The latter, however, is not useful for me since I don’t have a magic attribute sense. Plus, the explanation continues.

...Additions to items.

"...Seriously? If I can pre-enhance items, it will make battles easier. Can I do it on things other than equipment?"

Excited, I obtained it and immediately checked the skill list.

A [Rapid Fire Bow - Type 2] has been added to the bow. But I’ll check it later. Now, the addition category... Wow! It has increased all at once. Intelligence, which increases magic attack power, and Mind, which increases magic defense power, have been added. There’s also a [Curse Addition] that can lower an enemy’s stats.

At the bottom, two new types of additions have been added: [Skill Addition] and [Material Addition].

"Skill Addition... It applies the player's skills to items. This is a huge benefit for me! This means I can attach other people's skills to equipment!"

The other one also had a benefit for me.

"Material Addition applies the player's enchantments to items. This means I can apply enchantments to items and sell them!"

I immediately applied Material Addition to a random accessory.

**Ring [Equipment]**

**DEF +5** **Additional Effect: ATK Addition**

I did it. When I tried to apply a second enchantment, it broke. It shattered.

"Oh... Yeah, that makes sense. If I could apply unlimited enchantments to items, I could double or triple them without risk."

I took out accessories I intended to sell and items I don’t use and repeated the experiments.

"Can I also apply Curse Addition? Well, let’s experiment. [Material Addition] -- Cursed Defense"

With a black glow, the ring’s stats changed. The item became (−1) after the name.

"Wow, it’s a cursed item. Thinking about it... [Material Addition] -- Cursed Attack"

It broke again.

This time, I applied Addition, Curse Addition, and Addition in that order.

My Trion Ring. Seriously. This performance is unbelievable.

**Trion Ring [Equipment]**

**DEF +9** **Additional Effects: ATK Addition, SPEED Addition, MIND Curse Addition**

"This means that a magic user can abandon physical attacks and focus on magic attack and defense."

In other words, with the current item materials, the + correction can only be applied once. To apply more, you need to upgrade the material grade or apply a − correction. And only three enchantments can be applied to one item. If the − correction is too strong, the item will turn to scrap.

Furthermore, if the same + and − corrections are applied to each other, they cancel out. This means I can freely change equipment under this rule.

By the way, it’s impossible to apply enchantments to consumable items or food items. They will break or turn into garbage.

I wondered how to use ingots or stones with attack additions. Maybe throwing them increases attack power?

"The possibilities are expanding. For now, this is the extent of the proof. And if it doesn’t break under conditions I don’t know, this is in the category of magic, not production."

Hmm? Come to think of it, isn’t there hardly anyone who has cultivated enchantments to this level? I connected a chat with Magi.

"Magi, are you free now?"

*What’s up, Yun? Are you coming to deliver the potions?*

"Yes, I’m coming. And there are a few things I want to talk about."

*Got it. I’ll be waiting.*

I ran over. I equipped a speed increase enchantment on a random accessory and ran, but the item enchantment and my own enchantment are distinguished. My perceived speed increased significantly. As a result, I almost bumped into people in town a few times, so I slowed down to a brisk walk, but it was still fast enough. And the advantage of item enchantments is that they don’t emit an enchantment glow.

"Magi, hello."

"Hey, you’re here. Shall we deliver the potions?"

"Sure."

As usual, I sold Bluepo and turned it into money. With the DEX bonus, the failure rate of potion making has decreased, so I’m thinking of expanding the fields and adding antidote potions and paralysis potions.

"How’s it going, Yun?"

"Well, it’s going okay. By the way, the bow’s hit correction is related to DEX."

"Oh, you finally got there. As expected of my disciple."

No, we’re not in a master-disciple relationship, and you sound like you already knew about the hit rate.

"Did you know?"

"Who do you think I am? I’m Magi, the production specialist. In the beta, I worked with Claude and Lili to investigate the characteristics of various senses and find the best corrections for combat classes."

"If you knew, why didn’t you tell me?"

I complained, and she laughed. I glared at her, and she quickly apologized with a hand gesture.

"I’m not being mean. Think about it. What’s it like to be taught everything from one to ten? It’s no different from reading a guidebook."

"True, that’s right."

"Besides, I don’t like being carried. I believe in the pride of finding things out for yourself. I give advice and negotiate with those who come to me. I welcome interesting people like you. What I dislike is the masses. If you want to know, go to a guide site or someone who knows. If you want to break the Only One concept, go ahead and break it."

"That’s a pretty harsh statement."

"Well, I think information exchange is also possible. I buy information about front-line items and enemies and provide them with the best weapons and armor."

What a valuable statement from a top-tier production specialist. I have to make my own way.

"Sounds like you’re demanding a lecture fee for this high-minded speech."

"Ahahaha, I’m not that much of a devil. If you’re going to be a fellow production specialist, that’s fine."

"In that case, I’ve grown this much. Here’s a ring as a gift. I finally made it from high-quality iron ore today."

"Wow! You’ve finally gotten that far. I’m currently working with steel. And I’m making silver equipment now."

"There’s still a long way to go. Here, take this. I’ll keep working hard."

I took off the Trion Ring and handed it to her. I still have a long way to go to become a confident production specialist.

"See you. I’ll keep looking for ways to earn money."

"Okay. See you. I’ll take good care of this gift."

As I ran out of the store, Magi rushed out in a panic. But I didn’t notice her.

"Really, what kind of thing did he leave behind? I’ve never seen such an unconventional accessory before."

Magi muttered to herself, unheard by anyone. By the way, I had forgotten that I wanted to talk about something important.