Overgeared

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

I melted iron ore and jaffa together, mixing them in the right proportions. Then, I poured the molten iron into the mold. Then, after 40 minutes, I pounded it into the shape of a wire. I poured a bucket of water on the wire.

Chiiiik!

A loud sound was heard as the scorching wire cooled rapidly. Quenching. This process increased the hardness and strength of the metal.

Smith seemed disappointed for the first time.

“You even know about quenching?”

“Yes. I have studied various production methods. I am a person who is always prepared.”

“Uhh, I don’t know what you studied, but is this the limit of self-study? Why are you using quenching when making the arrowhead? I’m not sure if you know, but if you quench the metal, it becomes harder and less durable. The moment the arrow strikes the enemy, instead of piercing the enemy, the arrowhead might break in the enemy’s armor.”

That was right, but I had a special plan.

“I’ll also use tempering.”

Tempering involved reheating the quenched metal and then gradually lowering it in order to decrease the metal’s brittleness. It was adding a flourish to the production method, which could strengthen the metal in the end.

However, it would take a lot of time to do all of this. It was labor that I didn’t like!

Smith frowned as he felt the same way.

“Do you intend to make the arrows all night? I don’t know why you would spend so much time making the arrows. Those who buy arrows consider them as a one-off consumable, so why are you so devoted to making the consumable item?”

Why? The reason for increasing the amount of labor was simple. I replied while reheating the quenched wire and hammering at it,

“If I make it a bit better, I can sell it for a more expensive price.”

“……”

Smith understood once he heard my words and no longer interfered. I made the arrowheads by repeatedly quenching, forging, and tempering. How much time passed by? I was tired and sore, but the heat from the smithy was even more painful. My awkward hammering skills steadily improved over time.

[Your persistence has risen.]

[Your dexterity has risen.]

My growing stats really made everything feel worthwhile. I was willing to do anything to raise my stats.

“…This.”

Dammit! It was labor in the game! But it was also fun!

“I will become addicted to labor one day!”

Would a day come when I enjoyed labor in reality as well? It was a big deal. I might end up with osteoporosis in my later years of life.

Ttang! Ttang!

still immersed myself in the actions. The wire was slowly converted into an arrowhead as my hammering and my skills became

“Hoo. Hoo.”

short breaths. My arms were numb and my skin was hot, but I endured

Concentration, stamina, and

This was similar to the vigor I felt whenever

“Ohhhhhh!”

and metals, producing the arrowheads. The effect of my increased concentration was noticeable in

Sweating in front of the fire

Rather, it is

no matter what I did. I had to work my guts off just to fall behind. But now I had talent. It was a

Ttang! Ttang!

harmony with the hammer! It was a moment when I

increased the effectiveness of

[Legendary Blacksmith’s Breath]

Lv. 1

you are concentrating on making an item, the

stats of a production item will increase by

a rare chance of giving

100 arrows

[Special Jaffa Arrow]

Rating: Epic

Attack Power: 35~42

by a craftsman with great skill

effect of combining jaffa with steel, it has extremely high

certain chance of ignoring

Weight: 0.1

epic rated item was produced, so all stats have permanently risen by +4 and reputation throughout the

[Quest success!]

Smith has risen to the

has risen by

[Your level has risen.]

rejoice over the quest’s success and

“…Epic rated arrow?”

unconditionally a normal

never heard of an epic

was filled with an

rated consumables… An epic rating appeared when I

item like a sword or armor, then I would’ve made a big profit. But arrows were cheap and considered consumables, so the profit of an epic

me to make

Arrow. When I looked

is the first time that I’ve considered an arrow to be beautiful! You are definitely Pagma’s reincarnation! Ahh! You must be tired of my surprise by now! You are great!

regained my spirit at

for me to rejoice and be thankful. As a result of making the epic rated items, all

arrows was amazing. Were there any existing arrows whose attack power exceeded 40? Plus, there was

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