Chapter 122 - Chapter 109 The Quality of Materials Depends on Processing
I was thinking of tidying up and calling it a day, when
Shou-kun. I've heard from the President and Seth-chan that they'd like to watch the stream.
"Oh, yeah, that's fine."
Are you sure you want to show it now?
"It's not like I can hide it, and it's finished anyway."
If it were halfway done, I might've hesitated, but with this result, I guess it's fine.
The front is completely open, more like a garage than a [Storage], but once the [Mountain Cabin] renovations are done, I'll properly build that too.
Brother, I've come to see!
...You've messed up again, haven't you?
"Messed up? This is just a stone [Storage], you know."
Even so, I have a feeling Mion will put it on her list.
As expected of my brother. But more than that, I'm curious about that mantle?
"Ah, this? I made it from [Red Armor Bear] leather. It's quite amazing, actually."
I showed them the [Appraisal] results.
[Red Armor Bear Quality Hooded Mantle]
*A hooded mantle made from [Red Armor Bear] leather. A quality item with flexibility and toughness.
Defense +23. MP Recovery 3/10 sec. [Presence Concealment Skill] +2.*
See! It is a mess-up!
It's "a-ma-zing," President.
Hmm, I suppose there are hits and misses even among [Area Bosses]...
"Oh, about that. If you leave the material as is, you won't know its effects, so it's better to process it. You have something too, right?"
Seth and [Bell-san], [Leona-sama], and others defeated an [Area Boss], so they should have drops from then. Assuming they haven't sold them, that is.
I have a [Uruk] horn. There were two spoils, so I shared them with [Leona-dono].
Seth said proudly.
She said she gave the medium-sized [Magic Stone] to [Bell-san] and the fur to [Dads-san] and his group.
Did the President's [Magic Stone] become a [Magic Crystal Stone]?
Yes, pure mages always want a reserve of MP. A medium size can store about 200, which is good.
200 [Mana Points] is equivalent to 6-7 [Stone Wall] bricks, so that's quite a lot.
Maybe I should purify the [Red Armor Bear]'s [Magic Stone] with [Ancient Ruins] power and use it as an MP battery. No, no, that's for a new [Spirit] home...
Putting that aside,
"Try getting that horn processed into something wearable. My mantle didn't show anything when it was just material, but once it became a mantle, it gained all sorts of effects."
Oh-ho! Then, I shall ask [Season-dono] tomorrow!
If it works out, can I tell [Leona-san] too?
"Of course. Actually, please spread the word as quickly as possible. It might be good to tell the [Imperial Guard] members too."
Understood. After seeing Seth-chan's results, of course.
Well, that makes sense. It'd be bad if I just spoke carelessly and ruined it.
President. Have the people who received fur processed it yet?
Right. I feel like the [Imperial Guard] members are biased towards metal armor, and they don't have the luxury right now, so I don't think they have yet.
In that case, we might need to consider the [Material Processing] skill.
Ah, I see.
I have [Material Processing] skill level 7, so it's possible that's raising some hidden parameters...
Hmm. You mean there might be some influence even at the stage of turning it into leather?
Yes. Shou-kun has [Material Processing] skill level 7, after all.
How did you raise it so high...?
When asked how, I can only say it went up while I was trying to prepare necessary things.
Well, if there's one thing,
"I thought this during [Blacksmithing] too, but isn't it faster to raise skill levels by trying various different things rather than just repeating the same thing?"
I think I remember my master saying something like that.
Kukuku, there is no other player who dabbles in so many things as my brother.
"I'm just doing it because it's necessary. More importantly, is the defense of the developing lands alright?"
Don't worry. The southwestern developing land, [Rashad Territory], seems to have many people playing from now until late at night, so I've already swapped out.
Apparently, many people there come home late from work, so she handed over to them.
My prediction is that the main event will be the evening or night of the day after tomorrow. Until then, it would be better to support players who haven't yet reached character level 10.
Yes, that's the plan.
Since that's the case, I don't have any particular...
"Speaking of which, what happened to the southeastern developing land?"
The [Kingdom] has completely withdrawn. The newly founded [Paltheim Principality] is also a bit unclear, and the [Empire] and [Principality] have a ceasefire, with refugees gradually returning home.
That [Ancient Ruins] tower is a shame, but now is not the time to push ourselves.
Well, most people would choose to go home if they could.
Some people will probably remain, but it seems to be fine as long as they have [Anheim Territory] on the northwest side and [Rashad Territory] on the southwest side.
"Alright. Time to clean up."
Are you finishing for today?
"Yeah. I plan to start on the [Mountain Cabin] tomorrow, so I'll log off early today."
So, I quickly put the [Carpentry] tools in the [Storage]. Tomorrow, when I come here, I'll bring all the other tools too.
Renovating in one day is probably too tough. I'll finish it in two days, Monday and Tuesday... and then I have to go to Mion's house on Wednesday, right?
Brother, my questions are not yet finished.
"Huh? Is there something else?"
You didn't just make that mantle, did you?
Ah, yes...
What I explained additionally were boots also made from [Red Armor Bear] leather. But actually, I only made the mantle and boots.
After that, I gave a rough explanation of the process for building this stone [Storage].
Afterwards, I conveyed various points of reflection, like how I should have buried [Stone Walls] as foundations underground, but then,
Burying foundations...? Even [Anheim Territory]'s [Stone Walls] are just stacked as they are, you know?
That's what they said.
Maybe I don't need to worry that much? But this [Uninhabited Island] is also a [Volcanic Island], so I really should have taken proper earthquake precautions.
"So, I plan to renovate the [Mountain Cabin] starting tomorrow."
Huh? Renovate? Are you planning to rebuild it!?
"No, no, the wooden part of the second floor is quite damaged, so just renewing that much."
I plan to remove everything upstairs, but I'll probably leave the four corner pillars? I want to fix it quickly while reusing any usable parts.
I hope it stays sunny tomorrow and the day after...