Chapter 263 – Ignismagna
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A month passed in the blink of an eye.
Spring in March, when life slowly emerges. Gaon and the others came to Ignis Magna, the kingdom of dwarves.
“And! Awesome!”
“What? It seems like summer has already arrived.”
“Tsk…”
As soon as they arrived at Ignis Magna, each female team showed a unique reaction.
Ha-yeon showed off her infinite curiosity as always and was intent on looking around her, and Cho-rin fanned it with her hand, perhaps surprised by her unexpected heat.
And Isabella expressed her displeasure by clicking her tongue with her very disapproving face.
‘As expected, this place doesn’t always change.’
Of course, Gaon, as always, contrasts with the memories of his previous life and is only soaked in strange memories.
Ignis Magna is a country of dwarves who worship Igni, the god of fire and blacksmithing.
Numerous volcanic lands were formed around the eternal flame, a sacred object left behind by Igni, and this place itself is no different from a sacred place.
Dozens of volcanoes function as furnaces because they are all connected to the eternal flame.
Thanks to this, there are relatively few tourists compared to other countries because it always maintains the same temperature as midsummer throughout the year.
Gaon recalled what he had to do here and took out a letter from his arms.
It was something I had received from Volkar a week ago, and it was also an item to pass on to his brother, Vulcanus, who was an excellent blacksmith in Ignis Magna.
Meeting by chance and talking about the Dwarf Kingdom was a godsend.
Anyway, thanks to that, I was able to ask for the smelting of the exclusive weapon more easily, so it was fortunate.
Gaon recaptured his correspondence and spoke to the party who were chatting with each other.
“First, let’s get a lodging. I think we should go see the next one.”
“I will. It’s a little hot.”
Chorin flapped her front brush. While undergoing metamorphosis, the resistance to heat increased, so sweat did not flow, but the heat was the same anyway.
So did the others.
Even Isabella wearing the sun god’s cloak, which gave her resistance to firearms close to immunity, did not like her expression as if she was feeling damp.
As Gaon looked at her whole body, Isabella flinched.
She suddenly opened her cloak and covered her bare thighs. Looking at her face, it seems that she is somehow mistaken.
But even if she insisted on making excuses, she wouldn’t look good, so she let it go.
“This way. Everyone please follow me.”
I led them out of the magic tower and moved to the hotel I had reserved in advance. Most of the people who roamed the streets were Aura users or wizards.
Of course, Ignis Magna’s weapons are of such outstanding quality that everyone covets them regardless of race.
The price is very expensive, but if you can afford it, you have no choice but to come.
After a while, the group arrived at the hotel, packed their luggage into the room, and came out again.
Earth! Daang!
The closer to the center, the more blacksmiths. The sound of metal that was heard became increasingly clear, and the level of customers coming and going there also increased.
All blacksmiths in Ignismagna aim for the center. To be precise, I wish to touch the eternal flame that exists there.
As refining arms requires very delicate work, even the slightest difference in flame has a great influence on the completion.
Of course, when smelting with eternal flame, an even better weapon is born.
Therefore, the existence of a blacksmith inevitably has no choice but to pursue the flame of eternity.
However, the eternal flame, which is a divine object, cannot be allowed to just anyone. Those who could reach it were only the best artisans in Ignis Magna.
And Vulcanus was also one of the few craftsmen who could handle the eternal flame.
After moving all the way, I finally arrived at the smithy that Volkar had marked on the map.
Unbeknownst to one of the country’s leading blacksmiths, he was so talkative that he couldn’t even feel his presence. Only the clear metal sound resounded quietly.
“Excuse me.”
When I went inside with a loud noise on purpose, I saw a dwarf hitting the anvil with a hammer in front of the furnace.
Although there were differences in small details, the overall appearance was similar to that of Volkar.
However, what caught Gaon’s attention was the small, transparent flame rising from the furnace.
‘Eternal flame.’
Apparently, it seems to be using the remaining flame of the eternal flame that exists in the center. It’s not an easy task to bring that, but it was quite surprising.
Earth! Damn! Daang!
Even a glimpse of sublimity could be seen in the movement of beating the metal with a certain rhythm and rhythm. Gaon, along with everyone in his party, decided to wait leisurely until his work was finished.
A big problem could arise on a day when you start talking to someone and lose your concentration.
No matter how much Volkar’s letter was available, he couldn’t take unnecessary risks.
Vulcan, who had been repeating forging like that, suddenly kicked his tongue at something he didn’t like and threw the iron back into the furnace.
Only then did his gaze turn to Gaon.
“I don’t know who it is, but I’m in a bad mood right now, so just leave. I have no intention of accepting a request anyway.”
It was a bloody spirit, as if he was going to continue to bother me, and then he would immediately hit the claw with the hammer in his hand.
But Gaon didn’t care at all. It was because he had a trick to reverse that attitude at once.
To be precise, the demonic items that a blacksmith would never deny.
Gaon took out the Oricalcum from the subspace.
“Ok? That…”
In addition, the magic core is shown here.
“Ouch! That, could that be the magic core!?”
As expected, Vulcanus seems to be shaken by this. Gaon took care of it again and said as he handed over Volkar’s letter one last time.
“I have been sent by Mr. Volkar from the Pentra Empire.”
“Volkar… ?”
“Yes. Don’t you have a brother?”
“There is, but… No, that guy is not part-timer. Rather, show the items you just took out again! It must have been Oricalquim and Magic Core, right? Yes!”
“Please calm down.”
“I can’t calm down! Take it out right now!”
It is undeniable that the blood was mixed, but Vulcanus, who took out Volkar’s impatient personality as it was, did not listen to the news of blood and blood, and only asked for the ingredients that Gaon had.
Although he expected it to some extent, Gaon, who was momentarily taken aback by the reaction that was more intense than he had imagined, put the letter in his arms and took out the Oricalquim and the Magic Core again.
“Ohhhhh! Really! Not to mention the purity of the Oricalcum, the amount of condensed magic power in the magic core is top-notch! I guess I could make a shrine with this.”
“Didn’t you say you wouldn’t accept requests?”
“That’s because there are people who entrust you with trivial tasks! Give it away! I’ll recreate it into a cool weapon!”
Greedy fingers were fired with their hooks erected. Gaon stayed still until his hand came close to him, then ducked back just before it reached him.
His hand gripped the air, and Vulcanus’ hardened expression turned to Gaon.
“What? Why avoid?”
“Let’s look at this first.”
“… Contract?”
What Gaon gave to Vulcanus was a contract.
Even though he is Volkar’s brother, the materials he will entrust from now on are very rare items that are hard to find again from royalties.
There are as many as six of them, so if you leave them carelessly, you may end up carrying them and running away.
If that happens, Gaon will have no choice but to pursue and retaliate thoroughly, and the relationship with Volkar will also become distant.
There is no need to take unnecessary risks, from wasting time to wasting energy.
And Vulcanus must have already expected this much. As proof, he accepted the contract and signed it without a second thought.
I doubted if I had read it.
“Is it alright? Quickly take out the Oricalquim and the Magic Core!”
“I am sure. Here you are.”
Gaon confirmed that the signature was properly engraved and took out the letters from Oricalcum, Mahaek, and Volkar from his pocket and handed them to him.
Then, excitedly, Vulcan tossed Volkar’s correspondence roughly into a corner and began examining the two materials closely.
Leaving behind Vulcanus, who fell into the samadhi of exploration, Gaon approached the embers of the eternal flame.
In the shimmering transparent flame, the faint divinity that is young contains a will that will never be extinguished.
Despite the small size of a handful, the heat that burned stronger than any other flame was difficult for him to bear.
‘As expected.’
As he watched as if possessed, Vulcanus, who had examined all the ingredients, called him right behind him.
“Hey. First of all, the ingredients are all top-notch. I also saved Yongke. So, what kind of armor are you planning to make?”
“I am thinking of making a weapon exclusively for the party. In a format specific to each person.”
“Hmm? Everyone in the party?”
Vulcanus looked around the Gaon party and tilted his head when he saw the duck calcum and the magic core placed on his anvil.
That’s right, the one handed over now is for one person. Of course, it was not enough to make weapons for the entire party.
Gaon quickly pulled out five more servings of the same ingredient from his bosom before his fiery personality exploded again.
Then Vulcan’s eyes bulged with tearing momentum.
“No! There were more Oricalquims and Demon Cores!?”
“A total of six people. Will this be enough?”
Haha! Of course don’t be However, this will take quite a bit of time. For half a year alone, it looks like I can only hit with a hammer without moving. I’m going to go through exhaustion.”
I don’t know if he has a disciple, but as Vulcanus is in charge of all the work alone, his physical strength is not the only one.
In the first place, it would not be possible to entrust these precious materials to an inexperienced blacksmith, but it would take an incredibly long time anyway.
After hearing that the working hours were much longer than expected, Gaon said after thinking about it for a while.
“Are there any artisans who can help? It seems to be taking a lot longer than expected.”
“Huh? Half a year isn’t that long, is it?”
“I would like to go ahead. Is there any way?”
Don’t know what will happen in the future Although he said he knew the future by regressing, even a small variable made a big difference.
If something happened to distort the future and the crisis came sooner than expected, he had to strengthen his strength as much as possible before that.
Realizing with a serious expression that Gaon’s words were not just a complaint, Vulcan scratched his cheek and replied.
“Hmm… Okay? Then I have no choice but to call them…”
“If they are…”
“No way! I wanted to eat everything by myself, but I can’t help it! Wait a minute!”
Vulcanus glanced at the ingredients as if it was a waste, then took out a communicator and started contacting somewhere.
A light scuffle ensued, but after waiting for about 10 minutes with Vulcanus, who told them to just shut up and jump out, a group of 5 dwarves stormed into the smithy.
And they, who had loaded and swearing at Vulcanus with faces full of dissatisfaction, opened their mouths wide as they saw the accumulated Orichalcum and Mahaek.
Vulcanus shouted loudly as he faced them confidently.
“What are you all doing? I’m not thinking about working!”
It was the moment when 6 of the 10 blacksmiths of Ignismagna gathered in one place.
