“Somehow, I’m reminded of my dropout days…”
As he complained in a small voice, he left his home. His destination was the nearby storage facility that he had bought with his money at a speed that was like grilling beans with lightning.
How foolish was it to acquire a storage building at night to use the next day!? However, he didn’t need anything. With cash, everything was solved. The Republic of Korea was a good place to live for those who had a lot of money. Although, he didn’t know that until now, since he hadn’t had any money before!
Yu IlHan arrived at the storage, which would be his workshop from now on. He had only prepared the basic equipment like a fireplace and an anvil due to the urgency. There were many lacking aspects, but as he didn’t even need to do any proper work in the foreseeable future, it was alright.
Well, that was because the only materials he currently had were bones and leather. In other words, things that he didn’t need to temper. He was itching to hammer some metal, but the situation didn’t allow him to.
Of course, that didn’t mean that he couldn’t do anything at all. Raw leather would rot if left like that, and it was the same for the bones that was dotted with impurities and full of oil! The reason he came to the workshop was to process them before it became too late.
Yu IlHan fully mobilized all the knowledge that he had piled up over a thousand years, and began to process the leather and bones in the best way that he knew. After the things that could pollute the precious materials, such as blood and flesh, were removed perfectly, the leather would go through an additional tanning process. He had already sold all the materials aside from the ones that he needed, so he could avoid working all day.
Even while processing all that leather, Yu IlHan didn’t sweat a single drop. It was only possible because, in the first place, he had a different base strength when compared to others, and it had further increased when he had levelled up to 24.
All the work was finished. He would be able to create something with the bones right now, but the leather was the problem. Just the tanning process itself would take several more days, and when he thought about the hardening process, which would come after, he might have to forget about wearing an armor that could cover his entire body.
“At this rate, when the armor is finished, wouldn’t it have no meaning, since my level would be too high at that point?”
If it was like that, he would kill stronger monsters to earn its leather, and when he created an armor with that, then his level would…… there was nothing more of a wast of time than this.
[You can process them with magic.]
“Oh, you’re back? Even if you say that, I can’t use mag……”
Yu IlHan’s words trailed off midway after he confirmed Erta’s appearance. It wasn’t because she hadn’t bought him ice cream.
It was because the Erta before him had a similar stature to Yu IlHan.
He first doubted whether or not it was really Erta, but after he had confirmed that it was really her, who, he didn’t want to admit, had a truly beautiful face, he fell into thought, realizing the cause soon after.
“Giantification magic!”
[Instead, my previous appearance was caused by shrinking magic. Just what did you think I was?]
Erta sighed as she held out her hand.
[Hold this hand. I’ll transfer the rewards to you now.]
Yu IlHan, who was slightly overwhelmed due to the holiness that he somehow felt coming from her, which wasn’t present while she was palm-sized, obediently held out his hand and grabbed hers.
The moment after, he felt an extremely cold, but a bit soft, and horrifyingly delicate, touch as a few strings of words popped up in his view.
[Heavenly Quest 001. Executor mission completed!]
[All stats have increased by 1.]
[You are the one who has most successfully completed the quest amongst quest applicants. A special reward has been added.]
[You have acquired Eternal Flame.]
“Eternal Flame?”
While he urgently let go of her hand, thinking that he would start to feel strange if he continued to hold it, Yu IlHan looked towards Erta’s face with an expression that seemed to say, ‘I don’t remember receiving something like that though?’ Then, Erta gave a small smile as she raised her other hand.
[Look.]