Strangely this was one of the more difficult Refine uses that he had done Frowning Randidly focused on the metal It wasnÆt just physical there were still slight Aether flaws from the exposure to the Skill But Randidly Refined completely until his product was absolutely pristine The metal turned strangely lustrous shining even as a liquid That made RandidlyÆs eyebrows slide upward but he did his best to ignore it as he continued to treat the metal
At the end of an extremely arduous session at the forge Randidly had three shimmering bars of metal for his trouble Rather than the usual red these ingots were a silvery grey with crimson and emerald speckles scattered through the metal Even simply hefting it Randidly could feel the difference between his prior Bloodsteel
This this would be a bitch to work with
Grinning Randidly looked around the mess of his forge Then he threw his hands up in the area Probably just fucking fifty or so more ingots before he would feel confident attempting the forging of the arm
Randidly sent a message to Sam asking for his help with the forging of something then returned to his Soulskill
This time a bloodshot eyed Wendy handled over the plans without a word She barely looked up from the desk Her one hand appeared to have been dipped in ink and then dried gluing it to the desk Even though he was annoyed at her for wasting his time Randidly couldnÆt deny that she seemed completely wrung out
But before he felt sorry for her he examined the plans Instantly his gaze intensified This design was far from her previous two attempts
Satisfied She asked tilting her head up from the desk over which she was draped
Randidly chuckled ItÆs certainly better than the previous two So the idea is just to make a series of slanted hoops and fit them all together But how will the whole thing fit together
Wendy gestured at RandidlyÆs stump irritably Just install a base Then slide each piece on top of the next There is some slots for them to slide together but they will be small so as not to restrict movement overmuch If that doesn’tÆ work magnetize the different metals and stick them together I just hope you have a good blacksmith
Randidly grinned That wonÆt be a problem
When he returned to Earth Randidly was delighted to see that Sam had responded in the affirmative so he sent a time in six hours and began to work in earnest to forge more of these improved metal
It was a rather optimistic estimation of the time it would take him to work but Randidly wanted to push himself Already the time until the challenge against DonnytonÆs Squads had fallen to nine days His arm needed to be made as soon as possible so he could begin to try and master the use of it
In addition once Randidly had his new arm Randidly wanted to head down to visit Neveah Both to see what was keeping her and to rapidly Level himself to Level 49 He would take some time to consider his approach before he formed his Fate but he saw no reason why he shouldnÆt rise to 49 like most of DonnytonÆs other elites
Those extra Levels would give him some extra Stats which would give him an edge Plus Randidly would probably earn a Skill from the more dangerous aspects of his Class at Level 45 If he obtained something completely ridiculous Randidly wanted to have some time to Level it to a useful state
At exactly six hours and twenty three minutes Randidly felt SamÆs tread walking up the path toward his hut Likely the older man was already impatient to know why Randidly had called him out and headed over to investigate Randidly rolled his eyes sympathizing somewhat with Regina Northwind
Outside of armor and forging Sam was something of a willful child Randidly and he would end up walking back over toward SamÆs work area anyway to come over here now
Well it didnÆt matter All that mattered was focusing on this last ingot
Randidly allowed Cruel Indignation of Yggdrasil to fall and began to use Refine repeatedly to purify the mixture Very quickly the color shifted to the now very familiar silver with crimson and emerald speckles Breathing through his teeth Randidly poured the molten metal into the mold and settled back to the ground with a sigh
When he allowed his plant arm to fall limp it collapsed into the ground and began to slowly smolder toward ash He looked at the gleaming stack of ingots and smirked in spite of himself
This metal even if it’s just an arm this will be the most powerful equipment that I could ask for
There was a knock at the door Randidly got up and brushed himself off With a wave of his hand he gathered all of the ingots into his ring Then he wondered whether he should try selling Sam some of the metal to make his equipment
It was a good idea Because of the methods used to make the metal anything made with it would be innately sympathetic to RandidlyÆs images after all those images infested every inch of the metal
Yet Randidly had sensed that although Sam was amused by RandidlyÆs earlier rejection of his creation it had now shifted to a personal challenge for Sam To offer him such an easy way to achieve what Randidly wanted now
Randidly pressed his eyes closed Would it not also inhibit SamÆs growth Part of the reason Randidly had rejected was to warn Sam away from relying on the Darksteel to create powerful armor It was ultimately a dead end forging wise By the same token simply providing an easy answer to Sam was not ideal
After all the ingots were likely just as strong as Darksteel and possessed none of the drawbacks They had it now but such a perfect solution wouldnÆt be available in the future Forcing Sam to find his own Path was probably RandidlyÆs best course of action right now
Besides Sam would see the material when they worked on RandidlyÆs arm If he thought that was the best bet if his pride wasnÆt an issue he would simply inquire about it At that point Randidly would need to make a decision But not quite yet
Is this truly what will happen the longer I wear the Crown Randidly wondered as he opened the door to speak to Sam I will be slowly consumed by worries about preparing others for what is to come
But I suppose itÆs better that I be consumed than I let my sense of urgency slack Randidly thought his determination that had dispersed somewhat at the lack of sighting of the Creature firming once more The foes we face are not just the ones we can see and the ones the System has promised us And I need to be ready We all do
Chapter 878
Alice Wilde looked up from her danish rather annoyed at the sudden interruption to one of her very few moments of peace She was currently monitoring entrants and exits to DonnytonÆs Dungeons and there was no one scheduled to enter for a while so she was enjoying a rare moment of peace
Honestly playing babysitter with the Dungeons was one of her least favorite duties Assholes usually liked to hang around after they cleared a Dungeon and brag about their accomplishments Despite the fact that they could clearly see AliceÆs emblem that indicated she was in the 20th Squad of Donnyton and therefore eminently capable most seemed to hope that she had slept her way into joining the Squad and treated her appropriately
Still they were just polite enough that Alice couldnÆt justify reprimanding them Or dragging them into a Dungeon and beating the shit out of them As a frontline tanker Alice packed more than enough punch to knock idiots like this on their assess
But polite upbringing prevented her from crossing that line as long as they didnÆt So it was an endless parade of sludge that she was forced to slog through One that she had believed was blissfully over when the System arrived but had very quickly reestablished itself after society managed to get back on its feet
Such was human nature
But it was due to these concerns that Alice valued her time alone so much
Alice blinked Groaning the body that had collapsed outside of the Dungeon portal rolled onto her back She spat blood to the side and then just lay there A sharp dagger of guilt ripped Alice open from hip to shoulder
After another blink Alice dropped the danish in the dirt and hurried over to the wounded woman Thank god itÆs a woman Are you alright