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Releasing a surprised laugh Randidly paused after finishing the most recent metal disk and took some time to simply watch the unpredictable shapes that emerged from the fire It wasnÆt ideal but it was enough Because RandidlyÆs Ignition of the Emerald Essence was special It was the light which accompanied the genesis of humanity

Fully fifteen minutes later Randidly blinked Then shook his head Alright back to work

With a refreshed psyche Randidly continued to draw the lines of engraving across the hoops His fingers moved with methodical precision By this point he knew his strokes by heart

A frame for control Followed by the thin and violent lines of the phantom this was the step that drained the most of RandidlyÆs mental energy Then there were the functional runes of control within the frame and flanking the phantom rune Followed by a detailed rune for Mana to Aether conversion that tied the whole thing together

Piece by piece Time after time

And then Randidly started looking around to find that the ground was covered in bits of metal that glowed with the power of an engraving Grinning Randidly conjured some vines to pull the disparate pieces together Starting with the largest the pieces of thinly wrought metal were brought together and threaded through each other

With the assistance of plants the process was over very quickly It was bulky perhaps twice as thick as RandidlyÆs normal arm but it was complete with working elbow and fingers

Watching with an expression of wonder Randidly stretched out his right arm and touched the engravings They instantly flared to live a spider web of glowing blue lines that crisscrossed the silvery metal

Like a jellyfish’s drifting tentacles Randidly carefully alighted upon the metal arm mentally The fingers twitched and then flexed The elbow bent inward slowly like a door blown open by the wind The forearm twitched

As a smile grew on his face Randidly moved the arm more actively It twisted back and forth gripping the nearby roots that held it aloft Then Randidly pressed harder forcing the hands to squeeze With a crack the metal had ripped through the root and dropped splinters as the supportless arm crashed to the ground

Randidly chuckled Good This is the sort of force IÆll need

Randidly produced the leather binding given to him by Sam and put it on Then he raised the metal arm to the shoulder and twisted through the groove Then he put down the clasp locking it into place

Although it wasnÆt intuitive Randidly raised his newly created left arm looking at its Status

The Left Arm of the Baleful WoodÆs Lord Lvl 75 A powerful mechanical arm that is controlled with intricate runes Although the item was designed to compensate for a weakness there is an air about the weapon that indicates this will quickly become the LordÆs Strength Possesses the overwhelming ferocity of the Wild Phantom within its material Strength and Reaction +25 Stamina +100 Touch of the Baleful Wood V Runic Elegance II Wild PhantomÆs Raucous Finale Lvl 74

Touch of the Baleful Wood V Made with the blood and sweat of the Lord of the Baleful Wood All Class Skills will cost 25% less when used through this arm

Runic Elegance II The engraving upon this equipment was done by one who is quickly approaching the abilities of a master As such the effectiveness of all engraving is moderately improved Activating the effects of the Engravings will require moderately less energy

Wild PhantomÆs Raucous Finale Lvl 74 A powerful strike that calls to mind the cackling laughter of the Wild Phantom Possesses such force and power that the cost is significantly increased and the user sustains some small amount of damage to his/her muscles in the limbs used to move Will ignore a significant portion of the targetÆs defense Amount of defense ignored increases with Skill Level Power increases with Skill Level Speed increases with Skill Level

Randidly raised his two hands and clapped them together The metal felt warm to his real hand almost like his old left arm was back After twisting his hand to and fro Randidly reached out and dropped the veil of roots that surrounded his hut

To his shock it was already midday The sun was high overhead Birds chirped pleasantly to each other gossiping about these strange plants that appear and disappear overnight

But Randidly was done His arm was back Once more he could use his spear Skills to practice

RandidlyÆs expression became thunderous It might be a bit early but his Riders hadnÆt returned It was time to go find out why His metal hand clenched into a tight fist

Chapter 881

Ed was sweating as he dashed down the hill toward his bakery Due to an unfortunately timed backup at one of his facilities he had spent all of the prior two days up to his elbows in shit Literal shit The problem ended up being that the Engravings on their processing equipment were starting to wear down under the constant use

It turned out that they had expanded too fast The current staff that Ed employed wasnÆt enough to handle this scale of equipment But finding more people willing to participate in this line of work was a bit

Because of the backup they needed to go through and cast the Cleanse Skill by hand So now wasnÆt exactly the best time to bring new people onto the team Basically Ed ended up handling most of it himself

Which normally Ed wouldnÆt mind but there was another factor in the background that complicated the whole process

For whatever reason his bakery was the talk of Donnyton

The so called guerilla marketing Not that it matters With my baking ability it was inevitable that the quality of my desserts would seize the hearts of Donnyton Ed eagerly buttered his own ego as he hastily applied the illusion to his face and rushed down the sloped paths to the North side of Donnyton Even though it was two hours before dawn there were still a few people on the roads who gave him annoyed looks as he careened past them

But he had to hurry For the first time since his bakery was founded he had missed a day Now that his overwhelming talent had finally caught the eye of the Squads he couldnÆt let his chance to finally escape his shit industry slip away

His sanity was counting on this

Once more Ed was brought to a dead stop as he entered the square where his shop was located Because despite the early hour there were almost a hundred people milling about the square

Haha Of course Even with a single dayÆs delay the hold my chocolates have over these people

But EdÆs train of thought was brought to an abrupt stop as he looked more closely at the surrounding area Although the people were around his shop it seemed like most were being served at tables immediately adjacent to EdÆs shop At other shops The people there were waiters and waitresses

What the hell Ed muttered as he stomped forward

For the last year that Ed had owned this storefront the shop to his immediate left had been run by an old woman who offered clothing repair services The shop to his right was one of the many second hand shops where one could purchase used and damaged equipment for only a few coins

Obviously neither was doing very well The old woman only did it to keep up the appearances of trying to gain Skill Levels so her daughter wouldnÆt bother her and the second hand shop was a front for something much darker Ed always meant to investigate that but now

Now both were cafes

What the hell Ed growled as fury erupted in his chest To think that vultures would be circling so quickly But they would soon see As soon as EdÆs shop opened its doors the transcendent smell that he was able to produce

Ufufu you must be the owner of this fine establishment It must be nice to be able to sleep in

Ed spun around and came face to face with a very familiar foe Slugworth

Slugworth smiled wanly You must be mistaking me for someone else Of course my name is Mr Jones

Ed narrowed his eyes but said nothing to this obvious lie Upon examining Slugworth further it was clear that the man was using an illusion to shrink his positively dominant hawk nose to the size of a button Due to the size of the manÆs long face the effect was slightly off putting But then again Slugworth was always detestable His general aura was one of disrepute and seediness