With the basic form of the pauldrons completed, it was ti to work on the details. To begin with, he lined the inside of the pauldrons and created straps to hold it on with so more of the soft, yet durable, Black Tar Boa skin. He planned to use as many of the sa materials in all of his items as possible. Maybe that would be enough to turn everything into a set? He didn't know but it was worth a try. Besides, it was all excellent material so he wasn't losing out on anything by doing so.
Once he finished lining the interior of the pauldrons, he retrieved all of his enchanting materials. A single bottle of Alchemist's Oil could be used repeatedly, depending on the size of the enchantnts it was used with. He still had so of his purified oil so he planned to use that up and then make himself so more. He'd never go back to the worse stuff. It took no ti at all to grind up so of the giant amalgamated mana crystal he made back in the pirate cave and add the oil to it. With all of his preparations complete, he conjured up an engraving tool from his tal magic and got to work.
He focused his mind on a single thought, a single concept, as his tool dug into the Mithril armor and left a thin trail of mana crystal powder in its wake. Enchanting had beco second nature and the higher his Magitech Engineering grew, the more potent his enchantnts grew. The enchantnt he was engraving was ant to help him with stealth. He wasn't a rogue-type character. At the mont he was probably closer to a wizard given how often he used magic to fight versus anything else. However, stealth was an excellent utility tool to have and he planned to put it to use when it was needed.
Gentle lines started to slowly appear on the pauldron and followed the natural lines that had been beaten and Transmuted into the tal. It gave the pauldron a dignified and elegant look. He'd moved away from his standard enchantnts for this armor set, he had no real reason for doing so. Except that he found it more visually appealing. It wasn't long before the lines carved into the pauldron all t and the enchantnt was completed, "Done!"
Thomas waited for a bit but nothing happened, the expected notice didn't co. He scratched his head in confusion and examined the pauldron in front of him closely. Everything looked good and he didn't see anything else he needed to add. Lining, straps, enchantnt, rivets, everything looked good. Puzzled, he sat back and thought for a bit before coming to a conclusion. He suspected that the system wouldn't consider the pauldron done until he completed both of them. This wasn't the system's fault though. He'd been thinking of the pauldrons as a pair since he started making them so it seed the system now did as well. He smiled to himself, this might also be a clue to making equipnt sets.
He set the first pauldron aside and began his work on the second pauldron. He kept the sa concept for the enchantnt in mind and worked to perfectly mimic the lines he'd carved into the first pauldron. He wanted them to be perfect mirror images of each other. Sets always had a similar look and concept. As more pieces of the set ca together the concept would beco more powerful. At least, that's how it usually worked. AoG may be different, he didn't know. He'd never seen any kinds of equipnt sets to this point. He kept calm and moved slowly to make sure everything went perfectly. When the last line of the enchantnt was finished the pauldrons emitted a visible ripple and the long-delayed notice arrived.
System Notice: You have created Epic rarity Shadow Shroud Pauldrons. Quality: Excellent. You have gained 2,898 (x2) Magitech Engineering experience. You have gained 5,796 (x2) experience.Armor Type:Shadow Shroud PauldronsRarity:EpicQuality:ExcellentDescription:This pair of pauldrons are a perfect match with each other. Darkness magic emanates from them and shrouds the wearer when mana is channeled into them.
75 Endurance Each (Shoulder/Upper arm only)
150 Stealth Each when activated in dark environnts
Souldbound: Thomas Darkrose
Thomas looked over the descriptions of both Pauldrons, they were exactly the sa, just one for the left and one for the right. Their stats weren't very impressive. However, wearing both and activating them would spike his Stealth up by three hundred points! That was ungodly! He'd practically be invisible in any dark environnts. Since he spent most of his leveling up ti inside of dungeons, that ant it could be used quite a bit. In the darkness, he would thrive... why did that thought make him feel like a villain?
Shaking his head, he stored the pauldrons away so he could take a short break and spend so ti snacking with Snowlily. Together they ate so snacks and relaxed. It was still a couple of hours until lunchti so he didn't plan to eat too much just yet. As they snacked he planned out how to make the boots and greaves he planned to make next. When it ca to boots the most common and sought after enchantnt would have to be speed. Speed ant using the wind elent. He was already kind of fast though. Could he maybe co up with sothing more impressive and useful? He sank into thought and let his mind wander in search of inspiration.
Eventually, his lips curled into a smile as a thought ca to mind. He leaped to his feet and imdiately got to work. He wanted to make a new pair of boots first. The greaves would be made to match the boots so naturally, they had to exist to do that. Thanks to finding the odd Grorg fat material, he had sothing to use as a rubber for the soles. He didn't have any thoughts about making the boots special. With all the armor he planned to make he would have enough items to power with mana, he didn't need more. Making the boots wasn't a difficult process. The hardest part was forming and then hardening the Grog fat into proper shape with good treads. Treating the Grorg fat required heat, like Vulcanizing rubber. Just without the sulfur.
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Making the boots took less than an hour and netted a tiny amount of Magitech Engineering experience. They were nothing fancy but he made them from durable leather and the Grorg fat with a comfortable fit. It didn't take long for the old to be replaced with the more comfortable new. He walked around for a bit to begin the process of breaking the boots in. They were much more comfortable than his last pair and gripped the floor much better. With this, he would have much better traction to control his movent at higher speeds. With the boots finished it was ti to move onto the greaves to protect his shins.
For the greaves, he started with heating up so purified Mithril. Once it was hot enough he pulled it from the flas of the forge and set it on the anvil. His sledgehamr ca out and began pounding rcilessly on the ingot. Wind mana was channeled through both of his arms and into his tools. Each heavy blow locked more and more mana into the ingot. He didn't think of anything else and just let the work wash over him. In less than five minutes the mangled ingot let out a bright flash of epheral green light indicating it was completed.
Thomas wiped so sweat off of his forehead and relaxed his whole body with a sigh. For the greaves, a single ingot should provide more than enough tal for the pair. The ingot was moved back into the flas of the forge to be reheated and then pounded back out into an ingot shape. Once it was, he used a hot cut tool to cut the ingot into two equal halves. One half was set to the side while the other would be used imdiately. Hamr blows rang out once again to transform the ingot half into a flat rectangular sheet of thick tal. The tal was stretched longer than it was wide. The armor would go from the ankle up to the knee. The top would be rounded and provide protection for the kneecap.
After he hamred the first one flat, he reheated it before taking it back to the anvil to use the horn to bend it. These greaves would protect his shins and the sides of his calves. It wouldn't beco a full wrap-around piece of armor. He didn't plan to work on putting in things like hinges. Once it was bent a fair amount, the first greave was set to the side while the other was picked up and placed into the forge to be reheated. Thomas watched the flas in the forge dance with a soft smile on his face. This really was the best feeling in the world.
Once both greaves were pounded flat and shaped properly, he moved onto reinforcing them. To do so, he used his cross-peen hamr to pound ridges into the armor similar to the ones on his gauntlets. The ridges added stability and strength to the structure and would prevent the armor from being easily dented or bent. He did as much work as possible with the hamr before finally putting it away with a sigh. It was possible to do all the work by hand but he didn't want to take the ti at the mont. Later on, he could spend as much ti as he wanted to make things by hand.
His Transmutation was activated and used to refine the shape and proportions of the greaves. At the sa ti, he opened two slots on each one that would be used for the straps that would hold them to his legs. Once everything was smoothed out and perfected, he added the straps with so simple buckles. All that left him to do was to enchant them. He was excited about the enchantnt and just hoped it would work as he envisioned.
With all the base work done, he sat down and prepared his materials for the enchantnt. He was using the last of the purified oil so he would need to make so more. He decided that when the ti ca he would create quite a bit at once. Now that he had everything ready and prepped, he cald himself down with a few deep breaths and began to focus intensely. The summoned engraving tool in his hand was dipped into the mixture of alchemists oil and powdered mana crystal. With one final confirmation of the intent he planned to imbue into the greaves, he began carving.
The enchantnt he had in mind was probably one of the most unique he'd thought of to date. It had limitless potential that would only be limited by his mana pool. The engraving tool slowly carved shallow lines into the tal of the greaves leaving behind glittering deposits of pure mana crystal. As he looked at his work he couldn't help wondering just how aweso the pattern would look if it was a dark line like most enchantnts were with impure mana crystals. Each line was carefully laid out with the intention of following the natural lines of the equipnt. He spared no effort and tapped into what little artistic creativity he had. As much as he loved this kind of work, his artistic abilities were actually quite lacking.
It wasn't too long before the first greave was engraved and like the pauldrons before them, there was no notice of completion. He didn't let this bother him this ti and instead rejoined Snowlily on the floor. It was already ti for lunch so he decided to take a break to recover his mana and ntal stamina. Enchanting seed so easy on the surface and for simple things it really was. However, the complex concepts he was working with now made things take a significantly longer amount of ti, effort, and focus. If he wasn't used to this kind of work it would take him even more ti and effort to complete even a single enchantnt. He couldn't imagine what sort of effort it would take when he moved beyond Epic rarity gear. Honestly, he was looking forward to it!
Lunch with Snowlily was nice. She especially enjoyed lunch since there was a distinct lack of vegetables. She knew there would be plenty of them at dinner ti so she relished their absence for the ti being. Lunch almost always consisted of tantalizing bits of street vendor food still hot and fresh no matter how long ago Thomas purchased it. Since he was in an especially good mood, he pulled out a couple of the precious bits leftover from his ti in Ulvstad. It was almost like a taste of ho, even though he didn't really count any place as ho just yet. It's just that Ulvstad was the place he spent the most ti inside of AoG thus far.
Snowlily seed especially happy when he pulled out the bit of food from Ulvstad. For her, the area around Ulvstad was ho. The taste of the monster's flesh familiar and comforting to her. It reminded her of her family and friends, now lost in the past and never to be seen again. She missed them terribly at tis and could only comfort herself by knowing she had a new family mber to rely on, Thomas.
Together the pair enjoyed a silent lunch. Eating until they were both sated. Once it ca to an end, Thomas climbed back to his feet and returned to the worktable. It was ti for him to finish the second greave and complete the pair. He couldn't hold back his excitent as he imagined what would co of his hard work.
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