“Here, I brought the alloy clay.”
“Thank you… isn’t this a bit too much…?”
As I dump all the surplus alloy clay that had accumulated from taking down a lot of golems out of spite onto the workbench, Haruru opens her eyes in surprise. She seed to have been concentrating on so work, apparently not watching the stream.
“I was driven by the viewers…”
” …? Well, having more is good since we can refine it into higher materials, but I heard they were quite troubleso monsters…”
“Haah, they were instantly killed once I hit their core.”
“Sukuna seems frustrated… I see… that’s why your face is still looking unsatisfied…”
She nodded as if understanding and began to put the abandoned clay into her inventory one by one.
“You can’t help it, can you… You brought a lot of the requested items… As a thank you, I will give you so information…”
It seems my inability to accept this situation was all too clearly written on my face, for Haruru began to speak, shaking her head as if saying ‘there, there’.
“To the west of the 6th City (Zeronoa), there’s a volcanic region known as the … It seems that the Black Wolf Rondo, one of the Wolf King tribes you’re aiming for, appears there…”
“Appears, huh? Why the ambiguity?”
“There are many rumors in Zeronoa, but no player has actually encountered it…”
“Hmm, I wonder if this is one of those types where you have to trigger so hidden quest for it to appear.”
“Probably…”
Just like having to get the lantern event to find the Shrine of the End, it seed like looking for the black wolf would require so key event or quest. The wolves have been quite troubleso since the red wolf, compared to ordinary nad creatures that wander randomly in their territory.
“It seems that NPCs in the city of Zeronoa are talking about it, so… please use your excellent hearing skill wisely…”
“That’s tiring. Well, okay. Thanks for the info. I’ll look for it when I get to Zeronoa.”
“That’s good… Your weapon will be completed the day after tomorrow… I’ll wrap it as a birthday present for you…”
“Okay, got it. I’m going to Konekomaru’s place now!”
“Please be careful…”
With Haruru starting to shove the clay into the blast furnace, I dashed out of her workshop and headed for Konekomaru workshop.
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“To start with the conclusion, it seems that I can enhance the Red Wolf Attire.”
The good news I was told imdiately upon arriving at the workshop was that.
“Or to be precise, I should say I couldn’t create the Moon Wolf’s Attire.”
“You couldn’t create it?”
“Yeah. I’ve tried various things. It would be faster for you to see it. Wait a mont… if I use this feature…”
As I tilt my head at Konekomaru’s reply of not being able to create it, thanks to so settings he tinkered with, the display of his nu card began to project large.
“There are generally two thods to create equipnt: production and enhancent. This is a common thod in most hack-and-slash gas, and these orthodox thods have been incorporated into WLO.”
“I’ve seen it in the hunting ga that Rin-chan played.”
“I think it was the sa in that hunting ga, but usually, by defeating monsters or clearing key quests, you could then produce equipnt using that monster’s materials, right? Look at this list, you’ll see that I wasn’t able to unlock the production of equipnt using the Moon Wolf’s materials.”
“…That’s true. And there are a lot of monster nas I don’t know.”
“Haha, when you’re producing armor, you get the opportunity to work with a variety of monster materials. You can learn a lot more than from adventuring.”
I’ve managed to make quite quick progress through the town and due to being holed up in dungeons during events, I actually lack a lot of experience exploring fields. I’ve hardly had any serious battles with the nad bosses in the field either. Most of my battles were event-based, like in Nocturne.
“Even if you can craft, what you can create are the base materials for equipnt. How to incorporate attributes and additional abilities into them and determine the design all depend on our skills as crafters. However, if you can’t even create the base materials for equipnt, there’s really nothing you can do.”
“Well, there’s no helping that. But, I’ve given you all the materials I got from the Moon Wolf, haven’t I? Are there any special conditions?”
“Not all monsters are suitable for producing weapons. Like the materials from the ‘Vibrational Dragon – Ars Nova’ that you defeated, there are materials that can only be used for enhancent. If you use the hunting ga analogy you ntioned, it’s like you can’t skip the steps from the weapons of low-level monsters.”
“I guess you’re right…”
“I’ve considered the issue of insufficient technology, but in that case, you’d only be told that you ‘lack enough status or skills’, but you can still see the potential targets for equipnt production. I guess the Moon Wolf’s materials just can’t be made into defense Attire.”
Even though I have rare items and the [Soul], if I can’t create anything, I guess I just have to accept it.
“But, as you ntioned earlier, you can upgrade the Red Wolf Attire, right?”
“Yes, as Haruru just told you, these monsters belong to the ‘King Wolf Clan’. If you look at it in a broader context, they are also wolf-type monsters… Generally, materials from the sa type of monsters are compatible, making them ideal for grade-ups.”
“Good…”
“I don’t intend to deviate too much from the direction of the Red Wolf Attire. However, it’s still unknown what kind of performance equipnt made using the [Soul] of an unknown nad monster like the Moon Wolf will have…”
“Unknown?”
“Yes, it’s impossible to predict what nad skills equipnt that uses a [Soul] will acquire based on the pre-production status prediction. However, since Arthur is already crafting armor, we can guess to so extent.”
“Oh, that’s right, Arthur was getting a kimono outfit made.”
I rember the new equipnt that Arthur showed when we reunited in the starting town. It was samurai-style kimono Attire, separated into top and bottom like a kendo uniform. I didn’t specifically ask about its actual performance, but considering Arthur’s noticeable position, she’s likely to publicly announce its abilities.
So, if what Konekomaru says is correct, that was not a production Attire, but an enhancent Attire. As I’m thinking about such inconsequential matters, Konekomaru tells about the actual performance.
“The nad skill brought about by the Moon Wolf’s materials is [Anti-Evil Moonlight]. It’s a compound skill of strong resistance against curses and slight resistance against magic. This is equivalent to the [Wolf King Rush] skill in the Red Wolf Attire.”
“So, the [Soul] is a separate slot?”
“It seems so. The effect of that is quite trendous.”
Materials from nad bosses, other than the [Soul], are highly valuable. They allow us to create equipnt with high performance compared to materials from monsters of the sa level. Even if the [Soul] does not drop, the benefits of defeating it are considerable. In the beginning, only a few nad bosses were defeated, but recently more have been conquered.
With more nad equipnt being crafted, whether a [Soul] is present or not, new things have been discovered. One of them is that there are ‘set effects’ or so they should be called, on equipnt with the rarity: nad.
In relation to the Red Wolf Attire, its special effect relies on the [Wolf King Rush] skill series. It’s said that if materials from the sa nad boss are used in three or more of the five full-body armor parts, the set effect cos to life.
The unique ability, known as the Nad Skill, erges from this set effect.
At the sa ti, the Nad Skill can also be crafted by using a [Soul] as an ingredient.
Although they share the sa na, the power of the latter is much greater than the forr. As a result, there’s been a recent trend towards finding a new na to differentiate between the two.
“The skill’s na is [Moonlit Domain – Armored Cloak.] Due to the repulsive action of the moonlight attribute, it is said to be a blessing of rejection that reduces the power of all attribute attacks by 25%. Of course, there are activation conditions and costs, but still, its effect is exceptional.”
“So it’s anti-magic defense equipnt, right?”
“No, it’s attribute reduction. It should be able to target attacks from breaths or attribute weapons.”
“I see… I’m grateful since I’m weak to magic, and I think it’s a strong resistance, but… there are a lot of monsters like lty in the world. If it’s just an increase in defense, it’s not such a broken effect.”
“Haha, you can’t compare it to that, can you?”
Pointing at the [Lone Moon Calia] Mr. Kitten Maru laughed wryly.
“However… unexpected chemical reactions may occur with equipnt enhancent. As happened when [Wolf King Rush] evolved due to equipnt enhancent. Especially since the red wolf and moon wolf are the unprecedented sa-species Nad Bosses, I’m actually hoping sothing will happen.”
“I see… I thought so when I t Radiant Wolf earlier, but I think the value of the red wolf in this world isn’t just about being a solo nad. Especially, it seems to have a significant aning for the king wolf tribe.”
“Radiant Wolf Oratorio… It’s the first ti I’ve seen her humanoid form, but she certainly said sothing aningful.”
“Have you seen the wolf form?”
“She’s a monster like a god of death who wanders all fields from Zeronoa onward, destroying everyone he encounters. It’s quite a topic at the front lines. It was a mystery how she slips through the dungeons connecting the towns, but if she’s in human form, she could even appear in a village.”
“Oh… now that you ntion it, certainly.”
The encounter with the Radiant Wolf Oratorio in the Perpetual Ore Mine felt astonishingly normal. She appeared and then disappeared, all as if such occurrences were commonplace. Yet, the Perpetual Ore Mine is located within the confines of a town known as Griffith. In essence, it was as if creatures of the wild, like her, freely road the streets of the town, an occurrence viewed as surprisingly ordinary.
“Um… When they appear so human-like, it’s difficult to discern whether they’re monsters or NPCs.”
“It’s possible that the distinction isn’t as clear-cut as you might think. Take, for instance, the Apostle from the Apostle Annihilation Battle – had you not intervened and defeated it, it would have undoubtedly laid waste to the City of Beginnings.”
When you put it that way, certainly.
I had initially presud that towns were free from monster intrusions due to the ga’s system designating them as safe zones… but perhaps there’s a deeper significance to it.
Recalling that peculiar encounter, I found myself lost in thought.
Tl note:
I forgot… did I change Wolf King Gallop into Wolf King Rush or not…?
[Moonlit Domain – Armored Cloak.] – This phrase is sowhat complex and deserves a note for clarity. The literal translation is fairly accurate if we discount the author’s fondness for wordplay. With this in mind, the translation could alternatively be rendered as [Moonlight Dominion – Celestial Armor] if we base it on the pronunciation. This offers another layer of understanding of the author’s intention in crafting this phrase.
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