Chapter 51
It was evening, and the golden sunset was fading away.
In front of a two-story building in Yggdrasil.
“Here, young master!”
From a distance, Keirin waved at .
In his hand, he held a keychain.
“Doesn’t look like it was too difficult.”
When I approached and replied, Keirin nodded.
“Yeah, I asked if I could borrow it since I wanted to make sothing, and they gladly agreed.”
In the second year, one had to choose a departnt.
The crafting workshop was one of the least popular choices.
Nobles avoided physical labor, and top students aid for departnts that could lead to magical research or high-ranking positions.
In the end, workshops were mostly chosen by commoners or lower-ranked cadets.
Of course, sotis even excellent students chose workshops, but rarely.
‘Since soone like Keirin showed interest, there’s no way they wouldn’t jump at the chance.’
A promising talent applied for career experience, so there was no reason to refuse.
I took the key Keirin handed .
“Thanks.”
“Thanks? Don’t ntion it! You’ve helped before, so this is the least I can do!”
Keirin answered with a bright smile.
“Oh, right, I also applied for a booth at the student council. But why did you have apply in your place?”
At his question, I shrugged and replied.
“If people find out a noble has this kind of hobby, it’d be troubleso.”
“Hmm… really? I think it’s fine. Actually, it’s kind of cool, an unexpected side of you!”
“I’ve told you many tis, dignity is important for a noble.”
“Hehe, it’s a little funny hearing that from a young master who lives in a livestock shed.”
Keirin chuckled and stepped forward first.
“I wanted to see you make sothing, but if I stay out late, the professors will scold . I’ll get going! Call anyti if sothing cos up!”
Waving his hand, Keirin headed off sowhere.
I unlocked the door and stepped inside the building.
With the sunset almost gone, the interior was filled with deep shadows.
Click.
As soon as I turned on the ceiling light, the whole room brightened.
It was a space of about 100 pyeong.
The first things I noticed were the large, cluttered tables and various tal tools.
‘…It’s bigger than I thought.’
This was Yggdrasil’s Hephaestus Workshop No. 10.
‘I heard they go from No. 1 to No. 10.’
No. 10 was said to be the smallest in size.
I walked around, looking here and there.
‘For the smallest one, it still has everything I’d need.’
From old-fashioned furnaces and hamrs reminiscent of dieval tis, to modern machines that looked like they belonged in the present day.
With equipnt like this, there’s no way crafting wouldn’t be possible.
‘…It should be, right?’
I took a titanium ore out of my pocket to check.
A new hologram appeared before my eyes.
Here is the list of items you can craft!
Titanium Ring.
Titanium Pendant.
Titanium Armlet.
‘It works?’
And there were three possible items at once.
‘Better to make a variety than just one kind.’
I pulled materials from subspace and laid them out on the table.
For the sli, 16 titanium ores and 1 silver.
For the mimic, 5 iron ores and 1 garnet.
For the wolf, 1 hide.
‘I sure gathered a lot.’
The materials were more than enough.
There were about three weeks left until the festival.
‘Even if I make one piece per day, the schedule will be tight.’
Since crafting difficulty was high, it could even take more than a day.
With little ti left, I had to decide exactly what to make.
‘I’ll make five bracelets, five rings, and five necklaces with titanium. For the last piece, I’ll decide depending on the situation.’
Then I looked at the red gemstone.
Garnet Ring.
Garnet Necklace.
Two items appeared on the craftable list.
‘A necklace is better than a ring.’
Most cadets already had at least one ring.
‘But hardly any first-years wore necklaces.’
They would prefer items for slots they didn’t already have.
Next, I turned my eyes to the hide.
It was the leather I obtained after defeating the dungeon boss, the Rex Wolf.
Since tanning and leather processing were difficult skills, it could be worth as much as titanium equipnt.
Several possible items appeared again.
‘Rather than pants or a cloak… gloves would be the best choice. Two pairs.’
In fact, I had already decided that the mont I got the leather.
‘Even if I were the buyer, I wouldn’t purchase pants or a cloak.’
I was selling to students.
Since they mostly wore uniforms, making clothing was a mistake.
In the end, gloves were the safest option.
‘The iron ores will be used as secondary materials….’
Lastly, I turned to the softly shining mineral.
Among my resources, silver was the most valuable.
The longer the sli absorbed it, the higher its value in appraisal.
‘This one looks like it’s been absorbed for two or three years.’
It had a faint bluish tint.
Though I wasn’t an appraiser, I guessed based on what I rembered from the ga.
‘Three years… it should fetch a decent price.’
I looked over the list of items I could make.
Silver Necklace.
Silver Ring.
……
And while scanning the list, sothing caught my eye.
Silver Watch.
‘A watch?’
Compared to other accessories, it was a luxury item with lower efficiency.
However.
‘So nobles might already own necklaces or rings.’
The consurs of high-grade materials would most likely be nobles.
Since the material itself was rare, it seed better to turn it into a luxury good that would catch their eyes.
‘I’m not sure if I can process it into a watch though.’
As expected of a luxury item aid at nobles, watches boasted considerable crafting difficulty.
‘…Well, I’ll manage sohow.’
Since I knew the performance of the ‘Goddess’s Jewelry Crafting Set,’ I wasn’t all that worried.
‘I’ve already thought it through, so let’s try making it.’
I picked up a titanium ore and approached the machine.
The sunset had fully vanished, and night had fallen with the moon shining.
Wiping sweat off my brow with my sleeve, I looked at the black ring.
‘…It didn’t take as long as I thought.’
Maybe about four hours had passed.
Even though it was my first ti crafting a titanium ring, I completed it quite skillfully.
The ring resting on my palm sparkled almost excessively.
I didn’t have appraisal skills, but…
Titanium Ring Blessed by the Goddess – Master.
A ring made of titanium.
Slightly increases mana recovery.
Accelerates the flow of life mana.
That would most likely be the result.
‘Like the other items I made before, it’ll be Master grade as well.’
Although its shine seed brighter than the others I’d seen before…
‘No way it could be above Master grade.’
Anything above Master grade required the skill level of an assistant professor in the workshop departnt, making it practically impossible.
I brushed it off lightly.
‘…Co to think of it, I need to put a na on it.’
Apparently, when selling handmade items at the festival, the creator’s na had to be marked.
Of course, I had no intention of writing my real na.
‘But I can’t borrow Keirin’s na for this either.’
The decision didn’t take long.
I engraved letters inside the ring.
「Made by V」
‘That should do.’
Since pseudonyms were also allowed instead of real nas.
‘No need to reveal my true identity.’
If I put down the na ‘Villed’ instead, and rumors spread that a skilled blacksmith had appeared… what then?
The fact that history itself could be altered was one problem.
‘In the setting, Master grade was supposed to be a level only achievable after years of perseverance, even after graduating from Yggdrasil.’
If a re first-year, not even from the workshop departnt, produced Master-grade equipnt?
‘Reporters from the school newspaper would swarm the livestock shed imdiately.’
And not only them.
Professors from the workshop, cadets, and even those from other departnts needing equipnt.
I might get far too much attention.
As soone who wished to live quietly in the livestock shed, that was the last thing I wanted.
‘The only one who knows my secret is Keirin.’
That was enough reassurance.
Keirin might gossip about anything else, but he always kept secrets.
And up until now, he had proven that by keeping mine.
‘Ti to go.’
I slipped the ring into my pocket and left the building.
It was late at night, with the moonlight shining alone.
Unfortunately, the workshop and the livestock shed were a bit far apart.
While walking back along the roadside trees…
Ttanttan-tararan!
A familiar sound I’d heard before.
For a mont, I thought it was an error because it ca so suddenly, but I had good mories of that sound.
I hurriedly logged into Animal Farm.
A gift has arrived in Animal Farm!
‘Of course.’
An unexpected reward filled with joy.
Naturally, it wasn’t given for no reason.
‘It must be an achievent reward.’
In the past, rewards were given upon reaching certain achievents.
And as expected, the reason for the reward was written.
Equipnt crafting: 5 tis achieved!
I stroked my chin as I read it.
‘So, each piece of equipnt crafted gives a reward?’
I could earn gold by crafting equipnt.
And in Animal Farm, I could receive additional rewards.
Truly killing two birds with one stone.
‘But I only crafted one ring just now.’
I had delivered four items to Keirin, so it seed the previous ones had been counted as well.
‘Anyway, let’s check it out.’
When I clicked the box, a white light appeared, followed by a voice.
Ba-dump ba-dump! Open the gift box!
Ta-da! Tada-ta-da!
When the light faded, I could see what the reward was.
It was sothing I used to see as a child at stationery shops…
A gacha capsule?
Goddess’s Lucky Capsule.
Open it yourself to see what’s inside~
It looked like an ordinary capsule.
But the reward made my tired eyes widen in excitent.
First Prize Reward: Cost 1.
‘The top prize… is Cost?’
It was exactly what I needed most.
If I gained just one more Cost, I could use Shurk’s ability and Hwayo’s ability simultaneously.
‘I don’t know what I’ll get, but…’
After confirming the reward, I imdiately clicked on the capsule.
Pang!
With a small popping sound, the capsule split open, revealing what was inside.
It was…
Goddess’s Incubator.
Place a special egg inside, and a new Animal Friend will be born with the Goddess’s blessing!
Hatch a new Animal Friend and bring it to your farm!
A seemingly ordinary, pink-colored incubator.
‘…An incubator?’
I felt slightly let down.
Since it said “special,” it clearly wouldn’t work with ordinary eggs from the farm.
‘So, it’s an item I can’t use right away.’
In other words, it was on hold.
‘As expected of a first-prize reward, it won’t be that easy to use.’
To be prepared for the future, I needed to secure one more Cost.
‘…Isn’t there so way to get another pull?’
As I was searching through the system regarding achievents with that thought…
I found a mission that granted an additional capsule.
Food Production: 5 tis achieved.
Reward: Goddess’s Lucky Capsule.
‘Food production?’
For soone managing a livestock shed, that might not be too difficult an achievent.
‘…Guess I’ll have to do this too.’
By the ti I thought that, I had already decided.
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