The Beacon Sword is the weapon once used by the founding ancestor, Hong Yeon, and its crafting thod has been passed down. Currently, it serves as the weapon representative of the head of the Geopha family.
Its function is simple.
Storage, tuning, and amplification of Geopha's power.
The surplus Geopha that is too burdenso for the body is stored in the blade of the sword, calming down the Geopha about to go out of control, and safely amplifying the already powerful output.
‘A perfect weapon for those with Geopha powers.’
It is a weapon that exists solely for handling Geopha. Naturally, since it’s a sword, it’s solid, suitable for stabbing and slashing as well.
“Unfortunately, neither the Changhae nor Taesan families have such unique weapons.”
Baek Ah-Rin muttered, twisting her finger around her hair.
“There are many weapons used by the heads of those families, but they’re all either separately acquired or inherited original artifacts.”
“Since the Changhae and Taesan families can create weapons on the spot, they rely less on them.”
“Honestly, that’s more because of Geopha, right? Just scattering it around makes it incredibly deadly. In fact, the difference is more in their characteristics than the actual craftsmanship.”
“That’s true.”
As you can tell from the conversation between Baek Ah-Rin and Lee Ji-Yeon, neither the Changhae nor Taesan families have a unique weapon like the Beacon Sword.
‘They rely less on weapons and their characteristics are different.’
The Changhae and Taesan families have low dependence on weapons. They can create weapons from ice or clay on the spot.
Baek Ah-Rin mostly creates and uses spears, while Lee Ji-Yeon uses axes, hamrs, and armor.
In contrast, Geopha has difficulty weaving weapons. It’s not impossible, but compared to the other two, it’s cumberso and inefficient.
‘The main reason is that there’s no weapon like the Beacon Sword.’
The Beacon Sword is a special weapon.
It’s a hybrid of a magic tool and a weapon with clear limitations compared to artifacts, yet the Beacon Sword is almost top-tier among artifacts.
Despite its limitations, it has a detailed crafting thod that can produce several of them, as long as the right materials and craftsmanship are available.
Unlike artifacts, which are lost forever if the original is destroyed or misplaced, the Beacon Sword’s thod of production remains intact.
‘What I need to do now is create such a crafting thod.’
It’s an even more difficult task. That’s why I ca to Shinyoung Bigo. Most of the necessary materials are well-stocked here.
The space I read through with my observational ability inside Bigo. Although it was difficult to navigate due to the spatial expansion, I didn’t get lost. I opened the door to my destination.
When the door opened, a chilling cold air rushed in.
“It seems like they’re divided by attributes. Given the scale, it makes sense… Oh, is that top-quality?”
It was one of the rooms where magic stones from ice-type monsters were stored.
As Baek Ah-Rin glanced around the room, her eyes widened. At the end of her gaze, a particularly large magic stone, radiating coldness, was sitting there.
‘Is that a third-tier magic stone?’
Sotis, magic power crystallizes inside monsters and turns into magic stones. These stones are classified based on their size and properties.
The magic stones from third-tier monsters are resources that can’t be bought with ordinary money.
‘There’s quite a lot here. It makes sense since they’ve been collecting them since the chaotic period.’
The chaotic period. Back in the ti when monsters were much more abundant, resources had been gathered. A lot of them had been donated through external support as well.
Given that, it made sense that there were so many precious materials lying around.
‘But, it’s not sothing I need right now... I’ll leave it for later.’
Around the third-tier magic stone, I gathered several smaller ice-type magic stones using my wing of the sky.
Even though I had ownership here, it still felt a little uncomfortable to casually sweep up such strategic materials.
‘The main materials for the Beacon Sword are Hong Ok and third-tier monster magic stones. It would be best to match the material tiers, but for now, it’s unnecessary.’
What I’m making now is a prototype, and considering the direction, I don’t need to use third-tier magic stones right away.
I moved around the room, collecting materials from various other rooms.
[Here, please take this one next.]
There was a reason why I brought Baek Ah-Rin and Lee Ji-Yeon along for this process.
I handed a magic stone to Lee Ji-Yeon, and then I focused my perception and sensing abilities. A faint, subtle resonance ca from her.
[Hmm… This one doesn’t seem right. Let’s try this.]
“...What do you feel with this?”
Lee Ji-Yeon, looking puzzled, switched to another magic stone. Whooosh! This ti, the resonance was much stronger. I smiled brightly and gathered it up.
[Yes, I can tell. It’s best to use materials with a good match. Just give a mont.]
“Your perception ability is amazing. Is that more accurate than observation?”
[......]
Ignoring the question from the side, I hurriedly moved around Bigo. It took a bit of ti to find the best matching materials for each type.
‘This should be good enough for now.’
I had gathered auxiliary magic stones for Changhae and the pure cold magic from high mountains for Taesan.
I also gathered materials for other purposes.
As I checked the piled-up materials in the space, I nodded to myself.
...Suddenly, I wondered how much this would all cost if converted into money.
“Did you get all the materials?”
I was shivering at the thought of how I had started to handle this casually, and then Baek Ah-Rin’s voice interrupted from behind, resting her chin on my shoulder.
The soft touch on my head felt colder than the ice-type magic stone I had been holding earlier.
[Yes, I’ve collected everything I need from Bigo.]
“Phew, finally. It was fun to watch, but... I feel like I now understand the feeling of a man dragged around shopping in a drama.”
[Reluctant.]
[...I’m not sure how to respond to that.]
“Just saying.”
Baek Ah-Rin, playfully teasing, took a few steps back. She shook her head slightly with a sour expression, and Lee Ji-Yeon, who was beside her, fixed her hair for her.
[Thank you.]
“I wasn’t bored either. There was so much to see, and just going through the artifacts we passed by was a rewarding ti.”
[Glad to hear that.]
We passed by several rooms stacked with artifacts. All the items in the catalog were stored here.
‘The Wing of the Sky must be here too.’
As Lee Ji-Yeon fixed her hair, I inserted the key into the air. The entrance had a defined range, but the exit could be made anywhere.
The exit led us back to the forest where Bigo’s door had opened.
“We’ve spent so ti choosing materials.”
As I glanced at the setting sun peeking through the leaves, Lee Ji-Yeon turned to look at .
“It's almost evening, and you've been studying and training since the morning. How about heading back to the mansion and resting?”
[Hmm… I’m fine, I have plenty of energy. I’ll work on it at the mansion.]
“Well, I have no objections, but…”
It seed like she was wondering if I was overexerting myself. The concern was clearly written on her face.
[Then... How about you join us for dinner at the mansion, Senior? I’m making a prototype, so it won’t take long.]
“Really? I hope I’m not imposing…”
“Sis, you know you co over every couple of days for als and sleep anyway.”
“…Hmm, of course, I’m just asking out of politeness.”
Baek Ah-Rin’s teasing made Lee Ji-Yeon’s face change from slightly reluctant to embarrassed.
“Where’s Yeonhwa? She should have been here by now?”
“Queen Hong Yeonhwa has sothing to handle with her family, so she said she’ll have dinner outside.”
“Aha. Thanks, Oru.”
“Sure!”
With a cute, chirpy response, the fairy Oru, who had appeared suddenly, received a warm smile from Baek Ah-Rin.
“We arrived a bit early. I should’ve just wandered around the area before coming.”
“Yeah…”
When we arrived at the mansion, it was still early evening, a bit too early for dinner.
[Shall we start the work in the anti?]
“Already? We still have so ti before dinner, but do you think we can finish it by then?”
[It’s fine. I’ve already prepared dinner, and the prototype shouldn’t take long if it goes according to plan.]
Of course, there was the possibility that it wouldn’t go as planned, but I could always co back and try again if that happened.
The two of them nodded, understanding my suggestion.
So, we headed downstairs to the facility.
“This is the training room, right?”
[Yes, it’s the training room.]
Lee Ji-Yeon, who had been following us, expressed her confusion as she looked around at the large, empty underground training room.
I walked to the center of the room and sat down on the floor.
[Eventually, I’ll need to do so hamring and engraving, but that’s not necessary for now.]
“What kind of thod are you using?”
Baek Ah-Rin, who had sat beside , expressed curiosity. Lee Ji-Yeon, sitting across from us, also looked intrigued.
[Excitent.]
[Not sure if it’ll work right away, but just watch.]
I stretched my shoulders with a slight sense of pride, feeling a rush of excitent in their gazes.
[Before we begin, I’ll need a little blood from both of you.]
“Sure.”
“Here you go.”
Before we really started, I drew the blood neatly with the Wing of the Sky, just like I did with Daera’s estate.
Using blood for engraving when crafting a weapon is common, so both of them willingly offered their blood without hesitation.
But I also knew that their trust in played a role in their willingness. That made feel even better.
[Hrm.]
Clearing my throat, I took a deep breath.
This was a preparatory action to sharpen my focus. Both Baek Ah-Rin and Lee Ji-Yeon quietly watched , understanding what I was about to do.
‘Hmm…’
Ideas for the blueprint flooded into my mind. I selected the necessary ones as I turned my thoughts.
Crafting a unique weapon using Changhae and Taesan families.
I needed to reference the Beacon Sword, but it shouldn’t be exactly the sa.
The Beacon Sword was made for Geopha. Since Changhae and Taesan have different characteristics from Geopha, the design should be different.
‘Changhae and Taesan…’
Changhae’s craftsmanship is highly flexible. Their ice magic also tends to be similarly adaptable.
Taesan. They can create various items with earth manipulation. They can build armor, weapons, defensive lines, and more.
Their manipulation is easy and versatile. The forms they manipulate remain intact.
Compared to a fixed shape like the Beacon Sword, a more flexible and changing form would be better.
Of course, so might prefer fixed forms. Every person’s desired weapon may differ.
So, it would be best to let the user choose the shape.
‘Shape-changing.’
It’s a rare and valuable function. Most artifacts have fixed shapes.
I wanted to incorporate that into the weapon design.
How? I had already thought of the thod.
Click.
“Huh?”
The two, who had been quietly observing , gasped.
Their wide-eyed gazes were fixed behind .
The Wing of the Sky tied to .
The end of it fell down in a handful.
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