First Creation (F)
While digging through the Hunter Gallery, I realized that what hunters most wanted was weapons. I don't know if they were brave or fearless...
They preferred weapons as items over armor. They didn't avoid armor, but over 80% of the posts were about weapons. I couldn't blame them for that. After all...
Body stats could be raised by climbing the Tower or using skills. So they could withstand monster attacks without rushing to equip armor. But weapons were a different story. As body strength and skills increased, items couldn't hold up as easily. Many broke or got damaged while fighting...
Plus, if you had a weapon skill, you had to use that weapon. When it broke mid-fight, there was nothing left to do, so everyone preferred weapons over armor. I understood that too. I was still on the first floor of the Tower, and even breaking a steel sword with my bare hands didn't make me feel like I needed armor. "If that's the case, I need to make weapons, and the most straightforward one is a sword..."
I've already turned the Sword into a sword before, but I wanted to try making something different. Making the same thing over and over would get boring, and I figured making another sword right now would be pretty much the same as the Sword. So next, I should make the weapon with the most discussion after swords. There was a saying about spears: 'the king of all weapons.' After swords, spears were the most in demand. There were other options too, but I was clueless about that field, so I couldn't touch them. "Magic... I don't know anything about that."
I don't have a magic skill... and there are people who say magic isn't a skill but something you understand to use, but none of that seemed related to me. Honestly, I didn't even think I could use magic. A magic skill for creating bugs? It seemed completely unrelated. "Then first... to make a spear, I need bugs that fit it." I wasn't sure what bugs I could make with my current B Points, so I had to be careful with my thoughts. "Since it's a spear, it needs to be long, so the bug's body should be long too. The spear tip should be sharp. Also, the spear shaft shouldn't be too stiff..."
I slowly wrote down the required parts in my phone memo. As I wrote, doubts crept in—could I really make this bug? But it was a skill, so maybe anything was possible? When I first summoned a bug, it said I could summon any bug I wanted to kill, but it only said I was short on points, not that it was impossible. "If I want to sell it expensively, it would need some unique abilities... um, I should look into that too?"
I closed the memo and searched the internet for bugs. I never imagined I'd be searching for real bugs to find one. The search turned up some interesting stuff. I thought there wouldn't be bugs in the Tower, but there were quite a few monsters that looked like bugs. "... a bug that spits fire, a bug that turns into a giant when they swarm, what is this? A bug that absorbs light and fires it? There are really weird ones."
There were tons of bizarre bugs. But thanks to that, ideas were overflowing. After deciding to make a spear, my equipment ideas became so good that I felt like making one myself. But since this was for selling, I needed to find the special abilities of the bugs that matched the spear. I researched the bugs that looked promising. "The name is Silver Wing Dragon Fly. A monster that looks like a dragonfly with steel-like wings that can fly very fast... it can reach supersonic speed in an instant, so you have to be careful. It was a bit bigger than I thought, but since I could control the summoning myself, it should be fine as long as I don't make it too huge."
Research was done, so it was time to start crafting. "First, I have to make the bug." I stared at my hand and imagined the bug's shape—a long body, massive pair of wings, sharp legs and mouth. It had to look like a dragonfly but not exactly one, with an extremely long body, sharp legs and mouth that could act like blades. I used the Mother skill while thinking of that bug. [You can create the desired bug.] [Consumes 5 B Points.]
The sensation I didn't feel properly when I first summoned the Sword came back. A hot energy started from my lower abdomen, gathered in my chest, and flowed through my arms into my hands. It wasn't exactly hot, but my body felt tingly from the mysterious feeling as I looked at the giant egg slowly forming on my palm. Compared to the Sword, it was dozens of times bigger. Had I miscalculated? It was really huge, growing bigger...
Suddenly the egg grew to the size of my palm, and I gulped down my saliva. With a crunch, the wings started coming out first, and my body shivered. If I just pulled out the wings, it would be fine, but it was coming out covered in sticky liquid I didn't know what it was. Plop... plop-...
I prayed it wasn't some unknown liquid dripping on the floor. It couldn't be that I couldn't wipe it off, right? As I pulled out the whole body, I honestly wanted to grab and pull it out myself, but I held back because I knew I couldn't do that. If I messed up, I'd just waste points. After pulling out the long body and shaking it to fling off the liquid, I sighed. "Ah... this isn't good."
I was angry at the liquid that splattered all over me and the room, but I held it in because if I used full strength, the newly born bug would get hurt. Calm down... I had to calm down. It probably wasn't on purpose. And cleanup would be easy, even if sticky. "Hah, good. Then I should start crafting right away."
I picked up the bug showing off its smooth body and immediately started crafting. I didn't need to rush, but to avoid splashing sticky liquid around, I probably had to turn it into the spear now. With eyes closed, I focused on the crafting skill. A bug with no name yet, a newly created bug that only the Bug Queen could rule and create. A very long body over 2 meters, even though it was an imperfect evolution, it had strong wings to balance its body and fly. Because the body was long, its speed was slow, but its elasticity was good, so it could whip its body around mid-air as much as it wanted...
But its fate was to become a spear. The body that would be whipped like a whip would become a silver spear shaft, the legs and jaws that would grab and tear prey would become split spear blades that left painful wounds. The wings that were supposed to fly into the sky would fold into decorations, but whenever they spread, they would become the strongest piercing strike. That's why this bug's name, and the spear's name, was... "Dragon Wing Spear."
I opened my eyes and looked at the result. A straight silver spear shaft with a red split tip that looked threatening. Under the split blades, two pairs of dragon-wing-like decorations were folded neatly, waiting to be spread at any moment. "Not bad?" Since the bug recognized my praise and shook its wings happily, I felt a bit guilty. Making it into a spear right away had been too much, but I had no choice if I wanted to protect my room...
I appraised it to check how well it turned out. [Dragon Wing Spear] - Grade: Epic - An unknown silver spear made by Lee Seong-eun - The split blades tear and tear at the opponent. - The wings decorated under the blades can be spread and look like dragon wings. - Skill: Silver Wings - Spread the wings to rush quickly and pierce the opponent. (In camouflage state.) "Oh... wait, Epic?" I thought the item below Sword would be at least as good as it, but this was an unexpected result. Epic? The highest grade of equipment currently existing in Korea was Epic, according to what the only maker there said. To make anything higher, special materials were needed...
I had only summoned one bug and thought about spears. If I told the maker about this, would he get angry? He had worked his way up there. But this could have been luck. I got a high grade by chance, and maybe good results wouldn't come after. Well... but making an Epic is still big. Looking at it, I felt a bit reluctant to sell it. An Epic made by a Korean maker who had just started... I would have been better using it myself?
But after thinking it over, I decided to sell it. I wasn't particularly fond of spears anyway, and it was too big. A Sword-sized one that was easy to carry would have been perfect. I thought I could have made it just a little shorter... "Then I should post it." If I just listed it for sale, I'd get contacts. Selling was important, but so was everything else. After making the Dragon Wing, the system message flickering in front of me was impossible to ignore. [Metamorphosis is possible.]
That message I got after making the Sword, the Carapace Bug skill I obtained, and the various understanding I got... I was wondering what would rise this time. It probably wasn't related to the Dragon Wing. I wasn't going to do the metamorphosis right away anyway. I still had points left, and I couldn't stop crafting here. Since I gave the spear power, I needed a light item to match it... and something I could use. Even if I didn't need items right now, having them was better than not having them. I wished they would come out as Epic like the Dragon Wing...
"Then I'd better do it quickly." I stretched my shoulders and went back to summoning and crafting. Good, what should I make next?