Chapter 428: Being a Blessed Won’t Stop the Inventor From Inventing!

Chapter 428: Being a Blessed Won’t Stop the Inventor From Inventing!

Core of the Mechanoid: A unique skill allowing the owner to imitate the absorption and expulsion of mana of a mana battery. Nullifies arcane corruption accumulation within the body of the user, and turns 50% of all magical damage into Mana. When mana is expended through the use of runes or manatech, increase their mana efficiency, stats, and skill effectiveness while close to the owner by 15%. Allows the owner to crystallize their mana into a temporary mana battery that applies this skills effect that lasts a Peolyncian day upon creation, but temporarily decreases the owners maximum Mana by 25% for a Peolyncian week. Upon re-usage, resets the timer for full recovery. Skill included: [Body of Earth] [Dwarven Magic Resistance] [Arcane Corruption Immunity] [Mana Control Lv. 10] [Mana Efficiency Lv. 10] [Mana Conduit Lv. 10] [Sages Wisdom Lv. 10]

Grand Arcanatechnician: A title granted to a mortal recognized by the Goddess of Change, Ingenuity, and Ambition, whose control had been usurped by individual [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]. Due to usurpation, the effects of this title may only be activated when in the presence of [The Light]s [Musical Resonation]. When creating an item that combines blacksmithing, artificer work, and runesmithing, increases stats and skill potency depending on the effectiveness of the [Arcane Crystal] used as a mana battery or the fuel for the fire. Depending on the enchantments engraved and the elemental charge on the [Arcane Crystal], may vastly alter the end product

How are you feeling, Master Dwarf? Master Kushlekzar asked Grimnir while the latter was resting on an infirmary bed inside our subspace, taking notes on his condition like a doctor.

Memory is okay after the lass jogged it. Body is all right, although I do feel this stinging pain in my chest.

Master nodded, showing a wide smile. Effects of meeting a god. I shouldnt need to remind you that even we blessed have a hard time speaking with our patron god, and even if you have my apprentices protection, dont be arrogant. If God Bleidla wanted to, he could have exterminated your sense of self right there and then. Respect must be shown.

Grimnir grimaced, massaging the sides of his heads as if he had a headache. Haa, nah, sorry. Bleidla Haaa, my history with him was one-sided, but it still shaped an important part of myself. Couldnt ignore my anger. Couldnt stop myself. Had to speak. Its better that we ended it this way; it was illuminating, even, now that I know my path forward, and it aint involving that smith god.

Unbelievable Master smacked his hand on his head, letting a loud sigh out of his velociraptor maw. You are now a Saint of the Goddess of Change, Grimnir! The Revolution Queen! This is historic, you are her first blessed in recorded history, so you must act as such, my friend. Similar to my service to Xohulotel, ha ha! We are trailblazers! Ha, if we were part of the Fire Pantheon, maybe Askaino would look on us favorably as the Trailblazing God.

Master stopped writing on his party bracelets notes function and grabbed Grimnirs arm, shaking it in a manly manner by holding it by the biceps. Yet, when he saw our resident blacksmiths face, he shook his head with sullen eyes and let go.

Sorry, Kush, its just I dont know how to feel about this. Expected to not become a blessed, but suddenly am now one for a Goddess I hadnt planned for? Its as Bleidla said, you can only become a blessed if you can serve your patron gods ideology or goals, and I aint the one for the Goddess of Change, Ingenuity, and Ambition. But, still, she gave me this.

Grimnir reached his arm out, tensed it up as his slightly tanned skin became blue, exuding mana mist from it until it hardened up into a sapphire gem. He grabbed it, played with it for a moment before throwing it over to me. I held it up, understanding he wanted me to appraise it.

Mana Eyes.

Arcane Crystal: A mana crystal made from [Core of the Mechanoid], that may act as a temporary mana battery. A tool necessary for the activation of the [Grand Arcanatechnician]s effect, requiring alchemy to change its mana type and give it skills, while enchanting is required for enchantments. Unless properly smelted, this crystal will cease functioning either when its mana reserves are used up or once a day has passed after its creation: Mana: 857/857

Honestly, if you think about it, its pretty impressive, right? I stated after I sent the appraisal to everybody inside the clinic with [Telepathy].

Ellaine nodded. It requires five crafting disciplines: blacksmithing, runesmithing, artificer work, enchanting, and alchemy. Its, ehe, quite revolutionary, since otherwise Masters blessing wouldnt be able to work properly. Its fitting for Goddess Chihiro.

Its convoluted as hell, if you ask me, Daichi, one of our resident gamers, complained, shuffling his hair in annoyance. We dont have an enchanter in Aurora. Tamae can do simple ones, but she hasnt practiced it in a long time with all the cooking and background support shes been doing. Didnt you say Chihiro went back to Earth? Is this all she could think of? She would make a terrible game dev if she has to add this many requirements to make it balanced.

I shrugged, as I wasnt familiar enough to give my opinion on the subject. As Ellaine and Daichi were Grimnirs apprentices, they would know best what was possible and doable. Still, I couldnt help but agree with what Daichi stated, since I did witness Grimnirs smith duel against the Luedbrumdar clan and how it could strain the craftsmen. Or, all the runesmithing sessions I helped Grimnir with.

Lad, you might be an Earthling, but you shouldnt speak like that about one of our High Queens, Rudigan chastised him. As Grimnir was a blessed with the Pantheon of Earth now, Crustacia had instructed Rudigan to greet and guide Grimnir in his new role, so I allowed the both of them into the subspace.

Nonsense. Shes your goddess. I cant tiptoe over everything I say, Daichi responded.

A sharp tongue. Daichi, the yes-man, sure had grown ever since he gave up his pursuit as a fire mage and became a smith apprentice instead. I guess having something he was actually passionate about made sure he wouldnt fall back on his sycophant ways, letting him be more honest. Even if that honesty showed his abrasive side, which had caused us some trouble in the past.

After all, she should have given Master an easier blessing to fulfill! As her first blessed, he should have been given the most overpowered unique skill and blessing ever, like come on, you have to agree how unfair this is! Hestia-san, did you really have to usurp his blessing like that! Come on, you cant do your blacksmith dirty like that!

I take it back, hes still a damn bootlicker.

Before I could smack some sense into him, my Master clapped his hands, bringing our attention back to him and Grimnir. There is enough time to test out his capabilities later on, but for now, I think its better to present the fact that this is the first blessed of Goddess Chihiro. That is the important fact here. He is a Saint, like me but unlike you two.

Rudigan and I nodded.

Champions were there to further their gods goals through Divine Quests and to also protect their followers, while a Saint was responsible for the more religious part of the job. Spreading the gods ideals and lessons, furthering the growth of their religion by being part of the church. Meaning, as Chihiros Saint, Grimnir had to be involved with the church of Chihiro and railroad guild.

That didnt mean Grimnir wasnt allowed to get into action, but it wasnt part of his job details. Thankfully, Chihiro did send him a System message to explain why he was chosen.

It is even an extensive message, Rudigan said. Youre lucky, being able to get so long of a message thanks to your blessing in addition to Princess Hestias title. Do you know what mine was? Grimnir. Blessed. Thats it. You need to use that privilege, just like your mistress.

Urraaagh! Grimnirs body fell back, laying there in his comfy bed. I know its an honor, but why me? I am not Broggi. I barely prayed to the Revolution Queen even after everything happened; I might have been creating new equipment because of my desire to help the lass out and to embarrass Bleidla, but that last part is done. Bladdarg, its as he said, that anger I held for Bleidla is gone How am I worthy of being Goddess Chihiros Saint?

A gods whims. Regardless, questioning this didnt prove to be productive, so Master Kush pushed the discussion away from it for now and proceeded to ask me what my bonus for usurping the blessing was.

[Battle Frenzy (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]

[Bearer of Kargryxmors Blood] has integrated certain abilities from Titles: [Core of the Mechanoid]. Seeking permission for activation Individual [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor] has usurped control over [Core of the Mechanoid]. Permission automatically granted

[Bearer of Kargryxmors Blood] effects on [Battle Frenzy]: [Flashfire] [Light Horizon] [Marine Lungs] [Soul Vision] [Rune Absorption]

As my scales and hair started to shine white, I closed my eyes to use the first of my two new usurped abilities[Soul Vision]. Coming from Asakas [Twilight Paladin], I had already usurped the title far back when I was still in Elyonda, so no notification had appeared when Asaka finally got her title from fulfilling her Divine Quest.

Opening my eyes, the world had turned black as I looked around, leaving me only able to identify the silhouettes of people. Like the skill mentioned, these were souls. The most recognizable ones were Ellaines slight pink, Masters navy blue, and Rudigans dark brown souls. Daichis and Grimnirs were plain white, while mine was crimson red.

Looking a bit closer at Grimnirs, his was slightly fractured, the damage from his extended meeting with Bleidla. This ability wasnt too bad, as I could use it to identify those close to death without needing to appraise everybody, but at the same time, I could just shoot out some white flames and heal people. Not to mention, I had to be in my [Battle Frenzy] mode to use it, so it was more or less a dead skill to me.

This was why I told Asaka when we were going to Chihiros workshop that Ilsaphone trolled me, just like Plesia did by giving me [Marine Lungs]. They couldnt stop my usurpation, so they just played around it.

Thankfully, Chihiro was less mean.

Once I stopped [Soul Vision], I asked Rudigan to activate [Defensive Rune: Auracoil] for me since he was in full armor. I touched it and activated [Rune Absorption], letting me feel almost the same sensation as if I was usurping some demonic item. Mana flowed into me as if somebody was transferring mana into my body, causing the mana barrier to disappear and the rune to dim out. Curiously, Rudigan couldnt activate the rune again.

A System message just appeared and informed me that you usurped my runes mana, and that I would regain control over it in a moments notice, Rudigan explained. Not the most conventional ability. Dont you have to let your blood surge for it to happen?

I smiled. It all depends on how I use it. [Battle Frenzy] is my killing mode, but just like my usurpation abilities, I just need timing to be on my side. If I can cancel one rune at the correct moment, then its worth it.

You can take over a Dhuinn rune and it would be extremely beneficial, Grimnir stated, and I agreed.

Even though [Soul Vision] and [Rune Absorption] werent as powerful compared to [Flashfire] and [Light Horizon], these were still two more tools in my arsenal.

In any case, once Master was satisfied, he patted Grimnir's back and was released from the clinic. Our resident blacksmith immediately told us he would try out his new skill, only for Rudigan to stop him, lecturing him on how he first had to speak to the church of Chihiro. Naturally, as I could sympathize with Grimnir, I overruled Rudigan as Grimnir had to get breakfast anyways.

Tamae probably isnt finished with your meal yet, so wait in your forge, I told him, earning me Grimnirs appreciation and Rudigans dwarvish grumbling.

Ellaine and Daichi went with him, while Master, Rudigan, and I went to our subspaces restaurant. Once inside, our ears were instantly filled with the noise of chatter and eating, as four tables were filled with people enjoying their breakfast. Meanwhile, my four maidsTasianna, Svena, Lorena, and Haatiwere coming in and out of the kitchen, serving everybody in attendance their food.

First table was occupied by only three people, as they were the sauriansKrimSlak, Grazlahta, and Akastwho were a bit too bulky for anybody else to sit with them. With two bodybuilder-sized humanoid carnosauruses and one hulking crocodile, only one more person could sit with them and it would be their leader, Master.

The second table was filled with the students, with Tatsuya and Kyouya retelling their entire trip in detail to Haruka, Asaka, and the other members of the Magical Biscuits. Since Nishio, Misaki, Kazumi, and Kohaku were with the expedition force while the former two boys were traveling with me, everybody had a lot to tell each other, making it honestly feel like I was listening to a group of adventurers telling each other of their adventures.

The third was filled with the rest of my companions. Yorshka, Farron, and their daughter Priscilla were having a family bonding moment while eating with my twin wyvern attendants, Shay and Beth. Our resident dryad, Rita, joined the Nordor family and my bodyguards too, curiously asking the two wyverns of their experience fighting Manaethala and that dragonslayer, Galg. Sadly, Sis wasnt around, since she ate early and went out to repay her debt for destroying that massive dwarven statue after the battle.

Rajah and his mother Varya and two siblings Shere and Ajay were also there, enjoying their meals. With the two former having evolved into rank Bs, they were so large they barely fit into the restaurant, making me wonder once again if I should enlarge the room for our monster companions.

The last table was, well, it looked a bit sad as only a single person sat there while everybody else had a group. It was none other than VifiYok, and unsurprisinglyas I had seen her eat for eight days nowshe was devouring multiple sandwiches filled with various meats and vegetables. No fish, of course. Still, she was happy, I believed, and she hadnt caused any trouble ever since she joined our little merry band, aside from causing people to be wary of her.

Rudigan and I greeted everybody before we entered the kitchen, where we saw Asaka and Tamae handling everybodys meals with her sous chefs Ademnis and Ivy, two of the chefs responsible for our restaurant. Although busy, they realized we were here.

Hey, Hesti-chan! Tamae called me. Sorry, bit hectic as always, but, ahhh, so happy I can finally cook in peace, again!

Peace? This is peace to her? I looked around as I saw countless dirty dishes piling up at the sink, while some of the counters had spills and bits of vegetables laying around. Tamae was trained by her Michelin chef parents, so she knew the importance of cleanliness too well to leave all of that unintended, not unless she was too busy.

Still, considering she had been working in the soup kitchen for the survivors of Maagneils attack on Inkoran-Tazul, this probably was easier to her. Countless people had lost their homes and houses, while others were grieving for their deceased friends and family members.

Skill: Unique skills:

[Core of the Mechanoid]

Magic skills and related:

[Mental Stability Lv. 9] [Mental Warfare Lv. 4]

Physical skills and related:

[Unarmed Technique Lv. 8] [Unarmed Mastery Lv. 6] [Axe Technique Lv. 4]

[Axe Mastery Lv. 3] [True Hammer Technique Lv. 3]

[True Polearm Technique Lv. 1]

[Mana Strike Lv. 10] [Stamina Strike Lv. 10]

[All-Damage Enhancement Lv. 1]

Senses and movement skills:

[Stealth Lv. 7] [Accuracy Correction Lv. 10]

[Concentration Lv. 10] [Foresight Lv. 1]

[Danger Perception Lv. 8] [Detection Sensor Lv. 1]

[Probability Correction Lv. 10]

[Enhanced Auditory Sense Lv. 6] [Enhanced Olfactory Sense Lv. 5]

[Enhanced Vision Lv. 5] [Tracking Lv. 6] [Night Vision Lv. 10]

[Presence Killer Lv. 5] [Evasion Lv. 5] [Acrobatic Lv. 2]

[Terrain Maneuvering Lv. 8]

Resistances:

[Physical Super-Resistance Lv. 5] [Absolute Pain Tolerance]

[Abnormal Status Nullification] [Fear Resistance Lv. 10] [Terror Resistance Lv. 9]

[Mental Corruption Resistance Lv. 8] [Mind Protection Lv. 4]

[Lava Resistance Lv. 5] [Holy Resistance Lv. 8]

[Inferno Resistance Lv. 4] [Water Resistance Lv. 9]

[Terra Resistance Lv. 4] [Storm Resistance Lv. 1]

Stat growth and related:

[Health Recovery Lv. 9] [Stamina Recovery Lv. 8]

[Enhanced Health Growth Lv. 8]

[Enhanced Health Capacity Lv. 8]

[Enhanced Strength Growth Lv. 8]

[Enhanced Strength Enforcement Lv. 6]

[Enhanced Agility Growth Lv. 4]

[Enhanced Agility Enforcement Lv. 3]

[Enhanced Stamina Growth Lv. 9]

[Enhanced Stamina Capacity Lv. 8]

Others:

[Merchant Lv. 3] [Dextrous Hands Lv. 8] [Artificer Lv. 5]

[Master of Wood and Stone Lv. 1] [Master of Metal Lv. 7]

[Master Blacksmith Lv. 7] [Master Runesmith Lv. 3] [Trap Creation Lv. 4]

[Instruction Lv. 8] [Identity Blocker Lv. 10] [Terror Aura Lv. 8] [Battle Mind Lv. 7]

[Miner Lv. 10] [Cooking Lv. 1] [Dismantle Lv. 8]

Ability List: Unarmed:

[Stoneskin] [Ram-Horn] [Boulder Smash] [Boulder Throw]

Hammer:

[Smash] [Heavy Slam] [Forge Hammer]

Title: [Hestias Retainer] [Grand Arcanatechnician]

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