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The next morning quickly came, as the sun came through the window, I yawned, finding myself still in the same position as before. Aquarina was sleeping over me, licking my boobs as if they were her pillows, and there was drool all over…
"Sigh, you never change, don't you?"
I gave her a kiss in her little forehead and then gently moved her to the side. She resisted a bit, but at the end I won the match, and she continued sleeping.
I covered her in blankets before I walked to the bathroom to take a quick bath before her. I woke up early today because I wanted to get some things done.
First of all, I wanted to make Zack's armor I promised him. I know he can wait for a while, there's no real hurry, but I wanted to still make it for him, he's my friend after all.
Also, while I'm at it, I was thinking on either upgrade my existing equipment to give me more bonus stats using new materials… Or make new accessories.
I guess I will make a new ring using that Rainbow Spirit Stone that Lara sold me. I was thinking that a staff too, could be nice, but I am not good with just wielding a staff, so it feels a bit useless for me.
However, a ring or a bracelet would be much easier to handle… I just equip the accessory and whenever I imbue Mana into them, their effects activate right away, no problems.
"Phew…"
After taking a bath, I walked to the end of my room and quickly summoned Violet, who seemed ready for anything regarding Alchemy.
The way I created items was unique, I relied on my special Skills such as Crafting, Metallurgy, and Alchemy to shapeshift the materials and transform their forms and shapes, and even their mass and composition.
It is a very "cheat-like" ability compared to traditional equipment crafting, but it does saves me a lot of time, and its quick. I do take my time though, and make sure the items I make are well done and well made.
Though, I'm sure I'll learn a lot from the Witch of the Blue Mountain once I go there to train with her. She'll teach me a bit of her special techniques, according to my mother.
She has a very unique combination between Alchemy and Blacksmith she calls "Runic Smithing" or something, and she even told me she uses the power of the Spirits and her Familiars, including a dragon, to make her equipment.
Aside from Violet or Ignatius for the cauldron and fire, I have little idea how I could use the rest of my Familiars for the creation of items, so I'm intrigued about her techniques.
But first of all… I'll eat my breakfast before breakfast.
Ding!
[You've consumed [Rune Growth Enhancement Nut (A+ Grade)] x1 and [Physique Growth Enhancement Bean (A+ Grade)] x1]
[The growth and development of Runes and your Physique have been enhanced greatly for the next 72 Hours.]
I concentrated myself, closing my eyes and then splitting my mind through sheer willpower alone, to multitask as I worked. I left a part of my mind into the generation of Runes in my Magic Circle through the Rune Refinement Arts.
All while I make use of that Mana by letting it flow across my body slowly, without making it overflow too much, so it reinforces my Physique through the Mana Reinforcement Technique.
The first one is one of the few sure ways to develop Runes, and the last is one of the weakest ways to make a physique grow stronger, but it is also easy and a sure-fire one, which I can leave on while I do other things.
Ding!
[You've started slowly Refining Runes within your Magic Circle…]
[Elemental Runes of Fire, Nature, Light, and Spirit are being prioritized.]
[The Runes that slowly form will give birth to new spells as they assemble within your Maic Circle, or to higher Tiered Spells.]
[Assemble specific Runic Constructions to strengthen or create specific Spells that you can cast without using any Magic Circle.]
[You've started slowly Refining your Physique through the Mana Reinforcement Technique.]
[Your Physique is absorbing your own Mana and using it to slowly and surely reinforce its body.]
They might be the simplest forms, but they work stupendously with the boost items, the growth will be boosted a lot, so even if they're slow, they'll become much more efficient, and I won't waste a single hour of the boost duration!
"Alright, let's begin… An Armor for Zack it is." I said. "Ready, Violet?"
"Guuh!" Violet was excited, quickly melting into the Liquified Mana as I applied it into her cauldron body.
She had many special abilities that made the creation of items even fast and even better. She could synthetize items inside of her body, combine materials, and even transform their abilities or even apply new elemental affinities. With enough materials, of course.
"So for Zack, let's use some of the plentiful Mithril we got from that Mithril Golem…" I smiled, dropping some pieces into the cauldron. "Let's add some Thunder and Wind Spirit Crystals too… And lastly, some of these Spirit Dragon Scales from Ignatius, hehe…"
"Hey! You're using my materials too?!" Ignatius complained.
"Shut it, my girlfriend is sleeping, be silent!" I reprimanded him.
"My bad…" Ignatius remained in silence. "So I turn into fire now?"
"Yeah." I nodded.
"Okay… I'm getting used to this at this point." His spiritual body quickly turned into a dragon-shaped flame, resting below Violet.
He didn't burn anything except what he wanted, so he applied his spiritual flames into Violet, making the liquid inside boil, and the materials slowly converge.
First…
"[Extraction]"
FLAASH!
I extracted all the impurities from the materials first, and then burned them into ashes. Lastly, I extracted the purest energies from the items, mixing them together.
"[Synthesis]"
FLAASH!
The materials slowly started fusing and melding together into a mass of metal and crystals, the crystals melted into pure spirit energy, and so did the scales.
The Mithril, with its great magic absorbing abilities, absorbed the elements and changed its color…
"And now… [Metamorphosis]!"
I changed the shape of the metal and made it compact, until finally…
"[Fusion Synthesis]!"
I once more combined the effects of spells with skills, combining everything together into several large golden colored ingots, which emerged out of the cauldron one after another.
FLAAASH!
Ding!
[Congratulations! You've successfully synthetized [Spirit Thunderstorm Dragon Mithril Ingot (A Grade)] x5!]
[You gained +25.000 Skill Proficiency.]
[The [Metallurgy: Lv6] Skill has Leveled Up to Level 7!]
[The [Fusion Alchemy: Lv1] Skill has Leveled Up to Level 2!]
[You gained +500.000 EXP.]
"Oh? I gained EXP from making items now?!" I was shocked. "T-
This is new…"
"Yep, since you evolved the Alchemy Skill into Fusion Alchemy, it is now possible to sometimes earn EXP from synthetizing items! Though you'll get a lot the first time you make them, if you keep making them, the EXP will reduce or might not appear again." Alice explained.
"I see… That does sounds pretty useful to be honest." I smiled. "Makes me get motivated… Oh well, now that the ingot is done, let's quickly meld them together with Metallurgy! Ignatius, say "aaah!" now!" I said.
"Ahhh…!" Ignatius quickly opened gigantic dragon jaws, eating all the ingots and began to smelt them. I quickly took out some molds of fancy-looking armor from my Inventory. "Let's begin!"
At the same time, I left Violet making yet another new Ingot, this time one for the accessories I wanted to craft.
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Author's Note: Can't believe tomorrow will be Chapter 1000! This Novel has a long way to go, but it has been a lot of fun to write this mix between true slice of life, adventure, and yuri romance. I have mostly outlined the story until the end, but I keep adding new and fun stuff, so we might get another thousand chapters, or more before any conclusion.
Let's enjoy the ride together, and thanks for all readers, especially Privilege buyers! The story will continue on its laid back type of atmosphere, but I can also promise you lots of cool plot twists, progression, action, and more yuri.
Also I'm cooking another new Cover... Patiently wait for it, everyone.