Regression Sword Apocalypse Reconquest - Chapter 45
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Episode 45
‘It takes some time to make equipment, so let’s try alchemy first.’
Choi Sung-hyun is currently refining the generator, so it would be right to postpone it to a later date.
He approached Cha Ye-seong right away.
Cha Ye-seong moving luggage.
The little dragon was hanging from Cha Ye-seong’s waist and dangling.
“I won’t let you go anymore.”
“Ugh.”
After receiving the dragon, Sehyuk took the small dragon to the alchemy workbench.
There is only one goal now.
“Can you read the letters?”
The baby nodded surprisingly.
“That went well.”
Sehyuk immediately searched for the purpose and showed it to me.
[Black Powder]
[Nitrogen fixation]
“I’ve already prepared the charcoal and sulfur, so all I need is saltpeter.”
Black powder.
Because of its existence, mankind was able to invent guns and explosives.
Sehyuk had most of his plans made since he returned.
This is also part of the plan.
‘Even if I’m not going to use it, I definitely need a gun. It changes the quality of the battle. It’s also Choi Sung-hyun’s main weapon.’
The ambition was to reopen the era of the Industrial Revolution before civilization completely disappeared from the ruined world.
“Oxygen is the substance we breathe. Nitrogen is the most abundant substance in the air.”
He calmly explained human science to the baby.
This is a task that explains what to make with alchemy.
Baby Yong nods as if he understands.
And then, light gathers from the baby’s hands.
Todok. Tododok.
From the baby’s hands, small powders fall.
An essential ingredient in black gunpowder. Nitrate was obtained.
Sehyuk immediately called Choi Sunghyun and showed him the scene.
“It’s gunpowder!”
“Okay. So, I have another job for you.”
“What now?”
Although he says so in words, Choi Sung-hyun shows his enthusiasm.
Sehyuk explained his plan to him.
“If you study pistols, you will be able to make guns that were used in the past.”
The ‘Talent Theory’ of a destroyed world.
According to that talent theory, studying firearms can lead to enlightenment related to firearms.
That realization is no exception to the guns of the past.
“I need to make those guns.”
Flintlock musket.
Old revolver.
It may be inconvenient to operate, but it is incredibly powerful.
‘A gun you make yourself is more powerful than a modern firearm. You can modify it however you want, whether with additional parts or magic.’
With Choi Sung-hyun’s skill level, he could make it in no time.
Sehyuk was confident.
‘As time goes by, I’ll be able to make bullets for the K5 pistol I have now. Or, I could mix some magic in and not worry about ammunition at all.’
Choi Sung-hyun did not disappoint expectations.
“Yes. It will probably be done soon. I was once into gun games and figured out how a revolver works.”
Choi Sung-hyun reminiscing about the past.
He suddenly looked at Sehyuk as if he was wondering if he had forgotten something.
“But, you can’t make a bullet with just gunpowder, right?”
Choi Sung-hyun expressing doubts.
To him, Sehyuk silently took out a bag and showed it to him.
A bag containing precious metals.
It was something that the overbearing middle-aged office worker had while trying to kill Sehyuk right after the world was destroyed.
“I checked and it looks like there’s some brass there too.”
“Very good.”
Choi Sung-hyun, who was looking down at the gunpowder with a happy look, asks a question.
“Would you mind if the gun gets damaged during the research?”
“Okay. Your safety is important, so be careful not to get hurt.”
Just a little more research is all it takes.
Production of pistol ammunition is imminent.
‘Now all that’s left is to make the equipment.’
There is a blade-scaled deer skin in the warehouse that was caught in a trap last time.
Here are some stones and fibers imbued with the power of the mud monster.
I thought that if we combined them, we would get a pretty interesting item.
‘It’s too late now, so I guess I should unpack first.’
It was already dark outside the window.
It was only natural, since it was already evening when I returned home.
‘Choi Sung-hyun also needs some rest and some time to study pistol bullets.’
“Where are you going to put the baby?”
Cha Ye-seong, who was lying on the sofa holding a small dragon that had used up all its magic power while working on alchemy, speaks to her.
At those words, the small dragon slips out of Cha Ye-seong’s arm and runs away.
A small dragon that climbs up to the second floor.
“Where are you going!”
Se-hyeok walked leisurely after Cha Ye-seong, who was running after Baby Yong.
And then, Se-hyeok saw Cha Ye-seong standing awkwardly in the hallway.
Looking closely, Cha Ye-seong was standing in front of Se-hyeok’s bedroom.
“No matter what, I think it’s rude to go into the bedroom.”
Cha Ye-seong blushes slightly and scratches his cheek.
Se-hyeok stared blankly at Cha Ye-seong.
“Is it okay to just lie down on the sofa?”
“You were allowed to go there!”
“Okay. As long as I’m not lying down, you can knock and come in.”
After saying that, Sehyuk went into the room.
The little dragon climbed up onto Sehyuk’s bed and crouched down.
I have a pet that climbs into bed.
In a world that has been destroyed, the presence of a pet that completely trusts me and fights alongside me is quite a comfort.
* * * The development of bullets is almost complete.
At that moment, Se-hyeok brought Choi Sung-hyun, Jang Young-soo, and Park Sun-hwan to a nearby school uniform repair shop to get work tools.
‘Now, we have to make the real equipment.’
A light refresher on what to make.
‘It would be better to start with defensive gear.’
Cha Ye-seong and the little dragon are magic users.
Choi Sung-hyun is a gun.
Jang Young-soo is a martial artist.
Park Sun-hwan is ambiguous, so let’s just go with the gun for now.
The only person who needs a weapon right now is Go Jeong-hwan.
Even for Go Jeong-hwan, the importance of a single weapon is not as high as expected.
Because he handles many weapons.
‘Clothes can all be used together. If you make a weapon, it will be difficult if something useless to Goh Jeong-hwan comes out.’
With that in mind, I decided to make some defensive gear.
In Choi Sung-hyun’s workshop, an industrial sewing machine and supplies are placed on a tool desk in a container warehouse.
“Are you done?”
Choi Sung-hyun sat in front of the sewing machine.
On the desk are materials filled with magical power.
The skin of a black-scaled deer exudes magical power with a subtle metallic sheen.
A fibrous thread that sparkles with blue magic.
Likewise, the stone of the stone doppelganger glows blue.
Seonghyeon Choi inserts the fiber thread into the sewing machine.
Knock knock knock.
The sewing machine is turning.
And after some trial and error, Choi Sung-hyun finally created the finished product.
“It’s done! It’s finally over!”
Seonghyeon Choi ran towards Sehyuk, who was sitting on a bench near the warehouse, holding the item he had made.
He started making a fuss as soon as he arrived.
“I have a feeling something is wrong. The work is going really well!”
There was a faint smile on Choi Sung-hyun’s face.
“First, I made it with the idea of chainmail and scale armor used in the old days.”
Using the skin of a black-scaled deer as a base, a stone imbued with the magic of a stone doppelganger was added, sharpened and flat.
So that the sword can slide.
The overall sewing is finished with a fiber thread that contains magical power.
“Don’t be so excited. But still, the design is definitely good.”
Sehyuk examines the armor.
‘huh?’
His expression gradually became mysterious.
As Choi Sung-hyun said, it was because I realized that these clothes were quite unusual.
“This is pretty good, isn’t it?”
Sehyuk put on his armor over the white shirt he was wearing.
When you make an item using materials that contain magic power, there is a low chance that it will come out with a special ability.
‘There’s no need to explain the importance of items with special abilities.’
Most of them contain powerful variables.
Boots of Flash.
The boots of flight.
Because both of them have tremendous crisis coping capabilities.
It was clearly felt.
This armor has a low chance of being pierced.
A consistent magical pattern felt within the armor.
You can tell instinctively.
This armor has special abilities.
‘You’re lucky.’
And the god of luck didn’t stop there.
‘Let’s see what kind of ability it is.’
Sehyuk activates the special ability contained in his clothes.
Woohoo!
A silver barrier appears around Sehyuk.
“Hey, is this a special ability?”
Choi Sung-hyun opens his eyes wide in admiration.
“It looks just like a protective shield!”
“The shield is correct.”
Sehyuk, seeing that sight, smiled faintly.
‘Magic barrier. I’m really lucky.’
As Choi Sung-hyun said, the magic barrier was a protective shield created with magic power.
And, it was also an option that was absolutely necessary for Sehyuk and his group.
Although it is capable of physical defense to some extent, its true value is magic defense.
Now everyone except Sehyuk is going into battle in plain clothes, without any armor.
The only clothes he has are a Sehyuk white shirt and a suit with a reflector for projectiles.
And the projectile reflection is a huge weakness in terms of magic defense.
‘Projectile reflection can’t block much magic. Magic is a mass of mana, so the amount it can absorb is significantly less than that of a bullet.’
Therefore, the newly acquired ‘Armor of Magic Barrier’ can fill in the weaknesses of Sehyuk and his party.
‘Considering the armor’s own defensive power, this item’s grade is at least rare or higher.’
Sehyuk simply tested the durability of the armor.
The results exceeded expectations.
It was enough to block not only Cha Ye-seong’s magical power explosion, but also Se-hyeok’s light silver sword.
Even when there was no magic barrier, it blocked the Dimensional Adjuster’s blade.
‘Maybe it can be compared to the unique and special grades.’
Sehyuk smiled.
There is no need to mention the unique grade phase.
Before the regression, just before Sehyuk died.
Unique was considered a powerful item even back then.
And, these clothes helped Sehyuk and his group in an unexpected way.
* * * The story shifts to a point a few days later.
Sehyuk realized that a new event had occurred.
This time it wasn’t a ‘disaster’, an event where something bad happened.
‘Neutral event. This is happening now, much earlier than expected.’
Sehyuk looked at the woman standing in front of him.
A woman with long, straight hair, a young face, and a straw hat.
The neutral event was the appearance of the ‘Inter-race Merchant’.
‘An event that can be beneficial or detrimental depending on your choices. That’s a neutral event.’
If a disaster event is a red light, a neutral event is a yellow light.
‘I have to approach this carefully.’
And Sehyuk realized that things were going unusually well.
The foreign merchant who saw Sehyuk smiled with interest and said something.
And that statement had several meanings.
“You got help from ‘Grandpa’?”
As soon as he heard that, Sehyuk couldn’t help but be surprised.
‘Grandfather’ is the mysterious divine being who caused Sehyuk to regress and left him this mansion and the book of the future.
‘How do you know that?’
Sehyuk thought about it over and over again.
What would this woman think of her grandfather?
After much thought, Sehyuk opened his mouth.
“If that’s true, can you help us?”
The right way.
If it’s a powerful ‘different race’, there will be some restrictions.
Just like the Spider Queen did.
So, believe in that fact, hide the information, but try to find out what the other person is thinking.
It’s not too late to decide what to do after hearing the story.
At those words, the woman smiled faintly and lightly.
“I already know that you have received help from your grandfather. And the answer to that question is, ‘I have the ability to help.’”
A long-eared, heterodox merchant strokes his straw hat.
“For example, the secrets that the ‘Seoul Survivors’ Association’, which you are seeking revenge on, is hiding, and where those secrets are located.”