Chapter 38

For Bone Six, no, for me

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[ID: White Pig]

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[Title: Organizing Production Job Skill Tiers!]

Hello? Nice to meet you.

I am a hunter who has countless production job hunters such as blacksmiths, jewelers, and tailors.

Hey, production job people.

I’ve been seeing people arguing about who’s Tier 1 and who’s Tier 2 with their skills on the bulletin board.

I’ll sort it all out for you, so don’t argue anymore.

First of all, there are countless production job skills.

Blacksmithing, Jewelry Crafting, Tailoring, Item Crafting, Mining, Smelting, Cooking, Refining, Carpentry, Potion Making, Tanning, Leather Crafting, Weaving, Enchanting, Mechanical Engineering, Herb Gathering, Blueprint Designing, Alchemy, and so on.

Ha, it’s hard to even list them all?

Find out what each skill means on your own.

The important thing here is that all skills are meaningful.

The goal of production jobs is, after all, to create something, right?

And if you’re going to make something, you want to make the best item, right?

To do that, you need all the skills listed above.

Nothing is unimportant.

The higher the item’s performance, the more diverse and rare materials are needed.

In other words, all those skills are at least Tier 2.

They’re all just Tier 2, so there’s no need to fight.

You guys are acting like you’re asking, “Which is stronger, UDT or 707?”

The purpose is different, but the needs are the same.

But in fact, there are Tier 1 skills among them.

Only two.

Why?

Because one skill includes more than two other skills.

The Tier 1 skills I’m talking about are ‘Item Crafting’ and ‘Alchemy’.

‘Item Crafting’ is a concentrated skill that integrates ‘Blacksmithing’, ‘Jewelry Crafting’, ‘Tailoring’, ‘Potion Making’, and so on.

‘Alchemy’ isn’t actually a skill for making gold, but a technique for mixing leftover materials to extract other materials.

In other words, with ‘Alchemy’ alone, it becomes much easier to obtain expensive metals, ores, blueprints, gems, herbs, and so on.

So, if any of the adults who turned 20 this year have one of these skills, you can take your pants off and shout.

In summary.

‘Item Crafting’ and ‘Alchemy’ are Tier 1.

The rest are Tier 2.

If you disagree, you’re right.

But if you’re still upset, come find Baekdon.

Good luck.

“Hmm.”

In the rented room, I summoned Bone Six.

Squeak?

The small Skeleton with a small bone hammer tilts its head.

I sent him to the makeshift magic ‘Furnace’.

Pshhhh!

It’s amazing how the fuel boils and burns red.

[Skill: Mid-Grade Refining]

[Level: 1]

[Description: Extracts metal from ore.]

[Effect 1: Can refine iron ore.]

[Effect 2: Can refine copper ore.]

[Effect 3: Can refine silver ore.]

“Hmm.”

I bought a few piles of iron ore nearby for now.

“Okay, let’s try it.”

It goes without saying, but I don’t know anything about refining.

I don’t know how to do it.

But, he’s a blacksmith, so wouldn’t he know?

Just like Bone One naturally wields a sword.

Squeak!

The Skeleton nodded, picked up a pile of iron ore, and slowly began pouring it onto the furnace.

[Using the skill, ‘Mid-Grade Refining’.]

[Creates ‘Iron Ingot’.]

[Creates ‘Iron Ingot’.]

[Creates ‘Pile of Waste’.]

[Proficiency increases by 1.]

[Tip / Level increases when proficiency reaches a certain level.]

“Hoo.”

As time passed, I could see iron ingots piling up at the bottom of the furnace.

It was a basic material that could be used to create items.

[Skill: Mid-Grade Weaving]

[Level: 1]

[Description: Extracts thread and weaves fabric.]

[Effect 1: Extracts ‘Mid-Grade Thread’.]

[Effect 2: Weaves ‘Mid-Grade Fabric’.]

The weaving skill was the same.

If you buy materials such as spider webs, silkworm cocoons, wool, goat hair, and flax, and spin them on a loom.

[Using the skill, ‘Mid-Grade Weaving’.]

[Extracts ‘Mid-Grade Thread’.]

[Extracts ‘Mid-Grade Thread’.]

[Creates ‘Pile of Waste’.]

[Proficiency increases by 1.]

Threads of various colors bloomed brilliantly.

“Oooooh.”

I was impressed.

In short, refining and weaving were skills for extracting materials.

And it was as simple as a game.

There was no need to think hard.

Just put it in and poof! It was made.

“Bone Six.”

Squeak?

He put down the loom and looked at me.

“Shall we try alchemy this time?”

I made up my mind.

Today.

I decided to use all the skills he had.

The ‘Alchemy Table’ was not in the rented room.

There was only one that could be used in common in the room at the far corner of the store.

‘Alchemy is said to be a rare skill.’

The store owner probably didn’t bother to bring in many.

Step, step.

As I moved the room with Bone Six, I saw a man wearing a hood.

He was puffing on a cigarette and concentrating on something.

He seemed to be a customer using this store as well.

‘Bone Six is here, but whatever.’

I decided not to care.

I’m also an uncommon ‘Necromancer’.

That person must be an uncommon ‘Alchemist’.

I stood there blankly, watching what the man was doing.

About 30 seconds passed?

The man reacted.

“Are you a beginner by any chance?”

“Yes?”

“Ah, the alchemy tables are meant to be shared, but you were just standing there blankly.”

“Ah, I see.”

I nodded.

It was a sign of affirmation.

“If you’re a beginner, I’ll tell you. Come over here.”

The man was kind.

He was being nosy, as if reminiscing about his old self, saying, “I used to be like that too.”

‘I’m thankful.’

I brightened my eyes and expressed my gratitude to the man.

“Thank you.”

“…Um, coming to the alchemy table means you have the ‘Alchemy’ skill… What’s that Skeleton? Necromancer?”

“Ah, actually. I don’t have alchemy, but this guy does.”

“…Huh? Really?”

The alchemist licked his lips.

“I’m experiencing all sorts of amazing things in my life. An Skeleton using alchemy.”

“Actually, I’m also amazed.”

“…Well, do you have any junk items by any chance?”

“Junk items?”

I looked through my portable bag.

I’ve been wandering around some C-grade Dungeons recently, so I have a few things I picked up.

Rumble, rumble…

When I emptied the bag, about 20 junk items fell out.

They were materials that had been ‘itemized’, such as poison sacs, tail hairs, and bone fragments.

“Hoo?”

The pupils of the alchemist who was watching the scene widened.

“They’re all useful materials of C-grade or higher. It must have been hard to get.”

“I was lucky.”

“I see.”

The alchemist glanced down.

He was checking the white name tag hanging on his waist.

It seemed like he was gauging my skills.

White is E-grade.

He probably thinks I’m a hunter with a lot of money.

“…Well, alchemy is simple. Just put the ‘Pile of Waste’ that failed to produce materials or material-type ‘junk items’ into the alchemy table and use the skill.”

“It’s really simple.”

I did as the man told me.

I had Bone Six pour in all the junk items.

And waited.

Then.

[Using the skill, ‘Mid-Grade Alchemy’.]

[Thump! Thump! Thump!]

[What item will be created?]

A message popped up with various effects.

Wow, this feels like playing the lottery?

How much time had passed?

Messages popped up like rain.

[Ding!]

[Acquired ‘Mandrake’.]

[Acquired ‘Hard Steel Sword’ Blueprint.]

[Acquired ‘Silver Ingot’.]

[Acquired ‘Mid-Grade Fabric’.]

[Acquired ‘Mid-Grade Thread’.]

[Acquired ‘Lowest Grade Sapphire’.]

[Proficiency increases by 2.]

Rumble, rumble!

Items poured out from under the alchemy table.

‘This…’

Something was familiar.

Why wouldn’t it be?

It felt like playing a claw machine that I used to play with a few coins when I was young.

‘It’s a fun skill.’

As much as combat jobs that wield swords and catch monsters.

Certainly, production jobs also had their own charms.

After praising Bone Six in my heart, it was when I was about to collect the items.

“Uh?”

The eyes of the alchemist who was watching were wide open.

“What? You used alchemy and got a blueprint and herbs… Even a gem?”

“…Why?”

I tilted my head.

Isn’t that what alchemy is supposed to be?

[Skill: Mid-Grade Alchemy]

[Level: 1]

[Description: Synthesizes materials to create new materials at random.]

[Effect 1: Acquires Beginner Materials.]

[Effect 2: Acquires Mid-Grade Materials.]

It’s written like this in the skill description?

“That’s impossible. Mandrake and Sapphire only come out of Mid-Grade or higher?”

“Is that surprising?”

“Yes?”

The alchemist was startled and made an expression of disbelief.

No, why.

What’s the problem?

“You! Were you a Mid-Grade Alchemist? Huh, how can an E-grade be? Is it a trick? Are you a magician?”

“I’m not a magician. Hmm, are Mid-Grade Alchemists rare?”

“…Huh, crazy. You’re pulling my leg. You’re definitely a beginner just by listening to what you say.”

The alchemist sighed and puffed out smoke.

Then he continued.

“Hoo, of course. Do you know how hard it is to raise the proficiency of a Beginner Alchemy skill? It’s hard to become a Mid-Grade Alchemist even if you pour in thousands, hundreds of millions of materials.”

“Huh.”

I clicked my tongue.

What, Bone Six was a Mid-Grade Alchemist from birth?

“It’s impossible to raise it on your own, so Alchemists can only grow if they receive support from guilds.”

“…”

“Crazy… But how can a beginner have Mid-Grade Alchemy? There are only about five Mid-Grade Alchemists in the famous ‘Baekdon’… This is impossible.”

“What about High-Grade Alchemists?”

“There aren’t any in the world yet. Even after 10 years.”

“…”

I finally understood.

Why production jobs are looked down upon compared to the fun.

Why they can’t become famous compared to combat jobs.

‘You can’t raise them alone, huh?’

It was an enormous difficulty.

‘Thousands, hundreds of millions?’

The money in my bank account doesn’t exceed ten million won.

‘Hmm.’

But.

I felt strange.

If I heard these words, I should naturally feel frustrated.

‘Why do I want to raise it more?’

I felt even better.

I like things that are rarer than what everyone else can raise.

‘I can work hard.’

‘Effort’ is my greatest weapon.

Besides, I’m not doing it directly.

I just have to summon Bone Six.

I just have to go to the Dungeon diligently and bring the materials.

It means I don’t have to stand in front of a hot furnace myself.

‘Good.’

I became passionate.

A lot of money may be broken?

I didn’t care.

He’s obviously going to be infinitely successful in the future, so I have to invest unconditionally.

“Thank you for the advice. Take this.”

I handed over the ‘Mandrake’ I got as a sign of gratitude.

“Uh? No, you don’t have to give me this…! This is a pretty expensive Mid-Grade herb?”

“It’s okay. I’ll see you often in the future, so please give me advice from time to time.”

I smiled.

Then I looked at my lovely Bone Six.

Bone Six.

I’ll work hard to dig up the materials.

You have to grow up?

You have to grow up and copy good items?

‘Hehe.’

I smiled slyly inside.