Adorable Or Scary?
Inside the room, it was filled with artisan tools.
Though some of these tools were currently unusable for Ethan because of the proficiency gap.
His passive, Witch Craft was not a universal talent. Above all, he was not a pure artisan.
Hence he can't possibly use the carpentry, forgery, and other complex tools displayed inside the crafting room.
The room was just a small space but it was enough for him to move freely.
It was quiet. He can't hear a single sound coming from the outside. This is a perfect room for concentration.
Ting!
[Crafting skill has been detected.]
[Permission to use the Crafting Room perks has been granted.]
[Perks 1: Player's success rate increase by 5% has been granted.]
[Perks 2: Crafting menu has been unlocked.]
A series of notifications simultaneously rung out.
Ethan has already seen this kind of panel but only in the videos from the web forum. After all, he doesn't belong to the craftsman profession in his previous life.
Although he had a sub-profession, it was not related to crafting. It was related to food.
Yeah, food is life.
"First of all, laid the materials."
Ethan placed the materials he bought a while ago on the white stone table.
"And then, Menu."
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[Menu] (Level 1)
• Synergy Chance
• Synergy List
• Synergy Steps
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"Oh, it's the same but what is this, this association was a total ripped off."
Ethan grumbled after seeing the level 1 menu. He paid silver for this.
Nevertheless, he didn't want to waste his time and proceeded to activate 'Synergy Chance'.
Upon doing it, multiple lines of red and green colors suddenly sprang up before his eyes.
These lines were like web arrows pointing to every item in the table. There were also percentages included.
Synergy Chance can reveal the compatibility or affinity percentage between items.
The different percentages in his front were numerical measurements indicating if the pair of items can be either combined to craft another item.
For instance, the green line between San Flask and Kerokero Oil has an 80% chance of affinity.
It simply means that if he would add another material to increase the percentage up to 100%, he might successfully craft a new item.
It was the same as the method he use to craft the Mana Bomb during his tour in the forest dungeon.
Ethan was already knowledgeable about the bombs. He was certain that the 50 Mana gems he collected had 100% affinity to each other.
That's why with a proper procedure, he successfully crafted the bomb.
Looking at the table again, there were also red colors mixed in the arrows.
The San flask and Rag cloth were connected with a red arrow since their affinity is only 2%.
It was an expected result. And who on Utopia would think that a pair of flask and cloth can create a new item?
But grouping them with Kero-kero oil, their affinity significantly increases to 85%!
With a small twist and these percentages displayed in front of him would change accordingly.
"Next, the possible list menu. I remembered it only shows a shortlist of raw materials I need."
He recounted the exact raw materials while inspecting the items on the table.
Ethan wasn't sure about the Hiryukko grass, but because it contains fire elemental mana and has a green affinity with the other materials, he assumed it was the right item.
"Hmm, so I already gathered them all. Alright, skip."
Ethan skips the menu of Possible List.
"Then last was the procedure, right? Fortunately, I've watched all the videos that Nene compiled for me. Though all of those were barely hanging in my brain..."
He inwardly sighs as he selected the procedure menu.
The order of the procedural text was revealed. However, he notices that there are missing steps in the text.
It wasn't like the videos he'd seen before where five or more steps were listed.
Because the menu was still at level 1, Ethan can only assume it happens, and the Synergy Steps can only reveal two procedural texts.
At this point, the success rate would kick in and assist the craftsman.
In his case, he has a passive skill called "Witch Craft," which grants him a 10% success rate. There were also the crafting room's additional 5% benefits.
As a result, even if his procedure was slightly off, the 15% SR would fill that wrong move and might lead to succession—though assuming that he can achieve the 85% success first.
The DEX attribute was also very important in concentrating on a task. It would especially help a crafter with a success rate problem.
That said, Ethan immediately place all the five stats attributes he gained to DEX. He had now 13 dexterity points.
Done checking all the menus, Ethan confidently starts his task relying on his memory.
He ground the five leaves of Hiryukko grass using the mortar and pestle. The red spots let out a flame spark every time he pounded it.
After some crushing, it becomes a crushed herb in red moist. He then mixed it into the bowl full of Kerokero Oil.
The red color of the grass starts to spread in the orange oil.
'Hot!'
Ethan exclaimed after touching the red liquid.
A damage '-5' appeared in his head.
Although the hotness was bearable, he was still surprised about the sudden effects.
Ethan had only seen this type of crafting in videos, so he had no idea it was this realistic.
After gathering his thoughts, he grabs a metal ladle and carefully stirs the substance.
A reaction can be seen after several minutes of stirring. The red liquid begins to magically produce several bubbles.
Ting!
[You have successfully crafted an Ignitable substance.]
[You have successfully crafted a new item. Obtained 100 exp!]
Ethan smiles after hearing the notifications.
Although he was mixing for almost seven minutes now, he was still elated and was not tired enough to complain.
After that, he remembered that heat was important for his next step hence he immediately poured all the substance into the San Flask using a funnel.
Adding up the pair of Spidey Eyes into the flask, he wears the artisan gloves and starts to shake it, again in a moderate manner.
Within several minutes, Ethan only focuses on the substance inside the flask.
The spidey eyes were slowly melting with every second's pass.
Seeing that it become dark red, Ethan stops shaking the flask. He wears out his gloves and put his right hand atop the flask, he needs to pour mana.
Pouring mana into objects was considered difficult especially when you wanted to concentrate the mana in one part of your body.
Ethan on the other hand had already done this task a thousand times in his previous life.
You can't become a high-level player if you can't control your mana properly.
It was a basic requirement, especially on some class advancement quests.
Ethan calms his breathing and starts to circulate his mana.
This time, he needs to gather the right amount of mana in his right hand.
After a while, he stops pouring his mana and looks at the flask. What greeted him was a container with a magic flame inside.
The flame danced as if in rage. Surprisingly, the flame never goes out in the flask nor breaks it due to heat.
'How magical!'
With excitement, Ethan opens the Synergy Chance menu again. He saw the lines between the flask and the Rag cloth change into 100% green.
'Oh!'
He was elated.
100 percent was an indication that he had a chance to successfully craft a new item if he'll correctly perform the last procedure from now on.
Without wasting any time, Ethan carefully dumps the Rag cloth on top of the flask.
The raging flame touch the cloth but there was no fire, instead, the Rag cloth starts to become red as if it was siphoning the flame.
The flame inside the San flask diminished and the Rag cloth also turns into a smooth red cloth.
Ting!
[You have successfully crafted an item, Ignitable Scarf.]
[Successfully crafted an Accessory item, obtained 300 exp!]
[Successfully perform 2nd Crafting Stage, obtained 250 exp!]
"Nice!"
He crafted a new item again with new notifications included.
It tells that he performs 2nd Crafting Stage.
Ethan recalled that there are several stages to crafting.
The basic category was composed of three stages.
The first stage is very simple, requiring only two or three materials.
The second stage includes more than three materials, up to five.
While the third Crafting Stage was already considered complex because it needs six to 10 materials.
This was only a stage in the crafting process, and it only indicates the complexity of the item created.
However, it was a fact that the more complex the item, the higher the rating.
"But it also depends on what materials I used," muttered Ethan.
If a craftsman has two superior ingredients (materials), obviously he/she can only perform 1st Crafting Stage.
But since the ingredients were superior in rating, it would result in items with astonishing effects regardless of the stage.
So oftentimes, it depends on the material rate.
Ethan then proceeded to inspect its properties.
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[Ignitable Scarf] (Uncommon Accessory)
Requirement(s): none
Effect(s): VIT +2, MGC +2
Unique Effect(s):
• A acarf coated with fire elemental mana.
• Grant 3% fire resistance and 3% increase damage of elemental fire magic spells.
Class Limitation: none
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It was an accessory with an uncommon rate.
It was a good item considering the effects. However, it was not the results he wanted.
Ethan was not done yet.
He wrapped the red scarf into the last item on the table—the Slime core.
It was called a Slime core, but it was not the core in the center body of the slimes. It was the round jiggly body, however.
The slime was slightly bigger than his head so it took a while to wrap the whole scarf around it.
Ethan gently put his hand on top of the slime core and pour his mana again.
Several seconds passed, and he can feel a slight movement below his hand.
He removed his hands and saw an adorable doll.
It was just like a Nendoroid doll, adorably blinking its eyes.
[You have successfully crafted an item, Doll Momoko.]
[You have successfully crafted a Rare Material, obtained 500 exp!]
[You have successfully performed 3rd Crafting Stage, obtained 400 exp!]
"Hell, I really did it on the first try."
Ethan stared at the notifications. If the result was a failure, then the money he spent on the materials would go to waste.
Luckily though, his memory didn't fail him this time. He immediately checks the properties of the doll.
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[Doll Momoko] (Rare Material)
Requirement(s): none
Effect(s): none
Unique Effect(s):
• A cute golem doll.
• This doll can release a taunt aura within the 2 meters radius (only applicable to normal monsters).
• The user level cannot be less than enemies attempted to be taunted.
• When destroyed or the 20s timer expired, it will explode, covering the 1-meter radius, dealing 600~1000 fire magical damage depending on the distance of the target from the center point.
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"This nuts. This item is basically a moving bomb."
Ethan let out an awe expression. He previously know this item because Witches uses this doll for bombardment. But he didn't know that it was already this strong in level 1.
This cute little doll who was still blinking in front of him can cause such large magical damage.
What he can say... this doll was adorable but it's quite scary at the same time.
Ting!
[The item was suitable for the hidden Witch Craft ability.]
[Transmute it to skill?] [Yes][No]
As Ethan was reading the properties, a new notification popped up before his eyes.
Although he was not surprised about it since he knows it will eventually pop up in no time.
"Yes!"
Ethan responded without delay.