Novel Boss
Chapter 18
Its now been several days.
Ever since then Ive been at the hot forge, single-mindedly crafting.
As a result, [Blacksmithing] exceeded Lv10 and,
Im no longer considered a beginner blacksmith.
In order to get used to [Blacksmithing] I made knives and short swords until I lost count, despite not being able to use them and immediately sold them to an NPC hot off the forge.
The experience from making knives and simple swords are necessary for making cutting edges, but its not possible to make money this way.
That reason is left for another day.
Now then, on to the arrowheads that are the number one reason behind this whole operation.
First up is the sharp arrowhead for piercing.
I think I should make it in the shape of the conventional, basic arrowhead.
But, I really do need some special types of arrows for different purposes. Changing the arrowheads point, for example.
If I run into some opponent like a golem where piercing and stabbing is difficult, only having arrows made for piercing through will definitely turn it into a bad situation.
In the case of the recent Rock Ants hardness, rather than trying to pierce through, a bash or shock impact would be a much better way to deal damage.
Mulling that over, I think of another type.
It should have some weight, and instead of a tip it should have a flat, level face imitating a mace.
I wonder if trying to make an arrowhead for bashing will be interesting at all.
After all, anything made of hard iron hitting at high speed is bound to smash its target.
Since the feudal era, ordinary stones have been used for throwing, to rain down upon the rank-and-file soldiers.
There have been cases of helmet-wearing warriors killed that way.
With that in mind, itd be best to make two types of iron.
Ill make the basic iron for the arrowhead for piercing, and for the bashing arrowhead Ill make dull iron.1
Around here is where youd want to bring up steel, but that requires a more difficult purification technique.
I cant make it consistently and it wont give me any extra enhancements, so this time Ill give up.
Right now my priority is making a large amount of iron.
Dull iron has the properties of lead.
Its too weak to make the tip of a cutting tool, which is why its important to practice how to handle iron.
Its also very heavy. If you made heavy armor out of dull iron you wouldnt be able to move.
For those reasons, its an iron not normally used with [Blacksmithing] skill.
However this time Ill choose to go against that and use it.
Conveniently, that weight is just what I wanted.
To start, the first one I make is the regular, pointed tip, piercing arrowhead.
I made several prototypes for testing, but I definitely had to compromise because of my current blacksmithing ability.
The simple, 3-sided pyramid shaped small barb was made to be similar to the popular arrow style.
That arrowhead shape Im aiming for is, comparatively, too traditional, but well, its fine.
I carefully mass produce them according to the Recipe.
For the penetration power, I carefully use the methods I learned while making knife blades.
And after a time, its complete.
Iron Arrowhead
Attaching this to a wooden arrow will give it the capabilities of an iron arrow.
Adds Atk +6
It is useless if not attached to a wooden arrow. Quality 6
Like this the wooden arrows have been made close to Atk +7 iron arrows, it can be called a success.
This will greatly raise my fire power.
With the small increase in weight, itll be a problem if I dont improve the bow soon too.
Ive successfully completed the item for my current goal, so now, like the time with the potion, I mass produced arrowheads until I run out of iron.
After mass producing the arrowheads, next is making the Recipe for how to attach it to the wooden arrows.
And after that, again theres a mass production, this time of iron arrows.
Despite the effort to make the first one, once the created Recipe is complete, like this I will be able to replenish my consumables quickly.
After making plenty of iron arrows, next is working with dull iron.
I begin to make a mace-styled arrow.
Here I use a 5-sided counterweight-shape as the model.
For people who know about kusarigama (chain and sickle)2aweapons, theyd understand its that2b, more or less.
Since its for an arrow, the form is made quite a bit smaller.
I energetically hammer the form into shape.
Since I can make the counterweights shape, it might be possible to make a kusarigama
Lets challenge it for fun to level up [Blacksmithing] later.
For arrow use, the height is about the length of a pinky toe.
Since I used dull iron the weight I want is definitely there.
Thinking about how itll fire from a bow and the balance, this size is just barely within the limits.
If it doesnt fly theres no point to it at all.
Should I try getting my revenge on the Rock Ants with this arrow now?
A new [Bow] Arts to shoot would also serve
Heavy-Bludgeoning Arrowhead
Attaching this to a wooden arrow will allow you to use it as a heavy bludgeoning arrow.
Adds Atk +8
It is useless if its not attached to a wooden arrow. Quality 6
Special effects: Reduced Range , Effective against special enemies
For now, my goal is achieved with this, huh.
Its getting to a time where not logging out would be bad
Here is the welcomed conclusion for arrowhead production.
Next is necessary production for [Kick] supporting equipment.
Looks like I wont be leaving this hot forge anytime soon.
SKILLS
[Bow]Lv30 [Kick]Lv27[Farsight]Lv25[Wind Magic]Lv18
[Craftsmanship]Lv33
[Cooking]Lv34[Woodworking]Lv12[Alchemy]Lv30[Blacksmithing]Lv12
[Physical Ability Boost]Lv34
Reserved Skill(s)
[Stealth]Lv20
EXP 15
Heavy-Bludgeoning (Jyuupoku) is a constructed term.
With a weight, killing through beating its the way to fight with a mace, isnt it?