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Chapter 34 - Curse Me

Three secrets of the workshop interpreted through Shasha.

I satisfied the third condition.

Third, as you enchant and strengthen the Enchanter's Guardian, your attack and defense will also be strengthened.

I don't know what this reinforcement means.

When I finished crafting the jewel and put it in the guardian deity.

Because there was no change in the workshop.

It's still the same now.

I sat on the chair and looked around.

"It's clear that nothing has changed."

The interior of the wooden building is still plain.

If something had been strengthened, there would have been a notification.

Since there was nothing like that, my doubts just piled up.

'I should be doing what I have to do instead of worrying about something that doesn't even have an answer.'

Using the Champion's subspace pocket.

I took out all of Hwang Jun-tae's items that were inside.

They are all well packaged.

A wooden box wrapped in paper with strange characters written on it.

Shasha said it was an ancient gate language.

'The rest are also made of cloth and iron boxes, and are tightly closed.'

I wonder if there's something sinister in there.

Looking at the item information, I could see why.

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[Lower Curse Seal Wealth]

Rating: E Description: A paper designed to block even lesser curses.

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The rest is similar.

From low level to high intermediate level.

All of the bastard's belongings were cursed items.

"Why were you carrying something like this around?"

Hwang Jun-tae's abilities were also written in his diary. Amplifying by consuming items.

It must have been effective enough to ignore the curse.

From that perspective, the cursed item would have been much better.

'I prepared the raid to go after my better enchantment items.'

To summarize, the cursed items are as follows.

High risk, high return.

It has great performance as well as great risk.

Even this ring is like that.

It can never be removed, but it provides a wide subspace.

Transfer of ownership is negligible.

'If I touch it, the curse won't harm me, right?'

But safety comes first.

I wore latex gloves in the kitchen.

I was worried about one sheet, so I overlapped four sheets.

Oh, it's so stiff I can't even move my fingers very well.

"I'm going to unpack."

It's happy delivery time.

Secure the box with tongs and gently cut it with scissors.

Square. Square.

I started by removing the armor wrapped in a lower-level seal.

A small dagger is visible as soon as you open it.

The Taoist priest is unusual from the start.

I am a cursed item, a black sword that seems to say.

'If I touch it, won't my hand rot?'

Since I'm anxious, I'll search first.

I was reassured after getting information from the community for several dozen minutes.

'I heard that the curse that causes physical harm upon contact is intermediate level.'

So they say the lower level is okay.

After cross-checking several times with other information articles.

I picked up the dagger.

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[Black God's Dagger]

Rating: E

Description: In the past, a dagger was dropped by a nameless assassin after a failed assassination attempt. The sorrow, sadness, and anger were frozen in the darkness and became embedded in the blade.

Effect: Slightly increases the wearer's aura by responding to their negative emotions.

Curse: 1. Always tries to make the bearer's emotions negative.

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It is a low-grade cursed item.

It was a low-effect, tolerable curse that suited him.

But what is this feeling?

"Huh? Are you angry?"

I suddenly get angry.

Annoyance is a bonus.

Why did I waste my time doing this?

All you have to do is just make one item and get paid billions.

It's all because of this piece of crappy dagger!

"conflict!"

Chimi, unable to control her emotions, threw the dagger to the floor.

A dagger that sticks straight into a wooden floor. That was the moment.

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[Check the cursed item.]

[Activate the workshop. Activate curse immunity.]

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"uh?"

A translucent curtain that soon filled the surroundings.

I felt my emotions subside inside.

"Wow, awesome."

They said the workshop was strengthened.

It was something that had to be activated when the right circumstances arose.

'This time, what's been strengthened is curse immunity, so that's it.'

Thanks to that, it seems I was able to escape the curse of the Black God's Dagger.

When I picked up the dagger, I didn't feel the same negative emotions as before.

'If we do this, we can safely conduct experiments.'

It's all an investment for the future.

If you persevere, you will win every battle.

It would be useful to know the cursed items.

Don't you know?

Even if someone later comes out with a cursed item and targets Heejin, if they have done it before, they will be able to deal with it.

"hmm."

He sat down and examined the dagger.

It's not just about looking around.

I took a stat awakening pill the other day.

Due to this, the mana stat has been improved and knowledge about mana has been mastered.

'Even if the stats are 1, the depth of knowledge is different.'

Mana moves according to will.

The will is filled with thoughts and emotions.

The same goes for curses.

Because it is another side of mana.

'The thing that moves a curse is also will. What created such a curse is the endless negative emotions of humans.'

It was the same principle as water.

Just as mana that has not flowed is purified only through self-purification, mana that has not flowed is bound to stagnate and rot.

When human emotions are mixed in there, big and small curses are created.

'Then this must be the way to do it.'

It clears a path for the mana that has been cursed to flow again.

And if I will positive emotions to dilute the negative emotions and inject my mana into the curse....

"Whew. This is difficult."

The theory is easy.

The process of finding a solution is a real pain in the ass.

I have to poke around here and there with my thin thread of mana to find a way through.

You will need to repeat this process as each item will have a different length.

'It's not easy to do that.'

Still, I'm curious about the outcome.

I felt the same curiosity and desire for knowledge that I had when I studied engineering.

A thirst for knowledge that Jeon, who was suffering from the aftereffects of an accident, could not have even dreamed of.

I hung on the dagger for hours.

"Okay!"

The fruits of our labor are right before our eyes.

A circular groove engraved on a dagger.

The inside of the home was engraved with several branches to create the optimal path for mana to flow.

'Now I pour my mana into it.'

I had to put positive emotions into my will.

What memories can I recall that bring back good feelings for me?

"ah."

It comes to mind naturally.

Memories of happy meals together as a family.

Memories of being praised by my parents for the results I created when I first started crafting.

Memories of receiving encouragement from these two people and reflecting on my final preparations for the World Skills

Championships.

Since then....

"hmm."

It's hazy and sad.

That's why the past days were precious, enjoyable, and happy.

Saaaa....

The line of mana coming from the tip of my finger changes.

The golden thread seeped into the round groove along the path.

Hwaaaaak!

Guides out the mana that has been congealed by the curse.

The black energy slowly blooms and gradually becomes lighter.

Soon, only gray smoke flowed out and then suddenly stopped.

"The curse has been lifted."

The change is noticeable.

The sword that was once black is nowhere to be found.

Only the sword with a silvery sheen remained.

I was watching with a sense of pride at having done so.

Suddenly, notification windows started popping up.

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[You succeeded in making the first cursed item!]

[Moderate success! The cursed item changes.]

[Skill, Ability 2 of Enchantment is unlocked.]

[Ability 2, Haeju Imprint is activated.]

[Enchanter's Workshop unlocks new abilities!]

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It is a reminder of the crazy changes.

Changes in items and the growth of me and my workshop.

Let's check them one by one.

I picked up the dagger from the end of the sea.

 

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