Chapter 371 - Dismantling the Spoils Of War

Editor Makoto

After Asurasu left, me and Fran borrowed one of the work rooms on the ground floor of Alistair’s mansion and worked on dismantling.

The carcasses of a large number of demonic beasts obtained in the riot this time are overflowing in the dimensional storage. It doesn’t look like the storage is full yet, but since it’s already dead it can’t be left there.

Besides, some of the materials are quite valuable demonic beasts. I wondered if there was something that could be used to modify the armor, so I tried to provide it to Alistair, but it seems that the materials in Alistair possession will be sufficient for the modification.

I mean, I’m terrified just to hear how valuable the materials that divine grade blacksmiths will use are……. Well, I’ll ask her about that when it’s finished.

However, Alistair asked me to show her a list of materials that could be used by her when we finished dismantling them, as some of the materials might be usable for some things.

So for now, I’m starting to dismantle the demonic beasts that are high threat level first. Because the material of a low threat level miscellaneous demonic beast wouldn’t be necessary for a divine grade blacksmith. There was not enough time to dismantle everything, so it was necessary to select and disassemble the ones with the highest priority.

The top priority will be the five demon beasts, the bosses of the first flock of demons that we fought before fighting the evil one forces. There are five types: Graphite Hydra, Crimson Wolf, Steel Titan Bear, Adamas Beetle, and Baron Devil.

Well, Graphite Hydra vanished without a trace with my Kanna Kamui attack. The ones who bothered us most, the Adamas Beetle and the demon of the phantom wizard, have already been disassembled.

Perhaps it’s because we have defeated a lot of the evil ones and the like, but the dismantling of a demon-like humanoid monster does not feel particularly repulsive. Well, after all that killing, it’s a little late to feel that way. Well, in the case of demons, the color of blood and internal organs are completely different from people, so it’s probably a big part of why they don’t look like people.

“Master, what do we do about this?”

『Hmmm, the fur is tattered, but…』

The next thing Fran took out was the corpse of the Crimson Wolf, the threat level C demonic beast that had fought a fierce battle with Urushi. It’s fur is balding, and the bones are brittle, and it’s flesh smells foul because the entire body has been consumed by the poisonous magic of Urushi. There are very few parts that remain intact.

『But let’s try dismantling. After all there might be some parts of it that still remain intact.』

“I understand”

『I think I’ll take this one apart.』

I took out the Steel Titan bear. More than half of what should be a reasonably large workroom is now occupied. It is a huge bear that is over 10 meters long. The material remained in perfect condition as the magic stone was crushed with a single blow.

Because of that, dismantling it will be very messy. Peel off the skin, separate the meat, and put the organs away in individual dimensional storage. It took nearly 30 minutes just to dismantle it. Even though I have maxed out my dismantling skills and can move at will with telekinesis, but, this is only work for me. It would have been a half-day hard work for an ordinary adventurer.

We also dismantle other demonic beasts that are strong in their own right, such as the Dragon Lizard, a dragonish monitor lizard, a dryad lion that uses tree magic, and a special individual of a high ogre, which is a class D threat.

Fran stopped halfway through, but I continued to dismantle it throughout the night. All in all I think I have dismantled about 50. It is certain that a large amount of meat will be secured and Fran’s future meals will be luxurious.

Next morning. I, along with a still sleepy Fran, went to ask Alistair if she had the materials she needed.

“Are you done with the dismantling?”

『Well, not much to show for it. Here’s the list.』

I showed her the list I had written out, but after all, there didn’t seem to be any material that was good enough for a divine grade blacksmith. She was just amazed at how fast we were dismantling.

“Really you dismantled this much overnight?”

『Because we did it together』

“Teacher did most of it.”

『Fran is doing about 30% of it.』

While chatting, Alistair reads the list. In the end, it was decided to give the Crimson Wolf’s esophagus and the Steel Titan Bear’s fangs away since Alistair said she has a use for them.

『After that, there are some magic stones, but do you think it’s okay to absorb them?』

“Hmm… how do I say this. I’m not even sure how the skills will be integrated… After all I wouldn’t know for sure if I didn’t see it.”

『Yeah, I guess you’re right.』

“Well, how about you just absorb it for now.”

“Oo, that’s a good idea”

『I understand』

So, let the experiment begin. I take out some magic stones from the evil ones. You can’t see the skills that dwell in the magic stones when you appraise them, but the hobgoblin spearer’s magic stones should belong to the evil ones who were led by the Valkyrie.

I remember the appraisal result at that time. Almost all hobgoblin spearer possessed the long spear technique. What will happen when I absorb this?

『Well then, let’s do this.』

“Hmm”

When Fran presses the hobgoblin spearer’s magic stone against my blade, it is absorbed without problems. There seems to be no big difference in the functions around this area. No. Did it make me feel a little more satisfied when I absorbed the magic stone? Maybe it’s because the refurbishment connected me more deeply with the mysterious soul.

『What happened to the skill?』

If I check my skills, there is no long spear technique or long spear art. Perhaps it was absorbed and integrated into the Lord Spear Technique • Base. Later, the skill that should have disappeared due to refurbishment, hole digging from the Technical Skill was added.

『I got hole digging』

“So, will the skills that have disappeared be revived if absorbed again from the magic stone?”

『Isn’t this pretty bad? I was finally able to reduce my skills.』

“Hmm… wait a moment.”

Alistair is analyzing me. Then she asked me to absorb the magic stone again, so this time I absorbed the hobgoblin archer’s magic stone.

I still don’t get the longbow art and longbow technique, but I do get the carpentry skill from the Technical Skill.

『How is it?』

“Hmm… this is just a probability, but I think it’s because you are reborn as a skill-specific type due to the refurbishment. It seems that you can afford a lot of skills.”

“Meaning?”

“I think it’s okay to increase the skill if it’s about 120 to 150. Well, I think it also depends on the quality of the skill…”

『That’s good news』

What’s scary is that the number of wasted skills increases again, and because of that, I become unable to move again.

“But don’t build your skills until you’re close to the limit. Come to me before that if you can.”

“Of course”

『I get it. But it just, I will get another refurbishment…..』

“That’s something you should put up with. Well, I think you’ll get used to it after a few times, right? Besides, it wouldn’t be as bad as this one if it was just to get rid of a skill.”

『I hope so.』

I then absorbed the magic stone while Alistair watched over me. It’s reassuring to have someone that can deal with it if something goes wrong.

In the end, the magic stone value was 2203 from about 100 magic stones. I had gained about 15 skills. As far as skills go, it’s all Technical Skill skills.

The dungeon-born evil ones were probably given these skills for building their positions on the battlefield.

『……I guess we have a long way to go before the next self-evolution.』

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