The Immortal Player

Faunia caught a glimpse of Pedro—who was staring at her, so Faunia can't help but frown in response and ask, "Why are you staring at me like that, human? Don't tell me that you don't have enough meat for the next meal?"

Pedro simply smiled and shook his head in response. Then, he said, "Don't worry! I am not short on resources! However... I still have a lot of things to take care of for the rest of the day. So, this would be the last serving that I am going to cook for you! Besides… I still need to fulfill my part in the agreement that I made with Duke Ersi earlier."

"Are you referring to the toy that you made?" Faunia asked with a frown on her face.

Pedro could not help but force out a smile in response because for Pedro, it was not an easy job to stick and mold the Magic Crystals together. In fact, if not for his knowledge of the future past, he would not have any idea on how many Hilos of Magic Crystal must be used.

Add up the fact that Pedro was not even an experienced blacksmith in his past life, it was purely out of luck that they were barely able to craft a decently working Aron Burner.  Well... Unlike Skill making, Potioneering and Crafting rely mostly on the materials used and the method used. As long as a craftsman uses the right material and followed the proper method, they were unlikely to fail in their job.

Of course, Pedro knew that Faunia was not directly making fun of his work. It was just that for gods and goddesses like Faunia, such things were too weak to be considered as a weapon. So, Pedro understood where Faunia was coming from. 

That said, Pedro's silence made Faunia smirk and said, "I did not expect for you to rely on such lowly methods to fight monsters… Well… You are not that strong in the first place! So, I can't blame you for being creative on the toys that you make."

Pedro scratched the back of his head in response and said, "It's not for me! It's for the Kingdom! I can fight these monsters and survive easily without the need for such magical weapons! It's just that I am just helping the people in this territory by resolving the threats posed by the monsters towards them, while, at the same time, consequently helping reduce the casualties that the Kingdom's military obtains from fighting monsters… It's not like we can stay in this place and defend it forever! It's good to give them a chance to stand on their own! Besides... I gain coins from them in return! It was a win-win situation for both sides!"

Faunia could only sigh in response and said, "Alright! Alright! I understand!"

Soon, Faunia finished her meal and they headed back to Pedro's residence. Without wasting that much time, Pedro—together with Ragas and Faunia, went to the workshop area and started making another 'Aron Burner'.

At this moment, Ragas worked on the metal cover of the Aron Burner with the same Runic Formations to be embedded on it. While Pedro would focus on molding together several Magic Crystals that would be the source and storage of Magical Energy for the Aron Burner.

On the other hand, Faunia simply watched them do their job as if she was their boss or supervisor.

That said, after a few minutes of watching Ragas embedding the Runic Formation at the metal cover, Faunia could not help but shook her head and sigh. Then, she glanced to Pedro and scolded, "What are you guys doing?! Embedding Runic Formations into a metal plate—where everyone could see it in broad daylight?! Are bluntly exposing the effect of your work by embedding the Runic Formation on its cover?!"

Ragas could not help but to stop in response. As a wyvern, he only knew about the ancient languages and how they could be 'embedded' physically into magical items—to become a Runic Formation. He did not know of any process on how he would be able to embed the Runic Formation other than applying them physically.

On the other hand, Pedro could not help but to remember the runic formation that was holographically displayed after he handed over the 'fake elemental inheritances' to Fate. It was probably what Faunia was referring to or what she wanted to establish than the simple 'physically' embedded runic formations.

In any case, Ragas was forced to halt his work as Faunia instructed Pedro and Ragas on how to make and embed runic formations with the use of their Magic Energy. Fortunately, Ragas was able to catch up with Faunia's instructions and was able to embed runic formation to the metal cover with the use of his own Magic Energy. 

Unfortunately, Pedro would not be able to write Runic Formations because he would need more time to learn the Ancient Language of Bearth. He needed to study them more very closely before he could even do it by himself.

Thus, in the end, Ragas was the one who made the runic formation as Pedro arranged. And considering the limitless space where they can embed runic formations, they were able to make some adjustments and added several new features to the Aron Burner. On the other hand, the runic formation found at the metal plate only serves as a decoy that was meant to confuse enemies in the future.

In the end, the new version of Aron Burner had the same function of inflicting burn on low leveled monsters—similar with the first version. That said, the new version of Aron Burner, or also called Aron Burner 2.0, has an improved control method—where several person could be allowed to be binded with the item, whom would be given access in turning on and off of the said magical weapon.

On top of that, Aron Burner 2.0 had an improved safety feature where the runic formations embedded physically in its metal cover were fake and would act as a decoy against enemies. At the same time, the self destruct feature was modified and now could only be activated if the item was being dismantled by other people—compared to the initial condition of the 'self destruct' option of the first version that activates when it is severly damaged. 

Other than that, there was no other major changes on the basic effects of the magical weapon. And fortunately, it seems like they did not experience any other technical problems along the way. Thus, they immediately finished the three new orders of Aron Burner for Duke Ersi.

Afterward, Pedro and everyone else had nothing to do. Thus, Pedro decided to use that time to try some experiments using the Divine Method of Basic Enchantment—that uses Magical Energy in establishing Runic Formation.

At first, Pedro forged a knife made out of Ordinary Metal Ore and added a small piece of Magic Crystals that was placed in its handles. Then, with Ragas' help, they added a runic formation in it using magical energy to give the knife an effect that makes its blade hot when activated.

That experiment was successful. However, the knife required a lot of magical energy to activate the effect. So, Pedro could not use it because of its magical energy consumption rate issue. 

With that in mind, Pedro did a follow-up experiment. He added more magic crystals to the knife with the aim of increasing its magical energy consumption efficiency.

After several trial and error, he was able to get the proper amount of Magic Crystals to be embedded in the knife. Unfortunately, there was only a limited period of time into which a user could use the effect of the weapon.

After the reserve magical energy drains up, the effect of the knife would stop. Well... It was way better than the initial 'one use only' version. Unfortunately, knives and other weapons could only equip small pieces of magic crystals so, in the end, there was still a limit to the number of use of the effects of the magical weapons.

Consequently, by this time, Pedro noticed Ragas starting to get exhausted from constantly using his magical energy in placing runic formations to the experimental weapons. So, Pedro decided to let Ragas rest for the day.

Of course, although Ragas stopped making the runic formations, Pedro kept trying to design weapons that would take advantage of runic enchantments and magic crystal combinations. He simply drew his ideas into an ordinary sheet of paper, together with its functions and effects. 

And it was through this chance that… Pedro was able to give birth to the first magical energy powered guns in Bearth Online! Something that even he, himself, was not able to encounter in his past life.

Unfortunately, Ragas needed to rest for the moment. So, Pedro could not help but to simply wait for tomorrow for him to be able to try creating his designs.

That said, he was filled with excitement, and use that momentum to keep drawing designs and concepts over the night. In fact, even Faunia who was watching him earlier could not help but fall into sleep.

The next day, Pedro prepared breakfast for everyone before the Ball of Fire rise into the sky. He went back to the Workshop Area--where Faunia was asleep, and knocked to the door, while saying, "Breakfast is ready, Faunia! It would not be good for your recovery if you skip a meal!"