Chapter 194 – A new Trial a new test part 3.

“I feel like they are missing something…”

Roland was looking at the basic set of weapons that he created for the next scenario. The weapons were fashioned with mana stones and were ready to cause some damage. While the clock was ticking down he decided to examine the items that he created with his analyzing skill.

He decided to use one of the materials that he was very familiar with, deepsteel. There were many premade parts that he only had to attach himself. It was clear that this test mostly rated his problem-solving capabilities and not just pure crafting.

For the Spear Warrior, he went with a model with wings below the tip and along with a piercing rune that would augment the tip during penetration. This magic increased the forward momentum during a thrusting attack and helped generate more power.

The other weapons also had similar simple enchantments that he had been able to perfectly runecraft on them. Roland was worried about the mana usage thus he also placed mana stones on each of them to further augment their longevity.

The biggest problem that he faced was with the bow. This was not a weapon that he was very familiar with and the material used was unfamiliar as well. Bronzewood was able to stomach certain runes without going up in flames as regular wood. But it also was someone hard to work with as he had to actually carve out the sockets for the mana stones and glue them in with a mana transmitting adhesive.

Luckily for him, there was everything that he needed here. Thanks to his leveled up analyzing skill he was able to quickly find the correct vial. While the sections were somewhat labeled most of them didn’t go into much detail.

For instance, if he wanted to get a chain of some sort there would be a shelf full of them out there. They would be separated by type and material but the labels didn’t go into much detail further. He would need to use his own eyes and skills to determine which were made from deepsteel and which were from regular iron. Without working at the forge and having to haggle with merchants for years he would probably not be able to get through this task.

He was also forced to fashion multiple arrows from the same material. They weren’t that difficult to make but he decided to place small runic enchantments on them all. He didn’t know if the scenario would give the archer from the party their own arrows so he was forced to make quite a lot of them.

While he wished to place something like a guiding arrow spell on them, he feared that it would be too much for the archer to handle. The bow already had its own runic enchantment that would help them steady their aim even in a stressful situation. It didn’t drain much mana as it didn’t really help with the arrow shooting it just eliminated some of the outside factors that would make an archer miss.

Most of the arrows he assembled were just regular ones without any enchantments whatsoever. Then he made two that he thought could be used for the more tougher opponents.

The lesser velocity rune when activated would increase the momentum of the arrow fired. Thus it would add to the penetrative power and speed of the arrow making it into an even deadlier projectile. It would use up some more mana but in the hands of a skilled archer it could be used to penetrate through some hard defenses.

Then there was the fire rune that he thought could be utilized in the forest setting. They were going against goblins which would probably try to surround them while hiding behind trees. The flame room could be used to set the environment ablaze and force the enemies out of their hiding area. Yet it could also backfire if used wrongly and the party got themselves entrapped in a burning forest.

The biggest problem with this scenario was that Roland had no way of knowing what the puppets would do. He could only hope that they would not randomly fire off the weapons he provided to them. The rogue was also provided with some throwing knives that could paralyze their opponents but would he use them on a hobgoblin for a quick win or waste them on a regular one that he could potentially just defeat with his regular weapon?

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‘While this should do, I’m not sure the style grading will be that good…’

Roland wasn’t really used to making beautiful-looking weapons. He valued functionality over style any day of the week. Polishing these weapons to perfection and giving them a nice paint job could potentially raise that grade but it would also cause him to lose more time. The quiver that he fashioned for the arrows was also quite basic, produced from a tube-shaped leather container and some straps that he listened to it.

The only ‘stylish’ part of his creations were the various mana stones that were placed in strategic locations. Without them, the weapons and shield would probably look quite plain. Yet he didn’t feel like wasting his time on making them more beautiful would be very advantageous to him.

While thinking he turned his head towards the clock in the distance, twenty hours had passed since the test had started. He was finished with looking over his creations that were in working order. Now Roland could either place them in the glass case or add some finishing touches that would probably not add anything to their functionality.

‘I guess the style and speed rating should equal themselves out, I don’t need the highest grade, I just need to pass.’

After nodding to himself he packed up everything and made his way towards the trial area. There he deposited all of the items into the large box. The spear needed to be placed at an angle and barely fit along with all the other weapons. After closing the large container it started sliding down into the ground and now he just needed to wait for the TV to turn on.