Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube

"Hummm—"

When the Red Wave surged around Reiger like a tide, the air in the dim warehouse began to tremble slightly.

The piles of gorilla crimson iron and gorilla crimson ore, shaped like small hills, were also dyed red by the Red Wave.

"[Decompose]."

Reiger activated the decompose magic.

In an instant, the chunks of gorilla crimson iron and gorilla crimson ore covered by the Red Wave began to decompose.

Their surfaces peeled away, and their shells gradually turned into powder and fell off, leaving a petroleum-like black substance that was filtered out, dripping onto the ground and seeping into the floor.

Reiger used the decompose magic to remove the impurities from the gorilla crimson iron and gorilla crimson ore, leaving only the most essential parts, causing all the ores in the warehouse to gradually shrink in the Red Wave.

Originally, the size of the gorilla crimson iron and gorilla crimson ore at the scene was nearly the same, the smallest being slightly smaller than a soccer ball and the largest only slightly bigger.

But under the effect of the decompose magic, their internal structures were unlocked, and impurities continuously removed, until all that remained were small pieces about the size of a table tennis ball.

Yet it was precisely these small pieces, not only had their appearance completely changed, looking like gems, translucent and sparkling, but the solar energy they emitted was much purer and richer than before.

This was because Reiger did not decompose the sunlight absorbed by the ore itself, but allowed it to remain inside, concentrated together with the essence of the ore.

Thus, it wasn't long before only gem-like, crystal-clear ore essences remained in the warehouse, shining bright like sunlight, illuminating the entire space.

Only then did Reiger stop using the decompose magic and began to use a constructional series of magic.

He gathered all the ore essences together and refined them into a single raw stone.

The process went smoothly—all the ore essences gathered in front of him due to Reiger's magic, intersecting, converging, and merging. The scene somewhat resembled the operating of Reiger's dimensional magic cube.

Then, a raw stone essence about the size of two palms appeared in front of Reiger.

It resembled a huge diamond, with distinct edges and a translucent interior, highly valuable for its beauty.

It was like a mini sun, emitting dense energy filled with a warm sensation that made one involuntarily want to hold it in the palm of their hand.

Reiger extended his finger and touched it, finding its temperature higher than he had imagined.

"If it were a normal person, their fingers would have been burned by now, right?"

It was only the current Reiger, who feared neither low nor high temperatures, who could perhaps not be cooked even if he fell into magma, so he could regard the temperature of the raw stone's surface as nothing.

"Such an ore can truly be considered a special type of magic metal."

Reiger nodded.

Under the effect of decompose magic and constructional series magic, the raw stone formed from these gathered ore essences was no less in quality and value than many refined metals in the Earth Mistake World or many magic metals in the Akashic continent.

It's just uncertain what kind of sword would be forged using such a raw stone.

"Before that, there probably wasn't a blacksmith in this world capable of processing this raw stone."

Perhaps the Advanced Forgers with 'forging' development capabilities from the Earth Mistake World could manage it, but the blacksmiths of this world definitely lacked the ability to process such an ore.

Reiger had no way either.

So, he chose not to take the conventional path.

"Swoosh!"

With a flick of his hand, a bright silver short sword appeared in Reiger's hand.

It was the Hermit's Sword.

This second-tier, indestructible attribute weapon was usually used by Reiger as a secondary weapon. In situations where he didn't face enemies that required the Fool's Sword to defeat, it still had a fairly high usage rate.

But ultimately, it was only a second-tier weapon; its power and performance were slightly lower than typical weapons of the same tier. If it weren't for its indestructible attribute, this weapon's performance would not really meet the current needs of Reiger.

The current Reiger was already a Lv.5 first-tier adventurer, not to mention he had reached the limit of his current level, and his strength could not be considered usual for a Lv.5.

Just do the math,

Other adventurers, even the top geniuses, if they manage to reach incredible all-capabilities S999 proficiency with each level up, when they reach the limit of Lv.5, the total potential accumulated would only be just under 5000 proficiency for each ability.

What about Reiger?

With each level up surpassing limits, reaching the SSS stage for all capabilities, his minimum proficiency in each basic ability was at least 1200. Thus, at his Lv.5 limit, the accumulated potential for each ability was around 6000.

Additionally, each of Reiger's level-ups almost all involved combat capabilities, either enhancing attributes during battle or amplifying magic power, thus, Reiger's accumulated capabilities had actually surpassed those of the top geniuses at this stage.

And could those geniuses reach all-capabilities S999 proficiency with each level-up?

Impossible.

At least, from what Reiger knew of the original story, even the one hailed as Oralee's ultimate weapon at Lv.7 only reached the S stage for four basic abilities, not necessarily achieving 999 proficiency in each.

Even Ais, the genius who had held the record for the fastest leveling up before Reiger, could only achieve an S-stage in about one ability each time she leveled up.

Thus, although Reiger was still only Lv.5, he could match, or even defeat a mid to lower Lv.6 without using Magic or the Breathing Technique in his normal state.

Now, Reiger possessed the stable ability to surpass one level of combat power.

What does it mean to stably surpass one level?

It means that no matter the level, stage, or position, Reiger could surpass one level of combat power.

If he was at the limit of Lv.5 in his usual state, then after using the evolved "Sun Breathing Technique," he would be able to challenge the limit of Lv.6.

If normally he had the combat strength of a mid to lower Lv.6, then he could challenge a mid to lower Lv.7.

Yes!

Now, Reiger almost had the strength comparable to that of a mid to lower Lv.7!

This was the result Reiger had obtained from his relentless efforts over the past three months!

And this was without using Magic; once he used Magic, Reiger's strength would increase even further!

For him at this level, a special weapon slightly less powerful than a standard second-level armament was naturally no longer sufficient.

If not for the unbreakable attribute of the Hermit's Sword, it might have already been discarded by Reiger.

This was also why Reiger wanted to take the Hermit's Sword and reforge it into a weapon exclusive to him, the Sun Wheel Blade.

"The 'Sun Breath' is a highly inclusive technique that emphasizes comprehensive enhancement and greatly values the power of moves," he said.

"The Fool belongs to the lighter and more agile class of weapons, prioritizing speed over power. Using it with the Sun Breath is not impossible, but ultimately it isn't quite suitable."

"However, a weapon like the Sun Wheel Blade is most suitable for unleashing the full potential of the Sun Breath technique."

Reiger hence no longer hesitated.

"First, I'll use disintegration Magic to slightly loosen the structure of the Hermit's Sword, integrating the ore into it without damaging its unbreakable property," he decided.

Reiger cast disintegration Magic again, covering the Hermit's Sword with the Red Wave.

This time, Reiger controlled the process very carefully, fearing that any excessive force might damage the unbreakable property.

This was the most useful weapon attribute for Reiger; if it were damaged, he might as well continue using the original Hermit's Sword.

Thus, Reiger carefully controlled the process, allowing the Hermit's Sword to gradually dissolve in the Red Wave, turning into a pool of molten steel.

At that moment, Reiger threw the ore he held in his hand into the mix, letting the Red Wave engulf the silvery steel and the crystal-clear ore.

The two fused together, and soon they both turned into a pool of molten iron.

This molten iron was red, emitting an astonishingly high temperature, capable of instantly burning a large hole in the floor if it dripped down.

"Forge."

Reiger made a swift decision, stopped using disintegration Magic, and switched to using fabrication Magic to forge the molten iron into the shape of a weapon.

The design of the weapon, Reiger had already decided.

In his past life, Reiger had a knife he was very fond of—the Demon Sword Thousand Blades.

It was a powerful weapon from "Assassin 567," known for its unsurpassed offence and no defence, with a blade composed of thousands of fragments, featuring a black handle and a half-blade, adorned with blue stripes displaying a demon pattern, capable of emitting blue or purple light.

Reiger intended to forge his Sun Wheel Blade in the style of that knife.

Thus, as Reiger recalled the appearance of the Demon Sword Thousand Blades, he used Magic to shape the fiercely hot molten iron.

The molten iron gradually stretched under the light of the Magic, taking on the shape of a knife and then slowly forming.

This process took about ten minutes.

After ten minutes, a knife identical to the Demon Sword Thousand Blades Reiger imagined in his mind was born.

It had a black handle and a half-blade, the blade appearing as though it was composed of many fragments, textured throughout.

However, unlike the Demon Sword Thousand Blades, the pattern on this knife was not demonic but divine, and the light it emitted was not blue or purple but flame-red.

As the knife took shape, Reiger impulsively added a character at the end of the handle— "Hermit."

This knife, Reiger still planned to name it Hermit.

Only Hermit, no longer Hermit's Sword.

Soon, the glow of the Magic faded, and Reiger's exclusive Sun Wheel Blade was completed.

Reiger reached out to grasp it, and immediately, a sense of weight and a burning sensation passed through the palm of his hand.