I had fun experimenting all sorts of things when Berkut told me she wanted a new spear, but I was still devoting time into restoring the ruins.
Simply enlarging the spearhead to match Berkut’s request had no merit.
So I tried thinking about the strengths and weaknesses of the Aligerous Tribe.
First, their ability to fly was their biggest trait. The fact that they fly by using their wings and Wind Magic was their greatest advantage but also their greatest constraint.
The present Aligerous Tribe doesn’t have mages. One could say they were natural born Wind Mages, but it wasn’t being applied for anything but flight.
There were individuals that had the aptitude for several attributes, but in order to use magic while flying, they would have to invoke multiple spells at the same time which is difficult even for mages. I, who thought it was normal to fire different spells while keeping a barrier up, didn’t notice until recently why there were no mages among the Aligerious Tribe. Still, Sophia, Maria, Laeva, and Akane were using it normally, so it was inevitable that I would have difficulty realizing it.
Recently, proper mages appeared because of our (mainly Sophia and Akane though) coaching, as people who had more aptitude for magic than the spear and bow trained with the goal of becoming mages.
So until now, the only option the Aligerous Tribe had for long range attacks had been the bow, and it was hard to replace with the spear. With the equipment being predetermined, people would team up for hunts. However, while there was no problem with that when hunting wild animals, there were some monsters that repel arrows. Magic is powerful at such times.
So what I thought of was a spear that carries the functionality of a staff. In the first place, the material used on the shaft was Treant Wood, but this time, I’ll use Elder Treant Wood which is one rank higher. The metal which include the parts that would cross blades would use mithril alloy and adamantite alloy, raising its capability as a magic catalyst.
And I had a special material to add to the spear I’m making for Berkut this time. I took that 30cm long thing from the Item Box and placed it on my work bench in the workshop.
「Ah! That’s a crystalized dragon fang!」
「Yep, it’s the thing we found at the site Gnome told us to dig at.」
As Laeva said, what was placed on the workbench was the fang of a dragon. However, it looked very different from normal dragon fangs.
「It’s as beautiful as always.」
「Laeva, you also have several excavated stuff stocked up too right?」
「Yes, I’m still thinking of what to use it for.」
These crystalized dragon fangs were from when the sanctuary was developed. Gnome said there were something interesting in a monster nest close by.
And what we unearthed was an entire dragon skeleton. Moreover, it wasn’t just your average whole dragon skeleton. Exposed to the thick mana from the monster nest while also being affected by the energy from the Earth Vein, it had changed in quality, becoming a skeletal structure that shined like crystals.
According to Gnome, crystalized things like dragon bones and fangs which were naturally excellent as material for armor, were also the best materials for weapons, but at the same time, it was also the best materials when used to create magic catalysts. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel•fire.net
「I was thinking of inserting this on the tip of the spearhead, so it could get through defenses.」
「Ohh! I see! Gnome-sama did give his stamp of approval on its hardness and toughness, after all.」
This crystalized fang could easily pierce through steel and remain scratchless. If this was inlayed into the speartip, its piercing power would be immense.
Thrusts were common in fights with monsters, and I do believe that this crystalized fang would display tremendous power.
And it would even fill in the role of magic metal halberds and axes when swung sideways.
「But first, I have to prepare the shape of the crystalized fang.」
「……that sounds like it would take a lot of time.」
I was taking my time to thoroughly blend my magic power into the crystalized fang. I will do so until I can use Craft, a smithing spell, but the higher the rank of the material, the longer it takes.
Since it wasn’t a complicated shape, I was able to change the crystalized dragon fang into a spearhead tip.
It came together with two crescent moon blades as crossguard. These blades were transmuted with mithril alloy.
To counterbalance the spearhead, the butt end was made of hefty adamantite alloy.
When I first came to this world, I wouldn’t have been able to swing something this heavy, but the current Berkut will be fine.
The Gunlance Rod I made for Berkut was complete.