Over the years, Evan has completed not only the most basic spears and longswords, but also some equipment that can be considered "unconventional weapons".

Chains, scythes, halberds... Thanks to the exploration team's searches and the development of knowledge about other worlds, some weapons that did not exist in this world were also known, and some people even tried to use them.

Those exceptionally complex weapons were often ordered by Evan, because everyone knew that in terms of ordinary skills, they had basically been surpassed by this kid.

"However, I haven't had the chance to learn about runes yet..."

Some weapons have special patterns on them, and only the master craftsmen in the workshop and a few other craftsmen can make them. This is a technique known as rune inscription.

It's not a product of another world, but rather a technology native to Peros, though there's a certain barrier to learning it.

The master craftsman gave Evan the chain repair manual used in the forging workshop and told him that he could only try to learn runes when he activated his extraordinary power.

"Extraordinary power, I wonder if I have any talent in this area."

If I can't even get the basics right after ten days or half a month, will I never have a chance to remove the runes?

There aren't many entertainment options in the settlement, and forging is Evan's greatest pleasure right now. He's eager to learn more and wants to explore higher possibilities in the field of forging.

Yesterday, I brought home a manual on repairing the body, called "The Forge of the Body." He hasn't read the specific repair methods yet, but the general idea is to compare the body to a furnace, with the energy in the environment as fuel, and to use a forging-like method to sculpt the body and soul with the flames of energy.

It sounded a bit mysterious, which piqued Evan's curiosity.

"Once I've learned runes, I'll get myself a good set of equipment first..."

During his years at the forge, Evan also used his license as a blacksmith to forge some self-defense weapons for himself.

A finely crafted dagger, a pair of metal bracers, and a suit of chainmail—Evan carries these with him almost every time he goes out, for his own safety.

The Peros people are naturally very fit, and Evan discovered that his physical strength was also constantly improving after a long period of training. This set of equipment was not a big burden, at least it did not affect his daily activities.

"Clang... clang... clang..."

While still on his way home, Evan heard urgent alarm bells ringing from a nearby direction.

Along with the sound, all the houses around closed their doors, and there was no further sound from inside.

"The Dark Erosion Beasts are here again? It's been about three days since the last one, and eight days before that. There's really no pattern to how these monsters approach."

He decided to take a detour, since the Dark Eclipse Beasts couldn't always be kept out of the passage by the Home Guardians. These monsters would sometimes use their numbers to bypass the interception, with one or two entering the settlement. Evan had seen this three times.

The idea is good, but Evan might not be so lucky today.

"hiss……"

Less than a minute after he changed direction, a sense of crisis welled up in his heart, and at the same time he saw a gray figure crawling closer.

It resembles a lizard in appearance, covered in gray scales, except that in some places the scales have fallen off, leaving behind tissue that looks like skinned flesh.

With prominent white bony spurs on its back and a tail that is stronger than that of a normal lizard, it's clear that if it gets whipped, the situation will definitely not be good.

Its left eye was just a hole, its right eye was covered by gray keratin, and its tongue kept flicking in the air, dripping green, corrosive saliva.

It was obvious that this was a Dark Erosion Beast, and that it had already noticed Evan's presence.

"Damn it..."