Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 136
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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
Lord (1)
Lord (1)
Lord (1)
Hyeon-su cannot forget the Balas territory.
When he first visited the Balas territory, it was on the verge of collapse.
In fact, several nobles were arguing that the Balas territory should be abolished.
Having been there, Hyeon-su could understand why such talk was going around.
The Balas territory was being thoroughly exploited by an inspector named Bukseul, and Lord Bell had been reduced to a puppet.
But after Hyeon-su went there, many things changed.
The blacksmiths of that place, once called the territory of blacksmiths but falling into ruin, received Hyeon-su’s teachings and produced masterpieces, creating much better crafted items than before.
Also, through a series of coincidences, a YouTuber with 1 million subscribers visited, causing customers to increase rapidly.
In truth, it would be a lie to say Hyeon-su had no affection for it.
The blacksmiths there had grown through his hands.
But he thought it was something beyond his control.
Then Barad said something.
“I will grant the Balas territory to Viscount Hyeon-su.”
Those words made Hyeon-su’s heart race like crazy.
There’s a reason why all guild masters ultimately want to secure territory.
‘It’s because they can obtain unlimited financial power through tax collection.’
Soon Barad spoke.
“However, Lord Bell’s approval will be necessary. It’s a procedure that must naturally be followed. If she refuses, we’ll have to consider other territories.”
Barad is not a tyrant.
With Bell firmly in place, he couldn’t arbitrarily change that position just because Hyeon-su was better.
‘That’s certainly true.’
Hyeon-su was fully convinced.
Suddenly, he remembered meeting Bell before leaving the Balas territory.
‘Become a noble. I believe you have that power. And when you rise high, please come back to the Balas territory. Depending on what kind of powerful noble you become, I will share the stakes of the Balas territory with you.’
‘Become a noble. I believe you have that power. And when you rise high, please come back to the Balas territory. Depending on what kind of powerful noble you become, I will share the stakes of the Balas territory with you.’
‘Become a noble. I believe you have that power. And when you rise high, please come back to the Balas territory. Depending on what kind of powerful noble you become, I will share the stakes of the Balas territory with you.’
Hyeon-su was merely a commoner when he left the Balas territory, and it was only a few months ago.
And after receiving this proposal from her, a Quest had appeared.
Hyeon-su looked at that Quest after a long time.
[Hidden Quest: Noble]
Grade: S
Restriction: One to whom Bell has conveyed her intention
Reward: Stakes in the territory
Penalty upon failure: Favorability with Bell drops to the lowest level.
Description: Lord Bell of the Balas territory has unwavering faith in you. Live up to that faith and return to this territory.
It was deeply moving.
Certainly when he first received this Quest, Hyeon-su had wondered when he would become a noble.
Moreover, as the Quest description stated, he could obtain stakes in the territory, not become the lord.
And the content at the end of the description was impressive.
‘Live up to that faith and return to this territory.’
Hyeon-su would be going there as a completely different person than he was then.
“I have great expectations for you.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
After greeting Barad, Hyeon-su looked around.
The other nobles were also looking at Hyeon-su with expectant expressions.
Soon Hyeon-su greeted Barad and left the audience chamber.
‘Let me see…’
There were many notifications that rang for Hyeon-su upon becoming a viscount.
But he had been too surprised, and since he was in front of Barad, there were contents that hadn’t quite registered.
Hyeon-su checked them.
[As a viscount, you can designate an emblem that represents yourself.]
[The designated emblem can be applied to guild members, territory residents, soldiers, and knights.]
‘Oh…?’
He thought it would be truly magnificent if that emblem were applied to soldiers or knights.
[You have acquired the title Viscount.]
(Viscount)
Multiple Title
Grade: A
Special Abilities:
·Charisma increased by 10%.
·You can receive respect from those of lower rank than viscount, or punish them for just cause.
·As a viscount, your words will carry greater weight.
·Wherever you go in the Goyard Kingdom, you will receive treatment befitting a viscount.
·You can announce the appearance of a viscount.
·As someone who has achieved high negotiation skills, you can make a more special appearance announcement heard for 3 days.
Description: A title given to users who have obtained the rank of viscount in the Goyard Kingdom.
The title Viscount felt quite formal but wasn’t bad.
And Hyeon-su planned to leave the prisoners here in the capital for now.
There were places to visit before going to the Balas territory, and the Balas territory wasn’t completely confirmed as Hyeon-su’s territory yet.
Just as he was leaving the castle, Hyeon-su stopped walking.
[The Wolf’s Egg is reacting.]
‘Oh?’
The Wolf’s Egg seemed to absorb nutrients from the various things Hyeon-su had accomplished.
It seemed like it was absorbing nutrients once again from this negotiation.
Wondering how much nutrients he had gained this time, Hyeon-su waited for the notification.
The virtual reality game Ares is serviced in over 100 countries.
With countless populations playing, it’s not wrong to call it a second world.
Moreover, branches exist in countries around the world, and these branches are untouchable even by Lee Se-jin.
And Lee Se-jin’s face darkened as he proceeded with the video chat.
The video chat was attended by branch managers from the top 30 or so countries that hold a large share of Ares.
And for the Korean server, Lee Se-jin participated.
American branch manager John speaks from beyond the screen.
-The Korean server will face off against the Chinese server. I look forward to seeing the wit of Korean users, who were once called the strongest gaming nation.
Lee Se-jin almost let out a shallow groan.
Currently, all world servers are separated under the name of other continents.
To put it simply, it’s similar to Earth.
Just like how over 100 countries exist on one giant Earth.
And users want endless content, and each server wants to see more of the world.
Therefore, Ares will eventually proceed with server integration.
And before server integration, content was needed that could bring joy to users.
That was the Continental War.
The Continental War content consists of a story where one country invades another country.
Moreover, it only proceeds with countries judged to be stable among Ares’ dozens of nations.
In reality, dozens of countries participate in the Continental War, and Korea was matched against China through computer lottery.
Since the exact outline hasn’t been revealed yet, how it will proceed hasn’t been confirmed.
One thing for certain is that NPCs won’t participate, and users will deploy according to a set number.
‘What’s been decided so far is that they’ll be divided into attackers and defenders.’
China became the attacker so they will invade, and Korea became the defender so they will protect.
And since defenders are usually much more advantageous, something special was added.
‘For fairness, attackers can have 10% more users participate.’
The number of Chinese users will be 10% more than Korea’s.
“Let’s talk more about the Continental War gradually.”
The timing hasn’t been precisely decided yet.
At the earliest, within 1-2 months. At the latest, within 6 months to a year.
Lee Se-jin sighed after ending the video chat.
‘Will Korean users be able to respond well?’
As a representative, Lee Se-jin stands at the center of fairness.
That doesn’t mean he’s not a citizen of our country.
The power difference between Chinese and Korean users was too great.
‘It’s not because our country’s people are lacking.’
It’s because of population.
Both countries can only have selected numbers participate.
Since it’s a selected number, only China’s best users will participate.
From the start, the difference between Korea’s top 100 ranking and China’s top 100 ranking, with over 20 times the population, was too great.
‘A very small number of strong ones could change the game though.’
That’s what strength is.
Just like how Bella of Goyard Kingdom can defeat twenty knights even though they’re all knights.
If there’s someone with overwhelming strength, the story changes.
Then Lee Se-jin thought of one user.
‘Not yet. Still far from enough.’
From Lee Se-jin’s perspective, he might currently be just one of the high rankers within the top 100.
‘But if he continues to grow steadily during the remaining time?’
And if by chance…
‘If he becomes the world’s first user legend?’
Master Craftsman Hyeon.
If that happens, the story might change, and expectation builds.
But it’s just Lee Se-jin’s small hope.
Of course, Hyeon-su now gains the qualification to challenge that if he crafts just one more legend.
Literally just the qualification to challenge that.
He still has to overcome one more trial.
For now, Lee Se-jin decided to put down his expectations about that.
Then.
[The Wolf’s Egg ends nutrient absorption.]
Lee Se-jin made a puzzled expression.
As far as he knew, the Wolf’s Egg’s nutrient absorption period still had several days remaining.
‘Could it be…!?’
Lee Se-jin couldn’t pay attention to user Hyeon-su due to the Continental War story.
First, he checked the negotiation level that user Hyeon-su had achieved.
[User Hyeon-su achieves 227% negotiation level.]
“What…?”
This is the realm of impossibility.
Skill.
Luck.
Opportunity.
Maximized grateful hearts.
A miraculous figure created by various elements coming together.
The result that figure achieved.
[The Wolf’s Egg’s nutrient level achieves 112%.]
Lee Se-jin swallowed dry saliva.
The Wolf’s Egg’s 80% nutrient level causes a Fenrir-class legendary wolf to be born.
And from 80%. No, actually from 100% and above, a divine beast might be born.
Literally might.
The choice for this lies with supercomputer Ares.
Lee Se-jin dry-washed his face.
‘What choice will supercomputer Ares make?’
Usually Ares makes similar judgments to Lee Se-jin. Their judgments match about 90% of the time.
He waits for supercomputer Ares’ decision.
‘If it’s as I think, then Ares will…’
Soon a notification appears.
[Supercomputer Ares attempts to determine the being inside the Wolf’s Egg as a legendary monster.]
‘As expected….’
It was a similar thought to Lee Se-jin’s.
‘It’s difficult for an individual user to control a divine beast….’
Even the legendary wolf Fenrir reaches level 400.
But a divine beast transcends that.
Now a level 290 user would control a divine beast with immeasurable power?
‘Rather, user Hyeon-su might be suppressed instead.’
Yes, it might be unfortunate for user Hyeon-su, but this was unavoidable.
Then.
[Supercomputer Ares reverses its decision.]
“…?”
Lee Se-jin made a puzzled expression.
Even Lee Se-jin hadn’t encountered such cases often.
Come to think of it, the notification just now had said ‘about to make a decision.’
‘Why?’
Why reverse it?
‘What are you trying to do, Ares.’
Hyeon-su can’t control a divine beast.
Why try to reverse it?
Soon the reason was revealed.
[The third divine beast chooses user Hyeon-su.]
Lee Se-jin was shocked.
‘A, a divine beast chose a user?’
One divine beast is more valuable and great than five legendary monsters.
Such a divine beast chose a user?
‘Could it be because user Hyeon-su is the god of blacksmithing?’
No, Lee Se-jin could soon understand the reason.
‘Amazing negotiation skills….’
Because Hyeon-su had accomplished what seemed impossible to anyone, and the Wolf’s Egg had been watching him.
But the problem was how Ares would solve this dilemma.
Soon a notification came.
[Ares finds a new solution.]
[The third divine beast will be born as a growth-type divine beast.]
[A growth-type divine beast will be an existence that grows together with its master.]
“There was such a method. Perhaps this is the most ideal way.”
Abandoning the original thought that a complete form would be born, this seemed excellent.
The meeting between Hyeon-su, who hasn’t yet become a legend, and a divine beast that would still be just a cub.
Lee Se-jin smiled slightly.
‘User Hyeon-su has taken a step closer to being a variable in the continental war.’
And Lee Se-jin had the most curious question.
‘Then when will this one hatch?’
[The Wolf’s Egg’s nutrition rate reaches 112%.]
‘This is incredibly good, right?’
Hyeon-su had learned the formula that anything over 100% meant getting something tremendously good.
And he thought the Wolf’s Egg would brazenly ask to be petted as usual.
But it wasn’t.
[The Wolf’s Egg is grateful to be held in your arms.]
[The Wolf’s Egg cherishes you.]
Hyeon-su unconsciously smiled slightly.
And he was curious.
What kind of creature would come out from inside, and when would it be born.
Soon a notification came.
[The Wolf’s Egg will hatch within 96 hours.]
Crack-
A crack appeared in the egg.
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