Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 33

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

 

 

 

 

Emergency Crafting (1)

 

 

 

Hyeon-su made his way to meet Daeng.

When he knocked and entered, Daeng, who was in his office, showed a regretful expression.

“Are you leaving now?”

“Yes.”

“Have you decided where to go?”

“I’m thinking of going to the Kingdom of Goyard.”

“The Kingdom of Goyard, is there a special reason for going there?”

“I plan to participate in the Super Rookie Tournament.

“Hooo…”

Daeng looked at Hyeon-su and smiled slightly.

Since no blacksmith had ever won the Super Rookie Tournament before, he was looking forward to it.

“Don’t you still lack the qualifications to participate there?”

“There’s still about a week left until the Super Rookie Tournament, so I plan to raise myself to that level while traveling there.”

A gleam appeared in Daeng’s eyes, as if he had a good idea.

“Would you perhaps consider visiting a place called Cassel Territory, located at the border crossing to the Kingdom of Goyard?”

“Cassel Territory?”

“Yes, Cassel Territory is a place that constantly wages war against the undead. If you join in exterminating the undead there, you should be able to reach the level you want quickly.”

Then Daeng stroked his chin and said.

“I hear that the lord there possesses some very excellent ore.”

“…Is that so?”

Hyeon-su’s eyes sparkled. While playing Ares, he had realized one fact.

There were limits to creating excellent artifacts with just his pure skill alone.

The way to overcome that limitation was by using good materials.

Since Hyeon-su needed to level up to 50 anyway, the fact that he could aim for ore was a good thing.

“Then I’ll give it a try. Thank you for letting me know.”

“Do that. Someday, there will be a day when we meet again.”

Hyeon-su could guess from Daeng’s words.

The fact that he would meet Daeng again once he reached a certain level.

Hyeon-su bid farewell and went outside.

 

 

 

Having set Cassel Territory as his destination, Hyeon-su paid money to someone who provided warp services.

‘There must be a clear reason why Daeng is sending me to Cassel Territory.’

Of course, Daeng said that the lord possessed good ore.

But that reason alone wasn’t sufficient.

Considering Hyeon-su’s level, he would know that he couldn’t just ask to meet the Lord.

‘So does he want me to perform well enough to earn a meeting?’

As soon as Hyeon-su left the tower, he immediately looked into Cassel Territory to some extent.

Cassel Territory was a place where territorial wars could take place.

Territorial wars were divided into two versions.

The first was defending against monster invasions.

The second was territorial wars caused by actual warfare.

Since Daeng said it was a territory where undead constantly invaded, it was presumed to be a territorial war defending against undead.

Hyeon-su immediately warped, and his vision was consumed by brilliant white light.

 

[You have entered Cassel Territory.]

 

And when Hyeon-su opened his eyes, he suddenly spotted an arrow flying toward him.

“Be careful!”

At that moment, a man was urgently running over to push Hyeon-su away.

However, Hyeon-su drew his sword and quickly split it.

Thunk-

“…?”

The man who had been running over wore a bewildered expression.

An expression that said ‘Why did that split…?’!

And Hyeon-su was able to confirm his name.

 

[Centurion Render Lv.76]

 

The centurion named Render, who had shown a flustered expression, let out a hollow laugh.

“An Outsider with very good reflexes. Did you perhaps come from the capital for support?”

Having already researched the Cassel territorial war, Hyeon-su knew that saying ‘yes’ would mean participating in the territorial war, while saying ‘no’ meant he didn’t have to participate.

“Yes.”

 

[You will participate in the Cassel Territory territorial war.]

 

“Then, follow me!”

Hyeon-su followed behind Centurion Render, who was moving urgently. Arrows presumed to be from undead were flying in from various places.

Centurion Render quickly explained.

“If you came for support, you must know that recently the undead have been pushing in more than usual.”

“More than usual?”

“That’s right.”

Soon, the man named Render led Hyeon-su up onto the castle walls.

Render, who had climbed up on the castle walls, pointed at the undead.

Hordes of undead were rushing toward the castle walls.

 

[Zombie Lv.18]

[Skeleton Lv.22]

 

The levels of the undead visible before Hyeon-su’s eyes were generally low.

But when Hyeon-su soon turned his head, he could see other undead as well.

The levels of undead in other places were high.

‘Ah, they usually guide you according to your level? Do I only need to hunt the undead here?’

Since this was probably a territorial war that beginners could handle, there seemed to be such convenience.

And Centurion Render began explaining the reason why more undead than usual were appearing.

“Originally, our territory had an object imbued with divine power called the Bell of Lamas. Just by possessing the Bell of Lamas, our territory had been weakening the undead’s power by about 20%, and when the bell rang, those creatures would suffer and even flee. But not anymore.”

Render looked into the distance with a devastated expression.

The place where the Bell of Lamas was originally located could be seen.

“The Bell of Lamas has been broken, and taking advantage of this opportunity, the undead are launching a total offensive. At this rate, our territory might eventually fall.”

And Render was now about to give him a mission.

“Outsider from the capital, please hunt the undead to help our territory…”

“But if it’s broken, can’t you just repair it?”

“Hmm…?”

Render made a puzzled expression at the unexpected question.

It was rare to receive such a question.

Ordinary Outsiders. That is, Users would just think, ah, it’s just part of the setting, and move on.

Render spoke skillfully.

“Unfortunately, it cannot be repaired. Some artifacts are irreparable, and Bell of Lamas was destroyed that thoroughly.”

Hearing those words, Hyeon-su asked another curious question.

“Then couldn’t you obtain something else imbued with divine power?”

Render couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh.

What a curious Outsider indeed!

“You don’t know much about Prime Kingdom. Let me tell you why the undead have made their home near Cassel territory.”

Render sighed while looking at the undead.

“Countless religions exist in this land. The largest is the Ares religion. And each kingdom and empire has established such religions in their countries, but not our Prime Kingdom.”

Render, leaning his arms on the castle wall railing, had a bitter expression.

“Our Prime Kingdom is a nation that rejects religions. No religion is allowed within the kingdom. Moreover, divine power is a strong force that repels undead and evil. The problem is that those who can craft artifacts imbued with this divine power are limited.”

“How are they limited?”

“Only by using materials imbued with divine power or only the Blacksmiths of religions can do it. Within this Prime Kingdom, it’s absolutely impossible to create anything imbued with divine power. For example, we once asked the Tower Master of the Sword Blacksmith’s Tower.”

Hyeon-su listened carefully when Daeng’s story came up.

‘Could this be the reason he sent me here?’

“We requested him to create something imbued with divine power, but Daeng refused, for the reasons mentioned above.”

Hyeon-su nodded as if he now understood.

‘What methods are there to meet the lord?’

A simple answer lay before him now.

“Could I take a look at that bell?”

“…What?”

To meet the lord, he needed to achieve merit.

And that merit would have to be very significant.

The reason Daeng sent Hyeon-su.

Perhaps it was because he thought Hyeon-su might be able to repair it or something.

The problem was that Hyeon-su couldn’t be certain either.

Could an irreparable artifact be ignored with skill alone?

If it didn’t work, it wouldn’t be due to Hyeon-su’s lack of skill.

It would be the system limiting him.

And Render’s face was colored with bewilderment upon hearing those words.

‘What? I told him to hunt undead, and suddenly he’s asking if he can see the bell?’

It was absurd.

Hyeon-su spoke skillfully.

“Master Daeng told me to visit Cassel territory.”

“…Master Daeng did?”

Render’s face was complicated.

This didn’t seem like something he could decide on his own.

He spotted the knight commander not far away.

“I think we need to go to the Commander first. Let’s go together.”

“Yes.”

The two walked together.

 

 

 

“Damn it…”

Knight Commander Karl gritted his teeth while looking at the approaching undead.

‘Is there no one who can create something to replace Bell of Lamas…?’

Many Outsiders had come to Cassel territory.

They were all arrogant and haughty.

Some would beat their chests and confidently say, ‘I’m a supreme Blacksmith!’

But all of them showed the same reaction after checking Bell of Lamas.

 

‘Ugh… it’s clearly written here. It says irreparable artifact. This cannot be repaired.’

‘It’s an irreparable artifact? No one can repair this. Even a dwarf wouldn’t be able to do it.’

 

Those who had brought up money from the start clicked their tongues regretfully.

Karl found it absurd.

With the life and death of an entire territory at stake, they were disappointed about not being able to make money.

‘There was one decent Blacksmith, but even she said it would be difficult…’

Karl’s heart grew heavy.

Then.

“Commander, this Outsider asks if he can see Bell of Lamas.”

“…”

Karl almost put his hand to his forehead.

Another Outsider? Honestly, having seen similar reactions every time, Karl no longer had any expectations.

However, Render soon said.

“Master Daeng recommended he visit this place.”

“Master Daeng did?”

Daeng, Tower Master of the Sword Blacksmith’s Tower. Wasn’t he the greatest Blacksmith in Prime Kingdom?

He held a glimmer of hope.

“Could I know what level of mastery this Blacksmith has reached?!”

NPCs also learn eventually.

They also knew that Outsiders were obsessed with something called levels.

“If you’re asking about level, it’s 13.”

“…?”

Soon Karl’s face crumpled miserably upon hearing those words.

‘This one’s the same as all the others…’

Karl decided to apply the same method he used when dealing with such people.

“I can’t let just anyone touch Bell of Lamas. Do you see those ghouls over there?”

“Yes.”

“Ghouls are originally three times stronger than the zombies and skeletons you should be facing. They’re around level 40. Kill 10 of them and bring them back. I’ll give you 20 gold for each one you bring.”

Centurion Render’s face was colored with bewilderment. He spoke in a small voice.

“Commander, this person is a Blacksmith and should be hunting zombies at his level.”

Karl glared with a ‘what do you expect me to do’ expression.

Literally, the method Karl was using now was this.

He had given a trial that was impossible to accomplish from the start.

To put it nicely, it was ‘go back quietly,’ and to put it harshly, it was ‘get lost.’

But then that Outsider asked.

“You’ll give 20 gold per ghoul?”

“That’s right. Of course, if you kill 10 of them, I’ll also let you examine Bell of Lamas.”

“If I kill more, will you give me that much more?”

“I will.”

At that, the Outsider named Hyeon-su smiled brightly.

 

 

 

Ding!

 

[Quest: Hunt 10 Ghouls]

Grade: A

Restriction: One who has received Kal’s proposal.

Reward: 20 gold per ghoul

Failure Penalty: Cannot confirm the Bell of Lamas.

Description: Kal has deliberately given you a ghoul hunting mission that is difficult to hunt at your level. Hunt the ghouls.

 

High risk, high return.

This is the law that applies in Ares.

If the difficulty is judged to be high compared to the level, the reward is usually measured to be large.

Of course, this is somewhat up to the NPCs’ discretion, but usually this kind of rule applies.

Hyeon-su’s level is 13.

“Graaaaaah!”

 

[Ghoul Lv.41]

 

The ghoul, an upgraded version of zombies roaring from below, averages level 40.

The reward given due to the high difficulty is 20 gold per ghoul.

In other words, 20,000 won per ghoul.

Hyeon-su looked at the ghoul crying out from below and took out the Buffalo Horn Bow from his Inventory.

 

[Accuracy increases by 60%.]

 

And he fitted a pre-made arrowhead onto a half-sized bamboo shaft.

Click-

Hyeon-su stood on the castle wall railing, drew the bowstring, and smiled.

‘I wonder how many I can hunt?’

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