Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 64
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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
Frost Mine (4)
Frost Mine (4)
Frost Mine (4)
Lee Se-jin, the CEO of Pureum Corporation, had only one form of entertainment.
It was watching the growth of User Hyeon-su.
Lee Se-jin, who had his first day off in a month, came to work at his CEO office.
Holding a cup of coffee and monitoring User Hyeon-su, Lee Se-jin was constantly amazed.
“To save all 96 miners, he’ll be able to receive good rewards from them.”
Then he stroked his chin.
‘It’s a bit disappointing though.’
Saving the lives of 96 miners was an amazing feat.
But those Hyeon-su saved were merely miners.
Rewards varied depending on who was giving them.
The miners were quite poor, and unlike those who had received blessings from Mine Captain Lek, Lek couldn’t give Hyeon-su a blessing.
‘I wonder if he’ll be able to get plenty of ore?’
Well, there was nothing better for a blacksmith than obtaining ore.
‘What is User Hyeon-su doing?’
And Lee Se-jin watched Hyeon-su, who despite clearing the mine dungeon, wasn’t coming outside.
‘Huh…?’
He smeared the blood that had flowed during combat all over his body, then walked to the center of the dungeon and leaned against the wall.
‘Why on earth?’
Soon, when the miners’ footsteps could be heard, Hyeon-su, who had looked perfectly fine, suddenly appeared as if he was about to die.
[Thud-]
Soon his arm falling limply to the ground was the perfect touch.
Mine Captain Lek cried as he tightly embraced him, and the miners’ eyes reddened with tears.
[Mine Captain Lek and 95 miners would not hesitate to give their lives for him.]
[The rewards he receives will become much better.]
“That con artist…?”
Lee Se-jin, who had a bewildered expression, burst into laughter.
“Hahahaha!”
User Hyeon-su was an interesting person. He knew how to make deals and was incredibly smart.
Even now, hadn’t he made his rewards better by investing just 10 minutes?
Who could blame a user for maximizing their rewards? Besides, Hyeon-su was fully qualified to do so.
Soon Lee Se-jin was shocked when he saw the message that flashed up.
[User Hyeon-su has met the conditions to acquire Lord’s Grace.]
“What?”
Lee Se-jin shot up from his seat.
Lord’s Grace was a special title that Lee Se-jin had personally planned and created.
This Lord’s Grace was an S-rank title aimed at lord classes, or commanders, or Guild Masters.
‘A blacksmith acquiring Lord’s Grace?’
Right, this Lord’s Grace was meant for commanding classes, not blacksmiths.
And it was a rare unique title of which only one existed.
Acquiring this Lord’s Grace was extremely difficult.
‘NPCs must consider that they owe him an unforgettable debt.’
Not just once, but multiple times, and most importantly, Named NPCs had to be included among them.
Additionally, it varied based on how much affection many people now held for him.
‘Come to think of it, User Hyeon-su saved Subjugation Captain Hans and the subjugation members.’
That would have been the first step.
Second was Cassel Territory.
‘He achieved the second by preventing the planned update of Cassel Territory. That was incredible.’
The number of NPCs who didn’t die because of Hyeon-su was countless, and they called him the ‘Benefactor of the Territory.’
‘And the third is this place.’
But this place ignored the requirement of having high-ranking NPCs.
So why did it activate?
Lee Se-jin soon found the answer.
‘Because the gratitude that 96 miners feel toward him is too great.’
He reflected on the notification from earlier.
The miners said they wouldn’t hesitate to give their lives for him.
Considering this notification hadn’t appeared initially…
‘Was it because their feelings were further maximized by what just happened?’
That probability was high.
[Lord’s Grace will be acquired when he establishes a guild, and it’s as good as already acquired.]
[Upon acquisition, it will activate unconditionally once only.]
And Lord’s Grace had the power to activate with an 8% probability.
Lee Se-jin looked at Hyeon-su on the monitor.
‘Lord’s Grace is the title that gives Guild Masters the greatest power.’
It had become a foregone conclusion that Hyeon-su, who hadn’t even created a guild yet, would acquire that title.
The effect of this title was to make NPCs into retainers.
‘They go beyond gratitude to respect, gain faith that they can overcome anything together with him, and voluntarily seek to become his retainers.’
Retainers.
Though NPCs, they could be obtained when following users and operating a guild.
But for those called Outsiders, winning the hearts of NPCs was an extremely difficult task.
In other words, someone among them would become Hyeon-su’s first retainer.
‘At least it’s fortunate they’re miners…’
Then Lee Se-jin’s face hardened.
‘Was he there?’
He tapped on the keyboard.
Tap-tap-tap-
And soon his thoughts became reality.
‘He was there, the miner who will become a legend.’
Lee Se-jin drank his cold coffee with an intrigued expression.
The key is whether the one miner among the 96 who is destined to become a legend becomes that target.
‘Since for most people, that power activates for the one who impressed them the most.’
Then Lee Se-jin smiled.
‘What happens when the miner destined to become a legend meets the god of blacksmiths?’
It was a combination that could only make him laugh. Then one more thing came to mind.
“Rek said there was millennium cold iron buried in the mine.”
It was half true and half false. Rek also just thought so without digging it himself.
“It is millennium cold iron, but it’s a mineral that’s been buried for thousands of years.”
That’s why it produces much colder and harder strength than ordinary millennium cold iron.
‘But User Hyeon-su could never mine it.’
Hyeon-su’s plan was perfect.
‘Now let’s set it to wake up in two days.’
About 16 hours in reality. Hyeon-su completely relieved his fatigue during that time.
And before connecting to the capsule, he recalled the rewards obtained from the mine dungeon.
‘103 iron ores, 27 cold irons, 3 century cold irons.’
The mobs in the mine dungeon didn’t drop other miscellaneous items, only minerals.
Hyeon-su, who had used 11 cold irons, now gained even more cold iron and 3 additional century cold irons.
‘Iron ore is about 500,000 won, cold iron is 160, century cold iron is a bit over 500,000 won each. 3.6 million won?’
Hyeon-su smiled slightly.
Of course, the century cold iron and cold iron were planned to be used for Hyeok-su’s crafted items.
‘Plus my level rose by 21 to become level 80.’
Without the 2x experience and 2x drop rate, this wouldn’t have been achievable.
‘It’s not efficient though.’
Frost Mine is a special place. You can tell just from the fact that Hyeon-su was the first to enter.
Because it was such a place, he was able to obtain this much.
‘Spending time in mines is inefficient.’
Hyeon-su came to that conclusion. But what was regrettable was the fact that he had to give up special mines where he could obtain special minerals.
‘Well, it can’t be helped.’
It was difficult to obtain both while moving forward.
Hyeon-su walked toward the capsule to log in.
‘Let’s give up on millennium cold iron.’
After already trying and thinking it over carefully, he concluded that he absolutely couldn’t mine it.
Unfortunately, it seemed better to spend time on other things rather than on that.
[Connecting to Ares.]
When Hyeon-su opened his eyes, he was lying in the lodging where the miners had carried him.
What made him feel good was that it was the best place among where the miners stayed.
Then Hyeon-su opened one notification again.
[Something special will happen to you.]
‘What could this be?’
Something special? It was when Hyeon-su made a puzzled expression.
The door opened and miner Rek entered.
Seeing the awakened Hyeon-su, he approached with a joyful expression.
“Did you sleep well?”
Hyeon-su’s acting was perfect. He asked while trembling his eyes.
“Are all the miners safe?”
Rek sat on the edge of his bed. And placed his warm hand on Hyeon-su’s shoulder.
“Thanks to you, everyone is safe.”
And he said something incomprehensible.
“And I have a favor to ask.”
Hyeon-su was puzzled. There was definitely a notification that Rek and the miners would give him good rewards.
But instead they’re asking him for a favor?
Did something go wrong?
Then, Rek looked at a sword placed neatly on one side.
“Would you lend me that?”
It was the Damascus long sword and pickaxe.
“Pardon?”
Hyeon-su made a puzzled expression.
“You’ll be leaving soon, since you’re a blacksmith.”
Rek smiled broadly. Then with a creaking sound, the door opened.
Behind the opened door, about ninety miners stood lined up.
“We’re going to the mine now to start mining.”
It wasn’t strange for miners to mine. The special thing was…
“Today’s mining will be mining solely for you.”
“…Pardon?”
Hyeon-su was surprised. For one day, the miners would mine solely for Hyeon-su.
And that’s over 90 miners!
That wasn’t the end.
“I’d like to try challenging using that pickaxe. Of course, I’ve tried and failed countless times, but now it might be possible with just that pickaxe.”
Mine chief Rek was an exceptionally skilled person among the miners here.
If you give that pickaxe to such a person, that power becomes even more maximized.
“I’ll mine millennium cold iron and give it to you.”
That was the best reward Rek could give.
He bowed his head.
A completely changed appearance from when he first met Hyeon-su and showed a somewhat dismissive attitude.
“Please lend it to us, we will use only today for you.”
“Hyeon-su, thank you!”
“Today’s Frost Mine belongs to you!”
[The motivation of Frost Mine’s miners is hotter than ever.]
[Their mining rate increases by 5% and they don’t tire easily.]
Today’s Frost Mine is mine.
What wonderful words. When Hyeon-su nodded, Rek and the miners burst into cheers.
“Let’s go!”
“Let’s go mine minerals for Hyeon-su!”
Hyeon-su’s heart pounded.
‘Could I really obtain millennium cold iron?’
Century cold iron is excellent too, but millennium cold iron that surpasses it?
And through the open door. The miners rushed out and only Rek and one miner remained in that place.
“Huh?”
Hyeon-su looked at the two who weren’t leaving with a puzzled expression.
Rek’s son Banya had nearly been buried in the mine but survived.
When he came to, he heard from his father.
‘Blacksmith Hyeon-su saved you, and all the miners.’
‘Blacksmith Hyeon-su saved you, and all the miners.’
‘Blacksmith Hyeon-su saved you, and all the miners.’
It sounded like hearing a hero’s tale. When he saw him make pickaxes that mined ore well, he thought he was truly an excellent blacksmith.
Banya came to respect him, who had become a hero to all the miners.
But something strange happened.
Beyond respect, an unknown emotion arose.
Only this thought filled Banya’s mind now.
‘I want to be with you.’
Banya was just resting from mining work due to a recent arm injury.
In fact, he was called the most outstanding miner in this mine.
The reason lay in his growth rate.
He who had caught up to Rek’s mining speed before anyone knew it was a talent of the mine.
He told his father of his intentions. It was enough reason for opposition, but Rek said this.
‘If it were someone else, I would have said no, but serving him – that would be meaningful work for you too.’
‘If it were someone else, I would have said no, but serving him – that would be meaningful work for you too.’
‘If it were someone else, I would have said no, but serving him – that would be meaningful work for you too.’
Banya, having received his father’s permission.
He took steps and entered the room where Hyeon-su was.
Hyeon-su soon looked at Banya who entered through the door with a puzzled expression.
Banya, who had been such a kind child. Rek, who was watching him, smiled gently and turned around to walk away for mining.
And Banya knelt before Hyeon-su who sat on the bed.
[Something special is happening.]
“Lord Hyeon-su, no, my benefactor.”
[This stems from what you have accomplished with your own hands.]
“I, miner Banya, wish to follow Lord Hyeon-su.”
[You have made a miner not just respect you, but revere you.]
“I promise. I will swing my pickaxe only for you, seek mines only for you, and mine only for you. So I beseech you.”
[This is not a miracle. This is what you have accomplished.]
Hyeon-su looked at Banya with a surprised expression.
“Please accept me as your retainer.”
[Miner Banya swears eternal loyalty to you.]
[He has the makings to become a legendary miner.]
[You can take him as a retainer.]
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