Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 65
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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
Second Guild Member (1)
Second Guild Member (1)
Second Guild Member (1)
Hyeon-su couldn’t hide his bewilderment.
‘A retainer?’
A retainer literally means an NPC subordinate, usually commanded by Guild Masters who own territories.
There are various ways to obtain retainers.
You could pay money to employ them for life, or Guild Masters could receive them as grants from lords or NPCs of their territories.
‘This is the first time I’ve heard of someone volunteering to be a retainer, and someone with the potential to become a legendary miner at that?’
Hyeon-su, who had been confused, quickly regained his composure.
‘If a miner becomes my retainer, then perhaps…?’
Hyeon-su considered the efficiency of mining ore himself versus doing blacksmithing work.
He had concluded that coming to the mine himself would be a loss.
‘It would certainly be regrettable, as there would be opportunities to obtain special ores, but I’d be missing out on those.’
But the kneeling Banya was speaking.
“I will do my best to mine the ores you need in your place, Hyeon-su.”
“Please stand up for now, Banya.”
Hyeon-su grabbed his shoulders and helped him to his feet.
“I’m still very lacking.”
Indeed, Hyeon-su’s level was only 80.
To establish a guild, he needed to be at least level 100.
Without having secured his guild and a place to settle, he couldn’t take Banya with him.
“You’re not going to refuse me, are you…?”
Banya’s eyes wavered with anxiety. Hyeon-su felt the longing to be with him in those eyes.
“No, that’s not it. Because I’m lacking, I’ll send a Messenger Bird once I’ve decided on a base. Please come there then.”
At those words, Banya’s face brightened with joy.
Ding!
[You have taken Banya as a retainer.]
[You can view Banya’s information.]
(Banya)
Grade: Epic
Type: Retainer
Level: 165
Attack Power: 504
Defense: 430
Mining Power: 1,672
Special Abilities:
·Passive Skill Special Ore.
·Passive Skill Tireless Miner.
·Active Skill Ore Detection.
·Active Skill Ore Effect Enhancement.
Potential: 111
Current Experience: 19%
Description: Has the potential to become the world’s most special miner. Grows much faster than other miners and has very high growth potential.
When an NPC becomes a retainer, their grade is determined.
That grade isn’t determined solely by high level.
Their special powers and skills in their field.
And it’s determined by potential and various other factors.
‘Banya is currently Epic.’
Retainer grades are also divided into Common, Rare, Epic, Unique, and Legendary in that order.
Since he was said to become legendary, I thought his grade would be around that level.
So I felt disappointed, but seeing his potential completely changed my mind.
‘I understand that potential shows how far one can grow.’
The higher this potential, the higher that limit.
‘From what I know, common retainers had potential around 30.’
Rare is 50.
Epic is 70.
Unique is 90.
‘111…’
Banya was still only Epic, but he had truly incredible potential.
Of course, not everyone with high potential can become legendary.
According to something I saw before, even with potential over 100, nine out of ten don’t reach that level.
This depends on various environmental factors and elements, so whether Banya will become legendary remains to be seen.
‘Growing together?’
Hyeon-su smiled slightly.
And now Banya, who had become Hyeon-su’s first retainer, spoke with an excited expression.
“When will I be able to visit you, Hyeon-su?”
“It won’t take long.”
To that, Banya replied with a confident expression.
“Then I’ll be mining ore for you here until I can meet you, Hyeon-su.”
From the moment Banya became a retainer, he seemed to think only of Hyeon-su.
And Banya wasn’t a fool either.
‘The more excellent artifacts Hyeon-su creates with superior ore, the more my name will be elevated.’
Soon Banya set out to immediately obtain ore for Hyeon-su.
And when a day had passed.
Rumble rumble rumble-
Hyeon-su couldn’t help but admire the ore the miners poured out.
[You obtain 415 Iron Ore.]
[You obtain 51 Han Iron.]
The combined value of the ore the miners brought was worth about 5 million won.
‘I won’t have to worry about Han Iron for a while, I should sell all the Iron Ore.’
Just selling all the Iron Ore immediately would net him 2 million won. Then Hyeon-su made a puzzled expression.
“Where did Mining Captain Lek go?”
“He’s still mining Millennium Han Iron.”
And when 3 hours had passed, Lek came looking for Hyeon-su with an expression full of emotion.
Lek had mined the Millennium Cold Iron that he couldn’t extract before using the pickaxe Hyeon-su lent him.
Having mined it, Lek spoke with an excited expression.
“Get ready to be amazed, this Millennium Cold Iron turned out to be no ordinary Millennium Cold Iron.”
“Not ordinary Millennium Cold Iron?”
“It’s estimated to have been buried for over 6,000 years. Buried in the cold earth for a full 6,000 years, it became harder and absorbed the cold energy.”
Soon Lek handed over the Millennium Cold Iron carefully wrapped in cloth.
[You have obtained Millennium Cold Iron .]
(Millennium Cold Iron)
Grade: Unique
Restriction: Blacksmith level 300 or higher
Difficulty: Supreme.
Special Abilities
·Fire attribute resistance increased by 91%
·Ice attribute skills enhanced up to Unique grade.
·Sword cutting power increased by 150%.
·Sword skill attack power increased by 58%.
·Durability enhanced to infinite.
Description: Cold iron that has been buried underground for 6,000 years. Though the name is the same, it cannot be compared to ordinary Millennium Cold Iron.
‘This is incredible?’
Hyeon-su couldn’t help but be amazed. Century Cold Iron was an Epic grade ore, but this was Unique.
The information for Century Cold Iron was as follows.
Fire attribute resistance 56%, ice attribute skills enhanced up to Epic grade, sword cutting power increased by 112%, and durability enhanced to infinite.
‘But this overwhelmingly transcends that.’
A smile formed on Hyeon-su’s lips. With this amount, it would be enough to make the shield Uncle Hyeok-su mentioned.
“Thank you for everything.”
Mine Chief Lek and the miners showed reluctant expressions toward Hyeon-su.
“Come visit anytime.”
“Yes.”
And before leaving the Frost Mine, Hyeon-su held out the Damascus Longsword to Banya, who had now become his retainer.
“Banya, I’d like you to use this.”
Banya was truly moved.
But Hyeon-su’s inner thoughts were a bit different.
‘If Banya mines with this Damascus Longsword, the efficiency will be much better. I’ll probably get twice as much as now.’
Whether she knew his thoughts or not, Banya’s eyes even reddened.
“Lord Hyeon-su has such a generous heart. I’m so happy to serve Lord Hyeon-su.”
[Banya’s loyalty increases.]
[You have gained 1 Charisma.]
Finally, Hyeon-su entered the warp to exit the Frost Mine.
After coming outside, Hyeon-su headed straight to the blacksmith shop.
Upon entering the blacksmith shop, before starting crafting, he sent a whisper to Hyeok-su.
[Hyeon-su: This is Hyeon-su. I’ll start making the shield now. Haha, I think I can send it to you in about 3 days.]
[Bark: Thank you^^]
With a small smile, Hyeon-su checked the artifact information Hyeok-su wanted once more.
[A shield with high fire attribute resistance, preferably with the ability to attack enemies as well. Does not melt even in high heat. Would be good if it had the power to freeze within a 2m radius.]
Honestly speaking, there were too many requirements for one shield.
First, the shield Hyeok-su wanted needed to have both ‘defense and attack’ functions.
‘This would be difficult for ordinary blacksmiths to make, wouldn’t it?’
It seemed one would need to have application skills for both defense and attack.
‘Come to think of it, this is my first time properly crafting defensive equipment.’
Looking at the shield in the completed blueprint, Hyeon-su smiled.
Starting the crafting, Hyeon-su smiled slightly.
‘I want to give Uncle Hyeok-su a legend.’
Because he was Hyeon-su’s greatest benefactor.
And fortunately, Hyeon-su was confident that the shield he was making now would be the best shield he could imagine.
Hyeon-su began raising the temperature of the furnace.
[Bark: Thank you^^]
Bark, who had whispered with Hyeon-su, smiled slightly.
Then his expression darkened as he whispered with someone else.
The person Bark was currently exchanging whispers with was Bane, the 11th ranked blacksmith.
[Bane: I must tell you that the shield you commissioned is absolutely impossible within my current knowledge.]
Bark’s face crumpled miserably.
[Bane: I am also the 11th ranked blacksmith. Let me explain why it’s impossible.]
Bark pondered over the content.
[Bane: The conditions you want are too demanding. It needs high fire attribute resistance, the shield must not melt, it needs high basic defense, and it must have the function to attack enemies with the shield.]
Even just from the whisper, some absurdity could be felt.
[Bane: Even the current 1st ranked blacksmith cannot make it. The biggest reason is that we cannot incorporate that many desired effects. The second reason is that it’s too original a creation.]
[Bark: What do you mean by original?]
[Bane: The reason this shield crafting is impossible is that such a shield crafting method doesn’t actually exist in Ares.]
Bark had searched for crafting methods to obtain such a shield even at a high price.
But as he said, the crafting method for such a shield didn’t exist.
[Bane: Ares is ultimately a game. Artifacts are born through set frameworks, predetermined creations, and predetermined crafting methods. But this has no crafting method, so it must be made using the blacksmith’s experience, knowledge, and application skills. But do you think there’s a user who has that level of knowledge, experience, and application ability?]
He had hit the exact facts.
[Bane: I’m going to speak strongly since it seems like Bark is holding onto false hope. Our guild wants Bark, who is an unofficial ranker and tanker, to join us.]
The guild Bane belonged to was Hwarang, the number 1 ranked guild in South Korea.
They easily had over a thousand guild members and possessed countless rankers.
They had been consistently making recruitment offers to Bark, an unofficial ranker and tanker.
Even so, Bane said:
[Bane: If there’s a blacksmith who can craft such things, you should rather go to the guild where he is.]
Bark’s pupils shook. These words hit him the hardest.
A blacksmith telling him with his own mouth to go where such a blacksmith exists?
‘And this from the 11th ranked blacksmith?’
Those words struck even deeper into his heart.
‘Is it such an impossible craft…?’
Bark let out a sigh.
If he cleared the Salamander dungeon and completed the job quest, he could obtain a tanker-exclusive artifact.
‘If I get that, I could reach at least 2nd place in the tanker rankings, both officially and unofficially.’
However, understanding Bane’s words, Bark ultimately decided to give up on having such a shield crafted.
Instead, he decided to use the auction house to purchase a set armor and shield with high fire resistance.
When three days had passed, Bark grimaced.
‘Damn it, there’s no satisfactory set armor or shield at all.’
Bark had already attempted the Salamander dungeon several times.
Moreover, since today was the end of the quest period, he absolutely had to enter.
‘Am I going to blow this job quest like this?’
Job quests cannot be received again if failed.
In other words, Bark would lose this job quest forever and lose the reward as well.
Bark stood in front of the Salamander dungeon with a dejected expression.
A timer that only he could see floated above the dungeon.
[2 hours 32 seconds remaining to complete job quest.]
‘Since I’ve tried many times, should I just make one last attempt?’
But he soon shook his head. It would be a pointless death.
He wouldn’t even make it halfway and would just end up leveling down.
Right at that moment.
[A gift from Hyeon-su has arrived.]
A notification appeared.
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