Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 78
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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
Examination (3)
Examination (3)
Examination (3)
Examining the blacksmith and making a forced wager.
Hyeon-su crafted faster than Books in the speed crafting examination he proposed.
At that moment.
[A new story begins.]
‘Hmm?’
He could sense the reason.
‘Pureum Corporation probably didn’t expect a user who could beat his examination to appear this quickly.’
In fact, this Books fellow is a Named NPC.
Just looking at the grade of the sword he crafted in the hologram blacksmith shop – it reached the Unique grade.
Hyeon-su smiled.
New stories always bring greater trials and greater rewards.
Ding!
[Emergency Quest: Judge Blacksmith Books]
Grade: A
Restriction: One who passed Books’ examination
Reward: 20% increase in development.
Penalty upon failure: Books’ escape.
Description: Books is a key figure of the Edrol Trading Company and has effectively controlled this Balas territory under the guise of a trading company. An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. Use the temporarily granted power of examination to eliminate him.
Hyeon-su was surprised. Development would increase by a whopping 20%.
Moreover, he learned one fact.
‘Key figure of the Edrol Trading Company.’
Right, this Edrol Trading Company was just a front.
The core figure was Books himself. Development increased by winning the examination against him?
Of course, Hyeon-su had lifted the 70% tax and double workload that he had imposed like shackles on the blacksmiths.
‘Even so, the root cause hasn’t been eliminated.’
Right, as long as Books survived, it could happen again.
That’s why the development increase was measured so low when he won the examination.
[The power to examine is temporarily granted.]
[You can temporarily decide the examination content.]
Books wore an expression of disbelief.
Hyeon-su spoke to him.
“I begin the examination.”
[The examination begins.]
“Wh-what…”
Books, now on the receiving end, couldn’t hide his bewilderment.
He had clearly said he was a level 101 blacksmith.
How did that blacksmith craft a sword faster than himself?
Books grew nervous. What kind of examination would Hyeon-su conduct?
And Hyeon-su was looking at Books with an emotionless gaze.
Though reality and this place might be different, as a fellow blacksmith, he had committed unforgivable acts.
Hyeon-su spoke.
“The examination content is to clash once with the finest thing each of us has ever crafted. The condition of the examination is your life.”
At that, an ecstatic smile settled on Books’ face.
[If you fail to pass the examination, you must fulfill his terms.]
The word “dare” rose to Books’ throat.
‘Arrogant.’
That arrogance pierces the sky and throws himself into an abyss.
Just because he crafted quickly doesn’t mean he knows everything about himself.
Books had once crafted a spear that would astonish the tower master of the Blacksmith’s Tower he had served.
It nearly reached legendary status. It was the highest grade among artifacts closest to legendary.
Though it was a spear born in an instant through luck and various factors.
That spear became the starting point for him to feel no need to remain in the tower and he left.
Yet he dares to challenge me.
‘To clash with the finest thing we’ve ever crafted?’
A commonly held blacksmith contest.
Similar to that but done slightly differently.
Also, examination is something that emanates mysterious power. The opponent seems to know this fact too.
The spear revealed itself, if only as a hologram.
Crackle-crackle-crackle-
A spear with rough sparks flying.
And the man called Hyeon-su also gripped a sword.
The sword had the name ‘Hyeon ‘ written on it.
Whatever that sword might be, Books knew the limits of humans.
True legends of this era had never originated from human hands on this Asgan continent.
‘Whatever it is, you will be defeated.’
Books smiled.
“If I pass the examination, the condition is to restore the 70% tax that was just lifted. And I’ll take your life too – after you die, I’ll increase the workload of all blacksmiths in this territory even more!”
He wouldn’t care about this small territory.
That’s how it got to this point.
Anyway, he had heard rumors.
That this territory might soon be eliminated!
Before it disappears, he plans to work all the blacksmiths to the bone.
“I’ll work the blacksmiths to death, hahahahahaha!”
The man said nothing. He simply gripped his sword with both hands.
He too pulled back the sparking spear with all his might.
The examination content is simple.
Two weapons clash and the superior weapon emerges victorious.
And Buks’s face, which had been swinging fiercely, hardened.
“…?”
The moment their weapons collided, he felt everything around him freeze.
The spear he held had frozen.
Pure white breath flowed from his mouth.
The massive spark that originated from his spear was also completely devoured by that cold air.
Looking around himself, he saw giant ice fragments rising around him like raging waves frozen in place.
[Your opponent’s sword is Legendary.]
[Your spear is closest to Legendary.]
‘Legendary…?’
The man’s attitude wasn’t arrogance but certainty.
Goosebumps rose on Buks’s back. The intermittent trembling in his body wouldn’t stop.
He couldn’t move.
Those who lose in the trial receive divine punishment if they defy him.
“Spare me.”
Swoosh-
Both artifacts created by hologram disappeared.
He spoke as pitifully as possible. Even in this moment, his mind was working.
If he just said he would do it here, the trial’s contents would be nullified anyway.
Then he could escape.
After escaping, he could plan for the future again.
“I’ll give you everything I have, please!”
Hyeon-su answered him.
“Give it to me first.”
It was fortunate. Buks was elated. This Outsider could be reasoned with.
After all, weren’t all greedy Outsiders like this!?
Weren’t they people crazy about gold and obsessed with leveling up?
Buks handed over everything he currently possessed.
[You acquire 51,014 gold.]
Hyeon-su obtained the huge sum of 51 million won in an instant. However, he wasn’t satisfied.
“Where is everything you’ve embezzled from here so far?”
“If you go to the merchant guild building, there’s something hidden underground.”
Buks felt relieved. He slowly got up.
It was fine to give everything away anyway. He could come back and take it all later.
But Hyeon-su’s sword slashed across his neck.
Slash-!
“I never said I’d spare you.”
Buks’s eyes widened as he collapsed. Right, he never said he would spare him.
“You ignored the pleas for mercy from blacksmiths who were dying from intense labor, didn’t you?”
Those were the last words Buks would ever hear.
Hyeon-su felt not a trace of guilt as he beheaded Buks.
Forced labor for blacksmiths.
Double the work intensity. 70% taxes.
According to what he heard from Old Man Per, countless blacksmiths had died unable to endure the work intensity.
[You have eliminated Buks, the root cause of Balas Territory’s downfall.]
[You acquire a large amount of experience.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[Level up…]
Experience doesn’t increase just from killing NPCs indiscriminately.
Experience could only increase like this by killing those designated as villains recognized by the system.
Hyeon-su leveled up a whopping 19 times in an instant.
This happened due to the level difference between Buks and Hyeon-su.
[Emergency Quest: Judgment of Blacksmith Buks Complete]
[Development increases by 20%.]
[The Edrol Merchant Guild was able to control Balas Territory because of the family head and blacksmith Buks.]
[All restrictions on blacksmiths have been lifted.]
[Members of the Edrol Merchant Guild begin scattering and fleeing.]
[Please eliminate the remaining forces.]
Hyeon-su could soon see blacksmiths rushing out of the Blacksmith Shop.
“We’re free!”
“We don’t have to do forced labor anymore!”
Among them, he could see Old Man Per rejoicing. Hyeon-su had somewhere to go.
He said to Old Man Per.
“The Lord is now free from the wager too, so you should bring him here.”
He heard that after losing the wager here, the Lord was practically in a state of confinement.
“I’ll go to the Edrol Merchant Guild headquarters first.”
“Ah, understood!”
Hyeon-su immediately entered the Edrol Merchant Guild headquarters.
Fortunately, the remaining forces had already all fled.
Hyeon-su opened the basement door. Inside was the money that Buks mentioned had been stolen through taxes.
It was a total of 323,000 gold.
[This is money collected as taxes from Balas Territory.]
[If discovered after acquisition, you will be banished from Goyard Kingdom.]
Since Buks was dead, Balas Territory would trace the stolen tax money from the beginning.
Hyeon-su felt no regret whatsoever.
Banishment from Goyard Kingdom meant his relationship with King Barad would be ruined. He was worth more than money could measure.
‘What’s needed to increase development?’
There was something simple. It was having money for development in the territory.
In this Ares, its value was much greater.
Even if it was money he couldn’t possess, he could still use it.
‘The Lord could grant it to me, right?’
Hyeon-su devised a plan.
[Nel: Where are you? I was worried so I came to Balas territory.]
[Hyeon-su: Come to the coordinates I’m marking for you.]
And if there was someone to help, it would be even more reassuring!
Nel, who arrived underground, heard the whole story.
And she heard Hyeon-su’s plan.
“Th-that would work?”
Nel was doubtful.
“Have you ever lost out by listening to me?”
Nel was skeptical but decided to try implementing his plan.
Lord Bellin.
She, rumored to be the most beautiful in the Goyard Kingdom, was the lord of Balas.
Having lost the bet with Books, she had been confined to her bedroom like a prison.
But then all the restrictions binding her were lifted.
That’s when Fer entered.
“My Lord, hurry and go to the Edrol Trading Company’s headquarters.”
Bellin heard the whole story as she went with him.
“An Outsider, you say?”
Bellin had initially thought whoever accomplished this was someone sent by the Kingdom.
“If it’s an Outsider… I can’t believe it…!”
Bellin knew the greed of Outsiders.
They were those who called them NPCs and would stop at nothing to obtain Gold and Artifacts.
Would such a person truly understand their hearts?
“I heard the conversation he had with Books.”
It was certain.
Bellin’s steps quickened. And when she arrived at the first floor, no one was there.
Then.
“…Here.”
The voice of a dying woman was heard.
She went down to the basement.
She was horrified by the carnage spread before her eyes.
One woman was leaning against a wall, dying.
On another side, she could see a man who had collapsed on his knees in front of a pile of gold and silver treasures.
Spears and arrows were stuck all over the man’s body, and he appeared to be unconscious.
Bellin’s eyes wavered.
“What happened here? Who are you?”
“…I’m that person’s companion. I came after receiving contact. We fought against the remnants who tried to take money from this place. And Hyeon-su didn’t retreat.”
Bellin looked at Hyeon-su.
He had fainted in a kneeling position.
In other words, he protected the money until the moment he lost consciousness.
“Why, why go this far…?”
“…He said it was money for the Blacksmiths. He said he must protect it and revive this territory. And he asked me to tell you.”
Bellin’s heart sank.
“That money is for you.”
The woman who had been smiling faintly soon smiled bitterly and fainted.
And Bellin slowly walked toward Hyeon-su.
She trembled as she looked at the weapons stuck all over his body.
“Ah, ahhh… Thank you…! Thank you!”
[Lord Bellin will never forget her gratitude toward you.]
Glance.
Nel, who opened her eyes, was bewildered seeing Lord Bellin sobbing.
She had thought the plan to win NPCs’ favor through acting was absurd, but?
‘Th-this actually works?’
And Hyeon-su was hearing this notification.
[Lord’s Grace is activated.]
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