Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 85
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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
Dragon Light Sword (4)
Dragon Light Sword (4)
Pureum Corporation.
CEO Lee Se-jin received a report.
It was news that Lee Moon-su, former chairman of Hanseong Group, would soon meet his end.
Se-jin’s heart felt heavy.
Before he developed dementia, Lee Se-jin had connections with him.
He was a good person.
And another report mentioned that Chairman Lee Tae-seong had asked to lift the restrictions.
Naturally, the officials refused.
Though his heart was heavy, he had no regrets.
This game called Ares was solely a world created by users.
Real-world power, influence, or anything else should not affect this world or manipulate the system.
‘What kind of person is Chairman Lee Tae-seong…’
He wondered if he too was ultimately just one of those sons.
Chairman Lee Tae-seong was famous among chairmen for being extremely picky and cold.
And precisely because of that, he was someone who enforced rules most thoroughly.
Just then.
“Sir.”
An urgent voice came from outside. Soon, Kim Tae-seok, team leader of the Special User Management Team, entered.
“User Hyeon-su has…”
“What?”
Lee Se-jin’s face was colored with surprise upon hearing the report.
He hurriedly brought up a screen in the CEO’s office to check the direction where the hawks sent by user Hyeon-su had flown.
On screens divided like CCTV footage showing NPCs, hawks were arriving one after another.
“Lord Vance of the Beginner Zone has given an order.”
“What order?”
“An order to open all gates.”
CEO Lee Se-jin was silent for a moment. Then he soon let out a small laugh.
One of the things he had hoped for was happening.
‘A world created by Outsiders.’
This wasn’t a bug.
If it were a bug, they would have imposed restrictions immediately. Also, the supercomputer Ares would have issued a warning.
But the supercomputer Ares remained quiet.
Why? This was power achieved by a user.
Just like acquiring the skill Lord’s Grace, these were events based on what Hyeon-su had built up.
But the question was whether it was realistically possible.
“…What do you think?”
“It might be possible.”
Even Lord Vance himself cannot freely cross the Beginner Zone.
However, among the NPCs in the Beginner Zone, there are those who can move to adjacent territories.
They procure necessary supplies for the territory through them.
“What should we do?”
At Kim Tae-seok’s question, Lee Se-jin smiled slightly.
“What do you mean what should we do? Since it’s something a user accomplished, we should watch with anticipation.”
***
[You have connected to Ares.]
The old man Moon-su opened his eyes.
It was strange – it seemed like just moments ago he had been writhing in pain.
The pain disappeared as if washed away, and comfort washed over him.
In that comfort, bird songs tickled his ears and he felt clean air.
Opening his eyes, Moon-su watched the surrounding scenery he encountered anew like a child.
Then.
“You must be Elder Moon-su, correct?”
A man approached. He had his head cleanly shaved and you could tell at a glance he was a blacksmith.
“I’m blacksmith Ren. I received a messenger bird from Lord Hyeon-su. I’ll escort you.”
Moon-su followed him, walking through this mystical world.
“Look at that.”
“What is it?”
“The instructors are escorting that grandfather like bodyguards…?”
Users made puzzled expressions at that strange sight.
And at the gate leading outside the territory castle.
A handsome man dressed in noble clothes was waiting, and the gate leading outside was wide open.
“I am Lord Vance. Please board.”
Moon-su was delighted. Unknown people were accompanying him.
And Moon-su hurriedly climbed onto the carriage.
“There’s no time. Run at full speed!”
“Yes!”
The coachman began racing at high speed.
Moon-su took in the passing scenery in this interesting world like a child.
Then Moon-su became frightened.
From a certain point, terrifying and hideous monster-like creatures suddenly began chasing the carriage.
“Normally, Outsiders without qualifications cannot cross this place. If they try to cross, they’ll be attacked by monsters like this. But don’t worry.”
Before long, those creatures had caught up to the rear of the carriage.
When Moon-su covered his head and trembled in fear.
Whooosh
Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-
Suddenly dozens of arrows flew and magnificently defeated those monsters.
“I cannot escort you from here.”
And new people came.
“I am Hans, captain of the subjugation force, here at the request of Hero Hyeon-su of the subjugation force.”
This time it was someone who looked very handsome and brave. Behind him were subjugation force members who were his subordinates.
“Hold on tight.”
The man called Hans put him on a horse.
Moon-su tightly wrapped his arms around his waist, and Hans used cloth to firmly tie his body to his own.
“Hyah!”
And he began running at full speed.
Mun-su looked at the mounted riders galloping alongside him.
Ah, doesn’t this feel like I’ve become the protagonist of a fantasy movie?
Mun-su was excited.
And he witnessed an interesting sight.
The riders galloping around him were constantly killing hideous monsters that kept clinging to them from all sides.
At some point, monsters began appearing that these riders could no longer handle.
But then, a knight appeared and cut them down in an instant.
“I am Karl of Cassel Territory. I have come at my benefactor’s command. We will now cross the border.”
Once again, he mounted a different horse.
And galloped with all his might. Before long, they arrived in front of a magnificent and beautiful castle.
A king!
Yes, that person is a king!
Mun-su felt pleased seeing the splendid king he had seen in movies.
But that king approached and said:
“There was a request from my friend Hyeon-su. I shall have you taken there swiftly.”
The king did not accompany them.
But soon, something even more movie-like happened.
Knights rode atop hundreds of black horses, with a beautiful female knight named Bella at the very front.
They advanced rapidly.
Suddenly curious, Mun-su asked:
“Where are we going?”
“…We’re going to meet a dragon.”
Mun-su’s heart began to race.
Before long, the hundreds of horses around them naturally disappeared.
And the woman named Bella and the horse he rode arrived at a place marked as Frea Territory.
The horse swiftly cut through the territory.
And Mun-su approached a blacksmith shop.
The moment they arrived in front of it.
“It’s complete…!”
Along with the voice of a man from inside the blacksmith shop.
[A second legend is being written.]
[This began at the fingertips of a still small blacksmith.]
Mun-su, who dismounted from his horse, could see it.
A beautiful sword resembling a ring-pommel sword.
The sword blade curved once like a wave, with ‘Dragon Light Sword’ written on it.
From the grip of that sword, a blue dragon began to stretch its body as if awakening from slumber.
[He revealed his true worth by crafting a perfectly complete Dragon Light Sword.]
[He will be the only person to successfully make a dragon dwell within a weapon for the first time.]
[This legend was completed at the fingertips of a small blacksmith through a perfectly crafted Dragon Light Sword.]
Ding!
[One who can see dragons.]
[The creator has designated those who can see dragons.]
The dragon that had stretched its crouched body swam upward toward the tip of the sword held by the man.
And leaving the sword tip, it gradually grew larger, slowly lowering its head and bringing its face close to Mun-su.
Purrrr-!
Feeling its hot breath, Mun-su rejoiced like a child.
“Uhaha, it’s a dragon! A dragon, right!? A dragon!”
And that dragon slowly began to soar upward as if ascending to heaven.
Mun-su captured that dragon in his eyes with a happy expression.
The dragon swam through the sky as if it were an ocean.
And beside him, watching the dragon together with Mun-su, were Tae-seong and Tae-ha.
***
Among the family, only Tae-ha and Tae-seong had Ares characters.
Tae-ha had been somewhat surprised that his father had a character, but now wasn’t the time to worry about that.
Watching his rejoicing grandfather, Tae-ha took steps alongside his father.
“Grandfather, how do you feel seeing the dragon? Are you happy? I wonder why our grandfather wanted to see a dragon so much?”
Tae-ha’s eyes, looking at him with affectionate gaze, gradually grew moist.
Watching his grandfather with his thin body jumping around happily, his eyes reddened.
But soon Mun-su, who had noticed Tae-ha and Tae-seong, gazed at them quietly.
And his childlike expression disappeared, replaced by a small smile.
“Well…”
He realized. That grandfather’s mind had returned, even if briefly.
“Your father Tae-seong wanted to see a dragon.”
“…?”
Tae-seong, who had been standing to one side, was surprised. The National Museum he had visited holding his father’s hand in childhood.
And his childhood self who had cried out “I really want to see a dragon, Dad” while reading fairy tale books.
Yes, the reason Mun-su had wanted to see a dragon.
“I really wanted to show you. A real dragon.”
The three people together watched the dragon ascending through the sky.
Like that, Mun-su gazed at the dragon and spoke his final words with a clear mind.
And a few hours later.
He closed his eyes with the most peaceful and happy expression.
***
Hyeon-su’s blacksmith shop in Frea Territory.
Nel couldn’t hide her excited expression.
The stories she heard from Hyeon-su were more amazing than she had thought.
Every single one was a story that couldn’t be left out.
Both crafting the sword of the second legend and bringing the old man Mun-su from Beginner Zone territory to this place.
And the biggest point of contention was this:
“He said to write down anything?”
“Yes.”
Nel quickly turned her mind. Considering the situation, Hyeon-su might really be able to write anything there.
“How much will you write? I think you could easily write down about 1 billion.”
Nel was excited as if it were her own matter.
“No, 1 billion would actually be small compared to what Hyeon-su has accomplished.”
Then Hyeon-su said:
“I’ll naturally receive the commission fee, but I didn’t write anything like that.”
“Yes…?”
Nel made a puzzled expression.
That meant, in other words, that Hyeon-su had already written and sent the note.
Though a bit bewildered, Nel asked.
“Then perhaps a building? Ah! Or maybe….”
Nel listed various things.
However, Hyeon-su shook his head.
“No, I wrote down what we need most right now that can’t be bought with money.”
Something most needed that can’t be bought with money?
Nel made a puzzled expression, and soon after hearing it, she was impressed.
‘This is really exactly what we need…?’
***
Tae-ha felt relieved. It was like removing a burden that had been lodged in his chest like a lump.
They say when someone passes away, people all carry small regrets.
But Tae-ha felt so unburdened and light that he didn’t need to feel that way.
After finishing the funeral and returning to his home, Tae-ha was looking at a photo of himself and his grandfather together and smiling when something suddenly came to mind.
“Ah, the commission fee…!”
He had forgotten the most important thing.
The blacksmith named Hyeon-su who had created this sense of relief.
It was time to pay him the crafting fee.
And Tae-ha had already exchanged personal numbers with Hyeon-su.
Tae-ha could see Hyeon-su’s KakaoTalk message that had already arrived on his mobile phone.
When he entered KakaoTalk, there was a screenshot that Hyeon-su had taken and sent.
“What did he write? A supercar worth 1 billion? Or maybe a small building?”
Whatever was written, Tae-ha was certain he wouldn’t feel any resentment.
He couldn’t control the overflowing gratitude he felt toward Hyeon-su.
Soon, looking at the contents written on the note he had given, captured in the screenshot, Tae-ha laughed.
“Hahahaha!”
He stared at that note for a long time. There were exactly two characters written there.
[Reset]
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