The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 109

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Chapter 109
Episode 109.
The moment Basago fell, the Mirage Fog Tower began to crumble.
Screeeech—
Jin-woo collected the glowing soul that remained from Basago’s remains.
“Gotta grab everything.”
Along with that, he collected all the byproducts and then dismissed his familiars.
“You did well.”
After all his familiars except Pur vanished, Jin-woo rode Pur and escaped the tower as is.
-Quest updated.
-Clear time: 3:44:02
Three hours, forty-four minutes, and two seconds.
Mirage Fog Tower, cleared.
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“A pretty solid haul.”
Outside the tower.
Jin-woo tallied what he’d obtained from clearing the Mirage Fog Tower.
From the first floor through the fourth, he’d filled his inventory completely.
“With that 300 percent drop rate, my eyes were spinning.”
Jin-woo chuckled to himself.
“I thought I’d burned through everything, but the fourth floor refilled my stock anyway.”
Basago was one generous bastard.
“Heh.”
What he’d obtained from this tower run was substantial.
-Collected a powerful soul!
-Soul Sight proficiency increased!
-Number of controllable familiars increased!
-7 >> 8
-Necromaster level increased.
His Necromaster level rose, and the number of familiars he could control increased as well.
“Finally hit eight.”
The total number of familiars Jin-woo could now control was eight.
Current familiars in possession: six.
‘I’ve got room for two more now.’
“I’ll hit ten before long.”
Jin-woo tallied what he’d obtained.
“Soul of Basago.”
-Soul of Basago [SR+]
The Soul of Basago was an SR+ grade soul, no less. It matched the previous highest grade—the Soul of Ghost King—and surpassed it.
“Huh.”
The other byproducts were remarkably high quality as well.
-Essence of Basago [SSR+]
-Bone of Basago [SSR+]
-Skystone [SSR+]
“The bone and essence are high-tier too. Way better than Pur’s.”
The tower’s difficulty was certainly far higher than Pur’s domain. The grades matched accordingly.
“Didn’t expect this to drop.”
And there was the Skystone as well.
“Yeah, one of these should be here somewhere. It’s a reward for perfectly clearing a floor, so not everyone gets it.”
Jin-woo ran his fingers over the newly acquired Skystone.
Smooth, sleek—
The distinctive texture had his fingers itching again.
“I’ll set this aside for now.”
Whissssh—
Jin-woo stowed the Soul of Basago, the Bone of Basago, the Essence of Basago, and the Skystone into his inventory.
-Basago has been sealed in the Ten Thousand Demon Palace.
-Power flows to the Master of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace.
-All stats increase by 300!
-HP value increased.
-MP value increased.
Master of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace.
The reward for clearing a tower fastest on the Flam Continent was shining through.
“That’s significant.”
Each time he sealed an incarnation of malice into the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, it grew. He hadn’t expected growth on this scale.
‘The Light Sword works the same way, and so does the World Tree’s Judgment.’
Jin-woo could now properly assess his two pieces of equipment.
“The process of crafting the new gear was pretty enjoyable too.”
In particular, the Steel Wings represented a new frontier.
“There’s nothing wrong with exploring that angle a bit.”
Call it fresh, if you like—but minus that novelty, it was tedious and difficult. Which meant other crafters probably steered clear of it.
“That’s what makes it fun.”
And the Gargoyle Stone Mace.
That one’s reaction was predictable from the start.
“He’ll love it.”
Jin-woo quickly posted the Gargoyle Stone Mace to the Auction House.
“Let’s make it an auction.”
This one had earned extra care compared to his other gear.
-Item registered!
Jin-woo then checked his tower-clear reward.
“And the tower-clear reward. That’s the main event here.”
Along with Basago’s byproducts, the tower-clear reward was substantial.
Floors one through four.
Jin-woo had received perfect scores on everything.
“It says ‘unprecedented record.'”
That kind of fanfare meant the reward was exceptional.
Whoooosh—
A golden treasure chest appeared before Jin-woo’s eyes. As he opened it, a glowing reward emerged.
-Reward customized to User Jin-woo’s disposition received.
“Wow.”
Jin-woo’s pupils dilated.
-Crystal of Malice [???]
Description: A crystal brimming with the power of malice. Malevolent energy flows from it ceaselessly.
“No grade showing.”
But he could tell at a glance.
“It’s a higher grade than SSR+. I’m sure of it.”
Touch—
The moment he held it, the sensation was different. Most of all, dark aura poured out endlessly, and it seemed incredibly volatile.
“If I press too hard, it’ll crack with a snap.”
But the power it held was immense.
“This won’t do.”
Looking at the material, an urge to craft surged up inside him.
Despite having made 115 items already, Jin-woo was still hungry for more.
“This isn’t the time for this.”
He couldn’t afford to be doing this right now.
“First, I’m boosting my firepower.”
His mind was flooded with ways to craft equipment better.
To let that flood out, he needed firepower.
Bigger.
“More powerful firepower.”
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MiTube.
Dongwoo had received a video from Jin-woo.
-Made gear with the World Tree. And just wait—I’m sending another video soon. Made something with a really interesting material. And.
A message came saying he’d send a third video soon.
-It’ll be a really fun one.
Dongwoo watched the equipment-crafting video made with the World Tree and shook his head in awe, clapping his hands.
“Wow. This guy—the World Tree’s Judgment? That’s the same grade as the Orichalcon Greatsword? And what’s this material…….”
Orichalcum was a notoriously difficult material to work with.
But orichalcum could be sourced if you tried hard enough.
“Where the hell did he get something like this?”
The World Tree, though—that was different.
“What even is the World Tree in the first place? Isn’t it like the spiritual pillar of the Elves?”
How had his brother obtained such a material?
“And it’s wood…….”
Previously, his brother had worked exclusively with minerals.
“Is it just that naturally gifted people are good at everything? Can you really do Woodworking this easily?”
It was puzzling, but Dongwoo immediately began editing the video. It didn’t take long. The footage his brother had sent was solid, so Dongwoo only had to edit for impact.
“Absolutely insane. What’s with this upward trajectory.”
JinTube currently had 350,000 subscribers.
“We can apply for the Silver Button right now. Revenue sharing too…….”
He could already monetize.
“Passed a million already.”
Views were climbing past a million toward ten million.
“8.5 million views. Wait, only a day has passed.”
Celebrities can rack up tens of millions of views in a day as a baseline. But Jin-woo wasn’t a celebrity.
“Or… actually, wait.”
For a moment, Dongwoo’s expression went blank.
“Our brother is technically a celebrity from Eternal Sunshine.”
If that was the case, everything made sense.
“Right, Jin.”
Dongwoo grinned and uploaded the second video.
-[Crafting the World Tree’s Judgment]
The title was similar to what he’d posted before.
Ding—! Ding—!
Subscribers who had notifications enabled received alerts about the new video.
-What’s with the upload speed.
-That’s crazy fast.
-Wonder what he made this time.
The first video—the Orichalcum success story—had been incredibly impactful.
Seeing him handle the notoriously difficult orichalcum with such ease, other crafters kept rewinding the video.
To understand Jin-woo’s techniques.
After watching multiple times, they figured it out.
Perfect Hammering. Precise power control—hitting hard enough without shattering the orichalcum.
But knowing and being able to replicate were different things. Only Jin-woo, with his gift for craftsmanship, could pull it off.
-Huh?
Subscribers were taken aback by the World Tree’s Judgment crafting video.
The title had “World Tree” in it, but they never imagined he’d actually use the World Tree as material.
-Wait, the World Tree??
-The World Tree is wood, but…… you’ve posted wooden bows and gear on the Auction House before…… but the World Tree is different, isn’t it?
-How did you even get that?
The material Jin-woo used this time was the World Tree.
It had already been proven in the Auction House that Jin-woo could work with numerous materials. But the World Tree—no one saw that coming.
The second video was just as impactful as the first.
Material.
And Jin-woo’s Woodworking skill—that was the headline.
Woodworking is completely different from Hammering.
Scrape—. Scrape—.
-He’s doing that so easily?
-Just scraping away that thick thing like nothing.
-Insane.
The first video had shown flawless Hammering.
And the second video had shown pristine Woodworking.
Just as the view count was skyrocketing—
-Uh……?
-Guys, Jin-woo’s gear just went up on the Auction House too?
As if timed with the videos, Jin-woo’s gear appeared on the Auction House.
-????
-???
And countless question marks flooded the comments.
-This isn’t a glitch, right?
-It really registered like this, yeah?
-The numbers are weird??
Users had no choice but to spam question marks.
Because the number of items Jin-woo had just registered was absurd.
The auction for the Orc Rish Emerald Jade Axe hadn’t even ended yet.
-115 items……?
-115 items registered, right?
-Wait, it’s not a team—it’s just one person? He made 115 items by himself?
-Didn’t you post dozens of items along with the Orc Rish Emerald Jade Axe before?
-Guys, the number’s not even the main point.
The sheer quantity was shocking enough, but the quality of the items listed was even more shocking.
-SSR?
-SSR??
-Wait, right now the Orc Rish Emerald Jade Axe—which is SR—is approaching 100 million Gold, isn’t it.
-These seem like a different tier from the Orc Rish Emerald Jade Axe.
Of course, the items listed were SSR grade, but the specific attributes varied. While a piece’s worth isn’t determined by grade alone, this was still extraordinary.
-All 115 are SSR grade!
Could all 115 really be SSR grade? That defied logic.
-I’d been assuming Jin-woo was a team this whole time.
-You got a lot of that suspicion on SharkNet too, right.
-But seeing this, it’s gotta be true. Team Jin-woo sounds right. How could one person alone make 115 items, and fill them all with SSR grade?
SharkNet had been suspicious that Jin-woo wasn’t a single person but a team.
What he’d accomplished simply wasn’t possible for one individual.
Working with countless materials.
On top of that, the production speed was staggering.
And the grades kept climbing insanely.
He’d started at A grade and now hadn’t even reached SSR+ yet.
-Has to be Team Jin-woo.
-It has to be Team Jin-woo. Please. My guild is telling me to pump out 30 items a week. They’re like, why can’t you do it like Jin-woo does.
-It’s definitely Team Jin-woo. Please let it be.
-It has to be!
At this unbelievable result, whispers of reverence began circulating.
-Truly, Jin-woo the Divine.
-At this level, he deserves the title ‘divine’ for real.
Something this extraordinary deserved to be called divine.
-115 items went up and the variety is insane!
-Sniff. Look at this bow. His earlier one was wood, so it felt very Elf-like, but this one is pure Dark Elf essence.
-Seems like he made it on purpose!
-Uh, why’s it so quiet now that Jin-woo’s gear went up?
The silence was inevitable.
“Gotta buy!”
“Have to buy!”
There was no time to comment.
Out of the 115 items, just one—any one—would do. They had to buy.
Ding—! Ding—! Ding—!
Everyone furiously hit the purchase button.
“Please, this time let me get it!”
Everyone was desperate.

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