The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 110

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Episode 110
110.
“Greetings, Artem.”
Jin-woo’s subordinate, the attendant, had gone to Artem instead of Yur.
“I confirmed your contact through my master.”
Just as Yur had done, Artem also sent a message to Jin-woo. And like what had happened with Yur, they struck an excellent contract.
In exchange for supplying equipment, Artem would have priority to negotiate the purchase of mined ore, and Jin-woo would send an attendant to help with mining operations.
Artem looked at the attendant with fresh surprise.
Jin-woo was no mere Crafter after all.
“Hmm, hmm. Yes, attendant. What should we call you?”
“Su-gun will do just fine, sir.”
After exchanging greetings with the attendant,
Artem immediately moved to the cave to begin mining the ore deposits.
Deep Sea Cave.
This was a place only the top-ranked mining users could enter. The difficulty was so high, and the mining skill required so demanding, that most couldn’t extract ore at all.
“This is a place only the highest-ranked users can enter, Su-gun. Mining is difficult, and the monsters here are powerful. So without proper skill…….”
In the middle of Artem’s explanation,
someone appeared from deeper inside.
The attendant saw that direction, and so did Artem.
The number of mining users who could enter this place was actually quite limited.
There was Artem, who was here now, and—
“What……?”
Yur.
Yur looked toward them and then saw Su-gun beside Artem.
“Su-gun……?”
Why was Su-gun here with Artem?
But Su-gun simply bowed his head in greeting.
In that single gesture, everything became clear.
For a moment, Yur’s eyes grew distant.
A storm of emotions filled his gaze. And he understood.
“Right. Artem and I have different mining techniques. But…….”
They were similar mining techniques, yet fundamentally different. That was precisely why they could both vie for the top rank.
But he had no intention of giving up. Su-gun had been an excellent mining partner. And his master was none other than Jin-woo!
So one day, he would make them regret it.
“With better techniques, and better ore.”
The attendant bowed deeply.
“I apologize…….”
The attendant was a skeleton bearing much sin. But there was nothing for it. Su-gun’s only purpose was to bring his master Jin-woo even more tremendous ore.
For that, he had no need to choose his partners carefully.
And Artem had something too.
“Such a precious…… sob, such an extraordinary Pickaxe you’ve bestowed on us, Jin-woo. Let’s start by clapping our hands, Su-gun.”
An Advanced Technique.
“……Clap Skill…… activated.”
* * *
Unit 2, who had gone to Mirae, was also working diligently.
“Unit 2, that’s not how you do it.”
It was far harsher than the attendant with Artem, of course. To craft Silkiana Thunderdust, a specialty of the Elven City, excellent dexterity was naturally required.
“It’s acceptable enough, though. As expected of a familiar of Jin-woo, you have decent basic dexterity.”
Though Mirae spoke harshly, Unit 2’s dexterity was superior even to the elves of the city.
“I’ll work even harder!”
Unit 2 could not be satisfied with this.
It wasn’t enough to finish with “acceptable.” He needed to hear praise.
Only then could he bring high-quality cloth to his master. That was Unit 2’s greatest goal.
“By the way, is that what you’re wearing made by Jin-woo?”
Mirae glanced at Unit 2’s equipment with a faint smile.
“I don’t know whose apprentice you are, but it’s truly remarkable.”
Unit 2 looked at Mirae.
Unfortunately, Mirae didn’t seem to possess an Advanced Technique. If she were to become Su-gun’s rival, she would need to cultivate an Advanced Technique as well.
But that was only temporary.
Inside Mirae’s home, lush green plants suddenly began to bloom madly.
It was because Mirae’s mood had lifted.
A power manifested unconsciously.
This was, in a roundabout way of speaking, a very Advanced Technique. It meant Jin-woo’s Cloth Armor was such high quality that merely looking at it lifted one’s spirits.
“Ad…… advanced.”
It was an incredibly Advanced Technique.
“Learning it…… looks terribly difficult…….”
But if she could learn it,
“I could surpass Su-gun.”
Unit 2 clenched her fist. Her new goal was to learn everything Mirae had to teach.
* * *
“PD Han, no matter how I think about it, this isn’t right.”
JBS Director’s Office.
Director Yu clicked his tongue at PD Han In-gu.
“Do you know which major names the other broadcasting companies have signed? Huge celebrities, people who can single-handedly drive viewership and clicks. To compete with those people, we need to sign someone even bigger. Isn’t that right?”
“Yes, sir.”
Han In-gu nodded.
“Then why are you doing this?”
“That’s precisely the point, Director. We’ve already tried everything. Paid more than other networks and signed top-tier Rankers, haven’t we? And what were the results?”
“That’s……!”
He wanted to say the problem was with the program, but it had failed under different PDs and even when contracted with outside producers.
So ultimately, the problem was JBS itself.
“We suffered major losses due to low viewership, and our image only got worse, didn’t it?”
There was a perception that JBS was inferior in quality compared to other networks.
Of course, if they had produced programs overwhelmingly well, they could have buried such perceptions entirely, but there were limits.
“Enough, enough. So what’s your plan?”
“First, I intend to receive video content. We’ll format the program around that video…….”
“He’s a Crafter, right? How are you going to tie Crafting videos to the Main Scenario?”
“That is…….”
The Director was quite skeptical. It was only natural.
With their track record of poor results, what use could Crafting videos—which neither generated hype nor piqued interest—possibly be?
“We don’t have much time left.”
Besides, time was not on their side.
PD Han clenched his teeth.
“He’s the most unconventional person among those we’ve signed. Once we receive the video, I can definitely determine an editing direction and produce the program.”
This reaction, he’d already anticipated.
But Han In-gu had confidence. If it was the user he’d chosen—Jin-woo—then surely things would be different.
“This might be your last chance. There’s talk around here that’s not favorable to you. People are saying your instincts are completely off. This is the New Gene Main Scenario, for crying out loud. If we fall flat here, we might never catch up. This is a critical juncture.”
The Director let out a heavy sigh.
He knew. How could he not?
So why wasn’t he being bold about it?
But PD Han In-gu held his tongue.
There was only one thing he could say.
“Please trust me just this once.”
“Remember, In-gu. This is really the last time. If the rough cut doesn’t show quality…… scrap it fast. Sign another Ranker, is that understood?”
“……Yes.”
Exiting the Director’s office, Han In-gu exhaled heavily. He has conviction. But when people kept grinding away at you from above and beside, even solid conviction could crumble.
“Am I really wrong? Is this really not it?”
PD Han In-gu wanted to find a breakthrough for JBS. For JBS to break through and climb upward, bold moves were necessary.
Choosing Jin-woo had been just such a bold move.
“It does break from the existing framework…… just as the Director said.”
PD Han In-gu sighed.
“Sigh.”
Ding—!
His phone rang.
—I’m sending the video now, PD.
“!”
It was a message from Jin-woo.
Han In-gu hurried to the editing room.
“Finally.”
—Yes. I’ll check the video immediately upon receipt!
PD Han sent a message back.
—I wonder what kind of video it is? If you could provide a title along with a brief description, I could check it right away and we could determine direction together!
“What could he have crafted?”
PD Han In-gu naturally assumed Jin-woo had sent him Crafting footage.
He sat down at his computer and waited for Jin-woo’s email to arrive.
“Here it comes.”
—Yes, PD. It’s a Mirage Fog Tower clear video.
“……?”
PD Han In-gu clicked on the video in confusion.
“Mirage…… Fog Tower clear video, you say?”
What on earth did that mean?
“Not Crafting footage?”
—Uh, um…… Are you sure you sent the right file?
—Yes. I sent it correctly.
“He cleared the tower…… the Main Scenario tower……?”
His mind couldn’t quite process it.
Jin-woo is a Crafter.
So naturally, he’d expected Crafting footage. He never imagined it would be tower-clearing footage.
“Then he didn’t film this alone, did he?”
PD Han In-gu quickly began watching the video. He needed to see it to understand.
Whoooosh—.
It was.
Jin-woo was alone.
“This doesn’t make sense. The title clearly says it’s a tower clear. So he soloed the tower…….”
The tower appeared right from the start.
And the video unfolded from a first-person perspective—Jin-woo’s point of view.
Floor One.
He crafted equipment and cleared the tower with his Summons. The scene of hunting the tower’s powerful monsters for materials and crafting equipment right there was stunning.
“How is he crafting equipment inside the tower?”
And what were those Summons?
“He wasn’t just a Crafter after all!”
And Floor Two.
On the second floor, he created entirely new Summons and used them to clear that floor.
“This is insane. Absolutely insane.”
Jin-woo was no mere Crafter.
Alongside Crafting, he was utilizing the equipment he created flawlessly.
How could you even describe something like this?
“This is huge.”
A single word suited it best.
“He did it alone…… truly alone, he cleared it.”
A tower from the Main Scenario that even renowned guilds cleared with elite raid teams—he had soloed it.
Using equipment he’d crafted himself.
“Then…… the Jin-woo who first cleared it must also be this Crafter Jin-woo, right?”
They were the same person.
PD Han In-gu’s body trembled violently. He took a quick, deep breath.
“I…….”
I had grasped a lifeline. A very sturdy lifeline.
“I need to get started right away.”
This was it.
This would generate buzz no matter what.
PD Han quickly reached out to the writers and assistant PDs.
—Everyone, gather now!
It was editing time.
* * *
Jin-woo, who had sent the video, was traveling eastward by Pin.
“Dongwoo already edited out everything that needed to be removed, so the editing won’t take too long.”
Jin-woo hadn’t sent the footage as-is.
There was no need to show everything.
“They say they can’t replicate it, but that doesn’t mean I need to expose every single detail.”
So through Dongwoo, he’d edited out all the critical Crafting segments.
“It’ll be quite entertaining. Even I think it’s video where my advantages shine through perfectly.”
Floors one through four.
This was a video that simply had to be entertaining.
“KBC has been advertising like crazy that they’re releasing on Netflix soon.”
But nobody paid any attention to JBS or Jin-woo.
“But things will be different once we launch.”
Jin-woo was confident.
At least confident that he wouldn’t fail.

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