The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 131

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Chapter 131
131.
Mytube.
The real push behind Jin-woo’s video on the JBS Channel came from overseas users.
-So it’s attractive to overseas users too, huh.
-That’s impressive!
But in truth, overseas viewers weren’t a good sign at all.
-Jin-woo?
-Korean guy?
Overseas users had taken an interest in Jin-woo’s sudden rise.
But it wasn’t for positive reasons.
-I’m curious how he’ll pull off his next stunt.
-Besides the Crafter Well-spring, there’s no scary crafter in Korea anyway.
-They’re too hung up on past glory.
So a new talent has emerged in such a nation.
Overseas users were taking it lightly.
-It’s probably nothing special in the end.
-Seems well-made, though.
There were already established Rankers in the top tier.
Starlight, Inclassic, Pendant, Kaiser…….
Just hearing their names spoke of legendary Rankers solidly at the top.
-The Crafter Well-spring is only recognized in Korea. Isn’t he a user who never even reached the threshold of the true top tier?
Everyone latched onto one thing: the Crafter Well-spring himself.
The Crafter Well-spring was Korea’s representative.
And that representative had just shown them something.
That he was the best.
That best—the Crafter Well-spring—had been brilliantly pushed down from the top tier.
-Isn’t it true that the Crafter Well-spring still can’t make equipment grades that the top four are making?
-Even when Peran started trouble, he just ignored it outright.
So no one expected anything.
Some even criticized Korea for viral hype going too far.
But they were curious all the same.
-There must be a reason for these view counts.
-It’s not just some random climb.
Overseas users only dismissed the crafting scene.
Combat classes like Slayers and High-tech users had very competitive strength from Korea too.
-Honestly, I don’t have expectations.
-Be honest. Have Korean crafters ever given us reason to look forward to them?
-Not once. Not a single time!
-Korean crafters always trip up in the big leagues.
All they do is talk big. Not a single real achievement to show for it.
-This time will be no different.
That’s what they thought.
-I’ll just watch a little.
And they said they’d watch just a bit.
Click-. Click-.
Overseas users began watching.
What they said was “just a little.”
Became “a little more.”
And beyond that.
No one could stop.
So for 1 hour and 40 minutes.
The comment bombardment from overseas users who’d watched it all erupted.
-Is he really Korean?
-This person. He’s really Korean?
Only then did overseas users realize.
-There was such a user in Korea?
-Where on earth did such talent come from?
-And he just started?
It was shocking.
He was in a different league from every Korean they’d seen so far.
A supernova, in every sense.
-I’ve never had expectations for Korean crafters. But now…… I’m really looking forward to this.
[Likes: 15,000]
Likes on the comments started climbing madly.
The view count was no different.
Overseas users who’d initially just wanted to sample it ended up giving overwhelmingly positive reviews, causing an unintended viral wave through overseas communities.
-Now I get it. Why Fritz and Mister Left praised him so highly.
-But didn’t those two see him way back in the early days?
Fritz and Mister Left were watching this video too.
“I didn’t expect it either. To this extent…….”
Fritz was taken aback.
Having used his early equipment, he’d been certain Jin-woo would make Ranker status within a year.
But what was a year?
He’d reached this point in less than a month.
“SSR+…….”
Overwhelmingly SSR+ grade equipment and the familiars wearing that gear.
And on top of that, both clearing the tower and crafting within it.
“Surely not. It can’t be.”
The next grade was UR.
“UR is too soon. We’re already at a record-breaking pace.”
Fritz shook his head, thinking surely not, it can’t be.
Mister Left was also watching the video uploaded to the JBS Channel.
“At this level.”
His opinion broadly aligned with Fritz’s, but he could be certain.
“UR grade is too early. Impossible. That’s not possible.”
He’d praised him.
But it wasn’t thoughtless praise. It was the result of careful judgment.
“If he can produce UR grade at this point in time.”
He was progressing at least ten times faster than what he’d predicted in the video he’d praised.
Mister Left frowned.
“It’s one of two things.”
Either his eye for talent had become terrible.
Or.
“Jin-woo is a monster beyond common sense.”
* * *
At that moment.
Jin-woo’s younger brother, Dongwoo, was pulling an all-nighter.
“This is the right timing.”
He was editing the Mirage Fog Tower footage his older brother had sent—footage that didn’t overlap with what he’d sent to JBS.
“If that’s the main story, this is the side story. And the side story is more fun.”
The main story had quite a long runtime.
But the side story had only the impactful parts lined up neatly, so it was short and entertaining to watch.
Dongwoo made such a video even shorter.
“People who enjoyed the main story will definitely enjoy the side story too. That much is enough. I shouldn’t be greedy here.”
And Dongwoo’s thinking was exactly right.
Ding-! Ding-! Ding-!
Subscribers started shooting up madly.
One hundred thousand subscribers.
“We haven’t even gotten the Silver button yet.”
Then it jumped hugely to one million subscribers in an instant.
Not only that, but the view counts on the previously uploaded Orichalcon and World Tree’s Judgment videos were climbing too.
Very steeply at that.
Comment counts were explosive.
“No matter how much I watch, I still can’t get used to it…….”
Just a short while ago, nothing was certain.
Yet could it really grow this much?
“I told my brother confidently, but…….”
He’d spoken to his brother with confidence, but now that it was actually happening.
“I was expecting it anyway.”
Dongwoo patted his own cheeks lightly.
All he needed to do was show people.
How amazing his brother was.
What kind of crafter his brother was.
“There’s no need to burden myself.”
Everything else falls away.
“My brother. Jin-woo.”
Like when he’d bragged about his friend back when they were kids.
Dongwoo started bragging up a storm.
* * *
The Bone Dragon was powerful as expected.
The force emanating from that massive frame.
And the overwhelming presence felt in bone and soul.
Yet that Bone Dragon was now receiving a flurry of attacks from three familiars.
“Screeeeech.”
The Bone Dragon cried out in distress.
But it didn’t stop.
“Say it again.”
“M-Master.”
“Master?”
“M-Master…… sir.”
“This bastard’s insane. Master sir? It’s Great Master! Say it again!”
“Great Master…… but the great…….”
“That’s not quite right.”
Crack-! Crack-!
The Orichalcon Greatsword and World Tree’s Judgment danced.
Moltus held the Sky Stone Orb high and released Dark Energy madly, giving the Bone Dragon a thorough education.
The Bone Dragon’s skeleton, having been reinforced with Flame Crafting on numerous gems, could withstand attacks of various attributes well.
“You can endure? Let’s see how far you can go!”
Pur swung the World Tree’s Judgment in a frenzy.
The Bone Dragon finally beat its wings and flew into the air.
But that didn’t mean it could escape.
“Cough. Cough. I’ll say it. I’ll say it! It’s my fault! Great Master!”
The Bone Dragon spat out the words urgently.
“There’s no sincerity in it.”
Moltus released Dark Energy and dragged the Bone Dragon down. Then came a barrage from World Tree’s Judgment.
After pounding it for a while.
“What an insolent creature.”
“…….”
First kept staring at Pur.
“……I didn’t endure this much! And it’s all in the past anyway. I’m a completely different bone now.”
Pur was confident.
First shook his head.
The three familiars, having completely subjugated the Bone Dragon, looked at Jin-woo.
“It’s done.”
Jin-woo looked at the Bone Dragon.
Its head, which had been held high, had dropped quite a bit.
“Bone.”
With the hierarchy established, Jin-woo called to the Bone Dragon.
“Yes, Master.”
The education had been quite effective.
The Bone Dragon became very respectful.
When Jin-woo extended his hand, the massive creature bowed and pressed its head forward.
Jin-woo grinned and gave a thumbs up to his familiars.
The three familiars seemed quite satisfied with the thumbs up, their expressions full of pride.
“Check familiar info.”
Jin-woo checked the Bone Dragon’s familiar information.
7.
Name: Bone
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Grade: Hero LV1
Type: Undead, Flight (Bone Dragon)
Traits: Dragon Fear, High-speed Flight
Skills: Soul’s Grip, Underworld Breath
‘So it’s Hero Grade, as expected.’
Currently the same grade as Pur, the type was Bone Dragon.
‘A unique type. This one is.’
Dragon Fear was in the traits themselves—it seemed less like a skill and more like a unique aura inherent to the Bone Dragon.
‘Soul’s Grip and Underworld Breath.’
Even the skills were quite good.
“Then right away.”
Jin-woo immediately mounted the Bone Dragon’s back.
“Oh.”
The view was quite pleasant. When Jin-woo gave the signal, the Bone Dragon spread its massive wings and took flight.
Whoooosh-!
“!”
Jin-woo was slightly startled.
“The speed is fast?”
It far exceeded Fin’s speed.
“I can go faster, Master.”
“Then go all out and fly.”
“Yes!”
Whooosh-!
The Bone Dragon flew so fast that Jin-woo’s body shook significantly.
“Impressive.”
Jin-woo marveled.
‘Yes. This is it.’
Fin and Bone each possess different kinds of power.
‘Fin’s role and Bone’s role are distinctly different.’
Bone was far more aggressive.
As he made a full loop in the air, Jin-woo examined Bone more closely.
Currently Bone was purely skeletal.
While the other familiars had moved away from bone form to some degree, the Bone Dragon’s very identity was bone itself.
‘So equipment would suit it even better.’
“Hmm.”
If he were to dress it, armor came first.
‘Scale armor might work well?’
One image came to Jin-woo’s mind.
‘Dragon Knight.’
Playing into that aesthetic would be quite good.
‘And.’
Bone had a massive tail. Fin didn’t. This enormous tail was one of the things that symbolized the Bone Dragon.
“The tail could work as a weapon too, like a scythe.”
Whoooosh-.
Jin-woo directed Bone and landed on the ground.
Jin-woo picked up his hammer.
Then he began working right away.
‘Using the leather.’
“Deep Refinement Technique.”
Jin-woo cut the leather and used the Flawless Seamstress Art.
Slip-. Slip.
Then he shaped scales over the leather.
‘Armor that brings out Bone’s characteristics.’
-Spell Enchantment: Grutem
Jin-woo imagined the king of the sky.
As long as Bone in this armor floated in the heavens, no one could rise into the sky carelessly.
Slip-.
Jin-woo poured his will into it.
-You have created equipment!
-You have created UR Grade equipment!
Shaaaaam-!
Light poured from the completed armor.
[Dragon Leather Scale Armor]
-Defense: 10,290
-Grade: UR
-Durability: 180,000 / 180,000
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* Special Option [Extreme Defense: Gain an additional 700 defense.]
* Special Option [Jin’s Spell Enchantment – Enhanced Artem: Defense increases by 500. ]
* Special Option [Dark Predation: Absorbs 15% of damage taken as your own life force!]
* Special Option [Dark Flame]: Adds Flame attribute.
* Special Option [Deep Refinement: The material’s spirit has been purified. Hidden stats have been unlocked. Defense increases by 250!]
* Special Option [Dragon’s Strength: Magic resistance increases by 500.]
* Special Option [Flawless Seam: Movement restrictions disappear! Agility Stat increases by 500!]
“UR.”
Jin-woo had reached UR Grade once more.
Holding the armor, Jin-woo gestured to Bone.
“Here, Bone. This armor is for you.”
“I need no equipment. With this supreme body that I possess…….”
Jin-woo ignored him and dressed the Bone Dragon in the Dragon Leather Scale Armor right away.
Then.
“Ugh, urghhh!”
The Bone Dragon let out a moan.
“What?”
Jin-woo asked back.
“I was foolish to say I needed nothing. This armor…… it feels like my own body. As if it’s always been part of me from the beginning…….”
The Bone Dragon spoke, astonished.
Of course, it was actually his body now.

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