The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 293

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Chapter 293
Episode 293.
At Jin-woo’s bold words, Dongwoo immediately sent an email.
“Sent it. Brother.”
There was nothing wrong with what his brother had said.
The pity of it fell on Rod Paradox’s shoulders.
“I checked the community—those numbers were absolutely dominant. I saw the comparisons myself.”
But it seemed Rod Paradox’s name and the massive Netflix platform were weighing them down.
“Rod Paradox is the one who should be anxious!”
“Right. They need to come around to our position.”
Dongwoo laughed, finally seeming to understand.
“I’ll handle their side well, brother! Is there any condition you want?”
“Just don’t go in with a submissive attitude.”
“Okay. I’ll handle it properly then.”
Meeting them once wouldn’t be a bad thing.
There was plenty they needed to discuss anyway.
“We’re planning to talk about additional Netflix content. We’ll need to meet regardless.”
“Didn’t you say you contracted for three episodes?”
“Right. But Netflix stands to gain enormously from this.”
Netflix was currently engaged in fierce competition.
The number one OTT platform.
They held that glorious position, but they had plenty of rivals.
Companies like Enjoi and Reisny, along with several others running their own platforms, were threatening Netflix’s seat.
They were always hungry for exclusive content.
“They’ll probably keep reaching out.”
They’d know that the Netflix contract wasn’t particularly long.
So they’d definitely try to bring Jin-woo over as a free agent by any means necessary.
In this situation, Netflix had to offer Jin-woo something attractive to lock him in.
!
Dongwoo hadn’t thought that far ahead.
“Brother. You’re not just playing games, are you?”
“You think I would’ve been number one in Eternal Sunshine for nothing?”
Jin-woo clicked his tongue.
“Reading the room is fundamental. You need this level of skill to survive among those brilliant players.”
Dongwoo clapped his hands in admiration.
“Wow.”
Jin-woo grinned.
Jin-woo held the initiative on the additional contract negotiations firmly.
‘Depending on the terms, I could go elsewhere.’
Or he could stay.
That’s why Jin-woo was even more relaxed.
‘The Elementia arc has way more content than the Underworld arc.’
More content meant more to show, which naturally meant more potential for issues and buzz.
‘This is going to get more interesting.’
“You have any free time?”
“……Why?”
“I want you to participate starting from episode four.”
!
Dongwoo’s pupils trembled at those words.
While Dongwoo was now an editor for JinTube, he harbored a desire to take on bigger projects.
Money wasn’t the issue.
It was about prestige.
“Really?”
“Yeah. You should participate in episode four. I’ll reach out to a PD. Collaborate and try it together. Learn everything you can if there’s something to learn.”
The Netflix series “Jin-woo the Spirit God’s Craftsman” had already become a runaway hit.
Just the fact that it was airing guaranteed massive success.
‘He’s my editor and my brother after all.’
Shouldn’t he participate in this kind of series and build a proper portfolio?
He had the skills, and the justification was solid.
“We should do just one major corporate advertisement.”
Jin-woo didn’t need to do many advertisements.
‘Ads take my time, and that cuts into production time.’
Production is the foundation.
The remaining time had to go to JinTube and Netflix.
‘I need to give maximum support to Dongwoo, who’s utilizing my content.’
If Dongwoo did well, it ultimately came back around to benefit Jin-woo.
‘Because we’re family.’
“Race. Let’s do the advertisement here. They made a new phone, right? I think they want to tie it in with production.”
Race currently had the RS Line, which was a streamlined version of the Race Special Series.
This phone lineup had released through RS3.
The new RS Line launching this time was losing to competitors, but the specs themselves were outstanding.
To advertise it, they wanted to collaborate with Jin-woo.
They were trying to add Jin-woo’s craftsman image to the RS Line.
‘If we build the image right, the specs are good enough for excellent reviews.’
It would be good synergy with Jin-woo.
“I was going to recommend that too. The RS Line phones have insane specs. But they’ve got such an outdated image that people won’t buy them. If we layer your image over that, I think sales could be huge.”
Dongwoo said.
“Plus, Race doesn’t pick just anyone as an ad model.”
Race, one of Korea’s largest corporations, could only get A-list actors or celebrities of comparable fame as advertisement models.
If you got picked, it was naturally a Race advertisement.
“Let’s do the Race ad. Send them a message.”
“Got it, brother. What about the fee?”
Money wasn’t that important to Jin-woo right now.
“You decide on it. Right now you’re my manager.”
“Okay. What about collaboration?”
“On hold.”
He had no intention of collaborating right now.
There were several pending quests to handle.
“Pendant reached out, brother?”
“Pendant?”
“And there was also contact from the Crafted Well Workshop.”
“Mm.”
Jin-woo examined the emails carefully.
If it was Pendant or the Crafted Well Workshop, things were different.
‘I could have some interesting exchanges.’
He was particularly curious about Pendant.
‘I watched the video. They do some pretty interesting work.’
Of course, the Netflix video hadn’t illuminated Pendant’s crafting in detail.
But the brief glimpses scattered throughout had piqued Jin-woo’s curiosity.
‘It’s definitely different.’
The caliber that Pendant possessed.
It was something he’d never encountered before in Eternal Sunshine.
‘Back in Eternal Sunshine, there were no craftspeople who could really keep up.’
Here, there were far too many.
Following in the footsteps of those ahead felt incredibly rewarding to Jin-woo.
“Mm.”
Jin-woo thought for a moment, then nodded.
“I should take both of these. Send them an email about adjusting the schedule.”
“Got it, brother.”
Dongwoo beamed.
“More interesting content.”
Working with an endless content creator was truly a joy. Though the body would be exhausted, of course.
“Brother, what are you working on right now?”
Then Dongwoo casually asked.
He was curious about what quest Jin-woo was currently undertaking.
If his brother was starting another massive project, he needed to adjust his own conditioning accordingly.
“I need to prepare for whatever you’re doing, so if it’s something big…….”
“Have you ever seen me do something small?”
Jin-woo said with a grin.
“It’ll be fun.”
……
Dongwoo took a deep breath.
Whenever his brother sent blockbuster content, he always added that “it’ll be fun” message.
“I should start training. I can’t handle this without it.”
Dongwoo clenched his fists tight.
* * *
Skypia.
Jin-woo found the blacksmith’s forge in Skypia.
“This is my forge.”
Piru, who was showing him around, presented the forge to Jin-woo with pride.
‘I’ve seen it before, but.’
Skypia’s forge definitely had high quality.
Especially the crafting tools had considerable quality, and all of these were made from Spirit Stones.
‘The anvil too.’
The furnace, the workbench.
And even the tongs—all made from Spirit Stones.
“Right now we are blessed by the God again, but for a long time we lived without a God.”
Piru said.
“These crafting tools are equipment filled with blessings from the God of Elements and Circulation.”
“Did your ancestors make them?”
“Yes. That’s correct.”
Jin-woo picked up one of the tongs.
‘This is insane.’
The craftsmanship was extraordinary.
And with the blessing from the God of Elements and Circulation infused within, most materials could be handled easily.
The tongs Jin-woo was currently using came from Hephales’ forge, but they were so scorched from repeated uses that breaking wouldn’t be surprising.
“I would like to give them to you if I could, but these can only be used by us.”
Slip—
Suddenly the tongs passed right through Jin-woo’s hand and fell to the floor.
—You lack the qualifications.
Currently, Jin-woo possessed some power of the Spirit Race, but these tongs couldn’t be used unless one was a pure Spirit being.
“There’s a blessing like that placed on them?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
“Hm.”
Jin-woo looked at the tongs again with interest.
“But the other tools are fine. The restrictions only apply to the tongs and hammer—things held directly in hand!”
‘Until recently, using tools imbued with divine power was far more efficient than making crafting tools myself.’
But now Jin-woo stood at the threshold of legend.
‘I’ve reached a level where I can make them myself.’
He’d reached a level where he could make the crafting tools he used himself.
‘Tongs like these, anyway.’
Even if he couldn’t make other tools, these tongs felt like something he could make now.
Rumble—
Jin-woo placed materials on the workbench.
……Gulp.
Watching the materials pile onto the workbench, Piru involuntarily licked his lips.
Every single material Jin-woo had placed was extraordinary.
Even after crafting for so long in Skypia, Piru had never worked with materials of this quality.
Naturally, what was most coveted was the Spirit Stone from the Spirit God.
And alongside that, the byproducts Jin-woo had obtained from hunting Archdevils were striking.
With every material being high quality, a blacksmith’s blood couldn’t help but boil.
“You’re planning to use all of that……?”
Piru asked tentatively.
“The equipment suffered a lot of damage while hunting demons.”
!
Piru suddenly collected himself.
For a blacksmith, equipment is like a child.
To lose such equipment while saving Elementia—and yet he’d been about to ask if he could use just one material, blinded by greed! This was why blacksmiths had a reputation for character problems!
Piru lowered his head.
“I am truly…… grateful once again.”
A blacksmith understands a blacksmith’s heart.
“Then I’ll be going. I need to attend to Elementia’s reconstruction.”
After Piru left.
Jin-woo immediately picked up one of the Spirit Stones.
“This should be perfect as tong material.”
Among the numerous materials, the one gleaming with a beautiful blue light—Jin-woo selected the Ocean Blue Stone.
“Summon.”
Jin-woo opened his Summoned Workshop.
Whoosh—
He ignited the triple flames in the furnace and immediately began work.
‘For the anvil, I’ll use this workshop’s anvil.’
The anvil Jin-woo used could no longer support M+ Grade materials and above.
‘I felt the limit of the Ultra Vibration Engraving Knife when I was scraping the essence of the high mountain.’
He’d definitely felt that his crafting tools were being pushed to their limits by the material.
‘The anvil is the same.’
The force Jin-woo was now striking with was far stronger than before.
Through precise control, he distributed the force evenly, and the anvil wasn’t breaking—but eventually it would, even with this level of care.
‘I can make all of these myself.’
Rumble—
Jin-woo generated a Vibration.
“The Ultra Vibration Engraving Knife too.”
The anvil, the tongs.
“If I can make them, I should make them and use them.”
As a successor to the gods, receiving sponsored equipment is excellent, but eventually one must transcend even their will.
Clang—!
This was precisely that moment.
‘Divine sponsorship is still powerful and there’s no harm in accepting it.’
But creating his own crafting tools was equally valuable.
Clang—! Clang—! Clang—!
With the Vibration, Jin-woo wrapped himself in Circulation Power and struck the heated Ocean Blue Stone.
“Mm.”
The Ocean Blue Stone, tasted through Vibration and Circulation, brought a naturally satisfied smile to Jin-woo’s face.
It was superb material to work with.
‘Now I understand why it’s called Ocean.’
It wasn’t just because its color resembled the sea.
‘There’s a wave-like sensation flowing through.’
The material’s power was flowing like waves through his hands.
‘Even with Vibration and Circulation wrapped around me, this is the level.’
It meant that the old Jin-woo might have suffered wrist damage when Hammering.
“Intense strength hidden beneath beauty. A remarkable Spirit Stone.”
Jin-woo struck with the hammer again.
Clang—! Clang—! Clang—!
The Ocean Blue Stone split open cleanly in an instant.
Being able to handle what was previously unhandleable was a joy.
‘You understand your progress so clearly.’
You could immediately tell if your skills had improved.
Clang—!
—You have created a crafting tool!
—You have created Ocean Blue Stone Tongs!
Jin-woo’s first self-made crafting tool was born.
—Ocean Blue Stone Tongs [M+]
Elegant tongs containing the beautiful Ocean Blue Stone.
Jin-woo grasped the tongs.
“Excellent.”
A simple tool, but now he no longer had to worry about it being damaged by repeated use. And there was a special effect added.
‘The power of Ocean Blue is embedded in them.’
When Jin-woo grabbed material with the tongs, the Ocean Blue power transferred to it.
‘Not just gripping the material—the Ocean Blue power flows into it.’
Swish—
Jin-woo grasped a Spirit Stone infused with Ocean Blue power and examined it.
“Oh. These tongs…….”
Jin-woo held them up to the light.
“They have a special effect.”

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