The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 302

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Chapter 302
Episode 302.
Jin-woo waited for Peran while turning over the FIRST Quest reward in his mind.
‘What kind of reward would be best?’
The Summoning Workshop he’d received after clearing Lyuten’s steel monsters was the finest reward Jin-woo could imagine.
‘Without this Summoning Workshop, I couldn’t have grown this quickly.’
Otherwise, there would have been many things he’d constantly have to stop and do.
‘Materials?’
He could ask for materials beyond M Grade.
But Jin-woo didn’t want to receive material rewards this way.
‘Good materials are always tempting, but.’
They’d probably just give him ordinary M Grade materials or ordinary materials one tier above that.
‘That would be meaningless.’
Jin-woo thought it over carefully.
Suddenly, something flashed vividly through his mind.
When Jin-woo first received the Summoning Workshop, the Manshang Workshop didn’t exist.
‘Now I have two workshops.’
He’d gained a reliable base of operations.
“So if I could connect these two…”
Connect them?
“A Connection Workshop.”
If he linked his base, the Manshang Workshop in Avalon, with the Summoning Workshop, the advantages would be substantial.
“Then I could keep various equipment at Manshang and swap out my tools between the Summoning Workshop and there as I work.”
Currently, Jin-woo’s Summoning Workshop was equipped with various tools he’d added.
But he couldn’t infinitely add tools to the Summoning Workshop.
‘My tools will keep growing.’
As the variety of crafting he could do expanded, so too would his tools.
‘It’s already nearly saturated.’
Because of that, he could only manage the Summoning Workshop cleanly by replacing existing equipment.
‘Since I’d need to keep replacement tools at the Manshang Workshop.’
He needed an Artifact that could connect these two workshops.
“And it wouldn’t just be a simple connection, either.”
The Manshang Workshop currently had furnaces.
“If I could use all of those too?”
What if he could connect the Manshang Workshop itself with the Summoning Workshop?
“I’m not sure if it’s possible.”
He wasn’t sure if Logical would accept this request, but this was exactly what Jin-woo needed right now.
“It wouldn’t be a bad idea.”
Jin-woo smiled and immediately sent a reply email to Suomi.
-Hello. This is Jin-woo. The reward I wish for is….
* * *
Kim Na-yun, the GM who received the email from Jin-woo, reported to the Deputy Director right away.
“Wow. A Connection Workshop?”
Just like with the Summoning Workshop, Jin-woo’s reward exceeded all expectations.
“Can that even be done?”
“You said the same thing when it came to the Summoning Workshop, sir.”
“Right. It was like that then, and it’s the same now.”
A Connection Workshop, of all things.
“Just feed it straight to Logical right away.”
Following the Deputy Director’s order, they immediately submitted the quest-clear reward case to Logical.
Normally, considerable processing time would be needed, but this time it came back remarkably fast.
-User Jin-woo Request [APPROVE]
-Connection Workshop Issuance Approved
-Issuing Connection Workshop to User Jin-woo.
Kim Chae-seok, the GM, looked startled and immediately reported up the chain.

“Approval came through, sir.”
“Already?”
The Deputy Director’s expression showed equal surprise.
“It seems the Jin-woo case is processed quickly.”
“The system must be running massive computations in that direction.”
The Deputy Director folded his arms.
“Send him an email that the reward is being issued immediately.”
“Yes, sir!”
Kim Chae-seok felt excited.
If it was Jin-woo, he’d probably be able to clear another FIRST Quest.
Moreover, this proved that FIRST Quests were genuinely beatable.
“Advertise the reward issuance widely.”
Kim Chae-seok nodded at the Deputy Director’s instruction.
“Yes, understood!”
With this, many more users would be motivated to clear FIRST Quests.
“This should be fun.”
Kim Na-yun’s daily anticipation transferred entirely to Kim Chae-seok.
* * *
-Your quest reward has been issued!
“Nice.”
Jin-woo checked the Connection Workshop that had been issued.
-You must have workshops to connect!
-Scanning for workshops.
-….
-Workshop search complete!
-Connectable workshop: Abalak Kingdom, Chanran Street, Avalon Workshop District, Manshang Workshop
-Connect now?
“Connect them.”
-Your workshops will now be connected!
-Summoning Workshop and Manshang Workshop are now connected!
Shwoooosh—. Shwooooooooosh—!
Through the Connection Workshop Artifact, the Summoning Workshop and Manshang Workshop linked together seamlessly.
“Open.”
When Jin-woo opened the Summoning Workshop, the Manshang Workshop opened right alongside it.
“Insane.”
Jin-woo reached his hand toward the end of the Summoning Workshop, and his hand came out through the Manshang Workshop.
“Wait. This is…”
Jin-woo pulled his hand back, and when he moved it like drawing a curtain, the space itself tore open, and soon the Manshang Workshop became visible beyond the Summoning Workshop.
“They’re connected.”
The workshops were literally linked to each other.
“So this is…”
Essentially, a massive Summoning Workshop.
Of course, Jin-woo’s entire body couldn’t pass through into the Manshang Workshop.
‘Not quite telepportation, though.’
Instead, he could pull out everything in the Manshang Workshop, and he could put items from the Summoning Workshop into the Manshang Workshop.
-Connectable workshops: 1/3
“Interesting.”
This Connection Workshop wasn’t limited to connecting just one place.
‘Three total.’
He could still connect two more.
“FIRST Quest rewards really are given without reservation.”
The Summoning Workshop, and now the Connection Workshop.
It always exceeded what Jin-woo thought and expected.
“Thank you for the generous reward.”
* * *
Ding—!
A notification popped up that a new video had been uploaded to JinTube.
-Is this an F video?
-F video’s out!
Not long ago, there’d been an announcement in the JinTube community that a video related to F would be uploaded.
So people thought the F video had dropped and came straight to JinTube.
But what greeted them was a different video.
-EP 1, The Temple of the Goddess of Fire and Furnace
The historic first episode of a series Dongwoo had deliberately created had been uploaded.
-????
-It’s not an F video??
-Wow…..
-Wait, you told us to expect the F video.
-A new series right before the F video?
The title was different from anything before. Moreover, the “EP 1” label made it clear intuitively that the video was planned as a series.
-So you’re going for a Netflix-style format??
-Gonna watch it right now!
The subscribers quickly began watching EP 1.
The video was thirty minutes long—a decent stretch of time—yet no one skipped through it.
-Wow…..
-Wait, there’s a temple underground in Abalak?
-It’s a bit different from the underground waterway??
-Seems like a special entrance.
-Ohhhhh.
People began to grow excited.
-JinTube content is really getting rich.
-Running a dual track now!
-Looking at this, seems like there’s a ton of videos piling up?
-Packed to the brim lol.
-Give us more. Or give us all of it!
-Guess uploading the Wave Purification Shield to the American Auction House at the same time was to create synergy with the video.
-Ohhhhh. Insane. Gonna watch more!
The subscribers watched through the first episode of this massive quest—Jin-woo arriving in the Abalak Kingdom and seeking the Temple of the Goddess of Fire and Furnace.
-Wow.
-This was fun.
-Insane.
-Wait, there were quests like this in Abalak Kingdom?
-Looks like you got a Successor Quest for the Goddess of Fire and Furnace.
-This man Jin-woo is loved by the gods.
-Ehehehe wait for it!
-So what you were hiding when you uploaded the Wave Purification Shield to JinTube was this quest.
-Can a single episode really be this entertaining??
-You really edited this brilliantly.
Dongwoo had edited aggressively. He’d edited out nearly all the boring parts, and the result was drawing considerable praise.
-If this is episode 1, there’s more to come??
-The Wave Purification Shield hasn’t even appeared yet.
-How on earth did you make the Wave Purification Shield?
-At this point you hadn’t reached M Grade yet.
-Wait, so after this quest you reached M Grade, and now you’ve uploaded 22 of them to the Auction House?
-Genuinely insane.
-Does time run backwards for you, Jin-woo?
-This doesn’t make sense.
Ding- ding- diiing-.
The view count soared madly, hitting five million views in just three hours.
“That confirms it.”
In the studio.
Dongwoo smiled while watching the reactions. It was a smile similar to Jin-woo’s.
“The fan base definitely grew. Now might be the right time for membership?”
Dongwoo began preparing for membership.
“Membership-exclusive videos are too early. We’d just get hate for it. So instead.”
He’d planned to let membership subscribers use special emotes.
“I’ll add emotes based on the equipment my brother created in the videos.”
They’d be usable like memes.
“And throw in specific dialogue too.”
This way, everyone would happily subscribe to membership while simultaneously expanding the fan base.
“You need a solid foundation first.”
That’s how you built something that could last long-term.
* * *
Along with Jin-woo’s new video, news spread through Avalon that Jin-woo had returned.
-Hey guys, heard Jin-woo just got back to Avalon.
-Guess he finished the quest he was working on and came back??
-He’s finally here!
-Really??
-Wait fr fr??
-For real. He’s actually back.
The moment Jin-woo arrived in Chanran, people noticed.
-The Manshang Workshop system changed a little. Plus some unknown user went in through a back entrance.
-Jin-woo’s here.
-Wow.
-Finally.
-Looks like Jin-woo’s leaving equipment at the Manshang Workshop!
-Nice.
They already knew Jin-woo wouldn’t stay long at the Manshang Workshop.
Jin-woo had the Summoning Workshop—an item no other craftsperson could claim—so he could craft anywhere.
-Nice. So we can finally buy Jin-woo’s equipment?
-Everyone hurry to the Manshang Workshop!!!
-Jin-woo’s making an announcement!!
-Seeing Jin-woo in person for the first time.
-Jin-woo just came out front of the Manshang Workshop!
In front of the Manshang Workshop.
The moment Jin-woo stepped forward, users swarmed like clouds.
‘Lots of people.’
It was on a completely different scale from when he’d first opened the Manshang Workshop.
‘They’re not just filling the space in front of our workshop—they’ve filled the entire Chanran Street.’
The phrase “single-handedly driving Chanran’s prosperity” wasn’t an exaggeration.
‘Been a while since this.’
It had been ages since he’d felt so many people’s eyes on him all at once with that same gaze.
“Wow.”
“That’s really Jin-woo.”
“But his outfit is kinda…”
“Even on Netflix he was like that—really carefree with his style.”
“For someone who makes such incredible equipment, he doesn’t seem to use it himself.”
The Jin-woo who appeared in Netflix and JinTube videos looked identical to the current one.
Despite clearly being an exceptional craftsperson, Jin-woo wore a plain black t-shirt and baggy pants.
And his bulging musculature was quite striking.
“Thank you all for coming to the Manshang Workshop. Thanks to you, the workshop street is thriving.”
“We should thank you! We’re so grateful for the great equipment!”
“Jin-woo—! I’m from Eternal Sunshine! Thank you so much for back then!”
“Thank you!”
“The reason I’ve come forward before you all is to make an announcement.”
When Jin-woo spoke in his quiet voice, everything suddenly went still.
Normally these weren’t people who’d quiet down easily, but Jin-woo possessed an inexplicable charisma.
When he spoke, everyone felt compelled to listen.
“Since you all have visited the Manshang Workshop so often, I felt I needed to repay that kindness, so I’ve come out to address you all.”
People’s eyes lit up at the word “repay.”
“Starting now….”
Jin-woo spoke.
“We’re beginning an event.”

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