The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 303

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Chapter 303
Episode 303.
An event.
At those words, everyone’s body trembled.
“!”
“!”
“An event—!”
The mention of an event sent the crowd into cheers.
Manshang Workshop was already running a lottery ticket event.
“Is this a different event from the lottery one?”
“Yes. A different event. This one is special.”
At the word special, everyone’s minds went in the same direction.
“This event is a draw event.”
Jin-woo explained quickly.
“If you spend ten thousand Gold or more at any workshop in Chanran, you’ll receive a Draw Ticket.”
It was similar to the lottery, but this draw ticket held immense merit.
“Until now, you could commission my familiars and purchase equipment they’d made.”
That was how the lottery system worked.
But this draw system was different.
It offered a wholly different advantage.
“!”
“So the owner of Manshang Workshop was Jin-woo’s familiar!”
“I suspected as much, but…”
“Hah. Insane.”
Everyone had been quite curious about the true identity of the skeleton running Manshang Workshop.
But now that Jin-woo had revealed it plainly, they could finally rest assured. Equipment made by his familiar was essentially equipment made by Jin-woo himself.
“Then that means the draw tickets…”
“Yes. Exactly what you’re thinking.”
The crowd erupted in cheers again at Jin-woo’s words.
The gathering was so massive that the commotion had drawn all the workshop masters outside.
“What’s going on?”
“Who’s making all this noise?”
“Jin-woo just made an announcement.”
“Ah, is that so?”
Upon hearing Jin-woo’s name, the workshop masters wore warm expressions and folded their arms as they turned to face Manshang Workshop.
“Well then, do tell us!”
With everyone watching, Jin-woo explained the draw ticket system.
“The draw tickets grant you the privilege of purchasing my equipment.”
It was exactly as everyone had anticipated.
This event would allow people to officially purchase Jin-woo’s equipment.
“!”
“We’ve been waiting for this—!”
“Yesss!”
“Unbelievable!”
The crowd erupted into cheers once more.
Jin-woo’s equipment was nearly impossible to obtain at the moment, so coveted was it.
Because of this, the draw tickets themselves—the chance to purchase his equipment—had everyone in a frenzy.
“The draw tickets work like the lottery. As you purchase equipment in Chanran, draw tickets will be issued according to the amount spent.”
And then winners would be selected from the issued tickets.
Everyone’s eyes shone.
The workshop masters of Chanran also saw their eyes light up.
There was a reason behind that earlier question about whether they’d be okay with becoming busier.
“Phew…”
“This is going to get insanely busy.”
But a smile played across their lips.
Busyness was preferable.
It was far better than those days when they could create something new every day, yet no one bought anything.
“Splendidly. Once more, splendidly.”
Oson, the workshop master, clenched his fist.
* * *
SharkNet.
Jin-woo’s announcement had been posted to the community as is.
-Spend 10,000 Gold or more in Chanran and get a draw ticket! These are tickets that let you buy Jin-woo’s equipment!
-Finally.
-It’s here!!
-And apparently that skeleton running Manshang Workshop isn’t a user but Jin-woo’s familiar.
-????
-Really??
-Then the stuff that skeleton makes is basically the same as Jin-woo making it himself!
-Wow so now I can buy Jin-woo’s equipment from Manshang Workshop too!
-This is basically a lottery.
-I’m heading to Chanran right now.
-I’m also going to Chanran today.
-I’ve moved my base to Avalac Kingdom.
-Me too!
-Me too!
Once players learned that Jin-woo was affiliated with the Avalac Kingdom, massive numbers of them transferred their bases there.
This base system was an extremely important factor in the fierce competition between kingdoms.
Which kingdom users chose determined the entire balance of power, and kingdoms with more users benefited greatly in various ways.
Naturally, Avalac Kingdom had the fewest benefits of all.
It was essentially without benefits, and due to continued defeats in neutral territory battles, it had lost access to regional specialties and special quests alike.
The existing Avalac base users had even abandoned it.
Yet now, for the sole reason that Jin-woo belonged there, countless players were returning to Avalac.
-No seriously, if you go to Avalac you won’t get crystals or crystal dust.
-You won’t be able to do the high-reward neutral territory quests either.
-There are no benefits there!
-Why would you even go?
Posts expressing confusion appeared on the community.
But these players were resolute.
-No benefits? What are you talking about??
-Jin-woo himself IS the benefit!
-Jin-woo is the benefit.
-Think before you speak.
Jin-woo’s choice of the Avalac Kingdom carried very special significance.
-Jin-woo is in Avalac. That settles it. If you’re not from Eternal Sunshine you probably don’t know, but we have a famous saying in the guild?
Even those from Eternal Sunshine struggled to understand the other players.
-Just do what Jin does.
-Haven’t heard that in a while lol
-If you do what Jin does, you won’t lose.
-That’s basically the right answer.
Following what Jin did meant never suffering a loss.
Thus a massive shift of bases was underway.
Manshang Workshop.
After finishing the announcement, Jin-woo entered the workshop and immediately began setting up the draw ticket system.
‘The lottery system is running beautifully.’
“This draw ticket system works because I’m absent—it’s a disadvantage that becomes an advantage.”
People would keep returning to Chanran to obtain draw tickets.
“The lottery and my own workshop draw people because they want to see me.”
But without my presence, they’d inevitably wither.
The lottery was ultimately Pree’s equipment, not mine, so that too would eventually fade.
But these draw tickets granted direct access to equipment I personally crafted.
“The resulting value is different.”
So people would come with anticipation even if I wasn’t at Manshang Workshop or Chanran.
“And once they come to Chanran to purchase equipment and grow attached…”
Using Pree’s equipment would make them fall in love with it.
Word of mouth would spawn more word of mouth, and increasingly more people would seek out Chanran.
It was a cycle of insane positive feedback.
Jin-woo placed three pieces of equipment in one corner of Manshang Workshop.
M+ Tier equipment made from Spirit Stones.
This M+ Tier equipment was exactly what could be purchased with draw tickets.
“I’ll leave this as a sample for now.”
The more visible the equipment, the more intense the response to the draw tickets would be.
“And later…”
He planned to accept commissions as well.
Clang—!
Jin-woo checked the work space of Manshang Workshop. Currently, Pree was crafting equipment based on Spirit Stones that Jin-woo had provided.
“Hmm.”
The furnace in Manshang Workshop was originally the one used in the Summoning Workshop.
‘The Hephaestus Furnace.’
But the Hephaestus Furnace was insufficient to contain the Triple Flame.
‘I can’t draw out all of the Triple Flame’s power.’
Because of this, Jin-woo used the Guardian God Furnace instead.
Whoosh—.
For Pree, now a Hero-Rank Undead, to display his full capabilities, he needed to become accustomed to the power of the Triple Flame.
Jin-woo promptly retrieved his materials.
“Should I make one myself?”
Jin-woo had personally crafted tongs and a Wave Carving Knife before.
‘I can make a furnace too.’
Of course, he couldn’t make a furnace like the Guardian God Furnace he currently used.
‘But at least I can make one better than what Pree is using now.’
Clang—!
Jin-woo waited for the timing of when Pree would finish his equipment.
“!”
Pree had crafted a piece of equipment while relishing his newly renewed form.
“Truly. It’s truly different, Master!”
“But something’s still lacking, isn’t it?”
“There’s nothing lacking in my body!”
When Jin-woo pointed to the furnace, Pree nodded in understanding.
“I feel I could draw more power from the flames. If that happens, the furnace might break.”
‘He understands perfectly.’
“I’ll make you a new furnace.”
“!”
Jin-woo began smashing the existing furnace.
Crash—!
He swung his hammer forcefully and shattered it completely where it stood.
Then, along with Spirit Stones he had on hand, he melted part of the furnace.
Whoosh—.
Fragments of the Hephaestus Furnace and Spirit Stones entered the Guardian God Furnace.
Just as the power of the Ultra-Vibration Carving Knife carried through to the Wave Carving Knife, so too would the Hephaestus Furnace’s power transfer to this new furnace.
Clang—! Clang—! Clang—!
The most important part of a furnace was its interior.
‘How much heat can it withstand?’
And how well the heat circulated inside was crucial.
Because of this, Jin-woo focused on that aspect.
Hum—.
He invoked the power of resonance and drew his Wave Carving Knife.
‘A furnace can’t be made through hammering alone.’
Normally, a molding process was necessary.
But Jin-woo possessed a power more precise than any mold.
Crash—.
Clang—! Crash—. Crash—. Clang—!
‘The interior: smooth circulation and heat resistance work.’
And the exterior: extremely solid.
“Soul Forging.”
Jin-woo concentrated on the forging work.
‘The Guardian God Furnace absolutely contains the power of the God of Fire and Craftsmanship.’
It was literally a furnace for creation, a sanctuary for flame.
In this sanctuary, flame could exert all the power it desired.
‘I can breathe with the flames.’
Jin-woo poured that sensation into his hands.
‘Breathing with the flame.’
A blacksmith must be able to read flame.
He must be able to draw all of flame’s power and release it fully.
‘Pree is ready.’
Pree, now a Hero-Rank Undead, had completed his preparation.
Now the only thing that mattered was.
“The furnace.”
Clang—!
-You have created a Wave Circulation Furnace!
-Your Synchronization Rate increases!
-Your Craftsmanship [Precision] Stat increases!
In NewGen, Jin-woo had never crafted a furnace before.
Because of this, as his Synchronization Rate rose, his Craftsmanship [Precision] Stat increased as well.
Even with a stat cap beyond 20,000, Jin-woo’s stats still rose steadily.
Jin-woo gazed upon the completed furnace.
It had a rough-hewn appearance, but its function was excellent. Jin-woo immediately placed the Triple Flame inside.
“Pree.”
Whoosh—!
Looking at the roaring flames, Jin-woo smiled.
“You’ll be able to draw as much flame as you want.”
“Master…!”
Flames kindled in Pree’s eyes.
“With this flame…”
I can create more.
“The equipment I’ve made only has high grades.”
Pree was aware.
That the equipment he crafted didn’t yet have options matching its tier.
“I will fill in the substance.”
‘Excellent.’
Jin-woo was impressed.
‘Truly outstanding.’
Jin-woo had invested considerable effort in creating Pree.
It wasn’t merely to create a familiar for crafting.
‘I wanted to create a partner.’
And Pree’s growth had been faster and more remarkable than expected.
‘Soon, there will be parts of the workshop I can trust him with completely, beyond just managing the facility.’
Jin-woo had no intention of operating only a single workshop.
‘The Summoning Workshop was originally desired to work anywhere.’
A fixed workshop had its limits. Nothing was as efficient as a summoned one.
‘But let me think about it differently.’
What if Jin-woo had workshops everywhere he went?
‘At least three kingdoms.’
Malen Duchy, Grona Kingdom, Avalac Kingdom.
If Jin-woo had his workshop in every place he traveled?
‘I’d be able to work anywhere.’
That was exactly Jin-woo’s goal.
To establish workshops in all three kingdoms first.
‘Workshops can expand their scale much further.’
Having your own workshop wherever you went brought many advantages.
‘Unique materials obtainable only in each kingdom can accumulate there.’
Of course, obtaining those materials required visiting each workshop, which was inconvenient.
But that inconvenience was now essentially nonexistent.
‘I can connect them through Linked Workshops.’
These massive workshops could function as a single entity.
“All these earnings are finally paying off.”
Jin-woo smiled wryly.
‘First, I’ll expand Chanran to its fullest capacity.’
Then gradually increasing workshops and expanding Manshang Workshop’s scale seemed like the way forward.
“Pree. Continue to grow. In the workshop—you’ll be my vanguard.”
In combat, First and Pur were his vanguards. In crafting and workshop management, Pree would be his vanguard.
“Yes. I will prove myself worthy of your trust!”
Pree clenched his fist tightly.
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After safely entrusting the workshop to Pree,
Jin-woo prepared for his next quest.
‘Originally,’
In Elementia, facing demons, Jin-woo had realized his shortcomings.
Crafting aside, his Necromancer Ability was also inadequate.
Because of this, he needed to strengthen his Necromancer Ability while also advancing his Crafting.
‘That’s why I decided to pursue the quest given by the Twin God of Fire and Soul.’
Jin-woo examined the quest from the Twin God of Fire and Soul in detail.
“The routes overlap?”
Near where the Twin God of Fire and Soul’s quest took place was the starting point of the final quest—the disciples of Allmaster.
The quest marker was clearly marked there, right near the Twin God of Fire and Soul’s marker.
“There’s no need to do these separately.”
Pursuing them simultaneously would be far more efficient.
“I’ll postpone the quest from the Goddess of Moonlight for now.”
The New Continent quest was still premature.
“The direction is set.”
So before proceeding with this quest, he should finish any remaining tasks and then depart.
Knock-knock—!
Just then, a knock sounded at Manshang Workshop.
“He’s arrived.”
When Jin-woo opened the door, Peran stood there.
“Jin-woo. It’s been a while!”
Peran smiled and gestured behind him.
“As I mentioned, someone wanted to exchange ideas with you.”
Behind Peran stood a Ranker blacksmith.
Jin-woo smiled warmly upon seeing him.
“Welcome.”
He then gestured inward.
“Come right in, please.”

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