The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 312

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Chapter 312
Episode 312.
US Auction House.
The twenty-two pieces of equipment Jin-woo had posted were breaking records day after day.
-Auction price has been updated.
-Auction price has been updated.
-New highest bid!
-Auction price has been updated!
All twenty-two pieces of equipment were caught in fierce competition.
After it became known that the buyer of the Pickaxe that went for a staggering 250 million Gold at the previous auction was the CEO of the mega-corporation Front and a third-generation chaebol, wealthy industrialists flooded into the bidding.
“These madmen!”
“What are we supposed to do when people this rich come pouring in!”
“These guys have a nose for money that’s absolutely ridiculous. So this really does turn a profit, doesn’t it?”
“Of course it turns a profit! M+ Grade, and with attributes we’ve never even seen before!”
Just the fact that they were Jin-woo’s equipment made them profitable, but these Spirit Stone Equipment pieces were M+ Grade.
It was the highest tier among the equipment Jin-woo had ever crafted.
Moreover, there was a shocking attribute—namely, the Circulation of primary attributes.
Equipment with multiple primary attributes was said to be impossible to craft.
Of course, top-tier Rankers at the highest level were said to be capable of it, and it was rumored that elite squads in the Leap Guild, which housed so many combat-class Rankers, each possessed one.
“They say Earth Dragon has quite a few too. After all, they have three of the top ten Blacksmiths there.”
However, their equipment could never be seen directly.
“And besides, the equipment those Blacksmiths made probably doesn’t have Circulation Attribute!”
So these twenty-two pieces could certainly be considered unique.
-I know all that, and this is driving me crazy.
If this had been posted when I was over at the Asian Auction House, the competition would have been lighter.
But now this equipment was posted at the US Auction House.
And thanks to JinTube and NetFlix, Jin-woo had become an incredibly major Blacksmith.
Ding-! Ding-! Ding-!
-The 250 million Gold Pickaxe was bubble pricing, right?
-But this…
-It wouldn’t be…?
Twenty-four hours since posting.
All twenty-two pieces of equipment had surpassed 50 million Gold.
Only one day remained.
-Let’s see.
-We’ll really see!
I will definitely win the bid on this equipment.
Each person’s ambition echoed through the US Auction House.
Ding-! Ding-!
“Please. Please don’t rebid on the equipment I just placed my bid on!”
“How much higher can the price go!”
Some equipment stopped the moment it broke 100 million Gold, while others saw multiple users in a rebidding war after surpassing 100 million.
The most popular was, as expected, the Spirit Stone Sword.
Swords were equipment that countless users relied on as a basic choice, so the demand was quite substantial.
But there was an even greater reason for its popularity.
-This Spirit Stone Sword has such incredible design, right??
-You have to buy this.
-The design is insane.
“I really want to buy this. It’s insane.”
The third-generation chaebol heirs of various corporations desperately wanted to buy this beautifully designed equipment.
“If I don’t buy this, I’ll really regret it.”
The man who had purchased Jin-woo’s equipment now wanted to assemble a complete set from Jin-woo’s designs.
With equipment like this, anything felt possible.
A wild sense of exhilaration, the confidence of staying ahead of others—the equipment seemed to grant all of that.
“The price is absolutely insane, though.”
But it held corresponding value.
“I’ll buy it no matter what!”
Of course, Jin-woo wasn’t only being watched by these people.
“Hah.”
The Blacksmith Rankers who had dominated the US Auction House up to now were frowning.
“What is this?”
The US Auction House is a massive Auction House.
Because of this, it was difficult to shake with ordinary equipment.
Yet Jin-woo alone was shaking this enormous marketplace.
Like a storm, he flooded the market with equipment, and Jin-woo’s name appeared in every statistic, his equipment in every category.
“His name dominates the trending searches. Today’s highest bid record, and today’s highest click count too.”
Everything was plastered with Jin-woo’s name.
However, the Rankers at the Auction House weren’t focusing on those numbers.
What they were paying attention to was the quality of the M+ Grade equipment Jin-woo had posted.
“…Do these attributes even make sense?”
McCarthy, the king of the US Auction House, was astounded.
Holding the rank of 1st in the Hall of Honor, he frowned as he examined the attributes of the equipment Jin-woo had posted.
“It’s MR Grade? No wait, MR+ Grade, but looking at just the attributes… and that Circulation Attribute. Is that this person’s signature?”
It was equipment with attributes he’d never seen before.
“This is a challenge.”
Jin-woo, who had taken over the Asian Auction House and the European Union Auction House.
Now he intended to bring the US Auction House under his dominion as well, and McCarthy felt his competitive fire ignite.
“I was growing tired anyway.”
McCarthy had won in the fierce competition of the US Auction House.
After that, various Craftspeople tried to climb the ranks, but none matched McCarthy’s equipment.
Ranking 37th.
On good days, he’d climbed as high as 35th.
“I’ll catch Jin-woo and leap to the top tier.”
McCarthy began working in his Workshop.
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“What kind of nonsense is this…!”
Watching it on screen had been entertaining.
But having to face it directly right before his eyes wounded his pride.
Crafting in the middle of such fierce combat?
It was unthinkable!
“Block him!”
“Block him however you can!”
But First and Pur, along with five Familiars, stood in the way.
Whoosh-.
Crackle-crackle-crack-!
Speed moved like lightning, overwhelming users with overwhelming force.
“You insignificant vermin! I shall demonstrate the power of this great being to inferior species!”
In the sky, Ben, Fin, and Moltus were at work.
“Ben, the Lord is also human.”
At Moltus’s words, Ben unleashed a mad Breath and laughed wildly.
“The Lord is not human!”
“….”
Moltus had no counter to that.
The Grona Kingdom users were bewildered as the Familiars laid waste to their surroundings in a frenzy.
In particular, Meta, a user from Grona Kingdom who had sparked this conflict, was quite flustered along with his Guild members.
“The situation is taking a strange turn…!”
He had received a secret mission from the Prime Minister of Grona Kingdom.
Pozitano—this neutral territory that had been bound for a long time as a peace accord between three kingdoms—was now to be taken by Grona Kingdom, and in doing so, create a ripple across what had been a relatively quiet continent.
How much effort had he invested to receive a Special Mission Quest.
Even when the Main Quest had opened, they had neglected it and aimed solely for this Prime Minister’s Special Mission Quest.
And finally, today.
They had received that Special Mission Quest and come straight to Pozitano.
Currently, countless Guilds and Rankers were all focused on Tower conquest.
There was much to be gained through Tower conquest, and the rewards were so enormous that each Guild could grow significantly while progressing through this Main Quest.
That expanded power led directly to changes in Guild rankings, and because of this, all Guilds in recent times had pushed Main Quests in a straight line.
It was because of this that he had seen opportunity.
Everyone was at the Tower, so he thought it would be very easy for them to seize Pozitano.
What kind of place is Pozitano?
A place of various special products, and moreover, a port city.
This port made it possible to progress Quests connected to various islands to the south.
Some of those islands could be reached through other cities, but certain places could only be accessed through special Quests, and reaching them required bearing considerable risk.
The reason was simple: the distance was absurdly far.
But if one proceeded from Pozitano, it was very close.
In that case, safe navigation would be possible, and naturally, profits would grow accordingly.
Meta had put everything into this.
The plan was for Grona Kingdom to seize this neutral territory, open the port, and then Meta would swallow everything whole.
“What is happening! Why is Jin-woo here!”
But everything was falling apart.
Jin-woo, who should have been conquering the Tower and new regions, was somehow here in Pozitano!
Meta looked at his Guild members in alarm.
“Guild Master….”
“Guild Master! What should we do!”
“What do you mean what! Do something!”
Meta himself didn’t know what to do.
He knew Jin.
If he was from Eternal Sunshine, then no one could find a way out of this situation.
There was only one option to choose.
“We have to run.”
“…What?”
“Normally, running would be the absolute best!”
But they couldn’t run.
If that wasn’t possible, there was only one method left.
“We need to form an alliance. If we can’t stop that Natural Disaster now, this could get really bad.”
They could even lose Pozitano to the Avalak Kingdom, which was the smallest in number.
Meta rushed toward the users from Malen.
The moment Meta approached, they moved to attack him. Meta raised a massive energy shield and stomped his feet forcefully.
“Stop! Listen to me—something bad is about to happen!”
“What nonsense!”
The atmosphere among the Malen Duchy users was naturally tense.
“At this rate, it’s all over! So let’s deal with the strongest enemy first!”
The strongest enemy.
Meta pointed to Jin-woo’s Familiars, who were at the center of the war, madly destroying everything around them.
It was undeniable. If Jin-woo and his Familiars weren’t dealt with, the Avalak Kingdom would win this conflict.
“We’re not asking for your help. It’s embarrassing! Avalak only has about thirty people! Yet we’re losing to Avalak in this conflict?”
“….”
“If we just catch Jin-woo, we can fight again. Let’s do this properly!”
At those words, the Malen user nodded.
“We form a temporary alliance.”
If they fought each other here, they had no chance of beating Jin-woo.
So to increase each other’s odds, they decided to deal with Jin-woo first.
Numerous Malen users and Grona users joined forces.
“Let’s deal with the Natural Disaster first!”
“We’ll handle Jin-woo!”
Of course, the people here shared the same Kingdom, but they weren’t unified in opinion.
“Why should I do that?”
“I won’t!”
“I’m dealing with the Malen bastards first!”
Meta had no expectation of convincing all of them anyway.
At the very least, if the majority of Malen would raise their weapons at Jin-woo, that was all he needed.
‘The more the better.’
Jin-woo’s enemies needed to be numerous.
Even Jin-woo would find it difficult to win against a thousand soldiers.
As seen on JinTube, he had fought many enemies in the Underworld, but those were ultimately monsters.
The people gathered here were users, each strengthened in their own way.
Even with the same numbers, they’d be far more….
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-!
A tremendous roar erupted.
“Bunching together like that is nice.”
Pur, who swung the War Hammer, unleashed tremendous power.
Then First struck out.
Crack-! Crack-crack-crack-!
The two Familiars, blessed with the Celestial Proclamation, were Level 3 Hero-grade and wielding MR Grade equipment freely.
Equipment of a different tier—MR Grade—demanded their absolute best from the two Familiars.
Because of this, they had no choice but to give their all with every strike.
And that all-out effort came back as tremendous pressure on the users.
“J-Jin-woo….”
Under the Familiars’ onslaught, Meta changed his plan.
If the main body—Jin-woo—was eliminated, the Familiars would vanish.
Clang-! Clang-! Clang-!
Jin-woo was hammering away.
And at some point, all manner of equipment began pouring from his hands.
It was a short span of time.
But for Jin-woo, it was more than enough.
“Looking for me?”
With the equipment completed, Jin-woo distributed it to the Avalak Kingdom users.
“…?”
“I was… given USSR+ Grade equipment…?”
What they received was USSR+ Grade equipment.
“How is this possible….”
Jin-woo gestured to the Avalak Kingdom users.
“Don’t worry.”
Clang-!
A Grona Kingdom user came charging at tremendous speed and swung his weapon.
Even at a glance, the level difference was significant.
“We’re… doomed…!”
The Avalak user shut his eyes and swung his blade.
Clang-!
The skill gap was clear. So naturally, he should have died.
“Huh?”
“Cough.”
“We… won…?”
Weapon met weapon.
Normally, this side should have been pushed back. Yet he definitely shoved the Grona user back.
“…!”
It was the power of Jin-woo’s equipment.
“Just swing well.”
Jin-woo said.
“The rest will take care of itself.”

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