The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 322

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Chapter 322
Episode 322.
Jin-woo’s collaboration advertisements began appearing on television, MiTube, and in various advertising spaces.
-Wow, that’s insane.
-Wait, they really cast Jin-woo for this??
-The advertising fees must’ve been enormous.
-Sheesh. Only South Korea’s biggest corporations could pull this off.
At the same time, news stories began to emerge.
-Soul Blacksmith, user Jin-woo. Netflix contract expires!
-Numerous OTT platforms are eyeing Jin-woo!
-NewGen’s blacksmith Jin-woo. Hot offers pouring in from major corporations!
-Global giants want Jin-woo? The world’s leading companies are obsessed with him!
It was unbelievable.
-Is this real?
-Global corporations actually want Jin-woo??
-I seriously can’t believe it…….
-Is this The Matrix??
-K-blacksmith conquers the world……? If someone said that six months ago, they’d get flamed into oblivion.
-I genuinely can’t accept this. Somebody hit me…….
-I hit you. Thirty times.
…….
Truth be told, when Jin-woo beat out countless productions on Netflix and took first place, it felt quite real.
There had been famous film directors before, and those directors received awards and gained worldwide recognition.
But the moment Jin-woo saw the articles claiming that countless corporate executives were desperately trying to meet and contract with him, that was when it stopped feeling real.
-Netflix hasn’t had a work with these kinds of numbers before.
-Hey, I’m living in the US right now and people talk about JINWOO constantly. They ask me about Jin-woo and about Eternal Sunshine that he did.
-They said they envy me because I’m Korean. Wondering if I’d get to see him, that kind of thing.
-What, do they think Korea’s some kind of mom-and-pop corner store?
-Anyway, I seriously can’t believe this.
-Still, thanks to it, I’ve been so happy lately. I had a lot of difficult situations overseas, but because of Jin-woo, basically everything just gets overlooked now!
Jin-woo’s influence didn’t end there.
The Avalak Kingdom.
“Hey guys, Jin-woo…….”
“Huh? Positano?”
“Wasn’t that a neutral territory for a long time?”
“A famous guild from Grona accepted a quest there, or so I heard.”
“Oh, that Meta person, right?”
“Yeah. So a conflict broke out and I thought it’d naturally be a two-way between Grona and Malen, but…….”
“Don’t tell me it became Avalak territory?”
“Yes! The harbor just opened too! Users can accept harbor quests, buy things cheap, and—get this—only us Avalak Kingdom users can buy Positano specialty goods!”
The Avalak Kingdom was in a festive mood.
Countless Avalak Kingdom users were gathering in Positano, soaking in the benefits.
“Ohhhhh.”
“How long has it been since I’ve done an exclusive neutral territory quest?”
“This is my first time.”
“Mine too!”
“Man. What kind of blessing is this, thanks to Jin-woo?”
Avalak Kingdom users had almost never won a neutral territory war.
Because of that, they’d almost never experienced exclusive quests, special quests, or been able to purchase specialty goods.
They’d buy expensive specialty goods separately or, in the case of quests, have users from other kingdoms accept them and clear them together.
“If we’d made Grona or Malen our base instead, we’d just experience this as normal.”
“Now that I feel it, it’s worth all the effort we’ve put in.”
For them, belonging to the Avalak Kingdom mattered.
There were contribution scores and various interconnected interests.
Because of that, Avalak users began flooding to Positano like mad.
“This is when you gotta enjoy it. When else would we?”
“I’m bowing toward the direction Jin-woo is.”
The wandering bard users who visited Positano smiled broadly.
“I’ve finished it.”
They began to sing.
“A hymn of praise for Jin-woo……!”
* * *
Incheon Airport.
Rod Paradox, who had entered the country discreetly, arrived at Samsung Station with his attendant secretary.
Because his schedule kept him traveling back and forth, Korea trips had become second nature by now.
But this was his first time coming to Samsung Station.
“Hello.”
Rod Paradox’s attendant secretary headed straight for the desk the moment they entered the building.
Behind the desk, the Netflix logo was unmistakable.
This was the Netflix Korea Branch.
“This is Rod Paradox, the Netflix CEO.”
At those words, the desk employee’s expression shifted to shock.
The Netflix CEO? But there had been no advance notice.
“Could you contact the branch director for us?”
The desk employee responded swiftly to the secretary’s words.
“I’ll contact them right away!.”
Shortly after, the branch director came hurrying down.
“Oh my goodness, Director! Coming so suddenly! If you’d let us know, we would’ve picked you up at the airport!”
“No, that’s all right. I needed to come quickly this time. There wasn’t time to coordinate the schedule.”
Rod Paradox smiled at the branch director.
“The Korean content has been performing exceptionally well.”
“Yes, that’s right! It’s thanks to your firm support, Director!”
Jin-woo, now Korea’s flagship content as the Soul Blacksmith, had been recording exceptional viewership numbers day after day.
Growth that should have plateaued didn’t, and with such tremendous momentum, all previous records had already been shattered.
Now every step the Soul Blacksmith took was new history.
That’s why the Korea branch director was beaming.
He had played quite a role in this Soul Blacksmith matter, so it reflected entirely as his own achievement.
“Please, have a seat, Director!”
The branch director gestured as he led Rod Paradox into his office. Immediately, fine tea was brought out before Rod Paradox and the director.
The branch director assumed that Rod Paradox had come personally to offer substantial praise for this matter, a visit of encouragement.
With results this impressive, Rod Paradox had no choice but to come.
If that was the case, then the branch director, having his achievements recognized, might well climb to an even higher position.
So with a broad smile, he began giving Rod Paradox a detailed report on this achievement.
“……And so now the most important thing is…….”
“Yes. That most important thing is why I’ve come. Branch director.”
Until now, Rod Paradox had stayed only in hotels, solely to meet Jin-woo.
Since his purpose was to meet Jin-woo, he hadn’t bothered visiting the branch.
But the situation had changed.
“I heard some things when I entered the country.”
Rod Paradox was now visibly urgent.
“The CEOs of Injoy and Lizni are currently in Korea, I’m told.”
Injoy was an animation company that owned numerous famous IPs.
It had its own platform and was always hungry for exclusive content.
Lizni also had its own platform.
Since Lizni desperately wanted to replace Netflix’s position, it was investing madly in the OTT business, and in addition to various film publishing, it was a massive corporation with strong financial power that sold merchandise.
Those two CEOs were now in Korea.
“Surely not.”
“That’s right. They’ve come now to recruit Jin-woo. The CEOs came personally.”
Rod Paradox hadn’t known.
He’d thought he was moving fast enough.
But they’d apparently moved even faster than he had.
And they were already in Korea, continuously trying to arrange meetings with Jin-woo.
“We must enter this competition. For Netflix’s pride.”
Many wanted to secure Netflix’s exclusive content.
But there was no one else with an IP like Jin-woo’s—one guaranteed to succeed unconditionally.
“I hear other famous rankers are preparing launches with similar concepts.”
Thanks to Pendant and Jin-woo’s success, production-field users of similar caliber were preparing exclusive content videos.
But those were merely imitations.
Copies never matched the original.
“I’ll reach out immediately. I’ll do whatever it takes to arrange a meeting.”
The Korea branch director clenched his fist.
Jin-woo’s content was a matter of life and death for the Korean branch. If he failed to secure this properly, advancement to a higher position would become difficult.
“I’m counting on you, Branch director.”
“Yes, Director!”
* * *
“……I was.”
Baxter, who had been about to speak, clamped his mouth shut.
‘Maybe it’s still not the right time to talk about it?’
Jin-woo didn’t press further.
Truth be told, he wasn’t that curious. Right now, Jin-woo’s interest lay entirely in Mechanical Engineering itself.
“Tell me whenever you’re ready.”
The moment Jin-woo whoosh-ed back into immersion with Mechanical Engineering, Baxter was taken aback instead. He would’ve spilled it if Jin-woo had just prodded him a bit more.
And so four days passed.
For four days, Jin-woo learned Mechanical Engineering in Baxter’s Workshop.
Various materials.
Various methods.
And he honed Baxter’s unique techniques.
Crack—. Bang—!
Over these four days, Jin-woo devoted himself to crafting Magic Cores.
-You’ve crafted a Mechanical Engineering device!
-You’ve crafted a Lightning Discharge Belt!
In the process, he created various mechanical devices using Magic Cores.
-Lightning Discharge Belt [M+]
Special Option: Wreathed in powerful lightning. Movement speed increases dramatically!
The Lightning Discharge Belt.
This Mechanical Engineering device, when equipped, harnessed the power of lightning through a Magic Core to boost speed.
Crackle—!
“Heh. Already made a belt.”
The Runeword of lightning was quite difficult to handle, but if you mastered it, it was a Runeword with infinite applications.
This Lightning Discharge Belt was precisely what you could make by handling that Runeword delicately.
-You’ve crafted a Mechanical Engineering device!
-You’ve crafted a Darkness Stealth Belt!
And next, he crafted a Darkness Stealth Belt.
-Darkness Stealth Belt [M+]
Special Option: You hide within darkness. Stealth effect for 1 minute 30 seconds.
Special Option: You scatter darkness to block your opponent’s vision.
Jin-woo found crafting these Mechanical Engineering devices quite enjoyable.
Bang—.
Stepping out of the Workshop, Jin-woo made his way toward the Cliff.
“Bone and Fin have wings so they can fly, and Moltus has telekinesis that lets him hover in midair, so they can get down to the ground easily from a cliff like this.”
But users had no choice but to circle around endlessly in situations like this.
So from the moment he saw this cliff, Jin-woo had an idea.
“I could replace a mount with a Mechanical Engineering device instead.”
Jin-woo grinned and immediately returned to the Workshop to begin work.
“I’ll craft a Mechanical Engineering Glider.”

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