The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 383

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Chapter 383
Episode 383.
Clang!
—Equipment has been crafted!
What Jin-woo had made was a Bone Helmet.
Wings along the upper portion wrapped around the entire helmet.
“I needed defensive gear.”
This bone was no ordinary helmet.
It was a helmet infused with the essence of Mechanization.
‘Since I can’t use Mechanization myself.’
Instead, he’d crafted a Mechanical Engineering Bone-Wing Helmet by embedding Mechanical Engineering into it.
Click.
The moment he put it on, the sensation felt different.
‘Because the equipment focuses so heavily on defense.’
It certainly felt solid.
Especially the Holy Resistance from the wings was impressive.
“Faust really is a formidable demon.”
Jin-woo had one reason for wanting to craft defensive equipment from these bones and wings.
‘I thought there would definitely be Holy Resistance in them.’
A grand demon like Faust couldn’t possibly lack resistance to holy power.
‘Holy power has a significant impact not only on the Undead but on all dark-attributed beings.’
But then, with nothing but holy power, wouldn’t the tower bosses and monsters of the main quest be huntable?
‘Then holy priests would be far too advantageous. Every party would have to include a holy priest.’
Every boss monster would be easily hunted by a holy priest.
But that couldn’t possibly be the case.
‘Not all holy power can deal with dark entities.’
Jin-woo anticipated that a grand demon of Faust’s caliber would naturally possess strong resistance to it.
And sure enough, he did.
“Powerful Holy Resistance.”
Special Option – [Once Was an Angel]. This special option granted powerful Holy Resistance.
‘Maybe Faust wasn’t just a grand demon, but more like a fallen archangel.’
That’s why this special option had manifested.
‘Actually, this is even better.’
He’d thought there would be some Holy Resistance, but instead something far more powerful had emerged.
Jin-woo adjusted his appearance while wearing the Bone Helmet.
“Above all, the design is quite polished.”
The aesthetic was genuinely striking.
“This is what a Necromancer should be.”
Having completed the Bone Helmet, Jin-woo gazed at his new Crafting Hammer: Faust.
“It’s definitely something I made myself—it feels like my hand has become an extension of it.”
While using Agnes, he’d compensated for everything he’d found lacking or slightly insufficient by creating Faust.
He could feel it clearly while crafting the Bone Helmet.
‘I don’t even need an adaptation period. It feels like I’ve been using it for ages.’
Jin-woo channeled power into Faust.
“I’ll enjoy this for a while.”
Ding!
—Auction item has sold!
While Jin-woo was fighting in Sacra.
The equipment he’d registered at the US Auction House was also being fought over fiercely.
And that auction had ended, bringing a notification.
“Hm.”
Jin-woo eagerly opened the US Auction House.
—Please confirm the auction proceeds!
—Auction proceeds: 272,000,000 Gold
—Congratulations!
—Registered in the Hall of Honor!
“Unexpected.”
A satisfied smile crossed Jin-woo’s face.
He’d anticipated it would exceed 200 million Gold.
Previously, a far lower-grade Pickaxe that had been highly valued sold for as much as 250 million Gold.
So compared to then, his Mechanical Engineering Pickaxe, which had grown to a level far beyond comparison, would naturally fetch even more.
“I thought it might be comparable.”
Yet it sold for a full 22 million Gold higher.
“Who was it?”
Jin-woo checked the winning bidder and couldn’t help but smirk.
“The right person bought it.”
—Final winning bidder: Yur
“Artemus missed out this time.”
Following the timeline, the two had apparently competed right to the end. Yur had won in a razor-thin margin, and Artemus had ultimately been defeated.
But Jin-woo saw it differently.
“That means Artemus also has more than 250 million Gold.”
Jin-woo smirked again.
“So then.”
Jin-woo quickly sent a letter to Artemus.
—Dear Artemus. Thank you for your enthusiastic interest in my new Pickaxe at the US Auction House. While Yur has purchased the equipment, I have come to fully appreciate how much you desired my gear. As it happens, you and I have developed a good relationship, and thus I would like to craft new equipment for you as well……
In summary, it was simple.
He’d craft new equipment and sell it to Artemus.
‘With 250 million Gold to spend.’
It would be discourteous to let him use it elsewhere.
“Crafting Mechanical Engineering equipment is enjoyable anyway.”
And wielding the new Crafting Hammer was even more so.
“Setting everything else aside, we have a good relationship.”
Artemus’s attendant had personally learned mining from Jin-woo’s familiar.
With such a relationship, accepting a commission to craft equipment wasn’t difficult at all.
“That’s settled then.”
Jin-woo checked the auction proceeds of the other high-ranking crafters who had competed in the same auction.
“McCarthy put up a fight.”
Jin-woo looked at the equipment McCarthy had submitted.
“He can make L Grade, but he deliberately lowered it.”
Probably wanting to dominate Jin-woo’s grade level through superior options instead.
“These are excellent crafters.”
McCarthy and the other crafters had created quite impressive equipment.
“I should properly invite them to my Workshop sometime.”
It seemed like they could craft together and produce good content.
—Auction proceeds received.
After receiving the auction proceeds, Jin-woo headed straight to Sacra Square in the A-Zone.
“Here it is.”
This was where the Twin God of Fire and Soul quest marker pointed.
‘The Necro Maister is a class combining Necromancy ability and Blacksmith ability.’
He’d been trying to level both abilities equally, but the Blacksmith side inevitably kept rising faster.
‘I’ll balance them with this Twin God of Fire and Soul quest.’
Continuing to lean toward one side would bring no benefit.
‘I’d end up being exploited for my weaknesses like this.’
This was preparation against that.
“New equipment has arrived at Kala Workshop!”
“Please visit Sound Merchant Group! We’re selling AAA-Grade minerals in bulk at low prices!”
“We enhance equipment. Bring the materials and we’ll do it for a reasonable fee.”
The square was quite bustling.
“It’s completely different from when Hamus and Special Months ruled this place.”
From what he’d heard, this was actually Sacra’s true atmosphere.
Everyone bowed their heads when they saw Jin-woo.
Jin-woo naturally accepted their silent salute while checking the quest.
Sparkle. Sparkle.
—You have entered the quest area.
—The quest has been updated.
‘I had originally planned to proceed simultaneously.’
But the situation wasn’t suitable for that. The power difference was too vast; without focus, he would have failed.
‘Still, coming to accompany the Twin God of Fire and Soul quest brought me a lot from Sacra.’
If there had been no Twin God of Fire and Soul quest, he might have delayed entering Sacra.
‘It was good I came.’
Especially in terms of experience, he’d gained considerably.
Most surprising was the level of Special Months.
‘When I looked it up, Special Months… that ranking wasn’t what I thought it was.’
Special Months was a guild ranked ninth.
Jin-woo had fought against the ninth-ranked guild alone.
“So that’s why it went like that. I thought something was off.”
Frankly, Jin-woo believed his hammer technique was quite polished. Because of that, the battle with Special Months had dealt him much internal shock in many ways.
‘I kept wondering why the vice-leader and the guild leader held out so well.’
Moreover, he hadn’t even managed to eliminate the guild leader himself. The leader had died when swept up by Hamus. That point continued to weigh on Jin-woo’s mind.
If Special Months had been the rank he’d assumed, he shouldn’t have been pushed back so easily.
No matter how alone, Jin-woo’s familiars and the MR+ Grade Mechanical Engineering equipment he’d crafted himself were in a different league.
He’d thought this level would suffice, but it had been quite challenging.
‘And Divine Territory, even Divine Realm.’
Jin-woo hadn’t actually expected the gap between himself and a User to be this small.
Yet a gap existed, and the fact that he would have lost if not for his improvisation through Mechanization was quite shocking.
But now he finally understood the reason.
“Ninth rank would explain it.”
Jin-woo clicked his tongue.
Special Months’s ranking was single-digit. While at the lower end, in New Gene where countless Users and guilds existed, ninth place was an enormous ranking.
“Actually, this is good.”
But fighting such a strong opponent let him understand how far his equipment could be parsed and analyzed.
“Thanks to that, I could confirm it clearly.”
He’d been able to assess how powerful the guilds in the top ten were and identify the clear weaknesses in his own equipment.
“As for Slayer… hmm. This really won’t be a joke.”
He said he’d never worn equipment suited to him.
Could Jin-woo himself actually craft equipment suited to Slayer?
‘Slayer will come at me with intent.’
The damage Jin-woo had inflicted on Leap was substantial.
From the Netflix series to the clash with Realize Guild, he’d even dealt them a defeat.
Thanks to that, Realize Guild cleared the tower, and in the gaps created, Leap was said to have lately held a slight advantage in collisions with Realize.
It was all thanks to Jin-woo’s equipment.
Of course, the equipment he’d made then and his current equipment were vastly different, so on a battlefield with Slayer and Kalantiir, they wouldn’t perform as well.
‘But that’s not about me.’
Slayer wanted revenge on Jin-woo himself right now.
‘I’ve experienced those feelings plenty of times.’
There were many who wanted to crush Jin-woo directly during the Eternal Sunshine period too.
Of course, they’d all met the same end.
“Since Starlight and Inclassic and other top crafters have stopped making equipment for Slayer.”
Jin-woo recalled Useless’s words.
“I’ll know when I meet him.”
Jin-woo was quite looking forward to it.
—Checking quest.
Jin-woo opened the quest window at the spot where the square’s lake was.
The Twin God of Fire and Soul quest began at this A-Zone square lake.
Ding!
—Quest updated.
—Proceeding with Twin God of Fire and Soul quest!
—Find the legacy of the Necromancer who wielded the Great Fire!
The quest marker pointed toward the North.
“Beyond Engineering City, to the North.”
This Sacra Engineering City was situated on a massive island.
But not everywhere was developed.
The North consisted of cliffs and was said to be densely populated with island monsters.
“It’s a legacy that can strengthen Necromancy skills.”
And he quite liked the phrase “Great Fire.”
Currently, Jin-woo was mixing and using three different flames.
The most crucial one was undoubtedly Guardian’s Flame.
This flame, received from the guardian deity of Crafting and Flame, was the greatest contributor to handling M-Grade and MR-Grade materials.
But now Jin-woo needed to handle even higher-tier materials.
“A new flame. Let’s go find it.”

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