The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 393

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Chapter 393
Episode 393.
260 million Gold.
In truth, it was an astronomical sum, but if Jin-woo were to list this Mechanical Engineering Pickaxe on the Auction House in its current state, he could receive even more Gold than that.
‘And it’s been upgraded too.’
Countless places had begun spreading word of Jin-woo’s equipment.
Especially since Yur’s purchase, the intense activity in a short span of time had made it known that the Mechanical Engineering Pickaxe’s quality was at an insane level, and now everyone was keeping their eyes peeled.
‘From what Dongwoo told me.’
Large MiTube streamers were collaborating with conglomerates and preparing enormous sums of money.
It was to properly purchase Jin-woo’s equipment and review it.
‘This is a kind of investment.’
If Jin-woo’s equipment were introduced on MiTube, they’d secure tens of millions of views right off the bat.
‘100 million views wouldn’t be impossible either.’
Estimating generously, large channels could secure that many views.
‘The major streamers gain review content, so they’re pleased.’
The conglomerates get Jin-woo’s equipment, so they’re pleased too.
‘Not bad.’
A smile had naturally bloomed, but now Jin-woo no longer cared about mere money.
In that situation, 260 million Gold wasn’t much.
Still, Jin-woo felt no particular greed for Gold.
‘Earning another few tens of millions in Gold means nothing now.’
Gold had mattered early on, but now chasing only Gold was meaningless.
‘There’s already plenty.’
Jin-woo already had money to spare.
‘Money comes as a side benefit.’
What truly mattered was his equipment being well-used by those suited to wield it.
Before the Thousand Year Cave.
Jin-woo opened his Summoning Workshop.
‘And what’s even more important than that is connections.’
The Eternal Sunshine days had proven this.
No matter how much money one had, there were things money couldn’t buy.
‘So I buy with money the things money cannot buy.’
It was a paradox, but it was the truth.
With a single pickaxe, Jin-woo had purchased a connection—someone who could come to his aid whenever he called.
‘Because I’ve made far too many enemies.’
He wanted to play a different game than he had during Eternal Sunshine.
So this wasn’t really a loss—it was a tremendous gain.
‘Yur and Artemus. Partnering with these top-tier miners from the start was an excellent decision.’
Artemus had slipped a material into Jin-woo’s hands.
“It’s small, but it’s my sincerity.”
Small, he’d said—yet it was enormous.
‘There are plenty of materials that have been purified in the North too.’
Combined with Artemus’s gift, there was more than enough material for a new pickaxe.
-Storm Claw [L-Grade]
Storm Claw.
A mineral that resembled the claw of a beast.
The moment Jin-woo saw it, he couldn’t help but smile.
When had L-Grade become a small gift?
‘Artemus’s skills have improved dramatically.’
To think he could mine L-Grade ore.
“Lightning and wind energy is contained within.”
The primary attribute was lightning, and wind was secondary.
‘This is excellent.’
Jin-woo seized the Ultra-High Grade Rune Stone.
A chance had come to use the newly reinforced Ultra-High Grade Rune Stone right away.
“Summon.”
The Workshop opened.
Jin-woo immediately placed the Storm Claw into the furnace.
Whoooosh—
Whoooooosh—!
The flames in the furnace erupted with extraordinary intensity.
‘Oh my.’
Jin-woo saw the flames rising violently from the furnace.
‘It’s reacting?’
Within Jin-woo’s body dwelt the Great Fire.
One hundred percent of the Great Fire blazed from Jin-woo’s heart.
The Guardian God’s Flame and the Dragon’s Flame in the furnace were responding to it.
Crack. Whoosh—.
‘All three flames are wary of the Great Fire.’
Jin-woo smirked.
“You’ll need to get along.”
Whoooosh—.
“Through competition.”
He fed the Great Fire into the furnace.
In an instant, the flames began clashing like beasts locked in combat.
Crack. Whoooooosh—!
In that state, Jin-woo heated the Storm Claw.
‘Now.’
Then he swiftly pulled it out.
“It’s become something special.”
The flames competed fiercely to establish dominance.
The Great Fire was Divine Power, and the Guardian God’s Flame was also Divine Power.
‘Both are god-given power—neither will yield in matters of flame.’
Whoooosh—.
The competition could only intensify.
‘Let them keep fighting for power.’
There was nothing Jin-woo could do in this state but wait.
Bang—!
Jin-woo focused on the crafting.
‘The two flames poured excess power into their struggle.’
Normally, once that happened, this Storm Claw would be unusable.
But Jin-woo had the power of Circulation.
“Advanced Circulation.”
He could blend the two flames’ energies smoothly.
Moreover, Jin-woo struck with his hammer and applied Flexibility.
-Using Flexibility!
He intended to synthesize an Ether Magical Amplification Core into this Storm Claw.
‘I’m preparing with Flexibility first for the Ether Magical Amplification Core.’
It also served to anchor the Advanced Circulation technique.
Shaaaaa—.
-Flexibility: 99%
The Flexibility gauge had climbed near 100 percent.
Jin-woo immediately drew out the Ultra-High Grade Rune Stone.
“Hmm.”
Jin-woo examined the Ultra-High Grade Rune Stone carefully.
Crack. Crackle—.
‘This Ultra-High Grade Rune Stone was made by purifying and condensing Residual Energy.’
It combined the Rune Energy that a High-Grade Rune Stone naturally possessed with purified Residual Energy from the North.
‘Since it’s Rune Energy, I thought about it simply—I’d planned to purify it and merge it into the Rune Stone since it’s the same Rune Energy.’
But now, seeing it, Jin-woo wondered why that Rune Energy had become polluted Residual Energy.
Rune Energy was unique to Rune Stones.
‘Energy that comes only from Rune Stones.’
Yet here remained only Residual Energy, with no Rune Stone.
‘Did someone try to artificially create Rune Energy?’
Multiple theories rose and fell in Jin-woo’s mind.
‘The most likely seems to be that they attempted mass production of Rune Stones from the mine using a different method.’
Of course, he couldn’t be certain.
‘Either way, it seems they tried to artificially create Rune Stones, or quite literally, to manufacture Rune Energy itself.’
But that attempt had failed catastrophically, leaving only polluted Residual Energy.
‘Which means.’
If he could harness Rune Energy properly, he could make more of these Ultra-High Grade Rune Stones.
‘But it’s already a failed theory.’
Since it failed, the information must be lost.
There was nothing Jin-woo could do about it right now.
‘But it could be useful for Baxter, who’s newly taken charge of Sacra.’
Magical Core and Ether Core.
Baxter had a plan to spread these two widely throughout Sacra.
Each theory had its merits, neither could be learned alone, and by combining them into an Ether Magical Amplification Core, one should pursue free crafting, he’d said.
But both theories had already existed in Sacra for a long time.
‘For Baxter to properly establish himself as Council Leader, he needs something bigger.’
Jin-woo believed that something was precisely this Ultra-High Grade Rune Stone crafting through Rune Energy utilization.
‘From what I’ve seen, High-Grade Rune Stones are the ceiling.’
During his time at Sacra, Jin-woo had handled countless Rune Stones, and the finest among them were these High-Grade Rune Stones.
But the existence of Ultra-High Grade Rune Stones meant the very method of reinforcing High-Grade Rune Stones had become obsolete.
‘It’s worth researching.’
Before leaving Sacra, it would be good to discuss this thoroughly with Baxter.
Crack—.
‘For now, I focus only on carving this Ultra-High Grade Rune Stone.’
Jin-woo unleashed a Wave and began carving the Ultra-High Grade Rune Stone.
Inscribing a Rune Word with Ether and amplifying it.
Bang bang bang—!
The Ultra-High Grade Rune Stone, carved in an instant, radiated fierce power across the surroundings.
‘Tch.’
Jin-woo’s fingertips trembled.
Just one step above a High-Grade Rune Stone.
Yet the sensation felt from his fingertips was entirely different. The name “Ultra-High Grade” wasn’t there for nothing.
‘Intense.’
No other word fit.
Ultra-High Grade—intensity itself.
‘The Mechanical Engineering Pickaxe’s power can erupt far greater now.’
Anticipation welled up within him.
-Rune effect activates!
Thanks to the First Sight Rune, Jin-woo felt no unease even using a material for the first time.
‘So that’s why they emphasize Runes so much.’
Runes were the fastest path to strength in New Gene.
Of course, they were proportionally difficult to obtain.
Shaaaaa—.
The Ultra-High Grade Rune Stone carving was complete.
Yur and Artemus frowned as they watched Jin-woo’s crafting.
They believed they’d grown quite a bit themselves.
But watching Jin-woo craft like this again, they felt as if they were standing still.
“Really…….”
“How have you managed to grow like this…… Can you really change so much……?”
Yur and Artemus gasped in wonder, again and again.
“It’s just not easy for those in the Crafting line to do things like this.”
Miners were quite close with Crafting Users.
Especially Blacksmiths—there were several Users who went beyond closeness and were deeply familiar with them.
As top-tier miners, Yur and Artemus had others they were familiar with besides Jin-woo.
They all had started the same way—riding success, then hitting a great wall and lingering there for a long time.
Then they’d break through that wall, quietly gather strength, and break through another.
“Jin-woo is…… just a wrecking machine.”
Wall appears, he destroys it. Wall appears, he destroys it.
At this point, walls should probably avoid him.
Crack. Crack.
Bang—!
Watching Jin-woo craft the pickaxe, Artemus felt considerable anticipation.
In some ways, this situation might have bothered Yur quite a bit.
But Yur didn’t mind at all.
If anything, he was curious.
What kind of pickaxe would Jin-woo unveil next, opening new chapters for miners?
Jin-woo was illuminating the future for miners.
Bang—!
-Equipment created!
-L-Grade equipment created!
-Mechanical Engineering Storm Claw Pickaxe [L-Grade]
L-Grade once again. Jin-woo had completed an L-Grade Mechanical Engineering Storm Claw Pickaxe.
Whoooooosh—!
The Ether Magical Amplification Core built from the Ultra-High Grade Rune Stone boasted insane performance.
Shaaaaa—.
“This…….”
Jin-woo tilted his head slightly.
“Something unexpected has come out.”

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