The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 400

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Chapter 400
Episode 400.
Free made a creaking sound at Jin-woo’s words.
“The largest workshop right now is probably Oson Workshop.”
‘It’s time for Mansan Workshop to grow bigger than that.’
Currently, Oson Workshop was experiencing an unprecedented boom thanks to Jin-woo’s Mansan Workshop.
Back when people searching for Chanran had been the only customers, it was the sole place doing well during those difficult times.
That same workshop began attracting tremendous numbers of customers thanks to Mansan Workshop’s influence.
If you couldn’t buy equipment at Mansan Workshop, you’d go to Oson Workshop instead.
Oson Workshop also maintained excellent quality, and what’s more, they gave out raffle tickets when you purchased equipment there.
“Oson Workshop must have been struggling too.”
But that place had its limits.
“I hear Master Oson has been working himself quite hard.”
For a craftsperson, the experience of crafting every single day while countless people desired his equipment was truly intoxicating.
But Oson had age working against him.
Crafting at that pace every day, he had reached his limit.
“He’s hit his ceiling. That’s why.”
It was time for Mansan Workshop to properly expand its scale now.
‘And at this point,’
Jin-woo felt he could teach Free new techniques.
‘If Grade M is possible, then learning Mechanical Engineering should be possible too.’
Jin-woo pulled out numerous materials he’d brought back from Sacra.
“This is Quartz, and…….”
Runestone, Sacra Steel, Sacra Mana Core, and so on.
He gave Free materials related to Mechanical Engineering.
‘Not the Stone of Eternity though.’
The Stone of Eternity wasn’t something Free was ready to handle yet.
“I’m thinking of teaching you a new technique.”
Jin-woo intended to teach Free Mechanical Engineering and Magic Engineering.
“I’ll do my best to learn!”
Free, true to his nature as Jin-woo’s familiar, was open to new things.
No—he was hungry for them.
“For now, just wait.”
Jin-woo intended to expand the workshop first.
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Avalon Real Estate Management Bureau.
Jin-woo, who had come there after a long time, immediately sought out the Royal Treasury Minister.
“Is the Minister available?”
“I’ll have them brought at once!”
Not long after, the Royal Treasury Minister appeared.
“My goodness! Jin-woo, isn’t it!”
The Royal Treasury Minister welcomed Jin-woo enthusiastically.
‘This isn’t like their usual behavior.’
The warm greeting was so unlike them that Jin-woo was rather taken aback.
“Jin-woo has arrived! Avalon’s workshop hero has come!”
At that, all the employees of the Real Estate Management Bureau came out to greet Jin-woo.
“Welcome, Jin-woo!”
“We’re honored that Avalon’s hero has visited our bureau again!”
A high Integrity Score.
And as Mansan Workshop operated, Jin-woo’s Contribution Points had risen insanely.
-Check your Contribution Points!
-Current Contribution Points: 1,500
“Huh?”
The Contribution Points were absurdly high.
‘So there are more ways to earn these than I thought.’
The Contribution Points earned from victory in the Positano conflict had been 200.
That had been an enormous amount, yet he’d gained an additional 1,300 on top of that.
‘Well, this response makes sense then.’
How many users even had Contribution Points exceeding a thousand?
The likelihood that the Avalak Kingdom had none at all was high.
‘At this level, it’s practically as if I saved the kingdom itself.’
All the credit for expanding the number of users in Avalak and developing Avalon, the capital, belonged to Jin-woo.
So it wasn’t an exaggeration to say he’d saved the kingdom itself.
“What brings you here, may I ask?”
“I’d like to expand the workshop.”
“Ah! You mean to expand Mansan Workshop!”
“What conditions would be necessary…….”
“No, no! You’ve already met the requirements!”
“But aren’t foreigners normally difficult to deal with? I thought there was a need for a guarantor…….”
“Yes? What are you talking about? Jin-woo, you are already a resident of the Avalak Kingdom, the operator of Mansan Workshop, and you’ve made the Workshop District of Chanran radiant once again…….”
In any case, the requirements were met.
“So it’s possible.”
“Yes!”
The Royal Treasury Minister then informed him of the size to which the workshop could be expanded.
“Since the Workshop District itself has expanded, you can now combine Mansan Workshop with the workshop next to it and the one after that.”
“What about the original workshop then…….”
“They’ll gladly vacate it, I’m sure!”
In Chanran, Mansan was like the sun that made the Workshop District shine.
Would anyone refuse to let the sun expand?
“Then how much would the cost be?”
“You can purchase it using your Contribution Points!”
Money was no problem.
‘If I can buy it with Contribution Points…….’
Then wouldn’t I use Contribution Points instead?
Contribution Points would accumulate anyway.
-Required Contribution Points: 150
‘Since I’m buying two workshops.’
A total of 300 Contribution Points were used.
“Would it be possible to convert it to a multi-story building while expanding?”
Jin-woo’s workshop was currently single-story.
It had only one floor, and when he’d purchased it then, multi-story buildings had been out of stock, so he couldn’t get one.
“Yes! That’s possible!”
-Required Contribution Points: 100
With the kind help of the Royal Treasury Minister, Jin-woo was able to purchase a new building on the Workshop District.
With a total of 400 Contribution Points spent, his remaining Contribution Points were now 1,100.
‘That’s still quite a lot.’
“So when will construction begin…….”
“It’s already begun.”
Construction started immediately upon purchase.
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Clang! Clang!
“What’s this?”
“Operations are suspended?”
“Didn’t Jin-woo just come back?”
“Look over there, everyone!”
At the sudden news that Mansan Workshop was temporarily halting operations, everyone wore confused expressions.
But that confusion was short-lived. At the sight unfolding before their eyes, they all gasped in amazement.
“It’s expanding!”
“Honestly, with this many people constantly coming, this size didn’t make sense anymore!”
Jin-woo’s Mansan Workshop began its expansion.
Click. Click.
“I thought it would expand automatically through the system.”
People from the Real Estate Management Bureau had come out and were conducting the expansion in the blink of an eye.
While it was nearly automatic, it felt more real and satisfying to see people from outside using what appeared to be magic to carry it out.
“Huh?”
“It’s not just a simple expansion, is it?”
It wasn’t just making the workshop bigger.
“Could it be!”
“Two stories?”
There were quite a few two-story buildings in the Workshop District.
Oson Workshop, which had been the busiest workshop before Mansan arrived, was a two-story building.
“Finally…….”
“Will the lines get shorter now?”
“And the variety and quantity of items we can handle should increase too!”
“I’ve been waiting for this day.”
Click. Click.
Clang! Clang!
The workshop expanded horizontally, and a second story was added proportional to the expanded width.
-Mansan Workshop has been upgraded!
-Mansan Workshop is now a large-scale two-story building!
Expansion complete.
Jin-woo gazed at Mansan Workshop, now a large-scale two-story structure, and felt quite satisfied.
“Everyone!”
He then called out to the gathered users.
“It’s Jin-woo.”
“It’s Jin-woo!”
“Jin-woo is here!”
“Jin-woo!”
The moment Jin-woo appeared, the users’ cheers grew louder.
“Please stock more equipment!”
“I come here every single day!”
“I’m a fan!”
“Jin-woo, I couldn’t buy equipment at the Auction House! Please let me be able to buy it here!”
“I have money, please sell to me!”
Jin-woo slowly raised his hand.
“I have an announcement.”
Those who had been chattering loudly fell silent at his words.
“As you can see, we’ve conducted expansion work.”
Jin-woo spoke.
“This is all thanks to your continued support. For that support, I’ve expanded. To give you all a more comfortable and convenient shopping experience. From now on, unlike before, many more of you can enter at once.”
As he pointed to the workshop’s main entrance, the much-enlarged facility came into view. Everyone eagerly anticipated what he would say next.
“You’ll be able to see a wider variety and quantity of equipment. I plan to increase both the types and amounts compared to before, so I appreciate your patience.”
When Jin-woo’s announcement ended, cheers erupted.
“Wooooow!”
“The old workshop was cramped! There were only a handful of people at a time!”
“Finally.”
“It’s finally expanded.”
The days of standing in line and leaving empty-handed would disappear.
Jin-woo smiled as he watched them.
‘The lines will probably get even longer though.’
Even if people stood in line, there would likely still be those who left without purchasing. As the workshop grew, so would the number of customers seeking to visit.
“We’ll reopen shortly, so please wait a little longer!”
Jin-woo then headed inside the workshop.
“My lord!”
“The workshop has become much larger!”
Unit 2 and the Attendant, who had returned, welcomed Jin-woo.
“We’ve decided to expand the workshop. I just came from taking care of it.”
“For it to expand so quickly…….”
“We heard it costs an enormous amount!”
“It was indeed enormous.”
He’d managed it well using Contribution Points, but it would have been quite expensive if purchased with Gold.
Of course, for Jin-woo, it wasn’t an amount that would burden him.
“You two. I heard from Free. And I’ve seen the equipment.”
Jin-woo spoke.
“You’ve both done excellent work. It was worth leaving you two here.”
“!”
“!”
Unit 2 and the Attendant both lowered their heads deeply.
“Thank you!”
Jin-woo then examined the expanded workshop.
“Impressive.”
The exterior was one thing, but the interior changes were far more dramatic.
“There are three rooms total now.”
First, the customer counter visible right upon entry had been considerably expanded. Now the entrance was large enough for numerous users to enter simultaneously, so instead of people trickling in little by little as before, more could enter at once and flow through more smoothly.
“There’s also plenty of space for displaying equipment.”
As he’d told the users, there was more than enough space to increase both the variety and quantity of equipment.
“The back area is the workshop proper.”
The back space was indeed the workshop area.
With three rooms merged into one, it was far more pleasant to craft equipment than before.
“I’ll make that side a storage room for materials.”
With the large workshop in the middle, a materials storage would be set up beside it.
“And here, I’ll put a large furnace.”
He would increase the number of workstations.
This would make it a workshop of such scale that it could properly be called large-scale.
For Free to use alone, it would be quite a spacious workshop.
‘Hmm.’
“Creating another familiar would be a waste of Free’s skill.”
Creating an additional familiar would mean Free would do less crafting. That would result in less experience accumulation and a slower growth rate.
Of course, just doing more work didn’t necessarily increase skill, but at this stage, Free lacked experience.
‘It would be wasteful to lose an opportunity for Free to build experience by creating another familiar.’
Jin-woo immediately pulled out a piece of equipment.
Then, instead of creating a familiar, he could provide equipment to assist.
“Free.”
“Yes!”
“This will be equipment to assist you.”
“This is……?”
Beep!
A mechanical sound rang out.
“It’s a Mechanic.”

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