The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 41

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Chapter 41
Episode 41.
“You’re telling me you made money in less than a month?”
Dongwoo grumbled and headed off to meet his older brother.
“D-grade Equipment won’t sell for much anyway. Better to reinvest that and make something you actually want to craft.”
Jin-woo probably wanted to express his gratitude.
“That’s the kind of person you are, so I scraped together what I could and bought you a Capsule. What else?”
If his brother insisted, Dongwoo could pretend not to notice.
“Let’s just eat without worrying about it.”
He’d figure things out after eating.
“Some marbled beef should be fine. I should suggest we go to a cold-meat place, actually.”
* * *
A beef restaurant.
“What’s with the beef? If you really want to treat me, let’s go to an all-you-can-eat place.”
“Dongwoo, your brother made money, didn’t I tell you? It’s all because of you. I’m having so much fun because of you. And it’s not just fun. I’ve actually made money too.”
…….
Dongwoo looked at Jin-woo with pitying eyes.
‘What’s wrong with him?’
“What’s the matter with you?”
His inner thoughts spilled out before he could stop them.
“No, I mean — are you actually having fun with the game?”
“Having way too much fun, actually. Which is why…”
Jin-woo pulled out an envelope and handed it to Dongwoo.
“What’s this?”
“The cost of the Capsule you gave me. You won’t accept money from me anyway, right? So use this to start playing too.”
What was inside wasn’t money.
It was a receipt.
Jin-woo knew that if he gave Dongwoo cash, his brother would just hand it straight back, so he’d deliberately bought a Capsule instead.
“Hold on — where did you get the money from? You didn’t resell another Capsule, did you?”
But when Dongwoo saw the receipt, he froze.
The Capsule price was thirty million won.
And Jin-woo had been playing for less than a month.
Yet he’d already made thirty million won — it was impossible.
“I earned it, I’m telling you.”
“I know how great a player you are. But New Gene Crafting is supposed to be incredibly hard, right? There’s no way you’d get this far in just one month.”
“Didn’t you buy me the Capsule knowing exactly who I am?”
Jin-woo tilted his head in genuine confusion.
“So you really did earn it? What’s your Level?”
“Over 50.”
“Wait, that doesn’t add up! At Level 50 you’re supposed to be making D-grade Equipment — how do you make 30 million from that?”
Jin-woo pulled out his phone and showed it to him.
New Gene was synchronized with mobile devices, so you could check your character status anywhere.
“See this Achievement? It says Special — you get that when you craft S-grade. And yesterday I made SS-grade.”
……?
Dongwoo’s face literally turned into a question mark.
“S-grade at Level 50? And you said SS yesterday?”
He’d heard that Crafting was incredibly difficult.
“I heard the Crafting difficulty is hell-tier.”
“Crafting is hard, sure.”
Jin-woo said.
“But for me it’s doable.”
“No, that’s not doable — this is SS-grade we’re talking about! Isn’t that supposed to be really high?”
“This is just the beginning.”
…….
Only then did Dongwoo start to grasp the situation quickly.
“I knew your skill level, but this is way beyond what I expected!”
Dongwoo quickly scanned the menu.
“Can I get the prime brisket, hyung?”
“Order whatever you want. This round is on me.”
……hyung!
Jin-woo felt quite proud watching Dongwoo.
“When you start the game, let me know. I’ll craft you a piece of equipment.”
Dongwoo didn’t quite understand how much weight those words carried.
“Thanks, hyung. I’ll get started on the game right away.”
* * *
Having left the Gorge, Jin-woo arrived at Bruckle, the city near Beltray Forest where the artisan Rodin was located.
“It’s not a mega-city, but it’s way bigger than Sinse.”
Bruckle.
Jin-woo saw a rather stern gate. Users and NPCs were entering the city, but inspection was thorough.
The scale was incomparable to Sinse, and the walls were remarkably high.
Hmm.
Jin-woo entered Bruckle.
Wow.
“Level 210 hunter mercenary here! Will take any job! Maxed out Lock Picking!”
“Buying cave mushrooms, all of them!”
“Looking for someone to help with the Last Tears Quest!”
“Looking for party members heading to Elven Place!”
Bruckle was brimming with vitality.
“Now this feels like I’m actually playing a game.”
From the tutorial village through Sinse, he’d been getting used to New Gene.
But from here on was where the real game began.
Freedom.
And excitement.
Jin-woo wandered through Bruckle’s market, observing the players. Or more precisely, their equipment.
Hmm.
Everyone wore decent gear. The uniformity was obvious, but those who looked over Level 100 were generally wearing acceptable equipment.
Hmm.
Though that was being quite generous.
‘Just barely acceptable, really.’
“A city this size should have plenty of quality materials in the shops.”
Even after converting his money to cash, Jin-woo had quite a bit of Gold.
The bone equipment he’d listed had sold out immediately.
“Let me try using S-grade materials.”
After working with Red Stone, Jin-woo had gotten a real feel for it.
“The Gold I have now is…”
Roughly 300,000 Gold.
“A decent amount. And I still have the Red Stone Armor, so that should finish soon.”
The Red Stone Armor had been up for almost a day.
“Should fetch around 100,000 Gold by now.”
100,000 Gold equals ten million won.
“Being able to sell equipment for ten million won… did I price it too high?”
Still, it’s SS-grade, so that much should be justified.
The Auction would be ending soon.
Jin-woo opened the Auction with anticipation.
-Red Stone Armor [Auction in progress!]
Current Bid: 1,000,000G
“Huh?”
Jin-woo blinked.
“That’s not 100,000…”
1,000,000.
One million Gold.
“This is insane.”
He’d expected a minimum of 100,000, maybe twice that at most.
But this was ten times that.
“That’s 100 million won.”
Ding! Ding! Ding!
But it wasn’t over.
With thirty minutes left until Auction end, the bidding war continued.
-Auction ending soon.
-1 minute remaining.
-30 seconds remaining!
And the Auction ended.
-Final Bid: 1,100,000G
The Red Stone Armor sold for 1.1 million Gold.
Clink!
With the sound of Gold coins clinking together, 1.1 million Gold landed squarely in Jin-woo’s possession.
-Achievement obtained!
-You have achieved the Achievement [Millionaire]!
-All Stats increase by 5!
Oh.
Jin-woo couldn’t suppress the smile spreading across his face.
“I should take Dongwoo out to a really fancy place.”
Actually, if he kept earning at this rate, he could afford to buy an actual house, not just rent one.
“Though Seoul would be out of the question.”
Jin-woo chuckled.
“But for now…”
He didn’t need cash immediately.
“Time to buy materials.”
Jin-woo’s eyes were gleaming.
* * *
The Red Stone Armor was purchased by Bushard, the guild master of the Jiryong Guild.
“Yuran, we won the bid.”
“How much did we get it for?”
“1.1 million Gold.”
Wow…
1.1 million Gold.
“That’s basically stealing! This armor has the Life Drain option!”
The price was unthinkable for armor with a Life Drain attribute.
“That armor with the Life Drain option — didn’t we bulk-purchase some recently?”
“Yes sir. They were 5 million Gold each. The quality was ordinary though. Basically just the raw material cost.”
“So who exactly is this person?”
Bushard immediately equipped the Red Stone Armor he’d just won.
Whoosh.
“It’s light. And above all, it’s incredibly sturdy. The Life Drain is great, the other Options are solid, the defense is excellent. How is it possible to buy this for 1.1 million Gold?”
“It’s strange that it was even posted on the Auction. If any other guild had known about this, we would’ve never gotten it.”
Vice-master Yuran examined the Red Stone Armor closely.
“What if we approach with an offer? Say, ten million Gold upfront, plus bonuses for every piece of equipment crafted, and priority access to premium materials whenever they come in?”
The Jiryong Guild was short on master craftspeople.
Well, they had plenty who could make S-grade and SS-grade, but none who could properly craft Life Drain equipment even with materials on hand.
“We need to approach first before another guild locks them in.”
…….
But Bushard frowned.
“If the rumors are true and this person is who we think…”
Bushard had already heard those rumors well enough.
Jin.
The legend of Eternal Sunshine.
Though Bushard wasn’t from Eternal Sunshine himself, he knew well about Jin.
Whether it was true or not, nobody could say, but it didn’t hurt to be cautious.
“Tell everyone to be careful not to make mistakes.”
If it really was him, maintaining good relations would be essential.
* * *
With his wallet fattened, Jin-woo immediately sought out the merchant district.
Originally, he’d planned to find Rodin first.
“Rodin’s supposed to be in this city.”
But when he entered, the Quest map was pointing to a location further away.
“It must be within Bruckle’s territory.”
If he had to leave the city anyway, he should buy materials first.
“I need to get First’s equipment sorted out properly.”
His head was full of plans for the new equipment.
Feedback he’d gathered from testing equipment on First.
“And right now First has no armor. The sword’s been done for a while too.”
The Lapis Lazuli Claw Sword was quite good, but Jin-woo could now craft something far better.
“I did just make SS-grade, but honestly luck played a part in that.”
He definitely needed to get more comfortable with SS-grade crafting.
Jin-woo found the largest merchant guild in Bruckle.
Just as he was about to enter, someone called out to him.
“Pardon me, are you Jin-woo?”
A player in quite impressive equipment. Jin-woo scanned him quickly and nodded.
“Yes, that’s me.”
“Hello! I’m Spinova! I serve as an executive in the Luers Guild.”
Spinova, an executive of the Luers Guild, bowed respectfully to Jin-woo.
Then, before Jin-woo could even become wary, he continued his explanation.
“The thing is, I saw your equipment on the Auction.”
He said.
“You crafted that Pickaxe beautifully! I used to mine daily back when I was active. I only thought of Pickaxes as disposable tools then, but where did you come up with that idea? And what’s more,”
Spinova continued with his praise quite naturally.
“Our guild has quite a few craftspeople, but you made it to #1 on the Hall of Fame!”
Seeing Jin-woo show interest, Spinova got right to the point.
“So that’s why we’ve come to extend an invitation to join the Luers Guild!”
It was a clean pitch.
But Jin-woo’s curiosity lay elsewhere.
‘How did they find me?’
“How did you find me?”
In an instant, Jin-woo’s expression hardened.
The atmosphere shifted completely.
Spinova tensed immediately. He knew that one wrong word here would ruin everything.
“Well, that’s…”

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