Chapter 132
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 132
Chapter Title: Heavenly Ore Revealed
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Ha.
Birshin watched the fight between the outsider and the guardian in a daze.
It looked like an exchange of blows, but it was utterly one-sided.
This bet looks like itll end in my loss too.
The second bet.
Whoever reached the Heavenly Ore first would make the loser theirs.
But even if he lost, it didnt feel bad at all.
In fact, he was excited.
He had wasted a year just to see the Heavenly Ore again.
But seeing how the mine had changed, if he hadnt met this outsider, he wouldnt have reached it in a lifetime, let alone a year.
Lets go.
As Jeong Hoon defeated the guardian, the barrier blocking the path vanished.
Y-Yeah.
Birshin followed Jeong Hoon past the barrier.
And they arrived.
At the exact spot with the Heavenly Ore that he had seen a year ago.
In front of it stood the stele he remembered, but the Heavenly Ore was nowhere in sight.
You have proved your qualification.
The stele had clearly read Heavenly Ore a year ago, but now it was engraved with You have proved your qualification.
Go ahead and touch it.
Jeong Hoon stepped aside.
Birshin naturally approached the stele.
Is it okay to touch it? What if something weird happens like last time.
It should be fine, right?
What an optimistic guy No, confidence in his skills
Birshin took a couple of deep breaths, then slowly ran his hand over the stele.
The stele glowed, and a blue light swirled from the blank wall, revealing the ores he remembered right before his eyes.
H-Heavenly Ore.
Birshin murmured in an emotional voice.
Achievement unlocked! You have completed First to Discover the Heavenly Mineral! 50,000 achievement points awarded.
Done.
The final condition for the Heavenly Ore to appear: Birshin, who had first touched the stele a year ago, had to touch it again.
Knowing that condition, he had brought Birshin into the mine, and fulfilling it made the Heavenly Ore appear.
Jeong Hoon pulled out his pickaxe and mined a small amount of Heavenly Ore.
All materials gathered.
Controller Materials
-Squishy Tears (Acquired)
-Mysterious Battery (Acquired)
-Heavenly Ore (Acquired)
Now he could craft the Lord Wyverns heart with this.
And that wasnt all.
Thank you so much. Without you, I never wouldve seen this beautiful mineral again.
The Birshin who had tried to kill Jeong Hoon early on was gone.
He was expressing sincere gratitude to Jeong Hoon with utmost politeness.
An exclamation mark blinked above his head.
You have completed the quest.
You have acquired the Luminous Stone.
What Birshin offered upon losing the bet was the Luminous Stone.
Like Evolution Stones, it was a stone used on equipment.
But while Evolution Stones upgraded gear, the Luminous Stone restored destroyed equipment.
Its so rare that its worth 10 billion won.
He never imagined Birshin would have a Luminous Stone.
Is it really okay to give me something this precious?
Oh, you have a good eye for it? Howd you know its valuable?
You can tell at a glance.
Huhu, its the best thing I own, so Im handing it over.
.
No need to feel burdened. Consider it my apology for trying to kill you at first and looking down on you.
Birshin had wandered the continent collecting minerals.
The Luminous Stone was something hed acquired by chance in that process.
He knew it was a Legendary-grade stone far rarer than Unique Enhancement Stones, one that could let him live leisurely for life.
But as a mineral researcher, he knew that without Jeong Hoon, hed never see the Heavenly Ore again.
Hed confirmed it once more going through that trap today.
So he wanted to gift this Luminous Stone to the man who had saved him time.
Convinced by Birshins sincere eyes and voice, Jeong Hoon decided to accept the stone.
Then Ill gratefully accept it.
The method to restore Mukho that Siegfried had taught him.
Reconfiguring Mukho to his tastes.
But to do that, he had to restore the broken base from the ground up, which hed put off until now.
The material needed to restore that base was this Luminous Stone.
Mukho. Now I can restore you.
Really?! How?!
This Luminous Stone is the material to restore you.
That guy, whats his name again?
Birshin?
Birshin, you bastard I acknowledge you.
Hed mocked Birshins looks as science earlier, but now he acknowledged him.
Jeong Hoon found it absurd, but since Mukho seemed happy, he let it slide.
Merhen Royal Castle.
Vermang tapped the table as he examined the incomplete controller.
As expected itll be tough.
A while ago, Merhens hero had left to gather the missing materials.
Thanks to him, peace had come to the castle, smiles bloomed from Kaiserck V down to the ministers, and even the soldiers got full vacations for the first time.
He was deeply grateful to the hero, but honestly, he wasnt expecting much this time.
It had been 9 years of effort to develop the controller.
Approaching 10 years, he knew how hard the remaining materials were to obtain.
There werent even clues to begin with.
Squishy Tears.
Mysterious Battery.
Heavenly Ore.
These three materials came from recipes left by his ancestors.
Hed found leads on the Squishy Tears and Mysterious Battery.
The problem was the Heavenly Ore.
He wasnt even sure it existed.
Just then, someone burst through the workshop door panting.
Lord Vermang!
Tch, who runs recklessly in the royal castle?
S-Sorry!
He was Blendi, a novice craftsman whod recently joined the castle.
Young and still needing much teaching, but his talent was unmatched, so Vermang was personally training him.
Anyway, whats got you rushing in like this?
The heros here! Hes heading this way nowwhat should we do?
Hes here?!
No way, this fast?
He mustve given up because he couldnt find them?
Vermang guided the arriving Jeong Hoon to the workshop.
Im pretty late, right?
Haha, late? You came so fast I thought youd given up
Vermang said, gauging Jeong Hoons expression.
But Jeong Hoons face was beaming.
I got everything.
Jeong Hoon said as he placed the three materials on the table.
Squishy Tears.
Mysterious Battery.
And finally, Heavenly Ore.
Vermangs eyes went wide.
Y-You got them all!
I said I would.
This is impossible.
Vermang couldnt continue.
The reality before him felt like a dream.
The Mysterious Battery and Squishy Tears were one thing, but Heavenly Ore too?
So we can complete the controller now?
O-Of course! But were short on ore. Its too little.
How much more do we need?
At least 20 times more.
This amount mustve been hard to get, but it was ridiculously small for the controller.
At least 20 times more to make it fully functional.
Got it. Ill be right back.
P-Pardon? You can get more of this ore?
Yeah. I mined it myself from the mine.
Gasp!
You have completed the quest.
72 hours remaining until controller crafting and heart engraving.
Hed completed the quest, but couldnt engrave the heart right away.
72 hours.
6 hours to craft the controller 100, the rest for turning the heart into an item.
Come back in 72 hours! Ill make it perfect.
Okay.
Jeong Hoon used the free time to visit the training grounds.
Karyan and Ha-jin were still diligently training there.
Theyre doing well.
The guy sweating buckets, silently following Karyans instructions.
His eyes had gone blank long ago, but he was still standing strong.
Thatll do.
Karyan eyed Ha-jin, then nodded.
.
No response from Ha-jin.
Hed passed out standing up.
Hah, come back once youre conscious.
A smile crept onto Karyans lips for the first time.
He turned, met Jeong Hoons gaze, and gave a brief nod.
Then he turned back and left the training grounds.
Means you can heal him now.
The test training had just ended.
Now Ha-jin could take the quest.
Jeong Hoon approached and cast Intermediate Healing multiple times.
Using Intermediate Healing.
Using Intermediate Healing.
After several casts, Ha-jin slowly came to.
Ugh W-Where am I?
Where else? The training grounds.
Ah! Shit! I was training?!
Ha-jin scrambled up into stance.
Its fine. Looks like you passed the test.
Passed?
Yeah. Said come back when you wake up? Probably to give you the quest.
For real? Youre not lying?
Ha-jin muttered in disbelief, then collapsed flat.
He hung his head, shoulders trembling slightly.
Good job.
These efforts will be a huge asset for you.
It was the same for me.
Jeong Hoon firmly believed Ha-jin would rise on his own power, not someone elses help.
Alright, next up is Kim Bong-gu?
Wait! What about me? Me?!
Mukho cut in urgently.
You?
You got the stone? Restore me first!
Ah I did, but cant right now.
Cant?
Yeah.
The Luminous Stone wasnt for just anyone to handle.
He couldnt go to an NPC in this beginner area.
Restoring Mukho would wait until level 201, third job change.
So roll Kim Bong-gu first.
Jeong Hoon whispered to Kim Bong-gu.
WhisperHoon - Aemiyagugijjada: Bonggocha. What do I press to summon?
That nickname was artistic every time.
How does it make him frown every single time?
The whisper returned lightning-fast.
WhisperAemiyagugijjada - Hoon: Vroom vroom! Just whisper summon anytime, Ill come!
WhisperHoon - Aemiyagugijjada: Okay. Summoning now.
WhisperAemiyagugijjada - Hoon: R-Right now?
WhisperHoon - Aemiyagugijjada: Problem?
WhisperAemiyagugijjada - Hoon: Departing immediately! Where to?!
WhisperHoon - Aemiyagugijjada: Merhen Royal Castle 2nd Training Grounds
Fuck!
Why wont they just leave me alone?!
Why why why!
Kim Bong-gu barely suppressed the urge to log out.
If I log out, Im dead.
The moment he upset the viper, no more New World for him.
Lets go.
Kim Bong-gu dashed to Merhen Royal Castle 2nd Training Grounds.
Jeong Hoon sat lounging in a chair alone.
Anxiety hit him instantly.
Run now?
But stepping into the training grounds sealed it.
Youre here?
Jeong Hoons eyes were already on him.
Kim Bong-gu nodded with an awkward smile.
Yes! Bonggocha! Just arrived!
Cars late. Poor performance, right?
Haha, still fully optioned!
No, thats a problem.
.
Kim Bong-gu fidgeted inwardly, watching Jeong Hoons eyes.
What does he want to hear?
Take it out.
Jeong Hoon tossed the words curtly.
Pardon? What?
What else?
Uh Y-Yes!
Kim Bong-gu pulled a gold pouch from his inventory.
Jeong Hoon stared at him in bewilderment.
Whatre you doing?
Uh? Didnt you say take out money?
He figured it was gold-shaking time?
I said take out the dagger.
D-Dagger?
Yeah. Spar with me now.
Only then did Kim Bong-gu notice the weapon in Jeong Hoons hand.
Not Anima or Leviathan, but a training ground dagger.
No, why me for real?
Kim Bong-gu dropped to his knees desperately.
B-Bro? I dont know what I did wrong this time, but please forgive me!
Bong-gu. I hate repeating myself.
Sob!
Youre a real bastard.
In the end, Kim Bong-gu drew his dagger from inventory.
Gonna test if you can be tuned up now.
T-Tuning?
Last time with the Wyvern, the car was too rotten.
.
Not depreciationscrap heap level. You know?
No, wait.
So I wanna tune it and test drive properly. Okay?
Bonggochas just a nickname. Im a person originally.
Begin.
Jeong Hoon vanished.
In that instant, burning pain hit his side.
Jeong Hoon had closed in and stabbed the dagger into Bong-gus side.
Gahk!
Intense pain made Kim Bong-gu groan and tremble.
Its serious.
Jeong Hoon pulled out the dagger and used Healing.
The pain eased, and the wound closed rapidly.
B-Bro I cant do this. Ill train with someone else!
Nah, cant. You hit 201, gotta do third job.
Right?
Then come back upgraded to Unique.
Y-Yes?!