Chapter 30
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 30
Chapter Title: Red Dragon Bone Bow
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There were various ways to restore a bow.
You could seek out a skilled blacksmith and commission them.
Or ask an alchemist specializing in restoration.
But that required investing a significant amount of time, not to mention money.
Its Unique grade, no less. The fact that it dropped to Rare means restoration is practically impossible.
It had fallen a full two grades.
Restoring a weapon so damaged that its grade dropped?
That was work only for a Legendary-grade blacksmith or alchemist, at minimum.
I think he spent about 100 million on the restoration.
Lee Hwarang had bragged while showing off his restored bow.
The majesty of that bow was still vividly etched in his memory.
Its fine. Ill restore it myself.
He didnt have 100 million to spare, and reaching a Legendary-grade blacksmith or alchemist meant hitting at least level 200.
Users of that caliber had no reason to hang around in this low-level zone.
Lee Hwarang could probably visit a guild-affiliated blacksmith or alchemist, but Jeong Hoon couldnt.
So he planned to do it himself.
There is one way to restore it in Edenhark.
Jeong Hoon opened the Achievement Shop.
The shop had leveled up to 3.
Your Achievement Shop is currently level 3.
Level 3 adds a category function to the shop.
Items for sale are organized by category.
Unlike the simple list up to level 2, categories had been added.
This was because the number of purchasable items exploded upon reaching level 3.
Jeong Hoon entered the Special category.
Achievement Shop (Special) Lv.3
-Installables
-Consumables
The shop was subdivided into categories again.
Jeong Hoon selected Consumables and dragged the scrollbar all the way down until he found what he wanted.
Found it.
Jeong Hoon stopped at one entry.
-Mysterious Hourglass
The first material for restoration was the Mysterious Hourglass.
Using it restored 50 of a weapons durability.
If you didnt want to go through a blacksmith, you could repair weapon durability with achievement points like this.
Jeong Hoon bought 10 Mysterious Hourglasses.
500 points each, totaling 5,000 points spent.
He had 33,000 points left.
Plenty of achievement points to spare.
They said to gather your focus and release it all at once.
Hourglasses alone couldnt fully restore the bow.
Jeong Hoon smashed the glass encasing the sand with his bare hands.
The glass shattered, and the sand fell into the basket.
He broke all 10 like that, then returned to the Achievement Shop for more items.
-Sacred Lubricant
-Restoration Powder
-Fusion Potion
The Sacred Lubricant sold for 5,000 points each.
Restoration Powder was 3,000 points.
The Fusion Potion was a whopping 15,000 pointsan outrageous price.
Another 23,000 points spent, leaving 10,000.
Perfect.
Gathering achievement points took time, so hed expected this to drag on, but he even had 10,000 left over.
Jeong Hoon mixed the lubricant and Restoration Powder into the sand.
Then he carefully uncapped the Fusion Potion bottle and dripped it in drop by drop.
A device to restore items below Unique grade.
A recipe still unknown to the public.
It only surfaced right before New World became reality, and players adopted it late.
Now, Jeong Hoon was crafting it.
As he used about half the Fusion Potion, light began bursting from the baskets contents.
Slowly.
It shone so brightly he could barely keep his eyes open, but Jeong Hoon kept dripping steadily.
Too much or too little, and the process would fail.
To blend perfectly, he had to drip evenly and guide the mixture.
Drip. Drip.
The Fusion Potion from the bottle all fell into the basket.
Jeong Hoon plunged his hand in and stirred slowly to mix thoroughly.
He continued until the light fully faded.
Unique Restoration Powder has been created.
You are the first to create Unique Restoration Powder! 10,000 achievement points awarded!
Acquired title Junior Crafter.
Done.
Jeong Hoon grinned.
Powder capable of restoring Unique-grade items.
Now he could restore the bow.
Earth Korea User Management Team.
Crazy what the hell is that?
Unique Restoration Powder?
Howd he make that?
The staff stared at the powder the user had created, eyes wide with shock.
Unique Restoration Powder.
Damn speechless.
Team Leader Oh Jin-su was just as stunned.
The user who claimed the first Martial Artist hidden class.
They had high hopes for him, but how could they not be shocked by this?
Hed gone to the mine the map pointed to, picked up the broken bow nearby, and casually used an unknown recipe to complete Unique Restoration Powder.
Now hed restore the bow with it, right?
Wow, so hes restoring the bow with that powder?
If its that wreckeddown to Rarerestoring it could bump it to Epic or even Unique?
The staff were spot on.
That damaged, restoration could reach Unique grade.
A Unique-grade bow found in Edenhark wait, dont tell me its that bow?
Long ago, Rihart the Divine Archer had roamed Edenhark.
Rihart was known to favor one bow, but it had never been found.
Hed brushed it off as flavor text, so why was it surfacing now?
If thats his bow itd be insane.
The bow wielded by the Divine Archer.
For some reason, Oh Jin-su felt it was the exact same item Rihart used.
Jeong Hoon pulled out the bow and sprinkled a handful of powder gently.
A faint light seeped into the broken bow, and it began slowly repairing.
Good.
He kept sprinkling the powder steadily.
The powder had a one-time use limit.
And for 100 effect, every bit had to be used.
Jeong Hoon repeated the process, applying the powder meticulously.
Finally, the basket emptied. He shook out the last grains and finished.
Complete.
The bow in Jeong Hoons hands was no longer broken.
The weathered bowstring was perfectly restored, gleaming red, and the shattered limbs now formed a Red Dragons head.
Broken Unknown Bow has been restored.
Name changed to Red Dragon Bone Bow.
Congratulations! You have acquired Red Dragon Bone Bow (Unique). This will be announced in New World.
Unique-grade weapon acquired! 1,000 achievement points awarded.
Hed successfully obtained the first must-have weapon in Edenhark: the Red Dragon Bone Bow.
The bow Rihart the Divine Archer used.
Jeong Hoon checked the info on his new bow.
Red Dragon Bone Bow
-Type: Bow
-Grade: Unique
-Attack: 156
-Critical Hit Chance: 2 2.25
-Remaining Durability: 100
-Special (1): Mana Arrows generate infinitely.
-Special (2): Low chance to apply Fire Damage on hit.
Insane, as expected.
With the Red Dragon Bone Bow, no need for consumable arrows.
Archers always stocked up before battle.
That cost money, forcing them into profitable dungeons. But with a high-grade item like this, no consumables neededsaving cash, and no drawing from quivers meant shorter delays. Just nock and shoot.
Cheat-level special abilities.
Plus Fire Damage.
When it procs, enemies hit burn in agony.
The third bow Lee Hwarang favored.
At this point in time, Lee Hwarang probably favored two bows.
This wouldve been his third.
But now it was in Jeong Hoons hands, so that future wouldnt happen.
Ill use upgrade materials on it later.
Unique grade, but without specials, it wasnt great yet.
New World didnt require levels to equip itemsyou reinforced weapons manually.
So initial options were meh, regardless of grade.
But this bows true value lay not in reinforcement, but evolution.
It had to evolve to become a cheat weapon.
Hey!
Just then, Yorden burst out from the mine.
A new question mark floated over his head.
Found you.
Jeong Hoon grinned.
The Red Dragon Bone Bows first evolution was imminent.
Lately, Lee Hwarangs mood had been foul.
He sat in the Shinwa Guild archer training ground stands, arms crossed, glaring at the targets.
Huh? Team Leader Yi, whats with him lately?
Who knows. Ever since Origin Village, hes been like that.
Whenever he was in a bad mood, hed sit there glaring at targets. Since Origin Village, it was daily: sit, glare, log out.
The cause? A small dojo in Origin Village.
Traces of someone staying there, but whod claimed that opportunity?
Who the hell took it?
No matter how I think, its weird. I was the only one who found that clue.
Hed found the clue alone.
Deciphering it took over half a year.
Leveling suffered massively as a result.
But it didnt matter.
He was certain hed get the ultimate skill to fix archers close-range weakness.
All for naught.
Hey, Hwarang.
Staring at the target, someone sat beside him.
Lee Hwarang recognized the familiar voice without looking.
What.
His decade-long friend, Lord Knight Park Jin-hyeok.
Park Jin-hyeok had roped him into New World.
You take the sword, Ill do bow or magic, or whatever.
Anyway, they found their talents and joined Shinwa under Sword King Sa Jae-hyeoksuccess.
Missed something big?
Nah.
Yeah right. Its all over your face.
Whatever, I said its not.
How to admit hed slaved away at chores in Origin Villages dojo?
Pride wouldnt let him.
Reading his expression, Park Jin-hyeok smoothly changed topics.
Anyway, found clues on the Red Dragon Bone Bow?
Nope.
Lee Hwarang shook his head.
Red Dragon Bone Bow.
The weapon favored by Rihart the Divine Archer 600 years ago.
And the armor set he wore.
Lee Hwarang had collected the full set minus the weapon.
Helm, top, bottom, cape, boots.
Just the bow, and the Red Dragon set would complete with set bonuses.
Yeah? Taking longer than I thought. Figured youd snag it quick.
Tell me about it. Worst luckno clues on the key weapon
The armor was all found on Hamelon Continent, where Rihart was said to have closed his eyes.
But not the weapon.
No trace despite endless searches.
No announcement, so its still buried. Keep at it.
Yeah.
New World auto-announced Unique item discoveries.
To celebrate and notify.
Lee Hwarang got announcements for each Red Dragon armor piece.
No weapon announcement meant it was hidden somewhere.
No need to rush.
Congratulations! Player has acquired Red Dragon Bone Bow (Unique) in Edenhark.
Like a ghost, the New World announcement popped.
The very Red Dragon Bone Bow hed hunted for.
Son of a bitch!
Lee Hwarang cursed and shot to his feet.