Chapter 33
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 33
Chapter Title: The Forgotten Mid-Rank Knight's One-Handed Sword
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The Forgotten Mid-Rank Knight's One-Handed Sword.
It has a level requirement of 30 and is typically worn by swordsmen up to levels 80-100.
Yet this one-handed sword was trading at twice the price of other Rare-grade items.
A mere Rare-grade weapon with a low equip level fetching a whopping 50 gold.
Forgotten Mid-Rank Knight's One-Handed Sword? Why the hell is this 50 gold?
-Attack power is just average, and the special abilities aren't standout compared to other weapons.
It's just for collection purposes.
One-handed sword drop? Insanely lucky lol. There are fewer than 30 of those out in the Korea server.
Only 30 and it's still 50 gold? What a rip-off lmao.
Just sell it for 50 gold and buy a decent Epic sword instead.
Agreed, that's the better deal.
The reason a mere Rare-grade weapon cost 50 gold was its absurd scarcity.
"One-handed sword? Why this sword all of a sudden? Wouldn't it be better to buy something a bit higher quality?"
Ha-jin tilted his head.
If you're dropping 50 gold on something like this, why not spend another 10-20 and get a usable Epic weapon?
"No, I need this one."
"......Tch, fine, got it."
"Alright. When you get back, I'll tell you how to clear that quest here too."
Ha-jin's eyes lit up at the promise of quest info.
"Okay. Be right back!"
After Ha-jin left, Jeong Hoon headed alone to the smithy where the blacksmiths gathered.
In front of the smithy, a few users were handing over their weapons to the blacksmiths.
They were dropping them off for repairs after hunts or dungeon runs wore down the durability.
"Can you have it done by tomorrow?"
Repairs usually took a day.
But the man who took the weapon looked troubled.
"Repairing it in just one day might be tough."
"What?! We're in a hurry here."
"I'll do my best, but......"
"Best isn't good enoughmake it happen!"
The users handed over their weapons with an overbearing attitude and left.
"Ha...... I'm gonna lose my mind. How am I supposed to repair all this in one day?"
The NPC grumbled, arms full of weapons.
NPC Info
-Nickname: Sen
-Level: 30
-Job: Apprentice Blacksmith
He wasn't a full-fledged blacksmith but an apprentice learning at the smithy.
A newbie who entered with dreams of becoming a blacksmith.
And currently, Vulcan's one and only disciple.
"Hey."
When Jeong Hoon approached, he shook his head wearily.
"Sorry. If it's a repair, it'll take some time."
With users flooding into Edenhark, repair requests had spiked.
"It's not a repair. I'm here to see Blacksmith Vulcan."
"Master? Sorry, but he's really busy right now. So later......"
Sen's words cut off.
Because Jeong Hoon held out the letter of recommendation from Yorden.
'Normally, you'd have to do a quest with Sen first to meet Vulcan.'
A question mark floated over Sen's head.
The simple labor quest to build trust with Sen to meet Blacksmith Vulcan.
But with Yorden's letter, he skipped the labor quest.
"You can meet him, right?"
"Ah, please wait a moment."
Unnecessary quests are automatically skipped.
At the same time, the question mark over Sen's head vanished.
No need to do it anymore since he skipped with the letter.
Soon, Sen returned with a man in tow.
NPC Info
-Nickname: Vulcan
-Level: 50
-Job: Blacksmith
The blacksmith who could handle the energy of evolution stones.
Vulcan.
"You brought a letter of recommendation?"
"Yes."
An exclamation mark hovered over his head.
Quest completed.
Vulcan's trust increases.
As his trust rose, Vulcan's expression softened a bit.
"Huh, that old man wrote a recommendation? So, what business do you have with me?"
"I want you to extract this energy and forge it into a weapon."
Jeong Hoon pulled out an evolution stone and offered it.
"This is......?"
Vulcan's eyes widened in recognition of the evolution stone.
"Huh? Master, what's that?"
Sen's curiosity peaked at the reaction.
But his words didn't continue.
Because Jeong Hoon touched the question mark over Vulcan's head and accepted the quest.
Normal Quest: Blacksmith Vulcan
-Restriction: Users in possession of an evolution stone
-Reward: Vulcan's acceptance
-Description: Fulfill his request to get him to accept the commission.
"Think you can do it?"
"Hmm, sorry, not right now."
"Not possible?"
"As you can see, the smithy's in a mess."
The smithy interior was dirtier and more chaotic than usual.
Total pandemonium.
Turns out the blacksmiths weren't forging weaponsthey were scrambling to clean up.
"What's going on here?"
"Thieves broke in last night."
Thieves.
This event normally triggered after Sen's quest, but Yorden's letter fast-forwarded it.
"Damn bastards! Has to be those Ragard guys!"
Edenhark had two smithies.
One was this place.
The other was across the way.
For ages, Edenhark's smithies hadn't been cooperativethey were rivals, and that rivalry persisted.
But it shattered when Vulcan became a blacksmith.
Even in the beginner zone, Vulcan's skills were too superior.
Users visiting Edenhark started favoring Vulcan's smithy, tipping the balance.
No wonder Ragard, who ran the other one, was seething with envy.
"No, even so, those guys wouldn't stoop that low."
Vulcan knew Ragard well.
Envy or not, the man had blacksmith pride.
He wasn't trash enough to trash another shop.
"Then I'll find the culprit."
"Thanks. Whoever it was, they took the equipment for extracting energy too."
That was why Vulcan couldn't handle the stone.
"Yes."
Jeong Hoon left the smithy and headed next to the guild.
Not a player-run guild, but one made of NPC mercenaries.
"Hm? What brings you here?"
"Looking for the mercenary Woo-gang."
"Ah, Woo-gang? Probably upstairs on the second floor, but you might not wanna bother him. He's in no state to see anyone right now."
Ignoring the mercenary NPC's warning, Jeong Hoon went up to the second floor and found Woo-gang.
NPC Info
-Nickname: Woo-gang
-Level: 55
-Job: Mercenary (Info)
A question mark floated over Woo-gang's head.
Weekly Quest: Mercenary Woo-gang
-Restriction: All Edenhark users
-Reward: One piece of desired info
-Description: Woo-gang, who lost an important item, is in despair. Retrieve his item.
Jeong Hoon grinned and accepted the quest.
"......What? Who are you, barging in like that?"
Woo-gang glared murderously at Jeong Hoon.
"Brought your lost item."
"Huh? Lost item? How'd you know what it was?"
"A fan, right?"
Jeong Hoon pulled the fan from his inventory.
Woo-gang's Fan
-Type: Fan
-Grade: Normal
-The fan lost by NPC Woo-gang.
-Take it to NPC Woo-gang for a reward.
An item he'd stumbled on while digging the ground.
Not available to all users.
Once a week.
A fan spawns somewhere in Edenhark's fields, and finding it lets you take this quest to Woo-gang.
"!"
Woo-gang's eyes changed at the sight of the fan.
He looked back and forth between Jeong Hoon and the fan in confusion.
How did he know it was his?
"I can read an item's origin."
"Ah...... I see."
Woo-gang accepted it quickly.
The outsiders who came here all had mysterious powers.
Jeong Hoon's ability wasn't that shocking.
"Here."
"......Thank you so much!"
Woo-gang teared up as he took the fan.
Quest completed.
You may obtain one piece of info from Woo-gang.
Info limited to 'Edenhark.'
"In exchange, give me one piece of info for free."
"Of course! Have a seat right here."
Jeong Hoon sat in front of Woo-gang.
"A smithy got hit recently. Can you tell me about the culprit?"
"Of course. Give me a moment?"
At the same time.
A portal flashed, and Lee Hwarang appeared.
"Red Dragon Bone Bow showed up here, right?"
He had one reason to visit Edenhark.
Approach the user who took the Red Dragon Bone Bow, pay the appropriate price, and retrieve it.
He had to get it.
To activate the set effect.
'I absolutely can't let it slip away.'
Losing the dojo in Origin Village was bad enough.
This time, he'd get it himself no matter what.
"Hey, come on, let's go together."
This time, Lee Hwarang wasn't alone.
Lord Knight Park Jin-hyuk was with him.
To watch the deal and snag the evolution stone too.
Edenhark went wild at the sight of two named players.
"Whoa...... Two Shinwa Guild execs?"
"No way......"
Users doing their business flocked automatically to the named players.
"Lee Hwarang? You're later than I expected."
From the crowd, a user greeted Lee Hwarang familiarly.
Jeong Chang-ho, who had been the spectacle before they arrived.
Jeong Chang-ho had hit level 318 with the hidden class 'Spirit Mage (Fire).'
Unique grade.
Users were convinced he'd job-change to Legendary later.
"What're you doing here?"
Lee Hwarang scowled.
Truth be told, he didn't like Jeong Chang-ho.
A member of Harun Guild, currently at odds with Shinwa Guild.
Every encounter just led to more friction; one guy he didn't want to see.
"I heard the news. Some user found a Red Dragon set piece?"
Lee Hwarang's fist clenched at the sly smile on Jeong Chang-ho's lips.
'That bastard...... Not here for the evolution stone.'
Obviously here to snatch the Red Dragon Bone Bow.
Oh Min-ji next to him too.
Another Harun Guild exec.
No reason for two execs to show up just for an evolution stone.
"Hey, you here to steal it?"
Park Jin-hyuk spat the words.
He hated those two from Harun Guild as well.
"No way."
Jeong Chang-ho shrugged.
"If you don't wanna lose it, just offer more than us and take it. Simple."
Oh Min-ji chimed in.
"Tch, fine, get lost."
Revulsion rose at their antics, but Lee Hwarang was confident he wouldn't lose the Red Dragon weapon.
Everyone knew he was collecting the Red Dragon set.
And he'd stacked ridiculous cash just in case.
Found in Edenhark? Probably a low-level user.
'Join Shinwa Guild under my name. And massive cash.'
Whatever the seller wanted, he'd match it.
First, he had to contact the seller.
Lee Hwarang pulled out a megaphone from his inventory.
Premium Megaphone
-Broadcasts a message to the entire village.
Using this would send the message to every user's chat window in the village.
'Please see it. I beg you.'
Hoping the Red Dragon Bone Bow holder would see it.
He broadcast the message with all his wishful thinking.