Chapter 200
[The item information has been updated . ]
[Broken Mysterious Sky Sword 1]
[The handle of the broken Mysterious Sky Sword .
It isn’t complete and is in a state of limited power .
It can be restored if there is the Mysterious Sky Sword 2 .
Other than that, it is impossible to change its external appearance .
Rating: Unique
Restrictions: 600 strength, 400 physique .
Durability: 2,500/2,500
Attack Power: 1,200
Effect: Reduces magic power consumption by 20% and defense penetration is increased by 20% . ]
‘Thank you, Yeongchan . I’ll buy you chicken today . ’ Hyeonu expressed deep gratitude to Yeongchan when he saw the message . He would’ve just gone back to the West Continent straight away if it wasn’t for Yeongchan . The East Continent might be a land of opportunity, but the West Continent was also formidable . He had to enjoy the effects of joining New World nominally .
‘I will help out during the main scenario . I just need to get a bit of information on the main scenario . Then it is mutual aid . ’
He wasn’t eating for free, so his conscience had no qualms about it .
It was a clear give and take .
‘East Continent, be well . I’ll come back soon . ’
Hyeonu inhaled the air of Geomdan Mountain . Then he pulled a small piece of paper from his inventory and ripped it . The identity of the paper was the Return Book for Brigs .
***
Hyeonu appeared in Brigs and climbed straight to the Hejin Great Mountain Range . This time, he had a clear destination .
‘It is so comfortable to have a destination . ’
Hyeonu smiled as he climbed the rugged Hejin Great Mountain Range and headed toward for Kali Falls inside the mountain range . He was looking for the dwarves there . It was the Red Anvil Tribe—the tribe containing Golden Hammer Edchan and his brother, Tresha .
Kali Falls was still letting out a strong stream of water . Hyeonu waited silently as he was splashed by the cold water .
‘No one is coming out . . . ?’
It was inevitable that Hyeonu’s expression, which was covered by the mask, would be distorted . During Hyeonu’s last visit, Tresha was accidentally discovered by Hyeonu and Kim Seokjung, and he led them to the Red Anvil Tribe . However, there was no such thing today . For more than 30 minutes, Hyeonu just stared at the waterfall .
“You? What’s going on here?” It was at this moment that Hyeonu heard a familiar voice behind him . He turned back and confirmed the owner of the voice . Short and full of muscles—it was Edchan, who was the chief of the Red Anvil Tribe and a Golden Hammer .
“I came to see you, Edchan . I feel lucky to meet you like this today,” Hyeonu greeted .
Hearing Hyeonu’s words, Edchan pointed at himself . “Me? Why are you looking for me? Did you come to get a weapon? No! I can’t give it to you! Go back!” He declared firmly .
Edchan was so resolute that Hyeonu felt he had actually asked for a weapon . Hyeonu clarified, “No, I’m not asking for a weapon . I’m here to have one repaired . Wouldn’t a dwarf have better repair skills than a human?”
Edchan smiled slightly at Hyeonu’s praise .
Hyeonu saw it and drove in the nail . “There is also this, although it might be trivial . It is alcohol from the East Continent . You don’t have to feel pressured though . I will appreciate it if you just think of it as my sincerity . ”
Hyeonu had purchased alcohol from the East Continent . It was a drink he wanted to offer to Qing Feng, but it wasn’t delivered because Hyeonu returned to the West Continent earlier than planned .
“Alcohol from the East Continent? This?” Edchan snatched the glass bottle from Hyeonu’s hand . Judging by the sound, it wasn’t a lie that there was alcohol inside it .
‘I will confirm it first . Didn’t he say it was a gift anyway?’ Edchan couldn’t resist and opened the bottle .
Then a slight scent flowed out from it . The smell was different from the beer he usually drank .
‘Should I take a sip? Just one sip?’ Edchan struggled while holding the bottle tightly . His shaking hands showed how severe his internal conflict was .
“Help yourself . I have more than one bottle . ” Hyeonu drove in another nail .
At Hyeonu’s words, Edchan raised the bottle of alcohol to his mouth .
“Groan . . . It tastes as good as the smell . Come on in . I don’t know what you’re asking me to fix, but since you gave me such good alcohol, I’ll make it so there aren’t any blemishes . ” As he said these words, Edchan reached out to Hyeonu .
Hyeonu smiled and pulled out another bottle of alcohol from his inventory .
***
“Yes, I’ll repair it . Take it out . ” Edchan brought Hyeonu to his smithy .
It was to pay for the alcohol .
“Can you repair this broken weapon?” Hyeonu asked in a careful tone .
Then Edchan’s expression fell, and his face turned red . “Who am I? Do you think I can’t fix a broken weapon?! I am a Golden Hammer . Among the many dwarves, the title of Golden Hammer has been given to only five dwarves in the present age! Bring it out now . That trivial thing, I’ll fix it instantly . ”
Faced with Edchan’s anger, Hyeonu smiled and pulled out the Broken Sky Sword . “How long will it take?”
“Hmm . . . Wait a minute . This is quite interesting . ” Edchan grabbed the broken parts of the Mysterious Sky Sword and examined them .
Then he injected magic power into the broken Mysterious Sky Sword and beat it with a hammer .
A long time passed before he looked up . “I don’t know where you got this from, but you brought me something quite interesting . The same type of magic power has been injected in it for a long time, and the metal itself has been stained with magic power . ”
“So can it be repaired?” Hyeonu urged Edchan who kept changing the topic . Could Edchan do it or not? Hyeonu was annoyed by Edchan’s attitude of not getting straight to the point .
“Of course, I can . Do you think the Golden Hammer title was done by playing rock paper scissors? Wait an hour . ” Edchan frowned at Hyeonu’s attitude but wasn’t harsh to him .
Edchan knew that humans placed the same value on weapons as he did on alcohol . He wouldn’t be able to withstand his anger either if someone showed him an ambiguous attitude while giving him alcohol .
“What form do you want? Do you want to preserve the original appearance? Or is there a specific form you want?” Edchan asked .
Hyeonu quietly contemplated Edchan’s question before pulling out Dark Star . ‘Should I change it? Or not?’
Dark Star showed a splendid appearance when it was pulled from the sheath .
“Just do it like this,” Hyeonu said .
“This appearance? Hmm . . . I’ll do what you want . ” Edchan accepted Dark Star and examined it . It looked quite different from the Mysterious Sky Sword . Edchan returned Dark Star and questioned, “What are you doing? Aren’t you going outside? Are you planning to watch me?”
“Can I watch?”
“Sure,” Edchan answered like he didn’t care about Hyeonu’s presence and immediately started working . He started by lighting the center furnace . Hyeonu didn’t know the principles, but every time Edchan touched the furnace, the temperature went up like crazy . Once the temperature reached its peak, Edchan crushed the broken handle of the Mysterious Sky Sword and placed the metal part into the furnace .
5 minutes . . . and then 10 minutes . . .
As time passed, the Mysterious Sky Sword lost its form and became hot . Edchan picked up the red-hot lump of iron with tongs and started hammering it . The iron started to take shape with every hit . After that, it was cooled in cold water . This process was repeated dozens of times until Edchan held a weapon that looked like Dark Star . The only difference was that it wasn’t shining because the post-processing hadn’t been completed .
‘Amazing . ’ Hyeonu watched the process without even breathing . Edchan’s process of making the single-edged sword was close to art . Then Edchan started to polish the sword with the whetstone he brought from somewhere . The foreign matter attached to the sword fell off, and the blade was sharpened, revealing its complete appearance .
“Now the blade is complete . I just need to make the handle . Would you like to see it?” Edchan spoke while wiping the sweat on his forehead .
Hyeonu nodded quickly . He quickly approached Edchan’s side and checked the information of the sword just before it was completed .
[Mysterious Sky Sword]
[Edchan, the chief of the Red Anvil Tribe has recreated the broken Mysterious Sky Sword .
The skill of a Golden Hammer has caused it to boast greater power than the original Mysterious Sky Sword .
The higher the achievements in the Mysterious Sky Demonic Art, the greater the power of the sword .
Rating: Epic
Durability: 6,300/6,300
Restrictions: One who has learned the Mysterious Sky Demonic Art .
Attack Power: 2,500
Effect: All stats +250, penetration defense is increased by 25%, magic power consumption is decreased by 25%, and magic power is increased by 25% . ]
‘It is perfect . Beautiful!’
Hyeonu couldn’t find a more perfect item . The damage was 900 higher than Dark Star . It increased all stats, increased defense penetration, and decreased magic power consumption . Additionally, it increased magic power . It was unfortunate that it didn’t add attribute damage, but the other effects were significant .
‘It is also a growth type . ’
The Mysterious Sky Sword wasn’t an item with fixed values like Dark Star . Instead, its power increased depending on the Mysterious Sky Demonic Art .
‘I will be in a different position if I gain this,’ Hyeonu thought . He was unable to take his eyes off the Mysterious Sky Sword .
Edchan grabbed a metal handle from somewhere . “I saved this for when I made a good work . . . I feel it can be used for this, so I brought it . Stop looking now and get out of the way . ”
Edchan pulled hard at Hyeonu, who couldn’t leave the Mysterious Sky Sword . Then he started to connect the handle to the Mysterious Sky Sword . A short time later, Edchan gave the completed Mysterious Sky Sword to Hyeonu . “Now take it . ”
Hyeonu had already put Dark Star into his inventory, and he put the Mysterious Sky Sword in the place where Dark Star used to be . The Mysterious Sky Sword precisely entered the sheath with a smooth sound . This meant that the measurements of the Mysterious Sky Sword which Edchan had estimated with his eyes had the exact same shape as Dark Star .
“Thank you . ” Hyeonu bowed sincerely to Edchan and said goodbye .
“Don’t just speak . Give me some more alcohol before you go,” Edchan demanded with a serious expression . It didn’t seem like empty talk . Hyeonu was overwhelmed by the pressure from Edchan and had to take out a few more bottles of alcohol from his inventory .
“Then go quickly . There are some people in the tribe who don’t like humans being around . ” Edchan smiled and received the celebratory items .
Now that Hyeonu had received what he wanted, he should go .
“Really, thank you so much . ” Hyeonu had many places to visit, so he laughed at Edchan’s words .
‘I will go to the Balder Mountains first . ’
He felt that he had to meet the dragon who fed him a big and beautiful yeot [1] first .
Then he would ask . ‘Why did you do this to me?’
[1] Yeot is a snack and it also sounds like ‘fuck’