How to Survive as a Player Chapter 12

#12

The man’s long, pointed ears perked downward. She was noticed for her lack of confidence, and she didn’t seem like she was timid at all. The sight of her struggling with her hands together looked like a hamster, so much so that even her laughter leaked out.

“Yes, I would appreciate it if you could.”

The man’s eyes widened, probably because he thought he would be rejected. Her ears, which had fallen down, slowly rose again. However, she soon came forward, holding the ingredients on one side and coming to the furnace.

“if… “Is there a weapon you want?”

“Can I use a crossbow? If that doesn’t work, use the one with the highest attack power.”

“A crossbow? crossbow… The crossbow… . ah! “There it is.”

Se-hyeon suddenly felt all kinds of sorrow as he spoke with a bright smile. I didn’t even have the ‘seok’ character for crossbow on the list, but someone looked through the list for a long time and even answered brightly, saying it wouldn’t be difficult at all.

Ah, I woke up because I was sad… .

“… “Can I know the equipment stats?”

“Based on E grade, attack power is 16 and durability is 30. I think it’s the best bow. The grade is… “If I do well, I think I’ll get a C grade.”

“i look forward to.”

Sehyun said with a smile as friendly as possible. It might seem like a snob, but I wasn’t in a position to worry about such things right now. I had to return to Maseokjo starting tomorrow, and in order to increase my survival, I had to go prepared to survive anything. Moreover, being able to produce grade C at level 1 is the greatest talent of all time.

“yes. Please leave it to me. “I’ll give it a try.”

Looking at the man pulling out a clunky iron water tank with a solemn look, I could already see his professional nature. Sehyun stepped to one side and looked over his shoulder to see what he was doing, wondering if it might be a distraction.

I planned to follow suit later when I had the chance. Although I’ve already done too much to blame it on tricks.

After about 20 minutes of working with a serious attitude the whole time, the freckled man, who was sweating profusely, finally completed the crossbow by tying a taut string to the handle.

The grade was C, befitting the hard work that went into it. Among C grades, A grade. After checking the grade, the man relaxed his hold on her shoulders, sighed, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. After wiping off his sweat, he smiled at Sehyeon and announced the light news.

“Fortunately, I got a C grade. Although the attack power only increased by about 2 compared to the average C-grade stat… Well, I’ll make something better next time. No, I mean… Just in case you need anything else. no… “I was presumptuous.”

Even though there was no need to humble himself this much, the man belittled me with gibberish. Sehyun just accepted the crossbow that was presented to him without saying a word.

The barrel containing the arrowhead and the bow stand were made of wood, but the support that supported the bow’s continuous shooting and the aiming hole were connected by padding with metal. Even strings as strong as wire were twisted well and had a consistent thickness.

The bow itself is a bit clunky, but the grip and weight were appropriate. Of course, it was difficult to hold and shoot with one hand, but this was a high-grade weapon. Whatever it was, it was clear that it was beyond what a beginner could make.

“… “What is your name?”

“Me? I am… “They tell me to lubricate it.”

“This is Do Se-hyeon. First of all, thank you for making such a great weapon. “It looks like you have awakened, and your talent lies in blacksmithing?”

“ah… yes. I acquired the blacksmith skill at the ability development center yesterday. Even where I live… His father ran a metal manufacturing and casting business, so he played and played around the business from a young age. No, that’s not something I’m really proud of… !”

Like Kwak Jeong-han, it was said that this one also had a high degree of matching in talent and racial characteristics. He also possesses a certain degree of humility, which is most important for a blacksmith. I never thought there would be so many hidden masters in Korea.

Even among the currently famous empires, there were players who had mastered blacksmithing skills. However, the arrogance was so great that there was a time when many empires were eager to acquire vases and raise blacksmiths in each country. Sehyun was like that too.

“sorry! I’m just talking about myself too much… “If you need another crossbow, please let me know.”

“yes. In return, I will help you if there is anything I can do. If you need help, please let me know. Just wait. Anything more than that is difficult.”

“yes?”

Yoon Je-ha blinked his eyes in confusion at Se-hyeon’s confident words. Be that as it may, Se-hyeon just held the crossbow and looked around to see how to operate it.

The more I looked at it, the more I thought it was a well-made weapon. I was thinking for a moment about whether I should ask Jaeyoung Lee to make something for me, but suddenly the door that had been closed suddenly opened with a harsh noise.

Se-hyeon and Yoon Je-ha’s eyes turned straight to the door. There stood a man with a smile on his face, his head tilted as if he had kicked in the door. When I looked closely, I saw that it wasn’t just one person. Total three.

Yoon Je-ha flinched in surprise after seeing who had kicked the door.

“What, our insectivore was here?”

“What, this bastard was stuck here yesterday too, so why are you coming here this morning?”

“You’ve been eating so much, but now you’re starting to notice. You said you had blacksmithing skills, but now you’re going to come and hit me with a hammer? “It’s too obvious.”

As the men came in, Yoon Je-ha’s face became more and more discolored.

This is the type that exists wherever you go. They are bullies with an inferiority complex who pick those who are weaker than them and pick fights with them. Sehyun’s gaze, which was scanning the giggling gangsters, stopped at a certain place.

One of them was of the same race as the village chief. Kural people. Se-hyeon joked that they were Australopithecus, but their official name was Kural, and they were a fighting race with a talent for weapon throwing.

I remembered passingly hearing that they were a race with a great desire to win, so there was constant conflict even among members of the same race, causing considerable division.

“Speak up, asshole. “Don’t be stuffy and structured.”

“that is… I wanted to make a weapon… .”

“Hey, our blacksmith wants to make some weapons!”

The Kural man opened his mouth wide and laughed like a monkey. Sehyun saw him for the first time today. Perhaps, that Kural tribe is the one who crossed through the dimensional gate in place of the victim who competed in the Magic Stone Team yesterday. Since there were four victims, there must have been four Kural people who crossed over.

The race of a village or empire is usually determined by the race of the archduke. This time, it was unusual for the residents to be players and thus human, but in reality, it was the village of Chief Kim Gap-Jun, so it should have been a Kural village originally.

The Grand Duke probably welcomed the appearance of the Kural people.

“But what should I do with this, insectivore? “I also developed blacksmith skills?”

“Can it be compared to insectivores?”

“Insectivore, let’s give in today. Today, my brothers, I need to write something here. I need to hone my skills quickly and get a spot, f*cking Maseokjo is a mess. “Are you telling me to get out?”

Sehyeon took his gaze away from the men who treated him as invisible and began to look at the crossbow again. I felt a little sorry for Yoon Je-ha, whose face was white, but I had no reason to help him. The story would be different if Yoon Je-ha had asked for help first.

I’m sure it would be so.

“Can’t I take over skills and such? Oh, if I have blacksmithing skills, I can sit down and work comfortably.”

“Ah, the chore crew only has to pick up rocks and wood on empty days. “I want to procure food just like anyone else.”

“Insectivore, aren’t you in charge this morning? “Are you going to put on a show again today just because you came back from playing in vain?”

“… I’m in charge of lunch today. And I’m trying. there is… .”

“There is, you idiot. Tell me straight. “Check this out!”

Sehyeon took a stance holding the crossbow and aimed the arrow towards the wall of the smelter. And he pulled his trigger hard. The arrow stretched out with a bang and powerfully penetrated the wooden wall and stuck. Sehyun, who was looking indifferently at the area where the wood fragments had splattered, looked at the crossbow again, not paying attention to the gaze fixed on me.

“also… “It was so well made.”

Helping once isn’t enough. So, maybe two times, not three times, wouldn’t be appropriate.

“What, what, f*ck. You were surprised… !”

Only then did the gaze that had been disparaging Yoon Je-ha turn to Se-hyeon. Despite the men’s snarling and narrowed eyes, Sehyun was busy examining the structure of the fired crossbow. With this much force, wouldn’t the speed increase if the line was tightened further? The destructive power may increase further.

“You know.”

“What, bastard!”

“That guy! That’s it! The guy who got kicked out of the village because he confronted the village chief! “He’s the only one who looks like a human!”

Regardless of whether he was pointing at me or not, Sehyeon adjusted his crossbow and shot an arrow at the wall. With a short recoil, the arrow penetrated the wooden wall again. Of course, it was not the same as the location of the arrow that was first fired.

Sehyeon massaged his shoulders and put the crossbow into his inventory. Then he moved to draw the arrow. Of course he didn’t forget to open his mouth.

“In the first place, we are not dealing with insectivores. Why are you dealing with me like that? It’s not something to be humbled about, it’ll probably go away on its own. Or, are you trying to feed me something? “The way I see it, I don’t think I’ll be able to last a few days.”

The men cleared their throats, looking smug at Sehyeon’s words. On the other hand, Yoon Je-ha’s head was lowered.