Episode 249
‘A new gate?’
It really was.
The gate at that location was definitely something I had never seen before when I entered the Kaesong Industrial Complex.
Moreover, it was a gate that I had no memory of in my previous life.
The gate to the Kaesong Industrial Complex has already completed all the checks when you enter here.
Yet, the newly created gate had only one answer.
‘My actions have created a new variable.’
And the cause of that variable must have been the Moru Gate attack.
The corners of Suho’s mouth went up.
‘Then of course I have to take care of that.’
I was trying to go back to Seoul.
We have taken everything we can from the Kaesong Industrial Complex, so let’s prepare for the next step.
But how can I refuse when the system gives me this bonus?
Suho immediately drove away the Bulgasal.
“Let’s go, Bulgasal.”
“Bull Bull!”
Tudadadadadada!
The immortal is running.
As you head towards the center of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, demons swarm you.
As he got closer to the center, dodging the guys here and there, Suho realized that what he had seen was right.
The new gate was located right in the heart of the Kaesong Industrial Complex.
And that too on top of the broken statue of the Kim family.
‘After the cataclysm occurred and some time had passed, North Korea was almost in a revolutionary mood.’
It was a country where patriotism was hard to find.
However, when the people were given power greater than that of the People’s Army, it was inevitable that the people, who were naturally dissatisfied, would develop a revolutionary spirit.
So the North Korean leader started massacring the Awakened.
‘Massacre of the people. That was the shortcut to destruction.’
Suho shook his head and entered the gate.
[ Enter the gate . ]
[ Loading gate information ]
[ Howling Furnace ]
– Entry Conditions: Successor of the Wild Jangryu, Orange stat of 2 or more.
– Maximum number of people allowed: 1 person.
Suho snickered after seeing the gate information.
‘also.’
This is the gate for me.
As evidence, the conditions for entry clearly stated that he was a ‘successor to the wild boar family.’
[ Enter the Howling Furnace . ]
The scenery changes.
The scenery that flashed black and then settled down again was in front of a door.
But there was no handle on the door.
Instead, there was a small ledge at the door.
Suho, who saw the moru, intuitively remembered the existence of a hammer.
‘I didn’t know I would be using this right away.’
Suho took out the sealed hammer from his inventory.
And then I remembered a phrase written in the hammer’s information.
# It takes ten strikes to release the first seal on the hammer.
I was planning on going home later and knocking on the floor, but who would have thought there would be a dedicated mower?
Suho immediately knocked on the hammer.
Bang!
As I struck the anvil with the hammer, a faint color began to emanate from it.
I saw it correctly.
Suho knocked on the hammer again and again.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
But then it happened.
Kookookookook!
As soon as you start tapping on the hammer, the floor begins to shake.
Suho paused for a moment, but continued to knock on the hammer.
And finally, when the hammer had been struck ten times.
[ The anvil in the field responds to your knocks . ]
System notifications.
At the same time, the door began to open.
Kkieeee-
The door opens with a loud noise.
And as soon as the door opened, what hit Suho was an incredible amount of heat.
A feeling of heat that spreads to the face and even the respiratory tract.
At the same time, a bubbling sound was heard.
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‘Here is… … .’
okay.
The name of this gate was the Howling Furnace.
Beneath the field, which was laid out in a grid pattern like a checkerboard, lava was bubbling.
And in the center of it all, there rose a mass of iron pillars, like a haphazardly clumped together pile of clay.
Suho crossed the latticework that resembled a single-log bridge and arrived between the iron pillars to examine them.
‘It looks just like stone tombs piled up on a mountain.’
The only difference from the stone tombs on the mountain is that they are made by stacking stones on top of each other, and this is because all kinds of metals are entangled and hardened into one.
So are these all miscellaneous items?
You might think so, but looking at the exterior of Japcheolsan, it doesn’t seem like that at all.
That’s understandable, because some of them sparkled like gold and others looked as luxurious as silver.
But there was one thing that caught Suho’s attention more than the iron mountains, and that was the moru installed in the center of the iron mountains.
‘There’s the same moru here too.’
It was even the exact same shape as the moru that had been in front of the door a little while ago.
As I was thinking that, a system notification appeared before my eyes.
[ The Great Night’s Sealed Hammer responds to your strikes . ]
[ The first seal is partially released . ]
[ A quest occurs. ]
The seal has been partially released.
At the same time, a quest occurred and Suho quickly checked the quest details.
[ Nameless Wildcats’ Territory ]
– Rating: S
# The nameless blacksmiths do not welcome you into their forges.
# But because of the absolute promise, the night watchmen cannot completely ignore you.
# If you want to get what you want from here, I hope you pass the test of the night watchmen and get the reward you deserve.
The quest name is The Territory of the Nameless Fieldmasters.
Suho nodded after seeing the quest details.
‘It seems that compensation is paid differentially depending on the results.’
Then, shouldn’t it naturally produce the best results?
That was when.
[The nameless field marshals shake their heads at your foolish appearance.]
[The nameless fieldmasters want you to prove that you have at least a modicum of talent.]
[ Prove your talent to the forgemen by finding the pure iron hidden among the scrap metal piles. ]
[ The only recognized method of extracting pure iron is by striking it with a hammer. ]
Suho narrowed his eyes after seeing the notification.
‘Look at these kids?’
I was just watching, but I looked so dumbfounded.
By the way, you want me to extract pure iron?
Suho, who saw the notification, turned his gaze to look at the mountains of miscellaneous iron.
The system called it a scrap heap.
But at first glance, the piles of scrap metal were taller than Suho.
But how can you extract pure iron from this pile of scrap iron?
As far as Suho knows, when extracting the desired metal from the original miscellaneous metals, each metal has a different melting point.
But you’re telling me to extract it by tapping rather than melting it?
‘Did I say I’m inheriting the wild boar family for nothing?’
I had a rough idea of it from the beginning, but looking at the returning reaper, the owner of the night market was likely to be related to a blacksmith.
So the hammer, the necklace, and the gate that came in this time are all of this type.
That’s why I have a little regret.
‘What can I do with my blacksmith skills?’
It was the first time I received an offer to be the successor from two Transcendent Beings, so I accepted it for now.
This is my first time doing something like this, and I don’t think it will be bad, but whatever it is, I hope it is good.
But as I saw that the things I had to do were related to blacksmithing, I began to think that maybe blacksmithing was a class specialized in production rather than combat.
‘It’s not that I didn’t know at all, but… … .’
However, the reason I agreed was because the Manryuguijong was activated.
Because Manryuguijong was a skill that was made to react to all types of ‘martial arts’.
‘Let’s just wait and see for a bit longer.’
If the technology was truly focused only on manufacturing, Manryuguijong would not have even reacted.
Suho let out a sigh and looked at the piles of scrap metal again.
‘I told you to find Suncheol, right?’
Perhaps the search for pure iron that the craftsmen wanted was not simply to find pure iron, but to test their ability to distinguish proper objects.
That’s because they asked me to prove at least a minimal amount of talent.
‘For example, you want to test your senses.’
But Suho doesn’t know how to distinguish between miscellaneous iron and pure iron.
Especially among these piles of scrap metal.
‘I’ve only ever used finished products, so I’ve never thought about or been interested in this type of approach.’
I have no intention of just knocking on the door without any knowledge.
If there is no other choice, I will knock first, but before that, I will investigate first.
Suho thought for a moment and then activated one of his skills.
[Magic detection is activated.]
As the skill was activated, magical waves began to appear.
Suho began to examine the piles of scrap metal closely.
And I could raise the corners of my lips.
‘I see.’
Using the Magic Detection, special points the size of a fist were detected deep inside each pile of scrap metal, like a heart.
In simple terms, it means that only those have magical powers.
‘Since the others don’t have magic powers but those ones do, there’s a high chance that they’re the pure iron the system is talking about.’
It doesn’t matter if it’s not pure iron.
At least it has magical powers, so it can’t be an ordinary metal.
This is enough.
Among the metals that Suho knows, the high-grade metals start with the presence or absence of magic power.
The guardian who designated the target used the blessing right away.
No, I tried to use it but I stopped.
‘Okay, since I’m doing it anyway, I’ll just do it the regular way without using any skills.’
These are some very picky-looking field marshals.
It’s better to do nothing than to use your skills in vain and get caught.
‘Let’s get started.’
There’s a long way to go.
There are seven piles of scrap metal in total.
Suho, who has finished preparing, swings his hammer at the nearest pile of scrap metal.
Kang!
As he swings the hammer, it hits the scrap metal and he deflects the force back into his hand.
I don’t know any other tricks.
I don’t know about combination skills, but I’ve never done blacksmith work before.
Fortunately, the pile of scrap metal was quite sturdy and did not dent or break when hit by Suho.
That’s why Suho was able to hammer with peace of mind.
Bang!
The hammer of the guardian strikes the scrap heap once again.
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How much time has passed?
Suho’s clothes have become much lighter.
Because of the hot environment and the constant hammering, sweat poured down like rain.
I don’t know how many times I’ve hammered on something.
Of course, it wasn’t like there were no harvests during that time.
Because the color of the pile of scrap metal, which had been random, has now turned bright red.
It was due to frictional heat caused by continued knocking.
“after.”
After a short break, Suho hit the pile of scrap metal once again.
That was when.
Bang!
Hey!
The pile of scrap metal split apart.
It was a very small crack, but somehow it managed to pull a fist-sized shard out of the scrap metal, like ripping a piece of flesh from a lump of meat.
‘It’s started.’
Suho pushed aside the fallen scrap metal pieces and swung the hammer again.
Let’s hammer it a few more times like that.
Hey!
Another piece of scrap metal fell out.
Suho felt joy as he looked at the fallen scrap metal pieces.
Bang!
I swung the hammer a few more times.
Bang!
A fist-sized piece of debris came out.
The ejected debris flew sideways, rolled along the ground, fell through the gaps in the grid pattern, and landed in the lava.
with a plop!
But Suho didn’t care.
The target is a single entity hidden in a huge pile of scrap metal.
Suho used only a hammer to cut away flesh from the pile of scrap metal, as if he was carving a stone statue.
Bang! That thing!
Bang! Crack!
Gang! That guy!
Once the removal of flesh began, it gradually took hold and left deep marks on the mountain of scrap metal.
But it was impossible to create a hole as deep as a mole’s.
Because the scrap metal pile wasn’t like a sandy floor.
So I calmly started peeling off the flesh little by little from the edges.
And finally, the moment came when we had cleared away all the surrounding branches and reached our destination.
“We finally met.”
When the surrounding branches were removed, the tree stood upright, all alone, like a torch.
Of course, the guy’s appearance isn’t much different from other junk.
But Suho was confident through his magical power detection.
Suho grabs the guy and swings the hammer with all his might at the scrap metal stuck underneath him.
Bang!
Then, the thing that Suho was aiming for fell away and fell into Suho’s grasp.
But during that process, a problem arose.
‘What should I do now?’
It was good until I collected the pure iron.
But the question was how to confirm whether this was the pure iron that the night watchmen wanted.
At that moment, the anvil in the center of the pile of scrap metal began to glow softly.
‘no way?’
Suho approached the forge as if possessed and lifted the extracted pure iron.
Okay then.
Wow!
[The nameless field marshals nod their heads.]
