A Player Who Eats Metal - Chapter 139



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Steel eating player chapter 139

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Hyunwook Lee was sitting opposite Donald Harris in Friedwen.

A bald, white old man with a lot of roughness all over his body… … .

Lee Hyun-wook had only seen this man a couple of times in his previous life.

So, I didn’t know exactly what kind of personality he was.

‘As far as I know, he harbors a deep distrust of humans and rarely communicates with the outside world.’

Just like the saint, a hermit who is locked up in a secret study in the World Tree and never goes outside… … I don’t know why he personally came to this far place, but it didn’t seem like it was common.

Then he pulled something out of his pocket.

It was a cigarette, but it wouldn’t be a regular cigarette.

“Are you smoking indoors?”

“Oh, it doesn’t matter.”

“Would you like to smoke one too?”

“I am okay.”

Then he added that because it was made from young leaves of the world tree, it gave a good buff.

Tobacco that is good for the body makes sense, but it is possible if it is a by-product of the world tree.

Chii-

A small spark ignited at the tip of his finger, igniting the tip of the cigarette.

Then a water ball formed in the other hand, which then froze into a cup.

peep—

The cold water fills up automatically.

At first glance, this may seem a bit strange magic, but it was actually a deceptive ability.

‘S-class spirit magician who can use all four spirits… … .’

In other words, it can use all the powers of fire, water, earth, and wind. It’s not just a few magic tricks, it’s all about reaching the highest level… … It was indeed a deceptive ability.

Shortly thereafter, a wind spirit rose from his shoulder and began to spin around the bodies of the two.

woo woo woo–

It spins very fast, and the airflow—the sound is cut off. It was a kind of silence magic.

Then, without an unnecessary introduction, the main body was brought out.

“The war event has just ended, but if another big event is coming to this land, would you believe it?”

He spoke like a prophecy with a calm expression.

‘Big event?’

However, in Lee Hyun-wook’s memory, there were no big events for the time being.

So, I couldn’t help but doubt whether those words were true or not.

“… … How do you know that?”

Before asking what the big event was, the question of how to know came first.

“When I say something like this, I usually just believe it straight up, but you don’t, do you?”

“Is it one of the abilities of the World Tree to predict events like that?”

Donald Harris took a sip of the cold water and then smirked.

“This is Won, you’re not going to believe what I’m saying, right?”

“It’s not, but I’m just being as careful as possible.”

“Then, can I tell you a little bit more?”

Hyunwook Lee nodded, and Donald Harris started explaining.

“The fruit, the World Tree, periodically bears various fruits, among which there is a black fruit, and if you swallow it, you can see an event that is going to be generated within the area of ​​the World Tree. It’s like a movie trailer.”

He ate the fruit once a month and foresaw the number of gates that would appear in the Republic of Chad.

And just in time, today was the day to harvest the fruit… … .

“I swallowed it this morning, and a strange landscape unfolded before my eyes. No matter how I looked at it, it wasn’t Chad, and when I looked it up, it was this land, Korea. Perhaps there was some connection between the gods.”

“…So, what did you see?”

“The scene where a city center somewhere in this country turns gray and burns and a being with huge wings passes over it… … It will happen within the next 30 days, so we have to prepare now.”

He completely burned the cigarette butt, blown it away in the wind, and opened his mouth.

“The blessing we hold, both me and you, is, in fact, a disaster.”

Blessings owe calamity… … It was never an unusual idea.

As it has been so far, on the contrary, disasters must be prevented, but blessings, or rewards, come.

Aren’t the World Tree, Laputa, and Shindansu all the result of attacking a huge disaster?

‘But if you think about it, you will eventually face another disaster someday.’

This is a game. And for a fun game, conflicts are repeated, and the scale has to grow bigger and bigger. In that sense, if the total amount of existing ‘blessings’ is high… … The disaster to come had to be just as great.

That is the concept of ‘level design’, which is the balance of the game.

‘Is it possible that the difficulty increased because I was going too far?’

Compared to my previous life, I feel so peaceful now.

Previously, the 4th wave was completely attacked to block the erosion.

And he destroyed the Black Orc Legion many years early.

‘The boss monster Stonox is still alive, but it seems to have been attacked during the event… … .’

Problems that were solved years later in previous lives ended too soon.

Hyun-wook Lee asked, nodding his head as if he understood what he was saying.

“then… … Do you even know what the big event was about?”

Before answering that question, he pulled out another cigarette and asked. Is it the hobby of an old man who lives alone and in solitude?

By the way, they said it would smell good, but the characteristic burn of the smoke seemed to be unavoidable.

“after-”

Immediately after, the words that came out of his mouth were sweeter than cigarette smoke.

“… … An adult dragon named ‘Aji Dahaka’ will appear along with Angra Mainyu’s army.”

At that point, Lee Hyun-wook took a deep breath.

‘Dragon, that’s an adult… … .’

At this point in time, the existence of a dragon has only appeared once.

However, it was a juvenile that had just escaped from the Hatchling stage.

Therefore, the appearance of an adult dragon was the worst disaster.

However, while Lee Hyun-wook was surprised, he had strange expectations.

‘… … Aji Dahaka, this is the one I caught.’

A few years later, the Black Dragon and its troops appear in Suwon… … .

All players in this land had to step forward and raid.

And then, Hyun-wook Lee put a mogley in his head and killed him.

Of course, dropping a moglay from a low altitude didn’t mean that it could be killed instantly.

I had to cut the dragon’s mana shield to make it possible, but it wasn’t easy.

‘Anyway, since I’ve caught him once, can I say it’s fortunate out of misfortune?’

Lee Hyun-wook is the 199 level super-large boss monster, how to attack… … I knew it very well.

At that moment, Donald Harris smiled and tilted his upper body.

“And if you’re going to deal with that catastrophe, I think I’ll be able to help.”

What a world tree manager is supporting… … .

Up until now, I had dictated the power of the World Tree, at least indirectly, through the Saints.

By the way, if Donald Harris gives his hand… … it would have been different.

However, Lee Hyun-wook was not very happy with those words.

‘Then why are you so willing to help?’

As far as he knew, Donald Harris wasn’t the type of person to do someone so easily.

I remember when in my previous life, when Lee Hyun-wook was a guardian, I went to him and asked for help.

Wasn’t he the person who rejected him as a guardian in the first place, and what, as a black man?

‘In the end, he was right, but… … .’

Anyway, it was clear that he wasn’t the kind of person who could help without any other reason.

just as expected… … .

“Of course, there is one condition.”

Hyunwook Lee nodded as if he had been waiting.

“My world tree, Yggdrasil, also has a dragon, a bastard called Nidhog…”

Nidhogg, in Norse mythology, was a dragon that gnawed at the roots of Yggdrasil.

By now, Donald Harris would have been holding him out.

However, in the future, the Dark Elf corps frees Nidhogg immediately after the capture of the Republic of Chad.

And that gnome devours Donald Harris, who remained on the World Tree until the end.

“Right now, we are suppressing it with the power of the World Tree, but we need more and more power.”

“… … Is that limiting the growth of the world tree?”

“Yeah, so we need to get rid of him asap, but can I come up with a plan for old age?”

It was a world tree that exploded in size immediately after its birth, but at some point the growth stopped.

The public was judging that it would be the complete world tree, but it didn’t seem to be.

“If you kill Aji Dahaka and become a Dragon Slayer, then you will help me.”

Once you catch a dragon, you get an ‘achievement’ called a dragon slayer.

And the weapon that killed the dragon also comes with an ‘option’ called the Dragon Slayer.

From then on, when hunting dragons, it was much easier.

“How can you become a Dragon Slayer as well as prevent the upcoming big event?”

Hyunwook Lee nodded his head without thinking.

“Since we can’t move this whole country, we have no choice but to capture it.”

“Isn’t it fun too? Seeing that his expression doesn’t change, it’s not bluff. It’s pretty reliable.”

To say such a thing to this man who acted like a dokgo-dai without trusting anyone until the last moment… … .

‘What did you think of me?’

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t help but be surprised in many ways.

However, apart from that uncomfortable feeling, Lee Hyun-wook was thinking of taking what he had to bring in this conversation.

“Ah, but I have one condition.”

“Um? Conditions, what other conditions do you need here?”

“I’m sorry, but I haven’t accepted the deal yet.”

Donald Harris then grinned, as if absurd.

“I said I’d give you direct support, are you going to make a deal?”

If it was the support of the World Tree Administrator, the extent of that was not discussed yet, but it was by no means a loss.

However, asking for more here was no different than an ignorant kid.

However…….

“That’s… to be honest, I have the confidence to do it without Mr. Harris’ support.”

In such a way that there is nothing to regret, it was implied that he had the confidence to overturn the transaction itself.

‘Regardless of who had the bigger hand in the first place, the one who made the deal first is more regrettable.’

A faint smile spread across Donald Harris’s face at those words.

“Yeah, what’s the condition?”

Lee Hyun-wook took out the item he got during the 4th wave from his arms.

[Item information]

– Name: Mystyltaine’s Seed (Unknown)

– no effect

That was the weapon of the Shin-Sal (Mistilteinn).

It was still in the seed stage, but like mistletoe, it was able to grow by parasitizing it on a new tree.

“Can I borrow some of the power of the World Tree?”

Although he had obtained a divine order, it would have been better to use Yggdrasil’s power as a nutrient if at all possible.

***

After the conversation, the two came out of Fridwen and stood in front of Sindansu.

Uh–

As I approached it, the ‘Eight Juryong’ I had kept in my arms responded.

– The divine tree ‘Shindansu’ is taking root. (31%)

* The currently available ‘master authority’ is as follows.

1) Deploy Holy Shield (radius 3km)

2) Strengthen the Blessing of Life (60 minutes)

‘It’s taking root, so it seems that all functions are not activated yet.’

At that time, Donald Harris laid his hand on the Shindansu.

“Have you ever looked up and found about the Shindansu, Divine Tree, is it from the founding myth of this country?”

“Yes, that’s right. But, in Harris’s view, is it definitely weaker than the World Tree?”

“Um… It has less power than when the World Tree first appeared, but still, a divine tree is a divine tree. Whatever you expect, it will be more than a blessing. But, there will be more enemies…”

After saying so, he approached Hresbelg, a giant bird crouching behind his back.

Then he pulled something out of the huge leather pocket on the back of his neck.

“What is that?”

At the end of a long wooden rod was a bird-shaped woodcarving statue.

‘Sotdae?’

At that moment, the wind spirits appeared and floated it high in the sky, then plunged it down to the floor.

Go-!

The moment the sotdae fell to the floor, a bright light burst out.

Uh–

– ‘Garden of the Guardian Spirit’ is activated in the area. (Remaining time: 15 days)

“Now, for the next 15 days, access to monsters and dark players will be blocked.”

Those who were wary of the gods had blocked the possibility of targeting them in the early days.

“I want you to know that the sotdae is a very precious gift that can only be made once or twice a year.”

His gift didn’t end there.

“And this, installing this will help in many ways.”

He held out a transparent glass box.

There was something in it… … It was none other than a beehive.

[Object Information]

– Name: New Wood Beehive

– Effect: The following effects are applied when the object is ‘installed’.

1) Habitat Defense: When an ‘enemy’ approaches within a certain radius (3km), a group attack is applied.

2) Produce Holy Honey: Produces honey with divine power every set time (1 day).

* This object can only be installed on ‘God Tree’.

Is this supposed to be some sort of security system?

Hyunwook Lee installed the object in the thickest of the new branches.

“As you already know, the shield function is one of the master’s authority of the divine tree, so make use of it.”

Lee Hyun-wook nodded and selected the dome deployment from the previous ‘master authority’ menu.

woo woo woo–

A translucent dome spread from Udumji Temple in Sindansu and covered a 3km radius around it.

“Okay, in the next few months, this island will be the most expensive island in the world, right?”

Within a few days, the power of Shindansu would cover the entire Ganghwado Island and transform it into a mana ecosystem. As a result, fresh mana permeates all over the island, rare herbs bloom, and the water turns into holy water.

‘If the time comes to use this power properly… … You will be able to subdue the Necromancer.’

Of course, the villain side also noticed the appearance of the second divine tree, and properly confirmed the presence of the saint.

‘Of course, they will respond to that and prepare something with all their might.’

and… … The one who prepared well would be the final winner.

***

Reinforcements from the Republic of Chad opened the “World Bridge” and returned.

Lee Hyun-wook also returned to Laputa with Team Leader Lee Gyo-joon in charge of Shin Dan-soo’s security.

Hyun-wook Lee sat in the order tower and started to deal with the delayed work.

First of all, the quest contents were updated when you killed William Bernard, the dimension mover.

[Main Quest]

– Second life chance, duty, destiny… … .

1) Track down the ‘Black Gate’ that is open somewhere in this world.

2) Previous Life—Defeat the ‘dimensional mover’ who will come from the first world. (1/3)

3) Encounter ‘■■■’ who knows the truth of this world.

‘It’s a third… … You mean we have to kill three people, right?’

Among the future villains, William Bernard was the easiest opponent.

But other than that, the names that immediately came to mind were difficult.

And especially… … .

‘Necromancer… … When he comes, it’s a different story.’

Even in the current confrontation with the Necromancer, he was pushed back.

But if the Necromancer comes in 8 years… … .

‘… … You lose unconditionally.’

However, the ‘trigger action’ of the appearance of the dimension mover was an encounter with the current William Bernard.

‘no way… … Wouldn’t a dimensional shift start just by meeting each other?’

Perhaps during this battle, I thought it was only fortunate that I did not face the Necromancer in person. And unless I was fully prepared in the future, it was better not to bump into a Necromancer.

And one of the words William Bernard had said when he appeared, kept running through my mind.

‘The words he mumbled over and over, the transcendence quest… … What the hell is that?’

That’s probably why they come here… … .

Right now, there was nothing to catch.

But the moment will come when the veil will be lifted.

‘For that time, we have to constantly increase our strength.’

And the easiest way to increase strength was, of course, a good item.

Exactly—

When Lee Hyun-wook snapped his finger, a metal box flew out of nowhere.

What was inside was none other than the skull of William Bernard.

‘Is this what it feels like to rob a grave?’

Hyun-wook Lee checked the items that were draped over his body one by one.

– Obtained Black Drake Leather Armor (Skilled).

– You have acquired the Adamant Full Plate Armor Set (Skilled).

– You have acquired the Dark Elf Assassination Leader’s Sword: Red Shadow (Hero).

Each time you touch, skill or hero grade items appear one after another.

‘Is there still a lot of useful stuff?’

And finally, I found a legendary item.

– You have acquired Draufnir (Legendary).

‘This was mine too… … .’

It seems that this child took most of the things he had in his previous life.

This bracelet, Draufnir, is one of the treasures of Odin, the supreme god of Norse mythology, and it was known that eight copies were copied every 9 days. However, in this game, it was set to a slightly different ability.

[Item information]

– Name: Draufnir (Legendary)

– effect

1) Creation: Produces a total of 8 ‘Random Magical Metal’ by 100~200g every 9 days.

2) Storage: You can store up to 81 magical metals in your own subspace.

Instead of replicating the golden bracelet like this, it was changed to producing magic metal.

‘It’s because gold is absolutely useless in this game.’

The function of this item was focused on the productive aspect rather than the combat.

‘It was kind of a snack bag for me… … .’

In a previous life, there was no easy way to obtain high-quality metal other than the function of this bracelet.

At that time, he grew up late and had no choice but to rely on the support of the Guardian.

So this bracelet is also metal, but I did not dare to swallow it because it was a waste.

‘But this life is different.’

gulp-

He boldly swallowed Draufnir.

Lee Hyun-wook wondered what kind of skill he would get if he ate this.

Then, the mana messenger rang.

– Boss, I understand what you asked for. Currently, it is said that about 2 tons of flight seats can be secured.

This voice was Kang Jeong-doo.

– By the way, where did you say you use this? Because I didn’t get it from the staff.

“I wish I could fly an iron golem or living armor.”

– …….

After that, there was silence for a moment. It seemed like a pretty unreasonable idea.

At that moment, Talos’ speaker, which looked like a ball, fell from overhead.

“(°> <°) Can I finally fly?"

I think this guy said he wanted to fly someday.

– Well, it won't be easy. We need a lot of flight seats, and mana supply is also a problem… … .

Kang Jeong-doo has recently been learning aircraft manufacturing techniques while interacting with Gray Dwarves.

However, flying Living Armor seemed to have a completely different context.

– By the way, if you tell me why you need the flight function, we will match the degree.

"Flying monster… … So, soon, we have to catch a flying thing."

– Oh, the wyvern you hunted last time? Are you trying to catch something like that?

"This time, I'm going to catch something a little bigger than that."

– i See. Then, after experimenting with the staff, we will contact you again.

After finishing communication with Kang Jeong-doo, Lee Hyun-wook got up from his seat.

There was still one more work to be done.

"Now, finally… … Shall we check out the Colossus Research Institute?"

After winning the war against the Black Orc Corps, the add-on merged with Laputa.

The gigantic airship became a building and clinged to Laputa’s right side.

“Talos, can you enter the colossus lab?”

“Oh! We haven’t turned on the power yet, but we can do it right away!”

After a while, when I got there, I discovered something amazing.

“……uh?”

And the moment he witnessed it, Talos was much more excited than Lee Hyun-wook.

「Q(°0°)Q oh oh oh oh— I never dreamed that I would be here!”

Steel eating player chapter 139