A Player Who Eats Metal - Chapter 17



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Steel eating player chapter 17
Explosive Growth, and Opportunity-2

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Lieutenant Eun-ha Seo got out of the driver’s seat and was wearing a beige coat and jeans.

Even on a weekday, seeing that it wasn’t a combat suit, it seemed like it was a vacation.

“Loyal!”

Lieutenant Suntopja salutes her and briefly reports on the current situation,

After examining the orc corpses scattered all over the place, she approached Lee Hyun-wook and Yu Yu-na.

Then Yu-na laughed.

“Oh, who is this? Isn’t that the third daughter of the knight captain? Did you grow up a lot?”

I pretended to know so, but I was wrong. It was the second daughter.

“······I am the captain of the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Paragraph Horse Brigade.”

Anyway, despite pretending to know that, Seo Eun-ha responded very dryly and clerically, and Yu Yu-na’s expression was lumpy and hardened coldly. I even felt the regret that didn’t suit me….

Somehow, the two’s bad relationship seemed to have been a long time ago.

“What captain? Hmm, it’s a waste of time for us to rot in AMT as much as Eunha Seo.”

“······.”

“that is great. Would you just take this business card, Eunha Seo? I’m still young, so it’s good time to start anew.”

Yu Hyeon-na shook the business card that Lee Hyun-wook did not receive.

‘When I think about it, Eunha Seo was also one of the objects of Hae Na’s obsession.’

At first, he tried to conquer, but in the end, with a bizarre mind that he would destroy it because he could not hold it in his hand, Hana Yoo aimed at Eun-ha Seo.

And in the end, that desire comes true.

“The 1st Battalion of the 3rd Anti-Evil Brigade has the authority to attack the gate that occurred in this area. Armed players without permission should not be in the current location, ‘Red Ground’. Please go out.”

“Ah, did you run and take it already? Is it fast? by the way······.”

Yue-na was cynical and pointed to her SUV.

“······We are not interested anyway.”

People who appear to be members of her team were sticking out of the car.

“Something like Oak Gate doesn’t fit our level. It’s just that an emergency request came in and came up on the road, humanitarian.”

“······.”

“It came with such a good intention, but everyone is treated coldly…… Does that make me feel a little like that?”

That was true.

The attack team to which Yuhan Yue belonged was the top talents in the Cheonghwa Guild, and at least the Troll Gate was supposed to be there.

“Then please understand. Please remove the car from our operation.”

“Oh, I know! But wait a minute….”

Yu Hyeon-na’s gaze was transferred to Lee Hyun-wook.

“······There, Corporal Hyun-wook Lee?”

Seo Eun-ha alternately looked at Yu Hyeon-na and Lee Hyun-wook with cold eyes.

Yu Hyeon-na came very close to Lee Hyun-wook.

“Because my area is in this area, I think I will see my face when a large dungeon opens, but if I take a good first impression, I think it will be good for each other. Don’t regret it later.”

With that said, he stabbed his business card in Lee Hyun-wook’s front pocket.

“To think well and contact us…… Well, do it. It’s because I don’t cover people that much more than I see.”

Yu-na turned to the end and got on the SUV.

When the SUV of the Cheonghwa Guild departed, Seo Eun-ha looked at Lee Hyun-wook.

But what happened, her expression turned into a strange irritation.

In the context, it seemed to be because of the remains.

“Lee Hyun-wook…… Are you on vacation?”

“Yes that’s right.”

“······.”

A few seconds of silence….

She nodded without saying anything, then turned away.

‘No matter how much I look at it, I think I have something to say….’

Lee Hyun-wook knew Seo Eun-ha’s style well.

When I hesitated for a moment after asking for formal regards with such a complicated expression, I had something to say, but in the end, I was hesitant.

‘After chewing like that a few times and then talking about it someday.’

Like this, she was a secretly timid inner girl.

After a while, the AMT military police investigation team arrived and began investigating the monster attack site.

It took about 30 minutes, and only after that I was able to set off on a truly meaningful vacation.

***

Two hours later than scheduled, Lee Hyun-wook and Choi Sun-ah arrived at Seoul Station.

“Vice platoon leader, then see you next time.”

“Huh? Corporal Hyun-wook Lee wants to stop taking the train? It was in the same direction, so I thought we would ride together.”

Lee Hyun-wook said that Choi Sun-ah was sorry to say goodbye.

“Oh, I have someone to meet in Seoul, so I think I will have to go down later.”

“Yes, then I can’t help it. Let’s come back. Hi!”

“Yes, please go in carefully.”

Lee Hyun-wook had no intention of going to Suwon, his address.

Long ago, after I lost my parents, I lived in a relative’s house, but only bad memories were left.

In other words, it was people who did not need to be recorded in his future.

Lee Hyun-wook was the first to purchase private clothes and change clothes.

They were blazers and slacks that had a certain weight rather than comfortable clothes, but to form a formality in front of the “person to meet” who told Choi Choi.

Then I took the subway to Yeongdeungpo Station. When I checked the clock, it was already 11 o’clock. Not a lot of time was wasted as all kinds of unexpected events took place.

“I have to move as fast as I can to get it going as planned.”

The first thing we had to do was, of course, to find a metal to absorb, and to find a high-quality metal.

He soon arrived at a place called’Blacksmith’s Alley’ in Munrae-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu.

This place used to be a’steel alley’ in the past, and it is said that after the game started,’blacksmith’ players gathered one by one and started the’magic material engineering’ and’item making’ business.

As time passed, its scale gradually increased, and a few years ago, the “Blacksmiths’ Association” was launched, working for the interests of blacksmiths, and was emerging as one of the main axes of the player world in its own way….

‘It’s a good combination, and it’s a lump of red waste that is advantageous only for blacksmiths with some vested interests.’

Lee Hyun-wook knew well that it was typically a rotten tissue, a blacksmith’s union.

‘And I know a real talented person who can’t show their skills because of that enemy.’

Chaeng-gang! Chaeng-gang!

From the entrance of the alley, I heard the sound of the forging work by tapping the metal.

Lee Hyun-wook went into the’Cooperative Office’ at the entrance of the alley.

It was because of such a ridiculous procedure that in order to do business with a blacksmith, you have to go through a union-that is, you have to pay a fee.

“welcome.”

The employee sat in front of the computer and greeted it in a light.

Even though Lee Hyun-wook approached, he didn’t even raise his head.

It was a scene that made it possible to know the level of the union while having to use the union counter in a semi-forced manner.

“Good morning.”

“Uh, yes, what are you doing?”

“Wait······.”

Lee Hyun-wook pretended to be looking for a business card in his wallet, then pulled out the other business cards one by one.

Tuk- Tuk- Tuk-

The business card of Chun Myung-ho, Tactical Education Officer,

Catherine Yu, head of the Cheonghwa Guild Seoul Attack,

And if you go out on vacation and have a problem, call me, even the business card that the battalion commander Kim Kang-sik took,

Let’s put the bright names of those three chapters on the desk…

“······.”

The employee’s expression has changed quite a bit.

‘uh? What is this person?’

He thought.

If a man holding a business card like this is proud to hand over my business card from the beginning, what it means is clear.

‘······This person is quite a big shot!’

It was a pretty natural way of thinking to reach that conclusion.

The employee stood up from the chair and fitted a visible smile.

“Oh, oh my…… How did you leave my business card alone?”

“Hahaha, that’s okay, boss. Now, sit comfortably over here.”

What is important is the business card, the employee pointed at the sofa in the office in a very polite manner.

“President, tell us what you are looking for, and we will show you them as high-quality ones.”

“That’s it, I came to look for people, not things.”

“Ah! Are you looking for an exclusive blacksmith? Then, can I recommend a craftsman that fits the purpose of the boss’s item?”

Weapons that break through the barriers of monsters and cut bones and flesh, and equipment items for battle-based players always needed repair, and that was the job of the blacksmith player.

In particular, the top-ranked players did not entrust their expensive equipment to anyone, and would have a’private blacksmith’ who would professionally manage their items.

“No, I have someone I’m looking for.”

“Ah… is that so?”

The staff looked quivered.

The power of the union was in the authority to recommend blacksmiths to new guests, that is, more opportunities were available for the blacksmiths serving the core powers of the union.

“Well, what would be the name of the craftsman?”

“This is the craftsman Kang Jeong-du.”

“······.”

The employee’s expression became even harder.

‘Probably because the name was excluded from the recommended list.’

Craftsman Kang Jeong-du was a person who did not obey the enormous structure of union.

Therefore, it was only the eyes of the union, and now it was going to be a cold rice sale.

‘But he is one of the most talented blacksmiths.’

The employee crouched and opened his mouth.

“Well, boss, he says that his spiritual performance is not good, so I’m a better person….”

“No, please make sure to be the craftsman Kang Jeong-du.”

“······.”

“Have you not heard me?”

“Hahaha…… If you are willing to do that, I see.”

As expected, the employee tried to rule out Kang Jeong-du.

Had it not been for the operation to take out the business card, he could have been knocked out at this point.

After a while, the inner door opened and a gray-haired old man appeared.

‘Artist Kang Jeong-du, I heard that name a lot, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it in person.’

They change their names in just 4 years, but they are a real craftsman who will create enormous items until then.

‘If you do well, you can have all the things he creates.’

Lee Hyun-wook’s heart trembled just by seeing that great man himself.

“Oh, President Aigo, I heard that you were looking for this old man. This is Kang Jeong-du.”

The old man with gray hair bowed his back at a right angle.

“If that’s not good for that old man, can I go to the elderly’s workshop and talk to him in person?”

“······Well, this old man’s home is pretty shabby.”

“Fine.”

The employee’s expression hardened once more.

I didn’t like it to go to the blacksmith’s workshop, not the union’s office, but the “blacklist”. However, it was already misunderstood as a large-scale guest, and there seemed to be no dare to stop it.

Lee Hyun-wook entered the most shabby building in the blacksmith’s alley.

In the workshop where the rusty shutters were half open, there was a small anvil, a crater, and a rusty workbench.

“This is really, it’s shabby, so it’s unfamiliar. It’s okay to just go around and go.”

“No, it’s a place where you can feel your senior career.”

“I am very happy to say that.”

The dwelling was shabby, but the objects hanging in it were not.

Lee Hyun-wook found a huge object from the entrance.

It was a black window.

‘That’s a javelin made with the tip of an orihalcon.’

It was one of the javelin weapons that Salzburg’s “Dragon Knight” would use in the future.

‘It doesn’t seem like the barrier collapse effect has been applied yet, but it will be completed in about a year.’

gulp-

The saliva went over to the temple.

But I dare not get it right now.

Even craftsman Kang Jeong-do would know the price to ask for a willingness to buy, and Lee Hyun-wook didn’t have enough money yet.

‘Even though Craftsman Kang presented everything, he didn’t come out easily.’

According to Lee Hyun-wook, just before Kang Jeong-du died, the Austrian hero Dragon Knight personally came and said that he would put that spear in the heart of the dragon “Tarask,” which appeared on the continent of Europe.

And in the end, that window becomes a’Dragon Slayer’.

‘Afterwards… First of all, I have to eat my subject matter, the metal with magical properties.’

Whatever metal I eat, it will grow, but as I recalled a few times, I had to find and eat high-quality metals-especially those with magic.

In that case, not only the control of the metal is increased, but also the “skill” and “resistance” to certain magics are created, and when the level is reached, the level of ‘immunity’ is reached.

For example, if you continue to eat metal enchanted with flame properties, you will not get burned even if you are caught in fire.

‘I need poison immunity right now.’

The foreshadowing of the 4th wave of events that will happen two days later,

It was because’poison immunity’ was desperately needed for that very moment.

“President, I am not working alone, but I have an assistant. I will say hello.”

“Haha, that’s good.”

“Hey, Hee-seol!”

The elderly Chilsun had a good voice.

His call came from inside the workshop and from the room.

“why!”

It was the same voice as my grandfather, but a high-tone female voice.

“I was practicing enchantment right now!”

The door inside the workshop opened, and a short-haired girl with soot on her face appeared.

‘Kang Hee-seol, you’re still young.’

When I roughly calculated her age, it was probably in the first or second year of high school.

‘Kang Jeong-du dies four years from now.’

It wasn’t caused by any other chronic disease, and Lee Hyun-wook had no way to stop it because it was a natural affair by old age.

‘But that girl, Snow White, Kang Hee-seol will grow more and more. And in the future, we will create the first master grade item with 7 Dwarven craftsmen.’

There is something called a “family system” in this game.

In simple terms, ‘family strength’ is reflected in player abilities.

For example, if the father awakened as a wizard player, there was a high probability that his children would get a wizard-related trait later when they awakened.

It was such an example that Seo Eun-ha, the second daughter of General Seo Baek-jin, who was the commander of the Paladin Division, was a paladin player, and Kang Hee-seol also awakened with the characteristics of a blacksmith as Kang Jeong-du’s granddaughter.

“Huh? Who is this uncle?”

“Mister, it’s the boss!”

“Ah! Son~”

“Bitch is a cow, a cow, and a hand man! It’s a habit of talking and it’s real!”

“No, my grandfather is always…”

“Oh this! When will you grow up?”

Lee Hyun-wook smiled.

‘I’m sure you’re very stupid. There won’t be any growing up in the future.’

In particular, Lee Hyun-wook knew well that he had learned such a bad habit of talking from my grandfather, Kang Jeong-du.

‘Kang Jeong-du, he is an old, stubborn and stubborn old man who looks harmful on the outside.’

Wouldn’t it be possible to pretend to be a blacksmith’s union and a large distance?

“Haha, it’s okay. I think your granddaughter is also a blacksmith player.”

“It seems like my destiny has become like that.”

“Because the family has a family business like this, I can trust it even more.”

At Lee Hyun-wook’s words, Kang Jeong-du showed an expression of impoverishment.

“Oh, I’ll do my best.”

At Lee Hyun-wook’s Kang Jeong-du’s workshop, he purchased as much as possible a magic metal enchanted with a “poison attribute”.

Its weight was a whopping 11kg, and the price alone was 22 million won.

In addition to that, he purchased a dagger made of magical metal and 20 iron beads.

In particular, this 3cm diameter iron bead was made of a mithril-tungsten alloy, and it would effectively collapse the monster’s “barrier” as it had a reasonable weight and good anti-horsepower.

And, above all, the iron bead was a metal that was easier to manipulate, because the center of gravity is located in the center, so there is little need to pay attention to balance.

‘If I had 2.9 million won for 20 magic metal iron beads, I bought it quite cheaply.’

AMT soldiers were able to directly purchase and bring in personal weapons.

‘It’s a good thing to put in the savings all over this time of year.’

Since AMT is a professional soldier, he receives monthly salary as much as a worker, but as soldiers usually do, there was little to spend money because they were only in the unit.

Therefore, his bankbook currently contained about 38 million won.

“Oh, thank you, boss!”

Kang Jeong-du, who earned a few months’ worth of income with just one transaction, was excited, and Kang Hee-seol was also wiping the saliva flowing around his mouth with a mischievous expression.

“Wow! This, twenty thousand won! Awesome…… Grandpa, today with chicken and pizza…”

“Oh, that spout- hmm, keep your mouth still!”

The image like that tomboy wouldn’t change with age.

“The stuff is very nice. I will come to trade often, so please be healthy.”

“Oh, of course.”

“I’ll see you again later.”

“Yes Yes! I hope I can see you often! Hi-Hi!”

“Oh, this….”

Rather, it was Lee Hyun-wook that I would like to meet often.

In this way, a high-quality metal supplier was secured.

***

Lee Hyun-wook set up a lodging at a nearby motel.

“after······.”

And now, with a nervous expression, he was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the room.

In front of him, there was a pile of metal that had a “poisonous property” purchased from Kang Jeong-du and “enchanted”.

When ordering, I asked for a cut to the size of a finger, so it was the size that I could swallow.

I picked up one of them and swallowed it.

gulp-

-Until metal absorption (00:19:59) remains.

It was usual, but it would have taken the same time as above, but now it was different.

Lee Hyun-wook gave power to Danjeon.

Ooh-oh-

Then, I felt a certain reverberation from the depths of my body.

What to say, it felt like a huge machine was starting up.

An organ newly created by absorbing the Devil’s Medallion (Inferno),

The “body furnace” was working.

-As the body’s furnace operates, the efficiency of metal absorption increases rapidly. (+250%)

Beyond simply digesting metal, it literally melts and absorbs.

but······.

– caution! It is accompanied by serious pain!

– caution! It is accompanied by serious pain!

– caution! It is accompanied by serious pain!

“······Kim!”

It is accompanied by pain like burning the whole body.

Lee Hyun-wook endured the pain and gripped his teeth.

It seems crazy, but I had to endure it.

If so…

’11kg of metal, all absorbed in today!’

······Tomorrow’s Lee Hyun-wook would be three times stronger than now and open his eyes.