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Chapter 34
Chapter 34
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Chapter 34
[Hwa-Rang: Looking for the user who acquired the Red Dragon Bone Bow.]
A message popped up in the chat window of all users residing in Idenharc.
‘He used a loudspeaker.’
Jeong-Hoon realized that Lee Hwa-Rang had visited Idenharc and used a loudspeaker.
He arrived later than expected.
When he found the Red Dragon Bone Bow, he thought Lee Hwa-Rang would be the first to visit Idenharc.
Apparently he had a preparation period to obtain the Red Dragon Bone Bow.
That’s why he’s using the loudspeaker so confidently.
‘Of course, I have no intention of selling.’
Had he intended to sell it to him, he would not have visited Idenharc and done manual labor.
“Huh? Why are you smiling like that?”
Woo-Gang tilted his head.
“It’s nothing. So what’s the information?”
“Ah, the guy who turned over the blacksmith shop this time… is a bit of a tough guy.”
“Who?”
“It’s a group of thieves led by a guy named Rex.”
“I see.”
“…You look like you already knew? You don’t look surprised at all.”
Jeong-Hoon smiled faintly.
Of course he knew.
This situation unfolds when you first visit a blacksmith to use an evolution stone.
However, it is impossible to solve it by simply chasing the thieves.
To use the evolution stone, you have to start by finding Woo-Gang and getting information, and then proceed with the quests in order.
“Anyway, please tell me the rest.”
“Ahem, Rex has visited the blacksmith several times recently. It seems like he made a plan to rob the blacksmith in the process.”
“Then where did they go now?”
“I heard he was last seen in the northern snowy mountains and disappeared.”
“All right.”
Jeong-Hoon got up from his seat.
“Anyway, thank you very much for the fan. It was a fan my late wife made for me. When someone stole it, I had all sorts of thoughts.”
Woo-Gang gently stroked the fan as if he loved it.
“Yes.”
Jeong-Hoon, who came out of the building, immediately headed to the snowy mountains located in the north.
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[The registered evolution stone has been sold!]
[Please receive the payment.]
Is it because of the evolution stone craze?
The stone was sold shortly after it was listed on the auction house.
The selling price is 98 gold.
Until a few days ago, it was an evolution stone that was formed at 110-120, but as the fact that it was dropped in Idenharc village spread, the market price dropped by about 10%.
But it was enough money to buy the item Jeong-Hoon wanted.
“Hmm… Forgotten Intermediate Knight’s One-Handed Sword.”
Ha-Jin searched for the item at the auction house.
Two items were listed.
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[Forgotten Intermediate Knight’s One-Handed Sword]
-Type: One-Handed Sword
-Grade: Rare
-Attack Power: 67
-Critical Hit Rate: 1 ~ 1.5%
-Remaining Durability: 100%
-Special Ability (1): When using sword skills, attack power increases by 5%
-Special Ability (2): When holding the sword, [Passive: Courageous Spirit] is automatically activated
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The price of the listed item was 55 gold.
This rotten item costs 55 gold.
He felt sorry even though it wasn’t his money to buy it.
This is because items with better options than this were listed for 35-40 gold.
“Hmm… I can’t help it.”
After much deliberation, Ha-Jin paid 55 gold and purchased a one-handed sword.
And he decided to buy additional weapons that Jeong-Hoon could use with the remaining money.
“You said it was Mu-Hwang, right?”
He heard that Mu-Hwang is a profession that can handle various weapons.
Of course, the process of handling weapons is so vicious.
It was obvious it was a class with infinite possibilities.
“I’ll have to spend some of my money.”
When he tried to support him with early items, he was rejected, saying he didn’t need them, but now it seems like he can add them together.
Of course, high-grade items wouldn’t work, and Rare-grade items would be enough.
Ha-Jin bought a pretty decent knuckle and dagger for a total of 65 gold and left the auction house.
He immediately returned to Idenharc to give the items to Jeong-Hoon, but what the hell?
Named users were gathered in the square, grabbing passersby.
Of course, it wasn’t long before Ha-Jin was caught.
“Wait a minute.”
He was the Bow Master Lee Hwa-Rang.
‘Huh? Lee Hwa-Rang? And next to him is Road Knight Park Jin-Hyeok?’
Crazy…
He never thought he would see named users so close.
Jeong-Hoon, this guy… you did something really amazing.
They must have all come to mine evolution stones.
Catching users must be the intention to buy a large amount of these evolution stones.
“Why are you doing this? I don’t have any evolution stones.”
Unfortunately, Ha-Jin did not have any evolution stones.
He sold what he got from Jeong-Hoon, and he hadn’t even received the quest yet.
“Ah, that’s not it. I was wondering if you know who got the Red Dragon Bone Bow.”
“Red Dragon Bone Bow?”
Ha-Jin tilted his head.
He was sure the Red Dragon Bone Bow had been found in Idenharc.
But he didn’t know anything about the bow.
Reading his expression, Lee Hwa-Rang smiled kindly and stepped back.
“It seems like you don’t know.”
“Yes… I haven’t been in Idenharc for long.”
“All right. Then good luck.”
“Yes.”
Lee Hwa-Rang and Park Jin-Hyeok turned away without hesitation.
“Excuse me. Did you hear what he said?”
Not long after Lee Hwa-Rang and Park Jin-Hyeok disappeared, Jung Chang-Ho and Oh Min-Ji approached and asked.
‘Wow… this time it’s Jung Chang-Ho and Oh Min-Ji?’
What a lucky day!
* * *
Northern Snowy Mountains.
It is a field where the temperature is maintained at minus 20-30 degrees 24 hours a day.
More than 10 users were hunting Lv.53 Yetis in the field.
“These guys are the ones who hide treasures, right?”
“Right! Give me the pendant quickly!”
They hunted Yetis hard.
They were all in the middle of the Idenharc quest.
‘You won’t get anything from hunting Yetis…’
The only way to get a pendant was to go to the eastern field and dig hard.
Well, such hard work will disappear soon.
Various users reside in World Com.
Among them were users who wrote in detail about quest strategies.
Soon, those users will write about the quest strategy.
[Whisper/zl-John-Ha-Jin12 -> Hoon: Hey! I bought what you said!]
A whisper from Ha-Jin just arrived.
Apparently he sold the evolution stone and bought the item he asked for.
It’s faster than he expected.
Could it be because of the evolution stone?
It was much earlier than expected.
[Whisper/Hoon -> zl-John-Ha-Jin12: I’m in the northern snowy mountains right now. Do you want to do the quest first until then?]
[Whisper/zl-John-Ha-Jin12 -> Hoon: Quest?]
[Whisper/Hoon -> zl-John-Ha-Jin12: Yes, I’ll tell you the quest strategy.]
Jeong-Hoon explained in detail the quests he had performed.
With this, Ha-Jin wouldn’t waste time while he was away.
[Whisper/zl-John-Ha-Jin12 -> Hoon: Okay! I’ll start right away. Should I tell you some amazing news? I just met four named users!]
[Whisper/Hoon -> zl-John-Ha-Jin12: Four?]
He can roughly picture who they are.
It is very difficult for ordinary users to meet named users.
That’s why users made a fuss when Lee Hwa-Rang and Min Jin-Ho appeared in Starting Village.
[Whisper/zl-John-Ha-Jin12 -> Hoon: Wow… I’m glad I arrived today. How happy would I be if I joined the same guild as those people?]
Currently, the attitude of users towards named users was close to worship.
Ha-Jin’s reaction alone shows that.
On the other hand, Jeong-Hoon was indifferent.
He had long been disillusioned with their greed and rotten minds.
[Whisper/Hoon -> zl-John-Ha-Jin12: I know, so hurry up and do the quest.]
Jeong-Hoon closed the whisper and moved on.
“Oh? Wait a minute! You shouldn’t go up there carelessly!”
As he was about to enter the entrance of the snowy mountain, two users grabbed Jeong-Hoon.
“Hmm?”
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[Player Information]
-Nickname: Johannesburg
-Level: 78
-Class: Lower Warrior (1st Class)
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The user who grabbed Jeong-Hoon was a level 78 lower warrior.
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[Player Information]
-Nickname: Canvasla
-Level: 75
-Class: Lower Wizard (1st Class)
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And the one next to him is a lower Wizard.
Why did they suddenly grab him?
Jeong-Hoon’s eyes sank coldly.
In the field, quarrels often lead to PVP.
Reading his eyes, the lower warrior hurriedly shook his head.
“Ah, we didn’t come to pick a fight.”
“Then?”
“We thought it would be better to go together because it would be dangerous if you go up to the snowy mountain alone!”
To them, Jeong-Hoon was a low-level martial artist who had completed the first class.
He was seen as a beginner who couldn’t even pass level 40.
So they step up and stop him.
“It’s okay.”
“No! It would be sad if you die and get logged out for 24 hours! So we will help you!”
They were nosy people.
Sometimes there are people like that.
He wanted to say that it’s a peculiar type who gets itchy feet if they don’t do good deeds.
‘You can’t fool me.’
He’s had experienced a lot of those types.
On the outside, they are kind and gentle, but inside they are dark.
When they grabbed Jeong-Hoon earlier, he saw their eyes momentarily stained with greed.
And one more thing.
Jeong-Hoon came to distrust people due to one betrayal.
“Then will you help me climb the snowy mountain?”
“Yes! Let’s go together.”
The faces of the lower warrior and lower Wizard brightened.
Jeong-Hoon, who saw through their inner thoughts, smiled silently.
* * *
‘Done.’
Han Hak-Seong, whose nickname is Johannesburg, cheered inwardly.
A dungeon he found by accident while hunting monsters in the snowy mountains to level up.
And it’s an undiscovered dungeon!
What’s more, it was a dungeon that had not been discovered until now, and they were the first to discover it.
Achievement points for the undiscovered dungeon are 1,000 points.
It was a very low score for the first discovery, but the important thing is different.
The item that the boss monster spits out is dropped with a 100% probability only for the first clear.
‘First! Muahahaha!’
‘Nice!’
He was about to enter the dungeon with his friend, Park Jin-Seong, whose nickname is Canvasla, to attack the dungeon.
However, only three or more people could enter this dungeon.
‘Shit, what do we do?’
Han Hak-Seong and Park Jin-Seong are two.
So they needed one more person.
‘Should we just create a party and recruit one person?’
‘Hey, then we have to share the reward.’
The reward that can be divided 5:5 must be divided 33% each.
It’s a whopping 17% loss, so he can’t do it because it’s a waste.
‘Hmm, then how about asking a passerby?’
‘Ask?’
‘Yes. Who knows? Maybe there’s a user who needs help?’
‘Wow… you’re a genius. How can your head turn so well in that direction?’
‘Hey, if I had studied, I would have gotten into one of the SKY universities.’
‘That’s bullshit.’
The two bickered and hunted near the entrance, looking for users.
However, as befits a field in a fairly high-level area, there was not a single user wandering around alone.
Through this, they had no choice but to watch and pray that they would not go to the snowy mountains.
And soon, a user finally appeared.
Like other users, he was alone, not at a party.
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[Player Information]
-Nickname: Hoon
-Level: 34
-Class: Lower Martial Artist (1st class)
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The level and Class are perfect.
It was perfect for sucking out all the benefits and throwing it away.
He wondered why a beginner who hadn’t even reached level 40 was poking his head in the north, but the question quickly disappeared when he realized he could enter the dungeon.
“Oh, did you find the dungeon?”
“Yes.”
Since they had to go in together, he explained the undiscovered dungeon while climbing the snowy mountain.
“So you need me because it’s for three or more people.”
“That’s right! Of course, you just have to watch from behind. The appropriate level for this undiscovered dungeon is 52!”
“Okay. You helped me climb the snowy mountain, so I can’t even do that much for you.”
The user readily agreed.
The story went easily without mentioning the reward separately.
‘Heh, it’s done.’
Whoosh!
[Critical hit!]
Huh?
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