Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 83

Stole the Demon God’s Armory – Episode 87

After finishing his sparring match with Kang Cheol, Se-un took Park Jeong-pil and left the stronghold, arriving back in the village.

Finding the previous player was important, but Se-un had something he needed to do first.

“This way, right?”

“How many years do you think I’ve been kicking around this village? Just trust me!”

Looking around, Se-un could see quite a few people.

Players and residents. Even just by looking at their attire, he could tell the difference between the two.

The players, still wary from the tutorial, wore at least minimal armor or carried a dagger.

In contrast, the residents wore casual clothes, humming as they strolled through the streets with carefree expressions.

It was a scene befitting the safe first floor of the Tower.

‘Come to think of it, what happens to the residents?’

The residents here weren’t just convenient beings like NPCs [Non-Player Characters] in a game.

They were, quite literally, residents. Unlike the players, they couldn’t receive the system’s protection, but they were still living beings within the Tower.

If something happened in a month, they would inevitably suffer as well.

But…….

‘They seem too normal.’

The buildings in the village looked too intact.

The people seemed as carefree as flowers in a greenhouse.

Whatever the disaster that wiped out the players on the first floor once a year was, they wouldn’t be able to avoid it either.

“Jeong-pil, go get some information.”

“Yes, sir! Just say the word!”

“Ask people if there’s anything special that happens here once a year. Something that happens a month after players arrive.”

“Leave it to me! I’ve already made friends with quite a few older guys, so it won’t take long!”

“Okay. I’ll find my way. This way, right?”

“Yes!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Park Jeong-pil hurried off. Aside from his occasional strange behavior, he was quite useful.

Thinking that, as he walked down the street, Se-un’s sensitive hearing picked up the sharp sound of metal.

Clang, clang!

‘I must be almost there.’

The metallic sound of a hammer striking steel and the intense heat he could feel even before arriving told him he was close.

It was the only blacksmith in the village on the first floor.

However, even though it was a blacksmith, there was little one could commission from a first-floor blacksmith.

In the first place, the first floor was a peaceful area, so the blacksmiths specialized in making farming tools and gadgets rather than weapons, and their skills weren’t that great.

Yet, the reason Se-un was looking for this place was…….

“Elder.”

“Oh, who is it! Well, well, it’s been a while!”

It was to meet Go Chang-seok, the only blacksmith from the Diablo Clan present on the first floor.

Yesterday, he looked around the stronghold and realized Go Chang-seok was missing, so he asked Yoo Seo-ah and heard that he was staying at the village blacksmith.

‘Well, up until now, it was hard to call it proper blacksmithing.’

Until now, he had been responsible for all the Diablo Clan’s equipment, but like the twin sisters, it was just a makeshift job using basic tools bought with contribution points.

He hadn’t experienced proper blacksmithing, handling fire and steel.

At least, after contracting with the 28th-ranked Demon King, Berith, and becoming accustomed to the constellation’s power, he was able to use various methods, but even so, it would be different from hammering in a real smithy.

“Sorry I couldn’t see you off! The usage period here is fixed, so the timing was a bit awkward.”

“It’s alright. But you should have attended the party.”

“What’s an old man like me doing at a young people’s party? I should be working hard on things like this.”

“What are you talking about? Arum and Da-un were looking for you.”

“Is that so? Haha! Looking at those two, I feel like I’m looking at my granddaughters.”

Go Chang-seok smiled awkwardly, roughly wiping the metal dust off his face with his sleeve.

Looking around, there was a row of finished works.

After roughly checking a few, Se-un examined one more closely.

[ Thorn Armor ]

Classification: Armor

Grade: C-

Description: A thorn armor made by a skilled blacksmith using monster materials and high-quality iron ore.

Abilities: 1. Ironclad – In addition to basic defense, defense is increased by an additional 10%.

2. Sharp Bone Thorns – When blocking a melee attack, 10% of the damage is reflected back to the enemy.

3. Scar – Attack power is increased by 10%.

Most of them were C-grade items.

For a first-floor player to create an item that exceeds C-grade, the forces on the upper floors would have drooled and offered recruitment proposals.

Moreover, the ability ‘Scar’ was common to all items.

This power, which was attached to both weapons and armor, was clearly a symbol of the constellation contracted with Go Chang-seok.

“Haha, you seem to have noticed. It’s the power our constellation gave me.”

-The constellation, ‘Soldier Wearing a Golden Crown,’ says that it’s still a bit lacking, but if you concentrate a little more, you’ll be able to create a masterpiece soon, and strokes his mustache.

As expected of the 28th-ranked Demon King, Berith.

The rumor that he surpasses Hephaestus [Greek god of blacksmiths], the best blacksmith in Olympus [home of the Greek gods], in creating offensive weapons was true.

If he wore the equipment he made, he could definitely pump up his attack power, if nothing else.

“I’m still adjusting. It’s been a long time since I’ve handled fire.”

“This is excellent too.”

“Haha, you don’t have to praise me so much. It’s still a long way from catching up to that sword.”

Go Chang-seok looked at the sword hanging from Se-un’s waist.

Durandal.

Although its seal wasn’t fully released yet and it only had B-grade performance, Go Chang-seok recognized the inherent power of Durandal.

“You didn’t come all the way here just to say hello. What did you come for? Repair? Or production?”

“I’d like to request a production.”

“Hmm, I’d like to do that if I could, but it might be a bit difficult.”

“Why is that?”

“It’s still difficult to make equipment better than what you’re wearing. And I’m short on materials.”

Go Chang-seok shook his head regretfully.

It seemed he was referring to Se-un’s ‘Durandal’ and ‘Emperor Taejo Mu’s Battle Armor’.

Certainly, no matter how good Go Chang-seok’s skills were, he wouldn’t be able to create such named-grade equipment in the current situation.

However, Se-un’s purpose wasn’t that from the start.

“I have materials.”

“Oh, this is?”

“It’s the material I got from catching the Sea Drake. In addition, I’ve collected monster materials as much as possible, so you can use them as you please.”

“It seems like it’s more than our clan has collected in total.”

“I caught quite a few monsters on the way to catch the Sea Drake.”

Numerous monster materials poured out of Se-un’s subspace pocket.

Most of them were low-grade materials, but the scales and fangs obtained from the Sea Drake were high-grade materials that were not easily obtainable on the lower floors of the Tower.

“Ahem, are you sure? If it’s such precious material, it might be better to wait a little longer and ask a more skilled blacksmith when you meet one.”

“I don’t know when I’ll meet such a blacksmith, and I trust your skills, Elder. And…….”

“And?”

“Aren’t you tempted too, Elder? The opportunity to make equipment with Sea Drake materials.”

“……Ahem. I’ve been found out. Most of the other materials are too weak, so they break even with a slight mistake.”

From what he had seen since the tutorial, Go Chang-seok was a blacksmith through and through.

There was no way such a person would easily give up with such high-quality materials in front of him.

“I understand. I’ll try my best.”

“Thank you.”

“What type of equipment?”

“I’d like a set of light armor that’s easy to move in and various weapons.”

“Various weapons?”

“Yes. It’s to use them in various situations, so please make whatever you want.”

“Haha, to hear you say that, you must know how to use all kinds of weapons. Amazing.”

In fact, it was more for using Mammon’s Treasures than for using them according to the situation.

Normally, using Durandal was the best, but to maximize instantaneous attack power, it was best to use Mammon’s Treasures even if it meant sacrificing the weapon.

“Please pay attention to the durability.”

“Don’t worry. It would have been different before, but with these proper facilities, I can make them very sturdy.”

“Then, I’ll leave it to you.”

“Leave it to me! Seeing such high-quality materials makes the artisan’s blood boil!”

-The constellation, ‘Soldier Wearing a Golden Crown,’ is sparkling his eyes, saying that with this much material, you can use a new processing method.

-The constellation, ‘Crow Bowing Its Head,’ expects the soldier’s skills.

-The constellation, ‘Soldier Wearing a Golden Crown,’ grabs his golden crown with one hand and bows deeply to the Demon God.

After thanking Go Chang-seok and finishing the size measurements for the equipment production, Se-un was about to leave the smithy when he remembered what he had said at first.

‘He said the smithy’s usage period was fixed, right?’

It wasn’t easy to rent a smithy.

Perhaps the reason Go Chang-seok was able to rent this smithy was thanks to the peaceful first floor.

He couldn’t guarantee that he could use such a smithy on other floors.

‘I need to make a temporary smithy at the stronghold.’

For now, he put the temporary smithy aside and focused on extending the rental period of the current one.

At least, he wanted Go Chang-seok to be able to do blacksmithing comfortably for about a month.

Walking along the wall of the smithy, he found a man sorting ore in the back.

“Excuse me, are you the owner of this smithy?”

“That’s right. Who are you?”

“I came because I wanted to extend the rental period of the smithy.”

“Are you that old man’s son?”

A man with a physique so frail that his bones were visible.

If it weren’t for the thick gloves on his hands and the metal dust on his face, he wouldn’t have known he was a blacksmith.

If he had swung a hammer properly, he should have had some muscles.

Just by looking at his appearance, he could tell how poor his blacksmithing skills were.

“I’d like to be able to use it freely for about a month. And I’d like to ask you to let me use the ore freely.”

“What? Hey, I lent you the smithy, do you think I’m a pushover? Do you think I’m playing every day? I’m taking time out of my busy schedule to lend it to you!”

Taking time out of his busy schedule, my foot.

Aside from the works made by Go Chang-seok, he didn’t see any other items inside the smithy he had visited earlier.

In the first place, it meant that there wasn’t much work at the smithy.

Yet, the fact that Go Chang-seok mentioned the usage period meant that the man had charged a high price.

And all transactions in the Tower were done through bartering or contribution points.

“Five thousand points.”

“What? Are you looking down on me with contribution points…….”

“I’ll give you an additional five thousand points at the end of the month. And I’ll pay for the ore as much as I use it at the market price.”

A total of ten thousand points.

At the words that he would pay for the cost of the ore as well, the man’s eyes widened and his back straightened.

For him, a resident of the first floor, ten thousand points was close to half a year’s income. No, with the amount of work decreasing these days, it was the contribution points he could earn by working for a year.

But he was going to pay for the ore properly, so his eyes couldn’t help but widen.

In fact, most of the players who had just entered the Tower and had their contribution points reset only had a meager amount of contribution points.

Se-un, who had received the reward for ranking first, could easily pay ten thousand points out of his 100,000 points.

After a short period of consideration, the man, understanding that Se-un was a big spender.

“Please use it as much as you want! I’ll bring as much ore as you need, so if there’s anything you need, just tell me!”

He immediately put on a pickaxe and a safety helmet and bowed to Se-un.