Episode 98
“Ah, dark iron?”
Danwoo’s face darkened for an instant. How can you touch such a precious mineral?
For the production class, handling precious materials becomes experience, proficiency, and level.
If I had the chance, I would have gone out of my way to touch it.
Danwoo continued speaking in a gloomy voice.
“If you had touched that precious thing, you would have much better skills than you do now. I wonder if there are any users among blacksmith users who have experience handling rock iron...”
“Hmm, I see.”
“Still, I’m confident in repairs! Even if rock iron is used, repairs are often done with regular iron ore. “I’ve been sick of iron ore repairs...”
X shook his head. I was sorry that I had made such a fuss, but I didn’t mean to entrust the repairs to you.
X needed pure rock iron equipment with excellent performance.
Asus, who was watching, intervened.
“...X, do you really have a dark iron?”
“Okay, I’m thinking of making equipment out of rock iron.”
“I’m tired of being surprised now.”
Asus paused for a moment, but didn’t seem overly surprised. After all, he had previously faced a dragon that was as gentle as a pet dog. Asus, convinced, shrugged his shoulders.
“I have the skill to make equipment out of rock iron. There will not be a blacksmith user with the level you want. “It means there may be something, but there will be no way to contact it.”
X had no choice but to agree.
The world is wide and there are many masters.
But isn’t it only when the expert comes out into the world that we can even have a conversation? Even X, who has incredible skills, was hiding his power until recently.
‘Can’t we help it?’
Unfortunately, for now, I have no choice but to give up on the rock iron set.
I wanted to be fully prepared before entering the home base of other beings. However, I felt like I would have to be satisfied with raising my level and proficiency.
The moment when X gave up his regrets.
Danwoo, who had been silent, opened his mouth.
“...there is.”
“?”
“I’m not a user, but I’m a blacksmith with the skills to make equipment with rock iron!”
X, who immediately understood Danwoo’s words, answered.
“Are you talking about the blacksmith NPC?”
“That’s right. He is my teacher. “He is not known to the world because he has built a wall away from the world, but he never stops training every day.”
Danwoo truly respected his teacher. Although they met by chance, Danwoo was able to immediately recognize his outstanding skills, and after begging for a full month, he was able to become his disciple. X’s face lit up.
‘done.’
NPC blacksmith!
As I said in the past, the original owners of Fate World are NPCs, not users. As Fate approaches its first anniversary, NPCs are still at the top in most areas.
The problem is how to find such NPCs.
But I never thought I would meet a connection like this.
X opened his mouth without hesitation.
“Danwoo, please take the lead. “To where Master is!”
*
Asus could no longer work with X. The Resistance Eating Alone Alliance has begun to become active!
It was Explorer who secretly helped them in various ways. The leader couldn’t be away for a long time.
“I can’t believe I get to travel with X...!”
Thanks to this, X went out alone with Danwoo to find his teacher, the blacksmith. It wasn’t uncomfortable. The person himself seemed innocent and I felt like a younger brother I knew.
‘Besides, you are a valuable listener.’
Let’s ask Danwoo to evaluate the taste.
Because X has a heavenly sense of taste and can eat anything delicious, he desperately needed the evaluation of others. There is a lot to be gained from even these small details.
X strengthened his will and advanced.
“Master, you live near a giant volcano in the center of the continent.”
Having said that, even if I saw new monsters and ingredients, I was not allowed to do anything else. The two went into the forest, chatting less. Then X asked.
“Now that I think about it, I haven’t heard the taste evaluation yet.”
“Evaluation? “Can’t you tell by looking at my stomach?”
X’s cuisine was flawless even for loyal listeners!
It was Danwoo, playfully hitting his stomach. Although it was a hot and spicy dish served in the scorching heat, it could be said to be a huge success. X shrugged his shoulders.
‘I can’t help it.’
I would like to ask my loyal listeners to evaluate the taste, but I can’t.
X, who learned a different lesson than expected, chuckled.
*
A small thatched house visible in the distance.
There’s even a brazier next to it that lights up a soft fire.
Danwoo opened his mouth.
“That’s Master’s house.”
A house where there is not even a speck of greed in sight. In Fate, an excellent blacksmith can be said to print money. One of the places where the large guilds, a symbol of wealth, spent their money lavishly was on equipment. Because of this, X felt a little uneasy.
‘Why do I have a feeling that it won’t be a good fit for me?’
X can be said to be greed itself!
The author, Danwoo’s teacher, seemed to have a personality completely opposite to his own. From here, Danwoo took the lead. Danwoo lowered his voice and whispered.
“Judging by the fact that I can’t hear you, I think you’ve already gone to bed... I’ll try to make a presence first. Haha, my heart is shaking.”
Danwoo arrived at the thatched house and cautiously opened his mouth.
“Um... I’m Danwoo, Master’s disciple.”
“Hmm.”
Instead of a welcome, an uncomfortable cough was heard from beyond the door.
I’m dead.
Danwoo closed his eyes tightly and opened his mouth once again.
“Hey, Master? Forgive me for being late. I started off diligently, but because I was slow, I ended up arriving in the middle of the night. But if you haven’t fallen asleep yet, at least make a face at your ugly student...”
“...What is that guy next to you doing?”
A voice as loud as that of a wild beast!
It was a tone that conveyed caution. Moreover, looking at the intimidating feeling, it seemed that Danwoo’s teacher was not an ordinary person with internal skills.
“This person...”
The moment Danwoo was about to answer, X opened his mouth.
“My name is X. By chance, I came across an extremely valuable material and was looking for an excellent blacksmith. “I met Danwoo, and with Danwoo’s help, I was able to find a teacher who was said to have outstanding skills.”
X has gained know-how. This is the know-how to deal with NPCs with a temperamental personality.
I got a sense of it while dealing with Kalon, who was famous for being harsh, and I realized it completely when my heart was pierced by Liglian.
‘Honest is the best!’
If you try to flatter someone for no reason, it can have the opposite effect. Was X’s know-how effective?
The answer came back with a rustling sound.
“I taught my only student everything I had. Even after meeting that guy, he came to see me? “It’s like an insult to me, my teacher.”
Danwoo answered restlessly.
“Master, that’s entirely due to my lack of skills...”
“It’s done. “Be prepared.”
“Hey...”
The moment Danwoo was completely cowered, the door opened.
The figure of a middle-aged man was revealed in the soft light of the furnace.
In addition to its gigantic size reminiscent of a volcano, it also has a face like a bandit that looks far from the patience required for a blacksmith! He spat out words that were close to a threat.
“Did I say it was an incredibly precious ingredient? If the blacksmith said something that forced him to react, he would have to take responsibility for it. “Let’s take out that precious ingredient.”
Although he has a rough personality, he seems to be a blacksmith.
“I won’t disappoint you!”
X confidently opened the inventory.
Munchkin that I eat all by myself