Chapter 75

“First… I guess we’ll go to the capital.”
The Imperial Forge, where the court smiths worked, was located inside the Imperial Palace. To get there, you had to travel to the capital, where the Imperial Palace is located.
Sigh
Ming Hu pulled a travel scroll from his inventory. He tore the scroll right off and arrived in the main square of Demesne, walking to the warp gate to the left of the main square.
“Where are you going?”
“Five gold.”
“That’s a bit far, 6 gold.”
The area in front of the warp gate was crowded with wizard NPCs helping people use it, as well as users using it. Ming Hu walked straight up to the Wizard NPC who was waiting for customers.
“Where are you going?”
“Go to the capital nexus.”
“Hmm, that’s a long way away, 8 gold.”
Sigh
The Wizard NPC extended his hand. Ming Hu opened his inventory, took out 8 gold, and handed it to the Wizard NPC.
“You can follow me.”
Jumbled
After taking the money, the Wizard NPC turned around and began walking toward the Warp Gate. Ming Hu followed after him.
Jab!
Soon, the Wizard NPC inside the Warp Gate stopped walking, and Ming Hu followed suit.
“There’s going to be a little bit of a popping sensation, don’t be alarmed.”
“Yes.”
Ming Hu nodded at the wizard NPC’s words.
“I wonder what it feels like…
I was kind of excited to see it pop.
“May I start the warp?”
“Yes.”
When the Wizard NPC asked if he could start the warp, Ming Hu nodded once more.
“Start Warp.”
Ming Hu nodded, and the Wizard NPC closed his eyes and said.
Siaa
As soon as he closed his eyes, mana began to flow out of the mage NPC’s body. The mana seeped into the base of the warp gate, and soon a white glow began to emanate from the warp gate, enveloping Ming Hu little by little.
Ming Hu stared in wonder at the white light that enveloped him, starting at his feet and working its way up, until it reached his face, where he quickly closed his eyes as it blinded him.
Boom
“Clothes!
Ming Hu was mildly surprised by the floating sensation he felt as soon as he closed his eyes. It was like riding an amusement park ride.
“I’m going to Elenian.”
“Six gold.”
But the feeling soon faded, and Ming Hu slowly opened his eyes at the sound of a voice.
‘Wow. That’s huge.’
Ming Hu thought as he opened his eyes and took in the sight. The warp gates of the Nexus were much larger than those of Demesne. It seemed deserted despite the large number of users using it.
‘Wow… The building is much cleaner.’
Ming Hu walked out of the warp gate, looking at the buildings that lined it, and after a moment of looking around, he remembered his purpose and quickly began looking for the signpost.
“There it is!”
Finding the signpost, Ming Hu quickly approached it and checked it out, but soon realized with a frown that it only pointed to a place nearby.
“Where is the imperial palace?
They needed to get to the imperial palace, but Ming Hu didn’t know exactly where it was. Eventually, Ming Hu grabbed one of the players who was wandering around and seemed nice.
“Hey…”
“What?”
“Do you happen to know where the imperial palace is?”
“Oh, the imperial palace? If you go straight over there, you’ll come to an intersection, and you’ll take a right, and you’ll come to the second square, and as soon as you enter the square, look to your left, and there’s one street that’s wider than the others, and you’ll find the imperial palace.”
The user was very specific about how to get to the Imperial Palace.
“Oh, thank you.”
“No.”
Ming Hu thanked him and turned to go as the user had instructed. That’s when it happened.
“But you know what…”
The user who gave you the directions called out to Ming Hu. Ming Hu turned back to look at you when you called out to him.
“Can I ask you a question?”
“What?”
Ming Hu was puzzled by the user’s sudden desire to ask a question, but when he realized that the user’s gaze was drawn to his hand, he lowered his head to look at it.
“…Ah.
He realized why the user suddenly wanted to ask a question: he was wearing an OPG.
“The weapon you’re using looks very unusual, do you have any idea what it is?”
As expected, the user asked about OPG. Myung-hoo wondered how to answer the user’s question. However, he realized that there was nothing wrong with telling the truth, so he opened his mouth and spoke.
“Ogre Power Gauntlets.”
“Huh! OPG?”
The user was surprised by Myung-Hoo’s words.
“Yes. OPG.”
Ming Hu nodded in response to the user’s question. The user paused for a moment, then opened his mouth to speak.
“Can you tell me how you got it by any chance?”
“Oh…. OPG?”
“Yes.”
When asked by a user, Ming Hu wondered what to say. He couldn’t just tell them that he made it.
“Let’s just say I’m out of ogre hunting.
After much deliberation, Ming Hu spoke up.
“I got this while killing an ogre.”
“Ogre?”
“Yes.”
“Oh, thank you, have fun!”
The user smiled brightly at Ming Hu’s answer and quickly disappeared. Ming Hu looked at the user’s hands as they disappeared.
“Knuckles. That’s why I asked.
The user’s hands, which were slowly disappearing from view, were equipped with knuckles. Now I understood exactly why the user was asking about OPG.
“Hmm…
Then, remembering that he had said earlier that he had gotten the OPG by hunting, Ming Hu swallowed hard and began to walk down the path as the user had instructed.
“It’s a crossroads.
As the user had indicated, the intersection soon appeared, and Ming Hu immediately turned right and walked on, arriving at the second square the user had mentioned.
“All kinds of weapons for sale! See!”
“Sell potions, they’re better than the ones in the store!”
“Pick! Pick!”
The second square was huge. It was at least 1.5 times larger than the main square in Demesne, and it was packed with users.
“Wow, the capital is the capital.
Ming Hu thought about the large plaza and the many users, then turned his head to the left. In his vision, he saw a boulevard that looked five times as wide as the one he had been walking on.
Jumbled
Ming Hu began to walk down the boulevard.
“Is that the imperial palace?
At the end of the boulevard, he could see a huge wall. There was probably an imperial palace inside those walls, and after walking for a while, I reached the end of Myeonghu Street.
“That’s really big.
Ming Hu looked at the city walls before him and thought. The walls were so tall and solid.
Sigh
Ming Hu looked to his left. Not far away, he could see the entrance to the interior of the city walls and the soldiers guarding it.
Jumbled
Ming Hu walked toward the entrance, and when he reached it, he saw the soldier guarding it and thought to himself, “I’m not going to let this happen.
“How do I get in?
When I arrived at the palace, I had no idea what to do. I knew that the quest could only be solved once I entered the palace, so I just wandered over to the palace, but I didn’t have a specific plan.
‘…hmmm’
After a moment’s thought, Ming Hu opened the quest window to check the quest.
<Emperor's Golden Hammer
Tilto demands that you bring him the Emperor's golden hammer as proof that you smashed the noses of the court smiths flat. Take the Emperor's Golden Hammer to Tilto and prove that you smashed the noses of the court smiths flat!
Difficulty Level: S
Quest Reward: ???
The quest was to take the Emperor's Golden Hammer. Ming Hu closed the quest window and looked at the entrance and the soldier guarding it. He had to get in. Ming Hu walked toward the entrance.
Chuck!
As Ming Hu approached, two soldiers guarding the entrance stopped him with their spear blades thrust forward.
"Stop."
"This is not a place for trespassing."
"Go back."
At the soldier's alternating words, Ming Hu asked straightforwardly.
"How do I get in here?"
Sigh
"The imperial palace is not a place where just anyone can enter."
At Ming Hu's words, one of the soldiers looked at Ming Hu and said.
"Do you have an outfit?
At the soldier's gaze and words, Ming Hu examined his attire. It was certainly not appropriate for the imperial palace. Ming Hu took a step back.
"Maybe I should buy clothes first.
Ming Hu scanned the area for any shops, and as he did so, a thought occurred to him that made him shake his head.
"But I'm here to get into the forge.
He realized that he had come to work as a blacksmith. He wondered why he needed to dress to the nines.
"I'll have to search for it.
Many users were already working in the imperial forges in their cities, if not in the imperial forges themselves. Ming Hu decided to do some searching.