Chapter 59

“…!
When Ming Hu checked the rewards, he was surprised. Four elixirs of strength, four elixirs of stamina, and a whopping eight elixirs.
“Yes, of course I’ll get it for you.”
“Thank you!”
[You have accepted the quest].
Ming Hu smiled and walked out, then opened the quest window once more to check the ingredients needed for the quest. 20 Troll Blood, 20 Ogre Hearts, and 5 Giant Ogre Hearts!
“Hmph.”
Despite what Gadamer says, risk? You don’t have to take it. Death? No need to prepare for it. Thinking it would be easy enough, Ming Hu walked out of town. As he walked, he suddenly remembered the beads he had received from Gumihō.
“Let’s see what we can make.”
Thinking of the beads, Ming Hu was curious to see what items he could craft with his armor, so he went to Strong – Armor Crafting and opened the crafting window.
“Ho…”
As Ming Hu looked around at the items that could be crafted through armor crafting, he couldn’t help but be impressed by what he saw.
“It’s less than I thought, huh?”
The materials required to craft items were less than I expected. The prices at the armory were also a huge profit.
“This is going to be a blast to work on.”
I realized that I could make a lot of money by buying materials from the city and continuing to make and sell items.
“Why don’t we just shoot items until we get the hang of it?”
Tilto told me to come back to him when I had mastered armor crafting. So I figured it would be okay to make and sell items until I mastered it.
“Huh?”
As Ming Hu browsed through the different types of items, his gaze soon settled on one in particular.
<Ogre Power Gauntlet [Rare
Limit: Force 1000
Physical Attack Damage: 850
Physical Defense: 500
force + 1000
A gauntlet that allows you to harness some of the ogre's power.
"…Hmmm."
It was an item that increased his strength by a whopping 1000. Of course, this wasn't what made me stop and stare. It was the higher tier items that really made me stop and stare.
<Mighty Ogre Power Gauntlets [Rare
Limit: Force 1500
Physical Attack: 1400
Physical Defense: 900
Strength + 1500
A gauntlet that can harness a bit of the mighty ogre's power.
<Growth Ogre Power Gauntlets [Unique
Limit: Force 3000
Physical Attack: 2800
Physical Defense: 2500
Strength + 3000
An additional +1 Strength for each Ogre captured (additional Strength: 0) (max 1000)
I could arm-wrestle an ogre and win! – Ogre the Ogre Hunter
"…Huh."
The options were ridiculous, especially the top-tier tem, Ogre Power Gauntlet of Growth, which had an option that left me speechless. It basically grants you 3000 Power and an additional 1 Power for every ogre you kill. Although the cap is 1000, if you kill 1000 ogres, you'll gain a total of 4000 power.
"The ingredients… again."
Of course, the materials needed to make it were so many that I thought it would be a bit difficult to get them, even from Myung-hoo's point of view. Of course, it would be difficult, but in the end, everything was available.
"Or… Create?"
I figured it was time to switch weapons.
"First we need to make the Ogre Power Gauntlet…"
To get to the higher level items, I first had to create the most basic of all, the Ogre Power Gauntlet.
"Well, that's good, because I would have had to catch it otherwise."
When Ming Hu saw the ingredients for the Ogre Power Gauntlet, he couldn't help but smile. Just as the name of the item had ogre in it, so did the materials required.
"Hmph."
Ming Hu smiled and began to walk back out of town.
* * * * *
Tirrrrrrrr!
The phone rang. Ming Hu frowned slightly as he heard the ringing echo through the room.
Sigh
"Uh, Minhyung."
-Hey! Reservists!
"Huh? You're a saint?"
-Yes, dude, you're on vacation! Ugh, I'm jealous. The whole world.
"You're leaving the service, too."
-Yeah, but there are four drills in between! Four! Ha. I should have gotten there earlier.
Ming Hu smiled at Shang Tian's words. He knew he had said the same thing once.
-Dude, come on out!
"Where?"
-Where! Our meeting square!
"Oh, okay."
The call ended, and Ming Hu got ready to leave. Soon afterward, Ming Hu was ready to leave and headed straight out of the house to what he called the "meeting square.
"Hello, Mr. Reservist!"
"Hello?"
After a while, Myung-Hoo was able to arrive at the meeting place. Minhyung and Sangchun greeted Myung-hoo, and Myung-hoo smiled at them in return.
"Huh, look at your hair, how long have you been out of the service and your hair is already this long?"
Shang Tian looked at Ming Hu and said. Ming Hu couldn't help but smile wryly at Shang Chen's words. There wasn't much difference between Ming Hu and Shang Chen's hair lengths. Of course, from a soldier's perspective, the difference was enormous.
"Hey, since Minhyung said he's shooting today, let's go eat!"
"What dude, when am I?"
"What the hell, you told me, I found a really cool job, and they'll buy it for you!"
"Oh."
Sang-chun's words were met with a brief retort from Min-hyung, but Min-hyung was quick to agree with Sang-chun's next words, and then Min-hyung walked ahead of him and said, "I'm sorry.
"Yeah, I'm shooting today! Let's go!"
After a while, Ming Hu, Min Hyung, and Shang Chen arrived at a meat market. It wasn't very big, but it was quite crowded.
"Wow. It's a little out of the way, but it's doing great business. Is it that good?"
"Hmph, it tastes good."
Minhyung smiled slyly at Sangchun's words. And then he said
"I know it when I see it."
With that, Minhyung led the way into the butcher shop. Ming Hu and Shang Chen walked behind Min Hyung.
"Thank goodness. You're still here!"
There was one seat left. Ming Hu, Min Hyung, and Shang Chen quickly took their seats.
"You want pork belly and soju?"
"Okay!"
"Yes."
Ming Hu and Shang Chen nodded in agreement, for this was Min Hyung's life. Minhyung laughed slyly at the sight of Minghu and Shangchuan.
"Hmph, don't look at me!"
"…?"
"…?"
Ming Hu and Shang Chen couldn't help but shake their heads at the unknown Minhyung's words.
"Excuse me, an order!"
"Yes!"
"…!"
However, when they saw the woman who soon approached to take their order, Ming Hu and Shang Chen were a little surprised. They understood why Min Hyung had told them not to be surprised. The woman had a very beautiful appearance, far too beautiful to be a part-time student at a meat shop.
"Three servings of pork belly and a bottle of soju!"
"Yes, I'll be right there!"
Dada!
The woman who took the order quickly disappeared. Minhyung smiled wryly as he watched the woman's back.
"Oh, my God, it was a goddess! A goddess-run butcher shop!"
It was the same for Sang-chun, who was also an active soldier. Sang-chun's reaction was actually worse than Min-hyung's.
"I think I've seen this before…
Unlike the other two, Ming Hu was scratching his head. He had a feeling he recognized the woman from somewhere.
"What's wrong?"
Minhyung looked at Myeonghoo, who was shaking his head, and said.
"I think I've seen this before…ah!"
As he pondered, Ming Hu could immediately recognize the woman. With eyes as deep and clear as a lake, a big nose, lips like a peanut, pure white skin, and an S-shaped body, Ming Hu had definitely met and talked to the part-time butcher.
"Hey, is that part-time job named Delay?"
Minhyung looks a little surprised at Myeonghoo's question.
"How did you know, I don't even have a name badge today?"
"What, do you know him?"
"Oh, well."
Ming Hu tried to tell his friends what had happened.
Dada Dada Dada
It was just then. Jiejie approached with the pork belly and soju he had ordered. Ming Hu kept his mouth shut to tell her when she was gone, but Shang Chen couldn't wait and opened his mouth to speak.
"Hey, do you know her?"
"…What?"
Shang Chen pointed to Ming Hu, and Jie Li immediately looked at him.
"Huh? I think I've seen you before…"
Jian Chen looked at Ming Hu, scratched his head, thought hard about something, and then looked at Ming Hu with a slightly surprised expression. Seeing his expression, Myung-hoo smiled awkwardly and greeted him.
"Hello…"
"Ah…yes. Mmm…enjoy!"
Dada dada dada!
With a face as red as Hong Xi's, Jiayi quickly left the room. Minhyung and Sangchun looked at Minghu with furrowed brows as they watched Delay's reaction.
"Dude, what are you doing!"
"I can't believe how the goddess is reacting, I must have done something wrong!"
"Secret. Grill the meat."