Chapter 89

Ming Hu was working on his armor as usual.
Boom!
[You have successfully crafted the Iron Greatsword].
[Hammer of Production effect triggered!]
[An additional hilt of a heavy iron greatsword was produced].
The hammer effect of production exploded. Ming Hu smiled as he looked at the two heavy iron greatswords on his workbench.
“Hmph.”
With a smile, Ming Hu placed the Iron Greatsword in his inventory and pressed Reforge.
Siaak
The material appeared on the workbench, and Ming Hu raised the hammer again to strike the shiny part.
Boom!
[You have successfully crafted the Iron Greatsword].
[Ring of Production effect triggered!]
[Two additional heavy iron greatswords were produced].
This time it was a ring. Ming Hu looked at the three heavy iron greatswords on his workbench with a grin and added them to his inventory.
Siaak
He hit Rebuild and the material appeared. Ming Hu hammered away at the shiny part as he had been doing all along.
Boom!
[You have successfully crafted the Iron Greatsword].
[Hammer of Production effect triggered!]
[An additional hilt of a heavy iron greatsword was produced].
[Ring of Production effect activated!]
[Two additional heavy iron greatswords were produced].
To his surprise, the hammer and the ring exploded simultaneously. Ming Hu looked up at the workbench. On the workbench, four heavy iron greatswords sat in place.
“Come!”
Looking at the four greatswords, Ming Hu muttered in admiration as he placed them into his inventory one after the other.
“What’s going on, all these blowups. I’m so lucky today.”
It was then. Someone came up behind him and tapped him on the shoulder.
Tap
Ming Hu turned around to see who had tapped him on the shoulder.
“…Huh?”
“It’s been a while.”
“Uh, yeah. Hello, Mr. Revill.”
It was Revil who tapped him on the shoulder. Ming Hu looked at Revil with a puzzled expression, and then opened his mouth in disbelief.
“You can’t be…”
“Yes, it’s work. Here.”
Revil said, and handed Ming Hu a scroll.
“…Hmm?
Expecting to go to the Emperor, Ming Hu shook his head as Revil handed him the scroll and took it.
“Unfold it and it’ll have everything written in it, so goodbye.”
With that, Revil began to walk away from the forge. Ming Hu watched Revil’s back as he did so, and then scrolled on as he disappeared from view.
<The Emperor's First Command
The lush greenery near the East Gate of the Nexus is infested with Red Kobolds, and its proximity to the capital has taken its toll on many. The Empire sent the Knights of the Blade to destroy the Red Kobolds, but none of them returned. Travel to the Lush Greenery to defeat the Red Kobolds and find clues to the Knights who never returned!
[Cablanca: 0 / 1].
[Red Kobold: 0 / 50].
Difficulty Level: B
Quest Reward: Helioca Merit 350,000
As I scrolled, the quest appeared.
"Ooh. I need Minhyung to be awesome. This would be perfect."
I tore through the scroll, thinking that Myeong-hoo, who should have been happy for Min-hyung even if he wasn't, was.
[You have accepted the quest].
After accepting the quest, Ming Hu resumed forging the iron greatsword, and when he had made all the iron greatswords needed to complete the quest, he returned the iron greatsword to the warehouse and left the palace.
-Gold to Jungseok: Where are you?
-Goldstone: Is It Over?
-Gold to JungSeok: Uh.
-Gold Crystal: I'll be at the entrance to the Imperial Palace.
At Minhyung's mention of coming here, Myung-hoo thought for a moment, then turned back to Minhyung.
-Gold to JungSeok: Hey, come to the exchange, not the entrance!
-Goldstone: A Meritocracy Exchange?
-Gold to Jung-Seok: Uh
-Gold's Finest: Okay.
Ming Hu walked to the exchange and opened his inventory.
"It's kind of fun to collect them, huh."
Ming Hu smiled as he looked at the pile of elixirs in his inventory. After his daily trips to the Exchange to purchase elixirs, Ming Hu's inventory was filled with 66 elixirs of Strength and 60 elixirs of Agility, Stamina, Constitution, Intelligence, and Wisdom.
"We buy merit. Only those who are pierced to the second floor!"
"I'm going to buy the one on the second floor, lots of gold!"
Arriving at the exchange, Ming Hu pushed past the users and entered the exchange. Once inside, Ming Hu went straight through the second floor and up to the third floor.
-Gold's Tablet: Where is it? In front of me exchange.
Just then, Minhyung heard a whisper.
'You're early…'
-Gold to Jung-Seok: I'll be out soon. Gidal.
Ming Hu whispered something to Min Hyung, then quickly grabbed a basket and filled it with elixirs. He walked over to the counter, made the purchase, opened his inventory, put the elixirs in, and quickly walked back to the first floor. However, Ming Hu had to stop walking just after descending from the third floor to the second floor.
"Can you stop for a second?"
One user cut in front of Myung-hoo and said.
"…?"
Ming Hu looked at the user who had blocked his way. He had a harsh-looking face and a huge frame, and his scowl made him look even more harsh than he already was.
"I see you're coming down from the third floor, I think you drilled all the way to the third floor, am I right, blacksmith?"
At the user's words, Ming Hu turned his gaze to the five users lined up behind the user and thought.
'What the fuck are these guys doing?
It didn't seem like he had the best of intentions. Ming Hu looked at the user who was still glaring at him with a harsh expression.
"Can you move out of the way?"
"Heh heh"
The user, frowning at Ming Hu's words, glared at Ming Hu, then smiled and began to laugh, before stiffening and saying, "I'm sorry.
"Has the blacksmith gone mad?"
Ming Hu frowned at the user's words.
"I'm supposed to be earning merits in the imperial forge, but won't you let me out of the palace?"
"…"
Ming Hu stared wordlessly at the top of the user's head. He saw the guild mark, two axes crossed.
"Kwink, sure, why don't we go up to the third floor and run some errands?"
The user assumed that Ming Hu was scared when he didn't say anything, so he smiled slightly and opened his mouth to speak. However, with the guild mark firmly imprinted in his mind, Ming Hu ignored the user's words and turned around the users blocking his way, heading for the stairs to the first floor.
"You son of a bitch!
He could hear the users behind him cursing and running towards him, but knowing that PK was impossible inside the exchange, Ming Hu ignored them and descended the stairs to the first floor.
"This asshole has you beat, get ready to fold your game."
A user who had followed Ming Hu down to the ground floor called out. Hearing the user's words, Ming Hu stopped walking, turned around to face the user, and opened his mouth to speak.
"What?"
The user smiled at Ming Hu's words and opened his mouth to speak.
"Kids, get out there and get ready to fuck!"
At his shout, the players standing behind him jumped up and ran out of the exchange. Ming Hu looked past them as they exited the exchange and saw them glaring at him again.
"Hmph, maybe if I tell them I'm running an errand now, they'll let me off the hook."
"…"
Ming Hu didn't say anything to the user's words, just turned around and walked out of the exchange, once again imprinting the user's harsh impression on his mind.
"Holy shit!"
An angry voice came from behind him. Hearing the angry voices, Ming Hu stepped out of the exchange and saw five users surrounding the entrance, waiting for him to come out. The eyes of the players around the exchange were all focused on Ming Hu and the players blocking his way.
"Oops, it's the Axe Guild."
"Are those bastards trying to PK me again?"
"Hey, I can hear you. Just be quiet."
From the sound of their voices, Ming Hu realized that the players blocking his way were the Twin Axes Guild. That was the moment.
-Goldenstein: Dude, what are you guys doing?
Hearing Minhyung's whisper, Ming Hu looked around once more. He soon found Minhyung and whispered to him.
-To Goldsmith : It's no big deal, I'll take care of it in no time, but first, there's a general store in front of the entrance to the Imperial Palace.
It didn't matter to him, but it didn't matter to Minhyung; if he saw her with Minhyung, it would set him on fire.
-Goldstone: Okay, come on!
Minhyung understood the meaning of Minghu's words and immediately moved away. As soon as Minhyung left, he heard footsteps and an angry voice behind him.
"Dude, you're now behind even if you run errands."
The gruff-looking user pushed past Ming Hu, blocking his path, and continued with a frown.
"How dare you blacksmith bastard disrespect me, the Deputy Guildmaster of the Twin Axe Guild?"
"…"
Ming Hu remained silent and looked at the user, but he could hear the chatter of the players around him.
"Hmph, it's Bugilma Bugilma Sundung."
"Pooh, is that her real name?"
"Uh, she's got that look and she giggles"
Sigh
But the chatter of the users was silenced when Sun Tzu turned his head to look at them. Ming Hu looked at Shun Dong, who had silenced the users, and opened his mouth.
"Sweetheart. Ilyon."