Steel-Eating Player - Chapter 85

Episode 85 [ Incheon, Demon World, Black Market – 6 ]

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Lee Hyun-wook checked the system message that appeared before his eyes with the appearance of the dwarf. did.

[Hidden Quest]

– Encounter with a Dimensional Traveler – 1

You encountered a ‘Dwarf Wanderer’ who appeared from a dimensional crack.

He has just taken his first step into an unfamiliar world, so he is not in a hurry. Helping him will bring unexpected rewards.

* ‘Prerequisites’ are required to proceed with the quest.

‘It’s a prerequisite… This is the start of a big quest.’

This type of quest was called a ‘request quest’. The system does not present a clear goal, but the goal and reward are different depending on the relationship with the intelligent NPC.

In other words, the content of the quest varied greatly depending on how the situation was led.

Lee Hyun-wook looked at the dwarf’s airship. It was small, only about 3 meters in total length, and looked unsightly, as if it had been welded together from discarded car parts.

And on its surface, there were several large claw marks, as if it had been torn by some kind of animal.

“…shit! there! Can you help me open this door? huh?”

Inside, an NPC named ‘Dwarf Wanderer’ shouted.

Perhaps due to lack of strength, he was unable to open the dented door of the airship.

However, despite such an earnest request, the party was unable to do this or that.

“Is that… a monster?”

Go Jin-hwa asked that. The others also felt the same way.

At this time, there were not many NPCs that were friendly to humans, so this reaction was natural.

Lee Hyun-wook shrugged his shoulders and approached it.

“Well, I don’t know. “Whatever it is, it doesn’t seem to be that much of a threat.”

“Wait a minute! Those intelligent monsters are of the Black Orc or Red Drake race…”

She glossed over what she was saying, but it meant that those two races were very dangerous.

In other words, there was reasonable suspicion that it could be that dangerous.

“Don’t worry. In case of emergency, the airship itself can be blown up.”

Lee Hyun-wook stretched out his left hand and applied ‘metal transformation’ to the dented part of the old airship.

With

that, the brown door of the old airship was torn open and the dwarf was thrown out.

He fell down on the dirt floor . After rolling around violently, I barely managed to get my bearings.

“Ugh—that’s it!”

Lee Hyun-wook looked at the dwarf’s appearance. He

was about 130cm tall, had a thick body, a large bulbous nose, and a gray beard with white tattoos on his face…

‘Based on his appearance, he is Gray Mountain Dwarf, or Gray Dwarf for short.’

Just as there were more than one type of Orcs that I had seen so far, there were also various types of Dwarves.

‘And they are a tribe with specialized skills in architecture and shipbuilding.’

They were people who enjoyed and were proud of making items bigger than any other race.

However, as usual, the gray dwarves became the villain’s helpers.

‘The representative of the gray dwarf tribe was the Taesan guild… I guess that’s how it started?’

A rough picture of what the previous life had been like was drawn:

‘After they defeated the Swallows, they received a certain quest and swallowed up the entire tribe.’

Afterwards, the Gray Dwarves produced various large-scale weapons according to the villain’s request…

‘Every single one of them was truly a terrible weapon of mass destruction.’

And one of them was the [Sudasanar] mounted on Laputa.

The cannon that blew away the Allied surface fleet that surrounded Laputa with a single blow was the work of the Gray Mountain Dwarves, and the super-large airship ‘Gate Sentinel’ was also completed with their help. However,

since the Gray Mountain tribe was not originally an evil race, after finding out the true nature of how the weapons they made were used, they decided to cut off communication with the villains. Of course, the villains believed that such a useful asset was theirs

. There was no way he would just leave.

‘I dropped a meteor spell on the Gray Dwarf settlement and massacred it.’

It was a tribe that would go through such a miserable history, but now it was going to change from the very beginning.

“Hu—I don’t know how you opened that door, but you’re a friend with mysterious powers!”

The dwarf wanderer approached Lee Hyun-wook, saying so boldly,

“I am Soiler Wirebeard, what is your name?”

“My name is Lee Hyun-wook.”

Lee Hyun-wook intentionally showed respect by using polite words.

This race of dwarves are secretly proud, bordering on vanity.

In other words, it was good to not spare respect and praise when trying to win favor.

And when he heard his name, it was right in front of his eyes. The ‘information’ floating around has been updated.

– Dwarf Wanderer Soiler Wirebeard (LV：49)

* The NPC in question is ‘neutral’ to you.

After talking to you a few times like this, it seems to be recognized as an ‘NPC’ rather than a ‘monster’. But it was at that time.

“

Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook! Look over there!”

Park Jun-mo shouted and pointed somewhere.

Woo-woo–!

The dimensional crack where Soiler’s airship came from was shaking as if it were about to explode.

Then Soiler’s mouth opened.

“Oh no! Look at my mind! I forgot to close the dimension door—!”

Soiler shouted and ran towards his airship.

He seemed to have noticed something strange and was about to take some action, but…

hoo——

It was too late.

Something jumped out of the crack.

Wow——!

That was… It was a huge crow.

It flapped and skidded and stopped with its claws digging into the ground.

Caw!

Then it spread its wings with a scream, and its wingspan seemed to be well over twenty meters.

“What is that!”

And four red eyes flashed and looked down at the group.

– Four-Eyed Raven of the Gray Mountains (LV: 61)

That wasn’t the end.

Then 2 more popped out and a total of 3 stood side by side.

These monsters seemed to be chasing Soiler’s airship.

It was the moment when the identity of the claw marks on that junk-like airship was revealed.

Quadd de ——!

The rock was crushed as the three monsters approached menacingly and scratched the floor with their claws.

“Uh uh…”

“What are you all doing? Get ready for battle!”

Level 61 was an opponent that only a B-grade player could face. In other words, since they currently do not have a suitable tank, if they made a mistake, they could be instantly killed the moment they were grazed by those claws. “Everyone, don’t move

. “They’ll be faster than you think.”

Hyunwook Lee reached out to the players in the Red Hall to calm them down and then looked at Junmo Park.

“Park Jun-mo….”

It was spinning blue in his grasp.

“—Shoot!”

At Lee Hyun-wook’s command, electric current spouted out from both his hands.

P-ji-ji-ji——!

And the entire bodies of the giant monsters were electrocuted as if they were wrapped in blue thread.

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu—!”

“Hold on a little longer!”

Park Jun-mo’s blitz attack was not yet strong enough to cause a level 57 monster to retire.

However, it was enough to tie him up, and

in the meantime, a pale note was shot from Lee Hyun-wook’s waist.

Puff—puff—puff——!

Lee Hyun-wook was the first to pierce their wings and lose their mobility. It was because if you blindly aimed at the head from the beginning, the unique mobility of flying monsters could cause damage to allies.

Kaaaa——

They withstood the electric current attack and tried to fly somehow, but their wings flopped.

‘Okay, now I can aim accurately.’

Soon, Palenote spun around and pierced the eyes of the guy’s head one after another.

Thump—thump—thud—

that was the end.

“What… what just happened…”

Red Hall players, including Ko Jin-hwa, looked at Lee Hyun-wook with blank expressions. In their eyes, it was a monster that they could not handle, but they defeated it very easily.

Ko Jin-hwa was impressed once again.

‘There’s really nothing this man can’t do, right?’

Dealing with monsters face to face like this was a completely different thing from demonstrating ‘firepower’.

“…Oh my—look at my mind!”

At that time, Soiler came out from inside the airship holding a remote control and pressed a button.

Phew…

Then the ‘crack’ quickly subsided and soon disappeared completely.

“Huh… It closes automatically, but I forgot I was being chased…”

He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand.

“By the way, you weren’t of average skill either! I was chased by those guys day and night for several days, and they ended it so easily! hahaha! “I am so lucky that you are the first person I meet in this strange land!”

At that time, there was a change in my ‘relationship’ with Soiler.

– Dwarf Wanderer Soiler Wirebeard (LV：49)

* This NPC is ‘positive’ towards you.

Perhaps because of the recent battle, it changed from ‘neutral’ to ‘positive’.

‘Then… the appearance of those monsters just now is also part of this event.’

As this phenomenon is a game, there would be a kind of ‘script’ for each event.

Perhaps fighting and winning against those monsters rather than running away from them and thus gaining Soiler’s ‘trust’ would have had a positive impact on the route of this quest – goals and rewards.

In other words, it could be seen that the compensation that could be obtained had increased.

“Soiler, what brought you to this world? If there is anything I can help with, I will help.”

Lee Hyun-wook went one step further and deliberately asked very kindly,

“Huh? “Is it true that you are willing to help me so readily, even though you saved me?”

“Yes, of course. Isn’t it fate that we met like this?”

Soiler’s cheeks trembled as if he was moved.

‘In the past life, when these people appeared, the entire Earth reacted with great caution.’

It was inevitable.

In fact, who would treat with warmth when beings that were no different from monsters were rushing in and asking for land to settle down? So at first, the majority was of the opinion that the dwarves should be rejected. ‘But in the end, the country that embraced the dwarves was enormous

. ‘Technological progress has been achieved.’

In other words, Lee Hyun-wook was quick to seize that incredible opportunity.

“Well, if I were to tell you about the situation I’m in, it’s really complicated because I don’t have much to say…” “

It’s okay. “Speak slowly.”

After that, Soiler’s story was really complicated.

To summarize the story,

their world was on the verge of destruction for some reason, so they planned a large-scale migration to another dimension, and they were in charge of exploring the colony in another dimension.

After finishing his story, he hesitated and confessed something he had been secretly harboring.

“I… So, that’s… “Can our tribe settle in your world?”

And the moment you hear that—

[Hidden Quest]

– Encounter with a Dimensional Traveler – 2

Soiler, a dwarf wanderer, is looking for a new home for his race.

And I would like to entrust you with the handling of this grand project on which the fate of the race depends.

As Soiler views you favorably, the reward will be much larger, and

‘additional compensation’ will be paid depending on the ‘satisfaction’ with the settlement.

* Compensation: Paid differentially depending on performance.

In this way, the ‘request quest’ was linked to the next step through conversation with the NPC.

Lee Hyun-wook held out his hand to Soiler, who was hesitantly waiting for an answer.

“You don’t have to worry about Soiler Settlement. There is a very nice place there.”

“Huh—is that really true?”

“Yes, I will introduce you soon.”

“no! How can things work out so quickly!”

At those words, Soiler held Lee Hyun-wook’s hand and jumped with joy.

Yes, there was one place they might like.

And it was also a place with plenty of jobs where dwarves didn’t have to worry about losing their jobs.

***

“Oh… isn’t this an airship made with gnome technology!”

Soiler could not hide his admiration as he climbed the Pridwen.

“Yes, probably.”

“Ohh— oh— where the hell did you get this from? Can I take a look?”

“Sure, but don’t touch anything.”

It was clear that a dwarf would not be able to overcome his curiosity and would touch various things.

If he did so, problems could arise, so Lee Hyun-wook asked him to be especially careful.

“Ugh—this guy is especially cool among the gnome’s works!”

Gnomes were commonly known as a race that was the teacher of dwarves.

However, when you asked the dwarves, they answered that they had never actually seen a gnome.

They only learned advanced technology after discovering the gnome ruins.

After a while, Fridwen came to Red . As we reached the village of Hall, loud cheers were heard from somewhere.

Wow!

More than a thousand residents came out to the village square and waved.

They chanted Lee Hyeon-wook’s name and shouted out words of gratitude.

Lee Hyun-wook was nearby. Pridwen landed, and soon Go Jun-cheol came striding in.

“I’ve confirmed that the Swallows are retreating, but like you said, you’re going to kill them all, right?”

“Yes, that will definitely happen.”

When Go Jun-cheol heard those words, he smiled. He then grabbed Lee Hyun-wook’s hand.

“Lee Hyun-wook, you really… became the savior of Red Hall…”

The moment he showed his emotions for the first time. It was.

And after a while, Lee Hyun-wook was sitting in Go Jun-cheol’s house. As he had dealt with Swallow as promised, it was time to discuss compensation, but there were a few more things to discuss. “Um, Dwarf…” First of

all

, The dwarf Soiler decided to stay here for a while,

and after the situation was somewhat settled, he planned to take them to Laputa.

“Yes, I heard about something like that appearing recently, but did you ever think it would appear here?”

It seemed like another dwarf tribe had already appeared in another region when there was such a rumor going around.

‘After all, I wasn’t the first to encounter it.’

This was one of the large-scale events held during this period.

However, in the beginning, most people would treat them exclusively, so

Lee Hyun-wook would benefit from this event more than anyone else.

“And there’s one more thing. You probably saw the rocky mountain collapsing a little while ago.”

“So you found dwarves there?’’

“It wasn’t just dwarves we found there. We found something very valuable.”

At Lee Hyun-wook’s words, Go Jun-cheol’s eyes caught a glimpse of

mystery: “…I discovered an adamant mine.”

“Adamant mine… Is that really true?”

Even Go Jun-cheol, who had gone through all the hardships of childbirth, looked as if he had been devastated by the news.

I don’t know how much reserves there are, but it means that a huge amount of money has been mined.

“By the way, you will know that I am also credited with discovering this adamant mine.”

“It is a fact that cannot be denied… you will receive the compensation you deserve.”

It was a blatant request for compensation, but Go Jun-cheol actually liked this attitude much more.

‘Yes, it is right to receive what you receive without depriving yourself of it.’

From the beginning, Go Jun-cheol thought that people who act without consequences would rather be turned away.

I was certain because I had never seen one or two people like that in my life.

Therefore, I preferred things that clearly come and go and trust that builds as the process continues.

In that respect, there were many things I really liked about the man named Lee Hyun-wook…

but… I couldn’t help but be shocked by Lee Hyun-wook’s next words.

“Give me exclusive rights to develop and distribute adamant mines.”

Go Jun-cheol, who heard those words, was unable to respond even after ten seconds had passed.

“…….”

That could not have been too much of a request.

“You don’t have to worry. “It will be worth the price of the adamant.”

But price wasn’t the issue.

Being able to determine the use of Adamantra with its enormous resources was power. I was asking for the right to exercise some kind of power, as if using a kind of resource diplomacy….

“Hmm… It’s thanks to you, but you know that’s too big of a request, right?”

At that time, Lee Hyun-wook took out another card:

“Yes, in return, I will help the people of this village to rise to the surface.”

At this, Go Jun-cheol’s eyebrows twitched.

“Isn’t this a safe place? You probably didn’t come here because you wanted to, and I will help. The children born in Red Hall will once again become citizens of the Republic of Korea and live with their legitimate rights.”

Lee Hyun-wook smiled brightly.

‘…You figured out that we wanted that in this short amount of time?’

From the beginning, Hyun-wook Lee seemed to know exactly what Red Hall wanted.

And that wasn’t the end of Lee Hyun-wook’s cards.

“And we will prepare a place for Red Hall residents in Laputa.”

“……hmm?”

“Just recklessly taking them up there won’t provide safety or a way to make a living. But… it will be different in Laputa.”

At that point, Go Jun-cheol was so dumbfounded that he ended up laughing. It wasn’t a laugh. It was because this man’s ‘deal’ was so serious and he felt his heart being swayed by just a few words. “You really have a lot of things

. “You’re wielding it so horribly?”

In other words, it keeps hitting you in a way that you can’t refuse.

‘Yes, this is an unstable world. I can’t live here forever. I have to go up.’

Plus, the right to reside in a magic engineering city floating in the sky above Seoul, not anywhere else…

“Ha— I really can’t stand it….”

“Then, even if I think you mean to accept my offer, Is that okay?”

Go Jun-cheol nodded.

What mattered to him now was the future of the village children rather than money or power.

“Okay, but may I ask what you plan to do by swallowing this mine whole? It’s not just about making money, it certainly seems like there’s a bigger purpose… Could you please tell the man on your ship? Money? As a paying passenger, you should know where this ship is going, right?”

“Yes it is simple.”

Lee Hyun-wook took out an iron bead from his pocket.

And through ‘metal transformation’, it was made into a sharp ‘point’.

“…we will make weapons.”

“Oh Mugira….”

“As you know, my ability is to control steel.”

And adamant was the strongest steel-metal.

Go Jun-cheol saw a cross-section of the ‘steel rain’ that he had just heard about.

But it was a weapon made entirely of dungeon steel.

‘Ha- it’s a steel rain made of adamant… Most tanks wouldn’t have the talent to withstand it.’

He realized that this S-rank player sitting in front of him had just entered the ‘beginning stage.’

“And since you are S-rank, you will gradually advance to that level in some way, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

In other words, it will continue to become stronger in the future…

And in this world, almost everything is made of metal.

If you have the ability to shake, knead, and explode things at will…

‘I guess it’s a great luck that this man came to me. ‘

***

Lee Hyun-wook was promised ‘evidence’ that would blow up the Taesan Guild from Go Jun-cheol.

It will take some time to collect and organize the evidence, but…

‘…in other words, it is only a matter of time.’

And before leaving the black market, I asked for one more favor.

It was to collect as much as possible an item of unknown purpose that was probably being dropped everywhere – ‘Ancient Coins of the Underground Kingdom’.

‘It is now considered a worthless miscellaneous item, but Dwarves After it appears, its value will rise significantly.’

This was because it was one of the currencies with the highest value in the world of dwarves.

Commonly speaking, it was a coin.

And the first Red Hall resident, Yeo Min-sang, was brought out as a ‘full-time employee of Laputa.’

Lee Hyun-wook brought him with him . While I was on my way to the Hope Guild, I got a phone call.

– Hey, Water Lord! It’s really amazing!

It was Kang Hee-seol.

“Huh?”

– We just finished something? But that’s wow – it’s amazing!

No, what on earth are we making? I wonder if they’re making such a fuss because they paid it… I was secretly looking forward to it.

– You know that robot you brought me before?

“Ah, you mean the guardian of the ruins?”

– Yeah, that’s it!

‘Bronze Sentinel (Alpha)’ in Gnome Ruins A3 I stopped it and brought it to Kang Jeong-doo.

It seemed like they were doing various research based on that, but this time it seemed like they made something out of it.

– Grandpa made a shotgun out of the crystals embedded in the robot’s shoulder!

‘Well, if it’s crystal…’

Lee Hyun-wook remembered. There was a scene where flames spewed out from the shoulder of the 4m tall giant and melted all of the living armor… But what he was saying was that he made a personal weapon called a ‘shotgun’ out of it.

‘Wait a minute you make a shotgun out of that? Is that possible?’

– And when I used that ‘hammer’ on top of that… I got an incredible skill!

Hammer The hammer here seemed to mean ‘Hephaestus’ hammer.’

In other words, it seemed like he had witnessed the true value of that potential item.

– What the hell is that hammer! Give me one too! Yes—?

So it seemed like a masterpiece had already been born.

Lee Hyeon-wook went straight to Kang Jeong-doo’s workshop.