I hurriedly went to Hades' company to have my weapon made fast. There were a lot of hunters who came and wanted to make weapons too, and I didn't want to wait in long lines to make mine.
Luckily Hades' company is located in Seoul, however today was a bit of a traffic jam and it looks like I'll be there in 30 minutes.
The interesting thing about Hades' company is that it includes a variety of workshops. Even though Hades himself has their own workshop, they also provide a place for the smiths to set up their workshop in the building.
One of the most famous workshops in Korea is the Kayl Workshop, originally the workshop was founded by someone named Kayl. He wasn't a hunter, but his forging skills were great. And his crafting skills are great.
Kayl Workshop is only in Korea and he set up his workshop at Hades company. Previously his workshop was in England, but he moved to Korea because his wife is Korean. And after he set up his workshop in Korea there were a lot of Hunters who were interested in making weapons in his workshop.
Unlike Ji-Hae's company, the Hades Company only focused on high rank equipment. And of course the price is much more expensive when compared to Diamond Company. That's why most of the hunters who come to Hades' company are high-ranking hunters.
If I'm not mistaken even Ryu Young Soo also made his weapons in this place. This makes this place even more popular among hunters.
Finally I got to this place, this place doesn't look very big. But the building has a unique design, and I can see that there are a lot of hunters using expensive equipment around here.
Then I walked into the building, and this place was way cooler than I thought. Around me there are a lot of hunters, and the number of workshops in this place is very large. In fact it's only the ground floor, and the place is already this busy.
I looked at a guide, and it looks like this building only has 5 floors. And each floor has its own category. They use tiers to categorize each floor. It can be seen here that tier 1 is the lowest and tier 5 is the highest.
If based on this it means that the ground floor is tier 5 and is the lowest level place in this building.
It's so amazing, even tier 1 has this many visitors. Then what tier is Kayl Workshop at? Let's see.
hmmm.... As expected, they are on the top floor which is the 5th floor. Let's go upstairs, I look for the nearest elevator and I go straight up to the 5th floor.
After I got to the 5th floor, I looked around but the number of workshops here was much less. There are only 6 workshops here and one of them is Kayl Workshop. And it's also very crowded here, but I can feel that most of the hunters here are A-Rank hunters. There are even some hunters from other countries also come here.
If based on the map in the guide, Kayl Workshop is on the far right. I rushed there, but when I got there I was very confused. Why is this place so quiet? I didn't see as many visitors as other workshops. Isn't this workshop the best workshop here? Am I wrong?
However, I had to enter first, then I entered the workshop. And there was only one person in there. He was a man with a long beard. He looked at me with a sharp gaze.
"What are you looking for?" The uncle asked me in a slightly high tone.
"I want you to make me a sword." I answered calmly.
"What kind of sword do you want? And also you have to remember that you have to find the materials yourself!" He answered firmly.
"I see, I just want you to make me a sword with this material." I show the material I got from Haize's body.
And the uncle stared at the material for a while. And then he looked a little surprised.
"H-How did you manage to get materials like this?!?!" He screamed in surprise.
"I got it from a monster during the portal raid hehe. Can you make me a weapon with this material?"
"Of course! This is an amazing material! I want to make the best weapon with this material!" He answered excitedly.
Somehow, he looked like a different person after I showed him the material.
"Let me tell you, I don't like making low quality weapons. That's why a lot of hunters hate me because I refused their request." The uncle explained.
"Apparently that's the reason why this place is quieter than other tier 5 workshops. What's your name by the way?"
"I'm Kyle."
"Woah... you are the legendary crafter that people are talking about!"
"What do you mean? I'm just an old man who likes to make equipment." The uncle replied.
"So what kind of sword do you think is suitable for this material?" I asked curiously.
"It's up to you, I can make various kinds of swords. And with materials like this the quality of the swords is definitely perfect, trust me."
"Then I want a very sharp sword with a slightly curved edge."
"Then give me some time, I'll make it right away."
"Then how many days will it take to finish the weapon? I'll come back when it's ready." I asked.
"What do you mean? It'll be ready in 3 hours, just wait outside and I'll show you an amazing weapon!" The uncle replied confidently.
"3 hours?!?! Is that even possible?!" I was surprised when I heard that.
"Trust me and just wait outside, you're too noisy..."
"Hehe okay...."
Then I left the workshop and I sat on a chair outside the workshop. I didn't think that the weapon would be finished in 3 hours, it's a little confusing but I will trust the uncle.
3 hours later....
The uncle called me, and I immediately entered the workshop.
"Is the sword finished?!" I asked excitedly.
"Of course young man... I'll show you one of the best swords I've ever made." Then the uncle was seen taking the sword from the forging room.
"Is this the sword?!" I looked at the sword in complete shock.
"It's true this is the sword... and I named it Red Crescent. Mixed with some other metal the color of this sword becomes red covered in silver."
"This exceeded my expectations! Also this sword is very light, much lighter than my previous sword!" I am very happy.
"This sword can also emit fire with every slash, the curved edge makes it look perfect. Although this sword is light, it has very strong durability."
"Thank you very much uncle! I didn't expect that I would get such a great sword! How much do I have to pay?"
"Haha... You don't have to pay for that sword, you've entrusted me with that excellent material. I'm very happy to be able to forge such an amazing sword, take good care of him."
"Are you sure? This sword is so amazing, and you're telling me that I don't have to pay?!"
"Haha... calm down, next time just bring some good materials so I can forge amazing weapons again. I'd be happy if you could do that." The uncle smiled at me.
"Okay I get it, then thank you very much. I'll bring some more good material next time!"
Then I left Kyle Workshop, I didn't expect to get such a great sword. I don't even have to pay anything, I have to look at the stats of this sword.
[Red Crescent]
Price : Unknown
Type : Weapon
Rank : S
Stats :
Strength +30
Dexterity +30
Constitutions +30
Additional Effects:
Release fire in each slash.
S-Rank Weapon?! I was a little surprised, but another great thing this weapon has an additional effect. This is a very powerful weapon! I had an increase of 30 on 3 different stats. This is the best sword I have. I have to look at my stats now.
"Status Window"
[Hunter Status] 2
Name : Lee Won Myung
Age : 20
Title : Goblin Slayer, Orc Slayer, Werewolf Slayer
Class : Swordman | Necromancer
HP : 2300
MP : 3600
Stats :
Constitution = 99(+33)
Strength = 106(+35)
Dexterity = 101(+35)
Intelligence = 101(+1)
Magic = 106(+9)
Endurance = 97(+4)
Skills:
Call Upon the Death (Necromancer) MP : 20 Max 60/60
Blank Space (Necromancer) MP : 5
Bone Shaper (Necromancer) MP : 20
Shadow Step (Necromancer) MP : 15
Black Aura (Necromancer) MP : 20/second
Slash (Swordman) MP : 10
Side Step (Swordman) MP : 10
This is crazy, just by using this sword my stats increased that much. I can't wait to test this sword's ability in real combat. I have to call Ji-Hae immediately.
"Hyungnim what's wrong?"
"Have you found the C-Rank portal I told you about this morning?"
"I've found it, but it's already 3pm. Do you still want to do the raid? Can you finish it before nightfall?"
"Don't worry, I just want to try my new sword."
"Okay then I'll send you the location."
After Ji-Hae sent the location of the portal I went straight to the portal. Here there are 2 C-Rank portals and the number of hunters here is quite a lot.
When I arrived at the portal there were many people looking at me.
"Isn't that S-Rank hunter Lee Won Myung?"
"I think you're right"
"What is he doing here?"
Many people talk about me in whispers. Then I walked towards the C-Rank portal and I immediately spoke to the portal supervisor.
"Are you hunter Lee Won Myung?"
"That's right, I will enter this portal alone."
"Alright, the association leader has allowed it. The objective of this portal is to kill the boss monster, I hope you can finish it and return safely."
"Okay I understand, then I'm in now."
After that I entered the portal, I think I'm in a cave right now. This cave looks quite dark, and I forgot to ask for information about the monsters in this portal. However this is just a C-Rank portal, there should be no problem.
I quickly went inside to look for the boss monster in this portal. After walking about 100 meters I found the Kobold. The monster noticed my presence. I quickly drew my sword Red Crescent, and I slashed at the kobold swiftly.
When I slashed at the kobold's body, suddenly flames shot out of my sword and the kobold's body caught fire. I was a little surprised by the ability of my sword. But it's a tremendous improvement.
I ran deeper and deeper, and I had already killed over 20 kobolds and a few red foxes as well without my skeleton's help at all. I think this new sword really has a big impact on this raid.
Not long from there I heard the sound of footsteps in front of me, it seems this monster is bigger than the other monsters. When I got closer I saw the monster clearly, and it turned out to be a giant red fox!
I guess it's the boss monster, then I have to kill it quickly. The red fox noticed my arrival and he quickly ran towards me, but I immediately dodged using Shadow Step. I quickly moved behind the monster.
He tried to turn around and attack me again, but I immediately slashed his neck with a Red Crescent. And he died in one slash and his body was slightly burnt from the fire from my sword.
[Lee Won Myung strength +2]
[Lee Won Myung dexterity +2]
[A skill has been improved]
Looks like I've had a bit of an upgrade, it's pretty good.
"Status Window!"
[Hunter Status]
Name : Lee Won Myung
Age : 20
Title : Goblin Slayer, Orc Slayer, Werewolf Slayer
Class : Swordman | Necromancer
HP : 2300
MP : 3600
Stats :
Constitution = 99(+33)
Strength = 108(+35)
Dexterity = 103(+35)
Intelligence = 101(+1)
Magic = 106(+9)
Endurance = 97(+4)
Skills:
Call Upon the Death (Necromancer) MP : 20 Max 60/65
Blank Space (Necromancer) MP : 5
Bone Shaper (Necromancer) MP : 20
Shadow Step (Necromancer) MP : 15
Black Aura (Necromancer) MP : 20/second
Slash (Swordman) MP : 10
Side Step (Swordman) MP : 10
It's a pretty good thing, I also have 5 more slots for my skeleton army. I will try to resurrect this Giant Red Fox.
"Rise from the dead!"
Then the giant red fox's body was filled with black aura. And the skeleton came out of the corpse, and turned into a red fox skeleton.
[Skeleton Status]
Name : No Name
Race: Red Fox
HP : 400
MP : 50
Stats :
Constitution = 32
Strength = 41
Dexterity = 60
Intelligence = 20
Magic = 1
Endurance = 38
Too bad he wasn't a commander level skeleton. Though I think my troops will become much stronger with the appearance of one more commander. But I think this is enough.
Then a portal appeared in the boss room and I immediately exited this place. When I came out everyone including the supervisor looked at me in shock. And a few seconds later the portal closed and disappeared.
"D-Did you just clear the C-Rank portal?!" asked the portal supervisor.
"Yes, of course. Is there a problem?" I asked confusedly.
"You actually cleared the C-Rank portal alone in 30 minutes!" The portal supervisor replied.
I didn't expect that I cleared the portal in 30 minutes, I just killed all the monsters inside and it seems I finished it pretty quickly. This is all thanks to my new sword Red Crescent!