Artmu's blacksmith shop.
The scenery there was very different from the image of a blacksmith shop that usually comes to mind.
'It's full of machines.'
Artmu's blacksmith shop is more like a state-of-the-art laboratory than a medieval space.
The space inside the pure white blacksmith shop was full of sophisticated machinery at a glance.
Behind it, there were huge test tubes lined up.
'But that thing inside the test tube... … 'Is it the brain?'
Inside a test tube filled with pure white liquid.
Inside, there were dozens or hundreds of brain-shaped objects floating around that looked slightly smaller than those of a human.
And the machine in front of the test tube moved on its own and created a lump of metal.
'That metal… … It seems to be similar to the equipment materials used by the Artmu Corps.'
While Seong Ji-han was silently watching the scene.
[&$(&#Percent... Ah, can you hear the words translated?]"uh."
[good. The translator synchronization was correct. Come in here.]At the same time as Artmu's voice was heard.
Kurrrrrr… … .
White light flashed from one side of the wall of the blacksmith shop, and a hidden space was revealed.
When Seong Ji-han entered there.
"Welcome. "Comrades from Space 4."
The bald dwarf looked at Seong Ji-han and waved his hand.
He looked similar to the dwarf that Artmu had seen when he summoned the army, but his body was different.
Only the right leg and right arm are abnormally enlarged.
The left leg and left arm were similar in size to those of a dwarf, so mechanical equipment replaced them and matched the size of the right.
Because his legs were so long, he was taller than Seong Ji-han.
A dwarf whose head and body size are similar to those of dwarves, and whose form is completely unbalanced.
"Are you Artmu?"
"Yes."
He nodded and looked at his arms and legs.
"How do my arms and legs look?"
"I don't think it matches my torso too well."
"The cost of modifying the body is too high. "I'll do it later."
"hmm… … "Is this really what the racial improvement you mentioned last time is like?"
Seong Ji-han looked at Artmu and remembered what he said last time.
-Oh yeah. Did you stay on Battle.net to improve the species like me? Then, as a senior, I can give you advice. As for which option to buy, there is an optimal route for the lowest level.
Artmu showed friendliness to Seong Ji-han, who was from a weak tribe, saying he was in the same situation.
Was this the kind of racial improvement he was talking about?
As Seong Ji-han stared at his enlarged arms and legs, Artmu nodded and strengthened his right arm.
Then, the right arm bulges out with bulging muscles.
Wow.
Even the clothes he was wearing were torn, and he smiled broadly.
"Okay, look at this! Even if you just apply a lot of force to your fist, your clothes will tear like this. White ogre's arms. "It's implanted properly!"
"But why didn't you do the left one?"
"Because the cost is so expensive. "It would be cheap to transplant just me, but this will apply to all of our dwarves."
"hmm… … Was something like that possible on Battle.net?"
"Your species is new, so the options aren't open yet, but they will be soon. Then everyone will roll their eyes?"
Seong Ji-han tilted his head.
I've been using Battle.net for a long time in my past life, but I've never heard of such an option.
'Wasn't there a relegation zone?'
Seong Ji-han kept Artmu's story in mind and opened his inventory.
"Is this what you wanted?"
The rock of the Hell Demon Palace.
The object taken out of the inventory was the size of a fist and was not much different from an ordinary rock.
The only difference is the color.
The rock of the Hell Demon Palace, the surface of which glowed dark red, showed no special features other than its color.
one.
"Oh, oh... … That's right. that's right! The rock of the Hell Demon Palace. "You took good care of it!"
As soon as Artmu saw the rock of the Hell Demon Palace, he became very excited.
"I can operate the blacksmith shop again! "Hurry, hurry, give it to me!"
"I pay later."
"No, you… … You say you have to get rocks to start the blacksmith shop again? "Don't do that, just give it to me quickly."
"Yes, you can run away with it."
"… … Eat and run? Eat and splatter… … Is it correct that it was translated as ?"
"huh."
Then Artmu's face turned red.
"No what. What a disgrace to Artmu, the greatest blacksmith in the universe... … !"
"You don't know what's going on in the world."
"Huh, take a look around the Battle.net community! There are a lot of races that request me because they want to do it, but they come out like this... … "Are you sure you don't plan on doing business with me later?"
"Is there a community? "I didn't have anything like that."
"… … Oh yeah. your species. "He was a newcomer."
Artmu sighed when he saw Seong Ji-han, who did not even know about the existence of the Battle.net community.
"… … Ha, good. Write a Battle.net notarized contract. Instead, you will have to pay the fee."
Then, a system window appears in front of Seong Ji-han.
[If the player hands over the Hell Demon Palace rock, player 'Artumu' strengthens the spear 'Phoenix' and the sword 'Eclipse' and provides 3 blacksmith tickets.] [Do you want to proceed with a transaction with player 'Artumu'? ] [White player with 99% transaction reliability guaranteed by Battlenet.]He wasn't a fraudster.
Jihan Seong clicks yes.
[The fee is 5 million GP.]Battle.net brokerage fee has risen.
5 million GP.
It was a small amount compared to the fact that the best blacksmith in the universe threatened you to pay for it.
"The fee is not that much."
"Hehe… … When you reach the stage of species evolution, you will regret those words. "I regret every single penny."
"I have no particular intention of evolving. "I just want to be freed from Battle.net quickly."
"well. "Even if I were liberated anyway, I would have received another invitation, right?"
"what?"
"Don't you know why invitations are sent to races on Battle.net?"
"Why are you coming?"
"It's because of you."
What does this mean again?
When Seong Ji-han looked at Artmu as if it were absurd, he spread four fingers.
* * *
"A player who entered the Space 4 area despite being a newcomer and of the lowest level race. It's hard to find a monster case like this even if you search the entire universe. "Especially the lowest species."
Artmu then spoke in a voice full of confidence.
"Even before you were invited to Battle.net, you must have been a monster far beyond your species. An individual who far exceeds the standards of the species. okay… … "He would have been comparable to Na Artmu, the great leader of the dwarves and the absolute monarch who unified the planet."
Seeing the bald dwarf showing off himself like that, Seong Ji-han shook his head.
"okay? I was completely normal. "My physical ability was just a little better than average."
"… … No way. Ordinary? "How can a guy like that end up in Space 4?"
"That's what happened because I came in first place every time."
"under… … First place every time? Is that even possible? "I just can't believe it."
Artmu looked at Seong Jihan curiously and continued speaking.
"Then, among your species, was there anyone who was exceptional? "This is a horse that has overwhelmingly surpassed the limits of its species."
When Seong Ji-han heard those words, the first thing that came to mind was Dongbangsak and Longinus.
Two people who overcome the limitations of their species and enjoy eternal life.
In particular, didn't Longinus become a constellation and possess Vladimir?
'But their position is as servants of the God of War. Are those two really the reason why the invitation came from Battle.net?'
Rather than those two.
The higher-ups, the wandering military gods, were a bit more suspicious.
"Do you know any wandering warrior gods?"
"A wandering warrior? You mean the constellation hunter? Of course I know. "Isn't this a being that reigns as the terror of the universe?"
"He might be a factor."
"The Wandering Martial God is your species? haha! No way."
Hana Artmu laughed at Seong Ji-han's guess.
"He is a martial god who has existed for thousands of years. If you reach that level, you will be treated not as a human race, but as a race of gods. If he was the problem in the first place, he would have received an invitation to Battle.net a long time ago."
"hmm… … ."
"No matter how you look at it, I think you are the one who brought about Battle.net. Does it make sense for a newcomer to be assigned to Space 4?"
"I heard there was nothing special before Battle.net started."
"haha. I know that feeling, I know. If you are in the lowest race, so as not to be seen as something alien to them. I want to hide my powers to assimilate with them... … But is there any need to hide it from me? "Like you, I also come from the Absolute."
Artmu is already convinced that Seongjihan is the cause.
Seong Ji-han did not try to persuade him, but instead asked a question.
"But why are beings who exceed the species limit a problem?"
"Battle.net is a system that eliminates bugs. It is okay to slightly exceed the limits of the species, but anything that exceeds them overwhelmingly will result in error detection. So, the bugs gather together and engage in a death match with each other."
"So, are there such irregularities among all races participating in Battle.net?"
"I don't know that either. There are cases where elves and dragons come in voluntarily. However, the races that received the invitation without even knowing it did so because there were such beings."
When Seong Ji-han heard those words, he thought back to his last life.
Within the Space League, among the opposing races.
There were some overwhelmingly powerful players.
Uruk, which was also in the relegation zone, had one transcendent player.
'But you still lost to me.'
Battle.net's bug detection system.
Are you looking for bugs that are not that strong and then introducing them into Battle.net?
When Seong Ji-han was thinking about the past.
"To what extent has your curiosity been resolved? Bug player."
"well. "It just makes me wonder more."
"As a fellow bug player, let me give you one more tip. "The reason I modify the species is because of this bug detection."
Tuk-tuk.
Artmu beat his ogre arm with his mechanical arm.
"If our dwarf species itself is improved, the strength of this Artmu will also be within the limits of the species. Then you don't have to be watched by Battle.net."
"Then are you going to be liberated from Battle.net then?"
"no? The race has become stronger, so why go out? I need to continue participating in Battle.net. "Isn't this a world where the strong are best?"
Artmu seems to be planning on staying even if the species is remodeled.
He touched his arm and changed the subject.
"Perhaps it was the first time that people from a small race met in Space 4, so there was a lot of hesitation on my part. ruler. "How about we fulfill the contract now?"
"Sure."
According to the contract, Seong Ji-han will hand over the rock from the Hell Demon Palace.
Artmu took it and swallowed the red stone with his mouth.
OK.
Shuuuuuk!
Chunks of metal were created in the air and instantly attached to Artmu.
Crash. Crash… … .
His body was instantly transformed into the combined robot form he had seen before.
[Rocks of the Hell Demon Palace. The fairy tale begins... … .]And the dark red light emitted by the Hell Demon Palace's rocks also engulfed his metal body.
Flashing. Flashing.
Light sparkles all over the combined robot.
About twenty long arms were created behind his back.
[good… … I can now accept requests. Would you like to take out your spear first?]"we are here."
[Put it into the ground.]Seong Ji-han took out the phoenix flag and stuck it in the ground, and one of his new arms grabbed it.
OK.
Chii Iik… … !
Smoke rose from the window.
[That's it.]Artmu handed over the spear.
'Is it over already?'
I grabbed it once with my hand and it was over.
Isn't this a scam?
Seong Ji-han looked at the Phoenix flag with suspicious eyes.
[Phoenix flag in the clouds]-Grade: SSS+
-This is the military standard used by the first khan of the Wind Empire, a descendant of the phoenix.
-The city of Phoenix has the heat of projection.
-The power of the cloud spear is perfectly fused, and the power of the thunder attribute is also perfectly fused with heat.
- As a special effect, when planting a flag on the battlefield, all abilities of nearby party members and allies are increased by 35%.
-As an additional effect, if the user is a guild owner or guild master, all option levels of the guild they belong to are increased by +7.
'Ho... … .'
The name has changed, and the overall options have been strengthened.
As soon as Seong Ji-han held the spear, he instinctively felt it.
It has become much easier to manifest red lightning through the Phoenix flag than before.
"He called himself the best blacksmith in the universe... … "It wasn't a lie."
[Why are you surprised by something like this? The real thing is different.]Artmu is annoyed by Seong Ji-han's praise.
"really?"
[okay. Take out the shadow sword and the queen's fragment.]Ssssssssssssssssshh… … .
The 20 arms behind his back all summoned hammers.
[In the absurd challenge of a shadow trying to swallow the sun... … Raise one hand to help.]