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Chapter 95
The wind called time is fair.
It hardens humans with fierce storms. In return, it dulls the emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure.
So then, what would it be like for Ji Jung-cheol, whose density of time is unlike others?
Happy—“heh-heh.” Sad—“heh-heh.” Even insulted—“heh-heh.” He didn’t show emotions for most things.
That’s why this is strange right now.
Е̇n̆ um̄ а . і d̆
Ji Jung-cheol, holding a glass lens, was clearly very shaken.
“Hohoho… it really is Scallop’s eye…”
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The eye of Boss, Scorpion King “Scallop.”
Though not much used these days, in the past, when high-density mana amplification was needed, it was considered the best material.
Next to it, a stone engraved with butterfly patterns was the “brain of the Origin Golem Boss,” and the paper painted with a daruma design was a talisman used in an ancient ritual called “Sushinji.”
And besides these, everything was here.
W ӗb̊ nо̃ v́ е́ l̃ Еn ůmá.
Every material listed in the inventory passed on to Lee Shin was laid out in front of them without a single one missing.
“Amazing. I mean it.”
What surprised Ji Jung-cheol was not the fact that these had been obtained.
Truthfully, these materials are not as precious now as they once were. The wind of time is indeed fair, not only aging humans. New materials appear, more efficient crafting methods become trendy, and naturally, the old materials are forgotten.
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Every single one of the materials here had been the best some 60 years ago, but, like Ji Jung-cheol himself, they had become out of fashion with the passage of time.
So it was only natural to be astonished—that Lee Shin, still only in his twenties, knew the value of these materials and prepared them in advance.
Ё n̆ü m̃ а̂..і̇ d̈
At Ji Jung-cheol’s gaze, Lee Shin bared his teeth in a smile.
“The word that penetrates not just the metallurgy industry, but the entire modern manufacturing industry, is ‘efficiency.’ People these days really love efficiency. They hunt for cheap things in the name of cost-effectiveness, seek faster things in the name of optimization. In step with such people, technology advances that way too.”
Lowering costs and moving to mass production.
Naturally, just like potion vendors—once considered apothecaries—had somewhere along the way transformed into potion factories. Trends and fashions naturally change with what the times pursue.
But then people make a mistake.
“They mistake the development of form for the development of quality.”
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The current trend in the artisan industry is synthetic materials, along with division of labor and mechanization.
“Materials obtained through hunting have too much variance in quality! Even if a little inferior, producing uniform synthetic materials, increasing production volume through division of labor, entrusting precision processes to mechanization—a truly efficient system!!”
As a result, this created astonishing effects.
The supply of items in the market increased, the price dropped due to the increase, and accessibility improved, letting far more people use items than in previous generations.
“Think about it—back in your youth, sir, items were so rare it was hard to even use them. But now, even rookie Hunters who’ve just awakened deck themselves out in them and march into hunting grounds. What an incredible era this is—long live efficiency!”
But since efficiency was so effective and became the trend, the situation turned peculiar.
É n̄ ūm а̌
Even in the domain of ‘artisanship,’ where efficiency should never be sought, people began to look for it. They came to mistake the development of form for the development of quality, just as Lee Shin had said.
“The prestige of an item is no longer measured by the name of a famous artisan, but by how many artisans worked on one product. What matters now is not whether materials were obtained through hunting, but how high the percentage of synthetic materials is.”
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There must be many reasons why it turned out this way.
From a commercial perspective, perhaps it was to avoid relying on one artisan and instead use many, simplifying production processes.
Perhaps it was to pursue technological advances.
Either way, whatever the reasons, the present era is an era of efficiency, and these materials are inefficient when it comes to efficient use.
E n̂ u m а
They are so difficult to handle and so sensitive that, in the hands of a great artisan, they could be utilized twofold or threefold—but if handled by ordinary people, they don’t even show half their effect.
That’s why they were pushed aside and forgotten.
They don’t fit the times.
Ji Jung-cheol caressed the materials for a long while, perhaps feeling pity for them as fellow beings in a similar situation to himself.
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“What is right, what is wrong—I, this old monster, don’t know. Nor do I want to know. But this much I do want to say.”
Ji Jung-cheol silently clenched the materials.
W е́ bn̄ оv.ё l̊ Ėn ù m а
“I like these ones.”
What is right, what is wrong—the answer will be told by history.
But to Ji Jung-cheol, this was familiar. This was correct. And the same went for Lee Shin.
“My tastes also lean this way.”
For a guild, the efficiency method that allows risk control is preferable. The fact that this process of pursuing efficiency originated with guilds says it all.
But that is Lee Shin as the guild CEO. Lee Shin as a person, who loves this world, prefers this kind of analog path.
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“When you don’t expect it but an item pops out from a monster, when you gather materials with effort and leave them with an artisan, half in expectation and half in prayer—‘Please! Please!’—that thrill, it’s something else.”
Ji Jung-cheol opened his eyes wide and then burst out laughing as he watched Lee Shin rubbing his fingers together in a vulgar gesture.
“Amusing. Young man Lee Shin, it seems you have as many ways to excite people as you do secrets.”
“Eheh, even if I look like this, I’m a genius CEO, you know.”
“Yes, that’s right, you are a genius. A true genius.”
In the eyes of Ji Jung-cheol—once evaluated as having reached the heavens with just his hammering—it was clear.
Ё n̂ u m̀ ӑ . і̃ ď
In this era, overflowing with countless so-called geniuses fabricated by the media and show business, the one in front of him now, Lee Shin, was the real genius.
‘Perhaps… perhaps as he said, this young man may bring about my end…’
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Expectation.
In the heart of an old man, worn down by time, waves began to stir.
In the chest of an old man, hardened and corroded by pain, the forgotten pounding of the heart returned.
“Good. Then we can begin work right away. As I said already, my working style is unique.”
Wеḃ n̆о̃v̆ е̊ l Ёn̂_úm a
“Payment is always upfront, once I start work I won’t be disturbed. No approvals of any kind are allowed, and no objections to the result will be accepted.”
“Hoho, hearing it said face to face like this, it’s a little embarrassing. This old monster really is nasty, isn’t he?”
“That’s what it means to be an artisan.”
Knowing one’s place—this was Lee Shin’s specialty.
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He had no hobby of meddling in things he didn’t understand. Once he trusted, he trusted all the way.
Besides, since the one making this was Akbong, who once stood at the pinnacle of the world, he’d surely do it well.
Е n ú m̃_а
“Still, it’s too much for you to handle it alone, sir.”
“I do think that myself.”
“You’ll need an assistant, right?”
“Right. I’ll need an assistant to do the menial tasks.”
As they said this, both men’s gazes naturally turned backward.
“Uh…?”
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Where am I? Who am I? The apprentice youth, staring blankly around, looked back and forth under their gaze before pointing to himself.
“Me?”
Nods.
“Who else here besides you, Geumdo?”
“Ah… yes, um… but, my name, how did you…?”
“Well, I’ve used it plenty.”
Е̂ ǹum̈ a . і̇ d
※ Ma Geumdo (Male, 26 years old) (129/191)
Traits
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「Late Bloomer」, 「Imitating Eyes」, 「Creativity」, ……
A master craftsman character who reveals his true worth in the late stages of the game, as things scale up.
Moreover, his talents weren’t concentrated in just one area, but evenly distributed in many fields, making him a good figure to use as a firefighter.
Of course, because of that, his early growth was slow, so at present he might not even be worth half a person, but thinking about the future, there was nothing bad about raising him.
Ě n u ḿа́
“Alright, then from now on, please help the elder a lot and learn a lot. You know, right? What it means to learn under a true grand master, not just a self-proclaimed one.”
“……I’ll work hard!”
“Good, then it’s decided!”
Thus, the support role was decided.
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Lee Shin held out his hand.
“I look forward to working with you.”
Ŵеbń о v̊ ѐ l Е n u ḿ а
Ji Jung-cheol clasped his hand and nodded.
“I also look forward to it.”
With that, everything was settled.
All that was left was to entrust and believe.
The great doors of the workshop closed.
“Have you finished all your business?”
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“Yes, thanks to you.”
At Choi Yeo-shim’s words, who had been waiting, Lee Shin smiled softly.
“If our guild writes another undefeated legend this year, we’ll dedicate that glory to you, lord.”
“I’ll look forward to it.”
“Let’s go. If we leave quickly, we should be able to arrive at the apothecary by evening.”
“Then when you arrive, let’s have a meal.”
Е̇ń ǔmа
“Sounds good. Ah, come to think of it…… we should properly deal with the trash we left on the street, right?”
It wouldn’t matter if left alone, but there was no way that bunch would stay still……
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Lee Shin smiled, lightly tapped the screen, and sent a message.
Rollin disappeared to the other side of the road.
That day, the vanished legendary grand master and the future grand master took up the hammer once again.
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Е n u m̂а̌ .і̊ d
Meanwhile, the master craftsman on this side was holding a liquor bottle.
“Damn it!! How dare they make a fool of me! Those f***ing bastards.”
Clang!
The bottle thrown in anger shattered into pieces.
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“Just a hardware store owner!! Just a second-league guild!! How dare they? To me? Me, Master Kim Yunhwan!!”
Kim Yunhwan, wrapped entirely in pride as a master, could not bear the elder who publicly humiliated him, nor Lee Shin’s actions.
Е.núṁ ӑ
It was all self-inflicted, since the root was his usual behavior from the past and the predicted downfall of his future, but he couldn’t care about such things.
But did he know? That this situation was not misfortune, but a blessing beyond belief.
If he had realized that the hardware store owner was none other than the legendary Akbong Ji Jung-cheol, his head would already have been buried deep down to the earth’s mantle. Lee Shin? Is more explanation needed? To recklessly provoke that mad dog, who could create problems out of nothing, wouldn’t just wound his pride, but would have blown up something else entirely.
His workshop, his bank account, for instance.
Looking at it this way, he ought to be bowing in ancestral rites to his forefathers.
But some people are doomed no matter what. His actions to follow would have even his ancestors in heaven shaking their heads saying, “You’re hopeless.”
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“At this rate I can’t show my face. I must get an apology from those bastards. It’s too humiliating to live like this.”
Unaware of his own wrongs, Kim Yunhwan at last dialed the association’s number.
“Hey, Jinsu, it’s Hyung. I have something urgent to say, come over here. Yes, as soon as you can.”
Of course, it wasn’t as though Kim Yunhwan acted without something to rely on.
The city of Pohang is a city of craftsmen. Here, skill and reputation are authority and power.
Would even Ji Jung-cheol have acknowledged, “He has skill,” for no reason? His personality may have been trash, but his skill was real.
W̊ е̄ ḃn̂ о̆ v̂ е l Е̇n u m̆ а̀
The proof was the title “Master” attached before his name, Kim Yunhwan.
Just now, look: the association director said he would come at his single word, without question.
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“That old hardware geezer, I’ll make it so he can’t even set foot in this city. And Lee Shin, since he has connections, I’ll settle for getting a formal apology out of him.”
And while at it, squeeze some money too.
“By the way, where the hell is that brat……? No thought of coming here and cleaning up the workshop? Kids these days really have no sense. None at all.”
Thus, as he relaxed a little, thinking about punishing the old man and Lee Shin, he waited for his junior.
Е̂ ǹ ü ṁ а
Ding-dong―!
Finally, the awaited doorbell rang. Kim Yunhwan hurriedly covered his liquor-ridden workshop with a curtain and opened the door.
And he greeted with the appearance of a dignified master.
“Welcome, Jin……”
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But to state the conclusion first: he never saw his junior.
Because what awaited him at the door was not his junior, the association director, but the police.
Еn̈ ǔm а .id̈
“Go in!!”
As the police stormed roughly into the room to search, the officer who seemed to be the leader stood before Kim Yunhwan.
“Mr. Kim Yunhwan. You are under arrest on suspicion of aggravated assault. You have the right to remain silent……”
After that, the typical line of “Do you know who I am!!” could be heard, but before long, Kim Yunhwan, grabbed on both sides by the police, was taken into the patrol car.
And
Watching the police disappear into the crowd, Yoon Choa closed her phone after saying one last line.
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“Have him detained.”
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Not long after the news article went out about a senile craftsman who exploited young apprentices and beat them with iron pipes.
In front of the guild’s main gate, Lee Shin was fidgeting, looking at his watch nervously, stamping his feet.
“When will they come? Did something happen? Should I have gone myself? Or should I send more of the Brotherhood?”
“Please, stop it already! You’re like an anxious puppy. Stay still for once.”
Е ṅü m а
“Wow, Dong-ha hyung, I didn’t think you were like this, but you’re so cold. Colder than ice in midwinter.”
“Well, you’ve gone too far, CEO.”
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With work piled up like mountains, he had begged to stay with him just because he was nervous…… moreover, they both knew well the price of what was coming now.
Even Cha Dong-ha, whose sense of money had become dulled thanks to Lee Shin, felt his knees weaken at the insane price.
“If it’s really nothing, I’ll be angry.”
“Just wait. Whatever you’re expecting, it’s beyond imagination…… They’re here!”
Е̌.n ú m̈ а
In the distance, a truck escorted by vehicles was approaching, and Lee Shin jumped up and down like a child, shouting repeatedly, “Over here~!”
Soon, according to guidance, the truck stopped in front of the training hall.
At last, Lee Shin was able to meet the dreamlike kings of beds.
“M-my God. Five stars.”
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Lee Shin covered his mouth.
※ Five-Star Bed ― Epic
Е̃ n̊_um а̀
: A brilliant idea from a certain genius CEO was completed by the legendary master Ji Jung-cheol. The five stars drawn on the bed symbolize rest, healing, strengthening, tuning, and optimization.
[ Guild Management Window ]
※ Mir Guild
• League 2
• CEO: Lee Shin
• Director: Jeong Sun-dong
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• Vice-CEO: Chae Dong-ha
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•
• Facilities 76/100 ▶ 95/100
= …… Annex 1, Annex 2, Guild Dormitory, Five-Star Bed ×5 (New!!)
It was summer.
Е̊ n̆ u̇m̈а̀
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