◈ 106. [Free Exploration] The magic blacksmith
managed to defeat the enemies disappeared like fog.
It was an embarrassing and disappointing result.
It was a situation that could lead to a drop in the morale of all 15 party members.
But nothing like that happened. It’s because the formidable absurd opponent jumped out right away.
“What are you doing here so late you damn bastards!”
Right after defeating the Nightcrawler unit.
Suddenly, a stocky old woman popped out from a corner of the base camp and squealed.
“Do you know how many days have passed since the camp was taken by those gangsters?! You should have kicked it out sooner!”
“… ?”
Everyone looked at this old man with bewildered eyes.
The head is cleanly shaved bald. Two sharp eyes and a hooked nose the size of a fist.
Below that, a grayish-brown beard stretched out in all directions.
“Those freezing bastards have completely put out my forge lights! Can’t you see my precious metal babes are cold and trembling?! Huh?!”
The party members couldn’t come to their senses when an old dwarf suddenly appeared and screamed.
However, when I recognized the other person right away, I felt welcomed first.
‘Magic blacksmith. It’s Kelly Bay!’
The NPC who is always on duty and guards the base camp here. Blacksmith Kelly Bay.
A case where an adventurer of the Elder Dwarf race entered the dungeon in search of rare ore and sat down there.
The tendency is absolutely friendly.
No matter what the player does, it is our reliable side that stands by the same side until the end.
“You useless adventurers like food bugs that can’t be eaten! Can’t you hear me?! Hurry up and light the entire camp! Are you children of darkness?!”
… The mouth is a bit rough.
Anyway, since he was old man Nobrake who cursed at the command from the first meeting, there were quite a few people who hated it among the players.
I’ve seen it so many times that I’m used to it.
Lucas said, ‘Shall we do it, sir?’ looked at me with the same face I smiled and opened my mouth.
“Come on everyone! It may be crazy, but first follow the words of this old man.”
Perhaps this reaction was unexpected, Kelly Bay opened her eyes wide and looked at me.
I looked around the base camp once.
“This camp will be our base from now on. As instructed by the old man, we should light the fire first and restore the mess the enemies have ruined.”
“Ho-ho-ho-ho!”
After spitting out a strange exclamation, Kelly Bay snorted and approached me.
“There’s even a rice beetle that’s very bright! What is your name?”
“This is Ash. Master Craftsman.”
“He’s just a basic friend. I like it, I like it!”
Lucas glared at Kelly Bay with an expression that Lucas didn’t like.
“How dare you be arrogant with your lord… .”
However, Kelly Bay yelled at Lucas like that.
“Hey, can’t you hear your captain?! I’m going to light the fire right away!”
“… .”
Lucas glanced at me with a guilty puppy-like face. I shook my hand in a cold sweat.
“… Lucas, go ahead and turn on the light.”
I’ll appease you later, so listen to this old man right now.
“Your lord… .”
Lucas drooped his shoulders and went to light a fire around the base camp. sorry hey… … .
In the end, everyone in the party started to set fires and clean up the debris around the base camp, following Kelly Bay’s instructions.
“Mmm! Mmm!”
I cautiously approached Kelly Bay, who was watching the scene with satisfaction.
“If it’s not rude, may I ask your name, father-in-law?”
I know the name, but I’ll have to ask. Even for future communication.
“Originally, only reliable comrades can reveal the name of this body.”
With an arrogant shrug, Kelly Bay introduced herself.
“Your guy looks pretty promising, so I’ll give you a special mention. My name is Kelly Bay. He is the best weaponsmith in the world.”
If you claim to be the best in the world, people would say you are arrogant, but Lee deserves it.
He is also the only one who can make exclusive equipment for SSR grade characters.
Only this old man can make a special kind of magic weapon.
‘The equipment necessary for attacking Stage 5 must also be made through this inspiration.’
Judgment was quick, and my tongue was smoothly uttering flattery.
“To see that he really has an unusual appearance… ! It is an honor to meet Mr. Kelly Bay, whom I have only heard of as a legend, in person.”
Kelly Bay chuckled at my flattery and stroked his beard.
“A legend? It’s already been 50 years since I entered this dungeon, but I guess my name is still being passed on to the outside world?”
“sure. In our country’s blacksmiths, Kelly Bay is worshiped as the god of furnaces and bellows.”
“Puhahaha! okay? You mean that? After all, the weapon I made has to be a bit amazing!”
Of course it’s fake, but that’s deceiving.
As I continued to be courteous and flattery, Kelly Bay soon fully opened up to me. Because you are such an easy inspiration.
“Yes, yes. Anyway, seeing how he treats me so docilely… … .”
After handing over the entire emergency food bag he brought, he said thank you and received it.
In front of the smithy at the corner of the base camp. Kelly Bay, sitting in her chair, stroked her beard and winked at me.
“Looks like you want something?”
“Yes, sir.”
Well, there’s no need to talk at length. From here on, it’s a conversation between a weapon engineer and a customer.
I said the matter right away.
“I need a silver weapon.”
When I suddenly brought up the story of the highest tier equipment, Kelly Bay trembled.
“that… It’s a bit tricky to make… … How many do you need?”
“Fifteen bags.”
Kelly Bay’s eyes widened. I shrugged.
“Maybe we need to make more.”
“Hey, isn’t this crazy guy?! The castle wants you to make fifteen weapons?”
“Can’t you?”
I crossed my arms and snorted.
“I didn’t see it that way, but he was an old man who only talked about it.”
“What is it?!”
“It seems that everything said about being the best in the world and being a legend was a bluff. Well, old stories tend to be exaggerated.”
Kelly Bay, blushing at my sudden change of attitude and provocation, squealed.
“The castle weapon is the highest exorcism item! It takes a lot of effort to even cast one. I don’t know where they’re going to use it, but how could they get 15-”
“King of Vampires.”
Kelly Bay’s mouth stopped at the words I said.
I stared at the darkness on the other side of this dungeon and said clearly.
“Celendion, the King of No Life, will soon descend on Inse. It’s to stop him.”
There are many ways to deal with vampires, but the easiest of them is to use a weapon made of silver.
It’s because silver has the ability to purify unclean things or something.
In the game, it was simply a doubled damage effect.
However, the effect of silver weapons is halved for vampires of the highest rank, at the level of nobility.
A special silver weapon to deal with these aristocrats is a silver weapon.
Changes all damage inflicted on vampires to true damage, so-called defense damage.
It can only be cast at the Magic Forge here.
‘Castle weapons can usually be minted after the middle of the game.’
That’s also true, because it’s normal for vampires of the level of aristocrats to appear after the middle of the game.
But it got twisted again. Stage 5, but the Vampire King left.
This also created the need to bring high-tier equipment that did not fit the progress.
“… Selendion invades the outside world?”
Kelly Bay, who had been silent for a long time, stuttered and asked. I nodded.
“That’s right.”
“… Whoa.”
Kelly Bay let out a long sigh and stared at the unlit blacksmith’s hearth.
“Isn’t that right, kid? When I entered the dungeon here, I came in with two of my brothers.”
It was the first time I had heard of Kelly Bay’s past. I blinked my eyes.
“In this dungeon, rare minerals that were unheard of outside were continuously discovered, and we got more and more excited.”
Kelly Bay put a pipe in her mouth, lit it with a match, and sucked it in.
“So I went deeper into the dungeon in search of rarer minerals. Fearless.”
A misty fear passed in the eyes of the arrogant and confident Dwarven blacksmith.
“And I met them.”
“What if you say guys?”
“Vampire Lord.”
Laughing bitterly, Kelly Bay let out smoke.
“Among them, of course, Lord Selendion.”
“… !”
“It was my fault that I coveted minerals from too deep. We encountered them in the depths of the dungeon, and by the time we realized we were no match, it was too late.”
The blacksmith’s large hand was shaking vaguely.
“In the end, I succeeded in escaping, leaving behind the sacrifices of my brothers. And I never went to the depths of the dungeon again.”
“… .”
“Do you know why my brothers saved me and they died instead?”
It was an unexpected question. I answered carefully.
“Isn’t it because you are the most competent as a blacksmith?”
“yes! I am the best at making weapons to kill monsters!”
Kellibey jumped up and went into the corner of the smithy, opened the safe, and took out something.
Even in this dim place, it was pure white metal that shone like snow bathed in moonlight.
“This is a piece of castle silver obtained at the sacrifice of the brothers at that time in the depths of the dungeon. It is silver from another world that has fallen from the stars.”
thud!
“This is all I have.”
Kelly Bay, who had placed a piece of silver on the anvil, glared at me.
“Now you are asking me to turn my brothers lives into weapons. Are you confident enough to pay the price?”
I grinned.
“of course.”
“Ho-oh, what are you going to pay for?”
My answer was concise.
“The neck of Selendion.”
“… .”
“I’ll bring you blood and hide if need be.”
Kelly Bay’s mouth opened slightly. I smiled confidently.
“It will be a good requiem and a good material for equipment. Isn’t it?”
“Puhaha! I thought this was a decent guy, but isn’t he a total jerk? You’re going to give me the head of Selendion?”
Kelly Bay, who covered her eyes and laughed, took a deep breath and looked at me.
“I haven’t asked for your name yet. Promising food bug.”
“ash. This is Ash ‘Bonehater’ Everblack.”
“under! How come you smelled like an insidious thing? You must be a member of the Everblack royal family!”
Kelly Bay clapped loudly.
“Okay, the human royal child. make it But 15 sacks is too much. I don’t have enough surname.”
The dwarf’s thick fingers stretched out three.
“Three bags. The best castles make three weapons. How are you?”
I readily nodded.
“great. I will.”
“The deal is done! Okay then, I’ll start preparing to make weapons right now… … .”
Taking the parchment out of her bosom, Kellybey picked up the coals lying next to the furnace, scribbled on something, and threw the parchment at me.
“Get the rest of the ingredients!”
[Limited equipment production quest occurs!]
I took the parchment, ran it over with my eyes, and put it in my bosom.
I don’t know what they wrote because of poor handwriting, but it’s already been updated as a quest in the system window, so it shouldn’t matter.
“I’ll hear from you often, father-in-law.”
“Of course you should hear it often. If you plan on moving forward anyway, you’ll have to make this your base.”
Kelly Bay smiled and looked around.
“Next time some of the old folks in town will be back here. There is no better place to live in this dungeon than here. You defeated those damn masked thugs.”
defeated la
I thought of the Nightcrawler unit that had disappeared like fog.
Can I really say that I defeated them?
“If you get the ingredients, bring them right away. As soon as I have the ingredients gathered, I will be ready to go into casting.”
“I will.”
After hesitating for a moment, he opened his mouth.
“By the way, sir. Can I ask you one question?”
“huh? Do you have a lot of questions? You must be at an age where you are curious about the world. What are you curious about?”
“That is… .”
I just told you about defeating the Nightcrawlers.
Apparently, even though I killed them, they turned into fog and disappeared.
What the hell is this in English?
Wouldn’t the adventurer Kelly Bey, who has been living here for decades, know why?
So I asked.
“They didn’t die and disappeared like fog? It’s because of the curse they received.”
Kelly Bay gave the answer so easily. I widened my eyes.
“curse… Say?”
“Aha, didn’t you know? The three curses that fell on this lake kingdom?”
Kelly Bay smiled and ran her fingertips through her beard.
“Even I don’t know what two of the three curses are. But you know one thing well. The people of this country who crawl out as survivors sometimes suffer from it in common.”
“What is that curse?”
“It’s a curse that has kept those specters crawling on the bottom of this lake for hundreds of years. What is it?”
Kelly Bay pretended to choke herself with her thick hands.
“Of course it is the curse of eternal life!”
