Episode 114 [New Business, Arsenal – 2]
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“Then… shall we shoot?”
The person who was speaking in such a trembling voice was Park Jun-mo.
He was currently standing in a weapons testing site in the open field of Gangwon-do, and three people, Lee Hyun-wook, Kim Se-hee, and Kang Hee-seol, were watching from behind.
“Shoot? “Didn’t you say that was a melee weapon?”
Sehee Kim snorted with her arms crossed.
“Uh… then I’ll pick it.”
Hold it——!
At that moment, a beam of light-current surged from the metal rod that Park Jun-mo was holding and took shape like a lightsaber in [Star Wars]. In other words, it was a sword
made of electricity.
It was specially made by Kang Hee-seol for Park Jun-mo. It was a weapon.
She continued explaining with a proud expression.
“Now! The name of the item is ‘Lightning Saber’. If you infuse mana into it, you can increase the output, so give it a try!”
“Ah yes!”
“And the efficiency of the ‘cheoncheol generator’ installed in it is so great that it can be maintained for about 5 minutes! It generates electricity automatically, so it can be fully charged in just 10 minutes! “The hammer of Hephaestus has a fast charging option!”
Park Jun-mo infused mana as she said. Then, a greater amount of electric current began to spurt out, forming an even longer ‘current sword’.
These days, Park Jun-mo is constantly getting hit by lightning and increasing the amount of electric current that can be stored in his body, but the capacity is not yet sufficient.
So a current release device that lasts for 5 minutes would be useful.
“Well, last time I saw you were using electricity to make something like a net or a whip. It’s easy to change the shape, so give it a try!”
“Ah… Then it’s the perfect weapon for me. Thank you so much.”
“Ahem, this is a weapon I designed by analyzing everyone’s combat patterns.”
Then, as Park Jun-mo began to adjust the shape of the lightning saber, the ‘blade’ part that was bristling like a sword began to split left and right. Cracking! Cracking! It then split into
dozens
of segments and began to wriggle around.
“Good! “If you use it well, you can attack dozens of people at once, right?”
However, as if he was still not used to controlling such a form, sparks began to fly here and there, and Park Jun-mo flinched and took a step back.
“Ugh… Park Jun-mo, don’t be scared! “No, anyway, you don’t get an electric shock even if you touch it, so what on earth are you shaking so much about?”
Kim Se-hee clicked her tongue and grumbled.
She used to feel sorry for Park Jun-mo, saying he still looked like a private, but
that didn’t change much even after a few months. No.
It seemed like that guy’s natural personality was timid.
“No, I’m not pecking! “This is a human instinct…”
“Oh my… what are you going to do next when you have such a small liver?”
However, Lee Hyun-wook was not that worried about Park Jun-mo.
‘Even though he shows such a clumsy side, he is doing well on his own now.’
It had already been 11 days since the Battle of Seoul Station took place. And if it wasn’t for Park Jun-mo that day, there would have been more victims.
Even though Lee Hyun-wook did not specifically order him to do so, he went down to the ground with Talos and electrocuted the Black Orcs, saving the members of the 1st Company from danger.
In other words, that guy was clearly growing well.
“Okay! Then it’s my sister’s turn.”
Kang Hee-seol took out a steel box.
“Huh? “Did you have mine too?”
“That’s right, there are three of them equally!”
Kim Se-hee opened the steel box.
What came out of it was a robe.
“…Huh, it’s clothes, right?”
In response, Kang Hui-seol unfolded the robe and began to explain,
“Ta-da – I applied a wind attribute orb to the robe made of griffin feathers and mithril. So when I get hit by the wind, if I give mana, my body will naturally rise, and like a griffin, I can feel the wind. “You can ride it and fly. I also added a cute griffin-shaped embroidery. How about it? It’s quite hip, right?”
To Lee Hyun-wook, it looked more like a chick than a griffin.
“Wow, it’s cute! “Heeseol, you can’t just make weapons, right?”
“Well, I just tried it once and something good came out. Is this talent?”
After praising herself like that, she laughs so cheerfully and says, “Wahahah!”.
After putting on the robe, Sehee Kim called out Hani and started the wind.
Hung——
Her body floated lightly.
“Wow, it definitely floats well, doesn’t it?” “Please use more strength!”
She rushed into the wind and moved dozens of meters in an instant.
That item could have doubled her assassination ability.
“Now and the long-awaited final—!”
Kang Hee-seol pointed somewhere with her eyes shining.
There was an airship landing on the side of the mountain.
It was the Gray Dwarf airship she rode.
“By the way, could you take that out? I can’t lift it because it’s heavy.”
Lee Hyun-wook stretched out his left hand and lifted a steel box that was over 2 meters long.
Boom——!
It was so heavy that just putting it down on the floor caused dust to rise.
“Everyone, step back as much as possible!” Now, put this on!”
Kang Hee-seol held out some safety glasses one by one.
“…huh? “What on earth is this time that we have to do something like this?”
“It’s probably going to be a bit flashy and messy. Something might fly out. To be honest, I haven’t tried it yet, so I’m just guessing, but I’m really looking forward to it.”
“Wow… our boss’s items are of a special scale, aren’t they?”
“You always ask about expensive ingredients of different grades, right?”
Lee Hyun-wook opened the iron box.
Clap—
The person who came out of it was none other than… Mowglei.
But for some reason, I felt something quite different.
Hyunwook Lee confirmed the details.
[Item Information]
– Name: Mogley (Hero)
– Effect
1) Mass Release (1~5): Releases the sealed ‘mass’ and grants ‘strong bones’ to the user.
2) Shockwave: Creates a powerful shockwave. This destructive power is proportional to mass release number 1.
3) Helios Heat Ray: The ‘power of the sun’ is applied to the blade part of the weapon, making it ‘ultra high temperature’ for 30 seconds.
4) Flare Whip: Releases 6 ‘plasma whips’ from the sword body and randomly attacks the surrounding area for 5 seconds.
‘Added 2 skills… Salamander’s Orb was applied well?’
But that wasn’t the end.
– Current weight of metal that can be controlled: 2499 kg.
In the meantime, the control of metal has been greatly increased.
And so….
– Mogley’s mass is released to [Level 3]!
* Steel bone values increase. (+ 30%)
‘Okay, I’ve finally reached stage 3, just like my previous life.’
In other words, the weight of this 2m iron sword is now a whopping 2 tons.
Even though it was definitely a weapon with a blade, it was 2 tons…
Now it had a completely different level of power.
“…I guess everyone should step back a little more?”
Lee Hyun-wook had the group take cover a little further away.
And then he slowly lifted Mogley.
Ugh——
Looking at it this way, it looks like he is controlling a slightly larger sword, but in reality, it is no different from lifting a medium-sized cargo truck.
‘Helios Heat Ray—’
When using the new skill, the sword body becomes hot as if it had been quenched.
We—ing——!
Lee Hyun-wook moved it and gently placed it on a nearby rock.
Chii-i–!
Even with little force applied, the rock cuts like clay. Even the air around the sword rose, causing haze to rise.
“Ah… So you applied that named grade orb at that time?”
“Your kodo is the one I got from Kojiro.”
Lee Hyun-wook raised it higher,
and then let it fall to the ground.
Whoops!
Just by dropping it, a hole with a radius of several meters was dug.
‘And if you drop this from a higher place…’
That’s the common saying. It was the concept of a ‘mass weapon.’
In fact, in my past life, I had used that method to instantly kill a black dragon. But now, the options were better and it would get better in the future. ‘
And if I could put it in orbit and drop it…’
That’s it. If completed, it would be possible to send out most boss monsters in one blow.
In other words, it would be like equipping a very large sniper weapon in orbit.
“Now here’s the last thing… Flare Whip—”
The skill start command was given by the Moglei stuck on the ground. After rising, red heat rays stand up as if wings are extending out. There were a total of 6. And
…
and… and… and… and!
They started to run wild and tear the area apart.
Kwa—and—and—and—and——!
“—Gasp!”
“What the hell!”
The ground had been hardened due to the heat of a meteorite impact not long ago, but it broke and bounced so easily… It was torn to shreds like paper. To be precise, it was melted and cut off by
ultra-high temperature plasma.
Soon, the world was covered in cloudy dust and acrid smoke. I was covered.
Hudududu…
After 5 seconds, the whole commotion was over. However, I had to cover my head for a while as the rocks that bounced off rained down like hail. “Huh—I’m
crazy…”
“Wow. “If I were to use that on a living thing… wouldn’t it be so terrible?”
Lee Hyun-wook thought similarly.
‘If you think you’re going to drive that thing into someone and start it…’
At that time, an unfamiliar shout was heard from somewhere.
“Are you okay there? What happened with that explosion just now?”
Now that I think about it, government agents came to this mountainous area in Gangwon-do.
They were doing survey work, which was the foundation work for the construction of an armory.
“Oh, it’s no big deal. “We did some weapons testing.”
In the future, experiments of this kind would often take place here.
***
The next morning, Park Cheol-soo received a call.
– The overall rate of return is now around 459% and is rising every day.
As Lee Hyun-wook predicted, stocks in the ‘magic mobility’ field soared through the roof. This was due to expectations that ‘item-type airships’ would be supplied in large quantities in the future following the big issue of the emergence of the ‘steel fleet’.
At Lee Hyun-wook’s order, Park Cheol-soo’s pre-investment amounted to about 5.6 billion won,
which meant that it had increased by more than 4.5 times in just a few days.
“Brother, apart from that, can you look into the mining development industry in Africa?”
– Huh? Hey, what do you mean?
But this time, there was something I couldn’t tell you.
“I don’t think I can tell you right now because it’s a bit secret.”
– Yes, the current stock market is all created by you…
Park Cheol-soo struggled to agree.
Lee Hyun-wook’s thoughts so far have all been correct.
In fact, it was almost like a prophecy.
A few hours later, Kwak Jin-hwa received a call.
– I got a ticket to the Redwood Auction House in Chennai. And that strange item you mentioned will be up for auction in the next three days.
“Yes, thank you for your hard work. And is my passport ready?”
To be precise, it was a fake identity passport.
– Yes, I’m ready for that too.
“I receive a lot of help in many ways. thank you.”
– But we can bid on your behalf, so why bother…
Why do you bother to go to Chennai, India yourself?
“There is one item I really want.”
And there were people to meet.
***
Three days later, Lee Hyun-wook entered India under false identity.
‘If I cross the border with my real identity, rumors will spread.’
It was impossible to keep publishing articles like ‘[Breaking News] Lee Hyun-wook’s entry into India…’ due to illegal activities using the black market.
In fact, famous plays were filmed by paparazzi on foreign black markets and became the subject of gossip. That was a big blow to his heroic image.
To prevent this, all illegal work was handled by Red Hall Village. After all, having connections with the underground economy was convenient in many ways.
“This is the biggest black market in the world today.”
Ko Jin-hwa, who was in charge of the guide for this trip, went ahead and said that.
She and Lee Hyun-wook had their faces covered with sunglasses and masks.
However, the black market here in Chennai was actually far from dark.
It felt like an exotic and colorful night market.
There, with loud music, the solicitation of customers continued.
“Hey, brother! You’re a player, right? Take a rest here! “If you get a hot massage from the fire spirit sisters here, you’ll be relieved of all your fatigue!”
“Here! There are psychedelic plants in the Spirit Forest. Enjoy the greatest pleasure!”
And they were openly selling all kinds of illegal items.
“What do you think? This place is too flashy to be called a black market, right?”
“It’s because the Indian government can’t touch it.”
It was the guilds, not the Indian Federal Government, that controlled the south of India.
‘In particular, the power of the [Indra’s Spear] guild is enormous.’
They are an organization formed by two S-class players in the early days when the world turned into a game. They grew in power faster than any other guild, and today, they have established themselves as a force that even the Indian government has no choice but to watch.
The Chennai black market was openly prosperous under their protection.
When Lee Hyun-wook explained it, Go Jin-hwa looked quite surprised.
“What was I going to tell you, but you know it very well, right?”
“Well… I studied a bit before coming on a business trip.”
“Aha… But wasn’t it shopping, not a business trip?”
The two walked through a black market that was complicated and twisted like an anthill. After walking so long, they came across a five-story building made of red brick. “Now Redwood Market,
this is the auction house.”
In front of it stood six warrior-type players holding shields. They were fully armed with iron armor, like guards guarding a castle.
And shooter players were waiting everywhere in the windows of the building.
‘They even placed a magic shield around the entire building.’
This was the place with the tightest security in this black market.
“There’s only one ticket, so I can’t go in. Please don’t get lost.”
Go Jin-hwa took out a black ‘ticket’ from his wallet and held it out.
“And that item you mentioned will probably appear in the fourth auction.”
“This is the second episode, so I guess we have about 2 hours left?”
“That’s right. But… what on earth do you want?”
She whispered the question in a low whisper. She was curious as to what this big man Lee Hyun-wook wanted so much that he came all the way here. ”
And most of the items shown here are latent items whose value is not revealed, so people who buy them do it as a gamble. ”
Potential item refers to an item with hidden real options.
But that doesn’t mean it’s always good.
It’s literally ‘hidden.’ Even though it might be better than the first option
, there was no way to expect that an option would be better than the amount invested.
Therefore, the auction of potential items was conducted like a kind of gambling.
‘Actually, to be more precise, it is a [random box]-like concept.’
In addition, since the method of unlocking potential was completely hidden, there was a strong possibility that even if the bid was successful, the true value would not be understood.
“I’ll tell you what that is… later.”
Lee Hyun-wook smiled and turned around.
“And please be careful. “This place is not just filled with gangsters looking for a few bucks, but it is also ruled by guild-level violent organizations, so if you get into a fight, it’s not just a headache, it’s serious bloodshed.”
She did not think that Lee Hyun-wook would be beaten by someone.
However, it was never good for the incident to escalate in a fake identity situation.
Hyunwook Lee nodded and entered [Redwood Market].
***
“—Now, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for visiting [Redwood Market]. Today we will begin the fourth and final auction!” A man on stage in
a dark space reminiscent of an opera theater
was holding a microphone and conducting an event.
Soon, items up for auction appeared on stage one by one.
“This item refers to farming at a grade A gate that occurred on the Indonesian island of Borneo. This item has the shape of a bracelet. The detailed information is somewhat unclear as it appears on the screen…”
[Item Information]
– Name: Dead Man’s Rusty Bracelet
– Effect: Unknown
“But everyone, this is a grade A gate, and the boss monster at that gate is amazing. It was an ‘intermediate reach’. Even if you just look at it, there must be something, right? This was farmed by Lee Seong-yoon, the No. 1 ranked gravity wizard in Korea…”
However, Lee Hyun-wook was not actually interested in the contents of the auction.
‘First, we have to find those people.’
There are people who are aiming for the same thing that Hyunwook Lee is aiming for.
That’s why he was now listening to a completely different voice.
Even in this quiet room, there were whispers, and Hyunwook Lee hacked into the ‘Mana Messenger’ located everywhere and overheard the secret conversations one by one.
– Do you get a feeling about that? If it’s an A-grade dungeon…
– Hey, not everything that comes out of high-ranking dungeons is a hit.
– Hey, boss, trust my insight this time. I get a feeling.
– Hey, you bastard… Gravity Wizard Lee Seong-yoon How can we unleash its potential when it’s an item that those smart people can’t figure out the truth of? ‘
They’re obvious fencers…’
– Chick – 2 people enter Gate 3.
– Gate 1 3 It appears to be the second successful bidder during the exit.
‘This is the voice of the market guards…’
He changed the target and accessed another Mana Messenger.
It was the three men and women in the back rightmost seat.
– …That was it. This is coming out in episode 4, right?
This conversation was very suspicious.
‘You mean you just knew in advance what was going to come out?’
In other words, there was a high possibility that they were people with a plan, not fencers or gamblers.
Lee Hyun-wook was looking for such people now.
– Yes, this is solid intelligence from ‘CAR’.
‘I found them. They are [Humanitarian Players Association] African branch members.’
They are an organization that fights player violence around the world, and in particular, they are a radical armed group that does not hesitate to engage in armed resistance while advocating for the lifting of the ‘player military’ that dominates the Third World. – That is the key to CAR’s [Vishnu’s Labyrinth]
. Are you sure?
– Yes, I am sure because I followed the compass given in the quest.
Here, CAR means ‘Central African Republic.’
‘And Vishnu’s Labyrinth is where [Sudarsana] appears.’
Lee Hyun-wook once again recalled the tragedy before the attack on Laputa in his previous life.
The huge weapon [Sudarsana Cannon] mounted on Laputa
destroyed the entire Allied surface fleet with a single blow.
‘That was really… one of the worst scenes. .’
Surprisingly, the object that became the basis for it was only one ‘arrow.’
The place where the arrow came from was [Vishnu’s Labyrinth], and the ‘key’ to enter there was scattered all over the world in the form of a puzzle. ‘They are.
’ We have now reached the final puzzle.’
It probably took a lot of manpower over the years. But Lee Hyun-wook… easily figured out the location of the puzzle using his memories from his past life. In other words, he was able to
deduce that they would appear here today.
– Hmm… Order How many times was it?
– Probably the second fight in the main event.
– Then the starting price of the auction will be around 100,000 dollars?
– I guess so. Ha… it shouldn’t be more than 5 million dollars…
– A. I’ll never go that far.
– Hey, you two, be quiet. Someone will hear.
‘Did you just say $5 million?’
Lee Hyun-wook prepared more than the amount they had prepared.
That is, unfortunately, they would never be able to win the bid.
‘But it will be an essential item, so you will approach me separately.’
Lee Hyun-wook’s work began then.
He approached them and [Vishnu Labyrinth] ] together.
And get ‘Susarsana’.
Lee Hyun-wook was planning to wait until the turn of the ‘puzzle’ to appear.
But….
“Now! The item you will see this time is a farm from Red Gate that occurred in Quebec, Canada. “It is an item that is unusually shaped like a belt.”
There was a moment when his eyes lit up.
‘Why is that coming out of here?’
[Item Information]
– Name: Northern Merchant’s Belt
– Effect: Strength increases by 2% when worn.
That was…Thor’s belt ‘Megiginjord’.
In other words, the opportunity to complete the set item came out of nowhere.
