TL: Hayath
Chapter 16
Luck is also created (9)
‘No way, why did this guy come out…!’
After confirming the identity of the second character, I put my hand to my forehead.
Jejangi.
A character whose name is a shortened form of ‘Craftsman’. He was a storage character created early in the game for an event.
Out of all the characters, it had to be the one with the lowest level and no items.
The result was different from what I expected, but I couldn’t show it.
“Wow, I’ve come out of the Sanctuary! Thank you, Lord! This is a small but beautiful world!!”
The little character who came out of the hire was smiling brightly and looking around my room.
“This is an amazing machine! It seems to move with electricity instead of mana, and the level of precision is very high!!”
From the TV and computer…
“Wow, the texture of this fabric is very soft! And you’ve maximized space by putting the furniture inside the walls, very clever!”
Jejangi examined all the furniture, including the bed and the closet, and kept exclaiming in admiration.
Contrary to Taeseng GilgeoI’s seriousness, Jejangi was cheerful.
It was good that he was innocent and matched his appearance, but his energy was overwhelming.
‘I need to calm him down.’
I stopped calling the second character. It had been so long that I couldn’t remember the character’s name.
I quickly checked the info window and then spoke.
“Yes, Jejang. Nice to meet you. Can you sit on the bed for a moment?”
“Oh! I’m sorry! I got excited seeing you for the first time, Lord….”
Fortunately, he was a child, but he could understand.
Jejangi looked a bit guilty and sat on the bed with a gloomy expression.
Meanwhile, I carefully checked his stats.
[Skill: Lv 1. Down Strike – Strikes with a weapon, increasing attack power by 10%.]
[Skill: Lv 1. Forging – Makes and repairs weapons and armor.]
The level and stats were nothing special. The skills were the same.
Since he was a storage character, I only expanded storage and didn’t level him up, so it was natural.
They were just the basic skills of a blacksmith.
A combat skill [Down Strike] and an item-making skill [Forging].
These wouldn’t be of much help to me.
Moreover.
[Loyalty – 110 / 999]
[The loyalty is very low due to the lack of interaction for a long time.]
Since I hadn’t logged in for years, the loyalty was low.
Because of this, Jejangi, who was cheerful at first, couldn’t stay still and kept fidgeting on the bed.
That wasn’t the only problem.
[Current summoned character: (1/1)]
Currently, the maximum number of summonable characters was one, so I couldn’t summon Taeseng GilgeoI at the same time.
I tried summoning Taeseng GilgeoI while Jejangi was summoned, just in case.
[Exceeded the maximum number of summonable characters.]
[Character: Taeseng GilgeoI cannot be summoned.]
[You must unsummon the existing character to summon another character.]
It was impossible.
‘He won’t be useful right away. But… raising him can be beneficial in the long run.’
I decided to look on the positive side.
Although the lowest level character came out, it wasn’t a bad thing.
Luck isn’t given, it’s created.
You can just raise the character.
Especially nowadays, Haier offers several benefits for low-level players, allowing them to level up faster than in the past.
Besides.
[You have achieved the third achievement.]
[The fourth achievement will be unlocked when the prerequisite conditions are met.]
[Prerequisite – Reach Level 50 (35/50)]
[Hidden Quest: Lord’s Achievements (3/10)]
[You will receive a hidden reward upon achieving all achievements.]
Since the next achievement wasn’t unlocked right away, there was no need for a strong character immediately.
In fact, the reason Taeseng GilgeoI was the strongest was because he was max level and had near-final gear.
Without simultaneous summoning, even if I got another max-level character, it wouldn’t be as strong as Taeseng GilgeoI, so it didn’t matter much.
Well, it would be different if I could summon more than two characters at the same time later.
‘It’ll be fun to raise a low-level character again.’
I smiled at the thought of playing with old memories.
‘Then let’s take a shower and start Haier?’
I was in such a hurry to check the rewards that I hadn’t even washed yet.
But just when I was about to unsummon and release Jejangi after finishing the exploration, Jejangi, who had been fidgeting, extended his hand towards me.
“Hey, Lord, do you want this?”
“Huh…?”
“It’s delicious.”
I stopped unsummoning and took what Jejangi handed me.
What he gave me was a rectangular piece of chocolate with half of the wrapping torn.
“Is this for me?”
“Yes! I saved it to give to you, Lord! It’s really delicious!”
Jejangi shouted with sparkling eyes.
It was hard to refuse the chocolate when he was looking at me like that.
This is the first precaution given to hunters, including dungeon guards.
Dungeons are classified as another world, a different realm, so it’s unsafe.
While some items like potions dropped by monsters are safe, it’s best not to consume anything else.
Of course, I couldn’t just throw away a gift from Jejangi either.
“Lord, please try it!”
Jejangi looked at me with eager eyes.
“Haha, alright….”
‘It’s hard not to eat when he’s looking at me like that…. But it’s chocolate from Haier, so it should be safe, right?’
I awkwardly smiled and fiddled with the chocolate wrapper.
But just when I hesitated to eat it.
[A linked quest for the Little Blacksmith has occurred.]
[Linked Quest for the Little Blacksmith]
[Consume the Little Blacksmith’s gift (0/1)]
[You will receive a reward upon completion.]
A message suddenly appeared, and a quest was generated.
It was the first time I saw a linked quest, and the content was unfamiliar.
To eat Jejangi’s chocolate. What kind of quest was this?
I chuckled, but what could I do? There was a reward, so I had to do it.
‘I won’t die from eating it.’
I took a bite of the chocolate Jejangi gave me.
The sweet taste and aroma spread in my mouth, and it was no different from regular chocolate.
But the moment I tasted and swallowed it.
Flash-!
Suddenly, the chocolate emitted light that wrapped around my entire body.
“Huh, Lord…!”
Jejangi called out in a startled voice and got up from the bed.
But before his hand could reach me.
Whoosh-!!
My consciousness was sucked into the light.
-Congratulations, you have finally become a chosen one!
In the dark vision, a rough voice suddenly echoed.
I quickly gathered my senses and tried to look around, but my body wouldn’t move as I wanted.
The sensation was also different from usual.
‘Possession… again.’
Although it was a bewildering situation, I quickly understood what was happening.
I had experienced the phenomenon of being possessed by a character and experiencing the past once before.
Indeed, as I calmed my mind and waited, colors began to seep into the previously dark vision.
The first thing I saw was a man sweating profusely in a smithy.
The bearded man wiped his face with a towel around his neck and smiled brightly at me.
-You kept saying you wanted to make a contract with a great being, and it seems your prayers have been answered, hahaha!
‘Smithy NPC, Patos.’
I immediately recognized him since he was an NPC frequently used in the early stages for buying and selling items.
And following the blacksmith’s hearty laughter, a familiar voice came.
-Thank you, it’s all thanks to you! You said working at the smithy increases the chance of making a contract, and it was true!
-I didn’t do much. This is the result of your hard work! Now, follow the guidance of the great being and work hard!
-Yes! Thank you, sir!
As expected, the person I possessed was Jejangi.
Although it was a long time ago, it reminded me of when I first played the blacksmith job.
When I created the character, the starting point was the smithy. And after that, I remember doing quests to make items.
The initial quests were easy.
It was about catching wolves in front of the village to get leather and making leather shoes with it.
As expected, it was as I remembered.
-Grrr…. Woof woof!!
-Stay still and become my material!!
Jejangi killed the wolves with a small hammer, then immediately returned to the smithy to process the leather and make shoes.
The next quest was to go to a forest a bit away from the village, cut down trees, and make a shield.
-Swish! Swoosh!!
-Ugh! Get off, you guys!
Slimes interfered by flinging their tendrils, but Jejangi defeated the monsters, collected wood, and made a shield.
The tasks were progressing steadily.
However, the problem was that the difficulty of the quests increased gradually.
The next quest was to mine ores in a mine and upgrade the hammer…. Honestly, I didn’t continue the game at this point.
I made Jejangi to participate in Haier’s beginner event.
They gave enhancement scrolls that increased the success rate for beginners who completed the first five quests, and since it took a long time to get items, I didn’t use Jejangi after that.
But what followed now was a new story that I didn’t know.
‘Is it going to continue like this?’
It was then.
A new message suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.
[Notice – The contract will be sealed if you pass the last trial.]
‘What… is this?’
It wasn’t an NPC’s speech. It was a message from the system.
Before I could understand the situation, Jejangi and I turned our heads.
In front of me, there were blacksmithing tools like anvils, hammers, and bellows lined up.
The mission was simple.
‘Make an item with these.’
In fact, since Jejangi’s job was a blacksmith, it wasn’t difficult to figure out what to do.
‘Since it’s a trial… I should make something good.’
I picked up the hammer in front of me and lifted it high.
‘I don’t know what the quest will give as a reward, but… I need to concentrate.
’
Suddenly, Jejangi’s right arm moved and struck the anvil.
Clang-!
I didn’t know how to use the forging skill, but Jejangi seemed to have known.
Sparks flew as the hammer hit the anvil.
‘I should focus on making the best item I can.’
Again, I lifted the hammer high and struck down with force.
Clang-!!
But it was then.
The moment the hammer hit, the metal seemed to move slightly out of place.
