The Genius Blacksmith's Game
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[Hidden Quest: Outsider.]
Grade: SS
Restriction: One who received orders from Prince Phone.
Reward: Varies depending on the person brought.
Penalty for failure: Decrease intimacy with Prince Pawn.
Description: Prince Phon of Thalasian intends to stop his father, the Dragon King, from offering the kingdom to a dragon. However, as his own power appears insufficient, he seeks the help of outsiders. Please bring in a capable outsider.
SS Rank Quest.
This is a quest that even Force, who has stayed in Talassian for years, is receiving for the first time.
This means that the requirements for an outsider who meets the conditions Prince Pon desires are just that strict.
If you're not careful…
If your affinity with Prince Fawn drops, you might be banished from Thalasian.
In the end, Force was human.
Bringing in outsiders, that is, humans who can provide help, was possible because they were human, and being driven out is also because they were human.
Is it already over?
It was Phos's honest feeling. He knew why Prince Von wanted to receive help from outsiders.
The Dragon King was the king of this place, Talassian, and his orders were absolute.
At such a time, other Thalassians would not obey the orders of the von, and thus they need the help of outsiders.
But aren't those conditions too strict?
Should I just leave now…?
Force is also undeniably one of the strong ones.
However… Force knew the truth after seeing the notification window that had already popped up.
[If Thalassian becomes the property of a dragon, you will be stripped of your Abyss Knight class.]
Right, since Talassian was effectively disappearing and becoming the land of dragons, there was no way his class could be maintained.
“Force, why are you making such a gloomy face? His Majesty said he would end this war soon.”
You will be able to live a peaceful daily life again.
“…….”
Squeeze-
However, Force could not escape as he saw the Talisians greeting him.
Force, who once lived as a diver… … .
Due to a serious injury, he could no longer work as a diver and had to leave the sea.
However, coming to this Thalassian, I felt that feeling again and experienced joy.
They all die.
A vibrant and lively city.
Children were riding and playing on the seahorses, and mermaids were singing.
The colorful starfish floating here and there added to the beauty.
The Force could not see this place completely disappearing.
okay.
Foolishly, Force was the type of user who believed that NPCs were real people, a rarity among users.
After logging out, Force sat in front of the computer and wrote a post on the community.
We are recruiting users for Talassian. The qualifications require you to be a top-ranked player and have built friendships with various races. For reference, there is no limit on the number of people.
Has the fish-man come?
-Haha, are you looking for food for the dragon?
Bro, I'm serious… Please, if you meet the qualifications, come. Just so you know, this isn't a dragon hunting quest, and I'll explain it to you when we meet in person. The rewards will be more generous than you think.
-Do you think so… … hahahaha
Where would you find a user with such conditions?
But surprisingly, it can happen. Just like that fish-human, there are classes that encounter different races. You know how Legendary classes and Non-human Adventurers say they met a lot of different races.
There are actually quite a few classes like that. I guess those kinds of kids should go there?
"under……."
But Force knew the reality.
“I see! Prince Fon! He doesn’t just want someone friendly with other races! He wants a strong outsider! Someone who can help! Start a rebellion!”
It would probably only be worth a try if all the top-ranked users who have encountered different races came.
-But where are we going? Should I whisper?
Yeah, I'll give you my code. Applicants, whisper here. The code is 413131.
As soon as Force shared his whisper code, a notification immediately appeared on the mobile phone linked to Ares.
– Supports Dragon Raid.
“……?”
The Force had not recruited applicants for the Dragon Raid.
I am applying. As someone from another world, I am close with dwarves and elves.
Support!
However, it seemed that not everyone was just playing pranks.
Force's face brightened.
Are you sure? Are you really applying?
My name is Jiwon. I'm Kim Jiwon. Hehe… … .
Force was flustered as he watched thousands of whispers pouring out.
The force that revealed information about the dragon was currently receiving quite a lot of attention.
If I had posted something like this a month ago, I wouldn't have even received a message, but now it was different.
[You have blocked all whispers.]
Hey, you bastards. I'm serious! The fate of the Talassians is on the line!
It's Jiwon. It's blocked, so I can't whisper.
-really?
I'm telling you, my real name is Jiwon.
Was that you earlier?
-yep
-F***
Force, sitting in front of the computer, ran his hand across his face.
I'm a fool for expecting anything from the community users.
Even impersonators were appearing.
Hello? This is Master Hyun-su. Whispers are blocked, so how can I contact you?
– First Jiwon, now Hyunsu?
It's a party, a party! Cheers! Congratulations, Fishman!
Just bring Bahala over, too, lol.
-… … It’s Bahala. Please open the whisper.
– LOL What a mess.
I'm the Sword King.
I'm the Overlord. Is there no Tyrant?
-Yeah, I'm here. I'm a shut-in tyrant.
“Ha, hahahaha…….”
Impersonating Hyun-soo and Bahala. On top of that, there are even the Sword King, the Overlord, and the Tyrant.
They are NPCs, so how are they supposed to have a community?
"Ah, sir, I really am Hyun-su. I said please stop whispering. I'm so frustrated I could die. I'm Hyun-su, the King of the Kingdom of Hyun!"
"I'm Jiwon. How dare a nobody like Hyunsu act so cocky? I'm telling you, I'm Jiwon!"
"No, what is it, guys? I'm telling you, it's true. I really am Hyun-su. Don't you know Hyun-su, the King of the Land of Hyun? Ugh, this is driving me crazy. I'm with Bahala right now."
They say he's with Bahala. Lolololol
It's Jiwon, and I'm with Lee Sejin right now. Lol.
-Jiwon, where do you live… … give me your number.
– LOL You're totally pissed off, right?
– Ugh… I'm telling you, I'm Hyunsu!
If you're Hyun-soo, then I'm the President lol
I'm really not going to let you get away with this.
I won't let you get away with this, hehehe~
Now they are bickering amongst themselves.
Watching that, Force placed his hand on his forehead.
I'm going crazy.
Aren't you going to unwhisper?
Why aren't you letting go of the whisper?
– I got 3,000 whispers. Who is the bastard who sent 300 of them?
– LOL
How are real applicants supposed to contact you if you do this? As soon as whispers are unlocked, you're going to get bombarded again.
Force had a headache. Come to think of it, since whispering was blocked, another method was needed.
What methods are there to prove that one is a high-level user and to verify that they are not a fake applicant?
As Force was deep in thought, a place flashed through his mind.
It is the entrance to the abyss.
The Entrance to the Abyss is one of the paths to Talassian.
However, it is not known to users.
I have the authority to guide them to the entrance of the abyss.
The entrance to the abyss was an 'entrance,' but it was not an actual entrance.
It is a place that punishes those who dared to come to Talassian, the land beneath the water.
At least, only top-ranked players can survive here.
in other words…….
Those who came as a joke will pay the price.
This was the only way for Force.
All applicants, come to the 'Gate of the Abyss'. (Screenshot) Refer to the map. Oh, right. The average monster level here is in the 550s, you know? Don't mess around just because you're here to check it out and get killed. I'm serious.
Of course, Force didn't want them to be forcibly logged out, and warned them in his own way.
I've said all this, so there won't be any idiots coming to make fun of me, right?
Force believed that there would be no such people.
***
There was.
And a lot of it.
Real name: Kim Ji-won.
Jiwon, whose game nickname is also Ares, is nineteen years old this year and is a fairly high-level user.
“Aren’t you going to this? This?”
Entrance to the Abyss.
The entrance to the abyss, as seen on the map sent by a user named Force, was definitely a hidden dungeon.
"Didn't you harass Hyun-soo too much earlier by impersonating him?"
“That guy insulted my idol, Hyunsu.”
It was kind of funny.
He really insisted he was Hyunsu.
Jiwon is a user who respects Hyunsu more than anyone else.
His epic poem was so perfect, and he was the person I most wanted to meet.
I currently belong to this kingdom due to circumstances, but someday I want to go to the country of the prefecture and dedicate my life to it.
“How dare you impersonate my idol?”
Jiwon chuckled and formed a party with her friends.
My friends were also quite high-level users.
A total of four people headed toward the entrance of the abyss.
In front of the entrance to the abyss.
It was already bustling with a huge crowd. At least several hundred users had gathered.
The levels were all different.
“Why is a Level 20 coming here?”
It's fun, isn't it?
“????”
Users felt like this was a kind of festival.
Also, Korean community users were originally famous for being extremely unwilling to listen to others.
With this many people, there's no way anyone will die.
High-level players, please protect me.
“Why us?”
“Because I’m a noob. Wah.”
Jiwon also joined in during that time.
Let's all go in together!
The entrance to the abyss had no level limit.
They crossed the entrance at the same time.
After passing the entrance, they hurriedly put candy in their mouths.
[You have taken a breathing candy.]
[You will be able to breathe underwater for 1 hour.]
What greeted them as they entered was none other than a massive tornado.
Rumble-rumble-rumble!
Hundreds of users began to get entangled in the tornado.
They were sucked into something, and when they soon regained consciousness, they saw themselves and hundreds of shark monsters underwater.
[Abyss Shark Lv565.]
They determined that they could hunt sufficiently and prepared an attack.
at that time.
[The entrance to the abyss does not permit outsiders.]
[The effects of the breathing candy are neutralized, making breathing difficult.]
[All attack power is reduced by 50% due to underwater pressure, and this includes all skills.]
"……what?"
“50%……? All attack power drops by 50%?”
Just then, a shark from the abyss swam toward the user.
The user hurriedly activated the skill 'Indiscriminate Draw'.
Swaaaak, swaaaak-!
Swordsmanship performed underwater was significantly slower due to the water pressure, and damage was greatly reduced, as indicated.
The user's level was 450, but the attack power was as if they were in the 200s.
“Khaaaak!”
The blood of the user whose neck was bitten stains the sea.
“Ugh, aaaah!”
“Attack!”
“H-shoot the arrow!”
“Damn it, what’s the use of shooting arrows if I can’t advance!”
Ares was strictly a game.
However, there were not many cases of such realistic implementation.
Kwa, kwakwak, kwakwak-!
Sharks were biting users everywhere, tearing their bodies into multiple pieces.
“Aaaargh!”
Jiwon's face turned pale at the sight of the user crossing the sea while bitten by a shark and the blood they shed.
[Sharks of the abyss, drawn by the scent of blood, swarm in.]
Schools of hundreds of sharks were swarming in from all directions.
At the same time.
Jiwon's friend, who arrived late, looked puzzled.
"Ah, I heard there's chaos inside?"
“Don’t go in!”
"If you go in, everyone dies. They say there's a penalty that lowers your attack power by 50%."
"what……?"
“They say the breathing time is only 3 minutes. If you can't clear it within 3 minutes, everyone gets logged out.”
Hundreds of latecomer users who had come just for fun were terrified.
In particular, Jiwon's friend's face turned pale.
Whoosh!
A man clad in black armor arrived with the sound of flames.
He is a man with a huge sword strapped to his back and a cloak with a crow cawing on it.
His appearance stirred up everyone.
“It’s, it’s Hyunsu…….”
"Has the King of the Country of Hyun come?"
"what?"
It was the appearance of the strongest person of the modern era, and Jiwon's friend was surprised.
“Where is Jiwon?”
Jiwon's friend unconsciously pointed his finger at the entrance to the abyss.
The strongest user walked into the entrance of the abyss.
