Come to Pochinki (1)
After pulling out the longsword from the vice-captain’s corpse, Chris began to regret what had just happened.
The longsword, which had been driven deep into the ground, cut through soil and stones, resulting in a lot of damage to its blade.
Of course, he infused magic into the longsword, but he didn’t use any sort of martial arts technique. So there was no way to do anything about the outer blade.
It’s not some kind of magic sword, but it’s a high-quality item with a considerable price.
Chris took a rag out of his inside pocket and wiped the dirt and blood off the longsword.
And I pushed it effortlessly into the scabbard.
Luana is momentarily speechless as she looks down at her former colleague who has become a corpse.
“Chris, what just happened… … .”
Before long, she opened her mouth and recalled the scene from just before.
Chris’ skills were completely beyond her expectations.
He shook his head quietly in response to her question.
“Please treat these guys as if Luana-sama took care of them. That would be better for maintaining the guild.”
Chris not only passed the question over, but asked her to keep it a secret.
There are knife marks on the bodies of the traitors, but that much can be handled on its own.
Still, isn’t the name of the giant guild master?
In the previous fight, thanks to the opponent’s vigilance, he was able to win easily.
From the players’ point of view, it’s the same whether it’s a veteran mercenary carrying out a quest by himself or a peasant soldier picking up a weapon for the first time.
From their point of view, both of them are job A’s who are swept away after being hit by their own skills.
It’s a bit unpleasant for Chris, but… I wanted to take advantage of that misunderstanding.
So he decided to give all the credit for this battle to Luana.
Luana thought for a moment, then nodded with a heavy expression.
She must continue to lead this guild.
Right after being hit in the back of the head once, the trust of his subordinates must be all the more desperate.
That’s all.
No one would believe Chris if he said he’d killed them all.
But when the ball goes to Luana, everyone nods their heads.
Chris felt that Luana had judged the situation to some extent and prepared to leave.
“Then I’ll just go. If you find any clues about this case, please contact us. Be careful.”
“critical… … .”
Chris greeted her and left the guild headquarters without regret.
Ignoring her calls as I could get involved in troublesome situations, I hurried on my way.
Luana flinched to grab him, but gave up.
I am grateful that he, who is not even a guild member, has gone this far.
Leaving the guild headquarters in the middle of the night, Chris soon ran into the city’s guards.
Having heard the commotion in the headquarters, they are unable to step forward and are on their feet.
That’s also the case, if it’s a fight between players with status windows, even if they join in, it won’t help at all.
Even the people in the city noticed the disappearance of the players’ status windows, but… … .
There was no confirmation yet.
It would be reckless to throw one’s body into battle believing only rumors floating around in the market.
Can we blame the shrimp for not getting involved in a fight between whales?
Chris quietly tried to pass them by.
However, the chief of the city’s guards gets in the way of Chris with a big heart.
“I, inside… Are you okay?”
“It’s a light quarrel within the guild, and it’s already over. I think you can just leave.”
They seemed to have mistaken Chris for a member of the guild.
If you are not familiar with the appearance of such earthlings, it is difficult to distinguish the individual.
Chris dismissed the guards and walked towards the inn where he was staying.
After arriving at the inn and going straight to the stable, Chris let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, his horse was sleeping peacefully in the stable.
After checking the condition of the horse, Chris went up to the room.
Chris was a bit tired from the battle in the guild, but he relaxed easily.
This will make your body feel better the next day.
After a few stretches, Chris collapsed on the bed.
It couldn’t have been a tiring day in many ways… … .
* * *
After lying in bed and getting some sleep, Chris spoke up and left the city as soon as the sun rose.
In my heart, I wanted to help Luana a little more, but I was also pushed behind my work.
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More than anything else, due to the battle in the guild, there was something urgently needed to be resolved.
For that, he had to run his favorite horse for days and days.
A few days to leave the city and pass through green vegetation and wilderness.
Chris saw a large mining town.
The distance was still considerable, so he slightly slowed down his favorite horse and began to go at a slow pace.
It’s still a while before the sun goes down.
Soon Chris’ horse was able to enter the mining town.
The city built at the entrance of a huge mine was using the whole wide plateau.
It’s only slightly smaller in size than the city where Luana was located.
Passing by miners covered in stone powder, he hurriedly entered the smithy.
It’s not as big compared to the blacksmith’s I’ve seen on my way here, but it’s by no means a poor place.
Upon entering the blacksmith’s shop, the necessary tools were neatly placed in the necessary places.
Chris looked away, slightly frowning at the heat of the blast furnace spitting red molten iron.
After he waited for a while, a gray-haired old man appeared from the workspace.
The proudly built, muscular old man raised an eyebrow at Chris.
Looking at it now, it seemed that the whole forge was a facility for this one person.
“You are later than expected. What are you doing now?”
“I came to look after Luana’s guild. You already know, right?”
“What, the status window disappeared? Before I knew it, other guys came and told me.”
Among the players, this old man was a particularly rare blacksmith.
Blackhammer, a famous blacksmith player, sat down on a chair with a sweaty body.
Normally, games allow production-related skills to be raised in parallel, but Arios Online, which is the basis of the abilities used by players, was a rare game.
If you want to take production skills in Arios Online, you have to choose that as your main job.
Experience points invested in combat-related jobs are consumed in production jobs, so of course they are weaker than others.
Because of this situation, there were very few production jobs in that guy’s Mangem.
As far as Chris knew, Black Hammer was the only player in this world who had the blacksmith skill.
As the world’s only player blacksmith, numerous distinguished guests struggle to acquire his equipment.
Blackhammer would have more information about this situation than anyone else.
Chris thought so and took luck to open his mouth.
“By the way, is the old man okay? The equipment made using the status window has become a lump of scrap metal, so the customers won’t stay still… … .”
“Who is that? My status window is gone, but the equipment I made is still intact.”
“… yes?”
Chris’s face turned strange at the unexpected answer.
Blackhammer laughed lightly as if teasing him, then held up the longsword hanging on the wall and showed the evidence.
The longsword, apparently made with skill, emitted a dazzling light as soon as he held it in his hand.
Chris couldn’t hide his embarrassment and blushed.
“The status window disappeared, but why is the equipment fine?”
“Why should the equipment be out of order? Why do you think the status window disappeared?”
“Yeah… I thought Arios Online was finally completely ruined, so I thought the server was taken down.”
It’s not a very grounded opinion, but what is it?
This side of the world was significantly different from Arios Online, but the source of the power they use is undoubtedly Arios Online.
Since it was a power that was given out of nowhere from the beginning, there is nothing strange about it disappearing out of nowhere.
After hearing Chris’ answer, Blackhammer didn’t bruise him too much.
“Yeah, I thought so too at first. But that doesn’t seem to be the case. The equipment I made works fine… Can you see that?”
After a brief pause, Black Hammer pointed at the magic circle engraved inside the forge.
Chris, a die-hard gamer, recognized at a glance that it was the work of a player.
“That’s a magic circle for warning engraved by my guest, the player enchanter. I use to update once a month… As you can see, it’s still fine. If the game’s servers really went down, that would have to stop working.”
“So only the things directly involved with the player are gone? Status window, skills, stat bonuses such as vitality and magic power.”
“yes. Of course I can’t be completely sure that the server isn’t closed. If you really want to be sure… … .”
“It would be most appropriate to summon a new person and ask. If it doesn’t get summoned, it will be valuable information as it is.”
Player summoning is an act that consumes a lot of resources.
In a situation where it is not clear whether or not it will be summoned, you cannot rush to try it.
But in the end, you and I will do it too.
Expensive strategic weapons lost power overnight, so something had to be done to use them again.
Chris immediately opened the map and scanned the nearby kingdoms.
There are many countries big and small around here, but… … .
Few places are bold enough and wealthy enough to attempt player summoning right now.
His index finger, which had been running over the map, stopped in one place.
Pochinki Kingdom.
It was the place where Chris was summoned earlier, and it was also the place where the power was rapidly increased by randomly picking out players.
If they were relying on the players for the most part, they would want to resolve this situation faster than anyone else.
Chris, who decided on his next destination with a little selfishness, jumped up from his seat.
Blackhammer immediately turned his back and shouted into the back of his head as he exited the smithy.
“for a moment! Did you come to me just to find out?”
“Oh right.”
Chris quickly turned around and drew the longsword from its sheath.
Blackhammer took the longsword, which was scarred from the battle with the vice-captain, and threw it into the empty furnace.
“It was written very badly. If the blade is damaged that much, it is difficult to repair. Just buy a new one.”
“No, but why are you throwing that into the furnace? Isn’t this a complete hard sell?”
Chris grumbled a little, but worked out the budget in his head.
Now that the status window has disappeared, this could be an opportunity.
And in the future, I did not know that I would fight many strong enemies.
It would be difficult to defeat them with the weapons Black Hammer made as a hobby.
He was also thinking of changing his weapon.
After a while, Chris finished the bill and took some gold coins out of the money bag and set them aside.
Then, full of anxiety and nervousness, he handed the money bag to Blackhammer.
He took the money bag Chris gave him and didn’t even open it.
It doesn’t matter how much is in the money bag.
Because it was decided to give him from the beginning.
Black Hammer is a craftsman, not a merchant.
He already has enough money to spend his entire life.
Having built up a friendship with Chris from before, he made a weapon for him.
Blackhammer disappeared into the forge, leaving Chris behind.
Before long, what he brought out was a plain longsword.
The width is wider than the commonly used one, but the length is quite high.
There is a lattice pattern on the shiny sword body, which means that expensive magic metal was generously used.
“Is it a bastard?”
“It’s perfect for your physique. You don’t like guys who are too long, right?”
“You know that.”
This sword has no special function. He is just strong and sharp, so he is faithful to his role.
So, you can respond safely in any situation.
In addition, it was not too long, so there was nothing to get in the way of caves or indoors.
This guy will surely cut through thick steel shields without hesitation.
Chris gratefully accepted the scabbard and put the longsword around his waist.
“Why did the old man give me such a good thing?”
“When you die, don’t blame the weapon. I gave it to you cheaply, so please promote it diligently.”
“It was very cheap. I will write well. thank you!”
Chris shoved the knife into the scabbard and bowed in greeting.
Then, as if he was running away, he walked out of the forge with a quick gait.
Seeing this, Blackhammer hurriedly opened the pouch he had given him.
The money bag, which I thought was filled with gold coins, was full of copper shards.
Copper isn’t a very cheap metal, but it still doesn’t compare to gold coins.
If you put all the things in this pocket together, you won’t get a single gold coin.
“… damn bastard.”
I cursed with my mouth, but I didn’t really blame Chris.
The only blacksmith among the players, he has never been short of money since arriving in this world.
Rather than being written by someone like himself, it would be much better if it was written by Chris, who goes on an adventure.
Blackhammer, who smiled bitterly for a moment, moved his cooled body and entered the forge.
Chris left the city in the meantime and hurried the horse to its next destination.