Chapter 7: Chapter 6

"...Ah."

I woke up. After spending an entire day making Lee Jihye's sword, inheriting my sponsor constellation's stigma, reading its description, and then falling asleep, I had only just woken up now. And then...

"???????????????"

Unfamiliar men were sprawled all around me, each with an injury to the head, while Mountain circled through the air as if protecting me. Noticing that I was awake, Mountain flew over and stopped in front of me. I took hold of Mountain and spoke.

"...Did you do this?"

Hum

"...Could someone explain what happened?"

[The Constellation "Prisoner of the Golden Headband" says that those dead humans over there tried to take your anvil and furnace equipment.]

Just then, the others came running over.

"Bear Mister, are you alri—?"

"Mister, wha—?"

"Cheolung...?"

"Uh... I'm innocent."

The looks in their eyes changed. They looked at me as though I were some lunatic who had killed more than twenty people alone with a single hammer.

[The Constellation "Demon-like Judge of Fire" explains the situation.]

Fortunately, that pervert(?) of a constellation explained things well. I decided to change the subject for now.

"Ahem. Where did everyone go?"

"I was training them."

"I see."

"What are you doing now?"

"Hm. I'm going to make a pickaxe."

"A pickaxe?"

"Yeah. I'm almost out of materials. There's only enough left to make a pickaxe."

"Is that so? Come to think of it, you inherited a stigma. What is it?"

"Put simply, it's the core of an ultra-high-performance golem."

I got up and was about to head for the furnace when—

Growwwl

'Come to think of it, I haven't eaten anything for two days, have I?'

"Does anyone have jerky or something?"

"Here, Bear Mister! I'd been saving this to eat myself!"

Kim Namwoon handed me some jerky with a bright smile. I accepted it, shoved it into my mouth, patted Kim Namwoon's head once, and lit the furnace.

"Haa... Fwoo."

[You have used the skill [Fire Breath Lv. 1].]

I gripped an iron ingot with tongs, put it into the furnace, and began heating it. Once I had made the pickaxe according to the blueprint, I looked back toward the others and saw the people from Geumho Station.

"??? Why are you people here? No, more importantly, when did you get here?"

"When you were making the pickaxe handle, Cheolung."

"Then?"

I checked the Main Scenario.

[Main Scenario #3—Green Zone (Day 3)]

Category: Main

Difficulty: C

Clear Conditions: Occupy a 'Green Zone' within the station and survive the monsters that swarm in every night at midnight. The scenario will last for seven days.

Time Remaining: 8 hours

Reward: 1,000 Coins

Failure: ——

It was already the third day. Huh.

"...So that much time has passed. Come to think of it, you're alive."

"Yes, we're very much alive."

"That's good, then. Did you see anything like a tunnel on your way here?"

"We did see a mole cricket burrow on the way here. Why?"

"Is that so? Hyunsung."

"Yes!"

"Take me there."

"Yes! ...Pardon?"

"Lead the way."

"Huh?"

With Hyunsung's help—forced help—I arrived at the tunnel.

"It's here!"

"Hm."

"But what are you planning to do?"

"You don't need to know. Go."

"Yes!"

As I entered the tunnel, I took out a folding saw and unfolded it. When I struck the saw blade with my tool hammer, a clear sound rang throughout the tunnel.

"That way."

I went deeper into the tunnel and arrived at an open area. I struck the saw blade with the hammer once more, producing another clear ring. Then I walked toward a particular spot and drove the pickaxe down.

Thud

Thud

Thud

Clang!

Clang

With a clang, ore fell loose. It was bronze. I kept mining the ore, and once I had gathered what looked like a sufficient amount, I piled it together and began smelting it. I refined the partially melted ore and turned it into ingots.

'There's more than I expected.'

[The Constellation "Mass-Production Maker" sponsors you with a large-capacity carrier.]

"Thank you. But is it really all right to give me so much?"

[The Constellation "Mass-Production Maker" says that they have plenty of money.]

"Then I won't refuse. I'll put it to good use."

I packed a considerable number of ingots tightly into my bag and the carrier before leaving the tunnel. Just as I was nearly back at the Green Zone—

[It is now midnight. The Monster Wave begins.]

Midnight had come.

"Ha. What rotten luck."

To survive the monsters swarming toward me, I gripped Mountain in both hands and brought it down from overhead.

Boom

The moment Mountain struck the ground, the earth within a five-meter radius around Mountain and me shook as though an earthquake had struck. The ground split apart, and the monsters began falling into the cracks.

Screeeech!

Kweeeek!

"Mountain, rotate."

At my command, Mountain began revolving around me at the range and speed I had envisioned. Before Mountain could rotate through them, I brought my pickaxe down on the monsters that entered its path. Once I had dealt with every monster that came at me, I began butchering the monster corpses with the folding saw. I sorted them into bones, meat, and hides, roughly grilled some meat, stuffed it into my mouth, and was about to sleep. Before that, I raised my stats.

Status Window

Name: Cheolung

Age: 30

Sponsor Constellation: Blacksmith of the Volcano

Fable: Dwarf's Successor

Stigma: Heart of a Servant

Description: A core used by the Blacksmith of the Volcano when creating servants. This heart contains a servant's thoughts and emotions, and it grants absolute loyalty to its master. However, the body is not generated automatically and must be made personally. It is bestowed only upon skilled blacksmiths. The [Magitech] skill is required.

Exclusive Traits: Dwarf Half-Blood (Rare), Blacksmith (Common), Giant Stature (Common), Poker Face (Common), Fire Resistance (Rare), Pain Resistance (Rare)

Exclusive Skills: Dwarven Smithing (Rare) Lv. 10, Fire Breath (Rare) Lv. 1, Dwarven Axe Technique (Rare) Lv. 10, Welding Lv. 10, Butchery Lv. 7, Magitech Lv. 1

Stamina: 15

Strength: 15

Agility: 5

Magic Power: 10

"Raise every stat by five."

Stamina: 20

Strength: 20

Agility: 10

Magic Power: 15

And then I went to sleep.

When I woke up, what I saw was a wall made from monster corpses—and Kim Namwoon staring intently at me.

"Bear Mister, you're awake?"

"Hm."

For some reason, Kim Namwoon smiled softly as she looked at me.

'...No, right? It can't be, right?'

"Where are the others?"

"The other people are sleeping right now."

"Is that so?"

"Yep!"

"Then help me for a moment."

"With what?"

"Butchery. You'll have to learn it someday too."

"Ugh... My clothes are going to get dirty."

I brought over two mole cricket corpses with their heads smashed in.

"First, I'll teach you how to skin them."

While I was teaching Kim Namwoon how to butcher, Yoo Joonghyuk approached us.

"I was wondering where you'd gone this early in the morning. You were here?"

"Huh? Boss!!!"

"What were you doing?"

"I was learning butchery from Bear Mister!"

"Hm."

I told Yoo Joonghyuk what had happened yesterday.

"So, are you going to use the stigma now?"

"Hm."

"I've felt this since the first time I met you, but your way of talking is irritating."

"I think I got it from my father."

"..."

Then Yoo Joonghyuk went off somewhere. In any case, I began constructing a frame for the servant's body.

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I had roughly finished the frame when Kim Dokja came to me and explained why she intended to destroy the Green Zone, as well as her plan.

"Then take Mountain with you."

"Mountain...?"

I raised my hand and spoke.

"Come."

Before I had even finished speaking, Mountain was in my hand.

"Mountain, I will give you an order from now on. Go with this woman and destroy the Green Zone."

Hum

"...Could this be?"

"That's right. This is my hammer, Mountain. I still have work to finish, so be on your way."

"All right..."

After Kim Dokja left, I completely finished the frame, installed all the components that would serve as muscles, and was in the process of attaching the armor pieces when—

[All Green Zones within the station have been destroyed.]

A message appeared saying that every Green Zone had been destroyed.

"Hm."

But I acted as though it did not matter. The reason was very simple. I remembered exactly what order I had given Mountain: destroy every Green Zone. Now that it had completed its mission, it would soon return to me. At that moment, monsters bared their fangs and charged at me—and Mountain returned at the same time, sending their heads flying.

"You're later than I expected."

Hum

"No, there's no need to apologize."

It was complete. Since I had made the servant's body roughly three meters tall, it was bigger than I was.

"Then now..."

[You have used the stigma [Heart of a Servant].]

Please name the servant.

"Sideras (σιδεράς). That will be your name."

[The servant's name has been set to "Sideras (σιδεράς)."]

I held Sideras's heart and approached the bronze body. Its chest opened, revealing a space large enough to contain the Heart of a Servant, and I carefully inserted it. Then the bronze body's eyes lit up.

"Sideras greets Master."

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