episode_0133

I unpacked my luggage in the room that Ariel showed me.

Even though it was luggage, it didn’t take much time because it was just a few clothes that I didn’t put in the extra space.

‘…is this the room?’

I was nervous and scanned the inside of the room with observation.

It was so big and spacious that you couldn’t even think of it as a room. It could be said that it was not a room, but just an individual house.

Also, the furniture placed there was shiny and shiny… It seemed like it was a very valuable item.

The mansion was large enough to be considered a castle, but were all the guest rooms of this size?

When I ask Ariel about it, it seems that not all guest rooms are like this.

Well, if you look around the mansion, there aren’t many rooms of this size.

“This is a room for one or two valuable guests per household. The manager has also stayed in this room before.”

[okay]

I nodded at the explanation.

Choi Ji-yeon, the general manager, is not originally from the Gyeophwa family.

She was originally a successful hero on the outside, but after marrying Hong Jin-seon, the current head of the family, she became a member of the Gyeophwa family.

In addition, he discovered an unexpected talent… not in combat, but rather in administration and management. He put this to full use and rose to the position of general manager, managing the family’s major and small affairs.

…But I know that the position of general manager is a position where people are divided.

Given the scale of the Gyeophwa family, the amount of work given to the person in charge is beyond imagination.

I was convinced as I just looked at the mountain of documents piled up in my office.

Therefore, Choi Ji-yeon always had an explicit desire to step down from the position of general manager.

In the original work, even though Hong Yeon-hwa became the head of the family, the position of general manager was occupied by Choi Ji-yeon…

I listened to the explanation and finished unpacking my luggage.

And after thinking for a moment, I asked Ariel.

[Can I take the verification this afternoon?]

“I will schedule it before the afternoon dinner.”

[please]

Ariel immediately nodded and answered.

I asked why it was taking so long, but luckily it seemed like it could be done quickly.

‘hmm…’

I checked the time. There was still time until evening.

[Is it okay if I take a look around?]

Of course, you can take a look at quite a bit of the site just by sitting here and observing, but… it would be better for me to visit it myself if possible.

“Yes, of course.”

This time too, a positive answer came back.

I nodded and stood up.

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The representative characteristic of the Gyeophwa family has always been its fighting prowess.

Right now, Gaju is one of the most powerful heroes among the top heroes, and under him, there are many combat units that can enter the demon realm and carry out solo operations.

The unique ability, which is a characteristic that can be passed on to a family, is a characteristic that arises because it is so specialized in combat.

The part where that characteristic is revealed is the condition for becoming the head of the Gyeophwa family.

The essential condition for becoming the head of the Gyeophwa family is military power.

It is good to have knowledge, wisdom, and wisdom, but without military power, it is ultimately impossible to become the head of the family.

That’s why the Gyeophwa family values military force.

However, the strength of the Gyeophwa family is not the only advantage.

– Kang! Kang! Kang!

The sound in my ears was quite intense.

The sound, which was heard from very far away, became more intense as it got closer to the source.

It was so intense that I wondered if one of my ears would go away if I was exposed to it for a long time.

I took a quick look at the building located on one side of the wide and spacious grounds of the Gyeophwa family.

A huge building built in a crude style.

The iron gate in the center was extremely thick, and black smoke was billowing from long chimneys installed throughout the rooftop.

smithy.

After hearing the crackling sound in my ears and seeing what the building looked like, I was automatically reminded of a facility called a blacksmith shop.

Permission to enter has already been obtained.

Instead of going through the thick iron door in the center, I went inside through a small side door in the corner.

– Whaaah!

The moment I opened the door, a rush of hot air immediately enveloped my entire body.

My clothes were fluttering and the heat permeating my whole body was quite hot. It was such a heat that there were concerns that the general public would get burned at once if exposed to it.

I didn’t get burned, but my whole body felt warm and I felt uncomfortable in many ways.

Beads of sweat ran down my cheeks. I grabbed it with my hand and glanced at Ariel, who was standing a few steps behind me.

There was no particular loss of momentum. I didn’t feel any magical action.

Although he is said to have retired, the hunter’s skills, which were once considered top-notch, do not seem to have disappeared.

‘hmm…’

Should I neutralize it with magic? Or should I wrap the sky’s wings around my body and block it?

I thought about it for a while, but didn’t take action.

Without taking any other action, I just braved the heat and stepped in.

The sound of footsteps was drowned out by the dense and intense sound of hammering.

The loudest sound was that of hammering, followed by the distinctive sound of strong flames.

I confirmed it in advance through observation, but there were quite a few people inside.

Among them, the center of the first floor was a kind of public facility.

There was a private workshop on the second floor, but there were many people on the first floor as well.

These people appear to be blacksmiths.

There was a whole anvil in front of it, and small work equipment was lined up next to it.

When I struck down the thick hammer in my hand, the red metal caught between the anvil and the hammer changed shape, emitting various sounds.

This is the typical image of a blacksmith and blacksmith. However, there were also typical… things that you might not think of with common sense.

I headed to the blacksmith working in a corner. I didn’t really say anything, but stood a little away so as not to disturb my work.

The blacksmith was an old man.

His hair was gray, and his face had many wrinkles that showed age.

However, his physique was not only sturdy but also extremely muscular.

The arm muscles that struck the hammer were extremely thick, and even though they were sweating in front of hot flames, they did not even groan. The momentum of hitting the hammer was not disturbed at all.

There is a furnace right next to where the blacksmith is working.

A blacksmith stretched out his hand to a place where hot flames continued to melt metal.

– Howling!

In an instant, the flames that grew in size engulfed my hand.

Even though he was a sight that would make quite a few people panic and cause a fuss, no one around him paid any attention to him.

This is because, to them, it is their normal appearance and not particularly threatening.

– Grumbling…

The fire subsided.

The flame, which had grown in size as if following the hand of a blacksmith, gradually subsided and came under control.

It was a skill that was only possible if one had a level of affinity and control over firearms.

The flames have noticeably subsided. The blacksmith nodded after seeing the low, flickering flame that was not threatening at all.

And then, flames erupted from the blacksmith’s hand.

Intense flames poured into the furnace.

The low-lying flames roared as if eating fodder, and grew in size with a momentum that was clearly different from before.

However, it was still under the blacksmith’s control. The blacksmith assessed the intensity of the flames and pushed a metal ingot into it.

The metal ingot could not withstand the force of the fire and gradually melted.

‘I’m scared.’

The flames raging in the furnace were terrifying. Also, the flames emitted from the old man’s hands were also terrifying.

In the first place, most of the flames raging in this space were fires.

The characteristic feature of the Gyeophwa family is their combat prowess, but a comparable feature is their metallurgy.

Fire is needed to work with metals, so firewood, which is considered the most powerful fire in the world, was also a suitable material for metallurgy.

I didn’t learn much about production skills. At most, I can only do things like sewing or woodworking on my own.

Even during the gap period, I only tried out a little bit of theory about production technology.

Therefore, I was unable to understand in detail the work done in the workshop.

It just felt like melting metal, hitting the red-hot metal with a hammer, cooling it in water, melting it again and hitting it, and controlling the device and polishing it.

All of that was captured in observation. This will not become a fleeting memory, but will remain as reference material that I can retrieve at any time.

“What can you see with your closed eyes?”

The old man I was observing suddenly spoke up. It wasn’t a question about identity.

Even in the face of hot flames, the hand striking the hammer was still there.

[I do not know]

[I can just feel it]

“It’s better than the things you wear as decorations.”

There was no explanation that it had a detection ability.

But the old man nodded as if he understood that.

The old man moved his hand without asking any more. He struck the metal with a hammer and changed its shape.

Blacksmiths in other places did the same. He struck down the hammer and smelted the metal.

The information observed was completely different.

The hammer the old man struck was different from others. The process was different, and the results that followed from the process were also different.

This could be known from the observed information. This old man’s touch is on a different level from others.

[Can I see more?]

“Do it yourself.”

It seemed somewhat blunt, but it was a positive answer.

I squatted down near the nodding person and observed in detail.

He then continued to watch the old man’s movements.

I didn’t understand most of it, but just watching the movements increased my understanding of metallurgy and manufacturing techniques.

Just observing the blacksmiths’ work here is a good study.

My head was pounding. I nodded at the sense that the all-rounder was growing in one direction.

‘This is the person.’

I thought it was a long time ago, but it seems to be this person.

I observed the old man who was just banging a hammer with a strange look on his face.

Tanhwaju 誕火主 Hwabyeokun.

A person with one of the greatest metallurgical skills in the world.

He is the best blacksmith of the Gyeophwa family, having created exclusive weapons for use not only by the current head of the family but also by several previous head of the family.

I squatted down next to him and quietly studied the old man’s movements.

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[Unique ability ‘All-rounder’ grows]

[Unique ability “Magic affinity” grows]

[High? High? ｢?｣ is growing]