The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 77
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Hyunwook Lee was standing in front of the huge door, the first ‘safe’..
"Team Leader Lee, that key is the key that opens this door here.?"
Jeongjun Lee asked and Hyunwook Lee nodded..
Then, everyone's expectations were low..
"Oh, after all……."
Lee Hyun-wook grabbed the ruins guardian and inserted the silver key into the huge door on the left - safe number 1..
Clap!
Accurate engagement, soon the huge door slowly opened..
coo coo coo coo coo coo coo——
“oh!”
A soft light flowed from within..
Hyunwook Lee was the first to walk in..
It was an entirely pure white space..
It was a corridor-like structure that did not fit the name of a safe, and all kinds of items were displayed on the left and right, but it felt like it was on display in an art museum rather than being stored in a safe..
The Hope Guild members couldn't help but admire them as they looked at them..
"Wow, don’t they all look like expensive items just by looking at them??”
"So it looks like it's at least rare, but maybe it's also heroic.?”
As it is difficult for ordinary players to even have 'rare grade' items, it was natural for their eyes to widen and saliva to flow from the corners of their mouths..
However, the Cheonghwa guild members had no choice but to satisfy their appetite..
“her… … It's dazzling. But nothing will fall on us.?”
“Tsk, how much is it going to cost if you add up everything here?……."
These items will be distributed after the dungeon is conquered, and since Lee Hyun-wook's 'contribution' is overwhelming, the majority will be owned by the Hope Guild, so in fact, it can be seen as items that Lee Hyun-wook can have as he pleases..
‘Every single item here is pretty good, but the only thing that really matters is at the end..’
Hyunwook Lee reached the end of the room, in front of something that looked like a huge glass box..
However, upon closer inspection, I realized that what was surrounding the box was not glass, but a translucent 'barrier', and inside was a wide eye-shaped metal sculpture the size of two palms..
- caution! Only those who have access to the vault can access it.!
Here, ‘safe access rights’ meant the key to this room held by Lee Hyun-wook..
This means that Lee Hyun-wook can pass through this barrier. He boldly put his hand in and grabbed the item..
yes——
[Item information]
- Name: Piece #3 of the Eye of Horus (Legendary))
- Effect: Helps you see things you can't see with normal means.
* Collect all the ‘pieces’ and your true power will be unleashed.
'……Never thought I'd get this this early.’
Lee Hyun-wook felt that he was becoming stronger faster than expected..
Horus is the god of the sun in Egyptian mythology. His eyes are considered a kind of amulet with various symbolism and are called 'eyes of the king' that see through everything..
As the background setting suggests, it is a legendary item with an incomplete 'piece' theme, and like 'Hugin', it was implemented as an item specialized for 'information acquisition'..
However, if Hugin actually senses ‘something that exists’, this sees ‘something that does not exist’.
To put it simply, it was like gaining the ability of an 'analyst' type player, allowing you to see the level of monsters, hidden information about items, detailed information about gates, etc..
'And that's a huge advantage today.’
Most large powers such as countries, guilds, and corporations operate multiple ‘analyst parties’ and make every effort to raise their level..
‘That's natural. In any world, information is power.…….'
‘Game information’ that only analysts can see is power.,
Power leads to opportunity.
‘And when I absorb this... … This time the eyes change.’
Hyunwook Lee put the Eye of Horus deep in his inner pocket..
Since I had the experience of falling when the 'Ether Engine' was formed, it was right to absorb it in a safe situation after the dungeon attack was completed..
Now, up to this point, everything was a scenario that Hyunwook Lee knew..
‘now… … It's time to open the next room..’
Hyunwook Lee left safe no. 1 and stood in front of safe no. 2..
This was an unknown space that even Lee Hyun-wook did not know about..
"Is it possible to open that too??”
Park Muhan asked with a puzzled expression..
"Yes, I got it as a hidden quest reward I received.”
"Oh, I see……."
After giving a plausible reason for opening this place, Lee Hyun-wook took out the ‘Ancient Heritage Master Key’ and put it in the key hole of the door..
Clap—
Safe number 2 opened like that,
The space inside was several times larger than safe number 1..
"hmm......."
However, unlike safe number 1, the landscape was empty, and no matter how much I looked, I couldn't see anything that could be called an 'item'..
"That's strange. nothing… … I don't think there is one?”
"Iknow, right. I thought this was a better safe……."
The Hope Guild members who followed behind could not hide their disappointment..
What was noticeable was that there were two huge tunnels to the right. And there was some kind of magic circuit engraved on the floor..
‘That looks like an ejection port.…….'
The ejection port looked like a way to launch something huge outward. And there was a square 'platform' in front of it, and it looked like something like a fighter jet or spaceship would be anchored there... … There was only one small object lying on the wide platform..
that…….
"Uh, there's something there.!”
“hmm? shield… … no?”
Yes, it was a shield..
However, it was an incomprehensible scene as to why that small shield was placed all together on such a large platform..
'……something is strange.’
There was a high possibility that there was a trap hidden in this strange scene..
"Stop, everyone wait there..”
At Lee Hyun-wook’s words, everyone stopped near the entrance..
Blah blah blah——
He wore a steel body all over his body and even wore a mana shield..
Then he slowly approached and dropped an iron ball on the platform..
Tuk—
Then, I slowly rolled to where the shield was..
"......."
But no reaction occurred.
'……There is no such thing as a trap.’
Lee Hyun-wook climbed onto the platform and approached the white shield.,
I put my hand on it.
- Obtained Pridwen (Legendary).
‘What is it? It's just a shield.?’
Lee Hyun-wook looked around once again..
No matter how much I thought about it, the location of this was strange..
But there was nothing else to see.
‘By the way, it's a legend, so was the myth level just greedy??’
Of course, even a legendary grade item alone was of enormous value, but since it was a door that could not be opened even in a previous life, I had some expectations..
Lee Hyun-wook put his regrets aside and checked the item information..
And at that moment, I couldn't help but frown.
[Item information]
- Name: Prydwen (Legendary))
- effect
1) King's Shield: Significantly improves the defense of all members of the household for 5 minutes. (+50%) * Cooldown: 30 minutes
2) Shapeshifting: You can 'shapeshift' into small airships..
What caught his attention was skill number 2..
‘……what? This is unfair?’
Airship refers to a means of transportation that flies with magical power..
“Why and how are shields airborne?……."
Friedwen, even Lee Hyun-wook didn’t know much about the story related to this item..
In the Arthurian legend, it appears interchangeably with King Arthur's 'shield' or 'ship'..
Therefore, both versions were implemented in this game. And that’s in one item like this..
'Anyway, this… … It's awesome?’
In modern times, there are only a few true ‘airships’ in the world..
‘Ship of Theseus’ in the Republic of Chad’
KOR AMT Holy Knights’ ‘Five Dragon Vehicles’)’
Chinese Guild's 'Geunduun'’
But it had just turned four..
‘However, I cannot test this feature here and now..’
There are too many eyes watching to introduce new items..
If this fact became known to the world, it would be a headache..
So I have no choice but to hide it for now…….
And one more thing, the quest is completed the moment you find this item..
- congratulations! You have successfully completed the Hidden Quest.!
* One ‘Master Permission’ for the ancient ruins of Laputa is unlocked..
'hmm? It's master authority…….'
[Laputa: Master Permissions]
1) Emergency Return: Return to Laputa's 'Order Tower'.
* ‘Friedwen’ is required to use this function. (Cooldown: 1 hour)
It seemed like I could obtain some authority regarding ‘Laputa’ through this hidden quest. Having the 'master key' seemed to provide an opportunity to obtain everything one step at a time..
'……Now I can reveal that I am the administrator of Laputa..’
When I first met Woo Seong-moon after the Wave, he approached me secretly and asked if I had gained anything related to Laputa..
‘But at that time, I pretended that I didn't know..’
This is because, at the time, Lee Hyun-wook had little authority, so if he became closely involved with the government, there was a high possibility that he would be manipulated in various ways. Of course, Woo Seong-moon would still be keeping a close eye on Lee Hyun-wook, thinking that he had something..
But now things are very different.
Lee Hyun-wook was now able to properly exercise his authority as ‘Laputa Manager’ because he had accumulated achievements that would not allow him to be swayed by government power..
Lee Hyun-wook looked back at the players..
"……Now, let’s continue conquering the dungeon..”
Of course, the priority was to conquer this dungeon..
***
49 hours after entering the gate, the dungeon raid was completed..
Everyone returned safely without a single casualty..
“……Now, here is the World Stone..”
Muhan Park presented the World Stone to the analyst player of the Cheonghwa Guild. Now we can analyze this and measure ‘contribution’.
"Let’s see the contribution......"
But the moment he analyzed it, the analyst player's face hardened..
"Wow, Team Leader Park, this... … Contribution... … how……."
"Yes, well, that's right. We were practically bridesmaids.”
He admitted it so neatly and laughed..
The fact that the total contribution of the Cheonghwa guild, which was attacked by a whopping 51 people, three times the number of the desired guild, was only 21%..
‘Hyunwook Lee… … No matter what I did, I couldn't catch up..’
Still, Park Muhan had a sense of challenge and did his best. However, Lee Hyun-wook was dominant until the moment the boss monster took his breath away..
As a result, the Hope Guild took almost all the rewards..
Among them, there was also a ‘potential item’ that Hyunwook Lee was targeting..
[Item information]
- Name: Hammer imbued with strange power
- Effect: The probability of ‘skills’ being given to crafted items increases..
‘Because it is a potential item, it still seems insignificant, but once its potential is released, it will be reborn as a legendary item..’
If the deceptive effect of giving ‘skills’ to crafted items was achieved, the force created by Lee Hyeon-wook would become a tremendous force..
But then, a commotion was heard from somewhere..
"—Uh =! There it is!”
There were a lot of reporters gathered near the entrance to the area where the gate occurred..
'.......'
Apparently, as he was moving with the Cheonghwa guild, the fact that Lee Hyun-wook was participating in this attack operation seemed to have been leaked..
‘Oh my, I should have asked you a little more to not reveal your identity.…….'
Cheonghwa Guild officials tried to stop the reporters, but because Lee Hyun-wook was not even a member of the Cheonghwa Guild, they just hesitated.,
Eventually, reporters came rushing towards him..
“—Hyunwook Lee! I need an interview please!”
Lee Hyun-wook had been trying to ignore it until now, but his name and actions were still becoming a hot topic in the public eye..
Lee Hyun-wook has no contact with the outside world, so if he gets an interview first, it is literally a jackpot, so the competition for coverage was fierce..
"I understand that you are still part of AMT, but what is the reason for your attack with the Cheonghwa guild this time??”
"ah! Are you really going to transfer your affiliation to the Cheonghwa guild after being discharged from the military? Hyunwook Lee! Please tell me something!”
Anyway, media exposure is not good. I even got this misunderstanding…….
"Well, there was a story about making steel rain during one of his famous achievements. Is that the name of the skill??”
"And Mr. Lee Hyun-wook is known to be F grade. How is he able to be so active??”
However, Lee Hyun-wook did not respond even a single word and got into the car..
“Huh—I’ll leave right away.!”
"yes please go.”
When the car started like that, Lee Jeong-jun, sitting next to me, suddenly spoke up..
"Big, Team Leader Lee, do you know that??”
“……yes?”
“Well, team leader, you have a lot of fans. They even created a fan cafe..”
"yes? Are you a fan?……."
"What can I say, because I don't reveal it too much, I think I have an image of mysticism. A true hero who doesn't argue even after saving Seoul! That's how the public sees it. haha… … As expected, team leader, you don’t check the internet or anything like that.?”
“……Yeah, well, I hardly ever see it..”
"Look at this. The team leader’s popularity is greater than I thought. It gets mentioned a lot more than most popular rankers these days..”
Lee Jeong-jun showed articles and reactions related to Lee Hyun-wook posted on the Internet..
Naturally, there was controversy, but the atmosphere was somewhat deified in that Seoul was saved..
'This is enough... … It’s natural for the rankers to have animosity towards me.…….'
And that day, a story related to Lee Hyun-wook appeared on the news..
- ……Hyunwook Lee, there are many people who doubt him. So did I. But I saw it with my own eyes. All the rumors about him are true... … Maybe more than that. yes, that's right.
The person who was interviewed like that was Park Moo-han, head of Chunghwa's strategy team. As he was ranked 151st in the country, it was a credible testimony..
As a result, rumors about Lee Hyun-wook began to deepen once again..
- The mystical savior of Seoul begins to prove his skills.!
- [[Plan] F-grade player Lee Hyun-wook, how on earth did he become the best hero??
But Lee Hyun-wook didn’t care about such things..
That night, Hyunwook Lee looked up at the huge object 'Laputa' shining in the night sky of Seoul..
‘Before informing Seongmoon Woo of my administrator rights, I must first go to Laputa. And it just so happened that there was a way to get there, Fridwen.…….'
Finally, it seemed like the time had come to take my first steps into that secret floating city..
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