BXBX NOVEL Chapter 68 Fortress Of Iron Mountains
In the first place, there were subtle differences between the themes of the locations of the game.
For instance, if the starting point of the game Wraslugia Kingdom has the appearance of a light atmosphere with heartwarming elements, then the Fortress of Iron Mountains has the atmosphere of working.
What I mean by that is pretty simple.
It is more like a factory-oriented city.
The moment I got out of the portal, the scene that welcomed me was a lot different than before.
Sounds of machines tickling, cogwheels rubbing at each other making loud voices.
Even from the city hall itself, I was able to hear those voices coming from the workshops.
"Yo, boy. Get in the line."
And, following that, with a loud voice and rough accent, a dwarf came beside me saying.
"Okay."
Just like that, I finally stepped onto the territory of blacksmiths and engineers of this world.
Slowly making my way towards the entrance, I started observing around.
\'Just as in the game, from the pressure on the air and oxygen levels, I can say this place is far higher than normal.\'
Since it was pretty much hard to breathe and my eardrums were feeling pressured, I thought.
\'There are several people from other races, but most of them are dwarves. Well, that was to be expected, though I thought there would be more people from other races.\'
\'Since this place is basically a swarm of weapons.\'
Thinking that, I left the hall.
And this time, the scene that welcomed me was the familiar scene I saw in the game.
A huge cave.
Like a really, really huge cave.
A ceiling that almost reaches the height of 500 meters.
In the midst of it, a shining ball illuminated everything like the sun.
\'Wow, so this is one of the third final products of blacksmith-God. God\'s Solar.\'
This not being enough; the end of the wall itself is almost impossible to see.
This is the Fortress of the Iron Mountains.
A huge cave that houses an entire country.
The legend says that this place is made by the god of forge itself for the sake of his people to live in.
However, none of the details are important now.
In the end, the reason I came to this place is not to evaluate the atmosphere here.
I am here to find a blacksmith for my weapon.
Slowly making my way toward the city, I grabbed the map from my spatial pouch.
\'Now, I should travel to the east side of the city. The event will happen close to there.\'
With that thought, I made my way to the tram road in the city.
Yes, this city has a tram, and it is fueled by magic stones.
And there are two reasons for that.
First, the dwarf\'s innate talent in engineering.
Second, the legacy dungeon left by the god of blacksmiths has close to infinite magic stones in it.
Since there is close to infinite fuel, why not make travel faster and more cost-efficient?
Anyway, making my way to the tram, I paid with my adventurer card and started traveling towards the east side of the city.
The more you got out from the center of the city, the more buildings started getting older and older.
Getting off the tram, I started searching for an inn.
And found one not long after.
An inn close to the middle class. Since I didn\'t have much money left on me, there was no much choice at this point.
Well, it won\'t stay like that for a long time.
Entering my room, I decided to take a rest for a while until the evening since I would need my stamina.
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First of all, what is the most important perk of a transmigrator?
If that question were asked, most people would be saying knowing the future.
However, that is not entirely the case.
In the case of knowing the future, being a regressor is a lot better than being a transmigrator.
Then, what is the answer?
It is seeing the things that happened in the game world from the perspective of the god.
There was a villain in the game that was developing weapons for one of the most dangerous villain groups in the game.
A young dwarf at the age of 20.
In the game, he was a very annoying villain as part of the group.
Creating explosives, mana-blocking zones, swords enchanted with magic, and blades that can cut everything through, arrows that follow the enemies, there were a lot of things he invented.
However, his backstory was never revealed in the game until a DLC was added to the game with a different protagonist.
This is the perk of a transmigrator. Knowing about the origins of hidden villains.
And that is the reason I am here right now, walking in the streets in the evening.
\'Now, the time should be close. The butterfly effect should not have changed this place for now.\'
Thinking that, I entered an alley where a bunch of blacksmith shops was located.
"Hey, boy, wanna look at my swords?"
"Look, I have a very long sword in my workshop. Come check."
There were some blacksmiths trying to promote their works with some suspicious words.
Ignoring all of them, I reached the end of the valley.
\'It should be here.\'
And there I found the place I was looking for.
A shabby-looking store filled with a bunch of metal scrapes all around.
Entering the store, I started looking around.
\'Just as shown in the DLC, this place is the same. Those are all high-quality wannabe works, but something is missing from them.\'
Looking at the metal scrapes thrown to the side, I thought.
\'Store seems empty.\'
\'Looking at the dust, none of those had been moved for a long time.\'
\'However, there are some signs of clashing, although they are a little old.\'
Looking at the cut marks, or the crashed window in the store, I thought.
/TAK/ /TAK/ /TAK/ /TAK/
And a sound of metal hitting metal was coming from the inside.
\'Now, I should just wait.\'
Thinking that, I left the store and reached the tavern close by.
Grabbing a normal drink, I started waiting for the scene to unfold.
And not long after, my wait was finally finished.
In front of me, a group of five started walking toward the workshop I had just got out.
"Hey, they are here again?"
"It seems this bastard got into a mess again."
"Well, he is cursed, so he deserved it."
"I heard he refused the invitation coming from the council itself."
"Well, him and his stupid pride…. This is what happens when you refuse the invitation."
"Yes. If it were me, I would have run without looking back. An opportunity like this wouldn\'t be coming again."
"Well, I hate his attitude, like he is better or something. Now, go fuck yourself."
\'Hmm… It seems public opinion about himself was not that good, huh? Well, that was like that in the game too. Bunch of hypocrites.\'
Thinking that, I left the inn and started walking toward the workshop.
"Boy, you shouldn\'t go to that place."
"Yes, even if your way goes there, just walk around it."
"Yes, it is dangerous."
Waving my hand to the warnings coming from them, I made my way toward the commotion.
"Youngsters these days…."
"Yes. They never listen to us at all."
/SMASH/ /CRASH/ /CRASH/
The moment I reached there, I saw a bunch of humans smashing the store to pieces.
Destroying the made weapons, destroying the table, destroying everything.
\'Here, it is.\'
"Hey, bastard. Tell me how to use this, or I will really kill you this time."
"…."
"Bastard, I am talking to you. Do you have a death wish?"
"…."
"Go."
/CRACK/ /THUD/
Between a sound of a man screaming and another getting beaten, I started observing.
\'All Seeing Eye.\'
Activating my art, I started counting the number of enemies.
\'Two 3-star knights and two 2-start knights. No magician. However, all 3-star knights just broke through.\'
\'Now, let\'s wait for the best time to enter. We will have a demon appearing as well.\'
<Quest [Exterminate the Demon] generated.>
The moment I thought that, I heard the sound of the system in my head.
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Quest- Exterminate the Demon
This is the first time you will be encountering a demon in your life. As a nemesis of your race and a tool for your goals, you should exterminate it from this world.
Conditions- Kill the Demon
Rewards- 0.2 Bonus to all stats, Passive Skill: [Perfect Body]
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Looking at the rewards in my hand, a smile bloomed upon my lips.
\'Now, it is time to get serious, isn\'t it?\'
/SCHLINK/
Thinking that, I unsheathed my sword, grabbing it with my one hand.
On the other one, I started condensing the lightning particles around my hand.
Imbuing myself with an aura, I dashed to the people inside the store.
Marking the start of my fight.