Overgeared

Chapter 20

There was an uproar in Satisfy.

Famous guilds were in motion to find the mysterious blacksmith. In various media and the Internet, the epic-rated arrows appeared as a hot issue. Who was the craftsman with great skills and potential but lacking experience and reputation?

Many people were searching for the blacksmith’s whereabouts.

‘It is a harder path than others. I always did my best. Nonetheless, there is a better blacksmith than me?’

Panmir had only experienced making an epic-rated item twice. He had the title of the first epic-rated item maker. However, there was no mention of ‘craftsman’ in his epic item description. Who was the person given the title of craftsman, which wasn’t even allowed for the number one ranking blacksmith?

Ttang! Ttang!

Panmir was spurred by a sense of competitiveness towards the unknown blacksmith.

Meanwhile, Shin Youngwoo, the person who was receiving everyone’s attention, was eating cup noodles at a convenience store before going to work.

“What a jerk, charging 1,000 won for a cup of noodles? Does he want people like me to starve to death? Sigh, people really can’t live without acting dirty.”

I grumbled as I ate.

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5.30 a.m.

It might be Sunday, but the office of labor was always busy. The days when students came on a daily basis to find work had disappeared. These days, young people turned away from labor jobs! Foreign workers had long taken over, making the future of South Korea seem bleak.

‘I have a headache.’

I still hadn’t adapted to the smell of cigarettes and alcohol early in the morning.

‘I want to finish the work quickly so I can go home and rest.’

As I sat there, a young man in a construction worker’s uniform cried out.

“Looking for four workers for the Shinwoo Building’s construction site!”

Construction site workers did things like clean, move bricks and wood, and shovel sand. The physical labor was harsh, and I would eat a lot of dirt, but I had done it often. Therefore, I didn’t hesitate to raise my hand.

“Here! Over here… cough!”

An alcohol drinker or heavy smoker punched me in the belly! I was pushed into a corner and missed the chance to be employed by the construction site.

“Those guys are heartless! You should send the pitiful young people first!”

While I was complaining with irritation, a middle-aged man in a short-sleeved shirt spoke, “I need three tilers with strength. You should have experience.”

A tiles assistant would follow the main tiler and assist in the transfer of materials such as tiles, cement, and sand. It was annoying to carry the tiles if I met a bad tiler and I had to be careful not to break the tiles, but it was decent work.

I raised my hand. “Here! I have carried tiles more than 10 times… Ugh!”

I was once again pushed back into a corner by the older men and lost the chance to be hired because there were three people more experienced than me.

“Anyone else?”

“Here! I do… Ack!”

laborers, but I

You will regret not

workforce were hindering me. It seemed that they didn’t like me snatching

like other young people? I’m making a living just like you!

a barking dog. However, my opponents were adults. So,

who had been reading his newspaper on his desk, looked at

I came here looking for a job, I’d gone home three times in vain. The chief was watching

pulling work? No experience is needed. I will pay 110,000 won a day,

the usual pay. However, I didn’t move. Of course, there was

forget how awful

electrical cable

cable, so it was a very simple task. However, it consumed a tremendous amount of stamina. I couldn’t let the

on my hands even while wearing gloves, and I would suffer from muscle aches for at least two

was an oasis in

still remembered the nightmare from last winter. The other men present looked into the

asked again with

men pointed towards me. “This young

active and has

lot of

‘These insane humans!’

me. Then the person offering the job pointed to me. “Excuse me, young man. Shall we go together? You look very

he just smiled. In the end, I raise my phone to my ear, like I had

is Shin Youngwoo. Ah, there was a

Ddiririring ~ ddiririring~

“……”

the other workers there laughed until tears emerged from their eyes. The employer also laughed. “Then

phone calls. So, how did I receive a call at this exact timing? Then I belatedly saw the caller ID and hurriedly picked up the phone. It was an unforgettable

Financial Services. Customer Shin Youngwoo, you do know that the deadline is tomorrow

“…Already?”

you have forgotten, does that mean there

I will have

day. Mother’s

The call ended.

“This damn…”

debtor. I had to work hard to pay off the interest. It would be hard work, not easy work,

me… Will you really pay

“Yes!”

“Is it really true?”

never go hungry when working for

eventually left towards hell.

my exhausted self return home. I couldn’t

to receive cream bread…? There wasn’t even milk…! What type of people would give cream bread and no milkkkkkk?!!!

after that.

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felt like I had been crushed by steel. My body was throbbing all over, and

“Ugh!”

my house and the labor office. I hurried to change into my work clothes while worrying about getting a good job. If I arrived

“Ack~! I’m going.”

to pay the fee for the game in a week. As I put on