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!”

companies looking for laborers, but I wasn’t hired due to the continuous

will regret not

me. It seemed that they didn’t like me snatching away their

here because they like it? Don’t you think I want to work part-time like other

of them was enough to make me angry, like seeing a barking dog. However, my opponents were adults. So, I couldn’t say anything bad and sat down

had been reading his newspaper

was a person who inherited this office from his father. For every 10 times I came here looking for a job,

No experience is needed.

won more than the usual pay. However, I didn’t move.

forget how

electrical cable pulling only

cable, so it was a very simple task. However, it consumed a tremendous amount of stamina. I couldn’t let the cable hit my wrist. Moreover, the cables were very thick and

would get blisters on my hands even while wearing gloves, and I would suffer from muscle aches for

was an oasis

winter. The other men present looked into the distance, whistled

The man asked again with an awkward

one of the middle-aged men pointed towards me. “This young man can

very active and

lot of electrical

‘These insane humans!’

to stop, but the other men continued to recommend me. Then the person offering the job pointed to me. “Excuse me, young man. Shall we go together? You look

enter hell. I glanced towards the chief, but he just smiled. In the end, I raise my phone to my ear, like I had

Shin Youngwoo. Ah, there was a spot? Yes, right

Ddiririring ~ ddiririring~

“……”

the other workers there laughed until tears emerged from

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

This is Mother’s Heart is Happy Financial Services. Customer Shin Youngwoo, you do

“…Already?”

have forgotten, does that

understand. I will have the amount ready for

happy day. Mother’s Heart is Happy hopes you will

The call ended.

“This damn…”

had to work hard to pay off the interest. It

Will you really

“Yes!”

“Is it really true?”

will never go hungry

left towards

saw my exhausted self return home. I couldn’t even take my shoes off

true, but… doing all that labor only to receive cream bread…? There wasn’t even milk…! What type of people would give cream

couldn’t remember anything after that. It was because

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up, I felt like I had been crushed by steel. My body was throbbing all over, and I barely managed to check the time. It was

“Ugh!”

serious. It was late when I took into consideration the distance between my house and the labor office. I hurried to change into my work clothes while worrying about getting a good job. If I arrived late, then something like yesterday might happen

“Ack~! I’m going.”

interest for the loan, I would only have 9,220 won in my hands. I needed to make money to pay the fee for the