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!”

several companies looking for laborers, but I wasn’t hired

will regret not seeing

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

want to work part-time like other

angry, like seeing a barking dog. However, my opponents were adults.

his newspaper on his desk, looked

30s? He was a person who inherited this office from his father. For every 10 times I came here looking for

is needed. I will pay 110,000

won more than the usual pay. However, I didn’t move. Of course, there was a reason

how awful

tried electrical cable

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 the weight

was just pulling, but… I would get blisters on my hands even while wearing gloves, and I would suffer from muscle aches for

was an oasis in

still remembered the nightmare from last winter. The other men present looked into the distance, whistled or went out to

The man asked again

me. “This

active and

he done a lot of electrical cable pulling? An expert,

‘These insane humans!’

other men continued to recommend me. Then the person offering the job pointed to me. “Excuse me, young man. Shall we go

hell. I glanced towards the chief, but he just smiled. In

Youngwoo. Ah, there was a

Ddiririring ~ ddiririring~

“……”

the phone at my ear. In the end, the other workers there laughed until tears

in the morning? Moreover, I barely ever received phone calls. So, how did I receive a call at this exact timing? Then I belatedly saw the caller ID and

Financial Services. Customer Shin

“…Already?”

have forgotten, does that mean there is no

Yes, I understand. I will have the amount ready for

a happy day. Mother’s

The call ended.

“This damn…”

hard to pay

Will you really

“Yes!”

“Is it really true?”

never go hungry

towards hell.

she saw my exhausted self return home. I

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

that. It was because I fell

* * *

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

“Ugh!”

hurried to change

“Ack~! I’m going.”

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