“The Golden Goblin……”
First of all, we decided to mobilize manpower.
He opened a subspace portal and called in the Fist King Kim Sol and the twelve knights of Camelot into the mine.
In addition,
“Mr. Jeonggyeom!”
Likewise, a similar number of Manong tribesmen were summoned.
Sollen, who had arrived earlier, gave a rough outline of the mission to the other Manong tribe members.
‘…There’s nothing here that gives me any clues.’
Unlike when we used the ore to find the dwarves, there were no clues about the golden goblins.
If there was one thing, it was that he had taken Broke’s metal, ‘Clementine.’
In the end, that was all I could add.
“…Look in the direction where there’s a lot of money smell.”
The Manong tribe stared blankly at me. Then, they started gathering around me, sniffing.
They ran their forelegs over my body, sniffing with all their might.
“…Not me.”
It seemed like the tribe could feel the energy of ‘wealth.’
The rich fragrance created by a logistics center with infinite inventory.
Soon, the gloomy Manong tribe scattered and began to search the alleys of the mine—scratching the ground, rolling around on the floor, and conducting their search like gentlemen.
“When will I find it like this…”
No matter how hard we searched, the Golden Goblin’s whereabouts were unknown.
Meanwhile,
“That…”
Dwarf Brok provided a crucial clue.
“If you happen to have any precious metals or something, you could use them as bait. They tend to steal expensive items.”
It was indeed a golden goblin-like habit. If we poured out a bunch of magic stones or reinforcement stones, it would surely attract the devil’s attention.
But…
“But you’d better be prepared to lose it. It’s very nimble…”
A golden goblin with quick movements.
If we succeeded in capturing it, there wouldn’t be any problems, but if we missed it, we risked losing the precious magic stones or reinforcement stones.
However, we didn’t have any other precious metals.
In a logistics center that sells only cheap products in bulk, what could the Golden Goblin want…?
“…There is, isn’t there?”
[Korea Pure Gold Exchange] Pure gold bar 3.75g (25K 99.99%, 1 don), price: 377,000 won.
A product page I looked at just in case. At the very top, pure gold registered as a commodity was firmly established.
Kim Sol added, as if it was absurd.
“…What kind of logistics center even has gold in it?”
I didn’t know either. I never knew I was this rich. All I could do was resent this world where everything—even gold and silver—had fallen apart.
“Anyway.”
Got it.
A bait to attract the golden goblin.
…
Using the ability, he repeatedly copied and added pure gold.
As a result, what was placed in the middle of the mine was…
“Wow…”
A pile of mini gold bars, sparkling and stacked like a mountain.
All of them had the logo of the Korea Pure Gold Exchange engraved on them.
Brok nodded, stroking his neatly braided beard.
“This much… should be more than enough.”
Now that the trap was set, all that was left was to wait. Fortunately, it was a mine with many places to hide.
I placed skeleton knights in various locations that branched out in five or six directions. I also hid in a nearby ditch near the gold bars.
Gold piled high in a dark mine. Although it looked extremely artificial, it suited the place quite well.
So, I waited for him for about an hour, holding my breath.
“…He’s here!”
A whispering radio transmission came from Kim Sol.
There were windows erected here and there on the walls of the passage. The light that came from them illuminated the surroundings…
Thud, thud.
I saw the figure of the goblin slowly approaching, muffling the sound of his footsteps.
It was definitely a goblin. With bumpy skin, a huge nose, and slitted eyes.
However, his entire body was dyed golden, and unlike other goblins, he wore clean silk clothes. And there was one more peculiar thing.
‘…Reinforcement stones?’
It was clearly reinforcement stones. Dozens of them were densely packed around the golden goblin’s neck, legs, and arms, visible through his silk garments.
And…
“…!”
It happened simultaneously. My eyes met the goblin’s.
It was truly terrifying speed. The goblin, leaving afterimages with his legs, suddenly disappeared from sight.
Of course,
“…Shipment.”
Wedge!
The newly released reinforced Holy Spear fiercely pursued the goblin.
Kagagak!
The distance gradually narrowed. Just as we were about to reach him…
Taaaaaang!
“…Got him!”
The holy spear stabbed the golden goblin in the back.
But…
“…It bounced off?”
The holy spear ricocheted in vain.
Kwakwakwakwak!
It was just a parade of failures. The repulsive power of the golden goblin was so strong that even reinforced spears couldn’t pierce through.
Dealing with the Golden Goblin was harder than I had imagined.
“What happened?”
Kim Sol and the skeleton knights returned to my side, along with the Manong tribe and the dwarf Brok. I could only let out a hollow laugh.
“I missed him. And in the meantime…”
When did it even happen? The gold bars that had been piled up in front of me had disappeared without a trace.
I knew it the moment I made eye contact with him. He was intelligent, and the same trick wouldn’t work twice.
“This is a big deal. I have to find Clementine somehow…”
And…
The Manong tribe quietly looked up at me as I bit my lip in frustration.
“Why do you keep looking at me? The golden goblin…”
It wasn’t me. What the Manong tribe was staring at was…
“…Uh?”
I touched my forehead.
An unidentified purple metal had stuck to me. Brok spoke with a bitter smile.
“It seems like he really, really likes you…”
Clementine.
The solid metal had come into my hands.
The engineer broke.
And I even got my hands on Clementine, the metal needed to craft the reinforcing stone.
“I found everything I was looking for…”
The trip to the United States was originally intended to find a Gangwha Stone processing company.
I ended up saving the Koreans, and although Sheriff Gordon’s presence was somewhat uneasy, I didn’t have any major regrets about going back to Korea through the portal.
But…
“I need ten stones with the same attribute.”
These were the conditions for crafting C-grade reinforced stones that Broke had revealed.
Since there were so many piles of reinforcement stones, having ten of them didn’t seem like a big deal, but the problem was that they had to have the same attributes.
“…Then the range of choices will be greatly reduced.”
Electric shock, resistance, explosion, ignition, etc.
There were reinforcement stones with a wide variety of properties.
Furthermore, since the subject of production was the cursed Camelot, several attributes, including ‘Divinity,’ were not produced at all.
Whoosh!
I looked around.
This is a reinforced stone that I found often on my way here.
Perhaps the most abundant place for reinforcing stones after Camelot was the Lycion Mine.
Moreover, if that is the case…
“I really want to split that guy’s stomach open…”
It’s a golden goblin.
How could I leave you behind?
Of course, there was no way for me to catch him.
Even the most powerful weapon I had, the reinforced spear, couldn’t break through its repulsive power.
But…
“Now that I can craft it.”
A dwarf craftsman.
And a generous amount of D-grade reinforcement stones.
Because I had everything ready.
“The question is which item to strengthen…”
Unfortunately, the Holy Spear of Emes, which was +3, could not be strengthened.
Because the reinforcement stones were procured through the cursed Camelot, there were no reinforcement stones with the ‘holy’ attribute.
The worry didn’t last long.
After estimating the number of reinforcement stones collected so far by type, a conclusion was naturally reached.
“Twelve internal organs… thirty-one electric shocks…”
It was the most commonly collected type of reinforcement stone.
A lot of internal energy and electric shock.
Among them, the number of electric shock reinforcement stones was particularly overwhelming.
The equation had already been set.
A golden goblin with insane speed.
It was a time when a weapon that was fast and strong enough to pierce through the bastard was needed.
At last…
“I need to strengthen my gun and ammunition.”
That’s how I decided.
The rest was a breeze.
Broke turned all the reinforcing stones I gave him into raw ore as if he were carving them on a holiday night.
Then he took Clementine away from me and tied her tightly to the empty front of the hammer.
Support…
The finished hammer was still magnetically drawn to me, but it was not enough to overcome the brute strength of the craftsman dwarf.
In this way, one C-class resistance enhancement stone and three shock enhancement stones were completed.
I immediately powered up the K2C1 rifle and 5.56mm shock bullets to their maximum.
The finished product was…
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[K2C1 Service Rifle +3]
Rating: [Epic]
Description: [Failed to load information. You can enter your own description.]
Attribute: [None]
Option: [Resilience +3]
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[5.56mm NATO Round +4]
Rating: [Epic]
Description: [Failed to load information. You can enter your own description.]
Attribute: [Electric]
Options: [Penetration +4], [Electrification +4]
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These were two items that jumped to epic rank in one breath.
It is to break through the repulsive power of the golden goblin.
Even though the rifle’s resistance rating is only 3, the bullet’s rating has been raised to 4.
Still, it wasn’t an unusable item.
Because when I checked through the lab, a rifle with +3 resistance could barely withstand the power of the shock bullet.
There was no distinction between single shots and continuous shots.
“Just one step…”
Just one step.
That was the maximum you could shoot with a rifle with +3 durability.
“But how are you going to find the golden goblin?”
Kim Sol asked, but this was also no problem.
Clementine, who had been clinging to him the whole time.
Because this metal had the strong scent of a golden goblin.
Sniff sniff.
Sniff sniff.
The Manong tribe smelled the scent,
Chuck!
They all raised their front paws and started pointing in the direction.
“It just keeps going down…”
Kim Sol followed, fanning herself with her hand.
The inside of the cave was already incredibly stuffy.
But the smell the Manong tribe followed led down the endless slope of the mine.
And crucially…
“If you just looked for it, you would never have found it.”
A narrow gap that is barely large enough for one person to pass through.
I had already passed through that narrow gap that, no matter how I looked at it, I couldn’t see it as a road several times.
Just as we were approaching the last section, which was like stairs…
We were able to discover new places.
‘…What is all this?’
Wheeee…
What was visible was a huge hollow.
Lycion was thought to be just a mine.
However, the pillars erected in the common area were neatly engraved with unknown alien markings.
As if to clearly show that this was not just any mine.
But that was okay.
A terrain that was originally merged from another dimension.
It wouldn’t have been that strange if there was another facility underground.
There was actually a separate problem.
‘Why is he over there…?’
Bright yellow hair and a huge physique.
It was a familiar sight.
Gordon, the sheriff of Forty-Nine Village.
He was crossing the Durundurun Hollow with his subordinates.
Phew!
He immediately sent down the ghost knights.
Modred and the other ghost knights used stealth and etherealization to quickly descend the walls of the massive underground space.
Then, they started sharing their gaze with me.
Sheriff Gordon and several deputies following him.
When they reached their destination, they stood still.
On the other side…
‘…?’
There were goblins.
They were different from other goblins.
Their bodies also had reinforcing stones embedded in various places.
In that way, I was able to witness their secret dealings.
Hehe.
The goblins laughed and spread their palms toward Gordon.
Taltal.
Gordon took out his pocket and dumped the reinforcement stones into their hands.
Gordon, holding his pockets high.
Even on his forearm, there were reinforcement stones embedded here and there.
‘…I see.’
I couldn’t understand everything, but some things were clear.
Gordon was giving reinforcement stones to the goblins.
And he had reinforcement stones embedded in his body like goblins.
The conclusion was simple.
Gordon betrayed humanity.
The reason he wanted to kill the dwarf was also clear.
Because Brok had turned all the reinforcement stones that were supposed to be given to the goblins into raw ore.
On one side…
‘…It turned out well.’
It was Gordon who was in charge of the reinforcement stone business at the Lycion mine here.
But now that I knew his true intentions, I no longer needed to look after him.
‘Then…’
That’s why…
The idea was to swallow up the entire Lycion mine.
‘I can’t put it in subspace…’
Where should I put it so that it becomes mine?
The key to determining the concept of ‘ownership’ lay elsewhere.
‘If I sweep everything away and set up a portal, it’s mine.’
To the logic of power that determines its ownership.
LUNA-CAVE
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