Chapter 28: Rani’s Workshop, the World Stunned

Oh…, that’s right.

“Rani said she could use those fragments, didn’t she?”

“Yeah! Please, Rani!”

“Should I give them to you?”

“Yes!”

You see, at times like this she switches to polite language without hesitation.

Arthur does the same…

Look at her picking that up so quickly and putting it to use.

‘Her eyes sparkling, huh?’

“Uh… Rani’s materials……

‘What’s this?’

‘When did Robin get here again?’

He was definitely staring out the window just a moment ago…

And now he’s suddenly here, holding out a bow.

“Want me to make it?”

“…”

“Well, how could you say no.”

True.

Shook’s performance was insane already, and now it’s going to be upgraded?

It’s only natural to be blown away.

“What about Wasseo? Will Hwarrhwar get stronger too?”

Not wanting to be outdone, Arthur jumps in quickly.

But…

“Huuuum… Hwarrhwar doesn’t work here. It has to be combined with Shook!”

“Really…?”

“Yep!”

“Arata…”

Flatly rejected, he slumps down.

Can’t help it.

If the maker says it won’t work, there’s nothing you can do.

“It’s okay.”

“Boss?”

“Yeah. As we clear other dungeons, we’ll get matching materials. Then we just ask Rani to make it for us.”

“That’s right! As soon as Rani gets the right materials, she’ll make it look great!”

“That’s good!”

Okay.

Recovery complete.

It’s nice to see such positivity.

Anyway.

“So, Rani, you can use Robin Hood’s Bow right away? No need to gather more fragments?”

“Yeah! Rani can use it! But…”

But?

“It needs a ton of materials… Is it okay if I use a lot of materials?”

“Materials? How much do you need?”

“A huge amount…”

‘How much are we talking about?’

Sigh.

No choice.

Better show Rani just how many materials China sent over!

Opening the inventory with a quick swipe.

Whoa.

It’s packed full.

Todd pipes up as well.

“Boss, my bag’s almost full too.”

“Already full?”

“Yes, it’s because so much came in…”

“Well… his contribution is basically monopolizing it.”

High-grade worker, Todd.

Specialty: trading.

That’s why he has a bag like an inventory.

He said the capacity is large.

If even that’s full…

“No matter how many materials we need, this should be more than enough.”

Just as they’re about to empty it all out, they hesitate.

Yikes.

If they unload everything here, it’ll be unmanageable.

Better just show it to her for now.

Open inventory and bag.

Then call Rani, who’s feeling discouraged over material worries.

“Ta-da! Rani, look at this.”

“Huh?”

She approaches slowly.

Still clutching the Robin Hood’s Bow fragments tightly in her hand.

Then she glances through the inventory and bag…

“Wow… that’s a lot…”

“Right? It’s all ours.”

“Whoa! Then… Rani, can you use some?”

“Of course.”

‘Some?’

Use as much as you want.

‘Robin Hood’s Bow fragments?’

‘Blue Dragon Crescent Blade shards?’

Make them all!

“Yesss!”

There.

Finally seeing her smile.

That’s Rani.

“What about Wasseo? There’s tons of materials. Can you make one for Wasseo too?”
“Hmm… but Arthur’s isn’t included!”

Still so blunt…

Hang in there, Arthur.

Let’s clear more S-grade dungeons later.

‘Is Rani going to start right away?’

“Yeah! I’m starting now! But this time it’ll take a little longer!”

“Longer? How long?”

“Umm… one, two, three…”

‘One hour?’

‘Two hours?’

Oh, this one’s going to take quite a while.

Our Rani.

Counting on her fingers for a while before nodding.

“One month!”

What?

One month?

That long?

Until now, the longest was only a few hours.

“Yeah! I have to work really hard on this, so it’ll take forever!”
“Oh…”

Of course, these are fragments of legendary or mythic-grade weapons.

Tough work, indeed.

Well…

Even for Rani, it wouldn’t make sense to just whip this up in no time.

Other countries wouldn’t even dare try.

“Really? That’s so long!”

“Exactly.”

But what choice do we have?

Gotta make it.

“Hmm, then Rani, let’s sort out what we’re getting first, then have some delicious food together before you start.”

If she starts right away, she’ll be hyper-focused.

Better feed her something tasty before putting her to work.

“So, just play around with this for a bit.”

“Okay! Sounds good!”

Okay.

Then let’s quickly check the other rewards.

Clearing the S-grade dungeon in China.

Dungeon rewards and request rewards are good, but the most important part remains.

[Gold Promotion Trial: S-Grade Dungeon Clear]

Right.

Since we cleared the S-grade dungeon, it’s time to rank up.

[Confirm]

Pressed it, and a new window popped up.

***

[You have overcome the trial.]

[Unique skill rank has increased.]

[Summon Worker (Rank – Silver) -> Summon Worker (Rank – Gold)]

Yes!

This is it!

Finally Gold.

First, checking the skill.

[Summon Worker (Rank – Gold)]

[At this rank, you can summon all targets classified as Top-grade, High-grade, and Mid-grade.]

There it is.

Top-grade, unlocked.

Does this mean Robin’s summon restriction is lifted?

[Fixed Team Management]

[Arthur (High-grade)]

[Robin (Top-grade)]

[Orc Horde (Mid-grade)]

[Rani (High-grade)]

[Todd (High-grade)]

[Okay, it’s unlocked.]

Awesome.

Now we can call Robin once a day.

When told immediately, he didn’t answer, just stayed quiet.

But…

“Wasseo, look! Robin quietly clenched his fist and said ‘Yes’ just now!”

Yeah…

I saw it too.

But Arthur…

He’s blushing, looking embarrassed…

Click.

Look.

He already pulled out his bow again.

“Wasseo, I actually didn’t see anything…”

Yeah.

You’ve got to read the room.

“Now Robin will play with us every day? Rani, you’re happy!”

“Robin wants to play with the teddy bear too?”

“Hey, it’s not a teddy bear.”

“…”

This time everyone saw it.

Robin, who normally doesn’t talk much, letting out a small smile.

“Yeah.”

“You’re happy too, right?”

“From now on, he’ll be with us every day.”

“We’ll eat chicken, pizza, and all that.”

“Of course, we still have to run the Tower and dungeons daily…”

“If we want to eat, we have to work.”

“Now, only this remains.”

[Elixir of Potential Enhancement]

‘What’s that?’

The description is simple.

Eat it, and your potential goes up. That’s it.

“Todd, didn’t you say this would be good for the workers?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Who should we give it to?”

Todd was just recently summoned, so skip him.

Better on Arthur, Robin, or Rani.

While pondering…

Robin raised his finger and took the lead.

“Let’s give it to Rani?”

Nod.

“Huh? Rani’s good! She already makes beautiful weapons!”

“Oh, that’s a good idea. It’s reassuring if she has good gear.”

Todd agrees too.

And Arthur?

“Wasseo, sounds good! If Rani gets it, she can upgrade Hwarrhwar to Hwahrhwahrhwa instead!”

Arthur… is that the right name?

He said he didn’t like Hwarrhwar…

“Hwarrhwar’s good?”

Oops.

He’s totally caught up in it now…

Anyway, everyone agrees.

“Sounds good? Here, Rani, eat this.”

“Uh… Rani’s really okay with this…”

Yeah.

No refusing.

Handed to her like candy, she swallows it immediately.

Flash!

A bright light flashes as soon as she swallows.

What changed?

“It looks the same.”

“Really?”

Still short and with her pale pink hair.

And that small hammer in her hand—

“Uh… that’s Rani’s.”

Geez.

She’s not taking it away.

‘But what actually changed?’

“Now she can make things faster!”

“Oh?”

Faster?

“How much faster?”

“Umm… one week!”

Whoa!

It was a month before, now just one week.

Huge gain.

Praise Robin and Todd.

“I knew it would be like this.”

Not sure if that’s true…

Anyway.

Since we’ve checked everything, let’s head to the Labor Management Office to finish the requests.

[Request Complete!]

[S-Grade Dungeon, Cursed Fortress Clear]

[Additional Bonus]

[Request Points 10,000]

Whoa…

[10,000 points.]

Since we used the double scroll, that’s 20,000.

China really doesn’t hold back.

“Inventory can be sorted later… now, let’s eat something delicious!”

“Good! Rani wants chicken! It was delicious!”

“Wasseo agrees too!”

“I prefer healthy food, boss.”

“No.”

“You’re a teddy bear.”

“Can you even eat that?”

Okay, note to order healthy food.

No, better order all kinds. Let’s eat a lot.

The Labor Management Office Chief cleared the dungeon.

Naturally, China was informed first.

***

“Director, urgent report.”

“What? They found the Labor Management Office Chief?”

“No, it’s…”

“Hurry up, don’t keep me waiting.”

“Well… all the monsters suddenly disappeared.”

‘Huh?’

‘The monsters disappeared?’

‘Suddenly?’

Just a few hours ago, it was chaotic with people saying Beijing was only 10km away…

“And…”

“And?”

“What else?”

“The Labor Management Office Chief cleared the S-grade dungeon.”

“Right, if the S-grade dungeon was cleared, that explains the monsters disappearing. Wait, what?”

How?

There was no one approaching the S-grade dungeon…

No one had broken through the waves of monsters, right?

“Was the report missed? Or are our hunters incompetent?”

“Neither. We had ironclad surveillance in place. No one approached.”

“Then what, did he just fall from the sky?”

“Sorry.”

Yeah, well.

Maybe they missed something.

The battlefield is huge after all.

But…

“Even if they missed it, the Labor Management Office Chief only accepted the request a few hours ago…”

And somehow crossed dozens of kilometers and cleared the dungeon?

Logically…

No.

‘Physically possible?’

‘How on earth?’

“Ah.”

Suddenly, a memory surfaced.

“When Russia requested support last time, what did they say?”

“Russia, you say?”

“Yeah.”

“Hmm… they wanted help capturing that elusive Korean creator, right? Could it be?”

“Yeah. Seems likely.”

No.

“Seems likely” is an understatement.

It’s definitely him.

The Labor Management Office Chief.

We thought he was just a hunter with excellent crafting skills…

But this is definitely strange.

“Contact Russia and find out what happened. Then we’ll decide how to handle it.”

The same news was heard in the United States in real time.

[China, monsters vanished.]

[S-grade dungeon clear confirmed.]

***

“Crazy, cleared it…”

“Hm… didn’t the Labor Management Office Chief accept the request just a few hours ago?”

“Exactly.”

What the heck…

Like China, the U.S. kept even stricter surveillance.

They didn’t just station people; they used every method possible.

Yet…

“Nothing changed at all.”

Suddenly, the dungeon was cleared.

Two possibilities:

“Either they were waiting right next to the S-grade dungeon the whole time, or…”

“No matter how, they have the ability to clear dungeons from afar.”

Whatever it is, If they recruit him, it would benefit the country.

“Send someone to Korea right now. Start with the Awakening Management Bureau and investigate everything.”

“Now?”

Yeah.

Before anyone else moves, we need to find him first.

Dum, dum, dum, dum.

“Hehe.”

“Excited.”

***

“That’s right…”

Rani is a true craftsman…

Smiling brightly while hammering from morning till night all week long.

Doesn’t even seem tired…

“Well, it should be finished today.”

Gulp.

Who swallows so loudly?

Robin.

Hey, hey, you’ll make a hole in the bow.

Well.

She had no weapon for a week, so I guess that’s why…

“But it’s amazing how Shook changed like that.”

“Really!”

Actually, that’s not really Shook anymore.

It’s not an ordinary weapon just by appearance.

What bow has that kind of gentle aura flowing through it…?

“Todd, you can tell just by looking, right?”

“Yes, I’d have to spend my entire fortune to buy that.”

Agreed.

‘But it’s worth it.’

Huh?

Look at how many mana stones and materials Rani took!

Still, today is the last day.

‘What kind of weapon will come out?’

Everyone held their breath watching Rani’s hammering.

Dum, dum.

“Haah~!”

Finally, Rani’s hammering stopped.

“Heh… Done! Rani finished making it!”