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My aim wasn’t great.
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How often had I shot a ballista at an enemy?
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But whether the ballista had an accuracy boost or not, the arrow flew straight at the wyvern.
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The wyvern, unprepared for the sudden attack, couldn’t react properly.
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Thwack.
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“KREEEEE!”
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The arrow pierced the membrane of its left wing.
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I’d aimed for its body, but this was better.
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It would weaken its flight.
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“More, Ember! No, let’s load together!”
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“Yes!”
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I reloaded the ballista with Disassembler 1.
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Another arrow flew at the wyvern, still reeling from the wing hit.
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Thwack.
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Another hit.
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Its struggle to fly with a pierced left wing helped.
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“KREEEEE!”
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The wyvern, enraged, tried to pull out the iron arrow from its wing.
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But with more arrows flying, it gave up and charged toward me.
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Its flight was unsteady from the embedded arrows, but it kept coming.
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“Argh! Shoot, shoot!”
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Load, fire.
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Load, fire.
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I fired the ballista relentlessly to survive.
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The distance closed as the wyvern, bristling with arrows like a porcupine, approached.
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When I could see its scales clearly—
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Thwack.
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The ballista’s arrow pierced its heart.
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“KREEE…”
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The wyvern crashed.
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It took over ten arrows to finally take it down.
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Honestly, this was incredible.
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A mid-20s-level blacksmith soloing a Red Wyvern.
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[Level increased.]
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[Level increased.]
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[Level increased.]
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[Level increased.]
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Four levels in an instant.
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I was stunned by the rapid leveling, but my pounding heart left no room for joy.
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At least I survived, I thought.
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“KREEEEE!”
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Another wyvern, seeing its kin’s death, looked my way.
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I prayed it wasn’t, but it roared and flew toward me.
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“Arrow!”
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“I’ll make more.”
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“No, give me one!”
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“None left.”
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I turned to see we were out of arrows.
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Disassembler 1 started making arrows when I began the ballista.
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Producing over ten in that time was impressive.
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But now what?
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No options.
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Even if I crafted arrows now, the wyvern would arrive first.
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Sure enough—
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The wyvern, cautious, kept its distance and—
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“KREEEEE!”
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Unleashed its breath.
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A scorching flame, worthy of a Red Dragon, surged toward me.
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Then—
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Whoosh.
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Ember, on my shoulder, unleashed its flames.
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Roar!
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The wyvern’s breath clashed head-on with Ember’s flames.
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A tense standoff.
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Only then did I recall Ember’s second ability as Hephaestus’ Flame.
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“It illuminates the surroundings and protects Hephaestus’ descendant with the spirit of fire.”
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Never triggered due to lack of danger, it activated now.
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But Ember’s flames visibly weakened over time.
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It couldn’t fully block the attack.
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As I tried to craft arrows in the gap—
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Thwack.
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A sharp sound, and the breath stopped.
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As Ember’s exhausted flames ceased, I locked eyes with a wyvern falling, an arrow in its neck.
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“Poison arrow?”
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The arrow looked familiar.
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Its poison matched the quiver I made for Cheongung.
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Looking up, atop the tallest building, the Red Wyverns’ boss—
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Crash!
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“ROOOOAR!”
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The Twin-Headed Wyvern roared, one head severed.
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“ROOOOAR!”
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“I’ll handle the Twin-Headed Wyvern. Changcheon Guild, take the wyverns on the outskirts. Mir Guild, provide support magic around the Gate.”
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Swordmaster Han Yura’s blade flashed.
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Dawn and Twilight.
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Each time her blade left the scabbard, Dawn gleamed, severing wyvern necks.
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Then—
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Rumble.
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Dark clouds gathered above the Gate.
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A downpour followed.
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The problem? The raindrops—
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Thwack.
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Pierce! Pierce!
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“KREEEEE!”
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Were like sharp bullets.
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Wyverns’ wing membranes were torn, and they plummeted.
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Mir Guild’s master.
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Cheongryong, Lee Ga-eul’s attack.
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With a recent SSS-grade orb, his magic slaughtered SS-grade Red Wyverns.
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“No worries about the outskirts. Changcheon Guild’s got it covered.”
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Changcheon Guild was mostly archers.
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Their mages often imbued attacks with elements.
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Long-range specialists, perfect for wyverns.
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Normally, elite defenders took the front, but not now.
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Just snipe the wyverns on the outskirts.
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Cheongung’s archers could down wyverns before their claws reached.
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“KREEEEE!”
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The unprecedented Gate Break was being contained.
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SS-grade monsters.
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Notoriously ferocious Red Wyverns.
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To handle this, the Hunter Association called Han Yura, Mir Guild, and Changcheon Guild.
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“Damage is worse than expected.”
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“No such damage in years.”
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They knew Gate occurrences were rising.
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Gate Breaks, too, with higher-grade monsters.
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They thought it was manageable.
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Citizens thought so, too.
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But now—
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Hunters and citizens realized.
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Gates and monsters had reached an unmanageable level.
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“The Association will handle cleanup. Thanks to both guilds for their support.”
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“It’s our duty.”
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“Good thing it’s contained.”
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The massive Gate Break was barely subdued.
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Han Yura sighed, scanning the area.
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An SS-grade Red Wyvern Gate Break.
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If such Gates kept occurring…
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If an S-grade monster Gate Break happened…
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Or worse, an SSS-grade monster appeared…
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Could Hunters stop it?
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Pondering, something caught her eye.
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“A giant arrow?”
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An ordinary wyvern corpse.
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But it had massive arrows, like from a ballista.
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Yet, it took over a dozen to kill, suggesting insufficient power.
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She felt a twinge of curiosity.
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“Does Changcheon Guild have a Hunter like this?”
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They handled the outskirts.
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Mostly archers, so maybe one could do this.
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Thinking so, Han Yura left.
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Unaware that Jung Seo-jun, Vulcanus, was right above.
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After the Gate Break was subdued.
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I leaned against the ballista, catching my breath.
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“Haa…”
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It wasn’t my first time facing monsters.
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I fought Golems daily in the Mine, even bosses like the Giant Vampire Bat or Giant Wolf Spider.
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In a way, this felt like facing the spider.
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Shooting arrows before the enemy arrived.
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Similar situations.
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But—
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“I almost died.”
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The overwhelming pressure was different.
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The image of that massive wyvern charging my house still chilled me.
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Without Ember’s help at the last moment…
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My agoraphobia would’ve trapped me, leaving me a sitting duck.
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“I need a plan.”
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After buying the house…
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I thought my life was set, but reality differed.
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I’m a blacksmith.
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When monsters invade, I’m defenseless.
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“Contact Mir Guild?”
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I recalled stories of blacksmiths joining guilds for protection.
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Mir Guild could protect me.
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But would it work?
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Requesting their aid and revealing myself would thrust me into the Hunter world.
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Past news showed rival guilds targeting blacksmiths to weaken competitors.
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A blacksmith’s safest path is hiding their identity.
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That’s best.
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“Fortify the house?”
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Another thought.
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Make my walls impenetrable to monsters.
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Install ballistas or arrows at every window.
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Have assistants operate them to fend off monsters.
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“Haa, no. That’s not advertising I’m here.”
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I shook my head.
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A villa armed with ballistas and cannons?
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Suspicious as hell.
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This time, everyone hid with windows closed, so I wasn’t noticed, but fortifying and fighting monsters would expose me.
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What then?
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How to fend off monsters without revealing myself?
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Pondering, an idea struck.
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“…Guild.”
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Why only think of joining one?
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Why not make my own?
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“Use the Vulcanus name, keep my identity hidden.”
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Vulcanus Guild.
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A guild I control could handle crises.
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Creating one requires much, but I had two things ready.
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“Money and equipment.”
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Piles of money with nowhere to spend.
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And equipment for guild members.
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That’s the minimum.
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But is it possible?
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Could a shut-in blacksmith like me run a guild?
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It was daunting, but to survive, I had to.
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“Let’s make a guild.”
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Thus, the Vulcanus Guild was born.
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