The master of the workshop, Arnold Hearstâs job was âElder Blacksmith,â a 5-star blacksmith. He could create a group called âWorkshopâ and raise blacksmiths by giving the blacksmith candidates an âadditional job.â So, his blacksmith team seemed to be similar to Junghoonâs Crusader Team in concept. âItâs good that you are here! I have been bored because all my customers are gentlemen from Washington DC.â Although he was a proud blacksmith, he was also a trader who wanted to make lots of money by using his skills. Although he threatened Jonathan that he would not repair the airship, he already dispatched his blacksmith team to the dock to start repairing it. Actually, it was natural that he acted like that because without gold he could not run this huge workshop, let alone make a decent product.
âHmm... what is the object you want to make?â âI need a safe space to take this item out.â Hearst chuckled at him and said, âHey friend, do you think there is a safer space to work than this Hearst workshop? Are you going to go to the Arizona desert? There must be an abandoned US military laboratory somewhere there.â âWell, I said that because I might interfere with your other tasks. Since itâs delicate work, wonât your work be affected by even a little temperature change?â Hearst took a step back and nodded, saying, âI like that comment. Just follow me.â He took Sungwoo to an empty studio. Given that there were scratches and scorch marks all over the place, it seemed to be a place where he conducted dangerous experiments.
âWhich do you want to make? Cold or hot stuff? Or thrilling stuff?â âWell, it has a cold property.â âGot it.â Shortly afterward, his men brought in a bunch of unknown metal materials. When Hearst snapped his fingers, they were automatically bent and a huge box was made. âIt just took 100,000 gold for me to make this safe box. Iâm going to send the bill to you.â âNo problem.â It seemed that he used the âauto-complete technology like Muyonâs architecture technology.
He could activate it by consuming gold when mana was insufficient. Sungwoo went inside the âsafety boxâ and summoned a skeleton. Rattle! The guy was carrying a backpack, but his backpack and back were completely frozen for some reason. So much so that there was even an icicle sprouting between his bones. âOh, my God! Itâs disgusting.â While Hearst was muttering, Sungwoo pulled out the âFrozen Seedâ from his backpack. At that moment, Hearst opened his eyes wide. âOh, God....â He observed the Frozen Seed with both hands between his armpits while rolling his eyes.
In the meantime, the temperature inside the safety box dropped rapidly. âIâm sure this is one of the most disgusting things Iâve ever seen.â He let out white breaths, opened the iron door of the safety box, and went out. Then, he yelled at his subordinates to bring his coat and looked back at Sungwoo. âOkay, so what do you want me to make for you?â Sungwoo brought out the âRepeating Crossbowâ and âHand Cannonâ. They were long-range weapons that he used frequently, but recently he felt that their destructive power was not strong enough.
âUse this item to make something like a portable hand cannon like this. It should be small enough for me to carry.â Hearst laughed at that and said, âYou must be crazy. Are you going to make it your personal weapon? Do you know what you are asking me now? Itâs like you are asking me to make a revolver out of plutonium. Just ask me to make a nuclear bomb!â âCanât you make it?â â...â
âThen let me pay for this box only because the Korean servers also have great technicians.â There was no longer a smile on Hearstâs face. Then, he responded angrily as if his pride was offended, âHmm, nothing is impossible in the Hearst Workshop. We have a bunch of trouble makers here.â âHope Iâm in your good hand.â Hearst took out a cigar and lit it. âAnother headache!â
While the Hearst Workshop was making the special order, Sungwoo heard about the situation of the US server and the WPUâs purpose at Chairman Loveâs office. âAmerica is a very complex land. If order breaks down, I think America is the perfect place to rebuild order.â The US was divided into three servers, namely, one on the east coast, another one in the Midwest area, and the third one on the west coast. Compared to the Chinese server, which was also divided into three, the American population was much smaller, but the size of its land was similar to the Chinese mainland, and there were lots of developed urban centers. However, Alaska was independent of the US server.
âBecause of its large land, America had three servers, and there are diverse races and cultures, so it was inevitable for the US server to branch out into quite a number of forces...â Sungwoo already heard that Chairman Loveâs leadership played a crucial role in merging the various servers into one, namely US server 1. In particular, the WPU held the hegemony of the eastern coast and formed an alliance with the central part. They were allegedly continuing exchanges with all the servers in Canada.
âAnd some time ago they contacted the Japanese server and you, the Korean server.â The WPU was now in contact with other servers to create a âWorld Players Allianceâ. However, they suffered a setback because of the Necromancer. Admiral Bakerâs wrong calculations made things worse and ruined the WPUâs plan. âWell, I canât blame any particular man. All of us were arrogant. Because we endured without suffering big damage, compared with other servers, we thought our organization was far more healthy...â
She grabbed the coffee cup and continued, âWe were arrogant enough to use our overconfidence to persuade other servers. We didnât realize we were not ready yet...â Even though she looked back on the WPUâs mistake, she still did not give up her dream. âBut we still need a coalition...â Chairman Love looked straight into Sungwooâs eyes. âI am not going to give up or wait too long. I donât know what will happen later if I wait too long. So, I hope you can help me unite the world.â That was what Sungwoo expected. However, he had no intention of accepting her request hastily because he was not interested in uniting the world.
âAs for the necessity of creating the World Players Alliance, you are not trying to make it just for a great cause, right? Didnât you think that you could not stop the threat from Latin America with the WPUâs strength?â Sungwoo had already heard about this. As a matter of fact, there were the WPUâs own needs behind Chairman Loveâs plausible excuses for creating such a world coalition. Chairman Love nodded honestly and said, âThatâs right. I want to unite all the forces to cope with the threat we face or somebodyâs threat.
Like you said, the situation in Latin America is not very good. After all, their problem will be our headache sooner or later. And if we collapse, America, Canada and the rest of the world will fall one after another.â âIs the culprit Brazil?â She nodded, then said, âThe Mexican cartel is obviously a big headache. They are a bunch of lawless thieves who often come up to our land and roam around everywhere. However, they are divided into many forces, so they are not a big threat. As you know, however, Brazil, or more precisely, those monsters growing in the Amazon...â Love paused for a moment and sipped a cup of lukewarm coffee. And she raised her head again and said, âYou also have a baby dragon, right?â âThatâs right.â With her face grim, she said, âThe fully grown dragon is there...â