TRGBM 26

Episode 26

026. Broadcast Begins

In a past life, countless players had sought out Parakel.

They searched for him to obtain a profession and learn his crafting skills.

But all had failed.

The only thing ever uncovered was the speculation that Parakel’s hideout was somewhere in Kratum.

That was all.

So golden hand didn’t have high hopes either.

If he was lucky, just meeting him and buying some items would be enough.

In any case, Kratum was now the perfect stage for golden hand, who had just barely passed level 20.

Following behind the Iron Walker, whose heavy footsteps shook the earth, golden hand trailed along.

Unlike the pastoral scenery of Neman Village, the road to Kratum was rough and desolate.

While walking through that wilderness, a group of Stone Goblins lying in ambush among the rocky terrain appeared.

They were monsters in the level 20s, but their numbers looked to be well over thirty.

However.

“Walker, wipe them out.”
“Waaaalker!”

Thud, thud, thud—

At golden hand’s short command, the Iron Walker that charged forward spewed fire from its flamethrower.

The Stone Goblins turned to ash without even managing to properly scream.

[Level has increased! Lv. 21]
[Acquired ‘Melted Stone Fragment of a Goblin’.]
[Acquired ‘Crude and Melted Iron Ore’.]
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“Hmm, only junk drops.”

golden hand had the Iron Walker pick up the loot scattered on the ground and moved on.

Then, he suddenly remembered the smartphone messages he had checked in reality.

They were full of useless messages, but among them were messages asking him to stream.

He couldn’t just ignore the messages left by his precious fans.

‘A stream… I suppose I have to do it.’

Until now, he had run forward with only one thought: to prevent the ruin.

But he couldn’t ignore his real life.

Earning money for his livelihood was a critical matter.

Capsule installment payments, electricity bills, food expenses, monthly rent, and so on.

For now, he had saved money to live on, but a few months later would be a problem.

Before the grand goal of preventing ruin, he first had to survive in reality.

‘I don’t have the mental leisure to stream as much as I’d like… but I have to do what I must.’

Geumson stopped walking and sank into brief contemplation.

What topic should he stream about to capture people’s attention?

Then, a news segment he’d seen on TV suddenly came to mind.

[Ranking 1st Kang Moo-jin, Announces Temporary Halt in Activities Due to Main Weapon Destruction!]

Remembering that, golden hand.

A smile formed at the corner of his mouth.

“…This is it.”

The timing was impeccable.
There was no better provocative topic than this.
Kang Moo-jin, the icon and strongest symbol of Lepione.
Creating a better weapon than his broken greatsword?
It was certain to generate tremendous buzz.

“Walker? Let’s set up camp here for a bit. I need to turn on a stream.”
“Waaalker!”

As the Iron Walker skillfully gathered dry branches nearby to start a fire, Golden Hand sat beside it and activated the streaming system.

The familiar interface he hadn’t seen in a while.
Without hesitation, Geumson entered the stream title.

[The Storm’s Conductor? That’s Nothing Special]

The moment he pressed the start stream button, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

[‘Golden Hand Baragi’ has entered the stream.]
[‘Ttukbaegi Collector’ has entered the stream.]
[‘Hammer Warrior Rice Cake’ has entered the stream.]
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In an instant, the viewer count began to explode past hundreds and thousands.

The chat window was literally on the verge of bursting.

└ He’s here! Finally here!
└ Ttukbaegi Breaker! God of Mining!
└ What, The Storm’s Conductor? That’s Kang Moo-jin’s weapon, right? He’s going to make that?
└ He’s crazy lol Is he messing with Kang Moo-jin? golden hand downfall is confirmed!
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golden hand had expected maybe a few hundred viewers at best.
But the number of viewers watching his stream now had already far exceeded 30,000.

‘Why… why is the reaction so good? Did the bait really work that well?’

Geumson was completely unaware of how much of a hot topic he had become on Repinet.
He only vaguely guessed that the provocative topic of “The Storm’s Conductor” had drawn people in.
The chat was scrolling too fast to keep up with at all.

golden hand gave up on reading the chat.
He resolved to just focus on what he had to do.

“Ahem, welcome. I’m the blacksmith Golden Hand. Today… as you can see, I’m going to try making a greatsword that’s better than the recently destroyed Storm’s Conductor.”

His words made the chat boil over even more heatedly.

└ Bro, first time seeing your stream, but your voice is amazing!
└ Wow, you’re actually making it, not just baiting? Do you have the materials?
└ But what’s that golem next to you? A pet? Do you sell those? Is it a new cash item? It wasn’t in the notices!

[KangMoojinFanclubPresident] donated 500,000 won: Please, save our Moojin hyung! Make him the best greatsword!
└ President! Are you getting fooled by that again?!
└ If a player wants to make something Unique grade or higher, they’d need to be over level 100, right?

Geumson couldn’t gather his senses amid the pouring donations and chat barrage.
The chat was also filled with criticism and curses.
Struggling to maintain his composure despite such chats, Geumson commanded the Iron Walker.

“Walker, take out the Moonlight Steel first.”
“Waaalker! Take out… take out! Mine? Mine!”
“No, take out the materials and give them to me.”

Though the Iron Walker was a bit slow on the uptake, it seemed to be gradually improving.
The Iron Walker moved its massive body and took out an ore emitting a brilliant silvery light from its expanded inventory.
Moonlight Steel.

Meanwhile, golden hand had set up a simple forge next to the campfire.
With the ‘Sun’s Right Hand’ skill, a forge wasn’t strictly necessary.
But he had prepared it on purpose for the “show” effect of the stream.

‘First, the goal is Unique grade. It’ll be troublesome if I pour too much heart and soul into it.’

While preparing for the crafting, Geumson set the direction in his mind.
This time, the goal wasn’t to make the ultimate weapon.

If he poured all his soul and skill into creating a masterpiece, the ‘Imprint of the Soul’ effect had a high chance of activating.

‘If the Imprint of the Soul activates, it becomes bound to me… That would be problematic.’

In short, it meant the item would become unsellable.
What Geumson needed right now was money to sustain his livelihood.
No matter how excellent a sword, if it couldn’t be sold, it was just scrap metal.

‘Moderately, but overwhelmingly. That’s the key.’

Geumson placed the Moonlight Steel into the forge and began working the bellows.
The Iron Walker silently organized the other materials beside him.
The scene resembled a veteran blacksmith and his seasoned assistant who had worked together for decades.

└ Wow, that golem is really smart, huh? Its AI level seems different.
└ Geumson brother, where did you get that golem? Share some info!
└ Watching the crafting process is super fun. You’d hit it big with an ASMR stream too.
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Unexpectedly, the chat flowed in a peaceful atmosphere during the crafting process.
At least, until Geumson took out the final materials.

“Now, let’s mix in a special material.”

What golden hand pulled from his inventory were the 2 items he had taken from PK Godt,

[Assassin’s Light Armor][Rare]
[Viper’s Dagger][Unique]

The moment he took them out, those who recognized them began to dominate the chat.

└ Huh? Isn’t that Rare grade armor?
└ Wait, that dagger… I’ve seen it somewhere before.
└ What! That’s the Viper’s Dagger that PK Godt dropped! Geumson hyung really did take it! lololololol
└ lolololol I can’t hear PK Godt sobbing over this! lol

The chat was instantly flipped upside down.
golden hand nonchalantly placed the Assassin’s Light Armor on the anvil first.
And then.

“This… I’ll just break it.”

He didn’t even check the chat’s reaction.
Without a hint of hesitation, golden hand simply raised his hammer and struck the armor down.

CRACK!

└ ???
└ Wha, what are you doing?
└ He’s crazy, just breaking a Rare item like that?
└ You could repair and sell that for quite a bit of money… Why is he doing that?
└ Ladies and gentlemen, you are witnessing a streamer who has gone mad for attention lololololol
└ When nothing works out, you try all sorts of things, huh?
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While viewers poured out chats filled with shock and questions, a system message appeared before Geumson’s eyes.

[The effect of ‘Destructive Creator’ did not activate.]
[Failed to recover the core material.]
[Assassin’s Light Armor has been destroyed.]

Seeing the message, Geumson gritted his teeth.
The Assassin’s Light Armor turned into a handful of ash and scattered into the air.
However, viewers unaware of Geumson’s achievement [Destructive Creator] only sighed in regret.

Yet, golden hand didn’t stop.
Without regret, he placed the next target, the Viper’s Dagger, onto the anvil.
The chat became a crucible of excitement over golden hand antics.

└ It’s Unique, right? That’s worth over 10 million won, isn’t it?
└ [PK Godt]: You son of a b*tch, what are you doing with my dagger!!!!
└ What, PK Godt has appeared lolololol
└ GodTtu hyung lolololol but the chat is too fast, it’s getting buried lolololol
└ Wow, he’s really breaking it! He’s insane!
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Unaware that curses aimed at him were flying past in the chat, Geumson raised his hammer high once again.
Viewers all held their breath and focused on the head of his hammer.
And the moment golden hand’s hammer struck down on the ‘Viper’s Dagger’.

SNAP!

With an unsettling sound.
A message appeared before golden hand’s eyes.