Matan’s Shooter - Chapter 213

‘It was a place where not even the Intelligence Guild could reach……

The area that Madame Ju mentioned naturally did not appear on Fibiel Kingdom’s map.

Anyway, the fact that a dark elf was found somewhere nearby was all the information the Intelligence Guild could get.

It seems that they really were hiding among the humans. In addition, even if he found the dark elves, he didn’t expect that he could enter their village.

‘If a person did not have any intimacy with them, they would not even talk…… no, wasn’t it said that you would be lucky if you didn’t get attacked? There’s a reason why the location of their village has not been revealed yet.’

Even if someone approached it by chance, they would have been killed by the dark elf sentries without even knowing how they died.

It must have been difficult for some of the ‘lost users’ to deal with the cursed clan that had abilities that surpassed all NPCs.

‘It would have been nice if they had died and figured out the identity of their attackers. Like elves, they focus on ranged attacks. As they were killed by a headshot or critical hit, the victims did not know what kind of monster had killed them.’

Judging from what he heard from Madam Ju, the area presumed to be the base of the Dark Elves was considered a ‘place to avoid’.

However, it was not possible for Leeha with his current situation!

Unless he happens to meet a dark elf somewhere in the human city, he must find that village.

‘The place I have to go to is the Siand Frontier.’

It was once an unexplored land, but after being discovered by the pioneer king, it is now a small town where merchant NPCs have begun to establish themselves.

A land that does not belong to any country.

Specifically, the region beyond the Adamantine Mountains. It meant that it was a lawless area where you shouldn’t expect security.

“Phew, still, it’s not a big deal. It is what it is I guess.”

Leeha looked at the magazines for the Black Bass.

At first, he thought that 100 shots were enough, but he used around 40 shots as he went through practice shooting, field boss hunting, and on the Royal Palace escort.

It was not a good idea to enter a lawless area with only around 60 bullets.

‘I still have one brass ingot. I have to go to Adamantine anyway, so I should stop by Hell Anvil first.’

It was different from when he went with Jin Gonggong.

10 seconds after he tore a scroll, Leeha arrived at Hell Anvil.

“Looking for people going to the Ironwood area! Whether gathering iron ore or leveling up, everyone is welcome~”

“Selling iron ingots, cheaper than the market price! Selling iron ingots, buying silver ingots!”

“Is there anyone who can make silver platings that are cheaper than the dwarves? ㅠ.ㅠ.”

Small users, small NPCs, and noises made by large users. Leeha liked the unbalanced atmosphere.

The first place he went to was, of course, the Bottleneck Blacksmith.

His goal was to obtain bullets, but it was also a store that specialized in making small tools. Leeha had another idea

“Hello”

Clang, clang, clang-.

A hammer flew over an anvil, and thick glass melted from the fire. The movements of the dwarves who were making all kinds of items stopped for a moment.

“This voice-”

“-Surely?”

The Beard Brothers were now familiar with Leeha’s voice.

“I’m here to make a request-”

“Boss! Boss! He’s here!” “The devil is here!”

The dwarves threw what they were working on and ran inside. After a while, Bottleneck rushed out and pointed at Leeha with shaking hands.

“You, you! Why are you here?!”

“Why did I come again? Of course, I’m here for morebullets. Is the price the same as last time? Here’s a brass ing-”

“Oh……

In the hometown of the dwarves, other users were bound to suffer. However, the dwarves who had never encountered someone as shameless as Leeha could not stand him.

“Ah, and I have one more request.”

“What?”

Bottleneck picked up the brass ingot.

He complained, but there was a reason why he could not refuse. The ammunition for [Black Bass] was irresistibly substantial.

Leeha waited for Bottleneck and the Beard Brothers to calm down after saying his piece

“I want to make an item called scope and night vision.”

“Scope?”

“Night vision?”

“Yes. So this-”

Leeha took off the scope that was attached to the Hummingbird-pistol and handed it to Bottleneck. Although they had wary expressions on their faces, the dwarves were certainly craftsmen.

Their curiosity could never be suppressed!

“Hmm, is it comparable to clairvoyant magic? If it is made by using a lens. Then knowledge on optics would be needed .”

Bottleneck and the Beard Brothers fumbled through the scope and quickly analyzed it.

“Of course, what I am asking for is something more advanced than that. The magnification should be adjustable from low to high, so the lens diameter should be large, and most importantly, the Elevation Adjustment and Windage Adjustment should be possible. The interval per click should be 26, so it can be used as a long-range scope-“

“W-wait, wait! Wait! What are you even saying?”

As expected, they did not understand.

The scope attached to the Hummingbird was a 444m dedicated scope.

It was made using Dale Castle’s resources and from the help of the NPCs, but was closer to a 444m fixed target telescope than a sniper scope.

‘I shouldn’t be the one developing it this time. If I think about the future, I have no choice but to do it this way.’ 

Just looking at the quest the [Black Bass] gave him.

Right after clearing the first quest to hit a target from 1000m, it was now 1,500m. To clear it, Leeha needed a real sniper scope.

As good as the real deal, no, with a magnification, caliber, and precision that exceeded the real thing.

“Cough……. So……”

Looking at Bottleneck and Beard Brothers with blank expressions, Leeha felt uncomfortable. He would need to explain the concept of what scope is first.

“Bring me some paper. I will explain it to you guys.”

After that, Leeha lectured them for a long time. The three dwarves sat down, diligently writing down all of Leeha’s explanations.

“-That’s about it. Did you understand?”

“You are talking about a device that, even when the distance increases, it can position the target within the scope and adjust the distance between the muzzle and the scope in order to aim, right?”

“That’s right. Horizontally, and vertically.”

“Hmmm, I get it, but it won’t be easy. Besides, you want something that could aim for more than 1,500m right? If that’s the case, it’s something that can’t be made with a normal lens. You’ll need a lens that’s taller than your height, to collect light and project the image.”

The dwarves were smarter than they looked

They also had the dexterity to create frames and shapes if they knew its structure.

However, it seemed that the fundamental difference in technology was difficult to overcome.

“The Beard Brothers are right. Besides, what about the scaling? Moving while controlling the amount of light is impossible with just a few lenses. If I made it, would it be the same size or larger than that cursed rifle? It’s impossible to have eyes like that unless you’re an eagle or a hawk! Think about why God didn’t give us those eyes!”

Bottleneck shook his head and even raised it.

“Then what if I bring you an eyeball similar to that of an eagle or a hawk? Can you do something about it?”

“T-this guy! You just said something ridiculous, what a joke! If there was, then why didn’t you say it earlier! Do you want the lens to have a larger aperture? A bird’s eyes might be able to take it, but ours can’t. It’s because our eyes cannot receive the light received by the bird’s optic nerve.”

So what was the way? If it was anyone else they would have said., ‘Is that so?’ And they would have just given up.

But, it was in Leeha’s nature to make do if there really was no other way.

However, the scope was an irreplaceable item. Leeha’s eyes were better than average, however, if the target exceeded 1,000m away, it was a necessity.

He must have a better scope.

“It is useless to have the eyes of other creatures. Few creatures can see that far. Eagles, hawks, birds of prey in the sky, etc.-”

“-Or even monsters with big eyes, boss.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Bottleneck and the Beard Brothers nodded with an expression of victory. He suddenly thought of them as people who enjoyed solving problems.

“A monster with big eyes?”

“That’s right. And you can’t just make your eyes bigger. We need to make a few lenses, so we need to have a few big eyes- most importantly, the monster has to primarily use its eyes.”

“Like Quiquero?”

“Quiquero! Haha, no matter how brilliant you are, why are you bringing up Quiquero’s name? The eyes of the great cyclops, the ruler of the Sentinel Mountains, all the way to the Adamantine-.”

“Here it is.”

Leeha took out an item.

It was big enough to fill a large garbage bag. He didn’t put it in the auction house because he wanted to use it somewhere else. 

“……What is this?”

“Is this a [Cyclops Crystal]?” 

It looked like material for something, so it was a waste to sell it in a store, and it was not listed in the auction house, so it did not have a market price.

“……Why is this here……?”

“If it’s this size, can you cut it without needing more of it? Ah, how much is it?” 

Leeha had 500 gold spare funds, but that did not mean he could just splurge all his money away!

“……Dear Anvil God……”

[Bargaining skill activated.]

[The chance of persuading the target increases by 38%.]

“Would it be better if I paid for it now or when I come to pick it up?” Bottleneck and the Beard Brothers shuddered.

(To be continued…)