Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 103
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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
Wolf’s Egg (1)
Wolf’s Egg (1)
Hyeon-su, who had visited the Vatican, was able to meet with Pope Carcel.
Carcel was very favorable toward Hyeon-su.
“I’m thinking of designating this Royal Sword as a sacred relic of our Church of Ares. Thank you, this Royal Sword will further elevate our name.”
[The Royal Sword you crafted is designated as a sacred relic of the Church of Ares.]
[You gain 100 Fame.]
[You gain 30 Charisma.]
“Aria said she would pay 30% more, but my thoughts are different.”
Hyeon-su’s heart beat inexplicably fast.
He was, after all, the Pope.
And that Carcel was making an effort to impress him.
“The value of this Royal Sword is greater and more beautiful, so I’ve decided to add 10% more value and pay 1.6 million gold.”
It was an astonishing amount.
1.6 billion won in Korean currency.
“May I entrust you with tasks if I have requests in the future?”
Carcel had heard that Hyeon-su was an excellent warrior and an outstanding blacksmith.
He was saying he would entrust him with any mission.
“Of course.”
With that, Hyeon-su immediately left the Vatican and logged out.
And he applied to exchange the gold.
Hyeon-su wanted to see the money deposited in his bank account with his own eyes, so he went to the counter to confirm it.
1.6 billion won.
The remaining hospital bills were about 700 million, so even after paying that off, nearly 900 million would remain.
Hyeon-su found himself tearing up.
The enormous hospital bills that had reached tens of billions of won.
He had thought it was practically the end of his life, but it was the beginning of Hyeon-su’s new life.
And with an elderly person’s words, he made another resolution to be happy as he left the bank.
He immediately went to the hospital and paid off all the hospital bills.
He still needed to think about what to do with the remaining money.
And Hyeon-su had a little free time left.
What should he do during that free time?
Hyeon-su could decide quickly.
‘I’ll recreate the Coat of Calamity.’
The telekinetic power derived from the calamitous fate embedded in the Coat of Calamity seemed quite excellent.
In Hyeon-su’s view, this Coat of Calamity seemed to have many powers that weren’t necessarily needed for him.
‘Modifying artifacts to suit me also means my growth.’
Hyeon-su was still only in the 220s in level.
And as much as Hyeon-su had grown, the levels of users playing the game were also rising exponentially.
To narrow that gap, excellent artifacts were also Hyeon-su’s strength.
[Connecting to Ares.]
***
“It’s alright, Bella.”
Bella, who had all her ailments driven away by Saint Aria’s prayer, lay in the hospital room and conveyed her disloyal feelings to Barad.
However, Barad nodded his head generously as if it was rather fortunate.
Bella carefully asked what she was curious about.
“Why did you let the assassin named Brock live and send him away?”
He was someone who had tried to assassinate the king. Bella couldn’t understand why such a person was allowed to live.
“I am growing old and that child is maturing.”
Such sad words.
But strangely enough.
Barad seemed full of excitement.
“Fifteen years have passed in a cold war state with the Fraham Kingdom.”
The Fraham Kingdom was a nation twice as large as the Goyard Kingdom.
“We’ve been waging a silent war for that long period.”
They just hadn’t led armies to attack each other.
War could break out at any time without it being strange.
“So I thought about it. Hyeon-su must grow day by day and gain more recognition from the people, and furthermore from the nobles.”
Bella agreed as well.
He was still just a junior baron. About the rank of a knight.
“He must accomplish countless things to finally reach this position. Until he reaches this position, I hope for his growth, the end of this long war, and for him to gain much more.”
Bella didn’t understand those words for a moment.
“What do you mean by that…”
“Do you know what I felt when I first learned about Blacksmith Hyeon?”
Soon Bella, who saw Barad’s foresight, was amazed.
Barad’s emotions at that time seemed to be like this.
‘Blacksmith Hyeon. I want to meet him desperately.’
That was the emotion Barad had harbored at the time, and it would be the emotion the king of Fraham Kingdom would feel.
At that moment.
Brock, who had barely returned alive after losing one arm.
Brock had received treatment from Goyard’s priests and was fine except for missing an arm.
The king of Fraham Kingdom listening to his report.
He was Ben, one of the continent’s 10 great legends known as Spear Heaven, and he was an old man.
Ben, who was listening to the report from his throne, was surprised.
“Though I failed in the assassination, I opened all my ears and listened to their stories before coming back.”
Ben felt an inexplicable emotion.
It was about Blacksmith Hyeon.
Curiosity about him.
And it made him caress his worn-out spear.
He too was feeling exactly the same emotion that Barad had harbored.
But Ben shook his head.
“What you heard wasn’t something you heard, but something Barad let you hear.”
He had let Brock live and sent him to tell that story.
Ben understood that intention perfectly.
‘Don’t you want an excellent spear too? But what can you do? The creator of that spear is a noble of our kingdom.’
Barad was cunning.
Extending a hand for peace while trying to seize control of that peace himself.
What was also puzzling was this.
‘Why wouldn’t he reveal such a precious talent…?’
Ben’s eyes widened.
‘Is he that important?’
Barad had also made a choice for his sake.
He had already taken him under his wing, but wanted him to go further and accumulate more wealth and fame.
It was like this.
‘My dear friend, isn’t he remarkable? Please look after him well from now on.’
He was confident he wouldn’t lose Hyeon while also trying to show off that power.
And he was half successful.
Because Ben felt an irresistible greed.
But that didn’t mean he intended to give up control.
‘I would indeed like to have an excellent spear too.’
But Ben was an even more cunning fellow than Barad.
“How interesting, Blacksmith Hyeon. If I ask him to craft a spear he cannot make, I could embarrass both Barad and that blacksmith called Hyeon.”
It was clear before his eyes.
The man called Blacksmith Hyeon who would break out in cold sweat upon receiving an impossible spear crafting request.
He immediately summoned the blacksmiths and commanded.
“Look into crafting spears that would be absolutely impossible to make.”
After the blacksmiths withdrew, Brock asked.
“What if it’s a spear that cannot be made, but he actually manages to craft it?”
“That won’t be easy. It’s an item I’m proposing precisely because it can’t be made.”
Finally, Ben took his leave.
Then he reflected.
What should he do if Hyeon could actually craft a spear that others couldn’t?
‘That’s an obvious question.’
If such a spear were crafted, the one breaking out in cold sweat that day wouldn’t be the blacksmith, but himself.
Because he would want that spear so badly.
***
Hyeon-su clearly understood the advantages of being a descendant of the Blacksmith God.
Custom Crafting.
An artifact’s grade is determined not only by defense and attack power, but also by how many effects it has and their quantity.
In other words, a high grade comes from having many skills and high stat increase rates.
Custom Crafting is different.
‘It’s tailored only to what I need, completely eliminating unnecessary elements.’
So Hyeon-su decided to recreate the Calamity Coat.
The Divine Custom Repair that Hyeon-su had obtained before.
The power to delete unnecessary things and add new ones.
It included not just repair, but also restoration and recreation.
The reason Hyeon-su decided to recreate the Calamity Coat.
‘It has many skills that are unnecessary for me.’
First of all.
The Calamity Coat had the power of instant death.
The passive skill Instant Death had this power.
‘Randomly kills one person among those who feel fear toward you with a 0.4% probability.’
What kind of damn skill was this?
Of course, if Hyeon-su were truly a calamity, it would be a necessary skill.
Just facing a calamity would cause someone to die and fear would reach its peak.
But if Hyeon-su actually became like that, he would probably be exiled from the kingdom.
‘This is actually excellent from a different perspective.’
Though absurd, it was indeed a strong power.
Wouldn’t it be better to upgrade this to a different effect?
The power Hyeon-su wanted to upgrade was precisely Calamity’s Command.
The power to stop surrounding objects using telekinesis for 6 seconds.
[Starting Divine Custom Repair.]
He deleted Instant Death and Calamity’s Majesty, the power that induced fear.
Instead, he changed the ability to stop all objects with telekinesis for 6 seconds.
In what way?
‘So I can freely manipulate real telekinesis.’
Simply stopping things and telekinesis that Hyeon-su himself controls are completely different.
Hyeon-su stayed up for two full days and finally completed it.
[You have recreated it with superior craftsmanship than the original creator.]
[You have changed the name to Lord’s Coat.]
[The Lord’s Coat’s effects are 6% superior and it displays a new appearance.]
Hyeon-su was truly amazed.
(Lord’s Coat)
Grade: Unique
Durability: 9,000/9,000
Defense: 431
Restriction: Level 200 or higher
Special Abilities:
·Charisma increased by 30.
·Active Skill Lord’s Command.
·Passive Skill Calamity’s Command.
·All effects increased by 5% when wearing additional Calamity artifacts.
Description: An artifact closest to legendary status that once symbolized the Fifth Calamity Jack, but was newly created by the touch of a superior blacksmith.
Calamity’s Command, which Hyeon-su wanted to maximize.
This existed as both active and passive.
And to distinguish them, the active was changed to Lord’s Command.
The passive kept its original name.
And their effects were slightly different.
What Hyeon-su wanted was the change in the active skill Lord’s Command.
(Lord’s Command)
Active Skill
Mana Cost: 500
Cooldown: 20 minutes.
Effect:
·You can freely control all objects within a 50m radius using telekinesis for 12 seconds.
·This is impossible if the target is 100 levels or higher than you.
What used to merely stop desired objects for 6 seconds had dramatically increased to 12 seconds.
‘Should I try it?’
Hyeon-su activated his newly acquired Lord’s Command.
***
Manager Nel was heading to the Blacksmith Shop, their base, to meet Hyeon-su.
She actually had many worries.
‘He might become a king someday…?’
Of course, if Guild Master Hyeon-su really became that, it would be wonderful.
However, she thought it might be too early.
Of course, it wasn’t something happening right now, but it had only been a few months since she and Hyeon-su had met.
‘The life of a noble isn’t easy.’
The Hyeon-su she first met was certainly impressive, but unknowingly filled with darkness.
He was troubled by hospital bills and many other things, and though his shoulders were broad, they somehow looked drooped.
Of course, she was also going to congratulate Hyeon-su since he had resolved all his hospital bill problems.
But someone who was like that just a few months ago would have to live the life of a noble from now on.
‘Doesn’t he need a little more time?’
It was out of genuine concern for Hyeon-su and for Guild Gwangmyeong. Of course, since it was already done, she could only worry.
Nel, who opened the door and entered the Blacksmith Shop that was their base, was left speechless.
‘It wasn’t too early…’
People are born with certain things.
Even if what they’re born with is hidden, that nature doesn’t disappear.
Nel found what she was seeing now simply wondrous.
Hammers, anvils, nails, screws, countless materials for making artifacts.
Those materials were floating around Hyeon-su, who was wearing a coat.
The furnace that should be making crackling sounds as hot flames burned.
It was frozen as if someone had taken a photograph of the fire with a camera.
Hyeon-su flicked his finger.
Then the things floating around him were organized one by one and gently descended.
Crackle-
The furnace’s fire, which had been like a frozen photograph, blazed up again.
Seeing Hyeon-su turn to look at her with a gentle smile, Nel was certain.
He was someone who had been born for that position from the beginning.
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