Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 126

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

Masterpiece (2)

Masterpiece (2)

Masterpiece (2)

The blacksmith shop.

Hyeon-su recalled his conversation with Nel.

‘That person you accepted the crafting request from, is there a reason for it?’

‘That person you accepted the crafting request from, is there a reason for it?’

‘That person you accepted the crafting request from, is there a reason for it?’

Hyeon-su had already told Nel it was because he was desperate.

Though it didn’t seem obvious, Hyeon-su occasionally checked the countless recruitment offers and crafting request notes at Hyeon’s Forge.

Currently, countless high rankers were sending notes to Hyeon.

But among them, only Ian had been sending crafting request notes and leaving messages at Hyeon’s Forge for nearly 100 days, over a month.

‘Even while being mocked by the public.’

That showed how desperate he was.

It was also connected to Father’s blacksmithing spirit.

Father didn’t sell weapons to just anyone.

‘Hyeon-su, our profession is sometimes one that helps those desperate souls who want something so badly. And if we fulfill that desperation, it will return to us as a blessing.’

‘Hyeon-su, our profession is sometimes one that helps those desperate souls who want something so badly. And if we fulfill that desperation, it will return to us as a blessing.’

‘Hyeon-su, our profession is sometimes one that helps those desperate souls who want something so badly. And if we fulfill that desperation, it will return to us as a blessing.’

And Hyeon-su had seen an example of that desperation.

Ian’s note that came to Hyeon’s Forge.

[I can only use horn bows. I have vivid memories of shooting horn bows with my father as a child.]

He wanted to ask.

The year 2040.

A world where our country’s traditional bow, the horn bow, was neglected.

Instead, archery had been adopted as an Olympic sport worldwide.

Moreover, the reason for insisting on horn bows, which could only be found very rarely in the game Ares.

[I’ve always thought horn bows were the pride of our people. During the Joseon Dynasty, there were three weapons representing China, Japan, and Korea.]

He didn’t simply like horn bows.

He understood them.

[China had spears, Japan had muskets, and Korea had bows.]

The most powerful-looking would be muskets.

[Muskets had a range of 80m. And our bows that the Japanese mocked. Horn bows with short arrows had a range of 200m.]

[Also, Yi Seong-gye, Yi Sun-sin, Jumong…]

Hyeon-su smiled as he read those words.

[Growing up hearing those stories made me pick up the horn bow. And here are my stat window and skill window.]

It was rare for a high ranker to share their stat and skill windows.

Because those were their secrets and trump cards.

His Bow Mastery was only Beginner Lv.3.

Literally beginner level.

But his unique skill called Horn Bow Mastery had reached Master Lv.5.

The moment he saw this, he realized one fact.

‘The person who can shoot the bows I craft the best.’

That was Ian.

Of course, Hyeon-su could also craft western-style bows.

But he had a higher understanding of horn bows.

The combination of the person who could shoot best and the person who could craft best created the strongest synergy.

Of course, these weren’t the only reasons.

[I’ll pay 30% more than the value of the crafted bow.]

Because he said he would pay that much more in value.

And Hyeon-su had already decided in his mind what to craft.

When he sent that information, a reply came soon.

[If such a thing can really be realized and I’m satisfied with it…]

He sent a reply some time after that message.

[I’ll create one video related to Hyeon’s Forge for you. I worked as a video editor three years ago and was quite famous. But I quit when I started Ares. Currently, Hyeon’s Forge ranks 23rd among blacksmith shops. It’s fallen quite a bit since the Dragon Light Sword unboxing.]

Hyeon-su looked surprised.

‘A video editor?’

Actually, Hyeon-su didn’t know much about that field.

But he knew that in the year 2040, skilled video editors were hard to find even with money.

Even the renowned guilds in Ares mostly had at least one video editor.

That’s how important promotion had become.

[I’ll help you get back into the top 20.]

Hyeon-su was surprised.

Ian’s confidence made him excited.

‘He can raise three ranks with just one video?’

The unboxing preview from AJ Internet Broadcasting Station suddenly came to mind.

At that time, just one preview had attracted tens of thousands of viewers.

‘Indeed.’

Hyeon-su knew his thinking was correct.

He didn’t know for what reason Ian had quit being an editor.

But when he fulfilled his desperation, he extended a hand of gratitude in return.

‘Shall I begin?’

Hyeon-su took out materials from his inventory.

It was the highest-grade Small World Tree.

(Small World Tree)

Grade: Legendary

Restriction: Level 250+ Blacksmith

Difficulty: Supreme

Special Abilities

·Archery-related skills +4 increase.

·Fire attribute attack power up to 431% increase.

·Fire attribute skills up to legendary grade.

·Arrow penetration 120% increase.

·Accuracy 130% increase.

·Critical hit rate 80% increase.

·Durability up to infinite increase.

Description: The most precious material obtainable from only 1% of Small World Trees, and accordingly, it boasts supreme difficulty due to its sensitivity.

The Small World Tree obtained this time was enough to make exactly two bows.

‘Supreme difficulty.’

That meant it was an extremely sensitive material.

Hyeon-su began crafting.

Ho-beom was excited.

‘Maybe I’ll get a legendary bow too?’

Blacksmith Hyeon was the creator of the most legendary artifacts in Ares.

‘I’ll keep it secret for now.’

Ho-beom wasn’t foolish enough to spread rumors everywhere.

Once the crafting request was accepted, Ho-beom searched for information about Hyeon.

Soon he came across one shocking post.

Blacksmith Community.

A post from someone operating anonymously but presumed to be a user within the top 10 blacksmith rankings.

[Hyeon’s Forge has been quite hot lately, right? But I’d like to share something you might not know.]

‘Something we don’t know?’

Ho-beom made a puzzled expression.

[There are rumors that the Royal Sword, currently designated as a treasure of the Ares Church, is also the third legendary item made by Hyeon. While this hasn’t been confirmed since no user has seen the exact detailed information, I also think it’s possible.]

‘Wow…!’

Ho-beom was actually happy to hear that.

‘Three legendary artifacts!?’

But soon he frowned as he read the following posts.

[If you think about it carefully, something seems strange. Barad’s sword, Dragon Light Sword, Royal Sword. Did you notice what they have in common?]

“…They’re all swords?”

Right, all three of them were swords.

[Correct. All legendary artifacts made by Hyeon are swords. Of course, swords account for 45% of weapon usage in Ares. The reason I’m mentioning this is because users from really diverse job classes are making requests at Hyeon’s Forge.]

Ho-beom swallowed. He was one of them too.

[Originally, blacksmiths craft one or two types of artifacts better among dozens of artifacts. There are actually related passive skills too. I’m cautiously suggesting that perhaps Hyeon only excels in sword crafting. Of course, there are exceptions.]

[Hyeon surprised us by crafting a bow called the Thousand-Pound Bow. But as everyone knows, while the Thousand-Pound Bow was excellent, it wasn’t legendary.]

Ho-beom was somewhat shocked by those words.

The post wasn’t just blindly criticizing Hyeon.

[Still, the blacksmith named Hyeon is certainly an outstanding person among individual blacksmiths.]

He acknowledged what deserved acknowledgment.

The comments below it.

[You’re right… lololol.]

[Come to think of it, Hyeon can only make swords lololol.]

[Didn’t he get some special benefit like 50%+ increased probability of legendary grade artifacts after making one legendary sword?]

[Seems possible, or maybe he’s originally a sword crafting specialist blacksmith?]

Ho-beom could only rub his face wearily.

‘What if that’s really true?’

For him, an excellent horn bow was the only way to solve his current predicament.

If he couldn’t obtain such a thing, he would be pushed out of the top 50 rankings soon.

Ian’s worries deepened.

Hyeon-su’s hands moved skillfully as he began working.

Hyeon-su had once restored Lord Vance’s horn bow from the Beginner Zone.

Crafting a bow with this Small World Tree now was more difficult than that time.

The material itself was extremely difficult to handle.

But Hyeon-su managed that difficult material with skilled hand movements.

Actually, there was one secret that people didn’t know.

‘People might think I’m best at making swords.’

Of course, Hyeon-su made swords well too.

But if someone gave Hyeon-su the finest materials for anything and asked him to choose what to make, he could answer without hesitation.

‘I would make a horn bow.’

It wasn’t just because Hyeon-su had natural talent for making horn bows.

The blacksmith shop where he was with his father Hyeon-tae.

Surprisingly, that blacksmith shop had similar numbers of sword crafting requests and horn bow crafting requests.

Why?

‘Real swords are ultimately difficult to take up as a hobby.’

However, there were still many people in our country who enjoyed the hobby of being captivated by the charm of the horn bow, our traditional bow.

Just like Ian had been in his childhood.

Therefore, swords and bows. There were many crafting requests for these two types.

And between Father and himself, there was someone who showed more talent in one type of weapon.

Hyeon-su was bows, and Father was swords.

From then on, Hyeon-su mainly took charge of horn bow crafting while Father handled sword crafting.

Father had said.

‘You are the best bow craftsman I know.’

‘You are the best bow craftsman I know.’

‘You are the best bow craftsman I know.’

Hyeon-su smiled bitterly.

‘That’s because there aren’t many blacksmiths in this world.’

‘That’s because there aren’t many blacksmiths in this world.’

‘That’s because there aren’t many blacksmiths in this world.’

But Father shook his head.

‘I’m not talking about that level. You have a natural talent for bows. If you had existed in Jumong’s era, Jumong would have chosen you among tens of thousands of blacksmiths.’

‘I’m not talking about that level. You have a natural talent for bows. If you had existed in Jumong’s era, Jumong would have chosen you among tens of thousands of blacksmiths.’

‘I’m not talking about that level. You have a natural talent for bows. If you had existed in Jumong’s era, Jumong would have chosen you among tens of thousands of blacksmiths.’

‘Ahem.’

‘Ahem.’

‘Ahem.’

‘But you’re worse than me at swords.’

‘But you’re worse than me at swords.’

‘But you’re worse than me at swords.’

‘What…?’

‘What…?’

‘What…?’

Of course, that “worse” didn’t mean below Master Craftsman level.

Take soccer players as an example.

Eleven soccer players.

When the average talent value of ordinary people is 70, theirs is 100.

And even among these national team soccer players, those with talents of 108 or 110 stand out.

Hyeon-su’s general blacksmithing skill belonged to those with talents of 108 or 110.

But his bow crafting alone might be 120, 130, or even immeasurable.

That’s what Hyeon-su’s bow crafting was like.

Refined buffalo horn and a bowstring nearing completion.

‘The elasticity of the Small World Tree surpasses common sense.’

Does Jumong’s bow actually exist in the world?

Hyeon-su doesn’t know either.

However, he uniquely imagines if Jumong had existed.

The legendary Jumong is known to have shot arrows from longer ranges than others and hit his targets.

‘In other words, that range means a bowstring that can withstand being drawn more tautly.’

The blacksmith’s knowledge and the finest materials meet to perfect it.

The bowstring problem was solved.

And what Hyeon-su truly wanted was a bow that could truly be called worthy of Jumong.

Soon he began the warming process of the bow over a small fire.

To be called Jumong’s horn bow, it needed not only long range but also accuracy.

But these are completely opposite concepts.

‘An arrow shot from far away also has high accuracy?’

That’s impossible.

Realistically, it becomes an absolutely impossible task.

But…

‘It will be possible.’

[You are showing a horn bow crafting method that defies common sense.]

[This will be the most perfect horn bow crafting method.]

Why?

Because while it’s impossible in reality, the system here acknowledges it and gives you what you want if it’s impressive enough.

Finally finishing the warming process, he carved patterns.

And there was something not to be forgotten.

‘Small World Tree.’

The small fire and large fire he had created.

And the content about the Small World Tree written in the detailed description.

Fire attribute attack power increase and fire attribute skill enhancement up to legendary level.

‘This thing is the ultimate fire attribute weapon material…!’

The moment he grasped the completed horn bow’s grip.

Whoooooosh-

Flames that erupted from the bow grip spread throughout the entire blacksmith shop.

Those flames weren’t hot at all to Hyeon-su.

But those flames were the hottest infernal fire in the world that had once tried to burn him.

Soon all those flames were sucked into the bow.

The bow grip that had been glowing red as if heated returned to its original white color.

Whoooosh-!

Hyeon-su has a habit.

When he’s absorbed in crafting, he can’t hear any notifications.

As all his senses finally opened, Hyeon-su anticipated.

Hyeon-su had come to trust his instincts after creating several legendary items.

That instinct was.

‘A legendary will emerge.’

It was this kind of feeling. This horn bow was certainly worthy of it.

So Hyeon-su anticipated.

His fifth legendary notification that would come to him.

But soon, as his senses opened, Hyeon-su was disappointed.

Behind countless notifications, there was no notification saying ‘Approaching legendary.’

Also.

‘There’s no notification that a new legendary has been written either.’

Hyeon-su wore a bitter smile.

‘This is ultimately a game.’

Even if you make an excellent bow, luck also plays a big role.

‘This time my luck was…’

Then an unexpected notification came.

[A Masterpiece is being written.]

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