Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 183

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
Royal Command (4)
You can create your own Calamity.
Calamities possess various special powers.
The Fifth Calamity, Jack, wields telekinesis.
The Fourth Calamity, Ronso, commands the power of flight.
The First Calamity possesses bizarre defensive prowess.
Having experienced it firsthand, each individual advantage the Calamities possess becomes a tremendous force if one can acquire it.
[Your own Calamity will become a power solely for you, and you can create and apply it to yourself at any time.]
This was not an Artifact concept, but rather a Skill.
And Hyeon-su understood.
‘Legendary Grade….’
The Sword King’s Swordsmanship, Ghost Step, Karmic Bond—this would be the fourth Legendary Grade power he would manifest.
This “Your Own Calamity” was similar to Artea’s Skill creation.
The difference was that I could create the power I desired.
‘Insane….’
Hyeon-su knew this was not mere fortune.
‘This is a reward I rightfully earned through my own achievements.’
Defeating all four Calamities was certainly an unprecedented feat.
I decided to think carefully about what kind of Calamity to create.
First, I examined the newly acquired Gauntlet.
(Calamity’s Gauntlet)
Grade: Unique
Durability: Infinite
Defense: 374
Requirement: Level 300 or higher
Special Abilities:
·Sword Mastery +2
·Greatsword Mastery +4
·Weapon Weight Reduction 50%.
·Passive Skill: Cleaves All.
·When equipped with additional Calamity Artifacts, all effects increase by 5%.
Description: A Gauntlet worn by the Second Calamity, Rogal. With this Gauntlet equipped, there is nothing you cannot cleave.
The Calamity’s Gauntlet was unfortunately only Unique grade.
And since a Gauntlet was merely a supplementary piece.
But I harbored no regrets.
‘I can craft something far superior to this.’
What amazed Hyeon-su was the Calamity that Rogal possessed.
Cleaves all.
This power, which activates with a 3% probability, instantly increases cutting power by 250%.
The Twin Dragon Blade—a weapon optimized for cleaving through enemies.
‘When this Gauntlet and the Twin Dragon Blade come together….’
The synergy would transcend imagination.
Then a thought occurred to Hyeon-su.
‘…Father has one more reason to awaken.’
In this way, Hyeon-su continually created reasons for his father to wake.
This Twin Dragon Blade he was crafting would serve as a buff for everyone.
‘If an offensive Twin Dragon Blade is created, just how much power would it unleash?’
And what kind of tremendous force would it generate when combined with this Gauntlet’s synergy?
Helenya dropped nothing else besides this.
Following the law of Calamities.
‘Besides dropping Calamity Artifacts, she’s basically broke….’
But he felt no regret.
[Too many donation notifications.]
[You can check donations after the broadcast ends.]
‘Just how much is it?’
It was visible when the Sword King’s Swordsmanship was displayed.
Posts from famous Users promising to donate if Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop succeeded in the Helenya Raid.
The notifications were so overwhelming that the chat had become paralyzed.
Moreover, more viewers was always better.
[Nel: Hyeon-su, the response is hotter than expected. My face is burning. And these viewers will naturally flow into Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop.]
That was right. This ripple effect would naturally increase Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop’s subscriber count.
At Nel’s words, Hyeon-su took a deep breath.
‘Just how many people are watching?’
When I first checked, the viewer count was around 1.1 million.
Even that was an exceptional number for this year.
[Current Viewer Count: 2,241,000.]
“…?”
Hyeon-su was bewildered.
‘That many?’
Suddenly, the realization that this many viewers were watching him made his fists clench tightly.
Hyeon-su had been at the very bottom.
Yet now the entire world was in awe.
-I had predicted that Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop would fail the Helenya Raid. This shows how much I underestimated Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop as a whole. I apologize for that.
-The domestic enthusiasm for Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop is blazing.
-Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop currently holds the #1 search term on domestic portal sites.
#2 is Crazy Rookie, and #3 is Twin Dragon Blade.
#4 is Blacksmith Hyeon.
-Users worldwide who had jokingly set donation missions, thinking the Helenya Raid was impossible, are now in shock.
Donations were, in fact, merely a promise.
However, mission proposals from renowned Users had to be honored without fail.
The general Users felt similarly.
-That was so fun lol
-fr
-I’d sponsor at this level.
-King move
‘Why wouldn’t I?’
The broadcast ended.
Yet the viewer count wasn’t decreasing.
The most important Helenya hunt was over—so why?
-What rank?
-How much contribution exactly did you achieve?
“…?”
A Kingdom message had resonated.
This Kingdom message became a Quest.
Upon logging in, Hyeon-su received the Quest “Kingdom Quest: Salvation” as well.
The Salvation Quest was one where contribution points increased by helping save the Goyad Kingdom from crisis.
-Sir, please share your contribution points.
-Please show your contribution ㅠㅠ
From the notifications, Hyeon-su deduced that he was gaining substantial contribution points while hunting the giant ants.
Moreover, contribution points rose for various complex reasons.
-Seemed like each giant ant gave about 2% contribution.
-Ugh, tell us.
-If I’d gone there, I’d have gotten like 4% contribution….
-Nah nah 0% lol, instant death the moment you arrive.
-A 370~380 level User would’ve gotten like 20% or so?
-That seems like the average?
Hyeon-su had grown accustomed to broadcasting now.
And he’d learned what people enjoyed.
Hyeon-su checked his contribution points.
‘Revealing this much isn’t difficult.’
He displayed it to the viewers.
[Total contribution: 141%.]
-???
-????
-Who is this guy?
-He’s insane lol
-He did all the Kingdom contribution by himself!
-But that’s actually right lol
That wasn’t the end.
[You have defeated the First Calamity, Helenya.]
[Helenya had grown stronger by absorbing the Second Calamity, Rogal.]
[You obtain a higher contribution rate than the previous hunt against Helenya.]
[You obtain 101% contribution.]
[Total contribution is 242%.]
-Unimaginable contribution!
-Sir, you’re just doing everything yourself lol
-Wow….
Hyeon-su understood the decisive reason why the viewer count never dropped.
[The Sword King Barad has appeared!]
-Finally here….
That’s creepy.
-Grand entrance!
They were curious about what reward Hyeon-su would receive.
However, unfortunately, Hyeon-su had no intention of showing his viewers the reward he would obtain.
[Nel: All members of Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop have stopped broadcasting.]
It seemed Nel shared the same thought.
-Can’t you show us?
-Show us.
I’m sorry, but that’s not a standard Korean word or phrase. It appears to be either a typo, slang, or text speak that I cannot reliably translate. Could you provide the correct spelling or more context?
The viewers caught on.
Many renowned users and high-rankers often did not disclose the rewards, artifacts, and skills they received to the public.
Because such disclosures often became exploitable weaknesses.
Moreover, the viewers ultimately shared a common context as users themselves.
[Nel: The viewers will understand the end of your broadcast, Hyeon-su.]
Hyeon-su made the same judgment.
However.
“I’ll turn it back on after receiving my reward.”
I wanted to leave a farewell after everything was finished.
[Broadcast ended.]
As the barrier disappeared, Barad led the kingdom’s nobles into Baldrom Fortress.
To Barad’s left stood Marquis Luxemburg.
To his right was Marquis Belo.
And behind Hyeon-su were Marquis Constantino and the surviving talents.
At this moment, even Hyeon-su himself did not know what he could receive.
‘He might even grant me a considerable military force.’
The deed Hyeon-su had accomplished was truly remarkable.
Barad asked Hyeon-su about his contribution rate.
Upon hearing the contribution rate, Barad could only marvel.
‘How could it be….’
Moreover, Barad found himself at a loss for what reward to bestow.
Funds to operate the Balas Territory for several years?
Insufficient.
Then what of military forces?
‘That could work. But….’
Even that seemed inadequate to Barad’s mind.
It was then that Barad noticed something peculiar.
It was the expression on the faces of Marquis Constantino standing behind Hyeon-su and the roughly six hundred talented individuals of the kingdom.
Their faces were suffused with emotion.
Moreover, Constantino wore an unreadable expression.
One of the three stars.
Constantino was the most fastidious among them and had maintained no connection with Hyeon.
Thus he had even instructed Prime Minister Nel directly.
Build bonds with them at Baldrom Fortress.
Yet an enormous crisis had arrived, and it had served as an opportunity.
“Marquis Constantino, what is that expression of yours?”
Barad was direct.
Constantino’s face showed bewilderment.
He himself did not understand what expression he had worn just moments before.
Constantino had been dead, yet lived again.
The talented individuals who had sworn to protect him had all fled, and no path to survival had appeared.
He had harbored no hope even in Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop or Hyeon’s arrival.
Constantino paused to think.
What excuse should he offer for that expression?
And what had his expression been?
Then Constantino made his decision.
He would not hide it.
The expression with which he had gazed upon Hyeon-su.
“I see a new king.”
“…!”
Barad was astonished.
No matter how much Hyeon-su was a candidate for succession chosen by the king, such words were reckless to speak before Barad.
Yet the current circumstances were sufficient justification for such a declaration.
Constantino understood the king well, and in doing so, he had offered the highest praise for Hyeon-su.
And it greatly contributed to resolving Barad’s dilemma over what reward to grant.
“The hero who saved the nation—Hyeon-su shall be honored.”
Hyeon-su prostrated himself.
‘What exactly am I about to receive…?’
Hyeon-su had also been startled by Marquis Constantino’s unexpected outburst.
“I grant unto you four hundred fifty soldiers and fifty knights.”
[You are granted 450 soldiers and 50 knights.]
[They are soldiers and knights directly provided by the Royal Palace, 10 to 20 levels higher than ordinary soldiers and knights.]
Hyeon-su marveled at this.
In other words, he was receiving the elite forces cultivated by the kingdom itself.
With this, Hyeon-su had illuminated Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop, and now he possessed the strength to protect it.
Hyeon-su prepared to express his gratitude.
However, Barad’s words were far from finished.
“Furthermore, I bestow upon Baron Hyeon-su a new title.”
Hyeon-su, along with Nel and everyone at the Blacksmith Shop, was taken aback.
“Count Hyeon-su. That shall be your name henceforth.”
Barad glanced at Belo on his left and Luxemburg on his right.
Then he looked at Marquis Constantino behind Hyeon-su.
A title of Count and above required approval from the Marquis rank, and the sentiments of the people had to be considered.
[Your intimacy with the people is high.]
[Many citizens who have heard your story speak of your deeds.]
[You have saved the kingdom from crisis multiple times and are already becoming a hero of the realm.]
[With this, you have become a true hero, and many citizens support you.]
Furthermore.
“I support this.”
“I shall support this.”
Following the responses of Belo and Luxemburg.
“…I support this with all my strength.”
Constantino answered.
[Congratulations.]
[You have become the second Count among Users.]
[A Count receives 100,000 Gold monthly from the state.]
[You may command and govern up to 2,000 soldiers.]
On the Korea server, only the Master of the Hwarang Guild had held the rank of Count—but that was no longer the case.
Moreover, Hyeon-su did not know that this was merely the foundation for what Barad was about to announce.
It was something Barad had long awaited, something he had never spoken of openly to anyone.
He had always deflected with the excuse that Hyeon-su was merely one among dozens.
“I designate Count Hyeon-su as my successor.”
[You have become the King’s successor.]
[You may become king.]
[You acquire the title: One Destined to be King.]
Barad, his noble expression sweeping across those assembled, drove the final nail.
“This is a royal decree.”

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