Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 19

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

 

 

 

 

Horn Bow Restoration (4)

 

 

 

Rune looked at the auction item that appeared before him with a trembling expression.

 

[Auction starting price: 500 gold.]

 

The auction price started five times higher than the first sword.

The newly listed auction item was a bow.

 

(Hyeon’s Second Bow)

Grade: Rare

Durability: 2,400/2,400

Attack Power: 94

Restriction: Level 0~60

Special Abilities:

·Agility +7.

·Accuracy +13%.

·Passive Skill: Powerful Shot.

·Passive Skill: Piercing Arrow.

Description: A bow made solely from Beginner Zone materials that would be hard to see again in the Beginner Zone.

 

Ren’s heart trembled as he examined Hyeon’s Second Bow.

‘What is this? How was this made…?’

He couldn’t understand it.

Just then, Vice Guild Master Kay rushed over to him.

“Guild Master, did you see it?”

Rune nodded his head.

“This is insane. This is truly an insane artifact!”

Rune couldn’t deny those words. Soon Kay spoke excitedly.

“This was also made in the Beginner Zone. A bow made in the Beginner Zone has an attack power of 94.”

Bows have lower base attack power than swords.

Because bows are bow attack power + arrow attack power.

And as the item level restriction increases, it’s natural for attack power to rise since higher level users can equip them.

“There are even two skills among the special abilities. Those abilities are also quite decent.”

Rune and Kay had no choice but to highly evaluate this bow.

“How did they craft an artifact with level restriction 0~60 in the Beginner Zone…?”

Hyeon’s First Sword was also crafted in the Beginner Zone.

Users in the Beginner Zone are level 1 and make items with materials that have no level restrictions, so it makes sense for them to have no level restrictions.

But how do you make something with level restrictions of 0~60 or higher in the Beginner Zone?

Furthermore, the owner of Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop is still presumed to be level 1.

“Take a look at this.”

Kay brought up a hologram.

“This is a bow that Black crafted when he was level 10. It has the same 0~60 level restriction.”

Black was currently Korea’s number 1 ranked blacksmith.

 

(Orc Fang Bow)

Grade: Rare.

Durability: 1,100/1,100

Attack Power: 76

Restriction: Level 0~60

Special Abilities:

·Agility +2.

·Critical Damage chance +13%.

·Passive Skill: Quick Reload.

·Active Skill: Long Range Bow.

Description: A bow made from orc fangs. Well-crafted and good for general use.

 

The difference between the two was clear. The bow sold at Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop was overwhelmingly superior.

Same restrictions and same Rare grade.

Kay made an expression of disbelief.

“Guild Master…”

“Yeah, this is that thing.”

Certainly the same grade and same Rare, but a method that could create such a stark difference.

Only one thing came to mind for both of them.

“Class power.”

“Skill Power.”

Both spoke simultaneously.

“This is confirmed, right? The owner of Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop is Legendary class.”

Rune made a heart-pounding expression.

The reason the two were making this conclusion.

Looking at blacksmith skills, these kinds of effects exist.

‘When crafting Rare Artifacts, all effects increased by 9%.’

‘When crafting Epic Artifacts, all effects increased by 11%.’

But comparing the Orc Fang Bow and Hyeon’s Second Bow, there’s nearly a 20% performance difference.

Honestly speaking, while Hyeon’s Second Bow falls short, it wouldn’t be out of place being called Epic-grade.

“Unless it’s a Legendary class, you can’t create this level of gap with artifacts of the same grade.”

As Rune said this, he suddenly thought of Smith, the world’s number 1 ranked blacksmith.

Smith.

His real name is also Smith, and he’s someone Rune respects.

Smith is known to have provided much help in the blacksmithing department during Ares game development.

Furthermore, Smith had said this.

‘Even if you craft artifacts crudely, it’s possible to make them into excellent grades using class, skills, level, titles, etc. Because we receive help from the system. But there’s also a way to craft even more excellent artifacts than this.’

At that time, Rune had focused on him with the desire to become like Smith.

‘Not crudely made, but crafted with precision and perfection. If it receives the effects of class, skills, level, titles, and such in that state, it will become an incredible artifact unlike anything we’ve ever seen.’

It was something Rune could never dare to do.

Of course, he can also create artifacts with precision and care thanks to the influence of his level and skills.

But I realized that wasn’t what Smith was saying.

You truly need to understand the essence of weapons and armor.

Not by the system, but by oneself.

‘Impossible.’

Smith was actually a blacksmith by trade so it was possible in his case, but it would be impossible for 99.9% of existing blacksmiths.

And because of that, Rune hadn’t even bothered to speculate in the first place.

‘The idea that it’s all about skill is ridiculous.’

Just as he was thinking that.

 

[Current bid: 970 gold.]

[Current bid: 990 gold.]

 

“Guild Master, the bid keeps rising. What should we do?”

“Keep following for now. These bastards caught the scent.”

How many blacksmith guilds are there in South Korea?

Others who had been waiting like him for Hyeon’s Forge to prove its worth were now trying to bid however they could after he succeeded.

For the same reason as himself.

To create a connection somehow.

“He’s the second legendary class blacksmith after Smith, the world’s number one blacksmith. We can’t let him slip away. Put in an exclusive offer right now. No, wait.”

Kay looked at Rune, who was unusually unable to hide his excitement.

Rune, who had been muttering “What should I do?”, spoke up.

“I’ll make the offer myself. And don’t bid ridiculously high amounts. The other guilds will stop too if the price gets too big anyway.”

Rune smiled bitterly as he watched the subscriber count rising in real-time even now.

“They won’t want this to become an issue either.”

Rune immediately clicked on the message-shaped icon to write a note to send to Hyeon’s Forge.

‘We will definitely bring him over.’

This was the first time Rune had ever wanted someone this badly.

 

[Hello. This is Rune, master of the Golden Shield Guild.]

 

He began writing his proposal.

 

 

 

Hyeon-su stretched fully.

“Mmph!”

He had stayed only in the Lord’s Castle blacksmith shop for over 50 days in the game.

After posting Hyeon’s Second Bow on the auction board yesterday, he had immediately logged out.

He had also gotten a good night’s sleep for once.

Hyeon-su smiled bitterly as he roughly had cereal for his combined breakfast and lunch.

‘Without the capsule, I’d be in the red…’

He had obtained a VVIP Capsule for a month.

Additionally, he had made a profit of 1 million won from selling Hyeon’s First Sword, but considering that a month had passed in real time since he started playing the game, it might still be considered a loss.

‘I’m almost out of money too.’

He had spent almost all of the nearly 1 million won that had been in his bank account.

‘I need to exchange some currency.’

The profit from selling the sword and the profit from this bow sale.

‘This is how I’ll progress step by step.’

Considering he was still only level 1, it wasn’t a bad result.

‘But at this rate, when will I ever treat my burn scars…?’

He wanted to go out into the world.

He simply wanted to walk through the world like ordinary people naturally do.

After roughly finishing his meal, Hyeon-su logged back into Ares.

He checked what he had obtained yesterday with a pleased expression.

First, the swordsmanship.

 

(Prime Swordsmanship)

Active Skill

Grade: Epic

Level: 1 Proficiency: 0%

Swordsmanship skill.

·Chapter 1: The Unyielding One.

·Chapter 2: Vital Strike.

·Chapter 3: Wild Dance.

 

(Chapter 1: The Unyielding One)

Active Skill

Mana Cost: 30

Cooldown: 5 minutes.

Effect:

·For 1 minute, physical attack power increases by 13%, cutting power by 7%, and critical damage probability by 20%.

 

(Chapter 2: Vital Strike)

Active Skill

Mana Cost: 20

Cooldown: 1 minute

Effect:

·Identifies enemy weak points and deals 45% additional damage on successful vital attacks.

·15% chance for 60% damage.

 

(Chapter 3: Wild Dance)

Active Skill

Mana Cost: 50

Cooldown: 10 minutes.

Effect:

·Indiscriminate attacks against all enemies recognized as hostile within a 10m radius for 20 seconds.

·During Wild Dance, attack speed increases by 70% and physical attack power by 30%.

 

The Prime Swordsmanship he learned from Bans was excellent.

‘Since skill proficiency also levels up as it increases…’

It was a swordsmanship skill good enough to use all the way to level 100.

Especially considering that Hyeon-su was a production class, this was tremendous power.

Next was the Buffalo Horn Bow that Hyeon-su had crafted for his own use.

 

(Buffalo Horn Bow)

Grade: Epic

Durability: 3,000/3,000

Attack Power: 128

Restriction: No restrictions for creator. Level 0~70.

Special Abilities:

·Bow accuracy increased by 60%.

·Active Skill: Armor Breaker.

·Active Skill: Perfect Accuracy.

Description: A masterful bow born from the hands of a craftsman that will never appear again in the Beginner Zone.

 

The Buffalo Horn Bow didn’t raise stats or anything like that. However, the merit of a 60% increase in bow accuracy was significant.

In reality, Hyeon-su was ignorant when it came to archery, and that bow accuracy would serve to assist him.

Furthermore, Hyeon-su had intentionally made the Buffalo Horn Bow easy to use when crafting it.

‘Is that why it has bow accuracy built in?’

Lastly.

 

(Mad Lord’s Armor)

Grade: Rare

Durability: 2,000/2,000

Defense: 119

Restriction: None.

Special Abilities:

·Strength +4, Stamina +2, Agility +1.

·Passive Skill Damage Reflection.

·Passive Skill Damage Reduction.

Description: Armor once worn by the legendary Mad Lord. After 300 years had passed and many parts were broken, a blacksmith cleanly repaired it.

 

The rusted Mad Lord’s Armor had become quite shiny at some point.

Moreover, when Hyeon-su repaired it, several special abilities that had been sealed were added.

Most notably, the Damage Reflection passive skill.

This was a skill that reflected enemy attacks with a 3% probability.

Hyeon-su checked before leaving the blacksmith shop.

‘I said goodbye to the Lord yesterday…’

Now what he needed to check was the auction house.

Since he had logged out yesterday evening and logged in around lunchtime, quite some time had passed.

‘Still, I wonder if it sold for more than last time?’

Actually, there was something he was worried about.

At the time, Blam, the Golden Shield Guild blacksmith, had boldly declared that he deliberately paid a high price for a blind purchase review.

Hyeon-su had also caught on to why he said that and spent money.

‘It certainly stuck in people’s minds.’

Soon Hyeon-su checked the auction price.

 

[Auction starting price: 500 gold.]

[Current bid: 1,950 gold.]

 

“…Huh?”

Hyeon-su rubbed his eyes.

However, the numbers visible before his eyes didn’t change.

No, rather they kept going up continuously.

 

[Current bid: 2,000 gold.]

[Current bid: 2,050 gold.]

 

‘2 million won?’

Admiration naturally flowed from his mouth.

They’re paying 2 million won for just one artifact?

And he discovered one more surprising fact.

 

[Current subscribers: 3,205.]

 

The subscriber count had inflated ten-fold overnight.

There were even hundreds of messages in his inbox.

Most were about exclusive contracts like before, and occasionally there were also messages from individual users requesting artifact crafting.

Among them, something caught his eye.

 

[Hello. Golden Shield Guild Master…]

 

“Golden Shield Guild Master?”

Hyeon-su clicked with a puzzled expression.

 

[Hello. I am Rune, the master of Golden Shield Guild. As Ares’s second legendary class user, my expectations for Hyeon’s Forge are very high.]

 

“…?”

What are they talking about?

Hyeon-su couldn’t understand. He opened his status window for the first time in a while and then closed it.

‘But I’m unemployed…’

And he continued reading down.

 

[I’ll speak directly to the point. I propose recruiting Hyeon from Hyeon’s Forge into Golden Shield Guild.]

 

It was an expected result.

However, the content written below was quite shocking.

 

[The signing bonus is 200 million won. This is the condition for you to join our guild.]

 

“…200 million?”

Hyeon-su’s eyes widened.

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