Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 199

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
Reunion (3)
Crazy Rookie was known as a Weapon Master.
It wasn’t Crazy Rookie himself who claimed this—rather, it came from statements by trustworthy experts and high-ranked Users.
They made such claims because of the Gauntlet of Strength he summoned during the Super Rookie Tournament held in the Goyad Kingdom.
He summoned the Gauntlet of Strength toward the approaching Stone Golem and fired it like an arrow.
Of course, a small number of Users raised a question: “Isn’t that Crafting rather than Summoning?”
But the voices of those few Users were silenced.
The reason for their silence stemmed from one simple fact.
-That would mean Crazy Rookie is from a non-combat profession, but have any of you ever seen a User from a non-combat class be that strong?
He earned the nickname Crazy Rookie after achieving unprecedented and extraordinary results at the Super Rookie Tournament.
A name bestowed upon him for vastly surpassing all previous Super Rookies.
High-ranked Users and experts chimed in as well.
-A non-combat profession, and one rumored to be the weakest in the food chain—a Crafter—producing the power of Crazy Rookie seems nearly impossible.
-Considering balance, it would be impossible unless a single User possessed a Dual Class.
-Given that Crazy Rookie was around level 50 at the time, even having a Dual Class at that level doesn’t make sense.
People naturally believe the words of those who seem more credible, more expert, and more accomplished.
And so the opinions of the minority were easily dismissed.
As a result, the commentators and MCs broadcasting the Continental War were also speculating he was a Weapon Master.
But the moment that massive grip settled into Hyeon-su’s hands, a World Message appeared.
-What, what is this?
-Why is there a World Message…?
The timing was too perfect. While it could appear as weapon summoning, the notification seemed far more consistent with Crafting completion.
And the final revelation—Blacksmith Hyeon was the creator.
-B, Blacksmith Hyeoooooon!!!!
-W, what are you saying!?
I can’t believe it even seeing the notification!
Are you saying Crazy Rookie and Blacksmith Hyeon were the same person!?
This shock wasn’t confined to just the Continental War.
On massive screens positioned everywhere across the world where people gathered.
The first breaking news message scrolled across at rapid speed.
-The first transcendent Artifact Crafter, Blacksmith Hyeon.
And on the second line, another breaking news alert followed immediately.
-Crazy Rookie Hyeon-su revealed to be Blacksmith Hyeon.
“…What?”
“What the—!?”
“Crazy Rookie is Blacksmith Hyeon!?”
“H, how is this possible?”
This enormous shock rippled outward across the entire world.
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The AJ Internet Broadcasting Station was also broadcasting in coordination with Pureum Corporation.
Moreover, the viewership ratings for the Continental War displayed the combined ratings across all broadcasting networks and internet stations.
The highest viewership rating during the Continental War had reached 34.1%.
However, as time passed, viewers were abandoning the broadcast in droves upon realizing the Continental War had ended.
18.7%.
By the final stretch, it had plummeted to this level.
This was inevitable.
The Continental War was broadcast globally.
As a result, in some nations it was time to sleep, while in others it was time for school or work.
Even those who had carved out time to watch returned to their duties once defeat became certain.
Yet the aftermath of several shocking moments manifested in the viewership ratings.
“Viewership breaking 20% again!”
“22% viewership…!”
“23% viewership!”
“D-Director!”
“The viewers who left are coming back!”
“People across the world are turning their televisions back on at incredible speed!”
“This is huge!”
In the control room of the AJ Internet Broadcasting Station, dozens of monitors floated overhead.
PD Kim spoke with a trembling voice.
“Is this the extent of Blacksmith Hyeon’s power?”
The director shook his head.
“No, it’s also because of the anticipation that we might witness Blacksmith Hyeon and perhaps the very first Transcendent-tier Artifact.”
“…?”
PD Kim imagined it.
Himself sleeping because he had to go to work tomorrow. A phone call from a friend arrives.
‘Hey, the first Transcendent-tier Artifact just appeared! And Blacksmith Hyeon made it! During the Continental War, no less!’
Would he not watch?
‘…I wouldn’t sleep.’
“Also, people worldwide are gathering to witness Blacksmith Hyeon himself.”
It was true.
There were many figures in the world with influence comparable to Blacksmith Hyeon.
Or rather, there had been.
“Now that the first User to reach Legend has been born, the world will come to witness the power of that first Legend User.”
Yes, it was due to these overlapping reasons.
“V-Viewership breaking 34%!”
“We’ve surpassed the all-time Continental War viewership record!”
Hearing those words, PD Kim marveled.
“We were completely fooled.”
It was the AJ Internet Broadcasting Station that had first aired the Crazy Rookie and Hyeon’s Forge collaboration.
Then the station director spoke.
“Terrifying.”
“…What do you mean?”
“With this level of response, I wonder just how far Hyeon’s Forge will climb.”
PD Kim swallowed hard, his throat dry.
He too had become curious.
About Hyeon’s Forge after the Continental War came to a complete end.
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After the World Message rang out, it wasn’t only the commentators who were thrown into chaos.
Global viewers were also in shock, flooding the forums with posts.
Among them, Korean viewers stood out prominently.
-Who the hell said Blacksmith Hyeon was some fat fifty-year-old guy? Get over here!
The first shock was because his appearance didn’t match what they had imagined.
-Hyeon… damn…
-He has everything…
-Damn, if you just become MVP, seriously. Why are you turning the Ares Gallery into a depression gallery!
-Screeeech
The second shock. To be precise, there was anticipation.
Upon becoming a Legend, all stats and skills would receive bonuses.
Though Pureum Corporation hadn’t announced it, Users were certain that becoming a Legend would make them stronger.
But the viewers’ reactions took a different turn.
-Doesn’t becoming a Legend make you stronger?
-Nope, not if you’re a Blacksmith.
-Right right, not stronger because Blacksmith, but instead the Blacksmith skills must have gotten way better?
It is an immutable law that when a Swordsman becomes a Sword King, everything about being a Sword King is maximized.
Similarly, if one becomes a Legendary Master Craftsman, the truth is that field becomes maximized.
But the viewers didn’t know.
Though Hyeon had revealed his identity, his true worth had not yet been exposed.
[Congratulations.]
[You have become a Legend for the first time in the world.]
[As a Legend of Blacksmithing, you shall be the one who leads them.]
[You may create a modifier of your choosing.]
[However, it must be related to Blacksmithing.]
It was a moment I had long awaited.
Because of that, Hyeon-su had no hesitation.
[Recorded as the 10th Legend. Master Craftsman Hyeon.]
[You have obtained the Title: First Legend.]
Hyeon-su was well aware of that immutable truth.
[All Blacksmithing-related skills and stats are increasing…]
Then.
[This is an unconventional character window.]
[Compared to ordinary Blacksmiths, you possess almost none of the typical Blacksmithing skills.]
A truth the world did not yet know.
‘That I am a skill-based Blacksmith.’
This shattered the fundamental framework and created a new anomaly.
[Only the most foundational aspects of Blacksmithing-related fields excel.]
[Artifacts crafted by the Master Craftsman gain 10% superior effects.]
[The Master Craftsman’s crafting speed is reduced by 10%.]
[You have obtained 300 Dexterity.]
[You have obtained 500 Renown.]
‘Is that all?’
For reaching the First Legend tier, it felt insufficient.
Soon, I learned the truth.
[You are a true Master Craftsman recognized by the system.]
[The rewards the system grants you are differentiated.]
[The system has detected a singularity.]
[You possess power incomparable to ordinary Blacksmiths.]
[A total of 150 additional stat points are distributed evenly to strengthen all aspects.]
The system reversed its logic and granted rewards to Hyeon-su instead.
It had determined there was nothing more it could offer as a Blacksmith.
Furthermore.
What Hyeon-su had been most concerned about.
It lay in the fact that this had been crafted through the subtlety of emergency creation.
Which meant I would lose this Twin Dragon Sword in thirty seconds.
However.
[The original rank does not disappear.]
“…!?”
The system applauds the one who created the first.
[It is Transcendent rank.]
[You have obtained 15 to all stats.]
The effect of forging a truly transcendent Artifact—an offensive Twin Dragon Sword—shines brilliantly.
And though I had succeeded in crafting it directly, I could not help but marvel.
It was similar to the buff-type Twin Dragon Sword yet subtly different.
‘The power dwelling within it far transcends common sense.’
Hyeon-su moved toward where the flag stood.
All Korean Users were logged out, leaving only him and the Chinese Users.
Screeeeeech—!
As I pushed through the door, I could see the Chinese Users in a state of panic.
-The current number of surviving Chinese Users is approximately fifty.
-The number isn’t what matters. A considerable portion of them belong to the strongest among the 1,100 Chinese participants.
“You….”
Pond’s eyes trembled violently.
Until just moments ago, he had been mocking me.
The fellow making waves in Korea seemed to lack any real skill.
But circumstances like these changed everything.
“That’s right.”
A colossal blade stretching nearly ten feet.
I held it vertically before my face at a right angle, revealing its design as I spoke.
“I am Blacksmith Hyeon.”
There was no need to hide any longer.
Those words, spoken from my own lips, shattered every doubt—the “surely not,” the “really?”, the “no way.”
Pond and the Chinese Users’ shock was fleeting.
A considerable portion of the Artifacts they each possessed.
Pond carried two, Liu carried two.
One more went to a Chinese Assassin User named Yong-wol.
And another to a mage User named Hausheng.
A total of six Legendary Artifacts among them.
Unique Artifacts closest to Legendary tier, worn by each of the fifty-odd Users.
Their number alone amounted to roughly seventy.
“We of China have staked everything on this Continental War. One new sword changes nothing. You are weak, Hyeon. Your role is Blacksmith! What can a Blacksmith possibly do in this situation?”
It was an undeniable fact.
Compared to the Users gathered here, I was feeble.
“As you say, I am a Blacksmith.”
Pond and the Chinese Users began to move.
But I was already faster, raising the Twin Dragon Sword before my face, its blade gleaming with inscriptions.
[Twin Dragon Sword]
It was both the sword’s name and the name of a Skill.
“Don’t deny it. You already know.”
In that instant, the Chinese Users froze in shock.
[You are afflicted with Stun.]
[You cannot move.]
They were of a different caliber from the Necromancers and Summoners I had suppressed with overwhelming pressure.
From the start, their resistance to status abnormalities was more than three times higher than those.
Yet everyone in that space was halted by the majesty of that great blade.
And the inscription carved upon the blade revealed itself completely.
[With the Twin Dragon Sword forged, its grandeur stretches through the ages eternal.]
“A single User with level 500 defeats ten Users with level 400.”
[There is a vow sworn to mountain and sea…]
“One Transcendent blade is worth more than ten Legendary blades.”
[Loyal righteousness remains the same yesterday and today.]
“A hundred Unique Artifacts cannot compare before a single Transcendent blade.”
Pond, frozen by the stun, let out a low growl.
“What kind of nonsense…!”
He was in agreement with those words.
Everyone present felt the same, and Hyeon-su wielded the Twin Dragon Sword of Transcendence that he had drawn behind his back.
“This is exactly the kind of nonsense I’m talking about.”
In that instant, the Chinese Users froze in shock.
Screeeeeech—
The Twin Dragon Sword did not make contact. Yet the aura of eternal autumn struck them directly.
[Legendary Artifact. The Sword Emperor Volond’s Bestowed Blade shatters.]
[Legendary Artifact. The Poison King Hydra’s Fang shatters.]
[Legendary Artifact. The Golden Blacksmith’s Armor shatters.]
[Legendary Artifact. Pairon’s Short Blade shatters.]
[Legendary Artifact. Nylon’s Staff shatters.]
[Legendary Artifact. Kailan’s Boots shatter.]
Crackle—!
Six Legendary Artifacts shattered. Moreover, roughly seventy Unique Artifacts began to crumble before a single blade.
Just as Pond had said. Hyeon-su understood better than anyone what power he possessed.
‘I am a Blacksmith.’
And so I fight only in the way a Blacksmith fights.

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