Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 205

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
Reunion (9)
The MVP reward allowed the winner to choose one of three options.
1. A top-tier Legendary Artifact of the desired type.
2. A top-tier Legendary Skill of the desired type.
3. A new-grade Ore and crafting materials.
Global experts called the third reward itself a token inclusion.
The Continental War was essentially a feast for combat-oriented classes.
Yet if the rewards lacked anything for production-oriented professions, it would draw criticism.
Moreover, people said no fool would ever choose the third reward.
The reason was simple.
The rarity of a new-grade—the first-ever grade of materials that didn’t exist in Ares—was extraordinary.
The problem was that even Legendary-grade Ore could only be handled by Master Craftsman-level artisans and above.
A new-grade?
‘What good is it if you can’t even use it?’
Lee Se-jin could tell that Hyeon-su had chosen that reward, just as he’d anticipated.
Moreover, one reason the MVP reward was valuable was that other viewers didn’t know what the winning User had selected.
Previously, Lee Se-jin had once compared transcendent-grade materials to a bag of candy.
If an ordinary Blacksmith, an ordinary User opened it, it would be like an over-packaged bag of candy filled with nitrogen.
‘But when User Hyeon-su opened that bag of candy, he would see it brimming with sweets.’
Moreover, the MVP reward was different from what Hyeon-su understood.
‘He must have been anticipating what kind of candy he would be able to eat.’
That sweet candy someone had given him.
But he was wrong.
The authority to choose that candy from the store.
That was what Hyeon-su possessed.
And Hyeon-su’s eyes were colored with astonishment.
Lee Se-jin smiled imperceptibly.
The rewards weren’t completely finished yet.
“All Continental War participants receive experience point rewards. These will be distributed after the Continental War concludes, based on your contribution.”
While the MVP was important, the other rewards were equally significant.
“Additionally, the entire Korea Server, as the victorious nation, will have 2x experience points and 2x Artifact drop rates applied for three days.”
The commentators spoke with laughter in their voices.
-Three days. For a full three days, the 2x experience and 2x Artifact drop rate event will be in effect.
-I’ll have to do nothing but hunt for those three days.
The Korean viewers’ reactions were amusing.
-Yo, Hyeon. We knew we could count on you!
-That’s our guy!
-Isn’t Hyeon basically giving us the 2x event?
-Exactly, we should send Hyeon a donation. Account 9002-1646… One Heart Bank….
-Dude, he already posted his account balance lol
-Lol the awards ceremony isn’t even over yet.
Lee Se-jin spoke while looking at the camera feed.
“I will now announce the final reward. Many guilds participated in the Continental War.”
Everyone’s attention sharpened.
The final reward was just as important as the MVP reward.
It was the reward given to guild participants.
“This has been claimed by Hyeon’s Forge Guild. Congratulations to all.”
-All? Where is everyone lol
-There’s only Hyeon!!!
-Ah, but the king though….
-Yeah yeah….
-It was Hyeon’s war….
“We’ll see you at the United States VS Russia Continental War.”
Lee Se-jin transformed into light and scattered away.
A close-up of Hyeon’s face began to appear, a faint smile directed at the viewers.
-He’s seriously handsome….
-Did you guys hit subscribe?
-Yeah
The screen gradually darkened, and the Continental War broadcast came to a complete end.
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[The Continental War has concluded.]
[You may Logout to exit the Continental War Arena.]
Left alone, Hyeon-su couldn’t contain his wildly racing heart.
My expectations had been completely shattered.
I had thought I would obtain a Transcendent-grade Ore or material.
And I had wondered what kind of material it might be.
‘This is far more incredible, isn’t it?’
[You have obtained a Transcendent-grade Material Box.]
I clicked on the item that appeared in my Inventory.
[You may select and receive a material in your desired form.]
From this material box, I could obtain whatever I needed.
‘Ore that can forge a Sword.’
‘Wood material like a small World Tree that can craft a Bow.’
One of the other reasons this reward was so valuable was the ability to obtain materials according to necessity.
Everyone eventually finds themselves in need of something essential.
Just as I, a Blacksmith, might one day require a specific material that I desperately need.
‘At that moment, I will extract a Transcendent-grade material….’
What to craft and what to retrieve would require careful deliberation.
Meanwhile, Hyeon-su was also receiving notifications about rewards based on his contributions to the Continental War.
[You have acquired 2,110,010 experience points.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up…]
When he had hunted Graut, Blood Demon, the experience points had been in the 3.3 million range.
‘Even 2.1 million is an absolutely tremendous amount….’
Hyeon-su’s level had become 345.
I examined the MVP title.
(MVP)
Multiple Title
Grade: S
Special Abilities:
·All Stats increased by 0.5%.
·Physical Attack Power and Magic Attack Power increased by 1%.
·Physical Defense and Magic Defense increased by 1%.
·Abnormal Status Resistance increased by 5%.
·Charisma increased by 10%.
·Creates one skill deemed suitable for you.
“…?”
As Hyeon-su read through the MVP title, I couldn’t comprehend it.
‘Why is this S-grade?’
Raising various things by percentages was certainly excellent.
But those percentages were far too low.
The text below helped me understand.
‘Creates one skill deemed suitable for you…?’
My eyes widened.
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The Continental War Organizing Committee was a team composed jointly by the Korea and Chinese Branch divisions.
This team’s work involved establishing the detailed settings of the Continental War, coordinating with various broadcasting companies.
Setting rewards and various other duties.
The first Continental War was Korea versus China.
As it was the first Continental War, there were indeed shortcomings.
And the eyes of Jin Cho from the Reward Setting Team trembled intensely.
Jin Cho from the Reward Setting Team was Chinese.
After endless discussions with the Continental War Organizing Committee, he spoke these words.
‘Top-tier Legend, top-tier Skill. Certainly impressive. But wouldn’t it fall short for someone who achieved MVP across both nations?’
He thought the MVP winner would receive 1 billion won and choose one of the top-tier options.
The value of one of those top-tier options was approximately 1.1 billion won. The total came to merely 2 billion won.
He recalled the past World Cup.
During the 2022 World Cup, the champion nation received approximately 55 billion won in prize money.
Individual players received over 5 billion won when divided among themselves.
Thus, Jin Cho proposed a solution.
‘We insert a reward for the MVP that functions as a sort of hidden piece concept.’
The first would be not merely the name MVP, but a title.
The second.
‘Allow them to obtain one Skill Creation suited to their nature.’
Though Jin Cho proposed this, the Korean side also accepted it. It possessed sufficient persuasive power.
Everyone acknowledged it. The MVP reward was somewhat insufficient.
However, they were considering Lee Se-jin’s concern that ‘releasing too much would shatter the balance.’
‘We incorporate this element into the MVP’s Skill Creation.’
In the Conference Room, Jin Cho spoke with confidence.
‘Since we must consider balance, we award based on how high a contribution rate the MVP-achieving User accomplished! This way, we can sufficiently convince Lee Se-jin’s point about results achieved by Users, can we not? And we set that threshold extraordinarily high.’
It was flawless.
At that time, Jin Cho confidently asserted he had achieved perfect rhythm.
With the first beat, he proved his competence, and with the second beat, though Korean Users didn’t know it, he believed it could benefit Pond, the Sky of China.
‘Though I did set the threshold excessively high….’
That power would only create a reasonably usable Skill if one achieved a contribution rate that defied common sense.
And Jin Cho was 99.9% certain China would emerge victorious.
As an ardent fan of Pond, he believed Pond’s performance would elevate him to MVP and grant him power of Epic caliber.
Precisely why he established such an extraordinarily high threshold in exchange for inserting such a hidden piece-style reward.
After the Continental War ended, Jin Cho found himself gnawing at his fingernails.
‘P-Pond… why did it go to someone else instead of you…!’
What terrified him most was that the contribution rate User Hyeon-su accumulated exceeded all common sense.
The proof manifested immediately in experience points.
Had Pond acquired approximately 700,000 experience points, Epic-tier power was scheduled to emerge.
“…Team Lead Jin Cho, the Branch Director is looking for you.”
Jin Cho’s eyes widened.
Of course, there was also the reason he needed to fulfill his role as team lead, but one reason he included this was for Pond’s sake.
Now, that power had gone to the User who destroyed China.
As Jin Cho headed toward the Chinese Branch Director’s office, he prayed.
‘Let it be mediocre, let it be mediocre, let it be mediocre…!’
That power grants strength befitting the relevant profession.
All he could do now was hope for something mediocre and low-tier to manifest.
Soon arriving at the Branch Director’s office, Jin Cho greeted Branch Director Tao.
He was pressing his throbbing temples while staring at the monitor.
“Congratulations, Jin Cho. You’ve given Hyeon wings.”
Tao seemed to have a headache.
Especially since they were associates of Ares, they knew what was lacking in Hyeon.
Tao turned the monitor toward him.
“See for yourself—what skill did the MVP reward spit out, the one that only appears when you meet those incredibly high standards!”
Jin Cho stepped forward. It seemed Hyeon-su had already obtained the skill.
His eyes widened.
He couldn’t help but understand what Tao had just said a hundred times over, a thousand times over.
“….”
The proposal Jin Cho had submitted was a skill that could be said to have given Hyeon wings.
“Damn it all!”
Jin Cho had to take a beating and write a letter of apology.
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[The MVP Title shines brightly.]
[A Blacksmithing Skill is created.]
To be honest, Hyeon-su sometimes wondered if the god of blacksmiths resented him.
The first divine class.
It was indeed an extraordinarily exceptional and unique class.
But the number of Blacksmithing skills he possessed was pitifully few.
Considering that Blacksmiths at Hyeon-su’s level typically possessed around 10 to 12 exclusive skills, he had only half.
Of course, it was true that the half of the power he possessed was superior to those 10 to 12 skills.
Still, Hyeon-su seemed cursed—he had few opportunities to acquire Blacksmithing skills.
Even when he became one of the 10 Legends Master Craftsman Hyeon, the system judged that it was better for Hyeon-su to become stronger than the Blacksmith’s power.
As a result, Hyeon-su grew considerably stronger and led the Continental War to victory.
Yet there was still regret.
‘At least they could give me a legendary Blacksmithing skill or something!’
He was gripped by fear that this curse of his would activate again in this MVP’s Blacksmithing skill creation.
‘Those vicious bastards at Pureum Corporation….’
Then.
[The skill created by MVP varies depending on the contribution you have accumulated.]
Expectations lead to disappointment; no expectations, no disappointment.
Hyeon-su, whose expression had been blunt, suddenly lifted his head like a meerkat.
[Skill creation rate 77%… Skill creation rate 91%… Skill creation is complete.]
Looking at the skill that appeared before his eyes, Hyeon-su felt his heart race.
There was truly one area where he was severely lacking.
It was that finding good materials was extraordinarily difficult.
Good results don’t come from skill alone.
Materials must be backed up as well for good results to emerge.
A skill perfectly suited for him had emerged.
[Legendary Skill. You have acquired Gathering.]
Hyeon-su, who confirmed it shortly after, let out a gasp of admiration.
“Wooooooow….”
It was a skill worthy of exactly this degree of amazement.

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