Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 25

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

God of Blacksmiths (1)

Hans had lost many subordinates due to the hard armor of orc warriors.

Today was no different. Even after focusing their attack on one spot, they ultimately couldn’t break through.

‘I almost died.’

There is no one who isn’t afraid of death.

Hans too desperately wished for someone to save him just before his neck was about to be broken.

The one who saved Hans was the Outsider named Hyeon-su standing before him.

The one who created arrows with tremendous destructive power in a critical situation!

The one who also defeated two orc warriors.

“You are the hero of our subjugation force.”

[The Orc Subjugation Force will remember you as a hero.]

[Those in the capital of the Prime Kingdom will recognize the hero and treat you well.]

[You gain 30 Fame.]

[You gain 10 Charisma.]

“I, Hans, captain of the subjugation force, bestow upon you the Hero’s Blessing.”

[The Hero’s Blessing descends upon you.]

[You gain 3 to all stats.]

[From now on, no matter what subjugation force you join, you will be able to start at least as a squad leader.]

‘A blessing…?’

Hyeon-su had heard about blessings before.

Blessings can only be bestowed by high-ranking NPCs or Named NPCs.

The important thing is that even NPCs cannot bestow these blessings infinitely.

He knew it was either once in a lifetime, or about three times for those at the level of kings or emperors.

‘A blessing from a level 48 subjugation captain gives 3 to all stats…?’

Hyeon-su was amazed. In this Ares, there were kings, emperors, and popes.

He wondered how amazing the blessings they bestowed would be, but the thought quickly disappeared.

It was because Ben, the soldier he first met when he came to This Place, approached him.

“When I first met you, I was worried because you said you were an aspiring blacksmith, but I’ve come to see you differently.”

[Your intimacy with Ben is MAX.]

“Recruit! Thank you so much!”

“Thanks to you, we could survive!”

Hyeon-su smiled slightly as he watched the soldiers gathering around him to express their gratitude.

Before long, the subjugation force began their return.

Hyeon-su’s heart swelled as they headed back.

‘Can I finally change jobs to become a blacksmith? What kind of power does the legendary blacksmith class possess?’

His steps were light as he returned to the tower.

The tower masters of the Blacksmith’s Tower gathered in one place for the first time in 10 years. It was because of one Outsider.

The Talent Stone connects all Blacksmith’s Towers. They confirmed the Talent Stone that had been cleanly split in half.

Ten blacksmiths sitting around a round table.

And Colson, the tower master of the Bow Blacksmith’s Tower, thought he had seized an opportunity.

‘I might be able to bring him down.’

Colson, the tower master of the Bow Blacksmith’s Tower, disliked Daeng, who was like the leader of the tower masters.

It was a common human desire.

The desire to stand in that position himself.

But now, a very good justification had arisen.

“You sent an Outsider who just set foot on this land, and a blacksmith at that, to the orc subjugation force and told him to achieve 70% contribution?”

“Hmm…”

“Huh.”

The other tower masters made groaning sounds.

Rek, the tower master of the Shield Blacksmith’s Tower, sighed.

“It was natural talent. The one who split the Talent Stone had genius talent that surpassed even Master Daeng. So why did you give such a reckless trial?”

Reckless.

Yes, the trial Daeng gave was reckless by any tower master’s standards.

The tower masters of the Blacksmith’s Tower had been waiting for someone to inherit the god’s position.

The tower masters could give subjective trials to those qualified for it.

Those trials were mostly very difficult ones.

However, the problem was that the trial Daeng gave seemed impossible, regardless of its difficulty level.

Colson spoke in a reproachful voice.

“Master Daeng, we are blacksmiths.”

What kind of profession is a blacksmith?

“Even we who lead the Blacksmith’s Tower find it difficult to defeat even ordinary knights from the Knight’s Tower.”

His voice grew louder.

“But you told a blacksmith, no, someone who hasn’t even changed jobs yet, to achieve 70% contribution? I looked into it. Outsiders who have changed jobs in orc subjugation forces usually only accumulate about 10% contribution. But 70%? How exactly? What, are you telling him to hunt orc warriors? Someone who hasn’t even changed jobs?”

“…That’s right.”

“Excuse me?”

At Daeng’s words, the faces of those in the Blacksmith’s Tower turned red.

The Blacksmith’s Tower had long been waiting for someone to become the successor of the God of Blacksmiths.

“That’s right? You mean the intention was really to hunt orc warriors?”

Colson intended to prove his incompetence to the other tower masters of the Blacksmith’s Tower with this opportunity.

Thud!

He roughly slammed his fist on the table and twisted his lips.

“Thank you, thank you very much! The greatest talent to appear in thousands of years ultimately cannot walk the path of god. Telling a blacksmith to hunt orc warriors!”

“Master Daeng, you were too reckless.”

“You shouldn’t have forgotten that we are blacksmiths…!”

Daeng, who had been listening to their conversation with his arms crossed, frowned.

“What’s the problem? Don’t you know what kind of being the God of Blacksmiths is?”

He looked at each of the tower masters of the Blacksmith’s Tower with a sharp voice.

“As you all know from the myths, the God of Blacksmiths is known to be able to defeat anyone with a single sword he made.”

The reason the tower masters wait for the successor of the God of Blacksmiths.

Because he is the only one who can shatter the perception that blacksmiths are ultimately weak.

Even now, blacksmiths hold the very important position of crafting artifacts, but they are still one of the most disrespected professions.

This is clearly evident in the professions chosen by Outsiders.

Only 2% of Outsiders choose to become Blacksmiths.

It’s arduous work, they can’t properly hunt, and they can’t easily join the group hunts that Outsiders commonly participate in.

What good is being an excellent Blacksmith?

There are eight types of towers on the continent.

The Swordsman’s Tower, the Mage’s Tower, the Archer’s Tower, the Assassin’s Tower, the Tamer’s Tower, and so on.

But among these, the Blacksmith’s Tower is the most shunned.

Why? Because it’s weak.

“The prowess of the God of Blacksmiths is known to be great, so are you saying it’s fine for those who would become such a God of Blacksmiths to be weak unlike the myths? Or do you wish to become strong by borrowing the god’s power? Only those who are qualified should become the God of Blacksmiths! If you can’t even kill an Orc Warrior, then you’re not fit to inherit that name.”

Daeng’s words also had merit.

Of course, Daeng’s standards were extremely demanding.

Wasn’t he called a once-in-a-generation genius for nothing?

“Still, luring him to hunt Orc Warriors was too much.”

It was the sighing voice of Rek, the Tower Master of the Shield Blacksmith’s Tower.

“Hmm…”

Daeng also let out a shallow groan.

In fact, Daeng was also regretting it. The regret that perhaps it had been his own greed.

It was logically impossible.

For someone who had just set foot in This Place to kill an Orc Warrior.

Moreover, as they said, he was in an unemployed state, not even having completed a Job Change.

However, his thoughts remained unchanged.

‘Only those who accomplish what no one else has been able to do can rise to that position, can’t they?’

“His talent has already been proven when he split the Talent Stone. But if he can’t even draw the sword, let alone make it tremble, I won’t stand for it. You’ll have lost a talent that comes once in thousands of years.”

Colson, the Tower Master of the Bow Blacksmith’s Tower, warned with a cold expression.

Those who receive a mission from a Tower Master to become a god’s successor must return and perform a ritual.

Through this ritual, one can glimpse whether they truly completed the given mission.

This ritual varies depending on which tower the mission was received from.

Those who received it from the Bow Blacksmith’s Tower must hold a bow imbued with divine power and shoot an arrow.

But this isn’t something you can shoot just because you want to.

Those who accomplished the mission and are recognized by the bow can shoot it, but those who failed ultimately cannot shoot the bow.

At the Shield Blacksmith’s Tower, they must perform the ritual of lifting a shield.

At the Hammer Blacksmith’s Tower, they had to perform the ritual of lifting a hammer placed on the ground.

And since the Outsider named Hyeon-su received his mission from the Sword Blacksmith’s Tower, he must show that he completed it by drawing a sword buried deep in the ground.

Furthermore, depending on how much the sword is drawn when attempting to pull it, it shows what kind of results he achieved in completing it.

As Colson had said, if the sword doesn’t even tremble.

That would mean the man had failed the mission miserably.

“I understand.”

Daeng accepted Colson’s warning.

Perhaps through his overly harsh trial, the Blacksmith’s Towers had truly lost the one who would become the god they had waited for so long.

Just then.

“Tower Master, that Outsider named Hyeon-su from before has returned!”

At Han’s voice, the members of the Blacksmith’s Tower showed interest.

“Bring him to the top floor.”

Now it was time for the ritual.

The reason the God of Blacksmiths requires such a ritual.

The weapons and armor used in the ritual are creations made by that god.

Those weapons, which possess a degree of self-awareness, wish to see on the god’s behalf whether he is truly qualified.

The Tower Masters left the conference room and headed to the top of the tower.

And there they were able to meet the Outsider named Hyeon-su.

Hyeon-su was guided by Han to the top floor of the Blacksmith’s Tower.

While coming up together, he roughly heard what he needed to do.

‘I just need to draw the sword?’

Beyond the transparent door of the Blacksmith’s Tower’s top floor.

Hyeon-su could see a single sword buried deep in the ground.

‘Is it because it’s a Legendary class? It’s quite grand.’

Hyeon-su’s heart was pounding. The Legendary class that Smith, the number 1 ranked Blacksmith, had obtained!

He couldn’t hide his excitement at the fact that he too would rise to that position.

Then Hyeon-su could see the Blacksmiths who had come up together with Daeng, the Blacksmith’s Tower Master he had seen before.

[Shield Blacksmith’s Tower Master Rek Lv.345]

[Bow Blacksmith’s Tower Master Colson Lv.365]

‘Wow…’

Hyeon-su couldn’t help but be amazed.

The Tower Masters were super Named NPCs.

Of course, Daeng had the highest level, but seeing such high-level Named NPCs in one place wasn’t easy.

He thought anew that if this was a Legendary class he was rising to, he might stand shoulder to shoulder with them in the future.

Soon Daeng approached and spoke.

“You must have heard the explanation, but you just need to draw the sword. Now, go in.”

Hyeon-su nodded and opened the door to where the ritual would take place, entering inside.

The moment he entered.

Kurururururu-

A massive vibration filled the entire space.

[Job Change Quest: Participate in Orc Subjugation has been completed with phenomenal results.]

[The Sword of ??? responds to you.]

[The ??? Sword recognizes your talent.]

[The ??? Sword wishes to quickly be embraced in your arms.]

Hyeon-su’s gaze turned toward the source of the vibration.

The sword that had been firmly embedded pulled itself out of its place.

Puhwaak-!

Soon after.

Paaaaaat-

The sword that had been pulled out while bursting with brilliant light flew toward Hyeon-su like lightning.

Uuuuuung-

The sword that resonated seemed to be speaking to Hyeon-su.

Please hold me quickly.

I’m dying to have you.

I’m madly envious of your talent.

[Only you are qualified to wield this sword.]

The notification was proving that fact.

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