Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 40

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

 

 

 

 

Unrepairable (4)

 

 

 

Master Craftsman.

All production class jobs have ranks.

Beginner as soon as you change jobs.

Intermediate when you exceed level 100.

Advanced at 250.

Supreme at 300 or higher.

And beyond that is a rank that receives attention wherever you go.

‘Artisan.’

We call those who excel among those who make, create, or practice art as artisans.

Ares is the same.

Currently in Ares, there were a few artisan blacksmith users, and there are fewer than five worldwide.

And Master Craftsman.

It refers to the most outstanding person in that field.

 

[You have witnessed the crafting process of a Master Craftsman Blacksmith.]

[His refining is beautiful.]

[His smelting is marvelous.]

[His forging is precise.]

[Advanced Blacksmithing mastery proficiency increases by 22%.]

 

She knows.

Currently nowhere in Ares, no class has reached Master Craftsman level.

What is needed to become a Master Craftsman?

You had to be at least level 500.

Currently, this was an absolutely impossible number.

Yes, that’s a number that’s impossible systematically, level-wise, and game-wise in Ares.

But not in terms of skill.

‘How is this possible?’

On TV, we can commonly see artisans. Most of those artisans were in their 40s and 50s.

Of course, we also call those artisans Master Craftsmen. But among such people, there are none as young as the user named Hyeon-su.

While she was in confusion.

Kwaaaaang-

A tremendous roar echoed.

Magic had fallen nearby.

Seeing the thick smoke rising, her pupils shook.

“N-no…”

That shop where she first received a quest.

That shop was completely shattered to pieces. Then a tear of relief flowed down.

She could see the uninjured shop owner nearby.

However, the fall of this place might soon become reality.

‘There’s no time…’

She felt pressed for time even though she was helping.

Then Hyeon-su spoke.

“…From now on, I’ll start crafting the bell tightly.”

Hyeon-su felt it too. There wasn’t much time left.

He had to make this bell to get the down payment to buy the blacksmith shop land.

And it began.

Nell watched his faster blacksmithing.

Evening came in an instant.

And morning came again.

Nell staggered from fatigue.

Then it became afternoon again and evening.

“…”

But Hyeon-su didn’t stop.

The sun rises again like that.

Watching his back, Nell came to realize.

She could understand why he reached Master Craftsman level at such a young age.

Already the second day.

No, precisely the fourth day. He hadn’t slept a wink.

 

 

 

“What are you talking about?”

Story team leader Lee Min-gyu, who visited the Special User Management Team, made a puzzled expression.

“The update could be changed?”

Kim Tae-seok looked at the monitor and smiled bitterly.

“Exactly as I said, this update might be scrapped.”

The number of user visits to Cassel Territory was decreasing exponentially.

New content was needed, and the story team set Cassel Territory as land taken by the undead.

The changed content is this.

A story where users fight to reclaim Cassel Territory together with the surviving lord Kern!

Of course, Cassel Territory would become a wasteland.

But that update is being scrapped?

“Are you saying this because that user can repair Ramas’s Bell?”

Min-gyu also knew about user Hyeon-su.

Min-gyu chuckled.

“Team Leader Kim is worrying for nothing. You know, at this stage, even if Ramas’s Bell is repaired, it can’t be stopped.”

“Right, it can’t be stopped.”

Tae-seok only smiled bitterly without saying anything.

From that smile, Min-gyu realized something was strange.

“…It’s not what I’m thinking, right?”

“…It is.”

“How is that possible…?”

“Theoretically, it’s simple. The second crafter just needs to be better than the original creator of Ramas’s Bell.”

“No, that’s only theoretically simple!”

Min-gyu denied it.

“So how is that bell being made right now?”

“…Overwhelmingly superior.”

“What?”

Min-gyu’s eyes shook.

Superior?

Could it really be to that extent?

Even so, it’s an unrepairable artifact?

“The current completion rate is 92%. But it’s overwhelmingly superior to when it was originally made.”

“…”

Lee Min-gyu couldn’t hide his shock.

“Is this even possible?”

The reason he said that was this.

The Bell of Lamas was Epic grade.

However, wide-area artifacts that are actually applied to territories shouldn’t be viewed as Epic.

They’re usually considered one grade higher.

Yes, the Bell of Lamas was practically close to a Unique artifact.

But this one was far superior in completion?

“It even has custom crafting applied to it.”

Kim Tae-seok nodded his head.

“Then what kind of power does that bell possess…?”

Lee Min-gyu couldn’t leave the Special User Management Team.

He was too curious about the new bell that would be completed.

 

 

 

[Today’s update is scheduled to begin.]

 

Nell, who woke up looking tired, pressed her hand to her forehead.

‘I feel like I’m going to die.’

But the man in front was still continuing that work. Nell stared blankly at his back.

‘Amazing, he’s crazy. How can he craft a bell to that extent with skill?’

She looked at the bell that was now almost completed.

‘There are too many amazing people in the world.’

She smiled bitterly.

The most recent amazing person she’d heard of was the one who broke the Wooden Dummy.

‘How on earth did they break the Wooden Dummy…?’

Then Nell recalled various fragments that flashed through her mind.

It had only been about 2 months since the Wooden Dummy was broken. And the user named Hyeon-su in front of her was level 40.

‘Huh…?’

Blacksmith Hyeon.

He still had countless rumors about him, but most were similar rumors.

He was still a low-level user.

Hyeon’s First Sword that he posted was proof of that, and the second proof was the Orc Warrior’s Greatsword he posted.

The Orc Warrior’s Greatsword was an artifact worn by level 50 users.

People were searching.

Who exactly broke the Wooden Dummy!

They were also searching.

Who Blacksmith Hyeon was.

And they were curious, creating countless theories.

‘Blacksmith Hyeon obtained a class higher than Legendary.’

‘Blacksmith Hyeon. He travels with a Legendary class Blacksmith thanks to a fateful encounter.’

‘Hyeon might be an unofficial ranking Blacksmith. He’s just pretending to be a beginner to hide his identity.’

Among all those rumors, Rune from Golden Shield Guild had to offer 400 million, and Nell had refused.

‘I won’t believe it unless I see it with my own eyes.’

Yes, she wouldn’t believe it unless she saw it with her own eyes. And she had noticed.

There was currently one hottest user in the world.

The one who broke the Wooden Dummy.

And there was the second hottest user among Blacksmiths.

That was Blacksmith Hyeon.

Goosebumps rose all over her body.

However, this was just her speculation.

But the name Hyeon-su gave strength to that hypothesis. She called out to him just in case.

“Blacksmith Hyeon…?”

At that voice, Hyeon-su turned his head. He didn’t answer and just smiled slightly.

‘…It was really him!?’

At that moment.

Paaaaat-

The light of completion seeped into the artifact.

Hyeon-su, who had completed the new bell, stroked the bell with his hand.

In the center of the white bell, the name ‘Hyeon ‘ was engraved.

‘Beautiful…’

Nell took a step toward the unbelievably brilliant object.

Since she had helped make it, she had some qualification. Nell’s arm trembled finely as she reached toward the bell.

Nell knew well about the existing Bell of Lamas.

‘20% weakening of undead, 6% increase in attack and defense power for those attacking undead…’

This was the main content of the Bell of Lamas.

She checked the newly created bell.

 

(Hyeon’s Second Custom-Made Bell)

Grade: Unique

Durability: Infinite

Special Abilities:

·35% weakening of undead within a 7km radius of the territory where Lamas’s Bell is located.

·13% increase in attack power and defense power for those attacking undead.

·Active Skill White Flame.

Description: Hyeon’s second custom-made artifact that recreated an unrepairable artifact.

 

‘This is insane…’

Goosebumps rose all over Nell’s body.

‘I wondered why he was repairing it…’

Did he create a superior artifact?

She had never even heard of repairing an unrepairable artifact.

He had melted it down and recreated it, making an artifact one grade higher.

Originally, wide-area artifacts are considered one grade higher.

Yes, this could be…

‘Could this be viewed as a Legendary artifact?’

Furthermore, Nell, who checked the skill called White Flame, was left speechless.

‘Ho, hohohohoh…’

The durability was infinite and the undead weakening effect had become superior.

And this skill was.

‘This doesn’t make sense…’

It was too excellent. At this moment, Nell could only think one thing.

She was the person who had opposed recruiting Blacksmith Hyeon. To be precise, she was the one who had rejected the uncertain Hyeon.

She said.

“You…”

Hyeon-su made a puzzled expression.

“I want you so desperately…!”

Her desire boiled over.

 

 

 

Death Lord.

A monster and an intelligent undead.

The Death Lord, reaching level 330, wore tattered black robes and held a single sword.

His rotted flesh visible between the robes proved that he was undead.

A small sneer crossed the Death Lord’s lips.

It’s over.

This territory is now mine.

My subordinates have already occupied everything in front of the castle walls, and the gates are almost completely destroyed.

Yes, now I just need to kill this one.

“Cough…”

Was it that human called Knight Commander Karl?

Persistent.

His armor was already completely shattered and he seemed to lack the strength to hold his sword.

Moreover, he who was presumably originally right-handed was now gripping his sword with his left hand.

Had he already slashed dozens of times?

“…Without fail.”

Shedding tears of blood, he glared at him with venomous eyes.

“I cannot hand over our Kassel territory…!”

Ah, truly a magnificent knight. However, a mad laughter crossed the Death Lord’s lips.

The difference in power was clear.

He could never defeat him.

Even now, he himself was unharmed while the knight could die at any moment.

“The place where I was born, where I grew up…”

Human pride is truly magnificent.

“And where my people are.”

And insignificant.

The man charges forward.

But the knight seems to know as well.

Shhhhaaak-

His sword slashed at him.

It doesn’t hurt, and the damage isn’t significant either.

However, in that moment the knight had given him his final move.

He tries to move his rusted sword.

That sword would pierce through the knight’s neck.

But then.

Dooong…

“…!”

An unknown bell sound was heard.

What?

Ramas’s bell was destroyed.

He had destroyed it. Using a special artifact, he had completely shattered it to pieces.

Then what is that bell?

However, he let out a scoff.

Anyway, even with that bell there, nothing would change.

He had brought all his forces and Ramas’s bell would at most weaken them by 20%…

Doooooong-

“…Krhaaaak!”

Tsssssss-!

It was the moment the slowly spreading bell sound reached him.

Clang-

He ended up dropping his sword.

Smoke rose from his entire body as if burning, and intense pain flooded in like a tide.

‘Th-this is…’

This isn’t the bell I knew.

It’s a much more powerful and magnificent bell.

He looked around.

“Kiheeeeeek!”

“Kyahaaaak!”

“Kihiiiiiiiik!”

His subordinates were writhing as they burned under that power.

However, he turned his head.

No, then he just needs to destroy it.

The artifact he had obtained.

The Dead’s Wish could still be used one more time.

Just like he destroyed it last time, he’ll destroy it this time too.

“Krhaak!”

Even while covering his ears, he found the source of the sound. A man and woman on the castle walls were looking at him.

There.

Flash-

A black book unfolded before the Death Lord.

The Dead’s Wish unfolds.

That wish is ‘the destruction of that bell.’

Rustle-

The pages turn.

One page, two pages, three pages.

Whoooosh-

The power of that book finally flew toward the bell.

Doooong-!

But the black current bounced off without reaching the bell.

“…!?”

It cannot be destroyed.

It’s an artifact that’s completely impossible to destroy.

Could such a thing exist?

But soon a blacksmith standing on the castle walls looked at him.

He could tell.

The man was nothing more than a trivial existence. But the man holding a hammer looked at him with a sneer and said.

“Get lost.”

He struck the bell with his hammer with all his might.

Doooooooong-!

 

[Hundred Flowers’ Flame]

[Can only be activated against undead or evil.]

[Designate a target and immediately reduce their HP by 70% unconditionally.]

[That target falls into a stunned state for 3 seconds.]

[The one who activated the Flames of Purification has their attack power against evil increased by 450% for one strike only.]

 

Whoooooosh-

Massive flames of divine power ignited from his body.

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