Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 50

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

 

 

 

 

Super Rookie Tournament (4)

 

 

 

[Effect application rate is 98%.]

 

The advantages of Divine Emergency Crafting and Custom Crafting are clear.

They can eliminate unnecessary elements for the user and maximize what they need by the amount eliminated.

What’s needed for this is the effect application rate.

The effect application rate determines how much it will be maximized.

And what’s needed to bring out this effect maximization is the user’s complete skill.

What kind of ingenuity should be displayed to achieve that effect, how it should be made, how well it’s understood – these create the effect application rate.

And the higher this effect application rate, the more excellent the artifact becomes.

 

(Damascus Crescent Blade)

Grade: Unique

Durability: 3,500/3,500

Attack Power: 201

Restriction: No restriction for creator, 60~130

Special Ability:

·280% increase in cutting power against stone or ore.

Description: A Damascus Crescent Blade born through emergency crafting. Created by a genius crafter applying the manufacturing methods of Damascus and Crescent Blade.

 

The previous Royal Sword only reached Rare grade.

This one is Unique grade, even if through emergency crafting.

Hyeon-su is someone who can make Damascus better than anyone else.

He drives that Damascus Crescent Blade into the Stone Golem’s chest and looks up at it coldly.

“Kuwor?”

The Stone Golem couldn’t hide its bewilderment.

It too knew its own advantages.

Weapons couldn’t deal significant damage to it, and it ignored the concepts of being cut or pierced.

Yet a spear that wedged in as if penetrating its skin.

“Wild Dance.”

 

[Wild Dance]

[Indiscriminate attack on all enemies recognized as hostile within a 10m radius.]

[When activated, attack speed increases by 70%, physical attack power by 30%.]

 

Wild Dance indiscriminately attacks those recognized as enemies within a 10m radius.

However, there were no enemies around, and the Damascus Crescent Blade had penetrated its chest.

The Crescent Blade embedded in its chest shoots upward.

Puhwaaaak-

“……?”

The Stone Golem’s eyes widen as it’s cut from the chest upward.

The power of Wild Dance began cutting it indiscriminately.

Kwa, kwakwakwa, kwakwakwak-!

Kuuung, kung kung, kuuung-!

Each time it’s cut by Wild Dance, pieces of the Stone Golem’s body fall in all directions.

The Stone Golem tried to swing its remaining arm back at Hyeon-su.

But it couldn’t.

Kuuuung-

Because its other arm had already fallen to the ground…

The consciousness of the golem, divided into dozens of pieces, grows distant.

“…Incredible.”

Someone’s muttered words.

And the Stone Golem collapsed.

“Huff huff.”

Hyeon-su, breathing heavily, slumped down and looked around.

As the Stone Golem died, the surrounding golems were scattering.

Soon, a notification about hunting the Stone Golem came.

 

[You have hunted the boss monster Stone Golem.]

[You gain 22,035 experience points.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[Level up…]

 

He achieved 14 level ups in an instant. The boss monsters of this Super Rookie Tournament don’t drop artifacts.

Instead, they give rewards concentrated on gold.

 

[You acquire 3,413 gold.]

 

Thrilling and sweet. Originally, this should have been divided among dozens of users according to contribution, but Hyeon-su monopolized it all.

And the notification he’d been waiting for came.

 

[Current contribution is 12%.]

 

He possessed this level of contribution due to the first stage 1st place reward and the ten-person short-term rise.

 

[Contribution is being measured.]

[You gain an additional 10% for hunting the Stone Golem single-handedly.]

[You gain an additional 20% for hunting a boss monster superior to the Blood Golem.]

[Total contribution is 95%.]

 

‘What…?’

Hyeon-su himself was most surprised.

Total contribution of 95%.

Contribution is shared among those who survived this Super Rookie Tournament.

Of course, the additional acquisition just heard is presumed to be a reward for accomplishing something amazing.

Even so, it means Hyeon-su alone raised almost 65% or more.

 

[The Super Rookie Tournament is ending.]

[Congratulations.]

[You have achieved an overwhelming 1st place in the Super Rookie Tournament.]

 

At that moment, Bekal, who had been in Invisibility Mode, appeared near Hyeon-su. Bekal spoke.

“Do you remember what I said about negotiations?”

“Yes, I remember.”

Tournament Director Bekal spoke with sincerity.

“Thanks to you, there was quite a commotion in this tournament, but it seems we’ll be able to get through it safely.”

As Bekal looked around, he could see the Users’ reactions.

“It seems like first place was decided from the beginning anyway.”

“Still, wasn’t it pretty entertaining?”

“It was fun. We need some thrills once in a while. And we didn’t get forced logout either.”

If everyone had been wiped out, the tournament would have been heavily criticized.

But thanks to The Man in front of him, that didn’t happen.

“I’ll make a recommendation to the higher-ups to give you the greatest reward possible.”

Bekal, who had been patting his shoulder as he passed, suddenly stopped in his tracks.

“I don’t know what I can do, but I’ll try to arrange for you to meet His Majesty.”

“……Thank you.”

Bekal is merely a tournament director. Yet he thinks Hyeon-su deserves that honor.

Even if it might only be for 20 to 30 seconds.

 

[The award ceremony will begin shortly.]

[You will be able to receive rewards at the award ceremony.]

 

Hyeon-su felt anticipation. The biggest focus was whether Barad would appear at this award ceremony.

He waited for the award ceremony to begin.

 

 

 

Lord met Sword King Barad after a long time. He had been in the Tomb of Swords for several days.

The Tomb of Swords was a kind of swordsmanship training ground.

Inside, even whispers couldn’t be exchanged, and Lord had done his best to gain Sword King Barad’s recognition.

Finally, he had achieved visible results.

Enough for Sword King Barad to say something like ‘Well done.’

“……Is this all?”

Lord, a descendant of the Sword King, was a high ranker. However, to Sword King Barad, he was merely mediocre.

“……I’m sorry.”

Lord couldn’t understand his standards.

Just how high did he need to climb to satisfy him?

And despite making him his descendant, he didn’t show him affection.

‘Perhaps that’s how much he doesn’t acknowledge me.’

Even this Sword King Barad had someone he occasionally mentioned.

“Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop. When will that Blacksmith come?”

“When I contacted him last time, he said he would come visit you personally.”

Recently, the Sword King’s greatest interest was the creator of the sword that cut his own sword.

And Lord didn’t know. Among the hundreds of accumulated whispers, there was one that he had sent.

“Tell me about him.”

Lord sensed greed in his voice.

He was craving some kind of weapon.

‘A weapon that Sword King Barad craves.’

Then a hollow laugh escaped.

‘What could one possibly gain by satisfying the Sword King?’

He couldn’t even imagine it. And he wasn’t in a position to think about such things.

All he could do was grovel before this king with unsatisfiable eyes.

“Various rumors are circulating. In my personal opinion, he’s estimated to be an unofficial ranker Blacksmith.”

“Unofficial ranker. Are those the hidden Strong Ones you speak of?”

“That’s correct.”

Lord had seen various speculations about Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop. However, he didn’t think more deeply than other Blacksmiths.

Some said he was a low-level User, but as Lord wasn’t a Blacksmith, it was beyond common sense, so he speculated he was an unofficial ranker.

Sword King Barad felt the same way.

‘I’ve never seen the creator of such a sword in my life.’

Barad had once met a race called dwarves. Even they couldn’t create swords with such power.

No matter what circumstances he considered, he couldn’t think that he was a low-level fellow as the Outsiders claimed.

Then a sound came from outside.

“Your Majesty, the award ceremony will proceed shortly.”

At that, Lord smiled bitterly.

A few days ago, he had heard him tell his retainers, ‘I don’t feel the need to meet the winner anymore.’

Lord agreed. It was ridiculous for Sword King Barad to meet a mere level 50 rookie.

It seemed he had participated hoping to find outstanding talent, but he had already lost interest.

But then.

“……I’ll go shortly. Tell them I will personally bestow the reward upon the winner.”

“……You’re going personally?”

Lord was surprised.

Going personally? And bestowing the reward himself?

Although he had participated in award ceremonies before, he had never handed rewards to them directly.

He would sit in his seat with a bored expression, just nodding and casually throwing out ‘Well done.’

But now he would bestow it personally?

“He was an interesting fellow. He handled both sword and bow freely.”

The smile of interest on Barad’s lips made Lord jealous.

A mere level 50?

It was also an expression he had never shown him.

However, he soon felt relieved.

Even so, he had already become his descendant.

Sword King Barad, who was about to leave, fell into contemplation.

‘A Weapon Master?’

Many legends of the continent had not yet awakened. However, Barad was someone who had access to more information than anyone.

A Weapon Master was a legendary figure who could freely wield all weapons.

He had actually handled bows, spears, and swords.

The Crescent Blade that Outsider had urgently created.

He had heard that Weapon Masters could summon weapons instantaneously.

Yes, from Barad’s perspective, that was a special method of summoning.

However, he wasn’t walking because he was a Weapon Master.

It was because he was proud of him for facing the impossible situation without avoiding it.

The award ceremony.

Second and third place couldn’t come to this stage.

He entered the award ceremony hall with his red cloak fluttering.

In front of him, he could see The Man kneeling on one knee.

His eyes were very intelligent.

His broad shoulders were comparable to Barad’s, who was famous for his strong build.

‘A warrior. The very embodiment of one. It reminds me of my youth.’

It was regrettable. If a descendant hadn’t been decided, the Sword King’s succession might have been his.

If he weren’t a Weapon Master, he would have shown his desire for him.

The retainers didn’t know what to do.

Holding such a trivial reward in their hands.

Barad received that reward.

“The winner is…… no.”

Barad spoke with a proud expression.

“Honor the warrior.”

Warrior. That single word struck the retainers’ hearts. Those who could be called ‘warrior’ from his lips could be counted on one hand.

The man stepped forward and respectfully raised both arms.

“I bestow upon you a reward of 13,000 gold.”

The man received it and stepped back a few paces. Barad, watching him, smiled slightly.

The man said nothing. He simply bowed his head in gratitude.

He knew why he wasn’t speaking. Though Barad hadn’t ordered it, the retainers would have instructed him so.

In reality, Barad didn’t view Outsiders favorably, and conversations with them irritated him.

It was over.

Barad turned around.

Then.

“I heard you were looking for me.”

“You bastard!”

“How dare you before His Majesty…!”

Barad stopped walking. His face hardened.

This was one of the weaker Outsiders.

Even though he had become a Super Rookie and was a Weapon Master, nothing had changed.

He understood that the man had struggled to meet him, but that statement just now was too arrogant…

“Blacksmith Hyeon. That’s me.”

“What…?”

Goosebumps rose on Barad’s back.

The one he thought was a warrior was the crafter he had been seeking.

The retainers approached him.

“You wretch, His Majesty was looking for you!”

“Do you now fear nothing!”

The knights drew their swords to threaten him.

Then Barad raised his hand and spoke with an excited voice.

“I have been waiting for you. Blacksmith Hyeon.”

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