Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 7

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

 

 

 

 

Epic Artifact Creation (1)

 

 

 

Ji-hoon still looked at Hyeon-su like he was a bad guy while gnawing on a chicken drumstick.

“Dexterity stat…”

Hyeon-su knew the basics too.

The 5 basic stats and special stats.

The Dexterity stat definitely belonged to the special stat category.

And special stats were harder to obtain than these 5 basic stats.

“I have 63 Dexterity stats, so why isn’t there any noticeable change?”

“There are some stats like that among special stats originally. Still, it’ll be helpful someday. Also, from what I know, the Dexterity stat helps in various ways, right?”

“Various ways?”

Hyeon-su tilted his head.

Suddenly, the explanation he heard from the Instructor came to mind.

The Dexterity stat makes you better at any action performed with your hands.

“…I think it also increases attack power?”

“Oh, right. Attack power increases a bit too!”

“Right?”

“Yeah, if you put 1 point in Strength, physical attack power goes up by about 1, right? But if you put about 50 points in Dexterity, it’ll raise physical attack power by about 1?”

Hearing it this way, it sounds like the worst option.

You need to put 50 points in Dexterity to have the value of 1 Strength.

“But doesn’t it take 5-6 hours to repeatedly raise 1 Strength stat in the Beginner Zone?”

“Right?”

Ji-hoon also realized something.

He noticed something was strange.

“I raised 20 Dexterity in just 3 hours though…?”

“Whoa…”

Others spend at least 5 hours to gain 1 Strength stat that increases physical attack power by 1.

In Hyeon-su’s case, it takes about 7 hours to increase physical attack power by 1 through Dexterity.

“Hmm…”

Hyeon-su stroked his chin.

“Are you thinking the same thing I’m thinking right now?”

“Right, according to what you’re saying, Dexterity stats are relatively easy to obtain only in the Beginner Zone. Of course, there’s also my ‘unconventional’ notification.”

Ji-hoon nodded.

“Right now, if I want to break that wooden dummy, I need to bring everything I can get my hands on, right?”

He had to seize everything around him by any means necessary.

“Even when I do Blade Sharpening, my Dexterity goes up and they give me money?”

“…”

“Intimacy also goes up?”

“…”

“And attack power increases too?”

“…”

Right, there was no reason not to do it.

Hyeon-su smiled slightly and downed his beer as he spoke.

“Starting tomorrow, let’s gather Dexterity by any means necessary.”

Many a little makes a mickle.

Gathering Dexterity to break the wooden dummy was beginning.

 

 

 

The next day.

Hyeon-su saw the instructors who had come looking for him from the neighboring area.

When he cleanly sharpened the blades of their weapons, the Instructor was impressed.

“Truly amazing, just as the rumors said!”

“Instructor, by any chance, are there people around here who do farming?”

“There are many people who farm.”

The Beginner Zone was ultimately a village too.

“I wanted to bestow this ability of mine on those people as well.”

Hyeon-su’s eyes reddened.

“My grandmother used to farm in the past too.”

Hyeon-su’s lying skills had improved remarkably.

“I want to help the farmers by letting them obtain better farming tools…”

Instructor Blen was moved by Hyeon-su’s words.

“My goodness… You truly have a kind heart!”

 

[Intimacy with Blen increases.]

 

Ah, this young man who even tears up while saying he’ll bestow his talent!

“I’ll tell the farmers.”

“It doesn’t have to be just farmers. If there are people who need my help, please tell them all.”

Sharp tools were essential for humans.

With this, Hyeon-su had secured more customers.

Before long, Hyeon-su was able to welcome villagers coming from afar carrying farming tools.

“Welcome!”

A bright smile spread across Hyeon-su’s face.

 

 

 

Special User Management Team.

Team Leader Kim Tae-seok made eye contact with employee Lee Ji-hee.

Both of their pupils were shaking violently.

“It’s, it’s right, isn’t it?”

“Yes, it seems right.”

“We can’t go home, right?”

“Yes, I don’t think we can go home…”

In an instant, both of their eyes became moist.

“It seems like he’s trying to gather Dexterity stats…”

“That user, how much money does he have?”

“60 gold…”

“…?”

Kim Tae-seok couldn’t hide his bewilderment.

What kind of level 1 user has 60 gold?

Ordinary users at that level don’t even have 3 gold?

“What about Dexterity?”

“Currently 89. I think I’ll hit 100 soon.”

“100… If it’s 100, you’ll get that title now…”

Kim Tae-seok’s expression became serious.

In reality, there were many users worldwide with Dexterity over 100.

The highest user even exceeded 2,000.

Thanks to that, that user was receiving substantial Dexterity bonuses.

But when a beginner user, especially a level 1, achieved Dexterity 100, it was a different story.

Even the user with the currently highest Dexterity had only about 10 Dexterity in the Beginner Zone.

Therefore, Pureum Corporation had prepared rewards for this.

“Ha, what’s the point of complaining? It’s all that user Hyeon-su’s ability.”

The reason user Hyeon-su’s Dexterity was rising dramatically was due to the ‘Extraordinary’ system.

In this game controlled by the supercomputer Ares, the ‘Extraordinary’ notification was special.

It meant he had done extraordinarily well, and rewards were given accordingly.

And that reward was Dexterity.

Kim Tae-seok said with an enlightened expression.

“Hold on tight.”

“Yes…”

“That user is going to fly away after receiving the Dexterity reward!”

“Kyaa, kyaaaah… We’re flying away!”

Lee Ji-hee gripped the table tightly and pretended to fly away on an airplane.

Making a living was tough.

 

 

 

[You have achieved 100 Dexterity stats.]

[Hidden Piece. You have achieved ‘One Who Knows the True Value of Dexterity’.]

[You gain 50 Dexterity.]

[You have obtained the title ‘Dexterity Made Just for You’.]

 

“…Oh?”

Hyeon-su had just finished sharpening the last farming tool and was about to go teach Ren blacksmithing techniques.

Hyeon-su immediately checked the title without delay.

 

(Dexterity Made Just for You)

Unique Title

Grade: A

Special Abilities:

·All stats +3

·Dexterity acquisition rate increased by 50%.

·Sealed (Dexterity 2,000.)

·Sealed (Dexterity 4,000.)

 

“A…?”

Hyeon-su couldn’t hide his amazement.

After going to the Beer House with Ji-hoon yesterday, he had researched Ares even more thoroughly.

Having received a hidden quest and possessing an A-grade title, he was literally no different from a cheat character.

It was hard to find any case anywhere of someone at level 1 having an A-grade title and receiving a hidden quest.

Especially an A-grade title.

‘Even high rankers only have about 7-8 of them at most…?’

A-grade titles were that precious and rare.

And Hyeon-su looked into why this title was A-grade.

“…This is insane!”

He couldn’t hide his shock even seeing it with his own eyes.

Dexterity acquisition rate increased by 50%.

In other words, from now on, Hyeon-su’s probability of gaining Dexterity had increased by 50%.

Then he saw the sealed special abilities and whispered to Ji-hoon.

 

[Hyeon-su: I got a title, but what does it mean when it says ‘sealed’?]

[Ji-hoon: That’s a growth-type title, which is incredibly rare. If you keep meeting those conditions, additional rewards get unlocked. But why?]

[Hyeon-su: I got one.]

[Ji-hoon: Screenshot please.]

[Hyeon-su: (Screenshot.)]

[Jihoon: …You jerk. Blocking you ]

[You have been blocked by Ji-hoon.]

 

“…?”

Hyeon-su, who had been blocked out of envy, tilted his head in confusion.

‘Growth-type title?’

Since his best friend Ji-hoon had blocked him, Hyeon-su entered the Ares Community.

Simple searches were possible even in-game through holograms.

 

[Can growth-type titles be considered one grade higher than their base grade?]

[Yeah, special abilities unlock every time you unseal a growth-type title. If it’s B-grade, you can basically consider it A-grade. But why? Did you get one?]

[Yeah, I got one. Light is finally coming to my Ares life.]

[Oh, congrats congrats… I’m so jealous ]

[Wow, you got a growth-type title? Those are incredibly hard to get!]

 

Hyeon-su could see that growth-type titles were much more valuable than he had thought.

‘So it could potentially exert the power of S-grade?’

As a best friend, he could understand why Ji-hoon had blocked him and left.

 

[Ji-hoon: Hey, tone down the bragging from now on.]

[Hyeon-su: Sorry sorry.]

 

Hyeon-su smiled and entered Ren’s Forge.

Hyeon-su organized his thoughts.

‘To break the wooden dummy right now, I need a better sword.’

To make a better sword, he needed good ore.

Of course, if he taught Ren, Hyeon-su could obtain ‘Beginner Zone’s Iron Ore’.

But he wondered if Beginner Zone’s Iron Ore could really surpass a Rare-grade sword.

As Hyeon-su pondered for a moment, something flashed through his mind.

‘If there’s no ore, I can just make it myself, right?’

He was thinking of something amazing that other users couldn’t even imagine.

He asked Ren.

“You said there’s a seaside nearby, right?”

“Yes, there is. But why the ocean…?”

Ren couldn’t hide his puzzlement.

You suddenly came to teach blacksmithing techniques, but why the ocean…?

“That’s fortunate.”

Hyeon-su smiled slightly.

He walked alongside Ren.

They went to the General Store NPC in the Beginner Zone.

The General Store NPC truly sold many things.

“Do you have a giant magnet too?”

“Yes, I do have one. Why?”

“I have a use for it.”

He purchased the magnet as well.

“…?”

Ren couldn’t understand Hyeon-su’s actions at all.

Soon after, Hyeon-su and blacksmith Ren stood together before the vast ocean.

Watching Hyeon-su spread his arms wide and breathe in the scent to his heart’s content, Ren’s face hardened.

‘Did I make the wrong choice…?’

Ren had been amazed by Hyeon-su’s Blacksmithing Technique.

That’s why he had asked to become his disciple.

Yet Hyeon-su had used an enormous amount of whetstones from Ren’s Forge.

He had even sharpened the instructors’ weapons, nearly causing Ren to starve for a while.

But he had thought it would be worth it if he could grow.

But now, after saying he would teach him, they were at the ocean?

Did he want to play tag or something?

“Hyeon-su sir, what exactly are you going to teach me here…”

Distrust appeared on Ren’s face.

And Hyeon-su felt his chest open up as he looked at the ocean.

His body was covered with burn scars, and it had been far too long since he’d come to the ocean.

Seeing Ren’s distrust, Hyeon-su spoke.

“Ren, do you see it?”

Yes, I see it. The damn vast ocean!

But what Hyeon-su said next was shocking.

“The ore spread across this ocean.”

“What…?”

Has he gone mad?

Saying there’s ore at this seaside?

Hyeon-su stepped on the sandy beach and said.

“Fortunately, it seems like that thing is here.”

What thing is here?

Hyeon-su pointed at the sand with his finger and smiled.

“Iron sand.”

Hyeon-su took out the giant magnet from his inventory.

He put the magnet on the sandy beach and moved it around here and there.

Then when he lifted the magnet, metal fragments clinging to it like sand could be seen.

No, calling them metal fragments wasn’t quite right.

They were so small like powder that calling them metal powder was more accurate.

He swept them into the sack he had prepared.

“Ren, today I will teach you about Iron Sand Ingots.”

“I-Iron Sand Ingots…?”

“From where I come from. And a smelting method used in the distant past.”

A smelting method that only Hyeon-su’s father could do.

No, now a smelting method that only Hyeon-su could do.

It was a method of obtaining ore that once existed in Joseon.

 

 

 

Special User Management Team.

“I-Iron Sand Ingots…? I’ve never heard of that ore before.”

“That’s not all. Iron Sand Ingots don’t exist in Ares either.”

Ares is operated by the supercomputer Ares.

And it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that supercomputer Ares contains all the information in the world.

Lee Ji-hee searched for ‘Iron Sand Ingots’ using a program linked to supercomputer Ares.

 

-Iron Sand Ingots. Can be obtained through Korea’s Traditional Smelting Method, but are not used in modern times since various alloys and steel can be obtained.

-King Muryeong’s Ring-Pommel Sword, the 25th king of Baekje, was made using this method.

 

“…?”

Both people showed surprised expressions.

“A smelting method that was only used during the Baekje period?”

Team Leader Kim Tae-seok couldn’t hide his amazement.

Of course, since it was information input into supercomputer Ares, others besides user Hyeon-su could certainly use it too.

But who would actually know about such things?

Kim Tae-seok had various thoughts.

The abnormal notification about creating ore that didn’t exist in Ares.

And Iron Sand Ingots that actually had a smelting method but didn’t exist in this Ares.

And he was even curious about the quality of the completed Iron Sand Ingots.

Kim Tae-seok’s heart beat strangely.

“This should be interesting…!?”

A smelting method that had disappeared from history was about to be performed at the fingertips of a level 1 user.

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