Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 71

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

Real-time Auction (2)

Real-time Auction (2)

Real-time Auction (2)

First stage.

 

Hyeon-su deliberately tried a method that others hadn’t attempted.

 

He needed to maximize and showcase the effects of the artifacts he had made over the past 10 days.

 

And this gauntlet that focused all power was something he had tried making with emergency crafting when hunting Stone Golems.

 

“Rowan, thank you for the 10 million won donation.”

 

Rowan hadn’t donated yet since he hadn’t revealed the information.

 

The reason Hyeon-su said this was to pressure him to keep his promise quickly.

 

“Hyeon has made an interesting proposal. He suggested selling the three artifacts he crafted this time through a real-time auction. The real-time auction begins now.”

 

Hyeon-su opened the information for that artifact.

 

The KakaoTalk open chat room titled Gungwoodi.

 

Gungwoodi was a room named “Archers’ Friendship Until We Die.”

 

This KakaoTalk room included numerous renowned archer users from South Korea.

 

-That gauntlet looks interesting.

 

-Extending the range from 250m all the way to over 400m, that’s insane ㄷㄷ

 

-Looking at it, it seems like a gauntlet that greatly increases strength stats?

 

The Gungwoodi chat room became noisy for the first time in a while.

 

It was because of a gauntlet that appeared on a broadcast.

 

-A real-time auction, haha, are they trying to get the viewers to compete against each other?

 

-That would only be possible if the artifact is good, but this blacksmith named Hyeon seems too arrogant.

 

-Right, extending range with a strength gauntlet. It’s a pretty good artifact. It seems to be Unique grade, but if it only boosts strength stats tremendously and other effects are useless, isn’t it practically worthless?

 

-Exactly. The effects need to be good, what’s the point of just high grade? There are so many Uniques that are like Rares.

 

-Besides, gauntlets and thimbles are archer accessories, right?

 

Then.

 

The information for that gauntlet was revealed.

 

(Hyeon’s Ninth Custom Crafting Gauntlet)

 

Grade: Unique

 

Durability: 7,000/7,000

 

Defense: 220

 

Restriction: No restriction for crafter, Level 80+ Archer

 

Special Abilities:

 

·Strength +111.

 

·Bow accuracy +15%.

 

·Arrow critical hit chance +10%

 

·Active Skill: Precise Aim.

 

Description: Hyeon’s ninth Custom Crafting gauntlet that greatly increases strength stats, significantly boosting range, penetration, and destructive power.

 

The moment it was revealed, an archer exclaimed in admiration.

 

-Wow… guys, this is insane?

 

He was a user called Hanseop, ranked 87th among archers.

 

-It doesn’t just boost strength, what kind of gauntlet has 220 defense?

 

Ironically, smart users attack the hands when fighting archers.

 

This is to prevent them from easily shooting arrows.

 

That’s why defense is a very important stat.

 

-Wow, an accessory producing such effects. There’s nothing useless for archers. Plus, the level restriction is even low…

 

Accessories refer to thimbles or accessory items. These accessories usually perform much worse than main armor or swords.

 

But despite being an accessory, its effects were as good as main armor.

 

-It even maintains the strength gauntlet’s advantage of +111 strength… wow…

 

Strength +111.

 

Archers generally have very low strength stats.

 

The stats archers usually invest in are agility and stamina.

 

When agility increases, you gain special effects like bow accuracy and penetration.

 

Does that mean strength stats aren’t needed? Not at all.

 

It’s more accurate to say they invest in agility because agility stats are better.

 

However, the penetration and destructive power that increase with strength, and the extended range, cannot be ignored.

 

Moreover, 111 strength stats is practically equivalent to putting all stats from 20 levels into strength.

 

-But guys, why isn’t anyone saying anything?

 

Archer Hanseop felt something was strange.

 

The chat that had been actively flowing just moments ago had gone quiet.

 

Their names could be seen in an unexpected place.

 

Hyeon-su waited.

 

‘Ask, ask, ask.’

 

And soon that effect appeared.

 

-I’m interested in buying.

 

-Archer ranking 15th Koru…?

 

-I’m also interested in buying. If you sell to me, I’ll pay 1.5 times the market price.

 

-Gasp, 4th place Hansen is here too…?

 

-What are you guys doing here?

 

Immediately, the nicknames of archers who were quite famous in our country began appearing in the chat window.

 

The viewer count was also continuously rising.

 

-I want to buy it.

 

-I want to buy it too!

 

-Hyun, please sell it to me ㅠㅠ

 

At this, Hyeon-su smiled slightly and said.

 

“The auction starting price is 10,000 gold.”

 

10,000 gold.

 

It was a huge sum amounting to 10 million won in Korean currency. Actually quite low considering its real value.

 

But Hyeon-su knew. The auction price would continue to rise.

 

“The auction deadline is until this live broadcast ends.”

 

The reaction immediately became heated.

 

-15,000.

 

-20,000.

 

-22,000.

 

-22,500.

 

-What am I even watching right now…?

 

-What are archer rankers doing here…?

 

Hyeon-su responded calmly.

 

“Please send auction bids via message to Hyeon’s Blacksmith Shop, thank you.”

 

Just then.

 

-Rowen donated 10,000,000 won.

 

-Oh, that’s unique.

 

Hyeon-su gave a bitter smile. And the second stage began.

 

The rules of the second stage weren’t difficult.

 

It was to raid two boss monsters alone.

 

‘The second crafted item turned out to be a failure.’

 

Hyeon-su gave a bitter smile.

 

Unfortunately, the second artifact’s effects weren’t particularly good.

 

No, it was actually the worst failure among all the artifacts he’d made so far.

 

Hyeon-su looked at the monster that revealed itself ahead.

 

-Degenerated Troll Lv.121

 

Trolls are originally high-level monsters exceeding level 270.

 

The degenerated troll, which was the boss monster here, was much weaker than real trolls but was tricky because it had regeneration abilities.

 

On top of that, he had to face two of them.

 

“The second item is really not that great.”

 

Hyeon-su made a disappointed expression while watching the approaching troll.

 

Fortunately, Hyeon-su was currently strong enough to hunt even using this level of artifact.

 

Hyeon-su was now level 80 and had become much stronger than during the Super Rookie Tournament.

 

Due to Sword King Barad’s swordsmanship and the overall stat increases from crafting.

 

And soon Hyeon-su revealed the artifact information.

 

(Hyeon’s Tenth Custom Crafting Greatsword)

 

Grade: Normal

 

Durability: 4,000/4,000

 

Attack Power: 286.

 

Restriction: No restriction for crafter, Level 70+ Swordsman class.

 

Special Abilities:

 

·Attack speed and movement speed decreased by 15%.

 

·Strength +6, Stamina +3.

 

·Active Skill: Single Slash Cut.

 

Description: Hyeon’s tenth custom crafting greatsword that unintentionally received a penalty.

 

-Huh? What? Isn’t the difference with the first artifact too big?

 

-…? Proof that Hyeon was just lucky…

 

-The first was unique and the second is normal?

 

-Regular blacksmiths make stuff like that quite often. It’s disappointing that Hyeon made something like that

 

-Agreed…

 

-Were the things he put up for auction so far just cherry-picked from his best work lol?

 

The chat atmosphere instantly became subdued again. But Hyeon-su charged forward.

 

Two degenerated trolls and Hyeon-su collided.

 

Rowen, who was watching him, was greatly disappointed.

 

Not because he couldn’t hunt the trolls.

 

The troll hunting was proceeding excellently.

 

It’s just that what Rowen had expected was this.

 

‘I thought he might be someone who could catch the world ranking 1st blacksmith.’

 

That’s what he thought when he saw the first gauntlet.

 

World blacksmith ranking 1st, Smith.

 

‘For some reason, he’s a blacksmith who isn’t affected by probability.’

 

And he was the world’s only legendary artifact crafter. The only person to break the rule that users cannot craft legendary items.

 

‘Much information is hidden, but he’s the world’s greatest blacksmith.’

 

But Rowen hadn’t found such a person while recruiting hundreds of people.

 

‘Hyeon was the same after all.’

 

The fact that there was such a huge gap between the first and second crafted items.

 

That was proof that Hyeon couldn’t measure up to Smith.

 

[Bell: Guild Master, how much should we offer as signing bonus?]

 

[Rowen: 2 billion should be sufficient.]

 

This was already an incredibly high amount.

 

It was just disappointing that it didn’t meet Rowen’s expectations.

 

‘With that level of skill, no matter how much they struggle, they won’t be able to close the ranking gap with our guild.’

 

The difference between someone who held their position from the beginning and a latecomer was naturally expected.

 

Then Rowan checked the greatsword’s information once more and made a puzzled expression.

 

In his disappointment, he could now see what he had missed before.

 

‘What is this?’

 

The greatsword’s description read as follows.

 

‘Unintentionally received a penalty?’

 

5 days ago.

 

After creating his second artifact, Hyeon-su heard the notification that followed.

 

[Epic grade.]

 

[You have crafted artifacts made with Divine Emergency Crafting twice in a row.]

 

[You will receive a penalty for crafting artifacts with Divine Emergency Crafting without maintaining proper intervals.]

 

[The artifact’s grade will drop by two levels and its effects will be significantly reduced.]

 

“…What?”

 

Hyeon-su furrowed his brow.

 

Just like the God of Blacksmiths title, Ares had penalties that users were unaware of.

 

Hyeon-su could understand why this penalty appeared.

 

‘Don’t take the easy way out, is that it?’

 

Part of Hyeon-su’s original plan was now disrupted.

 

It wasn’t because of Hyeon-su’s skill.

 

This greatsword was certainly crafted excellently, and the notification even said it was Epic grade.

 

However, due to the penalty, he ended up creating his first Common grade item.

 

‘It’s fine, even if the second artifact isn’t great.’

 

Instead, he thought this way.

 

‘If I make a big impact with the third one, wouldn’t the ripple effect be even greater?’

 

But there was a condition attached. The third one had to be a truly excellent artifact.

 

‘I wasn’t planning to craft something I’d made with emergency crafting for the third one anyway.’

 

The three artifacts Hyeon-su was creating were all meant to display maximum power at each stage of the time attack dungeon.

 

‘For the third one….’

 

A large number of boss monsters would appear. There was an artifact he had decided to craft to defeat them.

 

He had decided to create it through a conversation with his father.

 

When he went to Jeju Island with his father, his father looked at the vast ocean of Jeju and said these words.

‘Hyeon-su, our country also had legendary bows in its tales.’

‘Hyeon-su, our country also had legendary bows in its tales.’

‘Hyeon-su, our country also had legendary bows in its tales.’

A smile formed on Hyeon-su’s lips.

 

With 5 days remaining.

 

Hyeon-su quickly began crafting.

 

And he completed it.

 

[You have crafted an artifact closest to legend.]

 

One of the bows from our country’s legends.

 

Rowan. Tae-hyeon headed to the conference room.

 

Although Crazy Rookie’s broadcast was currently ongoing, he didn’t feel it was worth his time.

 

Then. Kim Tae-hyeon, who opened the door and entered, could see the broadcast being transmitted on the TV in the conference room.

 

“He cleared the second stage quite well too?”

 

“Crazy Rookie himself is incredibly strong.”

 

Crazy Rookie in the monitor was preparing for the third stage.

 

When Tae-hyeon took his seat, they quickly became quiet.

 

“Please continue watching, it’s fine.”

 

Tae-hyeon wasn’t that strict of a guild master. Then a question arose.

 

“What’s the third stage?”

 

A female employee explained.

 

“Thirteen werewolves appear.”

 

“Werewolves?”

 

Tae-hyeon frowned.

 

Werewolves were level 138 monsters.

 

Although they weren’t boss-level, level 138 werewolves for someone not even level 100 yet?

 

“Hunting them is obviously impossible. They have such thick hide that even same-level users struggle with them. There’s no way a user who’s just reached the 80s could hunt such creatures. The third stage is about breaking through them and safely reaching the destination within 300 meters.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

Tae-hyeon nodded. Then he looked at Crazy Rookie preparing for the third stage.

 

-Why isn’t he moving?

 

-Huh? What’s he doing?

 

-The werewolves are about to come out.

 

A place like a giant colosseum.

 

There were thirteen prison cells there.

 

The iron bars of the place where thirteen werewolves were held began to rise.

 

“Huh? Why isn’t he moving?”

 

“He should be running right now.”

 

Tae-hyeon asked.

 

“What’s the success rate?”

 

“Usually 80% die on the way and 20% barely succeed.”

 

Tae-hyeon also looked at Crazy Rookie with a puzzled expression.

 

But then.

 

He in the monitor spoke.

 

-I’m going to try the third stage with a special strategy.

 

A special strategy? What could that be?

 

Soon the iron bars opened and thirteen ferocious werewolves burst out simultaneously.

 

Watching Crazy Rookie on screen, Rowan realized what that strategy was.

 

‘Don’t tell me he’s planning to hunt all thirteen werewolves?’

 

No, that’s impossible.

 

He could see that Han was quite strong, but that would be absurd.

 

Then, he pulled out a bow from his chest and aimed it at the werewolves.

 

[Two Artifacts closest to legendary grade meet.]

 

[Their effects improve by 10% each.]

 

Rowen got to his feet. Letters branded on the tautly drawn bow.

 

‘Thousand-Weight Bow…?’

 

Soon, a Short Arrow he shot struck the werewolf in the lead.

 

Thwack-

 

The power of the Short Arrow made the werewolf hesitate. But the level gap was too high.

 

The werewolf that had mocked him tried to charge again.

 

Then.

 

[The weight of a thousand pounds is applied.]

 

[The weight of a thousand pounds presses down on the enemy.]

 

Rummmmmble-

 

The ground the werewolf stood on caved in.

 

Its two feet were buried in the earth, as if someone was pressing down on it with great force from above.

 

Craaaaaash-

 

The ground collapsed and the werewolf was crushed into it.

 

Yes, as if a weight of a thousand pounds had been attached to it.

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