I Became an SSS-Grade Time-Transcending Almighty Blacksmith - Chapter 110

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Episode 110
Episode 110
Blacksmith’s Forest.
The boss monster of Zone 3 was.
“A stump?”
“Right, exactly! A stump!”
It was a stump.
The base left behind after felling a tree.
It was certainly massive, but I couldn’t imagine how that base could even attack us.
The moment we drew closer.
Thrum-thrum-thrum-thrum-thrum—
The ground trembled with an eerie sound.
“Oh…….”
“Right, that’s the actual body!”
The stump began to rise.
I’d thought even if the stump was massive, it wouldn’t be much.
But the roots tearing free from below were enormous.
They were as thick as the body of the troll we’d felled in Zone 4 of the hunting grounds just before.
Or rather, three roots erupted upward, and while their thickness was about the same, their length was far greater.
“It’s like some kind of three-legged octopus…….”
A three-legged octopus.
I’d said it, but it was such a fitting name for that boss monster.
Of course, “three-legged octopus” didn’t actually mean the octopus had three legs, but rather that its legs were slender.
But this creature was literally a three-legged octopus.
Or rather, a three-legged stump.
A thick, muscular three-legged stump at that.
The moment it revealed itself like that.
Thrum-thrum-thrum-thrum-thrum-thrum—
With a sound like fibers tearing apart.
It began moving in earnest.
The power of those limbs swinging down.
Or rather, those roots.
Crash!!
“Ugh!”
As expected, it was devastatingly powerful.
A root lashed out like a whip and gouged deep into the earth.
Toran was momentarily startled.
“I can’t hold it much longer!”
Toran rushed forward desperately and grabbed the boss monster’s root, keeping it from pulling free from the ground.
In that opening, Grom charged in with an axe.
“Right, trust Grom!”
Thwack!
He brought it down with full force.
Though the root was thick, it couldn’t withstand Grom’s axe strikes.
And then.
Thunk!
Drake drove a harpoon through another root and sealed its movement by pulling the line taut.
Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!
Serin too began using fresh arrows to turn the boss monster into a pincushion.
Though naturally, arrows didn’t penetrate well given the monster’s nature, so she switched to her dagger.
When she swung Setting Chained Fang, it dealt considerable damage.
And finally.
“Firing!”
Boom!
My cannon blast too.
In the past, this would have been a formidable opponent, far too powerful to handle.
But not anymore.
All of us—myself and my entire crew—were armed with SS-Grade weapons imbued with special abilities.
“Noum!”
……Ah.
Except Noum.
Come to think of it, I never made a special ability weapon for Noum alone.
Well, the enemy we’re dealing with right now is a plant-type monster anyway.
Once I get timber, I should craft a wooden hammer with special abilities for Noum right away.
And not long after that.
Crack-crack-crack-crack—
Thud.
The boss monster collapsed.
[ You have defeated the boss monster of ‘Blacksmith’s Forest’, the Three-Root Stump. ]
[ ‘Blacksmith’s Forest’ is expanding. ]
The forest had expanded.
With this, Zone 4 of the forest had been unlocked as well.
Grom then took his axe to the fallen boss monster and brought back the materials that dropped from it.
“Chirp! Master! Here!”
The boss monster had yielded materials.
[ Three-Root Wood ]
[ Three thick roots ]
As expected.
These were excellent materials, just like those I’d obtained from other boss monsters.
Taking hold of them, I turned to Noum.
“Noum…”
Noum was glancing enviously at his wooden hammer from beside me.
“Noum, let’s get going.”
“Noum?”
“We need to make you a new weapon.”
“N-Noum!”
“Your choice, of course.”
“Noum likes it! Noum doesn’t hate it! Noum is so happy!!”
I decided to craft a new wooden hammer.
[ Using Special Crafting Skill. ]
[ Please prepare a blueprint for the special craft item. ]
The moment we arrived at the Smithy, I activated the Crafting Skill.
I drew up the blueprint together with Noum, who stood beside me.
Since Noum was a blacksmith as well, he was rich in crafting knowledge, making blueprint design far easier than ever before.
As soon as I inserted the materials obtained from defeating the boss monster.
[ Crafting has begun. ]
The actual crafting commenced.
Clang!
A wooden hammer.
Deceptively simple as it appeared, balance was absolutely critical.
Even the slightest shift in balance could adversely affect the items Noum would craft in the future.
I meticulously calibrated the weight of each section and achieved perfect equilibrium.
Most importantly, by pouring my focus into drawing out the material’s latent power, I swung the hammer with full intent.
[ Crafting is complete. ]
[ Craft Evaluation: SS-Grade ]
[ You have obtained ‘Three-Root Wooden Hammer’. ]
[ A Masterpiece has been born. ]
[ A masterpiece worthy of bearing your name to the world has been completed, and through it you gain inspiration—your stats have risen. ]
[ Strength has increased by 1. ]
[ Health has increased by 1. ]
[ Wisdom has increased by 1. ]
I had successfully completed the wooden hammer.
Honestly, compared to other items, this wasn’t terribly difficult to craft.
And even items with special abilities were becoming familiar to me by now.
[ Three-Root Wooden Hammer ]
Form: Hammer
Grade: SS
Requirement: Level 39 or higher
Description: A wooden hammer crafted from the timber of a Three-Root Stump, formed when a once-towering ancient tree’s pillar was hewn down and fell into ruin.
Attack Power: 237
Abilities:
Three-Root Consecutive Strike
, Crafting Lv 5, Vitality Lv 2, Natural Regeneration Lv 1
“Excellent.”
The first thing that caught my eye was indeed the ‘Crafting Lv 5’.
The hammer I’d originally made for Noum had ‘Crafting Lv 4’ attached to it.
As a blacksmith, that crucial skill level was now sitting higher.
Just that alone would’ve counted as a success, but the wood’s nature had even brought along ‘Natural Regeneration’ as well.
Vitality was something that was already there.
But still, what mattered most was the special ability.
[ Special Ability: Three-Root Consecutive Strike ]
The power of the three-root stump dwells within this hammer.
Each time the hammer is swung three times, the power of the ‘three-root stump’ is channeled to deliver a formidable blow.
I was pleased with this as well.
It would be excellent for attacks, but more than that, it seemed like an ability I could put to good use when crafting items too.
Satisfied, I handed it over to Noum.
“Noum, how do you like it?”
“Noum loves it! Noum is so happy!”
Noum’s eyes gleamed as she took the hammer from my hands.
The handle, twisted together like three intertwined roots—true to the name ‘Three-Root Wooden Hammer’.
The head, crafted from wood sourced from the stump itself.
The design looked rather nice too.
In particular, the grip on the handle seemed to please her greatly.
“Shall we get started right away?”
“Noum is ready!”
And so Noum and I lifted our hammers together.
“Let’s finish up quick and grab something delicious to eat!”
“It’s Noum’s turn to pick the menu today!”
“Sure, so think about what you’d like.”
“Noum is truly so happy!!”
Clang!
We began our work for the day.
* * *
Zone 4 had been fully unlocked, save for the Blacksmith’s Sea.
True enough, the apprentices started bringing in materials from Zone 4 one by one.
“Hahahaha! Hey kid, get a load of this!”
“What is it?”
“Ore from Zone 4! Pretty impressive, right?”
“Oh, there’s a subtle blue sheen to it?”
“That’s Blue Steel Stone. It’s harder and far superior to blackened iron, so keep your hopes up.”
“Oh, truly worthy of Zone 4!”
“It was rough mining the stuff—pretty tough. And I reckon we’ll be able to dig up even more Elemental Stones and raw stones with awakening properties.”
“Excellent!”
“Looks like there’ll be plenty of rare ores too. All things considered, stay optimistic. Hehehehe.”
Toran, who had been the first to develop Zone 4, dumped out a heap of ore.
“Master, these are monster materials. Just as you’d hoped, there are far more high-quality materials here compared to those from Zone 3 monsters.”
“It hasn’t been too dangerous?”
“Thanks to the bow you crafted for me, the work has been manageable.”
“That’s a relief.”
Next, Serin unloaded an assortment of monster materials.
“Chirp chirp, Grom’s here!”
“Huh? What’s that blue wood? I don’t think I’ve seen it before.”
“A tree that grew infused with Mana!”
“Oh, Mana!”
“There’s plenty of it. The deeper we go inside, the richer the Mana seems to get! Looks like there’ll be lots of good wood! Chirp chirp!”
Grom too dumped his load of wood from the carrier frame.
Among them were materials that represented a slight enhancement over existing stock.
And many new materials possessed powers that hadn’t existed before.
But the material that most captured my attention was—
“Remarkable.”
It was the blue wood that Grom had brought.
[ Blue Wood ]
Such a simple name.
Blue Wood.
Yet its potential was far from simple.
For within the Blue Wood dwelled a pure essence of Mana.
I’d seen materials from magic-using monsters hold plenty of Mana before.
But I’d never encountered wood saturated with Mana like this.
And with this…
“I could make a staff, couldn’t I?”
The weapon of mages.
This looks perfect for crafting a staff.
In fact, I already had staffs in my Codex.
But until now, I’d rarely made them.
The problem was a shortage of mass-producible materials.
True, I could fashion a decent staff using ordinary wood.
But the performance would inevitably fall short.
Yet with this…
With this Blue Wood, a staff crafted from it would be genuinely excellent.
And the reason for my enthusiasm is simple.
[ Kang Cheol-mangchi Staff Origin — Day 999 ]
King God General Mangchi, please make magic-user staffs too
All my party members are wielding Cheol-mangchi gear and I’m just crouching here ㅠㅠ
Save the mages too, Kang Cheol-mangchi ㅠㅠ
Especially level 28 staffs ㅎㅎ;
– Day 999? Cheol-mangchi hasn’t even been Awakened a full year lol
– But mage gear really is scarce ㅠㅠ
– Some drop, but compared to other equipment they’re rare for sure;
– Accessories come out fairly often, but staffs almost never do
– Stop the mage discrimination ㅠㅠ
– Mages used to be way more popular, but ever since the Cheol-mangchi gear dropped they’ve been powerless lol
– I’m a mage and it’s hard even finding a party in low-level zones; the Cheol-mangchi gear is so good that melee Awakeners get treated way better;
– Why won’t you make mage equipment?
– God Iron Mangchi, are you reading this!
– Please ㅠㅠㅠ
It was a post from the Awakener community.
I’d just checked a single thread that was live right now.
Besides this, there were countless posts begging for mage equipment.
Until now, I’d gritted my teeth and ignored them due to material shortages.
‘But now…’
With this Blue Wood, it seemed possible.
Thinking as much,
[ Activating Crafting Skill. ]
I began crafting a staff immediately.
Clang!
The crafting itself was straightforward.
Being material from Zone 4, it was tricky to handle, but it wasn’t rare and hardly presented a genuine challenge.
Without hesitation, I struck the blue point that materialized before my eyes repeatedly.
[ Crafting complete. ]
[ Crafting Evaluation: S ]
[ You have obtained ‘Blue Staff’. ]
I’d crafted my first item in no time.
[ Blue Staff ]
Form: Staff
Grade: S
Restriction: Level 39 or higher, Intelligence 80 or higher
Description: A magic-user staff crafted by perfectly working high-quality Blue Wood, renowned for its excellent Mana conductivity.
Attack Power: 212
Abilities: Concentration Lv 2, Spell Lv 2, Fast Casting Lv 1
A staff that would serve mages well enough.
Since mages had different preferences for length, I divided the production between shorter wands and longer staves.
And so.
“Noum, shall we begin?”
“Beginning now!”
Clang!
Noum and I launched into crafting items at a tremendous pace.
“Chirp-chirp, Grom’s swamped! Completely swamped!”
Grom, too, began felling Blue Wood in a frenzy.

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