I Became an SSS-Grade Time-Transcending Almighty Blacksmith - Chapter 113

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Chapter 113
Chapter 113
From defeating this boss monster, I obtained three materials in total.
[ Terror Anglerfish Tentacle ]
[ Terror Anglerfish Luminous Body ]
[ Terror Anglerfish Spine ]
That was all.
The moment I saw these materials, I knew exactly what to do with them.
“The spine for the rod. The tentacle for the line. The luminous body as a float.”
I’ve crafted several items up to this point.
Something like this is simple enough.
Imagining what kind of fishing rod to create, I pictured its form in my mind.
[ Using Special Crafting Skill. ]
[ Please prepare a blueprint for the special craft. ]
I began drafting the blueprint.
The materials fit so perfectly that the shape crystallized in my head immediately.
I could use fishing rods from the real world as reference.
And fishing rods did exist in Final Gate, though rarely.
Combining all of those inspirations, the blueprint came together quickly.
Next.
[ Beginning craft. ]
I began the actual crafting in earnest.
First, the spine.
Just as I’d processed the Red Sawfish Bone into a harpoon shaft when making Drake’s spear,
this work would be similar.
But the approach was slightly different.
When crafting the harpoon, I’d concentrated on making the bone as rigid and firmly connected as possible.
Clang!
This time, I focused on ‘flexibility’ over sheer hardness.
From searching online and asking Drake,
the flexibility of a fishing rod played a crucial role in both casting the float and subduing a catch.
Yet it still couldn’t break.
With this in mind, I swung my hammer.
Fortunately, the anglerfish spine itself wasn’t rigidly hard but possessed considerable elasticity, so the work wasn’t overly difficult.
Clang!
Next came the tentacle.
In truth, a tentacle wasn’t the most obvious choice for fishing line.
But a Blacksmith Awakener isn’t an ordinary blacksmith—I couldn’t let conventional wisdom and bias constrain me.
A tentacle would do.
I would think of the tentacle as thread.
I hammered it, drawing it out as thin and fine as possible, making it progressively tougher in the process.
Finally.
Clang!
I attached the luminous body to the end of the line.
That same luminous body which had burst forth with brilliant light the moment it first appeared, trying to blind and disorient us.
It had been enormous, as large as the anglerfish itself,
Clang!
but I compressed it down through careful hammering.
All while preserving its luminous properties, adjusting with precision.
Even this wasn’t enough.
From the leftover sections of the spine I’d worked earlier, I shaped a hook and barb, then fixed it into the compressed luminous body.
Perhaps because of the luminous body’s properties—
each time I struck with my hammer,
a brilliant flash burst forth.
So bright it was hard to keep my eyes open.
So bright it was hard to keep my eyes open.
‘Maybe I should get some sunglasses.’
Soon I’d need to craft blacksmith’s goggles, something like a welding mask.
For now, though, there was no way to escape this light.
Clang!
I had already memorized the location, shape, and intensity of the critical points that emerged in this work.
So all I had to do was close my eyes and swing the hammer.
I thought I heard Noum’s exclamation from beside me.
But I had no time to pay it any mind.
I endured the brilliant light bursting forth and swung the hammer steadily.
And the result.
[ Crafting complete. ]
[ Crafting evaluation: SS ]
[ You have obtained the Deep Sea Lantern Fishing Rod. ]
[ A masterpiece has been born. ]
[ A masterpiece worthy of spreading your name across the world has been completed, and you gain inspiration through it, raising your attributes. ]
[ Strength increases by 1. ]
[ Dexterity increases by 1. ]
[ Health increases by 1. ]
I had managed to complete the fishing rod.
I felt it again this time too.
That the special ability had been properly attached to the fishing rod.
Next, I checked the item information.
[ Deep Sea Lantern Fishing Rod ]
Form: Fishing Rod
Tier: SS
Requirement: Level 40 or higher
Description: A fishing rod imbued with the power of the Terror Anglerfish, which became the light of death in the abyssal deep where not a single ray of light reaches, embodying the terror of the abyss.
Attack Power: 241
Abilities:
Terror of the Deep
, Binding Lv 4, Obstruction Lv 2, Resilience Lv 2, Counterattack Lv 1
The performance was quite satisfying.
‘Binding Lv 4’ would hold caught fish more securely.
‘Obstruction Lv 2’ would prevent fish from escaping.
‘Resilience Lv 2’ would keep the line from snapping when fish resisted.
‘Counterattack Lv 1’… I wasn’t quite sure about that one, but still.
Wouldn’t it help if a caught fish was dragged up and attacked us?
But what mattered most was the special ability.
[ Special Ability: Terror of the Deep ]
The power of the Anglerfish, the absolute terror of the deep, ripples with life.
Targets caught on the bobber or bound by the line fall into the status abnormality ‘Fear’.
If the opponent resists the status abnormality ‘Fear’, the level of ‘Binding’ rises and their attributes decrease.
This turned out quite satisfactorily as well.
Weaker enemies would fall into ‘Fear’ and be helpless, dragged up without resistance.
And even if they resisted the fear, their binding would only grow stronger while their attributes decreased.
It was the perfect ability for Drake.
Satisfied with this, I said,
“Drake, your fishing rod is complete!”
“Thanks……”
I handed the fishing rod to Drake.
* * *
“A new fishing rod……”
Drake grasped the fishing rod.
The appearance of the fishing rod was quite distinctive.
Because the Terror Anglerfish’s spine had a deep blue tint, the rod itself retained that deep blue hue quite vividly.
The fishing line, made from its tentacles, bore a deep yellow color.
And finally, the luminous body attached in place of a bobber.
Yet it didn’t seem grotesque at all.
If anything, it looked refined.
To craft such an elegant fishing rod while maximizing the power inherent in the Terror Anglerfish’s materials—
Drake, too, was quite pleased with the rod’s appearance.
But.
“I need to test it……”
What mattered wasn’t the appearance.
Drake had never paid attention to the appearance of a fishing rod until now.
A fishing rod simply needed to catch fish well and perform its role.
The only true way to judge this was through actual use.
Whoooosh—
Blacksmith’s Sea.
As he made his way around the back of the island, increasingly fierce waves crashed toward him.
Taking the island’s entrance as the reference point, the front was Zone 1, the left side was Zone 2, the right side was Zone 3, and the back—
Zone 4.
Before Zone 4 was opened, no living creatures existed here at all.
“Plenty,” Drake murmured.
He could see them.
Beneath the surface of the fierce, churning waves.
Vicious fish, far more menacing than anything in Zones 1 through 3, swarmed the waters in startling numbers.
With that, Drake found a suitable spot to position himself.
Whip—
He swung the fishing rod with powerful force.
A cast.
It was a simple motion—sending the float far out into the water—
yet Drake’s form looked more practiced than any fisherman’s.
Fittingly so.
Whirrr—
The line paid out sharply, and the float soared across the distance.
But that distance was extraordinary.
It passed the coastal shallows with ease, traveling all the way to the edge of his vision.
“…Excellent.”
Even that alone told Drake everything he needed to know.
Just how well crafted this fishing rod was.
As he swung the rod, he felt its flex was ample and responsive.
He could feel the perfect balance in every motion.
But that wasn’t all.
The sheer distance the float traveled spoke volumes about the rod’s superior construction.
The moment the float disappeared beneath the surface—
Snap—
Drake felt it immediately.
The sensation of something taking the hook.
Thanks to the staggering abundance of fish in Zone 4, he didn’t even have to wait.
Drake began pulling the rod and reeling in the line.
Whirrr—
The rod bent sharply.
The fish was dragged toward him with remarkable speed.
Extraordinary skill.
Just from the water trail alone, the caught fish looked enormous.
Yet Drake handled it flawlessly, pulling it in with perfect control.
As the fish drew closer—
Yank—
Drake gave the rod a sudden, decisive pull.
And the creature that emerged was—
Thrash—
a fish larger than Drake himself.
Each scale was sharp as a blade.
A fish so threateningly dangerous that even a glancing touch seemed capable of dealing a lethal wound now writhed on the end of the line.
Thud—
It crashed onto the sandy beach.
No matter how powerful a fish might be, it cannot fight on land.
Knowing this well, Drake approached the thrashing creature at a leisurely pace.
Squelch—
He drove the spear through its vital point with precision.
This thrilling sensation in his hands.
He hadn’t felt it in so very long.
Hunting with a spear was fine, but this—the true art of fishing—was in another realm entirely.
“Good…….”
Drake stroked the fishing rod.
He’d already been more than pleased with the harpoon.
But to think she’d actually craft a fishing rod of this caliber.
With this, hunting monsters in Zone 4 and even higher zones would be no problem.
And.
Perhaps.
With this new master.
“It might be possible…….”
Drake.
The one hunt where he’d ever failed—against the Death Sea’s greatest monster.
Even the White Whale, which he’d vanquished as his greatest conquest, paled before that abomination.
She might be able to forge equipment to bring down the Black Whale itself.
Thinking thus.
Whish—!
Drake swung the fishing rod again.
His face, usually slack with languor, now shone with profound excitement and a sense of liberation.
* * *
Zone 4 of the Blacksmith’s Sea had opened.
Now the hunting ground, the mine, the forest, and the sea.
All the open zones had their fourth tier unlocked.
Because of that.
“Master, I’ve cleared Zone 4 of the hunting ground.”
“Kid, it’s a new ore!”
“Yep, Blue Wood!”
“Hm…….”
Materials from Zone 4 began piling up in the Warehouse.
For the common materials like Blue Wood and Blue Steel Stone, I taught Noum the crafting methods and had them produced in volume.
Basic steel weapons forged from Blue Steel Stone, or mage-class weapons made from Blue Wood.
All of them sold steadily as steady sellers.
Even in Korea, where equipment had already flooded the market, they remained popular.
“Kang Cheol-mangchi, would it be possible to create low-tier basic equipment as set products?”
“For export?”
“Yes. Just as low-tier equipment was popular in Korea for low-level Awakeners, foreign nations are requesting large quantities of low-tier equipment for their low-level Awakeners as well.”
“If the price is right, I can manage it.”
“The price will be more than sufficient. Everyone is desperate to acquire your equipment by any means necessary.”
“……Is that so?”
“By securing low-tier equipment, we can enhance the growth potential of low-level Awakeners, which essentially strengthens national power through Awakeners.”
Her popularity abroad was extraordinary.
Well, with the recent surge in Gate threats, the necessity of Awakeners was becoming ever more pronounced.
This reaction was understandable.
I was, after all, the world’s first and only Blacksmith Awakener.
“I’ll do my best to keep to the schedule once you have the details organized.”
“Yes, Kang Cheol-mangchi.”
Securing Mana Stones through exports.
At this rate, I’d be able to perform the next Enhancement soon enough.
For now, though, I intended to hand over these mass-production supply items to Noum.
In that gap.
“Heh heh, finally.”
I had separate work to do.
Namely.
[ Troll Hide ]
[ Stone Lizard Tail ]
[ Wild Ghoul Nail ]
…….
The materials Serin had brought back from Zone 4 of the hunting ground, and.
[ Blade Shark Fin ]
[ Large Sea Serpent Molt ]
[ Electric Jellyfish Tentacle ]
…….
The materials Drake had brought back from Zone 4 of the sea.
My task was to process them.
Since these were all materials I’d never encountered before, I had to develop the crafting methods myself—only then could Noum follow suit.
And.
“Well then, what sort of item shall I forge from these?”
Creating new items from fresh materials.
This was my favorite moment as a Blacksmith.

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