I Became an SSS-Grade Time-Transcending Almighty Blacksmith - Chapter 12

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Chapter 12
Chapter 12
On my way back to the Blacksmith’s Workshop after sweeping up the materials the monsters had dropped into the Blacksmith’s Bag.
I found myself studying the Volcanic Revolver, worn but serviceable from the hunt.
‘If I can make the Volcanic Revolver, then I can make other things too, can’t I?’
The Final Gate contains a vast array of Named Items.
Not just the Volcanic Revolver, but the Ash Crown, the Heavenly Thunder Strike Spear, the Eye of Heaven and Earth, and more.
As you progress deeper, the game even features items based on real mythology and legend.
Excalibur—Sword of Victory, Mjolnir—Lightning Hammer, Aegis—Absolute Shield. Things like that.
If I could craft those.
If I could recreate in this reality what I’d made inside the Final Gate.
‘Then I could make the Black Dragon Nadan’s Executioner Sword too, couldn’t I?’
The Black Dragon Nadan’s Executioner Sword +20 — I’d achieved it just before the server shut down in the Final Gate.
Maybe I could actually forge it here, in reality.
And if that were possible.
‘Then that one, too…’
The Black Dragon Nadan’s Executioner Sword was called the ultimate endgame weapon in the Final Gate.
But as the blacksmith ranked first, I knew of the Final Gate’s true greatest weapon—one even I had never managed to forge.
Maybe, just maybe, I could craft it now.
‘Dream big, as they say.’
Honestly, I had no idea how much further I’d need to grow as a blacksmith to make that happen.
But at this rate, someday it might be possible.
That’s what I was thinking.
Lost in those thoughts, I arrived at the Blacksmith’s Workshop before I knew it.
The moment I stepped inside.
Crash.
I dumped out all the materials I’d gathered from the defeated monsters.
The first weapon I reached for was.
“Let’s try this one first.”
A small but deceptively sharp horn.
The horn of that Horn Rabbit—the one that had attacked me first in the Blacksmith’s Hunting Ground.
I hadn’t realized how sharp it truly was because my S-Rank Steel Armor had blocked the strike.
It looked like quite a cute monster, actually.
But its horn proved monsters deserve their name.
I picked it up.
[ Activating Crafting Skill. ]
[ Please select the item to craft. ]
I immediately activated my Crafting Skill.
The first decision was always the type of item to create.
And what mattered most was understanding the material’s inherent properties.
To maximize what the material could offer, you had to choose an item that matched it perfectly.
In that sense, the Horn Rabbit Horn—specialized as it was in piercing—was ideally suited for.
“A spear, obviously.”
It seemed perfectly proportioned for spear-crafting.
For the shaft, I chose wood instead of iron.
If I’d made the shaft from ore, the weight would have been too heavy, and I’d lose the horn’s greatest advantage—its lightness.
With the horn and timber selected, I proceeded.
[ Crafting begins. ]
The forging started immediately.
Clang!
At first, it felt the same as always.
With each strike of my hammer, Points shattered and the lowest-grade timber gradually took the form of a spear shaft.
Then came the difficult part.
“Hmm?”
When it came time to work the Horn Rabbit Horn.
The Points began dissolving far more rapidly.
And they no longer appeared in just one spot—they scattered everywhere.
Like a living Horn Rabbit bounding around the workshop.
It was delicate work, demanding absolute focus.
Clang!
“This should be easy!”
I’d already crafted a Volcanic Revolver through Special Crafting before.
Compared to the Volcanic Revolver’s crafting difficulty, this was simple.
As I swung the hammer, striking each emerging focal point with precision, the Horn Rabbit Horn merged seamlessly with the spear shaft without my noticing.
And the result.
[ Crafting complete. ]
[ Crafting Evaluation: S ]
[ You have obtained the Swift Rabbit Spear. ]
S-Rank.
I’d completed the item with a perfect evaluation.
Since the Horn Rabbit was a monster that didn’t exist in the Final Gate, I was thrilled to see a new item, so I read its description.
[ Swift Rabbit Spear ]
Type: Spear
Grade: S
Requirement: Level 3 or higher
Description: A spear made quite literally from a horn rabbit—the shaft fashioned from the lowest-grade timber, the blade crafted from the horn of a horn rabbit.
Attack Power: 40
Effects: Penetration Lv 2, Sharpness Lv 1, Dash Lv 1
“Wow, 40 attack power?”
The attack power alone was overwhelming.
Of course, it was natural for an S-Rank spear to have high attack power.
Moreover, since the equip requirement had risen from Level 1 to Level 3, the attack power per level had increased as well.
Even so, by my calculations, a Level 3 S-Rank weapon should have 37 attack power as standard.
This was not only higher than that.
“Three effects on standard-issue equipment?”
The rabbit spear had three effects attached to it.
It seemed the ‘Dash’ effect had been added to suit the rabbit’s name.
And one of them was even a Level 2 effect.
Though it couldn’t compare to the Volcanic Revolver, compared to the standard line of equipment in general, this was an exceptionally powerful weapon.
Then.
– Similar to Special Crafting, regular crafting can also gain bonus attack power and effects depending on the materials used and your skill level.
– In particular, when using special ore or monster materials, there’s a high probability that fitting effects will be added.
“Ah, so that’s how it works.”
Ember continued with her explanation.
That made me even more eager.
I’d been getting bored making the same standard-issue series for the past few days anyway.
Crafting had become much more fun.
“I’m looking forward to this.”
Every time I use materials from a new monster going forward.
No, not just monster materials—whenever I get rare or unusual ore, wood, or anything like that.
It means I can craft equipment specialized to match them.
Thinking it over that way.
“How about I try with this one?”
[ Walking Mushroom Spore ]
I picked up the new material.
Clang!
I swung the hammer with vigor.
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Kim Min-su, a novice Awakener who had awakened just over ten days ago.
Thanks to the Standard Issue Dagger he’d purchased from an Awakener named Steel Hammer, he’d easily passed through the difficult and dangerous Level 1 range.
The subsequent Level 2 range had also been traversed with the Standard Issue Dagger.
Normally, it was best to switch equipment whenever your level increased.
But this Standard Issue Dagger was comparable to, or even better than, most Level 2 weapons.
“Wow, I’m already Level 3.”
Thanks to that excellent weapon, I’d already reached Level 3.
An unusually fast pace.
The Standard Issue Dagger’s high attack power allowed me to maximize my own abilities.
And because of that, I could maintain this speed.
But.
“I guess it’s about time to let it go…….”
Having reached Level 3, after all.
It seemed he could no longer rely on the Standard Issue Dagger.
Of course, even at Level 3, the Standard Issue Dagger’s attack power still surpassed that of a Level 3 C-Rank dagger.
Remarkably so, in fact.
“But it still can’t match a Level 3 B-Rank weapon.”
The Level 1 A-Rank Standard Issue Dagger had an attack power of 21.
By contrast, a Level 3 B-Rank weapon’s attack power was 24.
Now even picking up a B-Rank dagger would make him stronger than the Standard Issue Dagger.
It was unfortunate, but unavoidable.
As levels increased and equipment improved, upgrading gear to grow stronger was simply common sense in the world of Awakeners.
“Can’t be helped.”
Kim Min-su made his decision and listed the Standard Issue Dagger on the Trading Post.
The weapon had proven so durable that even after all this use, its durability had barely decreased.
Moreover, demand for Standard Issue Daggers was so high that he could sell the weapon without any depreciation.
Combined with the money he’d earned selling Mana Stones so far and funds obtained through a loan from the Awakener Association.
“Let me search for B-Rank or higher only.”
He began searching for a new weapon.
But then.
“Hmm…….”
Had the Standard Issue Dagger raised his standards too high?
Ordinary weapons simply didn’t catch his eye anymore.
Why did even B-Rank weapons look so disappointing?
The more he looked, the more flaws he saw in each one.
Staring at them reminded him of the Goblin Blade he’d broken back when he was Level 1.
Unable to shake his sense of disappointment, he found himself searching for Steel Hammer’s name.
Though Steel Hammer’s inventory was entirely Level 1 equipment, he searched out of nostalgia.
“What?”
A new item had been listed under Steel Hammer’s name.
Posted just three seconds ago.
Fresh merchandise, barely on the market.
The problem was, this item’s name differed slightly from the ‘Standard Issue series’ he’d seen before.
[ Walking Mushroom Spore Dagger ]
“What is this?”
Steel Hammer usually sold unremarkable things like ‘Standard Issue Dagger’ or ‘Standard Issue Longsword’.
A Walking Mushroom Spore Dagger?
He knew what a Walking Mushroom was.
One of the non-aggressive monsters—literally a mushroom that walked about.
Though its physical attack was weak, the spores it scattered around were rather troublesome.
He wondered why such a monster’s name would be attached to a weapon.
But.
“I have to buy this!”
Without even properly reading the item details yet.
Kim Min-su had no choice but to hit the purchase button immediately.
And for good reason.
[ Walking Mushroom Spore Dagger ]
Type: Dagger
Rank: S
Requirement: Level 3 or higher, Agility 15 or higher
He’d confirmed that this dagger was a Level 3 weapon.
The Agility requirement didn’t concern him either.
Conveniently, Kim Min-su’s own Agility stat had just crossed the 15 threshold.
Most Awakeners who wielded daggers tended to invest heavily in Agility anyway.
[ You have purchased the Walking Mushroom Spore Dagger. ]
“Excellent!”
There had been good reason for his urgent purchase.
Steel Hammer had recently become enormously popular as a seller of the Standard Issue series.
Given that popularity, had he waited even a moment longer, someone else would certainly have bought it.
And the price hadn’t been cheap either.
He’d used not only all the money he’d earned so far, but even borrowed against his loan from the Awakener Association.
But still.
“Wait, S-Rank?”
The moment he verified that information.
Kim Min-su understood.
This price wasn’t expensive at all.
A Level 3 S-Rank weapon.
Its attack power reached a staggering 38.
Double the numbers of the Standard Issue Dagger he’d been using until now.
And that wasn’t all.
Reading the item information properly.
[ Walking Mushroom Spore Dagger ]
Type: Dagger
Grade: S
Requirements: Level 3 or higher, Agility 15 or higher
Description: A dagger forged by carefully smelting Walking Mushroom spores into the lowest-grade iron ore.
Attack Power: 38
Abilities: Paralysis Lv 2, Sharpness Lv 1, Critical Hit Lv 1
“Three abilities attached? And one of them is Level 2?!”
It looked better than any Level 3 dagger he’d seen before.
He’d paid quite a sum.
But the money spent felt anything but wasted.
And so Kim Min-su, having immediately set out to hunt, could confirm it even more.
And for good reason.
Thump!
“Gahhk.”
Thanks to the weapon’s high attack power and the Critical Hit ability, most monsters fell in a single strike, naturally.
Even if they didn’t fall in one blow.
“Grrrrgh…….”
“Paralysis!”
The paralysis effect on the weapon frequently froze the enemy’s movements.
The Paralysis Lv 1 on the Goblin Blade had been all but useless.
But Paralysis Lv 2 proved surprisingly effective in actual combat.
Thanks to that, he could land follow-up strikes immediately and end battles with ease.
Impressed, Kim Min-su pooled together every coin he had.
“Armor! Why isn’t any armor showing up?!”
He opened the Trading Post and repeatedly refreshed Steel Hammer’s name alone.
[ You have purchased the Squishy Armor. ]
“Yes!”
Scraping together his money and borrowed funds to the limit.
He finally succeeded in purchasing even the armor that Steel Hammer was selling.
Thanks to that, Kim Min-su grew far faster than those called Rookies in common circles, stepping onto the path of a seasoned Awakener.
And after that.
“Long live Steel Hammer!!”
Kim Min-su became an ardent admirer of Steel Hammer.
During his breaks from hunting, he would browse the Trading Post for Steel Hammer’s name as a hobby and appreciate Steel Hammer’s creations.
He praised Steel Hammer’s name daily on the Awakener community to that degree.

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