I Became an SSS-Grade Time-Transcending Almighty Blacksmith - Chapter 13

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Episode 13
Episode 13
After crafting the Rabbit Spear.
I immediately began making the next item using the materials I’d gathered from the Hunting Ground.
“Walking Mushroom spores have a Paralysis Ability, so a dagger would be perfect, right?”
I was the blacksmith of the Final Gate.
Since the Awakener system works much like a game, I had a solid grasp of which professions and weapon types suited which item properties.
Paralysis is typically a status ailment used mainly by archers and assassins.
[ Crafting complete. ]
[ Crafting Evaluation: S ]
[ You have obtained the Walking Mushroom Spore Dagger. ]
I chose the dagger form and crafted it.
“The slime has regeneration, evasion, and acidity? Hmm. This would work better as armor. I’ll lean into the evasion over regeneration.”
[ Crafting complete. ]
[ Crafting Evaluation: A ]
[ You have obtained the Squishy Armor. ]
“Huh, this one came out as A-rank. So about fifty percent odds?”
I crafted the armor from the squishy slime fragment.
Though calling it armor was generous—it was closer to a vest in appearance.
It came with the ability “Evasion Lv 2,” so it would suit thieves and similar classes well.
Studying a monster’s materials and crafting equipment that matched them.
I couldn’t believe how much fun this was.
Especially when an item turned out exactly as I’d imagined it—with the appearance and abilities I’d envisioned—nothing compared to that satisfaction.
“Heh, this is fun.”
What should I make next?
How should I use the materials next time?
Every step of the process was endlessly enjoyable.
Of course, everything I made
[ You have listed the Walking Mushroom Spore Dagger on the Marketplace. ]
[ You have listed the Squishy Armor on the Marketplace. ]
…….
I listed everything on the Marketplace.
[ The Walking Mushroom Spore Dagger has sold. ]
[ The Squishy Armor has sold. ]
…….
They all flew off the shelves in no time.
I’d checked the market price and listed them at what I thought was fair, but
it felt like there was some kind of competition—the moment I posted something, it was gone.
“Phew, I think I’ll wrap it up for today.”
My hands are starting to lose their strength.
After swinging a hammer for several days, I could tell.
This was my limit.
“Wow, the Blacksmith’s Forge of Time really is efficient.”
All day long.
Or rather, it felt like I’d been hammering for even longer than that.
But when I looked up, it was already past nine at night.
Still, even though time flowed differently in there, my stamina drain remained the same.
Growwwwwl—
My stomach rumbled loudly.
I hastily opened a delivery app and ordered a variety of food.
There was a time this would’ve been a serious strain on my budget, but my food expenses had ballooned—not that I cared anymore.
“Heh, how much is all this anyway?”
My account already had over twenty million won sitting in it.
It was thanks to items crafted from monster materials selling far better than I’d expected.
It was also because I could now craft Level 3 gear suited to my current level.
“Ahhh, I’m stuffed.”
— Thank you for the meal, Jang Gang-chul.
After finishing dinner with Ember.
I stretched out on my bed of fallen leaves.
The rustling sound was pleasant to hear, as always.
In the past, I would have fallen asleep on the spot, but now that I’d grown accustomed to it, I could do other things instead.
My old self would have been lying in bed staring at a smartphone.
But what I was looking at now wasn’t a smartphone.
[ Awakener Community ]
A forum for Awakeners.
The Awakener Community.
These days, I’d taken to browsing it before bed—it had become something of a ritual.
There was plenty of nonsense and off-topic drivel, sure, but occasionally something useful would surface.
And when my own posts came up, there was a certain thrill to it.
For instance.
[ Anyone tried the Supply Series? ]
It’s dropping at Level 1 equipment and it’s no joke.
Most monsters at the same bronze tier go down in a single hit, and you can tank nearly all their attacks without much trouble.
Because of that, the difficulty of Level 1 hunting has dropped so much that nowadays anyone who can get their hands on Supply Series equipment can apparently breeze to Level 2 or 3.
– That’s all?
– Back in my day, I wrestled with goblins for weeks, risking my life just to barely scrape Level 2 ㅡㅡ
– Yeah, back then goblin drops weren’t even that common lol
– Man, Awakeners these days really have it made
[ But who the hell is Steel Hammer anyway? ]
Who is this person who’s monopolizing the Supply Series and constantly putting it on the market?
– First off, the real question is where they’re getting it from
– Are they camping a gate where the Supply Series drops exclusively?
– That would make sense logically, but if they were, wouldn’t the drop rate be absurd? There are multiple listings going up every day.
– If you’re hunting all day…….
– It still doesn’t add up.
– Maybe a party or guild is hoarding a gate, and Steel Hammer is posting everything they get from it.
Posts like these filled the thread.
Mostly expressions of amazement at the Supply Series equipment I’d been selling—reading through them always left me in a pleasant mood.
But then.
“Huh?”
Today, there was an unusual amount of chatter about me.
[ BREAKING: Steel Hammer Begins Selling Level 3 Equipment! ]
– It’s probably just more Supply Series anyway
– But Supply Series has solid performance. Level 3 equipment would have higher attack and defense stats. I’d take it.
– Nope
– What do you mean nope?
– The items that went up this time aren’t just standard Supply Series
– Then what?
– I posted screenshots in my thread above
[ Steel Hammer’s New Item Listing ]
(Image attached – Walking Mushroom Spore Dagger)
(Image attached – Squishy Armor)
…….
– Wow, insane. What are these?
– The names are cute lol
– Wait, like half of these are S-rank? Look at the attack and defense stats on Level 3 equipment, absolutely broken lol
– Three abilities? Really?
– How does Level 3 equipment have three abilities attached?
– That’s not even the crazy part. One of those three abilities is Level 2.
– Insane insane insane
– This is supposed to be Level 3 equipment?!
– If you buy one of these, you could just keep using it all the way to Level 4
– Level 4? The attack power alone is higher than a Level 6 B-rank weapon
– Seriously. You’d need a Level 7 B-rank just to surpass this thing
– Basically if you grab one of these, you could push straight through to Level 6 or 7 without switching equipment
The equipment I’d listed today was new.
It was about gear I’d crafted using monster materials.
And truthfully, the items I’d made this time were exceptionally well-crafted, even by my own standards.
So it was only natural that people were amazed.
But still.
The posts about me didn’t end there.
[ What on earth is Jang Gang-chul’s real identity? ]
It was strange enough that he kept uploading Supply Series items alone at Level 1, but now he’s posting Level 3 equipment with monster names on them?
[ Wait, is Jang Gang-chul actually crafting items himself? ]
It doesn’t make sense logically. That he obtained all those items solo from monster drops.
– Yeah, something’s off about it
[ Jang Gang-chul’s definitely a Craftsman-type Awakener ]
He probably just awakened not long ago, was only making Level 1 equipment at first, and now he’s leveling up and starting to craft Level 3 gear
– But how did he make equipment with monster names on it?
– From monster materials?
– Where would he get monster materials lol
– No idea, probably some unique ability he has
– But honestly, that’s the only explanation that makes sense lol
– Like, he awakened as a blacksmith and his ability lets him extract materials from monsters? That’s possible right?
– Is that actually it?
People were piecing together my identity through their theories.
And as time went on, the accuracy of those theories was growing sharper.
The longer it went, the more certain the Awakener Community seemed to be that I was a Craftsman-type Awakener.
Their conviction had grown so strong, in fact.
[ Hello, Jang Gang-chul. I’m Kim Jun-young, Vice-Guild Master of the Seohae Guild. ]
Hello, Jang Gang-chul.
I’m Kim Jun-young, Vice-Guild Master of the Seohae Guild.
First, I’d like to congratulate you on awakening as the first Craftsman-type Awakener.
At a point when even the system hasn’t fully clarified things, walking the path of a craftsman alone must be an extraordinarily difficult road.
To that end, we at the Seohae Guild promise to support you to the fullest extent possible…….
– Seohae Guild? Isn’t that one of Korea’s top five guilds?
– Who do they think they are, impersonating the Seohae Guild like this lol
– No wait, that’s official Seohae Guild. Look at the name and username—he’s definitely the real Vice-Guild Master
– Oh, seriously?
– Wow, is the Seohae Guild actually trying to scout Jang Gang-chul?
– Doesn’t that prove Jang Gang-chul’s a Craftsman-type Awakener?
– Is it really?
Scout posts aimed at me began flooding the community.
There were names from various guilds, but when I saw the Seohae Guild’s name among them, I couldn’t help but be stunned.
The Seohae Guild was a colossal organization so renowned that even I, an ordinary person until recently, knew of it.
But as I was reading through those posts.
I found one piece of information that puzzled me.
– Since you haven’t checked your messages, we regret to have posted this on the Awakener Community instead…….
“Messages?”
What is this about?
Messages?
The moment I spoke the word aloud out of confusion.
[ Message Box ]
– I’m Kim Jun-young, Vice-Guild Master of the Seohae Guild.
– This is the Cheongsang Guild.
– Jang Gang-chul! Please consider us!
– Do you take commissions?
– Could you make a full set of armor and sell it to me separately? ㅠㅠㅠ
– Why jump straight to Level 3?! Won’t you make Level 2 equipment?! Please ㅠㅠ
“The system has a feature like this?”
A flood of messages filled my vision.
There were over ten pages, more than could be displayed at once.
The message box held at least hundreds of messages.
When I scrolled to the last page, the earliest message was from several days ago.
– Do you happen to have a Supply Series crossbow? If you have bolts too, I’d like to buy them together.
– Do you have any armor? ㅠㅠㅠ
– Where did you get this?
– Tell me which monster drops these
Several days ago.
In other words, right when I’d awakened and started uploading items.
All this time, countless messages had been piling up.
I hadn’t even known the message function existed, so I’d inadvertently ignored every single one.
At first, most people were simply curious about where I’d gotten my items.
– Are you perhaps a blacksmith?
– If you’re capable of crafting weapons, would it be possible to request a commission?
– If you’ve awakened as a Craftsman-type Awakener…
As time passed, more and more people began to suspect I might be a blacksmith.
And now, in the present moment.
– This is Kim Jun-young, Vice Guild Master of the Seohae Guild.
– This is the Cheongsang Guild.
– This is Kim Do-yoon, Director of the Awakener Association. Please contact us when you see this message.
…….
Messages had come from various guilds, and even from the Awakener Association itself.
Among them, the Seohae Guild had apparently even posted on the community forum when I didn’t respond to their messages.
“The Seohae Guild, huh.”
It wasn’t just the Seohae Guild.
The Hangang Guild, one of Korea’s five great guilds.
In other words, two of the five great guilds had contacted me first.
Based on the circumstances, they’d only guessed that I was a Craftsman-type Awakener—nothing had been definitively proven yet.
“Hmm…….”
I found myself conflicted.
The five great guilds were organizations that enjoyed prestige exceeding even that of major corporations these days.
Anyone who joined could expect compensation and treatment comparable to or better than major corporations.
If you entered at a low level, you could grow quickly and safely to a high level under the guild’s support.
In the past, I would have jumped at the chance to contact them immediately.
“Do I really need to?”
Let me think this through.
I’m not a combat-type Awakener.
So what kind of support could I actually receive by joining one of the five great guilds?
“I can hunt at my own private hunting ground.”
Before my hunting ground opened, I might have been tempted.
Since I’m a blacksmith, having guild members assist with my hunting would have been quite useful.
But now, I have access to the Blacksmith’s personal Hunting Ground.
I can hunt safely within the protective barrier.
More than that.
“If I join a guild, they’ll take a commission, won’t they?”
Commissions I don’t have to pay now.
Even if I earned a high salary, considering they’d charge commissions on my item sales as I continue to grow and my goods become increasingly expensive, it might actually end up being a loss.
On top of that, the moment I join a guild, the members will start pestering me with requests to craft or repair their equipment.
Once I thought about it that way, any desire to join a guild evaporated.
“But maybe I should at least hear what benefits they’re offering?”
Just in case.
The three most eye-catching scout messages.
The Seohae Guild and Hangang Guild, called the five great guilds.
After sending brief replies to them and the Awakener Association.
[ Blacksmith’s Forge of Time Lv 3 ]
I spent quite a while absorbed in crafting at the forge.
“Ugh, I’m exhausted. Ember, I’m going to sleep.”
– Sleep well.
– Jang Gang-chul.
I fell into a deep sleep.
And at that very moment.
“A, a reply has come!”
“Really?!”
The three places where I’d sent messages.
The Seohae Guild, the Hangang Guild, and the Awakener Association—all of them erupted in commotion.

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