I Became an SSS-Grade Time-Transcending Almighty Blacksmith - Chapter 30

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Episode 30
Episode 30
After Yeom Je mentioned my name in her live broadcast.
[ Message Box ]
– Please take on this commission!
– Would it be possible to create an accessory identical to Yeom Je’s Brooch? Just with different attributes…….
– I’m requesting an accessory commission.
– I’d like to request accessories for all body parts…….
The message box exploded with requests.
The flood of commissions I’d already been receiving surged tenfold.
The reason was simple.
Until now, most of those requesting commissions from me were Awakeners of level nine or below—limited by the Level cap of the items I could craft.
But after Yeom Je appeared wearing the Brooch I’d made for her.
Awakeners of higher levels began flooding me with requests to craft accessories for them.
The content of the messages was even more telling.
[ Accessory Commission Request ]
Rings, necklaces, bracelets, and so forth.
I’m requesting the creation of accessories for all body parts.
Please equip all of them with Haste Level 2 and Penetration Level 1.
If you can just complete them, I’ll pay whatever you ask.
They weren’t asking for just one accessory.
They were requesting every single wearable accessory slot be filled.
And that was just the beginning.
Perhaps recognizing the Fast Casting skill on Yeom Je’s Brooch, the abilities they requested were themselves rare skills like Haste.
On top of that, if I had the capacity, they asked me to additionally craft accessories with the Indomitable skill as a contingency measure.
Of course, that particular message was excessively demanding.
But the others weren’t much different.
Within the limits of their budgets, they were requesting as many accessories as possible.
And besides.
“Wow, I know that name.”
Famous Rankers.
Large Guilds.
It seemed like every Awakener in Korea was sending me commission requests.
Renowned Rankers in the Awakener world were competing to hand over their commissions to me.
It was gratifying, perhaps even more than I deserved.
“But this is troubling.”
No matter how much money they offered.
The truth was, the Brooch I’d made for Yeom Je had been extraordinarily fortunate.
I’d been drawn to it unusually strongly, analyzed her videos extensively to deepen my understanding, and Toran had happened to bring in a raw Mana Stone at just the right time.
Without all those conditions, I wouldn’t have achieved such a result.
But what about the current requests?
Weren’t they asking for accessories with Yeom Je’s Brooch performance as the baseline?
“Hmm…….”
Still, I examined the commissions carefully.
It wasn’t as though I didn’t covet the money.
I examined the commissions carefully, but…….
“No, I can’t decide.”
I couldn’t find a commission that drew me in the way Yeom Je’s had.
Even if I felt that same pull as before, I had no confidence I could extract the same performance from a Brooch as I had for her.
Without that instinctive draw, I’d only end up creating something that satisfied neither the client nor myself.
The commission fees were tempting, but matching their elevated expectations seemed impossible, so I decided to pass.
Instead, I opened the Marketplace.
[ You have purchased a Low-grade Mana Stone. ]
[ You have purchased a Low-grade Mana Stone. ]
[ You have purchased a Low-grade Mana Stone. ]
…….
And began buying Mana Stones.
Sixty-four million won worth of Mana Stones.
It was an enormous sum, but I had the means now.
Yeom Je’s commission fee had been substantial to begin with, and she’d given me twice that amount.
My balance had easily surpassed 100 million won, so I could afford this investment.
Come to think of it.
‘100 million won.’
Had my balance ever crossed 100 million before?
It couldn’t have.
Before I Awakened, I’d struggled just to accumulate figures in the thousands, let alone reach into the millions.
Yet now I’d crossed 100 million without a second thought, and I’d just casually spent 64 million won.
My spending habits had changed quite a bit, I realized.
In any case, after preparing six Low-grade Mana Stones and four Lowest-grade Mana Stones.
“Forge of Time.”
Rumble—
I opened the forge and stepped inside.
Truth be told, I’d given this considerable thought.
Which aspect of the forge should I upgrade next.
I could strengthen the Forge of Time itself and gain new space.
Or I could upgrade the hammer another tier to improve crafting performance.
Or perhaps strengthen the summoning platform to summon an additional assistant.
Originally, those were the only three options I’d considered.
‘But no.’
After Yeom Je mentioned my name during a live broadcast.
Awakeners whose levels surpassed mine.
Even among them, I’d seen top-ranked Rankers grow interested in my accessories—and that changed my thinking.
So the instrument I ultimately chose to level up was.
[ Blacksmith’s Anvil Lv 2 ]
This one.
The reason was.
“Ember, when the anvil reaches level three, I unlock the Accessory Codex, right?”
– That is correct.
It was because of the Accessory Codex.
Until now, my Codex only contained weapons, armor, and furniture—so crafting accessories meant I had to use Special Crafting for each one individually.
But once I upgraded the anvil, I could mass-produce accessories according to set blueprints.
Of course, mass-produced pieces wouldn’t match the performance of the Brooch I’d made for Yeom Je.
But in exchange, I could churn out accessories in enormous quantities.
‘Making even a single item like the Brooch through Special Crafting is difficult, and it takes longer than expected.’
Yeom Je’s Brooch was a perfect example.
To craft that one piece, I’d deliberated extensively, watching and analyzing her combat footage to deepen my understanding.
Considering all that time and effort.
I’d come to think it better to open the Accessory Codex and push quantity over quality instead.
After all, it wasn’t just Rankers looking for my accessories anymore.
There were plenty of Awakeners at various levels hunting for mass-produced accessories with abilities suited to their needs—nothing on the scale of Yeom Je’s Brooch, but serviceable enough.
If I made and sold accessories to them?
The profit would flow in, and I could practice accessory crafting, something I wasn’t yet comfortable with.
A perfect win-win strategy!
And so.
[ Would you like to upgrade the Blacksmith’s Anvil Lv 2? ]
[ Y / N ]
I placed my hand on the anvil and consumed all the Mana Stones.
[ The Blacksmith’s Anvil has reached Lv 3. ]
[ A new Codex has been unlocked. ]
[ 1. Accessory Codex ]
The Mana Stones were fully absorbed into the anvil.
And with that, the Codex I’d been waiting for opened.
“Accessories!”
This was it.
As I checked the Codex, sure enough.
Necklaces, rings, bracelets—
All manner of accessories were registered in the Codex.
Since materials were in surplus anyway, I immediately picked up the hammer and began crafting.
[ Using Crafting Skill. ]
[ Please select the item to craft. ]
“Let me start with a necklace, then.”
[ Please select your materials. ]
I chose the materials quickly enough.
Among the monster components Serin had brought, the first thing to catch my eye was a Wolf Fang.
I picked up a single Lowest-grade Iron Ore to go with it and began crafting immediately.
[ Crafting has begun. ]
Clang!
This was entirely different from using Special Crafting.
The difficulty wasn’t steep, and it consumed no mental energy at all.
The Codex itself was well-suited to churning out mass-produced items.
Still, the added Wolf Fang — rather than a standard Codex material — did raise the difficulty slightly.
Even so, compared to Special Crafting, it was almost trivially easy.
Clang!
As I brought the hammer down, the iron ore transformed into the shape of a necklace.
By the Codex’s specifications, that would be the end of it — but I added one more step.
The Wolf Fang I’d added was pierced through, and the fang itself was fitted into the necklace.
I’d taken inspiration from the Molar Necklace, one of the items Serin had brought back after clearing a Gate where wild boars appeared.
Still, I had no intention of making it as crude as that Molar Necklace.
I modeled it after modern necklace designs and game designs alike, refining it as much as possible.
The result:
[ Crafting has been completed. ]
[ Craft Evaluation: A ]
[ You have obtained a Wolf Fang Necklace. ]
I’d managed to craft an A-grade necklace.
But since it was my first try, I wasn’t entirely satisfied with the grade.
Still, it was usable enough, so I listed it at a reasonable price on the Marketplace.
Then I picked up another Wolf Fang and began crafting again.
Having made one already, I swung the hammer with even greater precision this time.
[ Crafting has been completed. ]
[ Craft Evaluation: S ]
[ You have obtained a Wolf Fang Necklace. ]
This time I’d crafted an S-grade necklace.
[ Wolf Fang Necklace ]
Form: Necklace
Grade: S
Restriction: —
Description: A necklace of the wild, crafted by piercing a wolf’s fang.
Ability: Savagery Lv 2
Savagery.
An ability where attack power increases as health decreases.
It wasn’t particularly sought after, but for close-combat physical Awakeners, it was certainly a solid choice.
I then went on to craft accessories for the other slots.
A full accessory set crafted from Wolf Fangs.
The Wolf Fang Bracelet and Wolf Fang Ring.
The moment I completed this accessory set:
I received a system message I hadn’t anticipated.
[ You have created the Wolf Savagery Set. ]
[ Set Effect has been applied to the Wolf Savagery Set. ]
[ Set Effect ] 1. The Savagery effect applies at Level 1 even at full health, and the maximum level of Savagery increases by one additional tier.
“Accessories can have set effects too?”
This was something I hadn’t known.
This meant that even if the quality was slightly lower, the effects could still be quite good.
Rankers might be somewhat disappointed, but surely Awakeners below that tier could make solid use of them?
Thinking this way,
[ Squishy Slime Necklace ]
Form: Necklace
Grade: S
Restriction: —
Description: A soft, squishy necklace crafted by layering a chunk of squishy slime.
Ability: Regeneration Lv 2
“Regeneration, not bad at all?”
[ Stone Turtle Shell Necklace ]
Form: Necklace
Grade: S
Restriction: —
Description: A shell necklace crafted by affixing fragments of a stone turtle’s carapace.
Effect: Defense Lv 2
“This one’s solid too.”
[ Rabbit Horn Necklace ]
Form: Necklace
Grade: S
Restriction: —
Description: A horn necklace crafted by honing the horns of a horned rabbit to a sharp point.
Effect: Penetration Lv 2
“Oh, Penetration! If it has a Penetration effect, this should be pretty popular.”
I began fashioning a variety of accessories, drawing on the Iron Ore that Toran brought without pause and the monster materials Serin had accumulated,
pushing my creativity to its limits as I crafted each piece.

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