I Became an SSS-Grade Time-Transcending Almighty Blacksmith - Chapter 36

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Episode 36
Episode 36
The items she’d dumped out.
Seeing them, I understood why she’d reported separately to me and poured out these materials.
“What are these?”
The reason was simple.
[ Grey Wolf’s Mane ]
[ Goblin Warrior’s Token ]
[ Acid Slime Fragment ]
…….
The materials she’d brought back.
I’d never seen any of them before.
Noticing my surprise, she continued her explanation calmly.
“Thanks to defeating the Giant Bear, the core of the Hunting Ground has shrunk while the outer regions have expanded.”
“Expanded? Ah, right. That did happen.”
“Yes. New monsters have begun appearing in those newly expanded outer regions.”
Expansion.
Now that she mentioned it, I recalled the message that appeared when I’d defeated the Giant Bear, saying the Hunting Ground had expanded.
A kind of gatekeeper that existed to expand the Hunting Ground.
So the Giant Bear must have been that gatekeeper.
It made sense—my Level was already eleven, and I couldn’t keep hunting horned rabbits and oversized field mice forever.
‘Looks like a lot of new monsters have started appearing.’
The materials she’d brought.
Just looking at the names written on them, I could feel clearly that these monsters were stronger than the ones I’d faced before.
A Grey Wolf was a wolf of considerable size.
A Goblin Warrior was a stronger individual than a common goblin.
An Acid Slime was known to be troublesome to fight because of its characteristic acidity.
While the monsters that had appeared in my Hunting Ground so far were the kind that ordinary people could defeat one or two of with effort,
it seemed that from now on, monsters of a level that ordinary people would find genuinely difficult to fight were beginning to appear.
“Would you like to take a look?”
“Why not?”
Following her into the Hunting Ground, I could immediately feel the expansion.
At this size, it would take quite a while just to walk around.
If I’d been alone instead of with her, exploring the entire Hunting Ground would have taken me far longer.
As we walked,
“Screech!”
A Goblin Warrior appeared.
Unlike the common goblins with their tadpole-like swollen bellies, this Goblin Warrior actually had muscle definition and wore crude equipment.
“Would you like to try catching it yourself?”
“Might as well give it a shot.”
Having come this far, I decided to step forward and try.
I don’t prefer hunting, but situations like the one with the Giant Bear could arise again where my help is needed.
I want to get as accustomed to these situations as I can.
Besides, she’s watching over me.
Bang!
The moment it spotted me and charged, I pulled the trigger.
Not a bullet made from the small embers of an Imp, but a regular bullet.
Up until now, every monster I’d faced had gone down in a single shot.
Thud!
“Screech!”
This one was different.
It took the bullet and kept coming.
It even tried to dodge my attack.
Fortunately, thanks to the Volcanic Revolver’s Aiming Lv 2 and my high agility,
“Kiiiii…….”
I managed to drop it before it could reach me.
Though I did defeat it, this was a genuinely dangerous opponent.
Still, though.
‘Not bad.’
With enemies like this, leveling up should go much smoother from here on out.
I could acquire even better monster materials this way.
Of course, it would be taxing on Serin…….
“Ah, please don’t worry about me. Compared to the creatures of the Ikaya Mountain Range, these are barely worth mentioning.”
There seemed no reason to worry just yet.
What kind of place was the Ikaya Mountain Range, anyway?
In any case, after surveying the Hunting Ground for a while, I returned to the Blacksmith.
The new monsters were fascinating enough, but what truly interested me wasn’t the creatures themselves—it was their materials.
What items I could craft from them, that was the question.
[ Using Crafting Skill. ]
I immediately set about making items.
The first material I used was the Grey Wolf’s Mane I’d spotted earlier.
As always, I started with accessories.
Since it was a new material, I deliberated on how best to use it, but ultimately decided to craft something straightforward first.
[ Grey Mane Necklace ]
Type : Necklace
Grade : S
Restriction : –
Description : A mane necklace crafted to bring out the wild nature of the Grey Wolf’s fur.
Ability : Agility Lv 2
A serviceable item had emerged.
Agility, then.
Not bad, but a touch ambiguous for my tastes.
Using a new material for the first time, I hadn’t grasped its properties as fully as I might have.
What’s needed at times like this is simply effort and experience.
And so.
[ Using Crafting Skill. ]
I began crafting items in earnest.
It wasn’t just accessories, either.
I’d recently reached Level 10.
Or rather, having defeated the Giant Bear, I’d swiftly reached Level 11.
So I crafted a great many weapons and armor pieces for Levels 10 and 11.
And for good reason.
– Are you still not making Level 10 equipment, Steel Hammer……?
– Desperately need Level 10 armor ㅠㅠ Monster attacks are so scary ㅠㅠ
– There are people on Floor 11 too!
– Please ㅠㅠ
– Don’t tell me you’re only making accessories from now on……?
– Accessories are nice, but Level 10 weapons and armor too please ㅠㅠ
– Steel Hammer’s Level 10 Longsword Prayer, Day 3
– Won’t go to the Hunting Ground until Steel Hammer makes Level 13 equipment
– I’ll hold my breath until Steel Hammer makes Level 15 equipment too, huff!
– Level 15 is a bit much;
– Heard he died while holding his breath
– I’m still alive ㅠㅠ
There were so many people eager to obtain the equipment I made.
Which I understood.
It was true I’d neglected selling weapons and armor while focusing on accessories recently.
And so.
[ Crafting complete. ]
[ Craft Evaluation : S ]
[ Obtained ‘Goblin Warrior Dagger’. ]
[ Obtained ‘Jagged Bone Mace’. ]
[ Obtained ‘Lush Mane Armor’. ]
…….
Items flowed from my hands in rapid succession.
The vitality gained through potions and the increased strength and vigor from Goeoung’s Power.
Thanks to these, crafting became far easier, and my stamina seemed endless.
Once I began uploading these items to the Trading Post in earnest.
– Steel Hammer’s hereeeee!!
– Got Level 10 gear
– Wow, Level 11 equipment too?
– Did Steelhammer already hit Level 11?
– Nah, that can’t be it. Probably just got skill proficiency high enough to craft higher-level gear now.
– Yeah, otherwise the leveling speed wouldn’t make sense lol
– Right, even promising recruits from major guilds aren’t leveling up this fast.
– So glad you made us equipment ㅠㅠ I was worried you were only making accessories and skipping weapons and armor ㅠㅠ
– Steelhammer, please make a bow too! Please! Please! Please! Please!!!!
– Prayer successful
– Level 15 too…… hurry…….
– Even so, Level 15 is still a ways off lol
– But if you’re wearing Level 15 B-Grade gear, Steelhammer’s Level 11 S-Grade equipment is actually better lol
– Really that much of a difference?
– Yeah, numerically speaking
– Steelhammer’s gear really is something else tho;
– These days Awakeners are eating so good
– Just say you’re jealous
– I’m jealous;
– Please make a bow ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Reactions flooded the Awakener Community immediately.
I hadn’t planned on taking mass production orders, but still.
“Let me craft a bow.”
[ Crafting complete. ]
[ Craft Evaluation: S ]
[ You have obtained a Wolf Mane Bow. ]
I checked the Community, made the item, and posted it to the Trading Post.
– Kyaaaaaaah! Steelhammer, thank you!!!! I got the boooooow!!!!!!!
It was surprisingly fun watching the Community’s reaction.
Doing this made me feel like I was running my own broadcast.
That sense of connection, you know?
‘A broadcast…….’
Now that I thought about it, streaming wasn’t such a bad idea.
Since I was essentially the world’s first Blacksmith, just crafting items would generate enough content.
And it’d be even more fun to craft while watching the viewers’ reactions.
Well, for now I was having plenty of fun just making items, so I’d put off streaming for later.
Clang!
I focused on crafting.
Thanks to the increased momentum, the materials Serin brought were running out in no time.
Not that I minded.
“I’ll go gather more faster!”
“You’ve already used up all that iron ore? Ahahaha! I’ll put in more effort!”
With Serin and Toran pushing themselves, they brought materials even faster.
Even as I was cranking out items in this frenzied excitement.
There was one thing I regretted.
‘I should make myself an item now.’
Goeoung’s Power.
While its effect was active, making only mass-produced items felt like such a waste.
Especially since tomorrow when the effect wore off, I’d immediately feel the drop in Strength and Vitality.
I’d already decided what to make, but I was missing one crucial material.
Just as I was troubled by this.
“Got more stuff for you!”
Toran arrived with more iron ore.
And then.
“Also, here!”
“This is it!”
“The Stamina Ore you wanted so badly! Finally got it! Ahahaha!”
The item I’d been wanting.
He held out the Stamina Ore.
Other ores had appeared, but the Stamina Ore kept eluding me, and I’d been in a bind.
But now, finally, the Stamina Ore had shown up.
There was no reason to hesitate.
“Thank you, Toran!”
“Ahahaha! Just wait a bit longer and we can head down below — mark my words! We won’t need to use low-grade ore like this anymore!”
The moment I took the Stamina Ore from Toran.
[ Activating Special Crafting Skill. ]
[ Please provide a design blueprint for the special craft. ]
I began the special craft.
I’d only failed to make it before because I lacked the Stamina Ore — I’d already decided what to create, so the blueprint came together quickly.
[ Blueprint design complete. ]
[ Please select your materials. ]
For materials, I chose the Stamina Ore.
And one more.
[ Giant Bear’s Hide ]
This one.
The hide of the boss monster that appeared in the Hunting Ground for beginners.
The very same Giant Bear’s Hide that even Serin couldn’t pierce with ordinary arrows.
The moment I cut it to an appropriate size and selected it as a material.
[ Beginning production. ]
Clang!
Crafting began at once.
With each strike of my hammer, the rough, thick hide of the Giant Bear was refined into something pristine and workable.
A tanning process, you might say?
By all reason, it makes no sense to tan leather with nothing but hammer strikes and no fire.
But then again, my hammering smelts ore without any flame, doesn’t it?
This was nothing.
Clang!
The tanned hide was cut and shaped, gradually taking on the form I envisioned.
And what it was becoming was—
“Master, what are you making?”
“An apron!”
A blacksmith’s apron.

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