I Became an SSS-Grade Time-Transcending Almighty Blacksmith - Chapter 46

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Chapter 46
Chapter 46
The moment Gang Cheol-mangchi listed furniture on the Trading Post, the shockwaves rippled outward with almost violent force.
Until now, the world of Awakeners had defined items as nothing more than weapons, armor, accessories, and potions.
Furniture-type items had never been discovered even once.
And then, out of nowhere, furniture appeared.
It was enough to send Awakeners into a frenzy.
[ A bed with Regeneration attached? ]
Wait, isn’t this basically having a healer standing beside you the whole time you sleep? lol
– Healing-class Awakeners who never set foot in Gates are in trouble now
– Right, those who made easy money outside the gates are screwed lol
– Even without injuries, one of these beds would wipe out exhaustion completely
– After running one Gate, you’re always dead tired, but sleeping here means you could hit another Gate the next day lol
Simply by lying down and sleeping, wounds would heal and exhaustion would fade at remarkable speed.
Until now, when serious wounds accumulated or fatigue built up, Awakeners had to drink potions, rest for long hours, or seek out a healer Awakener.
But with this bed, everything changed.
This was an item that any Awakener would scramble to own.
And it wasn’t just Awakeners themselves who truly wanted this item.
[ This is the Awakener Treatment Center. ]
Gang Cheol-mangchi, would it be possible to commission beds with the Regeneration ability?
Since our treatment center exists to heal Awakeners with severe injuries, your beds are desperately needed.
We are prepared to pay double the current Trading Post price, and we would like to commission as many Regeneration beds as possible.
The Awakener Treatment Center, of course.
[ The Awakener Association makes an official request. ]
We at the Awakener Association support newly awakened individuals.
New Awakeners often lack combat experience and sustain injuries frequently. To address this, we wish to supply your beds to them.
If you would provide beds in support of Korea’s Awakeners……
The Awakener Association itself.
[ This is the Han River Guild. ]
Greetings, Gang Cheol-mangchi.
I’ll be direct with you.
We would like to purchase your new product—the Regeneration bed.
We can adjust our offer to meet your terms, so would it be possible to commission ten Regeneration beds as a starting point?
We would appreciate your prompt reply.
Countless guilds, including the major ones.
All of them wanted Gang Cheol-mangchi’s beds.
Well, it wasn’t unusual for people to want his creations—that much was normal enough.
But this time, there was one additional difference that stood out.
“These furnishings work on ordinary people too, not just Awakeners?”
“That’s correct. Even Regeneration Level 1 apparently has a significant effect on fatigue recovery.”
“Forget fatigue—does Deep Sleep Level 1 also apply?”
“Yes.”
“Buy them all. If people can actually sleep properly… I don’t care how much it costs.”
Until now, every item Gang Cheol-mangchi made had been exclusive to Awakeners.
Well, that made sense.
His creations were mostly weapons and armor.
Ordinary people had no reason to slay monsters with such equipment.
Besides, equipment items of that kind couldn’t even be equipped by non-Awakeners in the first place.
But this time was different.
The furniture Gang Cheol-mangchi created worked on ordinary people too.
Especially for the wealthy elite.
For those to whom time was worth more than money itself, sleeping on a bed with Regeneration Level 1 and clearing fatigue even slightly faster was a blessing beyond measure.
As a result, not only Awakeners but affluent civilians scrambled to purchase Gang Cheol-mangchi’s beds.
And that wasn’t all.
“A dining table with Gourmet Level 1?”
“Yes, it apparently applies to ordinary food as well.”
“My God… buy it immediately!”
The dining table Gang Cheol-mangchi crafted had the ability to maximize the flavor of whatever food was served on it.
To some, it seemed like a trivial ability.
But five-star hotel restaurants, major corporations that frequently entertained distinguished guests, and figures in politics and business—they saw nothing trivial in it.
There were countless people who desired this dining table.
Beyond that, the sofas and chairs that Gang Cheol-mangchi had crafted.
All of it was more than enough to capture people’s attention.
While people were in the throes of enthusiasm over Gang Cheol-mangchi’s furniture,
“Phew…….”
Like an office worker who had just clocked out after a week of all-nighters,
there was someone trudging home as if they might collapse at any moment.
Yet no matter how one looked at him, he didn’t seem like an ordinary office worker.
The reason, of course, was the blood-stained armor he was wearing.
His identity was none other than one of the most renowned Rankers in the Republic of Korea.
The Blood Lion, Gang Hyeok.
The image of him that people generally remembered was that of a man in full armor, his own blood and his enemies’ blood swirling about him as he crushed his foes beneath his power.
“I’m exhausted…….”
Yet he harbored a fatal weakness.
Its nature was overexertion.
Or rather, aftereffects.
His ability to manipulate blood was immensely powerful, but it came with equally severe aftereffects.
Because of this, every time he conquered a Gate, he had to rest for at least two or three days to recover his body.
Today was no exception.
Having conquered the Gate, he returned home in a state of complete exhaustion.
Based on his experience so far, it seemed he would need to sleep through a full two days this time as well.
His face, hidden behind the full armor, had already turned ashen pale.
So it was that he,
collapsed
onto his bed,
and before sleep overtook him, opened the Trading Post to take a look.
His aim was to purchase a Potion that might shorten his recovery time, even if only slightly.
But then, before his eyes,
“A bed……?”
an Item appeared that he had never seen before.
A bed, of all things.
And not an ordinary bed at that — one with the Regeneration ability attached to it.
“There’s really a bed like this……?”
In truth, Gang Hyeok’s mental state had already reached its limit.
Having to endure extreme pain with every single battle and rest for days on end — it was simply unbearable.
He could scarcely bear it any longer.
At this rate, his mind would snap.
He had been contemplating whether to abandon the alias “Blood Lion” and quit his work altogether, for his own sake,
but if a bed like this truly existed,
“Please…… save me…….”
it would be precisely the bed he needed more than anyone else.
With that thought,
he fought against the encroaching sleep and sent a request message to Gang Cheol-mangchi.
Ranker information was said to be invaluable, but this wasn’t the time to worry about such things.
Having heard that to entrust a commission to Gang Cheol-mangchi required submitting all pertinent information, he unhesitatingly wrote down everything and sent it.
Only then could the Blood Lion, Gang Hyeok, surrender to sleep.
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“Furniture is this popular……?”
Furniture — not weapons or armor or jewelry.
I hadn’t expected furniture to be this sought after.
Yet upon reflection, it made perfect sense.
Just as I had searched for a good bed because of muscle soreness and fatigue from swinging the hammer,
surely Awakeners too sought out quality beds for rest after their battles.
And it wasn’t just ordinary Awakeners, either.
[ This is from the Awakener Treatment Center. ]
[ The Awakener Association is submitting an official request. ]
[ This is from the Han River Guild. ]
[ From Tae-sung Corporation…… ]
Awakener Treatment Centers, the Association, massive Guilds —
even large corporations and conglomerates with no direct connection to Awakeners were sending in commissions.
I had never anticipated ripples of this magnitude, so I couldn’t help but be caught off guard.
And yet.
[Gang Cheol-mangchi, hello. I’m I-EL’s manager.]
While I-EL is not an Awakener, she greatly admires your shining work in your field.
However, I-EL finds it difficult to get proper rest due to her extremely packed schedule.
Upon learning of your beds, I’m reaching out to see if you might be interested in a commission.
Would you be willing to craft a bed for I-EL?
If you accept the commission, I-EL has expressed her desire to meet you in person and thank you herself.
“I-EL? You mean *that* I-EL?”
A message like this had actually arrived.
If it was I-EL, she’d be one of the top three idols in all of Korea.
And a commission to craft a bed had arrived bearing her name.
A commission was one thing, but to meet in person if I accepted?
To actually meet one of Korea’s top three idols?
Before I knew it, I’d almost sent back a reply saying, “I’ll start right away!”
“Whew. Get ahold of myself.”
Part of me genuinely wanted to see I-EL in person.
But even if I accepted the commission, I couldn’t actually meet her face to face.
I am the world’s first and only Awakener blacksmith.
If my identity were revealed, danger would come knocking in some form or another—that much was certain.
That’s why I haven’t visited the Awakener Association, and why I’ve rented a place with excellent security.
And besides, I’ve always preferred Se-rin over I-EL anyway.
In any case.
“So many people want my work—might as well dive in right away, yeah?”
Now that I knew just how many people coveted my furniture.
It was time to start crafting items in earnest.
People sought my furniture for all kinds of purposes, but what remained most popular was undoubtedly beds.
Among those, beds with Regeneration, Recovery, or Deep Sleep functions were the most sought after.
Given that.
[Using Crafting Skill.]
I recalled all my trial and error thus far.
Selecting materials to maximize the desired functions.
Clang!
I swung the hammer.
I wanted to pump out an enormous quantity of high-quality beds, but honestly, that wasn’t feasible.
To embed abilities of ‘Regeneration Level 2’ or higher, I needed materials from specific Monsters.
And no matter how quickly Se-rin brought back hunting hauls, there was only so much material to work with.
Still, I could easily turn out beds with ‘Regeneration Level 1’ or ‘Deep Sleep Level 1’ without much trouble.
Especially if Gerom kept bringing leaves, I could manage Leaf Beds with ‘Natural Regeneration Level 1’ without issue.
So then.
“Gerom, could you bring me leaves? As many as you can?”
“Squeee! Leaves! Understood!”
I decided to pump out as many Leaf Beds as possible as my basic product.
And in the remaining time, I’d craft beds with Level 1–2 ‘Regeneration’ using other materials.
By now, I’d grown quite accustomed to bed crafting.
[Crafting complete.]
[Crafting evaluation: S]
[You have obtained ‘Sturdy Leaf Bed’.]
I was churning beds out rapidly.
[Sturdy Leaf Bed (S) has been sold.]
[Leaf Bed (A) has been sold.]
……
Every time I listed a bed on the Trading Post, it sold immediately.
People seemed entirely indifferent to price—the beds were gone the moment they went up.
Thanks to that, I could gradually raise prices and discover the beds’ true market value.
Meanwhile, hundreds of messages were streaming into my inbox.
‘Why bother?’
There was no reason to take on commissions right now.
No matter what commission fee someone offered, I could skip the hassle, just list a bed at that same price on the Trading Post, and it would sell immediately.
Still, though.
Thanks to this, I’d learned the market price of beds.
And in the process, I’d come to realize something.
‘This is no joke.’
The price of beds far exceeded my expectations.
I was already earning enough to cover several years of this apartment’s rent.
No—more than that.
The real problem, though.
‘The pace isn’t keeping up.’
Furniture crafting wasn’t lower in difficulty just because it was furniture.
When you thought about it, the sheer size alone made that obvious.
Even the largest greatsword I’d ever made rarely exceeded two meters.
But beds? Two meters was the standard.
And that was just the length.
Width, depth, thickness—
A bed dwarfed any ordinary piece of equipment I crafted.
Which meant.
Clang, clang, clang!
Each one took considerably longer than any other item.
Still, since they sold for far more than regular equipment, it was nothing but profit.
As I continued making beds, I grew increasingly familiar with the work.
I’d reached the point where I could craft a Leaf Bed without even looking at the recipe.
So while making Leaf Beds, I’d started letting my attention wander a bit.
I’d check the Awakener Community.
Or browse my message box.
I had no interest in taking commissions, but watching the requests from the Awakener Association or major guilds was fascinating enough.
And then.
“Huh?”
One message caught my eye in particular.
It was only text, nothing else—yet it radiated such overwhelming fatigue that I could feel it through the screen.
And what was it?
[ It’s Gang Hyeok…… the Blood Lion…… ]
Gang Hyeok. The Blood Lion.
The third Ranker’s name I’d seen, after Yeom-je and Sin-gung.

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