The Cursed Blacksmith Who Regressed - Chapter 16

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Episode 16

[ Basic Repair is activated. ]

The repair began.

When he thought about fixing something with the Hammer of Summoning and started hammering, the skill naturally activated and mana flowed out.

There wasn’t any particularly special repair technique.

Even without professional knowledge about blacksmithing work, as long as you had the skill and mana, even a complete outsider to this field could repair items to their heart’s content.

‘That’s why skills are considered overpowered.’

The power to turn even outsiders into experts.

A supernatural ability that was absolutely impossible without the System.

That’s why repair traits definitely had lower utility compared to crafting traits.

Unlike crafting, which could create something from almost nothing, repair was merely the concept of fixing existing items.

‘But once you start digging deep into repair, its nature changes completely.’

The repair work Choi Hyun did in his previous life wasn’t simply the act of fixing worn durability.

He had shown a level close to complete modification, not just compensating for deficiencies but adding necessary elements to improve the object itself.

That’s why he wasn’t particularly disappointed when the crafting trait was sealed.

Without the crafting trait, he simply couldn’t make everything from scratch, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t reach the desired results.

‘It’s just that the process and method would be different.’

And to reach that level, he needed at least a 6-star repair skill.

‘But what I can acquire here right now has a maximum limit of 5-star.’

So he had to start working on proficiency as soon as possible.

Eventually, after hammering more than ten times, the sword that had lost all its teeth and was even cracked became clean as new.

[ Repair has been completed. ]

[ You have succeeded in repair. ]

Unless it’s a special case, repair rarely fails.

He checked the Item Information of the repaired item.

[ Tutorial Sword ]

– Type: Item

– Restriction: None

– Durability: 80/80(100-20)

– Attack Power: 8(10-2)

– Option: None

# A sword supplied in the Tower of Tutorials.

# Used to its limit, some performance has declined and it has become difficult to repair completely.

The System clearly said the Tutorial Sword had been repaired.

But when he actually looked at the Item Information, the original durability and attack power were reduced by 20%.

It was because the item had been used to its limit.

In such cases, complete repair is difficult.

‘Not yet, anyway.’

To restore an item that had been pushed to its extreme back to its original state, the repair skill needed to grow at least two more levels.

Simply put, you needed to have a 3-star repair skill to enable perfect repair.

Choi Hyun set down the repaired weapon nearby, then picked up another piece of junk and used the repair skill again.

[ Basic Repair is activated. ]

[ Dexterity is activated. ]

[ Ultra Focus is activated. ]

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang…

[ Repair has been completed. ]

[ You have succeeded in repair. ]

Success again this time.

But the result was still an incomplete state with reduced performance.

However, Choi Hyun still didn’t mind and continued to use his repair skill.

After repairing two more items like this, his head suddenly became dizzy and his vision spun.

‘I’ve used up all my mana.’

It seemed that four was the limit for the maximum number of repairs a level 1 blacksmith with 1 mana stat could perform.

Choi Hyun quickly opened the refrigerator, drank a bottle of cold water, then sat on the sofa in a cross-legged position and closed his eyes.

“Inhale… Exhale…”

It started with deep breathing.

And before long, he began to quickly fall into a state of mental concentration.

[ Ultra Focus is activated. ]

Ultra Focus was activated.

Even though it was simple meditation, it activated because he had reached a focused state.

As he fell into a concentrated state, his dizzy head gradually began to clear and his mind became peaceful.

And after a while.

[ All mana has been recovered. ]

A notification appeared saying all his mana had been recovered.

That was the end of the notifications.

Choi Hyun got up from his seat again, picked up the repair hammer, and hammered the junk.

[ Basic Repair is activated. ]

[ Dexterity is activated. ]

[ Ultra Focus is activated. ]

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang…

[ Repair has been completed. ]

[ You have succeeded in repair. ]

This time too, after repairing four pieces of junk, dizziness set in.

Then he went back to his seat, sat cross-legged, concentrated his mind, and meditated in an Ultra Focus state.

And when all his mana was recovered, he repeated that routine again.

‘This will take a long time.’

What he was trying to obtain now was much more demanding than other things.

But that was fine.

It was just more demanding than obtaining other things, but the difficulty itself wasn’t high.

Besides, didn’t he have Ultra Focus?

So Choi Hyun repeated the same routines for a long time.

* * *

A pile of repaired weapons and armor had accumulated in one corner of the warehouse.

Choi Hyun felt dizzy for who knows how many times and sat down again to start meditating.

Ultra Focus was activated, and as his mana slowly recovered for some time.

[ Calm and persistent recovery through breathing and meditation. ]

[ You have learned how to quickly recover expended energy through breathing and mental concentration. ]

[ Conditions have been met. ]

[ You acquire the skill ‘Nameless Mental Technique’. ]

Got it.

He had finally acquired the Nameless Mental Technique he’d been waiting for.

Choi Hyun drew a smile on his lips and slowly opened his eyes.

Then the System sent additional notifications.

[ The skills ‘Nameless Mental Technique’, ‘Nameless Movement Technique’, and ‘Nameless Sword Technique’ gather together as one and resonate. ]

[ Conditions have been met. ]

[ The three skills unite as one and evolve to a higher level. ]

[ You acquire the trait ‘Nameless Art’. ]

[ You have succeeded in awakening the Nameless Art on your own. ]

[ You have achieved an outstanding Achievement, so the System gifts you 1 bonus stat. ]

Choi Hyun’s eyes sparkled as he saw the notification.

This was because the three martial arts skills had finally united and successfully evolved into the trait called Nameless Arts.

However, the notifications still showed no signs of ending.

[ Through various experiences and efforts, you have successfully comprehended the fundamentals of martial arts on your own. ]

[ Conditions have been met. ]

[ You have acquired the skill ‘Understanding of Martial Arts’. ]

Finally, he had even acquired Understanding of Martial Arts.

With this being the last one, the notifications truly came to an end.

Having finally obtained everything he wanted, Choi Hyun checked his status window with a faint smile.

[ Choi Hyun ]

– Lv : 1

– Class : Blacksmith

– Traits : ＜Demon’s Eye＞＜Repair＞＜Curse of Memory＞＜Nameless Arts＞

– Strength : 1

– Stamina : 1

– Mana : 1

– Perception : 1

– Unallocated Stat Points : 11

Four traits and eleven bonus stats.

It was an incredibly reliable composition.

Especially Nameless Arts and Understanding of Martial Arts.

‘Nameless Arts can be learned through skill pages if you really want to, but Understanding of Martial Arts is different.’

Choi Hyun checked the information for Understanding of Martial Arts.

[ Understanding of Martial Arts ]

– Type : Skill

# A skill that can only be obtained by those who acquired martial arts traits through their own efforts rather than skill pages.

# Provides effects of reduced stamina consumption, increased speed, enhanced power, and accelerated experience gain for all types of martial arts traits and skills, while helping with understanding of all martial arts.

Nameless Arts is the foundation and qualification for acquiring all martial arts skills.

However, having Nameless Arts doesn’t mean you can obtain all types of martial arts traits and skills.

Nameless Arts is literally just the minimum qualification.

But Understanding of Martial Arts is different.

Unlike Nameless Arts, Understanding of Martial Arts has no skill pages and the method to obtain it is difficult, so once you get it, it has the power to help you understand and master all types of martial arts traits and skills more easily.

‘It’s like a kind of free pass.’

Now the preparations were roughly complete.

Choi Hyun closed his status window and turned on the laptop on the table.

Then he accessed ‘Hunter Auction’, a global auction site with branches worldwide, and began searching for the items he needed.

Fortunately, the item Choi Hyun was looking for was in Korea.

Choi Hyun paid additional fees to purchase the item immediately and requested quick delivery to his location.

Indeed, there was nothing money couldn’t solve.

Having finished shopping, Choi Hyun immediately used the seal.

[ You are using the Gray Scale Seal. ]

[ The Gray Scale Demon responds to your call. ]

Whoooosh!

The seal he used was the Gray Scale Seal.

Since he still had something to receive from the Gray Scale Demon, he had received this seal instead of a one-time summoning ticket.

Soon, the Gray Scale Demon who responded to the call appeared before Choi Hyun.

The Gray Scale Demon spoke in its characteristic eerie voice.

“It seems you’ve found a blessing you want to receive?”

“Yeah, there’s no other reason to call you.”

“Right. Then tell me the blessing you desire.”

“I want Gambling God’s Blessing.”

“Gambling God’s Blessing…”

At Choi Hyun’s request, the Gray Scale Demon narrowed its eyes.

Then it activated its scale and began weighing the curse Choi Hyun had received against the blessing he was requesting.

The scale repeatedly tilted left and right like a seesaw before achieving perfect balance.

“Three times. I permit three uses of Gambling God’s Blessing.”

“That’s enough.”

When he accepted without further argument, the Gray Scale Demon immediately bestowed the blessing.

[ The Gray Scale Demon bestows a blessing upon you. ]

[ Gambling God’s Blessing dwells within you. ]

[ The skill ‘Gambling God’s Blessing’ is engraved. ]

What he acquired this time was a skill, not a trait.

The Gray Scale Demon said.

“As I said before, I will not respond to your calls from now on. That goes for summoning me through others as well.”

“Do as you please.”

[ The Gray Scale Seal disappears. ]

The demon erased its traces and disappeared without looking back.

Choi Hyun immediately checked the information for Gambling God’s Blessing.

[ Gambling God’s Blessing ]

– Type : Skill

# A blessing of fortune bestowed by the god of gambling who was called the Gambling God.

# The greatest fortune possible in the current situation occurs.

# Available uses : 3

A smile appeared on Choi Hyun’s lips as he looked at the skill information.

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