The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 156

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Chapter 156
Chapter 156
The tanning process was far from over.
“This is an emollient crafted using a secret technique passed down through generations of our clan! With this, the leather’s flexibility increases, odors vanish, and it takes on a pleasant fragrance.”
The Dwarf began applying the emollient to the leather.
Rather, it went beyond mere application—the leather was being submerged in the emollient itself.
An emollient created through the clan’s secret method, its ingredients were said to be extraordinarily precious and rare.
From what I gathered, he had brought every last ingredient the clan possessed.
“Are you certain this is acceptable?”
“Would I hesitate to do this much for the hero who saved Mueldum? You underestimate a Dwarf’s generosity!”
With the emollient applied, the leather’s condition improved dramatically.
The faint stench that had lingered completely disappeared.
In truth, additional chemical treatments and drying over several days to weeks would normally be necessary afterward.
“Don’t worry. The heat from the lava vents will dry it in an instant.”
“And the leather won’t sustain any damage in the process.”
“That’s one of the reasons the Grand Elder’s Smithy surpasses all others.”
The heat filling the Smithy spared me that time.
After that, I continued with various processes—cleansing the leather, neutralizing it, repeating softening and drying cycles.
As each step progressed, the Evil God’s leather gradually transformed into a material form familiar to everyone.
“What color should we go with?”
“Black, if you please.”
“Black is excellent. We have a black dye passed down through our clan for generations—leave the dyeing to me!”
Why black?
It was because of Luke.
Black was the only color that wouldn’t clash when Luke used his Black Flame or Black Flame transformation.
Once the dyeing work was complete.
“Now the base work is finished!”
“Phew. I’ve never felt this exhausted from just tanning before.”
At last, the Evil God’s leather had taken on the form of a proper material.
I could have crafted equipment from it in its original form, but that would make it difficult to achieve its full performance.
This level of processing was necessary to maximize its power and create truly functional equipment.
“You could say the real work starts now!”
“Let’s begin with the cutting.”
While I had been tanning.
The Dwarf who had finished the design came over and carefully drew lines across the leather.
All I had to do was cut the leather along those lines.
“Now, with the shears passed down through our clan….”
Another Dwarf invoked the clan’s name once more.
“Allow me to attempt the cutting.”
“Ah, no. This is….”
Since I was using the Evil God’s hide, I wanted to use the finest tools available.
[ Artemis’s Tailoring Shears ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type: Tool
Grade: Mythic
Restriction: Level 1,000 or higher, Crafting Lv 100
Description: Shears said to have been used by Artemis, the goddess of the hunt known as one of the Twelve Deities of Olympus, when tailoring hides.
“Wait, just a moment! If you use different shears, the precision of the cutting might suffer…!”
Snip.
“…Huh?”
The Evil God’s hide began to be cut.
* * *
I am a hero of Moeldum.
As such, all the dwarves of Moeldum were confident they would give me everything—their livers, their gall bladders, whatever I needed.
The request to borrow the Smithy was no different.
Though the Smithy was the very pride of the Blacksmith’s identity, the Grand Elder himself had lent it to me.
But.
‘Hmm, is he really going to participate directly in the work?’
‘I know he’s a great hero, but working with hide is an entirely different field.’
‘I’m worried the hide might get damaged. Hide of this quality won’t appear in the world again.’
‘I’ll have to handle the finishing touches myself once he’s done to some extent.’
In truth, no one had expected me to be so directly involved in the crafting process.
Especially when Moeldum’s finest blacksmiths were gathered right here.
Even if I was the hero who defeated the Evil God, combat and crafting were entirely different domains.
Still, the dwarves were sufficiently amazed just to see me enter the Smithy looking unharmed.
‘He looks fine even in this heat.’
‘The Grand Elder’s Smithy has such intense heat that even dwarves find it difficult to enter without becoming accustomed to it.’
‘He seems to be wearing items that block the heat, but even those can’t block all of it.’
‘He’s simply not unfamiliar with heat of this magnitude. What kind of battles has he been through….’
The Grand Elder’s Smithy was difficult to endure even for dwarves if they weren’t skilled.
Yet I was enduring it without difficulty.
But the real shock came next.
‘Those tools?’
The tools I had taken out.
They clearly weren’t ordinary, assisting with the tanning process, and the quality of those tools was extraordinary.
Even the blacksmiths who prided themselves as Moeldum’s finest didn’t possess such tools, nor did they have the confidence to create them.
Were the tools alone exceptional?
That wasn’t all.
‘The skill is incredible too.’
The skill with which I wielded the tools was considerable.
I thought he was just a warrior who fought well.
But that wasn’t the case.
The way he worked the leather without leaving a single blemish was flawless enough to rival any master craftsman.
The cutting that followed was no different.
‘The shears are incredible, but the skill to wield them is equally remarkable. Even with quality shears, it’s difficult to cut cleanly. Yet he handles them with such perfection.’
In truth, mastering scissors work is no simple feat.
After all, those cutting shears had a tremendous impact on the final product.
Normally, one would cut leather using a knife and straightedge.
Yet Mir was cutting the leather perfectly using only shears.
During the tanning process, I could tell how tough and resilient the Evil God’s hide was, and here were shears gliding through such leather with ease.
Even the curved sections drawn out were being cut in one smooth motion with the shears, requiring no additional tools.
‘So it wasn’t mere whim that he volunteered to participate in the crafting.’
‘He possessed the skill to back it up.’
‘Indeed, if his abilities were lacking, he wouldn’t have insisted on participating despite understanding the value of such materials.’
‘Combat and craftsmanship both. The more I observe, the more astounding this human becomes.’
It was remarkable how he even possessed such tools.
The skill with which he wielded them was extraordinary.
Before long, the dwarves began gradually acknowledging Mir’s abilities.
Rather than viewing him merely as Moeldum’s hero and the hide’s owner, they began treating him as a fellow craftsman swinging the hammer alongside them.
And so.
“It’s starting to take proper shape now.”
The item crafted from the Evil God’s hide was on the verge of completion.
* * *
Though not striking metal, working the leather proved equally demanding.
Shaping work such as capturing the curves of cut leather and forming its contours.
Followed by fundamental work—folding, stitching, and securing the leather.
And finally, finishing touches.
In terms of difficulty, it seemed no less intricate and demanding than refining ore itself.
I wanted to complete every step flawlessly.
[ Moirai’s Needle of Fate ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type : Tool
Grade : Mythic
Requirement : Level 1,000 or higher, Sewing Lv 100
Description : The Needle of Fate, said to have been used by the three sisters known as the Moirai, who govern destiny, to sever the threads of fate.
I retrieved every item that could prove useful.
The Evil God’s hide possessed such exceptional quality that processing it was extraordinarily difficult.
Once I deployed the mythic-grade item with a level 1,000 restriction, my work speed surpassed even that of the dwarves.
Of course, in terms of pure skill, I still fell short compared to the dwarves and had to receive various forms of guidance.
And so.
[Your skill ‘All Master+’ has increased in level.]
Skill experience accumulated rapidly.
Since all production-related skills like crafting were integrated with All Master, the skill that rose was All Master itself.
Additionally, thanks to receiving various advice from the Dwarves regarding crafting, I was able to deepen my understanding of production techniques.
Most importantly, the final moment demanded a level of concentration greater than any before.
“Luke, lend me some of your power for a moment.”
– Yes, Master.
[Using Black Flame Transformation.]
[Borrowing the power of the Black Flame Dragon, Luknir Desperato Ignockton.]
With Luke’s power borrowed and my stats surging dramatically, I proceeded with the final touches.
The result.
[Crafting successful.]
[Judgment: Transcendent Success]
I had finally completed the item.
But then.
‘Transcendent Success?’
A judgment I had never seen before appeared.
Whether now or back in First.
The highest judgment I had ever witnessed was always capped at Great Success.
Transcendent Success, though.
I had never even imagined that a higher tier of judgment existed above Great Success.
No, I suspected this might be a hidden judgment newly added in Second.
Moreover, the System Message didn’t end there.
[Achievement Unlocked: Transcendent Success]
Condition: Receive a ‘Transcendent Success’ judgment using production-type skills
Reward: +20% chance of higher judgment tier when using all production-type skills
Additional Reward: Dexterity +30
Thanks to the Transcendent Success judgment, I was able to obtain this Achievement.
Increasing the chance of higher judgments was excellent, and the additional reward pleased me as well.
While not a skill that directly aids combat, as an All Master capable of using every skill, opportunities to use Dexterity would only increase in the future.
And below that.
[Achievement Unlocked: Mythic-Grade Craftsman]
Condition: Create a mythic-grade item using production-type skills
Reward: +20% success rate for all production-type skills
Additional Reward: Dexterity +20
[Achievement Unlocked: Mythic-Grade Blacksmith]
Condition: Create a mythic-grade item using crafting skills
Reward: +20% success rate for crafting
Additional Reward: Dexterity +20
There were a total of two more Achievement messages.
With a single item creation, I had simultaneously triggered three high-level Achievements.
But that wasn’t all.
[ Hidden transcendent judgment: You have successfully obtained ‘Transcendent Success’. ]
[ The experience of the ‘Crafting’ skill has increased significantly. ]
[ You have successfully created a Mythic-grade item. ]
[ The experience of the ‘Crafting’ skill has increased significantly. ]
….
As a result of the crafting, my Crafting skill level had risen tremendously.
Of course, since my Crafting skill was linked to All Master in terms of skill level, what had actually risen wasn’t the Crafting skill level itself, but rather—
[ The skill level of ‘All Master+’ has increased. ]
—the All Master skill.
I hadn’t even checked the Item Information yet.
Simply from the fact that I had created an item, I couldn’t even count how many benefits I had gained.
‘I was right to participate directly in the crafting.’
In truth, it was more for refining the Mythic-grade item more perfectly than for the Achievements themselves.
But having obtained such rewards, even without checking the Item Information yet, I already felt thoroughly satisfied.
Still.
“Let’s check it quickly!”
“Phew, this was the masterpiece of my life.”
“What are you saying? It’s our masterpiece.”
Hahaha, this is certainly an experience that will never come again in life.”
“How exciting! Try it on right away!”
The real highlight would surely be checking the Item Information.
Thinking so.
[ Shadow of the Hidden Lord ]
I examined the information of the Mythic-grade item crafted from the hide of the Evil God’s messenger.

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