The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 94

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Chapter 94
Episode 94.
“That’s quite an achievement.”
Suomisa, Information Office.
Kim Na-yoon, the GM, was reviewing the information of existing users in the Information Office.
Of course, she couldn’t access all information, but she could check the achievements earned by users selected as special users.
“Even Je-jak Han-umul didn’t reach it this quickly.”
Je-jak Han-umul, regarded as the country’s finest crafter, reached SR+ Grade at Level 300-something.
Meanwhile, Inclassic and Starlight, who were competing for the top two positions, had reached the late 200s in Level at SR+ Grade.
Of course, Je-jak Han-umul fell far behind after that, while Inclassic and Starlight created magnificent equipment without limit.
But at this SR+ tier, there wasn’t a single user who surpassed Jin-woo.
“It’s overwhelming, truly.”
Level 122.
Alone, he had crafted SR+ Grade in the 100 Level tier. Not even filling out the entire range. Early 100s. This had already transcended the miraculous.
“Je-jak Han-umul has been stuck at SR+ for quite a while.”
Kim Na-yoon continued reviewing the information of the top crafters.
Each time she checked, she couldn’t help but be amazed.
Crafters face multiple crises depending on their grade.
S Grade is different, SS Grade is different, and SSS Grade is different again.
The crafters knew this well, so they didn’t think of simply raising one grade.
“It’s like climbing an impossibly high mountain. You have to stand atop that mountain, break through a massive wall, and only then can you raise one grade.”
But Jin-woo had encountered nothing like that so far.
He simply kept achieving each grade as if it were something he was naturally supposed to reach.
“Even Starlight hesitated at some points.”
Even that overwhelmingly skilled Starlight had such moments, as did Inclassic.
“Hmm. They say the hawk should be hit first. Maybe he should encounter a wall early and gain the experience of breaking through it beforehand?”
For Jin-woo, there was no such thing as a wall.
“When he encounters a wall, he might stay there for quite a long time.”
She thought that Jin-woo, who had never encountered a wall, might actually remain at SR+ Grade for quite a while.
“Though it might not be.”
At the same time, she also thought—wouldn’t Jin-woo be able to pass through it quickly anyway?
“He might reach SSR Grade even faster?”
Beep-beep-beep!
Just then, Kim Na-yoon’s watch chimed.
-Alert message.
-[User Jin-woo has reached SSR+ Grade] First achievement at Level 158.
“?”
Kim Na-yoon’s eyes went wide with a literal question mark.
The grade above SR+ is SSR.
“SSR+, you say……?”
But Jin-woo had just leapt past that SSR in one bound.
“If he’d made SSR, an alert message would have come. Does that mean he skipped two entire grades?”
Kim Na-yoon quickly returned to her seat.
Then she checked the detailed information.
-Successfully handled materials beyond capability.
-Synchronization Rate increased.
-Logical Message: The probability of Jin-woo user reaching SSR+ Grade was 0.0006 percent. Surprising.
“Hmph. The Synchronization Rate went up again.”
Along with that came another Logical Message. Even special users rarely received a Logical Message; to receive one consecutively was extraordinary.
“Logical is surprised again.”
The probability of what Jin-woo had just accomplished was extremely low, but Jin-woo had already cleared quests with even lower probabilities.
“This was easier than defeating the Steel Monstrosity. Wait, Level 158?”
Of course, both were equally absurd probabilities.
“He’s not playing a different game by himself, is he?”
Kim Na-yoon tensed.
“The Hall of Fame is being updated. The crafting community is going to be in an uproar again.”
The crafting world was already in turmoil because of Jin-woo, who had dominated the Auction House.
This would be like throwing another stone into that already turbulent water.
“I should write a report first.”
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-Achievement [SSR-Grade Artisan]
[Hall of Fame]
1. Jin-woo
2. Starlight
3. Inclassic
4. Peran
……
……
Jin-woo had advanced from the existing SR+ Grade, skipping two stages to reach SSR+ Grade.
“This must be the achievement you get when you reach SSR Grade.”
But Jin-woo had skipped that stage and made the equipment anyway.
“First place, it is.”
As a result, the Hall of Fame naturally placed him first, and once again pushed out the familiar names.
“Crk.”
After brushing aside the Hall of Fame achievement, Jin-woo examined the Orichalcum Great Sword he had made.
“All that effort was worth it!”
The Orichalcum Great Sword lived up to its name—a sleek greatsword befitting a Berserker.
He had deliberately jagged the blade at intervals, creating wounds that would tear and inflict additional damage.
And the pink hue that Orichalcum naturally possessed, when blended with blue Mithril, now appeared blood-red.
Slash!
Combined with the flowing dark aura, it was truly a Berserker’s blade, a great sword worthy of the name.
“Good work, Moltus.”
“Not at all. Please summon me again.”
Moltus had used considerable power maintaining the heat. Jin-woo unsummoned him and summoned First instead.
“You. called. me.”
“This is equipment for you, First.”
First accepted the Orichalcum Great Sword that Jin-woo offered.
-You have given a weapon to your servant.
Thud!
But First couldn’t lift the Orichalcum Great Sword.
“This has never happened before.”
The Orichalcum Great Sword was SSR+ Grade.
“Is First’s specs insufficient?”
“My. apologies.”
“No need to apologize.”
Jin-woo immediately pulled out a soul.
“I’ll feed this soul to you.”
It was the Ghost King’s Soul he had pulled out.
Slash!
Jin-woo fed the Ghost King’s Soul to First.
The Ghost King’s intense power entered First’s body. And then First’s entire frame trembled violently.
Clang!
-First’s Type is changing!
1.
Name: First
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Grade: Elite LV 1
Type: Undead, Melee [Dark Knight King]
[Weapon] Orichalcum Great Sword
[Armor] Elven Lunastone Sapphire Armor
[Skill] Wave Release
First, who had been an Elite Death Knight, became a Dark Knight King. The skeletal horse beneath him gained a fitting saddle, and blue light kindled in the skull’s eye sockets.
“Grrrr.”
And one more thing.
‘I learned a new skill.’
He had acquired a new Skill.
“You look magnificent now, First.”
And his appearance changed considerably as well. His bones were reinforced as if wrapped in muscle, and his already massive frame became even more enormous.
“His size was similar to Pur’s before.”
Now he was so massive that even Pur would be dwarfed by comparison.
“The Ghost King’s Soul is quite something.”
Of course, he still stammered his speech.
“That’s your trademark, after all.”
Jin-woo chuckled.
“Now then, First.”
He offered the Orichalcum Great Sword again.
This time, First lifted the greatsword easily.
Slash!
-You have given the Orichalcum Great Sword to your servant First.
Whoooosh!
Dark energy spread outward from First as its center.
“Truly. legendary.”
“Your vocabulary’s improving?”
Jin-woo examined the Orichalcum Great Sword that First held closely.
‘Perfect fit.’
The feel of the greatsword was substantial.
It was perfect for First, now a Dark Knight King.
“Want to swing it once?”
Whoosh!
As First swung the greatsword, blood-red afterimages trailed behind.
“Grrrr.”
The Orcish Stone Emerald Axe had also received considerable attention to its attack power, but this Orichalcum even boasted full durability besides.
“The armor is lacking, though.”
First’s current armor was made quite some time ago.
“Its Grade is low.”
But right now, Jin-woo was not in a state to properly handle Orichalcum-tier materials.
“Just wait a bit.”
“It. is. fine. As. long. as. it. fits.”
First held up the sword to show.
“Good mindset.”
Jin-woo smiled wryly.
Having completed the Orichalcum Great Sword, Jin-woo immediately continued his work.
“Dust, Coco.”
“Chirp!”
“Squeak.”
And he resummoned Moltus. The Moltus who had just been dismissed appeared confused and sputtered.
“There’s still plenty of materials left? Let’s use them all, you guys.”
Jin-woo intended to use all materials except Eternal Steel, which he didn’t yet feel confident handling properly.
Crash!
Jin-woo brought the hammer down.
Having worked with the difficult material of Orichalcum once, all the other premium ores that the Attendant had mined now felt remarkably soft.
‘Is it because my Synchronization Rate increased?’
His control of power felt far more flexible.
‘It’s not just a feeling. It’s definitely improved.’
-You have made equipment!
-You have made SSR Grade equipment!
The equipment made next was an SSR Grade Pickaxe.
“Good.”
This was equipment for the Attendant, not for the Auction House.
Jin-woo then pulled out fabric.
-Silkria [SR]
-Thunderdust [SR]
Silkria and Thunderdust.
All the remaining fabric.
He planned to use all of it, blend it with Mithril, and make cloth armor and boots.
‘I’ll give these to Unit 2.’
Whoosh.
Jin-woo swiftly applied his Sewing skill.
-You have made Silkria Mithril Cloth Armor!
-You have made SSR Grade equipment!
Using Silkria as the base and inlaying Mithril throughout, a beautiful set of armor was created. Now that he’d reached SSR+ once, making SSR Grade felt simple.
Of course, “simple” was by Jin-woo’s standards alone. Once he grasped the feeling, he never let it slip away.
“This turned out better than expected?”
Since he wasn’t using ordinary ore but premium materials like Mithril, the cloth armor’s quality was respectable.
More than that, the Mithril’s characteristic luster combined with Silkria’s characteristic sheen created a multiplied sense of luxury.
“This aesthetic isn’t bad at all.”
Jin-woo then made the boots as well.
-You have made Thunderdust Mithril Boots.
Even after making equipment for Unit 2, there was still Mithril remaining.
‘He really did mine a lot.’
Jin-woo decided to make a Pickaxe with the remaining Mithril.
“Since the material is Mithril, even if it’s not quite the level of the Pickaxes that Yur or Artem bought,”
he was thinking of listing a high-quality Pickaxe comparable to theirs.
“And,”
he also intended to list the Orcish Stone Emerald Axe on the Auction House.
It was SR Grade with decent attack power.
Plus it had the Necromancer’s special attribute and the Flame Craft attribute built in.
“The Orcish Stone Emerald Axe will have plenty of buyers. High demand. It’s a weapon with both design and performance locked in.”
Jin-woo immediately opened the Auction House.
-You have received Auction proceeds!
“Tidy sum.”
Jin-woo pocketed the 7.5 million Gold he’d earned from listing the Wooden Equipment.
-Please list Wooden Equipment again.
-Please list a bow.
-Got some money. Just sold a weapon. If I can’t buy Jin-woo’s equipment, I’m an archer who has to throw the bow by hand!
The response to the Wooden Equipment was fantastic.
“The reaction is good.”
Low price and quality far exceeding that price point. The archers couldn’t help but watch Jin-woo’s Wooden Equipment, craning their necks desperately.
-What are you all saying?
-Wait your turn. It’s Pickaxes.
-Time for Pickaxes to drop. Everyone hush.
A conflict was erupting in the Auction House.
-Haven’t Pickaxes risen enough? At this point, the ones who couldn’t buy are the problem, aren’t they?
-Next will be armor coming up!!
“Good influence.”
The equipment Jin-woo made was heating up every industry it touched.
“It’s going as planned.”
Starting with Pickaxes, users from one new field after another were beginning to flow in.
“Everyone gets a fair taste.”
Of course, Jin-woo had no intention of deliberately planning equipment with those users in mind.
He looked at the materials and made what he wanted to make.
‘Freely.’
Jin-woo registered the Orcish Stone Emerald Axe first.
“1 Gold. Auction.”
-You have registered the Orcish Stone Emerald Axe.
-Starting price is ‘1’ Gold.
“Warriors and tanks, give it a taste first.”
And Jin-woo made Pickaxes from the remaining Mithril and registered them.
-You have registered items.
-You have registered Mithril Pickaxe.
-You have registered Black Mithril Pickaxe!
Both Mithril Pickaxes were SR+ Grade. He could have made SSR, but intentionally lowered the grade.
“High Grade alone isn’t what matters.”
After registering the items, Jin-woo closed the Auction House.
The Attendant waited before him.
“Please give your next command.”
Through the Attendant, Jin-woo had come to clearly understand the efficiency of automatic hunting via servants.
‘Better than expected.’
The servants’ command compliance was quite high.
‘But this isn’t achieved solely by the servants’ power.’
Who a servant works under matters considerably.
‘Yur was a top-tier miner.’
Moreover, since Yur harbored considerable fondness for Jin-woo, he taught his own servant with genuine care.
This was the result of that.
‘If that’s the case,’
it meant that if he sent a good master and a servant befitting that master, he could achieve this level of efficiency.
“Attendant and Unit 2.”
The Attendant and Unit 2 locked eyes. And both intuitively grasped what roles the two servants had been created for.
Both felt the desire to surpass the other.
They wanted to be number one in their master Jin-woo’s heart.
“Attendant, you keep mining ore under Yur’s guidance. And once you’ve learned everything, mine ore on your own and keep bringing it to me.”
“Yes!”
“And you, Unit 2.”
“Yes! Master!”
“You stay here in the Elven City.”
He planned to have Unit 2 work here in the Elven City.
‘There’s a good master in Miré.’
Learning Perfect Sewing under Miré is difficult work, but processing fabric isn’t so hard.
‘Compared to the difficulty of Perfect Sewing, weaving fabric to make cloth is easy. Even if it takes time, once you learn it, you can use it continuously.’
The fabrics produced in the Elven City were quite high-quality goods.
‘I’ll need to use them periodically.’
“Unit 2, you produce fabric here continuously and bring it to me. I’ll tell Miré about you, so study under her.”
“Yes! I will surely produce excellent results.”
Unit 2 answered readily.
‘Ore through the Attendant, fabric through Unit 2.’
Automatic material supply was thus secured.
“Then I’ll give you both new equipment.”
Jin-woo gave the Attendant a proper Pickaxe along with a set of armor.
“Here, Attendant. This is the latest Pickaxe. It’s made for you alone. And this is yours, Unit 2. It’s equipment that suits you perfectly.”
He gave the Attendant a new Pickaxe.
And gifted Unit 2 the cloth armor and boots.
Tears suddenly streamed down the Attendant’s face.
“May I truly receive such magnificent equipment? It is truly, truly magnificent.”
Using the advanced techniques learned from Yur. Tears streamed down. Somehow, they just came.
“A skeleton. crying. Why.”
First, watching this, opened his mouth wide.
“What exactly did you learn?”
He’d sent him to learn mining techniques and bring back ore, but he’d learned something strange instead.

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