The Return of the Transcendent Blacksmith - Chapter 95

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Transcendent Blacksmith’s Return — Chapter 95
Shin Tae-ho’s group followed Orum deeper into the village.
With each dwarf they passed, curious glances trailed after Orum’s direction, their faces registering surprise.
But when Orum withdrew a massive key from his pocket and displayed it, no one questioned them further—the path simply opened.
“Hmm. I’m uneasy about this. It’s really okay for us to follow along like this, right?”
Bianca whispered softly, her brow furrowed as she surveyed their surroundings.
Shin Tae-ho glanced at her as if to ask what she meant.
But Choi Yu-hwa found herself sharing Bianca’s unease.
“I was trapped in a prison once when I followed a path like this at Elf’s Tower. I’m a bit worried too.”
“Trapped in a prison? What happened?”
“Pipi set fire to her own body and flew around—that’s what got us arrested. We were fighting goblins, but…”
“Same here. I created ice and shattered it, and the plants around us got frostbite, so they banned me from using magic. Insane elves.”
‘What is this? Did they climb a different tower?’
Shin Tae-ho’s mouth closed without explanation. The accounts bore no resemblance to his own experience.
Just then, as Orum reached an enormous gate, three dwarves standing guard blocked their path.
“Hold, Orum. What business do you have here?”
“I’m here on the chief’s orders to loan these outsiders some weapons.”
“Loan weapons to outsiders? Nonsense! How could the chief possibly allow such a thing?”
“He told me to send them to Komuto Mountain to investigate whether Karnyx is there.”
“K-Komuto Mountain?”
The stern composure the guard dwarves had maintained cracked visibly.
As if they fully grasped Orum’s explanation, the guards stepped aside.
“Very well, then. But we’ll keep a proper record of what’s borrowed.”
“Of course. Are you suggesting I’ll slink off with something else like a rat?”
“Not you—the three behind you. That’s my warning to them.”
The lead guard made eye contact with each of Shin Tae-ho’s companions in turn.
Under that gaze, Choi Yu-hwa grew flustered.
Bianca narrowed her brow in irritation.
But Shin Tae-ho, as always, gave a steady, unflinching nod.
The guard who received the key from Orum exchanged signals with his companions on either side.
The dwarf in the center turned the key; at that same moment, the other two threw all their strength into pulling open the stone door on both sides.
“D-done!”
“Go!”
“Hurry inside! We have to go now!”
Orum shouted and bolted through the narrow gap that had opened.
Shin Tae-ho, Choi Yu-hwa, and Bianca rushed after him and squeezed through the stone door.
Boom—!
The moment all four were inside, the stone door sealed shut again with a heavy finality.
Yet within the sealed chamber, the light remained bright and steady, untouched by darkness.
“Th-this is…?”
Bianca’s eyes widened as she scanned the surroundings.
On one side alone, hundreds of swords lay arranged in neat rows.
Beyond the blades, on another section, bows, axes, armor, and countless other weapons of every type were catalogued by kind.
The same image overlapped in the minds of all three challengers.
“Th-this is just like it, isn’t it? The weapons we saw on the first floor of the Tutorial Tower.”
“You’re right. This must be a dwarf armory.”
“Wait. If that’s true, the items here surely aren’t Common Grade, right? We can’t afford to use weapons like that anymore at this point.”
Bianca, seized by anxiety, approached a weapon and checked its information.
Then she saw the text “Special Grade” displayed at the top of the information panel and let out a shocked cry.
“Aaaah?! Wh-what is this?! Special Grade?! This is a Special Grade item!”
“Really?!”
Choi Yu-hwa gasped in surprise and moved beside Bianca to examine the item information together.
When Choi Yu-hwa also cried out in astonishment, Orum looked at them with an expression of pity.
“That, for your information, is the average standard here. Look carefully and choose only what you need. You can take as much as you want, but remember—these are loans.”
“What do you mean by loans?”
“It means if anything breaks or gets lost, you bear the responsibility.”
“So as long as we’re careful, we can take as much as we want? Perfect, then…!”
Bianca licked her lips and greedily began gathering items.
In no time, weapons of every sort—bows, hammers, axes—piled up.
Choi Yu-hwa, who had been deliberating over what she might need, was startled at the sight of Bianca’s behavior.
“Bi, Bianca! How are you planning to take all of this?”
“What do you mean, take it? I’ll just put it in my Inventory!”
“That won’t work.”
Shin Tae-ho shook his head, negating Bianca’s plan.
When Bianca looked at him as if asking what he meant, Shin Tae-ho held out his palm to show her—a test.
“Huh? What? I can’t put it in because it doesn’t belong to me? Really?!”
“Yes. Anything you borrow from here can only be taken if you meet the ownership requirements.”
“Ugh, that’s so annoying!”
Bianca whined in disappointment.
As Bianca returned the items to their places,
Shin Tae-ho examined each item one by one, checking their information.
‘Most of these are Special Grade. Plus, there are a few Elite Grade items mixed in. But this still isn’t enough.’
Weapons that Shin Tae-ho himself had crafted.
Among the recent creations was the Elf’s Wind Trajectory Cloak, which was an Epic Grade item.
For someone like Shin Tae-ho, Special Grade weapons naturally fell far short of his standards.
‘Doesn’t look like there’s anything worth borrowing here… wait.’
As Shin Tae-ho rummaged through the items, he spotted a hammer that Orum was approaching.
His eyes gleamed the moment he saw it.
“Can that also be borrowed?”
“No. This is the weapon I use with the chief’s permission.”
Orum shook his head, holding the hammer that had been carved from solid rock.
Despite the rejection, Shin Tae-ho didn’t give up.
“Then would examining it be acceptable? It’s an unusual design—I’m curious about it.”
“Now that you mention it, it does look like something Mystery would carry around.”
Bianca stroked her chin with interest, fascinated by the hammer-shaped weapon.
Orum, after deliberating, handed the hammer to Shin Tae-ho.
“Fine. But only looking, understand?”
“Of course.”
As Shin Tae-ho received the hammer, he checked its item information.
At first, a message window appeared saying he lacked the conditions to view the item details.
But immediately after, the War Smith’s Eye overrode the restriction, and the hidden information window appeared.
[Replica of the Sacred Hammer]
-Grade: Legendary
-Description: A replica hammer crafted in imitation of the sacred hammer that dwarves have revered for generations.
Though dwarves poured their souls into it across generations, it is inferior to the original in both appearance and capability.
-Unique Effects: ⌜Durability Enhancement (Lv.9)⌟, ⌜Lightweight (Lv.9)⌟, ⌜Essence Strike (Lv.9)⌟, ⌜Impact Amplification (Lv.9)⌟, ⌜Enlargement (Lv.6)⌟, ⌜Shrinkage (Lv.6)⌟, ⌜Qi Amplification (Lv.5)⌟, ⌜Multiple Strike (Lv.3)⌟
-Unique Ability: ⌜One-Strike Destruction⌟
‘Unbelievable.’
Shin Tae-ho’s eyes widened as he read the information.
The Legendary Grade designation was astounding, but that wasn’t the truly remarkable part.
For one thing, this hammer contained multiple Unique Effects coexisting simultaneously.
But even more astonishing was that four of them were at Lv.9—just before Max Level.
‘I’ve crafted items at Max Level before, but I’ve never managed to balance four Unique Effects so perfectly at such high tiers.’
“Wow, this is heavy! Was this thing made to be swung? Shin Tae-ho, how did you lift it with one hand?”
Bianca, trying to take a look herself, was startled and pulled her hand back.
Even with Mana wrapped around her body to enhance her strength—enough to easily lift five hundred kilograms—the hammer seemed impossible to budge.
Pleased by Bianca’s reaction, Orum smiled and reached toward the hammer.
“It’s not lifted by strength alone. You have to understand the essential power inscribed in this hammer to—whoa?!”
Orum was startled as he tried to take the hammer from Shin Tae-ho’s hand.
He barely caught it as it threatened to slip away.
‘Th-that’s right. This person shouldn’t be able to use the Lightweight effect, so… could it be? He lifted this weight using pure strength alone?!’
Not even the strongest dwarf could lift the hammer without activating the Unique Ability of Lightweight.
Yet Shin Tae-ho had held it with one hand using nothing but raw strength, without tapping into the Lightweight ability at all.
Even amplifying his strength with Qi, this was impossible—monstrous strength.
‘Who on earth is this person?’
Orum stared at Shin Tae-ho, lost in thought, his eyes trembling with shock and fear.
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After completing the rental, the group followed Orum toward the Komuto Volcano.
At first, they worried they’d have to descend the mountain they’d climbed to reach the Dwarf Village,
but the path Orum guided them along actually led further up, toward the summit where the Dwarf Village stood.
“Just climb aboard and ride across to the other side. It’s safer than it looks, but be still—too much swaying and you’re in trouble.”
“Wait, isn’t this a Cable Car? Wow! There’s a Cable Car inside the tower! I never imagined such a thing!”
Just as Choi Yu-hwa said, what Orum revealed was unmistakably a Cable Car.
The difference was that while Cable Cars in the real world ran on electricity,
the dwarves’ Cable Car moved either by Qi or by pedaling.
“Wait—what’s that? Isn’t that a Fragment of Energy? Why are you putting it there?”
The moment Orum placed a Fragment of Energy into what looked like a furnace in the center of the Cable Car, Bianca let out a gasp of surprise.
Orum looked at her with obvious disdain.
“Of course it needs power to move. Unless you’d prefer to pedal it yourself?”
“I was simply startled to see such a usage method for the first time. And I’m equally surprised you know of the Fragment of Energy.”
Shin Tae-ho added his own thought to supplement Bianca’s words.
Orum snorted sharply through his nose and grumbled as if displeased.
“A cursed energy mineral found by those Northern traitors. I hate to use it myself, but I can’t deny the convenience.”
“Northern traitors? The dwarves of the North discovered the Fragment of Energy?”
“That’s right. No tradition behind it, no one knows its origin. But at least for running this aerial train, there’s no choice but to use it.”
Ten lower-grade Fragments of Energy went into the furnace-like box.
The box began to hum, and Qi flowed from it, setting the train in motion.
Following the moment he had seen the hammer, Shin Tae-ho’s eyes sharpened once more.
‘A technique to extract Qi from the fragments and use it. Something we can’t use now. Something that didn’t exist even before regression.’
Shin Tae-ho clenched and unclenched his fists repeatedly.
Whether it was when he saw the hammer or this technique for extracting Qi—
seeing technologies he’d never known, even when he bore the title of Transcendent-Grade Smith, made his hands itch.
‘There’s much for me to learn and gain in this tower. I’ll be busy from here on.’
Shin Tae-ho’s lips curved upward as he gazed at the box that extracted Qi from the Fragment of Energy.
Continued in the next chapter ▶
The Return of the Transcendent-Grade Smith
Author
Seal Breaker
Publisher
Kim Seok-hwan, Choi Se-ra
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Grae Publishing
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Publication Date
May 26, 2026
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