Genius Blacksmith's Game

Notifications rang out.

[The title Blacksmith God is a title you came to possess with your class advancement.]

[The achievements you have accumulated before reaching Level 500 have far exceeded the Blacksmith God’s expectations.]

[Achievements before Level 500 will be aggregated.]

[You have reigned as king over more than 300,000 blacksmiths and created two or more Mythic works.]

[You have achieved the ultimate +7 enhancement others could not accomplish and created two or more Mythic works.]

[Before Level 500, you hunted more than five boss monsters above Level 500.]

[The power you possess has accomplished achievements and growth so extraordinary that they do not match your Level.]

[The Blacksmith God sends infinite praise to you, who have walked a harsh road!]

The notifications that rang out seemed to comfort Hyunsoo, who had crossed the line between life and death dozens of times.

As if they were acknowledging him, telling him he had worked hard, that he was the best, and patting him on the back.

Hyunsoo, who had despaired at the thought that everything might be patched, now encountered the still boundlessly hidden special nature of the Blacksmith God.

[You will move forward carrying both the old and the new.]

[You have acquired the title Unbreakable Blacksmith.]

DING!

A detailed description opened on its own and appeared before his eyes.

[The Blacksmith God represents crafting, but was also a god who boasted exceptional martial prowess. It is said that when he swung his sword, the sky wept, and when he struck the earth, it split.]

It was content he had confirmed when he obtained Hyunsoo’s Swordsmanship—in other words, the Mythic-grade swordsmanship.

[However, the reason the Blacksmith God boasted exceptional martial prowess did not come from his swordsmanship, but from the second title he possessed.]

[The title Unbreakable Blacksmith has been renamed and applied to suit you.]

In other words, it meant that this title, Unbreakable Blacksmith, not Hyunsoo’s Swordsmanship, represented the Blacksmith God who boasted exceptional martial prowess.

‘Was the Blacksmith God title patched because of this?’

Hyunsoo realized that it had been patched before a new title was granted to him, and he felt he had been complacent.

‘You really do have to listen to notifications until the end.’

Having gained a new realization, he checked it.

(Unbreakable Blacksmith.)

Unique Title.

Grade: SSS

Special Abilities:

·The mana consumption of all skills decreases by half.

·The cooldown of all skills decreases by 30%.

·The effects of all artifact skills increase by 20%.

·A 6-hit consecutive attack is applied with a 6% chance.

·A 12-hit consecutive attack is applied with a 2% chance.

After checking the title Unbreakable Blacksmith, Hyunsoo’s mouth fell open.

“Holy shit.”

There was no other way to describe it.

The mana consumption of all skills Hyunsoo used decreased by half.

‘This is insane......’

Mana-consumption-reduction artifacts existed.

Naturally, they were popular among mage users, who consumed the most mana.

A Transcendent artifact possessed by a recently discovered mage ranker.

‘Was it called the Belt of Mana?’

The effect written on it was that mana consumption decreased by 30%.

That user had bragged about it to the whole world.

‘It is only natural that a great deal of mana must be consumed to unleash large-scale magic. Fire Storm, a 6th-class magic spell, swallows a fifty-meter radius. But its mana cost reaches 15,000. However, if you wear this Belt of Mana, the mana cost falls below 10,000.’

The whole world was astonished.

The fact that a spell that should have consumed 15,000 could be cast with less than 10,000 mana was broken in itself.

Also, the higher one’s Level became and the greater the power one used, the more benefit one received from it.

The world placed a higher value on that artifact, the Belt of Mana, than on existing Transcendent artifacts.

Specifically, 5 billion won.

At a time when the value of Transcendent artifacts was falling, it was nothing short of astonishing.

But that was how rare and precious mana-reduction artifacts were.

Yet this Unbreakable Blacksmith title basically reduced the mana consumption of all skills by 50%.

“This is the real Mythic.”

It was difficult to express it any other way.

Moreover, the Belt of Mana had to be “worn,” but a title did not even need to be equipped.

Also, because skill cooldowns were reduced as well, Hyunsoo could repeat more skills and powers more quickly.

In addition, taking Cut Them in Two as an example, the damage of Cut Them in Two would now increase by 25%.

And beyond that.

‘All effects of the artifacts I made as a blacksmith increase by 20%.’

That alone broke through common sense, and the power at the end was the same.

‘A 6% chance to apply six consecutive attacks......!’

It was the same principle as a passive skill.

Six hits through a normal attack.

Consecutive attack skills.

In other words, attack skills where a single attack counted as five hits, ten hits, or fifteen hits were the principle of assassins.

They were also critical hits.

It was easy to understand if one imagined people with high damage output landing only one attack, yet having fifteen attacks applied.

‘If the 2% chance even triggers together with Unconditional One-Kill, I could instantly kill someone......?’

It could become a lower-grade version of Extremity.

It was the moment he finally understood why Hyunsoo’s Swordsmanship had been patched.

Hyunsoo was a blacksmith, and he could draw out even more power from things that originated from artifacts.

The effects of things like Unparalleled Sovereign within the hammer Unparalleled had also increased.

And beyond that, the powers of all the artifacts he possessed became more outstanding.

When weighing Hyunsoo’s Swordsmanship against this Unbreakable Blacksmith, Unbreakable Blacksmith was the far superior power.

Hyunsoo also checked the stat Will, which had been deleted from Legendary and immediately promoted to Transcendent.

[Its acquisition rate increases by x3 compared to the existing Will, and you will tire far less easily. At times, you will exert extreme mental strength and transcend human limits.]

It was a vague explanation.

However, Will was extremely helpful to Hyunsoo.

Because once he shut himself inside a forge, he did not rest until the work was finished.

The only thing that stood out was “transcend human limits.”

‘I’ll have to see how it works a bit more.’

A pleased smile hovered at the corners of Hyunsoo’s mouth.

Although only Mythic crafting would raise his stats from now on, the better artifacts he crafted, the more special power those artifacts would unleash.

Moreover, in place of Hyunsoo’s Swordsmanship, which he used little, he had obtained the powerful title Unbreakable Blacksmith and grown stronger.

‘At least 30% or more.’

Hyunsoo thought he had grown stronger by about that much.

Also, after Hyunsoo reached Level 500, several new quests appeared.

However, those were things he would now have to proceed with after the Continental War: World Championship ended.

Hyunsoo focused on the Continental War: World Championship again.

Day two.

In the Endurance event, Hyunsoo had recorded the highest score, but in the end, he had not won a medal.

As of now, Korea’s score was only one gold medal.

And tomorrow, two important matches remained.

One was a team event in which every nation had to participate, and the other was an individual event entered by a single person.

‘So this is the person participating in tomorrow’s individual event.’

Hyunsoo smiled faintly.

As captain, Hyunsoo had looked through the events and picked out someone who was absolutely necessary.

The person he had picked.

It was not Kabel, the world’s greatest information dealer, nor Valhalla, the world’s number-one ranked player.

And at present, even the whole world did not know exactly why he had participated, or even what class he had.

But only Hyunsoo knew who he was and what kind of person he was.

*****

The Endurance event that the whole world had been waiting for lived up to expectations and came to an end.

—The Republic of Korea did not take a medal. However, no one is criticizing Korea.

—Even now, after the award ceremony for the Endurance event has ended, the excitement remains extremely high. On portal sites around the world, only highlight videos of Republic of Korea representative team player and captain Hyunsoo are appearing.

Talk about Hyunsoo was burning hot.

So much so that his search traffic was fifty times higher than Ivan’s, even though Ivan had placed first in Endurance.

However, even as Hyunsoo was rising, one person was tasting bitter defeat.

It was Chairman Lee Taesung of Hansung Group.

He had legally bet 10 billion won on Hyunsoo in the Continental War: World Championship toto.

Specifically, on Korea winning the gold medal.

Because Lee Taesung knew that Hyunsoo was not someone who spoke without thinking.

However, though Hyunsoo had seized glory greater than a gold medal,

in the end, Lee Taesung had failed his bet.

At present, the heads of Korea’s top ten major corporations were all seated here.

“How unfortunate. You threw money into thin air. On the other hand, I earned quite a bit. Haha.”

“The United States and Russia are powerful nations incomparable to our country. We are ‘businesspeople.’ We must not bet money on patriotism.”

“No, no. Chairman Lee Taesung did not bet out of patriotism, but because of personal ties. He is still a young friend, and he must have many shortcomings. Yet you gambled the enormous sum of 10 billion won on such a friend.”

The sly old chairmen of the business world laughed heartily and clicked their tongues.

Because he had scattered the enormous sum of 10 billion into thin air in an instant, they were seizing the moment to bite at Lee Taesung.

At that moment.

“Chairman!!”

“......?”

The CEO of Jersis Motors rushed into the VVIP room.

When Taesung looked puzzled, the man, who had come running in a fluster, said,

“The luxury car ridden by a Master Blacksmith! Jersis’s order volume has surged fortyfold!”

The business figures present froze.

They doubted their own ears.

‘Fortyfold?’

‘This is absurd, isn’t it?’

‘If it’s already forty times now, doesn’t that mean it could continue rising from here?’

‘On top of that, not just Jersis, but the other car brands owned by Hansung Group will sell together with it!’

Jersis currently had Hyunsoo as its exclusive model, and Taesung had also recently gifted one to him.

Also, a fortyfold increase in sales, in terms of net profit, could not be compared to the value of a mere 10 billion won.

And then,

another person noisily rushed in.

“Chairmaaaan!”

This time, it was a secretary.

The chairmen watched with puzzled expressions, and soon the secretary said,

“......The President wishes to arrange a dinner with Master Blacksmith Hyun. However, they said they have no connection with Master Blacksmith Hyun, and requested that you, Chairman, who are known to be very close to him, arrange the meeting.”

The secretary was quick-witted and emphasized “very close.”

The secretary also added,

“Members of the National Assembly, regardless of party, have announced that they will use this opportunity to propose a bill called the Master Blacksmith Protection Act, meant to provide unsparing support and protection to hidden master craftsmen within the country.”

The chairmen could not hide their astonishment at those words.

The Master Blacksmith Protection Act.

A bill to protect and support hidden master craftsmen had arisen because of a mere “single blacksmith.”

“Public sentiment is very favorable right now, and this is a source the entire nation would like. It appears highly likely to pass.”

The chairmen could not deny it.

And the chairmen could tell that although they had been talking about the value of 10 billion won just moments ago, they had been wrong.

Hyun’s current value

had reached a level they could not price.

“Ahem. That young man. I told him to take it easy, but really. Did someone not say it earlier? That it was a bet based on personal ties.”

Lee Taesung smiled as he looked at the men leading Korea’s greatest companies and said,

“I simply bet on a single Master Blacksmith.”

“......Ahem, hm......”

“Remarkable.”

“Your eye is excellent.”

“To think you bet on one single Master Blacksmith......”

The chairmen had no choice but to acknowledge him too.

At this moment,

the ten business figures looked at Taesung with gazes full of envy.

Hyunsoo’s influence right now

was no less than that of Michael Jordan, the world-famous basketball star.

No, it was higher than Michael Jordan’s.

And Chairman Lee Taesung wore a distant look.

‘Hyun......’

A mere single blacksmith had caused the proposal of the Master Blacksmith Protection Act and was protecting Korea’s hidden master craftsmen.

On top of that, he was making the owners of Korea’s greatest corporations desire to bring him in.

At last, the era of Hyun was opening.