Genius Blacksmith's Game

Level 300 is called the real beginning.

The first reason is that from Level 300 onward, it is called the standard of high level, and the required amount of experience for leveling up increases to an absurd degree.

The second reason is that the moment you become Level 300, most classes can view a new class quest.

By clearing that class quest, you obtain class-exclusive gear, class-exclusive skills, or something essential to that class.

[Connecting to Ares.]

Hyunsoo, who connected to Ares, also remembered that a class quest notification had appeared.

At the time, he did not check the details.

It was on purpose.

At the time, Hyunsoo was in the middle of clearing the time attack, and in that process, he reached Level 300 and obtained it.

[Class Quest: Sage Arte is created.]

Sage Arte.

One of the Asgan Continent’s Ten Legends, Sage Arte is not someone who is extremely strong.

However, just like the name, they were known as a figure who knows all information in Ares.

“Something related to the God of Blacksmiths that I get from Arte.......”

Hyunsoo couldn’t help but look forward to it.

He opened the quest’s contents.

[Class Quest: Sage Arte]

Grade: S

Restriction: God of Blacksmiths, Level 300

Reward: What the God of Blacksmiths left behind

Failure penalty: You can never obtain the god’s martial might.

Description: Sage Arte is someone who knows about the things the God of Blacksmiths left behind. Meet Sage Arte.

“What the god left behind......?”

Hyunsoo was moved.

The God of Blacksmiths.

According to Deng, this class was the best class that exists.

But if he thought about it carefully, Hyunsoo hadn’t gained that much through this class.

‘Custom Orders and Emergency Crafting, and Reverse and Asnium.’

Especially from the perspective of ordinary users, those skills don’t even look that good.

If he had only been spitting out rare-grade or normal-grade artifacts all day and night?

Other users would have spat curses, asking what kind of god’s skills these were.

At this time, a quest that could let him obtain what the God of Blacksmiths left behind was something Hyunsoo truly needed.

‘Maybe I can get an attack skill, or maybe, like last time, I can get an excellent mineral.’

And Hyunsoo knew what would soon come.

‘There isn’t much time left.’

Recently, he had risen to 2nd in the subscriber ranking.

Since he was receiving the world’s expectations all at once, the probability that people would soon find Hyun’s Forge was high.

That was why it also felt strange.

‘Hmm.......’

Hyunsoo recalled his conversation with Nell.

‘It’s fortunate. With your influence right now, I thought the information broker Kavel would chase you, but it seems they are chasing information more valuable than you.’

He had heard the information broker Kavel was someone who would do anything if it made money or brought profit.

But seeing how quiet it was, just like Nell predicted, it seemed they were chasing other information.

Just then, Nell came in with one resident of the territory.

That resident was holding Lucky Charm.

“This is resident Raon. They say they want to take charge of Lucky Charm and walk them from now on, so I hope you will grant approval.”

Nell and Hyunsoo didn’t know, but that was the information broker Kavel.

Kavel possessed a supreme skill called Disguise, and Disguise gave a new identity, a new name, and a new appearance, turning you into a completely different person.

And it was good for Hyunsoo.

In practice, Lucky Charm was being raised out in the open.

That didn’t mean he didn’t cherish Lucky Charm, it meant he raised them freely.

Because of that, Lucky Charm was often found all over the territory.

Sometimes near the forge.

Other times, they would take an apple from the fruit shop in their mouth and walk along, all happy.

And once in a while, they would sprawl out at the territory entrance and sleep.

[Lucky Charm likes Raon.]

Even Lucky Charm seemed to like this person called Raon.

“Approved.”

Soon, after Kavel disguised as Raon stepped out, Hyunsoo told Nell about it.

She also reacted well.

“Please obtain the power to protect Hyun’s Forge.”

Hyunsoo immediately departed to meet Sage Arte.

*****

The Beres Mountain Range is famous as a place where snow falls without end.

In this place, where the temperature is above minus twenty degrees, there was the Sage’s Tower.

People were coming to this place, where footsteps were usually rare.

Amazingly, those people were the ones who dominated this entire Asgan Continent.

They were the Ten Legends.

Though there were empty seats, of course.

At the center of the round table sat Sage Arte.

And Archmage Luwon and Absolute Shield Peya.

And Sword King Barad sat as well.

Soon, the last to enter was an old man.

“Sword guy, you were already here.”

“......Spear guy, move a little faster. Spear guys are always slow.”

“......?”

The legends seated there looked at the person called sword guy. It was Sword King Barad.

And spear guy was Sky King Ben. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

What shocked them wasn’t the way they addressed each other.

It was because the flow of their conversation was quite smooth and familiar.

Originally, the two of them had been desperate to tear each other apart.

But now, they showed quite a lot of familiarity.

And it began with one blacksmith.

Ben had once sent a gift to the Kingdom of Goyard and said this.

My friend Hyunsoo’s friend is also my friend.

It was that kind of friendship.

‘Hey, this is my friend Kim Something-or-Other, so be friendly with them.’

‘If they’re your friend, they’re my friend. Nice to meet you!’

Anyway, the two became fairly familiar because of a single connecting link called Hyun.

When everyone gathered, the conversation began.

Archmage Luwon spoke.

“......Honestly, it’s hard for me to accept it. A hand-worker becomes a legend?”

Hand-worker was slang referring to production jobs like blacksmiths, sculptors, cooks, and the like.

And even if one becomes a legend, if the people here do not ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ acknowledge it, that too is a major problem.

Absolute Shield Peya spoke.

“It’s not something that will happen right away anyway.”

There was certainty in Peya’s voice.

Everyone there knew the reason.

Because Blacksmith Hyun did not meet one of the conditions required to become a legend.

“His level still doesn’t even reach our dust.”

Luwon smirked.

Yes, one of those conditions was that, systemically, you had to reach Level 400.

“Because he hasn’t reached 400, there’s a high chance he hasn’t been told the method to become a legend.”

With an elegant gesture, Archmage Luwon tilted their teacup.

And Luwon understood exactly.

The legend quest Hyunsoo received—Master Blacksmith Hyun—was composed like this.

[Legend Quest: Ten Legends Master Blacksmith]

Grade: SSS

Restriction: One who has created six legends

Reward: Ten Legends

Failure penalty: You cannot place your name among the Ten Legends.

Description: By creating six legendary artifacts, you have obtained the qualification to challenge the Asgan Continent’s Ten Legends.

He had only met half the qualifications.

The other half was reaching Level 400.

You could tell just from this.

The actual method to become a legend was not being guided.

And then Sage Arte spoke.

“He will come to meet me soon.”

“......!”

Those seated there were quite surprised.

Sage Arte.

They did not say that Hyunsoo would come to meet them because he was the God of Blacksmiths.

Also.

“Why is he coming to meet you?”

They did not answer the others’ questions either.

They only said he would come to meet them.

And Sword King Barad and Ben knew.

‘The proof of the ones here will be proof of a true legend.’

If Arte acknowledged it, it would help.

Then Arte turned over an hourglass.

“This hourglass flows for three days.”

Arte interlaced their fingers.

They did not say it, but they knew information about the God of Blacksmiths.

And by their promise, if the successor comes, they must tell them the location of the martial might.

However.

They do not give it easily.

“When he starts climbing, the hourglass will flow. But if he cannot arrive before all the sand pours out, I will not meet him. Ever.”

At those words, Luwon smiled with delight.

That is, it meant they would never acknowledge him as a legend.

There was one reason the Sage’s Tower was in this mountain range, and meeting the sage is never easy.

The path is too harsh, and there are strong monsters, so only legends could climb it with ease.

A blacksmith climbs here within three days?

‘Absolutely impossible...... huh?’

But then, as Luwon turned their head, they saw Barad and Ben.

Because the two of them had quite calm expressions.

Soon, the meeting ended.

They decided to gather again in three days, and they left.

Barad and Ben walked together.

“I’m looking forward to it.”

“I am as well.”

Then Ben asked.

“Sword guy, you still haven’t grasped the most important point in this meeting.”

Barad stopped, making a puzzled expression.

“What are you talking about?”

The two knew Hyunsoo was the God of Blacksmiths.

And because of that, they also expected he would meet Arte.

“When Hyunsoo meets Sage Arte, Hyunsoo gets a single opportunity.”

An opportunity?

Barad looked puzzled, and Ben clicked his tongue.

“Heh heh, that’s why you sword-swinging types. Arte is a fellow who knows all information.”

“That’s true.”

“Our friend still hasn’t reached the level called 400.”

That was why Barad thought it was something for far later.

But Ben said something interesting.

“If Hyunsoo gets a chance to ask Arte a question, what if he asks this?”

A chance to ask a question.

That was either a trial Arte set down, or a task to do what Arte wanted.

If you accomplished it, Arte answered the question you wanted.

Barad still looked like he didn’t understand, and Ben drove the stake in.

“Please teach me the way to become a legend.”

“......!”

Barad exclaimed in admiration.

It wasn’t impossible.

Sage Arte is someone who knows all information in the world.

Even if Hyunsoo was not guided a method to become a legend, it could be guided in this way.

Of course, at this time, the two thought similarly.

“Of course, it will be difficult.”

“It will. Climbing here within three days isn’t easy.”

But a subtle smile formed at the corners of their mouths.

It was a smile made because they knew the infinite potential of the one called Hyun, whom they had seen.

*****

After everyone returned.

Sage Arte looked at the hourglass.

The hourglass was a kind of invisible test.

‘They are the things the God of Blacksmiths left behind. I cannot let just anyone take them.’

Just like that, if Hyun could not come within three days, he would end up unable to obtain the martial might.

And Arte themself also knew it.

“Hyun, I know what you need.”

If he arrived within three days, Arte would ask him for one thing—one wish they had been unable to achieve in their 300-year life.

After confirming that everyone had disappeared.

“I almost died of frustration.”

Arte.

They took off the wig they had been wearing.

Their bare bald head was revealed.

They were a person who knew all information in the world, but for 300 years, they had been unable to figure out a way to make hair grow.

They had tried everything.

They had even smeared troll blood on their head, and they had also dumped all kinds of rare potions over it.

But even so, hair did not grow.

“If you fulfill the wish I could not fulfill.......”

They would give the information about what Hyun wanted.

In truth, they knew.

The method by which Hyun could become a legend.