The World's Only Blacksmith

As I was about to check my traits, a thought suddenly flashed through my mind.

"Does a class called Blacksmith exist...?"

I hurriedly took out my phone and searched.

"Awakener... Blacksmith..."

...

Nothing.

I scoured every internet article, community post, personal blog, and every other source I could find, but there was nothing.

There was no one who had awakened the Blacksmith class.

It felt like a class I hadn't heard of before, so I searched again, and sure enough, it really didn't exist.

Thinking maybe it's in foreign countries, I used a translator to search in various languages, but not a single result came up.

I had obtained the only class in the world...

"The world's only blacksmith... doesn't that sound romantic?"

Becoming an awakener with a trait unique to the entire world made my shoulders feel a bit prouder.

It felt as if I had become someone special, and I felt oddly elated.

Then, it was time to check the traits.

"Since it's the unique class, I hope the traits are good..."

I swallowed hard and, with my fingers trembling, brought the status window floating before my eyes to my hand.

A tingling sensation ran through my head as unknown ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠information flowed into my mind.

"What is this...?"

The pain from the tingling subsided, and my mind was filled with new knowledge.

All the components of various weapons and armor, and even the crafting methods.

All the information filled my head.

Probably, the crafting methods listed on the third line were meant to be engraved in the head like that.

Anyway...

"I can't get finished products and only get materials...? This is going to be fun!"

In other words, this trait means "Go gather materials and make them yourself~".

I didn't know what materials would come out, so I couldn't judge if it was good or bad.

But still, it seemed like there would be fun in it.

Beating out unknown materials to make equipment? I couldn't resist that.

However, since I didn't know what materials would come out, I didn't feel it much yet.

Similarly, the part about work efficiency rising after that was the same.

I couldn't predict how much efficiency it would be until I tried making it myself.

So, I thought it would be good if the Dimensional Exchange trait could be checked right now, and I quickly moved my fingers.

The reason the class name was Dimension Blacksmith and not just Blacksmith was probably because of this trait.

"What is this? Murim?"

The other dimensions were marked with ?, so they weren't visible, but the Murim dimension caught my eye.

Murim... does that mean the Murim world I often saw in web novels?

A world where you use internal energy, use martial arts, and such?

"No... was that real?"

When I saw that phrase, I was dumbfounded. I thought it was just a fictional world...

Well, the class we obtained or the gates or things like that were stories that were far from reality a few years ago...

There was no law that there wouldn't be Murim.

I thought that and started reading the rest of the effect of the trait.

A messenger... so this ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠must be a device that connects me to other dimensions.

Hoo... I'm getting excited for no reason.

With full expectations, I shouted toward the void.

"Messenger!"

When I said messenger in the void, a messenger window appeared and quite a few kinds of requests poured out.

...

When I saw the reward amount, my mouth opened wide. There was something strange mixed in, but...

"What? 1.5 million for one Daedo?"

10 frying pans would earn 60.

The amount of 1.5 million Won is the amount you get by multiplying 2 and adding 30 to that.

Thinking there might be other requests, I quickly scrolled down.

At that moment, one request caught my eye.

"This is..."

"Of course I have to accept!"

I clicked 'Yes' without hesitation.

When accepting a request, it seems requirements like this come out.

Let's see...

Since it talks about toxin resistance and quality, it didn't seem much different from what was required in the earlier request content.

But Normal Grade...

I remembered seeing a similar concept in the earlier trait effect window.

As new dimensions open with the completion of masterpieces! [Next step: 3]

With this, it seemed that by making 3 masterpieces, the next dimension would open...

It seemed that masterpiece and normal grade were concepts like item grades.

'It shouldn't be hard. Normal Grade is nothing!'

While thinking this, suddenly a dimension split in the void and a large wooden box flew out.

What kind of box is this? When I looked inside, there was a small piece of paper inside the box.

"Please put the completed item here."

Probably, putting weapons in this box would send them to the other world.

There was no delivery date, so I could make it leisurely, but it was a whopping 15 million Won.

With this amount, my father wouldn't have to go out to work for a while.

Thinking that, even though it was late at night, strength surged in my body.

"Good. Let's try forging once!"

... Wait a minute.

The request clearly said "10 swords with toxin resistance," but...

If I follow what I saw in web novels, the poison of the Sacheon Dang Family is beyond imagination.

Humans would melt instantly upon contact, and if it touches anything, it would melt anything.

So, if those guys openly say "can withstand strong toxicity,"...

I couldn't even guess the level of that toxicity.

Even ordinary steel would be insufficient for that.

While looking around the forge for what material to use, one material caught my eye.

What caught my eye was metal lumps piled up in the corner of the forge, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠covered in dust.

Light but harder than steel, and above all, resistant to corrosion and acids like hydrochloric acid — a metal said to be used in modern aircraft, medical implants, and special industrial equipment.

"...Titanium."

It was the perfect material to withstand the Dang family's toxicity.

But there was a problem.

Titanium is light and corrosion-resistant, but due to its unique high strength, it's a metal whose processing difficulty is going crazy.

It's a metal that's hard to shave finely or sharpen the edge precisely.

So, titanium is one of the worst materials for making swords for ordinary blacksmiths.

"If it were ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠an ordinary time, I wouldn't have considered it..."

But now, with 1.5 million Won at stake...

Titanium would take time to process, but I could grind it to make the sword.

I had the knowledge to make swords and 17 years of experience to support processing titanium.

Plus, the trait I saw earlier.

- Can smelt all minerals and work efficiency skyrockets.

It was a moment of anticipation for how much the work efficiency would rise.

"Good. Let's stay up all night and forge!"

With excitement, the moment I lifted the titanium.