Blacksmith Competition with Cheats (2)
Blacksmith Competition with Cheats (2)
"It works."
Dohyun's probability manipulation fixes the result.
It's not a penalty limited to the system, but a power bordering on reality manipulation.
That was the reason Ayeon, who lacks skill, could far surpass other world-class experts.
Ah! OppaPantySaranggae team, they're already entering the tempering stage! So fast, too fast! There isn't a single moment of hesitation in their movements!
They haven't even reached level 200, but this is truly genius talent! Where on earth did such a player appear from? There was talent hidden in Korea!
[ Polishing success probability: 100% ]
"...I don't know why this is working."
With the power of probability manipulation, the probability of Ayeon succeeding after 100 attempts is happening at this very moment.
Right now, Ayeon was experiencing a moment where coincidence, coincidence, and coincidence overlapped infinitely.
The part she happened to strike was exactly the part that needed to be touched.
There was a mistake during tempering, but that was a necessary process.
Ayeon happens to make the best weapon in the competition.
Meanwhile, unlike Ayeon's team, there was one team that competed purely on skill.
"Feel so good."
A 3rd-class advancement blacksmith in the 200-level range and his assistants.
They were members of a famous American blacksmith shop boasting hundreds of millions in annual revenue.
"Korean people aren't much, either."
Without even knowing that someone is using cheats, they forge the weapon purely with their own skill.
"Victory is already in the bag for us."
Time passes.
Dohyun kept supporting Ayeon while maintaining probability manipulation.
Draf team, they used three legendary-grade materials, but the result is hero-grade. It seems the combination wasn't very good.
Conversely, the Atli team crafted a brilliant legendary-grade staff, but did they compromise too much? The specs are disappointing compared to the grade.
Clang, clang!
The weapon was completed without any incidents as a result.
[ < OppaPantySaranggae > team has succeeded in crafting the legendary-grade weapon < Eternal Flame Red Dragon Dagger >! ]
The completed weapon had specs far superior to ordinary legendary-grade weapons.
A man from the HammerKing team, who read the weapon specs that appeared on the electronic board for a moment, swallowed a groan.
"That team is pretty good?"
"Is it talent? Or a trait?"
"I don't know what it is, but they'll never be able to catch up to us in enhancement."
Enhancement, which boosts item performance, was HammerKing team's specialty among specialties.
The number of commissions they've received over the years exceeds thousands.
No player in this competition hall could have done more enhancements than them.
They even had experience succeeding at stages above +20.
[ < HammerKing > team has succeeded in crafting the legendary-grade weapon < Sword of Divine Paradise >! ]
"Then, let's start the enhancement."
Numerous enhancement stones prepared in advance are poured into a corner of the forge.
The HammerKing team carefully selects the ones that look in good condition and melts them in the furnace.
This is where it gets important.
It doesn't succeed just by blindly pouring in melted enhancement stones.
It's like hammering a steel plate to create a perfect 90-degree square.
Very delicately and precisely, so the enhancement stones permeate evenly throughout the weapon.
When the weapon begins to emit a brilliant light.
Now, you finish it off by hammering again.
[ < HammerKing > team has succeeded in the +16 enhancement of the legendary-grade weapon < Sword of Divine Paradise >! ]
The enhancement stage completed like that was a whopping +16.
With a top-tier +16 legendary weapon, winning this competition was a piece of cake.
Dohyun respected their "butt-shaking" (hard work/struggle).
It was truly great craftsmanship. Even if he trained for his whole life, he wouldn't even reach their feet.
It was a product of talent, and they were the best blacksmiths of this era.
But this is a game.
Although there is a state secret that it's another world disguised as a game system, a game is a game regardless.
And in a game, the one using cheats is the best.
[ The success rate for the +1 enhancement of < Eternal Flame Red Dragon Dagger > is 75%. ]
[ The success rate for the +1 enhancement of < Eternal Flame Red Dragon Dagger > is 100%. ]
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[ The success rate for the +17 enhancement of < Eternal Flame Red Dragon Dagger > is 1%. ]
[ The success rate for the +17 enhancement of < Eternal Flame Red Dragon Dagger > is 100%. ]
[ < OppaPantySaranggae > team has succeeded in the +17 enhancement of the legendary-grade weapon < Eternal Flame Red Dragon Dagger >! ]
"...What?"
The HammerKing team's eyes rolled back at the message of a high-stage enhancement success.
The basic specs of the weapons were the same.
What kind of desperate message is this, when the enhancement stage decides the winner?
An emergency was declared for the complacent HammerKing team.
"...Tsuat!"
[ < HammerKing > team has succeeded in the +18 enhancement of the legendary-grade weapon < Sword of Divine Paradise >! ]
They succeeded in +18 enhancement through their hard work.
At this point, they would give up...
[ < OppaPantySaranggae > team has succeeded in the +18 enhancement of the legendary-grade weapon < Eternal Flame Red Dragon Dagger >! ]
"Hot!"
[ < HammerKing > team has succeeded in the +19 enhancement of the legendary-grade weapon < Sword of Divine Paradise >! ]
"...Tuaaat!"
[ < OppaPantySaranggae > team has succeeded in the +19 enhancement of the legendary-grade weapon < Eternal Flame Red Dragon Dagger >! ]
Dohyun's team catches up at a terrifying speed.
From +20 enhancement, the success rate drops vertically.
Furthermore, upon failure, the stage doesn't just drop; it gets destroyed.
So, he thought there would be no attempt at a high-risk +20 enhancement in a competition like this.
[ < OppaPantySaranggae > team has succeeded in the +20 enhancement of the legendary-grade weapon < Eternal Flame Red Dragon Dagger >! ]
Unfortunately for the HammerKing team, they ended up succeeding.
A tremendous cheer that seemed to tear eardrums erupted.
"Kyaaak, Ayeon-ah!"
Kim Su-ah was so moved that she did a backflip in the air.
Since it was a game where everyone was a superhuman, she really did three rolls in the air.
Following that, the Supreme Swordsman was so excited that he let out profanity despite it being a public setting.
The HammerKing team was speechless.
"FUCK!"
"Holy shit!?"
Does that girl have the heart of a beast?
The way she continued the enhancement without hesitation was quite contrary to her delicate appearance.
Damn it, how much money did I pour in for today!
The leader of the HammerKing team made a decision.
'It's not even a weapon I'll use anyway. If I can't win, I'll just go all out.'
If it's not 1st place, it's meaningless.
He already has enough 2nd and 3rd place rewards in his own forge.
His goal was only the Fragment of God.
Transcendental Enhancement Stone.
The leader of the HammerKing team takes out a very expensive and rare enhancement stone that extremely increases the enhancement success rate.
"You're going to use that here?"
"My dream is to become a blacksmith who makes myth-grade equipment. For my dream, this much is...!"
He has a total of two enhancement stones.
First, he uses the first enhancement stone.
The HammerKing team prayed to the heavens and challenged +20.
[ < HammerKing > team has succeeded in the +20 enhancement of the legendary-grade weapon < Sword of Divine Paradise >! ]
The audience reached a state of ecstatic madness beyond excitement.
Legendary-grade weapon +20 vs +20!
If they sold that weapon right now, they wouldn't have to worry about starving for the rest of their lives.
Moreover, the fact that they were tied meant that even more dopamine was coming.
'...Not yet.'
The challenge for +21.
"Jesus Christ!"
[ < HammerKing > team has succeeded in the +21 enhancement of the legendary-grade weapon < Sword of Divine Paradise >! ]
The Supreme Swordsman couldn't hold back and screamed.
It's victory.
It can't be anything but victory.
+21 is a miracle.
It's a weapon hard to find even if you look through all of Phantastia.
Su-a shook her legs with a nervous heart.
It was because she was the only one among the group who didn't know Dohyun's trait.
"Trying hard."
Conversely, Yoon-seo and Ha-rin just scoffed.
"It's definitely not fun to watch when you already know the result."
Monbat said in a flustered state.
At that moment.
[ < OppaPantySaranggae > team has succeeded in the +21 enhancement of the legendary-grade weapon < Eternal Flame Red Dragon Dagger >! ]
[ < OppaPantySaranggae > team has succeeded in the +22 enhancement of the legendary-grade weapon < Eternal Flame Red Dragon Dagger >! ]
[ < OppaPantySaranggae > team has succeeded in the +23 enhancement of the legendary-grade weapon < Eternal Flame Red Dragon Dagger >! ]
The notification of 3 consecutive enhancement successes due to Dohyun's probability manipulation appeared on the electronic board.
Monbat, who had been providing commentary with tremendous tension until just now, falls into silence.
The competition hall also becomes quiet for a moment.
Facing an insurmountable wall, an unknown fear, as if dreaming.
The participating blacksmiths, the onlookers watching, all witness the miraculous phenomenon with different emotions.
The Supreme Swordsman, who will be the owner of that weapon, has long since fainted.
The leader of the HammerKing team, who was the opponent, muttered.
"...The probability of succeeding consecutively without a single failure up to +23 is."
Lower than the probability of winning the lottery.
They succeeded in that here right now.
Is that girl's talent that outstanding?
Could she be the owner of the blacksmith god's myth-grade trait?
"...Boss, what are you doing now?"
The leader of the HammerKing team quietly melts an enhancement stone.
A regular enhancement stone, not even a Transcendental one.
He can't give up on his dream right in front of his eyes.
He attempted the enhancement again, hoping for a miracle, but.
[ < HammerKing > team has failed the +22 enhancement of the legendary-grade weapon < Sword of Divine Paradise >. ]
[ The item is destroyed. ]
Unfortunately, God was not on his side.