Items that continue to sell even when I raise the prices.
Because it felt like the items I crafted were being acknowledged on the exchange, confidence surged within me.
Perhaps thanks to the confidence that permeated my hammering as well...
CLANG!
[ Crafting complete. ]
"Whew!"
The hammering felt even more thrilling.
The moment I swung the hammer for the last time, I could instinctively feel it.
That this crafted piece was somehow different.
Sure enough.
[ Crafting Evaluation: S ]
[ You have acquired a 'Standard Club'. ]
I was able to create a club that received an S-rank evaluation, surpassing A-rank.
Honestly, even this could not be called a masterpiece compared to my skills during my prime in Final Gate.
However, for now, it was undeniably the item that received the highest evaluation.
Normally, things like longswords sell the most smoothly for something like this, but a club is not bad either.
Even though it might look a bit crude on the outside, it was precisely this club that all classes could use without any issues.
I even received an S-rank evaluation for it, no less.
I was thinking of lightly raising it to about double the price of the A-rank equipment, but...
"Eh, I do not know! Those who want to buy it will buy it! If it does not sell, whatever!"
[ You have registered the Standard Club (S) on the Exchange. ]
I put it up for 3 million won.
I did not know if this matched the market price.
Even looking through the exchange, there were plenty of high-level items for sale, but there were so few low-level items that I could not check the market prices.
It could be cheaper, or it could be more expensive.
Still, what could I do?
Honestly, for me, who had lived as an ordinary citizen until now, a standard weapon selling for hundreds of thousands of won felt completely abnormal.
Moreover, was this not a level 1 weapon?
What kind of money would a newly awakened Awakened have to suddenly buy a weapon worth hundreds of thousands... no, 3 million won?
I thought it would definitely be hard to sell this time, but...
It seemed the thoughts of the Awakened were quite different from mine.
[ The 'Standard Club (S)' has been sold. ]
"This sold right away?!"
This time as well, it sold the moment I put it up.
Although it received an S-rank evaluation, to think a mere level 1 standard weapon would sell for 3 million won.
It was absurd.
If it were Final Gate, I would not have even been able to put it on the market unless it was an SSS-rank club.
...Well, that was also because Final Gate had become so stagnant with veteran players.
Anyway!
"Jackpot!"
The important thing was the money I earned.
It did not even seem like much time had passed since I started crafting.
The sales revenue recorded on my exchange account was a staggering...
[ 5,000,000 Won ]
5 million won.
The money I made working a part-time job for a day was not even 100,000 won.
To think 5 million won would come in after I swung a hammer for a few hours.
It was unbelievable.
However.
"Is this... being an Awakened?"
A capitalistic smile I had never seen before formed on my face.
An irregular-class unique ability that had passed through countless dimensions and countless masters.
Forge of Time.
As the ember responsible for guiding the forge, Ember could not help but be flustered.
-Could it be...
Until now, the ones who had passed through the 'Forge of Time' were full of individuals possessing outstanding talent.
A royal blacksmith.
A dwarf chieftain.
A high elf jeweler, and of course, even a master artisan of the giant race.
Since the Forge of Time itself was a unique ability granted to those who were qualified in the first place, it was natural to encounter such skilled individuals one after another.
However, even so, crafting in the 'Forge of Time' had a different system entirely from normal crafting.
Because of that, no matter how great a master artisan they were, when they swung a hammer for the first time in the 'Forge of Time', they would only create an item of C-rank or below at best.
-In a world without a single proper Blacksmith.
-To think an ordinary person who is not even a Blacksmith would create an A-rank weapon from the very beginning.
-It was not the case for this master.
Creating an A-rank weapon from the very start.
Not even the C-rank that was the record up until now, but skipping two stages to create an A-rank weapon.
It was unbelievable.
And this from a seemingly utterly ordinary human who could not even be compared to the master artisans seen so far.
What was more important was what came next.
[ You have acquired a 'Standard Short Spear (A)'. ]
At first, she wondered if he was just lucky.
[ You have acquired a 'Standard Bow (A)'. ]
Every time the human swung the hammer.
[ You have acquired a 'Standard Longsword (A)'. ]
An A-rank item was created.
Since it had come to this, Ember also had no choice but to admit it.
That the skill of this master was more outstanding than any other master Ember had seen thus far.
And the long-awaited finale.
The moment the master swung the hammer with his lips curved upward.
[ You have acquired a 'Standard Club (S)'. ]
An S-rank item was created.
Creating an S-rank item in the basic state where the forge had not been enhanced.
It was a result that was hard to believe even seeing it with her own eyes.
Seeing this, someone came to Ember's mind.
-It seems we have finally found the true master of the forge this time. Master.
Not the current master, Jang Gang-cheol.
Not the numerous master artisans who had passed through until now.
The one who was the true master of the 'Forge of Time'.
The method to convert the money on the exchange into cash was simple.
I simply had to enter my bank account number in my information section on the exchange, and...
[ 5,271,120 ]
Ta-da.
The money from the exchange was deposited into my account immediately like this.
I heard it was also possible to deposit money from my account back into the exchange in this way.
Anyway, since such a huge sum of money had come in in just one day...
"Keuheuheu, tonight's dinner is jokbal!"
It was time to fill my stomach.
Because the moment I deactivated the 'Forge of Time' and returned to my room, I felt insanely hungry.
However.
"Huh?"
The clock was strange.
I definitely felt like I had spent a tremendous amount of time inside the forge.
It felt like I had been hammering all day long.
Not much time had passed compared to what I thought.
I wondered if I was mistaken.
Ember's voice came through to me as I was looking at the clock.
-It is an effect of the 'Forge of Time'.
"What effect?"
-It is exactly as the name of the forge suggests.
-Time flows differently within the 'Forge of Time'.
-To be exact, the ratio of time is adjusted while Jang Gang-cheol is hammering.
"Time flows differently?"
This was another new fact.
No wonder, I was thinking why the name of the unique ability was 'Forge of Time' instead of just a forge.
To think it had such an effect.
Then this situation made sense.
While I was listening to the explanation like this...
DING-DONG.
"It is here!"
The jokbal had arrived.
And it was...
"Keuheuheuheu."
A large-sized jokbal made from front leg meat.
It was not just regular jokbal, but a trinity combining cold jokbal salad and spicy fire jokbal, accompanied by makguksu, generous amounts of leafy greens for wraps, kimchi, and more.
Because the price of jokbal had become so expensive, it was always a burden to order and eat it alone.
What did that matter?
Right now, I was an Awakened with a daily wage of 5 million won, my bank account fully stocked with 5 million won.
"I will eat well!"
The chewy skin and savory lean meat of the tenderly boiled jokbal filled my mouth.
The spicy seasoning of the fire jokbal kicked in with a smoky flavor, and the cold, sour sauce of the cold jokbal salad I swallowed right after neutralized the spiciness.
Followed by a bite with jokbal placed on lettuce.
A bite wrapped in perilla leaves.
A bite wrapped with makguksu.
Since there were three types of jokbal, the combinations I could make were diverse, making it fun to wrap and eat.
"Ah, this is delicious. Seriously, how long has it been since I had jokbal?"
Honestly, looking at the price written on the receipt made me flinch automatically.
I wanted to enjoy myself to my heart's content today of all days.
Because today, I was an Awakened with a daily wage of 5 million won.
Usually, a large-sized jokbal was considered 3 to 4 servings, so finishing it all was impossible.
I, too, had planned to eat moderately and put the rest in the fridge, but...
"Wow, I ate all of this. No, setting aside being hungry, is this physically possible?"
The plastic containers were cleanly emptied.
I had eaten all that jokbal.
I flinched a little at the fact that I had devoured this expensive jokbal in one meal, but I calmed down as I looked at my bank account, which still maintained a 5 million won balance.
While disposing of the emptied containers, I looked through the system and opened a new function for the Awakened.
[ Awakened Community ]
It could be seen as a sort of exclusive community for the Awakened.
Its original purpose seemed to be for sharing information or forming parties among Awakened...
[ My Lunch Today ]
A 360,000 won omakase for one meal, haha.
[ No, Why Are Goblins So Strong; ]
I am scared, I cannot be an Awakened;
[ Street Guild Bastards ]
Is it nice skimming off the incentives of low-ranking guild members? That is why you waddle around with your bellies full of grease even after becoming Awakened.
You did not click anonymous. Your nickname is fully visible.
Omg
Honestly, to me, it did not look much different from community message boards in reality.
There were not many proper informative posts, and most were pointless posts by the Awakened.
However, among them, there was one post that caught my eye.
[ Guys, Have You Ever Seen a Weapon Like This? ]
A weapon.
Out of curiosity, I clicked on it and found a photo attached.
Its identity was...
"Huh? Is not this the one I made?"
It was the Standard Dagger.
It said the goblin, which normally took two or three direct hits from a Goblin Edge to go down, fell in one hit when attacked with the Standard Dagger.
It was a post marveling that it was the first time seeing such a weapon...
What kind of image manipulation is this?
Where is there a weapon like that, haha.
In my entire life as an Awakened, this is the first time I have seen a weapon like that.
Double the attack power of the Goblin Edge? Plus Sharpness and Penetration abilities? That makes no sense.
Below it, comments refusing to believe the post were continuously being added.
The problem was the newly uploaded posts on the Awakened Community shortly after.
[ I Bought That Too. ]
Mine is a Standard Bow, and mine also has double the attack power of bows on the market. Goblins drop like flies with one arrow. I am power-leveling with this right now.
[ Huh? Me Too ]
Reports of having bought my weapons were popping up one after another.
And the long-awaited finale.
[ Mine is S-Rank ]
One-shotting goblins is a given, and if I am lucky, I can even send goblin warriors packing in one hit.
??
No, is this real?
It does not look like photoshop quality though.
How can you even photoshop on the Awakened Community in the first place? Haha.
No, that is real?
What kind of weapon is that?
What monster did you defeat to get it?
Author: I bought it on the exchange. For 3 million.
A post from the Awakened who bought my S-rank Standard Club came up.
Does that make sense?
No, it is a level 1 weapon, but its attack power is that high?
With that level, it seems like you could use it without any issues for a while even if you level up?
You bought it on the exchange?
There was something like that among level 1 weapons?
Who is the seller?
They said it is Steel Hammer.
Steel Hammer, please show yourself.
Seriously, what monster did you defeat for that to drop.
I was just browsing without much thought, but...
Looking at the reactions.
It seemed I had created an absurd weapon that shattered the common sense of the Awakened.