Genius Blacksmith's Game Chapter 442: Advertising Contract (10)

Novel: Genius Blacksmith's Game Author: 박민규 Updated: Jun 17, 2026

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Now reading: Chapter 442: Advertising Contract (10) from Genius Blacksmith's Game, a Action novel by 박민규.

Pureumdoesitsutmostfortheenjoyntofitsusers.

venwhentheyarenotactivelyplayingthega.

oentertainusersintheirordinarydailylives,Pureumhadintroducedavotingsystem.

herewasnothingespeciallycomplicatedaboutit.

Pureumaskedaquestion,theusersvoted,andeveryonesawtheresults.

AndtherewasonefamiliarquestionPureumpostedonceeveryyear.

[WhichuserinAresseemsliketheoneyouabsolutelyshouldnotprovoke?]

hecandidateswereworld-famousrankers,andtheresulthadalwaysbeenthesa.

Bahala65%AsuraKabel34%...

Butthisyear,thatresultchanged.

yunsoo44�hala26%AsuraKabel21%...

hedulleruserscouldnotunderstandwhy.

sn’tyunsootheweakestscruboutofthosethree?Sowhyishenumberonefortheguyyoushouldn’tprovoke?heywerethinkingonlyfromoneangle.

nrawpersonalstrength,yunsooreallymighthavebeentheweakestamongthem.

owever—

fthenationofyunputsoutanexterminationorderonyou,youhavetoquitthega...t’sstillakingdom.Peoplecanyapalldayabouthowit’stheweakestkingdomandwhatkindofbullshitkingdomisthis,butevenifyoulumptogetheroveradozendecentguilds,theystillcan’tdoanythingtoit.hatmuchwassimplytrue.

Atthispoint,peoplenolongerjudgedyunsoobyyunsoo’spersonalpoweralone.

Andwhenthatvotehadgoneup,therewasonepersonwho,asifitwereonlynatural,hadvotedforyunsoo.

“Usersreallyareidiots.Don’ttheyknowthatifyousswithakingdom,yourlifeisfucked?sk,tsk.”

hatpersonwasRed.

Asherecalledthedayhehadcastthatvote,hismindwentcompletelyblank.

[Fux:Justgivetheorderandwe’llgooverthereandcuthisheadrightoff.]

[Red:-everybodypullback.]

[Fux:What?]

[Red:Don’taskquestions.Justpullback!]

Youshouldnotevensteponhisshadow.

hatwasthekindofpositionyunsoooccupiednow.

fhefindsoutwasplanningtohithimfrombehind...

Redcouldnotevenimaginewhatwouldhappen.

Amurdererguild?

venifhecombinedtwentyofthem,theystillcouldnotdoanythingtoasinglekingdom.

Aftersendingthemurdererguildaway,Redforcedhimselftocalmdown.

Wait.don’tneedtopanic,do?

hedifficultyofthemineshadalreadyrisenexponentially.

hatanttheraremineralsinsidewerenownearlyimpossibletoextract.

Andtheticketadmissionperiodwasonlyoneweek.

notherwords,oncethatweekpassed,yunsoowouldnolongerbeabletousetheticketsevenifhewantedto.

Actually,maybethisworkedoutforthebest.

fcourse,itwasapromisebetweenusersandRed,butthekingofanationwasnotexactlythesorttobreaksothinglikethat.

hen—

olemmy,let’sbegin.olemmy.heminigolempulledatinypickaxefromitsarms,onealmostthesasizeasitsownbody.

“...?”

hethinghadabeautifulform.

Alongthehandle,thecharacterforyunhadbeenengravedoverandover.

Anditsfaintcolorshiftedwiththeangle.

Sotisitlookedwhite,sotisblack,andsotisblue.

Andthetruenatureofthatmineral—

heransformationMineral...?

heransformationMineralwasaspecialmineralthatcouldbetransfordintomanydifferentforms.

Andbecauseitscolorschangeddependingontheangle,itgaveoffaneerie,mysteriousfeeling.

Suddenly,theworldssageRedhadheardearlierflashedthroughhismind.

[ehasbecothefirstusertocraftanall-purposeranscendenttool.]

“...”

heonewhohadtriggeredthatworldssagehadbeenyunallalong.

*****

(ransformationMineral)

rade:ranscendent

Restriction:Blacksmithevel550orhigher

Difficulty:ighestrade

SpecialAbilities

·tcantransformintovariousformsbasedontheinitialformsetduringcrafting.

·owever,ifitwasfirstcraftedintheformofaweapon,itmayonlybechangedintootherweaponforms.

·veniftheartifactistransford,specialabilitiesotherthantheattachedskillsdonotchange.

t’sdiocre.

hatwasyunsoo’sassessntafterexaminingtheransformationMineral.

therblacksmithsmightnothavenoticedit,butyunsoocouldseethattheabilitytotransformwasbothitsstrengthanditsweakness.

Abownaturallycarriesspecialeffectsandskillsthatsuitabow.Aswordnaturallycarriesspecialeffectsandskillsthatsuitasword.

Butwhenittransford,theskillsremainedexactlyastheywere.

fitcontainedswordsmanshipskills,thenthemontitwaschangedintoabow,thoseskillsbecauseless.

notherwords,theonlyreasonthismineralcouldqualifyasranscendentatallwasbecauseitcouldtransform.

owever—

oolsaredifferent.

Mosttoolshadsimilarformsandwereusedinsimilarways.

heyexistforharvestingandgathering.

Whichantthismineralwasterribleformakingweapons,butthebestpossiblethingformakingtools.

yunsoo’shandsmovedskillfully.

ehadmadepickaxescountlesstisbefore.

Andwasn’titalwayssaidthatthefirstattemptwastheluckiest?

hemonthejoinedtheheadofthepickaxetothehandle,anotificationrangout.

[hetitleRampageshines.]

“...?”

[veryeffectthatcanincreasetheprobabilityofcraftingabetterartifactisapplied.]

[Becauseyoufallintoxtrerance,itisappliedimdiately!!]

[Daeng’samrofReplicationshines.]

[od-ForgedCrownshines.]

[Blacksmith’sSoulactivates.]

[tisupgradedtoranscendentgrade.]

“???”

Foramont,yunsoojuststaredblankly.

Jackpot?

Atthispoint,yunsoohadalreadythoughtthesynergybetweenhimselfandolemmywouldbeoutrageousifitevencaoutegendary.

Andyetwhathadbeencompletedunderthenayun’sAll-Purposeoolpossessedatrulyabsurdlevelofpower.

eimdiatelyusedtheticketshehadboughtandwarpedwitholemmy.

Andtheinstantheplaceditinolemmy’shands—

[Aperfectunionisford.]

[hegreatestharvesterandthegreatesttoolhavet.]

[Allharvestingabilitiesincreaseby10%.]

Ashiverranthroughyunsoo’sbody.

Andtheeffectofaranscendenttoolinthehandsofabeingwitharanscendenttraitwasirrational.

obeginwith,itcarriedthiseffect.

Moventspeedandminingspeedincreaseby100%.

notherwords,olemmycouldnowmineorharvesttwiceasfast.

KRAK-KRAK-KRAK,KRAK-KRAK-KRAK-KRAK,KRAK-KRAK-KRAK-KRAK-KRAK—!

Watchingolemmymoveatdoublespeed,yunsoocouldonlymarvel.

hepickaxethathadbeenswingingtwicepersecondwasnowswingingfourtispersecond.

Asyunsoowatched,though,hefeltsothingstrange.

uh?Whydoesitfeelliketheminingdifficultywentup?

hingsthathaddroppedwithonestrikenowtooktwo.

venso—

...heactualminingspeedisaboutthesaasbefore.

heminingspeeditselfhadnotsloweddown.

hatwasbecauseolemmywasnowholdingtheAll-Purposeool.

Andsoonyunsoo’sfaceturnedcold.

here’snowaytheminingdifficultyshouldsuddenlyjumplikethis.

Butyunsoodidnotcareallthatmuch.

histi,olemmyunleashedanotherskillcontainedintheAll-Purposeool.

[ScatteredikeFalleneaves]

[Allminingabilityincreasesby250%.]

Andthismining-abilitypercentagevarieddependingonwhowieldedit.

nolemmy’shands,that250%increaseproducedanutterlyabsurdforce.

henolemmyactivatedargetMiningoncemoreandbroughtoutanotherspecialfeatureoftheAll-Purposeool.

[woools]

[AnidenticalAll-Purposeoolissummoned.]

AnotherAll-Purposeool,identicaltotheoneolemmywasholding,appearedatitsside.

notherwords,olemmyhadbegunminingwithoneineachhand.

KRAK-KRAK,KRAK-KRAK-KRAK-KRAAAK!

“olemmmyyy!”

WatchingolemmyswingtwopickaxeswhileskillfullycombiningScatteredikeFalleneaveswithitsowntraitsandskills,yunsoowasovercowithemotion.

-itgotevenfaster...!

twasevenfasterthaninthefirstmine.

venthoughthedifficultyhadclearlyincreased.

Soyunsoolistened,stunned,asnotificationsofminedmineralspiledintohisinventory.

Soon—

[Youhaveminedallmineralsinthemine.]

[otaltirequired:1hourand32minutes.]

heyhadcleareditmuchfasterthanthefirstransformationMineralmine.

yunsoodidnotstop.

eusedeverytickethehadandclearedthemonebyoneinsuccession.

Witholemmyaround,couldbecoobscenelyrich!

fcourse,thetruthwasnotquitethatsimple.

henumberofmineswaslimited.

speciallythosecontainingranscendentandegendaryminerals.

Sothebiggestproblemwasfindingsuchplacesinthefirstplace.

Andplaceswithnormalmineralsandthelikeoftenrequiredseveraldaysofrespawntionceeverythinghadbeenminedout.

Still,itwasundeniablytruethathehadnowgainedtrendouspowerwhenitcatominingeverykindofmineralandharvestingeverykindofcrop.

Andso,inonlythreedays,allofthemineshadbeencleared.

yunsoowasdisappointed.

hoseeightsweetmines...

henationofyunpossessedonlyonemineofitsown—theDragon’sMine.

venthoughitwassupposedtobethenationofblacksmiths.

venifaminebecaunusableforseveraldaysafterbeingfullyminedout,simplyowningplaceslikethesewouldgenerateincrediblepower.

hen—

[YouhavewonyourcontestagainsttheMineRuler.]

“???”

yunsoohadsensedtheriseindifficultyandhadknownitwastheworkofthemineowner,Red.

ButthecombinationofolemmyandtheAll-Purposeoolhadcompletelyneutralizedthat,sohehadnotthoughtmuchofit.

Still,therewasonethingheknewbetterthananyone.

fyouhurtsoonethisway,youhavetoberiskingyourselftoo.

verythinghadaprice.

[MineRulerRedlosesownershipofallminesheowns.]

[hisisthepenaltyforarbitrarilyraisingthedifficultyofthemines.]

[Becauseyouwerevictorious,youobtainownershipofallmines.]

hk...?

yunsooletoutacryofshock.

ightmines.

Yes,yunsoohadalreadyextractedallofthecoreegendaryandranscendentminerals.

ButRare-grademineralsandthelikerespawnedtogetheratrandomwhenaminerefreshed.

Andjustimaginingolemmymakingtheroundsofalleightmineseverydaymadethevaluefeelenormousalready.

Andonceyunsoolookedatthemineralspiledinhisinventory,henearlylosttheabilitytospeak.

hisisanabsolutelyridiculousamount.

Unabletocontainhisjoy,yunsoohurriedbacktothenationofyun.

anwhile—

[MineRulerpenaltyisapplied.]

[Youhavelostownershipofallmines.]

“...”

Red,whohadtakenoutloanstobuythoseeightmines,realizedhewouldnowhavetoputhisanRiverapartntupforsale.

lostallthemoneysaved...

o—hewasindebtnow.

hen,whenheconnectedtoAres—

[Agiftfromyunsoohasarrived.]

“...???”

Redwasmovedtothepointoftearswhenhesawthepigeonthathadflownin.

oway?

adyunsoosentsothingoutofguiltfortakingalleightmines?

Justwhatkindofmanareyou...

Andsurelyhehadrealizedbynow.

hatRedhadbeensecretlymanipulatingthedifficulty.

venknowingthat...?

Red’seyesreddened.

Maybe,justmaybe,likesolinefromamovie,yunsoohadsentbackhalfwithanattitudeofonlytakehalfofwhatwin.

Andhethought—

’llusethatmoneytobuymoreminesandsuckpeopledryagain.

Peopledidnotchange.

Alreadydreamingupthesaoldplan,heopenedthegiftyunsoohadsent.

[ormalgrade.Shiningronre(1)hasarrived.]

Shiningronrewasworthabout2,000wonincashterms.

yunsoohadtakenminesworthnearly5billionwon.

“Why,youlittlemoth—!@#!@$!#@.”

AndRedunderstoodtheaningofthesingleironoretoo.

twasnotmockery.

twasawarning.

Athreatthatifheeverdidsothinglikethisagain,hewouldnotbeleftalone.

Redhadlosteverything.

[Youhavereceivedormalgrade.Shiningronre(1).]

ntheend,allhehadleftinhishandwasasingleormal-grademineral.

*****

Atlas,thecapital.

akashiletoutasigh.

hisisaproblem.

Amongtheblacksmithswhohadmigratedtothenationofyun,therewerequiteafewwithrealpassion.

Andamongthemweremanywhohadenormousroomtogrowashandcraftblacksmiths.

Buttherewasaproblem.

heyneedmineralstopractice.

hatwasthedrawbackofhandcrafting.

Andsinceitwastooburdensotokeepusingupminerals,theblacksmithscouldnotpracticeevenwhentheywantedto.

needtodiscussthiswithyunsoo.

akashifeltuneasy.

hekingdomhadonlyjustrecentlybeenfounded.

Andonlyrecentlyhaditfinallyrepaidthedebtsithadincurredbecauseofthat.

Yetnowhehadtopressureyunsooonceagain,andhefeltsorryforit.

Atthatverymont,yunsoowarpedin.

“here’sashortageofmineralsfortheblacksmithstouse.Wouldn’titmakesenseforthekingdomtopurchasethemandsupplythemcheaply?hegrowthoftheblacksmithsisthegrowthofthenationofyun,isn’tit?”

yunsoosaid,

“Ah,youdon’tneedtoworryaboutthat.”

akashithoughtyunsoosimplydidnotgrasptheseriousnessofthesituation.

“Whatdoyouan,donotneedtoworryaboutit?sthenationofyunnotthenationofblacksmiths?Andyetmostofthemcannotpracticebecausetheyhavenomaterials.heyhavepassion,buttheycannotactonit.”

yunsoosmiledfaintly.

“hankyou,elder.Youreallydothinkoftheblacksmithsofthenationofyunasyourtruedisciples,andyoucareaboutthem.”

“...”

akashisuddenlyrealizedthatwastrue.

heyfelttohimlikerealdisciples.

Andhewantedthemtodowell.

Andhealsoknewthattheirgrowthwasthegrowthofthenationofyun.

henyunsooopenedhisinventoryandbegantakingmineralsout.

akashilookedoninconfusionatfirst,butsoonhis~оvеl𝕚ght~expressionshifted.

Whydoesitkeeppouringout?

Beforelong,thepilehadreachedhisheight.

PAR-PAR-PAR-PAR—!