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The Tower's Blacksmith

Burdened by debts and on the edge of losing his workshop, Rivyn’s life turns around when he finds out that he got a mysterious System, which is different from the ones that every adventurer and blacksmith receive. This special System lets him create not only weapons and armor but potions, accessories, and Skill Books as well. Rivyn regains all his mechanical astuteness thus meaning he was given a second shot at success but at a great price. To progress he has to earn the system points for doing the hard tasks and doing it, better than anyone else. On the story’s premise, Rivyn’s talent increases with conflicts among guilds that want to monopolize the skills within the powerful organization. However, Rivyn isn’t interested in either fighting for the Renegades or becoming one of them. His only focus is mastering the art of crafting—until danger forces him to confront the truth: as strength is dominant even a simple blacksmith sometimes has to use a sword for his own protection. Given the looming complicated foes, guilds tempting and wooing him, and the ever present mystery of the System, Rivyn has to deal with the balance between craftsmanship and living. Will he grow up to be the world’s greatest blacksmith or will he be ravished by the powers that want to take him over?

Surrel · Fantasy
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105 Chs

Clearing the field

The battlefield was littered with the corpses of defeated monsters, and Rivyn stood at the forefront of the carnage, his greatsword resting against his shoulder. His presence was overwhelming, a lone figure cutting through the endless tide of beasts with precision and brute force.

From the castle gates, soldiers and knights who had prepared themselves for what they thought would be a grueling battle stood frozen. Their weapons hung limply at their sides, and their faces bore expressions of disbelief and awe. What should have been a bloody, hard-fought war had been reduced to one man's singular conquest.

Rivyn was relentless. His sword cut through monster after monster, their howls silenced in an instant. The soldiers watched as he charged deeper into the fray, his figure growing smaller in the distance but never faltering.

"Is this... real?" one knight finally murmured, his voice trembling.