The next day, I didn’t have a shift, so went back to the blacksmith to see if I could try and get a skill. I walked into the store and asked the shopkeeper if I could rent his equipment.

‘Ok, but two conditions. Buy the materials yourself, and equipment rental is $30 per item made.’

Damnit, capitalism.

I reluctantly paid the rental and bought a 4 kg iron rod. It was probably not enough for a sword, but it is enough for a short-sword at the very least. I walked to the furnace and lit it. I took out a pair of tongs, picking the metal rod up, and put it into the fire. I waited for it to get red hot, and brought the metal to the anvil, hitting it with the hammer.

Oi! It won’t work if you hit it so softly,’ the owner called from the cash register, ‘hit harder, you wimp.’

Since I only have one chance (without having to pay extra), i’d better make it count.

Please enter command

/temp.Boost Str {[time.duration.value]=60(min), [mana.cost.query]}

Valid. Mana cost: 12. (1*12)=12 (TN: MC has 5 INT stat points due to job, for 125 mana points)

I hit the metal with my doubled strength, hardening it and removing impurities. I then hit it at an angle, making the end pointy, thrusting it into the fire again, and hammering the sides into sharp edges. I then doused in in oil to cool it down, and started sharpening it on the grindstone. I spun the flywheel and let it do the rest.

Grinding the blade, I made sure that it was sharp. Sparks flew as the blade became sharper and sharper. Once I felt the blade was sharp enough, I took it and tried cut cut me arm hair to make sure that it was sharp.

To say the least, it was sharp.

It sliced through my arm hair easily. Along with my arm. A sharp pain could be felt in my arm ad blood started oozing out. I ignored the injury and heated the kiln. The injury will only be painful for a while, and then the pain will disappear and it will heal in a while. Picking up a piece of wood, I started carving out a handle, pommel and guard.

/sculpt start

Active. Time limit: 60 min.

I sculpted the parts needed. However, it failed, even though my DEX stat is quite high. I picked up a another piece of wood and carved it. The result was a beautiful handle and pommel, and a guard that looks like a four-year old carved it. Ah, the kiln is hot enough.

I placed it into the kiln and baked it for an hour. When it was ready to be taken out, I slid the guard and handle in, and hammered the pommel in. another window popped up.

[System: weapon successfully created

Please give it a name]

I have never really named anything before, so I don’t know whether my names will be good. Maybe I will just name it like the save files that I created in my old company.

‘Sword1’

[Confirm?]

‘Yes’

[Confirmed]

Sword1 (Uncommon)

Attack +37

Durability: 573/573

This sword was the first item made by an amateur blacksmith. Its quality is surprisingly good.

Another window opened.

/metallurgy (proficiency: 0.00%) [toggle: active/inactive]

-Allows player to make weapons and armour using metals. Success rate and rarity depends on DEX stat, complexity depends on INT stat.

-STR +1 for every weapon mad, INT +1 for every unique weapon made, STA +1 for every 1 hour of skill being active.

Suddenly, I felt a burst of strength as another window popped up.

Level up!

All stats +1

Status recovery