blacksmithoftheapocalypse

1280. Stay as it used to be?

---Cinema Dimension---

“Kukuku, I will have to tell Tawaret about this. She will love that! ...Or get angry. Great!” Bes, the portly little god cackled at the fact that his chosen had gotten a pet resembling a hippo so much. As ancient work colleagues, he and Tawaret had a special bond.

“That is if they manage to raise it,” K...

1279. A magic bag

Spending 2000 gold to buy two pets with the potential to become legends for Mina and Fin was no problem for him. As for the other pets, he was going to get the money back, one way or the other. Either the recipient would pay him, or he would get Leana to reimburse him with guild funds.

Especially for the additional beasts. Mina's idea was ...

1278. We've come so far

As the two bickered about who would get the Archwolf, which they had not even bought yet, Seth looked at the eggs with a hint of petty glee. Even if they didn't count the pets from the lucky draw, they had witnessed the three highest-grade beasts that were feared and revered for their power.

Yet, not even one of them came close to Seth's a...

1277. Like a killing star

“Of course, just a moment,” he said, hurriedly collecting the coins and writing them a receipt. “Ah! Please take these. They are part of your purchase,” he suddenly said and placed 15 scrolls on the counter.

“These are...?” Mina asked.

“The eggs are enchanted with hibernation magic so they don't hatch too early. You use...

1276. It gets better

“That's one ugly motherfucker...” Seth mumbled when they saw the status screen of the first white, pineapple-sized egg.

<Subterranean Terrorbird. lv.148 System Level: ~68

Epic Knight, medium-grade

Durability: 225000

Mana: 500

Strength:300

Dexterity:50

Agility: 50

Intelligence:20

Willpo...

1275. Hold your breath

Edgar invited them upstairs where it became clear that this was the place where they stored the valuable goods. The quality of the display and furniture was another step up from the first floor. The clerk showed them to a peculiar device, placed on a mahogany countertop.

It looked like a thick metal plate with various enchantments engraved...

1274. A hundred thousand eggs to see

Entering the “Eggcelent Beasts”, they stood in a wide showroom. Beast eggs of various colors and sizes were displayed in glass cabinets. Bigger exemplars were displayed on nests covered by cages or barriers.

There was also a display similar to the egg gacha stalls, with many eggs of similar size and color. A lucky draw of unidentified ...

1273. Joke around

---Spring City---

Around midnight, the trio left the venue of the private auction they had chosen to visit. Although it was not boring...

“Who would have thought they wouldn't have even one interesting thing...” Mina mumbled disappointed. The auction products weren't even comparable to the items they saw at Erka's shop. They didn...

1272. Don't you dare-

----Delta----

Following her call with Seth earlier, Leana was now looking through the papers on her table, considering who to send to Spring City. She couldn't help but ponder the change of Minas Mar that happened after the last battle.

It felt like Minas Mar was moving now. Of course, it wasn't like they had been doing nothing in th...

1271. Through the Dungeons old

“Seth?” Mark Baker exclaimed surprised, seeing right through the illusion masking their faces. The former man in charge of adventurer administration in Y-City exclaimed surprised. The blacksmith was no less surprised to see the current, elected leader of TS12 sitting at one of the tables, together with a little girl and a woman his age.

1270. Freewheeling

“Didn't you send anyone to get rid of them?” Mina asked bluntly, stealing the words from Seth and Fin who had both opened their mouths to ask something similar.

Seth may have thought differently if these people came to ask for an alliance or shelter, but they had simply set up camp on their territory, without as much as aski...

1269. Soaring, tumbling

The city was filled with boisterous, ethereal music as the procession of the noon sermon began walking down the main street. Pale priestesses with their signature white hair and red eyes that followed the blessing of Senior White danced a complicated choreography, using artistic implements to make the ceremony look even more divine.

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1268. Feeling

“Do you think that is enough for the content of the cabinets and our little list?” the blacksmith asked with a knowing smile. Unlike before when she shrewdly haggled with Fin, Erka's face had frozen only twitching here and there as she tried to control her expression.

Even for Seth, it was obvious what was going on inside he...

1267. Indescribable

After a few isles of weapons paired with enchantments, the merchandise slowly transitioned to rows of potions. Neatly spaced and labeled, the shelves were filled with high-quality alchemical products of all kinds. Many were basic potions they knew.

Medicines to recover Mana, Health, or Stamina. Potions to buff attributes but the...

1266. Ah, believable Sights

---Perrerian---

The sound of steel crashing against steel echoed through the training grounds, as flurries of sand and dust were kicked up. Two almost six-meter tall steel giants were locked in a mighty sparring match.

The commander of the fort had organized the sparring especially for his guests to watch after ...

Update

Hey guys, I'm down with a mean influenza. I'm barely able to do anything but drink water and sleep. That's why there were no new chapters. I will post them as soon as I'm feeling better, sorry for the delay

1265. I'm in a whole aisle

As they continued through the isles they came across a few interesting items like arcane kitchen utensils or the equivalent of mana-driven power tools. One even was a magic enchantment engraver, similar to a rotary tool. it also came with various bits that could be swapped depending on the rating of the material used.

Seth himse...

1264. It's crystal clear

“This is delicious,” Fin exclaimed munching a bunch of fresh candied nuts, her cheeks filled like a chipmunk. They were nuts Seth had never seen or heard of before, but he had to agree that they were delicious.

“You have to try this!” Mina exclaimed, having found an exotic booze, being served at one of the many specialty...

1263. When I'm way up here

After spending all night “exploring” the penthouse and the natural hot spring that was part of the private terrace and outdoor area, the three were in a great mood when they ordered breakfast in their room in the morning.

The suite had several bedrooms, of which only one saw extensive use that night. Overall, it w...

1262. I never knew

The view was quite nice, as the stretch of highland between the location of Spring City and the resort, was on one hand half covered in snow, but on the other hand, it revealed patches of grass and flowers peeking out from below the cold blanket.

30 Minutes later they were able to see their resort from the cabin on the back of t...

1261. A dazzling place

“So, what are you going to do now?” Al'zalsar asked after they just passed through the hell gate and returned to Urth. The blacksmith stretched his body, feeling the weight of the mission fall off his shoulders, he did his job, and now it was up to others to do all the real annoying stuff, like trade negotiations.

“Now? I ...

1260. A Whole New World

Gnawing and grinding, the sound of industrial mining filled the dark tunnel. Beasts covered in cold sweat hid in dark corners and barren dead ends as the wave of Minas Mar flooded into the tunnels. The swarm of worker drones spat from the bowels of the magic tower made no difference between flesh and rock.

The native beasts, rem...

1259. Wish they were only dreaming.

---Pakkonaia---

“Wow, this place looks really modern,” Seth thought to himself. No matter what foreign world Seth had visited so far, it never felt close to modern to him. Even Chrona, the capital of the Chrona Empire with all its wonders that were comparable to modern technology, always had a hint of pre-industrial charm. 2025-01-27 17:51:45 +0000 UTC View Post

1258. Now, where to go?

The last gate to visit, dubbed the Night Forest by Seth, in his mind. Beyond the gate, they could see a view of big trees trapped in eternal twilight. At least they had yet to witness the sun rising on the other side of the hell gate.

Depending on how Monique’s mission at the surface of Cave World would go, this was actually t...

1257. Not one to tell her no.

“Hi Seth, Al.” she greeted them with a nod. “Are you two taking a break?” Monique asked as she sat down beside them with her lunch. Her outfit suggested she just finished her training and came by for a grub.

“Yeah, we just came back to take a break before we entered the last one,” Seth answered her readily bet...

1256. A new fanatic point of View

---Thres---

“Oh my, this place is JUST lovely...” Alison commented sarcastically.

The emerald jewel in the ruins of Beta. The satellite city of Beta, refurbished and protected by Adam and his people. The artificial druid had not only managed to beat back the Muir Empire which ruined the district to begin wit...

1254. A hole

Carving away the very floor under their feet hit by hit, and putting the debris in his inventory, Seth created a shaft that went straight down. Every few hits and stores, the 2x2m shaft became over a meter deeper.

“Oh, hi!” the mining blacksmith suddenly exclaimed, as he found chunks of iron ore and specks of <Dark Iron O...

1255. ...New World?

Getting the sorceress away from the allure of demonic monster-spawning tech, the blacksmith sped-run the remaining point of interest indicated by the swarm of golem eyes. Just like the previous places, they found materials ranging from common all the way to some scarce epic resources.

Most of them were meant for <Alchemy>,...

1253. In a Magic Cave exploration

Stepping through the gate, they were greeted by absolute darkness as they slowly sank down to the bottom of the cave, using <Feather Fall>. This was so deep below earth, that there was truly no light, not even the obligatory mushrooms or creatures with bioluminescence.

Even when using <Nightvision>, there was barely ...

1252. ...and under.

“That didn't take as long as expected,” Seth mumbled after the gate to the swamp world shut off.

“Yeah, I really like Diplomatic Missions like this,” Al commented sarcastically. Seth sighed. She was right. At this rate, was there even a need for him to accompany her?

if they ended up simply beating the shit out of ...