SSS-Class Hunter is Going to Rest - Chapter 64



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Episode 64 Item Linkage (4)
2024.06.08.

“Huh?”

“Come in before I change my mind.”

“… … Elder.”

“There must have been a reason for the fateful encounter. I… … didn’t want to touch the blood-drinking sword again. You’ve had a hard time, young one. Come in.”

With those words, the old lady turned around first and went inside the building.

It was an easier acceptance than expected, considering she had been so stubborn as to say she would never accept the request.

A small exclamation escaped from the blacksmith who had guided Suji and her party here and the onlookers standing nearby.

“It’s true that the old lady has the most experience here… … . But I didn’t know that she had raised her skill level to the point where she could take on Tier 9 work.”

“That’s why. I also thought Daphne was wasting her time.”

“Besides, aside from the occasional auction of items she made, she hadn’t received a new request in almost 20 years… … .”

“You’ve seen Daphne’s skills. Sharp, sharp!”

“But did you see Daphne has three 〈Shackles of the Dead〉? What the heck, how do you get three tier 9 weapons? And they’re the same type?”

“The 〈Laurel〉 reward hasn’t been revealed yet. Maybe they’re duplicating your main weapon or something?”

Suzy ignored the whispering, thanked the guide, and stepped inside.

From the outside, it looked like it could collapse at any moment, but the inside of the building was incredibly neat.

The living space seemed to be on the second floor, and the first floor, which was quite spacious, was decorated as a blacksmith shop.

Dull or worn-out equipment was gathered on one side, and furnaces, machine hammers, and anvils were scattered here and there.

“Put down the things you want to forge here.”

Suzy nodded at the captain’s words, and the team members all put down their main weapons.

〈The Shackles of the Dead〉, 〈Silence that Swallows Screams〉, 〈Snow Flower Swamp〉, 〈Scorpion of Faith〉.

The old lady, who thought there were only three swords for Suzy, looked astonished.

The old lady slowly straightened her back as she examined the weapons one by one.

“Is it because I haven’t worked for so long? I don’t know how the world works. I’ve been a blacksmith for quite some time, but I never thought I’d receive four such ridiculous requests.”

In front of the team members who were anxious that they might say it was impossible again, the old lady brought out a long hammer that she had placed on one side with an annoyed expression.

The smooth hammer was densely engraved with spells that were hard to see.

It didn’t look like an ordinary item at first glance.

Just as Suzy and her party received ability adjustments through items, the blacksmith must have his own main weapon.

Seeing the old lady’s face, who was silently concentrating on her work as if telling her not to bother her, Suzy put down all the necessary items, stepped aside, and sat down on the bench.

The old woman busily went here and there, carefully preparing her equipment, and laid down three of them, starting with the “Shackles of the Dead,” in a triangle shape. She

then placed the items that Suji had put down on each sword. Time crystals, eight top-grade gems with matching attributes, demon bones, 30 weapon-specific enhancement stones (high-quality), and 30,000G.

The materials alone would have made any hunter bend their backs, but no one here felt sorry for such things.

The old woman stood in front of him and rolled up the sleeves of her jacket. Muscular arms that were hard to believe belonged to an old man were revealed through the neat beige sleeves.

The old woman took a hammer the size of her forearm and swung it with one hand, then took a deep breath.

Her face was completely focused, like someone else.

Thump, thump, thump. As

she took out her hammer and swung it on each sword, a red, ductile line appeared on the ground. Inside the circular fusion circle, there were large triangles drawn all over, and each vertex of the triangle had a weapon on it.

It was a familiar fusion shape that could be seen when fusion was performed, but the energy felt completely different.

[Fusion of the item 〈Shackles of the Dead〉 (Tier 9).]

As I stared at the text of the system window that I had never thought I would see, a voice came through the ring.

– Good luck stat, right?

Suzy laughed at the shameless question.

No one would dislike being stronger.

Of course it was good.

But did they give it to me first? They

had suddenly held an event that was ridiculous, where failure would mean death. And there wasn’t even a patch to match. They were trying to show off by giving me a few items. It

was no different from Suzy getting it by being strong.

“This is an important moment, so I would like you to be quiet.”

[νόμος protests silently at your actions.]

[σκιά is delighted by your actions.]

[Τύχη laughs at your actions.]

[Μουσα bursts into laughter at your actions.]

She looked at the logs of the ‘Great Beings’ who had no teamwork and quietly muted them. She

really didn’t have the luxury of chatting away.

Until she sent Peace and Saint first, she had only vague expectations. The failure rate of collecting three of the same equipment and doing the fusion wasn’t that high.

Maybe around 20%? An

80% success rate was definitely a very good number compared to other probabilities within the Hunter system, but if she failed, the success rate would be 0%. She suddenly became nervous.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.

The old woman banged the hammer into the air, and the hammer bounced back as if it was hitting a solid wall, making a loud sound. Red sparks also flew.

The actions repeated dozens of times. As if casting a spell.

It was the first time I had watched the fusion with such reverence.

[Equipment fusion in progress… … 4%

Equipment fusion in progress… … 12%

success rate.

Equipment fusion in progress… … 23%

success rate.]

Suzy opened her mouth without realizing it as she read the logs that appeared in the status window. She

had switched it to visualization mode so that everyone else could see it, so they were all looking at the status window together.

“Did you see it?”

Saint nodded with a tired face at Suzy’s question.

“… … I think it’s because it’s tier 9 equipment? Usually it only takes one success rate, but this one takes one every 20%.”

“The success rate is much lower.”

“You have to succeed 0.8 four times, so if you square it, it’s about 0.4.”

Even as Suzy exchanged bewildered looks with her teammates, the fusion was still in progress.

[Equipment fusion in progress… … 80%

success rate.]

“Just one more time.”

The moment Suzy muttered earnestly, a mean voice cut in again.

– Do you agree with me now? Your luck stat is good, isn’t it?

Suzy gritted her teeth and lifted the corners of her lips.

This is no different from forcing praise.

“Your luck stat is too good. I don’t know how I would have lived without it.”

[νόμος laughs loudly at your actions.]

‘You’re so childish.’

At that moment, the last log came up with the old woman’s hammer.

[Equipment transmutation is in progress… … 99%

success.

Equipment transmutation is 100% complete.

〈(Incandescent) Shackles of the Dead〉(Tier 10) has been successfully transmuted.

〈(Incandescent) Shackles of the Dead〉(Tier 10)

Contains the breath of a goddess who has resolved never to breathe again.

It has light and electricity properties.

It was created by the hands of a blacksmith.

[Luck +7, Strength +30, Skill +4, Vitality +21, Attack Power +23,099, Critical Hit +277]

The rays of light pouring out from each corner of the Yeonseongjin gathered in the center.

Where the halo of light shimmered and disappeared, instead of the simple silver rapier I knew, there was a gorgeous sword with a sun symbol engraved on it.

“… … Wow.”

The old woman threw the hammer into the air and caught it, wiping the sweat from her forehead with a proud face.

“Catch it.”

Suji greeted her politely and grabbed the rapier.

Even the weight was different.

She swung the rapier in the air once.

Since she was so strong, she didn’t really care whether the sword was light or heavy, but she could definitely feel it when the weight was reduced by nearly half. She also really liked the added attributes of light and electricity.

Above all… … .

she couldn’t believe that the attack power had more than doubled.

No matter how much I smelted, the value wouldn’t triple just because I put in three pieces of equipment. At best, I’d expect 1.2 to 1.5 times.

Since I can only hold one two-handed equipment at a time anyway, I’d make this investment because I’d rather have the best performance that can occupy the two-handed slots.

But this ridiculous price?

The old lady who was watching Soo-ji’s expression grinned.

“Not bad, right?”

As she smiled with satisfaction, the word ‘night market’ written in the weapon’s description caught my eye again.

‘So the final value varies depending on the level of the person smelting.’

I knew it would have some impact on success, but I didn’t know it would make such a difference.