《Crazy Blacksmith》 Prologue - The Beginning Prologue Year 2064 This year a man called Sebastian Androssi from Italy developed technology that allowed people to enter into a game, it was called virtual reality. There are two forms; first the capsule which is more expensive but allows up to 99% realism and stimulates the muscles in your body so that you can play for longer amounts of time and have no health problems. The second form is a helmet, this can go up to 95% realism but if used for long amounts of time can cause major health problems (over 30 hours with no rest). In the game time goes at x4 speed so, 4 hours in the game is 1 hour in the real world. Day 22 in Prison Hi guys my name is John and I''m coming at you from prison. I bet you''re wondering how I got here.... Well I will tell you, I "used" to be what some people would call a mad scientist. But I think I''m pretty normal. Sometimes I do have weird thoughts like "what if I could make a 1.5 meter chicken and solve world hunger", but apart from that I''m completely fine. Anyway back to why I''m here, I may have blown up half of a building while trying to turn water into gold. Soooo yeah, I got arrested for 3 months. To be honest I think they were overreacting I mean it wasn''t that bad, I mean no one died or whatever.... Day 23 in prison The guards at the prison also think I''m crazy and keep trying to get me to go to a psychiatrist so I can "sort" out my problems. They have been telling since day 1 to go and I finally cracked and decided to visit Dr. Richards. When I finally got to his office while being escorted by some guards, he actually made me a prisoner wait with some random strangers in a waiting room. I haven''t even met him but I feel like he is the crazy one. Finally after God knows how long of sitting (my bottom actually went numb) I finally entered. And oh......... Ummm, is this guy ok in the head. What I have just seen is making me want to jump out the nearest window immediately. His room has a fluffy wall and cuddly toys sitting around a tiny table with tea on it. And he is sitting there, actually hanging upside down on a pole while playing a psp, ALSO he looks about 14. Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on.He jumped down and landed after a front flip. He said"Hello John ......." "John" I replied "John John???" He stared me in the eyes. I nodded. He looked very amused and started to laugh like there was no tomorrow. Dude, is my name really that funny, like come on he is actually on the floor now. Even the guards are laughing at me from behind. Well anyway let''s skip all of this useless stuff and get to the good part. He told me to start playing the brand new vrmmorpg (Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) called Dragon''s Tale. Dragon''s Tale is set in a fantasy world with magic, Warriors and monsters. It was so hyped up because it was revealed to have no monthly subscription, only a one time purchase and it allowed up to 97% realism with the helmet on which caused a lot of commotion as that was supposed to be impossible. I was quite happy after that I was sent back to my cell and was told it would arrive in 1 days (praise the Lord for one day rush). After that I went to sleep wondering how I would play when I was finally in the game myself after all of that hype around a few months ago. Day 24 in prison It was around 11:30 when I finally heard the knock on my cell door, i had been waiting for this for 4 hours. I was getting tired from sitting at the door and staring out of the window so when I heard that knock I instantly opened the door and startled the man outside carrying a medium sized box.After that ordeal the man would not look at me straight, and I didn''t know why but if I had to guess it was probably because I scared him or........ He saw my name on the box. Probably the second one so after an awkward couple of minutes I was finally ready to play. I laid down on the bed and put the helmet on, yes it is a helmet and not a capsule. I was told it was because they thought I might make a bomb or something stupid like that. I couldn''t help but laugh. So here I go onwards to Dragon''s Tale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1 Chapter 1 "Welcome to Dragon''s Tale" "Woah that was loud" I screamed while covering my ears "Please choose your in-game name" "Hmmmmmm........ Ahh I know how about Smith"I said while deep in thought "Please choose your race. There are 8 options" "What are the options?" I replied quickly "Human, Wood Elf, High Elf, Dark Elf, Orc, Beastman, Dwarf and Barbarians" "I choose Dwarf" "Please choose your starting city; for a dwarf your starting options are lavaville or cavemor" The names seem a bit cliche though I guess I should just choose one "Cavemor"[cave-more] "Thank you for playing" this was interrupted half way through by a bright flash of light --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When the light disappeared I was stood in the middle of a very poorly lit market with people all around me shouting, I was initially taken back by the massive crowd but soon calmed myself down when I saw how cool I look as a dwarf. I was around 4 feet tall and looked around 100lbs with sharp features, I had long orange dreadlocks with a clean shaven face with black eyes. The first point of business is to check my stats (sorry if the table doesn''t work I''m still trying :P) center]
Status Window
Name:SmithAlignment:Neutral
Level:1Class:??
Race:DwarfGender:Male
Titles
??
Fame:0Infamy:0
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Health:100/100Health Regen:1/Sec
Mana:50/50Mana Regen:1/Sec
Stamina:100/100Stamina Regen:1/Sec
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Strenght:15Agility:10
Vitality:10Dexterity:15
Intelligence:5Wisdom:10
Leadership:0Luck:5
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Elemental Resistances
Fire:0Water:0
Wind:0Earth:10
Light:0Darkness:0
[/center] You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.(Hopefully that worked :D) Meh, there okay I guess. On to the next task find a blacksmith! (Insert mc''s evil smile here) I walked over to the nearest person I see who is also a dwarf. He is a bit shorter than me and has short black hair with a Santa Claus beard but in black. "Hello, do you know where i can find a blacksmith? Ah sorry my name is Smith" I said with a smile The man glanced at me and said "actually I can go down that road left, then right, right again, then left and you should find blacksmith alley"he then proceeded to walk away Hmm he didn''t even give me his name, then just left! Not like I care though, I need to go become an apprentice. After a minute of walking following the mans directions I arrived at a street easily 3 times the size of the market with shops as far as the eye can see. After a bit of looking around I noticed that the further you go into the street the bigger the shops get. I decided to go about a quarter of the way down the street and go into the closest blacksmith shop. I entered a shop called "beady''s sword & shield" inside was a few customers and a dwarf who looked like a rat. Ratman walked towards me and said "welcome to my humble abode would you like to purchase anything?" "No I want to become your apprentice" He started to laugh "you think you''re qualified to be MY apprentice!! Get out of my shops" As he shouted everyone in the shop turned to look at me, and what followed was silence..... That is until I shouted back "What did you say Ratman!!! Do you wanna fight for it" The others first looked shock but it soon turned to a look of pity. I tried to figure out why but that is when a fist slammed into the side of my face and sent me flying out of the door. The man said "Ratman?? Never come back here again" Everyone outside of the store now stared at me amazed. That is until someone started to laugh so much that it reminded me of Dr. Richards when he found out my name was John John. I turned to look at the sound of laughter, it was the man that gave me directions. Soon others started to laugh as well, but I don''t mind at all. The mysterious man walked over and said "Son, we could here you shouting inside" he the began to wipe away a tear, and continued "here follow me this should be fun" I then followed the man down towards the end of the street with the smaller shops. Chapter 2 Chapter 2 I kept following the man until we reached a very old looking run down store in the first quarter. It was called "Ryan''s Forge" so I''m guessing this man is Ryan. Once we entered the man set up a table to sit at the patted the chair asking me to sit down. "So first why do you want to be a blacksmiths?" Asks the man "Wait, are you Ryan?" I asked back and he nodded. I continued "ah it''s because I want to be able to have fun while making money !" He nodded again "Okay now I''m going to explain some of the laws around here. First this street is divided into 4 quarters; the first quarter is the lower quarter then the middle quarter, upper quarter and master quarter." I started to process the information I just gathered and he continued "I will be willing to teach you black smithing if you can raise your strength to 30" *DING*
Quest
DificultyFRequirementsmeet Ryan and get the option of becoming an apprentice
Timeunlimited
Reach 30 strength to prove your worth and become the first official apprentice of Ryan
"Sure"I then proceeded to ran out of the door and towards a wall with an evil grin. Ryan looked very confused until I started punching the brick wall continuously to raise my strength. I carried on punching the wall until I could no longer bear the pain from my knuckles. I lasted about 20 minutes. Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original."Owwwwww that hurt" I screamed as I started to blow on my knuckles I kept that up and started to receive multiple points into vitality, and the pain eventually started to die down if I hit at the same strength. BUT hitting at the same strength is for the weak, I hit harder and harder and when I gain a point into strength even harder. I kept going for 9 hours and by the end I had gained 6 strength, 8 vitality, 2 dexterity and I had lost 73 hip and was now near critical condition (15%). I stopped and opened my bag. Inside was 3 loafs of bread, a 5 litre empty bottle. I decided to go and fill up the bottle at the fountain next to where I started and saw my cool reflection again. Once it was full, I ate 1/10 of 1 loaf of bread and drank 1/2 a litre of water. The. To continue the Spartan training of HELLLLL!!!! ------------------------------------------------------ Once I left the game I went to get some lunch. On the way one of the guards told me that in 3 weeks I will be moved to a mental institute. "Wait, wait, wait........ WHAT?!?!?!" "Oh you didn''t know. If you get counselling from Dr. Richards than you get transferred to his institute until your problems are solved." The guard said in an indifferent tone like everyone knew. Well guess what I didn''t and I''m the one going, I felt like crying. "Can I take Dragon''s Tale with me?" I said sadly as it was the only remaining hobby I could do "I think so. Oh yeah they even have capsules there" My face lit up and I went to eat. I stuffed myself with as many potatoes as I could so that I would be prepared for a very very long gaming sessions. Mwuhahahahaha. Chapter 3 ( longer chapter) Chapter 3 Long chapter :D Since I was told about going to the Richards institute I have been playing Dragon''s Tale around 10 hours a day in the real world which equates to 40 hours every in game session. It has been 3 days since I have started training like this. Since I stopped getting strength updates I asked Ryan for some wrist weights. They each weighed 5kg and started to give him stats in strength again. Every time he stooped getting stats in a certain aspect. Like strength he would add weight or for dexterity he would try to land all the punches on the same spot. On the first day I gained unarmed combat mastery
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
unarmed combat masteryEamateur 10%
10% extra damage when using fists - 5% extra speed when using fists
After 3 days I had got unarmed combat mastery to amateur 3 : 37%. I also have used over half of my bread and have had to refill my bottle with water a couple of times. I also got my weights increased to 2 10kg weights on each wrist, so 20kg on each arm. After around 120 hours of in-game time punching a wall, most of the bricks are now cracked and is very close to falling down. I got a lot of stats in strength, vitality, dexterity and agility. I continued for 2 more days when the stat gains started to slow down and stop no matter what I did. But all of this happened after I got a notification saying I finished basic training and gained 100 fame. Also as I was doing my spartan training I gained a new skill called: survival
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
survivalBamateur 458%
+2 health/sec.
Status Window
Name:SmithAlignment:Neutral
Level:1Class:??
Race:DwarfGender:Male
Titles
??
Fame:0Infamy:0
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Health:310/310Health Regen:3/Sec
Mana:50/50Mana Regen:1/Sec
Stamina:310/310Stamina Regen:1/Sec
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Strenght:42Agility:17
Vitality:31Dexterity:28
Intelligence:5Wisdom:10
Leadership:0Luck:5
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Elemental Resistances
Fire:0Water:0
Wind:0Earth:11
Light:0Darkness:0
This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.I went back to Ryan''s shop and told him I finished, and when he asked to see my stats I complied and showed him. He was surprised, probably because I had gone over 30 by quite a lot. I was now an official apprentice of Ryan and he started to explain black smithing to me. "There are 6 steps in forging a sword" "The first is Forging which is when the chosen metal is heated in a forge then hammered into shape, doing a little bit (around 6 inches) each time. It is repeated until you have the shape of the blade. It is known as drawing out" I nodded "Next is Annealing, this is the process of heating the whole sword up to a high temperature. Then it is cooled very slowly ( around 24 hours). It makes the sword become soft." " Then is Grinding, this includes sharpening the soft blade to a point. But it is still too soft to become a sword that can be used" "Because the blade is soft we then Harden the blade by heating it to a very high temperature then cooling it very quickly (by putting it in water) this is know as quenching." "Penultimately is Tempering, this is when the blade is heated to a low temperature and then quenched. This is done several times until it is hard but not brittle and still a little flexible" "Finally, is completion which is when you add the other parts of the sword like a pommel, hilt and guard." I nodded and processed the information. Ryan handed me a hammer, I knew what he wanted me to do but when I held the hammer it made my whole body feel weird. I think I understood why so I asked him for a pair of gauntlets with high durability. He was very confused but did it anyway and walked away. He came back several minutes later and handed me boxing gloves made out of metal, they felt very good on my hands. I then walked over to grab some metal and put it in the forge, after a couple of minutes it turned orange. I put it on the anvil and started to punch the metal with the gauntlets on my hand. I was surprised and so was Ryan, apparently it worked very well so I carried on. "Wha-what-what are you DOING!!!"Ryan shouted I looked at him shrugged my shoulders and said "Forging" Ryan''s mouth hung open and he just stood there watching me. I started to punch again and was pleasantly surprised when the blade started to take shape. A window popped up in front of my eyes and I read it.
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Hand SmithingSintermediate 10%
A unique skill made by Smith the dwarf. Because he made it he started at intermediate level. Ability to forge weapons using gauntlets instead of a hammer. Weapons forged are 5% better
Unarmed combat mastery and hand smithing combine
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
hand masterySSamateur 10%
Your hands can be used to do anything you want them to. Ambidextrous - (passive) both handed. When using hands attack & attack speed up by 20%
"Oh My God" I say as my mouth is now like Ryan''s earlier face. With my jaw dropped like its being weighed down by weights.
I''m gonna stop writings this. I can''t get enough detail into it Chapter 4 - innovation Chapter 4 "Hahaha I have a great idea!!" I shouted Ryan was startled but I think he got over it once he finally realised how weird I am. Anyway I raised both my fists with gauntlets on and started to rain down blows like a machine gun. It was a very easy method and fun too but I had to be sure not to punch my other hand instead of the sword. It lasted a bit and I decided to add a bevel on the sword - when it is hammered / punched into a sharp edge before grinding. After heating the blade 6 times and getting the swords basic shape, which was a 32inch double sided blade I heated it to a red hot temperature. I then wrapped the sword in cotton material so that the heat was kept in and it took longer to cool. I then looked off because it would take 6 hours in real life. ------------------------------------------------------------------- I wake up and I am laying down in my cell bed. I went to the cafeteria but on my way I felt my like I was being watched, but when I turned around there was no one there. " hmmm weird...." Once I got my potatoes and potatoes I started to head back to my cell but.... On the way back a black man at least 6,3 and muscular like a bear popped out and handed me some soap. "Drop it!!!" He said in a very deep voice that sounded fake Ahh, is he trying to rape me. I threw the soap at him but he caught it so I decided to throw my plate and my potatoes. No my precious potatoes, anyway one of them hit him in the eye and he opened his mouth. I took the opportunity to stab his tongue with my plastic knife and the proceeded to kick him in the knee before running back to my cell without looking back. When I got back I realised my mistake..... I through my potatoes at his face. I started to cry, I''m only aloud to go to the cafeteria 2 times a day and that was my second time. Wait, wait, wait, I remember during my Spartan training when I ate bread that I could taste it and get a little bit fuller. ----------------------------------------------------------------- I appeared back in Ryan''s shop after about 40 mins in game. I only had 10 coppers at the moment - 100 coppers = 1 silver - 100 silvers = 1 gold -. I went to find Ryan and he wasn''t in at the moment so I waited by the front door for him. Later he finally came back and saw me, he rushed over. "What do you need son?" He asked " I need some money" I replied and he laughed and handed me 2 silvers I wondered why but before I could ask he said " don''t worry your my apprentice now. What''s mine is yours" I was shocked at first but he had already left and gone into his shop. I started walking to the main market and on my way saw my newly dubbed "Spartan Training Wall". I continued walking and reached the market and finally realised on closer inspection that not all the people here are dwarves. I saw what looked like orcs, which reminded me of that guy that tried to rape me at prison but green and have big canines that look like tusks. There are also some humans, barbarian (very big humans) and Beastman. But one Beastman in particular caught my eye. He looked like a black panther that walked on 2 legs, but that isn''t the best part. He was wearing heavy armour and gauntlets. The gauntlets were made of a black metal with what looked like a big beast claw on top. This was the part (the claw) that gave me my inspiration to make my weapon of choice. I flashed an evil grin and ran back to Ryan''s shop at full speed without even buying food :''(, but I don''t care because I know what to do. I arrived at the door with my gauntlets on but soon took them of and walked in. "Hey Ryan can you add two giant slabs of metal onto the knuckle sections of my gauntlets" I asked, he looked confused but did it anyway. It was when it was nearly finished that Ryan probably realised and just shook his head. Well then let''s see
Hammer Gloves
Type:gauntletsDurability:42/50
Quality:unique
A combination of hammer like pieces of metal added onto gauntlets to add blunt force. Attack +10%.
The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.I also gained a new stat called creativity and 15 points in it. I equipped the hammer gloves and ran to my worst enemy... No not the guy that punched me, but the Spartan training wall. When I arrived I instantly without even stopping punched the wall with all my might. *TInggggg* the metallic sound rang out and my arm went numb from the vibrations going through it. But that''s not even the best part, the wall collapsed. But I just found out it is not a wall but a very very small blacksmith shop, ooooops. So I ran with new found love for my hammer gloves back towards Ryan shop where I logged off to go to sleep. ---------------------------------------------------------------
Status Window
Name:SmithAlignment:Neutral
Level:1Class:??
Race:DwarfGender:Male
Titles
??
Fame:0Infamy:0
-
Health:310/310Health Regen:3/Sec
Mana:50/50Mana Regen:1/Sec
Stamina:310/310Stamina Regen:1/Sec
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Strenght:42Agility:17
Vitality:31Dexterity:28
Intelligence:5Wisdom:10
Leadership:0Luck:5
Creativity:15??:??
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Elemental Resistances
Fire:0Water:0
Wind:0Earth:11
Light:0Darkness:0
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