East Meet West
Chapter 97: New Job – Blacksmith

97- New Job – Blacksmith

After the semi-solid paste was formed, I started with the actual process of making a blade. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the N0vᴇlFire(.)nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

‘CLANCK’

‘CLANCK’

According to what was written in the book, I followed the process and started hammering the semi-solid paste into the shape of a blade.

‘CLANCK’

‘CLANCK’

Slowly, the shape of the blade was forming and I continued the hammering.

A blade that should be wide, thin, and durable. And due to my ‘Strength’ stat being high, I was able to forge the blade properly into shape with high malleability.

So, after hammering for 15-20 minutes, the system notification rang

‘ding’

‘Congratulations, Host has obtained a new job- Black Smith (Level 1), Proficiency = 0.0%’

‘This job does not have any skill but the host can learn and unlock new skills for this job in the future. And this job is an upgradeable job, which means as the job’s level increases, the host will become more skilled in the job.’

‘For leveling up this job, the host needs to practice job related work which will increase the [Proficiency] of the job to the max and then it will level up.’

‘This Job is a passive job, which does not require any activation. Which means that it will be always active. But host has the option to change it according to requirement.’

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“Well finally....”

I breathed a sigh of relief.

Just the fact that I was able to get the ‘Blacksmith’ job is good news for me. Because my previous trials to get a job or skills failed miserably and this was my last hope.

Although, I did not get any skills related to the ‘Blacksmith’ job, when compared to how I received skills when I got the ‘Thief’ job, but I am not at all disappointed at all. And the system has already said that I can learn and unlock new skills in the future, which means after I perform a certain action or fulfill a certain condition, a new skill will be obtained.

With a smile, I got back to completing the knife.

But this time, when I lifted the hammer, I felt something was different.

To be precise, the first difference that I felt was from the way I was holding the hammer. Previously, I was just holding the hammer in a random way with only a bit of comfort. But now, the way I was holding the hammer gave me a sense of perfection. It was like, my body knew where and how to hold the hammer.

And when I lifted the hammer to a certain height, my instincts were telling me to stop and I felt my moment restricting when I tried to lift further. And without any need to control the amount of strength applied, my body automatically adjusted to it and I hit the hot metal.

‘CLANCK’

And the information that I learned from the book, was slowly being absorbed, and was I able to apply that knowledge into practice.

It's like- you have read a numerical problem and know every formula related to it. But you don’t know how to apply values to the formula.

‘CLANCK’

After that, I continued hammering and the feeling continued. It felt like - I was used to this hammering.

‘CLANCK’

‘CLANCK’

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Finally, after 4-5 minutes, a bronze blade similar to a knife’s blade was formed. Then with the help of whetstone, I started sharpening the blade. Once again, I felt that my movements were similar to an experienced blacksmith.

The amount of pressure and strength applied, the ‘to and fro’ motion while using a whetstone to sharpen the blade, the areas where I concentrated and the time spent on sharpening the area, and all this felt like I had done this many times. If some average guy saw this, he might not say much but if an experienced blacksmith saw this, he would simply say- ‘Good, the boy has practiced the basics and has a good foundation.’ Or something similar along the lines.

I had already bought the handle suitable for the blade. So, after I gave the blade one last heat treatment and then quickly cooled it in water, I fit the blade into the handle. And simultaneously the system notification rang,

‘ding’

‘Congratulations.’

‘Host has forged a knife successfully.’

‘Host can use [Observation] skill to check the stats of the knife.’

‘Host can name the knife for a cost of 10 Sikka.’

‘Would you like to name the knife?’

‘[YES] or [NO]’

Well, 1 silver coin for naming the knife? Are you trying to rob me?

I wanted to curse the system for charging money just for naming. But then I thought maybe there is something that I would gain after naming?

So, instead of wasting my mental power on finding ‘What I would gain from naming?’, I asked the system,

“System, what will I get after naming the knife?”

‘ding’

‘Nothing’

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“HUH?”

“What the fusk???”

If there is nothing to be gained then why the fusk should I even spend money for ‘naming’ the knife?

This time, I seriously wanted to curse the system’s nine generations. But I feared that system might impose some penalty and so swallowed those words back.

But nonetheless, I still cursed the system in my heart.

Putting this matter behind, I looked at the knife that I was holding.

This is my work.

Is this how it feels when someone creates or builds something and even if it just looks like an ordinary to others, but to the person who built it, for him, it looks like a treasure or his/her own offspring?

Yes, to me the seemingly ordinary looking knife just looked like a treasure. Because I made it.

Is this the reason some people are immersed in the field of arts and craftsmanship?

Previously, I used to think that they are just wasting time and money on useless things. But there was still some admiration for them because they remained in that field even if there was no guarantee that they will get paid.

But now when holding this knife, gave me the answer to their persistence.

And for this reason, I was hesitant on- if should name the knife or not?

Because every professional artist or craftsman names or marks or brands his work.

“Fusk this. What is 10 Sikka when compared to satisfaction? And why am I being such a miser when I just have to spend 10 Sikka?”

Thinking about this, I decided to name the Knife.

So, I pressed [Yes]

‘ding’

‘Host please name the knife.’

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