by REX10
The Blacksmith's Grandson The 100% completion was a trap. After 3 years of grinding Kingdom Iron, Ethan was the world’s #1 Blacksmith—a player so legendary they thought he was an NPC. But when he rejects the game’s "lonely ending," he wakes up bleeding in a Victorian alleyway at Level 1. The Twist? He’s rescued by Lord Alistair Ironright, the game’s most terrifying Tier-100 powerhouse. Ethan expected slavery; instead, the "Tyrant of Iron" decides to spoil him as his own grandson. The Mission: Armed with "cheat-level" crafting knowledge and the protection of a titan, the boy now known as Andre must navigate a world of snakes, magic, and war. The game is over. The real forge begins.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 8 Oct 2026, 05:48 UTC
Entry forecast updated 8 Oct 2026, 05:48 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 55% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 1% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 20–49 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
