
by Sean & Kit
The greatest hero alive died to save a level 1 blacksmith--Me. Tristan, the son of a renowned armorsmith, always wanted to surpass his father's legacy. But when presented with a quest to avenge the man who died to save his life, he knew he had to become more than just a smith. How is a level 1 blacksmith supposed to kill five elites strong enough to slay a legend?! Bound by an unusual Core that only allows him to use gear he crafts himself, Tristan must fight to survive in an ever-expanding magical world filled with legendary loot, dangerous dungeons, omnipresent oozes… and all-too human gods. Sword and hammer in hand, he will have to forge himself into something greater. What to expect:- LitRPG with medium crunch- Blacksmithing- Swordsmanship- Dungeons- An established world & system- A flawed MC that learns & improves- Lots of room for growth - Levels & Tiers - Power Scale - Crafted Items - Unique Classes and More! Current Schedule:- 2 chapters per week, Monday and Friday- 2,500+ words per chapter- Book 1 complete!- Book 2 complete!- Book 3 complete! << Book 4 began on 8/7/26 >>
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| 1 | Chapter 1: Hammerson | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 2: Awakening | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 3: Brightshield | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 4: Soulbound | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 5: Lucky to be Alive | 0 |
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| Chapter 6: An Eventful Few Days |
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| 7 | Chapter 7: Only a Blacksmith | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 8: Baby's First Dungeon | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 9: A Freaking Miniboss | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 10: Less Talky, More Dodgy | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 11: Smart Loot | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 12: Determination | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 13: Hammer, Anvil, and Fire | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 14: Subject of Whispers | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 15: Priorities | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 16: The Sword | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 17: Tier 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 18: Leaving Home | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 19: Welcome to Jill's | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 20: A Fairly Tight Timeline | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 21: An Odor of Magnitude | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 22: Oozing With Confidence | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 23: A New Beginning | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 24: A Bit of a Mess | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 25: Brilliant | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 26: Chiseled | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 27: The Shapes of Monsters | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 28: Swordsman | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 29: The Best Student | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 30: Blowing Off Some Steam | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 31: Today's Lesson | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 32: The Deepstone Mines | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 33: The Full Meep | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 34: The Ride Back | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 35: A Chilling Thought | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 36: The Roving Blade | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 37: Critical Success | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 38: A Title Worth Equipping | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 39: The Most Important Lesson | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 40: Next Project | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 41: The Better Swordsman | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 42: Proper Preparation | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 43: Rockmoor Cemetery | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 44: Greatest Fear | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 45: Death Whinny | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 46: Better | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 47: Solid Equipment | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 48: The Burden of Knowledge | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 49: The Notification | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 50: The Boy From Woodsedge | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 51: So Much to Learn | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 52: A Shade of Gray | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 53: The Celestial Conclave | 0 |
| 54 | NEW Book 1 Cover! | 0 |
| 55 | [B2C1] Chapter 54: Toward His Destiny | 0 |
| 56 | [B2C2] Chapter 55: Moments of Righteousness | 0 |
| 57 | [B2C3] Chapter 56: Man With a Big Snake | 0 |
| 58 | [B2C4] Chapter 57: Branding | 0 |
| 59 | [B2C5] Chapter 58: First | 0 |
| 60 | [B2C6] Chapter 59: Welcome to the Crafting Ark | 0 |
| 61 | [B2C7] Chapter 60: Orientation | 0 |
| 62 | [B2C8] Chapter 61: Little Idiosyncrasies | 0 |
| 63 | [B2C9] Chapter 62: The Plan | 0 |
| 64 | [B2C10] Chapter 63: A Different Kind of Teacher | 0 |
| 65 | [B2C11] Chapter 64: A Few Less Gods | 0 |
| 66 | [B2C12] Chapter 65: Let the Crafts Do the Talking | 0 |
| 67 | [B2C13] Chapter 66: Something Worthy | 0 |
| 68 | [B2C14] Chapter 67: Investments in His Path | 0 |
| 69 | [B2C15] Chapter 68: New Material and Techniques | 0 |
| 70 | [B2C16] Chapter 69: Nice | 0 |
| 71 | [B2C17] Chapter 70: The Greatest Moment of His Life | 0 |
| 72 | [B2C18] Chapter 71: A Lasting Impression | 0 |
| 73 | [B2C19] Chapter 72: The Tier 2 Secondary Contest | 0 |
| 74 | [B2C20] Chapter 73: The Winner | 0 |
| 75 | [B2C21] Chapter 74: In Over His Head | 0 |
| 76 | [B2C22] Chapter 75: Stepping On Toes | 0 |
| 77 | [B2C23] Chapter 76: Deserved | 0 |
| 78 | [B2C24] Chapter 77: Farewell | 0 |
| 79 | [B2C26] Chapter 78: Letters | 0 |
| 80 | [B2C27] Chapter 79: The Talent Gathered | 0 |
| 81 | [B2C27] Chapter 80: Things Immediately Fell Apart | 0 |
| 82 | [B2C28] Chapter 81: The Loose Wilds | 0 |
| 83 | [B2C29] Chapter 82: Lucky | 0 |
| 84 | [B2C30] Chapter 83: The Barren Grove | 0 |
| 85 | [B2C31] Chapter 84: So Bold a Claim | 0 |
| 86 | [B2C32] Chapter 85: The Cinder Wyvern | 0 |
| 87 | [B2C33] Chapter 86: Collar Drama | 0 |
| 88 | [B2C34] Chapter 87: Holding On | 0 |
| 89 | [B2C35] Chapter 88: Our Path Forward | 0 |
| 90 | [B2C36] Chapter 89: Cinderbark's Defender | 0 |
| 91 | [B2C37] Chapter 90: The Great Wave Surges | 0 |
| 92 | [B2C38] Chapter 91: Into the Volcano | 0 |
| 93 | [B2C39] Chapter 92: The Bloody Frontier | 0 |
| 94 | [B2C40] Chapter 93: Amplify Stone | 0 |
| 95 | [B2C41] Chapter 94: Alive? | 0 |
| 96 | [B2C42] Chapter 95: Just an Arm | 0 |
| 97 | [B2C43] Chapter 96: Absolutely Soaked | 0 |
| 98 | [B2C44] Chapter 97: BY WATER, BE PURGED! | 0 |
| 99 | [B2C45] Chapter 98: Loot Time | 0 |
| 100 | [B2C46] Chapter 99: Problems | 0 |
| 101 | [B2C47] Chapter 100: Flawless Thus Far | 0 |
| 102 | [B2C48] Chapter 101: The Avian Tinker -- and ONE YEAR of Unforged! | 0 |
| 103 | [B2C49] Chapter 102: Endless | 0 |
| 104 | [B2C50] Chapter 103: Protector | 0 |
| 105 | [B2C51] Chapter 104: Real Customers | 0 |
| 106 | [B2C52] Chapter 105: Crafter's Pride | 0 |
| 107 | [B2C53] Chapter 106: Astral Languages | 0 |
| 108 | [B2C54] Chapter 107: Jagged | 0 |
| 109 | [B2C55] Chapter 108: Permanent | 0 |
| 110 | [B2C56] Chapter 109: Shared Bond | 0 |
| 111 | [B2C57] Chapter 110: Appearances Matter | 0 |
| 112 | [B2C58] Chapter 111: A Third Target | 0 |
| 113 | [B2C59] Chapter 112: Anything For My Fans | 0 |
| 114 | [B2C60] Chapter 113: So Bloody Busy | 0 |
| 115 | [B2C61] Chapter 114: Dealing With Time Mages | 0 |
| 116 | [B2C62] Chapter 115: Quickly Approaching | 0 |
| 117 | [B2C63] Chapter 116: Less-Than-Legal Affairs | 0 |
| 118 | [B2C64] Chapter 117: Getting Out | 0 |
| 119 | [B2C65] Chapter 118: Tactics and Cuisine | 0 |
| 120 | [B2C66] Chapter 119: Bane of Time | 0 |
| 121 | [B2C67] Chapter 120: The Travesty of Truths | 0 |
| 122 | [B2C68] Chapter 121: The Calm Before the Storm | 0 |
| 123 | [B2C69] Chapter 122: The Sands of Time | 0 |
| 124 | [B2C70] Chapter 123: Too Easy | 0 |
| 125 | [B2C71] Chapter 124: The Morning After | 0 |
| 126 | [B2C72] Chapter 125: Flights of Fancy | 0 |
| 127 | [B2C73] Chapter 126: Recovering | 0 |
| 128 | [B2C74] Chapter 127: All Rise | 0 |
| 129 | NEW Book 2 Cover! | 0 |
| 130 | [B3C1] Chapter 128: Next Steps | 0 |
| 131 | [B3C2] Chapter 129: Before Tiering Up | 0 |
| 132 | [B3C3] Chapter 130: To Be More Flexible | 0 |
| 133 | [B3C4] Chapter 131: Adapt | 0 |
| 134 | [B3C5] Chapter 132: Ebb & Flow | 0 |
| 135 | [B3C6] Chapter 133: Blank Canvas | 0 |
| 136 | [B3C7] Chapter 134: More Than Just a Blacksmith | 0 |
| 137 | [B3C8] Chapter 135: Choose Your Class | 0 |
| 138 | [B3C9] Chapter 136: Something That Could Never Be Bought | 0 |
| 139 | [B3C10] Chapter 137: Test and Master | 0 |
| 140 | [B3C11] Chapter 138: Going By Feel | 0 |
| 141 | [B3C12] Chapter 139: Major Runes | 0 |
| 142 | [B3C13] Chapter 140: Silver Linings | 0 |
| 143 | [B3C14] Chapter 141: While It Lasted | 0 |
| 144 | [B3C15] Chapter 142: First Things First | 0 |
| 145 | [B3C16] Chapter 143: Done Playing | 0 |
| 146 | [B3C17] Chapter 144: White Flame | 0 |
| 147 | [B3C18] Chapter 145: To The Steelbloods | 0 |
| 148 | [B3C19] Chapter 146: The Hornets' Nest | 0 |
| 149 | [B3C20] Chapter 147: A Bloody Exhausting Night | 0 |
| 150 | [B3C21] Chapter 148: The Talk | 0 |
| 151 | [B3C22] Chapter 149: A Boaring Old Dungeon | 0 |
| 152 | [B3C23] Chapter 150: Or More to See | 0 |
| 153 | [B3C24] Chapter 151: No Splitting the Party | 0 |
| 154 | [B3C25] Chapter 152: More Reasons Than Ever | 0 |
| 155 | [B3C26] Chapter 153: Natural Treasures | 0 |
| 156 | [B3C27] Chapter 154: Then I'll Do It Myself | 0 |
| 157 | [B3C28] Chapter 155: Upgrade Your Skills | 0 |
| 158 | [B3C29] Chapter 156: Never Enough | 0 |
| 159 | [B3C30] Chapter 157: As Prepared As Possible | 0 |
| 160 | [B3C31] Chapter 158: Untapped Potential | 0 |
| 161 | [B3C32] Chapter 159: A Somewhat Similar Path | 0 |
| 162 | [B3C33] Chapter 160: The Sooner We Learn | 0 |
| 163 | [B3C34] Chapter 161: Serving As a Distraction | 0 |
| 164 | [B3C35] Chapter 162: Perspective | 0 |
| 165 | [B3C36] Chapter 163: Two Different Teachers | 0 |
| 166 | [B3C37] Chapter 164: Switching Runes | 0 |
| 167 | [B3C38] Chapter 165: The Complexities of Major Runes | 0 |
| 168 | [B3C39] Chapter 166: Working With Talismans | 0 |
| 169 | [B3C40] Chapter 167: A Whole New Vocabulary | 0 |
| 170 | [B3C41] Chapter 168: The Edge of the Mist | 0 |
| 171 | [B3C42] Chapter 169: Kaia | 0 |
| 172 | [B3C43] Chapter 170: How Much He'd Grown | 0 |
| 173 | [B3C44] Chapter 171: A Serious Decision | 0 |
| 174 | [B3C45] Chapter 172: Purposeful | 0 |
| 175 | [B3C46] Chapter 173: New Skills | 0 |
| 176 | [B3C47] Chapter 174: Off To Camille | 0 |
| 177 | [B3C48] Chapter 175: Can't Practice Against That | 0 |
| 178 | [B3C49] Chapter 176: A Tower | 0 |
| 179 | [B3C50] Chapter 177: Empathy | 0 |
| 180 | [B3C51] Chapter 178: Names and Reputations | 0 |
| 181 | [B3C52] Chapter 179: Here We Go Again | 0 |
| 182 | [B3C53] Chapter 180: Who We Were | 0 |
| 183 | [B3C54] Chapter 181: Justified | 0 |
| 184 | [B3C55] Chapter 182: My Choice to Make | 0 |
| 185 | [B3C56] Chapter 183: More Than He Expected | 0 |
| 186 | [B3C57] Chapter 184: One Name Left | 0 |
| 187 | [B3C58] Chapter 185: Wonders of the Realm | 0 |
| 188 | [B3C59] Chapter 186: Inexorable | 0 |
| 189 | [B4C1] Chapter 187: Smile and Wave | 0 |
| 190 | [B4C2] Chapter 188: Dough Re Mi | 0 |
| 191 | [B4C3] Chapter 189: The Real Camille | 0 |
| 192 | [B4C4] Chapter 190: A Relatively Safe Bet | 0 |
| 193 | [B4C5] Chapter 191: Just a Duel | — |
| 194 | An Unpleasant Announcement | — |
| 195 | [B4C6] Chapter 192: Guaranteed | — |
| 196 | [B4C7] Chapter 193: Further Preparations | — |
| 197 | [B4C8] Chapter 194: Still Family | — |
| 198 | [B4C9] Chapter 195: The Introductions | — |
| 199 | [B4C10] Chapter 196: Looks Can Be Deceiving | — |
| 200 | [B4C11] Chapter 197: Invitations | — |
| 201 | [B4C12] Chapter 198: The Friends Reunited | — |
| 202 | [B4C13] Chapter 199: What You've Made | — |
| 203 | [B4C14] Chapter 200: Gathering of Hopefuls | — |
| 204 | [B4C15] Chapter 201: Dawn of the Final Day | — |