At the very moment Valyr dropped the Primeval Origin Crystal on the groove he had made for it on the hammer, as if the two were made for each other, the crystal gradually melded with the Boundless Origin Alloy making up the hammer, allowing its properties to spread throughout the entire alloy.
Concurrently, the crystal slightly sunk into the hammer, allowing the still hot Boundless Origin Alloy to form a lip around the crystal, holding it in place.
For a couple of seconds, small and thin veins that had colors signifying the four basic elements covered the entire hammer, prompting Valyr to pay close attention to the forging hammer, hoping in his mind that it would be a resounding success.
Fortunately for him...
Whoosh!
At the very moment all of the veins disappeared on the hammer's surface, the forging hammer radiated a blinding silver light, covering the entire main hall in the color as the hammer started to hover off of the anvil it was on.
Ding!
[Your title 'Forger of Epics' has activated, enhancing the properties of your forged item by one level.]
'Huh. Definitely wasn't expecting that to trigger. Especially since this is the first item I'm making after getting the title... if I remember correctly.' Hearing a notification sound resound in his mind, Valyr took a look at the notification he had received, prompting him to bring up the title in question on the side.
Ding!
[Forger of Epics] (Title)
Rarity: Epic
Countless blacksmiths have forged items and equipment that have been used by the masses for ages. However, only a small portion of these blacksmiths have the skill, experience, and knowhow to bring these forged items to a far higher tier, ascending to a level where any of their work could be regarded as better than the rest.
As someone who has successfully forged an Epic grade item, you have been regarded as one of these people, with your skill easily swaying thousands from all parts of the world just so they could be able to use your work.
Effects:
> Allows the title holder to gain an intrinsic understanding regarding any equipment forged
> Allows the title holder to gain a general understanding of materials and items related to forging high-level and high-rarity items
> Increases the base stat of any equipment forged by the title holder by 5%
> Reduces the time it takes for the title holder to forge equipment by 10%
> Gives the title holder a small chance to awaken the potential of any equipment being forged, enhancing the properties of the equipment being forged by one level
Closing the screen that he had brought up, he then returned his attention to the hammer he had just finished forging, noticing that the light had now changed to a deep gold color. At this point, he turned his head to look at Theraldine to his left, who currently had her mouth slightly agape at the sight that was happening before him.
Faintly chuckling to himself as he heard a notification sound resound in his mind once more, Valyr thought about how the chances of him winning the forging duel were now more or less guaranteed thanks to the activation of [Forger of Epics].
'Then again, even with the title not activating, I'm still quite sure I'd be able to win the forging duel, just from the properties of the hammer alone.' With that kind of mindset, the young man went ahead and took a look at the notification he had just received...
...only to be left at a complete loss for words.
Ding!
[You have successfully forged an artifact.]
Whoosh!
As if the forging hammer was waiting for him to read the notification that just popped up, the golden color it was radiating all this time swiftly transformed into a dazzling array of myriad colors, hovering higher and higher into the air as everyone in the audience stared at the forging hammer Valyr had created.
Eventually, once everyone's sights were fixated on the forging hammer, all of the lights the hammer gave off swiftly disappeared as it slowly descended back down to the young man's anvil, making it seem as if nothing had happened in the first place.
With his mouth still agape from the shock he felt after reading the second notification, Valyr gradually moved his gaze from the notification screen to the forging hammer, feeling a connection of some sort being made between him and the hammer as he continued to look at it.
Ding!
[You have successfully forged the item: Unnamed Blueprint (Artifact). Quality has been rated to be Transcendent.]
[Though the craft you have made is still lacking in some aspects, the heavens have acknowledged the effort you have put into it, as well as the ingenuity of the craft itself, thereby granting it the status of an artifact.]
[As the item has been made with an unnamed blueprint, the system has given the user one chance to rename the item, lest the user refuses to name it.]
[Would you like to give a name to your item?]
Reading through the series of notifications he had obtained while looking at the forging hammer, it was only at that moment did Valyr fully accept the fact that he had truly created an artifact, feeling a great amount of excitement at the thought. After all, it was no simple feat for anyone to create an artifact, even if that someone had all the luck in the world.
However, even though he was excited, the young man still wondered as to why it was considered an artifact rather than a replica of an artifact, prompting a solemn expression to appear on his face as he recalled that he had based his forging hammer off of Theraldine's Hammer of Primeval Origins from his previous life.
'Is it because the Hammer of Primeval Origins hasn't been made yet?' Asking this question to himself, Valyr felt that it was the most likely explanation as to why his hammer had been deemed as an artifact, letting out a low sigh as he became more certain that it was the case.
"I guess I've twisted the timeline even more this time around." Bitterly smiling at the thought, Valyr decided to not mull over the matter any further, instead focusing his attention on the final notification he had received from the system.
'I haven't given it a name, huh,' thought Valyr to himself, putting on a pensive expression as he pondered over what name would suit it. 'Then again, this is the only blueprint I've made where I haven't given it a name from the start.'
'Hmm...' Thinking about how significant the artifact was to Valyr and how it probably changed the future timeline drastically, a name eventually popped up into his mind. 'Since it was originally made as a replica of the Hammer of Primeval Origins, the name has to be related to it in some way.'
'Well... from a certain perspective, this artifact could be considered as a major turning point in the timeline, seeing as how I've introduced a legendary artifact a couple years later than it should've appeared.'
'Though, aside from that, I guess this artifact also signifies the true start of my journey as a blacksmith, as well as the true start of my journey in achieving the goals I've set at the start of this life. After all, a blacksmith isn't truly considered a blacksmith if he doesn't have his own forging hammer.'
'With that in mind, I shall call this...'
'The Hammer of Beginnings.'
