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- 1 High Martial Arts Blacksmith: I Can Get Materials from Other Worlds 高武锻造师：我能从异界获取材料 [Urban] + [High Martial] + [Forging] + [Single Female Lead] After graduating from high school, Bai Yu had already reached the fourth rank as a blacksmith by apprenticing to Ying Xing in his dreams. To cover his living expenses for four years of college, he began taking commissions. Unfortunately, he had no reputation and was soon left with just 52 yuan to live on. Luckily, his acceptance letter arrived from a top forging university. He took advantage of the attention to land some forging jobs an 55.3kReads8.0Score8.1k14d adds
- 2 Global Class Change: I’m a Blacksmith Forging God-Tier Gear 全民：我，锻造师，打造超神套装 The age of universal class advancement begins. Savage-beast dimensions invade Blue Star, and savage beasts, monsters, and divine beasts descend in droves. Su Xu advances into a civilian class: blacksmith. He also awakens an SSS-rank talent: [Divine Forging: Any piece of equipment can be tempered without limit!] Temper ordinary iron armor a hundred times: [Stamina +1,000]! Temper an ordinary ring a thousand times: [Spirit +10,000]! Temper an ordinary dagger ten thousand times: [Strength +100,000] 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Legendary Swordsmith: Starting with a Sweep at the Blade-Forging Competition 传奇刀匠：从横扫锻刀大赛开始 A young bladesmith returns to the beginning with maxed-out blade-forging experience. The slow, grueling path he took in his previous life was too hard, so this time he sets out from day one to “work less, earn more, and get famous as quickly as possible.” He dives straight into the blade-forging competition circuit, winning fame and fortune through a series of high-pressure forging duels. 1.8kReads—Score12414d adds
- 4 Global Cold Weapons: I Forge Divine Weapons of Huaxia and Top the Rankings 全球冷兵器：我锻造华夏神兵霸榜 [Huaxia + livestreaming + urban + System + sword forging + fast-paced wish fulfillment] This is an era of cold weapons around the world. The United Nations has even drawn up various rankings to rate the world's most famous weapons. The Japanese katana ranks fourth among blades; the Roman short sword ranks second among swords; the heavy cavalry lance ranks first among spears... But because of what the Dragon Kingdom suffered in the past, many of its forging traditions were lost, and not a single 82Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 5 You Asked Me to Handle Logistics, So Why Did I Kill a God with My Hammer? 让你当后勤，你抡着锤子秒了神？ Li Xing just wants to keep a low profile, make money, and be an utterly ordinary young craftswoman. What she doesn't know is that she has a ridiculous passive skill called [Holy Light Tempering]! The kitchen knife she casually makes can cleanse corpse poison. The iron pot she knocks together on a whim can suppress evil spirits. And so, the whole world starts getting stranger by the day! [Ding! The Holy Light Church has issued an urgent commission: purify the corrupted supreme holy relic!] Li Xi 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Global: God-Tier Blacksmith, The Nation Helps Me Level Up 全民：神级锻造师，国家带我练级 100% guard break, 100% freeze, 100% paralysis, 100% confusion... With amplification and forging, he can practically handcraft a nuclear bomb. “Never seen a club this thick, have you? Stick your head over here, and I’ll give you a BUFF!” When our nation’s champions show up on the battlefield with weapons forged by Mo Chen, the world will bow before them. The West: “What? This champion killed a hundred-star ferocious beast? We haven’t even left the beginner village yet!” The East: “This is too abs 78Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 7 Divine Swordsmith: Unlimited Extraction of Swordsmen’s Cultivation 神级铸剑师，无限提取执剑人修为 The vast world of Xuanming is one where the sword reigns supreme. Everyone here cultivates swordsmanship and dreams of becoming an unparalleled Sword Immortal! Ye Lingfeng transmigrates here and, from the start, awakens a god-tier Swordsmith System! While everyone else trains with swords, he forges them. By binding a swordsman to himself, he can gain their cultivation! What? You say he's exploiting his disciples? Exactly! Others become Sword Immortals through hard work. I become one by harvestin 87Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 8 Global: I'm a Gearsmith, and Everyone Is After My Equipment 全民：炼器师，我的装备万人追捧 [Everyone + crafting gear + sly schemer + comedy + beauties] After transmigrating into a world where everyone changes class, Liu Xing gained the exclusive talent [Sacred Mark]. Whenever someone used gear marked with his sigil to kill a monster, he gained enhancement points and steadily grew stronger. So Liu Xing opened a gear shop. The Despair Demon Blade, with attack power that could be raised without limit. A powered exosuit that could fire ten thousand rounds a second, with unlimited power. A 2.8kReads8.0Score13514d adds
- 9 No One Cared About My Refining for a Hundred Years, Until I Said, “Pay Me More” 百年炼器无人问，一句加钱天下知 Su Yu transmigrated to a fantasy world and became an outer disciple of the Xuanming Sect. With no System, no backing, and no status, he worked hard for a hundred years and finally became an elder of the Artifact Refining Pavilion. Just as he was ready to coast through the rest of his life, he finally awakened his golden finger. He could see anyone’s spiritual roots, aptitude, fate, and more... Then he could earn rebates by refining artifacts for them... The higher the client’s aptitude and culti 480Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 10 I Become the Strongest Item Crafter Through Entries 我用词条成就最强道具师 [Superpowers] + [Wild Imagination] + [Attributes] + [Invincible] + [Interdimensional War] You ask what kind of story this is? It’s just the everyday life of an ordinary item maker. … My friend, with your beady eyes and sharp snout, why not try swinging a stick? It can grow longer or shorter! … What? Your father is Zhang, the richest man in the country? Come, come, take a look at this blade of filial piety, cough, cough, Frostmourne. Isn’t it cool? It’s the King’s Sword! … Silver-Scale Breastplat 7.2kReads7.3Score57414d adds
- 11 I’m a Blacksmith in the Primordial World, Forging the Mythical Great Luo 我，洪荒打铁匠，打出神话大罗 Lin Feng transmigrates into the Primordial World and obtains a God-Tier Forging System, letting him forge innate spiritual treasures with ease. The grandmaster artificer Yuanshi is stunned: “Why? Why is there an insurmountable mountain standing before my Dao!?” Patriarch Hongjun: “Interesting, truly interesting. Even I can hardly hope to match this young man's mastery of artifact forging!” Master Tongtian: “What is going on here? He doesn't even forge artifacts, does he? How are the inscriptions 619Reads5.5Score10014d adds
- 12 Super Blacksmith 超级锻造师 What is forging? Forging is making things., Cheney Luo. Special forces soldier Luo Heng is taking part in survival training when, by a twist of fate, he arrives in another world. Facing a fierce assault by an army of orcs, Luo Heng is mistaken for a dwarf and creates weapons to use against them: cannons, shrapnel shells, grenades, incendiary bombs, poison gas shells... Dwarf King: Cheney Luo is the God of War of the dwarves. Gnome King: Cheney Luo is the great prophet of our gnome people. Human 1.5kReads8.3Score10214d adds
- 13 Global: A God-Tier Artifact Refiner, Spoiled by the Entire Nation on My Path to Godhood 全民：神级炼器师，举国供我成神 Online games have descended into reality, and Liu Feng has become the only God-tier Artifact Refiner. Equipment enhancement has a 100% success rate! On success, the item's quality improves, and it gains extra attributes and bonus affixes! As a support-class crafter with no attack power, he chooses to report his discovery to the government. The whole nation goes wild, helping me ascend to godhood! 1kReads6.1Score10014d adds
- 14 Blacksmiths Are Weak? I'll Handcraft an Emperor Armor 锻造师弱？我手搓帝皇铠甲 After transmigrating into a world where everyone could change classes, Ning Wu awakened the universally derided useless class of [Blacksmith]. The teacher who had once promised to secure him a place in the advanced class abandoned him without a second thought. “A blacksmith? The ceiling's too low. You might as well spend your life hammering iron after graduation.” But only Ning Wu knew that his forging was connected to the Myriad Worlds! The [Divine Blacksmith Sign-in System] activated! Every we 7.7kReads5.9Score69114d adds
- 15 Global Class Change: The Nation Whisks Away a God-Tier Blacksmith 全民转职：神级锻造师，被国家直接带飞 Reborn in the body of a simp, he unexpectedly awakens a god-tier blacksmith talent, rejects his childhood sweetheart, and turns himself over to the country! [God-tier talent: Every piece of equipment he creates is a divine artifact!] Have you ever seen a revolver that can summon heavenly lightning? Have you ever seen a shield that can cover an entire city? What about potions that restore mana without limit, or magical machine guns? The country says, “We want to keep you.” The country provides ev 2.1kReads5.9Score17614d adds
- 16 In a World of Mages, Did I Transmigrate Into an Idiot? 全民法师的世界，我穿成个傻子？ Tie Yuan transmigrates to a world where everyone is a mage, becoming a foolish blacksmith who is the only person unable to cast spells but immune to spell damage. Here, everyone can use one type of magic, and they automatically learn a new spell every time they advance a rank... Tie Yuan begins a journey of adventure and exploration. Little by little, he learns why he transmigrated here. He discovers the conspiracy and mysteries he has been drawn into. In the end, he uncovers the fundamental rea 776Reads7.5Score10614d adds
- 17 My Life Skills Class Was Rated SSS by the Nation 我生活职业，被国家定为SSS级 [Class Changes + System + No Female Lead + Backed by the Nation] (The protagonist teams up with the nation from the start. He teams up with the nation from the start. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Two hundred years ago, the gates between worlds opened, and foreign races invaded at will, bringing humanity to the brink of extinction. Yet out of the fifty ways of Heaven, one is reserved for humanity. A divine stone descended from the heavens. Every nation received a divine stone, which gra 2.4kReads8.1Score15914d adds
- 18 Global: Forging the Heavens, Crafting a Barrett from the Start 全民：锻造诸天，开局打造巴雷特 System + Awakening + Forging + Urban Fantasy + Invincible + Class Awakening + Hidden Class + Mage Blue Star became a game, and everyone awakened a class. Zhang Yi awakened as a Weapon Designer and began forging the strongest weapons across the myriad worlds. Assassin: “Why bother with those little daggers? I've got an AK in my left hand and a Barrett in my right.” Priest: “Don't come any closer! I'll use this on you!” Zhang Yi went on a wild money-making spree and became the richest man in the w 1.1kReads8.3Score10014d adds
- 19 I Asked You to Forge Weapons, So How Did Your Weapon Spirit Cleave Through the High Martial World? 让你炼器，你器灵咋横断高武了？ [Urban high-martial arts + forging + artifact crafting + feel-good power fantasy] Su Qiye transmigrates into a high-martial world plagued by ferocious beasts. Orphaned, with only mediocre martial talent, he fails the martial arts exam with a dismal score! With no other choice, he takes over an enchanted artifact shop, only to unexpectedly bind himself to the [Creator System]. His D-rank talent as an Enchanter instantly becomes an SSS-rank Lord of Enchanting! When an artifact recognizes its maste 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Master of Weapons 武器大师 A world of countless clans and innumerable rival cities, where experts emerge in droves. The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber compete for brilliance; the Peacock Feather and Overlord Spear each command their own renown. The youngest master swordsmith on Earth is reborn in another world. With the Nine Suns Divine Furnace and a tome of divine artifact blueprints, he thrives and climbs to the peak of the martial path. The world is filled with the strong, but I will decide who rises and falls! 349Reads8.7Score15214d adds
- 21 A Hidden-Class Creator? The Whole Nation Helps Me Forge Divine Gear 隐藏职业造物师？举国助我造神装 Lu Yuan transmigrates to a world where everyone changes class, and from the start, he gets the one-of-a-kind exclusive class: Creator. Creator: You can turn stone into gold and use all kinds of materials to craft equipment, pills, talismans, dungeon keys, max-level experience scrolls, and more... So Lu Yuan tries making a few items. [Ring of Unarmed Mastery]: When you fight bare-handed without a weapon, all attributes increase by X10. [Stronger with Every Battle]: When you are injured, restore a 10.3kReads8.0Score90314d adds
- 22 You Asked Me to Make Equipment, So What’s with These Black Stockings? 让你打造装备，这黑丝是什么鬼？ (Lighthearted daily life. Please don’t complain if it’s not your thing.) Games descend upon reality, bringing savage beasts and eerie places where no one survives. Humanity’s survival is under grave threat. Fortunately, everyone can awaken a class and gain extraordinary powers at the age of eighteen. At the most important moment of his life, Su Ming awakens the most useless class of all, [Blacksmith], and the school abandons him in no time. But Su Ming’s class panel mutates, awakening the hidden 4.9kReads8.4Score55314d adds
- 23 I'm in Konoha, and You Call This a Ninja Tool? 人在木叶，你管这叫忍具？ After transmigrating to the world of Hokage, he activates a God-Tier Forging System. From then on, a super-powerful figure rises in the shinobi world! One divine weapon after another appears in the shinobi world, and the entire world is thrown into an uproar! Kusanagi Sword, Totsuka Blade, One-Hit Kill: Murasame! Kubikiribōchō, Zanpakuto, Ryujin Jakka: Bankai! Sasori of the Red Sands: “My puppets are nothing compared to his ninja tools!” Fourth Raikage: “What? His blade can actually cut through 134Reads8.2Score11814d adds
- 24 World of Mist: I Become an Immortal-Level Artifact Forger from the Start 迷雾世界：开局成为仙级炼器师 “...” In broad daylight, a gigantic eye appeared out of nowhere above the city. With just one glance, it drove everyone in the city mad. “Found you!” A low murmur rang out. Then, “Boss, save me! Boss!” As the eye locked onto a certain spot, its pupil widened in a panicked hurry. “Boss, our Deep Red is doomed!” “The building’s collapsing!” Once Mo Fan realized the eye in the sky was looking at him, he was dumbfounded. Boss? What the hell? With an eye that huge, how could you mistake someone else 5.7kReads8.2Score33914d adds
- 25 I Can Add Points to My Artifact Refining, So Why Are My Skills a Billion Times Stronger? 我炼器能加点，技能强亿点怎么了 [Lighthearted + Genius + Power Fantasy + Two Worlds + Farming + Cautious Protagonist + Hard Work Pays Off + Game Merges with Reality] By a stroke of luck, Fang Ning gets access to the game Tianyuan. It’s a cultivation world centered on martial, magical, and artifact cultivation, with demonic, ghost, talisman, illusion, and other paths playing supporting roles! Those who enter the Tianyuan Realm cannot earn skill points. But Fang Ning has a legendary golden talent, Artifact Refining Enhances 5.4kReads8.2Score48314d adds
- 26 You Didn't Even Take Part in the National Destiny Trials, So Where Are You Hiding? 你根本没参加国运，你躲哪了？ Shanshi, who had transmigrated into this world, kept out of sight and cultivated alone. He never expected to get caught up in a struggle over national destiny. After giving it some thought, Shanshi decided to develop his new home properly. He never imagined that the more he built, the more absurd this world would become. 37.6kReads8.5Score2.8k14d adds
- 27 Cultivation: Starting Out as a Cook at a Refining Shop 修仙：从在炼器铺当厨子开始 New Title: The Timid Servant Is Actually a Master Synopsis: An outer-sect servant who’s always rushing around doing odd jobs to earn spirit stones is assigned a mission alongside a beautiful immortal maiden. He’s timid, afraid of dying, unambitious, and cares only about spirit stones, earning him the maiden’s complaints and disdain. But when the situation gets serious, he leaves her utterly stunned: who would have thought this kid was actually a master? [Rise from the Bottom + Humble and Unassum 20.2kReads8.8Score2k14d adds
- 28 The Ninth-Rank Artifact Crafter 九品炼器师 [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Artifact Refining] [A Young Man’s Rise] [Industrialization] [Fantasy Warfare] [Ensemble Cast] [Comedy and Satire] [Slow Burn] Young Qian Duoduo transmigrates through space! As a mortal, he starts from scratch! Thrown into prison, he’s facing certain death from the very start! If he doesn’t want to die, he’ll have to fight! To make matters worse, his bargain-basement master, a skinny old man, puts him over the fire to roast! If you want to read abo 23.5kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds
- 29 EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds
