Chapter 36: God. (1)

Heart of the Earth.

This hammer, made of pure black iron, is named so because the sound of striking heated iron is said to be like the heartbeat of the earth. It is the symbol of the Dwarf Grand Blacksmith that all dwarves aspire to possess.

Made of pure black iron, adamantium, the hardest metal in the world, this hammer can smelt any metal. To obtain this hammer, dwarves hold a competition every five years to test each other's skills. The winner of this competition gains the title of Dwarf Grand Blacksmith and the right to use the Hammer of the Earth for five years.

Of course, they also gain the duty to represent all dwarves as the Dwarf Grand Blacksmith, but if they can obtain the honor of being the best craftsman among dwarves and the Heart of the Earth, they say they can endure that much.

In other words, it can be said to be like a crown that rules all dwarves.

However, just because it's made as a craftsman's hammer doesn't mean its power can be ignored. Made of adamantium, the hardest substance in the world, it's said that there's nothing this hammer can't break, and according to legend, it could even break dragon scales.

Of course, it's unclear whether those scales were from a real dragon.

- From the Great Encyclopedia of Legendary Weapons.

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