Blacksmith vs. the System Novel

A cataclysm transformed the world, bringing with it a System that replaced technology with classes and skills. People adapted to this new reality, learning to fight back against the monsters now inhabiting their world. Devon received the Blacksmith class, a profession that offered no Intelligence bonus. This forced him to abandon his former career as a mathematical sociologist, a field he had truly loved. Instead, he joined the ranks of the production class—marginalized and overshadowed by the System Shops that rendered traditional craftspeople obsolete. Yet Devon discovers an unexpected opportunity. What if he applied his scientific mindset and analytical thinking to understanding the System itself? By bringing his mathematical and sociological expertise to bear on the mechanics of his new world, he might find a way to transcend his seemingly limited role and prove that a Blacksmith has value beyond what the System initially suggests.