Overgeared

Chapter 13

I only had 3 gold and 11 silver. I had to make items and sell them to people in order to earn enough to use the carriage. Once I saved up enough money, I could buy some blue orichalcum ore and make ‘Failure.’ However, saving money was as hard as plucking the stars from the night skies.

“Eh?”

The moment I set foot in the smithy,

[The effect of mastering ‘Blacksmith’s Craftsmanship Skill’ is activated. Blacksmith NPCs with craftsmanship skill beyond the intermediate level will treat you in a friendly manner.

[’Pagma’s Descendant’ class effect is activated. Blacksmith NPCs with advanced level craftsmanship skills will recognize and worship you.]

This was a hidden feature? It meant I could readily obtain the desired production methods from blacksmiths.

“Wow.”

The Pagma’s Descendant class, the most I experienced it, the more I liked it. At first, I disliked it because it was a production class. However, it truly was a legendary class. I joyfully entered the smithy and found a blacksmith sweating in front of a hearth.

“I want to make and sell the most profitable item with the greatest demand. What is that item? Please give me a recommendation.”

I smiled brightly.

‘I am Pagma’s Descendant, someone who has mastered the Blacksmith’s Craftsmanship Skill. Feel appreciation towards me, worship me, and hand over the appropriate crafting method!’

But the next development went against my expectations. Instead of the worshipping, the blacksmith gazed at me with cold eyes.

“Bah, a kid wants to talk about this subject. I don’t want to talk to a rude and incompetent person like you, so get out.”

“……?”

This was an ordinary NPC’s attitude towards level 1 users.

‘He didn’t recognize me?’

An intermediate or advanced blacksmith would instantly recognize me, but the blacksmith here didn’t know me. It meant that he was a low level blacksmith who hadn’t even reached the intermediate level.

‘Ah, you. I met a lousy person.’

I wanted to go to another blacksmith, but this was the only smithy in the village. I expected this to be easy due to the notification window, but it was in vain.

‘I forgot how unlucky I was. Dammit.’

It couldn’t be helped. I hurriedly changed my attitude and respectfully spoke to the blacksmith, “You were so passionate about your work that I was afraid to disturb your concentration. Therefore, I wanted to quickly get to the point. Did I sound rude? If so, please forgive me.”

“Huh, I see. You have learned strange manners.”

The blacksmith looked at me with interest. I stood as politely as possible, like a man engaged in a service job.

“I am Grid. I would like to learn how to make items.”

sincerely want to learn how to make items from me, you should go to the backyard and obtain firewood. You should be thankful that I am letting

expected from

say

“No?”

only person I could depend on in this village was a lowly blacksmith. If I was kicked out from here without

chop the firewood. How much do

me an old axe and said,

[Chop Firewood]

Difficulty: E

given you an errand to chop firewood. If you can finish this task well, Smith will look upon you in a

Clear Conditions: 500 pieces of

Reward: Affinity with Smith +10,

Failure: Affinity with

a normal quest window this

quests, so receiving a normal

next level up… If I complete this quest, my experience bar will fill up

needed to level up from -3 or -1. The amount of experience needed for minus levels seemed to

I need to escape

to the backyard with the axe. After checking the trees piled up on one side, I looked at the

the axe will be shattered upon hitting the tree… He might

‘Legendary Blacksmith’s Appraisal’ skill on the

“Appraisal.”

who becomes a legend that appraises items with an excellent discerning eye. If a hidden feature exists in the target item,

[Smith’s Old Axe]

Rating: Normal

Attack

was young. It was well made and is very old, but still cuts well. The durability is weak so there is a danger that

Weight: 40

[No hidden functions exist.]

very old. I felt relief, rather than disappointment, that the item

grasped the materials that make up Smith’s Old Axe, the production method, and

of Smith’s Old Axe is now at 100%. You can use Smith’s Old Axe

have learned how to make an

understood the item

got 100% understanding straight

by using Appraisal on them. Indeed, it would be funny if a legendary blacksmith

understanding is useful. The advantage is that the axe production

meet the conditions of. The ‘understanding’ of an item was just a skill that played a role in reducing the penalty. Smith’s Old Axe was an item that didn’t have a usage penalty, so there were no advantages to the 100% understanding, except for the addition of the

side and set up a log. I thought about spitting into

need for physical power when chopping firewood.

simply knowledge that couldn’t be applied. However, there was no need to worry. Couldn’t I just cut the piece of wood like I

is like using swordsmanship

had put aside. The moment I was about to chop the log… A solid black line was drawn near the

“What is this?”

black line disappear like it was a lie. I picked up the axe again.