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

expected from

say something just

“No?”

in this village was a lowly blacksmith. If I was kicked out from here without learning how to make items, I would have to save money while doing restaurant chores or working in the fields until I gathered

the firewood. How much

old axe and said, “As

[Chop Firewood]

Difficulty: E

chop firewood. If you can finish this task well, Smith will look upon

Clear Conditions: 500 pieces

with Smith +10, experience +10, 20

Affinity with Smith

normal

Ashur’s quest, I only received S-grade or SS-grade quests, so

need 20 experience until my next level up… If I complete this quest, my experience bar will

was no change in the amount of experience needed to level up from -3 or -1. The amount of experience needed for minus levels seemed

to

one side, I looked at the axe in my

the axe will be shattered upon hitting the tree… He might be angry if I break his axe,

decided to use the ‘Legendary Blacksmith’s

“Appraisal.”

eye. If a hidden feature exists

[Smith’s Old Axe]

Rating: Normal

6/6 Attack

used since he was young. It was well made and is very old, but still cuts well. The durability is weak

Weight: 40

[No hidden functions exist.]

rather than disappointment, that

Old Axe, the production method, and the intentions

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

how to make an

passive skill, he perfectly understood

got 100%

the maximum understanding just by using Appraisal on them. Indeed, it would be funny if a legendary blacksmith looked at a normal

no conditions of use, so I don’t think an increased understanding is useful.

reducing the penalty. Smith’s Old Axe was an item that didn’t have a usage penalty, so there were no advantages to

set up a log. I thought about spitting into

is no need for physical power when chopping firewood.

it meant by following the grain. It was simply knowledge that couldn’t be applied. However, there

using swordsmanship on

I was about to chop the log… A solid

“What is this?”

the axe down, watching the black line disappear like it was a lie. I picked up the axe again. The black line soon reappeared. It felt like the axe was telling me to hit the