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.”

anyone can learn how to make items? A child like you should start from firewood. No, not even. If you sincerely want

from a lowly

you say something

“No?”

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 enough for the

chop the firewood. How much do I

me an old axe

[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 more favorable

Clear Conditions: 500 pieces of

Affinity with Smith +10, experience +10, 20

Failure: Affinity with

it’s a normal

S-grade or SS-grade quests, so receiving a normal quest felt like

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

minus levels seemed to be 20 points. In other words, at the minus level,

need to escape

checking the trees piled up on one side, I looked at the axe in my hand. It was an old axe. Could this old axe be used to chop

be shattered upon hitting the tree… He might be angry if I

decided to use the ‘Legendary Blacksmith’s Appraisal’ skill on the old

“Appraisal.”

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

[Smith’s Old Axe]

Rating: Normal

Attack Power:

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

Weight: 40

[No hidden functions exist.]

rather than disappointment, that the item didn’t have a hidden function.

up Smith’s Old Axe, the production method, and the intentions

now at 100%. You can

how to

perfectly understood

100% understanding straight

using Appraisal on them. Indeed, it would be funny if

increased understanding is useful. The advantage is that the

if I equipped an item that I didn’t 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 production

didn’t feel much inspiration, but I placed the axe to one side and set up a log. I thought about spitting into my hands and rubbing them together, like the old man in

is no need for physical power when chopping firewood. I just need to

from somewhere, but I didn’t know exactly what it meant by following the grain. It was simply knowledge that couldn’t

like using

picked up the axe I had put aside. The moment I was about to chop the log… A solid black

“What is this?”

it was a lie. I picked up the axe again. The black line soon reappeared.