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.”

If you sincerely want to learn how to make items from me, you should go to the backyard

from a

you say something just

“No?”

feeling regret now. The only person I could depend on 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

chop the firewood. How

axe and said, “As much as

[Chop Firewood]

Difficulty: E

errand to chop firewood. If you can finish this

500

Smith +10, experience

Failure: Affinity with

normal quest window this

SS-grade quests,

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

level up from -3 or -1. The amount of experience needed for minus levels seemed to be 20 points. In other words, at the minus level, I could raise my level

need to escape from the minus

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

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

use the ‘Legendary Blacksmith’s Appraisal’ skill

“Appraisal.”

who becomes a legend that appraises items with an excellent discerning eye. If a hidden feature

[Smith’s Old Axe]

Rating: Normal

6/6 Attack

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

Weight: 40

[No hidden functions exist.]

very old. I felt relief, rather than disappointment, that the item didn’t have a hidden function. I had gone through so many incidents lately

Old Axe, the production method, and the intentions of its

now at 100%.

learned how to make

skill, he perfectly understood the

100%

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

use, so I don’t think an increased understanding is useful. The advantage is that the axe production method is

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

up a log. I thought about spitting into my hands and rubbing them together, like the

chopping firewood. I just need to go along

meant by following the grain. It was 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 would cut

like using

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

“What is this?”

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