Overgeared

Chapter 142

A few months ago, Grid had owed money to creditors. He suffered all types of persecution under the Mother’s Heart is Happy employees.

He did hard labor every day in order to pay back the interest and practically lived as a slave with no signs of a better life. He couldn’t even dream of being loved by others, or enjoying himself over a bottle of soju.

But now it was different.

Grid had got a legendary class and barely succeeded for a while. However, now the debt had been completely cleared and he became rich.

Since the Malacus raid, he produced the Thorn of Deep Grievance for Ibellin and earned 4.61 billion won in revenue. He still had 2.95 billion won left, despite paying 5% of the gold sales commission fee to the item trading site, paying off his family’s remaining debt, and purchasing a car.

Nowadays, Grid could eat chicken once every two weeks. He could eat one chicken in one meal without having to share. Now that he could enjoy such luxuries, he wanted to collect 10 billion won to buy a piece of land and build a residence!

But before starting that, he thought he needed to produce Failure first. Then he moved to purchase blue orichalcum, which was the main ingredient of Failure. However, there were no blue orichalcum at the auction site in the game or on the Internet.

It might be because no users had raided the Guardian of the Forest, or the drop rate of blue orichalcum was low, or another blacksmith had bought the blue orichalcum. Grid didn’t know the exact reason why there were no blue orichalcum for sale. But he knew the answer to obtain blue orichalcum.

Wasn’t it a simple task to collect them directly from the Guardian of the Forest raid?

‘I obtained three blue orichalcum when selling the Sword of Self-transcendence to Administrator Vladi… I need 12 more blue orichalcum to produce Failure.

And…

Grid was currently in front of the Guardian of the Forest.

“Here.”

The deepest part of the forest. There was a huge crater where the forest used to be. Grid started to observe all the topographic features, including the trees tinged with grey ash.

‘The soldiers don’t have enough cover to depend on. The trees will be crushed like cookies… It will be a frontal confrontation.’

Grid wasn’t particularly worried. As long as the knights and soldiers marked the golems summoned by the Guardian of the Forest, he could defeat the Guardian of the Forest in that gap. But the knights and soldiers were afraid.

“E-Excuse me Viscount… Shouldn’t we go back now?”

“Please save us! If I die, my wife and children will be sad!”

“I’m still young…”

Despite Grid showing his strength on the way here, the morale of the knights and soldiers was still low. In the end, Grid threw off the broad-brimmed hat he had been wearing. Then he wore the Holy Light Crown and pulled out the Commander’s Sword to raise his dignity stat.

“The Guardian of the Forest? Didn’t I get rid of Malacus, who filled the world with terror? You just have to believe in me. Yes?”

“O-Ohhh…!

Grid’s current dignity stat was 364 points. If he added 200 points from the Holy Light Crown and 30 points from the Commander’s Sword, his dignity stat neared a huge 600 points. This was comparable to the dignity stat points held by the top NPCs that represented each nation, even if they weren’t kings. The general soldiers as well as the knights, Romeo and Deck, couldn’t help bowing to Grid.

“I have great faith in the viscount. We will follow you with no more complaints.”

“Okay.”

The troops fell silent. Grid felt satisfied and started to look around again.

‘By the way, why isn’t the Guardian of the Forest appearing? Shouldn’t it appear now?’

of the Forest was supposed to respawn, and the timing was right as well. He also had to be careful of other raid parties, so he

were no raid parties and the Guardian of the Forest couldn’t be

me the site is a scam?’ It was a paid membership site. Grid was angry since he had paid 130,000 won in order to

of the price of six chickens and

wide eyes, “Amazing. The rock you kicked

“That’s not it…”

Like a turtle hiding inside its shell, it was the moment when

was a little

“What is this guy?”

Guardian of the Forest should be over 5m and

it like a

person. Except for the back that was made of hard rocks, the whole body was

“You, what are you?”

but it was ???. There were only question marks. Grid instinctively perceived the danger and became alert. Then the Awakened Guardian of the

Kwaang!

in the aftermath of his movements. The ash scattered all over the

Peeng!

sharp kick. Then Deck, standing next to Grid,

knight Deck

“Crazy!”

blow? Grid hurriedly exclaimed, “Avoid

tense Grid put a hand into his inventory. The black greatsword was pulled out and Dainsleif showed its

***

had now

Vantner. Following Pon and Ibellin, he

be born again as an overgeared

armor that Grid would produce, his defense would be sufficient and he could run amok! Vantner was excited. It wasn’t an exaggeration to call him the

happened. Grid abandoned the

A fortnight passed and he waited indefinitely. Whenever he walked the street, he would frantically look if he heard any grumbling. If he

because the guild chat and whispers were blocked. It was enough to make Vantner

as he waited for Grid, Vantner

Winston as Vantner dreamed of. Vantner’s long

finally get my

to tears. He ran off to meet Grid, like he was reuniting with a lover. Then he became frustrated. Instead of producing an armor, Grid suddenly announced his marriage. It was also to Lady Irene who

bringing up the wait, he was angry at Grid taking away Lady

was just an unrequited crush, so how

won’t refuse

Grid was. So after the wedding, he stayed for three days at Khan’s smithy. He wanted to apologize to Grid for his actions and to ask for the production

up in Khan’s smithy after his marriage. Khan knew the reason why. But

won’t

Grid on his wedding day? I don’t want someone like you becoming involved with

“Hah, really…”

a twisted old man. There was a reason why he was a good fit with Grid. Vantner failed

you go

me to

–Yes…

is

his blacksmith abilities. Grid also joined the guild to

went to see Irene. Then she

has gone to defeat

wants to defeat the Guardian of the Forest for our sake.