Overgeared

Chapter 428

Apart from strength, stamina, intelligence, and agility, special stats could be opened by clearing specific quests or acquiring a title, position or class. In addition, it wasn’t possible to put points into special stats, so they were very difficult to increase.

But Grid was different. Every time Grid created items with a certain rating, ‘all stats’ increased. There was also the various titles that increased his stats such as Apostle of Justice, Kingdom's Hero, and First Duke. He even had items. The Holy Light Crown increased his intelligence by 300 and his dignity by 200, while the Great Lord's Sword gave him 150 dignity, insight, and leadership.

The result? At present, Grid had 2,000 dignity, 1,000 charm, and 300 leadership.

This wasn’t the end. There was even the Pagma’s Descendant class effect of ‘easily acknowledged.’ NPCs, especially NPCs with the proper perspective, had no choice but to instinctively look up at Grid. They were able to sense that he was a ‘great person’ simply by meeting Grid’s eyes.

Grid’s presence was overwhelming. This was one of the reasons Lauel often stated that ‘Grid is a qualified king.’

However...

Now, take off their equipment? No matter how great the person, it was an absurd command that couldn’t be easily accepted. They had to take off their equipment? It might be different if their affinity was high, but the 50 NPCs didn’t follow Grid’s unreasonable command.

In this confused atmosphere, Grid put on the Ruler’s Cloak and ordered again.

"Take it off. If you want to win the war, believe in me.”

“...!”

Grid was just repeating himself. However, Grid’s voice rang out through the castle. There was a heavy weight in his voice that caused the listeners to feel a thrill. This was the effect of the passive skill attached to the Ruler’s Cloak, Ruler’s Voice.

“...I understand.”

Grid’s words contained a mysterious power. For some reason, everything that Grid said seemed to be a reality. The 50 NPCs felt an infinite trust in Grid and started taking off their equipment.

Grid observed them with the Great Lord's Sword.

‘The fastest and most obvious means of making them stronger is item enhancement.’

At first, he thought about strengthening the equipment of the 50 NPCs. But the economic spending was too big. He couldn’t rule out the possibility that these NPCs were ‘disposable,’ so he had to avoid excessive investment. In the first place, he didn’t have a lot of enhancement stones. In order to prepare for the National Competition, he had enhanced the recently produced Triple Layers.

Thus, Grid came up with two possible methods. The first was to utilize the Legendary Blacksmith’s Appraisal skill. He planned to strengthen the NPCs by finding hidden features in their items. But the result wasn’t good.

‘Is it all a failure?’

Grid appraised the items of all 50 NPCs, but none of them had a hidden feature. One method was discarded. Grid was disappointed, but he didn’t judge it to be hopeless yet. There was another way to strengthen the NPCs. This method was to utilized the Character Observation skill attached to the Great Lord's Sword.

For example, in this way.

Name: Tron.

Level: 300

Class: Heavy Armor Knight

Strength: 1,610 Stamina: 1,300

Agility: 500 Intelligence: 105

Provocation, Shield Throw, Steel Skin, Intermediate Spear Mastery Lv. 3, and Intermediate

Increased Attack Power (Passive), Rotation Cut, and Advanced Sword

Name: Cary

Level: 300

Class: Armored Sword Knight

Strength: 1,500 Stamina: 600

Agility: 1,415 Intelligence: 80

Attack Power, Three Stage Cutting, Ascending Slash,

skills: Multi Shot, Quick Shot,

“Tron.”

“Yes!”

Take Cary’s sword and use it. Cary,

Ah... Yes!

living in society, it was inevitable that they would face a situation where they had to compromise, taking up a job that wasn’t suited to their aptitude or skills. It was the same for NPCs. Some of them

watching the

“How did he...?"

my skills at

the light armored knights, so I suffered from acquiring shield skills that I’m not interested

Grid, I’m able to use what I’m interested

has risen

with Cary has risen

Faiba has risen

...

...

Grid identifying their aptitudes and redistributing their items and roles. The amazed NPCs couldn’t tear their gaze away from Grid. It was the same with the

‘How is this possible?’

shows things that are beyond common

Different

representatives and NPCs were feeling admiration. Grid was observing the rest of the NPCs when he suddenly made a strange

“I found someone interesting.”

and it was the good luck stat. It was a

use

“...?”

over to Lucky, causing all eyes to widen. They couldn’t understand the current situation. Grid seemed like he was

why are you giving

had no interest in farming. Why was he being given a

indirectly saying that I

chest heart at the thought of his presence being

“Take it.”

awkward silence flowed, Grid moved away from Lucky and pointed

follow me

anxious Swan was

***

is he

can’t understand Grid’s behavior.

the National Competition were confused. It was difficult for them to understand why Grid had the

changing the role

too absurd and stupid to interpret