Overgeared

‘Why is it so big?’

Grid was surprised due to Pangea’s scale.

‘I thought it would be a small village because it’s a starter village.’

It was the reverse. Pangea was large enough to be called a city. He couldn’t see an end to the wall, no matter how he turned his gaze. It seemed much bigger than Reidan, the second largest city in Eternal, with the population even being higher. Reidan was lacking in people, while everywhere in Pangea was crowded with people.

‘The lord here must have it good...’

He would be earning a lot from all the taxes the citizens were paying. Desert cities, fortified cities, etc. Grid only owned cities that didn’t possess a lot of money, making him feel envious.

“Ah?”

Grid was constantly observing the area when he noticed something.

'There’s a lot of ethnic variety?’

Grid thought of the East Continent as Oriental. He imagined an Oriental style of living where the people had black hair and black eyes. However, while there were many inhabitants of Pangea who seemed Oriental, others were reminiscent of Westerners and Middle Easterners. The same was true for the architecture lining the streets. Some buildings looked like they came from the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, others looked like cathedrals from Medieval Europe, while mansions in the Middle East were also present.

“Wow. This is very...”

He thought he should eat jjamppong for lunch today. He was somewhat disappointed since he was hoping for the mysterious old Oriental mood.

‘But this might be an advantage. If a player of another nationality comes, they won’t stand out.’

Pangea was just the starter village. This must be an arrangement for players visiting from the West Continent for the first time.

‘A city or kingdom with the Oriental atmosphere I imagined probably exists somewhere.’

Grid’s reasoning was appropriate. The East Continent was known to be far larger than the West Continent. Grid lingered for a few hours in Pangea. He observed the shops and streets full of people in order to understand their rules, sentiments, and culture. It was an effort to adapt.

He didn’t move without thinking like the old days. It wasn’t irritating if he thought about it as meaningful behavior.

‘There isn’t anything special. It’s the same for the people. I should head to a smithy now.’

Grid determined that he had looked at Pangea enough and was filled with a new curiosity. He was curious as to how the blacksmiths of the continent worked and what type of battle gear they produced. He wanted to study it. Grid didn’t forget his duty as a legendary blacksmith.

"Esteemed elder, excuse me. Can I ask a question?”

Grid called out to a fat old man passing by.

“Where is the smithy?”

The elder NPC called Pao Woo looked over at Grid and asked.

“Is this your first time in Pangea?”

I came from far

the West Continent. Their perception towards the West Continent was still unknown, so he

be one or two

Woo explained it based

smithy on the south road, and the Blue Flames smithy on the north road. They are the most famous smithies in Pangea. If you

many

amount.

life, such as kitchen knives, hammers, farming equipment, etc. Therefore, the production demands for blacksmiths in cities with a large population were much higher. The West Continent set a limit on the number of smithies in each

“Thank you.”

to the kind old man and moved to the White Hammer smithy. He chose it because it was

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entered the White Hammer

have a different viewpoint from those of

“Hrmm.”

that Grid was a better blacksmith than them just by looking

petty reasons. It was because

a discerning eye means they lack

able to learn any blacksmithing from

levelling up

Flinch.

about to leave the smithy when he suddenly

Ttaaang!

clear? Grid doubted his ears and changed the direction of his footsteps. Then he stared inside the smithy with a

Ttang! Ttang! Ttang!

Hwaruruk!

Puok. Puok.

Chiiiik!

hammering, another person was cooling hot iron, while someone else was

are blacksmiths who have reached the advanced level of

the East Continent didn’t recognize Grid’s greatness. It wasn’t because they were ‘incompetent,’ but because they

‘No, it’s ahead.’

required tremendous physical strength, patience, and delicacy. But the common blacksmiths

superior professional mindset. Is it a phenomenon caused by the high competition rate of

a strong sense of curiosity as

iron, they use an iron hammer. When forging mithril,

efficiency of forging while paying attention not to conflict with the nature

that’s released into

could learn from here. It

want to learn

name was White. (TL: The spelling of this is more romanized to sound like white in English. Meanwhile, the name of the White sister is

become a blacksmith and said with a

as long as you are prepared to work. But I have many people like you come here every day. I can’t accept just anyone. If you want to learn our techniques, you must first prove that

just want to briefly

handed him an axe and a