Overgeared

Asmophel and Haster didn’t bother following the fleeing soldiers. The inhabitants of the village were safe now, and it was unlikely that the soldiers would return to retaliate.

“You’re going to help me? Can you leave here? Weren’t you protecting the cabin for a reason?” Asmophel asked Haster, who had taken off the military helmet and returned it.

There was obviously a reason. Some of the skills that he learned from Master Winfred involved raising the level through ‘meditation.’ Additionally, Winfred had left a will saying that a person of distinction would visit here. Therefore, Haster had protected the cabin while waiting.

Now, it was time to leave. Haster’s skill level was high enough, and his teacher’s will seemed to be referring to Asmophel.

“I will leave now.” Haster would say goodbye to the place that contained memories of his teacher. Then a notification window appeared before Haster, causing him to smile.

[Affinity with Asmophel has increased by 10.]

Asmophel gladly welcomed Haster. “It is reassuring to be with Winfred’s disciple. I believe that we will help each other on the journey.”

“Me too.” As he replied, a transparent orange shield was formed around Haster.

[All resources have been restored by the effect of the passive skill ‘Heroic Story.’ For one minute, your defense will increase in proportion to the amount of resources used within the past two minutes. In addition, a shield that negates all types of skills and magic damage will be maintained for 10 seconds.]

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[Jiangshi Recipe]

[Category: Skill Book (Unique)

-An old booklet containing the recipe for a steel jiangshi.

Conditions of Use: Daoist, Necromancer.]

Skills were mostly divided into two categories. They could be learned either through class-specific skills when their level went up or through acquiring them from hidden quests or skill books.

Of course, the value of the latter was higher. Unlike a class skill that could be acquired by raising the level, the skills acquired from quests and skill books were scarce. In particular, the higher the rating of the skill, the greater the versatility and power, as well as their astronomical value.

What about a unique-rated skill book? If it were placed on the auction site right now, the auction price would likely reach billions of won. The more assets the rankers accumulated, the greater the demand for items would be. Meanwhile, the supply remained unchanged. This meant the value of a Satisfy item was now several times higher than it was a few years ago.

“Are you giving this to me?” The 2nd ranked necromancer, Bullet, had been ignored by Agnus and then left the decaying Immortal after being used by Veradin. Now he was stunned. He hadn’t known that the jangshi making method Grid talked about was a skill. Of course, he assumed it would be an item. He’d thought that a jiangshi-type monster would be summoned when certain items were used.

In fact, he hadn’t thought about it too deeply. Bullet had come to find Grid because of the expectations Grid had held in his gaze when he looked at Bullet, not because of his incomprehensible words about jiangshi production.

“Why me?” Bullet asked again while staring blankly. He was wary that this skill book would be poison. “It is pointless if you want me to tell you information about Agnus in exchange for this. I don’t know anything about him. Even if I did, I wouldn’t say it. I don’t want to mess with him. I’m sorry,” Bullet bowed deeply and apologized.

It was an apology for disappointing Grid, who had expectations toward Bullet despite them being enemies.

‘I am once again missing out on a bond.’ Bullet’s expression was bitter as he looked down at the ground. He believed that Grid would be angry. After all, from Grid’s point of view, Bullet was protecting Agnus, who was an enemy.

However, Grid’s response was unexpected. “Why are you making a fuss on your own? Who wants something like that?”

“...?”

“I want you to be my colleague. This skill book is simply a bribe.”

Grid definitely knew that he was strong. He also trusted the Overgeared members, who were prominent in all areas. Still, this didn’t mean that he felt no anxiety. His obsession with Kir wasn’t due to being fearful of a future enemy. Rather, it was because Grid predicted that the Overgeared Kingdom, which was developing uniquely, would soon be isolated, so he wanted more strength. Since there was a limit of the strength of an individual, his desire to recruit talented people naturally increased, and Bullet was a good candidate to fulfill Grid’s wishes.

in the Overgeared Kingdom. However, most necromancer rankers belonged to Immortal, so he hadn’t been able to find any talent. The 2nd ranked Bullet was a treasure that Grid had fortunately

already heard the story of Immortal and Veradin. Agnus never

“...”

pursued was a fit for the Overgeared Kingdom. It was why he was certain about

We need you. I

“...”

Bullet. It was different from those who tried to rely on Bullet’s strength and also from those who tried to exploit it. Grid was confident enough to make Bullet feel he was trustworthy. To think that there was such a firm belief

“I will purchase the skill book at a reasonable price.

very beginning. This decision was made based on Bullet’s previous experience. However, Grid refused to accept it. “What if I don’t want to? This is a skill book that I obtained from

Prison, the largest prison

you think you can put

“...”

Grid showed a wicked smile. “I’ll mortgage your

if I eat the

kill order? I will follow you to

“Haha...”

couldn’t overcome the temptation. His wish

‘Bullet’ has joined Overgeared Guild

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’Jiangshi Recipe’

Jiangshi Production

Production has

Control has

[Jiangshi Production Lv. 1]

can’t be produced from

body is higher than the creator’s level, the jiangshi can’t be

starting level of the steel jiangshi is 100 and the maximum level is 100 levels lower than the

The higher the skill level, the higher the variety of the

Mana Consumption: 100% maximum

Skill Cooldown Time: None.]

[Coffin Production]

to produce coffins for

required to control

is

Resources Consumed: 1,000 mana.

12 spikes,

1

[Jiangshi Control Lv. 1]

[Passive.

can have a maximum of

can be active for up to three hours. After three hours, it should rest for three hours in the coffin. After death, the jiangshi needs

the concept of a jiangshi, he couldn’t help feeling surprised. ‘Won’t it grow to be recognized as a unique presence

jiangshi was limited, but this was likely to be overcome once the level of

is a

you. It was

of the black horse jiangshi that had been the head of the Lava Prison. It was a monster that ordinary players couldn’t afford to

in the future. I will give as much support as

regular undead, which consumed the dominance stat, and the jiangshi which didn’t consume the