Overgeared

“Why is it dexterity?”

The number of stats that points could be invested in was limited to the four main stats. Strength, stamina, agility, and intelligence. It was the same with the elixirs. The elixirs only raised four stats. Then why did dexterity go up?

The random elixirs were different from normal elixirs. Grid took around two minutes to realize this.

“I can think of it as an elixir to raise special stats.”

The special stats Grid currently had were dexterity, persistence, composure, indomitable, dignity, insight, courage, political power, demonic power, luck, and deity.

‘Of course, the probability of the deity stat rising is 0%.’

Deity was a myth grade stat that only grew when a certain person or force deified Grid and gave him room to become a myth. It wasn’t logical to expect that the random elixir would raise the deity stat.

‘Then this means the remaining 10 stats can rise.’

This wasn’t good though. The probability of a special condition of the stat being activated was low. The resistance to status conditions given by the composure stat was low compared to the complete status resistance of a legendary class. An unreliable stat like indomitable that had a chance of invalidating damage wasn’t something the unlucky Grid should lean on.

The dignity stat was already sufficient thanks to the Overgeared King’s crown, and the effect of the insight stat to detect the behavior of the target had long been known to have a definite upper limit. What about dexterity? It was a stat that naturally went up during the item making process. From Grid’s point of view, it was the easiest stat to raise, since his current dexterity was 3,967+880. It was close to 5,000. There was nothing he desired.

‘I can easily raise persistence, not to mention demonic power. Demonic power is completely ridiculous. Additionally, the stats like political power, courage and...’

Political power was an indispensable stat for the king of a kingdom because it sped up domestic development. If the king’s political power was high, the nation’s overall domestic development rate would increase. There was also courage. Courage was better than nothing. Every one point in courage raised attack power and defense by 0.1. It was very shabby compared to the third awakening strength stat, which increased attack power by 0.6 or stamina which increased defense by 0.9.

Finally...

‘...Good luck.’

Good luck was the statistic that increased the probability of a beneficial effect. It was useful in all fields such as item making, enhancement, hunting, and raids. For the unlucky Grid, good luck was the stat that he was most desperate for. Good luck was a special stat that didn’t increase with the title effects, so he was confident that its value would shine as it increased.

“Okay...”

Grid held the remaining two elixirs and prayed earnestly, ‘Please raise good luck. If it isn’t good luck, political power or courage will be fine. Please don’t let it be demonic power or dexterity.’

“Go!”

Had there ever been another day when he was so nervous? Grid gulped before swallowing an elixir. The result was amazing.

[The random elixir effect has increased dexterity by 10 points.]

[The random elixir effect has increased dexterity by 10 points.]

“...” It was cruel and irrational to expect anything from his luck. Grid couldn’t cope with the result and hugged his knees. “...Should I quit the game?”

“Nyang?”

“No, I can’t even joke about this.” Grid stroked the fur of Noe who was lying on his shoulders. The sky was exceptionally clear today like it was making fun of him. It was a pleasant experience for Noe who was lying down next to Grid. He leaned over and rubbed his face against Grid’s chest.

“Sometimes, this isn’t too bad.”

How long had Grid been resting? Then it happened while Grid was enjoying his spare time with Noe.

“Grid!” A group of people approached Grid. They were the blacksmiths who had just returned from Pangea.

“You came back safely.”

“Grid, didn’t you clear the quest? You should’ve noticed the notification window.”

“Um...” Grid had a bittersweet smile on his face as he looked at the blacksmiths. There were 77 people. With the exception of the 23 people who died, these blacksmiths had returned to the West Continent one step ahead of being killed by Garam. Grid felt responsible for what happened. It was due to his unreasonable judgment that the blacksmiths had experienced a crisis and felt fearful throughout their quests. In the end, some people were sacrificed.

up in

see Grid’s regretful

than us are in a festive atmosphere. Didn’t we gain

wrong with losing a level and a bit of dexterity? We

the Overgeared members. It is uncomfortable to sell the precious items outside the kingdom. Since it is a reward we got from Grid in the first place, we should sell it to the

hear. Grid appreciated the hearts of the blacksmiths, but there was still something he had to handle

me before handing it over to the

of course. Actually, no, I won’t accept any money from Grid for it. Just take half of it,” the blacksmiths suggested. However, Grid politely declined. He didn’t want to monopolize the items. Instead, he wanted the development of the entire kingdom. Grid wanted to maintain the

They gained even more respect for Grid as

like he isn’t a

is the reason why so

Katz acts politely

like water in a pot. They shouted

“Elixirs?”

dexterity, and persistence. Isn’t this elixir random? It is highly unlikely to get the stats we want, so this

“This is a random elixir and can actually raise dexterity. I

Saying that

it really raises

to

how I think about it, the elixirs are a luxury. I think it is better for Grid to use the elixirs, no

“...”

were true. It was an extravagant luxury for ordinary blacksmiths, who only had a small amount of stamina and strength, to take the random elixirs. However, elixirs usually sold for more than 200 million won. Katz was a chaebol, and it was rumored that he steadily purchased dozens of elixirs over the past three years for 300 million won per elixir. It was a burden to buy 231 elixirs, even for Grid. If he calculated it at

million won. While Grid was hesitating, the blacksmiths said some unexpected words, “We’re saying for you to literally take them. We aren’t trying to sell them. We

“What does that...”

blacksmiths. However, the blacksmiths thought differently. “They are items that we

also a type of bribe. Who knows what we will receive from

Grid, if you have a production method that you don’t

The high rated production methods that Grid held could be of great value to them. Grid struggled for a while before accepting the favor, “Okay. I am grateful and will surely

We will make sure we can be of help to

a short adventure with Grid—they were new loyalists who admired Grid’s ability. Grid’s

***

Duguen! Duguen! Duguen!

castle, he whispered his love to Irene, received a job report from Lauel, kissed the sleeping Lord’s forehead and then sat alone in his office. There were a huge 231 elixirs on the desk. The iridescent liquid in the transparent bottles was

drink all of it and only dexterity and demonic power

he had gotten the elixirs for free, so any increase in stats was a win. Grid controlled his heart and barely let go of his expectations. He vowed to humbly accept

has increased

effect has increased dexterity

elixir effect has increased courage

elixir effect has increased agility by

has increased indomitable by 10

effect has

random elixir effect has increased courage

effect has increased good luck

elixir effect has increased political power by

[....]

[....]

he took a bitter elixir. There was a fortunate thing. The elixirs didn’t affect demonic power. On the other hand,

Gulp.

“Kuuock!”

bottles. Grid grabbed his

courage stat has reached 1,200 points. The effect of the courage stat has increased. Every one point

luck stat has reached 400 points. The chances of a beneficial

He

has increased