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.

caught up in the

they see Grid’s

the blacksmiths who arrived in the West Continent one step faster than us are in

with losing a level and a bit of dexterity? We get to sit on a

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

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

me before handing it over to the

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 blacksmiths’ motivation by paying a fair price for purchased goods. He also

even more respect for Grid as he maintained his humble

he isn’t

reason why so many rankers serve

acts politely

like water

“Elixirs?”

persistence. Isn’t this elixir random? It is highly unlikely to get

replied honestly, “This is a random elixir and can actually raise dexterity. I just

Saying that to

really

to

I think it is

“...”

dozens of elixirs over the past three years

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 will give you the elixirs, so please use

“What does that...”

attitude of the blacksmiths. However, the blacksmiths thought differently. “They are items that we wouldn’t have received without Grid. We have already made a lot of money thanks to the unique item production

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

have a production method that

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 repay

ones. We will make sure we can be of help to Grid

100 blacksmiths who had gone on a short adventure with Grid—they were new loyalists who admired Grid’s ability. Grid’s reputation spread through

***

Duguen! Duguen! Duguen!

the blacksmiths. After returning to the 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

drink all of it and only dexterity and demonic

in stats was a win. Grid controlled his heart and barely let go of his expectations. He vowed

effect has increased

effect has increased dexterity

effect has increased courage by 10

effect has increased agility by

random elixir effect has increased

has increased dexterity

elixir effect has

elixir effect has increased

increased political

[....]

[....]

brightened every time he took a bitter elixir. There was a fortunate thing. The elixirs didn’t affect demonic power. On

Gulp.

“Kuuock!”

150 elixir bottles. Grid grabbed his bloated stomach

1,200 points. The effect of the courage stat has increased.

good luck stat has reached 400 points. The

He wanted to determine if the enhanced effect of good luck was just a false

random elixir effect has increased strength by 10