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.

in the quest because

they see Grid’s

in the West Continent one step faster than us are in a festive atmosphere. Didn’t we gain many rewards thanks to

with losing a level and

the Overgeared members. It is uncomfortable to sell the precious items outside the kingdom.

the blacksmiths, but

me before handing it over

monopolize the items. Instead, he wanted the development of

expected, the blacksmiths were thrilled. They gained even more respect for Grid as he maintained his humble attitude

is like he

why so

Katz acts

respect and liking toward Grid started to boil over like water in a pot.

“Elixirs?”

Isn’t this elixir random? It

and can actually raise dexterity. I just

Saying that to

really

don’t have to concede

the elixirs are a luxury. I think it

“...”

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 the

200 million won. While Grid was hesitating, the blacksmiths said some unexpected words, “We’re saying for

“What does that...”

worth billions? Grid couldn’t understand the 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 method and enhancement stones. It is really burdensome for us to

receive from giving the elixirs to

a production method that you don’t

true. 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 repay

sure we

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

***

Duguen! Duguen! Duguen!

in his office. There were a huge 231 elixirs on the desk. The iridescent liquid in the transparent bottles was more fearful than beautiful. Grid’s body shook. His

I drink all of it and only dexterity and demonic power

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

effect has

elixir effect has

has increased courage by 10

elixir effect has increased agility by

effect has increased indomitable by 10

effect has increased dexterity by 10

has increased courage by 10

random elixir effect has increased good luck by

random elixir effect has increased political power

[....]

[....]

time he took a bitter elixir. There was a fortunate thing. The elixirs didn’t affect demonic power. On the other hand, the agility and good luck Grid desperately wanted went up many

Gulp.

“Kuuock!”

elixir bottles. Grid

courage stat has increased. Every one point in courage raised

has reached 400 points. The chances of a beneficial

stronger and quickly drank the remaining elixirs. He wanted to determine if the enhanced effect of good

has increased strength