Overgeared

People weren’t seriously concerned about the war situation in the Overgeared Kingdom. Was the empire’s army hundreds of times larger than the Overgeared Kingdom?

“What does that mean?”

Grid would come forward and slaughter the enemies as always. People took it for granted, and the experts didn’t disagree. It was because Grid and the Overgeared members had shown too much. They always handled crises in ways and methods that transcended common sense.

Then what was the truth? The situation of the Overgeared Kingdom was like a candle flickering in the wind. The armies of the seven dukes were tied down for a while as they defended the port cities, but there were still the magicians of the Tower of Eternity, the magic machines, the Red Knights, the Five Pillars, and so on. The empire hadn’t pulled out their real power yet. On the other hand, the Overgeared Kingdom had already put a lot of effort into stopping the empire’s troops.

Grid was nervous. He was anxious because bad results kept coming up. The reason why Grid used methods, such as dealing with the companies and using his network of connections, was in effort to change the expected outcome. He came here was the same reason.

[Marie Rose’s evil influence makes your magic power turbid. All types of spells and skills aren’t available.]

[You have resisted.]

It was an ominous entrance that looked like the mouth of a monster. This was the cave Marie Rose was trapped in. The vampire duke sealed by the second pope Chreshler and Rebecca’s Daughters—the ultimate vampire who transcended Shizo Beriache—was released from the seal by none other than Grid.

‘It happened because of Malacus’ Cloak.’

An unintentional accident had occurred. Grid was looking forward to the effect of the Blood King Candidate.

[Blood King Candidate]

[You have become a candidate to be a blood king.

You will give a sense of pressure to ordinary vampires. All ordinary vampires hostile toward you will have their stats decreased by 15%.

You will give a sense of confusion to true blood vampires. All true blood vampires hostile toward you will have their stats decreased by 8%.

Direct descendant vampires will be interested in you. Any direct descendant vampires facing you will temporally awaken from the Curse of Idleness.]

Grid had sealed four direct descendants, so the title Qualification of a Blood King was promoted to Blood King Candidate. The alertness of the direct descendants rose, and this was enough to awaken them from the Curse of Idleness. This might work positively for Marie Rose.

‘I am happy to play.’

Noll said that when he faced Blood King Candidate Grid, the thought that ‘everything was annoying’ had been erased from his head and he had been filled with motivation. He’d felt ‘emotions’ for the first time since he was born, and he had been filled with a fearsome anger and killing intent toward Grid.

Noll had described the event of the day like this, “I realized I was alive after feeling the emotion. Once the Curse of Idleness was broken, I felt sorry for the wasted time and even grateful to you for making me angry and forgetting the curse.”

This was why Grid looked forward to the effect of Blood King Candidate.

‘If Marie Rose is like Noll...’

Would she be thankful to him for freeing her from the seal and the Curse of Idleness? What emotions would she feel, and if she felt favorable toward him, would she take a cooperative attitude? Of course, it was an extremely optimistic idea. He could provoke Marie Rose and be slain by her.

However, the circumstances weren’t clear, so Grid planned to grasp a straw and contact her. Marie Rose was one of the most powerful beings in the world. The benefits that came from having her as a companion were so huge that it couldn’t compare with the value of Grid’s life.

‘It is a gamble I should challenge once.’

Grid came here to increase his chances of the gamble. He sent Shay back and entered the cave alone. Then he pulled out a pickaxe and held it.

‘Braham said it previously. Marie Rose’s evil influence was inherited from Shizo Beriache, and she has a very strong personality.’

He knew because he actually experienced it. It had been ~15–17 years since Marie Rose left here, but there were still remnants of her evil energy. Grid made a hypothesis, ‘The cave that sealed Marie Rose for hundreds of years will have a thick evil influence...’

Grid thought it was likely that the minerals present in the cave were affected by Marie Rose’s evil influence. He wasn’t

influence will have a low rating. I only hope that they aren't corroded by the evil

minerals which were directly exposed to Marie Rose’s evil influence might’ve become dusty and corroded. Nevertheless, the reason why Grid needed the minerals was to buy Marie Rose’s favor when

very sensitive to the smell of blood from

to wake her up from the seal after hundreds of

wearing items that contain her evil influence, she

His thoughts were occasionally extraordinary. Then Grid started looking closely at the cave. It was to observe the presence of minerals. However, there were only stones at the entrance, and he had to go

makes your magic power turbid. All types of spells and skills aren’t

[You have resisted.]

your physical and mental

[You have resisted.]

higher the physical burden became. Grid was able to resist them, but it would’ve been different for

can’t even enter

impressed by the fraudulent nature of a ‘legend’ and felt thankful as he arrived at the innermost part of

‘It is surprisingly big.’

outside, but it was a huge cave. It took 40 minutes to reach this

here

It was a pure white coffin. The beautiful figure of Marie Rose sleeping there naturally came

“Ah...”

of this space. It was in order to find minerals, but most of them were already corroded by the evil influence. This space was

efficiency is too

influence, he would’ve called Minor over right away. The minerals detector hadn’t found new

he isn’t

minerals and geography and expanded his

mineral detection capability

the territory of the Overgeared Kingdom had to expand. The larger the scope of Minor’s

can’t lose any

Grid and his colleagues. It contained all of their hard work and enthusiasm. Yet it was going to be taken away by others now? Grid couldn’t accept it. He had no thoughts of letting it being taken away. Thus, he planned to depend on Marie

“Ah...!”

in the corner of the space which was so

“This is it!”

Ttang! Ttang! Ttang!

His skill handling the pickaxe wasn’t rusty and was still amazing. Any miner who saw it would cry. By

[The mining has failed.]

[The mining has failed.]

[The mining...]

failure has increased the

“...?”

seen such a stubborn mineral. The stones—which were

‘Ah, what to do?’

two more times could damage the mineral and reduce its value. Grid pondered for a moment if he should bring

the evil influence, not

be useless. It wouldn’t be a problem if he kept failing in the mining and damaged it. Grid gave up on his idea and started mining again. Surprisingly, the mining succeeded without

succeeded

Ore has been

“Legendary Blacksmith’s Appraisal.”

target item has been

Ttiring~