Overgeared

It was an opening. The world changed overnight. Those visiting the forest heard the singing of elves while armored men wrestled and played on the beach. On one mountain, people with dog ears appeared to play tricks on merchants while orcs hung around villages.

How many people imagined that they would spend their daily lives with these species? Intelligent players who had been eagerly reading web novels and manhwa adapted easily, but most people were confused by the strange changes. They were frightened or anxious by the emergence of these difference species they had never heard about.

Still, weren’t humans adaptive creatures? The confusion was only for a moment before the people quickly adapted to the change. Some people cooperated with the different species to see new opportunities while others chose to be part of the species, and some others took advantage of the species’ innocence to hit them in the back of the head. There were also people who hunted and traded these species like they were monsters.

The conclusion was that this world was the same, regardless of whether they were a different species or human. Meanwhile, the Overgeared Kingdom presented the direction of the new era.

“Hey, you over there! Ask the orcs to carry the heavy loads!”

“Leave it to the wildlings! Their sense of smell goes far beyond the vision of our eyes!”

It was a society without prejudice. The only thing that mattered was if they had the ability, regardless of origin, status, or race. Otherwise, as long as they had passion, the society proposed by the Overgeared Kingdom gave opportunities and reasonable compensation. In fact, many achievements were made.

The Overgeared King had suffered irrationality, so his ideas set the kingdom free... Some said this, but the truth was far from this. The Grid from the time of discrimination and ridicule was too different from the current Grid. The old Grid was like this, the old Grid did that...

People couldn’t really realize it from listening to other people’s words. Those who discussed Grid of the past were confused about whether they were telling the truth or a lie.

“Are the elves still in the news?”

The Overgeared Palace’s meeting room was where the 10 meritorious retainers gathered to discuss each agenda. It was a place that had always been buzzing, but now it was empty. There were only two people who sat at the round table, Grid and Lauel.

“Yes, they still don’t trust humans. They exercise their autonomy in every forest and only create friction with humans. They aren’t inclined to cooperate with humans.”

“It is a shame they can’t feel trust...”

Grid knew the pain that the elves had suffered. They had been branded as coveted and became prey for humans just because they loved peace rather than violence. They had made countless sacrifices throughout their long history. Players had even attempted to enslave them. For example, Kir who was once hailed as the merchant king. It was Grid who saved the elves from him.

Lauel smiled bitterly at Grid who couldn’t hide his sadness. “The elves are a wounded race. It is hard for them to trust people, even if they trust Your Majesty. It is out of their own sense of loyalty that they aren’t even looking at the forests of the Overgeared Kingdom.”

“I just hope time will become a medicine... By the way, I remember that the population of elves is fairly small. Is it even physically possible for them to control forests across the continent?”

“The elves themselves are an upper species, and the ‘Te’ leading each tribe are amazing. Additionally, the beasts of the forests are friendly to them. At the behest of the elves, hundreds of thousands of beasts attack humans who invade the forests. Therefore, armies and players all over the world can’t recapture the forests.”

“The elves were only captured by Kir because of the Yatan Essence. Otherwise, they are very strong. There are also the elementals.”

to be careful if the battle environment were a forest. Despite the

is the empire’s

invade the forests, so there is no conflict between the empire and the elves.

“...?”

the Overgeared Kingdom and the empire have no access to forests. The mines in the forests have been shut down, and all economic activity has been

“That means...?”

activities, but as

and empire’s

“Yes.”

“Crazy.”

thousands of NPC blacksmiths, thousands of blacksmith players, and a large number of craftsman level NPCs. The two countries were currently supplying most of the items on the market, and in particular, the market price of high-end items was set by the Overgeared Kingdom. It was safe to say that the

would change faster than people perceived. It might not be long before the Overgeared Kingdom and the empire divided the entire

“...”

afraid?” Lauel asked when he saw that Grid’s expression was

you know? I still haven't

“...”

many people there are and their specialties, but I have never seen it with my own eyes. There are hundreds of such cities and villages. What about when I have territory that is dozens of times bigger than it is now? What if the number of people serving me increased

emperor—set up many kings and share the responsibilities

“...That’s even scarier.”

His colleagues’ trust...

example, what if the 10 meritorious retainers became kings? They would have many people by their side to manage their own territory, and there would always be those with their own agenda. The Overgeared Kingdom and

smiled. “Sure, it isn’t easy to

wouldn't have all these small worries. However, you know what

many things beforehand. For example, when he gave Failure to Prince Shining a short time ago. However, Lauel conceded Grid’s position. Forcing someone to become emperor when they didn’t want to could cause all types of side effects. It was also true that the current

Your Majesty’s goal? Do you aim to maintain your position while steadily developing the

That was it not long ago,

“...?”

just a process and a

“...!”

and the great demons...” Grid paused. These episodes were the backbone of Satisfy. Then he continued, “I want to know everything

and power—the ultimate goals for most people were nothing but two-dimensional concepts for the current Grid.

to retire and run a small smithy. I have to do a small amount of work to prevent

great. You will feel comfortable and satisfied every day