Overgeared

Were there any special expectations of the Pioneer? Or did he just miss interacting with others? Abellio’s attitude toward Grid was very friendly.

“What does it mean that there are so many burdens on my body and heart that I can’t develop?”

“It means exactly what it means. The skills that burden your body and your heart are inhibiting your growth.”

“Why?”

“Every time you use a skill, your body and heart need recovery and you can’t afford the enlightenment you need for growth.”

“Enlighten...ment?”

“In essence, growth comes from experience but experience will become full one day. At this time, the concept that replaces experience is enlightenment.”

“......”

Grid tried to interpret it as simply as possible. Based on Abellio’s words, growth meant level and experience was, well, experience.

Grid looked back and recalled—in order to reach his current level, he had repeatedly leveled up via accumulating experience through quests and hunting, but then at some point, it became difficult. In particular, the amount of experience required for leveling up had risen too much since he reached a certain level and started raiding the yangbans.

‘Perhaps by killing the transcendent existence that is a half god, the experience that a player can accumulate has reached the limit?’

No, he should think about it in a simpler manner. This had nothing to do with the yangbans. Level 400 must be the maximum level a player can reach via experience alone. To make it easier to level after reaching this point, they needed the concept of enlightenment. So what was enlightenment?

He followed Abellio to the fourth floor and the structure was as complicated as a maze. Based on Abellio’s careful steps, it seemed like it would take some time to reach the destination. This meant there was still time. Grid felt this opportunity shouldn’t be missed and started a barrage of questions. “What is enlightenment? What do I need to gain enlightenment? Do I need to close my eyes and meditate under a waterfall for a certain period of time?”

Grid was troubled as he recalled the scene of the war god follower meditating under the waterfall. Enlightenment? Meditation? Did he really need to level up that way?

‘Is this really a game? It will be the first virtual reality prayer center. Shit.’

Abellio smiled at Grid who was flustered by the absurdity. “Enlightenment is obtained naturally. In fact, it isn’t something to be conscious of.”

“Naturally...?”

“It is the realization of the skills accumulated in the body and heart in the process of filling the body with skills and reflecting on the heart.”

“Based on just your words, I don’t think it is any different from experience?”

that accumulates when solving an incident or defeating

“...?”

gain experience. This was the ‘experience’ that Abellio was talking about. Then what was enlightenment that could

me it is shoveling in the air alone... No, does it mean that if I

it seems that training in the world

“......”

to training to connect the footwork more quickly and smoothly. He had even been taught using Braham’s experience with Pagma. To be honest, Grid was tired of training. He had even clicked his tongue when

Abellio read Grid’s

experience. You don’t have to waste time shoveling in the air and can

you mean that if I engage in the processes of blacksmithing and

to do it in a way that doesn’t break the harmony of the heart, body, and

returned to

pushing the limits of your heart and your body to the extreme. Going beyond the limits is a great experience, isn’t that

or fighting against strong opponents, Grid went beyond his boundaries, got

is full now and the experience of going beyond the limits is

“......”

the key point to Grid. “What did you get when you

would use Open Potential and follow up with 300,000 Army Swordsmanship or a five fusion sword dance. He couldn’t even control his body properly and could only stare helplessly at the battlefield. It wasn’t only when he was fighting the yangbans. He was always exhausted

and a sense of powerlessness and despair. Your body and heart would be busy sending warnings to you in the extreme crisis and you can’t afford to feel

“......”

had faced. Grid felt an indescribable shudder and remained silent for

really okay every time he broke an arm or shoulder or lost health and physical strength

certain—there were few people in the world who could keep using their skills while enduring the pain of their arms or shoulders breaking. He was confident that an ordinary person who wasn’t accustomed to the pain would’ve sealed the skills

you’ve worked hard to build

person to have a skill with a penalty of great

harmonize your body,

had grown so fast that

your heart and body have been completed, the reason you can’t bear it is because you’ve accumulated too many types of skills. The fundamental problem is

“Huh? Fighting energy?”

greatest power. As he kept fighting, he would accumulate more and more

a color that resembled the fighting energy wrapped around Grid’s body. Abellio didn’t stop moving the brush. He continued to paint with the same red-purple

as a means to strengthen sword

“......!”

endure. Even a legend or transcendent

the details of the Hero