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?”

solving an incident or

“...?”

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

No, does it mean that if I practice by myself, I will gain enlightenment and

world is called shoveling in

“......”

to training to connect the footwork more quickly and smoothly. He had even been taught using Braham’s experience with

Abellio read

waste time shoveling in the air and can integrate your training

if I engage in the processes of blacksmithing and

that doesn’t break the harmony of the heart,

returned to the

far, you’ve been pushing the limits of your heart and your body to

against strong opponents, Grid went beyond

beyond the limits is unnecessary. Look back

“......”

toughest moments were naturally when he fought the yangbans. Abellio threw a surprising question that hit the key point to Grid. “What did you get when you pushed your body

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 every time he had a hard fight and

and despair. Your body and heart would be busy sending warnings to

“......”

felt an indescribable shudder and remained silent for a moment before gritting his teeth. He complained without hiding

danger. He wondered if it was really okay every time he broke an arm or shoulder or lost health and physical strength in exchange for using his skills. Damn, it hurt to play

using their skills while enduring the pain of their arms or shoulders breaking. He was confident that an ordinary person who wasn’t accustomed

skills you’ve worked hard to build up then all your

have a skill with a penalty of great pain. By the time an average person got that skill, they would’ve completed

harmonize your

so fast that he suffered

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

“Huh? Fighting energy?”

kept fighting, he would accumulate more and more fighting energy, which would raise his stats higher and higher. It was the resource that

skills and stats. The unconvinced Grid was about to argue when Abellio pulled out his brushes and paint and started drawing something on a piece of paper It was a color that resembled the fighting energy wrapped around Grid’s body. Abellio didn’t stop moving the brush. He

paper and it started to tear. “It wasn’t used as a means to strengthen sword energy and fighting energy but to

“......!”

power. It is a great power that a human vessel couldn’t endure. Even a legend or transcendent will be overwhelmed by the fighting energy. There is no

stunned Grid brought up the details of the