Overgeared

It was said that a dwarf’s obsession transcended death—the saying wasn’t an exaggeration at all, but instead grounded in reality.The dwarves’ life expectancy was only three times that of humans, but there were some dwarves who lived longer than elves. It was because they couldn’t die until they completed their work... it was a case of surviving and exceeding the limits of life.

‘...They forget to die while making items.’

They wouldn’t have ordinary personalities. Grid had learned about the personalities of the dwarves through Ke.

‘I need to prepare my heart.’

Many things might happen to cause his blood to boil but he had to be patient. Interacting with the dwarves was one of his long dreamed about goals.

Clack!Clack clack clack!

The heat of the volcanic zone quickly reduced the health of the Overgeared Skeletons. Once they melted and disappeared, Gird stopped trying to summon Noe and Randy and looked around. Lava was flowing from the crater like a tsunami. It continued to swell on the mountain with a high slope. Noe and Randy wouldn’t be able to endure here long and would be recalled.

‘I wanted to level up the kids but it will be hard.’

The average level of monsters in the volcanic zone was 360. The elite monsters were only level 400. It was much lower compared to the average level of monsters on the final ridge of the Chaos Mountains. Grid had reached level 415 after fighting against Berserk King Beleth and raiding Eccentric Duke Saleos, so he didn’t feel anything special about the volcano’s monsters.

However, it was different for the Overgeared Skeletons, Randy, and Noe. For them, the monsters here were good prey. It was unfortunate that the land was dominated by a high heat and wasn’t a suitable hunting ground for them.

‘Well, this is better.’

He should focus on his original purpose. The reason he came here was to meet the dwarves, not to level up the kids. Grid ignored the monsters and ran at full speed. The heat of the volcanic zone didn’t threaten him since he was a legendary blacksmith. Shunpo had a higher probability of activating than before, so while some rankers would’ve taken half a day, Grid arrived at the top of the mountain in just 30 minutes. The panoramic view of a huge crater spread out in front of his eyes.

“Sigh.”

He let out a sigh of admiration at the city located in the crater. It was a small city that was enough for 10,000 households to live in. Most importantly, there were no signs of lava anywhere in the city. It meant that the waves of lava constantly flowing from the ridge didn’t come from this crater but was caused by some type of magical phenomenon. Was it a type of barrier?

‘There is a reason why people can’t easily enter it.’

Talima’s disconnection from the world wasn’t just due to Trauka’s existence. The dwarves did it themselves. Grid realized this as he jumped from the top of the mountain. The surrounding landscape quickly changed and the view of Talima instantly appeared in front of him. Just before falling to the ground, Grid opened the dragon wings and landed lightly.

Talima—the city that was any blacksmith’s dream, unfolded before his eyes.

Ttang!Ttang!Ttang!

"...?"

Grid savored the smell of iron that appeared from the moment he entered the city and stopped walking as he cocked his ears. The hammering from a shabby smithy grabbed his attention.

‘A craftsman?’

Someone who would be treated as a VIP in any kingdom was working alone in this shabby smithy? The intrigued Grid stopped as he was trying to open the smithy door.

Ttang!Ttang!Ttang!

another blacksmith

‘Are they rivels?

in such a poor environment despite being craftsmen was because the competition against the blacksmith next door wasn’t over

the obsession of the dwarves? Well, I

his ears. It was because he could hear the hammering of craftsman level blacksmiths from

“...Crazy.”

didn’t know how special Talima was and how talented the dwarf race was. Every blacksmith had fantasies about Talima

not this shabby smithy. ‘Is the entire city full of craftsmen?’ Grid glanced at the dwarf castle standing tall in the center of the city and focused on the sound in

were 20 smithies placed together and hammering could be heard from seven

‘They aren’t all craftsmen...’

be achieved using dexterity and experience. Dwarves were gifted with innate dexterity and any of them could reach

Grid, who became a legend by reading a book and had a relatively high probability of producing legendary items, advanced blacksmiths had a probability that was close to 0%. Therefore, they required high

retrospect, it

were dreaming of being craftsmen even at this moment and smiled bitterly. He approached the smithy he identified first and stood by the window. The scenery of the small smithy was revealed through the wide open window—a dwarf was pounding steel on an anvil in front

desire I’ve seen through

blacksmith whose name was

‘Please become a legend.’

Grid wanted more legendary blacksmiths to be born. He gradually let go of the desire to monopolize this special status. The weight on his shoulders was too great. He was fighting

am the happiest when making an item but I have no

to have a small smithy like this, hammering on steel all day. Grid moved to the center of the

own smithy again. There were no outsiders and no customers, so the stands were overflowing with items. However, they didn’t seem to care at all. Machines

“7 million gold?”

money. The price of this epic item was at

too

a price tag of 7 million gold. Grid clicked his tongue as the dwarf left and turned his attention to the other stands. There were no special items. Most of those on display were epic rated and cost a minimum of 5 million. Products that cost 10 million were also noticeable. 10 million gold was equivalent to 12

would fall for this

display. The price range was too conscienceless and the quality of the item itself wasn’t good. Most of the epic rated items were of

roadside stalls of Talima display

his expectations. His fantasies about

exploration would just be a waste of time. It would be better to go straight to the dwarf castle to greet the king and ask for a lesson on egos. Grid made this decision and placed his hand on the stall to

“Huh?”

item has

more than 300 times. Finally, he found a special item for

Longing for a

[Rating: Unique

Durability: 5/203 Defense: 108

will increase

speed increased by

ego of a

maximizes the

20% and the probability of attacking