Overgeared

Was it an intended harmony? The white houses under the clear blue sky were reminiscent of clouds. He turned his gaze to the sea. It was hard to find the horizon. The clear sea reflected the blue sky.

“It is truly a beautiful place.”

Mercedes’ voice was somewhat excited as she admired the scenery of Cokro Island. The palm trees placed along each side of the small road shook their leaves like they were welcoming her.

“I like this place as well.”

Grid also liked the view of Cokro Island and its tranquil atmosphere. He felt better every time the wind swept past his cheeks.

‘It is good to set it as a no-tourism zone.’

Originally, Cokro was one of the most iconic attractions of the Overgeared Kingdom. However, tourists were forced to leave due to large and small problems. It was regretful about the tourism revenue, but what could he do? There were those who damaged nature, those who sneaked into the mines to steal resources, or those who were trying to completely revive Hell Gao. He was worried about the safety of the residents and the demise of the island. It was too far from the mainland so it was difficult for the Overgeared Kingdom to perfectly manage the security of Cokro Island.

‘Most of all, I want the residents to feel comfortable.’

The residents of Cokro Island were under great stress from the thousands of outsiders who visited every day and made a lot of noise. They deserved praise for their years of patience as they devoted themselves to the tourism business in order to enrich the kingdom.

‘It has been a long time since I’ve come here so I should give them a gift. I should make underwear.’

Wouldn’t they be pleased? It was underwear with a huge 20 defense and three extra stat points.

Grid’s sewing speed increased as he smiled. His appearance of making underwear while walking on the sparkling white sandy beach was very strange. When seen by strangers, it was a peculiar sight that would make them doubt their minds.

However, Mercedes thought it was good no matter what Grid did. She was happy that she was walking with Grid, just the two of them. Mercedes’ long hair that fell to her waist fluttered in the sea breeze. She was fixing her bangs when Grid handed her a gift.

“Take it. I think you’ll need it.”

It was a white hair tie. It was plain at first glance, but there were thousands of holes small enough for a needle to pass through. The horun thread was so thin that it was easy to break, thus nine pieces were twisted together to form one strand. Then it was made with a crochet hook.

It was a work that was difficult even for Grid, whose skill had reached advanced level four. Even though he steadily invested an hour or two into it every day, the total production period was two months. It was a delicate and beautiful hair tie. Of course, it was a different story when taking a closer look, and Mercedes was a person with better eyes than anyone else in the world. Her eyes trembled as she saw Grid’s efforts and devotion in the hair tie.

“Cherish... I will cherish it.”

“Don’t cherish it. I made it for you to wear while fighting.”

The infamous horun thread—it was so thin that it was easily broken or cut. Some people said that it was even worse than a spider web. The horun thread needed several strands to be twisted into one in order to increase the durability. It was just extremely difficult. No matter how high their sewing skills were, even people with good dexterity could accidentally break the thread in the process of twisting them together.

However, it was durable enough to be used as a material for cloth if four or more pieces were twisted into one. If eight or more pieces were twisted into one then it would become solid enough to be used as a material for armor. Now Grid had succeeded in twisted nine pieces into one.

The hair tie that he gave Mercedes was stronger than it looked. There were also speed boost buffs attached due to the effects generated by the horun thread.

“Then I’ll tie up my hair every day.”

The smiling Mercedes pulled back her hair and tied it up. The blue hair and white hair tie were a beautiful harmony and it was within Grid’s expectations.

that I

a black hair tie. Then he saw that Mercedes’ hair had

“It looks good.”

“......”

face turned red. Today was a special day for her. She had lived as a knight all her life, but this was the first time she received a gift that

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the

of Cokro Island could provide for themselves were minimal. They had to sell minerals to the merchants on the mainland and use the money to buy food. Now even that small amount of farmland was gone. It was because the area had to be cleared to create a

will have to ask

seedlings obtained from the Xing Kingdom, noticed

“Welcome, Your Majesty.”

anyone else. There were no worries on his face and he was full

bring a single farmer with him on this mission. He was clearing the field and planting the seedlings all by himself. It was all in order to create a perfect forest. The golden walnut trees were more sensitive than any other plant. Piaro decided that in order to plant and care for the golden walnut trees well,

Grid was

Take a break and

someone appeared and waved. Taking

“...You won’t be lonely.”

was Grid who smiled with peace of

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from this

total of five raid teams in the Overgeared Guild. They were teams led by the original members of the Overgeared Guild and took on the role of handling boss monsters that appeared regularly all over the continent to secure wealth

Hell Gao

“Who is with him?”

“Sir Mercedes.”

“Just Mercedes?”

“Yes.”

a bit

than he had been in the past. It was said that he lost his body and most of his power was sealed

now he had six. Every time a fire stone was added, his level rose

to

stones created with Hell Gao’s emergence were the source of Hell Gao’s power and his weakness. Every time a fire stone was collected, Hell Gao’s stats dropped significantly.

Hell Gao didn’t just weaken, the item drop rate also decreased. This meant there was no point in doing a raid

go

It wasn’t that he didn’t believe in the skills of Grid and Mercedes. He had witnessed Grid smashing the half gods. Furthermore, Mercedes was a powerhouse in the

different from the NPC yangbans and boasted overwhelming vitality and endurance. It was a matter of compatible natures. In

was about to leave when Lauel suddenly questioned him, “Poin, have you

“What news?”

has written a new

I was delighted to

it was a cheat-class ability where stats rose and new skills or

“However, it isn’t enough.”

true damage that ignored defense and combined with

This meant that Grid and Mercedes had