Overgeared

‘Updates to be decided’ and ‘Update scheduled.’

Surprisingly, those were the names of the dimension that Judar had left behind. Originally, the update was undecided. Then, it was changed to scheduled.

Lauel looked shocked. Until now, the concept of updates didn’t exist in Satisfy because it was considered a utopia. The S.A. Group had been promoting Satisfy as a complete world, not a game. The game had never been updated because that would not make sense given how it was advertised.

However, the truth was that they had already created an area for an update.

Lauel thought about it for a while before sighing.

“I don’t find it that strange. Do you know what would happen if a game leaves the progress solely to its users for decades? It is common sense to have an update ready just in case.

The timing for finding this out must be a coincidence. The moment Your Highness killed a god and a dragon and received the Annihilation energy, ‘undecided area’ was changed to ‘scheduled area…’ I’m concerned that it might be a patch targeted at Your Majesty. Even if this isn’t the case, it will be incredibly difficult to deal with.”

The S.A. Group had already targeted Grid when they changed the rules of a few National Competitions. But, in the end, Grid had still won. He had swept up all the medals despite the S.A. Group’s efforts. He didn’t even bother to participate in the competition after that. Because of these shenanigans, the honor of the National Competition plummeted.

Grid snorted and shook his head.

“It doesn’t matter if this update is specifically targeting me. Judar was truly pitiful. He would’ve continued to create dimensions while only having a glimmer of hope that he would one day reach ‘reality’. But what ended up happening was that he was just invoking a space that already existed...”

Grid’s concern was strange. Regardless of the state of the update, he sympathized with Judar, who had been his enemy. This was Grid’s strong point. He formed relationships with countless beings and twisted the worldview.

“If Your Highness doesn’t mind, then it should be fine. In fact, the update will be welcomed by most people. It would generate a lot of new opportunities for us.”

Satisfy might be bigger than Earth, but it had long been criticized as a stagnant game as the power of the Overgeared Guild grew. Since the Guild had taken over most of the industrial capacity and the valuable land, many people felt deprived of resources. Many didn’t acknowledge the failures and efforts that the Overgeared members had put in to get to where they were today.

No matter the reason, ordinary players were relatively behind. They were stuck in a victim mentality, thinking they were the only ones at a loss. They sounded like communists as they shouted like parrots for equality, stating that the game should be fair for everyone. If the Overgeared Guild hadn’t solved the crisis, dozens of trucks would’ve blocked the buildings of the S.A. Group’s branch offices around the world every single day.

The new update would be an opportunity for the Overgeared Guild to finally draw a breath of relief. Grid would welcome the update with open arms as long as it had strong enemies.

Lauel thought for a moment before asking, “What does this upcoming update look like?”

Grid spoke slowly as he recalled the memory transmitted by Judar. “Like an endless desert. However, it is unusually humid. The weather changes from cold to hot repeatedly. There are four moons in the sky. I think the one that is slowly turning red might soon become the sun. I also noticed the remains of several buildings peeking from the sand. The architectural style seems familiar. It is no different from the buildings of Reinhardt or Titan.”

He had only seen a glimpse of this world for a moment, but it felt like he’d been trapped in there for at least an hour. He remembered a lot from what he had seen.

Lauel frowned.

“Is the update on a different planet? But civilization is the same as it is today... Is it foreshadowing something?”

“Why think about it in advance? Once the update is released later, we’ll know the details.”

Grid relaxed. He was very excited about the update, and had no reason to worry about it. No matter what new trials might appear, this was an opportunity for him to increase what he already had in possession. He was confident that he could overcome any ordeal without difficulty as long as he had Annihilation energy.

‘I’m a bit worried about the barrier, but...’

was so powerful, he could call it OP. However, Judar died despite having access to such a

the flaw and make the spell perfect, so this wasn’t a problem for

give

investigating Nathaniel’s

I am investigating with the help of my family. I tried to contact the thirty-three scientists who were said to have developed virtual reality with chairman Lim Cheolho, but they seem to have disappeared without

“Why?”

it genius’

So modest of you. You should be at least half as competent as Kraugel

countries like the United States or China haven’t discovered what Rothschild already knows. I will put you in touch with a high-ranking US official. Can you meet him

“I can do that.”

ahead

hours. Then, he met with Irene and Mercedes and spent some valuable time with

but there were no changes in any of the sword dances except for

was definitely the one that

dance according to their personality... Maybe I

speculation, but it was worth looking forward to. Of course, it didn’t matter if what he expected didn’t happen. Grid’s greatest wish was for his children to grow up healthy and righteous, just like

afterward, he boarded a private plane with Toon and flew to the United States. A senator who was close to Lauel’s father personally greeted them. Since then, he met with multiple important people from various organizations to discuss matters. At some

reason the former US president openly favored him and asked to meet him… It wasn’t just because he was a fan. Shortly after the emergence of Ghamid, the United States observed a number of unusual phenomena and ended up with a hypothesis similar

being realized was extremely low. However, how the universe worked was beyond

those in power in each field couldn’t afford to ignore this small possibility. They planned to get to know the rankers in advance and check

US officials asked for him to do a number of tests, but he refused. Why would he willingly allow anyone to run tests on his body? In the end, even

came to the United States, but he ended up not doing

“Over here.”

the information he had gathered from the US to Lauel. Perhaps the amount of information was way more than expected. Lauel’s expression brightened

Lauel hated it because ‘it smells like Peak Sword,’ but he couldn’t fight Grid

and checked on Lord through the God Hand with his consciousness. It seemed that he

doing a good

Yura. He wanted to ask Black Knight Eligos to search for Judar’s

focused their efforts on finding

***

A week later…

“What is this...?”

swept through the remote mountain areas of the continent, the

will be an

about to break its promise with the public that it wouldn’t interfere in Satisfy. Of course, breaking a promise wasn’t a big deal. The terms and conditions related to Satisfy had been devised in the company’s favor so that if one day they suddenly broke their promise and proceeded with an update, the matter would conclude with just a few sarcastic

the update. They were always looking for new opportunities. Weren’t there a lot of people

bothered communicating with its employees about the scheduled

would’ve been possible even if the development team worked for eight

team didn’t even know

ready but the development team

S.A. Group grew out of control. The employees

PR team was focused