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...’

it OP. However, Judar died despite having access to such a barrier. There seemed to be

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

might give him a

are investigating Nathaniel’s

Cheolho, but they seem to have disappeared without a trace. This has been known for quite some time in the industry. I have a hunch that finding them is the most important thing. That’s why

“Why?”

genius’ intuition.

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

you in touch with a high-ranking US official. Can you meet him in person? If Your

“I can do that.”

go ahead

he met with Irene and Mercedes and spent some

the cooperative sword dances with Lord many times, but there were no changes in any of the sword dances except for

the one that showed the most dramatic change. The change in Link was closely related

certain sword dance according to their personality... Maybe I can

was just 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

close to Lauel’s father personally greeted them.

of Ghamid, the

plot development being realized was extremely low. However, how the universe worked was beyond anything humans were

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

tests on his body? In the end, even the president bowed his

United States, but he ended up not doing that because there were so many eyes

“Over here.”

the US to Lauel. Perhaps the amount of information was way more than expected. Lauel’s expression brightened for the first time in a long time. Then, the dark circles under his eyes became more prominent. This made Grid

Lauel hated it because ‘it smells like Peak

with his consciousness. It seemed that he was getting close to finding Trauka’s treasure trove. He didn’t seem to be in

doing a

contacted Yura. He wanted to ask

Overgeared Guild focused their

***

A week later…

“What is this...?”

Overgeared Guild swept through the remote mountain areas

will be an

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

to welcome the update. They were always looking for new opportunities. Weren’t there a lot of people who criticized the Overgeared

even bothered communicating with

think this would’ve been possible even if the development team

team didn’t

game has an update ready but the

S.A. Group grew out of control.

team was focused on