Overgeared

‘It’s very likely that Navaldrea will find these useful.’

All the artifacts that Lord brought back from Trauka’s treasure trove were of great value. It was clear that they could be sold for a sky-high price if sold on the trading post.

However, Grid didn’t really need the money. The two artifacts he took were for others. One of them was a bracelet with a red bird painted on it and the other was a pendant that exuded scorching heat. These artifacts contained a powerful fire attribute, and Grid thought they would be a valuable gift to Navaldrea, whom he would meet soon.

‘I’m glad that Kraugel has safely secured Navaldrea. Now I just have to wait for news that Eligos has found Judar’s soul.’

Grid knew what he had to do. Just then, he received a notification window that his clone had received the title of ‘Inspired by the God of Magic.’ It seemed that everything was going well. Even the update which he didn’t initially like was making him feel hopeful.

Grid wished everything would work out in the end. But his expression darkened. He stopped himself from getting too excited too soon, and got up from his throne.

He mumbled, “This isn’t the time to be thinking of such things...”

After making several trips, he arrived at a cemetery on the outskirts of the city. He stood in front of the tombstones of the people and soldiers who had been killed a few days earlier. The heartbroken family members guarding the tombstones were shocked by the emperor suddenly showing up. They nodded solemnly while Grid bowed deeply and made a vow to the tombstones.

“The empire will take responsibility for your family. Be reincarnated in peace...”

There were a lot of eyes on him. People would laugh at Grid for becoming too immersed once again. Nevertheless, he didn’t care. He had felt genuine concern over the people of this world ever since he met Khan.

A guild notification interrupted Grid’s meditation.

[Guild] There is a request for help from Siren. They said that the outer barrier is being destroyed, though they do not know what or who is causing it. They hope that someone powerful will come to their aid.

[Guild] Aren’t there a lot of named-grade sea animals roaming those waters? I heard that they constantly break barriers. Even so, this is surprising.

[Guild] Given the current situation, we should probably be prepared for anything. One high ranker should go. Doesn’t matter who as long as they achieved transcendence.

Lauel made a request but, unsurprisingly, no one answered. Currently, the main force of the Overgeared Guild was either on the open sea on newly built sea vessels or exploring dangerous areas.

There were a lot of areas to investigate because the update had just dropped. Plus, there were very few high rankers in Reinhardt, and they were busy dealing with monsters that were frequently appearing in the mines.

Just as the members who fell short of becoming high rankers were going to offer to form a party, Grid disrupted his moment of silence and said, “I will go.”

The guild window was buzzing. It made no sense for Grid to step forward in a situation where it was unclear if an enemy had even appeared in Siren. The guild members didn’t want their leader to waste time on trivial matters.

[Guild] No. I would rather send Asmophel...

“We don’t know when the cultivators will be available. The knights should remain here to protect Reinhardt. Didn’t you say that we need to secure the sea animals that live deep in the sea? I have to go so that the king of the water clan will personally cooperate with me on that.”

Grid headed straight for the warp gate without caring about any other opinions. The magicians waiting there were about to enter the coordinates of Siren when Sticks rushed over.

“I will personally serve His Majesty.”

“Why are you doing this yourself when you are so busy?”

feel at ease. Siren might be remote, but it is unusual for their king to personally ask

had an ominous foreboding about such a common occurrence meant that things were different from usual. He hadn’t exactly figured out what was going

is the research on the spiritual roots going?” Grid

method that the prime minister obtained is pretty good. I am just annotating it to make it easier for students

were casted, like one that granted Grid a shield, protecting him once he

“Have a safe journey.”

Sticks’ direction, who looked at him with worry.

disappeared into the

***

martial arts here are truly amazing, like they are defying heaven itself, if even a mortal who hasn’t accumulated

tsked. The awl that passed

net was still intact. Surprised, Zik carved runes with the meaning of ‘acceleration’ on his lower body and escaped from the range of the net. The rock caught on

“Hmm.”

down the man’s spine. “The power of words? You have the ability to use the power of words?!” he

old man’s mouth. Zik reacted immediately but he was still cut by a few blades. However, the old man’s protective shield was shattered, unable to

be heard. “Elder Bai, what type of humiliation are you suffering against a mere

impaled the ground around Zik, emitting a golden light. The light rapidly

‘stop,’ and ‘escape,’ escaping the barrier and leaving the four people who had just

old man called Elder Bai snorted. “He delayed the completion of

is capable of using the power of words. Why else would I have suffered such a humiliating

I’m very unfamiliar with the letters he

know where this place is. How can you recognize the text? I think he’s human. However, don’t let your guard down. It seems he has

body refining

They didn’t attack hastily, instead choosing to slowly close the distance between them and Zik. They were all extremely strong people in the core formation realm, but they had no intention of neglecting the transcendent physical ability of

huge drums or pots appeared in front of the elders, quickly increasing in size. Those were treasures that were effective for both offense and defense. Each one

the pressure of various spiritual energies and smiled. By focusing on the

releasing a small amount of divinity he had taken from

“Absorbing spiritual energy?”

the treasures. The new treasures that emerged from their fluttering sleeves were offensive ones, such as knives and spears. They possessed a superior killing power than the ones before and quickly

he absorbed

"Kuaaaaack!"

shattered in exchange for the

He had little interest in anything. Naturally, he did not care for anything material. Still, he took all the treasures

things he had never seen before. Among

smiled, pleased with himself. ‘I have something to offer

back to Grid in a small way. At this moment, he wasn’t aware that the demons that had been curling in his heart for so long were starting to fade. He didn’t know yet

time. However, Heaven didn’t seem

Did you kill

turned to ash, wriggled every time the fog touched them. The fragmented body parts

at the scene one after another. There were dozens—no, hundreds—no, thousands of them. There were dozens of powerful people on par with the elder who had just been killed by Zik. The figure handling the green fog in the

you is turned into a Steel Jiangshi, your performance