Overgeared

“I actually feel refreshed after feeling angry...?”

Youngwoo seemed to have nightmares the whole time he slept. But a dream was just a dream. The anger and inferiority he had felt in his dream motivated him.

‘...Agnus.’

Agnus was a necromancer. Was there any other class that would be as overpowered as a necromancer in real life? Honestly, Youngwoo was really jealous.

‘But I am overgeared.’

Even if the world changed, it was enough for Youngwoo to make good armor and equip himself with it, just like a blacksmith. This way, it would hurt less if he got hit.

‘...There is no way I can use just any weapon.’

Youngwoo was relieved and called Secretary Jang.

Secretary Jang was Yura’s closest confidant. He was a nice individual who helped Youngwoo in various ways.

-Hello, Youngwoo-nim.What do you need me to do?

As expected, Secretary Jang was quick. He always answered the call before the second ring.

“Do smithies still exist in the world nowadays?”

Various agricultural tools and daily necessities such as scissors, kitchen knives, and so on… Most things made of metal had long become industrial products. Youngwoo wasn’t sure if such objects made by hand still existed nowadays.

Secretary Jang’s reply was an unexpected one.

-Of course.They have become more common in recent years.

After watching Youngwoo in the game, many people dreamed of becoming a blacksmith. This used to be a trend at some point. The smithies which used to be run by a very small number of craftsmen became popular and were treated as a special social phenomenon.

A social phenomenon created by only one player’s influence... Of course, the media covered this extensively. However, Youngwoo himself didn’t know this. There was a lot of news about him, so it was difficult for him to keep up with everything. This was understandable because, at some point, there used to be absurd articles with headlines like, ‘Grid is a known canned tuna fanatic. Will he eat canned tuna for breakfast?’

“...Really? Um, well, I would like to visit a well-equipped smithy.”

-Sure. I will make a list and pass it on to you.

Secretary Jang had more than one or two good qualities. What Youngwoo particularly liked most about the secretary was that he never complained about anything.

After the call ended, Youngwoo changed his mind about accessing Satisfy. He wasn’t feeling that great.

run just a few

moment. The night before, the troops commanded by Jishuka inflicted a serious blow on the Full Moon Fortress. Lauel replaced Jishuka early this

the elites who could fly, but that wasn’t the case. A significant number of

They were greatly pressured because they mistakenly believed that hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers had trained enough

shook the cameras installed at ultra-long range. Even Youngwoo was impressed, and he was the one who

was also incredibly durable. It seemed that the cultivators had installed all types of secret arts on the

a matter of time

From a player’s perspective, morale was more or less their mental toughness or mindset, but for

gradually lose morale and become weaker as a

similar in the

Moon Fortress left on the East Continent. That one was also under siege by tens of thousands of soldiers who were floating in the sky. The tens of thousands of troops over there

sky. On the ground there were hundreds of thousands of troops from Valhalla and the Chivalrous Robbers. It was a brilliant display of power even from Youngwoo’s perspective. Youngwoo was particularly focused

energy. There was also Armored Cavalryman Chensler, who was unable to die. They were both colossal powerhouses. Over the past few years, they had been traveling all over the continent to

‘Kujarak...’

had become a Transcendent. If someone asked Youngwoo who was the most powerful player

“Hello.”

“Good morning!”

that it had been a while since they were this excited for something to happen. They were enthusiastic about a future

aware of how reality was changing. They seemed to have forgotten about the asteroid that had suddenly disappeared near the moon. This was to be expected since everyone was busy living their daily lives. People had talked about the unknown asteroid for only a week. After that, they no longer cared about it. The fact that governments deliberately concealed the news surely played

only

as he ran and breathed in the fresh air. His jog had started off lightly, but now he

message. Youngwoo stopped running for a while to check the contents of the

“Around here...?”

outskirts of Youngwoo’s neighborhood. Youngwoo had never visited that place before because it was

a good

smiled. He decided to find the smithy right away. The moment he started running

***

“Is anyone here?”

the smithy looked like a fairly large materials store. The entrance was so wide that two fifteen-ton trucks could easily pass side by side. Beyond the entrance, an area measuring several hundred pyeong spread out. All types of

“Where is the office?”

who didn’t answer even when he called, only to

“Wow...”

the necklaces he had gifted to Yura and Jishuka

The texture and the smell are all

Youngwoo’s eyes lit up as he cherished the new emotion that overcame him. All the other materials piled up around him were also necessary for blacksmithing. Of course, all of the minerals were

alone Greed. Therefore, the minerals seemed good enough. It was safe to say

“Who’s there?”

had been focused on everything around him when he finally heard a loud, distant voice. Based on the sound of the footsteps, the person’s estimated