Overgeared

Chapter 154

‘This momentum…!'

Neberius was 123 years old this year. Thanks to receiving God Yatan's blessing, he lived for a long time and had a lot of insights. The covered man changed the battlefield with small actions? If he was careless, he would receive a big injury. 

'Big injury? The slightest slip will kill me.'

Kuwaaaang!

Grid descended to 10m above the ground and then accelerated. The air became turbulent and the earth shook. A legendary class who had the strongest stats and evolved his skills to the highest level with his equipment.

Neberius judged, 'That strength is a scam. It isn't possible.'

Unfortunately, defense seemed impossible. He had the old body of a magician, so it was hard to avoid. Could he offset the power with a magic attack? He would have to consume a lot of magic power.

There were separate and wiser ways to deal with it.

'I have to neutralize it with gravity magic.'

Neberius was a dark magician. His ability to do magic wasn't simply limited to attack and defense magic, so his quality was different from Malacus. He had the title of great magician and could use magic power of different attributes, as well as a wide variety of them.

"Reverse Gravity."

Neberius used the magic that best fit this current crisis.

Teong!

"…?"

The moment that Grid was about to sweep like a hawk snatching its prey… He stopped in the air just before hitting Neberius with Kill. Then regardless of his will, he began to rise into the sky. It was the force of reversing gravity.

"Shi…!"

Grid cursed as he floated like a balloon.

His attack was judged as a MISS and the energy of Kill inside Failure was extinguished. Transcended Link and Kill, two of his strongest skills were consecutively neutralized so he couldn't help feeling angry.

On the other hand, Neberius and the building debris were also influenced by gravity and floated into the air. As if they were being sucked into a black hole, they quickly chased after Grid.

“The situation is reversed. Now it's your turn to be attacked."

Neberius' specialty was double casting. He could complete two magic spells simultaneously with his mind and mouth. He triggered dark thunder balls and dark water balls.

Pajik! Pajijik!

Five spheres of electricity hit Grid's body, affecting him from head to toe. Then three spheres of water exploded, damaging Grid and doubling the power of the electricity.

"Kuaack!"

Grid gave a terrible scream as his body was roasted. Neberius' eyes sharpened as he observed Grid.

'That divine armor resists dark magic but the probability isn't 100%.'

He was lucky. Neberius felt relieved and eagerly started a magic rampage.

Hwaruruk! Chachak!

Arrows of fire and ice were created in succession and flew towards Grid.

'It stinks.'

Grid was still dominated by Reverse Gravity and was unable to control his body in the air. If he compared his current state to a PC game, it was difficult to control because his directional keys seemed to be reversed?

Pepepepeng!

[You have suffered 1,160 damage.]

[You have suffered 1,230 damage.]

[The effect of the Holy Light Armor has been activated, resisting the dark magic.]

[You have suffered 1,155 damage.]

'Annoying.'

He had to allow the attacks. His Holy Light Armor alleviated 50% of magic damage and occasionally completely resisted the dark magic, but it was still a one-sided bombardment. Did he have to be a punching bag like this?

'I don't like it.' He was already tired of the one-sided punching bag days of his past. Now he had to experience it again? 'No more…'

Grid rotated his body in the air and reversed his direction. Then he flew towards Neberius who was casting a magic spell.

'I won't be one-sidedly hit anymore!'

Reverse gravity? That wasn't a difficult problem when he thought about it. He controlled his body by thinking of the sky as the earth and the earth as the sky. His many combat experiences had improved the thinking ability of his brain and allowed him to quickly adjust to Reverse Gravity.

“You have no respect for the elderly!"

Grid who was falling towards the ground and Neberius who was flying into the sky. The collision of the two were inevitable since they were moving in a straight line.

'Pagma's Swordsmanship.'

Grid accurately calculated the timing as he narrowed the distance to Neberius and triggered a skill.

"Link!"

It was perfect timing. The moment that Neberius entered his attack range, the greatsword started to shine blue. But Neberius didn't stay still. Clack! He snapped his fingers and released Reverse Gravity.

Teong!

Gravity returned to normal. Neberius and the building debris stopped flying up towards Grid, suddenly falling towards the ground instead.  Grid missed the target once again and Link only hit empty air. This was the third skill that became useless.

"Damn old man!"

Grid felt manipulated as he landed on the ground after Neberius. Neberius had already finished completing a new spell.

"Dark Storm."

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

It was the moment when the magic that Yura used to kill Grid and Doran, as well as shatter the Yatan Temple, was triggered.

Flinch.

Grid wanted to shrink back from the trauma but he instead swapped to the Divine Shield.

* There is a high chance of completely resisting dark spells.

It was an option present for both the legendary Divine Shield and the Holy Light Armor. This overlapping effect was the antithesis of dark magic.

"Haha."

Neberius thought it was so absurd that he laughed. This person was directly hit by Dark Storm, but he wasn't affected at all? Instead, he was rushing forward.

Pepeng! Peng peng!

He tried to fire magic spells but Grid couldn't be stopped. The performance of the Divine Shield in front of him was better than any Divine Shield Neberius had ever seen.

'What great craftsman produced it…? I can't help feeling admiration. But it won't do anything against these magic spells.'

Neberius concentrated his magic power on the orb he had been holding in his hand. An orb was a magician's weapon and insurance. The orb could store magic that needed long casting time, and the magic would be immediately used when magic power was injected.

Neberius currently had two spells stored in the orb. They were the strongest spells that mixed three attributes, just like Dark Fire Storm that offset Grid's Transcended Link. What would happen if he trigger two of his best magic spells with no time difference?

'Victory!'

Neberius was sure of it as Grid emerged from the black storm. He had put away the shield and was holding the greatsword with both hands?

'Stupid!'

Neberius smiled with satisfaction and poured magic power into his orb.

[Dark Thunder Explosion!]

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

There was a strong explosion that blended darkness and thunder in front of Grid.

'What?'

Neberius could summon powerful magic again straight after Dark Storm? This was Grid's first battle with a magician who knew how to use an orb properly, so he received huge damage.

[You have suffered 14,300 damage.]

There was this much damage, even with the Holy Light Armor. Grid was surprised but didn't shrink back. He was determined not to miss the gap where Neberius would be exhausted by the aftermath of the powerful magic. But Neberius still had one spell stored in his orb.

"Dark Stone Blizzard!"

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

'Again?'

Sharp stones and ice fragments were created around the confused Grid, stirring around him like a blender.

"Grid!"

"Ahh!"

The Tzedakah Guild members, who had been relying on Grid to defeat Neberius, sighed in unison. In addition to them, everyone around the world watching the battle through TV or the Internet was thinking the same thing when Grid was hit.

There was an explosion of comments in the chat windows of the Internet relay rooms.

-Whatㅋㅋㅋㅋ A legendary class ㄹㅇ How funny ㅋㅋ It's over now ㅋㅋㅋ.

–What type of legendary class doesn't think about the magic stored in orbs? Why did he release the shield ㅉㅉ Really, this legendary class is more like a dog. He can't fight.

–Is his judgment blurred? Perhaps he is exhausted by Neberius' Reverse Gravity? He seems to have lost his composure because his skills keep being neutralized ㅇㅇ.

–That's right. Frankly, the old man is fighting so well that he is bound to become upset.

–A good fighter… The basics… Honestly, even the top 10 rankers would have a hard time against the old man.

–That is a dog ㅋ

-No, haven't you seen the news? In the first place, Pagma's Descendant is a blacksmith rather than a combatant. It is fundamentally weak.

–Did you see the dreadful power of those three skills? Pagma’s Descendant isn't weak.

–Pagma might be a simple blacksmith, but he had the best swordsmanship after Sword Saint Muller.

–I had a lot of expectations for the first legendary class ~~ But this…

–It's just trash ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

–Ah… I didn't think the fight would end so quickly… I just ordered chicken.

Hundreds of millions of people were disappointed or laughing in real time. They had yet to notice. The fact that it wasn't just pieces of stone and ice raging around Grid.

Kakakang! Kwaaaaaang!

'This is crazy!' Neberius was dumbfounded. In the midst of the storm, two golden discs had suddenly appeared and were defending against the stones and ice? The duration of the magic ended. Originally, the hat wearing person should be torn to pieces. However, he was in a relatively good condition.

"This is a headache despite having lower combat power than the pope… Well, do you still have more to show?"

The two golden discs spun around Grid who floated in the air.

Neberius cried out to him, "What is this? What is the nature of those great artifacts?"

The armor, shield and the golden discs, they were treasures that not even the king of a country would have.

"I would've won this fight long ago if it wasn't for those artifacts…!"

Grid approached Neberius like a ghost. He spoke as he raised Failure.

"Don't worry about it. It is my job to be overgeared."

"Ugh! Diamond Shield! Dark Shield!"

Neberius had used all the magic stored in the orb. His magic power was almost depleted, so he couldn't use powerful magic. Neberius strained himself using two unique defense spells at the same time.

Then he started the chant for Teleport. He only thought about running away.

'This is the last hurrah.'

The cooldown time of his powerful skills like Transcended Link, Link and Kill stilled remained. Could he break through the double shields and stop Neberius from escaping? Of course it was possible. The power of skills? He didn't care about such things.

'I have the power of items.'

Grid's Failure fell towards the two layered shield

Chaaeng!

[The Holy Light Gloves option effect is activated, causing you to attack the target five times.]

Jjeejeeeong!

'Heok? What the…!'

Neberius's eyes widened as he chanted the spell for Teleport. The opponent dealt such a strong blow that the shields couldn't fully absorb the damage and cracked?

Jjejeong! Jjejejeok!

[Failure's option effect is activated, causing you to attack the target five times.]

Jeeeong!

“Heeook!

The two layered shield shattered. There were hundreds of reflections of Neberius on the shattered remnants of the shields that scattered like glass fragments. 

Fear. Neberius had lived for 123 years and he was filled with an emotion that he only felt a few times. Then the predator of the sea swallowed him without any mercy.

[Failure's option effect is activated, causing the skill 'Bisect' to be generated.]

[Bisect]

Deals 800% of your attack power to a single target. Some of the target's body must be cut in order to induce various abnormal status conditions.

Skill Cooldown Time: 5 minutes.

Seokeok!

“Kuaaaack!”

Due to his instinct to live, Neberius instinctively raised his right arm and screamed as it was cut off. Neberius became more frightened as he saw the blood spurting out.

"That's nonsense…!"

He was aware that the Tzedakah Guild had more strength than he thought.

He felt tension from the assassin and young boy, while Balak's feet were being tied up by a half human and an archer. There was the martial artist who took on 70 strengthened elders on his own.

But the hat wearing man who appeared last was special. He was too strong. Despite being a trivial being -user- Neberius was reminded of Yura, who had been selected by God Yatan. That white armor and divine shield that contained enormous divine power, was he someone related to the Rebecca Church?

"I heard that there is a secret temple in Rebecca's Church that is fostering Rebecca's Daughters and assassins… Did you come from that temple?"

Grid replied to Neberius's absurd question, “Temple? No, I am overgeared." (TL: this pun doesn't really translate well. Basically Temple and Overgeared sound similar in Korean.)

“…Overgeared?"

The answer that wasn't really an answer made Neberius' confusion worse. Then he felt terrible pain.

Puok!

The blue greatsword pierced his heart.

"K… Kuock…!"

It was the moment when the Fourth Servant of the Yatan Church was defeated by one user.

OG: 

Current schedule: 20 chapters a week.

Chapter 155

"Finally… To hell… By God Yatan's side… I can go…"

Flop.

The decrepit body of the old man fell to the cold floor. The whole world cheered as soon as they saw him turn to grey light.

『 Oh…! Ohhh! Awesome! The first legendary class, Pagma’s Descendant has defeated the Fourth Servant of the Yatan Church! It's truly a remarkable achievement! 』

Asia.

『 Neberius is level 300. He's a third advancement dark magician and a hidden boss. He defeated that enemy alone? The ability of a legendary class is amazing. 』

North America.

『 I wouldn't say he succeeded in the raid alone. Didn't the Tzedakah Guild consume Neberius's health and magic power before he appeared? 』

Europe.

『 If it wasn't for the Tzedakah Guild, would Pagma's Descendant be able to knock down Neberius alone? 』

『 We can't be sure. 』 

South America.

『 What are the pros and cons of Pagma's Descendant that could be observed in this battle? 』

Oceania, Africa, and so on. The international media of all continents broadcasted headlines about Pagma’s Descendant. There was an uproar in various communities.

–Defeated. A hidden boss was defeated in a one-man raid.

–I thought he was stupid after being hit by the magic ㅋㅋ Yet he still managed to win ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

–Honestly it is true. He won due to his items.

-Yes, I agree.

–What are those golden discs? I'd like to have them. Where did he get them? A quest item?

–If we knew, than would we be here? Think before posting comments on the message boards;

[A review of Pagma's Descendant by a level 269 ranker]

Hello, I am ranked 15th on the unified rankings. Proof? I don't need it. It's annoying in many ways. People can choose to believe me or not.

Then I’ll get straight to the point.

Based on what I saw, Pagma’s Descendant is just a beginner at combat. Why is my evaluation so extreme? Okay, then I'll change my comment to a 'magic dictionary.'

Magician. Pagma's Descendant used skills against a great magician, but was affected by gravity magic, didn't consider the magic built into orbs and received a great deal of damage… He is the worst in many ways. In particular, he couldn't deal with Reverse Gravity properly, proving that his control skills are bad. Ah, this 'bad' is based on the perspective of a ranker.

Omitted.

[PvP expert commentator RIX on Pagma's Descendant] 

Omitted.

The bottom line is that Pagma Descendant's control skills and fighting abilities are plain, while the power of his items is huge. 

His white armor and golden shield have high magic resistance. The cloak should have a built in taunt ability and the boots give him Fly magic. The greatsword has overwhelming damage. More than anything else, there are the two golden discs that defended against the damage of a powerful magic that combined three attributes, Dark Stone Blizzard by 70%.

How big is it? It is impossible to measure the value of the discs, but it's most likely a legendary rating.

The point we need to note here is that Pagma's Descendant is a 'legendary blacksmith.' Did Pagma’s Descendant make these items himself? How does he do it? I want to commission an item right now.

[Part of an interview with the 3rd ranked Chris.]

Q: It is theorized that Pagma's Descendant is the same as the butcher of Winston who devastated your guild. What do you think?

A: I believe it is correct. I also believe he is the same person who made the Special Jaffa Arrows that became a hot topic in the past.

Q: Is he a member of the Tzedakah Guild?

A: It is natural to think so considering the context.

Q. I will ask you in a straightforward manner. Who is stronger, you or Pagma's Descendant?

A: His raid ability is better than me. Neberius might have weak defense and health, but he is still a hidden boss. I don't have enough offensive power to kill him in an instant. What would happen if I raided Neberius alone? It's easy to drive Neberius to the defensive, but he would've been able to escape.

However, my PvP ability is several times higher than Pagma’s Descendant. The class itself might be strong, but his control abilities are the worst. In particular, his skill usage is very simple. I can avoid or counter his skills. I think that most of the top 20 rankers will be thinking the same thing as me.

Q: There are many people who are criticizing the control skills of Pagma's Descendant, but I haven't seen anyone degrading the class performance itself. What type of class is Pagma’s Descendant?

A: It combines other elements but its best aspect is the ability to make items. Isn't he the only legendary item maker? The combat power is also the best. Attack power, defense, speed, there isn't anything lacking. His items are good, but I guess that his basic stats are also superior. 

I just don't know about the power of his skills. As everybody knows, didn't the skills of Pagma's Descendant miss? (Laughs)

Everyone was enthusiastically paying attention to Pagma’s Descendant. However, Grid himself didn't realize this.

[You have defeated Neberius, the Fourth Servant of Yatan, who had been experimenting with many black magic spells!]

[Reputation throughout the continent will rise by +4,000.]

[Hostility with the Yatan Church has risen to the maximum.]

[Affinity with the Rebecca Church is already at the maximum. You will be welcomed when visiting a Rebecca Temple.]

[Affinity with the Dominion Church has increased by +2,000. Visiting a Dominion Temple will give you great blessings. Your current affinity is 3,500.]

[Affinity with the Judar Church has increased by +1,400. Visiting a Judar Temple will give you great blessings. Your current affinity is 2,000.]

[Until a new black magician is appointed, the ability of the Yatan Church to produce black magicians will fall.]

[421 gold has been acquired.]

[Blessed Weapon Enhancement Stones (2) have been acquired.]

[Blessed Armor Enhancement Stones (3) have been acquired.]

[4 deluxe magic stones have been acquired.]

[Neberius' Flute has been acquired.]

[Neberius' Bracelet has been acquired.]

[67,131,050 experience has been acquired.]

[Your level has risen.]

[Your level has risen.]

[Your level has risen.]

[Your level…]

[Neberius' Flute]

Rating: Legendary

It is a treasure that has been preserved for many years by the Yatan Church and influences the minds of those who hear it. The appearance is old but that doesn't affect the ability to produce sound.

When a member of God Yatan plays this flute, it reduces the enemy's evasion rate by 50%, their accuracy by 30% and magic casting time by 1.5 times.

When a member of the three other gods plays this flute, it will increase ally's evasion and accuracy by 20% and reduce casting time by 1.5 times.

When a neutral person plays this flute, a random effect will be created.

* You must play it for at least five seconds.

* The duration of the effect is 30 seconds.

Conditions of Use: None.

Skill Cooldown Time: 10 minutes.

Effect Range: A radius of 20 metres.

[Neberius' Bracelet]

Rating: Unique

Durability: 14/20    Defense: 5

Intelligence +30

* Reduces magic casting time by 20%.

A bracelet that Neberius treasured. It doesn't have much effect, but it is an artifact that is very helpful to a magician.

User Restriction: Level 250 or higher.

Weight: 1

[A hidden function doesn't exist.]

“Yes!!"

Jackpot.

'In particular, Neberius' flute is a big hit!'

Classes that could use buff and debuff magic were very limited, such as black magicians and paladins. Among them, there were very few classes that could use wide area debuff or buff magic. However, if he had Neberius' Flute, he could use wide area debuff or buff magic regardless of class.

'I can't imagine how much it will sell for if I register it at auction… Should I try it out once?'

Grid wondered about the random effects. He started playing the flute.

Bik. Biiik. Bik.

Grid hadn't even played a recorder, so it was impossible for him to play the old flute well. However, the tone of the flute itself was so good that it didn't disturb his ears.

'What is he doing all of a sudden?'

The Tzedakah Guild members who were cheering after Grid defeated Neberius! Those who were still attacking Balak became affected when Grid suddenly started playing the flute. Then their faces turned pale.

[You have heard a bad flute sound. All stats will drop by 30%, making it easier for you to be affected by a status condition. This effect will last for 30 seconds.]

All members of the Tzedakah Guild weakened. On the other hand, the jade flames around Balak's body started to burn more fiercely.

"I feel stronger!"

"Y-You crazy person!"

"Hey Grid! What are you doing?"

Kwaang! Kwaang!

The blazing sword started to attack the weakened Tzedakah Guild members. Pon and Regas, who almost killed all the elders, suddenly faced a crisis.

"Pant… Pant… My stamina is suddenly depleted…"

“The elders are becoming stronger…"

[A random effect has occurred. Decrease the stats of all allies and increase the stats of all enemies.]

"…Wow." Grid belatedly confirmed the notification windows and scratched his head like he was embarrassed. "Sorry."

“This is shit!"

Vantner cursed as he defended against Balak's swords with his twin axes, then rolled far away. It wasn't just him. Most of the guild members fell down because they couldn't endure the power of the strengthened Balak.

"It can't be helped. I have to get rid of this cheap thing."

Grid blamed the item and looked at Balak. He started approaching Balak and Balak hurriedly flew into the sky. Then he created a door to move between dimensions.

"Neberius is dead, so I will step aside today. But I will be better prepared next time."

The magician Neberius had to chant a long spell to use Teleport, but the demonkin Balak could create a dimensional movement door at will. The Tzedakah Guild trembled when they saw him running away so easily.

“We missed our prey…"

“Damn! It was an amazing chance!"

"Dammit Grid… Did you do this on purpose?"

“…I’m sorry." Grid was sincere. Unlike the past, he had a conscience and was truly sorry. In the end, the Tzedakah Guild members couldn't say anything more and just sighed.

“Now, let's restore the village quickly."

The Tzedakah Guild combined forces to defeat the remaining followers, rescued the NPCs and began to restore the village under Jishuka's direction. It was annoying for Grid, but he let Balak escape, so he joined in the recovery efforts.

The Tzedakah Guild members were shocked when they saw him working hard.

“Hasn't Grid changed too much?"

"That… He is a little too good-natured." 

“I thought I was looking at the wrong person…"

Toban listened to the words of the guild members and trembled, “Don’t talk nonsense. I'm sure he is better than before, but he still isn't good."

At the same time, a super luxurious mansion in Miami, USA.  

A blond man watching Grid turned off the TV. Then he turned to the long-haired young man standing beside him.

“You were defeated by that guy?"

The youth with the ID of Box in Satisfy, hid his face with embarrassment. “I'm sorry."

The blond man raised his body from the chair. Then he headed towards the gold ultra-high tech capsule that was located in the centre of the living room.

"Asuka and Black Teddy are also trash. I shouldn’t have offered them the executive positions." 

"But Asuka's wealth is required. We can't let her go."

“I know.”

The blond man who gave off a sharp impression like a serpent was Zibal. He was second on Satisfy's unified rankings and the head of the Snake Guild. He invited talented people from different fields and his Snake Guild occupied the strongest territories of Satisfy one by one. He had ambitions to become a king and evaluated Grid.

"He's a dunce. The fact that he is the only legendary item maker is irritating, but if we can occupy territories and monopolize the secret dungeons of various places, we can also get a supply of legendary items."

OG: 

Current schedule: 20 chapters a week.

Chapter 156

Neberius died and Balak escaped. Jishuka looked at the estate information to identify the exact damage.

Name: Bairan

Size: Village

Ruler: Jishuka Bairan (Baroness. Master of the Tzedakah Guild)

Administrator: Grill (C-grade administrative ability)

* The higher the administrative ability of the administrator, the higher the overall development of the estate.

Affiliation: The Eternal Kingdom, Earl Steim.

Population: NPCs – 451. Players – 5,104.

Troops: Knights – 2. Soldiers – 103

Security: 10/100

* The state of security is the worst. Residents of the village can riot, and gangsters and monsters will often pop up near the village.

* Each time the number of soldiers increases by 10, the security will increase by one point.

* Security will increase hourly in proportion to the number of soldiers. 

Internal Affairs: 269/1,200

* Increasing the number of shopping malls, public cultural facilities and buildings will increase the internal affairs number.

* Once the internal affairs number reaches the maximum, the scale of the estate will increase.

Diplomacy: None.

Forces hostile to the ruler: Yatan Church/ Rio Kingdom/ Red Dragon Trauka/ Iron Style Group/ Helding Clan/ Couch Clan.

Hostile forces with a large influence: Yatan Church/ Rio Kingdom.

Specialties: Jaffa, steel.

Distinguished Figure : Currently one person present

This morning.

Before the invasion of the Yatan Church, the number of NPC residents in Bairan was 700, security was 90 and the internal affairs was over 600. This was accomplished by the guild pouring all their funds over the past 20 days.

That had been destroyed in half a day.  Anyone would curse angrily, but Jishuka had a bright expression. It was because of the good news of a distinguished person.

'The distinguished person column was always marked as unknown.'

One talent was able to play the role of 100 people or soldiers. No, maybe he could play the role of a thousand or ten thousand people.

'I wish they could have an administrative ability, but it's still good.'

Jishuka confirmed the details of the personnel menu.

* If the ruler of the estate or a subordinate has more than 300 insight and wears the Ruler's Sword, there is a very rare chance of finding the distinguished person.

* If the ruler of the estate or a subordinate has more than 600 insight and wears the Ruler's Sword, the odds of finding the distinguished person isn't bad.

* If the ruler of the estate or a subordinate has more than 900 insight and wears the Ruler's Sword, there is a medium chance of finding the distinguished person.

'More than 300 insight…'

Insight was a special stat. It was something that users of the commander class possessed by default, but in the case of general users like Jishuka, they would only acquire it after long term management (guild, estate, etc.).

The only user with the insight stat in the Tzedakah Guild was Jishuka, and hers was limited.

'I have 75 insight, so I won't be able to find the distinguished person…?'

A distinguished person appeared for the first time so Jishuka was very anxious about missing them.

"Hrmm, I'll wander around and find them somehow."

The eastern region.

Jishuka ordered the guild members and soldiers here, where there was the largest damage. She observed the residents who were in the middle of the repair work. But she witnessed an interesting sight along the way.

"Hey you. Aren't you good at shovelling?"

"Huh?"

“You have a skill called Shovel Mastery… No, it is your nickname."

“Heok? How do you know that?”

"Wow~ You are really bad. You have such a precious ability, but you kept quiet and played around because you don't want to work?”

"Played around? Aren't I standing guard right now?"

“The war is over, so why are you standing guard?" 

"I received an order to protect the residents from the remnants of the Yatan Church that may have survived!"

"Bullshit. Even if there are still some Yatan followers left behind, you should've confessed that you are good at shovelling. There are plenty of soldiers to stand guard, so you should go shovel."

“I-I was seriously injured in the battle against the Yatan Church, so I don't have enough stamina for shovelling?"

“Seriously injured? Do you mean that graze on your forearm? Wow, aren't you a complete bastard? Shovel, or do you want to get hit?"

"…I will do it."

It was Grid. Was it given by Irene? Grid was holding the Commander’s Sword and was able to figure out the skills of the soldiers with one glance.

'Does a legendary class have a variety of special stats?'

Jishuka's expectations rose. The Commander’s Sword needed a high level of insight to be used properly!

‘Can't he handle the Ruler's Sword?'

The confident Jishuka ran up to Grid. “Grid, find me a distinguished person?"

“What nonsense are you saying?"

Grid frowned at Jishuka's sudden words. He didn't ask anymore questions. Jishuka handed the Ruler’s Sword to Grid.

[Ruler's Sword]

Durability: 150/150  Attack Power: 150

* Dignity +60

* Skill ‘Character Observation' will be generated.

* Skill 'Talent Search' will be generated.

A sword only given to a recognized lord.

It gives you the ability to observe soldiers and residents closely, so it can be used for estate management.

Weight: 200

The Ruler’s Sword was an upgraded version of the Commander’s Sword.

'Talent Search?'

Grid felt intrigued as Jishuka asked him with interest, "You can use the Commander’s Sword, so that means you can use the Ruler’s Sword, right? There is currently one distinguished person in Bairan, so please find them for me."

“Are you making a blacksmith do everything?"

"Heheh." She smiled, poked Grid's side and winked at him. "I will personally reward you. Yes?"

"Ugh…"

What did she mean by personally rewarding him? Grid was embarrassed because the sensual beauty + meaningful remark caused his imagination to run wild.

'It has been 22 days but my heart is still pounding… Is this something other than lust?'

Perhaps love?

'Crazy.'

Grid never even held hands with a woman in reality, so it was easy for him to mistake his feelings for a woman. How big was this? Grid reminded himself of the Ahyoung incident and set his spirit straight.

'A woman like this wouldn't like me. I shouldn't waste my time on vain delusions.' He didn't need a human woman in the first place. 'I like the NPC Irene the best.'

Grid was gradually becoming Damian! He put the Commander’s Sword into his inventory and pulled out the Ruler's Sword while saying, “As a personal reward, fund Vantner and Toon. They are a little short of money to buy the Wave Armour and Dainsleif."

"Unfortunately, the guild's resources are depleted. I'm sorry but it will take some time. Ah, and take this."

[7 pieces of blue orichalcum have been acquired.]

[21 pieces of orichalcum has been acquired.]

[55 pieces of black iron has been acquired.]

They were precious minerals. In particular, the blue orichalcum could only be obtained from the Guardian of the Forest, so there was no value for it. It was for free? Jishuka grinned brightly at the surprised Grid.

"It's natural to give valuable minerals to the guild's blacksmith."

At present, the Tzedakah Guild gave Grid all the materials when there was a production request. Therefore, Grid was able to make items at no cost and make huge profits. He thought that was enough, but now they were supporting him with minerals?

Grid was honestly impressed. Wasn't it a joy to be acknowledged by others? He felt like Zhuge Liang from the Three Kingdoms.

“Thank you for knowing my value."

Grid replied honestly. Jishuka was embarrassed by his unreasonable confidence and coughed, “You are a treasure for our guild. I will do my best so that you feel like our guild is the best place to live. So let's keep on doing well together."

"If you want to keep doing well, you should call me Oppa… You, aren't you only 24 years old?"

"W-What? Oppa? I don't want to!"

Within the Tzedakah Guild, Jishuka was on the younger side. She was annoyed whenever reminded of her young age. She was accepted as the master due to her leadership and excellent abilities, but she felt uncomfortable whenever commanding her members. Thus, she deliberately abandoned her age. She wasn't aware of her age, just her position as the guild leader. Therefore, she couldn't call Grid Oppa.

"I can't do that."

Jishuka refused with a serious attitude, so Grid guessed that she had her own situation.

'Or maybe she just doesn't like it? Indeed, non-Asian countries aren't so tied to age.'

"Then please."

Jishuka gave Grid the task of finding the distinguished person and went back to work. Grid was left alone and checked the Talent Search skill.

[Your insight is more than 600 points. Due to the influence of insight, Talent Search Lv.2 is activated.]

[Talent Search Lv. 2]

Observes the hidden potential of the target.

* The observation targets are limited to NPCs belonging to the estate.

“…Does this mean I have to observe everyone?"

As a Tzedakah Guild member, Grid could observe the information about Bairan Village. So he knew that there were 556 inhabitants and troops in Bairan Village. Did this mean he had to observe 556 people? Grid was annoyed for just a moment.

'It's interesting, so I don't mind.'

That's right. Observing the current abilities, maximum stats and skills of the target was pleasant, so he didn't mind the amount of time it would take. Besides, what if he discovered a hidden potential? It would be twice the fun.

'My insight will rise quickly while observing them and maybe I can find knight candidates… This is like killing two birds with one stone.' His knight candidate Jude came to mind. 'Jude, this guy is great…'

He was hunting the frostlight orcs and gathering the sylphid scales under the leadership of Huroi and Romeo… No, Jude and the soldiers were undergoing special training. Grid hoped that they would quickly come back with the sylphid scales… No, he hoped that would return after growing.

–Youngwoo-ssi.

He was wandering the village and observing the NPCs when he received a whisper from Yura. Grid continued to observe the NPCs as he replied.

–Why are you so late?

-I’m sorry. I'm late because I was watching the battle of Bairan Village on the Internet.

Grid stopped.

–The battle of Bairan Village?

–Yes, the first legendary class Pagma's Descendant appeared in public for the first time.

–It was broadcasted on the Internet?

–The Internet and TV. The whole world is currently in an uproar. It's surprising. I never thought that Pagma's Descendant would belong to your guild.

'Fortunately, it isn't known that I am Pagma’s Descendant.'

He was conscious of the users in Bairan Village and hid his face and ID. Yura spoke to the relieved Grid.

–Are you in Bairan Village? I want to see the pet that you talked about.

–You're coming to Bairan Village?

–I'd like to try and find out who Pagma’s Descendant is.

–Aren't you Yatan's Eighth Servant? Do you think our guild will let you enter?

–I will hide my ID. It won't be dangerous unless you reveal my identity. 

–Why do you think I won't reveal your identity? Why do you trust me?

–Don't you and I have a secret relationship? We have a cooperative relationship and I won't act hostile towards you.

–Don't misunderstand me. Anyway, okay. I can't leave this place for a while, so it's better for you to come here.

At the same time, Winston. Irene was informed that Bairan Village was ravaged and rose to her feet.

"Let's join in Bairan Village's restoration work. Gather the soldiers and technicians. We will leave right away."

Phoenix expressed disapproval, “Will My Lady go there yourself?"

“My husband is suffering, so shouldn't his wife go and help?"

"But the road to Bairan Village is dangerous because there are a lot of monsters. Winston can't be left empty, so is it okay for you to go?"

"We can leave Valdi in charge of Winston."

“Administrator Valdi can't handle the current work due to the aftereffects of being attacked by the Yatan Church…"

“Shut your mouth!"

"…My Lady?"

“I am lonely! I can't sleep because I have been thinking of him every night! I want to have a child soon! Do I have to say anything else?"

"I have sinned greatly, so please kill me!"

He was an old man who couldn't understand the heart of his lady. Irene was determined and began to leave as soon as the knights were prepared.

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