Overgeared Chapter 1274:
“Are you okay?”
“I will be better after drinking some potions . ” Peak Sword smiled and waved his hand at the anxious Grid . His bright smile made Grid’s expression darker . The dead could revive and slight wounds could be healed, but it was still painful . There might be a set limit to pain in the game, but Grid still wasn’t willing to accept it . It was why many of the two billion players preferred non-combat classes or chose archers, magicians, etc .
“ . . . Don’t overdo it next time,” Grid declared coldly . It was intended to hide his feelings, but it couldn’t be hidden . Peak Sword knew Grid’s nature because he was Grid’s first fan .
“Ah, really . A person who dies every day is sensitive about someone’s hand being damaged . ”
“It is at least a month before I die . What is every day? Additionally, it doesn’t hurt after death but a fracture is very painful . ”
“It is a problem for us when you die, whether it is once a month or every day . I know . I know . I understand so lose that expression . God Grid, stop worrying . ”
In the end, Grid smiled at Peak Sword who surrendered and then looked at the shining stone in his hand .
[Fire Stone Filled with the Breath of the Fire Dragon]
[Rating: Myth
A mineral that was born after ingesting Fire Dragon Trauka’s breath for 200 years .
An unnamed miner risked his life and succeeded in mining it .
Weight: 10]
Why did only one fire stone grow in that huge lair?
“The dragon’s breath sometimes changes the nature of matter . However, most substances can’t bear the change in nature and will be destroyed . This one was able to hold on,” Braham explained the reason and tapped the fire stone .
It was an admiring attitude . The myth-rated mineral was remarkable even to Braham .
‘What type of sword will be born?’
The unfortunate part was that it wasn’t ‘iron’ but ‘stone . ’ This wasn’t the stone age so the value of stone-made equipment was bound to be low . However, Grid was a legendary blacksmith . He didn’t blame the materials . He had to use his skills to sharpen the stone so it was like steel . A fire stone with the breath of the fire dragon, who had existed since the beginning . . .
“I’ll focus on working on it for the next few days . ”
Grid had no worries now that he knew he could come and go from Talima at any time .
Peak Sword cheered on Grid who headed straight for the smithy .
***
‘It is completely different from when I came previously?’
This was Jishuka’s impression when she came to the East Continent after a long time .
The people of the Cho Kingdom used to be anxious and wary toward the foreigners from the West Continent . Now they were full of energy . No matter where she went, they treated the players kindly and welcomed them . Thus, she wondered if this was Grid’s power .
‘Grid, you’ve changed the world while I’ve been trying to gain a few levels . ’
He was truly a great person . He deserved her love . Jishuka smiled happily as she quickened her pace . She arrived at the capital of the Cho Kingdom in just two days .
‘I will take a day off before leaving . ’
She still had a long way to go . Jishuka’s destination was the Xing Kingdom . Her quest was to find the ‘Breaking Evil Arrow’ at the shrine here .
‘I don’t know why I should get it . ’
The Breaking Evil Arrow, as the name suggested, was an arrow that destroyed unclean beings . In other words, it was an arrow that dealt additional damage to existences such as undead, ghosts, and demonkin . Jishuka wasn’t satisfied . Mithril arrows that were fatal to the undead and demonkin were already popular in the West Continent .
‘Of course, the Breaking Evil Arrow has a higher concept than the mithril arrows . ’
She was told it was a divine arrow . The Breaking Evil Arrow would naturally be better than the mithril arrow . However, was it better than the mithril arrows used by Jishuka? Jishuka wasn’t convinced that this was the case . It was because she currently wasn’t using normal mithril arrows, but instead mithril arrows made by Grid . It was impossible to be fascinated with the Breaking Evil Arrows from Jishuka’s position when she already had mithril arrows three times more powerful than normal mithril arrows .
She didn’t feel good because she needed to waste a few days obtaining the arrows . She would’ve quit the quest if it wasnt her class quest .
“ . . . Hrmm . ”
A ten-story pavilion—the look in Jishuka’s eyes changed as she entered the largest and most gorgeous inn in the capital of Cho, Kars—the Wind Lantern Inn . She already felt something strange just from walking the streets . The people of Kars looked gloomy, as if they had experienced a type of disaster .
‘Why is the atmosphere of the capital so gloomy?’
All the other areas of the Cho Kingdom had a bright atmosphere . Why did the people of the capital look like this? The vigilant Jishula called out to the waiter, “The menu please . Ah . ”
The Cho Kingdom was a place where both east and west culture co-existed . How could she speak English after visiting such an obviously Oriental inn? Jishuka felt regret for a moment but fortunately, there were no communication problems .
“Yep . Here’s the menu . ”
“Is basic English necessary to be a waiter . . . . ?”
“Huh?
“Nothing, I was just talking to myself . ”
The waiter was around 15 years old . Jishuka smiled at the boy and gave him a silver coin as a tip . The boy, who had already been enjoying Jishuka’s beauty, was delighted after receiving the coin and treated her as a young master . He soon served the food and Jishuka asked him, “What happened?
Everyone’s facial expressions are so uncomfortable .
“Ah, that . . . ”
The power of beauty and tips was awesome .
The boy sincerely answered Jishuka’s question, “Zombies and skeletons have been appearing every night this week and wandering through the city . All the people of the capital are uneasy and unable to sleep . They couldn’t sleep at all because they have been fighting with a broom all night to drive the zombies away from their front yards . ”
“Undead appeared in the middle of a capital with such strict defenses?”
“It isn’t just in the middle . They crawled out of every corner . The kingdom says that a wicked daoist is staying in the capital and playing tricks . . . Therefore, you should be careful . People’s gazes toward foreigners aren’t very good these days . ”
‘I can’t understand it . ’
The guardian **** of the Cho Kingdom was the red phoenix . Grid’s revival of the red phoenix blessed the entire nation and the sacred flames of the red phoenix had the power to destroy all evil . Yet undead appeared every night?
‘It is clear that someone is deliberately releasing the undead . . . ’
Who was so strong that they could summon undead that could withstand the flames of the red phoenix? This was really a level of skill that went beyond common sense .
‘ . . . Wait?’ A chill went down Jishuka’s spine . She focused on the mention of ‘zombies,’ not ‘jiangshi . ’
“Did you say they are skeletons and zombies?”
“Yes . ”
“There are zombies in the East Continent?”
“It isn’t impossible, but . . . it is hard to see them . The daoists of the East Continent make jiangshi, not zombies . ”
In the end, this was the work of a necromancer from the West Continent . Jishuka remembered the face of a madman and asked the waiter again, “The soldiers must be exhausted as well?”
“Yes . . . They haven’t been able to sleep for a week because they have been fighting the undead . . . All the soldiers are having a hard time . ”
‘I think this is more serious than expected?’
Jishuka got up from her seat and walked out of the inn . She observed and grasped the location of the inn and the surrounding topography . The last place she stared at was the top floor of the inn .
“Is there an empty room?”
“Yes, that place is always empty . As you can see, it is a room that uses the entire top floor so the accommodation fee is very expensive . Even the nobles and wealthy people from other lands were reluctant to stay there . ”
“I’ll rent it for a few days . ”
“Huh? No, Customer . One night in that room is worth dozens of nights in other rooms . . . ”
He didn’t want to fill the stomach of the boss who said he wanted to catch a pushover . Jishuka threw a small bag at the waiter who was trying to persuade her .
“This should be enough . ”
“ . . . Gasp!”
The waiter’s eyes widened when he opened the bag . It was the first time the boy had seen so many gold coins even though he was working at Kars’ largest inn . Jishuka sighed . ‘I managed to save a little bit only to use it all up again . ’
She still had quite a bit left to pay back Grid so she was troubled . However, Jishuka had no intention of missing this opportunity .
The inn owner welcomed her, “Oh my, welcome, welcome! The Wind Lantern Inn is dedicated to serving the princess!”
“The meals will be room service . ”
“I will do so!”
‘He looks like a money-obsessed ghost . ’
Jishuka stared coldly as the inn owner hurriedly ran out of the room . Then she went out to the terrace and activated Hawk Eyes .
‘Good . ’
It was as expected . All of Kars filled her field of view . All the routes to the major facilities, including the palace, could be seen .
“Now you are all dead . ”
Jishuka smiled deeper and her eyes flashed like a hawk who captured the prey .
***
Stones were weak to heat . Unlike iron, they didn’t melt in fire . They broke apart or were burned . It wasn’t about smelting and tempering when it comes to making things out of stone . It was about meticulous work .
‘This is a myth-rated mineral . ’
It would be a weapon of the greatest power just by making it into a blade . This was what Grid thought . . .
“Groan . . . ”
He soon realized that he had misjudged . The Fire Stone Filled with the Breath of the Fire Dragon couldn’t be broken no matter how hard he struck it . There were no scratches at all .
‘What am I supposed to do?’
Grid’s struggles continued . He kept hammering on the fire stone until his stamina ran out . He even improved by changing to a high-grade saw . However, the fire stone didn’t budge .
“Gasp . Gasp . . . ”
Grid’s hand, holding the hammer, convulsed . What should he do? Grid was forced to admit that his methods were wrong . He forgot about the passage of time and concentrated on thinking . Finally, a rooster’s cry echoed through the tranquil streets as a new morning was announced .
The dozing blacksmiths, who didn’t dare leave work when the king remained, opened their eyes all at once . At the same time, lightning struck inside Grid’s head . A stone filled with the breath of the fire dragon . It had probably been exposed to the hottest heat in the world . It was also for 200 years . Was it right to look at it like a stone?
He burned the white phosphorus wood . Grid raised the temperature of the furnace to its maximum and threw in the fire stone without hesitation .
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