Overgeared Chapter 514:
‘This isn’t the time to lose your mind . ’ Then Braham’s voice entered Grid’s ears . ‘Isn’t the duration of the immortal passive only 5 seconds?’
Gold? No, this time was more valuable than a diamond . Grid needed to actively utilize this limited time .
“Thank you . ”
Grid recovered thanks to Braham and immediately took action . He needed to confirm it .
‘First of all . ’
Jjejeong! Jjang!
The first thing Grid did was to stab and slash at the damaged white phosphorus tree . It was to check if this **** tree was still hard or would explode after the fragment fell off . It was still hard and there was no explosion .
‘Is it correct to say it’s dead? It won’t explode if I throw them in the fire . ’
The white phosphorus tree was just hard . If he assumed that it would burn, there wouldn’t be a problem if it was used as firewood .
‘I don’t understand the reasoning behind using this tree as firewood . ’
Was there a special effect?
‘Of course there will be . ’
What were the effects?
‘Sooner or later, I will find out . I will experiment . ’
Step .
Grid kept constantly moving . He fired Kill at the white phosphorus tree .
Chaaeng!
[The durability of the +9 Failure has decreased by 6 . ]
[There is a strong pain from your wrist . You are temporarily paralyzed . ]
[You have resisted . ]
[The immortal state is activated . Health isn’t lost . ]
[You were unable to damage the white phosphorus tree . ]
"Che, Kill doesn’t have an effect . ”
The defensive power of the white phosphorus tree was extraordinary . The fact that he couldn’t inflict damage it with Kill meant it was impossible without a skill that ignored defense .
“Then what about this?
Seokeok!
Grid used Pinnacle this time . Failure moved across the trunk of the white phosphorus tree .
[You have damaged the white phosphorus tree . ]
[The bark of the white phosphorus tree has spat out flames!]
Compared to Pinnacle Kill, the attack power of Pinnacle was weak . It didn’t 100% ignore defense . Pinnacle didn’t cause damage to the white phosphorus tree and it didn’t explode after being hit by Pinnacle . Only one fragment dropped .
‘This is better . . . ’
Kurururu!
Flames shot towards Grid from the white phosphorus tree . The heat of the flames distorted the area . The flames that hit Grid were sharp and fierce, like fangs . But Grid was invincible in the immortal state . He didn’t receive any damage from the flames . Amidst the glowing flames, he spoke in a somewhat calm tone .
"I can only use Pinnacle . ”
Pinnacle Kill was too powerful . The explosion of the white phosphorus tree dealt damage in a 4m radius . Even Grid found it difficult to cope . On the other hand, the range of the flames that emerged after Pinnacle was limited . He would be able to avoid it using the Slaughterer’s Eye Patch and Quick Movements .
Braham asked, ‘Why don’t you give Magic Missile a try?’
The duration of the immortality ended . After the flames died, Grid retreated from the white phosphorus tree that fell quiet again .
“Doesn’t Magic Missile just penetrate through? Isn’t is inappropriate for logging?”
‘Aim at the branches . Pinnacle can only cut off one branch at a time, so isn’t it faster to use Magic Missile?’
"But the Magic Missile that I shoot is weak . ”
It was doubtful if Magic Missile could scratch the white phosphorus tree, no matter the ignore defense effect attached to it .
‘Why don’t you try it instead of whining?’
“Um . . . ”
Grid received Braham’s opinion and fired Magic Missile at the thinnest branch on the white phosphorus tree .
Peng!
" . . . ”
Indeed . Grid’s Magic Missile didn’t even scratch the white phosphorus tree . Grid smacked his lips .
“There really is only Pinnacle . ”
The cooldown time of Pinnacle was 2 minutes . It meant he could cut off one branch every 2 minutes .
‘It will take all day to gather enough firewood . ’
It was too much time to waste just to obtain 12% experience . It wasn’t as efficient as hunting in the vampire cities . Grid frowned and was troubled for a moment .
‘Should I use Assimilation?’
Braham’s master level Magic Missile could collect the firewood relatively quickly .
‘ . . . But . ’
He didn’t want to . It was too much to borrow the strength of a legendary great magician for logging .
‘Borrowing your strength just for this . . . ’
Grid didn’t want to use Assimilation for a reason . He didn’t know what dangers existed in the East Continent, making it too risky to act without his strongest card on hand .
'Grid, can’t I help you? It has been a long time since I got some outside air . . . ’
Braham started to say something but Grid didn’t listen .
“Now!”
Grid confirmed that the cooldown time of Pinnacle had returned and used it again .
Seokeok!
Hwaruruk!
Flames were fired the moment a branch was cut off . Grid borrowed the power of the Slaughterer’s Eye Patch and read the path . The problem was that the speed of the flames was too fast .
‘Shit . ’
Grid knew that he couldn’t completely avoid it and escaped using Quick Movements .
“Phew . . . ”
Grid picked up the branch of the white phosphorus tree . He gritted his teeth . A legendary blacksmith and duke of a kingdom was struggling to cut firewood . It was enough to make his tears flow down .
“Damn, this quest is completely twisted . That **** White person . . . Eh? Wait . ”
Grid suddenly had an idea .
“The White Hammer smithies used an iron hammer for iron and a mithril hammer for mithril?"
Something came to mind .
‘Diamond . ’
A diamond was needed to process a diamond . There were many things in the world that could destroy a diamond, but only a diamond could cut another diamond .
‘Maybe the white phosphorus tree . . . ’
It had a property that made it hard to destroy . What if the white phosphorus tree was similar to a diamond? Grid reached this idea and didn’t hesitate . He gathered the scattered pieces of the white phosphorus tree and started to observe them with the perspective of a blacksmith .
‘Forging and tempering them is possible . But refining? Isn’t a process necessary?’
Grid thought about it . He dreamed of a bigger growth and focused without becoming nervous . Then after a while .
“ . . . Okay, I will try it once . ”
Grid smiled and entered the ‘axe’ category of his list of production methods . The pattern he pulled out was the Woodcutting Axe .
[Woodcutting Axe]
Rating: Normal ~ Legendary
An axe optimized for cutting trees .
It is an axe that any woodcutter dreams of having .
Conditions of Use: Woodcutter Level 100 or more . Beginner Woodcutting Technique level 7 .
It was a matter of pride now . As a legendary blacksmith, he couldn’t be beaten by firewood . Grid burned with motivation as he took out a portable furnace . Then Braham advised,
‘No matter what you do, try summoning the Overgeared Skeletons as often as you can . ’
“Why those guys?”
‘By observing you, they may learn new skills or magic . ’
Grid was startled .
"Eh? The skeletons have learning abilities?”
Then wasn’t a necromancer a true scam? Braham explained to Grid .
‘No, common skeletons aren’t capable of learning . But the Overgeared Skeletons have intelligence . They are recognized as a unique entity and can be summoned again after being destroyed . They are like death knights and lich . ’
"Their intelligence is in the single digits . . . ”
'Well, you should try it . Maybe they can learn low level magic or skills . ’
"Hrmm . . . Yes, it isn’t very difficult to follow your words . The Overgeared Skeletons might be trash, but I can use them depending on the situation if they acquire skills . ”
Grid had overlooked one thing . Braham considered most of the abilities in the world as inferior .
***
"Shit! This won’t work! I need a stronger fire!”
The White Hammer Smithy . White and his nine blacksmiths were irritated . Pangea’s lord held a blacksmithing competition every year . It was the goal of the White Hammer Smithy to win the competition and supply the battle gear of the army for one year, but reality wasn’t so kind . The battle gear created by the White Hammer Smithy was somewhat lacking compared to the level of the other large smithies .
"Looking at the status of the final product, the championship has disappeared this year . . . ”
"We haven’t won the competition for five years since Master died . . . ”
The mentor of the White Hammer blacksmiths was White’s father, Dawhite . The White Hammer smithy had gone downhill since he died five years ago . There were people who said that the White Hammer smithy had lost their qualifications to be one of the four great smithies .
This was despite White’s efforts .
White trembled .
‘It’s all my fault . I didn’t listen to Father’s words and neglected the bellows . ’
White believed that forging was what created the quality . As the successor of the White Hammer smithy, he focused on the hammer and tended to neglect the bellows . In his youth, he didn’t realize that the difference of only 1 degree in the temperature of the flame could create a significant difference with the performance of the item .
"The flames . . . If I can make them hotter . . . ”
White and the blacksmiths bowed their heads . Then an unfamiliar voice was heard .
“I have come to deliver firewood . ”
"Firewood?"
All the blacksmiths apart from White felt confused .
"Didn’t we already acquire the firewood at dawn today? Then what is this delivery?”
In the first place, the black-haired young man who said he came to delivery firewood was unfamiliar . He wasn’t one of the usual woodcutters they traded with . As the blacksmiths were looking at the young man . . .
“Firewood . . . You brought it?”
White was more flustered than when his wife was having an affair .