Overgeared Chapter 545:
Chapter 545
[Grid’s Pickaxe]
Rating: Unique
Durability: 117/180 Attack Power: 233
* 20% increase in mining speed .
* 10% increase in attack power .
* Shape conversion is possible .
A tool with long blades extending on both sides .
A pickaxe made by the legendary blacksmith Grid .
At first glance, it is no different from a normal pickaxe . But there are obvious differences .
The blades on both sides can be folded as needed and half the hilt is made of a blade .
It can be used as a sword .
However, since it is far from the ideal sword form, it isn’t recommended to be used with bad skills .
Conditions of Use: Mining or Farming skill . Advanced Mastery Level 1 . 1,200 strength .
Weight: 880
In fact, Peak Sword hadn’t understood it when he received this pickaxe . Shouldn’t a tool be faithful to its original role? Why did Grid make the pickaxe a weapon? Wouldn’t it be better to have a separate blade instead of a pickaxe? Peak Sword wondered what this was about . It was still an unknown world .
Due to the peculiar form of the pickaxe, Peak Sword was able to use his style of swordsmanship and eventually destroyed the forces who secretly infiltrated Cork Island . He took the momentum and destroyed the R77 troops .
[Your level has risen . ]
[You have neutralized the Eternal Navy’s covert operation . ]
[A signal flare has been found on the dead enemy’s body . It can be used to disturb the enemy . ]
“God Grid . . . You’re the best . ”
Grid made the pickaxe a weapon because he foresaw what would happen today . Peak Sword was thrilled by Grid’s foresight and respected him even more . The real reason why Grid made the pickaxe a weapon? It was purely for Piaro, but Peak Sword interpreted it this way .
***
Skin that was golden from the sunlight . Red hair that was intense as blazing flames and lustrous lips . She was the best beauty of South America, Jishuka . She stood on the high walls of Patrian and looked down at the battlefield .
"The players’ participation rate is increasing every day . ”
The Eternal Kingdom had named Grid and the Overgeared members as traitors . The players in the Eternal Kingdom received a tsunami of quests .
Defeat Grid . Defeat Overgeared . Occupy Bairan . Occupy Reidan . Occupy Patrian . Capture Grid’s family, etc .
The quests that threatened Grid and the Overgeared members promised huge rewards for the players . The players naturally wouldn’t refuse the quest . They coveted their rewards, and it was their natural obligation as people of the Eternal Kingdom to suppress the rebellion .
That’s right . The players were immersed . Life as a citizen of Eternal . They weren’t just playing games, they existed as heroes of ‘another world . ’ An overwhelming sense of immersion . This was the true attraction of a virtual reality game .
“Why?”
Jishuka swallowed her saliva . There were too many enemies . In fact, the 10,000 soldiers of the Eternal Kingdom wasn’t a big problem . Their average level was 160 . They couldn’t be a threat to the elites of the Overgeared members . But the players were a problem . There were thousands of players, including high level rankers . The large variety of classes was diverse and the risk factors were huge .
Jishuka laughed at the nervous Toban .
“What are you doing?”
Kkirik!
Jishuka drew her bow and aimed at the army .
Hwaruruk!
Flames sparked at the end of the arrow .
“Sweep them all away . Should we show any mercy to dogs who dare to bare their teeth at us?”
“ . . . No, what?”
In this situation, why wasn’t this woman scared? Toban was surprised when he saw that Jishuka didn’t shrink back .
Kuwaaaaaang!
The fire arrows crossed the battlefield and struck the middle of the enemies, causing a powerful explosion . Dozens of people died in an instant . The players of the Eternal Kingdom turned white .
"Red flames archer . . . It’s true that they’re fraudulent when it comes to sieges . ”
"How can we break that arrow bombardment?”
In just a few seconds . The fire arrows shot by Jishuka consecutively flew through the sky . The battlefield became a sea of fire . It was truly huge firepower . It was a power optimized for mass destruction . Both the Eternal Kingdom and Overgeared members were amazed by Jishuka’s power, but Jishuka herself felt regretful .
‘I can’t display my power with this bow . ’
It was a bow she commissioned from Grid . She hadn’t been able to replace it, despite being 22 levels beyond it . It was because there was no good alternative . From the standpoint of Jishuka, this bow had a lower limit than her level and wasn’t satisfactory .
***
‘Marquis Steim is more cautious than necessary . ’
Reidan .
Lauel had a headache . What was the biggest reason for occupying Patrian? It was to connect Reidan to the north and gain Marquis Steim’s support . But unexpectedly, Marquis Steim was just watching the situation . He wouldn’t side with Grid if it was unlikely Grid would become the king .
‘He isn’t nervous, despite Irene being in Reidan . ’
Marquis Steim loved his daughter . In addition, Irene was Marquis Steim’s only heir and Grid was Irene’s husband . Lauel expected that Marquis Steim would naturally take Grid’s side in this war . Grid becoming king would make his daughter a queen and his grandchild a prince .
But Marquis Steim was a more cautious person than Lauel expected . He knew how to distinguish between business and personal matters and didn’t cling to his bloodline . If he made the wrong choice, the millions of people in the north would be affected . It was obvious that Marquis Steim was worried about their safety and aiming for a more certain choice .
“Well . . . I don’t blame him . ”
Lauel understood and respected Marquis Steim’s choice . It was good to see a noble that cared for the people . Still, he couldn’t help feeling frustrated .
‘I appreciate the fact that your political accomplishments that have revived the north . But your ankle is caught by the people and you can’t be used as a tool . ’
He wasn’t a person who could be assigned to a key position when the kingdom was founded later . Lauel decided and opened the list of rankers . It was a habit . In his view, it should be the default to monitor the level of the high rankers .
“ . . . Eh?”
Lauel was looking at the list of rankings to determine the level of the forces that could potentially be hostile to Grid . He doubted his eyes . Grid had been level 322 just three hours ago and he was now 324 .
“W-What?”
Grid’s level had been rising rapidly in the East Continent . He was about to enter 15th place on the unified rankings . But no matter how fast he was, gaining two levels in just three hours?
“9th rank on the list? Grid, what the **** are you doing?”
He wondered if Grid was bugged . Lauel laughed as he anticipated the reaction of the media, only to suddenly feel anxious .
‘Maybe he’ll come back to the West Continent much sooner than expected?’
Would Grid return before the project to make Grid a king be complete?
***
“ . . . ”
In the darkness . Faker breathed as he watched Irene and Lord . He focused on protecting them from any threats . But Faker soon came to realize something . There was no need for his protection .
‘Potato?’
Irene was reading a book with Lord in her arms . On the wall above where she was sitting, a worker bringing potatoes to the soldiers accidentally dropped one potato . It was the famous rainbow potato . The potato fell quickly towards Irene’s head and Faker prepared to move .
"Ahat . ”
Lord, laughing in Irene’s arms, suddenly pulled out a dagger and threw it towards the sky . It was so fast and stealthy that Irene didn’t even realize Lord had thrown it .
Peeok!
Faker made a bemused expression as the potato hit by Lord’s dagger split in half .
‘My protection . . . It isn’t necessary . ’
It wasn’t just due to Lord’s excellent abilities . There were 200 girls in the vicinity of Irene and Lord . Faker realized that they had also taken out their weapons to protect Irene from the potato . There was also Kasim, king of shadows, hidden in Lord’s shadow .
" . . . Both of them will be safe in Reidan . ”
Faker had nothing to do . He wondered if there was anything more pointless than protecting the safest people in the world .
***
[You have succeeded in killing 10 armored needles . ]
[The quest ‘Subjugate the Armored Needles (1)’ has been cleared . ]
[Affinity with the Red Phoenix group has risen and 5 silver threads have been acquired . ]
[Affinity with the Red Phoenix has risen to the peak . ]
[The quest ‘Subjugate the Armored Needles (2) has been created . ]
[Subjugate the Armored Needles (2)]
Difficulty: S
There are a large number of armored needles in the dungeon beneath Pangea Castle .
Bring peace to Pangea by repelling those who can threaten Pangea at any time .
Quest Clear Conditions: Kill 20 armored needles .
Quest Clear Reward: 5 silver thread .
He had only obtained two silver threads from defeating 10 armored needles . The drop rate for the silver thread was the worst . Grid judged that the most realistic way to acquire the silver thread was to complete the quests .
'But giving out five threads for killing 20 . . . ’
The appearance rate of the armored needles was too low . It would take a long time if he wanted to hunt 20 .
‘It might take two days if I’m unlucky . ’
Grid sighed and left the dungeon with the Red Phoenix group .
“Ohh! Pangea’s Duke of Virtue! You’re safe!”
“Grid!”
In front of the well . Half a day had passed since Grid entered the dungeon but White and Han Seokbong were still waiting . They were quite worried about Grid . Sua explained the whole story . She spoke about how Grid defeated the armored needles with overwhelming strength and condemned Arube .
The liking in Han Seokbong’s gaze towards Grid increased .
"You really went through a lot of trouble, Pangea’s Duke of Virtue . You were a big help . Now, you must be exhausted and hungry . I have prepared delicacies that can only be enjoyed in Pangea for Pangea’s Duke of Virtue . "
[Lord Han Seokbong is feeling more favorable towards you . ]
[There is a place for you to stay in Pangea Castle . It is a place with hot springs for stamina recovery . ]
[All facilities of Pangea Castle are available free of charge and you will be served a meal whenever you want . ]
"Delicacies . . . ”
Grid gulped because he was starved . The thought of delicious food stimulated his appetite . But Grid was always rewarded for his effort and patience . He barely suppressed his appetite .
“The meal . . . I will eat outside . ”
He had to go to Idan’s restaurant . It was important to secure stats, even if he experienced food poisoning . Grid swallowed his tears and left the castle . He walked with unmotivated footsteps and pulled out the Unknown Mark and Arube’s Ring .
‘I shouldn’t expect much . . . Legendary Blacksmith’s Appraisal . ”
It was time to acknowledge that most of Grid’s predictions always went the opposite way .