Overgeared Chapter 629:
(Grid has risen seven rankings in one day . . . !)
(Grid’s level stagnated after the kingdom’s founding . Now it has risen by four levels in one night!)
(Overgeared King Grid, it is estimated that he cleared a SSS difficulty quest . )
(The SSS difficulty quest that ordinary players will never experience . . . Did Grid only obtain four levels as a quest reward?)
Grid once again caused a great stir . The world was flipped over by the four levels he gained from clearing successive class quests . But Grid himself wasn’t pleased .
‘I have to finish the quests to complete the class and open up the true power . ’
The problem was he couldn’t see the end of the class quests . Grid’s class quests were still in progress . In other words, mastering the advanced Tailoring Technique was just a process .
‘It might take years to master the tailoring technique . Then when will my class quest finish?’
Dammit! Why did a blacksmith have to learn tailoring skills?
‘Of course, I know that it’s better to have a variety of skills in the long run . ’
However, it had been several years since he became Pagma’s Descendant . The fact that he hadn’t completed the class quests and opened the true power of the class made Grid feel frustrated .
“Sigh, well . . . The tailoring skill will rise if I keep making underwear for the Overgeared members and soldiers . ”
It would be nice to maximize the concept of a kingdom ‘armed with items . ’ Grid controlled his heart .
“You have worked hard, Oppa . ”
Grid logged out of Satisfy . Shin Youngwoo was met with his sister’s face as soon as he raised his body from the Comet Group’s diamond capsule . He returned from a busy day of working as the Overgeared King and received water from Sehee .
“Thank you . ”
Indeed, his sister was the best . Grid was able to calm his tired heart with Sehee’s pretty face and kind heart, making him smile .
“Gulp gulp . Puhwaaah!!”
Youngwoo gulped down the water, only to spit it out of his nose and mouth . He thought it was bottled water, only for it to be carbonated water .
“Kek . . . ! This isn’t delicious!”
Shin Youngwoo shed tears from the pain . Sehee looked at him with a grim expression .
"Weren’t you thinking about drinking soda anyway? Drink some carbonated water before you drink Coke, which is bad for you . ”
“S-Shit . . . ”
Five year old children enjoyed carbonated water . Humanity had become accustomed to it . But Youngwoo was someone who aged backwards! He lived at his own pace, like he was an outsider . He still wasn’t used to carbonated water .
Grrrr! Sehee spoke to him as he ran to the bathroom and gargled water .
"Hao is waiting for you on the first floor cafe . ”
"Yes, I think the appointment for when it would be an access restriction . He told me there was something to discuss . ”
“That . . . You don’t have a great relationship with Hao . Is it okay to meet him so easily in real life?”
Sehee was worried about her weak brother meeting someone who might hurt him . However, Youngwoo was worried about Sehee .
"Anyone looking at you will think you are my mother . Worrying about carbonated water, you’re completely a mother . ”
“ . . . . ”
“You’re still young, but men don’t like nagging women . If you want to marry, stop worrying about me . ”
"A person who doesn’t know love is saying this . . . ”
"I'm married!"
“That’s just a story in the game! You have never held hands with a woman in reality!”
“No! I held hands with Yura and Jishuka when drunk in the past! I am familiar with skinship!”
"W-What? How unscrupulous!!”
Youngwoo was seriously arguing with Sehee who was nine years younger than him . In the end, he was beaten up by Sehee .
***
“Ugh . . . What’s with that girl’s strength? I feel sorry for her future husband . ”
Shin Youngwoo entered his family’s private elevator . Youngwoo headed to the first floor while tearfully touching his pained back . But he was also proud .
"Indeed, it’s better to be strong than weak . Sehee is different from me . Right? Isn’t my sister really reassuring?"
“R-Really . . . ”
Beast man Toon . He used to be part of the Italian mafia and was a high ranker . He also lived in the Youngwoo Building and boarded the elevator alongside Youngwoo . It was for Youngwoo’s protection . Toon was worried about him meeting someone casually, just like Sehee . Hao was famous for being a master of martial arts in reality, so Toon accompanied Youngwoo just in case .
“How are things in Bairan?”
Toon was in charge of the territory of Bairan . It was hard to meet in game, so Youngwoo was used to getting reports about the situation in reality .
"After Smith went to Reinhardt, the tax revenue lowered slightly . But this is just a temporary phenomenon . Apart from that, there are no apparent problems . The damage from the war has already been restored . The inflow rate of users is high thanks to the Guardian of the Forest . ”
"What about the progress of the soldiers?”
Among the soldiers deployed to Bairan, not one of them was from Reidan . Bairan’s soldiers were conscripted and trained . It was because Bairan was a territory in a safe position from outside threats and it wasn’t necessary to deploy elite troops there .
“The average level is over 100 . ”
“Already? Isn’t it unbelievably fast?”
“It’s thanks to including Bairan in the Grid set quests . The users go to Bairan for the linked quest and perform the quest with the soldiers, making the level of the soldiers go up . ”
"Well, how many Grid set items have been given as compensation so far?”
"There are 23 weapons and 5 gauntlets . ”
The Grid set could be obtained as a reward from the kingdom quests . The reward for stage three was a weapon and stage six was a gauntlet . In other words, only five people had reached the sixth stage of the kingdom quest .
“Really small . Is the difficulty level too high?”
“No, it’s appropriate . The Grid set shouldn’t be obtained so easily . Rather, the users have become more enthusiastic to collect all of the Grid set . The linked kingdom quest created by you and Lauel is having a positive effect on both the users and the Overgeared Kingdom . ”
“Hrmm . . . ”
The elevator arrived on the first floor . Before the door opened, Toon patted Youngwoo’s shoulder .
"You’re doing better than everyone expected, so don’t be anxious . ”
" . . . Is it good for me to make underwear?”
" . . . ???"
What nonsense was he suddenly saying? Toon didn’t understand and entered the cafe with Youngwoo .
***
“Wow, what? Is this a sweet potato latte mania?”
Youngwoo and Toon received the enthusiastic hospitality of the employees as they entered the cafe . Their eyes widened as they saw Hao sitting in a window seat . There were three sweet potato latte cups in front of Hao . The bottom of two cups was exposed .
“Are you a gourmet?”
Having a common point was one of the factors involved in forming relationships with people . Youngwoo, a sweet potato maniac, felt liking towards Hao . On the other hand, Hao was watching Youngwoo like he was a ghost .
‘How can he drink this sweet drink every day?’
Hao came from Sichuan and liked spicy or sour foods . This sweet food was honestly unappealing . It was very painful to drink three sweet potato lattes out of his desire to resemble Youngwoo . He once again vowed not to drink the sweet potato latte again . But this vow didn’t last long .
"Two sweet potato lattes . ”
“ . . . ”
Drinks were placed in front of Youngwoo and Toon . Hao’s mind was shaken .
‘Apart from Grid, Toon also drinks the sweet potato latte? It seems that the sweet potato latte is important . It’s painful, but it can’t be helped . I will drink sweet potato latte every morning in the future . ’
Hao closed his eyes and picked up his remaining cup of sweet potato latte . His head was dizzy from an excessive consumption of sugar . However, he could endure this much pain if Youngwoo drank the sweet potato latte every day . Youngwoo handed his sweet potato latte to Hao .
"Do you really like this? Have another . I can order one more . ”
" . . . No, I’m fine . ”
Hao’s face was pale . In order to facilitate a smooth conversation, he decided to wear a translator instead of relying on his Korean speaking ability . Youngwoo and Toon were also wearing translators . It was a diamond class translator produced by the Comet Group . It was received as a sponsorship item, but the performance was amazing .
"First of all, welcome to my house . It must be hard coming such a long way . ” Youngwoo belatedly spoke a polite greeting .
"Thank you for letting me take some of your valuable time and allowing me to visit . ”
"Have you tried Korean food?”
"Not yet . "
"Do you want to go to a Chinese restaurant eat jjampong? It is one of my favourite foods and is really good . (Jjampong= sweet and spicy soup . Along with jajangmyeong, it is a popular Korean dish developed from Chinese cuisine)
“ . . . ?”
He asked if Hao had eaten Korean food and then wanted to go to a Chinese restaurant? Why did the conversation proceed this way? Hao started questioning the translator . On the other hand, Toon spoke to Youngwoo .
"Grid, the conversation is straying too much . ”
"Oh, excuse me . I was so hungry that I forgot myself . ”
“ . . . ”
"So what is the purpose of your visit?”
Hao realized that the translator wasn’t broken and explained his reason .
"I want you to persuade Kraugel not to move to the United States . ”
“ . . . What? Kraugel is moving to the United States?”
“That’s right . ”
Youngwoo was startled by the words before replying like he understood .
“Indeed, it would be strange if he stayed in Russia, a vicious country that held his sick mother hostage . It is natural to immigrate . ”
“But isn’t there a problem if he goes to the United States? If he has to move, isn’t it better to move to South Korea or China?”
Hao cried out but Youngwoo didn’t agree .
“Why?”
Grid blinked with confusion and Hao replied like it was natural .
"Kraugel is a Korean person . Isn’t it normal for him to come to an Asian country like Korea or China rather than the west?”
"Let's see? I don’t know . Does race play a role when deciding what country to move to? Isn’t it right to find a place where you can be happy?
“ . . . ”
Hao was speechless . Grid’s attitude was completely different from what he imagined . Hao had a strong sense of nationalism and couldn’t understand Grid’s reaction . Toon explained to him .
"Grid isn’t tied to the concept of a country . ”
He didn’t think that ‘South Korea is right’ just because he was Korean . It was the complete opposite from Peak Sword . Of course, he loved South Korea . It was why he was willing to go to the army . However, he had no intention of forcing his patriotism on Kraugel .
"Hao, this is a problem that Kraugel will take care . It is meaningless if we talk about it . ”
Hao stood up .
“Think about it! If Kraugel moves to the United States, the first place in the National Competition will go to the United States!"
The most influential country in the world . The United States had that title for hundreds of years . It was a big barrier to China, and Hao felt hostile to the United States from a patriotic point of view . Now the United States was trying to conquer Satisfy as well . Hao hated it .
"Then is it okay for South Korea or China to dominate the first place if Kraugel comes here?’
"China is my homeland and South Korea is a country that I acknowledge . . . No, it’s better than Kraugel being taken by the United States . I can’t understand why Kraugel is trying to move to the United States . . . ”
Hao suddenly stopped talking . It was because he thought about Youngwoo’s words about Kraugel finding a place where he would be happy .
‘It doesn’t make sense for my personal selfishness to hinder Kraugel’s happiness . ’
Crooked patriotism was a poison . Hao calmed down and sat back in his chair .
"I didn’t have to come to South Korea at all . ”
Hao murmured with a laugh . Youngwoo sucked up the sweet potato latte with a straw and said casually .
“Really? I’m glad that you came . It is more pleasant than I thought . ”
“ . . . ”
"Then let’s go to the Chinese restaurant . ”
" . . . No, why should I come to South Korea and eat Chinese food? Originally I was planning to eat pork belly and kimchi stew . ”
"Can’t you eat such famous foods in China? Let’s go to a Chinese restaurant . ”
“ . . . ”
What type of person was this? Hao thought it was absurd . But he couldn’t help laughing . On the other hand, Toon was sending a message to Peak Sword .
-As everyone expects, Hao seems to like Grid . It’s better to maintain a good relationship with Hao . I want to eat pork belly and kimchi stew, so please treat me to dinner .
The reply came quickly .
-Do you know kimchi stew?