Overgeared Chapter 625:
TL: Changing Eat Jokbal in Bed to Eat Spicy Jokbal
“It’s cold . This isn’t a place for decent people to live in . ”
“This is the reason why Winston’s NPCs told me to buy fur clothing . ”
"This is why the advice of NPCs should be listened to . . . ”
Frontier . It was the capital of Duke Steim’s territory, located at the northernmost tip of the Overgeared Kingdom . Snowstorms raged all year round and first time visitors were frustrated by the cold . Some of the low level players were freezing .
"How could this cold place grow to be the best city in the north?”
“I agree . It’s difficult to grow crops in the cold and the scope of people’s activities will be reduced . ”
In the days of the Eternal Kingdom, there had been a large number of monsters living in the northern part of the kingdom . But the intrepid Duke Steim fought the monsters and helped the north achieve a prosperous growth . How could it grow so much when farming was difficult because of the cold?
It was due to the large number of monster habitats still left . The northern people hunted monsters, ate the monster’s meat, exported the monster’s accessories, rode them, and accumulated wealth . The cold wasn’t a problem either . The northern people were strong in the cold and there was a saying that the ‘northern people don’t know the cold . ’ Some people appreciated it because of their natural constitution, but the actual truth?
"The northern people don’t feel the cold thanks to this underwear . Don’t you want to buy this underwear?”
Tremble tremble .
As soon as a shivering group of players arrived at Frontier, NPCs rushed towards them . They were holding underwear in their hands . It was furry underwear .
"The underwear made from a yeti’s fur has the excellent effect of protecting your body from freezing and frostbite . This underwear is a must for the north . All the northern people are wearing this underwear . ”
‘There are so many underwear merchants?’
In every city, there were merchants who targeted tourists and travelers . But he had never seen a merchant trying to sell underwear to travelers .
“Sigh, it’s okay . I won’t buy such useless things . ”
How warm would it be to wear underwear? Players with prejudices against underwear didn’t listen to the merchants . Some players checked the details of the underwear, but they were just disappointed .
[Northern Underwear]
Underwear made with a thick layer of yeti leather .
It has the effect of protecting the body from the freezing cold, but it is too thick to feel comfortable .
* Cold resistance +5% .
* Agility -5% .
All lower body skills will decrease by 10% .
It was an item with too many penalties just for raising cold resistance by 5% .
‘It’s amazing that underwear has options . ’
‘The 5% drop in agility is huge . ’
‘There aren’t many monsters in the area, but being a little cold is better than being weakened . ’
A magician with low agility wouldn’t care, but a 5% drop in agility was fatal to most classes . The disappointed players refused the merchants and left .
"Give me those underwear . ”
One man suddenly appeared and checked the details of the underwear the merchants were selling . It was a man who didn’t feel the cold at all, as his body wasn’t shaking, despite not wearing fur clothes . His face couldn’t be confirmed because he was wearing a hat with a wide brim .
"The options are all the same despite the underwear type . Isn’t there any better underwear?”
"There is better underwear, but it’s only sold to nobles . ”
"Why?"
The man who showed interest in the underwear was Grid . He hid his identity because he didn’t want to attract attention from other players .
"There’s only one tailor who can make better underwear in Frontier . The underwear he made was too expensive to sell to the general public due to a lack of quantity . ”
‘The underwear maker is a tailor . ’
Grid predicted that not just anyone could make underwear . If all tailors knew how to make underwear, it would be commercialized and the current players would be wearing individualistic underwear .
‘Maybe it’s because of the weather here that Frontier’s tailors learned how to make underwear . ’
The northern people had to find a way to withstand the cold . One of those methods would’ve been the production of warm underwear .
"The underwear craftsman . . . No, where can I meet the tailor?”
"Nobody knows . He suddenly disappeared one day . ”
"The tailor disappeared? Why?”
"Who knows? He vanished without a trace . ”
“Cough . . . ”
Indeed, this class quest wasn’t easy .
‘I need to gather clues . ’
He needed to find out where the underwear craftsman had disappeared to and find him in order to learn how to make underwear . Grid burned with motivation and started to walk around Frontier . He asked the NPC residents about the underwear craftsman and eventually attracted people’s attention .
***
"Recently, there is a suspicious man inquiring about Sir Fatima . ”
Advanced tailor Fatima . Many nobles were confused when the treasure of Frontier disappeared . They were worried that they wouldn’t be able to wear underwear made by Fatima again . Thus, the nobles searched for Fatima’s whereabouts . But none of them could find Fatima .
It was natural they couldn’t find him . Fatima had been kidnapped and imprisoned by a noble of Frontier, Earl Bruno . Who could possibly imagine that Earl Bruno kidnapped Fatima?
"Sir Fatima, aren’t you happy that so many people are looking for you?”
“Why . . . Why are you doing this?"
Underneath Earl Bruno’s residence . The chained up Fatima was terrified . He was uneasy because he was abducted by a nobleman for an unknown reason . Earl Bruno laughed as he sat in a chair, crossed his legs and cleaned his fingernails .
"What do I want? Of course it’s your underwear . ”
"H-Haven’t I sold underwear to you many times?”
"I want to know how to make the underwear . If you teach me how to make your luxury underwear, I promise to spare your life . ”
Earl Bruno was paying attention to the underwear business . Frontier’s nobles and residents only perceived underwear as ‘something to make the body warm . ’ However, Earl Bruno thought that the possibilities of underwear were endless . He thought that if he made various functional underwear and sold it to the royalty and nobles of each kingdom, he would be able to collect a lot of money .
"Does Duke Steim know . . . ?”
Was Duke Steim behind Earl Bruno? Fatima thought the worst while Earl Bruno replied cynically .
“I don’t intend to share this good business information with a traitor . ”
"Traitor . . ?”
Earl Bruno was Duke Steim’s right arm man . The first thing Duke Steim did as soon as King Grid appointed him a duke was to make Bruno his earl . Duke Steim completely trusted Earl Bruno . Yet Earl Bruno called Duke Steim a turncoat . Killing intent filled Earl Bruno’s eyes .
“Isn’t he a traitor for giving up his loyalty to the royal family and helping his son-in-law’s rebellion?”
Fatima’s face paled .
“You are . . . Part of the Anti Grid Alliance?”
Anti Grid Alliance . They consisted of the nobles of Eternal . They couldn’t accept Grid as a king and wanted to bring him down from the throne . On the day of the Overgeared Kingdom’s founding ceremony, it was known that the alliance was defeated by Duke Steim and Duke Chris . But some remnants still remained, and surprisingly, Earl Bruno was one of them .
“At present, more than 10% of the nobles of the Overgeared Kingdom belong to the Anti Grid Alliance . Of course, they are seemingly loyal to Grid, but it’s just an act . ”
Earl Bruno needed a lot of money . The money would be used to hire soldiers and prepare weapons!
"The Anti Grid alliance will first eliminate Duke Steim, swallow the north, and then confront Grid . But a lot of money is required to do that . Therefore, I need your underwear making method . Now, Sir Fatima . Aren’t you also a person of Eternal? You should cooperate with us . ”
‘He’s crazy . ’
The kingdom was stabilizing after the end of the war, and now he wanted to start another war? In the end, only the people would suffer . Boys would be forcibly conscripted into the war and many people would lose their lives and family . Fatima was furious .
“How funny . Earl Bruno, you’re just masking your ambitions behind loyalty . You don’t care about the comfort of your people at all . ”
“What would a mere tailor know?” Earl Bruno’s face turned red and he started to wield his whip . "If you don’t want to die, tell me how to make your underwear!”
"Ugh!"
Fatima was wounded and felt afraid . It was enough to make him shed tears . But he didn’t give in . His pride as a tailor wasn’t cheap . But how long could he endure? Earl Bruno’s violence and intimidation continued over the next few days and Fatima’s will gradually weakened .
Earl Bruno was convinced .
“It’s meaningless to resist . No one in the world will save you . In the end, you will succumb to me . ”
“Ugh . . . Ugh!"
Earl Bruno’s whipping became more severe and Fatima’s willpower was like a flame in front of the wind .
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"He was last sighted near Earl Bruno’s mansion . ”
The last four days . Grid walked through Frontier and gathered information from the residents . As a result, he learned that the underwear maker’s name was Fatima and the last place he was sighted .
“Earl Bruno . . . He’s my father-in-law’s aide?”
Grid hadn’t spent a single penny while staying at Frontier . Every time he was hungry or tired, he went to Duke Steim’s castle .
“That’s right, Your Highness . ”
There was no time to visit the castle today so lunch was prepared for him . In response to Grid’s request, Duke Steim personally delivered the packed lunch and responded politely .
"Earl Bruno is my most trusted person . He’s old-fashioned, but has a strong sense of loyalty . Your Majesty, please enjoy the yeti dish . It’s good for your energy . ”
"Well well, gulp . Hrmm, I should go visit Earl Bruno . Maybe he has seen Fatima . ”
"Have some tea . Your Highness, why are you looking for Fatima?”
“It’s to learn how to make underwear . ”
“ . . . ?”
Did he hear wrong? Duke Steim doubted his ears . Grid, who became the king of a nation, was trying to learn how to make underwear?
“N-No, Your Majesty . Why do you have to learn how to make underwear?”
" . . . It’s my job . ”
" . . . ???"
"In any case, I ate well, Father-in-law . ”
Grid recovered his stamina to the maximum and gave the empty lunch box to Duke Steim . Then he laughed and wore his hat again .
'I’m looking forward to meeting my father-in-law’s right arm man . ’