Overgeared Chapter 1009:
The former emperors believed that the higher the level of the people, the stronger the nation . It was one of the reasons why the empire wasn’t wealthy . The empire conferred more welfare and benefits to its people as it conquered and exploited others . They hoped the people would take pride in themselves as citizens of the empire and focus on self-development, which would also grow the empire . This was the empire’s investment for thousands of years .
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The archer Rainhud was one of the talents raised by the empire . The extremely developed archer perceived the breeze coming from afar and recognized the wavelength of the air .
“ . . . ” Rainhud captured a glow in the sky and lowered his gaze . His eyes stared at the horizon and captured a blue stream of magic power . He instantly captured Yura in his gaze . The string of his bow was pulled back . He had no intention of letting go of an enemy who dared to shoot at the empire .
Rainhud released the bowstring . The sparkling bullet that flew toward the allied formation exploded as it collided with the magic barrier . There was a glaring light that obstructed Rainhud’s visibility .
“Keuk . . . !” Rainhud lost his aiming point, and the arrow he fired was weaker than usual . Rainhud’s arrow, which should’ve penetrated Yura, was intercepted in the air . It was an arrow made of jaffa . Rainhud recognized it instantly . It was the arrow of the woman he killed twice .
“You!”
The greatest shame of an archer wasn’t when they failed to hit the target but when they were targeted . The disgrace he felt when the arrow he’d shot became a target was too great . The excuse of losing his sight because of the flash didn’t work . Rainhud had to make up for it . He once again drew back the bowstring .
The magic bombardment of Noll in the sky intensified, causing Rainhud to lose his balance for a moment . He hurriedly shifted his gaze back and saw an absurd scene . The crazy female archer of the Overgeared Kingdom was approaching on a camel .
“Why is she committing suicide?”
Rainhud tried to aim at the female archer only to then come to a stop . It was due to the phoenix rising from behind the archer . The hot heat emitted by the phoenix seemed to melt the entire desert .
“It is useless! Don’t be deceived!”
“It isn’t a big deal!”
The soldiers ignored the phoenix . A few days ago, the phoenix fired from a distance was blocked by the magic barrier . However, now the distance was too close . It was a distance where the magic barrier which worked against snipers couldn’t take effect .
Rainhud paled, and he quickly fired an arrow . He planned to assassinate the archer before the phoenix’s attack hit .
“Ohhhhh!” Then a black man came running with a shield and protected the archer . He was a very durable man and didn’t fall down easily .
“Shit!” Rainhud blamed the monster in the sky . The firepower of Rainhud’s allies wasn’t concentrated because of Noll . The screams of the soldiers echoed as they were swallowed up by the fire . Grey pillars rose continuously, and Rainhud lost one eye . This was the moment when the quality of the archer weakened .
“Kuah . . . ! Kuaaaaak!” Rainhud’s scream of anger and resentment was directed at Jishuka . This was the beginning of a new growth .
[★Hidden Quest★ Expert Archer’s Grudge has occurred!]
[Expert Archer’s Grudge]
[★ Hidden Quest ★
The expert archer, whose name isn’t known, has a big grudge against you and plans revenge . In the future, he will live to kill you .
Survive the sniping!
Quest Clear Conditions: Survive 10 sniping attempts that might occur in the future .
Quest Clear Rewards: Every time you survive, your agility and sensing stats will increase . ]
“Isn’t this good?”
Jishuka retreated with Yura’s help . She managed to soothe her pain of dying two times in the war . Moreover, she wasn’t alone . There were numerous crises during the war, and the suffering Overgeared members were growing significantly in power .
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Satisfy had a hierarchy for the countless classes . Some classes were spotlighted by people at the pinnacle of the pyramid while others at the bottom of the pyramid were shunned . The artillery class was a typical low-status class . The expression ‘underprivileged’ was an exaggeration .
Satisfy currently had no portable artillery such as bazookas . There were rumors that they could get portable artillery from the dwarf city or the East Continent, but it didn’t matter . . . They weren’t circulated on the market . Thanks to this, the artillerymen had to use cannons as weapons, and at least three of them were required to operate one cannon . Moreover, most shells were purchased by the empire and kingdoms .
That’s right . For all sorts of reasons, the artillerymen were a half-rate class that couldn’t even use weapons . Proper hunting was impossible . The only way for artillerymen to progress was to enlist in the army .
“This garbage class has nothing to do even during a war . ”
The 1st place on the artillerymen rankings, ‘Lost Justice’—she didn’t take pride in her number one ranking . Out of two billion users, there were only 10,000 artillerymen . In fact, she was only level 180, barely reaching the average level of most players . It was a level she managed to gain thanks to joining the imperial army and receiving the daily cannon training quest . Her Firearms Mastery skill level had also been raised to the beginner master stage . Yes, beginner master . . .
It was garbage compared to NPC artillerymen . In the imperial army where there were countless NPC artillerymen, Lost Justice’s position was very low . The proof was that she didn’t have a chance to enter the war one month after the war with the Overgeared Kingdom started .
“Hah . . . ” She had to **** her fingers even after a big war started . Lost Justice regarded war as an opportunity, but the reality of it was hopeless . She had worried about it hundreds and thousands of times already, and she started thinking again, ‘Should I change classes?’
It was now almost a habit . The reason she hadn’t changed her class so far was that she had pride . She was too proud to turn away from the last few years of frustration and hard work . The reason why she initially chose an artilleryman was simple . She thought it would be safe shooting a cannon from a distance .
[A friend request from ‘Lauel’ has arrived . ]
“ . . . ?”
Staring at a distant mountain, sighing, pulling her hair, and so on, Lost Justice was showing intense signs of depression when she suddenly doubted her eyes . She received a friend request . Someone was asking to be her friend? It was a big event she had never experienced ever since becoming an artilleryman .
“U-Uhh?” Lost Justice belatedly accepted the friend request . She didn’t care about the person asking to be her friend . She was just glad, joyful and amazed .
[The player ‘Lauel’ has become a friend . ]
-Hello? Are you Lost Justice? I am Lauel of the Overgeared Kingdom and Overgeared Guild .
-Ah, yes . H-Hello . Huhu .
She couldn’t believe the day when she would use the whisper system had come! The experience of talking to a strange whose face she didn’t know was really exciting . It felt very different from a phone call .
- . . . Huh? Lost Justice laughing excitedly belatedly made a blank expression . -O-Overgeared Guild?
Beings in a completely alien world—the members of the Overgeared Guild were world class stars who owned the Overgeared Kingdom and were currently in a war with the empire . Lost Justice recognized them as celebrities who could only be seen on TV . Now an Overgeared member, Grid’s right arm, had sent her a whisper?
“Is this a scam?”
It was an unbelievable situation . Lost Justice brought up her friends list . The information of her only friend, Lauel, was revealed .
[Lauel]
[Level: 335
Guild: Overgeared Guild
Kingdom: Overgeared Kingdom]
“Level 3-335!”
The current average level of the high rankers was around 370 . Compared to them, Lauel’s level was rather low . In order to serve the country, he had no time to hunt because he was struggling with managing internal affairs . Yet from Lost Justice’s point of view, Lauel’s level was huge . The level felt like it was at another dimension .
-Y-Y-You are real!
-Haha, did you think I was an impostor? Well, I am a high-profile figures, so I’m a good target to impersonate . Kukuk .
- . . . Ah, yes . What is your business?
Lost Justice didn’t like Lauel originally . A man who lived on his high horse was tiring in many ways . Lauel was confused as Lost Justice’s fervent reaction quickly cooled down, so he cut to the chase . -We are recruiting artillerymen for the Overgeared Guild .
-Yes, I see . Huh? -You are recruiting artillerymen for the Overgeared Guild? Why?
-It is necessary .
-B-But the Overgeared Guild is the best guild in the world, and artillerymen are garbage .
-Garbage . . . That isn’t the case . Artillerymen are a must for the Overgeared Guild .
-This isn’t a scam?
-No .
- . . .
Indeed, it couldn’t be a scam . It would be a one-sided loss for a bigshot like Lauel to waste time tricking her . Lauel’s voice continued, -There is a village on the outskirts of the empire where the Ul Clan used to live . It is a completely ruined place now . If you send a whisper there, I’ll send a person to pick you up .
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The development of the Overgeared Cannon was definitely a great accomplishment, but Lauel had a headache . Grid had overlooked one aspect, which was the scarcity of artillerymen . In particular, the Overgeared Kingdom’s army relied more on the mass-production Grid set than artillery and they neglected the training of artillerymen . The Overgeared Kingdom had only 100 artillerymen, and even those small numbers weren’t trained properly . They had to consume shells to practice shooting cannons, and this all consumed money .
‘It is ridiculously small . ’
100 artillerymen could only operate 33 Overgeared Cannons . It might be different if only Grid could make the Overgeared Cannons, but the craftsmen were able to produce the Overgeared Cannons . Considering the volume of black iron, hundreds of Overgeared Cannon could be produced in the future . More artillerymen were needed .
Then Lauel was reminded of the players . Lauel changed the rankings to the class lists, went to the ‘artillerymen’ category and identified the first 100 ranked artillerymen players . Then he became scared .
‘The 1st ranked player is level 180 . ’
The 100th ranked play was only level 113 . It felt like he was seeing the rankings list five years ago .
‘Did time stop for the artillerymen?’
It was an absurd idea . Lauel shook his head and sent a friends request to all 100 players, starting with the 1st ranked Lost Justice and ending with the 100th ranked player . Then he had an interesting experience . 100 people accepted Lauel’s friend request . Moreover, the response to his whisper was instantaneous . They seemed like hungry people .
“This . . . ”
Originally, Lauel was planning to present good conditions to the artillerymen . He thought he should appease them with the best terms since he was in the unfavorable position . Then he changed his mind after learning about the realities of artillerymen . Lauel just gave them the offer to join the Overgeared Guild, and the 100 artillerymen readily agreed .
‘The time has come to create Overgeared Four . ’
It was the guild name . The Overgeared Artillerymen group .
‘The key is who to make the guild master . . . ’
Who would be the person to command the 100 artillerymen rankers? Lauel considered the role the artillerymen would play in the future . He wondered about the leader they needed .
‘The main stage of the artillerymen is the battlefield, not the hunting ground . In order to control them, I need a leader who can read a battlefield well . Artillerymen have low mobility, their defense is weak and they shouldn’t attract aggro . . . ’
They needed to have quick judgment and composure to set the shooting point . It was good to have the ability to read wind direction . Who could be the leader who met all these conditions? After a while, Lauel came to a conclusion .
“There is no one . ”
The Overgeared members had strong and individual personalities . They were geniuses with strong self-esteem and selfishness . In the first guild, there was no one with the ability to lead the artillerymen .
“It can’t be helped . ”
He would have to lead the artillerymen to Toban, who had been the former chief of staff for the Tzedakah Guild . Toban had experience with reading the field in the war and skills to protect his allies . He might not be perfect, but he would lead the artillerymen well until their place was settled .
‘I need to pay more attention to the guild members in the future . ’
Overgeared One, Overgeared Workforce . . . No, Overgeared Two… and finally, there was the Overgeared Shadows . Currently, there were three guilds and 913 guild members . Lauel remembered all of their abilities and characteristics, but he didn’t know the details of their background or personality .
The excuse was that he lacked time . He fully understood the early members but didn’t have time to interact with the new recruits . The main problem was that Grid was the same . Lauel had the intelligence to memorize all the names, faces, and basic features of the members, but Grid was different . Grid didn’t even know the names and faces of the guild members . Lauel had a hunch that this was the most important time .
‘If we are being swept away by the outside, we need to firm up the inside . ’
Lauel rushed to the smithy . Grid and the craftsmen were trying to produce something bigger than their height .
“You said you are going to invite artillerymen? You have suffered a lot . ”
How far ahead was his development? Lauel was impressed that Grid had noticed his approach despite the uproar .
“Kukuk, as expected of the man who received my recognition . . . ” Lauel laughed while covering his face with one hand, and Grid ignored him . He had learned from experience that it was better not to react when Lauel suddenly spoke **** . It was as expected .
“Hum hum . I think we need to establish Overgeared Four,” Lauel coughed with embarrassment and brought out the main point .
“Is it due to the artillerymen that will be recruited this time?”
“Yes . ”
“Well, then . Let’s create it . ”
“Yes . Additionally, let’s have an event to celebrate the formation of the fourth group . ”
“ . . . An event?”
Weren’t they in a war right now?
Lauel laughed at Grid’s absurd reaction . “I will call the Overgeared members to Reidan and set off fireworks . ”
“Is it to show our composure to the empire?”
“Yes, its a common bravado . The effect will be clear . The morale of the imperial soldiers will fall when they see us partying in a war . ”
“Yes . Then do it . ”
The event would end with a toast .
Lauel’s next words were like a bolt out of the blue for Grid who was trying to think simply .