Overgeared Chapter 609:
Puoook!
Kieeek! Kiek!
One of the soldiers threw the harpoon and it pierced the griffin . The Dragon Harpoon was deadly for flying type monsters and large monsters . It was impossible for the one horned griffin to avoid all five Dragon Harpoons .
“Now!”
“Oh!”
The five soldiers pulled the chain attached to the harpoon embedded in the griffin .
Then .
Kuwuong!
The one horned griffin crashed to the ground .
“Wow . . . ”
The one horned griffin was neutralized instantly?
‘It’s also by soldiers!’
Coke was frozen like a stone statue, despite already recovering from his stunned state . The soldiers urged him .
“What?”
"Come on, collective beating!”
‘Collective beating?’
The Overgeared soldiers were Grid’s subordinates and spoke Korean slang . Coke grasped the meaning when he saw the situation and attacked the griffin’s horn .
Kik . Kieeek!
The griffin tried to resist, but the soldiers were well trained . The soldiers kept pulling the chain to increase the binding time of the harpoon, while throwing new harpoons as well . Thanks to this, Coke could hunt the one horned griffin in a relatively straightforward manner . All types of mana and skills poured towards the one horned griffin .
[Your level has risen!]
[Your level has risen!]
[The feather of an one horned griffin has been acquired . ]
[The beak of an one horned griffin has been acquired . ]
[The spellbook ‘Wind Cutter’ has been acquired . ]
[Reinhardt Soldier Rio has levelled up . ]
[Reinhardt Soldier Gashu has levelled up . ]
. . .
. . .
“A-Amazing . . . ”
He thought that he could complete this quest if he acted well . But he didn’t expect it to be so easy . At this moment, Coke was convinced .
“Everything is God Grid’s arrangement!”
The reason why Grid made such difficult quests was to use the soldiers to help them grow . Indeed, Grid was great . Then the soldiers approached the thrilled Coke and held out their hands .
"Hand out the spoils . ”
"We fought together so the rewards should naturally be shared . ”
“Yes . . . ? No, I will share it later when I receive the quest reward . . . ”
“Hey, this friend . The mission reward is the salary from the kingdom . The shares from hunting monsters is calculated separately . ”
“King Grid always said this . Take care of your own rice bowl . ”
“ . . . ”
On this day . The Overgeared Kingdom became an issue on the community sites of each country . It had been a long time since the founding ceremony .
-It’s easy to ride the soldiers’ bus if you are a citizen of Overgeared . I want to move to the Overgeared Kingdom .
-But the soldiers are expensive . . .
-Still, the result is beneficial . . .
-Isn’t this a plane instead of a bus?
Thanks to Coke’s determination and the publicity effect of Overgeared Kingdom Today, the population of players in the Overgeared Kingdom started increasing rapidly . It was over 50,000 .
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"There are only 1,000 soldiers stationed in Reinhardt . They alone can’t support every player’s quest . Please, please adjust the difficulty of the quests from now on . Yes? Your Majesty . ”
“Hum hum, the result is good . The players surpass 50,000 and the number of people is close to 800,000 . ”
"You should be more careful . Your position is very different from your old one . Don’t forget that your actions will directly affect the lives of hundreds of thousands of people . ”
“ . . . I’m sorry . Now that the population has increased, won’t the taxes also increase?”
"There still isn’t a profit . As you know, the cost of investment in developing a kingdom is very large . If it wasn’t for the support of Duke Steim’s funds, the kingdom would be in a deficit right now . ”
Currently, the Overgeared Kingdom had 16 territories belonging to it .
Six of the northern territories were well ruled by Duke Steim, but the remaining ten territories ate up money like a hippopotamus . It was the result of erasing the remnants of the Eternal Kingdom and growing sectors such as domestic affairs, culture, and facilities from the ground up .
"Aren’t you too passionate about erasing the traces of Eternal? Due to this, the damage is too big . ”
"It’s because it has an adverse effect on the thoughts of the people . What if the remnants of Eternal remain in our territory? There will be all types of problems if the people from Eternal are reminded of the Eternal Kingdom . ”
"The stakes are thin . ”
"If you’re talking about the period where Japan occupied South Korea . . . Sorry . ”
“It’s a joke . I didn’t mean to speak ill of you . I believe and respect your choice . But I can’t get over Reidan . Are you still investing a large amount of money into the alchemy facilities?”
Lauel believed that alchemy’s growth was directly linked to wealth, but Grid didn’t agree . What? Alchemy could add options to items?
‘Nonsense . They only give garbage options . ’
Grid was angry as he recalled old memories, while Lauel grinned .
"As I already mentioned, the combination of alchemy and blacksmithing will one day produce the greatest synergy . A large amount of funds have already been invested . It’s too big to stop now . ”
"Well, if you say so . . . Okay, I understand . ”
“Don’t think so badly of it . Isn’t the alchemy facility playing a very big role right now? The potions produced by the alchemy facility has dramatically increased the survival rate of our soldiers . ”
" . . . The value of the potions are also expensive . ”
"It’s better than losing the soldiers . ”
"That's right, that's right . "
Grid knew that Lauel’s words were 100% correct . Since various advanced medicines started being supplied to the Overgeared soldiers, their survival rate was close to 100% . Considering the time, effort, and money spent to nurture the soldiers, he shouldn’t worry about the cost of the potions .
‘I can’t calm down when it comes to alchemy . I have to be careful . ’
Lauel asked Grid a question .
"Are you not planning to attend the talent selection competition?”
A large-scale talent selection competition hosted by the Overgeared Kingdom and screened by the Overgeared members would be held in Reinhardt next week . The goal was to select individuals talented in specific fields such as the military, intelligence, production, and support .
Grid replied without thinking .
"Won’t you be able to pick out talents well, even if I’m not present? Your eyes are much better than mine . I don’t see the point of wasting hours sitting there . It’s better to use that time to make items . ”
"But isn’t it good to enjoy the privileges of a king every now and then? Based on recent reports, you can afford to spare some time . ”
He did it properly . Most of the hard work was left to Lauel, but Grid didn’t neglect his responsibilities . Recently, Grid had been training blacksmiths in large quantities, which was a very hard task . He observed the people daily with the Great Lord's Sword, screened those with talent for blacksmithing, and trained them .
"I can’t afford to relax until there are at least 100 advanced blacksmiths . The Overgeared Kingdom will be a kingdom of blacksmiths . ”
Grid clung to advanced blacksmiths for a reason . The advanced blacksmiths were able do the work of a blacksmith and help Grid when making items . The time it took Grid to produce items was greatly shortened when he received the assistance of an advanced blacksmith compared to when he was working on items alone .
"Well, it will be fine . I will trust you as always . ”
“Thank you . ”
Grid and Lauel . There were no doubts when they looked at each other . The two of them trusted each other . It was a relationship between king and subordinate, master and guild member, and fellow friends .
***
"Hey, what is this? The power of the empire exceeds imagination . ”
Taturans Plains . A large scale war was taking place here at the border of the Saharan Empire and the Belto Kingdom . God of War Ares directed the Belto Kingdom’s troops, while 1st Knight Mercedes directed the imperial army . A **** river was formed as the two sides exchanged blows . After three days and nights of war, the Ares army was on the defensive .
“Lim Cheolho, that bastard!”
Ares, who was calm even when dealing with Kraugel, couldn’t help making a twisted expression . The power of the empire exceeded his imagination . It felt like Lim Cheolho had embedded a nail called ‘a player can’t overcome the empire’ into him .
"The 1st~3rd knights are on a different dimension . Kraugel and Grid . . . Even Agnus can’t win against them . ”
Scott felt sick . The person who was highly evaluated by Kraugel was overwhelmed by the 3rd~10th knights . Despite Ares’ passive that increased all stats by 10% and all skills by 20% when there were over 1,000 enemies, they didn’t dare approach the 1st knight .
“A transcendent named NPC . Her level is too high . ”
For the first time in his life, Ares felt despair . Despite accumulating strength in the Belto Kingdom for the past three years, he was frustrated because he couldn’t cross the borders of the empire .
"The pillars favored by the emperor didn’t even come out . . . Sheesh, everyone retreat . We’ll stop the enemy’s invasion at Grand Prix Fortress . ”
Ares lost a great deal of troops and chose to retreat . Mercedes sent him a telepathic message as his army started to move .
-Don't forget that the only owner of this continent is the empire .
'Shit, I thought they can’t send whispers to players . I have goosebumps . ’
Winning the war against the empire meant becoming the master of the continent . Therefore, Ares only aimed at the empire from the beginning . But on this day . He realized that his goal couldn’t be met .
'The war with the empire will be in the long term . It would be better to completely swallow up the Belto Kingdom and rise to the throne first . ’
Ares judged and led his army in retreat . He sacrificed a unit to block the empire’s pursuit . Looking at the distant Ares army, the empire became aware of the small kingdom they had been ignoring . It was the precursor to the massive ‘West Continent Unification’ episode in Satisfy .
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“Reidorn?”
"He didn’t open his mouth today . ”
"Really stubborn . How could he endure the torture for over a month?”
Reinhardt . Grid shook his head on his daily visit to the dungeon . The bloodied Reidorn bound with shackles smiled coldly at Grid .
“Only ruin is waiting for you . ”
"Shut up, you mannerless dog . ”
"Ggweg . "
Grid showed no mercy to his enemies! He stabbed Reidorn’s thigh with a spear . But Grid didn’t feel any excitement .
'This strong determination to protect his secrets to his death . . . He’s as stubborn as the Yatan Church . ’
The calm before the storm made Grid uncomfortable . The number of storms that Grid squashed was countless .