Overgeared Chapter 632:
[Golden Walnut]
Also called the blessing of nature .
It is a snack and remedy enjoyed by all nobles and royalty on the East Continent .
Somewhere on the East Continent, there are creatures whose main food is this walnut .
All stats will rise by 10% for one hour .
In addition, there is a very low probability of permanently increasing one stat by 5 points . The better you shell the walnut, the more likely it is that your stats will permanently increase .
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"The strongest buff potion and elixir in one . . . ”
Lauel was impressed as he confirmed the details of the golden walnut that he received from Grid . He was particularly surprised that the royalty and nobles of the East Continent enjoyed this walnut as a snack .
“The royalty and nobles on the East Continent basically have good stats by default . Especially if they have been eating these walnuts for years . ”
“Perhaps not . It’s rare for people to be able to shell the walnut perfectly like me . Well, in any case, the level of the royalty and nobles on the East Continent are high . I hope that formula will be applied to the Overgeared Guild, so tell Piaro to succeed in growing the golden walnut . ”
“ . . . I understand . ”
Lauel answered with a gloomy expression . Grid knew why .
'The probability of growing such a fraudulent item . . . It’s close to zero . ’
The S . A . Group was concerned about balance and wouldn’t allow the golden walnuts to be grown to easily .
‘But . ’
Piaro was a legend and legends destroyed common sense . Objectively, the S . A . Group was generous to legends .
‘Piaro can create new growing skills, just as I create items and Kraugel creates sword techniques . ’
It was a very positive interpretation . Grid smiled bitterly and patted Lauel’s shoulder .
“It’s fine . I will get more golden walnuts when I go to the East Continent . ”
" . . . I will wait faithfully for you . Your Majesty also doesn’t have to worry about the government . The new Lauel, my heart and soul has become stronger thanks to the encounter with my friends of the past and this will be the Overgeared Kingdom’s good fortune . . . Huh? Your Majesty? Where are you going?”
Step, step .
It was a situation where he faced the empire as a potential enemy . Grid’s feet hurried . If he didn’t overcome the trial of the empire, the Overgeared Kingdom would be ruined in four months . He couldn’t afford to lose the billions of won he invested .
‘Hurry . ’
While Lauel was talking, Grid headed to the Overgeared Academy to meet Sticks .
Grid’s pace was similar to the Overgeared Kingdom's soldiers, who were famous for their good physical fitness . It was the effect of his agility stat growing steadily in order to meet the 1:1 ratio with strength and breaking through 2,700 points . He needed around 500 agility left before it was a 1:1 ratio .
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The Overgeared Academy .
It was a comprehensive education school built in Reinhardt, the capital of the Overgeared Kingdom . Anybody over the age of eight could become a student here, learning swordsmanship and magic . However, the size of the school was still limited . Therefore, the total number of students accepted by the academy was only 3,000 . More than half of them were taught directly by Sticks . It was a situation where everybody in all fields were overworked due to a lack of talent . It was the same for Sticks .
As a high elf and sage, Sticks was highly respected by all elves . Even the emperor of the Saharan Empire would welcome him, Yet he was teaching commoners in a small kingdom? The entire continent would be in chaos if this fact was known . However, the people of Overgeared didn’t know that Sticks was such a great figure . They just thought it was easier and faster to learn from him .
"It’s hard for people who constantly pursue change and elementals who desire the preservation of nature to get along . There is a very rare possibility that humans and elementals can contract with each other, a special occasion that occurs once in 100 years . Various conditions must be established . . . ”
“Sticks!”
“ . . . ?”
A handful of talented and motivated students were selected to be educated separately . Sticks, who was teaching the basics of elementals, was surprised by Grid’s suddenly appearance . There was an uproar .
“Wahhhh!”
“King Grid!”
"Your Majesty, I love you!”
The student’s love for Grid was very deep, since he provided equal education opportunities without caring about status . In particular, the motivated students had a deeper love . The students who were more passionate about class especially liked Grid .
"I am Adon who took 1st place in this test! I want to work under King Grid when I finish my education and graduate!”
“I’m Shannon, who will be first in the next test . Please remember that I’m doing my best to be a talented person for King Grid . ”
Their words were bragging and thankful . The students’ shining eyes and eager words allowed Grid to erase his fear of the empire for a while .
"I will be watching for that day . ”
Originally, Grid wanted to be king in order to gain more taxes from the people . He wanted to eat everything he wanted to eat and buy everything he wanted to buy . Of course, this dream was still the same . But there was a prerequisite for Grid to achieve this wish .
It was for the people to be better off . The better off his people were, the more taxes they could afford to pay . That’s right . Grid was greedy, but he was fundamentally different from the emperor . He had no intention of persecuting the poor . It was natural . Grid had been deprived for most of his life . He knew better than anyone the suffering of people in this position and couldn’t behave like the emperor . Grid’s selfishness wasn’t in the shape of something that would be satisfied by innocents .
“I heard a envoy came from the empire . . . It must be something bad . ”
Sticks guessed after seeing how Grid ran to the academy . Grid told him .
“Send me to the East Continent . Oh, this time don’t forget the scroll to return to the West Continent . ”
“ . . . ”
His memory was distorted! Grid remembered that Sticks was the reason when he didn’t have a return scroll to the West Continent . Sticks sighed before handing Grid an East Continent movement scroll and West Continent return scroll .
“There is something you should know . ”
“What?”
“Reinhardt doesn’t have an environment where I can make scrolls . I need to go back to the Behen Archipelago in order to make scrolls and it takes 28 days to make a scroll . ”
“ . . . ”
What if Sticks was away for a month? The Overgeared Academy was currently lacking teachers so the education would be stopped . In other words .
'I have to make the most of this one chance . ’
Grid’s original plan for the East Continent was simple . Bring back Idan, whose food would give the Overgeared members a chance to raise their stats . He could also get elite troops and support from Han Seokbong . But it wouldn’t be enough based on the current situation .
‘The East Continent isn’t a place I can go anytime I want . . . This time, I need to make an army . ’
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[You have used the intercontinental movement scroll . ]
[You have arrived at Pangea, a starter village on the East Continent . ]
Grid blinked as he arrived on the East Continent . He was amazed by the greatness of Sticks’ scroll, only to realize that Pangea’s atmosphere was different from before .
‘Why are the expressions of the people so dark?’
In the past, Grid had made a huge difference in Pangea . Not only did he reproduce the Red Phoenix Bow, he also eradicated the armored needles . Pangea’s peace was restored, so it should be more energetic than before . It was strange that all the people on the streets were sad, as if someone had died . The market was as quiet as a dead rat . The merchants and passersby were all looking at the ground .
‘What on earth happened?’
Sua was the first thing to come to Grid’s mind . She was the lord’s daughter who received the respect and love of the people .
‘Did something happen to her?’
Grid had a high liking for Sua, even if she was a pervert . She was beautiful enough to be comparable to Irene? Of course, that played a part . However, it wasn’t everything . Sua was a great woman . Despite being the lord’s daughter, she wasn’t arrogant . She fought the armored needles for the stability and peace of the people .
' . . . Although she’s a pervert . ’
Grid started moving in the direction of Pangea Castle . Then someone suddenly grabbed Grid’s wrist . The slender hand belonged to Idan’s restaurant employee, Yang Fei .
“Oh, it has been a while . Have you been well?”
He waved to Yang Fei . Grid’s welcome made her usually expressionless face flush . But then she looked around and led Grid into an alleyway .
Tak!
Yang Fei placed a hand on the wall Grid was leaning against and approached . He was pushed against the wall by a girl who hadn’t yet become an adult? Grid was embarrassed by the sudden situation and stuttered .
"W-Why are you bringing me to such a bad place? D-Don’t tell me you . . . ”
Had she become a pervert?
‘The East Continent women are really great . ’
Grid’s heart thumped as he felt expectant . Then Yang Fei shouted .
“Why . . . ? Why did you come back?”
“Huh?”
Yang Fei’s expression was serious . He couldn’t believe that the always expressionless girl had become so restless and uneasy . She even shouted .
Grid made a serious expression and asked, “What happened?”
At that moment .
“Sob . . . ”
Yang Fei’s shoulders shook as she started crying . All the sadness and worries she had been enduring exploded once she saw Grid’s trustworthy face .
"Lord Han Seokbong and Lady Sua have been dragged to the capital . . . ”
“The capital? The capital of the Cho Kingdom?”
“Yes . . . Rumor has it that the king wanted to know Grid’s whereabouts . Lord Han Seokbong refused to answer and was branded a sinner . ”
“My whereabouts?”
Grid noticed it straight away .
‘He wanted to obtain the blacksmith who created a Red Phoenix Bow better than the original . ’
Why were the people in power always so selfish? Grid gritted his teeth .
Yang Fei urged him .
“Run away . If you stay here, you will be caught by the king’s soldiers . ”
In fact, Yang Fei had missed Grid more than anyone . She remembered his touch every night . But she didn’t want to see Grid in danger . For someone who had only experienced feeling responsible for her family’s livelihood from a young age, Grid was . . . He was her joy . She wanted him to be safe .
“Don’t worry . It will be fine . ”
Grid felt Yang Fei’s hand trembling and hugged her . It was to reassure her, but the excitement was too much for Yang Fei . Her face, neck, and ears were red as she blushed . On the other hand, Grid understood that this situation was a precursor to a quest .
At the same time .
[★Hidden Quest★ ‘Rescue the Han Seokbong Father and Daughter’ has been acquired . ]
A new episode was presented to Grid .