Overgeared Chapter 780:
Chapter 780
"The kingdom built by a blacksmith!”
The 1st ranked blacksmith, Panmir, was very excited when coming to the capital of the Overgeared Kingdom . It was because the smithy complex contained large-scale smithies reminiscent of the dwarf city of Talima . The sound of hammering rang out around the clock, the smoke rose from every chimney, the scorching heat and the smell of steel . . .
This was truly a blacksmith’s paradise . A heaven made by a blacksmith for blacksmiths!
‘If I work here, my efficiency will rise sharply!’
A blacksmith’s heart knew blacksmiths well . Panmir admired the rational smithy structure and felt great pleasure . He could see how much consideration Grid put into the process of designing the smithy . Panmir’s ambition surpassed fullness and ascended into heaven .
"Is this the first smithy?”
After touring the smithies, Panmir moved to the smithy that would be his workplace in the future . He was so happy that his steps were light .
“Make way!”
“Hmm?”
Panmir, who was humming while walking down the street, paused and looked back . There was a parade of people carrying huge flour bags that were over 100kg on their backs . Panmir frowned .
‘Slaves?’
The people burdened by flour bags were walking like ducks . It seemed very painful as they were sweating while covered in dirt . Someone couldn’t endure it and fell down along the way . But he immediately jumped up like he was afraid and ran with the heavy bags .
"Huh . . . truly harsh . ”
It was hard to see blatant slavery in the empire . Even the empire, which slaughtered thousands of minorities, didn’t treat slaves harshly, at least in the eyes of the people . It was presumed to be the arrangement of the S . A . Group in consideration of the players’ emotions . However, there was such a terrible sight in the kingdom that a player had set up .
"It’s hard to understand . ”
Why didn’t Grid set a limit on slavery? Panmir tried to understand but it wasn’t easy .
“Huh?”
Panmir shook his head and was about to leave this place, only to feel amazed . It was because he found a familiar person in the procession of slaves . Aura Master Hurent .
‘Hurent?’
Hurent was one of the strongest representatives of the United States . He was a big player who maintained the one digit ranking for years . Many Americans missed him at the 2nd National Competition . Every time the National Competition came around, the Americans had a habit of saying ‘If only there was Hurent . . . ’
Many people were looking forward to Hurent’s brilliant return and it was the same for Panmir . Panmir had been looking forward to reuniting with Hurent once he emerged from his training . Now at this moment, he was reunited with an unimaginable figure in an unexpected place .
'Is Hurent a slave?’
Panmir was hallucinating . It was clear that he had seen wrong . Panmir rubbed his eyes and denied reality . But when he looked back a few times, the slave really was Hurent . He was suffering more than any other slave . He was walking like a duck with six large bags of flour .
“U-Unbelievable! Hurent! What are you doing here?!”
Panmir couldn’t stand it and ran to Hurent . Hurent’s face was scruffy and he was covered with dirt . Was this the gentleman who looked like a middle-aged noble in Britain and was loved by women?
“W-What is going on? Why are you living in slavery?”
“Panmir . . . ?” Hurent recognized Panmir and laughed . “No, how did you know me after seeing me once? Other people thought I just had the same name . ”
"How can I not recognize you? You’re the buyer of the first epic rated weapon that I made!”
“Haha . . . Yes, there was something like that . ”
Hurent looked tired at first glance . Panmir was able to get a glimpse of how hard Hurent had been living if he kept having to do hard labor like this .
"How did you come here? Why did you become a slave?”
“What are you saying? I’m not a slave . ”
“Then?”
“A farmer . ”
“What . . . ?”
“I was doing field work in Bairan . Today we are carrying out the mission of transporting the food grown in Bairan to Reinhardt . ”
“Field work . . . ? Move food . . . ?”
"This isn’t a procession of slaves but a procession of farmers . ”
“Eek! You are crazy right now!”
Even if Hurent’s words were true, Panmir refused to accept it . A one digit ranker representing a nation, why was the hidden class Aura Master suddenly a farmer? And what farmer carried so many flour bags weighing hundreds of kilograms? It was even at a duck pace! Where was the cart? The madman Hurent whispered to Panmir .
“Don’t worry . This is training . ”
“Training?”
"Yes . I’m currently living as a farmer in the Overgeared Kingdom to become stronger . But please don’t spread any rumors . This practice shouldn’t be known to the world . ”
“ . . . ”
This completely crazy **** . Or maybe Panmir was being deceived by a cheater . Panmir was at a loss for words .
"Adios . "
Hurent said goodbye and carried the flour bags on his back again . Then he chased after the procession with duck-like steps .
" . . . He’s out of his mind in the peak of his life . Tsk tsk tsk . ”
This was the time when the expression ‘the end’ was used . It was truly regrettable for the United States to lose a big star . Panmir gave a deep sigh and moved with heavy footsteps . The person waiting for him at the first smithy was a blacksmith with black skin . His name . . .
‘White?’
Why was a black-skinned NPC named White?
‘What is this hobby?’
Panmir had felt deeply uncomfortable since he saw Hurent . The Overgeared Kingdom started to seem strange .
“Are you Panmir?”
“That’s right . . . ”
“It’s nice to meet you . I’m Blacksmith White . Since Master Grid has instructed me to educate you, I will bestow my skills onto you from today on . Let’s make needles . ”
“What?”
Panmir frowned . Who was this person? He was first in the blacksmith rankings and learnt how to make ego items at the dwarf city of Talima . He was even recognized by the emperor and appointed as deputy chief blacksmith of the empire . Even the older people of the empire, the arrogant blacksmiths, acknowledged him because he knew how to make ego items .
In other words, Panmir was one of the best blacksmiths . Panmir was confident that there were few blacksmiths better than him on the whole continent . Yet a young blacksmith around 40 years old seemed to think he would teach Panmir .
‘I even have to make needles?’
He moved to the Overgeared Kingdom to be treated like this? Panmir calmed his mind and explained .
"You must be mistaken . I’m a blacksmith invited by King Grid . ”
“I know . ”
"You know? But you want to teach me? I also have to make needles that even a child can make?”
"These are instructions from King Grid . Are you going against the king?”
“Kuhum . . . !”
Panmir felt uncomfortable and his face turned red .
‘Grid wasn’t trying to make me a colleague . He just wanted to insult me?’
Such doubts arose . Despite his reaction, Blacksmith White was already moving to his private furnace and anvil .
He thought that Panmir would leave .
‘Yes, I should check how they will treat me . ’
He followed behind White . White was taking out a dark, matte material in front of the furnace .
“Umm?”
The grumbling Panmir’s attitude changed .
“What is this mineral?”
The color was the same as black iron, except that it wasn’t glossy . It was a crystal like mineral but magic power could be felt from it . Panmir was very interested in the mineral and poked it with his fingers . His attitude was like a child seeing something for the first time .
White smiled . "You are really a blacksmith . Then check it yourself . ”
“T-Thank you . ”
White passed Panmir the mineral and he immediately used the appraisal skill . He was an advanced blacksmith with advanced mineral appraisal skills .
[Insane Dragon Iron]
A mineral that naturally occurs in the nest of the insane dragon Nevartan .
It has been influenced by Nevartan’s madness for countless years and gained the chaotic ability ‘Proliferation’
It doubles every 10 days .
This absurd nature makes it very difficult to control . The hardness is comparable to black iron, but the smelting difficulty is several times higher .
Weight: 5
"Heok!"
A mineral from a dragon lair? It was hard for an ordinary person to see such a mineral in their entire lifetime!
"Does the doubling include the volume and weight?”
“That’s right . This mineral becomes twice as heavy and twice as big every 10 days .
"Huh . . . it can be useful in some cases . ”
It wasn’t just one or two things that came to mind right now . Panmir was inspired and wanted to work with this mineral right away . But the degree of difficulty was several times higher than smelting black iron . Therefore, he wondered if he could handle it with his skills . White read his mind and laughed .
“Don’t worry . From now on, I will teach you how to work this mineral . ”
“You . . . ?”
White was too young . The blacksmith NPCs of this age that Panmir knew only had basic to intermediate level skills . The so-called geniuses were sometimes advanced level but they were far less than Panmir’s Advanced Blacksmith’s Craftsmanship skill .
Panmir didn’t really trust White . But he didn’t express his distrust . White was treating him well, so Panmir should be polite .
"I would appreciate it if you showed me . ”
“Then . ”
White nodded and threw the insane dragon iron into the furnace .
Puok! Puok!
“ . . . Huh?”
Panmir admired White’s appearance . White’s skills in dealing with the temperature of the furnace were comparable to the old men of the empire .
'Of course, it isn’t at a craftsman level . . . ’
It was important to consider White’s age . Unlike the old craftsmen of the empire, the young White had an infinite future . In 10 years, it seemed possible for him to catch up the craftsmen of the empire and even get ahead .
‘It’s tremendous talent . A different dimension from the geniuses I have seen so far . Is he a blacksmith specializing in the smelting technique? Heok?’
Panmir observed White closely in order to learn, only to **** in a breath . It was because White’s atmosphere became different once he finished smelting the insane dragon iron and started hammering it . He was like a sura . The smithy was the battlefield and the flames of the furnace was the cries of the enemy . The insane dragon iron set on top of the anvil was the king of the enemy . White grasped the weapon called a hammer and had the same dignity of a ruler of the battlefield .
Ttaaang!
White finished focusing and hammered the insane dragon iron as hard as possible .
Ttaang~! Ttaaang!
“ . . . ”
Panmir was shocked and couldn’t close his mouth . White’s hammering quality was equal to the old craftsmen of the empire!
“You, what is your identity?”
White explained to Panmir . "I am the head of the White Hammer Smithy and Grid’s disciple . Thanks to Grid’s deep compassion and precious teachings, I was able to become a craftsman . ”
"W-What?”
Grid didn’t just develop his skills but also nurtured blacksmith craftsmen? Panmir was feeling thrilled when White spoke even more shocking news .
"King Grid has three more disciples besides me . They are Enoch from the Blue Flames Smithy, Byuksan of the Black Anvil Smithy, and Lahochu of the Red Tongs Smithy . We all received King Grid’s order to educate you . ”
Duguen! Duguen!
Panmir’s heart beat in anticipation . It was fierce enough to be somewhat burdensome to a body that was halfway to 100 years old!
"Panmir, you will learn the skills of the four of us from today . It will surely be a tough road and I need to know if you have sufficient determination . Are you willing to receive our techniques?”
Ttiring~
[A hidden quest has been created . ]
[Learn the Blacksmithing Techniques (1)]
★ Hidden Quest ★
You have to spend 10 hours a day with White for a total of 300 days while learning his hammering techniques .
Quest Progress to Date: 1/300
Quest Reward: White Hammer Family’s Hammering skill .
He would receive teachings 10 hours a day for 300 days . He would need to invest four years if it was four people . This was clearly a labor quest that violated common sense . It was clear that he had to be prepared to live a slave life like Hurent . Panmir clearly knew this fact, but didn’t hesitate .
“I will learn it! I want to thank King Grid for giving me the opportunity and I will passionately follow you!”
“Okay . ”
[The quest has been accepted . ]
The notification window popped up at the same time .
"Then gather some coal . I’ll let you know how to make the insane dragon iron needles afterwards . ”
White’s attitude changed . He started to give orders .
“C-Coal?”
"Yes, coal! Don’t you know coal? Why are you standing there with a stupid expression? These are chores for a newcomer! It’s the basics for a blacksmith!”
"Oh, no, I am an advanced blacksmith so . . . ”
“Really? Then you can quit . ”
"Coal! I will bring it right now!”
It was the day when the 1st ranked blacksmith got the job as a newcomer worker . There were no rewards or skills learnt . Panmir’s days passed while occasionally eating rainbow potatoes and his persistence and stamina stats rose quickly .