Overgeared, p.253
Overgeared, page 253
Lauel was irritated and changed his order. “First of all, take him down first!”
The Overgeared members aimed all their power at Hao.
Chapter 255
Chapter 255
Strength was relative.
The Overgeared Guild was called a group of powerhouses, but it was possible to distinguish between the weak and strong within them. Based on the Overgeared members, Lauel was part of the weak group.
Grid, Pon, Regas, Jishuka, Faker, Euphemina, Toon and Vantner, all the strongest ones were missing.
‘But even so…’
15 against 1. Hao really endured for five minutes. To be exact, it was five minutes and three seconds. It was something that even Pon or Regas couldn’t do.
‘The two of them would’ve killed almost half of us in three minutes, then they would’ve died.’
If it was Grid?
‘…We would be wiped out in a few minutes.’
Grid’s abilities had grown by leaps and bounds since the doppelganger raid. Lauel didn’t want to imagine it. He clicked his tongue. Then he analyzed Hao.
‘Clever.’
A person who transformed into a draconian. Hao fully utilized the characteristics of a half draconian as well as the desert landscape. Aiming Flame Explosion at the sand constantly caused a sandstorm to appear, obstructing the vision of the Overgeared members. He also used his flying ability to avoid fatal skills.
Rather than killing his enemies, he thoroughly fought in order to buy time. His persistence and control of the chain that tied down the Overgeared members was enough to cause a thrill.
“Kill me.” As Lauel was deep in thought, Hao was caught by Ibellin and spoke proudly. He didn’t fear death. He was satisfied that he allowed his guild members to retreat safely.
On the other hand, the faces of the Overgeared members were completely twisted. 15 people were tied up by one person for more than five minutes, causing their pride to be crushed. Hao comforted them. It was the attitude of a winner.
“You aren’t weak. You are stronger than the rumors. However, I am just exceptional.”
It wasn’t arrogance. Hao’s words weren’t wrong. The Overgeared members were stronger than in the past due to Piaro, but Hao surpassed them.
‘Hrmm.’
A smile appeared on Lauel’s face. In fact, in this battle, Lauel felt a bigger sense of defeat than anyone else. He was the one who led the group. He was proud of the tactics that he could carry out.
The chief of staff, Lauel, was unable to cope with Hao properly. Lauel was tactically defeated by Hao. But.
‘I won.’
Lauel’s smile widened. He told Hao the truth.
“The Hades Guild’s retreat failed.”
“Bah, what benefits are there to lying now?”
“It isn’t a lie. Check the guild chat if you don’t believe me.”
After a moment. Hao’s eyes trembled.
“You..! What did you do?”
Lauel explained. “I guessed the retreat route of the Hades Guild and left someone there. I also ordered the team wiping out the Golden Guild to head there when they finished.”
A separate force. There was Faker who had recovered from wiping out the Ice Flower Guild. Currently, the Hades Guild was isolated by Faker and Huroi’s group at the border between the empire and the western part of the Eternal Kingdom.
“Dammit…”
Hao was frustrated. If they were going to die anyway, he should’ve at least taken out one more enemy. He was feeling regret when Lauel suggested, “Are you willing to serve Duke Grid?”
“What?”
The leader of one of the seven guilds, the one in the lead of billions of people, why should he go under someone? In addition, it was under a trivial guy, whose only advantage was his legendary class?
“A dragon can’t serve a dog.” Hao refused.
The faces of the Overgeared members turned red as Grid was called a dog.
“Don’t bother with anything unnecessary and just kill me!”
Ibellin had suffered from being dragged by chains throughout the battle, so he was angrier than anyone else. Lauel restrained him as he was about to stab his flamberge through Hao’s heart. Then he asked Hao.
“Grid is the sky, not a dog… If he proves this fact, will you serve him?”
Lauel coveted Hao. It wasn’t just due to his powerful force. The noble spirit that sacrificed himself for his subordinates, as well as the appropriate tactical abilities were all coveted by Lauel. He was a necessary person to the Overgeared Guild, who only tended to focus on individual power.
Hao snorted. “There is already a sky.”
Yes, the sky. The sky they were talking about was Kraugel. Grid wasn’t a match. Lauel laughed at Hao.
“Okay. I am looking forward to it.”
“…?”
Hao was stunned as Lauel released him. He couldn’t understand the situation as Lauel continued speaking, “I’m looking forward to the day we’re reunited. I will let all of your guild members go safely, so please don’t worry.”
“I won’t be willing to serve Grid, even if you do this.”
“Will you serve Grid if he proves that he is the sky?”
“Yes, but…”
How could a dog or cow become the sky? Lauel grinned triumphantly at Hao.
“Watch his path. You will soon know that he is the only sky.”
“…Hah.” Hao laughed. Was this the level of a fanatic? It felt like there was a pseudo-religion based on Grid. “Okay, I understand. I will watch.”
Hao wasn’t expecting anything. He accepted the favor and immediately left this place.
Ibellin didn’t like it and asked Lauel.
“They are the bastards who invaded Reidan for no reason! Why are you letting him go? Are you crazy?”
“Didn’t you hear the report from Huroi? According to the Golden Guild’s statement, isn’t Reidan safe? You should think more practically, rather than being overcome by petty grudges.”
“Shit! What will happen if they try to strike again?”
“At that time.” Lauel’s blue eyes froze over. “After we kill them, we will trample on their estates.”
He wouldn’t allow an invasion a second time, and there would be no more forgiveness.
***
Day arrived. Reidan’s fields. In the early morning, the Overgeared members came to where the farmers were sweating. Lauel bowed deeply to Piaro. “Thank you for saving Reidan. This great grace, I will spend the rest of my life repaying it.”
Piaro laughed. “It’s okay. I just acting according to the value of the meals.”
“Value of the meal…”
The price of a meal for a farmer was 73 silver.
‘Reidan is worth 73 silver…’
Lauel’s feelings were complicated. Lauel looked around at the vast farming fields. The harvest was in full swing. Good quality wheat was being produced in large quantities. In the future, the people of Reidan would be able to eat bread, not just potatoes.
This was all due to Piaro. Not only did he do the work of 100 people alone, he kept finding sources of water and bringing life to the fields. Despite being a great swordsman, he wasn’t arrogant, faithfully carried out his duties, and showed respect.
“However… I heard there were a lot of enemies. How did you repel them by yourself?”
Lauel heard it from the enemies, but he honestly didn’t believe it. In particular, there were many people with a strong reputation among the enemies, such as Zibal, Seuron and Hao. Piaro repelled all of them? It was impossible unless Piaro was a legend on the level of Pagma or Muller.
‘It can’t be…’ He couldn’t imagine that the ‘legendary farmer emergence’ message that appeared last night was referring to Piaro. Piaro aimed for a sword saint. He wasn’t a farmer. As Lauel was feeling puzzled, Piaro pointed to three farmers.
One was Bland and the other two were wearing straw hats, so he couldn’t see who they were.
“They helped me.”
“Is that so?”
There were more farmers in Reidan who were great warriors? Lauel approached them. The two farmers cutting the wheat with a sickle panicked.
‘I don’t want to meet you…’
The 1st ranked Kraugel. He didn’t want to let others know that he had been working in the fields for two weeks already. It would be a big nuisance. So he…
“My mother is calling me. I need to go. Logout.”
“…”
Logging out to a parent’s intervention. It was a phenomena that frightened many of Satisfy’s users. There were people who were forced to terminate the game during a raid because their mother told them to eat. In such cases, the users were registered on a blacklist and it would be difficult for them to participate in a raid group again. Anyway, this happened, so Damian was left alone.
“Eh? Who was just here?”
Lauel was very surprised to see the person he thought was a NPC log out. A user was working as a farmer in Reidan? He must have a high level, so why was he working as a farmer…? Lauel’s confusion and doubts poured onto Damian.
“Who are you? Why are you doing field work here?”
“…”
Damian wasn’t prepared. He was embarrassed to reveal that a high ranking paladin was acting as a farmer. He wanted to log out. However, he soon changed his mind.
‘He is the person closest to Grid.’
If he explained to Lauel why he had to meet Grid, it would be easier to arrange a meeting with Grid.
Suuk.
Damian took off his straw hat. The dark blue, purplish hair caught Lauel’s attention.
“Y-You…”
Lauel’s eyes shook as the attractive appearance was revealed.
Damian. An exceptional person who rose to become the number two paladin, despite being a paladin of the Rebeccan Church. But one day, he suddenly disappeared from the rankings list so there were rumors that he obtained a hidden class. And he was an otaku. Why was such a famous person doing field work here?
Damian awkwardly greeted the speechless Lauel and Overgeared members.
“Hey.”
“…”
Chapter 256
Chapter 256
The VIP room in the lord’s castle.
Damian sat facing the Overgeared members and opened his mouth. He talked about how he met Grid and the circumstances behind his arrival in Reidan. Damian explained all the facts as much as possible. There was no reason to hide it from the Overgeared members.
The silently listening Vantner started tearing up.
“Struggling to save a beloved woman…! It’s truly a beautiful story!”
It wasn’t good seeing a big bald man crying. If Pon was here, he would definitely tease Vantner. But Pon was still on the mission with Regas. They had already disappeared for two days. It was estimated that they discovered an instance dungeon and were cut off from the outside world.
Lauel ignored Vantner’s runny nose and asked Damian.
“I understand that you have to meet Grid in order to save Rebecca’s Daughters. But why were you working in the fields? Someone like you would’ve been treated very well if you visited the administrator, and then we could’ve been contacted quickly.”
There were dozens of large and small religions in Satisfy, but the Rebecca Church was unequaled. The number of members was estimated to exceed 80 million. Damian was a pope candidate, so he would be given VIP treatment wherever he went. So why was he farming?
“That…”
Damian wanted to throw up as the Overgeared members looked at him with confusion.
‘Why didn’t he meet the administrator of the city?’ This was all due to Piaro. But he was too embarrassed to tell them the truth. In addition, his grudge against Piaro disappeared after receiving the hidden quest. Rather, they were friends now.
He covered up the truth. “I originally liked doing farming work.”
“I see.”
People always had a variety of hobbies. There was no reason to lie, so the Overgeared members didn’t doubt Damian’s words.
That’s right. The Overgeared members didn’t know about the atrocities Piaro was committing outside. They couldn’t imagine that Piaro would fight people passing them, then make them become farmers. Damian felt sorry for the second and third victims who would appear in the future.
“Who was the other person with you?”
“An outsider. I don’t know who he is either. He never revealed his identity until the end.”
“I see…”
‘Perhaps I should put the Eyes of Surveillance on him.’
Lauel wasn’t too wary. Piaro would’ve filtered out anyone who wanted to harm Reidan. Lauel trusted Piaro. Now Lauel’s concern was focused solely on Damian.
‘If Grid is the benefactor of the pope…’
The relationship between Reidan and the Rebecca Church would become closer, and there would be an active exchange. If they could build a Rebecca Temple in Reidan, all residents would get the buff effect and there would be priests present. The number of people would also naturally increase.
Lauel grabbed Damian’s dirty hands.
“Damian, the Overgeared Guild is wholeheartedly committed to helping you. I will help you win the pope election, as well as persuade Grid to save Rebecca’s Daughters. Just tell me if you have anything you need.”
This was a pumpkin vine that rolled over. Lauel absolutely wouldn’t miss it. Lauel smiled as kindly as possible. It was the smile of hospitality workers. However, Damian wasn’t familiar with Lauel and was genuinely thrilled.
“So kind…! Thank you! Thank you so much! I will give you a pillow printed with an image of my beautiful Isabel-chan as a present!”
“Huhuhut… I’m glad to be able to help you. The alter ego that I sealed in the past is dancing.”
‘What are they saying?’
‘I don’t know.’
The Overgeared members couldn’t properly interpret the conversation between Lauel and Damian. It was hard to crack.
***
Rabbit was aware of Piaro’s abilities, even before the Overgeared members knew Piaro’s identity. It wasn’t difficult to grasp the reality of a person with his discerning eyes. Even so, there was only one reason why he left Piaro as a farmer.
Reidan’s finances. If he acknowledged Piaro’s skills and gave him the right position, Rabbit would have to pay him a high salary. This would increase Reidan’s financial burdens. Rabbit pretended not to know Piaro’s true abilities and kept him as a farmer.
As as result, Rabbit got the maximum efficiency for a minimum wage. In addition, the wheat fields were a farmer’s domain. The farmer Piaro, who received a salary of 73 silver, defended Reidan by defeating the enemies who invaded his territory.
The result was more than expected. It was truly amazing. But at the same time, it was frustrating.
‘I need to reward him for his performance…’
If Rabbit converted the value of Piaro’s work to money, it would be at least several hundred million gold. Of course, Reidan didn’t have those type of funds.
‘I have to give him something.’
A granting of a prize was the domain of the lord, not the administrator. Grid was currently away, so it was impossible to give the right compensation to Piaro.
‘Then…’
Rabbit showed the utmost sincerity to Piaro within the scope of his current authority.
[I, Administrator Rabbit, appoint the farmer Piaro to become the wheat fields manager.]
It was the moment when Piaro’s salary was raised to 2 gold and 30 silver. It was a wage increase of more than three times. This was the amount of money that Rabbit’s conscience allowed.
***
[One of the continent’s 10 great magicians fighting for Duke Grid!]
The provocative title heated up the Internet all over the world.
The real-time search queries were taken up by ‘Grid,’ ‘Earl Ashur,’ ‘10 great magicians of the continent,’ ‘seven guilds,’ ‘Reidan’s invasion,’ and so on. The news about the emergence of a legendary farmer was buried under all of this.
Bunny Bunny, the one who spread this incident, received a huge jackpot.
‘The seven guilds except for the Giant Guild conspired to invade Reidan. In the process, the Yak Guild and Zeraph Guild were ruthlessly trampled on by Earl Ashur.’
The contents and images meant that Bunny Bunny’s live internet broadcast reached 300,000, and the cumulative viewers rose to 600,000 in one day. Bunny Bunny not only accumulated an enormous wealth, he also recovered his reputation.
The world’s best gaming BJ succeeded in a splendid recovery.
–Grid is amazing. He has Earl Ashur as a subordinate. ㄷㄷ
–Isn’t Earl Ashur the strongest person in the Eternal Kingdom…? Wow, really? He really is God Grid.
–I’m living in the US and Grid appears on TV every day. ㅋㅋㅋ I don’t think there is anyone in the US who doesn’t know about Grid. ㅋㅋㅋ
–I’m going to school in Japan. After the National Competition, all my Japanese friends ask me about Grid. I am proud to be Korean thanks to Grid-nim.ㅎ
-But what about the four guilds apart from the Yak Guild and Zeraph Guild?
–My friend’s cousin’s wife’s friend is part of the Golden Guild and according to him, the seven guilds were wiped out by the farmers of Reidan.
–Sigh… ㅉ ㅉ There is a fantasy novelist everywhere. If you are writing a novel, it should at least make sense.
The Korean netizens were particularly excited. They were proud to be Korean every time Grid did something that caught the attention of the world.
But in fact, Grid himself didn’t know about Reidan’s invasion. The Overgeared members didn’t report anything to him because they were afraid it would interfere with his quest. Thanks to that, Grid was able to solely concentrate on his quest.
***
The capital of the Saharan Empire, Titan.
Grid arrived in front of Asmophel’s mansion after a three week journey and opened his status window.
Name: Grid
Level: 291
Class: Pagma’s Descendant
