Overgeared

mit would be very high, and it could grow to the myth rating.

“I’ll give you a better pair of shoes later.”

“Shoes…
No need.”

“Take it as a gift.
In any case, I’ll give you everything.”

“……”

“…?”

Grid was puzzled by Mercedes’ subtle reaction and brought up the information of 100,000 Army Swordsmanship and 200,000 Army Swordsmanship.

[100,000 Army Blockade Sword (Degraded) Lv.
1]

[It is a single blow.

Deals 100% attack damage to all visible enemies and gives the ‘blockage’ effect for three seconds.
Blocked targets can’t move, and their skills or magic will be sealed off.

★ Sword Saint Biban has partially lifted some of the restrictions on the swordsmanship.

Skill Resource Consumption: 8,000 mana, 100 sword energy.

Skill Cooldown Time: 30 minutes.]

[100,000 Army Massacre Sword (Degraded) Lv.
1]

[It is a single blow.

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A skill that deals 3,000% attack power to all targets within 30 meters (not targeted).
Each time a target dies, the damage applied to the next target increases by 100%.
There is no limit on the increase.

★ Sword Saint Biban has partially lifted some of the restrictions on the swordsmanship.

Skill Resource Consumption: 12,000 mana, 150 sword energy.

Skill cooldown time: 10 minutes.]

[200,000 Army Crushing Sword (Degraded) Lv.
1]

[It is a single blow.

Deals 400% attack power to all enemies in sight and crushes the enemy’s attack skills.
The crushed skills will lose their effectiveness and disappear.

However, the greater the number of skills crushed and the greater the power, the higher the recoil.

★ Sword Saint Biban has partially lifted some of the restrictions on the swordsmanship.

Skill Resource Consumption: 12,000 mana, 200 sword energy.

Skill Recoil: Decreased health (a minimum of 10% to a maximum of 50%)

Skill Cooldown Time: 30 minutes.]

First of all, they all had something in common.
There was a significant increase in the resource consumption.
Nonetheless, this didn’t matter at all as Grid had the Ring of Absurdity that decreased the consumption of resources by half.
The power of the skills had increased dramatically, and he had acquired the Matchless Heart Technique.
One of the most disappointing aspects was that the synergy between 100,000 Army Massacre Sword and the Enlightenment Sword had disappeared.

‘The black flames don’t often explode, and the skill damage has been raised by several times.
So it is much more stable and improved.’

It was hard to think of a downside.
Grid naturally set two goals.
The first was to create a new weapon that could amplify the power of the one blow.
Apart from the swordsmanship of the Undefeated King, he needed weapons to maximize the skill power of the Kill series.
In the future, it seemed right to use the Enlightenment Sword for multi-target skills and switch weapons for a single blow.

The second was to obtain the original Undefeated King’s swordsmanship.
How great was the Undefeated King’s swordsmanship that it was still a ‘degraded version’ despite Sword Saint Biban having touched it? Grid thought it would have something like ‘Modified’, so it was really surprising that it was still ‘degraded.’ He wanted to have the original.

‘Can I get a hint on the original if I interpret Madra’s diary?’

Grid was filled with vague expectations as he pulled out a small sphere.
He thought the pill would have the herbal smell of Chinese medicine, but it actually had a sweet and refreshing scent like a flower.

‘Is this a higher level than the elixir?’

[The blacksmith who became a legend can appraise items with an excellent discerning eye.
If a hidden feature exists in the target item, it will be found.]

[A hidden function doesn’t exist.]

[Dragon Pill]

[Rating: Myth

An elixir made by combining the heart of Stone Dragon Gujel and various elixirs.

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The members of the Tower of Wisdom have spent more than 100 years making this medicine.

It is an elixir that even a heavenly god would covet, and it greatly expands the user’s mana core.

* The effect is reduced the more times it is taken.
An effect will no longer be seen from the third dose.

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‘Mana core?’

The mana core was a familiar system for magicians.
The expansion of the mana core increased the total amount of mana, and the mana itself became purer, resulting in increased magic damage, magic casting speed, and rating of spells that could be learned.
As a top concept of the intelligence state, the magicians grew their mana core little by little through hidden quests and class quests.

However, this concept was faint for non-magician players.
An average person would think of the mana core as an ingredient for the golem.

‘I remember hearing that the mana core could be expanded, but that was only a story for magicians…’

It was regrettable.
He thought it would’ve been much better to raise stats like the usual elixirs.

‘Well, it is a mythical elixir, so I should eat it once.’

It wasn’t bad if he thought that someday he would learn more of Braham’s enhanced magic.

‘Wait?’ Grid paused as he was about to consume the Dragon Pill.
‘I have to present this as proof.’

Grid had been concerned about a child throughout his conversation with Biban.
Nefelina, the hatchling in the Overgeared Kingdom—she ate four pigs and four cows every day, which was harmful to the kingdom’s finances, but Grid had a great liking for this child.
Her blessing increased his experience gain rate when he went hunting, and he had been watching her since she was an egg.
He also felt sympathy toward her fate of gaining revenge for her father and the evil eyes.

Grid wanted Nefelina to be safe and wished she would grow up healthy.
So, he wanted to help prevent her from becoming a target of the Tower of Wisdom.
He was worried that she would dismiss him when he explained the strength of the Tower of Wisdom, but she would become alarmed if he showed her this Dragon Pill.

***

In Nepelina’s sleeping quarters…

“I had a question about why those fierce dragons weren’t active.
Now all my questions have been answered.
It was the result of human effort.”

The small dragon swung her tail in what was once Grid’s bedroom.

“I understand.
I’m still young and weak, so I’ll watch out for them.
I will strengthen my determination and take care not to let my energy leak out.
So Grid, you don’t have to worry too much.” It was a little girl speaking in this majestic tone.

She was plump from being fattened and looked even cuter than before.
In particular, her eyes were beautiful.
It seemed like the largest gems in the world had been embedded.
Grid barely suppressed his desire to stroke Nefelina’s shiny scales and nodded.
“It’s a good choice.
Then I’m going…”

If he stayed here for a long time, she might not be able to resist her desire to let out a breath.

Nefelina’s faint voice entered the ears of the hurriedly retreating Grid, “…Thank you.”

Grid smiled widely.
He happily returned to his training hall and swallowed the Dragon Pill.

“Kuek…!” Grid’s face crumpled up like a piece of paper.
It was due to the hot energy that swelled from below his belly button and swirled around his entire body.
Grid was engulfed in a fiery, burning sensation and couldn’t even scream.