by Park Saenal
But now everything had changed. Grid would confidently attend the reunion and show that ‘I am a competent person.’
‘They won’t be able to ignore me anymore. Then I can confess to Ahyoung!’
In fact, Grid had worried about it before coming here.
Should he sell the Sword of Self-transcendence on the item trading sites? Wouldn’t the first legendary item sell for a huge price? With that in mind, Grid would’ve abandoned the administrator’s quest and register the sword on the item trading sites.
But he didn’t think about it for long. At the present time, no users existed who could meet the terms of use for the Sword of Self-transcendence. If he put it on the item trading sites, it was likely that only merchants who wanted to buy it for the future would be interested, rather than pure buyers.
In other words, Grid didn’t sell the Sword of Self-transcendence for the same reason why he didn’t sell the Ideal Dagger. In the first place, the administrator stated that he would buy it at a high price. He judged that it was better to sell it to the administrator since he wouldn’t have to pay a separate fee.
As a result, Grid got his hands on 264 million won. Grid was very satisfied with this transaction.
“Okay. I will sell it at that price.”
“Ohh, that is a wise decision. Now this trade is completed.”
[The deal has been completed.]
[Quest success!]
[234,000 gold has been acquired.]
[3 pieces of blue orichalcum has been acquired.]
[Obtained the status of ‘Winston’s Person of Distinction’]
[Affinity with the administrator has risen to the maximum.]
‘Blue orichalcum!’
Grid opened the production method for Failure.
[Failure]
Rating: Unique ~ Legendary
Unique Rating Information:
Durability: 699/699 Attack Power: 733~1,621 Defense: 50
* Agility +30
* There is a low probability of blocking the enemy’s attacks.
* There is a certain probability of activating the ‘5 Joint Attacks’ skill.
* There is a high probability of activating the ‘Cutting’ skill.
* There will be a fear effect if the enemy is more than 20 levels lower than the user.
* Attack power +20% in dark places.
Legendary Rating Information:
Durability: 1,090/1,090 Attack Power: 874~1,820 Defense: 80
* Agility +50
* There is a low probability of blocking the enemy’s attacks.
* There is a certain probability of activating the ‘5 Joint Attacks’ skill.
* There is a high probability of activating the ‘Cutting’ skill.
* The skill ‘Bisect’ will be created.
* There will be a fear effect if the enemy is more than 20 levels lower than the user.
* Attack power +20% in dark places.
It is designed by a legendary blacksmith. It is a greatsword, but its cutting ability is excellent because of its unique shape. It resembles the predator of the sea, a shark, and gives fear to the enemies. The small blades spiking from the sword will increase the defense.
Blue orichalcum is used as a material. Its lightness means the attack speed doesn’t fall. Due to the nature of the blue orichalcum, it becomes stronger in the dark.
User Restriction: Level 300 or higher. More than 5,000 strength.
Advanced Sword Mastery level 8 or higher.
Weight: 550
Once again, it had an overwhelming performance and to produce such a fraudulent item, he needed 15 pieces of blue orichalcum. It was a rare material dropped by the Guardian of the Forest, but he managed to obtain three of this precious material.
The administrator smiled at Grid, who was stunned by the blue mineral.
“Indeed… you are a great blacksmith so you can see the value of that mineral. It is a gift I received in the past for helping others. I have been using it as a decoration due to its mysterious color, but you can use it more appropriately than me.”
Grid felt joy at the unexpected profit of blue orichalcum, then became interested in another reward.
‘Winston’s Person of Distinction? What is this?’
Grid looked for more information about the new status.
[Winston’s Person of Distinction]
This is a status given to technicians that Winston’s ruler acknowledges.
Works produced by Winston’s Person of Distinction will have a higher value in Winston and will be exempt from all taxes there.
‘Ohh…Khan has to pay various taxes when he runs the business. Once I become the owner of the smithy, I won’t have to pay taxes?’
Grid’s expression brightened. He once again thought that the deal with the administrator was good.
But what was the truth? Grid actually suffered a huge loss in this deal.
Why?
Grid and most users didn’t know this, but the current top 20 rankers were close to mastering the intermediate level skills. In a few months, there would be a number of rankers with advanced level skills.
If Grid registered the item at the item trading site, the price could rise to billions of won due to fierce competition between the top rankers. This wasn’t an exaggerated amount. There were at least two billion users in Satisfy. Many of them earned money and they invested cash to acquire better items. On the other hand, the item supply rate was very low.
The prices would skyrocket if a legendary item was placed for auction. In other words, Grid was in the position to trade with some of the richest people in the world. Grid lost his original intention to make a legendary item and rip off the people around the world!
Grid would be able to amass a huge fortune just from selling one legendary item. But he ended up selling it to an NPC and only got 264 million won, a ridiculous amount. The only comforting thing was the status of Winston’s Person of Distinction. Grid would get steady gains in the long run from selling the Sword of Self-transcendence for a cheap price.
“Mother! Father! Sehee!”
I exited the capsule and ran straight to the living room. I wanted to share the good news that their disappointing son had made a big amount of money.
However, the living room was empty.
“Eh?”
The dark living room. I felt something bad.
“D-Did something happen to my family while I was in the capsule…?”
I was overwhelmed with an unknown anxiety.
“This, I should try calling…” At first, I wanted to call my parents but I couldn’t find my phone. “No, where is my phone? I should just use the home phone… Now, stay calm. Calm.”
I stood in front of the phone. I eagerly prayed for my family to be safe as I listened to the ringing sound. Then I checked the electronic clock next to the phone and was surprised.
“…It is 3 in the morning?”
I had logged into Satisfy for so long that my sense of reality had dulled. I didn’t even know that it was almost dawn. I opened the doors to the bedrooms and found Sehee and my parents sleeping peacefully.
“Phew…I’m glad.”
I called myself a stupid bastard and returned to bed. I would give my family the happy news once it was morning. And in the morning. I opened my eyes and figured out the source of the anxiety.
“Youngwoo… Sehee… this isn’t a joke so listen carefully. Your father made a big mistake.”
“……”
My mother was crying while my father was smoking, despite quitting 10 years ago.
“Actually, your father became a guarantor for a friend’s loan… and that friend has been out of contact for a long time… Oh my~~ !! What should we do now?”
T-This…
My father, who divided one chicken over three meals, acted as a guarantor for a friend! The father that I admired was actually so stupid! As I was feeling shock and disappointment, Sehee asked our parents calmly,
“So, how muc
h is the debt?”
“800 million… If I sell the store, this house and use the money we’ve saved, I can pay back 400 million. But I’m sorry Sehee, the money that we saved to send you to university and your marriage…”
Didn’t something seem to be missing?
“Father…if you collected money for Sehee’s university, then surely you collected my marriage funds as well?”
“No?”
“N-No? How come? I am the eldest son! Why are you saving money for Sehee’s marriage first? In the first place, why does a woman need marriage funds? The cost of purchasing a home, the wedding, and honeymoon are all paid for by the groom!”
I jumped up in agitation, but Sehee pulled me back and declared, “I won’t go to university. I’ll get a part-time job and help pay off the debt.”
“W-What is this…!”
Unlike me, Sehee had a good appearance and a smart head. She never missed being first rank since her elementary school days. The fact that she intended to give up her university education made my parents angry.
“You don’t have to worry about this, so just live normally! You just have to study. By the time you graduate high school, I’ll have paid back the debt and will surely provide you with the university tuition. So don’t say such things!”
“Oh my, I am so sorry towards Sehee…”
A melodrama involving three family members. As I was remained alone on the outside, I belatedly became aware of reality.
‘Yes… right now, my family is in a crisis. Now is my chance. It is time for me to be the eldest son.’
I stood up and shouted. “I will make money, so you don’t have to worry! Father! There’s no need to sell the store or house. Mother! You don’t have to worry. It will be okay. Sehee! As Father said, you just need to think about studying.”
“Sigh… I have to look for work tomorrow…”
“I’ll go to the restaurant and do the dishes…”
“Father, Mother, I’ll get a part-time job for the weekends.”
“……”
This wasn’t merely the reaction to a barking dog, my family was treating me like I was invisible! I was both an incompetent son and brother who couldn’t instill any sense of trust in my family.
I calmed down first before sitting in front of my family, straightened my posture, and stared into the eyes of my family.
“In fact, I was going to tell you this. 10 days ago, I quit the labor job.”
“W-What…? You haven’t been working?”
I stared straight into my father’s eyes and said. “In the past 10 days, I made over 200 million won in the game. In the future I…I will be the eldest son of this family! I will be responsible for both of you and Sehee!”
It was the first time I felt a sense of responsibility since I was born. A foreign car? Luxury clothes? I couldn’t afford to worry about such things. My first love, Ahyoung? There was no room in my head for unrequited love.
Until the crisis was overcome, I had to take care of my family. Then I had to change my way of playing Satisfy to be more cautious.
TL Note: Don’t worry. The story doesn’t drag out the debt after this one, and he doesn’t spend the whole novel in debt and unlucky. For those wondering about the character growth, I translate a brief overview of Overgeared that I found:
The basis of this novel is a virtual reality game called Satisfy, developed by the world’s top genius scientist Lim Cheolho and world-class scientists.
The main character is timid, flaky, selfish, cares about money and easily feels jealous of others. Because the author set up the character in this way, the story was difficult for the readers to read.
But as the main character encounters various people and geniuses, he internally matures and his personality changes. If the main character is described as cancerous early on, at present he can be called a mature adult. However, those who don’t read beyond the early parts of the 5th volume (~ chapter 90) find it hard to believe.
The basic settings and story line are similar to other VR novels, but the praiseworthy thing is the content development. The early parts aren’t much different from rival novels, but the novel rating has exceeded the market average in recent years due to the writer’s growth.
Like other novels, it contains a munchkin element, but it is different from typical munchkins. In the early stages, the game progresses with the main character using is class of a legendary blacksmith. The main character expands the game content and the level of the existing users dramatically increase. Hidden talents, new players in the official rankings, classes that could break the balance, all of this makes the main character’s one-man show impossible. The main character grows internally and externally while competing with others.
In fact, if you compare the simple and ignorant battle method in the beginning to his abilities in the present time, it is possible to feel such a sense of distance that he doesn’t seem like the same character.
As for the evaluation of the work, the criticism was severe in the beginning, but the popularity increased rapidly after that. As described above, the improvement in the author’s writing and the growth of the main character led to rapid changes in the comments. However, the main character’s selfish and frustrating behaviour caused many readers to stop reading in the beginning. For the readers who have gone beyond the beginning, it is a tragedy that seems really pitiful.
Currently, its popularity is increasing and a webtoon was recently released. However, there are many criticisms of the webtoon due to the various changes made.
~TLDR. Koreans believe that the story truly becomes good from volume 5, which is around chapter 90 in my raws. For those curious about the webtoon, here is the link to the raws, although only the first 3 chapters are free.
Chapter 63
Chapter 63
After finishing the deal with Grid, the administrator returned to the meeting room where Irene and the nobles were waiting to hear his report. Nobody was shaken after hearing that the sword was purchased for 220,000 gold, as it really was worth spending that much.
“Sir Phoenix, you will take this sword and punish the Yatan Church.”
Everyone watched as Irene handed Phoenix the Sword of Self-transcendence. Phoenix kneeled down and respectfully received the sword.
“For the glory of the north and Earl Steim, I will surely be victorious in battle.”
Phoenix equipped the Sword of Self-transcendence.
[Sword of Self-transcendence]
Rating: Legendary
Durability: 365/365 Attack Power: 356 Attack Speed: +6% Accuracy: +10% Attack and Defense Rate: +10%
* Will do an additional +200 damage during each attack.
* The skill ‘Perfect State of Self-transcendence’ will be generated.
A sword made by a craftsman with great skill and potential but lacking in experience and reputation. He has abandoned all thought and desire while only concentrating on his skill.
The craftsman doesn’t realize it himself, but he has completed a sword that has never existed in this world before.
User Restriction: Level 160 or higher. More than 950 strength. Advanced Sword Mastery level 2 or higher.
Weight: 400
[Perfect State of Self-transcendence]
All stats will double for two minutes and you can resist all types of abnormal conditions.
* You can’t control yourself for the duration of this skill.
* After the skill is over, you can’t move for two seconds and your defense and magic resistance will decrease by 30%.
Skill Mana Cost: 1,000
Skill Cooldown Time: 3,000 seconds
“Dispatch the troops! Return with the head of one of the Seven Servants!”
“Yes!”
Upon receiving Irene’s order, Phoenix led 12 knights and 1,500 soldiers towards the Yatan Temple. On the other hand, there were approximately 150 people at the Yatan Temple. But no one was careless. The minimum level of the believers was 160, while the soldiers
had a minimum level of 50.
The difference in individual skill was obvious. And the enemy was one of the Seven Servants. Superiority in number and strategy was essential for the win.
Phoenix confirmed the sighting of the Yatan Temple in the distance and shouted at the knights and soldiers,
“Don’t shrink back. I am in front of you! The north’s strongest knight, Phoenix! I will take the head of one of the Seventh Servants. You just have to believe and follow me! Then we will obtain victory!!’
“Ohhhhhh!”
A huge shout echoed. The sound was enough to reach the Yatan Temple.
“The pagans are coming! Those who don’t know how fearful God Yatan is are advancing to defile this sacred space!” The shaken believers cried out urgently.
Yura stood at the edge of the temple’s roof that was on a cliff and observed the large army flying Earl Steim’s flag. “Take the high ground. Pour magic towards the ground, paying attention to the archers.”
“What about Yura…?”
The head of the temple looked at her with worry. Yura sent him a cool look and replied, “I will go down to the ground and block their advance.”
Yura was well aware that the Yatan Church was wicked. She felt skepticism while carrying out all types of malicious quests. In particular, the Seven Servants were evil beings that evoked hatred.
But she had already chosen. This was Satisfy, not reality. There was no going back unless she got a hidden class like Agnus or Katz did. She had to keep moving forward unless she wanted to give up her ranker position.
She was already accustomed to the stigma of being the Blood Witch, so she was prepared for another slaughter.
Taack!
Yura jumped from the high cliff and landed as light as a feather in front of the enemy. Phoenix discovered Yura, stopped the army and shouted, “A sharp energy is flowing from you! You are certainly one of the Seven Servants! Today I will end your infamous actions!”
Phoenix was mistaken. Yura wasn’t one of the Seven Servants, but one of the candidates in line to become the Eighth Servant. For Yura, whose power was still far below the Seven Servants, Phoenix and his great army were both frightening.
