Overgeared

increase one to two but to increase it by one volume. For example, how painful would it be if the sword made from Greed became big and heavy every 10 days because of the proliferation effect?

Once it grew to an unacceptable level, it would have to be disassembled and a new sword would need to be created.
Otherwise, he would need to solve the problem by using the Insane Dragon Hammer to delete this characteristic. Still, the quantity of created minerals would increase, so it was a problem that he could afford.

Now all his problems had been resolved. Greed would only multiply in its pure form.

‘Once it has multiplied enough, I can take some off and make an item.’

The item would remain in perfect shape for the rest of its life…

Grid’s heart pounded with excitement when he thought of this. A great joy that was hard to express in words filled him.

“Okay…
Let’s stay in this state for a while.”

The mysterious round mineral was black and gold. Grid stroked the light elemental on his shoulder and started to involve himself in the blacksmithing work. He planned to experiment with the remaining 101 black mithril. What was the effect of the Hero King’s fighting energy on it? Could he grant this characteristic to other minerals or items? Could he transfer the power of his pets and summons? He had many questions.

Grid’s inquisitive nature was excited. Grid was confident about experimenting since his Genuine – (Fighting against the Gods) Legendary Blacksmith’s Craftsmanship Skill allowed him to make at least epic rated items, and the Blacksmith Hammer to go against the Gods amplified his blacksmithing skill.

Ttang! Ttang! Ttang!

The clear metal sounds that hadn’t been heard in a while started to reverberate in the smithy zone. Hundreds and thousands of blacksmiths flocked to watch Grid’s work, and the Overgeared smithies were full of energy again. For at least one month, Grid planned to focus on experimenting until Greed had proliferated three times.

‘Then I will create two new items with the multiplied Greed.’

There was a feeling of fullness that could only be felt when working as a blacksmith. The smile on Grid’s face didn’t disappear.

*** 

Time passed quickly. It soon became time for the next National Competition to become a topic of discussion. All of the world’s media was keen to analyze who had been chosen as the ‘devil’ for the next National Competition. However, most of the rankers’ attention was focused on the Overgeared Kingdom rather than the National Competition.

“Don’t you think the pace of economic growth in the Overgeared Kingdom is crazy these days?”

“They have a complete alliance with the empire, so they can grow without any fear.”

“It isn’t at the level of an alliance.
It is like the empire is going to take over the Overgeared Kingdom.” 

“Rumor has it that the emperor is completely obsessed with Grid.”

“Crazy.
Although it is now empress…”

“It is because Grid was the one who made Basara empress in the first place.”

“That is too much.
How could he make her an empress, even if he is Grid?”

“I don’t think it is a rumor when analyzing the contents of the epic.”

“It can be interpreted in many ways.
It’s a coincidence, a coincidence.”

“Then is it luck in the end? That’s bullshit.
If luck continues then it isn’t luck, it is a skill.
Isn’t it right that Grid intended to make Basara the empress?”

“So what will you do?”

“I’m going to move to the Overgeared Kingdom.”

“What? You too?”

“Yes, as things stand now, I can’t see a future in this country.
Once the Overgeared Kingdom is full of ambitions, it will be the first country to perish.
I will go to the Overgeared Kingdom before that.”

“Hrmm…”

The forces were now being divided. Was it the safe and sure empire or the Overgeared Kingdom whose future was full of expectations? The empire had grown steadily since Empress Basara implemented the unity policies, but the possibility of territory expansion was almost lost.
Meanwhile, the Overgeared Kingdom was becoming saturated and was likely to devour nearby kingdoms.

Apart from these two nations, the rest of the world seemed to have little hope, so the players needed to make a decision. It was best to change boats in advance. There were three reasons for this.

First, there was the possibility of the Overgeared Kingdom expanding its power. Second, the importance of national power was revealed in the Great Demon Berith incident. Third, there was the variable of the East Continent.

As more information about the East Continent spread to many players, people started to be afraid of the Hwan Kingdom and the yangbans. A vicious force that dominated the East Continent…

If the transcendents of the East Continent—who had a great sense of civility than the Saharan Empire in the past—made their way to the West, then weak countries would be destroyed overnight and the players of the destroyed countries would receive too much damage.

The only countries who could protect themselves were the empire and the Overgeared Kingdom. That’s right. The protagonist of the new era was the Overgeared Kingdom. This new era was accompanied by many changes.

“Grruk.
Kurruk.”

The orcs…

“…”

The elves…

“Kuhahat!”

The half draconians and so on…

The many species that had been hiding in various parts of the continent to escape the tyranny of the empire started to emerge.

(TL Note: Small explanation, MC’s name in Korean is 그리드, which is pronounced Geu-ri-d.’ It could be both Grid or Greed but I chose to go with Grid because I thought Grid was a better name and this isn’t the common Korean word used for Greed.
It wasn’t until a few hundred chapters later where the author wrote the name in English that I discovered it was ‘Greed.’ Still, I kept the name Grid because readers are used to it and I prefer it better.
Some names sound weird when translated to English and used in an English sentence, such as Lord and Greed.
But the essence of Grid’s name means ‘greed.’)