Overgeared - Chapter 1227

Chapter 1227

Grid’s gameplay style was very unique . Unlike other people who liked to experience new content as soon as it appeared, Grid often left many situations alone . It was a type of habit . It was a habit sparked by too many failures when attempting to do new content . It was why Grid passively approached new quests and systems .

The same was true for visiting the Tower of Wisdom . What type of privilege was it to be first in the unified rankings? Ordinary players would have visited the Tower of Wisdom excitedly the moment they knew of its existence . In fact, Kraugel immediately visited the Tower of Wisdom .

Meanwhile, Grid pushed the tower visit back . He didn’t feel the need to approach content that he could do at any time . The attitude was completely different from the average player who tried to access new content in order to grow quicker .

“ . . . . . . ”

At the S . A Group’s headquarters . . .

Director Yoon Sangmin watched the situation at the Tower of Wisdom and clicked his tongue . The Tower of Wisdom was clearly meant to be favorable to the Pioneer . It was because if there was a problem in the world like the insane dragon iron, the tower must solve it through the Pioneer . It was the tower’s inclination to cherish and teach the Pioneer . The former Pioneer, Kraugel, had increased his combat power a lot through the process of taking the tower’s tests .

Yes, this was it . The Tower of Wisdom wasn’t designed to just give and give . it was to give content that ‘properly helped’ the Pioneer . This time, the timing of Grid’s visit to the tower was simply breathtaking . Just as he was being blocked from the enlightenment system, he visited the tower and transformed the help he got from ‘appropriate’ to ‘something huge . ’ Additionally, he gained great affinity with Hayate due to the presence of the red phoenix’s heart .

“Hayate’s liking for Grid has increased the overall favorability of the tower members . In particular, Biban’s fondness for Grid had increased dramatically . ”

“It was due to the favorability that Biban was willing to allow the passing on of the Matchless Heart Technique . ”

“Yes, it was great luck that Grid delayed the visit to the Tower of Wisdom . ”

“Hrmm . . . ”

Director Yoon Sangmin listened to the explanation and his expression was a bit subtle . Clearly, the content attack speed of Grid was much slower than average . Strangely, quests were often neglected and as a result, new systems were encountered late . However, the Tower of Wisdom was an exclusive perk available solely to the 1st ranked player . Considering Grid’s usual tendencies, it was hard to understand why he delayed the visit to the Tower of Wisdom for no reason, especially when Grid was in a position to clear the insane dragon iron quest at any time .

“Perhaps . . . did he intentionally delay the timing of his visit?”

“Huh? Grid? Did he predict all of this? Aish, you’re too much . ”

“No, it is credible enough . Focus on the fact that the Tower of Wisdom is an organization that fights for the protection of the world . ”

“Ah . . . !”

Grid already knew that if he visited the tower after saving the East Continent, he would get more favors from the members of the tower . Of course, Grid couldn’t guess what the rewards would be but he must’ve known it wouldn’t be anything bad .

“Don’t you know? All of this luck comes from Grid’s intentions . He is a man that Chairman Lim Cheolho and I acknowledge . ”

Director Yoon Sangmin had a smile on his face .

***

‘I should’ve visited sooner . ’

Grid was given permission to pass on the Matchless Heart Technique and fell into belated regrets . He wondered how good it would’ve been if he had visited the tower a bit earlier .

‘I should’ve come to the tower before going to the East Continent . ’

Then it would’ve been much easier to fight the yangbans . His level would be much higher than it was now .

“It is regrettable, regrettable . ”

Grid sighed as he said farewell to Biban and walked down the corridor of the silent tower . He was going to meet with the other tower members . Given the helpful nature of the tower members, he was certain that meeting with the other members would be beneficial .

‘I will meet them one by one while I’m at the tower . ’

They might be different from Hayate and Biban . They might show him favor but they most likely wouldn’t give him a gift . Still, Grid had to meet them . There was nothing to lose even if he just saw them .

On the third floor of the Tower of Wisdom . . .

Knock knock .

Grid carefully knocked on the door of the laboratory of the 8th Seat, Jessica .

“ . . . . . . ”

There was no response . She seemed to be absent . He thought it would be very helpful to Zednos and Laella if he gained some insight into echo magic .

“Hrmm . ”

The disappointed Grid turned his gaze to the other side of the corridor . According to Biban, the residences of the female tower members were on the third floor . The 4th Seat, Betty—she was surprisingly young and spoke very little . During their introduction, she didn’t even give a polite greeting and only stated her name .

‘What is her class?’

She wasn’t a combat class considering her delicate body without a single muscle . It seemed unlikely she would be a magician when there was already Jessica .

‘As expected, she is likely to be a production class . ’

His blacksmithing blood boiled . He was already excited to think about what he could learn from another craftsman .

Knock knock .

Grid stood in front of Betty’s residence and cautiously knocked . Fortunately, Betty was present .

“What brings you here?”

Betty’s eyes were very large as she stuck her head out through the gap of the slightly opened door . He felt it the first time he saw her but her round, dark eyes were beautiful . They didn’t sparkle so that looked a bit lonely, but this was what made them attractive . If she wasn’t a grandmother that was hundreds of years old, he would’ve wanted her to be his daughter-in-law .

“I wanted to greet you before leaving . ”

“Yes . . . bye . ”

“ . . . ?”

The door closed .

The 7th Seat, Abellio, came up from the second floor and laughed at the sight of the embarrassed Grid in the corridor . “Betty is a very shy person . Please understand . ”

“Ah? Yes . . . ”

An old person who lived for hundreds of years was shy? It was a story no one would believe .

‘I guess Betty doesn’t like me . ’

He hadn’t done anything wrong but sometimes a person was just disliked for no reason . Grid was accustomed to hate and didn’t mind it .

“By the way, Abellio, wasn’t your accommodation on the fourth floor?”

“I came here to meet you . The roads diverged . ”

“Me?”

“I want to give you a gift . ”

“This . . . !”

Grid’s eyes widened as Abellio handed him a painting . It was a portrait of Grid . The portrait depicted even his eyebrows delicately and it focused on Grid’s expression . Grid’s personality was perfectly expressed through his facial expression .

“Really . . . it is a great painting . ”

Grid had produced dozens of legendary items . His growing discerning eyes instantly recognized that this portrait was more outstanding than any other famous painting he had ever seen .

“It is much better than Tarkai’s work . ”

Tarkai’s work was a treasure coveted by all the royal families and nobles . Yet it was hard to own Tarkai’s work unless you were the emperor of the Saharan Empire . It was because it was so precious . Over the passage of time, all of Tarkai’s work had been owned by the imperial family and nobles of the empire . Grid had visited the imperial palace many times . He had seen and admired Tarkai’s work every time but Abellio’s work felt even better .

Abellio shook his head . “There is no superiority in art . ”

“Your humility . . . ”

“It isn’t humility . In the first place, I am Tarkai . ”

“ . . . Huh?”

“If it isn’t seen, art loses its meaning . Every now and then, I would use a fictional identity and release my works into the world . Haha, of course, it is something I did after getting permission from the other tower members . ”

“I see . ”

He heard that just one of Tarkai’s works could buy a castle . It would’ve been nice to receive Tarkai’s work instead of his portrait . . .

However, Grid didn’t express this . He smiled and thankfully received the portrait . Then his eyes widened .

[A new extremely honorable painting has been acquired . ]

[The skill Protagonist of the Extremely Honorable Painting has been updated . ]

[Protagonist of the Extremely Honorable Painting]

[*One time limited skill .

When used, your information will return to what it was when the extremely honorable painting was made .

However, it will only be the stats and skills information . Additional information such as titles, class, status, race, age, and so on aren’t affected . ]

“ . . . !!”

It was easy to say that Protagonist of the Extremely Honorable Painting was a save point . It could be described as a cheat system that violated the rules of online gaming . However, Grid had no intention of using the extremely honorable painting . It was because the save point of the extremely honorable painting was too old . It was a million times better to die than to use the extremely honorable painting .

Now things have changed . Grid learned that the extremely honorable painting was a renewable system and he had to consider fostering it .

‘Every time I level up, I should ask Picasso to draw a new one . ’

Of course, it wasn't that easy . Picasso’s extremely honorable painting was the first one born in 177 years . This meant the probability of success was low . Still, there was nothing to lose by trying .

“Then I’ll be going . The next time you come to the tower, feel free to visit me anytime . ”

“Thank you very much, Abellio . ”

Grid separated from Abellio and met the 5th Seat, Ken and the 6th Seat, Jurene . They didn’t give Grid any gifts or instructions . Unlike Betty, Grid was satisfied because they showed enough goodwill .

“ . . . Definitely, it is only this place that is different . ”

Grid reached the seventh floor and checked the high ceilings . The height of the ceiling was a huge 12 meters . It was nearly three times higher than the other floors . At first, he couldn’t figure out the reason and didn’t think much about it . However, now it was different . Grid now knew why the seventh floor was exceptionally different .

‘A magic machine . ’

The seventh floor was used entirely by the 3rd Seat, Radwolf . This was where the magic machine workshop was located . The confident Grid approached the giant iron gate and gulped .

Even the ancient magic machines named after dragons showed an overwhelming fighting capability . He wondered how well the latest magic machines would perform . (TL: Raiders and gourmet dragon Reiders were named before I knew that the magic machines were named after dragons . I named them separately to avoid confusion but since they’re the same, I’ve gone back to change the name of the dragon to Raiders . )

He had the expectation of receiving a magic machine as a gift and was already wondering if he had the talent to control the magic machines . It was equivalent to drinking kimchi soup properly . [1]

However, the value of the magic machine was so high that it was natural to drink kimchi soup .

“You can come in if you can open the door,” Radwolf’s voice came from beyond the iron door . It was an iron door that was over three meters thick . Then—

“Groan . . . !”

Grid gritted his teeth as he eventually pushed open the door that gave off an evil feeling .

Pant pant . As he panted breathlessly, a new world entered his vision . The sight of eight magic machines standing side by side overwhelmed him .

[1] There’s an idiom ‘don’t drink the kimchi soup before being offered rice cake’ and it basically means to don’t make assumptions/don’t count your chickens before they are hatched

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