Chapter 49

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Lucky Draw Volume 8

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After a fierce battle, Grid began to appraise the items he obtained from the Awakened Guardian.

<Blue Orichalcum>

A mineral born from the fusion of the Guardian of the Forest's magic and moonlight into orichalcum.

Although it has been eroded by the Guardian of the Forest's magic, making it impossible to imbue with new magic, it possesses the highest hardness and strength among all minerals on earth.

It is light and becomes stronger in the dark.

*Only a master blacksmith can smelt it.

Weight: 3

<Purple Orichalcum>

A mineral that can be obtained from the Awakened Guardian of the Forest under two full moons.

It possesses unique magic that amplifies attack power and magic power. However, unlike Blue Orichalcum, its strength is extremely low.

It is unsuitable for crafting weapons but is good for making accessories.

*Only a master blacksmith can smelt it.

Weight: 1

<Amethyst Shield>

Grade: Epic

Durability: 200, Defense: 200, Magic Resistance: 200

A beautiful shield that sparkles with purple, red, and black hues depending on the angle. It is a symbolic weapon awarded only to the commander of the Red Knight Order.

Three years ago, Piaro, who was falsely accused of betrayal due to Asmofel's scheme, fled to the Kingdom of Etrnal and lost this item.

For some reason, the third prince of the Sahara Empire is desperately searching for this shield. It is recommended to bring it to him.

Usage Condition: Commander of the Red Knight Order

Weight: 350

[This item does not have any hidden functions.]

"Creepy."

Grid was particularly focused on the fact that the Awakened Guardian dropped exactly 14 Blue Orichalcums.

He shuddered.

To craft a failed work, 15 Blue Orichalcums were needed, and the Awakened Guardian, as if knowing this, dropped exactly 14, which seemed like a deliberate attempt to frustrate him.

"If you're going to give a lot, give more than 15, and if you're going to give a little, give a lot less. Why drop just one less to make me suffer?"

What if he hadn't obtained three Blue Orichalcums from Administrator Vlad a few months ago?

What if he couldn't craft the failed work due to one missing material?

"I would have been incredibly angry."

Feeling agitated, he turned his gaze to the Purple Orichalcum.

'An accessory...'

Currently, Grid had two accessories.

One was Doran's Ring, and the other was the Ring of Vows he received upon marriage.

<Ring of Vows>

Grade: Unique

A symbol of eternal love.

When with your spouse, you enter a 'Happy' state. Movement speed increases by 8%, and all stats increase by 30.

*Depending on your spouse's affection, the emotion when with your spouse changes. There are seven emotions: Happiness, Joy, Satisfaction, Neutral, Dissatisfaction, Sadness, and Love-Hate. The Ring of Vows has different effects based on the emotion.

Wearing the ring and spending a passionate night with your spouse increases all skill experience by 10%.

*A passionate night can only occur once a month.

Wearing the ring prevents affection with non-spouse NPCs from easily increasing.

If caught by your spouse while not wearing the ring, affection with your spouse drops by 90%, and the chance of pregnancy decreases significantly.

Weight: 0.1

Doran's Ring was already a top-tier accessory that had proven its incredible effects several times. However, the Ring of Vows was not so good.

The additional stats only applied when with your spouse, and the skill experience boost could only be aimed for once a month. Moreover, wearing the ring made it difficult to build affection with NPCs, which was annoying.

Honestly, it was a useless item unless he was with Irene.

But Grid couldn't casually take it off.

If Irene found out, their affection would drop significantly, and he didn't want to take that risk.

'I'm not usually unlucky, and if I get complacent because of recent good luck, I might end up suffering. I should avoid taking it off as much as possible.'

But would she really get pregnant?

Is Satisfy implementing a child-rearing simulation?

If so, it would be fun in many ways, Grid thought.

'Like discovering a child's talent and nurturing them to be helpful to me...'

However, raising a child would take at least ten years. Considering the balance with female players, the 2-year-old child-rearing system didn't seem to be very important.

"Hmm... Should I make a necklace with the Purple Orichalcum?"

While multiple rings can be worn, only one necklace can be worn. Therefore, necklaces generally had better performance.

Grid, who felt his neck was empty, made an easy decision.

"Sure, a necklace sounds good."

To craft an accessory, the help of a jeweler would be needed. Thinking he should ask Khan for a recommendation for an excellent jeweler, he then examined the Amethyst Shield.

"This is a complete quest item."

It was the most concerning item.

Grid recalled Piaro, whom he met when he went to Kesang Valley to obtain Pagma's Dance.

'He was falsely accused of betrayal and wanted me to eliminate Asmofel, right?'

Asmofel was also a figure from the Sahara Empire.

'Someday, when I find the third prince of the Sahara Empire, I should meet Piaro and complete the Asmofel elimination quest together.'

The distance to the Sahara Empire was very far. It wasn't something he could visit casually, so Grid carefully stored the Amethyst Shield in a corner of his inventory for the future.

Romeo and the soldiers approached.

"Are you alright?"

They were very worried. They had witnessed the Awakened Guardian firing a powerful beam at Grid just before it died.

They thought Grid was surely dead.

Grid reassured them.

"Have you forgotten that I am blessed by the gods? I won't die."

He answered succinctly and patted Romeo, who had a dark expression.

"Deck's death is regrettable. I'm sorry I couldn't protect him."

It was genuine.

To Grid, who had a friend named Khan and a wife named Irene, NPCs were as important as humans. He genuinely regretted the young knight Deck's death.

Romeo's eyes welled up.

"His bravery will be remembered by all here."

On the way here, Deck had saved the soldiers' lives multiple times in continuous battles.

The soldiers, determined not to forget his bravery, observed a moment of silence.

Then, a sharp animal cry echoed from the sky.

"What's that?"

"Is it a gargoyle?"

A massive something was spotted in the dark night sky.

It was flying rapidly, flapping its large wings, and resembled a griffin or a gargoyle, but it was much larger. The bulky body revealed in the moonlight was entirely red.

It was a Wyvern.

A rare monster that can grow up to 4 meters in length and is far more powerful than griffins or gargoyles!

It even had the nickname "King of the Skies" and was a type of degenerate dragon.

An unexpected person was riding on its back.

"Master, have you been well?"

It was Huroi, the Mongolian man who, thanks to Grid, obtained the first second-class job.

Grid welcomed him as he landed, causing a strong wind.

"It's been a while? You've grown a lot, haven't you?"

Grid was observing Huroi's combat power.

10,000.

It was 2,000 higher than the knight Romeo.

'He's over level 200.'

Huroi, who had a non-combat job as an orator, had still surpassed others.

Thanks to the effect of the second-class job, he seemed to have leveled up so much that he could aim for the top ranks.

"All of this is due to your grace, Master."

In the past, Grid disliked Huroi, but now he felt affection for him, especially after their two-person raid.

Smiling, Grid said bluntly,

"It's fortunate that you haven't forgotten that it's all due to my grace. In gratitude, serve me."

"Huh?"

It had been a long time since they last met.

It had been about 4-5 months in Satisfy time.

Huroi wanted to catch up with Grid and talk about how they had been.

He wanted to share how he had quickly leveled up and obtained the Wyvern, and he also wanted to hear about Grid, who had become a noble and obtained a title as a lord's husband.

However, Grid seemed uninterested in conversation.

He didn't even glance at the Wyvern, one of the strongest pets that only a few hundred out of 2 billion users could tame, and gave an order.

"Go hunt the Frost Orcs."

"…?"

Why was he instructing him to hunt such low-level mobs?

Blinking in confusion, Huroi listened to Grid's explanation.

"They drop Sylphid scales, which I need. Just gather 28 of them. The drop rate is very low, but if you hunt without rest for about ten days, you should be able to collect them."

Grid had created the recipe for the Transparent Cloak.

The exact name was a Hoodie.

To craft it, 20 Sylphid scales were needed.

Before obtaining Pagma's Dance, Grid had hunted to get the Sylphid scales but only managed to get 12 and had to give up due to circumstances.

Now, he was passing on the task he had given up on to Huroi.

'I need to make two, use one, and sell one.'

"……"

Huroi recalled being locked in the underground prison of Winston for nearly 200 hours, a hellish experience.

'When I was only in despair, and you reached out to save me, you seemed like a god to me.'

He also recalled the Frost Orc Chief raid.

'You even sacrificed yourself to protect me when I was knocked out by the Orc Chief.'

Indeed, the more he thought about it, the more he realized how much he had benefited from Grid. It was a joy to have the opportunity to repay his debt.

"I'll go right away."

For someone aiming for the top ranks, being tied down in a low-level hunting ground for over ten days would be a significant loss. However, Huroi prepared to leave immediately without hesitation.

Grid stopped him.

"Don't fly, walk."

"Huh?"

Grid pointed to Romeo and the soldiers standing there.

"If you fly, they won't be able to follow, right?"

"Why…?"

"Since you're hunting anyway, take them and train them."

"……"

"Do you not want to?"

"No, I don't."

In the end, Huroi, who had worked hard to tame the Wyvern, had to walk on foot, wasting a considerable amount of time. Moreover, he had to take on the role of a babysitter for the soldiers, which made him feel a bit down.

But what could he do?

Having received great grace from Grid and vowing to repay it, it was his responsibility to shoulder.

The great descendant of the blue wolf never took oaths lightly!

Genghis Khan's descendant, Huroi, intended to faithfully carry out Grid's orders.

"You came at just the right time."

Watching Huroi and the soldiers leave, Grid hummed a tune.

He thought about making a hoodie along with the failed work, but the Frost Orcs were too low-level to hunt himself, as it wouldn't be worth the effort. It would be a waste of time.

So, he was grateful that Huroi appeared just in time to be used.

'Don't be too upset. I'll make you a good item soon.'

After escaping his debtor status, Grid had become a more generous person.

He had no intention of exploiting the earnest Huroi, who was trying to repay his debt. He planned to give a satisfactory reward soon.

"Let's make a failed work now."

Grid's body floated up. Although it was much slower than Huroi's Wyvern, it started flying at a sufficiently fast speed. The destination was Khan's forge.

Several hours later.

A man appeared in the deepest part of the empty gray forest.

The place where the battle's traces had not yet been restored. He tilted his head.

"What is this? A raid on the Awakened Guardian of the Forest should be impossible for the level of the Chedaka Guild."

Was one of the top 5 users in the integrated ranking personally involved?

"Tsk, thanks to this, I wasted my time. I carelessly missed the opportunity that only comes once every four months."

The man's ID, 'Agnerus,' floated above his head.

Grid has returned!

When Zishuka, who was staying in Winston Castle, received the news, she rushed to Khan's forge.

'He must be incredibly angry.'

She imagined Grid, who had suffered a severe defeat at the hands of the Awakened Guardian of the Forest.

'I need to remind him to pay more attention to the guild community.'

She saw this as a golden opportunity to correct Grid's habit of refusing basic communication and acting individually.

But to her surprise,

"Zishuka? What brings you here?"

Grid's expression was bright.

'Wasn't he depressed because he failed the raid and lost experience points due to lack of information?'

Caught off guard by the unexpected reaction, Zishuka tried to hide her surprise and asked,

"You raided the Guardian of the Forest?"

"How did you know? Yes, I did."

"…You didn't fail?"

"Of course not."

Grid answered nonchalantly.

'Was the Guardian of the Forest not awakened?'

Confused, Zishuka listened to Grid's complaint.

"But the Guardian was awakened, right? It was quite tough, so I suffered a lot."

"Eh?"

Zishuka was speechless.

'You really raided the Awakened Guardian of the Forest? With just two knights and 100 soldiers?'

It sounded unbelievable.

Doubtful, Zishuka brought up the guild information window. When she checked Grid's level, she was shocked.

Grid's level, which was only in the 180s yesterday, had reached 200.

This proved that the raid on the Awakened Guardian of the Forest was not a lie.

'Unbelievable.'

She had been confident in understanding the power of the Legendary class, Pagma's Descendant.

Despite having legendary blacksmithing skills, it displayed combat abilities similar to rare combat classes and could wear all items.

She had only grasped that much.

It was already quite overpowered.

But now, it seemed the power of the Legendary class was beyond her imagination.

'Grid alone is stronger than all our guild members combined?'

The current strength of the Chedaka Guild was insufficient to raid an Awakened Guardian. Yet, Grid had succeeded alone.

Zishuka's misunderstanding was understandable.

But the reality was different.

The reason Grid could defeat the Awakened Guardian relatively easily was thanks to the Fabrani and Brahman's Boots.

He neutralized most of the Awakened Guardian's attacks with the Fabrani and attacked it unilaterally from the air, where it was weak, which allowed him to gain the upper hand.

If Grid were to fight the Chedaka Guild,

With only two Fabrani, he couldn't create a perfect shield against multiple opponents, and if he tried to fly away, he would be bombarded and suffer a defeat.

During the 5-second invincibility passive skill, he could turn a few people into grayscale, but that was all.

Against the Chedaka Guild, which had powerful members of various classes and could employ diverse tactics, it would be unrealistic for Grid to dominate alone.

But Zishuka, unaware of the details, misunderstood Grid.

'Is he so overpowered that it's beyond balance and more like a bug?'

She began to worry.

Rat-like followers of the Yatan religion were secretly investigating Byran.

Due to the backlash from killing Malakith, they could face a large-scale attack from