I Got a Hat
“The rain just won’t stop.”
The rain in the Spirit Realm showed no sign of letting up.
So Yeong-ung logged out for a while and headed to the café in front of his house.
It was called Big Latte Café, a place with a striking green sign, famous for selling large coffees at low prices.
‘Nice atmosphere.’
Once inside, Yeong-ung quickly placed his order at a kiosk.
Yeong-ung was a die-hard iced Americano drinker.
In the past, he could never understand why anyone would drink something made by roasting beans.
But after working at a company and dealing with corporate life, he had learned just how mighty the power of caffeine could be.
‘Coffee has to be an iced Americano.’
BEEP—
[Payment complete.]
[Your waiting number is 35.]
After placing his order, Yeong-ung relaxed and waited for his coffee.
“Hey! If only you’d done your job yesterday, we could’ve cleared that dungeon.”
“How was I supposed to heal in that situation? I pulled aggro.”
“So if the healer runs away, am I, the tank, just supposed to die?”
“Then you should’ve managed aggro better.”
“So it’s my fault?!”
“It’s not my fault either.”
He heard a group of students bickering nearby.
From what they were saying, they seemed to be talking about Overlord.
Overlord was the most popular game in the world, enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people.
There was no way trend-conscious students would not be playing it.
“Did you hear about that yesterday?”
“About what?”
“You know that guy, right? Peogeosun, the No. 1 player in the Production Class rankings…….”
“Peogeosun? Ah…… that blacksmith who looks like he’s about to smash something?”
“Yeah! Yesterday, that blacksmith made a sword…… Do you know how much it sold for?”
“How much?”
“……One billion.”
“What?”
“It sold for one billion! It’s an SS-Grade item, and the community’s going crazy over it right now.”
“Wow…… that’s seriously insane.”
Another conversation reached his ears.
At the mention of one billion, Yeong-ung’s ears perked up.
‘One billion?’
While he waited, Yeong-ung opened the Overlord community and checked the posts.
‘Is this it?’
[Production Class Rank No. 1! Peogeosun Achieves Another Feat!]
[An SS-Grade Sword Made by Peogeosun! Sold for a Whopping One Billion……]
‘Impressive. Just what kind of sword is it……?’
Yeong-ung opened the post showing the sword Peogeosun had made.
[Weapon Breakeuk]
Grade : SS
Description : The ultimate sword, forged by an exceptionally skilled blacksmith.
A replica modeled after the ‘Sacred Sword’ that existed long ago.
It possesses the power to destroy evil.
Usage Conditions : Level 200 or higher, Strength 300 or higher, Agility 200 or higher, Charisma 300 or higher.
Durability : Indestructible.
Options : All Stats + 15
Attack Power + 30%
Attack Speed + 20%
Recovers Health equal to 3% of Attack Power.
Recovers Mana equal to 2% of Attack Power.
Swordsmanship-related Skills + 2
When fighting an enemy with the ‘Demonic’ attribute, All Stats + 10%
When fighting an enemy with the ‘Demonic’ attribute, Attack Power + 20%
Deals 30% additional damage when attacking Undead-type enemies.
Passive, ‘Strike of Courage’
Passive, ‘Demon-Slaying Power’
Active, ‘Sword of Victory’
“Wow…….”
Yeong-ung let out a sound of admiration.
A Level 200 requirement and an SS-Grade item.
On top of that, it was loaded with so many absurdly powerful options that it barely seemed real.
This was what a one-billion-won item looked like!
Yeong-ung’s gaze shifted to the comments.
-Kekero : Holy shit…….
-VirginFor10Years : Take off your underwear and scream!!
└MageAssociation : Are you seriously a virgin for ten years?
└Muggle : Association President…… you can’t try recruiting him here…….
-Legoss : F*ck…… how did he make an item like this? Yeah, one billion is fair…….
-ShowMeTheFarmhand : You shook the stage!
-CatThatMeowsAtCrazyPosts : Meow~
-Kang Min : One billion really is expensive…… but did you know? Just the materials that went into making that sword cost 700 million…….
└GiveMeLoot : Huh? Seriously?
└Kang Min : And they say the crafting period alone took three months.
└JinLight : Did he seriously pour everything into making it…… That gives me chills…….
└VirginFor10Years : But why is the item called Weapon Breakeuk?? Isn’t it Weapon Break?
└Kang Min : ……They say he bit his tongue while naming it after he finished making it, and it got set like that…….
└DogThatBarksAtStupidPosts : Woof woof woof woof woof woof!!!
└MageAssociation : VirginFor10Years, if you’ve really been a virgin for ten years, we’ll welcome you into our association as a VIP.
‘It really is impressive.’
Just looking at the item was enough to show how extraordinary a player Peogeosun was.
Even with a Special Class, making something like that could not have been easy.
‘One billion…….’
“I can’t deny I’m envious.”
Yeong-ung gave a bitter smile.
It was an enormous amount of money, far beyond anything he could imagine having right now.
But he felt no jealousy or resentment.
‘I can do it too.’
Yeong-ung was confident.
He was currently isolated in the Spirit Realm and could not even sell his crops, but if he found a way, it would be possible.
‘There’s no need to envy him. If he reached the top in his field…….’
“Then I just have to reach the top in mine.”
He would reach the very top through farming.
At that moment, Yeong-ung’s dream of succeeding at farming burned even more fiercely.
***
After leaving the café, Yeong-ung drank his coffee and took a walk to get his body moving before heading home.
It was something he thought about often.
‘My body’s gotten stiff.’
Back when he had returned to farming in real life, he had been fairly healthy.
But after starting Overlord, he could clearly feel his body getting stiffer.
It could not be helped.
He moved around constantly inside the game, but his real body did nothing except lie still.
‘I heard VVIP capsules provide some physical care…….’
Just in case, Yeong-ung looked up the price of a VVIP capsule.
500 million won.
It was absurdly expensive.
He wanted one, but there was no way he could afford it right now.
‘I’ll buy one once I’ve saved enough.’
“Still, should I start going to a gym before that……? I should look up some gyms around the neighborhood later.”
He had even heard claims that obesity rates were rising worldwide because of Overlord.
It was understandable.
How could people not gain weight when they spent every day lying down?
The delicious food eaten inside the game had zero calories.
The problem was, the calories burned inside the game were also zero.
He needed to be careful.
“Let’s get back in. The rain should’ve stopped by now, right?”
After tidying up a little, Yeong-ung logged back into the game.
“Master, yip!!”
The moment he logged in, Pepper rushed toward him as though they had been waiting and clung to him.
Rub, rub.
“Master~ I was waiting for you, yip!”
“Yeah. But the rain still hasn’t stopped?”
“Yip! It keeps falling, yip!”
“Hmm…… I guess it can’t be helped.”
He could not farm while it was raining.
“Then in the meantime…….”
DING!
[Quest, ‘Tomato Juice and Boiled Potatoes for the Altar!’ has been generated.]
“Huh?”
A quest suddenly appeared.
Yeong-ung checked it.
[Tomato Juice and Boiled Potatoes for the Altar!]
Grade : ???
Description : An unknown being is watching you eat and is extremely envious.
Offer tomato juice and boiled potatoes at the altar of the Temple of the Forgotten God.
Then you may receive a very special gift.
Success Conditions : Tomato Juice (0/1), Boiled Potatoes (0/20)
Success Rewards : Spirit Ring, Small Hat.
Failure Penalty : The unknown being cries.
[Accept?]
“It’ll cry?”
Yeong-ung stared at the message in disbelief.
The unknown being was brazenly declaring that it would cry if he refused to give it any.
Just who was this unknown being?
‘My guess is that it’s definitely the owner of this temple…….’
This quest was probably coming from that unknown being as well.
The rewards from the quests he had received so far included keys that had allowed him to open the Food Storage and the forge.
That made it almost certain that this being was the owner of the temple.
‘Wasn’t it said that long ago, it fought against evil, used up all its power, and lost both its power and its name?’
It had saved the world.
Yet it had failed to save itself—a tragic god.
Yeong-ung felt a little sorry for it.
“All right. I’ll give you some.”
[Accepted.]
Yeong-ung headed to the Food Storage and immediately began making tomato juice and boiled potatoes.
[Cooking skill EXP has increased slightly.]
[Skill Level Up!]
[Cooking LV. 2 -> Cooking LV. 3]
His Cooking skill leveled up.
‘I’ll add some honey as a special touch.’
Yeong-ung mixed honey into the tomato juice, stirred it thoroughly, then placed it on the altar together with the potatoes.
A moment later, the juice and potatoes disappeared in a flash of light.
[Quest, ‘Tomato Juice and Boiled Potatoes for the Altar!’ has been cleared.]
[You have exceeded the quest requirements.]
[The unknown being is extremely satisfied.]
[The unknown being’s Favorability has increased significantly.]
[Spirit Power + 20]
[You have acquired the Spirit Ring.]
[You have acquired Himmel’s Hat.]
[You have acquired the Small Hat.]
His Spirit Power increased, and he obtained three items.
Apparently, the honey he had added to the tomato juice had gone over well.
‘All I did was mix in a little honey, and I got Spirit Power plus another item…….’
“This is sweet as hell.”
“Yip? Sweet as hell?”
“Yeah. Sweet as hell.”
Yeong-ung checked the items.
[Spirit Ring]
Grade : C
Description : A ring made using a special metal.
The power of spirits dwells within it.
Once per day, it takes a fatal attack in the user’s place by consuming Spirit Power.
Usage Conditions : Level 30 or higher, Spirit Power 60 or higher.
Durability : 500/500
Options : Spirit Power + 10
Stamina + 10
Spirit Magic Attack Power + 10%
Spirit-related Skill Cooldown - 10%
Passive, ‘Nature’s Protection LV. 3’
[Himmel’s Hat]
Grade : C
Description : A hat once used by Himmel, the first Spirit Farmer.
A finely crafted hat made from wood imbued with a spirit’s blessing.
It is useful when farming.
Usage Condition : Spirit Farmer.
Durability : 10,000/10,000
Options : Spirit Power + 10
Work Speed + 10%
Farming-related Skills + 1
“Oh…….”
Yeong-ung’s eyes widened after checking the first two items.
First, the ring.
It was an unusual ring that increased Spirit Power and Stamina and even came with a passive skill.
[Nature’s Protection LV. 3]
Grade : C
Classification : Passive.
EXP : 100.00%
Description : When an attack threatens the wearer’s life, once per day, it consumes Spirit Power instead of Health to block the attack.
The cooldown resets after midnight.
Effect : 1 : 3 ratio.
Judging by the EXP being at 100%, Level 3 seemed to be the maximum level.
Even so, it was useful.
‘The ratio is 1:3…… Then if I take 3,000 damage, does that mean it’ll consume 9,000 Spirit Power to block it?’
“Not bad.”
It was still better than dying.
More importantly, among Yeong-ung’s current stats, his Spirit Power was higher than his Stamina, so it was useful.
The problem was that he still did not meet the level requirement.
‘I’ll equip this once my level goes up.’
“And the hat…….”
The hat was not bad either.
Its options were far better than those of the Beginner Farmer Hat he had been wearing.
‘Himmel’s Hat…….’
The description said Himmel was the first Spirit Farmer.
‘The first Spirit Farmer…… Then is this a Class Item?’
Usually, when an item description explicitly mentioned a class like this, the item could be considered a ‘Class Item.’
Class Items came with options suited to their respective classes, so they were generally powerful.
‘This is nice. It raises my skill levels and Spirit Power too.’
The options were exactly what one would expect from a Class Item.
Yeong-ung put on the hat.
“Does it suit me?”
“It suits you, yip!”
“And there’s this too.”
There was also the Small Hat, an F-Grade item whose options were nothing special.
Yeong-ung put it on Pepper.
It was too small for a human, but it fit Pepper perfectly.
“Yip!!”
“Oh~ It looks good on you.”
“Hehe…….”
Pepper giggled happily.
Watching Pepper hop around in delight, Yeong-ung suddenly glanced outside.
“Huh……?”
The rain that had been pouring just moments ago had stopped completely.
“It finally stopped.”
A smile spread across Yeong-ung’s lips.
The tedious wait was over.
At last, it was time to enjoy farming again.
***
In the darkness, a being sensed a presence and quietly opened its eyes.
The being turned toward the peculiar presence it could feel in the distance.
“This is…….”
At the familiar presence it had not felt in a very long time, a flicker of gladness appeared in its eyes.
“A Spirit Farmer?”