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[Normal grade equipment].

Equipment made of steel or alloy, or equipment made of [Magic Iron] but not imbued with mana are classified here.

These are the most common and commonly seen pieces of equipment.

At first glance, it may seem trivial and be ignored, but it is a grade that is used without difficulty by newbies or most D~C grade subjugation awakened users, and it accounts for more than 50% of the equipment trading volume in the current market.

Among these, there are subtle differences between factory-made and artisan-made items, so it is important to find a brand or artisan that suits your taste.

[Rare grade equipment].

This is the level at which mana begins to accumulate in equipment.

This grade of equipment is completed through the ceaseless efforts of a talented crafting series Awakener, [Skill] training, and increased crafting proficiency. Depending on the craftsman’s will, it can additionally assist abilities or increase attack power or defense power.

Depending on the level of mana in the equipment, the user’s mana conductivity will increase and durability will improve. Those with three additional ability auxiliary slots are usually considered the highest grade, and there is a clear difference in level from [Normal Grade] in the details.

Awakeners who can create [rare grades] like this are given preferential treatment and the honorable title of ‘Meister’.

If you look at the awakened members of the strategy series, they are between B-class and A-class. Among these, the masters who stand out are given a separate title or nickname, just like the veteran A-class strategy series.

It is also equipment that can be mass-produced to a certain extent by craftsmen who each have different techniques or mana patterns according to a set manufacturing method.

Famous individual workshops or production guilds each have their own representative [rare grade equipment], and the manufacturing methods for these are kept top secret, and any act of distributing them to others without permission or selling or spreading the manufacturing methods will be severely punished.

[Unique grade equipment].

In fact, it is the final stage that all existing craftsmen can reach, and the dream grade for all awakened crafters.

In some ways, it could be the dream grade for awakened players of the strategy series. A-class awakened players have at most one or two, and even among S-class awakened players, there aren’t many who have a full set of [Unique Grade] equipment.

Starting from this level, [Passive Skills] are additionally written into the equipment. Passive effects such as [Calm], [Hello], [Cat], and [Vitality] provide a correction effect that increases or decreases the status of the person wearing the equipment, or restores the decreased value of parameters entered in the [Status Window] such as stamina or mental power in proportion to the time the equipment is worn.

There are always at least 3 ability support slots. Even those add double-digit abilities. On top of that, there is overwhelming performance and a mana conductivity that far exceeds [rare grade], and an additional [passive skill].

It takes a lot of time and investment to make the equipment, and there are less than a hundred people on the planet who can make it.

From this level onwards, demand is overwhelming compared to supply, so while jewelry equipment is relatively good, weapons and armor are priced in the hundreds of millions to tens of billions, and if the effects are valuable enough to be auctioned off, they can be worth hundreds of billions.

If the number of ability support slots and additional skill creation slots is 6, which is the maximum number of existing equipment, it is worth calling it.

[Legend Grade Equipment]

All that is known is the grade, and there is limited information on the equipment that corresponds to it.

There are only three officially confirmed instances. People have only encountered the actual thing three times.

This equipment, which only the United States, India, and the United Kingdom possess, is shrouded in mystery in both its performance and effectiveness.

This class of equipment has not been revealed to society except for the British ‘Operation Agatram’, the US ‘Jane Doe Eyelids’ incident, and India’s ‘Rakshasa’.

According to one theory, no one has the right to view or lend it unless they are the commander-in-chief of the state or someone of comparable status.

Because there are few witnesses and it is an old event, there is still a heated debate in the conspiracy theory community about whether [Legend Level] is real or not.

So what about equipment without [grade]?

What kind of performance would an item created by a mutant that can’t even open the [Status Window] or use [Skills] have?

As the outer dimension gate appeared and the Awakened people appeared, there was a being that stood at the opposite end of the system of this world, who could view all the figures including the [Status Window].

As a craftsman, he achieved enlightenment and broke the re-established laws of the world, and finally presented the objects containing his ‘will’ to the world.

That, and the performance they possessed, were on display before the eyes of the universe.

-.-.-

“Sister, are you okay? Are you sick or something?”

“Are you okay?”

The universe was sitting there with its legs loose and its hands trembling, completely helpless.

She couldn’t even laugh in vain, and kept rechecking the information window of this [Item Appraisal] that was reflected in her eyes. For some reason, she felt like the area under her eyes was twitching. She couldn’t even tell if this was real or a dream.

No, the universe even made me feel like I wanted to hit my head hard on something and faint.

An object that defied common sense and rules of the world aroused such awe.

“Sister, did you use [Item Appraisal]? How is it? I’m curious!”

The universe was even a little annoyed that the innocent-looking galaxy was clinging to it. Her younger sister, who hadn’t acquired the [Item Appraisal] skill, would be ignorant of this ridiculous equipment information.

She swallowed hard and examined the dagger and earrings once more.

[Wish] [-]

Earrings infused with the power of stars by a great craftsman and polished with the most noble flames of the Small World.

Durability: Excellent

Possessed Passive Effects:

Mental Power +5% Will +5% Stamina +5%

Oath (Integrity) – Bound. Owner: [Our Universe]. This contract is permanent until the owner dies.

Oath (Pure White) – The wearer will not be defiled. It washes away impurities.

Additional Options:

[Purity – The wearer is unconditionally resistant to mental status abnormalities.]

[Meditation – Restores 3% of mental power per hour.]

[Motivation Boost – Increases the will of the wearer and party members by 3%.]

[Fruit] [-]

A dagger that the great craftsman once forged by carving the Milky Way with the five-colored flames of all things for the girl, containing his own dreams.

Durability – Excellent

Attack power: 300

Possessed Passive Effects:

Agility +10% Strength +15% Will +10%

Oath (Integrity) – Bound. Owner: [Our Universe]. This contract is permanent until the owner dies.

Oath (Eternal) – Self-repairs even when damaged.

Additional Options:

[Re-jump – When jumping, you can kick the air once more.]

[Restart – When moving forward, ignore 5% of damage taken.]

[Will Imbued – When the wearer’s attack is successful, there is a 5% chance of dealing additional damage equal to the square of the wearer’s Will stat.]

Even if she rubs her eyes and looks again, there are at least 8 ability support slots and additional skill creation slots.

It was exceeding the maximum amount of slots known as the limit.

Even for the first time in his life, the universe has seen that the additional ability increase amount is not a fixed number but a percentage. That means that if the wearer gains experience and increases their ability, the additional ability of the equipment will also increase.

I’ve never heard of this passive called ‘Oath’ either.

All of the [Skills] written, including the ‘Oaths’, were names I had never seen before, and they all ignored the laws of the world. People are those who become dirty when they are poured with sewage, and tools are those who, when handled beyond a certain point, accumulate damage and need to be repaired.

It was a law of the world that if you jumped, you couldn’t jump again until your feet touched the ground, and it was natural that you would inflict damage on your enemies according to the strength of your swing and the attack power of your weapon.

But look,

These devices were breaking all common sense and all laws.

Beyond [Unique Grade Equipment], could this be the [Legend Grade Equipment] that I had only heard of? No, it might even be more than that.

Fear of the unknown, awe, and excitement at the wonderful birth, as well as praise for Sihyuk who created them.

The universe was in a state of turmoil, with many emotions and thoughts tangled together.

“Items made for Mr. Space. How do you like them?”

‘There’s no way I wouldn’t hear that, you idiot.’

Does this absurd man not know what he has created? A little resentment, and an overwhelming joy at erasing it, and even a feeling of gratitude towards Shihyuk for creating this for himself. The universe sighed and vomited out fragments of those feelings that were too numerous to express.

While I was wondering how this was possible and how it was made, the universe was imagining it without me knowing.

With something like this, it wouldn’t have been a problem for her, who had been stuck in B-class due to some circumstances and a gap in talent, to advance to A-class. No, maybe even more so-

‘Stop!’

The universe slapped my cheek and erased the greed that I had unconsciously felt. Desire may be a natural human instinct, but I felt ashamed of the fact that I had felt so dirty about the work I had made for her and the noble craftsman.

Eun-ha and Si-hyuk, who could not fathom her feelings, tilted their heads to the side.

“Sister, are you okay?”

“Your complexion is not good.”

“Just, just… I’m just tired.”

After all, she was the only normal person.

The girl who would remain pure forever and the craftsman who ignored the laws of the world remained calm even in front of these objects.

Feeling somewhat empty, she turned her gaze to the sword, ready to face something even worse.

[Wildflowers] [-]

■■■ A sword created by carving out one’s soul to become a hero.

[Like an unknown flower growing on the roadside, the girl had the most noble and beautiful values.]

Durability: –

Attack power: 500

Possessed Passive Effects:

Agility +30% Strength +10% Will +10% Stamina +5%

Oath (Integrity) – Bound. Owner: [Our Galaxy]. Until the owner dies, this contract is permanent.

Oath (Unbreakable) – Unbreakable or unbreakable.

Oath (Eternal) – Self-repairs even when damaged.

Additional Options:

[Nobility – The wearer ignores any status ailments.]

[Eternal Flower – When the wearer successfully evades danger, increases total Agility by 2% for 10 seconds. Stackable, up to 5 times.]

[Will Enforcement* Hero – When the wearer’s attack is successful, it deals additional defense-ignoring damage equal to half of the wearer’s Agility stat.]

“… … .”

With a total of 10 slots, it has overwhelming performance.

There, the universe was once again speechless upon seeing the text in the description.

I’ve never seen this kind of additional text on any piece of equipment.

The universe suddenly came to mind. She vaguely remembered hearing that when craftsmen make equipment, they imbue it with will. Until now, she had vaguely thought that it had a simple abstract meaning.

But when I saw that sword, I changed my mind.

That was truly intentional.

The girl written on the text was clearly pointing to Eunha. The thoughts and praise that Shihyuk had as he looked at Eunha were clearly expressed through the sword, embedded in his will.

Leaving the speechless universe behind, Shihyuk looked back at the galaxy.

“… … .”

That seemingly indifferent gaze held a warmth somewhere.

Shihyuk headed towards the shelf and opened his mouth solemnly, like a priest standing before an altar.

“Made for you two. And.”

I picked up one of the flowers and looked at the galaxy.

“Made with you in mind.”

The innocent girl blinked. She felt a little ticklish. Carefully touching the stem, Sihyuk approached Eunha with the flower bud.

“Made just for you.”

And then, Shihyuk laughed. It was a big, bright laugh that Eunha had never seen before. The girl felt a warm and cozy ‘wind’. And the feelings contained in that wind.

“I hope you like it.”

“Please, accept it.”

The craftsman, who created the flower for the girl, thinking of the girl, and containing the girl’s heart and innocence, secretly handed the beautiful flower over to Eunha.

A flower that is one of a kind in the world.

A sword that only one girl can hold.

Eun-ha felt her heart pounding as she watched Shi-hyuk understand her and affirm that it was right.

I felt somehow miserable. My heart was pounding and my breathing was getting faster. I felt a little embarrassed and blood rushed to my face. In my red-tinted vision, it seemed like all I could see in this quiet blacksmith shop was Sihyuk and the flower he was holding.

The innocent girl, still unaware of the feelings she was harboring, reached out to the flower with trembling hands.

It was a very simple tribute, considering the great things and talents of the craftsman and the hero he gave to his hero.

Looking at it differently, it looked like a very romantic tribute from a man to the girl of his dreams.