The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 12

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Episode 12

Chapter 12.

Geniuses attract attention even before they step onto the stage.

Can an awl be hidden just because it’s in a pocket? Even if they weren’t noticed before stepping onto the stage, they were bound to attract attention soon enough.

Of course, there weren’t absolutely no exceptional cases.

“Was it six months ago… when that supernova appeared who maxed out favorability? They even drew a Mythic God, right?”

“The industry was turned upside down. You know how much hell broke loose because they couldn’t recruit him…”

“Ugh. I mean, how many cases like that could there be? Every time I hear news about that guy, my heart sinks. I’m afraid that bastard manager will go crazy again.”

Since that day, scouts were increasing day by day, but newbies starting with valuable traits were as rare as beans in a drought.

What if it was a combat-related trait?

“If I can’t bring back one by the end of this month, I should prepare myself… This is basically telling me to go die.”

“Tell me about it. Honestly, are today’s newbies just regular newbies? They all know their own worth properly, so if they have good traits, they’ll join major guilds. Why would they be crazy enough to join small-medium guilds like this?”

“Sigh. Your fate is my fate, man. Instead of complaining, let’s find at least one more person.”

Today, as always, they had no choice but to vent their complaints while reluctantly going out to search for talent.

“That guy’s a lost cause.”

“Hmm… What about that one? Seems like a combat class.”

“Look at how he swings his sword in the air. I’ll bet my one year of experience that he doesn’t have a single swordsmanship-related trait.”

“Maybe he’s a Hero God?”

“Hey, have you been doing this job for just a day or two? How can you judge talent based on drawing a good class at this point? Traits need to back it up to be worth investing in. Unless it’s a Mythic God or rare Hero God…”

“That guy looks pretty decent? His eyes are alive.”

It had already been a year and six months since the game was released.

Those with so-called experience had now reached the level where they could roughly assess potential just by looking.

This was know-how gained by talking to any newbie without discrimination between fire and water.

Thanks to this, scouts were treated similarly to “Do you believe in the Way?” among users, but still, it helped improve their discernment.

The criteria they used for judgment were surprisingly not grandiose.

Just as con artists could ghostly discern people who looked kind and easy, they would judge through newbies’ expressions, tone, conversations, and such.

Going further, some even looked at their eyes, and this was surprisingly quite accurate.

Newbies who got good traits showed differences from their very atmosphere.

“They can’t help but brag.”

“It’s like starting after winning the lottery, how could it not show?”

“If it were me, I’d be shouting about it all over the neighborhood.”

For this reason, scouts watched newbies’ eyes and expressions, and perhaps because of this, the users they most avoided were generally similar.

“Hmm… His eyes are completely dead.”

“Like a three-time exam failure living in a goshiwon? I’m curious what kind of trait that guy got.”

“Looking at how his mental state is blown, he’s definitely failed as a combat class.”

They all gave off similar atmospheres.

That’s when it happened.

One scout observing newbies tapped his colleague and gestured with his chin.

“Hey, look at that guy.”

“Hm? Whoa… He’s a complete bomb, isn’t he?”

What they were looking at was a man.

He had a fairly manly and pleasant appearance, but was staring into space with somewhat vacant eyes. He was even moving his lips as if constantly muttering something while looking into the void.

These were the types of newbies scouts avoided most.

Such people usually had the worst traits that made them consider deletion, and often had the worst god draws too.

“Tsk, looks like he really stepped in shit… What the hell did he get? Did he draw the Lazy Donkey God or something?”

“There are so many worst gods I don’t really know… Seems like he got a pretty bad trait.”

“Was Foot Eater the officially known worst trait?”

Foot Eater.

Literally an ability that slightly increases teleportation speed when eating feet of insects or animals.

Not much, really just a tiny bit.

You’d wonder how such a trash trait could exist, but this trait became famous because of how the user obtained it.

It was a trait gained when Charlie told him to go suck feet, and he got so angry that he actually sucked feet.

Proudly, the protagonist of that bizarre story was Korean.

“Would something like that really come up?”

“Traits are so diverse… Maybe something even worse came up.”

“Hmm… Whatever it is, he’s screwed.”

In reality, they had never seen someone who showed such a reaction again in higher-level content.

More than nine out of ten would either quit the game or delete their character and remake it after 60 days.

Truly a 99% accuracy bomb.

“You never know. Maybe he’ll just enjoy it casually without leveling up. Godose has lots to see and do.”

“True… I heard many people play Godose just to date and have fun. Paying that expensive money for that, really…”

“Let’s just focus on our own work.”

Therefore, the scouts paid no more attention to that man.

They didn’t have enough time to look at other newbies.

That was the reason.

“Excuse me. Ah, I’m not some weirdo. I’m Bae Jinchul from Peacemaker Guild. The thing is…”

“…What? Are you asking if I like sashimi? Trying to eat it raw… No, what did you just say!?”

“Excuse me, ah I’m not a scout. Would you like to buy an item? There’s a package I’m selling cheap only to newbies right now.”

Scouts and newbies, and even merchants.

The reason only Dohyun could have his own peaceful time in the chaotic Central Plaza.

In front of such Dohyun, information was floating.

[Blood Oath Necklace]

[Grade: Hero]

[Description: An oath necklace bound with the blood of ‘Charlie’, the Knight Commander of Arren Castle. Only his liege may possess this necklace.]

[Level Restriction: None]

[Equipment Restriction: Charlie’s Liege]

[Physical Defense: 61]

[Magic Resistance: 53]

-Strength + 4

-Agility + 2

-Stamina + 1

-Attack Speed + 5%

-Movement Speed + 5%

[Special Option: Defense and Magic Resistance increase with each certain amount of experience gained.]

[Special Option: Unlocked upon reaching Level 35.]

-Untradeable

‘…Holy shit, a Hero grade item from the start, for real?’

The information of the necklace he received from Charlie, which he couldn’t check while changing classes.

Even the options were extraordinary.

‘Ah… I think I’m really going to collapse from diabetes.’

At the consecutive burst of sweet rewards, Dohyun was internally screaming, and people were subtly avoiding his vicinity.

They wouldn’t know.

That the man they were avoiding not only had the combat class traits they so desperately wanted, but actually possessed five more traits.

Moreover, he had drawn the only unique god in Godose history, and even possessed a Legendary title and Hero grade necklace.

Kaiser, this was the moment he truly set foot into Godose.

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What do newbies who finish the tutorial do first?

Sightseeing the realistic Other World scenery?

Other World restaurant food shows? Abtartel’s special red beer?

Those are all good too, but if you’re a user who manifested combat class traits, seven out of ten will shout with one heart.

“RPGs are all about hunting!”

“Quick, monsters! Find monsters!”

“Those arrogant goblins are all dead.”

In Godose, hunting was definitely the best thing to do.

Fascinated by the high-level boss raid videos of the top 10 guilds and veteran players, they desperately wanted to grow stronger as quickly as possible.

Flashy magic.

Dazzling swordsmanship.

Sturdy shields.

Sacred effects…

Though they possessed none of these things, when it came to hunting, they too were respectable mages and warriors.

But even they had something they adhered to.

“We need to accept quests.”

“Guide quests are essential.”

“Let’s go to Uncle Dante first.”

“Hold off on the goblins for a moment.”

That was quests.

Like most RPG games, Godose had highly efficient quests.

It was faster to do some grinding in the village and pick up one or two quests rather than hunting blindly.

Considering the quest rewards, they were practically essential.

Because of this, Godose users desperately searched for quests, and now, a year and six months later, most quest guides were available.

[Essential Beginner Quest Guide]

The guide commonly called the “Newbie Must-Read” was one of them.

-Really well organized.

-Honestly, whoever made this deserves an award.

-For real, there’s no reason not to follow it. It even gives rare items, you’d be stupid not to do it.

The ultimate guide that, if you just followed the route written in it, would not only get you to level 12 to graduate from the beginner city, but also fill your adventure book and obtain rare-grade items.

‘Objectively, it’s a well-written guide.’

Since it was a guide that still held top rankings in popularity, Dohyun planned to follow that route too.

This was an advantage of being a latecomer, if anything.

While he’d miss out on the fun of discovering things himself, he could comfortably follow the path paved by the pioneers.

Finding where Dante was wouldn’t be difficult.

Not only was it kindly written in the guide, but he didn’t even need to look at it – he just had to follow where users were flocking together.

‘Following where people gather is definitely the universal rule.’

This was an unchanging law, whether in reality or games.

When he arrived in front of a cabin, he could see users gathered together in clusters. Their frowning faces and murmuring didn’t look very pleasant.

“It’s Dante! Quick, let’s get… what’s that, is that all a line?”

“Damn, I need to get this quickly and go hunting. What is this? Why is the line so long?”

“Ugh, even in virtual reality, this VR chronic problem hasn’t been fixed.”

Quite a large crowd.

The users were already getting dizzy when they were itching to hunt as soon as possible, but their complaints were quickly silenced.

“Oh ho, quite a crowd again! Well then, I won’t mind and ask you! Everyone, please massacre those stupid goblins that keep multiplying without any sense!”

Ding-.

[Quest ‘Goblin Cleanup’ has occurred.]

[Goblin Cleanup]

-Grade: Normal

-Description: A quest commissioned by Dante, Arde’s senior hunter.

There aren’t enough hunters in Arde to deal with the goblins that are increasing day by day.

It’s not cost-effective for him, a senior hunter, to handle this personally. He’s asking the disciples who have appeared in Arde to take care of these troublesome goblins.

-Defeat Goblins (0 / 40)

-Clear Reward: 80 silver, a certain amount of experience.

-Failure Risk: Dante’s favorability may decrease.

-Time Limit: 24 hours

[Will you accept the quest?]

‘…Hmm?’

Thanks to Dante’s boldness in immediately giving out group commissions as soon as he arrived, he was able to receive the quest quickly.

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