The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 102

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Chapter 102
Chapter 102
Recently, new stories had been spreading throughout the Imperial Palace.
“Hey, did you hear about it?”
“The adventurer who defeated the Orc Lord?”
“Yes, you know about it too. It turns out it’s actually true.”
“Really? I mean, I can’t even believe an Orc Lord appeared in the first place. Are you telling me a single adventurer defeated that legendary monster?”
“The Capital Defense Commander himself, along with all the White Wyvern Knights who went to the scene, have testified to it.”
“Wow! Those arrogant nobles actually did?”
“They conducted additional investigations and confirmed it. Labelt nearly fell to the Orc Lord and thirty thousand orc forces in an instant.”
“My goodness, that must have been terrifying.”
While the Orc Lord was gathering its massive orc army.
Tales spread of a brave adventurer and the Subjugation Expedition’s wisdom that annihilated the orc forces, and how that same adventurer defeated the Orc Lord even after it rose again.
At first, it seemed like nothing but absurd nonsense, but as time passed, the rumor gained credibility.
Those who took interest in this matter said:
“That adventurer is currently invited to the Imperial Palace, isn’t he?”
“I heard he’s spending his time training at the Golden Spear Knights’ Training Ground.”
“What a shame. I’d love to see such a hero, but the knight order’s Training Ground isn’t a place anyone can just enter.”
Many wished to see Mir in person, but the knight order’s Training Ground was not open to the general public.
However, that didn’t mean everyone was barred from entering.
For example:
The doors swung open.
“Is the adventurer who defeated the Orc Lord here!”
Just as with the Golden Spear Knights, any knight from another order of the Empire could visit another order’s Training Ground.
They arrived at the Golden Spear Knights’ Training Ground and realized that Mir was sparring freely with the knights.
“Let me have a match with you too!”
They began requesting sparring matches with Mir.
They had expected Mir to be as powerful as the Orc Lord itself, but the adventurer’s physical abilities in actual combat were not particularly overwhelming.
However:
“Remarkable, truly remarkable.”
“Despite appearing so young, his fighting style is that of a seasoned veteran.”
“And how does he wield so many different weapons with such proficiency?”
“There’s practically no weapon he cannot handle.”
Mir had never lost a single match against any knight who challenged him.
Victory after victory, undefeated in a hundred battles.
Though they hadn’t fought with real swords and armor, in sparring matches with training weapons, no one had managed to defeat Mir.
As more and more knights fell to Mir’s skill, credibility in his abilities accumulated.
And with each passing day, the rumor that Mir had defeated the Orc Lord solidified into undeniable truth.
And watching Mir was not only the ordinary knights.
A knight observing Mir from behind the Training Ground.
The Knight Commanders, each responsible for their own knight order.
“Indeed, the rumors were true. Or rather, they were underestimated.”
They had gathered together to observe Mir.
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The training effects at the Imperial Palace were extraordinary.
I already had a fast skill level growth rate due to various benefits.
On top of that, thanks to the mastery of skill usage I had already achieved during my time at First, I received “perfect form” judgments, causing my skill proficiency to rise even faster.
Training at the Imperial Palace’s Training Ground granted me additional buffs as well.
[ All Mastery+ Lv 31 ]
[ Riding Lv 23 ]
[ Black Insect Flash Lv 25 ]
[ Throwing Lv 35 ]
….
My skills’ levels were rising at an incredible pace.
Normally, skill levels rise at a rate of about one-tenth of character level when a skill is used consistently.
Since my current level hasn’t reached 200 yet, it should be normal for no skill to exceed level 20.
Conversely, not a single skill in my arsenal falls below level 20, which says everything.
While we’re on the subject, let me check my status window as well.
[ Status Window ]
Name: Mir
Level: 191
Class: All Master
Strength: 575 Agility+: 588
Vitality: 569 Intelligence: 575
Wisdom: 572
That’s the gist of it.
When I participated in the Second Crown, my level was 150, so from just one battle defeating the Orc Lord, my level increased by 41.
‘Well, truthfully, if I account for all the experience from thirty thousand orcs, my level should have risen higher.’
In reality, not all of the thirty thousand orcs’ experience went to me.
Even though my strategy was crucial, I worked alongside roughly a hundred members of the Subjugation Expedition, so the experience was split first.
Since I didn’t hunt directly but instead hunted the orcs indirectly using the Cliff, the experience was split again second.
Finally, there’s the system rule where duplicate experience decreases when defeating too many of the same monster at once.
These three factors combined resulted in my level stopping at 191.
Well, it’s too massive a “power surge” to complain about.
As I continued checking the lower part of my status window.
‘I definitely made the right choice selecting balanced development.’
I marveled at the stats that had risen by an enormous margin.
The All Master ability strengthened after defeating the Evil God and completing the class quest—Balanced Development.
It was an ability where all stats increased by 2 with each level up, but after being strengthened, all stats now increase by 3 with each level up.
As a result, from a 41-level increase, all my stats rose by a total of 615.
On top of that, there were the stats I gained from devouring the massive orc army and the abilities Luke left me with.
And finally, the results of drinking elixirs suited to my level last night.
All my stats had now surpassed 500 and were approaching 600.
“Should I head to training again today?”
I still hadn’t received word about the rewards for subjugating the Orc Lord.
It was starting to feel like time to get impatient, but thanks to the Imperial Palace Training Ground bonus, my skill levels were rising so rapidly that I didn’t feel like I was wasting time.
In a bit longer, I’d need to either inquire about the news or push for it.
But for now, I still had time, so I headed to the Riding Ground for my morning training.
“You’re here.”
“Let’s go right away.”
“Good.”
“Neeeigh!”
I rode through the Riding Ground with Lugard, who had arrived early as usual to wait for me.
Though it was just a game, breathing in the crisp morning air felt incredibly refreshing.
[ Your skill ‘Riding’ has increased in level. ]
My skill levels continued to rise steadily.
Then, in that moment—
Neigh!
Another horse came galloping toward us from the distance.
The horse with its beautiful golden mane was clearly a fine steed comparable to Dragonsteed at first glance.
And as for who was riding such a magnificent horse—
‘The Knight Commander?’
The commander of the Golden Spear Knights was approaching us.
I could have shaken him off by relying on my items’ power, just like when I was being tracked by Lugard before, but there was no need for that now.
He drew up alongside Lugard and me, fully utilizing his high Riding skill level and his horse’s superior stats, befitting a Knight Commander.
“Your horsemanship has developed remarkably since you first came here.”
“Thank you.”
He appeared suddenly and immediately offered praise.
I couldn’t fathom what he was thinking.
“I hear that your deeds have been recognized, and an audience with His Majesty the Emperor will soon be arranged.”
“Is that so?”
And there it was—the news I’d been waiting for.
Training was fine, but I couldn’t remain confined to the Imperial Palace indefinitely, so I’d been planning to take action soon.
My skill levels had risen appropriately, and the timing felt perfect.
But then—
“That’s why I thought I should tell you today.”
“Yes?”
“Mir. Won’t you join our Golden Spear Knights?”
Words I had never anticipated came from the Knight Commander’s mouth.
“Normally, we cannot accept external adventurers into the knight order, but if I recommend you as commander, you can be accepted as a full-fledged knight immediately.”
“You mean the Knight Order?”
“I’ve observed you circling the Riding Ground every morning, which shows genuine passion for horsemanship. And if you’ve earned recognition from Dragonsteed, your qualifications are more than sufficient.”
Join the Golden Spear Knights, he said.
As I’d often witnessed, most NPCs belonging to the Empire—that is, adventurers like users—harbored disdain for players.
Even the Knight Order, which could be considered the highest position among them, carried such prejudice, and I’d heard that not a single user had ever been accepted into any knight order until now.
Yet here he was, offering to induct me directly as a full knight, not even as a trainee.
“Furthermore, our Golden Spear Knights bear the golden color symbolizing the Empire in our very name, which is why we possess greater prestige than any other knight order…”
The Knight Commander continued explaining the Golden Spear Knights.
“Kiiiiieeeee—!!”
A familiar cry echoed from the sky.
It was a wyvern from the White Wyvern Knights I’d seen not long ago.
And among them, the largest and most ferocious-looking one—the leader, so to speak—was diving straight toward me.
It descended right beside me as I ran through the Riding Ground, beginning a low-altitude flight.
“Adventurer Mir. It’s been a while. Do you remember me?”
“…Are you the Knight Commander of the White Wyvern Knights?”
“Ah, you do remember. I was too preoccupied back then to greet you properly, so I’m glad you recall me.”
He was the Knight Commander of the White Wyvern Knights.
I remembered seeing him at the cliff where I defeated the Orc Lord.
Of course, the Knight Commander back then had treated me with barely concealed disdain.
And now this same person had suddenly flown down beside me with an offer.
“I’ll be direct. How about joining our White Wyvern Knights?”
“…Pardon?”
“Your riding technique is wasted on mere horses. The pinnacle of horsemanship is surely the flying dragon, is it not?”
Another recruitment offer.
The Golden Spear side, and now the White Wyvern side that appeared out of nowhere.
I had no idea what was happening.
“What are you doing?”
“What am I doing? Simply advising a talented dragon rider not to crawl about on the ground like a peasant.”
“You dare speak of flying dragons when you command the lowest subspecies of wyverns—mere pigeons—!”
“What did you just say? Pigeons? Then what you’re riding is clearly a mutt, judging by its color!”
The two Knight Commanders who had been offering me recruitment were now engaged in a fierce rivalry.
Like a shrimp caught between two whales fighting.
Standing at the center of their clash of wills was unbearably awkward.
‘I should escape for now.’
Truthfully, I had no intention whatsoever of joining any knight order.
But the situation was far too chaotic for normal conversation, so I decided to take refuge in the Training Ground.
Dragonsteed was intelligent enough that he’d return to the Stable on his own from anywhere, so I dismounted the moment I arrived at the Training Ground.
Leaving the two Knight Commanders to their quarrel, I quickly entered the Training Ground.
And inside that Training Ground was…
“Surely the most talented individuals should join our Black Shield Knights and become the shield of the Empire!”
“Assigning a shield to such talent? That makes no sense whatsoever!”
“It seems none of you have witnessed the swordplay of that adventurer. There is only one place for him—the Red Wolf Knights.”
“Heh, unable to even discern mana circuits. How could those who merely swing metal scraps ever hope to manage an Elemental Magician of such caliber, gifted across all attributes?”
The Knight Commanders of the Empire’s most prestigious knight orders were engaged in a fierce battle of wills.

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