The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 131

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Chapter 131
Chapter 131
My reputation had already spread throughout the Red Beast Fortress.
And for good reason.
“Wow, Mirain was a viscount!”
“Hey, watch your tongue. If you get arrested for carelessly using the viscount’s name, what then?”
“Our Mirain. No, does Mir strike you as that kind of person? And I don’t think the people here really know.”
“Know what?”
“What kind of person our Mir the Viscount is! He actually defeated the Orc Lord….”
The Steel Claw Mercenary Band.
Those mercenaries, upon learning that Mirain was Mir the Viscount, excitedly spread information about me throughout the Red Beast Fortress.
Not only the achievement of defeating the Orc Lord, but also the events that had occurred on the way to the Red Beast Fortress.
The soldiers who heard these tales felt as though they were listening to heroic legends.
Normally, exaggerated and inflated stories like this would be hard to believe.
“If it’s him, it might have been possible.”
“Indeed, he drove out all the beasts beneath the barrier.”
“The sight of him raising his staff and desiccating the beasts with scorching sunlight! Magnificent!”
“It was truly impressive.”
It was true.
The soldiers of the Red Beast Fortress believed the rumors about me.
How could they not, when I had arrived at the Red Beast Fortress and immediately cleared away all the beasts clinging to the barrier with a single spell.
However.
“This doesn’t seem quite right….”
After I was recognized as an advisor.
The barrier repairs—my first task—could only raise questions.
Though they believed me to be a skilled mage, how could such magic repair the barrier?
I’d heard time was limited, but shouldn’t one be even more careful with repairs in such circumstances?
Then, at that moment.
– Using the unique skill of ‘Arachne’s Thread Spool’: ‘Spider Queen’s Weaving’.
Whoooosh!
“Whoa!”
The thread spool I pulled out.
The spider silk pouring from that spool began to engulf the barrier.
One might wonder how much it could possibly be, but the volume of silk was tremendous.
The spider silk poured forth in waves, covering more than half the barrier.
“Heavens….”
The spider silk pouring from the spool perfectly filled the cracks in the hastily repaired barrier.
Beyond that, even the small cracks and blemishes too awkward to fix were filled with spider silk.
While it couldn’t be called perfect, the barrier’s durability seemed to have increased by over 80% with this alone.
“What kind of magic is this, exactly?”
“I’m telling you, they must be a Grand Sage.”
“Well, with magic on that scale….”
The barrier had been reinforced far more solidly than any ordinary repair work could achieve.
But Mir’s ‘repairs’ didn’t end there.
– Using the unique skill ‘Tectonic Shift’ from the ‘Tome of Tectonic Shift’.
Crunch, crunch, crunch!
“Wh-what…?”
Before the barrier, another wall began to rise up to support it.
The soldiers watching this unfold were now certain.
Mir had to be the Empire’s greatest Grand Sage.
Having been mistaken for an Archer back at Second Crown, I was now being mistaken for a Grand Sage.
And the barrier repairs were far from finished.
* * *
– Using the unique skill ‘Tectonic Shift’ from the ‘Tome of Tectonic Shift’.
The Tome of Tectonic Shift.
This too was a grimoire-type item, a weapon for mages.
With its unique skill, I created a wall that, while not particularly thick, could support the barrier whose durability had weakened, thereby supplementing its diminished defensive capability.
And to bind the wall I’d raised through Tectonic Shift more firmly to the Red Beast Fortress’s barrier.
[ Thyrsus, Staff of Dionysus ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Form : Staff
Grade : Mythic
Restriction : Level 1,000 or higher, Intelligence 3,000 or higher, Seal of Dionysus
Description : A ceremonial staff once wielded by Dionysus, the chief god of Olympus and deity of wine, festivals, and ecstasy.
I drew forth the mythic-grade staff.
It was an impressive staff, wrapped in ivy vines with pinecones adorning its tip.
I activated its unique ability.
– Using the unique skill ‘Grape Festival’ from ‘Thyrsus, Staff of Dionysus’.
Ivy vines began sprouting from the Red Beast Fortress’s barrier.
The rapidly growing ivy vines tightly bound the barrier that Arachne had reinforced with her silk, and beyond that, they unified the wall I’d erected with the ‘Tome of Tectonic Shift’ with the barrier itself.
‘Originally, this wasn’t meant to be used this way.’
Naturally, ‘Grape Festival’ wasn’t a skill designed for barrier repairs.
It was a skill used against monsters, causing ivy vines to grow from the monster’s body and bind it in place.
That was the true power of this skill.
‘But using it this way is far more efficient right now.’
Every skill has its moment, and it all depends on how you use it.
I judged that using Thyrsus now to reinforce the barrier was more advantageous than saving it to use later against the Red Beast God.
Thanks to employing Arachne’s legendary-grade silk thread, the epic-grade Tome of Tectonic Shift, and finally Dionysus’s staff.
“Look, the barrier…!”
“It’s completely repaired!”
“At this point, it’s not just repaired—the barrier seems even sturdier than before, doesn’t it?”
“Just how exceptional must one’s magical prowess be to accomplish something like this….”
“I told you! Mir the Marquis must be a Grand Mage! Surely he defeated the Orc Lord and the Legion with this very magic!”
The barrier was fully restored.
No—it was more than that.
At this very moment, the barrier’s defensive strength had never been higher.
“Mir the Marquis, impressive indeed. I never imagined you could repair that barrier so swiftly.”
As I finished the repairs, the Marquis’s voice rang out in admiration.
Truth be told, this task had cost me dearly.
Mythic-grade items like Tyrsos, the legendary staff, or Arachne’s thread, the legendary orb, didn’t match my level, so the penalties were catastrophic.
Since I’d used them now, I had no idea how much longer until their deactivation would lift.
Even Zeus’s Lightning, Astrape—the very first mythic weapon I’d ever used—still hadn’t recovered its activation.
Still, I believed repairing the barrier was worth the cost.
Well then, I’d solved one major problem with that.
“Now for the next matter.”
“What comes next? I’ll provide whatever assistance I can.”
“Equipment.”
“Equipment?”
Equipment.
In other words, items.
As anyone who saw my warehouse would know, it was the element I valued most in the game.
In that regard, the items at Red Beast Fortress were.
‘Pathetic.’
Their condition was abysmal.
Broken, shattered, ruined.
Most had been forcibly repaired.
The orc equipment I’d sold, the basic gear the Simmons Trading Company brought, repair materials, and such.
While items had been replenished considerably, it still fell far short of what I deemed necessary.
So.
“Could you gather all the materials currently at Red Beast Fortress?”
“You mean the repair materials unloaded from the carriage?”
“Yes. And everything else—all the monster materials hunted at Red Beast Fortress. I’d appreciate it.”
After the barrier, it was time to address the equipment.
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Due to monsters suddenly appearing on the Red Lion Plains, Red Beast Fortress had fought the beasts without receiving proper supplies.
As a result, there was no shortage of damaged equipment.
Among them, the most significant was undoubtedly.
“The pride of our Red Beast Fortress! The Red Lion Ballista!”
Ballistae and catapults, magical cannons, and the like.
Defensive siege weapons installed atop the fortress walls.
Since we had to attack beasts from atop the walls, defensive siege weapons and bows served as the Red Beast Fortress’s primary armaments rather than close-range weapons like swords or spears.
The problem was.
“There appear to be quite a few broken ones.”
“They’ve aged considerably, and we simply lacked the resources and time for proper repairs….”
Among them, very few remained in working condition.
The ballista’s bowstring was slack.
The magical cannon’s runes had faded, leaving it completely non-functional.
There was even a catapult with its rope entirely severed, left abandoned.
Honestly, it’s remarkable that we’ve managed to hold out this long with such equipment.
“I’ll repair them for you. Please bring me the repair materials.”
“You mean to say, Mir? Do you possess some sort of repair magic among your spells?”
“It’s not magic, but….”
“Ah, my apologies! I’ve heard it’s quite rude to ask a Sage about magic. I’ll fetch the materials at once!”
This sort of work didn’t require materials brought from the Simmons Trading Company.
For instance.
[ Red Beast Sinew ]
Monster materials already stockpiled here at the Red Beast Fortress would suffice.
Standing before the broken ballista, I carefully selected suitable materials.
[ Artisan’s Flame Hammer ]
( Non-tradeable )
Form: Hammer
Grade: Heroic
I asked Luke to retrieve the hammer and drew it forth.
– Activating the skill ‘Repair’.
I began using the Repair skill, a production-type ability learned from a skill tome.
Clang!
“Huh!”
The soldier guiding me seemed flustered, apparently not expecting me to wield the hammer directly rather than cast magic.
Regardless.
I accelerated my hammer strikes by utilizing the necessary materials.
Clang!
Though my skill level was low, I’d grown extremely proficient with the Repair skill from directly repairing and enhancing countless items during my time in First.
All I needed to do was strike the right points with appropriate materials.
[ Repair successful. ]
[ Judgment: Critical Success ]
[ Red Lion Ballista’s durability has been fully restored. ]
[ Red Lion Ballista’s durability will not be consumed for a time. ]
[ Red Lion Ballista’s attack power will increase for a time. ]
The repair was complete.
“Incredible! Such flawless repair work! It’s as though it’s been made brand new!”
A soldier gasps in astonishment upon seeing the perfectly repaired ballista.
Well, it made sense—I had just completely restored a siege weapon that non-specialists had been struggling to maintain through makeshift repairs.
Amazement was the natural response.
But the real work was only beginning.
“Please bring me all the defensive weapons that need repairs. And every piece of equipment that requires maintenance.”
“Yes, understood!”
I began rapidly repairing the defensive weapons along the walls.
With materials in abundance, all I needed to do was swing my hammer before each broken siege weapon.
[ Your skill ‘Repair’ has increased in level. ]
The skill level rose swiftly with each success.
Moreover, as the skill level climbed, the time required to repair defensive weapons decreased significantly, and the performance of the restored items improved dramatically.
The magical cannons required magical knowledge beyond ordinary repair—had I still been the version of myself from First without magical training, such work would have been impossible.
[ Repair successful. ]
[ Judgment: Critical Success ]
[ The Red Lion Magical Cannon’s durability has been fully restored. ]
[ The Red Lion Magical Cannon’s durability will not be consumed for a time. ]
[ The Red Lion Magical Cannon’s attack power will increase for a time. ]
As an All Master who had already mastered magic up to the Third Circle, this was effortless.
Thus, the weapons of Red Beast Fortress began rapidly returning to their original state.
No—they were being enhanced to a power that exceeded even their peak condition.

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