The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 16

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Chapter 16
Chapter 16
This wasn’t my first time receiving a Main Scenario Quest.
To be honest, I’d completed every Main Scenario Quest that existed in First on my own, essentially driving the entire story of First by myself.
However, those Main Scenario Quests all shared a common characteristic.
And what was that?
‘Most of them were linked quests, and the quests that served as their starting points were typically Hero-rank Quests.’
It was the rank of the Quest.
Most were Hero-rank Quests, though some existed at lower ranks.
As you progressed through those Quests, the rank would gradually increase, the story would become more significant, and it would fulfill its role as a Main Scenario Quest.
But what about the Quest I’d just received?
‘Epic-rank from the very start?’
It was actually Epic-rank.
If the Quest rank continued to rise as I progressed through this Quest?
Even if it only rose two more ranks, I could receive a Mythic-rank Quest, which could be considered the highest rank.
‘This isn’t just an ordinary Main Scenario Quest, is it?’
If a typical Main Scenario Quest felt like following a predetermined story set by the game, then a Mythic-rank Main Scenario Quest was a Quest that could exert such a massive influence that the game’s direction could change depending on how the player progressed.
A Quest capable of fundamentally altering the game’s trajectory based on player actions.
To think I could receive such a Quest here, in the City of Beginnings of all places.
It was something I’d never even imagined.
My response to this was, naturally,
“Understood! Leave it to me!”
“Oho, such enthusiasm! I like your spirit! As you search for signs of great evil, you might even discover the true power of the ‘All Master.'”
“Yes!”
I accepted.
There was no reason to refuse a Main Scenario Quest.
Based on my experience completing numerous Main Scenario Quests in First, simply following the Main Scenario Quest alone could grant me tremendous power and wealth.
“The signs of great evil exist at the Fallen Altar.”
“Will I be able to learn its location?”
“The Fallen Altar doesn’t refer to a single place, you see. It refers to the altars that once served the evil gods who perished in the distant, ancient past.”
“The altars of evil gods….”
“Because it happened so long ago, information about the Fallen Altar is extremely scarce. However, through divination, I’ve confirmed clear signs of the awakening of those perished evil gods.”
“Then….”
“Before long, the awakening of the evil gods will occur. You should investigate the altars of the perished evil gods and wait for that time.”
The Fallen Altar.
The perished evil gods.
The awakening of evil gods.
As I listened to the Sage Instructor’s words, something surfaced in my mind.
However, uncertain whether I should mention it, I hesitated.
“What divination has revealed is that the first awakening of an evil god occurred at the Black Star.”
The Sage Instructor offered me one final hint.
The moment those words reached my ears.
Among all the information swirling in my mind, I could recall a single word that matched that final hint.
I carefully brought it up.
“Sage Instructor.”
“Go ahead. I’ll help however I can with what I know.”
“Um, by any chance… among the fallen evil gods you just mentioned, was there one called the ‘Black Worm God’?”
“Oh, how did you know? Yes, that’s right. I myself wasn’t certain, so I refrained from mentioning it to avoid confusion, but I suspect that Black Star, where the first evil god’s emergence occurred, might also be the ‘Black Worm God’.”
The Sage Instructor nodded and answered my question.
That was it.
The ‘Fallen Altar’ where the first main scenario Quest progresses.
That first location seemed to be what was called the ‘Black Worm God’s Altar’ in First.
And that place was precisely.
‘The place I destroyed.’
It was the altar of the fallen god that I had personally demolished in First.
* * *
After completing my advancement, I left the Advancement Office.
I had reached level 10, the maximum level achievable in the City of Beginnings, and completed my advancement.
With this, I had satisfied the graduation requirements.
So should I leave the City of Beginnings right now?
No.
There was still one crucial thing left.
‘The graduation exam.’
As I turned my head, a massive tower came into view.
The Advancement Office.
No, the enormous tower standing beside the Tower of Job Change.
‘The Tower of Beginning.’
As I naturally moved toward it, I heard the voices of other players who had completed their advancement around the same time, heading toward the Tower of Beginning.
“Finally, graduation!”
“The tutorial is finally over. Once we go to the next city, we’ll see some real monsters, right?”
“Of course! We need to get some decent gear too! We can’t stay in beginner equipment forever, right?”
That’s right.
The Tower of Beginning, as it was called the ‘graduation exam,’ was the final condition for moving from the City of Beginnings to the next city.
Only by passing the ‘trial’ in the Tower of Beginning could one gain the qualification to move to the next city.
Because of this, the City of Beginnings was called the ‘tutorial’ by people, and the Tower of Beginning was called the ‘graduation exam.’
“Still, don’t be careless. People lacking in skill struggle to pass the graduation exam too.”
“Come on, all the strategies are already out there. You think we can’t pass that?”
It had already been two years since Second opened.
Countless players had conquered the Tower of Beginning, and thanks to that, most of the strategies for clearing it had been revealed.
Honestly, as long as you weren’t a player too terrified of monsters to even swing a weapon, most could pass.
However, the problem was.
“And while I’m at it, I should aim for at least a B-rank!”
“Do you think B-rank is easy? To get that, you’d need to clear it in under 20 minutes at minimum.”
“I’ve watched the clear video countless times, and I’ve practiced enough against slimes. If I just follow the video, I might even get an A-rank!”
“That’s baseless confidence. An A-rank would be talent even the major Guilds would covet—how could you possibly achieve that?”
“You’re underestimating me! I’m actually serious about this!”
“Right, the person who died to slimes twice and took over a week just to escape the City of Beginnings~”
“Ugh, that was seriously unfair!”
The rank.
Upon completing the trial, scores are assigned through various factors.
The higher this rank, the better the rewards granted, and when leaving the City of Beginnings, this rank becomes the standard by which a user’s ability is evaluated.
In fact, when moving to the next city, numerous Guilds approach to recruit beginners.
The metric they check at that moment is precisely the trial rank.
Among them, users who receive an A-rank or higher evaluation are sometimes recruited by the Five Great Guilds, the pinnacle of Second.
Of course, they’re first accepted as interns, and only after confirming their abilities through testing are they properly accepted as Guild members.
‘I also worked hard to get a high rank back then.’
Naturally, First also had a Tower of Beginning.
Since I had explored every piece of content in First to its limits from the start, I had strived to achieve the highest rank in the Tower of Beginning there as well.
If, by any chance.
The Tower of Beginning that exists in Second is the same as the one I remember.
Then like back then.
No—couldn’t I achieve a rank far higher than that?
Thinking so, I quickened my pace toward the Tower of Beginning.
And then.
“Luke, could you tell me what the best equipment is for my current level?”
– I shall inform you of level 10 equipment, Master.
“Hmm, no. Equipment that’s 10 levels higher than my current level. Going forward, judge my level by this standard.”
– Understood, Master.
The first ability of the All Master—Panacea.
Thanks to the equipment restrictions being relaxed for all items, despite being level 10, I could now equip level 20 gear.
Luke then showed me various items matching my conditions.
And from among them, I.
“This looks good.”
Selected equipment that stood out distinctly.
Once I finished my selection, Luke nodded and enveloped my body in black flames.
As the black flames subsided, my body was covered in gleaming armor.
Speaking of this equipment.
[ Young Hero’s Armor Chest Piece ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type: Armor
Rank: Hero
Requirements: Level 20 or higher, all stats 30 or above
Description: Armor of a hero who, though young, possessed boundless potential befitting their youth.
It was a hero-rank set item known as the Young Hero Set.
Well, it wasn’t exactly a preferred item.
The problem lay in one of this item’s restrictions—the stat requirement.
All stats 30 or above, no less.
To meet this condition, I had to reach level 20 while distributing stat increases evenly across all five attributes with each level up.
The stat growth rate was substantial, the effects were excellent, and it even aided skill proficiency gains—a versatile piece of equipment.
Conversely, it meant this was a hero-rank item with no standout characteristics.
But.
‘It’s perfectly suited for me.’
I was an All Master.
Swords that demanded strength, bows that utilized agility, close combat that required endurance, and magic that needed intelligence and wisdom.
Since I could wield all these abilities, the Young Hero Set seemed like the best choice.
Once I equipped the entire Young Hero Set,
[ You have equipped all pieces of the ‘Young Hero’ set (5/5). ]
[ The ‘Young Hero’ set effect activates. ]
[ Young Hero: All stats and skill levels increase. ]
The set effect appeared before me.
Strength, agility, vitality, intelligence, wisdom.
All five stats rose.
I hadn’t learned any skills yet, so I didn’t gain the skill level increase benefit, but since I’d already advanced my class, learning skills would be simple enough.
However, once I equipped the Young Hero Set, one problem emerged.
“Whoa, what’s with that person?”
“Those items are no joke.”
“What kind of items are those?”
“Were there items like that in the City of Beginnings? I’ve never seen armor like that before.”
People’s attention began focusing on me.
Back in First, there were so few users that I didn’t need to worry about others’ gazes.
Thinking about it, it was only natural.
I’d equipped the entire Young Hero Set—hero-rank armor—in the City of Beginnings where the level cap was merely 10.
Few among them would recognize the Young Hero Set, but even at a glance, it was clearly beyond what could be obtained in the City of Beginnings.
I couldn’t keep wearing beginner armor just because I feared people’s stares.
So I immediately recalled one item.
“Luke, you have the ‘Cloak of Secrets’, right?”
– Of course, Master.
Black flames engulfed my body once more.
Then a cloak draped across my shoulders.
At the same moment, the ‘Young Hero Set’ I wore darkened, fading from perception.
Secret Cloak.
A type of ‘overlay’ item.
It didn’t increase stats or combat power, but rather served to conceal the armor one wore.
Or perhaps, to hide armor with an appearance one found displeasing.
Of course, the Secret Cloak I now wore, befitting a hero-grade item, didn’t merely obscure appearances—it possessed the ability to nullify even a Sage’s detection skills and similar sensory abilities.
Having evaded the gazes of others with this, I
pushed open the doors.
“Welcome to the Tower of Beginning.”
The City of Beginnings—its final gateway.
I opened the doors of the Tower of Beginning.

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