The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 213

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Chapter 213
Chapter 213
After arriving at the Territory.
“Baron Mir! I must report on the battle’s progress, so I’ll depart at once!”
“Wouldn’t it be better to rest a while?”
“How could I delay such joyous news—that we’ve defeated the Evil God together with Baron Mir? I wish to convey this message as swiftly as possible!”
Admiral Sidrin prepared to board one of the few intact vessels and depart immediately.
From what I gathered, she was headed to the Southern Fortress Belgrade, a place called the Empire’s vital stronghold in the Southern Region.
Still, she must have accumulated considerable fatigue.
“Han Seop, could you prepare some provisions for the Imperial Army?”
“Of course! I’ll have them ready shortly, so please wait a moment!”
“Ah, we really don’t need to trouble you…”
“This much is no trouble at all.”
I asked Han Seop, who had already prepared food in anticipation of our arrival, to pack provisions for them.
Foreseeing how exhausted we’d be, the cooking buffs he’d prepared boosted stamina and vitality recovery rates.
Though the Imperial Army’s numbers were considerable, there was no issue thanks to the generous food stores prepared beforehand.
The only shortage was containers suitable for packing.
“We’ll prepare them right away!”
“For our Territory! No, for everyone in the Southern Region—we can’t send away those who defeated the Evil God on empty stomachs!”
“Everyone hear that? These are provisions for our benefactors! Let’s make them quickly!”
The residents of Kalbera Territory gathered and swiftly crafted containers for the provisions.
Once Han Seop’s dishes were packed inside, the provisions were completed in no time.
Unable to resist the sweet aroma, the Imperial Army soldiers opened the lids and sampled the food.
“Ohhh!”
“How long has it been since we’ve eaten something this delicious?”
“It’s incomparable to military rations!”
“Even the Empire’s finest restaurants rarely serve food this exquisite!”
They couldn’t help but marvel.
Admiral Sidrin clearly wanted to eat immediately, but her report took priority. She restrained herself, took the provisions, and boarded the vessel.
“I’ll return shortly, Baron Mir!”
“Very well.”
“Please rest well! It was truly an honor!”
The Imperial Army departed.
Though the battle had ended, Kalbera Territory became even busier.
And for good reason.
“Come on, let’s get to work!”
“The Black Dragon Ship is damaged this badly! Ugh!”
“Let’s repair it quickly. We need to fix those Imperial vessels too, don’t we?”
“These ships fought for our Territory—we must repair them at once!”
The shipwrights headed off to repair the vessels.
“Injured personnel, please come this way!”
The healers tended to the wounded sailors.
“Guild Master.”
“Ah, Ena. These are the items we obtained. Please use them for the Guild and Territory’s operating funds.”
“That’s quite a haul! I’ll process them as quickly as possible. Oh, and would it be alright if I recruited some staff from among the Territory residents? The workload has become too much for me to handle alone.”
“Of course.”
I delegated the tasks to Ena.
Just as the combatants had been occupied fighting the White Aquatic Deity, now it was time for the Territory’s non-combat personnel to shine.
I myself am a combatant who fought the Evil God, but as Guild Master and Lord, there were many places where my approval and assistance were needed.
As I was sorting through those matters,
“Guild Master, please go rest. I’ll handle the rest.”
Ena approached me.
She was trying to hide her own exhaustion,
but it was apparently visible to Ena.
“Are you certain?”
“You’ve already handled all the major issues, haven’t you? This is exactly what I’m here for, after all.”
Under normal circumstances, I would have declined such an offer.
But now, I genuinely needed proper rest.
Besides, I needed to move soon anyway.
“Then, I’ll leave it to you, Ena.”
“Yes, Guild Master.”
After finishing an incredibly long day, I logged out and lay down on a real bed instead of the capsule.
* * *
The next day.
“Moving company here! Are you the customer Mir Han?”
“Yes, thank you for coming.”
“Oh my, we should be thanking you! Well then, shall we get started right away? We’ll proceed on our own for now, but just let us know if there’s anything you’d like us to be careful about or pay attention to!”
“Nothing else matters much, but please take special care with the capsule.”
“These days everyone has a capsule as standard, so we carry specialized capsule packing boxes with us! You don’t need to worry about safety!”
I had arranged the move through a moving company I’d called in advance.
Honestly, aside from the capsule, there wasn’t much to pack.
My small one-room apartment didn’t have that much stuff.
I wasn’t the type to clutter my room with things anyway.
As I was preparing for the move,
“Hey, Mir!”
“You actually came?”
“Of course I came! This is when you help someone move and score a bowl of noodles in return!”
“There’s nothing to help with.”
“Still, moving alone is different from having company, you know?”
Kang Ju-hyuk had arrived.
I told him he didn’t need to come, yet he sought me out anyway, cheerfully handing out drinks to the moving company staff.
Since the movers did such excellent work, there wasn’t much for Kang Ju-hyuk to do, but thanks to their efforts, we were able to complete the preparations in an even better atmosphere.
Then we boarded the truck and headed toward our destination.
By the time we arrived at our destination.
“Wow, seriously? That’s really your place?”
“Thanks to my mother, I got a good one.”
“Wow. My friend really made it. I thought only celebrities bought houses like this.”
Kang Ju-hyuk marveled at my new home.
“Wow, I had some idea from the address, but it’s an even nicer place than I expected? You look young—did you succeed in business? Young and Rich, something like that?”
“Haha….”
“My friend here did succeed. Hehehehe.”
The driver felt the same way.
To be honest, I find it strange too.
That this house is mine.
It still doesn’t feel real.
“Alright, we’ll start unloading right away! If you have any specific spots in mind, just let us know!”
“Sure.”
The unpacking finished quickly.
I hadn’t brought that much stuff to begin with.
Once the capsule and bed were properly set up, the rest didn’t really matter.
“Hey, since you’re moving anyway, shouldn’t you buy a new bed?”
“Yeah, you’re right.”
I’d moved in, but the place was essentially empty.
There was nothing inside yet.
Just the bare minimum appliances for living.
So might as well.
“Want to go shopping together?”
“Sounds good!”
We headed straight to look at appliances.
And furniture while we were at it.
Actually, when we first arrived at the store, the staff didn’t pay much attention to two men browsing around.
“We’re moving in, you see.”
“A one-room apartment? Then you’re looking for compact appliances? For compact appliances, this way….”
“No, I’m looking to outfit everything starting with a refrigerator.”
“Everything? Ah, if it’s a compact dorm-style refrigerator….”
“No, not compact—a proper one. The house is fairly large.”
“This guy’s house is seriously huge, you know? You should show him the biggest model available.”
“Really? Well, for refrigerators, our Nubia Orobe model is our best seller….”
“That sounds good. Could you show us the other items too? TV, washing machine, dryer, and….”
“Hey, a robot vacuum is essential. Otherwise you’ll have to hire a housekeeper, right?”
“Yes, and a robot vacuum cleaner too.”
“Yes, yes! Oh, we have some moving packages prepared. Would you like to take a look? And perhaps something to drink…?”
Once I listed what I needed, their attitude shifted completely.
After that, I finished purchasing all the furniture as well.
Honestly, I hadn’t realized how much money appliances and furniture would cost.
Still, the fortunate thing was.
‘I wasn’t short on funds.’
My account still had plenty of room.
And I had things I’d obtained from occupying Pirate Island, plus I’d be receiving partial advance payments from the Simons Merchant Group and the Dwarves soon.
Once I converted those to cash, there would be no problem with my immediate living expenses.
And I’d continue earning money going forward.
I was about to leave when.
Kang Ju-hyuk suddenly dragged me back to the appliances section and pointed at an air purifier.
“That one there. Please include that too.”
“Oh, right. There was an air purifier. Thanks for the recommendation.”
“No, I’ll buy this one for you. It’s a housewarming gift.”
“A housewarming gift? Never mind.”
“Hey, my best friend just moved. I have to do at least this much. The air will be good since it’s right in front of the Han River, but you mostly stay indoors, so you definitely need an air purifier.”
A housewarming gift.
It was an unexpected present.
One might think Kang Ju-hyuk couldn’t earn much money anyway, but refusing here would actually be rude to him.
“Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it. If you’re grateful, just buy me some black bean noodles! And sweet and sour pork too!”
“Anything else? Tell me everything you want to eat.”
“Oh, then should I try things I haven’t eaten before? Fried shrimp? Spicy chicken? Should I try those too?”
“Do you even know what those are?”
“That’s why I’m trying them!”
Instead, I decided I’d have to treat Kang Ju-hyuk even better from now on.
“Let’s go. I’ll order delivery right away.”
“Are there any good restaurants around there?”
“I don’t know. I’ll find out now.”
I finished up the move.
* * *
After the White Aquatic Deity subjugation ended.
While Mir moved into the new place with Kang Ju-hyuk, the Heukryeom Guild members who had finished resting logged back into the game.
“Phew, I still can’t believe we hunted that monster just yesterday.”
“Right? The White Aquatic Deity, was it? That whale.”
“A monster you clear by going inside its body. That’s interesting.”
The combat-focused members of the Heukryeom Guild.
Whether it was because their numbers were small, or because they’d shared such spectacular experiences since joining the guild.
They had grown remarkably close for the time they had spent together.
But what truly astonished them was the message that materialized before their eyes after felling the White Aquatic Deity.
[ You have completed the Main Scenario Quest ‘Harbinger of Great Evil (4)’. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
….
A Main Scenario Quest.
The completion message for a Main Scenario Quest—known as the most crucial quest in Second—materialized before them.
True to its name, the experience points awarded as a quest reward were staggering.
The experience gained from defeating the White Aquatic Deity alone had been tremendous.
But to receive this much additional experience from the quest reward itself was beyond expectation.
Thanks to this windfall, the guild members experienced something they had never known since level 100.
No—not even since level 30—a cascade of explosive level-ups.
And more than that.
[ You have extinguished the fourth Harbinger of Great Evil. ]
[ As a reward for supporting the All Master’s fourth great deed, you may strengthen one of your class abilities. ]
They received additional rewards.
Just as Mir had been able to strengthen one of the All Master’s abilities upon completing the Main Scenario Quest.
The guild members could each strengthen one of their own class abilities through the quest reward.
This was a reward that no amount of gold could purchase.
This alone meant the overall power level of the guild members had surged dramatically.
One could purchase equipment to increase attack power marginally, but class-specific abilities could not be enhanced through such conventional means.
“Unbelievable. A Main Scenario Quest.”
“I still can’t believe it. That I actually participated in Second’s Main Scenario Quest.”
“Other large guilds are scrambling desperately just to get a foot in the door of Main Scenario Quests.”
“Our guild master truly is extraordinary, isn’t he?”
“I’m so glad I joined the Heukryeom Guild. Seriously.”
Typically, joining an ordinary guild meant slower leveling as one performed menial tasks.
But they were different.
Their leveling speed had actually accelerated several times—sometimes more than tenfold—compared to before joining the guild.
The gold they earned was no different.
Thanks to Mir’s generous performance bonuses, they could accumulate enormous amounts of gold simply by following his lead.
The Heukryeom guild members, who had been chattering excitedly, suddenly fell silent.
“Sigh….”
Their expressions grew contemplative as they all paused simultaneously.
They exchanged meaningful glances before speaking carefully.
“You’re all thinking the same thing, right?”
“You too?”
“It’s unavoidable.”
What on earth were they all thinking about?
The answer came quickly.
“If the Vice Guild Master hadn’t arrived, we would have failed the mission.”
“Without completing the Guild Master’s task, not only would we have fallen, but the Guild Master himself would have been defeated.”
“We were simply too weak.”
“In truth, we failed to live up to the Guild Master’s expectations.”
“You both said we were fine, but… we can’t keep waiting for the Vice Guild Master forever.”
That was true.
They were dwelling on their own weakness.
Though the White Aquatic Deity had been subjugated successfully, they hadn’t executed the mission flawlessly.
Had Kang Ju-hyuk arrived even slightly later.
They would have inevitably failed the mission, and I wouldn’t have been able to defeat the White Aquatic Deity.
Despite the favorable outcome, they couldn’t help but feel self-reproach.
Because of that.
“We need to become stronger.”
“Who’s going hunting in the Swamp?”
“Let’s all go together. If we continue alongside the Guild Master, we might face another Evil God, and we can’t afford to be this helpless when that happens, right?”
“Agreed, let’s do this.”
They resolved to grow stronger.
Next time, they would complete the Guild Master’s mission without the Vice Guild Master’s assistance.
Next time, they would properly meet my expectations.
To achieve that.
“Let’s go, let’s go!”
Without waiting for my orders, they all formed a party and set out for the Swamp to hunt.

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