The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 230

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Chapter 230
Chapter 230
[Your name has been inscribed in the Divine Tablet of Gods, and the rank of your ‘Mir’ character has risen by one tier.]
[Due to the character rank increase, you receive 100 bonus ability points.]
[Through the All Master’s unique trait ‘Balanced Development,’ the points are added and all ability stats rise equally.]
The first reward was a stat increase.
One hundred bonus points.
It was a substantial increase if you looked at it one way, though an ambiguous figure for a Mythic-grade Quest reward.
Of course, it was too early to be disappointed.
This was merely the ‘first reward,’ after all.
[Due to the character rank increase, you gain additional intimidation and loyalty bonuses when dealing with NPCs.]
[Due to the character rank increase, your overall elemental resistance and status ailment immunity rise.]
Intimidation and loyalty bonuses against NPCs.
Having risen to the position of lord after receiving a noble title, this effect seemed far more valuable than I’d initially thought.
An increase in resistance and immunity was always welcome.
In any case, this was already quite a satisfying reward.
But the rank increase for my character was merely a supplementary reward.
The true reward was the awakening effect of my job—the All Master.
[Your name has been inscribed in the Divine Tablet of Gods, and the concept of the All Master job has awakened.]
[The eight unique abilities of the All Master are strengthened.]
The first effect of the job awakening was the enhancement of unique abilities.
Curious about how much they’d been strengthened, I checked the All Master’s first unique ability, Panacea of All Arms.
[Ability]
1. Panacea of All Arms+: Alleviates equipment restrictions for all gear items. (Level 40)
The effect of the existing ‘Panacea of All Arms+,’ which alleviated level restrictions by 20, had been doubled in strength.
Just as it had been when I was a Weaponsmith in First, this level restriction alleviation was far more effective than it appeared.
For example, consider a level 1 user.
What would happen if a user wearing normal level 1 equipment fought against a user wearing level 40 equipment?
Regardless of combat talent or anything else, the user in level 40 gear would overwhelm them through sheer weight class.
The same held true even at higher levels.
Being able to equip gear several tiers higher than others before anyone else was an ability far more powerful than it seemed.
In any case, all of the All Master’s unique abilities were strengthened in this manner.
Among them, what particularly caught my eye was, of course.
[Ability]
3. Balanced Development+: Ability point distribution becomes impossible, but all stats increase by 4 with each level gain.
The third unique ability—Balanced Development.
Originally, it was an ability where all stats increased by 2 with each level gain.
After being strengthened as a reward for defeating the Evil God, and receiving the awakening effect on top of that, the stat increase had become 4.
Having just surpassed level 300 with many levels still to gain, I was extremely pleased with this reward.
This alone was equivalent to slaying eight Evil Gods, but.
The rewards were far from over.
[ Due to All Master’s awakening effect, the skill level of the unique skill ‘All Mastery+’ increases by 20. ]
Being a unique skill, All Master’s skill level was particularly difficult to raise compared to other skills, yet it had risen by a full 20 levels.
My All Master’s skill level was already far superior to other users at the same level.
Now it had surpassed level 80.
[ The maximum skill level of All Mastery increases from 100 to 200. ]
The skill’s maximum level had also risen to 200.
At this rate, I thought I could achieve skill level 100 before reaching level 500.
If this continued, I could steadily raise All Mastery’s skill level even further and aim for a much higher ceiling.
[ The leveling speed of all skills, including All Mastery, increases. ]
The speed of skill level growth had accelerated, shortening the required time as well.
This alone was satisfying enough, but the important part came next.
[ Due to All Master’s awakening effect, two new unique abilities have been created. ]
“Unique abilities?”
All Master had a total of eight unique abilities.
An incomparably large number compared to other classes.
Yet here, new unique abilities were appearing.
And two of them at that.
I couldn’t contain my curiosity and immediately checked the information.
The first newly created unique ability.
In other words, All Master’s ninth unique ability was.
[ Ability ]
9. Equipment Enhancement – All items used through All Master’s authority have their performance slightly increased.
This was it.
Equipment Enhancement.
A deceptively simple effect that boosted item performance.
‘This is excellent.’
Even compared to the eight unique abilities I already possessed, this ranked among the best.
After all, there’s a reason the saying goes “simplicity is best.”
For me, who handled every item in First through Luke, there was no better ability than this.
I found myself thinking I should strengthen this ability first once I defeated the next Evil God.
And then came the next ability.
[ Ability ]
10. Rank Assimilation – Raises equipment with lower equip requirements to the same level as All Master.
“What?”
It was truly an ability I hadn’t anticipated.
Rank Assimilation.
Raising the level of equipment with lower equip requirements.
If this worked as described….
“Luke, could you take out a wooden sword for me?”
– Should I retrieve a wooden sword crafted from the World Tree?
“No, a level 1 wooden sword.”
– Understood, sir.
I drew out a level 1 wooden sword to verify my hypothesis.
The basic wooden sword used for practice and training in the Beginner’s City.
My level had already surpassed 300, and the stone tablet before me was an object of indestructible grade.
Normally, swinging it like this would cause its durability to plummet and shatter instantly.
Gripping that wooden sword.
– Activating skill ‘Crimson Claw’.
I swung it toward the tablet, skill activated.
By all rights, the wooden sword should have snapped the moment it collided with the tablet.
Crack!
The wooden sword did not break.
The tablet bore not even a scratch, but what mattered was that the wooden sword endured.
And for good reason.
[ Training Wooden Sword ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type: Sword
Grade: Low-tier
Requirement: Level 1 or higher
Description: A training wooden sword carved from low-grade timber for the instruction of adventurers.
– Rank Assimilation active
It was thanks to the unique ability ‘Rank Assimilation’ applied to the wooden sword.
Though a level 1 wooden sword, Rank Assimilation elevated its item level to match mine at 315.
In fact, it had risen to 319 after clearing the Coastal Cave.
Consequently, the wooden sword’s durability scaled to match level 319 equipment, allowing it to withstand this impact.
“This is excellent.”
To others, it might seem like a somewhat ambiguous ability.
But I had accumulated an incalculable number of items during my time in First.
The only drawback was that my level had already exceeded 300, making equipment with lower level requirements difficult to use.
Among gear below level 300, there were Mythic-grade items and many with exceptional auxiliary abilities and skills.
Yet their power had become too diminished for practical use now.
However, with this unique skill.
‘I can freely use low-level equipment without worrying about attack or defense power.’
Equipment I couldn’t use because levels rose too quickly.
Level 1 Mythic-grade equipment, level 50 Mythic-grade equipment, level 100 Mythic-grade equipment—I could now utilize all of them freely.
Originally, this ability was likely designed for users who had already reached level 1,000 to reuse equipment they’d been using all along.
It was an ability I’d acquired too early, having just surpassed level 300, but I was confident I could exploit it fully.
“Excellent.”
A reward I was pleased with.
All my efforts in recklessly deploying Mythic-grade equipment to conquer the Quest had finally borne fruit.
And then.
[ Awakening Quest ‘All Master’ completed. Returning to the original world. ]
[ Time remaining: 10 seconds ]
[ 9 seconds ]
[ 8 seconds ]
….
A System Message announcing the end of the Age of Fallen Mythology echoed in my mind.
But why was it?
I could sense it instinctively.
There would come a day when I would enter this Age of Fallen Mythology once more.
* * *
Meanwhile, off the coast of Kalbera Territory.
Or rather, a place far too distant to be called the immediate waters.
In a region beyond the visual range of Kalbera Territory, thirty ships floated upon the sea.
Yet the commander who had gathered these thirty vessels seemed dissatisfied with the force.
“Is this all we have?”
“This is barely what we managed to gather. It seems the Emperor’s influence has reached far—the number of mercenaries we can hire in secret has decreased significantly.”
“…What of the pirates? Even if Pirate Island was subjugated, there should have been many remaining pirates who weren’t there at the time?”
“The moment Pirate Island was subjugated, all ships from Southern Fortress Belgrade mobilized and eliminated the pirates in the surrounding waters.”
“Was it the Emperor’s order?”
“It appears so. Most of the pirates have been eliminated, and those who survived are lying low in their respective hideouts.”
This was not the original plan.
I had intended to recruit the secretly hired pirates and those from the Southern Region to prepare a force of at least fifty ships.
But that plan had gone awry from the very beginning.
Mercenaries could not be found, and the pirates had dried up.
Because of this, I failed to gather the forces and lay waste to Kalbera Territory ‘before the Emperor arrived,’ as originally planned.
In the end, the Emperor arrived safely at Kalbera Territory, commended Mir’s achievements, and departed.
This alone meant the mission had already failed.
“But I cannot return like this.”
The one who had gathered these ships to attack Kalbera Territory.
Duke Winchilsey’s most cherished first knight.
Valencia the Countess had no intention of returning empty-handed.
From the start, hiring mercenaries had been Duke Winchilsey’s order, so he too was aware that this mission had failed.
But there was not the slightest thought of letting Mir off the hook simply because things had not gone well.
“Laying waste to Kalbera Territory may be difficult, but tarnishing Baron Mir’s reputation should be possible.”
“Knight Commander, are you truly going to attack? According to what the pirates said, there are rumors that Baron Mir might be a Sea Dragon….”
“You believe such nonsense? And did I not tell you not to use that name in this place?”
“…My apologies. Captain Baltia.”
“Good.”
Valencia, the knight.
Duke Winchilsey, the one to whom she had sworn her loyalty.
He did not wish for Valencia to return empty-handed without any accomplishment.
Though matters had already unfolded, he needed to break Mir’s reputation and momentum all the same.
“Sink the Black Dragon Ship. Furthermore, destroy all the Imperial Army’s docks currently under construction. Then bombard the interior of Kalbera Territory with artillery.”
“If you do so, the territorial residents will….”
“That is precisely the objective. If the residents fall while their lord remains unharmed, his reputation will inevitably suffer.”
“But….”
“Everything is for the Duke’s sake. A small sacrifice for the greater cause.”
“….”
Even as Duke Winchilsey’s personal knight and ostensibly an Imperial knight, she would bombard the Empire’s own territorial residents with artillery.
Despite uttering such words, Valencia’s expression remained resolute.
“Our identities must not be exposed. Complete the mission by any means necessary, and we shall escape by sacrificing the mercenaries and pirates if needed.”
“Understood.”
“And should we be captured by them, you know what must be done, yes?”
“I shall take the secret to my grave.”
“Good. Then, let us depart at once.”
“Yes, Valencia… no, Captain Baltia.”
Billowing!
Thirty vessels unfurled their sails.
And began their advance toward Kalbera Territory.

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