The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 246

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Chapter 246
Chapter 246
The festival in Kalbera Territory had come to an end.
Well, even though the festival was over, Kalbera Territory’s popularity remained undiminished.
Tourism, hunting, a base for exploring the Southern Region—
Kalbera Territory was welcomed by users for various purposes.
Since Kalbera Territory had become the largest and safest territory in the Southern Region, it had become a must-visit destination for any user who came to the south.
Thanks to that.
“Guild Master, it seems a new Dungeon has been discovered on an uninhabited island to the south.”
“According to NPC rumors, there appears to be a door beneath a nearby Cliff. There’s a strong possibility it’s a Dungeon.”
“A boss monster has appeared in the sunken forest….”
Most of these reports reached the Heukryeom Guild.
In response, I dispatched the Heukryeom Guild members—now numbering one hundred—according to their level to investigate the situation.
As a result.
“We’ve successfully conquered a new Dungeon!”
“We defeated the boss monster and obtained an Epic-grade item.”
“A Hidden Dungeon was discovered, but it seems too difficult for our current level. We request reinforcements.”
The Heukryeom Guild was able to monopolize nearly all the new Dungeons and boss monsters in the Southern Region.
As a result, the guild members’ levels rose at an astonishingly rapid pace, and the guild’s income surged significantly.
Of course, I wasn’t idle either.
“Guild Master, it seems a new Dungeon has been discovered in the Eastern Sea. However, Team 1 is currently deployed, and it’s difficult to assess the Dungeon’s level….”
“I’ll go.”
“Pardon? Then what about guild operations….”
“Leave it to Ena.”
I too moved to explore the new Dungeon.
Honestly, I simply couldn’t adapt to sitting still in an office, distributing guild members and handling paperwork.
I apologize, but I’ve decided to entrust all such matters to Ena.
‘Since the Territory’s situation is good, I should raise her salary.’
And so, I set out to the Sea immediately.
Since the newly discovered Dungeon was said to exist in the middle of the Sea, normally I would have traveled by ship.
[ Water Flute – Hippocampus ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type : Mount
Grade : Mythic
Requirement : Level 300 or higher, Riding Lv 30 or higher
Description : A mystical water flute that summons a mysterious seahorse—a creature with the upper body of a horse and the lower body of a fish, said to carry sea goddesses across the waters.
Since I was traveling alone, there was no need to deploy the Black Dragon Ship.
I drew out the Water Flute and summoned the Mythic-grade mount, Hippocampus, riding it toward the reported location.
“Neeeigh!”
The Mythic-grade mount, Hippocampus.
With the upper body of a horse, the ride was comfortable, and with the lower body of a fish, my movement speed through underwater terrain was remarkably swift.
No wonder it was a Mythic-grade mount.
‘Refreshing.’
Suddenly, I felt a sense of nostalgia wash over me.
From First until now, I had always been a player who preferred solo play.
Yet somehow, I ended up founding a Guild and becoming the lord of a Territory.
After arriving at Kalbera Territory, I had barely any time to myself.
Of course, that life was incredibly enjoyable, but I still found it comforting to venture out alone to conquer dungeons.
“Is it here?”
“Neigh!”
What I discovered upon arriving at the reported location was a Tower.
The peak of a Tower jutting out above the sea’s surface.
At that peak, the Tower’s entrance was positioned precariously, just above the reach of the waves.
That entrance was likely the Dungeon’s entrance, and the format was probably to descend beneath the Tower and defeat the boss monster at the deepest level.
“Thank you for your service.”
“Neigh!”
I unsummoned the hippocampus and immediately entered the Tower’s interior.
System Messages appeared before my eyes instantly.
[ You have entered the ‘Deep Sea Spire’. ]
[ For discovering the ‘Deep Sea Spire’ first, experience and item drop rates increase for one week. ]
[ If you clear the ‘Deep Sea Spire’ within one week, you will receive greater rewards. ]
Indeed, a new Dungeon.
Satisfied with this, the moment I descended the stairs.
“Growwwl.”
The first monster appeared.
“Deep Sea Guardian.”
A type of fishman-form monster.
In terms of level, it was over 400.
The Dungeon had a higher monster standard than the Coastal Cave, making it impossible to clear at level 319, but.
“Its weakness is lightning. Blunt weapons are its weakness, right?”
[ Thunder Destruction Staff ]
( Non-tradeable )
Type: Staff
Grade: Legendary
Requirement: Level 400 or higher, Blunt Mastery Lv 40 or higher
Description: A legendary weapon created from the thunder that struck relentlessly upon Thunder Hill, now given form.
As I’ve said repeatedly, these ‘attribute-type Dungeons’ felt particularly easy to me.
Even without a Mythic-grade weapon, drawing out a lightning-attribute weapon allowed me to easily defeat monsters far higher in level than myself.
Thus, easily defeating the ‘Deep Sea Guardian’ and descending further into the Deep Sea Spire, I encountered.
“Succumb to the pressure of the Deep Sea…!”
Crack!
“Gasp!”
[ You have conquered the Deep Sea Spire for the first time. ]
[ You receive bonus experience as a first-time conquest reward. ]
[ Boss monster item drop rate increases as a first-time conquest reward. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
I toppled the boss monster without obstruction and perfectly conquered the Deep Sea Spire.
But this was merely the beginning.
The Southern Continent was the perfect place to level up—not just for other users, but for me as well.
Though the land-based dungeons and boss monsters were being rapidly conquered by the newly arriving users in the south.
“Luke, take out the detection items. Let’s find the named monsters, boss monsters, and dungeons in the sea.”
– Yes, Master.
Not underwater itself.
Like the Deep Sea dungeon I had just conquered, the Southern Continental Sea contained countless monsters and new dungeons.
These were things that normally required traveling by ship, exploring the surroundings, and investigating based on information obtained from NPCs.
“Prepare the underwater mount whistle and underwater breathing items. For weapons, the Deep Sea Blue Harpoon, and for armor, the Sea King’s Scale set.”
– I’ll equip you right away.
That didn’t apply to me.
I equipped items that enabled underwater breathing and gear that exerted greater power in aquatic combat.
Using electrical magic that unleashed tremendous force in water to fell monsters, I discovered new dungeons through detection items and knowledge from First.
In that manner.
[ Your level has increased. ]
I began leveling faster than any other user who had come to the south.
* * *
It’s said that leveling becomes extremely difficult once you surpass level 300.
Monster difficulty increases sharply, making hunting harder, and the required experience skyrockets as well.
The leveling speed inevitably slows.
However, that didn’t apply to me.
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
….
The waters of the south were brimming with undiscovered named monsters, boss monsters, and new dungeons.
Defeating and conquering them caused my level to rise rapidly.
And beyond that.
[ Luke has consumed the Rock Turtle King. ]
[ Luke has consumed the Deep Sea Giant. ]
[ Luke has consumed the Slippery Morakel. ]
….
All the monsters I defeated went straight into Luke’s mouth.
This allowed me to rapidly increase not only Luke’s stats but naturally my own as well.
And there was one more thing.
[ Cyan Flame Trident ]
[ Shellfish Shell Armor ]
[ Deep Sea Scale Helmet ]
….
Equipment obtained from named monsters and boss monsters.
Equipment acquired while conquering new dungeons.
Most of these items had high grades and were perfect for the high-level users currently flowing into Kalbera Territory.
Because of this, there was no need to pay commissions and consign them to the Auction House—simply placing them in the territory’s equipment shop meant they sold themselves at premium prices.
But that wasn’t all.
[ Deep Sea Essence ]
[ Kraken’s Ink ]
[ Thousand-Year Clam Pearl ]
….
The monsters didn’t drop only equipment.
An incredibly diverse array of sea materials.
I delivered these to the newly arrived craftsmen in the Heukryeom Guild, and they used them to create all manner of items.
All of these sold at premium prices to users visiting Kalbera Territory, and I was able to earn gold well beyond the raw material costs.
When I converted a portion of the gold I’d earned this way into cash.
[ 1,000,000,000 won ]
I was able to effortlessly earn a staggering one billion won.
What I did with that money was to furnish my home.
“We’ve finished installing the exercise equipment!”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Not at all! By the way, a private gym of this caliber in a personal residence? I’m envious! From this location, running on the treadmill would feel like jogging along the Han River. Ha ha!”
I installed a private gym inside the residence.
“Interior design is complete!”
Created a sauna and spa room.
I prepared various facilities for my body, weakened by three years of hospital stays.
Thanks to that, according to what I recently heard from the hospital where I’d been receiving periodic checkups.
“There’s nothing wrong at all. In fact, you’re healthier than most modern people. If you continue managing yourself like this, there won’t be any problems.”
I even heard that I no longer needed to visit the hospital.
Still, I couldn’t be completely reassured, so I planned to continue managing my health.
Not only out of concern for my body, but because the game, just as I’d felt in First, was also a battle of stamina.
“Salmon poke? It’s more delicious than I expected.”
Especially my diet had changed significantly.
Not long after my discharge, my income was minimal, so I prepared healthy meals as cost-effectively as possible.
Now there was no need for that.
Rather than cooking food due to lack of money, it was more profitable to use money to save the time spent cooking.
Because of this, I was resolving my meals through delivery services and healthy meal kits.
Today I ordered salmon poke, and despite its reputation as health food, it tasted delicious.
Dieting, body management, fitness—everything becomes a completely different difficulty when you have money.
With such thoughts occupying my mind, I began contemplating my future plans.
‘My level is rising smoothly.’
Smoothly enough that I had already achieved level 350.
Most players hit a wall at level 300, where their leveling speed plummets to a crawl, forcing them to spend months grinding just to reach 350.
But I hunted monsters far above my own level.
By seeking out and conquering Named Monsters, Boss Monsters, and new Dungeons, I could level up rapidly without a hint of boredom.
‘Income is no problem either.’
Items dropped from defeated monsters.
Combined with the revenue flowing in from the Heukryeom Guild and Kalbera Territory, the total was truly astronomical.
Since I didn’t need large sums of money immediately, I was reinvesting most of it back into the Heukryeom Guild and Kalbera Territory.
Honestly, if I liquidated those assets into cash, I could probably live without worrying about money until the day I died.
So now it was time to set my next objective.
Only two goals came to mind.
‘The Evil God. And Luke’s Remnants.’
I had already defeated four Evil Gods, but there were far more than just a handful of them.
I hadn’t even defeated half of them yet.
The same applied to Luke’s Remnants.
So my next goal had to be one of these two.
However.
‘I lack sufficient information.’
Where was the next Evil God located?
Where were Luke’s Remnants?
I knew nothing.
I could ask the Emperor for help and obtain information, but I preferred not to incur a debt to him if possible.
So my next objective was.
‘I need to visit the Information Guild.’
To request information about the Evil Gods and Luke’s Remnants from the Information Guild.
The Information Guild supposedly charged exorbitant fees, but what of it?
Gold was abundant anyway.
If I could obtain information with Gold, I was willing to pay any amount.
With that resolve.
[ The Second World. ]
[ Welcome to ‘Second’. ]
I lay in a capsule that had been perfectly upgraded to feel softer than any bed, and logged into Second once more.

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