The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 247

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Chapter 247
Chapter 247
“Is this Kalbera Territory?”
A woman set foot in Kalbera Territory.
Until just recently, it had been an obscure city in the Southern Region, unknown to anyone.
A place I had thought would vanish from the map within a month, swept away by the massive horde of monsters once called the “White Fish Demons.”
That place was now.
“It’s far more impressive than the reports suggested.”
Kalbera Territory had become the finest city in the Southern Region.
The city that now appeared immediately after crossing the bridge over the Swamp—the standard gateway to the Southern Region.
A resort city with a beautiful sea stretching before it, vast hotels overlooking the waters, and yachts and cruise ships floating upon the waves.
A military city safer than anywhere else in the Southern Region, with a harbor established where the Baltika Imperial Army stationed itself.
An adventurer’s city sought by countless adventurers for hunting.
Bearing numerous epithets, Kalbera Territory was the finest city in the Southern Region—one that rivaled the great metropolis of Labelt itself.
“Even reading the reports was astonishing, but seeing it in person… now I understand what they mean when they say ‘seeing is believing.’ Truly.”
From the entrance, the territory’s interior overflowed with people.
The city brimmed with vitality, and smiles were etched across every face.
Recently, Kalbera Territory had claimed the top spot as the most desirable city to relocate to, blessed with beautiful scenery and excellent treatment of its residents.
The happiness index of its residents ranked among the highest as well.
And given as much.
“We cannot afford to miss an opportunity like this.”
The finest of the Baltika Empire.
No—the finest Information Guild across the entire Continent: Silver Veil.
Yuris, a key operative dispatched from there, former vice-director of the great city Labelt, and now newly appointed director of Kalbera Territory’s branch, had arrived at this place.
Her mission was of utmost importance.
‘Kalbera Territory will become the vital nexus of the Southern Continent’s expansion. Or rather, it has already become one.’
Kalbera Territory had already become the place where the most people gathered across the Continent.
It held military significance, and new information about hunting grounds and Dungeons sought by adventurers overflowed abundantly.
Above all else.
‘Mir, the lord of Kalbera Territory and the Empire’s first adventurer-born baron.’
Mir.
He was the core.
One favored by the Emperor.
A powerhouse who had felled countless Evil Gods, saved the Red Beast Fortress, forged dealings with the Dwarves, and reignited the Southern Region’s expansion.
A supernova that blazed brilliantly in an instant without warning.
She needed to learn about him.
After all, the Information Guild was already flooded with requests to investigate Mir.
And so.
“Everyone, move out.”
“Yes, Director.”
“We’ll begin our operations the moment we establish the branch. We’ll gather every scrap of information about the lord, the territory, and the surrounding areas.”
“Yes, Branch Master.”
“Move out.”
Whoosh!
I had to understand Kalbera Territory swiftly.
By consolidating all information within Kalbera Territory, I would transform the Kalbera branch into a core division that surpassed the Labelt branch.
That was Yuris’s objective.
With that thought in mind, the information operatives of Silver Veil dispersed throughout Kalbera Territory, beginning to gather intelligence as befitted an Information Guild.
However, they remained unaware.
“Hmm, why are they asking so many questions about the lord?”
“Don’t those people seem suspicious?”
“Should we report this to the administrator?”
The residents of Kalbera Territory possessed a loyalty that could not be found in any other territory—a perfect 100%.
No, they had transcended even that, offering absolute devotion to their lord.
* * *
After logging into the game.
I had planned to depart for Labelt immediately.
First, I would locate the Information Guild in Labelt, and through them, determine my next course of action.
But then.
“The Information Guild?”
“Yes, I was planning to stop by Labelt first….”
“It seems one has appeared in our territory as well?”
“What?”
Unexpected news reached me from Ena.
“When you mention the Information Guild, you’re referring to ‘Silver Veil,’ aren’t you? The finest Information Guild on the Continent.”
“I haven’t investigated it separately, so I don’t know the name.”
“It must be them. Since they’re the greatest Information Guild in Second, and our territory has grown in scale, it seems they’ve recently set foot here.”
“How did you discover that?”
“Our territory residents are quite loyal. Without any special orders, they bring me information like intelligence operatives, and when I investigated some suspicious activity recently, it turned out to be Silver Veil.”
“…Investigating information like that—that’s no ordinary matter, is it?”
“Since information was gathering anyway, I established an Information Department. You did say before that I could hire as many necessary staff as needed, didn’t you? Besides, the territory’s funds are overflowing.”
Kalbera Territory had an Information Department.
This was the first I’d heard of it.
Well, considering she managed most of the Kalbera Territory’s operations, not to mention the Heukryeom Guild.
It wasn’t strange that an Information Department existed.
When I thought about it, she was more knowledgeable and responsive about matters and information occurring in Kalbera Territory than anyone else.
Whether it was an Information Guild or anything else, no one could match her intelligence network regarding what happened within Kalbera Territory.
“Would you like me to guide you?”
An Information Guild established in Kalbera Territory.
If that was true, there was no need to travel all the way to Labelt.
I could visit them as a customer and demand information legitimately, or alternatively….
‘I could probably just swallow the entire organization.’
Would it be so wrong to place the Information Guild itself beneath me?
Perhaps Ena had read my thoughts.
“What do you think? Would you like me to help a little?”
Ena smiled with absolute confidence.
* * *
Yuris, the branch director of Silver Veil in Kalbera Territory.
Until she first set foot in Kalbera Territory, she had been extraordinarily self-assured.
‘Even if I say so myself, I’m the vice-director of Labelt.’
One shouldn’t take the position of vice-director lightly.
Labelt was the grandest city on the Continent, and its branch was the largest information hub in the world.
Having earned recognition through her work as a branch director across numerous regions, she had finally ascended to the position of vice-director in Labelt.
Though it was regrettable that she hadn’t become Labelt’s branch director, Kalbera Territory possessed potential rivaling Labelt itself, so she had welcomed the transfer.
She had even brought along dozens of informants who had honed their skills under her guidance.
And yet.
“What in the world is this place?”
Something was wrong.
It was completely different from Labelt.
And for good reason.
“How can the territorial citizens’ loyalty be this high? It’s like they follow the lord more than the Emperor himself?”
The loyalty of the territorial citizens toward their lord exceeded all imagination.
To extract information, she would normally need to pressure the citizens, but that was impossible here.
Ask them about the lord, and they’d do nothing but boast; pose even slightly sensitive questions, and their eyes would turn sharp as daggers.
In the end, all she could obtain was information about the territory’s advantages.
And even that was nothing but wildly exaggerated praise.
“And finding a location for the branch was another nightmare!”
Establishing a branch proved equally difficult.
Typically, Silver Veil branches were positioned in what was called the “shadow of the lamp”—places close to the city center yet difficult to notice.
But she couldn’t find such a location anywhere.
The construction plan for Kalbera Territory was so flawless that there were no cracks to exploit.
She found herself thinking that working as the branch director of Labelt would have been far easier.
“Everything gets reported straight to the lord’s office! I can’t do anything! The branch location needs to be secret, but that’s impossible too.”
This was troublesome.
The work was far more difficult than she’d anticipated.
Yet she couldn’t simply give up—her ambition to make Kalbera Territory the finest branch held her feet to the fire.
While she was thus troubled.
“Branch Director.”
“What? Did you finally gather some useful information?”
“We’ve lost contact with one of our informants.”
“What? Who is this?”
“It’s Kay.”
“If it’s Kay, it shouldn’t have been a dangerous mission, so why…?”
“What should I do?”
“First, contact our other informants. Tell them to be cautious just in case.”
“Understood.”
Another piece of bad news had arrived.
An informant had gone silent.
I was troubled by it, but I didn’t think it was a major problem.
“Director, we’ve also lost contact with Ef.”
“Ay hasn’t been found.”
“Zet’s report is…”
“What in the world is happening!”
The situation grew increasingly dire.
First one informant went silent, then another, until more than half of my informants had lost contact.
This was no trivial matter.
Someone was deliberately hunting down my informants.
“Recall all informants! No, have them hide their identities and disappear! Wait, that won’t work. We need to hide too.”
“The branch office…?”
“The branch might be compromised as well. We should relocate elsewhere… actually, let’s prepare to move to Labelt.”
“Are we abandoning Kalbera Territory?”
“It’s still too exposed here. It’s better to wait until darkness falls over the alley, then return.”
Her instincts as a senior operative of the Information Guild were ringing alarm bells.
Kalbera Territory was dangerous.
Silver Veil had no foothold here yet.
The loss of her informants was painful, but waiting for them would only get her captured as well.
As she rose from her seat with that thought.
Thud.
The door opened.
“…Damn it.”
The lord of Kalbera Territory.
Baron Mir had appeared.
* * *
Finding the Information Guild’s informants for Silver Veil was simple.
The Information Department could consolidate the information brought by the territory’s residents and narrow down the candidates significantly.
My task was to find them based on the information I’d received from Ena.
“You’re one of Silver Veil’s informants, aren’t you?”
“Who…!”
Smack!
“Ugh!”
It was simply abduction.
Of course, kidnapping Silver Veil’s intelligence operatives was no simple task.
They had brought quite elite agents—all of them possessed relatively high levels and even advanced concealment skills.
But.
[ Shadow Skin Hood ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Form : Hood
Grade : Legendary
Restriction : Level 300 or higher, Agility 1,000 or higher
Description : A true shadow hood crafted by materializing shadows themselves. Not only does it hide within darkness, but it conceals far more effectively beneath the sun.
[ Shadow Skin Robe ]
[ Shadow Skin Ring ]
….
[ You have equipped all 5/5 pieces of the ‘Shadow Skin’ set. ]
[ The set effect of ‘Shadow Skin’ activates. ]
[ Shadow Skin : Your concealment skill level increases, and particularly when in contact with shadows, your concealment skill level rises dramatically. ]
I possessed a concealment skill as well.
At quite a high skill level, too.
With equipment that further enhanced concealment, even Silver Veil’s elite intelligence operatives couldn’t surpass my concealment skill level.
In the end, most of them were abducted without even realizing my presence.
Leading them along.
Crash!
I made my way to Silver Veil’s hidden Kalbera branch that Ena had located.
Thud.
“…Damn it.”
I threw them before the branch director.
“Ugh.”
“Branch Director, we apologize….”
Most were unconscious and collapsed, but a few who had regained consciousness apologized to the branch director.
“Are you trying to flee? The Kalbera branch director of Silver Veil?”
“Sigh….”
I was the outsider who had entered through the door.
And Silver Veil’s branch director, alternating her gaze between me and her bound, unconscious operatives, released a small sigh.
I had been preparing to move my body in case she attempted escape.
Fortunately, instead of fleeing, she confidently met my eyes and spoke.
“Baron Mir, what brings you to such a humble place?”

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