The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 249

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Chapter 249
Chapter 249
To verify the information.
I visited the Caldera branch directly.
However, the branch’s location had changed.
Originally, it was ambiguous whether to call it the outskirts of Caldera or the city center.
The building’s condition wasn’t good either… it was truly an ambiguous location.
But not anymore.
Yuris’s branch was now set up beneath the most famous tavern in Kalbera Territory.
That wasn’t all.
She had established secondary and tertiary branches throughout Kalbera Territory.
‘Ena must have helped with this.’
Using the back entrance I’d been given beforehand, I could move to the underground Caldera branch without having to enter the tavern.
Upon entering, I found Yuris grinning from ear to ear—quite different from before.
“Oh my, Marquis Mir! You came right away?”
Yuris’s expression looked bright.
Well, with such a fine branch established and having started the information business in cooperation with Ena.
Her expression couldn’t help but be good.
From what I heard, Ena had partnered with adventurers—that is, users—to expand the business, and it had apparently become an enormous source of income.
Well, that’s beside the point.
“Skip the pleasantries. What’s the information?”
“Our Marquis Mir certainly is impatient. Would I have called you without reason? Don’t worry and have a seat.”
It was time to hear the information.
As I sat down, she began the briefing with confident demeanor.
“Honestly, it wasn’t easy. Body parts of the Black Dragon may sound grand, but there’s too little information about them, and the Empire is thoroughly hiding information about the Evil God.”
“So, what information did you find?”
“Numerous monsters presumed to be remnants of the Evil God are attacking various places across the Continent, but the one particularly called threatening is the ‘Flying Species.'”
Flying Species.
The moment I heard that name, a certain Evil God’s name came to mind.
“Are you perhaps referring to a silver bird?”
“You already knew? Well, since you said you were searching for an Evil God, you might have already known.”
An Evil God that reveals itself alongside silver currents.
It was definitely the Silver Storm God.
Though it seemed the birds she was talking about weren’t the Silver Storm God itself, but rather the flying-type monsters under its command.
“Those silver birds, presumed to be remnants of the Evil God, are appearing randomly across the Continent and attacking. The Empire is hiding information, but it couldn’t escape our information network.”
The silver birds were certainly evidence of the Silver Storm God’s appearance.
However, there was one problem.
“So, have you properly pinpointed its location?”
The Silver Storm God was an Evil God that was particularly difficult to track down among Evil Gods.
That made sense—given its name and the way it commanded the silver birds, the Silver Storm God was a flying species.
It was impossible to hunt it down at its lair like the other Evil Gods, since it never stopped flying through the sky.
The only options were to chase after it urgently if I happened to spot it, or to predict its movement route and intercept it.
However, since this creature flew across the entire Continent as if it owned it, predicting its movement route was virtually impossible.
Even back in First, the moment I discovered it, I mounted Sleipnir, my level 1,000 Mythic-grade mount, and barely managed to strike it down.
“From the way you speak, it seems you understand just how troublesome capturing Silver Veil is?”
Fortunately, she appeared to know this as well.
“The Empire goes to great lengths to hide information, and what troubles them most is predicting Silver Veil’s movement route. Since they’ve never succeeded even once, they suffer severe damage wherever Silver Veil appears.”
“So, you’ve managed to figure it out?”
“Hehe. Would you like to see this?”
She unfolded a map across the desk.
It was a world map marking the entire Continent.
Of course, given that Second’s map hadn’t been completed yet in the lore, the outer edges and fine details appeared somewhat lacking.
Well, that wasn’t important.
What mattered were the marks she’d placed throughout the map.
“I mobilized all of Silver Veil’s information-gathering resources and organized the locations where Silver Veil appeared in chronological order. The Empire’s concerns weren’t unfounded. At first, I also thought the movement was random and unpredictable.”
She began drawing lines connecting the marks.
Indeed, just as she said, the lines showed no apparent pattern.
Some days it flew straight ahead before curving, and other days it suddenly retraced its path.
No pattern was visible.
“But, who am I? I found it in the end.”
The lines she’d drawn still appeared to lack any pattern, yet she circled various points along them and smiled with confidence.
“I discovered a pattern. It’s not perfect, but I’ve become able to infer its next trajectory with reasonable accuracy.”
For example, it works like this.
When flying straight and encountering a mountain range, it slows slightly, then turns left.
When crossing a plains for a certain distance, it changes direction in a curve according to air currents.
When prey appears, it lowers its altitude to hunt, then moves following the wind direction, and so on.
While not a perfect pattern, at least minimal patterns could be detected.
“It’s currently heading south. Combining the information, it seems likely to stop at a small city in that direction and begin hunting.”
She pointed to a city on the map.
True to her words about heading south, it was a city located not far from Kalbera Territory.
Not the Southern Region proper, but rather one of the cities above the Swampland?
“The predicted time of appearance is approximately one week from now.”
Perfect, down to the timing.
Her skills as an information specialist exceeded my expectations.
She’d perfectly predicted the movement route of an Evil God that even the Empire’s Information Department hadn’t properly uncovered.
“How is it? Does it please you, Marquis Mir?”
To her following question.
“Perfect. I’d appreciate it if you’d find the other information quickly as well.”
“I’d be grateful if you’d express your thanks in Gold?”
“Here.”
“Wow, you’re quite generous!”
I rewarded her efforts with Gold.
She had pinpointed the Evil God’s location with such precision that this amount of Gold was hardly a loss.
After leaving the Caldera branch, I immediately informed my guild members of our departure.
* * *
Bol Taeng-taeng, one of the newer members of the Heukryeom Guild.
Today, as always, he was clearing a newly discovered Dungeon under the guild’s guidance.
‘Clearing new Dungeons back-to-back!’
This was no ordinary occurrence.
On the continent with the most users in Second, exploration had progressed to the point where newly discovered Dungeons were virtually nonexistent.
Until now, he had never witnessed a single newly discovered Dungeon.
Yet, since joining the Heukryeom Guild, he was already clearing his second newly discovered Dungeon.
And the reason Bol Taeng-taeng was marveling at this new Dungeon was precisely this.
[ You have entered ‘Boatman’s Grave’. ]
[ For discovering ‘Boatman’s Grave’ first, experience and item drop rates increase for one week. ]
[ If you clear ‘Boatman’s Grave’ within one week, greater rewards will be granted. ]
“Wow, the experience is insane.”
In newly discovered Dungeons, experience and item drop rates increase.
And for a full week at that.
The increased clearing rewards were merely a bonus.
On top of that.
[ Enhanced Lightning Ring ]
[ Enhanced Coastal Boots ]
….
All guild members clearing the Dungeon were provided with specialized equipment.
Specialized gear designed to counter the water-attribute monsters appearing in the Dungeon.
Moreover, not mass-produced equipment commonly sold in Kalbera Territory, but properly crafted gear made by skilled artisans.
Thanks to this, the hunting difficulty decreased, and with the benefits of the newly discovered Dungeon.
[ Your level has increased. ]
My level was rising rapidly.
From what I heard, the other guild members were experiencing the same.
Some guild members were even splitting into additional teams to maximize hunting efficiency, entering the Dungeons the Guild Master had cleared to receive the one-week experience boost.
In any case, I was already deeply satisfied with joining the Heukryeom Guild.
“What I’m about to tell you is classified. You must never leak it, not in-game or in reality.”
“Yes, sir!”
Suddenly, a guild-wide summons echoed out.
For the first time in a while, all Heukryeom guild members had gathered.
Bol Taeng-taeng, who had been marveling at Yul-ha, the Sword God and rank 1 on Second’s rankings—our guild’s idol—answered with tension.
Still, classified information?
We weren’t warned like this when searching for the new Dungeon. What on earth was this about?
“As our existing guild members know, Guild Master Mir is currently progressing through the Second’s main scenario Quest. Recently, he even boarded the Black Dragon Ship and conquered an Evil God called the White Aquatic Deity.”
Bol Taeng-taeng was already aware of this story.
How could he not be, when Lagia, the team captain of Team 7 to which he belonged, constantly regaled everyone with tales of her exploits against the White Aquatic Deity?
Hearing those stories filled Bol Taeng-taeng with envy.
If only he had joined the Heukryeom Guild a little sooner.
If he had joined when the guild was first established, he could have been part of those glorious tales!
Participating in the hunting of Evil Gods, no less—the very main scenario of the Second!
As he harbored these envious thoughts.
‘Surely not!’
As if answering his wishes.
“We have confirmed another expedition to conquer an Evil God. For security purposes, I cannot disclose the specific location or timing, but I hope you will all prepare and make ready for this.”
“Ooooh!”
“An Evil God hunt!”
“Are we being included in a main scenario Quest?”
“Even the Five Great Guilds have tried so hard to dip their toes into a main scenario Quest, yet none have succeeded!”
“Truly, joining the Heukryeom Guild was the right choice!”
“Let’s go!”
From Ena’s lips came the news everyone had been hoping for.
Though they had sworn to secrecy, and neither the timeframe nor location had been revealed for security reasons.
In this moment, every member of the Heukryeom Guild burned with joy more intensely than ever before.
* * *
This is different from the Black Insect God.
Back then, I was able to strike before the Black Insect God even descended, allowing me to defeat it alone while it remained unstable.
But even with the Red Beast God I encountered afterward, it had already begun staining the beasts crimson, making it difficult for me to conquer alone.
The Green Stone Demon had already tainted the underground, so I borrowed the strength of the Dwarves.
The White Aquatic Deity too—without the Black Dragon Ship built with the shipwrights, my new guild members, and the aid of the Imperial Army, it would have been difficult to conquer.
This time will be no different.
‘It’s already flying across the continent. It probably hasn’t fully recovered its strength, but through hunting it’s likely recovered quite a bit of power.’
The Silver Storm God.
It’s certain to be at least as powerful as the White Aquatic Deity, if not more so.
I too have increased my combat strength considerably since then by clearing awakening Quests and leveling up.
But conquering an Evil God alone will be difficult.
I don’t know how powerful the Silver Storm God has become, but back in the First, even after I reached max level, it was still a formidable opponent.
‘So I need to prepare in advance.’
One week remained.
For security purposes, I planned to summon the guild members on the day the Evil God would arrive.
Before then, I.
“Should go take a look?”
I was thinking of visiting the destination beforehand to prepare for confronting the Evil God.
Originally, this wouldn’t have been a factor I’d consider seriously, but now things were different.
In building the Black Dragon Ship and conducting the second recruitment examination for the Heukryeom Guild members, I discovered new possibilities as an All Master.
“Hyiiing!”
As I pulled the reins, the Red Hare—a level 300 legendary mount—surged forward with its crimson mane streaming behind it.
My next destination was where I would hunt the Silver Storm Deity a week from now.
Belmore, a small city atop the Swampland.
And there was one problem I had been unaware of until now.
Precisely.
“Hmm, so I’m to keep Kalbera Territory in check. If I play this right, I might be able to properly secure Duke Winchilsey’s backing… Is there no other way?”
The lord of the small city Belmore was a Noble Official belonging to the Aristocratic Faction that followed Duke Winchilsey.
The fact that he was Marquis Lauren Belmore.

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