The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 275

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Chapter 275
Chapter 275
Currently, Second had five representative guilds known as the Major Guilds.
The Taegeuk Guild, which first rose to the position of Major Guild in Korea.
The Royal Guild, which rose to the position of Major Guild through overwhelming capital power.
The Parcheon Guild, which moves hegemonically regardless of righteousness or apostasy.
The Hwarang Guild, which boasts excellent momentum based on the powerful ranker Lee Hwa-rang.
The Legion Guild, which possesses the most guild members in Korea through the Guild Master’s charisma and excellent management.
And there was one thing that these five guilds valued above all else at present.
“Haven’t we accumulated sufficient merit with this?”
“It felt as though even the Imperial Palace acknowledged us this time.”
“Good, even if we’re called viscount, we won’t receive territory… but they say the beginning is half the battle.”
It was the acquisition of noble titles.
All five guild masters of the Major Guilds desperately wished to receive the rank of baron and gain territory.
To achieve this, they were doing their utmost to stand out even slightly in the eyes of the Empire.
“Mir became a Marquis?”
“Yes, it’s a fact announced by the Imperial Palace.”
“Ha, unbelievable. We haven’t even received the viscount title yet and we’re anxious like this. And someone’s already become a Marquis.”
“It seems the merit of hunting the Evil God was greatly recognized.”
“So hunting Evil Gods is the answer? Sigh….”
Mir, who had first become a noble in Second.
The news came that Mir, who had first received territory, had become a Marquis.
How on earth had he managed to be promoted to Marquis so quickly?
It was truly remarkable, but what was certain was that the decisive reason Mir could be promoted this time was the ‘Evil God’.
Upon this, the Major Guilds mobilized all their intelligence resources and began searching for Evil Gods.
“Is this an Evil God?”
“No, something like this couldn’t possibly be an Evil God.”
“Damn….”
“Don’t blame yourself too much. Even if it’s not the main body of the Evil God, these are probably ‘remnants of the Evil God’. You can receive merit recognition just from this.”
“This alone isn’t enough!”
Find the Evil God and defeat it.
Then one could become a noble.
If successful, instead of troublesomely going through the viscount rank like now, one might immediately become a baron and receive territory.
Thus, one of the Major Guilds searching for the Evil God finally revealed the location of one Evil God.
“Finally found it! An Evil God!”
It was the Taegeuk Guild that found the Evil God.
Those who established the first proper guild in South Korea and still proudly stand among the Five Great Guilds.
United by pride in being the most historically significant Major Guild, they immediately prepared for a raid.
They gathered all their guild members and collected equipment and consumables to defeat the Evil God.
Immediately after.
“Raid start!”
“We’re joining the main scenario quest!”
“The Taegeuk Guild can’t be left out of the main scenario quest!”
“Let’s go!”
The Taegeuk Guild confidently began their assault on the Evil God.
And then.
Thud.
“This can’t be….”
“How are we supposed to clear this…?”
“This is impossible….”
The Taegeuk Guild was annihilated by the Evil God.
* * *
Now that I’d reached level 400, there was something I needed to do.
And that was.
[ Your first alchemy has succeeded. ]
[ Judgment: Transcendent Success ]
[ Great Spirit’s Elixir of Life ]
Type: Potion
Grade: Legendary
Requirement: Level 400 or higher
Description: A legendary elixir of life crafted by alchemizing the elixir of life infused with the power of the Four Great Spirits alongside countless rare magical potions.
“I’m getting transcendent judgments fairly often now.”
Consuming magical elixirs.
By using all the magical elixirs available at level 400 for alchemy, I’d created a legendary-grade elixir.
Upon drinking it.
[ You have consumed ‘Great Spirit’s Elixir of Life’. ]
[ Intelligence increases significantly. ]
[ Wisdom increases significantly. ]
[ Magical attack power increases. ]
….
As expected, my various stats increased dramatically.
After opening my status window, I couldn’t help but let out an exclamation.
While my level still lagged behind the rankers, in terms of total stat points alone, hadn’t I already surpassed them with ease?
It was a status window that naturally inspired such thoughts.
Next was.
“Knight Commander.”
“Heh heh, welcome. I thought you’d return early, but I never expected it to be this soon.”
“May I use the Grand Library?”
“Of course. Though I should warn you, the number of grimoires drops significantly from the fifth circle onwards.”
“Thank you.”
“Instead, how about we have a discussion about magic? I find that talking with you often sparks new inspiration.”
I visited the Blue Moon Grand Library and learned 5-Circle applied magic.
Just as the Knight Commander said, there were fewer grimoires from 5-Circle onward, but since these were 5-Circle applied magic, each one looked exceptionally powerful.
I could easily learn magic that existed only in Second and that I hadn’t managed to collect during First—it couldn’t have been better.
Still, I couldn’t keep learning from grimoires for free indefinitely.
“This is a small token of my gratitude.”
“Haha, you even brought something like this. Much appreciated.”
I had prepared a gift as well.
It was one of the materials I’d purchased expensively at the Grand Auction House—a “Unicorn’s Horn” imbued with mysterious mana, the sort of material the Knight Commander would surely appreciate.
But when I handed over the gift, I noticed something.
“That is….”
“Haha, you see? I’ve crafted a personal accessory for myself as well.”
A pendant hung from the Knight Commander’s chest.
It was unmistakably a pendant made from that “Evil God’s Silver Feather” I’d agreed to sell to the Knight Commander previously.
After the Grand Auction concluded, I’d sold the feather to the Knight Commander based on that sale price.
It appeared he’d fashioned it into this pendant.
“The feather contained several abilities, but the strongest among them was undoubtedly wind. So I crafted it in a form that maximizes wind magic.”
“Magnificent.”
“Don’t say that—let me show you the item’s abilities. You’ll be quite surprised when you see it. Haha.”
Eager to show off, the Knight Commander led me toward the magic practice chamber.
A space where any magic could be practiced, with powerful protective magic circles installed on all sides.
It was a spacious area created exclusively for the Knight Commander’s use.
“Normally I’ve been freely utilizing magic here, but….”
The Knight Commander summoned his mana.
At that moment, the pendant hanging around his neck resonated, and a silver current flowed forth.
The silver current soon fused with the Knight Commander’s mana.
[ Despair of Wind ]
He cast an 8-Circle spell, the magic known as Despair of Wind.
This was magic I recognized.
During First, even though I hadn’t used it myself, I’d occasionally witnessed exceptional magical entities among monsters employ it.
Dragons, who are called the originators of magic, also frequently used this spell.
However, there was one difference from what I knew.
‘The Evil God’s power.’
The Despair of Wind was composed of silver light.
That malevolent wind swelled the Despair of Wind even larger and more powerful.
As a result, the magic practice chamber trembled as though it might burst apart, and the protective magic circle the Knight Commander had personally installed for his own practice shattered.
After some time had passed, the Despair of Wind finally subsided.
“Whether it’s good or bad, ever since I used this pendant, I can no longer practice wind-attribute magic in this place. Hahahaha.”
The Knight Commander watched this with evident satisfaction.
Though he claimed not to know if it was good or bad, his face was far too bright to hide his delight.
It seemed he was quite eager to show off the power of his newly crafted pendant, going so far as to summon me all the way here.
As I spent time in Blue Moon like this.
– Mir?
Finally, the contact I had been waiting for arrived from Yuris.
* * *
Though Yuris said she would come to me, I sent word that I would visit her instead and slipped out of the Imperial Palace.
While I wanted to hear the news, I was more interested in observing the current state of Dark Shade.
After leaving the Imperial Palace and arriving at the Reform District.
[ Information Guild, Dark Shade ]
I could see the building I had established standing there in all its glory.
And I could see the countless crowds flowing in and out of Dark Shade.
‘It seems to have settled in well.’
I had also established an Information Guild called Silver Shade back in First.
Of course, I hadn’t built it entirely through my own efforts then either—I had merely assisted in its founding by involving myself in the work of talented NPCs.
Somehow, I had ended up establishing an Information Guild in much the same way this time.
Moreover, bringing the Information Guild out of the shadows and into the light was also something I had done back in First.
‘There’s no reason an Information Guild needs to hide in the shadows.’
What matters is image.
Even an Information Guild can approach people naturally—there’s no reason it shouldn’t fit in.
Especially if I could gather players who enjoy the game, the guild’s profitability would increase significantly, so there was no need to hide in the shadows.
Satisfied with Dark Shade standing proudly in the light like this, I entered the building.
“Marquis!”
“Were you waiting?”
“Of course I should come greet you in person when you visit, Marquis.”
Yuris welcomed me immediately.
Naturally, only I knew that the woman before my eyes was Yuris, who was responsible for Dark Shade.
“Thanks to you, Marquis, I’ve been able to expand our forces smoothly. To be honest, compared to the Silver Veil days, our information network hasn’t fully spread yet, but it’s only a matter of time.”
“That’s good to hear.”
“It’s all thanks to you, Marquis!”
Yuris’s expression looked far brighter than before.
To be precise, dark circles hung heavily under her eyes and her face was full of exhaustion, but her expression showed such satisfaction with her current work.
Following Yuris’s guidance to her office at the top of the building.
“I haven’t been able to properly fulfill your requests while building up the information network. But this time, I’ve found some solid information for you.”
“Is it about the Evil God?”
“Yes, that’s right. An Evil God has been discovered in the Western Continent.”
She immediately began relaying the information I had requested.
“The Empire probably doesn’t know about this yet. That’s because it’s an Evil God that ‘adventurers’ like you have discovered.”
“Adventurers?”
“Yes. If adventurers hadn’t come to the guild like this, I wouldn’t have found out so quickly either.”
Until now, most of the Evil Gods I had found were ones I had sought out myself or ones the Emperor had found.
But a user discovering the Evil God?
I wondered who it could possibly be.
“I heard it was the Taegeuk Guild. Do you happen to know anything about them?”
“I’m aware of them.”
A familiar name reached my ears.
It was a name I couldn’t possibly not know.
The Taegeuk Guild was Korea’s first Major Guild, and they had even extended an offer for me to join them before.
But then.
“That Taegeuk Guild apparently challenged it confidently, only to fail miserably.”
So the Taegeuk Guild had failed to conquer it.
I was about to ask for more information when—
– Guild Master.
Ena’s whisper suddenly reached my ears.
I had wanted to focus on Yuris’s information, so I was about to defer the whisper, but Ena delivered unexpected news.
– The Taegeuk Guild sent a cooperation request, so I’m contacting you.
“From the Taegeuk Guild?”
A cooperation request from the Taegeuk Guild.
Combined with the information I’d just heard from Yuris about the Taegeuk Guild’s failure to conquer the Evil God.
Thanks to that.
‘Are they asking me to help them conquer the Evil God?’
I could immediately grasp the Taegeuk Guild’s situation.

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