The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 277

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Chapter 277
Chapter 277
Right after my conversation with the Taegeuk Guild.
I immediately began preparing to conquer the “Azure Spirit God.”
First, I stopped by the Imperial Palace to handle some business, then returned directly to Kalbera Territory.
“It’s the Evil God.”
“My, already? That’s sooner than I expected. Since the Evil God is a main scenario Quest, I didn’t think it would appear so readily.”
“I was fortunate. And because of the contract with the Taegeuk Guild, we need to maintain security….”
“I’ll announce to the guild members that it’s a large-scale raid in preparation for countering the Evil God, not the Evil God itself.”
“You can tell them we’re hunting the ‘Fallen Grand Spirit.'”
“So this Evil God has a similar form to that?”
I informed the guild members through Ena.
Since the Taegeuk Guild absolutely couldn’t let other Major Guilds discover this, they’d requested strict confidentiality. So I cited the “Fallen Grand Spirit,” a boss monster with a similar form, as the cover story.
After that, I headed to.
‘This is my first time here.’
The Alchemy Workshop in Kalbera Territory.
It wasn’t actually an old establishment.
After recruiting new guild members for Kalbera Territory, Lee Chul-geun had built this Alchemy Workshop because there was a skilled alchemist among them.
But the exterior looked somewhat unusual.
Typically, when one thinks of an Alchemy Workshop in Second, they imagine something more fantastical—reminiscent of a witch’s workshop.
But this place….
‘A laboratory?’
A building made of pristine white walls and glass.
Aiming for a sterile environment, wind magic swept away germs at the entrance, and the space was filled with various flasks, lamps, and other equipment.
It evoked the appearance of a modern research facility.
Upon entering,
“Ah… Guild Master… you’ve arrived.”
“Kang Su-seok?”
“Yes… I’m Kang Su-seok.”
An alchemist from the Heukryeom Guild.
Kang Su-seok came into view.
But his condition looked rather poor.
Dark circles hung beneath his eyes without end, his face was pale, and his lips had lost all color.
Even for a game, it was a state that made me question whether this was right.
“Are you alright?”
“I’m… taking potions regularly….”
“No, it doesn’t seem like potions are the issue….”
“My health checkup showed no problems… so there’s no need to worry….”
It didn’t seem like potions or health checkups were the real problem.
Still, what could I do when he insisted like that.
According to what I’d heard from Lee Chul-geun, despite looking somewhat tired, his skills were trustworthy enough. I nodded and entered the Alchemy Workshop.
“I don’t have much to offer, but… would you be willing to try this…? I’m in the middle of an experiment and need a test subject….”
“…That’s fine.”
I ignored the suspicious liquid Kang Su-seok offered and took a seat.
Then I got straight to the point.
“I want to produce a large quantity of attribute coating agents.”
“Attribute coating agents… do you mean potions that grant enchantment effects…?”
Attribute coating agents.
They were potions that granted corresponding attributes to weapons when sprayed on them.
They were commonly used when physical attacks didn’t work against enemies, or to exploit an enemy’s elemental weakness.
However, there was one problem.
“As you know… attribute coating agents have rather poor efficiency….”
It was the efficiency of attribute coating agents.
There was a reason why such a convenient potion—one that simply needed to be poured on a weapon to grant attributes—wasn’t more popular.
First, the price.
One of the materials needed for attribute coating agents was quite expensive.
On top of that, the duration wasn’t long, and if made incorrectly, instead of granting attributes, the weapon’s attack power would actually decrease.
Because of this, attribute coating agents weren’t particularly favored items in Second.
But.
“There is a way.”
“What method are you referring to…?”
“It would be faster to show you directly. How about we make one coating agent right now?”
I possessed both the capital to afford the expensive materials for coating agents and the knowledge to compensate for their insufficient efficiency.
I had both.
* * *
Kang Su-seok, the alchemist of the Heukryeom Guild.
He was quite satisfied with his life in the Heukryeom Guild.
“I need… more materials.”
Normally, when one joins a guild, one expects ‘finished products.’
In fact, it couldn’t be helped.
From the guild’s perspective, they hired alchemists to receive properly made potions.
But Kang Su-seok wasn’t satisfied with just that.
He wanted to research the properties of various materials and use them to create diverse potions.
He wanted to create something unique—results that no one had ever produced before.
However, there was nowhere that fulfilled Kang Su-seok’s expectations.
Finding an investor was even more difficult.
And then.
“Just prepare the proper documentation regarding usage and finished products. I can send you as much as you need.”
“Since I’ll be using it for experiments… I can’t guarantee finished products. Is that acceptable…?”
“It’s fine. The guild master said not to spare any funds for growth, development, and research.”
“Thank you….”
Heukryeom Guild was different.
Recently, when preparing to challenge the Evil God, I’d been instructed to create finished potions.
But outside those circumstances, they respected Kang Su-seok’s research.
They’d built him a dedicated workshop, and readily procured expensive or hard-to-find materials.
Then, for the first time, the guild master of Heukryeom Guild entered his workshop.
‘I’ve heard the guild master is skilled not only in combat but also in production….’
I’d heard many stories about the guild master.
So when such a guild master spoke about attribute coating agents, my expectations soared even higher.
Just how exceptional was the guild master’s skill?
Given how generously they supported my research, would their abilities be equally outstanding?
With such anticipation,
– I activate the skill ‘Alchemy’.
I began crafting the attribute coating agent.
However, the materials being used seemed somewhat unusual.
“That… isn’t a material for coating agents….”
“I’m aware. They don’t use this material in Second.”
“Yes…?”
Attribute coating agents were a well-known formula, so the materials and recipes used were already established.
Attribute stones to impart properties and adhesive materials to extend duration, and so forth.
Kang Su-seok had experimented with various materials, but increasing efficiency proved difficult.
Yet.
‘With something like that….’
The materials being used were strange.
Sometimes using materials not typically employed in alchemy, sometimes using materials that seemed unsuitable for coating agents.
It was far too bold.
Kang Su-seok was an experimental alchemist himself, but this was excessive.
Still.
‘The alchemy skill alone… is truly exceptional.’
The alchemy skill was worthy of recognition.
Maintaining temperature, preparing materials, adjusting proportions—
All of it was as skilled as my own work.
Yet with those materials, a proper attribute coating agent shouldn’t emerge.
That’s what I thought.
“It’s complete.”
“This is….”
“Let me test it immediately.”
Mir sprayed the coating agent onto his sword.
Since it was a coating agent infused with flame properties, flames erupted immediately on Mir’s blade.
The firepower was far more impressive than anticipated.
I’d thought the duration would be short given the firepower, but….
‘It lasted over a minute.’
The duration was longer than I’d expected.
Coating agents with higher firepower typically have shorter durations, so the fact that this one lasted this long at such firepower proved it was a highly efficient coating agent.
And the flames that continued burning didn’t extinguish until nearly two minutes had passed.
“Unbelievable….”
This was roughly three times the level of standard elemental coating agents known on the market.
Moreover, the firepower was even superior.
Seeing this, Kang Su-seok.
“I respect you…! No, I will respect you from this moment on…! Guild Master Mir…! Please become the director of our workshop’s research laboratory…!”
I could understand why he’d chosen the nickname Kang Su-seok.
* * *
Elemental coating agents.
The reason I knew that new recipe was, naturally enough.
‘Why is the coating agent level like this?’
Thanks to First’s knowledge.
For some reason, the elemental coating agents of the current Second were at a lower standard than they had been in First.
Fortunately, most of the materials from the recipe I remembered still existed in Second, so I was able to recreate the coating agent immediately.
Of course.
“Please become the director of our workshop’s research laboratory…!”
Once I’d created the coating agent, Kang Su-seok suddenly said something strange.
“First, I’ll create the coating agents. I need to produce as large quantities as possible, sorted by element.”
“Yes, Director…!”
I brushed it aside and issued instructions for the work.
Immediately, Kang Su-seok began alchemizing the coating agent exactly as I’d shown him.
Alchemy is such a delicate process, and I hadn’t even separately explained the recipe to him.
Bubble, bubble—.
“Director, it’s complete….”
“Excellent.”
“It’s thanks to you, Director….”
Kang Su-seok had brilliantly recreated the alchemy I’d demonstrated.
A coating agent of perfect quality was completed, lacking nothing compared to what I’d made initially.
I immediately provided recipes for coating agents of other elements as well.
Even if one knows the original recipe, trial and error is inevitable before actually making it.
“Is this level acceptable…?”
“Excellent.”
Kang Su-seok once again perfectly created the coating agent I’d instructed him on.
Lee Chul-geun had said Kang Su-seok’s skills were outstanding, but I hadn’t expected them to be this exceptional.
In fact.
“This part might benefit from some improvement… Would it be acceptable to experiment with different materials…?”
“Of course. However, you must meet the quota of coating agents by the deadline.”
“I’ll complete it even if I have to work through the night… Director…!”
He had even improved my recipe.
All I needed was for him to produce the required number of coating agents, yet he was doing far more than that—I couldn’t have been more pleased.
With this, the attribute coating agents needed to face the Azure Spirit God were resolved.
Next was.
Clang, clang, clang!
“Oh, if it isn’t Guild Master Mir!”
It was the Smithy.
Like the Alchemy Workshop, this Smithy had been built as a space for the Blacksmith, a new member of the Black Flame Guild.
“I’ve come to request the creation of a special item.”
“A special item, you say?”
“I’d like to show you a prototype. Would it be alright if I borrowed some space?”
“Of course.”
Clang, clang, clang!
“Ooooooooh!!”
But that wasn’t all.
I sought out Kang Sol, the chef of the Black Flame Guild, and revised recipes to provide buff effects suitable for facing the Azure Spirit God.
And I also visited others with production-class professions, requesting their help in preparing to face the Azure Spirit God.
As a result.
“Incredible! This is revolutionary!”
“How did we get such results using only common materials?”
“That hammering technique is mesmerizing….”
“You’re truly amazing, Guild Master!”
“I’d heard rumors that you had talent in production-class work, but I never imagined it would be to this degree.”
“Combat power strong enough to hunt Evil Gods, and crafting skills superior to ours… Is this even real?”
Among the production-class guild members of the Black Flame Guild.
And among all the production-class craftsmen of Kalbera Territory, rumors about me began to spread.
In the past, this would have been troublesome, but now it didn’t matter.
I’d already stopped hiding my strength long ago.
Now, revealing my power actually benefited the Black Flame Guild, and above all, I couldn’t afford to hide my strength when facing the Azure Spirit God imminently.
The combat-class guild members also trained in raids against the “Fallen Arch Spirit” as I had instructed.
And finally.
“Is everyone prepared?”
“Yes, Guild Master!”
Time passed quickly, and the day to meet with the Taegeuk Guild had arrived.

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