The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 300

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Chapter 300
Chapter 300
The tournament had ended.
Though I was ultimately used as a political tool by the Alliance Leader, it didn’t matter.
[ Black Flame Dragon’s Dragon Scale ]
I had obtained the goal I desired without incident.
I handed it over to Luke.
– Thank you, Master.
[ ‘Black Flame Dragon, Lucknir Desperate Ignoxtan’ absorbs the ‘Black Flame Dragon’s Dragon Scale’. ]
[ ‘Luke’ recovers the scales and partially restores his former stature. ]
[ The synchronization rate achievable through Black Flame Transformation with ‘Luke’ increases. ]
[ All resistance and immunity values, including physical and magical defense, increase. This becomes even stronger in Black Flame Transformation state. ]
A System Message appeared indicating Luke’s stature had risen.
The Black Flame Dragon’s Dragon Scale.
Having found various body parts of Luke until now, I had gained experience and roughly anticipated this, but.
As expected, the scale came with a defense increase option befitting its nature.
‘If I activate Black Flame Transformation, the defense stat will rise quite significantly.’
Advancing by brute-forcing enemy attacks isn’t my style.
But as an All Master, my strength is exceptionally high, and my health stat is equally tremendous.
And if I equip the heavy armor and shield I collected back in First?
Then activate Black Flame Transformation, and even use the mythic-rank defensive skill ‘Jade Stone Fortress Wall’?
Most attacks would be.
No, I wondered if I could even block an attack from the Evil God once.
Anyway, I’d verify this later.
“You’ve arrived. New Grand Warrior.”
I came to the massive Alliance Hall situated at the center of the Golden Sand Tribe Alliance to meet the current Alliance Leader.
The reason was simple.
After the awards ceremony ended.
The moment I received Luke’s Dragon Scale.
‘Come to the Alliance Hall tonight.’
I had heard these words from the Alliance Leader.
I could have simply ignored it.
[ Quest ‘The Golden Sand Tribe Alliance Leader’s Summons’ has been created. ]
Rank: Epic
Description: The Alliance Leader of the Desert has summoned you, the victor of the Great Desert’s greatest warrior selection tournament.
Objective: Visit the Alliance Hall.
The moment I heard the Alliance Leader’s words.
A Quest window appeared before my eyes.
A Quest that clearly didn’t seem ordinary.
I hadn’t even heard the details yet, but simply visiting the Alliance Leader earned an Epic-rank judgment.
Moreover, judging by the Quest format, it seemed like I was receiving a linked Quest from the Alliance Leader.
As a gamer, how could I possibly ignore such a Quest?
Thus, I set out for the Alliance Hall as soon as darkness fell, following the Alliance Leader’s instructions.
I was treated with the respect befitting a Grand Warrior and arrived before the Alliance Leader.
“Be seated, Grand Warrior. Or rather, since you are an outsider, perhaps it would be more comfortable to address you by name rather than such a title?”
“Please call me as you see fit.”
“Then I shall call you Grand Warrior. It seems more natural to my tongue.”
His chamber within the Alliance Hall exuded an atmosphere of profound serenity and majesty.
The crimson carpet covering the floor was adorned with golden embroidery, and the walls displayed framed portraits of successive Alliance Leaders of the Great Desert in orderly arrangement.
What caught my eye most were the flags lined along the walls.
Various emblems were inscribed upon them, and some of these I recognized.
‘The symbols of the desert tribes.’
The flag of the Sandclaw Tribe.
Followed by the emblem of the Black Scorpion Tribe, which I had first fought against in the tournament.
These flags seemed to demonstrate that this was the ‘Alliance Hall’ of a ‘Tribal Alliance,’ distinct from the imperial palace.
“First, I wish to express my gratitude.”
“If you were using me for political purposes, I have no particular objection.”
“That may be so, but there are matters that transpired before that.”
“Yes?”
“The Evil God.”
In that instant, the Alliance Leader’s eyes gleamed like those of a wild beast.
“I am aware that you defeated the Evil God that appeared in the Great Desert. That is surely why you were able to participate as the representative of the Sandclaw Tribe.”
“…”
“The Great Desert is vast, and communication between tribes is not always swift, so news travels slowly. Many do not know of it, but the ears of the Alliance are not entirely closed.”
He knew that I had defeated the Evil God.
Well, it was not surprising.
Though the desert was vast, the Blue Spirit God was equally immense.
It was only natural that someone witnessed its existence and reported it to the Alliance Leader.
Perhaps the Sandclaw Tribe itself had reported directly to the Alliance Leader.
“Furthermore.”
The real issue came next.
“I am also aware that you eliminated the Assassins and exposed the Tribe Chiefs involved in corruption.”
This was not a matter to be taken lightly.
I did not know how he had learned of it, but he was undoubtedly the Alliance Leader.
Exposing corruption was a righteous act, but from the Alliance Leader’s perspective, it could appear as though I had exposed and driven out the tribes under his command.
If that were the case, the Alliance Leader might harbor ill will toward me.
…Such suspicions dissipated before they could fully take root.
“To you, who has defeated the Evil God, eliminated the Assassins, and purged the corrupt Tribe Chiefs—as the Alliance Leader of the Golden Sand Tribe Alliance, I express my deepest gratitude.”
That seemingly formidable Alliance Leader
bowed his head to me and expressed his thanks.
That wasn’t all.
“Is there anything you desire? As the Alliance Leader, I wish to offer you a reward befitting one who has saved the Great Desert itself.”
I hadn’t asked him to offer any compensation.
Yet the Alliance Leader voluntarily brought up the subject of a reward.
While I could have politely declined, his demeanor suggested that refusing would actually be discourteous.
So I immediately mentioned what I truly wanted.
“The Black Flame Dragon’s scale that I received as the championship prize—could you perhaps acquire something similar?”
The Alliance Leader had put Luke’s scale up as the tournament’s reward.
So perhaps he also knew the locations of other body parts?
That was the intent behind my question, though I harbored no great expectations.
Luke’s body parts weren’t the sort of items one could easily locate.
Yet from the Alliance Leader’s mouth came an answer I hadn’t anticipated.
“A scale, you say. I had been puzzled as to why you volunteered as the Sandclaw Tribe Representative and participated in the tournament. So it was that scale you were after.”
“You know of it?”
“I cannot say with certainty. However, I do know of a location with considerable potential.”
Did he actually know something?
At his response, Luke stirred with agitation, summoning Black Flame.
My eyes gleamed as I pressed for more, and the Alliance Leader continued.
“But first, might you hear me out on one matter?”
“Yes?”
“In truth, the reason I accelerated the timeline and held the Grand Warrior selection tournament was precisely because of this.”
He was speaking of Luke’s body parts.
What was he suddenly trying to say?
“A subsidence is occurring at the Western Edge of the Desert.”
“A subsidence? You mean the desert itself is collapsing?”
“Indeed.”
“How could the desert possibly….”
“The Great Pyramid located at the Western Edge of the Desert—centered upon it, the desert’s sands are endlessly falling into an abyss.”
As a user who had cleared First, I could instinctively recognize it.
This was precisely why he had summoned me.
The content of an Epic-tier Linked Quest.
“The information hasn’t spread widely yet, but the situation is grave. Thus I intended to summon the Desert’s greatest warriors and request an assault on the Great Pyramid.”
“…I understand that. But the item I mentioned….”
“The scale bestowed upon you as a reward was obtained from within that very Great Pyramid.”
Then could it be.
“And furthermore, according to reconnaissance, a similar item has been discovered beneath the Great Pyramid.”
“Truly?”
“Would I deceive the hero who vanquished the Evil God and the Assassin? While not certain, circumstantial evidence strongly suggests the item you seek lies within the Great Pyramid.”
Something utterly unexpected had transpired.
The Alliance Leader’s Epic-tier Linked Quest was connected to Luke’s body parts.
With this, I had no reason to refuse his request.
In fact, I wanted to ask him first.
To include me in the Great Pyramid’s assault team.
“So if you would only permit it….”
“I will go.”
“Thank you.”
[ Linked Quest ‘The Sinking of the Great Desert’ has been created. ]
Rank : Legendary
Description : The Great Pyramid located in the Western Edge of Desert. Centered around it, the desert is sinking. The Alliance Leader is gathering an assault team for the Great Pyramid by mobilizing the Great Desert.
Objective : Conquer the Great Pyramid and prevent the sinking of the Great Desert.
The moment I accepted the Alliance Leader’s request, a linked quest appeared.
A legendary-rank linked quest, no less.
I wondered just how difficult this could be to warrant a legendary rank.
“The assault team will be quickly assembled, primarily composed of warriors from the Alliance and each tribe, along with the Grand Warriors who participated in this tournament.”
“I can go alone.”
“I am aware of your abilities, but the sinking of the Great Pyramid is far more dangerous than imagination suggests. Precisely because I hold your potential in such high regard, I cannot send you alone.”
“…I understand.”
This is satisfactory.
Not only did I obtain a legendary-rank linked quest, but I also gained a hint about Luke’s body parts.
There was no greater reward for me than this.
Satisfied, I turned to leave.
“Now then, tell me your true desired reward.”
“Pardon? As for the reward, I already….”
“As I said, this was originally a request I intended to ask of you. I am grateful that you accepted so readily—in fact, I should be the one thanking you. So the reward I mentioned earlier is completely separate from this.”
The Alliance Leader stopped me.
“Since you even accepted my request as well, I wish to offer you an even greater reward. So speak up. Tell me what reward you desire.”
Most people would have stayed silent and let me leave.
But he upheld his honor to the very end.
Because of that, I could gladly state my desired reward.
“I desire a Premium Magic Stone.”
“A Premium Magic Stone… you ask for something quite difficult.”
“Is it not possible?”
Premium Magic Stones.
Unlike other items, even in my subspace, the number of Premium Magic Stones is limited.
Moreover, when facing formidable enemies like the Evil God, Premium Magic Stones would prove far more helpful than I could imagine.
So the more Premium Magic Stones I have, the better.
However, I wondered if even the Alliance Leader could easily obtain Premium Magic Stones.
“Despite appearances, I am the Alliance Leader who commands all the tribes of the Great Desert. As long as they exist in the Great Desert, not a single grain of sand can escape my reach.”
Contrary to my expectations.
The Alliance Leader promised the reward with an expression of absolute confidence.
* * *
Not long after that.
I was able to receive the compensation I had promised to the Alliance Leader.
[ Premium Magic Stone ]
A premium magic stone.
Premium magic stones were items that even I, during my prosperous days in First, could not easily obtain.
To think he procured such an item so quickly.
It was a moment that demonstrated just how exceptional the Alliance Leader’s capabilities were as the supreme authority of the Western Region of the Continent.
Moreover, the compensation did not end there.
[ Sunlight Magic Stone ]
[ Desert Magic Stone ]
….
Beginning with the premium magic stone, I received various attribute magic stones that could only be obtained in the Great Desert as compensation.
Though inferior to premium magic stones, if the attributes aligned properly, they could deliver efficiency comparable to top-tier magic stones.
No—they could exceed that level of performance.
I heard that since only one premium magic stone could be procured, the Alliance Leader regretfully gathered the finest magic stones available immediately as supplementary compensation.
I had never received a reward that pleased me more.
Well, now that I’ve received my compensation.
“Shall we go, Luke?”
– Yes, Master.
“I’m curious which part it will be this time.”
– I am confident this compensation will please you as well, Master.
It was time to undertake the Alliance Leader’s commission.
To conquer the Great Pyramid.
I set out toward the designated meeting place where the Grand Warriors of the Desert were gathering.

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