The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 319

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Chapter 319
Chapter 319
Currently, the Baltika Empire stood as the supreme hegemon of the Continent.
It dominated not only the largest and most prosperous centers across the land, but was also expanding its territories in all directions.
In particular, the Southern Continent—where expansion had previously stalled—was rapidly becoming Imperial territory at an astonishing pace.
However, even an empire could not claim every inch of the Continent.
“There’s no proper land here. Farming seems impossible. The earth is far too barren.”
The Western Region, composed entirely of desolate desert, and
“Brrr, it’s freezing! Even bundled up like this, I feel like I’m wearing nothing but undergarments in the depths of winter!”
the Northern Region, where bitter cold lurked relentlessly.
These lands were difficult to approach, and even if claimed, true governance proved nearly impossible.
In reality, the Empire could barely manage to contain the monsters that poured forth from those regions.
Moreover, the Eastern Region was in chaos, with a tyrannical despot running rampant.
Yet.
“Have you heard? Desert treasures are arriving this time.”
“I’ve heard. They say the glass crafts from the desert are breathtakingly beautiful?”
“And the sculptures carved from sand—how magnificent must they be?”
“Lately, hourglasses filled with desert sand have become all the rage among the nobility.”
Recently, remarkable news had spread.
The Empire’s foundational doctrine of continental unification had shifted.
The Emperor had forged an alliance with the desert dwellers of the Western Region and initiated trade.
Though the nobility had voiced opposition, the Aristocratic Faction’s power had been greatly diminished.
The Emperor met the Alliance Leader of the desert at the border with the Western Region and exchanged a handshake.
Thus, formal desert trade commenced.
“So many treasures were hidden in the desert all along!”
“Thank goodness war didn’t break out. If conflict had erupted with the Western Region, we might have needed additional conscription.”
“To be honest, what good would it do us to rule the desert? We couldn’t even farm in that barren wasteland of sand.”
“Exactly, exactly. No matter how I think about it, the alliance with the desert was an excellent choice.”
“In truth, what does the Empire’s doctrine matter to us?”
“Trade with the desert is flourishing, and I’d say this is the Empire’s greatest golden age.”
While the nobility grumbled that the Emperor had arbitrarily altered the Empire’s doctrine, the citizens’ reaction was entirely different.
The Empire’s people were already exhausted by war.
Having already secured continental hegemony, how much more fighting must they endure?
There had already been murmurs questioning whether it was truly necessary to strain themselves ruling the barren wastelands of the Western and Northern Regions.
The citizens could only cheer at the Emperor’s decision.
Once trade with the desert flourished, the Empire’s culture and economy would surely prosper further.
Furthermore.
“Have you heard the rumor that Marquis Mir played the greatest role in the alliance with the desert?”
“Of course. Who doesn’t know? His Imperial Majesty even came out beyond the Imperial Palace to greet him.”
“They say he even defeated the Evil God in the desert.”
“Heh. You’re single-handedly vanquishing the Evil God, the very calamity of the Continent. Truly, you are the hero of this age.”
“With such a hero standing beside me, how could I not feel assured?”
The people were also aware of news concerning Mir.
How Mir had defeated the Evil God and the Assassins in the Desert, and saved them from catastrophe.
All the Emperor had done was subtly weave his own connection into that narrative.
“Perhaps you’ll be promoted to Marquis before long.”
“Heh, a Marquis? Even so, it’s not easy for an adventurer to be promoted to such a rank, is it?”
“True enough. A Marquis typically refers to a noble who governs a territory the size of a major city.”
“But isn’t the Kalbera Territory that Marquis Mir governs already effectively a Marquis-level domain?”
“Well, that’s true, but…”
“Given how much His Majesty favors him, he might even ascend beyond Marquis to Duke. Or perhaps even higher.”
“Heh, a Duke of adventurer’s stock.”
“The balance of power in the Empire will surely shift.”
Thus, Mir’s recognition and renown among the Empire’s people grew endlessly with each passing day.
* * *
After my audience with the Emperor.
I made my way directly to Cheongwol, the headquarters of the Blue Moon Knight Order located beneath the Imperial Palace.
The moment the Knight Commander of the Blue Moon Knights heard of my arrival, he rushed out to greet me.
“You’ve come at last? So, what have you crafted from the Blue Evil God’s magic stone? I’m quite eager to see!”
He showed keen interest in the magic stone I had obtained.
Since there was no reason to hide it, I showed him the ‘Blue Eternal Crystal’ I had created.
“Ho, a rechargeable magic stone, is it? You’ve preserved the mana contained within the Blue Evil God’s magic stone and made it continuously usable. A completely different approach from mine.”
He examined my Blue Eternal Crystal with tremendous interest.
What materials I had used, what techniques I had employed, and so forth.
As befitted the Empire’s greatest Sage, his curiosity about magic was boundless.
“And what did you do with yours, Knight Commander?”
“I embedded mine in my staff in the orthodox manner.”
However, my own curiosity about magic was equally intense.
During First, I couldn’t use magic directly, but only after arriving in Second did I truly begin wielding it properly.
It was only natural that I would become interested in the possessions of the Empire’s greatest Sage.
At this, he withdrew his staff and showed it to me.
Just as he had said, the Blue Evil God’s magic stone was embedded within the staff.
I had initially thought it might serve to replenish mana during spellcasting, but it was entirely different.
“I’ve made it so that the mana dwelling within the magic stone serves as a core, allowing me to condense mana more effectively. The magic stone’s mana is not consumed; instead, the spell’s power increases proportionally to the magic stone’s mana.”
Well, it was difficult to fully comprehend his explanation.
Still, this was quite useful information.
Since it came from the Empire’s greatest Sage, I listened attentively to his explanation, even if I had no immediate need for it.
After discussing the Evil God and magic stones in this manner.
“Could I borrow the Alchemy Workshop for a time?”
“Oh, have you obtained some fine materials again?”
“It’s not material for the Evil God, but….”
“Let’s go quickly. Since I have time anyway, I’ll join you this time too.”
I headed straight for the Alchemy Workshop.
What I pulled out were the items I’d obtained after defeating the Pharaoh in this Pyramid.
The Abyss Pharaoh’s Papyrus, the Abyss Pharaoh’s Bandages, and so on.
Just those alone made the Knight Commander and Owen, the master alchemist of the Alchemy Workshop, gasp in surprise.
[ Abyss Scarab’s Immortal Elixir ]
“I can feel an enormous vitality emanating from it. It’s almost enough to make me think this might be the material for the legendary elixir of immortality I’ve only heard about.”
“Good heavens! I’ve handled countless materials throughout my career, but this is the first time I’ve seen a material imbued with such vitality! It possesses dozens of times more life force than troll blood!”
The reaction when I pulled out the final material was on an entirely different level.
Well, even though it wasn’t material for the Evil God, it was a mythic-grade elixir material, so there was no helping it.
Since this material didn’t exist even in First, I didn’t know the elixir recipe either.
“If you simply consume it as is, you won’t be able to fully absorb the overflowing life force. We’ll need auxiliary materials to assist with that.”
“Hmm, what if we dilute it by mixing in the blood of a troll shaman?”
“A good method, but that would diminish the potency, I’m afraid.”
“I also oppose it. Even if it’s difficult to consume, I want to preserve the full efficacy.”
“Then….”
Even though I didn’t know this recipe, I remembered nearly every recipe that existed in First.
And standing beside me were the Knight Commander and Owen, among the finest alchemists in Second.
Even facing a mythic-grade elixir material for the first time, analyzing it was instantaneous.
“I’ll handle the refinement process.”
“I’ll prepare all the minor materials in advance.”
“Then we’ll begin the work immediately.”
– Using the skill ‘Alchemy’.
I began working swiftly.
All three of us, myself included, had experience alchemizing the mythic-grade elixir material ‘Refined Green Stone Demon’s Energy’.
We’d even alchemized a mythic-grade Evil God elixir, so the ‘Abyss Scarab’s Immortal Elixir’, despite being mythic-grade, was of a lower caliber and thus easier in difficulty.
Since it was a material I’d never seen before, it took some time, but fortunately.
[ Alchemy has succeeded. ]
[ Judgment : Transcendent Success ]
I was able to complete the elixir alchemization safely.
And it was even judged as a transcendent success.
The Knight Commander and Owen wouldn’t be able to see this System Message, but they could tell from the completed elixir alone.
That the alchemy had been extraordinarily successful.
Looking at the completed result.
[ Pharaoh’s Aspiration ]
Form : Elixir
Grade : Mythic
Restriction : Only for those who have defeated the Abyss Pharaoh
Description : An elixir created from the Abyss Scarab’s Immortal Elixir, one of the materials of immortality that the Abyss Pharaoh had gathered in life to become the eternal king of the desert, successfully approaching an elixir of true immortality.
Indeed.
At a glance, an elixir with particularly excellent performance even among Mythic-grade potions had emerged.
I nodded to the Knight Commander and Owen, who were watching me with eager eyes, and drank the elixir.
[ You have consumed ‘Pharaoh’s Wish’. ]
[ Maximum Health increases significantly. ]
[ Health Recovery Rate increases significantly. ]
[ Vitality increases by 100. ]
….
I could feel a vitality more abundant than any elixir I had consumed before seeping into my body.
No, it wasn’t merely seeping in.
It was surging forth as if it would burst my body apart.
But that was fine.
This elixir was truly my personal potion, crafted to perfectly match my character’s condition while maximizing the life force dwelling within the Scarab’s Immortal Essence.
With the Blue Moon Knight Commander and the Chief Alchemist working together, there was no way it could have failed.
As numerous stat increases worthy of the name immortality continued to rise.
[ By consuming Pharaoh’s Wish, you have acquired the passive ability ‘Intermittent Immortality’. ]
[ Passive Ability: Intermittent Immortality ]
Once per month.
When your character dies, you revive with half Health and Mana.
True to its Mythic-grade status, the elixir granted a unique passive ability.
Intermittent Immortality.
Though limited to once per month, it was an ability that granted resurrection itself.
‘This is excellent.’
Now, thanks to the knowledge, experience, and items from First, I had managed to reach this point with overwhelming growth and without dying even once.
But that wasn’t always the case when I was in First.
Monsters I’d never seen before, Dungeons I’d never visited.
I had repeated dying and reviving countless times in numerous situations, and I had no idea how much my level had dropped in the process.
In Second, things had gone well so far, but what if I encountered a powerful enemy I’d never faced before and didn’t know how to defeat?
I couldn’t guarantee with absolute certainty that I could defeat them without dying even once.
At that moment, this ability would undoubtedly shine.
It was an ability I would need to use carefully, given the constraint of once per month.
I told the two waiting before me about the stats and abilities I had gained.
“Oho, indeed. Intermittent Immortality.”
“If we could only obtain the proper materials perfectly, we might actually be able to create a true immortality elixir!”
“Hehe, the problem is that there aren’t just one or two rare materials needed for an immortality elixir.”
“The Scarab’s Immortal Essence is relatively manageable, though.”
The Knight Commander and Owen displayed their aspects as alchemists and were satisfied with the result.
But the work wasn’t finished there.
“Since we’ve already started, would it be alright if we transmuted these as well?”
“Of course, by all means.”
“Where on earth did you procure such precious materials!”
Materials obtained by hunting countless named monsters in the desert and clearing hidden dungeons.
Since I’ve entered the finest facility—the Alchemy Workshop of Blue Moon—I intend to refine and polish all of these.
Of course, the Alchemy Workshop alone won’t suffice.
“Once the alchemy is complete, might I borrow the Artifact Crafting Workshop as well?”
“Haha, of course. The Master Craftsman will be delighted.”
I plan to refine and polish a considerable portion of the materials I possess.
As an All Master, rather than wielding weapons, I strengthen myself by training production-based skills like alchemy and crafting alone.
[ The skill level of ‘All Mastery+’ has increased. ]
This allowed me to raise the skill level of All Mastery.

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