The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 358

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Chapter 358
Chapter 358
After defeating the White Water Deity, I obtained one Mythic-grade Jewel.
After defeating the Silver Storm God, I acquired six Legendary-grade materials.
After defeating the Blue Spirit God, I obtained two Mythic-grade Magic Stones and various other items.
However, the Purple Mechanical God I had just defeated…
Did not drop just one Mythic-grade item.
[ Purple Mechanical God’s Gear ]
[ Purple Mechanical God’s Chain ]
[ Purple Mechanical God’s Belt ]
[ Purple Mechanical God’s Iron Plate ]
[ Purple Mechanical God’s Electronic Circuit ]
It was five items in total.
It was unfortunate that there was no complete finished product, but Evil Gods had never dropped a finished product until now anyway.
If I carefully processed these Mythic-grade materials, I could craft Mythic-grade equipment tailored to my needs, so in fact this felt even better.
‘Was my luck really that bad before?’
Five Mythic-grade items.
Seeing this, such thoughts naturally arose.
When I defeated an Evil God alone, Mythic-grade items never dropped in such abundance.
I almost fell into despair.
‘No, wait. It must just be a matter of timing…’
I shook my head and dispelled the negative thoughts.
While my item luck wasn’t particularly good, it couldn’t be this bad.
Simply put, the Evil Gods I had defeated so far had barely recovered their strength, so they didn’t drop proper items.
The Purple Mechanical God, having recovered considerable power as I felt during our battle, dropped multiple good items as a result.
This had to be it.
…It had to be.
“Five Mythic-grade items dropped?”
“This is the first time I’ve ever seen Mythic-grade items drop.”
“Same here.”
“I always wondered where Mythic-grade items came from, but it must be from the main scenario Quest.”
“Even the Imperial Palace would have difficulty finding treasures of this caliber.”
“Remarkable.”
The players were equally busy marveling at the sight.
Even the three Imperial Knights, with their discerning eyes, were expressing amazement.
After all, no matter how powerful the Empire was, Mythic-grade items didn’t even exist in the Empire’s First Treasure Vault.
Wasn’t it just recently that Raymond Mistborn, the Knight Commander of Blue Moon, received the ‘Blue Mechanical God’s Magic Stone’ from me and was overjoyed?
And the other items as well.
[ Purple Mechanical God’s Frontline ]
Form: Material
Rarity: Legendary
[Purple Mechanical God’s Circuit Board]
[Purple Mechanical God’s Coolant]
[Purple Mechanical God’s Lubricant]
….
These were materials of quite high rarity.
Organizing by rarity alone, there were five Mythic-grade materials.
Twenty-eight Legendary-grade materials, and seventy Epic-grade items.
A total of one hundred items had dropped.
“My goodness, five Mythic-grade items alone would be astounding, but twenty-eight Legendary-grade materials….”
“Legendary materials are rare enough, let alone Epic ones.”
“It was so terrifying to face, but now that it’s defeated, it’s like striking a goldmine. Haha.”
With this, everyone’s eyes couldn’t help but sparkle.
Each item that dropped from the Evil God was something that could shake the entire market.
Now the question was how to divide all of this.
“Shouldn’t we divide it according to contribution?”
The method was simple.
If this were reality, perhaps not, but this was a game.
When multiple people conquered a boss monster, you could check contribution through the system menu.
Tae-ryeon mentioned this and opened the contribution record for the battle against the Purple Mechanical God so we could all verify it together.
And the first place was, as expected.
[Contribution]
1st Place: Mir
Me.
However, there was one more item that made everyone uneasy.
[Contribution]
1st Place: Mir – 75%
“Huh.”
“I thought it would be high, but seventy-five percent?”
“Ahem, the share is higher than expected.”
“Well, you did perform that remarkably.”
“From the start, you detonated mechanical beasts and mechanical weapons, dealing a critical blow to the Evil God.”
“When exploiting the weak point, you essentially handled most of the upper body alone.”
“And it was Mir who pierced through the Evil God’s head and prevented the explosion at the end.”
“…Now that I say it like this, I wonder if the contribution was actually measured too low.”
“Quite right.”
It was, quite simply, my contribution percentage.
A full seventy-five percent.
I had been credited with three-quarters of the contribution.
When I thought about it, it was only natural.
My performance in this Evil God subjugation was exceptional, even by my own assessment.
In fact, it’s more surprising that 25% is missing, though truthfully, the Evil God wasn’t something I had to face alone.
This contribution rate encompassed the efforts of those who blocked the Evil God’s remains and those who restrained its movements while I exploited its weaknesses.
So this much loss was inevitable.
In any case.
“A contribution rate of seventy-five percent means….”
“So seventy-five percent of the Evil God’s items belong to Mir.”
“Since roughly a hundred items dropped from the Evil God, that means seventy-five of them are yours.”
“To be precise, it’s one hundred and seventy items, so seventy-six would be more accurate by ratio.”
“Wait, isn’t calculating it that way a bit ambiguous? There are Mythic-grade items mixed in—the quantity isn’t the issue here.”
Three-quarters of these belonged to me.
“Just a moment. Even if the contribution rate is seventy-five percent, dividing it this way…!”
Smack!
“I told you. You should be grateful if you salvage even one Epic-grade item. And you haven’t done anything.”
“Jeok-hwa! This is utterly unacceptable…!”
“If you don’t like it, want to settle it with a fight?”
“Ugh….”
The Guild Master of Taegeuk Guild.
Lee Tae-geuk tried to incite the others, displeased with the situation, but it was futile.
Fortunately, most of those present acknowledged my contribution.
So I decided to step forward and select items first.
“First, I’ll select the electronic circuits, iron plates, and belt as my Mythic-grade items.”
“Three? Will that be sufficient? Honestly, given your contribution, you could take four without anyone objecting.”
“Three is enough.”
I chose three Mythic-grade materials.
Naturally, I wanted to take more, but I had already used the Mythic-grade skill book, the “Evil God’s Codex,” hadn’t I?
Since it’s an item only I can use, it could be treated as an exception, but others would find that reasoning difficult to accept.
Instead.
“I’ll also take other materials proportional to my contribution.”
“By all means.”
I claimed Legendary and Epic-grade materials according to my contribution rate.
I was satisfied with this, and now the problem was dividing the remaining items, including the two remaining Mythic-grade items.
This proved to be quite difficult.
Everyone wanted the two remaining Mythic-grade items over any other loot.
The one who made the first move was none other than the Imperial Knights.
“If you permit it, I would like to take one Mythic-grade material to present to His Majesty.”
“Hmm….”
At those words, the players could only swallow hard.
If the Knights took a Mythic-grade item, only one would remain.
But they couldn’t refuse.
The Knight Order, befitting the Empire’s mightiest military force, was formidable indeed—and when you combined the contributions of all three Knight Orders, their collective impact surpassed that of any other faction present.
Moreover, hadn’t the Emperor’s name been invoked in the proceedings?
If I wanted to avoid drawing unwanted attention, I had no choice but to nod in agreement.
“Now only one thing remains.”
The Knight Order had claimed the Purple Mechanical God’s Gear.
So what was left was merely the Purple Mechanical God’s Chain.
While everyone else hesitated, watching for an opening, a single woman stepped forward with unmistakable confidence.
“Honestly, shouldn’t I be the one to take this?”
She was Jeok-hwa, the Guild Master of the Parcheon Guild.
And there was good reason for her to make such a claim.
“If we exclude the Knight Order, my individual contribution is the highest here. So naturally, I should take it.”
Her words rang true.
Excluding the Knight Order, her contribution was indeed the greatest.
So her confidence was entirely justified.
“B-but that’s merely individual contribution! If we consider the entire guild’s contribution….”
“Want me to calculate it? I’m confident. When you add up the Parcheon Guild’s total contribution, it’ll be the highest here.”
Her martial prowess ranked second in Second.
Well, now that I was effectively the unofficial first, I suppose that made her second.
Moreover, the Parcheon Guild, despite lacking unity and teamwork, consisted entirely of individuals with exceptional personal strength.
So it was only natural that their individual contributions were substantial.
Even by rough calculation, her and the Parcheon Guild’s combined contribution was the highest, so no one else could easily object.
“Still, the value of a Mythic-grade item is simply too great.”
“So what?”
“I mean….”
“If you understood the value of Mythic-grade items, you should have secured your contribution properly.”
There was a brief commotion, but ultimately the Purple Mechanical God’s Chain fell into Jeok-hwa’s hands.
Next came the distribution of Legendary and Epic-grade items.
Our Heukryeom Guild’s contribution was substantial enough that we secured quite a few items in this round.
There was some commotion, but everything was settled reasonably well nonetheless.
Then, for the two Legion Commanders who weren’t present but had made significant contributions to this war.
The Guild Masters of the two major Production Guilds.
After distributing items to Sanba-wi and Mist as well.
“Come now, let’s head back! If we return with the spoils of victory, His Imperial Majesty will surely commend our efforts!”
As the Knight Commander said, we marched confidently toward the Empire with our spoils of war.
* * *
Just as the Knight Commander predicted, when our army returned to Labelt.
“Waaaaaaaah!”
“We’ve won!”
“Is the war finally over?”
“I never thought the war would end this quickly!”
The roaring cheers of the Empire’s citizens washed over me.
I had always prided myself on hearing countless acclamations while striking down the Evil God.
But I had never heard cheers of this magnitude before.
Then again, Labelt was the largest city in the Empire.
No, the largest metropolis on the entire Continent.
I doubted I would ever hear such thunderous acclaim again.
As I advanced toward the plaza, swept along by the roaring ovation,
“Glorious soldiers of the Empire! I welcome you!”
At the far end of the plaza,
the Emperor stood upon a newly constructed elevated platform erected in his honor.
“Your Majesty.”
“We pay our respects to His Imperial Majesty.”
The Imperial Army, along with the players, lowered their postures respectfully, reading the atmosphere.
The citizens crowding the surrounding area did the same.
“Soldiers of the Empire! You have crushed the armies of the Tyranny Nation and defended the sacred lands of our realm! Your valor has proven the might of the Empire and raised our banner high!”
Then,
the Emperor’s address began.
“I, the twenty-second Emperor of the Baltika Empire, Drakeon Baltika, do hereby promise to bestow infinite praise and rewards upon the heroes of the Empire!”
“Waaaaaaaa!”
Everyone erupted in cheers at the Emperor’s words.
The Imperial Army felt satisfaction and emotion knowing that the Emperor had acknowledged their victory.
The players cheered at the word “rewards.”
And then, at the conclusion of his address,
the Emperor uttered words I had never anticipated.
“Therefore! I shall hereby confer upon Mir the Marquis, the greatest war hero of this conflict, the title of Count!”
It seemed like only yesterday that I had been promoted to Marquis.
And now, I had become a Count of the Empire.
“Waaaaaaaaaaa!”
The Empire’s citizens erupted in fervent cheers celebrating my promotion.

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