The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 385

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Chapter 385
Chapter 385
Until now, three GMs had contacted me.
The first was GM Mimic, the Auction House manager from Second.
She showed interest not only back then, but every time I listed items at the Auction House, and had even been in contact with me until today.
Something about opening a new event with the equipment I’d recently listed?
There were quite a few usable items among those created by Blue Moon, so I’d need to discuss bundling them together.
And the second to contact me was.
‘GM Bard.’
GM Bard, an employee from Second’s Public Relations Department.
Thanks to her proposal to film an advertisement, not only I but all our guild members received advertising fees.
As a result, we promoted the Kalbera Territory and elevated the standing of the Heukryeom Guild.
Both contacts had brought me benefits.
And the third and final one was.
[ Nice to meet you, User Mir. ]
[ I’m GM Riche, administrator of the Second Crisis Management Team. ]
[ I apologize for contacting you during your busy time, but I have something important to discuss. ]
The message that just arrived.
It was from GM Riche.
However, her department seemed somewhat suspicious.
‘The Crisis Management Team?’
Having adapted reasonably well to Second, I knew what the Crisis Management Team was.
A place that identifies crisis situations in Second, predicts their direction, and handles crises accordingly.
…Even with that explanation, users called it.
– Isn’t that just where creepy voyeurs gather?
That’s what it was known as.
And for good reason—the Crisis Management Team’s primary duty was monitoring users.
In other words, being contacted by the Crisis Management Team meant.
‘I was being monitored too?’
That’s what it came down to.
I hadn’t done anything that could be called illegal, so I had no reason to feel guilty.
Yet knowing I was being monitored made me feel uneasy regardless.
And there was one more thing.
From what I’d heard, the Crisis Management Team had more power than other departments in Second.
‘I should accept.’
Refusing seemed like it would only make me anxious.
The moment I pressed accept.
My body was transported to a different space, accompanied by the familiar fade to black.
Each GM’s space was decorated according to their individual taste, and GM Riche’s space this time was.
‘A study?’
Yes, it was like a study.
Books filled every corner.
No, not books—documents.
What did they call those document folders?
Document folders compiled from stacks of papers were crammed into every shelf of the bookcase.
I couldn’t discern the contents, but their meticulous organization by time period seemed to reveal this GM’s fastidious nature.
As I admired this arrangement.
“It’s an honor to meet you, Mir.”
The GM who had summoned me.
GM Riche had arrived.
I’d wondered if a GM called Riche would actually appear as an undead lich.
“I’m Seo Ji-an Deputy of the Crisis Management Team.”
That wasn’t the case.
Her pallid skin and pronounced dark circles beneath her eyes did evoke thoughts of the undead, but it seemed her character’s appearance wasn’t deliberately crafted that way.
Rather than an undead, she resembled an office worker ground down by work itself—but let’s move past that.
“I’m Mir.”
I introduced myself and took a seat immediately.
And then, the main discussion began at once.
“I’ll speak plainly. The Transcendent grade is an item classification that should not emerge from the Second at this juncture.”
The moment I heard those words, chills ran down my spine.
Of course they did.
My counterpart was the Second’s Crisis Management Team.
Though it’s said that the Second’s GMs have limits to how they can access the game, isn’t the Crisis Management Team still a department with considerable influence in the Second?
Yet here was that very Crisis Management Team coming forward to deny the Transcendent grade’s existence.
I feared they might confiscate or destroy the red crystal I’d worked so hard to create.
However.
“That’s why I’ve come to ask you to keep the existence of the Transcendent grade confidential.”
At GM Riche’s follow-up words, I could finally exhale a breath of relief, at least inwardly.
Fortunately, the Crisis Management Team wasn’t suddenly seizing items.
“We will provide compensation. So I ask that you keep absolute silence regarding the Transcendent grade, including in reality, until we tell you otherwise.”
“Compensation, you say?”
“Yes. We heard that in your recent contract with the Publicity Department, you requested ‘Special Enhancement Vouchers.'”
“Surely not…”
“Yes. We will provide Special Enhancement Vouchers as compensation.”
As the conversation progressed, an odd sensation took hold of me.
I’d been needlessly intimidated because my counterpart was the Crisis Management Team, but now it seemed I wasn’t in the subordinate position—I was in the superior one.
Moreover, wasn’t my counterpart bowing their head, offering compensation first?
From the atmosphere, it seemed I might even be able to extract additional compensation.
‘No.’
My counterpart is the Crisis Management Team.
There was no need to make myself look bad unnecessarily.
In truth, I had never intended to boast about transcendent-grade items, and since they had come to me first, bowed their heads, and even offered compensation, there was nothing for me to lose.
So then.
“I understand.”
I decided to accept her proposal.
At that, she offered a noticeably lighter smile.
“Thank you, Mir.”
She sent me out of the space.
It was the cleanest negotiation I’d had with any GM thus far.
However.
‘…Could it be that I’m still being monitored even now?’
After meeting the Crisis Management Team, I couldn’t shake the uncomfortable feeling of uncertainty about whether my movements were being observed.
* * *
After meeting the Crisis Management Team.
I entered the Blue Moon Grand Library.
“Luke, pull out all the 7-circle spell tomes for me.”
– Yes, Master.
[ Fire Storm ]
( Non-tradeable )
Form: Spell Tome
Grade: Intermediate
Restrictions: Level 600 or higher, Mage-class job, Intelligence 2,500 or higher, fire attribute affinity
Description: A rare spell tome that allows you to learn Fire Storm, a 7-circle fire magic that conjures a tempest of flames to incinerate everything before you.
Including Ragna Blast.
[ Thunder Storm ]
[ Ice Storm ]
….
I mastered all the 7-circle spell tomes I possessed.
I had naturally learned them all, but this was far from an ordinary feat.
The acquisition conditions for spell tomes.
Offensive spells like Fire Storm or Thunder Storm demanded high Intelligence, while spells like Ice Storm or Wind Storm required high Wisdom.
Some conditions even required both stats to be equally developed.
That’s why most mages had to carefully select spell tomes that matched their stat distribution.
But.
‘I was different.’
Thanks to the All Master effect, my stats increased evenly by three points each time I leveled up.
With five stats rising by three each, that meant fifteen total points gained per level.
It was certainly an enormous growth rate, though it might be disadvantageous for spells that demanded exceptionally high values in a single stat like Fire Storm.
‘But I have Luke’s predation.’
Every monster I had defeated so far.
By consuming countless monsters, including the Evil God, my stats rose dramatically.
But that wasn’t all.
The activation of various elixirs and Achievements.
Thanks to that, my elevated stats—ignoring level caps—reached a level where I could master all these grimoires with ease.
‘Applied grimoires… there really aren’t any, are there.’
The number of 7-Circle applied grimoires was merely a handful.
Still thinking something was better than nothing, I acquired them immediately where I sat.
After that, I sought out the Magic Practice Room right away.
It was to test the 7-Circle magic I’d just learned.
‘Since I’m already here, why not try each one out.’
The first magic I’d use was, naturally.
– I use 7-Circle Fire Magic ‘Fire Storm’.
Among 7-Circle magic, the fire-attribute spell boasting the most devastating destructive power.
Fire Storm.
As befitting 7-Circle magic, the casting time was quite substantial.
If I wielded a Sage’s weapon while casting, I could reduce the casting time.
‘Still, it’s slow.’
Even so, it didn’t seem I could use it immediately in a pinch.
Whoosh.
As the incantation continued, a crimson cloud materialized across the ceiling of the Magic Practice Room.
Looking only at this point, it seemed little different from the 6-Circle magic ‘Fire Rain’.
Roaaaaar!
The red cloud soon became a tempest, swirling violently into being.
Literally, a firestorm.
Not merely rain of fire, but winds composed of flames themselves whirled through, igniting the structures prepared in the Magic Practice Room.
Indeed, 7-Circle magic.
The power was extraordinary.
If I donned the ‘Fire Attribute Magic Set’ and used ‘Blue Soul Spirit’ while pouring the mana of the ‘Red Eternal Crystal’?
It could rival the 8-Circle magic Raymond Mistborn had demonstrated.
Or perhaps even exceed it in power.
However.
‘Applying Arcane Blade would be difficult.’
The casting time was far too slow to hastily channel into a weapon during close combat.
The same held true for other 7-Circle magic.
In fact, even 6-Circle magic had considerable casting time, making it somewhat awkward to use with Arcane Blade.
From 7-Circle onward was the proper domain of a ‘Sage’.
‘Magic’s power is stronger than I expected.’
Magic.
A realm I couldn’t access during my time in First.
My profession back then was Weapon Technician, and I couldn’t learn magic.
At best, I could only indirectly use magic through the staff’s unique skills.
But once I became an All Master at Second and began actively using magic, my perspective shifted entirely.
Given that much.
[ Special Enhancement Voucher ]
After a moment of deliberation, I selected one of the special enhancement vouchers.
[ You have selected the ‘Azure Soul Mage Spirit’ skill with the Special Enhancement Voucher. ]
[ Are you certain you wish to enhance the ‘Azure Soul Mage Spirit’ skill? ]
A mythic-grade magic enhancement skill.
I decided to use it on Azure Soul Mage Spirit.
[ The ‘Azure Soul Mage Spirit’ skill will be enhanced by consuming the Special Enhancement Voucher. ]
It was a mythic-grade skill, after all.
There was more than enough reason to use the special enhancement voucher.
Besides, since I had obtained two special enhancement vouchers, I had always intended to use at least one on the Evil God’s skill for verification purposes.
Afterward, I checked the Azure Soul Mage Spirit skill with anticipation.
[ Azure Soul Mage Spirit+ Lv 31 ]
A mana manipulation method modeled after the Blue Spirit God’s mana circulation.
– The mana consumption of Azure Soul Mage Spirit decreases.
– Azure Soul Mage Spirit converts from an active skill to a passive skill.
Only two abilities were added.
The first reduction in mana consumption was pleasant, but not particularly significant.
The important part was the second ability.
‘It becomes a passive skill?’
The moment I read that ability.
My eyes flew wide open without my realizing it.
I immediately tested the magic.
– Using 2nd Circle Fire Magic ‘Fire Ball’.
The Fire Ball that should have burned red instead.
Whoosh!
With the Azure Soul Mage Spirit skill applied, it burned a brilliant blue.
Boom!
The structure in the center of the Magic Practice Room ignited.
But that wasn’t all.
Without even activating the Azure Soul Mage Spirit skill separately, every spell I cast afterward had Azure Soul Mage Spirit applied to it.
– Using 3rd Circle Lightning Magic ‘Chain Lightning’.
Crackle!
The chain of lightning was also tinted blue, and its power and range were enhanced.
– Using 3rd Circle Earth Magic ‘Ground Wave’.
The tremor caused by Ground Wave became even more powerful.
Azure Soul Mage Spirit.
The mythic-grade magic enhancement skill that I previously had to activate separately whenever I used powerful magic had become a passive skill, now applying to all my spells.
Let me experience this.
‘Could it be that other skills work the same way?’
My gaze shifted toward another Mythic-grade skill.
I had considered strengthening the name on my status window to enhance all its entries.
But honestly, what would change if I merely strengthened the name?
If other Mythic-grade skills were enhanced in a manner similar to Azure Soul Spirit, then—
‘Every time I swing my blade, Crimson Night Blood Claw and Black Insect Severance would apply automatically, and whenever I block an enemy’s attack, Jade Stone Fortress Wall would activate automatically. And even….’
[ White Fish Swimming ]
‘If White Fish Swimming applied automatically to my movements?’
That alone would undoubtedly cause my combat power to skyrocket.

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