The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 386

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Chapter 386
Chapter 386
The enhancement effect of the Blue Moon Magic Stone exceeded my expectations.
Because of that, I naturally thought of enhancing the Evil God skill next.
‘It’s a shame, though.’
In my status window, the only item that hadn’t been enhanced was my name.
Every other category had a ‘+’ attached to it, but since my name didn’t, I felt oddly incomplete every time I opened my status window.
Objectively speaking, enhancing the Evil God’s skills would definitely be more beneficial.
[ You have selected the ‘Name’ category with a Special Enhancement Token. ]
[ Are you sure you want to enhance the ‘Name’ category? ]
Today, I decided to turn a blind eye to efficiency.
I would be checking my status window repeatedly in the future, and it seemed better to enhance this than to feel uncomfortable every time I saw the name category.
Besides, I was obtaining Special Enhancement Tokens more easily than I’d expected, so I’d be able to enhance the Evil God’s skills soon enough.
[ The ‘Name’ category has been enhanced by consuming a Special Enhancement Token. ]
With that thought, I checked the effects of the enhanced name.
[ Name+ ]
This is the character’s name.
– Fame rises more rapidly.
– Your fortune improves, increasing detailed stats related to luck.
As expected.
An ability called fame increase appeared—something that seemed utterly useless from my perspective.
Still, it wasn’t a complete waste.
The second ability: the rise in fortune.
This not only raised critical hit chance and evasion rate, but also success rates during crafting and such.
Most importantly.
‘It even raises item drop rates?’
It raised item drop rates—something known to have almost no way to increase.
Seeing just this, I wondered if I should have enhanced this stat before the others.
Though that realization came because I’d noticed my item luck had been poor recently.
However, the system message didn’t end there.
[ All categories in your status window have been enhanced. ]
An unexpected additional message.
Its effect was.
[ Player Mir’s dignity increases. ]
An increase in dignity.
Honestly, I had no idea what that meant.
What use was increased dignity if I wasn’t going to become a god?
If that were all, I would have thought it was a completely useless effect, but it wasn’t.
[ The enhancement efficiency of all categories in your status window increases. ]
The next message that came to mind made my eyes widen considerably.
And for good reason—the enhancement efficiency being discussed here referred to every single stat in my status window.
As my level’s enhancement efficiency increased, the stat gains I received upon leveling up grew even larger.
As my Strength’s enhancement efficiency increased, the Strength scaling applied to my sword attacks grew stronger, and so on.
Literally, every stat in my status window had been enhanced.
‘This is excellent.’
I’d only renamed my skill for personal satisfaction.
I never expected such a bonus effect to manifest.
If every stat in my status window was being enhanced, this was far more efficient than merely strengthening the Evil God’s skill, no matter how I looked at it.
Receiving such an unexpected bonus felt like I’d been given a gift.
‘With this, I’ve finished everything I needed to do in Cheongwol.’
It was time to leave the Imperial Palace.
But I wasn’t planning to return to my Territory just yet.
There was still one more thing I needed to accomplish.
After all, reaching level 600 didn’t grant me 7th Circle magic as my new skill.
‘Perhaps I should seek it out now.’
A Swordmaster technique that could only be learned after surpassing level 600.
It was time to learn Sword Force.
* * *
Swordmasters, spear wielders, Archers, and the like.
Any combat class that wielded weapons had one essential technique they all learned.
It was Sword Aura.
A technique that wrapped energy around a weapon to increase cutting power or amplify impact.
Despite bearing the name “Sword Aura,” naturally all other classes could use it as well.
Depending on the weapon, it was also called Spear Aura, Bow Aura, and so forth.
Though in practice, most people simply called it Sword Aura regardless of their weapon.
In any case, there existed a next stage beyond such Sword Aura.
[ Sword Force ]
That was precisely Sword Force.
A skill that could only be learned after surpassing level 600 and raising the proficiency skill of the corresponding weapon beyond 60.
It was known that the moment one learned Sword Force, their combat power increased tremendously, but it was equally difficult to acquire.
While it could theoretically be learned from level 600 onward, the actual difficulty of acquisition was known to be at least 650 or higher.
Even among the current Second’s users, only the top rankers had managed to acquire this Sword Force.
And I had.
[ Swordmaster Guild ]
To learn Sword Force, I arrived at the Swordmaster Guild in Rabelth.
‘It’s quite large.’
I’d visited Rabelth frequently, but this was my first time coming to the Swordmaster Guild.
Yet its scale exceeded my expectations.
Well, Rabelth was the place with the most NPCs and users alike, and the Swordmaster Guild in particular housed the largest concentration among all melee combat classes.
So naturally, it was massive in size.
In any case, I stepped inside.
“Is this really the difficulty for a class advancement quest? It’s way too hard!”
“The Swordmaster Guild’s commissions don’t pay very well, that’s the thing.”
“But what can we do? To learn skills at the Swordmaster Guild, we have to complete commissions and accumulate merit points.”
“It’s so tedious, honestly.”
“No, they’re saying you need a thousand merit points just to learn a single skill! How many commissions are we supposed to complete at this rate?!”
An enormous crowd of people filled the space.
Players wielding greatswords, players with dual blades, and more.
All manner of players were packed inside.
To avoid any trouble if my identity was exposed, I concealed myself using a Secret Mantle and a Ring of Obscurity.
Then I approached the Receptionist directly, and she greeted me with a bright smile.
“Hello! I haven’t seen your face before—is this your first time at the Swordmaster Guild?”
“Yes.”
“Your level seems quite high. What brings you here?”
“I’ve come to learn a skill.”
“Ah, you’ve come to the right place! However, to learn skills at our guild, you’ll need merit points. If you tell me which skill you’d like to learn, I can provide you with the required merit points and recommend suitable commissions!”
The Receptionist was courteous.
Without my needing to elaborate, she understood my intentions, so I felt comfortable stating what I wanted.
“Sword Force.”
“…I’m sorry?”
A brief silence followed.
Wondering if she hadn’t heard me correctly.
“Sword Force.”
I repeated myself.
“S-Sword Force? Forgive me for asking, but you did research the acquisition conditions for Sword Force beforehand, correct?”
“Yes.”
She looked startled and began verifying my qualifications.
“First, you must have reached level 600.”
“Yes.”
I had naturally reached level 600, which is why I came here.
“You must be a sword-using Swordmaster-class job.”
“Yes.”
My job was All Master, so that condition posed no problem.
“Your combined stat total in Strength, Agility, and Vitality must be at least 3,000!”
“Yes.”
My stats easily exceeded that requirement.
“But that’s not all! Learning Sword Force requires an enormous amount of gold!”
“How much is needed?”
“This much. You should prepare yourself mentally and come ready to pay…!”
“That will be sufficient.”
The required Gold was manageable as well.
Even if Gold were desperately needed, it posed no problem for me whatsoever.
I currently had an abundance of Gold on hand, and once I returned to Kalbera Territory, even more Gold would flow into my coffers.
At this rate, I wondered if my capital might rival that of the Simons Merchant Group.
The Receptionist mentioned various other conditions as well.
“All of them are acceptable.”
“Wow….”
They were all matters of no concern to me.
However, there was one condition I could not satisfy.
Specifically.
“L-lastly, you’ll need merit points from our Guild.”
“How does one obtain merit points?”
“You must complete commissions from our Guild!”
“Is there no other way? I could offer more Gold.”
“Even if you offered more Gold, this is an ironclad rule of the Swordmaster Guild… and I’m sure other Guilds operate the same way. Merit points can only be earned through completing commissions.”
Merit points.
So merit points could only be accumulated by completing commissions.
I had heard people murmuring about it when entering the Guild, but experiencing it myself, I found it quite bothersome.
“Could you show me the commission list?”
“Of course! Here you go! Since you’ve surpassed level 600, these commissions would be perfect for you. The difficulty is reasonable and they offer plenty of merit points.”
“Hmm….”
“I’d say completing about fifteen of these commissions should be enough to fulfill your merit point requirement!”
Fifteen commissions.
That was far too many.
With so much waiting to be done ahead, spending time on fifteen trivial commissions from the Swordmaster Guild felt like a waste.
With that thought in mind, I inquired about other commissions.
“Is there no commission that could fulfill the merit point requirement in a single attempt?”
“There is one, but… it’s far too dangerous. Not a single person who’s accepted that commission has ever returned alive.”
She produced a single commission form.
Judging by how long it had been sitting there, dust had accumulated, and the form itself appeared quite worn.
The contents written on that commission were.
[ Hydra Subjugation ]
Details: A Hydra lies dormant beneath the underground caverns of the Danath Mountain Range.
As the Hydra represents a latent threat to the Danath Mountain Range, it must be subjugated before it awakens.
It was a Hydra subjugation commission.
A Hydra, no less.
While Hydras came in many varieties, the name itself came from mythology, making it an extraordinarily powerful monster.
In any case.
“If I complete only this, I can learn Sword Mastery?”
“Yes, your merit points would be fulfilled. But it’s far too dangerous! Even without merit points, if you fail the commission, your merit points will drop into the negatives!”
I figured it was better to take on this single quest rather than deal with fifteen tedious ones, so I immediately grabbed the request form.
The Receptionist tried to stop me, warning of the danger, but….
‘Hydra. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?’
Venomous Hydra, Steel Hydra, Spirit Hydra, and more.
I had hunted every type of Hydra that existed in First, and even the true Hydra that possessed the rank of mythology.
“I’ll take this one.”
I was confident I could handle even ten Hydras lined up before me.
* * *
After Mir left.
“Oh no, he really did accept a Hydra subjugation request.”
The Receptionist of the Swordmaster Guild.
Consumed by worry, she recalled Mir’s face.
He was certainly a strong adventurer, having met the conditions to learn Sword Mastery, but it seemed this was his first time accepting a request from the Swordmaster Guild.
So he must have carelessly grabbed the Hydra subjugation request without understanding the difficulty level of the Swordmaster Guild’s commissions.
“I should have somehow convinced him to reconsider!”
The adventurer was the one who took the request form.
But wasn’t she the Receptionist of the Swordmaster Guild?
The Receptionist’s job was to kindly explain things to those who came to the Swordmaster Guild.
So she should have somehow persuaded the adventurer.
That’s what she thought.
And what’s more.
“Because of me….”
She pictured the adventurer’s retreating figure, collapsing under the Hydra’s bite, knowing nothing of what awaited him.
A wave of guilt washed over her.
With the existing adventurers, she felt little concern when they failed high-difficulty requests since they already understood Swordmaster commissions well.
But this adventurer had somehow caught her attention.
“Oh, next time he comes, I need to explain things more properly….”
If he came again, she’d do better.
Or perhaps he’d realize the difficulty before the Hydra and abandon the request, not returning at all?
She hoped that would be the case.
Repeating such thoughts, she lost track of how the day was passing.
Unable to shake off her guilt, time slipped by and lunchtime came and went.
At that moment.
“Adventurer!”
The adventurer who had taken the Hydra subjugation request returned to the reception desk.
She let out a cheer.
Surely, upon facing the Hydra, he had made the wise decision to abandon the request and return.
So she should recommend him a better commission instead.
That’s what she thought.
“I’ve completed the request.”
“…Huh?”
The adventurer made a strange sound.
Completed the request?
The Hydra in that request was one that couldn’t be conquered by burning its wounds to prevent regeneration.
It wasn’t for nothing that this request had never been cleared until now.
From what I heard, the only condition to defeat the Hydra in that request was to sever its neck in a single strike.
To perform such a request alone.
That’s impossible.
And yet.
“Ah, do you need proof? Here, it’s an eyeball I obtained after defeating the Hydra. Will this suffice?”
The adventurer had completed the request.
Roll.
“Kyaaaah!”
The Hydra’s massive eyeball, placed atop the reception desk, stood as proof of this feat.

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