The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 390

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Chapter 390
Chapter 390
Caldera Territory had now become a great metropolis representing the Southern Continent.
While it was called the second-largest great city on the Continent after Labelt, in truth, comparisons of the city’s scale and facilities often favored Caldera’s superiority.
Because of this, a Portal had been constructed in Caldera, making direct travel from Labelt possible.
Though the usage fee was astronomical.
‘Gold is nothing to me.’
My subspace was literally overflowing with Gold.
The amount was so vast that even a typical subspace pouch would struggle to contain it.
So the Portal usage fee posed no problem whatsoever.
And so I arrived at my Territory.
Caldera Territory.
“Caldera’s famous Kraken roasted meat here!”
“This is the newly opened Lacua Resort. It’s a magnificent resort with a view of the sea. We’re running an opening event, so we’d appreciate your interest!”
“Sea fishing tour anyone! We’re recruiting three people with Fishing Skill level 30 or higher!”
“Wow, why is it so spacious here? Isn’t it bigger than Labelt?”
“Hey, this is nothing. When Mir was promoted to Count, the Territory expanded, and they’re building the city to match that expansion!”
“They’re expanding even more?”
“Looks like they’re dividing the zones into larger sections. Building a separate tourist city, a hunting city for monster hunting, and all that. They’re basically taking over the entire Southern Region!”
“That’s insane.”
“Absolutely! Mir is basically the master of the Southern Region now.”
The streets were teeming with an enormous crowd.
It was a planned city built large in anticipation of many visitors from the start.
Yet even such a spacious city felt cramped with the sheer number of people flooding its streets.
Not just users, but countless NPCs had flocked here as well, arriving for diverse reasons—hunting, tourism, commerce, and more.
As for the attractions Caldera Territory had to offer.
“Hey, have you tried the sea hunting tour yet?”
“I did, but it’s challenging. Naval combat is the foundation, so the difficulty is intense. Still, it’s genuinely fun. Where else would you get an experience like that? It’s incomparable to sea fishing.”
“Really? Is it dangerous?”
“The Black Flame Guild handles that, so no need to worry. It’s thrilling and excellent.”
“Oh, I should try it too!”
Sea hunting tours, sea fishing tours, sea Dungeon tours.
Even complete vacation cruises for pure tourism.
Boarding the massive warships unique to Caldera Territory and venturing into the vast sea to enjoy the waters in their own ways—maritime voyages were the primary attraction.
Such maritime experiences were absolutely impossible to have elsewhere.
Wasn’t it even difficult to experience in reality?
Because of this, many came seeking vicarious satisfaction through the game.
“Did you check out the beach that opened below?”
“Beach? You mean the beach I’m thinking of?”
“Yeah, that beach! It has absolutely beautiful sand. They say it rivals the world’s three greatest beaches. Actually, they say it’s far more beautiful than those!”
“No, well, it’s a fantasy game, so a place like that would naturally exist. But the monsters?”
“They say the Kalbera Territory is keeping them in check? They even sell swimwear. Since people can’t actually go to the sea, apparently a ton of them get their satisfaction there instead!”
Next was the beach.
The most beautiful coastline in the Southern Region, discovered after extensive exploration.
It was called ‘Star Coral Beach’, and it was an exceptionally beautiful place where fragments of broken coral were scattered across the sandy shore like stars.
Once we began managing this beach properly as a bathing resort, it became far more popular than I’d anticipated.
Especially fitting the beach’s name, if you swam out just a little ways, you’d reach the ‘Star Coral Reef’.
“They say snorkeling there is absolutely incredible!”
“Snorkeling!”
“Right! They sell something called ‘Mermaid’s Breath’ at the beach, so you can breathe comfortably while swimming, and if you go out just a bit further, you’re surrounded by star coral!”
“Ooh, star coral? That sounds completely fantastical!”
“Seriously! The surrounding environment is realistic yet also fantastical at the same time—it’s so amazing! It feels like stepping into a novel or movie!”
“Let’s go together!”
“Sounds good!”
That place was equally spectacular.
Beyond that, there was tourism, commerce, hunting, and more.
The Kalbera Territory was developing through diverse ventures, and thanks to that, it had become the most popular place on the Continent for both users and NPCs.
I’d learned as much from Ena’s periodic reports.
But seeing the Territory in person, the people’s reactions exceeded my imagination.
I wanted to see other places too, but since I’d come to the Kalbera Territory first.
“It’s been a while.”
“Wow, how long has it been? Count Mir?”
I went to find Ena first.
“…I had more to handle than expected, so I’m a bit late.”
“I’m just joking. Who doesn’t know how busy the Guild Master is? Just recently, the Simons Merchant Group brought in loads of Gold.”
“Could I see the receipt?”
“Here it is. Just double-check the quantities. I’ve already verified the prices carefully. Besides, the Simons Merchant Group handled the pricing well on their own.”
Starting with the Simons Merchant Group’s receipt, I began handling the Guild and Territory management I’d been unable to complete.
In truth, there was almost nothing for me to do.
Ena had handled most of it, and I’d been receiving reports on the important matters in between.
My role was essentially just to receive reports on what Ena had accomplished.
“That’s impressive.”
“Don’t mention it. The number of staff under me alone easily exceeds a hundred, including both users and NPCs.”
The Heukryeom Guild and the Kalbera Territory.
I’d done almost nothing in reality, but Ena had established the systems perfectly.
The reason the Kalbera Territory could advance so triumphantly now was precisely because of that.
“As I reported last time, we’ll need to expand the Guild’s scale and recruit new members soon.”
“Understood.”
“There are limits to operating subcontracted guilds. Ah, and I was also thinking—what about establishing a subsidiary guild?”
“A subsidiary guild, you say?”
“Should I call it a branch guild? It’s a workaround of sorts. There are limits to how much we can expand the guild’s scale, after all.”
“That sounds fine.”
“Yes. The name would be… the Black Fire Guild? I think that would work well enough?”
“…Wouldn’t the Black Fire Guild convey a slightly different meaning?”
“But it still gives off that branch guild feeling, doesn’t it?”
After so long, I exchanged various topics with Ena.
Most of it concerned the Heukryeom Guild and the Kalbera Territory.
The rest was my adventure tales that she’d only heard about secondhand while stuck in the office.
Honestly, I hadn’t expected Ena to care much about my adventure stories.
“Oh, so that’s what happened? I’d heard rumors about it. Hearing it directly makes it sound even more impressive.”
She was showing far more interest than I’d anticipated.
Of course.
“We could use this for promotional purposes, couldn’t we? What was the name of the user who was with you at the time? I should ask if they have any gameplay footage.”
She wasn’t simply enjoying my stories—she seemed to be searching through them for anything that could benefit the Heukryeom Guild or the Kalbera Territory.
Anyway, I’d said enough about my adventures.
“Is there anything I can help you with?”
Now we were getting to the real matter.
Her work was so flawless that I hadn’t expected there to be any problems requiring my intervention.
Perhaps it was because we’d spent considerable time together?
I noticed a subtle hint of worry in her eyes, so I asked her directly.
Then.
“Sigh. I apologize. I couldn’t completely hide my emotions—I’m unfit as a manager.”
“That’s not true.”
“Actually, there is one problem.”
“What problem is that?”
“You know that most of the Heukryeom Guild’s combat personnel are deployed to the Eastern Region, right?”
“Yes.”
“It’s related to that. Because we sent most of our combat personnel to the east, we have almost no fighters left in the Southern Region.”
“Has an enemy appeared? I recall that we’d dealt with most of the pirates and monsters that posed a threat around Caldera.”
“Yes, that’s true. But as our territory expanded and our operational range grew, a problem emerged.”
She wore a troubled expression as she pulled out a map.
What she brought was a map of the Southern Continent.
Though it only showed the southern portion of the continent, the map was remarkably detailed.
Moreover, it displayed the expanded Kalbera Territory, construction status, and future development plans in meticulous detail.
Among these, what she pointed to was.
[ Star Coral Beach ]
A beach resort that had recently become popular in Caldera.
I wondered why she suddenly pointed to this location.
“Recently, monsters have been increasing around Star Coral Beach.”
“Were there few monsters there originally?”
“Yes, it was relatively peaceful among the beaches of the Southern Region. But as more people arrived, sea monsters have been continuously flocking there.”
“Are there no escort forces?”
“There are some. We have them, but we didn’t expect monsters to gather like this. We’re recruiting mercenaries, but everyone’s been busy going west or east lately, so we’re having trouble finding people.”
Monsters were increasing in that location.
Since monsters had been scarce there originally, the escort forces were also insufficient in number.
Normally, the Imperial Navy patrolled the surrounding waters, making it impossible for monsters to proliferate, but the Empire was preoccupied with expanding the Southern Region and developing the Eastern Region.
The surrounding areas inevitably fell into neglect.
“Star Coral Beach is known as a representative peaceful zone. As such, many low-level users who don’t belong in the Southern Region have been coming for tourism.”
“If even a single monster gets in, it would be chaos.”
“Yes. That’s the problem. We’re barely managing now, but if monsters increase even slightly more, it will become truly difficult.”
“Once a monster gets in even once, the perception that Star Coral Beach is safe would collapse.”
“Exactly. That’s why we’re trying to increase escort forces by any means, but it’s not working out.”
Certainly, this was a serious problem.
The tourist destination of Kalbera Territory, which was being developed as the Continent’s finest beach resort, could collapse.
Moreover, wasn’t I the Lord of that Kalbera Territory?
This was by no means someone else’s problem.
Therefore.
“I will go myself.”
I had no choice but to step forward personally.
“Are you sure? Guild Master, you must be very busy.”
“I’ve extinguished all the urgent fires. Besides, I’ve been wanting to test out the magic and sword techniques I recently learned, so this is actually convenient.”
“Then, if you don’t mind, I’ll ask for your help.”
“Are there any other issues?”
“Actually, escort forces are also becoming insufficient for ship-based tourism, but… the beach is more urgent for now.”
“I understand for now.”
As the Lord of Kalbera Territory, there were responsibilities I had yet to fulfill.
Even now, I needed to repay them, at least in part.
The revenue alone that Kalbera Territory generated was already at an enormous level.
As such.
“I will depart immediately.”
“I’ll guide you.”
“That’s not necessary. Just in case, I’ll move as quickly as possible on my own.”
I immediately headed toward Star Coral Beach.
And, shortly after.
Ena, who had received urgent news from the beach,
“It would have been a disaster if I’d guided him leisurely.”
could only let out a sigh of relief as she recalled Mir rushing swiftly toward the beach.

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