The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 426

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Chapter 426
Chapter 426
The Gold I had invested in the Golden Altar was recovered.
The amount of Gold I had poured into the Golden Altar up until now was far beyond what any individual could possess.
I had lavishly spent the Gold that Kalbera Territory had accumulated over time, along with what was earned from selling land rights and ores.
Naturally, I had assumed that Gold was lost forever.
Yet I was receiving it all back.
‘Ena will be delighted.’
I had always felt guilty about drawing from the Territory’s funds.
Even as Lord, it felt like I was embezzling company money without permission.
This eases my mind considerably.
Now, to address the situation.
“Luke.”
– I shall feast well, Master.
I issued the devour command.
[ Luke has consumed ‘Golden Demon, Goldishark’. ]
[ Luke’s stats have increased by 400. ]
[ You have absorbed the nutrients left behind by ‘Black Flame Dragon, Luknir Desperato Ignockton’. ]
The stat increase was greater than before.
Originally, no matter how powerful the enemy Luke consumed.
Even if he swallowed the Evil God, Luke’s stat increase was capped at 300.
Recently, as Luke’s skeletal structure came together and all his abilities gradually strengthened, the digestive capacity of his devour ability had also increased.
However, I thought that since such a substantial amount of Gold had been returned, there would be no additional reward.
– Master, an item has appeared. Would you like to check it immediately?
Just one.
It seemed an item had dropped.
Since this was the first monster I had defeated, and I was curious what item the Golden Demon would drop, I checked the Item Information.
[ Goldishark’s Golden Amulet ]
Form: Amulet
Grade: Mythic
Restriction: Only for those who defeated Goldishark
Description: An amulet created from the greed and avarice of the Golden Demon, Goldishark, condensed together.
An amulet had dropped.
Amulets typically don’t require separate equipping and function simply by being held in the inventory.
While such items are valuable, amulet-type items usually have quite low performance, making them difficult to expect much from.
But this amulet’s abilities were.
[ 1. Avarice: When defeating monsters or receiving various rewards, the probability of receiving higher-grade rewards increases. ]
[ 2. Greed: When defeating monsters or receiving various rewards, the probability of receiving more rewards increases. ]
“…Could this be?”
In simple terms, it was an item drop rate increase.
In First.
No, even including Second, effects that increased item drop rates were extremely rare.
Everything, including Achievements and items.
To think such an effect was attached to this talisman.
It couldn’t have been better.
‘Moreover, since it’s a talisman, it doesn’t even take up an equipment slot.’
With this, could I overcome my poor item luck?
No, with the effect of the ‘Fate of Names’ I recently obtained, my item luck should actually be better than others.
Anyway, I’ve finished settling everything I obtained after defeating Goldishark.
What matters now is my level.
With my current level, what rank would I be?
Could I have made it into the top 100?
I tried to check my ranking separately, but before that, a System Message appeared before my eyes.
[ You have been granted qualification to participate in the World Tournament Preliminaries. ]
[ Mir – Rank 100 ]
I had been granted qualification to participate.
It meant I could now participate in the World Tournament Preliminaries.
But.
“Rank 100?”
My ranking was lower than I expected.
I thought I’d comfortably make the rankings after defeating Goldishark.
To barely scrape into the very end of the list.
If Goldishark hadn’t appeared, or if I hadn’t defeated him in time, I would have poured a fortune into the Golden Altar and still failed to make the rankings.
Well, I have no complaints.
It also means the other rankers worked just as hard to participate in the preliminaries.
In the end, I made it into the top 100 and can now participate in the preliminaries.
Anyway, I’ve accomplished my goal with this.
“Should I head back?”
I decided to return to Kalbera Territory first.
In Kalbera Territory, there was surely a player who would participate in the preliminaries with me.
The Sword God Yul-ha would be waiting for me.
* * *
Mir’s thoughts were correct.
Players near rank 100 hunted monsters while skipping meals and sleep to somehow participate in the preliminaries.
Players within the top 100 rankings hunted monsters more diligently than ever to avoid falling in the rankings.
Of course, even when hunting monsters, the methods varied.
“Monster wave!”
“Let’s go!”
“Damn, I came because I heard the Northern Front was fierce, but the efficiency seems worse than expected?”
“That’s because you haven’t earned trust yet. Once you’re recognized by the commander and participate in important frontlines, the experience is insane.”
“My ranking is what it is, so why won’t you trust me yet!”
Some participated in the Northern Front, holding back the monster waves.
“Immortal Squad, deploy!”
“Big body or not, the strategy is simple! You’ve all memorized it, right?”
“Yes!”
Others hunted high-experience boss monsters.
“Guild Master! We’ve been assigned a new mine! It was only discovered two days ago!”
“Excellent! That’s perfect for leveling up in the remaining time! Let’s go!”
Some even obtained newly discovered dungeons or mines from Knion in the Eastern Region, utilizing the experience bonuses.
While everyone concentrated on leveling up in such ways.
There was one person who leveled up in an unusual manner.
“Come on, everyone give it your best. You’ve got to earn your pay, right?”
“Yes!”
A user named Jang Ri-chi.
His hunting method was none other than.
“Yes!”
“I’ve depleted all of its health!”
“Buffs applied.”
“Good.”
hiring other users.
He utilized his overflowing real-world wealth to hire high-level users with cash or gold.
He had those users hunt high-level monsters and whittle down their health.
With the help of Sages, shamans, and others, he received buffs.
Slash!
He finished off the weakened monster.
It was the so-called “last-hit” hunting method.
Over ten users received payment and funneled the experience from powerful monsters to Jang Ri-chi.
It was a method that showed superior efficiency compared to ordinary guild hunts or party hunts.
In this manner.
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ Jang Ri-chi – Rank 100 ]
“Kehehehe, everyone worked hard!”
“Have you entered the top 100?”
“That’s right. As promised, I’ll give you a generous bonus, so don’t worry.”
“Ooh!”
He had managed to enter the top 100 rankings.
With the preliminary round participants to be decided soon, his participation was virtually assured.
After promising bonuses and a few moments passing.
“…?”
No system message appeared.
I wondered if there might be some mistake.
“Um, Jang Ri-chi. Didn’t you receive a System Message?”
“Other rankers have already received their System Messages and confirmed their participation.”
“What?”
It wasn’t a mistake.
Other rankers had apparently already received their messages.
What was going on?
Hadn’t they said that anyone in the top 100 would receive qualification?
Could it be that it wasn’t “within 100” but rather “below 100”?
The moment Jang Ri-chi furrowed his brow and checked the rankings again.
He could see it.
[ Jang Ri-chi – Rank 101 ]
“Ugh!”
Just before the qualification for the preliminary tournament was granted.
His ranking had been pushed down to 101st.
“Who the hell did this—!!”
In the end, he couldn’t participate in the preliminary tournament.
And those who had been helping him were also unable to receive their ‘bonuses’.
Jang Ri-chi, who had been checking the rankings to seek revenge against whoever had pushed him to 101st, had no choice but to abandon his anger and give up on vengeance.
And for good reason.
[ Rank 100: Mir ]
The one who had surpassed him and claimed 100th place was the current most talked-about unofficial rank 1 of Second.
The Guild Master of the Heukryeom Guild, the Lord of Kalbera Territory, and a Count of the Empire.
It was Mir.
* * *
The Korean preliminary tournament participants for the World Tournament had been decided.
Naturally, it was announced prominently on Second’s official homepage.
– The Sword God is still number one, as expected
– Other rankers are working hard too, but the Sword God is the Sword God after all. He hasn’t lost his rank 1 position
That’s impressive.
Users hurriedly navigated to the homepage to check the list of participants.
– Honestly, this is thanks to the Heukryeom Guild
– What do you mean by that?
– The Sword God is part of the Heukryeom Guild. Since the Heukryeom Guild has been dominating the Eastern Dungeon recently, the Sword God got to enjoy plenty of benefits while clearing newly discovered dungeons
– That’s true
– But isn’t it similar for other rankers? If you’re a ranker, you can afford to buy access to the new dungeons in the Eastern Region
– Still, it’s different. The Sword God would have been able to cherry-pick only the dungeons selected as the best by the Heukryeom Guild
The name that appeared most frequently was Yul-ha.
It couldn’t be otherwise.
She had never lost her rank 1 position since Second’s launch until now.
There had been talk that perhaps this time they could dethrone the first-ranked player.
But thanks to the Heukryeom Guild’s support, he maintained his position without the slightest wavering.
– Jeok-hwa is a given, of course.
– Wow, all these famous rankers are here?
– Honestly, with this lineup, don’t you think they have a shot at winning the world tournament?
– Come on. They said the same thing last world tournament and didn’t even make it past the preliminaries.
A dazzling roster.
Yet the public’s expectations were not particularly high.
Because they had placed such hopes before, only to see their team embarrassingly eliminated at the world tournament.
Above all else.
– Honestly, to win, you need Mir
– Mir?
– Mir beat Jeok-hwa last time, didn’t he? Even with a lower level, Mir is essentially the strongest in combat power in Second. Without Mir, how could the world tournament even be possible?
They had all witnessed Mir’s recent battles.
They had seen Mir defeat Jeok-hwa.
But didn’t the preliminaries select participants based solely on level?
For Mir, who had started the game not long ago and possessed a relatively low level, it was essentially telling him not to participate.
Just as people were expressing their negative reactions.
– Huh? Mir is participating?
– What nonsense is that?
– 100th place, Mir. That’s right, isn’t it?
Someone had discovered Mir’s name.
Wait, did that even make sense?
Mir was a user who had started Second less than a year ago.
Of course, while Mir’s growth rate was transcendent, it still wasn’t enough to catch up to the established rankers.
And yet such a Mir had made it into the top 100 and was participating in the preliminaries?
It seemed like absolute nonsense.
[ 100th Place: Mir ]
– Wow, it’s real
– Insane
– Mir made it into the top 100 ranking in that short time?
– Is this even a realistic growth speed?
She’s catching up to the level and ranking that I and others built up over nearly three years of hunting in less than a year lol
This is absolutely ridiculous, seriously lol
It was true.
Mir’s name was precisely listed at 100th place.
And so people could not help but hold onto hope.
– This world tournament might actually have a real chance?
– True, if just Mir, the Sword God, and Jeok-hwa are confirmed, it seems like there’s definitely potential.
– But who knows what’ll happen. There have been cases where unknowns dominated and knocked out rankers in the preliminaries.
– True, even if it’s Mir, he could be eliminated in the preliminaries if he faces coordinated opposition.
– Ugh, I really hope he passes and wins the world championship for us!
And so Mir’s name circulated with increasing fervor.
The excitement surrounding the preliminaries began to burn even more intensely.

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