The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 47

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Chapter 47
Chapter 47
The ability I chose was none other than.
[ Balanced Development ]
Balanced Development.
That ability rendered stat allocation impossible, but in exchange, all stats increased by 2 with every level gained.
And the reason I selected this ability was.
‘The lower my level when I strengthen this ability, the greater the efficiency gains.’
Unlike other abilities, it held a distinct advantage when learned at lower levels.
If my hypothesis proved correct, enhancing this ability would increase the rate of stat growth.
I chose Balanced Development.
[ You have selected ‘Balanced Development’ from the All Master’s abilities. ]
[ ‘Balanced Development’ is being enhanced. ]
[ Balanced Development: Stat allocation becomes impossible. In exchange, all stats increase by 3 with every level gained. ]
Balanced Development’s power was immediately enhanced.
“Just as I thought.”
The stat increase from Balanced Development, originally 2 per level, had shifted to 3.
So with each level, all my stats would rise by 3.
With five stat categories in total, that meant a gain of 15 stat points per level.
A threefold increase compared to other users.
This would finally compensate for the All Master’s weakness—the insufficiency of individual stats.
Any remaining stat deficiencies could be addressed through Luke’s newly discovered ability or elixirs.
Just as I prepared to conclude.
[ Main Scenario Quest ‘Omens of Great Evil (2)’ has been generated. ]
Grade: Epic
Description: Having transcended to All Master, you must follow destiny’s guidance and prevent the emergence of great evil.
Objective: Search for the second omen of great evil.
A new system message materialized.
Yes, I could comprehend this much.
Since I hadn’t completed the quest through an NPC, it was natural for a linked quest to appear automatically.
But the system message that followed was something I hadn’t anticipated.
[ The first omen of great evil has been extinguished. ]
[ The Black Star of great evil loses its radiance, and malevolent deities across the continent preparing for their return begin to sense crisis. ]
[ Main Scenario – ‘The Awakening of Great Evil’ commences. ]
[ Due to insufficient preparation time before the awakening of great evil, the threat posed by the malevolent deities is diminished. ]
[ From this moment forward, ‘Remnants of Great Evil’ begin appearing across the continents of Second. ]
This wasn’t merely a Main Scenario Quest.
The true main scenario—the very backbone of Second—had begun.
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[ The first omen of great evil has been extinguished. ]
[ The Black Star of Great Evil loses its light, and the evil gods preparing for their return across the continent begin to sense crisis. ]
[ Main Scenario – ‘The Emergence of Great Evil’ has begun. ]
[ Due to insufficient preparation time before the Emergence of Great Evil, the threat of the evil gods weakens. ]
[ From this moment forward, ‘Remnants of Great Evil’ begin to appear across the continents of Second. ]
This message didn’t appear only to me.
It was a message that appeared before the eyes of every user currently logged into Second.
The users were startled and began whispering among themselves.
“A Main Scenario?”
“What? Second has something like a Main Scenario?”
“Evil gods?”
“According to that System Message, does that mean someone destroyed what’s called a sign of Great Evil and triggered the Main Scenario?”
A Main Scenario, no less.
More than a year had passed since Second’s launch, yet nothing worthy of being called a Main Scenario had ever existed in Second.
That’s why users had assumed from the start that no such thing as a Main Scenario would exist in Second.
Rather, they believed that as time flowed on,
the various stories unfolding across the continent centered around the Baltika Empire, flowing in an open-world fashion, were Second’s story itself.
But then, suddenly, a Main Scenario had begun.
And at someone’s hands, no less.
It was a topic that would captivate any user enjoying Second.
Among them,
“Find them immediately. The user who destroyed the first sign of Great Evil. The one who received the Main Scenario Quest.”
“B-but. How are we supposed to find that?”
“Isn’t that your job? If you can’t find them, what’s the point of your existence?”
“…I’ll search as diligently as possible.”
The Five Great Guilds took the Main Scenario with extreme sensitivity.
Accordingly, they didn’t just search for the user who received the Main Scenario Quest.
“Investigate every keyword that appeared there.”
“Keywords, you say….”
“Great Evil, Black Star, evil gods, return, and so on. Every keyword that appeared in the System Message.”
“Understood. I’ll start by contacting the Information Guild first.”
“We must mobilize everything—the Grand Library of the Baltika Empire, inquiries through NPCs, and even the community—to investigate it all.”
“Yes.”
“This is nothing less than a Main Scenario. As the most important scenario in Second, the pioneer of it must be our Hwarang Guild.”
“Understood.”
They were busy investigating the Main Scenario.
What kind of scenario it was remained unclear, but it was a ‘Main Scenario,’ after all.
Whatever its nature, it was certainly the most important element in Second.
Simply following the Main Scenario would earn them renown, and given its status, the rewards would undoubtedly be extraordinary.
“But really, who is it? Who exactly started the Main Scenario?”
“It must be a ranker, obviously.”
“Bah, no single Ranker could pull this off. It has to be one of the Five Great Guilds making a coordinated move.”
“All five of the Five Great Guilds have been investigating the Main Scenario though?”
“There are smaller guilds formed by Rankers banding together, right? It’s probably one of those.”
“True, it would be difficult otherwise. We’re talking about the Main Scenario, after all.”
While speculation ran rampant.
There were others moving far more urgently than anyone else in response to this situation.
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“Everyone, move! Compile every possible scenario that could unfold now that the Main Scenario has begun, and bring me solutions!”
“Kang Team Leader, this is no ordinary matter. With the current user level, it’s simply impossible….”
“That’s exactly why we exist! Stop telling me what can’t be done and bring me what can!”
Second’s Crisis Management Team.
And now, Second’s Main Scenario had begun far earlier than anticipated—a genuine crisis.
Everyone moved with urgency.
In that moment.
A message caught Kang Team Leader’s eye.
[ Insufficient preparation time before the emergence of the Great Evil has weakened the threat of the Evil Gods. ]
This element had never existed in the Main Scenario as Kang Team Leader understood it.
The supercomputer would never have added such a message for the Crisis Management Team.
Kang Team Leader approached Seo Deputy, who was emerging from the main server room connected to Second’s supercomputer.
“Did you do this?”
Seo Deputy.
The woman who had quietly risen and left when Kang Team Leader was denying the Black Worm God’s defeat.
From her demeanor alone, from the location she’d just exited.
What she’d done was unmistakable.
And indeed.
“Yes.”
“Why would you do that?”
“I’ve told you before. That user is no ordinary matter.”
“You convinced the supercomputer in this short time?”
“I’d already predicted the worst-case scenario. When I persuaded it at a level that wouldn’t interfere with Second’s flow, it accepted more readily than expected.”
She nodded.
Just before the Main Scenario began.
She had slipped away from Kang Team Leader’s side and convinced the supercomputer to weaken the threat of the Evil Gods.
Without permission from her superior, Kang Team Leader, acting entirely on her own initiative.
At this, Kang Team Leader threw both arms up.
“Thank you, Seo Deputy!!”
“Oof!”
He embraced her tightly.
Had she convinced the supercomputer even slightly later, had the Main Scenario already begun.
The supercomputer would never have accepted the same proposal.
Thanks to her swift response, the crisis had been significantly mitigated.
The greatest anticipated problem had been that the evil god’s threat was far more powerful than the current user level, but now that the threat had weakened, I could adjust the situation to my advantage.
With the evil god’s threat diminished, we could now maximize our control over the current circumstances.
“I’ll buy you some beef separately! Or, is it inconvenient to go with me? I’ll give you a corporate card—buy whatever you want and enjoy yourself!”
“Is that all you’re going to do?”
“Of course not! I’ll make sure to give you a proper performance report, so don’t worry!”
“Thank you. However, I don’t think this is the time for such matters.”
“Oh no!”
Kang Team Leader moved urgently.
I’d mentioned it to the PR team just in case, but I never expected the real work to actually begin.
Now that the main scenario had started, the entire Second company would be busy for a while.
We’d need to advertise based on the main scenario, and there were many things to coordinate between departments.
Moreover, wasn’t Second Crown about to start soon as well?
Likely, there was no avoiding overtime for some time.
“Ah, this. I’m going to get a lot of criticism for reporting this late.”
“That’s something Kang Team Leader brought upon yourself, so there’s nothing to be done about it.”
“If only you didn’t talk back, you’d be such a capable employee. Sigh….”
At the thought of unavoidable overtime ahead, a sigh escaped naturally.
And with that, Kang Team Leader looked up at the man on the monitor—the one who could be called the protagonist of this incident.
Mir.
“You’ll be participating in Second Crown, right?”
“Of course.”
“Your leveling speed is impressive, but don’t you think it might still be a bit lacking to face level 200 users? Can you win?”
At Kang Team Leader’s words, Seo Deputy answered with her still expressionless face.
“Kang Team Leader, do you still not know that user?”
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After completing the major Main Scenario Quest.
I was finally enjoying proper rest in reality for the first time in a while.
“Money really is something, isn’t it?”
The capsule upgrade I’d purchased for a whopping 11 million won previously.
I hadn’t understood it well at first, but after playing the game for such extended periods and logging out, I could definitely feel the difference.
Even after long gaming sessions, my body doesn’t stiffen up, and my muscles clearly don’t atrophy as much.
Still, I couldn’t neglect physical conditioning entirely, so I went outside and did some light exercise.
I heard that ‘neuromuscular electrical stimulation’ primarily stimulates only superficial muscles, so the deep muscle maintenance effect isn’t that good—so I focused my workout on core muscles.
And then.
Ring, ring—.
This time, I hadn’t even reached out to anyone.
Somehow knowing I was logged out, Kang Ju-hyuk called at the most impeccable timing.
“What?”
– Did you level up a lot? Second Crown is starting soon. You know you can’t level anymore once the league begins, right?
“I know. That’s why I pushed the stats as high as I could.”
– Your confidence is no joke. Anyone watching would think you’d hit level 150 in the meantime.
I was actually taken aback by Kang Ju-hyuk’s sudden accuracy in pinpointing my level.
“What? How did you know?”
– What?
I never expected him to guess my level so precisely.
“You’re right. I just hit level 150. Time’s running short, so leveling further seems impossible. I’m planning to use what time remains preparing for the League instead.”
My level was already exposed, so I was about to explain my schedule going forward.
– …Really?
“Really. When have I ever lied to you? Besides, you’re the one who guessed it—why are you reacting like that?”
Kang Ju-hyuk fell silent for a moment.
– Mir, are you a god?
He suddenly uttered something incomprehensible.

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