The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 96

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Chapter 96
Chapter 96
Back in First.
Having hunted every monster that existed in First, potions were an essential consumable for me.
Basic health recovery potions, of course, but also antidote potions to cure poison, mana potions to restore mana, and more.
On top of that, I carried strength potions that temporarily boosted my stats by attribute, and even toxic potions that I could throw at enemies to deal damage.
Among them, what I carried the most was naturally.
‘Health potions.’
These.
Hunting alone without party members like healers, potions were my only means of recovering from wounds.
And speaking of these premium health potions in particular.
‘In the final stages of First, after reaching level one thousand, I drank them like water.’
Level one thousand.
These were the potions I used after reaching the final level, also called max level.
The health recovery amount was equally extraordinary.
Enough to heal even severe injuries at lower levels in an instant.
Taking out such a premium health potion, I.
Splash!
“Ugh!”
Poured an appropriate amount onto the Subjugation Expedition member’s most visibly severe wound.
“Drink this.”
Gulp, gulp.
I pushed the potion bottle into his mouth.
When he drank the lower-grade potion, there was barely any noticeable difference—the injury was that severe.
But the moment I used the premium potion, the Subjugation Expedition member’s body recovered at an astonishing speed.
Broken bones reattached, punctured organs healed, ruptured muscles regenerated.
In mere seconds, all of the member’s severe injuries were completely healed.
The knight watching this gasped in shock.
“You used that precious premium health potion…!”
From that expression, it seemed.
The feeling of ‘what a waste’ was quite strong.
While one cannot put a price on human life, a knight skilled enough to ride a Wyvern only possessed at most the highest-grade potions.
So it was understandable to think it wasteful seeing me use a premium potion—which even he didn’t possess—on a mere Subjugation Expedition member.
But.
“Luke, how many potions do I have left?”
– The lowest-grade, low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade potions are in such abundance we could form lakes from them. Additionally, 2,391 highest-grade potions and 1,228 premium potions remain.
I had premium potions in abundance.
As I said, premium potions were what I drank like water after reaching max level in First.
Entrusting Luke with a generous supply of such potions was only natural.
[ Premium Health Potion ]
And so, to the Subjugation Expedition member collapsed beside me, I did the same.
“Drink this.”
“Thank you… so much.”
I had them drink a premium-grade potion.
While potions were indeed non-tradeable items, I could still hold them directly and have someone consume them.
Giving a potion to another person and telling them to drink it wouldn’t work, but this was different.
And so I began administering premium-grade potions to roughly a hundred Subjugation Expedition members.
The fallen members rapidly recovered their strength.
“Premium-grade vitality potions in such quantities?”
“Not just that, but using premium-grade vitality potions on ordinary members like this… what exactly is his identity?”
“Is he some sort of incredibly wealthy person?”
The expressions of the knights observing this were painted with astonishment.
And for good reason—two years after the Second opened, premium-grade vitality potions remained extraordinarily expensive items.
* * *
After hearing Lugard’s complete report.
Raven Dracar, the Capital Defense Commander of Labelt, nodded his head.
“I see.”
Truthfully, it was hard to believe.
This adventurer named Mir used Silence magic to bore a hole into the cliff without the orcs noticing.
Then he used dozens of those precious high-grade mana stones and premium-grade mana stones—resources that Labelt itself manages as critical—like bombs to collapse the cliff.
How could anyone even conceive of such a strategy?
Where did those precious mana stones come from, how did he engrave explosion enchantments in such a short span, and how did he calculate both the explosive force and the volume of rock that would collapse?
It was content that defied common sense.
If I hadn’t witnessed that adventurer named Mir pierce the Orc Lord’s heart with my own eyes, that is.
‘An adventurer who received a letter of recommendation from the City of Beginnings.’
His level didn’t appear particularly high.
In terms of pure physical ability, less than half the Orc Lord’s.
And that’s being generous—in reality, it was likely far lower.
Yet with such a body, he brought down the Orc Lord.
And now.
‘Premium-grade vitality potions?’
He was administering premium-grade vitality potions to the fallen members.
Items that only the highest-ranking alchemists could produce, treated as precious by the nation itself.
Even the Wyvern Knights, which could be called the symbol of Labelt, didn’t receive supplies of them—only a Knight Commander could obtain such rare potions.
And he was using them on all hundred or so members.
“Have you investigated his identity in detail?”
“All I’ve heard is that he carried a letter of recommendation.”
“I see. Liam, investigate this adventurer named Mir. Right now.”
– Yes, Commander.
The Commander contacted his secretary through long-distance communication via magical artifact.
Generally, obtaining information about citizens of the empire or free-spirited adventurers was an extraordinarily difficult task.
But not long after the Subjugation Commander issued his orders.
– We were able to locate information about the adventurer Mir from the Hunter Guild.
“Continue.”
– After leaving the City of Beginnings and completing the first request at the Hunter Guild, he received an early promotion and was given a special commission by the Guild Master of the Hunter Guild.
The reports continued to pour in after that.
The incident where Mir, who had received the special commission, conquered an E to D-rank Dungeon almost entirely by himself.
After that, Mir appeared belatedly and was immediately promoted to C-rank Hunter.
The Guild Master of the Hunter Guild.
Hunter Master Calder Belmont had taught him the Hunter Master’s secret techniques.
The adventurer currently most favored by Calder Belmont.
Mir.
“An adventurer favored by Calder Belmont, no less.”
The Subjugation Commander knew Calder Belmont well.
A former member of the Dragon Slayers and a hero who was once a preeminent force across the continent.
Though he had now settled into his position as Guild Master and retired from active duty, he had never taken a single disciple until now.
For such a Calder Belmont to harbor such expectations for that adventurer—expectations worthy of the word “favor”—was extraordinary.
“A hero. Or perhaps… the seed of a legend.”
The Subjugation Commander nodded after hearing the information about Mir.
The achievements and letter of recommendation from the City of Beginnings.
The favor of the Hunter Master.
Growth at an unbelievable pace.
And… the one who defeated the legendary monster that threatened the continent, the Orc Lord.
He had no apologies to offer to Hunter Master Calder Belmont.
The Subjugation Commander had no intention of letting such talent slip away to something as trivial as the Hunter Guild.
“Cooperate as fully as possible with the treatment of our members, and bring the adventurer Mir to me the moment treatment is complete.”
“Yes, sir.”
After that, the Knight Order began treating the members with even greater cooperation.
Thanks to Mir’s premium-grade health potions, their bodies were completely healed, but those who had not yet regained consciousness were carefully transported using Wyverns.
And shortly after.
Following the orders, a knight brought Mir before the Subjugation Commander.
* * *
After administering premium-grade potions to all the fallen members.
I left the rest to the knights and made my way here after hearing that the Subjugation Commander had summoned me.
‘I wonder what this is about.’
Truthfully, I don’t have high expectations.
I did defeat thirty thousand orcs and the Orc Lord that commanded them.
They say it would have been a threat massive enough to topple the empire if left unchecked.
But didn’t I strike down that Orc Lord before it could even do anything?
‘They’ll probably try to diminish my achievements somehow and minimize the reward.’
If I had saved the Empire from collapse at the hands of the Orc Lord, they would have given me national treasures without hesitation.
But in the current situation where nothing has happened, the best I can expect is a single pouch of gold coins.
It’s disappointing, but there’s nothing to be done about it.
Thanks to this Quest, I’ve gained considerable levels, stat increases, and items.
Besides, if the Orc Lord had actually begun his invasion, I wouldn’t have been able to achieve such feats alone.
“Adventurer Mir.”
As I stood before the Subjugation Commander, he opened his mouth with a solemn expression.
“First, I express my gratitude to you, who have slain the Orc Lord—a threat that could have posed a grave danger to both the Empire and the continent. As the Subjugation Commander responsible for protecting Labelt, I am deeply grateful.”
A commander of his rank could have easily dismissed me with a stiff bow.
Yet he seemed genuinely acknowledging my accomplishments.
I had assumed he would simply offer some appropriate reward and be done with it.
“Your Achievement in slaying the Orc Lord is not a feat I can dismiss lightly.”
What the Subjugation Commander said next was entirely beyond my expectations.
“Your accomplishment—protecting the Empire from the threat of monsters—is something I must report directly to His Majesty the Emperor.”
“To His Majesty the Emperor… you say?”
The Emperor.
In other words, he was saying he would report my achievements to the Emperor of the Baltika Empire—the current master of the continent.
I had expected them to package my accomplishments as their own and present them that way.
I never imagined they would actually report my deeds so honestly.
The Baltika Empire.
Perhaps it’s far more virtuous than I thought.
“Of course. However, it will take time to compile the details of your achievements, select an appropriate reward befitting you, and submit the report to His Majesty.”
“In that case…”
“Would you accompany me to the Imperial Palace now?”
Thus, an unexpected journey to the Imperial Palace was decided.
* * *
“Kiiiiiii—”
The Wyverns take flight.
When we arrived here, most Wyverns carried only a single rider, but that was no longer the case.
Some carried wounded behind the rider, while those unable to move were suspended in stretchers hanging from the Wyverns’ talons.
“You can pilot Wyverns as well?”
“Not well enough to demonstrate in actual combat, but simple transportation poses no problem.”
The Wyvern I was riding was being piloted by the Subjugation Commander himself.
And beneath it, his beloved steed was suspended.
Though I had poured a premium stamina potion down the horse’s throat, it still hadn’t regained consciousness, which is why we were transporting it this way.
In truth, even with that, it’s not easy for a Wyvern rider to yield their mount.
It was only thanks to the Subjugation Commander’s special orders that we could travel like this.
As I moved forward, feeling the refreshing wind around me—
“Adventurer Mir. Thank you.”
The Subjugation Commander.
No, Lugard expressed his gratitude.
“Thanks to you, I was able to fulfill my role as the Subjugation Expedition and protect Labelt’s safety.”
I remember that back in First, there were quite a few villains among the NPCs.
I don’t understand why the NPCs in Second are all so honest.
It’s making my heart soften.
“Furthermore, I myself have been appointed as the First Subjugation Commander thanks to your achievements. Or rather, to be precise, our entire Subjugation Expedition has become the First Subjugation Expedition.”
“Congratulations.”
“It’s all thanks to you.”
The Wyvern Knight’s speed increased even further.
The Night Leopard’s speed was quite fast as well, but it couldn’t compare to the Wyvern Knight’s flight.
Flying over obstacles like rivers and hills, the distance to Labelt was narrowing in an instant.
“Even if your achievements are reported to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire grants you a reward, I will repay the debt I have incurred one way or another.”
That’s welcome news.
I’m curious about what reward the Empire will give, but I was planning to learn the Riding Skill from Lugard anyway.
From what I hear, even if we move to the Imperial Palace, the reward won’t be distributed immediately.
In the meantime, I should learn the Riding Skill from Lugard or something.
As I was thinking that.
“There it is.”
Beyond the clouds, Labelt began to come into view.
And our destination is the center of that massive metropolis, Labelt.
The Imperial Palace of the Baltika Empire.

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