The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 45

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Chapter 45

Yeo Min Ji returned to the guild two hours later.

Park In Tae, who had been handling business, smiled bitterly at her early return.

‘It seems she failed after all.’

The beginner Martial Artist who had defeated the Instructor that was posted on Welcome.

And the beginner Martial Artist who had proudly taken first place in the capsule event that followed.

He was certain that the Martial Artist was the same person.

He had tried to approach using the job change Quest as an event, but ultimately lost him right before his eyes.

Park In Tae realized that the probability of finding that Martial Artist there was slim.

So when she left, it was true that he hadn’t held any particular expectations.

“I met him.”

But Yeo Min Ji’s answer was different from his expectations.

“You met him?”

Park In Tae’s eyes widened as he asked again.

“Yes. Though I could only add him as a friend.”

“Add as a friend? Could you tell me the details?”

Before he knew it, Park In Tae had stopped his work and sat next to Yeo Min Ji.

Afterward, he was able to hear the story of her meeting with the Martial Artist.

His nickname was Hoon.

His level was said to be a low-rank Martial Artist who had reached level 51.

‘A low-rank Martial Artist? The young lady found him properly.’

A user with extraordinary potential who won against the Instructor in sparring and took first place in the capsule event was a low-rank Martial Artist?

Even a passing dog would laugh.

Obviously, it must be hidden with a blind.

Right after he completed his job change, an announcement went up that a Hidden Class for the Martial Artist profession had appeared in New World.

“You’re certain about this too, Team Leader?”

“Yes. He’s probably the Martial Artist who changed to a Hidden Class.”

Park In Tae was 100% certain.

Seeing how he remained anonymous in both the sparring with the Instructor and the capsule event, he must be hiding behind the mask of a low-rank Martial Artist.

“As expected.”

Yeo Min Ji’s lips curved up widely.

“Still, asking to be taken as a disciple was going too far.”

It wasn’t even a Hoyeong scout offer, but asking to be taken as a disciple to a Martial Artist who was only level 51.

For her, Korea’s number one Martial Artist, it was completely unsuitable to suggest.

Seeing Park In Tae’s stern expression, Yeo Min Ji laughed awkwardly.

“I had no choice. I couldn’t just randomly offer a scout proposal.”

“Hmm, then should we try pushing for a scout from Hoyeong?”

“It’s fine. What I want is just that one Fist Technique.”

Despite being an executive of Hoyeong, she had no interest in scouting whatsoever.

Her only interest was that one Fist Technique.

And with excellent judges around, she didn’t want to use her power to force a user into the guild.

“Then what are you planning to do?”

“For now, I’m thinking of becoming friends with him.”

The Martial Artist’s first impression was better than expected.

“…Wouldn’t that be a bit difficult?”

“Why?”

“It seems your first impression wasn’t very good…”

From what he roughly heard, if she suddenly showed up and even threw punches, honestly, the first impression should be considered completely ruined.

“Hehe, it’s fine. Since he accepted my friend request afterward, I can gradually change it.”

She had enough confidence to change that impression.

Honestly, though it was embarrassing to say herself, she had some confidence in her external appearance.

Unlike others, she barely touched customization, so her synchronization rate with reality was close to 95%.

If she kept bumping into him like this, an opportunity would surely come.

“I wish you good fortune…”

* * *

The Magic Tower had invisible mana barriers stacked layer upon layer.

They were protective barriers that blocked outsiders from entering.

Of course, this didn’t apply to Jung Hoon, who had the mark.

As he entered the Magic Tower, the black diamond carved on the back of his hand glowed blue.

Perhaps because it was a Magic Tower where mages gathered, NPCs and users were walking around inside the Magic Tower.

“Damn… the 2nd job change is fucking difficult.”

“That’s why I told you to go with a normal job change. Why are you aiming for Rare grade?”

And the Magic Tower was a holy land for 2nd job changes.

If 1st job changes were done in Primordial Village, 2nd job changes were done here in the Magic Tower.

Of course, to do a 2nd job change, one had to reach level 80, so all the mages here had levels exceeding 80.

Unlike the 1st job change, the 2nd allowed aiming for higher grades, so most users spent a lot of time trying to perform quests.

That was because mage job changes were greatly affected by grade as the progression advanced.

However, changing to a Rare grade job change wasn’t easy, and because of this, there were quite a few users who gave up and moved on to normal grade 2nd job changes to go to the next village.

Probably more than 70% of them would give up and do normal grade job changes.

Even at a rough glance, the size is apparent.

‘A hidden opportunity in a magic tower where so many users come and go.’

As always, New World had prepared small events for users, and it was only a very small number of users who solved those complex problems and received benefits.

And in this Edenharc Magic Tower, not a single person had solved that problem until now.

‘Not anymore.’

The place Jung Hoon headed to was the library located on the 9th floor of the magic tower.

The library, filled with countless beginner magic books, was very quiet.

‘I also discovered an opportunity at the Edenharc Magic Tower.’

Before his regression, his companion Lewis Verdant had started speaking while looking at the crackling campfire.

Naturally, Jung Hoon had listened to his words.

Little did he know that this would change the future.

At this time, Lewis Verdant hadn’t even started New World yet.

The place Jung Hoon headed to was the most secluded corner of the library.

A space filled with old books covered in dust that no one had looked at.

Ancient magic had very long formulas and poor efficiency.

That’s why modern magic had developed through the hands of countless mages over thousands of years.

This was the reason why no one bothered to look at ancient books.

“That’s probably why users didn’t look at ancient books either.”

The mages who visited the magic tower were all preoccupied with their class change quests.

Jung Hoon pulled out one book that was stuck in the corner.

At first glance, it was a very thick book that seemed to exceed 2,000 pages.

[Contemplation on Growth]

[Author – Richel]

By the way, this book wasn’t one that contained knowledge related to magic.

‘Back then, I was thirsty for growth. I had started much later than others.’

Lewis Verdant was someone with a very strong competitive spirit.

Of course, there were times when that competitive spirit worked strangely.

However, thanks to that, he had discovered opportunities six times.

Even choosing Edenharc, which others avoided, seemed like a foolish choice, but he eventually found an opportunity and began his rise to success.

“Can I borrow this?”

Jung Hoon took the book and went to find the librarian.

The librarian sitting at the desk adjusted his crooked glasses and shook his head.

“Ah, sorry, but you can’t borrow it unless you’re a mage.”

“Even with a mark?”

Even after showing the diamond mark on the back of his hand, the librarian’s attitude remained unchanged.

“Yes. That mark is only used for entering and exiting the magic tower.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. If you want to read it, please sit over there and read it.”

It seemed borrowing would be a bit difficult.

He had wanted to proceed somewhere without people, but it couldn’t be helped.

“I understand.”

Jung Hoon returned to where the ancient books were placed and opened the book.

Although most people didn’t look at this place, just in case, he should finish as quickly as possible.

[I’ll confess. The book’s title and all the useless nonsense written earlier were all tricks.]

The text written on the second line of page 280.

It was exactly as Lewis Verdant had said.

‘To hide an opportunity, he filled 280 pages with stories about growth. What a crazy bastard.’

The owner of the book was Richel, a mage who was active 600 years ago.

He was ostracized as a heretic among mages throughout his life and was known to have gone into seclusion.

The reason was that he could handle both mana and divine power.

At that time, those who handled mana usually walked the path of mages, and those who handled divine power walked the path of priests, but Richel, who was born with both abilities, couldn’t belong anywhere.

‘It was probably because of envy and jealousy.’

It wasn’t simply that he could handle both mana and divine power simultaneously, but because he was called a genius of the ages.

Jung Hoon turned the pages again and stopped at page 521.

[If there’s something that accelerates growth, what should you do? You’d have to take it by force, right? Then I’ll tell you a secret. Hmm, but growth. It’s truly mysterious.]

He had skipped from page 280 to page 521 to find the next passage.

Of course, nonsense immediately followed, making it difficult to solve easily.

This time he moved to page 991.

[I wish someone who could use both mana and divine power would appear.]

And page 997.

[If those two properties were infused into a book, wouldn’t the secret be unlocked?]

Next, page 1,522.

[O one who desires growth. Take the mysterious secret medicine I created over my lifetime.]

Finally, page 1,794.

[Take it and please beat up those mage bastards and priest scum.]

The last passage seemed to contain Richel’s anger in its entirety.

Yet there was even a somewhat pleasant feeling to it.

Jung Hoon chuckled softly.

Though he wouldn’t be able to beat up mages and priests as this passage suggested.

“I’ll put it to good use.”

With the intention of using his power in the right place, he simultaneously activated his mana and divine power.

Then the text in the book began to glow and a small magic circle was drawn.

‘I guess I need to put my hand in here.’

When Jung Hoon inserted his hand into the magic circle, a message appeared above it.

[Would you like to retrieve all items?]

This magic circle was a storage that Richel had created.

‘Retrieve them.’

When he expressed his intention to retrieve, new medicine bottles quickly began filling his inventory.

[Superior Experience Potion x29]

[Superior Mana Potion x35]

[Superior Divine Power Potion x35]

[Richel’s Research Journal]

These were potions that increased experience, mana, and divine power.

‘Perfect.’

With this, he could grow even faster.

* * *

Earth Korea Management Team.

The management team office was once again enveloped in silence today.

It hadn’t been this bad just 30 minutes ago, but when one employee activated real-time monitoring, all the staff’s attention turned to that monitor.

And they could see it.

A user entered the Magic Tower Library, took out a book, and as he read through it, a reaction occurred.

“…Does this even make sense?”

A magic circle was drawn above the book, and the user inserted his hand into that magic circle.

And not long after, the magic circle disappeared and the ancient book had returned to its original state.

“But how did he solve that?”

“Who knows…”

“If we knew that, we wouldn’t be standing here gaping like this…”

The employees couldn’t say anything.

He naturally entered the library, went to the Ancient Books Section, and deliberately picked out a thick book with over 2,000 pages.

Then, using some unknown trickery, the book reacted and he extracted a hidden opportunity.

“This is getting scary now.”

Team Leader Oh Jin Su got goosebumps several times while watching his gameplay.

“Team Leader, is it okay for us to just watch this?”

One employee approached Oh Jin Su and whispered.

“What do you mean?”

“Isn’t this user’s gameplay too abnormal? Shouldn’t we report this to Earth Headquarters…”

The management team’s mission was to monitor users in real-time and detect abnormal gameplay.

While the program itself was strictly controlled by Earth Headquarters, since humans were intelligent beings who moved with consciousness, direct human monitors were also necessary.

In fact, with Earth Headquarters’ capabilities, monitors themselves wouldn’t be needed, but Earth Headquarters deliberately established a management team to assign them the role of watching over users.

“Do you think that user is engaging in abnormal gameplay?”

“That’s not it.”

That user was continuing abnormal gameplay, but he wasn’t engaging in illegal gameplay.

He was simply captivating the management team with purely legitimate gameplay.

“Then maintain neutrality no matter what. Whatever it is, that’s all his own ability.”

If things continued like this, a record-breaking ranker would surely be born.

Oh Jin Su was certain of it.

The Return of the Greatest All Master (Serial)

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