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“I did ask Aizen, but……”
Sitting in front of the computer, I muttered to myself, recalling yesterday’s events. Absurdly, the Harpe Emperor, right after giving me the quest, just left me in the restaurant with a “please take care of it” and kicked me out. I was quite flustered by the Emperor’s sudden change in attitude.
Quest or whatever, should I just release the monster out into the world?
I was so angry that I even thought that, but I soon came to my senses and found Yua and Sina to talk about the quest. Then, to fill the remaining spots, I contacted Raz and Aizen. However, Raz wasn’t even logged in, and Aizen, without much hesitation, readily accepted.
‘This seems to be the first time Rudin-nim has asked me for a favor.’
‘Ah…… is that so?’
‘Yes. What kind of quest is it?’
To that question, I told him everything, starting with the fact that it was a quest received from the Harpe Emperor, to the reward. Since it was something he could find out anyway by sharing the quest, there was no need to hide it. But surprisingly, Aizen showed more interest in the reward than the quest content.
‘A position in the royal palace…… I understand. It seems worth trying.’
And with that, he ended the conversation, saying he would gather the remaining members himself. Is the position that good? Anyway, having entrusted the personnel issue to Aizen, I went out to the streets to buy Enhancement Stones, thinking I needed to get a little stronger considering the quest difficulty.
Because for me, enhancement was the fastest way to get stronger.
If necessary, I could even enhance the Blue Stone Armor, but considering the cost of the Enhancement Stones, I wasn’t too keen on it. So, having decided to enhance only the Rare item, the cape, I was walking around the streets when I suddenly heard someone shouting that they were selling a Random Skillbook for 25 gold.
‘Is a Random Skillbook normally 25 gold?’
‘No, it’s usually traded for 30 gold. I lowered the price because I need to sell it quickly and get to my appointment.’
‘……I’ll take it.’
Completely taken in by the words that a skillbook normally traded for 30 gold was being sold for 25, I paid the money and bought the Random Skillbook. Since I had Intuition, buying a Random Skillbook wouldn’t be a loss anyway.
If anything, it’s a gain.
However, the problem was that because I bought the Random Skillbook, I was left with an awkward amount of money to buy Armor Enhancement Stones. The Armor Enhancement Stones people were selling were roughly 4-6 gold each, so if I bought just 10, it would cost around 50 gold. So I had to find money somewhere, and I found the answer in the Cash Transaction Window.
‘Come to think of it, I seem to have lost my aversion to using the Cash Transaction Window……’
Is it because I’ve earned so much money?
Anyway, having purchased the Enhancement Stones, I returned home and decided to enhance the cape first. Enhancing at this point wasn’t difficult, and with the Luck stat, it felt even simpler than usual.
[Ding!~ Attempting to enhance ‘Mantle of the Azure Guardian’.]
[Related stat Luck (121) will be applied.]
[Enhancement probability…… 56%.]
[To cancel, please drop the Enhancement Stone.]
[3…… 2…… 1……]
[Enhancement successful.]
Having enhanced the cape to +10, I next took out the Random Skillbook. Honestly, I hadn’t intended to buy it at first. I was just planning to enhance my equipment and then level up my skills through quests or hunting, but since the situation turned out like this, I felt like I had to start working.
‘If I’m going to choose…… should I go for an S-rank?’
It goes without saying that S-rank skills are better than A-rank skills. However, the reason I couldn’t easily make a decision was because I didn’t know when I would get another chance.
It would be easier and save time if I just chose an A-rank.
In the end, after much deliberation, I chose an A-rank skill. Thinking I could get it within the remaining time, I immediately started the process, and as expected, I managed to get an A-rank skill just as the logout message appeared.
[A-rank skill ‘Soul Shackles’ acquired.]
[Stats increase due to skill acquisition.]
[Magic Power increases by 10.]
“……”
Well, thanks to that, I wasted all my login time, but since I got an A-rank skill, I achieved my goal.
[A-rank Soul Shackles Effect] (LV1)
━Summons a soul stake upon use.
━When the stake is embedded in an enemy, a sealing effect is applied.
━When the stake is embedded in the ground, it pulls all enemies within a 10M radius.
━20 fixed damage per second.
━Duration 5 seconds.
━Double duration applied to enemies with lower Magic Power than the user.
*Consumes 100 Magic Power upon use.
*Consumes 7% Stamina upon use.
‘Hmm……’
However, regardless of the goal, I wasn’t very satisfied with the newly acquired A-rank skill. It felt similar to the Provoke skill. Still, satisfied that I got a skill matching the rank thanks to Intuition, I looked over the skill once more and logged out.
Click- Click━
Recalling yesterday’s events like this and browsing the Twilight bulletin board, I checked the time and got up from my seat.
“Phew, shall I log in now?”
It only occurred to me now, but the quest the Emperor gave me had no time limit. Then wouldn’t it be okay to challenge it after getting a little stronger? The problem is that I realized this too late.
“Aizen must have finished his preparations too…… Game start.”
[May you find what you desire in the streets illuminated by Twilight……]
Anyway, logging into Twilight, I felt my body lighter than before, though it might have been my imagination. Of course, since all my stats, including Agility, had increased, it wasn’t strange to feel that way.
[+10 Mantle of the Azure Guardian] (Rare)
Description: A cape that has turned azure. It’s one of the pieces of equipment worn by the now-vanished Guardian of the Sea. This cape, made from the scales of a dragon inhabiting the sea, faded in color during the crafting process due to the infusion of powerful magic. However, the fact that it hasn’t lost its original function is also one of the advantages of this cape.
Durability: 150/150
All stats increased by 20.
Physical & Magic Defense increased by +100.
Enhancement Option (1): Health increased by 100.
Enhancement Option (2): All stats increased by 10.
Enhancement Option (3): Water Resistance increased by 2%.
Enhancement Option (4): D-rank skill ‘Water Mantle (LV1)’ applied.
Set Effect (1/7)
‘If I sell this, it would go for over 100 million won, right?’
Maybe even more. I didn’t lose a single point of durability while enhancing it to +10, and it’s a Rare grade set item. If you calculate its value, the price is a bonus, and the internet would surely be in an uproar.
“Status Information Window.”
[Name: Rudin]
[Title: Shield of Protection]
[Level: 61]
[Fame: 2139]
[Health: 14872/14872]
[Magic Power: 4860/4860]
[Stamina: 100.0%]
[Attack Power: 2931] [Magic Attack Power: 581]
[Defense: 4306] [Magic Defense: 2770]
[Stats]
Strength: 987 (488+499) Intelligence: 193 (70+123) Agility: 355 (189+166)
Stamina: 762 (373+389) Magic Power: 374 (116+258) Skill: 205 (175+30)
Fighting Spirit: 80 (20+60) Summoning: 80 (50+30) Luck: 131 (1+130)
[Acquired Skills: 19/20]
‘Yes, this is enough.’
I felt that with my current stats, I could sufficiently handle any enemy, no matter who it was. Besides, I’m not fighting alone, am I? Thinking that, I closed the status window and decided to check if Yua and Sina had logged in.
[Emperor Guild’s ‘Aizen’-nim has invited you to the guild chat.]
“……He’s incredibly fast.”
Was he waiting for me to log in?
Before I could even check my friend list, I saw Aizen’s message and accepted the invitation with admiration.
━I’ve been waiting.
‘Were you really waiting?’
Anyway, that’s not important.
“Ah, how’s the personnel situation?”
━Myself and 9 officers. And 110 guild members said they would participate, so a total of 120 people.
“……”
120 people?
How did he gather 120 people? I could only share the quest with 9 people. Excluding Yua and Sina, that leaves 7 people. Logically, I thought 14 would be the maximum, but Aizen gathered more than 8 times that number.
“Is 120 people even possible?”
━It’s a quest that 10 people can receive, but that doesn’t translate to a personnel limit. Also, I’ve promised to give appropriate rewards to the participating members, so there’s no problem.
Fwoosh!━
As I listened, I saw Yua and Sina appear from the living room. Did they just log in? Considering everything, I logged in a bit earlier, so they weren’t late.
“I’ll head over there. I just need to go to the Guild Castle, right?”
━No, it would be better to meet at the east gate. We might end up teleporting or taking a carriage, depending on the situation.
“Okay.”
With a short reply, I ended the guild chat and turned my gaze. As if they knew we were leaving based on my answer, they were looking at me, ready to go.
“Are we leaving now?”
“Yes. We can just go to the east gate.”
“But…… are we allowed to go……?”
“It’s a quest I received, so what’s the problem?”
I knew what Yua meant with her worried tone. Since it was a quest given by the Emperor, we had to succeed no matter what. She was asking if it was okay for her to participate in such an important quest.
Aizen probably gathered 120 people for that reason too.
But this is a quest I received through my own efforts. Therefore, I thought I could handle a few extra people with my own capabilities, so I took them to the east gate and soon saw a considerable number of Emperor guild members gathered there.
‘They arrived quite quickly.’
“You’ve arrived.”
At that moment, Aizen and a few other members approached me and spoke.
“Ah, yes. It would be better to share the quest first, right?”
“Yes.”
Looking around, it seemed like everyone who needed to share the quest was present. And since the recipients were all officers, they were all familiar faces. Anyway, while I was sharing the quest with the remaining members, some of the recipients started sharing the quest with others.
“Isn’t it a loss to share the quest?”
“But you can share the reward itself.”
For reference, Aizen, who gave that answer, didn’t share the quest. I could feel his determination to somehow monopolize the reward. Of course, I felt the same way, so I didn’t say anything.
“But are those ladies acquaintances of Rudin-nim?”
“Yes. Is there a problem?”
“Because there are so many people.”
Aizen looked at Yua and Sina’s faces for a moment, as if trying to memorize them, then quickly averted his gaze. However, some guild members, excluding Aizen, were staring at Yua with surprised eyes.
“Oh, he’s really giving a royal position?”
“Even if you share the quest, the position remains the same!”
Suddenly, guild members exclaimed in admiration, looking at the reward section after sharing the quest. Seeing that, I felt like they knew the significance of the position offered by the royal palace.
“Is the position that great?”
“Hmm? You could say it’s great. If you join the Knights Order, you can learn the skills available within that order. And since you can learn up to B-rank skills in the Knights Order, it’s a reward with no downsides.”
‘Skills? Ah, I see.’
After pondering over those words, I finally understood.
While I’ve learned S-rank and A-rank skills through Random Skillbooks, it’s impossible for others to acquire skills that way. Even if they defeat a boss monster, it’s only a C-rank at best? And since the people here aren’t soloing bosses like me, I realized that obtaining skillbooks wouldn’t be easy.
‘But if you join the Knights Order, you can learn the corresponding skills?’
And they said you can learn up to B-rank skills. Thinking about it that way, the skill ranks of those who received the quest from me seemed to average only D~C-rank.
Of course, they would eventually learn A-rank skills as time passed……
‘Unexpectedly, there’s a possibility they might not be helpful.’
While coldly assessing the officers’ abilities, I heard Aizen and the others who received the quest talking.
“Looking at this, we need to go to Bosen, located in the southern city.”
“Yes, that would be faster.”
“Wow~ If it’s the Imperial Armory, there must be Rare items, right?”
“Rare items? There might even be Unique ones.”
“If it’s Unique, wouldn’t that be a first in Twilight?”
‘No, it’s not.’
I’m currently holding two Unique items. But I had a feeling that if they obtained a Unique item through this quest, they would definitely post on the homepage, boasting about being the first to acquire a Unique item in Twilight!
‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’
As someone who doesn’t like being in the spotlight, it didn’t matter to me. If I liked attention, wouldn’t I have posted on the homepage first? From S-rank skills to Unique items, I could have the attention of all Twilight players if I wanted.
“Is everyone ready?”
“Ready? We finished our preparations long ago.”
Then, a few gazes turned towards me. Do they think someone isn’t ready? Even though I only enhanced my cape and acquired one skill, I did prepare. Therefore, I nodded as if to say I was fine, and seeing that, Aizen announced the start of the quest.
“Let’s depart.”
“Yes!”
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