𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑𝟒
‘Who is it?’
Since there was no one who would knock on my house within Twilight, I wondered and opened the door. There, a man with a gentle appearance was standing.
‘……Who is this really?’
Naturally, it was a face I had never seen before, so my bewilderment only grew.
“Hello. I am Kangjin, operating Snow Wind Wings in the Anis Kingdom.”
“Snow Wind Wings?”
“Yes, do you know it?”
I nodded at his question.
It was impossible not to know, because it was the guild that had been progressing through the main scenario on broadcast and ended up failing.
Also, hearing the guild name, I felt like I had seen the person named Kangjin in front of me on broadcast as well.
“But what brings you here?”
“To be honest, I came here because there’s something I’d like to ask of you. Besides, perhaps because you’re more famous than I thought, most people seemed to know the location of this place.”
‘So he roughly asked around and found his way here.’
Recently, I’ve been going in and out of the house to buy iron ingots, so it wouldn’t be strange if someone witnessed that.
It’s just that it’s odd he came here directly.
I wasn’t sure what kind of request he had that made him come in person, but since it felt awkward to keep him standing outside, I added the name ‘Kangjin’ to the entry settings and let him in.
“Thank you.”
And after the player named Kangjin came inside, we sat down on the chairs in the living room, and I asked him what his request was.
“What is it that you’d like to ask?”
“It’s about Beluin’s Specter. There’s probably about a week left now, but I want to stop all the Specters from merging.”
“I guess the strategy is difficult.”
“Yes, there are four Apostles and thousands of Thoughts, so it’s not easy. So, I asked the Emperor Guild for help, but they refused.”
It seems he already made a request to the Emperor Guild.
And they refused.
Actually, it’s only natural they refused, as there’s no reason for them to help.
It’s not even the same country, and with four Apostles and thousands of Thoughts, how could they help?
Frankly, I didn’t intend to help either.
“Um, I’m sorry, but it would be difficult for me to help as well.”
“Can I ask why?”
“Is there a need to ask why? There are four Apostles, each of whom is difficult to handle alone, and thousands of Thoughts whose attacks barely register. On top of that, we don’t even know what Beluin’s Specter will be like.”
In short, it was suicidal, but Kangjin seemed to have a different opinion as he shook his head.
“However, if we don’t defeat the Specter now, it will become even more difficult later. Beluin will descend, and all the scattered Apostles will gather in one place.”
“That’s true.”
Roughly speaking, he’s saying that if Beluin descends, it will be much more difficult than now.
One way or another, since all countries except the Harpe Empire have failed the main scenario, they had no choice but to try and catch Beluin’s Specter.
“But both I and the Emperor Guild succeeded in the sealing. I think we’ve done our part.”
“That’s why I’m asking you. If you catch the Specter and the Apostles, I’ll give you all the items that drop.”
‘All the items?’
Does this person not know that a unique item drops when you catch the last Apostle?
Even if it wasn’t at a time like this, with Thoughts running rampant and the Specter advancing, the value of a unique item is enormous.
Frankly, it’s an item that rarely appears even in the Real-Time Auction House.
Thinking that far, I half-heartedly told him that information for Kangjin’s sake.
“Wouldn’t that be a waste? If you catch the last Apostle in the main scenario, a unique item will drop.”
“More than that, I want to get rid of this main scenario that only causes discord.”
Even though I mentioned the unique item, Kangjin answered without even a moment’s hesitation.
Seeing the slight hint of anger mixed in his voice, I wondered if he had gone through hardships I didn’t know about.
Well, thinking about it, it would be impossible not to have.
‘More than that, all the items……’
To be honest, I’m not sure if I need to obtain them.
With the unique belt and shoes I’ve obtained so far being worn by the Battle Doll, what would I do with another one?
Anyway, it’s difficult to change equipment recklessly because of the set items I’m wearing.
Still, if there’s anything I would change, it would be the weapon?
But there’s no reason to change the weapon, Roar of the Thunder Dragon, since it’s already been enhanced to +15.
‘Um, no, wait?’
Anyway, I had no intention of helping or need to, but remembering the scroll that was patched today, I added a condition.
“A rare grade accessory scroll. If you give me a scroll with the Restricted Stat Reduction effect, I’ll help you once.”
“A scroll…… you say?”
“Additionally, let’s say I’ll withdraw if I feel like it’s not going to work. In exchange, I’ll cancel the offer of receiving all the items.”
Simply put, I’m saying I’ll help if he gives me the scroll.
Originally, I was going to try and get it through Aizen, but since I felt like I was relying on him every time something happened, I decided to try and get the scroll without borrowing Aizen’s power this time.
“As I said, the Specters will merge and Beluin will descend in a week. Amidst all that, a rare scroll……”
“If it’s not possible, then it can’t be helped.”
There’s nothing to be disappointed about.
Even if I actively helped, I doubted if we could even catch the Apostle.
Thinking about it that way, I even felt that receiving a single accessory scroll would be more beneficial than the absurd offer of receiving all the items. Kangjin seriously considered my proposal and then started talking to someone.
I assumed it was a guild member.
Anyway, after watching for a while, Kangjin finished his conversation and said with a bitter smile,
“Alright. I’ll contact you when I get the scroll.”
I didn’t know what they talked about, but after saying that, Kangjin stood up and sent me a friend request, which I readily accepted.
“Then I’ll try to find it as soon as possible.”
“You can give up if it’s too difficult.”
“If I really can’t find it, then I’ll have to.”
After that, Kangjin left my house, and I manipulated the entry settings again while thinking about the possibility of Kangjin obtaining the rare scroll.
It’ll probably be difficult, right?
To obtain a rare scroll, you need to catch a raid boss, and those raid bosses appear every few days.
However, if you look for it, there might be other methods like quests, so I thought it wasn’t an entirely impossible request and pondered on ways to obtain a rare scroll, apart from Kangjin.
I couldn’t just rely on Kangjin and wait.
‘Because of today’s patch, there’s not much information.’
I understand that scrolls drop even if you hunt any monster, but the problem is that I need to obtain a rare grade, so the difficulty level seems to rise significantly.
‘Or should I save up some money and try an A-rank quest?’
An A-rank quest, which requires 1,000 gold, would definitely give a rare grade item.
The problem is the 1,000 gold.
Looking at the amount of money I currently have, it’s roughly around 800 gold.
So, I had to either think of a way to earn the remaining 200 gold or think of another method.
Bang, bang, bang━
“……?”
What’s that?
I don’t know what it is, but I frowned at the sound of someone urgently knocking on the door, walked over, and opened it. And there, I saw Kangjin, who had just left, had returned.
“What……”
“I got it!”
Just as I was about to ask what he was doing, Kangjin said he got it with a bright smile.
“……You mean the rare scroll?”
“Yes, I was lucky.”
He then requested a trade and handed me the scroll, and it was definitely the scroll I had been wondering how to obtain just moments ago.
[Highest Grade Accessory Scroll] (Rare)
Description：A scroll that can be used on all accessories. When used, a specific effect is granted.
*Restricted Stat 40% Reduction.
“How did you get it?”
“I explained the situation to my guild members, and they all contacted everyone they knew. Luckily, someone who had just finished a raid said they obtained it, so they quickly purchased it and sent it to me.”
“……”
It was a level of action that left me speechless.
If I were a guild member, I would have ignored it and done my own thing.
In other words, it meant that the bond between this person named Kangjin and his guild members was strong, but right now, the scroll caught my eye more than anything else.
‘So this is how things turn out.’
Besides, I couldn’t back down since I said I would help.
“When should I help you?”
“Since we need to prepare, how about tomorrow if you’re okay with it?”
“Yes, just let me know the location.”
“Alright. The location is……”
After hearing the location and time from Kangjin, I nodded as if to say I understood, and Kangjin left for somewhere again, leaving behind the words, “Please.”
‘To think he’d get it without even a moment’s hesitation.’
I realized anew how powerful connections are.
“Summon.”
[Summoning Battle Doll.]
Anyway, I obtained the scroll I wanted, but I couldn’t be purely happy, so I let out a short sigh and summoned the Battle Doll. I took out the legendary item, Arua, and used the scroll I just received.
[Do you want to use the Highest Grade Accessory Scroll on ‘ Eternal Life Arua ‘? ]
[Applied Effect：Restricted Stat 40% Reduction.]
“Use.”
Flash!━
[Applied.]
And when I checked, as expected, the Restricted Stat of level 200 was reduced to 120.
And since it was reduced to 120, I was able to equip it without any restrictions, so I took off a useless ring and equipped the legendary ring.
‘Somehow, I ended up equipping it quickly.’
But just by equipping one ring, I felt like my body became much lighter.
Wondering about that, I first called up the Status Information Window.
[Name：Rudin]
[Title：Hero of the Present World]
[Level：120]
[Fame：6504]
[Guild：Emperor]
[Health：64336/64336]
[Magic Power：28536/28536]
[Stamina：100.0%]
[Attack Power：9441] [Magic Attack Power：2637]
[Defense：8778] [Magic Defense：5620]
[Stats] (All +20%)
Strength：3732 Intelligence：1662 Agility：2314
Stamina：2658 Magic Power：2160 Skill：876
Fighting Spirit：684 Summoning：1382 Command：600
Faith：520 Luck：637
[Elemental Attack Power：All Attributes (26%), Water (3%), Lightning (30%)]
[Elemental Resistance：All Attributes (15%), Water (67%), Lightning (20%)]
[Acquired Skills：20/20]
“……”
When I checked, unbelievable stats were revealed.
Is this the power of a +15 legendary item?
Eternal Life Arua not only increased Strength, Intelligence, and Agility by over 400 each, but it also increased all stats by 300, so it was only natural for the overall stats to increase significantly.
Moreover, with 10,000 Health and a 20% increase effect.
The moment I saw this ring, I thought it was the ultimate item for a tanker, but after actually equipping it, I felt that even such a word was insufficient.
“60,000 Health……”
A high number that no one could deny.
However, thinking about the Apostles I have to fight tomorrow, it didn’t feel that high.
That’s because it gets reduced by a few thousand with each hit.
When I fought the First Apostle before, it was reduced by 2,000 to 4,000 each time, right?
Compared to that time, my defense hasn’t increased much, so I assumed I would probably receive similar damage in tomorrow’s battle.
[Emperor Guild’s ‘ Aizen ‘ has invited you to the Guild Chat.]
[Do you want to accept?]
“Huh?”
While I was admiring my increased stats, I saw a message from Aizen and recalled Kangjin, who had just left.
He couldn’t have contacted Aizen because I’m helping, could he?
How would Aizen know about what just happened?
With that thought, I accepted the Guild Chat, and as expected, I heard Aizen asking about something other than Kangjin.
━Rudin-nim. Do you have time tomorrow?
“Why tomorrow?”
━We’ve been putting it off, but we’re planning to start the Guild Quest soon.
“Guild Quest? This time it’s B+ rank, right?”
━Yes.
A Guild Quest amidst the Thoughts’ attacks?
Moreover, he’s also working on territory development.
While inwardly thinking he’s amazing, I couldn’t easily answer because the time I promised Kangjin was in the evening.
“What time?”
━Considering it’s a weekday, evening would be best.
‘……As expected.’
Since the times overlapped, I had to choose one or the other, but after a moment’s thought, I decided to try doing both.
“Let’s change the time. To daytime.”
━But we might be short on members during the day.
“It’s okay. I don’t think we’ll need that many people.”
Besides, I also felt the need to adapt to my increased stats.
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