Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 65

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟓

“Hehehe.”

‘Is it that good?’

I looked at Raz, who was laughing next to me. The reason she was laughing was simple. Until yesterday, she had been hunting monsters and bosses in the dungeon, acquiring various items, and today, she had sold the dungeon itself, making a considerable profit.

The monster that came out of the dungeon was the Merfolk Soldier.

To put it simply, it was a fish-shaped creature with human-like limbs. It even carried a trident, so perhaps that’s why the items it dropped were also tridents.

Other monsters included Merfolk Warrior, Merfolk Shaman, Merfolk Captain, etc., and fortunately, they dropped various weapons and accessories, making the hunt enjoyable.

Finally, the boss was a giant merfolk called ‘ Durush, the Exiled Merfolk King ‘. I was nervous since it was a boss, but unfortunately, Durush was only slightly stronger than Nertasus. Anyway, after defeating the boss, a weapon called ‘ Spear of Blue Waves ‘ and some accessories dropped, but since their performance wasn’t great, I gave up on them without regret.

“Rudin~ Thank you~ Ah, should we meet up? I’ll buy you a meal.”

“……”

In addition, the reason Raz was being so friendly was because she had sold the dungeon to the Emperor Guild. Originally, she had planned to sell it to another guild. But for some reason, the deal was canceled, and I contacted Aizen on behalf of the disappointed Raz.

Asking if he would be interested in buying a dungeon that someone was selling.

After asking, Aizen inquired about a few details regarding the dungeon and readily agreed to purchase it. And at a much higher price than Raz had initially planned to sell it for.

Even excluding the dungeon sale, the number of items Raz had obtained over the two days was substantial. Including the dungeon and items she just sold, it would probably be over 3 million won, right?

“Why aren’t you saying anything~ Are you shy?”

“……”

Money is indeed scary.

I can’t believe Raz would change this much.

Anyway, the three days of dungeon hunting were beneficial for me as well. My level had risen to 44, and I had obtained a similar number of items as Raz.

About 20 items in total?

Thanks to this, I was able to replace all of my lacking accessories. As a bonus, my stats also increased reasonably. Also, the stats of some of the accessories I replaced were as follows:

[Ring of Water] (Magic)

Description: A ring imbued with the magic of water. This ring, imbued with the power of the element, is said to have a positive effect on water attribute magic.

Durability: 40/40

*Adds 50 to water attribute skill damage.

[Bracelet of the Lake] (Magic)

Description: A bracelet with a lake-like blue color. This bracelet, containing the magic of the lake, is said to have a positive effect on water attribute power.

Durability: 40/40

*Increases water attribute by 2%.

The stats were…… honestly, a bit disappointing.

Because I didn’t have any skills related to the water attribute. Especially the Ring of Water has the effect of increasing skill damage. Since you can wear up to 4 rings, if you wear them all, the damage increases by a whopping 200.

It’s a shame that I can’t use that ability.

However, there might be players who focus on the water attribute, so if I sell it for cash, I might be able to make a decent profit.

“Tsk, boring.”

At that moment, Raz, who hadn’t shown any reaction to my silence, muttered and changed the subject.

“What are you going to do now? Your party members aren’t logged in either, right?”

“I don’t know.”

As Raz said, Yua and Sina didn’t log in today. They said they had appointments? So they returned to the village last night, but to me, it felt more like they ran away because they were tired of hunting.

By the way……

‘I have more to do than I thought.’

There are 3-4 things that come to mind right away. Among them, the Random Skillbook and crafting skill training should be finished today while Yua is not logged in. Of course, it’s uncertain if it’s possible since neither task is simple.

“Then do you want to go find a dungeon with me?”

“A dungeon?”

“Yeah. If we find a dungeon, we can hunt again.”

Easier said than done. If dungeons were that easy to find, I might have agreed. But remembering that it took several days to find the Merfolk Dungeon, I decided to decline Raz’s offer.

“No, I’ve hunted for two days, so that’s enough.”

And speaking of dungeons, one more thing came to mind.

“I think I need a Provoke skill too.”

Perhaps the biggest takeaway from this dungeon hunt was the necessity of a Provoke skill.

Even when I was doing quests with the Emperor Guild before, Provoke was a skill I wanted to acquire, and this hunt solidified that thought even more.

The reason being that the lack of Provoke turned all the battles into chaotic brawls. It wouldn’t matter if I was alone, but with a party, the chaotic battles were quite annoying.

Since the enemies scattered, I had to use skills more frequently, and since Raz’s support couldn’t be properly provided, the hunting progressed slowly. Of course, I solved that problem by using Phantom Shift and overwhelming them with numbers, but it wasn’t a fundamental solution.

“Provoke? Well, if we had Provoke, hunting would have been much easier. Ah, how about selling the items we got this time for cash and buying it with that money?”

‘Hmm?’

……Should I?

The final bid price for Turu’s Staff was 47.5 million won. Excluding the commission, a total of 38 million won was deposited into my account. Moreover, if I add up all the money I’ve earned so far, it easily surpasses 50 million won, so I thought it might be okay to buy a Provoke Skillbook.

‘Well, considering efficiency, C~D rank is better than S rank.’

What’s the point of learning an S-rank Provoke skill? It’s obvious that I won’t be able to use it more than 10 times. In that sense, it might be better to acquire a skill of a reasonably low rank.

“Summon Cash Transaction Window.”

And I thought C~D rank skills would be available in the Cash Transaction Window.

‘Provoke skill is……’

After searching, I found about 40 of them. Most of them were E-rank Provoke, but after looking carefully, there were two D-rank ones. Finally, there was only one C-rank Provoke skill.

‘But what the hell is this price?’

D-rank was 500,000-600,000 won, and C-rank was listed at 1.5 million won. And since it was listed as a normal sale, not an auction, I had to buy it at that exact price.

“Did I sell it too cheaply?”

“What are you talking about?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

I sighed, recalling the Skillbooks I had sold so far. Should I buy this? I’d like to buy the C-rank one if possible. However, the fact that the C-rank Skillbook hasn’t been sold yet means that the price is expensive even to others.

‘Sigh, okay. I earned 38 million won.’

I can handle this much expense.

[Cash Transaction Item. Do you want to purchase ‘ C-rank Skillbook ‘?]

“Purchase.”

[Cash Transaction Item. You have purchased ‘ C-rank Skillbook ‘.]

[Purchased amount. 1,500,000 won will be automatically withdrawn.]

“Huh?”

It ended more simply than I thought? It felt too easy for a cash transaction.

When I did it online, there was a lot of texting back and forth.

Compared to that, cash transactions in Twilight were too simple. It made me think that there would definitely be people who would spend money without even caring about their remaining balance.

‘It doesn’t matter to me though.’

Because I’m earning more than that.

Anyway, since I bought the Skillbook, all that’s left is to learn it. I opened the Item Window, took out the Skillbook, and immediately learned the skill, and Raz, who was watching me, spoke with a puzzled expression.

“You’re quick to act?”

“There’s no reason to hesitate.”

[You have learned the C-rank skill ‘ Provoking Shout ‘.]

[As you learn the skill, your stats will increase.]

[Intelligence increases by 3.]

[Stamina increases by 3.]

‘……Provoking Shout?’

It’s a familiar phrase. Come to think of it, it was the skill that Heron of the Emperor Guild used. Does that mean Heron also learned C-rank Provoke?

“Detailed Information. Provoking Shout.”

[C-rank Provoking Shout Effect] (LV1)

━Provoke radius 5M.

━Provokes with +20 effect of Intelligence.

━Enemies with Intelligence lower than the Provoke value are provoked with 100% certainty.

━Other enemies are provoked with a 10% chance.

━Increases physical & magic defense by 20 for 10 seconds.

*Consumes 50 Magic Power when used.

*Consumes 3% Stamina when used.

“Oh?”

I tilted my head. How much was my Intelligence right now? I checked and it was 140. Even if I add +20 to that, it’s 160. In other words, if the monster’s Intelligence is 160 or higher, my Provoke won’t work.

‘Crazy, what kind of Provoke is affected by Intelligence?’

Still, Heron successfully provoked that Ancient Beast. Thinking about that, the monster’s Intelligence might not be that high.

Suddenly.

[The Bamut Cult appears on this continent.]

[Monsters under the control of the Bamut Cult have their stats tripled.]

[The Bamut Cult will continue to appear until the Pope is eliminated.]

[A Subjugation Request has been generated.]

An unexpected message window appeared.

‘Bamut Cult?’

“What’s this? A Subjugation Request? Rudin, I got a Subjugation Request.”

“Me too.”

I left Raz, who was busy checking the details of the request, and read the message. The Bamut Cult was the group I encountered as enemies in the quest I did almost a week ago.

‘I think the quest failure message back then was……’

It said they would appear in parts of the world?

[Subjugate the Bamut Cult that has appeared in the world.]

Description: The Bamut Cult, which was scattered throughout the world, has gradually gathered its strength and finally formed a complete force. Their goal is to dominate this world. Realizing the gravity of the situation, the Harpe Empire has decided to subjugate the Bamut Cult. Help the Harpe Empire and subjugate the Bamut Cult.

‘The reward is good though.’

3 Rare Boxes? I’ve never seen such a reward before. This reward seemed to have caused quite a stir in Raz next to me.

“3 Rare Boxes?! Ru, Rudin. Let’s do this. Let’s defeat the Pope together!”

“Just the two of us?”

“Why just the two of us? You have your party members too.”

Then it would be four people. Ah, Sina is not helpful in combat, so is it three people?

‘Can three people defeat the Pope?’

This is just my guess, but I think the Pope, like Turu, will be a raid boss. And if it’s a raid boss, it’s difficult to defeat with just three people. Just looking at Turu, it was crazy to try and defeat him with three people.

‘On the other hand, it might be possible if it’s not three people but many.’

It’s highly likely that other players have also received the Subjugation Request. What can you do if you’ve received the request? Countless players will rush to defeat the Pope, and all I have to do is join them and attack the Pope.

I don’t know if I’ll get the Rare Boxes though.

[Emperor Guild’s ‘ Aizen ‘ has invited you to the guild chat.]

[Do you accept?]

“……”

Why is he contacting me now?

I felt a sense of unease for some reason, but I decided to talk to him for now.

━Rudin-nim. Excuse me, but where are you right now?

“I’m on my way to the village. But why?”

━I’m planning to hold a meeting about the Bamut Cult. If you’re okay with it, would you like to participate?

“A meeting? But you’re in a dungeon right now, aren’t you?”

━I used a Return Scroll. So I’m in the village now.

“Ah, is that so?”

He’s living a comfortable life. But where do you buy those Return Scrolls? Seeing that Raz doesn’t use them either, it seems like they’re not commonly available items.

“As far as I know, there haven’t been any meetings so far……”

━There were. You were just the only one who missed them. But I thought it was about time you participated, so I contacted you.

‘Hmm.’

It seemed like a tricky issue. Currently, I’m the Vice Guild Master of the Emperor Guild. Considering that position, it would be right for me to participate in the meeting. However, I didn’t even want to be the Vice Guild Master in the first place, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that I haven’t received any benefits from the guild so far.

There was no reason for me to participate.

But.

‘I guess I have no choice.’

Since I received help from Aizen regarding the dungeon today, it seems like I should participate in this meeting.

“I’ll be there soon. I just need to go to that mansion, right?”

━Yes. I’ll be waiting.

[Exiting guild chat.]

“Who was that?”

“Aizen. He asked me to come to the guild hideout for a bit.”

I sighed. Since Yua and Sina weren’t here today, I was planning to work on the Random Skillbook or crafting skills somehow. But this damn Bamut Cult popped up and messed things up.

“Does the Emperor Guild even have a hideout?”

“They have some kind of mansion.”

“A mansion? To buy a mansion in Twilight, you’d need to pay at least a few dozen gold.”

“He’s a guy with a lot of money.”

What was it? He spent 800 million won to buy a Random Skillbook? 800 million won is enough to buy nearly 20,000 gold at the current gold exchange rate.

I only have 2 gold.

“As expected, Emperor is different.”

“Money is the best.”

“Still, it’s a shame. I wanted to do the quest with you.”

Raz spoke with a tone of regret. I couldn’t tell if she wanted to do the quest with me or if she wanted to get rare items. Considering her personality, it’s most likely both.

Anyway, after walking for a while and arriving at the village, I parted ways with Raz and headed towards the guild hideout.

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