Chapter 19
[Congratulations on advancing to ‘Magus Lord.’]
[Job-specific skills have been added. You can check the details in the skill window.]
[You have successfully advanced to the Myth-grade class for the first time.]
[The title ‘Myth’ has been awarded to you.]
As the magic power of the runes converged within Carpe, his advancement was complete.
“A Myth-grade job!”
In a situation where even an Epic-grade job would be cause for celebration in all directions, achieving a Myth-grade job!
“Well, well. I’ve been in this world for over ten years and only managed to obtain a Myth-grade job once.”
Even that one time was truly a miracle, a convergence of coincidences upon coincidences, a convergence of luck upon luck that could only be described as a “miracle.”
“And to obtain it so easily…”
It’s unbelievable.
Life is inherently unfair, but there’s a line that shouldn’t be crossed.
“I must have been a king in my past life. Perhaps General Yi Sun-sin.”
“Even he would only be an 8-star here, buddy!”
When Yi Sun-sin is selected as a background spirit at 8 stars, the highest job he can obtain is the Legendary-grade Sea King.
Although it’s considered one of the highest-tier Legendary jobs, it still doesn’t compare to the Myth-grade.
That’s how exceptional the Myth grade is.
“At any rate, it’s the best start. A Myth-grade job at level 10. This might actually clear the game.”
“I really want to check the skills right now, but…”
It seemed like it should be put off a little longer.
After all, right in front of him, a man was sobbing.
“Oh… Oh! The Magus Lord!”
Drek was kneeling, shedding tears of joy.
“Uh…”
Though it seemed like an atmosphere where one shouldn’t interrupt, he couldn’t stay silent forever.
“Um…”
“Oh great Magus King!”
“That…”
“The master of Arcram!”
“Excuse me!”
As Carpe exclaimed, Drek seemed to regain his senses and cleared his throat awkwardly, as if embarrassed.
“Hehe. Although the old man had a severe lapse in judgment, there is still a task left for me to fulfill. Please forgive me.”
“No, it’s fine.”
800 years, was it?
How much suffering must have been inherited over the long period after the fall of Arcram.
After waiting for so long and finally seeing hope, it was understandable for emotions to run high.
“By the way, what is this task you mentioned?”
“It involves delivering an item left behind by him for his successor.”
“Ah!”
“Just wait a moment, please.”
After saying that, Drek quickly disappeared somewhere. It was clear he had gone to retrieve the item he mentioned.
“Oh, come to think of it, I also received an additional item when I obtained the Myth-grade job. It was a Unique item.”
“Wow!”
The smell of a big win was intoxicating!
Receiving a Unique item after a Hidden class, it was so exhilarating that it was hard to keep a straight face.
“You’ve waited a long time.”
Drek returned with a small scroll in his hands.
Carpe carefully accepted the scroll.
“Open it.”
Click.
Although it was an old scroll, it opened smoothly without showing its age. Inside were a pair of gloves.
“What’s this?”
“These are magical weapons that the Magus King used in his youth. They function similarly to the staffs used by wizards.”
“Oh?”
A glove-shaped magical staff?
Then that means you can use other weapons along with the gloves.
Carpe picked up the gloves. The finger parts were all pierced, and the back of the hand had a unique pattern drawn on the leather gloves.
Ping!
[Magical Weapon Enigma]
[Grade: Legendary]
[Wearable Restriction: Hidden Class ‘Magus Lord’]
[Magical Attack Power: 110 ~ 280]
[Physical Attack Power: 90 ~ 170]
• All stats +5
[The gloves were personally crafted by the Magus King in his youth, boasting exceptional performance in both magic and close combat.]
• Additional Option 1: Adds 10% to both magic and physical damage.
• Additional Option 2: Grows proportionally with the user’s level.
• Additional Option 3 (Hidden): Allows the storage of one designated skill. The stored skill consumes less MP and can be used as the ‘Shadow Spear.’
*Bound upon acquisition.
“…Wow.”
-Insane, right? Legendary?
Even though he had rolled multiple times, he had only gotten (just?) Unique items? This crazy game!
“Are you satisfied?”
“Of course.”
Was this the dignity of Legendary?
Until now, every item he obtained turned out to be rubbish, with brutal options.
“I feel like fighting right now.”
“Hehe. That’s a great attitude, but it’s not time yet. To face formidable enemies, sufficient preparation is needed.”
Ping.
[Job Scenario ‘Relic of the Magus King’ activated.]
[Relic of the Magus King (1)]
“Although you have become the descendant of the Magus King, you are still a feeble existence. The enemies you must face are incredibly powerful and dangerous. Strengthen yourself to be able to fight against them. You must obtain all the relics left by the Magus King for his descendants.”
“The beginning of a grand adventure heralded by a scenario quest.”
Drek bid farewell to Carpe, who had completed his job change.
“Then I’ll stay here to gather information and continue my research.”
“What research?”
“The research on the coins the outsiders possess. Those coins are the only clue connecting the outsiders and the false gods.”
“Ah!”
Players insert the ‘coins’ into the vending machine to select a Rearguard. The ‘coins’ act as a medium between the player and the Rearguard.
“So you’ve been collecting coins.”
He never expected such a setting to be hidden in the junk shop quest. He couldn’t help but admire it.
“I’m nearing the end of my research, so I’ll be procuring more coins frequently and in larger quantities.”
According to Drek, the cooldown for guerrilla quests would become shorter in the future, and the number of coins required would likely increase.
“Interesting. Is there anything else, Lord?”
“No. Perhaps I can help with coin procurement.”
Carpe summoned Cheonma.
‘Hyung.’
-What now? What’s up? Planning to cause trouble again?
‘Are you good at video editing?’
-Video editing? I can handle the basics. Why?
‘Hehehe.’
In response to Cheonma’s question, Carpe simply chuckled.
That night,
A video was uploaded to the self-operated video platform ‘Channel Lase’ on The Last Savior.
“Ugh, boring again. Why don’t the streamers on Lase have any originality these days?”
Kim Seong-geun, a common unemployed person in South Korea, happened to come across the video by mere coincidence.
“Huh? What’s this?”
As usual, he was aimlessly browsing through Channel Lase when he stumbled upon a video with zero views.
“Hmm.”
Looking at the upload time, it was just a while ago.
“Should I give it a watch?”
Normally, he wouldn’t even bother with such videos. However, he was tired of the same old Lase streamers on that particular day.
“Regardless of who it is, they’re all just uploading raid monster walkthroughs.”
Lately, there had been a trend of patterned videos being uploaded to Channel Lase.
“Well, sometimes these can be okay.”
It seemed to be a newly created channel, and there was only one uploaded video.
He had a strange feeling. Could it be that he was the first visitor to this channel?
With a smirk, Kim Seong-geun played the video.
“Huh? This is the Beginner’s Village!”
The video was in first-person perspective. The first thing visible was a line of users standing in a row.
It was the famous ‘Mutant Antler Deer Quest’ in the Beginner’s Village.
“Ugh, it’s a video uploaded by a newbie.”
It was undoubtedly a new user who had uploaded their gameplay in excitement after starting the game today.
“Ugh, let’s just go wash up and sleep.”
What happened next was predictable.
They would calmly line up and wait for their turn to receive the quest.
Just as he was about to close the video, something unexpected happened.
“Huh?”
Contrary to his expectations, the protagonist of the video began to act differently. Instead of lining up and waiting, they started walking towards the forest.
“That’s the territory of the One Piece Faction, right?”
After that, the video was mesmerizing.
“Look at that!”
The One Piece Faction members scattered like fallen leaves with a few gestures.
The protagonist of the video was definitely not a beginner.
“…Wow. This is insane.”
Admiration escaped involuntarily.
Not only was it impressive to see them effortlessly annihilate the One Piece Faction, but the battle against what seemed to be the boss ninja user left him speechless.
To put it a bit overdramatically, it was like watching a well-made trailer.
“Is this person leveling up a second character as a ranker?”
The only downside was that there was no sound in the video. If there was, it would undoubtedly be the highlight of the week.
“Huh?”
However, the truly astonishing part came next.
Suddenly, the screen transitioned to the inside of the village, and the protagonist of the video began to move briskly.
“The church?”
Why here? It was not a place one would visit unless they were a user who had advanced into the clergy class.
However, contrary to expectations, the protagonist of the video did not enter the church. Instead, they began to pace around outside the church building.
“Huh? Wasn’t there an NPC there?”
It had been a long time since leaving the beginner’s city, so the memory was hazy.
Before he knew it, the protagonist of the video was speaking to an elderly NPC of unknown identity.
And then,
[Hidden NPC ‘Antique Merchant’ offers you a trade.]
[Will you accept the guerrilla quest ‘Antique Exchange’?]
“Eek!”
Seong-geun exclaimed in astonishment.
“H-Hidden? Guerrilla?”
Despite still sounding incredulous, his hands were swiftly copying the link to the video.
“I’ll keep it short. I’ll toss in one video, so keep the best until I come back after taking a dump.”
A post appeared on the Lase inven board during ambitious hours.
Like any large community, the Lase inven was also filled with nonsense posts and fishing posts.
At first, everyone thought the same. Another weird post from some idle person.
-What?
-What did I just see?
-Did you guys see the video that was just uploaded?
However, it was not just a simple nonsense post. It was evident within moments that the board was catching fire with that topic.
-Wow, what’s the video? They’re fighting so well. The One Piece guys couldn’t even put up a fight.
└ What’s the problem with fighting well? Did you not watch the video until the end? Of course, fighting well is important.
-I’m the user who started from the Lase open. It’s the first time I’ve heard of such a quest.
-My younger brother, who just started the game, logged in to check there and came back. There’s no NPC like that. This is fake.
└ I’m a professional video editor. I can guarantee this isn’t fake.
-What? Is it really a hidden NPC? Is there such a thing in the beginner’s zone?
As usual, when a big bait was dropped in the community, it was likely to overheat.
Posts doubting the authenticity of the video started appearing all over the board. However, it didn’t take long for the consensus to become ‘the video is real’ as opinions from various experts gathered.
People were ecstatic, and they began to take an interest in something even more important.
-If you carry the antique and go to that NPC, can you get the quest?
-So, what’s that antique? Ah, it’s frustrating that there’s no sound in the video.
-As far as I know, there’s nothing in the beginner’s zone loot that could be called an antique…
The board exploded with speculation about the identity of the antique. And then, one member of the community made a plausible guess.
-Is it a coin? Beginners carry it around, but it’s not really useful.
-Yeah, that’s it! In the video, after defeating the One Piece guys, they were picking up coins.
-No, wait a minute…
The moment they thought the antique was a coin, one word simultaneously came to the minds of the members of the Lase inven.
-Mammonism Guild?
-Come to think of it, those guys were extorting coins from beginners under the guise of volunteering in the beginner’s village.
-Damn, it gives me the chills. Was all this just to monopolize this quest?
The community erupted.
-You dirty Mammonism scum! Couldn’t find anything else to prey on, so you’re robbing newbies?!
-I knew it would come to this. If you know even a little bit about the Mammonism Guild, there’s no way you’d believe that guy was doing volunteer work.
-Hey!!! Where did all those Mammonism bastards hide!
-This xxx, xxx, %&@!%&
Meanwhile, one member who identified themselves as a member of the Mammonism Guild posted a message claiming that they had good intentions with the volunteer activities.
-Disgusting, isn’t it?
-Repulsive, isn’t it?
-Pfft. This is a post from someone who hasn’t reached human decency.
-I asked Mammonism for help in the beginner’s village, and they xxxx me over. Why? Because I didn’t have any coins, of course, hahaha.
-Exactly, &@^!(@*^ it.
The post was eventually deleted by the administrator due to the multitude of hateful comments and swearing.
-But who the hell is the big shot who casually spilled this golden information?
-Oh, wait a minute. I think I glimpsed the channel name. Let me check again.
And shortly after, a post was made.
[Heavenly Demon TV]
It was the channel name of the mysterious big shot.
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