Chapter 116 - One More (2)
Chapter 116 – One More (2)
Was he done venting out all his anger?
Chairman Suh opened his mouth, striking the table strongly.
“We can’t just be pushed around by Asirante like this! We clearly realized through this quest that unless we immediately bind him to us, he will not stay by our side forever. So, mobilize all the resources of the Daeyu Group. We’re going to make one last bet. Withdraw all the herd hunting teams supporting him now.”
“Yes, sir!”
“Ok, we’ll carry out your order.”
Chairman Suh thought that he knew enough of Asirante’s ability and so coveted him all the more.
However, considering this quest’s result, he had to admit that he made a huge misjudgment.
He even thought that it might have been arrogant of him to try to win over Asirante from the beginning. So, he decided to make a final bet.
“Hummm…”
The next day I felt it strange that I possessed both the extension spell charm and a random box with an item between the myth and legendary grades at the same time.
“What if a myth grade item comes out of the random box…”
In that case, everything would be perfect.
So, I took a deep breath, then picked the random box from my inventory with the accessory between the legend and myth grades.
Then I opened it right away because there was no guarantee that a myth-grade item would come out even if I dragged my feet.
Soon a bright light shone, and a ring appeared in the box.
But I couldn’t smile because the ring that came out was a legendary grade item.
Of course, obtaining a legendary grade item from a random box with an accessory between the precious and legendary grades and obtaining a myth grade item from a random box containing an accessory between the legendary and myth grades was like night and day.
However, I couldn’t help but feel bitter because I earnestly hoped I would get a myth grade item.
“Check item.”
With lingering bitterness, I checked the item first.
[Functional Skill Ring (Legendary)
-It is a functional ring that increases the performance of a skill.
: No equip restrictions.
: It is impossible to enhance.
-Effect.
: It selects one of the skills you have and increases that skill by one level.
– 30 million golden rings are required to transfer the effect of this ring to another skill from the selected skill.
: It increases the power of the selected skill by 10%.
: If you select a skill that is already at the maximum, there will be no change in level, but the power of that skill will be increased by an additional 10%. (The power of that skill will be increased by up to 20% by overlapping with the option above.)
-Physical Defense: 500 Magic Defense: 500
-Durability: 2550000/255000]
A ring that has only one option, and provides no increase in stats like other accessories usually do.
Besides, no enhancement was possible.
However, the more I reflected on it, the better I felt about it because one skill flashed through my mind.
It was level 4 Ice Storm. And the next level of this Ice Storm was level 7.
In other words, no matter how fast I leveled up, I had no choice but to keep Ice Storm at level 4 for a considerable period of time.
However, with this ring, I could use Level 7 Ice Storm right now, and its power would even be increased by 10%.
“Alright! Also, it is a ring.”
Rings were the most important accessories.
So I thought this item was good, given my future.
I pulled out the accessory expansion spell charm from my inventory.
“Use accessory extension spell charm.”
[You have used the accessory extension spell charm.
-Please select the accessory slot to be expanded.
: ring.
: earring.
: necklace.
: bracelet.]
I chose the ring.
[An extra ring slot has been created permanently.]
As soon as the message was over, I wore the functional skill ring.
Then, another message rang.
[Functional Skill Ring: You can select a skill to apply the effects of this ring.
-You can only select one within the skills you currently have, and if you want to change to another skill,you will need 30 million golden rings.]
Along with that message, the skills that I obtained until now were listed.
The first thing I thought about was Ice Storm.
So, I examined the skills one by one while wondering if there might be a better skill than Ice Storm. However, no matter how hard I tried to find one, there was no better skill than Ice Storm. The next level of Ice Field was level 5, and the next level of Pouring Hailstone was level 6.
“Choose Ice Storm!”
Since I could afford to spend 30 million golden rings for a better skill later, I chose Ice Storm without any hesitation.
[Functional Skill Ring: Ice Storm has been selected to receive this ring’s effect.]
“Check skill list.”
[Possessed Skill List.
1. Level 3 Ice Ball. (Level 1, 2, 3)
2. Level 3 Ice Bolt. (Level 1, 2, 3)
:
:
13. Level 4 Blink. (Level 4, 6)
14. Level 7 Ice Storm. (Level 4, 7, 8)]
Since I was currently at level 353, the maximum level I could currently obtain was level 4.
But there was a level 7 skill in my skill list, and one with tremendous power at that.
“Hhhhhhh.”
I could not help but smile at that.
So, I quickly moved to the Tombs of the Dead to test level 7 Ice Storm with an additional 10% increase in power.
After I had asked the Daeyu for a hunting ground and a herd hunting team, there were always four monster herding teams along with team manager Jinyoung Lee who waited for me in the Tombs of the Dead in advance so they could begin to herd monsters immediately once I showed up.
But now, there was no such team in the Safety Zone in the Tombs of the Dead.
Has Chairman Suh grown sour on me?”
I know that when one grows old, one doesn’t necessarily become more mature, calm and generous. However, because of their accumulated experiences, such a person would know how to hide their feelings. And that might be the case with Chairman Suh.
I could not rule out the little possibility that he has become more patient.
In fact, Chairman Suh made a huge business group like Daeyu what it is today.
As a result, he had more ambition and greed than anybody else, for it was absolutely impossible to build a business group as large as Daeyu in Korea with only one individual’s ability and intention to succeed.
In particular, those who have already risen to the top position in the business world would not allow any rival business men to ascend to their same place.
So, I didn’t think that Chairman Suh’s decision to withdraw the monster herding teams was narrow-minded. Honestly, I would have taken the same action, or even a harsher action.
As a matter of fact, aside from the accessory expansion spell charm I obtained from the Salimaru Bandits’ last hideout, the rewards I received from Monte were enormous.
Tramp, tramp-
There was nobody in the Tombs of the Dead.
Since I was used to hunting alone without the help of others from the beginning, I went inside without any hesitation. Just because I was helped by the monster herding teams for the past several days didn’t mean I was foolish enough not to hunt independently.
Of course, I could send a message to Chairman Suh or manager Lee to ask about the reason, but I didn’t because it would add fuel to the fire.
“Okay. Let me keep a low profile because I have yet to drain Daeyu a lot. Who knows if there is another quest like this?”
Of course there would be no more, and even if there is, Chairman Suh won’t share it with me any more because he is not foolish.
However, even if it wasn’t a quest, I still had to milk the cash cow that was Daeyu, so I decided to keep a low profile from now on.
Inside the Tombs of the Dead.
“Blink.”
I arbitrarily decided on an appropriate cooldown for Blink and used it to herd the undead monsters. Of course, I was really frustrated because I used Blink almost infinitely until a short while ago.
Although there was nobody in my surroundings, I used Blink with an appropriate cooldown just in case even though it was annoying.
And I also personally confirmed that the Blink with zero cooldown deserves to be my hidden card. Anyway, when the number of monsters I herded exceeded 100, I used my usual skills. “Ice Field! Multiple Thin Ice!”
Pasasasak!
A land of ice spread in an instant. And I immediately used one skill toward the undead monsters with a lot of anticipation.
“Ice Storm!”
Wheeeeeeeing!
Puck! Puck! Puck!
Level 4 to Level 7, plus an additional 10% increase in power.
At that moment, the phrase ‘leaves being swept away by the autumn wind” came to mind.
In the past, I needed to use Pouring Hailstone and Ice Storm in conjunction with Ice Field to sweep away the monsters, but all I needed now was just Ice Storm.
Indeed, this Ice Storm was very powerful because over 100 undead monsters vanished instantly, leaving behind golden rings and miscellaneous items.
“Wow…” I uttered an exclamation before I knew it.
This time I hit upon another idea, namely using Ice Storm only without using Ice Field.
The skill that I usually used first when hunting monsters was always Ice Field.
In particular, that was the case after I acquired the Sacred Permanent Snow Spirit accessories because my combat power increased just by standing on icy terrain.
But for some reason I felt that I could hunt the monsters with just one Ice Storm alone.
So, I moved quickly and herded the undead monsters.
And when more than 30 monsters were herded together in a group, I fired Ice Storm alone toward them because I was here to confirm whether I could kill level 500-550 monsters with a single Ice Storm.