Chapter 332. < Episode 104. King's congratulations (2). >
4.
[Midas]
– Level: 270
– Occupation: Great Mage
– Constellation: Word Dragon –
Ability: Strength (5+2381)/Stamina (5+2311)/Intellect (1252+3863)/Magic Power (275+3331)
– Remaining stats: 0
‘Stat distribution complete.’
Midas, who was looking at the monumental achievement of reaching level 270, was blown away.
wheein!
Afterwards, Midas, who was looking at the status window at the sound of the wind, turned his head to reveal a thick sea of clouds.
Seeing this, Midas stuck out his tongue.
‘A flying boat… … .’
Sailing the sea of clouds on a boat is a luxury that can only be enjoyed because it is God Wars, which even the richest people cannot enjoy in reality.
king!
“Yes, bad dog, as you said, it is a really nice scenery.”
Lucky and Gold were also great luxury enough to vomit their appreciation over and over again.
“Yeah, nice.”
However, the expression of Midas enjoying the luxury was not good.
‘Ehh.’
It was because there were many worries in my head in many ways.
The harvest this time was amazing.
You can receive the level up card reward not once, but twice, and there are so many situations where you can even get a new weapon, so it was burdensome.
And that was the reason for the concern.
‘What should I do to pay off this debt…’
All of this was something that could be obtained thanks to the sacrificial consideration of the Jungwon Guild.
Of course, I had to repay him for his consideration.
‘The hunting ground is different now.’
The problem was that there would be virtually no chance for Midas to encounter the midfield guild in the future.
It was clear that the title of the next quest, Under the King, which Midas was currently working on, was referring to the new continent, a hunting ground for level 300 players.
In other words, after completing this quest, Midas will go to the New Continent.
On the other hand, the midfield guild came to the new continent after leveling up for at least ten days.
Even that was a case of overdoing it.
In the case of the New Continent, it was better to reach level 300 in some way before coming over.
In fact, White Forest was the last time Midas and the midfield guild used one stage.
‘But it’s not like I can buy you a meal in real life.’
It was even more impossible to reciprocate outside of the game.
‘Because he eats more expensive food than my food for a year.’
Even with all the money Midas had earned, he couldn’t buy a bathroom in Yehwa’s mansion, the master of the Jungwon Guild.
‘I have no choice but to tell the boss and ask him to repay the midfield guild in some other way.’
couw!
The jackpot on top of Midas’s head, who was so worried, soon looked at one place and flapped its wings.
“What? ah.”
In response to the jackpot, Midas turned his head and could see Midas.
A castle floating alone on the sea of clouds.
‘My God, did something like that happen?’
Midas surprised by the appearance of the flying castle, which is different from the flying ship, NPC Hogon approached Midas and said,
“It’s the king’s forge.”
Midas was surprised by those words.
“That’s great.”
Of course that was all.
‘Where will things go if the monsters are designed a little weakly with this kind of sincerity and effort? More than that, when is the NPC hogon talking about the dragon’s egg?’
I’m more curious about when the quest for the dragon’s egg will come out rather than the castle floating in the sky.
“Why do you think the king’s forge is flying in the sky?”
To such Midas, NPC Hogon dared to explain.
“It is to fly in the sky and manage the weapons of heroes across the continent.”
“ah.
“In other words, it is proof that you are now a hero. A hero recognized by the kingdom.”
With NPC Hogon’s explanation, Midas arrived at the King’s Forge.
5.
Kaang!
The first thing that greeted the guests at the place called the blacksmith of the king of the castle above the sky was the sound of metal being born again, befitting the name.
“Follow me.”
After the metal sound deafened, the next ones to appear were knights in armor.
‘Everyone is over level 300.’
Not just simple knights, but very great knights whose level is much higher than Midas.
NPC Hogon explained to Midas who was looking at the knights.
“As this is where the heroes’ weapons are managed, there are many beings aiming for it. So we have to be very careful.”
At that explanation, Midas nodded lightly.
Eventually, guided by the knight, Midas moved to a huge furnace.
‘Oh, that’s not a joke on the scale.’
It was a size different from that of ordinary blacksmiths, and Midas opened his mouth wide.
Doo doo!
At that time, a group of blacksmiths appeared with loud footsteps.
thud!
Among them, a 3-meter-tall giant who stood at the head of the group and boasted of extraordinary footsteps said to Midas.
“The preparations are already complete.”
Only then did Midas turn his head to confirm the giant.
‘uh?’
And Midas, who soon confirmed the name of the giant, was frightened.
‘It’s Eitri!’
NPC Aitri.
It was a famous NPC in God Wars as it had the same name as the legendary blacksmith in Norse mythology.
That would also be the case, because the Eitree series was a dream item for level 300 players in God Wars.
‘Was he a living NPC?’
What’s even more surprising is that players treat the Eitri series as a legacy left behind by Eitri.
Legacy means that Eitri was treated as a dead person.
It was because there was no contact with the NPC Eitri in the process of obtaining the Eitri series.
‘Amazing, Great.’
The moment you face an event you never imagined.
‘It’s really great.’
At the same time, Midas’ expectations rose.
The great Eitri makes the items himself, but isn’t it a normal item?
“All that’s left is work, so what’s the new hero’s favorite disease?”
When Eitri asked a question, of course Midas quickly held out the staff in his hand and said,
“i look forward to!”
Midas offered his staff right away without saying, “This is it.”
Eitri, who received the staff from Midas, looked at the staff in silence.
Then he asked.
“what do you want?”
“yes?”
“I’m asking whether you want stronger power, extra power, or unusual power.”
At Eitri’s question, Midas immediately changed his expression.
‘It’s an additional option.’
That now is your chance to choose the abilities you want to give to your wand.
I could immediately figure out what the options were.
Stronger power increases damage, excess power reduces magic power consumption, and unusual power means that special effects are added when using abnormal conditions or skills.
nothing was bad
‘It hits the goal.’
Because of that, I couldn’t help but worry deeply.
What was urgent right now was the amount of mana consumed.
‘I’m in a hurry, but usually in this situation, the damage increase option is the best thing to do.’
However, in the long run, the damage increase option was the most efficient and effective.
‘I don’t know what will be added as a special option.’
On the other hand, the addition of special effects was a lot of luck.
If it had a skill like Add One, it would be great, but what if it was just an ordinary abnormal status effect?
Do you look long or straight ahead or gamble? … In front of that choice, Midas quickly put an end to his thoughts.
‘The luxury of promising next in my situation is not acceptable.’
It is a situation where you do not know when you will kneel down on the difficulty of the main scenario quest, but you cannot promise the future.
Midas, who had come to that decision, said.
“I want the power to spare.”
At that answer, Eitri nodded.
“The first step is a leisurely power, so this is it.”
“yes? First one?”
However, when the words that were difficult to understand appeared, Midas questioned them, and Eitri answered by giving the handed staff to the blacksmith.
“A hero’s armament grows like a hero. That’s why I’m here.”
Only then did Midas realize.
It wasn’t about choosing one of three options, it was about choosing which of the three to do first.
“The work time comes tomorrow at this time. I’ll make you a weapon suitable for a hero. The king himself congratulates him, but with the king’s name. Then I will work, so please leave.”
As Eitri waved his hand at the end of that explanation, the knight approached Midas and said,
“I will provide you with a place to rest.”
Midas asked in response to that guidance.
“Ah, isn’t there a place like an empty lot before that?”
“A vacant lot?”
“I have something to do.”
“Then I will guide you to the castle garden.”
At the explanation that followed, Midas nodded with a deeper smile than ever before and spoke to Lucky, Gold, Silver, and Jackpot who were waiting behind him.
“Guys, get ready. I’ll get into the card cracker.”
6.
King’s forge soaring through the sky.
Aww!
In a place that was always full of metal sounds, an unexpected wolf howl rang out.
“good.”
Standing in front of Lucky, who let out that howl, Midas nodded in rhythm like a metronome and snapped his fingers while looking at Silver next to him.
Krrr! Krrr!
Then Silver added a characteristic lion roar between Lucky’s howls.
As if the two beasts, the wolf and the lion, strike a chord.
In that state, Midas snapped his fingers once again toward the jackpot next to him.
A gesture to join this chord.
couw?
But is the owner of the jackpot out of his mind again? He tilted his head, saying, “What’s so strange?” but didn’t make a sound. Seeing that, Midas gave up and turned his gaze to Gold, and Gold said right away without a signal.
“master! cheer up! we! You know!”
In the chorus that began, Midas nodded and shouted.
“Level up reward.”
Then a notification sounded.
[Would you like to receive a new opportunity?]
In that state, Midas immediately nodded.
“yes!
As soon as the cry was over, 100 cards appeared right in front of Midas’ eyes.
If others saw it, they would have called 119 seriously rather than swearing.
Even Midas knew this was a live show.
‘Golden please! Legendary gold!’
Nevertheless, Midas was desperate to do such a live show.
‘I don’t have money to buy a skill card.’
Because there wasn’t that much cash on hand.
It wasn’t that he had no assets.
The items that were currently filling Midas’ inventory were worth a billion dollars even if they were disposed of through quick sales.
However, those items were items that had to be used in battle and could not be sold.
‘It’s over after I match the lucky item.’
Furthermore, as Lucky had the Inlang Mode, he had to actually obtain a Legendary grade set according to Lucky’s level.
Right now, I have to get at least a weapon from the Eitree series and give it to Lucky.
Not to mention, it was time to change the parts that could change Midas’s own items as well.
‘please.’
Even if it’s not that, it’s a situation where even a penny is regrettable for Midas, who is not a mega-rich like Azmo.
‘If you’ve put on a live show like this, I’ll have to give you one out of pity as a human being!’
In that earnest prayer, Midas’ eyes quickly scanned the light emitted by each of the 100 cards.
And soon, Midas’ eyes were fixed on one place.
‘The gold has risen!’
In that state, Midas let out a cheer.
“done! it’s okay!”
The moment the golden light, the symbol of Legendary rank, appeared, Midas raised both hands above his head.
Of course, I still don’t know what skill it is.
However, from Midas’ point of view, the Legendary rank alone was already an advantage.
‘What’s going to come out?’
It means being able to accept anything with pleasure.
The information on the front of the card, which was hidden from Midas’ eyes, appeared clearly.
[Thunder Spirit Knight]
– Skill Grade: Legendary
– Skill Effect: Summons a thunder spirit knight who uses powerful thunder attacks.
Seeing this, Midas stopped cheering and froze.
That was about it.
‘…. Did this really come out?’
The Lightning Spirit Knight skill was a skill that surprised even Midas, who had received quite a few good skills.
Of course, it was a great skill in a good way.
“oh my god.”
The lightning elemental knight was the strongest among the various elemental spirit knights, refusing to compare.
Top tier, not tier 1!
Of course, it was accompanied by a huge consumption of horsepower, but I didn’t worry too much about it.
‘I just cover it with the weapon options!’
A situation that is already being set up for which there is a suitable solution for it.
It was only then that a smile full of joy graced Midas’ lips.
[I have acquired the Thunder Spirit Knight skill.]
Midas, who learned the skill in that smile, said while looking at Lucky and Gold Silver who were still cheering for him.
‘Okay, let’s continue this momentum and go one more time.’
“Guys, shout a little louder!”
With that smile, Midas ordered the Lucky Gold and Silver trio to raise the volume, and the three of them began to raise their voices as if competing for the order.
Now, it goes beyond a live show and deserves to be called a fucking light.
“Acquire level up reward!”
In that situation, Midas wanted to receive a level 270 card reward, and once again 100 cards appeared.
‘oh!’
And immediately, a golden card greeted Midas.
‘uh?’
Seeing this, Midas stiffened again.
[Mana Drain]
– Skill Grade: Legendary
– Skill Effect: Absorbs magical power from a hunted monster. To absorb magical energy, you must directly touch the target.
mana drain.
At first glance, it was a very good skill.
Doesn’t that mean that monsters can be used instead of magic recovery potions?
‘If only… … .’
However, there were not many wizard players who actually used the mana drain skill.
It was because of the condition that he had to come into contact with the monster he had hunted in order to absorb its magical power.
For wizards who are busy throwing magic and have to deal with long distances, it was a skill that was virtually impossible to use during battle.
Rather, it was much more efficient to drink a magic recovery potion at that time.
‘Tsk.’
It was the moment when Midas kicked his tongue at that fact.
‘wait.’
An item popped into Midas’ mind.
‘Legendary Epic rating effect… … .’
A Legendary Epic Skill Card Book received as a reward from King Tunga’s Correspondence quest.
‘…. What will happen if the item that requires contact with the target disappears?’
