Leveling Up Through Eating

PR: MattForgenti

39 Joining a Guild

It was another Legendary artifact!

The skill Extreme Fear was a skill that could automatically be applied to anyone that had seen and had a 10 level gap with Rumad. What was a bit disappointing was that it was an artifact that could only be used by warriors.

Minhyuk approached Genie and offered her a handshake. Then, the transaction window popped out with the legendary artifact and the skill book that he had obtained.

“A, a legendary artifact and a legendary skill book!”

There were no legendary artifacts that were officially released yet in the country. But there were still unofficial ones. Nevertheless, none of the members of the Legend Guild had a legendary artifact in their possession. Even the skill book was legendary.

And this was the biggest merit of the raid.

‘You can learn any skill without restrictions.’

In fact, between a skill book and an artifact, it was still the skill book that was worth more.

First and foremost, the skill book had an ignore the number limit effect. Everyone in Athenae knew that swords, armors, boots and even helmets could never be worn in duplicates but with this effect it could be ignored. And there was even a much more powerful effect in this skill book. It was the ‘ignore all defenses’ that they had experienced when they were facing Rumad earlier.

‘How do I even distribute this?’

Minhyuk became worried. In fact, all of the members of the Legend Guild had their HPs down because they hunted Rumad with all they got but in the end, they weren’t the one who got the ownership of the drops.

After a moment, Genie spoke…

“......How about the gold?”

“50.2 billion gold.”

“Minhyuk will have the skill book and me and the rest of the guild will divide the 50.2 billion gold among us. Then, we will sell Rumad’s Demon Sword and we’ll each take half of the profits. How is it?”

“......?!”

Minhyuk couldn’t help but be surprised at her words. It was because she was basically giving out a free meal to him. 50.2 billion gold was still less than the amount of gold that they need to buy potions for the whole guild.

Even the Legend Guild members were shocked. Even if they just picked things up, each person would be able to earn at least 1~10 billion each month. And right now, Athenae was not just a simple game. The virtual reality game Athenae could well become a business opportunity if someone did well in the game.

They would even abandon their greed and would let go of a ‘Legendary’ skill book and take losses by just taking the gold.

“Why are you doing it like that?”

“No, it’s not just like that. When I first encountered Rumad, it said that the person who successfully hunted him would get the rewards and the person who dealt the final blow on him was Minhyuk. If he wasn’t able to kill him then we would have been wiped out.”

If all of the members of the Legend Guild would be wiped out then it would be a much bigger blow to them than what they would have expected. All of them had spent a tremendous amount of time just to get to their ranks and it would take a huge amount of time just to restore their rightful place.

“And, we have more to gain from this than what you think.”

In fact, the Legend Guild was more likely to receive a good territory from King Varen. Then, they would be able to collect taxes from their territory and they would be able to receive huge benefits and profits from the NPCs in their territory. They did not lose any money at all. It was just because they felt that Genie gave in so easily.

“Does anyone have a problem with it?”

“None!”

“How dare we disobey the orders of the flower piggy!”

Genie smiled at them as she said…

“And for Rumad’s Demon Sword. We will get the price for a Legendary artifact and you will also receive the same price.”

“Huh?”

“Did you forget?”

Genie smiled at him.

“King Varen promised that he would buy all our artifacts at twice the price if we escorted him to Ellie safely.”

“......Ah!”

Genie was right. Minhyuk would be able to receive the price for the legendary artifact and the same would also be true for the Legend Guild.

“What are you going to do with it?”

“Well, I…”

Minhyuk smiled widely.

“I’m going to buy something delicious.”

“......?”

Genie and the rest of the guild members were taken aback with his choice but it was his own decision so they did not say anything about it.

At that moment…

“Keuaaaack!”

Locke suddenly screamed loudly.

“......?”

“......”

Minhyuk, Genie and the rest of the members of Legend Guild turned their heads to look at him.

“This is impossible……! What kind of golden treasure box would only give 417 gold?!”

“......Oh. Uhm…… Cheer up.”

The golden treasure box laid open in front of him!

This treasure box was something that could be received from time to time during events. The treasure boxes were literally items with a lucky draw. Normally, old treasure boxes would usually give something between 1~50 million gold, E~D ranked artifact materials or normal~rare artifacts. Regular treasure boxes would also give something between 10~500 million gold, C-A ranked artifact materials or unique artifacts. And there were these golden treasure boxes, they would usually give something between 100~5 billion gold, A~SS ranked artifact materials and unique~epic artifacts. In fact, the higher the level of the treasure box, the higher the chances of the user receiving better artifacts, artifact materials and even gold.

And Locke, who had no luck at all, managed to win 417 gold after opening his treasure box.

One by one, the people started opening their treasure boxes. They were able to draw artifacts from their treasure boxes too.

“Kyaa! An epic artifact!”

“Oooooooh. 47 billion gold!”

“Wow! Wow!”

“......It would be good if everyone were quiet!”

“Kyaa. An epic item!”

“Hey. Ace! Be quiet!”

Locke swung his axe in irritation as each and every member of his guild drew greater items than him. In the end, only Minhyuk was left with an unopened golden treasure box.

“You?”

“I haven’t opened it yet.”

“Open it and let’s see.”

Minhyuk nodded his head as he closed his eyes and prayed intently.

“What are you praying for? Are you asking for a good artifact?”

Ace looked at him in confusion as Minhyuk opened his eyes and clicked on the golden treasure box in his inventory.

The golden treasure box popped out in front of everybody.

Clatter, clatter!

The treasure box suddenly shook furiously as Minhyuk cried in anticipation.

“Come out! Something delicious, please!”

“......Huh?”

“OMG?”

The members of Legend Guild looked at him in surprise.

You’re saying that you want something delicious instead of 50 billion gold or an epic artifact?

Ace twirled his finger beside his head while Khan smacked him on his head.

Slap!

“You punk! That’s your hyung’s friend!”

“Ouch! That hurts!”

[Please open the treasure box.]

Along with the notification, a hologram popped out of the treasure box. Then, he heard another set of notifications.

[You have picked the best golden treasure box.]

[You have acquired the heart of the Basilisk.]

[You have acquired 50 billion gold.]

‘Oh?’

Minhyuk was quite surprised. He heard before that the DEX would have a slight effect whenever there were lucky draws. But he did not believe that it was true until now. Minhyuk even won two rewards at the same time.

“Basilisk’s heart?”

“Heok?!”

“......Keuaaaa! Why am I the only one with 400 gold?! Why?!”

To drive his point further, Minhyuk pulled out a stone-shaped heart which was the heart of the Basilisk and a pouch which said 50 billion gold.

“W, what was that just now…… There were 2 rewards in the treasure box?”

“I have never seen anything like this before…”

This was the first time that they had seen something like this. After all, Minhyuk’s DEX was at 1,200 so this was their first time seeing such a thing.

Then, Minhyuk checked the information on the heart of the Basilisk.

(Basilisk’s Heart.)

Material Grade: SS

Special Abilities:

━ Defensive power between 500~900.

━ +300 on Magical Defense.

━ You can imbue an artifact with a power that can turn your enemies into stone.

Description: The Basilisk, the ruler of the desert, is a legendary monster. Its heart, which is a noble existence, has the special ability to turn anyone into stone.

“How is it? Wow. Minhyuk-ah, you’re so lucky. How can you get the heart of the basilisk in just one draw?”

“......Huh? Uh…… Y, yeah.”

“Huh? Minhyukie, why aren’t you happy?”

Minhyuk promptly placed the Basilisk’s heart into his inventory as if he was throwing out a piece of junk.

“I can’t eat something like that right?”

“......Huh?”

Genie was taken aback.

What is this punk saying?

Then, at that moment, another set of notifications rang.

[You have completed the Kingdom Quest: Bring Varen, the Valkyrie Kingdom’s King, to the place where he is supposed to meet with the Imperial Army of the Eivelis Empire.]

[One of the people who had received the quest will be able to receive the title of a Baron.]

[You can use Varen’s Treasure Trove once.]

[The Eivelis Empire has won the quest related to the Northern Continent Update.]

[The EXP acquisition rate of all the users in Eivelis Empire will increase by 30% for three days.]

[The skills and abilities of all the users in Eivelis Empire will increase by 10% for three days.]

***

It was on fire.

The internet was on fire.

The video was showing the members of Legend Guild who fought against Rumad and Minhyuk who used Step to stab a sword at Rumad’s abdomen which led to his demise. Then, the screen switched and showed the two guild members of Legend Guild who were running away with Varen. Not long after, they arrived in front of Ellie and the Phoenix Knights. The video showed Varen sighing in relief as Ellie welcomed him.

Then, all of the users in Eivelis Empire all heard the same notification.

EXP acquisition rate will increase by 30% and skills and abilities will increase by 10% for 3 days!

This was literally their chance to bomb their way to higher levels. A 10% increase in skills and abilities would naturally mean that they would be able to hunt monsters that they would originally have a harder time hunting before.

It was also natural that the fame of Legend Guild would rise and improve among the users.

The young students were also making a ruckus.

“Hey, hey. Isn’t the Frying Pan Killer so cool? When Legend’s GM’s neck was being strangled, he suddenly stood up and kyaaa! So cool!”

“......Shut up! I’m a Cordis Empire user.”

“Huh? Oh. Y, yeah…… Hey, so do you admit that he’s cool?”

“......Y, yeah.”

Even the office workers couldn’t help but talk about it. They spent their entire lunchbreak talking about Athenae.

“Did you see the video?”

“The Athenae video? Of course I saw! If you didn’t watch it then you’re not an Athenae user. Wow, Legend Guild is the best.”

“I saw it too. I suddenly felt my heart thumping and burning with a fighting spirit!”

A new employee even clenched his spoon tightly as he declared…

“Korea may be a ruined gamer country! But Legend Guild appeared! And even the new strongest man, the Frying Pan Killer appeared here in our country!”

“Kghhk!”

“Boy, aren’t you eating?”

Department Head Park’s words made the rest of the people turn as quiet as a mouse.

Then, the new employee whispered.

“Department Head Park, are you a guild member of Ares Guild?”

“The Ares Guild are receiving plenty of curses right now…… A lot of people have left too.”

It wasn’t just them. Even the country’s top rankers were paying attention to them.

This was an interview from the 2nd in the Swordsman Ranking, Baran.

[Reporter: How did the Legend Guild and the Frying Pan Killer do in this Northern Continent Update?]

[Baran: They weren’t too bad. Especially that Frying Pan Killer, he even beat that God Class, Cursed Knight, Kohei. I even felt a bit of joy when he did that.]

[Reporter: Can you evaluate their fight comprehensively?]

[Baran: I’m afraid the Frying Pan Killer was just lucky. When he said that his level was only 221 I wondered if what he said was true. Of course, I’m not trying to shoot down the Frying Pan Killer. (Smile)]

[Reporter: Why do you think so?]

[Baran: The Curse God’s Power that Kohei wields can cast a tremendous curse. But the Frying Pan Killer was able to resist all of the curses using an unknown force. In fact, Kohei’s ability to control his curse among people at the same level as him is quite limited, however, his physical abilities are no joke at all. If it was a different God class user at Kohei’s level, perhaps the Frying Pan Killer would have lost.]

[Reporter: It seems that you have the same opinion as the other rankers.]

[Baran: Yes.]

[Reporter: How about the battle with Rumad?]

[Baran: It was surprising. It’s the rise of Legend Guild. Each and every one of them were as strong as the rankers. And they also have strong skills. In fact, I believe that the rankers right now could take on one of the Most Powerful Men in half a year. Of course, I believe that they also had great luck when they fought with Rumad. As for the Frying Pan Killer…… He’s an unknown user. He has great strength, abilities and potential.]

[Reporter: What do you think of his potential and growth?]

[Baran: I think this is the birth of a new strong gamer who can lead our country to fame.]

[Report: Well, I am looking forward to that. Finally, what do you think about the Legend Guild’s move this time?]

[Baran: It was amazing. I believe their power is on par with the 4 great guilds. But I don’t think that they’re the best. As you know, Legend Guild has always remained tight-lipped…… And you know, once the world’s server has been stabilized and connected, there would be more powerful and monstrous users that would pop out. We’ll never know but they might be comparable to our country’s Legend Guild.]

***

The situation was the same especially for the users who were living with Minhyuk.

“Wow. Is Minhyuk really that strong?”

“He actually raided one of the Most Powerful Men with Legend Guild!”

At that moment, Minhyuk came out of the capsule with a serious expression on his face. He was sighing deeply with a troubled look on his face.

“Why, what’s wrong…...?”

Changwook was curious.

Is it because he did not want to become famous?

Minhyuk finally opened his mouth.

“You know about Genie, Khan and Locke, right?”

“Yeah. Ah! The Legend Guild’s GM, the guy who killed Ares and the crazy axe-wielding guy, right?”

“Yes. They… They’re my middle school friends.”

“......!”

“......!”

“Keok!”

Everyone was surprised.

They weren’t able to see the part where the four of them reunited since the video had switched views.

They’re Minhyuk’s friends?

But the surprise did not end there.

“They’re coming to see me.”

“Pffffft!”

Changwook spat out the coffee that he was drinking.

***

TL’s corner!!!

Will they finally get the thing between them cleared?! I hope so!

I\'m extremely proud of Minhyuk for trying to break out of the shell he has made for himself with all the insecurities and fear through the years of having this disease. It might not be a big deal for us but it was such a big step for him! Clap, clap, clap!

PR’s corner!

Alright! It’s time for the meeting! I honestly didn’t think it would be this early, but I’m glad for the progression.

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