"Thank you."


    The two words resounded in the ears of Sato even after the body of the goblin boss, Sygrart, had fallen down. Initially, Sato was confused as to why a monster whom he had just in would thank him but after witnessing the illusion that held the memories of the fallen opposition''smander, Sato felt he had understood a bit as to why so.


    Sygrart must have felt lonely and torn apart over not being able to keep the one closest to him alive. For such a love-struck individual, losing the one they love and having to live felt more like torture thanfort. Stuck in a continuous cycle of torment and anguish with the harrowing regret of having left his loved one behind and not even bothering about how she had been doing, Sygrart most likely med himself for everything and buried himself in ultic and hermitic practices to try and find a way to revive her. Despite so, he hadn''t found anything so far rting to resuscitation and revival as such, his mind leaned more to ending it or and joining her in thend of the dead. However, as the chosen one of their tribe''s god, he couldn''tmit such an atrocity.


    Sygrart then lived his life on the surface as a devote worshipper and leader of another goblin tribe but beneath this fa?ade he was in agony and loneliness. As he couldn''t revive his beloved, he turned to his hatred against the people that ended her life and that led to here. Though he had somewhat seeded by ending the lives of a few adventurers, he had fallen at the hands of the very humans he despised. Despite this, Sygrart was grateful, as his long life of anguish and torment had finallye to an end and perhaps, he might once again see the love of his life.


    ''Rest in peace then.'' Sato prayed for his foe. Even though it was just a game, Sato was pleased with the character build and background, as such he felt sympathy towards Sygrart. However, if they were still to battle one another again, Sato wouldn''t go easy on him after all, their interests shed.


    "I''ll share the loot."


    Yukino stepped closer to the body and began looting it. Sato narrowed his eyes but he didn''t say anything. Emperor''s Might was a super guild and though Sato wasn''t scared of them, he wasn''t willing to offend them unless their interests shed. Either way, Yukino did have the right to share the loot because not only was she the strongest yer present, but her forces had the highest numbers here. If that wasn''t enough, Emperor''s Might was actually the first to arrive in the boss'' hall plus they yed a crucial part in this battle because both the MT and healer were part of the guild.


    While she was organising the loot, Sato grouped up with Fudo some distance away from everyone else and they began discussing.


    "I don''t trust this guy." Fudo whispered while ncing at Dream Tiger before he turned his face to another direction. Fudo never really liked to underestimate his opponents as such, he had only nced at Dream Tiger for a very short while to prevent him from noticing that he was being spied on. But that short motion was enough for Sato to realise who he was talking about.


    "You too?" Sato lifted his eyebrows at Fudo''s statement. Ever since he felt a slight bit of hostility from Dream Tiger while they fought Riddled Tree, Sato had been keeping his distance and being alert around.


    "Oh? You also feel strange about him?"


    "Yeah. When we were handling the other yers, I always got the feeling that he was trying to eliminate me but so far, he hasn''t really made much of a daring move apart from when he tried to attack me." Sato recounted his experience with Dream Tiger.


    "That bastard really dare?!" Fudo almost lost hisposure.


    "Rx fat pig."


    "I''m rxed. I just can''t believe he did something like that." Fudo replied.


    Ever since his father had left him, Fudo only had a few people he could call friends, much less family. To him, Sato was his brother though not by blood but by bonds possibly stronger than that. Like the proverb ''a close neighbor is better than a distant cousin''[1], Fudo cherished the rtionship he had with this ''brother'' as they had walked through thick and thin together. Anyone who would try to harm those close to him would have to face his ire, even if it was in a VR game.


    "We can''t do anything about it yet plus I might just be thinking too much. Whatever, let''s just get our own share and leave here quickly. Being with all these guild yers has been making me feel ufortable." Sato sighed.


    Fudo kept quite as he realised that Sato was a bit down and as his best-friend, he obviously knew the reason why but there was nothing he could do. As Sato had said, it would be better than they just get their share of the loot and leave quickly.


    "I''m done." After 5 minutes had gone by, Yukino called out to all the yers present.


    "For the sake of fairness, I will send the loot info to everyone here."


    Yukino then opened her system interface and sent the information to the yers one by one. As they had fought in an individual format, except for the guild yers who had obviously made a party system for themselves,[2] Yukino would have to send any information to them via the in-game mail system.


    [[ System Notification :


    [[ Rackow''s Guard : Low Tier Rare-Steel Rank : Level 10 : Durability 70


    Adventurer Rackow was an amazing Guardian ss human well known for his bravery in facing an opponent whether big or small. This was his shield which he had used in his early days. Forged with 2 star high quality material Dawn Steel, to the extreme by a high ranking cksmith.


    Requirements : Level 10 || 25 [Strength]


    [Physical Defence] +65


    [Magical Defence] + 55


    [Strength] +10


    Blue Aegis : Create a blue transparent shield with 150% of defensive properties[3] and 200% of User''s HP as Shield HP


    Cool-down : 30 seconds.


    Systemment : Apparently, Rackow''s Guard was previously bought by an adventurer who admired Rackow. This adventurer was said to have went missing awhile back leading to the priced treasure going missing. Now you should have guessed what became of him. Just hope you don''t end in the same path. Teeheehee. ]]


    [[ Blue Jade Ne : Low Tier Rare-Steel Rank


    +5 Luck


    +10% affinity to Mana


    +5 [Vitality]


    +5 [Willpower]


    Soothing Touch : Passive : Wearer''s mind would usually be calm and rxed but this has a limit especially in serious situations that may overburden them or special locations.


    Clear Mind and Heart : Active : Instantly clear the thoughts and heart of the wearer granting them release from any mental status effects.


    Cool-down : 45 seconds. ]]


    "Rare-steel rank!"


    "Not just one but two!"


    Everyone''s eyes lightened up upon seeing the level of the shield and ne. So far yet, yers have only encountered Mortal rank weapons and even if they had seen Rare-steel rank weapons, it would only be in NPC high establishments like Grynx Merchandise. Even still, the price tags on these products were more than enough to scare the living hell out of them; even the big guilds didn''t dare to spend their liquid funds so extravagantly as the returns wasn''t really worth the investment. Because of this, they could afford the next best thing, Upper Tier Mortal Rank equipment.


    "If anyone knew of this, they would die of envy or worse, try to rob it." Fudo sighed.


    Currently, most yers still used Low Tier to Mid Tier Mortal Rank equipment. Even the expert[4] solo yers and core members of the big guilds could only have a few pieces of Upper Tier Mortal Rank but never a full body equip. If the rarity of Upper Tier Mortal Rank is this serious, one could only imagine how scarce Rare-steel ranks are. They are so scarce that Rare-steel ranks haven''t been seen or heard of. Because of this, a rumor had recently spread out that the game developers had added the feature that no Rare-steel rank weapon would be gotten while the yers were still at the Town stage. Whether this rumour is true or not has yet to be proven but a few yers had spected that it might be true despite the ims by thepany that the game is entirely supervised and monitored by an AI.


    However, it might be possible that someone must have gotten one since they are made avable in stores, and not show it off. Like the saying goes, if a treasure is in the hands of an ordinary man, it would attract trouble, some might actually wield Rare-Steel weapons and equipment but do not desire to let anyone know lest they get robbed of their treasure. Most people however, doubt this as the price isn''t necessarily something a solo yer can easily afford, neither would a guild in their right mind spend a lot for just a little advantage.


    This umonness of Rare-steel ranks have made them a preciousmodity in the eyes of yers. As the saying above still applies here, it is highly undeniable that if the outside world were to know of this, unless one has the backing of a guild, he or she would must likely be robbed of this treasure and all their belongings.


    "The difference is indeed clear." Sato sighed.


    Even though they were of two different functions, Sato couldn''t help butpare it with his Dawn Steel Armor after all, they were both made with the same 2 star material, Dawn Steel. As hepared them, Sato couldn''t help but raise an eyebrow at the difference. He couldn''t help but feel scammed at therge difference in strength.


    ''Even though the Dawn Steel Armor has attributes in all forms of defense alongside [Endurance] and [Strength], Rackow''s Guard has more attributes and doesn''t seem to be weaker. Rather it''s actually more stronger. Damn.''


    "That systemment does sound quite ominous and what'' with the teeheehee? Is the system acting like a little kid?!" Fudo aimlesslyined.


    Apart from Rackow''s Guard, the Blue Jade Ne was also quite impressive. In fact, if not for the appearance of Rackow''s Guard, it might have be the second most precious item obtained in today''s harvest. Why?Because it was an essory. essories were really rare and quite precious. So much so that when Sato and Fudo had gone to Grynx Merchandise, their essories were all stored at the second and fourth floor! The second floor held the Rare-steel rank items whereas the 4th floor held anything above that rank. For the essories to be there surely showed their worth.


    ording Aaron, essories are a lot harder to obtain as unlike equipment and weapons which only need the hands of a skilled cksmith, essories require both a cksmith and a Jeweller to team up. For the better ones, not only are a Jeweller and cksmith required but also a scribe. Such a lineup having to team up just to make a ne, ring or bracelet should be more than enough to tell that the end product would surely cost a lot. Even though sometimes a cksmith or a Jeweller could easily make them as long as they have some already made parts avable, the end product is usually weaker than an original work.


    Though Blue Jade Ne seemedcking whenpared to Fudo''s Igneel guidance, especially in terms of attacking prowess, the Blue Jade Ne wasn''t weaker than it. Apart from the impressive 10% affinity to Mana alongside the amazing +5 to Luck, the yers were stunned at the skills. To be able to undo any influence on their mental states, this feature already lifted the Blue Jade ne to another level. If they had this ne, they could easily eliminate the effects of a [Fear] status when they encounter a boss much higher levelled than they were. Even though the Blue Jade Diamond wasn''t so good in attacking, its +5 to [Willpower] and [Vitality] together with those two skills easily made it a top notch supportive equipment.


    "This is...!"


    AN :


    Infinite Facts :


    The Jeweller ss are capable of enchanting gems, carving sigils and incantations on gems and also appraising gems.


    I''m not sure whether that''s exactly how it goes but it''s quite simr. I don''t think I need to exin it right?


    To understand this better, East Crow made a party with Drunken Hog, Swift de and Dream Tiger. Emperor''s Might made a party with Yukino, Chesces and the other two.


    Defensive properties refers to both [Physical Defense] and [Magical Defense]. Summary of this shield ability is that it has both high defensive capabilities plus its own HP.


    [4] From now on, the ''Expert'' rank of yers would be written with the ''E'' in capital. As for the ''experts'' with a small ''e'', this would be used to refer to strong yers. Simply put, it is a vague reference to a yers strength and can be used to refer to god level, monster ss, pinnacle and average experts and possibly even Veteran rank yers.. I will eventually exin how the ranking is calcted.