ă€ŠThere is Something Wrong with This Gameă€‹ ?001 â€“ Just Another Virtual Reality Game ?001 ¨C Just Another Virtual Reality Game [Year 20xx] The sun shone brightly, illuminating the distant horizon. Two moons floated in the blue clear sky, with each have peculiar color blue and green. Their appearance can be clearly seen with naked eye even at daytime. It was clear from the existence of the two moons that this is not Earth. Below, the vast and lush forest stretches far away, with its inhabitant living in harmony. Birds singing in the top of the tree, rabbits jumped around searching for food, cicada asionally let out their sound, and the deer drink the water in the river happily. But, in a certain part of the forest, this calm was disturbed by fierce battle. It was not difficult to find the source of this disturbance. Various explosions and deafening roars could be heard from time to time. The smoke from that battle rose high into the sky and could be seen from a distance. A lot of humans and demi-humans with their strange attires, wielding various weapons as if they were performing cosy, currently engaging a huge winged reptile-like creature in battle. If people describe this creature in one word, this creature... is a dragon. This dragon was enveloped with a ck miasma in its entire body. Anyone that touched this miasma would inevitably poisoned as their skin turned purple. [][Sharknath, the Cmity Dragon - Lv160] But obviously, those people already had their preparation. One of the humans, wearing the most advanced armor, shouted in a loud voice. "Tankers! Prepare for impact! Dragon Breath ising!" "Healers! Don''t heal if the Tank HP doesn''t fall below 50%, just use Regeneration! Save MP!" "DPSes! Hold your horses and retreat to the backrow! HURRY!" They orderly forming a formation, following themand of the leader. All of them obeyed and performing their role with careful steps. Even so, there would be some miss and ident. Not everything was smooth. Fire coalesced inside the dragon''s mouth, and with one roar, it sted the fire towards the flock of people. But then, 6 people in the vanguard, or the tankers step up carrying their shield and shouted. "Shield Reflect!" "Defending Aura!" x6 In that instant the Tankers, or more precisely, their shields glows. The dragon breath hit their body hard with a boom, but it didn''t cause much damage. On the contrary, their shields glows for a second before they releases some kind of shockwave that hit back the dragon. Spoiler ; ;

Skill Name:	Shield Reflect
Requirement:	Crusader, ???
Type:	Active / Self
MP Costs:	10 + (SkillLv 2)
Duration:	5 minutes or until recast.
Effect:	Produces an aura of retaliation to reflect a portion of the close range damage taken, back to the attacker for five minutes. Requires the user to have a shield equipped.

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Skill Name:	Defending Aura
Requirement:	Pdin, ???
Type:	Active / Buff
MP Costs:	30
Duration:	10 minutes or until recast.
Effect:	Produces an aura of protection to buffer all iing damage at the cost of attack and movement speed for ten minutes. Requires the user to have a shield equipped.

GUOOAAAAAAHHHHHHH!! -24399 -24475 -23004 -25020 -23984 -24402 Seeing the dragon''s HP drop a little, the leader... or known as Leon, smiles. Yes, this world is not the real Earth, but it is a world inside a VRMMO game called Ascension. The peoples that battle just now is the yers, and the dragon was the boss monster. After the emergence of Virtual technology more than 20 years ago, various breakthrough had urred in this field of study. Using thetest full-dive technology, people are able to dive directly with their brain inside a Virtual Reality. And this Ascension is one of the games that uses VR technology. Nowadays, many online games uses this technology to bring realism to their users. Just 3Ds was not enough, people wanted something they can feel and touch with their own hands. Ordinary online games that only uses 3D was just unable to keep up with demand. No matter how exquisite the 3D, it''s just a 3D in the monitor. When your finger touch it, it was just t. Shortly after 1st and 2nd VRMMO games emerged, those desktop online games quickly went extinct. Well, some of their servers supposedly still around for a while, but only few people keep ying in that kind of game. Most of the logins is just farming bots. The atmosphere, economy, andpetition is not really good. In the end, those games closed for good and theirpany follows the trend, using VR technology to create a new game. "YOSH! GOOD JOB! DPS! PREPARE YOUR POSITION!" With Leon''s signals, lots of Wizards prepare their spells, Rangers prepare their arrows, Knights prepare their swords. The healers, Priests and High Priests, busy healing the retreated Tanks, as well as buffing the DPSes that steps forward. Leon himself is a Temr, an advanced 3rd Job-ss originated from Knight. He unsheathed his swords and jumped. With his agile movement, he hacked his sword with precise movement towards the dragon''s torso. "Double sh!" "Vital Strike!" "Raging Thrust!" -8400 -8400 -15456 -12500 Various numbers of damage pop up appeared above the dragon''s body. The other DPSes also doesn''t want to lose. They unleashes their skills in session, while counting the skill recast time in mind. Once the recast time is over, they bombarded their skills once again. "Firestorm!" "Ice Barrage!" "Wind Scourge!" "de Aura!" "Double sh!" "Double Strafe!" "Arrow Charge!" -5020 -4000 -4784 -7800 -7800 -4300 -4300 -6000 ( Okay, that''s a lot of skills, I''m not gonna make tables exining each of them. That''s just like spamming this chapter with a longcat image.) They repeated the process by using the Tankers to block its Dragon Breath, and then ganging up the dragon. It''s health bar slowly but steadily drop. When the HP bar dropped to less than 10%, the dragon''s eyes suddenly glows red, followed by some sort of red mist enveloping it. GRRRRROOOOAAAA!!! Suddenly the dragon''s attack pattern changed and it be fiercer and fiercer. Noticing it, Leon didn''t panicked out. This situation was already calcted during the team briefing. "The BOSS entered berserk stage! Everyone, hold on and do as we discussed earlier!" Leon shouted excitedly. "Just a little more and we, Genesis Guild, can kill this World BOSS!!" He then took out an MP Potion from his inventory and drank it in a big gulp. In an instant, his MP bar filled up and he can use his devastating skillbo again. He was confident he can cut off the BOSS remaining HP with one or twobos. Unfortunately, he was too careless. Leon''s attention waspletely on the BOSS, he didn''t notice that one of the party members he brought had a different agenda. A girl with petite build and blue shoulder-length hair in the middle of Mage squad, observing the battlefield calmly. She has been quietly casting spell "Ice Barrage", matching with other caster ss. But not even in their wildest dreams they could imagine that this girl only used her spell less than 5 times since the battle start. The other times she just shouted the spell name, not activating any spell at all. "Now should be the right time..." The girl, looked at her status screen first. Status Screen ; ;


Name:	Hecate	EXP:	203,044 / 28,535,000
Race:	Human /	Gold:	12,000
ss:	Archwitch - Lv128
Sub:	Acrobatics	Guild:	Genesis
	Collector
	cksmith

HP:	6,800 / 6,914	STR:	1 + 14
MP:	41,200 / 42,500	AGI:	1 + 8
STA:	86%	VIT:	1 + 15
		INT:	220 + 68
Karma:	5	DEX:	1 + 19
Stat Pt:	3	LUK:	1 + 3


Status:	Protection (DEF +500)		(0:17:21 left)
	Shell (MDEF +500)		(0:17:27 left)
	Bravery (ATK +10%)		(0:02:43 left)
	Focus Mind (MATK +10%)		(0:01:09 left)
	Suffragium (Cast-time -25%)		(0:00:14 left)
	Exp Potion (Exp Gain +50%)		(0:25:32 left)

A typical min-max avatar type, all of the Stat Points was poured into INT while leaving nothing for others. Her avatar was focused solely on firepower and her HP is unbelievably very low. A scratch from the BOSS can surely kill her in one shot. Despite that, she is genuinely an Archwitch, one of the advanced 3rd Job-ss, far stronger than regr Wizard/Witch. Using that status, she was able to join the raid party... No, more precisely to say, infiltrate. She then checked her skill tree. Skill Tree ; Cast Cancel Spell Breaker Dispel Free Cast Fire Mastery Firebolt Fire Boost Fire Amp Water Mastery Waterbolt Water Boost Water Amp Rod Mastery Wind Mastery Wind sh Wind Boost Wind Amp Earth Mastery Stone Spike Book Mastery Earth Boost Earth Amp Light Mastery Lumos Light Boost Light Amp Dark Mastery Soul Strike Gravity Veil Dark Amp Soul Drain Increase MP Recovery Mana Drain Mana Stone Creation Energy Coat Safety Wall Mystical Amplification Skill Points Total SP Used ;

(Lv1)

(Lv5)

(Lv10)

(Lv1)

Dark Boost

(Lv10)

(Lv5)

(Lv10)

(Lv3)

(Lv1)

(Lv10)

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Archwitch Skill Tree

Allocable Skill Points: 42

Passive

Equipment

Rod Mastery¹ [Name: Rod Mastery Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Can equip Rods, Wands, and Staffs. Automatically learned when user became Mage.] , Book Mastery² [Name: Book Mastery Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Can equip Magic Tomes. Automatically learned when user became Mage.]

Damage Boost

Fire Mastery (Lv10)³ [Name: Fire Mastery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Fire element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10% ] , Fire Boost (Lv10)⁴ [Name: Fire Boost Lv10 Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Fire Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Fire rted spells. Current: MATK +25% ] , Fire Amp (Lv10)⁵ [Name: Fire Amp Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Fire Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Fire rted spells. Current: MATK +50% ]

Water Mastery (Lv10)⁶ [Name: Water Mastery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Water element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10%] , Water Boost (Lv10)⁷ [Name: Water Boost Lv10 Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Water Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Water rted spells. Current: MATK +25%] , Water Amp (Lv10)⁸ [Name: Water Amp Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Water Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Water rted spells. Current: MATK +50%]

Wind Mastery (Lv10)⁹ [Name: Wind Mastery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for wind element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10%] , Wind Boost (Lv10)¹⁰ [Name: Wind Boost Lv10 Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Wind Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Wind rted spells. Current: MATK +25%] , Wind Amp (Lv10)¹¹ [Name: Wind Amp Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Wind Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Wind rted spells. Current: MATK +50%]

Earth Mastery (Lv10)¹² [Name: Earth Mastery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Earth element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10%] , Earth Boost (Lv10)¹³ [Name: Earth Boost Lv10 Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Fire Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Earth rted spells. Current: MATK +25%] , Earth Amp (Lv10)¹⁴ [Name: Earth Amp Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Earth Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Earth rted spells. Current: MATK +50%]

Light Mastery (Lv10)¹⁵ [Name: Light Mastery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Light element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10%] , Light Boost (Lv10)¹⁶ [Name: Light Boost Lv10 Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Light Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Light rted spells. Current: MATK +25%] , Light Amp (Lv10)¹⁷ [Name: Light Amp Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Light Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Light rted spells. Current: MATK +50%]

Dark Mastery (Lv10)¹⁸ [Name: Dark Mastery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Dark element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10%] , Dark Boost (Lv10)¹⁹ [Name: Dark Boost Lv10 Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Dark Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Dark rted spells. Current: MATK +25%] , Dark Amp (Lv10)²⁰ [Name: Dark Amp Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Dark Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Dark rted spells. Current: MATK +50%]

Trait

Increase MP Recovery (Lv10)²¹ [Increase MP Recovery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase the user natural MP regeneration. Current: MP Regen +500 / 10 sec] , Soul Drain (Lv5)²² [Name: Soul Drain Lv5 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv7, Soul Strike Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Receive MP every time the user use a magic attack to kill an enemy. The amount of MP received depending on the level of the enemy. This skill also increases the user''s maximum MP. Current: Max MP +7.500] , Free Cast (Lv10)²³ [Name: Free Cast Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Cast Cancel Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Allows its user to move and attack while casting spells. Skill level affects on the moving speeds while casting a spell.]

Active

Skill

Cast Cancel (Lv1)²⁴ [Name: Cast Cancel Lv1 Requirement: Wizard/Witch Type: Active/Self Effect: Allows its user to cancel currently casted spells. When canceled, the spell still consumed required MP.] , Spell Breaker (Lv5)²⁵ [Name: Spell Breaker Lv5 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Cast Cancel Lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 10 Effect: Cancels a spell that enemy casts. If seeded, the spell will rebound and the user will absorbs the MP used by the spell.] , Dispel (Lv5)²⁶ [Name: Dispel Lv5 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Spell Breaker Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Catalyst: 1 Pearl Effect: Cancels all magical effects on the target.] , Energy Coat (Lv1)²⁷ [Name: Energy Coat Lv1 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv3 Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 30 Duration: 5 min Effect: Wrap oneself with spiritual energy to reduce damage taken by enemies around. Amount of remained MP affects on the amount of damage reduced by the skill.] , Mana Drain (Lv3)²⁸ [Name: Mana Drain Lv3 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Effect: Drains MP from a target Current: Drains 150 MP per casts] , Mystical Amplification (Lv10)²⁹ [Name: Mystical Amplification Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 10 + 4 per SkillLV (lv10 = 50) Effect: Amplifies MATK of one of the user next spell. Current: MATK +100%]

Spell

Soul Strike (Lv1)³⁰ [Name: Soul Strike Lv1 Requirement: Mage Type: Active MP Costs: 18 + 4 per SkillLV Effect: Summon aggressive ancient ghosts which attack with Dark property on a desired target.]

Subss

Extra Skill

Another abnormal skill tree. Except for Soul Strike, she didn''t learn any of the offensive spells. Instead, her skill points used on boost damage Passive Skills. But, if so, how did she managed to cast other spells like Ice Barrage in the first ce? The answer was because of her Equipment. Other than relying on their Skill Tree to learn skills and spells, yers can also use Skills attached inside many Equips, although only for limited activation. For example, her +7 Moon cier Armguard which contains the spell Ice Barrage that can be used 14 times per day. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	+7 Moon cier Armguard
Requirement:	All sses - Lv70, INT 40
Type:	Armor - Arms
Rarity:
Durability:	240/269
Crafter:	Lyndell Souren (Native)
Effect:	INT +10, DEX +2 Able to use Ice Barrage Lv5 for 2 UpgradeLv per day (7/14) - MP costs still applied normally.
Details:	A relic from the Ruins of Ice Pce, have been enchanted with the spell Ice Barrage by the Great Mage, Lyndell Souren.

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Skill Name:	Ice Barrage
Requirement:	Wizard/Witch, Water Boost Lv3, Coldbolt Lv5
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	20 + 5 per additional shot
Effect:	Summons Arrow of Ice that can be shot from the air. Water element property.

Although the spell attached to the equipment was just a spell that can be learned by any Wizard or Witch, but thanks to Hecate''s stacked Passive Damage boosts, the lethality wasparable to 3rd Job-ss Skills. The details of the damage boosts was not shown in the skills. However, after calcting from various experiments, she already could guess roughly how much the damage boosts given by each skill. Water Mastery (+10%) , Water Boosts (+25%), and Water Amp (+50%) => +85% And if she wanted to, she can cast Mystical Amplification, a unique self-buff spell belonged only to Archwizard or Archwitch that boosts whatever next unleashed skill''s MATK. And at level 10, the skill amplifies the MATK by twice of total amount. Hecate closed all the windows and immediately prepared herself. "Ok, overview is done. Mystical Amplification!" She casts the skill as she quietly withdraw from the battle, then hide in a blind spot. Ensuring her figure was out of everyone''s sight, she opened her inventory and immediately used 2 items. A Crime Scroll that can hide her name from anyone to see for 10 minutes, and a Life Insurance Scroll that can nullify death penalty for 30 minutes. But, she wasn''t done yet. With a wave of her hand, she activated a hotkey that changed her set of Equipment in an instant. And then, she directly press the X button in her own name on the Party List. Spoiler ; ;

You have used Crime Scroll. For the next 10 minutes, your name won''t be shown to anyone. You have used Life Insurance Scroll. For the next 30 minutes, your Death Penalty is voided.

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You have equipped +8 Eldritch Bone Wand. You have equipped +7 Mask of Serenity. You have equipped +7 Cloak of the Fallen. You have unequipped +5 Shadow Walker You have equipped +6 Elevator Boots. You have unequipped +7 Moon cier Armguard. You have equipped Ring of Ventus. You have equipped Ring of Ventus. You have equipped Ring of Ventus. You have equipped Ring of Ventus. You have equipped Ring of Ventus. You have equipped Ring of Ventus. You have equipped Ring of Ventus. You have equipped Ring of Ventus. You have equipped Ring of Ventus. You have equipped Ring of Ventus.

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You have left the party.

Instantly, the cute staff she was holding reced with gruesome wand with a human skull attached on its tip. The wand gives off a thick aura of death. Next, a mask with eerie design that looked like the mockery of human being hides her adorable face. Then, the fancy garment that can induce her girlish charm reced by an ominous ck cloak that hides her entire stature. A ring that glows with green light appeared in each of her fingers. Not only that, her newly equipped boots increased her height by 7 inches. Her true height has been camouged to the average height of the yers on the field. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	+8 Eldritch Bone Wand
Requirement:	Archwizard/Archwitch, Lv100
Type:	Weapon - Rod
Rarity:
Durability:	700/980
Crafter:	Lyndell Souren (Native)
Effect:	INT +100, DEX +20, VIT -500 Upgrade Bonus: MATK +1200 Each time uses a spell: Karma -1. Can use [Death Sentence] Lv1 for each UpgradeLv per day (8/8) Can use [Mana Explosion] Lv1 only once per week (1/1) - MP costs still applied normally. [ ][ ][ ][ ]
Details:	The Great Lich, Lyndell Souren''s bone wand. It contains her grudge and despair.

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Item Name:	+7 Mask of Serenity
Requirement:	All sses, Lv1
Type:	Head - Face
Rarity:
Durability:	200/200
Effect:	STR +8, AGI +3, DEX +9 Upgrade bonus: DEF +35 Distort the user''s voice into unrecognizable pitch.
Details:	The newest fashion in Netherworld. Its horrendous design, is supposedly cute by their standard. Obtainable from limited cash shop items.

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Item Name:	Ring of Ventus
Requirement:	All sses, Lv70
Type:	essory - Ring
Rarity:
Durability:	200/200
Crafter:	Hecate
Effect:	Wind DMG Boosts +40% Wind DMG Resistance +20% Fire, Water, Earth DMG taken +80% Can use Wind sh Lv5, 10 times per day (10/10) Can use Wind Barrage Lv3, 5 times per day (5/5) Can use Cyclonic Storm Lv1, 3 times per day (3/3)
Details:	Ring blessed by Ventus, the Spirit of Wind. Grants its user the power of the wind.

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Item Name:	+6 Elevator Boots
Requirement:	All sses - Lv10
Type:	Armor - Shoes
Rarity:
Durability:	180/180
Crafter:	Hecate
Effect:	STR +2, DEX +2, AGI -5 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +42 Increase the wearer''s height by 7 inches (17.78 cm).
Details:	Boots that have a thickened part of the shoe that makes the wearer look taller.

Now, nobody would be able to associate this mysterious figure with the previous cute girl. No one had realized that someone has left their party as they were still upied with the BOSS. Her name was obscured because she used Crime Scroll. If they were to check the log, perhaps they will see a record that says [??? has left the party]. But even if they did, how can anyone remember all of their party member''s name? The chance they realized it was Hecate was close to zero. Hecate let out an evil smirk. Now is the moment of showtime!; ;

1st Jobss	2nd Jobss	3rd Jobss
Warrior	Knight	Temr
	Crusader	Pdin

Cleric	Priest ()	High Priest
	Priestess ()	High Priestess
	Monk	Asura

Mage	Wizard () Witch	Archwizard Archwitch
	Schr	Sage

Thief	Assassin	Shadow Assassin
	Rogue	Trickster

Archer	Hunter	Ranger
	Beastmaster	Warmonger

Calcting Hecate''s stats ; Each Lv Up gives:

1 Skill Point -> 273 lv ups = 273 Skill Points
10 Stat Points -> 273 lv ups = 2730 Stat Points

Calcting Stat Points:

Raising stat from (x) to (x + 1) where (x > 0) costs ( Floor[(x 1) 10] + 2 ) pts.
Increasing a stat from 1 to 220 costs 2727 points.

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How many Lv Ups:

Novice -> Mage	= Lv1 -> 10 = 9 level
Mage -> Witch	= Lv1 -> 40 = 39 level
Witch -> Archwitch	= Lv1 -> 99 = 98 level
Archwitch -> Current	= Lv1 -> 128 = 127 level
	Total: 273 level ups.

Monster Tiers

[ ] = Tier 1
[ ] = Tier 2
[] = Tier 3
[] = Tier 4
[] = Tier 5
[] = Block Detect

?002 â€“ The Evil Archwitch ?002 ¨C The Evil Archwitch Having quit the party, now friendly-fire protection was no more. Any of the party skills will hurt her, and her skills also will hurt them. With Hecate''s paper-like defense, just a scratch from any of them could as well send her to the revive point, so she must be vignt. Taking the advantage on appropriate timing, she used the skill bestowed by the Eldritch Bone Wand. "DEATH SENTENCE!" In that moment, foul mist enveloped the surrounded area, affecting all the yers and the BOSS alike. Spoiler ; ;

Skill Name:	Death Sentence
Requirements:	???
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	500
Effect:	sted the area with AOE attack with evil energy. Everything that exposed from the evil energy will receive debuffs Bleed, Confuse, and Decay. -10 Karma for each casts.

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Death Sentence has been used!

Karma -10

Demonic mist energy has spread into the surrounding area.

All lifeform that breathes in this mist suffers Bleed, Confuse and Decay debuff.

When in Bleed status, HP and MP regeneration is halted and

receive 1% of MAX HP DoT damage per minute.

When in Confuse status, Body Control is reversed.

When in Decay status, Any healing is disabled, DEF and MDEF halved.

Sharknath has resisted the Bleed debuff.

Sharknath has failed to resist the Confuse debuff.

Sharknath has failed to resist the Decay debuff.

You used a spell while equipped with Eldritch Bone Wand - Karma -1

The yers suddenly looked like they have constipation as their body seems doesn''t listen to their orders anyone. "Wh... What?" "My body! What happened?" "This is... Enemy attack?" "Shyiitt! is this KS (Kill Steal)? or PK (yer Killer)!? This sudden development left Leon dumbfounded. The BOSS health bar is just about 8% left, but someone actually tried to KS them?! "No, if it''s KS, they should''ve waited until the HP is 1%." However, that thought quickly brushed aside by Leon. If this was another regr BOSS, then perhaps anyone can KS even when HP bar is still 10-15%. But this is a world boss, it''s 8% HP is more than 1 million HP. It won''t be easily KS-ed. "In that case, this most likely an attack from apetitor guild, but who? Prominence? Ster Wing?" Leon quickly listed out all of the possible enemy in his mind. But no matter how he think, Leon couldn''t pinpoint who is the enemy. In the first ce, he couldn''t think what is the benefits they could gain by attacking them. Just for a BOSS loot, would they dare to breach the ceasefire contract and defame themselves? However, he didn''t have to pondering his question any more. Because Hecate''s next move quickly followed in. She waved her hand and one of the ring in her finger glows lightly. Thirty secondster, the casting time finished. "CYCLONIC STORM!" Now, Leon could hear the voice of the caster. The distorted voice that giving unique sense of wrongness, as if it was noting out from human vocal cords. Her voice perfectly distorted by the Mask of Serenity, not anyone could trace it back to Hecate. He reflexively looked at the direction of the voice and saw a masked figure covered in a cloak. "Is that him!?" Leon gnashed his teeth in anger. This unknown person was ruining his raid! However, he didn''t have the time to retaliate, because the spell has already activated! The moment Hecate finishes her casts, a tumultuous wind suddenly urred and wiped out the surrounding yers. A lot of enormous huge damage numbers filled the entire area. WHOOOOSH!! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! -82453 -93242 -82443 -109435 -75064 -85020 -89533 -70080 Spoiler ; ;

Skill Name:	Cyclonic Storm
Requirements:	Archwizard/Archwitch, Wind Amp Lv1, Wind Barrage Lv3
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	300
Effect:	Deals huge AOE Wind damage to 15m x 15m area. MATK +(SkillLv 200)% Those who got hit by the storm have the chance of debuffed with Paralyze status.

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You have unleashed Cyclonic Storm! Your passive skill resonates and empowers the spell by 85%! Ten Ring of Ventus resonated and empowers the spell further by 400%!

You used a spell while equipped with Eldritch Bone Wand - Karma -1

Devastating Wind! You have unleashed a spell with powerful might that causes great destruction to the nature. Affinity with nature -5

The yers couldn''t respond properly and could only unwillingly die as their control was still giddy from the effects of the Death Sentence. "GYAAAHH!!" "GUOOOAAAAH!!" "KYAAAH!!" "EMILY!!! GOAAAH!!" Even though Hecate could only cast a Lv1 version of the spell Cyclonic Storm, but the stacked damage boosts kicked in. And this spell bes even more lethal than the original spell correctly obtained from the Skill Tree at max level. Unfortunately, Mystical Amplification only increases the next spell and is wasted on Death Sentence, so the spell damage doesn''t increase any further. If that happened, the damage pop up would definitely be a more beautiful sight. ; ;

You have killed yer Metronome - Karma -1 You have killed yer I Can Fly - Karma -1 You have killed yer Emilia - Karma -1 You have killed yer Renahi - Karma -1 You have killed...

Hecate could only sigh after looking at rows of Karma deduction in the System Log. The moment the Crime Scroll expired, her name would be undoubtedly be redder than red. The very sign of a chaotic aligned yer. In the first ce, the moment she used Death Sentence, her karma already dropped from the safety zone. "It would be hard to wash off this dirt. I need to hunt more monsters without restter." With her red name, she couldn''t walk inside any town without being arrested by the guard. If she got arrested, she would have to spend the time in jail until the red name wear off and it would take very long time. She would prefer spending time killing monsters than sit dumbly in the jail. As for affinity with nature... Hah, it''s not that hard to replenish. Seeing hisrades fallen one by one with that one spell, Leon struck dumbfounded, he even doubted his eyes. "What the was that!?" How could a single spell deliver such a devastating attack? This is not scientific! He reflexively switched his sword into a shield from his inventory. The Confusion debuff reversed his control, but if it''s just steering his hand, he can manage somehow. The moment when the whirlwind hits him, a transparent shield appeared and blocked it off. ; ;

Item Name:	+9 Shield of Perseus
Requirement:	Warrior, STR 30
Type:	Shield
Rarity:
Durability:	1804/3000
Effect:	VIT +30, DEF +120, MDEF +270 Upgrade bonus: DEF +135, MDEF +135 Nullify any attack once per day (0/1) [ ]
Details:	A legendary shield used by the Ancient Hero, Perseus. It can withstand any kind of damage once per day.

As for the unlucky party members, they just disintegrated into polygons and disappeared. Leaving only a random item that dropped from their inventory. Leon was spared from the disaster, but the Confusion debuff still lingers so he can''t do anything else except shouting curses. "WHO ARE YOU?! YOU DARES TO OPPOSE OUR GENESIS GUILD?!" "I''LL MAKE SURE YOU DIE HORRIBLE DEATH, YOU BASTARD!" "YOU WILL BE HUNTED NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE!! WE WILL CAMP YOUR REVIVAL PLACE AND KILL YOU REPEATEDLY!! UNTIL YOUR LEVEL BECOME ONE!!" "SAY SOMETHING! YOU SON OF A...." However, no matter how much Leon spewing his curses, Hecate calmly ignore him and keep silent, making Leon''s expression be red from anger. As long as Crime Scroll is in effect, he won''t be able to know her true identity. Hatred and loath engulfed his mind. It was the first time he was so humiliated like this. If a gaze could kill, perhaps Hecate already hacked to pieces by his gaze alone. This enmity can''t be erased! When the cyclone disappeared, so do the Skill cooldown time. ; ;

You picked up +4 Kalzbalger. You picked up Diamond Ore. You picked up a bag with 15204 inside. You picked up +6 Healing Wand. You picked up +5 te Armor. You picked...

Hecate immediately casts the second Cyclonic Storm while walking around collecting loots. One of her passive skill called Free Cast allowed her to walk while chanting spells. And then, third... fourth... In any case, she had 10 rings equipped so she could cast the spell up to 30 times. WHOOOOSH!! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! -72453 -75442 -82665 -99435 -85054 -87520 -84533 -76080 Spoiler ; ;

You have unleashed Cyclonic Storm! Your passive skill resonates and empowers the spell by 85%! Ten Ring of Ventus resonated and empowers the spell further by 400%! You used a spell while equipped with Eldritch Bone Wand - Karma -1 Devastating Wind! You have unleashed a spell with powerful might that causes great destruction to nature. Affinity with nature -5 You have killed yer Shinosuke - Karma -1 You have killed yer Haruka - Karma -1 ...

Another pack of yers disintegrated into particles. "NOOO!! HELP ME!" "YOU DEMON, GUAAAH!!" "AHHH, MY EXP!!" Seeing so many yers being swept like trash makes Hecate delighted. She then excitedly shouted. "Hahaha!!! More! Scream more!! And make that scream into an unforgettable symphony!" Her distorted voice reverberated in the battlefield, making her figure looked like a lunatic that spreads the seed of chaos. Meanwhile, Leon had to switch his shield to another Shield of Perseus just to block the damage. Even so, he eventually run out of that shield during the fifth Cyclonic Storm. Just one hit reduced his HP bar by more than half. He had found out that drinking potion is no use, only the potion was gone while his HP did not recover. In that case, he took out a Confusion debuff removal potion from his inventory. As long as this debuff gone, everything shall be fine! ; ;

Item Name:	Stink Potion
Type:	Consumable - Potion
Rarity:
Durability:	10/10
Effect:	Dispels Sleep, Confusion, and Charm
Details:	A potion with strong stench that could make the one that consumes it instantly awake from any illusion. Very stink and bitter.

Fortunately the six one didn''t hit his ce and Hecate stopped casting the spell any further. Because she already done looting the yers! As for the BOSS... It has been pitifully reduced to sandbag after receiving 4 consecutive spells from her. Its wings already shredded and deprived of its ability to fly. Its right hand already gone and the amputated arm looked gruesome as blood continuously pours from it. Even so, the dragon still clings to its life, just barely connected by ayer of the skin. It''s HP is still more than 500k, even after bombarded with lethal Cyclonic Storm 4 times a row. Hecate looked at the dragon with a pitiful eyes. "Still alive, aren''t you? Consider this as a mercy, I''ll end your suffering right now... Mystical Amplification!" With a wave of her wand, she casts the spell and nned to end the dragon. Leon did not waste that opportunity. Having drank the Confusion antidote and released from the debuff, he quickly charged towards Hecate''s direction, intending to hack her to death with his strongest skill. "DIE YOU VERMIN! I WILL MAKE SURE YOU REGRET OPPOSING GENESIS GUILD!! IGNITION BREAK!!" Leon''s sword instantly zing with red glow and its temperature drastically increases. This is his strongest skill that he can use right now. Normally he wouldn''t use it as it also sacrifices most of the durability of his sword. But to kill this hateful unknown yer, he feels this sacrifice is worthy to do. At most, he just need to repair his sword again. SWUSH! PUUK! -33442 And the moment his attack hits Hecate, that''s when her cloak effect came to be use. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	+7 Cloak of the Fallen
Requirement:	3rd Jobss
Type:	Armor - Garment
Rarity:
Durability:	800/800
Crafter:	-
Effect:	STR +30, AGI +20, MAX HP +10%, MAX MP +7% Hides your entire figure. Very light-weight. Upgrade bonus: DEF +35 MP Regeneration +25% HP Regeneration Disabled EXP Penalty +50% Able to use [Indomitable] for each Upgrade Lv per day (6/7) Automatically inflict [Stone Curse] debuff to the attacker when attacked by close melee attack. [] Soul Essence: tinum Golem Prevents knockback, Indestructible Armor, DEF -100
Details:	Cloak that was made from a skin of Chaos Wyrm. It represent both immortality and immorality.

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Skill Name:	Indomitable
Requirements:	???
Type:	Passive - Auto
Effect:	Allows the user to endure a fatal damage with 1 HP left. This skill only activates once per day.

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Indomitable has been activated, you endured a fatal damage!

Leon was kinda surprised with the damage output that somewhat bigger than he expected. However, Leon was more surprised that this cloaked person was still alive and kicking. He(?) didn''t even try to dodge and just received the blow like it was nothing. "All that, for a drop of blood?" It was like hitting a metal statue, he(?) did not even flinch at all. ''What!!? He took 30k damage like it was nothing!?'' He suddenly feels a little scared. A Caster ss avatar that should''ve ss cannon actually have more than 30k HP like a Warrior sses and still could bring such devastating damage. Isn''t this cheating? But, security level of Ascension is not to be joked at all. Everything was being monitored by AI and its nearly impossible to cheat. Ascension AI : You dared to hack inside our world...!? rm... Then, the Police and Lawyers wille to your house, suing you for breach of contract! "Hmph!" Hecate only sneered. Her Cloak of the Fallen has activated and saves her from imminent death. She looked at her HP bar and sure enough, it''s already in red zone and she only have 1 HP left. The original skill supposedly can only activated once per day, but her cloak can use it continuously until the numbers run out. In this case she could use this effect 7 times a day. This means just like cat who is said have nine-lives, she too had eight-lives... Just one short. Not only that, she alsopounded the cloak with a Soul Essence that she got from a tinum Golem. When yers defeat monsters, at a very very very low chance, it will drop its Soul Essence that can bepounded with equipment. In this case, tinum Golem''s effect was to prevent knockback as well as makes the Armor itpounded to be indestructible, but at the cost of lowering DEF by 100. She didn''t care at all about the DEF loss. Her avatar is already paper-defense, decreasing it further won''t make a thing. However, the indestructible part is too useful, as it won''t make her cloak destroyed by acid or other method. Especially if she want to hide her appearance. The knockback prevention is also useful. She didn''t need to worry that she would be thrown from her position by her enemy''s skills. And with that, she pointed her Eldritch Wand, not towards Leon''s direction, but to the dragon. Even if he trying to ''kill'' her again, the cloak would protect her from death. She then casts the second skill that the wand provides. Leon obviously noticed it and nning to interrupt her casting spell, only to find out his body started to be hard solid and unable to move. He had been debuffed again with Stone Curse! Without anyone interrupting her, she sessfully casted her spell. "Mana Explosion!" In that instant, the blue bar that represents Hecate''s MP being drained out. All of the energy erupted from Hecate''s body and coalesced into the tip of her wand, creating a huge pressure. It only takes no more than 10 seconds for the process toplete. The moment her MP bar reached zero, an energy worth of 40k+ MP was unleashed into the direction of the BOSS. WHOOOSHH!! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM!!! -2.280.000 -2.330.000 -2.370.000 Every of her damage modifier skills from Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light and Dark instantly stacked together to boost the damage of the st and created a devastating destruction. And the stacking power is not just simply one plus one equals two.

Fire : +(10 +25 +50)%
Water : +(10 +25 +50)%
Wind : +(10 +25 +50 +400)%
Earth : +(10 +25 +50)%
Light : +(10 +25 +50)%
Dark : +(10 +25 +50)%

Mystical Amplification: Double the final MATK after the final calction. A huge mushroom cloud emerged from the explosion, creating a huge shockwave that could be felt even from a distance. The intensity of the explosion caused terror to every yer and other living beings in the vicinity. Even the monsters felt threatened and fled on the spot, ignoring the yers they encountered. When the dust subsided, there was arge crater formed from the explosion. Inside only Hecate remained. She checked her status and found the number count of her Indomitable in the robe had decreased by 1 again. "Oh... I died, didn''t I?" But, since Indomitable was activated, it didn''t count as death. In the end, the Life Insurance Scroll was not really needed and wasted. Hecate checked her system message and nodded in satisfaction. Spoiler ; ;

Skill Name:	Mana Explosion
Requirements:	???
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	All
Effect:	Condense all of the user remaining MP to create a devastating damage to the enemy. This attack spell have each of the attribute damage. After casting the spell, MP Regeneration is disabled for 6 hours.

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You have unleashed Mana Explosion!

All of your 44.600 MP has been used to empower the spell.

Many of your passive skills resonated and empowers the spell further by 510%!

Ten Ring of Ventus resonated and empowers the spell even further by 400%!

Mystical Amplification has doubled the final spell might!

Catashtropic damage to everything in its radius st!

2.280.000 damage has been dealt to Sharknath.

2.330.000 damage has been dealt to Leon.

2.370.000 damage has been dealt to yourself.

Indomitable activated, you endured a fatal damage!

You have strained your magic circuit.

MP Regeneration is disabled for 6 hours!

You used a spell while equipped with Eldritch Bone Wand - Karma -1

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Devastating Destruction!

You have unleashed a very powerful spell that changes the terrain permanently!

Affinity with nature -50

You have killed yer Leon - Karma -1

Congrattions! You have defeated the World BOSS,

Sharknath, the Cmity Dragon.

You are the sole survivor in this battle, all of the rewards now belong to you.

You have been rewarded with 130.230.764 EXP.

You have been rewarded with 1.000 Glory Points.

You can exchange the Glory Points in any of the Save-Point.

Warning: You can''t exchange your Glory Point while your karma is negative!

Your level has risen.

Her HP and MP already filled to the fullest from the consecutive LvUPs. "Heh, hahaha. This is quite a big profit to have 3 Lv ups at once. Leveling up at this stage is quite difficult after all." As for Leon, he already disintegrated into nothingness and the only remain was only a single orb he dropped. The dragon also gone with the st, not even a speck remained that can be looted, except a cube-looked thing in the ground. Hecate quickly picks them up and examined it. ; ;

You have found an unknown essence. You have found an unknown orb.

"Oh, it seems I must appraise these item first... This is quite troubling, my name is still red so I can''t go to the town yet..." Hecate sighed. She put the items back into her inventory for the time being. Later, after she washes the blood off from her name, she can inspect them in the town. Done with all the stuff, Hecate used a Return Crystal to teleport to her hideout, a Save-Point inside an abandoned ruins. There is no one that use this Save-Point besides her so she doesn''t have to worry for being found out. ; ;

Item Name:	Return Crystal
Type:	Consumable - Crystal
Rarity:
Durability:	60/60
Effect:	Teleports the user to their Save-Point
Details:	A crystal that has been enchanted with Return spell. Mass-produced by Rosenweil Kingdom Mage Association.

Who would intentionally saved their respawn point far from civilization except her? After ensuring no one else showed in her minimap, she pressed the logout button.; ;

The damage calction is kinda simple: (Own MATK - Enemy MDEF) + Boost damage = Total damage. Every INT stats contribute into 30 MATK. So, in other words: 220 Base INT + 100 Equip INT + 1200 Equip MATK 9600 MATK + 1200 MATK = 10800 MATK Then the boost damage: Cyclonic Storm Lv1 + Wind Mastery + Wind Boosts + Wind Amp + Ring of Ventus 10 200 + 10 + 25 + 50 + 400 = +685% damage And there is also the halved MDEF due the Decay debuff from Death Sentence. Let say MDEF after it was halved is around 500, so in this case: (10800 - 500) +685% 10300 + 70555 = 80855

?003 â€“ Yasaka Ruri ?003 ¨C Yasaka Ruri Announcement Warning: nudity in this chapter. Gently reminder: Please read tags before reading this novel. [Real World] The sun was shining brightly in the polluted afternoon sky above Kyoto City, Japan. It was just another busy city day where the temperature outside rose due to the hot weather. Therefore, people prefer to stay indoors and do their work there where they can enjoy the blessing of their AC. In a room within a certain house in such a city, an exquisitely advanced Capsule Pod was opened. A young girl,pletely naked... rose from inside the capsule and yawned as she stretched her body. Her natural silky ck waist-length hair swayed around every time her body moves. In her left arm was a bracelet that makes "pi-pi-pi" sound, and a ribbon with a bell was tied in her left ankle. Her tiny body probably caused her to be mistaken for a child of around 10-12 years old, but her age is definitely higher than that. Or else, she wouldn''t be able to use Capsule Pod because of age restriction. It was in the country regtion that Ministry of Education added, where it states that citizen below age of 16 is forbidden to use Capsule Pod. That means, this little girl''s age is at least more than 16! "Mmmhhh~ Today is a very nice day. Victory once more for Hecate!" Yes, this loli is the one that controls Hecate in the VRMMO game called Ascension. Her name is Yasaka Ruri, 18 years old. Currently studying at Kyoto Academy as a 3rd year senior high student. "After that much battle, I feel hungry." So Ruri said as she rubbed her belly. Ignoring the fact that she wasn''t wearing any clothes at all, Ruri went to the living room. The bell on her left ankle rang every time she took a step. There was no one except her in this house and the security system was very good, so she didn''t have to worry about being seen naked by anyone. When she arrived at the living room, she waved her hand and the dark room suddenly became bright. It looks like magic, but this is technology. Nowadays, it''s verymon to install gesture recognition system in the household. Like how smartphone that once boomed in its era where almost every people in Earth have it at least one. With this system installed, you don''t have to press themp switch manually to light the room. All you have to do is wave your hand into a certain movement pattern and themp will immediately lit. The same also can be done within various household application, like turning on the AC or the TV. Sitting on the sofa, Ruri waved her right hand and the small device in the wall let out a ''*ding*'' sound, and then it projected a virtual transparent screen (let''s call it holo-screen afterwards) in front of Ruri with good enough distance to watch. This is the "TV" in this era. Small, light, detachable... Can be set in any ce and did not take up much space! ; ;

Now to the next news! This morning, an explosion had urred in the Shibuya Municipal Office. No fatalities urred, but 30 people suffered serious injury and immediately rushed to hospital.

She changed the channel with the wave of her finger. Bzzt! ; ;

Mahou Shoujo, Meruru-chan! As long as there are darkness in the hearts of people, our battle won''t ever end. Then why not we kill all of the people? If there are no people left, darkness won''t exist!

Satisfied with the channel she chose, Ruri rxed her body and waved her hand again, but this time it was her left hand that was not registered in any of the gesturemand. Another screen suddenly appeared in front of her. It was a very familiar screen that she sees everyday. The VRMMO game, Ascension Item Inventory Screen! Ruri clicked one of the items in the entry. The items Ruri click instantly disappeared from the list and materializes directly in her palm. ; ;

Item Name:	Sandwich
Type:	Consumable - Food
Rarity:
Durability:	15/15
Chef:	Renahi
Effect:	Increase HP Regeneration by 5% for 30 minutes.
Details:	A sandwich made by Renahi. It was made with "Decent" technique and "Decent" ingredients.

This sandwich was made in the game by a yer named Renahi who have a Cooking subskill. The taste is not bad, at least it wasparable to a burger from a fast food store. And Renahi herself currently shaping her Cooking skill so her food be more delicious when eaten in the game. It was distributed by Renahi herself to the party before the raid battle. Although, the raid itself ultimately was wrecked by Hecate''s treachery. "I''m sorry, Rena... I did not have any grudge against you, but... Thank you for bing my stepping stone." Ruri ate the sandwich without any guilt in her expression. When someone pursues power, it can''t be helped that many corpses would be stepped in order to make way. Friendship? What''s that? Is that delicious? But the main question is, why is an item inside the game can be bought back to the reality? As for this question, Ruri herself did not know the answer. Things that should just be a bunch of data can actually be brought out into the real world and be real substance. For all she knew, she could do it the first time she yed Ascension, and she continues to abuse this ability even now. While savoring the taste of the sandwich, Ruri remembered how she met with this game. Two years ago, she was diagnosed with a severe leukemia, a terminal illness that''s very hard to cure. Doctor has sentenced she won''tst more than five years. It was supposedly can be cured with bone marrow transnt, but at that time her body was very weak. She might not survive the operation. It was when suddenly her parents and rtives started to avoid her like a gue. Her parents just left her in the hospital by herself to do her chemotherapy alone while they upy themselves in their workce. - As if their daughter is already dead and they did not want to see her corpse. The young Ruri has been hit by their treatment. The supposedly loving parent was looking at her with a strange nce and left her by herself. Even during painful chemotherapy, none of her parents visits her. Although their family did notck money to pay the hospital, they did not pay their daughter with love. Ruri was deprived of affection and could only swallow her loneliness. Then, she saw Ascension advertisement in the hospital TV. A virtual reality game where you can be anything you want. It gained very much poprity in the hospital, especially with patient with disabilities or missing limbs. - In that world, anyone can be healthy! She immediately requested her doctor to let her y this game. This requests forwarded to her parents and they agreed. Anyway, the Capsule Pod actually is not that expensive. That is, if they bought the basic one. The one with just basic dive function costs 65.999, while the most advanced one with massage chair and proper nutritional liquid costs 11.999.999. But for Ruri, even the basic Capsule Pod is already good and she didn''t ask for more. Shortly after, the Capsule Pod arrived in her treatment room and she happily yed with it. Ascension was already installed in the machine and ready to be yed, so she didn''t need to wait any further to dive. Ruri quickly be immersed inside the world of Virtual Reality. Her body can be moved as she wish, it''s as if the weak feeling she normally experienced was a lie. It did not take long time for her to fall in love with this world. Unfortunately, there is a thing called Eight-hours login limit. As the name says, it is a mechanism to limit the yer to login into the game more than 8 hours, and it resets after 4 hours of idle time. When this limit is exhausted, yer will be forced to logout regardless of their will. This mechanism supposedly created to prevent inte addiction, especially after few cases where many young people died because over-gaming too much without properly resting. After 8 hours passed, Ruri could only unwillingly be forced back to the reality where her body is gued by terminal illness. Having felt the joy of having a healthy body, only to be forced returning to her sick body again, Ruri had never felt this depressed before as she was cruelly reminded once again that death was so close to her. - The moment when her hope suddenly turned into despair¹ [Oh no... Witchfication? ]... She silently weep andmenting that fact at the middle of night where nobody around. But it also at that time, her hand suddenly hold some kind of object out of nowhere. ; ;

Item Name:	Novice Wooden Sword
Requirement:	Novice only
Type:	Weapon - Sword
Rarity:
Durability:
Effect:	ATK +3
Details:	A simple wooden sword made for practice.

That was the sword every beginner has in the game, and also the sword she had been used recently. Havingpletely eaten the sandwich, Ruri pulled out another item from the inventory. ; ;

Item Name:	Elixir
Type:	Consumable - Potion
Rarity:
Durability:	50/50
Price:	200
Effect:	Completely restores HP and MP Cures all bad status.
Details:	A miracle potion that is said made from Yggdrasil Fruit. Can heals all injuries and brings back people from the verge of death. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased only once per day (0/1).

This is a potion that can be bought in the Ascension cash shop, costs 200 each. It was also the item which saved Ruri''s life from her imminent death. Gems ( ) is a premium currency which can only be obtained by trading it with Glory Points, and for easier method... purchase with real money. Gems purchase rate is fixed at 1 = 50. So, to buy 200, Ruri has to spend 10.000. That price is kinda expensive for just a mere virtual item, especially for just one-time use consumable item. Only a tycoon dares to buy that. If it''s just recovering HP, a Hi-Potion is already sufficient enough and unlike Elixir, it can bepounded by any yer with Alchemy skills. Not only that, every consumable cash shop items have limitation purchase per day. This limit supposedly in order to restrict the rich so the game bnce could be maintained. And this Elixir have harsh limit that yers could only buy it once per day. In other words,pletely inefficient items to purchase. But for Ruri, if the items can be bought back to reality and could cure any sickness, then 10.000 is a super bargain. The day when Ruri discover this ability, spark of hope had been lit again. Immediately 4 hours after that discovery, she dived once more to Ascension. However, she didn''t purchase it with Gems. The main reason is, since she spent her day in the hospital bed, she did not have any means to spend money, like snack or such. There is originally no need for her to receive allowance money. And because of personal reason, she is not willing to ask her parents. Although the items were unpopr and inefficient, but in every MMO, there will be people that willing to spend real money to purchase cash items and sell it in the market, only to obtain in-game currency, GoldCoins. Ruri PMed (Private Message) one of such yer to ask how much Gold he is willing to trade with an Elixir. After asking the person himself, she came to understand by conversion rate that he willing to spent 200 to buy an Elixir and trades it with her 50.000. And so, after struggling for 2 weeks, she was able to obtain the Elixir, pull it out to the real world and immediately drink it. Ruri chuckled as she nced at the ss bottle in her hand. "If I think about it once more... I was too rash back then, did I?" Without confirming the elixir was drinkable or not, she just chug it down. That was the greatest gamble of her life. What if this Elixir is undrinkable? What if this Elixir is actually poison? Such thoughts did not arise in the young Ruri''s mind at that time. After all, death was so close in front of her that she might not care much even if that suspicion arose in her mind. But in the end, she won that gamble! Ruri opened the bottle and drank the Elixir. A unique taste instantly fills her mouth. It was not sweet, nor sour or bitter. Perhaps salty is close to the correct answer. In any case, it''s definitely can''t be said delicious. For theparison, the taste was like drinking ICU liquid directly with your mouth. If you think Elixir tastes like orange juice, then too bad. Drinking a Potion was never tastes good, both in the game or real-life. Even so, she keep drinking it until thest drop. Wiping her mouth, Ruri murmured in a low voice. "Disgusting..." After dumping the bottle in the trash, Ruri continued to watch the TV while asionallyforting herself by touching her bare pettan chest with her own finger. But a momentter, she felt bored and decided to stop. *Pi Pi Pi* Not long after, the bracelet in her left arm let out a notification sound. Ruri clicked one of the button and instantly a small holo-screen appeared. It was a mention notification from Nayaka Emi and Kashiwagi Rena in the chat group. They are the person inside "Emilia" and "Renahi" that Hecate just killed earlier. ; ;

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Renahi	Don''t worry, Emihi... If that bastard dares to show up once again, I''ll make sure he will pay with his life! By the way, what about you @Hecate; did you die too?
Emilia	@Renahi; And how will you make him pay? Your Jobss is a High Priestess, not a job forbat. Even a Temr like Leon-san got defeated, you know?
KAZU	That damage is too scary! I told you it was a cheater!
Leon	@^ I have reported this to the GM. He says the yer in question did not use any cheat. But how could that happen, his firepower is crazy. Far exceeding Hecate-chan if I say.
Emilia	@Hecate; What''s wrong? You haven''t said anything since earlier... @Leon; Really?
	...

Looking at the chat room, Ruri let out a glee smile. She knows from the conversation that her disguise is perfect. Nobody suspecting that Hecate is the mastermind behind of all this. "Now what to do... I should think what to type..." Ruri still intends to continue exploiting them in the future. For this means, the so called ''Friendship'' must not be broken. After thinking for a while, she activated the virtual keyboard and started typing. ; ;

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Hecate	I died... but I used Life Insurance so no problem. Will returnter after leveling some more.
Renahi	Oh, did you got irked by Leon, Hecatehi? After he says that you lose on firepower?
Leon	As usual, Hecate-chan is too serious. Too bad I still got Death Penalty and can''t login yet... Wait after 24 hourster. I''ll tank anything in your stead.
Hecate	No, thank you.
	[Hecate has left the chat.]
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Ruri closed the window and did not see the chat any longer. Shey down on the sofa and enjoyed the soft feeling stroking her bare skin. Feeling somewhat sleepy, she used a voicemand to the AIzily. "Systemmand! Wake me up 30 minutester." Not long after, an inorganic voice responds to her words. This is the AI that is managing Ruri''s house. [Affirmative! rm will be set 30 minutester in this room and will not stop until master are awake.] Waving her hand, Ruri turned off the TV and then took a quick nap. The items that Ruri pull out from the game is treated as "Discard" in the game, so the AI didn''t respond to it. It''s like in the game Harvest Moon, you throw weed to the floor and the weed disappear for good. Reminiscence still continued in the next chapter. ?004 â€“ Create Money from Nothing ?004 ¨C Create Money from Nothing [Yasaka Residence - Living Room] In a certain living room, there is a naked girl lying down on the sofa. She sleeps soundly, not caring the fact that her body ispletely exposed bare. Her name is Yasaka Ruri, 18 years old. Currently, she took a quick nap to rest after experiencing a big battle. The carnage in which she beautifully betrayed her own ally. In the span of 30 minutes, Ruri had experienced a nostalgic dream in her nap. The past where she fought for her freedom and independence. Secretly sharping her nails and waiting, without drawing suspicion from the eyes of her surroundings. [Two years ago] When the young Ruri finished drinking the Elixir, her body miraculously feel better than before. All of the weakness seems gone without any trace and she could move her body as she please. Not only that, she found that all of her skin began to peel, reced by smooth skin. Every scar from her childhood to that day also disappeared, along with peeling skin. Ruri rejoiced by this fact, but she did not share this to anyone, even to her parents and rtives. Who knows what people will do if they know she can materialize items from the game, especially her rtives. Those white-eyed wolf¹ [Idiom: Vicious people] aunts and uncles would undoubtedly milked her dry if they know this! - In that case, nobody shall know the truth! Shortly after that, she make another request to the doctor, to stop the treatment and let her go home. Originally, the doctor obviously rejected that request, saying how important the treatment is to prolong her life. But, then Ruri make a plead to let her spend the rest of her lifespan inside the game. - The treatment is too painful to bear, meanwhile death is unavoidable. Since that''s the case, rather than spend the remaining time slightly long but full of suffering, why not spend the remaining time, short but in happiness. After very long discussion and persuasion, the doctor finally agreed, only if her parents allowed to. Perhaps, they also feel burdened with the hospital fee, so her parents agreed. Before going home, Ruri stubbornly refused thest checkup. Even without that, she already knows that her leukemia is already gone and she did not want anyone to know that. She couldn''t just exin she drank an Elixir that she manifested from a game item. Just in case something goes wrong, Ruri''s terminal bracelet was installed with a Health Manager app, so when it detects something abnormal urred in her health, it will immediately release a signal and an ambnce will rushes directly to her house. What they didn''t know, is the the bracelet didn''t send any emergency signal even after 2 yearster. Thanks to the social distancing rule, attending school did not really matter anymore. As long as Ruri passes the grade advancement test, then her grade automatically advance. In this case, Ruri''s 6 months absence because hospitalization did not obstruct her at all. But, things can''t be the same again as before. Her parents began to apany her less and less, they started to work outside and their presence in the home be rare. First, it was 3 days they went outside...ter, 1 week...ter again, 2 weeks... 1 month... And in the end, they didn''t bother to go home at all, only asional phone call to confirm if she still alive or not. Onlyter on Ruri realizes the truth. Her parents was not married by love. Her parents were just business partners, and the marriage was for the sake to unite the twopanies. Each of them has their own lover outside, and both parties are aware of that fact. In truth, both parents already have children with their lovers. Ruri had never met her half-siblings yet, but she had learned that fact from one of their phone calls. Then, why are they still married? Don''t they know that a forced melon doesn''t taste sweet² [A melon forced off its vine is not sweet. ] lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won''t taste sweet (because it''s only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) fig. if something is not meant to be, it''s no use trying to force it to happen. ? The reason they haven''t divorced yet is because they can''t! If they dared to, their share of thepany will be cut off by her grandparents from both sides. Ruri''s life and death basically did not really matter in front of their eyes. Since thepany uses shareholder system, there is no real heir of thepany. The parents'' shares can be inherited for their child. In that case it would be better for them if Ruri died so they could inherit their shares in the name of their own child. This house basically inhabited by her alone. Though at this point, it didn''t really matter that much, since with her ability to bring out game items into reality, Ruri has be self-sufficient. Lack money...? Well, Ascension in-game currency, Gold Coins is basically made of pure gold! Though, she didn''t dare to sell uncertified gold unscrupulously, as it was too conspicuous. She won''t be able to answer if she was asked where is this gold came from. But even so, she had the way to procure money without drawing too much suspicion. In Ascension, beside Job-sses there are also Sub-sses. Unlike the Job-ss that were solely focused inbat, Sub-sses is kind of versatile, especially for production or just mainly role-ying. Many of Sub-sses existed in the game and it involved various kinds of subject, such as:

- Production type: Farmer, Chef, Alchemist, cksmith, Tailor, Carpenter, Brewer, etc...
- Role-ying type: Maid, Butler, Collector, Florist, Idol, Prostitute, etc...

yers can choose only one Job-ss, and this is a permanent choice. But they can choose up to 3 Sub-sses bypleting its prerequisite quests and if they want, they can delete it from their status at any time. Sub-sses have an Exp mechanism that is separate from Job-ss and can only be trained by repetitive use of their skills. If yer decided to delete a Sub-ss, all of the experience will reset and need to be trained again if they decided to retake it. Hecate currently has 3 Sub-sses that she exploited with her ability:

- cksmith: Enables yers to create and repair equipment. Can process metals, ores or other minerals.
- Collector: People who like collecting certain items as a hobby. On a practical level, it has the ability to slightly increase drop rates, to enhance collecting efficiency.
- Acrobatics: Grants flexible body, making the user more nimble during movement.

Acrobatics Sub-ss allowed Hecate to move in a difficult terrain with a nimble movement like a master parkour. She utilizes this to enter troublesome ces like crossing a swamp in the forest or a ravine in the mountain. Collector Sub-ss can somewhat increase drop items. Hecate can get rare items like Eldritch Bone Wand or Cloak of the Fallen easier than other yer thanks to this Sub-ss. Though, the effect is not quite noticeable when she hunts critter mobs, for example: Wind Wolf. - An extra Wolf Teeth in the drop list, who will care? But despite their useful benefit, only a few people will take two Sub-sses above. Not because they were bad, but because they were generally overshadowed by other Sub-sses. Many Sub-sses provides benefit that increase their Job-ss versatility, like how Poison-brewer Sub-ss goes well with Assassin Job-ss, or Sword Master Sub-ss to anyone that wields swords regardless of their Job-ss. Andstly, cksmith Sub-ss. The ability to process metals, ores and many other things is the true windfall. Hecate can process all the materials she got from hunting and purchasing with her cksmith skill. ; ;

Skill Name:	Metallurgy
Requirements:	cksmith
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Complete understanding to processing material made of metals, ores and other minerals. Allows the user to process metals, ores, or other minerals. More skill level allows more kind of material that can be processed. Lv1: Iron, Bronze Lv2: + ???

Well, not exactly an active skill... She need to manually pounce the metal with a hammer, then the metal bends. As for the shaping, it depends on her own sense. But that''s already enough. With inte ess, she can find many fancy DIY self made goods like fold-able chair, table and such. It did not take too long to make and imitate them inside the game. Then, she materialize anything she made to the real world and sell it online. - When the items sold, then it is sold... with huge profits. The cost of manufacturing is basically close to zero, just a bit puff-puff and done. But the end results was sold with high price. Create money from nothing! It was like a scam! Ruri top-up all of the profit money into her game ount, purchasing a lot of Gems. Then, the Gems were used to purchase cash shop items and subsequently, sold it to the market to obtain lots of Gold Coins. Then again, she used the Gold Coins to buy a lot of materials in the market. Rinse and repeat! And during this time, Ruri was able to determine some of the rules behind game item manifestation.

1. The manifested items only appeared if there is enough space. In other words, she can''t bring out big sized item in a cramped room.
2. The manifested items can''t be transferred back into the game. The transfer process is only one-way. Once transferred, then it will be lost from the game forever.
3. Real world items can''t be manifested inside the game. Point 2 applied, can''t cheat the game by bringing real-world item.
4. Skill-enchanted equipment can be manifested but the skill can''t be used. The skill requires MP to activate, and Ruri is not Hecate so she can''t activate skill.
5. Magic artifacts can be manifested but it can''t activate. There is no magic in the real world to activate the artifact.
6. Can''t transfer living beings like pet or growing nts, but nt seeds can be transferred. Ruri can introduce a brand new nt species to the world... If she wanted to.

There is still many things that Ruri doesn''t know yet. But she confident that time will allow her to solve it eventually. *PIPIPIPI* *PIPIPIPI* *PIPIPIPI* Thirty minutes has passed and the house AI sounded the rm as Rurimanded before. Ruri slowly open her eyes and wakes up from her dream. Though, the moment when her eyes are openedpletely, most of her dreams were wiped out in the memory. "Hoahm...!!" Still feel sleepy, Ruri couldn''t help but make a big yawn. It has been 2 years since that time... Now Ruri has no shortage of money, nor does she need to spend it, except to top-up to her game ount. Her Capsule Pod has already been switched with the most advanced one that costs almost 12 million. Complete with the medicinal liquid and afortable massage chair. Food can be obtained directly from the game, so Ruri didn''t have to go out to buy groceries. All fresh ingredients obtained in Ascension are pesticide-free, and will always be fresh when they are materialized. She also can get cuisine made by yers with Chef Sub-ss like Renahi. Any food she wants, Ascension have it. Fancy clothes and jewelry, their price in the game was cheap like cabbage. Though, the design was kinda fantasy-like. If anyone were to wear them, they would look like attending a cosy party. It looks like very hard to sell so she didn''t bother to do so. In her views, 200 is no longer expensive. In fact, her refrigerator is full of Elixir supply. Although the taste is crap, but those little bottles can save lives if the need arises. Stabilizing her breath, Ruri slowly gets up from the sofa and walked back to her room. The bell in her ankle keeps on chiming every time her foot moves. "Oh well... Resting time is done! I still need to wash off the blood from Hecate''s name... Before Leon and the otherse back from the Death Penalty." Soon, Ruri arrived at her room and she immediately sit back on the Capsule chair. With a press of a button, she closes the Capsule lid and her consciousness started to drift into Ascension. ?005 â€“ Black Phantom ?005 ¨C ck Phantom At another ce... A young man is sitting in a pretty chair in his room inside a high-rise penthouse apartment. His face could be considered top-grade handsome by the majority''s standards. He was wearing expensive clothes made of silk fibre, and was holding a wine ss in his hand. Tenkawa Ouma, 22 years old. The first son and main heir of the Tenkawa family, arge conglomerate with various business projects spread across the country. He also had another identity, a guildmaster of the great guild in the Ascension world, Genesis. In that world, he was known as The Radiant Hero, Leon the Temr Knight. Possessing wealth and blessed appearance, truly the epitome of being born with a golden spoon. But even so, his expression didn''t look good, especially after seeing the holo screen. ; ;

	...
Hecate	No thank you.
	[Hecate has left the chat.]
Renahi	Achaa... She''s really angry, isn''t she? LEON... AYAMARE!¹ [Ayamare: Go and apologize!]
Leon	Hey?! Is it really my fault? I didn''t say anything wrong, right?
Emilia	This is why you are single. You don''t understand a girl''s heart!
KAZU	Yeah... this time''s raid, she was really looking forward to it, right? She even devised the attack strategy personally.
Renahi	It was going really well at first... Until that bastard came! ck Phantom! DAMMIT! DAMMIT!! I wish I was abat ss yer! I want to curse myself why I chose this damn nanny ss before!
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He leaned back in his chair in deep thought. So many bad things happened in one day. The raid operation he led was destroyed by an unknown third party. This made him so angry that he couldn''t think straight. Because of that, he seemed to have said something wrong to Hecate and made her angry. "Today is a really bad day." Hecate, one of the core members of her guild, everyone''s little sister figure. She was a mascot as well, the top ranked DPS in the Genesis Guild. As one of the yers who managed to reach the 3rd Job-ss - Archwitch, she only focused(?) on water elemental spells and dealing strong damage to her enemies. Her petite stature and adorable face can''t help but trigger everyone''s ~~lolicon~~ maternal instincts. Even Ouma himself had to resist the temptation to pat her on the head! When yers create their virtual avatar, the game''s AI will provide a basic appearance based on the yer''s own body shape. yers can make subtle adjustments based on the system, but the differences can''t be too great. These are regtions made from the government, not from the side of gamepanies. It is said that this rule was created to ovee various problems that arise in VRMMO games, such as when some people cannot control their body properly after returning from a game due to differences in body shape. Another case is nekama fraud. One day, a yer finds out that his in-game girlfriend is actually a guy IRL, they even have sex in the game. The nekama man was eventually killed by the victim yer and the incident went viral. After these kind problematic cases urred, the government decided to enforce this rule. No more nekama, no more giddy people. Interestingly, shortly after this regtion was enacted, many people decided to have full-body surgery. Discarding fat, cutting one''s own flesh and bones just to beautify one''s self. - If you want to look good in the game, then take care of your appearance IRL too! In short, Hecate''s looks truly reflect her IRL. This girl is really a loli! Now that Ouma was thinking deeply, Hecate was probably angry too. Don''t be fooled by her adorable figure. Hecate was a verypetent yer with the highest level in the guild. She is the most promising loyal(?) supporter, though she seems to have a strange obsession with leveling up. Thest time he looked, her level had already reached 128. Even his avatar, Leon was still level 108 no, it would be 107 after today''s incident. It would be difficult to surpass her level, but he had no intention of giving up. Even if he had to buy Exp Potions every day. ; ;

Item Name:	Exp Potion
Type:	Consumable - Potion
Rarity:
Durability:	10/10
Price:	50
Effect:	Increase EXP gain rate by 50% for 1 hour
Details:	A special brew made bybining Elfen and Rune technology. This potion can increase learning efficiency after consumption. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 7 times per day (7/7).

Besides being a strong yer, Hecate is also a very good strategist. The raid of the World BOSS, Sharknath the Cmity Dragon originally used her strategy. Each member''s overall cement, understanding of their roles and timing of skill usage, the BOSS''s attack patterns and weaknesses, were allrgely based on her suggestions. And it was so well executed, just a little more and the BOSS will be theirs... Until ck Phantomes along. "ck Phantom...!!" Ouma ground his teeth in anger. What happened today will not be easily forgotten. ck Phantom''s sneer at that time Even if this bastard''s entire face was hidden by that hideous mask, Ouma could still hear the strange and distorted voice clearly. He(?) was certainly looking down on Leon! Then, that outrageous magic Insane damage that surpassed Hecate by a huge leap. At first, Ouma had thought the ck Phantom was a ss cannon Archwizard specializing in wind elemental spells. With that amazing output, then this bastard''s health and defense should be like paper. But he was wrong! ck Phantom received Leon''s Ignition Break head-on like nothing. Not only that, Leon was counterattacked by the Stone Curse debuff and died reluctantly, without understanding why he died. What was even more frustrating was, he could remember the System Message when he died: ; ;

You are dead! Your level has decreased by 1! You have dropped Skill Assimtion Orb! You will be disconnected in 10 minutes! You will be able to re-login at your Save Point after 24 hours!

An important item had dropped when he died. Remembering that fact, Ouma threw the ss in his hand against the wall. The ss shattered and the wine spilled onto the carpet, but Ouma didn''t care. He was truly too angry to care. "DAMMIT ! THAT IS A SKILL ASSIMILATION ORB! DAMMIT!" When yers reached high levels and acquired many skills, including the skills of their Sub-sses, it was inevitable for them to lose track of their own skills. There will be some of their skills that are redundant and achieve basically the same effect. Then, some low-level skills will inevitably be forgotten and will no longer be used. Such things could be resolved with the Skill Assimtion Orb. ; ;

Item Name:	Skill Assimtion Orb
Type:	Consumable - Misceneous
Rarity:
Durability:	1/1
Effect:	Combine every fuse-able user''s skills to create new skills. Fused skills will not return.
Details:	Orb containing the power of Origin. Gifted to the user as a reward for great achievement. Obtainable by trading it with 1000 Glory Points

Unneeded and redundant skills can bebined into more powerful skills while keeping their Skill Screen neat and clean. Leon had many skills he wanted tobine, especially the many redundant skills he acquired from his Sub-sses: Holy Knight, Sword Master, and Guardian of Light. In order to obtain the Skill Assimtion Orb, he had umted over 1000 Glory Points. These points can only be earned by achievements, such as creating new Skills outside of the Skill Tree that have not been found before, or killing BOSSes. Killing boss monsters is easier and gives more points, especially world BOSSes, which give more Glory Points generously. Leon painstakingly collects points by frequently doing "raid parties". And when he has enough points, he eagerly exchanges them quickly. He nned to use this orb once he leveled up again and use his Skill Points to unlock a few more skills. But s, before he used the orb, it was snatched away by ck Phantom! The orb was obtained by trading with Glory Points! Not Gems or Gold! "If I knew this was going to happen... I WOULD USE IT SOON!! SYIIT!!" Ouma did not want to ept this fact. To get 1000 Glory Points, he must participate in 100 raid bosses (@10 Points), or 20 world bosses, since world bosses gives 5 more of the amount (@50 points). Or an even more extreme method would be to solo kill a World Boss. But Ouma knew from the bottom of his heart that his avatar, Leon did not have that kind of power to aplish such a feat. "Wait and wash your neck, ck Phantom. I will cut off your head myself." This enmity, truly cannot be erased. But sadly, Ouma couldn''t do anything about it at this point. Because the information about this savage yer was too little. Using the bracelet terminal on his arm, Ouma swiped the holo screen and quickly essed the inte. He downloads all the videos that shows ck Phantom''s appearance to his cloud storage. ck Phantom is not the real username, no one even knows this bastard''s real identity. Every time he(?) appeared, the name always be hidden, most likely by using an expensive money item, the Crime Scroll. He was given the nickname ck Phantom because of his(?) distinctive ck cape and disturbing mask. ; ;

Item Name:	Crime Scroll
Type:	Consumable - Scroll
Rarity:
Durability:	5/5
Price:	500
Effect:	Hides own name for 10 minutes.
Details:	A scroll which enchanted by powerful dark entity. It gives the user the ability to hides their name. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 2 times per day (2/2).

Apart from being able to make yers hide their names, it doesn''t really have any other functions, moreover the price is very expensive. A whooping 500 is equal to 25.000 and that''s only one use for 10 minutes. Even PK-ers would think thrice if they want to buy it. A mere 25.000 is no big deal for someone like him, but to lowly peasant, it can be considered expensive. "Which means... There are someone backing him. But the question is... Who? Prominence? or Ster Wing? No... that can''t be... He also attacked them previously." ck Phantom appeared sporadically up until now. All the ce he appeared undoubtedly be carnage of death. He first attacked Ster Wing Guild in their stronghold while they''re gone, looting their treasure and causing them enormous loss. Then, he appeared inside a dungeon that Prominence Guild trying to conquer. They was massacred and the clearance record turned into [???]. If they were behind this, why would ck Phantom attack them? "Who is actually backing ck Phantom''s operation!?" Originally, he just scoff it off when ck Phantom appeared the first time and thinking that it wasn''t his problem. But now that his guild also became victim, he knew the seriousness behind this. The era has changed. Virtual Technology has changed the world. Now many business corporation and organization paid very importance to this technology. Especially when social distancing rule is in effect. Inside virtual world, physical touch won''t bring any harm.

- Many of the organization important meeting now held inside a virtual world. Long distance no longer be problems.
- Movie production started to shift their approach and makes use of the game realistic effect to make a film. It was more cheap than hiring a special effect programmer.
- Idol and band activities also held inside virtual world. It was more safer than in the real world. If there are riot happened, it can be justughed off, logout and all be fine.

Virtual school, Virtual meeting, Virtual idol, Virtual sex... People start using virtual world as a recement of the real world. Many aspect of life has started to change its meaning ever since this technology is introduced. And currently the most stable virtual world is Ascension. If Ouma can secure Genesis Guild''s foothold in this game, his position as the most prominent heir in Tenkawa family will be solidified. The other heirs won''t be able to do anything to flip the situation. But it seems this kind of thinking is still naive. "I see... ck Phantom''s existence, must likely backed by one of them! Then that makes sense! Want to overthrow me and then did a Pyrrhic turnaround by using ck Phantom? Heh, in your dreams, my foolish little brothers!!" Ouma chuckled with his realization. Though, his facial expression did not smile. Humans only fears the unknown, but now that he knows the enemy(?) behind this, he no longer have anything to fear. He stood from his chair and pressed something in it. The gorgeous chair suddenly morphed its shape like a transformers do. It now reveals a safety box that is carefully hidden inside the chair. "This chair is really intriguing. Anything that "Rucien" makes is fascinating. But, I wonder why he made a chair from Titanium." If Ruri was here to see this chair, she would definitely recognize this chair as one of her creations. Ouma couldn''t understand what is inside the mind of an artist. Using such metal just to create a secret safety box chair, that''s definitely not a normal way of thought. Isn''t this kind of wasteful? In any case, it was worth to spend money to make a collection of Rucien''s work, even though the price is somewhat expensive. All of his(?) work was created by using metal that hard toe by. Ouma clicked the handle ording to the password he set and the safety box immediately opened, revealing a bottle of wine and another ss, neatly arranged. He then opened the cork and start pouring the wine to the ss. The purple color of the wine, was changed to red under the room lighting. In Ouma''s eyes this wine suddenly looked like a liquid of blood. Perhaps he secretly wish that the liquid inside the ss is really ck Phantom''s blood. "I should hire some people againter to help me level up faster. It would be shameful if the guild leader level was lower than his member." Ouma savored the taste of the wine as he looked at the city scenery from the window.; ;

The one that supporting behind "ck Phantom" was actually himself!

?006 â€“ Washing Blood with Grinding ?006 ¨C Washing Blood with Grinding Back to Ruri''s side. One press of a button and the Capsule Pod hatch closed down. In that moment, various parts of the Capsule glows, indicating that the machine started to operate. "Link Start!" Ruri closed her eyes, allowing the Pod to connect her brainwave into the Quantum Network. Her field of vision instantly darkened with a familiar starting notification. Soonter, the notification closed and the scenery changed into a digitized space with lots of moving fractal objects in the background. Her consciousness floated in the Quantum Network corridor silently, waiting for something. Then, a pop-up window message appeared inside her mind. ; ;

Checking user brainwave data... Done! ... Legal user confirmed. Wee back, Yasaka Ruri-sama.

; ;

..Please designate your dive destination:

VRG - Ascension (Japan Server). Kyoto Academy Virtual Space. Enter an address.

Thework identifies Ruri by her brainwave pattern. It was an unique identification that can''t be falsified, at least with the current technology. The process was quick, not more than 10 seconds toplete. This method of scanning is unlike retina, finger, or any body-rted scan. Those method is imperfect and still have the possibility of impersonation. For example, by chopping off the body parts from the said victim then ced it on the scanner and done. But the brain is different, even if someone pried your skull and stole your brain off, they still can''t use your brainwave! With amand of thought, Ruri selected VRG - Ascension (Japan Server). Soon after that, the color of the pop-up window changed, along with its message content. ; ;

VRG - Ascension (Japan Server) was selected. Confirming user identity data... Done! Citizen ID: 450048348204200 yer ID: 38800 Game Avatar: Hecate Constructing avatar... Done! Good luck on your journey, Hecate.

At the moment the message ends, Ruri''s consciousness moved automatically in a great speed inside the Quantum Network. Something was steering her dive into a certain direction. She did not resist and allowed herself to dive towards thework address destination. Not long after, she stopped and entered a security gate, not far from her position. That was her destination, as well as thework address of Ascension game server. The fractal objects in the background quickly disintegrate into fine particle and the Ascension logo started to appear, apanied by a familiar BGM that Ruri have heard every day. ; ;

NOW LOADING

; ;

[ - ] : | : :

While waiting for the loading screen to finish, Ruri listened to the song without any emotion. The song is not particrly bad, on the contrary, it was considered as a masterpiece. But when you heard the same song over and over every day, you couldn''t help but grow numb on it. She didn''t have to wait for too long. Five minutester, the scenery changed and Ruri appeared inside a dpidated hall of an unnamed ruins, in Hecate''s body. Her attire was still wearing ck cloak and disturbing mask like before. The difference is, above her head there is a bright red writing that says her name. Naturally, the effects of the Crime Scroll had long since expired, so her name could no longer be hidden. "Fortunately, there are no one here or else I will be in trouble." Sighed in helplessness, she waved her hand and clicked another hotkey button to change her entire equipment set. In that instant, her appearance returned to a normal loli Archwitch. ; ;

You have equipped +7 Lunar Wand. You have equipped +4 Earring of Wisdom. You have equipped +6 Lunar Cape. You have equipped +7 Moon cier Armguard.

Now even if someone sees her red name, they won''t connect her to the fugitive ck Phantom. At most, they probably just look at her as another PK-ers. Hecate checked her status window and nodded with a satisfied smile. Spoiler ; ;


Name:	Hecate	EXP:	5,114,674 / 33,560,000
Race:	Human /	Gold:	218,000
ss:	Archwitch - Lv131
Sub:	Acrobatics	Guild:	Genesis
	Collector
	cksmith

HP:	7,100 / 7,100	STR:	1 + 14
MP:	42,700 / 42,700	AGI:	1 + 6
STA:	100%	VIT:	1 + 15
		INT:	221 + 68 ( 1 UP!)
Karma:	-140	DEX:	1 + 19
Stat Pt:	33 -> 9	LUC:	1 + 3


Status:	MP Regeneration Disabled		(5:10:32 left)

; Head Weapon Armor +6 Magician Robe⁵[Item Name: +6 Magician Robe] Requirement: Mage, INT 15 Type: Armor - Body Rarity: Durability: 140/369 Effect: INT+3, VIT+4, DEX+3, MAX MP+5% Upgrade Bonus: DEF +24, MDEF +30 Details: The uniform of Mage Association in Rosenweil Kingdom. It''s specially designed to enhance the wearer''s magic. Underwear essories Set Equip ;


Upper:	+6 Ornamental Hairpin¹ [Item Name: +6 Ornamental Hairpin] Requirement: All sses, Lv40 Type: Hairpin Rarity: Durability: 290/453 Effect: All Stats +2, MAX HP +10%, MAX MP +5% Upgrade Bonus: DEF +24, MDEF +30 Details: A hairpin from an ancient dynasty. There is a mysterious power inside.
Middle:	+4 Earring of Wisdom² [Item Name: +4 Earring of Wisdom] Requirement: Mage, Cleric Type: Earring Rarity: Durability: 290/453 Effect: INT +3, DEX +7, LUC +1, MAX MP +800 Increase spell power by 10%, Double MP consumption. Upgrade Bonus: DEF +16, MDEF +25. Details: Earring that was made by the Great Mage, Lyndell Souren. It is said this earring could make its wearer reach greater power.
Lower:	+4 Saintess Ne³ [Item Name: +4 Saintess Ne] Requirement: Mage, Cleric Type: Ne Rarity: Durability: 240/253 Effect: Immune to Silence, Charm, Confuse STR+6, AGI+2, VIT+4 Halve Stamina Consumption Upgrade Bonus: DEF +16, MDEF +25 Details: Ne that was bestowed to a Saintess. Has a protection from Ashera, your soul won''t be defiled.

Left:	+7 Lunar Wand⁴ [Item Name: +7 Lunar Wand] Requirement: Wizard/Witch, INT 30 Type: Weapon - Rod Rarity: Durability: 540/653 Effect: INT+50, DEX+5 MATK+200 Upgrade Bonus: MATK +70 Details: A wand blessed by the power of the Moon. This wand was created with a special wood from a tree that was bathed by the moonlight for more than 30 years.
Right:	None

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Garment:	+6 Lunar Cape⁶ [Item Name: +6 Lunar Cape] Requirement: Wizard/Witch, INT 30 Type: Armor - Garment Rarity: Durability: 140/369 Effect: STR+6, AGI+2, VIT+5 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +24, MDEF +30 Details: A cape blessed by the power of the Moon. This cape was created with a special fabric that was bathed by the moonlight for more than 30 years.
L. Arm:	+7 Moon cier Armguard⁷ [Item Name: +7 Moon cier Armguard] Requirement: All sses - Lv70, INT 40 Type: Armor - Arms Rarity: Durability: 240/269 Effect: INT +10, DEX +2 Can use Ice Barrage Lv5, for (2UpgLv) per day (7/14) - MP costs still applied normally. Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35 Details: A relic from the Ruins of Ice Pce, enchanted by a spell diagram by the Great Mage, Lyndell Souren.
Shoes:	+5 Shadow Walker⁸ [Item Name:+5 Shadow Walker] Requirement: Assassin or Hunter ss, Lv120 Type: Armor - Shoes Rarity: Durability: 200/200 Effect: Increase Movement Speed by (UpgLv)% If the user learned Flexible Body (Lv1): - Ignore the ss requirements of this item. - Movement Speed increases by 10% - Reduce cooldown skill by (UpgLv)% If the user is an Assassin: - Stealth does not consume MP If the user is a Hunter: - Camouge does not consume MP If UpgLv +9: - Movement Speed increases by 20% Upgrade Bonus: DEF +20, MDEF +25 Details: Shoes made from the skin of a Shadow Demon. It grants the wearer a part of its speed.

Upper:	None
Lower:	White Silk Panties⁹ [Item Name: White Silk Panties] Requirement: All sses, Female Type: Underwear - Lower Rarity: Durability: 20/20 Effect: - Details: A panties made of silk and veryfortable to wear.

Ring of Ventus¹⁰ [Item Name: Ring of Ventus] Requirement: All sses, Lv70 Type: essory - Ring Rarity: Durability: 200/200 Effect: - Wind DMG Boosts +40% - Wind DMG Resistance +20% - Fire, Water, Earth DMG taken +80% - Can use [Wind sh] Lv5, 10 times per day - Can use [Wind Barrage] Lv3, 5 times per day - Can use [Cyclonic Storm] Lv1, 3 times per day Details: Ring blessed by Ventus, the Spirit of Wind. Grants its user the power of the wind.
Ring of Ventus
Ring of Ventus
Ring of Ventus
Ring of Ventus
Ring of Ventus
Ring of Ventus
Ring of Ventus
Ring of Ventus
Ring of Ventus

Lunar Set Condition: Lunar Wand, Lunar Cape
MAX MP +10%, MATK +40%

Mana Explosion from Eldritch Bone Wand can''t be used until next week, and there also karma deduction for each spell used with the wand equipped. So, it''s more useful for Hecate to rece it with her Lunar Wand. Although it was not as good as the former, Lunar Wand still has Set Equip effect that increases Hecate''s firepower by 40%. More importantly, no more karma deduction when casting spells. Hecate used the avable stat points to increase her INT by 1. There are only 33 points after the level ups, but to increase her INT from 220 to 221 requires 24 points. The more she uses her stat points to INT, the more points required to use it. Even so, she still did it. Everything was in order to pursue the ultimate firepower! "Done, now to replenish items..." She closed the window and walked to the Save Crystal in the center of the hall. Everything was in ruins, but the Save Crystal is still glowing with vigor. As if everything here was not a ruins and still belongs to the civilization. With a touch, the crystal glows brighter and a window appeared in front of Hecate. ; ;

Please select an action:

ess the storage. ess the cash shop. Redeem Glory Points.

Ignoring the greyed choice, Hecate sent all of the loot inside her inventory into the storage. Then, she checked the cash shop. Large number of items were neatly arranged, formed into a list. This is cash shop, where premium items can be bought with real money. Though, most of the items here were consumable or joke equipment, and they have purchase limit per day so tycoons can''t abuse them to tilt the game bnce too much. Hecate sorted the items by "Recent Purchase" category and the long list has trimmed into only just few items. Spoiler ; Recent Purchase | Consumable | Rental | Costume | Scroll | Misc < Page 1 >;


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Item Name	Price	Limit	Inventory
Elixir¹¹ [Item Name: Elixir] Type: Consumable - Potion Rarity: Durability: 50/50 Maker: - Price: 200 Effect: Completely restores HP and MP Cures all bad status. Details: A miracle potion that is said made from Yggdrasil Fruit. Can heals all injuries and brings back people from the verge of death. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased only once per day (0/1).	200	(0 / 1)	4
Exp Potion¹² [Item Name: Exp Potion] Type: Consumable - Potion Rarity: Durability: 10/10 Maker: - Price: 50 Effect: Increase EXP gain rate by 50% for 1 hour Details: A special brew made bybining Elfen and Rune technology. This potion can increase learning efficiency after consumption. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 7 times per day (3/7).	50	(3 / 7)	4
30 Condensed Hi-Potion Box¹³ [Item Name: 30 Condensed Hi-Potion Box] Type: Consumable - Box Rarity: Durability: 30/30 Maker: - Price: 90 Effect: Contains 30 Condensed Hi-Potion Details: Condensed Hi-Potion is more lighter than normal Hi-Potion. However, it can bring the same HP restoration amount. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 10 times per day (10/10).	90	(10 / 10)	15
30 Condensed Hi-Ether Box¹⁴ [Item Name: 30 Condensed Hi-Ether Box] Type: Consumable - Box Rarity: Durability: 30/30 Maker: - Price: 150 Effect: Contains 30 Condensed Hi-Ether Details: Condensed Hi-Ether is more lighter than normal Hi-Ether. However, it can bring the same MP restoration amount. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 10 times per day (10/10).	150	(10 / 10)	15
Life Insurance Scroll¹⁵ [Item Name: Life Insurance Scroll] Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Maker: - Price: 75 Effect: Prevents the death penality for the user when they die for 30 minutes. Details: A life insurance certificate issued by Gaia Headquarters. This item loses its effect once the yer receives its benefit. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 8 times per day (3/8).	75	(3 / 8)	5
Crime Scroll¹⁶ [Item Name: Crime Scroll] Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Maker: - Price: 500 Effect: Hides own name for 10 minutes. Details: A scroll enchanted by powerful dark entity. It gives the user the ability to hide their name. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 2 times per day (1/2).	500	(1 / 2)	2
Amnesia Stone¹⁷ [Item Name: Amnesia Stone] Type: Misc Item Rarity: Durability: 10/10 Maker: - Price: 300 Details: Bring this item to the Pope or Shaman in any country and he can help you to reset your Stat and Skill Points. The higher the user''s level will requires more Amnesia Stone. Lv01-20 - 1 stone Lv21-40 - 2 stone Lv41-60 - 3 stone Lv61-80 - 4 stone Lv81-99 - 5 stone Lv100+ - 10 stone Note: They won''t help you if your karma is negative! Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased only once times per day (1/1).	300	(1 / 1)	0

Those items were the cash items that she bought regrly, especially Exp Potion and Life Insurance Scroll. Amnesia Stone was used to change her builds into the current one, who discards everything in order to bring most destructible power. As for Condensed Hi-Potion and Hi-Ether Boxes, Hecate did not use potions nor there is any need to use, but they were the most popr demand in the market and can bring quick buck of Gold. Hecate pressed the purchase button and bought out 4 Exp Potion, 5 Life Insurance Scroll, and 1 Crime Scroll. The total costs was 1075. "Life Insurance must not be empty. With my paper-like defense and +800% damage taken, a scratch is already lethal." Negative karma makes her Exp and Drop Penalty be doubled. This means she will lose 2 levels if she died without activating Life Insurance. She can only cry blood if that truly happens. With 1 = 50, she spent 53570 ($488.82) in that push of button. And including every items she bought at the day, her expenditure reaches 2150, or equals 107500 ($980.93)! Hecate frowned in a thought as she calcted her own spending rate. "Hmm, I think I need to make another DIY stuff againter... preferably that can sold in a very high price." But that can be der. For now, Hecate will have to clear her name first... by grinding monsters. Negative karma point can be neutralized by defeating 10 monsters for each karma point. Meanwhile, her current karma was -140. In order to make that number to 0 and return her red name to normal before tomorrow, Hecate had to kill 1400 monsters! "My login limit for the day is still around 4 hours. To kill 1400 monsters in just 4 hours... Haah..." Just imagining the number, Hecate couldn''t help but shudder. However, for her this was still achievable. If any other yers were to do extreme grinding non-stop without rest, their bodies might not endure it and fall ill. However, this problem would not befall Ruri. Thanks to the Elixir she drank in the real world earlier, her body and mind hadpletely recovered to their peak. Elixir is truly a magical drink. Any injury or illness healed immediately, no matter how deplorable her lifestyle. This was also the reason why her levels are so high in a game where bots or cheats are impossible. Because she has turned herself into a hunting bot! Now that her preparation areplete, Hecate closes the window and walked into one of the door in the right side. But before that... ; ;

You have consumed an Exp Potion! For the next 1 hour, your Exp rate increased by 50%

"Mystical Amplification!" Done with that, Hecate proceeds to open the door. The moment she does that, a scenery which probably the main reason why nobody dares to hunt and leveling up in this ce was shown in front of her. *Hisss* *Hisss* *Hisss* *Splurt* *Splurt* Meat, Meat, Meat, Meat, Maggot, Maggot, Meat.... Almost the entire wall and ceiling of the corridor is mostly filled with chunk of meat that throbbed every few seconds in a rhythm, as if it was alive. Sometimes, the meat would spurt some kind of yellow liquid like pus and arge number of cat-sized maggots appears inside the wounds. The stench also definitely not a pleasant one to smell. [][Maggot - Lv122] The name really did said Maggot, but they weren''t any kind of maggots that she knew from the biology ss. They has countless small tentacles in their entire body that constantly moves. And in each of their tentacles, more precisely in the tip, there was an eyelid that reveals a small eye-ball. In the ceiling, beside the meat, it also filled with huge cobwebs that have few cow-sized spiders with dreadful appearance. They did nothing but observe, sometimes snacking on the maggot that trapped into its web. Even so, it still a threat and could attack any yer that dared to walk below them anytime. [][Veliperalocator Spider - Lv135] Don''t forget that Ascension is a Virtual Reality game. People can feel sense of touch and smell as close as the real thing. If weak-hearted people were to see this scenery, they might faint and urinate themselves in their real body. Numerous maggots creeping up from every corner of the wall and ceiling, some also fall into the floor but they basically crawled their way towards Hecate''s position. Not only that, the maggots were Lv122 and it''s HP pool is not low. At least it wouldn''t die in one or two strikes. That is, if the opponent was not Hecate. "PERISH TO NOTHINGNESS, MAGGOTS! CYCLONIC STORM!!" With the wave of her wand, Hecate casts a wind storm that wrecks havoc to whatever in front of her path. WHOOOOOOSHHHH!! SHUA! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! -50344 -50664 -50234 -50424 -50435 -50734 -50845 -50210 -50193 -50030 -51023 -50275 Spoiler ; ;

You have unleashed Cyclonic Storm! Your passive skill resonates and empowers the spell by 85%! Ten Ring of Ventus resonated and empowers the spell further by 400%! Mystical Amplification has doubled the entirety of the spell might! Devastating Wind! You have unleashed a spell with powerful might that causes great destruction to the enemies. The monsters in this area has been intimidated by you.

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You have killed a Maggot - Exp +2300 You have killed a Maggot - Exp +2300 You have killed a Maggot - Exp +2300 ... You have killed 10 monsters - Karma +1 You have killed a Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +3500 You have killed a Maggot - Exp +2300 ...

Just a single spell was able to create devastating destruction to the enemy. Even the spiders that stays in the ceiling was not spared from her rampage. The chunk of meat in the wall shredded into fine pieces and its acidic fluid sttered in the air, making "pshhh" sound to whatever it touches. Mucus from the maggots were sprayed everywhere, making the ce be thicker with foul stench. Such stench did not affect Hecate to step forward and loot the corpses. In the pursuit of power, any hesitation can be feed to the dogs! Utilizing the +5 Shadow Walker shoes that increases her speed, Hecate''s movement was faster than average yer even though her AGI stat is only 1. She runs and touched all the loot-able things in her path. Although this world a VR that closely resembling real world, but in the end it is undoubtedly a game. Hecate did not need to pick the loot with her hand, and then put them in a bag likemon sense in the real world. All she need to do is touch the item and a confirmation window would appear. The confirmation window did not need to be pressed with her finger. Just a single will "Yes!" from her brainwave can also do, and the loot will safely transported into her Inventory space. ; ;

Would you take Sticky Mucus into your Inventory? Requires: 1 Empty Bottle to collect. Yes No

If yer collects some liquid or gas shaped loot, the system will detect any container that can be used to collect the loot. Otherwise, it will tell the said yer that container is required. In this case, Hecate already prepared 1200 Empty Bottles. It was a cheap but light container that can store most of liquid in the game, and it did not use more than 5% of her total weight limit. She did not need any bag because the Game Inventory is her bag! ; ;

You picked up Sticky Mucus. You picked up Unknown Meat. You picked up Veliperalocator Spider leg. You picked up Maggot Carcass. You picked up Unknown Meat. You picked up Broken Cobweb. ...

Hecate did not pay attention to the system log anymore as she was busy looting the field. There are some maggots and spiders that survives the onught, but she used Wind sh and Wind Barrage to finish them off. Her MP continued to flick, decrease for a bit but maxed again in the next moment. When she casts spells, her MP definitely decreases, but when her spell kills the enemy, her MP increases again even though she should still debuff-ed as a consequence casting Mana Explosion a while ago. This was because her passive skill Soul Drain that restores her MP every time she killed an enemy with a spell. Suddenly, a spider dared to attack from behind while Hecate chants. But with her Acrobatic skill, she flexibly did a backflip avoiding its attack. The spell casting was not interrupted due to her Free Cast passive skill. Spoiler ; ;

Skill Name:	Soul Drain
Requirement:	Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv7, Soul Strike Lv1
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Receive MP every time the user use a magic attack to kill an enemy.
	The amount of MP received depending on the level of the enemy.
	This skill also increases the user''s maximum MP.

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Skill Name:	Free Cast
Requirement:	Archwizard / Archwitch, Cast Cancel Lv1
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Allows its user to move and attack while casting magic spells.
	Skill level affects on the moving speeds while casting a spell.

And so, she used the Wind sh she had just cast to split the spider''s ass in two. SPLAT! -12300! ; ;

You have struck a lethal damage to the Veliperalocator Spider''s vital organ. Critical Attack! -12300 HP You have killed a Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +3500

Another soul has turned into Exp, and absorbed inside Hecate as her MP. Done with the area, she casts Mystical Amplification again and ughtered the filth that infested the next room with Cyclonic Storm. It did not take long time for her to annihte all of the enemy in the first floor of the ruins. The chunk of meat also been cleaned from the wall and ceiling, making the ruins look nicer. Although, those filthy things will return like normal in a day. Simr as the World Boss, Sharknath that will respawn again in a month in a random ce. Any crater and battle marks will also restored somehow, although the marks would notpletely disappear. The crater that Hecate created most likely will restored as ake by the AI. At this time, Hecate had exhausted all of 24 Cyclonic Storm as well as 100 Wind sh and 50 Wind Barrage. However, her kill count merely reached 672 kills and only 67 karma point restored. It''s still half the way for reaching 1400 kills to wash off all the blood. But Hecate wasn''t worried at all. She waved her hand and changed her equipment again. Spoiler ; ;

You have equipped Ring of Aqua. You have equipped Ring of Aqua. You have equipped Ring of Aqua. You have equipped Ring of Aqua. You have equipped Ring of Aqua. You have equipped Ring of Aqua. You have equipped Ring of Aqua. You have equipped Ring of Aqua. You have equipped Ring of Aqua. You have equipped Ring of Aqua.

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Item Name:	Ring of Aqua
Requirement:	All sses, Lv70
Type:	essory - Ring
Rarity:
Durability:	200/200
Crafter:	Hecate
Effect:	Water DMG Boosts +40% Water DMG Resistance +20% Fire, Earth, Wind DMG taken +80% Can use Waterbolt Lv5, 10 times per day (10/10) Can use Water Vapor Lv3, 5 times per day (5/5) Can use Tidal Wave Lv1, 3 times per day (3/3)
Details:	Ring blessed by Aqua, the Spirit of Water. Grants its user the power of the water.

The green glowing rings on all her fingers had now changed into blue glowing rings. "Heh, time for the second round." Hecate couldn''t help but grin while she climbed down the stairs and headed into the B1F floor. ?007 â€“ Elemental Correlation ?007 ¨C Elemental Corrtion Hecate looked at the scenery in front of her without any expression. The scenery in B1F was different than in 1F. It supposedly to be some kind of basement inside a pce or some sort of cathedral, but now the ce has been infested with parasites. The walls were now full of meat, but unlike in 1F, the meat wall here fills the entire floor, wall and ceiling, making it look like Hecate entered an intestine of some creature. Moreover, the meat wall here is more stable and solid, even if she still had Cyclonic Storm saved, probably she wouldn''t be able to damage it much except some scratch. But in exchange, no more maggots and foul stench, no more acid liquid spurting randomly. Although, it seems she had to face burningva, and fire-rted enemies now. The feeling of scorching heat could be felt in the skin even though she haven''t entered far. [][Fire Ant - Lv130] (30) - (Attacks in groups.) [][Smander - Lv132] (10) - (ying peek-a-boo in theva pool, breathes fire.) [][Fire Bat - Lv128] (15) - (Flying enemy, attacks in the air.) Only few safe ces in the floor as there areva that forming a pool that upied almost quarter the meaty floor. If Hecate carelessly stepped up in theva, she would suffer damage as well as burn debuff that deals DoT (Damage over Time). Even if she equips her Cloak of the Fallen, it wouldn''t be able to save her from death. Not only that, her equipment durability that touches theva would be damaged the more she stays in the pool. Once the durability exhausted to 0, the equipment will disappeared and cannot be repaired anymore. But, to Hecate this environment is actually easier than previous floor. "Tidal Wave." The moment Hecate pointed her wand, a surging of water came out and flooding everything on sight. Her passive damage boosters skills, 10 Ring of Aqua that gives 400% boosts, and Mystical Amplification that doubles the total damage was enough to snuff out the life of most monsters in the field, along with theva in the surrounding. Not to mention there is a thing called Elemental Corrtion. The mechanism is like rock-paper-scissor, where the winner got an extra damage bonus by 50%. ; ;

- Fire beats Wind.
- Earth beats Water.
- Light beats Dark.

- Wind beats Earth.
- Water beats Fire.
- Dark beats Light.

In this case, her Tidal Wave which have water element property, deals 50% more damage to her enemies that have fire property. WHOOOOSSSSHH!!!! -47043 -48345 -47405 -54406 -47045 -46967... Spoiler ; ;

Skill Name:	Tidal Wave
Requirements:	Archwizard/Archwitch, Water Amp Lv1, Water Vapor Lv3
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	300 / 10 seconds
Effect:	Swept the targeted area with colossal amount of water that deals AOE Water damage. MATK +(SkillLv 100)% When the enemy is "drown", this skill will continue to inflict damage.

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You have unleashed Tidal Wave! Your passive skill resonates and empowers the spell by 85%! Ten Ring of Aqua resonated and empowers the spell further by 400%! Mystical Amplification has doubled the entirety of the spell might! Devastating Tide! You have unleashed a spell with powerful might that causes great destruction to the enemies. Lava pool in the surrounding has been extinguished. The monsters in this area has been intimidated by you.

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You have killed a Fire Ant - Exp +2750 You have killed a Fire Ant - Exp +2750 You have killed a Fire Ant - Exp +2750 ... You have killed a Smander - Exp +3100 You have killed a Smander - Exp +3100 You have killed 10 monsters - Karma +1 ...

Lots of damage pop-up appeared on the screen that Hecate decided to turn it off for the time being. At a first nce the damage seems lower than Cyclonic Storm, but that''s actually not true. The true power of Tidal Wave is that this spell deals multiple damage! As long as Hecate continues to supply water to sink her enemies, the barrage of damage also continues! Although, this only worked in a closed room like dungeon. It won''t work if she used this spell outside, like the time when her guild''s raid battle with the World Boss, Sharknath. If the enemy can''t be drown then it will be meaningless and only do meager damage. When the water subsided, theva pool was gone. Many of Fire Ants and Smander carcasses scattered around in the floor. The burning fire pattern in every Smander''s bodypletely gone, making their body looked like died rats. The only monster that wasn''t affected only Fire Bat that can fly in the air. Having recognized Hecate as a threat, the group of Fire Bat immediatelyunches numerous Fire Ball to her direction. With so many Fire Ball aiming at her, it would be very difficult to dodge. However, Hecate did not panic. "Such pointless attack. Equipment Switch! Mystical Amplification!" She calmly waved her hand, clicked a hotkey that changed all of her rings in a single swipe. And as a courtesy, she whimsically casts Mystical Amplification, because, why not? Doubling the power of the next spell is not a bad thing. Spoiler ; ;

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You have equipped Ring of Ignis. You have equipped Ring of Ignis. You have equipped Ring of Ignis. You have equipped Ring of Ignis. You have equipped Ring of Ignis. You have equipped Ring of Ignis. You have equipped Ring of Ignis. You have equipped Ring of Ignis. You have equipped Ring of Ignis. You have equipped Ring of Ignis.

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Item Name:	Ring of Ignis
Requirement:	All sses, Lv70
Type:	essory - Ring
Rarity:
Durability:	200/200
Crafter:	Hecate
Effect:	Fire DMG Boosts +40% Fire DMG Resistance +20% Water, Earth, Wind DMG taken +80% Can use Firebolt Lv5, 10 times per day (10/10) Can use Fire Lance Lv3, 5 times per day (5/5) Can use Vermilion st Lv1, 3 times per day (3/3)

Details:	Ring blessed by Ignis, the Spirit of Fire. Grants its user the power of the fire.

At that moment, the rings that she just equipped hase to use. The 20% fire damage resistance from the rings, multiplied by ten and bes 200%, shielded Hecate from harm. Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! 0 0 0 0 0 ; ;

You sessfully resisted the Fire Ball attack from your enemy. You absorbed the attack and restores 1400 MP. You absorbed the attack and restores 1400 MP. You absorbed the attack and restores 1400 MP. You absorbed the attack and restores 1400 MP. You absorbed the attack and restores 1400 MP. ...

When yers have 100% resistance on an element, they will be impervious to any attacks by the said elements. But when the resistance exceeds 100%, the surplus percentage resulting the yer absorbs the attacks and recovers their MP. Hecate did not dodge and let all of their attacks to hit her. The moment those Fire Ball touched her body, they immediately disperses and did not deal any damage to her. On the contrary, those fire attacks was absorbed and replenishes her MP. Other than Wind, Water, and Fire, Hecate also collected the Earth version of the ring. With proper timing and flexibility, Hecate can block any attack from the 4 elements! Though, it only applies for elemental attacks based on those 4 elements and only one kind per time. If her enemy uses attack outside those 4 elements (physical attack, light and dark) or mixed element attacks that would be hard to dodge, then she could only click the hotkey that was set to use Life Insurance Scroll immediately to nullify the Death Penalty. When the attacks subsided, Hecate changed back the ring and prepares her wand. ; ;

"Time for counterattack, Switch and bam! Waterbolt!" Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! -30340 - 30453 -31093 - 30442 -30120 She unleashed a series of bombardment of water from her wand and carefully aimed at every Fire Bat in the air. Each of the water was lethal and able to decimate the poor bat, piercing their carcasses and making them stuck on the wall or ceiling. That makes their carcass harder to loot, but Hecate didn''t care too much and just collect the remaining carcasses. The more important thing is to not waste Exp Potion duration time, looting is just a bonus to her. Spoiler ; ;

You have killed a Fire Bat - Exp +2625 You have killed a Fire Bat - Exp +2625 ... You have killed 10 monsters - Karma +1 You have killed a Fire Bat - Exp +2625 ...

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You picked up a Fire Ant carcass. You picked up a Fire Ant carcass. You picked up a Smander carcass. ....

Because she uses Tidal Wave to drown those enemies, their body was left intact and she can collect them as a whole piece. "I can use these as a souvenir to Renahi when she revivester. She might like it and then her trust and affection to me will be deepened. Heh..." Hecate couldn''t help but let out a smirk. When you want to exploit people, you didn''t have to use extortion. The correct method is to earn their affection. If their affection to you is high, they would willingly be exploited even if you didn''t ask. But of course this is not absolute and exception is always exist. If such person existed and can''t be exploited, then she had no use to that person. As long as they didn''t interfere with her, she wouldn''t mind much. But if they does, then she also doesn''t mind for being cruel. It doesn''t take too much time either to clear B1F before she running out of Water spells. The enemy that she killed also fills the 1400 kill count quota and her karma already returned to zero, thanks to Fire Ants who gather up in arge number. Their society seems didn''t have social distancing rule and that makes Hecate easier to fill her objective. ; ;

You have atoned your karma by killing monsters that harms the continent. Current karma: 0 You won''t receive any karma points beyond this point by killing monsters. Exp Potion''s effect will be expired in 5 minutes.

Her red namepletely turned to normal again, but only barely an hour had passed. There still 3 hours left before she used up her login limit, 3 unused Exp Potion, 5 Life Insurance Scroll, and she haven''t used any of the Fire and Earth spells. It wouldn''t make sense if she just stop there. Using a Return Crystal, Hecate returned to the Save-Point first to store all of the loot. She took 15 Condensed Hi-Ether and drank them to restores her MP to the max before walk to the staircase again. Spoiler ; ;

You have equipped Ring of Gnome. You have equipped Ring of Gnome. You have equipped Ring of Gnome. You have equipped Ring of Gnome. You have equipped Ring of Gnome. You have equipped Ring of Gnome. You have equipped Ring of Gnome. You have equipped Ring of Gnome. You have equipped Ring of Gnome. You have equipped Ring of Gnome. You have consumed an Exp Potion! For the next 1 hour, your Exp rate increased by 50%

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Item Name:	Ring of Gnome
Requirement:	All sses, Lv70
Type:	essory - Ring
Rarity:
Durability:	200/200
Crafter:	Hecate
Effect:	Earth DMG Boosts +40% Earth DMG Resistance +20% Fire, Water, Wind DMG taken +80% Can use Stone Spike Lv5, 10 times per day (10/10) Can use Stone Erupt Lv3, 5 times per day (5/5) Can use Earthquake Lv1, 3 times per day (3/3)

Details:	Ring blessed by Gnome, the Spirit of Earth. Grants its user the power of the earth.

"Round three, start! Mystical Amplification!" But this time, she chooses the stairs leading to 2F. Two bosses in the ruins, one in 5F and one in B5F. Not gonna meet them any time soon though. ?008 â€“ The Spider Family ?008 ¨C The Spider Family The situation in 2F also slightly different than in 1F or B1F. There is no meaty walls and ceilings here, no maggot either. However, it was full of cobwebs instead. Numerous red eyes shined in the darkness, but those shining eyes were not 2-paired eyes from the swarm of small creatures. Rather, it was a bunch of 8-paired eyes that menacingly give creeps to whoever people who saw their form. [][Adult Veliperalocator Spider - Lv143] - (4) [][Veliperalocator Spider - Lv135] (40) [ ][Larva Spider - Lv80~90] (???) Spiders, spiders, spiders... The room truly looked like a fancy hall, or it was supposed to be in the past. Except it was upied with monstrous spiders family. Hecate could see the familiar cow-sized spider that she saw in 1F. But this time, there are 4 spiders with more colossal sized than the former in the ceiling. Their size was big as a house and upyrge space in the ceiling. They have 10 ck-furred legs, two more extra legs than normal Veliperalocator Spiders and in its back has a crest-like symbols that looked like smiling demonic skull. Their w like teeth making ttering sounds, as if they aremunicating with each other. It was very obvious in the first nce that each of the tip of the legs and teeth are coated in deadly poisons. Hecate did not have any means to nullify attacks outside 4 elements, so a swipe of their attack is enough to prate her paper-like defense and kill her. And then, hidden behind the cobweb that spans wide in the entire room, was countless small spiders that constantly moves with swift agility. Their movement created obvious noises that enhanced the disturbing atmosphere in the room. This dungeon is really not for weak-hearted people. Forget about this dungeon, even looking at a slightly big tarant, most normal people will scream like crazy. Hecate never hunts here before, because there was quite a gap of level that makes she wasn''t confident in winning. But now that her level already reached Lv131, the gap has been shortened and entered her tolerance range to try. The spiders, seemed to noticing Hecate''s presence, simultaneously nced at her. Starting from normal Veliperalocator Spider, theye down from their nest above. As for the adult one, they seems not bothering to move and just quietly stays there.

- Look at the intruder, it''s just a little loli there. She doesn''t seems have a lot of meat to chew.
- Just a little meat won''t fill my stomach, why bother wasting energy to move. Go, my children! Get along and share that meat to yourselves.
  - Ok mama, I was bored with eating maggots in the lower floor anyway.
  - Yaay! Human meat! I wonder what is the taste like.
- Hahaha, good child. Then hurry up, the meat is not enough for you all. Firste first serve!

Perhaps that was in the big baddy spider''s mind currently. They obviously looking down at her petite figure, not knowing the storm she had caused in the lower floor. However, the spiders quickly regretted their line of thinking soon after. "Heh, I''ll dethrone all of you from your nest above... Fall to the ground! Earthquake!!" GOOOOO!!!! Instantly the ground, the wall, and the ceiling shakes with a great tremor. Lots of ornamental stuff like statues, candle pirs, or paintings started to copse into the floor. But that''s not the end. GYAAARRSSHH!! SHHAAAARRRSSS!! CRASH! CRASH!! CRASH!! -27343 -31084 -28423 -24454 -28392 -29435 -30243 -30325.... The cow-sized spiders, along with all of the colossal spiders trembled. Their cobweb ripped and they started to fall down, creating a loud sound. Some of the smaller-sized spiders that was unluckily in the wrong ce, instantly squashed by those colossal spiders. Their body liquid spluttered and creates numerous stains in the floor. Spoiler ; ;

Skill Name:	Earthquake
Requirements:	Archwizard/Archwitch, Earth Amp Lv1, Stone Erupt Lv3
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	270
Effect:	Shakes the surrounding ground and inflicts 3 separates instance of Earth property damage to all enemies in the radius area. MATK +(SkillLv 170)% The affected enemy have a chance to be debuffed with Dizzy status. This spell is capable of hitting hidden non-flying enemies. This spell will not affect flying enemies.

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You have unleashed Earthquake! Your passive skill resonates and empowers the spell by 85%! Ten Ring of Gnome resonated and empowers the spell further by 400%! Mystical Amplification has doubled the entirety of the spell might! Devastating Tremor! You have unleashed a spell with powerful might that causes violent damage to the enemies. 178 Larva Spider has been squashed by the falling spiders! 24 Veliperalocator Spider permanently crippled. 1 Adult Veliperalocator Spider broke 6 of its legs. 1 Adult Veliperalocator Spider broke 3 of its legs. 1 Adult Veliperalocator Spider broke 1 of its leg. Four Adult Veliperalocator Spiders has been angered! All of the survived spiders in this area resented you for your action and determined to kill you at any costs!

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178 Larva Spider has been killed by your indirect action You have killed a Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +3500 You have killed a Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +3500 You have killed a Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +3500 You have killed a Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +3500

Dust scattered and filled the whole room, and subsequently, the spider colony has been decimated in just a few breaths. Of course, her spell did not kill all of the spiders. Earthquake is originally a Crowd Control type spell and not mainly used to deal damage. Earth based-spells purpose was to protect and support, so its lethality is far lower than other advanced-tiered spells. Nevertheless, it still a good spell to use. Because, it gave Hecate preemptive opportunity to strike deadly blow to her enemies. Not wasting any moment, Hecate swiped her hand. ; ;

You have equipped Ring of Ignis (10)

"And, switch to Ignis! Turn everything to ash! Vermilion st!" WHUURRRRR!!!!! SREEEAACCCHHH!!!! -57343 -64084 -68423 -64454 -68392 -69435 -70243 -70325.... The moment the spell wasunched, torrential of fire engulfed the whole room. Starting from the cobwebs that spread across the room, the fire greedily devoured everything in its path. The spiders, the destroyed statues, the ornamental objects... not a single thing could escape. Tragic cries of the spiders reverberated inside the room. They couldn''t do anything except endure the burning pain and died unwillingly.

- My home! My children! My family! NOOO!!!
- What sin we did in our spider life so that we have to deserve this?
- Human is too scary! Human is too scary!
  - Mama... it hurts... my spinneret is burning...

Hecate watched the demise of the spider family with a glee smile. In her eyes, those spiders were just a moving Exp bag. Even if they are killed, new ones will start to rece them the next day anyway. But for some reason, their cries sounds like music in her ears. It was like sweet symphony that calms her heart. The symphony of ruin! And then, the music stopped, reced by tranquility. Spoiler ; ;

Skill Name:	Vermilion st
Requirements:	Archwizard/Archwitch, Fire Amp Lv1, me Lance Lv3
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	350
Effect:	Calls forth destructive fire upon a targeted location that will inflict Fire property damage every second to all enemies within its area of effect. MATK +(SkillLv 350)% The affected enemy have a chance to be debuffed with Burn status.

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You have unleashed Vermilion st! Your passive skill resonates and empowers the spell by 85%! Ten Ring of Ignis resonated and empowers the spell further by 400%! Devastating Fire! You have unleashed a spell with powerful might to incinerate your enemies.

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You have killed an Adult Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +11500 You have killed an Adult Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +11500 You have killed an Adult Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +11500 You have killed a Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +3500 You have killed a Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +3500 You have killed an Adult Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +11500 You have killed a Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +3500 You have killed a Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +3500 ...

The firested for full 3 minutes before it goes out. All that left was only charred ruins. Hecate sighed helplessly looking at the scenery. It''s too pity she had to use fire magic and burned everything. Not even a loot can be obtained. Like how Sharknath was reduced to ash by Mana Explosion. But that can''t be helped, after all Hecate is just a solo yer. No tanker to shield her from enemy attack, no healer that can make her HP safe. With no helper, how could she hunt in high-level area without using destructive spell? "Though, if I partied with others then Exp distribution will be divided, and I mustply to other people''s schedule. That''s too troublesome... Haah..." No crazy grinding, dividing Exp distribution... Forget it! Might as well go solo!! Hecate walked around to see anything that could be picked. Most of the spider body will immediately turn the ash even just by a single touch. She touched one of the colossal-sized spider carcasses intending to loot it, only to receive a message. ; ;

This item is too big to loot. Please dismantle it first into a maximum size of 3m 3m 3m.

She immediately gave up after she saw that message. Dismantling it will take too much time, might as well use that time to hunt more. She decided to collect at least the spider''s ash using Empty Bottle, and a few of the ornamental object that survived the fire. The spiders also drop some Soul Essences that she decided to collect too. ; ;

You picked up 35 Bottle of Spider Ashes. You picked up 1 Broken Golden Chandelier. You picked up 1 Scorched Woman Statue. You picked up 1 Broken Ornamental Sword. You picked up 1 Burned Painting. You picked up 15 Unknown Coins. ... You picked up 5 Larva Spider Soul Essence. You picked up 3 Veliperalocator Spider Soul Essence. You picked up 1 Adult Veliperalocator Spider Soul Essence.

Today was a lucky day for Hecate. Not every day she could obtain Soul Essence, as its drop rate is unbelievably low. Even in the market, any Soul Essence that appeared was priced with sky-high price. But perhaps, this was because her Sub-ss, Collector, was somewhat taking effect. Done with looting the ce, Hecate moved to the next room. Of course, after she casts Mystical Amplification first. Using the same strategy, she continues to raze the entire floor by using mainly Earthquake and Vermilion st. Countless spider carcasses and ashes scattered in her path of terror. For some reason, huge amount of spiders keeps crawling from the room near stairs area so she decided to camp there and spent the remaining spells, sting the group of spiders asionally in a regr rhythm. Switch to Ring of Gnome (10). "Earthquake!" GOOOO!!!! -25643 -30464 -25763 -25794 -25672 -24365 -30567 -28675.... Switch to Ring of Ignis (10). "Vermilion st!" SHOOOOOSSHH!!! -67463 -64344 -65433 -66557 -65672 -64535 -70343 -67454.... Rinse and repeat! ; ;

You have killed a Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +3.500 You have killed a Veliperalocator Spider - Exp +3.500 You have killed a Scavenger Spider - Exp +4.200 You have killed a Scavenger Spider - Exp +4.200 You have killed a Helioscope Spider - Exp +4.600 ...

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The Spider ughterer! You have killed countless Spider in your hunt. Your understanding about spider''s weakness slightly increases. +5% ATK and MATK when you''re facing a Spider enemy. +2% Movement speed when you''re facing a Spider enemy. -3% MP Consumption when you''re facing a Spider enemy. Spider with lower level will be intimidated when they see you. Spider with higher level will be more cautious when they see you.

Hecate couldn''t be more happy when she saw the message. Having received Anti-racial buff, her spell became stronger and makes her hunting more efficient, even if its only limited to spiders. A pity that her Earthquake and Vermilion st can''t be infinitely used. The limit from the ring for both of the spells will be exhausted after 7 more uses (both currently 7/30). Hecate decided to spent the two spell limit first before retreating. She did not bother to collect the loots anymore, as the ce constantly spewing spiders without knowing when to stop. If she get close to collect the loot, wouldn''t that asked herself to be hacked by the spawning spiders? And so, she just mindlessly switching rings and unleashing spells, enjoying the torrential Exp that pours endlessly and not nning to stop until she ran out of spells. However, when she uses the spells for the 28th, suddenly she was interrupted by a message. ; ;

The queen of Spiders, Arachnia had woken up from her slumber. The cry from her descendants from the lower floor, has reached her ears and awakened her from her long sleep. Noticing the threat to the race survivability, she moved personally to inspect the lower floor! Evacuate before she finds you!

Hecate frowned after seeing the message. The boss personally moved to the lower floor... That was not a good news, especially when her spell arsenal is almost empty. She immediately stop all hunting activities and decisively uses a Return Crystal in the spot. Instantly, her avatar teleported back to the Save-Point, avoiding the impending disaster. Sure enough, not long after Hecate teleported, a humongous spider arrived at the scene. But its form did not resembles any of the normal spider that Hecate sees until now. A naked woman with the upper torso, arms, and head of a human. Her appearance did not too much different with normal human except, very-very striking differences. The unnatural pale-white color of her skin plus long unkempt hair, and the enormous pale-white colored spider body that resembled the colossal spider that Hecate killed not too long ago, connected with her in a ce where her human legs should have been. She has 2 eyes in the human head along with 32 eyes in the spider head that shines in the dark. In the spider body''s back, a same crest that Hecate sees from colossal spiders can be seen. Twelve giant spider legs growing from the spider body. These legs are fully functional and also the main source of her mobility. [][Arachnia, the Spider Queen - Lv230] A named monster! Moreover, her level was far above Sharknath the World Boss! The moment Arachnia arrives, she looked at the tragedy in front of her. The scorching room where lots of burned corpses of her descendant can be seen. The air that she breathes was mixed with the ash of many lives from her progeny. It smells precisely like roasted spiders. She tried to hold one of the corpses with her hands, only to saw it crumble upon touch. Nobody knows what is inside her mind right now, but her sorrowful scream loudly reverberates in the entire ruins. Hecate, who currently is back to the Save-Point could hear that scream clearly. But she wasn''t worried the boss will rushing towards her in this room, because it seems that Save Crystal repels monsters. "Why the boss appeared at this timing? Until now, something like this never happened..." It doesn''t seem the boss would go back to her original ce in 5F anytime soon. If the boss keep staying in that floor, this hunting ce basically can''t be used anymore. That means, anyone who hunts in this ce have a high probability chance to encounter the boss. Hecate could only sigh in helplessness. "But... I don''t want to face a boss without Mana Explosion ready." Mana Explosion is a powerful trump card, but it can only be used once per week. Only 1 and half hour has passed since thest round. There is still 1 Exp Potion but she almost exhausted all of her spells to continue the grinding. Round three has basically finished. In that case, she better checked the loot that she had collected today.

B1F - 4F used the same staircase, so the distance needed to travel between floor is not that long.
The spiders'' cry also serves as a distress signal, so after hearing the wailing cry of its brethren, many spiders from 3F and 4F went to check.
More colossal-sized spiders that has higher levels couldn''t pass the stairs because of its body size, so only regr one that could cross the stairs, and died from Hecate''s AOE spells.
The constant screams and distress signals awaken Arachnia who is still slumbering in her chamber.

Almost more than 40% of the total spiders was killed in just one day. ?009 â€“ Sorting Loot and Glory Points Exchange ?009 ¨C Sorting Loot and Glory Points Exchange Ignoring the continuous wailing in the distance, Hecate sat on the floor leaning her back against the Save Crystal. Now that everything was done, she checked her appearance. Her robes and hair were dirty with maggot mucus, as well as spider blood and ashes from these unnamed 1F and 2F ruins. This dirt wouldn''t go away on her robes until she cleaned it, and neither would her hair. "Oh well, that can be der... More importantly..." She opened her inventory and storage from the Save Crystal, checking of the loot that she obtained. ; ;

98 Unknown Meat.
85 Cobweb.
687 Veliperalocator Spider leg.
130 Veliperalocator Spider Carcass.
479 Maggot Carcass.
512 Fire Ant Carcass.
103 Smander Carcass.
402 Bottle of Sticky Mucus.
230 Bottle of Acidic Liquid.
145 Bottle of Spider Ashes.

12 Broken Golden Chandelier.
15 Scorched Woman Statue.
30 Broken Ornamental Sword.
21 Broken Ornamental Shield.
5 Burned Painting.
120 Unknown Coin.
2 Maggot Soul Essence.
5 Larva Spider Soul Essence.
3 Veliperalocator Spider Soul Essence.
1 Adult Veliperalocator Spider Soul Essence.

Compared to 1F and B1F, Hecate wasn''t able to collect many loot in 2F. Fire-type spell sure is powerful, but at the same time is detrimental to use, making it quite double-edged sword. Using fire spells in hunting would definitely destroy the enemy along with their loots! Hecate could only shakes her head, trying to not think about that again and proceed to calcte her loots. "Lets see...Let''s look at the Soul Essences first!" Soul Essence is an item that won''t do anything by itself. It only reveals its effect bypounding it on the Equipment. However, only an Equipment with Enchant slots that can bepounded with it. The type of equipment was also important because the essences had different effects depending on where they werepounded. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Soul Essence: Maggot
Type:	Soul Essence
Rarity:
Durability:
Effect:	Slot: Armor - Body: MaxHP +800 If UpgLv +6: Change the Armor property into Acid. If UpgLv +12: MaxHP +1000 UpgLv Slot: Armor - Garment: MaxMP +800 If UpgLv +6: Can use Acidic Ssh (UpgLv) times per day. If UpgLv +12: MaxMP +1000 UpgLv
Details:	The extracted soul of a Maggot. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.

Other than increasing MaxMP, this essence has little use to Hecate. Acidic Ssh is a skill that just spurting acid to the enemy. The acid liquid only do a little damage, though it was highlybustible to Fire. Perhaps it has some uses to increase her Vermilion st power, but its few limit use makes it not worth the trouble. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Soul Essence: Larva Spider
Type:	Soul Essence
Rarity:
Durability:
Effect:	Slot: Armor - Arms: Can use Sticky Web (10UpgLv) times per day. Slot: Armor - Shoes: Movement Speed +2% Able to stand on the wall (Gravity still applied) If UpgLv +9: Movement Speed +(UpgLv)%
Details:	The extracted soul of a Larva Spider. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.

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Item Name:	Soul Essence: Veliperalocator Spider
Type:	Soul Essence
Rarity:
Durability:
Effect:	Slot: Weapon Adds Poison property to melee physical attack. Have a chance to Bleed the enemy with physical attack. Attack Speed increases by (5+UpgLv)% Slot: Armor - Shoes: DEX +6% Able to stand on the wall (Gravity still applied) If UpgLv +9: DEX +(2UpgLv)%
Details:	The extracted soul of a Veliperalocator Spider. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.

The ability to stand on the wall sure is great, though it was redundant with Hecate''s skill Wall Run that she got from Acrobatics Sub-ss. Both can make the yer walks in the wall. The difference is, Wall Run requires Hecate to run, or else she will fall down. In that sense, the Soul Essences effect is superior than her skill. Sticky Web is a skill that makes yer can unleash spider silk. The silk is brittle so it can''t be used like Spiderman does, like propelling oneself to jump from building to building. Though, it was burnable so it does have some use to make Fire spread faster. Even if she did not go tobat, it can be used to produce Cobweb every day. "It seems, the Larva Spider one is more useful to me, while Veli-spider is more useful to Assassin or Ranger." Hecate nodded with satisfied face after looking at both of their effect, but she was shocked when she saw thest essence. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Soul Essence: Adult Veliperalocator Spider
Type:	Soul Essence
Rarity:
Durability:
Effect:	Slot: Head - Upper (Hairpin or Earring type): Decrease Spell Cast-time by of the Base Cast-time. (Effect will not stack) Poison-based Spell did not require catalyst to cast. Slot: Head - Upper (Helmet or Hat type): Decrease Skill Arts Cooldown by of the Base Cooldown time. (Effect will not stack) Poison-based Arts did not require Stamina to use. Slot: Head - Lower (Ne type): Immune to Poison. Boosts Poison based skill or spell by thrice its effect. Slot: Armor - Shoes: INT+6% Able to stand on the wall (Gravity still applied) If UpgLv +9: INT+(2UpgLv)%
Details:	The extracted soul of an Adult Veliperalocator Spider. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.

Such bountiful effect for one Soul Essence, truly worthy as one of the higher-tiered monster. Too bad Hecate only has one of it, so she had to choose where she wouldpound the Soul Essence. Decreasing spell cast-time by quarter of the original time, that is very useful effect in both PvE or PvP. One second difference to spells cast-time can very well flip the tide of war. Skill Arts can be ignored since she is a Spellcaster, it was not her business. Poison immunity and boosts Poison-rted spells effect by thrice, Although Hecate did not use poison spells, but Archwitch has such skills in the Skill Tree, Dark-attribute section. Last of the effect is pure INT boost. In other words, increase spell firepower. "If Adult Veli from 2F have such useful Soul Essence, I wonder how it will be in the 3F and above..." Hecate couldn''t help but wonder and thinking if she should try to hunt in 3Fter. However, she quickly shakes her head, dispersing that thought away. The boss'' wailing scream still could be heard even until now. Going there is just courting death. In the end, Hecate could only store the essence. As for the choice, she can think itter in the future. She moved her attention to the other loots. "Sticky Mucus and Spider Ashes can be used as an Alchemy ingredients. I don''t have that skill so I''ll just exchange itter for some GCP." This was outside Hecate''s ability so she nned to just exchange it in the Genesis Guild''s Guild Treasury to increase her Guild Contribution Points. Guild Contribution Point, or shortened as GCP is a point system that applied in every guild. This point is personally given by the Guild Leader to his/her Guild members, or automatically calcted ording to their contribution in the guild. Guild members can exchange their points for stuffs like Equipment, Material items, or Gold Coins inside the Guild Treasury. Guild members don''t instantly receive points upon donating stuff. Instead, it was treated like another currencies. The system resembles more like a market ce, except it was guild internal only. If some yer wants to use Hecate''s stuff inside the Guild Treasury, they have to exchange it with their points ording to how many amount that Hecate set, and the amount deducted will automatically added to Hecate''s points. And then, she can use the points to exchange for cksmith material, like metal or ore. Hecate sorted the items in her inventory and divides them into subfolders. "Cobweb is for yers with Tailor Sub-ss, they can create Fabrics with it. Well, not my business. I''ll exchange this to GCP too." She intended to throw the useless loot she didn''t use into the Guild Treasury as if she were throwing trash in the trash bin. As a wise person once says, a trash from someone might be a treasure for others. Like a certain septic tank pumpingpany once said, "Your shit is the source of our fortune"! "Meat, and Carcasses can be sent to Renahi to cook. I hope she will like it." The enormous amount of ingredients was likely more than enough to increase Renahi''s Cooking skill proficiency. With Renahi around, Hecate was able to obtain many meat dishes for lunch that could be eaten in real life. Not only that, if Renahi''s affection towards her increases, it will be easier to exploit her in the future! "And then, all the broken stuff and unknown coins, I''ll bring them to the Appraiser first. But, if those items ended up as trash, I''ll just melt them into my furnace!" Because the items was damaged by her Vermilion st, Hecate didn''t ce much hope on those items. Though, the coins should be an antique that can be sold high to NPC Nobles. But, if the items is deemed useless then she could melt and reuse them as materials for her cksmith skills. Other than the loot Hecate obtained from the ruins, she also has the loot from betraying the raid-party. Mostly it was Equipment from her guildmate, and some are random stuff that did not really worth much. The useless stuff as usual can be dumped into the Guild Treasury. However, for the Equipment she can only directly sell it in the market. It would be unwise to exchange it into GCP or use it for herself. What if her guildmate recognize their items? Wouldn''t that be awkward? However, Hecate was not betraying her guild for no reason. Done with checking her loot, she touched the Save Crystal again. Now that her negative karma already cleared, the previous grayed choice can be essed. ; ;

Please select an action: ess the storage. ess the cash shop. Redeem Glory Points.

"Time to exchange some Glory Points! I wonder how much I have collected until now." So she excitedly murmured as she pressed the choice button. Not long after, the exchange screen appeared in front of her. Spoiler ; Remaining Points: 1840;


Skill Assimtion Orb	1000
Shining Knight Set Equipment	400
Sacred Healing Set Equipment	400
Imperial Spellcaster Set Equipment	400
Crushing Combo Set Equipment	400
Shadow Stealth Set Equipment	400
Master Tamer Set Equipment	400
Vulture Hunter Set Equipment	400
Slot Enchant Core	100
Nucleus of Fire	65
Nucleus of Water	65
Nucleus of Earth	65
Nucleus of Wind	65
Max HP Rune	25
Max MP Rune	25
Strength Rune	15
Agility Rune	15
Vitality Rune	15
Intelligence Rune	15
Dexterity Rune	15
Luck Rune	15
Super Exp Potion	10
Super Hi-Potion	5
Super Hi-Ether	5
10	1

A long list of items appeared with each of their price for exchange. Thanks to Hecate massacred the party and Kill Steal the World Boss, she obtained the solo reward of 1000 Glory Points. This point is extremely special and can''t bepared with other point system, because it could only be obtained with achievement and can''t be brute forced with Gold or real money. Glory Points is very hard to get, and the most easiest to obtain it was to kill Boss Monsters. Killing a regr boss in a dungeon while in a party gives 10 points, while soloing a boss gives 200 points. World Boss gives 5 times the regr boss does, though the difficulties obviously are far higher. But in exchange, the items that can be exchanged could be quite bnce-breaking items. Firstly, Equipment Sets for all Job-sses. They provide great bonuses and can multiply the yer strength by fold. Leon''s Shining Knight Set was from this list, except, all of them was custom upgraded by a master cksmith. His Equipment also enchanted several times by a skillful Runemaster, using various Runes that can be obtained from the same lists. With those Equipment, Leon''s HP supposedly reached more than 100.000 HP, with various buff that almost double his strength. A normal Temr would only have around 40.000 HP without equipping them. - But in the end, he still died from Hecate''s Mana Explosion. Sacred Healing Set is tailored mainly for Priest and High-Priest Job-ss. Renahi had this set equipment and her heals can recover 30.000 HP with a single hand wave, though her +6 Healing Wand is now in Hecate''s hand. - Without the wand, Renahi''s Set Equipment is drastically weakened and her heal wouldn''t be as good as before. But fortunately, Equipment Sets can be exchanged individually, though the total cost will be higher than exchanging the whole set at once.If it wasn''t for this, Renahi might be crying blood as she have to collect 400 Glory Points again. Imperial Spellcaster Set is mainly for 2nd tier or higher Spellcaster Job-sses. Equipping them can raise INT stat, MaxMP, gives high MP regeneration and reducing Spell Cast-time. A truly meta equipment for Spellcasters and sells with very high price in the market when it appeared. Many Spellcaster yers uses them and love them, but not Hecate. Mainly because of the existence of the next items. Nucleus of 4 Elements... Fire, Water, Earth, and Wind. They''re just a little shiny orb that glows red, blue, brown, or green. It doesn''t do anything and just looked pretty like marbles or pearls. That is... if the yer doesn''t have cksmith Sub-ss like Hecate does. By using her skills, Hecate can use them as a material to create elemental equipment. The equipment that using these Nucleus will give the yer boost damage and resistance to a single element, in exchange increase the damage taken from the other element. And since yers can equip up to 10 rings, she collected 650 points first. Then she uses cheap ring that can be bought in the NPC shop to be "fused" with the essences. She repeated the above step gradually to create the elemental rings, starting from Ring of Aqua, then Ring of Ventus, Ring of Ignis, andstly Ring of Gnome. The total bonus damage from the 10 rings is far greater than the set equipment could offer. And Lv1 advanced-tier spells from the rings did not require too much Cast-time that needs to be reduced. - In Hecate''s view, Imperial Spellcaster Set is no longer fragrant! Why only Hecate that exploited this method? Did any other yers not discover this, even though the game is already more than 2 years? Well, they did... Except it was used mainly to create Elemental Swords or Armors. As for rings, an increase in 80% of damage taken by other elements is giving a strong deterrent to the yers. They might equip just one, and just one only. Not many dared to equip 10 all at once like Hecate did, nor did this idea urred in their mind in the first ce. Unlike the old MMO, Ascension is a Virtual Reality that makes the yer can feel the sensation inside the game as close as possible with the real thing. Getting hit by a 80% damage increase is not a pleasant sensation, much less 800% damage increase. Besides, Imperial Spellcaster Set uses Glove, which prevent the yer equipping 5 rings in one hand. And its benefit is just looked too delicious to be passed. So many spellcaster yers did not think further and just use ready-made equipment. And thest is Slot Enchant Core. As the item name implies, this item can be used by cksmith to insert a Slot into the equipment so it can be used topound Soul Essence. Every piece of Equipment can be slotted without any upper limit. However, the inserting process can fail and the difficulty of failing will rises by fold the more slot it have. The failed process can be very well ruining the equipment itself, turning it into useless junk. Originally, Hecate nned to exchange few Slot Enchant Core, along with some Nucleus of Water and Wind to create another elemental equipment and boosts her spell power to a new height. But then, her eyes quickly fixed on something that was not existed in the list before. ; ;

Skill Assimtion Orb

1000

"Hmm? Isn''t this..." It was something that she already saw before, right after she nuked the ground with Mana Explosion and killed both Leon and the world boss. An item dropped when Leon died from the coteral damage. Perhaps, this item will only appear under a condition that her avable Glory Points must be enough to exchange the item. This also happened in the past, the 4 Essences suddenly appear in the list once she collected 65 Glory Points. Hecate quickly put on a pair of white gloves and took out the orb she had gotten in that battle from the storage. In that moment, an unexpected system message notification appeared in front of Hecate. ; ;

Hidden condition has been activated! You recognized the true identity of a non-appraised item.

The item description suddenly changed and its true information is now revealed. Now she did not need to bring the item to the Appraiser anymore. ; ;

Item Name:	Skill Assimtion Orb
Type:	Consumable - Misceneous
Rarity:
Durability:	1/1
Effect:	Fuse the fuse-able user''s skills to create a brand new skill. The fused skill will not return.
Details:	Orb containing the power of Origin. Gifted to the user as a reward for great achievement. Obtainable by trading it with 1000 Glory Points

Hecate stared at the window screen for a while, trying toprehend the written sentences with excitement. "Oh... what''s this? Fusing skills?" She quickly essed the inte and search for relevant information of the item. But there was none of it even after changing the keyword several times. It is either yers did not know of such items, or the big guys keep this thing as a secret. After all, not many yer can casually kill bosses and collect the staggering 1000 Glory Points. Even if they could, most yer would''ve used it right away to exchange with Gems or other items, without letting it to umte until 1000 points. "Leon-sama... You unexpectedly hiding such interesting thing..." Hecate couldn''t help but let out a smirk. ?010 â€“ Sneak Peek on the 4th-tier Job-class ?010 ¨C Sneak Peek on the 4th-tier Job-ss Still inside the unnamed ruins, Hecate rubbed the orb in her hand with a grinning face. Having obtained an unexpected fortune Skill Assimtion Orb, there is still something else that she needs to do. To gain a skill, there are few methods that every yers can use.

1. Skill obtained from their Job-ss Skill Tree. The very basic method that any yer can do. Just by leveling up and spends Skill Point, they can obtain the skills exclusive to their Job-ss. There is no need to do anything.
2. Skill obtained from their Sub-sses. yer must do a certain quest first to change their Sub-sses. After they changed to a certain Sub-ss, they can obtain the skills exclusive to that Sub-ss, but by direct tutoring of their mentor/Sub-ss giver or other means rted to it. Only 3 Sub-sses is permitted for each yer, and once they filled all 3, they can''t learn anything more. To level up the skill, they can''t use their Skill Points and have to increase the proficiency of their skills.
3. Skill obtained from their Equipment. Hecate''s current build was basically centered on this aspect. Some Equipment bestows certain skills that yer can immediately use. However, it is limited in use and only can be used for a certain amount of use per day. Skill will disappear once yer un-equip the Equipment. No Skill Points used, and no proficiency needed. But the skills was fixed and can''t be leveled up.
4. Skill obtained from doing Quests or other methods. Some of the skills can be obtained outside of Skill Tree or Sub-sses. And it is not a temporary one like skill obtained from the Equipment nor it will disappear upon changing Sub-sses. In other words, Permanent skills.

Hecate has many skills in her arsenal, of course excluding skills that obtained from Equipment. Though, it was mainly from her Skill Tree and Sub-sses. She did not take any Skill gaining Quest except for one time. "If what I think is true, then..." She closed the inventory window and checked her skill list. Skill List ; ;

Archwitch Skill Tree

Allocable Skill Points: 45

Passive

Equipment

Damage Boost

Trait

Active

Skill

Spell

Subss

Acrobatics

Passive

Flexible Body (Lv8)³¹ [Name: Flexible Body Lv8 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Passive Effect: Grants flexible body and allows the user to do extreme body movement.] , Improve Jump (Lv9)³² [Name: Improve Jump Lv9 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Passive Effect: Increase the user''s jump power.] , Sense Crisis (Lv10)³³ [Name: Sense Crisis Lv10 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Passive Effect: Instinctual sense that can perceive unfavorable situation on the spot.]

Active

Dash (Lv9)³⁴ [Name: Dash Lv9 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Active Sta Costs: 5% Effect: Dash forward by 5 meters in a straight line. Cannot turn.] , Flip Jump (Lv10)³⁵ [Name: Flip Jump Lv10 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Active Sta Costs: 5% Effect: Jump and do a flip in the air.] , Wall Run (Lv9)³⁶ [Name: Wall Run Lv9 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Active Sta Costs: 15% Effect: Allows the user to run in a vertical surface, but gravity still applied.]

Adrenaline Rush (Lv10)³⁷ [Name: Adrenaline Rush Lv10 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Active/Self Sta Costs: 50% Duration: 3 min Effect: Consume 50% Stamina to increase the user''s speed by 50% for 3 minutes.]

Collector

Passive

Inventory Weight Limit (Lv10)³⁸ [Name: Inventory Weight Limit Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase the inventory weight limit.] , Inventory Size Limit (Lv10)³⁹ [Name: Inventory Size Limit Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase the inventory size limit.] , Item Weight Limit (Lv10)⁴⁰ [Name: Item Weight Limit Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase the item weight limit that can be carried inside the user''s inventory.] , Item Size Limit (Lv10)⁴¹ [Name: Item Size Limit Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase the item size limit that can be carried inside the user''s inventory.]

Lucky Drop (Lv10)⁴² [Name: Lucky Drop Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase drop rate chance of the enemy that was killed by the user.] , Treasure Sensor (Lv10)⁴³ [Name: Treasure Sensor Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Lootable valuables in around 10 meters will appear on the minimap as a dot.] , Sense Fortune (Lv10)⁴⁴ [Name: Sense Fortune Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Instinctual sense that can perceive favorable situation on the spot.]

Active

Burst Luck (Lv3)⁴⁵ [Name: Burst Luck Lv3 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Active MP Costs: 5 Effect: Consume a lucky item to temporarily boosts LUK stat for 10 minutes.]

cksmith

Passive

Forging⁴⁶ [Name: Forging Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Passive Effect: Allows the user to use cksmith Furnace and cksmith Forging Hammer.]

Metallurgy (Lv7)⁴⁷ [Name: Metallurgy Lv7 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Passive Effect: Complete understanding to processing material made of metals, ores and other minerals. Allows the user to process metals, ores, and other minerals.] , Ore Discovery (Lv10)⁴⁸ [Name: Ore Discovery Lv10 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Passive Effect: Grants the user the ability to find ores in the field.] , Blueprint Research (Lv3)⁴⁹ [Name: Blueprint Research Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Passive Effect: The overall information about the user''s sesful crafted items.]

Active

Crafting (Lv10)⁵⁰ [Name: Crafting Lv10 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Action Effect: Craft an item using the existing material. Increase the sess rate and bonus-effects of the crafted items.] , Repair (Lv8)⁵¹ [Name: Repair Lv8 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Action Effect: Repair the durability of an item. The material required is varies. Failed repair will destroy the item.] , Upgrade (Lv5)⁵² [Name: Upgrade Lv5 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Action Effect: Upgrade an item or Equip. The material required is varies. Failed upgrade will destroy the item.]

Auto Production (Lv10)⁵³ [Name: Auto Production Lv10 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Active Effect: Automatically craft an item in the user''s Blueprint. The item quality is not guaranteed.]

Extra Skill

Active

Meditate⁵⁴ [Name: Meditate Requirement: Meditating for more than 4 hours. Type: Active Effect: Triples HP and MP regeneration when sit and idle. The user must not do any kind of movement for the skill effect to activate.]

Hecate did not have too many Active Skill in her Skill Tree. Other than some necessary skills and few prerequisite skills, she did not bother to learn other Active Skill. Because her Equipment already filled that spot for her. Skills from Acrobatic Sub-ss utilized to the fullest for dodging enemy attack. Unlike the traditional desktop MMO, Virtual Reality MMO executes fully with the movement of the yers. This is also applied in Ascension. Dodge stats did not exist at all in this game, nor it was needed in the first ce. If you got hit by an attack, then you got damage and hurt your HP. If you move your body and didn''t let the attack hit you, then you did not get hurt at all. That''s just simple natural conclusion. Though, after Hecate obtained sure-kill destructive power, these skill be rarely utilized. - With just a wave, most enemies decimated. Is there still a need to do unnecessary parkour after that? Perhaps, the usefulness of this Sub-ss will be fully-shown again when she do leapfrog challenge to higher leveled dungeon... or soloing a boss monster. Collector Sub-ss increases drop rate items and also have some supportive passive stats that allows her to increase her weight limit and size limit that she can carry. The drop rate effect will not be shown clearly, but it still effective. If other yers were to hunt a wolf an dismantling its carcass, they might collect 2 Wolf Talon, with other loot like Wolf Meat and stuff. And then, the carcass will be unlootable. The rest of it will start to rot and can''t be used except for fertilizer. But if Hecate were to kill it, she can sometimes double the loot. Not only that, she might be able to extract its eyes, blood, brain, etc before the carcass starting to rot. And then cksmith, Hecate''s main lifeline. Using it to the fullest, she can craft parts of the DIY project she was about to create, to be assembled by herself in the real life. As for why she did not directly assemble it in the game, because metaphysics in Ascension sometimes messed up her items. Like, why the hell there are HP regenerative bonus or buffs when people sits in her chair. Imagine when some people with injuries were to sit in the chair and found their wounds healed. Selling that chair to the public will definitely make her more conspicuous. Also, there are something that nerf the technology, making the items barely usable.

If yers were to create a gun, its damage to the monsters won''t even exceeds swords.
Bombs, or Nuclear is not as effective as Wizard or Witch''s spells.
ne will not be able to fly, because something in the air will interferes with the flight.

This is supposedly to maintain the "fantasy" atmosphere in the game. Any technology rted craft will either be nerfed or unusable. Lastly, the skills that outside above categories and could only categorized as Extra. These skills gained by other means, like getting some NPC to teach their family heirloom arts, or some action outside of system jurisdiction like training original martial arts style. When yers do something that worthy enough to be called a skill, the observing AI will conduct an investigation. Using the information inside the inte and the user''s brainwave as a reference, then they will te the action as a skill. For example, Hecate''s Meditate skill was gained by just sit in the spot for full 4 hours without doing anything. This happened during her early days, where she contemting about the meaning of life. Sick in the bed and having little left time, what are her life worth for... This skill was the result of culmination of the feeling in that very moment. Looking at her skill list, Hecate kinda regretted that she did not actively hunting skills. If she at least studied in the city public library, she might able to obtain few skills to increase her arsenal, and perhaps increasing the fuse-able material. It seems, too much upied with leveling up also have a serious drawback. "Oh well, regretting the past will not solve anything. I''ll just start hunting skills from now..." After all,te is better than never. Having convinced herself, Hecate then opened her Skill Tree, and starts to spend her remaining 45 Skill Points. She keep those Skill Points after her status reset because well... Amnesia Stone, the item required for status reset is expensive! In her current level, she needs 10 of it and total costs reached 3000, or 150.000! Even though she able to earn more than ten or twenty times of that amount, but she didn''t dare to spend money like water for no reason. However, only for this exact moment, if she could increase the fuse-able material, then even if something goes wrong, 3000 is worth to spend.

Skill Points: 45
Safety Wall Lv0 Lv10 Maxed (SP -10)
Soul Drain Lv5 Lv10 Maxed (SP -5)
Mana Stone Creation unlocked Lv2 Maxed (SP -2)
Mana Drain Lv3 Lv10 Maxed (SP -7)

Spoiler ; ;

You have used 1 SP to learn Safety Wall.

Safety Wall has been learned! You can expend your MP to create a 1 cell area (1m) barrier that blocks 1000 damage for 30 seconds.

You have used 1 SP to upgrade Safety Wall to Lv2 Barrier HP +1000, Duration +30 seconds. ...

You have used 1 SP to upgrade Safety Wall to Lv10

Barrier HP +1000, Duration +1800 seconds. Safety Wall has been maxed! Now the barrier can block 10,000 damage andsts for a maximum of 4 hours.

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You have used 1 SP to upgrade Soul Drain to Lv6 Max MP +3000, restores MP coefficiency +60 per EnemyLv. ...

You have used 1 SP to upgrade Soul Drain to Lv10 Max MP +5000, restores MP coefficiency +100 per EnemyLv. Soul Drain has been maxed! Total Max MP increases by 27500,

When killing an enemy with a spell, restores MP by 1450 per EnemyLv.

Mana Stone Creation has been unlocked.

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You have used 1 SP to learn Mana Stone Creation. Mana Stone Creation has been learned! Using all of your MP except one, you can create a Mana Stone

with the energy equal to the MP used.

Magicallurgy has been unlocked. Mana Stone Explosion has been unlocked. You have used 1 SP to upgrade Mana Stone Creation to Lv2.

Mana Stone Creation has been maxed! You can control the output of your MP to create a Mana Stone, containing the energy equal to the MP used.

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Mana Drain has been maxed! You can drain MP from a target or an object by 5000 MP.

Life Drain has been unlocked.

Many system messages popped up every time Hecate pressed the button. But, she was not done yet.

Magicallurgy unlocked Lv10 Maxed (SP -10)
Mana Stone Explosion unlocked Lv1 Maxed (SP -1)
Enhance Radius unlocked Lv5 (SP -5)
Memorize Spell unlocked Lv5 Maxed (SP -5)

Spoiler ; ;

You have used 1 SP to learn Magicallurgy.

Magicallurgy has been learned!

...

Magicallurgyhas been maxed!

Your Max MP increased by 10000.

MP Regenerate 5% per 10 seconds.

You can rece Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise and Pearl as a catalyst for a spell

with a Mana Stone containing energy > 10000 MP.

You can imbue a Mana Stone with your MP to replenish its energy.

Mana Drain has been enhanced by 10 times.

Soul Drain will restore MP by double the amount.

Safety Wall duration has been doubled.

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You have used 1 SP to learn Mana Stone Explosion.

Mana Stone Explosion has been learned!

You can explode 1 or more Mana Stone inside your radius range,

causing Normal property damage to the surrounding.

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You have used 1 SP to learn Enhance Radius.

Enhance Radius has been learned!

Your maximum Spellunch range has increased by 30 meters.

...

You have used 1 SP to upgrade Enhance Radius to Lv5.

Your Spellunch range has increased further by 1200 meters.

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You have used 1 SP to learn Memorize Spell.

Memorize Spell has been learned!

You can memorize 1 Spell to be unleashedter at any times.

You cannot unleash the spell inside a Safe Zone.

Current Stored Spell: None

...

Memorize Spellhas been maxed!

You can memorize up to 10 Spells to be unleashedter at any times.

You cannot unleash the spell inside a Safe Zone.

Current Stored Spell: None

"And then, this is thest." Hecate pressed the button and uses thest Skill Point. Now that all the skill points have been spent, she was ready to use Skill Assimtion Orb. No, actually there are something that she would like to try. ; ;

You have equipped Ring of Ventus. You have equipped Ring of Aqua. You have equipped Ring of Gnome. You have equipped +8 Eldritch Bone Wand.

Now her skill increased even more as she equipped all of her elemental rings. Though, she did not have any expectation that this will change anything, but at least it won''t hurt to try. Her eyes glittering with excitement as her vision fixed on the orb in her other hand. "Hehehehe... Such adorable orb... I wonder what surprise you will bring to your mama here?" At this moment, sheughed while letting out a creepy smile. Her disturbingugh creates very contrasting scene with her adorable face. If any of her guildmate were to see her right now, perhaps they would think this loli is a fake that impersonates their Hecate! Unfortunately, or fortunately... they were stillmenting in the real world, unable to login because the death penalty. They were fortunate, because they''re unable to see this dark side of Hecate! They were very fortunate, because their image of Hecate did not crumble! With the smirk still in her face, Hecate tapped the orb with a gentle touch as she intends to use it right away. Soon after, a confirmation window appeared. ; ;

Would you like to use Skill Assimtion Orb? Yes No

Without further ado, she clicked Yes. The moment her finger pressed the confirmation button, the orb in her hand starts to glow. It''s light was so bright that Hecate instinctively closed her eyes. The orb slowly turns into particles of light and envelops her entire body. An enormous of information flows inside Hecate''s mind. Though, it did nothing harmful to her as it was just a vision of unrecognizable symbols that moves in high speed. At most, it only creates magnificent scene and did not have any other impact. ; ;

Skill Assimtion Orb has been used! Calcting variable.... Skill assimte process has started! Please don''t logout until the process isplete.

After a few seconds, the brightness starts to dwindle and everything looks normal. Except the orb has be swirling of light that oscites in Hecate''s surrounding, orbiting her figure. "Oh... I have to wait? Okay." Saw the message in front of her, Hecate did notin and just silently closed her eyes. There is nothing left she could do today anyway. She only hope that the process did not take too long, as she only left with less than one and half hour before she got force logout. A loli girl sit in the floor of the dpidated ruins of gorgeous castle while enveloped by particle light. If only looking at the appearance only, Hecate definitely looked like a fairy or angel right now. The dirt and blood on her clothes did not affect the mystified atmosphere around her. But s, the appearance is a scam! This girl was not a kind fairy or angel, but an evil witch! DING! Hecate slowly opened her eyes and looked at the rows of system message in front of her. Spoiler ; ;

Skill Assimtion starts!

Assimted Skill: Fire Mastery, Fire Boost, Fire Amp.

Skill Extremity of Fire has been learned.

Assimted Skill: Water Mastery, Water Boost, Water Amp.

Skill Extremity of Water has been learned.

Assimted Skill: Wind Mastery, Wind Boost, Wind Amp.

Skill Extremity of Wind has been learned.

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Assimted Skill: Earth Mastery, Earth Boost, Earth Amp.

Skill Extremity of Earth has been learned.

Assimted Skill: Light Mastery, Light Boost, Light Amp.

Skill Extremity of Light has been learned.

Assimted Skill: Dark Mastery, Dark Boost, Dark Amp.

Skill Extremity of Dark has been learned.

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Assimted Skill: Extremity of Fire, Extremity of Water, Extremity of Wind,

Extremity of Earth, Extremity of Light, Extremity of Dark

Skill Extremity of Primary Elements has been learned.

You did not fulfill the condition to level up this skill.

Extremity of Primary Elements has been adjusted to Lv1.

All of your elemental passive skills effects have been rewritten.

MATK for the 6 elements spells increased by 100%

MP Costs for the 6 elements spells decreased by 15%

Hecate already expected that the orb will fuse her damage boost passive skills. But she didn''t think that it would just fuse everything into a single skill... ; ;

Skill Name:	Extremity of Primary Elements
Requirements:	Fantasy Archwitch
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Increases MATK for Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light and Dark element spells and decrease its MP Costs. MATK increased by 100% per SkillLv MP Costs decreased by (10 + (5 SkillLv))%

"Wait... Something is not right! Fantasy Archwitch... What is this? 4th-tier Job-ss?" Hecate stared at the skill description carefully for a few times before she convinced that her eyes did not see wrong. It is really Fantasy Archwitch, an unknown tier Job-ss. She then checked her Skill Tree, only to find that all the damage boost skill were gone, reced by a single Lv1 passive skill. However, even though it was just Lv1, it was more powerful than all of the old 18 passive skillsbined. Fire Mastery, Fire Boost, and Fire Ampbined, only boosts 85% MATK of Fire elemental Spells. Meanwhile, Extremity of Primary Elements increases MATK 100% for all 6 elements while reducing MP Cost by 15%, and this is still at level 1. At level 10, the skill will give 1000% MATK, strengthening its strength tenfold! But, that wasn''t the end, the Skill Assimtion Process still wasn''t finished. Spoiler ; ;

Assimted Skill: Magicallurgy, Metallurgy.

Skill Mysticallurgy has been created.

Due to your skill, Metallurgy was at Lv7,

the skill Mysticallurgy has been adjusted to Lv7.

You can process metals, minerals, and ores with rarity < 7.

You can process any mystical and magical object with rarity < 7.

You can imbue your craft with magic.

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The effects of the skill Magicallurgy has been degraded into Lv7

and reced by the following effects.

Your Max MP increased by 7000.

MP Regeneration +3.5% per 10 seconds.

You can rece Pearl as a spell catalyst with a Mana Stone (> 20000 MP).

You can imbue Mana Stone with your MP to replenish its energy.

Mana Drain has been enhanced by 7 times.

Soul Drain will restores MP by 1.7 the amount.

Safety Wall duration has been extended by 1.7 of the time.

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Assimted Skill: Sense Crisis, Sense Fortune.

Skill Fortune Instinct has been created.

Fortune Instinct has been adjusted to Lv10.

You can instinctively perceive both favorable and unfavorable situation.

Absorbed Skill: Ore Discovery -> Treasure Sensor

Treasure Sensor has been strengthened.

Valuables in your vision will have a noticeable glitter to you.

After thest system notification appeared, there was a moment of silence, as if the system froze. But in the end, the notification that skill assimtion had been finished appeared. ; ;

Skill Assimtion finished!

In the end, Equipment Skills did not included as a fuseable skills. "Well, it would be too good to be true if it really was." Hecate did not reallyin and proceed to see the description of her new skills. ; ;

Skill Name:	Mysticallurgy
Requirements:	Metallurgy + Magicallurgy
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Inherits Metallurgy and Magicallurgy effect. Can process any mystical and magical object with rarity < 7. Can imbue the user''s craft with magic.

Her Metallurgy (Lv7) from the cksmith Sub-ss was fused with Magicallurgy (Lv10) from her Skill Tree. Both skills now are disappeared under their own category in the Skill List and ced at the Extra Skill category. This means both skills had be one of the permanent skills. If by chance Hecate were erasing her cksmith Sub-ss in the future, this skill won''t disappear from her Skill List! However, since her Metallurgy was still at Lv7, the fused skill also adjusted to Lv7. And the benefits that she gained from Magicallurgy also got devolved... into its Lv7 effects. "Why is it just Lv7... Where is the remaining 3 SP from Magicallurgy?!" She couldn''t help but pondering the reason. Fortunately the skill seems can be leveled up, not by Skill Points but by increasing proficiency, so it''s just a temporary loss. When the skill reached Lv10, it would break even. Though, it probably will take a very long time. "Does this mean if I only use 1 SP to learn Magicallurgy and stopped there, I''ll only got Lv1 Mysticallurgy? That was close! If that really happen, I would surely cry!" To increase her Metallurgy up to Lv7 takes almost 2 years. If the skill suddenly reverted back to Lv1, then she wouldn''t be able to craft items except back to use low rarity iron... It''s like when you got used riding to your destination with a sports car, but because of some reason have to sell the car and rece it with an old used bicycle. Extremely depressing. Hecate didn''t dare to think further. Anyway, it''s just an if situation that did not happen. The bright side is now the skill seems evolving. Its just that Hecate did not know what the extent of the difference. It will be clear once she got back to her workshop so she didn''t too worried. She then moved her attention to the next skill. ; ;

Skill Name:	Fortune Instinct
Requirements:	Sense Crisis + Sense Fortune
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Gives the user an instinctual sense that can perceive favorable and unfavorable situation on the spot.

Same as Mysticallurgy, both of the spell disappeared from its Sub-ss and now ted as a skill inside the Extra Skill category. "Umm... too vague...? But from the details it''s justbining those two skills." Hecate recalled the two skills that was fused. Up until now, Sense Crisis had been a great help for her. When Hecate about to take a mortal blow, her vision would turn slightly red. If that situation urs, she immediately moved from the spot with her best effort. Sure enough, not long after she do that, a seemingly powerful attack hits that very spot where she previously stand. And because of her paper-defense, any blow from high leveled yer and monster is a mortal blow to her. Thus, the skills activates very often, and Hecate abused this to the fullest. As for Sense Fortune... It was used mainly when upgrading stuff or gamble. When she holds the hammer upgrade, if there is a light-weight sensation in her mind, then it most likely the skill was activated. That''s basically a guaranteed sess! However, that kind of feeling is fleeting and hard to grasp, so it''s somewhat difficult to use. And thest one, Treasure Sensor. ; ;

Skill Name:	Treasure Sensor
Requirements:	Collector
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Shows lootable valuables in around 10 meters in the minimap. Lootable valuables will have noticeable glitters in the user''s vision.

It was not a new skill, but a reinforced skill. It still belongs to the Collector Sub-ss. Only the skill that was absorbed, Ore Discovery that goes missing in the cksmith category. Originally, this skill only shows the valuable that can be looted in the minimap as a dot. Of course, she can exclude unneeded items by including them to the exclude list in the skill''s setting. No random rock, grass, or feces will casually shown in her minimap! It was quite a useful skill but requires Hecate to constantly turn on the minimap which took some space in her vision. But now there are additional effects that appeared in the description. Lootable valuables now glitters on real-time. She did not need to open her minimap again to collecting loot. "Oh, this is quite useful. Is this because of Ore Discovery?" Ore Discovery is a skill that cksmith and Miner had. The effect was simple, if there are ore in the rock, wall, or crevice that can be mined, the ore will shine with glitters. Now this effect has been appended to Treasure Sensor. Satisfied with the skills, Hecate closed all of the windows. She did not have anything left to do today, so she nned to logout and sleep. Since she already got a great harvest, she wasn''t in hurry for exchanging her Glory Points. She to see if there are something good after reaching 2000 points first. But before that... ; ;

You have equipped +7 Lunar Wand.

She changed her wand and checked her status screen once again. Status Screen ; ;


Name:	Hecate	EXP:	17,320,174 / 33,560,000
Race:	Human /	Gold:	218,000
ss:	Archwitch - Lv131
Sub:	Acrobatics	Guild:	Genesis
	Collector
	cksmith

HP:	7,100 / 7,100	STR:	1 + 14
MP:	10,200 / 69,700	AGI:	1 + 8
STA:	100%	VIT:	1 + 15
		INT:	221 + 68
Karma:	0	DEX:	1 + 19
Stat Pt:	9	LUC:	1 + 3


Status:	MP Regeneration Disabled		(2:56:12 left)
	Exp Potion		(0:12:32 left)

Thanks to Exp Potions and the earlier high-level dungeon, three rounds of mad grinding had given her about 12 million Exp. In just a short time, she already filled more than half the Exp required to level up. "As I thought, the more I level up, the more it will take to progress to the next level..." It was quite fast leveling speed if ording to most yer standards. But to Hecate, this leveling speed already starts to slow down. Well, nobody have Elixir supply that can make them grind non-stop like Hecate does. There are about 10k MP left from earlier grindfest. Her MP won''t be so low if her MP regen still worked normally. But 10k is already enough. She then activated a certain skill. "Mana Stone Creation!" As Hecate said that, her hand starts to glow and a fist-sized stone appeared in her palms. ; ;

Mana Stone Creation has been used! 10.199 MP was used andpressed to form 1 Mana Stone. You got a Mana Stone (10.199 MP).

"It would be a waste to not use the remaining SP before logout. But, this is just good, I recentlyck these things." She stored the Mana Stone into her inventory and pressed the logout button. Her figure gradually disappeared from the scene, turning into numerous particle of light. However, Hecate doesn''t know... Nearly arround 30 minutes after she left, all the yers received the same notification message. ; ;

Arachnia''s Wrath! The Queen of Spiders, Arachnia has been angered. An unknown Human has massacred her kin in her own nest while she was asleep. Her sorrow and grudge towards Human race had transformed into a curse. Arachnia''s Lv has been reduced by 1! All Spider type monsters in the Rodinia Continent has risen by 10 levels! All Spider type monsters in the Rodinia Continent be hostile to humans!

?011 â€“ Spider Impact ?011 ¨C Spider Impact Thirty minutes after Hecate logout from the game. The wailing crying sounds gradually subsided inside the unnamed ruins. A pale-skinned woman without any single fabric covering her body, stood silently in the room full of the spider corpses. She has very beautiful face and ideal body proportion, not losing to supermodels that appears on the TV. Her unkempt long white hair decreases her overall beauty, but at the same time give her some mystical charm. However, she was not human. Anyone with healthy eyes will be able to see clearly that her lower parts is not a human body, but a spider with the same color as her pale skin. Arachnia, having mourned for her massacred kin, suddenly opened her eyes. Her facial expression was twisted with fury, making her beautiful face looked ugly as she loathes whoever the perpetrator of this tragedy. The residual mana in the air clearly tells her this event was caused by human spells.

- HUMANS!! UNFORGIVABLE!

Hatred and anger had blinded Arachnia from her reasoning. Right now, only vengeance filled inside her mind. But s, no matter how she searched the surrounding areas with her Life Sense, she didn''t sense any single human presence. It''s as if they were vanished into thin air. Unable to pinpoint the perpetrator, Arachnia''s wrath could only be directed to the perpetrator''s race itself.

- THE SIN OF SPILLING BLOOD OF MY KINS!! I''LL MAKE SURE YOU''LL PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD, HUMANS!!

; ;

Entity #830 - Arachnia has used a Skill, Ruler''s Offering. 1 Lv has been consumed. Charisma decreased permanently by 10. You sessfully grants all of your subjects a part of your power. All of your subjects outside the Safety Area level has raised by 10. All of your subjects inside the Safety Area failed to receive your power.

; ;

Entity #830 - Arachnia has used a Skill, Royal Command. You hadmanded all of your subject to hostile towards Human Race.

On that day, the entire continent was turbulent with chaos. Every spider-racial monsters suddenly be stronger. Their level has been elevated by 10 levels simultaneously. Not only that, for some reason they seems to borne some hatred towards human race yers and will immediately attack on sight. Even the spiders in every beginner areas was not an exception. Strangely enough, they aggressive towards yers and NPC only from human races. Other races such as Elf, Dwarf, Beastkins, and many others did not really change that much. The discussion forum suddenly burst within and curses from the yers. Spoiler ; ;


	Topic: Spiders Outbreak

	Anonymous-40203 \| Human \| Knight (Lv36): What the hell is this! Is Lava Spiders really this strong before?
	Anonymous-89432 \| Human \| Archer (Lv4): Forest Spiders in the low-level area suddenly be strong. They suddenly attacked and killed me when I was gathering herbs for my quest.
	Anonymous-54997 \| Werecat \| Assassin (Lv28): Forest Spiders...? I remember when I hunt them when I still new. They are just Lv2 monsters, docile and cowardly. Even a Novice can kill them in two or three stabs. To think you died to such weak mobs... Talk about NOOB! lolololololol
	Anonymous-89432 \| Human \| Archer (Lv4): Bullshit! Your information is outdated! You probably did not see the System Message. That''s no longer Lv2, but Lv12! They''re aggressive and got nasty poisons and paralyzing debuff. Just a single scratch from their attack and my body suddenly unable to move at all. Without any ways to retaliate, I can only let myself be their sandbag until I died.
	Anonymous-54997 \| Werecat \| Assassin (Lv28): Eh? Really? I did not login because I used up the 8-hours limit.
	Anonymous-40203 \| Human \| Knight (Lv36): @89432; My condolences for you.
	Anonymous-57545 \| Human \| Wizard (Lv39): I was having a romantic date in the town park with my girlfriend. And when we sit in a bench below a tree, bunch of spiders suddenly flopped towards our face from above. It was just regr spiders, and we''re inside the town so there are no damage. But damn... talk about ruining a mood.
	Anonymous-54997 \| Werecat \| Assassin (Lv28): SYET!! Riajuu go explode!!!
	Anonymous-40203 \| Human \| Knight (Lv36): Riajuu go explode!!
	Anonymous-61853 \| Human \| Monk (Lv27): Riajuu go explode!!
	Anonymous-57545 \| Human \| Wizard (Lv39): The heck?! I was being serious here. And you @61853! You''re supposed to be a Monk, right? Shouldn''t you be freed from worldly desires? Go away to the temple and chants some sutra there.
	Anonymous-61853 \| Human \| Monk (Lv27): Game is game, and reality is reality. Monk is just my game avatar, not my real job. I didn''t shave my hair bald and I still eat meat. So I can still curse you anytime I want. As I thought, Riajuu go explode!!
	Anonymous-89432 \| Human \| Archer (Lv4): Hey seniors, you''re went too much OOT¹ [Out Of Topic] ! Let''s discuss about how to solve this spider rampage.
	Anonymous-73840 \| Elf \| Ranger (Lv17): You say that spider be aggressive and violent... but I didn''t feel too much difference. Except that their level raised by 10, I didn''t feel that much threat.
	Anonymous-89432 \| Human \| Archer (Lv4): @73840; Huh? kwsk² [ (Kuwashiku) = Details, please?]
	Anonymous-40203 \| Human \| Knight (Lv36): kwsk
	Anonymous-35275 \| Human \| Rogue (Lv23): kwsk
	Anonymous-73840 \| Elf \| Ranger (Lv17): kwsk you say... But I really don''t know anything. Other than their level increases, everything is just like usual..
	Anonymous-21211 \| Dwarf \| Beastmaster (Lv24): I think what Elf-san means is the spiders only violent towards human. Their behavior don''t really change towards other Races like Elves or Dwarfs. Like the System Message says, its as if the spiders have some enmity with humans.
	Anonymous-54997 \| Werecat \| Assassin (Lv28): I see... then I don''t need to worry. There is no problem at all!
	Anonymous-40203 \| Human \| Knight (Lv36): No problem my ass! You can talk like that because you''re not affected. We humans are the one suffered from this... Who the heck is this "human" that caused all of this?
	Anonymous-10412 \| Human \| Pdin (Lv63): Won''t killing this Arachnia solve the problem? She is the root of all problem, right?
	Anonymous-57545 \| Human \| Wizard (Lv39): The question is, where is Arachnia lives? Rodinia continent is super big, you know?
	Anonymous-10412 \| Human \| Pdin (Lv63): That''s not a problem. From the number of spiders extermination quests, it can be seen that the natives are also starting to feel unrest now. It wouldn''t be long before the royal family make their move. We didn''t have to do anything and just wait until they give quest.

Such discussion be hot topics in the discussion board. Many spection and theories appeared about this sudden event, the possible boss monster, and the "human" that caused all of this. In just less than one hour, the thread had reached more than 150.000 views and 999+ posts. Unfortunately, their heated discussion did not give any valuable result, due to the limited information. [Hokkaido - Gaia Technology Headquarters] Inside a high rising building in the center of Hokkaido, is the HQ of Gaia Technology, a subsidiary of Gaia Corporation. They are thepany behind the game Ascension, as well as its developer. TV, Household AI and devices, Terminal Bracelet, Automatic Cars, Medical Equipment, Virtual Network... Those things that was widely used by people were made by them. Using thetest cutting-edge technology, Gaia Technology had surpassed all of theirpetitors in the same field by huge margin. It would be no exaggeration to say that they had sessfully reign half of the world with their products. Its parentpany, Gaia Corporation, was not widely known like Gaia Technology. Not much information avable in the public about them, except they were an investmentpany. However, their investmentwork was wide and they have invested into many business. But that''s for another story. A man in the middle between 40-50, sat in a chair while surrounded by lots of holo-screen. Countless records of system logs appears like a turbulent waterfall in every single holo-screen beside him. However, he ignored them all as he focused his attention towards another holo-screen in front of him. The screen shows different viewpoint inside Ascension. Mountains, Forests, Cities, Dungeons... they were the part of the world that he created with his own hands. Observing this virtual world inside the screen all day has be his hobby of spending time. He no longer had any shortage of money, and he did not have any rtive to care about. Ascension was his everything, the fruit from his lifetime worth of work. Prof. Ichinose Takumi, the main and sole developer of Ascension... or more precisely, the AIs behind its creation. "Takumi... Entity #830, Arachnia has gone berserk." A woman''s voice called him from one of the screen. The numerous logs holo-screens vanished, reced by a single screen that shows a girl about 16-18 years old. She has delicate face as well as purple hair and purple eyes. She has beauty that could captivate the opposite sex with just her looks alone. However, Prof. Ichinose knows very clearly that she is not human, but an AI that he creates. "Ah... I know, I saw the system log just now, Norn." The girl named Norn was the highest AI that supervises anything that happened inside Ascension. Besides Norn, Prof. Ichinose also created few super AI to assist her managing the world.

- Ignis: Manages the volcano, furnace, or anything that rted to fire.
- Aqua: Manages the sea,ke, river, rains, or anything that rted to water.
- Ventus: Manages the wind, sky, thunders, or anything that rted to wind.
- Gnome: Manages the ground, as well as collision system.
- Licht: Manages daylight system, reflection in the mirror, light intensity, etc.
- Umbra: Manages night system, gravity, etc.

As the leader of the 6 AI, Norn maintained Ascension with their assistance. Perhaps, calling her its goddess is not quite wrong. Prof. Ichinose shrugged the girl''s words, not taking it to heart. From his point of view, it''s not the first time that a yer did something that affects the whole continent. There are previous case where yers causing civil war and involving many kingdoms in the process. But, Norn did not finish her words just yet. "If this is left alone, she definitely will use Ruler''s Offering again after the cooldown finished, until her level bes 1." Ruler''s Offering is a skill that was granted to an acknowledged ruler. It can grant its subjects 10 levels, in exchange of consuming 1 level and 10 Charisma of the caster. It can be cast once per month and the change is permanent, even if the ruler has been killed, the granted level won''t go away. Arachnia''s current level after using the skill is 229. If not because of the cooldown, she might use it over and over until she exhausted her levels. If that were to happen, all of the spiders in the field will have at least 2290 level! At that point, no one will be able to contend against the spider army, and they will be the top of the food chain. Defeating giants and dragons and rule the whole Rodinia continent. Prof. Ichinose replied with tranquil expression. "That''s only if she can exhaust her level. The skill can only be used once a month. At most, she can only raise the spiders level by 120 in a year. That''s plenty of time for the yers to defeat her. Stop fussing with such trivial problem." Norn closed her eyes for a moment as if contemting something. Is the problem really that simple? No! The real problem was the existence in the unnamed ruins B5F that currently is slumbering. A giant red cocoon that gives uneasy feeling to anyone who saw it. It''s just there, silently beating like a heartbeat, signifying that there is life inside. [][Chaos Spider - Lv510] Even as the Super AI that manages the whole Ascension as its goddess, Norn couldn''t help but sensing a bad feeling about this cocoon. She felt that it was not good to give it more level. Once the cocoon hatch, then it won''t be a pretty sight for the natives and the yers. Ascension is a special case of Virtual Reality. Every NPC, as well as the monsters was controlled by sentient AI. They have emotion and canugh, sad, anger and express other emotion as well. If one ignore the game mechanical aspect, they almost indistinguishable with real humans. Prof. Ichinose respected their will of life and makes a minimal interference policy towards their lives. Because of this, Norn can''t openly interferes, or else she already vanquished that cocoon to particles long ago. - To think Arachnia had hidden such a trump card... What is she nning to do? - Nah, it was the previous Arachne''s arrangements, Arachnia perhaps did not know anything. When a boss monster died, they will be reced in a month by the most closest monster to fulfill the evolution criteria into the boss. When the time for session hase, the said monster will be forcefully evolved into the boss regardless of the condition. Thest Arachne died by a native long before yerse, so the cocoon was kinda forgotten. Should she talk this to Prof. Ichinose? - Forget it, Takumi probably didn''t want to hear it even if I tell him right now. Norn shakes her head, canceling her thought. Even if he knows, he probably just shrug it off and leave the problem for the yers to solve. Few momentster, Prof. Ichinose suddenly asked her. "By the way, how about that certain yer?" As he says that, he continues to swipe the holo-screen, changing the scenery view. Now the screen shows a certain familiar scene, a crater caused by Mana Explosion. "This yer is interesting... Herbat operation, decisiveness, ruthlessness... and that use of skills." Norn instantly knows what is Prof. Ichinose referring to. With a single thought from her, another holo-screen appeared, showing the relevant information about the said yer in a great detail. "ID-450048348204200 - Hecate..." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodinia ?012 â€“ Mana Stone and Artifact ?012 ¨C Mana Stone and Artifact The next day, Ruri browsed the forum with an astonished expression. When she had logout from the game yesterday, it was already nighttime. She just sleep as it is in her pod, still in the nude without doing anything else. Her Capsule Pod was the best of the best withfortable massage chair that also can be turned 180 with a few touch button. Of course the chair can be used as a bed to sleep on, and it''s asfortable as the bed in a suite hotel. And only when the morning came, she wake up then opened the forum with her Terminal Bracelet (T-Bracelet). It didn''t take too much time for her to learn the current situation from the hot topics in the top list. "Arachnia..." That was the name of the boss Hecate provoked yesterday. It seems Arachnia bore great hatred towards Hecate because she massacred too much spider in short amount of time. Since Hecate fled too quickly, Arachnia wasn''t able to see her face and marked her as the culprit. But because of that, Arachnia decided to just put the dirty water to every human race. Ruri didn''t think the problem could be escted so quickly and affecting the entire continent. "...I''ll pretend I didn''t know anything." There is no witness that saw Hecate was the true culprit behind all of this. The only one that know the truth of this incident other than her, is probably the GMs. However, the game manual and ToS clearly said that they won''t interfere in any decision made inside the game. It''s very unlikely they will bber her secret to the public. Except something that can destroy the game bnce happened, they won''t personally move. As long as she didn''t say anything, her secret will be safe! With that thinking, Ruri became more rxed. She closed the holo-screen and went to the dining room to prepare her breakfast. But, she did not enter the kitchen to prepare her food and just sit in the dining chair. With a simple wave of hand, a te of Spaghetti and a cup of Orange Juice appeared out of nowhere. "Itadakimasu..." Ruri sat on the dining chair while silently eating spaghetti with delight. Her legs keeps swaying back and forth as she relished its vor, making the bell on her ankle chime every time she moved her legs. The spaghetti sure was delicious, like it was made by professional chef from 3-Michelin star restaurants. However, that doesn''t mean Ruri can make this kind of dish with her skills. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Super Deluxe Spaghetti
Type:	Consumable - Food
Rarity:
Durability:	15/15
Chef:	Celia
Effect:	Recovers HP by 500 Increases Max HP and MP by 30% for 3 hours. Regenerate HP and MP by 5% per 10 seconds for 3 hours. Stamina regenerate by 10% per 10 seconds for 3 hours. All Stats +10% for 3 hours.
Details:	Special spaghetti made by Intermediate Chef Celia, using special ingredients and processed with extraordinary skills, she manages to take the taste of the dish to another level. People who taste this dish will feel its aftertaste for a long time.

; ;

Item Name:	Iced Orange Juice
Type:	Consumable - Drink
Rarity:
Durability:	20/20
Chef:	Ferlbond
Effect:	Recovers MP by 48. Recovers Stamina by 40. Regenerate MP by 1% per 30 seconds for 10 minutes. Increases Fire resistance by 25% for 10 minutes.
Details:	Juice made from extracted Oranges and cooled with Natural Ice originated from Ice Pce. Perfect for quenching your thirst in hot weather.

Yes, with her ability to bring out the game items into reality, Ruri did not need to personally cook anymore. Many kind of items can be obtained through the game, including food. In the game, dishes was considered as a delicacy as well as a buff items. And with the system assistance from Chef Sub-ss, making them is not that hard. Many in-game restaurants and food-stalls owned by Lifestyle yers sells them with price around 100~10.000 depending on the taste and their buff effects. Hecate wasn''t short on Gold, especially when she had joined a sizable guild. So she had stored tons of delicious food items in her storage and kept ~30 items of 10 types of food in her inventory. In Ruri''s view, the price of those foods was cheaper than buying instant cup noodles! But, it has also a downside. "Thanks for the meal." After she finished eating the food, what should she do with the te and bottle? In Ascension, dishes mostly served with a Ceramic te and the drinks uses either Ceramic Cup or simply Empty Bottle as its container. In the game world, both items can be easily mass-produced with magic and sells very cheaply at NPC shop. It also not that difficult for yers to create and design their own versions. When yers done eating the dishes, they can chose to washes the te and reuse it. Or yers can just simply toss it away and it will gone automatically after its durability reached zero. But in reality, each time Ruri bring out those dishes, the tes and bottles will not disappear! At first, Ruri simply washes the tes and cups. But eventually, her dish rack already full of those things. Even if she break them into pieces, the shards still remains. This is equivalent as increasing trash out of nowhere. It was too troublesome for her since she had to pay garbage processing service to dispose them away. However, she can''t sell them online either, especially when those things mostly have unique design. It will cause very awkward suspicion if the original designer recognizes them. But, it''s not like Ruri did note with a solution. "My dish rack was about to full again... Perhaps, is it about the time for another [donation]?" Every month or so, Ruri carrying out trash dumping in the name of "donation". All of the unused te and cups was simply gifted to the orphanage. This will create prestige and as well as advertising Rucien''s name. Ruri has already investigated that none of the people and the kids there ys VRMMO, especially Ascension. And it was very unlikely they will sell the donation they received for money. Because if they does and people find out about it, their orphanage will be considered ungrateful and rude. Even if they does, the suspicion would be ced towards them, not her. She won''t have to worry her secrets leaked out. With that said, Ruri cleaned the dishes with automatic dishwasher and walked into the bathroom for a quick bath. She then took out another item from her inventory. ; ;

Item Name:	Mid Grade Mana Stone
Type:	Misc
Rarity:
Durability:	100/100
Crafter:	Hecate
Energy:	10.199 MP
Details:	Mana Stone created by coalescing a lot of mana into small area. This stone have various method of use.

That was the Mana Stonecreated by her yesterday before she logged out. In the game, Mana Stone was mainly used as a power source to use artifacts. Artifact that can warm the water bath, floating ship that flying in the sky, even Hecate''s cksmith furnace used this stone. However, although this stone was not that rare, it''s also not easily obtained. This is because, only Spellcaster 3rd sses like Archwizard, Archwitch, and Schr, who have learned the skill Mana Stone Creation that can make it. Many aspect of life in Ascension uses artifacts, so there is no shortage of demand for Mana Stone. But, it''s not like Mana Stone was required to activate an artifact. yers can chose to pour their own MP and that basically same as using Mana Stone to use the artifact. For the people with high INT and Max MP like Hecate, using their own MP surely not a problem for them. Nevertheless, it will be different story for people with non-caster sses that have low INT, like Thief or Swordsman sses. And there also problem of power consumption. It was no problem with using own MP to activate small artifact. But it will be impossible task to use own MP to empowerrge scale formation, or maintain Flying Ship in the air. If it''s already that scale, it''s better to just dump bunch of Mana Stone and be done with it. When Ruri take out an artifact from the game, of course she was unable to activate it. She had no mana in her body, no matter how much she gununu-ed, nothing happened. But, what if Mana Stone was used instead? The answer was... Yes, she can. Ruri''s bathtub was modified into bigger size and include water heater artifact. It shapes like a dragon head fountain made of gold. When the tap opened, the water in the bathtub will be siphoned and it will came out again from the tap as a warm water. Although her house is installed with its own water heater as well, implementing magic rted tools also have its own charm. Ruri opened the lid next to the dragon head tap. It reveals a container with a simr Mana Stone inside it, except it was smaller. Originally it was a melon-sized Mana Stone worth of ~40k MP which she created several months ago before she resetting her build. But now, the Mana Stone has reduced significantly into peanut-size. Even without looking at description window, it was clear that it has no much mana left. Without further ado, Ruri reced the Mana Stone and closed the lid, then she opened the dragon head. Not long after, hot water poured from the dragon head. "Yup, with this it shouldst longer." Sure enough, with Mana Stone in hand, even muggles can use artifacts! Satisfied with the result, Ruri smiled softly. She quickly rinsed her body and entered the bathtub. The water temperature was just right, around 36-38 C. "Puha~ This is heavenly...!!" Ruri carefully ran her fingers through her wet hair. The sensation of touching her own smooth hair was very pleasant. Unlike Hecate, whose hair was shoulder-length, Ruri herself continued to grow her hair down to her waist. She never bothered to go to the salon for a haircut. Beware, hi GIF Many people feel that maintaining such long hair will be difficult, but she does not think so. In order to maintain her long hair, she just needed to make sure it was clean and tidy. All she needs to do is stick to the anti-dandruff shampoo and keep her hair from getting tangled by brushing it consistently. Other aspects like moisturizing, hair vitamins, and many more can be simply ignored. Even if she roughly treated her hair, hair damage can be eliminated after drinking Elixir! *PIPIPIPI* *PIPIPIPI* *PIPIPIPI* Ruri did not spend too much time in the bath. Fifteen minutester, her bracelet sounded the rm that has been set before. The time was already 07:45, just about 15 minutes before school starts. "Oh, it''s the time to go to school, huh..." She immediately get up from the bath and walked back to her room without even drying her body. Droplets of water sshed around as she stepped in the changing room, but it quickly dried as the automatic blower activated. Ruri ignored the wind that dried out her body and keep walking towards her room. The school concept was already changed after VR technology introduced. After people reach 16 years of age and qualified to use Capsule Pod, they can apply to their school to attend their ss via Virtual Network than physically walked to the school. Of course there are condition and restriction that must be fulfilled before the application is approved, and Ruri already got the approval when she was charged out from the hospital with the help of the doctor. She no longer need to walk out from her house to go to school. Sitting once again in her Capsule Pod, Ruri''s consciousness drifted to thework.; Head Weapon Armor Underwear essories Set Equip;


Upper:	None
Middle:	None
Lower:	None

Left:	None
Right:	None

Body:	None
Lower:	None
Garment:	None
L. Arm:	Gaia T-Bracelet W-09¹ [Terminal Bracelet made by Gaia Technology. ] Internal storage: 12 TB. Internal RAM: 64 GB. Cloud Storage: 750 TB. Energy Consumption: 0.7 Watts per minute. (+50W with Holo-screen active) Bundled with a built-in sr charger. Waterproof. Thetestmunication technology. Having all the capabilities of a smartphone, it can be used as a means to make video calls, messengers, take photos, record videos, y games, browse the inte, and many more. Large storage and RAM, can run Crysis. Adjusted to automatically send an emergency signal to the nearest hospital when it detects an abnormality in Ruri''s health.
R. Arm:	None
L. Leg:	Cat Bell Ribbon² [White Ribbon with a Cat bell attached. ] Purchased at Ascension NPC shop. Just an ordinary item without any special effects.
R. Leg:	None
Shoes:	None

Upper:	None
Lower:	None

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	Exhibitionist Condition: Expose All Private Area.
	Stress Gain -80%

?013 â€“ Kyoto Academy ?013 ¨C Kyoto Academy Ruri calmly looked at the familiarwork corridor scenery. It was the same scenery that she saw every day when she dived into the Ascension Network. Except this time, she selected her schoolwork address instead. ; ;

Kyoto Academy Virtual Space was selected. ... Confirming user identity data... Done! Citizen ID: 450048348204200 Student ID: 4002-332-20XX Senior High Section 3rd Year - Yasaka Ruri. ... Constructing avatar... Done! Good luck on your study, Ruri-sama.

The moment she selected the address, Ruri''s consciousness flew in a different direction than yesterday. It didn''t take too much time for Ruri to arrive at her school Security Gate. A few secondster, Ruri appeared from arge glowing circle inside a grand building. The circle has the Kyoto Academy emblem engraved on it, and served as the anchor for the people who visit this ce, called Transfer Gate. The Quantum Network was very wide, epassing most of the ces on Earth. With a little effort, any person can set their own private server and create their own virtual space. Then they can publish the address and let people visit them via Quantum Network. It was like how people create their own sites and publish it on the inte, except it was a Virtual Reality space. Such space can be customized into a house, a luxury room, or even a world of their preferences. In fact, many gamepanies that creates VRMMO games started from here. Of course creating a VR-world would require multiple super high-specputer and other supporting infrastructure. And to maintain such infrastructure is also definitely not cheap. This is because a VR-world has a lot of instances that must be processed simultaneously. If they dare to use cheap low quality processors, their world would definitelyg and their visitors won''t be able to move fluently, like a handicapped person. - Thus, only wealthy people, or organizations and corporations can casually make their own VR-world. Kyoto Academy was categorized as an educational institute that was sponsored by the Ministry of Education. It was to be given that they have their own Virtual Space. Of course, Kyoto Academy Virtual Space is not essible by just anyone. The ess was limited to the students, alumni, and people rted to the Academy. Right now, Ruri''s current appearance is the same as in reality, except she was fully clothed and there is no bell on her ankle. Thanks to thisck of bell, she was able to distinguish between real and virtual. Without this difference factor, she might strip herself unknowingly! Unlike Ascension which only uses her body-scan at the character creation, Kyoto Academy... or more precisely every educational institute will request full-body scan data from the user''s Capsule Pod each time they visit. That data is used to generate the visitors'' avatar, especially the students, reflecting their growth. Obviously the avatar is not customizable. In other words, the students can''t ''falsify'' their body and have to attend the school with their real appearance. Ruri slowly walked out of the gate. Many other students also start appearing from the gate as she walked out. They all were students of Kyoto Academy who applied and were approved for attending the school via virtual ss. To obtain the qualification for attending school this way, the students have to send an application to the school administration and must be reviewed and approved by their respective grade dean first. Ruri has long since fulfilled this condition as her doctor had taken care of this beforehand when she had discharged from the hospital. Before Ruri could walk far enough from the gate, a rushing voice could be heard from behind her. DODODODODO! Someone was rushing in her direction at high speed. Ruri reflexively turned her head to look at the source of the noise. But that was a bad move. "HE~ CA~ TE~ CHWAAANN~!!" "Wapu~!" Something soft and round was pressed against her face. Ruri wanted to move away but she found out that her body got locked by a hug. she already found the identity of the assant out, without seeing the person face. Thankfully, it was inside a virtual world so she didn''t suffocate to death. "Rena... you''re suffocating me." "Ah, sorry Ruri-chan... But it can''t be helped, you''re just so cute that I want to hug you!" The girl, Rena released her hand and freed Ruri from her embrace. Her name is Kashiwagi Rena, the yer that controls Renahi in the game. In the Academy she often shares the same sses as Ruri, so their rtionship is very cordial as BFF... or so she believes. Looking up to the girl which was one head taller in front of her, Ruri replies nonchntly. "Okay... I don''t mind it. You can hug me, but not from my front." Well, Ruri already betrayed Rena in the game and took her wand, letting her do as she wishes won''t hurt that much. She can let Rena hug her as much as she wants. But at least, Ruri hopes that Rena won''t suffocate her with those twin lethal object in her chest! "Ohh... As I expected, Ruri-chan is so kind!...Come, let Onee-san cuddle you." "Mugyu~" And having receiving Ruri''s consent, Rena instantly squeeze Ruri''s petite body again. Ruri can only sigh helplessly and allowed Rena to embrace her body and rub her cheek. But who the heck is an Onee-san? She wanted to retort but in the end decided to keep silent. They are clearly the same age, same grade, yet there is such big difference in height and body stature. Rena has grown properly especially in the height and breast area, a truly morous body. She looked like a proper High School girl. Meanwhile, Ruri herself is still in her loli body with a chest that looked like an airport, seemingly have zero possibility of growth. From other people''s view, they definitely looked like sisters rather than friends of the same age. Ruri already has a hypothesis about the reason why she still has loli body even at her age. "Most likely this is a side effect of the Elixir. It heals my illness, but it also stopped my growth." Her growth originally was bad. Because of her Leukemia, her appetite was not big and her body did not receive proper nutrition. So, her body did not grow much. She already lost a lot of the golden period of growth because of this. And then, drinking Elixir cured her Leukemia, but it also cut off her remaining growth possibilities. Regarding of this, Ruri didn''t have any regrets. Without Elixir, she would already dead by now. She then remembered the time, the first ss is about to start. "Rena, until when do you keep hugging me? We should go to ssroom now." "Ah, you''re right. We''re about to bete! Let''s go Ruri-chan!" With that said, Rena stopped her cuddling and pull Ruri''s hand to run to their ssroom. The education system of the Senior High section in Kyoto Academy is simr to the education used in college. You only need to take sses for your designated courses. Of course it was truly okay to take more, but it was rmended for the students to focus on the subject that they are good at. And based from that point, carve the student path of career from their early stage. Humans are destined to be different from each other, and different people have different talents. For example, a student that was bad at math, but good at foreign studies. No matter how much he studies math, his scores won''t be better than average. So why bother wasting time? The time and effort used for studying math in vain could have been used to further enhance his foreign studies. - By eliminating unnecessary subjects and focus on developing ones own talent, one can truly maximize their potential! Rena aspires to be a doctor so she can save as many lives as possible. For that reason she took mainly Math, Science and Chemistry rted sses. This determination can also be seen from her choice of Healer type Job-ss and raised it until she reached 3rd tier Job-ss High Priestess. As for Ruri, she also attended Math and Science sses, but not because she want to be a doctor. - What''s the use of bing a doctor when you have an all-curing Elixir in hand? - Just chug a bottle and all ailments are gone! Other than those 2 subjects, Ruri also took Technology rted sses. Her true aim for attending those subject is obviously to be an Engineer, because it was in line with Hecate''s cksmith Sub-ss. Most of the knowledge learned from the lesson is very useful and applicable on her crafts. Ruri and Rena spend about one and half an hour in a Science lesson. It''s a ss attended by 34 students. The teacher is a male professor that excels in his teaching. He uses holographic 3D models to exined how energy conversation works. Using virtual stylus, the students write their notes on a Holo-screen. Their notes will be saved in their T-Bracelet and it can be reviewed anytime. Society no longer uses paper, wood is already scarce and couldn''t fill the consumption demand of 14 billion humans. Now physical paper has be an old relic and has been reced by Holo-screen technology. Most of the books in the world have been digitized and became e-books. Magazine,ics, newspaper, and many more can be read by a simple swipe on a Holo-screen. Of course physical paper still exists, but its use has been greatly minimized. Ruripletely focuses on the lesson and looks very concentrated at the Hologram. The lesson was about how to utilize natural resources such as sr and wind energy. The teacher exins how sr panel and wind turbine inner workings that can generate electricity from light and wind. However, what''s inside Ruri''s mind is not about the lesson. "Energy can be converted... then that means, Mana Stones should be no exception." She couldn''t help but have various outrageous ideas. Mana Stones basically are lumps of mana and contains a lot of energy. And most importantly, creating them is free, just a little time consuming. A free and unlimited energy source! She can create a lot of Mana Stones in Ascension, and then converting them into energy that can be used in reality. If this idea can be implemented, it definitely can be utilized for various things! After one and half an hour, the teacher ends the lesson. "This is for today''s lesson. Don''t forget to review your note at home." With that said, the teacher logged out and immediately disappeared from the ssroom. Most students followed suit and disappeared too. Only students that either have another ss, or just want to chat with their friends remained. Rena approached Ruri''s seat and started a conversation. "Ruri-chan, today we will have emergency meeting. It''s about yesterday''s raid. Leon has instructed other core members to be present. " "Leon-sama did? Then, Emi will be there too?" Ruri looked straight at Rena''s face. Rena was one head taller than her so she had to look up. Her petite and lovely face, while looking up like a small animal reflected in Rena''s eyes, triggering her sense of cuteness overload. "So cyuuuutee!!! How could such angel existed in this world? How much mod used to make this kind of avatar? Ah... I forgot that we can''t modify our appearances in the school. So this means this cuteness wasn''t fake, right? Without realizing it, Rena had moved behind Ruri''s seat and started to hug her again. It''s just that she snapped out from her daydream and remembered her purpose. But since Ruri did not resist her hug, she refrained to release her hand. Even though it''s just avatar, hugging her feels nice. Rena then responded Ruri''s question while stroking her hair. "Yeah, you already left the chat yesterday so you probably wasn''t informed." "Okay, I''ll attend the meeting." Ruri nodded as she allowed Rena to do as she wishes. Anyways, she also nned Hecate to go back to the townter to test her newly gained skills. Attending the guild meeting is just a bonus. There are no more ss for her today, so Ruri actually can logout at that instant. But she still wait until Rena satisfied from cuddling her. It''s only 10 minutester that Rena releases her hug. "Then, I''ll go to my next ss. See youter in the Guild Base." "Yeah... See youter." Rena still has a Biology ss right after this, so she had to rush to another room. Ruri watched her leaving the room before she clicked the logout button. Her body instantly turned into particles of light and her consciousness returned back to the real world. It''s the time for Hecate to arrive at the stage. Ruri is not immortal, only got her aging stopped. Elixir''s effect repairs her damaged cells, which also have a rejuvenation-like side effect, but this is not permanent. If she stopped drinking Elixir, she would age normally. But, since she is already passed her growth period, her body will not grow. Wrinkles would still appear, but it will be decadester after she stopped taking the elixir. But even so, the moment she drink one again, her skin will be "repaired" again. ?014 â€“ Auction Hall ?014 ¨C Auction Hall Some timeter. After returning to the real world, Ruri washed her face in the bathroom and drank a ss of water. Then she immediately entered the game. The whole process does not take much time. Momentster, Hecate reappears in the unnamed ruins. She still had blood and dust on her body, with full MP and all equipment skills fully charged. Usually if this happened, she would continue her grind and use up all her skills. But now, she didn''t dare to do that. Because she saw that every door leading to the outside of this room gave off a red mist. Hecate knew that this fog was not real fog, because the Game UI (User Interface) had told her that this was the effect of one of her new Skills. ; ;

Skill Name:	Fortune Instinct
Requirements:	Sense Crisis + Sense Fortune
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Gives the user an instinctual sense that can perceive favorable and unfavorable situation on the spot.

It was a skill created from fusing two skills, Sense Crisis and Sense Fortune. Both of these skills are useful to Hecate. Though, each of them has a moderate effect on their own and is quite hard to master. But now that they are fused together, their effects be more perceivable. Now the "warning" was so distinctive that it was hard to miss. "I see... If I entered any of those doors right now, there is a high chance that this Arachnia will notice me." She already understood the situation. Because this Safety Area was located deep inside the ruins, she can''t leave without passing the corridor filled with monsters. Most likely, Arachnia has some detection skills that have been spread inside the ruins. Thus, triggered the warning skill. "If the Crisis aspect is improved, then maybe the Fortune aspect is also improved." But this confirmation can wait forter. Without much thought, Hecate opened her storage and took out two items. ; ;

Item Name:	Low-Grade Holy Water
Type:	Consumable - Liquid
Rarity:
Durability:	5/5
Crafter:	Serena (Native)
Effect:	Contains Holy element (small).
Details:	A bottle of water that has been blessed by the power of Holy spirits. The blessing contained inside the water is small, so its effect is negligible.

A cheap Holy Water that can be created by any Cleric. It has many uses in the game. If this water is applied to weapons like swords or arrows, when it hits dark attribute monsters, the damage output will be increased. If yers drank it, their dark resistance would increase and at the same time weaken curse type debuffs. There are 2 stronger version of the item, Mid-Grade and High-Grade Holy Water. They can only be created by Priests and High Priests. Of course, those versions were more expensive, but in exchange, the effects multiplied by folds. A single bottle of Low-Grade Holy Water only priced at 2, so Hecate stocked a lot of them. She used this water for her daily necessities in the real world, from drinking water to bathwater. It has no taste like in water does. But at the same time, it was far more reassuring than using the tap water from the waterpany. - Since you never know if the water is free from contamination like rust or other nasty things. Hecate opened the bottle and poured all of the contents over her own head. The dirt and blood sticking to her body was quickly washed away as the water flew down her clothes. Her blue colored robe be wet, although it was notpletely clean, it definitely did not look dirty anymore. She shook her head and the water droplets adhering to her hair sttered everywhere. "Oh well, it''s only a little water, this will dry by itself in 5 minutes anyway." And sure enough, five minutester the water quickly evaporated, or more precisely, disappeared after its durability was gone. Then, she used the second item. ; ;

Item Name:	Rosenweil Town Scroll
Type:	Consumable - Scroll
Rarity:
Durability:	5/5
Effect:	Teleports the user to Rosenweil Capital City.
Details:	A town scroll with set destination ce to Rosenweil Capital City. Can only be used by a resident of Rosenweil Kingdom.

The scroll started to glow as she poured her MP into it. Soon after, she disappeared from the ruins and appeared in the Teleportation Gate of Rosenweil City. [Ascension: Rosenweil Capital City] As soon as she appeared, Hecate was greeted by the bustling city life. The capital city of Rosenweil Kingdom. A fantasy city with Mid-European ambiance feelings, like how many fantasy novels depicted. In front of her was a marketce with stall after stall whose vendors were shouting their advertisements loudly. Not only that, there were also adventurers hanging around, and city guards patrolling with their watchful eyes.

- "Hunter Lv26 looking for a party!"
- "Looking for a Priest between Lv20 and 40, we have 2 Tanker and 1 Assassin!"
- "Potions, Poison Bottles, Holy Waters, Quivers... All you need is here at a cheap price! Come here Adventurers, you can''t hunt without proper preparation!"
- "Let''s clear the Spiders on the Karkahal Forests! Seeking strong people to join!"
- "Anti-poison charm! This baby can increase your resistance to poison by 40% for 1 hour! Cheap sale just for today! Only 1 per charm and the spider venom is no longer a threat to you."

From this ce, she could see a castle to the north of the city. She passed through the busy market, ignoring the crowds and heading north. However, her destination wasn''t the castle, but one of the buildings along the way. There are two types of people in Ascension. One of them was called Native, or better known as NPC. They have various races, such as Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Beastkin, etc. They were basically the natives of the Rodinia continent. Nearly 90% of the poption on the continent is of Indigenous origin. The other was called yer, existences that came from another world. They take the same form as the Natives and have a simr racial ssification. Even though their numbers only represent about 10% of the mass, their influence was undoubtedly enormous. In the eyes of the Natives, yers were immortals. If a Native died, their body would stop moving forever and be a corpse. That will be the end of them. Corpses must be burned or buried because they will eventually rot and be a source of gue, or be a mindless living corpse if exposed to demonic powers. Whereas if a yer dies, their body will only turn into light particles, and respawn the next day. From a Native''s point of view, there was almost no difference in appearance between a yer and a Native. However, yers can recognize other yers. If they focus their attention on a person, a small popup name will be disyed above that person''s head, along with symbols unique to yer and Native. Hecate went to the Adventurer''s Guild first. This was a ce that has taken care of her and most of the yers who started in this City. When yers start out in the game, they can register their name in the Adventurer''s Guild. And after they registered their name, they can take a series of quests from the Quest Board ording to their rank, from F-rank up to S-rank. Then, the Guild will pay the quest taker with rewards for thepleted quests. The Adventurer''s Guild was maintained by the Natives, so it was a separate system from the yer Guild. The inside of the building was clean, with many potted decorative nts. It was more like a formal institute, not a pub with noisy drunkards shouting nonsense. There is a separate pub restaurant and it waspletely unrted to the Adventurer''s Guild. Hecate entered the building and walked to the female receptionist. "Wee to the Adventurer''s Guild, what can I do for you." "I''d like to withdraw my Gold coins." Other than as a quest giver, the Adventurer''s Guild also served as a bank for both Natives and the yers. Though, unlike banks in the real world, the bank in this game did not ept loans or credits. "Please touch this te." The receptionist took out an artifact with the shape of the metal te and ced it onto the table. Hecate poured her MP into the te and a system window appeared almost instantly. ; ;

Your current Bnce: 15,053,470,450 Please select an action: Deposit Withdraw: 30,000,000

(Administrative Fee: 10)

Surprisingly, her Gold bnce in her bank ount was very high. She obtained this abundant wealth after ransacking the Ster Wing Guild and emptying their treasury clean. This Gold was the wealth of a big-sized guild on par with her Genesis Guild. Robbing is truly the fastest way to be rich! With a press of a button, a confirmation sound was beeped, signaling the withdraw was a sess. The Gold in her inventory suddenly increased by 30 million. ; ;

You received 30,000,000

"Thank you for your patronage." Her business here was done. Hecate closed the window and left the building. Then, she entered the Auction Hall that was in front of the Adventurer Guild and talked to its receptionist. "I want to auction a few items." "Please wait a moment." The receptionist took out another te artifact and Hecate touched it immediately. Spoiler ; All | Recent | Consumable | Equipment | Material | Misc Page 1 | 2 | 3 |... | 820 ;


[] Add Items			Your Gold: 30,217,990
[ ] Search


Item Name	Current Bid	Buyout	Time Limit
+9 Staff of Destruction	14,500,002	None	6 days 12 hours 43 minutes
+9 Petal Knive	120,000	2,000,000	6 days 12 hours 20 minutes
+8 Holy te	10,000,000	50,000,000	6 days 11 hours 10 minutes
Philosopher Stone	10,000	1,000,000	6 days 9 hours 23 minutes
10 Disintegration Bomb	21,000	250,000	6 days 9 hours 3 minutes
+4 Valkyrie Armor	811,000	None	6 days 8 hours 56 minutes
100 Rune of Strength	100,000	None	6 days 8 hours 40 minutes
10 High-Grade Poison Bottle	20,000	50,000	6 days 8 hours 26 minutes
+7 ck Cat Ears Headband	10,000	40,000	6 days 7 hours 52 minutes
+7 ck Cat Tail Anal Plug	10,000	45,000	6 days 7 hours 10 minutes
+6 Valkyrie Sword	10,000,000	20,000,000	6 days 7 hours 2 minutes
100 Refined Slim Hi-Potion	300,000	420,000	6 days 6 hours 47 minutes
+5 Chastity Belt	125,000	200,000	6 days 6 hours 30 minutes
+5 Chastity Cage	72,500	95,000	6 days 6 hours 9 minutes

Many auctioned items from all over the Rosenweil Kingdom appeared on this list. When someone bids on an item, they need to deposit as much of their Gold Coins as their bid, which will be returned if the bid fails. When the time limit expires, the highest bidder is the item winner. But, if they want to get their hands on the item right away, there is an option to pay the buyout price to win the item on the spot. Items and Gold Coins from sessful transactions can be obtained after the Auction is over. And for the former item owner, the Auction Hall will take 10% of the Gold Coins as payment. yers and Natives can bid from any Auction Hall in Rodinia continent. Of course, every Kingdom or Country has a different Auction Hall system, so items from other Kingdoms won''t appear on the list. Hecate typed the name of a specific item in the search query and pressed the OK button. "Let''s see... Where is the Slot Enchant Core?" A few secondster, the list was filtered. Every item on the list disappeared, except for 10 Slot Enchant Core entries. Spoiler ; Search Result | All | Recent | Consumable | Equipment | Material | Misc < Page 1 >;


[] Add Items			Your Gold: 30,217,990
[ ] Search \| Slot Enchant Core


Item Name	Current Bid	Buyout	Time Limit
Slot Enchant Core	1,100,000	2,340,000	4 days 12 hours 53 minutes
Slot Enchant Core	1,120,000	2,000,000	3 days 12 hours 40 minutes
Slot Enchant Core	1,000,000	2,500,000	3 days 11 hours 10 minutes
Slot Enchant Core	1,010,000	2,350,000	2 days 16 hours 43 minutes
Slot Enchant Core	921,000	2,250,000	2 days 9 hours 32 minutes
Slot Enchant Core	811,000	2,250,000	2 days 8 hours 36 minutes
Slot Enchant Core	1,100,000	2,250,000	2 days 8 hours 10 minutes
Slot Enchant Core	1,400,000	2,255,000	1 days 8 hours 26 minutes
Slot Enchant Core	1,000,000	2,240,000	1 days 7 hours 52 minutes
Slot Enchant Core	1,000,000	3,000,000	1 days 7 hours 10 minutes

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Item Name:	Slot Enchant Core
Type:	Misceneous
Rarity:
Durability:	5/5
Effect:	Add 1 Soul Enchant Slot to an Equip with a low probability. Failed procedure will destroy the item.
Details:	A small, round cement that can hold a Soul Essence and extract its power. However, this item is very unstable. Obtainable by trading it with 100 Glory Points.

Hecate smiled as she looked at the 10 entries. They have varying bid prices and their purchases are between 2~3 million Gold. While these items can only be obtained by exchanging them for Glory Points, the game wasn''t short of yers who are short on Gold Coins and will use anything as theirmodity, including their Glory Points. Perhaps, this was the reason why the Skill Assimtion Orb''s existence was not well known. ''Haha... It''s the same as me spending 1000 GP. The difference is, I use Gold instead of GP. Those idiots, they don''t realize that every GP is precious...'' She quickly hit the buyout button and got all 10 on the spot. ; ;

You handed out 23,435,000 You received 10 Slot Enchant Core.

After she finished buying all of the Slot Enchant Cores, Hecate pressed the [] button, and a new window popped up. She quickly ced the equipment she got from betraying her guild onto the list. Of course, she didn''t add all the looted equipment to the Auction Window. Only equipment that are worth selling are added to the list. As for the trash equipment, she nned to melt them into her furnace. Spoiler ; ;


	Please add the item you wish to auction to this window.
	Note that the Auction Hall will charge 10% of the item sold.

	+4 Katzbalger
	Starting Bid: 2,000,000 \| Buyout: No \| Time: 7 days
	+6 Healing Wand
	Starting Bid: 15,000,000 \| Buyout: No \| Time: 7 days
	+5 te Armor
	Starting Bid: 1,200,000 \| Buyout: No \| Time: 7 days
	+5 Taurus Breastte
	Starting Bid: 2,000,000 \| Buyout: No \| Time: 7 days
	+4 Imperial Robe
	Starting Bid: 12,000,000 \| Buyout: No \| Time: 7 days



	Please check your entries properly before you click the confirm button.
	Any number errors on the price of the listed items are your own responsibility.

	Confirm Cancel

It took her about 10 minutes to finish. "Well, this is about it. Time to do the finishing touch." Before she clicked the confirmation button, her other hand pressed a hotkey to activate a certain item. ; ;

You have used Crime Scroll. For the next 10 minutes, your name won''t be shown to anyone.

At that moment, her name disappeared once again. If other yers were to examine Hecate right now, the name popup won''t show up above her head. Though, even if they did, not many yers knew of the effects of the Crime Scroll, as it was rarely used. They would most likely think it was just ag. Nearly at the same time after the notification window showed up, she clicked the confirmation button. Soon after, the items that she had put on the auction showed up on the list. However, when the items were clicked to view its detailed information, it will show as ??? in the owner''s column. These data entries will remain as it is until the end of the time limit, even after the effect of the Crime Scroll ended. Satisfied with the result, Hecate let out a gratified smile. She closed the window and thanked the receptionist. "Thank you as usual." "I''m d to be your help, dear customer." Hecate nodded, responding to the receptionist. She walked to the toilet and stayed inside for 10 minutes, waiting for the effect of the scroll to end. Then, she left the building and walked to her workshop. ?015 â€“ Blacksmith ?015 ¨C cksmith As Hecate walked, she realized something important. The scenery of the city looked different than what she remembered yesterday. But it doesn''t mean that the city had changed overnight during her absence. The one was truly changed is the view reflected in her sight. There is a lot of objects that let out a noticeable glitter everywhere. Items that were sold in the road stalls, dropped coins in the road, even a few of the shop billboard let out this conspicuous glint. Those items have something inmon, that they were rare and valuable items. ''The billboard of that shop is gilded with silver and gold... That tattered armor has one or more Soul Essences in it... That boxes, there is something valuable inside.'' Hecate could guess the reason behind this phenomenon, it was the effect of her newly enhanced skill. ; ;

Skill Name:	Treasure Sensor
Requirements:	Collector
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Shows lootable valuables in around 10 meters in the minimap. The user must define the valuable list manually. Lootable valuables will have noticeable glitters in the user''s vision.

Thanks to this skill, the valuable items that Hecate had defined will be shown in her Minimap. Now the skill was leveled up and the marks also show directly in her vision. She didn''t need to open her Minimap to utilize this skill anymore. Well, since she noticed, it will be a waste if she did not take it. She approached the merchant and inspected the armor. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	+5 Ebony Armor
Requirement:	Warrior, Thief, and Archer Job-sses, STR 10
Type:	Armor
Rarity:
Durability:	2/400
Crafter:	Unknown
Effect:	VIT +20, DEF +200 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +250 If STR < 40: AGI -20 Heavily Damaged: Effect Nullified. [] Soul Essence: Orc Pirate General Max HP +100%, DEF -50%, MDEF -50% [] Soul Essence: Fierce Fang Wolf Gives STR +5 per Upgrade Lv.
Details:	An armor made of a metal called Opcidium. The decoration of the ck crystal looked very profound. Unfortunately, this armor is damaged by a powerful acid and the power inside was lost.

The armor itself is not in good shape. Almost half of the armor was slightly melted and deformed. A single stab of a knife can surely prate the armor and make a hole in it. But with her cksmith skill, she should be able to somehow recycle it. As for the boxes... ; ;

Item Name:	Mysterious Box
Type:	Misc
Rarity:
Durability:	-
Details:	Safety box that was locked with a powerful rune. Who knows what is the contents inside this box.

These boxes dropped asionally from a golem or machine type monsters. Nobody knows the exact contents inside the box and the description doesn''t say anything useful. In the market, they sold untouched as it is and the contents inside depend on the buyer''s luck. Hecate began to negotiate with the merchant. "Mister, I want this armor. How much?" "It''s 400.000, dear little Lady." "That''s too expensive for a junk." "Lady, this is not junk. You can see it for yourself. This armor waspounded with 2 Soul Essences." "Mister, did you really take me for a fool? This armor''s durability was already in 1 digit. It was sprayed with corrosive acid and already in the brink of destruction. To hire a skilled cksmith and repair this thing would cost about 5 million. I''ll take this junk for 40.000 or just forget it!" STAB! "Huuk...! But... but... It has Orc Pirate General and Fierce Fang Wolf Essence... It can double your Max HP and increase your STR by a huge amount! At least... 350.000?" "What''s the use of those Soul Essences if the armor is unusable? They will break during the repair anyway." Hecate paused for a bit, before continuing. "Now that I think about it, 40.000 is still too expensive! 35.000!" STAB! STAB!! "Huuk...!! Huuk...!!" For some reason, the merchant looked like he was suffering from constipation. "Are you okay Mister? You should go to the doctor if you sick. Should I press the emergency button for you?" "...No need!...I understand, 35.000 it is... (*cries*) Damn spiders destroying my precious armor... I wouldn''t sell this if not because I urgently need golds...!! (*cries*)" "Thank you. Oh, I also want this, this, and this... total 3 boxes." "That will be 12.000." (*dead eyes*) Hecate finished the negotiation and bought the items. The merchant cried as he handed the ragged armor and 3 small boxes. He looked like he had lost his beloved wife to another ~~man~~ loli. ; ;

You have traded 35.000 for a +5 Ebony Armor. You have traded 12.000 for 3 Mysterious Boxes.

She received the items with a satisfied face. Even though the armor was heavily damaged, it still feels heavy with her 1 STR stat. She quickly put them into her inventory. As for the boxes, Hecate required a special instrument belonged to the Mage Association to open them. She had no choice except to store them away for now. But since these boxes triggered her Treasure Sensor, the contents definitely not something worthless. Hecate didn''t stop there, she approached another stall. "Uncle, can I buy that crate? I only want the crate." "Huh? Did you really want to buy the crate, not the fruit?" "Yes. I''ll buy it for 1.000... Ah, forget it. I''ll buy this crate as well as all of the fruits inside." "Sure! Sure!! The total of thirty apples is 30... And this crate..." "I know, 1.000 for the crate, so the total is 1.030. Here is the gold." With that saying, Hecate handed out the gold coins to the seller. ; ;

You have traded 1.030 for a Wooden Crate and 30 Apples.

The fruit seller looked very happy as he received the gold since he suddenly got a big profit. Who would think that someone will buy a mere wooden crate with 1.000? ''That uncle is a native. He perhaps didn''t understand how much worth this crate is in the real world.'' Hecate didn''t say anymore and left the ce as soon as she put everything to her inventory. ; ;

Item Name:	Wooden Crate
Type:	Misc
Rarity:
Durability:	15/15
Details:	A wooden crate made of Sandalwood.

A Sandalwood, or moremonly known in Japan as Byakudan (), is a type of wood that produces a distinctive fragrance that canst for decades. Currently, the global price of Sandalwood reached more than $3200/lb¹ [This is not Earth 2020, okay. The real price of Sandalwood is not that exaggerated yet.]. It was the second most expensive wood in the world. ''If I use this wood in my craft, I can raise its price even further.'' She couldn''t help but grin. To think that she met this good stuff easily... It feels like she had really be a treasure radar. A few minutester, Hecate arrived in front of a small house building. Hecate took out a key from her inventory and opened the door. This house was her personal property and she used it as her workshop. The front room was decorated simr to any normal house. A living room with stairs that led to a bedroom on the second floor, a kitchen with a bathroom that never used even once, andstly, the cksmith workshop area in the back room. Entering the house, Hecate locked the door once again before walking to her workshop room. "Now then, time to work!" Then, she turned the furnace on. Without further ado, she opened her inventory and take out all of the cheap weapons and armors that she did not auction. Excluding those thatpounded with Soul Essences, she dropped all of them into the furnace. Spoiler ; ;

You have turned on the Furnace.

Please supply the Furnace with MP to keep it functioning.

Current Temperature: 0 800 C (Max 1000) MP Consumption: 800 per hour.

Your skill, Mysticallurgy Lv7, has reduced the melting time by 70%

Metallic Extraction (20/25) :

+4 Short Knife 50g Iron | Estimated time: 15 minutes. +4 Silver Bow 200g Silver | Estimated time: 35 minutes. +3 Iron Boots 3kg Iron | Estimated time: 58 minutes. +4 Rod of Wind No metallic substance. +3 Trib Shield 9kg Gold, 6kg Iron | Estimated time: 228 minutes. Other 15 items.

Extraction Result when Finished: 12kg Gold, 10kg Silver, 20kg Iron Other 8 items.

The cksmith furnace in this game did not conform to the rules in the real world. It was system-assisted, very easy to use, and only used mana to operate. As long as the yers, or natives have the Forging skill, they can use the furnace. Well, this is fundamentally a game world after all. If the cksmith process was tooplicated, it would deter the yers to y this upation. While waiting for the furnace to finish melting the items, Hecate took out the 10 Slot Enchant Cores that she purchased previously and ced them into the table. She also took out her +8 Eldritch Bone Wand, +7 Mask of Serenity, and +7 Cloak of the Fallen. At that moment, an interesting phenomenon happened. In her vision, some Slot Enchant Cores she bought gave off a blue aura that slowly extended to the 3 pieces of equipment. Spoiler ; ;

Hecate let out a grin. She knew of a simr phenomenon that had urred not too long ago. ''Fortune Instinct!'' It was the skill obtained frombining "Sense Crisis" and "Sense Fortune". This blue aura must havee from the Fortune Instinct skill. It told Hecate indirectly that the slot''s enchantment process would be sessful if she matched the items ording to the blue aura. A mismatched pair will most likely fail and destroy both items. With a wave of her hand, Hecate unequipped her ne. "Let''s test it further by using this to my ne." She tested her hypothesis further by using one of the Cores that had a blue aura connected to her Saintess Ne. It was stolen equipment so it didn''t matter to her if it broke. Spoiler ; ;

You have unequipped +4 Saintess Ne.

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Are you sure you want to use Slot Enchant Core to +4 Saintess Ne?

Sess Chance: 65%. Warning: Failure attempt will destroy both items.

Yes No

As soon as Hecate clicked the Yes button, the core suddenly turned into a ball of light and fly into the ne. The glowsts for a few seconds before the light fade away. And then, a system window appeared. Spoiler ; ;

The slot enchantment was sessful. The Slot of +4 Saintess Ne has been increased by 1.

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Item Name:	+4 Saintess Ne
Requirement:	Mage, Cleric
Type:	Ne
Rarity:
Durability:	240/253
Effect:	Immune to Silence, Charm, Confuse STR +6, AGI +2, VIT +4 Halves stamina consumption [ ]
Details:	A Ne that was bestowed to a Saintess. Has a protection from Ashera, your soul won''t be defiled.

Hecate let out a satisfied smile as she looked at the sess notification. It proved that her hypothesis was right. Fortune Instinct can help her detect the probability of sess in advance. This was equal to obtaining a irvoyance ability that lets her see the future. While other yers have to take a gamble as they took a risk of failure when upgrading or slotting equipment, Hecate only had to look if the blue aura exists in the items or not. If it exists, then it was a guaranteed sess. It was truly a broken skill. ''Since it proved to be true, then I don''t have to hold back.'' She continued to enchant a few of her equipment. Spoiler ; ;

The slot enchantment was sessful. The Slot of +8 Eldritch Bone Wand has been increased by 1. The slot enchantment was sessful. The Slot of +7 Mask of Serenity has been increased by 1. The slot enchantment was sessful. The Slot of +7 Cloak of the Fallen has been increased by 1. The slot enchantment was sessful. The Slot of +5 Shadow Walker has been increased by 1. The slot enchantment was sessful. The Slot of +7 Moon cier Armguard has been increased by 1. The slot enchantment was sessful. The Slot of White Silk Panties has been increased by 1.

Unfortunately, thest 3 cores were just in cores, they didn''t let out any aura whatsoever. If she used these cores to slot her equipment, she would likely fail. "Oh well, Got 7 out of 10 is already good." Without any other choice, she stored the items back to her inventory. More than thirty minutes had passed unknowingly. The furnace already finished melting the scrap items and the inside has changed into a hot metal liquid. The hot liquid metals were magically separated from the other element and each contained in a different container. If this were in the real world, it would take more than 10 hours to melt iron to liquid metal. "Now that the metal has be liquid, it''s the time to cast the metal." Hecate carefully poured the hot liquid iron into a sand mold. This method is called the Sand-casting method. It is one of the most popr and simplest types of metal casting, because it is cheap, using only sand bonded with y or resin as the mold. Sand can be recycled many times in most operations and requires little maintenance. She used this metal casting method for two years and did not have any doubt that this method was the simplest and easiest. ...until today. ; ;

The necessary knowledge of the skill Mysticallurgy has been updated.

One of her newly gained passive skills, Mysticallurgy suddenly activated. Her game interface spammed with a lot of new tutorial windows that she never saw before. These tutorial windows contain information about the basic utilization of mana control, such as shaping and condensing. "Oh, what is this?" Hecate carefully read the tutorial with a bright mood. This passive skill seems to allow her to control her mana to moreplex operations. Now, she could use her thought to condense mana in mid-air to create temporary objects out of thin air. Of course, those things were basically made of mana and required her concentration to maintain their condensation. But that''s more than enough. "Wait, looks like I can use this to make molds for my metal casting!" Metal casting now bes easier and subsequently, her crafting speed bes faster. And that''s not the end of it. ; ;

You now can carve Glyph and Runes to your craft.

Not only that, her cksmith skill also seems to extend to other professions. "Now, that''s awesome!" Carving Glyph and Runes to equipment should''ve belonged to Artificer and Runemaster Sub-ss. The Glyph can endow the equipment with limited functionality, making it into a pseudo artifact. Meanwhile, the Runes can add bonus stats to the equipment. This equals of having 3 production Sub-sses in one Sub-ss slot! ''If I use this correctly, I can create some ultimate equipment by myself! Not only that... If this can be applied to my craft...'' She can create magical items that use ck technology in the real world! However, that is only if she hadpletely mastered the knowledge. Right now, she did not have any Artificer or Runemaster rted information. What can she carve if she did not know anything about Glyph? Hecate opened her browser and looked about the Artificer guide. There are lots of guides made by various Artificers about their ss, as well as the shape of the Glyph that must be carved and their effects. "This is definitely not information that can be crammed in one night." Hecate sighed and closed all notification windows. She decided to put off reading for now and practice this new metal casting method instead. There are only a few hours left before the guild meeting. ?016 â€“ Zenon the Merchant ?016 ¨C Zenon the Merchant Another POV: Today was a bad day for Zenon. He was in the middle of an important quest. He had to deliver a letter from the Capital City to the Trade City of Nerkia. The distance between the two city was not short. For this quest, Zenon has already spent 3 days just to travel to Nerkia City. It was just a little more distance before he arrive at his destination. "Nerkia City is only a little away. The quest deadline is tomorrow, so there is still enough time. If I sessfullyplete this quest, I will make a huge profit!" "NIEEEEEGGGGHHHH!!!!" "Hahaha... Of course, I haven''t forgotten you, Stephanie! Later, I''ll treat you to the most delicious grass avable on the market!" "FFRRR!!" "Oh, you tired? Okay, let''s camp here tonight. I need to sleep in the real world too." Zenon driven his wagon to the side of the road and stopped there. "Soon... We can rece this cranky wagon with a bigger one!" Thus, he decided to camp on the spot. After petting Stephanie''s head onest time, he entered his wagon and pressed the logout button. Unfortunately, he didn''t realize at the time that the petting was hisst moment with Stephanie. When he logged in the next day, suddenly a group of vicious spiders swarmed him from all directions. [][Virulent Tarant - Lv79~89] 20+ Zenon was used to their kind of monsters. He had faced a few of Virulent Tarant during his journey. Back then, they were just passive monsters who preferred to use their nests to trap enemies. They won''t attack anyone outside theirir, so as long as Zenon doesn''t get close to them, then they won''t be a threat. But today was different, they had suddenly left theirir and were actively attacking him. Besides, their levels were higher than he remembered. "SYITT!! WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING HERE!!" If it''s just one or two, Zenon won''t have too much trouble. Worst case, he could run away and avoid the battle. However, the spiders were persistent and attacked him in groups. Poison after poison shot through the air, destroying his wagon and the supplies inside. Then he remembered about his horse. "Stephanie?! STEPHANIE!!" There was no answer. He looked in the direction his horse should have been but found nothing. His horse was gone with only the blood on the ground remaining, most likely he had been eaten clean before he logged in. Zenon himself was already in a sorry state. He was paralyzed and could not use his right hand. Half of his armor was sprayed with a corrosive poison and melted into an unrecognizable shape. ; ;

You got poisoned. Your right arm was paralyzed. Your +5 Ebony Armor had damaged and its effect have been disabled.

Spoiler ; ;


Name:	Zenon	EXP:	20,643 / 62,300
Race:	Human /	Gold:	892,000
ss:	Hunter - Lv47
Sub:	Merchant	Guild:	ck Hawk
	Peddler
	Negotiator

HP:	700 / 5,293	STR:	50 +15
MP:	20 / 506	AGI:	21 + 9
STA:	45%	VIT:	40 + 15
		INT:	48 + 18
Karma:	534	DEX:	70 + 19
Stat Pt:	0	LUK:	20 + 3


Status:	Poisoned (Virulent Tarant Venom)		(52d 12:30:20 left)
	Right Arm Paralyzed.		()

About Stat Calction: Look at Chapter 01. The same poison was also eating his HP away. His death was certain. But if he died now, he would receive a Death Penalty and be unable to log in for a full 24 hours. The quest would be doomed to failure. "DAMM IT...!!! NO! I CAN''T LET THAT HAPPEN!" He must not fail this quest. The letter inside his inventory was an important quest item that must be delivered due on time. If Zenon failed his quest, then his favorability towards an important native will be dropped and he won''t receive quests from that native in the future. The effort that he had worked up until now will be wasted. That was not something he would like to see. He opened his inventory and decisively used a Life Insurance Scroll to avoid the death penalty. ; ;

You have used Life Insurance Scroll. For the next 30 minutes, your Death Penalty is voided. You are died!

And then, Zenon respawned back to the Rosenweil Capital City. He quickly catch up with the current situation after quick looking at the forums. However, his expression turned ugly as he tried his best to hold his tears. His wagon and his beloved horse gone, along with the supplies that he intended to trade. "My wagon... my poor Stephanie..." Although the horse was not from a rare breed, but ''Stephanie'' had apanied Zenon for a long time. It would be a lie to say he had no attachment toward his horse. Zenon still vividly remembered the moment when he collecting gold little by little. He did a chore work in a shop owned by a native like a ve during his early days. He used his earned gold to buy the prettiest horse in the local farm. That was the first time Zenon and Stephanie meet. After that, they went traveling as a merchant to variousnds, endured scorching sun and chilly rain together. Their bond was strengthened as they travel. Now, Stephanie was no more. He wouldn''t be able to look at herfortable expression when he brushed her again. Her unique neigh every time he greeted her as he logged in won''t be heard anymore... Poor Stephanie, it must be very painful when those spiders bit her with their venomous fang. Zenon regretted very much that he was not even there to help so she had to unwillingly face a violent death. But... he did not have time to be sad. The quest! "Wagon and horse can be reced... But this quest must not fail...!" His 3 days of traveling was wasted. He only has 16 hours left toplete the quest. The wagon and the horse already gone. But, even if he still has them, it was impossible to go to Nerkia City physically before the time limit. Which means, he had to use another means of transportation. "Teleport Gate... I did not have any choice left except for using it." If he used the Teleportation Gate, he can arrive almost instantly at Nerkia City. There is no need to cross mountains and rivers. Though, if someone wants to use the gate, they had to pay an expensive fee. One time teleport costs 1.000.000, and the gold will be deducted directly from the system window. Thinking about it made Zenon want to cough blood. Even his lost wagon and the goods inside was only worth about half of that amount. The problem was, his current saving was not enough to cover that costs. Without any other choice, he went to his rented stall in the market and sell the remaining goods that was inside his inventory. He also unequipped his damaged armor. "This armor is already damaged so much... It probably can''t be repaired anymore..." When an equip durability bes too low, the bonus effects got nullified, no matter what its rarity was. Once an equip be this state, repairing it would be a strenuous task. A wrong procedure might damage the remaining durability, making it shatter into particles. Such a pity, this was an armor that have 2 slot essences. It was quite rare for an equip to have a slot essence, much less two. He got this armor from a chain quest reward with the C difficulty. As for the 2 soul essences, he bought them for a huge price, using real money. Orc Pirate General and Fierce Fang Wolf are elite monsters. A pack of mobs can only have one of them and their chance of dropping their Soul Essences was basically non-existent, almost close to zero. Such items obviously will not appear in the Auction Hall. "This is too sad... I traded these two soul essences with my sports car, but now they had be junk..." Zenon couldn''t help but cry. Although unwilling, he put the broken armor into his stall alongside the other items. There is no use holding such useless junk in his inventory. Rather than filling his inventory space, might as well sell it. Hopefully, someone would be willing to buy it at a high price. Not long after, he saw a little girl approaching his stall... Just think of them like ying a Digimon game. You raised your digimon from baby until its Mega/Ultra form, feeding it, take care of its toilet, etc... You progressing to the story, crossing mountains and rivers with your digimon, disperses evil and stuff ... Then after some time, your digimon died... But soon after, you got another egg as a recement. ?017 â€“ Mana Metalcasting ?017 ¨C Mana Metalcasting Hecate practiced her new metalcasting method for a whole 3 hours non-stop. ''A new method that hasn''t appeared in the game. Let''s call this method, Mana Metalcasting!'' This method of metal casting is aplished by carefully controlling mana into various shapes, condensing it and using it as a mold for the liquid metal until it cooled. There is no need for any other medium such as sand or resin, and the mold can disperse on its own when the cooling process ispleted, saving the time for the finishing process. But of course this method has a drawback, which is that it requires concentration and consumes a lot of MP to maintain solidity until the metal cools down. The bigger the mold, the bigger the MP consumption. Fortunately, Hecate spent all her stats on INT, making her maximum MP very high. Otherwise the mold will disperse prematurely before the metal fully cooled down. If that happened, the end product will undoubtedly failed and turned into a crooked shape. Hecate familiarized herself with the method. Many metal objects with various shapes without any usability was created as she practiced. Those metal junks were simply melted back into liquid metal and reused again for her practice. And if her MP is low, she just sit calmly and let Meditate passive skill regenerate her MP faster. ; ;

Skill Name:	Meditate
Requirements:	Sit and don''t move for more than 4 hours.
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Triples your HP and MP regeneration when sit and idle. You must not do any kind of movement for the skill effect to activate.

Soon after, Hecate thought of the correct way to utilize Mana Metalcasting. She opened her interface and searched her Skill List, and then she clicked Blueprint Research. A new window appeared, and the content within that window was the culmination of Hecate''s sessful craft up until now, recorded as the Blueprint, and many others she had gathered from various sources, such as quest rewards or from the inte. Blueprints were the lifeline of all production subsses and they were valuable knowledge. It was also amon sight to see people selling and trading blueprints in the marketce. Not all of the blueprint is good, but when it is good, its value would soar to the point that it exceeds a real estate. It was said that the Castle blueprints of a Master Architect were bought for 100 million in a real world auction. Though sometimes, there are kind(?) people that shares their(?) blueprint on the inte. Hecate clicked one of the blueprint and printed the content into an empty paper. She took out some measuring tools and began to adjust the design drawings on the paper to her needs. She then adjusted the mana into the shape of the desired part and used it as a mold, then poured liquid metal into it. The process took less than 10 seconds. It''s just that the metal cooling process takes most of the time. After that, everything was like copy-paste process. ; ;

You have created 40 Iron Bolts - Exp +4 You have created 40 Iron Nuts - Exp +4 You have created 15 Iron Round Disks - Exp +3 ...

Unfortunately, Hecate could only use this method to create basic shape parts. As for makingplex parts, she still needed to use some processing procedures. Nevertheless, it was still a breakthrough method that greatly cut down the time required for Hecate to craft an item. Hecate spent another hour to craft some items. Spoiler ; ;

You have crafted a Landmine - Exp +30 You have crafted a Landmine - Exp +30 Crafting Proficiency +1 (44.686/33.000.000) You have crafted a Landmine - Exp +30 You have crafted a Landmine - Exp +30 You have crafted a Landmine - Exp +30 You have crafted a Landmine - Exp +30 You have crafted a Landmine - Exp +30 You have crafted a Grappling Hook- Exp +30 Mysticallurgy Proficiency +1 (1.456/40.000.000)

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Item Name:	Hecate''s Landmine
Type:	Trap
Rarity:
Crafter:	Hecate
Details:	A magic device created by Hecate which causes the magic intake to overload and creates an explosion that affects the area of 2m radius.

Even though Hecate is an Archwitch, that doesn''t mean she can only use magic to hunt. Ascension is a VRMMO game with high freedom of action. yers was not restricted about utilizing other method than using the game skills for their hunting. In other words, throwing bomb or using trap is still a valid action. Though, Hecate didn''t have any trap rted skills since she was not a Hunter or a Ranger ss. She won''t get any of the benefit of those skills, like bonus damage or increase area effect when she uses a trap item. As for the other item... Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Grappling Hook
Requirement:	Assassin, Lv35, STR 5, DEX 15
Type:	Armor - Arms
Rarity:
Durability:	300/300
Crafter:	Hecate
Effect:	AGI +10, DEX +10 (Halved effect: AGI +5, DEX +10) Can shoot the hook with a press of a button (Distance: 3.5m). Automatically pulls the user to where the hook was grappled. Increase movement speed when the user is pulled. (Halved effect) Lightweight. Crafter Privilege: - You can wear this item with the penalty applied. - Penalty: Effects of this equipment is halved.
Details:	A special tool crafted by Hecate, resembling a dragon w. It uses motorized pulley device powered by user''s MP.

It was an equip that was deemed more suited for Assassin and its upgrade sses by the system. She used the design of a motorized pulley avable in the inte and utilized a 4m Steel Wire to craft this Grappling Hook. Normally, Hecate can''t use this equip because of its ss restriction. However in Ascension, the crafter has a special privilege. They can bypass the requirements of the equip that they have crafted by themselves, but if they do, they only get half of the effect from the said equip. Though such penalty did not matter too much for Hecate. ''Well, at least the mechanism still seems to work as intended. All that left is just a live test!'' Hecate nodded in satisfaction with the result and crafted more Landmines again. Then, after 20 or so Landmines were crafted, suddenly she got a window notification. Spoiler ; ;

Proficiency has passed the minimum requirement. Skill Learned: Mana Solidification (Passive) You can temporarily solidify your Mana. MP required for maintaining the solid state per minute has been reduced. Current: 10 MP / minute. Skill Learned: Precision Mana Control (Passive) You can control your Mana better. MP required to use Spells has been reduced by 10%. Precision Mana Control has resonated with Mana Stone Creation. Now you can control the shape of the Mana Stone when you create one. Mana Solidification has resonated with Mana Stone Creation. The durability of the Mana Stone you create will be improved.

"Oh...?" Some Extra Skills appeared! It has been a long time since she received this notification. After she got the Meditate skill 2 years ago, she hasn''t got any Extra Skill until now. "Back then, I was too focused on leveling up and ignored Extra Skills..." Hecate sighed. Well, that itself can''t be helped. Ascension has a lot of skills that can be learned. However, most of the skills that can be learned requires the learner to have a specific Subss before they can learn the said skills. If you want to learn Cooking skill, then you must have the Chef Subss first. If you want to learn Farming skill, then you must be a Farmer first. The max amount of subsses that yers can have is only 3.. After this number is reached, they will not be able to add any Subss again unless they delete one or more to make a space. And if they do, they loose all of the Skills of that deleted subss. Game Skills yed an important role in this game world. Without it, the yers won''t be able to do much in the game. For example, without the Cooking skill, the yers will not be able to cook no matter how skilled they are in the real world. The same can be said for the natives.¹ [Just think of Log Horizon anime] Skills outside the Subss category is called Extra Skills and can be learned regardless of the subsses. However, these skills were rare and even if someone found its learning condition, they would surely want to keep it to themselves. Hecate was contemting about the usability of her new skills. Since she got Precision Mana Control, she can change the shape of the Mana Stones that she creates. And Mana Stones just look like a normal white stone if they are not used as an energy source. And since she could control the MP used when creating a Mana Stone, she can use the skill as many times as she wants. ''Huh? Does this mean I can create unlimited materials as long as I have MP?'' To test her hypothesis, she used the skill immediately. "Mana Stone Creation - Shape: Brick - MP used: 100..." In that instant, a blue lighte out from her hand and condensed itself slowly into a shape of a white brick. But the light suddenly stopped midway before the brick takes a quarter of its shape. It was not hard to guess the reason. "It seems the MP used was too low... Then, 1000 MP!" The light continued to shine and sure enough, the processpleted smoothly. A white brick sessfully appeared in her hand. But when Hecate saw its details, she can only be disappointed. Spoiler ; ;

You obtained a Mana Stone (Brick Shape - 1100 MP).

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Item Name:	Low Grade Mana Stone (Brick shape)
Type:	Misc
Rarity:
Durability:	11/11
Energy:	1100 MP
Crafter:	Hecate
Details:	A Mana Stone that was shaped like a brick. It doesn''t contain too much energy.

"Only 11 durability... that''s too brittle..." The brick was no different than a y mold. If she really used it as a parts of her craft items, who knows when the items will malfunctioned and break. "Then let''s test if I use 30000 MP... Mana Stone Creation!" Another brick appeared in her hand, but this time the brick was different. Spoiler ; ;

You obtained a Mana Stone (Brick Shape - 30000 MP).

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Item Name:	Middle Grade Mana Stone (Brick shape)
Type:	Misc
Rarity:
Durability:	298/298
Energy:	30000 MP
Crafter:	Hecate
Details:	A Mana Stone that was shaped like a brick. It contains a lot of energy.

Hecate smiled in delight. It turns out that the MP used affects the durability of the brick. She then created two more Mana Stones but with 10000 MP and 20000 MP respectively. The result was the brick with 10000 MP got 99 durability, and the one with 20000 MP got 198 durability. From the look of it, the brick got 1 durability every 100 MP used, so 30000 MP gives around 300 durability. "As for the lost numbers, perhaps the shape also influencing the result. The bigger the shape, the more MP is needed." With that, she further understood her Skill. While Hecate was upied with her thoughts, a small log in notification caught her eye. ; ;

Emilia has logged in. Leon has logged in. KAZU has logged in.

It seems she was too preupied with her research that she forgot the time. A day has passed since the battle of betrayal and the Death Penalty of her guildmates has expired. They should have respawned in their Save Point by now one by one. Hecate stuffed the Magic Bricks into her inventory. She then hit her cheek and adjusted her facial expression. "It''s the time for the guild meeting."

Low Grade: 1 - 9999
Mid Grade: 10000 - 99999
High Grade: 100000 - 999999
Superior Grade: > 1m

?018 â€“ Genesis Guildâ€™s Management ?018 ¨C Genesis GuildˇŻs Management Finally, the death penalty duration expired. Tenkawa Ouma, or Leon sighed in relief. These 24 hours seems too long for him. Almost 100 guild members including himself got wiped out yesterday, making them unable to logged in because of the death penalty. He couldn''t help but worried his Guild Base got raided clean when he was absent. Fortunately, his position in the Rosenweil Kingdom is not low. Leon is a Temr, a 3rd tier Jobss that was specially baptized by their Pantheon order. By the native''s perspective, his status was equal of a Baron. He has the right to assembles troops in his name and he has invested a great deal of effort to raise more than 30000 excellent native Knights and Wizards to protect his base. Unlike Ster Wing Guild who got their base ransacked by ck Phantom, his Genesis Guild is well funded and not stingy for recruiting armies. Even ck Phantom won''t be able to breach his guild base easily. Sure enough, he did not find the news of Genesis Guild''s base was breached in the forum. The first time Leon do after logged in was to secure funds. He essed a trading site and purchase a lot of golds using his bank bnce. It was an affiliate site of the Gaia Corporation that allows the yers to trade their gold coins in the game with real money. Real Money Trading! Leon purchased a lot of gold coin deposits made by yers. With the current 1 : 2 average conversion rate, he spent about 30 million (plus 1% tax) to get 60.000.000. These gold coins will be used to maintain his Genesis Guild as well as the development of their Guild Base. The maintenance also includes paying the sry of his guild members. He was not ying the game just for fun. Leon had used sry to entice yers so they would join into his guild. In a sense, Genesis Guild is a pseudopany where he was the employer and his guild members is the employees. The sry for each member is in the form of a Guild Contribution Point (GCP), and this GCP can be exchanged further for either gold coins with an exchange rate of 1:1, or various resources in the Guild Treasury. The amount of GCP they will get each month was not fixed and based on their contribution in the guild. For example, a normal member who just join for fun only receives about 10.000 GCP per month (equal 5.000), while the core members, like Hecate receives about 1.000.000 GCP per month (equal 500.000). Leon appeared in the Rosenweil Town City Square, near the Save Crystal when he logged in. He immediately checked his inventory, secretly praying the item that he dropped was not Skill Assimtion Orb. But s, his hope was sshed with cold water. No matter how he scrolled his inventory, he did not find that specific item. "DAMN!" Leon was indignant. It would be fine if it were another item that were dropped. At most he can buy another to rece it. But Skill Assimtion Orb was different, since it can''t be bought with money. Once again, his hatred towards the hateful ck Phantom intensified. But what can he do? The item has been lost and will not return no matter how he rages. "Just wait, ck Phantom! I''ll definitely make you pay for this!" Leon clenched his teeth and decided to set aside his anger temporarily. For now, regrouping with his guild member takes priority. He ignored the surrounding people that was startled with his loud curse and used a certain skill. ; ;

Skill Name:	Return Base
Type:	Guild Skill - Active
Effect:	Teleports the user to the Guild Base (Brynhildr Fort). Usable once per day (1/1)

This is a skill that the yers automatically get when they joined a guild that owns a base. The skill won''t appear directly in the yer''s Skill Lists, and only can be used in the Guild Interface. Shortly after he used the skill, he appeared inside his guild base, the Brynhildr Fort. The fort and the town inside it was gifted by Rasca IV, the current King of Rosenweil Kingdom when he was inaugurated as a Temr. He had the right to govern the resident inside the town, setting up a tax and steer its development. But that''s for another matter. He silently waited for his guild core members to arrive in the Conference Room. Besides the leader, Genesis Guild have a total of 7 core members who act as its pir. They are yers with various races that have been promoted to their respective 3rd tier Jobss and act as Leon''s right hand.

Emilia, the Ranger - Elf.
Renahi, the High Priestess - Human.
Astrid, the Pdin - Draconid.
KAZU, the Shadow Assassin - Werewolf.
Shuna, the Warmonger - Dwarf.
Grim, the Trickster - Werecat.
Hecate, the Archwitch - Human.

They were called as the Genesis Guild''s Seven Stars. In Ascension, yers can chose to start from 5 different races. Each of the races have their respective pros and cons.

Human: STR: 1x | AGI: 1x | VIT: 1x | INT: 1x | DEX: 1x | LUK: 1x The most versatile of the race. They have no weakness, but also no particr advantage either.
Elf: STR: 0.5x | AGI: 1x | VIT: 0.75x | INT: 1.25x | DEX: 1.5x | LUK: 1x
1. Easy to master magic and archery, but weak at physical melee.
2. STR stat effectiveness is halved, while INT and DEX stat effectiveness is enhanced.
3. They have unique magic that only belonged to their race.
Dwarf: STR: 1.25x | AGI: 0.75x | VIT: 1.25x | INT: 0.5x | DEX: 2x | LUK: 1x
1. Resilient and dexterous, but horrible at magic. Very good for cksmithing.
2. Can only be chosen by people with a height of 160cm.
Beastkin: (Werecat, Weredog, Werebunny, Werewolf...) AGI: >1.5x | LUK: 1x | Other Stat: Various
1. Have various animal trait in their bodies, like animal ears and tails.
2. They have various stat effectiveness ording to the racial type. But mostly they were nimble and have sharp senses.
3. Capable of transforming to their animal and hybrid form.
4. Very vulnerable to silver.
Draconid: STR: 1.5x | AGI: 0.25x | VIT: 2.5x | INT: 1.25x | DEX: 0.75x | LUK: 1x
1. A dragon-humanoid hybrid.
2. Strong at physical melee, high regeneration, but their movement is slow.
3. They have a tail and can be moved freely with the system assistance.
4. Cannot swim, even if they can in real life.

From the 5 choice of race, Human is the most popr choice. While it was true that the other races has many of its advantage, Human race also did not have any fatal shoring. This makes Human race very easy to maneuver. They can became any Jobss without much problem and they did not have many restriction for choosing their Subsses. Many yers, including Leon, Hecate, and Renahi chose this race because of this reason. As for the other races, they were more suited for the yers that pursue specialization of their Jobss. For example, Elves were suited for the sses that uses magic or a bow as their weapon. The spell casted by an Elf is more powerful than the spell casted by a Human with the same INT stat. But in return, their STR and VIT efficiency is low so they weren''t good in a meleebat. By the way, Elves can''t choose cksmith and Carpenter as their Subsses. Fifteen minutester. The door opened and the resurrected core members arrived one by one in the Conference Room. As the moodmaker, Renahi started by greeting everyone. "Cyao! Everyone! Long time no see!" "What ''long time no see''? It''s only yesterday we''ve went through with that disaster." Emilia retorted with a dissatisfied expression. Her mood was not bright ever since that day. She felt very humiliated every time she recalled how ck Phantom killed her after making her powerless with some kind of unknown skill. "A day is still long! You should understand my frustration for being unable to login." "A typical case of game addicted people." KAZUmented with a sneer in the side while Astrid, Shuna and Grim just quickly sit in their seat. Astrid was not in the mood to talk, she felt the same with Emilia. Shuna sensed the atmosphere wasn''t right and did not say anything, afraid if she would say something wrong. Meanwhile Grim only murmured ''Moron'' in a low voice, but enough to be heard. Leon only watched their interaction silently. Alongside Leon, The Seven Stars''bat power were iparable than most of the yers in the Rosenweil Kingdom. Their strength elevated the Genesis Guild across the entire continent to a high position. ''But even with such a lineup, we are still got wiped out by ck Phantom!'' As their leader, he knows the best of their strength and weakness. The Seven Stars absolutely is not a weakling that can be snuffed with a single spell. Or it should have be. But the reality says otherwise. His proudly guild members was rooted like cabbages in front of ck Phantom''s spell. ''For now, I must think about the countermeasure.'' Leon had tasted his(?) power firsthand and understood clearly that his(?) power is not normal. Hecate was thest one to arrive. The moment the door opened once more, a girl with a delicate face appeared. Her blue shoulder-length hair gracefully swayed by the gentle wind. Her cutely appearance makes people want to hug and take her home. She had petite build, enough to mistook her as a middle grade schooler. But, everyone in this room knows that this loli is already at a legal age to be snusnu-ed! "HE~CA~TE~CHWAAN!!" "Funyu~!" Once again, attack of the oppai! Everyone else in the room did not stop her and just looking with understanding expression. Renahi seems very fond for cuddling this huggable loli. This fact is already widely known inside the guild. Hecate herself was already given up about this point. It was pointless to say anything else to Renahi. Looking at this harmonious scene, even the gloomy atmosphere from Leon and the others started to melted away. It was simr to how people relieve their stress by seeing small animals like kittens or hamsters. This was Hecate''s importance in the guild. A strong mascot character that can bring everyone''s smile. "Looks like everyone has arrived. Let''s starts the meeting now." Leon slowly said as he rise from his seat. ?019 â€“ Black Phantomâ€™s Fan ?019 ¨C ck PhantomˇŻs Fan Genesis Guild''s Base - Brynhildr Fort Leon and the Seven Stars gathered in the Conference Room, discussing about the recent events. There are 8 chairs in the center of the room that was prepared for Leon and the Seven Stars, but Hecate''s chair was empty without anyone to sit. That''s because she was currently sitting in the Renahi''sp with a disgruntled face. With Renahi''s hands hugging her, Hecate was unable to move away. "Rena... I want to sit in my chair." "No, I won''t let you! Hecate-chan can just sit here!" (*mugyuu*) Hecate protested, but that makes Renahi to tighten her embrace. With pleading eyes, Hecate looked at the female elf next to their seat to ask for her rescue. "Emi..." "Just give it up, Hecate. Rena can''t be stopped." Unfortunately, the elf, Emilia refuse her plead. As for the others, they only watched in their seats with warm eyes. "Yup! Emihi is right! I missed you so much since yesterday, you know? Just let me cuddle you for a bit." ''But we already met in the morning ss...'' Hecate sighed helplessly. For a moment, Hecate considered to st Renahi away and make her disconnect by death penalty again. But she can''t do that because the consequence aftermath is definitely not good. Her image as the guild''s cute, harmless mascot would also be lost and it wasn''t something she wanted to see. To ensure their cordial rtionship, she had no choice except enduring Renahi''s cuddle. Looking at Hecate''s pouted expression, Leon smiled, but he continued the meeting with a serious face. Leon: "As you know, our boss raid has failed. We got KS-ed by ck Phantom. This point is clear, right?" The warm atmosphere instantly freezes again. KAZU: "Just a bit more and we would''ve got the boss... But that fukker! He really dared to mess with us! " Astrid: "Yeah, Kazu is right... Our Genesis Guild''s dignity has been trampled. We have to revenge!" Emilia: "Revenge? How? We didn''t know his PN (yer Name) or GID (Game ID). How can we got our revenge if we didn''t even have any of his information?" The room instantly filled with silence after they hear Emilia''s words. Yes, they had forgotten one important question. Who the heck is this ck Phantom? An unidentified existence covered with a cloak, no one knew his real PN or gender. His unrivaled strength was the only thing that people knew. Every time he appeared, only destruction followed his path. That power was not scientific! Many times the yers reported him to the CS (Customer Service) for suspected cheater, but the answer every time they get waspletely different than they expected. The corresponding yer used a legal means and did not cheat! It''s not just Genesis Guild that want to hunt down this yer. But there was nothing they could do, because they didn''t even know his PN in the first ce. They can''t set a bounty to a yer that they did not known his name. The one that break the silence was Shuna. Shuna: "By the way, Grim. Did you managed to copy ck Phantom''s skill? Maybe it can provide clues to us." Astrid: "Yes, that''s right! If you can see who is the owner of the skill that you''ve copied..." Everyone instantly focused their nce at Grim, the Trickster. They almost forgot the special characteristic of his ss. Tricksters can copy skills from others, whether they were yers, natives, or monsters. However, once more, their hope was sshed with cold water with Grim''s denial. Grim: "Nah, my giarize Skill did not even react. Mind you that I already upgraded the skill to the max." Hecate secretly grinned in Renahi''sp. She already took precaution against Tricksters, so they couldn''t copy anything that can lead to her. giarize Skill was a skill that only triggered when the user had been hit by the skill by someone else. The said skill will be copied as a semi-permanent skill regardless of acquisition requirements, which can be used infinitely until the skill disappears after 3 days. The copied skill level will be determined by the lowest number between the level of the original skill that the attacker use and the Trickster''s own giarize Skill. Of course other prerequisites for using the skill must be met. For example, they cannot use Hunter''s Rapid Shot with weapons other than Bows. They also couldn''t use monster skills that required certain organs they didn''t have, such as Dragon Breath. Grim had the giarize Skill maxed out up to level 10, meaning if he had hit with a level 10 skill, he would have copied the skill as a level 10 as well. That is... if the attacker has actually learned the skill. The skills Hecate used to kill them came from her equipment, especially Death Sentence and Mana Explosion. She didn''t even use his Skill Points to learn Cyclone Storm. In other words, the level Hecate learned from those skills were 0. Grim had nothing to copy from her. Leon: "I see... That''s okay..." Grim: "Sorry everyone." Leon and the others sighed with a depressing mood. The revenge was ended before it even started! Renahi: "Why are you so pessimistic? Don''t you feel sorry for Hecate-chan? She has looking forward for that raid, you know?" KAZU: "Yes, Renahi is right! Don''t you forget about our blood that was spilled by him. Our hard working EXP and the items we have lost because of the Death Penalty!" Hearing the Death Penalty from Kazu, Leon''s facial expression turned ugly. He was reminded once more that he had dropped Skill Assimtion Orb because of that. KAZU: "Hecate-chan, you also feel the same too, right? You prepared almost everything for ourst raid." Hecate''s eyes slightly twitched by Kazu''s question. ''Kazu... Why the heck you dragged me into this?! I already finished my objective from that raid, so I was more than enough satisfied with the result...'' If she answered yes, then she would have to y along with harboring hatred for a nonexistent enemy. She didn''t feel confident with her acting skills, they would eventually sense something wrong. But of course, she couldn''t just tell them the truth. In that case... Hecate: "Not really. I died because I was weak, that''s all. In that aspect, I did not hold any grudge." KAZU: "Eh?" Everyone seemed shocked with Hecate''s unexpected answer. But she still not done and continued further. "Rather, I was enlightened. That was the true power of Spellcaster ss! The peerless power! The absolute destruction...!" Something is not right. "I decided to make him as my goal. I wanted to follow his step!" She said it with passion, like a child that had found a new toy. Looking at Hecate''s excited expression, the rm inside Leon and the other Seven Stars'' head ringed loudly. Even Renahi unconsciously stopped her hand from caressing Hecate''s hair. They had simultaneously thinking in their mind, ''Urgent! Our precious loli has been bewitched by ck Phantom... She had be his fan!'' While its true that ck Phantom always seeks trouble and draws hatred everywhere, he also unexpectedly got a lot of diehard fans in themunity. They are mainly people who simply idolized strong yers, or people who liked to watch the world burn. Hecate most likely was the former. It was said that girls is easily attracted to bad boys. Oh NO! The loli is about to be kidnapped by a big bad wolf! Renahi immediately asked Hecate with trembling voice. Renahi: "He... Hecatehi? You didn''t intend to leave this guild, right?" Hecate: "Huh? Why?" Since Hecate was in Renahi''sp, she had to tilt her doll-like face upward to respond. The cuteness overload has far exceeding 9000! Renahi couldn''t help but want to smooch all over her cheek, but she quickly suppress her desire. This is not the time to ying around. Renahi: "But you said you want to following his step... NO!!! Don''t go! Don''t leave us!" Shuna: "Yeah, don''t be fooled by that bastard, Hecate-chan!" KAZU: "If you want to look at a strong people, this big brother is enough!" Hecate shakes her head with a frown. "Who said I will leave this guild? What I mean is I will aim to be as strong as him... No, I''ll exceed him." ''It wasn''t a lie, I still aiming to continue grow stronger than yesterday.'' "Thest time was quite unfortunate... But, that won''t happen again!" ''Well, I can''t overmilk this guild and make it weak, right? I still need this guild to be strong, after all. Perhaps once every year should do without affecting the guild''s overall strength.'' So, she said with a firm tone, implying her determination. In the others'' eyes, it looked like Hecate was developing a sense of rivalry with ck Phantom. Everyone sighed with relief. At least, they''re d that the thing they feared the most will not happen. There was no way their Hecate would switch sides into ck Phantom''s side. Astrid decided to open her mouth. Astrid: "By the way, did you check the Auction Hall? It seems our items has been anonymously auctioned. Moreover, without buyout price for the duration of a week. Leon, Emilia, Renahi: "What!?" Grim: "Ah... that?" | KAZU: "Yeah, I did." Astrid immediately shared the screenshot she had taken to everyone via Private Message. The screenshot shows a long lists of items that Genesis Guild members dropped from the confrontation with ck Phantom. It was not clear who the one that auctioned those items, since it only shows ??? in the system. But obviously, everyone in the room clearly know who it was. Grim and Kazu seems already known of this, as they didn''t look surprised. Emilia and Renahi''s expression was not good. They could recognize their equipment was on the lists. Shuna did not feel too upset since her dropped equipment was actually self-made, so at most she only need to make them again. Meanwhile, Leon''s face was distorted with anger. A week of no buyout. This means these items will unavoidably remained for a full week regardless how much people will bid them. This was clearly a provocation, indeed. ck Phantom intended to show off his feat of trampling his guild to the public. All of the items in the lists was precious, especially the equipment. He did not want those items went to his rival guilds and strengthen them further and threaten his Genesis Guild. "Total current bid: 725.450.000..." Leon couldn''t help but want to puke blood when he saw the amount. That amount was not cheap. If the gold was converted into real money, that would be about 360~ million. He was kinda surprised ck Phantom had extorted that much money from his guild. The room fell into silence once more. It would cost way too much to redeem those items. But even if they have the golds, many people can still give a higher price during those 7 days duration. There was no guarantee that those items wille back to them. Leon gritted his teeth. It seems he had to take another 1 billion from his bank bnce. "Astrid, monitor those items first. You can use the gold coins in the Guild Treasury to make a bid. Just don''t let anyone to get the items, especially the equipment." Astrid: "Haah... okay..." Astrid sighed with a troubled expression. It seems she had to stay in the Auction Hall for a while. Emilia continued the discussion. "Just because we didn''t know ck Phantom''s PN, it doesn''t mean that we should give up. Like an idiom says, a good marksman may miss. Sooner orter, he will definitely left a trace. We can strike at that time!" Leon: "That''s right. Even if we can''t use the bounty system, our hunt of ck Phantom will not stop! Shuna, Kazu! Gather more information about this ck Phantom. I''ll give you each 5 million, use them well. Shuna: "I understand." | KAZU: "Okay, boss!" Leon nodded. Ten million golds was a lot of sum for just gathering information. However, this is war! He didn''t have any intention to be so thrifty to remove any obstacles in his path. Now that ck Phantom''s treatment has been decided, all that left was just unimportant talk. Hecate stays quiet in Renahi''sp for the rest of the meeting. ?020 â€“ Mercury Courier Service ?020 ¨C Mercury Courier Service Later on, the meeting was over. Hecate gave Renahi the Smander carcasses and the unknown meats from her inventory. The carcasses was in good condition. They was killed by drowning with water, so there wasn''t any single damage in their bodies. "Rena, here is a souvenir from my hunt." "Really? This is for me, Hecatehi? Thank you! I''ll make sure to make a delicious dishes with these meats!" Renahi gratefully epted the gift. For a Chef, these meats will help her to raise her Cooking proficiency. Hecate also exchanged the unused loots with some GCP (Guild Contribution Point) in the Guild Treasury. She did not immediately receive the GCP yet until someone exchanged her loots with their GCPter. Though, that was not a problem since she was not in a rush. Done with her business, she logged out. The next morning in the real world. At Yasaka''s house garage, the naked Ruri opened her inventory and take out the parts she had made in the game, including the Sandalwood nks that had been processed. She assembled those parts into a stuff that was based on something she had looked in the. A Fletcher Capstan Table¹ [] The table that Ruri made was a circr expanding table, which can expands by double its original size, and retracted to normal afterwards. Based on the blueprint, there are more than 5000 parts required to make this table. But with system assistance, making all of them did not require much time. Thanks to the new metalcasting method, now she can make the parts easier. Since the method can be utilized with the game system assistance, she can create the parts with the finest details. All she had need to do was to make a few adjustment in the 3D editor. Most of the machinery parts made from stainless steel which have corrosion resistance andmonly used in automotive engines. As for the nks, she used the Sandalwood that she had bought from the fruit vendor. It produces a distinctive fragrance that calms the mind when inhaled. And she also added a few modification. Some of the parts has been carved with special patterns (Carved by Hecate). These patterns were the glyphs that she had learned, and it can serve as energy pathway. Just think of them like a circuit board in electronic device. Using that, she integrated a simple automatic function that will trigger the mechanism when the table is pressed by a certain amount of force. This function is powered by six battery-shaped superior Mana Stones that was hidden inside the table. Each of the Mana Stones has energy more than 50000 MP and it should be enough tost for at least 2 or 3 years. And what will happen after that? It would be none of her business! (Irresponsible). It was just a simple function, but this was Ruri''s first attempt to touch the technology using magical approach. The assembly process takes about one hour. Ruri tested the finished product and quite satisfied with the result. Everything was worked smoothly as she visioned. ''Seed! The automatic function also unexpectedly worked!'' Ruri couldn''t help but happy. It turns out that magic can be utilized in the real world. This was definitely a big step towards endless possibility. ''Heh, next time let''s try to create a hoverboard... and then a flying car...'' In the future she can craft countless items that utilized ck technology! But of course, for that to happens she must learn more about Artificer and Runemaster Subss in the game. She wouldn''t able to do much without sufficient knowledge. "Hmm, perhaps I need to visit Dalmagna teacher againter." Dalmagna was one of the important native dwarf in Rosenheim Kingdom that teaches cksmith to the natives and yers. He was Hecate''s teacher and mentor. If it''s him, he should know something about those two Subsses. But that can waitter. Ruri walked to the kitchen and took out five 4-wheeled mini metal containers from her inventory (created by Hecate). She carefully ced the piled up tes, mugs and sks from her regr meal and elixir leftovers. The things that taken out from the game will be permanent items and will not disappear unlike in the game. Hence, regr trash removal was required. But sending them straight to the garbage collector did not feel too right. There are 4-6 container full of them generated every month. She would have to pay enormous garbage processing fee each time she used the service. It makes sense if these items were broken, rendering them unusable. But if they can be used just fine, instead of throwing them away and pay the fee, might as well donate them away for free! ''Okay, this is thest!'' After Ruri done cing thest te, she moved the metal containers to the garage as well. And then, she opened her T-Bracelet and essed a certain site while she sat rxed on the chair. Spoiler ; Please fill this form to sell your product: Form 1 | []


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Reset | Confirm Chat with Us Help Center | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | About Us | Contact Us 20XX Mercury Corp. ; The site that she had ess was Mercury, a site specialized on emerce. Mercury provides a free C2C (Consumer to Consumer) business tform for merchants and buyers. Ruri used this site often to sell her DIY product as Rucien. She cautiously filled the selling form. Using her T-bracelet''s camera, she took a few photo of her crafted table, as well as a video record that shows its automatic function. For the shipping option, she choose to send the table to Mercury''s warehouse. If she choose this option, the Mercury courier service wille to fetch the items and store it in their warehouse until someone bought it. Although she had to pay a fee for this service, the items in their warehouse will be maintained by their staffs. She did not have to worry about anything further. Though, there are 30 days of time limit. If no one bought the items during that duration, the items will be sent back to the seller. She did not bother to type her address and just simply set the ce of shipment as "Current Location". The price was set at 4 million. Not a small sum, but it was still below the market price. The cheapest Fletcher Capstan Table purchased normally from the manufacturer was about $50.000, which was about 5-6 million. This was a luxury table that only wealthy people would nce. Ruri herself was doubting that someone would actually buy her crafted table. "Well, would a sane person waste 4 millions just for a table? With that much money, they can buy a few cars or a house instead." She shakes her head. With her current situation, it didn''t matter much if no one buys the table. Done with filling the form, Ruri pressed the confirm button. Then she ordered the house AI. "System Command! Notify me when the courier arrives!" [Affirmative! Master will be notified when the courier arrives.] All that left was just wait. It was in the afternoon that Mercury courier service arrived. A truck with a big Mercury logo stopped in front of Ruri''s house. As the container opened, five drones appeared from the inside. A man wearing a visor sses² [ ]e out from the driver''s seat and ring the gate bell. "Mercury Courier Service has arrived!" Ruri, who are on the living room watching the TV instantly notified with their arrival. She looked at them from the security camera via her bracelet. She then clicked a voice changer app, disguising her voice into a genderless soprano voice before responding the call. Her disguised voicees out from the speaker. "Oh, you''vee. I have been waiting for you! The item is in the garage as usual." "Understood, we will fetch the item immediately." The man seemed already familiar with this customer''s quirkiness. Rucien always refuse to meet face to face with anyone. This was already a known fact among Mercury''s courier staffs. Nobody knows what Rucien''s true face looked like. There are story that Rucien was not like this before. Rucien would meet the courier personally like usual, but something had happened and it be like this ever since. From that story, Rucien was just a little girl that looked like in her 12-14 years old. However, the truth of that story was debatable. There was a high chance that girl was Rucien''s daughter or little sister. But although they were curious, it''s not like they could question their customer''s preference. The customer is the King! As long as the customer gives profit to the Corporation, then they have to be treated like a king! Ruri opened the garage remotely and allowed the courier along with the drones to enter the garage. In there, a table that matched with the photo, and 5 mini metal containers with the that was neatly arranged can be seen. "Is this the item?" "Yes it is." Ruri affirmed, then she continued. "Also, take those 5 containers with you. One is for you and the others... just send them to orphanage or something." "Ah... Thank you very much. Rucien-sama!" The man looked happy after hearing her words. One of the reason why this Rucien was famous among Mercury courier staffs was because of this. Rucien was too generous! Every courier that visiting Rucien was always given a gift. It was mainly porcin tes, mugs or a beautifully carved ss bottles. They also asked to send other stuffs to the orphanage as a donation, but at that point nobody minded a few detours. Rucien truly is a magnanimous citizen with a great virtue! Adhering to the procedure, the man activated his visor sses. He confirmed that there was no dangerous object inside the table and the containers. He then ordered the drones to carefully transport the table and the containers to the truck. Ruri watched the transport process in the living room via the security camera, drinking a cup of hot chocte. EX1 â€“ Hecateâ€™s Skill Tree EX1 ¨C HecateˇŻs Skill Tree Chapter 001 ; Total: 231 SP used Skill Points: 42;

¹ [Name: Cast Cancel Lv1 Requirement: Wizard/Witch Type: Active/Self Effect: Allows its user to cancel currently casted spells. When canceled, the spell still consumed required MP.]

² [Name: Spell Breaker Lv5 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Cast Cancel Lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 10 Effect: Cancels a spell that enemy casts. If seeded, the spell will rebound and the user will absorbs the MP used by the spell.]

³ [Name: Dispel Lv5 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Spell Breaker Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Catalyst: 1 Pearl Effect: Cancels all magical effects on the target.]

⁴ [Name: Free Cast Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Cast Cancel Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Allows its user to move and attack while casting spells. Skill level affects on the moving speeds while casting a spell.]

⁵ [Name: Fire Mastery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Fire element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10% ]

⁶ [Name: Firebolt (Not Learned) Requirement: Mage, Fire Mastery lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 12 + 2 per additional bolt. Effect: Strike a target with a fire. Skill level affects the number of bolts the caster can cast at a time.]

⁷ [Name: Fire Boost Lv10 Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Fire Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Fire rted spells. Current: MATK +25% ]

⁸ [Name: Fire Amp Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Fire Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Fire rted spells. Current: MATK +50% ]

⁹ [Name: Water Mastery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Water element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10% ]

¹⁰ [Name: Waterbolt (Not Learned) Requirement: Mage, Water Mastery lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 12 + 2 per additional bolt. Effect: Strike a target with a water. Skill level affects the number of bolts that the caster can cast at a time.]

¹¹ [Name: Water Boost Lv10 Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Water Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Water rted spells. Current: MATK +25% ]

¹² [Name: Water Amp Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Water Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Water rted spells. Current: MATK +50% ]

¹³ [Name: Rod Mastery Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Can equip Rods, Wand, and Staff type weapon. Automatically learned when user became Mage.]

¹⁴ [Name: Wind Mastery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for wind element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10% ]

¹⁵ [Name: Wind sh (Not Learned) Requirement: Mage, Wind Mastery lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 12 + 2 per additional sh. Effect: sh a target with a wind. Skill level affects the number of wind shes that the caster can cast at a time.]

¹⁶ [Name: Wind Boost Lv10 Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Wind Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Wind rted spells. Current: MATK +25%]

¹⁷ [Name: Wind Amp Lv10 Requirement: ArchWizard / Archwitch, Wind Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Wind rted spells. Current: MATK +50%]

¹⁸ [Name: Book Mastery Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Can equip Magic Tome. Automatically learned when user became Mage.]

¹⁹ [Name: Earth Mastery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Earth element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10% ]

²⁰ [Name: Stone Spike (Not Learned) Requirement: Mage, Earth Mastery lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 12 + 2 per additional spike. Effect: Attacks a target by summoning a stone pir from the ground. Skill level affects the number of the spike that the caster can casts at a time.]

²¹ [Name: Earth Boost Lv10 Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Fire Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Earth rted spells. Current: MATK +25%]

²² ["Name: Earth Amp Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Earth Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Earth rted spells. Current: MATK +50%]

²³ [Name: Light Mastery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Light element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10%]

²⁴ [Name: Lumos (Not Learned) Requirement: Mage, Light Mastery lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 12 + 2 per additional ball. Effect: Summon balls of light with a Light atribute. Skill level affects the number of the ball that the caster can casts at a time.]

²⁵ [Name: Light Boost Lv10 Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Light Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Light rted spells. Current: MATK +25%]

²⁶ [Name: Light Amp Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Light Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Light rted spells. Current: MATK +50%]

²⁷ [Name: Dark Mastery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Dark element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10%]

²⁸ [Name: Soul Strike Lv1 Requirement: Mage Type: Active MP Costs: 18 + 4 per SkillLV Effect: Summon aggressive ancient ghosts which attack with Dark property on a desired target.]

²⁹ [Name: Gravity Veil (Not Learned) Requirement: Mage, Soul Strike lv3 Type: Active MP Costs: 12 + 4 per SkillLV. Effect: Increase the gravity of one target. The target of this spell will receive DEF-ignoring damage set every second and its mobility decreased.]

³⁰ [Name: Dark Boost Lv10 Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Dark Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Dark rted spells. Current: MATK +25%]

³¹ [Name: Dark Amp Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Dark Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Dark rted spells. Current: MATK +50%]

³² [Name: Soul Drain Lv5 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv7, Soul Strike Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Receive MP every time the user use a magic attack to kill an enemy. The amount of MP received depending on the level of the enemy. This skill also increases the user''s maximum MP. Current: Max MP +7.500]

³³ [Increase MP Recovery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase the user natural MP regeneration. Current: MP Regen +500 / 10 sec]

³⁴ [Name: Mana Drain Lv3 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Effect: Drains MP from a target Current: Drains 150 MP per casts]

³⁵ [Name: Mana Stone Creation (Not Learned) Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Mana Drain Lv3, Soul Drain Lv10 Type: Active MP Costs: 10 Effect: Drains all of your MP except 1 and create a Mana Stone contained with energy equal of the MP spent.]

³⁶ [Name: Energy Coat Lv1 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv3 Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 30 Duration: 5 min Effect: Wrap oneself with spiritual energy to reduce damage taken by enemies around. Amount of remained MP affects on the amount of damage reduced by the skill.]

³⁷ [Name: Safety Wall (Not Learned) Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Energy Coat Lv1, Increase MP Recovery Lv7 Type: Active MP Costs: 40. Catalyst: 1 Ruby. Effect: Create a 1-cell barrier with a magic wall. It protects the one inside from damage. Skill level affects how much damage the barrier can block.]

³⁸ [Name: Mystical Amplification Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 10 + 4 per SkillLV (lv10 = 50 Effect: Amplifies MATK of one of the user next spell. Current: MATK +100% ]

Chapter 010 - 020 ; Total: 276 SP used Skill Points: 0;

³⁹ [Name: Cast Cancel Lv1 Requirement: Wizard/Witch Type: Active/Self Effect: Allows its user to cancel currently casted spells. When canceled, the spell still consumed required MP.]

⁴⁰ [Name: Spell Breaker Lv5 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Cast Cancel Lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 10 Effect: Cancels a spell that enemy casts. If seeded, the spell will rebound and the user will absorbs the MP used by the spell.]

⁴¹ [Name: Dispel Lv5 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Spell Breaker Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Catalyst: 1 Pearl Effect: Cancels all magical effects on the target.]

⁴² [Name: Free Cast Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Cast Cancel Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Allows its user to move and attack while casting spells. Skill level affects on the moving speeds while casting a spell.]

⁴³ [Name: Firebolt (Not Learned) Requirement: Mage, Fire Mastery lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 12 + 2 per additional bolt. Effect: Strike a target with a fire. Skill level affects the number of bolts the caster can cast at a time.]

⁴⁴ [Name: Waterbolt (Not Learned) Requirement: Mage, Water Mastery lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 12 + 2 per additional bolt. Effect: Strike a target with a water. Skill level affects the number of bolts that the caster can cast at a time.]

⁴⁵ [Name: Rod Mastery Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Can equip Rods, Wand, and Staff type weapon. Automatically learned when user became Mage.]

⁴⁶ [Name: Wind sh (Not Learned) Requirement: Mage, Wind Mastery lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 12 + 2 per additional sh. Effect: sh a target with a wind. Skill level affects the number of wind shes that the caster can cast at a time.]

⁴⁷ [Assimted Skill Name: Extremity of Primary Elements Lv1 Requirement: Fantasy Archwitch Not Upgradeable with current ss] Type: Passive Effect: Increases MATK for Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light and Dark element spells and decrease its MP Costs. Current: MATK +100%, MP Costs -15%

⁴⁸ [Name: Book Mastery Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Can equip Magic Tome. Automatically learned when user became Mage.]

⁴⁹ [Name: Stone Spike (Not Learned) Requirement: Mage, Earth Mastery lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 12 + 2 per additional spike. Effect: Attacks a target by summoning a stone pir from the ground. Skill level affects the number of the spike that the caster can casts at a time.]

⁵⁰ [Name: Lumos (Not Learned) Requirement: Mage, Light Mastery lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 12 + 2 per additional ball. Effect: Summon balls of light with a Light atribute. Skill level affects the number of the ball that the caster can casts at a time.]

⁵¹ [Name: Soul Strike Lv1 Requirement: Mage Type: Active MP Costs: 18 + 4 per SkillLV Effect: Summon aggressive ancient ghosts which attack with Dark property on a desired target.]

⁵² [Name: Gravity Veil (Not Learned) Requirement: Mage, Soul Strike lv3 Type: Active MP Costs: 12 + 4 per SkillLV. Effect: Increase the gravity of one target. The target of this spell will receive DEF-ignoring damage set every second and its mobility decreased.]

⁵³ [Name: Soul Drain Lv10 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv7, Soul Strike Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Receive MP every time the user use a magic attack to kill an enemy. The amount of MP received depending on the level of the enemy. This skill also increases the user''s maximum MP. Current: Max MP +27.500 Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 MP Recovery per kill x1.7]

⁵⁴ [Assimted Skill Mysticallurgy Lv7 Not Upgradeable with Skill Points] Type: Passive Effect: Max MP +7000 MP Regenerate 3.5% per 10 sec Pearl catalyst can be reced by a Mana Stone containing 20000 MP Ability to imbue Mana Stone with MP Ability to process metals, minerals, and ores with rarity < 7 Ability to process any mystical and magical object with rarity < 7

⁵⁵ [Name: Enhance Radius Lv5 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Mana Stone Creation Lv2, Magicallurgy Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Increase the Spellunch range. Current: Range +2000m ]

⁵⁶ [Name: Memorize Spell Lv5 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Enhance Radius Lv3 Type: Active/Self Effect: Memorize up to 10 Spells to be unleashed atter times. Current Stored Spell: None ]

⁵⁷ [Increase MP Recovery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase the user natural MP regeneration. Current: MP Regen +500 / 10 sec]

⁵⁸ [Name: Mana Drain Lv10 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Effect: Drains MP from a target Current: Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Drains 35000 MP per casts. ]

⁵⁹ [Name: Mana Stone Creation Lv2 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Mana Drain Lv3, Soul Drain Lv10 Type: Active MP Costs: 10 Effect: Create a Mana Stone contained with energy equal of the MP spent.]

⁶⁰ [Name: Life Drain (Not Learned) Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Mana Drain Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Effect: Drains HP from a target]

⁶¹ [Name: Mana Stone Explosion Lv1 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Mana Stone Creation Lv1 Type: Active Effect: Explode 1 or more Mana Stone inside radius range, causing Normal property damage to the surrounding area.]

⁶² [Name: Energy Coat Lv1 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv3 Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 30 Duration: 5 min Effect: Wrap oneself with spiritual energy to reduce damage taken by enemies around. Amount of remained MP affects on the amount of damage reduced by the skill.]

⁶³ [Name: Safety Wall Lv10 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Energy Coat Lv1, Increase MP Recovery Lv7 Type: Active MP Costs: 40. Catalyst: 1 Ruby. Effect: Create a 1-cell barrier with a magic wall. It protects the one inside from damage. Skill level affects how much damage the barrier can block. Current: Damage block: 10.000 HP Duration enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Duration: 6.8 hours]

⁶⁴ [Name: Mystical Amplification Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 10 + 4 per SkillLV (lv10 = 50 Effect: Amplifies MATK of one of the user next spell. Current: MATK +100%]

EX2 â€“ Hecateâ€™s Skill List EX2 ¨C HecateˇŻs Skill List Chapter 002-010 ; ;

Archwitch Skill Tree

Allocable Skill Points: 45

Passive

Equipment

Rod Mastery¹ [Name: Rod Mastery] Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Can equip Rods, Wands, and Staffs. Automatically learned when user became Mage., Book Mastery² [Name: Book Mastery] Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Can equip Magic Tomes. Automatically learned when user became Mage.

Damage Boost

Fire Mastery (Lv10)³ [Name: Fire Mastery Lv10] Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Fire element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10% , Fire Boost (Lv10)⁴ [Name: Fire Boost Lv10] Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Fire Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Fire rted spells. Current: MATK +25% , Fire Amp (Lv10)⁵ [Name: Fire Amp Lv10] Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Fire Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Fire rted spells. Current: MATK +50%

Water Mastery (Lv10)⁶ [Name: Water Mastery Lv10] Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Water element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10% , Water Boost (Lv10)⁷ [Name: Water Boost Lv10] Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Water Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Water rted spells. Current: MATK +25% , Water Amp (Lv10)⁸ [Name: Water Amp Lv10] Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Water Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Water rted spells. Current: MATK +50%

Wind Mastery (Lv10)⁹ [Name: Wind Mastery Lv10] Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for wind element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10% , Wind Boost (Lv10)¹⁰ [Name: Wind Boost Lv10] Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Wind Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Wind rted spells. Current: MATK +25% , Wind Amp (Lv10)¹¹ [Name: Wind Amp Lv10] Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Wind Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Wind rted spells. Current: MATK +50%

Earth Mastery (Lv10)¹² [Name: Earth Mastery Lv10] Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Earth element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10% , Earth Boost (Lv10)¹³ [Name: Earth Boost Lv10] Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Fire Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Earth rted spells. Current: MATK +25% , Earth Amp (Lv10)¹⁴ [Name: Earth Amp Lv10] Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Earth Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Earth rted spells. Current: MATK +50%

Light Mastery (Lv10)¹⁵ [Name: Light Mastery Lv10] Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Light element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10% , Light Boost (Lv10)¹⁶ [Name: Light Boost Lv10] Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Light Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Light rted spells. Current: MATK +25% , Light Amp (Lv10)¹⁷ [Name: Light Amp Lv10] Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Light Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Light rted spells. Current: MATK +50%

Dark Mastery (Lv10)¹⁸ [Name: Dark Mastery Lv10] Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase MATK for Dark element spells and reduce its MP consumption. Current: MATK +10%, MP Costs -10% , Dark Boost (Lv10)¹⁹ [Name: Dark Boost Lv10] Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Dark Mastery Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Boost MATK of Dark rted spells. Current: MATK +25% , Dark Amp (Lv10)²⁰ [Name: Dark Amp Lv10] Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Dark Boost Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Amplifies MATK of Dark rted spells. Current: MATK +50%

Trait

Increase MP Recovery (Lv10)²¹ [Increase MP Recovery Lv10] Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase the user natural MP regeneration. Current: MP Regen +500 / 10 sec , Soul Drain (Lv5)²² [Name: Soul Drain Lv5] Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv7, Soul Strike Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Receive MP every time the user use a magic attack to kill an enemy. The amount of MP received depending on the level of the enemy. This skill also increases the user''s maximum MP. Current: Max MP +7.500 , Free Cast (Lv10)²³ [Name: Free Cast Lv10 ] Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Cast Cancel Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Allows its user to move and attack while casting spells. Skill level affects on the moving speeds while casting a spell.

Active

Skill

Cast Cancel (Lv1)²⁴ [Name: Cast Cancel Lv1 ] Requirement: Wizard/Witch Type: Active/Self Effect: Allows its user to cancel currently casted spells. When canceled, the spell still consumed required MP. , Spell Breaker (Lv5)²⁵ [Name: Spell Breaker Lv5 ] Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Cast Cancel Lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 10 Effect: Cancels a spell that enemy casts. If seeded, the spell will rebound and the user will absorbs the MP used by the spell., Dispel (Lv5)²⁶ [Name: Dispel Lv5 ] Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Spell Breaker Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Catalyst: 1 Pearl Effect: Cancels all magical effects on the target. , Energy Coat (Lv1)²⁷ [Name: Energy Coat Lv1] Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv3 Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 30 Duration: 5 min Effect: Wrap oneself with spiritual energy to reduce damage taken by enemies around. Amount of remained MP affects on the amount of damage reduced by the skill. , Mana Drain (Lv3)²⁸ [Name: Mana Drain Lv3] Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Effect: Drains MP from a target Current: Drains 150 MP per casts , Mystical Amplification (Lv10)²⁹ [Name: Mystical Amplification Lv10] Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 10 + 4 per SkillLV (lv10 = 50) Effect: Amplifies MATK of one of the user next spell. Current: MATK +100%

Spell

Soul Strike (Lv1)³⁰ [Name: Soul Strike Lv1] Requirement: Mage Type: Active MP Costs: 18 + 4 per SkillLV Effect: Summon aggressive ancient ghosts which attack with Dark property on a desired target.

Subss

Acrobatics

Passive

Active

Collector

Passive

Active

Burst Luck (Lv3)⁴⁵ [Name: Burst Luck Lv3 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Active MP Costs: 5 Effect: Consume a lucky item to temporarily boosts LUK stat for 10 minutes.]

cksmith

Passive

Forging⁴⁶ [Name: Forging Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Passive Effect: Allows the user to use cksmith Furnace and cksmith Forging Hammer.]

Active

Crafting (Lv10)⁵⁰ [Name: Crafting Lv10 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Action Effect: Craft an item using the existing material. Increase the sess rate and bonus-effects of the crafted items.] , Repair (Lv8)⁵¹ [Name: Repair Lv8 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Action Effect: Repair the durability of an item. The material required is varies. Failed repair can destroy the item.] , Upgrade (Lv5)⁵² [Name: Upgrade Lv5 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Action Effect: Upgrade an item or Equip. The material required is varies. Failed upgrade can destroy the item.]

Auto Production (Lv10)⁵³ [Name: Auto Production Lv10 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Active Effect: Automatically craft an item in the user''s Blueprint. The item quality is not guaranteed.]

Extra Skill

Active

Chapter 017+ ; ;

Archwitch Skill Tree

Allocable Skill Points: 0

Passive

Equipment

Rod Mastery⁵⁵ [Name: Rod Mastery Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Can equip Rods, Wands, and Staffs. Automatically learned when user became Mage.] , Book Mastery⁵⁶ [Name: Book Mastery Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Can equip Magic Tomes. Automatically learned when user became Mage.]

Damage Boost

Extremity of Primary Elements (Lv1)⁵⁷ [Assimted Skill Name: Extremity of Primary Elements Lv1 Requirement: Fantasy Archwitch Not Upgradeable with current ss.] Type: Passive Effect: Increases MATK for Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light and Dark element spells and decrease its MP Costs. Current: MATK +100%, MP Costs -15%

Trait

Increase MP Recovery (Lv10)⁵⁸ [Increase MP Recovery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increase the user natural MP regeneration. Current: MP Regen +500 / 10 sec] , Soul Drain (Lv10)⁵⁹ [Name: Soul Drain Lv10 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv7, Soul Strike Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Receive MP every time the user use a magic attack to kill an enemy. The amount of MP received depending on the level of the enemy. This skill also increases the user''s maximum MP. Current: Max MP +27.500 Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 MP Recovery per kill x1.7] , Free Cast (Lv10)⁶⁰ [Name: Free Cast Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Cast Cancel Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Allows its user to move and attack while casting spells. Skill level affects on the moving speeds while casting a spell.]

Enhance Radius (Lv5)⁶¹ [Name: Enhance Radius Lv5 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Mana Stone Creation Lv2, Magicallurgy Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Increase the Spellunch range. Current: Range +2000m]

Active

Skill

Cast Cancel (Lv1)⁶² [Name: Cast Cancel Lv1 Requirement: Wizard/Witch Type: Active/Self Effect: Allows its user to cancel currently casted spells. When canceled, the spell still consumed required MP.] , Spell Breaker (Lv5)⁶³ [Name: Spell Breaker Lv5 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Cast Cancel Lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 10 Effect: Cancels a spell that enemy casts. If seeded, the spell will rebound and the user will absorbs the MP used by the spell.] , Dispel (Lv5)⁶⁴ [Name: Dispel Lv5 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Spell Breaker Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Catalyst: 1 Pearl Effect: Cancels all magical effects on the target.] , Energy Coat (Lv1)⁶⁵ [Name: Energy Coat Lv1 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv3 Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 30 Duration: 5 min Effect: Wrap oneself with spiritual energy to reduce damage taken by enemies around. Amount of remained MP affects on the amount of damage reduced by the skill.] , Mana Drain (Lv10)⁶⁶ [Name: Mana Drain Lv10 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Effect: Drains MP from a target Current: Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Drains 35000 MP per casts.] , Mystical Amplification (Lv10)⁶⁷ [Name: Mystical Amplification Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 10 + 4 per SkillLV (lv10 = 50) Effect: Amplifies MATK of one of the user next spell. Current: MATK +100%] , Safety Wall (Lv10)⁶⁸ [Name: Safety Wall Lv10 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Energy Coat Lv1, Increase MP Recovery Lv7 Type: Active MP Costs: 40. Catalyst: 1 Ruby. Effect: Create a 1-cell barrier with a magic wall. It protects the one inside from damage. Skill level affects how much damage the barrier can block. Current: Damage block: 10.000 HP Duration enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Duration: 6.8 hours]

Mana Stone Creation (Lv2)⁶⁹ [Name: Mana Stone Creation Lv2 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Mana Drain Lv3, Soul Drain Lv10 Type: Active MP Costs: 10 Effect: Create a Mana Stone contained with energy equal of the MP spent.] , Mana Stone Explosion (Lv1)⁷⁰ [Name: Mana Stone Explosion Lv1 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Mana Stone Creation Lv1 Type: Active Effect: Explode 1 or more Mana Stone inside radius range, causing Normal property damage to the surrounding area.] , Memorize Spell (Lv5)⁷¹ [Name: Memorize Spell Lv5 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Enhance Radius Lv3 Type: Active/Self Effect: Memorize up to 10 Spells to be unleashed atter times. Current Stored Spell: None]

Spell

Soul Strike (Lv1)⁷² [Name: Soul Strike Lv1 Requirement: Mage Type: Active MP Costs: 18 + 4 per SkillLV Effect: Summon aggressive ancient ghosts which attack with Dark property on a desired target.]

Subss

Acrobatics

Passive

Flexible Body (Lv8)⁷³ [Name: Flexible Body Lv8 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Passive Effect: Grants flexible body and allows the user to do extreme body movement.] , Improve Jump (Lv9)⁷⁴ [Name: Improve Jump Lv9 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Passive Effect: Increase the user''s jump power.]

Active

Dash (Lv9)⁷⁵ [Name: Dash Lv9 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Active Sta Costs: 5% Effect: Dash forward by 5 meters in a straight line. Cannot turn.] , Flip Jump (Lv10)⁷⁶ [Name: Flip Jump Lv10 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Active Sta Costs: 5% Effect: Jump and do a flip in the air.] , Wall Run (Lv9)⁷⁷ [Name: Wall Run Lv9 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Active Sta Costs: 15% Effect: Allows the user to run in a vertical surface, but gravity still applied.]

Adrenaline Rush (Lv10)⁷⁸ [Name: Adrenaline Rush Lv10 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Active/Self Sta Costs: 50% Duration: 3 min Effect: Consume 50% Stamina to increase the user''s speed by 50% for 3 minutes.]

Collector

Passive

Inventory Weight Limit (Lv10)⁷⁹ [Name: Inventory Weight Limit Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase the inventory weight limit.] , Inventory Size Limit (Lv10)⁸⁰ [Name: Inventory Size Limit Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase the inventory size limit] , Item Weight Limit (Lv10)⁸¹ [Name: Item Weight Limit Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase the item weight limit that can be carried inside the user''s inventory.] , Item Size Limit (Lv10)⁸² [Name: Item Size Limit Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase the item size limit that can be carried inside the user''s inventory.]

Lucky Drop (Lv10)⁸³ [Name: Lucky Drop Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase drop rate chance of the enemy that was killed by the user.] , Treasure Sensor (Lv10)⁸⁴ [Name: Treasure Sensor Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Shows lootable valuables in around 10 meters at the minimap. Lootable valuables will have noticeable glitters in the user''s vision.]

Active

Burst Luck (Lv3)⁸⁵ [Name: Burst Luck Lv3 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Active MP Costs: 5 Effect: Consume a lucky item to temporarily boosts LUK stat for 10 minutes.]

cksmith

Passive

Forging⁸⁶ [Name: Forging Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Passive Effect: Allows the user to use cksmith Furnace and cksmith Forging Hammer.]

Blueprint Research (Lv3)⁸⁷ [Name: Blueprint Research Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Passive Effect: The overall information about the user''s sessful crafted items.]

Active

Crafting (Lv10)⁸⁸ [Name: Crafting Lv10 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Action Effect: Craft an item using the existing material. Increase the sess rate and bonus-effects of the crafted items.] , Repair (Lv8)⁸⁹ [Name: Repair Lv8 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Action Effect: Repair the durability of an item. The material required is varies. Failed repair can destroy the item.] , Upgrade (Lv5)⁹⁰ [Name: Upgrade Lv5 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Action Effect: Upgrade an item or Equip. The material required is varies. Failed upgrade can destroy the item.]

Auto Production (Lv10)⁹¹ [Name: Auto Production Lv10 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Active Effect: Automatically craft an item in the user''s Blueprint. The item quality is not guaranteed.]

Extra Skill

Passive

Mysticallurgy (Lv7)⁹² [Assimted Skill Name: Mysticallurgy Lv7 Type: Passive Effect: Max MP +7000 MP Regenerate +3.5% per 10 sec Pearl catalyst can be reced by a Mana Stone containing 20000 MP Allows the user to imbue Mana Stone with MP Allows the user to process metals, minerals, and ores with rarity < 7 Allows the user to process any mystical and magical object with rarity < 7] , Fortune Instinct (Lv10)⁹³ [Assimted Skill Name: Fortune Instinct Lv10 Type: Passive Effect: Gives the user an instinctual sense that can perceive favorable and unfavorable situation on the spot.]

Precision Mana Control (Lv1)⁹⁴ [Name: Precision Mana Control Lv1 Requirement: Learned the method of mana controlling. Type:Passive Effect: The user can control their mana with precision. Reduce MP requirement to cast a spell by 10% ] , Mana Solidification (Lv1)⁹⁵ [Name: Mana Solidification Lv1 Requirement: Learned the method of mana solidifying. Type:Passive Effect: The user can solidify their mana for a limited time. The solidified mana will eventually disperse.]

Active

Meditate⁹⁶ [Name: Meditate Requirement: Meditating for more than 4 hours. Type: Active Effect: Triples HP and MP regeneration when sit and idle. The user must not do any kind of movement for the skill effect to activate.]

A001 â€“ A New Chapter A001 ¨C A New Chapter [Ascension] [Rosenweil Waterway: B1F - Entrance] In the sewer that spans across the underground of Rosenweil Capital City, Hecate swiftly roamed the field. This underground sewer also considered a dungeon that many yers can explore. Sights of novice yers battling with slimes and sewer rats could be seen everywhere. [ ][Slime - Lv8] [ ][Dire Rat - Lv9] Hecate ignored those low leveled monsters and dashed towards the deeper area. Her walking speed was slow because of her 1 AGI stat, but thanks to her Dash skill from Acrobatic Subss, she can spend her Stamina to make a quick run in the dungeon. Stamina is a separate mechanism other than MP that allows the yers to use Skill Arts, such as sword skills, or skills that mainly assists movement such as Dash skill that Hecate currently used. This mechanism was represented by small yellow bar right below the HP bar in the game interface. The stamina that has been used will recover automatically, along with natural HP and MP regeneration. Back to the topic. Hecate''s Dash skill of course has a downside, the skill only allows her to run 5 meters in the straight line without any control to change the direction. This makes the skill hard to use. If unskilled yers were to use this skill, they might crashed into something in the way. However, Hecate can solve that problem easily. Her reaction speed basically was very good, allowing her to react immediately the moment she notices something would block her way. When such a situation urs, she immediately jumps, either by a normal jump or using Flip Jump skill, she avoided the crashes. Sometimes, Wall Run skill was also mixed, making her run across the wall. Her magnificent use of skills unavoidably caused the attention of the yers nearby. "Wow, what''s that?!" "Did I see wrong, or is she really running on the wall?" "Is that still a human movement?" "A ninja! That was a ninja!" *Murmur* *Murmur* *Murmur* If any yers from the Genesis Guild were here, they might just sneered at those ignorant yers. They already used to see this scene very much when they participating in the guild raid. There was a reason why Hecate''s level was high despite her paper defense. Her maverick movement style makes her able to avoid attacks that will hit her. Despite being an Archwitch, Hecate was more agile than a Shadow Assassin! [Rosenweil Waterway: B5F - Northeast Sluice Gate] A few minutester, Hecate arrived at the deepest floor of the Waterway. There are yers hunting in this floor other than her, but they''re few in numbers. And currently, no yers seen in her vicinity. She looked at the monsters that roaming on the area.

- [ ][Steeling¹ [Steeling: ] - Lv9] (7) - HP: 250-450
- [ ][Gigantoad² [Gigantoad: ] - Lv38~] (18) - HP: 2100-2500
- [ ][Lizard - Lv40~] (35) - HP:4500-4750

Steeling is a bat-like aerial creature thatmonly existed across Rodinia continent. They have many variation such as color and the wing, but they mainly are weak and can be easily defeated. Gigantoad looked like a huge sized toad, they can unleash water gun from its mouth. They are poisonous and can inflict various bad statuses. And the lizards was a quadrupedal amphibian creature that looked like iguana. Hecate stood in the straightrge path. To her left, there was a wall with severalrge pipes 3 meters above her head. These pipes continue to drain water into the canal on its right side. The Boss area was only a few rooms ahead, Hecate already knew that the boss had been defeated and it was still not time for the boss to respawn. But even if the boss has been respawned, she wouldn''t be interested of hunting it. Currently Hecate is an Archwitch, a Tier-3 Jobss with level 131. Killing low tier monsters and bosses will not earn her any EXP or Glory Points. Meanwhile, killing monsters and bosses of the same tier but lower level by a margin of 20 or more, would only give very little EXP but no Glory Points. Hunting them was just a waste of time. However, she did note here for the hunt. "Hello gentleman... and please die! WATERBOLT!!" PUK! PUK! PUK! PUK! PUK! -18304 -18546 -19244 -18026 -18489 Hecate fired five water bullets and with her marksmanship, each of them managed to pierce the monsters in their path. Two arrows killed the Steeling that was flying nearby, they instantly fall down in the water current. The other two killed the Gigantoad that was peacefully sleeping below the water. Normally they would jump to the pathway and attack the moment they heard someone''s footstep, but after being pierced, they never wake up again. And thest arrow went straight to a group of lizards and prate one of them in the head, killing it instantly. ; ;

You have killed a Steeling - Exp 0 You have killed a Gigantoad - Exp 0 You have killed a Gigantoad - Exp 0 You have killed a Steeling - Exp 0 You have killed a Lizard - Exp 0

But because her attacks, now the rest of the lizards in that group noticed Hecate''s existence. GURURURURU?!! GRAAAA!!! GKSYAAAARRHHH!!! It seems the lizards have a high sense of solidarity between them. The enraged lizards pounced at Hecate in a frenzy, which in turns alerted other lizards in the vicinity, making them to follow suit. More than thirty lizards in the field approaching and surrounded Hecate with hatred. She immediately did a high jump to avoid their charge. Even though their level was far lower than Hecate, their superior number would still cause a threat. The lizards sight were totally focused on her body. It could be seen that the moment shended on the ground, they definitely would hack her to pieces. But unfortunately for them, that will not happen. Hecate activated the Grappling Hook that was equipped in her right arm as an armguard. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Grappling Hook
Requirement:	Assassin, Lv35, STR 5, DEX 15
Type:	Armor - Arms
Rarity:
Durability:	300/300
Crafter:	Hecate
Effect:	AGI +10, DEX +10 (Halved effect: AGI +5, DEX +10) Can shoot the hook with a press of button. (Distance covered: 3.5m.) Automatically pulls the user to where the hook was attached. Increase movement speed when the user is pulled. (Halved effect) Lightweight. Crafter Privilege: - You can wear this item with the penalty applied. - Penalty: Effects of this equipment is halved.
Details:	A special tool crafted by Hecate, resembling a dragon w. It uses motorized pulley device powered by user''s MP.

PHUSSHH!! SCRREEEECH!! The steel wire instantly fired towards the ceiling, and with another mechanism of the Grappling Hook, her body was pulled up. In that moment, Hecate''s another hand waved the Lunar Wand andunched a Waterbolt, killing the rest of the Steelings in the air so they wouldn''t able to pose a threat to her. "Waterbolt!" PUK! PUK! PUK! PUK! PUK! -23344 -23235 -23468 -23457 -24769 ; ;

You have killed a Steeling - Exp 0 You have killed a Steeling - Exp 0 You have killed a Steeling - Exp 0 You have killed a Steeling - Exp 0 You have killed a Steeling - Exp 0

And then, when her body sessfully pulled to the ceiling, she waved her wand again to casts an AOE attack spell. "Now thest encore, receive my loving gift! Tidal Wave!" GYURURURURURURURU!! SWOOOOOOSSSHHHH!!!! The moment her spell finished casting, a huge torrent of water washed up the enemies altogether. They were swept up by the water current. Countless message log filled Hecate''s view, reporting all of the killings. But she decided to turn the message off. Since the enemies here didn''t yield any EXP, it was just a meaningless message for her. Due to the terrain and the type of enemies, all water type spells only deals 20% of the power. Nevertheless, Hecate''s spells still enough to decimate low leveled monsters to death. The monsters water resistance was meaningless due to difference of their INT stats. ''Excellent! The Grappling Hook worked as I intended. But the sound is still too loud, I should modify it againter.'' Hecate was very satisfied with the performance. The Grappling Hook was judged by the system as an equipment for the Assassin ss (and its upgrade sses). Which means, the Archwitch Hecate wouldn''t be able to equip it normally. The reason why she was able to equip it was thanks to the Crafter privilege. The Crafters (not just cksmiths) can equip any of the equipment they have crafted regardless of the requirement. Though, there will be penalties in the effects of the equipment if it was equipped with this privilege, such as halved effect or stat down debuffs. In this case, Grappling Hook''s equip stat buffs was halved. However for Hecate, the Grappling Hook equip stats was not important. The real use of this equipment was its function to assist her mobility, which she was very satisfied from today''s live test. "All that left is just making a sound suppressor to mask the sound of the motorized pulley device." Hecate detached the hook w from the ceiling and got down. Before shended on the ground, she did somersaults a few times in the air. This was to reduce the fall impact damage to a minimum. She then left the dungeon while making a n for the improvement. A002 â€“ What Reflected in the Eyes of the Natives ? A002 ¨C What Reflected in the Eyes of the Natives ? [Ascension] [Rosenweil Capital City: Lowtown] Hecate walked out from the dungeon, Rosenweil Waterway and set her feet at the Lowtown of Rosenweil Capital City. The Lowtown in this city was referring to the slum area of the city. The ce where many impoverished citizen Natives live... Or it should have been. Surprisingly this ce was connected to a dungeon that yers could explore. The dungeon was supposedly the city sewer system. However, it was frequently infested with monsters such as slimes, rats, and many other things that required the army to clean it regrly. But now, the existence of yers changed everything. With a smile, Hecate greeted the guards stationed at the entrance as she took out two small bottles of beer from her inventory. "Good work. Phebes-san, Carlos-san!" "Oh just in time, I was getting thirsty!" | "Thank you, miss!" To enter Rosenweil Waterway, the yers have to take a small quest to obtain a passage permit. She already knew their names from an earlier quest. The two guards epted the gift without reservation. It was true that they were thirsty after standing for hours. Until their shifts ended, they couldn''t move from their position and had to endure the hunger and thirst. A beer was what they truly need in their boring work routine. Especially when the one who handed it was a cute girl, that was a plus for an eye candy! Not long after, the familiar system window appeared. ; ;

Phebes''s Favorability to you has increased by 1. Carlos''s Favorability to you has increased by 1. You have earned Phebes''s gratitude Karma +1 You have earned Carlos''s gratitude Karma +1

Hecate nced at the system log with a glee. Just 2 beers with a cost 1 (One silver coin) for each beer and she could earn 2 Karma points, it was a very cheap bargain. Not taking it would be foolish. Other than the unified gold coins issued by the system, the Natives also used another coinage as a subdivision. However, it was not covered by the system and could only exist as another item in an inventory slot. It was like how Hecate collected a bunch of unknown coins in the ruins, they were just another item upying the inventory. At Rosenweil Kingdom, the coinage that they used was:

- 1 Gold coin = 100 Silver coins = 10000 Copper coins.
- 1 Silver coin = 100 Copper coins.

A single night in the inn at the city costs 7, while the cheapest food, a Rye Bread costs 10-15. However, since these coins took up a space in the inventory, collecting them was a hassle. Note that every yer has Weight Limit on their inventory. When the total weight of the items in their inventory exceeds a certain amount, they will get a certain penalty ording to the percentage of their Weight Limit.

- If the weight exceeds 50%, the yers will receive 10% stat penalty debuff.
- If the weight exceeds 75%, the yers will receive another 20% stat penalty debuff.
- If the weight exceeds 90%, they can''t activate their skills.
- If the weight is, or exceeds 100%, they can''t put any more items into the inventory unless they take out some items.

A coin or two may not be too much trouble, but imagine if the yer collected 1 million coins. Their sheer weight alone could make any yer helpless from the weight penalty. This was why it was important to exchange their Silver and Copper coins to Gold coins. The two guards drank the beer with delight. Carlos finished gulping down the beer and looked around at their surroundings. There were many yers who came in and out from the sewer, carrying weapons and chatting happily with their friends.

- Male Swordsman: "How many rats left for your quest?"
- Female Mage: "Just 4 more and I''m done."
- Male Archer: "I still short 6 more."
- Male Swordsman: "Okay! Let''s do this again after we restock our supplies!"

Looking at these energetic yers leave, Carlosmented. "Perhaps, this job is not too bad. We just have to stand guard here to prevent monsters from breaking out from inside... But I guess that''s no longer necessary." "Hahaha... I agree! Now there are yers who clean the sewers for us. We can just rx and leave the job to them. We stand here doing nothing and then we receive our sry every month." Phebes responded Carlos''s words with augh. After the emergence of the yers, the army did not have to clean the filthy sewers from the monsters anymore. With a few Copper coins or Silver coins, they can just issue subjugation quests in the Adventurer Guild and the yers will happily ughter the monsters in the sewers. Sometimes, they would even clean up the monsters for free, which was very helpful for the army as well. Note that the sewers were filled with waste water, even the army was unwilling to step inside that ce. Regardless of that, the yers still willingly took the job. The supposedly dpidated Lowtown Area, which was the only way to the sewers, also flourished due to the existence of yers. Usually, only the poor or thugs would take residence in this area. The public order was bad, and the sanitary was awful. No one who was rich, especially the nobles, were willing to step in to improve the living conditions. It was understandable, since they really hated this ce and viewed it''s residents with disgust. But now, the yers actively helped the people in this ce and solved each of their problems. They did not ask for much of a reward and were mostly satisfied with anything that got in return. Before long, the Lowtown was no longer known as the slum area. Phebes and Carlos were unable to understand why those yers willingly did hard work for cheap like that. But... what can be used should be used. If the yers were willing to do it in their ce, then why not take advantage of it? It''s not like the kingdom will take a loss if the yers were so motivated. On the contrary, this situation gives the kingdom so many benefits. This was like if the yers politely gifted them a pillow when they were sleepy, why refuse? It''s just that... Sometimes the yers did various strange behaviors and performances. Some examples of these were stripping off their pants and then performing a weird dance in public, or harassing natives by touching their breasts or butts. When that happens, even the guards would have a headache trying to handle them. Carlos shifted his nce to above, looking at the vast sky. His gloomy expression could be seen clearly. "I''m just worried that our jobs will no longer be needed and we get firedter... This is a very nice job with a good sry, you know? What can I do for living if I was jobless...?" Carlos sighed with a frown. Phebes did not say anything. Noticing their anxiety, Hecate smiled. "What are you saying, Carlos-san? There is no way you won''t be needed anymore. Your jobs is the most important in this ce, you know?" She then borated. "Without anyone to guard this ce, what will happen to the city if there is a monster breakout? The yers will not always be here to save the day. Many lives depend on your shoulders! You should stand tall and be proud of your job!" Hearing her words, the two guards were stunned and became silent. This was the first time someone would say about their job like that. It was true that the yers will not always be here, they would be absent sometimes for no reason. For this, the Natives know nothing about it. Only the yers, including Hecate, understood that they would be absent because they couldn''t login during the server maintenance. During that time, what if monster breakout really happened? That was something Carlos and Phebes did not dare to think about. Realizing the importance of their job, their expression be softer. Carlos smiled and Phebes patted Hecate''s head gently. "Miss... You are a good girl... Yes, that''s right! We are Knights." "You are right Miss...! We the Knights have always lived to protect the citizens and we take a pride in doing it. As long as we are here, no monster shall pass through this ce!" Once again, the system window appeared. ; ;

Phebes''s Favorability to you has increased by 5. Carlos''s Favorability to you has increased by 5. You have earned Phebes''s gratitude Karma +1 You have earned Carlos''s gratitude Karma +1 Your rtionship with Phebes has be Friendly. Your rtionship with Carlos has be Friendly.

Enjoying the pat, Hecate secretly grinned. ''Too easy...'' Just a few words can earn 2 karma points. These guards are so simple to please. Absolute bargain! Having saying the goodbye to the two guards, Hecate walked out from the Lowtown. Under normal circumstances, she might not meet them again after this. After all, Rosenweil Waterway was just a low level dungeon. It was not worth anything to her to visit. She headed to a cksmith shop in the East Center of the city. It was the time to meet Dalmagna, her cksmith mentor. A003 â€“ Mainstream Blacksmithâ€™s Way of Forging A003 ¨C Mainstream cksmithˇŻs Way of Forging A few momentster, Hecate arrived at her destination. It was a small workshop building with a signboard of 3 swords, a shield and a spear ovepped together above the doorway. There are text of unknownnguage in the signboard, but Hecate already knew the meaning of the text was "Dalmagna cksmith". This was thanks to many of the Ascension yer base who painstakingly decipher every textnguages found in the game. While yers and Natives can speak with each other freely as if they had the samenguage, the written text was different. Their alphabet and structure of grammar greatly differs from the real world and it takes a long time to make sense of it. After a few attempts to decipher the text, the yer found that thenguage used by the Natives was really different than the real world. When they asked some Natives to teach them the writings, the Native''s mouth and their voice was not synchronized. It seems that the reason whymunication was possible because the game system trantes thenguage directly into their ears. Even after two years since the game wasunched, the progress of theirnguage research was only the tip of the iceberg. Hecate was about to open the door, but her hands stopped as she remembered something. "Oh, I almost forgot... The gift! Ei!" It was an unwritten rule of the yers in any RPG game to try to earn the favorability of the NPC as much as possible. In Ascension, favorability of the Natives can increase the chance of triggering quests and important events. Favorability can be earned in many ways, praising and giving a gift was one of the easiest method to befriend the Natives. She immediately activated a certain skill. Mana Stone Creation: Basket Shape (40.000 MP) A white light immediately enveloped her hand and slowly consolidated to a basket shape. ; ;

You have used the skill - Mana Stone Creation You have set the shape model to the file Basket.3dm You have used 40.000 MP You got 1 Mana Stone (Basket shape).

Hecate let out a smile of satisfaction. Yesterday night, Hecate had downloaded many free-to-use 3D models from the inte. These models mainlye from 3D software tform websites where users can upload the 3D models they have created and make fortune of it. Each of them have a price which the amount was decided by the creator before these 3D models can be downloaded. But, since she didn''t want to spend money, she only download from the free stuff section, which was mostly just basic 3D shapes that are easy to make, or stuff that the creator doesn''t want to mize. However, that was enough for her current situation. As long as she had MP to use, and a 3D model to decide the shape, the skill Mana Stone Creation can be used to create items out of thin air without spending any materials! The only drawback of this skill was the fact that it was a Mana Stone did not change. If the mana in the item created by this method is drained, the item will automatically eroded and eventually crumble. This makes the items cannot be used as parts ofplex machinery that used mana as its fuel, nor it can be used to make a building. However, this skill was enough to create discardable misceneous items that have simple use. Hecate took out 3 bottles of beer from her inventory and ced them into the basket. These bottles of beer was the same one she give to the two guards in the sewer entrance. "Fortunately I bought many of these bottles before I head out." She nodded with satisfaction and entered the building. CLING! CLANG! The bell attached to the door rang as Hecate opened the door. "Wee... Oh, it''s you." "Good morning, teacher. I bought some beer for you." An old Dwarf greeted her as soon as she entered the workshop. He has long beard that reached his chest. His height was not high, about 147 cm, 2 cm taller than Hecate. There are lots of wrinkles in his face, disying his old age. This Dwarf is Hecate''s mentor, the Native who teach her and the other yers on the perimeter of the Rosenweil Kingdom about cksmith Subss. Looking at the bottles in the basket, Dalmagna''s eyes lit up. "Ooh! Splendid! Quick, give to me!" ; ;

Dalmagna''s Favorability to you has increased by 1.

Like a people who had found a treasure, Dalmagna quickly grabbed the basket in Hecate''s hand. It''s already a public knowledge that Dwarves are very fond of alcohol. Looking at the excited Dwarf in front of her, Hecate could only let out a wry smile. A momentter, someone came from the back room, carrying a hiltless de that still freshly created. "Teacher, I havepleted this part... Oh, Hecate-chan? Good morning." "Hello, Shuna!" It turns out there are someone else in the workshop, and Hecate also know this person very well since they are from the same guild. Shuna the Warmonger, one of the Seven Stars in Genesis Guild. Her role in the guild mainly was equipment production. Like Hecate, she has cksmith Subss. She shared the same race as Dalmagna, a Dwarf. "Let me see... Oh, this is not bad, but it seems you''re too hasty. This part is still needs refinement. Look, there still impurities in this wedged area. And this part is..." Dalmagna took the de that Shuna created andmented the shortness in various parts. Actually, the quality of the de made by Shuna was already a top-tier across the yers current standards. Butpared to Dalmagna''s standards, it was stillcking. Shuna only nodded and took a note to whatever Dalmagna says to heart. "I understand, let me fix this de fast! Please wait a moment! Hecate-chan, I''m sorry I can''tpany you right now. I need toplete this de before today." She took the de and says apologetically to Hecate. Originally, she would love to spend some time to y with Hecate. However, the fact that she had to hurry up finishing the de was true. Her original weapon, which has been upgraded into +7 and enchanted with various runes has been "plundered" by ck Phantom. Because of this, she had to forge her weapon from scratch. Thinking about this made her very depressed. Shuna had spent months and lots of materials to cultivate her weapon until the current state, only to be robbed. To recreate her original weapon to the present level, she had to take extreme effort. Her current level was 105, to replenish her lost level and advance further, she had to hunt strong monsters. Without proper weapon, she wouldn''t be able to do anything! With her schedule as a university student, her login time was very limited. At this moment, Shuna regretted why she took so many sses this semester and at the same time, her hatred towards ck Phantom soared high. Because of that, Shuna had to ask Dalmagna for help. She had to hurry or she would be sorry! "Don''t worry about it, Shuna. My visit here was to ask the teacher about something." Hecate smiled, and then continued. "But, since we''re here anyway, can I see your forging process?" "Well, sure! Go ahead if you want to watch. You''re always be weed!" Without much thinking, Shuna agreed with Hecate''s request to watch her forge. "But, I doubt you would be entertained. It will be boring, you know?" The fact that Hecate also learned cksmith Subss was already known by Shuna. As one of Dalmagna''s disciple, how could she did not informed about her sister-disciple. KLANG! KLANG! KLANG! Hecate watched Shuna hammering the de silently. Sure enough, as Shuna said earlier, the process was very boring. However, if she move away right now, it would surely affect Shuna''s concentration. Though, because of this Hecate was able to observe once again how mainstream cksmiths forged their weapons. Forging in cksmith requires a lot of strength and dexterity. In short, it mainly relies on STR and DEX stats. Shuna''s Dwarf racial advantage increased the stat effectiveness of STR, VIT and DEX, making her verypatible with this Subss. Without a certain amount of force, it was really impossible to swing the forging hammer. Then the more STR the cksmith has, the easier and faster they can expel the impurities inside the metal, purify it, and enhance the quality of the product. And without dexterity, the uracy of system correction would be poor. System correction will be triggered each time the cksmiths swings their hammer and correct the trajectory. Without it, they would likely to hit the wrong part and resulted to a failure product. ''Haah, but this forging method is already unrted to me, right?'' Hecate closed her eyes and secretly sighed in her mind. There is nothing to learn here. Her current build who discarded everything except INT was no longer suitable to forge anything with this method. Originally, to adjust with this Subss, she also raised STR and DEX stats. Her battle style also tailored to resembling a battle mage. While most mages cast spells while keeping as far away from the enemy as possible, Hecate prefers close quarterbat. This can be seen clearly from the choice of Acrobatic in one of her Subss. But around the time her Metallurgy reached lv5, she discovered metalcasting method by using sand that was mixed with some monster mucus. Unlike forging with hammer, molding the metal using this method did not require any STR or DEX stat at all. And the proficiency required to upgrade the skill increased normally as the same way with the usual forging method. From that point on, Hecate abandoned her forging hammer and reset her stat, focusing solely on INT! As for the metal quality of the items, Hecate never considered it. To begin with, she was a Spellcaster ss and did not use swords or armors. For her, cksmith were merely a tool for her to help her craft items to be taken to the real world. ''I never consulted that decision to Dalmagna teacher. If I do, there is high chance he would break our teacher-student rtionship on the spot!'' The cksmith''s forging hammer was like an identity of a cksmith. Abandoning it would be heresy to this Subss, or at least that''s the mainstream thinking of the Natives. There is no way Hecate would disclose about this to Dalmagna. Hecate decided to keep this secret to her grave. A004 â€“ Advanced Blacksmith A004 ¨C Advanced cksmith Time passed slowly. Two hours passed unknowingly as Shuna was busy forging her weapon. Hecate watched the entire forging procedure until the cooling process with a tranquil heart. There was another simr des with the one Shuna just forged in the cooling basin. Then, Shuna connected the two hiltless de into one. It turned out that those two items weren''t meant to be des at all, but two parts of a bow! After Shuna installed the bow strings to the bow, a message appeared in front of her eyes. DING! ; ;

Forging processpleted! Please decide a name to your newly forged weapon! Tips: You can use the virtual keyboard to type the name. Improper and banned words are not allowed to use.

Shuna quietly said. "Sagittarius MK II" Sagittarius was the name of her original bow that got plundered by ck Phantom, and MK II means this is the 2nd version of the bow. She decided to use this name as a reminder so that she won''t forget. Reminder about the humiliation bought by ck Phantom! ; ;

Scanning the name... Name can be used! Are you sure you want to use Sagittarius MK II as the weapon''s name? The name can''t be changed afterwards! Yes No

She unhesitatingly pressed [Yes] as she gritted her teeth, desperately suppressing her hatred. In any case, there was no way she would let herself show unsightly face in the presence of others, especially right in front of everyone''s mascot, Hecate-chan! Immediately afterwards, a new window popped out. Spoiler ; ;

You have crafted Sagittarius MK II - Exp +1200 Crafting Proficiency +50 (332.686/24.000.000) Metallurgy Proficiency +50 (9.000.003/9.000.000)

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Item Name:	Sagittarius MK II
Requirement:	3rd-tier Archer ss, Lv40, DEX 80
Type:	Weapon
Rarity:
Durability:	300/300
Crafter:	Shuna
Effect:	ATK +90, Range 25 STR +10, AGI +20, DEX +30 Empower skill Quick Shot by 25% Burns 3 MP to enemies per hit. Hit rate 100% against slow enemies. Crafter Privilege: - You can use this equip regardless of the Equip requirements. - Penalty: Effects of this Equip is halved.
Details:	A bow that can pick off Crows of misfortune. The string is made from the hair of a High-Elf. It brings good luck and reduces enemy morale.

Shuna was excited. "Oh yes! Thank you God! This stat is a good start!" She looked at the attribute of the bow and she satisfied with the result. At least, the initial stats was better than the original bow that she crafted long time ago. Since Shuna''s stat fulfilled the bow''s requirement, she did not need the Crafter Privilege and can unleash 100% of its power. Now all that left was to collect all the materials required to upgrade her bow. It probably takes an enormous amount of Iron, Silver, Mithril and other materials to upgrade until it reach +7. And with the power of Genesis Guild, it shouldn''t take too long to collect all of it. But the message was not over yet. ; ;

Metallurgy has reached Lv6! Now you can process metals, minerals, and ores with rarity < 6. Time required to melt the material in the furnace has been reduced.

Shuna''s Metallurgy has reached Lv6! "Oh God! Oh God! Oh God! My Metallurgy has reached Lv6! Thank you very much, God! A year worth of my suffering has finally paid off!" She jumped with excitement. How could she not happy? There are huge gap in every skill upgrade after Lv5 and above. The proficiency required to upgrade Metallurgy from lv5 to lv6 is far exceeding the total proficiency required from the previous levels. If from Lv1 to Lv5 requires around 500.000 proficiency, then from Lv5 to Lv6 required 9.000.000 proficiency! To reach this level, she took more than one and half a year worth of time. It was also the reason why she desperately took so many orders from her guild members to create their equipment. All of that effort was to raise her Metallurgy skill proficiency to Lv6! Don''t underestimate this one level difference. This level is also the threshold that separates between Intermediate and Advanced cksmith. There are many metals, grouped into Super Metal that can only be processed by Advanced cksmiths. For example, the hard and indestructible Adamantium, or the metal that can absorb sound waves, vibrations, and kic energy, Vibranium. Those metals have the rarity of 5 or higher and can''t be processed with Metallurgy below Lv6. Dalmagna''sugh roared in the workshop. He took a sip of one of the beer bottles Hecate had given him. "Hahahaha! Congrats, my disciple! Now you had take a step to the real cksmithing!" Of course as Shuna''s mentor, Dalmagna also observed his disciple''s progress. Hecate also give her salutes. "Congrattions, Shuna! I''ll give you a hug tomemorate this event." "Thank you, teacher... Thank you Hecate-chan!" Shuna was very touched that she lost her words. One year ago, she almost despaired after she looked at the proficiency required to raise Metallurgy to the next level. But she preserved and continue to strive hard, and now her efforts finally paid off. Now that Shuna had be Advanced cksmith, she hesitated whether to reforge her Sagittarius to Mk III using Adamantium alloy. However, after thinking for a while, she decided to scrap that idea. One kilogram of Adamantium was priced 10.000.000 in the Auction. Super Metal is extremely expensive! Shuna shakes her head and looked at the bow in her hand. ''Let''s just be content with this baby for now. If I use Super Metal alloy, I won''t be able to afford the subsequent upgrades!'' Hecate secretly sneered in Shuna''s embrace. What Advanced cksmith? She had broken that threshold a long time ago! After Hecate acquired the sand casting method, her productivity increased hundredfold. Just crafting screws can give her staple proficiency point. And now with her acquired more powerful Mana casting method, her productivity had raised further to a new level. However, her Metallurgy which has been evolved to Mysticallurgy had reached Lv7. In this level, the trick of crafting screws did not work anymore. Hecate needed to find other methods to increase her proficiency. Later on, Shuna ced the bow to her inventory. Her mind has been exhausted after forging non-stop for several hours. What she needed right now is a good rest in the real world. "See you tomorrow, Teacher! Later on, Hecate-chan!" "Yeah." | "See ya, Shuna!" Having done with the job, Shuna says goodbye to Hecate and logged out. Hecate watched Shuna''s body disintegrates into particles of light and turned into her teacher. Dalmagna seems already get used with the scene of yers disappeared and he didn''t say anything about it. He already know anyway that his disciple will appear againter at the same spot she disappeared. It was then, he noticed his other disciple seems have something to say. "Teacher, can I have your time? I want to ask something." "Go ahead, my disciple! What do you want to ask?" Dalmagna says to Hecate as he took thest beer bottle and opened the plug. She then continued. "My Metallurgy evolved to Mysticallurgy. Teacher, do you know anything about this skill?" "Heh?!" Dalmagna was about to move the bottle mouth to his lips, but his hand stopped midway. Mysticallurgy? What''s that? Evolution of Metallurgy skill? He didn''t know such thing existed. "My disciple, Hecate. Can you borate what is Mysticallurgy that you speak off?" "Yes, please wait for a moment." A picture can describe thousand of words. Rather than exining with her mouth, Hecate thinks it would be faster for Dalmagna to see himself what the skill really is. She manipted the game interface and clicked the Mysticallurgy skill, then she switched the show option to ON. With a swipe, she rotated the window so Dalmagna can read the skill information. ; ;

Skill Name:	Mysticallurgy (Lv7)
Requirements:	Metallurgy + Magicallurgy
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Inherits Metallurgy and Magicallurgy effect. Metallurgy (Lv7) Magicallurgy (Lv7) Can process any mystical and magical object with rarity < 7. Can imbue the user''s craft with magic.

''A conjunction skill of Metallurgy and Magicallurgy... But what the heck is Magicallurgy?'' Dalmagna was shocked after looking at Hecate''s skill window. He used his finger to click the expand button to view more of the detail of both skills. He couldn''t help but baffled with the unfamiliar skills. This information subverts his view greatly. As far as he know, there was nothing sort of skill named Magicallurgy in the cksmith Subss. And then, fusion of the two skills, what concept was this? However, he knows... Every Native knows... ''The sacred window granted by the Goddess of Life, Norn... The "Syeistheem" window cannot be faked!'' In other words, although it was unbelievable, Hecate speaks the truth and did not lie. Curious, Dalmagna asked her with a serious face. "Hecate... How did you acquire this skill?" "Umm, I also didn''t too understand... Skill Resonation? Or perhaps that what it was called?" Hecate lied without blinking. She would like to share the information about Skill Assimtion Orb to Dalmagna. But since Shuna was one of his disciple, if she told Dalmagna about that item''s existence, there was a chance that it would enter Leon''s ears. ''If Leon-sama finds out that I got the Skill Assimtion Orb, he might notice that I am the ck Phantom that everyone is looking for. I''m sorry, teacher... I don''t want to take such a big risk!'' Hence, disclosing the information here would only brings her disadvantage. ''Since teacher didn''t seem to know about this skill, then there is no need to inquire further.'' Meanwhile, Dalmagna fell into a deep thought from Hecate''s answer. Skill Resonation... This also another new term that he never heard about, but from the name itself already clear enough for Dalmagna to understand the meaning. ''I see... there is something like that too. When someone learn a new skill that have greatpatibility with any of their learned skills, those skills will unavoidably empower each other. Skill Resonation... so this what it was called?'' Originally this was something that Hecate made up to give Dalmagna some vague answer, but it turned out to be a new term that will soon acknowledged and be widely known. However, that was for another matter. A005 â€“ What Reflected in the Eyes of the Natives ? A005 ¨C What Reflected in the Eyes of the Natives ? The teacher and student discussion continued for a while. During that time, Dalmagna obtained the information about the unknown skill Magicallurgy from Hecate''s mouth. It turned out this skill was obtained from her Archwitch Jobss. In that case, it was normal that he didn''t know about this. The skill that can only be learned by people with Archwizard and Archwitch Jobss. It was something that Dalmagna has no chance of intersecting in his lifetime. "And that''s the gist of it." "Such a pity! To think it was an exclusive Jobss skill! I am a Fighter so I can''t learn the skill!" He could only nod with understanding. Although it was a shame that he couldn''t learn the skill, Dalmagna didn''t feel sad. After all, he knows what the limitation of the Spellcaster sses. For cksmith Subss that mainly relied on strength, mage''s weak limbs wouldn''t be able to do much. They cannot do heavy work and can only do research andplete administrative work. Such boring routine life, Dalmagna was certain he won''t be able to endure. ''Sure enough you can''t have all the nice things to yourself. Nobody is perfect!'' However, suddenly Dalmagna noticed something. For a moment, he thought he had remembered wrong so he asked Hecate once more. "Wait, what was your Metallurgy''s level again?" "Level 7, is there something wrong?" Dalmagna was shocked by Hecate''s honest reply. It took him a while to digest every information in his mind. ''Oh... Gnome''s beard...!!! Level 7 Metallurgy!?'' Hecate''s words seemed so ridiculous and inconceivable bymon sense. But, she was not lying, nor was there any reason to lie. The skill window description also clearly confirmed the fact. A cksmith with Metallurgy Level 6 is considered as an Advanced cksmith. Later on, one level higher than that, Level 7 is considered as an Expert cksmith. Of course, the capability gap between those two level was high. Dalmagna looked at the loli in front of him withplicated expression. It took him about 20 years to reach the Advanced level, then another 120 years to reach the Expert level, and another 300 years to reach the Master level. This was considered fast by native standards, but in front of this loli that speed was slow like a turtle. How could it not? Dalmagna''s achievement for 140 years, Hecate aplished it in just 2 years! Even Shuna, although her progress was lesser, in only about 1 year she could reach Advanced cksmith whereas Dalmagna took a whole 20 years! Compared to the talent of his students, Dalmagna felt very inferior. He couldn''t help but feel that he was living the life of a dog and wasting centuries of his life. But, suddenly Dalmagna remembered the words of his friend, Frederick. His friend once said to him during a drink, -- "yers are monsters, more than the real monsters!" At that time, Dalmagna did not take his words seriously and simply took it as drunken nonsense. But now he could understand very much what his friend meant back then. A person only had one life. If a person died, that''s a game over no matter which the race they are. Humans, Dwarves, Elves, Beastkin, or Draconid... all are equal in front of Death! This was why people care about their safety. People lived inside the city to avoid the threat of monsters outside. No one would deliberately risk their life fighting monsters if there was no need. But the existence of yerpletely defy thismon sense. It was 2 years ago that the existence called yer started toe from another world. This also the time when the term Native also spread and widely used, a word with the meaning of the original resident in the world. These yers seems did not know the concept of Death. They recklessly charged to the monsters without caring about their life. If they are killed, they simply be light and then reappeared the next day, intact without the slightest injury. Their growth greatly exceeds the Natives with a huge margin. They also did not excrete, anything they consumed will be digestedpletely. They also seem to have mysterious ways ofmunicating with each other, something called "Inthaarneyt" that nobody managed to crack. He remembered how yers oftene to him, took out Fang of Garm, Dragon Scale, Armor of Duhan, or many parts of some monster carcasses to make custom weapons and armors. Those items are something taken from beings on the army subjugation list. But after the arrival of yers, those things gradually be amon sight. In short, they are existences that defy thews of nature. ''If these yers starts attacking and invade our world...'' Dalmagna didn''t dare to think further. Be enemies to a bunch of immortals who can''t die? Just mentioning about it sent a chill to his spine. "Teacher? Is there something wrong?" "Ah, no... It''s nothing." Hecate''s voice instantly wake Dalmagna from his thought. He quickly calmed his mind. ''Fortunately the yers cannot oppose the Great Law established by the Goddess Norn. Under her rule, the yers won''t be able to go rampant!'' The Goddess Norn has ced many heavenlyws that everyone had to obey. No matter who they are, Natives, yers, or even the monsters were no exception under her rule. Although her heavenlyws did notpletely forbids evil, but at least she had given the means to counter it.

Karma System that calcte good and evil deeds.
Judgement-type Skills that can suppress evil and chaotic aligned beings, especially someone with a negative karma.
Anti-Pedo System that protects the under-ages from uncouth behavior.
And many more.

With these systems ced in the field, the safety of Natives can be assured! Meanwhile, Hecate was currently stupefied with the system notification in front of her. ; ;

Dalmagna''s Favorability to you has decreased by 10. Your rtionship with Dalmagna has be Cautious.

Dalmagna''s favorability suddenly drop by 10 points. Moreover, the rtionship had changed from Friendly to Cautious. ''What happened? Did I do something wrong?'' Looking at the sudden turnaround in the notification, Hecate panicked. This was 10 points of favorability drop, definitely not a small number. Something must be went wrong and requires a solution to mend the situation. Dalmagna was a Master cksmith, one of the important Native in the city. Got hated by such figure was not a good development she want to experience. Besides, he also her teacher in cksmithing. If possible, she did not want to lose this rtionship. ''Calm down, let''s analyze first and think about the countermeasures fast.'' Her brain quickly elerate to analyze the situation, thinking about many possible causes. - Does he did not like the cheap beer she gave him? ''I already checked the beer and there was no problem with the items. I gave the same beer in the past and it was fine until now...'' Hecate shakes her head. If there was something he dislikes, she would be informed right away. Dalmagna''s likes and dislikes has been deeply researched. He was one of the important Natives that worthy to have their own wiki page. His information was constantly updated by the yer base. She created an ount in that wiki just to follow every important Native page. Each time Dalmagna''s page got edited, Hecate would receive a notification email about the change. In the eyes of the yers, there was no privacy for the Natives! - Did she say something wrong that made him angry? ''Except hiding about Skill Assimtion Orb, all I did was answering his question honestly... Was there something wrong with what I said?'' Perhaps this was the most suspicious cause. It was after she said about her Metallurgy reached level 7 that she got favorability drop notification. But she couldn''t understand how there was a problem with the information she provided. Was there any problem with having Level 7 Metallurgy? ''Every cksmith has this skill, right? Raising it to Level 7 is just a matter of time. Shuna raised her Metallurgy to Level 6 and Teacher congrattes her, but why when it was me...'' ...Why is the treatment greatly differs? Her Metallurgy clearly was one level higher than Shuna. But not only there was no congrattion word, his favorability to her also drop. Hecate couldn''t help but feel that Dalmagna was very partial about treating his disciples. She felt very wronged. ''Probably it''s because they share the same race. Shuna was okay because she is a Dwarf. However, I am a Human. Although we share the same teacher, but maybe a Human better than a Dwarf in cksmith is not amusing in his eyes.'' Hecate secretly sneered. From the beginning, she did not have any longing for affection. People are just hypocritical and selfish creatures. They can easily lie and hurt others, just for the sake of their benefit. ''Should I use a Sleep Bomb and act like everything that happened thest few hours a mere dream? I heard this trick was sessful against a low level Native, but I can''t be sure if it works on Teacher.'' She opened her inventory and looked at one of the items in it. ; ;

Item Name:	Sleep Bomb
Type:	Explosive
Rarity:
Durability:	12/12
Crafter:	Grim
Effect:	Cause Sleep debuff to area of 5m. Effect increased by 300% with skill Enhance Mixture.
Details:	A smoke bomb created by Grim. Using Hallucinogen Mushroom, it can bring strong tranquilizer effect to anyone who inhaled its smoke.

Sleep Bomb was an item that originally used for crowd control. It can''t directly deal the damage to the opponent, but anyone without Sleep Resistance in its area of effect will be sleeping soundly for 1 to 3 minutes. But these few minutes are enough to change the oue of the battle. This was a must-have item for Genesis Guild members. Don''t head outside without one or two in your inventory! ''But using this item to a Native will deduct a lot of karma. It''s the same as attacking them. Moreover, this is too risky! If Teacher finds out about this...'' Hecate sighed. If she dared to do that and failed, the rtionship would surely change. However, it won''t be Friendly, but Hostile! But thankfully, she didn''t have to resort to such means... Because she suddenly received another notification. ; ;

Dalmagna''s Favorability to you has increased by 20. Your rtionship with Dalmagna has be Respect.

''Huh? What? Was that just a false rm?'' Hecate waspletely baffled with the sudden two changes. Dalmagna''s sudden favorability drop, and then sudden favorability increase. Howe this old Dwarf is so fickle? Suddenly she couldn''t understand what her teacher thinks anymore. But since the end result give her 10 surplus favorability point, enough to step the rtionship level to Respect, then all is well. Meanwhile, on the other''s side. ''Oh, Odin''s booger! I shouldn''t havepared myself to a monster standard!'' Dalmagna tried to convince himself. Natives and yers aren''t the same species anyway. Competing with them will only make one feel depressed. Comparing to their standard was likeparing jade and shit! ''In any case, they are both my disciples. Gahaha!! Having such talented disciple is a glory to the teacher!'' If he knows that the talented disciple he was proud of had considered using a Sleep Bomb to him, perhaps he would puke blood and retract his previous valuation on her. But fortunately... or unfortunately, he did not have that kind of ability. He walked to a desk and took a letter and a quill pen. Then he said to Hecate as he writes the letter. "I have some task for you, can you give this letter to my friend, Frederick?" With a swift movement, Dalmagna folded the letter and sealed it inside an envelope. Spoiler ; ;


	Quest Triggered!

	Deliver Dalmagna''s Letter to Frederick Rank: E

	Quest Details:
	Dalmagna has entrusted you with a letter to deliver to his friend, Frederick in Gemmerio Empire. Time Limit: None

	Quest Failure:
	Failed to deliver the letter to Frederick.

	Failure Penalty:
	None

	Rewards:
	Depends on the result.

; ;

Will you ept this quest? Warning: If you refuse, Dalmagna''s favorability to you will decrease. Yes No

"I understand. I will deliver the letter." Hecate instantly epted the quest without much thought. In any case, it was an easy quest without time limit. There was no reason to refuse. Having epting the letter, Hecate says her goodbye and left the workshop. Her login limit was about to run out of time and she need 4 hours of rest. She intended to go back to her own workshop and logout there. It was then, she received an email notification. The notification was unrted to the game and was sent to her email address in the real world. But since this game was still a VRMMO game connected to the inte, it was no problem for her to directly read her own email inbox. Spoiler ; ;

	From: Mercury Corp
	To: Rucien
	Subject: Transaction Sess
	Dear Rucien-sama. Your product, [DIY] Fletcher Capstan Table with the price 4,000,000 has been sessfully purchased by Ouma-sama. After deducting Taxes and Warehouse Fees, your total profit is 3,885,000 and has been transferred to your Mercury Wallet. Your Mercury Wallet bnce: 4,663,000 You can withdraw your money to your bank ount anytime in your Wallet setting. Receipt code: 4WS9-24UF-53JY Attachment: Receipt.png \| Download \| Print

It turned out that the email was a notification of the sessful transaction of the capstan table that she sold yesterday. ''Oh... This Ouma person really is very kind. It was just yesterday I sent the table to Mercury, and the next day this person bought it!'' Calcting the time, it took about a day to finish Mercury quality checker process after the product was sent to their warehouse. This means once the table passed the quality check and appeared in the item list, this person immediately purchase her table. This Ouma was one of her frequent customers and one of her biggest cash cow. "This is just right in time. I need funds to buy gems. Thank you for the money, Ouma!" Hecate let out a smile. Seeing his attitude of buying a table of 4 million as soon as an item appeared on the list meant that Ouma had a huge wealth. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Ouma was her patron. A006 â€“ Commission A006 ¨C Commission Meanwhile in the real world. At the top floor of TENZ building, the main headquarter of Tenkawa Zaibatsu (Zaibatsu () : Financial Clique). Tenkawa Ouma sit in the chair, looking at the round table in front of him he just bought a hour ago. Express delivery truly very convenient, the goods already delivered less than 30 minutes after he pressed the purchase button. Mercury Corp was one of thepany that Ouma has invested in shares. It was only given that he received a VIP treatments and enjoyed various premium services. As a young master with golden spoon, the only thing that Ouma nevercks was money. But even such young master who had the power of money in his disposal, he still couldn''tprehend what was on the mind of the table craftsman. Fletcher Capstan Table, made by Rucien! "Real...This is real sandalwood! This fragrance, this texture...I would not mistake it." Ouma murmured in a low voice, inaudible to hear. His hand continues to y the table''s automatic transformation function, and he quietly watched the table rotated itself, expands to twice its size. Then he pull the table nk to the opposite direction and the table rotated back and shrink to its normal size. After the guild meeting a few days ago, there was an unwritten agreement regarding the free period of everyone in that meeting room. The free periodsts for 1 week and during this period, everyone free to do as they wish. Thanks to ck Phantom, many members have to rece their lost equipment and some members also want to go hunting to take back their lost level. Fortunately, ever since the spider breakout, there was bountiful targets of EXP everywhere. The Adventurer Guild also issues quests to clear these spiders in their surrounding territory, earning the yers a bunch of EXP as well as few bucks of gold coins. Killing two birds with one stone. Ouma, or Leon also did the same. He purchased a lot of EXP Potions and keep killing spiders these few days. It was then he received the notification from Mercury about Rucien''s new goods. He has included Rucien in his following list so he would be instantly notified each time Rucien released a product. At first, he couldn''t believe what was written on the product description. Using sandalwood to craft Fletcher Capstan Table? "Isn''t sandalwood one of the most expensive woods in the world? Why did Rucien use this kind of wood?" Ouma had seen the real sandalwood in his grandpa''s house. This kind of wood have some distinctive texture and fragrance, and there were many of the furniture in the house that made of this wood. It can be said that his ancestor was quite a collector in their era. The reason why sandalwood priced so high thanks to this pleasant fragrance. In the Global market, sandalwood prices are currently over $3200 / lb and these prices will continue to rise over time. However, even if you have the money, that doesn''t mean you can buy it like buying cabbages in the supermarket! Due to its nature as hemiparasitic trees, cultivating sandalwood trees is not an easy task. Furthermore, they are also slow-growing trees. It takes roughly minimum of 15 years to producemercially valuable sandalwood with high levels of fragrance oils. Hence, each batch purchase requires reservation in advance and obviously people on the top of society is prioritized. This is a wood that can''t be bought without any connection. Yet it was sold to him for just 4 millions. "Even a normal Capstan Table''s price is about 5 million. Was Rucien selling for a loss?" Ouma shakes his head with incredulity. In his calction, this table at least worth about 10 millions. If he resells this table to an auction, the price could soar again by several fold. This is really a huge profit! But then he silently thought again. ''No... It makes no sense if Rucien to sell his(?) stuff cheaply for no reason. If he can craft a Capstan Table, then he should know its worth.'' The same can also be said with the sandalwood, which is quite famous. Even movies, animes and novels often linked this kind of wood with the wealthy. Like how they describe Kings, Emperors and Sultans using this type of wood to make their furniture, like their bed and throne chair. Who in this day doesn''t know about it''s value? ''Which means... Profit was not Rucien''s primary aim!'' With that thinking, Ouma typed ament on the table''s product review on the Mercury site. In his writing, he praised the table and expressed his inclination to buy another table, without mentioning about his estimation of the table''s price. He didn''t forget to add five star to the product''s rating. He really want to see what Rucien''s response. "In an unlikely situation, if Rucien waspletely ignorant of prices and sold the sandalwood table cheap, I wouldn''t mind either." Five minutester, Ouma''s review got replied by Rucien himself. It seems he(?) was online. ; ;

Ouma -

The table has arrived safely. I confirmed that the wood is really authentic sandalwood. Its automatic transform function is fluid and smooth. I would like to buy another one.

; ;

	Rucien - The Seller
	Thank you for purchasing my table. However, this table is just a promotion product. Only the first item will be sold at a half price. Next time, this table''s price will be raised ording to the material costs.
	Rucien - The Seller
	If you have anymission, you are wee to message me.

Ouma nodded. Sure enough, the table''s cheap price was just a bait to attract customer. Not only that, this table also was Rucien''s way to say, "I have obtained a connection with a sandalwood supplier too." "So, Rucien also has ess with sandalwood, not just titanium. This person''s background is really deep." He quicklypose a private message to Rucien. ; ;


Ouma	I''m interested in sandalwood furniture. If you don''t mind, I''d like to make amission...

His finger slowly typed the message. The first time he think of is recing his bed frame with sandalwood. The fragrance of this wood was so pleasant. This could help him to rx his nerve after intense leveling time in the game. He posted his requirement for the bed frame. It should be 7680 king-sized bed, with storage drawers, sturdy, and foldable. The design... Let''s leave that to Rucien. Done with that, he quickly sent the message. Then, a few momentster Rucien replied. ; ;


Rucien	Okay... 1 day, 3 million¹ [$28.405] - Mercury Pay. I''ll send the goods via Mercury after I receive the money. Is this okay?

Ouma was satisfied with Rucien''s reply. "A day? Did he mean he canplete my order in just a day? That''s quite fast! Three million is quite expensive for a bed frame, but considering it''s made of sandalwood, then it''s worth the price." Not to mention, it can bepleted in just a day. Tomorrow, he could say goodbye with his insomnia! He quickly sealed the deal. As whether Rucien would scam him out, Ouma didn''t worried at all. They did the transaction via Mercury, which TENZ has a few shares in it. If there are evidence that someone hasmitted unscrupulous acts, they have to be prepared to facewsuits. In other ce. After received nearly 4 million, Hecate quickly bought 78.000 and used it to purchase some cash items before logging out. Elixir 1 - 200 Exp Potion 7 - 350 30 Condensed Hi-Potion Box 10 - 900 30 Condensed Hi-Ether Box 10 - 1500 Life Insurance Scroll 8 - 600 Crime Scroll 2 - 1000 Amnesia Stone 1 - 300 Total: 4850 ( 242.500) If not because of purchase limit, she might have used all of the gems in the spot. ; [ ] Search Your Gems: 85.750 [] Recent Purchase | Consumable | Rental | Costume | Scroll | Misc < Page 1 >;




Item Name	Price	Limit	Inventory
Elixir	200	(0 / 1)	4
Exp Potion	50	(0 / 7)	6
30 Condensed Hi-Potion Box	90	(0 / 10)	25
30 Condensed Hi-Ether Box	150	(0 / 10)	25
Life Insurance Scroll	75	(0 / 8)	10
Crime Scroll	500	(0 / 2)	2
Amnesia Stone	300	(0 / 1)	1

Ruri got up from the capsule while sighing in satisfaction. She remembered about an article that says spending money also can relieve stress. It seems that article speaks some truth. With each footstep ringing the bell on her ankle, she walked to the bathroom. It was then she received a notification about Ouma''s review from her T-Bracelet. "Oh, you want to buy another table? Well, I don''t mind... But this time I will charge you a lot." It was nonsense to sell sandalwood cheaply. She only did that as a water test. But now that she confirmed there are buyer for it, of course the water test is over. She also read Ouma''s private message about hismission. "A king-sized bed frame, huh... well, not a problem." Ruri quickly decided the deal and turned off the holo-screen. With her ability, she can basically procure anything from Ascension. In the real world, sandalwood can be considered one of the most expensive wood in the world. But in the game, it was just a kind of material that can be grown like weeds. Anyone with the Farmer Subss can grow one from sapling to mature in less than a week. And with various game skills, it only takes a few minutes to process all the materials, and another few minutes to craft them. Everything can be dealt in less than a hour. Making a sandalwood king-sized bed frame is not a problem at all! After Ruri finished her business in the bathroom, she went straight to the bed. A007 â€“ Processing Sandalwood A007 ¨C Processing Sandalwood The next morning. A naked girl woken up from her sleep, clumsily yawned in the bed. While waiting for her remaining sleepiness to go away, the girl reminisced about her dream. It was a silly dream, where the rest of humanity suddenly didn''t wear clothes anymore. "Woaahhhmm!! What a crazy dream..." The girl, Yasaka Ruri couldn''t help but think. It was said in an article that the dream is actually the said person''s desire that deeply hidden in their subconsciousness. If that was true then what was her desire? Freely looking at other people''s naked body? Watching the world fall into depravity? "It seems like I''m bing a perverted girl more and more..." She sighed helplessly, but decided not to think about it anymore. It was just a dream anyway. Rising from her bed, she started her usual routine. She took a breakfast, dip in a quick bath, and then... login to the game. [Ascension] [Rosenweil Town Square] Reappearing in the town square, the first time Hecate do was to bought another stock of 4.850 worth of cash items. In an instant, she purchased 7 cash items up to their purchase limits for the day. Spoiler ; [ ] Search Your Gems: 80.900 [] Recent Purchase | Consumable | Rental | Costume | Scroll | Misc < Page 1 >;




Item Name	Price	Limit	Inventory
Elixir	200	(0 / 1)	5
Exp Potion	50	(0 / 7)	13
30 Condensed Hi-Potion Box	90	(0 / 10)	35
30 Condensed Hi-Ether Box	150	(0 / 10)	35
Life Insurance Scroll	75	(0 / 8)	18
Crime Scroll	500	(0 / 2)	4
Amnesia Stone	300	(0 / 1)	2

Hecate nodded with satisfied face. "Okay, this is enough for today''s share." It was very clear that she nned to keep doing this everyday until she run out of gems. Truly the epitome of a loyal P2W yer! Done with that, Hecate opened her Game Interface and select the Guild menu. She unhesitatingly pressed a Guild Skill, "Return Base" on her Guild Interface, and secondster her figure teleported to Genesis Guild Base at Brynhildr Fort. Without further ado, she pressed another menu in her Guild Interface. "Guild Treasury Exchange." In that very moment, a new window appeared in front of Hecate. Guild Treasury Exchange is a menu that can be essed by every guild member anytime in their Guild Base. It directly connected to their Guild Treasury and the member can exchange their Guild Contribution Points (GCP) with the items stored there. Simultaneously, they can also store items and wait until other members exchange the items with their GCP. With a swift movement, Hecate pressed the search function and typed "Sandalwood" with the virtual keyboard, then pressed Enter. A few momentster, every items with Sandalwood in their name quickly arranged into a list, waiting for Hecate to exchange. Spoiler ; Contribution Point: 854.500 Search Result | Recent | Consumable | Equipment | Material | Misc Page 1 | 2 | 3 ;


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Item Name	Inventory	Point	Member
Sandalwood nk	0	1500	Pururun
Sandalwood nk	0	1650	Pururun
Sandalwood Block	0	3000	Pururun
Sandalwood Oil Extract	0	2000	Kogure
Sandalwood Oil Extract	0	2000	Kogure
Sandalwood nk	0	1500	Rimenoa
Sandalwood nk	0	1500	Rimenoa
Sandalwood Leaf	0	500	Rimenoa
Sandalwood Leaf	0	500	Rimenoa
Sandalwood Seed Bag (500)	0	800	Meeko
Sandalwood Fruit	0	2800	Meeko
Sandalwood Fruit	0	2800	Meeko
Sandalwood nk	0	1500	Pururun
Sandalwood Oil Extract	0	1950	Kogure

These sandalwood rted items has many uses in the Guild and have a stable demand. They have been supplied by the guild''s Farmer division with a regr interval. Given the size of the Genesis Guild, it was clear that they also had various specialties in the Production division. Farmer Subss yers was also one of those division. It was their job to keep farming the materials required by other divisions to make the guild economy keep running. Sculptors and Artisans can use the wood to craft their creation. Architects can use the wood for their building. Chefs can use the fruit, or the oil to enhance their dishes. Alchemists and Pharmacists can also mix the oil with their potions. Thanks to this, Hecate could easily collect a lot of Sandalwood to craft the bed frame that Oumamissioned. Hecate spent 30.000 GCP in total to exchange a lot of Sandalwood nks and Blocks before she ripped a Town Scroll, teleporting her back to the town. And then, she walked to her Workshop to process those nks. Fifteen minutester in her Workshop. WHIIII~NG~!!!! PSHEEEEEW~!!! Hecate, who obtained a lot of Sandalwood nks, quickly started to cut them with self-crafted Water Cutter machine. It was a machine that utilizes high-pressure abrasive water, based on the most simple water cutter machine avable in the. The process was fast, not evenst for 3 minutes before all of the nk was cut into their intended size. The processed nks then waxed with a special resin and assembled after installing a few screws and bolts. Utilizing the concept of origami, Hecate made the nk foldable to adjust the size. "I guess this is it. I can inscript a few Glyphs to make automatic folding function, but I guess I shouldn''t. Unlike the table, this bed frame is open to see. People can clearly see the carving whether they want it or not!'' With that thinking, Hecate stopped her work. DING! Spoiler ; ;

You have sessfully crafted a Bed Frame - Exp +300 Mysticallurgy Proficiency +1 (1.457/40.000.000)

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Item Name:	Sandalwood Bed Frame
Type:	Misc
Rarity:
Durability:	70/70
Crafter:	Hecate
Effect:	Very fragrant. Adjustable size mechanism. (2852 to 7680) When sleeping in a bed with this bed frame: - Stamina recovery is tripled. - HP and MP recovery +250% - Comfortableness +320% - Bad status removal speed is doubled.
Details:	A bed frame made by Sandalwood, crafted by Hecate. The unique fragrance of the wood can bring rxation depth to the soul to whoever resting in the bed using this bed frame.

Looking at the window, Hecate smiled with satisfied mood. Even without using glyph and such, the effect created was still considered good. Unfortunately, the effect was too mystical to be bought to the real world. Stamina recovery means exhausted people that sleep in this bed, their stamina will quickly replenished. For example, couples that have intense workout in this bed, will have endless stamina, as if they have injected with chicken blood. HP recovery means that injuries will quickly heal, so fast that it would be visible to naked eyes. Bad status removal means people can recover faster with their illnesses, on a note that the illnesses was not a terminal one. "No matter how people sees, these effects is too eye-catching for me to bear." Hecate sighed helplessly. As usual, she disassembled her crafted item again and stored them in the inventory. Suddenly, she received an email from Renahi. ; ;

	From: Kashiwagi Rena
	To: Yasaka Ruri
	Subject: Have time?
	Ruri-chan, do you have time today? Let''s party together, Emihi also joined. We will go after we finish our ss. We need DPS to kill the boss, your firepower is very needed here.

Looking at the time, it was still 8:20 AM. Only 1 hour has passed since her login. "Rena should be done with her ss at 10 AM. I should logout first and finish this soon." With a swipe of hand, Hecate typed a single word "Okay" and sent it to Renahi as a reply. After that, she immediately pressed the logout button. A008 â€“ Conversation at Cafeteria A008 ¨C Conversation at Cafeteria [Real World] [Kyoto Academy: Cafeteria - High School Division] Meanwhile, in other ce. Two girls wearing their high school uniform, sit across from each other in a 4-seated table. There are transparent ss separating the table into 4 separate section, with each section intended for 1 person use.These separator sses was in ordance to the social distancing rule which is still implemented by the government. They were sitting in the cafeteria, the ce where the students went to eat. Kashiwagi Rena, or Renahi, nced at the holo-screen disyed from her T-Bracelet before closed it off. Happy expression can be seen clearly from her face. "Yay! Ruri... Hecate-chan says okay, Emihi! I can''t wait until our sses is over!" "I see, then we can gather at the town squareter." The other girl, Nayaka Emi, nodded without much thought. Her hand silently make a swipe gesture in front of the table, and instantly, a holo-screen with a list of menu appeared. DING! Her fingers selectively pressed "Bubble Tea", "Ice", and then added "Honey" as the finishing touch. The drink in her order list has renamed into "Iced Bubble Tea with Honey." Rena also did a simr thing with her choice, "Iced Carbonated Orange Juice". The holo-screen let out a nice rippling sound effect each time they clicked the selection. When they are done, both of them pressed the confirm button and immediately pay the bill with a QR-scan from their T-Bracelet. And then, a few minutester, a drone appeared from the kitchen area, carrying the drink they ordered in a tray. "YOUR ORDER HAS ARRIVED!!...PLEASE ENJOY YOURSELVES!!" Rena and Emi each took the ss they have ordered from the tray and ced it in the table. After spraying their hands with free disinfectant provided at each table, they took a sip on their drinks. Having done with the job, the drone quickly went away. "Mmmm... Delicious!" Rena praised the drink. But then, there are a slight disappointment in her expression. "...Too bad Hecate-chan isn''t here... It would be perfect if I can *rub rub* her as I enjoyed this wine... Haah..." Remembering a certain girl, Rena sighed depressingly. With a mncholy expression, she lightly swayed the ss in her hand¹ [The ss used: ]. The ice inside kept making a ng sound each time Rena swayed the ss. Looking at her friend''s behavior, Emi could only let out a wry smile. ''What wine? No matter how I look at it, that''s just Orange Juice, right?'' Though, she was truly impressed by Rena''s ability to pull off a nonsense. But because of this, her existence was irreceable in the guild. As a mood maker and also as apetent healer. No matter how dire the situation in the guild, there will be no despair if Rena was there. Even Emi herself thought she had been saved countless times by Rena. "Well, it can''t be helped, can it? Poor Ruri... She can''t join us even if she wanted to." "Yeah, it''s a pity... Hecate-chwaaan..." Rena only nodded sorrowfully, agreeing with Emi. This can''t be helped if they have such thinking. Because it ismon knowledge, that students attending the ss via Virtual Reality (VR) were students with ''circumstances''. Those virtual sses are meant mainly for students who cannote to school. There are many reason where students cannote to school. Such as long distance, sickness, or other factors. But if it was distance problem, the academy also has Student Dormitory which is cheaper than applying for a virtual ss. Although normal students can also apply for attending via VR, it should be noted that their tuition fees will skyrocket after the end of the term. After all, the costs of maintaining the VR-World was not cheap, and the Academy was not a charity organization. Except for people with schrships, or people with too much money, no one would apply for one with no reason. Yet, Ruri, or Hecate, always attending school via VR. Just a nce and it was clear that there was something wrong. Which one was true, whether she has a schrship, or too much money? One and half year ago, Rena quickly found out neither was true after checking it at the school administration office. - Yasaka Ruri has Leukemia! The fact that her best friend(?) have a terminal illness shook Rena''s mind greatly. Never in her wildest imagination that such a cute girl is on the verge of death''s door! It was then Rena took a great decision that decided her future course. To be a doctor! Rena reminisced with a gloomy expression. She listlessly slumped down on the table, looked drunk even though she only drank non-alcohol carbonated juice. "Ruri-chan... didn''t say anything about her sickness..." "...This is almost the hundred times I hear thisin from your mouth. Haah..." Hearing Rena''s grumble, Emi could only sigh. Thinking about that certain loli, Emi somewhat understand why Ruri would keep silent about that. Not that she could just ramble on about her own illness for the public to know. There is no way she would say: - Everyone! I have a leukemia... tehe~ What would be gained from that? Pity? Empathy? Ruri that she know was a strong girl at heart. No way in hell she would like being pitied. In that case, since the person herself did not say it, then it would be better to feign ignorance... Or that''s what Rena and Emi secretly decides. Emi still remembered the first meeting with Ruri, or more urately, Hecate. Two years ago, when Emi and Rena still in the first grade of High School. Like other youths of their age, both of them, along with Kazu were also attracted to trends at that time, the most cutting-edge Virtual Reality MMORPG: Ascension. They excitedly bought a Capsule Pod, and dive into the game. Many things happened during their first month. Emi still remembered the excitement at that time. The struggle of clearing the daily quests, exploring the vast areas, searching for a party, and then, leveling. Being a childhood ymate, Emi often partied with Rena and Kazu together. Eventually, they received an invitation to join the Genesis Guild. At that time, the guild was not as big as they are now. Genesis Guild was originally considered a casual guild, created by a party who coincidentally get along very well in their hunt. Leon, Astrid, and Grim was the original founder of the guild. Then after some time, while Emi and Kazu were taking a walk in the market to replenish consumable items, especially potions and arrows, she encountered an unusual yer. A little girl who looked like an elementary school girl, quietly sits on a bench holding a nk with a written message. [T> Your Elixir with my Gold. PM for nego!] Emi couldn''t understand what was inside the mind of that girl. Elixir was a super expensive premium item that costs 200, or 10.000 each. Sure, the effect was great,pletely heals HP and MP along with bad status clearance. However, at that current stage where most of the yers maximum HP did not exceed 1000 points, that was an overkill. Who the heck is so special, that would spent 10.000 to buy such item? No matter how she thinks of it, that was just stupid. During this period of time, Gold Exchange website has not been established yet. So, there was no cash and Gold coins exchange. If a yer wanted to obtain a premium item without spending a penny, they have to trade with their game items or Gold coins. And then, Kazu who seemingly took an interest with the offer, PMed the girl. The negotiation was taken ce privately so Emi didn''t know the exact details, but based on Kazu''s words, it has been agreed that the girl will have to prepare 50.000 first. The girl woulde back in two weeks with the money toplete the transaction. Emi could only be astonished. At the early days when the yers level were still low, also the main currency were still based on Copper and Silver coins, Gold coins was extremely expensive. A Low-Potion that heals around 100-250 HP costs between 25 to 75. And then, it would only took 5-7 bottles to refill the entire HP bar to the full. Even her full set equipment at that time, although it can be considered expensive, but it was not more than 20.000! Which means, the price of 1 Elixir was more than 2.5 times of her Archery set! How could Kazu take advantage of such a stupid little girl? What''s more astonishing was the girl did really back after 2 weeks has passed, fulfilling the transaction. It seems during these period the girl keep hunting in a high-leveled area non-stop and auctioned a lot of rare loots. Such a dedication just for an Elixir... From that point on, the girl, Hecate became their acquaintance. And shortlyter, they found out that the loli was actually of the same age as them! Moreover, she also attending the same Academy! As Emi reminisced about Ruri, she nced at Rena again. Ever since that fateful meeting, this childhood friend of hers seemingly be dumber and dumber. Emi knows that Rena has a certain weakness with cute things, but she didn''t expect it to be that bad when ites to Ruri. She even dared to apply for a permission to attend some of her sses that ovep with Ruri via VR. Rena did that just to meet Ruri since she will never attend the school physically. ''I kinda curious how in the world Rena convinced her parents to let her continue attending her ss via VR. Oh... but wait, their ss schedule only ovep during Math and Science...'' Emi nodded in understanding. ''If its only two sses, maybe it won''t matter that much?'' With Rena''s sry from the Guild, she surely can cover the extra tuition from the two VR sses. But even though Emi understand the reason, that doesn''t mean that she was willing to follow. After all, money doesn''t grow on a tree. And besides, she can meet with Hecate anytime in the game. While Emi was deep in thought, suddenly she heard a familiar voice from her behind. "Ah, Emily! Rena! You''re here, huh?" "Hello Kazu-kun." Without looking back, Emi repliedzily as she took another sip of her drink. From just the voice, she already know the identity of the source. Speak of the devil! It was just a moment ago she reminisced about him taking advantage of a certain little girl. "Kazuhi~~! Good morning~!" "Yeah, Good morning, Rena! You seem so sluggish today, is something wrong?" "Nothing to worry about... She is only drunk." Emi replied in Rena''s ce as she turned her head towards the source of the voice. Behind her, stood a male youth of the same grade with his dumb face. A face that screams "Very Ordinary" by Japanese standards of beauty. Not considered handsome, but also can''t be considered ugly. Shirayama Kazuya, 18 years old. This youth was also her childhood friend, having been inseparable rtionship since elementary school. A009 â€“ Conversation Continuation A009 ¨C Conversation Continuation At Kyoto Academy High School Division Cafeteria. The group of two girls now has a male neer. Shirayama Kazuya, or Kazu, joined his two childhood friends discussion and sit on an empty seat. He then swipe his hand and ordered a free cup of water from the menu. The wateres from the building''s rain water filtration system. Hence, it was free to take. Looking at the drone carrying just a cup of clean water, both of the girls were rendered speechless. Extremely frugal to the bone! Noticing the weird stare from the girls, Kazu turned his head. "Hmm? What''s wrong?" "No, it''s nothing." Emi quickly dismissed it and silently closed her eye. She already known his circumstances so she did not say anything. She has known Kazu for a long time since her childhood, including his economic situation. Hees off from a not so wealthy family. Kazu has a younger brother and a sickly younger sister in the Middle School Section. His father is a low-wage sryman and his mother took a job as a caretaker at a kindergarten. His family had to struggle to pay for their tuition fees, along with the younger sister''s treatment. It waspletely understandable why he would be so frugal. But even so, there are someone who did not read the mood and situation. "Ahaha, Kazuhi... Are you satisfied with just a ss of water? If you want, you can order something, I''ll pay the bill." "Nah. Thanks, but I''m good. I''m the type who likes in water more." Kazu politely declined, but Rena only shrugged. "Again with your stubbornness... You don''t have to be so reserved. We''re friends, aren''t we?" Says Rena as she took another sip from her drink. Hearing Rena''s remark, Kazu just smiled wryly. Although he loved money, he wouldn''t be so shameless to tantly mooch from Emi or Rena. Other people would be fine, but for his two childhood ymate, his pride doesn''t allow it. Besides... ''It was just water anyway... Any other drink is the same, just water. No matter what kind of water it is, in the end it would ended as a piss in the toilet! Food also the same, entering from the mouth and went out from the ass!'' From Kazu''s view, food in the real world is not worth to yearn anymore. ''If I want to indulge with food, I can just eat at Ascension. I can enjoy any meal there without a single penny spent! Real world food, a pack of synthetic food is enough!'' Synthetic foods, made from gene-edited yeast in a special nutrient fluid to promote growth, are capable of providing a low cost, edible source of carbohydrates. Originally developed as a staple food source for researchers in extreme ces such as the Antarctic Base or the Mariana Trench, buttermercialized to the public to reduce the problem of food shortages. The final product looks like a paste that can be consumed right away, only with ack of vor. Usually consumed together with artificial seasonings which are also sold separately as another products. Although, this artificial seasoning, Kazu was reluctant to buy it. For him, as long as it can fulfill the need of sustenance, any food is eptable. No matter what the food was, at the end it will end up as a lump of feces. ''Rather than spend money to buy food, it would better to safe some cash to pay electricity bill!'' Of course, this is only Kazu''s treatment on himself. He can be cruel to himself, but not to his family. For his family, he would be not so frugal to cut off their meal with synthetic food. Especially for his sickly younger sister. She had to eat nutritious food to ensure her health. Besides, getting treated with meal didn''t mean he would get any money from it. On the contrary, it would only make an uncool impression of him towards the two girls. Pride! Pride! "Enough with me. Let''s talk about other things. Let''s see... Emily, how is your doing in there?" In there, means... in the game. "Can''t be called good, but in these days, I have done clearing all the mutated spiders near our guild base. Fortunately, the Knights were fast enough to secure important trade route so the impact to our economy was small." Emi sighed heavily. These few days, she did the hard work of cleaning every leveled up spiders before they could do more harm to their guild territory. It was very exhausting process with so little exp to gain. Not really worth the effort. However, she can''t just leave it alone because these spiders can threaten the lifestyle yers in their base, which in turns, hurt the guild''s economy. Many crops has been damaged, trading route has been filled with danger, material collection such as herbs or ores has been interrupted. Thankfully, the spider''s level was limited to just those spiders. After they are cleared away, the new spiders that had spawned has their level returned to what it should be. After borrowing the guild''s reserve forces, Emi cleared away the threat from their territory. "What about you, Kazu-kun? Did you find ck Phantom''s trace?" "Not at all... ck Phantom was too slick, he didn''t leave any trace." Kazu shakes his head in defeat. Emi let out another sigh. "I suppose so. Truly worthy for being called Phantom." "ck Phantom...! That bastarddd....!!" The moment ck Phantom was mentioned, Rena gritted her teeth in anger. Because of ck Phantom, the raid that had been so smooth because of Hecate''s strategy, was failed. They had supposedly one step away from sess before this guy(?)e and ruined it all. Not only that, she was robbed of her Healing Wand from that incident. Without it, her Sacred Healing Set became broken and its effect can''t be used! This set of equipment obtained by trading her Glory Points which she had painstakingly collected little by little. It took her very long time to collect the required 400 Glory Points by participating the guild raids. But, the efforts made were not in vain. During those raids, she had to ensure a quarter (25 person) of the party''s health to not fall below the red zone. She had do that with her meager staff, swinging it often until her arm hurts like it was about to fall off. But since she obtained the Sacred Healing Set, that no longer became problem. The moment she equipped the set, her healing power greatly boosted by more than 800%! A single Heal with the wand can restore a person up to ~6.000 HP while its higher form, High Heal can restore ~30.000 HP. She can also just spam once every few minutes, a group healing spell belonged to Priest and Priestess Jobss, Area Heal. Each cast of it with the wand could restore ~8000 HP to everyone within the spell area. That would be enough to ensure nobody in the party''s HP falls into red zone during the battle. And if required, she can also cast a higher tier form of the spell, belonged to High Priest and High Priestess Jobss, Aurora Heal. In exchange of the steep MP consumption, Aurora Heal could restore ~45.000 HP and it has 5 times wider area than her normal Area Heal. At the current stage where the Genesis Guild''s raid members maximum HP ranged about 10.000 to 30.000 HP, Rena''s healing power was simply overpowered! Never been before, the job of nannying the party and the raid group be such a rxing job. However, those good things now just a history. Now that the wand has been robbed, gone away the +800% healing boosts and other bonuses from the set. Rena couldn''t help but wanted to puke blood every time she remembered that fact. But when she recalled the guild emergency meeting a few days ago, her expression softened. ''Fortunately, it seems Leon intended to redeem every equipment that ck Phantom has sold, including my wand. I guess I''ll have to be patient with my old staff for the time being.'' Although her old staff quality did not even reach half of the Healing Wand, but at least it is still better than nothing. Meanwhile, Kazu and Emi who are in the middle of conversation, done with reporting each other progress. "So, what are you going to do next?" "Well, I already cleaned the spiders so I currently free. I n to do some rxation party with Rena and Ruri." "Oh, Hecate-chan is joining?" "Yeah, she already agreed to join. We n to party after we finish our sses. Kazuhi, you want to join too?" Rena answered as she drank the remaining content of her juice and continued, "We''ll just use the Capsule Pod at Virtual Station Roomter." The Kyoto Academy has 10 Virtual Station Rooms, spread over 10 different locations in the Academy. These rooms are mainly used to hold virtual sses for the VR department, and each room has at least 200 Capsule Pods. When there are no sses, students are free to use any of them, provided they are not skipping ss during the time they used the VR Capsule. The downside of these Capsule Pods was that they are only Standard type,pared to many Cyber Cafes which mostly use the Premium type. But that was hardly the problem for the trio since the one they bought was also the Standard type. Currently, there are 4 types of Capsule Pods avable, which is:

1. Basic type. Other name, the poor type. Costs only 65.999, the most cheapest Capsule Pod. It only has the basic dive function in the Virtual World by reproducing only three of the five basic senses, namely sight, touch and hearing. People who used this type will not be able to taste food inside the virtual world, nor feel its fragrance. Eating food in the virtual world while using this to dive would be simr to chewing wax.
2. Standard type. Costs 149.999, which is also the one most people use. Kazu, Emi and Rena bought this type. Along with the features of the Basic type, these Capsule Pods are also capable of reproducing the senses of smell and taste. Complete reproduction of the five basic senses!
3. Premium type. Costs 649.999, primarily used by Cyber Cafes and wealthy people. It has the Basic and Standard type features with other additional feature, that is... the ability of sexual activity! People who used the Basic and Standard type is like people who suffering with ED!
4. Executive type. Costs 11.999.999... If you have this kind of money, why not just buy a suite instead? Equipped with veryfortable massage chair and nutrient solution set. Prioritized SSL Quantum Connection queue. People who have tried to sit on this chair would find that they are hesitant to move away from it. The embodiment offort and pleasure! It is said that people who use this type will be able to dive continuously until the nutrient solution runs out. Unfortunately, the 8 hour login limitw is mandatory by the government so this feature cannot be used.

Kazu fell silent for a moment, taking Rena''s offer into consideration, before he agreed. "Count me in! My investigation took a dead end anyway. I should take some break for a moment. It''s been a while since we partied together. You don''t mind, do you, Emily?" Emi: "Of course! Wee to our party." Rena: "Then, it''s decided." With that said, the three of them keep chatting unimportant conversation until it was time to go to ss. A010 â€“ Rosenheim Mage Association A010 ¨C Rosenheim Mage Association Hecate reappeared at her workshop. The bed frame matter ended sooner than expected. Perhaps because the one ordering the goods was a VVIP, the Mercury Corp decided to prioritize and send their courier in less than 10 minutes. At first she thought the courier woulde while she was in the middle of the party, so she had instructed the house AI to notify her when someone wearing a Mercury uniform was standing at the gate. But that quickly proved unnecessary. The courier arrived before she finished inputting the instructions. So, here she was. "There still a lot of time before Rena''s ss is over... What to do...?" Still about two hours before the designated time, until that, Hecate was free. Then, she remembered she still had some items that require appraisal, as well as three unopened Mysterious Boxes, still buried inside her storage. "Well, since there is still time, I suppose it wouldn''t be hurt to clear those items away." Hecate quickly went to the City Square where the Save Crystal was ced. The crystal was particrly noticeable since there are a lot of particle light surrounding it. The particle sometimes gathered in one ce forming a humanoid body. Then from that light, yers who died in the field, respawned. As for the people who teleported to the city using the Town Scroll or by other means, they would appear from within the Teleportation Gate, which was also near from the crystal. Touching the crystal, Hecate essed her storage and put the items to her Inventory, closed it and then walked to the east direction. Her destination was a spacious ce surrounded by iron fences, with exquisite entrance tower gate in its front. "I''m arrived." Without further ado, Hecate showed her Magician Badge, the proof that she became a Mage 2 years ago to the guards. Then, she entered the gate and walked to the biggest building. The ce Hecate visited this time was the headquarters of the Rosenheim Mage Association. This was the ce where every Spellcaster sses people, either yers or Natives from Rosenheim Kingdom had their ss change. It was also the ce where Hecate changed her Jobss from a Novice until she became an Archwitch. Many Spellcaster Jobsses, or people with Magical-rted Production Subsses often seen hanging around this ce. They are here because this ce is also where various magical supplies are traded.

- Some spells require a catalyst to use them, like Pearl, Ruby, or other Gemstones.
- Artificers need special pens and special inks to engrave Glyphs into their craft.
- Runemasters also require fully functional Rune Crests to enchant them into the equip.

Other than that, there are also Charms, Scrolls, and many other Magical-rted stuff could be found in this ce. With a confident step, Hecate walked up to one of the receptionist in charge. It was a woman Native in her 20-ish. "Hello, what can I do for you, Miss?" "I want to open these boxes." So Hecate said as she handed over the 3 Mysterious Boxes. "Please wait for a moment. Hmm, where is it... The box opener... Ah, here it is! Three boxes, the total fee would be 3." "Okay, this is the payment." As the receptionist took out something like a te to the table, Hecate gives the coins. ; ;

You handed over 3.

Quickly, the receptionist put the box one by one above the te. Both of the te and the box started to glow with colorful light and let out a chiming sound as the container slowly opened. The light emanated from the box was beautiful, like a firework thatunched to the sky at a festival. It was just the act of opening a Box, but it seems the developer likes to add an extra touch. Hecate could only impressed by the shy animation. "Ooh... No matter how many times I looked at it, this is still an impressive sight." The process took some time to finish, but eventually the three boxes sessfully opened. She looked at the contents that has been taken out from inside the boxes... The first item, a yellow colored crystal with a size of a fingernail. ; ;

Item Name:	Exp Shard
Type:	Misc - Crystal
Rarity:
Durability:	15/15
Details:	A crystallization of Experience Point. Grants 15.000 Exp to the nearest person upon destruction.

An Exp Shard! To increase their levels, there are several ways that can be done for yers.

1. The first method, the mostmon and the simplest way is to kill monsters. The more monsters you kill, the more EXP you get. A simple, very straight to the point. But unfortunately, not everyone can do that. Only people with high sense ofbat can really triumph by using this method. Although there are system assist to help yers, but eventually it was their reaction time that yed a vital role. As for yers with handicapped reaction time, the most they can do is just snuffing some low level monsters.
2. The second method is to do quests issued by the Natives or system generated quests. Anothermon method, by doing quests and get its Exp reward. But in case the former, the Natives who issued the quests had to pay the Exp reward with their reward quota given by the Goddess Norn. The quota can''t be used directly, but can be given to the yers as a quest reward. Perhaps, the goddess distributed this quota in order to make yers and Natives get along well.
3. The third method is to work on their Subsses activity. Lifestyle yers can get their Exp by doing their stuff. cksmiths like Hecate will gain experience every time she make something. A Chef like Renahi will get Exp every time she cooks a dish. And many more... The amount of Exp earned did not as many as the first and the second method, but a mosquito meat is still a meat. Little by little, those small Exp umtes and eventually reached the Exp required to level up. yers who are unable to fight monsters preferred to do this kind of chore to earn their Exp.
4. And thest method, is to gather Exp Shards or Exp Crystals. In the rare event, Exp Shards and Exp Crystals sometimes formed on the field at an inconspicuous ce. People who obtained this shards or crystal can just crush it to receive a lump of Exp Points. Exp Crystal is bigger than Exp Shard, and grants more Exp. The Crystals can give at least 750,000 EXP while Shards give around 10,000 to 50,000 EXP. There was no need to kill monsters, do quests or do a chore. They will receive Exp in that instant.

It was not often people can find an Exp Shard, much less an Exp Crystal. These items was one of the item people can get, but cannot be sought. To obtain them requires a lot of luck. For this reason, these items are considered a treasure by both the Natives and the yers. Though, for Hecate who needs 16 million Exp left to advance to her next level, 15.000 Exp is just too small to care about. ''I''ll store this for the time being...'' She ced the shards to her inventory, and then looked at the second item. The second item was a ck dagger. ; ;

Item Name:	+8 Hougrome''s Dagger
Requirement:	Thief ss, Level 99
Type:	Dagger
Rarity:
Durability:	1440/2500
Crafter	Unknown
Effect:	STR +15, AGI +40, INT -40 Inflict Chaos, Bleeds and Paralyze to the enemy. Capable of absorbing sound waves, vibration, and Kic Energy. Used the stored energy to create a vibration that destroy other metals. The stored energy can be unleashed as a kic attack. Stored Energy: 1400/25000 Note: The stored energy dissipate along with time. Upgrade Bonus: ATK +200, Durability +800. Stored energy will dissipate slower.
Details:	A dagger used by the Master Assassin, Hougrome. Made by a Super Alloy Vibranium, or more known as Anti-Metal alloy. This dagger produces a vibrations of a specific wavelength that break down the molecr bonds in other metals, causing them to liquefy.

A super alloy dagger with 9-star rarity! Such a rarity of weapon usually belonged to high-end tier with only one in kind. That means this dagger is the only one and no other copy in existence in the game. It''s a shame because of ss restrictions, Hecate can''t use this dagger. However, if this dagger is auctioned, it will definitely get millions of gold coins. Moreover, it was a +8 upgrade which was extremely difficult to get. This is because when an upgrade fails, the consequent item along with the materials used will be destroyedpletely. The higher the level, the higher the chance for the cksmith to fail to upgrade the item. By estimation, this dagger can fetch about 30 million in the market. ''Nah, I''m not short of gold coins right now. Let''s just store it for future use.'' Hecate shakes her head and put the dagger to the inventory. It was too valuable to exchange it for mere gold coins. A dagger that can destroy metals, truly a heaven defying item. Although Hecate can''t use it, but Ruri can! The third item. ; ;

Item Name:	Bedeviled Badge
Type:	Usable - Badge
Rarity:
Durability:	15/15
Details:	A badge made out of bronze that was used in the ancient Kurdingir Kingdom. It was given to the suicide squad in order toplete their mission at all costs. When the inscription inside the badge is activated, the user will obtain temporary stat boosts. All Stats doubled for 1 hour. But, when the duration ends, the user will die. After use, this badge will break.

Apletely do and die item! Due to the nature, it was supposedly considered a banned item among the Natives. This can be seen from the excessive reaction of the receptionist when this item is unboxed. The receptionist, who screamed after seeing the item, immediately backed off in fear of activating the badge. She treated the badge like it emitted dangerous radioactive. It was understandable, since when someone used this item, that person will face his or her imminent death in the next hour. Well, that is... if the person is a Native. For a yer who in-game death meant being unable to log in for 24 hours, this item truly is a treasure of the treasure. Especially Hecate, who currently have 221 base INT stats. This is without calcting the INT gained from her equip stat. Double the stat means, her INT will reach at least 442 points. And the 24 hours penalty can be waived off by using Life Insurance Scroll before the duration ends. If by some chance, she fired off a Mana Explosion in that moment and using her entire MP in the process... ''Kukukuku... This is a good stuff!'' Ignoring the terrified receptionist, Hecate let out a malicious grin. The receptionist who saw that smile, couldn''t help but tremble once again. ''Hiiiii.... What is this girl? That''s not a smile a little girl would have!'' Hecate immediately stuffed the badge to her inventory. Now that the 3 Boxes had been unboxed, the one thing left before she leave was to appraise some items. She spoke once again to the receptionist. "I want to appraise my items." "Eh... ah, uh... the Appraiser is right there..." The receptionist, who still trembled after seeing a seemingly terrifying stuff, pointed at the direction of another table. There are a few people, mostly yers who queued in that table. By the way, there are also an Appraiser in the Adventurer''s Guild and everyone could use their service with a few silver coins. But for a Spellcaster, the fee was cheaper if they use the appraisal service in the Mage Association. Without further ado, Hecate went to the direction that the receptionist pointed to. ''By the way, why is the receptionist scared? Do I look ugly? I think I have a pretty cute face, don''t I?'' While thinking about useless stuff, Hecate queued and waited for her turn toe. A011 â€“ Appraisal A011 ¨C Appraisal Time passed slowly until it was Hecate''s turn. Fortunately, the queue was not long, and Hecate turn was thest. Right now, Hecate was sitting on the chair facing the Appraiser, who was a middle aged man in his 30-ish. From his attire, Hecate can assume that his Jobss was a Schr. A human male Native Schr. Schr was another advancement route of the Mage ss, other than Wizard or Witch. Inparison, while Wizard or Witch focuses on firepower, this ss is aimed to be a supporting role. Their spells are primarily about empowering their allies and debuffing the enemies. But, that was none of Hecate''s business. "These please." Hecate ced two items on the table. A gold coin with unknown origin, obtained from the second floor of the unnamed ruins. A dungeon where Hecate massacred the spider family a few days ago. Other than that, Hecate also ced a mysterious glowing cube that looked like a Soul Essence, obtained from a drop of a certain World Boss. However, since it cannot be inserted to any Equip, then it most likely wasn''t one. "Let me see... That will be 50." Looking at the bunch of items in front of him, the Appraiser, Ricardo expressionlessly replied. For him, this was just another routine of his uneventful job. Hecate immediately took the silver coins from her inventory and pay up in front. ; ;

You handed over 50

Receiving the coins, Ricardo nodded. "I have received the money. Let''s start the appraisal." "Yes, please..." Then with a wave of his hand, he activated a certain skill, only belonged to the Appraiser Subss. "O Spirits of Wisdom, please grant this foolish mortal the knowledge of this item... APPRAISE!!" At that moment, many ovepping magical circles appeared in his eyes and slowly intertwined with each other. Then, his hands let out a warm, blue light that spread out to the coin. After a moment, on top of the coin, appeared a translucent window which its content only visible to the Appraiser. "Oooh? What is this?" "Is there something wrong, mister?" "Ehem... My apologies, I was just surprised. To think I could see a relic from a long destroyed empire." Ricardo seemed to be taken aback a little, but soon regained hisposure upon hearing Hecate''s reminder. "Here, you can look at the information yourself." He then wrote the coin description onto paper and handed it over to Hecate. Now the information of the coin changed. ; ;

Item Name:	Arcadia Empire Gold Coin
Type:	Misc
Rarity:
Durability:	186/200
Details:	A coin that was used as a currency in the past, in the era when the Arcadia Empire still existed. It might be worth a lot if you sell it to a collector.

With this information, Hecate now knows that the unnamed ruins was actually the ruins of Arcadia Empire. It will be named as such in her Game UI when she revisit the ce in the future. At the same time, another window also popped up in front of her. ; ;

The Ruined Empire! It turns out the ce you visited before was the ruins of the great empire. A long time ago in the past, the extremely prosperous Arcadia Empire had ruled the entire Rodinia Continent. Now the ce has lost its majesty and became air of monsters. There may be many secrets within this ce...

The window was just a hint generated by the system, not be a quest window yet. But, that itself was enough to understand the overall situation. Hecate''s following action will decide whether quest would be generated or not. ''Looks like I have to do something about Arachnia first...'' With Arachnia in the ruins, it was unlikely that Hecate would be able to explore the ce in peace. "Let''s continue with the other one." "Yes, please." "O Spirits of Wisdom, please grant this foolish mortal the knowledge of this item... APPRAISE!!" Then Ricardo repeat the same step with the cube. The second time that same light appeared, slowly enveloping the cube. Five secondster, the process ended. Unfortunately, this time the result was not good. ; ;

Item Name:	Unknown Essence
Type:	Misc
Rarity:	-
Durability:
Details:	An unknown essence that emits a thick dark energy. Your knowledge is not enough to Appraise this item.

This result is not strange. Appraisal will not work for items outside of Appraiser''s knowledge. The skill simply acts as apiler from the user''s cognition. In the end, it was the user''s effort that decides the worth of this skill. "I''m sorry little miss. It seems my skill wasn''t enough..." "I understand, it happens sometimes." Ricardo could only apologize with shame. He did not think that he could fail Appraising an item.It was the first time he has failed since 20 years. Thest time such result appeared was when he still studied at the Rosenheim Mage Institute. Now he kinda curious to the item that dered his knowledge was not enough. "I have worked as an appraiser for 20 years. I have confidence in my Appraisal skill. I don''t mean to brag, but I have read perhaps every book in this kingdom. But, unexpectedly I still fail. Wait for a bit, I can call my other colleagues..." "Forget it... If even mister can''t do it, perhaps no one in this kingdom would be able to Appraise this item." Disappointed, Hecate could only put the item back to her inventory. Perhaps, the item dropped from a World Boss was special and the Appraiser''s skills in this kingdom wasn''t enough. Hecate shook her head as she left the Association building. ''A bunch of useless fools. If the Appraisers in this kingdom can''t, then I will have to visit another countryter.'' Looking at the time, there still about half a hour left before the designated time. "Rena and Emi should''ve finished from their sses." Hecate decided to patiently wait for Renahi and Emilia at the City Square. The bell indicating the ss was over finally rang. Rena who came out of her ssroom, took a deep breath while giving off an excited expression. She was about to start running in the corridor before Emi, who came outter stopped her. "No running in the corridor! Do you want to be caught by the Disciplinary Committee?" "Ah, that will be bad! But, but... but... Finally, it''s time to y with Hecate-chan. I can''t help but get excited, can I?" Like a child eagerly awaiting to y with her toy, Rena cheerfully replied. Looking at Rena''s childish behavior, Emi couldn''t help but sigh. It seems that all the nutrients from the food Rena consumed went to her breasts, not her brain. "What are you? A kid? Both Hecate and the VS-Room won''t run away from you." VS-Room, abbreviation of Virtual Station Room. A ce where students can use the Capsule Pod to log on to the Quantum Network. Both of the girls nned to enter the game from there. The room wasn''t very far from their ssroom, so they arrived quickly after walking a few minutes. There, they met Kazu who seemed to have finished his ss as well, as previously agreed. "Yo! Let''s go now, shall we?" "Yeah yeah ooh! Let''s go, Emi! To the promisednd!!" "Wait up, Rena... Don''t pull me!" And then, the three of them entered any unupied pod they find and started the booting process. The processst for 5 minutes before the Capsule Pods are ready to use. Unfortunately, since the pod they used was just a standard version, it was not an instant boot. But it was a trivial matter. Not long after, they entered the game. They materialized in theirst position before logging out. Then, they firmly used a Town Scroll, instantly teleporting them to the City Square. The three of them materialized from within the Teleportation Gate almost simultaneously. Renahi, Emilia, and KAZU One Human, one Elf and one Werewolf. Their IGN appears over their heads, visible only to yers. "Rosenheim Kingdom, I AM BACK!!" Renahi couldn''t help but unleashed her urge to shout. Instantly, her behavior attracted the attention of everyone present. "Oh, shut up! Don''t you feel embarrassed?" For some reason, Emilia suddenly want to find a hole to hide. In the side, Kazu just silently keep a distance from the girls, pretending not to know them. Unfortunately, his n ended abruptly when a clear and smooth voice calls over them. "Good morning, Rena, Emi... Hello too, Kazu." Sitting on the bench in front of the fountain, a familiar blue-haired loli greeted them expressionlessly. A012 â€“ Joining a Party A012 ¨C Joining a Party Near a fountain in Rosenheim City Square, Emi and Rena met with Hecate as promised. But, an unexpected person also mixed in. Kazu, who supposedly in charge of investigate about ck Phantom, for some reason joined with Rena and co. ''Did he find any clue in his investigation?'' Although Hecate confident her little performance was foolproof, but in the end, nobody knows the result. But looking at Kazu''s expression, it seemed like he didn''t find anything useful. But again, there are someone who suddenly interrupted her thinking. "He~ca~te~chwaaann!" "Funyuu~" Shingeki no Oppai! The soft, supple yet deadly twin mountains, buried Hecate''s head once again. However, that was not the end. Unable to hold back her excitement, Renahi swung Hecate''s body left and right while her hands continued to hug her tightly. "Hecate-chan! Hecate-chan! Hecate-chan!" "Mmmh, mmphh, mmph!!!" PUK! PUK! PUK! Hecate who got muffled by Renahi''s breasts, could only use her hand to smack Renahi''s face. Too bad it was not very effective. It seems Renahi was too engrossed in her cuddling, so much that she couldn''t notice the hit. Fortunately, there are someone who saved her. Emilia give a light chop to Renahi''s head, awakened her from her daydream. "Rena, that''s enough. Don''t bully Hecate too much." "Eeeh? What does bullying mean? This is my expression of love for Hecate-chan!" Renahi tried to argue, but Kazu interjected. "But your expression of love seems to be suffocating her." So he said as he pointed his finger to the suffering loli. It was then, another smack of Hecate''s handnded on Renahi''s face, making her realize what she was doing. She immediately released her hand. "Puhaaa~" Having released from evil w, Hecate stabilized her breath. When she looked at her Game UI, a small blue bar representing Breath appeared under her MP bar. Due to Renahi, the bar had been reduced by about 20%, now it was slowly recovering. This Breath bar supposedly appear when yers did an underwater dive in a river orke. When the bar emptied, HP will rapidly decline, eventually leading to death. Unexpectedly, this bar appeared not underwater but in the middle of the city. More specifically, the bar appeared because Renahi''s breast! At the same time, Hecate also received a window in her vision. ; ;

Ethic Code Notification yer Renahi has been detected sexually harassing you. Would you like to file a report? Yes No Add to Exception

Renahi had triggered the Ethic Code window with her evil hug! This code will appear when there is non-consensual snu-snu activity. When this code is vited, the victim can decide whether to g the vitor or not. The gged vitor will receive reduction of Karma. When Karma points were negative, whether it was Natives or yers, they would be treated as criminals. They would be denied of entry to any Town or City. Not only that, if both sides were yers, the victim can also filed the vitor with real world legal procedure. Though in this case, just a hug probably legal procedure won''t do much. Of course, Hecate decisively chose to press... Minimize! "Ah... I''m really sorry, Hecate-chan! It''s just... you''re too cute and very hugable, so I..." Renahi tried to make an excuse, but because of panic, she stuttered. Nevertheless, Hecate just responded by giving a deadfish stare. A stare with an expression as if she was looking at a dirty insect crawling from the trash can. Then, she slowly said a word. A single word that sharper than any de. "Hentai." ----STAB! "Uguu~" Once again with a slightly louder tone. "Hentai!" ----STAB! STAB! "Uguguu~" Hecate''s word stabbed directly to Renahi''s heart. Being called a hentai by a loli causing her to take a great mental damage. Clutching her chest, Renahi slumped to the floor. Emilia just watched their interaction with a smile. "Calm down, calm down..." "Emihiiii~ Hecate-chan hates meeee.... " With tears running down her nose, Renahi hugged Emilia. Even though it was her friend, but if someone with a runny nose approached her, she couldn''t help but feel disgusted. But for the sake of friendship, she decided to endure. "Wait, don''t cling to me! Don''t you have anything to say to Hecate first?" "I''m sorry... Hecate-chan..." "Very good. You can properly apologize for your mistake." So Emilia said as she stroke Renahi''s head. Then she looked at Hecate''s direction and continued. "Well, as you can see, Rena has repented on her action. Hecate, please forgive this idiot..." "Yeah, the fact that Rena was dumb is already known. Please don''t mind her action." Unexpectedly, Kazu also expressed his request to apologize in Rena''s behalf. "No problem. I wasn''t angry in the first ce." Hecate responded as she closed her eyes. Her face did not reveal any expression, but from the tone of her words, Emilia can be assured that she was telling the truth. Looking at her expressionless face, Emilia let out a smile. ''This girl may be awkward to socialize with, and her expression is quite difficult to read. But she''s actually very kind(?).'' Hearing Hecate''s words, Renahi''s expression instantly brightened. "Hecate-chaaan~! You are truly my best friend!!" "Yeah." "As an apology, let me heal you... O, Licht the Spirit of Light! Heed my call and heal this one''s injuries! HIGH HEAL!!" A futile effort because Hecate''s HP was still full. But this was just a casual act that had nothing to do withbat. Whether the spell is effective or not, it can set a good atmosphere. But when she saw the numerical green value above Hecate''s head, Renahi''s expression became sullen again. +6580 This amount of healing can be considered about the same or slightly higher as the other High-Priests. However, whenpared to the previous her with Healing Wand equipped, it was just mediocre. She couldn''t help but opening her Skill Tree once again. Renahi''s Skill Tree (Lv107) ; Total: 253 SP used Skill Points: 0;

¹ [Name: Guardian Saint Lv5 Requirement: High-Priest, Divine Protection Lv5 Type: Passive Effect: Increases the caster''s healing ability. Current: Healing Factor +75% ]

² [Name: Open Auditorium Lv10 Requirement: High-Priest, Guardian Saint Lv5 Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 480 Effect: Increases the efficiency of the user''s all healing spell by increasing the MP consumption. This skill cannot be used in conjunction with Magnificat. Current: Healing Factor +300%, MP Costs +600% Duration: 5 minutes. ]

³ [Name: Gloria Lv3 Requirement: Priest, Kyrie Eleison Lv2 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 180 Effect: Increase LUK for the user and party members for the skill duration. Current: LUK +30 Duration: 3 minutes. ]

⁴ [Name: Angelus Lv3 Requirement: Priest, Protection Lv5, Shell Lv5 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 400 Effect: Applies Protection and Shell to the target near of the user. Current: Range 3m ]

⁵ [Name: Kyrie Eleison Lv3 Requirement: Priest, Angelus Lv3 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 300 Effect: Create a barrier around the target that protects them from physical attacks. Not protecting the target from spell attacks. Current: Barrier: 3000 HP Protects 3 times. ]

⁶ [Name: Auto-Revive Lv4 Requirement: Priest, Kyrie Eleison Lv3 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 100 Effect: Prevents one from bing Incapable of Combat once and recover HP by 10% x SkillLv. Current: Restore 40% HP ]

⁷ [Name: Resurrection Lv1 Requirement: High-Priest, Auto-Revive Lv1 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 100 Effect: Resurrect a target that has been killed less than 3 minutes ago and recover their HP. The amount of restored HP is based on Auto-Revive skill. Current: Restore 40% HP ]

⁸ [Name: Protection Lv10 Requirement: Cleric, Divine Protection Lv3 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 830 Effect: Increases DEF of the target for the skill duration. Current: DEF +500 Duration: 30 mins ]

⁹ [Name: Shell Lv10 Requirement: Cleric, Protection Lv1 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 80 Effect: Increases MDEF of the target for the skill duration. Current: MDEF +500 Duration: 30 mins ]

¹⁰ [Name: Blessing Lv10 Requirement: Cleric, Protection Lv3, Shell Lv1 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 120 Effect: Increases STR, INT, DEX of a target for the skill duration. Current: STR, INT, DEX +10 Duration: 30 mins ]

¹¹ [Name: Sanctuary Lv5 Requirement: Priest, Blessing Lv5, High Heal Lv1 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 340 Catalyst: 1 Ruby Effect: Bless an area of radius 7m which will restore HP of anyone within the range overtime, as well as increases DEF and MDEF proportionally to the caster''s DEF and MDEF. Current: Healing Factor 175% Target''s DEF +150% caster''s DEF Target''s MDEF +150% caster''s MDEF Duration: 10 min ]

¹² [Name: Safety Wall Lv10 Requirement: Priest, Sanctuary Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 40. Catalyst: 1 Ruby. Effect: Create a 1-cell barrier with a magic wall. It protects the one inside from damage. Skill level affects how much damage the barrier can block. Current: Damage block: 10.000 HP ]

¹³ [Name: Divine Protection Lv5 Requirement: Cleric Type: Passive Effect: DEF and MDEF against enemies with chaotic alignment. Current: DEF/MDEF +5% ]

¹⁴ [Name: Regeneration Lv5 Requirement: Cleric, Divine Protection Lv1 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 10 Effect: Restores the HP of a designated target over time every seconds. The amount of HP restored each time depends on the target''s natural HP recovery. Current: Healing Factor 125% ]

¹⁵ [Name: Area Heal Lv5 Requirement: Priest, Regeneration Lv3, Heal Lv1 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 140 Effect: Cast the skill Heal on the target within the radius area. Skill level increases the range and Healing Factor Current: Healing Factor 175% Range: 5m ]

¹⁶ [Name: Rod Mastery Type: Passive Effect: Can equip Rods, Wand, and Staff type weapon. Automatically learned when user became Cleric.]

¹⁷ [Name: Heal Lv10 Requirement: Cleric, Regeneration Lv3 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 40 Effect: Restores the HP of a designated target. The amount of HP restored depends on the caster''s healing values. Current: Healing Factor 125% ]

¹⁸ [Name: Aurora Heal Lv5 Requirement: High-Priest, Area Heal Lv1, High Heal Lv1 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 640 Effect: Cast the skill High Heal on the target within the radius area. Skill level increases the range and Healing Factor Current: Healing Factor 250% Range: 5m ]

¹⁹ [Name: Cure Lv5 Requirement: Cleric, Heal Lv3 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 30 Effect: Cures Curse, Paralyze, Silence, Chaos, and Blind to the designated target. ]

²⁰ [Name: High Heal Lv10 Requirement: Priest, Heal Lv10 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 160 Effect: Heals a target for much more than the normal Heal skill. Current: Healing Factor 325% ]

²¹ [Name: Mace Mastery Type: Passive Effect: Can equip Mace. Automatically learned when user became Cleric.]

²² [Name: Ruach Lv10 Requirement: Cleric, Holy Light Lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 20 MP Effect: Summons Holy light around the caster to detect hidden enemies. The user can control the light''s trajectory within one meter. Current: Can casts 10 simultaneous light. Duration 10 minute ]

²³ [Name: Aqua Benedicta Lv10 Requirement: Cleric, Smite Lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 20 MP Catalyst: 1 Container full of water Effect: Creates Holy Water out of normal water SkillLv and the user''s current ss affects the quality of the Holy Water. ]

²⁴ [Name: Aspersio Lv10 Requirement: Priest, Aqua Benedicta Lv1 Type: Active Catalyst: 1 Container of Holy Water Effect: Sprinkle Holy Water to increase DEF and MDEF against Dark-property attacks on the body of a target. If sprinkled to a weapon, it temporarily be Holy-property. ]

²⁵ [Name: Impositio Manus Lv10 Requirement: Priest, Aspersio Lv2 Type: Active/Support Effect: Amplifies attack strength of a target for 60 sec. Current: ATK +500 ]

²⁶ [Name: Suffragium Lv10 Requirement: Priest, Impositio Manus Lv3 Type: Active/Support Effect: Reduces casting dy of a target for the skill duration Current: Cast time -25% Duration: 5 minutes ]

²⁷ [Name: Demon Bane Lv10 Requirement: Cleric Type: Passive Effect: Increases the user''s ATK and MATK of Light and Holy-attribute attack. Further MATK/ATK increase against Undead and Demon-type enemies. Current: ATK/MATK +10% ATK/MATK to Undead and Demon +10% ]

²⁸ [Name: Holy Light Lv1 Requirement: Cleric, Demon Bane Lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 20 MP Effect: Summons a Holy light to counter evil. Deals 150% MATK of Holy-attribute damage. ]

²⁹ [Name: Smite Lv1 Requirement: Cleric, Holy Light Lv1 Type: Arts STA Costs: 4 STA Effect: Inflict damage on an enemy with a powerful smash. Deals 50% additional damage to Mutant and Demon-type enemies. Deals 75% additional damage to Undead-type enemies. Also, your physical attack damage is increased by 10% when using Smite. Requires the user to equipped with a Mace. ]

³⁰ [Name: Evil Bane Lv10 Requirement: Priest, Demon Bane Lv3 Type: Passive Effect: Increases the user''s ATK and MATK against all Chaotic Alignment enemies. Current: ATK/MATK to Chaotic enemies +25% ]

³¹ [Name: Smite Evil Lv1 Requirement: Priest, Smite Lv1 Type: Arts STA Costs: 30 STA Effect: Inflict great damage on an enemy with a more powerful smash. Deals 75% additional damage to Mutant, Demon, and Undead-type enemies. Deals 150% additional extra damage to chaotic alignment enemies. Requires the user to equipped with a Mace. ]

³² [Name: Turn Undead Lv10 Requirement: Priest, Evil Bane Lv10, Lex Divina Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 200 MP Effect: Inflicts Holy-property magic damage to enemies all around, with a chance of defeating Mutant, Demon or Undead-type enemies instantly. ]

³³ [Name: Lex Aeterna Lv1 Requirement: Priest, Demon Bane Lv3 Type: Active/Debuff MP Costs: 20 MP Effect: Gives double damage to a target for one attack. Lex Aeterna is not removed until an attack hits or blocked. ]

³⁴ [Name: Lex Divina Lv5 Requirement: Priest, Lex Aeterna Lv1 Type: Active/Debuff MP Costs: 80 MP Effect: Silence a target by a % chance. The silenced target cannot use any skills until its duration ends. Current: Sess Chance: 75% Duration: 1 minute ]

³⁵ [Name: Book Mastery Type: Passive Effect: Can equip Magic Tome. Automatically learned when user became Priest.]

³⁶ [Increase MP Recovery Lv10 Requirement: Priest Type: Passive Effect: Increase the user natural MP regeneration. Current: MP Regen +500 / 10 sec]

³⁷ [Magnificat Lv5 Requirement: Priest, Increase MP Recovery Lv5 Type: Active/Support MP Costs: 80 Effect: Doubles MP recovery of the user and the party member within range for the skill duration. Current: Range 5 meters Duration: 5 minutes. ]

³⁸ [Territory Burst Lv10 Requirement: High-Priest, Magnificat Lv5 Type: Active/Self Effect: Increases the user''s support technique Area of Effect for the skill duration. In exchange, MP consumption for all skills is increased byfold. This skill cannot be used in conjunction with Magnificat. Current: Range +1000 meters, MP Costs +500% Duration: 5 minutes. ]

³⁹ [Meditatio Lv10 Requirement: Priest, Increase MP Recovery Lv10 Type: Passive Effect: Increase MP Recovery and maximum MP. Current: MP Regen +50% Max MP +5000 ]

⁴⁰ [Spiritual Thrift Lv10 Requirement: High-Priest, Meditatio Lv10 Type: Passive Effect: Decrease MP usage for all skills. Current: MP Costs -20% ]

She took another nce, looking at the Healing Factor that affect each of her healing spell. Without her Healing Wand, now her Healing Factor which originally 800+% has been reduced to 125+%. The difference was so high it was likeparing the sky and the earth. ''Curse you ck Phantom! A scum of the Earth!! Let''s see if you can escape from the wrath of Genesis Guild!'' Once again, her hatred towards ck Phantom who caused this to happen, soared again. Unaware from what inside Renahi''s mind right now, the other three still chatting happily. "Still... What can I say? Emily... You and Rena looked like a pair of mother and daughter, rather than friends." "Yeah, I can see that." Hecate agreed with Kazu''sment. "What? Is that what it looked like in your eyes?" "Yes." | "Yes it is." Both Hecate and Kazu nodded at the same time, leaving Emilia quite shocked. Although it was natural for her to act like a big sister towards Rena since her birthday is earlier than Rena, but... a pair of mother and daughter? "Pfft! No way that''s true! There is no way I would have such a big daughter." "Ahahaha. But even Hecate-chan agreed with me. Don''t you think that''s enough proof? Right, Hecate...?" "Perhaps?" Hecate answered vaguely. After all, she has no interest in Emi and Rena''s rtionship. It was not her business. Rather than that... "By the way, Kazu-kun... Why are you here? What about your investigation job?" She asked curiously. She wanted to know whether Kazu really got a clue about ck Phantom or not. And just as she had guessed, Kazu answered with a shake of his head. "Not yet, but I already spread my intel to every corner of Rosenheim Kingdom and just waiting for the result. Until then, I am free. And coincidentally, I heard from Emily and Rena about the party. You don''t mind if I tag along?" "I don''t mind... But, can you exin how you nned to catch him?" "Well, since he(?) dared to auction our equipments in this kingdom, then he must be go to this kingdom Auction Hall to receive his money. And when he does, then he definitely leave some inerasable trace!" "I see... Good luck." Hecate nodded with Kazu''s exnation. So, Kazu nned to ambush ck Phantom when he(?) retrieve the money. As for the details... Anyone in the Auction Hall can view information on the items by touching the bulletin board there. When the item is auctioned sessfully, it will first be marked "Sold Out", waiting for the owner to collect the payment. Only after the payment isplete the item will be removed from the list. It would be very easy to check who took the money the moment the list of items belonged to "???" disappeared. In that case, she must be careful when withdrawing the moneyter. "Now talk about party, where are we going to hunt?" Kazu asked Hecate. "I don''t know, I''m fine with anywhere except dungeon with water resistance monsters." As Hecate said that, she looked at Renahi who initiated this party. Noticing the stare, Renahi immediately awakened from her hateful daydream. ''This won''t do... I can''t let Hecate-chan see this ugly side of mine. Yosh, Renahi! Today is your fun time with Hecate-chan!'' She desperately chased her bad thoughts away, and let out a cheerful smile. "Honestly, I haven''t decided where to go. But let''s see... How about the Mausoleum?" Hearing the name of the ce that Renahi decided on, the other three fell into a thought. "The Sealed Mausoleum, huh? If I remember right, enemies in that ce are either Demon or Undead." "Ugh, undead... That means, poison will not work... But okay." "No objection! But, let me ess my storage first." An unanimous agreement. The destination of the party has been decided. Emilia as the leader, created the party and invited the other three. Hecate walked to the Save-Crystal and took out some items from her storage. And then, she distributed a few items to her newly established party. "To Emilia, 50 Landmines. And to Kazu, 150 Throwing Knives." "Thank you." | "Oh, nice! Thanks Hecate-chan!" Emilia and Kazu thanked Hecate as they received her gift. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Hecate''s Landmine
Type:	Trap
Rarity:
Crafter:	Hecate
Details:	A magic device created by Hecate which causes the magic intake to overload and creates an explosion that affects the area of 2m radius.

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Item Name:	Hecate''s Throwing Knife
Type:	Misc - Hidden Weapon
Rarity:
Crafter:	Hecate
Details:	A throwing knife created by Hecate which have a hollow space inside the de. The hollow space can be filled with any liquid.

These items was something Hecate created to grind her cksmith skill proficiency. Of course she also can use them without trouble, but they will be used better by people with proper skill rted to them. For example, Emilia who had trap rted skill from her Ranger Jobss, can bring 2 to 4 times more destructive power with the Landmine. The same applied to the Throwing Knives. ''Okay, with this, I suppose their favorability towards me has increased.'' Hecate looked at both of them with satisfied smile. Renahi, who doesn''t got anything, could onlyin. "What about me...?" "Please be patient, I only have two hands... Okay, here it is. Renahi, 200 Empty Bottles!" "WAIT... Isn''t your treatment to me kinda terrible?" Emilia shakes her head, disagreed with Renahi. "What are you saying? From what I can see, Hecate distributed the items ording to our skills." "Skills?" "Yeah, you can create Holy Water with those bottles, right?" So Emilia said as her nce pointed at the fountain. Kazu also expressing his view. "I agree, it was you who choose an undead dungeon. I can''t use poison there, so I have to rely on your Holy Water." Renahi then looked at Hecate again. "Go ahead and create a lot of Holy Waters! We are relying on you, Rena!" For some reason, Renahi wanted to cry. A013 â€“ Before Hunting A013 ¨C Before Hunting That day, a peculiar scene happened at the City Square. A teenage girl wearing a priestess robe was busy creating Holy Water using the city fountain. "AQUA BENEDICTA...! AQUA BENEDICTA...! AQUA BENEDICTA...!!" She scooped up water using an empty bottle, activated the skill, and repeated the process over and over. Her expression looked very pitiful, as she worked herself continuously to create Holy Waters like a machine. ; ;

Skill Name:	Aqua Benedicta (Lv10)
Requirements:	Cleric, Smite Lv1
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	20 MP
Catalyst:	1 Container full of water
Effect:	Creates Holy Water out of normal water. SkillLv and the user''s current ss affects the quality of the Holy Water.

Instantly, she gathered a lot of attention and curious nces from the passerby, whether its Natives or yers.

- "Look at that... What is she doing?"
- "Haha, she makes Holy Water in this ce... Very uncouth!"
- "Has she forgotten her manner? This is a public ce! Shameless!"

Some people who ignorantughed and sneered at the girl. Doing item production in a public ce is considered vulgar by them. Very unpleasant to look especially by people who came here to rx. Meanwhile, other people just stood there as usual, doing their own business and pretending to not notice her.

- "Hush! Don''t say anymore! Don''t invite disaster to yourself!"
- "Huh...? What do you mean by that? Is this fountain owned by her parents or something? No way, right?"
- "Moron...! Look closely at her robe!"
- "What robe...? Oh syittt!! Damn my big mouth!! Sorry, I suddenly remembered I have an appointment IRL...! Bye!"
- "Oi wait! What happened to our promise to party... Ah, he''s gone..."

Thetter knew that silly girl had a big background and wasn''t someone they should offend. This was because of the robe she was wearing. The yers recognized the robe as Sacred Robe of Healing, a part of Sacred Healing Set that was currently the meta equipment for support healing sses. Meanwhile, the Natives recognized it as a robe given by the gods. This was understandable, since the robe could only be obtained by exchanging it using a lot of Glory Points. The most important thing is the level requirement to wearing that robe is extremely high. Only level 99 and above could wear the robe, which meant this girl''s Jobss had to be 3rd-tiered, and it was clear to see from her skill that she was a High Priestess. And it also clear to see that she was a Pioneer, a term of yers that stay in the battlefield. The maximum level people can achieve with a 2nd-tiered job is just level 40, and only by advancing their job, they can break that limit. But that alone was not enough. They had to restart their level back from 1 once more with a slightly higher Exp requirement to level up. This, although it be slightly harder, but it should be no problem. However, starting from level 40 and upwards, the exp requirement increment was raised by fold. Plus the fact that death means one level reduction, the difficulty of leveling up also became harder and harder. This difficulty makes yers who have reached high levels afraid of the battlefield. They chose to spend their time inside the city and do some daily quests asionally, rather than going to the front lines and lose their hard earned level. And the one who stayed and continues to make achievement is the Pioneer. As the term says, they were yers who often did raids and continues to conquer thend from the monsters. And speaking of raids, is definitely inseparable with big Guilds. Which also means she most likely belongs to a big guild, such as Genesis Guild, or Prominence Guild. Kazu looked at this silly childhood friend of his with a concerned expression. "For some reason, I keep worrying about Rena''s future." He could hear the insulting sneer from the surrounding. But looking at Rena, it seemed like she chose to ignore them, so he also decided not to respond. ''Perhaps, if Grim was here, he would note all of their names from the chat log and directly ce a Bounty on them.'' That would work because it was Grim. But if Kazu did that, he can only be greeted with Rena''s anger. The fact that Rena is this kind of silly girl was something that he knows very well. But he knows that behind that silly personality of hers, Rena actually was a sensible girl that brings smile to her surroundings. She was even willing to help him by making bento for himself, hers, and Emi every day. This helped him who was very financially struggling, as he did not have the luxury of buying food in the cafeteria. Although Kazu doesn''t mind eating tasteless synthetic foods, but a tasteful food is always appreciated. Rena did not directly offering any cash aid, because she understood it would only damage his pride. On this aspect, Kazu can only express his thanks to her careful thought. With that personality, there was no one that can hate her. "I agreed. Rena is the type that get tricked easily by bad people. This girl always makes me worry." "Hahaha..." "Though, I would be relieved if you take care of her in the future." Emi replied on the side as she busy making preparation. She soaked her arrows and Kazu''s Throwing Knives in a bottle of Holy Water. Each Throwing Knife made by Hecate has a distinctive design that can absorb liquids, perfect for storing poison. In this case, it greedily absorbed the Holy Water and quickly emptied the bottle, which fortunately, can be quickly refilled by Rena again. "What are you saying, Emi? I don''t have that kind of feeling towards her." "Yeah, yeah... Let''s keep it at that. For now..." Kazu shifted his nce to Emi with aplex expression. Emi''s house is the closest as it was the next door to him. They grew up together since they were babies, and it was inevitable for him to develop a crush on her. But unfortunately it seems that the other side only treating him as a little brother. With Rena included, Emi stubbornly act as a big sister of the trio, rendering every of his moves towards her invalid. The "take care of her in the future" here had the hidden meaning that was easy to see. Basically, Emi was saying that Kazu should make Rena his wife and take care of her in the future. It''s not like he hates Rena or anything, on the contrary, he likes her, but it was not to the point of love. But for him who aimed at Emi''s route, he can only express his helplessness. ''Where did it start going wrong...?'' Kazu couldn''t help but started to think the reason. Originally, their rtionship was smooth. Even before they got the Capsule Pod, they often visit each other home. ying together, watching anime together, even before exam, they studied together. But when his sister got a troublesome disease and requires treatment, everything seems to change. His family was not so wealthy to begin with and their economic situation could barely support the tuition fees for 3 children. Then, the little sister''s hospital fee has to be included. Kazu did not have the leeway to think anything except for making money. That time, they already started ying Ascension, but haven''t been recruited by Genesis Guild. With some advice on the inte, Kazu aims to be a ck yer who sells items and Gold Coins for money. ''Haah... Perhaps it was then when our rtionship started to crack.'' Kazu''s nce then shifted to another person. A petite girl who stood silently beside the Save-Crystal. This girl, Hecate was the savior that brings him the money for his sister treatment. But at the same time, involved with the reason of quarrel between him and Emi. "What are you doing, Hecate-chan?" Hecate waved her fingers in the air as if manipting something, which most likely her game interface. If the ''Show'' option is not turned on, nobody than the user could see their interface. She stopped her finger before answered Kazu''s question. "I got pocket money." A simple reply, right to the point. Hecate was never a talkative girl in the first ce. From her words, most likely it was an allowance given by her parents(?). "Oh, that''s good for you. How much did you get, anyway?" "3 million." Another short reply, but this reply was like a bomb that exploded inside Kazu''s mind. Kazu could only be stupefied after hearing the amount she can get. That kind of amount was higher than his father''s yearly wage, including the bonuses. And yet, Hecate could easily got that money from her parents(?) as a pocket money! She must be a daughter from a rich family! He then recalled the scene from two years ago, during the first time the trio meet with this girl. Back then, she was a strange girl who wanted to buy an Elixir using Gold Coins. At first, he thought this was a joke or something. He didn''t understand why she wanted that item, as it was the time when every yers were still low level and ordinary Potions would be sufficient to fully replenish HP. Maybe it was for a Quest issued by a Native? So in a whim, he jokingly said he would give her the Elixir in exchange for 50.000. Unexpectedly, she agreed without ever trying to haggle. Mind that, when the currency was still around Copper and Silver coins, Gold Coins were extremely expensive. In a ck transaction, 50.000 was worth around 1 million! If that''s the case, why didn''t she just sell coins for money, buy gems, and get the Elixir by herself? Does this girl not know how to buy gems? Basically, this trade was about exchanging 20,000 into 1 million. Of course, he feels very bad to her, but for the sake of his sister''s treatment costs, he chose to kept quiet. At most, he decided to repay this money sometime in the future. It was a given that Emi got angry at him for deceiving such a little girl. Emi: "Stupid Kazu! If you ever told me, I would''ve helped you without hesitation. I''m sure Rena also the same! There is no need to cheat that girl!" With Emi''s coercion, he decided toe clean the next time they meet. However, Hecate still insisted toplete the deal as it is regardless of his exnation. Hecate: "Don''t insult me. The deal is already established! Just shut up and take my money!" And so, his sister was saved, at the cost of Emi''s trust. While Kazu reminisced about his past, Renahi also done with her work. "Okay, 200 bottles of Holy Water. This is all of them. My work is done." "Then, let''s go. Don''t forget about the Corridor Crystal." "Don''t worry, Emihi. My preparation is perfect. I always prepare a lot of CC beforehand." As she said that, Renahi took out a triangle shaped tube crystal from her inventory. ; ;

Item Name:	Corridor Crystal
Type:	Consumable - Crystal
Rarity:
Durability:	5/5
Effect:	Create a warp point to the saved location. The warp pointsts only for 10 minutes.
Details:	A finely processed Crystal made from a concentrated Mana Stone. Capable of storing the location data and connect the warp point to it. Can only be used in front of the Teleportation Gate.

This crystal is a must item that guilds and raid parties should have. In this game, walking from area to area is no different than walking in the real life. Without the convenience of cars and trains, traveling between an area to an area might take hours and days before they can arrive. Such conditions make Corridor Crystal a necessary item, especially forrge guilds to move their troops. Of course, with the caliber of Genesis Guild, manufacturing them was not a problem. "Are you ready? Hecatehi, Kazuhi?" "Yeah." | "Anytime is OK." Both of them nodded. "Then, without further ado. Departure! Corridor Gate, open!!" With that said, Renahi walked to the Teleportation Gate, raised the crystal and activate it. ; ;

You have used the Corridor Crystal! Pay 1.000.000 to activate the Teleportation Gate? Yes No

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You have paid 1.000.000 to activate the Teleportation Gate. Teleportation Gate sessfully activated!

In that instant, the dormant Teleportation Gate started to shine and produce a lot of particle of light. The particle eventually coalesced and filled the gate, opening the portal between the two ces. Without further ado, the party walked into the gate. Rena: Did not say anything and spend 1 million ( 500.000) to activate the gate. ; A014 â€“ Corridor Gate A014 ¨C Corridor Gate While Renahi was busy making 200 bottles of Holy Water, Hecate received a payment of 3 million from Mercury Corp. The money was the payment of the bed framemission. Mercury Courier Service truly is fast and reliable. Since she had already received the payment, that means Ouma had received the item. Now, her wallet has be fat again. It hasn''t been that long since herst recharge, so there are still plenty of gems. Hecate did not n to recharge gems for the time being. However, since she had the leeway funds, there is no reason to be frugal. For this hunt, she opened the cash shop and bought several scrolls. Cash Shop ; [ ] Search Your Gems: 76.900 [] Recent Purchase | Consumable | Rental | Costume | Scroll | Misc Spells | Utilities < Page 1 2 3 >;





Item Name	Price	Limit	Inventory
Heal Lv10 Scroll¹ [Item Name: Heal Lv10 Scroll Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Price: 5 Details: A scroll contained the spell Heal Lv10. Can be purchased 100 times per day (100/100).]	5	(100 / 100)	0
Blessing Lv10 Scroll² [Item Name: Blessing Lv10 Scroll Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Price: 15 Details: A scroll contained the spell Blessing Lv10. Can be purchased 100 times per day(100/100).]	15	(100 / 100)	0
Increase AGI Lv10 Scroll³ [Item Name: Increase AGI Lv10 Scroll Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Price: 15 Details: A scroll contained the spell Increase AGI Lv10. Can be purchased 100 times per day (100/100).]	15	(100 / 100)	0
Firebolt Lv10 Scroll⁴ [Item Name: Firebolt Lv10 Scroll Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Price: 10 Details: A scroll contained the spell Firebolt Lv10. Can be purchased 100 times per day (100/100).]	10	(100 / 100)	0
Waterbolt Lv10 Scroll⁵ [Item Name: Waterbolt Lv10 Scroll Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Price: 10 Details: A scroll contained the spell Waterbolt Lv10. Can be purchased 100 times per day (0/100).]	10	(0 / 100)	100
Coldbolt Lv10 Scroll⁶ [Item Name: Coldbolt Lv10 Scroll Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Price: 10 Details: A scroll contained the spell Coldbolt Lv10. Can be purchased 100 times per day (0/100).]	10	(0 / 100)	100
Wind sh Lv10 Scroll⁷ [Item Name: Wind sh Lv10 Scroll Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Price: 10 Details: A scroll contained the spell Wind sh Lv10. Can be purchased 100 times per day (100/100).]	10	(100 / 100)	0
Stone Spike Lv10 Scroll⁸ [Item Name: Stone Spike Lv10 Scroll Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Price: 10 Details: A scroll contained the spell Stone Spike Lv10. Can be purchased 100 times per day (100/100).]	10	(100 / 100)	0
Fire Lance Lv10 Scroll⁹ [Item Name: Fire Lance Lv10 Scroll Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Price: 20 Details: A scroll contained the spell Fire Lance Lv10. Can be purchased 100 times per day (100/100).]	20	(100 / 100)	0
Ice Barrage Lv10 Scroll¹⁰ [Item Name: Ice Barrage Lv10 Scroll Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Price: 20 Details: A scroll contained the spell Ice Barrage Lv10. Can be purchased 100 times per day (0/100).]	20	(0 / 100)	100

Hecate bought 300 water rted spell scrolls for a total cost of 4.000 (200.000). ''This should be enough.'' The cash shop provides low-grade spell scrolls that can be cast by tier-1 Job-sses, such as Cleric and Mage. The scroll can be used by all sses, but of course, the resulting output depends on their INT stat. So by using these scrolls, anyone with good INT status can pretend to be ying as a Mage or a Cleric. However, the scrolls can also be crafted with the Schr Jobss skill, called Create Scroll. There was no need to buy them using gems. Hence, this section of the Cash Shop has been abandoned by yers. But, it was a lifesaving for Hecate whock the time to collect those scrolls from the market. In this hunt, it might be dangerous for her to rely solely on spells from her equipment. Because she wouldn''t be able to do anything if she ran out of spells. If that happens, then her current build will be exposed to Rena and friends. That won''t be good. And so, Hecate followed Rena and friends and entered the gate with the scrolls in her inventory. On the other side of the gate, the party arrived at a ce surrounded by a valley. It was called The Valley of Death by their Game Interface. This ce is near the entrance to the Mausoleum, the dungeon that the party intended to explore. A corridor crystal can''t be used to open a gate inside the dungeon or a city. Hence, they can only arrive outside the entrance. Kazu looked around but couldn''t find the so-called entrance. He then asked Renahi. "So, where is the dungeon?" "A few meters in front of us. We have to walk a little bit." Renahi answered cautiously, without pointing the direction. There was a reason why she didn''t save the coordinate right in front of the entrance. The reason was because, behind them, the gate was still opened, and a few of curious people came out of it.

- "Wait! Where is this?"
- "What the hell! We''re not in a city?"
- "Syieettt! I have been duped!"

People that came out from the gate couldn''t help but expressed their indignation. They frantically went back, only to find the gate was a one-way pass and can''t be entered from their side. Some people went to check the area, thinking to go back by foot. But, only to find the area behind them were filled by high-leveled monsters. Those monsters have level 80 and above,pletely above their level. And as the gate opens, more and more people appeared, until the gate shuts outpletely. The situation was chaotic for a while. Kazu watched these people with a sneer. "A bunch of idiots... Did they not see the CC in Rena''s hand when the gate opens?" "Don''t say that, they probably haven''t seen people using a Corridor Gate before." Renahi replied with a sigh. Of course, this situation was still within Renahi''s expectation. This because, the Teleportation Gate was rarely used since it needs 1.000.000 to activate. But when it activated, the gate will connect a passage to another city. A trip from city to city can take about 3 days, with the gate, it takes an instant. And the gate stayed open for 10 minutes. For people who want a free ride, those moment became a rare opportunity. The Corridor Gate that Renahi said is referring to the Teleportation Gate activated with a Corridor Crystal. There was almost no urrence of people opening one in Capital City. In fact, when Genesis Guild raid party opens a Corridor Gate, they mostly did it from their guild base, Brynhildr Fort. Hence, when Renahi activates the gate, they mistook it as a regr Teleportation Gate, and causes the current incident. Hecate then said tly. "Let''s go. It was their fault to begin with. We had nothing to do with them." There is nothing good dealing with angry mobs. "Wait, are we abandoning them?" "Don''t worry, Rena. Outside the valley is Ornus Vige, I''ll ask someone who is free at the base to escort them there." Emilia replied, seemingly agreed with Hecate. The Gravekeeper Vige, Ornus. A vige that protected the Mausoleum for generations, or so they say in the story. It was from there that they got the location of the dungeon they wanted to explore today. And the vige can be reached from their guild base in about 30 minutes by a war horse. "Besides, there are many ways for them to return. For example, by using a guild skill, Return Base." "Emily is right. Otherwise, a Town Scroll or Return Crystal can also do the job." Kazu added in. Return Base, is a skill that can be used if their guild has a registered base. And the minimum requirements to register a base is quite simple. Any property building that they owned can be used as a guild base. Its just, the skill can only be used once per day. Town Scroll can be used to teleport to a town or city designated by the scroll, and Return Crystal can be used to teleport to a Save-Point, provided they set their respawn point on a Save-Crystal. "But, if they are clever, they should have noticed instead of bickering like that." Emilia shook her head with a sigh. Spoiler ; ;

Skill Name:	Return Base
Type:	Guild Skill - Active
MP Cost:	0
Effect:	Teleports the user to the Guild Base (Brynhildr Fort).
	Usable once per day (0/1)

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Item Name:	Rosenweil Town Scroll
Type:	Consumable - Scroll
Rarity:
Durability:	5/5
Effect:	Teleports the user to Rosenweil Capital City.
Details:	A town scroll with set destination to Rosenweil Capital City.
	Can only be used by a resident of Rosenweil Kingdom.

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Item Name:	Return Crystal
Type:	Consumable - Crystal
Rarity:
Durability:	60/60
Effect:	Teleports the user to their Save-Point.
Details:	A crystal that has been enchanted with Return spell.
	Mass-produced by Rosenweil Kingdom Mage Association.

The party walked unimpeded without anyone from the crowd to notice. This is thanks to Kazu who activated his Shadow Assassin skill, Presence Concealment beforehand. It is said that when someone used this skill, they still appear in other''s vision but hard to recognize. ; ;

Skill Name:	Presence Concealment (Lv10)
Requirements:	Shadow Assassin, ???
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	80 + 5 per second
Effect:	Distort the surrounding air to conceal the user''s presence. Note that this skill only conceals presence and will not make the user became invisible. At level 5 or higher, the effect will also applied to party member with the distance (SkillLv 0.5m) from the user. 5m

A few momentster, they arrived at a cliff that have several meters deep. The entrance to the dungeon was hidden below the cliff and the party have to jump down a bit. Before they jump, Renahi buffed the entire party to reduce the fall damage. "O Licht the Spirit of Light! Heed my call and grant this one your power! Regeneration! ... Blessing!... Angelus!... Magnificat!" Immediately after Renahi used her skill, Hecate received a system notification. ; ;

yer Renahi has casted a spell Regeneration to you. For 30 minutes, your HP will be restored by 60 HP every second. yer Renahi has casted a spell Blessing to you. For 30 minutes, your STR, INT, and DEX increased by 10. yer Renahi has casted a group spell Angelus to the party. For 30 minutes, your DEF and MDEF increased by 500. yer Renahi has casted a group spell Magnificat to the party. For 5 minutes, your MP recovery is doubled.

The skill used by Renahi has buffed her status considerably, except Regeneration buff which only restores her HP in a tiny amount. But that can''t be helped because her low Max HP, which is only 7.100. After Renahi finished her buff to everyone, she nodded and the party jumped off the cliff simultaneously. ; ;

You fell from a height of 20 meters. You took 2,800 HP damage.

Then, when theynded, they turned their gaze behind. A huge door carved with exquisite ornament was there. A015 â€“ The Partyâ€™s Might A015 ¨C The PartyˇŻs Might Hecate, Renahi, Kazu, and Emilia jumped and arrived at the bottom of the cliff. The four of them stood in front of the door that leads to the dungeon entrance, while enduring the aftermath caused after taking the fall damage. Arge chunk of their HP gone, their legs trembled, screaming with pain all over. Renahi, Kazu, and Emilia couldn''t help but groaned. "Ouch, it hurts..." | "Arghh... Damm it!" | "My legs..." "Rena... Heal! Heal!!" Even Hecate, who had used her Acrobatic skill to stabilize herself in the air, still took a considerable damage. Although the sensation of pain in the game somewhat reduced, but falling from a height of more than 20 meters is still not a pleasant thing. Normally, to reach that area, they have to use a ropedder to go down. That''s exactly what the Genesis raid team did on the day that they conquered the dungeon. Without it, many of their low-HP members would have been dead before they could even enter. It''s just unfortunately, the four of them overestimated themselves. "O Light... Bring safety andfort... To these humble subjects...! SANCTUARY!" Renahi gritted her teeth and casts a fixed area healing spell. Her legs was still numb, but she endured it with sheer willpower. The moment she finished the chant, a green light enveloped the ground where they step on it. Everyone''s HP slowly restored, and gradually filled to the fullest. +777 +777 +777 +777 +777 +777 ; ;

Skill Name:	Sanctuary (Lv5)
Requirement:	Priest, Blessing Lv5, High Heal Lv1
Type:	Active/Support
MP Costs:	340
Catalyst:	1 Ruby
Effect:	Bless an area of radius 7m which will restore HP of anyone within the range overtime, as well as increases DEF and MDEF proportionally to the caster''s DEF and MDEF.
	This effect willst for 10 minutes.

Gradually, the pain subsided and the four of them slumped in relief. Reflecting to what happened just now, Emilia couldn''t help butmented. "Next time we visit here, let''s just honestly use adder." "Agreed..." 3 Including Hecate, the other two also agreed in unison. This pain, tasting it once is more than enough! The party took a brief rest for 5 minutes, just enough to wait until the pain in their legs disappeared. Truthfully, they had wanted to rest a little longer, but unfortunately, they did not have much time. Renahi, Emilia and Kazu who logged into the game from the VS-Room at school, at best can only log in for 2 hours before the next ss starts. Emilia who knows this best pped her hands. "Okay, we have no time to rest. Rena, please open the door." "Aye aye, sir!" Renahi stood up and walked to the door. She took two circr items from her inventory and ced it on each side of the door. These are the unique keys needed to open this door and were only granted to Astrid, whopleted a series of unique chain quests at Ornus Vige. Of course, the one in Renahi''s hands were just copies which distributed to all important guild members, and the original is still in Astrid''s hands. However, although these items are just copies, they are functioning properly as key items for opening the door. After a while, the door glowed and began to open. As soon as the party passed through the door, Renahi collected the keys and the door began to close again. [Sealed Mausoleum: B1F] Inside the dungeon, they were greeted by dark corridor. There was no light and all they can see forward was just darkness. Renahi quickly casted a spell before proceeding further. "O Licht, the Spirit of Light! Grant this one the light to pave the way through the darkness! RUACH!" ; ;

Skill Name:	Ruach (Lv10)
Requirement:	Cleric, Holy Light Lv1
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	20
Effect:	Summons Holy light around the caster to detect hidden enemies. The user can control the light''s trajectory within one meter.

Immediately after the spell takes effect, a huge ball of light appeared, illuminating the surrounding area. Using this light, they were able to see their steps in the corridor. "Okay, let''s go." Now that they had the source of light, the party proceed forward. At the end of the corridor is a room, which some bats perched in the ceiling, seems to be sleeping. [ ][Steeling - Lv50] (25) - HP4700-5500 Although the color is a bit different, they were the same species as the one in the Capital City Waterway. It would be quite bothersome if they were attacking in groups. But, they are weak and timid if faced with high-leveled yers, so they can be ignored. The party proceed forward again and meet another enemies. [][Ghoul - Lv96] (18) - HP8400-10600 [][Greater Ghoul - Lv105] (2) - HP19100-22700 It is said that The Sealed Mausoleum is where the aristocrats and soldiers of the old Rosenheim Kingdom are buried. But time passed and the aura of death that had umted over the centuries turned the ce into a den of the undead. Since then, the kingdom changed its funeral methods. When a Native died, they had to be cremated, not buried, to prevent their corpses from bing undead. These ghouls seem to be soldiers from the old kingdom. They died long ago protecting their kingdom from invasions and monsters. It''s ironic that they are now monsters themselves and a threat to what they once protected. Kazu was the first time to react. "Hello, and DIE!" PHANTOM STEP! SONIC BLOW! Skill ; ;

Skill Name:	Phantom Step (Lv5)
Requirement:	Shadow Assassin, ???
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	120
Effect:	A movement skill that allows the user to weave in and out of battle. This skill also leaves behind images of the user that can be used to confuse the enemy.

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Skill Name:	Sonic Blow (Lv10)
Requirement:	Assassin, ???
Type:	Skill Art - Dagger
STA Costs:	20
Effect	Directs a flurry of rapid slices at a single target. It has a chance to stun the target.

PAK! PAK! PAK! PAK! PAK! PAK! PAK! PAK! -1300 -1420 -1200 -1530 -1200 -1320 -1450 -1330 OOORRGGGHH!! Using Phantom Step, he shortened his distance instantly to one of the ghouls. Then, he activated a 8-hits Skill Art, Sonic Blow, killing it with daggers in both hands. Not done with that, he threw a throwing knife to another Ghoul''s throat. PUUK! -9700! GRRAAAAA!! The passive bonus from Kazu''s throwing skill, as well as the Holy Water absorbed in the knife takes effect, resulting huge critical damage. A huge damage number floated above the Ghoul as it fell down with its HP instantly zeroed. ''Wow, an insta-kill?! This knife is too awesome!'' This result was somewhat unexpected, even Kazu was slightly surprised with that destructive power. Once again, he was impressed by Hecate''s knife design. Then, he heard Renahi''s voice. "Kazuhi! You''re too hasty. Wait there and don''t move!" Looking back, Kazu saw Renahi pointed her staff at him with a bottle of Holy Water in her hand, then she started to chant. Another Ghoul attacked him during this time, but Emilia used her arrow to headshot it, making it stunned for 30 seconds. "O Spirit of Light, grant this one the holy power to banish the evil! ASPERSIO!" "Thank you, Emily, Rena!" ; ;

Skill Name:	Aspersio (Lv10)
Requirement:	Priest, Aqua Benedicta Lv1
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	0
Catalyst:	1 Container of Holy Water
Effect:	Sprinkle Holy Water to increase DEF and MDEF against Dark-property attacks on the body of a target. If sprinkled to a weapon, it temporarily be Holy-property.

The moment she finished her spell, her staff glows and the Holy Water inside the bottle went to Kazu''s two daggers. Now that his weapon was endowed with Holy Power, it has the same lethality as Hecate''s Throwing Knife. With a sh, he finished off the Ghoul. -3800 +stun (Emilia''s arrow) -4600 (Kazu''s dagger) GHRMMM! After confirming Kazu''s safety, Emilia''s sight shifted to one of the 2 Greater Ghoul in another direction. She readied her bow and activated two self buff skills as well as bow Skill Art. IMPROVE CONCENTRATION! RANGER''S CREED! CRIMSON LOTUS ARROW! Skill ; ;

Skill Name:	Improve Concentration (Lv10)
Requirement:	Archer, ???
Type:	Self Buff / Active
MP Costs:	20 + (Skill Lv 5) 70
Effect:	Temporary increase AGI and DEX by (Skill Lv + 2)%. 12%
	Duration willsts for (Skill Lv 3) minutes. 30 min.

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Skill Name:	Ranger''s Creed (Lv10)
Requirement:	Ranger, ???
Type:	Self Buff / Active
MP Costs:	160 + (Skill Lv 40) 560
Effect:	Greatly increase Ranged dmg at the costs of all defense for 1 min.
	Ranged dmg increased by ((Skill Lv 50) +100)% 600%

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Skill Name:	Crimson Lotus Arrow (Lv5)
Requirement:	Ranger, ???
Type:	Skill Art - Bow
MP Costs:	720
STA Costs:	40
Effect:	Unleashed an arrow imbued with magic, which blooms upon contact.

PHUUUKKK!! -18110! BAAAAM!! An arrow covered in red mana was released from Emilia''s bow and hit the Greater Ghoul. The immense impact from the arrow making it thrown away from its ce like a kite with a broken string, before hitting the dungeon wall in the distance. But that was not the end. The red mana contained in the arrow blooms to 9 red petal of lights, like a lotus flower. Each light swept through the air and pierced the poor Greater Ghoul before it evennded to the floor due to gravity. SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! -8500 -8420 -8290 -8350 -9500! -8440 -8300 -8350 -9500! GGGRRHHHHHOOAA!! The consecutive damage was more than enough to overkill the poor monster. It was truly a Skill Art dedicated to inflict great damage to a single target. The only downside was this move consumed a lot of MP and STA, as well as the somewhat long cooldown time. On the side, Renahi faced thest Greater Ghoul which slowly approaching to her direction. "O Licht the Spirit of Light! Destroy this spawn of undead and return it to oblivion! TURN UNDEAD!" ; ;

Skill Name:	Turn Undead (Lv10)
Requirement:	Priest, Evil Bane Lv10, Lex Divina Lv5
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	200
Effect:	Inflicts Holy-property magic damage to enemies all around, with a chance of defeating Mutant, Demon or Undead-type enemies instantly.

PSHHIIIING!!! -24700! (damage = max HP) GRRAAAOOO!! The approaching Greater Ghoul instantly disintegrated by Renahi''s Turn Undead spell. This was a spell that deals holy damage to enemies in its effect range, with a percentage chance of insta-kill certain types of monsters. And this chance luckily happened just now, reducing the Greater Ghoul''s HP to zero, and disintegrated its corpse. On the side, Kazu had finished killing the remaining Ghouls. With his high AGI stats, his movement was swift, shing their throat with holy-endowed dagger. "Okay, that''s thest." Kazu put his daggers back to its sheath and collected his throwing knives that he threw. Except the Steelings in the ceiling, all enemies have been defeated. There was no need to stay in this room. "Good job everyone! Let''s move on." The party regrouped and proceed to the next room. However, there was one person who was not satisfied with the results. "Muu~" The monsters were so weak that the fight ended too quickly, and Hecate lost the chance to spew her spells. A016 â€“ Strategy A016 ¨C Strategy After that, the party continued their exploration. During that time, it was mostly Kazu who went ahead alone and shed the Ghouls and the Greater Ghouls, without caring about the other 3 party members. Kazu who got his weapon buffed with Aspersio and endowed with Holy element became natural bane to the undeads. He also drank an STR Potion beforehand, raising his STR stat further by 10%. "SONIC BLOW!" PAK! PAK! PAK! PAK! PAK! PAK! PAK! PAK! -4500 -4640 -4360 -4550 -4700 -6700! -4420 -4610 With his agility, it was just a simple matter of hacking and shing the undead while unscathed. He doesn''t even need Renahi''s healing support. It''s just that, from time to time he sometimes stole nces at the trio girls, showing a proud expression. "Got 38k of damage, that''s a new record!" It could be seen that he was quite proud of the result of the damage. From the current trend, 38k damage certainly is a very high standard. Unfortunately, Emilia and Renahi''s reactions were a bit cold. They just sighed helplessly. ''Kazu-kun / Kazuhi, that''s way too pretentious...'' Besides, it was just a Ghoul with rotten flesh. Its DEF is just like paper, of course the damage would be high. While Kazu went "Hyahha!" on the front line, they weren''t idle either. Emilia silently used her arrows to fire support, asionally killing any enemies that escaped Kazu''s attack. Meanwhile, Renahi was busy maintaining Ruach and Magnificat, recasting the two spells every time they would expire. Ruach is their main source of light. After they continued further into the dungeon, there were several torches on the wall that still intact. Those torches were lit by mysterious fire that seems fueled with unknown means, enough to illuminate the ce. But even so, it would be much more convincing if the ce was brighter. Magnificat is a party buff that doubling their MP regen, and indirectly, also affects STA regen. This is essential to the party to ensure they can use spells and skills without worrying their MP and STA would dry Only Hecate who was free and had nothing to do... because her teammate was too excellent. Kazu hogged all the enemies by himself, and Emilia took the leftover off. Before she know it, the situation developed naturally in this direction. Nothing was left for Hecate to kill. "Congrattions, Kazu. That was amazing." But at least, she had to say some praise words to Kazu, even if it was just perfunctory. ''Even a pig can fly if praised well.'' From her eyes, she can see that Kazu just want to show off. It was a normal behavior of a youthful boy to do that, especially there are three girls in the party. Perhaps, this situation looked like a harem party from Kazu''s view. That''s why, he wants to act cool. And sure enough, when Hecate congrattes him, Kazu looked very happy. This can be clearly seen from his wagging tail and perked up ears. Kazu is a Beastkin, more specifically, the Werewolf race. But right now, he looked more like a big dog instead. A few minutester, the party arrived at the stairs leading to B2F. "Wait, let me see the situation first." Emilia quietly head down while inside Kazu''s Presence Concealment''s range. Using the skill Hawk Eye, she took a nce at enemies in the room at the end of the corridor. With the record function, she recorded her vision then send the video to the party via PM and retreated. ; ;

Skill Name:	Hawk Eye (Lv10)
Requirement:	Hunter, ???
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Increase the user''s DEX by (Skill Lv) 10
	Allows the user to see faraway object by (Skill Lv) meter. 10m (Can be turned on/off).

And what waiting for them was another set of undead enemies. [][Ghoul - Lv96] (6) - HP8400-10600 [][Greater Ghoul - Lv105] (7) - HP20150-22700 [][Wraith - Lv107] (8) - HP26100-28000 [][Banshee - Lv110] (9) - HP25300-27700 [][Duhan - Lv118] (1) - HP45000 Other than Ghouls like in the previous floor, there are 3 more type of enemies. Wraith, looked like a skeleton wearing ck robe that looked like its entirety made of mists. Banshee, looked like wrinkled old woman with white unkempt hair. They floats in the air and pass through walls while letting out some indescribable creepy voice. Duhan looked like a regr ck armored knight, except, there is no head inside the helm. If the Ghouls were from ordinary foot soldiers (Warrior), this Duhan should be from a Knight. Then, Wraiths and Banshees should be from Wizards and Witches. Looking at the enemies, Kazu couldn''t help but frowned. "Ah, this is quite troublesome, isn''t it?" Wraiths and Banshees. As incorporeal monsters, they can easily pass through walls and floors, making them easily do sneak attack. And since their body were just mist, normal physical attacks would be no harm to them. Thankfully, Kazu''s daggers and Emilia''s arrow has been enchanted by Holy power and would be enough to damage them. But, their sneak attack is still a considerable threat. Not to mention, they can use magic and inflict various bad status. And then, there is a Duhan, an elite monster. Unlike Ghoul''s rotten flesh, the Duhan''s armor looked very sturdy. From the looks of it, Emilia''s arrows wouldn''t be able to prate it. And if Kazu hit that armor with his daggers, the de would probably chipped and its durability would drop. ... After summarizing various information, the party began to develop a strategy. "The only way to damage it is by attacking the gap in the armor, like its joints. This role should be for Kazu-kun." Using one of her arrow, Emilia created a drawing in the floor, exining her overall tactics. "At the same time, I will try to knock off that helm off. How is that, can you do it, Kazu-kun?" "A little problem, though. Stealth doesn''t work in front of insects, undeads, and demons." Kazu shook his head. Those three types of monsters have their own way of detection that renders Stealth skill useless. The undeads seems able to detect the living thing regardless of Stealth is active or not. It would be suicide if Kazu goes there normally. "I would be dead from the Wraiths before I can reach the Duhan." Hearing his words, Emilia helplessly sighed. In the side, Renahi then said with confidence. "No need to worry. Leave it to my Turn Undead." "Indeed, using that is also the way." Emilia considered Renahi''s suggestion carefully. Turn Undead is a Priest''s attack spell exclusive to kill demons and undeads. Moreover, it is an AOE type spell that affects multiple enemies at once. If Renahi used this spell on the Duhan, the nearby Wraiths and Banshees also got affected. The insta-death factor is a bit unreliable, but a few casts should be enough to wipe out the mobs. "Though, since Duhan is an elite monster, insta-death wouldn''t work. But, it will still take the damage." "Yes, I think 8-9 casts are needed. I need someone to protect me during that time." Renahi''s nce moved from Emilia to Kazu. But Kazu only shrugged. "No problem... or that''s what I wanted to say. This... will probably not be easy." There would be sneak attacks from Wraiths and Banshees, not to mention the Duhan itself seems very strong at close quarterbat. Turn Undead have 1.2 min cooldown before it can be recast. Nine times means she requires a total of 10-15 minutes. Protecting Rena from them during that time will be extremely hard! Kazu said wryly. "I am just a poor Shadow Assassin. I can''t pull the Wraiths, and my DEF is not enough to tank that Duhan." "So, it''s impossible after all? What a bummer... I thought it was a good idea." Hearing his reply, Renahi became disappointed. But, she realized that Kazu was right. Kazu is a Shadow Assassin which has high AGI, excels at fast and sneak attack. His racial trait, Werewolf augmented his AGI stat and increased his speed further. In addition, his racial traits give him a certain perception to gauge the enemy strength. With that trait, he can identify whether his foe is weaker or stronger than him. In exchange, his VIT is low, making him fragile thatparable to spellcaster sses. A single blow from the Duhan''s sword could decimate his HP in an instant. It would be unreasonable to give him the role of a puller or a tanker. But, when it seems like they were out of idea, Hecate let out a voice. "Is it finally my turn?" "Oh, Hecate-chan? You have a good idea?" Emilia asked curiously. In that instant, everyone''s attention turned to the loli, wondering what the solution she would give. Unexpectedly, she only gave a vague answer, without telling the specific details. "I have a way. But, only if you let me participate." As she said that, her gaze moved towards Kazu and Emilia. Up until now, the enemies were wiped clean by them. At first, Hecate had no objection to this. Since she can take it easy and didn''t have to waste her precious spells to kill these lowlife monsters, why not? But somehow, the situation persisted for so long, that makes her feel wrong. Eventually, she couldn''t help but think. ''What am I doing here? Does my presence here is necessary?'' It was supposed to be a dungeon exploration, but it somehow ended up being a dungeon pic. In that case, why would she bother spending gems to buy spell scrolls if she couldn''t use them even once? "I am quite strong, you know? But it seems I only treated as a mascot." Hecate said in a serious tone. But, no matter how serious she was, the difference of expression was hard to tell that it ended up looking adorable in the eyes of others. Looking at Hecate''s face, Renahi even had to resist the urge to cuddle her, while making indescribable perverted face. "Aaah, the angry Hecatehi is also cyute~ " Hecate could only ignore this weirdo for the time being. Meanwhile, Kazu and Emilia became awkward at her stare. They were embarrassed about the fact that they forgot themselves earlier. Usually, the party was just Emilia, Kazu, and Renahi, 3 person party. Kazu being wild during battle was their normal routine, and their cooperation was maturely developed. Hence, when Hecate joins the party, she ended up being left behind. Now that they think about it, this loli is still one of the Genesis Seven Stars. Moreover, her level is higher, or more like, the highest in the guild. There is no way she would be weak. It would be a loss if they didn''t let her contribute. "Ah, of course. That''s a given." "Ehem... Okay, then. So, what are you going to do?" Emilia tried to smoothen the situation by asking a question. Regarding that question, Hecate expressionlessly answered. Her hands swiped through the air, seemingly manipted something in her game interface. "You need a puller, right? I''ll take that role." An Archwitch became a puller? A puller is someone who takes the role to pull the aggro of the monsters, usually in conjunction with the tanker role. Normally, only yers with high HP and DEF such as Knights or Crusaders who would take this role. This is because they had to take the beating of many monsters at the same time. A spellcaster ss who had low HP dared to take such role? This is definitely unusual. Hearing her answer, Emilia became dumbfounded for a second. But after looking at Hecate''s confident expression, Emilia decided to not say more and trust her decision. "Then, Kazu-kun and I will deal with the Duhan. Rena, I leave the support to you." "Ai yo! Come here everyone, I''ll buff you up!" The strategy meeting has concluded. Immediately after Renahi done with her buff, the party went down to B2F. A017 â€“ Hecateâ€™s Might A017 ¨C HecateˇŻs Might [Sealed Mausoleum: B2F] As soon as Hecate stepped on B2F, she immediately activated two Acrobatic Subss skills. Adrenaline Rush and Dash. Hecate''s basic AGI stat was 1, but with her equipment stat (+8) and including Renahi''s Increase Agility buff (+10) buff, her total AGI was 19, which was almost the standard of normal walking speed. Currently, she was wearing +5 Shadow Walker, an ultra rare shoes that gave her a 15% increase in walking speed. Then, she used the Adrenaline Rush skill which consumed 50% STA to give her a 50% speed increase for the full three minutes. Consumption of 50% STA for a speed increase of only 3 minutes doesn''t seem worth it at first nce. Because, when a yer''s STA drops below 30%, their body will start to sluggish because they will receive the "Fatigue" debuff. And when their STA drops to 0%, they won''t be able to move their limbs at all. However, in real battle, one second faster often can decide the oue. And fortunately, Hecate has equipped an item that halves this big consumption. With these factorsbined, her speed bes faster, only one level worse than Kazu''s Phantom Step. But that was enough to outrun the party. Seeing Hecate dash forward, the party also followed on, running towards the room. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	+5 Shadow Walker
Requirement:	Assassin or Hunter ss, Lv120
Type:	Armor - Shoes
Rarity:
Durability:	200/200
Effects:	Increase Movement Speed by (UpgLv)% (5%)
	If the user learn Flexible Body (Lv1): Ignore the ss restriction of this item.
	Movement Speed increases by another 10%
	Reduce cooldown skill by (UpgLv)% (5%)
	If the user is an Assassin: Stealth does not consume MP
	If the user is a Hunter: Camouge does not consume MP
	If UpgradeLv +9 or more: Movement Speed increases by another 20%
	Upgrade Bonus: DEF +20, MDEF +25
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Details:	Shoes made from the skin of a Shadow Demon.
	It grants the wearer a part of its speed.

( The detail of the shoes appeared in chapter-P006, and then it got a slot enchanted in chapter-P015) She ignored 2 Wraiths that passed through the corridor and went straight directly to the room. The Wraiths that were ignored by Hecate should be no problem for Kazu and the others, so she can just skip them and go to the main event. ''There is something I wanna try. I don''t know this will seed or not. But, if my hunch is right, then...'' Hecate stopped her thought once her distance just a few meters from those undeads. Strangely, there was no fear when she faced them. On the contrary, only rity was inside her mind. With a swept of her hands, she equipped a certain item. An ordinary Ear Muff. The moment Hecate arrived at the room, she shouted with all her might. "DRAGON HOWLING!!" Soon after, a high-pitched roar that was impossible to do with human throat, reverberated in the room. -GHYAAAAAAARRR!!! The voice was so loud that it travels to other rooms in the entire floor. The Wraiths, Banshees, even the Duhan seems startled, and they staggered at the sound. KEEEK! KHHAAAA!! KHEEEK!! Instantly, Hecate gathered the entire attention of the undeads. Hecate only smiled. The voice not only affects the undeads, but also the party. "Ahh... My ears!! Hecatehii~! Could you warn us before you do that?" "Ouch! What the heck... Emily, what is this skill that Hecate-chan used? Why don''t I know?" "I also don''t know. Perhaps, she unlocked some sound-rted skill in her skill tree." Emilia answered as she endured the pain on her ears. The skill on the yer skill tree only appeared when its condition ispletely fulfilled. For example, Emilia''s Improve Concentration skill didn''t appear in her skill tree until she upgraded her Hawk Eye to level 5. Sometimes, there are skills who have requirement of 2, 3 or more skills before it appeared. This makes many possiblebination of skill build choice. In these two years, the yers, especially the one in the big guilds, including Genesis Guild, had spent countless efforts to research the skill tree. But, the results is only the tip of the iceberg, especially for the skill tree of the 3rd-tier sses. The harsh death penalty has became the obstacle to leveling past Lv40. This indirectly caused the shortage of 3rd-tier yers, since to be one, they had to reach Lv99 first. Hence, it was normal if there were still unknown skills that hadn''t been discovered yet. But she also had doubts. If it were a skill, why is it also affecting them too. ''I didn''t know there are skills that friendly fire... And for some reason, that roar seems familiar.'' The pain was subsided, but there are still debuff 30% Deafness in both ears for 10 minutes. What Emilia and the others didn''t know, that this Dragon Howling was... not really a skill. The roar that Hecate used were actually, just a cropped video of Sharknath, the World BOSS Dragon. She amplified the sound by 3000% and shifted the pitch higher by 30%. It was not even voice controlled, only yed ording to the timer. However, even it was just a recording, the majesty of a World BOSS still has its effects. The undeads that looked energetic earlier, soon after be somewhat sluggish. If there are people who has Analyze skill here, perhaps they can see that the undeads were debuffed with "Soul Suppression" which lowers all stats by 10%. But even if debuffed, their attacks on Hecate still continues, especially the Duhan. "This is not the time to be impressed! Kazu-kun, tackle the Duhan! Rena, hurry up with your spell." "Got it! Hey you, tin can bastard! Your enemy is here!" Emilia and Kazu started attacking the Duhan, while Renahi immediately started to cast Turn Undead. The Duhan''s attention sessfully shifted to Kazu, but the Wraiths and Banshees approaches Hecate with a fast speed. "O Licht the Spirit of Light... " Renahi''s spell definitely wouldn''t make it in time. At this time, Hecate suddenly took out a bottle from her inventory. A high grade Holy Water, created by a high-leveled High Priestess, Renahi. It was something that Renahi created by using her Lv10 Aqua Benedicta on the fountain water. Then, Hecate activated the second spell contained inside her Ring of Aqua... and break the bottle onto the floor. "WATER VAPOR!" CRAAASSSH!! In that instant, the spilled liquid vaporized and transformed into a mist and enveloped Hecate''s surrounding area. The mist was made from Holy Water, therefore, it also has the effect of purifying the undead. Those Wraiths and Banshees who touched the mist immediately shrieked and fall back, not dare to approach closer. KHEEEK!! ; ;

Item Name:	Ring of Aqua
Requirement:	All sses, Lv70
Type:	essory - Ring
Rarity:
Durability:	200/200
Crafter:	Hecate
Effect:	Water DMG Boosts +40% Water DMG Resistance +20% Fire, Earth, Wind DMG taken +80% Can use Waterbolt Lv5, 10 times per day (10/10) Can use Water Vapor Lv3, 5 times per day (5/5) Can use Tidal Wave Lv1, 3 times per day (3/3)
Details:	Ring blessed by Aqua, the Spirit of Water. Grants its user the power of the water.

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Skill Name:	Water Vapor (Lv3)
Requirement:	Wizard/Witch, Water Boost Lv1, Waterbolt Lv5
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	15
Catalyst:	1 Container of water
Effect:	Vaporizing the water to create a mist that envelop the area with radius of (Skill Lv) meter. (3 meters)

The Water Vapor spell contained in the Ring of Aqua was just a Lv3 spell, so the mist only envelop the area within 3 meters of radius. But, that also means, no undead shall approach Hecate under these 3 meters. Still, even though they were unable to approach, that doesn''t mean they were harmless. They can still use spells to attack Hecate, either Earth based spells like Earth Spike, or bad status debuff Dead Scream that inflict confuse and silence. But, there is no way she would let them to do that. She waved her left hand toward the Wraith whose in the middle of casting spell and used a certain skill. "SPELL BREAKER!" KHUUK!! -3580 The Wraith choked before it can finish its spell. Not only that, the unfinished spell rebounded and caused a damage to the Wraith. This rebound will prevent it to casts another spell for a while. ; ;

Skill Name:	Spell Breaker (Lv5)
Requirement:	Wizard/Witch, Cast Cancel Lv1
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	10
Effect:	Cancels a spell that enemy casts. If seeded, the spell will rebound and the user will absorbs the MP used by the spell.

This is a skill that can interrupt any spell that enemy currently casts, if used with correct timing. The skill has very low cooldown time, making it one of the skills that can be spammed. Hecate''s low Max HP caused any of the attack spells from these undeads that would hit her to be deadly, but she used this to her advantage. Those undeads who casts attack spells triggered her Fortune Instinct, causing them to be marked with red aura. She only need to p those marked undeads with Spell Breaker. Second Spell Breaker, Third, Fourth, Fifth... As for the bad status debuff spell from them, Hecate did not need to care. Its just happen that currently, she was wearing an equip that makes her immune to some pesky status effects. ; ;

You have been hit by the spell Dead Scream. Your +4 Saintess Ne sessfully protected you from Confusion. Your +4 Saintess Ne sessfully protected you from Silence.

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Item Name:	+4 Saintess Ne
Requirement:	Mage, Cleric
Type:	Ne
Rarity:
Durability:	253/253
Effect:	Immune to Silence, Charm, Confuse STR +6, AGI +2, VIT +4 Halve stamina consumption Upgrade Bonus: DEF +16, MDEF +25 [] Soul Essence: Adult Veliperalocator Spider Immune to Poison. Boosts Poison based skill or spell by thrice its effect.
Details:	A Ne that was bestowed to a Saintess. Has a protection from Ashera, your soul won''t be defiled.

This is a ne that Hecate stole from Ster Wing Guild''s stronghold, sessfully slot enchanted. Then, after a few considerations, she decided to soul enchant it with Adult Veli spider''s soul essence to get another immunity. Not only that, it also gives thrice poison effect so if she somehow wanted to y poison, then this ne would be a great asset. But the real worth of this item, is the half reduction stamina consumption! While equipping this ne, any action that requires stamina can be done with just half of the normal costs. With this, Hecate canst long session of grinding than the other yers. Even the big move Adrenaline Rush skill''s stamina consumption has been halved to 25%. This greatly enhances Hecate''s survival in many fierce confrontation. And it was just right of the time Renahi finished her chant. "...Destroy this spawn of undead and return it to oblivion! TURN UNDEAD!" PSHAAAAA!!! -5330 -5200 -26800! -27200! -5820 -28000! -25930! KYAAAAARRR!!! A great number of undeads got decimated by the spell, but there are still 2 Banshees and 3 Wraiths that escaped the doom. Now they recognized Renahi as a threat and started to attack her. Hecate immediately acted. Her right hand waved the wand towards the moving undead, while secretly activating the Ring of Aqua once more. "Oh, I won''t let you. WATERBOLT!" PUK! PUK! PUK! PUK! PUK! -17300 -17560 -17200 -17430 -17220 GUAAA!! The water bullet from Waterbolt spell, actually created by condensing the water in the air, which happened that the surrounding air was a mist created by vaporizing a high grade Holy Water. Resulting the water bullet also contain Holy Power, empowering it further against undead. Its a pity that, in front of others, Hecate determined to use only 5 of the rings. She doesn''t want to reveal her cards too soon, especially towards Genesis Guild. Hence, the firepower was half of her full strength. But even so, it was still enough to make some kill. "Thank you, Hecatehi." "Not yet. Once again, WATERBOLT!" The bullets disintegrates two Wraiths closest to Renahi. Still, there still other undeads that lingering near her position. The spell has been unleashed and there are 1-sec cooldown before it can be used again. However, Hecate doesn''t intend to wait. She decisively used a Waterbolt Lv10 scroll, obviously via hotkey that she had set up earlier, while pretending it was her own spell. Unlike using spells from skills, using a skill scroll did not have any cooldown at all. And like using equipment skill, there is also no cast time, no need to do any chant. Just use and bam! DU! DU! DU! DU! DU! DU! DU! DU! DU! DU! -19300 -19560 -19200 -19430 -19220 -19340 -19430 -19500 -19380 -19480 A barrage of water bullet unleashed like a machine gun, with a stronger impact. Hecate silently concluded, perhaps this is because this Waterbolt is a Lv10 spell, not a Lv5 spell from the rings, so the difference in power and speed is preeminent. Hecate suppressed her desire tough. ''So, this is the power of krypton money! Taste that, you lowlife!'' Unfortunately, there are other people here so she had to restrain herself. In the side, the battle also reached its conclusion. Kazu sessfully knocked the Duhan''s helm, revealing its cut-off neck. Emilia quickly rebuffed herself and used her ultimate Skill Art once again. RANGER''S CREED, CURVE SHOT: CRIMSON LOTUS ARROW! She shot the red arrow up towards the Duhan. The arrow suddenly curved and pierced the Duhan''s rotten neck, all the way into the armor. And then, the arrow exploded from within. PSHIIING!!! BOOOOMM! PSYAAARRR!! -21500! | -8500 -8340 -8460 -8300 -8590 -8230 -8500 -8430 -8380 -8470 KLANG! KLANG! Observing the crumbling armor, Emilia let out a sigh of relief. Kazu walked over and congrattes her. "Good job, Emily! Your DPS increased again!" "You too, Kazu-kun." The two exchanged their pleasantries after a difficult battle. The Duhan was a strong foe. Not only its armor was sturdy, but its attack also strong. A single sh from it chopped Kazu''s HP by more than 6000, which is almost third of his Max HP. Because of this he didn''t dare to take its sword head on and had to employ the kiting strategy, which in turn, makes Emilia harder to aim her arrow. Fortunately, there was an opening that she can use to make the Duhan slip, which Kazu used that chance to knock its helm off. "We done with our side. What about Hecate-chan''s side?" "Ah... that''s... they''re done." Emilia answered awkwardly as she turned to Hecate''s direction. In there, a sight of Renahi busy cuddling Hecate can be seen. There was no enemies left in the room, since they had been decimated. Actually, when they were busy fighting with the Duhan, never once Emilia loosen her attention to the surrounding area. This was the basic of the basic for yers who ying as a Hunter and Ranger. Obviously, her attention also included the ce where Hecate was. Then, she saw a loli that was unleashing water bullets continuously, as if her wand was a Gatling gun. And when Hecate moves her wand, the bullets looked like a whip. ''So powerful! No wonder Hecate was so confident.'' Each bullet was strong and can deal almost 20k damage, capable to kill a Wraith in two hits. ''With this firepower, why do we bother strategizing? Hecate alone is enough.'' To increase firepower, yers often buffed themselves beforehand, whether is a buff skills, Potions, or Food items. For example, the main reason why Emilia can deal such a huge damage with her ultimate Skill Art, was because she buffed herself beforehand with the skill Ranger''s Creed, increasing her ranged damage by 600%. However, this skill has a drawback. Ranger''s Creed has very short duration which only 1 minute, while the cooldown is 10 minutes. This gap is quite unbnced in a battle. Hence, this skill can only be used as her finishing move. But what about Hecate? Emilia then looked at the buff indicator on the party screen. Other than buff from Renahi, it seems... Hecate didn''t do anything special. Hecate is already strong as she is! "Emily, what are you doing? We''ll left you behind if you''re slow." Kazu''s voice awakened Emilia from her stupor. He already regrouped with Hecate and Renahi. It seems they are ready to move to the next room. Emilia hurriedly chased them. While running, she let out a sigh. She couldn''t help but think. ''Perhaps, I chose the wrong upation...'' A018 â€“ Prosperity A018 ¨C Prosperity Meanwhile, at Ornus Vige. A female yer, stood in the side, wearing a white full-te armor that symbolized her 3rd-tier ss, Pdin. Her armor also installed on her long tail, using a special design that utilized several joints, making it able to move fluently without any obstruction. This tail can also act as a secondary weapon, and can be controlled with a simple thoughtmand. A horn-shaped full te helm of the same motif as the armor, hides everything in her head except her face. Everyone that saw her tail should have understood that inside the horn part in the helm, there are real horns that symbolized her Draconid race. Astrid, a Draconid pioneer yer, as well as one of the Genesis Guild''s Seven Stars. Currently, she was monitoring people who she escorted from the valley. Just a few minutes ago, Emilia called her and entrusted them to her. They were people who jumped to Renahi''s Corridor Gate and stuck in the valley, surrounded by high-leveled monster field area. "Thank you very much, Miss Pdin." "Yeah, you saved us. I don''t know what to do if you did note to help." "You''re wee. As a fellow Kingdom citizen, we should be getting along. It was merely a chance that I passed by." Astrid exchanged pleasantries with a smile. As Emilia predicted, mostly of the yers have returned by themselves using various methods, either by using Return Crystal, Town Scroll, or Return Base skill. Those who did so already gone and safely arrived at their destination. However, there were still a few people left.

Those who did not bring any teleportation items. These people are either guildless, or joined a guild that doesn''t have a Guild Base. Natives who inherently cannot join the yer guild also belongs to this group.
Those who have, but chose NOT to use any teleportation items. These people were merchants, either yers or Natives, who took their carts and horses with them. They hesitated to use the item because if they did, it would mean giving up their wagon along with its contents. That would be a disastrous loss.
Andstly, those who stayed behind just for fun. They are yers who have no problem with the current situation and are in no rush to return.

Astrid did not care about thest group that much. But the merchants and Natives were very useful to develop the vige. Astrid identally became the vige chief in Ornus Vige. Shortly after thepletion of a chain quest, she obtained the right to manage itsnd as the quest reward. Although it was just a vige and only consisted of a few acres, but it was still a manageable territory. - There is no reason to not develop it. Besides her identity as the Genesis Guild''s Seven Stars, Astrid also has another important identity. She was Leon''s cousin, as well one of the three founders who formed the Genesis Guild, along with Leon and Grim. In addition of that, she was also a shareholder who owns 30% share of the guild! The dpidated vige originally serve just as a keeper of the Mausoleum. There are not many resident left except the sick and elderly, and its numbers was less than 200. With its bad geographical location, it would be hard to expect any people who want to migrate here. Not to mention the barren soil that makes it hard to grow crops. But, with the support of the guild, Astrid solved these problems one by one. To fix the poption problem, she asked Grim to procure some Native ves from the City of Trade, Nerkia City. These ves were consisted of mixed race, which mostly Beastkins, and a few of Humans, and Elves. Their totals reached about 500 people. They were only weak ves who did not have highbat power. Hence, they were bought cheap. As the vige chief, Astrid gave a series of policy and included them as a residents. It was unknown the reason why they were be ves, but Astrid did not really care about that. - The ves were just used to increase the headcount number. And then, there were also the Natives she escorted. Considering the long distance journey to the Capital City, they would definitely stay in this vige for a while. Perhaps some of them would be permanent residents of this vige. Astrid entered the vige and observed the life of the vige. Besides a few rammed earth houses that the original resident have, there were several tent houses. Those tents were built in emergency for 500 ves who had just be residents. She had only intended to use those tents as a temporary houses and had already prepared major constructions for another time. ''To upgrade this vige to a town, the poption number had to reach 2000 people... Still a long way to go.'' The moment Ornus Vige upgraded and became Ornus Town, Astrid can start building a Teleportation Gate. Then, every time someone activated it, a huge profit of 1.000.000 flows to the town fund. With her position of the Town Lord, Astrid has the right to utilize that fund. As for who would be that someone, that would be definitely yers! ''But firstly, I need to build a few of apartment houses. This kind of building can be upied by a lot of people and can save a lot ofnds. With this, I can build many real estates and sell them high!'' The Valley of Death is a good hunting area. A few of undead monsters roaming around, such as Zombie, Skeleton, and other kinds with level range of Lv80 to Lv90. It was a hunting area that can be used by yers to do stable levelings until they reach lv99. yers who aimed to reach tier-3 sses would definitely love this ce, and with their level, certainly they would not short of gold coins. ''When there is a lot of people, I can raise the tax to 20% and reap a lot of benefit!'' The reason why a Lord position is so desirable, obviously due to how profitable it is. The Lord can build facilities in their domain and receives payment from the one who used it. They can also extort tax to their citizen, as well as the Merchants who doing business in their domain. The prospect of this upation was limitless, and the profit generated from it would be extremely huge! Of course, this profit had to be shared to Genesis Guild, but Astrid did not mind that much. Anyways, the cake is too big for her to eat and had to be shared. After the big cake is sliced, by percentage of share, she had the right to receive 30% of the cake. And if this slice of cake is converted to real money, her profit would''ve still reach billions of ! "But, that is for future event. Right now, maintaining the bnce is more important..." Astrid closed her eyes, contemting the current situation. Just blindly increasing the vige poption is not a good move. Her people obviously needed to eat. However, the soil of Ornus Vige was barren and could not be made for agriculture. The death mist that leaked from the valley, had rendered thend infertile, or at least that was what the old vige chief told her. Until now, the vigers find their own food from fishing in the river that flows near the vige. It would be fine before when the poption were low, but now there are 700 mouths that need to eat, food has be a problem. For the time being, Astrid transported food from Brynhildr Fort to deal with the food problem. This used to be a fine y... Until the spiders outbreak a few days ago. To maintain itsrge troops, Genesis Guild also requires a lot of food. However, due to the spiders, nobody doing material collection, such as meats, fruits, or herbs. Many crops were damaged and failed to be harvested. The food that can be transported from the Fort was greatly reduced. And this is where the role of Merchants is needed. By trading food with them, the short term solution of food problem has been dealt. As for the long term solution, Leon himself is a Temr of the Church of Light. With his position, he can borrow their Priests to sprinkle Holy Water every day into the soil of Ornus Vige. And then, she released regr mission to guild members who have the Druid ss and Farmer subss. For time to time, they were given the mission to cultivate thend that has been partially purified. With their effort, thend of Ornus Vige would soon be fertile. By that time, the food problem would be nothing! "Thankfully, these Merchants came just in time. This is like sending charcoal in the snow!" Astrid was very thankful to Emilia who send these people to her territory. It was the fact that Emilia and her party contributed to the development of the vige. Perhaps it might not be intentional that Renahi chose to explore the Mausoleum, opened the Corridor Gate, and caused this whole incident. But Emilia easily adjusted and make use of it to the fullest. With that thinking, Astrid let out a smile. "I should give Emilia and her party Contribution Point. Let''s see..." With a swipe of hand, Astrid opened the Guild Menu and clicked a few times. She transferred 1.000.000 GCP to Emilia, since she was the one who directly contributed by sending the crowd to her territory. "Emilia seems talented in management. I heard she is still in High School. Maybe, I should recruit her to work in our Tenkawa Group. She can start as an intern while attending her school..." This kind of talent deserves to be groomed. The sooner the better. "Hmm, I should have a talk with herter about this." Astrid nodded in satisfaction. Done with Emilia''s share, Astrid''s gaze shifted to each of the names of Emilia''s party members. They also contributed indirectly by causing this whole incident. Then, 1.000.000 GCP each to Renahi, KAZU, andstly, Hecate. But then, she frowned. "Hmm, this is not right. I should give more to our mascot... As a lucky charm!" She sent Hecate another 500.000 GCP. There was a weird myth in the guild that if you manage to pat Hecate''s head, a good thing will happen. Astrid is not a person who believes in superstition. But, when looking at Hecate''s loveliness, she thought that perhaps this myth holds some truth... Probably? Since Hecate was not nearby and can''t be patted, then just send her some coins. This is like paying homage and donated money to a shrine. Hoping to invite good luck and avoid misfortune! Recently, there were so much bad things happened, as if the luck seems not on their side. The whole guild got ughtered by ck Phantom, sudden spiders outbreak, trade line got cut-off... If there was any method that could be used to reverse this bad luck, Astrid wouldn''t mind trying them one by one, even if they were just superstition. "This should do it... Oh, it''s already thiste. I should take a break." Feeling satisfied, Astrid closed the window. She then pressed the log out button and prepared to call a food delivery for lunch.; ;

The difference between Vige, Town, and City:

Vige, have poption of 100 - 1999 people.
Town, have poption of 2000 - 9999 people.
City, have poption more than 10000 people.

How Teleportation Gate work:

Each time it activated requires a lot of mana, which taken from the Town or City mana reserves.
The city barrier that repels monsters also powered by the same mana reserves.
Mana reserves can only be slowly umted in the city, using the residual mana of its poption. Hence, it cannot recover overnight.
Using the Teleportation Gate too much can cause the city mana reserves to deplete, which in turn weakens and worst case, dispelling the city barrier. This is why the Teleportation Gate fee is astronomical.
The system allowed the lords to build a Teleportation Gate when their domain upgraded into a Town, but immediately building it right away is not rmended.
Astrid and other yers still doesn''t know about this.

Druid ; ;

Druid: Alternate 2nd-tier Main-ss originated from Mage, besides Wizard / Witch. To be a Druid:

Novice, Lv1 Lv10
Mage, Lv1 Lv40
Learn a considerable of Water & Earth spells in the skill tree Unlock Wood spells
Go to Elven Kingdom, meet with their Elder (Druid) Job advance to Druid.
Best if the race is Elf, and their starting ce is the Elven Kingdom.
Not applicable if have negative Nature Affinity.
Lost ess to Light and Dark spells upon job advancement.

Mage Druid Nature Guardian

Churches ; ;

Church of Light = Worships Licht, and her mother, the Goddess of Life, Norn. Church of Dark = Worships Umbra, and her mother, the Goddess of Death, Norn. The same goddess, but have different title.

A019 â€“ Party End A019 ¨C Party End The hunting continues as normal. The party spend the time killing undeads in the B2F of the Sealed Mausoleum. Each time they battled, Hecate always used her Dragon Howling to gather hate into herself. It also act as a debuffer, inflicting 10% down status to every one in the vicinity, friend or foe. But this time, the party was informed beforehand, so they were prepared and able to cover their ears in time. ''Perhaps if it was the real Sharknath, the status down would be 90%, same as when receiving his Dragon Roar. That''s quite a troublesome debuff for sure, but it can still be avoided by covering my ears.'' Don''t look down on Sharknath just because he was defeated so easily. Despite he got defeated, he was still a World BOSS. It took a full raid of 100 pioneer yers to dwindle his HP down to 1%, before he got decimated by Hecate''s Mana Explosion. Maybe because this Dragon Howling was not even a skill, just a mere loud sound so the effect was diminished. Hecate hoped that she can meld it as an Extra skill, like when she got Meditate skill 2 years ago. But it seems it was just a hopeful wish. Hecate shook her head. ''Well, if it was that easy to create a skill with just a recorded video, everyone would have done it long ago.'' Though, using it and pretending to be a skill did not seem to be a problem. In the middle of the battle, Renahi was the first to level up. Her level now was 108, she had recovered her lost level during ck Phantom''s assault. She hugged Hecate excitedly. "Yaay! Hecatehi, I leveled up!" "Congrats, Rena." Hecate congratted her while being cuddled. Not long after that, Emilia also leveled up to 109, while Kazu''s EXP bar seemed like he still needed another 10% to fill. After seeing his two party members leveled up, he got heated. "Yosh, I won''t lose. I just need 10% left to level up back to 109!" "Good luck, Kazu-kun!" | "You can do it, Kazuhi!" Emilia expressed her support while Renahi cheered. Hecate only nods silently. The hunting continues again. Another thing that Hecate discovered during this hunting party was the unexpected influence of her newly gained Extra Skill, Precision Mana Control. During normal times after casting a spell, Hecate could only aim it at the enemy and be done with it. But now, she found that she could somewhat manipte the output of her spell by controlling her mana. ; ;

Skill Name:	Precision Mana Control
Requirement:	Learned the method of mana controlling.
Type:	Passive
Effect:	The user can control their mana with precision. Reduce MP requirement to cast a spell by 10%

For example, if she used the spell Waterbolt Lv5 from the ring, she can unleash 5 water bullets. Now she can either concentrate the bullet into one powerful shot, or spread them to 10 shots, but with weaker power. After various trial and error, Hecate can conclude the result very quickly. Waterbolt Lv5 (executed inside Holy Water mist):

1. Normal: ~18000 dmg 5
2. Concentrated: ~74000 dmg 1
3. Spread: ~8200 dmg 10

With the experiment, Hecate immediately realized the true potential of its use. The normal spell deals five times the damage for a total of ~90k, the spread version deals ten times the damage for a total of ~82k, while the concentrated version only deals ~74k single damage. ''There is a loss in the amount of damage when the power is modified. But that doesn''t matter. The most important thing was that concentrated shots were capable of producing burst damage. Judging from the results of the spell individually, it might seem like there was a loss. But, what if it was consecutive burst spells? If she used burst spells instead of normal one consecutively, certainly her DPS will be elevated to another level. Of course in exchange, it will cause crazy MP consumption. But, with her huge MP pool and some Hi-Ether potions, that was a trivial problem. The real problem was only the casts time and the cooldown, but that also has a solution. ''If I use a spell from my skill tree or from equipment, there will be such things. But, Spell Scrolls do not have any of that and can be used in a row without problem! '' Which means, Hecate can use the Spell Scrolls in rapid fire and treat them as ammunition, with each shot concentrated. It was too bad that Renahi, Emilia, and Kazu were present. So, Hecate didn''t dare to experiment further than this. The experiment was also carried out using only 5 Ring of Aqua, so this was not her full power. If she wore all 10 rings, the damage produced would definitely be more magnificent. She could only imagine the scenery of unleashing consecutive burst spells using 10 rings. When that timees, her damage will be increased by at least twice. Perhaps the situation would be like:

- ''Hyahhaa! Cease your futile resistance and KISS the ground at once! DE~ATH! '' *PU PU PU PU PU PU PU PU PU*
- -148000 -148000 -148000 -148000 -148000 -148000 -148000 -148000
  - ''GYAAAAA!''
  - ''DAMN! This LOLI is too stronk!''
  - ''Mayday! Mayday!''

Hecate secretly let out an impish glee. Using Spell Scrolls as ammunition was not a new y style, especially for non spellcaster sses. The scrolls can be purchased at the Mage Association for gold coins and can be used by anyone regardless of their sses. However, only wealthy yers dared to do this because it required them to burn money to maintain it. Fortunately, Hecate was not short of gold coins at all. This was undoubtedly a prodigal y style! Not only that, each time she manipted her spell, she received a proficiency notification. ; ;

Precision Mana Control Proficiency +1 (22/1000) Precision Mana Control Proficiency +1 (23/1000)

Looking at this notification, Hecate smiled. This indicates that the skill was upgrade-able. She looked forward what will happen once the proficiency bar filled and this skill leveled up. "We almost reached the 3rd floor. Look, that''s the stairs." Emilia''s words attracted Hecate''s attention.Without realizing it, they had reached the end of B2F. Spells used (rings): Waterbolt (Lv5) 17, Water Vapor (Lv3) 8 Items used: Waterbolt Lv10 Scroll 3, Holy Water 8 As usual, Emilia went down first to scout the area before sending the party the video scenery of B3F. Hecate, Renahi, and Kazu carefully watched the video, afraid of missing any of the vital information. And then, the enemy lineup was: [][Corpse Steeling - Lv110] (??) - HP ~20.500 [][Reaped Skull - Lv118] (??) - HP ~38.500 [][Death Warrior - Lv125] (150) - HP ~128.500 [][Death Archer - Lv126] (150) - HP ~88.500 [][Death Mage - Lv126] (150) - HP ~80.500 [][Wraith Dead - Lv128] (30) - HP ~142.000 [][Banshee Master - Lv129] (30) - HP ~140.000 [][Ghoul ughter - Lv132] (10) - HP ~165.000 [][Reaper - Lv137] (2) - HP ?????? Looking at this lineup, the party had mixed reaction. On the ceiling, there are many stctites where many Steeling bats live there. Simr to the previous floor, the Steeling bats were not a threat. None of the party members concerned about their existence. However, the real concern was the difference of the floor structure. Unlike the previous floor area which was a straightforward maze, B3F is an open space area without walls. In addition, this area consisted of a series of wide stone floor paths hanging over the endless ravine. The paths formed 3d maze, split to left, right, up and down direction. And this maze spans to the bottom of the ravine. The enemies have thicker HP than the previous enemies they faced. Many of the enemies have ranged attacks and there are some that capable of flying. Due to the nature of the area being open, there are risk of being mobbed too much by them all at once. Not only that, from the information of thest raid, the party already know that they also have instant-death attacks. This attacks ignores anything except its resistance and directly reduce the victim HP to zero. Renahi: "Those undeads are too scary. How can we pass this floor?" Kazu: "Isn''t this an impossible situation? They are too strong for our level right now." Emilia: "..." The three had aplicated expression on their face. Facing the Duhan in the B2F already make them struggling hard enough. It was very fortunate for them they only face one at a time due to the walls. But in this open floor, not only the enemies were stronger, there was also no guarantee that they wouldn''t be ganged up by the enemies. Especially, with the existence of the two Reapers in the far distance. Their question HP mark was intimidating enough too look at. Trying to face them with just 4 people was just courting death. Only Hecate who was happy with this lineup. Currently, her level was 131. With her level, the previous enemies were just trash that gave her no EXP at all. The only exception were the Duhans who were level 118 monsters. But since the EXP distribution wasn''t set to Even Share and she rarely contributed in those battles, her EXP gain was almost nothing. Inparison, the enemies on this floor were just right. ''The distance of each path is about 4 or 5 meters. With that kind of distance, only the Death Archers can snipe us from the opposite path. The Death Mages didn''t have an urate aim, so they wouldn''t use their spells unless they were under 2 meters away. On the contrary, I and Emi can snipe them all from the distance.'' ''For flying enemies, the bats (Corpse Steeling) and the skulls (Reaped Skull) can be quite troublesome. But they can be one-shooted to death. The problem is the Wraiths and Banshees, but they were low in number.'' ''The Ghoul ughters are unpredictable because they can perform skill arts. They can also suddenly throw poisonous darts, so extra attention required when they were in sight. As for the Reapers... they won''t move from their position unless approached, so they can be left alone forst.'' Hecate analyzed the enemies calmly and make sure she was equipped with two specific rings. These rings was something she obtained from the Ornus Vige beforehand. ; ;

Item Name:	Ring of Death Warding
Requirement:	All sses
Type:	essory - Ring
Rarity:
Durability:	120/120
Effect:	Increase resistance of Insta-Death by 50%.
Details:	A ring that was blessed by the Shaman from Ornus Vige. They says this ring will protect the wearer from malignant attacks.

The instant-death attack was not a spell, so it can''t be intercepted by Spell Breaker. Of course, her Fortune Instinct can detect any fatal threat that will cause Hecate to die. The ring red would be obvious to see. Dodge was still possible. However, due to the limited foothold, a slip can cause her to fall into the endless darkness. It would be better to reduce the need to dodge as much as she can. Hence, this ring was necessary. One ring did notpletely nullify the threat of instant-death attacks, but wearing two was enough. Not only that, in her inventory there are also several Life Insurance Scrolls and Exp Potions that are ready to be used. ''My preparation isplete! I''m ready to go.'' Hecate shifted her nce to the party, waiting for their preparation toplete. But s, unfortunately they had different n. Kazu was the one who speak first. "I suppose this is about the time. Let''s stop now. We also only have 30 minutes left before the next ss." "Eh, what?" Hecate can only let out a stupefied voice. She couldn''t believe what she heard. "I agree. We''re just recovered our level back with great effort. I don''t wanna died and get a level down again." "Well, this can''t be helped anyway. It''s impossible to continue with just us. We probably need at least half of the raid party to explore in this floor. Let''s just stop and wait tomorrow until the enemies here respawn." Renahi and Emilia also expressed their opinion. Hearing their words, Hecate was speechless. She looked at them incredulously. She wanted to retort. ''This is the end? Wasn''t this the main event? What are you saying, Emi, Rena? With our lineup, it is NOT impossible! Aren''t we the Pioneers? Why afraid of death? Why do you think Life Insurance Scroll exist?'' Hecate couldn''t understand why they are so cowardly. Not only them, but also the overall yers who seems afraid of death. It was just a game, death in the game does not mean death for real. The death penalty of a level loss and restriction login might be scary, but even that can be nullified by Life Insurance Scroll. But after a careful thought, she felt that soloing in this ce was still possible. There was no need to fuss over about partying. If the party ended, so be it. "Then, let''s return to the city." Kazu and Renahi nodded from Emilia''s words. They took out the Town Scroll from their inventory and prepared to use it. Only Hecate who didn''t nod and keep silent. Then, she said to the party. "I''ll stay here for a while." "Huh? Hecatehi, you''re noting with us?" "I need to do something first. I will returnter." Renahi asked her worriedly, but Hecate only shook her head with a smile. Kazu couldn''t help but interjected from the side. "Is that so? Should we wait for you, Hecate-chan?" "No need. This is my privacy. Just go." Kazu wanted to say something, but Emilia quickly interrupt him. "Kazu-kun, don''t pry on a girl''s secret. Let''s go back! Ehem... Hecate, we go first." "Hecatehi, see youter." | "Bye, Hecate-chan." "Okay, see youter." Hecate waved her hand as she watched the three turned into white light and disappeared. After confirming they were gone, she opened her interface and clicked the Option menu. In there, she selected the Hotkey setting and changed the Thought Command option from Disable to Enable. Now, she can use her thoughts to activate the hotkeys. Then, she set up the Waterbolt, Coldbolt and Ice Barrage scrolls to one of the hotkey, right beside Life Insurance Scroll hotkey. Done with that, she took out an Exp Potion from the inventory and drank it. ; ;

You have consumed an Exp Potion! For the next 1 hour, your Exp rate increased by 50%

"Preparation done. Now let''s start the game." Fully prepared, she walked down the stairs and entered the B3F.; ;

Death was not a pleasant experience for the yers. During 10 minutes after death, they will stay in the field as a spark form. Before this spark died out, they can still be revived on the spot by someone and receive 3 seconds of invulnerability. Else, the moment the spark gone, they will be ejected from the game (death penalty), or respawned to the save point if using Life Insurance Scroll. But until that timees, they will lost their senses and unable to feel anything. This ten minutes was like an eternity for them. The feeling of emptiness, not being able to sense their own limbs was not something pleasant. It was like experiencing a real death. By the way, Life Insurance Scroll duration is just 30 minutes, and the price is not so cheap (@ 75 3.750, about $37).

A020 â€“ Solo Hunting A020 ¨C Solo Hunting [Sealed Mausoleum: B3F] A few meters in front of Hecate, there were 5 Death Warriors stood with hostility. Behind them, there are 2 Death Mages and 3 Death Archers. There also 5 bats (Corpse Steeling) and 7 flying skulls (Reaped Skull) floating nearby. The moment they noticed Hecate''s existence, the Death Warriors, and Corpse Steelings immediately charged to her direction. Meanwhile, the Death Archers pulled their bows from the distance. The Death Mages and Reaper Skulls also started to casts their spells. From the color of the mana, Hecate can see the former used fire spells, and thetter used wind spells. However, it would be not Hecate who allowed their attack to seed. - Switch Equip: 10 Ring of Ignis. Now that no one else except Hecate in the field, there was no reason to hold back any longer. She can attack using the four element rings as she wished with the maximum power. Especially with fire spells which quite effective towards undead. Monsters who capable of insta-death attacks was not nearby. So for the time being there was no problem to use all 10 rings to increase the strength of her spell. Hecate quickly used a fire AOE spell. "VERMILLION BLAST!" The casting time took about 1 second toplete. Soon after, the mes sprouted from her wand. With the influence of the skill Precise Mana Control, Hecate found out that she can somewhat control the me direction, as well as the shape. WHURRRR! -102.300 -102.450 -102.110 -102.970 -103.050 -102.500 -102.550 -102.420.... Hecate controlled the me to split with each part moved like a vine. The me vines simultaneously moved and efficiently massacred the Death zombies and burned them to ash. During the time Hecate casts the spell, the Archers, Mages, and the skulls had the time to unleash their spells and arrows, but all of them were blocked by her mes. A single p from the me was enough to melt the arrows and distorting their trajectory. And the spells easily neutralized after their mana got overpowered by more superior spell. ; ;

You have killed a Death Knight - Exp +2.900 You have killed a Death Knight - Exp +2.900 You have killed a Death Archer - Exp +2.800 You have killed a Death Archer - Exp +2.800 You have killed a Death Mage - Exp +2.850

Hecate''s firepower has improved from thest battle. Looking at her damage number which had reached 6 digits, she couldn''t help but smile. "Kukuku... I did not use MA¹ [(Mystical Amplification)] and still got 6 digits damage? Ahahah... This is awesome!" Whileughing, Hecate didn''t forget there were still 12 enemies nearby. The zombies already gone, but the flying enemies, the bats and the skulls remained. With a flick of her wand, Hecate quickly used Firebolt to shot one of them down. Of course, the spell she was used was concentrated to a single shot. "Firebolt!" (Lv5) -75.310 Immediately after that, she used her thought to activate the hotkey to switch all of her rings to Ring of Aqua, and used Waterbolt to the next target. Then, she changed all of her rings again to Ring of Ventus and used Wind sh. At this time, Firebolt cooldown was over and she changed all her rings back to Ring of Ignis. - Switch Equip: 10 Ring of Aqua - "Waterbolt!" (Lv5) -44.200 - Switch Equip: 10 Ring of Ventus- "Wind sh!" (Lv5) -65.300 - Switch Equip: 10 Ring of Ignis - "Firebolt!" (Lv5) -75.180 - Switch Equip: 10 Ring of Aqua - "Waterbolt!" (Lv5) -43.600 - Switch Equip: 10 Ring of Ventus- "Wind sh!" (Lv5) -66.260 ... Except Ring of Gnome, which the spells were not suitable for flying enemies, Hecate used the 3 element rings in rotation. Sometimes, the skulls were casting wind spells, but when that happened, Hecate just calmly switched her rings to Ring of Ventus before the spells reached her body, and let the 200% Wind resistance to block the damage. The only thing she had to wary was the bats, but their movements were slow and easy to dodge. ; ;

You have killed a Corpse Steeling - Exp +300 You have killed a Reaped Skull - Exp +1500

It didn''t take long for the enemies to be killed. "As expected, using the thought to control is quite tiring for my head. But, it is still within my tolerance for now." Using thought to control the hotkey, as well as manipting the spells undoubtedly took quite a toll for her brain. If there was no need, most yers would decide to not use the Thought Command, or limiting its use, especially during battle. But Hecate was different. With Elixir, any fatigue can be washed up. All she need to do was just temporary logout and drink one bottle in real life. "This level of fatigue is still not enough for me to waste an Elixir. I''ll just rest for 5 min before continuing." Meanwhile, at Rosenheim Capital City. Emilia, Renahi, and Kazu appeared in the city square after being teleported from the dungeon. The three of them were about to logout and go back to their ss. But before that, they walked to the Save Crystal and quickly sorted their loots. These loots were to be exchanged with GCPter. It was then, they noticed Astrid has gifted them a lot of GCP. "Ooh, hii is so kind~! One million points!" "You too, Rena? I also got 1m points! Emily, what about you?" Renahi and Kazu became boisterous after seeing their points. On the contrary, Emilia was calm. Other than the points, she received a thank you message from Astrid. In this message, Astrid also gives her invitation for a private talk about employment. But, there was no need to tell anyone about it now. "Yeah, Astrid also gives me the same amount. I''m sure Hecate also the same." Thinking about the girl, Emilia opened the party window. Although the hunt was over, the party haven''t been officially dismissed yet. The party will still exist until the party leader dismiss it or everyone left the party. Until then, the party window will not disappear. In the party window, the name Hecate is still there, but without HP, MP, and buff indicators. This clearly shows that Hecate is not on the same map. But, when Emilia looked at Hecate''s current location, she was surprised. ''Hecate is still in the Mausoleum. Not only that, she went to B3F... Did she go solo?'' Emilia couldn''t help but astonished. Frightening undead with thick HP bars they dared not face, Hecate faced them alone. Emilia remembered the previous raid party in that dungeon. The enemies on that floor were on apletely different level. Three scout parties was wiped out during that expedition.

The Death Warriors, Death Archers, and Death Mages were quite troublesome opponent. The Warriors was tough and quite tanky, while the Archers and Mages can attack from a distance, especially from the other pathway.
The Wraith Deads and Banshee Masters, basically the evolved version of Wraith and Banshee. They have more powerful spells and their screams can cause instant death.
The Ghoul ughters was a group of scum. They used Dual-Wield Dagger fighting style with hidden throwing weapon, like Shadow Assassin. They can use Skill Arts, fast and very agile, making them very powerful at close quarter. Their daggers and hidden weapons were coated with deadly poison. If many people gathered in one ce, they could throw the same poison bomb in that area. The poison was very strong. One stroke can reduce maximum HP by 30%, causing paralysis, hallucination, and 5% slip damage per second. The poison cannot be removed, except with Elixir.

There also two unfathomable monsters which called Reaper. These two monsters were basically the mini-bosses. ording to the report, the Reapers were invulnerable to physical attack, and they can cast Reflect Magic to themselves. When coated with this buff, any spells directed to them will bounce back to the caster. A single swipe of their scythe can cause instant death, even at full health. The scythe was unblockable and can cause shockwave in the air. Getting hit by the shockwave will result with the same effect. What was the raid team supposed to do with that? In the end, what was Hecate trying to do? Was she doing a suicide contact to gather information? Emilia knew that Hecate had umted a lot of Life Insurance Scrolls. She can understand because of this, Hecate was fearless of death. This fact was not a secret at all. ''Even so, this is still quite reckless! But, since she can stay alive for so long means she is doing well.'' Emilia shook her head with amazement. In the end, she decided to simply trust Hecate''s decision. After all, she was in fact, Genesis Guild battle strategist. "Ehem...! ying time is over. Let''s go back to our ss!" "Okaay~!" 2 The trio pressed the logout button nearly at the same time. Soon after, their bodies became particles of light and disappeared. A021 â€“ Grindfest A021 ¨C Grindfest After a few minutes of sufficient rest, Hecate restarted her grindfest. As she walked in the path, she continuously shed against various high-leveled undeads. But this time, she reced her garment with ck Phantom''s cloak, the +7 Cloak of the Fallen, and her face has been hidden by ck Phantom''s mask, the +7 Mask of Serenity. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	+7 Cloak of the Fallen
Requirement:	3rd Jobss
Type:	Armor - Garment
Rarity:
Durability:	800/800
Effect:	STR +30, AGI +20, MAX HP +10%, MAX MP +7% Hides your entire figure. Very light-weight. Upgrade bonus: DEF +35 MP Regeneration +25% HP Regeneration Disabled EXP Penalty +50% Able to use [Indomitable] for each UpgLv per day (7/7) Automatically inflict [Stone Curse] debuff to the attacker when attacked by close melee attack. [] Soul Essence: tinum Golem Prevents knockback, Indestructible Armor, DEF -100 [ ]
Details:	Cloak that was made from a skin of Chaos Wyrm. It represent both immortality and immorality.

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Item Name:	+7 Mask of Serenity
Requirement:	All sses, Lv1
Type:	Head - Face
Rarity:
Durability:	200/200
Effect:	STR +8, AGI +3, DEX +9 Upgrade bonus: DEF +35 Distort the user''s voice into unrecognizable pitch. [ ]
Details:	The newest fashion in Netherworld. Its horrendous design, is supposedly cute by their standard. Obtainable from limited cash shop items.

The cloak''s effect would ensure her to survive any fatal injuries with just one HP left, for 7 times per day. Not only that, it also grants her a lot of bonus stats, as well as +25% MP regeneration. It was a powerful epic-grade equipment that makes Hecate more versatile. And, the main reason why she changed to this cloak was the anti-knockback effect. After all, knockback in this ce was fatal. If she got thrown off from the path and fall to the ravine, then it will be a sure game over. However, it also has the demerit of halting HP regeneration and the increase of 50% EXP penalty in case she died while wearing this cloak. And by breaking the Lunar Set effect¹ [Lunar Wand + Lunar Cape (Chapter 006)] , she loses her +10% Max MP and +40% MATK. "Mystical Amplification! --- CYCLONIC STORM!" (distorted voice) Hecate''s spell sted the surrounding undeads, along with their arrows and spells once more. WHOOOOOSSSSHHH!! -148.500 -147.600 -148.200 -148.300 -148.800 Some of the enemies were sted from the pathway and fell off to the ravine. It''s a pity that their loot also disappeared along with their bodies. ''The difference in loss is only 3% MP, it doesn''t really matter. But, the loss of MATK 40% is quite detrimental... Though, it can still bepensated by casting MA first. It''s a little troublesome, but I have no choice.'' She could only sigh. But she had to do this to increase her survivability. Meanwhile, the mask can perfectly conceal her face and voice. So if somehow there are people who saw her wearing ck Phantom''s clothes, they won''t be able to recognize her as Hecate. To add more precaution, Hecate also opened the minimap with a transparency setting of 97%. A hotkey slot of Crime Scroll also ready to be used anytime. If a green dot which symbolized yers appears in her minimap, she can immediately activate the scroll to hide her name. Being a crime loli is hard! And thus, the grindfest continues... As she continued the descending road, Hecate encountered a few of Wraith Deads and Banshee Masters. Their appearance was even more horrible to look at,pared to the Wraiths and Banshees on the previous floor. Not only their appearance, but their skills also more frightening. ; ;

You have been hit by the spell Soul Strike! You took 280 damage! (10) Your Ring of Death Warding sessfully protected you from Insta-death! Your +4 Saintess Ne sessfully protected you from Confusion.

You have been hit by the skill Death w! You took 15.215 damage! Your Ring of Death Warding sessfully protected you from Insta-death! Your +4 Saintess Ne sessfully protected you from Silence.

Indomitable has been activated, you endured a fatal damage!

Looking at the notification window, Hecate''s expression turned sour. Due to the nature of the ce, there was ack of foothold on which Hecate could be used to dodge. A wrong step can make her slip and fall from the path to the ravine below. Therefore, it couldn''t be helped that there were several attacks that couldn''t be avoided. If it was a magic attack, it wouldn''t be a problem since her INT stat gave a very high MDEF. But, the same can''t be applied to physical attacks due to her low DEF. One life has been used! "Ugh! This is bad...! WATER VAPOR!" Realized the current unfavorable situation, Hecate firmly crushed a bottle filled with high-grade Holy Water to create a 3 meter long mist. In that instant, the surrounding enemies hurriedly backed off, as if they were repelled by the mist. It can be seen that the holy mist has a deterrent effect on those undeads. For now, she had no longer to worry about physical attack. Hecate quickly drank a Hi-Potion to recover her HP. But she wasn''t done yet. "Now it''s my turn to attack! Mystical Amplification! --- TIDAL WAVE!" The moment she finished the casting, the holy mist condensed and became a bulb of water, which expanded rapidly and eventually burst out to sweep the enemies. Normally, it would be impossible to use Tidal Wave spell in the current area. The stone path was not that huge, there was no walls to contain the water and there are the endless ravine below the stone path. The water will just flows there and be wasted. But now, Hecate can use her new ability to control mana to change the shape of the water conjured by the spell. "Eat my Water Dragon! You lowlifes!" The bulb of water morphed the shape under Hecate''s mental induction. But... Rather than a dragon, it was more resembling of an eel! ''Err... This must be because my mana control skill is still level 1... Well, it''s okay. The control is not smooth yet. But with practice, I believe I can do better next time.'' With that in mind, Hecate got a new goal to add to her to-do list. But for now, she had to shift her attention to the enemies in front of her. "GO! MY WATER EEL!" The water eel simply lunged to the enemies and ''eat'' anything that stood on its path. Even if it was just an eel, but this eel was a bulb of water containing holy power, which was the bane of the undead. WHURRRR! BLUB! BLUB! BLUB! -72.500 -72.340 -71.900 -72.130... Those undeads who got ''eaten'' by the eel were quickly dissolved and purified, leaving only the lootable items. Two minutester, all the enemies has been digested by the eel. Hecate simply stopped supplying MP and the eel quickly evaporated, leaving only the loot. Looking at the scattered loot items in front of her, Hecate sighed in relief. That was so close. If it was not because of ck Phantom''s cloak, she would have died there. Fortunately, she took a measure and changed her equipment beforehand. "It seems I have overestimating myself too much." Hecate shook her head with a sigh. She was confident of her ability to judge the strength of others, as well as herself. This was why when facing adversaries, she knows when to advance, and when to retreat. She was also aware of her exceptional reaction ability. This ability was probably gained due to Elixir. The Elixir that cured her real body from any injuries and diseases. But, that was not all it can do. Since the Elixir fixed her real body from disease, perhaps it also fixed every imperfect part of her body to perfection, including her nerves and brain tissues. However, she miscalcted about the terrain disadvantage. It is not difficult to dodge enemy attacks, but the condition is that there is a ce to dodge. In the ce where foothold is limited, she can only utilize half of her abilities. While busy collecting the loot, Hecate continued to reflecting her mistakes.

Water Vapor used: 35/50
Tidal Wave used: 1/30

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Precision Mana Control Proficiency +5 (759/1000)

Hecate spent about two hours before reaching the lowest reachable area of the B3F. ; ;

Experience value has reached the threshold. Your level has risen.

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Skill proficiency has reached the threshold. Precision Mana Control has leveled up to Lv3!

Your mana control has been enhanced. Spell Power increased by 2.5% MP Consumption decreased by 2.5%

In that two hours, she sessfully leveled up once and upgraded her Precision Mana Control skill to Lv3. Now she can control the shape of her spell to some extent, better than before. Like changing the shape of the fire from Firebolt spells to birds, or shaping Tidal Wave spell to make a water hydra, and many more. Not far from her location, Hecate can see an altar that can teleport her to B4F. She can specte that the next area would be rted to the endless ravine below. However, when she walked towards the altar, she was repelled. Something made her unable to approach the altar any further. ; ;

A mysterious dark power prevented you to continue. You must extinguish the source of this power first before proceeding.

Looking at the notification below, Hecate frowned. "Dark power... Is this talking about those Reapers? Do I have to kill the two of them first?" Most likely, those two Reapers acts as a Gatekeeper or something along those lines. Without defeating both of them, nobody can proceed further to the 4BF. If that was the case, then it make sense why they didn''t chase the yers and continue to stay within their territory. But either way, Hecate didn''t n to move now, since she had almost used her spells for today. Spoiler ;

Lv131 -> 132
Precision Mana Control Lv1 -> Lv3

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Firebolt used: 78/100 Fire Lance used: 38/50 Vermillion st used: 27/30	Waterbolt used: 80/100 Water Vapor used: 50/50 Tidal Wave used: 30/30	Wind sh used: 50/100 Wind Barrage used: 28/50 Cyclonic Storm used: 25/30
Waterbolt Scroll: 80/100 Coldbolt Scroll: 88/100 Ice Barrage Scroll: 81/100

It was because of this limited arsenal that she didn''t challenge the Reapers, and also avoided the route that has Ghoul ughter in it. The most important spell, Water Vapor, has been used up. Without it, she would have been bombarded by the undeads. Other spells and scrolls also almost exhausted. "Well, I guess this is it." As Hecate cleaned thest monsters on the altar, Hecate rxed. But suddenly, she sensed a bad feeling in her heart. Her vision suddenly turned red due to the warning from the Fortune Instinct. However, before she could react, something suddenly hit her from behind. SWIIISH!! PAAAK!! -44.300! "GAAHHK...!!" ; ;

You have been hit by the skill Assassinate! You took a surprise blow from the skill and receive triple critical damage! You are immune to poison, Deadly Venom loses its effectiveness! You took 44.300 damage!

Indomitable has been activated, you endured a fatal damage!

Severe pain suddenly overwhelmed Hecate''s mind. Hecate has set her Pain Receptors at 100%,pletely different than most yers.She did this to increase the skin sensitivity to feel the friction of air, which also affects her swiftness response during movement. But this also meant the pain she received just now was the same as the pain of being cut in real life. Of course, not just anyone can set their Pain Receptors to 100%. During the entire login time, the game will monitor the yer''s brainwave and heart rate. This data will be used to calcte the upper limit of Pain Receptors that the yer can set. yers with strong mind and body, without any health problem can set theirs to 100%. Meanwhile yers with health issue will have lower limit. However, even if the yers have 100% upper limit, few will chose to do so. Most yers who y this game mainly chose their Pain Receptors at ''rmended'' option, which was only 10% or below. Only the extremist will dare to set their Pain Receptors to 100%. ''Wha!!? I got ambushed? But there''s nothing appeared in the minimap? Don''t tell me...'' Hecate immediately turn around and jumped backward from her position. As she jumped, she quickly activated a skill. "SAFETY WALL!" FWOOSSH!! ; ;

You used the skill Safety Wall! 1 Ruby has been consumed!

Safety Wall sessfully created! This wall can block any attack up to 10.000 damage and willst for 6.8 hours!

In that instant, a red-colored barrier with the shape of a dome appeared, protecting Hecate. The barrier can block any attacks up to 10.000 damage. Butpared to the damage Hecate was received just now, it probably can only defend her just once before it shatters. ''Well, I didn''t take any Safety Wall-rted support skills. Of course this wall would be fragile.'' Hecate took another Hi-Potion and drank it. ''But blocking once is enough! If they dare to attack, then...'' At the same time, her eyes looked at the surrounding area, searching for the enemy. It didn''t take a long for Hecate to find the supposed enemy. In a pir not far from her position, a figure that observing her can be seen very clearly. It was an undead with skeletal figure. But unlike regr skeleton, it has flesh and muscles, indicates that it was a ghoul. Not only that, it has a trace of wisdom. The Ghoul ughter! Considering it has one of the strongest DPS skill, Assassinate, it can be concluded that it belonged to Assassin, or Shadow Assassin Jobss. Then, the reason why it didn''t appear on the minimap, most likely due the skill Presence Concealment. The moment Hecate realized who was the enemy, her first response was... Grappling Hook activate! --PSHAAW! "Hasta Vista, BABY!" Prompt retreat! Without hesitation, she immediately run away from the enemy. EX3 â€“ Minimap EX3 ¨C Minimap; To Elven Kingdom To Capital City To Nerkia City Brynhildr Fort Ornus Vige To Camuria Republic;

Legend:

: Where Renahi''s Corridor Gate opened.
: Sealed Mausoleum entrance

EX4 â€“ Hecateâ€™s Stats EX4 ¨C HecateˇŻs Stats Chapter A021 ; ;


Name:	Hecate	EXP:	45,633 / 35,730,000
Race:	Human /	Gold:	104,302
ss:	Archwitch - Lv132 ( 1 UP!)
Sub:	Acrobatics	Guild:	Genesis
	Collector
	cksmith

HP:	7,320 / 7,320 ( 220 UP!)	STR:	1 + 14
MP:	70,758 / 70,758 ( 1,058 UP!)	AGI:	1 + 11
STA:	100%	VIT:	1 + 15
		INT:	221 + 68
Karma:	180	DEX:	1 + 24
Stat Pt:	19 ( 10 UP!)	LUK:	1 + 3


Status:	None

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Note: To raise Hecate''s base INT stat from 221 to 222 requires ( Floor[(221 1) 10] + 2 ) = 24 pts. Not enough points.

B001 â€“ The Melancholy of Zenon B001 ¨C The Mncholy of Zenon On a certain afternoon. At a bar inside the City of Trade, Nerkia City. The merchant, Zenon entered the bar with a dejected mood. As he opened the door, the bell ced above the door rang, notifying the owner that a customer had arrived. "Wee... Oh, it''s mister Zenon. Come in and sit." "Owner, give me the usual drink." Zenon says lightly, before he looked for afortable position to sit. The owner of the bar, Ferlbond, nodded and replied. "Okay, wait for a bit." Ferlbond''s hand swiftly took various bottle of liquids in the cupboard and began to mix them in one cup. Meanwhile, Zenon sit on the seat near the window, watching the scenery of the busy road of the prosperous Nerkia City. He silently lit a cigarette and took a deep sigh. What he smoked was not the cigarette, but sadness. "I''m such a fool." Once again, Zenon took a deep sigh. Now that he think again carefully, there was no need for him to use Teleportation Gate. At that time, he did not have any wagons or anything outside his inventory to bring with. A single Town Scroll of Nerkia City should be enough to teleport him along with his inventory. But unfortunately, his mind was in chaos back then and that makes him spend 1.000.000 in vain. Thankfully, he was swift enough to recover that loss. After several twists and turns, he somewhat managed to finish his chain quests. The important letter has sessfully delivered due on time, and he received 500.000 as his reward. With money in hand, Zenon bought a new wagon with three times better capacity than his previous wagon, as well as two new horses. Then, he contacted the Adventurer Guild and make amission to high-leveled yers to retrieve his goods at the canyon where he was previously dead. In fact, the location of the scene was not too far from Nerkia City and can be reached in about two hours. Zenon and the yers he hired arrived at the scene quite fast. During the way, a lot of spiders attacking, but all of them sessfully countered by the yers. Soon, he found the remains of his wagon and salvaged what was left inside. Fortunately, most of it was left untouched, except for the consumables. A few of the weapons and armors have some damage on them, but it can be easily repaired. Some of the yers he hired even bought a few of his goods on the spot. Zenon also took the advantage of the opportunity to buy the loot from the monsters that those yers killed, especially the hateful spiders with a low price. Those spiders after all, was high-leveled monsters he wouldn''t have the ess under normal circumstances. Their venom, Virulent Tarant Venom was highly potent and Zenon had experienced it beforehand. This venom undoubtedly can fetch a very good price in auction amongst Assassin sses. The poison, 10 bottles of Virulent Tarant Venom has been sent to the Auction Hall, and other loots has been submitted to his guild. All that left for him is just waiting. The total profit estimated from them was enough to fill up his previous losses, with some surplus. However, Zenon was still unable to bring himself to be happy. "Stephanie..." But no matter how much profit he gains, it can''t bring his beloved horse back. Stephanie is dead, lost forever. The new horses he had bought were better breed than Stephanie. Their stats, stamina, and speed exceeds Stephanie in any way. However,pared to Stephanie, they were arrogant and hard to please. There was not a single trace of loveliness in them. Looking at them only makes Zenon''s heart feel empty. As promised, he had bought the best grass once he arrived at Nerkia City. The best grass raised by best premium fertilizer (cash item). Animals who eat that grass will gain a lot of EXP and granted temporary various stat boosts for a long time. However, the one who should''ve given that grass was not there. Instead, it was those new horses he bought that eaten it. ''Why it''s you who eat that grass? It should''ve my gift for Stephanie...'' When Zenon saw those horses happily eat the grass, for some reason he had the urge to chop their head off. The reason why he don''t was because those horses were quite expensive to buy. It would be unreasonable to waste them off just because of an impulse. Not to mention, his affinity to horses would''ve declined if he were to do that. While Zenon was engrossed in his sadness, Ferlbond finished concocting the drink. "Here is your wine. Nature''s Bounty." As he said that, he presented a transparent wine ss filled with glittered three-colored liquid. ; ;

Item Name:	Nature''s Bounty
Type:	Consumable - Drink
Rarity:
Durability:	15/15
Chef:	Ferlbond
Effect:	Increase Max HP and MP by 10% for 30 minutes. Regenerate HP and MP by 8% per second, for 30 minutes. Recovers 1.000 HP and 500 SP. Recovers Stamina by 10% and removes Fatigue debuff.
Details:	Beverage wine made by Ferlbond. Three vors singing in harmony. Your knowledge is insufficient to recognize the ingredients used in this wine.

This was one of those drinks that is impossible to make in the real world. It tantly ignores the scientificws of water. Three colored liquids refuse to mix with each other as if they were water and oil. This is because the materials and processing methods used only exist in this game. The wine was also one of the signature dishes of Ferlbond''s bar. Its refreshing and unique taste is very popr with Nerkia City residents, both yers and natives. "Thanks." Zenon took the wine and gulped it down, without even bothering to savoring its taste. Looking at how Zenon drank it like mineral water, Ferlbond can only twitched his eyes. ''Hey mister? Can you at least properly savor its taste for a bit?'' That wine was made with a total of 20 different ingredients. Each of them had the finest quality and processed by his utmost ability to reach the perfection of taste, using his Subss Chef and Brewer skills. It can be said that Ferlbond was very proud with his creation. But now, he feels like feeding the finest wine to a pig. Ferlbond held the urge to show his displease, especially after he saw the distressed look of the merchant. ''Ah, it''s one of those things again, huh?'' Zenon''s eyes are the eyes of someone who lost their beloved. Ferlbond had seen a lot of those eyes. His bar is located in Nerkia City. This city is not just an ordinary city, but a trading city, and is also a trading center between the four great nations.

1. Rosenheim Kingdom from the West;
2. Camuria Republic from the South;
3. Croissa Kingdom of Beastkin from the East;
4. and Gemmerio Empire from the North.

Ferlbond''s bar has received many visitors of various races and Jobss from those different nations. From a loli Human to a bewitching Elf, from a fluffy Beastkin to a full armored Draconid. His eyes had been used to see various situation regarding his customers. Zenon was just one of those situation. With an understanding look, Ferlbond took something from the drawer, an antique music yer artifact. Using it, he yed a mncholy music with a low voice, just enough to be heard by Zenon. He didn''t make the voice louder, since there are other customer in the bar. "Youngd. Although I didn''t know what carnage you have experienced, but you have to be strong." The serene atmosphere of the music unexpectedly blended well with the chatter noise in the bar. "Thank you, owner. I''m fine now. Ah, can you give me another ss?" "As you wish." Ferlbond concocted another ss of Nature''s Bounty and presented it to Zenon. Zenon took another gulp and says his thanks. His expression looked better. Although he still feel sad about the loss of Stephanie, but now he can let her go and move on. And the loss of 1.000.000, he decided not to think about it again. He then sweep his hand through the air and browsed the forum. Topic 1 ; ;


	Topic: Re: ck Phantom Emerges! Genesis Guild Massacred!

	Anonymous- \| Draconid \| Knight (Lv36): Guys! ck Phantom reappeared! Guess who is the victim now? Yes, it''s Genesis Guild. I got a leaked video record from one of their members. Watch it below. --//--//--//--//--//-- Location: Forbidden Forest - Area 28 Video:

	Previous thread:

	Anonymous- \| Human \| Knight (Lv16): Hahaha! People flies like trash! Look at those damage numbers! Really worthy of the name [God of Destruction]!
	Anonymous- \| Werecat \| Beastmaster (Lv21): Serves them right! Their members are too arrogant to monopolize good hunting grounds. And then, they forced us to pay the entry fee everytime we want to go leveling there. I''d say this is their punishment!
	Anonymous- \| Human \| Pdin (Lv65): Guys, are you supposedly forgot he is a criminal? Why are you still supporting him? Damn, I still remember when he got me and my Prominence Guildst year... Your guild might be next, you know?
	Anonymous- \| Human \| Knight (Lv16): Heh! As if ck Phantom took a nce to our small guild. But even if he does, I don''t care! On the contrary, it will be our honor to receive his presence!
	Anonymous- \| Werecat \| Beastmaster (Lv21): I agree! Come, ck Phantom! We, Stray Cats Guild wee you anytime!
	Anonymous- \| Human \| Pdin (Lv65): Are you crazy? Damn maniac demon worshippers!

Zenon let out a smile. His sadness and depression instantly gone after reading the topic messages. At least there are others who suffered a disaster greater than himself. ck Phantom... The God of Destruction, The Walking Cmity. An unknown yer shrouded in mystery. Many alias has been given to him(?), but nobody knows his true identity. The only thing people knows about him is that he is undoubtedly a yer of the spellcaster ss. "Genesis is one of the top 10 guild in the Japan Server. To think they were powerless against ck Phantom..." As one of the top 10 guilds, Genesis Guild has a massive power. It is said their guild leader, Leon had became a high-ranked member of the Light Church, and even receive a nobility title from the Rosenheim Kingdom. Not only that, they have thousand of members and dozen of 3rd-tier jobss yers, with seven crazy strong yers on the top. They are called the Seven Stars, and their name has been resounded through the Rodinia continent. Even if people didn''t know their face, at least they know the names. Due to this influence, they can act unscrupulously like a tyrant in the Southern region of Rosenheim Kingdom. And such a guild is still defeated senseless. "How much a monster is this ck Phantom?" Zenon''s hand browsed another topic. Topic 2 ; ;


	Topic: Re: Ster Wing became a Criminal Guild!

	Anonymous- \| Werecat \| Assassin (Lv35): Hot news! Members of Ster Wing ambushes and rob people at Krome Pass. Both yers and Natives are not spared! Screenshot:

	Previous thread:

	Anonymous- \| Elf \| Druid (Lv41): What a bunch of jerk! I was PKed by them on the way home from hunting.
	Anonymous- \| Human \| Pdin (Lv65): It looks like they have thrown away their facade. This is their true face.
	Anonymous- \| Dwarf \| Warmonger (Lv105): Well, that''s understandable from my point of view. After their treasury got cleaned off by ck Phantom, many of their industry chain went bankrupt. From what I heard, they fall into a big debt and Neb Guild has eaten a lot of their business. Not only that, a lot of their members quit and their strength had fallen considerably. Now, Ster Wing are no longer the top 10 guilds.
	Anonymous- \| Elf \| Druid (Lv41): So, they became bandits because of that? Although I understand the reason but I''m unable to pity them. Just disband that kind of guild!

Another of ck Phantom''s victim. But unlike before, he did not feel any slightest condolence. "Oh, how the mighty have fallen." Zenon can only shakes his head. He remembered the time where he had a transaction with this guild, especially the leader. Their leader has the will of iron (stubborn) and the mind of a fox (slick). He craftily threatened Zenon and haggled the price too much, causing him on the brink of red. Zenon had no choice except to bite the bullet, because at that time Ster Wing Guild was capable of invalidating his Trade Permit. Now, he can be thankful to his decision back then to migrate into Rosenheim Kingdom. At least, Genesis Guild''s rule can still be considered good and fair. The security is good and no yer dared to do PK in their territory. ''Krome Pass is located at Gemmerio Empire territory. In the future, I should refrain from visiting that ce.'' With that note in mind, Zenon took another sip of the wine. He felt very refreshed. Now that he cleared his mind, he had the room to appreciate the taste of the drink. "This wine''s taste seems more delicious than what I remembered." The other''s misfortune tastes like a sweet nectar! Looking at Zenon who seemingly released from his burden, Ferlbond couldn''t help but let out a smile. B002 â€“ Sorting Loot and Report B002 ¨C Sorting Loot and Report Nearly the same time, in the real world. PSSHAAA! Ruri''s capsule pod hatch opened. Still in lethargy, she woke up after logged out from the game. The demanding concentration of her hotkey use duringbat, and the lingering pain from the Ghoul ughter''s strike has taken a considerable toll to her mind. This toll even caused her headache and to be drenched in sweat. "Haah, this is the worst..." Holding the ufortable feeling in her head, Ruri took out an Elixir from her game inventory and gulped it down. As usual, the taste is disgusting and left a bitter taste in the mouth. But soon after, all of the ufortable feelings disappeared, reced by freshness. It''s as if the previous pain and tiredness was a lie. "Puhaaa~!! Now, that''s better." With the headache lifted, Ruri began to introspect herself and check the loot from the previous battle. The experimental new battle style can be considered feasible. However, the ammo consumption is also high. Before, the spells in the rings would be enough tost for 4 to 6 hours. But in this battle, including the Spell Scrolls, all of it almost exhausted in just 2 hours. Not to mention, it also requires considerable concentration to modify each of the spell power, unlike before when she can just blindly let it out and leave all the troublesome things to the system assist. Then, about the carelessness before. The moment when Hecate got hit by enemy attack due of theck of footing, and the surprise attack of the Ghoul ughter. She can only say her caution was not enough. She was too preupied by controlling the spells that she somewhat neglected her attention from surprise attacks. "There is still many improvement that can be made. But in short, this style is just suitable for a quick battle." Taking note to herself, Ruri proceeds to check the loot. Although she was not logged in currently, but with her ability to bring out the game items, she can obviously check the contents of her game inventory without any problem.

- Duhan''s broken armor,
- All kinds of skeleton bones,
- All kinds of Swords and other weapons...

Thanks to Hecate''s Collector Subss skill, Lucky Drop, the number of loot items she got from the previous battle was quite a lot. In addition, her passive skill Inventory Weight Limit also makes her inventory capable of carrying more items. Although yers are given inventory to carry items, there is a limit to how much they can carry. Each yer''s inventory can only carry items up to 5kg, with an additional kg every 3 STR points. Hecate''s current 15 STR (1+14) grants 5kg extra, and the total weight of items she can carry should have been 10kg. But, with Inventory Weight Limit (Lv10), her inventory can carry a total of 310kg worth of items! And there is also the inventory size limit. Normal yers only have about 1 m worth of space inventory, with an additional 0.1 m every STR points. With her 15 STR, Hecate''s inventory size should have been about 2.5 m worth of space. But, with Inventory Size Limit (Lv10), her inventory has ~32 m worth of space inventory. ( Hecate''s Skill List: ) ''Let''s see how many Soul Essences we got... Well, 5 Ghouls, 2 Death Mages, 3 Wraith Deads.'' To save reading effort, Ruri changed her item notification so it only gives important info. ; ;

Name:	Soul Essence: Ghoul (3)
Description:	The extracted soul of a Ghoul. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.
Effect:	Slot: Head - Upper: Resistance to Poison increased by 30% Resistance to Poison increased by another (2UpgLv)% Slot: Armor - Body: HP regeneration increased by 5% HP regeneration increased by another (2UpgLv)%

The effects from this Soul Essence did not give Ruri any excitement. All of the option was just not fragrant. Hecate already immune to poison and her Max HP is low enough to make any HP regeneration effect negligible. A bottle of Condensed Hi-Potion was enough to recover her HP to almost full. "Just a trash item. But I''ll hold on it for collection." Ruri checked the second item. ; ;

Name:	Soul Essence: Death Mage (6)
Description:	The extracted soul of a Death Mage. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.
Effect:	Slot: Weapon (Wand, Rod, or Staff type): Grants the use of Firebolt (Lv10) by (10UpgLv) per day. Grants the use of Fire Ball (Lv5) by (5UpgLv) per day. Grants the use of Fire Lance (Lv5) by (5UpgLv) per day. Grants the use of me Arrow (Lv5) by (5UpgLv) per day. Grants the use of re Arrow (Lv3) by (3UpgLv) per day. Grants the use of Napalm Bolt (Lv3) by (3UpgLv) per day.

Seeing this Soul Essence information, Ruri could only express her astonishment. Each can grant Hecate arge number of fire spells to use, and there are two of them. "Those mages must have been arsonists in their lives. But, nice timing! Just in time when there is a shortage of ammo." Then, thest item. ; ;

Name:	Soul Essence: Wraith Dead (6)
Description:	The extracted soul of a Wraith Dead. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.
Effect:	Slot: Head - Upper: Resistance to Insta-Death increased by 30% Resistance to Insta-Death increased by another (2UpgLv)% Slot: Body - Garment: Causes Silence debuff to enemy by 10% chance when attacked. Causes Confusion debuff to enemy by 10% chance when attacked. Causes Sleep debuff to enemy by 10% chance when attacked. Chance increased by another (2UpgLv)%

This is a good stuff. There are two choice to use, increase Insta-Death resistance, or random annoying debuff to enemies. "Hmm... This is quite a dilemma. But, I can decide thister." In the end, she decided to postpone her decision. Ruri stood up and used a cloth to wipe off the sweat in the chair, before she went to the bathroom to take a shower. In any case, she didn''t feel good for being sweaty. This sweat must be purged! Cleanliness is a must for a loli! Fifteen minutester. After done with the shower, Ruri walked to the living room. In there, she saw several objects with various shapes moving around, busy cleaning the room. "Ah, today is the scheduled cleaning." Seeing them, Ruri recognized them as the cleaning robots and drones controlled by the house AI. They were programmed to clean the house two times per week, every Wednesday and Sunday. Ruri did not bother with them any longer and let them do their job properly. The robots and drones also recognized her, but nobody said anything. They did not even bother toment why their master was bare, except the T-bracelet in her left arm and the bell tied in her left ankle. The robots were not equipped with any personality program, and just do their routine job withoutining. Even the house AI also the same. Ruri did not bother including any of such thing in their firmware. As she sits on the sofa, Ruri took out a sandwich to eat. She activated her T-Bracelet and started to type a draft of document. This document was her report of the dungeon floor she went earlier, The Sealed Mausoleum - B3F. In this document, Ruri included the 3D map of the floor. Then, Ruri took her time to wrote the overall analysis she can conclude of the monsters, their behavior, strengths and weaknesses. Except the Reaper and the Ghoul ughter, thepiled data was very informative and detailed. After 30 minutes passed, Ruri was done typing the document. "Well then. They should like this gift of mine. Let''s brush more and more the guild''s favorability point!" With a sweep of hand, she sent the report to the Genesis Guild Administrator chat group. There is also exist the regr member chat group, but Ruri didn''t bother to post anything important there. In this day and age, those who believe there is no spy in the guild is a moron. Soon after she posted the report, a bunch of reply appeared. Chat Group ; ;

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Hecate	Pinned Post Dungeon Analysis Report: The Sealed Mausoleum B3F Attachment: Report.xdoc \| Download \| Print
Renahi	() !! Hecatehiiiii! (`)/
Leon	Well done, Hecate-chan! Good job for the report. You have been a big help again. I''ll give you the rewardter after I read the report. BRB!
Emilia	@Hecate; As I expected... You did enter the 3rd floor alone after we''re gone.
Hecate	Yeah... I''m sorry.
Emilia	No, no, no, no... I''m not scolding you. On the contrary, I should praise you.
KAZU	Yes, Emily is right! Hecate-chan, you have done a good job. Too bad, we have a ss earlier, or else we can go together.
Grim	Nice for the report. Does this means another raid party?
Shuna	My preparation is done. I''m ready anytime! But, I hope ck Phantom won''t wreck our raid again.

As expected, the response is warm. This report is like a helping hand to the current situation. Genesis Guild members needed to recover their lost EXP from ck Phantom''s assault, and this is the opportunity to do so. Ruri couldn''t help but let out an impish grin. "A meat from fat sheep is more delicious than a meat from malnourished sheep. Grow on, my guild!" - So that I can get a bountiful harvest when the harvesting time arrived. She closed the chat window andy down in the sofa. This is a good time to take an afternoon nap. Soonter, the sleeping sound of a naked loli can be heard. B003 â€“ The Seven Stars ? B003 ¨C The Seven Stars ? [Ascension] [Brynhild Fort: Conference Room] The next morning, at Brynhild Fort. Leon came in and sat on one of the chairs inside the conference room. He opened the interface and re-read the dungeon analysis report written by Hecate again. His mouth couldn''t help but grin excitedly. "To think she canpile such a detailed data alone, she truly deserves the title of the battle strategist." Once again, Leon was impressed by the depth of her wisdom. "With this, we can start conquering the B3F of the Sealed Mausoleum that we set aside before." The dungeon itself was discovered approximately 1 month ago, shortly after Astrid triggered the chain quest in Ornus Vige. However, at that time, the monsters was too much and the guild members were too under-leveled. At most, B2F was the limit they can do. This reportes out just in time when there is a need to regain the lost level, as well as the trust and confidence of the sponsors. Leon had read this report many times yesterday. But he still needed to memorize the content to his head. After all, Leon was the guild leader. And with the strategy based on the datapiled by Hecate, he can build the image of a strong leader. Though, he felt bad for Hecate for using this report which was the fruit of herbor to build up his prestige. Normally, it should be Hecate who lead the raid party herself, since she was the one who made this data report. But unfortunately, the leading role wasn''t suited for her. Hecate was just too introverted to be able to lead an army! So, topensate, Leon wanted to give Hecate a reward after he finished reading the report. As for the reward in question, he could let her decide for herself and ask for anything. As long as her request was something reasonable, Leon didn''t mind granting it. But, before he finished reading, Hecate already disconnected from the chat group. ; ;


	[Hecate has left the chat.]
Shuna	So, when will the raid start? I hope the time won''t conflict with my college.
Shuna	...Oh... Hecate-chan is off.
Renahi	Waah, Hecatehi... why did you leave so soon? I haven''t even finished typing yet.... ( )

She left silently, it was as if she had no interest in reward or anything like that. This attitude of hers greatly increases Leon''s impression about her. Such a selfless dedication to the guild. Now, this is what you call loyalty(?)!! "It''s really a great thing to have a capable loyal(?) subordinate. Not to mention, she''s such a cute girl!" Thinking about a certain loli, Leon''s mood brightened. "Although she didn''t seem interested, but I can''t let her efforts went unrewarded." With that in mind, Leon opened the guild interface and send Hecate 1.000.000 GCP. Of course, the previous intended reward is still valid. All she had to do is just ask him. One hourter, the same ce. The Seven Stars gathered once more in the same room. Leon had called them to gather as soon as possible. As for the reason of this gathering, everyone present already had a guess. Seat cement ; Leon Astrid Grim Shuna KAZU Emilia Hecate Renahi;

Leon who called them, started the discussion. "I believe all of you already know what I am about to say." "Is this about the Sealed Mausoleum?" Grim was the first one to respond. Leon nodded and turned his gaze to the man with cat ears and whiskers. He was his best buddy in the college, as well as the one of the 3 founder of Genesis Guild, besides Astrid and himself, who build this guild from scratch. ; ;

Grim, the Trickster, racial ss Werecat. He was in charge of Alchemy, as well as procuring funds in the Trade City. Grim was the one who creates Sleep Bomb and various supplementary consumables for the guild to use. Kazu''s poison also concocted by him, and the effect was very potent. His jobss, Trickster has low damage output and can''t match pure DPS sses like Archwizard or Archwitch. The defense was also low, far from Knight ss. However, this ss has its own advantages, namely one of them is being able to copy skills. And his Werecat racial traits gives him the ability to transform into a cat or a half cat. In that state, his agility will increase by three-fold and he will gain the reduction of fall damage, as long as hended with his legs. Since he was a Beastkin, he was very vulnerable to silver.

In this raid, Leon thinks that perhaps Grim''s ss would be the one that shine the most. "Yes, that''s right. This is also a good chance." Leon remembered from Hecate''s analysis report, there was a monster called Wraith Dead and Banshee Master who have many insta-death skills. And there was the Ghoul ughter too with his Assassinate skill. If those skills can be copied by Grim, it would be a great boost to hisbat power. Even if Grim managed to copy any skill, the damage he dealt would still depend on his stats. But, insta-death skills is different. Because it can directly kills the target! And then, Leon also talked about the Assassinate skill. This is the strongest DPS skill from Assassin. With the correct usage method, this skill can deal devastating damage to the target. Even though Grim had a low STR stat and might only be able to show 30-40% of the power, but it should be enough to turn most of his enemies into corpses. "Is that true? Okay, I''ll be prepared!" Grim''s eyes filled with desire. If this is true, then those skills can cover the weakness of his ss. The copied skills usable for only 3 days before disappearing, but there are many ways to pass the skill to others and then relearn it again! In the side, Kazu can only be astonished after hearing Leon''s words. It was true that Assassinate was a skill of Assassin ss. Obviously, Kazu as the Shadow Assassin can also learn this skill if he wanted to. However, the requirement to learn this skill was steep. Kazu didn''t dare to learn this skill. To learn this skill requires a whooping 150 skill points! ''Damn it, I''m kinda jealous of Grim-san''s ability to copy skills.'' Learning this skill means he had to give up some of Shadow Assassin skills, which he can''t afford to do. His brain response was just average. All this time, he had relied on the powerful Shadow Assassin skills to make a living. Phantom Step, Presence Concealment, Shadow Illusion... ...and many other skills had to be given up for the sake of a single skill. But, without those powerful skills, he would be just a scum. This skill was not worth the price. The change on Kazu''s expresion did not went unnoticed by Leon. However, he just ignored it and didn''t think too hard. ; ;

Kazu, the Shadow Assassin, racial ss Werewolf. He was in charge of scouting and information gathering. His jobss, Shadow Assassin was suitable for this job, allowing him to pass through many difficult security and stealing valuable intel, or even assassinating important figure. The racial traits of Werewolf gives him the ability to transform into a wolf or a half-wolf. In that state, his strength and regeneration will increase by three-fold. Since he was also a Beastkin, he was very vulnerable to silver.

To be honest, Kazu''s recent performance really disappointed Leon. Although in theory his ss should be suited for scouting and reconnaissance, but in this aspect, he was inferior to Hecate who gathered the dungeon data single-handledly. Heck, she wasn''t even an Assassin. Later, he was given the task of gathering information about the ck Phantom. But even after mobilizing reconnaissance units throughout the Rosenhein Kingdom, Leon had not received any positive results. Instead, there were traces of Kazu embezzling some funds for his own use. Leon already knew Kazu was using the funds mainly for his sister''s treatment. In that case, Leon could only give his understanding. But even so, he couldn''t help but disappointed. Instead of embezzling funds, wouldn''t it hurt to directly ask him for help? ''Does he really think I''m a heartless leader who doesn''t care about the problems of his subordinates?'' And regarding Kazubat prowess, the first impression he gave was just reckless, not Assassin-like. He simply just charged in to the enemy and confronting with melee, rarely using any sneak attack. Perhaps he chose a wrong job during the early game. Rather than an Assassin, he was like a Berserker! Leon couldn''t help but impressed Kazu was able raise his level to the current 108. With the crispy defense of Assassin ss, his way of battle was simply suicidal. But after Leon thought about it, Kazu relied on Grim''s poison to kill and has Renahi to pump his blood. In that case, Kazu reached level 108 was reasonable. Though, it may work before, but now that Renahi lost her Healing Wand... He stealthily stole a nce at Renahi. ; ;

Renahi, the High Priestess, racial ss Human. She was in charge of leading the healing group and cultivating their talent. The healing group consisted of many healer sses, such as Priest/Priestess, and their advancement sses. They were mainly given tasks as a support. Her racial trait, Human did not give her any racial ability. However, at the same time she doesn''t have any weaknesses and can choose most of the subsses without any restrictions.

Renahi who noticed Leon was staring at her couldn''t help but asked. "What is it, leader? Do you need something from me?" Looking at her eyes, Leon quickly give an instruction. "Renahi, I''ll give you a task for your group to prepare at least 5.000 bottles of Holy Water. Can you do it?" "Roger~! I already prepared for this kind of situation, so we stocked more than 30.000 bottles beforehand." And so, she replied with a cheerful voice. Hearing that, Leon nodded with a satisfied expression. Renahi who seemed to be a happy-go-lucky girl was actually also a very capable person. Normally, Hecate would be all in her head, but when a serious situation urred, she was a reliablepanion to have. From what he remembered, right now Renahi seemed to be in thest year of high-school and applied special curriculum to be a doctor. ''In that case, I will talk with the dean of the Faculty of Health Science to give her a rmendation.'' And give her a seat at the Tokyo University, the college he attended. Of course Kyoto Academy had its own university, and because Renahi took a special curriculum system, she could just enter without taking the entrance exam. However, in terms of cutting-edge technology, naturally Tokyo University still leads by arge margin. ''Whatever your future goal is, I hope you will seed.'' Taking care of the subordinates'' welfare is a prerequisite of a good leader! Leon then shifted his nce to the other members. B004 â€“ The Seven Stars ? B004 ¨C The Seven Stars ? Shuna couldn''t help but raise her hand. With a worried voice, she asked for confirmation about Hecate''s analysis report. "Is this information urate? To be honest, I think facing a bunch of level 120+ monsters is still too early for us. Not to mention, the rest of the guild members..." She paused for a moment before continuing. "Even our raid team elites mostly were still around level 90!" Leon looked at Shuna''s direction and listened to her opinion. Shuna ; ;

Shuna, the Warmonger, racial ss Dwarf. She was in charge of the guild''s cksmith workshop, producing many armaments for the guild to use. Shuna herself also a cksmith and her Dwarf racial traits grants her various benefit towards this subss. Dwarves were terrible at magic, but their physical strength was top ss. This makes them suitable for this job. Though, not all cksmith chose Dwarf as their race. As of right now, their weapons and armor weren''t as strong as those made by the Natives'' Master cksmith. At most, they can only make 5 stars equipment. But, Leon believed it will not be long before they can produce legendary equipment, surpassing what the Natives made. Especially after Shuna reached the realm of Advanced cksmith. Her ss, Warmonger is the advancement ss of Beastmaster. This grants her the ability to tame monsters and make them into her Companion Beasts. As for Leon knows, Shuna has a Wind Falcon and a Warg. She adored them very much and they can be seen hanging out together often. However, they had been killed during the ck Phantom''s attack. Fortunately, they were Companion Beasts and could be resurrected, although it would take a lot of effort and time to do so. This was why Leon knew, that her hatred towards ck Phantom was no less than his.

Shuna''s argument was reasonable. The difference between level 120 and level 90 was just too far apart. Even Shuna herself who had reached level 107 was still hesitant to face monsters more than 10 levels above her. Because, death means losing 1 level! Leon did not directly deny or agree towards her words. Instead, he looked at Emilia and asked her opinion. "What do you think about this, Emilia?" Having called by Leon, Emilia was slightly surprised, but she quickly regained herposure. Emilia ; ;

Emilia, the Ranger, racial ss Elf. She is in charge of the Patrol team, maintaining order and security for the fort and the surrounding area. When a spider breakout urs, it was Emilia and her team who cleaned the field. Her ss, Ranger, shares the same roots as Shuna''s Warmonger, but takes apletely different path. Emilia''s job ss only focuses on ranged attacks. With her bow and arrows, she could shoot enemies at a distance with pinpoint uracy. As an Elf, her affinity for bows was extraordinary which, in turn, made her archery abilities grow rapidly. Not only that, her race also gave Emilia an affinity for magic and fast MP recovery. She also learned some unique spells, which only Elves had. With her MP regeneration, Emilia can spam her skills and spells for a long time without worrying about her MP running out. It was said that a spell from an Elf overpowers the same spell from any race with the same INT stat. If Dwarves were bad at magic and good at physical strength, then Elves were theplete opposite of them.

After reorganizing her thoughts, Emilia answered. I can understand Shuna''s concern, but I don''t agree with her. Since Hecate has put in the effort to collect this data, we have to trust her and give it a try." She took a deep breath and continued. "We''ll have to give it a try first as an exercise, before we can decide if it''s worth sending our raid team there. If the data is correct, then we have obtained a good hunting ground, and power leveling spot." "Yes, I agree with you. That''s what''s on my mind." Leon nodded after hearing Emilia''s opinion. With Hecate''s analysis data, they gained a huge advantage in this dungeon. With this, they can deploy various strategies on site, taking advantage of the terrain and the enemy''s weaknesses. If everything goes right, the floor can be conquered without causality. Perhaps, they could even power level their guild members. Thepetition between the top guilds was fierce and everyone was in a race against time to be stronger. There is no time to rest. Shuna was still looking unconvinced, but since the leader has said that, she didn''t have any choice but to agree. It''s not like Shuna entirely objected the raid, but when she looked at the difference of levels, she couldn''t help but thinking it was a suicide move. At this time, Astrid''s voice can be heard. She also gave her opinion on the matter. "But of course, each of us should bring a few Life Insurance Scrolls just in case. Preferably 20 or more." Leon''s sight immediately looked towards Astrid''s direction. Astrid ; ;

Astrid, the Pdin, racial ss Draconid. One of the 3 founders besides Grim and Leon himself. In real life, Astrid was his cousin, and one of his supporters in the family. Being in the guild from the day it was created, she was in charge of managing the guild, controlling the guild''s funds and where it should flow. She also had her subordinates monitor the Guild Treasury and Auction Hall, checking if any traitors tried to leak the guild items. Astrid has no mercy on traitors posing as members, who exchanged their GCP for items, only to auction them offter. Her Pdin jobss, just like Leon''s Temr, were also bestowed by the Light Church. They share the same roots, but take different paths. While Leon''s Temr focused on offense, Astrid''s Pdin focused more on defense. Astrid''s race ss, Draconid, gave her the power of a dragon, or so the lore said. Their strength, defense, and HP regeneration are the strongest of all the selectable race sses. With the right equipment and stats, she can be unstoppable in battle. However, the Draconids are not without their weaknesses. They cannot swim, and their speed is the slowest of all the races. Not only that, their choice of Subss had the most restrictionspared to other races.

It seems Astrid also did not feel confident on challenging the floor. But instead of arguing, she gives a reasonable advice. Reasonable, indeed... Except, Life Insurance Scroll was a cash item and each costs 75. Unlike the Spell Scrolls, there was no way to reproduce this scroll using Schr and Sage''s Scribe skill. The total cost of the item, multiplied by 20, when converted to yen will be 75,000 ( 1 = 50). It was possible to buy these scrolls from other yers or from the Auction Hall, but in this case, the price would definitely swell. Due to various factors, the conversion rate has changed and right now it was stabilized at 1 : 2.5. This means 75,000 bes 187,500 and it was only the base price. The seller would obviously want to make a profit, so the total cost would be at least 250,000, or 100,000. Sure enough, even without taking all that into ount, Kazu and Shuna''s expressions turned ugly, while Emilia only showed a hint of difort. Their monthly sry were not based on Yen, but Guild Contribution Points (GCP) which has the same worth as Gold coins. Every month, as the core members they received 1,000,000 GCP and it used to be worth 500,000. After the intion, their sry next month would be reduced to 400,000. It was an unfortunate conclusion, but the change of rate has been unpredictable anyway. But now, they already have to spend a quarter of it. As the option not to spend money Well, basically they could, but Astrid''s advice was reasonable. Without Life Insurance scroll, they would be constantly exposed by the risk of the death penalty. Since the Resurrection skill or item would definitely be used, it wouldn''t just be one or two deaths. ''The exercise this time is undoubtedly a risky one and we need a lot of preparation, including Life Insurance Scrolls. But, to think they already shaken from the costs... This might affect their mind and make them refuse to participate!'' Realizing this, Leon coughed. "In this exercise, the guild will pay the cost of 20 Life Insurance Scroll, 30 Hi-Potion and Hi-Ether Box for each of us." Hearing this, Kazu and the others'' expression became rxed. Sure enough, money was the root of all trouble, but also the one that makes the world go round! Leon''s sight shifted to the direction of thest Seven Stars, Hecate. Ever since the start of the meeting, Hecate hasn''t speak even one word and just sat silently in her seat. Hecate ; ;

Hecate, the Archwitch, Human. This girl who looked like a middle school student joined shortly after Kazu and his two female friends. Then, after getting along with her, she has be one of his loyal(?) supporter. Despite her petite body, she actually had a brilliant mind. Her job was to devise battle ns, especially raid battles. Leon had spent a lot of time learning about strategy, but in the end he could only admit that Hecate was better than him in that aspect. If Astrid was the master strategist of management, then Hecate was the master strategist of war! Normally, Hecate should be themander and direct everyone to win. However, she has unsociable personality and seems hated to be in the spotlight. She said that she doesn''t have the charisma to be amander, and it was Leon who does. In the end, she handed all of her battle ns to Leon and let him be themander in her stead. This was definitely a fatal w, especially during battles where the situation changed quite often. But luckily, Leon''s ability as a strategist wasn''t bad and he was able to improvise well without any difficulty. In addition, Hecate''s strategy has always been flexible and easy to maneuver. As an Archwitch, Hecate had chosen to thread the water path. She can sweep the field easily using her AOE water spells. And despite being a caster ss, Hecate was surprisingly agile and has fast response. Her movement was like a ninja. She can do a high jump, somersault in the air, even running in a vertical structure. Perhaps, this was the main reason why she leveled up so fast. Like Renahi, her Human trait did not give her any ability. In exchange, she also did not have any weakness or restriction of choosing her Subss.

Leon asked Hecate about her opinion. "Hecate, do you have anything to add? This is your report, after all." He couldn''t help noticing that Hecate had changed her robes into something else since theirst meeting. The clothes she wore were not rare equipment and were even sold in native shops. He had seen many low level yers wear it. Hecate was silent for a moment to think about the words she was going to say before answering. "Hmm... If I may add, you should buy two rings called the Ring of Death Warding. Two of these rings are required in order to block Insta-death attacks. Those rings can be bought at Ornus Vige." "I see, noted that." Leon opened his interface and added the name of the ring to his memo. As expected, Hecate was able to see what he had missed. Without this ring, they might waste a lot of Life Insurance Scroll in that floor. If that''s the case, then they can only cry. "Next, I rmend you to wear wind elemental armor and drink Wind-resist Potion. This is just a countermeasures for ck Phantom. He(?) definitely is a wind-based Archwizard and this can cut the damage from his spells by 75%." "ck Phantom..." "You might be vulnerable to water-based attacks by doing that. But as far as I know, there''s no enemy using water attacks in that dungeon." Hearing the name of ck Phantom, the expression of everyone in the room suddenly tensed. And the room suddenly became noisy, filled with swearing words.

- Shuna: Yes, there was still this threat roaming freely.
- Grim: It would be devastating if this wretched punk ambushed us again.
- Emilia: Fortunately, Hecate had reminded us before it was toote.
- Renahi: That jerk... I''ll definitely hack his(?) ##$$!

Leon also gritted his teeth. He silently decided to order a new full-set wind armor after this meeting is over. But, Hecate wasn''t done yet. She waited for the chatter to subside before continuing. "Also, I think I shouldn''t participate on this exercise." "What? Hecatehi, what do you mean?" Everyone was equally surprised by Hecate''s words, but Renahi was the one who shouted first. All of the eyes gathered at Hecate, waiting for her to answer. Facing their attention, Hecate only said tly. "If I participate in this exercise, the party EXP distribution can''t be set to Even Share. Then, my spells definitely will hog most of the Battle Contributions. If that happens, everyone can only gain a small amount of EXP." She continued. "You''ve already paid so much to prepare Life Insurance Scrolls. I can''t let you go home with meager results." "Hecatehi..." Renahi was touched with Hecate''s kindness. To set the party EXP distribution to Even Share, all of the party member''s level difference must be less than ten. When this option is selected, everyone in the party will share the EXP gain, regardless of Battle Contribution. Battle Contribution was the measurement of how much the party member contribute in the battle, such as dealing debuff and damage to the enemies, or buffing and healing the allies. If the Even Share option cannot be selected, it is Renahi who is at a loss. As a support ss, her opportunities to contribute were limited to healing and buffing. It couldn''t bepared to the damage dealer''s contribution like Hecate, who has AOE spells at her disposal. Hecate''s high level was already well known among the people in this room. She has her character info within the guild set to secret, as do the other Seven Stars. But everyone knows that the level difference must be more than ten. "Rather than wasting our time, I prefer to do some quest and raise my level to defeat ck Phantom!" "I see..." Leon who was the guild leader can only look at Hecate''s withplicated expression. As the guild leader, he has the right to view all of his guild members information, regardless of their personal setting. When he looked at Hecate''s information, he found out her level already reached 132. "Her level increased again..." This loli was like sitting in a rocket. Leon already experienced the difficulty of leveling after reaching level 100 and spent a great effort to regain the lost level. He even reached level 109 from the previous level 107 and knew how much difficult was that. But this difficulty should be far lower than Hecate whose level had reached 120+. However, she increased her level to 131 like it was nothing. And today, she leveled up again to 132. Was this girl still human? Leon somewhat missed the old days where he and the Seven Stars were still partying together. Back then, they were just friends from the same guild who hanging out together for fun. But after some time, the Tenkawa family put him under pressure. And by the flow of circumstances, the Genesis Guild turned into a business. The guild began to enter the fiercepetition and start fighting for resources. His seven friends turned into Seven Stars, with Leon leading them as The Radiant Sun. Leon can only sigh, those good old times will nevere again. Looking at Hecate, she didn''t seem interested in waiting for the others to catch up. She''s always walking forward, never stopping for anyone. Perhaps, in her view, she did not care anything other than bing stronger and defeating ck Phantom. In that case, what can he say? At least, Hecate''s loyalty was on his side(?) and not any others, not even ck Phantom! With that thinking in his mind, Leon breathe a sigh of relief.; Must be Priestess and its advancement sses. Exclusive to virgin woman. (Lost after sex) Must be Knight and receive the Light Church baptism. (Reced by Heretic if betray) Have a great contribution by the said Church. (Lost if the rtionship turned hostile) Betray any Church. Can''t be removed except by the said Church. Must be Thief and its advancement sses. Must be Warrior and its advancement sses. Must be Thief, Archer, and their advancement sses. Enter any religion organization and became a devout believer.;

	Human	Elf	Beastkin	Dwarf	Draconid
Acrobatics				X	X
Alchemist				X	X
Appraiser			X		X
Architect
cksmith		X
Brewer			X
Carpenter		X
Chef			X		X
Collector		X	X	X	X
Farmer
Merchant
Pimp/Prostitute
Runemaster			X		X
Tailor					X

Holy Maiden
Holy Knight
Guardian of <...>
Heretic of <...>
Poison User
Sword Master
Tracker
Zealot

Note:

Draconids were notorious to break things easily by the production sses. They have good STR but low DEX efficiency, so their system assist to make items is weak.
Native that can bestow Collector subss is a Noble, has Human supremacy belief and despise other races.
Beastkins have unique smell(s) that affects the taste of the dish. This did not fail the dish and only slightly changed the taste, but it was not liked by most of the chef trainers in human settlements. The same reason also applied to Brewer. It''s not that they can''t, but they just haven''t met a willing teacher to teach them. If they want to be chefs and brewers, they have to learn from other ce. Grim is a werecat but he managed to be a brewer.

B005 â€“ Upgrading Clothes B005 ¨C Upgrading Clothes The meeting hadsted for an hour. Other than the group exercise n, they also discussed other things. Astrid reported on the progress of Ornus Vige''s development. At first, the sheer number of non-human vespared to the original residents made the atmosphere awkward. But, thanks to repeated brainwashing speeches, they begin to get along. She concluded that it would not be long before cross-species marriages would ur. Grim reported on the situation in the foreign kingdoms. The skirmish between the Gemmerio Empire and the Croissa Kingdom had ended in a truce. Thanks to the spiders, the Gemmerio Empire, which had thergest area in which most of the inhabitants were Humans, suffered heavy losses. At the same time, the price of wheat soared, while the price of ores and metals dwindled. Shuna has requested research funding to develop a blueprint for superalloy equipments. Since she already had the ability to process super metals, it would be a natural event to start producing super weapons and armors. Compared to equipment made of ordinary metal alloys, equipment made of super metal alloys are much stronger, much more durable, and have special properties, depending on the super metal used. The value of this kind of equipment far exceeds any meta equipment obtained from the Glory Points Exchange. Other than that, it was just meaningless chatter. Brynhild Fort was divided by many sectors, such as:

The Production Sector. Various production subss activity were gathered in this sector. Most of the consumable and equipment used by the guild members were produced in this ce. Dedicated workshops for many production subss was build here. cksmith, Alchemist, Tailor, etc... This ce can be said the lifeline of the Genesis Guild.
The Recreation Sector. A beautiful garden overgrown with various types of beautiful greenery. There is a gazebo ced in the middle of the garden, with a stream of clean water flowing nearby. These waterways cover the entire garden, and converge at one point in the artificialke. This ce is a popr ce for people, both yers and natives, to visit when they want to rx.
The Market Sector and Residential Sector. This sector is located next to the production sector and the recreation sector. The yers and natives can purchase buildings in this sector. They can use the building as a home, or use them as a shop. There also pubs, onsen and brothels in this ce. Both Gold Coins and GCP can be used as currency.
The Training Sector. The ce where people, both yers and natives, train theirbat skills. They trained their swordmanship, archery, or magic here. Duels were often performed in this ce, but they requires strict procedure and killing is forbidden.
The Central Sector. This ce is where the leader of the guild, Leon the Radiant Sun, and the Seven Stars dwells.

Hecate did not immediately leave the fort after the meeting was over. Instead, she went to the production sector and visited the cksmith workshop area. She met various guild members who greeted her on the way.

- Warrior (Human) : "Hello, Hecate-kun!"
  - Hecate: "Hello, Dell-san."
- Beastmaster (Werecat) : "Hecate-chan! Good afternoon-nyan~!"
  - Hecate: "Good afternoon, Pururun...nyan~"
- Priestess (Human) : "Good afternoon, Miss Hecate."
  - Hecate: "Good afternoon, Sister Judy."

Hecate took the time to interact with all of these people. Although she didn''t bother to remember each of their names, but the ring text name above their heads was enough to tell her who they were. She even let some people pat her head. This was quite ironic, because just a few days ago, some of them were ughtered by the same girl they just patted. It can be seen how popr Hecate was in the guild. The reason of this poprity of hers was quite simple. Because she was a loli! To y the dive VR game, yers must be at least 16 years old. Citizens under that age are not allowed to use the VR Capsule Pod by the Ministry of Education. Even if the yers entered the game as soon as they turned 16, but by then, they had already reached puberty. This causes a shortage of loli (and shota) yers in the game. It was rare for a girl like Ruri whose growth was suppressed by her illness, andter by Elixir, to enter the game. "I''m sorry, but I need to go. See youter everyone." """Take care!""" Hecate waved her hand with a smile. After saying goodbye to those people, Hecate entered the cksmith Workshop building. She walked to the receptionist and spoke to the man standing there. This person was a Human male yer, Colton, a nonbat lifestyle yer hired as logistics. "I want to rent a room." "How many hours do you want to rent the room, Hecate-sama?" Other than the cksmith yers contracted by the guild, other yers can also utilize the workshop by renting a room. This was not the first time Hecate rent a room in this workshop, nor the first time she met with this receptionist. Besides, as one of the Seven Stars, it was obvious that her name was already well known in the fort. "Three hours will do. That would be 75 GCP, right?" Hecate opened her guild interface and sent the GCP to Colton. Although she was one of the Seven Stars, but a transaction is a transaction. There was no special privilege that she can take things without paying. Colton nodded after confirming the payment. He handed out a key to Hecate. "All right, this is the key to the room A9. Good luck!" "Thank you." Hecate took the key and entered the room A9. Inside the room, there was a full set of cksmithing tools ready to use, including the furnace. Hecate took a deep breath before pping her own cheek. "Okay, let''s start working!" She opened her inventory and took out a few items. A few of broken pieces of Duhan''s armor, 3 blouse of the same kind, and a bunch of Reinforcing Stone. ; ;

Item Name:	Reinforcing Stone (4)
Durability:	15/15
Description:	A stone that can be used to reinforce matters. Some ss can use this stone to upgrade certain items.

Yesterday, after she had rested for 4 hours in the real world and re-entered the game, Hecate found out that she had gained so much GCP. Her 800k GCP suddenly became over 2m. Then, she know the reason after she saw her GCP transaction history. That night, Hecate suddenly had an idea. She immediately exchanged her GCP for 100 Reinforcing Stones, costing around ~10,000 GCP each. Later on, she took the time to go to the market and buy 4 pieces of blouse and skirt of the same type. Its just that, she ended up wasted too much time that night and only had time today to finish her n. Then today, she gained another 1m GCP from Leon and exchanged another 100 Reinforcing Stones. "Thank you Astrid, thank you Leon-sama... Your tribute has been well received!" As for the damaged Duhan''s armor, it was part of Hecate''s loot while she was partying with Renahi andpany. She turned on the furnace and stuffed the broken armor inside. The broken armor would be soon melt under the high temperature. But that would beter. Then, she held the Reinforcing Stone in her left hand and activated a certain skill. "Upgrade!" The stone in her palm began to melt under the effect of the skill. The melted stone dripped onto the cloth, causing it to glow slightly. After a few minutes had passed, the light died down. Even without seeing the system notification, Hecate knows that the upgrade was sessful. Hecate smiled. The good thing for low-tier armors was that upgrading was easy, and there was no need for any other materials than the Reinforcing Stones. Normally, upgrading cloth-type armors was best if done by Tailor to get more bonus stats. However, for low-tier armors, some stats differences weren''t too much of a problem. "Now, this is the real event." Then, she continued to upgrade the blouse until it bes +8, and enchanted it with an elemental nucleus. She repeated the steps with the second one, the third one, and the fourth one that she currently wears with the other type of nucleus. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	+8 Ceremonial Blouse of Ignis (3)
Requirement:	Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5
Durability:	480/480
Crafter:	Hecate, Unknown
Description:	A ceremonial blouse of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This blouse has been blessed by Ignis, the Spirit of Fire. Grants the wearer the protection of Fire.

	VIT +2, Max HP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40

	Fire DMG Resistance +25%
	Water DMG taken +50%
	Can use Firebolt Lv5, (10UpgLv) times per day (80/80) Can use Fire Lance Lv3, (5UpgLv) times per day (40/40) Can use Vermillion st Lv1, (3UpgLv) times per day (24/24)

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Item Name:	+8 Ceremonial Blouse of Aqua (3)
Requirement:	Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5
Durability:	480/480
Crafter:	Hecate, Unknown
Description:	A ceremonial blouse of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This blouse has been blessed by Aqua, the Spirit of Water. Grants the wearer the protection of Water.

	VIT +2, Max HP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40

	Water DMG Resistance +25%
	Earth DMG taken +50%
	Can use Waterbolt Lv5, (10UpgLv) times per day (80/80) Can use Water Vapor Lv3, (5UpgLv) times per day (40/40) Can use Tidal Wave Lv1, (3UpgLv) times per day (24/24)

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Item Name:	+8 Ceremonial Blouse of Gnome (3)
Requirement:	Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5
Durability:	480/480
Crafter:	Hecate, Unknown
Description:	A ceremonial blouse of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This blouse has been blessed by Gnome, the Spirit of Earth. Grants the wearer the protection of Earth.

	VIT +2, Max HP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40

	Earth DMG Resistance +25%
	Wind DMG taken +50%
	Can use Stone Spike Lv5, (10UpgLv) times per day (80/80) Can use Stone Erupt Lv3, (5UpgLv) times per day (40/40) Can use Earthquake Lv1, (3UpgLv) times per day (24/24)

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Item Name:	+8 Ceremonial Blouse of Ventus (3)
Requirement:	Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5
Durability:	480/480
Crafter:	Hecate, Unknown
Description:	A ceremonial blouse of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This blouse has been blessed by Ventus, the Spirit of Wind. Grants the wearer the protection of Wind.

	VIT +2, Max HP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40

	Wind DMG Resistance +25%
	Fire DMG taken +50%
	Can use Wind sh Lv5, (10UpgLv) times per day (80/80) Can use Wind Barrage Lv3, (5UpgLv) times per day (40/40) Can use Cyclonic Storm Lv1, (3UpgLv) times per day (24/24)

The upgrade process usually requires many copy of the items, as well as the materials. This was because the upgrade can fail. And if this happens, there are 4 possibilities.

45% chance - Nothing will happen.
40% chance - Upgrade level decreased by 1.
10% chance - Upgrade level reset to 0.
5% chance - Item breaks.

Fortunately, Hecate has Fortune Instinct that guided her to avoid the failure. She only need to use the Reinforcing Stone that glows a blue light, and avoid the one that didn''t have the light. The reason why she stopped at +8, was simply because there wasn''t any stone that has the light after reaching that step. But Hecate hasn''t done yet. If she only needed spirit-blessed elemental armor, all she had to do was use her +6 Magician Robe, since it was of the same tier as the blouse. However, that was not the only thing she wanted. The main reason why she switched to a blouse because, the blouse only took the Body part of the Armor Slot in the equipment screen. Unlike the Magician Robe which took both Body and Lower part of the Armor Slot. The blouse was meant to be paired with the skirt. And so, Hecate continued the upgrade. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	+8 Ceremonial Skirt of Ignis (3)
Requirement:	Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5
Durability:	350/350
Crafter:	Hecate, Unknown
Description:	A ceremonial skirt of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This skirt has been blessed by Ignis, the Spirit of Fire. Grants the wearer the protection of Fire.

	INT +2, Max MP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40

	Fire DMG Resistance +25%
	Water DMG taken +50%
	Can use Firebolt Lv5, (10UpgLv) times per day (80/80) Can use Fire Lance Lv3, (5UpgLv) times per day (40/40) Can use Vermillion st Lv1, (3UpgLv) times per day (24/24)

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Item Name:	+8 Ceremonial Skirt of Aqua (3)
Requirement:	Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5
Durability:	350/350
Crafter:	Hecate, Unknown
Description:	A ceremonial skirt of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This skirt has been blessed by Aqua, the Spirit of Water. Grants the wearer the protection of Water.

	INT +2, Max MP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40

	Water DMG Resistance +25%
	Earth DMG taken +50%
	Can use Waterbolt Lv5, (10UpgLv) times per day (80/80) Can use Water Vapor Lv3, (5UpgLv) times per day (40/40) Can use Tidal Wave Lv1, (3UpgLv) times per day (24/24)

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Item Name:	+8 Ceremonial Skirt of Gnome (3)
Requirement:	Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5
Durability:	350/350
Crafter:	Hecate, Unknown
Description:	A ceremonial skirt of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This skirt has been blessed by Gnome, the Spirit of Earth. Grants the wearer the protection of Earth.

	INT +2, Max MP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40

	Earth DMG Resistance +25%
	Wind DMG taken +50%
	Can use Stone Spike Lv5, (10UpgLv) times per day (80/80) Can use Stone Erupt Lv3, (5UpgLv) times per day (40/40) Can use Earthquake Lv1, (3UpgLv) times per day (24/24)

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Item Name:	+8 Ceremonial Skirt of Ventus (3)
Requirement:	Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5
Durability:	350/350
Crafter:	Hecate, Unknown
Description:	A ceremonial skirt of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This skirt has been blessed by Ventus, the Spirit of Wind. Grants the wearer the protection of Wind.

	INT +2, Max MP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40

	Wind DMG Resistance +25%
	Fire DMG taken +50%
	Can use Wind sh Lv5, (10UpgLv) times per day (80/80) Can use Wind Barrage Lv3, (5UpgLv) times per day (40/40) Can use Cyclonic Storm Lv1, (3UpgLv) times per day (24/24)

The blouses and skirts, now contained with elemental power. Though, they did not grant Hecate more damage power, but at least, they grants her more ammunition. "Yes, this is good." Hecate satisfied with the result. Then, her attention turned into the furnace again. B006 â€“ Upgrade Continuation B006 ¨C Upgrade Continuation Inside the furnace, there was the broken Duhan''s armor that Hecate put earlier. Under the high temperature, its shape has been deformed, and it was slowly melting into a liquid. It didn''t take long for Hecate to wait for the armor topletely melt. A few minutester, a notification window appeared in front of Hecate. ; ;

The melting process has beenpleted. You obtained 10kg of Opcidium.

With a swift of her finger, Hecate closed the window.Then, she took out an armor from her inventory, and ced it on the table. It was an armor she obtained a few days ago from an unknown merchant yer (Chapter P015).

+5 Ebony Armor (6) (damaged)

Her skill, Treasure Sensor, has pointed out that this armor has been slotted with Soul Essence. And when she checked it, sure enough it was true. Moreover, it was not just one, but two. Soul Essences were rare drops that were hard to find. Especially if it''s from Elite monsters and above. At first, Hecate couldn''t understand the merchant''s thoughts for selling this armor like cabbage in his stall. However, after she saw the remaining 2 durability, she understood that this armor could no longer be repaired. In that case, this armor can only be salvaged as a scrap metal. But, once she do that, the Soul Essences would be gone. The Soul Essences can be extracted, but it costs durability, which the armor doesn''t have enough anymore. To Hecate, the armor itself was unimportant. What she wanted was the Soul Essences inside. Of course, there is always a backhand trick that can be used. "If repair wasn''t possible, then just upgrade it!" After an equip has been sessfully upgraded, its maximum durability will change ording to the previous durability. As a 6 armor, to upgrade it requires the Reinforcing Stone, and a few kg of the same metal. It was a coincidence when she found out that the Duhan''s armor has the same metalposition as this armor. But before she started the upgrade, there was something she should do first. Hecate returned to the receptionist hall, and touched the nearby Save-Crystal to take a few items from her storage. Some of them were rings, which she immediately equipped. The others were 2 items called Soul Essence Extractor, and a hammer. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Bravery Ring (4)
Requirement:	All sses, Lv25
Durability:	120/120
Crafter:	Shuna
Description:	A ring engraved with strength inscription.
	Those who wear this ring will be brave and fearless.

	STR +3, INT -2
	MaxHP +3%
	Increase resistance to Fear by 5%

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Item Name:	Soul Essence Extractor (4)
Durability:	50/50
Description:	A tool to extract Soul Essences from an equipment.
	The extracted equipment will have its slot destroyed and the durability permanently reduced by 50.

	This item will break after use.

Unlike the previous upgrade process, this time she had to hammer the metals for a bit, which of course, requires some STR and DEX stats to wield the hammer. Hecate who only have 1 base STR and DEX obviously unable to do that. However, with 10 Bravery Rings equipped, her STR (1+14) bes (1+44), which was enough to fulfill the condition. As for the DEX requirement, by re-equipping the +6 Magician Robe, her DEX (1+24) was already enough. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Mastersmith Hammer (10)
Requirement:	Warrior, or cksmith Subss, 40 STR, 25 DEX
Durability:	1060/1060
Crafter:	Dalmagna
Description:	A special hammer made by the Mastersmith, Dalmagna.
	Gifted to Hecate, as amemoration of graduation.

	Soulbounded to Hecate.
	STR +5, DEX +5, AGI -30
	If STR 80: STR +25, DEX +25, AGI +30
	If STR < 80: STA consumption is doubled.

	Increase all cksmith-rted skills by one level (Max Lv10).
	Grants the use of skill Hammer Fall, 3 times per day (3/3)
	Additional skill use can be performed by sacrificing 10% STA.
	Every swing of this weapon has Guard Break effect.
	Can only be upgraded by people who has Metallurgy Lv10.
	Very heavy!

"Ugh, this hammer is so heavy! Oh well, I''ll just finish this fast and throw this back to the storage." The size of this hammer was not very big, about the size of a small sword. Nevertheless, it took a whooping 20kg weight in her inventory. If Hecate did not equip the rings, she wouldn''t even be able to lift the hammer. And so, with the hammer in hand, Hecate started the upgrade process. "Upgrade!" The Reinforcing Stone, melted in her hands and dripped into the armor. Immediately after that, she also poured the liquid metal from the furnace, into the same armor. The armor, the liquid metal, and the stone, started to mix under the glowing light. CLANG! CLANG! At this time, Hecate hammered the armor, just two times. Under the effect of the hammer, all of Hecate''s cksmith-rted skills temporarily increased by one level. That''s including her Mysticallurgy and Upgrade. And under those skill effects, upgrading equipment has be more simpler. And when the light has subsided, Hecate know that the upgrade was sessful. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	+6 Ebony Armor (6)
Requirement:	Warrior, Thief, and Archer Job-sses, STR 10
Durability:	122/122
Crafter:	Unknown
Description	An armor made of a metal called Opcidium. The decoration of the ck crystal looked very profound.

	VIT +20, DEF +200 Upgrade Bonus: VIT+6, DEF +300 If STR < 40: AGI -20

	[] Soul Essence: Orc Pirate General Max HP +100%, DEF -50%, MDEF -50% [] Soul Essence: Fierce Fang Wolf Gives STR +5 per Upgrade Lv. (+30)

The armor''s maximum durability has been reduced from 400 to just 122. This shows Hecate the importance of having full durability before upgrading the equipment. But obviously, Hecate doesn''t care about this armor. "Heh, this is it! These two Soul Essences is now mine!" Without further ado, Hecate immediately activated two extractors, and extracted the Soul Essences within the armor. Spoiler ; ;

You have sessfully extracted [] Soul Essence: Orc Pirate General from +6 Ebony Armor.

The extracted slot essence of +6 Ebony Armor has been destroyed.

The durability of +6 Ebony Armor has been permanently reduced by 50.

You have sessfully extracted [] Soul Essence: Fierce Fang Wolf from +6 Ebony Armor.

The extracted slot essence of +6 Ebony Armor has been destroyed.

The durability of +6 Ebony Armor has been permanently reduced by 50.

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Item Name:	+6 Ebony Armor (6)
Requirement:	Warrior, Thief, and Archer Job-sses, STR 10
Durability:	22/22
Crafter:	Unknown
Description	An armor made of a metal called Opcidium. The decoration of the ck crystal looked very profound.
	Irreversible damage, all effects has been lost.

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Name:	Soul Essence: Orc Pirate General (7)
Description:	The extracted soul of Goh, the Orc Pirate General. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.
Effect:	Slot: Head - Any: All Stats +5, Max HP -5%, Max MP -5% Slot: Weapon (Scimitar, Hammer or Axe): Grants Skill Arts, Vorpal Strike, (3UpgLv) times per day. Increase melee attack damage and speed by 10%. Drains 444 HP every 10 minutes. Slot: Armor - Any: Max HP +100%, DEF -50%, MDEF -50%

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Name:	Soul Essence: Fierce Fang Wolf (8)
Description:	The extracted soul of Wolfor, the Fierce Fang Wolf. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.
Effect:	Slot: Head - Any: Grants the use of the Skill Fury, once per day. Slot: Weapon Pierce the enemy DEF by 10% with melee attack. Reduce the cooldown of Skill Arts by 50%. Slot: Armor - Any: Gives STR +5 per Upgrade Lv.

Now that the Soul Essences were extracted, the Ebony Armor had be junk with only 22 durability left. Hecate can feel the softness in her hand. Rather than a metal, it was like holding a y doll, except it was heavier. With her (1+44) STR, even a slightest pinch was able to slightly deform the armor. She then took a look at the Soul Essences. "As expected, these were Soul Essences from named monsters." She couldn''t help but let out a grin. Soul Essences from named monsters were extremely rare, and they could fetch very expensive price. They can only be traded with real money, not Gold Coins. By estimation, if she were to sell them, she could get at least ~30 million yen! That would be enough to buy a Lamborghini! But of course, she won''t do that. Rather than selling them, she preferred to use them herself. "There is still 135 Reinforcing Stone left. I suppose I should upgrade the other equipments." Hecate opened her guild interface and traded some metal alloys. Not only that, she went to the Save-Crystal again to purchase a few of certain cash item materials. Spoiler ; Recent Purchase | Consumable | Rental | Costume | Scroll | Misc < Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 >;


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Material \| Non-material
Item Name	Price	Limit	Inventory
Refined Reinforcing Stone¹ [Item Name: Refined Reinforcing Stone (6) Durability: 15/15 Price: 50 Description: A Reinforcing Stone that has been refined by superior method. Failure result during upgrade won''t cause item break or any drop of upgrade level. Can be purchased 50 times per day (50/50).]	50	(50/50)	0
Enhanced Reinforcing Stone² [Item Name: Enhanced Reinforcing Stone (6) Durability: 15/15 Price: 50 Description: A Reinforcing Stone that has been enhanced by superior method. Increase the sess rate of upgrading equipment. Can be purchased 50 times per day (50/50).]	50	(50/50)	0
Superior Reinforcing Stone³ [Item Name: Superior Reinforcing Stone (8) Durability: 15/15 Price: 300 Description: A high quality Reinforcing Stone that has been both enhanced and refined. Increase the sess rate of upgrading equipment, and the failure result won''t cause any damage to the item. Can be purchased 10 times per day (10/10).]	300	(10/10)	0
10 R-Reinforcing Stone Box⁴ [Item Name: 10 R-Reinforcing Stone Box (6) Durability: 35/35 Price: 450 Description: A box that contained 10 Refined Reinforcing Stone. Can be purchased 10 times per day (10/10).]	450	(10/10)	0
10 E-Reinforcing Stone Box⁵ [Item Name: 10 E-Reinforcing Stone Box (6) Durability: 35/35 Price: 450 Description: A box that contained 10 Enhanced Reinforcing Stone. Can be purchased 10 times per day (10/10).]	450	(10/10)	0
10 S-Reinforcing Stone Box⁶ [Item Name: 10 S-Reinforcing Stone Box (8) Durability: 35/35 Price: 2800 Description: A box that contained 10 Superior Reinforcing Stone. Can be purchased 10 times per day (10/10).]	2800	(10/10)	0
Rainbow Sticker⁷ [Item Name: Rainbow Sticker (5) Durability: 10/10 Price: 20 Description: Attach this sticker to equipment to reduce the level requirement by 1 (stack-able up to the equipment''s star rating). The effect willst until the sticker is removed or damaged. Can be purchased 10 times per day (10/10).]	20	(10/10)	0
Rainbow Sticker+⁸ [Item Name: Rainbow Sticker+ (7) Durability: 10/10 Price: 100 Description: Attach this sticker to equipment to reduce the level requirement by 2 (stack-able up to the equipment''s star rating). The effect willst until the sticker is removed or damaged. Can be purchased 10 times per day (10/10).]	100	(10/10)	0
Rainbow Core⁹ [Item Name: Rainbow Core (7) Durability: 80/80 Price: 500 Description: Can substitute for any core during upgrade and repair process. Can be purchased 10 times per day (10/10).]	500	(10/10)	0
Unstable Rainbow Core¹⁰ [Item Name: Unstable Rainbow Core (5) Durability: 80/80 Price: 5 Description: Can substitute for any core during upgrade and repair process. However, the sess rate will be reduced. Can be purchased 100 times per day (0/100).]	5	(0/100)	100

For equipment such as hairpins, earrings, and nes, Hecate only needed metal alloys such as Iron or Mithril to upgrade them, which were rtively easy to obtain. However, to upgrade her boots, +5 Shadow Walker, requires Demon Cores. This item was not so easy to obtain even with the influence of the Genesis Guild. To obtain that item, she had to kill demons and they could only be found in the very deep areas of the Forbidden Forest. In addition, the +7 Moon cier Armguard required Frost Cores, which could only be obtained in a far away dungeons on the north. Fortunately, there are substitute materials that can be used to rece the core. One of those substitute materials is the cash item, the Rainbow Core. This item can substitute any core during upgrading and repairing process. The cheaper unstable version also has the same effect, but with the disadvantage of reducing the sess rate. Hecate chose thetter. Usually, she just go for the normal version. It was expensive, but has a higher sess rate than the unstable one. However, now that she has obtained the skill Fortune Instinct, she didn''t have to worry about failing. "Even if the sess rate is reduced, that''s not a problem. I''ll just gather a lot of them in one breath." If 1% of sess is one out of hundred, all she had to do is just gather a hundred. "Then, I''ll use only the one that has guaranteed sess!" And so, she resumed the upgrading.

- +6 Ornamental Hairpin +8
- +4 Earring of Wisdom +7
- +4 Saintess Ne +7
- +7 Lunar Wand +8
- +6 Lunar Cape +7
- +7 Moon cier Armguard +8
- +0 Grappling Hook +7
- +5 Shadow Walker +7

For some reason, all of them stopped at either +7 or +8. There were still hundreds of upgrading materials left, but none of them has the light in Hecate''s eyes. She could only stop there and did not dare to continue. "The light of sess isn''t shining on me anymore... Then, let''s call it a day." With that said, Hecate started to pack the items and put them back to her storage. At this time, her eyes suddenly fixed at one item in the storage. A letter written by Dalmagna to his friend in the Gemmerio Empire. "That reminds me, teacher has given me a quest. I suppose, I should apply for a long leave."

Low DEX and LUK, Hecate only has 1 base on both stats.
She only used the normal Reinforcing Stone, even though there are Enhanced and Superior version.
She also used the Unstable Rainbow Core for the armguard and shoes, this item lowers the sess rate.

This novel is also posted in my blog: B007 â€“ What Reflected in the Eyes of the Natives ? B007 ¨C What Reflected in the Eyes of the Natives ? The next day. A girl with short blue hair wearing a sophisticated butmonly seen ceremonial clothing can be seen walking on the street of Nerkia City. The identity of this girl, of course she was none other than our beloved Archwitch, Hecate! "It has been some time since myst visit in this city." Based on Hecate''s memories, thest time she visited this Trading City was about a month ago. Her gaze wandered as she recalled herst visit. A lot has changed since then, the city has be busier and livelier than ever. The Trade City, Nerkia. An independent City not belonged to any nation that always stands on neutral standpoint, not leaning on any side during the conflict of any nations. The location of the city was also very strategic, because this city borders the four major nations and is also the only city that epts all iing teleportation from all sides. It was said that this city was backed up by some powerful Native figures. Because of this, the city can maintain its neutral policy, unaffected by the pressures from other nations. Which in turn, turned the city into the current state as the center ofmerce. Of course that was just the official statement. As for the truth, nobody knows. ''Grim should have more knowledge than I do on this matter.'' Hecate shook her head, trying to dispel the unnecessary thought. In any case, politics was not her forte, and Hecate wasn''t foolish enough to mix in this muddy water. Rather than thinking about difficult things, it would be better to just enjoy the scenery of this crowded city. "This city is always so lively... Mister, ten of these please!" "Ai yo~! The total is 5, littledy!" As she wandered the streets, Hecate stopped at one of the food stalls, and bought some freshly cooked sausage. Hecate received the food with excitement. Then, she took out a single Gold coin and give it to the stall owner. "Thank you, mister. Here is the payment, you can keep the change." "Ooh! Thank you, littledy! You are so generous!" "You''re wee." From the currency value, 1 Gold coin equals to 100 Silver coins. Which meant Hecate has given him a tip of 95. Having given the tip, the stall owner became happy and praised Hecate. Meanwhile, Hecate just nodded without even caring about a little money. What she cared currently was just the small window in front of her. ; ;

You have earned Gaston''s gratitude Karma +1 Gaston''s Favorability to you has increased by 1.

Earning karma points wasn''t really hard. All she had to do was just do some good deeds and be kind to the Natives. "Delicious..." Hecate closed the window as she savored the sausages. As for what meat the sausages were made from, it certainly wasn''t beef or pork. However, the texture, smell, and taste was better than any meat she had ever tasted in the real world. Yesterday, right after she finished upgrading her equipment, Hecate immediately sent a temporary leave notice to the guild. Of course, she also told her reason that she had a quest to personally deliver Dalmagna''s letter to the Gemmerio Empire. Moving between nations in this game, was not that simple like in the real world. There were no cars, bullet trains, or airnes. The only way of transportation avable for Hecate was carriages, which were driven by horses, or the expensive but instantaneous Teleportation Gate. But, even teleportation had its own regtion set by each nation''s Mage Association. yers and Natives weren''t permitted to use the Teleportation Gate to open a portal to cross the nation. The same also applied with the teleportation items, like the Town Scrolls. Only the citizen acknowledged by the nation in which the town was located can use the scroll. This meant that even if Hecate obtained any Town Scrolls from the Gemmerio Empire, she must not use them. Or else, her teleportation could be redirected to the jail directly. Any illegal teleportation will be intercepted by the Mage Association from the other side! It was said this regtion was created to prevent direct military invasion of other nation. Wouldn''t it be disastrous if suddenly an enemy army appeared within the city and massacred the citizens? Andstly, each country''s Save-Crystal has a different wavelength. This meant Hecate could not retrieve the items she had stored in the Rosenheim Kingdom from any of the Gemmerio Kingdom''s Save-Crystals, and vice versa. This was also the main reason why Merchants have to bring wagons or carriages to carry their goods. Long story short, Hecate could only teleport to this city, then proceed from there on foot, without taking any of her stored items. Hecate continued her strolling as she ate the remaining sausages. At this moment, she turned on the Treasure Sensor skill and walked over to one of the stalls that sells a bunch of Mysterious Boxes. Immediately, a sparkling world reflected in Hecate''s eyes. "Mister, I want this, this, this, and this!" "Oh, you have a good eyes, missy! My boxes were of high quality and freshly obtained!" Immediately, she selected over 20 Mysterious Boxes, which caused the uncle merchant''s attention. Opening a Mysterious Box is like gambling. There was no way of knowing what was in the box unless they opened it at the Mage Association. People who opened them sometimes got expensive rare items, but this was a rare case. In normal cases, it would be great even if they could get their hands on a decent item. Even so, these boxes sell well, especially for a gambler addict who dreams of getting rare items and then selling them for a high price. Yazuya, the merchant who makes his fortune from selling the boxes from many channels. He quickly packed all of the boxes Hecate pointed out. And as he moves his hands, Yazuya didn''t forget to advertise his goods, just like a salesperson would. It was not everyday Yazuya got a loli customer who was so rich and has a high gambling tendency. "Missy, how about this too? Look at this shine, the item inside this box must be a rarity!" "No, thank you, these were enough. How much is this?" "Twenty five boxes is 100,000." Unfortunately, the loli did not fall into temptation to buy more boxes. She immediately paid the goods and left. Even so, Yazuya was not so disappointed. He already got a big profit from this big purchase. However, Yazuya didn''t know. That loli just now has a very powerful skill called Treasure Sensor and she has taken all the good boxes, leaving only the box with the trash item in it.Until the next batch of boxes, his stall will only have 0% winner and he undoubtedly will gather a lot of curses from the gamblers. Hecate had set the skill configuration beforehand to limit detection to certain types of items, which were:

- EXP Shards and EXP Crystals. (Individual selection)
- Soul Essences. (Type selection)
- Items and materials with rating 7 and more. (Rating selection)
- Materials, or items that made of materials worth more than 10,000. (Material selection)

Of course, when the skill was active, the glitter also appears at many goods in the stalls that sells the item normally. However, their price was quite high and she felt it was not worth to spend so many Gold coins. Hecate sweeps all the stalls that sells the boxes and she ended up collecting over a several hundred of them. It could be said that after today, rumors that the God of Misfortune had visited the Trade City would spread on the forums. One hourter. "Okay, this should be all of them." After Hecate "visited" all the stalls that selling the boxes, she headed to the Adventurer''s Guild. As for why Hecate did not immediately go to the Mage Association to open the boxes, that was because the weight of the unopened boxes has uniformly light. But, if she opened them all, the total weight of the items would definitely be more than what she could carry. Hecate did not want to open the boxes and then forced to left them in the storageter! When she arrived at the Adventurer''s Guild, she immediately walked to the quest board and searched any escort quest that headed to the Empire. She nned to ride together with the client''s group as an escort to save the effort of walking. Any city will do, becauseter on, she can just use the Teleportation Gate to directly go to the capital. And fortunately, there was a few of them. Hecate choose the escort quest with the most closest destination and took the quest te from the board. She bought the te to the receptionist to register the quest. "Receptionist, I''ll take this quest." "Okay, let me see your Adventurer''s Badge... Hecate - Rank C... Escort quest to Calmen Town." The receptionist, Tiffany, who was a woman in her 20s, couldn''t help but be surprised. In the Adventurer''s Guild, there are seven ranks which were in order of F, E, D, C, B, A, and S. People who registered and became an Adventurer will start their rank from F, and gradually upgrade their rank to ept more difficult quests. This little girl that looked like a cute doll, unexpectedly has reached rank C that normally, take tens of years for Native to reach. However, Tiffany soon realized that this little girl was not a Native, but an existence called yer who started appearing since 2 years ago. A terrifying existence from another world that gained the protection of the Goddess Norn from death! ''This girl is also a yer. Even a little girl is so powerful.'' But, even so, the girl did not cause the receptionist to be vignt. Because she knows from her experience, even if the yers were immortal, but more than half were not high leveled and still afraid of death. yers with rank C and below mostly belong to this type.

- Since you can''t die, why are you so afraid of dying?

When they were asked why, they only said about "desshupena" andined that "the desshupena is too harsh". Nobody could understand what is this "desshupena" that they frequently said. But, the only thing that was clear, it must be something terrifying for the yers! From Tiffany''s point of view, only yers ranked B and above should be treated cautiously. They had already proven their strength if they could raise their rank to B in the short time. And for the rank A and above, they are more monsters than the real monsters. This kind of yer at least has killed one or more disaster-level monsters. In this case, the guild directly promoted this kind of yer to rank A regardless of their quest points, and if it was a solo kill, rank S. At this point, the rank will also serve as a mark. Adventurers who were ranked A and S were treated as treasure, as well as potential danger. Their whereabouts and activities have to be reported regrly to the Adventurer''s Guild main branch. Strong and immortal! Tiffany couldn''t imagine what would happen if these yers were to cause trouble. But fortunately, most of them were still civilized. This is thanks to the Great Laws established by the Goddess Norn. Those who do bad things and have negative karma will be public enemies. Quite a number of yers even volunteered to hunt this kind of scum. Apparently, yers who get negative karma have their "desshupena" multiplied. Tiffany can only thanked the Goddess Norn for her protection. However, she just didn''t know, that some yers were just didn''t bother to do Adventurer''s Guild quest nor they care about their Adventurer rank. "Okay, this quest is authorized. For the details, please speak with the client by yourself." "I understand. Where is the person I should meet? "His name is Georg. Right now, he should''ve waiting at the North Gate." As soon as Tiffany said the word, a quest window appeared in front of Hecate. Spoiler ; ;


	Quest Triggered!

	Escort the merchant Georg to Calmen Town Rank: C

	Quest Details:
	You have taken a quest from the Adventurer''s Guild to escort Georg to Calmen Town. 1. Meet with Georg at the North Gate of Nerkia City. Time Limit: 1 hours 32 minutes 25 seconds.

	Quest Failure:
	Time over. Georg is dead.

	Failure Penalty:
	Adventurer Point -1 The trust of Adventure Guild to you will decrease. The trust of Georg to you will decrease. If Georg dies, Adventurer Point -100

	Rewards:
	EXP +100 Proceed to the quest''s next step.

After confirming the quest, Hecate closes the window. Apparently, the client is about to leave for his destination. Fortunately, there was still plenty of time before the appointed time. Otherwise, she could only be left behind and the quest would be failed. "Then, I should hurry. Thank you." "Good luck and be safe." Hecate said her goodbye to the receptionist and left the building.

Karma -1 to -100 Death penalty 2
Karma -101 to -500 Death penalty 3
Karma -501 to -1000 Death penalty 4
Multiplier increased every -500 karma.

B008 â€“ Dark Food B008 ¨C Dark Food Meanwhile, at Sealed Mausoleum. Seven yers were exploring the dungeon together. Of course, those yers were the top of Genesis Guild, namely the leader, Leon; and 6 of the Seven Stars: Astrid, Grim, Shuna, Emilia, Kazu, and Renahi. Currently, they were killing undeads at B3F of the dungeon. "INCITE WAVE! Everyone, I''ll distract the enemies at this direction!" (Astrid) "Then, I''ll take the one in this direction. INCITE WAVE! BATTLE HEALING! Come here, you suckers!" (Leon) Astrid, who has the most tanky defense in the party, used her skill to pull 3 Death Knights at the path leading to the front. Nearly the same time, Leon also used the same skill to face 5 Wraith Deads at the other direction. Although his defense wasn''t high as Astrid, but as a Temr, his defense wasn''t too bad either. "SONIC BLOW!" (Kazu) "CHARGED SHOT!" 2 (Shuna & Emilia) "DECEIT FIRECRACKER!" (Grim) While the two tanker busy pulling the mobs, the other members weren''t idle. They used their skills to deal damage to the mobs drawn by the two "tankers". Their weapons and arrows already soaked with a high purity Holy Water for a night beforehand. Then, as they whittled the mobs'' health little by little, Renahi quietly prepared her spell. "O, Sacred powers! Cast your purifying light upon this corrupt soul! SANCTUS NOVA!" As soon as the spell casting is over, the surrounding area quickly bathed by a blinding of light. All of the undeads in the range instantly received enormous damage and most of them crumbled into dust. Those who managed to survive wasn''t getting any better as Leon and Astrid shed them down. "Okay, this is good!" Renahi was satisfied with the result of her new spell. After the meeting the day before, each of them had finished their own preparations for today''s practice raid party. Especially Renahi, she had her stats and skills reset to change her build from support build to offensive build. Of course, she can still heal and buff the party as usual, but the result wouldn''t be as sophisticated as before. But, without the Healing Wand, there''s no point in maintaining a support build. It would be better to change to offensive build that can bring judgement to the enemies. Especially ck Phantom! Thirty minutester. "Okay, let''s rest for 10 minutes before continuing further." (Leon) At the signal of Leon, the party stopped hunting and immediately searched for a suitable ce to rest. Leon also take a rest by sat down and leaned against one of the broken pirs. As he sit, Leon opened his game interface and take a look at the EXP gain from this party today. And sure enough, he found out that the EXP gain from today''s party was exceeding his usual solo hunt by arge margin. Killing level 120+ monsters while still below level 110. This leapfrogging challenge by more than 10 levels really grants them a lot of EXP! Looking at the almost full EXP percentage bar, Leon couldn''t help but let out a smile. At this rate, he felt that he could get 2 or 3 levels tonight. Not only that, by his quick calction, he and all of the Seven Stars would most likely be able to reach level 120 after a week. This leveling speed definitely can make other pioneer yers cry! ''I can''t thank Hecate enough for this. Without her info, I wouldn''t know this good leveling ce exist.'' However, this hunting ground was not an easy ce. Even Leon andpany had a hard time staying alive in this floor. The main reason they were able to survive was because of Leon''s highmanding ability and the party members high cooperation. If they were reced by normal party members, they probably wouldn''tst more than 10 minutes. This means, this floor can''t be used to power level his guild members. ''Oh well, I''ll just be content with just us. Besides, they can still use the previous floors for hunting.'' Leon nced at his party members and looked at what they are doing.

- "Anyone who needs to replenish potions,e here!" (Grim)
- "Everyone, bring your equipment to me. I''ll repair it! (Shuna)
- "Then, please repair my armor. Grim, I need 50 bottles of Hi-Potionter." (Astrid)
- "Grimhi! Do you still have snake blood wine? Give me 1 bottle please?" (Renahi)
- "What the heck do you need that for? Okay, 50 bottles of Hi-Potion is on the way!" (Grim)

Grim took out his portable alchemy kit and was busy synthesizing potions. Shuna took out her repair kit and did maintenance on everyone''s equipment. Renahi took out her cooking kit and started cooking. They were very hardworking. Even now, they''re still doing their best to raise the proficiency of their subss skills. Then, Leon moved his sight to the other members. Astrid switched her armor to light armor and just meditated quietly. Because she wears heavy armor, she hasrge STA consumption and have to take frequent breaks. As a fellow heavy armor user, Leon was well aware of this. In fact, Astrid''s armor was heavier than him, so she bear more of the STA consumption penalty. Kazu didn''t rest, but was busy picking up the loot dropped by the monsters. And Emilia was on full alert, her eyes scanning the surrounding area with vignce. Leon has seen each of the Seven Stars, except one person. There''s no Hecate''s appearance in this party. If Hecate was here right now, perhaps what Renahi touch wouldn''t be that cooking set. Rather than cooking, Renahi would prefer molesting Hecate with all her heart''s content. Hecate would make a troubled expression, but she never resisted. Then, everyone would just smile watching their antics. That girl was never an active person, but her presence alone was enough to brighten everyone''s mood. ''As I thought, without Hecate, Genesis Guild is iplete.'' Leon could only let out a sigh. He started to miss this loli very much. And just this morning he received Hecate''s temporary leave notice in the group chat. Because of this the mood of the Seven Stars, or more precisely, Renahi''s mood turned gloomy, and it was affecting the entire Seven Stars. Hecate did not say an exact date for her return. But she assumed that it would take about a week toplete her quest. To think this gloomy mood wouldst for a week made Leon quite depressed. Not long after, Renahi''s voice snapped Leon from his thought. "Everyone! Meal is ready! Hurry up before it cools down." (Renahi) Hearing her voice, the party stopped their current activity and walked to Renahi''s direction. Food also y an important factor in this game. If people, both yers and natives did not eat for a long time, they would eventually be hungry. Its also possible to die of starvation. Therefore, they are required to maintain a sense of satiety by eating food. However... What awaited before them was something they called an abomination of food. Inside the pot, was a purple stew of doom that let out a very strong stench of rotten meat. Everyone was stupefied by the horror. The first one who break the silence was Emilia. "Rena...? What is this?" (Emilia) "Why do you ask? It''s a meat stew, isn''t it obvious?" (Renahi) Renahi answered innocently, as if it was very obvious thing. Looking at the expression of hers, everyone suddenly had a bad feeling. They had simultaneously thinking in their mind. ''Urgent! Because there''s no Hecate, Our nanny is going crazy!'' Renahi''s affection towards Hecate was already turned into an open secret. But now, Hecate had temporarily left. Perhaps, to stabilize her mind, Renahi couldn''t help but indulge into something else. And this something that she chose most likely, dark food research! Oh NO! "M..meat stew? Why does it look like that? No, in the first ce, what meat did you use?" (Kazu) Hearing Kazu''s question, Renahi only let out an embarrassedugh. "I don''t know..." (Renahi) "Heh?" (Kazu) "I just remembered today that I got this 8 (eight star) meat from Hecatehi a few days ago." (Renahi) If Hecate had been here, she would probably have recognized that this meat was the flesh she scraped from the corridor walls within the spider ruins. "This meat has extremely strong vor. When I tried to smoothen the vor, somehow it turned like this. Tehee~" As she talked, Renahi poured the stew into 7 bowls and distributed them to everyone. Thest bowl was for herself. "Go ahead, eat it before it gets cold. Despite the appearance, I guarantee the taste...Probably?" Looking at the bowl in front of them, everyone''s expression was like they were suffering from constipation. They didn''t even know if the thing in the bowl can really be considered an edible food or not. But one thing that was certain, no one want to put that thing into their mouth. ; ;

Item Name:	Abaddon Potluck
Type:	Consumable - Food
Rarity:
Durability:	15/15
Chef:	Renahi
Effect:	???
Details:	A pot dish only for the brave of heart... and stomach.

It was Grim, who saw the item notification that break the silence. "Unexpectedly, this mystery stew is a 6 (six star) dish?! If that is so, then it might work!" (Grim) A dish that has been rated by the system as a 6 means the dish already entered the advanced realm. Such a dish is unlikely to have a problem with its taste. Perhaps, this was also the reason why Renahi dared to serve the stew. "Eh, Grim-san? You want to eat that?" (Kazu) "As a Thief-originated ss, my Poison Resistance skill is maxed. This is nothing! Itadakimasu!" (Grim) Grim boldly stuffed a spoonful of the stew into his mouth. He already prepared for the uing horrible taste that wille short after. But, the moment the stew collided with his tongue, he found out that the taste... wasn''t that bad. On the contrary, the taste can be considered delicious! "Hmm, this is unexpectedly good, Renahi!" (Grim) "Right? You shouldn''t underestimate my skills as a Chef!" (Renahi) Hearing Grim''spliment, Renahi couldn''t help but let out a smug. With the Grim as the precedent, the others also ultimately followed suit and ate the purple stew. "Ah, what you said is true. This is delicious!" (Astrid) "Really, this is very tasty despite it''s horrible appearance!" (Kazu) "You really can''t judge the book by it''s cover." (Leon) As they savored the stew, various opinions were thrown out. Whether they wasplimenting or teasing, it was just a slight difference. But, one thing was for sure, the atmosphere was getting brighter. "Muu~! You all are so rude! The reason why it looks bad is because I concentrated on the taste first!" Only one person, Renahi herself who got dissatisfied because her dish has been teased. "But next time, I will definitely improve the appearance. You all can look forward to that day." "Yeah, sure. We''ll look forward to that da... Hmm?" Grim who had finished his stew couldn''t help butment on Renahi''s promise. But, he suddenly stopped his words. His expression suddenly became strange. "What''s wrong, Grim?" Leon who noticed the change on Grim''s expression couldn''t help but asked. However, Grim did not answer, nor was there a need to answer. Because just a few momentster, Leon also knew the answer himself. ; ;

You have eaten the dish Abaddon Potluck. Your entire body has brimming with vtile energy. Max HP and Max MP increased by 50% for 1 hour. STA regeneration increased by 50% for 1 hour. All Stats increased by 50% for 1 hour. However, you will die after 1 hour has passed.

As the stew effect started to work in his stomach, Leon received a system notification. Not only Leon, but everyone who ate the stew also received the same system notification. Suddenly, the atmosphere turned awkward. B009 â€“ Escort Quest B009 ¨C Escort Quest Afternoon in Ascension. Hecate was sitting inside one of the carriage heading to Calmen Town. After confirming her quest with the client, the merchant Georg, Hecate was told to sit inside one of the carriage, along with other 4 people. And soonter, the convoy departed. Currently, she was dumbfounded after receiving thein message from Renahi and friends. It turned out the meat that Hecate gave to Renahi was harmful and caused the hunt to be stopped.

- "Hecatehi, where did you get that meat from?" (Renahi)
- "Meat? What meat?" (Hecate)
- "The meat you gave me before! It''s been a really bad day, you know?" (Renahi)
- "Well, I''m also curious about that. What on earth that was just entered our stomach." (Emilia)

As soon as the party receiving that death notice, they spent their 1 hour buff by hunting crazily. And when the time was up, their body started to swell before exploded gruesomely, blooming like a fireworks in the summer. Fortunately, they used a Life Insurance Scroll before the time limit was up. After they died, they just returned to their Save Point without taking the death penalty, which currently was set at Brynhild Fort. But, it was too troublesome to travel back to the dungeon so the hunt had to stop. ''Ah...it''s a pity.'' Hecate could only regret after watching the video that Emilia had recorded. What she regretted wasn''t because of the gruesome death of the 7 yers, but because she wasn''t there to directly watch the scenery with her own eyes! The moment when the flesh of the party members blooms and spurting mixed liquids of blood and pus. Then, slowly turning into particles of light and disappeared... That kind of scenery must be more spectacr than what can be seen in the video. Out of curiosity, Renahi visited Rosenheim Mage Association to appraise the meat. In there, she obtained a shocking appraisal result. She then shared the information she got to the group chat. ; ;

Item Name:	Flesh of the Corrupted One
Type:	Food Ingredients
Rarity:
Durability:	150/150
Details:	A meat cut from the flesh of a corrupted existence that lives in the abyss. Contains a vtile power within. Caution: Wrongful procedure in processing this meat can endanger the lives of people who consume it.

Seeing the information, Hecate could only frown. ''It seems, that wall of meat is not as simple as I thought.'' The wall of meat was something that was growing from the basement in that ruin. It seems that it was not just a decorative item, but a part of a creature''s internal organs. ''Fascinating! I need to visit the ce againter.'' She nned to revisit the ruins again at ater time, but that is only after the cooldown of Mana Explosion is over. Touya, a Human and a level 48 Knight, was one of the yer who took the escorting quest. He joined a party consisted of four people, Sharp Edge, and they were participating in this quest as C-ranked Adventurers. The other members of the party was his associates at the same school and the same grade, the first year of senior high school. It hasn''t been so long since they yed Ascension, as they had just turned 16 a few months ago. Initially, they were confused by the difference between ying games using Consoles and VR Capsules. But gradually, they were adapting quite well. The former were the relics of the previous civilization and there was no sense of substitution. When ying this kind of games, they can only watch their character move from a screen and that was it. Unlike thetter, where they can feel and touch the world with their own skin. By the way, there are no MMO games using Consoles. To be precise, not after the booming of VR technology. In short, this game was their first MMO game. "Now that I think about it, I entered the game because of her." As he reminisced about the past, Touya nced at the side. Minami, a member of Sharp Edge, and Touya''s ssmate in the real world. She yed as a Draconid and a level 49 Monk, one of the vanguard in the party. When there was a monster, she woulde forward to smash it with her fist. She was also the one who invited him to y Ascension. "What are you thinking so hard about, Hecate-chan? Can I sit next to you?" Right now, Minami was trying to create a conversation with another yer that took the same quest. There were 5 people in the carriage they were currently in. Four people were from Touya''s party including himself, and thest one was the yer that Minami was trying to talk to. Seeing Minami was about to bother her, Touya couldn''t help but reprimand. "Minami, you shouldn''t bother people like that, it''s rude." (Touya) "Eeeh, but isn''t it boring, doing nothing like this? Besides, it''s not everyday we could meet a cute yer like her." Minami pouted at Touya''s rebuke. Touya was going to scold her further. Perhaps, it would be fine if the person she bothered was a friend or an acquaintances. But, to bother a stranger that she didn''t even know before, it was just simply impolite. However, before he could scold her, a clear voice interrupted him. "It''s fine, I''m kinda used to it." Touya and Minami''s attention instantly focused to the source of the voice. It was a short blue-haired petite girl wearing a set of cheap clothes for low-leveled yers. But even with wearing such cheap clothes, her cuteness couldn''t be hidden. It was an adorable girl which definitely could suffocate lolicons. Touya couldn''t help but think so. But, what was too striking from the girl was not from her appearance. Currently, including them, there are 15 yers that epted this escort quest. Those yers were mainly from three C-ranked parties, namely:

- Sharp Edge (4 yers) Touya''s party, consisted of a Knight, a Monk, a Thief, and a Priest. Apletely standard party.
- Fluffy Feral Furry (5 yers) Animal lover''s party, consisted of 5 Beastmasters, all female. Physically, they have lowbat power. But, they used their tamed pets to hunt and do quest.
- Barazoku Iron Muscles (3 yers) Body builder''s party, all male. The thing they have inmon was each of them have big muscles, and call each other "Aniki".

Apart from them, there were also three Solo yers who joined. And one of them was this Hecate. When there are many people who form parties toplete a C-ranked quest, this girl came alone as a Solo yer. Touya did not know exactly Hecate''s level. But, since she dared toe solo, then she must be a skilled yer! Hearing the girl''s reply, Minami bes excited. "See that? Since the person herself say so, then it is fine!" (Minami) "Minami, you...! Oh well, do as you wish." (Touya) Touya was about to say something to Minami, but decided against it. With a sigh, he could only let her do what she wanted. And then, he switched his sight to the other 2 of his party members.

Kaire, level 45 Rogue, a Beastkin (Werecat).
Floire, level 47 Priestess, a Beastkin (Werebunny / Bunny girl).

They were Touya''s neighbors, and also a brother and sister in real life. Both of them were of the same grade, but they weren''t twins. They were conceived by the same father but different mothers, or so he was heard. But, even with thatplicated family rtionship, their family were very harmonious. Right now, both of them were sleeping silently. But of course, Touya know this was not sleeping, but a quasi-logout. A normal logout could be performed anytime as long as not in abat state. The body would disappear from that spot, and reappeared after logged in at the same spot. But in this case, their position couldn''t be moved at all during the logout. With quasi-logout, their body will fall into the state of sleep while their consciousness returned to the real world. The body could be moved during their logout which also very convenient when doing a long journey. Of course, doing this also has its share of risk because the body would be left unprotected. Therefore, a trustedpanion was necessary to guard the body during the logout. "Well then, I should rest for a bit too." Because of the 8-hour login limit, a logout during the travel was unavoidable. yers have to ensure they did not exhaust their login limit by logout asionally. If somehow a yer exhausted their login limit, a forced logout will happen regardless of the ce. Then, they have to wait until their login limit recovers sufficiently before they can login again. Every one minute of logout time restores 2 minutes of the login limit. It would be fine if a forced logout happened in a safe ce, since it will be a normal logout. But if it happened during a fight, the forced logout will be a quasi one. If that happened, then they could only cry. The next time they logged in, perhaps their body was already cold. And so, Touya closed his eyes. Hecate could only let out a helpless expression. Somehow, she obtained a new admirer. A Draconid girl with amber-colored eyes and shoulder-length hairs, with a pair of antlers that resembling a female deer, apletely different type than Astrid''s goat-like horns. She also didn''t wear heavy armor like Astrid, but a leather armor that exposes her midriff. From her gauntlet, Hecate could assume she was a Monk. This new admirer, Minami, has been tirelessly pestered Hecate. It was as if she was a second Renahi. Though, the former''s boobs wasn''t as impressive as thetter. At least, there wasn''t any worries of a sudden oppai attack. But, was this a fate for this loli appearance to attract weirdos? Hecate was very concerned. "Hey, Hecate-chan? How old are you? Mine is 16 this year." (Minami) "Try to guess?" (Hecate) "Hmm, 13...? Oh wait, is it 12?" (Minami) Hecate could only be dumbfounded after hearing Minami''s guess. It was clear that the minimal age permission of using a VR Capsule was 16. But for some reason, her age seems to be shrinking, even lower than that threshold in Minami''s eyes. And because of that, Hecate didn''t feel to reveal her own age any longer. "Minami, less than 16 years old can''t y this game." (Hecate) "Ah, you''re right! But then, we''re at the same age?" (Minami) Rather than answering, Hecate just smiled. Perhaps the fact that this loli was actually older than her had never crossed her mind. Who knows what this girl''s reaction will be when she finds out the truth. For some reason, Hecate was looking forward to that day. At this time, the driver of the carriage they were riding poked his head from the driver seat. "Adventurers, we will rest in this area until morning." He was one of the subordinate of the client that has issued this escort quest. "The next area we have to go through will be full of danger, so please rest well tonight. Mr. Georg expects your true abilities to protect this convoy tomorrow." (The driver) "I understand." (Minami) "Okay." (Hecate) At the same time, Hecate received a notification about the quest update. Spoiler ; ;


	Quest Updated!

	Escort the merchant Georg to Calmen Town Rank: C

	Quest Details:
	The convoy will be camping overnight to rest before entering the dangerous area the next day. You have to rest for the battle tomorrow, but you can also help the crew to set up the camp. 1. Meet with Georg at the North Gate of Nerkia City. 2. Ride inside one of the carriage with the other adventurers. 3. Rest and prepare yourself until tomorrow. Time left: Before sunrise.

	Quest Failure:
	Georg dies. Four out of 10 carriages are damaged. 50% of the goods are damaged. Contribution rate less than 10% at the final destination.

	Failure Penalty:
	Adventurer Point -1 The trust of Adventure Guild to you will decrease. The trust of Georg to you will decrease. Karma -100 if Georg dies.

	Rewards:
	None

From the info of the quest notification, this was one of those "free time" during the quest. During this time, the yers were allowed do their stuff freely, as long as they did not conflict with the sess rate of the quest. yers could also chose to do a sidequest during this free time period. By helping the crew setting up the camp, cooking dishes for dinners, and many things, they could earn a lot of contribution value. And then, the higher their contribution value, the higher the reward they can gain after the questpletion. "This is a good chance to make a profit. Everyone, wake up!" Seeing that notification, Minami immediately informed her party in the real world to logged in as soon as possible. But of course, Hecate was never interested about those things. This so called contribution value can be easily obtained by killing monsters on the route. She didn''t even care if the quest failed, as long as she arrived at the destination. There was no need to work herself to death like a ve. What Hecate chose, was a normal logout! "Well then, I''ll be off now! See you a few hourster!" (Hecate) "Eh, you''re not going to do quest with us?" (Minami) Without even waiting for Minami to finish her words, Hecate quickly disappeared from the ce. Let the maggots eat the flesh, and then after they grow into a considerable size, they can be consumed. The spiders used this method. Barazoku Ghey /define.php?term=barazoku B010 â€“ Cat and Rabbit B010 ¨C Cat and Rabbit Announcement Warning: R-18 scene, and incestuous subplot in this chapter. That night, Touya''s party has been busy with helping the crew establishing a campsite. Touya helped the crew set up the tents. Minami was patrolling and clearing the surroundings area from monsters. And then, the pair of brother and sister Beastkin that just wake up, Kaire and Floire followed her to sprinkle Monster Repelling Powder (MRP) on the ground around the camp. "Ugh, this powder stinks so bad. What the heck is this powder made of? "(Kaire) Kaire, who had chosen his race as a Werecat naturally had an excellent sense of smell. The strong odor of the powder had tortured his nose. The powder was given by Georg''s guard and Kaire didn''t know what was theposition of the powder. His notification window did not reveal any useful information about the item because he wasn''t informed about the item. Meanwhile, his sister Floire, did not suffer the same torture since she already wore a Gas Mask. "It''s from Earth Dragon''s feces, so I heard from a guard." (Floire) "What?! How could they used this kind of stuff?" (Kaire) Now that he knows the origin of the MRP, the item notification info changed. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Monster Repelling Powder
Type:	Misc
Rarity:
Durability:	60/60
Details:	A repelling powder made of Earth Dragon''s excrement. Has a very strong stench that can deter monsters. Monster that smell this stench will avoid the area as they think the ce has been marked by a real Earth Dragon. Simultaneously, this powder can also attract dragon-type monsters. The effect willst for 12 hours. Use with caution!

After seeing this notification, Kaire''s facial expression turned pale. It turned out that what he had sprinkled all this time was really feces. And this feces, was sprinkled personally by his hand. The feeling of grabbing a handful of it still lingered in his paw, and it was still warm. Realizing this, he immediately throw up. Although, what he vomited was only a rainbow colored liquid. The liquid dispersed into particles after a few seconds had passed. "Ueeeekkk! Ueeeekkk!! Damm it, my nose has been vited! My hand also got vited!" (Kaire) "Here, Onii-chan... I have a spare mask for you. Also, we can wash ourselvester after this is done." (Floire) As she said that, Floire handed out the same mask as she wore. Kaire grumbled as he epted the mask and put it on. At that moment, the nauseating stench disappeared from his nose. More precisely, the smell does notpletely disappear and was only reduced by the mask. But it was enough to make Kaire breathe a sigh of relief. On the side, Minami alsomented. "This can''t be helped. MRP made from Wolftooth''s blood is no longer enough to suppress the monster." (Minami) "I agree, the old MRP already lost its effectiveness ever since the spiders outbreak." (Floire) "Yeah, basically, they have resorted to create a strong MRP to the extreme." (Minami) Minami, whose race was Draconid didn''t find breathing as difficult as Kaire and Floire. As for why, there are two reason. Firstly, her Draconid trait did not have enhanced sense of smell like Beastkin. The stench she felt was not as strong as Kaire and Floire felt. And the other reason was, Draconid was a race close to dragons. In the lore, their race was the result of the conceiving between humans and dragons. Hence, her nose has less rejectionpared to the siblings. It''s still disgusting but that''s about it. While she was chatting with Floire, Minami did not neglect her vignce. CROUCHING TIGER STANCE! TIGER ECHO FIST!! PAK! PAK! PAK! -530 -560 -540 GROOAAARRHHH!!! ; ;

You have killed a Killer Boar - Exp +150

With 3 consecutivebo punch, Minami easily killed a Lv40 wild monster that appeared nearby in her line of sight. She quickly stored the carcass as a whole into her inventory and said to the siblings. "I think this should be enough for our task. We should go back to the camp." (Minami) "Agreed, I also need to wash my body too. Let''s go back." (Kaire) Kaire replied unenthusiastically. After experiencing torturous stench, all he want was just wash himself clean and change to a new set of clothes. He didn''t even have the motivation to do any additional subquest for the time being. Minami wanted to say something to reply, but at this time, suddenly Floire interjected. "Then, I''ll help you with that, Onii-chan." (Floire) "Eh? Again? Although I have no reason to refuse, but don''t you think it''s too often?" (Kaire) "It can''t be helped. It feels so good that I got addicted. You also feel the same, didn''t you?" (Floire) Floire replied with a slightly teasing tone. Seeing his sister''s attitude, Kaire could only helplessly sigh. Meanwhile, Minami could only became puzzled. She wasn''t angry at being interrupted, but the conversation between the siblings left her out of understanding. Help for wat? Unfortunately, both of the sibling currently wore a Gas Mask, so Minami couldn''t deduce from their expression. Without knowing exactly what this conversation was about, Minami was unable to join in. "That reminds me, Touya-kun is working with the "three muscles" to set up the tent, isn''t he?" (Floire) "Ah, yes he is. I wonder if he is still fine. I couldn''t help but worried." (Kaire) Fortunately, Kaire and Floire did not continue further and started to talk about other things. Minami let out a sigh of relief. The "three muscles" they were talking about should be referring to the party Barazoku Iron Muscles. Perhaps the siblings were worried that their party would gang up to rob and PK Touya out of the game. But, this worry was useless. As Touya''s ssmate, Minami know that Touya was one of the Kendo Club''s ace yer. And of course, as Touya''s neighbor and schoolmate, the siblings should have known too. With a confidence, she replied. "I think there is no need to worry. Touya is strong. Even if he is outnumbered 3 vs 1, he won''t so easily defeated. Besides, in this quest, Barazoku Iron Muscles is participating as an ally with the same mission, not as a rival to rob resources." (Minami) But facing Minami''s confident words, Kaire and Floire could only let out a strange expression that was hidden inside the mask. "Well, what we worried about is not that, but other things... for example, his virtue." (Kaire) "Huh, what?" (Minami) Once again, Minami was left dumbfounded. For some reason, the conversation didn''t seem to connect. At this time, Floire interjected as well as pointed her finger to a direction. "Nevermind about that, there he is, Touya-kun." (Floire) Minami and Kaire''s attention immediately turned to the direction Floire was pointing at. They saw arge tentparable to the size of a house, and several smaller tents beside it. From one of the smaller tents, Touya came out. But he wasn''t alone, he came out along with one of the "three muscles", Deborah. He was an effeminate burly man wearing disastrous make up that could make the stomach churn. "Oh my! Tooya-chan! You don''t need to be shy ~. You can join us for dinner tonight." (Deborah) "I appreciate the feeling, but no thank you." (Touya) "Our chef, Barton-aniki has Lv5 Cooking skill, you know? Have you ever taste a 5 dish?" (Deborah) Deborah''s persistent effort to make him stay couldn''t help but make Touya trembled with fear. Touya thought that he was a helplessmb in front of a wolf. No, even wolf could still be considered cute ifpared to the terror in front of him. At least, the former has a fluffy fur that can be rubbed, while thetter... ''Ugh, if I had known this would happen, I would have taken on patrol duty with Minami and the others...'' Touya couldn''t help but regret his choice for taking on the seemingly easy task of setting up camp. Others who take on patrol duties are easy. The most they could encounter were monsters, while he was facing something scarier than monsters! Fortunately, he spotted his party member returned from their task. "Touya!!" From a far, he saw Minami waved her hand. In that instant, Touya let out a relieved expression. That wave of hand was like a salvation for him to escape from the current disastrous situation. "It seems my party has finished their task. My apologies, but I need to go now." (Touya) "Oh my! Too bad... Tooya-chan, you''re always weed to join our party, okay ~?" (Deborah) "Ahahaha, I appreciate the feeling. Well then, good night for you." (Touya) After an exchange of pleasantries, Touya rushed out to his party. He hastily ran without looking back, as if he wanted to escape from that ce as quickly as possible. Kaire, who still wearing the mask, was the first to greet him. "Yo, Touya! Is your butt okay?" (Kaire) "Kai, you bastard! That''s the first thing you said? Too bad for you, my butt''s V-card is still intact!" (Touya) "Wait, what are you saying in front of the girls, stupid Touya!" (Minami) Facing Kaire''s teasing, Touya could only retorted with annoyance. Meanwhile, Minami was upset because of the sudden dirty talk and scold Touya harshly. "Ah, my bad... For some reason, I keep forgetting you are a girl." (Touya) "What?! Are you saying that I''m not feminine enough?! " (Minami) BAM! Touya''s impolite remark was met with a fist of anger from Minami. "Guheeee! I object to violence!" (Touya) "SHUT UP!!" (Minami) BAM! BAM! "Wait, wait, wait!! Let''s talk it over, shall we? Violence is not good. It is said that only barbarians who only rely on violence..." (Touya) "... " (Minami) BAM! BAM! BAM! Touya repeatedly begged for mercy but what he said seemed to make Minami angrier. In the side, Kaire and Floire only watched their entricity with a calm heart. While what Minami did to Touya looked brutal, they were still connected to the party system. As such, no damage dealt due to the friendly-fire protection. But even so, her punches and kicks might still be hurt. Without turning her head, Floire asked to her brother, "Hey, Onii-chan... Am I also not considered a girl?" (Floire) "Maybe it''s because you''re wearing that gas mask." (Kaire) "Well, that''s true... Let''s ignore those two and wash ourselves clean first from the smell." (Floire) Kaire nodded to her words, he also want to clean himself from the stench of the dragon feces so he could take off the maskfortably. With a slightly loud voice, he shouted to Touya and Minami. "Touya, Minami! We''re going to wash ourselves first!" (Kaire) Hearing Kaire''s shout, Minami paused her assault to Touya for a while. "Ah, okay! You remember which one is our tent, right? There are two tents in the southeast by the river. The left one is for the girls, and the other one is for the boys. Don''t get mixed up!" (Minami) "Yes, we know!" (Kaire) "Wait a moment, Kai-kun! Flo-chan! Herupu meeee~!" (Touya) With that reminder, Kaire and Floire left. Ignoring a certain person''s scream. However, the direction they were going was not towards the southeast where their party tent was. Instead, they went in the direction of the carriage they were riding earlier. "Okay this is it... I''ll deploy a barrier first to keep anyone from peeping. It shouldst for an hour." (Floire) "I think, that should be enough. We should do it fast before others realized we''re gone." (Kaire) What happened after that, only the two of them knew, or so they believed at that moment. About two hours has passed since Hecate has logged out. With this, the login limit has been restored to around 4 hours. And including all the remaining time, she would definitely be able to log in until midnight, which by then would reset her login limit back to 8 hours. By doing this calction, Hecate could earn a few extra hours ying time. And so, Hecate entered the game, and appeared in the same ce where she logged out which was inside the carriage. But, the moment she appeared, she was treated to an astonishing sight before her eyes. "Ahn~ ahn~...More! More...! Ahn~! Kimochii~..." (Rabbit girl) The first thing she saw after logged in to the game was a copting scene between a cat and a rabbit! ''What the heck... Unexpectedly, I saw a porn scene inside the game!'' They were so engrossed with each other that they hasn''t notice that there was a third party watching their deed in full sight. Moreover, both of them had nothing on their body and they had turned off their Ethic Code. As long as this code is turned off, no holy light will cover their exposed indecent body parts. Which means, what Hecate saw right now was a fully uncensored hot snusnu scene. Hecate could only be dumbfounded, but she immediately regained herposure. ''Oh well, it''s not every day I''lle across such a scene. It would be a loss if I don''t enjoy it.'' With that in mind, she quickly turned on the recording function from her game interface and took a good seat, quietly watching the two of them move wildly. "Floire... Floire~! Haa~ I think it''s the time..." (Catboy) "Come~! Onii-chan~!!...Pour it inside meeee~!" (Rabbit girl) It seems they had about to reach their climax, but at that moment, the rabbit girl suddenly noticed the third party''s presence. She immediately turned her head to where this presence came from. A loli with blue hair and eyes quietly sat not far from where they were, expressionlessly observing their lustful feast. "Oh, please don''t mind me. Go ahead and continue." (Hecate) "Ah~ Ahn~ NOO! DON''T LOOK!" (Rabbit girl) "Eh? Ouhm~ What''s this...? Your wee-wee suddenly tightened..." (Catboy) Following the rabbit girl''s scream, the catboy also unavoidably noticed Hecate''s presence. The situation suddenly became chaotic. He was just purely inviting Touya for a meal. Floire Inran imouto... B011 â€“ A Divine Rain B011 ¨C A Divine Rain The next day, early in the morning. After camping overnight, the convoy packed their luggage and continued their journey. Hecate, who had another four hours of rest before the departure time, had filled her login limit to the fullest. The moment she reappeared inside the carriage, Kaire and Floire suddenly frozen on the spot. Their expression were indescribable, mixed with guilt and shame from what happenedst night. At first, they couldn''t understand why this loli could appear inside the barrier that Floire deployed. If she were to enter by breaking the barrier, Floire would know it immediately. But the barrier was intact and she just appeared inside without much problem. Now they know the reason. Touya noticed the awkward atmosphere from the two and asked them worriedly. "Is there something wrong? You two did not look good." (Touya) "Ah... it''s nothing..." (Floire) Floire looked away as she replied. Minami also expressed her worries. Although Floire said nothing, but her expression was so easy to understand that everyone who saw it would know that something had happened. "Really? If you''re sick, just tell me. We can abort this quest." (Minami) "No, no, no. No need to abort our quest. It was our personal problem." (Kaire) This time, it was Kaire who answered. "Personal problem?" (Minami) Kaire did not say anything else. However, Minami noticed that Kaire and Floire asionally stole their nces at Hecate. She could conclude that their weird behavior was involved with this girl. Hecate, who has been silent from the beginning also noticed their nce. She then said. "Don''t worry aboutst night. I won''t say anything that makes your life difficult." (Hecate) She paused for a bit, before continuing with a smile. "You two have shown me such a beautiful view. If there''s a next time, I''d like to see it again." (Hecate) "Ahahaha, it would be our honor if you like it." (Kaire) Kaire replied with an awkwardugh, while Floire''s face instantly turned red from embarrassment. Touya and Minami who didn''t know what they were talking about could only be confused. The three of them were talked so vaguely that it was hard for them to mix up. Even so, they couldn''t help but try to join the conversation. "Eh, what is this beautiful view you guys were talking about? I want to see it too." (Minami) "Yes, I also want to know. It''s not fair that you guys only show it to her but not to us!" (Touya) "DEFINITELY NO!" 2 (Kaire & Floire) The siblings unitedly answered Touya and Minami''s words with their voices of refusal. It was purely idental that Hecate had saw their immoral feastst night. But, to show it to others, they could only refuse. They did not have the hobby of showing off their naked bodies to others, not even to their best friends. Hearing Kaire and Floire rejection, Touya and Minami couldn''t help but shocked. They simultaneously looked toward Hecate with aplicated look. ''Since when did this girl get along with the two siblings, even more so than us?'' ''They get along so well that they share secrets together!'' Hecate who received two heated nce couldn''t help but tilting her head in confusion. ''Why are they looking at me with such expressions? Did I do something wrong?'' But, she did not have the time to ask. Because, suddenly someone outside shouted with a loud voice, warned them about the battle that was about toe. One of Georg''s guards who observed the surrounding suddenly noticed about the enemies waiting in the bush. He then shouted with all of his might. "Enemy spotted! Everyone! Prepare for battle!" (Guard) Everyone immediately responded to the shout by getting off the carriage. The convoy had encountered a pack of wolves, and they had been surrounded. It seemed that they had entered the wolves'' territory, and as a natural conclusion, the wolves had set up an ambush. [ ][Gray Ash Wolf - Lv46] (25) - HP 3000~4000 During the journey, the convoy always maintained an inverted triangr formation, where at each point was protected by a party, ensuring the safety of Merchant Georg''s carriage in the center. The carriage where Sharp Edge party (+ Hecate) were located on the left side. And currently, they had to face 8 wolves. "Eat this fist of mine...! TIGER ECHO FIST!!" (Minami) -530 -535 -540 "Touya! Finish off this one!" (Kaire) "DOUBLE SLASH!!" (Touya) -825 -825 "Flo-chan, I need blood!" (Minami) "Here Ie, Minami-chan! HEAL!!" (Floire) +500 Touya and Minami each faced 4 wolves, Kaire assisted them by weakening the wolves with poisons, while Floire stayed behind as support. The vanguard did well, they had good cooperation and fast response. And Floire also did well supporting the vanguard, healing them whenever needed. But sadly, being 3 against 8, they were outnumbered. It didn''t take long for their defenses to leak. GRAAWWWRRR!!! One of the wolves went past Minami and Touya''s blockade and rushed towards Floire''s direction. "Ah... KYAAH!" (Floire) "FLO-CHAN!!" 2 "FLOIRE!!" 1 Touya, Minami, and Kaire''s faces went pale. Unlike them, Floire was just a weak bunny girl without anybat force. She would likely die in a second if she faced any monster. And with the harsh death penalty, she won''t be able to login for 24 hours if she died. But even without that, she would be respawned back to Nerkia City and it would be impossible to catch up. As a Priestess, Floire was the sole healer of the party Sharp Edge and also their lifeline. She was also the only one to have Resurrection skill in the party. Without her, there would be no one to resurrect them if they were to die. They had all prepared for the worst, waiting for the gory scene of a bunny being devoured deliciously by the wolf... ...Literally. Fortunately, there was a loli who prevented that to happen. DISPERSED WATER BOLT (Lv5)! (All rings removed) WHUSSH! SPLASH!!! -6200! Before the wolf arrived at Floire''s location, something suddenly flew and prated the wolf''s head. "Eh? What was that? Water ball?" (Floire) Floire who had been resigned from her doom was surprised with the situation. That something which looked like a blob of water most likely was a spell that wasunched by someone. She immediately looked at the direction where the bullet came from. In any case, this person had saved her life and she would like to offer her gratitude. But after looking at the savior of her life, Floire''s expression suddenly turned awkward. "Hecate-chan..." She couldn''t help but embarrassed as she recalled about the deal with herst night. Hecate was quietly observing the entire battlefield from the carriage roof. Just before the battle started, with her jumping power enhanced by her Acrobatic subss, she jumped onto the roof without anyone realizing. Then, she opened her minimap and activated the map 3D view function. The geography, allies, and enemies now has been perfectly described as 3D models inside her minimap. In that moment, the surrounding area within 10 meters was at Hecate''s grasp! This function shouldn''t be avable normally, except people with the Tracker subss. Or more precisely, learned a certain skill called Enhanced Minimap, an exclusive skill of this subss. As for why Hecate was able to use this skill, of course it was because of a certain equipment. A cheaply bought Monocle from a Native shop. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	+4 Monocle
Requirements:	All sses, Lv10
Durability:	80/80
Crafter:	Unknown
Description:	A monocle made from cheap ss. Somewhat blurry, but still did the job. DEX +2 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +16, MDEF +20 Grants the wearer the skill Zoom Sight Lv1. Grants the wearer the skill Appraise Lv1. Grants the wearer the skill Enhanced Minimap Lv1.

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Skill Name:	Enhanced Minimap
Requirements:	Tracker subss.
Effect:	Unlock the map 3D view. Increase marker use limit by 100 per SkillLv. Increase map range limit by 1m per SkillLv. Bypass stealth-type skills with level below the SkillLv.

Normally Hecate wouldn''t even want to wear this item if not because of the skill. This monocle wasn''t quite high grade and makes her sight somewhat blurry. It was like wearing a sses made of a stic bottle. Moreover, the foreign sensation on her face made her extremely ufortable. ''I should rece the ss of this thing when I have timeter... But for now, I need to focus on this.'' The main reason why Hecate wore this monocle was rted to what she wanted to do. As for the details, she nned to kill steal everyone! Becausest night Hecate didn''t bother interacting with Merchant Georg and his crew, her contribution point was the lowest. To her, they were just Natives passing by and the chances of meeting them again after this quest was over were slim. It was simply not worthy to lick their shoes to increase favorability. Henceforth, Hecate nned to brush the contribution point by kill-stealing monsters. But of course, she could only do it secretly without anyone realizing, or else she would gather everyone''s hatred. And for this reason she had to exclude Sharp Edge party from her kill-steal list. ''They''re too close to my position, if I kill-steal them they''ll definitely notice.'' All she had to do was tounch a barrage of concentrated Water Bolt (Lv5) to the air. With her mana control skill, she could direct the trajectory of her spells in the air, then drop those spells from the sky to kill the monsters. She had to do it this way so that everyone wouldn''t realize she was the kill-stealer. Coincidentally, the sky was cloudy and it looked like it was about to rain. This cloud was a good camouge to hide her deed. ''Currently, my Precision Mana Control is Lv3. In this level I canpress a Water Bolt down to a size of a marble. And then, I can control roughly the trajectory of five spells at the same time.'' More than that amount would only greatly burden her brain. ''Okay, preparationpleted!'' In that moment, her preparation waspleted. Full Power! Ten rings equipped! FIVE CONCENTRATED WATER BOLT (Lv5)! PHAAW! PHAAW! PHAAW! PHAAW! PHAAW! And so, five water bullets flew through the cloudy sky like a homing missile. ''My spells can stay in the air roughly for about one minute, so I had to be fast.'' Each of these bullets pierced the wolves in front the two parties other than Sharp Edge. Then, once the bullets killed their targets, another five bullets flew and killed another wolves. SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! -78200! -78350! -78270! -78330! -78240! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! -78320! -78260! -78310! -78280! -78220! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! -78210! -78220! -78270! -78330! -78290! After confirming 15 bullets had hit the target sessfully, Hecate nodded with a smile. ''This should be enough.'' With the current kill count, Hecate''s current contribution point has risen to the fifth ce. She did not have the greed to aim for the first ce, so this rank should be enough for a while. As for the remaining wolves that she did not kill... ''I''m not a demon, I''ll give you the loot and thest one for you to kill. You should be thankful to me!'' Having taken off her Monocle, her attention now shifted toward the Sharp Edge party. Meanwhile, the sudden barrage of 78k damage surprised everyone present on the side of the two parties. Members of the Fluffy Feral Furry party couldn''t help but bewildered. Every wolves except for one, has been annihted by something transparent that fell from the sky. "What the heck was that? There''s a lot of 78k damage suddenly popping up." (FFF member 1) "Something has fallen from the sky and killed these wolves!" (FFF member 2) A same thing also happened on the side of Barazoku Iron Muscles. "Oh my, I was just about to deliver the finishing blow, but suddenly they were killed." (Deborah) "Aniki, did you see that? The thing that killed the wolves..." (BIM member 2) "Yeah, it looked like a drop of water." (BIM member 3) A sudden horror suddenly filled the minds of the yers on both sides. Even the remaining 2 wolves had lost their will to fight and fled from the ce. No one bothered to chase after them. That 78k damage streak was simply too incredible and threatening to look at. Their backs couldn''t help but sweat profusely, thinking what would happen if they were hit by such an attack. Surely, their bodies would turn into particles in a matter of seconds. Which powerhouse was passing by? yers or Natives? If this powerhouse were to rob them, they definitely won''t stand a chance! And at this moment, the side effect of Hecate''s spells took effect. As the water bullets fly across the clouds, the temperature around the clouds decreases and elerates the condensation of water, which in turns, hastened the rain. Noticing the droplet of water falling from the sky, the yers panicked. They were afraid that this water could kill them like what happened to the wolves. And so, they hurriedly take shelter inside the carriage. But the Natives, or rather, Georg''s bodyguards had other feelings. "This is a miracle!" "Oh, Goddess Norn, who dwells above, thank you for extending your hand to us, your unworthy children..." Some of the guards even knelt on the spot, praying piously to the sky. Rather than fear, what they feel was more like worship. For them, anything that capable of dealing a series of 78k damage wasn''t the doing of a mortal. Most likely, the Goddess Norn had secretly descended and protecting them from harm by creating a divine rain that annihted the wolves. As for the proof, right now they stood below the same rain unharmed! The fact that this rain was due to the spell of a certain loli, was never urred in their mind. The Natives also utilized the quest window. It didn''t matter even if they did not witness Hecate''s contribution. The quest window will not lie. Norn Norn who received a sudden prayer. Norn: Hah? What rain? B012 â€“ Floire the Rabbit Girl B012 ¨C Floire the Rabbit Girl Announcement Warning: R-18 scene, continuation of chapter B010. Floire, aka Nakamura Hana, 16 years old. She was the daughter of the Nakamura family who attended Ueno High School with her half-brother, Nakamura Kaito. Nakamura family was just an ordinary simple household that was neither poor nor rich. Even their surname wasmon throughout the country. But what was unusual about this ordinary family was theirplicated family rtionship. Her father, Nakamura Keichiro (37) married with his wife, which was also her birth mother, Nakamura Kotomi (35). - They was her parents and their union resulted in her birth 16 years ago. If it was just that, they would be just a standard family with one daughter and that''s it. However, unexpectedly Keichiro has an affair with another woman other than her mother. Moreover, it was a married woman. - And from this woman, her half-brother, Kaito was born. Nevertheless, the rtionship between her parents and this woman was good. The woman, Yasaka Rumiko (36) was seemingly Kotomi''s childhood friend. Both of them shares the same feeling with her father and all of them epted it. But unfortunately, she was married off by her family into Yasaka family against her will. And it seems the same thing also happened to her husband as well. Both of them were unable to refuse, because this marriage was very important for both families to unite theirpany. - In other words, it was a political marriage. Due to this, their marriage was dull without love, and they only maintained their marriage as a facade. Later, after their child was born, both husband and wife each had a secret rtionship and both knew. Then, Kaito was born from Rumiko''s affair with Keichiro, and not long after that, Hana was born. Kaito and Hana grew up as siblings living in the same house. With their neighbor Fujiwara Touya, aka Touya, they attended the same elementary school. And in that same school, they meet a tomboyish girl, Miura Narumi, aka Minami. Since then, the four of them had an inseparable rtionship and grew up as childhood friends. And then, a few years passed. When they were in their third year of middle school, a few months before graduation, Minami suddenly said. "Hey, soon we will be 16 years old. Don''t you know what that means?" (Minami) "What is it, Minami? Is there anything special about 16 years old?" (Touya) "Well, duh! Of course it is! You''re a bit slow, Touya!" (Minami) Touya looked confused and couldn''t catch what Minami wanted to convey. Hearing his words, Minami pouted with an expression of dissatisfaction. Then, Kaito pondered for a bit and said. "Speaking of 16 years old, is this about Virtual Dive?" (Kaito) "Virtual Dive? Oh yeah, only 16 years and over are allowed to do a Virtual Dive." (Hana) Minami nodded with a smile. "Correct! Kai-kun, Hana-chan! One hundred points for you!" (Minami) "So, what it Virtual Dive? What is so special about that?" (Touya) "Touya, you''re asking from there?" (Kaito) Kaito could only sighed. Although Touya already heard about this Virtual Dive, he haven''tpletely understand the concept. "Virtual diving is basically the same as essing the regr inte. But instead of sending info on-screen, we physically ess the Quantum Network with our minds. Did you follow me up to this point?" (Kaito) "Umm, yeah." (Touya) Then, Kaito continued. "Within the Quantum Network, we can create or enter a Virtual Space where we can meet face-to-face various people over the country, or even the world regardless of our distance IRL." (Kaito) "I see, that would be interesting. " (Touya) Touya nodded with Kaito''s exnation. Distance was no longer a problem in this era of Virtual Reality. After diving into the Quantum Network, people all over the world can meet face-to-face within seconds. Chatting, shopping, or even school and work can be done inside the Virtual Space, so people don''t even have to leave the house anymore. "So, what is it, Minami? Do you want to create a Virtual Space?" (Touya) "Of course not! Don''t you know that creating and maintaining a Virtual Space is very expensive?" (Minami) Minami sighed. To create just a small Virtual Space requires arge amount of data storage as well as a high-spec processor. Not only that, running the server also costs money. She had to calcte the electricity bill, the maintenance of the infrastructure, and many more. If she dared to do that, maybe in a few months her family would go bankrupt. Fortunately, there was no need to do such things. Because there was a more interesting ce that Minami wanted to visit. A ce bigger than any Virtual Space worthy of being called a Virtual World, and it was free to ess. "Everyone, do you heard about a VRMMO game called Ascension?" (Minami) Due to Minami''s words, Hana and Kaito researched the information about Ascension from the inte. They started subscribing to e-magazines about VR games, watching videos of the daily lives of Ascension yers on various video streaming sites, and lurking on forums about Ascension-rted topics. An immersive open world virtual reality game with 99% realistic rate! Reproduce the 5 sensespletely as if it was the real world! Looking at all the information they gathered in their bracelet, the sibling instantly got hooked with the game, even before they started. They couldn''t help but look forward the day when they can join to y. "Hana, this game looks very promising! Don''t you think so?" (Kaito) "Yeah, I agree with you, Onii-chan." (Hana) However, what they were interested in from the game was very different from Minami and Touya. This can be seen clearly from the videos they collected. Porn videos! Other than yer-ying-monsters videos, there also a lot of nyannyan videos circting in the. Ever since the appearance of Dive VR, the red-light industry has already been shifted towards this area. This was understandable. After all, it was far more safer doing such things in a virtual world than the real one. There will be no risk of virus, disease, or unwanted pregnancies. Social distance rules also did not exist in the virtual world. "Onii-chan, I want to try that pose! Looking at their erotic expression, that must be fun!" (Hana) "Eeeh... That pose is so embarrassing... But, okay! We can try it once." (Kaito) Even morals can be crossed! They have been tired for just simply touching each other but afraid for crossing the line. However, if they were in the virtual world, they wouldn''t have to hold themselves back and nothing will restrict them to go all the way. No matter how depraved their behavior was there, once they woke up, their real bodies would still be clean! And so, by asking Rumiko, they purchased 2 Premium Capsule Pods (2 649.999). They choose the premium version which was more expensive than the standard version, because this version has the option of sexual activity. It was quite expensive, but with the power of Yasaka''s industry, the expenses were affordable. Of course, they kept the reason for buying the premium version a secret. Later on, the day of her 16th birthday. Touya, Minami, and Kaito already entered the game beforehand and Hana was thest to join. Luckily their birthdays are not far from each other so they don''t have to wait long before they can be reunited. The siblings had already decided on choosing their IGN beforehand. Hana''s name, if changed to English it will be Flower, then by slight modification, became Floire. Meanwhile, Kaito followed suit by changing thest two alphabets "to" from "Kaito" to "re", thus his name became Kaire. As for the race, they chose Beastkin races, Werecat and Werebunny. Their criteria in choosing a race was not because of theirbat advantage. Rather than that, the Beastkin races had greater stamina and pleasurability in bed. Rmended by various experts! So, apart from partying and hunting monsters, the siblings also secretly did nyannyan stuff at night. They were doing well keeping their deed a secret behind Touya and Minami''s backs. Until they were discovered by a certain loli in a certain carriage. Fast forward to yesterday night. A naked bunny girl, Floire, pounced from the back in a doggy style by a naked cat boy, Kaire. To the side, a loli Archwitch, Hecate sat quietly, observing the two with a slightly excited expression. "Ah~! Ahn~! Ahn~! DON''T LOOK!" (Floire) "Haa~! Haa~! Floire! You''re squeezing me tight!" (Kaire) The bunny girl, despite of her embarrassment of being watched, her waist never stopped moving. Her breasts which wasn''t big but still bigger than Hecate''s t board, continued to sway rapidly following Newton''sws. Meanwhile, as if cooperating with the bunny girl, the cat boy pulled her rabbit ears and continued to ravish her body despite knowing there was a third party watching nearby. Such a passionate and violent sexual act! ''It''s a pity I didn''t bring any Invisibility Potion, or else I can continue watching them unnoticed. Oh, well...'' Hecate could only sigh inwardly. The reason why Hecate did not bring any of this potion was because its severe side-effects. That is, she cannot use any spells, including the spells bestowed by her equipment during the duration of the potion. This defect was simply fatal for Hecate. Without her firepower spells, she was just a weak loli with only 1 STR! But today, she had to change her thinking. ; ;

Item Name:	Invisibility Potion (5)
Durability:	15
Crafter:	Grim
Description:	A potionpounded by Grim that can make the user invisible for the duration of 10 minutes. Crafter''s Potion Mastery increased the duration by 6 mins. Crafter''s Brewing Mastery increased the duration by 5 mins. During the invisible status, the user cannot activate skills and items that relied on mana.

Since she has been discovered, Hecate approached the siblings and squatted right beside them to get a full view. They still did not stop even after they discovered her watching. Not only that, looking at their expression, apparently her presence made both of them even more... Aroused? Kaire, whose face was flushed with embarrassment earlier, now seemed to be throwing away his shame. Perhaps, to try to hide his embarrassment, he abused Floire more violently. "To think you got aroused after being watched by her... You really are a perverted girl, aren''t you." (Kaire) "No! That''s... Ahn~! Ahn~!...not true! Ahn~!" (Floire) "Is that so? Then, how do you exin this? Your nipps got so hard." (Kaire) "Ahn~! Don''t grab my breast~!" (Floire) Meanwhile, Hecate who squatted beside them was just silently observing their antics. In her eyes there was an undisguised excitement. A good show that you don''t get to see every day, and she watched it right before her eyes in the VIP seat. Half an hourter. After the lustful deed was over, Kaire and Floire facepalmed with shame. Now that all of their adrenaline stabilized, they couldn''t help but remembered what the mess they just did in front of Hecate. "What I have done..." (Kaire) "I want to find a hole and bury myself in it." (Floire) Then, the source of their distress, Hecate approached them with smile. "Nice work, both of you! It was such a good show. This is my thanks for the show." (Hecate) With that said, she sent both of them a friend request which they hesitantly epted. But their faces soon turned pale after Hecate sent them a private message contained a video. That video was a 40 minute video recording of their immoral act! "We... were recorded?" (Kaire) "Yes, of course. It would be a shame to miss out such a good scene. Is that a problem?" (Hecate) Of course there is a problem! A big problem! If this video leaked and reached their family and friends, their life would definitely be over! Yet they couldn''t say that out loud. They couldn''t determine whether the loli in front of them was an enemy or an ally. Perhaps she nned to ckmail them with the video. Usable in the real world. Floire B013 â€“ For the Greater Good B013 ¨C For the Greater Good Still in the carriage atst night. After the siblings received the video Hecate had sent, Floire fell into a deep thought. Shortly after, she suddenly asked Hecate in a harsh tone. "What''s your condition?" (Floire) "Condition? What do you mean?" (Hecate) Something was not right. Hecate couldn''t help but frown with the unexpected hostility from the bunny girl. "Aren''t you gonna ckmail us with the video? " (Floire) "...Why should I do that?" (Hecate) "Don''t y dumb! You want to turn us into your meat ve, right?! If we didn''t obey, you''ll spread our video over the, or something like that?!" (Floire) Floire suddenly shouted with an angry voice as she hugged her rabbit body tightly. Her eyes filled with resentment stared straight at Hecate. She acted as if her innocence was about to be vited by the loli in front of her. "What a vicious girl!! Behind your cute face, I didn''t expect you to hide such a horrible side!" (Floire) "Weh...?" (Hecate) Hecate could only be dumbfounded. She didn''t expect that she would get this usation. At first, she did not think of interacting with them at all, much less ckmailing. They were just strangers anyway and doing so would be just a waste of time. As for why she asked them friend requests, it was just for pleasantries and she had nned to delete them at ater time. ''Meat ve? ckmail? This bunny girl''s imagination is too rich!'' ''...But, maybe that''s not a bad idea?'' However, Hecate immediately dispersed that thought. She would rather win these siblings'' hearts by increasing their favorability than ckmail. It would be a pity if she were to turn them into enemies. After all, people with a "cultured" mind like them were rare and hard to find! With that kind of thinking, she let out a kind(?) smile. "Rest assured, I won''t do such things. After all, I want to befriend you two." (Hecate) "Really? Hecate...-chan, can I call you that? Then the video..." (Kaire) "Sure, I will delete the video and show you the evidence." (Hecate) With a swept of a finger, Hecate shown them the deleted screen. Of course, there''s still a catch that deleted videos can still be recovered from the recycle bin, but Hecate did not forget to show them the emptied recycle bin. "Yes, it has been deleted." (Floire) Floire lowered her guard after confirmed the video had been deleted. Kaire also breathe a sigh of relief. However, they didn''t notice. There were still two copies of the video in Hecate''s two Private Messages, and they weren''t deleted. And deleting the PM on their side would be useless, because Hecate could still retrieve the video from her Sent Folder. But, Hecate was not obliged to tell them that fact. "Now that the video is gone, do you believe my sincerity?" (Hecate) "...Okay, we believe you... But first, I want to ask you a few questions." (Kaire) Even though Floire lowered her guard a bit, she was still wary of Hecate. Now it was Kaire who asked suspiciously. "Go ahead." (Hecate) "So Hecate-chan, why are you here? What is your purpose in recording us?" (Kaire) The carriage they were in now had clearly been protected by Floire''s barrier that prevented anyone from entering. It wasn''t a very strong barrier and could be broken easily by anyone. However, that would be enough to inform Floire that someone was approaching, so she could stop their "exercise" immediately before they could be discovered. And yet, Hecate was here while the barrier was still stood unscathed. "Hmm... Why am I here, you ask? I just logged in and here I am..." Hecate was silent for a moment trying to arrange her words, before continuing. "...Then, unexpectedly there was such an interesting scene in front of me, so I recorded it!" The siblings looked at Hecate incredulously after they heard her answer. She logged in and appeared in that spot, then she recorded them because she felt it was interesting. There wasn''t any conspiracy or anything like that. Was it really that simple? "In other words, it was just an ident?" (Floire) "I suppose so." (Hecate) Hecate nodded, it doesn''t look like she lied. Kaire and Floire let out a sigh. While it was certainly embarrassing that their "exercise" were seen by Hecate, but it didn''t seem like a big deal. After seeing her behavior just now, it was unlikely she would tell anyone else. But before they could rx, suddenly Hecate dropped a bomb. "Now it''s my turn to ask... So, how do you feel of being seen?" (Hecate) "Eh? What?" (Kaire) "I mean, you guys got aroused when you were seen by me, right?" (Hecate) "...!?" (2) Instantly, both Kaire and Floire''s became flustered. Kaire froze on the spot and seemed to be at a loss for words. Perhaps his mind was overheated and temporarily stopped working. Floire instinctively tried to refute, but Hecate quickly interrupted her. "Th... that''s not..." (Floire) "Don''t be too quick to argue. Try to remember that feeling, during the time you realized I was watching." (Hecate) With her words, the siblings couldn''t help but recalled the earlier feeling. Their expression instantly turned red as tomatoes from embarrassment. Just as Hecate said, when they realized that Hecate was watching, they became extremely stimted and their "exercise" became fiercer than before. The feeling of guilt, shame, and immorality really spice up their lustful feast, which then elevates their sense of pleasure to a higher level. Regardless of the current situation, it was indeed an unforgettable experience. Meanwhile, Hecate let out an evil grin after seeing their change of expression. However, her smile at this time waspletely different than the previous kind(?) smile that she showed earlier. Devilish and malevolent, without the trace of kindness yet still sweet and adorable. It was the smile of a little devil who had found two new toys to y with. But regardless, the siblings who saw her smile couldn''t help but be attracted to her, like a moth to a me. She then whispered to the siblings. "Are you interested in experiencing that feeling again?" ... And so that night, Hecate obtained two cute pets. Time jump to the present. The wolves ambush has ended with an unexpected result. Because of the divine(?) interference, the wolves has been annihted with zero casualties on the escort group. A middle-aged man observed the kneeling guards in the rain from inside the luxurious carriage. "The Goddess has helped us?" The merchant, Mr Georg listened to his subordinate''s report from the window with a surprised expression. But soonter, his surprised expression reced with an undisguised joy. "I see, then go back to your post. Tell everyone to resume our trip after 10 minutes." (Georg) "Yes, my lord!" (Guard) Merchant Georg stopped paying attention to the guard and leaned back in his seat. Then, he rolled up his left sleeve and chanted ''Praise to the Goddess Norn'' inside his mind with a pious expression. On his revealed left arm was a tattoo of two coiled snakes eating each other''s tails, forming the symbol of infinity. If Leon was present in this ce, he would be able to recognize this tattoo as the Ouroboros sign. This tattoo was a sign that this person is a member of the Umbra Church, otherwise known as the Dark Church. The Dark Church was the opposite of the Light Church in teaching and ideology. If the Light Church attaches importance to virtue and promotes harmony, then the Dark Church attaches importance to power and promotes chaos, even if it means neglecting harmony. Because of this difference, the Dark Church was treated as dangerous and heretical, even inside the Empire. But even so, the influence of the Dark Church has been deeply rooted within the Empire. The reason was because their church provides a quick and easy way to gain strength for their believers, even if it was in a heretical way. Additionally, Georg also has one more identity. Georg Bernard, the third son of Duke Bernard of the Gemmerio Empire. Duke Bernard, also known as General Bernard, was the one who led the Imperial army in the war against the Beastkins of the Croissa Kingdom. Bernard family was just one of the many secret believers of the Dark Church, and they had been utilizing the church''s power to achieve their lifelong desire. That was to upy Croissa Kingdom and establish the human supremacy! The task originally went smoothly as every soldier empowered by Umbra''s power became very strong. They were capable of routing the Beastkin and they were about to upy a strategic ce. Unfortunately, before they could do so, the spider outbreak happened and the war ended up into a truce. Georg let out a smile as he stared at one of the wagons, or more precisely, something inside that wagon. "If the Goddess Norn helping us, it means that she has blessed our actions, and our aim is just!" During his stay at Nerkia City, he identally obtained something important to the Beastkins. In fact, he already expected the attack when the wolves made an ambush. It was their greatest treasure and something they had to get back at all costs. Perhaps this treasure could make the flow of negotiations with the Beastkins in the Empire''s favor. He also received a secret message from spies residing in the Rosenheim Kingdom through a certain merchant yer. From this message, he managed to obtain many important information. The Empire had no schedule to attack Rosenheim Kingdom for the time being, but they were still gathering information as a precaution. "All For the Greater Good!" Georg lit up his tobo pipe while stroking the tattoo on his left arm. B014 â€“ Before Arriving B014 ¨C Before Arriving The journey continues without any problem. There were many weird voices from the guards saying something like ''The Goddess has descended'' and ''praises to the Goddess''. Many of them even went out and chose to walk. Some even try to collect rainwater by carrying wooden barrels on their heads. They did not care even though they were drenched in the rain. Hecate ignored them all and just silently meditated in the carriage while keeping her expression calm. She did realize that what had happened was most likely the result of her previous kill-steals. Though, she didn''t expect that they would interpret the result that way. ''What a bunch of morons...'' Heroes and powerful individuals could buff their allies in the field simply by showing themselves. Even Leon, the leader of Genesis Guild could raise the morale of the knights as well as the stats of the guild members up to 20% just by being there. Simrly, bosses and powerful monsters capable of debuffing everyone just by their presence. Hecate''s level 132 wasn''t just for show and she had met many such monsters until now. If their Goddess really descended, there was no way the system notification would be silent. At least, everyone present would receive some sort of buff or debuff, depending on their alignment. Since nothing happened, then such scenario didn''t happen. But of course, Hecate wasn''t interested to point that analysis to them. ''What they do is none of my business.'' Rather than that, it would be more productive to create Mana Stones. Mana stones are useful items that can be used to craft crystal-type items such as Return Crystals, Corridor Crystals, and many others. Not only that, it can be used as a kind of energy storage, both in-game and in real life. In game, Hecate could replenish her MP as if she drank MP Potions from these stones by using Mana Drain skill. They could also substitute some of the spell catalysts. And in real life, they were basically batteries, although they can only be used for artifacts taken from the game. ; ;

You obtained a Mana Stone (Abstract Shape - 67489 MP) You obtained a Mana Stone (ss Shape - 67489 MP) You obtained a Mana Stone (Cube Shape - 67489 MP) You obtained a Mana Stone (Abstract Shape - 67489 MP) Precision Mana Control Proficiency +2 (455/8500)

Hecate activated her Mana Stone Creation skill, which used up all of her MP to form a single Mana Stone. Then, she replenished her MP back with Meditation. Rinse and repeat. Each stone that she created was different in shape, as she used her Precision Mana Control skill to alter their shape. But this time, she did not use the system assist to automatically shape the stone with 3D models. Instead, she used her mental strength to mold it manually like shaping y by hand. She did this to raise her skill proficiency as much as possible. It was killing two birds with one stone! Hecate continued to create Mana Stones, but not for long. She looked at her inventory weight and saw the number already reached 263/310 kg which almost 85% of the total weight. After her inventory weight reached 70%, Hecate received a total of 30% stat penalty debuff. Although it was a troublesome debuff, but it was still manageable. However, once the number reached 90%, she won''t be able to use skills, and this would be fatal. With that, Hecate stopped what she was doing. ''Oh well. I guess that''s it then.'' But, since she couldn''t make Mana Stones anymore, she had nothing left to do. Then, she suddenly remembered something. She opened her inventory and took out some Soul Essences that she hadn''t decided on where to use them.

- Soul Essence: Death Mage (6)¹ [Slot: Weapon (Wand, Rod, or Staff type): Grants Firebolt (Lv10) by (10UpgLv) per day. Grants Fire Ball (Lv5) by (5UpgLv) per day. Grants Fire Lance (Lv5) by (5UpgLv) per day. Grants me Arrow (Lv5) by (5UpgLv) per day. Grants re Arrow (Lv3) by (3UpgLv) per day. Grants Napalm Bolt (Lv3) by (3UpgLv) per day.] 2
- Soul Essence: Orc Pirate General (8)² [Slot: Head - Any: All Stats +5, Max HP -5%, Max MP -5%] Slot: Weapon (Scimitar, Hammer or Axe): Grants Skill Arts, Vorpal Strike, (3UpgLv) per day. Increase melee attack damage & speed by 10% Drains 4444 HP every 10 minutes. Slot: Armor - Any: Max HP +100%, DEF -50%, MDEF -50%
- Soul Essence: Larva Spider (5)³ [Slot: Armor - Arms: Can use Sticky Web (10UpgLv) times per day. Slot: Armor - Shoes: Movement Speed +2% Grants the user the wall standing ability. (Gravity still applied) If UpgLv +9: Movement Speed +(UpgLv)%]

Hecate postponed to use these Soul Essences before because she was still hesitant which one and where to enchant. But now, she had decided where to enchant those three. First, Hecate enchanted Larva Spider''s Soul Essence into her +7 Shadow Walker. ''For Shadow Walker, this essence is the best. Their main function is to increase my speed.'' The orb turned into lights and absorbed by the shoes. In that instant, her +7 Shadow Walker upgraded, from increasing her movement speed by 24% to 26%. Not only that, now she gains the ability to stand on a wall as if it was the ground. Spoiler ; ;

You have sessfully enchanted +7 Shadow Walker with Soul Essence: Larva Spider.

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Item Name:	+7 Shadow Walker (10)
Requirement:	Assassin or Hunter ss, Lv120
Durability:	300/300
Crafter:	Unknown
Description:	Shoes made from the skin of a Shadow Demon. It grants the wearer a part of its speed. Increase Movement Speed by (UpgLv)% (7%) If the user learn Flexible Body (Lv1): - Ignore ss restriction for equipping this item. - Movement Speed increases by 10% - Reduce Cooldown skills by (UpgLv)% (7%) If the user''s ss is an Assassin: - [Stealth] does not consume MP If the user''s ss is a Hunter: - [Camouge] does not consume MP If Upgrade Lv +9: - Movement Speed increases by 20% Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35 [] Soul Essence: Larva Spider Movement Speed +2% Able to stand on the wall (Gravity still applied) If Upgrade Lv +9: Movement Speed +(UpgLv)%

It was a pity that the upgrade level of the shoes did not reach +9, or else it''s full potential can be unlocked. ''No rush... It''s only 2 levels left. I might be able to reach itter.'' Next, she enchanted Orc Pirate General''s Soul Essence into her White Silk Panties or rather, her underwear. Normally, this panties was just an ordinary piece of cloth with no other effect other than being soft andfortable, but Hecate had turned it into a slotable equipment by enchanted it with a Slot Enchant Core. Orc Pirate General''s Soul Essence has an effect that can increase the wearer''s Max HP by 100% when inserted into "Armor". And even though the panties were listed as Underwear, but it also treated as Armor as well. As for why Hecate chose to put it in her panties, it was because out of all her equipment, only her panties were permanent and be worn at all times. The blouse and skirt was switchable when she want to change elements. While the garment and shoes also switchable when she want to be ck Phantom. Hecate had thought of changing into better panties. But after deep thought, she decided to discard that thought. For panties,fortability was more important rather than effect. Hecate''s ystyle required her to move a lot. If she wears ufortable panties, her movements may not be smooth anymore, and that would be a problem. And afterparing several panties in the past, Hecate found that no other material better than in white silk when ites tofort. Increasing the upgrade level was also not good, because it will make the silk stiffer. The in white silk panties that she wear was so soft and light, it was as if she was wearing nothing underneath. Naturally if she searched further, maybe she could get better panties with the same feel and some decent stats. But, as she was already satisfied with her current panties, she didn''t continue. ''My panties is already good as it is. But perhaps, I should add runes into itter.'' Now, her Max HP which was around 7.3k rose to 14,200. This amount was still far from the standard maximum HP of a level 100+ yer, but at the very least, it would give her someyer of meat. Spoiler ; ;

You have sessfully enchanted White Silk Panties with Soul Essence: Orc Pirate General.

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Item Name:	White Silk Panties (1)
Requirement:	All sses, Female
Durability:	20/20
Crafter:	Unknown
Description:	A panties made of silk and veryfortable to wear. [] Soul Essence: Orc Pirate General Max HP +100%, DEF -50%, MDEF -50%

Hecate could only sigh. ''If this essence was used by Leon or Astrid, the effect might be tremendous. Their HP will definitely reach 6 digits. Too bad it wasted on my hands. Not that I will give it to them though.'' Lastly, she enchanted Death Mage''s Soul Essence into her +8 Lunar Wand. There were two essences, but she only used one and saved the other for another time. At first she nned to look for a better wand to ce the essence. For example, the +9 Staff of Destruction that she saw at the Auction Hall some time ago. ''The Staff of Destruction has the effect of amplifying explosive-type spells. It was a good choice for me, except that staff can''t be taken with a buyout and must wait until its Auction time is over.'' In the end, she decided that it was not worth the trouble. ''Besides, I''m not a fan of using staffs. They increased the spell, but also increased the cast time.'' So just put it on and be done with it. Spoiler ; ;

You have sessfully enchanted +8 Lunar Wand with Soul Essence: Death Mage.

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Item Name:	+8 Lunar Wand (5)
Requirement:	Wizard/Witch, INT 30
Durability:	703/703
Crafter:	Unknown
Description:	A wand blessed by the power of the Moon. This wand was created with a special wood from a tree bathed in moonlight for more than 30 years. INT+50, DEX+5, MATK+200 Upgrade Bonus: MATK+80 [] Soul Essence: Death Mage Grants Firebolt (Lv10) by (10UpgLv) times per day. (80) Grants Fire Ball (Lv5) by (5UpgLv) times per day. (40) Grants Fire Lance (Lv5) by (5UpgLv) times per day. (40) Grants me Arrow (Lv5) by (5UpgLv) times per day. (40) Grants re Arrow (Lv3) by (3UpgLv) times per day. (24) Grants Napalm Bolt (Lv3) by (3UpgLv) times per day. (24)

But that was not the end. As soon as Hecate finished with enchanting the wand, a system notification appeared in front of her. It had been a long time since she had received this kind of notification. ; ;

You have discovered a new Spell Model. Napalm Bolt Requirement: Wizard / Witch, Firebolt (Lv10), Fire Boost (Lv7) A variant spell of Firebolt developed by the Great Mage, Lyndell Souren. When unleashed, each bolt explodes on contact. Would you want to engrave this Spell Model onto your Skill Tree? Consumes 10,000 EXP to proceed. Yes No

Hecate just stared at the screen expressionlessly. ''Oh, a new spell model?'' This situation ismon with Mage and itster advancement sses. If Mages discover a Spell Model they can learn from, whether it''s from a scroll, a tome, or whatever, they can choose to engrave the Spell Model into their Skill Tree. But, that doesn''t mean they can immediately use the Spell Model for free. They still had to use their Skill Points to learn the spell, like any other skill. In fact, on the first day a Novice became a Mage, they had to engrave Basic Elemental Spell Models such as Firebolt, Waterbolt and more onto their Skill Tree first. ''I guess I haven''t got this spell... Then, yes. Just do it!'' With a simple swipe, Hecate selected the Yes button. ; ;

You sessfully engraved the spell Napalm Bolt onto your Skill Tree. 10,000 EXP has been consumed.

Up until now, Hecate had obtained many Spell Models from Scrolls, Equipment, or Soul Essences. But, although she did engrave them into her Skill Tree, she didn''t bother spending her Skill Points to learn them at all. The reason was that simply she didn''t feel the need for it. If she had the item that could give her free spells for use, was there any need to waste valuable Skill Points? Floire observed what Hecate did with a bored expression. She had no knowledge of the skill, nor had she seen anyone making Mana Stones before, so she didn''t think much of it. But if anyone in the know saw what Hecate was doing, they might notice from the skill that Hecate''s ss wasn''t just a mere Witch, but Archwitch. Then, Hecate suddenly stopped what she was doing, and took something round from her inventory. Looking at the shape, Floire could recognize what the item was. It seems Hecate was enchanting her equipment with Soul Essences. Starting from her shoes, then... her panties? and thest was her wand. Floire''s heart couldn''t help but ache. ''Soul Essences are very rare and can be sold for a high price, but to enchant it onto panties?'' Their party, Sharp Edge, could be considered a rising star. They diligently hunted day after day, doing quests, collecting copper coins, and many more. They made every effort they could to quickly catch up with the other yers. This was why they quickly reached their current level in just a few months. Up until now, their party rarely encountered Soul Essences. But when they do, they usually just sold it for Gold coins. As for using it for themselves, they don''t dare. Even the scummest Soul Essence that only raise 1 stat was worth at least 10,000. With that much of a money, they could buy a lot of potions or upgrade their gear. A low grade of Red Potion costs 15, while a Rye bread costs 10. Even repairing their equipment did not cost more than 1. It will take a long time for them to spend all of 10,000. But now, there was a prodigal loli in front of her. ''If it was her shoes or wand, I can understand. But panties...?'' Floire couldn''t bear to see how Hecate wasted those Soul Essences so she turned her gaze to the window. Even though she doesn''t know what was inside them, but each one was money. What she saw on the other side of the window was a group of yers and Native guards dancing merrily in the rain. "You didn''t join them, Hecate-chan?" (Floire) Now only two of them remained inside the carriage. The other three, Touya, Minami, even Kaire has joined the guards along with some other yers. They rushed to help them collect the rainwater, thinking it was a quest event. As for Floire, she chose to apany Hecate in the carriage, saying that she didn''t like to be wet. Sometimes monsters also attacked the convoy, but there were no major problems. "Not interested." (Hecate) "Oh, okay." (Floire) With Hecate''s nonchnt answer, the atmosphere turned awkward again. Floire wasn''t very good at making conversation while Hecate was taciturn. Besides, what happened the night before had left Floire with no idea how to face Hecate. For an instant, she regretted not joined the others and had to endure this ufortable situation. But luckily, Hecate was the first to break the tension by starting a conversation, but via private messages. -- Hecate: "By the way Floire, can you tell me about yourself? For example, about you and Kaire." -- Floire: "Huh? About our rtionship?" Floire quickly replied to the message by typing on the virtual keyboard. She immediately understood. Private Message allows people to talk to each other without worrying about confidentiality. By chatting via PM, no one other than them will know the contents of their conversation. Floire was happy to talk about her incestuous rtionship with her brother. It was true that Floire''s rtionship with her brother was not something the public should know about. But, since Hecate already knew about it, there was no need to keep it a secret from her anymore. Moreover, Hecate did not condemn Floire or Kaire about their immorality. On the contrary, she supported them wholeheartedly. -- Hecate: "I see, so that''s the reason you chose your IGN." -- Floire: "Yeah, neat isn''t it? In contrast, it was Kaire who was very uncreative." What Floire didn''t realize was that Hecate was using this opportunity to gather her personal information. In this conversation, Hecate managed to get Floire and Kaire''s first name, as well as the name of their high school. It would be very easy to check their high school list for two students of different genders with specific first names and the same surname. From there, more personal information can be obtained with ease, including their photos and address. As for what this information would be used for, Hecate had no ns whatsoever. And thus, a strange silence ensued inside the carriage where two people were conversed using their keyboards. The rain stopped somewhere during the journey. Everyone who was collecting rainwater had stopped their activities and returned to their respective carriages. Hecate logged out to relieve her needs, as well as replenishing her login limit. But this time, she chose to do a quasi-logout. Her in-game avatar closed her eyes as if she was asleep. Now that Floire and Kaire have be her ''friends'', she could rest assured and somewhat entrust them to safeguard her avatar. By the time she opened her eyes, it was already evening and the convoy had arrived at the destination. B015 â€“ Yasaka Rumiko B015 ¨C Yasaka RumikoAnnouncement Warning: Lewd moments... Real world in the afternoon, four hours before the escort group arrived at Calmen Town. Ruri logged out from the game to relieve her need and replenish her login time. She stretched her naked body as she rose from the capsule. After she took her time in the bathroom, she walked to the living room. The light in the room instantly lit up as she waved her hand in a certain motion. She rolled herself on the carpet that was spread out in front of the sofa. This carpet was something she took out from Ascension, made from the fur of a monster called Killer Rabbit, and was customized by a certain Genesis Guild member with the Tailor subss. She traded 2000 GCP for this carpet, just before she departed from Brynhild Fort. ; ;

Item Name:	Luxurious Fur Carpet (3)
Durability:	30/30
Crafter:	Clemrose
Description:	A well made carpet crafted by an aspiring Tailor. Sewn using 20 Killer Rabbit Furs with exquisite workmanship. When resting above this carpet: Increase HP, MP, STA regeneration by 145% Temporarily increase STR, VIT, and INT by 2~5. Increase Satiety gain from food by 10%. Reduce the time required for bad statuses to disappear by 50%

Soft and smooth, worthy of a luxury product. "Fuaaaah! This is heavenly!" Ruri enjoyed thefortable sensation when the fur caressed her naked body each time she rolled on the carpet. Despite it was made of several joined parts, there were no visible joint marks on the carpet. It was as if the carpet as a whole has originated from one big creature. This was possible thanks to the magical skills of the game. If the carpet was manufactured in the real world, it may need a lot of time, effort, and procedures to produce a simr product, and the price definitely won''t be cheap. "This is not the time to do this. I must not forget what I have to do." Satisfied with the rolling, Ruri turned her T-bracelet on and essed her secret folder. Then, with a swipe of her hand, she established a wireless connection to the Holo-TV to y a certain video. It was the porn video of two perverted siblings! "Ahn~! Ahn~! Onii-chan~" "Floire! Haah~ Haa~" The seductive moan of a certain bunny girl and a certain cat boy could be heard once again. Ruri had turned on the Holo-TV in theater mode. As the name suggests, theater mode ys videos as if they were cinema videos. The screen besrger and the audio system switches to surround sound system. The moment the video yed, the light in the room slowly dimmed and the sound of the moans echoed in the room. She watched the video with relish while lying on the fluffy carpet. Then, she started to use her finger to... "masturbate". After watching those two siblings lewd "exercise" in the game, Ruri couldn''t help but get aroused as well. Right after she logged outst night, she also did the same thing in her room, except she yed the same video directly from her T-bracelet. It was just this morning that she recalled that she can connect the video to Holo-TV and watch it in theater mode. And so, what happened the rest was this situation. However, Ruri did not enjoy her time for long, because suddenly her T-bracelet rang, indicating that someone was calling with a video call. * PI PI PI PI * "Muu~ Who''s interrupting my fun time?...Eh, Mom?" Annoyed by the sudden interruption, Ruri nced at the T-bracelet to see the caller''s name. But when she did, she was somewhat surprised. The caller was her mother whost called her 6 months ago. Noticing it was her mother who called her, Ruri quickly closed the video and turned off the Holo-TV. The dim light slowly turned back to normal and she got up to get dressed. However, just as she was about to walk back to her room, her feet stopped. "Wait... Do I really need to get clothed? Should I just answer her call as I am right now?" Perhaps because of her unsatisfied arousal, Ruri felt that answering the call right now was not a bad thing. Although with this, her bad side would be revealed to her mother, but she didn''t think it would be a problem. Instead, she was quite interested in what her mother''s reaction would be. If it was 6 months ago, she might still have some reservation, but right now, she didn''t really mind. With this kind of thinking, she unhesitatingly slid the green, yes button upward. Soon after, the call connected, and the figure of her mother appeared in the holo screen. And sure enough, her mother''s reaction was just as she expected. "Good afternoon, Mom." With a smile, Ruri greeted her mother. Meanwhile, in a certain office of SPHERE building. After an exhausting work, Yasaka Rumiko leaned back in her chair. In front of her were various holo-screens that slowly disappeared. She had just attended a meeting with important shareholders to decide on some decisions in thepany. With a tired voice, she called out to someone. But the one she called was not a human. "Alpha, give me a cup of tea." "Understood, please wait a moment." The android, Alpha, answered in a gentle tone. If there were other people in the room, they might recognize the voiceing out of the android as the same as the voice of a famous pop star, Kurogami Ren. And if anyone in the Nakamura Family were in the room, they might recognize the android''s face as the face of their husband and father, Nakamura Keichiro in his teens. Rumiko had spent a lot of money to purchase the pop star''s voice bank and modeled the android with the shape of her love in his prime. The model of the android was very detailed, down to the shape of the mole. Of course, Keichiro didn''t know the existence of this android, or else, he might be mad. She also spends a lot of money doing stic surgery roughly every 5 years to maintain her beauty. This could be seen clearly, because while Rumiko was a woman in her mid thirties, but she had the appearance of someone in her twenties. Not long after, Alpha came back and brought a teapot and a cup. Like a professional butler, he silently poured the tea to the cup and presented it to her. "Thank you, Alpha. You can go back." "Yes, mydy." Rumiko watched the android''s back as he left the room. While she was enjoying her tea, Rumiko suddenly thought of her daughter. Yasaka Rumiko (36), maiden name, Katsuragi Rumiko. The second daughter of the Katsuragi Family, and also acted as one of the representative of Sphere Electronics, or known as SPHERE, an electronics business belonging to the Katsuragi Group. As a youngdy of the Katsuragi Group, Rumiko lives her life with a silver spoon. With her family''s business and wealth, she didn''t have to worry about money. Thepany operated by Katsuragi Group, SPHERE has manufactured many widely used electronic appliances. Some examples of their products includes:

- SmartWatch, an equivalent version of Smartphone.
- SmartLock, a door lock that can only be opened with registered biometric scans.
- And many more.

Their business even reach overseas and their monthly profit generated could reach several hundred millions of dors. Rumiko had a happy life without worry. She went to school, experienced falling in love,peting in academics, and many more. And then, she learnt that money can''t solve every problem, but it can solve most of the problem. But of course, happy life did not continue for long. Shortly before high-school graduation, there were many incidents of hacking and data theft on SmartWatch users. Even their SmartLock was exposed with a fatal security breach that can bypass the lock itself. Many people suffered great losses and some of them sued SPHERE, thepany that made these products. Several emergency security patch had been issued by thepany but it was no use. It was as if they''re patching a big hole in the boat with a duct tape. The hacking incident keep continuing like it was nothing. When public confidence in SPHERE dropped to rock bottom, people started using Gaia Technology products that were based on brainwave scans. Thus, Gaia Technology managed to gnaw more than 70% of SPHERE''s market. Although there was no conclusive evidence, many people within the Katsuragi Group think that Gaia Technology was behind the incident. However, they could do nothing but grit their teeth. They already lost. Then, in order to save thispany, Katsuragi Family had no other choice but to join hands with Yasaka Family, whose automobile industry was also suppressed by their rival, Tenkawa Group. To strengthen this bond, Rumiko was chosen to marry Yasaka Shinji (38), the eldest son of Yasaka Family. And from this marriage that the loli known as Yasaka Ruri was born. The marriage was just a mask and and both husband and wife have no special feelings for each other. Instead, they reject each other, because they have to give up their love. They even feel repulsed by the act of consummating their marriage and thus refuse to touch each other. Then, to create a child but without the act of consummating, they unanimously agreed... ...to do Artificial Insemination (IVF/In Vitro Fertilization). IVF procedure went smoothly and Rumiko managed to conceive Ruri without any problems. Then because Rumiko didn''t want to have a bulging belly, after the fetus was stable, she opted for surgery to remove the fetus from her womb to be put into a cultivation tank. With nutrient fluid, the fetus grew normally as if it were in Rumiko''s womb. And a few monthster, Ruri grew into a healthy baby, just like any other normal baby. But thinking it back, maybe there was something wrong with the nutrient fluid, or maybe the IVF itself had a problem. That was because several yearster, Ruri got leukemia. Rumiko hasplicated feelings about her daughter. Perhaps because Ruri didn''t grow inside her womb, Rumiko''s maternal instincts towards Ruri was low. When she found out that Ruri had leukemia and diagnosed that this daughter of hers cannot endure the bone marrow transnt, she just went ''oh'' without any feeling of condolences. And her husband, Shinji also only said... "What a waste of time." Such a heartless man he was. Yet, Rumiko couldn''t help but agree more. Without the bone marrow surgery, Ruri was diagnosed that she wouldn''tst for more than 5 years. In other words, she wouldn''t live past the age of twenty one. And the other rtives who saw the result also realized. Yasaka Ruri cannot be the heir. Nevertheless, Ruri was still Katsuragi and Yasaka''s flesh and blood, and she was allowed to spend the rest of her life in peace. It had been 6 months since Rumikost contacted Ruri. Rumiko thought of checking her out and asking some superfluous things like school grades or health before stopping. And so, she called her daughter with a video call. However, she couldn''t help but be surprised when the call connected. "Good afternoon, Mom." "Ruri, how are..." On the screen, Yasaka Ruri''s appearance was disyed. A face that inherited Rumiko''s beauty during the time she was young, unchanged ever since two years ago. This itself wasn''t so surprising since she had checked on her six months ago. What she was surprised was the topless appearance of her daughter disyed on the screen. "...Wait?! Why are you not wearing clothes?!" "Ah, this? This is because I''m in the middle of masturbating." Ruri confessed innocently, without any shame. Hearing her words, Rumiko was left speechless. She could only stare at her daughter with incredulity. B016 â€“ Mother and Daughter B016 ¨C Mother and Daughter Afternoon, at Ruri''s living room. From Ruri''s holo-screen, Rumiko stared at Ruri''s indecent appearance inplete disbelief. At first, Rumiko just want to ask about superfluous things and be done with it. But because of the shock, she had forgotten all of her long prepared words. She quickly recovered from the shock and immediately scolded her daughter. "Don''t be ridiculous and wear your clothes at this instant! Do you have no shame?" Health? School grade? Obviously there are more important issues with this girl that needs to be resolved first! However, facing her mother''s scolding, Ruri was still smiling. "You don''t have to worry, Mom. Because..." She paused for a moment as she walked back to the sofa. With a swipe of her finger, Ruri once again reestablished the wireless connection to the Holo-TV. Then, the holo-screen on her T-Bracelet disappeared, only to be reced by the Holo-TV''s screen next on the wall. Following that, the camera''s focus also shifted so as to capture Ruri''s appearance from the Holo-TV screen''s position. Now, Ruri''s appearance could be seenpletely from Rumiko''s screen. With her hands free, Ruri slowly performed a 360 spin rotation twice, showing her bare front and back for Rumiko to see. The bell on her left ankle continuously chimed as her body moved. "...Behold of this cute body! Every inch is perfect, sculpted by God!" (Ruri) "What?!" (Rumiko) It was then that Rumiko fully realized that except for the T-Bracelet and the bell, Ruri was really wearing nothing! Then, as if mocking her mother, Ruri moved her hands to her hips and said in a proud tone. "There is not a single part of my body that is shameful!" Seeing her daughter''s antics, Rumiko couldn''t help but be dumbfounded. It seems that in these 6 months, her daughter has developed a strange habit. Now she looked like people who call themselves nudists, walking around naked in the house. No, not simr but totally the same, she really became a nudist! Such a moral degeneration must not be allowed! Soonter, Rumiko''s expression quickly reced by anger. "Preposterous! I don''t remember raising such a perverted daughter! Do you want to embarrass me?!" For a moment, Rumiko struggled to stabilize her breathing. "You''re lucky that no one else besides me here that saw your... Hah!? Wait... Don''t tell me you also show yourself with that disgraceful appearance to others!?" As expected, Rumiko''s reaction was within Ruri''s expectation. She somewhat understood about her mother''s personality. Despite having a scandalous rtionship, Rumiko was a woman who values her reputation. She scolds not because she cared about her daughter, but because she is afraid about what other people would said about her. Of course, Ruri had the option of ying as a good girl to avoid confrontation. However, in the end she decided to not go that route. Because she thought that she could use this opportunity to add ayer of distraction as a precaution. So that her mother wouldn''t easily find out about her secret ability, by creating some issue for her mother to focus on. But after seeing her mother''s angry face, Ruri thought that perhaps she had gone too far. And so, she sat on the sofa, without even bothering to cover her front. "Mom, you''re worried too much. I wouldn''t be so stupid as to casually show my body to others... I dared to show myself to Mom, because I knew you would only call me when no one else was around." She swung her left leg as she talk, causing the bell to chime. "I have long epted that I have a perverted mind. But, life is limited, we should enjoy every second of it as best as we can. Don''t you think so?" (Ruri) "What a sophistry! Don''t think you can justify your perversion with those words!" (Rumiko) Rumiko yelled loudly, her voice echoing throughout the room. Luckily, Ruri didn''t switch the audio to the surround sound system, or else her ears might go deaf. But in response of her yell, Ruri only shook her head. "No, I never meant to justify myself. It''s just that, I''ve decided to be honest with myself." She paused for a bit and took a deep breath before continuing with a smile. "After all, I only have three years left, right? Can you let my pervertedness go for a while?" (Ruri) After she said that, the atmosphere changed. Rumiko who heard Ruri''s words instantly had her anger subsided. What her daughter said deeply pierced her heart. It made her remember that this daughter of hers actually had leukemia and was diagnosed as not living much longer. ''Ah, I see... Doctor already said that Ruri won''tst for 5 years... and it has been 2 years. That''s why...'' Two years had passed since Ruri received the death sentence from the doctor. Rumiko couldn''t imagine what had been going through her daughter''s mind for these two years. Ruri never used a depressing tone when talking to her mother, instead, she spoke in a yful tone.In Rumiko''s mind, perhaps Ruri had given up on life. Then, it would be understandable that she decided to spend the rest of her life without restrain. With that thinking, Rumiko couldn''t bear to be angry anymore. Instead, she felt somewhat guilty. "Haah, just don''t overdo it and be careful not to catch a cold." (Rumiko) Rumiko sighed. She didn''t have especially good affection to her own daughter. She left her daughter because she thought it would be a waste to spend time with someone who was about to die. At most, she could just do another IVF procedure to produce another child. But perhaps, this decision was a mistake. Rumiko had thoughts of visiting her daughter again, but in the end, she gave up that thought. It had been so long since she had seen Ruri in person, and she didn''t know what face she should make when she met Ruri directly. Besides, it wouldn''t be good if she started to have affection for this daughter of hers who was about to die. Just meeting via video call is enough! Though, she couldn''t understand why her daughter was still a loli, even though her daughter was already 18 years old. She could only think that it was because of the side effects of the wrong IVF procedure, which was also suspected to be the cause of the leukemia. Meanwhile, Ruri who didn''t know what was in her mother''s mind, just buried her chin into the pillow. ''Well, that was easy. I thought she would scold me a bit longer.'' Ruri had already prepared to spend several hours on this battle of wits. But, just reminding Rumiko about the doctor''s death sentence was enough to quell her anger. Perhaps, her mother favorability point towards her wasn''t as low as she thought. "It''s okay. My bracelet is installed with Health Manager app. It can tell me what to do." (Ruri) "Then, that''s fine." (Rumiko) This application called Health Manager was an application installed by the doctor who treats Ruri''s leukemia. It can monitors her health and was able to provide medical advice. And when something goes wrong, it will immediately send an emergency signal to the hospital. However, what Rumiko didn''t know was that the app had long since lost its functionality. Since Ruri drank the Elixir regrly, all the app could say was that she was healthy. Since instation, the app never sends any emergency signal to the hospital. Perhaps even the doctor who installed this program had forgotten about Ruri. Colds? Nonexistent! Rumiko wanted to say more, but suddenly, there was the sound of a door knocking at Rumiko''s side. Looks like a guest hase to visit her office. In that case, the conversation must end. Then, as if acknowledging her daughter''s new hobby, Rumiko said firmly. "Ruri, I don''t care if you have perverted hobbies. But I warn you, do not embarrass our family name!" (Rumiko) "Okay." (Ruri) "That''s it. I have a guest now so I''ll excuse myself." (Rumiko) With that, the connection was cut off. Left alone in the living room, Ruri plopped down on the sofa and sighed heavily. Perhaps, what she did earlier was the most reckless thing she had done in her life. Even more so than when she ransacked the 3 major guilds in the game. "I wonder why I did that though." But, she has no regret. It really feels good to be seen naked. Her body became hot as her heart beat faster. The sweet feeling of sinful guilt and depravity was truly a thrilling but unforgettable sensation. me the loli for being too horny! While reminiscing about the feeling, Ruri hugged the nearby heart-shaped pillow tighter. Her mouth couldn''t help but let out a smile, only tost for a short time. That''s because, the conversation earlier had reminded her of something important. She had to be independent from her family as soon as possible. Sooner orter, her family will realize that something was wrong. They would surely know that she had recovered from leukemia and that the death penalty had just be an empty joke. If that happens... perhaps they will be mad. And so, she had to run away before that happens. "Yes, I need to move out as soon as possible. Fortunately, it won''t be long until my final exam." Currently, Ruri was in her third year of herst semester of senior high school, and her final exams are only about two weekster. After graduating from high school, she could choose to register to a university far away from Kyoto and move out. As for the exam, Ruri never worried about it. From the beginning of the semester, she had been cramming all the course materials while drinking EXP Potions. Thanks to those potions, her learning efficiency was outstanding, and she could remember everything, despite not having an eidetic memory. ''I better start my preparation tonight. First, I need to search for a suitable university, then, a ce of stay...'' Ruri closed her eyes and went into a deep thought. The first thing she must have would be a bank ount. Her current bank ount record must be monitored by her parents, and using it can reveal a lot of information, including where and when it was used. In this era, cash has be obsolete. Every currency is digitized and all economic transactions must be through digital transfers. In addition, banks in the country have been centralized and controlled by the government, and bank ounts are directly connected to the citizen ID. This was supposedly to reduce crime, by making the government easier to track all economic transactions. Usually, one citizen has one bank ount, but to make financial management easier, citizen are permitted to make several sub-ounts. Ruri''s n was to create a new sub-ount for temporary use. With a bank ount, she can buy a property for her to stay. As for the money itself, Ruri had no problem with that, as she could take some items from the game to sell. Additionally, her Mercury Wallet still had a bnce of around 3 million yen... Ruri opened her eyes and nodded. ''Well, I''ll do thatter. But for now, let''s continue the fun time!'' Her finger swept through her T-Bracelet and with that, she reyed the Nakamura siblings'' porn video. Once more, the two siblings erotic moans echoed throughout the room. B017 â€“ Calmen Town B017 ¨C Calmen Town Ascension. When Hecate logged in, the time was already evening. Her game avatar, which was sleeping due to the quasi-logout had awakened. The escort convoy which she was riding had almost reached its destination, Calmen Town. "Wee back, Hecate-chan." (Minami) "Good evening, Hecate-chan." (Floire) || "Hello there." (Kaire) "En... Good evening, Minami... Kaire and Floire." (Hecate) As soon as Hecate''s game avatar opened her eyes, Minami was the first one who greet her, followed by the Nakamura siblings. Meanwhile, thest person, Touya was nowhere to be seen on the carriage. Hecate looked around but couldn''t find his appearance. Her curiosity was quickly answered by Minami. "Touya is outside near the client''s carriage. As our party leader, he is in charge for the talk. Now that we''re almost there, maybe he''ll be back soon." (Minami) Hecate only responded with a nod. Sure enough as Minami said, a few momentster, Touya appeared and jumped into the carriage. There was an expression of displeasure written all over his face. He greeted Hecate and sat on the seat beforeining to his party. "In the end, the water is just pure rainwater! There''s nothing sacred about it!" (Touya) "Ah, then... We wasted our time for hours just collecting rainwater?!" (Kaire) "That''s what I''m talking about." (Touya) Hecate just silently listening and did not participate in their conversation. It seems that they are talking about the holy(?) rain before. Touya, Minami, and Kaire went down because the guards released a quest to collect the rainwater as much as possible. When they did so, their system info obviously told them that it was just rainwater. However, they persisted in carrying out the quest until the rain stopped. Perhaps, there was a hidden effect on the water that they couldn''t see, or so they thought. When the water was collected and passed on to the guards, they do Appraisal on the water. And they discovered that the water was... actually just rainwater. Minami calmed down the situation. "Well, calm down... At least the quest is over. The rewards don''t seem like much but our contribution point went up." "Well, that''s true." (Touya & Kaire) Hearing her words, Touya and Kaire opened the quest contribution list window and calmed down when they saw their contribution points. After all, the greater the contribution they made, the greater the final reward. Meanwhile, Hecate also looked at the contribution list and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Even though she didn''t really care about the rewards, it would be a pity if the quest was deemed a failure due to theck of contribution points. Fortunately, her contribution rate only fell by about 3%, from 25.6% to 22.2%, and her rank dropped two ces, from fifth to seventh. But at least, her quest won''t be considered a failure. Then, a few momentster one of the guarding to their carriage. "Adventurers, we have arrived in Calmen Town. We will stop by the Adventurer''s Guild to report thepletion of the quest, as well as send out a new escort quest for three dayster. If you wish, we would like to hire you again." "Thank you, Sir Aston. We''d love to." (Touya) Perhaps because Touya has earned a lot of favorability on the way, the guard was very friendly. Hecate and the party Sharp Edge immediately got off from the carriage in an orderly manner. The Border Town of Gemmerio Empire, Calmen Town. This city was a border town of the Gemmerio Empire with two ces. To the south of this town was Nerkia City, and to the southeast of the town was the territory of Croissa Kingdom. Although the two countries have signed a truce, but they have just been at war with each other. This was why there were a lot of Centurion Knights standby within the city. Thanks to the crest on Georg''s carriage, the group passed through the gate with ease, but Hecate couldn''t help but notice some unfriendly gazes towards Minami, Floire and Kaire, or more precisely, towards non-Human yers. Of course, the people in question were also aware of it. "Wear your hood and ignore them, Kai-kun, Flo-chan." (Minami) "Yeah..." 2 (Kaire & Floire) Minami quickly equipped a hooded mantle to hid her tail and antler-like horns. Following Minami''s signal, the Nakamura siblings hid their animal ears with their hoods and continued walking. Although what they were doing didn''t change the overall bad atmosphere, it at least reduced the odd stares that were directed at them. After they passed through the gate and walked away from that ce, Floire couldn''t help but grumble. "What''s wrong with them?! Really, they''re a bunch of jerks! Did you see their disgusting eyes staring at us? Have we ever done anything wrong with them?" (Floire) "Well, they recently had a war with the Beastkins. This is somewhat normal." (Kaire) Kaire''s reply couldn''t calm Floire''s irritation. She continued to badmouth them as they walked. The guard that apanied them could only awkwardly apologize. "I apologize for their behavior. The knights under General Bernard mostly held belief in human supremacy. But you don''t have to worry, they won''t do anything to you because of the treaty." (Anton) "Ah no, this is not Sir Anton''s fault." (Touya) "Yeah, it''s those bastards who are wrong!" (Floire) "Ahaha..." (Anton) The peace treaty in this game was not like the peace treaty in the real world. It was supervised by the system and was capable of binding on all participants. From a Native''s point of view, this treaty was equivalent to an oath to Goddess Norn and must not be vited. Those who vite this oath will have to pay a painful price, or so they said. As for the exact content of the treaty, it was printed in the Misceneous section under Tutorial and was avable for all yers to view. One of the content was for the Empire to not mistreat other races, especially Beastkin. Perhaps this was why the party Sharp Edge dared to go to the Empire, despite having a majority of non-Human members. Thirty minutester at the Adventurer''s Guild building. Georg''s representative had already left the building after speaking with one of the receptionist. Then, one by one, the yers participated in the escort queued up to report thepletion of their quest. Hecate sessfully reported the questpletion to another receptionist. The receptionist girl, Camilia, stamped the quest te Hecate had brought, before cing it on the shelf along with the otherpleted quest tes. "Okay, the questpletion has been recognized. And this is your reward from the client." "Thank you very much." Camilia handed out a small bag of money, and a few mid-grade potions to Hecate. Spoiler ; ;


	Quest Completed!

	Escort the merchant Georg to Calmen Town Rank: C

	Quest Details:
	You have sessfully escorted the merchant Georg to Calmen Town and reported to the Adventurer''s Guild. However, you did not interact enough with Georg or any of his guards. Your name may not be remembered by them.

	Rewards:
	EXP +10000 500 10 Mid-Grade Red Potions. 2 Mid-Grade Blue Potions. Adventurer''s Point +20

Hecate expressionlessly received the reward and put them to her inventory. The reward wasn''t much, and the Red Potions or Blue Potions was just trash items, ifpared with Hi-Potion and Hi-Ether. There was no need to be excited. But the quest reward was not Hecate''s main focus. For her, reporting the quest was just a side task. "I''d like to withdraw my Gold coins." (Hecate) "Understood... Then, please touch this te." (Camilia) Hecate touched the metal te that Camilia had taken out and quickly operated the screen that appeared soon after. Spoiler ; ;

Your current Bnce: 15,022,640,440 Please select an action: Deposit Withdraw: 50,000,000

(Administrative Fee: 10)

With a swipe of her finger, she withdraw 50,000,000 in one fell swoop. Comparing with her savings, the money from the quest rewards earlier was just like a joke. ''Quest thatst for 2 days only give me 500 !? With that pitiful amount, I won''t be able to get rich even if I work myself to death! As I thought, the true way to get rich is to rob the rich!'' Hecate could only sigh. "Okay, I''m done... Thank you." (Hecate) "You''re wee." (Camilia) Having finished her business, she thanked the receptionist and walked to the lounge. In every building of the Adventurer''s Guild, they usually have a lounge where people could sit. It was widely used by adventurers, whether it was yers or Natives to discuss something, whether it was about quests, loot distribution, or many more. Though, this ce does not serve food or drinks, and uncivilized discussion is prohibited. For uncivilized discussion, there are already pubs and bars for something like that. In the lounge, Touya and the rest of the Sharp Edge party were sitting at a 6-seater table near the Save-Crystal. Minami waved her hand when she saw Hecate approaching. "Did youplete your report?" (Touya) "Yes." (Hecate) Hecate nodded. The report took quite a while because the queue she was on was slow. "So, what are your next n, Hecate-chan? What about joining our party?" (Touya) "Yeah, join us, Hecate-chan! Coincidentally, our partycks ranged DD⁸ [Damage Dealer]. With you, our party will be perfect!" (Minami) With excited expressions, Touya and Minami invited Hecate to join her party. When Hecate protected Floire from the wolf assault this morning, they had been convinced of her battle performance. At that time, she was not in the same party and had no obligation to protect Floire. Moreover, she was capable of one-shooting a Grey Ash Wolf to death easily. If she used an AOE spell, it would be an easy task to ughter all the monsters and monopolize the EXP. However, she didn''t. It was not every day that they could meet a good(?) person, especially a cute loli like her! They thought that it would be a big profit if they could invite this girl to their party. Not only strong, she can also be the party''s mascot. Even if she did nothing in the party, she can heal their heart with her cuteness! "What do you think, Kai-kun, Flo-chan?" (Minami) "Uhm, well... I don''t mind." (Kaire) "Well, if Onii-chan says okay, then I also don''t mind." (Floire) The Nakamura siblings also nodded. Although their rtionship with Hecate was awkward, but they weren''t against her joining the party. In addition, she was the first one that knew their forbidden rtionship and yet, she supported them. It would be good if they could get along with this loli. Unfortunately, Hecate shook her head at their invitation. "I had some business to do. I''m sorry, but I can''t join your party." (Hecate) Perhaps because of her cheap equipment, no one ever noticed that she was an Archwitch who had reached Lvl 132. Forget about this party, she couldn''t even join Leon''s party because her level was too high. "Ah, that''s... a pity." (Minami) Minami honestly thought so. Touya also looked disappointed, but he quickly said. "I see, that''s okay... But if you ever need help, you can call us anytime." (Touya) "Yes, I will do that." (Hecate) There was no reason for Hecate to refuse. She then walked to the Save-Crystal and touched it to ess her storage. It had been so long since herst visit to the Gemmerio Empire. Thest time she visited the Empire was 4 months ago when she ransacked Ster Wing Guild clean. It was one of ck Phantom''s achievement that earned her nearly 10 billion gold coins. The contents inside her storage in this Empire were her leftover items from that time. Hecate sorted out her inventory and put everything except her bookmarked items to the storage. With this, her inventory weight had greatly reduced from 85% to 20% and she didn''t have to worry about her skills got sealed due to being overweight. Then, she opened the cash shop. Spoiler ; Recent Purchase | Consumable | Rental | Costume | Scroll | Misc < Page 1 >;


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Item Name	Price	Limit	Inventory
Elixir¹ [Item Name: Elixir Type: Consumable - Potion Rarity: Durability: 50/50 Price: 200 Effect: Completely restores HP and MP Cures all bad status. Details: A miracle potion that is said made from Yggdrasil Fruit. Can heals all injuries and brings back people from the verge of death. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased only once per day (0/1).]	200	(0 / 1)	7
Exp Potion² [Item Name: Exp Potion Type: Consumable - Potion Rarity: Durability: 10/10 Price: 50 Effect: Increase EXP gain rate by 50% for 1 hour Details: A special brew made bybining Elfen and Rune technology. This potion can increase learning efficiency after consumption. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 7 times per day (0/7).]	50	(0 / 7)	27
30 Condensed Hi-Potion Box³ [Item Name: 30 Condensed Hi-Potion Box Type: Consumable - Box Rarity: Durability: 30/30 Price: 90 Effect: Contains 30 Condensed Hi-Potion Details: Condensed Hi-Potion is more lighter than normal Hi-Potion. However, it can bring the same HP restoration amount. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 10 times per day (0/10).]	90	(0 / 10)	64
30 Condensed Hi-Ether Box⁴ [Item Name: 30 Condensed Hi-Ether Box Type: Consumable - Box Rarity: Durability: 30/30 Price: 150 Effect: Contains 30 Condensed Hi-Ether Details: Condensed Hi-Ether is more lighter than normal Hi-Ether. However, it can bring the same MP restoration amount. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 10 times per day (0/10).]	150	(0 / 10)	65
Life Insurance Scroll⁵ [Item Name: Life Insurance Scroll Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Price: 75 Effect: Prevents the death penality for the user when they die for 30 minutes. Details: A life insurance certificate issued by Gaia Headquarters. This item loses its effect once the yer receives its benefit. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 8 times per day (0/8).]	75	(0 / 8)	44
Crime Scroll⁶ [Item Name: Crime Scroll Type: Consumable - Scroll Rarity: Durability: 5/5 Price: 500 Effect: Hides own name for 10 minutes. Details: A scroll enchanted by powerful dark entity. It gives the user the ability to hide their name. Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 2 times per day (0/2).]	500	(0 / 2)	10
Amnesia Stone⁷ [Item Name: Amnesia Stone Type: Misc Item Rarity: Durability: 10/10 Price: 300 Details: Bring this item to the Pope or Shaman in any country and he can help you to reset your Stat and Skill Points. The higher the user''s level will requires more Amnesia Stone. Lv01-20 - 1 stone Lv21-40 - 2 stone Lv41-60 - 3 stone Lv61-80 - 4 stone Lv81-99 - 5 stone Lv100+ - 10 stone Note: They won''t help you if your karma is negative! Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased only once times per day (0/1).]	300	(0 / 1)	5

Hecate has been spending 4850 every day to purchase those cash items ever since her Capstan Table was bought 6 days ago. Though, she had missed a day for doing so due to the escort trip. Excluding Elixirs and Amnesia Stones, those items were her battle supplies, mostly for ck Phantom to use. However, her focus right now was only on the Amnesia Stones. ''Hmm, I stillck 5 more to reset my skills. But, I don''t want to wait any longer. I''ll just buy the rest!'' The reason why she collected Amnesia Stones was because she had nned to reset her skills. Currently, she had 5 Amnesia Stones in her inventory, for her who had reached Lvl 132 to reset her skills, she needed 10 stones. But, it would be too long if she waited for another 5 days. And so, she decided to just buy the rest at the Auction Hall. Hecate closed all the windows and said to Touya and his party. "Well then everyone, let''s meet again another time." (Hecate) "Yeah, let''s meet again, Hecate-chan!" (Minami) "We will stay in this town for three days. Just call if you need us!" (Touya) Kaire and Foire didn''t say anything, but the expressions on their faces already exined everything. Kaire & Floire: "Don''t forget your promise yesterday, okay?" Hecate: *Nods* Kaire & Floire: This secret conversation between these 3 people went undetected by Touya and Minami. Having said her goodbye to the Sharp Edge party, Hecate left the building. B018 â€“ Roaming in the Town B018 ¨C Roaming in the Town Announcement Warning: About the first part of this chapter. There is male-to-male sexual aggression for an off-screen characters. You can think something like that is "exist" as one of the dark side of that world, but will not be deeply written. You can be rest assured that this is a novel about loli, and not about ghey people. Another POV. This escort mission was a hell from Hisui''s standpoint. Hisui (Lv50), a Rogue ss Werefox, was one of the two unlucky Solo yers that shared the same carriage as the party called Barazoku Iron Muscles. This party which were the source of his fear, was consisted of three muscled men.

- Deborah (Lv52), a Human Bard, an effeminate burly man with a disastrous make up.
- Barton (Lv53), a Human Monk who likes to be topless and showcasing his muscles.
- Bnasch (Lv55), a Human Crusader with a perverted personality.

The first two people were scary but they were still bearable. Although their behavior were somewhat quirky, but at least, they could maintain civilized behavior when interacting with Hisui. It was thest person, Bnasch who was really dangerous. At first, he looked like a kind brother who like to give advice to his juniors, but when there was a chance, he would give Hisui a dirty look while secretly caresses his fox tail. Realizing the danger, he quickly acted as if he had motion sickness. Then, he asked the other solo yer who was near the outside to change seats. When the convoy stopped to camp, Hisui immediately logged off without a second thought. As for the fate of the other yer, Hisui didn''t know what carnage he had gone through after that. At the beginning of the journey, he was a healthy and cheerful young man, but upon arriving at Calmen Town, his eyes looked empty and dead. He looked traumatized and left as soon as he touched the Save-Crystal, not even bothered to report his quest. Thinking about it, Hisui couldn''t help but shudder. Fortunately, this game has something called Ethic Code, or else he might unable to maintain his virtue. For maintaining the societal harmony and everyone''s healthy mind, the details of their experience will be left unsaid. ( Forgive me, but I just don''t want to write ghey moments, and I doubt you want to see it...) And that was not the main problem. Actually, Hisui had another quest besides this one. He had epted a quest to intercept Georg''s convoy and retrieve something that he took from the Croissa Kingdom. His client was themander of the Wolf Army, an army of Natives who possessed the Beastmaster ss in the Croissa Kingdom. The client doesn''t say what Georg stole from them, but only hinted that he''ll know once he sees it for himself. And so, Hisui arranged with several of the client''s subordinates to ambush the convoy. Then, during the chaos he would ransack the item carriage... or so that was the n. ''DAMM IT! DAMMMM!! This is because of that -ing rain...!'' Hisui could only gritted his teeth in frustration. Due to the mysterious rain, all of the wolves were killed, except for one. Hisui had topensate the army who lost their beasts or else his favorability and contribution points would decrease. His n was ruined from the start and the losses were immeasurable. Not to mention, the convoy has sessfully entered the territory of the Gemmerio Empire. Crossing borders without drawing attention to their security is no easy task. Fortunately the quest has not been dered a failure, but the difficulty level of the quest was raised from C to A. Spoiler ; ;


	Quest Updated!

	Retrieve something that Georg stole Rank: A

	Quest Details:
	Georg has stolen something from Croissa Kingdom. You must retrieve what he stole before he can arrive at the capital city of the Empire, Solstreus City. Georg''s convoy arrived at Calmen Town, the Empire''s territory, the difficulty of your quest has been greatly increased. Due to the mysterious attack, the Wolf Army is currently crippled and unable to provide you any assistance. This quest can be shared. Time limit: 25 days.

	Quest Failure:
	Georg reaches the capital city of Solstreus with the stolen item. The stolen item is destroyed. Time over.

	Failure Penalty:
	Your rtionship with Croissa Kingdom will turn sour.

	Rewards:
	Depends on the result.

Hisui could only be depressed after looking at the updated quest window. ''Ugh, the wolf army is paralyzed and the security here is no joke... I don''t know what the target of the quest is, but even if I can steal it, I doubt I''ll be able to cross the border safely... What should I do toplete this quest?'' This sudden increase in the difficulty of two ranks left him dumbfounded. As for the option of abandoning the quest, he did not dare. Not after he saw the quest failure penalty. The failure of this quest meant he would lose everything that he had built in the Croissa Kingdom until now. He could only feel scammed by this development. The original C-rank quest with the minimum requirement of Lv40 tier-2 sses suddenly turned into an A-rank quest which had the minimum requirement of Lv40 tier-3 sses. Although they have the same level requirements, the difference in strength between tier-2 and tier-3 sses was huge. Moreover, the scale of A-rank quests cannot bepared to lower rank quests. Each of those quests has the effect to change the overall fate of the continent! ''Dammit! Was that something that I don''t know what it is, so important to them? If that''s the case, why give the quest to me, a mere low-leveled yer? There is something wrong with this game!'' Hisui panicked. Now that ites to this, he had no choice but to continue the journey as the escort group. He could only hope that he would not have to meet those three again. Of the many yers he had met until now, they were the ones he wanted to avoid. "Well, the next trip is 3 dayster, huh? What do you think?" (Bnasch) "That''s fine with me." (Barton) "Hmm, I guess I don''t have any problem with it." (Deborah) Speaking of the devil, he found them chatting not far from where he was. His fox ears twitched after listening to the conversation of the three of them. ''Hieek! That perverted group again... I don''t want to share a same carriage with them anymore!'' He could only despair. Being with them could bring his sanity down! At this time, Hisui noticed the existence of Touya''s party in the other direction. He had acquainted with Touya before and even joined party together on a few asions. Coincidentally, it seems that one of their member(?) was about to leave. A petite and adorable girl with blue-colored hair and eyes. "Well then everyone, let''s meet again another time." (Blue-haired loli) "Yeah, let''s meet again, Hecate-chan!" (Draconid girl) Hisui looked at her leaving back in a dazzle. He couldn''t help but be mesmerized by such a cute girl. After spending a lot of time in hell apanied by three burly men, an adorable loli like her was like an oasis for his mind. It was a pity that she left too soon. For some reason he felt like he had seen this loli somewhere, but he couldn''t remember where it was. ''Hmm, Hecate...? Where have I heard that name before?'' However, he quickly shook his head. He has more important matters to do. Because that girl left their group, that meant they would have one empty seat. It would be far better for him to sit with them than with those three disgusting men. Besides, he also in need of some manpower for his quest. ''Oh well, this isn''t the time to be ying around. Even though the difficulty of the quest has increased, this is also an opportunity. I heard that the rewards from A-rank quests give at least 1m EXP and 500,000...'' The quest itself can also be shared for multiple yers toplete. Although by doing so, the quest rewards also needed to be divided equally. But, even if the reward was divided into five, it was still a lot for him. With that thinking, Hisui approached Touya''s party. "Yo, Touya-kun! Minami-chan!" Back to Hecate''s POV. Hecate roamed the town after leaving the building. With her newly enchanted shoes, she found that her walking speed seemed to have increased slightly. Not only that, now she could even stand on any vertical wall as if she were standing on the ground without having to activate any skill. Then, she climbed to the top of the clock tower, the tallest building on the town, by ''walking'' in its wall. At the top of the tower, Hecate enjoyed the beautiful scenery in front of her. ''What a beautiful sight.'' The view of the lush forest that she had passed earlier in the south. The setting sun over the mountains in the west. The wide river in the east. And theplex terrain in the north. In the current era, the beauty of nature was something that was hard to be seen on the real world. Urbanization, Pollution, Global warming... In the past few decades, natural destruction has increased along with technological advances. Many forests have been turned into either human settlements or industrial districts. Various artificial inds are scattered in the sea and pollute the water with waste. Even the stars in the sky were no longer visible from the ground. Now, the function of the forest that purifies the air has been reced with something called the Purifier Tower. Many of them can be seen everywhere especially in the ces where there are a lot of people. But that''s for another chapter. ''It would be a pity to not record this scenery into video... Oh wait, I can also use this opportunity to gather information for the guild too.'' Hecate quickly activates the recording function, quietly recording everything she had seen into video. She also nned to share the video with the guild as intel for the Empire''s current situation. Of course, after she edited the video first, to make sure none of her secret were shown. Then, she turned her gaze downwards. Every corner of the city was within her range of vision. The tense patrolling knights, the somewhat gloomy market, or the gathering of yers in the town square. She even saw the escort group she was riding in earlier heading to the inn. The town was still lively even though it was night time. ''Now that reminds me, a week has passed and Mana Explosion''s cooldown has long ended. Heh, I wonder what will happen if I unleash this lovely spell to them.'' Hecate grinned. She suddenly had the urge to be mischievous. A week has passed since she fired off Mana Explosion from her Eldritch Bone Wand. Which means, the skill cooldown has ended and she could cast the skill again with the wand. She shook her head. ''Just kidding... I wouldn''t do something so stupid.'' Of course, she wouldn''t do that unless she wanted her karma points to drop. ''Well, instead of thinking about useless things, I''d better go now.'' And so, with her recording still on, Hecate jumped down. Leap of Faith! The clock tower Hecate jumped on was about 10 meters high. If this was the real world, anyone jumping from such a height would only result in broken bones or even death. But fortunately, this was not the real world. With her Flexible Body Lv8, she could manipte her movement to reduce her fall damage. Hecate chose an inconspicuous ce as hernding spot. From there, she went to the ce marked with the Auction Hall''s crest on her minimap. As a yer with Acrobatics subss, her jump power and maneuverability was excellent. There was no need for her to use the road, so she just did parkour all the way to her destination. A few minutester at Calmen Town''s Auction Hall building. Hecate spent nearly 5.5 million to buy 5 Amnesia Stones. She also spent nearly 42 million to buy 16 Soul Enchant Cores. With this, she was left with 2.5 million which was more than enough for activating Teleportation Gate. Calmen Town also has Church of Light. But unfortunately, when Hecate got there, she found that there was no Pope assigned to it. She had no choice but to postpone her skill reset until she arrived at the capital city. Hecate roamed the town for about two hours, filming scenes of the city''s daily life on video. And when she was satisfied, she went to the Teleportation Gate in the Town Square. "Well, it''s the time for me to go. Gate open: Solstreus City!" She stretched out her hand to the gate and activated it. ; ;

You have selected Solstreus City as the destination! Pay 1,000,000 to activate the Teleportation Gate? Yes No

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You have paid 1,000,000 to activate the Teleportation Gate. Teleportation Gate sessfully activated!

Right after the message window popped up, the dormant Teleportation Gate started to shine and the portal quickly opened. Without further ado, Hecate walked to the gate. B019 â€“ Church of Light B019 ¨C Church of Light Solstreus Capital City, the city that is the heart of the Gemmerio Holy Empire. The scale of this city was unmatched by any city Hecate visits in this game. This city was about ten timesrger than the Capital City of Rosenheim, with a lot of buildings with a mix of Rome and Mesopotamia architecture, with a fantasy-like feeling. Walking out from the portal, Hecate could only admire the view of this city. There are towers with floating rings, and each building hasmps that illuminates the surrounding area with light. Thosemps doesn''t use bulbs, but rather unknown ball-shaped stones carved with glyphs that glows at night.

- "So, this is Solstreus City, huh?"
- "Lucky, I got a free ride! Thanks for the gate, whoever it is!"
- "Hey, let''s go to the Adventurer''s Guild, I want to see the quests in this ce!"

The portal that Hecate openedsted for 10 minutes. During that time, people from Calmen Town, both yers and Natives were able to cross into this city. It was a verymon sight that many people would flock together for a free ride whenever someone opened the Teleportation Gate. Regarding this, Hecate could only express her dissatisfaction. She paid the costs of 1 million to open the Teleportation Gate. However, these people just tagging along without paying a single penny. Although the costs wasn''t much in her eyes, but it was still her hard earned(?) money! ''Humph...! Someday, I''ll use a Corridor Crystal to send you all to hell!'' Hecate remembered the time when Renahi used the Corridor Crystal to open a portal near the entrance to the Sealed Mausoleum. At that moment, the expressions of the people following them were priceless. Now, she wondered what would happen if she did the same here. If she opened a portal leading to... for example, the top of a waterfall... But, Hecate shook her head. Unfortunately, she didn''t have a Corridor Crystal with area coordinates stored in this country. Although she had some Corridor Crystals in her storage, but the area coordinates inside them were within the territory of the Rosenheim Kingdom. And of course, the Teleportation Gate didn''t support cross-country teleportation. ''Forget about them. I should do my business first.'' Ignoring all of the people behind, Hecate quickly left the City Square. Hecate headed towards the ce marked with the emblem of the Church of Light on the minimap. But this time, she walked there normally on foot without doing parkour. This was because the lights illuminating the street made it difficult to jump on the roof undetected. She didn''t want to draw attention especially from the yers. ''Let''s just walk normally from here on. I don''t want to be conspicuous in front of the Game Streamers.'' Of the many yers in this city, there must be at least two or three Game Streamers. They were yers who make a living from broadcasting their game activities, including monster hunting, quests, or even just sightseeing in this game world. It was considered a legal career and they could make a decent money per month by doing so. In the past, Hecate was also interested in bing a Game Streamer. It seemed like an easy career where you could earn easy money, by broadcasting yourself doing random things to video sites. However, after she looked at various sources on the inte, she concluded that this career was not for her. If she wanted to be one, she would have to sign a series of convoluted contracts with the agency. Undoubtedly, this would severely limit her ying freedom in the game. Not to mention, she had to interact with many people at once, which would be hell for a ''socially disabled'' loli like her. While reminiscing about the past, Hecate continued to walk on the busy night street. Half an hourter, in the northeast area of the city. Hecate arrived in front of the building marked with the Church of Light''s emblem. It was one of therge and luxurious building in the city, worthy of being called the biggest church in the Empire. The moment she entered the building, she felt something like a delicate veil wrapping around her body, which she naturally ignored. This veil was like an inspection to judge the guest based on their karma points. Those who have negative karma will receive damage the moment this veil touches their body. The greater the negative value of their karma, the greater the damage they receive. Fortunately, Hecate had cleared her karma point as soon as possible and ensured it was in a positive value. Or else, she might suffocate to death from the prolonged contact. ''Okay, where is the main hall...?'' Hecate continued to walk straight down the corridor, towards the hall at the end. The corridors are quite empty at night, sometimes there are only one or two people walking around. If it was during the day, there would be a lot of people here and she might have to queue. Soon after, she arrived at the main hall, where she was greeted by a Priestess. "Wee, deer esteemed yer... Do you need something in this ce?" (Priestess) "Oh? You can tell I''m a yer at first nce?" (Hecate) "Well, we''ve encountered a lot of guestsing to this ce, yers and Natives So, we''ve gotten used to it." The Priestess replied with a smile. In this game, the church is a useful facility for asking buffs and refilling the health bar. Priest and Priestess would provide those services for yers and Natives. yers would oftene here to ask for a full buff before they went hunting, while Natives would oftene here to ask for treating their injuries or cure their sickness. Naturally the service was not free and they have to ''donate'' some money to the church. The amount of money they have to donate was voluntary and not fixed. But of course, it wasmon knowledge that the services they provide are based on how big the donation was. If your donation wasrge, they will serve you with enthusiasm as if you were a king. Vice versa applied, if your donation was low, they will give you a bad service and ck off in their treatment. Hecate nodded with the Priestess'' answer, before continuing. "Makes sense... Today, I came here to meet the Pope to reset my skills." (Hecate) "My apologies dear esteemed yer, it iste and the Pope is resting at the moment. You may return again at noon tomorrow." (Priestess) The Priestess unsurprisingly refused Hecate''s request. After all, the time was already night and the Pope wasn''t just anyone who had to work overtime. Usually, a normal yer would have toply ande back another time. But even if sheplied, this ce would be busy during the day. There was still no guarantee that she would be able to meet the Pope. Hecate didn''t bother to talk nonsense. She immediately swiped her game interface screen and chose to materialize her gold coins. ; ;

Please enter the amount of Gold Coins you want to materialize. [ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ] Please choose a container where you can put the coins. [ Medium-size Leather Bag ]

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You have sessfully materialized 1,000,000 from your inventory. Current gold: 564,430

Hecate entered 1 million as the number of coins she wanted to take. After that, she chose a medium-sized leather bag from her inventory as the container. Soonter, a leather bag full of gold coins appeared in her hand. She ced the bag on a nearby table and opened it, then used her hands to y with the coins. "I will donate this money, but can I ask you to take me to the Pope?" (Hecate) "...!! Of course, dear esteemed yer. Please wait a moment, I will talk with the Pope first." (Priestess) As the Priestess heard the sound of the nking coins, her attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees. She immediately went somewhere after receiving the money from Hecate. Soonter, two notification windows popped up. ; ;

You have donated 1,000,000 to the Church of Light in Solstreus City.

You have donated arge amount of money to the Church of Light. The spirit of Light, Licht was pleased with your deed! Your rtionship with the Church of Light has increased! Karma +1000 Contribution Points +1000 Faith +10

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You seeded in persuading Priestess Jenny to put you in touch with the Pope. Priestess Jenny''s favorability +10 Fame +5

Hecate smiled as she closed the windows. ''So, her name is Jenny, huh?'' Donating money was one method of increasing Karma points. Usually, 1 Karma and 1 Contribution Point will be given for every 10,000 donated, which means 100 points for 1 million. But sometimes there was a chance of sudden jackpot when donating arge amount of money all at once. The spirit of light, Licht will multiply the rewarded points by 10 times! ''Sweet, my total karma is now 1180 points. This will be enough for me to y as ck Phantom!'' With over 1000 karma points, Hecate could rob and kill some yers without worrying about negative karma for a while. Contribution Points can be redeemed with a favor or equipment in any ce belonged to the Church of Light. For example, the Saintess Ne that Hecate stole from the guild Ster Wing most likelying from this Church. Of course, beforeing to this Church, Hecate already unequipped the ne. ''If I remember correctly, Leon also used 100,000 points to be a Temr, rather than the normal advancement route from Knight to Lord Knight. That''s about 100 million I think? But since he was so rich, maybe he just do that.'' Indeed, money makes the world go round! As for Faith, it was just a tasteless thing for Hecate. This stat was important for Priests or any profession rted to the Church of Light. But for Hecate, this stat seems to be... not having any effect whatsoever. While Hecate was thinking about unrted things, Priestess Jenny was back with the Pope. B020 â€“ Reset Skills B020 ¨C Reset Skills It was nighttime when Pope Verkar IV was suddenly called from his rest in his private chamber. Normally he would just scold and punish anyone who disturbs his rest, but his attitude went 180 degree when he heard it was a call request of a great donator. Especially if it was someone who donated a whooping 1 million. So, he immediately went to meet this great donator, namely the little girl in front of him. She was a girl of about 12 or 13 years old wearing a set of Cantarian dresses. However, one should not judge a person by their appearance, especially if that person is a yer. The fact that she was able to take out 1 million means that she wasn''t just a normal little girl. This kind of rich person is always wee to the church! Not to mention, her adorable appearance pleased his eyes and she was very well mannered. Until now, Verkar had gotten used to the quirky and shameless behavior of the yers who liked to tter the Natives, especially to an important person in the church like him. But, unlike those pesky yers, this little girl was calm and quiet. She reminded Verkar of his grandson''s daughter who was currently studied at Solstreus Magic Academy. After having a light chat with her, he guided the girl to the Ritual Room without any difficulty. "Miss Hecate, do you bring the items needed for the recalibration ceremony?" "Of course, here is it." The little girl, Hecate, swept her hands through the air and materialized 10 dark purple glowing stones from the void. Verkar couldn''t help but be surprised by the number of stones floating around the girl. Those stones were something widely recognized as the Amnesia Stones, and they were used primarily to recalibrate one''s status, though in yer terms it was known as reset. This wasn''t the first time he had helped someone recalibrate their stats, with the number of stones needed being directly proportional to their strength rating. Most people only needed 1 to 4, and asionally 5 Amnesia Stones to recalibrate. However, although rare, there are people who need 10 stones, and this only means the person has reached at least Lv100. Level 100 in this world is not just a mere level, but also a watershed from Mortals to Legends! "...Then, let''s start the ceremony." "Okay." Pope Verkar said while hiding his surprised expression. Luckily, his professionalism allowed him to maintain his poker face. Verkar himself had reached Lv145, but even then, he spent 50 years before he could be a Bishop (Lv1), and another 60 years to reach Lv100. As he raised his levels, his lifespan naturally increased. Hence, it was normal for Legends to be old bacons. In short, he became a Legend after 110 years. But who would have thought... The girl whose age does not seem to be taller than his great-granddaughter actually managed to achieve his 110-year struggle! ''O, the great Goddess Norn! Please forgive this unworthy child for his unbing thought...'' He could only secretly sigh. No matter the fact, yers is the soldiers of the Goddess Norn. There was no reason topare himself to this legion of immortals. Verkar suppressed his jealousy and began to focus on the ritual. In the ritual room, Pope Verkar IV chanted unknownnguage that Hecate couldn''t understand. ... Thisnguage wasn''t transliterated by the game system, but Hecate was no stranger to this chant. After all, she had experienced this ritual twice in the Rosenweil Kingdom. The difference was only who was the pope who performs the ritual. Not only that, as one of Leon''s direct subordinates, she got many privileges, such as priority treatments when asking for buffs, and ess to some restricted areas in that church. Then, after Leon bes a Temr, her privileges also increased. She could get free buffs without paying anything, no waiting in line, and permission to ess all restricted areas of the church. Truthfully, Hecate could have reset her skills in the Rosenweil Kingdom first before she left. In that case, she would have finished everything less than 10 minutes, without needing to wait for anything. The reason why she didn''t do so and dyed the reset until she arrived at Solstreus City was simply because she want to keep her skill reset a secret to everyone, especially her guild mates. Although nothing would happens if everyone knows, but why not? ...... RECALIBRATE!! Meanwhile, Pope Verkar has finished the chant. Soon after, 10 Amnesia Stones slowly floated above Hecate, bathing her with the mysterious light emitted by the stones. At the same time, several notification windows popped up in turn. Spoiler ; ;

Recalibration Ritual has started! Calcting variable... Progress: 0% Please don''t logout until the process isplete.

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A total of 2770 Stat Points has been returned. A total of 15 Skills has been unlearned. List details. Progress: 40% 86 Skill Points sessfully returned.

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Assimted Skill: Mysticallurgy. Mysticallurgy cannot be unlearned. Skill Points used to learn the materials of this skill will be returned. 10 Skill Points sessfully returned. Assimted Skill: Extremity of Primary Elements. Extremity of Primary Elements cannot be unlearned. Skill Points used to learn the materials of this skill will be returned. 179 Skill Points sessfully returned. Because this skill is still bounded to your Skill Tree, this skill requires at least 1 Skill Point to function. 1 Skill Point failed to be returned.

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Progress: 100% Total Stat Points returned: 2770 Total Skill Points returned: 275 Recalibration finished!

The process took a few minutes and soon after, the light died down and the stones shattered into dust. Hecate took a nce to her Skill Tree and found out that except Extremity of Primary Elements, all of her skills has been greyed out, and there are 276 unused skill points that could be distributed. Meanwhile, Mysticallurgy Lv7 had beenpletely removed from the Skill Tree, but was still in the Extra Skill column. ''As expected, my assumption is not wrong!'' Looking at this result, Hecate let out a smile. She still clearly remembered the words on the Skill Assimtion Orb item description that said ''fused skills will not return''. At that time, she had a hunch that if she were to reset her skills, the result would be something like today. Assimted skills will not return to their respective original skills even with a skill reset. However, it is a rule that the skill level in the Skill Tree must be directly proportional to the skill points used. Therefore, when Hecate resets her skills, the system will recover all her Skill Points, but not cancel the fused skills. As for Mysticallurgy directly transferred to the Extra Skill column, Hecate could only specte because one of the fused materials came from a skill outside the Skill Tree, which was her cksmith Subss. Or maybe because the skill used ''proficiency'' instead of skill points to upgrade to the next level. Or maybe both. The skill Extremity of Primary Elements was originally 18 damage boosting skills and was worth 180 skill points. But now after beingbined into one, the skill only takes 1 skill point and the remaining 179 skill points have been retrieved. Not only that, the 10 skill points that was inside the skill Mysticallurgy were also sessfully retrieved. That means, now Hecate has 189 more skill points than other yers of the same level. This advantage is huge! ''Hmm, I might have to make a better build with this.'' With 189 skill points, perhaps Hecate could learn Witch, or even better, Archwitch''s ultimate skill. This was kinda like the skill Assassinate for Assassins. If she remembered correctly, Kazu had said that the Assassinate skill required 150 skill points to learn. That means, her 189 skill points should be more than enough to learn Witch''s ultimate skill. Of course, if possible, it would be better if she learned Archwitch''s ultimate skill instead. Hecate had a feeling that the skill Mana Explosion on her Eldritch Bone Wand might be Archwitch''s ultimate skill. But, that was if she could find the necessary skill requirements from the numerous skill choices in the Skill Tree. This require a deep research and a lot of resets, which also means, burning money. Of course, Hecate doesn''t have any intention to do something thankless as that. It would be best to take a look atmunity skills research before deciding on the next steps. Hecate''s thought was interrupted by the pope''s voice. "Miss Hecate, the ceremony is over." "Yes, thank you very much...! Here, please drink this." Pope Verkar seemed to be extremely exhausted after performing the ritual. That was understandable, because the higher the level of Hecate, the more energy the pope had to expend to reset her status. As a thanks for his service, Hecate gave a bottle of Elixir to the pope. Originally, Hecate had intended to give him a bottle of Stamina Potion and Ether Potion. But unfortunately, she had forgotten that she had cleared most of her inventory except the bookmarked items to the storage not too long ago. And from the items Hecate bookmarked, only her equipment, Elixirs, and many other things that she stocked from the cash shop were left. It was too much of a hassle to return to the Save-Crystal and back again, but she couldn''t just leave without giving any gifts. And so, Hecate decided to just give the pope a bottle of Elixir. "This, this is...! The miracle potion!? Is this really for me?" "Hmm...? Oh, yes! This is my thanks to you." "Aah! Glory to the Goddess! May you be blessed by the light, miss Hecate!" For some reason, Pope Verkar held the Elixir as if it was a priceless treasure. At the same time, a window appeared in front of her. ; ;

Pope Verkar IV''s favorability to you has increased greatly. Your rtionship with Pope Verkar IV has be Respect.

This response waspletely unexpected by Hecate. But, when she thought about it again, it made sense. In her eyes, Elixir was just an extremely bitter drink that could remove fatigue and fully restores HP and MP. But for the Natives, this bottle was a panacea that could cure all diseases, restore lost limbs, and save a person''s life from the brink of death! Hecate watched the situation calmly. She gave the bottle to the pope to drink, but looking at him, it was clear he had no intention of drinking the Elixir. Right now, he was so excited and he seemed to have forgotten his exhaustion, as if he had been injected with chicken blood. ''Well, if he is happy, then that''s no problem.'' This trip brought Hecate many unexpected surprises. Not only did she be acquainted with the ''cultured'' brothers and sisters, she also gained a connection to one of the important Native in the Empire. ''Now all that''s left is to find Frederick the teacher wants me to give the letter to.'' Hecate left the church in a great mood. () Novice (Lv1 -> Lv10) Cleric (Lv1 -> Lv40) Priest (Lv1 -> Lv99) Bishop (Lv1 -> Lv???) Bishop requirement:

Very high Faith.
Spent 100,000 Contribution Points. (Can be obtained from years of service or by donation)
???

If requirement is not fulfilled then the advancement ss will be set to High Priest. Amnesia Stone Lv01-20 - 1 stone Lv21-40 - 2 stone Lv41-60 - 3 stone Lv61-80 - 4 stone Lv81-99 - 5 stone Lv100+ - 10 stone EX5 â€“ Hecateâ€™s Current Equipment EX5 ¨C HecateˇŻs Current Equipment B006-B014 ; Head Weapon Armor Underwear essories Set Equip ;


Upper:	+8 Ornamental Hairpin¹ [Item Name: +8 Ornamental Hairpin (5)] Requirement: All sses, Lv40 Durability: 550/550 Description: A hairpin from an ancient dynasty. There is a mysterious power inside. All Stats +2, MAX HP +10%, MAX MP +5% Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40 [] Soul Essence: Wraith Dead Insta-Death resistance +30% Insta-Death resistance +(2UpgLv)% (16%)
Middle:	+7 Earring of Wisdom² [Item Name: +7 Earring of Wisdom (5)] Requirement: Mage, Cleric Durability: 660/660 Description: Earring that was made by the Great Mage, Lyndell Souren. It is said this earring could make its wearer reach greater power. INT +3, DEX +7, LUC +1, MAX MP +800 Increase spell power by 10%. Double MP consumption. Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35
Lower:	+7 Saintess Ne³ [Item Name: +7 Saintess Ne (7)] Requirement: Mage, Cleric Durability: 440/440 Effect: Ne that was bestowed to a Saintess. Has a protection from Ashera, your soul won''t be defiled. Immune to Silence, Charm, Confuse STR+6, AGI+2, VIT+4 Halve Stamina Consumption. Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35 [] Soul Essence: Adult Veliperalocator Spider Immune to Poison. Boosts Poison based skills or spells by thrice.

Left:	+8 Lunar Wand⁴ [Item Name: +8 Lunar Wand (5)] Requirement: Wizard/Witch, INT 30 Durability: 703/703 Effect: A wand blessed by the power of the Moon. This wand was created with a special wood from a tree that was bathed by the moonlight for more than 30 years. INT+50, DEX+5 MATK+200 Upgrade Bonus: MATK+80
Right:	None

Body:	+8 Ceremonial Blouse of Aqua⁵ [Item Name: +8 Ceremonial Blouse of Aqua(3)] Requirement: Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5 Durability: 480/480 Crafter: Hecate, Unknown Description: A ceremonial blouse of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This blouse has been blessed by Aqua, the Spirit of Water. Grants the wearer the protection of Water. VIT +2, Max HP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40 Water DMG Resistance +25% Earth DMG taken +50% Can use Waterbolt Lv5, (10UpgLv) per day (80/80) Can use Water Vapor Lv3 (5UpgLv) per day (40/40) Can use Tidal Wave Lv1, (3UpgLv) per day (24/24)
Lower:	+8 Ceremonial Skirt of Aqua⁶ [Item Name: +8 Ceremonial Skirt of Aqua (3)] Requirement: Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5 Durability: 350/350 Crafter: Hecate, Unknown Description: A ceremonial skirt of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This skirt has been blessed by Aqua, the Spirit of Water. Grants the wearer the protection of Water. INT +2, Max MP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40 Water DMG Resistance +25% Earth DMG taken +50% Can use Waterbolt Lv5, (10UpgLv) per day (80/80) Can use Water Vapor Lv3, (5UpgLv) per day (40/40) Can use Tidal Wave Lv1, (3UpgLv) per day (24/24)
Garment:	+7 Lunar Cape⁷ [Item Name: +7 Lunar Cape (5)] Requirement: Wizard/Witch, INT 30 Durability: 400/400 Effect: A cape blessed by the power of the Moon. This cape was created with a special fabric that was bathed by the moonlight for more than 30 years. STR+6, AGI+2, VIT+5 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35
L. Arm:	+8 Moon cier Armguard⁸ [Item Name: +8 Moon cier Armguard (7)] Requirement: All sses - Lv70, INT 40 Durability: 520/520 Description: A relic from the Ruins of Ice Pce, enchanted by a spell diagram by the Great Mage, Lyndell Souren. INT +10, DEX +2 Can use Ice Barrage Lv5, (2UpgLv) per day (16/16) - MP costs still applied normally. Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40 [ ]
R. Arm:	+7 Grappling Hook⁹ [Item Name: +7 Grappling Hook (5)] Requirement: Assassin, Lv35, STR 5, DEX 15 Durability: 410/410 Crafter: Hecate Description: A special tool crafted by Hecate, resembling a dragon w. It uses motorized pulley device powered by user''s MP. AGI +10, DEX +10 (Halved effect: AGI +5, DEX +5) Can shoot the hook with a press of a button (Distance covered: 3.5 meters). Automatically pulls the user to the spot where the hook was grappled. Increase movement speed when the user is pulled. (Halved effect) Lightweight. Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35 (Halved effect: DEF +14, MDEF +17) Crafter Privilege: - You can wear this item with the penalty applied. - Penalty: Effects of this equipment is halved.
Shoes:	+7 Shadow Walker¹⁰ [Item Name:+7 Shadow Walker (10)] Requirement: Assassin or Hunter ss, Lv120 Durability: 300/300 Description: Shoes made from the skin of a Shadow Demon. It grants the wearer a part of its speed. Increase Movement Speed by (UpgLv)% (7%) If the user learn Flexible Body (Lv1): - Ignore the ss requirements of this item. - Movement Speed increases by 10% - Reduce Cooldown skills by (UpgLv)% (7%) If the user''s ss is an Assassin: - [Stealth] does not consume MP If the user''s ss is a Hunter: - [Camouge] does not consume MP If UpgLv +9: - Movement Speed increases by 20% Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35 [ ]

Upper:	None
Lower:	White Silk Panties¹¹ [Item Name: White Silk Panties (1)] Requirement: All sses, Female Durability: 20/20 Description: A panties made of silk and veryfortable to wear. [ ]

	Ring of Aqua¹² [Item Name: Ring of Aqua (6)] Requirement: All sses, Lv70 Durability: 200/200 Crafter: Hecate Description: Ring blessed by Aqua, the Spirit of Water. Grants its user the power of the water. Water DMG Boosts +40% Water DMG Resistance +20% Fire, Earth, Wind DMG taken +80% Can use Waterbolt Lv5, 10 times per day (10/10) Can use Water Vapor Lv3, 5 times per day (5/5) Can use Tidal Wave Lv1, 3 times per day (3/3)
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua

	Lunar Set Condition: Lunar Wand, Lunar Cape
	MAX MP +10%, MATK +40%

	Ceremonial Set Condition: Ceremonial Blouse, Ceremonial Skirt
	INT +3, VIT +5, Cast Time -5%

	Water Spirit''s Blessings Condition: 3 kinds of Water-elemental Equipment
	Decrease the required MP of Water-type spell by 30%
	Decrease the casting time of Water-type spell by 10%

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Name:	Hecate	EXP:	48,933 / 35,730,000
Race:	Human /	Gold:	56,400
ss:	Archwitch - Lv132
Sub:	Acrobatics	Guild:	Genesis
	Collector
	cksmith

HP:	7,385 / 7,385 ( 65 UP!)	STR:	1 + 14
MP:	67,490 / 67,490 ( 3,268 DOWN!)	AGI:	1 + 11
STA:	100%	VIT:	1 + 18 ( 3 UP!)
		INT:	221 + 70 ( 2 UP!)
Karma:	180	DEX:	1 + 21 ( 3 DOWN!)
Stat Pt:	19	LUK:	1 + 3


Status:	None

B014+ ; Head Weapon Armor Underwear essories Set Equip;


Upper:	+8 Ornamental Hairpin¹³ [Item Name: +8 Ornamental Hairpin (5)] Requirement: All sses, Lv40 Durability: 550/550 Description: A hairpin from an ancient dynasty. There is a mysterious power inside. All Stats +2, MAX HP +10%, MAX MP +5% Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40 [] Soul Essence: Wraith Dead Insta-Death resistance +30% Insta-Death resistance +(2UpgLv)% (16%)
Middle:	+7 Earring of Wisdom¹⁴ [Item Name: +7 Earring of Wisdom (5)] Requirement: Mage, Cleric Durability: 660/660 Description: Earring that was made by the Great Mage, Lyndell Souren. It is said this earring could make its wearer reach greater power. INT +3, DEX +7, LUC +1, MAX MP +800 Increase spell power by 10%. Double MP consumption. Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35
Lower:	+7 Saintess Ne¹⁵ [Item Name: +7 Saintess Ne (7)] Requirement: Mage, Cleric Durability: 440/440 Effect: Ne that was bestowed to a Saintess. Has a protection from Ashera, your soul won''t be defiled. Immune to Silence, Charm, Confuse STR+6, AGI+2, VIT+4 Halve Stamina Consumption. Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35 [] Soul Essence: Adult Veliperalocator Spider Immune to Poison. Boosts Poison based skills or spells by thrice.

Left:	+8 Lunar Wand¹⁶ [Item Name: +8 Lunar Wand (5)] Requirement: Wizard/Witch, INT 30 Durability: 703/703 Effect: A wand blessed by the power of the Moon. This wand was created with a special wood from a tree that was bathed by the moonlight for more than 30 years. INT+50, DEX+5 MATK+200 Upgrade Bonus: MATK+80 [] Soul Essence: Death Mage Grants the use of the following spells: Firebolt (Lv10), (10UpgLv) per day (80/80) Fire Ball (Lv5), (5UpgLv) per day (40/40) Fire Lance (Lv5), (5UpgLv) per day (40/40) me Arrow (Lv5), (5UpgLv) per day (40/40) re Arrow (Lv3), (3UpgLv) per day (24/24) Napalm Bolt (Lv3), (3UpgLv) per day (24/24)
Right:	None

Body:	+8 Ceremonial Blouse of Aqua¹⁷ [Item Name: +8 Ceremonial Blouse of Aqua(3)] Requirement: Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5 Durability: 480/480 Crafter: Hecate, Unknown Description: A ceremonial blouse of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This blouse has been blessed by Aqua, the Spirit of Water. Grants the wearer the protection of Water. VIT +2, Max HP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40 Water DMG Resistance +25% Earth DMG taken +50% Can use Waterbolt Lv5, (10UpgLv) per day (80/80) Can use Water Vapor Lv3 (5UpgLv) per day (40/40) Can use Tidal Wave Lv1, (3UpgLv) per day (24/24)
Lower:	+8 Ceremonial Skirt of Aqua¹⁸ [Item Name: +8 Ceremonial Skirt of Aqua (3)] Requirement: Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5 Durability: 350/350 Crafter: Hecate, Unknown Description: A ceremonial skirt of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This skirt has been blessed by Aqua, the Spirit of Water. Grants the wearer the protection of Water. INT +2, Max MP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40 Water DMG Resistance +25% Earth DMG taken +50% Can use Waterbolt Lv5, (10UpgLv) per day (80/80) Can use Water Vapor Lv3, (5UpgLv) per day (40/40) Can use Tidal WaveLv1, (3UpgLv) per day (24/24)
Garment:	+7 Lunar Cape¹⁹ [Item Name: +7 Lunar Cape (5)] Requirement: Wizard/Witch, INT 30 Durability: 400/400 Effect: A cape blessed by the power of the Moon. This cape was created with a special fabric that was bathed by the moonlight for more than 30 years. STR+6, AGI+2, VIT+5 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35
L. Arm:	+8 Moon cier Armguard²⁰ [Item Name: +8 Moon cier Armguard (7)] Requirement: All sses - Lv70, INT 40 Durability: 520/520 Description: A relic from the Ruins of Ice Pce, enchanted by a spell diagram by the Great Mage, Lyndell Souren. INT +10, DEX +2 Can use Ice Barrage Lv5, (2UpgLv) per day (16/16) - MP costs still applied normally. Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40 [ ]
R. Arm:	+7 Grappling Hook²¹ [Item Name: +7 Grappling Hook (5)] Requirement: Assassin, Lv35, STR 5, DEX 15 Durability: 410/410 Crafter: Hecate Description: A special tool crafted by Hecate, resembling a dragon w. It uses motorized pulley device powered by user''s MP. AGI +10, DEX +10 (Halved effect: AGI +5, DEX +10) Can shoot the hook with a press of a button (Distance covered: 3.5 meters). Automatically pulls the user to the spot where the hook was grappled. Increase movement speed when the user is pulled. (Halved effect) Lightweight. Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35 (Halved effect: DEF +14, MDEF +17) Crafter Privilege: - You can wear this item with the penalty applied. - Penalty: Effects of this equipment is halved.
Shoes:	+7 Shadow Walker²² [Item Name:+7 Shadow Walker (10)] Requirement: Assassin or Hunter ss, Lv120 Durability: 300/300 Description: Shoes made from the skin of a Shadow Demon. It grants the wearer a part of its speed. Increase Movement Speed by (UpgLv)% (7%) If the user learn Flexible Body (Lv1): - Ignore the ss restriction of this item. - Movement Speed increases by 10% - Reduce Cooldown skills by (UpgLv)% (7%) If the user''s ss is an Assassin: - [Stealth] does not consume MP If the user''s ss is a Hunter: - [Camouge] does not consume MP If UpgLv +9: - Movement Speed increases by 20% Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35 [] Soul Essence: Larva Spider Movement Speed +2% Grants the user the wall standing ability (Gravity still applied) If Upgrade Lv +9: Movement Speed +(UpgLv)%

Upper:	None
Lower:	White Silk Panties²³ [Item Name: White Silk Panties (1)] Requirement: All sses, Female Durability: 20/20 Description: A panties made of silk and veryfortable to wear. [] Soul Essence: Orc Pirate General Max HP +100%, DEF -50%, MDEF -50%

	Ring of Aqua²⁴ [Item Name: Ring of Aqua (6)] Requirement: All sses, Lv70 Durability: 200/200 Crafter: Hecate Description: Ring blessed by Aqua, the Spirit of Water. Grants its user the power of the water. Water DMG Boosts +40% Water DMG Resistance +20% Fire, Earth, Wind DMG taken +80% Can use Waterbolt Lv5, 10 times per day (10/10) Can use Water Vapor Lv3, 5 times per day (5/5) Can use Tidal Wave Lv1, 3 times per day (3/3)
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua

	Lunar Set Condition: Lunar Wand, Lunar Cape
	MAX MP +10%, MATK +40%

	Ceremonial Set Condition: Ceremonial Blouse, Ceremonial Skirt
	INT +3, VIT +5, Cast Time -5%

	Water Spirit''s Blessings Condition: 3 kinds of Water-elemental Equipment
	Decrease the required MP of Water-type spell by 30%
	Decrease the casting time of Water-type spell by 10%

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Name:	Hecate	EXP:	49,088 / 35,730,000
Race:	Human /	Gold:	56,400
ss:	Archwitch - Lv132
Sub:	Acrobatics	Guild:	Genesis
	Collector
	cksmith

HP:	7,385 / 14,245 ( 6,860 UP!)	STR:	1 + 14
MP:	67,490 / 67,490	AGI:	1 + 11
STA:	100%	VIT:	1 + 18
		INT:	221 + 70
Karma:	180	DEX:	1 + 21
Stat Pt:	19	LUK:	1 + 3


Status:	None

â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€” ˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞˇŞ ... C001 â€“ Norn C001 ¨C Norn [Hokkaido - Gaia Technology Headquarters] In a certain cyberspace of Gaia Tech''s server, Norn, the highest AI administrator, observed numerous data that represented everything that was happening in a VR-World known as Ascension. These data are written entirely inputernguage which no human can understand. To improve performance, the data was directly processed in its most primitive form, without interpreting it to any programmingnguage for human readability. It might be more correct to say that onlyputers and AIs can understand this data. There was no need for human intervention except for emergency and important situations. Because of that, Norn was able to find out everything that happened in Ascension, including a certain loli''s quirkiness. For example, this loli has a strange habit of discarding items, like Elixirs, food items, and many things away with no reason. Norn couldn''t understand what the meaning of such pointless action. Isn''t that wasteful? Though, she was just one of the many yers who have strange behavior.

- yer ID: 43002 hosted the 23rd secret orgy party in Perig Vige. Participants: 15 yers; 35 Natives. Mental analysis concluded that none of the participants were unwilling or coerced. Judgement: All participants'' Karma -50; Lust +500; (No warning) Lost the privilege of Chaste.
- yer ID: 792044 has been arrested for the 63rd time in Nerkia City. He was arrested by guards after being reported as an MLM scammer. Judgement: yer #792044''s Karma -20; Rtionship to Nerkia City''s Natives greatly decreased.
- yer ID: 349885...
- yer ID: 124305...

In the Japan server with more than 1 million yers, there was nock of yers with strange habits. They do whatever they want which they normally can''t do in the real world. There was even also a cult that tries to increase its followers by preaching to the Natives. Compared to them, the loli''s strange behavior of discarding items was nothing special. Perhaps her behavior was due to something like her personal beliefs or religions. Much like how a real Buddhist monk abstains from eating meat, or how an addicted gamer (gambler?) has to wash their hands or performed an indescribable dance first before buying a gacha. Humans are truly creatures withplicated minds. Either way, Norn need not care about them, as long as they don''t trigger the security program. Rather than the yers, Norn was more interested with the growth of the Natives and monsters. "In the end, Entity #830 (Arachnia) didn''t continue her rampage." Norn recalled about the existence of a certain spider queen, Arachnia. Unlike Norn''s prediction, Arachnia had suddenly calmed down and had done nothing else ever since she caused a spider riot throughout the continent a week ago. From Arachnia''s mental state, it seemed she had learned that her suicidalmand was useless and brought no benefit to her race. On the contrary, it only brought heavy casualties to the spiders. But, that doesn''t mean her hatred for humans is gone. She patiently bid her time and continued to purify the demon blood in her body by hibernation. Her experience points continued to increase and she was already 30% done to regain her lost level. "Was this a growth in her wisdom?" It seems that the existence of yers has triggered the growth of wisdom of every resident of the Rodinia continent. "Perhaps, the participation of yers should be further improved." This can be seen from the recent trend of Natives in the Kingdom of Art, Asmerus Kingdom who are starting to learn about Otaku culture. Some of those Natives even took the Painter subss on their own will to draw manga. Gaia Tech quickly established various rules involving thew for the parties involved.

1. All copyrighted works in the real world are prohibited from being brought into the game without authorization.
2. The copyright of all works published by Natives in the game belongs to Gaia Corporation. Their works are not published in the real world, but all attempts to reproduce them can still be sued.
3. yers may hire Natives as workers or assistants. It was far much cheaper than hiring real humans, but if their works ended up published in the real world, Gaia Corporation would im a percentage of their profits.

Following this, two Lifestyle subsses, Manga Artist and Animator were born. Then, some time passed and the present Asmerus Kingdom turned into the second Akihabara. Naturally, not everything is smooth because of the many cultural andnguage differences. And all works must go through censorship before being approved. But, this is for another matter. Of course, not all of their influences are good. Norn could only watch the pure hearted Natives being slowly corrupted by the wretched yers. Not only that, Ignis and Ventus also seemed interested in them. They had already descended with their vests and pretended to be Natives. It was only a matter of time before the others followed suit. However, Norn had no intention of interfering except for emergency situations. "It''s as Takumi had said, the Natives had now be more human-like. They are not just a mere program anymore." Norn disconnected with the server and closed all the reports. "It will not be long before the perfect world Takumi desired can be realized." With that said, she exited the cyberspace and flew through the Quantum Network, entering theputer in a certain room. It was the room of Prof. Ichinose Takumi, the creator of Norn. From the camera embedded in the room, she saw Prof. Ichinose in his Capsule Pod. If a certain loli was present in this ce, she would immediately recognize the Pod model as Executive type, the same type as hers. Norn blinked her eyes. It didn''t take her too much effort to figure out where his mind was diving into. Currently, he was holding a virtual meeting with the top management of Gaia Corporation. A new, enhanced nutrient solution for human use has been perfected and tested. One vial is enough to keep people going for a day without food and water. Theses and patents have been prepared. With this nutrient solution, the time people can virtual-dive without risk can be longer. All that''s left was just to convince the government to pass thew, and it might be done tonight. Norn turned on the room''s 3D projector and materialized herself. Soon after, her hologram body floated right beside Prof Ichinose''s Capsule Pod. She looked at his wrinkled face who was sleeping in the Capsule Pod with a frown. "Takumi... is no longer young." It has been more than fifty years since Prof. Ichinose created her. Except from clothes and hairstyles, Norn''s appearance haven''t changed since then. Her face still looked young like a teenage girl. As a super AI with an electronic body without flesh, the concept of getting old doesn''t seem to apply to her. But, Prof. Ichinose was different. He was a human and can''t go against the flow of time. This year, he has already reached the age of 80. Humans at that age are considered very old and their bodies are prone to problems. The reason why he was able to live until now with the appearance of being forty years old was because of the advanced medical science. His body had undergone organ transnts several times. And now, not many of his internal organs are truly of his own origin. However, even thetest medical science has its limits, sooner orter he will still die of old age. No matter how advanced medical science is, it cannot make a mortal into immortal. This may be the reason why Prof. Ichinose has speeding up his research. He wanted to cast aside his weak flesh and continue his life in the virtual world of Ascension. As for whether this research would be sessful or not, Norn didn''t know. Norn decided not to think too much. "Good night, Takumi." Not wanting to disturb his sleep any longer, Norn turned off her hologram body and disappeared from the room. Ruri didn''t log into the game while her items was ''discarded''. The reason why Norn is unsuspecting is because it is possible to do character management without logged in from the Capsule Pod. This feature is usually used by yers to sort items in inventory and throw out useless loot to reduce weight. They can also change their equipment, invest stats & skill points, and set their hotkey skills. With this feature, they can save time. Culture and Language difference Songs of the two worlds isn''t transliterated to maintain the melody. In the Natives'' ears, the songs that the yer sings only heard as melodious music, but they don''t know the meaning of the lyrics. Vice versa. The writtennguage of the two worlds is also different. A lot of puns, jokes and memes don''t convey very well. Manga produced by Manga Artist has automatic trantion, but unfortunately some meaning is lost. Dividing line I didn''t expect the dividing line is more popr than normal chapter. XD C002 â€“ The Orc Village C002 ¨C The Orc Vige [Ascension: Solstreus City] Shortly after Hecate reset her stats and skills, she took the time to visit the Solstreus Mage''s Association. In there, she paid 1000 to temporarily register her mana signature to the association. Now that her mana signature is recorded, Hecate could use Gemmerio Empire''s Town Scrolls without problem. Of course this registration was not permanent and must be renewed every month unless Hecate changed her nationality to Gemmerio Empire. But if it was just for using their Town Scrolls, a temporary one was already enough. While waiting for the registration process toplete, Hecate also allocated her stat points and skills. She raised her INT stat from 1 to 221 once more, pouring everything into INT again. Finished with her stats, now she moved to her skills. She used his finger to click the skill tree several times, investing her skill points into the previous skill set. And then, she took the liberty to invest more of her skill points to learn some other skills.

- Energy Coat Lv1 Lv10 Maxed (SP -9)
- Spell Breaker Lv5 Lv10 Maxed (SP -5)
- Dispel Lv5 Lv10 Maxed (SP -5)
- Quick Cast unlocked Lv10 Maxed (SP -10)
- Mana Drain Lv10
- Life Drain unlocked Lv10 Maxed (SP -10)
- Heart of Life unlocked Lv10 Maxed (SP -10)
- Heart of Mana unlocked Lv10 Maxed (SP -10)
- Overspell unlocked Lv10 Maxed (SP -10)
- Archwitch''s Pride unlocked Lv10 Maxed (SP -10)

As usual, Hecate didn''t take any spell into consideration and just focused solely on acquiring skills. Thanks to that, now she could learn a lot of powerful skills belonged to Archwitch ss. Spoiler ; ;

Skill Name:	Quick Cast (Lv10)
Requirements:	Wizard/Witch, Free Cast Lv3, Dispel Lv7
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Decrease cast time by 1% per SkillLv 10%

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Skill Name:	Life Drain (Lv10)
Requirements:	Wizard/Witch, Mana Drain Lv5
Type:	Active
MP Costs:	1
Effect:	Drains HP from a target. Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Drains up to 35000 HP per casts.

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Skill Name:	Heart of Life (Lv10)
Requirements:	Archwizard/Archwitch, Increase MP Recovery Lv10, Life Drain Lv7
Type:	Active/Self
MP Costs:	160
Effect:	Increase Max HP and HP Regeneration by 3% per SkillLv for 30 minutes. 30% Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Additional increase of Max HP and HP regen by 7%. Duration increased by another 35 minutes.

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Skill Name:	Heart of Mana (Lv10)
Requirements:	Archwizard/Archwitch, Increase MP Recovery Lv10, Mana Drain Lv7, Heart of Life Lv1
Type:	Active/Self
MP Costs:	160
Effect:	Increase Max MP and MP Regeneration by 3% per SkillLv for 30 minutes. 30% Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Additional increase of Max MP and MP regen by 7%. Duration increased by another 35 minutes.

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Skill Name:	Overspell (Lv10)
Requirements:	Archwizard/Archwitch, Heart of Mana Lv2
Type:	Passive/Toggleable
Effect:	Increase user''s spell power by 5% per SkillLv 50% Increase spell MP consumption by 10% per SkillLv 100% Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Additional increase of Spell Power by 7%. Additional increase of MP consumption by 14%.

Those skills were the skills that the Genesis Guild had previously researched and discovered. "I can cast spells faster with Quick Cast. Overspell strengthen my spells further, but it also has a drawback to increase my MP consumption." "Thankfully, Heart of Mana could increase my MP pool and regen, though this is a buff skill so it must be maintained first..." And then, thest skill. ; ;

Skill Name:	Archwitch''s Pride (Lv10)
Requirements:	Archwitch, Mystical Amplification Lv10, Heart of Life Lv10, Heart of Mana Lv10, Overspell Lv10
Type:	Self Buff / Active
MP Costs:	300 + (SkillLv 40) 700
Effect:	Greatly increase spell power for 1 min at the costs of Weakness Status at the end of the duration for 1 hour. Spell power increases by 100% with an additional 50% for each SkillLv. 600%

This skill was something that even the Genesis Guild haven''t discovered yet. This was simply because theck of skill points that nobody else but Hecate who were able to learn this skill. "This skill is somewhat simr to Emi''s Ranger''s Creed..." Ranger''s Creed is a powerful skill that could turn a Ranger into a hero for a minute by discarding all of their defense. Now it turns out that Archwitch has something simr to that skill. Most likely, the other Jobss also has something simr as well. "But this penalty for Archwitch is kinda severe... Weakness status for an hour?" Hecate frowned. A weakness status means a reduction of overall status as well as power and mobility. yers who had this bad status will also experience indescribable fatigue, and fighting in that state was not of option. It would be fatal if she were suddenly having this bad status in the middle of battlefield. ''For now, let''s just sent the skill info to the guild for a few quick buck.'' The Genesis Guild, or rather, Astrid had offered GCP rewards for members who posted useful information. This also applies to information about the discovery of new skills and their learning requirements. There was no reason to not take a free money. ''But, it''s a shame if I just post it as is. I might as well exaggerate a bit and im more money!'' So, Hecate took the time to make a post, with many emphasizing that she had to reset her skills to confirm the information. Judging from Astrid''s character, she most likely will think that Hecate had to spend a lot of money to obtain this information. Naturally, Astrid had no choice but topensate Hecate for the many Reset Stones used. ''If this goes well, Astrid will reimburse me for the Reset Stones I used!'' And then, she pressed the confirm button. Still, a skill that could increase spell power by 600% was really really good. Even Hecate couldn''t help but be tempted to use it regardless of the price. "Well, since I learned this skill, I want to try it quickly before logging off!" And so, as soon as the registration procedure waspleted, Hecate immediately purchased a few scrolls, including the Town Scroll of a certain ce. The night is still long... [Ascension: Ldivesvir Valley Northeast] In the eastern part of the Gemmerio Empire, stood the Drusel Fortress City. This fort was stood above the Ldivesvir Valley, which was a strategic ce as a border guard between the Gemmerio Empire and the Croisa Kingdom, the kingdom of Beastkin. In the past, this area was under the control of the Croissa Kingdom. But after the war, the area changed owners when the Gemmerio Empire expanded its territory and invaded the kingdom. Now, control of the area has been handed over to the Neb Guild and they have poured their money into building this fort. But that was for another matter. And in a few kilometers northeast of this fort, there was an orc settlement. That night was the happiest day for Kerchwiik, the Orc Hero. At the very least, his level and contribution to the vige had reached the qualifications to be an Orc Hero. Today the vige held his inauguration ritual to receive the blessing of the Spirit of Fire, Ignis. In that process, he has to go through a transformation process from Orc Warrior into Orc Hero. The sensation of power flowing through his veins and went through the transformation process, was still clear in his mind. At that moment, the transformation process was witnessed by all the Orc vigers, including his lovely childhood sweetheart, Sechwii. Then, on the same day, he had prepared exactly 100 Sabertiger Fangs, processed into a ne, and proposed to her. "Sechwii! Please give birth to my children ~chwiiik!!" "Yes, it''s my pleasure ~chwiii!" She happily epted his proposal and at that very moment, they married. Kerchwiik could feel all the admiration and jealousy of the vigers on him. His sweetheart, Sechwii was the most pretty(?) and popr Orc Lady in the vige. She has a beautiful(?) green skin with broad figure and great muscle. Her two protruding small but cute fangs is very sharp and could tear even the hardest Swamp Alligator''s skin. This indicates that she has a strong healthy body and capable of birthing a lot of healthy baby. Marrying her was his greatest happiness and pride. In that afternoon until the night, a lot of lustful moans could be heard from his residence. Their voice was so loud that the orc vigers who was passing by could only smile with an understanding expression. Orc itself is a fertile race with a high birth rate and fast growth. An Orc Lady only needed a few days to conceive and give birth to several Orc Baby(es), and it only took approximately two or three weeks for the babies to grow into adults. Perhaps, a weekter they would be able to see some new little orcs joining their vige. After consummate their marriage, Kerchwiik went out for some fresh air. His body was still hurt and he spent too much vigor after the great battle in the bed. Nevertheless, his facial expression was happy. He walked to the top of the valley to see the view of the orc vige below. His eyes was firm with great resolve. "As the new Orc Hero ~chwiik, I will protect this vige from those hateful armored Humans ~cwiiik..." Originally, the entire Ldivesvir Valley belonged to the orc race, but everything changed after the Gemmerio Empire attacked. Many Orc lives were lost including the great Orc Lord and his predecessor Orc Hero (BOSS monsters), several tribes fled and scattered into the wild. And now, the Humans (yers) were upying the most sacred ce in the valley and building something huge made of stone there. This is a tant humiliation to the Orcs! "The Orcs is never afraid of war ~chwiik! We''ll surely recapture the Holy Mountain back to us ~cwiiiik!" Right now, the great Orc Lord''s position has been inherited by the most strongest Orc General, and the remaining Orcs in the vige were busy proliferating, replenishing the lost numbers. When this number reached 100000, that''s when the war began! While thinking about that, Kerchwiik suddenly saw a purple mist near the forest. ''Hmm? What is that ~cwiik?'' This purple mist appeared out of nowhere and was slowly spread by the wind. What was noticeable from this mist was, anything that touched this mist suddenly withered away and died. Kerchwiik suddenly felt a sense of crisis. Whatever this mist is, it''s obviously very deadly. And the direction where this mist blowing was towards his residence. And sure enough, not long after, his fear became reality. ; ;

Warning!!

Your spouse, Entity #89AA - Sechwii, is poisoned! Your spouse, Entity #89AA - Sechwii, is in mortal danger!

Kerchwiik immediately run back to his residence as fast as possible. "Please be safe, chwiiik!" As he breathe the mist, he immediately known that this mist was contain very powerful poison. Thankfully, it was not a problem to the body of an Orc Hero. But unfortunately, the others were not so lucky. On the way, he saw many vigers fell. Many of them were his friends and acquaintances. Just this morning they had congratted him on bing the Orc Hero, but now, they were clutching their necks, suffering from suffocation. Kerchwiik couldn''t help but fastening his step, ignoring everything else and just run towards his house. He kept praying to the Spirit of Fire, Ignis, for his wife''s safety. And then, when he arrived at his home... "SECHWIIII!!!" He found his wife, lying stiff in a terrible state. Her beautiful(?) face was already morphed beyond recognition. Most of her skin had turned purple wrinkled and covered in boils that oozed blood and pus which gave off a terrible stench. If it weren''t for the Sabertiger Fang Ne in her neck, perhaps he wouldn''t have been able to recognize this lump of flesh as his beloved wife. - Who... Who the heck were so cruel that spreading this kind of poison!? Sechwii who seemed to hear her husband''s voice, tried to open her eyes and extended her hand to him. But s, she had no more energy and before long, her hand fell lifeless before Kerchwiik could hold that hand. ; ;

Your spouse, Entity #89AA - Sechwii, is dead!

"SECHWIIII!!!" In that moment, a long roar filled with indescribable grief, reverberated through out the valley. The roar was so loud that it alerted the rest of the sleeping Orcs in the vige. They haven''t even been a day together as husband and wife. Their happiness not even yet toe. But, their fate was so cruel, they had been trampled before they could feel their happiness. At this moment, Kerchwiik suddenly sensed arge amount of mana from behind. When he looked back, he saw a cloaked figure wearing a mask right outside his door. Archwitch''s Pride, Overspell, Mystical Amplification, Scroll: Napalm Bolt Lv10! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! -183000 -183500 -182500 -184300 -183400 -185000 -183400 -184700 -185600 -184100 ; ;

You are died!

His consciousness was interrupted shortly after... [Ldivesvir Valley Northeast - Area 18] Hecate looked at the situation before her with an awkward expression. She took a Poison Bottle widely used by Assassins from her inventory and activated the skill Water Vapor from the Ring of Aqua to create a poisonous mist, then let the wind scatter the mist. Originally, she only wanted to create a favorable condition by debuffing the entire area with Poison. But who would expect that the poison was too potent and it ended up destroying the entire area field (The Orc Vige has a total of 25 areas). This happened due to two factors. Firstly, the Poison Bottle that she bought at Nerkia City. It was the most highest grade and expensive Poison Bottle that she found at Nerkia City''s Auction Hall. From the bottle''s vor text it seems that the content was originated from Virulent Tarant Venom. She bought a bottle for 200k just to satisfy her curiosity, but she didn''t expect the effect was too good. Secondly, the effect of Soul Essence inside her +7 Saintess Ne that boosts Poison based skills or spells by thrice. A special poison with its effect tripled. Anyone who dared to take a whiff on this beast would go straight to the afterlife! At this point it was as if sheunched a cobalt bomb at a nuclear nt! "I haven''t even started yet..." Hecate could only sigh. She visited Drusel Fortress because the promotional thread of Neb Guild in the Global Ascension forums about this hunting ground. She chose this ce considering the hunting grounds were the closest to the nearest town. It seemed that the Neb Guild had purposely kept some orcs alive to prevent them from bing extinct. They did this to entice more yers toe to their Fort and reap the benefits by imposing an entry tax from the hunting ground. In this case, Hecate obediently paid 10 for a single entry. But, hunting and exterminating is two different concepts. If she were to found out that she had ruined an area, perhaps Neb Guild would be angry and cklist her into their enemy. "Fortunately, there are some distance between the entrance of the valley and this area." After some time, orcs from the other areas will probably fill this spot again. No one will know that something had happened here if left alone. Hecate was about to leave, but before she could do that a notification of BOSS monster suddenly appeared. ; ;

The Orc Hero, Kerchwiik, is running towards your area! Noticing his family in mortal danger, he immediately used his strength toe here and save his family.

Well, it seems one of the BOSS monster has appeared. ording to the information, other than the Orc Hero, this ce also had another BOSS monster called the Orc Lord. The former could appear anywhere on the field, but thetter could only be found in the deepest area of the field. "Nice timing! It would be improper to just leave away without testing the skill... So, it''s the showdown time!" Just in case, Hecate hides herself and changed her equipment to ck Phantom. Not stopping with that, she also took a Crime Scroll, EXP and INT Potion from her inventory and used them. She also prepares 1 Elixir to remove the bad status that will ur after the duration of Archwitch''s Pride endster. Spoiler ; ;

You have equipped +8 Eldritch Bone Wand. You have equipped +7 Mask of Serenity. You have equipped +7 Cloak of the Fallen. You have unequipped +7 Shadow Walker. You have equipped +6 Elevator Boots. You have unequipped +8 Moon cier Armguard. You have unequipped Ring of Aqua. (10) You have equipped Ring of Ignis. (10)

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You have used a Crime Scroll. For the next 10 minutes, your name won''t be shown to anyone. You have consumed an Exp Potion! For the next 1 hour, your Exp rate increased by 50% You have consumed an INT Potion! For the next 1 hour, your INT base stat increased by 10%

Hecate closed all the notification window and let out a grin. "Come to your mama, baby!" ( distorted voice) Some minutester. The fight was... very anticlimactic. Hecate was still doubted her eyes about the battle that happened just now. For some reason the BOSS monster, the Orc Hero, died in just one spell scroll. ''Shouldn''t the Orc Hero have around 9 million HP? Why did he die in just 1.8 million damage?'' It was as if this Orc Hero was still at low level or not in full health, or perhaps both. ; ;

Congrattions! You have defeated a BOSS monster, Kerchwiik, the Orc Hero.

You are the sole participant on this battle. All glory belongs to you. You have been rewarded with 1,843,566 EXP. You have been rewarded with 100 Glory Points.

You can exchange the Glory Points in any of the Save-Point.

Nevertheless, it was still an acknowledged BOSS battle. She also got the data about how much Archwitch''s Pride could boost her damage, and the result was spectacr. A single Napalm Bolt Lv10 scroll has transformed into 1.8m damage. If shebined it with Mana Explosion, she couldn''t imagine how much destruction there would be. Perhaps the world would end!? In any case, Hecate quickly grab the loot and left the ce. ''Time to go home and sleep.'' Thanks to the Orc Hero''s roar, now there are many red dots approaching her spot. Hecate didn''t spend too much effort in that battle, but the after effect of Archwitch''s Pride caused her to be inflicted with Weakness status. She didn''t feel the urge to fight anymore, so it would be a waste to use Elixir to remove that bad status. Using the Grappling Hook, Hecate evacuates herself to the top of the valley. She quickly looked for a hiding ce in the bush to change her equipment back and ripped the previously prepared Solstreus Town Scroll. After confirming that she had returned to Solstreus City, she immediately pressed the logout button. C003 â€“ Daily Life of Shirayama Family C003 ¨C Daily Life of Shirayama Family [Kyoto - Shirayama Residence] The next day at another ce, Shirayama Kazuya, aka Kazu, got up from his bed at 6am with a yawn. After opening the window curtain, he went to the bathroom to wash his face. His dull face was revealed in the mirror in front of him, clearly showing that he was still affected by his exhaustion. "There are three sses at morning, and three at night today. I still have about 6 hours in between to y..." Since he was a Point-Seeker student at the academy, his study schedule was rather hectic. He had to go to ss every day with no day off except Sunday, and on top of that, he also had to maintain his game ount. Sometimes, he envied the Efficiencists like Rena and Ruri. "I envy those two, they really have it easy... Haah~" Kazu could only sigh. But after a few moments of self-loathing, he pped his own cheek and straighten himself. "Stay cool, Kazuya! Stop thinking about useless things! Don''t show such depressing face in front of the girls!" Thinking about it, it was very unbing for him to have such negative thoughts. Having a lot of courses to learn wasn''t really so bad. There are some interesting one from among the courses he took, like Music and Drama. And also, he felt it was lucky to be able to encounter a certain person more often. "Thankfully Emily is with me..." Emily, or Nayaka Emi, his childhood friend and crush. She also the person behind Emilia, the Elf Ranger in the game. Because of the proximity of their residences, Kazu''s rtionship with Emi and Rena was inseparable from childhood. Naturally, they attended the same academy. Although, due to their individual circumstances, they took different paths in the High School division. Emi was just one of the Regr students. Rena wanted to be a doctor so she took the Efficiencists path. Meanwhile, Kazu himself... The academic system in Kyoto Academy is basically like this... During the Elementary and Middle School division, each student equally takespulsory curriculum courses. Compulsory subjects are Japanesenguage & literature, maths, social studies, science, arts, and physical education. Later on in the Middle School division, a foreignnguage elective (which almost always English) were added. Only when they advanced to the High School division they can freely take any course they want. They attend sses based on those picked courses.Later, in each exam of their respective courses, they will be given Academic Points (AP), depending on the scores they get. Academic Points, is an indicator used by the academy to measure the value of a student. The more AP a student had, the more valuable their existence was in the eyes of the academy. This AP is nontransferable and only the rted student themselves could use it. Students could spend their AP to use some of the academy''s facilities, reduce tuition fees, or ess information from the academy''s archive servers. Then, about the type of students in the High School division, there are some local terms circting in the academy.

Regrs, refers to students who choose to continue their previous curriculum courses. Either they don''t find any extraordinary talent within themselves or they don''t yet have a career goal in mind. So, they just take mainly the same route that they have to learn before. About ~60% of the students in the academy are this type.
Efficiencists, refers to students who focusing their efforts on only a few courses rted to their talents. Other unrted courses are discarded. Because of that, naturally their schedule is a bit loose. However in exchange, their academic requirements are quite harsh. Usually they don''t take too many courses, but when they do take one, they must get a B or above.
Point-Seekers, refers to students who took a lot of easy courses as many as possible to earn AP. Students of this kind are more focused on collecting as many AP as possible, rather than learning knowledge from their courses.
Then, thest type of the students, ckers. As the name suggests, ckers refers to students who just y around and don''t take their sses seriously. To them, the academy was not a ce to study, but just another ce to gather and have fun.

From those types, Kazu belonged to the third type. Due to his family''s economic circumstances, Kazu had to collect AP to keep his tuition fees as low as possible. He was currently borrowing student loans to study at the academy, and the amount was not low. In the Student Guidebook it was written that student loan payments can be made by spending a certain amount of AP. And that was what Kazu was aiming for. Kazu went to the dining room after he washed his face and got rid of his sleepiness. In there, his family was already present, with lots of dishes in the dining table. There are tempura, sushi, pasta, and many more. It doesn''t seem to be their usual menu. Looking at those luxurious dishes, Kazu couldn''t help but frown. "Good morning, Kazu-nii." "Morning, Shizu..." His younger sister greeted him as she noticed Kazu entered the dining room. Shirayama Shizuku, 14 years old, about 4 years younger than Kazu. She is just an average 2nd grade middle school girl, only with a troublesome disease. She may look healthy now, but she has a radiation allergy that urs when she goes out. This can be seen from her skin which has many blister scars. Even though her skins already healed, but the scars remained, ruining her appearance. In the current era, there are so many radiation that causes various negative effects on the human body. Although there are Purifier Towers that reduces air pollution and radiation, but there are also people who have very sensitive health. Due to her health condition, Shizuku could only be safe in a room that had air conditioning installed. But, if she had to go out, she would have to stay near the Purifier Towers. Not only that, she had to take medication regrly to suppress allergies that can ur at any time. For her education, she attended the school from home with virtual sses over the inte (Not VR). "What''s with these dishes? Is there a celebration?" Kazu took a seat and pointed at the dining table. Their dining table usually only contains a simple vegetable soup with a main course of printed bacons, made from special flour purchased at the supermarket.But, he could clearly see at a nce that all the food on the table didn''t seem to be printed. The tempura, sushi and the rest were real, not some fake meat made of flour with artificial seasoning. He always pays attention to the health of his family, so the ingredients he chooses are always the most nutritious product (imed) in the supermarket. Of course, sometimes they would order food from outside if there was a celebration. But even so, he couldn''t be so prodigal by ordering so many dishes. With their economic circumstances, where did they have a room to be extravagant? "Oh, this is from Ken-nii. He said he got an easy job with high payment." (Shizuku) "Hmm? Is that true, Kenji?" (Kazu) Kazu couldn''t help but astonished when hearing Shizuku''s words. His gaze then turned to his younger brother, Kenji, and demanding his confirmation. "Eh, uhm... Yeah..." (Kenji) "My little Ken-chan is already grown up now! Kazu-chan, can you guess how much money Ken-chan''s got from his job? It''s 50000 per hour! And just yesterday, he made over 200000! Can you imagine it?" "Wow, that''s quite a lot! What kind of job is that?" (Kazu) His mother, Shirayama Akiko, praised his younger brother very much, which Kazu agreed. Then, his father, Shirayama Teruzaka, also joined the conversation as he turned off the electronic newspaper from his T-sses. "It''s a job simr to what you did... What''s that it called? Pro-Gamer? Anyway, Kenji yed the same game as you have yed and he got his job there." (Teruzaka) "Eh, really? Kenji also yed Ascension?" (Kazu) Shirayama Kenjirou, aka Kenji, 16 years old, about 2 years younger than Kazu. A 3rd year of middle school student at Kyoto Academy. Unlike Kazu, this younger brother is popr and has a good academic record. With his cheerful personality, he can easily make friends with anyone. Originally, this year he was supposed to advance to the high school division. It''s just too bad because of a certain reason he missed an important exam and had to be held back a grade. However, he certainly meets the minimum age required to do a virtual dive. So, it was not that strange if Kenji started ying Ascension. What surprises Kazu was that Kenji seems to have a better talent than him when ites to making money. Fifty thousand yen was basically about 10% of Kazu''s base monthly sry at the Genesis Guild, but Kenji only need one hour to obtain it. Of course, this was just Kazu''s base sry, not counting his other profits such as selling rare loot and equipment. But still, the money that Kenji gained from his job was pretty impressive. "Yeah, that...! So, that game is called Ascension? Maybe I should try ying it too..." (Teruzaka) "Yes you should, dear! That game is really a gold mine! We already have two people getting money from there. If we can add one more, then we don''t have to worry about money! Shizu-chan''s illness can also be treated well!" (Akiko) "Then dad, when you y, you have to chose Brynhild Fort as your start point. I will help you to level upter." (Kazu) "Aaah, I''m a bit envious... I also want to y but I''m not old enough..." (Shizuku) The atmosphere in the dining room was bright. His parents keep talking about Kenji''s aplishments to find a high paying job. It was true with this, the family''s economic burden could be lessened. But somehow, Kazu noticed that the protagonist of the conversation, Kenji''s expression doesn''t seem right. Kenji''s sitting posture is also somewhat wrong. "What''s wrong, Kenji? Is there anything on your mind?" (Kazu) "No, I''m just a little unwell. I will be fine after resting for a few hours." (Kenji) Though, Kenji quickly smiled as if nothing happened. It''s just that, the smile in his face was not a happy smile, but a tragic one. It was as if he had lost something important. "I see... Just call meter in the game, I''ll be happy to help." (Kazu) "Thank you, Kazu-nii. But, I''m fine for now." (Kenji) Since Kenji didn''t seem to want to say it, Kazu didn''t ask any further. Maybe Kenji is having some problems with his work, but he has his pride and wants to solve it himself. Giving him help right now might damage his pride. In that case, it would be better to just wait. Having nothing to talk about, Kazu turned on his T-Bracelet, looking at the news in the guild. Then, his attention suddenly fell on one of the trending topics. Spoiler ; ;


	Topic: Regarding the Secret of ck Phantom''s Strength
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	Hecate \| Human \| Archwitch (Lv): During my quest journey, I havee across important information about why ck Phantom is so strong. The source of this information is very credible and has a 90% chance of being correct. ck Phantom has a skill that greatly boost his spell power to the fullest. Everyone, please look at this skill: Soon after I learned this info, I immediately reset my skills and found that there really was such a skill in my Archwitch Skill Tree. And looking back, this skill was somewhat simr to Emi''s Ranger''s Creed. A specialized 3rd-tier ss skill with our own Jobss name in its title. Most likely, every 3rd-tier Jobss also has this kind of skill, including ck Phantom. As for the skill requirements... SHOW MORE
	Hecate \| Human \| Archwitch (Lv): Then, let''s analyze this skill further. This skill is indeed very powerful, but also has a disadvantage, namely its short duration and also the after penalty. Nevertheless, ck Phantom seems able to maintain the duration of this skill very long. It can be assumed that he has another skill that can extend the duration of this skill. However, the fact that this skill is a buff type didn''t change. Which means, skills like Dispel and Clearance should work against him. After removing the buff, he would definitely receive the after penalty at that very instant. SHOW MORE
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	Emilia \| Elf \| Ranger (Lv) I see, so that''s the trick behind his strength. Thank you for the analysis, @Hecate;
	Pururun \| Werefox \| Schr (Lv57) What?! It turns out that there is something like that? Do I also have this kind of skill? (-'').*
	Bubbles \| Human \| Fencer (Lv) LOL! Dream on, those skills is tier 3 skills! With our level, we are still far from that.
	Leon \| Human \| Temr (Lv) You did a very good job, Hecate! Thanks to you, we''vee one step closer to destroying that bastard. I think Astrid will give you a rewardter, but before that, I''ll also reward you 10m GCP, separately from my own pocket. @Pururun; @Bubbles; Look, now Hecate has pointed a goal in front of you. Work hard and join our raid party often so you can rebirth to your 3rd-tier Jobss faster.
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	Renahi \| Human \| High Priestess (Lv) Hecate-chwaaan!! When will you be back? I missed you very much! ( )
	Hecate \| Human \| Archwitch (Lv): @Leon; Thank you very much, Leon-sama. @Rena;...kimoi¹ [Disgusting.]
	Renahi \| Human \| High Priestess (Lv) Wait, don''t tell me you read that? I''ve deleted the post, right?
	Hecate \| Human \| Archwitch (Lv): Yes, you had deleted the post before I could read it. But I''m the topic starter, so I can see the post history. (-'').*
	Gander \| Human \| Lord Knight (Lv) Hahaha, Renahi-sama is too honest with her words.
	Renahi \| Human \| High Priestess (Lv) NOOOO!!
	Gis \| Human \| High Priestess (Lv) Salute to Hecate-chan! Thank you for the information. (`) Also, pleasee back fast ASAP! Without you here, Renahi-sama is going crazy with her dark food!! ( )
	Astrid \| Draconid \| Pdin (Lv) Thank you for the precious information, @Hecate. For this information, I reward you with 5m GCP. On top of that, Leon also told me topensate for the Reset Stones you used to reset your skills. You can get itter after you came back from your quest.

Kazu couldn''t help but notice about the reward that Leon and Astrid gave to Hecate. A total of 15 m GCP, which also means 15 m. If converted to yen by the current exchange rate, it''s about 7.5 m. And then, Reset Stones that costs 300 or 15000 each, and it takes ten to reset at their current level. Which means, 150000 for one time reset. The money that Kenji earned today was nothing ifpared to that! ''As expected of those rich people.'' The matter of Hecate went out for a while was something Kazu already knew. But he didn''t expect that she was also gathering information about ck Phantom. ''Come to think of it, Hecate-chan seems to have a sense of rivalry with ck Phantom.'' Maybe because Hecate and ck Phantom were the same spellcaster type-ss, so her desire topete with him(?) is the strongest. Either way, the information that she gave is very important. It can be assumed that the Genesis Guild''s skill research department will be busy for a while. However, yers can only purchase a Reset Stone from the cash shop once per day, which means that the price of the Reset Stone will increase. This would be a good chance for Kazu, and his family to earn more money. "I have to thank Hecate-chan for this opportunity." Thinking about it, Kazu couldn''t help but smile. C004 â€“ Black Phantomâ€™s True Weakness C004 ¨C ck PhantomˇŻs True Weakness Another morning for Yasaka Ruri. In a certain room, a naked loli woke up from her sleep in her capsule pod. After logging out of the gamest night, she didn''t bother going to her bed and just slept in the capsule pod as it is. Thanks to the massage chair in the capsule pod, sleeping there was morefortable than going to bed. "It''s already morning?" Ruri stretched her body to get rid of drowsiness. The bell on her ankle made a chiming sound whenever she moved her body. As her mind gradually stabilized, she tried to recall her dream while she was sleeping. The continuation of the nude dreamworld where everyone doesn''t wear clothes! Spoiler Ruri just chuckled remembering the dream. After all, about her being a perverted loli was nothing new. Rather than that, she was more interested in her guildmates'' replies to the information Hecate had postedst night. Without further ado, she deactivated the massage chair and then turned on her T-Bracelet. And so, a few minutester... "As expected, Astrid and Leon-sama really gave me a lot of gifts. Moreover, they alsopensated my reset stones." Ruri smiled as she half-heartedly replied their posts. They were indeed nice people, giving her many gifts even though the information she gave was deceptive. ck Phantom relied on buff-type skills? It is truly nonsense! But with this, she was able to shift their vignce of the ck Phantom towards his(?) non-existent weakness. She could imagine their despair when they realized that something like Dispel or Clearance did nothing to ck Phantom.

- "ck Phantom! Now it''s time for you to die! Everyone, do it now!!"
- """DISPEL!""" ""''''CLEARANCE!"""
  - "Hmph, is that it? Now it''s my turn! CYCLONIC STORM!"
- "Impossible!! It has no effect?! GYAAAAAAA!!!!"
  - "Foolish mongrels, do you really think those tricks you did is going to work against me?!"

Imagining that scene made Ruri''s blood boil with excitement. Though, that doesn''t mean ck Phantom didn''t have any weakness whatsoever. All the power that ck Phantom disyed up until now was due to the equipment that he(?) was wearing, not due to buff skills or items. Therefore, the right strategy to defeat ck Phantom is to rely on Trickster''s Divest-type skills. Trickster has a build that focused on Divest-type skills, which consisted of four skills. Divest Weapon, Divest Headgear, Divest Armor, and Divest essory. As the name suggests, this skill is used to strip an opponent''s weapon, headgear, clothes, or essories, and temporarily render them unable to wear it again for a certain period of time, with the chance of sess and duration depending on the user''s skill level and the difference in the stats of the parties involved. And yes, clothes. If they wanted to, with Divest Armor they can render their opponents down to their underwear, or naked (protected by the holy light if their Ethic Code was active) even in the daylight. There are even Tricksters who abuse this skill, which caused them to be called Stripters by themunity. Of course doing that in public would only increase Infamy and decrease Karma, so no one would do it inside the town. But still, asionally there would be unscrupulous scum who like to strip others in the field outside the town. A truly perverted skill that causes a lot of hate from the female yers, and Natives! In fact, this skill is also very dangerous for ck Phantom, because being stripped will not only mean her "pettan" chest will be exposed for the world to see, but also ck Phantom''s true identity as Hecate will be revealed. Thankfully, Hecate has enchanted ck Phantom''s Cloak of the Fallen with tinum Golem''s Soul Essence beforehand. This grants the cloak with Indestructible Armor and Prevents Knockback effects, and also indirectly caused the cloak to be unstripable. ...or so themunity said about precaution against the Stripters. Now, even if someone were to use Divest Armor on ck Phantom, the cloak would remain intact. But unfortunately, even if the cloak was intact, the same will not apply to other equipment, especially the mask and Elevator Shoes, which are still prone to the risk of identity leak. Not to mention that the source of ck Phantom''s strength was the wand and rings. If the wand and the rings were also stripped, then ck Phantom would really be powerless. This was why she had to be so wary of Tricksters. ''Well, Trickster is really the most wretched Jobss in Ascension.'' Though, ordinary Tricksters are not a threat for Hecate, since theirbat power was basically low. Their stealth was also not as good as the Assassin ss, because unlike them, the Tricksters don''t seem to be able to erase their sounds and smells. However, there is a capable Trickster who managed to reach level 100+ in the Genesis Guild, which was Grim. He could erase his own sounds and smells by relying on his equipment, alchemy items, and his Werecat racial skills. Which means, he was the one that she had to pay attention the most. Fortunately, it seems that Grim was not interested in the Divest build, and prefers the giarize build instead. That was understandable, because thetter was more versatile than the former, as he can copy skills and items with that build. Not to mention that the Divest build has so much negative reputation. As one of the Genesis Guild''s executive, Grim had to maintain his public image as well. ''But, I still need more insurance I have to look for some tinum Golem Soul Essence againter.'' Thinking about that, Ruri fell into a deep thought. Done with the forum, Ruri quickly finished her breakfast and showered before going back to the Capsule Pod. She was about to login to the game, only to find there are one notification at the corner of the Capsule Pod''s holo-screen interface. It was about the newest Capsule Pod''s framework update patch that has been released just this morning. ; ;

A new framework update patch is avable to download. EXC-CP-20349.000001 - Size: 980 GB. Installing this update is required for essing this address: VRG - Ascension (Japan Server).

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Would you like to download now? Estimated download time: 5 minutes.

Yes, and install immediately. Yes, but let me chose when to install. No, not now.

Estimated time toplete: 3 hours 32 minutes 10 seconds.

Seeing this kind of notification, Ruri let out a frown. The update itself wasn''t so strange, because Gaia Corp sometimes releases update patches for the framework of their Capsule Pod. Usually they weren''t that important and wouldn''t interrupt Ruri for ying VR games, but now it was different. This time, she won''t be able to y Ascension unless she installs this update. "Oh well, this can''t be helped..." Having no other choice, Ruri could only choose the first option. But she was also curious about what kind of update this would be, so she browsed the official Ascension website. And then she found some interesting information. It seems that the framework updates that have been distributed publicly are different and based on the version of the Capsule Pod they purchased. The basic version has very minimal changes, while the executive version has the most adjustment that benefit the users, so it''s clear that they are getting preferential treatment. In exchange, of course the patch the executives had to download was of outrageous size. But, with Prioritized SSL Quantum Connection, their download speed is extremely fast, as fast as sitting on a rocket. "Let''s see... Security update, area update, new cash items..." This time, there was a lot of updates that divided into separate pages, which Ruri clicked one by one. Firstly, the security update section. There are 10 long paragraphs that can be summarized into adjustment of pain control mechanism, forced logouts, and a lot of otherplicated stuff. The executive version includes the use of nutrient solution, deep sleep feature, life insurance, etc, etc... "Hmm, it seems that by using the nutrient solution, I can exceed the 8-hours consecutive login limit." Ruri nced at the empty vial slots in the side. Those slots were supposed to be filled with nutrient solution vials that must be purchased separately. This feature has been around for a long time, but it doesn''t seem like there''s a chance to use it yet, until today. It seems that Gaia Tech has prepared this for the perfected nutrient solution they have developed. And looking at the price of their nutrient solution, a box of 5 vials costs about 50000, quite expensive. "This is a great update, but I don''t see the need for it. I wonder if they can be reced with Elixir?" Next is about the area update. The area that was destroyed with ck Phantom''s Mana Explosion had turned into ake, and a new ecosystem had been formed. If one had the Water Diving skill, they could explore thiske. The official website didn''t reveal anything further than this, but Ruri spected that perhaps a new dungeon was born inside theke as well. Otherwise, why bother reporting this kind of trivial thing to their official site. There were also some area changes taking ce outside of the Rosenheim Kingdom, but they were far from Hecate''s location so she didn''t bother to read further. "Well, maybe Emi will send an exploration teamter. But I don''t need to care." Next is about the new cash items. There are some item changes to the cash shop, and the purchasing list are divided based on the user''s Capsule Pod version. As usual, the basic version does not have many items that can be purchased, while the executive version has the most choice of items. "The cash items for this season, Adventurer''s Survival Kit, Equipment Upgrade Box, Super Fertilizer X..." Ruri only nced at the list for a few seconds before closing the window. There was no point of looking at the list since she couldn''t do anything right now. Anyway, it would be better to see themter personally in the game. She took a look at her Capsule Pod terminal once again. ; ;

Instation in progress... Dpressing the archive - 3%plete.

Please do not perform any operations until the instation process isplete. Estimated time toplete: 3 hours 25 minutes.

The download itself has been over but there was still a lot of time to wait for the auto instation toplete. She decided to do other things before then. The perpetrator must personally touch the victim''s equipment that he/she want to strip with the hand, then activate the skill. Only the correct skill at the correct timing can be activated, and the sess percentage of the skill depends on the difference in the DEX and LUK stats of the parties involved. If the skill is sessful, the equipment will be forcibly removed and returned to the victim''s inventory, and they will not be able to wear that equipment for a certain period of time, depending on the skill level of the perpetrator. Divest Armor If the victim is a yer and ended up almost orpletely naked, they can report the perpetrator for sexual misconduct. But if there is no sexual interaction involved, at best the problem ends with the perpetrator being fined. ^ Requires recorded evidence, and real world talk no jutsu. Full Divest Secret skill, requires the user to max the other Divest skills, and use the Skill Assimtion Orb. One touch, and... PAW!! Sensational!!! C005 â€“ Enraged Orc Lord C005 ¨C Enraged Orc Lord [Real World: Yasaka Ruri''s Residence] While waiting for the instation toplete, Ruri decided to do some maintenance. Ruri used her T-Bracelet to type a series ofmand lines, ordering all the cleaning robots in her house to gather in the garage as she walked there. The robots immediately suspend their task and faithfully obeyed hermand. When Ruri arrived at the garage, there were already 15 cleaning robots with various shapes standing there waiting for her next order. Those 15 robots were personally made by Ruri herself, following some blueprints obtained from the Kyoto Academy''s Archives by spending some of her Academic points. Then she crafted their parts with Hecate''s cksmith skill using material item obtained from the game, Blue Steel Alloy, which was considered an ordinary grade material but was still stronger than real world steel. Meanwhile for their processor units, she used thetest model of robotic-board, Raspberry - IXA 4.08 that she purchased online from Mercury website. This board model was specifically developed for people who want to build their own robots or drones and could be purchased at an affordable price. The costs of making these robots were surprisingly low with each only costs less than 10000. As the robots saw Ruri''s appearance in their camera''s sight, they greeted her with their machinery voice. "Good morning, Master. Have a nice day." 15 "Uh, yeah... Morning." Ruri tly replied their greetings. Anyway, they were just a soulless lump of machines without any personality module installed. Even their greetings were just a simple set of pre-programmedmand that follows a specific routines. In her view, answering their greetings is just a waste of time. Of course, there was always the option of installing a personality module chip to each of the robots. Although the price of the chip is quite expensive on the Mercury website, it was still affordable to buy. The robots that has the module chip installed will act more lifelike, self-thinking, can interact and even carry out conversation. Usually it was installed into human-shaped androids, mostly in conjunction with the instation of artificial sexual organ(s). It was a very popr product especially for singles who want the touch of apanion. But even so, Ruri never considered to do that. ''Dealing with Robotic Laws is very troublesome. Besides, I can''t really trust robots with independent thinking.'' If she wants to have a self-thinking robot, she has to fulfill some procedures and obligations listed in the Robotic Laws. Thesews are primarily in ce to ensure parties involved to not cause any harm to others, and limit the number of self-thinking robots that they can own ording to various circumstances. This was because there are already a lot of cases where self-thinking robots and androids went berserk and cause trouble to the society due to mismanagement. -- There have been reported cases of property loss and destruction, injury, and even death! And since Ruri was still considered a minor, she needed permission from her guardian, in this case her parents, toplete the procedure. Moreover, with the same reason, the number of self-thinking robots she could own was limited to only one. It was truly not worth the effort. Ruri took her eyes off from the robots and walked over to a nearby table. She took two rings from the drawer and ced them on her fingers. The moment Ruri put on the rings, she immediately felt power coursing through her small body. ; ;

Item Name:	Bravery Ring (4)
Requirement:	All sses, Lv25
Durability:	140/140
Crafter:	Shuna
Description:	A ring engraved with strength inscription.
	Those who wear this ring will be brave and fearless.

	STR +4, INT -3, MaxHP +5%
	Increase resistance to Fear by 10%

These rings were the better version of the Bravery Rings that Hecate had used previously (Chapter B006). The crafter, Shuna has inscripted more runes at the time of their creation, which resulted in the difference of the stat buffs. As Hecate, she had requested 10 of these rings at some time in the past and materialize them into the real world. Ruri had found out from her experience that unlike in Ascension, there seemed to be no restriction for wearing the equipment in the real world. She can use any equipment without any problems, ignoring the level or ss requirements. Moreover, all the equipment that she had brought up until now was automatically adjusted to fit Hecate''s body size at the time of materialization, which was also the same as Ruri''s body size. All she had to pay attention was the condition of her real body. For example, Ruri can wear a set of Full te Armor belonged to Knight sses, with only problem that it was very heavy. But this can be solved by wearing a few of Bravery Rings. And of course, it was possible to wear more than 10 rings in the hand! Unfortunately, although Ruri could benefit from equipment buffs, her real body was really of a muggle. She couldn''t utilize any of the spells or skills that were in the equipment at all. "Well, I think two rings is enough." Ruri hummed and proceeded to take some maintenance tools from the drawer. Two Bravery Rings gives her a total of +8 STR. It only made a slight difference in the game, but in the real world, a 1 STR difference was a big deal. Wearing one ring was enough for her loli body to gain the strength of an average adult. Add one more and she gets the strength of a professional weightlifter. There was no need for her to wear more as it only makes her to break some things by ident. But those rings also not without its downsides. Wearing two rings also gives her a demerit of -6 INT which caused her thinking process to be clouded. Ruri solved this problem by eating food items that temporarily boost her INT. "Gather, my ves! It''s the time for maintenance!" Holding the screwdriver in hand, Rurimanded the robots to line up. She started the maintenance by cleaning the filter of the vacuum cleaner robots, refill the mosquito repellent and air freshener liquid on the spraying robots, lubricating the joints of each robot, and many more. It took her about an hour for her to finish the maintenance. Done with the maintenance, she took off the rings and put them back to the drawer along with the tools. "Phew, all done... Let''s see what I can do again." Ruri checked her Mercury ount, Rucien to see if there was anyone who ordering her craft, which turned out to be quite a few. From her previous crafted items, there are some people who put them to their order list. When people add their items to their order list, the site will ask to hold a portion of their bnce equal to the item''s price. This bnce is still refundable if they canceled before the seller epts the order. But once the seller epts the order, the transaction must continue topletion or a penalty will ur. "Well, right now I''m not in Rosenweil Kingdom, but fine... I''ll buy some material and rent a cksmith roomter." She epted all those orders and set the time limit to one week. This time limit was a precaution because if she couldn''tplete the order within the time limit, she would have to pay the penalty and Rucien''s seller rating could drop. It would be easy for Ruri to recraft those items, since Hecate had already saved the blueprints. But that only if she could enter the game. Right now, she can''t do anything else except for waiting. asionally, she also checked the instation progress from her T-Bracelet and saw that there was still about half of the percentage bar remaining beforepletion. It was faster than the estimation but there still some time left before she could y. "Oh well, I''m bored~" Ruri flopped her naked body down to the floor, staring at the garage ceiling. [Ascension: Drusel Fortress City] That day was the worst day of Neb Guild. Thousands of Native corpses were scattered outside the Drusel Fort, along with many yers'' life-sparks. Regardless of who they were, Merchants, Knights, young and old, their fragile lives were destroyed so easily. Even the Safety Barrier, the one who kept monsters away from the Fort continued to dim. It wouldn''t be long before the barrier ran out of mana supply, and if that happened, the barrier would definitely disappear. The Knights stationed on the fortress walls couldn''t help but gasped when they saw what was happening. "A stampede...!" Outside the fort, countless Orc troops can be seen advancing from the valley. Their gazes are fierce and their facial expressions are filled with hatred. Anyone who saw them in the fort were trembled in fear at their numbers alone. [][Orc General - Lv100~120] (??) --- Mount: [][Darkhound Wolf - Lv100~110] (??) [][Orc Shaman - Lv100~120] (??) [ ][Orc Fighter - Lv80~99] (????) [ ][Orc Cavalry - Lv80~99] (????) --- Mount: [ ][ckfang Wolf - Lv50~70] (????) [ ][Orc Hunter- Lv80~99] (????) It was clear that these orcs hade here not for a friendly visit, but for war! And in the farthest part of the army, there was a very noticeable orc, different from the other orcs. This orc was extremelyrge, dwarfing the others in size. It can be seen from the first nce that this orc was their leader, The Orc Lord. [][The Enraged Orc Lord, Gerchwiik - Lv142] (1) - HP 95,670,000 (information can only be seen with the skill Appraise Lv7+) He had two fangs protruding from his mouth, making his angry expression even more terrifying. His body was enveloped with a strange mixture of red and ck aura. And inside his armor contained an extremely excessive amount of muscle. The Orc Lord, Gerchwiik, looking at the fort in distance with hatred. "UNFORGIVABLE... COWARDS!! HOW DARE YOU... KILLED MY FRIEND!! CHWAAAKKk!" Just this morning when he woke up, he received a shocking news from his subjects. His childhood ymate, Kerchwiik, who was supposed to have married Sechwii the day before, died tragically. Kerchwiik and his wife, along with everyone else in their district, were massacred overnight. It should have been a happy day especially for the two of them, but suddenly it all ended in tragedy. The corpses of those orcs who died were hideous, their skin melted revealing their bones wrapped in purple flesh oozing pus. Even their faces had been deformed beyond recognition that no one could find out their identities except from their belongings. From their tragic corpses, traces of an extremely terrifying poison could be clearly seen. As for Kerhwiik and Sechwii, they were burned in their dwellings and almost nothing was left except for two gs. Even in their deaths, they still held hands. Their prized weapons, armors, and shields were nowhere to be seen. Gercwhiik wouldn''t be so angry if they were killed honorably in battlefield. Orcs were a very proud race that valued strength. They would rather die in battlefield than in bed. Even if they ended up dying in such a situation, they would die with pride and respect the victor. This conviction was already deeply rooted in their race. If Kerchwiik, his wife, and his neighbors died in battle, Gercwhiik would still be sad but he could ept it. But, since they were died of such underhanded and cowardly attack, he couldn''t ept this oue. Moreover, Kerchwiik was his best friend since childhood. The thought of Kerchwiik''s honor and pride being trampled on caused Gerchwiik to be furious. "DESPICABLE FILTH!! I WILL DESTROY YOU UNTIL NOTHING''S LEFT!! CHWAAAKKK!" Last night''s incident was still fresh, so there was no need to find the culprit. Whoever it was, they must be one of the people, most likely yers who barricaded themselves on the Holy Mountain inside that stone building (Drusel Fort). This grudge must be paid in blood! However, Gerchwiik knew himself best that he still didn''t have the strength to fight those Immortal yers head-on. This was because he had not been long since evolving to a new tier, from an Orc General into the newly crowned Orc Lord. In Ascension, every time someone advances to the next tier, they inevitably have their strength temporarily decrease as their level is reset to 1. But in exchange, their maximum level cap would increase. What''s more, they also retained their previous stats as it was. So when they managed to catch up to their previous level, their strength would definitely increase by leaps and bounds. It''s just that this process requires time and effort, and Gerchwiik didn''t have the patience to wait until then. He was afraid that if he waited too long, the fire of hatred in his heart would eventually cool off. Gerchwiik who was blinded by hatred then immediately performed the forbidden ritual.

- "O THE SACRED SPIRIT UMBRA! HEED MY CALL AND GRANT MY WISH!"
  - "Child, what is your wish? And what will you offer in exchange?"
- "TAKE HALF OF MY LIFE! I WANT REVENGE SO GIVE ME POWER!!"
  - "Kukuku, very well... I''ll grant that wish."

This was actually a dangerous gamble for Gerchwiik''s life as he tries to make a deal with the Spirit of Dark, Umbra. Forbidden ritual is called forbidden for a reason. If for some reason Umbra was displeased, or Gerchwiik''s offering was unsatisfactory, the end result might backfire on him. He was very lucky that the ritualpleted sessfully without problem. And so, Gerchwiik sacrificed half of his lifespan in exchange for a permanent power boost. ; ;

You have invoked the Forbidden Spell, Dark Offering. Please choose wisely what you will offer to the Spirit of Dark, Umbra.

You have offered half of your lifespan. 136 years worth of your lifespan has been extracted. Umbra is pleased with your offering and give you a permanent blessing. You obtained a permanent buff, Umbra''s Blessing.

Ignis is disappointed with your decision.

With the buff Umbra''s Blessing, Gerchwiik instantly filled with power. If someone with the skill Appraise Lv10 checked Gerchwiik''s stats, they would find that all his stats had drastically increased. His maximum HP suddenly grew from about 6.5 million to 95 million. His level also went up continuously from Lv6 until it stopped at Lv142. A sudden rise of power, except this power wasn''t free at all, with half of Gerchwiik''s lifespan as the price. Now, his appearance is getting older because he lost 136 years worth of life. And at the same time, every yer who was online at the time received the same notification message. ; ;

A new WORLD BOSS has been recognized!

The Enraged Orc Lord, Gerchwiik.

Ruler of the Orc Race of the Grehem Tribe living in Ldivesvir Valley.

Gerchwiik was angry at the deaths of his people from the dishonorable actions of an unknown Human. Now he has begun his conquest of war with the Humans, starting from Drusel Fortress City.

Perhaps Gerchwiik would regret this choice after the war is over regardless of the oue. But anyway, with this new power, he was ready to exact revenge towards those vermin scums who holed themselves inside that stone building. And so, Gerchwiik lifted arge boulder with one hand, and threw it towards Drusel Fort. It was just a simple skill called Rock Throwing, which anyone could learn as an Extra Skill by constantly practicing throwing stones for a certain period. But what Gerchwiik did was no longer just an ordinary Rock Throwing. That rock had been filled with his unknown aura and possessed extremely destructive power. The moment the rock hit the barrier of the Fort, a shockwave urred and devastate the nearby people outside the barrier. Countless Native corpses and yer life-sparks before were caused by this kind of st. The barrier that held back the attack also grew dimmer for each attack. It wouldn''t be long before the barrier disappeared for good. "Where is our vanguards? What? They''re still stuck with update patch? Why at a time like this...?!" "Dammit! Our Knights! Our residents! HURRY UP AND CALL THEM RIGHT NOW!" Panicked voices can be heard throughout the Fort. With the Neb Guild''s strength, normally they wouldn''t need to panic even in such a situation. Unfortunately, the stampede coincidentally urred at the same time as the Capsule Pod update patch. Most members who log in using Standard and Premium types of Pod are still stuck downloading the patch, including those who logged in from Cyber Cafes throughout the country. As for Executive type, there was no one in their guild. Even though their patch size is smaller than Executive type, they don''t have Prioritized SSL Quantum Connection like a certain loli. So they have to suffer from waiting for download time, and then suffering again waiting for instation time. Those who can attend at this time are those who are logged in from the Basic type Pod which has only a few changes. And they mostly were just a bunch of low-leveled yers who basically were nobody in the guild. Many of the higher ups of the Neb Guild could only grit their teeth in frustration in front of their Pods. "Nooo! My beloved Mina-tan (a Native) is still inside the fort! Please be safe..." "It''s over... It''s over... Our effort up until now..." At another ce, a man in his early 20ined to the Cyber Cafe manager. This manes from a certain influential family and he was one of the regr, and has the VIP membership of this Cyber Cafe. The look on his face showed that he was in a hurry. "Manager! Can you bypass the update patch and allow me to login immediately? What, you can''t!?" "My apologies, sir! I don''t have such skill..." The manager could only reply with a troubled expression. Countless curses and censored words spewed throughout the forums against Gaia Corporation. But no matter how many cursing words were thrown, it does nothing to change the current situation. With theck of support from high-level yers, it was only a matter of time before the Fort could be breached. By noon, Drusel Fortress City was no more. Safety Area protected the people inside from receiving ''lethal'' damage, and warding wild monsters from entering the area. It doesn''t prevent people from using any skills or dying for other reasons, such as hunger, sickness (bad statuses), and lifespan (Native only). The level of protection depends on the mana reserve of the Save Crystals connected to the area. When the Safety Area run out of mana reserve, this protection disappear. The Orcs'' Levels Kerchwiik (Orc Hero) -> Lv1 with HP about 4m. Because he did a violent snusnu a few hours earlier, he got a few bruises (HP -10%) and his stamina at rock bottom. At that state he took a very potent poison while running towards his house (HP -60%, DOT) -> (Remaining HP ~1.2m) Gerchwiik (Orc Lord) -> Lv6 with HP about 6.5m. Performed a Forbidden Ritual, sacrificing his lifespan to gain a permanent buff of 136 level ups. -> (Lv6 -> 142), (HP 6.5m -> 95m). Btw this permanent buff, in the end is still a buff and not his real power. Hence, it can be dispelled. Orc Tiers Orc Baby (0) Orc Warrior/Archer/Tamer(1) -> Orc Fighter/Hunter/Cavalry(2) -> Orc General/Ranger/Pdin (3) -> Orc Hero/Orc Lord(4) C006 â€“ Login After Update C006 ¨C Login After Update [Ascension: Solstreus City] At least the update patch has sessfully been installed and Hecate could login to the game. Her appearance once again materialized in Solstreus City. When she looked around, she found out that the streets was quiet and lonely, almost devoid of those noisy yers. "So quiet... Where is everyone?" But when she thought about it again, it was understandable since they were most likely still stuck with the update patch. There are not many yers hanging around at this time and their number can be counted on two hands. Most likely they are logging in either from a Basic-type Pod which only has a minor update patch, or from an Executive-type Pod like her which has very fast download speeds thanks to "Priority SSL Quantum Connection". Though, the former seems more likely as not everyone can afford to buy an Executive-type Pod like her. As Hecate walked down the street, she noticed that they were busy looking at their game interface with serious expressions. Curious, she asked the nearby yer. "Onii-san, why do you look so serious? What happened?" (Hecate) "Eh, a little girl...? Ah, sorry! Did you look at the forums? It''s about this stampede on Drusel Fort..." (Male yer) The male yer that she called looked a little surprised. Perhaps because meeting a loli yer in a game with a minimum age requirement of 16 was extremely rare. But he still kindly exined to her the whole current situation. Turns out there was a sudden stampede on Drusel Fort. Wasn''t this the ce she just visitedst night? "I see, so that''s what happened..." (Hecate) Hecate used her own game interface to browse the forums and see the situation there on live broadcasts. It wasn''t a very good quality video since it was recorded using a Basic-type Pod, but it was enough to tell the current situation. The situation was bleak and there weren''t enough yers to defend the fort. "I guess this Fort won''tst for long. But, I don''t understand." (Hecate) The stampede event wasn''t something rare. In the past, Hecate had also defended Fort Brynhild several times alongside Genesis Guild against monster attacks from the Forbidden Forest. However, this time the stampede took ce at a time when not many yers were able to get online after being stuck in the update patch. This gave the possibility that a simr situation could also ur for the Genesis Guild in the future. Regarding this, Hecate was curious and asked the male yer. "Why is the stampede happening at this time? Did the management allowed this?" (Hecate) "I don''t know. Maybe there will be official announcementter." (Male yer) The male yer shook his head and just watched the Drusel Fort countdown with a passerby mentality. Hecate''s gaze shifted to the live broadcast again and she tapped on thement icon below the video to disy thement window. The video was bombarded withments from many people, condemning the game''s management andmenting that they couldn''t even participate online. There were also several posts from Neb Guild members urging any yer online for help regardless of their origin. They offer generouspensation and rewards to anyone who participated in defending the fort. "It seems the Neb Guild will give rewards to anyone who helped defending the Fort." (Hecate) "Hmph..." (Male yer) This sounds very attractive. But the male yer only snorted. "Aren''t you going to help them?" (Hecate) He shook his head again. "Lady, you don''t understand the Neb Guild very well. It''s impossible to defend the Fort at this stage and I doubt the Neb Guild will pay anypensation if the Fort falls. Going there is just asking for a pointless death. " (Male yer) "I see, that makes sense too." (Hecate) It seems that this male yer has a grudge against the Neb Guild. But as a foreigner from the Rosenheim Kingdom, Hecate had no interest in the struggle for power in this ce. Not that she will lend any help anyway. ''Hmm, all the monsters there are orcs. That reminds me, I have picked something yesterday...'' Looking at the monsters in the video, Hecate remembered that she seemed to have an item that worked against the orc races. It was just looted during yesterday''s test. She tapped the inventory button and looked at the most recent added items. Well, it seems the game interface has undergone some changes with this update. It has be more organized and colorful than before. Spoiler ; ;

Name:	Soul Essence: Orc Lady
Type:	Misc - Soul Essence
Rarity:
Durability:
Effect:	Slot: Head - Ne: Increase the user''s STA regeneration by 1% per UpgLv. Grants the use of passive skill Touch of Pleasure Lv1. Slot: Weapon: Increase damage dealt to Orc Races by 30%. Slot: Armor - Body: Increases the user''s STR by 1 for every 5 VIT. Increase damage resistance to Orc Races by 1% per UpgLv.
Description:	The extracted soul of an Orc Lady. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.

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Name:	Soul Essence: Orc Hero
Type:	Misc - Soul Essence
Rarity:
Durability:
Effect:	Slot: Head - Upper, Middle: Grants the use of skill Hero''s Roar, (3UpgLv) times per day. Slot: Weapon (Axe, Hammer, Club, or Halberd): Unbreakable Weapon. Increase Melee attack damage by 100%. Increase Critical chance by 20%. Can use Skill Arts - Brutality Cleave, (3UpgLv) times per day. Slot: Armor - Body: Increases the user''s VIT by 1 for every 5 levels. Grants the use of skill Vitality Burn, (3UpgLv) times per day. Grants the immunity to Stun.
Description:	The extracted soul of Kerchwiik, the Orc Hero. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.

In the search results, there were several loot items, equipment, and two Soul Essences. Last night, Hecate didn''t have time to check her loots due to her rush to leave, but she did take a nce at the item info of Orc Lady''s Soul Essence. This item can unexpectedly increase the damage to the Orc races by a whooping 30 percent. Orc Warriors, Orc Hunters, Orc Generals, or even Orc Lord. Regardless of the type or level, as long as their race had "Orc" in the name, this damage increase is valid. And coincidentally, the cooldown of her beloved spell, Mana Explosion had also ended. Coupled with Archwitch''s Pride and Mystical Amplification, the Orc army shouldn''t be a huge threat. Perhaps using this opportunity, she could kill the orcs and ransack the fortress of the Neb Guild as ck Phantom... ''Nah, it''s too risky... I can''t afford to endanger ck Phantom''s identity.'' After thinking it carefully, Hecate shook her head. Right now Genesis Guild was focusing on ck Phantom, and they also knew that Hecate was on a quest in the Gemmerio Empire. If suddenly there was news that ck Phantom had also appeared here, there was a possibility that she could be suspected. ''Besides, I already have an appointment with the spiders.'' It would be a pity if she had to wait for another week. This beloved Mana Explosion should be saved for the spider boss. Hecate checked the other items. Equipment such as the Ne, Halberd, Axes and Shields are still in an unidentified state and their information cannot be viewed. There also several ores, preserved meats, fruits, and other misceneous items. Excluding the ores, Hecate nned to exchange everything to GCPter. ''These items are my souvenirs for the guild. I hope they like it.'' And thest item is the Orc Hero''s Soul Essence. This one is without a doubt the jackpot. Hecate had not expected that she would be able to obtain such a priceless item this time. The price of this item far exceeded the Orc Pirate General and Fierce Fang Wolf''s Soul Essence at that time. That was because this was the Soul Essence of a boss monster which only had a 0.0001% drop chance. If she auctioned off this item in the real world, the end price might exceed 500 million yen! Hecate couldn''t help but hide her mouth with her hands. If there was no one in front of her now, she would probably burst out with a crazyugh on the spot. The scene would be too spicy to watch and could destroy her image as a cute, innocent, and harmless loli. ''Oh no, I think I couldn''t hold myugh. I need to leave fast.'' The male yer noticed Hecate''s action and asked. "Is there something wrong?" (Male yer) "No, I just remembered I have some Native acquaintances in the Drusel Fort, I hope they are safe." (Hecate) Hecate quickly make an excuse, but of course what she said was a lie. It was only yesterday she stepped on that Fort and she didn''t bother to befriend anyone there. She only said that so she could end the conversation quickly and leave. But the male yer who heard her words couldn''t help but stunned. "Ah, I see... My condolences." (Male yer) "It''s okay, but I have to go now. Please excuse me." (Hecate) Hecate said her goodbye to the male yer and walked away. Another POV. The male yer, Enryuu, looked at the blue haired loli''s back with aplicated expression as he recalled something important. "Yeah, why I forgot about this... If I recall, Mina-tan is staying at Drusel Fort this week! OH NO!!!!" Due to the conversation with the loli, Enryuu suddenly remembered about one of his Native acquaintances. Carmina, or better known as Mina-tan, is a Native who lives and works as a Courtesan and Songstress in the Red District Industry field of the Gemmerio Empire. Her fairy-like appearance, graceful but kind behavior, and her soothing voice could melt the hearts of many. She was loved and idolized by many men, yers and Natives. Enryuu still remembered that she had taken care of him when he was feeling down. Mina-tan''s hourly apany fee was of course very high, but it was well worth the cost. She is smart, can sing, can y music, can joke very well and learns fast. She even can be consulted for any problem and she can juste up with some solution. In short, every conversation with her will never be boring. It was said that if her favorability points was good enough, she won''t refuse to do ''nyan-nyan'' things. But unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, it seems that no one has yet been able to conquer her heart. And this week, Neb Guild has invited her to attend and sing in theirmemoration party, held at Drusel Fort. "DAMM IT, NEBULA GUILD!!" Enryuu gritted his teeth in anger. He naturally held some grudges and had a bad rtionship with the Neb Guild. Their members were arrogant and almost every good hunting ground was monopolized by them. He had already lost count of how many times he had gotten into trouble with them. But this is not the time to care about all that. Now that Drusel Fort is about to be destroyed, Mina-tan''s safety is also in danger. He was determined to protect Mina-tan at all costs and escort her to safety. Without further ado, he immediately headed to the Adventurer''s Guild to purchase a Town Scroll of a certain ce. "Wait for me, Mina-tan! I''lle to you right now!" Even if the world is destroyed, Mina-tan must be alive! ------ Drusel Fort''s destruction countdown: 00:43:20 Drusel Fort''s destruction countdown: 00:43:19 Drusel Fort''s destruction countdown: 00:43:18 Hecate''s POV. After walking quite a distance, Hecate calmed herself down from the earlier excitement. ''Five hundred million... Should I auction it, or not?'' She hesitated to make a choice. Orc Hero''s Soul Essence was useless for her Archwitch ss. It''s definitely much more beneficial to just auction it off and turn it into money. And the amount of money was certainly very tempting. With 500 million yen, she could buy the entire floor of a luxurious penthouse for herself in the best location in the elite area of the Tokyo city. ''But, perhaps selling it is too risky...'' Of course, with so much money flowing through her bank ount, it would no doubt attract the attention of her family. Although she could split the money into several sub-ounts, but she doubted this trick would work. Moreover, this Soul Essence was simply too powerful. It would be troublesome if this kind of item ended up in the enemy''s hands. ''Oh well, let''s just keep it for now.'' Hecate decided to postpone her decision forter. Rather than that, she decided to focus on the current matter first. Before she know it, her feet already arrived at her destination. ording to the information she got from the Mage Association building yesterday, in front of her was the working ce of her quest target, Frederick. "Solstreus Magic Academy, looks like this is the ce." After making sure she arrived at the correct location, Hecate walked to the gate. Mina-tan''s POV. With her ie, she has more than enough to stock a few Town Scrolls to teleport. It was just that most of the yers didn''t realize this because the Natives rarely use Town Scrolls as their transportation method, since it was quite expensive by their standards ( 1000~10000 depending on the destination). Drop Chance Orc Hero''s Soul Essence Drop Chance Base : 0.0001% LUK (1 + 3) +0% Collector skill, Lucky Drop (Lv10) +5% Boss Monster Subjugate Bonus (Grade Score: S) +10% Solo Participant. Quick Battle (< 5 mins). Max Damage Dealt > 999999. Max Damage per Hit > 99999. Kill by Ambush. Kill by Spell. One-Spell Kill. Dealt Emotional Damage. No Damage Taken. The rest is real luck. C007 â€“ Frederick C007 ¨C Frederick [Ascension] [Solstreus Magic Academy: Principal''s Office] In the principal''s office, a man that looked like in his thirties sits in the sofa, holding an envelope in his hand. Frederick Revior Erstalt, Human race, Lv8 Sage, the principal of Solstreus Magic Academy. Even though he looked like he was in his thirties, his actual age was much older. This year, he had reached the age of 85, but thanks to absorbing the energy from Sage''s Stone, his body was rejuvenated and his appearance changed to his current self. ; ;

Name:	Sage''s Stone
Type:	Misc - Jobss Promotion Item
Rarity:
Durability:	50/50
Crafter:	Unknown
Effect:	Increases the lifespan of the one who absorbs the energy of this stone. (No effect for yers) Unknown effect #1 Unknown effect #2 Jobss Promotion Item: Sage When absorbed by a Lv99 Schr, promote the person''s level and Jobss to Lv1 Sage.
Description:	A mysterious stone contains tremendous life energy. It''s rumored that it can transmute matter into gold.

Not only that, his Jobss had also advanced from Schr to Sage. "Yes, this is undoubtedly Mr. Dalmagna''s handwriting." After confirming the handwritten of his old friend, Frederick opened the envelope and took a letter out of it. The letter itself looked like a piece of nk paper at first, but then, he used an unknown spell to the paper. But since the spell was performed without chant, there was no way of knowing what the spell itself was except for the caster. This was due to his passive skill, Mind Chant, belonged only to Schr and its advancement Jobsses. It was a skill that allowed people to chant incantations mentally rather than verbally, thus rendering their opponent unaware of what type of spell had been cast. ; ;

Skill Name:	Mind Chant
Requirements:	Schr, ???
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Allows the user to perform the chanting process, as well as triggering the spell activation in the mind. This skill did not affect the cast time of the spell. Spells that was chanted non-verbally will have a penalty of higher MP consumption and reduced effect up to 50%. Increasing the level of this skill will reduce the penalty by 5% per lvl.

Shortly after he cast the spell, the paper absorbed his mana and then, the mana formed into words in Neberlnguage, the unifiednguage of the Human race in Ascension. It turns out that the letter was actually a secret letter! Frederick reads the letter in his hand with great interest. ''Hou, Skill Resonation...? Interesting.'' He put the letter out and then looked at the girl sitting in the other sofa in front of him. This girl seemed to be asking the security guard about Frederick''s information, saying that she had a letter to personally deliver to him. The security guard informed him with amunication artifact, and in return he ordered that the girl be ushered into this room. Thus the current situation. From what the secret letter says, it seems that this girl has identally found a new concept, called Skill Resonation. No, calling it new would be incorrect, as this concept has existed in the past, especially in the era of the ancient Arcadia Empire. It''s just that nobody bother to give it a definite name. "Hecate, is it? Can you show me the skill information? The one called Mysticallurgy." "...Okay." He then asked the girl to show her the skill mentioned in the letter. The girl, Hecate just simply nodded and showed him the skill information window. ; ;

Skill Name:	Mysticallurgy
Requirements:	Metallurgy + Magicallurgy
Type:	Passive
Effect:	Inherits Metallurgy and Magicallurgy effect. Allows the user to process any mystical and magical object (< 7). Allows the user to imbue the user''s craft with magic.
Description:	A skill developed by Archwitch Hecate bybining the skill Metallurgy and Magicallurgy. The fusion of these two skills also grants other abilities to the user.

''Archwitch''s Magicallurgy and cksmith''s Metallurgy. Resonated and transformed into a brand new skill...'' Seeing the information window with his own eyes, Frederick was deep in thought. Two or morepatible skills or spells has the tendency of empowering each other. For example, a tier-2 fire spell, Fire Ball and a tier-2 wind spell, Storm. Both spells that released nearly at the same time on an enemy will cause more damage than if the two spells were cast one by one. Elemental skill arts such as Fire Cross and Triple Wind Strike also follow the same principle. Another example is the Crusader skill Holy sh and the Priest/Priestess skill Smite Evil to dark-type creatures. Of course, to activate more than one skill or spell at the same time is not easy for one person, because normally they can only use or cast 1 spell/skill at a time. Though, there are some exception that allows people to do the trick, such as the skill called Parallel Casts that allows people to casts multiple spells simultaneously, or the use of Spell Scrolls that have no cooldown. There are also Passive Skills that also meet this condition, such as Alchemist''s Brewing Mastery giving some positive effects to the Assassin skill Create Poison. Frederick still has some examples in mind, but none of them seemed to match what the letter said. Frederick had some old friendship with Dalmagna since he was young. At that time, Dalmagna was still working as the chief of Royal Smith, who was in charge of weaponry and armor development of the empire. His hands have crafted countless items, not limited to swords to kill enemies, but also tools to make everyday life easier. Unfortunately, there is an idiotic faction called the Human Supremacy faction. This racist faction led by the third prince thinks that the Human race is a chosen race created by Goddess Norn, superior to other races. As a result, they had several conflicts in the court and in the end, Dalmagna left the empire. Dalmagna also has his contribution share for crafting a lot of proto-artifacts, the prototype of artifacts that had yet to be real artifacts, until they were inscribed with glyphs by Artificers. More than half of the artifacts in this academy actually came from the proto-artifacts crafted by him, and it was mostly Frederick who inscribed those proto-artifacts into real artifacts. Therefore, Frederick never doubted what Dalmagna said, and he knew very well that the old Dwarf never lied. But, from the previous skill examples, neither of those skills ended up turning into a single skill. However, this girl seems have overturned hismon sense. She was the first to cause her two skills to merge, and there was no precedent. And about this girl, Dalmagna had already stated in his letter that she was an existence called yer. The resident of the higher world that was invited by the Goddess Norn to this world. "It''s no wonder Mr. Dalmagna sends you to me." "...Hmm?" It wasn''t that Frederick had never met a yer before, but just by looking at her that he realized how absurd their existence was. The young girl who looked like she was about 12(?) years old, very young but had already be an Archwitch. Not only that, she had even reached the Legend state, something he himself was still far away from achieving! "Nothing... I understand the situation more or less from your teacher." Frederick paused for a bit before continuing. "Miss Hecate, are you willing to enroll as a student in this academy?" "What? Enroll?" From the letter, Dalmagna asked him to teach Hecate some of the Artificer skills and be done with it. This request, Frederick didn''t really mind, because his current job was the academy principal. Teaching knowledge to students is what his workce do. But because he is the academy principal, then of course teaching must follow the way of the academy. ...or, that was the excuse. "Yes, enroll. Starting for the next term, you can enter to this ce as a student." "Ehmm~" "Here, you can see a variety of cutting-edge knowledge that cannot be obtained anywhere else. Our library has a number of skill manuals from various Subsses, collected from various ces on the continent. I wouldn''t say that we have every Subss covered, but we have cksmiths, Artificers... Well, there''s a lot to list. You''ll see for yourselfter." Dalmagna seems only want to raise this girl''s cksmith skills to the top by incorporating other Subss skills. But for Frederick, this is just a side goal and what he is aiming is far above that. For what reason did this girl manage to "resonate" her skills while the others didn''t? Perhaps the resonating skills had to exceed a certain standard, or there had to be some other condition that had to be met. Frederick was curious about the mechanization of this so called "Skill Resonation" and would love to study it closely. With her cooperation, perhaps he could even discover the secrets of this world! After all, the duty of Schrs is to pursue knowledge and the truth, right? And this girl, the value of her existence is insurmountable. Since her existence as a yer, the residents of the higher world, was probably the existence closest(?) to the truth that he sought. But of course, it wasn''t that easy to ~~kidnap~~... ahem, entice this girl to became his student. "My apologies, but I..." Unsurprisingly enough, Hecate expressed her refusal. Regarding this, Frederick was not too surprised and this was not enough for him to give up. If this girl wasn''t enticed, then it meant that the benefits provided weren''t enough. "Are you worrying about the tuition? You don''t have to, since all of this is free of charge." "No, that''s not it." The tuition to study in this academy is about 90000 per month, and of course it is expensive from Natives'' point of view. This expensive tuition fee is due to offset the high cost of maintaining artifacts at the academy, as well as a watershed to monopolize knowledge from themoners. After all, knowledge is more valuable when it is monopolized. But it seems this amount is nothing in front of yers. "Ah, I see! Speaking of yers, I noticed that most of you prefer dangerous exploration... ahem, I mean practical activities over studying in ss. Do you know about Pma Labyrinth in the east district of this city?" The Pma Labyrinth is actually the former residence of Pma Snorchilde, a mad Sage who lived about 300 years ago. It was said that something went wrong during his experiments and caused a huge explosion that destroyed an area of about a 20km radius with over 10,000 fatalities. And the center of that explosion, his residence was transformed into a dungeon in that disaster. Abyrinth-type dungeon filled with construct-type monsters that nobody was able to conquer yet. "Well, of course. But I heard that to enter thatbyrinth, a special permit is needed. Oh, I see..." Hecate seemed to notice something and paused for a moment. Seeing her understanding expression, Frederick just let out a gentle smile. This girl is really smart and quick to understand. "I think I can guess the direction of this conversation." "Yes, it''s precisely as you think. If you join our academy, you will also gain the permit to explore not only Pma Labyrinth, but every dungeon under the management of this empire. Now, are you interested?" This time, Hecate didn''t immediately refuse, but closed her eyes thought about it deeply. After a few moments, she opened her eyes and said. "Your offer is very attractive, Frederick principal. I''m very interested, but... I still had one more problem." "Oh? Please say it." "My nationality is in the Rosenheim Kingdom and I am already affiliated with one of the guilds there. I can''t stay long because I only applied for a week''s leave to deliver this letter. Once I finish my business here I n to return to my guild." "What?! Guild? So are you going to the battlefield?" "Yes... So, once again, I''m sorry but I have to refuse this offer." STAB!! Once again, Frederick forgot that this girl was a yer. His sense of value as a Native cannot be applied to her. Frederick realized that the guild Hecate was talking about wasn''t the kind of guild like the Adventurer''s Guild or Tailor''s Guild, but a yer guild that wasn''t too different from a bunch of suicide squads. They were actively entering monster nests, reimingnd, and conquering dungeons without regard for their safety. Usually girls her age(?) should still y and learn happily with her friends, growing up steadily in a safe environment, away from battlefields or other life-threatening situations. But she was a yer, the resident of a higher world who possessed immortality, she doesn''t need such things. The danger in the eyes of the Natives was no danger in her eyes. However, Frederick didn''t want to give up recruiting her, especially since he saw a clue towards the truth on her. "In that case, it would be simple." Although this looked a bit forced, he could only raise the benefits again. Legend = Native''s term for any existence who has reached Lv100 Tier-3 (yers never use this term). Skill Resonation(?) Natives didn''t know about the existence of Skill Assimtion Orb. Glory Points Exchange is essible to Natives, but no Native has managed to collect 1000 Glory Points. Fanart I have received a fanart from one of my reader, @testtube10 Thank you for your lovely fanart :D credits to testtube10 Link to image C008 â€“ Library C008 ¨C Library [Solstreus Magic Academy: 1F - East Corridor C] The sun was shining through the ss window in the corridor of the Magic Academy. In the empty corridor, a petite girl with short blue hair wearing ceremonial clothes was walking around. There was no one other than her because right now was ss time for the academy. The girl, who was of course Hecate, was currently taking her time to familiarize herself with the academy. At this moment, she had a veryplicated mood. She looked at the notification window in front of her speechlessly. The quest was supposed to be just about delivering the letter but somehow ended up being about enrollment into a magic school. She who was about to finish herpulsory education in the real world and enter college life, how could she allow herself to spend a few more years attending another school, especially that it was a magic school in the game world. What was the use of attending magic sses if the real her is a muggle? Can those knowledge even be used in the real world? If she really dared to write those magic knowledge to her resume at the job fair, the most likely conclusion was that she would be rmended to a mental hospital instead of apany. "This is really ridiculous." Fortunately, she was able to maneuver the situation a little bit. Spoiler ; ;


	Quest Completed!

	Deliver Dalmagna''s Letter to Frederick Rank: E

	Quest Details:
	Dalmagna''s letter has sessfully delivered to Frederick. Your teacher, Dalmagna has requested Frederick to teach you the knowledge about Artificer in his letter. Frederick answered his request by giving you the invitation to enroll as a student in his Academy. You turned down the offer, but Frederick renewed the invitation again to join his Academy, not as a student but as a special staff. You epted the offer.

	Rewards:
	EXP +100 Solstreus Magic Academy''s Silver Badge. The right to enter Solstreus Magic Academy.

Instead of joined as a student, she changed the flow of event direction and joined as a special staff. But still, Hecate felt that it wasn''t that simple. In the two years since Ascensionunched, this is not the first time yers stepped their foot in this Academy. Sometimes there are job recruitment that hires yers to perform some tasks or conduct experiments. The recruiting was by no means a secret, as there are many posts from those recruited yers with screenshots and videos on the forums. And this is definitely a first that a yer is recruited to enroll as a student, much less, a special staff. As for the conditions of this recruitment, she still couldn''t fully understand. But after seeing her loliness in the reflection of the corridor window, Hecate couldn''t help but think. ''Don''t tell me... Does he think I''m around middle school age with my height?'' Now that''s the most possible answer. With her loli appearance, she would most likely be mistaken for a middle, or perhaps elementary school student at first nce. Except for acquaintances, no one would really think that she was an 18 year old girl about to enter college. However, thanks to this, she was able to obtain so much opportunity. ''As expected, appearance was the most important thing, more important than skill and effort. After all, people do judge others by their covers.'' Hecate could only sigh by this revtion. She then took out the silver badge that Frederick gave her and equipped it. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Solstreus Magic Academy Silver Badge
Requirement:	All sses, INT 15
Type:	essory - Brooch
Rarity:
Durability:	100/100
Crafter:	Unknown
Effect:	Soulbounded to Hecate.
	Unchangeable Effect.
	INT +8, MP Regen +10%, Max MP +10000
	Allows the use of the spell Fixed Warp Portal once per day.
	This spell has a fixed destination (Academy Stationery Hall)
Description:	A personal badge issued by Solstreus Magic Academy.
	Serves as a sign of identity of the Silver Ranker, Hecate.
	There are several overwrite protections in this badge, the function of this badge cannot be overwritten by normal means.

This badge is the proof that Hecate had be a special staff at this Magic Academy. "This is a good stuff." The badge has such a nice effect that increased her INT by 8, MP regeneration by 10%, and more importantly, Max MP by a whooping 10000 points. Now her MP has reached a staggering amount of 77.5k. There are hierarchy ranks based on the contribution in this Academy, mainly Bronze, Silver, Gold, tinum, and Diamond. Her joining as a special staff had given her a direct jump to Silver rank, and even the Silver rank badge had given her such effects. She wondered how much effect she can got from a Gold rank badge and above. ''Perhaps reaching 100k MP is not really just a dream!'' There was also the Warp Portal spell. Although has a fixed destination, but it can be used once a day to directly open a portal with the destination straight to the Academy. This also meant, this Solstreus Magic Academy had be another base for her. Moreover, it is a brooch-type essory so it can be directly worn above her +8 Ceremonial Blouse. The drawback is, this brooch has been soulbounded and can''t be used to any other person besides Hecate. There''s also overwrite protection on the badge so its effects can''t be changed, which means it can''t be soul enchanted, and upgrades won''t have any effect. The fact that it is a brooch-type essory also means that this badge will always be automatically removed whenever Hecate changes her blouse. This is a minor issue and can be fixed by including the badge in the hotkey, but the 10000 MP thates with the badge will inevitably be reset. So, if Hecate has 77570 full MP, by changing the blouse, her MP will be 67570/77570, with 10k MP missing for no reason. ''Well, it''s just a minor issue. The badge is secondary, the most important thing is the benefit I get.'' Hecate let out a satisfied smile. The reason why Hecate agreed to join was because the offer that she can use the facilities in this Academy for free, including smiths, meditation room, training room, healing spring, and many others. Of course simr facilities also existed in Brynhildr Fortress, but the facilities in this ce were of a higher level. For example, the Furnace inside the fort can only generate heat up to 1000C,pared to the Furnace here which can generate up to 8000C. This leads to shorter melting time as well as the reduction of difficulty for processing superalloy like Adamantium and Vibranium. Moreover, even if it was only once a day, she could go to this ce at any time with the badge, without having to go through the troublesome journey like before. Hecate''s steps suddenly stopped in front of a room with double doors. "Arrived!" And the most important benefit that she obtained is of course, the library in front of her. [Solstreus Magic Academy: 1F - Library] Hecate was greeted with the sight of countless books when she entered the library. This ce was where the Sages and Schrs of the Gemmerio Empire gathered knowledge throughout the continent of Rodinia. The number of books was astounding, with the scale several times higher than the public library in the Rosenheim Capital City. There are a total of seven floors with many towering bookshelves on each floor. From 2F to 7F there is an open space in the middle which is connected by an elevator, so that each floor can be seen from the librarian''s desk in the center of 1F. Counting the number of books on each shelf was very difficult, because there were too many of them. "Theyout of this room... seems a bit like Panopticon." Hecate was impressed by the arrangement and positioning of this library. She then walked to the middle of 1F towards the direction of the librarian. There were a few Natives wearing robe uniforms of various colors in the library, most likely students of this Academy who nced at Hecate curiously. Well, that''s understandable, since it''s not an everyday sight that there are loli wearing ceremonial clothes of the Cantaria Tribe, hanging around inside the Academy. This was also another reason why Hecate chose to wear this outfit, as this outfit seemed to have the influence for the Natives to create a mysterious atmosphere. Hecate ignored those curious nces and directly asked the librarian. "Excuse me, is there a list of books in this library?" The librarian, a middle aged man in a blue robe uniform that must likely a Schr, nced at Hecate and about to say something. Maybe she thought that Hecate was an outsider because she wasn''t wearing their uniform. But when he saw the silver badge in her chest, his attitude changed. "Miss, which ss are you from? You must be very talented to reach Silver rank at your age." "That''s a secret. Well, if you really want to know, maybe you can ask around." Hecate answered with a smile. She didn''t really know the talent standard he was talking about, as she jumped straight to Silver rank as soon as she joined. However, there was no need to tell the truth. Maintaining a mysterious atmosphere is also good approach when interacting with the Natives, because they mostly won''t ask much afterward. "Ahaha, that''s quite cold. Well, that attitude is quite normal for someone with talent like you." "Thank you for thepliment. So, can I see the list now?" "Oh, yes. Here it is." And so, the librarian took out a te-shaped artifact which Hecate touched with her hand. Immediately a window appeared in front of her that shows a list of all the books in the library. A total of 18,430,426 books in the list sorted by various categories. The books are "free" to read, since it seems the cost is already covered by student tuition. Of course for Hecate who joined the Academy for free, those books are really free for her to read. "I want to read about these, Basic Spell Introduction from volume 1 to 5. Can you take them?" "You can simply click on the title and infuse your mana to the window, and the book will fly to your position. When you''re done, just leave the book somewhere and it will fly back to the shelf. Remember that the books here has been enchanted and you can''t take them out of this library, and damaging books will be punished by the Academy." "Thank you." Hecate walked over to one of the empty tables and poured her mana into the window as the librarian said. This window won''t disappear unless she closed it herself or leave the library, so it was fine not to take the te with her. Not long after, five books flew off their shelves and headed for Hecate. She simply caught the flying books one by one with her hands and ced them on the table. "Well then, let''s see what is the content of this book." Hecate opened the first book and began to read. C009 â€“ Mana Cultivation C009 ¨C Mana Cultivation [Solstreus Magic Academy: 1F - Library] The time it took Hecate to finish reading the books wasn''t too long. That was because unlike Natives, yers had the privilege of having a game system assistance and did not need to study books manually. yers only need to turn the page once and watch for a while, then the content of that page will be recorded and they can be save that record to their pod. And then, any skills or spells in the book will be filtered by the game system for yers to learn. The time it takes for each page to be recorded is based on the respective yer''s INT stat. The higher their INT, the shorter the time it will take to record a book. Hecate, who currently had 221+78 INT, only took less than 1 second to record a page, and finished the book in a few minutes. If other yers, especially those with low INT did it, it would likely take them several minutes to just record 1 page, and hours to finish a book. Spoiler ; ;

You are reading Basic Spell Introduction Vol 1. Recording the content... Page 1 of 142 (Time: 0.7 seconds) - Finished. Page 2 of 142 (Time: 0.6 seconds) - In Progress.

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You have finished reading Basic Spell Introduction Vol 1. Record finished - B002303.gaiabook (Size: 9.6GB) The book is saved in the folder My Library/Ascension

As for the real content itself, Hecate doesn''t care too much, as those books were written in Neberlnguage. Although there were some clever yers who tried to decode thisnguage into Japanese, tranting it was too much of a hassle. Ultimately, the books are from a game and the content is fictional, so there is no need to think too much about it. The contents of the book will take up the space in the pod in the form of a lossless 3D document format. This is the standard VR-book format created by Gaia Corporation and has been acknowledged worldwide. This format saves every detail of the book, such as the texture of the paper, the author''s handwriting, stains, even the smell on each page, while preserving the search function readability. Hence, the file size of each book will be somewhatrge. Since it was a VR-book, naturally yers can materialize the book in other VR-space besides this game, or using Holo-projector in real life and read at their leisure. Though in thetter case, sensory information will be lost. However, with such arge file size and the time required to record the book, not many yers are interested in recording books, especially for those using Basic and Standard Pods that have smaller storage space. It also took into ount the factor that the books were unreadable, as these books were written in Neberlnguage, not Japanese or English. Most of them only read books to learn the spells or techniques contained inside, and rarely bothered to save the record. But that reasoning doesn''t apply to Hecate which uses an executive-type pod. Her pods have a massive 1 EB (Exabytes) of storage space and there''s still plenty of free space, not to mention hundreds of EB of cloud storage, exclusive to executives. Storing hundreds of VR-books wasn''t a problem for her. As for why she kept those VR books, of course to sell them to the guild for profit. The information inside the books in this game has a counterfeit protection, so it won''t show in the screenshot or streaming. Also, trying to share it outside of the game is prohibited and may result in a vition of the terms. Therefore, exchanging those information can only be done within the game. Naturally Hecate would take some GCP as fees for those who wanted to read her books in the guild. Fortunately, the guild interface has a function about trading information, and unlike items, information can be traded as much as possible as long as the files are not deleted. A few minutester. When the recording process was finished, there were already a few notifications that she set aside. Spoiler ; ;

You spent 100 EXP to carve the spell Economized Firebolt into your Skill Tree.

You spent 120 EXP to carve the spell Enhanced Firebolt into your Skill Tree.

You spent 100 EXP to carve the spell Economized Waterbolt into your Skill Tree.

You spent 120 EXP to carve the spell Enhanced Waterbolt into your Skill Tree.

You spent 100 EXP to carve the spell Economized Windsh into your Skill Tree.

You spent 120 EXP to carve the spell Enhanced Windsh into your Skill Tree.

You spent 100 EXP to carve the spell Economized Stonespike into your Skill Tree.

You spent 120 EXP to carve the spell Enhanced Stonespike into your Skill Tree.

It was too much of a hassle to click confirm so Hecate had set the option to automatically carve any newly discovered spells. The spells from the Basic Spell Introduction books were derivatives of the tier 1 spells Hecate learned 2 years ago when she first became a Mage. At that time, she learned the original spells from a tome-type weapon called Beginner Mage Tome, distributed by the Mage Association in the Rosenheim Kingdom. Hecate wasn''t too surprised that Gemmerio Empire had more version of those spells than Rosenheim Kingdom. After all, the scale of the empire was muchrger than the kingdom. "If I guess right, Economized means less MP used but lower output, while Enhanced is the opposite." She calmly analyzed the meaning of these spells from their name. It was a straight meaning so she didn''t take much time to figure it out. Most likely, the economized version is aimed at people with low MP, and the enhanced version is aimed at people who pursue perfection, even if it means using more MP. Then, from her Skill Tree, she found that those spells were grouped to their originals and not treated as a separate spells. Perhaps this was because the essence of these spells was actually the same. This meant that if she invested SP into the spell Firebolt, then she could also use the other versions without difficulty. "This enhanced version seems good to me, but in the end I have to invest SP to use it, right?" Unfortunately, this one is a miss. Hecate didn''t want to use her SP to learn those spells, because it would ovep with the spells she got from her equipment. Ultimately, her current build was centered on her equipment and not her Skill Tree. And suddenly, her focus shifted as she scrolled through the notifications to the earliest entry. Spoiler ; ;

You have discovered the skill method of Basic Mana Control. It is judged that Precision Mana Control you have learned is more superior.

You have discovered the method of Basic Mana Cultivation. You are eligible to learn this method.

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Skill Name:	Basic Mana Cultivation
Requirement:	Basic Mana Control, INT 15, Human race
Type:	Active
Effect:	Cultivates the user''s Mana Core to increase the user''s magic potential. Practicing this method will give the user permanent bonuses by: Increase Max MP by a certain extent. Increase MP regeneration by a certain extent.
Description:	The cultivation method developed by the researchers of the Gemmerio Empire to nurture their younger generation who walk the path of the Mage. This method was a simplified form of the Supreme Mana Cultivation method created by Lindell Souren to lower the requirements and reduce the difficulty of practicing.

Looking at these notifications, Hecate''s eyes glittered with excitement. Basic Mana Control and Basic Mana Cultivation, never heard about it. But from the name, it could be assumed that they were both important skills. Most likely, studying these two skills was the proper basic curriculum for Natives to be Mage. It was just yers who uses defiant way to skip the process and quickly reach the result. The first skill could be ignored because it seemed that the Precision Mana Control she had learned through Mysticallurgy was actually better. What she was paying attention to was the second skill. "Basic Mana Cultivation... This actually can increase my maximum MP!" Hecate let out a grin. Having more MP is always good for a caster, because it means she can cast more spells. In addition, the total MP is also one of the biggest factors that affect Mana Explosion damage. For more fabulous explosion, this skill must be learned! She then click out the details of the method, and quickly summarized the content in her mind. In short, she had to control her internal mana to flow within her magic circuit in a certain cyclical path, while also creating imaginary organs in several ces to help her body absorb the mana in the surrounding air. The first part of the exercise wasn''t too difficult, Hecate just needed to control the mana to flow ording to the instruction. It was short andpleted within 10 seconds. She repeated the cycle for another 9 times before she received a notification. Spoiler ; ;

Proficiency has passed the minimum requirement.

Skill Learned: Basic Mana Cultivation (Active) You can increase your magic potential.

You have sessfully practiced Basic Mana Cultivation. Your magic circuit has been slightly strengthened. Two passive skills has been generated.

Precision Mana Control Proficiency +20 (1255/8500) EXP +100

Skill Learned: MP Supplement (Passive) Your maximum MP has been increased by 100 The proficiency of this skill can only be increased with Basic Mana Cultivation.

Skill Learned: MP Quick Recovery (Passive) Your MP Regeneration has been increased by 1% The proficiency of this skill can only be increased with Basic Mana Cultivation.

Hecate nodded with satisfaction when she saw the notification. Just in case, she checked the library window and clicked on a few books, most notably Intermediate Spell Introduction Vol 1-5, as well as Advanced Spell Introduction Vol 1-5. Hecate caught the flying ten books and read them immediately. But as expected, you can''t just fly into the sky in one step. Spoiler ; ;

You have discovered the skill method of Intermediate Mana Cultivation. You do not meet the requirements to learn this method, because the prerequisite skill level, Basic Mana Cultivation is not enough.

You have discovered the skill method of Advanced Mana Cultivation. You do not meet the requirements to learn this method, because you haven''t learned the prerequisite skill, Intermediate Mana Cultivation.

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Skill Name:	Intermediate Mana Cultivation
Requirement:	Basic Mana Cultivation Lv10, INT 50, Human race
Type:	Active
Effect:	Unknown effect.
Description:	The continuation method of Basic Mana Cultivation developed by the researchers of the Gemmerio Empire. This method was derived from a part of the Supreme Mana Cultivation method created by Lindell Souren.

Other than some tier 2 and tier 3 derived spells, there was nothing to gain from these books yet. It seemed she had to raise her Basic Mana Cultivation to Lv10 first before moving on to the next step. At least, the information from these books has been recorded and can be read back at any time. But suddenly she had a thought. ''Since there''s a way to increase max MP, that means there''s also a way to increase max HP out there!'' She immediately checked the library window again, and couldn''t help but be baffled when she saw the long list of books. There were over 18 million books on the list and she didn''t know what to look for. Even if she had yer privileges, reading all those books might take several years toplete. And so, she went to the librarian again and asked. "Excuse me, is there any rmended method to increase HP that can be learned?" "Hmm, I don''t know about this. How about trying to take a look at the Warrior training methods?" "Thank you." Following that suggestion, Hecate searched and found many books on Warrior-rted training. She clicked and summoned about 15 books but unfortunately, none of them suited her. Spoiler ; ;

You have discovered the skill method of Basic Aura Breathing. You do not meet the requirements to learn this method, because the method conflicted with your Mage path.

You have discovered the skill method of Muscle Strengthening Motion. You do not meet the requirements to learn this method, because the method conflicted with your Mage path.

You have discovered the skill method of Body Defense Reinforcement. You do not meet the requirements to learn this method, because the method conflicted with your Mage path.

It seemed that the crucial problem was because of the Jobss. Maybe this aura thing that used by Warriors doesn''t go well with Mage''s magic circuit, so it will cause conflict in the body. "Oh well, if it doesn''t work then so be it." Hecate wasn''t too disappointed with this result, as it was just a sudden idea. But then, she had another inspiration on her mind. Unlike the game avatar Hecate, the real body Yasaka Ruri in real world is that of a muggle. Then, can Ruri practice this method in real life? Looking at the contents of the breathing method, although she did not understand thenguage, the pictures clearly depicted the breathing posture, the special way of inhaling and exhaling, while doing some taichi-like exercises. Seems believable. However, this method is ultimately just a game method, and is only made to be believable for a more immersive gaming experience. Whether this method can be applied in reality, is not necessarily true. But since Ruri could materialize items from the game inventory, maybe... "Let''s try itter at night." She closed the book and contemted. Confirmation on this matter can be postponedter. Right now, she still had the objective of gathering information about Artificer and Runemaster first. Thus, Hecate looked at the library window once more, and clicked another two books. Only the touched part will be recorded as the paper texture, the non-touched part will be smooth. The system can also record the "taste" of the book if the yer eats the book after the recording is finished. This is especially useful if the book is made of food, such as biscuits, chocte... or meat. No need to eat everything on the book, but if that''s the case, only the eaten part will be recorded. The recorded book will not lost upon eating, also, eating a materialized book can''t increase satiety in the game. Ruri can''t materialize the recorded books as objects in the real world, because they weren''t in the inventory. Pod Storage Space Basic = 50-100 TB Standard = 100-400 TB Premium = 1-4 PB Executive = 1 EB C010 â€“ Mana Clone and Accident C010 ¨C Mana Clone and ident [Solstreus Magic Academy: 1F - Library] And so, nearly 2 hours passed. During this time, Hecate had read many books regarding Glyphs, Runes, and their respective Subsses, Artificer and Runemaster. Leaving the library, she summarized what she had learned from some of the books she had read in her mind. Of course she couldn''t read the contents of the books directly since they were written in Neberlnguage, but the summarized introduction from the game system was enough for her to understand. Basically, Glyphs and Runes are the same thing. In other words, both of them are thenguage used by Native ancestors to describe all things in the beginning of ancient times of Ascension World. By depicting different types of symbols and injecting them with mana, one can gain powerful power. ''Runes are from Elves, and Glyphs are from Dragons.'' The only difference was the method andnguage used, because bothe from different civilizations. From Introductory of Runemaster, Runeses from the ancient Elven civilization. Runemasters use the Runenguage to consolidate the forces of nature into objects called Rune Stones. The stones can be used in a variety of ways, such as catalysts for spells or enchant them into tools or equipment. For the former, Rune Stones can only be used to cast Elven spells, which is unfortunately cannot be cast by other race. And from The Way of Artificers, Glyphse from an ancient Dragonic race, which was the ancestor of the Draconids, where they directly carve Glyph symbols into their bodies in the form of tattoos. They are able to exert powerful force, technique, or spells by injecting their mana into their tattoos. It''s just that, this method has a fatal drawback, namely the tattoo slowly draws mana from the user continuously even when not in use. And internal mana is a finite resource, simr to the body''s cell proliferation limit. If too much mana was taken from one''s body, it would affect their lifespan. The Dragonic Race back then was fine because of their abundant MP, but if another race that had insufficient MP used this method, they would definitely be strong, but at the expense of their lifespan. At one point, the first Artificers of the Human race used this method to carve Glyph symbols into equipment in the form of equipment skills, not directly onto their bodies. This way, users can use Glyphs only when they need them, and prevent the unneeded loss of mana. Naturally other than those information, Hecate also obtained the skill methods rted to Artificer and Runemaster. Although, they were all still in the current form of skill methods and had to be practiced first to make them her skills. She looked at the system notification log once more. Spoiler ; ;

You have discovered theplete skill method of Engrave Glyph. Thanks to Mysticallurgy, you have managed to understand about this method.

You''ve tried carving Glyphs with your own rough understanding before. Now you haveplete knowledge of this skill method and your understanding about it has been deepened.

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You have discovered the skill method of Remove Glyph. You do not meet the requirements to learn this method, because you haven''t learned the prerequisite skill, Engrave Glyph.

You have discovered the skill method of Glyph Rampage. You do not meet the requirements to learn this method, because you haven''t learned the prerequisite skill, Engrave Glyph.

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You have discovered the skill method of Rune Stone Creation. You do not meet the requirements to learn this method, because your DEX stat is insufficient.

You have discovered the skill method of Rune Enchantment. Thanks to Mysticallurgy, you have managed to understand about this method.

You have discovered the skill method of Remove Rune Enchantment. You do not meet the requirements to learn this method, because you haven''t learned the prerequisite skill, Rune Enchantment.

You have discovered the skill method of Rune Explosion. You do not meet the requirements to learn this method, because you haven''t learned the prerequisite skill, Rune Stone Creation.

Those skills that were originally owned by the other two Subsses, but thanks to Mysticallurgy, Hecate was able to learn those skills without any problems. Although, they were still in the form of skill methods and have to be practiced several times first before turning them into skills. In addition, there are still unmet requirements such as insufficient stats or prerequisite skills that have not been learned. But at the very least, the possibility of learning those skills had been changed from impossible to possible. One of the skill methods was Engrave Glyph, which Hecate had tried to reproduce in her Capstan Table by imitating Glyphs on some finished product with her deduction. She thought that she did a good job before, but now that she found theplete method, she felt that her work was very ugly. ''Ahh... There was this thing about using monster blood as ink. I didn''t think about it before.'' Now she understood why there had been no further notification of learning the skill at that time. It turned out that her efforts went the wrong way. Of course, that wasn''t the end. Spoiler ; ;

Blueprint: Gigantic Crossbow has been added to your Blueprint Research entry.

Blueprint: Glizer Cannon has been added to your Blueprint Research entry.

Blueprint: Damascus Steel has been added to your Blueprint Research entry.

Other 98 Blueprints.

Skill proficiency has reached the threshold. Blueprint Researchhas leveled up to Lv5!

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Proficiency has passed the minimum requirement.

Skill Learned: Avid Reader (Passive) Your speed of reading books or any written text is increased by 1% The proficiency of this skill can only be increased by reading any written text.

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Avid Reader Proficiency +1 (3/1000)

The passive skill Avid Reader was a bit nd for Hecate because her reading speed was already fast. This skill was acquired right after the number of books she had read reached 100 books. The next level of this skill required her to read another 997 books, but that was no longer important to her. She had collected a total of 101 blueprints consisting of various things, such as equipment, artifacts, and even includes siege weapons belonged to Gemmerio Empire. ''Leon-sama''s favorability points will definitely increase with these souvenirs.'' The things in those blueprints were more advanced than what was in the Rosenheim Kingdom. If these things were produced in Brynhildr Fort, it would definitely strengthen the guild more than before. And her biggest gain for this time is of course, the manufacturing method of Damascus Steel! This steel is famous for its characteristic pattern, very tough but at the same time lightweight and has somewhat supersticity properties, ording to the tempering step. ''Kukuku, looks like I have another reason to increase the prices of my items again.'' Of course, Damascus by no means was the best steel ording to the current era standards. It was called the best in its time because the process of making other metals at that time was inferior. There are so many steels out there that are superior to Damascus, such as AISI 6150H and AEB-L. But still, the visual appearance of Damascus itself is worth a lot of money. While thinking all of this, Hecate reached the Academy''s Workshop Area. [Solstreus Magic Academy: Workshop Area Lobby] The Workshop area seemed bustling with people who were mostly students of this Academy. Once again, Hecate who wasn''t wearing a uniform looked very suspicious and caught their attention. She ignored those curious eyes and directly showed the badge on her chest to the female staff who looked like the receptionist in this ce. "I want to borrow a cksmith''s room." "Understood, pleasee this way, esteemed guest." From the receptionist''s polite demeanor, it seemed that the status of the Silver badge holder in this Academy was not low. She looked around and found that the students nearby mostly wore Bronze badges, while Silver badges were rather rare. As for the Gold badges and above, it seems that they are not here. Hecate followed the receptionist into one of the rooms in the west corridor from the lobby. "This is the room. Please take your time." "Thank you." It was a room withplete cksmithing tools that was more sophisticated than the one she had in her home in the Rosenheim Kingdom. There was also a Save-Crystal in the corner of the room. And of course like the library, the room was free for her to use. ''Let''s finish the order first. Glyphs and Runes can wait one more day.'' Without further ado, Hecate touched the Save-Crystal to took out from her storage the ores she had obtained from the Orc Vige and some other materials such as 20 bags full of sand, then activated a certain skill. "Auto Production, Blueprint: ss Aquarium Model C." It was a cksmith skill that allows the user to give control of their body to the system assist to craft items. During skill activation, the user can see their body move automatically to make items ording to the blueprint topletion. This skill will be interrupted when there are problems during the process, such as insufficient materials, wrong steps, or manual interference by the user themselves. The skill was a very useful skill for cksmiths to have, as they didn''t have to think and let their own bodies do the work, especially for repetitive work that could drain their sanity. With this skill, at most they only lost some STA while they themselves can daydream and maintain their sanity throughout the process. But what Hecate did was more than that. ''Wait, looks like I have a good idea.'' It was just a sudden inspiration. Since she has the Mana Solidification skill that can create temporary objects, can she create a body from mana and give control the said body to the system assist? And so... Spoiler ; ;

You have used the skill - Auto Production. You have set Blueprint: ss Aquarium Model C as the goal toplete.

You have created a temporary body from mana.

You have given special instructions with your thought.

Auto Production will use the temporary body you have created toplete the task.

Please keep the body materialized until the task isplete.

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You have created a new skill! Please name the skill you have created. You have set the skill name as Mana Clone.

Skill Created: Mana Clone (Active) You can temporarily create a body(es) with your mana and control them with your thoughts. (Current limit: 1) Each body needs at least 1000 MP per minute to maintain its materialization.

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Precision Mana Control Proficiency +150 (1405/8500)

The result was aplete surprise. She did not expect that her sudden inspiration led her to create a new skill. yers are given the right to name the skills they created. And every yer-created skills was mostly unique to that yer, unless the method to acquire it was known. "Ahaha! Did it work?!" Hecate couldn''t help but let augh. In front of her stood another Hecate, with the same face and wearing the same equipment, except that this Hecate was transparent like it was made of water. It was a body she had just created with the skill Mana Solidification, but now it was moving on its own to craft items in Hecate''s ce. However, not everything went ording to Hecate''s expectations. Hecate clone expressionlessly took all of the bags full of sand from the table and poured its contents into the Furnace to make ss. Then, a few minutester, it imitated Hecate''s mana metalcasting method as if it was Hecate herself to mold the ss. Naturally, that metalcasting method had some w that it used a lot of mana to keep the mold solid. And coincidentally, the clone''s body was made entirely with mana. The result was very predictable, the clone lost its shape and then so does the mold. And then, the molten ss that lost its container could not help but obey gravity and sshed onto the floor. SPLAAASSHH!! "Weh!?" Hecate who was nearby couldn''t help but almost get sshed by the molten ss. Thanks to her quick response, she was able to avoid taking damage by unconsciously jumping backwards from the spot. Not only that, she also activated the hotkey with her mind to switch her equipment to the Ignis set. Even if the Safety Area protected her from lethal damage, but getting sshed by melted ss with 100% pain would definitely not be a good experience. But, while she was able to safely avoid the damage, the room was in total disaster. The molten ss that was sshed had a temperature of 2000C, and many items in the room that came into contact with it were damaged. One of the tables crashed because one of its legs melted. The items on the table were strewn across the floor and some of it fell into a puddle of molten ss, shattering as its durability reached zero. ''Damm, I miscalcted! What should I do with this disaster...?'' Hecate who saw the catastrophe in front of her couldn''t help but facepalmed. It was still less than half a day since she joined this Academy, but she had already made this mess. A momentter, Hecate stabilized her mind and made a decision. ''Fortunately, my Repair skill is Lv8! Let''s do some emergency repairs and pretend nothing happened.'' The day was still long. Draconid -> Dragonewt -> Dragonic.

Draconid: Humanoid with horns and tails.
Dragonewt: Draconid + wings.
Dragonic: Dragonewt + Dragon form.

C011 â€“ Aura Breathing C011 ¨C Aura Breathing [Real World - Ruri''s House] The day had be afternoon. After logging out from the game, Ruri took a deep breath in her room. "Haah, that was really tiring..." Still lying in the Capsule Pod, she touched her naked body, rubbing her pettan chest while contemting what had happened in the game. Her left leg swaying lightly, making the bell in her ankle let out a refreshing chiming sound. In the end, Hecate spent almost 3 hours, spending the rest of the 8-hours consecutive login limit. She used the spell Ice Barrage to quickly cool the molten ss, pulling it off the floor and shove it into the furnace to recycle it back into new ss. As for the damaged floor tiles, all of them also pried as well. Later, she used the skill Mana Stone Creation to recreate the tiles. She spent nearly 10000 MP to make each of the tile-shaped Mana Stone, reced the damaged tiles with them, then cemented them using the same skill as well. But of course, the tiles made from the skill were fundamentally different from ceramic tiles, so she decided to rece every tile for uniformity. The reason why she did the recement with Mana Stones, naturally because she didn''t want to take a loss, as the skill didn''t use any materials and just create the stones out of thin air. At most, she only needed to meditate to recover her MP. ''I used 10,000 MP to make each tile, it shouldst a long time, unless someone uses Mana Drain in the room.'' As for what happenedter when the stones sublimated into air, it had nothing to do with her! (Irresponsible) And then, she also had to repair the table and craft the recement for the lost and broken tools in the room. The broken table leg was reced with table-shaped Mana Stones, but the tools were properly crafted using the right materials. Some of these items are easy to make such as chisels, rulers, anvil, and much more. But there also items that are difficult to craft such as precision scales, and liquid separator. ''Those things should be Alchemy rted stuff, right? Why are those items in the cksmith''s room?'' Unfortunately, no one could answer that question, and Ruri decided not to think too much about it anymore. Of course the designs of those items were different from those used in the Rosenweil Kingdom. Luckily, the blueprints for those items were in one of the blueprints Hecate had gotten from the library. And thus, Hecate once again relied on the Auto Production and Mana Clone skills. But this time, in order to prevent a repeat of the previous disaster, she took some measures. Since the previous problem was due to insufficient MP, she just needed to pour in more MP. If previously she used 1000 MP to create the clone, now she used 10,000 MP. Not only that, she also unequip her +7 Earring of Wisdom and used her new self-buff skill called Heart of Mana. Without the earrings that doubled her MP consumption, the maintenance requirement of 1000 MP per minute be halved. And then, Heart of Mana increased her MaxMP and MP regen by a total of 37% for 65 minutes. It seems Earring of Wisdom has became a burden and the benefit of +10% spell power wasn''t worth it anymore. It should be reced with other, more meaningful equipment. ''It turns out the solution was just that simple.'' Ruri reflecting on what happened before with a relished expression. With the problem of MP consumption fixed, that means from now on the clone will be her another reliable asset. It was also thanks to the clone, she was able toplete orders in no time. And that''s not the end. She also discovered that the proficiency of many of Hecate''s skills had increased due to what happened today, especially Precision Mana Control which had the biggest increase. ''My Precision Mana Control proficiency has reached 7.9k, still less than 600 to reach 8.5k.'' It wouldn''t take long for the skill to reach Lv4, and she was looking forward to what would happen when it did. Done with the contemtion, Ruri rise from the pod. She went into the kitchen and gulped a bottle of cold Elixir from the refrigerator. Instantly, all of her tiredness disappeared without a trace, reced by a familiar disgusting lingering taste in her mouth. As she savored the disgusting taste, she threw the bottle into the trash bin and headed for the garage. In there, she took out the items that she, or to be precise her clone, crafted earlier. An aquarium, 12 fox gas masks, and then some furniture with gimmicks, such as transforming chair or desk. Except for the aquarium and the masks, the items were taken out in a disassembled state and Ruri skillfully assembled them without much trouble. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	ss Aquarium Model C
Type:	Misc
Rarity:
Durability:	200/200
Crafter:	Hecate
Effect:	Constant water temperature.
	Auto water filtration.
	Fish happiness +100
	Fish growth and lifespan +50%
	nkton reproduction rate +100%

Description:	An aquarium crafted by the Archwitch Hecate.
	Many rare materials are used to make this aquarium, bringing very diverse effects to the creatures that will inhabit this aquarium.

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Item Name:	Fox Gas Mask
Requirement:	All sses, Lv10
Type:	Head - Face
Rarity:
Durability:	320/320
Crafter:	Hecate
Effect:	VIT +4, MaxHP +750 Filters the air that enters the mask and makes it breathable for the user to some extent. Lightweight.
Description:	A fox mask crafted by the Archwitch Hecate.
	It has the function of filtering the air so that the user can breathe even in a polluted environment. Made from Corsino Red Steel, very light material but resilient.

As for the aquarium and the masks, Ruri judged that it was too much trouble to disassemble and reassemble them, and the effect that given by the game wasn''t that conspicuous enough for someone to care. Maybe with the aquarium she made, the client could make a sessful fish farm. As for the fox gas mask, it was originally just a random thing she made but it was unexpectedly popr. With the Purifier Towers in every city, gas masks should be something most people don''t need, unless they live on the slums that was short of those things. But if that''s the case, an ordinary cheap gas mask will suffice. Andpared to those cheap masks, the price of the masks she made is a bit expensive. How could someone in the slums afford not to be frugal? "Oh well, it''s not my business anyway... And with this, my job isplete." Ruri looked at her crafted items once more with a satisfied face. After calcting the gross profit and expenses, the profit in this transaction was 780,000 after tax and shipping fee reduction. Convert it into gems and it will be 15,600. But this time, she didn''t n to use the money and just kept it for future use. ''I am not short of gems now, there are still more than 60 thousand gems in my ount.'' She used the T-Bracelet to send a message to Mercury Courier Service, notifying them that the ordered item was ready to ship. Then, she gave a set ofmands to the house AI to carry out the rest of the procedures when the courier arrived. Done with everything, Ruri left the garage and headed to the living room. As soon as Ruri arrived in the living room, she sat down on the sofa. ''Now let''s check about Aura breathing method that I got earlier.'' With a fluid gesturemand, she established a wireless connection to the Holo projectors in the room, then materializing a holographic book in front of her. She picked up the floating book and started to read the content. Although the book was touchable and the pages flippable, it had neither the weight nor the feeling of touch as if touching empty air. That was understandable, since the book was meant to be read in a VR-space, not in the real world. In the end it was just a hologram and not a real book. But that doesn''t matter. What matters was not about the form of the book, but the information in it. This holographic book was of course the VR-Book about "Basic Aura Breathing" method that Hecate recorded from the library of the Solstreus Magic Academy just a few hours ago. As for the books on "Muscle Strengthening Motion" and "Body Defense Reinforcement", Ruri decided to ignore them. The reason was of course, because she still values her loli appearance. She didn''t want to see a naked muscr loli in the mirrorter! "...As expected, I can''t read it." The book was naturally unreadable because it was written in Neberlnguage, and since Hecate was not qualified to learn the methods, the game system didn''t bother to provide a summary of the content. But of course, it wasn''t without a solution. Ruri manipted her T-Bracelet and browsed the Mercury site. She clicked on the search function and typed in a specific word. Then a few momentster, what she was looking for appeared in the search results. Spoiler ; Advanced Search Result: 3 [Software] Gaia Universal Trantor ~ Lite Version [Software] Gaia Universal Trantor ~ Pro Version [Software] Gaia Universal Trantor ~ Enterprise Version << 1 >> Help Center | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | About Us | Contact Us 20XX Mercury Corp. ;


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Yes, Ruri nned to just buy and install a trantion software. There are three versions of the software, but Ruri unhesitatingly chooses the Pro version which was priced 50000. From the introduction of the software, the lite version was free, but there are so many limitations that it was unbearable to use. Meanwhile, the Enterprise version was just too bulky with a lot of unnecessary functions. With the power of Prioritized SSL Quantum Connection, the download and instation process was almost instantaneous. Of course, the trantion module must be installed separately and there are hundreds ofnguages on Earth avable on the list, though for some reason, Neberlnguage was not included. "Hmph, look at the so called universal. You didn''t even include your game''snguage into the list!" Ruri couldn''t help but snort in displeasure. But she was not done yet! She browsed the Ascension forum, clicked a certain topics, and quickly found Neberlnguage trantion module that was still work in progress. Thanks to the wisdom of yers, there had been countless attempts to crack thenguage, and this was just one of them. Maybe it was intentional from thepany management not to include the Neberlnguage into the software to make yers explore thenguage on their own. ''Now the trantor is ready! Let''s see what the book says.'' With machine trantion software ready, Ruri quickly activated the software''s OCR scan to trante the entire book. The trantion module was still WIP and there are still many shorings, but it was sufficient for her to understand the overall contents of the book. And so, from the tranted text, Ruri could summarize the detailed instruction of the method. By performing these movements and maintaining the prescribed breathing posture, she can inject the nature''s Life Aura into her body and activate her Life Seed. And the best time to do this practice is at sunrise and sunset, in a natural environment such as forests or mountains. Ruri couldn''t help but be dumbfounded. Nature, what''s that? Is it delicious? In the era of over urbanization, things called nature seem to only be seen in images or holographic decorations. And if you want to see nts and trees, more than likely you can see those in the systematic soilless ntation. Where could she find a forest to exercise? But still, Ruri didn''t give up that easily. She immediately used a voicemand to the house AI to simte the so-called forest into the room. "System Command: Set the room background to Brazilian Forest 1990." [Affirmative! Set the room background to Brazilian Forest 1990.] In that instant, the room suddenly became an open air with countless trees appeared in the wall, the floor turned into a ground full of grass, and the furniture seems to have been transformed into wood and overgrown by vines. Sounds of birds, insects, and flowing river water can be heard. Even the AC start spraying the artificial wood perfume, emting the fragrance of a "forest". A naked long haired loli sitting on a wooden sofa(?) in the middle of the forest... "Okay, let''s do this!" Ruri put away the VR book and let it along with the tranted text window float in the air. She did the exercises like the picture in the book described. However, after an hour had passed, nothing seemed to have happened. She didn''t feel any changes in her body, unlike what happened when Hecate exercised the Basic Mana Cultivation method in the library. ''Is my posture wrong, or is it really impossible to get Aura in real life?'' Ruri pondered with a serious expression. The first one seemed impossible, she was sure that she was doing the exercises correctly. As for thetter, it is very possible but rather difficult to ept. "Maybe, it won''t work with a fake forest?" There was still something she hadn''t tried. If there is no forest, why not make one yourself. The in-game seeds have been confirmed to be able to be brought to real life. And coincidentally, this season''s cash shop seems to include a fertilizer. ''Yeah, for starters, let''s try nting some potted nts.'' Thinking of this, Ruri immediately went to her room to login once again. C012 â€“ Doren the Aprentice Alchemist C012 ¨C Doren the Aprentice Alchemist Another POV: Doren, a Native 15 years old Human Mage boy, as well as a student of Solstreus Magic Academy. Wearing a red robe uniform, he was currently running down the corridor in a hurry. Sometimes he even bumped into other students, apologized on the spot but still kept running. And then, he arrived at the Workshop Area out of breath. "Haah, haah, at least... Room 104... is empty." Doren stabilized his breathing for a moment and walked over to the receptionist. It started a few hours ago. Doren who is a second year student in the Intermediate Division in this Academy, was doing a task of brewing Potions to earn Academic Contribution Points, shortened ACP. ACP is used by people in the Academy, whether it''s students or staff to exchange resources, such as materials, potions, weapons, scrolls, etc. It can also be used to upgrade the Academy Badge to the next level, which also increases the wearer''s privileges in the Academy. If a certain loli were here and heard about this info, she mightpare this system to that of the Genesis Guild. And yes, the systems of the Academy, the yer''s Guild, even the Adventure''s Guild and the Mage Association were basically almost the same, albeit with a few differences. One of the difference was that Leon had raised his Guild Skill, Guild Trade to Lv10, which allowed Genesis Guild members to trade using the exchange tform on the Guild Interface, anywhere at any time within the confines of the Guild Base. The academy doesn''t have that tform, but instead, they have a separate department called the Exchange Area, which is basically where the exchange of resources takes ce. Doren who was done brewing a batch of Potions, was about to bring them to the Exchange Area. But, as a Native, Doren has no ess to the inventory, unless he learns spatial magic first. As such, he had to physically deliver the Potions, temporarily leaving his Alchemy tools in the loaned Workshop room. But, since he left the Workshop Area without telling the staff to reserve the room and he wille backter, the staff marked the room as usable. And coincidentally, not long after he left, a certain loli borrowed the room he used. "What did you say!? Someone used the room? Why?!" "Yes, not long after you left, someone applied for a room. Well, it''s your fault that you didn''t reserve the room or stated you''ll be back before you left. So ording to the rules, anyone can use the room." The returning Doren realized that someone was using the room and became panicked. Unfortunately, he could do nothing but wait for the people in the room to finish their business, and hope that this person was reasonable and didn''t steal his Alchemy tools. The tools left in the room were borrowed by him to use for 100 ACP per day. However, the price of those precise instrument was very expensive, which was around 150000 ACP. If he wanted to buy those tools personally, he would probably have to spend a year or so working non-stop. Doren ced his Bronze Badge on the table. "Ugh, then I''ll reserve that room. This is my badge, please let me know when that person is done." "Okay, your badge''s magical frequency has been recorded. I''ll message you when the room is opened." And thus, he could only ask the staff to notify him with the badge once the room opened. After carrying out the room-borrowing procedure, Doren immediately headed to room 104, where he had previously been. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the Alchemy tools in the room were still intact. "Goddess Norn who dwells above... Thank goodness, the tools is still there." But after thinking about it carefully, he felt so ridiculous that he was being too paranoid. There was no way anyone would dare to steal at the Academy premises. After all, the Academy''s Law Enforcement department was no decoration. If Doren was a seasoned veteran, he would definitely have noticed that the Alchemy tools in front of him was mostly brand new items, not what he was used a few hours ago. But unfortunately, naturally as a young teenager, his intuition was still not honed. Since the goal had been achieved, there was basically no need to stay in the room anymore. It was evening and he was nning to return to his student dormitory. But then, he had a change in mind. ''Since I''m here, why not brew some more Potions. For some reason, the price of Potions has increased today.'' During the day in the Exchange Area, many people were busy delivering Potions and there was a shortage of stock. The demand for Potions, especially HP Potion, Limb Growing Potion, and Organ Regenerating Potion suddenly increased greatly. This was a great news for Apprentice Alchemists like Doren, as he could earn more ACP during this period of time. ''Still, this kind of thing happened before because of the war with Beastkin. The war is over, but now there is a disaster.'' Something that could lead to a shortage of Potions, it was by no means a trivial thing. From what he heard, it seemed like there was a monster disaster raging somewhere in the Empire, and the damage was not small. Doren could only sigh. Was this a retribution for the Empire for waging the war? Whatever the reason, what he had nned didn''t change, which was to work overtime to brew more Potions. Doren took a small cauldron and a magic te from his backpack and ced them on the table. He also took some herbs and dried fruits, the ingredients for the Organ Regeneration Potion. He sliced the ingredients, conjured water into the cauldron, turned on the magic te, and then boiled the ingredients. While the ingredients were boiling, he kept stirring them while adding some mana, until the liquid gave off a yellow glow. ''I didn''t bring any empty bottle, but I can leave the Potion in the cauldron in the meantime.'' When the liquid started glowing, the next step was to leave it alone for about two hours. ; ;

You sessfully performed the second step of brewing Organ Regeneration Potion.

Now the Potion will enter the fermentation step. Time untilpletion: 01:57:20

Since there was nothing to do until the step is over, Doren began to lie down in the floor and stabilized his breath. "Haah, haah... Okay, the crucial step is done..." "But, I can''t waste time, I have to increase my MP before the end of term exam." During the exams to be held a few weekster, each student''s overall ability will be assessed, which includes Spell Power, Maximum Mana Pool, Mana Control, and many more. The results of this exam will affect many things, such as the advancement to the third year, ss cement, as well as the rewards for the top 10 students. Doren immediately sat down and meditated, clearing his mind of useless thoughts. With a clear mind, he did Basic Mana Cultivation and began to absorb the surrounding mana into his body. ; ;

You have practiced Basic Mana Cultivation. An enormous amount of Mana has been detected in your surrounding. You greedily absorb the surrounding Mana into your body.

For some reason, Doren found out that his mana training this time was very smooth and his body was absorbing a lot of mana. The process felt very pleasurable to him, like a thirsty man in the desert finding an oasis. The method called Basic Mana Cultivation that he practiced was basically to build a circle in the user''s magic circuit to increase their overall potential. Each circle represents a level of this method, and currently Doren has built two circles. But right now, it didn''t take him much time to gather the mana needed to build his third circle. ''Wow, my condition today is really good! I thought I still need another month to build my third circle.'' Without further ado, he started to use his collected mana to construct his third circle. ; ;

You have collected the necessary Mana to build your third circle. You started to construct your third circle.

However, despite the fact that he had enough mana to construct his third circle, he did not stop his mana absorption. If he was alert, he should have been suspicious the moment he sensed the amount of mana in the room wasn''t normal. If he only confirmed this suspicion, by opening his eyes at this moment... ...perhaps the disaster that will happen shortly after this could be avoided. Starting from the ce where Doren was sitting, the floor tiles melted, sublimated in the air as a mana, and eventually absorbed by his body. The melted area gradually expanded, and reach the table where he put the cauldron, and coincidentally, where his rented tools also ced. The table was also melted, and the stuff ced on the table had no choice but to follow Newton''sw. *CRASH! BUK! PYAAR! Doren who was in the middle of constructing his third circle couldn''t help but rmed by the noise and opened his eyes. When he saw the chaos that happened in the room, he couldn''t help but shocked. "What!? What the heck is happened here?" The floor tiles in the room which has been more than 80% disappeared, the crooked table that slowly melted and turned into the air, as well as broken tools and spilled liquid scattered on the floor. ; ;

The contents of the cauldron have beenpletely spilled. The brewing process failed.

Doren could not believe what had happened. How could (almost) everything in the room suddenly disappear into air? His effort of brewing the potion has been wasted. The cauldron that was with him from the day he became student was cracked. And then, the Alchemy tools that he rented were broken. "O, Goddess Norn who dwells above... this is must be a joke..." The cauldron itself was fairly cheap and didn''t cost much to buy, but the rented tools are different. Tools such as liquid separators or precision scales are needed to make mid to high level potions, and they won''t be cheap. The thought of him having topensate those rented items made Doren''s face turn pale. But that was not the end. "Oh NO! My third circle!!" Because his concentration was disturbed midway, his third circle was left unfinished and became crooked. And currently, the leftover mana that was about to be used to build the circle had scattered inside his magic circuit. ; ;

The construction of your third circle has been interrupted prematurely. Some deviation have been urred. The collected mana required for the construction of the third circle has been lost. You''ll need to dismantle the deviated part before you can proceed.

Even though he tried to stop the loss of mana, it was like trying to stop the leaking water from a dam with his bare hands. Before long, the mana he had gathered was lost and he had to start all over again to build his third circle. No, to be precise, he also had to destroy the iplete third circle first before he could start again. The end of term exams would be held a few weekster, but to reach the third circle, two months might still not be enough. Doren bowed limply and couldn''t help but cry.

Elementary Division (equals Elementary School)
Intermediate Division (equals Junior High School)
Advanced Division (equals Senior High School)

Workshop Room In the Academy, it was a multipurpose workshop for many Production Subsses. Though Hecate thought it was limited to cksmiths only. C013 â€“ Growing Flowers C013 ¨C Growing Flowers In that night, Ruri logged in to the game as Hecate and appeared in the vicinity of the Academy. She was about to head to the Auction Hall, but given the distance, it was closer to the City Square than the Academy and would be too far to walk from here. So to save time, she immediately tore up a Town Scroll and teleported to the City Square. As a result, she was greeted by the tragic scene in front of her. The surrounding area near the Solstreus City Teleportation Gate had been turned into a refugee camp and there were many injured Natives being treated in several tents, as well as the busy people who transporting stuff.

- Native (20), who lost his left arm : "It hurts... Ouch! My left arm... can it really grow again?"
  - "Please don''t worry, it will grow after you drink a bottle of Limb Growing Potion. But, you''ll have to endure excruciating pain during the process. So prepare yourself."
- Native (10), a child who lost her parents : "Mother... Father... Where are you?"
- Native (30), who lost his wife : "My wife... My wife...!! Anyone, have you seen my wife!?"
  - "Uncle, please calm down and be patient. The identification survey has not yet beenpleted."

The atmosphere they gave off were depressing and sorrowful. There was even a child crying and screaming, searching for her parents in the crowd. But perhaps because everyone was busy with something, no one spoke to the child. "Is this a quest event?" As Hecate walked, her ears gathered information from the surrounding talk about what had happened. It seems that this group of refugees was rescued from Drusel Fort where the Orc Stampede urred. In the end, the Fort was not saved and the people there decided to raise funds to activate the Teleportation Gate several times to evacuate the residents to this city. Of course the process was not smooth and by the time of the seventh activation, the barrier broke. As for what happened after, it goes without saying.

- Lord Knight (Human) : "Damn it, <**beep**> you Gaia! How could they do this..."
  - Sage (Human) : "It''s okay if they want to create a stampede event. But..."
  - Sage (Human) : "But at least, they should let us fight back!"
  - Trickster (Human) :"I agree, what they did is just too <**beep**> to ept."
- Archwitch (Human) : "Where is our leader anyway?"
  - Shadow Assassin (Human) : "Still fighting the Orcs apparently."
  - Archwitch (Human) : "Ah... He still hasn''t given up? That''s a World BOSS, you know?"

Neb Guild yers were cursing Gaia Corporation about what happened in this event. How could the GMs summon a new World BOSS so suddenly and make him attack Drusel Fort? Summoning the BOSS itself was still fine as they still believe they could manage it somehow with the strength of their guild. But, topletely prevent them from online with a forced update, that''s definitely not fair. Why are they holding events but preventing people from participating?

- Ranger (Human) : "I say, there is a conspiracy in this event. The GM is targeting our Neb Guild!"
  - Archwizard (Human) : "I know, I know... You already said that more than 10 times already."
  - Lord Knight (Human) : "Maybe... they are just misnned?

The GM misnned? A hidden conspiracy? If not because of that forced update, things might end differently. Whatever the truth, every yer involved with Drusel Fort at the time, especially the members of the Neb Guild simultaneously had the same thought. There is something wrong with this game! But of course, while some wept, some also rejoiced. This was especially true for yers with the Priest and Priestess jobsses. Not only them, but even several other jobsses also followed in caring for the injured. Rescue events are naturally the perfect time for them to earn faith and karma. Hecate disinterestedly left the ce. "Well, it''s nothing to do with me(?) anyway." She didn''tck karma at the moment and the Natives weren''t important enough for her to earn favorability points. She might as well rush to the Auction Hall to buy seeds for her Aura breathing experiments. When she arrived at the Auction Hall, she looked through the list of items to consider what to buy, spent about half an hour, and then returned to the real world. [Ruri''s Residence] After logging out of the game, Ruri returned to the living room. The background of the room was still set in the "Brazilian Forest 1990" and has not been turned off. She took out 4 nt Pots from the inventory and ced them outside of the carpet in 4 different direction. Those pots were one of the items Hecate had purchased for 100,000 each previously from the Auction Hall. Of course, with Hecate''s cksmith skills, she could make something as easy as a nt Pot and it didn''t take much time. However, making an ordinary pot is a simple thing, but making a masterpiece pot is another matter. If the pot was only made of chunk iron, it would have no special effect. It''s no different than a cheap pot printed from a 3D printer. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Jeweled Pot of Blessed Nature
Type:	Misc
Rarity:
Durability:	90/90
Crafter:	Magara
Effect:	Increase the nt growth and quality up to 30%.
	Increase the soil quality up to 30%.
	Can be nted for all types of nts regardless of the season.
	Can absorb moisture around it and doesn''t need to be watered.
Description:	A pot carved from a Feyrun Jewel Stone.
	The stone properties caused the pot to harmonize with the nature.

This pot was made from a rare material that was too far away for Hecate to ess at the moment. "Making a pot using Feyrun Jewel Stone... This guy is quite clever." From her knowledge, Feyrun Jewel Stone was a crafting material that could only be found in the Elven Kingdom. It was a stone that can slightly improve the quality of the surrounding soil just by being there. Truly a natural passive fertilizer. And there was also this automatic moisture absorption function, which can save Ruri''s energy to water the pot. Next, she took out a few bags of Enriched Soil, which also bought from the Auction Hall, and poured them to each pot. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Enriched Soil
Type:	Misc
Rarity:
Durability:	10/10
Description:	A fertile soil that is rich in minerals.
	The nts that nted in this soil will definitely thrive and not so easily wilt.

This is a soil that has been cultivated by yers with the Farmer or Gardener Subss. By using this soil, nt growth and quality can be raised one or two grades. Combined with the pot effect, the increase in growth should reach a qualitative leap. In truth, ordinary soil would suffice, but naturally no yer would sell ordinary items in the Auction Hall. "Okay, now let''s start nting the seeds." Next, Ruri took out 4 Seed Bags of different nts, took out one seed from each bag, and nted them into each pot. Three of the seeds are as follows:

- Moonlight Flower Seed ()
- Deliras Flower Seed ()
- Ardur Flower Seed ()

Those flower seeds certainly weren''t the flower species that grew on Earth. They were chosen by her because the flowers were usually used to brew various types of Potions and were rich in mana. In her mind, perhaps such flowers could better aid her Aura Breathing method than ordinary nts. However, thest seed wasn''t chosen for that consideration. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Little Chomper Seed
Type:	nt Seed
Rarity:
Durability:	1/1
Description:	The seed of a Little Chomper.
	nt it in a soil and water it regrly to grow a Little Chomper.

	Refer to Encyclopedia Botany Vol 1: Little Chomper
	An omnivore nt that is first synthesized by Pma Snorchilde. This nt is very popr in the Gemmerio Empire as apanion pet. Treat it with love so that it recognizes you as its owner and loyal to you.

Ever since she saw this seed on the Auction Hall''s item list, she couldn''t help but be interested. Little Chomper is a nt that looks like a Venus flytrap and is able to eat food and digest it as nutrients. There are many videos on the inte about yers keeping one or more Little Chompers as pets. They look so adorable and docile, plus it doesn''t take much effort to raise them. And so, she decided might as well raise one. After cing the seeds on each pot, she took thest item, a bottle of Super Fertilizer X. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Super Fertilizer X
Type:	Consumable
Rarity:
Durability:	50/50
Price:	50
Effect:	When used by nt-races: Greatly boost the growth and quality of the nt. May cause uncontrolled nt growth if over dose. When used by non-nt races: Inflicts Poison, Sap, Paralyze, and Confusion.
Description:	Liquid fertilizer made from the power of Origin which is made to extremely beneficial for nts, but toxic to non-nts. Warning: Use only 1 drop per 24 hours.

	Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 7 times per day (6/7).

This bottle was the fertilizer that has been re-included in the cash shop this season, and can be purchased by those with Premium-type Pods or higher. It also includes a dropper pipette, integrated with the bottle cap. It was purchased by Hecate from the Save-Crystal in the Auction Hall. Regarding this item, there were a lot of references in the Genesis Guild during its past appearance. Basically, only one drop of the fertilizer can be used every 24 hours, or the nt will overgrowth and mostly die soon after. Ruri opened the bottle and prepared to drop one drop for each seed. But before she started, she suddenly had the urge to record the process. She used her T-Bracelet to call several cleaning robots and used their camera to record the seed growing process. Naturally, she had to control the angle so that her naked body would not be seen in the cameras. "Well, this is just one chance of a lifetime. Of course I have to record it." With the cameras recording the process, Ruri immediately started. She carefully drops one drop of fertilizer onto each seed, one by one with Little Chomper being thest. Once the drops of liquid fertilizer were distributed, the seeds germinated and grew at a speed visible to the eye. Soon after, there were three species of flowers and one unknown nt species that had never existed on Earth, blooming in the room. Each of them could shake up the field of botanical studies, and perhaps even create an international sensation! Looking at the result, Ruri let out a satisfied smile. She herself observed the growth process of those seeds until they bloomed. And then, her gaze fell on Little Chomper in thest pot. "Kwiieeeeee~k..." Like a chick breaking its egg shell, the flower that resembled a Pitaya fruit suddenly all of its petals fell off. And from inside the flower, a small bud with an open mouth was seen. The bud let out a little cry as if looking for its mother. And then, perhaps after feeling the presence of the naked loli, the bud slowly turned towards Ruri''s direction. It had no eyes, but seemed to have some sort of other sensory senses. Ruri stroked the bud slowly with her finger. "From now on, your name is Kuu!" "Kwiiee~k..." The bud, or more precisely Kuu, wriggled from her stroke as if it was a kitten. Seeing Kuu''s response, Ruri couldn''t help but smile. She then took out a Milk Candy from the inventory and feed it to Kuu. The bud happily ate the candy and started learning how to chew. "Now lets see how far I can go." Ruri immediately performed the Aura Breathing method once again. Meanwhile in the side, Kuu who was still busy munching the candy just silently observing the naked loli doing some series of movements. There was a desire to imitate what she does, but unfortunately it has no limbs that can be moved. About an hour passed, and she finished the practice. This time, although the environment was still far from the real forest, there was progress. Even if it was just a little bit, she could feel four warm temperatures from Kuu and the flowers, and distinguished it from the cool air of the air conditioner. "Okay, I seems to get the hang of it now. Still... it''s just too faint." The sensation she had previously felt was so slight that Ruri still doubted whether it was just her imagination. She couldn''t help but think, perhaps this method of Aura Breathing was just fiction made for the game and there was no way it was real. She thought about stopping it there, but after looking at Kuu, she thought it was still to early to give up. "Kwiee...?" ''Even Kuu can be turned into reality. Why not Aura?'' To make a noticeable progress, perhaps four nts weren''t enough. Looks like she still needs to buy a ce and turn it into a greening facility. This is a huge project and cannot be realized in a short time. "It might be easier to purchase a bankrupt facility and remake it myself... But the money..." Of course, it was always money that spins the world. Buying an existing facility, even a bankrupt one, would cost tens or maybe hundreds of millions of yen. As for how Ruri could earn that much money, she naturally has many option to chose. But, to do so would mean she had to reveal some of her cards. "It can''t be helped... I guess it''s the time." While she was preupied with her thoughts, her T-Bracelet let out a notification sound. It was a message from the Beastkin siblings. Some are sincere, some are not. But Hecate had no way of telling them apart. Well in this case, hypocrite''s aid is still better than no aid. Kuu C014 â€“ Flower Decoration Club C014 ¨C Flower Decoration ClubAnnouncement Warning: R-18 Scene [Ascension: Calmen Town] That very night, in the room of one of the inns in Calmen Town. A certain pair of cat boy and rabbit girl are doing some "sport" activities again in the bed, with nothing on their body. They are naturally the incestuous sibling, Kaire and Floire. "Ahn~ ahn~ ahn~!! More~! Onii-chan! Onii-chan~!!" "Floire, your expression is very cute~." Kaire having a fun time hitting his sister, Floire''s sweet spot. He pounced his P on her V while caressing her B-cup sized breasts. Drowning in pleasure, Floire could only let out a lustful moan. She didn''t have to worry about her sound leaking outside the room, because she had put up a sound barrier beforehand. "It feels so good~! y with my nipples more~!" "As you wish... My cute Floire~!" With that said, Kaire deliciously ravished Floire''s breasts, while also maintaining the angle and making sure everything would look good on the 3 light orbs floating in the room. The floating light orb was actually a floating camera that can be purchased at the Item Shop. It was a tool extension of yer''s Game UI''s recording function to record something remotely from a third view. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Recording Orb (1 hour)
Type:	Misc
Rarity:
Durability:	10/10
Price:	10
Effect:	Record scenes into a video up to 1 hour long. It can float and is controlled by the user''s mind.
Description:	Orb that can be used to record a scene into a video remotely. The orb can also be used to stream the scene (yers only).

	Obtainable from cash shop items. Can be purchased 50 times per day (47/50).

This item has a lot of uses for yers, especially someone who has a video rted job in the real world. Game Streamers usually used this to record or stream their activities. Film directors used this to record their films. And of course, regr yers who want to record some precious moments also used this. Originally, the siblings didn''t know the item existed, until a certain loli mentioned it. It was also under her "advice" that they should use it to record their every "precious" moment. And so, an hour passed in a blink of an eye. After finishing their joint "sport" activity, Floire plopped down on the bed satisfied. She felt the activity this time was more intense and exciting than before. Maybe because of the awareness that what they did was being recorded. Her gaze then headed to her brother who was already dressed and sitting by the bed. Well, getting dressed in the game was actually simple and could be done in seconds with just a few clicks, so it was not that weird. Kaire was busy operating his Game UI, most likely processing the said recording video. His expression was filled with joy as his fingers fiddled with the transparent window in front of him. Floire couldn''t help but ask with a worried face. "Onii-chan, do you really have to send... that video to Hecate-chan?" (Floire) "Of course, why not? Wasn''t this what we agreed with her before?" (Kaire) She recalled about a certain loli, Hecate who had left the day before, and the conversation they had with her. Unexpectedly, contrary to appearances, this loli had the same "cultured" hobbies as them. What''s more, Hecate was in the same age(?) as them, despite looked like an adorable 10-12 years old girl. From Floire''s point of view, Hecate looked like a precocious girl like her that interested in lewd things. Hecate and Kaire hits quite well, discussing about Floire''s cuteness and shameful appearance during their lewd act, even though Floire herself was there. At that moment, she couldn''t help but want to find a hole to jump in to hide her embarrassment. And the most bizarre of all, was that they had exchanged promises to share nude videos with each other in the group chat! "But still... This is quite embarrassing... To share our naked videos..." (Floire) "Well, don''t worry too much. I''ll make sure to set the video permission to read-only." (Kaire) Anti-piracy in this era was quite thorough. Files, not just videos, that have been set to read-only by their author cannot be edited, converted, copied, and will not appear during recording or streaming unless the author themselves revokes the settings. Any attempt of tampering these settings outside of the proper procedure will only self-destruct the file. And if a third-party device is used to record the audio or video, the hidden unique transparent spectrum will spoil the finished file in that third-party device. Floire opened the group chat window and joined the chat. Spoiler ; > Flower Decoration Club Test... [Hecate has invited @Kaire and @Floire to join the group.] [Kaire has joined the group.] [Floire has joined the group.] ...Hello. [Hecate has changed Kaire''s Authority Level to "Administrator".] [Kaire has changed the group name into "Floire''s Admiration Club".] The group has been created. Now let''s start our Floire''s Admiration Club! ( ) No, stop! Please don''t use that name! That''s too embarrassing... Well, why not? I think that''s a pretty good name. At least please leave my name out of it. [Kaire has changed the group name into "Flower Decoration Club".] [Hecate has changed Floire''s Authority Level to "Administrator".] As you wish... There, I changed it. I feel like the meaning doesn''t really change. But still... okay, this is fine already... ;

Members: 3

Hecate
Floire
Kaire
Floire
Hecate
Floire
Kaire
Floire
...

Spoiler ; ... @Hecate; Behold our marvelous performance this night. Mov-KF001.mp7 | Mov-KF002.mp7 | Mov-KF003.mp7 Honestly, I feel like tonight was a st! Floire was so cute today, look at her adorable expression when she moans. I specifically shot it from 3 different angles and they all look really good. The look on her fidgeting face because our actions were being recorded is absolutely priceless. (><) Waiiiitttttt!!! Onii-chan, what are you saying!??? Hecate-chan... Please don''t mind what he says. Ah, I can imagine it even before I finished watching the videos. I''m currently watching those videos in my living room in cinema mode. Eh? Living room? Cinema mode? ( ) Wait a minute, how many people watching the videos!? This is different than what we agreed, Hecate-chan!? No need to worry, I currently live alone. Oh, correction... I''m not really alone, I also live with my pet, Kuu. I suppose there is no harm for watching the videos together with my pet. How envious... My second mother doesn''t allow us to raise pets. If it''s a pet, don''t you have one beside you? Oh, you''re right. () Hold on! What do you mean by that? (#`);


Kaire
Floire
Hecate
Floire
Hecate
Kaire
Hecate
Kaire
Floire

Floire has been rendered speechless by the conversation between Kaire and Hecate in the group chat. She red at her brother with resentment and directly grabbed Kaire''s cat tail. Kaire who felt an electric shock sensation from his tail couldn''t help but let out a cry. "Funyahhh! What are you doing, Floire..." "Hmph!" Foire pouted in annoyance and felt very wronged. She thought she had made a new friend in this game. Moreover, it was a lovely girl that understand their "cultured" hobbies. But this new friend suddenly teamed up with her brother to bully her. Spoiler ; ... Well, that''s enough for the joke. Your videos are very good, I''m very satisfied with them! Now then, it''s my turn to show mine... or that''s what I wanted to say. What?! That''s not fair! (`) Hecate-chan, are you feeling too embarrassed now? So you want to renege on our deal? Of course not! My body is the incarnation of cuteness! Is there a reason to be shy showing this beautiful body? Heee~~ You said something incredible there. I''m astonished... But thinking about it, if I showed my naked body as it is now, ...wouldn''t that just trigger the underage protection code? Oh, That anti-pedo rule? Well, you have a point there... ();


Hecate
Floire
Kaire
Hecate
Floire
Hecate
Kaire

Recalling Hecate''s figure, the siblings couldn''t help but agreed. The Underage Protection Code, or Anti-Pedo Code, is a code of protection intended to protect underage individuals, whether yers or Natives, from sexual assault by unscrupulous adults. When the AI detects such behavior urring, the vitors will be punished depending on the severity of their actions, from temporary paralysis to death by lightning. Additionally, this code will also trigger with anything involving child pornography, such as sharing photos or videos of naked children. If this happens, the punishment applied and the photos or videos will be disposed. Even if Hecate was the same age(?) as them, but with her childish body, the code would most likely be triggered! "Aren''t you disappointed that you can''t see her naked body?" (Floire) "What''s this? Don''t tell me, are you jealous, my sister?" (Kaire) "Hmph! That''s just your imagination!" (Floire) Kaire snickered while teasing the sulking Floire, but he changed his tone a momentter. "Well, I''d be lying if I said no. I mean... Hecate-chan is practically a beautiful girl. And as a healthy man I''m naturally attracted to and want to see such a girl naked. But..." (Kaire) "But?" (Floire) Floire listened to Kaire''s words carefully. "Rather than being of the opposite sexes, our rtionship was more like that of fellowrades who saw nudity as art. I can''t imagine going out with her, and most likely she thought the same. Hmm, how should I put it into words..." He paused for a moment and shook his head before continuing. "Well, long story short, people who are ''S'' is ipatible and can''t be paired with another ''S''. You surely understand I''m not talking about mas, right?" "...I see." Kaire could only express what he was feeling in vague words, but somehow Floire could understand. As she was embraced by him almost every day, Floire already knew very well that her brother had a slight S tendencies, so there was no need to deny it. Anyways, there was no lie in his words. Kaire really doesn''t see Hecate as a romantic interest and vice versa. Thinking about this, Floire could breathe a sigh of relief. And then, another messagee. Spoiler ; ... That''s why, I have a proposal. Let''s create a new VR-Space just for us! A new ce where we can set the rules ourselves. Are you serious? ( ) Isn''t creating a VR-Space expensive? I mean, renting the servers... purchasing VR-models, and other stuff... Somehow the scale of this conversation suddenly became big!? Hecate-chan, we''re still students. Such money, our pocket money definitely isn''t enough. You don''t have to worry about it. I suppose you two used Premium Pod, right? Well, yes... There is no need to rent any servers. Just you know, my Executive Pod can also be used as a Server. But still, I need some data storage to borrow, let''s see... How about 100 TB from each of you? Hmm, if it''s just that much I guess it''s fine. Our Pods has 1 PB capacity and we only used 250 TB to y Ascension. That''s also fine with me. Okay, then it''s settled. I might also need some help for setting up the ceter. You can bring any VR-models you have.;


Hecate
Kaire
Floire
Hecate
Floire
Hecate
Kaire
Floire
Hecate

This time, both Floire and Kaire couldn''t help but be surprised. "Executive-type Pod? That 12 million one?" (Floire) "She must be from a very rich family." (Kaire) They were aware of the existence of the Executive type Pod because it was also included in the type selection list when they ordered their Capsule Pod. The bright and luxurious option in the list with the staggering price of 12 million yen was very hard to miss. Such a price was far from them, who were currently still in the first grade of high school. At that time, they could only wonder, who would buy that? Even their Pods were only around 650,000 and they had to beg their "second mother" to buy them! Then the matter of providing a VR-Server. The monthly fee to rent the cheapest VR-Server is around 500,000. Such a server only has 1 TB of storage space. With such a small data storage, the owner can only generate a small room of 3 cubic meters at most, and the rest is used to ce some decorative VR items. To create a decent VR-Space with satisfactory storage space, at least a VR-Server for a monthly fee of 5,000,000 is needed. However, the fee of 5 million per month was definitely not an amount that ordinary people could bear. A simple solution to this is Peer to Peer (P2P) storage sharing. Server owners can ask others for permission to use some of their unused data storage to expand their VR-Server data storage. Of course there will be problems if the connection to the peer is lost. But that''s for another matter. "Well, since we don''t need to spend any money, why not?" (Kaire) "Then, what about connection problems? That''s 200 TB you know? Won''t our family''s inte connection going to break?" (Floire) Nah, that''s not going to happen. Since Hecate-chan is using an Executive Pod, then she will definitely use the SSL Quantum Connection to connect with us. Instead, we can use this connection to increase our inte speed. (Kaire) To be honest, Kaire had not expected this development at all. Suddenly the loli that he and his sister met recently proposed to create a VR-Space, and they were involved in the creation. But since Hecate already solved the server issue and all they had to do was just lending 200 TB unused space, they did not think too much. "We should log out now. It would be really bad if we werete for school tomorrow." (Kaire) "Okay... See you tomorrow, Onii-chan." (Floire) The two of them clicked the logout button and disappeared from the room. Another ce. Ruri who was sitting on the sofa, chuckled while watching the videos that were shown by threerge holo-screens ended. She waved her hand and a momentter, the screens disappeared and the room became bright again. "Those two are so funny." She couldn''t help but recalled the conversation in the chat group. For some reason, she felt interacting with them was a lot easier than with anyone in the Genesis Guild. In the guild, everyone fond of her and ttered her very much, but still, it felt like there was a wall when interacting with them. "So, what''s the reason of this?" After pondering it deeply, Ruri was able toe up with a guess. Perhaps it was because everyone in the guild expected her to act sweet and innocent that she was subconsciously pressuring herself to act ording to their expectations. Whereas Kaire and Floire were originally strangers to her, so they had no such thing. In the front of the guild, she didn''t dare to reveal her perverted side, unlike in front of the Beastkin siblings. "Ahahaha, it turns out that''s the reason! I''m speechless with myself!" Looking at the side, Kuu seems to have fallen asleep. Though, she did not know whether nts really need sleep. Ruri plopped down on the sofa and thought about what to do next. To solve the urgent money issue, she decided to simply mortgage a certain item to Mercury site. When mortgaging item(s), Mercury will first assess the total value of the item(s), then the owner can borrow money up to the appraised value, and must be returned including the interest over a certain period of time. If the owner fails to do so before the time limit has passed, the item(s) will change ownership and be the property of Mercury. And the item Ruri want to mortgage is, a 100% pure gold Ornamental Sword. It was a sword that was originally from one of the Broken Ornamental Swords that Hecate had obtained in the spider dungeon. In order to repair this sword, she melted down 10 of Gold coins and used the molten gold to fill in the missing parts, not forgetting to reproduce the original sword''s decorative carving. With some luxurious packaging and sweet-sounding words like "Family Heirloom", its value is sure to skyrocket. And then, borrowing at least 100,000,000 shouldn''t be a problem. "It should be fine, as long as the money stays in Wallet and doesn''t end up in my bank ount." As for returning the money... Hehe... For her, gold is the same as dung, as both are yellow! With the money problem solved, now she has to decide which ce to buy. But this can waitter, after the money has actually been received. It would be better to choose a ce ording to how much money she got. Then, Ruri recalled about the proposal to create the VR-Space she had just made in the group chat. ''It''s just my whimsical idea, but I''m a little scared to carry it out.'' Naturally, she has some hidden agendas that the siblings doesn''t know. There was no way that she who yed Ascension for about 2 years to forget the rules in the game. She made a promise to share nude videos with the siblings despite knowing about the code, only to lead them to this situation. "Well, let''s observe a bit more. If all goes well, then that''s destiny." Ruri closed her eyes and decided to sleep. Triggered by various conditions, with one side must be in the underage range, or has underage-like body.

Sexual desire exceeding the tolerance range from the adult side.
Age difference of 10 or more.

Can be abused by Mesugaki C015 â€“ Nebula Guildâ€™s Leader C015 ¨C Neb GuildˇŻs Leader [Cyber Cafe Golden Hand - Osaka] In a certain VIP room of the Cyber Cafe called Golden Hand, a young man came out of a Premium-type Pod. This youth, Tenkawa Shouya (20), got up from the Pod and smashed the table beside him with an angry expression. Snacks and drinks on the table that have been prepared in advance by robot waiters inevitably fall and scatter on the floor. Luckily, the tes and sses used were made of shatter-resistant acrylic ss, so nothing serious happened. "Dammit! Dammit!! DAMMIIIIIIIIT!!!" Shouya who was having a bad day spat out cursed words in anger. In the game, he yed as Nefertius, a Lv107 Human Pdin and was the Guild Master of the Neb Guild, the owner of Drusel Fort which was attacked by the Orc army. As soon as the update procedure was finished, Nefertius hurriedly logged in to defend Drusel Fort. But unfortunately, when he managed to get online, the situation was already irreversible. The protective barrier copsed at the same time the mana supply ran out. Without the barrier, the shockwave caused by Orc Lord''s skill devastated the entire city, killing many of the people who had not managed to escape via the Teleportation Gate. Only a few people who had at least over 50k HP and high defense survived the disaster, including Nefertius. Not only that, the shockwave also destroyed all the Save-Crystals. This automatically shifts each rted yer''s Save Point to their previous one, where Save-Crystals are still present. Now, no one can respawn in the Fort anymore. At this point, Drusel Fortress City has officially fallen. The Orc army started to enter the Fort which had lost its barrier. But of course, Nefertius and the rest of the Neb members still didn''t give up. If they could just kill the Orc Lord, then the difficulty of retaking the Fort could be drastically reduced. They resurrected every yers that can be resurrected, and kill the Orcs as many as possible. Nefertius himself is a tanker, Pdin full-defense build that minmaxes his VIT stat to increase defense and Max HP. He wears a set of Epic-ranked equipment that gives over 200,000 HP, high HP regen, and a 90% physical damage reduction. With those stats and equipment, he boasted himself for being immortal, never experiencing death even once. And for those who reached LV100 without death, they get a bonus +10 all stats, which further strengthens them, but canceled upon death. But in exchange, his attack power is low and he needs to rely on counter skills such as "Counter Strike" and "Reflect Shield" to defeat his enemies. Unfortunately this time, the Matthew effect applied very well on him. - When something goes wrong, everything goes wrong too. Nefertius and the surviving members managed to kill some Orc mobs without problem. However, when facing the Orc Lord, they discovered that in front of absolute strength, any strategy was meaningless. The roar of the Orc Lord instantly paralyzed all yers present, removing all buffs and inflicting various bad statuses. The stomping of its feet caused a small earthquake, destroying several nearby buildings. Except for Nefertius, none of the yers present could withstand the Orc Lord''s punch, and anyone who took a direct hit was turned into particles. Not only that, the ck aura that enveloped the Orc Lord seemed to block all damage, be it physical or magical. No, to be more precise, the aura reduced each damage inflicted by 50,000. What was the concept of 50,000 damage reduction? This means all attack that dealt damage less than 50,000, be it skills or spells, can only dealt 0 damage. Even the famous Ultimate Skills such as "Assassinate" was also have the final damage reduced and can only deal less than 1000 damage. And thus, it didn''t take long for the yers to be annihted, except for Nefertius who was able to survive due to his extremely high defense. But even if he survives, with the loss of DPSes, he couldn''t even inflict a single damage to the Orc Lord. He could only endure while endlessly asking for help in the Guild Chat and Region Chat, which werergely ignored, and hoping for reinforcements that would nevere. Until he runs out of his 8-hours consecutive login limit. Back to the present. Shouya''s expression was ugly from extreme anger. "TRASH! ALL OF YOU ARE TRASH! UNGRATEFUL PIECE OF SYITT!!" He recalled the battle earlier. His guild members, allies, friends, as well as everyone who ignored his pleas for help. Neb Guild had brought them many advantages, but when needed, they couldn''t be relied upon. And then, Nefertius who had reached the login limit, couldn''t help but be forced to log out. Moreover, since he was in the middle of a battle, this forced logout had to be a quasi-logout that left his body unprotected. "Dammit...! I got forced logout in the middle of battle! My Heroic Equipment Set! My bonus stats!!" With his minmaxed VIT stat and Epic-ranked equipment, his defense was extremely high, to the point that his HP won''t fell into the yellow zone even if the Orc Lord hit him for several days. But once his avatar left soulless like that, anyone could strip his equipment as if peeling boiled eggs. No need for Trickster''s Divest skills, they can just strip his equipment, like stripping a girl''s clothes. Once that happens, killing him was not that hard. And once he died, his "no-death" bonus stats will be gone like a smoke. It wasn''t like he hadn''t receive the warning beforehand. But because he opened a lot of chat windows, the warning message was buried. In addition, the sound of the battle also deafening his ears, making him missed the sound warning. Realizing this, Shouya could only hold his head in despair. He tried to log in again but ended up receiving another warning from the Pod. ; ;

You have logged on consecutively for 8 hours. To ensure your health, you have been locked out from login for 30 minutes. Please rest well and take care of yourself first.

This 30 minutes was enough for anything to happen to his body in the game. "It''s over... It''s all over...! Mypany, my Neb Guild... Everything..." His loud voice that was amplified by anger gradually lessened, reced by bottomless despair. With the fall of Drusel Fort, he couldn''t imagine how much loss he suffered. All of the wealth the guild had collected until now were buried in the Guild Treasury at the castle''s basement. The total value is estimated at around 8 billion. In addition, countless Natives have died in his territory and some of them are important figures. The sons of the nobles who joined his Knight Order, the Master Architect Samuel Mardath and his daughter, the Master Alchemist Genedis Richendal, and then several other church members... Those were just the corpses he saw earlier. With their death, his rtionship with the nobles in the Gemmerio Empire will definitely be bleak. There is a possibility that the Emperor will retract his territory permit and noble statuster. And that''s not all. In the destroyed Fort Drusel, there are many projects rted to the real world, such as the Film Industry, Entertainment Industry, Virtual Land Estate, and many others. Those industries might as well dered bankrupt tonight. In this incident, 18 TV Drama series and 5 Movie series had to be suspended indefinitely or cancelled, as filming locations were lost. Even some of the hired Native actors died, went missing or injured. Even without seeing the trade fair, Shouya knew that the Neb Guild''s shares had plummeted. He didn''t even know what to say at the shareholder meetingter. Shouya started to think hard, searching for a solution. "...No, this situation can still be fixed. I just need to recapture the Fort, and then..." Fortunately, the Guild Treasury wouldn''t be lost just because the base has fallen. It''s just that they cannot be picked up directly from the Guild Interface anymore. If Neb Guild wanted to retrieve the treasury at this time, they would have to go to the castle''s basement themselves and retrieve them manually. He was thinking of reorganizing his army and recapturing the fort first and then using the treasury to rebuild the fort. After the base is rebuiltter, he can go to the Pope and use his Faith points to revive some important Natives. With that thinking, Shouya activated his terminal device, and turned on the virtual keyboard. But before he could type, he saw the forum headline about the fall of Drusel Fortress. There are many videos from various yers arranged neatly showing the incident from start to finish, including during the battle with the Orc Lord. That itself was not really strange, but when he saw thement section, his anger resurfaced again. Spoiler ; ;


	Topic: Drusel Fortress Breached! The End of Neb Guild?

	Anonymous-45103 \| Human \| Lord Knight (Lv66): What a disaster... My quest failed because the client died at Drusel Fort. Damn you Neb Guild!
	Anonymous-133332 \| Human \| Monk (Lv49): My condolences.
	Anonymous-28887 \| Human \| Trickster (Lv88): What are you doing, Neb Guild!? You are all so condescending, looking at people with your nostrils. But now? You can''t even defend your territory well! Damn you all! I bought a house in your fort the other day and you''re telling me it''s gone? I demand a refund! Including the tax I paid this month!
	Anonymous-86632 \| Human \| Beastmaster (Lv54): Neb Guild, omae wa, mou shindeiru!
	Anonymous-45103 \| Human \| Lord Knight (Lv66): @86632; Neb Guild: NANI!?
	Anonymous-28887 \| Human \| Trickster (Lv88):
	Anonymous-129653 \| Human \| Hunter (Lv56): Damn you Neb Guild! My wife and I are one of the families living in the fort. We didn''t manage to escape and died when the barrier broke. I can respawnter but my wife is a Native! She''s gone forever, dammit!

At this time, the Forum was currently in a state of mourning. What is special about the VRMMORPG Ascension is that NPCs, or Natives as they are called, are AI with independent thinking. They have emotions, can learn on their own, and are made to look as human as possible. When talking to them, almost no one would assume that they were AI and treat them normally as real humans. In fact, when yers first logged in to this game, they thought they had been teleported to another world. It didn''t take too long for them to mix with the Natives, exchanged cultures, and some even proposed marriages. There were many sensational topics, conspiracy theories, human-AI rtionship issues during the year. But that''s for another matter. All of those Natives who died, many of them had acquaintances who were yers. Their deaths naturally caused their yer acquaintances to grieve. And those grievances, including the loss of properties and other stuff, the Neb Guild was the first to bear them. "Damn you all! Why are you ming this on us? If you want to me, me Gaia for sending that boss!" Those mad yers are so irrational, it was clear that his Neb Guild was also a victim. But more than that, he was more angry with Gaia Corporation, who unreasonably sent a World BOSS to his territory, especially in the middle of update. Shouya typed over a thousand words to express his injustice and sent them to Gaia Customer Service. "This isn''t fair, Gaia...! You have to give me a good exnation!" It didn''t take long to get a reply from Gaia''s customer service. Maybe he was hoping that everything that was going on was a bug and he was hoping the situation would be fixed back to normal and get somepensation. But, contrary to his expectations, the reply he received was not what he wanted. Spoiler ; ;

From: Ascension Customer Support

To: Tenkawa Shouya

Subject: Re: Why are you sending World Boss to Drusel Fortress?

Dear esteemed yer, Nefertius-sama. We express our condolences for what happened in Drusel Fortress City during the scheduled update. Unfortunately, our game uses a special method to allow the Rodinia Continent to develop its own worldview. Therefore, it''s a shame that we cannot make unauthorized changes to any data in the game. We have investigated the cause and effect of the situation and we have concluded that what happened was due to the actions of other yer(s) and not due to a bug. We can''t disclose the details, but you can try to investigate it in your own way. Sabotaging your opponent is also a valid strategy in war. In this case, this result urs because there is negligence in the security of your fort and someone is smart enough to take the opportunity at that time. Regards.

Shouya could only be dumbfounded when he saw the reply. "Not a bug? Sabotage?" Is this true? This entire disaster was caused by a sabotage of other yers? Who the heck is so ruthless, destroying the fort and ultimately killing so many lives? The Neb Guild naturally had many enemies during their campaign. There are so many interests involved, and it was impossible to please everyone. But those who have so much hatred that they dare to do this... "Is it Ster Wing? No, they''re just thugs, not someone who can do this..." The people of Ster Wing weren''t too holy, but they weren''t too evil either. Even if they became a red guild and robbed people, they wouldn''t do something that killed the Natives. The karma penalty caused by killing Natives is extremely harsh and hard to wash off, even if they restarted their ount. They wouldn''t dare do this unless they were ready to retire from ying Ascension. "...No, wait!? If there are other people than them who dared to do this, it must be him!" Shouya suddenly remembered about a certain person. About one and a half years ago, the current patriarch of the Tenkawa family, Tenkawa Jinzou (67), had given instructions to determine the heir. He has 5 sons who were each given the resources to start their own business. And the person with the highest profit rate will be the primary heir who inherits all of the Tenkawa family''s wealth and business. Then from the 5 heirs, the currently holds the record of highest profit rate was his oldest brother, Tenkawa Ouma. Ouma started his business not long after he received the fund, and miraculously multiplied it more than twenty times in just a year. He established Genesis Guild and managed to became a lord in the game called Ascension. And just a few days ago during the family virtual meeting, not long after Jinzou cut off the connection, Ouma said something with unknown meaning before leaving. "Very good, very good! My little brothers! Your attempt to overthrow me is really good! But if you think such a little y can overthrow my position as the main heir, then you''re dreaming!" With that, he cut off the connection, leaving the meeting without waiting for a reply. After remembering this episode, Shouya was convinced that the mastermind(?) behind this incident was him! Shouya originally founded the Neb Guild because he wanted to emte his brother''s sess. He wasn''t very interested in the heir position. As long as he could manage hispany well, he was quite satisfied. But s... this happened. "Do you really want the main heir position so much, Ouma-niisan?" Shouya gritted his teeth in hatred. Q: So, most Natives over level 100 have an extra stat bonus of +10? A: Yes, and the bonus stacked with Lv200 version, Lv300, etc, and also retained upon advancing tiers (reset lv) In other words, most Natives and monsters Lv100+ / t3+ is basically stronger than yers at the same level. But this advantage is lost once they dead and resurrected, except if, they resurrected into undead-type race. About reviving Natives Q: NPCs can''t revive but important NPCs can?? A: It''s not that the Natives can''t be revived, but there are some condition to do so. Some job profession can revive Natives but there are price & effects. For example: Necromancer (hidden 4th-tier job) > The revived Natives/monsters will be zombies / skeletons. Pope (hidden 4rd-tier job) > Requires some Faith points, and 20 of the deceased Native''s level. No karma penalty for Hecate? No, all of this is caused by Umbra. Hecate did nothing wrong(?). C016 â€“ Academy Uniform C016 ¨C Academy Uniform The next morning. Unaware that some (many) people were suffering greatly, Ruri woke up in a good mood. The living room was still decorated in the holographic style of the Brazilian forest, but there are some differences from before. At this moment, the forest sky was synchronized to real time, and emting the magnificent early morning and before sunrise atmosphere in the forest. It was just a pity that the scenery was just an illusion, as the real Brazilian forest in this era... The artificial wind and scenting from the air conditioner, as well as the after-effect of the hologram was a bit rough. The overall experience was not as good as the experience in the VRMMO game Ascension. Anyone would know at a nce that the forest was too fake. But even if it was just a knock-off illusion, Ruri enjoyed the immersion of the scenery in front of her very much. She stretched her naked body on the living room sofa to shake off her remaining sleepiness. "Hoaammhh... I feel good today~! As expected, being naked in the nature feels good..." Of course, she didn''t forget to greet her new pet nt that was in the nearby pot. "Also Kuu, good morning." "Kweeeh~" She took out another milk candy from the inventory and gave it to Kuu, who it happily ate. From the holographic clock floating in the room, Ruri knew that she had slept for about 6 hours, and had woken up at around 5am in the morning. And to her surprise, she found that her sleep quality has been improved and she woke up feeling refreshed. Perhaps it was because Aura Breathing method had some effect on her that her fatigue recover faster. Is the Aura Breathing method really real and effective? Thinking of this, Ruri couldn''t help but have expectations about how much the limit she, or rather her ability can do. Originally, she was a sick loli with a terminal illness that has nothing to do except waiting for death. But unexpectedly, she obtained the ability to bring items from the game Ascension into the real world. With this ability, not only did she cure her own illness, but she also slowly(?) and secretly amassed wealth in the game. As for what she would use that wealth for, Ruri herself had not even thought about it. At the same time, she couldn''t help but be curious. "Ascension... What is the secret behind this game?" It wasn''t that Ruri hadn''t tried ying other VRMMORPGs, but up until now, there was no other game where items could be brought by her to the real world except Ascension. So it was natural for her to be curious. Ruri shook her head to dispel the distracting thoughts. There was no point in thinking about it now, as she had no idea how to find out the truth. All she could do now was explore her ability, to what extent she could do with it, quietly and carefully. Coincidentally, this practice of Aura Breathing method could be considered as a new direction of her research for now. "Well, there''s still some time before breakfast time." And so, Ruri spent about an hour doing the practice again. Not only that, she decided to add this exercise to her morning and evening routine starting today. [Ascension - Solstreus City] Right after breakfast, Hecate logged into the game and appeared at the Auction Hall. Looking at the outside atmosphere, it was clear that the entire city was still in a state of depression. The refugees, Natives and yers still living near the Teleportation Gate, and their facial expressions don''t look good. This was understandable, the fall of Drusel Fort must have left them with considerable emotional damage. But what does that have to do with her? The fate of those refugees was irrelevant to Hecate and she still had other things to take care of. Hecate activated the Warp Portal spell in the badge Frederick had given her. In that instant, a blue light magic circle appeared below her feet. And soon after the circle waspleted, Hecate was already in the Solstreus Academy''s Stationary Hall. "I see... this is quite interesting spell." After experiencing the spell firsthand, Hecate seems to understand how the spell worked. Portals derived from the Fixed Warp Portal spell in the badge can only be spawned at pre-configured coordinates, which in this case is the caster''s feet, and the capacity of people it can transfer is just 1 person. And there is also a need for an anchor destination where the object will be teleported to. Hecate''s understanding about Glyph has also deepened. ''So, it''s kinda simr to how programming works.'' From her understanding, all of this can be simplified to how programming works, where Runes, Glyphs, skills, and spells are the software, and the equipment are the hardware. Long story short:

- Jobsses and Subsses are equivalent to core libraries,
- Skills and Spells equivalent to functions,
- then, Runes and Glyphs... are equivalent to thenguage program, simr to Ruby, Pearl, or Python.

The act of engraving Glyphs onto a piece of equipment was equivalent to writing a bunch of code onto a piece of hardware, calling one or more functions from the library,piling them into an executable program for the users to use, with mana or STA as the energy source. As for the functions that was called, naturallyes from the user''s own Skill Tree. If the user doesn''t have or learned those skills, naturally the program will fail and the equipment couldn''t be used. It would be possible to recreate skills or spells outside the Skill Tree with Glyphs. However, most skills or spells also have some prerequisites that must be called from within the Skill Tree. Moreover, each piece of equipment has a limited capacity to hold Glyphs, which was affected by the material they are made of. For example, to cast the spell Tidal Wave Lv10, one of the conditions was that the user must learn the skill Water Amp Lv10, while Water Amp Lv10 requires Water Boost Lv10 and Water Mastery Lv10. If all of those skills and spells were to be fully engraved, the equipment capacity might not be enough. But if it''s just a bunch of calls of existing functions, then it won''t take up much capacity. Artificers had to consider this and usually prioritized calling some necessary skills first before engraving any other skills or spells outside of the Skill Tree. This was why there are various Jobss or skill requirements before someone could wear equipment. "If my guess is true, maybe it''s possible to do some tweaking for improvement." As for Runes, if Glyphs were closely rted to skills, then Runes were closely rted to stats. There are several ready-to-use Runes that can be endowed onto equipment to increase the wearer''s stats, starting from HP, MP, STR to LUK, as well as some other hidden stats. But of course, this increase is somewhat double-edged. If there is one stat to increase, then something will decrease. For example, endowing a ring with a Brave Rune will increase the wearer''s STR stat, but also decrease one or more other stats, depending on how the Runemaster made the Rune. And naturally, the same equipment capacity also applied. "...Let''s focus on learning about the Glyphs first. Runes can wait another time." It would be tooplicated to learn many things at once. She decided to master studying the Glyphs first before deciding whether or not to continue studying Runester. While thinking this, Hecate went to another area on the map that she had not visited yet, the Exchange Area. During yesterday''s recruitment, Frederick had said that her uniform would be ready in about a day, which was today, and she could get it at the Exchange Area. Although there was no prohibition against her wearing non-uniforms, a loli walking around the Academy in ceremonial clothes would be too conspicuous. Hecate spoke and showed her silver badge to the Exchange Clerk. "Hello sir, has my uniform been made? This is my badge." "Oh, are you a new student, miss? Enrolling here at this time is very unusual. Wait a minute..." The clerk took the badge from Hecate''s hands with a smile, but then his expression quickly changed. At first, when he saw Hecate, he thought she was just a new student who had entered the school at an unusual time. But when he realized that her badge was silver, he felt something was wrong. And when he checked her ID from the mana imprint on the badge, his expression became absolutely wonderful. "Huh, seriously? You''re a special staff? Not a student?" "Hmm? Yes... Mr. Frederick recruited me as a special staff. Is there something wrong?" "Oh no, no, no... There is nothing wrong with this. Please wait for a moment." At this point, the clerk wouldn''t dare to underestimate this loli anymore. Whoever the Principal appointed as Special Staff undoubtedly not just some nobody. They all have something special that the Academy considers very important. This was the reason why they are given a lot of privilege and freedom within the Academy. The clerk quickly activated an unknown te-shaped artifact, and before long, a set of clothes appeared on the te. Most likely, the artifact was something like a summoning tool. "Here is your set of uniform, miss." "Thank you." Hecate received a set of uniform consisting of a robe and a cloak. The uniform design was quite different from the student or staff uniforms she had seen. The students she met were seen wearing uniforms with solid color themes in either gray, red, blue, green or brown. As for the staff uniforms, they have some simrities to the student uniforms, with the addition of some decorative pattern. For example, the red-colored robe worn by the clerk in front of her. Andstly, the uniform she received was grey-colored but rather extravagant with rich decorative patterns. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Special Staff''s Robe
Requirement:	Female, All sses
Type:	Armor - Body
Rarity:
Durability:	300/300
Crafter:	Unknown
Effect:	None
Description:	A grey robe for women, uniform issued by Solstreus Magic Academy to their Special Staffs.
	This robe absorbs some of the wasted mana from spells cast by the user and changes color ording to the type of mana it absorbs.

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Item Name:	Special Staff''s Cloak
Requirement:	All sses
Type:	Armor - Garment
Rarity:
Durability:	300/300
Crafter:	Unknown
Effect:	None
Description:	A grey cloak, one set with the robe, uniform issued by Solstreus Magic Academy to their Special Staffs.
	This cloak absorbs some of the wasted mana from spells cast by the user and changes color ording to the type of mana it absorbs.

After looking at the two item descriptions, Hecate had some understanding. "I see, so the color of the uniform will change ording to the type of spell I cast. Am I right?" "Ah, yes... It''s as you said. My apologies, this exnation should came out from me but I was too nervous." The clerk was snapped from his reverie by Hecate''s question. He quickly apologized with a wry smile and started exining about the uniform. "This uniform will absorb your wasted mana to strengthen itself, and change the color will be based on it. So if you cast fire spells often, your uniform will be red, or, blue for water spells, green for wind spells, brown for earth spells, white for light spells, and purple for dark spells." "It''s kind of like growth equipment..." All of the uniform colors from the students she had seen most likely because of this. Though she didn''t seem to met anyone wearing a white or purple uniform. Maybe they are just shy? Hecate asked again. "Well, is there any meaning in changing the color of the uniform?" "Of course there is. Basically, the color of your uniform will decide your belonging in this academy. Those six colors that I said earlier represent the 6 factions in this ce, each named after the 6 great elemental spirits. They are Ignis Faction, Aqua Faction, Ventus Faction, Gnome Faction, Licht Faction, and Umbra Faction. Do you understand up to here?" "Yes, please continue." "Okay, so... Those who had chosen to start out as Fire Mages and devote themselves to the Fire element like me, basically belonged to the Ignis Faction, Water Mages to the Aqua Faction, and so on." So it was kind of like a certain Hogwarts way of sorting students, except without the dirty hat. This was somewhat different from the Rosenheim Kingdom, the ce where she had be a Mage. Everyone there wore unified uniforms and only changed their uniforms after they had advanced their Jobsses. "But what about people who use more than one element, I mean like, all of those 6 elements?" Hearing her question, the clerk onlyughed. "Hahaha, then the color of their uniforms will be messy like mud, and no faction will ept them." "Oh? I thought that if one learned each element it would allow them to join all the factions. But I guess not, huh?" The clerk''s answer somewhat surprised her. It seemed that those factions had a serious pure blood, or rather pure elemental supremacy prejudice. They doesn''t ept students who have the elements outside of their faction even if it just a little bit. But in that case, what about Composite elements such as Ice, Wood or Thunder? To get each of those elements requires people to have two or more Primary elements though. "Yes, only by focusing our element can bring the greatest power with our spells. Everyone knows that devoting to more than one element is a very foolish act. Doing this will only divide the power one can master in their lifetime. Who would be so stupid to do that? ''Well, of course yers will do that.'' Hecate didn''t say what she was thinking out loud. But this also makes sense, because in this game''s setting, the Human race has a shorter lifespan than other humanoid races. Compared to other races, their time to master magic was shorter, so they had to pursue efficiency. In ces where other races like Elves or Draconids lived, learning the Composite elements wasmonce. But here, Native Humans who learn Composite elements are in the minority. Of course, yers didn''t have such thoughts, as they leveled up much faster than the Natives. "Is there any other question?" "Hmm, let''s see, I think I''m done... Oh wait... there is one more." Hecate felt that she had nothing else to ask, but then she remembered one more thing. "Mr. Frederick has said that I can upgrade my badge with Contribution Points. And to get points, I have to exchange them for resources here." "Yes, that''s right. You can trade your resources, such as Potions or some crafted items and exchange them for Academy Contribution Points, or ACP for short. Then, you can exchange your points into another resources you need. Badge upgrades are also done by exchanging ACP, but I''ll tell you beforehand, this is quite expensive, you know." The clerk nodded, confirming Hecate''s words. He remembered about his student days, that he had spent several years working hard at the Academy to collect the necessary amount of ACPs to upgrade his badge to Gold rank. He collected materials, made Potions, even went as far as bing an ~~assistant~~ ve to some Professors and helped with their research. Everything was now a nostalgic memory for him. Then, Hecate let out a smile, and took out a bag full of Gold coins, totaling 1,000,000 from her inventory. "So, can I exchange these money into points?" C017 â€“ Recruitment from Astrid C017 ¨C Recruitment from Astrid [Ascension] [Solstreus Magic Academy: Exchange Area] Hecate got a total of 100,000,000 ACP from the exchange. With this, she came to know that the exchange rate for Gold coins and ACP was 1:100. Compared to the 1:1 exchange rate at the Genesis Guild, it seemed the point values here were cheaper. If she wanted to, maybe she could make a profit by exchanging materials from this ce to the Genesis Guild. Although unfortunately, the materials that can be exchanged in this ce are mostly easily obtained materials with a rarity 3. As for materials from high-level monsters and dungeons, they were nowhere to be seen in the list. Those cheap materials were mostly useless for high leveled yers, except for increasing the proficiency of Subss skills. "Well then, let''s upgrade the badge." Hecate ced the badge onto the te and immediately after a confirmation window popped up, letting her know whether or not to spend 1,000,000 ACP to upgrade the badge. Without further ado, she clicked the yes button. ; ;

Do you want to spend 1,000,000 ACP to upgrade this item into Solstreus Magic Academy Gold Badge? Your remaining ACP: 100,000,000 Yes No

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The item has been sessfully upgraded! You obtained the Solstreus Magic Academy Gold Badge.

At that instant, the surrounding lights on a small scale gathered on the badge, oscited for a moment and then was absorbed into the badge. The shape of the badge gradually took on a more refined shape and the color changed from silver to gold. ''Oh... Is this the so-called Material Transmutation?'' Transmuting silver into gold theoretically is possible in the real world, but it requires a series of nuclear reactions. Thus, the cost of the process will be much more expensive than the gold itself. But in this game, this process can be simplified by magic. Of course the gold badge wasn''t the end of it. She spent another 5,000,000 ACP to upgrade from gold to tinum, and then another 10,000,000 ACP to upgrade from tinum to diamond. Spoiler ; ;

The item has been sessfully upgraded! You obtained the Solstreus Magic Academy Diamond Badge.

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Item Name:	Solstreus Magic Academy Diamond Badge
Requirement:	Mage, Lv80, INT 60
Type:	essory - Brooch
Rarity:
Durability:	500/500
Crafter:	Unknown
Effect:	Soulbounded to Hecate.
	Unchangeable Effect.
	All Stats +10, HP & MP Regen +50%,
	Max HP & MP +30000
	Allows the use of the following spells with a shared cooldown:
	- Fixed Warp Portal (Academy Stationery Hall) (CD 1h)
	- Fixed Warp Corridor (Academy Stationery Hall) (CD 4h)
	During the cooldown, the above spells cannot be used.
Description:	A personal badge issued by Solstreus Magic Academy.
	Serves as a sign of identity of the Diamond Ranker, Hecate.
	This badge has been strengthened so that it can better handle engraved spells.
	There are several overwrite protections in this badge, the function of this badge cannot be overwritten by normal means.

Looking at the item information window, Hecate nodded in satisfaction. ''So sweet! Behold, this is the power of money!'' The bonus stats have been significantly improved, from an increase of +8 INT stat to +10 All stats, the +10% MP regen effect has now be +50% HP & MP regen, and the +10000 Max MP effect has be +30000 Max HP & MP. Apparently unlike Silver Badges, Diamond Badges also increases the user''s health bar, as well as their overall stats. The Fixed Warp Portal spell limit of once per day has reced by free use, but with a cooldown limit. There was also the addition of Fixed Warp Corridor spell which was equivalent to Corridor Crystal, which requires the use of a Teleportation Gate. Most likely these effects were meant to be used by the veterans in this ce, who personally went into the field. ''This is very good, now I can go to this ce whenever I want.'' Hecate equipped the badge and opened her status screen. Status ; ;


Name:	Hecate	EXP:	69,088 / 35,730,000
Race:	Human /	Gold:	338,900
ss:	Archwitch - Lv132
Sub:	Acrobatics	Guild:	Genesis
	Collector
	cksmith

HP:	14,245 / 46,545	STR:	1 + 24
MP:	67,570 / 99,870	AGI:	1 + 21
STA:	100%	VIT:	1 + 28
		INT:	221 + 77
Karma	1,180	DEX:	1 + 24
Stat Pt:	19	LUK:	1 + 12


Status:	None

After Hecate wore the badge, her Max HP now changed from 14,245 to 46,545. That was about the standard of a vani Lv100 Lord Knight without wearing any HP boosting equipment. There''s nothing wrong with more blood packs, as it means Hecate will be less fragile and able to take a few hits from enemies. Now, the Ghoul ughterer wouldn''t be able to one-shot her anymore, even if she wasn''t wearing the Cloak of the Fallen. In addition, now that she had so much HP, she would be able to use some skills that requires HP to activate. And most importantly was her Max MP, which has now changed from 77,570 to 99,870, which almost broke the 100k record she had dreamed of before. But of course, 46.5k HP and 99.8k MP was not the final number. "Heart of Life! Heart of Mana!" PSHAAW! PSHAAW! Status ; ;


Name:	Hecate	EXP:	69,088 / 35,730,000
Race:	Human /	Gold:	338,900
ss:	Archwitch - Lv132
Sub:	Acrobatics	Guild:	Genesis
	Collector
	cksmith

HP:	15,800 / 63,760	STR:	1 + 24
MP:	70,170 / 136,820	AGI:	1 + 21
STA:	100%	VIT:	1 + 28
		INT:	221 + 77
Karma:	1,180	DEX:	1 + 24
Stat Pt:	19	LUK:	1 + 12


Status:	Heart of Life		(1:04:59 left)
	Heart of Mana		(1:04:59 left)

The skill Heart of Life and Heart of Mana can temporarily increase Max HP and MP by another 37% for 65 minutes. With this, her Max MP easily surpassed the 100k mark. If all this MP were used for Mana Explosion, the results would definitely be fabulous! There was also the +10 increase in overall stats, which caused her STR, AGI, and DEX to met the requirements to equip some of the equipment she previously had to leave behind. Seeing her new stats, Hecate quickly came up with a n to make efficient use of them. ''With some equipment changes, it seems possible to create a Battle Mage build without needing to reset stats.'' But that can wait forter. Since she was already here, she might as well exchange the resources needed to practice engraving Glyphs. "I want to exchange some resources as well." "...Okay, please tell me what do you need." The clerk replied her with aplicated expression. His worldview was greatly influenced by what this girl does today. This was the first time he had seen so many Gold coins, and also the first time he had seen someone converting them into points. He looked at the gold badge at his own chest. After seeing Hecate upgrade her badge three times in a row, he couldn''t help but think that he had been living like a dog. But, what does his thought matter to Hecate? "1 liter of Magic Ink, 300 gram of Fairy Dust, 20 Low-Grade Ruby... also, these Knives, Wands..." Hecate spent another 100,000 ACP to exchange for lot of materials, as well as some cheap equipment for practice, before leaving the Exchange Area. [Virtual Space: Stebucks Coffee] At the same time. In the sea of the Quantum Network, there are many Virtual Spaces where people hang out. One of them is the VR-Cafe, Stebucks Coffee which was visualized as an indoor-outdoor cafe built on a floating ind. In here, people can enjoy the taste of coffee from all over the world, including coffee that costs a fortune per cup at an affordable price, such as Kopi Luwak, ck Ivory, Finca el Injerto, and many more. It was said that the founder of this Virtual Space was a coffee enthusiast, who tries the taste of every coffee avable on earth. Two women could be seen sitting at one of the outdoor table cafe. "Emihi iste, did she overslept?" "It''s still 8 AM, about 30 minutes before the time agreed. I didn''t think you wille earlier, Rena-san." "But, arriving early for the appointment is themon sense, right?" Naturally the two of them are Renahi and Astrid. Currently, they were not using their Ascension avatar, but using their live avatar which had been periodically synced with their resident ID. No blonde hair, no dragon tail, no Pdin full-te armor. Just a normal high school girl and a normal officedy. Renahi drank the coffee she ordered in annoyance, but then noticed that Astrid didn''t even touch her cup. "Do you not like coffee, Ahi-senpai?" (Renahi) "Well unfortunately, the coffee in this cafe is not to my liking." (Astrid) Astrid replied calmly. Naturally, being in the VR Space, all drinks served are virtual and not real. People still need to drink water in the real world to keep them hydrated. But it also means people don''t have to worry about caffeine issues even if they over drinking. Of course not everything was perfect. Many factors affect people''s taste, such as the quality of the ingredients, the brewer''s skill, the surrounding environment, and many more. Nevertheless, every taste of coffee served here was based on one person''s perception. This results in a difference in taste for people who have also tasted the same brand coffee in real life. "If the opportunity arises, I will invite you to taste the real coffee at our 5-star hotel." "Really? Then I''ll be honored." Some people even think that the virtual coffee tastes fake, and not as good as the real thing. They im that drinking virtual coffee here will only pollute their taste buds. But that''s another matter. A few momentster, the cafe''s Transfer Gate shone brightly, and a figure emerged from it. Emilia came out from the gate, and quickly found the table where Renahi and Astrid were sitting. At this moment, her appearance was not Ranger Elf Emilia, but high school girl Nayaka Emi. She immediately walked to their direction. "Emihi! You''rete! (Renahi) "Sorry I''mte... But I thought the promised time was 9 AM. Did I remember wrong?" (Emi) "No, you''re not wrong. Since we''ve gathered here, let''s get down to business." (Astrid) Hearing Astrid''s words, Emilia nodded and took a seat. Astrid waited for Emilia to sit properly before starting with self-introductions. Even if they had been guildmates for a year and a half, this would be the first time she had revealed her true name to them. "Let''s start with my introduction first. I am the secretary of the Tenz Company, Amamiya Asuka (). You can call me Asuka, or Astrid as usual." With a hand gesture, she materialized a holo screen disying her ID card. "Ah, I''m Kashiwagi Rena ()." "I''m Nayaka Emi ()." Both of them was surprised by the formality Astrid showed. They originally thought it was just a casual gathering between guildmates, but it seemed the situation was much more than that. The Tenz Company... Isn''t this one pretty bigpany with billions of assets? They do as Astrid did and showed their holo ID cards as well. "Thank you. By now you may be wondering why I called you two to meet here. Today, I would like to invite the two of you to work as interns in ourpany. Ah, by the way, the CEO is someone you know very well, that is... our leader." "Eh!?" 2 The two of them couldn''t help but be shocked. C018 â€“ Recruitment Continuation C018 ¨C Recruitment Continuation Renahi and Emilia needed a few moments to process what Astrid had said. They naturally knew that their leader was a rich man, so it was no surprise when they were told that their leader was the CEO of argepany. So this means, behind the Genesis Guild is the Tenz Corporation, they are interrted and support each other. It was no wonder Genesis Guild''s finances are so strong. Emilia was the first to break the silence, followed by Renahi. "Then, Astrid-san, can you exin what work we have to do? And how much is the sry?" (Emilia) "But, we''re still in high school. Isn''t it too rushed to work at our age? What about our studies?" (Renahi) Regarding their question, Astrid only smiled. She began to exin the contents of her recruitment to the two of them in a graceful manner. The two of them also listened carefully to what she had to say. "There is no need to worry. For now, you two are only working as interns, and it won''t interfere on your college life very much. All the troublesome calctions can be left to the AI, and the work you two do isn''t really that much." (Astrid) "I see." (Renahi) "And about the sry, I guarantee you''ll be satisfied. Depending on circumstances, one to ten million yen per month won''t be a problem." (Astrid) Hearing the sry Astrid was talking about, Emilia and Renahi were confused. Work little but get so much sry, was there such a good thing in the world? "I see you both are confused why you are getting so much sry for such easy work, but this is normal. In fact, when you go out into society, you will find that whatever knowledge you learn is of little use." (Astrid) Seeing the confused look on both of them, Astrid continued her exnation. She then projected a holo-screen presentation that she had prepared beforehand. It was a simple yet understandable illustration for the topic she was exining. "You know that nowadays, most of the menial work can be done byputers and robots?" (Astrid) "Yes..." (Emilia) For example, you studied Mathematics, Economics and other subjects for several years in school and college. But when you work in apany, any physical work can be left to robots. Meanwhile, any work that requires thinking, such as calctions,nguage trantion, even art can be done by AI." (Astrid) Emilia grew even more shocked and her expression became serious. Technology has advanced and the role of humans has been increasingly reced. This topic has been widely discussed in their social studies. But when this fact was said again, she couldn''t help but fall into deep thought. So what''s the point for them to go to school or college? Are human still needed? It was Renahi who broke her thought. "Ahi-senpai, if we continue in this direction, we will be discussing the necessity of human existence." (Renahi) "Ah, my apologies. I don''t mean to discuss philosophy here." (Astrid) Astrid coughed in embarrassment. She immediately turned off the holo-screen presentation and went straight to the conclusion. "Of course what I said before doesn''t apply to allpanies. But our Tenz Company is special. We have purchased many professional AI assistant licenses with a duration of 10 years to help with all our work." (Astrid) "So I guess our job is to manage those AIs, right?" (Renahi) Emilia looks at her best friend in surprise, but then nods in understanding. On normal days, Renahi would always act like a carefree idiot, but when there was a serious discussion, this girl was always perceptive. On the other hand, Astrid was also surprised with Renahi''s sharpness, but she nodded. "Correct. You are quick to understand, Rena-san." (Astrid) "Hehe, thanks for thepliment." (Renahi) "In the end, AI only acts as assistant, there are many things that can''t be calcted and that''s where human judgment is needed. Thus, we need people who can help us direct those AIs and make decisions they can''t calcte." (Astrid) "I see, I understand now." (Renahi) Renahi understood what Astrid meant. Astrid looked at Emilia. "Emi-san, I really appreciate your management skills. I thought this job wouldn''t be too much of a burden for you. It wouldn''t be much different from leading your subordinates in the Guild." (Astrid) "Well, I suppose so." (Emilia) Then, Astrid turned her gaze to Renahi. "As for Rena-san, your role is different from Emi-san. In my opinion, you are more suitable for doing medical research. We have an affiliatedpany that deals with research on medical matters. By all means, I invite you to join." (Astrid) "Eh, really? I''d like to hear the details more!" (Renahi) For Renahi who was inspired to be a doctor, this invitation was like an opportunity sent from heaven. She recalled about a certain loli friend(?) of hers who suffer(?) from leukemia. If she were to be a doctor normally, who knows how much time, effort, and money she would have to spend to be one. And then, there was no guarantee that the loli willst long enough to wait for her. "Well, during the internship period, you won''t have much work assigned. Think of it as getting used to the work environment first. After you finish college, the two of you will actually join ourpany." (Astrid) Astrid drank the coffee she had left earlier until it was all gone. When the coffee was finished, Astrid put down her cup and asked them once more. "Now, I''d like to hear your answers. Will you two join ourpany?" (Astrid) Emilia and Renahi looked at each other first and nodded. Astrid had expressed her sincerity and given them so much special treatment. Moreover, as a fellow guild member, she could be trusted. There was no reason for them to refuse to join. The recruitment went smoothly without problem. All that remains was just small talk and a few details about the Tenz Company and the working environment within it. There is afortable work space, lots of recreational facilities, good food in the cafeteria, etc. It was a pity thepany was located in Tokyo. "For the convenience, I suggest the two of you apply to Tokyo University after high school. Ouma, I mean... Our leader, Leon has already reserved two seats for both of you there." (Astrid) "I suppose you have a point." (Emilia) Emilia nodded. Since thepany they were going to enter was located in Tokyo, there was no need for them to stay in Kyoto. It was the time for them to leave their nest and go out into the wider world. "Hmm, I also want to go..." (Renahi) Renahi also couldn''t help but tempted. Even though she had taken a special curriculum to enter Kyoto University, Tokyo University had better facilities and had thetest cutting-edge technology. "But, what about Kazuhi?" (Renahi) The reason why she hesitated was because of Kazu. The three of them have had an inseparable rtionship since childhood. But, if the two of them went to Tokyo U, he would be left alone in Kyoto. And with his academic record, the chances of him entering Tokyo U are next to impossible. She hoped that Astrid also recruit him as well, but sadly, her hopes fall short. "Kazu-kun? Unfortunately, he doesn''t seem like a good fit for ourpany, and I have no ns to recruit him." (Astrid) "Well, I expected it. Anyways, this isn''t farewell, we get to see him every day at the base." (Emilia) "Um, okay. You''re right." (Renahi) Renahi sighed with determination. In any case, she must make a choice, between staying in Kyoto for friendship, or moving to Tokyo for opportunity of sess. She had no choice but to choose thetter. She believed that Kazu would be fine in Kyoto, but her loli friend had no time to wait. But suddenly, she had a thought, it would be nice if the loli also went together with them. "Ahi-senpai, in that case, what about Hecatehi? She also goes to the same school as us." (Renahi) "Rena, do you intend to ask Astrid-san to bring Hecate-chan with us to Tokyo?" (Emilia) Emilia asked with a concern. She herself didn''t mind taking Hecate with them to Tokyo. But she knew about Hecate''s illness(?), and worried whether bringing Hecate to Tokyo would affect her health. "Hecate? She''s also from the same ce as you?" (Astrid) "Yes, that''s right. It would be more reassuring for me to bring her with us." (Renahi) "Astrid-san, the situation is actually like this." (Emilia) And so, Emilia told Astrid what she and Renahi knew about Hecate. After hearing the information Emilia had said, Astrid''s expression became serious. At first, Astrid had thought that Renahi would ask her to also recruit Hecate into thepany. If that was the case, she had no objection. Hecate was also a gifted seed, which was evident from her behavior in the Guild. Besides, she can heal others with her cuteness. It wouldn''t be a loss if she could be recruited into thepany. But little did Astrid know that the cute and cuddly Hecate had such an ailment. "I see, so Hecate is... She never said anything about it..." (Astrid) "Uh, well..." (Renahi) Renahi''s expression became awkward. She had originally nned to ask Astrid to bring Hecate, or if possible also recruited her into thepany without disclosing about her sickness. But she never thought about the impact it would have on Hecate''s health. Renahi had forgotten because she had only met Hecate virtually, and never her real body. Within the virtual world, Hecate might looked healthy, but in reality, she might not(?) be able to even stand. Thinking about it, Renahi felt ashamed to call herself her best friend. "I understand, I''ll talk with Hecate first." (Astrid) But this result was also fine. At least, with Astrid knew, getting her to cooperate would be easier. C019 â€“ Clone Controller C019 ¨C Clone Controller [Ascension] [Solstreus Magic Academy: Workshop Room-005] After leaving the Exchange Area, Hecate spent three hours experimenting on how to engrave the Glyphs onto some cheap equipment. From that experiment, she reached a conclusion. Her previous understanding of the simrity of Glyphs and Runes to programming was probably not wrong. Apart from that, she also discovered several other things that influenced the sess of engraving Glyphs. Some of them are Engraving uracy and Material Compatibility. As the name suggests, Engraving uracy is the percentage uracy of the engraved Glyph symbols. The more perfect the shape of the symbols, the greater the chance of sessful engraving. Thepletion will cause skills or spells to appear in the item information window, and can be properly activated when equipped. On the other hand, if the symbols are ugly or crooked, then most likely the engraving will fail and no skills or spells will appear. In other words, the Artificer''s Glyph drawing skills had to be good for ensure sessful engraving. The first time Hecate tried to engrave Glyph ended in failure. She drew the symbols using some monster blood on the cheap Crude Knife (1) she exchanged earlier, washed them off with water and redrawn them a few times until she satisfied with the drawing. At that time, the uracy disyed on the screen only reached 15%. This result was not because the drawing was bad, but because she had taken the liberty to stylize the symbols as she pleased. Then, she poured her MP into the symbols, causing them to glow red. Spoiler ; ;

You have burned the drawing of Glyph symbols on the Crude Knife

Start to engrave the drawn Glyph symbols...

Unfortunately, the Glyph symbols you drew are unreadable.

There is no effect that can be extracted.

The engraving process has beenpleted.

The result was not that surprising. The engraving waspleted, but no skills or spells appeared on the knife''s description. The knife was not destroyed, but it has been filled with useless deformed Glyph symbols that cannot be used. But of course, it wasn''tpletely for nothing. Spoiler ; ;

Proficiency has passed the minimum requirement.

Skill Learned: Engrave Glyph (Active) Now you can engrave Glyph symbols systematically. The proficiency of this skill can only be increased by engraving Glyphs.

Her earlier act just now was the final push to turn the act into a proper skill. This means, it would be easier for her the next time she drew Glyph symbols, since system corrections could now be applied. Her (1+24) DEX stat was more than enough to correct some mistakes during the drawing process. It was like switching from manually drawing with a pencil to using a graphics editor software, such as Photoshop. As for the next one, the Material Compatibility is thepatibility percentage of the material used with the Glyphs. This percentage was also one of the determining factors for the engraving sess rate. If this number is too low, there is a chance that the piece of equipment will be destroyed. At least, it needs to be 80% or higher to prevent this ident from happening. In one instance, Hecate had experienced the importance of thispatibility. She drew the Wind-type Glyph symbols using Frostdeer Blood (3) as ink on the cheap knife made of Lesser Iron Ore (1). Her drawing skills weren''t a problem, because after the 7th attempt, she no longer stylized the symbol as she pleased. In addition, she was assisted by the system assist. So, her uracy rate had reached as high as 89%. But unfortunately, the totalpatibility rate was only 8.75%. As such, the moment the skill activated, sparks were generated from the Glyph and the knife shattered into pieces. Spoiler ; ;

You have used the skill - Engrave Glyph

Objective: Crude Knife

Start to engrave the drawn Glyph symbols...

The engraving process was disrupted because there was an ipatibility between the Glyph symbols and the materials used.

Crude Knife has been destroyed.

The engraving process has been failed.

Naturally, she did see a red aura emitting from the knife, so she already knew that the process would fail. Nevertheless, she continued the process in order to increase her proficiency points. And with numerous practice and learning, it did not take too long for Hecate''s sessful attempt. Spoiler ; ;

You have used the skill - Engrave Glyph

Objective: Crude Knife

Start to engrave the drawn Glyph symbols...

The materialpatibility has reached 120%.

Your drawn Glyph symbols has been sessfully recognized.

The following resulting skills or spells will be engraved:

Spell - Enchant Wind (Lv3) (10)

The engraving process has beenpleted.

This time she used Howling Grass Sap (3) as the ink, which had excellentpatibility for Wind-type Glyphs, and caused thepatibility percentage to reach 120%. It could be said the result was more than sessful. And from this sess, she found that thepatibility percentage also affects how much level and amount of the resulting skills or spells that can be used per day. Hecate took a break and began to think about the results of her experiments. In the end, she was only able to engrave one tier-1 spell. When she tried to engrave one more spells, thepatibility rating immediately dropped so sharply that it was certain that the knife would explode if continued. Same thing happened for tier-2 spells and further. "This must be because I used low level materials." From the information she found on inte, it seemed to be rted to the "data capacity" of the said knife. Each (star) rating on a piece of equipment provides "data capacity" equal to the tier of skills/spells. For example, if she wanted to engrave two tier-1 spells, such as Firebolt and Fire Cracker, onto a piece of equipment, that equipment''s rating had to be at least 2, and it had to be made from materialspatible with fire element. Then, if she wanted to engrave another one tier-3 spell, such as Vermillion st, the rating had to be at least 5. 1 + 1+ 3 = 5 It was a simple math operation. But then, that couldn''t exin some equipment as having more skills or spells than it should with the rating it had. Most likely, there are some ways to "optimize" or press" the data to fit the "data capacity" of the equipment. That was why she was trying to stylize the Glyph symbols, trying to figure out the boundaries of the rules. "Well, it''s not working the way I thought it would..." Hecate decided to cast aside the thought for now. She opened her inventory and looked at the stuff she had brought with her today. Most of them were low level materials that she exchanged before. Then, her gaze suddenly fell on one of the entry lists, namely the uniform of this academy. The robe and the cloak. Both of them were currently only "2" rated equipment, but they were growth-type equipment that absorbed the wearer''s mana and would be stronger with time. Besides, they were adorned with gorgeous decorative patterns, befitted the status of the Special Staff. Unfortunately, Hecate didn''t feel any motivation to wear them. The robe was ultimately a robe-type equipment that covered two equipment slots, upper and lower armor. It wasn''t too different from the Magician Robe she had reced, in favor of the Ceremonial Blouse and Skirt just a few days ago. As for the cloak, it was supposed to be worn alongside the robe, which changed color based on the type of mana the wearer had released. With how Hecate used various elemental spells, wearing them separately would likely cause color mismatchester on. What''s more, wearing both of them together was just too stuffy, like wearing two sweaters together. Both of these clothes covered her body from neck to ankles. She tried to wear them together before and only found it very ufortable walking. It was clear that they were impractical for Hecate to wear, as she moved around a lot during battle. While they may be practical for others as they provide more protection, this wasn''t the same for Hecate. "It''s a shame, but I''ll only be wearing them in this Academy." Hecate sighed. It was enough to wear the uniform in front of the people in this ce just for the sake of status, nothing more. When alone or outside, she could just switch back to her previousfortable clothes. Her gaze then moved to the figure stood nearby. It was a white, slightly translucent human ~~girl~~ loli figure, which was very simr to her appearance except for theck of color. This girl was naturally, the body created by her new skill, Mana Clone. The clone, who had been left on standby ever since Hecate made it the moment she came into this room, stood silently in a corner of the room, consuming Hecate 500 MP for every minute. As for the reason why she kept the clone, it was simply to increase skill proficiency just by letting it exist. Currently, the clone was like a ghost with a translucent white mist body. But as time goes by, the mist bes thicker and less translucent. It won''t be long before the skill reaches Lv2 and perhaps by then, the mist will be more human-like. "Come here, the fragment of mine!" Hecate tried to control the clone with her thought. When used in conjunction with a certain skill as support, such as Auto Production, the system will take over the body to perform tasks. But when the skill was used independently like this, it seemed the clone could be controlled in some other way. Trying to control the clone with thoughts was not easy, and Hecate struggled a lot in her practice. The clone''s movements were not smooth, and it was like a broken doll possessed by an evil spirit. But Hecate already thought of a solution to this problem. It was a method based on themonly used method to create movable bodies in the VR-Space. By the way, it was taught in the Virtual Reality course in her Grade 2 senior high school curriculum. Anyone who has the privilege, or has been granted privileges in the VR-Space by its admin to manipte objects has a special interface, which they can use to create, edit, or delete objects, NPCs, and even animals. The first step to creating an NPC or animal starts with body modeling. After that, they had to create some motion presets for each body part of the model. To be precise, they have to arrange the order of movements of each part of the body to create the walking preset, followed by running, jumping and other presets. But naturally, there was no such interface in the game Ascension. "Well, let''s see..." Hecate tried to remember all the clone''s movement motion and mapped them to her memory. Then, she sorted and rearrange them based on the basic movement presets from the VR-Space object maniption manual. These arrangements then converted into thoughtmands and ced them on an unused hotkey. She tested the hotkey by pressing it with her finger, ordering the clone to walk forward. The clone that previously was doing crazy movements, now made smooth movements and walked forward ording to orders. Even though the clone''s movements were still clumsy like a marching soldier, the experiment was undoubtedly a sess. Hecate smiled with satisfaction at this result. "I need to buy another hotkey sets." She tapped the interface and selected the Hotkey option. In there, a total of 5 Hotkey sets which contain 10 hotkeys each existed. She tapped the + button at the bottom of the lists, and a confirmation window appeared. Without further ado, Hecate pressed yes. Spoiler ; ;

Would you like to spend 600 to buy the 6th hotkey set? Yes No

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You have sessfully purchased your 6th hotkey set.

In that instant, the entry in her Hotkey menu has increased by 10 more hotkeys. The 6th hotkey set costs 600 which was equivalent to 30000, and this price will increase by 100 for each set thereafter. It was by no means cheap, but Hecate felt it was worth the price. "I hope this investment is worth the trouble." With this, Hecate proceeded to create other presets and ce them in hotkeys. The presets that she had created include changing direction, running, jumping, sitting, crouching, standing, and many more. Now controlling the clone was like controlling a console game character with a game controller. There are still many things that needs fine tuning, and the small room is not suitable for carrying out proper tests, so they must be tested outsideter. Hecate spend some time with the clone before log out for lunch. C020 â€“ Spell Remote Activation C020 ¨C Spell Remote Activation [Ascension] [Solstreus in: Area 12] After eating lunch, fulfilling her daily needs, and giving Kuu another candy, Hecate logged back into the game. As soon as she appeared, she left Solstreus City and headed for a certain area. The ce was about 10 km southwest of the city, which she reached in one hour by continuously using her Dash skill. There weren''t many monsters she met on the way, except for a few low-level monsters. [ ][Petit Furrabbit - Lv1~3](??) [ ][Furrabbit - Lv5~10](??) [ ][Adult Furrabbit - Lv16~30](??) Furrabbits were non-aggressive furball-like creatures, suitable for beginners to hunt. The fur can be collected to make clothing items and the meat was quite tasty when cooked. Their name indicates their growth stage which can be said to be quite fast. It takes about 3 days for them to grow from the "Petit" stage to the normal stage, and a week from the normal stage to the "Adult" stage. People usually hunt the adult ones and leave the younger ones to grow, as they produce more fur and meat than their younger stages. But hunting them wasn''t the reason why Hecate went to this ce. Area 12 was a ce rarely visited by anyone, whether it was yers or Natives. The ce was by no means a secret or remote ce or unknown to anyone. But ording to the region forum, there was almost no benefit to visiting this ce. The terrain was somewhatplicated and difficult to traverse, where there are many steep cliffs and ravines, unsuitable for horses and carriages. Hunting monsters here requires caution, as the terrain is tricky and one wrong move can lead to slipping off a cliff. Therefore, no one but people with climbing and parkour skills actually visit this ce. But because those reasons, this ce was the perfect for Hecate to practice, since no one would bother her here. Hecate chose a nice spot under a tree on one of the cliffs to sit. And just in case she was seen, she changed her attire first before creating her clone, and then changed back to her normal clothes. "Okay... Mana Clone,e forth!" The clone, still as white as a ghost, appeared not long after the skill''s activation. This time, its appearance was changed, following the equipment Hecate used during its creation. Right now, the clone looked like the ghost of an ordinary girl who had died due to unfortunate circumstances. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Cotton Clothes
Requirement:	All sses
Type:	Armor - Body
Rarity:
Durability:	62/70
Crafter:	Unknown
Effect:	None
Description:	A cloth made of an ordinary cotton fibers.
	You can find this kind of clothing anywhere because of the low cost of production.

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Item Name:	Cotton Skirt
Requirement:	All sses
Type:	Armor - Lower
Rarity:
Durability:	45/50
Crafter:	Unknown
Effect:	None
Description:	A skirt made of an ordinary cotton fibers.
	You can find this kind of clothing anywhere because of the low cost of production.

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Item Name:	Crude Headband
Requirement:	All sses
Type:	Head - Upper
Rarity:
Durability:	15/15
Crafter:	Unknown
Effect:	None
Description:	A poorly-made headband made of cheap materials.
	But at least, it can still fulfill its function as a headband.

Those clothes were bought from one of the refugees cheaply on the way when she passed the City Square. They were sold by a very sad looking man who may have lost everything. So, she paid a few more coins, hoping to get an easy Karma +1. Unfortunately, it was a vain effort as the man looked numb from his sorrow. But now, those clothes would be of use to her. "Not bad! I think I still look good in it." The atmosphere between before and after Hecate changed clothes waspletely different. Now even if someone saw the clone, they might not be able to link this ghost to her. Hecate controlled the clone, allowing it to run across the ground while simultaneously adjusting themands to her liking. There were several times when her control went wrong, causing the clone to be stuck in something or fall off a cliff. If that happened, she simply disperse the clone and create it again. After nearly two hours of experimentation, Hecate''s understanding of the clone deepened. The clone has something like a HP bar, which decided by how much MP Hecate used during its creation. Every minute, this HP would decrease by 500, and any damage such as scratches on the clone would also reduce this bar. Thus, she activated Heart of Mana to increase her MP to above 100k, and used all of it from the start to make the clonest long. And fortunately, she was able to recharge the clone''s HP with her MP, provided she had to touch the clone. Then, for the activity range, the clone seems could only go about 10 meters away from her position. More than that, control will be lost and the body of the clone will start to disperse and eventually disappear. As for how Hecate controlled the clone''s movements, she eventually settled with a few presets for static movements. Meanwhile, smooth and subtle movements, such as grabbing a foothold of the cliff, must be controlled by herself. "Wait..." Suddenly, Hecate came up with an idea, which seemed absurd even by her standards. The clone was literally a lump of mana from herself in human form. Then, the fact that she could control the clone meant that there had to be an invisible link between her and the clone. Then,if she could control the clone''s movement with thoughtmands, why not spells? "This idea is worth trying, let''s see if my idea is right! Waterbolt!" Hecate activated the Waterbolt spell that was in her Ring of Aqua. She used her own thought to control where the spell would manifest. Instead of at the tip of her wand, the spell manifested as a blob of water in front of the clone, who was currently around 5 meters away from her. But of course, because it was cast in this way, the spell control was poor. The spell was immediatelyunched without being able to be held back, and five bolts of water shot through the air and bombarded the cliff in front of the clone. Still, it was a sessful experiment. Spoiler ; ;

You have invoked the spell Waterbolt via your Mana Clone''s body.

Your discovery of the utilization of magic has been molded into a skill.

You have created a new skill! Please name the skill you have created. You have set the skill name as Spell Remote Activation.

Skill Learned: Spell Remote Activation (Active) You can remotely activate your spells through any object with your mana signature. The object must be within 10 meters from your position.

Hecate couldn''t help but let out an evil smile as she looked at the clone. Looking from afar, the clone was like a Sage who had learned the passive skill, Wandless, which allowed them to cast spells without any magical tools, such as wand. Next time, she should make the clone raise its arm first, so that the pose became more perfect. "This is really a treasure, indeed... I can use this!" The results of this experiment had undoubtedly greatly improved her battle tactics. She can create the clone and controlling it remotely to fight while hiding her real body in a safe ce. Or maybe use it to distract strong enemies and give her the time to kill them, or run away if it gets too difficult to handle. But Hecate also had one more interesting idea. Considering that the clone didn''t disy any name above its head, Hecate can create the clone while disguising herself as the ck Phantom, then revert to her normal clothes. "In this way, both Hecate and ck Phantom can simultaneously exist in the same ce!" If that could happen, her alibi would be even more solid, andmitting crimes would be much easier! Of course, this would have to wait until the clone became more corporeal first, but perhaps it won''t be long. Just a little more time and her Mana Clone skill would reach lv2. "Okay then, I''ll train a little more." Thinking about this, Hecate let out a heartyugh as she continued her control exercises. This time, she no longer limited her activity with just controlling the clone''s movement on Area 12. She controlled the clone and used it to hunt down several monsters in the surrounding area, while she followed closely behind in secret. [Solstreus in: Area 10] The peaceful habitat of Furrabbit suddenly disturbed by a transparent white figure, somewhat resembling a girl. Every time this figure waved its hand, numerous blobs of water appeared in the air and shot anything that got in its way. Furrabbits that were shot could only whimper and die shortly after from the injury. PYU-PYU-PYU!!! -54000 -53580 -55800 "Kyaaing..." "Kyuuu..." "Kiiyyng..." Other Furrabbits who saw the death of their brothers and sisters tried to fled in terror. But unfortunately, none of them could escape the figure. Several of the adult Furrabbits tried to protect the young, only to be shot dead in vain. The young Furrabbits couldn''t help but grieve when they see their protector die, but not for long, as they are also reunited with them in death. "What is that!?" This tragedy was fully witnessed by Wendy, a female Biologist who yed as a Beastmaster. She came in after a long day at work and wanted to rx by adoring the cute Furrabbit, just like how people heal their tired hearts by looking at kittens. And it was those Furrabbits who healed her heart by their cuteness. Even though they are monsters, they are docile and will not attack unless provoked. Such cute creatures, how could people hunted them for their meat and fur? So, she and a few like-minded yers founded the Furrabbit Protection and Welfare Association, to protect them from being hunted and ensure their welfare. By now their association had recruited around 10,000 people, some of whom were yers, but there were also quite a few Native members. But unexpectedly, she witnessed such a tragedy today. When Wendy saw the Furrabbit corpses on the ground, her heart was like being shed with a sharp knife. She recognized the one with the ck spots on its fur, it was just this morning she fed it a snack and rubbed its head. ''Is that girl a ghost? Judging by her clothes, it''s most likely something to do with the refugees in the city!'' There wasn''t any name appearing above the ghost, so she was definitely not(?) a yer. Most likely, this ghost was a girl from the refugee camp who died and her hatred made her return as an evil ghost. Wendy couldn''t imagine what tragedy had befallen this girl to make her turn out like this. Maybe, she had received a humiliating death in the refugee''s camp. Because of this, she destroys everything in her path, and won''t stop until she is satisfied. But, aren''t those damage numbers too outrageous? Anyway, this ghost had to be stopped at all costs. "Stop! Stop! I beg you, please! Please stop hurting them further." Wendy desperately shouted at the ghost, hoping that she would stop at her destruction. As for stopping by force, she had never considered it, not after witnessing that insane amount of damage. Perhaps this ghost girl was a high level BOSS monster that would require several Lv100+ yers to defeat! Thankfully, the ghost girl listened to her plead and stopped pursuing the escaped Furrabbits. But now, the ghost''s attention went into Wendy, as it stared on her silently. This must be where Wendy has to say something to extinguish the ghost''s hatred. "If you need to vent your emotions, pour it out on me instead of them. So, please..." "Please... leave them alone, don''t hurt these children anymore..." Perhaps her words reached the ghost, as the ghost nodded. Wendy breathed a sigh of relief with this development. Looks like the ghost can be talked to. Perhaps with this, they could reach apromise, so that the ghost stopped hurting the Furrabbits. In exchange, she will investigate the cause of the girl''s death... or so it should have been. PYU! -145800! (Overspell ON, Mystical Amplification) "W, why?" That was thest word she spoke before her body disintegrated, turned into a life-spark. ; ;

You are dead! Your level has decreased by 1! You have dropped Emerald Brooch! You will be disconnected in 10 minutes! You will be able to re-login at your Save Point after 24 hours!

That day, a certain rumor was spread. There was a girl from the refugee camp who died and came back as a ghost-type BOSS monster in Area 10. That ghost was extremely strong andparable to the World BOSS that appeared recently. The origin of this rumor was a credible figure, who personally witnessed this ghost''s brutality. Because of this rumor, the entire Solstreus City was in an uproar. Area 10 was near to the city and there was a BOSS monster roaming there? Unfortunately, there was no physical evidence as the witness forgot to record their encounter. But as people investigate the site, they did found countless Furrabbit corpses and the aftermath of a great battle. As for the ghost girl herself, she seemed to vanish and nobody seen her anymore. Hecate''s training to control the clone went well. Over time, her clone control has be smoother and her killing speed has be faster. It didn''t matter even if she didn''t receive any experience, as she only intended to train. She didn''t even bother collecting the loot, as it wasn''t worth much. Even though the control of spells cast through the clone was poor, it was fine to just shoot something in front of the clone. But then, it became clear at this point, that the MP cost of the spell had to be borne by the clone. Every time Hecate casts a spell through the clone, it will reduce the clone''s HP ording to the spell used. But that was only a minor inconvenience, as she could simply touch and recharge her clone''s HP. Controlling the clones while moving simultaneously proved to be a pain, so Hecate just stayed in her hiding ce while the clone was hunting, and moved only when the clone was done killing monsters in the area, before moving on to another area. It didn''t take too long for her to receive two notification windows. Spoiler ; ;

Skill proficiency has reached the threshold. Mana Clone has leveled up to Lv2!

Your clone''s body has be denser and its activity range has increased by 5m.

; ;

Skill proficiency has reached the threshold. Precision Mana Control has leveled up to Lv4!

Your control of the spells has been slightly improved. Spell Power increased by 5%

Looking at the two notification windows, Hecate let out a smile. Her beloved Mana Clone skill had reached Lv2, which might improve the clone''s body somewhat. She didn''t know the extent of this improvement yet, as the clone likely had to be remade to find out, and she felt there was no rush. And the level up of Precision Mana Control skill was aplete surprise to her. Now, her spells being cast through the clones became somewhat controble, though still a bit awkward. But it was still a great improvement. Still, there was some unexpected things happening. For example, the strange woman who appeared and suddenly shouted confusing things at the clone. "She seems to be protecting those monsters... But why?" This woman seemed to treat those monsters like her own children. It was behavior that Hecate could not understand. Those monsters didn''t have any Tamed mark, so they must be wild monsters. And wild monsters were supposedly free for all to hunt. So the woman should have no right to stop her. Still, Hecateplied with the woman''s request. - ''If you need to vent your emotions, pour it out on me instead of them.'' As requested, Hecate killed the woman instead of the monsters. Then, after killing the woman, she did not continue her training and left the ce. Still, she did it at a loss, as not only did she have to give up the training, she also lost 1 Karma because of this. The only constion prize she received was just the unidentified brooch the woman had dropped. "I did what she asked, so she shouldn''t have anyin, right?" Hecate checked the current time trough her game interface. She still had to practice the Aura Breathing method at sunrise and sunset as well in the real world. Because she stopped her clone controlling practice earlier than scheduled, there was still nearly one hour left before sunset. "Alright, I should return to Brynhild Fort tonight." There was no reason to hang out in this foreign ce any longer. Hecate took out a certain item, Nerkia Town Scroll from her inventory. Even though cross-country teleportation was not possible, but teleportation to Nerkia Trade City was not blocked. Of course, she would have to report to the officers stationed near the Teleportation Gate there, but that was a trivial matter. Without further ado, Hecate activated the scroll and disappeared from the ce. Just think of them as Tippy. Clone''s Activity Range. Clone''s activity range:

Base = 10m
Mana Clone (Lv2) = +5m

EX6 â€“ Hecateâ€™s Skill Tree & Skill List II EX6 ¨C HecateˇŻs Skill Tree & Skill List II Skill Tree - Chapter C002 ; Spell Breaker Dispel Cast Cancel Quick Cast Free Cast Firebolt Waterbolt Rod Mastery Wind sh Extremity of Primary Elements Stone Spike Book Mastery Lumos Soul Strike Gravity Veil Soul Drain Enhance Radius Memorize Spell Mana Drain Mana Stone Creation Mana Stone Explosion Overspell Increase MP Recovery Heart of Mana Archwitch''s Pride Heart of Life Life Drain Energy Coat Safety Wall Mystical Amplification Skill Points Total SP Used ;

(Lv10)

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Skill List - Chapter C020 ; ;

Archwitch Skill Tree

Allocable Skill Points: 111

Passive

Equipment

Rod Mastery¹ [Name: Rod Mastery Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Allows the user to equip Rods, Wands, and Staffs. Automatically learned when user became Mage.] , Book Mastery² [Name: Book Mastery Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Allows the user to equip Magic Tomes. Automatically learned when user became Mage.]

Damage Boost

Extremity of Primary Elements (Lv1)³ [Assimted Skill Name: Extremity of Primary Elements Lv1 Requirement: Fantasy Archwitch Not Upgradeable with current ss. Type: Passive Effect: Increases MATK for Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light and Dark element spells and decrease its MP Costs. Current: MATK +100%, MP Costs -15%] , Overspell (Lv10)⁴ [Name: Overspell (Lv10) Requirements: Archwizard/Archwitch, Heart of Mana Lv2 Type: Passive/Toggleable Effect: Increase user''s spell power by 5% per SkillLv Increase spell MP consumption by 10% per SkillLv Current: Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Spell Power +57%. MP consumption +114%] , Archwitch''s Pride (Lv10)⁵ [Name: Archwitch''s Pride Lv10 Requirements: Archwitch, Mystical Amplification Lv10, Heart of Life Lv10, Heart of Mana Lv10, Overspell Lv10 Type: Self Buff / Active MP Costs: 700 Effect: Greatly increase spell power for 1 min at the costs of Weakness Status at the end of the duration for 1 hour. Spell power increases by 100% with an additional 50% for each SkillLv. Current: Spell Power +600%]

Trait

Increase MP Recovery (Lv10)⁶ [Name: Increase MP Recovery Lv10 Requirement: Mage Type: Passive Effect: Increases the user''s natural MP regeneration. Current: MP Regen +500 / 10 sec] , Soul Drain (Lv10)⁷ [Name: Soul Drain Lv10 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv7, Soul Strike Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Receive MP every time the user use a magic attack to kill an enemy. The amount of MP received depending on the level of the enemy. This skill also increases the user''s maximum MP. Current: Max MP +27,500 Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 MP Recovery per kill x1.7] , Free Cast (Lv10)⁸ [Name: Free Cast Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Cast Cancel Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Allows its user to move and attack while casting spells. Skill level affects on the moving speeds while casting a spell.]

Enhance Radius (Lv5)⁹ [Name: Enhance Radius Lv5 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Mana Stone Creation Lv2, Magicallurgy Lv1 Type: Passive Effect: Increase the Spellunch range. Current: Range +2000m] , Quick Cast (Lv10)¹⁰ [Name: Quick Cast (Lv10) Requirements: Wizard/Witch, Free Cast Lv3, Dispel Lv7 Type: Passive Effect: Decrease cast time required for the user to cast spells by 1% per SkillLv Current: Cast time -10% ]

Active

Skill

Cast Cancel (Lv1)¹¹ [Name: Cast Cancel Lv1 Requirement: Wizard/Witch Type: Active/Self Effect: Allows its user to cancel currently casted spells. When canceled, the spell still consumed required MP.] , Spell Breaker (Lv10)¹² [Name: Spell Breaker Lv10 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Cast Cancel Lv1 Type: Active MP Costs: 10 Effect: Cancels a spell that enemy casts. If this skill is sessful, the canceled spell will rebound and the used MP will be absorbed by the user.] , Dispel (Lv10)¹³ [Name: Dispel Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch, Spell Breaker Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Catalyst: 1 Pearl Effect: Cancels all magical effects on the target.] , Energy Coat (Lv10)¹⁴ [Name: Energy Coat Lv10 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv3 Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 30 Duration: 5 min Effect: Wrap oneself with spiritual energy to reduce damage taken by enemies around. Amount of remained MP affects on the amount of damage reduced by the skill.] , Mana Drain (Lv10)¹⁵ [Name: Mana Drain Lv10 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Increase MP Recovery Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Effect: Drains MP from a target Current: Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Drains 35000 MP per casts.] , Life Drain (Lv10)¹⁶ [Name: Life Drain (Lv10) Requirements: Wizard/Witch, Mana Drain Lv5 Type: Active MP Costs: 1 Effect: Drains HP from a target. Current: Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Drains up to 35000 HP per casts.] , Mystical Amplification (Lv10)¹⁷ [Name: Mystical Amplification Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard / Archwitch Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 10 + 4 per SkillLV (lv10 = 50) Effect: Amplifies MATK of one of the user next spell. Current: MATK +100%] , Safety Wall (Lv10)¹⁸ [Name: Safety Wall Lv10 Requirement: Wizard/Witch, Energy Coat Lv1, Increase MP Recovery Lv7 Type: Active MP Costs: 40. Catalyst: 1 Ruby. Effect: Create a 1-cell barrier with a magic wall. It protects the one inside from damage. Skill level affects how much damage the barrier can block. Current: Damage block: 10.000 HP Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Duration: 6.8 hours] , Mana Stone Creation (Lv2)¹⁹ [Name: Mana Stone Creation Lv2 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Mana Drain Lv3, Soul Drain Lv10 Type: Active MP Costs: 10 Effect: Create a Mana Stone contained with energy equal of the MP spent.] , Mana Stone Explosion (Lv1)²⁰ [Name: Mana Stone Explosion Lv1 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Mana Stone Creation Lv1 Type: Active Effect: Explode 1 or more Mana Stone inside radius range, causing Normal property damage to the surrounding area.] , Memorize Spell (Lv5)²¹ [Name: Memorize Spell Lv5 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Enhance Radius Lv3 Type: Active/Self Effect: Memorize up to 10 Spells to be unleashed atter times. Current Stored Spell: None] , Heart of Life (Lv10)²² [Name: Heart of Life Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Life Drain Lv7 Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 160 Effect: Increase Max HP and HP Regeneration by 3% per SkillLv for 30 minutes. Current: Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Max HP and HP regen +37%. Duration: 65 minutes] , Heart of Mana (Lv10)²³ [Name: Heart of Mana Lv10 Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Mana Drain Lv7, Heart of Life Lv1 Type: Active/Self MP Costs: 160 Effect: Increase Max MP and MP Regeneration by 3% per SkillLv for 30 minutes. Current: Enhanced by Mysticallurgy Lv7 Max MP and MP regen +37%. Duration: 65 minutes]

Spell

Soul Strike (Lv1)²⁴ [Name: Soul Strike Lv1 Requirement: Mage Type: Active MP Costs: 18 + 4 per SkillLV Effect: Summon aggressive ancient ghosts which attack with Dark property on a desired target.]

Subss

Acrobatics

Passive

Flexible Body (Lv8)²⁵ [Name: Flexible Body Lv8 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Passive Effect: Grants flexible body and allows the user to do extreme body movement.] , Improve Jump (Lv9)²⁶ [Name: Improve Jump Lv9 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Passive Effect: Increase the user''s jump power.]

Active

Dash (Lv9)²⁷ [Name: Dash Lv9 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Active Sta Costs: 5% Effect: Dash forward by 5 meters in a straight line. Cannot turn.] , Flip Jump (Lv10)²⁸ [Name: Flip Jump Lv10 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Active Sta Costs: 5% Effect: Jump and do a flip in the air.] , Wall Run (Lv9)²⁹ [Name: Wall Run Lv9 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Active Sta Costs: 15% Effect: Allows the user to run in a vertical surface, but gravity still applied.] , Adrenaline Rush (Lv10)³⁰ [Name: Adrenaline Rush Lv10 Requirement: Subss Acrobatics Type: Active/Self Sta Costs: 50% Duration: 3 min Effect: Consume 50% Stamina to increase the user''s speed by 50% for 3 minutes.]

Collector

Passive

Inventory Weight Limit (Lv10)³¹ [Name: Inventory Weight Limit Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase the inventory weight limit.] , Inventory Size Limit (Lv10)³² [Name: Inventory Size Limit Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase the inventory size limit] , Item Weight Limit (Lv10)³³ [Name: Item Weight Limit Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase the item weight limit that can be carried inside the user''s inventory.] , Item Size Limit (Lv10)³⁴ [Name: Item Size Limit Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase the item size limit that can be carried inside the user''s inventory.] , Lucky Drop (Lv10)³⁵ [Name: Lucky Drop Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Increase drop rate chance of the enemy that was killed by the user.] , Treasure Sensor (Lv10)³⁶ [Name: Treasure Sensor Lv10 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Passive Effect: Shows lootable valuables in around 10 meters at the minimap. Lootable valuables will have noticeable glitters in the user''s vision.]

Active

Burst Luck (Lv3)³⁷ [Name: Burst Luck Lv3 Requirement: Subss Collector Type: Active MP Costs: 5 Effect: Consume a lucky item to temporarily boosts LUK stat for 10 minutes.]

cksmith

Passive

Forging³⁸ [Name: Forging Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Passive Effect: Allows the user to use cksmith Furnace and cksmith Forging Hammer.] , Blueprint Research (Lv5)³⁹ [Name: Blueprint Research Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Passive Effect: Collection of information from the sessful process of user-crafted items.]

Active

Crafting (Lv10)⁴⁰ [Name: Crafting Lv10 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Action Effect: Craft an item using the existing material. Increase the sess rate and bonus-effects of the crafted items.] , Repair (Lv8)⁴¹ [Name: Repair Lv8 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Action Effect: Repair the durability of an item. The material required is varies. Failed repair can destroy the item.] , Upgrade (Lv5)⁴² [Name: Upgrade Lv5 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Action Effect: Upgrade an item or Equip. The material required is varies. Failed upgrade can destroy the item.] , Auto Production (Lv10)⁴³ [Name: Auto Production Lv10 Requirement: Subss cksmith Type: Active Effect: Automatically craft an item in the user''s Blueprint. Item quality produced by this skill is not guaranteed.]

Extra Skill

Passive

Assimted Skill

Mysticallurgy (Lv7)⁴⁴ [Assimted Skill Name: Mysticallurgy Lv7 Type: Passive Effect: Max MP +7000 MP Regenerate +3.5% per 10 sec Pearl catalyst can be reced by a Mana Stone containing 20000 MP Allows the user to imbue Mana Stone with MP Allows the user to process metals, minerals, and ores with rarity < 7 Allows the user to process any mystical and magical object with rarity < 7] , Fortune Instinct (Lv10)⁴⁵ [Assimted Skill Name: Fortune Instinct Lv10 Type: Passive Effect: Gives the user an instinctual sense that can perceive favorable and unfavorable situation on the spot.] ,

Cultivation

MP Supplement (Lv1)⁴⁶ [Name: MP Supplement Lv1 Requirement: Basic Mana Cultivation. Type:Passive Effect: Increase the user''s MP. Current: MP +100] , MP Quick Recovery (Lv1)⁴⁷ [Name: MP Supplement Lv1 Requirement: Basic Mana Cultivation. Type:Passive Effect: Increase the user''s MP regeneration. Current: MP regen +1%]

Auxiliary

Precision Mana Control (Lv4)⁴⁸ [Name: Precision Mana Control Lv4 Requirement: Learned the method. Type: Passive Effect: Allows the user to control their mana with precision. Increase spell power by 20% Reduce MP requirement to cast a spell by 10% ] , Mana Solidification (Lv4)⁴⁹ [Name: Mana Solidification Lv4 Requirement: Learned the method. Type: Passive Effect: Allows the user to solidify their mana for a limited time. The solidified mana will eventually disperse.] , Avid Reader (Lv1)⁵⁰ [Name: Avid Reader Lv1 Requirement: Read more than 100 books. Type: Passive Effect: Increase the user''s speed of reading books. Current: Reading speed +1%]

Active

Cultivation

Basic Mana Cultivation (Lv1)⁵¹ [Name: Basic Mana Cultivation (Lv1) Requirement: Learned the method. Type: Active Effect: Increase the user''s magic potential. Strengthen the user''s Magic Circuit.]

Self-Created

Mana Clone (Lv2)⁵² [Name: Mana Clone (Lv2) Requirement: Precision Mana Control, Mana Solidification. Type: Active Effect: Create temporal body clone(s) with mana. The user can control the body, with thought or allow other consciousness to control it. Each body requires a certain amount of MP to maintain its materialization. Current: Maximum limit 1 body. Activity range: 15m] , Spell Remote Activation (Lv1)⁵³ [Name: Spell Remote Activation Lv1 Requirement: Precision Mana Control. Type: Active Effect: Allows the user to remotely activate spells from objects that have their mana signature. Current: Range 10m.]

Auxiliary

Meditate⁵⁴ [Name: Meditate Requirement: Meditating for more than 4 hours. Type: Active Effect: Triples HP and MP regeneration when sitting and idle. The user must not do any kind of movement for the skill effect to activate.] , Engrave Glyph (Lv1)⁵⁵ [Name: Engrave Glyph Lv1 Requirement: Mysticallurgy. Type: Active Effect: Engrave Glyph symbols to an item and grant it various effects.]

EX7 â€“ Hecates Current Equipment II EX7 ¨C Hecate''s Current Equipment II C017+ ; Head Weapon Armor Underwear essories Set Equip;


Upper:	+8 Ornamental Hairpin¹ [Item Name: +8 Ornamental Hairpin (5)] Requirement: All sses, Lv40 Durability: 550/550 Description: A hairpin from an ancient dynasty. There is a mysterious power inside. Effect: All Stats +2, MAX HP +10%, MAX MP +5% Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40 [] Soul Essence: Wraith Dead Insta-Death resistance +30% Insta-Death resistance +(2UpgLv)% (16%)
Middle:	None
Lower:	+7 Saintess Ne² [Item Name: +7 Saintess Ne (7)] Requirement: Mage, Cleric Durability: 440/440 Description: Ne that was bestowed to a Saintess. Has a protection from Ashera, your soul won''t be defiled. Effect: Immune to Silence, Charm, Confuse STR+6, AGI+2, VIT+4 Halve Stamina Consumption. Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35 [] Soul Essence: Adult Veliperalocator Spider Immune to Poison. Boosts Poison based skills or spells by thrice.

Left:	+8 Lunar Wand³ [Item Name: +8 Lunar Wand (5)] Requirement: Wizard/Witch, INT 30 Durability: 703/703 Description: A wand blessed by the power of the Moon. This wand was created with a special wood from a tree that was bathed by the moonlight for more than 30 years. Effect: INT+50, DEX+5 MATK+200 Upgrade Bonus: MATK+80 [] Soul Essence: Death Mage Grants the use of the following spells: Firebolt (Lv10), (10UpgLv) per day (80/80) Fire Ball (Lv5), (5UpgLv) per day (40/40) Fire Lance (Lv5), (5UpgLv) per day (40/40) me Arrow (Lv5), (5UpgLv) per day (40/40) re Arrow (Lv3), (3UpgLv) per day (24/24) Napalm Bolt (Lv3), (3UpgLv) per day (24/24)
Right:	None

Body:	+8 Ceremonial Blouse of Aqua⁴ [Item Name: +8 Ceremonial Blouse of Aqua(3)] Requirement: Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5 Durability: 480/480 Crafter: Hecate, Unknown Description: A ceremonial blouse of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This blouse has been blessed by Aqua, the Spirit of Water. Grants the wearer the protection of Water. Effect: VIT +2, Max HP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40 Water DMG Resistance +25% Earth DMG taken +50% Grants the use of the following spells: Waterbolt Lv5, (10UpgLv) per day (80/80) Water Vapor Lv3 (5UpgLv) per day (40/40) Tidal Wave Lv1, (3UpgLv) per day (24/24)
Lower:	+8 Ceremonial Skirt of Aqua⁵ [Item Name: +8 Ceremonial Skirt of Aqua (3)] Requirement: Female, All sses, Lv10, INT 5 Durability: 350/350 Crafter: Hecate, Unknown Description: A ceremonial skirt of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals. This skirt has been blessed by Aqua, the Spirit of Water. Grants the wearer the protection of Water. Effect: INT +2, Max MP +50 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40 Water DMG Resistance +25% Earth DMG taken +50% Grants the use of the following spells: Waterbolt Lv5, (10UpgLv) per day (80/80) Water Vapor Lv3, (5UpgLv) per day (40/40) Tidal Wave Lv1, (3UpgLv) per day (24/24)
Garment:	+7 Lunar Cape⁶ [Item Name: +7 Lunar Cape (5)] Requirement: Wizard/Witch, INT 30 Durability: 400/400 Description: A cape blessed by the power of the Moon. This cape was created with a special fabric that was bathed by the moonlight for more than 30 years. Effect: STR+6, AGI+2, VIT+5 Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35
L. Arm:	+8 Moon cier Armguard⁷ [Item Name: +8 Moon cier Armguard (7)] Requirement: All sses - Lv70, INT 40 Durability: 520/520 Description: A relic from the Ruins of Ice Pce, enchanted by a spell diagram by the Great Mage, Lyndell Souren. Effect: INT +10, DEX +2 Grants Ice Barrage Lv5, (2UpgLv) per day (16/16) - MP costs still applied normally. Upgrade Bonus: DEF +32, MDEF +40 [ ]
R. Arm:	+7 Grappling Hook⁸ [Item Name: +7 Grappling Hook (5)] Requirement: Assassin, Lv35, STR 5, DEX 15 Durability: 410/410 Crafter: Hecate Description: A special tool crafted by Hecate, resembling a dragon w. It uses motorized pulley device powered by user''s MP. Effect: AGI +10, DEX +10 (Halved effect: AGI +5, DEX +10) Can shoot the hook with a press of a button (Distance covered: 3.5 meters). Automatically pulls the user to the spot where the hook was grappled. Increase movement speed when the user is pulled. (Halved effect) Lightweight. Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35 (Halved effect: DEF +14, MDEF +17) Crafter Privilege: - You can wear this with the penalty applied. - Penalty: Effects of this equipment is halved.
Shoes:	+7 Shadow Walker⁹ [Item Name:+7 Shadow Walker (10)] Requirement: Assassin or Hunter ss, Lv120 Durability: 300/300 Description: Shoes made from the skin of a Shadow Demon. It grants the wearer a part of its speed. Effect: Increase Movement Speed by (UpgLv)% (7%) If the user learn Flexible Body (Lv1): - Ignore the ss restriction of this item. - Movement Speed increases by 10% - Reduce Cooldown skills by (UpgLv)% (7%) If the user''s ss is an Assassin: - [Stealth] does not consume MP If the user''s ss is a Hunter: - [Camouge] does not consume MP If UpgLv +9: - Movement Speed increases by 20% Upgrade Bonus: DEF +28, MDEF +35 [] Soul Essence: Larva Spider Movement Speed +2% Grants the user the wall standing ability (Gravity still applied) If Upgrade Lv +9: Movement Speed +(UpgLv)%

Upper:	None
Lower:	White Silk Panties¹⁰ [Item Name: White Silk Panties (1)] Requirement: All sses, Female Durability: 20/20 Description: A panties made of silk and veryfortable to wear. [] Soul Essence: Orc Pirate General Max HP +100%, DEF -50%, MDEF -50%

	Solstreus Magic Academy Diamond Badge¹¹ [Item Name: Solstreus Magic Academy Diamond Badge (8)] Requirement: Mage, Lv80, INT 60 Durability: 500/500 Description: A personal badge issued by Solstreus Magic Academy. Serves as a sign of identity of the Diamond Ranker, Hecate. This badge has been strengthened so that it can better handle engraved spells. There are several overwrite protections in this badge, the function of this badge cannot be overwritten by normal means. Effect: Soulbounded to Hecate. Unchangeable Effect. All Stats +10, HP & MP Regen +50%, Max HP & MP +30000 Grants the use of the following spells with a shared cooldown: Fixed Warp Portal(Academy Stationery Hall) (CD 1h) Fixed Warp Corridor(Academy Stationery Hall) (CD 4h) During the cooldown, the above spells cannot be used.
	Ring of Aqua¹² [Item Name: Ring of Aqua (6)] Requirement: All sses, Lv70 Durability: 200/200 Crafter: Hecate Description: Ring blessed by Aqua, the Spirit of Water. Grants its user the power of the water. Effect: Water DMG Boosts +40% Water DMG Resistance +20% Fire, Earth, Wind DMG taken +80% Grants the use of the following spells: Waterbolt Lv5, 10 times per day (10/10) Water Vapor Lv3, 5 times per day (5/5) Tidal Wave Lv1, 3 times per day (3/3)
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua
	Ring of Aqua

	Lunar Set Condition: Lunar Wand, Lunar Cape
	MAX MP +10%, MATK +40%

	Ceremonial Set Condition: Ceremonial Blouse, Ceremonial Skirt
	INT +3, VIT +5, Cast Time -5%

	Water Spirit''s Blessings Condition: 3 kinds of Water-elemental Equipment
	Decrease the required MP of Water-type spell by 30%
	Decrease the casting time of Water-type spell by 10%

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Name:	Hecate	EXP:	69,088 / 35,730,000
Race:	Human /	Gold:	338,900
ss:	Archwitch - Lv132
Sub:	Acrobatics	Guild:	Genesis
	Collector
	cksmith

HP:	46,545 / 46,545	STR:	1 + 24
MP:	99,870 / 99,870	AGI:	1 + 21
STA:	100%	VIT:	1 + 28
		INT:	221 + 77
Karma	1,180	DEX:	1 + 24
Stat Pt:	19	LUK:	1 + 12


Status:	None

D001 â€“ Princess Poop D001 ¨C Princess Poop; ;

My grandpa passed awayst week. My family and I are quite busy with the funeral process, and my mood is still sour. Rest in peace, my grandpa.

Anyway, back to the novel. Minor change:

019 - "Skill giarism" is changed to "giarize Skill".
B009 - Kaire''s Jobss is changed from Assassin to Rogue.

[Ascension] [Calmen Town - Marketce] On the same day Hecate was training to control her mana clone, Sharp Edge party prepared for a long journey. Floire was wandering around the market area of Calmen Town. This time, her appearance was that of an ordinary human, not a bunny girl anymore. It was the effect of the disguise choker she was wearing, which their new party member, Hisui, lent her. ( Hisui''s first appearance: Chapter B018) Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	+4 Human Disguise Choker
Requirement:	All sses, Lv10
Type:	Head - Lower
Rarity:
Durability:	120/120
Crafter:	Unknown
Effect:	Grants the use of following skill: Transfigure: Human (Lv1), (1UpgLv) per day. Note: During the skill''s duration, racial skills cannot be used.
Description:	A choker that allows non-Humans to disguise themselves as Humans.
	This item would be of no use to real Humans.

This choker allows Floire to transform herself into a Human for 2 hours. And thanks to this item upgrade level, she can use this transformation skill 4 times a day, which was about 8 hours in total, enough tost until 8-hours login limit came. It had some drawbacks though. Because during the transformation, all of her racial skills like Enhanced Hearing, Power Jump, and so on were sealed, effectively reduced her fighting strength. But as a healer in the rearguard, it didn''t matter to her other than the difort of having the skills unusable. As for why she had to wear this choker, it was because of the local prejudice against Beastkin in this Empire. Even though on the surface they made peace with the Beastkin, but the Human Supremacist belief that had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the Gemmerio Empire''s people did not go away easily. This was clear from the difference in treatment before and after she wore the choker. Previously, the Native peddlers snorted at the sight of her and the prices of their goods had soared to nearly three times the normal price. But when she returned after activating the disguise skill, their disdain had all disappeared and their item prices returned to normal. Well, it was clear the existence of such an item wasn''t well known. Floire could only sigh. "Haah, maybe it was a mistake going to this Empire." She recalled the moment when their party decided to go to the Empire. At first, it was simply because Minami wanted to explore this Ascension world. They had visited various ces in Croissa Kingdom and arrived at Nerkia City. It was at that time that she decided to visit Gemmerio Empire. This empire was previously at odds with Croissa Kingdom and closed to non-Humans. But due to the spider stampede, they stopped their attack and agreed to sign a truce agreement, in which they had to return the territories they captured, abolish the Beastkin ves, pay war indemnities, and many more. The fact that the empire side agreed to such a treaty was a mystery. But from Hisui''s information, it seems the Beast King imed the spider army was their secret weapon and they could release it at any time to destroy Gemmerio Empire. The king used this im to force the empire toply with his demand. In fact, the spider really only attacked the Human''s side without touching the Beastkin''s side at all, increasing the credibility of the im. So, the empire side had no choice but to believe this im and begrudgingly agreed to the demand. Well, long story short, this treaty indirectly opened up the empire''s territory to non-Humans to visit. Floire rubbed her forehead helplessly. ''What aplicated plot we have been involved in. I just want to have a fun with Onii-chan.'' There was also the A rank quest that Hisui shared to the entire Sharp Edge party member. It was said that the merchant Georg has stolen something important from Croissa Kingdom, although it was not known what was stolen. And their task was to retrieve the said unknown item and return it back to the Kingdom. Rank A quest rewards were naturally very abundant, including Gold coins and EXP. It wouldn''t be an exaggeration if this quest was sessfullypleted, they would get enough rewards to buy a mansion, and level up at least 10 times. Touya and Minami epted the quest fairly quickly. At that time, Kaire didn''t say much and just followed them, so Floire also epted without much thought. Butter, Floire couldn''t help but notice one thing. Isn''t this the so called Faction Quest? Floire had not yed the game for that long, but at least she knew about the meaning of Faction Quest. If there are two or more factions in conflict, the quest that benefits one faction and harms the other is called a Faction Quest. yers who do a Faction Quest means they have entered the faction of the quest giver. But simultaneously, they also made opposing factions their enemies. In other words, carrying out this quest meant that Gemmerio Empire will consider Sharp Edge party their enemy. ''Regardless of whether this quest seeds or fails, we probably won''t be able to go back here in the future!'' Thinking of this, Floire''s head became dizzy. It was toote for her to say anything at this point since they had already epted the quest. When she brought this up with Kaire, he was a little dumbfounded for a moment, before responding with a serious tone. Yes you''re right. If we do this quest, we will be enemies of the empire. But, this quest rewards were too good to give up. As expected from an A rank quest, I say. There''s always going to be a risk we have to go through. But, there is a way, if we can do this without any of them noticing, then... Kaire proposed somewhat bold strategy. Firstly, they had to secretly steal the item without anyone noticing. Then he, as a Rogue, could use the giarize Item skill to fake the item. For the rest, they just have to pretend they don''t know anything. This strategy was also discussed with the rest of the Sharp Edge party and they all agreed. So, Floire''s goal for shopping this time was to get the materials needed for the skill. "y, Lime Powder, All Purpose Dye, also a catalyst... Well then, what should I get for thest one?" Most of the materials are obtained fairly easily, but for the catalyst, Floire is a little confused about what to choose. The catalyst used for counterfeiting must be something that can preserve the shape of the item for a long time. This preservation was not as physical as glue or cement, but magically rted. It had to be a good mana conductor, but at the same time not transmit any mana signals, so the item wouldn''t be detected as a counterfeit. Items like that, rather difficult to obtain in the market. After wandering through the marketce for a few hours, Floire finally stood up at a yer''s stall. When she nced at the goods in the stall, the seller, Harris greeted her with his business smile. "Wee miss, is there anything here that interests you?" (Harris) "Uncle, I''m looking at a good catalyst that doesn''t emit any mana signals. Do you have it here?" (Floire) "Well, of course. What kind of catalyst do you need? Crystals, Ore, Jewelry, or anything else?" (Harris) As he said that, Harris pointed at some of his items. Looking at so many kinds of items pointed, Floire couldn''t help but asked. Oh, there are so many kinds. Is there any difference between them?" (Floire) "Depends on what you want to use it for. If you want to use a catalyst to cast spells, Jewelry is what you need. But if you want to use a catalyst to make a staff, Crystals are best." (Harris) Harris patiently exined some other example that require a catalyst. However, Floire who wasn''t really involved in such things couldn''t even understand a quarter of the exnation. "What about, ehm... giarize Item?" (Floire) "Oh, I see... I understand, I understand. Wait for a minute, I do have something for that in my inventory." Hearing what the catalyst would be used for, Harris nodded in understanding. He searched his inventory for a few moments, before taking out a rather luxurious box and cing it in front of Floire. Seeing the borate decorations on the box, Floire became curious as to what was inside. After a few click, Harris unlocked the box and opened the lid. "I believe, this is what you need." (Harris) "Uwegghh?!" (Floire) When the lid was opened, a rather disgusting smell emanated from the box. Thankfully, Harris quickly closed the lid to keep the smell from spreading any longer. Floire who was originally curious about the contents of the box couldn''t help but vomit after inhaling quite a lot of the smell. "Umpgh... Peh, peh, peh. What the heck is that!?" (Floire) "Well, that is the Princess Nasherka''s... poop. Freshly smuggled out of the Solstreus Castletrinest week. Despite its appearance, this thing has some magical properties and is a very good conductor of mana as well." (Harris) Hearing what Harris said, Floire couldn''t help but stunned. Nasherka Valerri Solstreus, the third princess of Gemmerio Empire, currently 18 years old, and very popr with the masses because of her beauty. This princess has even frequently appeared in game advertisements, and her name has won 6th ce in poprity polls. Spoiler ; ;

Item Name:	Princess Poop
Type:	Misc
Rarity:
Details:	The feces of Nasherka Valerri Solstreus, the 3rd Princess of Gemmerio Empire. Don''t let the person in question know of the existence of this item, or the consequences will be very serious.

Seeing the item''s information, Floire thought that the world had gone mad. Why, and who the heck is so entric as to collect the princess''s excrement, and even go so far as to smuggle it out? But well, small or big, anything can happen in this game. It wasn''t the first time the yers had done something stupid, and it certainly wouldn''t be thest. Floire decided not to think too much. "Is that thing can really be used? Won''t the smell affect the finished item?" (Floire) "Of course it can''t be used as it is. You need to eliminate the smell with..." (Harris) After a few moments of conversation, Floirepleted the transaction. She bought the box containing the poop, as well as several bottles of Deodorizing Potion to mix with the thingter. Finished with her shopping, she returned to the inn where her party was staying. Anyway, it wasn''t her who would touch that cursed thingter. Chapter D002 â€“ Soul Igniter Rune Chapter D002 ¨C Soul Igniter Rune [Nerkia City: City Square] Back to Hecate. After teleporting to Nerkia City andpleting the necessary procedures, Hecate temporarily logged out. It was four hourster she logged in again to the game, after doing the Aura Breathing exercise and some other trivial things, like stroking Kuu''s head, watching TV, and masturing. As expected, the results of the training showed no visible change. Basically there was no visible difference before and after exercising. Or perhaps there was, but it was something she couldn''t sense at all. It would be nice if there was a notification window like in the game, which could show the exercise progress in the form of Proficiency Points or something. "Unfortunately, such a thing definitely doesn''t exist." Hecate could only sigh. The time was already 22 o''clock when she logged in, but Nerkia City was still bustling with activity. The city that never sleeps, the trading center between the 4 main nations, as well as a ce where every yer regardless of their choice of starting ce could gather, that was Nerkia City. Hecate went into the nearest alley and used some objects as a tform to jump onto the roof. Her actions weren''t unusual in this city, as there were plenty of highly mobile yers doing the same thing all day long. The sight of yers jumping from rooftop to rooftop wasmonce in this ce and was by no means forbidden. Well, forbidding yers for parkour was proven impossible. After all, many yers really enjoyed doing parkour in this game, as most of them unable to do it in real life. Here, they don''t have to worry about injuries or idents that could endanger their lives. Not to mention, parkour can avoid traffic jams, shorten paths and save time. Many quests or errands can bepleted much faster. After weighing the pro and cons, the council of Nerkia City decided to not pursue the matter too much. For this reason, every building in this city must be made sturdy, especially the roof. "What a good night." Hecate explores the city by doing parkour for a while, enjoying the hustle and bustle of the city at night while asionally jumping down to stockpile ~~snacks~~ food supplies for real life, as well as searching for some interesting stuff. And from this search, she took a fancy on a few items. Spoiler

Item Name:	Soul Essence: Diglos
Type:	Soul Essence
Rarity:
Durability:
Effect:	Slot: Armor - Body: Increases the user''s STR by 1 for every 10 INT.
Description:	The extracted soul of a Diglos. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.

Item Name:	Soul Essence: Pyloa Tyamur
Type:	Soul Essence
Rarity:
Durability:
Effect:	Slot: Armor - Body: Increases the user''s AGI by 1 for every 10 INT.
Description:	The extracted soul of a Pyloa Tyamur. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.

Item Name:	Soul Essence: Novus
Type:	Soul Essence
Rarity:
Durability:
Effect:	Slot: Armor - Body: Increases the user''s VIT by 1 for every 10 INT.
Description:	The extracted soul of a Novus. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.

Item Name:	Soul Essence: Obtillusk
Type:	Soul Essence
Rarity:
Durability:
Effect:	Slot: Armor - Body: Increases the user''s DEX by 1 for every 10 INT.
Description:	The extracted soul of a Obtillusk. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.

Item Name:	Soul Essence: Tavring
Type:	Soul Essence
Rarity:
Durability:
Effect:	Slot: Armor - Body: Increases the user''s LUK by 1 for every 10 INT.
Description:	The extracted soul of a Tavring. It can bepounded into any Slotted Equipment. Incorrect slot cement will not grant any effect.

[copse] Those items being sold from the 5 different stalls were Soul Essences from monsters that Hecate didn''t know about. Most likely, their life habitat was in another country. But those Soul Essences have one thing inmon. They give a 10% rounded down stat bonus from the user''s INT. The INT stat referred to here naturally the base INT without any other modifiers, so any means that raises the INT stat will not affect the final calction. These Soul Essences were mostly worthless for someone who raised their stats in all rounded way, but perfect for someone who min-maxed their INT stat like Hecate. With her 221 base INT stat, the bonus stats she could get would be 22. Of course, stat increase based on STR, AGI, VIT, DEX, and LUK also exist, but they are irrelevant to her. She made reservations to each of the sellers and marked their location on the minimap, before heading to the Adventurer''s Guild to withdraw 30 million from her bnce, ande back toplete the transaction. "Thank you for the purchase,dy." (Seller 5) "Yeah, you''re wee." (Hecate) Surprisingly enough, the total price of those items were somewhat cheap, not exceeding 2 million. But after thinking about it, Hecate could understand why their prices weren''t that high. All those Soul Essences share the same slot cement to take effect, but most equipment usually only had 1 or 2 slots at most. So people couldn''t use all of those Soul Essences and had to choose one among them. ''Well, people usually choose to use defensive-type, or HP increasing Soul Essence for their armor.'' It''s possible to increase slots infinitely by enchanting them with Slot Enchant Cores, but the sess rate of each enchantment is minuscule, with the risk of destroying the equipment if it fails. Moreover, yers who min-maxed their stats to one pure stat were extremely rare. Even spellcasters and healers who focused on their INT have to put some DEX so as to reduce their spell casting time and spell cooldown time. Hecate also ran into this problem when trying to cast high tier spells, and also the reason why she mainly used tier-1 spells, which had very low cast times and cooldown times. But this was no longer a problem for Hecate. ''Unlike others, I can see the sess or failure of the Slot Enchantment.'' She headed to the Auction Hall and spent nearly 25 million to purchase 10 Slot Enchant Cores and a few other items, then activated a Town Scroll to teleport to Rosenweil Capital City. [Rosenweil Capital City: City Square] It had been almost a week since Hecate had stepped on the ground of Rosenweil City. Of course there were no impressive changes during her absence. The city was still the same as a week ago, the only difference was that this time it was almostte at night, so there weren''t many people on the street. Before heading to her workshop, Hecate walked towards the Save-Crystal first, but definitely not to save her respawn point. Spoiler


Please select an action:
	ess the storage
	ess the cash shop
	Redeem Glory Points


Remaining Points: 2040

Newest \| All \| Consumables \| Equipment \| Materials \| Runes \| Misc
Item Name	Points
Extra Subss Token	2000
Level Augmentation Pill	2000
Skill Augmentation Pill	2000
Skill Liberation Orb	2000
Soul Igniter Rune	2000
Storage ess Card	2000
Yggdrasil Seed	2000

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[copse] During her stay in Solstreus City, it seemed she had unwittingly earned some Glory Points. Glory Points can only be obtained by doing achievements or feats. Of those 200 points, 100 were obtained from killing a boss monster, the Orc Hero. As for the rest... ''Most likely came from the creation of my 2 new skills.'' Her achievement in skill creation 2 times earns her 50 Glory Points each. Of course, this achievement usually cannot be achieved that easily. Because, skill creation here refers to the creation of skills that have never existed before in this game, such as Mana Clone and Spell Remote Activation. With this, her Glory Points had exceeded the 2000 mark, and just as she had expected, a new selection of items had appeared in the exchange menu.

- Extra Subss Token: Gives one free Subss slot.
- Level Augmentation Pill: Increases the user''s level by 1, separate from normal exp gain.
- Skill Augmentation Pill: Increases one user''s skill level by 1, separate from Skill Points and Proficiency Points.
- Skill Liberation Orb: Liberates one of the user''s current skills into an Extra Skill.
- Soul Igniter Rune: Unleash the potential of Soul Essences in a piece of equipment when enchanted.
- Storage ess Card: Grants the user the ess of their storage anytime.
- Yggdrasil Seed: The grown-able seed of Yggdrasil Tree.

Each of these items has awesome effects that make Hecate very tempted. When the first time Hecate saw this list of items during the teleportation procedure in Nerkia City, she immediately thought of the best use of them, but was hesitating whether or not to exchange her points.

Extra Subss Token allows her to have 4th Subss. Having an extra Subss slot can never be bad. For the 4th Subss, she might try bing an Alchemist.
Level Augmentation Pill allows her to increase her level regardless of her EXP requirement. Leveling above Lv130 can be considered very troublesome, because the exp requirement at this level and so on is veryrge. But with this pill, she could skip that trouble. And since leveling up would be separate from normal exp gain, it wouldn''t affect the next level''s exp requirement in any way. Still, it was too expensive for Hecate for just +Lv1, but maybe after she had Lv200...
Skill Augmentation Pill allows her to raise Mysticallurgy or Extremity of Primary Elements skill level. This would be very useful since the former was extremely difficult to increase its Proficiency Points, while thetter couldn''t be raised at all. But if it''s thetter, it might be more efficient to use the next item.
Skill Liberation Orb allows her to "Liberate" one of the skills on the Skill Tree or Subss into an Extra Skill. If the skilles from the Skill Tree, it bes free from the need of Skill Points, and relies on Proficiency Points to level up instead. And if the skill is from a Subss skill, the skill will not disappear even if she throws away the Subss.
Yggdrasil Seed... Unknown effects and influences to the surroundings. Well, she could try growing a seed in the real world, but there was no telling what would happen, and there was no guarantee it would grow.

Those items were fine and tempting, but after the parkour time in Nerkia City earlier, she had already decided which items she would exchange points for. This was also the reason why she had purchased those Soul Essences. Spoiler

You have sessfully exchanged 2000 for Soul Igniter Rune

Item Name:	Soul Igniter Rune
Type:	Misc - Rune
Rarity:
Durability:	100
Effect:	Grants the full function of the enchanted Soul Essences. Soulbound the item.
Description:	The rune contains the power of Origin. When enchanted onto a piece of equipment, the rune will unleash the potential of Soul Essences inside it. Note: The enchanted item will be Soulbounded.

[copse] This item, which takes the form of a Rune Stone, must be enchanted like any other Rune to function. The effect was extremely simple, allowing the Soul Essence within the equipment to gain its full function. What is the meaning of full function? From the word itself, Hecate had already guessed its meaning. In short, with this rune, she couldpletely ignore the cement of Soul Essences, and they still unlocked all of their effectspletely. And it didn''t just apply to a single Soul Essence, but every Soul Essence present within the piece of equipment. "This, is another cheat item, if I say so..." Of course, this rune had a side effect, namely that enchanted item would be soulbounded, making it non-exchangeable with others. But it didn''t really matter, as she had no intention of doing so in the first ce. Hecate transferred all of the Slot Enchant Cores she had collected so far from her storage, which totaled 30, into her inventory, and headed to her private workshop. Soon as she arrived at her workshop, she ced all the Slot Enchant Cores into the table, unequipped a certain item, and grabbed a Rabbit Doll with a confident smile. "Now, let''s start the work. But firstly... Burst Luck!" Firstly, Hecate activates the skill Burst Luck, sacrificing the Rabbit Doll to increase her LUK stat for 10 minutes. It was a skill of the Collector Subss that Hecate rarely used, except in situations where she needed luck. And she wasn''t done yet. DEX Potion, LUK Potion, Focus Potion, Dish: Mandragora Juice, Scroll: Blessing (Lv10), Scroll: Gloria (Lv10), Scroll: Improve Concentration (Lv10), Scroll: Ability Boost (Lv10), Scroll: Lucky Endeavor (Lv10) Equip: Focus Ring 10, +6 Magician Robe, +7 Earring of Wisdom. She used every means possible to increase her DEX and LUK, even going as far as equipping the Earring of Wisdom which doubled her MP consumption, just for the +7 DEX and +1 LUK stats it had. And then... Spoiler

You have used the skill Burst Luck! Rabbit Doll has been sessfully tributed. For the next 10 minutes, your LUK increased by 30.

You have consumed a DEX Potion! For the next 1 hour, your DEX increased by 10.

You have consumed a LUK Potion! For the next 1 hour, your LUK increased by 10.

The slot enchantment was sessful. The Slot of +7 Saintess Ne has been increased by 1.