Chapter 801 – First Sortie
“Congratulations! You have finally succeeded in upgrading your Game Master’s level from level D to level C! Now, the time Game Master needs to digest the core has been greatly reduced!』
“… Already?”
It seems that core digestion has become faster after breaking through to C grade. Seong-il is very interested and begins to read the following content carefully.
『The game master becomes C grade and special skills are unlocked.』
* Deception Dungeon: You can create a virtual dungeon signal generator using core fragments that are missing core energy. The virtual signal generator generates a signal that deceives the explorer into appearing as if a ‘dungeon’ normally exists in the area. The decoy is valid for 30 days.
* Fast digestion: You can now digest large amounts of core energy quickly.
“Oh…?”
The appearance of an ability that is very useful to Seongil today. With the help of that ability, Seongil could understand why the game master confidently said he would give them a helpful ability because the Eden Hunters would be able to operate quite safely without his help.
‘There’s more…?’
Surprisingly, the above skills alone are of great help. Seeing that there seemed to be an additional reward, Seong-il looked at the contents with a very excited expression.
* Super Powerful Skill Enhancement Ticket (Unique): You can use this to enhance one of your skills by two levels. (Use carefully!)
“Fuck… You’re killing me once as a reward…!! I should have collected the cores a long time ago…!!”
Seong-il looks at the augmented reality reward window with his face wide open at the appearance of an absurd reward and mutters. But, that lasts for a while. Seongil looks at his status window in augmented reality while holding a scroll with an expectant expression and begins to worry happily.
‘What should we strengthen?! Transcendental treatment? It’s already given me overwhelming telekinesis and mechanical manipulation, so what happens if I evolve it even further…?’
After the first machine evolution, an additional effect appeared that almost eliminated the burden on the transplant recipient, causing a huge ripple effect in Eden, so Seong-il looked at the machine operation and looked forward to what effects would appear if further evolution was performed. It shows itself.
‘Multiple inner worlds and the Creator’s doll are also worth upgrading!! Upgrading the multiple inner worlds will dramatically increase the number of available alter egos. What does the Creator’s doll do? I can create an alter ego with the same abilities as me, even if only for a moment!! It even has a function that dies for me in the worst situation.’
Even if he had upgraded the Creator’s doll and simply had the effect of making one doll stronger, it would have been a huge benefit, so Seong-il falls into happy thoughts while imagining the numerous abilities he possesses and their possibilities.
‘The magic book of all things? These days, the frequency of use has decreased a lot because of Jeongcheon Jingyeong… But you know what?! If I upgrade, I wonder if I will be able to restore the magic count with my power!! If we do that… We might be able to collect a lot of epic spells from the Cursed Throne world and change the world!’
At first glance, the Cursed Throne seemed to have relatively weak enemy combat power and potential compared to other worlds, but this was only limited to mortal battles. The epic spells used by beings such as powerful demigods, epic monsters, and ancient dragons that make even dragons look insignificant, literally exerted ‘godly’ power, so Seong-il was able to upgrade the grimoires of all things to break through the 10 legendary classes. I am confident that if possible, it will have a huge ripple effect in reality.
‘Even if that’s not the case… As I first thought, even if the function to restore spells based on internal energy consumption appears… It can quickly become a main skill…!!’
While imagining such a pleasant thought, Seong-il fixes his eyes on the martial arts item and feels slightly disappointed.
‘But… The martial arts skills are a bit disappointing. I haven’t yet achieved the 12-star polarity of Heaven, Earth, Yin-Yang, and the Intertwining Spirit… It’s too early to upgrade.’
At that time, Seongil was thinking about various things for a long time. The alarm rang once again, and Seong-il felt momentarily shaken out of his thoughts and quickly checked the message.
『Game Master: Your thoughts are not wrong, but… I recommend response.』
“… Response?”
Seongil forgets to worry about the game master’s sudden recommendation and looks at the game master’s recommendation blankly, muttering in surprise.
『Game Master: You idiot… As your skills become stronger, you feel how great the power that the response gives you is, but you keep forgetting the response?』
“…”
When Seong-il hears the game master’s harsh scolding, he looks momentarily reflective. Even though it is his true strength and what supports him the most at the moment, Seong-il feels that he is still looking down on it and reflects on it.
“You’re right. I guess I still have some of the prejudices I had when I was a non-combatant.”
『Game Master: You just need to know now. Anyway, I recommended response, and the choice is yours, so make it yourself.』
The game master remains silent after saying those words. Seongil looks at the screen with a slightly sad expression as he, who must have fully recovered his strength compared to before, goes back to rest after a short conversation.
“Give me a little more hint… After absorbing a lot of cores this time… Huh?”
Seongil looks at the core digestion status and confirms that the game master has still digested about 40% of the core energy.
‘Oh, the alarm came because of the C-grade promotion? I didn’t contact you by absorbing all the energy.’
Seong-il realizes why the game master left so quickly. Putting aside his disappointment, he opens the status window to upgrade his sensitivity as recommended by the game master.
‘If the game master recommends it, there must be a reason.’
Seong-il, who thought that a game master who reveres even a being like the great Space Meow must have a reason, tears the scroll without hesitation and upgrades his sensitivity by two levels.
『Sensation: Your ability sensitivity has now been upgraded to the highest level. Induction now helps you generate unique additional effects to the abilities you use.』
* Telekinesis: Ability control is now much easier, and you can spread your telekinesis over a wider area with a lower cost. In addition, the telekinetic field mixed with sensitivity provides the ultimate psionic concealment effect in the future.
* Machine Manipulation: Deus Ex Machina now has more overwhelming computational power than before, combined with sensitivity. It has up to 100 times more computing power than a typical nanomachine.
* Inner Multiverse: Soul magic and multiple inner worlds are combined. Now, instead of being able to use regular clones, you can summon five clones per clone. Additionally, induction makes your soul stronger, allowing you to accommodate more split souls within you, and allows you to create three split souls per month. (Can hold up to 20 split souls)
* All martial arts, Hwanhaejin Kyung, Jeongcheonjin Kyeong: Thanks to the calculation of the causality rate of overwhelming sensitivity, the consumption value of internal energy is reduced by half.
* Creator’s Doll: After destruction, playback time is halved. Now the doll will be resurrected after 15 days.
* The Magic Book of All Things (改): Thanks to the response, the two pieces of the great order were able to become one again. As a result of the fusion of the Ring of All Things and the Grimoire, the number of Memorizes has now tripled. (Can be used 30 orders per day.)
“Crazy…!!”
Seong-il looks shocked when all of these abilities are upgraded as a bonus just because his sensitivity has been upgraded by two levels. At the same time, he realizes that he really had such foolish worries.
‘Anyway… If the C-level rewards are this good, how great are the B- and A-level rewards!?’
Seong-il believes that he must feed the game master by collecting dungeon cores or collecting the energy generated by killing managers.
‘The game master wasn’t singing the core song for no reason. Huh…’
Since the reward given by the game master today was completely unconventional, Seongil feels wasted about the days he spent wandering the gaming world.
‘No… If I hadn’t trained myself in the game world, how would I have collected cores, and where would I have gotten the ability to upgrade? Let’s just think positively.’
As the excitement subsides, Seong-il thinks that based on the abilities he gained today, the risky plan proposed by Ruchel might not be surprisingly difficult.
‘… I can now gain the upper hand even against two administrators just by halving the cost of martial arts and Jeong Cheonjin Kyeong’s internal power consumption. That means you can easily stand at least five or six managers… But now you can definitely fight against those managers…’
