Chapter 277 - New Functional Ring (1)

Near the entrance to the level 1500 hunting ground Land of Titans...

The Daeseong & Kusan Alliance Players were fiercely hunting here, as dangerously as if they were riding a tightrope.

Of course, I could understand why. General monsters dropped coins as well as gave EXP and golden rings, starting off with the level 1300 hunting ground that had newly appeared.

The 1300 level hunting ground was located in the Japanese area, so they could not even dream of hunting there. As for the level 1400 hunting ground, the two powerful guilds of Mongolia, Japan's Mitsuya Guild, and the Myongjin & Mirae Alliance had already agreed to divide it.

So, this Land of Titan was the only hunting ground for the Daesung & Kusan Alliance.

They were too weak to raise an objection to the agreement among the four bigger guilds about the level 1400 hunting ground, and the quest event was still going on.

I could fully understand why the Daesung & Kusan Alliance continued to hunt so tenaciously in this dangerous hunting ground.

Of course, while I understood their position, there was nothing I could do for them beyond understanding.

So, I ignored their intense gazes at me when I suddenly appeared in their hunting ground, and used Blink right away.

"Blink! Blink!"

Shuuuuuuuuung! Shunnnnnnnnnng! Shuuuuuuuuung!

In the past I had not wanted to reveal myself, so I had to use Blink completely out of their sight. But I didn't have to anymore, because my identity had already been revealed to the public.

I started hunting only after moving deep enough into the hunting ground to not be bothered by anybody.

Did I start with ice-type skills? No, I didn't.

First of all, I earnestly shouted, "Roots! Why don't you come out?"

[....] The roots didn't respond to my earnest call.

"Hey, roots! You came out well back then. You also didn't disappear quickly. Are you shy? Don't worry. There is nobody here now, compared with back then when there were so many watching you.]

[....]

In fact, when the roots had suddenly appeared, I didn't expect them at all.

But that was it. The roots had never appeared again.

Of course it didn't matter even if they didn't appear, for this was within Revival Legend, not in reality. That meant I was not bound by my 33% reality actualization rate.

However, I still remembered how the roots sprang out in such a wide area. It was clear that it would be of great help to me if I could use them for hunting.

Nonetheless, the roots did no reply despite my repeated shouting.

"Man, just come out when you feel up to it."

I've gotten so much help from the roots that I could not complain now when there was no response from the roots. Looking back, I had received the roots' help in Region 0 when I had been f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y moved there by Pablo, and in the level 900 limited only quest, not to mention this event.

I didn't need Blink with zero cooldown this time, but it was possible for me to get the spotlight thanks to the roots. I had also made myself widely known to all the major players of the world.

So, I stopped begging the silent roots to come out and started hunting with the ice-type skills that were my trademark.

[You have killed a level 1500 monster. -Obtained 3 points.]

[You have killed a level 1500 monster. -Obtained 3 points.]

Encouraged by the message that I had earned points, I kept hunting.

***

While Juyoung was absorbed in hunting, he didn't realize that whenever he stepped forward and lifted his foot, some little brown thing on the ground his feet stepped on briefly appeared and disappeared, as if it was shy.

Chairman Sangman Hong sat down face to face with his elder son Kiyoung and had a conversation with him. "So, you have made up your mind?"

"Yeah, Dad. Because of the current situation, I've come to the conclusion that I can't put it off any longer."

"Alright. It's good you have made up your mind. Your mom will like your decision, too."

Although Chairman Hong mentioned his wife to praise his son's decision, he also liked it, and smiled in deep satisfaction.

No matter how chaotic the world was, it was really frustrating for him to see his first son staying unmarried even though he was already old enough to do so. In fact, Chairman Hong was also enough to want to see his children bringing grandchildren to him.

Chairman Hong continued to talk with Kiyoung long after that, with several others, including his chief secretary Dongyoung Ahn, joining their conversation this time.

Chairman Hong thought that his son should have a grand wedding ceremony with lots of people attending, although such a big ceremony was not really appropriate these days. That was because such a grand wedding ceremony would be helpful to the Myongjin Guild, as well as all the people living in the Myongjin Shelter.

At the Land of Titans the next day…

"Blizzard!"

I continued to hunt quickly today, just like I had yesterday

Blink with zero cooldown and the roots were big weapons that could change my situation drastically, but I felt it was more important to upgrade my ice-type capabilities, which could be called my basic ability. It was essential for me to reach at least level 1200 first in order to do so.

There was one more thing I had to pay attention to. Just like I always did in any event or quest, I had to win first place by all means! I had achieved my current status thanks to my constant first place finishes.

"Blink. Blink."

Shuuuuung! Shuuuuuuung! Shuuuuuuuung!

I ignored several Titans within the striking range of Blizzard. Instead, I herded monsters together using Blink with zero cooldown. It didn't take long for me to wait for all of them to die, but they kept chasing me as if demonstrating that they were level 1500 monsters.

Anyway, while I was busy herding Titans again and hunting them, my elder brother messaged me, [Kiyoung: Hey, Juyoung, can I talk with you now?]

As far as I knew, this was the first time he had played Revival Legend, so he used his name as his own.

I replied to him immediately. Unlike my sister, who often messaged me, my brother hardly messaged me unless he had really important things to share with me.

[Lumen: Yeah, I can.]

[Kiyoung: Alright. Shall we have dinner together tonight?]

[Lumen: Just between us?] I usually had a meal with our family, so my brother's offer to have dinner with him was rather unexpected.

As if my guess was right, he continued, though I did not expect his next topic.

[Kiyoung: Right. I have someone to introduce to you.]

[Lumen: Okay.]

I was very curious, but I was going to see my brother and the person he was going to introduce to me this evening, so I finished conversing with him, then kept hunting.

That evening I headed to the Myongjin Shelter.

The Myongjin Shelter was huge enough to house all the basic functions of any city on its own.

It was designed that way deliberately. There were several restaurants where I could have dinner with my brother at the Shelter, and I went to one of them at the appointed time.

Escorted by the manager, who treated me very politely, I was led to a separate room inside the restaurant, where I found my brother already seated at the table. Right next to him was a woman I did not recognize.

"Juyoung, come on in."

"Okay." I stepped up to the table and sat down.

The woman sitting next to him said, "Hello, my name is Eunji Jung."

"Hello, my name is Juyoung Hong."