Chapter 184

Chapter 184. Materialized Demon Realm (1)

Spartan ended up staying with Boss.…I, Kim Hajin, allowed it as his owner. I told him to liven her up as a good pet often would.

“Huu.”

Spartan had already followed her into her bedroom.Currently, I was staring at items I’ve been too busy to deal with.First was the special consolidation ticket I got from killing Jin Sahyuk.

===[Special Consolidation Ticket]—A consolidation ticket formed from a special Gift.—By using this ticket, you can strengthen a Gift, piece of equipment, Physique, or Art.===

This ‘ticket’ existed in my smartwatch rather than my inventory.Next, I took out the three items I obtained today.

[Trait Recovery Coupon][Orb of Regeneration][Mystic Key]

Finally, I checked the amount of SP I currently had.

[Current SP: 4,483]

I had about 4,200SP this morning. I had earned almost 300SP in a single day, likely because I was making a name for myself on a huge stage.In any case, I only needed a little more until I could create a good Gift.

“For now….”

I decided to use the special consolidation ticket.The Gift I wanted to strengthen was obviously ‘Master Sharpshooter’.There was no need to hesitate, but before I used the ticket, I opened my status window and checked its current level.

===▷「Master Sharpshooter」 [Intermediate-rank] [Spirit attribute] [Evolving — Grade 4] [Proficiency EXP 95%]◇「Master Sharpshooter」 [Intermediate-rank] [Spirit attribute] [Evolving — Grade 6] [Proficiency EXP 86%]===

The first line was the real-world version, and the second line was the Tower version.As you can see, the ‘restricted’ version was quickly catching up to the real one.Inside the Tower of Wish, stats and proficiency EXP went up quicker. As a result, Players would regain their real abilities around the 9th floor.But well, that was a story for another time.I tapped on the special consolidation ticket in my smartwatch.

[You used the special consolidation ticket.][Gift ‘Master Sharpshooter’ increases in power.][Gift ‘Master Sharpshooter’ increases in potential.]

“…Hm.”

The ticket didn’t add anything special and only strengthened the Gift’s fundamental effects.I decided to hold onto the other special consolidation ticket I had. I still wasn’t sure whether I should use it on the Desert Eagle or another Gift.The important thing was this.

[Trait Recovery Coupon]

The biggest gain from today was the Trait Recovery Coupon, which would let me recover one of my three remaining Traits.

▷「Random Consolidation System」 [Low-intermediate rank] [Spirit attribute] [3-stage consolidation]▷「Magic Dysfunction Physique」▷「Medicinal Memory Physique」

Which one of these three should I choose?I needed to think about this carefully. Recovering a Trait didn’t mean a simple boost in battle prowess. Just like how ‘Dexterity’ evolved to ‘Dwarf’s Dexterity’, another fortuitous event could happen.I pondered.Should I choose the Medicinal Memory Physique like I originally planned?

“No.”

If I were to choose the Medicinal Memory Physique, I would have chosen the Orb of Regeneration for nothing.

===[Orb of Regeneration] [Magic Artifact]—An orb with the power of regeneration.○Evolving Item – EXP 「0/100」○Lv.1 ???===

A ping-pong ball-sized orb that glowed green.It didn’t have a level, and the only effect is had was ‘○Lv.1 ???’. However, I could check the item’s description with my smartwatch.

○Lv.1 Recovery and Regeneration

Its sole effect looked wide-ranged even at first glance.Like the saying went, simplicity was sometimes best. Not even I knew how wide-ranging ‘recovery and regeneration’ was.If I brought this item out to the real world and let it grow, I could, in theory, become half-invincible.

“And this key….”

===[Mystic key] [Magic Artifact]—A mystical key.○Evolving Item – EXP 「0/100」○Lv.2 Unlocking===

It had the same size as an ordinary key, but it looked a bit special.It was hard to tell whether it was solid or liquid, and the way its surface gave off a blue glow made it look like a key from a fairytale.This mystical key would also have an increasingly wide range of uses as it grew. Not only would it have an unlocking function, but it would also gain offensive and defensive uses.

“Alright.”

As such, I came to a decision.Rather than the Medicinal Memory Physique, I decided to go with the Trait that would let me use the items I had more efficiently.

[Random Consolidation System]

In a way, the choice was obvious.

“Come.”

I murmured as I tore the ticket in half.

===[Choose the Trait you wish to recover.]○「Random Consolidation System」○「Magic Dysfunction Physique」○「Medicinal Memory Physique」===

In an instant, system messages popped up in front of me.Three Traits I had lived without for a long time. Of these three, I grabbed the ‘Random Consolidation System’.

[You recovered a Trait!]「Random Consolidation System」 [Low-rank] [Spirit attribute]

For obvious reasons, its power was restricted. I could still scan up to five items, but the consolidation percentage dropped from [0~54%] to [-10%~30%].However, I was more than satisfied with it.30% was more than enough to make a significant difference.

[You acquired a new Trait.]

I smiled as I held up the Orb of Regeneration. Then, I murmured happily.

“Scan.”

The number engraved on the orb was… 24%.My luck still seemed to be working well.Piring—While I was being content with myself, someone sent me a message.

CaptainBritain: 「Hajin-ssi, have you seen the Community? Something huge happened at the palace today.」

The sender was CaptainBritain, or in other words, Rachel.

“Oh right.”

I suddenly remembered something.I vaguely recalled seeing Rachel among the 100 people in the palace. I didn’t get a good look at her because she was sitting among the Gold-ranks.Thinking about it now, it wouldn’t make sense if she weren’t there since the English Royal Court guild should have made huge achievements as well.

I smiled as I wrote back.

「Something huge?」CaptainBritain: 「Yes, take a look at the public forum. Ah, by the way, why weren’t you at the palace?」「Oh, um… I didn’t make enough contributions. I went back to Earth and only came back recently, haha.」CaptainBritain: 「Ah, I see. That’s okay, don’t worry about it too much. I can help you. I was rank 33 this time. ???? 」

I took a look at the public forum like Rachel wanted.

===「Public Forum」

[Holy jesus, Aileen and Rank 1 got into a fight in Medea’s palace.]—I was there and saw it myself, hehe.—For real??ㄴ Yep, apparently they got super strong. In the end, it looks like your talent determines where you’ll end up in the Tower of Wish.ㄴ Nah, it’s all skills. Better go grind the ones you have (if any, hehe).

[Anybody want to release the footage from the palace?]—You can record videos here?ㄴ Yeah, you just have to buy an item from the Player Shop. I think it was called the One-use Recorder.—Someone’s selling the video. I already bought it and saw it.ㄴ How much did you pay?ㄴ 50TP. It was pretty intense. Rank 1 and Aileen were exchanging magic power. I would have fainted if I was caught between it.ㄴ Damn, I want to see it too. Can you share it with me?

[Second wave of Essence of the Strait members, please leave your name here.]—Essence of the Strait’s Yohei. I have arrived.===

“….”

Over 300 posts were uploaded to the public forum every day, and over half of them were about me. Not to mention, it was quite a bit exaggerated.But well, I didn’t have any complaints.I stared at my smartwatch.

[You gain 1SP.][You gain 2SP.][You gain 1SP.]…

So this was the reason that my SP was still going up…If it was ever revealed that I was Rank 1, I would probably gain an astronomical amount of SP in exchange for having my life turned upside down.

“…I don’t even want to think about it.”

Tiring—I received another message.

CaptainBritain: 「Also, the English Royal Court guild got close to Prestige’s Riry Shop. If there is a potion or an equipment you want, feel free to tell me…」

This was actually my doing. I’d told Henry and Kiri to make items cheaper for Rachel.

「How? I heard the owner there is strict.」

I replied, pretending to be oblivious.

CaptainBritain: 「Ah… well (≧∀≦) It’s a bit embarrassing to say this myself, but it looks like the English Royal Court is fairly influential with them. While other guilds were busy conquering the 4~5th floors, we were focusing on working in Prestige. ^.^」

Rachel has been especially lively lately.Most likely, it was because she was genuinely enjoying the Tower of Wish. Here, she was free from the burden known as ‘England’ and the ever-present threat of Lancaster.

CaptainBritain: 「Oh right, we bought a plot of land too and crops started to grow on it. (๑>ᴗ