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Shin stared at the scroll in his hands before inspecting it with True Sight.
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[Item Name]: A Scroll of Eclipse
[Item Rank]: Special
[Item Type]: Miscellaneous
Description: A scroll containing the map of the hidden inheritance of the Fifth Envoy of the Church of the Sun and Moon, Altus.
Historical Note: It was said that Altus possessed the [Ring of the Brilliant Sun] and hid it along with his inheritance before he died in the battle against the Fallen Dark Dragon, Kardama.
Note: This is a special instance dungeon scroll (Solo).
Requirements: Level 150, Tier 3 Class, and a high-ranking official of any churches of the righteous faction.
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Shin slightly raised his brows when he read through the description of the item. This scroll was without a doubt an item meant for him, an Envoy of the Church of the Sun and Moon.
Moreover, it was also related to another envoy of the church, which indicated that this should be a racial quest or a class-related dungeon exploration. It might even be a religion-related quest given the basic description.
At the same time, it seemed to be related to another special accessory given the historical note written on the description. Adding the clues that he had gotten from Longinus, it seemed to be a set along with the necklace that Shin was wearing, the [Proof of Eclipse].
Among all the equipment and items that Shin was wearing, his accessories were a little lackluster in comparison.
He was wearing a full set of Black Mithril Rank Equipment, a Sacred Relic as a Cloak that could continuously grow along with the wearer, and a racial-specific weapon, which was also an inheritance item at the peak of Obsidian Rank.
Among his accessories, the necklace was the only noteworthy since it was a Dissonant Wish item that could also grow continuously as long as he had enough similar items that could be sacrificed to it.
As for the other accessories, they had sightly decent stats, but they were quite unsatisfactory for someone like Shin. He just kept them due to the special effects that they had and skills that could be useful even in the latter part of the game.
With this scroll, he would get a decent ring that would be able to match the rest of his equipment.
"If this ring is in set with my [Proof of Eclipse], does that mean there are others as well?" he mumbled as he looked at the equipment panel that showed all his equipped items, particularly the slots meant for accessories.
In this game, players could wear seven accessories at maximum: two for a pair of rings, one for earrings, one for a necklace, one for the badge, one for an energy gem, and one for a combat rune.
The first five were already unlocked, but the latter two were still unavailable to the players, and no one knew what they were and where to put them. But the game experts were thinking that they would be available when the players reached the second continent since they only appeared after the most recent game update.
Setting that aside, Shin was thinking that along with his necklace, there were also the rings and the earring, which would make a set. If that was the case, then he had to make some time looking for the clues about this accessory set.
As for his badge, there was no need to talk about it since what he just received from Longinus was already beyond amazing. The passive skill 'Master of Energies' was already way beneficial for Shin, especially with the number of special energies that he controlled.
After considering his next plans, Shin kept the scroll before taking out a return scroll. "There is no need to use this right away. I should take care of the most urgent matters first."
He still had to head to the Storm Empire to inform their emperor about the Demon Portal as well as the involvement of their neighboring empire, the Dark Cloud Kingdom, with the Demonic Churches.
But before that, he had to find some evidence that he could present to the emperor and the members of their council. After all, they were talking about the betrayal of an entire kingdom, which could lead to a war between nations, so his position in the Church of the Sun and Moon would not be enough. He had to convince the other side with solid evidence.
This meant that he had to head to the Dark Cloud Kingdom first and record their suspicious actions with a spying stone or something more.
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Arthur and Leonard were in a similar situation, so they also were able to assimilate with the rest of the team without any issues.
The only problem that they had was the rest of the team coming together and forming a sense of 'unity' when fighting alongside each other. Your next read awaits at m v|l-e-NovelFire
"We have quite a few members with decent teamwork like Owen and Ithilien, who were long-time partners, and Archimedes and Daulla. We need to let them get used to working with other team members to build an 'instinct' of helping each other or something similar."
"You two are the top experts on our team, so we hope that you can get along with the rest of our team more often. Hunting or doing a quest together should be fine as well," said Cloe as she was convincing the two to play the game solo less and team up with them.
She knew that these two experts were used to playing alone as they were solo players for quite a while. But since they were now a part of a team, they had to get along with the others so that they could have a sense of trust with the others.
Alucard and Diablo understood this very well, which was why they were trying their best to get along with the rest of the team.
While they were discussing, Arthur, who was listening to the side, suddenly injected. "You are lecturing them, but the guy, who is one of our key members is currently somewhere doing a quest by himself."
Hearing that, Cloe knew that Arthur was talking about Shin. She closed her eyes and massaged her temples. "Don't get me started, Arthur. I am already having a headache with all the problems that you are giving, so please don't remind me of that troublemaker for the time being."
It was fine that they were on their own for a while since the other members were still focused on doing their Tier 3 Promotion Quest, but it would be a problem if this continued.
It was essential for a team to run a dungeon, hunt in the fields, explore other maps, and do quests together to build trust and teamwork with one another, especially for a newly established team like theirs.
It was fine to do questing solo from time to time, but their team was currently in a stage where they still had to build teamwork crucially, so they had to play together most of the time actively.
But since everyone was a top expert in the game, they also had to consider their individual growth as well, so she could not blame Shin for that either.
This was the hard part of creating a team with strangers or online friends that they recently met – they had to build almost everything from scratch.
Fortunately, most of their members were also acquainted with each other in the real world, so the challenge of building their teamwork was greatly reduced.
Saving Cloe from Arthur, Leonard immediately chimed in. "That is fine. After all, we all agreed to do our own thing for the time being until everyone cleared their promotion quests. Then we will proceed to explore the second continent together."
"It is just bad timing that the United Cup is brought forward, which put us in this predicament," he added.
Arthur shrugged his shoulders before turning to Cloe. "So, what is your decision? Who will we send to help the Wing's Alliance with their problems."
"We have agreed to a deal and what they are offering us is quite alluring as well, so it will be a waste to refuse now," he added.
Cloe swept her gaze to everyone in the room before asking. "How many people do you think we need?"
Arthur thought for a moment and recalled the experts that the Grand Elder of the Wing's Alliance had on his side before replying. "Not many. Just enough to overpower a bunch of Peak Titled Rankers and lesser Godlike Players."
"You are not enough?" asked Leonard.
"Tsk! Their Alliance Leader is short of people because they focus on acquiring territory and dealing with a high-ranking quest," Arthur clicked his tongue before continuing. "That is also the reason why that sly fox of an elder is taking advantage of the situation."
"Actually, helping them will not only earn us a decent benefit, but the leader of the Wing's Alliance will also owe us a great favor. If you ask me, it is not bad of a deal," he added.
Hearing his tone, Leonard could not help but click his tongue. "You are starting to resemble Shin Bro with those words."
On the side, Cloe looked at the four before crossing her arms. "How about you four go?"
Hearing those words, Arthur and Leonard simultaneously turned at her before commenting. "Isn't it a little overkill?"
But before she could respond, Diablo suddenly chuckled. "Interesting. Count me in. I have a feeling that the Pandemonium Descendant has a hand in this matter."
Alucard, who kept silent up until now, suddenly nodded in agreement. "Let me join as well. It has been a while since I have a major task like this."
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