Chapter 318 - 312 : [Void Emerald Ring]

After distributing the last attribute points according to his desire, Sato then turned his attention towards the space ring strapped on his ring finger.

Space rings had much stable and larger spaces than common space bags. Also, it was handy and easy to carry and use. Just with a thought, one could send an object into the dimension within the ring and with another thought, they could retrieve it too. This was way better than the beginner space bag that required the user to insert their hand into the bag to retrieve the object.

'[Appraise].'

While the [Inspect] was commonly used against monsters and players, the [Appraise] skill was used for materials, weapons, equipment, and accessories.

[[ System interface :

[Void Emerald Ring : Low-tier Rare-Steel Rank : Level 10 : Durability 15

Requirement : Level 10 || 1 [Intelligence]

[Agility] +5

[Dexterity] +3

[Intelligence] +10

Natural Blending : Active skill : Hide the aura, smell, and sound of the wearer for 10 seconds.

Cool-down : 1 minute.

]]

The space ring was made from Void Emerald Crystal, which was a 4-star material lower ranked than Void Silver. However, in terms of making a storage device, Void Emerald Crystal was preferred over the latter since it was much cheaper and easier to get. Of course, this was in comparison to Void Silver and not 2 or 3-star materials.

Since it was made with a 4-star material, the rank of the ring was at Rare-Steel rank. Having been made with such a valuable material as the foundation, it could be said to be impossible for it to be less than that. The space ring also happened to be the very first Rare-Steel rank gear Sato had ever gotten, as well as the first accessory he had worn.

As a Rare-Steel rank accessory, though it didn't boost his attributes so greatly as a regular weapon of the same rank would, the effects were still impressive, especially the +10 [Intelligence] that was extremely valuable to mages. There was also the skill attached to the ring that increased its value even more.

If the Void Emerald Ring were to be put for auction, Sato believed that it would reach a price of at least 2 gold coins; and this was because the current purchasing power of the players was still weak. If he sold it a few weeks later instead, the price could even reach 4 gold coins. If he even sold it to an NPC store, Sato believed he could sell it for 5 or 6 gold coins, after all, this was a space ring produced with the craftsmanship of an extinct civilization; the value of the ring shouldn't be underestimated.

The +5 [Agility], +3 [Dexterity], +10 [Intelligence] and the [Natural Blending] skill made this ring an extremely sought after item for mages. Sadly, none of them were aware of its existence.

Viewing the interior dimension of the ring through his system interface, Sato checked the value of the materials he had gotten from Saimon. There were at least 20 different kinds of 2-star materials, both forging and alchemical materials, in quantities averaged at about 15 per material. As for the 3-star materials, there were about 7 of them or so and their average quantity was at about 4 let material.

However, Sato only briefly glanced at these materials before setting his sights on one particular one.

"There it is."

With a thought, Sato made a short ingot of a mysterious metal appear in his hand. It had a dull brown colour similar to copper and could even be easily mistaken as it. However, the feeling the metal gave off made it different from copper. The energy that leaked out from the metal bar had an overbearing nature to it as if one was facing a gigantic mountain or a towering giant.

'4-star metal, Titan Crust.' Sato's eyes glinted as his breath became hot and rapid.

This was a 4-star material, and as far as he knew, this was the very first one to appear in the hands of a player. The first hidden mission that had even appeared earlier on when the game began, turned out to be a scam that lead to the Goblin battle at Gnorka. In other words, Sato was possibly the first player to have ever had such material in their inventory but he couldn't confirm this since there was no achievement related to it.

'It's best I keep this with me. When my blacksmithing skill improves, I will use it to forge a piece of equipment.'

4-star materials were rare and would remain rare even as players increase their level. This was because for a 4-star material to be made, certain criteria have to be fulfilled at the same time and every one of them was individually difficult to reproduce. As a result, 4-star materials and above were and would always remain rare.

Knowing that, it was more advisable for Sato to keep hold of the Titan Crust in his hand and use it once his Blacksmithing abilities have seen some improvements.

"Hey Meson. Do you guys have any 5-star materials or even 6-star ones?" Sato suddenly asked the dwarf idling beside him.

Meson looked at Sato with a naive expression that made him look cute as he seemed lost in his thoughts. He then replied Sato.

"Huh? 5 and 6-star materials? We have a ton of 4-star materials in the inventory alongside a bunch of 5-star ones. As for 6-star materials, those are extremely rare. Some of them are even desired by gods so you can guess how difficult they are to find. However, I do remember that back in the days, we used to have a few of them. I don't know about now but even if we do, it's probably in the treasury."

"I see."

Sato knew that he wouldn't be able to get any of those any time soon even if he was the current inheritor of the Caventry. Otherwise, his very existence would be a bug in the game. Truthfully, he was already a bug; any more than this and Sato would become a super bug. With the current equipment, wealth, and materials in his hand, Sato was well ahead of any other player or guild, however, this was still manageable to a certain extent. Giving him any more would make the game become tilted to his advantage, and no good game would operate as such.

Having one 4-star ranked material as well as a few 3-star ones were okay but having 5-star materials was too much. The game would not reward Sato with such so quickly unless he had completed an S rank or higher mission.

Returning the ingot of Titan Crust into his space ring.. Sato then turned his attention onto the black sword in one corner of the ring's dimension.