Chapter 77. Olympus Treasury (2)
Yeon-woo was struck dumb for a while.
Did it just shatter?
Astrape was by far the best weapon among all the treasures in Olympus.
Just now, he had thought he could get a hold of such a great weapon, but never in his wildest dreams had he imagined it would disappear imdiately after acquiring it, not to ntion its fusion with the Black Bracelet.
What the hell is this?
Black Bracelet was an artifact Yeon-woo acquired when killing Akashas Snake. He had been making frequent use of both of its optionsSoul Bind and Black Bladesince the mont he acquired it.
But I didnt think it was anything special, unlike Vigrid.
Yeon-woo bit his lips.
First of all, he had to figure out what happened to Astrape.
Appraise.
Yeon-woo commanded as he activated Draconic Eyes.
[Despair of the Black King]
Classification: Wrist Guard
Rating: ???
Description: But none of the ??? could stand against the power of the Black King, so they had to live in dread for a long ti. In the end, the ??? decided to betray the Black King, successfully overthrowing him from his throne and imprisoning him in the abyss.
After an eon spent in confinent, the Black Kings resentnt had corrupted the three fras that had been binding him in the abyss, turning them into his servants.
The fras tainted with the Black Kings resentnt vigilantly await the opportunity to ?? its wearer.
* Soul Collector
Fixed chance of reaping the soul of the killed target, putting it into the collection. The collected souls lose their mory and beco corrupted, left with only deep resentnt. The capacity of the collection will increase in proportion to the users proficiency.
* Spirit Familiar
Consus a certain amount of mana to convert a soul in the collection into a Spirit Familiar. But in order to proceed with the conversion, the users willpower must overwhelm the target souls hatred. Once the soul is converted into a Spirit Familiar, it will beco a faithful servant of the wearer and gladly carry out any given orders.
* Black Energy
The enhanced version of Black Blade. Consus the souls in the collection and converts them into dark property energy. The power increases in proportion to the number of consud souls. Once created, the user can wield the energy at will.
* ???
Ability locked. (Sealed)
* ???
Ability locked. (Sealed)
** This is a Unique artifact. no sa artifact exists in The Tower, and it will be bound to its owner. It cannot be transferred or traded between players.
** So of the abilities are sealed. You must et the qualifications or conditions in order to lift the seals.
** So information cannot be accessed. You must et the qualifications or conditions in order to view the information.
Black King?
Yeon-woo frowned at the sight of the na he did not recognize.
Judging by the word King in his na, he must have been one of the past Lords.
Moreover, if he was able to make an artifact capable of absorbing a godly artifact, he must have been a transcendent about to reach godhood.
But no matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldnt co up with a single clue about who the Black King might be. Not even in his brothers diary could he find a line that ntioned anything about him
If I could figure out who the original owner was, I might be able to learn how to better handle the Black Bracelet.
Now that he had lost Astrape, he at least had to get a better grasp of how to use this artifact. And the first step towards that goal was to learn from his predecessor, the Black King.bender
But much to his frustration, there was not much information about him provided in the item description.
Just when he was about to close the information window, a certain word caught Yeon-woos eye.
Confinent?
Before the Black Bracelet changed into Despair of the Black King, there had been a passage talking about Akashas Snake.
It stated that Akashas Snake missed its previous master and that it kept his belonging, in hope of his return.
What if the master of Akashas Snake was the Black King, and the cause of his disappearance was the betrayal described in the description?
The Black King was soone who had Akashas Snake as his minion. If I could at least find out whats covered up by the question marks, it would be much easier to know who he is.
Yeon-woos head beca crowded with distracting thoughts.
Should I have chosen Aegis?
He thought for a mont,
No, it may have done the sa even if I took Aegis.
He didnt know exactly why had the Black Bracelet consud Astrape.
It could have been because Astrape was originally part of Black Bracelet, or it also could have been because it just required a godly artifact to lift its seal.
If it was the latter, the bracelet could have destroyed whatever artifact he chose.
For now, Im going to have to find out more about who the Black King is as soon as I get out of here.
With a new plan in mind, Yeon-woo once again examined the new options.
It seed like not only its appearance but its options also went through a complete overhaul.
The two existing options were upgraded and one new option was unlocked.
Overall, there was a new concept called collection added to the description of each option.
Soul Collector, which was Soul Bind previously, changed so that the bracelet could grow to hold more souls.
Its a clear advantage. I can bind more souls. Now I can use them more frequently.
From the tutorial all the way to the 10th floor, Yeon-woo had used the Black Bracelet in combat several tis.
If there was any problem to it, it was the small capacity it had to retain souls.
But now, thanks to the upgrade, the problem was solved.
With the increased capacity, a variety of new strategies beca available to him.
In that sense, Yeon-woo also found Black Energy very useful.
Until now, the dark energy converted using Black Blade could only be fused into his weapon, thus it could only be used for offensive purposes only.
But now that it was changed to Black Energy, he was free from that restraint.
Though it would require so experintation, he could wrap the dark energy around his body for defense, and if possible, use it to strengthen certain parts of his body.
And lastly, there was a newly unlocked option, Spirit Familiar.
In fact, Yeon-woo had already experienced creating sothing similar to a Spirit Familiar.
It was the Evil Spirits.
When he raided Arangdans secret base in the tutorial, he had converted the souls of the sacrificed players into Evil Spirits and helped them fulfill their revenge.
It seed like a Spirit Familiar was the sa as an Evil Spirit, but made to serve him instead.
The converted souls were allowed to keep mories from their past lives. So if I could make the soul of a skilled player into Spirit Familiar, itll be of great help for climbing The Tower.
Of course, it wont be easy to get the soul of a skilled player.
* * *
When Yeon-woo finished checking his bracelet, ssages appeared in front of him.
[You have chosen Astrape as your reward.]
[Olympus Treasury will now close.]
*Rumble*
The entire space surrounding Yeon-woo started to withdraw and contract into a single line like a paper being folded. All the lights disappeared into the single line, and Yeon-woo was swallowed into the silent depths of darkness.
When he opened his eyes again, there was a familiar figure standing in front of him. A Goblin dressed in a neat tuxedo with a monocle over his left eye.
Yvleke, the Guardian he had t in the tutorial, greeted him with a bright smile.
Ohyohyohyo! Congratulations. Youve set up a new record for the Beginner Zones fastest clear. Though its just the first ten floors, Ive never seen any player passing through the trials so triumphantly. When I first saw you in the tutorial, I knew youd make great achievents once you entered The Tower, but this is even more stunning than what I had expected! So, Id like to congratulate you once again for breaking the record.
lightsvl m Yvlkes attitude towards Yeon-woo was very courteous and polite.
Yeon-woo could tell that Yvlke was genuinely praising him for his performance
However, Yeon-woo was surprisingly unmoved even by Yvlkes complints.
Perhaps because he was still dazzled from eting a great being such as Hers, or because he was still in shock from seeing a great weapon like Astrape breaking down into fine dust.
But whatever the reason was, Yeon-woo didnt feel anything despite his accomplishnts.
Rather, it occurred to him that he had rely done sothing very obvious and unsurprising.
If others knew what he was thinking, they would point fingers at him for being arrogant. But that was really how Yeon-woo was feeling.
Maybe my experiences in Africa left emotionally drained.
Also,
Yeon-woos head was currently full of questions for Yvlke.
Why did Astrape break down?
Ohyohyo. Thats a secret I cannot answer.
Then who is the Black King?
Thats also a secret.
Why was I given this bracelet?
The Tower provides rewards according to players achievents. Theres no other reason behind it.
Yvlke grinned as he fixed his monocle.
But his attitude made him look like a sly old fox hiding an important secret from Yeon-woo.
We Guardians are rely the custodians of The Tower. We are here to execute the will of The Tower. The rewards you receive are all given based on the performance you make. So whatever you may have experienced, it is all because of the path you chose. Therefore, there is not much I can tell you regarding the questions you asked.
Yvlkes keen eyes let out a strange glow.
Oh, also, it is true that we, Guardians, watch players twenty-four-seven, but please do keep in mind that you are just one of the hundreds of millions of players we have to manage in The Tower.
I will.
Yeon-woo answered with a nod.
Just like what Yvlke said, he was nothing but a player whom the Guardians wouldnt care about even if he died.
However, the word path Yvlke used kept bugging Yeon-woo.
I suppose that is your path.
And it reminded him of what Hers had said when he refused to be his Apostle.
My path What could he have ant by that?
Yeon-woo narrowed his eyes.
Gods do not speak amiss, for they are the rulers of all creatures. So Hers must have seen sothing in him to say such a thing. And he really wanted to know what that sothing was.
Could it be sothing about the Black King?
But after a while, Yeon-woo shook his head.
Even if he continued to agonize over this matter, he wouldnt be able to get any answer.
Whatever path he was treading right now, he would at least bump into sothing if he kept walking.
If so, what he had to do now was to focus on living the present.
Looks like youre done putting on your thinking caps. Then lets talk about your rewards now.
Yvlke clapped as he laughed cheerfully.
*Clap*
[Total Karma: 1,420,119 Points]
Look at this number. This is absolutely incredible! Right now, you have 10 rewards for clearing each floor, one for clearing the Beginner Zone, and another one for setting a new record, a total of 12 pieces of pending artifacts. Would you like to take them now?
Yeon-woo shook his head.
Id like to combine all 12 rewards plus my Karma points for one single reward.
Yvlke burst into laughter as if he had been expecting that answer.
Is there anything youd like to receive?
Astrape.
You silly. You know that is already over.
Im not joking.
Yeon-woo refuted, but Yvlke pretended he didnt hear what he said.
If you have nothing in your mind, then I will have the system decide for you.
The over 1.4 million points quickly counted down to 0, and the twelve light orbs hovering next to Yvlke flew into Yvlkes fist.
And when Yvlke opened his palm,
This is
Yeon-woos eyes slightly widened.
The artifact that appeared on Yvlkes hand was also familiar to Yeon-woo.
A nine layered shield with a monsters head in its center.
It was Aegis.
Your achievent is sothing that no one has ever accomplished so far. So it seems like the system has decided to give you this artifact as a reward.
Only then did Yeon-woo realize.
What aning did soones achievents have in The Tower?
He once questioned what kind of reward would he receive if he accrued all his achievents.
But he didnt expect the result to co back like this.
Would you like to take this as your reward?
Yeon-woo nodded.
[You have acquired Athenas Aegis.]
Aegis fell onto Yeon-woos hand.
He thought it would be heavy because of its nine layers, but when he held it in his hand, he was surprised to feel how light it was.
Yeon-woo passed his hand over the smooth surface of the shield.
It seems like my job is finished. Perhaps I should take my leave now.
A ssage popped up over Yvlkes head.
[The trial has ended. Will you continue to the next floor?]
Yeon-woo nodded.
A blue portal opened underneath his feet.
Yeon-woo then disappeared into the portal.
* * *
The mont Yeon-woo left the last floor of the Beginner Zone, a huge ssage window appeared on every floor of The Tower.
It was an announcent shown to all players in The Tower whenever a record was broken.
Its contents were simple.
It was about an undisclosed player breaking the previous record of the Beginner Zone and registering their score in the Hall of Fa.
And when players found out that the undisclosed player was the Hoarder, the whole Tower once again entered a period of agitation.
Most of the players were worried by the advent of the new talent, but there were so who expressed joy.
Because it was the mont that the na they wanted to erase from The Tower, the na of Jeong-woo, was finally thrown into the dustbin of history.
But instead, the na Hoarder beca engraved deep inside their heads.
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