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chapter 59
This situation was not something he remembered.
Hanbit immediately approached Ria.
The box at her feet looked like a neatly cut piece of wood.
“What happened?”
“…There was something that came to mind while I was watching you and Plona.”
“Something that came to mind?”
“When I was little, Cowen gave me a white wooden practice sword. I got excited and went around stabbing gaps in wood and things like that, and I kept breaking stuff in this workshop. Kamon just laughed it off.”
Ria pointed at the sword hanging at Hanbit’s waist.
Only then did the confusion in his thoughts clear up.
‘So this is how a variable appears.’
One clear difference from the countless repeated experiences of the past.
That was the newly made sword.
Unintentionally, the mere existence of the sword seemed to have stimulated Ria’s hidden memories.
“Can you show it to me for a moment?”
“Yeah.”
Ria handed the note she was holding to Hanbit.
Several thin sheets of paper were stacked together.
The first page contained words of comfort and ominous meaning.
Hanbit flipped through the stacked pages one by one.
Rustle—
Rustle—
-??
-Dwarf tech ㄷㄷ
-He even prepared a self-destruct option;
-Finally Roper’s time to step in.
-I’ll remember this.
“…….”
That was the end of the note’s contents.
Hanbit couldn’t take his eyes off it, his thoughts in turmoil.
‘This appears now?’
He knew that the dwarf Gorik and Kamon were close friends.
He also knew that Gorik possessed techniques to activate the traces of the Spirit King.
But he had never expected the scroll to appear at this point in time.
“What does this mean? It says you die if you use it?”
Ria, who had been reading along, asked in confusion.
Hanbit took the scroll out of the box and nodded.
“It awakens power that’s completely dormant. Using this ring and the scroll, you forcibly activate it.”
“…….”
This was news even to Ria.
Even William, the original owner, wouldn’t have expected such a situation.
“Huh. So this was possible.”
Asla, who had come closer to examine the scroll, let out an exclamation.
That was how extraordinary Gorik’s craftsmanship was.
“…He even thought this far.”
Artsvel, who had come close at some point, wore a bitter expression.
Even without a direct connection to Kamon, she could understand his heart.
“As a last resort, it’s something he would choose. It must have been the best option for Kamon.”
Cowen nodded as if in understanding.
If he had lost both William and Riventia, he would have used it as well.
“…I absolutely hate it. In the end, the person who uses it dies too.”
Ria frowned as she voiced her discontent.
More than anything else, she wished that the people around her would stop leaving.
Slip—
Listening to the conversation, Hanbit tried to put the scroll into his inventory.
At that moment, an alert sounded.
Ding—
[A sub-quest has been unlocked.]
[Sub-Quest]
You have discovered a method to activate the traces of the Spirit King contained within the ring.
Should you use it? Or proceed as originally planned?
Objective: Choose an option to determine the direction.
1. Use the scroll.
2. Do not use the scroll.
Reward: Sub-quest resolution
-Oh?
-A sub-quest here?
-It resolves immediately;
-If you’ve got guts, it’s option 1.
-ㅎㅇㅌ (Roper)
-Safe play is option 2 ㄱㄱ
A newly appeared sub-quest.
The chat was fighting over the options, but Hanbit’s mind was already made up.
He immediately chose option 1.
Ding—
[You have completed the sub-quest.]
[The sub-quest resolution has been completed.]
[The main quest branching point has been reset.]
[The total rewards for the main quest have increased.]
[You have completed Main Quest #12.]
[Progress has increased.]
[Main Quest #13: Preparation]
You have decided to draw out an official trial using the evidence obtained from Brook.
It will likely take time until Vares makes his decision.
In the meantime, could something be done with the Northton ring and the scroll?
It may be worthwhile to consider various possibilities over time.
Objective: Consider how to use the ring while waiting for the results.
Reward: None
*Current progress: 85 percent
*This quest can be cleared by pressing the ‘Complete’ button. It will immediately transition into a cutscene, and Main Quest #14 will proceed.
-The rewards increased again?
-Wow, only 15% left. lol
-But what happens if you use the scroll?
-Big decision?
-Sylph, do it.
-Master, do it.
-You’ve already done everything for us.
A newly set branching point and an episode with 15 percent remaining.
The viewers focused on the scroll that had caused it all.
It clearly stated that the user would die if it was used.
At face value, it was a death route—but a way existed.
Slip—
Hanbit tried to put the scroll into his inventory.
At that moment, Ria grabbed his arm.
“What? Why are you taking that with you?”
“I’m not planning to blow myself up, so don’t worry.”
“It says you die if you use it! And the ring can only be used by me!”
She brought up the reasons that came to mind, wanting him to discard the scroll.
They were perfectly valid arguments—but they didn’t apply to Hanbit.
[55th Recorder]
The accumulated experiences of the Recorder are unlocked.
1. Proficiency for all experienced skills accumulates at an extremely rapid rate. Depending on the depth of experience, performance is enhanced.
2. All elemental affinities are activated, and the effectiveness of elemental power increases dramatically.
3. You are freed from all equip and usage conditions for items you have experience using.
(However, performance reduction due to stat differences remains, though minimized.)
4. Unreleased (Keyword: NPC)
The third title effect he had obtained when the Nesto Guild attacked.
He had used the Northton ring dozens of times before.
To fend off the Holy Nation’s continued attacks in the future, he had needed to erase the traces of the Spirit King.
However, this title did not negate the danger associated with using the item.
“For now, you hold onto the ring.”
“Not ‘for now’—I told you, no one else can use it!”
“That’s not the case right now.”
“No…….”
Ria was too dumbfounded to continue speaking.
After putting the scroll into his inventory, Hanbit turned toward the exit.
“I’ll step out for a bit.”
***
“But can this really be used as a guide?”
Once they were out on Edlen’s streets, Yeonwoo, who had followed him, asked.
“A guide?”
“It’s clearly completely different from the guidebook now, right? But can people who enter through the story actually follow what you did?”
-For real lol
-Just do this and that, easy, right?
-No choice, let’s write a guide and scold them.
-P-please stop…….
[User 행복사 donated 10,000 won.]
[???: Since people were struggling, I prepared it generously in 10 parts.^^;]
-Kyaaaaah.
-Please save us.
-One innocent newbie has perished.
When the topic of guides came up, the viewers recalled recent memories.
Watching the reactions scroll by, Hanbit raised the corner of his mouth and said,
“Since you like it that much, I can’t help it. I’ll organize it properly in about 20 parts. Sounds good?”
-What?
-Hey, have some moderation, you bastards.
-But I liked it though.
-Agreed.
-The story might be brutal without a guide, honestly.
Now other opinions began to mix in.
After thinking briefly, Hanbit nodded.
“Well, not 20 parts, but I’ll organize the necessary parts. Just know I’ll work on it when I have time.”
-Free labor acknowledged.
-Episode 1’s already cleared anyway, so fine.
-Newbies starting fresh, suffer like dogs.
-Good luck. lol
Leaving some leeway, the viewers naturally accepted it.
They were relaxed since nothing was immediately at stake.
Also because most of them had already cleared Episode 1.
“Guides aside, what are you going to do about the scroll? You have a method, right?”
“For now, tell me how to use this.”
“Use it? What do you suddenly mean…….”
As Yeonwoo continued speaking, he looked at Hanbit’s screen.
Then, even more puzzled, he asked,
“RP Trader? Why that all of a sudden?”
The dedicated trading app for Record Project.
Any player would be interested, but it didn’t seem relevant to this conversation.
“I’m going to find an item that modifies scrolls.”
“Scroll modification…… ah, Ether Ink?”
“You know it?”
“Episode 3, I think? It’s an item used in a quest there. It’s also a drop item, so it’s pretty common.”
-Yeah, Episode 3 quest item.
-But efficiency was terrible for scroll modification;
-Old man’s got passion but no knowledge.
-Green beard one-trick. lol
The viewers also recognized the name, judging by the flood of responses.
‘Green beard…… I know who that is.’
Looking at the chat, Hanbit realized whose quest it was.
Either way, if it was a common item, that was good.
“First, explain how to use it.”
Yeonwoo carefully explained how to use the trader.
Thanks to its tight integration with the game, it wasn’t particularly difficult.
The only unusual thing was that in-game gold and real money were both used as currency.
“But how are you planning to modify the scroll? Even if you do it the learned way, the efficiency’s under 5%.”
“What efficiency?”
“Using ink strengthens the scroll, right?”
“…Ah.”
The technique players learned through quests only resulted in minor strengthening effects.
However, crafting and modifying scrolls didn’t always lead to such simple outcomes.
Depending on the goal, it required extremely difficult techniques.
Slip—
Hanbit typed the item name into the trader’s search bar.
[Ether Ink]
Search results: 68,640 items
‘Why are there so many?’
He knew it was common, but the quantity was more than expected.
Considering the player base, it wasn’t that strange.
‘It’s dirt cheap too.’
Ether Ink listed at 50,000 gold each.
The price wasn’t burdensome, so Hanbit decided to buy extras.
[You have purchased 3 Ether Ink.]
Ding—
With the alert, his gold decreased and a mailbox icon appeared.
Inside were three Ether Inks.
“Then I’ll get to work right away.”
