Chapter 138 - Eteria Rodinus 3 (1/2)
[Chun Woohyuk]
-Class: Necromancer, Asura
-Title: Legendary Explorer (20% increase in Item drop rate from monsters, 20% increase in Perception and Speed when in a Historical site, Ruler of the Calm Sea (can summon Kraken and create underwater Air Bubbles.)
-Stats
Strength: 324 +20 (Judgement Sword Grandia) +5 (Vampiric Dagger)
Vitality: 312 +40 (Basilisk's Scale Armor Set) +40 (Berserker's Plate Armor Set) +20 (Elder Naga’s Ancient Ring)
Agility: 337 +40 (Basilisk's Scale Armor Set) +40 (Berserker's Plate Armor Set) +20 (Banshee Queen's Cloak)
Intelligence: 305 +15 (Queen Star Snake Ghost) +20 (Moon Shadow Ring) +20 (Jester’s Mask)
Spirit: 365 +15 (Calm Sea’s Silence) +10 (Elder Lizardmen's Fighting Spirit) +15 (Boss Bronze Golem’s Belt)
-Other
25% increase in affinity with the dead
25% increase in resistance to dark magic
25% increase in power of skills of darkness attribute
'This is about 64% of the stats I had before my regression.'
Considering that a year had yet to pass since his regression, this was a tremendous growth speed.
But the higher his stats were, the more difficult it would be to increase them further.
However, most of the growth-type artifacts he had collected so far had reached B-grade, and some would reach A-grade in the near future, so the experience points that had been used on the items would gradually return to him.
'I really did collect a lot of artifacts.'
Some were not displayed in the status window because they did not increase his stats, but he had obtained a few additional artifacts such as the Cradle of Grief, the Memory Pendant, and the hand of Midas.
He also had useful items such as various alchemy materials, a love potion, and poison antidotes.
But besides the gains, he had also lost a few items.
The Messenger’s Wings disappeared after being used 3 times, and the Basilisk's Scale Armor Set and Berserker's Plate Armor Set were badly damaged during the battle against the Demon Kings of Ars Nova.
It would be difficult to use them again in large-scale battles or against strong opponents.
Fortunately, he could receive the stats increase effects simply by putting them in his belt slots, but he needed to repair or upgrade the items to use them.
Upgrading meant combining existing equipment with other materials or equipment to produce a new equipment of higher grade. However, it was impossible to do without the help of an excellent blacksmith.
As expected, he had no choice but to recruit Hans, the King of Cooking, and Dexter, the Runesmith, in the Lydia Kingdom.
Dexter would be able to upgrade the artifacts he owned.
'I guess I don’t have to worry about my classes and titles.'
He still had two empty slots for classes.
However, unlike his initial plan, there were unexpected developments such as obtaining the Asura class, so he had to be careful from now on.
Once a class was decided, it was generally impossible to change it.
On the other hand, in the case of titles, there were some good ones he could obtain, but there were also unnecessary ones he didn’t have to waste his time on.
'Now that I think of it, it’s about time I expand my clan.'
It was a situation where it was no longer necessary to keep his clan ranking low intentionally.
He had acquired the Rhine Kingdom and the Dane Kingdom, and had made an alliance with the neighboring countries of Lydia and Izuna.
He also had a friendly relationship with the Holy See of the Aperian Empire.
In other words, it was meaningless to hide their growth potential as of now since he was the western lord of the West Continent.
He had to actively increase their clan’s ranking in order to obtain more rewards and to train competent vassals.
There was also a need to lay the foundation for the conquest of the Eeth Continent by enlisting more clan leaders or turning them into his vassals.
In the long run, it was necessary to collect the remaining four materials of the Seven Color Rainbow Ring and restore the three ancient Chronicles after finding them with the help of Eteria Rodinus.
Sealing the 72 Demon Kings to unlock Lemegeton's hidden powers was also an important task that couldn’t be overlooked.
More and more important tasks he had to pay attention to were piling up.
As Woohyuk sighed, Helena, who was next to him, spoke.
“You look like you are taking on all the worries of the world by yourself.”
“Then do you think that my position right now is an easy one?”
“Of course not. But the more impatient you are, the faster the abyss within you will consume you.”
Helena was warning Woohyuk that he could not control the power of the demon god.
There were limitations to him as he was originally born a human.
In the first place, humans were different from gods and would easily break like glass under strong pressure or impact.
Moreover, the Demon God had a higher rank than the seven gods worshipped on the Eeth Continent, so the difficulty of this challenge was beyond imagination.
It was not enough to be simply alert, and the probability of failure was overwhelmingly higher than success.
“Then why are you trying to help me? My destiny has already been decided, no?”
“I never said that you would unconditionally despair at the end. I was just pointing out that your methods were wrong.”
Helena’s eyes lit up as a fire burned in her irises.
She seemed to have something to say.
Woohyuk spoke as he looked out from the window.
“Have you finally decided to teach me your secrets? I asked before, but you never answered me.”
“No, I am simply waiting for the correct timing. You need to be controlled once you’re at the appropriate level.”
“That’s not funny at all. I finally reached this point without taking a single break until today. And you’re still waiting for the proper moment while saying that my odds at success are slim?”
“You won’t understand no matter what I tell you right now. That's why I'm staying by your side like a lover for now.”
Helena spoke as if she knew everything about the future.
Woohyuk turned around to face her as he did not like her attitude and approached Helena.
“Then why don’t you actually become my lover?”
“I’m not sure. I’ll have to think about… Mmm?!”
Suddenly, Woohyuk and Helena's lips overlapped.
He pushed Helena against the wall and grabbed her shoulders.