Chapter 69 - Ranked Mission (1/2)
Translator: MagicFishCat
Proof-reader: Asada
[Special Quest – Vigorous Body]
Complete the conditions below! Your body will be strengthened exponentially.
[Iron Scarecrows Destroyed: 50 / 50 ]
[Drink Mad Alchemist Kora’s special potions: 0 / 2 ]
[Quest Reward: Stamina Stat Upgrade]
The reason Soo Hyuk was familiar with the name Kora was because of this quest. The stat quest he got from reading a red book in the Matab Library.
‘Is it this Kora?’
Was the Kora in the ranked mission the same as the one in his stat quest? To confirm it, Soo Hyuk closed his quest window then looked up at the waiting NPC.
“There’s one more thing I want to ask you about.”
“Ah, please ask.”
“Do you know about this person, alchemist Kora?”
“No, I don’t.”
The NPC didn’t know an alchemist called Kora, whether it was the Mad Alchemist or another person. At his reply, Soo Hyuk carefully re-read the ranked mission ‘Alchemist Kora’s Ingredients’ again.
-Alchemist Kora’s Ingredients.
Prepare 50 Orc Eyeballs, 2 Ogre Hearts, 20 Rabbit Livers.
Completion Reward: 50 gold and 5 Kora’s special potions
“I’ll go with this one.”
Soo Hyuk said to the NPC after he saw the rewards. Although he wasn’t sure if the potions mentioned here were the same as the ones in his stat quest but there was a high chance that they were one and the same.
‘The ingredients…’
For the materials he had to gather were 50 orc eyeballs and 2 ogre hearts, which have an extremely low drop rate. Rabbit livers were also hard to get. In other words, it was a fairly difficult mission.
‘But I have money.’
The reason Soo Hyuk chose this quest other than the rewards, despite its difficulty, was because he could just buy the materials from places like Hadrac’s Auction House. There was no need to stubbornly grind for them.
[You have selected the quest ‘Alchemist Kora’s Ingredients.]
“When you complete the missions, please go up to the second floor.”
The NPC added. Basically, the 1st floor was for receiving missions, while the 2nd floor was for when they were completed.
“I will.”
Soo Hyuk, who was looking at the message, stood up at the NPC’s words, then exited the Mercenary Agency. His destination was the Hadrac Auction House. After waking for a couple of minutes, he arrived in front of the Auction House. Standing in front of the entrance, he opened the quest window to double-check the new quest ‘Alchemist Kora’s Ingredients.’
[Alchemist Kora’s Ingredients]
Alchemist Kora is making special potions, but he needs the items mentioned below.
[Orc Eyeballs: 0 / 50 ]
[Ogre Hearts: 0 / 2 ]
[Rabbit Livers: 0 / 20 ]
[Quest Reward: 50 gold, 5 Mad Alchemist Kora’s special potions]
Soo Hyuk froze when he read the quest description.
‘I was right!’
The Kora in the ranked mission and in the stat quest are the same person. The quest rewards confirm it.
‘If I complete this, then I can do the stat quest as well.’
If he completed this quest then he would receive 50 gold and 5 Kora’s potions and to complete the second condition of the ‘Vigorous Body’ quest, he needed to drink 2 potions. In other words, this ranked mission was the last step to getting the stamina stat upgrade.
‘How will it change?’
He felt expectant at the prospect.
“Buying items! Any quick sales?”
“I’m buying japtems! I’ll take anything! Just come, I’ll give good money!” [1]
“Selling heroic grade protective gear! For warriors! I can’t stress how much they’ll benefit to warriors around level 100!”
Around the entrance of the auction house, numerous users were yelling loudly in their spots, hoping to get a bargain. Soo Hyuk passed by them casually and entered the auction house.
Soo Hyuk looked around the interior after he entered the auction house.
‘Are the auctions that way?’
He wondered. There were a lot more users on the left side of the building than the right side. The left side seemed to be where live auctions were taking place.
Of course, his aim today wasn’t in the live auctions. After briefly glancing at the heated atmosphere on his left, Soo Hyuk turned to his right and started walking.
“What can I help you with?”
“Can you open the auction window?”
Soo Hyuk answered.
Suuak!
A giant window in front of Soo Hyuk at his words. It was the auction window. Soo Hyuk, fascinated by a new feature, started browsing through the auction window in a curious manner.
‘First…’
The first thing he checked was the ‘orc eyeballs’. Because they had a good drop rate, there were plenty in stock.
‘1 gold for an eyeball? It’s cheaper than I thought?”
The prices were also cheap at 1 gold per eyeball. If he bought all 50, than it would cost 50 gold, and that was practically pocket change for Soo Hyuk. Without hesitating, Soo Hyuk pressed ‘buy’.
[You have acquired 50 orc eyeballs.]
After the eyeballs, was the ogre hearts. Soo Hyuk typed ‘ogre heart’ in the search bar, but fell into thought at the prices.
‘150 gold…’
The ogre hearts were incomparably more expensive than the orc eyeballs. 150 gold per heart, 300 gold for two. In cash, it was 30,000 won.
‘Hmm, it’s just 30,000 won.’
It was expensive, but he could handle it.
[You have acquired 2 ogre hearts.]
After buying the ogre hearts, Soo Hyuk searched for rabbit livers at last.
“…Ei,”
Soo Hyuk shook his head when he checked the prices.
‘Why are they so expensive? 3 gold for one?’
The rabbit livers were more expensive than he expected. He had thought that they would be 1 gold per liver, the same as ogre eyeballs, but it seemed he was wrong.
‘Are the drop rates that bad?’
They also had less in stock than the eyeballs. Of course, he still had to buy them, even if they were expensive.