"I just... I feel power bubbling up within me, but I need your permission to use this new power, Shadow Monarch." Zen clicked on yes, giving her permission.
[What will the command phase be?]
"Evolve." Annie's energy suddenly spiked, but there was no sudden changes besides her energy flaring up.
[Annie Leonhart]
[Rank: Elite Knight]
[Level: 1]
"Good. Now, we've got a lot of work to do, and not a lot of time! Let's get to work!" Zen yelled out, inspiring his knights and soldiers to work harder, their spirits fueled by his passion.
Leonardo had huge piles around him of resources that he was using Zen's manufacturing skill on. The skill was in its upper 90s, and was very close to hitting 100.
"Hey Leo, have you been crafting any specific items?" The Shadow Monarch asked, seeing a small pile of expensive crystals by Leonardo's feet.
"Nope, I've just been making crystals, and when I couldn't any more, I put them down there." Leonardo pointed to the various gems, all of them piled on top of each other.
Zen bent down and picked one up, then used Observe on it.
[High Mana Crystal]
[Rank: High A]
[Useful for crafting and useful for it's healing properties.]
Then Zen checked the level of his manufacturing skill.
[Manufacturing] (Lv 98)
The user can create items and objects from materials.
As this skill levels up, the chances of failure lessen.
Chances of Failure: 3%
Highest Item Possible: High A
Zen was curious, so he checked the ranking levels.
[Ranking levels for Crafting]
[E Rank, D Rank, C Rank, B Rank, A Rank, High A Rank, S Rank, SS Rank, SSS Rank, Majestic, Legendary, Mythical.]
[Mythical items are extremely rare. If a Mythical item is crafted, it is highly requested to either keep the item, or to use the item for crafting another item.]
Zen nodded as he grabbed a few different crystals. "Manufacture." A bright light filled his hands, and a small necklace appeared in his hands.
[Necklace of Healing]
Rank: High A
Item Type: Necklace
Whoever wears this necklace regenerates their health 50% faster.
Additional effects can be added as other gems are added into this Necklace.
"This is a good item... but I have to come back to this after I take care of some other tasks. I've been trying to make a necklace that would constantly apply Yeon Hon Principle for Julie and for Senga, but it seems like Senga's situation is developing faster than I thought it would." Zen sighed as he walked away from Leo.
"Next... I need to evolve my skill called Muscularity." Zen opened up his skill list, and simply pressed a button that said "evolution."
Zen felt his muscles get denser as his skill evolved.
[Skill Gained!]
[Monarch's Body] (Lv MAX)
The user has the body of a Monarch and has an incredibly durable and strong body.
The body is sturdier.
"That's... a pretty great skill." Zen thought as he looked at his list for his next task.
"Now I should go to the Abyss Auction. I need to get an elemental summoning skill, some books over mana based skills, and possibly some blueprints for crafting different weapons."
Zen quickly made his way out of his I.D, after telling his soldiers that they were all doing a great job, and made his way to his computer.
He got onto the Abyss Auction and he could only grit his teeth as he saw men and women being sold on the site. He knew he could buy some, possibly even let them free, or have them under his protection, but he also knew how he had to focus, and that he had to care for himself before he cared for others.
"What elemental should I get first... what elemental would be the most useful..." Gamer's Mind took over, calming Zen down, causing him to focus on his task.
"I think I should get an air elemental first. Then possibly a metal one, to help with mining." Zen bought an air elemental summoning book, but hesitated on buying one for metal. "I can always come back for it, so I'll just try to grab some mana manipulation books..." Zen did exactly as he said he would, then he searched for blueprints for weapons.
"Blueprints for a Mythical Dagger?!" Zen couldn't help but yell in utter shock, before he quickly clicked onto the item.
He skimmed over it, absorbing all the information he needed.
"Need 5 legendary items... Will give the item for free if all items are found... This seems like a really good deal, for me." Zen hummed, before he was slightly surprised by a pop-up appearing.
[Quest for Mythical Dagger!]
A quest possible to accept on the Abyss Auction. If this quest is accepted, Winto Sung, the Korean branch manager of the Abyss Auction will come to meet the Gamer. You must be prepared.
Reward: Mythical Dagger, ?, Increased trust with the Abyss Auction.
Failure: Lost trust with Abyss Auction.
[Will you accept this quest?]
[Yes/No]
Zen looked for a moment, the system just told him to be prepared, and that worried Zen much more than anything else.
Zen hesitated for a single second, but that one second multiplied into ten, then twenty, then forty, and soon enough he waited for 15 minutes, and his mind couldn't do anything but hesitate.
He kept getting stuck when he realized the system was actually warning him, something that hadn't happened before.
Zen eventually just sighed, and checked his list of items to do. "I'll do it." Zen clicked yes, finalizing his decision.
[There is one week before Winto Sung comes to meet the Gamer. You must be at least level 70 for the best possible event.]
[167:59:57]
[Hours: Minutes: Seconds]
Zen sighed as he finalized his purchases on the Abyss Auction. He also made sure to get premium shipping, just to be safe.
"I can't believe I just dropped 2 million won." Zen rubbed his face, but then perked back up, hearing a sound. He looked towards his window, and saw a robot floating. He opened his window, and the robot came through, carrying Zen's books.
"Are you Zen Han, The Gamer?" The robot asked, seeming to scan Zen's face. "Uh yeah, I'm Zen." The robot suddenly dropped the books, and then left without another word.
"That's interesting, but anyways." Zen held his hand over all the books, a pop-up appearing.
[Would you like to learn these skill books?]
[Yes/No]
Zen clicked yes, and felt a huge flow of information go into his head, but before he read any of the notifications, he realized something.
"I need to be level 70?!" The Shadow Monarch yelled, the severity of the situation settling in. "That's pretty... bad." Zen knew it made sense, and even knew that it wouldn't be too hard, but the basic difficulty that the system was warning him of was more than just intimidating.
"Now, I should look at the new skills I obtained."
[Summon Elemental] (Lv 1)
The ability to gain any affinity in order to summon any elemental. The various summoning rituals have been learned by the user.
This skill's costs vary depending on what mana is being summoned.
[Lightning Mana Arrow] (Lv 1)
The user can use condensed energy that forms lightning. Only skilled users of energy can use this.
If a lightning elemental helps with this skill, it is fired off at a 50% faster rate.
50 mana per arrow.
[Elemental Wave] (Lv 1)
All different types of elemental energies can be combined with this attack. This skill can do more than just damage.
100 mana upon activation.
10 mana for every second it's kept active.
"Now, here's one of the more interesting finds..." Zen remembered looking at the page with an odd curiosity bubbling up inside of him.
"Ancient text... Unreadable... Dragon..." Zen looked a little deeper, and found out that there was this skill book that was obtained from a dungeon, but absolutely no one understood how or why.
Monsters showed no true sign of intelligence, so reading would be beyond impossible for them, but this book was a mystery.
This book was found relatively early in the lifecycle of dungeons, which only appeared 15 years ago, and it had since become a myth.
Zen though, held the almost legendary book in his hand, and his eyes widened as he day a prompt appear, honestly not expecting one.
"I know that theories can't be absorbed by my ability, but this must be something very... very different."
[Would you like to learn the skill "Basic Principles of the Yongui Gil Clan?"]
[Yes/No]
Zen clicked yes, only for an even more surprising notification to appear.
[250 Strength, 200 Agility, and 200 Intelligence required.]
"Status." Zen called out, his page with so much different information coming up.
[Name: Zen Han]
[Level: 58]
[Job: Shadow Monarch]
[Fatigue: 0]
[Title: Wolf Slayer]
[HP: 25000]
[MP: 15000]
[Strength: 215]
[Vitality: 180]
[Agility: 160]
[Intelligence: 190]
[Sense: 183]
[Wisdom: 150]
[Luck: 120]
[Remaining Points: 100]
Skills:
Passive Skills:
Gamer's Body (Lv Max)
Gamer's Spirit (Lv Max)
Monarch's Body (Lv Max)
Sword Mastery (Lv 4)
Cheon Bu Skills (Lv 1)
Physical Damage Reduction (Lv 10)
Perserverance (Lv 4)
Mana Affinity (Lv Max)
Mana Control (Lv Max)
Harem Skill (Lv 2)
Magician's Aura (Lv Max)
Sorcerer's Crafting (Lv 1)
Quick Mage (Lv 1)
Sense Bloodlust (Lv 1)
Active Skills:
Manufacturing (Lv 98)
Sprint (Lv 5)
Observe (Lv 10)
Negator (Lv 3)
Spinning Mana Arrow (Lv 8)
Stealth (Lv 3)
Vital Hit (Lv 7)
Hollowfication (Lv 4)
Dominator's Will (Lv 2)
Summon Elemental (Lv Max)
Lightning Mana Arrow (Lv 1)
Elemental Wave (Lv 1)
Mana Shield (Lv 1)
Extra Skill Slot:
Mana Attack (Lv 8)
Yeon Hon Principle (Lv 34)
Bloodlust (Lv 1)
Open I.D. (Lv 5)
Escape I.D. (Lv 5)
Class Specific Skills:
Shadow Extraction (Lv 2)
Save Shadow (Lv 2)
Shadow Evolution (Lv 1)
Shadow Bond (Lv 1)
Shadow Contract (Lv 1)
High Ranked Shadows:
[Gon Freecs]
[Level 20]
[Rank: Knight]
[Killua Zoldyck]
[Level 20]
[Rank: Knight]
[Annie Leonhart]
[Level 1]
[Rank: Elite Knight]
[Erza Scarlet]
[Level 24]
[Rank: Knight]
[Minato Namikaze]
[Level 24]
[Rank: Knight]
[Leonardo Watch]
[Level 29]
[Rank: Support Knight]
[Orihime Inoue]
[Level 27]
[Rank: Support Knight]
[Kenpachi Zaraki]
[Level 25]
[Rank: Knight]
[Igris]
[Level 25]
[Rank: Knight]
[Baruka]
[Level 1]
[Rank: Elite Knight]
[Steel]
[Level: 10]
[Rank: Knight]
"I can do this right now... but I'll wait. I need to ask Seonil about this book before I just absorb it." Zen sighed, rubbing his head as yet another situation became more and more confusing for him.
[To-Do list!]
Check out some Instant Dungeons
Form bonds with Elementals
Check up on Seonil
Check up on Senga Han
Check up on Sengon Han
"While I wanted to check out some Instant Dungeons, because I haven't made the ones for training in a while, I can't right now. I need to check with Seonil now about this book, and the next time I get some down time I'll try to check them out again."
