Artifact-Devouring Player Chapter 37

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“Rich Ring”

■ Artifact Grade: Platinum

■ Artifact Introduction: This is a ring favored by Archlich. It is an essential tool for implementing the Swamp of Silence magic.

The silent aura contained in the ring seeks to consume all the light and warmth of the world.

■ Mana +25

■ Special Effects – Silence

“Let’s eat it. It’s better to eat it and apply it somewhere than to wear it as an artifact.”

Mana synchronization was done immediately.

The food that was symbolized was, strangely enough, a glass of red wine. It was the simplest meal I’ve ever had.

Gulp- gulp-.

As he emptied the wine in one gulp, everything about Richie Ring was absorbed into Sang-Hyeon.

First, 40% was applied according to the absorption rate formula, so mana increased by 10 in one go.

And just as we did with lightweighting in the past, a variety of combination options are now available.

“The time it takes to cause silence is 0.45 seconds… … It’s okay. As long as I can interrupt the skill once, that’s fine.”

The duration of the absorbed silence effect has been confirmed to be 0.45 seconds.

It may feel like time is a bit short right now, but I am not impatient because I can grow it as much as I want in the future by strengthening my skills.

“Combined with basic attacks.”

I chose the most active number.

It was used much more often than the swordsmanship skill, and was practically the basis for the basic attack.

Even when fighting boss or mid-boss monsters, the ratio of skills to basic attacks should be at least 1 to 5.

That is, the basic attack has such a high specific gravity that it is meaningless to compare.

[A new condition needs to be added to apply the absorbed silence effect to basic attacks.]

[You must spend 1 mana on each basic attack to activate the silence effect.]

“This is crazy.”

It was crazy in two senses.

Being able to apply silence to basic attacks is crazy because it makes variable creation easier.

Consuming 1 mana each time means that a monster that really eats mana has appeared.

The effect is certain, but it is not free.

It is common that after eating it, no separate cost is required for the effect.

Silence seemed to fall into the category of exceptions rather than the norm, which meant it was fraudulent.

“I will do it.”

The merger was carried out immediately.

You can also raise your mana stat.

Besides, didn’t the title I just obtained increase my mana significantly? With the mana recovery here, there were plenty of ways to recover it.

Sang-Hyeon confirmed the title.

【The End of Twisted Desire】

■ Title Grade: B

■ Title Introduction: The flawed research of a once pure wizard eventually led him to the power of darkness.

But even in a fate twisted into darkness, his pure passion survived.

You have gained the power of mana left behind by Archlich before he died.

■ Mana +150

“The C-class and B-class titles feel so different. The scale of the stat increases is on a whole other level.”

Sang-Hyeon stuck out his tongue.

Mana 150.

Comparing by level is meaningless, and even if you look at it as an artifact, it is a value that is at least equivalent to a unique grade.

I was wondering why the title was given as B-class. At this level, it would have been okay to call it A-class or S-class.

Mana 231. This is an unbelievably high number.

If you are a magic player, you have to pass level 100 to achieve this. Even in a profession where the main stat is mana.

Sang-Hyeon’s joy did not end there. Arkrich left behind another necklace as loot.

“Telekinesis Necklace”

■ Artifact Grade: Gold

■ Artifact Introduction: You can summon one object designated on the necklace with telekinesis.

However, objects weighing over 200 kg cannot be summoned using telekinesis even if designated.

And depending on the weight of the target, the summoning speed will differ, so the lighter it is, the faster it is.

“It’s telekinesis. I guess it’s specialized for throwing a greatsword and then retrieving it?”

My interest was piqued.

It was a great ability for Sang-Hyeon, who often threw longswords or swords for strategic reasons.

I’ve seen many magic players use it in the past, but I’ve never seen Sang-Hyeon use it himself.

Without even looking, the synchronization took place right away and the meal was over in a flash. The food was accompanied by white wine.

Judging from the fact that only wine was served, it seemed like the wizard had loved wine a lot in his lifetime. Good wine is truly an irresistible temptation.

Sang-Hyeon looked at the increased mana, the silence effect of basic attacks, and telekinesis with a proud expression.

[Telekinesis – Greatsword of Fighting Spirit]

And the target for implementing telekinesis was the main weapon, the Greatsword of Fighting Spirit.

Now, even if he strays from his master, he can be brought back just by thinking of him.

“Phew.”

Fatigue that doesn’t go away easily.

Sang-Hyeon lay down on the cold dirt floor. The aftereffects of psychedelics were certainly undeniable.

[The Gladiator of Blood and Sand praises your bravery in the Dungeon Arena as an honor that cannot be exchanged for anything.]

[The Sun King emphasizes that you, the hidden gem, need a sponsor who can provide you with appropriate compensation and consideration.]

[The great Mongol conqueror is deeply impressed by your belligerence.]

[The Goddess of Luck is very proud, saying that she is that player’s soul mate.]

“Are the Emperors interested? Nice to meet you. Is there anyone who has a close connection with the Shinjwa?”

[The Sun King shouts that if he is about to become a god, what meaning does a divine throne have?]

[Even the great Mongol conqueror emphasized that the divine throne was a fictitious entity and that there was no need to indulge in such delusions.]

“Where do you all get your medicine?”

Sang-Hyeon made a dumbfounded expression.

Of course, currently, almost 99.999% of players are not even aware of the existence of the God Seat.

Those few who know, those chosen by the divine throne, naturally keep their mouths shut and remain silent.

Because of this, there are often cases where people are scammed by the constellations even though they have enough potential to make a contract with them.

In any case, making a contract with a player whose rank is expected to rise increases the possibility of that constellation rising in rank.

In fact, there were quite a few cases where the rank of a deity was raised from a constellation to become a deity.

[The goddess of fortune says she found a model student in the empty seat of the dimensional dungeon.]

[It is said that the model student of the waiting room was a being below the standard of a constellation who did not even have the qualifications to be a constellation.]

“A slum… … So, if it’s a slum, isn’t it a place where people of the lowest status among the constellations live together?”

[He says he doesn’t know why the goddess of fortune would be interested in a constellation that can’t even take care of its own life.]

[The King of Shinsung says that he had seen the model student of Daegimanseong before, but that he was a madman obsessed with the dimensional group’s doomsday theory.]

“Apocalypse?”

[The Holy King emphasizes that if he wants to hear more, he should make a contract with him.]

“… … .”

Sang-Hyeon was speechless.

It was an interesting story, but not worth sacrificing a contract for.

“Okay, I understand. Thank you. And I appreciate the attention of the other constellations as well.”

Sang-Hyeon greeted him politely.

If they are not disqualified constellations, their attention is worthy of honor.

“I’ll just rest for 30 minutes and then go out.”

Sang-Hyeon really laid down properly. Right now, he desperately wanted to sleep, regardless of the position or environment.

* * *

Sang-Hyeon, who came out of the Silent Ground Dungeon, immediately sent out the porters, and a quick recovery was made.

Since it was an undead-focused dungeon, there were no expensive byproducts.

But even so, after scraping everything together and disposing of it, and even paying all the porters’ allowances, I made a profit of 300 million won.

On the way back home in the car, Sang-Hyeon looked at the amount on his balance and became lost in thought.

“3.9 billion… … .”

3.9 billion. In my previous life, it was money I had saved up when I was almost 50.

That was also a time when inflation of cash value was severe, so its value did not match the current 3.9 billion.

To raise this amount of money in a month, your level would have to be at least five or six times higher than it is now.

This is also a story about a tight dungeon raid with a small number of players and good luck with artifacts.

But it wasn’t that difficult for Sang-Hyeon to do it alone.

If making money is this easy, I’d like to go back again and again! Isn’t that the taste of capitalism?

“I need to level up a bit more.”

There was something I felt was lacking while fighting the Death Knight and Archlich.

Even though it is said that there is no shortage of linking and applying swordsmanship skills and utilizing abnormal status effects.

The stats themselves definitely felt lacking. They felt sluggish and difficult to keep up with.

Of course, this was a problem that arose because Sang-Hyeon was conquering a place that was much higher than his level, and that too on his own.

This is a concern that players who only go to dungeons that fit their ‘level’ and focus on team play won’t have to worry about at all.

However, Sang-Hyeon had been running steadily while looking up, so he had no intention of looking down.

And there were plenty of ways to grow.

Now that you have enough money, you can start eating decent artifacts to raise your stats.

The process of purchasing artifacts with money does not require you to risk your life or take risks like in a dungeon.

All you need is the will to spend money and an eye for finding good artifacts.

“This time, I’ve raised the mana stat significantly, so exclude it from the priority list. It’s better to raise evasion and defense at the same time, so the investment cost is higher.”

Sang-Hyeon began the task of finding important elements through elimination.

“I’d better raise my agility. There have been more than a few times in this entire battle where I’ve felt a lack of mobility.”

There was a strong desire for the agility stat.

Since it is an inspection based on close-range attacks, it is sensitive to reaction and movement speed.

Moreover, the psychedelic skill was also the skill with the best synergy with the agility stat.

The first reason Do Kyung Soo is called the Sword Ghost is because he becomes completely invisible when he uses his psychedelic skills.

The movement speed was so fast that it was difficult to even chase the afterimages. The basis for this was the agility stat.

“With 3.9 billion, I could probably buy 3 or 4 Platinum-grade artifacts. But I don’t want to waste just stats, so I need to find artifacts with unique options… … .”

I remembered when I got the lightweight option before.

An artifact that Jo Jang Yoon Dae-kyung gave up to Sang-hyeon after seeing the ridiculous level of mana consumption due to lightweighting.

To anyone who looked at it, it was just trash with no merit, but to Sang-Hyeon, it was an artifact more precious than anything else.

This is because the weight absorbed into the body was reborn in a form that did not consume any mana at all.

Sang-Hyeon planned to target artifacts with such options during this artifact shopping trip as well.

“Shall we go to Hyunjeong Market?”

A good market came to mind.

It was an offline open market created by player Han Hyeon-jeong, who purchased the entire 9-story building in Myeongdong Station to create a player-only market.

It seemed like it was time to go artifact hunting.

It’s time to go find my own hidden treasure, which may be trash to others but gold to me.