Chapter 134
Translator: uly
Chapter: 134
Chapter Title: Legendary Duplicate Data
MMORPGs have plenty of important elements.
But above all else, the most emphasized one was items.
Equipment items.
Consumables.
Materials.
And even sub-items.
They could be seen as essential factors that determined a user's overall abilities.
Talent?
Of course, it mattered.
Naturally, having it was better.
But there were limits to relying on it alone.
In the end, victory and defeat came down to four key criteria.
Level, class, skills, and items.
How high your level was.
How good your class was.
What skills and items you possessed.
Those were what ultimately separated the strong from the weak in the game.
Agas.
Even though it was built on virtual reality, Agas was still a game at its core.
In other words, no matter how talented you were, you couldn't ignore the game's systems themselves.
The Ten Emperors proved that.
The current top 30 powerhouses in the rankings.
Even they filled their shortcomings with those three elements.
Especially high levels and top-grade items made even the mighty Luke hesitate to approach.
Those two were issues on a completely different level from talent.
That's what Luke had ultimately failed to overcome.
He had nothing but his PK talent.
And he had rotten luck with the game itself.
Luck-based trash game.
Item-luck trash game.
Those weren't empty phrases.
Levels were one thing, but top-grade items weren't something you could just get with desire alone.
They weren't parts you could cover with talent or effort.
Luke, who had felt that wall firsthand, knew it better than anyone.
'I felt it the most when facing that guy.'
Comprehensive ranking 3rd.
Mage class 1st.
The first in Agas to acquire a Legendary grade item.
And the one who left behind that nonsense: "Once you hit it, you can't fail at anything."
Luke could never forget that man.
'No, seriously, I just killed one mob, and the loot flashed gold like crazy.'
The pinnacle of luck, as if he'd saved a nation in a past life.
The man who personally proved Agas was a luck-based trash game.
He usually spouted unlucky crap that made everyone dislike him, but right now, his words rang truer than ever.
'Gold.'
Unique?
No.
Heroic?
Not that either.
What floated before his eyes now were ranks even higher.
His heart pounded.
A Legendary grade, never publicly revealed anywhere in the world, was now prominently displayed in the Scout window.
Dozens of them, no less.
Even the ever-calm Luke couldn't hide his excitement now.
Gulp!
The sight was so surreal it made him question reality for a moment.
But the Scout window before him was real.
'No need for appraisal, it seems...'
However, due to the grade, the steal probability was fixed at 0%, unchanging.
And these suspicious item names.
Every single one prefixed with "Duplicate Data."
'Duplicate data means not the real thing?'
Fakes replicated from originals.
That seemed more likely.
Of course, their grade was still Legendary.
And that wasn't the only issue.
Two immediate questions arose.
Why did such items exist, and why was Administrator Ferril carrying them?
'Well, if I had to guess, developer oversight... something like that?'
It was a mistake seen occasionally in games before Agas.
Developers or operators forgetting data placed on NPCs or in certain spaces.
Players stumbling upon it by chance, exposing the data externally—but Agas had never had such an incident.
The game was too well-designed.
'Well, with the Great Thief class, maybe not entirely.'
The duplicate data in Ferril's inventory was proof.
'Am I the first?'
To discover developer-abandoned data.
If his guess was right, yes.
Luke scanned the items with trembling eyes.
His mouth watered involuntarily.
If he could just steal these, nothing could be better.
But as things stood, they were a mirage.
'Even duplicates—if the performance matches... no, even a third of it!'
Jackpot.
'If only the probability would budge...'
You never know.
Maybe during Scout, it could change.
Clinging to that slim chance, Luke glanced around.
Current location: Administrator Ferril's room.
Only Ferril and himself inside.
No other gazes.
And the Scout target, Ferril, had her back turned conveniently.
The perfect chance to alter probability.
The high grade made it tough, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
As long as he wasn't caught, all good.
A few Scout attempts wouldn't cause disaster.
'If it were detectable, it would've been at the first Scout.'
But it wasn't.
She was distracted elsewhere even now.
So, attempt probability shift before she turned.
'If not, find another way or give up clean...'
With that thought, Luke Scouted again.
Repeating Scout multiple times was basic.
Shh.
Cautiously shifting position.
Adjusting angles just in case.
But the probability didn't budge an inch.
Even tweaking distance later—still 0% on the duplicates.
No sign of change, no matter what.
Luke despaired at the fact.
Legendaries right there, and he could only stare.
Nothing more agonizing.
'Ahh, my Legendaries...'
So close, just a stretch away.
But that damned probability prevented even trying.
Why? One failure, and it was over.
This was his first Legendary.
Unknown how much probability dropped per failure.
Fixed at 0%—inevitable frustration.
At that point, Luke had to admit it.
No more methods.
Attempting Steal here was near-suicide.
No benefit in getting caught stealing by Ferril.
So, give up clean.
'Ugh, goodbye. Legendaries...'
Luke swallowed tears, deciding to let the Legendaries go gracefully.
Couldn't steal them anyway.
He was about to cancel the prolonged Scout.
The Scout window, open for quite a while.
The scroll that had only shown duplicate Legendaries expanded one more slot.
Luke jolted, checking the new item.
Pretty high probability.
Unfortunately, not Legendary.
'But...'
What caught his attention was the item name.
'What the hell is this?'
A moment later.
Ferril, rummaging through the room corner, lit up.
"Found it!"
Iron Mask.
She'd finally found the reward for Luke.
Only then did Ferril whip her head toward the waiting Luke.
"Iron Mask, you can be happy now. I've finally found the special reward for you... Huh?"
"Hm!"
Something was off.
Serious eyes.
In that short time, had something happened? He stared down, deep in thought.
Ferril eyed him curiously.
"What're you doing?"
"Nothing."
Just looking at his inventory.
No need to explain.
He hadn't planned to anyway.
Luke closed the inventory window and faced Ferril.
How good was this reward to make her rummage so long?
Luke eyed her hand curiously.
Several scrolls clutched in her small hand.
'Scrolls of Enlightenment... nah, doesn't seem like it.'
Various scrolls fluttering in her grasp.
No item info displayed.
Wouldn't know until he received them.
"What do you think? Jackpot, right?"
"What's that?"
"Hehe, not telling."
"...What?"
Luke's cold gaze pierced her.
Ferril's playful smile vanished instantly.
"J-Joking!"
"Better hand over the reward before I split your skull in two."
"Eek, got it!"
She was an NPC attacks couldn't faze anyway.
But the threat worked; reward messages popped up promptly.
First to slay Battlefield Ruler Uruta!
The messages grew longer.
Final rewards based on battlefield feats.
'Wonder what the new record reward is.'
Partner Kenny probably got score-based rewards too.
But personal feats calculated separately.
Countless elephants.
And Boss Uruta.
His rewards dwarfed Kenny's.
Luke waited expectantly.
A sight that would drop jaws.
But Luke stayed utterly calm.
'Not bad.'
He'd expected as much.
The real prizes came after.
'Holy moly.'
Eyes widened.
Endless rewards pouring in.
All hard to get even in mid-tier zones.
Especially the Large Treasure Chest.
Gold-trimmed, just like in that hidden dungeon before.
That time it was a mimic monster in disguise, but now different.
No mimics in battlefield rewards.
'Real large chest!'
Minimum Rare guaranteed.
Now in his hands.
Eyes gleaming.
But rewards weren't over.
Administrator Ferril.
Scrolls fluttering in her hand.
'...So those are extra rewards?'
Heart racing.
Ferril grinned, placing the scrolls before him.
Ten in total.
"Hehe, and these are extra rewards only for the record-breaker. Hidden skillbooks!"
"...!"
Hidden skillbooks!
What were those?
Hidden skills per class.
Randomly granting those skillbooks.
Value: at least ten million each.
Extra rewards like that.
'Ahh, my day has finally come!'
Moment of ecstasy.
But Ferril doused it midway.
"Now, pick one!"