Chapter 158
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 158
Chapter Title: James Marcus Appears in Edenhark!
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James Marcus had appeared in Edenhark!
The news spread through the world chat, drawing countless players flocking to Edenhark.
Just to catch a glimpse of him.
"Heading to the Warrior's City?"
"Let's follow!"
As expected of a global superstar, a massive crowd trailed behind him.
"Ah... My level's too low. Can't go."
"Damn it!"
"Still, seeing him from afar is good enough."
Plenty of low-level players dropped off.
But those over level 201 kept chasing James's heels.
What a pain.
James Marcus frowned.
Ever since becoming a pro gamer superstar, crowds like this followed him everywhere.
There were hardly any in high-level zones, but places like Edenhark or the Warrior's City with lower level caps drew way too many.
The biggest issue? He couldn't outright show his annoyance.
"Haha, it's dangerous, so please don't crowd too much."
"Oh my god! James is worried about us!"
"Jackpot!"
He'd phrased it deliberately, but they didn't get itinstead, they were thrilled just that he'd spoken to them.
They don't get it.
James Marcus decided to ignore them.
He arrived at the Warrior's City.
And headed straight for the rocky mountain.
"Rocky mountain?"
"Why here?"
"What's there?"
The players were curious but couldn't follow James Marcus anymore.
He was scaling the near-vertical cliff face with his bare hands.
They could only watch in awe as he climbed effortlessly.
Ignoring them, James Marcus picked up speed and ascended the rocky mountain rapidly.
The Warrior's Heart has to be somewhere around here.
His hunch was spot on.
After climbing a ways, he spotted a small hole.
There it is.
James Marcus's eyes gleamed as he accelerated.
He reached the cave.
Stepping inside, he soon found a tattered mat and shattered pottery on top of it.
"A relic."
He knew instantly what the MVP hint pointed to.
The corners of James Marcus's mouth curved up wide.
"A hint for MVP? Gotta be Legendary grade, right?"
He currently equipped three relics.
His 5th job change had raised the equip limit to three.
All of them Unique grade.
He wanted to upgrade their grades but hadn't had the chancestill stuck with Uniques.
A Legendary relic would boost his specs even further.
James Marcus reached for the pottery.
But touching it yielded no response.
"What?"
Confusion spread across James Marcus's face.
Whisperzl12 - Hoon: What're you up to right now?
Jeong Hoon had just left the exchange when a whisper from Ha-jin came in.
WhisperHoon - zl12: At the exchange?
Whisperzl12 - Hoon: Exchange? Why there?
WhisperHoon - zl12: Buying some relics.
Whisperzl12 - Hoon: Whoa... You must be loaded?
VIP coin users had that rep.
Why drop billions when a little time investment gets you full strength? Most players didn't get it.
Jeong Hoon had been the same before regression, but now time mattered more than moneyno regrets.
WhisperHoon - zl12: Anyway, what's up? Hit 201 already?
Whisperzl12 - Hoon: Nah... Not yet.
WhisperHoon - zl12: Then what?
Whisperzl12 - Hoon: Saw on world chat James Marcus is heading to Warrior's City? You know James Marcus?
WhisperHoon - zl12: Who doesn't?
Global superstar.
Top Warrior rank worldwidewho didn't know him?
James Marcus coming to Warrior's City meant relic hunting.
Faster than expected...?
Normally, it'd be discovered later.
Whisperzl12 - Hoon: Anyway, huge news, right? World chat says he hit Edenhark first, then Warrior's City.
World chat had servers too.
James was on America server.
His superstar status had Korea buzzing.
Ah, I get why it's earlier.
Jeong Hoon had passed through Origin Village to Edenhark.
Met Yorden there, created Anima.
Yorden became a town celeb for finding the evolution stone vein.
Someone must've recommended him.
"Almost screwed up if I'd been a bit late?"
But what now?
I already snagged the Legendary relic.
Jeong Hoon grinned.
WhisperHoon - zl12: Same server, we might've bumped into him.
Whisperzl12 - Hoon: Yeah. Wanna see him up close, but no dice.
WhisperHoon - zl12: Anyway, how's leveling?
Whisperzl12 - Hoon: Grinding hard.
WhisperHoon - zl12: Lol, give it your all.
Whisperzl12 - Hoon: Ok
WhisperHoon - zl12: Gonna film some content first.
Whisperzl12 - Hoon: Ha... Gotta hit 201 and move on soon.
WhisperHoon - zl12: I'll be waiting. Hurry up.
Jeong Hoon closed whispers.
He seems in a good mood?
As Anima said, Jeong Hoon's smile stretched ear to ear.
"Yeah."
Unlike before regression, no relic to boost James Marcus's specs.
Jeong Hoon, meanwhile, had even better options now.
Clear obstacles to end this damn game sooner.
Immortal Bond: Oath of Battle
- Type: Relic
- Grade: Legendary
- Special Ability (1): Customizable
- Special Ability (2): Customizable
- Remaining Reinforcements: 10
Now to reinforce this relic.
First.
Jeong Hoon set its abilities.
For the next plans.
Set Special Ability (1)?
Ability randomized. Resettable if undesired.
Reset costs '10 Gold'.
10 Gold per reset.
100,000 won in real money.
'Money pit' like this, huh.
Unlike Unique, Legendary relics required manual ability setting.
Jeong Hoon hit set.
'Attack Power 50'
Black text: Attack Power 50.
...Didn't expect much at first.
Decent, but not what he wanted.
Jeong Hoon spent 10 Gold to reset.
'Defense 10'
Yellow text: Defense 10.
Higher value changed color.
Still no.
Another 10 Gold.
'Berserker'
Red text: Berserker.
"Oh! Berserker?"
James Marcus's go-to.
He swapped others but kept this faithfully.
Berserker
-Type: Passive
-Grade: Legendary
-Upon dealingtaking certain damage: Attack Power x1.2 for 180s
-Upon dealingtaking certain damage: Defense x1.2 for 180s
-Upon dealingtaking certain damage: All skill damage 5 for 180s
-Cooldown: 600s
Passive auto-triggers on damage dealttaken.
Nothing cheats like a skill on a relic.
Skills possible from Unique up.
But not this powerful.
Legendary vs Unique: sky and earth.
Set Special Ability (2)?
Ability randomized. Resettable if undesired.
Reset costs '10 Gold'.
Set the second one too.
'Attack Power 7'
Perfect. This'll do.
Slot 1 could get skills, slot 2 couldn't.
Ideal: skill in 1, tweak 2 as needed.
Attack applied to basics toono-skill attacksso stop here.
Settings done?
"Yeah. Just reinforce now."
Reinforcing was simple.
No enchanter neededselect relic, hit bottom-right reinforce icon.
Select material for reinforcement.
Jeong Hoon picked an old relic from coin shop.
Attempt reinforcement?
Success rate: 100
Same-level material: 100.
Jeong Hoon reinforced.
Light burst from relic, then faded.
Reinforcement successful.
He did all 9 remaining.
Psst
Capsule door opened. Jeong Hoon stepped out.
Smile plastered on his face.
Done. Full reinforcement complete.
First Free City plan success. Now wait for Mukho restoration.
"Move once Mukho's restored."
New World inching toward realityno long breaks.
3rd Chaos. That's when the count starts.
Time till 3rd Chaos.
Finish plans by then.
Rest body first.
Jeong Hoon's body still average adult male.
Rest to push next plans.
In living room, mother reading.
"Huh? Son, early today?"
Lee Na-yeon set book down at his entrance.
"Yeah. Taking a break."
"I see."
"How about you, Mom? Seen the Grand Tower?"
Tower Master appeared early, invited her as disciplesmitten by talent.
Favoritism for sure.
"Yeah. Hit 150 already."
"That fast...?"
Growing faster than imagined.
"Yeah. Quests level you up quick."
Might catch Ha-jin, Kim Bong-gu soon?
Not just that.
As expected, Tower Master taught skills, granted titlesfull support for her growth.
At this rate, Mom hits 3rd job soon?
Jeong Hoon smiled.
"No plans today?"
"Came out on purpose. Body's stiff after all day."
Long capsule sits aren't easy.
"Wanna eat out for once? Sashimi house?"
"Sounds great!"
"Reserving now!"
Jeong Hoon booked a pricey sashimi spot nearby she loved.