Chapter 184.

Spartan ended up staying with Boss .

…I, Kim Hajin, allowed it as his owner . I told him to liven her up as a good pet often would .

“Huu . ”

Spartan had already followed her into her bedroom .

Currently, I was staring at items I’ve been too busy to deal with .

First was the special consolidation ticket I got from killing Jin Sahyuk .

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[Special Consolidation Ticket]

—A consolidation ticket formed from a special Gift .

—By using this ticket, you can strengthen a Gift, piece of equipment, Physique, or Art .

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This ‘ticket’ existed in my smartwatch rather than my inventory .

Next, I took out the three items I obtained today .

[Trait Recovery Coupon]

[Orb of Regeneration]

[Mystic Key]

Finally, I checked the amount of SP I currently had .

[Current SP: 4,483]

I had about 4,200SP this morning . I had earned almost 300SP in a single day, likely because I was making a name for myself on a huge stage .

In any case, I only needed a little more until I could create a good Gift .

“For now… . ”

I decided to use the special consolidation ticket .

The Gift I wanted to strengthen was obviously ‘Master Sharpshooter’ .

There was no need to hesitate, but before I used the ticket, I opened my status window and checked its current level .

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▷「Master Sharpshooter」 [Intermediate-rank] [Spirit attribute] [Evolving — Grade 4] [Proficiency EXP 95%]

◇「Master Sharpshooter」 [Intermediate-rank] [Spirit attribute] [Evolving — Grade 6] [Proficiency EXP 86%]

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The first line was the real-world version, and the second line was the Tower version .

As you can see, the ‘restricted’ version was quickly catching up to the real one .

Inside the Tower of Wish, stats and proficiency EXP went up quicker . As a result, Players would regain their real abilities around the 9th floor .

But well, that was a story for another time .

I tapped on the special consolidation ticket in my smartwatch .

[You used the special consolidation ticket . ]

[Gift ‘Master Sharpshooter’ increases in power . ]

[Gift ‘Master Sharpshooter’ increases in potential . ]

“…Hm . ”

The ticket didn’t add anything special and only strengthened the Gift’s fundamental effects .

I decided to hold onto the other special consolidation ticket I had . I still wasn’t sure whether I should use it on the Desert Eagle or another Gift .

The important thing was this .

[Trait Recovery Coupon]

The biggest gain from today was the Trait Recovery Coupon, which would let me recover one of my three remaining Traits .

▷「Random Consolidation System」 [Low-intermediate rank] [Spirit attribute] [3-stage consolidation]

▷「Magic Dysfunction Physique」

▷「Medicinal Memory Physique」

Which one of these three should I choose?

I needed to think about this carefully . Recovering a Trait didn’t mean a simple boost in battle prowess . Just like how ‘Dexterity’ evolved to ‘Dwarf’s Dexterity’, another fortuitous event could happen .

I pondered .

Should I choose the Medicinal Memory Physique like I originally planned?

“No . ”

If I were to choose the Medicinal Memory Physique, I would have chosen the Orb of Regeneration for nothing .

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[Orb of Regeneration] [Magic Artifact]

—An orb with the power of regeneration .

○Evolving Item – EXP 「0/100」

○Lv . 1 ???

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A ping-pong ball-sized orb that glowed green .

It didn’t have a level, and the only effect is had was ‘○Lv . 1 ???’ . However, I could check the item’s description with my smartwatch .

○Lv . 1 Recovery and Regeneration

Its sole effect looked wide-ranged even at first glance .

Like the saying went, simplicity was sometimes best . Not even I knew how wide-ranging ‘recovery and regeneration’ was .

If I brought this item out to the real world and let it grow, I could, in theory, become half-invincible .

“And this key… . ”

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[Mystic key] [Magic Artifact]

—A mystical key .

○Evolving Item – EXP 「0/100」

○Lv . 2 Unlocking

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It had the same size as an ordinary key, but it looked a bit special .

It was hard to tell whether it was solid or liquid, and the way its surface gave off a blue glow made it look like a key from a fairytale .

This mystical key would also have an increasingly wide range of uses as it grew . Not only would it have an unlocking function, but it would also gain offensive and defensive uses .

“Alright . ”

As such, I came to a decision .

Rather than the Medicinal Memory Physique, I decided to go with the Trait that would let me use the items I had more efficiently .

[Random Consolidation System]

In a way, the choice was obvious .

“Come . ”

I murmured as I tore the ticket in half .

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[Choose the Trait you wish to recover . ]

○「Random Consolidation System」

○「Magic Dysfunction Physique」

○「Medicinal Memory Physique」

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In an instant, system messages popped up in front of me .

Three Traits I had lived without for a long time . Of these three, I grabbed the ‘Random Consolidation System’ .

[You recovered a Trait!]

「Random Consolidation System」 [Low-rank] [Spirit attribute]

For obvious reasons, its power was restricted . I could still scan up to five items, but the consolidation percentage dropped from [0~54%] to [-10%~30%] .

However, I was more than satisfied with it .

30% was more than enough to make a significant difference .

[You acquired a new Trait . ]

I smiled as I held up the Orb of Regeneration . Then, I murmured happily .

“Scan . ”

The number engraved on the orb was… 24% .

My luck still seemed to be working well .

Piring—

While I was being content with myself, someone sent me a message .

CaptainBritain: 「Hajin-ssi, have you seen the Community? Something huge happened at the palace today . 」

The sender was CaptainBritain, or in other words, Rachel .

“Oh right . ”

I suddenly remembered something .

I vaguely recalled seeing Rachel among the 100 people in the palace . I didn’t get a good look at her because she was sitting among the Gold-ranks .

Thinking about it now, it wouldn’t make sense if she weren’t there since the English Royal Court guild should have made huge achievements as well .

I smiled as I wrote back .

「Something huge?」

CaptainBritain: 「Yes, take a look at the public forum . Ah, by the way, why weren’t you at the palace?」

「Oh, um… I didn’t make enough contributions . I went back to Earth and only came back recently, haha . 」

CaptainBritain: 「Ah, I see . That’s okay, don’t worry about it too much . I can help you . I was rank 33 this time . 🙂 」

I took a look at the public forum like Rachel wanted .

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「Public Forum」

[Holy jesus, Aileen and Rank 1 got into a fight in Medea’s palace . ]

—I was there and saw it myself, hehe .

—For real??

ㄴ Yep, apparently they got super strong . In the end, it looks like your talent determines where you’ll end up in the Tower of Wish .

ㄴ Nah, it’s all skills . Better go grind the ones you have (if any, hehe) .

[Anybody want to release the footage from the palace?]

—You can record videos here?

ㄴ Yeah, you just have to buy an item from the Player Shop . I think it was called the One-use Recorder .

—Someone’s selling the video . I already bought it and saw it .

ㄴ How much did you pay?

ㄴ 50TP . It was pretty intense . Rank 1 and Aileen were exchanging magic power . I would have fainted if I was caught between it .

ㄴ Damn, I want to see it too . Can you share it with me?

[Second wave of Essence of the Strait members, please leave your name here . ]

—Essence of the Strait’s Yohei . I have arrived .

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“… . ”

Over 300 posts were uploaded to the public forum every day, and over half of them were about me . Not to mention, it was quite a bit exaggerated .

But well, I didn’t have any complaints .

I stared at my smartwatch .

[You gain 1SP . ]

[You gain 2SP . ]

[You gain 1SP . ]

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So this was the reason that my SP was still going up…

If it was ever revealed that I was Rank 1, I would probably gain an astronomical amount of SP in exchange for having my life turned upside down .

“…I don’t even want to think about it . ”

Tiring—

I received another message .

CaptainBritain: 「Also, the English Royal Court guild got close to Prestige’s Riry Shop . If there is a potion or an equipment you want, feel free to tell me…」

This was actually my doing . I’d told Henry and Kiri to make items cheaper for Rachel .

「How? I heard the owner there is strict . 」

I replied, pretending to be oblivious .

CaptainBritain: 「Ah… well (≧∀≦) It’s a bit embarrassing to say this myself, but it looks like the English Royal Court is fairly influential with them . While other guilds were busy conquering the 4~5th floors, we were focusing on working in Prestige . ^ . ^」

Rachel has been especially lively lately .

Most likely, it was because she was genuinely enjoying the Tower of Wish . Here, she was free from the burden known as ‘England’ and the ever-present threat of Lancaster .

CaptainBritain: 「Oh right, we bought a plot of land too and crops started to grow on it . (๑>ᴗ