The World Turned into a Game After I Woke up Chapter 268

Published at 17th of February 2019 10:25:05 PM Chapter 268: 268
Translator: HunterW Editor: RED ==[Haha! Nice! But doesn't this pretty much mean I'll succeed every time? I don't even need to wait for Fated Crossroads . ]== ==[Fated Crossroads has now deactivated . Fated Crossroads will be on cooldown for the next 147 days . ]== The me inside the video was grinning from ear to ear . That was enough for me . The cooldown was a lot longer than the last, but I didn't care about that . Upgrading my Harrier to Rank 10 was more important . "I'll buy a Weapon Rank Upgrade . " "Please select the weapon you wish to upgrade . The cost and success rate of the upgrade will depend on the weapon's Rank . " The same system window from last time appeared and I placed my Harrier into the slot without hesitation . ==[You have selected a Rank 9 weapon . Upgrading this weapon requires 900,000,000 golden rings and has a 1% chance of success . If the upgrade fails, you will lose the 900,000,000 golden rings . Are you sure you wish to proceed?]== "Proceed!" There was still the voice in the back of my head that told me not to trust in Fated Crossroads so much . Like its description said, there was a 99% chance it was telling the truth and a 1% chance it was lying . But I still believed that it was worth betting on those odds . Besides, it was only 900 million golden rings . It was chump change to me now . Still, my heart was beating out of my chest . A Rank 8 or Rank 9 weapon was nothing compared to a Rank 10 . That was why Rank 8 and Rank 9 items shone red while Rank 10 items alone shone purple . Soon, a message appeared before me rather simply while I was stressing out . ==[The Rank 9 Heart's Blood Harrier has successfully been upgraded to Rank 10 . ]== " . . . " Just a moment ago, my Harrier was still oozing a red haze, but in the blink of an eye, it shone with a bright purple light . And I wasn't the only one who saw it . "Whoa!" "It's…purple!" "It's a Rank 10 weapon!" "Someone actually spent 900 million golden rings on a 1% chance…?" "It's Lee Jiwon . Lee Jiwon just upgraded his Rank 9 weapon to Rank 10!" "I saw him succeed last time, too . " "Yeah, I did too . He successfully upgraded his Rank 8 spear to Rank 9 . But he did it again? Without fail?" "That's just crazy…" "Who does that…?" The gossiping and whispering were getting loud enough for me to hear . I completely understood their disbelief; I'd be the same way . I picked up my Harrier and put it back in my inventory . I could check it at home . It wasn't like it was going to drop back down to Rank 9 if I checked it later . I had to upgrade my accessories' Ranks first . I had initially planned to do it after using Fated Crossroads one more time . If it showed me succeed a total of three times, then I was sure that I could succeed each time . But right now, Fated Crossroads had a cooldown of 147 days, almost five months! I couldn't wait that long . I just had to believe in my Luck Boost . I entered the accessory shop and a huge crowd followed . They had all seen me successfully upgrade to Rank 10 . "Welcome to Section 35's Center D accessory shop . " "Show me your accessories . " "Right away, sir . " The store menu came up, revealing a variety of accessories, but I ignored them all and scrolled all the way down . "I'll buy an Accessory Rank Upgrade . " Soon, a similar window with a slot like the weapon upgrade appeared . I had originally planned on upgrading the Reversal Prodigy first . It was thanks to that item that I could get off six to eight critical hits in a row . But I had changed my mind just a few minutes ago . ==[Bracelet of Eternal Fire (Rank 8) A bracelet holding the wick of an ever-burning candle . All that remains is the wick, but the flame never goes out . Increase all stats by 100 points Increase VIT by 500 points When HP reaches 0, HP is restored back to 35% . (Eternal Fire's Last Breath): Once activated, user must wait 30 days before being able to use effect again . ]== This one didn't have critical boosts like other accessories and only had two Stat boost effects . A 500 point-boost to VIT wasn't anything to scoff at, but it still lacked for a Rank 8 accessory, especially with the Eternal Fire's Last Breath effect . -It'd be great if upgrading it to Rank 9 adds another Last Breath effect!- Of course, I had too high of HP and VIT to be able to die easily, but I wanted extra lives after facing off against Angel and the red-eyed stranger . I wanted more lives than the extra one the Bracelet of Eternal Fire had right now . I placed the Bracelet into the upgrade slot . ==[You have selected a Rank 8 accessory . Upgrading this weapon requires 1,400,000,000 golden rings and has a 1-3% chance of success . If the upgrade fails, you will lose the 1,400,000,000 golden rings . Are you sure you wish to proceed?]== Upgrading accessories was almost twice as expensive as upgrading weapons, even though the rate of success was the same . That seemed to be the norm for accessories . "Proceed!" ==[The Rank 8 Bracelet of Eternal Fire has failed to be upgraded to Rank 9 . The 1,400,000,000 golden rings will not be returned to you . ]== " . . . " I fell into a different silence than when I had successfully upgraded my weapon . 1 . 4 billion golden rings was 1,400 Stat points . I quickly snapped to and returned the Bracelet to my inventory . I turned around and left the shop with a poker face . I didn't want to cause a scene here of all places . Once I left the Store, I Blinked away . --- Back at my home in Center D… "Hmm…did my Luck Boost not work that time? Maybe attempting 3% right after 1% was too much for it…" I was still angry about it, especially after being that confident I would succeed . I had to suppress my urge to shout out, since it wasn't like anyone could understand if I complained to them about my Luck Boost . It was a secret I had to take to the grave . I laid down on my bed and summoned the Dungeon Mole and the Achilles Tendon for the first time in a while . I at least got to upgrade my spear to Rank 10, and got so much out of Survival that I could rest comfortably . "Item Check . " [Heart's Blood Harrier (Rank 10) A spear crafted not for practical use… Successful attacks drain 50,000 HP from enemies . Absorbed HP is used to restore wielder's lost HP . (If no HP is lost, absorbed HP disappears . ) AoE HP drain . (Absorb a moderate amount of HP from enemies within a 50-meter radius . Does not work against undead monsters . ) 20% chance to ignore enemy DEF . If the wielder's HP is higher than the enemy's HP, the wielder's combat abilities increase by 10% and the enemy's decrease by 20% . Increase Penetration by 550 . Increase CRIT chance by 8 . 8%, increase CRIT damage by 555% . Increase STR by 1,000 . Increase VIT by 2,000 . Increase HP by 5,000,000 . Durability: 3,945,000/3,945,000 ATT: 58,900, MATT: 4500] "Damn . " I couldn't help but feel amazed no matter how many times I looked at it . "That's quite the difference…" It was a completely different weapon now . It wasn't the same Harrier I had found in Egypt, especially with its new effect . It now increased my combat abilities by 10% while lowering my enemy's by 20%, as long as I had more HP . "And I doubt there's anyone out there who has more HP than me . " That was one of my aspects I could confidently say was true . My VIT and HP had never let me down since I had started my second life in the Otadolon stage . The Harrier also raised my HP by another five million points . There was no way I could lose when it came to HP . The more I looked at the Harrier's description, the more my anger about failing the Bracelet disappeared . It didn't matter to me anymore that I had lost out on 1 . 4 billion golden rings . The Harrier itself was probably worth 20 or 30 billion golden rings . Then again, it wasn't like I was ever going to sell it . I picked up my Comm Link and called my mother . "What is it, Jiwon?" "Mom, let's throw a feast . " "Why all of a sudden?" "Well, it's been almost four months since I've been home . Let's get the family together for a feast . " "Sure, if that's what my boy wants, then I should make it happen . " -------- One week later, during a weekly Empire meeting… "So, you're saying that the red-eyed stranger was seen being friendly with a member of the Abu Dhabi Guild?" "Yes sir . But that Abu Dhabi member has no recollection of that day or that man . " "He remembers nothing at all?" "No sir . It's strange; there are many witnesses who saw the two walking down the streets of Center B, which was how we were able to put together this sketch of the red-eyed man . But the Abu Dhabi deva says he had never seen him in his life . " A sketch of a man was placed before me . It was him, the man with red irises . "Is that all the information on his movements?" "No sir . We were able to confirm that he had met with Cheng Long, Nayuta, and the Windsor Guard after that day . " " . . . " From that, I knew right away that whoever this guy was, he was planning some sort of attack or a coup . None of those three guilds liked me very much, nor did I like them . "It would seem that he's either an Information or Curse-type ability user . It was only for a moment, but I wasn't able to see him as an enemy . " I decided to reveal what I had felt that day . They had to know that as well . "So that means…" "Seeing as how our man couldn't remember him, it doesn't seem so far-fetched," Taniya agreed . "Should we deal with this preemptively?" Baden asked . He seemed guilty since it was a member of his guild who became involved . "No, we mustn't," Taniya said . "Keep in mind that this was is a team game . It's Earth versus Croot . If the Empire decides to make those three Earth guild's the enemy, it'll cause chaos among the other Earth guilds . I'm sure that is what the enemy wishes to happen . " "She's right . We're currently the strongest Earth alliance . It'll look like we're bullying the three guilds for not joining us . No one is going to like that very much . " "I have to agree . It doesn't matter how much evidence we have; it'll be hard to convince the other guilds to forgive us if we act rashly . " I nodded in agreement . If it were up to me, I would have crushed those three guilds for conspiring with the enemy, but it wasn't like we had enough evidence . "Move Cheng Long, Nayuta, and the Winsor Guard up to priority one and keep track of their movements closely . I'll leave it to you, Alpha . " "Yes sir . Leave it to us . It's our specialty, after all," Alpha replied with a smile .

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