Closed Beta That Only I Played

Chapter 115: One More (1)

The item allocated the number 101 started floating in the air from the treasure heap.

I opened my eyes and looked at the item, but I could not confirm what it was because of the bright light coming from it.

I kept my fingers crossed that it was the item that I really wanted.

Was it the +8 necklace with a Phoenix’s sealed heart that I coveted right from the start?

Of course, I desperately wanted it because of its ridiculous options.

But I had changed my mind. What I wanted now was the 300 cooldown removal charms because I could enhance the Ice Emperor’s guardian sword to +12 or higher if I possessed the charms.

Moreover, I could enhance not only the guardian sword but also the Sacred Permanent Snow Spirit Accessories. As such, the number 300 meant a lot to me because I could use them for legendary grade items freely if I had such a large number.

So, I kept praying that the brightly shining item would be the 300 ancient cooldown removal charms.

And then, the bright light of the item faded and a message rang.

[Congratulations!

-Expansion: You have obtained an accessory spell charm]

“?”

A whopping 277 treasures.

The treasures were on top of each other, so I could not check them out one by one.

Of course, it was possible that a treasure that I didn’t confirm in advance popped out, but the current item was so unfamiliar to me.

Besides, this item must be a disposable spell charm.

Considering the remaining 276 treasures, this item really bothered me a lot.

Of course, what I desperately wanted was also a disposable spell charm, but it had as many as 300 charms. Besides, its option was cooldown removal which was the best option for me.

However, this was just one spell charm and it was one that I had never seen.

Even though this was my first time seeing it, I could figure out what kind of ability it had from its name.

So I agonized over whether I should like this or not because it was not a bad item if my prediction was correct. But I opened my mouth right away because I could decide whether it was good or bad after checking it with my own eyes.

“Confirm. Expansion: accessory spell charm.”

[Expansion: accessory spell charm (myth)

-You can wear one additional accessory by selecting a ring, earrings, necklace, or bracelet that you wear.

-The ‘Expansion: accessory spell charm’ disappears as soon as it is used, but its effects are permanent.

-Since this belongs to the original owner, you can’t exchange it.]

“Um…”

it was good.

After all, others can only wear four accessories, but I can wear five.

So, although it was a one-time spell charm, it was worthy of being a myth grade item. And obviously, it provided me with something that would differentiate me from others, which I always wanted.

So, I should have welcomed this item with open hands, but I couldn’t.

Why? It’s because I could see there were not just good treasures, but obviously better treasures everywhere.

Even though I had such a treasure in my hand, I turned my attention to other treasures.

I know that being too greedy is just asking for trouble and I might even lose the treasure I currently had in my hand. But it seemed that it was okay to ask for trouble given this fantastic treasure heap.

But what I was worried about happened.

[After 10 seconds, you will be forcibly expelled from the last hideout of the Salimaru Bandits.

-10, 9, 8…]

‘Revival Legend’ didn’t even give me a chance to ask for trouble.

Of course, I didn’t sit idle blankly. I was ready to use Blink right away because this quest was supposed to be completed by giving Monte the token of the Salimaru Bandits.

In other words, if I didn’t give Monte the token of the Salimaru Bandits, I might have another chance to challenge the quest. Of course, I thought about a similar thing during the level 300 only arena quest.

Since I challenged it under the name of Asirante, I thought I might have another chance if I used my other ID Lumen. But I immediately realized that such a shallow trick would not work in this quest.

Nonetheless, the treasures of this quest were too luxurious for me to give up by rough guesswork.

So, seeing the countdown decrease, I was getting ready to use Blink to immediately leave Monte’s mansion if I arrived there. But a message rang.

[You have cleared Monte’s quest, ‘Find the Token of the Salimaru Bandits.’]

‘Damn it.’

Obviously, before I escaped to the outside, a message announcing my success rang as if the system had already seen through my shallow calculations.

As soon as I appeared, Monte was already waiting for me there. Of course, Chairman Suh was with him, but his face was distorted and his eyes bloodshot.

Tears were running down on Monte’s cheeks as if he already knew I had succeeded in clearing the quest. And he approached me right away, clenched my hands, and opened his mouth with a sobbing voice.

“I knew it! I knew it! I knew you would definitely succeed this time! As for the Salimaru Bandits, did you confirm they were really there?”

Mont has been pursuing the existence of the Salimaru Bandits even though he was called a liar for all his life.

So, I pulled out an item from my inventory.

It was the token of the Salimaru Bandits.

“Oh my God! This one is…”

“Yeah. This is the token of the Salimaru Bandits. The Salimaru Bandits really existed, and their prestige as legendary bandits is also true.”

Considering the amount of golden rings, treasures and Ingrid’s status window, the Salimaru Bandits were too great to be dismissed as an ordinary motley of thieves.

So much so that I nodded at the explanation that they were the bandits who stole even the sun.

Moreover, there was actually an item called Stealing the Stars.

Anyway, Monte wept with his face covered with tears and snot while he was listening to my detailed explanation.

Holding the token of the Salimaru Bandits in one hand tightly, he said, “Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you so much for proving that I have not wasted my life chasing a fake legend.”

I could feel even remorse in his weeping voice.

A message rang with that voice.

[This is the reward for clearing Monte’s quest ‘Find the Token of the Salimaru Bandits.’

-You have acquired 455 million golden rings.

-You have acquired 12,000 coins.

-You have acquired 700 remaining stat points.

-You have acquired 1 random box with 1 accessory between the legend and myth grades.

-You have acquired 300 accessory enhancement stones.

-You have acquired 2 ancient cooldown removal charms.]

“…”

It was definitely a huge reward, which could be said to be the best of all rewards that I have received until now. But the items I just saw a moment ago were so marvelous. So much so that all the rewards that I received until now were negligible compared to them.

Of course, I know some might say I’m talking high and mighty.

Besides, I have not yet possessed those items, but the rewards for this quest are definitely in my possession now. So, from my standpoint, the rewards are more valuable, in particular, the 700 remaining stat points.

I expressed gratitude to Monte.

“Thank you, Mr. Monte.”

Of course, I didn’t stop there. There was one more person I have to express gratitude to.

Honestly, I was more grateful to him than Monte.

If he hadn’t shared this quest with me, I wouldn’t have been able to get this reward as well as the myth grade accessory expansion spell charm.

So, I bowed more deeply to Chairman Suh than Monte.

“Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I was able to complete this quest thanks to your generous consideration. I cleared the quest with your support and encouragement.”

“Oh…I see…anyway, congratulations.”

Chairman Suh reluctantly returned my greetings with a trembling voice, but I didn’t pay much attention to him.

On that day I parted with him since Suh said he would like to see me next time and hurriedly left the place.

***

At the Daeyu Group’s conference room.

A series of executives led by Chairman Suh were seated at the big table.

Clang! Bang!

Although expensive ornaments in the conference room were smashed after another by Chairman Suh, nobody stopped him because they all heard that Asirante succeeded in clearing the quest in one try even though they had judged that it was impossible for him to clear it.

In particular, Nakson Lee, the head of the intelligence department, who first suggested this quest idea to Suh, found the chairman’s angry actions so torturous, for he knew better about the quest than Suh given his position.

Actually, Lee fielded a huge number of players hoping that they would have a higher chance of clearing the quest through this kind of human-wave strategy.

However, he concluded that it was impossible to find the right answer with a human-wave strategy when they were faced with the appearance of 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 tunnels and on and on. The probability of finding the correct answer in one go up to 64 tunnels was over 1 in 1 million, and the probability of finding the correct answer in one go up to 128 tunnels was over 1 in 100 million. Besides, there was no guarantee that 256 tunnels would not appear after clearing the 128 tunnels.

Anyway, based on such projections, Lee concluded that the probability of anybody clearing the quest was 0%.

To their astonishment, however, there appeared a man who cleared the quest in one attempt.

Lee was crouching in one corner of the conference room for the reason that he suggested the quest idea to the chairman first.

Bang!