Closed Beta That Only I Played - Chapter 174

Chapter 174: Expected Results (3)

 

 

Anyway, I didn’t stop moving to the hunting ground just because I wanted to open my status window and admire it. There was something I had to check before returning to the hunting ground.

 

It was none other than the supreme-ruler of Enhancement trait.

 

supreme-ruler of Enhancement went on a 20-day cooldown when I enhanced the Ice Emperor’s guardian sword from +2 to +3 enhancement.

 

So, the cooldown should have finished by now.

 

But what worried me was that since my ID changed from Lumen, Asirante to Asirante, Lumen, my three traits including the supreme-ruler of Enhancement disappeared from the status window.

 

The cooldown might have finished anyway, but it was necessary to check it with my own eyes. If the cooldown really finished, I should enhance the Ice Emperor’s guardian sword to + 4 from +3 instead of focusing on hunting now.

 

So, feeling a little tense, I opened up ‘supreme-ruler of Enhancement’, which was located in the trait section of the status window.

 

Then a message rang.

 

[Currently, supreme-ruler of Enhancement is not on cooldown.]

 

“Wow!”

 

Although the supreme-ruler of Enhancement trait disappeared from my status window when my 2 IDs changed order, the cooldown did not change so I shouted for joy before I knew it.

 

Then I moved to the blacksmith instead of the Sabre Steel Tooth Tiger Habitat.

 

What about my remaining 1820 stat points?

 

Well, I could invest them after upgrading the Ice Emperor’s guardian sword to +4 enhancement first.

 

At Kotum Castle’s smithy.

 

As soon as I entered, a message rang.

 

[Please select the item you wish to enhance.]

 

I immediately placed the +3 enhanced Ice Emperor’s guardian sword in the enhancement window that appeared before my eyes.

 

Then, I opened my mouth quietly.

 

‘Activate supreme-ruler of Enhancement.’

 

[You have activated the supreme-ruler of Enhancement.

 

-Your enhancement will always succeed.

 

-Enhancement target: +3 Ice Emperor’s guardian sword.

 

-Additional conditions upon enhancement: 5,750,000 golden rings, 87.3 million EXP.

 

-Cooldown generated upon successful enhancement: 34 days]

 

The number of required golden rings and EXP more than doubled compared to the previous enhancement. Besides, the cooldown period was as long as 34 days.

 

However, I didn’t think that it was too long given that I was going to enhance the sword to +4 from +3, and it was also a myth grade item.

 

So, I chose to enhance the Ice Emperor’s guardian sword right away.

 

At that moment, a visual effect of a huge hammer hitting the +3 Ice Emperor’s guardian sword played, then a message rang immediately.

 

[You have succeeded in enhancing the +3 Ice Emperor’s guardian sword.

 

-The +3 Ice Emperor’s guardian sword has been upgraded to +4 enhancement.]

 

It was an unbelievable myth grade item.

 

So, I naturally felt glad that the enhancement succeeded even though I knew in advance that it would do so.

 

But to my surprise, there was no additional message this time

 

“No?”

 

Unlike +1 and +2 enhancement, there was a congratulatory message that showed the hidden options of the Ice Emperor’s guardian sword when it reached +3 enhancement.

 

In fact, the option of a whopping 500 intellect, which was not originally present on the item itself, appeared during +3 enhancement.

 

Along with that, the item’s magic power buff increased significantly, and the power and cooldown buff to all ice-type skills also increased even though they did not in the previous enhancements.

 

In other words, +3 enhancement was clearly different from +1 and +2 enhancements.

 

So, this time I had some expectations of receiving the same message I received during +3 enhancement, but unfortunately, it didn’t appear. The +4 enhancement did not provide a qualitative benefit like the previous +3 enhancement.

 

Nonetheless, I immediately shook off my disappointment because the Ice Emperor’s guardian sword would not end with +4 enhancement anyway.

 

Anyway, I put the +4 enhancement Ice Emperor’s guardian sword back in my inventory,, then left the smithy.

 

Did I immediately move to the Sabre Steel Tooth Tiger Habitat as I first intended?

 

No, I didn’t.

 

Since I didn’t yet move to the Sabre Steel Tooth Tiger Habitat, I decided to use three remaining skill points because I was still in Kotum Castle. I didn’t want to save for later use.

 

So, this time, I headed to the central square.

 

While I was moving there, I invested all my 1820 remaining stat points into intellect.

 

I felt really proud of the fact that my intellect finally exceeded 20,000 with this investment.

 

Of course, I remember that I reached 40,000 intellect right before, but it was valid only for 30 days, and since this was my real status window, I had no choice but to feel differently.

 

Anyway, I reached the tower located in the central square, and a message rang at that moment.

 

[There are currently ice-type skills that you can obtain.]

 

[There are currently upgradeable ice-type skills.]

 

“Check the list of skills.”

 

Soon, the skills that I currently possessed were listed, ranging from Ice Ball to the limited skill ‘Savant’ I obtained in Region 0 to passive skills like ‘Ice-type skill damage increase’ that I obtained most recently.

 

Until now, I’ve always upgraded the skills that I could. Although the skill’s cooldown increased as the skill level went up, it was still within the acceptable range.

 

But this time, I had to worry a little because the next skill level upgrades did not require golden rings only.

 

My skill points were also required for certain skills such as Pouring Hail.

 

[Level 4 Pouring Hail. (Level 2, 4, 6, 8)]

 

I obtained this skill first at level 2 and it was very useful to me.

 

And when it was possible for me to upgrade it to level 4, I tried upgrading immediately because of its great efficiency. So, I wanted to upgrade it to level 6 this time, too.

 

After that, I would definitely upgrade it to level 8.

 

At that moment, a message rang.

 

[To upgrade level 4 Pouring Hail to level 6, you need the following.

 

-1 skill point.

 

-2,250,000 golden rings.]

 

“Um…”

 

I was a little worried, but in the end, I decided to upgrade it because it’s a skill worth upgrading to level 6 for only one skill point, and I would later upgrade it to level 8.

 

So, I decided to upgrade it above all else.

 

[You have chosen to upgrade two skills below.

 

-Level 4 Pouring Hail to level 6.

 

-Level 4 Ice Spear to level 6.]

 

Unlike Pouring Hail, Level 4 Ice Spear required only golden rings to be upgraded to level 6.

 

So, I chose to upgrade it with a light heart.

 

Of course, there were more skills that could be upgraded to level 6 such as Ice Blast and Blink.

 

[Level 4 Ice Blast. (Level 2, 4, 6)]

 

[Level 4 Blink. (Level 4, 6)]

 

The two skills needed one skill point to upgrade to level 6, which was the final upgradable stage of Pouring Hail.

 

However, these days I didn’t have to use Ice Blast because Ice Prison, which I normally used as a sacrifice for Ice Blast, was sufficient for my purposes already. That’s why I did not feel a great need to upgrade Ice Blast to level 6.

 

Besides, Blink also changed to zero cooldown, so I had no need to upgrade it to level 6 when all I would gain is a little increase in the distance I would teleport with each use.

 

In the end, I upgraded Pouring Hail to level 6 using one skill point, then upgraded Ice Spear to level 6 using golden rings.

 

Now, I’ve got two skill points left. Since I had a skill in mind, I immediately searched for it and chose it.

 

[Ice Wave. (Active, requires 2 skill points, requires golden rings 1,100,000)

 

: Emits powerful ice waves in a narrow range.

 

: Level 6 and level 8 Ice Wave exists.]

 

Its description was rather vague to classify it as an AOE skill or a single-target skill. But its damage was extraordinary.

 

The reason why I chose this skill was because the cumulative wave damage was far greater than that of a normal single target skill.