Chapter 94

“Richie’s staff. Hmph.”
The first thing Ming Hu reaches out and grabs is the staff, which is the largest of the dropped items.
[You have mastered the Staff of Darkness].
After acquiring the Staff of Darkness, Ming Hu placed it in his inventory and turned his attention to the other dropped items.
“Oh? Skillbook?”
The first thing that came into view was a book with a dark black cover. Ming Hu was sure it was a skill book and reached for it.
[You have mastered the Book of Death].
“Hmm?”
But the acquisition message didn’t mention a skill book. Ming Hu shook his head and placed the book in his inventory, then began picking up items.
[You have mastered the essence of reach].
[You have mastered the Robe of Blackness].
“Is this the end?”
Ming Hu muttered to himself as he looked at the scroll off to one side. He glanced around, but there were no items in sight except for the scroll.
[You have acquired the letter of the Blade Templar].
“Hmm?”
Picking up the scroll, Ming Hu shook his head at the acquisition message that appeared. He had heard of the Knights before.
“Knights of the Blade? Where did I see that…. Ah!”
Ming Hu thought for a moment, then opened the quest window to check the quest.
<The Emperor's First Command
The lush greenery near the East Gate of the Nexus is infested with Red Kobolds, and its proximity to the capital has taken its toll on many. The Empire sent the Knights of the Blade to destroy the Red Kobolds, but none of them returned. Travel to the Lush Greenery to defeat the Red Kobolds and find clues to the Knights who never returned!
[Cablanca: 1 / 1].
[Red Kobold: 50/50].
Difficulty Level: B
Quest Reward: Helioca Merit 350,000
The Knights of the Blade traveled to the lush greenery to defeat the Red Kobolds, but none of the Knights returned.
"Did Karot kill him?"
The fact that he never returned, and the letter from the Templar's captain, suggests that the Blade Knights were all but destroyed by Karot.
Sigh
Ming Hu placed the scroll in his inventory and glanced around once more.
"That was definitely the last scroll."
I looked carefully, but again, nothing was visible.
"Let's start with the information!"
Ming Hu opened his inventory. Now that he had picked up all the dropped items, it was time to check their information. I started with the Staff of Darkness, the first item I picked up.
<Dark Staff
Limitations: Wizard, 1500 Constitution, 1500 Wisdom
Physical Attack Damage: 500
Magic Attack Damage: 2500
50% Darkness Property Magic Effect
Light Property Magic Effect -40
A staff made of the finest dark stone, the black mana contained within the staff will make your dark magic stronger. However, the opposite property, light magic, is greatly weakened.
"…Good."
The Staff of Darkness had a unique option that lived up to its name, boosting the effectiveness of dark magic by 50%. It also reduced the effectiveness of light magic by 40%, but that didn't matter since learning dark magic would prevent you from learning light magic, which is the opposite of dark magic.
"Next up…"
Ming Hu looked at the staff, then the black robes.
<Dark Robe [Relic
Limitations: None
Physical Defense: 100
Magic Defense: 100
Leaves no trace when moving. (Not traceable by magic, even spells).
Robes that shroud everything in a veil.
"…Relic? Ho-ho…"
The first thing I noticed was the tier of the item. The Black Robe was a relic tier item. Relic-tiered items have a wide range of options. There were relics at the level of Normal, and there were relics that were beyond Unique. Ming Hu checked the artifact's options with anticipation.
"…Hmm?"
After checking the options, Ming Hu frowned slightly and shook his head. The excitement in his eyes had already faded; his physical and magical defenses were terrible to begin with. On top of that, there was something odd about the options.
"No trace when you move?"
The option for the Robe of Blackness was that it would leave no trace when traveling. I didn't understand for a moment what that meant, as it said that magic and spells were untraceable.
"No footprints, or something."
Soon, Ming Hu, who had been excited about the artifact, looked at the black robes with disappointment at the thought of a useless option, and then looked away. Until then, Ming Hu had not known. The power of the option he thought was useless.
"Hmmm. That looks just like a Life Vessel."

It contains the essence of the Lich, a powerful aura of death.
The next item we checked after the Black Robe was the Essence of Reach.
“A material item.”
The essence of a Lich was a material item. Ming Hu opened his inventory to see what unique materials he had on hand. In his inventory, he saw the nails of Arang, whose cutting power could cut through adamantium.
“I really need to use that one… Next time I go, I’ll make it free mode.”
Looking at Arang’s nails, Ming Hu decided that when he returned to the forge this time, he would try crafting items in free mode, where he could choose his own materials, and checked the information for the next item, the Book of Death.
<Tome of Death [Artifact
It's so old that you can't tell when it was made or where it was made. But despite its age, its condition is as pristine as if it had just been made. Only the right people can see it.
"…?"
Ming Hu read the information and shook his head. Even with the information, he still didn't understand what the Tome of Death was.
"Is it just a book?"
Puzzled, Ming Hu took out the Book of Death and opened it, but there was nothing written on it. At the same time, a message appeared.
[Cannot be viewed because it does not meet the conditions].
"…"
Ming Hu frowned slightly as he realized why there was nothing written on it, and put the Book of Death back into his inventory. Finally, he pulled out the Letter from the Blade Knight Master.
"I hope this isn't conditional on seeing something…"
Ming Hu muttered to himself and scrolled on.
<Letter from the Blade Templar
My name is Rexa Dremen, leader of the Knights of the Blade and Countess of Dremen, and I ask that you bring this letter you found to our House of Dremen. If you do, we will reward you handsomely.
"…"
Ming Hu was speechless as he looked at the terse letter and the blank white page beneath it.
"What do you need…"
It was clear that he had a clean slate, but it was not a blank slate. Ming Hu muttered to himself as he put the letter in his inventory.
"The Count of Dresden…"
Ming Hu muttered to himself and looked at Karot's corpse.
"But why doesn't this one go away?"
Time was supposed to have gotten rid of him, but Karot's body showed no signs of disappearing.
"You can't be…"
Ming Hu touched the corpse with his fist, thinking that maybe Karot would rise again. It was then.
Tuck
[This is a belonging item, would you like to acquire it?]
"Hmm?"
Ming Hu stared at the message, puzzled by the sudden appearance of the mastery message.
"…What is it?"
Ming Hu stared at the message blankly, then turned to Karot's corpse with an expression of disbelief.
"You can't be…"
Ming Hu pulled his fist back from the corpse. The floating message disappeared. When the message disappeared, Ming Hu touched Karot's body again.
[This is a belonging item, would you like to acquire it?]
When I touched the corpse, the message appeared again.
"…"
Ming Hu was speechless for a moment as he looked at the message. When Ming Hu regained his composure, he looked at Karot's body and muttered to himself.
"Is this… item?"
I couldn't believe it.
Sigh
Ming Hu picked up Karot's corpse, opened his inventory, glanced at it, and placed it in his inventory.
[You have acquired the corpse of Richie Carrott].
Karot's corpse entered the Soak inventory like any other item, and a claim message appeared.
"…"
Ming Hu stared blankly at Karot's corpse, which occupied an inventory space, before checking the information.
<Rich Karot's corpse
This is the corpse of Richie Karot.
"What…what."
However, the information didn't tell us anything.
"…"
Ming Hu thought for a moment, then pulled a scroll from his inventory. He tore it up and muttered to himself.
"Let's just complete the quest and then think…"
Siaak
Soon, light began to flow from the scroll and envelope Ming Hu. Soon afterward, Ming Hu arrived at the First Plaza with the light and began to walk toward the imperial palace.