Equipment Transcendence

A peculiar farming craze began in Deron. It was all because of the newly introduced equipment transcendence system.

To transcend equipment, an item called a Transcendence Stone was needed, which dropped at a low probability in the new area.

That’s right. It could only be obtained through drops.

You use Transcendence Stones to grow your weapon. It seemed like a common enhancement system in other games, but since every stage of equipment transcendence guaranteed 100 percent success, there wasn’t much backlash.

3 AM Korean time.

It was time for ordinary players to go to bed.

I made a face of disgust at the sight of the huge crowd.

As information spread that Transcendence Stones dropped in the hunting grounds, users from all over the world began to flock to the hunting grounds.

They weren’t doing the main quest. New content always makes money. They came to make money.

I didn’t expect so many people to gather…

I was reminded that the servers had been merged.

As I stood fidgeting in front of the hunting grounds, Helena, who had briefly left her spot, returned.

,What’s wrong?”

,Well… before doing the main quest, I wanted to grow my weapon as much as possible.”

,If that’s the case, I’ll help you.”

Helena said that and took out Transcendence Stones from her inventory, placing them in my hand.

[Faint Transcendence Stone x30]

,T, this is…?”

,I got them earlier.”

I stared blankly up at Helena. Where the hell did she get so many Transcendence Stones?

All the cheap Transcendence Stones that had been listed on the auction house were sold out, leaving no items available.

The only ones left were a few listed at ridiculously high prices.

I used the auction house system to check the average price at which Transcendence Stones were being sold.

As a result, I learned that one of these small stones was worth about 200-300 gold.

Even that was constantly increasing. Supply couldn’t keep up with demand. It was natural for the price to rise.

,H, how much did you pay for them? These are the lowest grade Transcendence Stones anyway, so they’ll get cheaper soon…”

,I didn’t pay much. Acquaintances got them for me.”

,D, don’t those people need them?”

,Nope.”

I nodded blankly at Helena’s words.

To think such kind people existed in the world, maybe the world is still warm.

But I couldn’t receive so much. I shook my head and held out the Transcendence Stones to Helena.

,Take them. Don’t feel burdened.”

,B, but…”

,I’d like you to accept them, Yeon-a. Don’t you like my gift?”

Helena grabbed my hand tightly and asked.

I barely shook my head. I didn’t dislike it. On the contrary, I felt so good that I thought I would burst out laughing.

Am I only receiving from Helena too much?

A true friend should not only receive but also know how to repay.

But I had nothing to give Helena. All I had was this pretty body and very, very excellent gaming skills.

,If you feel burdened, should we make it a loan?”

,L, a loan?”

,Yeah. You use these Transcendence Stones now, and then you get them later and return them. With the same items.”

The value of the Transcendence Stones now and the value of the Transcendence Stones then will not be the same.

Helena was considerate so that I wouldn’t feel burdened.

Too… too… beautiful of a heart.

,Thank you!”

Now that I have the transcendence materials, I’m going to smash through transcendence right away.

I grabbed Helena’s hand tightly and ran into the capital city.

It was inconvenient that I couldn’t summon a mount, but what could I do? Others couldn’t summon mounts either, so they had to walk around on foot.

As soon as Helena and I arrived at the blacksmith, we started smashing in the Transcendence Stones.

We prioritized the armor first. Since they only increased defense and stats without any special options, there was no burden in using Transcendence Stones.

We didn’t use Transcendence Stones on accessories. Raid accessories had special abilities attached to them.

A ring that constantly maintained a low health state was one such example.

[Legacy of the Void – Chain Armor]

Strength +200, Health +100, Unique

Physical Defense 700

Ether Grade 1

Light Armor

Bound

Level Restriction 85

10% decrease in damage received from Ether monsters

2% additional damage when attacking Ether monsters

[Available Options]

[Available Options]

The first thing I transformed was the armor I was wearing.

The changed appearance and name of the item were maintained as is, and all the Void-exclusive options that were attached were reset.

In this state, there were two additional options that could be granted, and the options that could be added were limited for each piece of equipment.

I looked at the list and added the most common Strength and Health stats.

[Available Options]

[Available Options]

↓

[Strength +55]

[Health +40]

I repeated the same process for other parts of the armor.

The amount of Transcendence Stones consumed was 6.

24 out of 30 were left.

I smashed all the Transcendence Stones I had into the Demon Sword.

[The Ether grade of the equipment has greatly increased!]

[Corrupted Demon Sword – Black Sun]

Strength +600 → 750 World

Physical Attack Power 4200 → 4700

Ether Grade 1 → 5

Two-Handed Sword

Bound

Level Restriction 85

100 → 110% additional damage when attacking Ether monsters

[Available Options]

[Available Options]

[Available Options]

[Available Options]

※Maximum slots have been reached.

The total number of Transcendence Stones that went into the Demon Sword was 23.

The moment the Ether grade reached level 5, it was no longer possible to transcend the item with Faint Transcendence Stones.

That left one Transcendence Stone left over.

I turned my head and looked at Helena.

She was also contemplating the option settings added to the Ether stage after equipment transcendence.

I stroked my chin and manipulated the system.

It doesn’t have to be the most efficient. It’s about creating my own equipment. I had to add options that were convenient for me to use.

It was a bit of a flaw that duplicate options couldn’t be granted, but this was satisfactory enough.

I nodded and manipulated the option settings.

[Available Options]

[Available Options]

[Available Options]

[Available Options]

↓

[Physical Attack Power +300]

[Attack Speed Increased by 15%]

[Maximum Damage Increased by 20%]

[Additional Damage Increased by 20%]

,Hmm…”

Is this how master craftsmen feel when making famous swords?

I smiled with satisfaction as I held the sword in my hand.

After all, the only options that suit my weapon are those that can produce the best damage.

It’s me, not anyone else. I’m boldly discarding survival and utility options.

I’ll cover the lack of survival skills with my physical abilities. My innate gaming sense will create the situation.

Admiring my own thoughts, I stared blankly at Helena, who still hadn’t finished setting her options.

Her gaze moved busily. Seeing her moving back and forth between the right and left, it seemed like she was searching for the most effective options for a mage.

It was about five minutes later that Helena finished setting her options.

After leaving the blacksmith with her, I held the sword in both hands and raised it high into the sky.

The bizarrely flowing Ether on the ominous Demon Sword sparkled in the sunlight.

Users passing by this area began to glance at my sword.

A smile spread across my face. Everyone is looking at my weapon. They must be admiring my cool weapon.

A special effect was created on the Demon Sword, whose Ether grade had risen to level 5.

Transparent wind wrapped around the sword and scattered calmly.

,Ihihit…”

,Do you like it that much?”

I nodded at Helena’s question.

How could I not feel good? Although I received help from Helena, I created my own custom weapon.

It was a different feeling than when I was lucky enough to get a good weapon.

,Yeon-a.”

,Yeah?”

,Let’s turn off the game now.”

,Huh…?”

I blankly asked Helena back.

Turn off the game? Dawn is just beginning. Why the hell?

I looked at Helena with a questioning gaze.

As all the stats have greatly increased, hunting will also be faster.

Now is the time to ride the wave. It’s time to test out the new equipment.

,It’s too late. You have to turn it off now.”

,Ah, but…!”

,Yeon-i, you said you’d be with me? You said you’d do the quest with me.”

,T, that’s…!”

I looked up at Helena with trembling eyes.

An unbearable ordeal had come. My chest felt stuffy. I wanted to run out right now, swing my sword, and massacre the monsters.

I wanted to show off my strength to other users.

,Do I have to turn it off right now…?”

,Yeah.”

,T, then I’ll just hunt a little in front of here…”

,Yeon-a. If you keep not sleeping like that, your skin will get damaged.”

,A, no? My skin is fine?”

I denied Helena’s words and rubbed my cheeks wildly.

I could feel the soft and smooth skin as it was.

Of course, it was the skin of the game, not reality, but the feeling wouldn’t be much different in reality.

Helena stared at me silently.

Her hands were trembling.

Oh no…

I made a fool of myself in front of my friend.

I let out a long sigh.

,Okay…”

Yeah. What can I do? I couldn’t disobey Helena’s words.

She’s saying all this because she’s thinking of me.

I nodded and said to Helena.

,I’ll turn off the game. See you at school later.”

,Yeah… You didn’t forget to burn incense when you sleep, did you?”

,Yeah, I’m burning it every day.”

I waved to Helena and ended the game.

My vision blurred with the light.

***

,Hmm…”

Helena, left alone, looked down at her hands.

I almost succumbed to the temptation of those soft cheeks.

,Hoo…”

The deep sigh contained many emotions.

Helena, who had shaken off the persistent emotions as much as possible, shook her head and moved her position.

Chickmani-[Hel-sajang-nim! I’ve mined Transcendence Stones!]

Helena-[Please send them by mail. I’ll pay you as always.]

Chickmani-[Yes, ma’am!]

The moment the 1:1 message ended, a mail containing sparkling stones arrived in Helena’s mailbox.

It was Transcendence Stones sent by a user with the nickname Chickmani.

Helena manipulated the VR system as she always did and transferred money to Chickmani’s account.

Chickmani-[Thank you! Sajang-nim! I’ll contact you again if I get more!]

Helena-[I’ll match the market price as much as possible. Bring them all.]

Chickmani-[Yes!]

Helena, having finished talking with Chickmani, looked at her message box.

The message box was flashing brightly because messages were arriving continuously from dozens of users.