Equipment Transcendence

The bigger the expectations, the bigger the disappointment. You can’t always be good, and not every expansion pack can be a success, but this was too much, according to the users currently playing Deron.

Unsurprisingly, community sites related to Deron were constantly flooded with complaints and grievances.

The same goes for the Deron Online Gallery, which boasts the largest scale in Korea.

[Deron Online Gallery]

[If this expansion pack is shit, thumbs up ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [6]

[I’m quitting this dogshit game, character deletion certified] [21]

[Am I the only one having fun? Is it just me? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [2]

[Rogue user pro tip ㅋㅋ Orchard quest攻略法im] [22]

[All the bastards cursing now are mages ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [15]

[Even on Reddit, this expansion pack is being trashed as the worst ever] [2]

[The brains of you God-game-defending bastards are exploding and leaking out] [3]

[Gallery Leader’s Panty Collection (Polka Dot Pattern Added)] [56]

[How do I raise my Master Level?] [1]

[Everyone’s quitting, so why isn’t the gold price dropping?] [4]

[What’s the equipment transcendence system? When does it open?]

Most of the posts had a strong aggressive tendency.

It was a community where aggressive posts were usually uploaded, but this time it was severe.

Some cursed at users who enjoyed the game, while others actually quit, deleting accounts that had cleared numerous achievements.

[Account Deletion Certification ㅇㅇ]

(Screenshot of Deron account deletion certification)

I’m quitting this dogshit game. One patch and all users are back to being newbies.

Skills? Can’t even use them if I wanted to. Adventurers who used to catch otherworldly gods and dragons are now picking apples on farms.

Can’t even catch a single wolf in the place where I first started and end up dying.

This is no different from denying everything users have built up.

I acknowledge that the value of items isn’t preserved, it’s always been like that.

You just switch to the next item. But this isn’t it.

Have to sit down and rest after casting one Fireball?

I’d rather not play.

[Comments]

[This bastard’s a mage ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

ㄴ[I went to the expansion pack area with my alt mage and immediately abandoned it ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Warrior ㄱㄱㄱ this time]

ㄴ[Warriors are for stupid bastards.]

ㄴ[Are you ignoring everyone with the warrior job right now?]

ㄴ[Does Blood Rain Demon King-nim look like a joke to you?]

ㄴ[Ah;]

[Those smug mage bastards, I’m so happy ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

ㄴ[ㄹㅇㅋㅋㅋ It’s so refreshing to see those mages getting their comeuppance after all the power-tripping they’ve done]

ㄴ[These bastards haven’t learned their lesson, what are you going to do when you can’t raid without mages?]

ㄴ[I’ll go with archers ㅋㅋ You think a noob ranged dealer only has mages ㅋㅋㅋ]

[Dark mages are hunting well though? What’s the problem?]

ㄴ[Dark mages are fine if you just summon a minion ㄱㅊ]

ㄴ[Don’t mages have summons?]

ㄴ[They do, but it’s a high-level skill so they can’t summon it because they lack Ether]

[Dude, raise your Ether. You’ll be able to breathe once you move past the existing areas]

ㄴ[Already deleted it.]

ㄴ[Apply for restoration. They’ll do it if you apply within a week.]

ㄴ[Really…?]

[Helena<

Who is this person, coming to buy gold every time I sell it?
What do they do? A merchant? A dealer?
I searched on overseas sites too, and there were posts asking about their identity. It seems like they’re buying gold from the Yankees too.

[Comments]

[President Helena-nim is not a bad person. I was able to order chicken today thanks to them.]
ㄴ[ㄹㅇ ㅋㅋㅋ They buy it every time I sell gold]

[Isn’t this person the financial backer of the Chewy-Squishy Cow guild?]
ㄴ[ㄹㅇ? They’re responsible alone?]
ㄴ[I heard that they cover most of the guild expenses alone. They put in 1-2 thousand gold every time they contribute to the guild fund.]
ㄴ[ㅇ?? Alone???]

[I remember that they were the one who lent gold when the Gallery Leader bid on the world item ㅇㅇ]
ㄴ[Wasn’t that 200,000 gold?]
ㄴ[ㅇㅇ]
ㄴ[What’s their relationship to lend 200,000 gold?]
ㄴ[Weren’t they sold off? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[The reason the gold price in the Korean server hasn’t dropped is thanks to Helena]
ㄴ[It’s dropping now though?]
ㄴ[They merged with the global server. It seems like it wasn’t enough to buy everything.]

***

While progressing through the main quest, one problem arose.
It was the time difference.

“Sorry. I can only go this far.”

“Ah. Arthur…”

The time difference between the UK and Korea is 9 hours. If it’s late evening here, it’s morning there.
Arthur also had to log off due to his real-world identity.

“I had fun today. You don’t have to wait for me. Go ahead.”

I looked at Arthur with a regretful gaze. It wasn’t a long time, but hunting with him was an unforgettable memory.

“Goodbye. Arthur.”

Helena, who was wary of Arthur at first, waved her hand with a much gentler expression.
There was even a warm smile on her face.
It seemed like they had become friends while doing quests together.

“Heung… Okay. See you next time, Helena.”

With a bright light, the blonde paladin disappears.
I pursed my lips and looked at the spot where he had been standing.
To be separated because of the time difference, it made me realize once again that the servers had been merged.

“Helena, are you okay?”

“Me?”

“Yeah. Usually, you’d be going to bed around this time.”

I checked the time and asked Helena.
It’s almost 1 AM. Considering Helena’s average playtime, it was rare for her to be awake this late.

“I’m okay today.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. So let’s proceed quickly.”

I was planning to go to bed as well if Helena went to bed. But Helena didn’t log off.
Even better. This is an opportunity to grow my Ether as much as possible.
Basically, since our playtime is different, I can’t wait for her every day.
I had to make Helena strong enough to do quests on her own, even when I wasn’t there.

The speed of completing quests didn’t slow down just because one person, Arthur, was missing.
As the Ether stat increased, I was able to use new skills.
Naturally, the hunting speed became faster.

Helena and I continued hunting alone. The new monsters we encountered were familiar ones.
Dire Wolves, Horned Rabbits, Goblins, etc. Recalling the existing hunting methods, I began to gather the monsters in one place.

“Hoo…”

Helena, fluttering her red robe, held out her staff forward.
At that moment, a total of 4 magic circles floated around her body, and hot flames poured out from inside.

Kwaaaaaaak-!

The most powerful skill that Helena could use at this point was cast a total of 4 times.
Just because the Ether stat was created, it didn’t mean that the weapon’s options weren’t applied.
The world-grade staff acquired after catching the Sea God Kraken was still demonstrating its power even after going through a total of 2 expansion pack seasons.

“Kkieeeeek!”

It was worth the effort of gathering the monsters.
I approached the pile of monster corpses that Helena had swept away with a proud smile.

It was the moment when I was filtering out the mixed junk items and picking up only the items needed for the quest.
A small message appeared in front of me, and a guide quest was created.

※Guide Quest
[A new power dwells in the equipment.]
Visit the blacksmith of Solaris Castle with a faint transcendence stone

“What…”

I looked at the small stone in my hand.
I picked it up because it was sparkling so prettily, and a new quest appeared.

“Helena. Did you get a quest too?”

“Yeah.”

I frowned and checked the information of the stone.

[Faint Transcendence Stone]
It is a gem that allows you to implant Ether energy into equipment.

It seemed that Deron was planning to showcase various attempts while preparing for the new expansion pack.
I took Helena’s hand and walked side by side towards the capital city.

The capital city, especially in front of the blacksmith, was already crowded with many users.
All of them were looking around with fire in their eyes. And they were grabbing every passing user and shouting.

“Transcendence Stone! Anyone with a Transcendence Stone!”

“I’m buying all Transcendence Stones! I’ll buy them at the highest price!”

I frowned at the sight.
It seemed like I had to change channels.
I moved to a channel with relatively few people with Helena.

Immediately after being moved with a short flash of light, the two of us walked side by side towards the blacksmith.

Tang-! Tang-! Tang-!

As soon as I entered the blacksmith, I felt a scorching heat.
The blowing wind was also a hot gust.

“Excuse me. Mister.”

“Eung?”

“I came because of the Transcendence Stone.”

“Ah, the Transcendence Stone. Wait a moment.”

The blacksmith NPC said that and got up from his seat.
At that moment, a clean system window appeared in front of me.

[Equipment Transcendence]
[Empty Slot]
[Empty Slot]

“Select the equipment you want to imbue with Ether energy and put it there.”

“Is it okay to do anything?”

“Yes. The equipment you are wearing is also fine.”

“It won’t break if it fails, right?”

“Equipment Transcendence never fails. Don’t worry.”

The words of the bearded blacksmith ajusshi were suspicious.
But I can’t not believe him. Seeing that it’s marked as a guide quest, it seems like there really is no failure.

I took out the magic sword that I always carried in a corner of my inventory and placed it on top.
At that moment, detailed information about transcendence appeared in front of me.

[What is Equipment Transcendence?]
It imbues equipment with Ether energy, transforming the equipment into Ether equipment.
The name and appearance of the item transformed into Ether equipment are maintained, and the item’s stats are reset based on level 85.
Equipment that has undergone the Transcendence system can be granted additional stats depending on the Ether stat it possesses.
※All additional options and additional skills attached to the equipment will be reset.

“Ah…”

I understood immediately. This was an equipment crafting system.
Imbue the desired equipment with Ether stats, and grant additional stats according to that stat.

It’s a system that allows you to reuse items that have become unusable after the season has passed, while also balancing the game by resetting the special options of those items.

Create your own weapon and grow it.
Not bad.

[Would you like to transcend the equipment?]

I pressed the button without hesitation.
Then, a bright light poured onto the magic sword that was on the slot, and the faint Transcendence Stone that was placed underneath disappeared.

[Corrupted Magic Sword – Black Sun]
Strength +600 World
Physical Attack Power 4200
Ether Grade 1
Two-handed Sword
Bound
Level Restriction 85
100% additional damage when attacking Ether monsters
[Select options that can be granted]
[Select options that can be granted]