Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 155

The optimal ether level is 2,500.

The required armor transcendent grade is level 3.

The appropriate specs for hunting in the habitat of the blood-sucking bear have been revealed.

Of course, this was based on party standards, not solo play.

Not just the blood-sucking bear habitat, but information from other hunting grounds was being updated in real time.

Naturally, this wasn’t data released by Deron. It was information that many users were documenting through their deaths.

[Ether Growth]

Equipment ether grade level 6 achievement 0/3

Character ether level 1,000 achievement 3,200/1,000

I frowned while looking at the main quest. Although I was well ahead of the required ether level, I still hadn’t managed to grow my equipment’s ether grade to level 6.

To upgrade the equipment from level 5 to level 6, I needed an item called [Glowing Transcendence Stone].

While taking a brief break, I was browsing various community sites.

While skimming through the concept post for Deron Online, I stumbled upon a post that had received overwhelming recommendations and comments.

[New dungeon information revealed] [67]

(Screenshot of Glowing Transcendence Stone)

(Screenshot of Purified Moon Fragment)

Both items drop from the new dungeon [Fallen Sanctuary of the Moon].

Do about two drop per run? The dungeon itself isn’t too hard.

It’s just a farming dungeon, it seems.

The story is somewhat interesting, so for those interested,

try following along while clearing the sub-quest at the Sun God Temple.

The linked quest tends to be a bit lengthy, so it could be tough if you don’t have patience.

Everyone probably knows what the Glowing Transcendence Stone is used for, so I won’t elaborate on that.

What I’ll pay special attention to is the Purified Moon Fragment.

[Purified Moon Fragment]

A piece of the moon that has been cleansed.

It can grant special powers to ether equipment that has reached maximum slots.

※Bound item

※Irrecoverable if destroyed

I thought it was odd that I wasn’t getting any equipment drops in the dungeon, but it seems this season focuses on adding options directly to items themselves.

In other words, it means that equipment options will drop in the dungeon.

Below are the options I attached to my equipment.

[Hunter’s Tooth]

Agility +350 Unique

Physical Attack Power 2400

Ether Grade Level 6

Dagger

Bound

Level Requirement 85

115% additional damage when attacking ether monsters

[Movement Speed increased by 10%]

[Attack Speed increased by 15%]

[Maximum Damage increased by 20%]

[Additional Damage increased by 20%]

■30% chance to cast the Moonlight Slash skill on attack.

※Reached maximum slots.

[Comments]

[What the hell, it doesn’t drop equipment?]

ㄴ[Honestly, didn’t you expect that since they started talking about equipment transcendence?]

ㄴ[Farming feels pointless now;]

ㄴ[I actually like this better; honestly, isn’t it nice to be able to pick the options you want?]

[What ether level do you need to enter the dungeon?]

ㄴ[I think I went in around 1200. It didn’t seem like a high-difficulty dungeon given how easy it was back then.]

ㄴ[Lol, now the ones with high ether levels can’t even transcend; turns out it was dropping in the dungeon.]

[Do you have to clear the quest to enter?]

ㄴ[I think so. You can’t activate the entrance if you don’t clear the entry quest.]

[Was that item for auction yours?]

ㄴ[No, no, we were in the final stages of another party’s quest; it seems like theirs.]

[Equipment doesn’t drop? I checked it dropping.]

ㄴ[Really? Was that from the other party earlier?]

ㄴ[No, it seems like a different channel; we didn’t see you guys.]

ㄴ[What kind of equipment dropped?]

ㄴ[Just an item without options. It was unique grade.]

ㄴ[Lol, that’s hilarious. Haha!]

ㄴ[Transcendence equipment, haha!]

The moment I confirmed this information, I shot up from my seat.

Helena, who had been laying her head on my thigh, startled and rolled under the rock.

“Y-Yeo…?”

“I found it!”

It was finally time to move on to the next step of the blocked main quest.

I grabbed Helena’s hand and headed toward Solaris Capital City.

Inside the Solaris Temple in the capital, there were blue exclamation marks floating around, indicating sub-quests.

“What exactly did you find?”

“The next step in ether! Plus, a special item that can further enhance equipment!”

I showed Helena the post I had seen.

After staring at the transparent window floating in the air for a while, Helena began to nod and opened her mouth.

“So it was a dungeon. But will it be alright? Everyone moves in parties, so even if we clear the quest, getting into the dungeon will be tough. How about we wait for the items to be released? I’ll buy it for you.”

“No way!”

“Yeo, this is bound to be a waste of time. I mean, I can buy it for you, so let’s go hunting in the field instead. Okay?”

“I don’t want to!”

I shook my head at Helena’s suggestion.

I had discovered where to find the next transcendent stone. I had also verified that an item that can further enhance equipment drops.

“Helena, it says you can add an extra line of options to items. How can you stand that? You know well how valuable an extra line of options is compared to others.”

“Th-That’s…”

“This is non-tradable. It’s an item that you have to go into the dungeon to obtain.”

“But… it’s just the two of us.”

I shook my head at Helena’s words.

Has she forgotten? I had loyal guild members. Those who were loyal enough to pretend to die if I said so.

“Hu hu hu.”

“Ugh…”

I needed a reliable healer, a dealer, and a tank.

Yeo—[Chloe.]

Chloe—[Yes?]

Yeo—[What’s your ether level?]

Chloe—[I’ve just gone over 1,500… Why?]

Good. Got a healer.

I immediately messaged the tank.

Yeo—[Arthur!]

Arthur—[Hey. What’s up?]

Yeo—[How much have you raised your ether level?]

Arthur—[I’m slightly over 2,000 now. What’s going on? Do you need me?]

Yeo—[Yeah, I need you. Come with me.]

Arthur—[Yeo… Do all Koreans chat like this?]

I scratched my cheek at Arthur’s message.

Did something go wrong in the intermediate translation process?

Yeo—[Did something seem odd?]

Arthur—[Not really… Okay, since you need me, I’ll head there. Can you give me the coordinates?]

Sounds good.

I smiled and sent the coordinates to Arthur.

There was no need to send them to Chloe. I intended to use the summon order to bring her with me anyway.

I had gathered two dealers, one tank, and one healer.

Now it was time to find one more dealer.

Honestly, there were more than enough people to bring a dealer along.

So that was the problem.

Yerin, Snow Mage, Hwarang, Iyap.

The one with the least skill was obviously Iyap.

So I should bring Iyap.

Covering up the lack of skill with specs.

Yeo—[Iyap, what’s your ether level right now?]

Iyap—[Oh, I just barely passed 1,800.]

I nodded.

Leading the growth of a lacking guild member is also part of a guild master’s role.

Where else could there be a guild master with such an angelic heart like mine?

It was especially necessary to look after the pitiful thief, who was also older.

I had to make sure he was taken care of.

“I gathered everyone!”

“… Already?”

“Yeah. Everyone said they’d come here.”

I responded to Helena as I pulled out the summon order.

I wasn’t summoning the entire guild. I manipulated the settings so that the summon order messages would only go to specific individuals.

Helena’s uneasy gaze landed on me.

I smiled at her and drew out the summon order.

Flash-!

Immediately after using the summon order, two pillars of light descended around me.

The thief Iyap and the healer Chloe had arrived.

“Four…? Are you planning to run the dungeon, Guildmaster?”

“It certainly looks like that’s the case…”

That was the response from Iyap and Chloe.

I nodded confidently.

“Have you all checked the information?”

“Are you talking about the info? The one that was posted on the Deron gallery.”

“Yeah, that’s right!”

“I was actually planning to proceed with the quest today, so this works out well.”

While chatting with Iyap and Chloe, I kept an eye on Helena’s mood.

She had been keeping her mouth shut and was staring solely at me, which was quite heavy on my shoulders.

I knew why she was looking at me like that. She probably wanted to enjoy the game with her close friend alone, and didn’t like others intruding.

But there was no choice if we were going to the dungeon.

“Hey, Yeo.”

“Yeah?”

“Why are we just four? Where’s the tank?”

“Right. Guildmaster, didn’t you call for a tank? Should we call Dogrik?”

“No, I already called him.”

“What? But the ones who came through the summon order were…”

At that moment, before Iyap’s words could finish, a paladin was approaching from a distance.

With a shining halo behind him, a white cloak flowing from his shoulders, and full plate mail covering his body, he exuded a warm light like sunlight.

“Arthur!”

“Yeo!”

Finally, he had arrived. My tank.

I extended my hands wide and waved at Arthur.

At that moment, a piercing gaze hit me right at the back of my head.

I knew without looking. It was Helena’s glare.

“Don’t tell me the tank is…?”

“Yeah, that’s right. This is my friend Arthur. We met on the first day of server integration.”

Arthur, who had quickly run over, happily waved at the unfamiliar Iyap and Chloe.

Both seemed to be slightly impressed by Arthur’s appearance as well.

At that moment, Helena quietly approached behind me and whispered softly.

“Yeo. The one you called as a tank is Arthur?”

“Yeah. Arthur’s good, isn’t he?”

“That’s true but…”

“You know how hard it is to find a tank as good as Arthur, right?”

“There’s nothing else behind this, right? You just called him because you needed a tank?”

That was a question I couldn’t answer easily.

It was true I called him because I needed a tank but…

“That’s how it is.”

My response came out a bit late, and Helena’s expression began to soften.

I could tell she was feeling a bit jealous. A desire not to lose her friend. I understood that well.

Whenever I saw Helena chatting closely with someone else at school, I would also feel sulky for no reason.

It seemed Helena was feeling a similar emotion.

“Everyone hasn’t started the dungeon quest, right?”

Just to be sure, I asked everyone, but they all nodded as expected.

There was no way they could have proceeded with the quest. They would have ended up stuck in the Dire Wolf hunting ground just following the main quest blindly.

“I heard the quest is quite long. So I’ll get started quickly. Can you all keep up with my pace?”

From now on, I wouldn’t be stopping.

The moment I confirmed that my party members were nodding in agreement, I turned around and started running.

“Everyone, follow me!”