Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 368

Su-ho checked the information on Un-cheol.

[ Un-cheol ]

Grade : A

# Pure iron extracted from a meteorite.

# Possesses a strange kind of mana.

A simple explanation.

That strange mana was probably tied to the power of the moon.

Su-ho then examined the trait [ Sealed Power of the Moon ].

[ Sealed Power of the Moon ]

# The Isis lineage has used the power of the moon for generations.

# If you wish to use the moon's power, you must awaken the moon that sleeps within me.

# To awaken the sealed moon, 1kg of pure Un-cheol is required.

After staring at the trait information for a while, Su-ho next checked the trait [ Power of the Moon ].

[ Power of the Moon ]

Grade : F

# Since ancient times, those blessed by the moon and able to use its power have been very few.

# Once the qualifications are met, the Power of the Moon activates, allowing the use of the Bright Moon's power.

# Full Moon Force is a part of great nature, and those who possess Full Moon Force possess the Rune of the Moon.

# It is always active, and bearers of the Rune of the Moon receive the moon's blessing: under moonlight, all stats and recovery increase by 1%.

# Full Moon Force fundamentally bears the properties of ice and darkness, but under conditions can also bear the properties of light or fire.

# Full Moon Force is affected by the user's mana, and using Full Moon Force requires an equal amount of mana.

Su-ho checked not only the Power of the Moon trait but also the information on his other traits.

And what he learned was that only the Power of the Sun and the Power of the Moon had inherent grades.

'The rest either have no grade at all, or only the skills within the trait have grades.'

What was the difference between the two?

From what stood out immediately, he could guess at least growth potential.

Compared to traits without grades or with fixed values, Solar Force and Full Moon Force started at grade F, so the growth expectation was far higher.

'Then can these perhaps be used with Gi Seung-hwan as well?'

Seeing is believing.

He tried it on the spot.

He didn't have Gi Seung-ok, but he still had Gi Seung-hwan left.

[ You have consumed Gi Seung-hwan. ]

[ You fully absorb the skill EXP contained in Gi Seung-hwan. ]

[ Please select the skill you wish to grow. ]

A list of skills popped up before his eyes.

But Solar Force and Full Moon Force were not there.

Su-ho knit his brows.

'So it doesn't work.'

He opened the status window and tried a workaround, but the result was the same.

In the end, after picking any random skill to feed the EXP to, Su-ho finally brought up the Sealed Power of the Moon trait again.

He touched the last line, which was shaded in bold.

The 1kg of Un-cheol was prepared, so the entry had activated.

[ The condition has been met. ]

[ Will you use pure Un-cheol to release the seal? ]

The system's question.

The answer, of course, was yes.

[ You use pure Un-cheol. ]

[ The Sealed Power of the Moon is unlocked. ]

[ Trait information is deleted. ]

[ You have obtained 'Seed of the Moon'. ]

[ For achieving a great feat, the system gifts you 10 bonus stat points. ]

System alerts rose in sequence.

But Su-ho's eyes widened as he read them.

Because the trait information had been deleted.

'Why?'

He checked the status window, and sure enough, the Moon's Power section in traits had disappeared.

Instead, an item called 'Seed of the Moon' had been given.

Was that even possible?

It was the first time he'd seen such a case.

Even so, it was promising.

Because he'd been given as many as 10 bonus stat points.

Su-ho immediately checked the information on the Seed of the Moon.

[ Seed of the Moon ]

Grade : S+

# The Isis lineage has used the power of the moon for generations.

# Isis wished to pass the moon's power on to others and, as the method, developed the Seed of the Moon.

# Only those granted qualification may consume the Seed; upon meeting the conditions and consuming it, one can sprout the inner moon that only the Isis lineage can possess.

A concise description.

After reading the explanation for a bit, Su-ho swallowed the seed at once.

There was no reason to hesitate.

From the description, there was no risk Su-ho would have to bear, and since he'd even paid Un-cheol, the conditions were more than sufficient.

The moment the seed entered his mouth, it vanished like cotton candy.

[ You have consumed the Seed of the Moon. ]

[ A fragment of the moon takes root in your body. ]

[ From now on, 'Henry Moon' can be summoned and its information checked. ]

'Henry Moon?'

The moment he saw the alert, he wondered what it meant.

'Looks like because my name is set as Henry the Isis, it was labeled Henry Moon.'

Then in Korean, would that be something like 'Su-ho Moon'?

Thinking that, Su-ho immediately checked Henry Moon's information.

[ Henry Moon ]

Grade : S+

# The symbol of the Isis lineage.

# For now it is still in seed state, and it will sprout by feeding on the owner's strength and desire.

A short description.

Considering how hard it was to get, there wasn't much there.

But he decided to accept it.

Because it was still only a seed that hadn't even sprouted.

Still, since summoning was possible, he tried summoning it first.

Pop!

Before his eyes, a tiny bead like a little light bulb floated up.

It wasn't bright.

A murky, gentle glow, at best.

The thing he'd summoned hovered quietly in midair, and after Su-ho watched it for a while and moved slightly, it shifted above his head and began to move together with him as if they were one.

'Like that thing above angels' heads.'

That was the end of his assessment.

A rather underwhelming result.

Even so, he decided to take meaning from having released the seal.

'By the way, I get the owner's strength, but what does it mean that it feeds on desire?'

Desire?

As in a wish?

He couldn't understand it.

There was no related information either.

Shaking his head, Su-ho dismissed the moon and shifted his attention elsewhere.

Naturally, his attention moved to the Rune of Greed.

Su-ho checked the information on the rune.

[ ???'s ? ]

Grade : ???

# ???'s ?.

# To check the hidden information, 1kg of pure gold is required.

# Any pure gold used to check information is consumed permanently.

Strictly speaking, he couldn't even call it the Rune of Greed yet.

Because the information hadn't been revealed.

But Su-ho knew.

So, after moving the gold Ion had prepared into his inventory, he touched the line engraved in bold.

[ Will you use pure gold to check the information? ]

The answer was, of course, yes.

At that, the info window flashed for an instant.

[ The condition has been met. ]

[ Item information changes. ]

[ ???'s Rune ]

Grade : S

# The power of ???.

# To check the hidden information and additional information, 10kg of pure gold is required.

# Any pure gold used to check information is consumed permanently.

The changed information.

Seeing that, Su-ho let out a faint snort.

Considering he'd offered as much as 1kg of pure gold, the return felt terribly stingy.

'Good thing the buyer was the owner of a unicorn company; an ordinary person would have used 1kg of gold and regretted it badly.'

At current prices, 1kg of pure gold came to nearly 300 million won.

But if after spending 300 million all you got was a few lines of information, an ordinary person would go mad and jump up and down.

Su-ho then used 10kg of pure gold.

[ The condition has been met. ]

[ Item information changes. ]

[ ???'s Rune ]

Grade : S

# The power of a Great Demon.

# One of the seven powers known as the Seven Deadly Villains.

# Upon meeting the conditions, you gain the qualification to use the power of ???.

# To check the hidden information and additional information, 100kg of pure gold is required.

# Any pure gold used to check information is consumed permanently.

10kg of pure gold.

About 3 billion won.

Only after paying that much did the Rune of Greed begin to show its value.

The Seven Great Demons, and the qualification to become an incarnation.

Even that alone was sufficient a hint to Players who desired power.

'All the more since its owner was a wealthy man who particularly craved power.'

For someone like that, the Rune of Greed was a perfect fit.

For the final act, Su-ho invested the last of the gold.

[ The condition has been met. ]

[ Item information changes. ]

[ Rune of Greed ]

Grade : S+

# In the Demon Realm exist the Seven Great Demons called the Seven Deadly Villains.

# A rune by which one can borrow the power of Greed, the Great Demon called Grid.

# Upon use, you are granted the qualification to become 'Grid's Guest'.

At last, all information was revealed.

A result obtained by investing the equivalent of 30 billion won.

No, counted in total, 33.3 billion had been invested.

In his previous life it had been discovered later, so it had been much more expensive than this, but that hardly meant 3.33 billion won was a small sum.

Which was why Su-ho could smile in satisfaction.

Because he'd finally gotten it in hand.

The power of one of the 'Seven Deadly Villains', who had once been a supervillain.

Narrowing his eyes, Su-ho examined the Rune of Greed, which now felt distinctly demonic.

At a glance it looked like a reward for effort, but it absolutely wasn't.

This was a poisoned chalice.

A Great Demon's rune would grant a Player tremendous power in the short term, but as time went on and that power grew stronger, the Player would fail to control it and their mind would be taken.

'Like the Mega Crusher.'

But even if that were true for others, he would be fine.

If the sole reason not to possess it was that your mind might be eaten away, then you just needed a will strong enough not to be eaten by some demon.

And this wasn't baseless confidence.

Su-ho pulled up one skill information window in front of his eyes.

[ Dragon Mind ]

Grade : S

# A choice ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) and an inherent authority bestowed only upon those born of dragon blood.

# Grants immunity to all mental-type debuff effects used by beings of dragon rank or lower.

That a demon gnawed at the mind was not some abstract concept.

After all, even now Pi Seong-yeol had the debuff effect 'Parasite' applied to him.

Which meant half-baked debuffs would never work on Su-ho.

No matter how great a Great Demon was, it would not surpass a dragon.

When Su-ho gripped the Rune of Greed, the rune began to respond.

[ You use the Rune of Greed. ]

[ The Great Demon of Greed responds to your call. ]

[ The Great Demon of Greed scrutinizes you. ]

Along with the alerts, an unpleasant sense of being watched crawled over Su-ho's body.

He couldn't see it, but the Great Demon of Greed was likely inspecting him inch by inch.

And soon after, the Great Demon of Greed smiled.

[ The Great Demon of Greed smiles at your desire. ]

[ A new trait is added. ]

[ You have become 'Grid's Guest'. ]

[ For achieving a remarkable feat, the system gifts you 5 bonus stat points. ]

Light burst forth.

And with the Great Demon of Greed's acknowledgment, Su-ho at last became Grid's Guest.

"Status window, check."

[ An Su-ho ]

Lv : 237

Class : Rage Crusader

Traits▲ : ＜New Blood＞＜Candidate of Heracles＞＜King of Ruin＞＜Power of the Sun＞＜Power of the Moon＞＜Grid's Guest＞

Strength(N) : 1

Mana(N) : 25

Perception(B) : 1

Leadership(N) : 56

Bonus Stats : 15

Seeing the newly added trait, Su-ho checked the information on Grid's Guest.