Chapter 310: White Root (2)

It was significantly different from before. So what I heard next was also very different.

“…”

The statue, as before, looked like it would never collapse, but I could clearly see the white root penetrating through the center of the statue’s head.

At that moment, the head of the statue separated from its body, then the whole statue crumbled with numerous cracks covering it.

The eyes of the statue, which were open nearly 90%, closed again when the statue crumbled to the ground.

“Man, the statue…”

“It crumbled!”

“Asirante smashed the statue!”

“Wow!”

I could not believe what happened before my eyes.

Only when I heard people shouting joyously behind me did I realize that it really happened. Of course, I didn’t feel pleased about it because I could only do it with the help of the Roots, after all.

But I did everything I could on my end. Did I raise my reality actualization rate by 3% with the remaining 25,000 coins that I had left over form some time ago?

I didn’t, because it was obvious that it would just be useless even if I did it.

However, I had no time to press the Holdridge group to give me more coins or to exchange golden rings for coins.

“Whew…”

I let out a deep breath after confirming that the statue had indeed been smashed.

Anyway, I avoided the worst situation by smashing the statue.

Bang!

And unlike the other roots, the white root actively threw the statue’s head to the floor. And a message rang at the same time.

[You have succeeded in destroying the statue imbued with the energy of death.

– You will receive a reward.]

Regardless of my mood, the message said I would receive a reward.

So I focused on that message.

But another message rang which was not about the reward.

[The energy of death embedded in the destroyed statue reached 4,999,999,958.

-The given reward will be upgraded.]

[You can choose one of the two options below as an upgraded reward.

: First reward. Acquire 300,000 coins immediately.

: Second reward. All the items you currently have equipped in Revival Legend will be automatically actualized. (You can actualize reality even without using coins for your equip items only. )]

“…”

A whopping 300,000 coins at a time. It was a huge amount without a doubt.

If I counted the 25,000 coins I had right now, I could raise my reality actualization rate to 100%. But there were more conspicuous rewards than that.

In other words, I could actualize reality even without coins, although it was only applied to the items I had equipped.

Of course, items were not linked to the reality actualization rate, for unlike titles, traits, stats, skills, etc., items could change hands at any time instead of simply being owned by one person.

That was why I always used my coins to raise my reality actualization rate.

In fact, I had actualized several items, including + 7 Enhancement weapons, while fighting Smith and his party. However, what I actualized at that time were only rare and common grade items because it cost quite a lot of coins to actualize items.

Moreover, there was a message that said I could actualize even legendary grades while raising my reality actualization rate to 65% this time.

After that, I tried it on a legendary functional skill ring for the first time because I needed to check how many coins it actually required.

[You are now actualizing the functional skill ring.

-Grade: Legendary.

-Enhancement value: 0 (enhancement impossible.)

-Number of required coins: 100,000]

Of course, not all legendary items required 100,000 coins.

Even for the same legendary grade, the number of required coins differed depending on the quality of the item as well as its enhancement level.

For example, the +5 Enhancement Sacred Permanent Snow spirit ring required far fewer coins than the functional skill ring, even though it was +5 Enhancement.

However, what was certain was that considering that just the legendary grade functional skill ring required 100,000 coins, the +6 enhancement myth grade Ice Emperor’s guardian sword would require even more coins. Moreover, as time went by, I would only raise the enhancement of the Ice Emperor’s guardian sword.

‘Well, let me choose the second option. Moreover, the reality actualization is not applied to only one item, but all the items on my body.’

This was not simply a matter of choosing to obtain 300,000 coins or not for me.

So, without any further hesitation, I made my choice.

“Let me choose the second reward.”

[You have chosen the second reward featuring the automatic application of reality actualization on all the items you currently have equipped.]

At that moment, a twinkling light leaked out of my body, and at some point I found myself holding something in my hand before I knew it.

It was none other than the +6 Enhancement Ice Emperor’s guardian sword.

“…”

For a moment, I thought it would have been nice if I already had access to these items.

If I had, I would have crushed the statue by myself, and would not have needed the Roots’ help.

But this was part of the process. After all, I could obtain all these rewards thanks to the Roots.

So I looked at the Roots that were still swaying majestically in this wide space.

Then, as if they also noticed my gaze, the Roots gradually gathered its tendrils, including the white root, around me, and burrowed underground.

Inside the Holdridge headquarters a little later.

Austin, who had visited the Myongjin Shelter, escorted me warmly inside the Holdridge headquarters. And while I was walking through their headquarters, I could feel the atmosphere was a little distracted.

Was it because I smashed the statue? No, it was not.

Obviously, they were prepared to escape out of this building just in case I could not smash the statue. But they didn’t have to flee. So I saw them going back to their places to unpack their baggage.

So, I said to Austin, who introduced himself as the head of the Intelligence Department.

“Well, maybe I should come again later since they’re busy unpacking their stuff.”

Obviously, I was sneering at him, and as the intelligence chief, he must also have understood my point.

“…”

That’s why he didn’t respond to me. After that, I arrived at a room, within which five old men were seated. They were the top five executives of the Holdridge Group.

“Great job!”

“Thank you.”

“We owe you a lot!”

They began to express gratitude to me right away.

“You’re welcome. I was just lucky.”

Even though I didn’t mention it, they clearly felt ashamed of this time’s events.

So I didn’t tease or mock them. Besides, I didn’t want to cause any more trouble when I solved their headache.

“As for the additional reward you mentioned before, I think I should receive it in return for destroying the statue.”

I openly asked for more compensation. Obviously, I didn’t intend to cause unnecessary trouble, but I was confident enough to ask them for a reasonable request even if they felt it was burdensome.

Of course, I knew why I was suddenly so confident. It was due to the items I equipped within Revival Legend actualizating within reality, including the +6 Enhancement Ice Emperor’s guardian sword

Besides, I now possessed the white root as well.

So before I knew it, I felt my confidence skyrocketing.