Chapter 44: Appraise [SS]
Rahul nodded, knowing the issue that the mana waves of S-rank is enough to kill him since hiding is just a pretense to delay time in front of high-class player but if that get serious then even hiding place isn't safe.
"Young Master, I only wish that you never bring me a day which I fear to even imagine."
This time, Rahul felt the butler's trembling hand along with his trembling voice, and he also knew better why the butler was saying that.
To ease him, Rahul smiled, "Don't worry. As long as I don't meet above S rank, I'm confirmed to survive any disaster. And don't I have skill to hide and run."
"Hmm. Before taking any rash action, think of this old man," the butler sigh.
"Okay."
The next moment passed along with their heartfelt conversation, where Rahul decided to reveal some secrets to not let the butler worry about his well-being.
"Thank you, Uncle. I will inform you," he said happily.
"How silly," Rahul thought sweetly. He had previously sometimes called the butler or uncle just by his title due to some formalities, as he also knew better than anyone why the butler hadn't married.
"Alright, do as you wish," the butler sighed. After some time, he added, "If you need any help, tell me."
"Okay, Uncle," Rahul said, and then he returned to his room.
As Rahul exited the butler's room, he sighed, "Like father, like son."
However, a relieved and happy expression appeared on his face as he recalled some events.
.....
"Thank goodness, everything has been resolved," he thought, remembering the saying, "Everything happens for a good reason."
The next moment, a wide grin adorned his face as he recalled the rewards from the Barren World mission, which exceeded his expectations.
"Let's assess each gain," he summoned his inventory.
Inventory: [Dungeon: (20 F-grade, 3000 E-grade stat crystals, 9780 gold coins, 2000 monster carcasses), E-grade dungeon core, Small World [F][Unique], Abyssal Sword [F][Unique]]
"I gained all of these from the tower," he muttered, feeling satisfied with his gains.
...
Upon completing the Barren World mission, he was automatically transported to the tower's first floor, and a string of prompts started to appear.
[Tower System]
[You have cleared all-star difficulties from 1 to 5 of the tower's first floor.]
[You have exceeded the limit of all the star difficulties.]
[You have gained 20,000 T.P for clearing all the star difficulties.]
[Reward for exceeding limit: Abyssal Sword [F] [Unique]]
[You have completed the hidden mission: 8th star.]
[You have exceeded the limit of the hidden mission.]
[You have killed 16,400 F-grade, 8,600 E-grade, and 1,250 D-grade monsters in the Barren World.]
[You have gained 20,000 T.P for completing the hidden mission.]
[Reward for exceeding limit: Small World [F] [Unique]]
[You have gained 193,000 Tower Points by killing all the monsters in the Barren World.]
[All of these rewards are temporarily placed in the Tower's inventory.]
After seeing all of this, he was speechless. He didn't even have a word to describe it. He had expected to gain a lot since he had exceeded the quota for protagonists in the novel, but to get this much, he had to say, "Killing is the way to get rich overnight."
He had come here to steal the protagonist's Abyssal Sword, but instead, he received an overwhelming amount of Tower Points and a Small World.…
He quickly transferred all the rewards to Neo's inventory.
"Neo, show me the description of the sword and the small world," he said excitedly, unable to wait even an inch.
[Item: Abyssal Sword [F] [Unique]]
It has the ability to ignore any defense.
Increases damage by 20% [accumulates up to 5 times].
Growth-type weapon.
Condition to upgrade: Kill 1,000 F or 100 E or 10 D.
Grade: F
Description: It has the ability to reach EX rank.
[Item: Small World [F] [Unique]]
It has a dimension of 100 km³.
Growth-type world.
Grade: F
Description: It has the potential to become a large world with a will after reaching S rank. You can also integrate a World's will into the small world.
With a mischievous smile on his face, he already envisioned the future. As expected, the novel's protagonist didn't fully utilize the Abyssal Sword.
He also knew that the Abyssal Sword held a secret, as written in the novel. As he gazed toward the small world's panel, he didn't know.
However, with his memories from his previous life and Neo's help, he would try to turn this small world into an independent universe.
Just thinking about all of this gave him goosebumps. But he quickly calmed down and prayed, "Thank God! Everything went well during the tower's mission," smiled, and proceeded toward his lifelong wish—talent.
"Let's check the talent: Appraise [S]."
Talent: Appraise [SS]
You possess the ability to appraise anything falling under SS grade.
You can view some vague details of items above grade 1.
Grade: SS
After examining the details of the appraise talent, he sighed, as his mind quickly drifted toward the principal's office.
...
In the Principal's Office
Upon entering the principal's office, a series of prompts appeared before his eyes.
[World System]
[Ding...]
[Your Talent: Copy [incomplete EX] has the urge to copy Talent: Appraise [SS].]
[Do you agree?]
[Yes/No]
Upon seeing these prompts, he secretly laughed and said, "Yes."
[Copying Talent: Appraise [SS] is in process.]
[Please remain near the target for 1 minute.]
[Process 1%... 50%... 100%.]
[Copy successful.]
[You have gained Talent: Appraise [SS].]
After copying the talent, he paused the process to devour it so he could check the Appraise talent's details. Subsequently, he continued the conversation with the old man.
...
[Ding…]
[Talent: Copy [incomplete EX] has the urge to devour Talent: Appraise [SS].]
[Do you agree?]
[Yes/No]
"Let's devour," he muttered, and once again, a series of prompts appeared.
[Ding…]
[Talent: Copy [incomplete EX] is processing to devour Talent: Appraise [SS].]
[Devouring process 10%... 50%... 100%.]
[Devour process completed.]
[Ding...]
[Talent: Copy [Incomplete EX] has become complete.]
Upon completing the devouring process, a voice resonated in his mind.
"Master, you can copy any talent...."