The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 223

"What do you mean by swallowing the sun?"

Sung JiHan questioned Artmu, handing him Eclipse and the Queen's Finger.

"What's with all this grand talk about enhancing Eclipse?"

[So you still don't know why Eclipse was created.]

Eclipse and the Queen's Finger floated in the air.

Bang! Bang!

The twenty arms simultaneously raised their hammers and struck.

It wasn't a method of refining that would fuse the sword and finger to advance a step, but rather a training method that seemed to just destroy them.

One is Eclipse, and the other is the Queen's Finger.

Despite the countless strikes of the hammers, their forms did not deform at all.

Sung JiHan silently watched this and continued to question.

"Why was Eclipse created?"

[I once received a similar request from the Shadow Queen. She named her sword Eclipse and said, 'I will swallow the sun with this sword.']

Sung JiHan recalled the meaning of Eclipse from those words.

An eclipse, which means an eclipse phenomenon when the moon covers the sun.

The name of the sword was not just casually given, but had such a goal.

"But why would you want to swallow the sun?"

[Isn't it the enemy of the Shadow Elves? From the perspective of the World Tree Union, they are treated as a small rebel force.]

[They are not small. How many planets have been liberated so far?]

[Oh? Does this sword have the luxury of opening its mouth? Go harder!]

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Seeing Ariel, who was angered by being treated as a small rebel force.

Artmu swung the sword more excitedly.

"You barbarian...!"

"Hehe. Keep your mouth shut. If you keep talking, it will take longer to fuse."

...

When Ariel closed her mouth, Sung JiHan continued to question.

"What is the relationship between the World Tree and the sun?"

[There is a rumor circulating in the Battle.net community about the World Tree Union. Do you know the cosmic tree Yggdrasil?]

"I do. Last time, instead of unlocking the Hideout, I tried to sponsor it. They said they would give me 100 trillion GP."

[What, what? 100 trillion?? What did you do? Don't unlock it right away!]

Artmu stopped hammering.

The eyes of the combined robot flashed intensely as if piercing Sung JiHan.

"I can't reveal information to such a dangerous person."

...But well, that's true. Ha. It's a shame that I met you in person, but you're still in Hideout mode. Can't you remove the darkness from your face a bit?"

"Why? Are you trying to sell information to Yggdrasil?"

[Yes.]

"Will you do it?"

"Well... I won't."

Clang! Clang!

Artmu resumed hammering and stared at Sung JiHan piercingly.

[Going back to our previous conversation. Yggdrasil has already constructed its own planetary system.]

"Planetary system?"

[It means Yggdrasil has become an artificial sun.]

"...What? The tree?"

Cosmic tree Yggdrasil.

Its name was clearly a tree, but it turned out to be an artificial sun?

Sung JiHan suddenly jumped beyond his imagination and became speechless.

[Sure. It's a phenomenon that surpasses imagination, even if a tree becomes the sun on Battle.net. But well... I heard that the artificial sun is not perfect. So, to complement this, I heard that the World Tree Union is incorporating a planetary alliance into the Bronze League.]

Clang! Clang!

I wonder how much information is circulating in the Battle.net community.

Artemu, who roughly knows about the World Tree Union's situation.

He added.

"Still, it's fortunate that the number of planets in the World Tree Union is not large. The probability of being included in the Bronze League with them is extremely low."

"We have one. The World Tree Union Elf."

"...Really? You have no luck. If you can't find an answer, abandon your race and run away quickly. If you use my blacksmith voucher, I can make a decent spaceship for you."

Artemu, who advises to abandon the race just because they are included in the same league as the World Tree Union Elf.

With just that one word, I could tell how widely the World Tree Union's notoriety had spread.

But Sung JiHan had no intention of running away.

"No, I'll take care of those bastards."

"You're ignorant but brave... Well, since the future is obvious, I should buy spaceship materials in advance."

"Then sell them to others. Then, is Eclipse aiming for the artificial sun, Yggdrasil, with the Shadow Sword?"

"That's right. The Shadow Queen declared that she would swallow the sun with her sword. It was a vague and empty statement."

Clang! Clang!

After countless hammering, the finger finally began to enter Eclipse.

"As a blacksmith, I'm curious about how far her sword will go. So I helped her before, but failed. No matter what I did, the Shadow Sword didn't reach the EX level. But this sword..."

Artemu, who was staring at Sung JiHan's face in hiding.

Finally turned his gaze to the sword.

"...It has a different possibility than before."

Chiing...!

After a long pounding.

Smoke rose from Eclipse, and the finger and the sword merged completely.

"Try holding it, the owner, and find the final improvement point."

The Shadow Sword approached Sung JiHan, floating lightly.

Sung JiHan held Eclipse.

"The power of the shadow has been greatly enhanced."

As the Queen's finger merged, Eclipse had definitely become stronger than before.

But Sung JiHan couldn't shake off a feeling of dissatisfaction.

"There seems to be something more to improve..."

Shooo.

While wielding the sword, Sung JiHan noticed that the concentration of shadow energy was different in the middle part of Eclipse.

"Why is this part empty... Owner, can you fill it? If I fill it here, the sword will definitely become stronger."

Ariel asked Sung JiHan to fill the empty part, but...

"Hmm..."

Sung JiHan looked at the sword, lost in thought.

Is it right to just strengthen the shadow energy like this?

"If the goal of the Shadow Queen is to swallow the sun, then it would be right to amplify the power of the shadow energy..."

That's the Queen's intention.

Eclipse, which Sung JiHan will use, had to be designed to fit his hand.

"Just like infusing the attribute of fire into the Thunder God's Decision. When I infused the vitality into the Dark Shadow's Decision, an unexpected synergy effect occurred."

The vitality possessed by the elves.

Contrary to what was expected, when it was used in conjunction with the shadow energy, it proved to be surprisingly useful.

"Just like advancing the Thunder God's Decision, I should test the Dark Shadow's Decision in this direction."

Sung JiHan made that judgment.

And he infused the vitality into the center of the sword.

"Owner... Wh-What are you doing now? Is this a joke?"

"You felt it too, didn't you? Mixing it with the energy of life made it more effective."

"Oh, I don't like that. It feels strange. It doesn't seem like a Shadow Elf!"

"Try to adapt."

"Hey!!"

Ariemi screamed in surprise.

Shooooo......

Sung JiHan blew the energy of life mercilessly into the center of the sword.

And then.

Amidst the black sword, a green light flashed.

The energy of life inside the sword began to resonate.

"Oh."

As if waiting for this, Eclipse responded.

The green light that had been emanating from Eclipse gathered in the center.

And it was embedded in the black sword like a round gem.

"You inserted something foreign into the center of the sword. A life force similar to that of an elf... Is that your choice?"

"Yes."

"Filling it with shadow energy would have been more useful for now... You're doing something unusual. It seems like you know the reason why the Shadow Queen kindly handed over her finger."

"The center of the sword was empty, was it the Queen's intention?"

"Yes. When fusing, she left only the power of her finger there."

Perhaps the Shadow Queen wanted to see someone who could wield both energies.

While Sung JiHan was thinking that.

"The name 'Shadow of the Sun' has been changed to 'Shadow of Life'."

"The grade cannot be measured."

The name and grade of Eclipse, the original item of the Shadow of the Sun, changed.

"Shadow of Life"

-Grade: ??

-It was the terminal of the seat of the Shadow Queen.

-Can be transformed into a shadow sword, 'Eclipse'.

-Due to the mixture of life energy in Eclipse, it is restricted in the use of shadow power.

-However, depending on the use of power, there is a possibility that the grade of the sword can go up to EX.

The Shadow of the Sun, which started as an SS-grade.

Although it seemed to have deteriorated when it changed to the Shadow of Life with a grade of ?,

"The possibility of going up to EX grade... That alone is enough."

Sung JiHan paid attention to the last explanation.

If he had filled Eclipse with more shadow energy just now, it would have ended at the maximum SSS+ grade.

But thanks to the infusion of life energy, even if the performance is different right now,

He can see further into the future.

When he was satisfied with the changed sword like that.

Creak...

Electricity flowed through one of the 20 arms that Artmu had summoned.

Boom!

One arm exploded completely.

"The Shadow Sword is indeed not easy. I consumed one arm."

Even though one of his arms had been blown off, Artmu seemed familiar with it.

He looked at Sung JiHan and asked,

"And next... What about it? Are you going to use three vouchers for the blacksmith now?"

Upon hearing that question, Sung JiHan thought of Yoon Sae-ah.

Come to think of it, if there's an opportunity, he wanted to try out a bow as well.

"Do you have a good bow?"

"Are you planning to use a pass or are you thinking of purchasing with GP?"

"Oh, do you have something to sell?"

"Yes, actually. I recently received a request from the leader of a small tribe. They wanted me to make a weapon focused on growth because they wanted to give it to their daughter... I worked hard on it."

"But why didn't you buy it?"

"A wandering deity invaded that planet. Since then, there has been no news."

"He's quite active. That deity."

"If I were to eliminate all the customers he has harmed, there would be hundreds. But lately, his movements have been slow... Ah, here it is."

Artemis muttered to himself and rummaged through his inventory.

"It looks good. How much is it?"

"Well... it's only 20 billion GP."

20 billion GP?

Why is this bow so expensive?

"The item itself looks good..."

Sung JiHan hesitated for a moment.

"Well... I can offer installment payments. 5 years. The price may seem high, but it's definitely worth it to grow together with the owner. It was really difficult to make. The cost of materials alone was high."

Artemis became more talkative than ever.

"Hmm, should we negotiate?"

"Negotiate? Are you trying to lower the price? This item is one of my masterpieces! Negotiating the price with the greatest artisan in the universe... that's an act of trampling on my pride!"

"Ah, not money. Your unique light energy seems interesting. Can I have some?"

"Light energy... Ah, sure. I'll give you a sunstone filled with light energy. The price will remain the same, though."

"Okay. No need for installment payments. I'll pay in full."

"Oh, customer...!"

Upon Sung JiHan's declaration of full payment, Artemis automatically bowed.

"Well then, let me assist you with the payment!"

Of all the appearances he had seen so far, this was the most polite attitude.

***

March 1st, World BattleNet Federation conference room in New York.

This day was one of the most important days for the World BattleNet Federation.

And for good reason.

"We will begin the meeting."

"The agenda for today is related to the selection of the 'Guild of the Year.'"

Since it was the day to select the Guild of the Year, which the BattleNet Federation chooses once a year.

"It's just the turn of the People's Council this year..."

"Why did the People's Council suggest holding the meeting?"

The representatives of the prominent guilds from each country looked at the representative of the People's Council, who hosted the meeting, with meaningful eyes.

Sung JiHan, who declared that the People's Council should present the Guild of the Year if they wanted to participate.

Most of the industry insiders thought that the People's Council would refuse.

Because the benefits of being selected as the Guild of the Year were tremendous.

But now, the People's Council was stepping forward to host the meeting.

"No way..."

That arrogant guild.

There was no way they would accept Sung JiHan's absurd claim.

The representatives of each country waited for the words of the People's Council representative.

And then.

"Our People's Council recommends the standby guild as a candidate for the Guild of the Year."

The representative of the People's Council said firmly, opening his mouth.

The conference room immediately became chaotic.