MMORPG: Rise of the Primordial Godsmith

Chapter 1313: Rewards and Opportunities

”...Honestly, I thought weʼd have to extend the missionʼs deadline at first.”

Standing in line in front of a man who looked to be in his early forties, Hal and the others remained silent as the man spoke to them with a smile on his face.

”Yet, just as there was still less than a day left before we had to come to that decision, the military received news that the Grand Chieftain had been killed alongside multiple high- ranking members of the orc race.”

Chuckling with glee as those words left his mouth, the man soon moved closer to the five before making his way to Nerissa.

Already having an idea as to why the man came up to her, Nerissa went ahead and gave the bag containing the Grand Chieftainʼs head to him, prompting the former to nod back at her as he made his way back to where he was.

Whoosh!

”Thatʼs the Grand Chieftain, alright.” Unfurling the bag to reveal the decapitated head of the former Grand Chieftain, the man seemed to show a hint of delight towards the shocked expression the orc had before his untimely death.

Staring at the head for a bit, the man eventually closed his eyes before looking back at the five with a solemn expression.

”On behalf of the human race, I, Lucian Matthews, thank the five of you for your efforts,” said the man after letting out a calming sigh, his expression returning to a faint smile after that.

”Weʼve only done what we were supposed to do, Grand Marshal,” replied Hal as he smiled in return, his demeanor befitting that of the leader of a War Squad.

”...Though, if I were to be honest for a brief moment, most of the reason why we did it was due to the rewards that were promised,” continued the man, scratching his cheek as he let out a wry chuckle.

”I donʼt blame you.” Lucian continued to smile at them. ”After all, itʼs rare for someone to move for others without obtaining anything in exchange.”

”However, the speed at which you completed the mission does make me curious,” he continued, his gaze briefly sweeping through the five.

”How exactly were you able to kill the Grand Chieftain? Iʼm pretty sure fighting against a Myth-level being would still pose a slight challenge to you even at your level of strength.” ”Adding on the fact that a nigh-impenetrable barrier protects him from almost every type of attack possible, your group probably sacrificed a lot of things in order to pull it off.”

”Surprisingly, we did nothing of the sort,” clarified Hal, his words immediately causing the man to become intrigued.

”If anything, the entire thing was mostly dealt with by just one person in our War Squad.”

Step.

Having already discussed what they would do after meeting the Grand Marshal earlier, Valyr took Halʼs words as a cue to step forward, which quickly prompted Lucianʼs focus to shift towards him.

”Wait a second...” However, before the young man could even introduce himself to the Grand Marshal, Lucian seemed to recognize who he was.

”Youʼre... the one from the tournament, right?” asked the man, his tone becoming more and more certain as time passed. ”Ylvar... if I remember correctly.”

”That would be me.” Having been recognized by almost everyone the last time he was at the frontlines, Valyr wasnʼt surprised that someone high up on the ladder like Lucian would recognize him as well.

”If thatʼs the case, then I guess itʼs no surprise that your group was the one to do it.” Nodding at Valyrʼs words, Lucian looked back at them with a smile.

”Though, if you could enlighten me a bit on how your group was able to pull it off, Iʼd definitely make it worth everyoneʼs time.”

Considering the fact that the five of them had already agreed to give the man a slightly detailed expression on how they killed the Grand Chieftain beforehand, Valyr was more than eager to oblige to the manʼs request.

Especially after hearing theyʼd get more if he were to do so.

And thus, the young man spared almost next to no detail in his explanation, with Nerissa and the others even adding in their own bits of information to it that allowed Lucian to get a better grasp of how they did it.

Of course, once he heard that the main reason why the Grand Chieftain had been killed with ease was due to the existence of the arquebus, the man was briefly left at a loss for words.

After all, even he had no clue as to how far such a unique weapon could go.

Fortunately for the five, by the time they were done with their explanations, Lucian seemed more than satisfied with what they told him.

”Illusions, stealth, buffs, and an arquebus,” said the man as he continued to nod. ”To think thatʼs all your group needed to achieve what the military has tried to do for quite some time already.”

”Not only that, but you took it one step further by sending down quite the devastating attack at the center of what was basically the orcsʼ base,” added Lucian. ”With that, you could say that itʼll take a while for the orcsʼ presence to return to the east defensive line.”

”Alright, thatʼs enough questioning from me.” Closing his eyes for a bit as he mulled over the information he got from the five, Lucian eventually looked at them once more as he gave them a knowing smile.

”Letʼs move onto your well-earned rewards, shall we?”

Hearing those words, the five looked at each other with their eyes glistening, their excitement evident as they looked back at Lucian after that.

Letting out a slight chuckle at how excited and eager they were to get the rewards, the man faintly nodded as he listed down the rewards for the mission. ”As weʼve promised, the members of the War Squad that cleared the mission shall obtain the full support of the

military.”

”Whether it be enough experience to reach the peak of Rank 5, elixirs that would allow your stats to reach a new realm, or an opportunity to push your Intents to greater heights, the military shall spare no support in helping you out.”

”However, do keep in mind that you only have 3 opportunities to request those rewards from the military,” said Lucian, causing Hal and the others to look at him in shock as if he directly threw a bucket of cold water at them.

Although he knew what was going on in their minds at the moment, the man continued with his explanation. ”Now, itʼs up to you on how you want to use those opportunities.”

”You can split them evenly, or you could use all of those opportunities towards one specific area you want to improve. The military shall accept your choice no matter what.”

”Aside from that, the members of the War Squad that cleared the mission shall have their current ranks go up by one rank unconditionally.”

”Of course, this is just a workaround for the meantime because the mission isnʼt considered to be fully completed yet,” said Lucian, his gaze briefly hovering over Valyr. ”Then again, I did hear that someone would greatly benefit from this reward.”

At those words, the young man faintly nodded back at Lucian, looking at the man with a slightly wry smile before softly saying a few words of thanks.

Smiling back in response to the gratitude he received, Lucian swept his gaze over the five once more before faintly nodding in satisfaction.

”Considering how the five of you showed no hesitation in sharing how your group was able to kill the Grand Chieftain, Iʼve decided to give you a couple more rewards.”

Naturally, the fiveʼs faces brightened up at those words, causing Lucian to let out a bit of laughter at their reactions. ”I did say Iʼd make it worth your while.”

”Anyways, with the authority that I hold as the Grand Marshal, the five of you shall be categorized by the military as special enlistments from now on, allowing you to obtain rewards normally reserved for military officers through the missions you do as mercenaries.” ”With that, you also gain access to the other facilities that would normally only be allowed to those who have taken on the path of a military officer.” Lucian slightly grinned. ”Iʼm sure the five of you have a lot of merit points. Use all of them in those facilities. You

wonʼt regret it.”

”And with that, that only leaves me with one last reward to give the five of you.”

Whoosh!

Infusing a bit of mana into the spatial bracelet he wore, Lucian went ahead and took out a

total of five pamphlets out of it.

Distributing the pamphlets to the five, the man then watched as the fiveʼs curiosity slowly turned into shock while reading through its contents, which then turned into confusion as

they continued.

By the time they were done, the shock and confusion they felt from reading the contents of the pamphlet earlier had long disappeared.

Instead, they looked at Lucian with an expression that was equal parts grim and serious, their faces making it obvious that they wanted to know more about what was written on the

pamphlet from him.

”With the five of you having read whatʼs on those pamphlets, youʼve now all become eligible to be a part of what we consider as the most important mission to date,” said Lucian.

”If you are to accept, the support the military will give you would be far greater than the support youʼve just obtained from killing the Grand Chieftain. Even the ranks you currently have will all become meaningless the moment you do so.”

”But of course, youʼre also free to refuse. However, as the pamphlet involves highly sensitive information the military hasnʼt disclosed to the public yet, weʼll have to make you swear a binding oath that would make sure such information wouldnʼt leak out anywhere else.”

”With that out of the way...”

”What will the five of you choose?”