Chapter 18 -18-Jackpot

Chapter 18 -18-Jackpot[Name: Daniel] [Talent: The Infinite One (SSS Rank)] [Level: 30] [HP: 203,000] [MP: 3,000] [Attack Power: 30] [Spell Power: 8,130 (Great Fireball +5,000)] [Tenacity: 30] [Agility: 30] [Talent Specializations: Infinite Skill Point, Infinite Plunder, Infinite Fusion, God Rank Skill Compendium, Infinite Barrage] [Skills: God Rank Thunder Skill – Thunderfall Shield (4-Star), Ode to Life (3-Star); SSS Rank Skills – Damage Conversion (2-Star), Spring Rebirth (2-Star); S Rank Skill – Great Fireball] Daniel looked at his stat screen, a deep sense of satisfaction welling up in his heart. 200,000 HP—that was on par with the bosses found in level 30 Labyrinths! Compared to other adventurers of the same level, his health pool was over a hundred times larger! But what mattered even more was this: [Ode to Life] had no cap on its HP enhancement. In other words, as long as Daniel was willing, he could theoretically stack his HP infinitely! Of course, he had just recently acquired [Ode to Life] and hadn't yet had the opportunity to start stacking. But even so, it was clear—once his HP had ramped up, he would become truly unstoppable. Just then, his [Gnome Communicator] began to vibrate violently. Only now did Daniel realize that due to his frequent trips into the Labyrinth earlier, the communicator had been completely out of signal range. It was only because he had spent some time in the Multiracial Commerce League that it finally managed to reconnect and start receiving messages. What Daniel didn't expect was that the device seemed ready to explode from the volume of messages it was receiving. Principal Owen: Prince Daniel, please come see me as soon as you're out of the Labyrinth. Student Ayn: Prince Daniel, how did you manage to break the record?? Student Aisha: Prince Daniel, my cat can do backflips! Wanna come over and see? ... Daniel didn't reply to any of them. Instead, he gripped the [Gnome Communicator] tightly and sank into thought. He knew perfectly well what it meant to have shattered so many Labyrinth records in a row. It was obvious—he was going to be the focus of unprecedented attention. But he had no intention of hiding in the shadows or going off the grid. After thinking it over, he simply replied to Principal Owen: "Principal Owen, I'm currently working on a Talent Star Upgrade quest. I'll contact you again once I'm finished. Also, please reserve the Royal Academy's first-place reward for me." Daniel put down the communicator, deep in thought. Ever since his talent awakened, he had already begun to understand the true nature of this world. In the eyes of others, this was a magical realm full of mystery. But to Daniel, it was nothing more than a data-driven MMORPG! As for the Talent Star Upgrade, it was basically the same as a class change in the games he used to play. Just with a different name. And once a class change was completed, the power boost would be tremendous! That was why Daniel had decided to prioritize the Talent Star Upgrade (i.e., class change) quest. The sooner he completed this class change, the sooner he could participate in this year's Special Labyrinth event. More importantly, he wanted to claim the Level 30 World Rank Boss for himself. After all, World Bosses had incredibly long respawn timers—measured in years. At the Multiracial Commerce League... Manager Harry was still lounging lazily on a plush sofa, flipping through a freshly printed dossier on Daniel. The true strength of the Multiracial Commerce League didn't lie only in its financial might or expansive reach. It came from an unrivaled intelligence network. After all, in the business world, if you didn't have access to good information, there was no way to turn a profit. "An Orphan Under the Blood Moon: Just a Worthless F-Rank Furniture Craftsman? A National Disgrace to Humanity's Crown Jewel?" "Royal Decline: Has the Young Prince Been Abandoned?" ... Harry smirked as he skimmed through the contents of the report. At this point, he was among the very few people who knew that Daniel had already reached Tier-3. Yet he had no intention of leaking that information. After all, what would the world think if a so-called "waste" suddenly appeared at the top of the Challenger Leaderboard? The kind of shockwave that would send through the world could easily be monetized. This was the Multiracial Commerce League, after all. Everything revolved around profit. The 2 million gold coins they had given Daniel? That was just the start. Their goal was to extract at least ten times that in return. The greater the profit he could generate from Daniel, the more favor Harry would earn from the higher-ups. Just then, a new intelligence update caught Harry's attention: "Prince Daniel Breaks Royal Academy's Labyrinth Record!" "1 Minute, 6 Seconds, 1 Second! The World Has Gone Mad!" "...What?" Harry froze for a moment, scanning the document again—and then stared, absolutely dumbfounded. "This has got to be bullsh*t, right?!" "No way this is legit!" But... if it were such a blatant fake, then the intelligence analysts who gathered this info must be complete idiots—why would they bother compiling it? Yet when Harry saw the name of the person who had submitted this data, his mind went blank. The source of this intel—was none other than Principal Owen of the Royal Academy! "...What the hell?! That guy has no reason to fabricate this!" Wait. That means... that the contract he had just signed with Daniel, which promised 1 million gold coins per day, was real?? Six months of that deal would be... 180,000,000 gold coins! 1.8 billion gold coins. Even Harry, as a top executive of the League, had never seen such an absurd sum with his own eyes! "Damn it—I'm ruined!" Harry's expression immediately twisted into one of sheer despair. The Multiracial Commerce League lived and died by profit. Losing this much on a single deal wouldn't get him kicked out, but it would probably mean his career had hit a ceiling. Sёarᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. He'd become a laughingstock throughout the League. At the Talent Star Upgrade Hall... A large number of adventurers were gathered in the massive temple space. Following the directions in the books he had read, Daniel arrived at the Star Upgrade Altar. This so-called "Star Upgrade" was another great power bestowed upon humanity. Once an adventurer reached Tier-3, they could approach the altar to receive a unique talent quest. If they completed it, they could enhance their talent's potential. Daniel found an altar that was off to the side, where no one was nearby. He walked forward and placed his hand onto the glowing ritual array. Immediately, a series of prompts appeared before his eyes: [Congratulations! Your level meets the class change requirement.] [Due to the restrictions of your unique talent, you are locked into the class change: Divine Infinite. This quest cannot be refused.] [Notice: Divine Infinite is an SSS-rank talent. Thus, your class change quest will be of SSS difficulty. Upon completion, you will receive a unique Divine Infinite reward—God Rank Skill Blessing: Randomly acquire one of the Top 10 God Rank Skills, and unlock the Divine Temple feature.]