Riko decided to rest for the rest of the day after the meditation. Janus and the siblings also returned from work and school that afternoon. As for Suhei, he has an important appointment with his father so he didn't return home and left Pandora at home. Of course, Pandora was fine with that and after dinner, she returned to her room as she will be playing Alternate World there.
The others also planned as well to play as they heard about the large major raid happening in the Aquagius Continent. Everyone aside from Pandora and the elves who do not play the game whether I am part of the raid or not but I immediately deny it and said that I am not part of it after declining something that resulted in me not participating.
But I told them I am indeed in Aquagius Continent and near the site of the battle so if they are planning to participate, they can use my place as a hub to gather if they needed supplies or just rest from the battle.
After giving out my coordinates to them, they logged in to the game to see the event and whether they would participate or not.
I didn't return immediately and just surf the internet for a bit. Since the game became quite popular due to the news that the game is the reason why people are gaining abilities so now that it was indeed proven, the number of players has increased quite a lot that forums are now much livelier and crowded and they started to get busier like in the past.
The community even started making some polls and lists of who are the "RANKERS" in the game. The strongest players in the game and who have the most feats available.
There are many of them on the list but as for my name, it's not part of the top ten. As for the reason I am not part of it, I barely did many unusual feats. Aside from the time I cleared the Abyss Difficulty dungeon solo for the first time and a few stuff here and there, my name doesn't have much fame attached to it lately as I have been in a passive mode these past years after grinding the heck out on the Dark Sea.
Also, I am not that excited about clearing dungeons much and would rather search for the remaining Weapons of the Seven Deadly Sins and also complete the Necromancer Inheritance. So far, my search is all led to dead ends and I don't think I will be able to find them just yet.
The only weapon I am confirmed to exist but have no means to acquire yet is the Weapon of Lust. Aside from the fact that the weapon itself is from the class that has yet to be released, it is also in the Kamikaze Continent, the Continent where violent winds gather and the mystics and supernatural run rampant.
Until the expedition to explore the continent has been released, there is no way for me to access the place and look for it.
Still, they still consider me a strong player and despite the least amount of recognition, I am still ranked 15th on the list.
As for the number one player, Sigma is the one who is currently holding the crown of popularity. After the events in Luminous Continent, she decided to go solo for a while and started clearing dungeons and raking some titles left and right, and just like in the past timeline, she regained her title, "The Immovable Holy Knight".
As for the second placer, it turned out to be Kaisar which is already predictable knowing how he wanted to gather fame and fortune wherever he goes. I am still keeping an eye on him right now but because it isn't the right time just yet, my revenge would not go forth just yet.
Surprisingly enough, the siblings, Sora and Akira have managed to steal the spot of third and fourth on the lists. Due to their "Mercenary Job", they are lauded by many players as the best duo that can help you boost in the game and help beginners to the game.
Harmless Sparrow and Dolly took the spot of 5th and 6th. Compared to the others, they are more dungeon crawlers and always try to clear any dungeons they find whether they are hidden or not, they will clean it up and win. Not only that but due to some of the strategies that they post in the forums on various dungeons on how to find them, clear them, or solve the puzzles within, they gained the title to the players as Dungeon Explorers. Still couldn't believe that the Harmless Sparrow in the past who is part of the Blue Sky Guild got into controversy and silently disappeared in the community and will partner up with Dolly who should have died in an accident that didn't happen in this timeline.
Janus is in the 10th rank for being one of the tackiest Paladin in the game as he focused more on defense rather than defense so many players who happened to team up with him in the dungeon liked how he protects everyone and helped the main DPS land a clean hit on the bosses while providing support as well to everyone else by taunting enemies.
As for the others, well, they are not on the list. After all, this game has many hardcore players. Competition is quite fierce.
I looked into the forums to check on what is happening there at the moment and most of the discussion is about the Raid boss and the escalating danger that is happening in the Aquagius Continent. There are so many players chatting on the forums after trying to find a strategy on how to deal with the mantis. Most of the players discussing are probably players who have died and waiting for their revival in the cathedral while some are just trying to strategize and minimize the loss in the battle.
As I scroll around, I found a forum about my secret shop business in the forest. Although the forum is not that big compared to the main event, they managed to make a forum about it. I checked it out and read the discussion. I was happy that all of the customers I have sold the potions and items are happy with their purchases and some are even discussing some material trading as well for those who don't have the material for the item they wanted but the others have the item but don't need it. It was honestly quite fascinating to see.
After scrolling for a while, I returned to the ongoing discussion on the raid and the latest comment has given me info that Kaisar is currently leading his guild and participates in the raid as well. Many of the players are not happy that Kaisar is joining but due to the essential need to kill the boss, they also wanted to have the other rankers join in as well.
Reading took some time until I got bored and stopped surfing in the forums and decided to do something else. The first thing I did is to look for new business ventures. I can't keep on relying on my money in the Alternate World. I know that it costs billions already if exchanged with real money but instead of letting it rot, I want to circulate the money and keep it going. I can't just let it remain stagnant.
I thought about buying a company but it's bad for me to buy a company all of a sudden and suddenly change owners, I can actually see downfalls and bankruptcy happening with that. I tried thinking of a few ways to better use my money so that I can profit. I searched around but there was nothing great or eye-catching for me to use for my business venture. It's quite hard especially if you are not born as a businessman with a business in mind.
Then, it hit me.
This is the era of magic and other stuff involving that. There are even more studies that are focusing on mana as well. Knowing what will happen in the future, alone made me realize it. The business I needed to do is something that I am already a master of. Perhaps this will allow me to make a business involving accessories with magical properties.
Because the venture of magic is pretty much too underutilized just yet due to the fact that the people have yet to properly adapt to the mana and a few have yet to control them just yet. But with the increase of usage of magic, how about I create some utilities made to increase the usage of mana or have some various effects that will either affect the user or protect them? Food that has different effects positive to the body? I snap my fingers and grinned. It seems I finally have some idea on my business.
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