Guild Wars-Novel

Of course, this was just the beginning. Apart from the Evil Trio going up, the core members did as well. Though it was unfortunate that this was not exactly a good thing for those like Austin who had yet to acquire tailored classes for themselves.

Draco marveled at their power and then looked ahead. After defeating the Kraken, a giant door manifested on the sea surface, glowing with a golden-cyan light.

Draco smiled as this must be the door to the Inner Vault, which was the final reward for this quest, or for specifically beating the Kraken. This showed how cruel the AI was, because even if a Rank 7 entity and his friends found this map and got this far, they still would have a tough time killing the Kraken.

The rule of suffering still ran true with the AI. The more difficulty, the more the reward.

This was also exactly why despite having access to the Divine dragon treasury that had endless Divine items and materials, Semi-Origin materials and items, Origin materials and items, and even a Semi-Eternal item, they didn't even dare to touch them.

Just looking had invoked the law of suffering, and Sigurd had descended to slaughter his family. If they dared to touch the Divine items, would a group of True Gods descend?

As for fighting True Gods, forget about it. Rank 7 might be possible thanks to select factors, but True Gods were on a whole different level. Until they reached Rank 5 and gained Divine Dragon Source Origins and could naturally produce Divine Energy like Hikari, it was a pipe dream.

Still, the Evil Trio planned to risk it when they got back and were stronger after this quest. Who knew, maybe they could find a way out through the mess?

As it were, the core member group followed the lead of the Evil Trio as everyone flew over to the door. Draco smiled and pushed it open slowly and dramatically, revealing the scene behind it.

Wealth!

Endless wealth!

What did the core members see?

Huge mountains of platinum!

Huge mountains of Aether Crystals!

A literal mountain range of rare sea materials of the Epic Rank and above, stopping at Divine!

A bookshelf with rare class change books for special undersea classes, undersea/water-related skills, and even undersea/water-related Tradeskills!

And at the back was what Draco and Eva were most looking forward to. A large cabinet with 10 compartments, each one marked with a number. Just by looking at it, you could feel the aura of divinity coming from it.

Not the cabinet obviously, but the things inside.

Draco waved a hand while laughing. "My core members, loot everything! Leave not even a scrap behind!"

The core members, who were long filled with excitement and greed, immediately rush out to plunder the entire vault. Meanwhile, the Evil Trio ignored everything else and went to the cabinet.

The cabinet itself was an Epic item apparently.

｢Cabinet of the Ages – Miscellaneous

Rank: Epic

Durability: 100,000/100,000

Effects:

Passive 1 – Timeless Storage: This item can store items of any Rank or grade and maintain their power, potency, and energy for an indefinite period of time.

Active 1 – Store and Retrieve: Activating this skill allows the user to place an item within the cabinet that is maintained at the exact state in which it was put, and also withdraw the same item in the same state at any time later on. Cooldown: None.

Description: This cabinet was commissioned by Poseidon for storing his most precious Divine items and crafted by a slew of powerful gods with great skill. It's not exactly one of its kind, but its functions are certainly better than most.｣

Draco sized the cabinet up with interest and felt that it wouldn't be too bad to keep something like this in his Inner Universe. He then walked to the 10th compartment and eyed it before dramatically pulling it open.

He then dug his hands into it and pulled something out.

It was a pair of gauntlets.

｢Koraina – Gauntlets

Rank: Divine

Durability: MAX

Effects:

Passive 1 – Unlimited Power: The gauntlets grant the user a magnification of 10,000% to their Strength and damage values for unarmed strikes and skills as well as techniques.

Passive 2 – Disintegration: The item is able to destroy any form of defense, blockage, or wall, and especially disables any form of invincibility, no matter how powerful. Does not affect evasive methods.

Active 1 – Elemental Punch: Activate this skill punch out with a fist that contains your normal damage value, but possesses elemental damage of your choice. Cooldown: 10 seconds.

Active 2 – Ethereal Fist: Activate this skill to fire out a single punch that will eliminate any non-corporeal entity without fail. Cooldown: Once per battle.

Description: These pair of gauntlets were crafted from a special metal not found in this universe. Owned by a special lineage of women from an alternate universe, it was sent over to this universe as a blessing from Goddess of Power Aniam, one of the members of Caelo's harem.

Note: Can only be used by Jade Empress.｣

Draco raised an eyebrow and inspected these brownish gauntlets. The design was truly old-fashioned, looking like some form of dwarven-made work, with a greenish orb in the center of the backhand area.

He turned to Shuangtian and smiled. "It seems one of your older sisters sensed your affinity with her and has sent you a gift."

Shuangtian nodded and took the gauntlets, equipping them. The green orb on the gauntlets lit up and poured power into Shaungtian's body, causing her to grunt as her muscles bulged for a second before returning to normal.

Draco's eyes narrowed and wondered how these gauntlets got here. If they were destined for Shuangtian, how did they end up in Poseidon's vault? Did Caelo predict Draco's existence?

No, he was pleasantly surprised to see Draco when he appeared back then. The most likely explanation was that there was supposed to be something in compartment 10, but the one called Aniam used some multiversal power to swap it out.

Draco tapped his chin and stopped thinking about this. Anyway, Shuangtian finally had a divine item of her own, and Draco and Eva were pleased to see it. After all, they were swamped with so many Divine items already that some were going to waste.

Draco smiled and opened compartment 9. He stuck his grubby hands in and pulled out something once more.

｢Seed of Bodhi Tree – Consumable

Rank: Divine

Effects: This is the Spiritual Tree, able to grant enlightenment to anyone who sits beneath its boughs when planted.｣

Draco's face changed greatly from placid calmness to excitement. Just as he had thought earlier, he and Eva had so many Divine items that he was not too excited about fishing over 10 more.

One shouldn't forget the Unique Quest itself granted 1 Divine Chest afterward. With their current 100% bloodline power, there were very few they needed from items that their bloodlines couldn't do now or in the future.

However, one thing he wouldn't dare to underestimate was Semi-Origin, Origin, Semi-Eternal, or Eternal items. These items not only changed the scope of the game, but could likely do something relevant in the real world if the cards are played right.

The Eternal Tree was the foundation of Draco's Inner Universe and many of his plans relating to Boundless World and even the Gerdo Galaxy. The only way to make it stronger was to fuse more unique and special trees into it.

The current Eternal Tree was made of the Origin Rank Cosmic Tree (Seed of Yggdrasil) and the Origin Rank World Tree (Etz Chaim Seedling). Though the Divine Rank Bodhi was slightly weaker, it was not a problem for Draco who had Origin Crystals to forcibly upgrade it.

Where did he get them from? Norma's Inheritance chest!

Norma had limited the resources he could get from the chest, and more would be released with each milestone he crossed. He had recently crossed the first one and reached Stage 2 of Refinement according to Norma's standards, so more good stuff had been released for him to claim.

He hadn't used them because there was nothing that particularly deserved it, but this definitely did!

Draco took a deep breath and pocketed the seed. He would deal with it later.

Draco moved to compartment 8 and opened it up. He dug his hands inside and rummaged around until his face changed. Draco suddenly roared and exerted himself, seemingly like he was struggling.

"Help! Shuangtian!" He cried out, his muscles beginning to tear. Shuangtian's face changed and she rushed over, She grabbed into the slot with Draco and seemed to hold something heavy.

She also exerted herself slightly, but with a glint, her body exploded with a brownish light as she activated her endless strength of the Barbarian Empress branch.

She then roared and pulled out a basketball-sized brown orb that glowed with a brownish-green light.

Draco let go of it and fell back, panting while clutching his swollen and broken fingers. Shuangtian also struggled a bit, but managed to hold the orb with one hand after her power was activated.

Draco glanced at the thing and wondered what the hell it was that was so heavy.

｢Planet Seed – Fusion item (Tier 0)

Rank: Divine

Durability: MAX

Effects:

Passive 1 – Energy Generation: Your Inner Planet constantly spins and precipitates to generate endless Physical and Nature Energy for you. No matter your mana or stamina stats, you will always be able to use techniques and skills related to these two elements.

Passive 2 – Power Boost: The fundamental nature of the Physical and Nature Energy used in your skills and techniques has been replaced by what is produced by the Inner Planet, increasing the effectiveness of both elements by 10,000%.

Active 1 – Weight of the World: There is no longer a need to lament that the world doesn't have a handle and that the sky is too small. The weight of the world crushes all beneath its might, and the spinning of its axis strengthens the gravity well. All enemies with a zone of your designation will either go through the effect of being smashed to death by a planet sized-mass or being dragged towards you through your gravitational pull. Duration: Variable. Cooldown: Variable.

Active 2 – Heal: The natural world of a planet can only be borne by special natural organisms like the Human, the Beast, etc. Any other species subjected to its natural environment will lose their vitality without a chance to fight back. Summon your Inner Planet out into the real world and allow its unique vitality to sweep through the battlefield.

Duration: Variable.

Cooldown: Variable.

Note: At Tier 0, only passive 1 is usable, and its effectiveness is limited to 0.1% of its full output.

Description: A Young Planet that is currently in its growth phase. Even though it is still in its infancy, it boasts a great chance of growth, allowing it to manifest abilities that are beyond what most could acquire.｣

Draco and Eva's faces changed. They involuntarily manifested their Inner Sun and Inner Moon respectively, and synergy seemed to form between the Sun, Moon, and Planet.

Straightaway, a system notification appeared that shocked the three.

｢System to Player Announcement

Detected Sun Seed, Moon Seed, and Planet Seed presence within the same area. Due to intense synergy and the power of Origin Laws, all three items can be linked to form a minor Starry Sky Array.

Note: The three seeds need to be planted in three respective receptacles and be at the same Tier to link.｣

The trio read this and felt excitement in their hearts. Draco and Eva urged Shuangtian with their eyes and the beauty did not waste time.

｢System to Player Announcement

Detected fusion item. A merger will be performed in order to validate ownership. Proceed?｣

Shuangtian chose yes and like Draco and Eva before her, the seed pierced into her abdomen and rudely fused with her body, causing her maximum pain. However unlike Draco and Eva, Shuangtian had lived with physical pain her whole life, so she barely even grimaced during the process.