Gold Rank level 100 Spirits:
— Mountain Claw Lion.
— Beehive of Crimson Destruction.
— Shadowbolt Thunder Python.
— Frostflame Stone Direwolf.
— Verdant Sky Serpent.
— Obsidian Razorback Gorilla.
— Dark Storm Falcon.
— Emberthorn Lava Basilisk.
— Crystalvine Violet Stag.
— Shadow Wraith Scorpion.
— Nightmare Parade Fox.
Labyrinth Boss Spirits:
— Four Knights of the Apocalypse.
— Black Sun Librarian.
— Gildart of Dark Waters.
— Doom Crawler Centipede.
— Cursed Centaur of Northern Temple.
— Frostmourne Sentinel.
— Lament of the Midnight Harp.
— Shardmother, the Crystal Gnoll.
— Soulbound Widow, the Chaosweaver Arachnid.
— Stonheart Gargoyl of Golden Obsidian.
— Nightbane Crossbow Champion.
— Darkrose of the Cursed Gardener.
After brainstorming for a minute, Almond began making the items. ‘Lily wanted to use a long sword, so let’s start with it.’
[Long Sword Slab]
– Design: { Completed }
– Epic-grade Guarantee Forge: Add 3 Ingredient spirits.
— 1. Death Knight of the Apocalypse.
— 2. Crystalvine Violet Stag.
— 3. Shadowbolt Thunder Python.
***
[Light Armor Slab]
– Design: { Completed }
– Epic-grade Guarantee Forge: Add 3 Ingredient spirits.
— 1. War Knight of the Apocalypse.
— 2. Cursed Centaur of Northern Temple.
— 3. Lament of Midnight Harp.
***
[Armored Boots Slab]
– Design: { Completed }
– Epic-grade Guarantee Forge: Add 3 Ingredient spirits.
— 1. Famine Knight of the Apocalypse.
— 2. Dark Storm Falcon.
— 3. Black Sun Librarian.
‘I hope this pair of boots works as I intend to,’ Almond thought as he looked at the boot’s design. He had added small wings to the boots as he wanted a new method of flying.
He had crafted a pair of Wings in a previous Radiant Grimlord Set, but this time, he decided to try something different.
Wings at the back would maneuver and move so that one could turn swiftly and fly fast. It’d be the same with the boots, except that one would turn faster because the wings would be at their feet. The legs would turn first, and if one put pushing forces accordingly, the boot-wings could be a better way of flight-type combat than wings at his back.
Moving on, he also finished the last slab.
[Helmet Slab]
– Design: { Completed }
– Epic-grade Guarantee Forge: Add 3 Ingredient spirits.
— 1. Conquest Knight of the Apocalypse.
— 2. Nightmare Parade Fox.
— 3. Soulbound Widow, the Chaosweaver Arachnid.
‘I’ll name this set as…Grimlord Apocalypse Set,’ Almond thought and nodded to himself with a smile. ‘Yep, this is good.’
But Almond wasn’t done that.
‘This is a chance to start building a brand,’ Almond’s eyes cunningly glinted. ‘Gold coins are going to be more valuable, and I would need a lot of them to buy the good stuff from the Labyrinth shops.’
He also had an idea he had discussed with Admiral Rudra. It was about creating a special division in the GAA for him.
He would add people to that division based on his judgment, which he could measure properly thanks to his Riftveil Eyes.
This would be his special team revolving around him to explore the labyrinth and clear, tough challenges. It’d also be his force because he could only do so much alone, especially since the coming times were going to be harder with all the world-scale changes.
If he wanted to make sure that things didn’t go haywire like in his last life, he had to be always ready and above others in terms of strength and influence.
‘I want to catch up to the big shots fast,’ Almond’s eyes burned with desire and resolve.
Rolling his sleeves, he cleared his head and focused on the current task.
He had sacrificed 80 super-rank items so far to create his set, but he still had 31 more.
With that, he could create six low-tier Epic-rank items or three mid-tier Epic-rank items.
‘It’d be better if I create six armors. Six Epic-rank armors mean more effects in the play by six people, which would help a lot in the defense area’
Almond really didn’t want to risk it more this time. He had brushed past death in the last Heroic Challenge, and although he liked the rush and thrill that came with danger, which elevated him to higher combat senses, he wasn’t irrational. To dive into the danger, he needed to be sufficiently prepared.
Getting up, he left the Magic Tent and shouted, “Everyone, pause for a moment and gather here, it’s time to gear you all up.”
“Gear us up?” Marcus’s eyes glinted. “Let’s fucking go!”
Everyone soon gathered.
“I am going to create Epic-rank armors, low-tier ones. But they’ll have powerful effects, even more powerful than normal high-tier Epic-rank items you see out there,” Almond said.
“What? For real?” Amir’s eyes bulged out. “You can craft such powerful gears?”
“Yes,” Almond waved his hand as he revealed the details of his Radiant Grimlord Set. “Inspect these four items.”
Kira, Kayla, Eliara, Jemma, Talia, Xavier, Amir, and Noah inspected the items eagerly.
And soon, they were shocked and exclaimed, a few of them cursing out loud in disbelief.
“These are so awesome, Almond,” Kira’s eyes shone. “The effects are even more powerful than some of the Epic-rank items’ effects I’ve seen.”
“Yeah, the effects of that armor are better than my dad’s Epic-rank armor,” Talia muttered. “What the fuck…”
“Wait, they got the Duration in that…” Jemma blinked and lookd at Almond. “So you’re the one selling those temporary items on the Silverbird Website! I actually bought some when I went to dungeons several days ago!”
“Me too,” Eliara nodded, dazed. “But these effects are so good.”
“I’ve checked that seller, too,” Noah nodded and looked at Almond, “So it was you…is this your specialized class or primary class?”
“Primary,” Almond smiled.
“So powerful,” Kayla’s eyes sparkled.
“But how come your items have such powerful effects?” Kira curiously asked. “Any specific reason you’ve figured out?”
Almond faintly smiled, “The main ingredients of my items are the monsters I kill. You can say that their effects are more powerful because they are synthesized through Boss Monsters’ powers that I use as ingredients.”
“That’s so cool, man!” Amir said with visible envy. “You’ve got an amazing primary class.”
“Hehe, Captain Almond is going to craft Epic-rank items for us now. I can’t wait,” Marcus grinned as he looked at Almond. “I am getting one, right?”
“I am going to craft six Epic-rank full body armors. I have normal Epic-rank items as well, which I will temporarily give some of you, but for my Spirit Items that I create, I’m going to prioritize the close-range combatant so we can defend each other using armors’ effects in case.”
Almond said, his eyes narrowed, “We have to have each other’s back during the fight because one carelessness and one strike of the Heroic Boss without defense will wipe us out.”