Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 662

After meeting Spear Venerable, Su-ho returned to Cheongdam House.

- What? You’re back already?

When he returned, Jack was holding the tablet and was just about to order more food.

“You’re ordering again?”

- Ahem. I was just watching television when I suddenly became curious about something.

“Sure, eat as much as you want.”

Su-ho answered halfheartedly, then leaned back against the sofa as though lying down.

Jack spoke while operating the tablet.

- Did you achieve anything?

“I learned all the way up to the Pinnacle of Heavy Strike Style.”

- Oh, you’re absorbing everything at an incredible pace in such a short time.

“Tell me about it. None of this was originally part of the plan.”

- Is there anything left now?

“No.”

He closed his eyes as he said that.

Then someone suddenly came to mind, and his eyes opened again.

‘Ah, there’s one more.’

■■■■.

He did not know the name.

But he knew that the being was the successor master of Nightsmith Style.

‘I ended up learning blacksmithing skills that were never supposed to be part of my life.’

The successor master he had met through the Manseok-dong Anvil Gate discovered in North Korea.

He had taken care of Sword Demon, Shiva, and even Spear Venerable, but the successor master of Nightsmith Style still remained.

That was why he could not help feeling self-conscious.

He had just answered Jack’s question by saying there was nothing left.

Su-ho swallowed and discreetly glanced around through narrowed eyes, but fortunately, no notification appeared.

‘Right. Let’s finally make some progress on the trait quest. How long am I going to keep dealing with successor masters?’

So he pretended not to remember and spent a sufficiently restful time with Jack.

A long while later, once Su-ho had rested enough, he stretched and rose from his seat.

There was nothing he needed to deal with either.

Excellent supporters, including Jeong Cheol-min, were handling the affairs of his current life in his place.

Before beginning the trait quest, Su-ho first checked his status window.

[ An Su-ho ]

Lv: 400Class: Black PopeRank: Guardian GodBetting: <Umbra><Heracles><Sword Demon>Traits▲: <New Blood★><Heracles><King of Ruin><King of the Demon Realm><Sun-Moon Body>Colossal Strength (S): 338Dragon Mana (W): 312Super Sense (S): 90Command (N): 220Bonus Stats: 40The 40 bonus stats he had obtained while acquiring the Pinnacle of Heavy Strike Style.

This time as well, he invested them in Colossal Strength.

With that, his Colossal Strength stat reached 378.

He only needed to raise it by another 122 points for the silver-colored Colossal Strength stat to turn gold.

‘At this rate, I’ll reach it soon.’

After finishing the allocation, Su-ho immediately began the trait quest.

Naturally, he chose Giant’s Bloodline.

[ You have selected Trait Quest - Giant’s Bloodline. ]

[ The quest begins. ]

The gate opened, and he entered.

The surroundings changed, and the first thing he saw upon arriving was the beautiful sight of the sea rolling in waves.

But the scenery felt strangely familiar.

That was when it happened.

- You have come.

It was Seolmundae Halmang.

She had adjusted her height to match Su-ho’s eye level.

And despite her name, she still possessed the appearance of a young and beautiful woman.

Su-ho greeted her.

“Elder, it has been a long time.”

- Yes, it has been a long time for me as well. Have you been well?

“Yes, thanks to you, I have been well. But this scenery looks somewhat familiar. Is this Jeju Island?”

- Correct. Since I am the guardian deity of Jeju Island, I stay here whenever there is no particular reason not to. That is why I deliberately invited you here as well.

“I see.”

Thanks to her, he was seeing Jeju Island again after a long time.

White waves broke against the shore.

Simply looking at them was healing.

The two watched the breaking waves for a while.

Seolmundae Halmang spoke.

- You have worked hard all this time.

“Not at all. It isn’t as though I did much.”

- Hoho. If what you have done does not count as hardship, then what would? You are now on the verge of being promoted to a Constellation, so let us endure just a little longer. In that regard, are you fully prepared?

“You mean the competition for the throne, correct?”

- Yes. Did I not tell you that you would have to undergo it the next time you came?

“I even swore an oath back then. How could I forget? Naturally, I have completed all preparations.”

- I am relieved that you came prepared. Then do you remember everything I told you?

“About the competition for the throne?”

- Yes.

“I remember everything. Only First Giants who inherited the bloodlines of the First Giants can participate in the competition for the throne, and anyone who does not participate must either become a soldier of the king or lose the power of a giant.”

- Yes, that is correct. What else?

“You and Elder Cronos will not participate in this competition and will instead act as my guardians. And if I remember correctly, you said there were many people supporting me.”

- Yes, I did. I could not tell you the reason at the time, but I can tell you now.

“What is it?”

- They all recognized it. That you possess the makings of a Constellation.

“Ah.”

In simple terms, they had bought in while his value was still low.