Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 162

Su-ho laughed as he read the system notification.

Not only had he successfully obtained The Talent of Atonement, but he had also received 10 bonus stat points as a reward for creating it.

"Looks like I was the first to craft it again."

Whenever someone obtained an item for the first time, the system recognized it as a Great Achievement.

And the reward was always 10 bonus stats.

Satisfied, Su-ho checked the item’s details.

"Check The Talent of Atonement."

[ The Talent of Atonement ]

– Grade: S

The Talent of Atonement grants the user the ability to redistribute their stats by sacrificing an equivalent amount of points.

The required stat cost is deducted separately from each redistributed stat.

Su-ho grinned as he reviewed the information.

"Perfect. With this, I won’t have to delay getting the Unified Stat Bonus ever again."

Without hesitation, he opened his status window.

[ An Su-ho ]

– Level: 112

– Class: Crusader

– Traits: <New Blood> <Hercules Candidate>

– Strength (O): 38

– Stamina (O): 14

– Magic Power (O): 31

– Perception (R): 77

– Bonus Stats: 10

He had 10 bonus stats.

But since they would be essential for the Unified Stat Bonus, he left them untouched.

Holding The Talent of Atonement, which resembled a handheld bell, Su-ho gave it a shake.

The item’s effect activated.

[ The Talent of Atonement is now active. ]

As the bell rang, golden threads burst from it, wrapping around the floating status window.

A system prompt appeared.

[ Select the stats you wish to redistribute. ]

[ Strength (O): 38 ]

[ Stamina (O): 14 ]

[ Magic Power (O): 31 ]

[ Perception (R): 77 ]

Su-ho thought for a moment before selecting two stats.

[ You have chosen Strength and Magic Power. ]

[ As a cost for redistribution, 1 point will be deducted from Strength and Magic Power. ]

[ You have gained 65 bonus stat points. ]

With the selection complete, 1 point was deducted from both Strength and Magic Power.

As a result, those two stats were reduced to 1, and the remaining difference was converted into bonus stat points.

Su-ho checked his updated status window.

"Check status window."

[ An Su-ho ]

– Level: 112

– Class: Crusader

– Traits: <New Blood> <Hercules Candidate>

– Strength (O): 1

– /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ Stamina (O): 14

– Magic Power (O): 1

– Perception (R): 77

– Bonus Stats: 75

Seeing the newly adjusted stats, Su-ho chuckled.

"This really is a broken system."

Losing 2 stat points as a cost was slightly unfortunate, but—

Considering the Unified Stat Bonus he would receive, it was well worth it.

After a quick calculation, he began distributing his bonus stats.

"First, I’ll raise Perception to 99..."

He allocated points into Perception, bringing it up to 99.

This left him with 53 bonus stat points.

Next, he added 13 points each to Strength and Magic Power, raising them to 14.

With that, 27 bonus stat points remained.

Finally, he evenly distributed 9 points each into Strength, Stamina, and Magic Power, bringing them all to 23.

"Check status window."

[ An Su-ho ]

– Level: 112

– Class: Crusader

– Traits: <New Blood> <Hercules Candidate>

– Strength (O): 23

– Stamina (O): 23

– Magic Power (O): 23

– Perception (R): 99

– Bonus Stats: 0

His stats were now cleanly unified.

Seeing the results, Su-ho felt a slight pang of regret.

"Damn. If I had just 2 more bonus stats, I could activate the Unified Stat Bonus right now."

Still, it wasn’t a big deal.

Once he leveled up just one more time, his stats would automatically unify, granting him huge stat boosts.

"Alright. That means my next step is grinding Sealed Gates for experience."

The timing was perfect.

Now that he had full clearance for Sealed Gates, he could storm through them without restriction under the guise of a project.

But everything had to be done in order.

He was about to start reviewing the list of planned Sealed Gates when—

Bzzzzt!

His phone rang.

Su-ho frowned when he saw the caller ID.

"Pi Seong-yeol?"

"Why the hell is he calling me?"

It was unexpected.

And he couldn’t predict the reason.

Still, ignoring it wasn’t an option.

So, he answered.

"Yes, senior?"

A rough, gruff voice came through the receiver.

– "Ah, Su-ho. It’s been a while since I heard your voice."

"Haha, yeah. I should’ve reached out more often. My apologies."

– "No, no. You’ve been busy. I can tell just by watching."

"Oh, not at all. You must be way busier than me, senior. But what’s the occasion?"

– "Ah, nothing much. Just calling to keep a promise."

"A promise?"

– "Yeah. Remember? I told you I’d definitely bring you into the Special Division."

Oh. That promise?