CHAPTER 67: PERFECT GRADE WEAPON

After propping himself up, Nash couldn’t help but glare at Camilla.

"You know it’s not good for a girl to beat up boys."

"Hmph! Who said that? Isn’t this called a fist of love?" Camilla smiled, showing him her clenched fist.

"Whatever..."

"Is there something you need from me?"

Besides warning him about the dangers of the dark plane and beating him up, Camilla still hadn’t told him why she called him here.

"I’m about to send resources to Earth. The cosmic competition is approaching, and I want you to join," Camilla said solemnly.

The Nova Cosmic Competition was just nine months away.

Although his grandfather was about to become an official Tier 1 scientist and let Earth regain autonomy, Camilla still wanted to free the Earthlings from their suffering much sooner.

With Nash’s combat ability, he had a good chance of winning.

"No, I can’t. It’s too risky." Nash hurriedly shook his head.

Since Camilla’s grandfather, Arthur, was already working hard to win Earth’s freedom, why should he risk it too?

It was just a matter of waiting a few more years.

"Too cowardly." Camilla rolled her eyes as if she had expected Nash’s response.

"If you won’t participate, then give those resources to the kids."

"Is this Elijah’s idea? Sure."

The kids he was talking about were the prodigies the Earth Government had nurtured before the Earth Horizon Alliance rebellion.

Possessing the highest talent on Earth, they were no worse than Camilla and the others.

Given enough resources, winning a spot in the Nova Cosmic Competition shouldn’t be a problem.

"That kid’s been worried about this competition for a long time. Now that he can’t participate, he’s looking for another way to help them." Camilla smiled, seeing Nash’s agreement.

"I see. How are those two doing?"

"You don’t have to worry. Those two are also among the top talents at the Nova Military Academy."

"Good..."

After catching up for a bit, they went their separate ways.

Nash still had to train and study in the runic space, while Camilla had to return to the academy and report in.

"Let’s meet again another time..."

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A day later, after getting a good rest for his soul, Nash went to the dark virtual pod to hunt another group of dark beasts.

Arriving at the Lantern Shelter, he bumped into William.

"What is it? Our training session isn’t until later."

"Not that, I was waiting for you."

"What for?"

"I want to join you on a hunt..." William said, almost pleading.

"No. Impossible."

Adding another person would only increase the risk.

Even though he was confident in his combat ability, he wouldn’t treat his life like a joke.

"I promise, I won’t be a burden. Furthermore, all the points and merits I earn will go to you!"

After watching Nash fight before, William felt that training alone wasn’t enough.

He needed to observe how Nash worked and survived when encountering dark beasts.

"No."

"Please. I’ll let you borrow a weapon." Seeing Nash’s expression, William knew money wouldn’t be enough to convince him.

Thinking about Nash’s lack of gear, he offered to lend him a decent weapon.

"Oh? Let me see."

Most of the weapons sold in the Lantern Shelter were S-class.

Tier 1 transcendent weapons were far too expensive.

Even a basic Tier 1 low-grade sword with 10% saturation costs 10,000 merits.

As for mid- or high-grade Tier 1 weapons, they weren’t even available.

Not wanting to waste his merits, Nash could only buy an S-class sword for a cheap price of 450 merits.

"What kind of weapon do you want? I’ll go back to my family and get it."

"A long-range weapon would be preferable..." Nash said after a moment of thought.

Although close-range weapons like swords and spears were more efficient for killing, a long-range weapon would let him kite enemies and escape when needed.

Even in danger, Nash wouldn’t have to worry as much about saving his own life.

"Is a bow okay?"

"Hmm."

"Then wait for me to come back."

Running off, William logged out and went to his family’s treasure vault to look for a bow.

Soon, after scouring the dusty piles of miscellaneous treasures, he finally found what he was looking for.

"This should be enough!"

Returning to the Dark Plane, William handed the weapon to Nash.

"Hmm? A Tier 1 perfect-grade weapon?"

[Sun Bow: Tier 1 Perfect Grade Weapon

A perfect-grade bow dropped from a Tier 2 Radiant Wyrm. Passively condenses and stores sun energy to shoot arrows.

Requirements: Void Warrior]

"Is it really okay for me to borrow this?"

Even if it was temporary, lending out a perfect-grade weapon was a big deal.

Weapon was ranked beyond just tiers, they were also divided into low, mid, high, and perfect grade. The higher the grade, the harder it could drop from a dark beast.

To get this kind of perfect-grade Sun Bow, someone would have had to wipe out an entire nest of Wyrms.

"It’s fine. No one in the family uses it anyway."

The Sterling family was full of hard-headed warriors. They preferred using their fists over weapons to kill dark beasts.

That was also why William didn’t have a weapon earlier when he was surrounded by wolves.

Otherwise, with the Stanley family’s wealth, he could’ve taken them down easily with a Tier 1 perfect weapon.

"Fine." Nash nodded, finally accepting the deal.

Anyway, it was only loaned to him; after returning to the shelter, he would have to return it to William.

Wanting to test out the feel of a perfect-grade bow, Nash invited William out of the base.

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Arriving at the Silver Forest, Nash quickly found a target.

"Hold on a second."

Seeing William eager to charge ahead, Nash stopped him. He wanted to test the power of the Sun Bow first.

Pulling back the bowstring, an arrow of blazing energy formed at the nock.

[Auto-Lock: 100%]

Seeing the Auto-Lock turned 100%, Nash released the arrow.

Swish~

A flash of light shot forward, hitting his target right in its eye.

Piercing its brain, the white deer dropped instantly, clueless about how it died.

[White Deer Killed: +2 Merit]

"Awesome! So accurate!"

They were nearly a kilometer from the White Dear, yet Nash had hit it like it was right before him.

It looked like Nash wasn’t just a combat expert but also a weapon master proficient in all kinds of weapons.

"This weapon’s really handy." Nash nodded, satisfied with the bow’s accuracy.

It seemed the arrow ignored air resistance and flew straight until it hit the target.

With a weapon like this, Nash was confident he could hit anything he aimed at.

"Let’s go!"

Now that he’d tested the bow, Nash began his daily hunt.