Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan

Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan – 154

The Sacred Purity of Gold, Soul Orb.
Resolute Determination, Transforming Shield.
Dawnlight Sword.
Legacy of Evolution: Aviation Jet.
The legendary-grade personalized armaments, painstakingly crafted over a week, were now beautifully displayed in order: orb, shield, sword, and jetpack.
“Wow! Thank you so much, Leader!”
Seo Eun-ha was the first to receive her personalized armament, the Sacred Purity of Gold, during the handover ceremony. She hugged Isaac boldly, and he patted her back a few times.
“Eun-ha, I’ll readjust the magical circuits for you later. That way, you can fully utilize the orb’s power.”
“Readjust the magical circuits…? Is that even possible?”
“There are ways. Next.”
Man-deuk’s personalized armament, the Resolute Determination Transforming Shield, was a shield that could freely change its size and shape, hovering around its owner and automatically blocking attacks. It had incredible synergy with the special magical circuit ‘Throbbing Heart,’ boasting a ridiculous option that amplified its defense by more than tenfold when in an ‘excited state.’
Due to the special magical circuit’s effect, the excited state would be maintained almost constantly, making it possible for Man-deuk to withstand attacks from even Lord-class monsters.
“Sir! I will forever dedicate my life to you, Leader!”
Man-deuk, despite not having served in the military, exuded a soldier’s vibe and shared a heartfelt hug with Isaac. His wide grin was reminiscent of a bear finding a honey pot, and his childlike joy brought a smile to Isaac’s face as well.
“Thank you so much, Leader!”
The Dawnlight Sword was gently placed in the hands of Jin-soo, the third recipient. The Dawnlight Sword had perfect synergy with Jin-soo’s special magical circuits ‘Extreme Joy’ and ‘Nimble Footwork,’ both of which were speed-related circuits.
Uniquely, the Dawnlight Sword converted 300% of physical damage into random elemental damage from five different elements and had a high attack power amplification option proportional to speed, making it a perfect fit for Jin-soo.
When the shy Jin-soo gently hugged my waist, I ruffled his hair playfully.
“Use it well.”
“Yes!”
Lastly, it was Gil-seong’s turn.
While crafting this large jetpack, I nearly ruined the materials twice. It was the most challenging to make.
“I love you, Leader! But what is this?”
“You’ll understand when you use it.”
I strapped the Aviation Jet onto Gil-seong’s back like a backpack.
When activated, the device’s wings would deploy, providing enhanced mobility. Additionally, the auxiliary laser weapon inflicted an extra 100% damage equivalent to the damage dealt to the enemy.
Recently, Gil-seong had activated the special magical circuit ‘Mastery at its Peak,’ which corrected movement speed and weapon proficiency while doubling the number of projectiles.
This meant that the auxiliary lasers, which normally fired two shots, would now fire four.
Moreover, the Aviation Jet synergized well with Gil-seong’s conjuration abilities. As her weapon proficiency increased, her imagination would naturally enhance the Aviation Jet.
“Wow! It’s so light.”
Pushing Gil-seong, who was bouncing around like an elementary school kid showing off a new backpack, I began to explain the usage of their personalized armaments and the new training methods.
“After about a week of training, your combat power will explode.”
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that they would all perform at an S-rank hero level. With their current levels and setups, they would indeed match the combat power of a normally trained S-rank hero. The difference between wearing and not wearing their personalized armaments was that significant.
“In a week, we’ll face Lord-class monsters in the Otherworld. Do your best to increase your proficiency.”
Avoiding the enthusiastic team members who tried to toss me into the air in celebration, I took Seo Eun-ha up to the Director’s office. I had already calculated how to adjust her magical circuits.
“It’ll be over soon.”
“Yes! I trust you.”
As I touched Eun-ha’s wrist with my fingers and closed my eyes, her information window unfolded before me. I quickly navigated to the magical circuit tab and used the ‘Magical Circuit Redistribution Ticket’ I had received as a main quest reward.
Seo Eun-ha’s current level was 72, allowing me to redesign 72 circuits.
Ding— Ding ding—
I seamlessly connected Eun-ha’s magical circuits. Though she didn’t realize it yet, Seo Eun-ha, like Hwang Man-deuk, had the potential to become a negative hero.
‘Seo Eun-ha’s true potential can only be realized by following the corruption tech tree.’
In the crossroads of healing and buffing, the corruption tech tree maximized the performance of buffs. This didn’t mean her healing abilities would be drastically reduced; rather, it meant that her healing would be relatively weaker compared to the enhanced power of her buffs.
I aimed to cover the lacking healing mechanisms through other means and pursue a build that amplified the squad’s power with the bizarre buff effects of the corrupted saint, Seo Eun-ha.
Healing mechanisms could be supplemented with equipment or potions. However, if the squad’s total damage output was insufficient, they wouldn’t even be able to attempt certain boss raids.
Seo Eun-ha’s corruption tech tree was the only option to significantly boost the squad’s overall power.
[Seo Eun-ha’s special magical circuit ‘Two Sides of the Coin’ has been activated.]
[Seo Eun-ha’s special magical circuit ‘Struggling Desire’ has been activated.]
[Seo Eun-ha’s special magical circuit ‘Inverted World’ has been activated.]
‘Two Sides of the Coin’ increased the power of corrupted skills proportional to the brilliance of her light skills. ‘Struggling Desire’ converted her twisted inner emotions into negative energy, and ‘Inverted World’ raised the maximum negative energy limit to match her magical capacity.
This method of converting one specialized power into another is known as Convert.
Seo Eun-ha was a hero who suited the negative energy convert build better than anyone else.
Finally, I completed the redesign of Eun-ha’s magical circuits and opened my eyes. Eun-ha, her eyes unfocused, collapsed towards me.
‘Stay strong.’
Handling negative energy inevitably leads to emotional erosion. However, the survival of humanity and the individual was more important than the erosion of emotions.
The side effects could be managed with periodic psychological therapy and elixir consumption.
“Rest.”
I instructed Secretary Hwang to keep an eye on Seo Eun-ha’s condition and then drove back to the training center.
Having practiced with the legendary-grade armaments, it was now time to craft the 2-tier general-grade armaments and elixirs for my own use.
Unfortunately, among the magical spaces looted from trials like Gojeok and Theodren, there was only one item related to mental strength: the ‘Candelabrum of Sacred Flame.’ However, this item was designed to defend against mental attacks rather than amplify or restore mental strength.
Tap.
“There’s quite a bit piled up.”
Before diving back into the arduous task of crafting, I checked the backlog of messages upon arriving at the center.
The construction progress of the new headquarters had reached 30%, and May’s revenue, excluding the materials I sold, was just under 200 billion won.
The Harmony Clan was still woefully small in scale, with not a single S-rank hero among its members.
‘Many A-rank heroes wanted to join.’
Heroes like Flame Emperor and Fox Spirit were either representatives of large clans or clan leaders themselves. Recruiting them would be nearly impossible.
Ultimately, the Harmony Clan’s revenue would only improve after contracting with numerous A-rank heroes and rapidly cycling through missions.
‘It seems this year is crucial.’
The problem was that the new headquarters, capable of accommodating a large number of heroes and staff, wouldn’t be completed until after the off-season.
Even if I hastily signed contracts with heroes now, there wouldn’t be enough staff to provide proper care.
KakaoTalk.
Just as I was about to close the messenger with a sense of regret, a message from the head of the PR team arrived.
To my surprise, the message contained classified information about the civil war in China.
“Civil war?”
It stated that Master Cheongun, a candidate for the next martial arts alliance leader, had risen to power, seized control of Harbin, and was on the verge of capturing Changchun City.
Changchun City was very close to the Korean Peninsula, just a two-hour flight away. It wasn’t a villain causing terror, but a tragic civil war among compatriots.
“Tsk.”
Humans seemed incorrigible. Pillage and war were instincts deeply embedded in humanity’s genes.
Vwoooom—
I used the Heart-Calming Technique to clear my mind of distractions. Whatever the situation, now was the time to forge the 2-tier general-grade armaments I would use.
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Isaac began commuting back to the training center and dedicated himself to the task for ten days. Even for a 2-tier general-grade armament like the Corona Spiritus, refining a single material took an indeterminately long time.
Vwoooom!
For a while, the impurities wouldn’t disappear, so Isaac used Final Finish to boost the firepower of the Corona Spiritus to the late 6-star level. In just 1 minute and 13 seconds, only about 1% of the essential low-grade Blue Magic Stone was refined.
However, with 5-star power, no matter how much White Flame he unleashed, the impurities in the Blue Magic Stone wouldn’t budge.
As a result, Isaac had no choice but to summon holographic monsters to attack him. He even resorted to pressing a mid-grade Blue Magic Stone, saturated with extreme negative energy, against his chest, engaging in bitter self-harm.
Each time the combat gauge filled to 100%, he refined the low-grade Blue Magic Stone in the Final Finish state, managing to remove about 10% of the impurities before sunset.
Using this method, it took a full ten days to completely refine one material.
“This won’t do.”
But the pain from self-harm was a problem. While he could recover his vitality by drinking potions, the mental stress remained unresolved.
Isaac placed the refined low-grade Blue Magic Stone in his inventory and tried to recover his mental strength through the Heart-Calming Technique and reading.
However, on the third day of using Final Finish, a problem arose. The continuous pain drained his mental energy, causing him to lose the will to work.
To craft a 2-tier armament, it seemed impossible without maintaining a regular star level of at least 6 stars.
The difficulty gap between crafting 1-tier legendary-grade and 2-tier general-grade armaments was unimaginably vast.
Resigned to his situation, Isaac decided to tackle the lower-priority tasks he had been putting off.
“Let’s start with this.”
Using his memory manipulation technique, he began drawing the complex hieroglyphs stored in his mind onto a holographic screen. These were the mysterious blue characters shown to him by the mystical fishweed at the bottom of a pond deep within the cave ‘Abyss of Guilt’ in the Screaming Land.
Among the ancient languages Ifrit had transferred to him, there was a similar language system, but it had distinct differences in its rules.
After arranging the enigmatic ancient characters in about ten minutes, Isaac focused his mind and examined the sentences he had practically drawn out, character by character.
“Hmm.”
Before long, the ancient-grade daily skill ‘Language Decipherer’ began to function properly. He started to grasp the rhythm and rules of the otherwise incomprehensible characters.
“Could it be a cultivation method?”
After several hours, Isaac managed to decipher a few characters from the ancient sentences. The ancient language of the fishweed contained terms related to the principles of nature.
Driven by intense curiosity, Isaac began to decode the ancient language without attending to his basic needs.
His dedication to deciphering the ancient language bore fruit after a week. He finally managed to fully interpret the ancient text.
As he had suspected, the ancient text described a cultivation method used by monks.
The name of the cultivation method was Heavenly Wood Lotus Technique, a relatively straightforward wood-attribute technique.
“Ifrit, doesn’t this pattern resemble the Heart-Calming Technique?”
Interestingly, the Heavenly Wood Lotus Technique had similarities to the Heart-Calming Technique Isaac had received from Gojeok. At his question, Ifrit materialized with a puff and scrutinized the formulas of the Heavenly Wood Lotus Technique.
After nearly an hour of analysis, Ifrit sighed deeply.
“Amazing! The Heavenly Wood Lotus Technique and the Heart-Calming Technique are two parts of a single cultivation method. In theory, one could accumulate both water and wood attributes simultaneously. Such techniques are legendary.”
Though Ifrit’s memories of the celestial realm were mostly lost, in his nearly 2,000 years of life, he had never seen a technique that allowed the accumulation of more than one attribute’s power.
“Is it that remarkable?”
“Absolutely. If you fully understand the formulas, the rate of power accumulation alone could be doubled.”
It seemed Isaac had acquired an extremely rare cultivation method, even in the vast world of Terraria.
It was the tenth day since Isaac had returned to the training center.