Scene switches to Ray Bard who is doing his Black Knight Quests. A pop-up appears telling him that he can choose his path as an Emperor. The first one is an emperor that rules with fear and power, killing all those who oppose him. The second choice is to show tolerance, becoming a wise emperor that turns enemies into allies and rules in order to ensure the prosperity of the people. At first, he decides to choose the first one but then he changes his mind, seeing the second choice has more long term benefits for him and his guild. However, upon trying to select the second option, he is told that he cannot select that (most likely because he already murdered a ton of rebels and he can’t do a complete 180). He then selects the first choice.
Weed presents the sculpture to Rautas and Rautas declares that Weed is the best artist he has ever seen (?), which gives him massive fame. He then tells Weed to return the crafting materials back to him. Weed makes some excuses and takes out many gold nuggets. Rautas then tells him that Helium is of extreme value, even to dragons. Weed reluctantly begins to take out the Helium but then Rautas makes him an offer, allowing him to exchange his contribution points he got from completing the quests for the Helrium. A message pops up showing that he can exchange 4192 out of the 4462 points he got for the Helrium. There’s also a warning that if he refuses (or if he attempts to steal the helrium) he will lose a lot of fame and Rautas will become hostile. Weed accepts and then exchanges the rest of the points for a large amount of gold (equivalent to around 4.5 million gold coins I think). He is then offered another quest regarding the death of Kelang Tan. However, since his level isn’t above 480 and his combat skills haven’t reached Advanced level 7 yet, he is not qualified for the quest. Rautas tells him to come back when he is stronger. Weed leaves.
Scene switches to the Crimson Wings Guild who is exploring a new continent that was discovered across the Western ocean. They are currently struggling with level 700 hundred giants. Scene switches to some of the dojo practitioners who are apparently on the last stages of the quest to decide the King of the Desert.
Another scene switch. The Hermes guild decide to copy Weed and launch guerilla attacks in the North. The soldiers teleport into town under disguise, spread out, and roam across the land wreaking havoc. As a result, many beginners are getting slaughtered even in zones that are considered relatively “safe” (ex: dungeons their own level, grinding spots, etc.). Also, trade between the Northern cities has significantly slowed due to the Hermes troops attacking the caravans and many facilities are getting destroyed.
Scene switch. Some of the players were complaining about the Hermes guild and noticing how the cities were a lot more empty than usual. They wonder if the other players have started to leave Arpen because of all the disruption. Scene switch, in a large underground area in Morata, an enormous amount of players were gathered. They were in a fanatical state and brimming with bloodlust towards the Hermes guild (ex: screaming "KILL! KILL! KILL!"). Story ends.