"Griffin Knight Medal?"
"Damn it!"
Having already heard Tracy's report, Ann Latrich Oken launched into another string of curses when she saw the invitation from the Danton Church.
She had heard of that item, but she had never imagined it still existed.
Agitation drove Ann Latrich Oken to pace around her desk.
She considered how to deal with it.
Beside her, Qin Ran calmly sorted through his weapons and equipment as usual. The celebratory parade was tomorrow, and given the Elders Council's style, they would undoubtedly strike then.
The thought of facing an opponent who approached the Steppe King's strength, or even equaled him, without suffering any backlash naturally made Qin Ran tense.
Though he had worked hard to recover his peak condition, he was still some distance from it.
Even setting aside the -3 penalties to his Spirit and Perception and the -1 penalties to most of his skills, his equipment alone fell far short.
That remained true even with items like the [Alchemical Grenade] and [Thunderstorm].
At the most basic level, Qin Ran currently wore two pieces of armor: a breastplate with strong defense and the [Olinde Soft Armor].
But even combined, their defense could not compare to the extremely strong defense of the [Excellent Armor].
Let alone the [Wolf's Last Feast], which surpassed ordinary tiers.
If he could face an elder of the Elders Council with his original equipment, Qin Ran would have been quite confident of killing his opponent.
But now?
Fifty percent!
And that already factored in his opponent's contempt, arrogance, and other such traits.
"Aren't you worried at all?"
"Or do you have another way?"
"Don't think you can get away with just saying you have amnesia. If that medal really is what the rumors say, it will resonate with the Griffin Church's successor!