- Added `Research` to [Basic] Guild Skills and `Research(2)` to [Town] Guild Skills.

- `Research` can be learned at Guild Lv.9.

- `Research(2)` can be learned at Guild Lv.22.

- Guild Research includes 6 Guild Buffs.

- [Speed Upgrade]: Increases Guild members` Field Movement Speed by 1.

- Field Movement Speed is capped at 20.

- [Stat Upgrade]: Increases all stats of the Main Character and all mercenaries by 150.

- [Guild Ceremony Upgrade]: Increases bonus EXP gained from Guild Ceremony by 5%.

- [Battle EXP Upgrade]: Increases Battle EXP gained after victory by 3%.

- [Familiarity Upgrade]: Increases Specter Familiarity gained from battle by 1.

- [Collecting Upgrade]: Increases items obtained from Collecting and Mining through Artisan skills.

- When the Boss or Tobang selects a Guild Research, Guild members can increase its contribution through `Support`.

- `Support` can be used once per day for both `Research` and `Research(2)`, costing 2M Gold each time.

- After a Research is completed, its Guild Buff is activated for 3 days starting the next day.

- Guild Buffs become active at 00:10 the following day and expire at 23:50 on the final day.

- If the Guild loses ownership of its Town while `Research(2)` is in progress, the ongoing Research and all Support progress are reset.

13. Signature Weapons for Elephant Sorcerer and Monkey Sorcerer have been added.

- `Azure Spirit Staff`, `Crimson Blaze Staff`, and `Elemental Tablet` can be crafted through NPC `Zhang Guolao` in `Taoist Hermit Valley`.

- `Azure Spirit Staff` and `Crimson Blaze Staff` require `Memory of Power`, `Sealing Stone`, and `Elemental Tablet`.

- `Elemental Tablet` requires `Tablet of Memory(Flame)`, `Tablet of Memory(WA)`, `Tablet of Memory(WN)`, and `Tablet of Memory(TH)` as materials.

- Equipping `Azure Spirit Staff` or `Crimson Blaze Staff` increases the Resistance Reduction effect of Elephant Sorcerer and Monkey Sorcerer by 5.

14. The item and Mercenary registration limits in Auction have been adjusted.

- The maximum number of items that can be registered in Auction has been increased from 5 to 8.

- From the 6th item onward, an additional registration fee applies when the unit price exceeds 10,000 Gold.

- 6th: 1.0% = (Base 0.5% + Additional 0.5%)

- 7th: 2.0% = (Base 0.5% + Additional 1.5%)

- 8th: 3.0% = (Base 0.5% + Additional 2.5%)

- The maximum total sale amount when registering items in Auction has been increased from 5 billion Gold to 100 billion Gold.

- The maximum number of Currency Notes that NPC `Broker` can issue or exchange has been increased from 50 to 500.

- The maximum amount of personal Gold has been increased from 3 billion to 10 billion.

15. The Collecting/Mining system has been changed.

- Collecting/Mining has been changed to a guaranteed acquisition system.

- `Yerae`s Pickax` and `Hanchae`s Hoe` now increase the amount collected by 5%.

- Guild Basic 1 skill `Expert Collector` Lv. 1 now increases the amount collected by 5%.

- Guild Basic 1 skill `Expert Collector` Lv. 2 now increases the amount collected by 10%.

- When an amount increase effect is applied, decimal values are rounded up.

- When Collecting/Mining is forcibly ended, items are obtained based on the elapsed Collecting/Mining time.

- Amount increase effects do not apply when Collecting/Mining is forcibly ended.

- Due to the Collecting/Mining system changes, items currently being collected or completed have been deleted, and `Collecting Ticket(1time)(U)` has been distributed to the Event Tavern.

- `Collecting Ticket(1time)(U)` can be used after at least 1 Collecting/Mining attempt has been consumed.

16. `Dispatch Master` has been added.

- `Dispatch Master` can be used through the clock icon after selecting a mission in the [Progressing] tab of Dispatch.

- Using 1 `Dispatch Master` reduces the mission time by 1 hour. (1 item is consumed even when less than 1 hour remains.)

- `Dispatch Master` cannot be used while [Untradeable].

17. The rendering engine has been partially improved.

- The rendering of some UI elements and character shadows has been improved.

- Resource size and paths have been optimized through improvements to resource management.

- Client stability has been improved through improvements to the rendering function structure.

- Shaders have been applied to screen brightness.

- Box-type HP bars have been removed.

- The battle elapsed time displayed at the top left of the battle UI now matches actual time.

- The position and color of some UI elements have been changed.

- UI types have been unified.

18. The following changes have been made.

- Guild Activity has been added as a requirement for using Guild Ceremony.

- Guilds must have 10,000 Guild Activity from Monday 00:10 to Sunday 23:50 to use Guild Ceremony the following week.

- Immediately after the update, all Guilds will have their Activity fully filled.

- Personal Guild Activity resets every Monday at 00:10.

- A Guild membership requirement setting tab has been added.

- Guild Bosses can modify Guild membership settings via the `Setting` button in the Guild Info tab.

- Membership settings can be configured by `Accept`, `Free`, Level, and Credit Level.

- A `Guild News` button has been added.

- `Guild News` can be viewed via the `Scroll` button in the Guild Info tab.

- `Guild News` displays Guild member joins, leaves, expulsions, and rank changes with their dates.

- After expelling a Guild member, the Guild cannot accept new members for 24 hours.

- The Guild rank delegation cost has been changed back to the previous amount.

- Automatic Guild disbanding has been added, and the inactivity requirement has been changed from 15 days to 30 days.

- Fixed an issue where using `Name Change Request` did not update the Guild information.

- Fixed an issue where Guild News was occasionally not recorded when a member joined through approval.

- Auction`s 2% sales fee is now rounded down instead of up.

- Fixed an issue where `Hercules` did not restore the correct amount of HP and MP upon entering battle.

- Fixed an issue where summoned monsters granted EXP and items when defeated.

- Increased the damage of Little Virudhaka summoned by `Ultra Guardian Awa Virudha`.

- Fixed an issue where Ultra Guardian Kundali`s Critical Hit effect did not apply to Grade 10 monsters.

- Fixed an issue where `Virupaksa` occasionally had reduced movement speed in battle while equipped with `Virupaksa Spear`.

- Fixed an issue where an incorrect monster image was displayed when battling `Black Market Miko` on the 1st floor of Black Market.

- The battle termination process has been changed.

- Fixed an issue where Awakened Deva weapon equip effects were occasionally displayed incorrectly.

- Fixed an issue where images of party members who had retreated occasionally remained after battle.

- Fixed an issue where the effect and duration differed when `Doom Strike` and `Supersonic Attack` were used simultaneously.

- Fixed an issue where the upgrade information of equipped gear was displayed incorrectly in the previous week/month 1st-place Arena rankings.

- Fixed an issue where a skill effect occasionally appeared at the 12 o`clock position of the map in `Bloody Battle`.

- Fixed an issue where the `Tornado` skill image did not appear in `Bloody Battle`.

- Fixed an issue where the lower General scenario did not apply after hiring `Wan Shan Ye`.

- Fixed an issue where monster names were displayed incorrectly during the Mulan scenario.

- Lightning now strikes and damages allies if a normal battle lasts for 10 minutes.

- Normal battles now end automatically after 15 minutes.

- Stand now closes automatically after a purchase or sale is completed.

- When a personal Stand closes, the character is logged out after 30 minutes.

- Updated the duplicate mercenary notification popup in India Monster Trainer.

- Updated the notification displayed when training a mercenary equipped with a weapon in India Monster Trainer.

- Fixed an issue where `Akbar Ring` was missing from the Item Codex UI.

- Fixed an issue where stats increased by equipment were displayed incorrectly in the Character Status UI.

- Fixed an issue where deleting an item at certain locations also triggered the button below it.

- Fixed an issue where the client occasionally closed when purchasing items from NPC `Scroll Merchant_Yeol`.

- Fixed an issue where NPC `Alchemist Seo-Hyeon` speech bubble text extended beyond the bubble area.

- When `Auction Pass` is inactive, hovering over the `Auction Pass` icon in the Shortcut Settings UI now displays usage information.

- Shortcut Settings UI icons that do not meet activation requirements can now be registered to shortcuts.

- Improved some material-requiring UIs for 2nd Promoted Main Character, including `Horsemanship` Talent upgrades, Friendship level increases, and Star Sign slot unlocks.

- `Nightmare Beads(Earth)` has been added to Auction search.

- `Christmas Horse` can now be hired using `Christmas Horse Certi(U)`. (`Christmas Horse` has been removed from `Purchase` in `Stable`.)

- Fixed an issue where Ride Book loaded collection information for mounts that had not been obtained.

- Mounts can now be used while participating in content.

- Fixed an issue where Ecology Map could not be registered under certain conditions.

- Fixed an issue where some of the `Celestial Thunderfall` skill effect of `Awakened Kundali` was not displayed.

- Fixed an issue where changing the name of `Awa Vajrayaksa` also changed the Talent name.

- Fixed an issue where other users` pets were not displayed.

- Fixed an issue where the battle entry effect from `Ruyi Gem` upgrades was not applied.

- Fixed an issue where the set effect of mercenaries equipped with `Dangun Mirror` was not displayed correctly.

- Fixed an issue where the Main Character`s weapon image was not displayed correctly when `Battle Mode` was active.

- Fixed an issue where the date of the most recently achieved Title was not displayed correctly in the Title UI.

- Fixed an issue where active quests occasionally disappeared.

- Fixed an issue where the client occasionally closed in some battle content.

- The number of `Ice Skeleton Monarch` on the 2nd floor of `Ice Castle` has been increased from 3 to 5, and their placement has been changed.

- The number of `Ice Nuae` on the 2nd floor of `Ice Castle` has been reduced from 16 to 14, and their placement has been changed.

- Fixed an issue where `Commander` consumed MP when attempting to summon additional units after reaching the maximum summon limit.

- Guild Ship downtime has been changed to 23:55 ~ 00:05.

- Guild EXP and Guild Activity can no longer be obtained from 23:55 ~ 00:05.

- Updated the notification popup displayed when the maximum number of Generals is reached in India Mercenary Guild.

- During Siege, Town HP in the City Hall UI is now updated in real time.

- Attendance rewards cannot be claimed from 00:00 ~ 00:05.

- `Great Fail` has been removed from `Enchant`, and some Success rates have been increased.

- The `Great Success` rate for `Enchant` is now lower with `Unlucky` and `Very Unlucky` Fortune Telling than without Fortune Telling.

- `Great Luck` Fortune Telling description changed from `Chances of successful enchantments are great.` to `Enchantment increases the Success rate and greatly increases the Great Success rate.`

- `Lucky` Fortune Telling description changed from `Chances of successful enchantments are high.` to `Enchantment increases the Success and Great Success rates.`

- `Unlucky` Fortune Telling description changed from `There is a chance that you will fail in enchantments.` to `Enchantment decreases the Great Success rate.`

- `Very Unlucky` Fortune Telling description changed from `It is likely that you will not succeed in your enchantments.` to `Enchantment greatly decreases the Great Success rate.`

- Fixed an issue where the password input UI occasionally appeared when joining a public `Raid` party.

- Some Enchantment items have been added to Auction search.

- Fixed an issue where some Warlord Doll items were not displayed among equippable gear.

- Fixed an issue where Dispatch durations were applied incorrectly.

- `Jang Kun`s Treasure Chest` item list has been changed as follows.

Announcement, White Tiger Essence(U), Blue Dragon Essence(U), Minion(Baby Qiong Qi)(U), Minion(Baby Hundun)(U), Essence of Fury(U), Herding Command(U), Intermediate Monster Info(U), Small Resonance Elixir, Ancient Sinsu Essence, Four Devas Battle Ticket(1 time), Sinsu`s Root (White Tiger), Sinsu`s Root (Vermillion), Sinsu`s Root (Black Tortoise), Sinsu`s Root (Blue Dragon), Sinsu`s Root (Kirin), Ancient Flame Dragon Seal, Ancient Water Dragon Seal, Ancient Thunder Dragon Seal, Ancient Wind Dragon Seal, Ancient Earth Dragon Seal, Ancient White Dragon Seal, Ancient Black Dragon Seal, Guild Ceremony(250times), Piece of Awaken Stone, Small Elemental Stone of Earth, Fragmented Force Beads(Earth), Earth Specter Stone, Sealed Power Piece, Intermediate Monster Map, Airavata Ivory Diagram, Command Reset Scroll(U), Source of Power, Golden Fabric, Dushin Nameplate, Wongong Nameplate, Ki Nameplate, Nuae Nameplate, White Tiger Statue (Lvl 200), Vermillion Statue (Lvl 200), Black Tortoise Statue (Lvl 200), Blue Dragon Statue (Lvl 200), Emperor Ring(U), RuyiGem Extension Certi, Amaterasu Crown Diagram, Amaterasu Armor Diagram, Vaisravana Headband Diagram, Virudhaka Helmet Diagram, Royal Wine(S)(U), Vermillion suit, Costume of Batu , Emperor Ring, Ring of Batu, Amaterasu Ring, King Chiyou Ring, Dhritarashtra Crown, Dhritarashtra Suit, Virupaksa Mask, Virupaksa Armor, Jang Kun jewelry ring, Jang Kun`s Gift Box(Deities Set) and Jang Kun`s Gift Box(Chang`e Set)

- Items from `Dealer_WonDahm` have arrived.

- Some limited-time items have been deleted.([Feb], [Mar], [Apr])

- Some item and system names have been changed.

- Three types of (Untradeable) items have been added that can be converted to a tradeable state at the Tavern.

1) Dispatch Master(Untradeable)

2) Boss`s Seal(Untradeable)

3) Radiant Kirin Certi(Untradeable)

- The `Dispatch Master` and `Boss`s Seal` items cannot be used while in an untradeable state.