Chapter 1416 – Baekgye
Daejujeom was literally a very large bar.
A place that sells a variety of menus and alcohol, and is crowded with all kinds of people.
Like the tavern in the first village, it was also a place that sold information, and I understood why Miyao had told me to go here.
Unlike the first village, the amount of information was very vast.
[Rumor – 1000 bags
Request – 1000 bags
Intermediate Request – 2000 bags
Advanced Request – 10000 hundred.
Rumors of Treasure – 5000 hundred.
Rumor of Youngsu – 5,000 hundred.
About the black beast – 10000 hundred.
About the secret wish of those who have become gray – 10,000 hundred.]
Kindly, the beautiful NPC ‘Arena’, a white-haired H-cup waitress who was a signboard waitress and information merchant in front of me, explained to me what exactly the rumors and requests meant.
Rumors are literally abstract rumors about where something was.
It is used to find quests by interpreting and tracking them in one’s own way.
A request letter is for arranging requests that people have entrusted to you.
For reference, when I asked for an advanced request form, the answer was this.
“Hmm~ I don’t think I can tell Gray Oppa yet~?”
Even when I ask him why, he just laughs it off as if he’s having trouble.
I thought it was a level issue, so I skipped it for now.
Treasure is a powerful item, or a hint of a ‘skill’.
A spirit is information about the location, habits, and weaknesses of a monster called a name.
The last two were explanations of Baekgye’s worldview.
“Aha. You’re a beginner, Gray, after all~”
When I paid a large sum of 10,000 hundred to learn about the secret wish of a person who has become gray, Areina explained about the white world with a fox-like smile.
A long time ago. It is said that ‘black things’ ruled this world.
People were pushed by the black thing and lived in hiding, shabby and miserable, like animals.
Then one day suddenly. ‘All white’ has appeared in this world.
The white everything radiated bright light like the sun, brightening the black, eroded world and creating animals, plants, and all kinds of resources.
Naturally, the black thing did not sit still and watch the white thing that invaded her territory.
I tried with all my might to get rid of all the white stuff.
Humanity, which wanted to protect human life, tried to protect everything white, but was helplessly pushed back by the power of black things.
At that time, the ‘White Knight’ suddenly appeared.
With the power of all white on his back, he cut down the ‘black beast’, the incarnation of black.
The black beast’s body was shattered by a powerful blow, turning into fragments that were scattered throughout the world.
I thought it was all over. The beast’s obsession was truly incredible.
The fragments of the black beast had remaining will and spewed out a thick poison, which polluted plants and animals and created monsters.
The White Knight decided that he could not protect everything in the world on his own, so he gathered those who were willing.
And among them, he bestowed his essence, ‘Baek of the Beginning’, on the four most powerful of them.
They were called the White Kings and ruled over the lands of the North, South, East, and West, suppressing the dark power and eliminating monsters.
Peace has come to a world of chaos.
Peace lasted a long time.
“But, about 10 years ago, monsters suddenly started to infest it.”
When everyone became so accustomed to peace that they forgot about the black entity, monsters that were completely black like shadows appeared, not the existing monsters.
The black monsters were ridiculously powerful, and they used numerous monsters as if it were natural.
Changes have also occurred in humans.
Humans came to have brilliant white energy by the grace of all white, but there were people whose white light energy faded and gradually turned darker.
They are the ones who turned gray.
An awkward person between white and black.
Even if it seems normal, it suddenly changes and attacks its surroundings regardless, absorbing their energy. Although it is a human being, it is feared and avoided like a monster.
The White Legion is trying to control all those turning into dark beings, including those who have turned gray, but the number of black beings fading white is increasing at an unusual rate.
Despite the efforts of the White Knights and Kings, the world shows no signs of improving.
Meanwhile. Someone raised this question.
Isn’t this phenomenon occurring because the White Knight, the representative of the White All, has become weaker over the years? Called.
Although it was an extremely blasphemous statement, many people in the world thought it had some truth.
If so.
If someone who surpasses the current White Knight contacts the All White, wouldn’t everything go back to normal?
Those who pay more attention to the rumor than anyone else are those who turn black. Among them, there were those who had turned an odd gray color.
Their secret wish is one.
Overcome the sorrow of discrimination and acquire all that is white, becoming the new god of the white world.
“I say so.”
“Aha.”
It was that kind of setting.
The part where the gray ones turn around and attack the surroundings makes players look for items to become stronger. It’s probably a possibility for people to search other people’s houses without hesitation and steal their treasures.
“To sum it up, the secret wish of the gray person is to touch everything white…”
“A new knight. Becoming a god. Isn’t that the case with your gray brother?”
Smile. A charming eye smile.
Even though I know she’s an NPC, I still think she’s so pretty.
The character design was really good.
“Where is all the white stuff?”
“I guess only the driver knows that, right?”
I guess so.
I also asked without much expectation.
However, Arena continued speaking.
“But these rumors go around.”
“Rumor?”
“A powerful shield. Go through the corps commander and the being beyond it. Take away the ‘original white’ of the god-like king. If the four original whites are gathered together, you will be able to reach all white.”
“Oh.”
Also. If I collect the four king’s souls, will I be able to contact everything white?
It is not yet clear whether all you need to do is collect them or if other elements are needed, but it is confirmed that at least four souls are essential.
And two of those souls belong to me.
At the same time, I once again felt how vicious this game is.
You only have the soul, but there are hundreds of players.
Those who are greedy for clearing the game will attack each other to monopolize the soul.
The king was strong.
It was my original skill and was buffed, so it was cut by 1 second. In fact, even in its original state, it is a fairly tough enemy, and now I am confident that I will be cut by 1 second.
She asked him to tell her about the black beast, and Arena said she couldn’t tell him yet.
Is this also because of the level?
This time, I asked about rumors to see if there were any useful quests nearby.
“Did you hear that? All the corps commanders and the king have passed away.”
I never thought my story would come out.
Is this something that was added to make the player feel better after making a great play?
In fact, she shrugged her shoulders, but Arena continued.
“The White Legion placed a bounty greater than that of the Black Archbishop on the Red Devil.”
Bounty on the Red Devil?
In other words. To me?
“There were a number of gray-colored people at the scene at the time, but the results of the investigation showed that they were not related. So they were released with only a white seal.”
“What is the white seal?”
“It’s a restriction on behavior. It’s a harsh prescription used for suspicious people, such as not being able to harm others. I heard there’s a way to get rid of it for gray people, though.”
It’s a limitation on behavior.
This is some bad news.
I tried to buy time by throwing other wizards besides me as bait to the White Legion. I can’t believe I’ve already been captured and my power is sealed.
But. There are not only bad points.
As long as Kang Baek-han and the tower owners are sealed, no matter how much they grind their teeth, they won’t be able to chase me.
“The White Legion sent them to the Black Land and entrusted them with dealing with monsters. Those who have turned gray usually like it there, so this is a very merciful treatment.”
You like it?
“What is black earth?”
The waitress held out her hand without saying a word, and I paid the 10,000 won without a word.
Arena said with a 100-point smile at the amount of money that was larger than expected.
“A long time ago, a black beast stayed here, and at some point, it is an area where black things gather. I heard that there are not only powerful monsters, but also a lot of old treasures buried here.”
It’s a high level hunting ground.
“But what’s really funny is that the gray people who are accused of being accomplices of the Red Devil are fighting and even killing each other. I heard they are all people who use magic…”
It’s about the magic tower.
Those gentlemen. Are we still fighting with each other in this situation?
“Where is it?”
The waitress was generously paid again, and I obtained a map of the Black Land.
After asking a few more questions, I got up.
“Let’s go, El.”
“Huh!!”
Even after finishing her meal, she continued to be wary of my surroundings and showed overprotection, and followed behind me with a bright face.
As I moved, I activated the ‘Spirit of the Strong’.
When activating the soul, I hid El for fear that the White Knight would appear in person.
Because she entered the white world in an unusual way and she maintained her original powers, they could have said it was a bug.
But fortunately, he didn’t show up. Faaah! The system window popped up with a loud fanfare sound.
[Blessing of the soul of the strong.
Experience gain increased by 200%.
When winning a battle with a target whose level is more than twice that of the target, the amount of experience gained increases by 800%.
Earn 1 Dragon’s Blessing every time you win a battle,
When you accumulate 10, one of your stats randomly increases by 1.
Earn 5 Dragon’s Protection when winning a battle against a being of similar level.
Earn 10 Dragon’s Protection when winning a battle against a high-level being.
Can use acquired dragon magic.
‘Charge’ available.]
Okay. It’s a fucking scam.
But what is charging?
When I saw the explanation about charging, I nodded without realizing it.
While I was throwing it away, I also leveled up.
Actually, I wanted to focus on the recovery stats, but I couldn’t.
[Due to the white curse, the recovery stat can only be raised to 10.]
These bastards. Let me see.
You really burned me, right?
I had no choice but to look at other stats, but a problem arose again.
Once you hit about 50, the number of hundred required to level up has increased dozens of times.
Strangely, raising one stat from 50 to 51 required a huge amount of money, but the cost of raising another stat from 1 was not much.
The number of bags does not increase with level, but the amount of bags needed varies depending on the stat values.
Still, money is a big deal, so I reached level 200 in no time.
It would be nice if leveling up in real life was this easy.
Having spent all my money except for the minimum activity fee, I returned to the Black Church.
People with simple faces in the church were dismembering corpses and when they saw me, they smiled innocently.
L stands in front of me with a displeased look on his face, but they don’t seem to have any ill will towards us.
“Are you here, brother? Do you want to treat me?”
Miyao spoke warmly.
After hearing this, my wounds ache again.
I asked for healing.
Sigh.
The black meat of courtesy covers my wounds.
Although it looks grotesque on the outside, it is actually quite pleasant.
Meanwhile, a person approached me.
She was Teyria.
“Have you been?”
“…”
She was very happy with my suggestion to ‘hunt down the wizards of the Magic Tower’.
She said she could punish those scum.
I said it was good and asked where ‘Jeoktapju’ and his colleagues were.
Then she looked troubled and said she wasn’t sure. I told her I’d give her some time and that she should think about it.
She definitely knows where Jeoktapju is.
Also. She must have been betrayed by members of the Red Tower.
And yet you have aversion to killing them.
“Have you finished thinking?”
“Is it so.”
Tayria stared at me, then she sighed deeply and lowered her head.
“We will cooperate properly and diligently without complaining. Please take care of the enemy tower.”
“All right.”
“?”
Tayria lifted her head and said, “What the fuck?” She had the same face.
I said this after thinking a lot about it, but he looked like he was wondering how easy it was.
It is true that I viewed Jeoktapju as a dangerous person, but there is no reason to take the risk of killing him, a strong man, in this dangerous situation.
The reason I asked where they were was not to kill them, but to test Teiria.
If we can easily sell the people we have gone through hardships with, we will sell ourselves just as easily. At that time, I tried to break up with a reasonable excuse.
It’s okay to kill me.
But now I see that he had the bare minimum of human duties.
From her words, she felt the desire to protect them and the greed that she did not want to give up her own life.
People who have this mix of appropriate morals and ambition are helpful.
When I didn’t say anything, Tayria’s face brightened, as if she thought it was a good thing, and she said.
“I understand why you brought up the idea of hunting down the magic tower wizards.”
Teirya said while looking at Miyao.
To be exact, this is probably the product she is selling.
This is what she sells:
[Black salt. – Soul of the Gray One 1
[It freely manipulates black flames, which are especially powerful against white beings.
Black Beast Claws (Passive). -Soul of the Gray One 1
[The protection of the black beast is granted, and physical abilities are greatly strengthened.]
Black Beast Tusk (Passive). – Soul of the Gray One 1
[The power of the skill is greatly strengthened by the protection of the black beast.]
1 second awakening. = Soul of the person who turned gray 1
[Recovers and adds strength for 1 second.]
Awakening. – Soul of the Gray One 100
[Regain and add strength for 5 minutes.]
Color the white being black. – Soul of the Gray One 10
[Dye the white beings black and make them on your side. Step. There are some entities for which this skill does not work.]
If nothing else, the last two.
In particular, an awakening that returns the power to the original world for not one minute but five minutes is absolutely necessary.
Aside from awakening, other items for sale are also great.
I saw Miyao use the black flame as a demonstration, and with just that, I would be able to take on Musou on my own.
Claws and tusks are probably better passive skills than you can imagine.
When I asked, I was told that I could raise it not just once, but continuously until it reached the limit.
Also. If there is ‘that’ of a ‘strong soul’…
…Good.
The clue to the strategy has been found.
I opened my mouth to Tayria, who was waiting for me to speak, thinking about a strategy plan.
“Did you eat?”
“…Not yet.”
I gave Teiria 10,000 bags and said.
“Eat as much as you want tonight and then take a shower.”
Even if she doesn’t know anything else, Teiria really likes the idea of washing.
However, her face froze at her next words.
“I won’t be back here for another month.”
Hunting for a month.
After that. Hunt the magic tower.
And the Baekgye ends.
