Chapter 1405 – Baekgye
Creep!
Hot lava flowed down.
The thick life pouring down on me is hot.
But what can I do?
It’s true that my injury was worse than I thought. It is true that I have become weak.
Still.
It is possible to kill one of these bastards.
“…”
“…”
We stare at each other silently from a close distance.
Jeoktapju was half-raising his fist, and I was also half-drawing my sword.
I grinned and became sarcastic again.
“Is your arm uncomfortable? Why is it like that?”
“You are truly brave with that body. No, I should say reckless.”
I said after looking closely at the growling red Tower.
“I think both of us are equally reckless.”
“…”
The Lord of the Red Tower closed his mouth.
I’m in a situation where I can’t do anything. It’s not in your temperament to just fight.
“Don’t bother. Let’s make it clear what we want. The reward after catching those white-clad pursuers. What did you get?”
“Compensation…?”
Ah.
Although this guy understands Baekgye to some extent, he doesn’t know anything about game terminology, so I wonder if the items you receive when you kill game monsters or complete quests are usually called rewards.
“The item the monster was carrying.”
“Why should I tell you that?”
“You have no obligation to tell me. Then let’s do this.”
Sreung. When I pulled out my sword, Kranium again created lava all over his body.
Lava falling on the floor. It made a threatening sound.
…This magic. It’s cool.
I should learn it later too.
I said with deep admiration.
“If the Lord of the Red Tower wins, I will formally apologize to Lygia not only in this world but also outside, so if I win, I will receive the reward. Pass it all over.”
“Hot. You want to fight me with that body?”
Cranium stares directly at me, making the heat even stronger. I didn’t avoid his eyes.
As I looked into my eyes for a long time, a red tower wizard who looked familiar to Kranium hurriedly approached me.
“Lord Tower. Right now…”
“Know.”
The red tower stopped the lava.
“I can’t give you a reward. But I can give you at least information.”
The Lord of the Red Tower took out a scroll from his bosom.
I stared at the scroll for three seconds, but no system window came up.
The question I was curious about earlier has been answered.
You can’t look at other players’ items without being a party member.
“Share.”
Faaaaat.
As soon as the Red Tower owner spoke, a system window appeared from the scroll.
If you say share, it looks like you can show it to other players.
It’s true that a person who knows such things doesn’t know the meaning of compensation.
[Order.
An order issued by the eastern corps commander to the pursuer.
‘The white knight will come down soon. There must be no flaw whatsoever.
Punish those who tarnish the honor of the Legion.
I know your hard work.
If you succeed in this mission, I will allow you to meet the White King of the East, whom you have dreamed of for a long time.’
The pursuers had hoped.
After the arduous service is over. May your status rise.]
The White King of the East.
In terms of nuance, it’s north, south, east and west. Is there such a thing as the White King?
I guess. I feel like I need to catch all four of these kings…
“Joy.”
Kranium snorted, put the instructions back in his chest, and passed by me.
I glanced at him and saw that his hair, which had been neat at first glance, was dull. His expensive-looking clothes had hair sticking out here and there, and his face looked exhausted.
The magicians belonging to the Red Tower who followed him followed Kranium’s footsteps, harassing us until the end. They just disappeared.
“What is that?”
Raeband let out an astonished voice.
“No. Seriously!! How are you going to handle it when you go out into reality like that?”
“Cranium was a tower owner known for his hot-headedness. He probably didn’t think anything of it.”
“Heng! You don’t have any ideas!! You run away scared by the injured Dre!”
Raeband fires his melon in the direction where Kranium disappeared.
Kranium… Probably didn’t scare me.
He probably knew that if he fought right now, he would have a high chance of winning.
What he stopped. Because he guessed that if he fights me, whether he wins or loses, he will also suffer a fatal wound.
If he were a normal person, he could have just had a fight with me regardless of whether he got hurt or not.
Although he is an asshole. At least I felt that kind of manly spirit.
What he didn’t do was… Like I said earlier. This may be because they are ‘in the same situation as each other’ with no future even if they win.
“I expected this… But the more time it takes, the more advantageous it may be.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“I’ll explain later. For now, let’s search this place thoroughly.”
“? This place has already been cleared. Are you investigating this place?”
“Yes.”
In games, the rule is to search every nook and cranny.
Some games have transparent walls with hidden rewards.
There was a harvest.
It’s not as much of a reward as when you complete the quest, but you can buy 100 pieces of bread, a bag, and a pair of leggings to wear. Above all, I obtained a ‘white dagger’ that appears to be a rare item.
In the White World, I told Raeband to keep the item in his possession as he would receive it generously.
She played with the white dagger in her hands, looking quite happy.
He’s doing a trick where he puts the tip of the knife on his finger and shakes it dangerously, but I’m worried about what a man with weakened specs would do if he gets his finger pricked like that.
She was laughing and joking, but suddenly she looked serious and said.
“But what now? The fact that the Red Tower lord was here means that the Magic Tower guys also know about the existence of the main quest. It must have spread that we are following the main quest.”
Then Homun answered.
“That’s not necessarily true. It could be that I got the main quest by chance simply because there was a lot of information. You didn’t know much about the word reward earlier, right?”
“That’s true, but even so, since it’s a main quest, wouldn’t the rewards have been huge? “Have you noticed anything strange?”
“I guess so. However, since you are not familiar with the game, there is a possibility that you may think that it is just a quest with a special reward.”
Seeing Raeband sighing that it would be good, I opened my mouth this time.
“Cranium must have realized that the quest he was pursuing was special.”
“Huh? Really?”
“Yes. He’s a hot-headed guy who gets excited easily, but he looks smart.”
At least he had an accurate understanding of his situation.
It seems like you understand a lot about the game system.
“But other magic tower wizards won’t know that.”
“Huh? Huh? Why?”
“That guy. He looked pretty tired, didn’t he?”
“…Now that you think about it, is that so?”
I smiled and gave my ‘prediction’.
“This is just my opinion, but it seems like there is infighting among wizards.”
Raeband looked sour.
“Isn’t that just wishful thinking?”
“…No. It’s credible.”
Homun stroked his chin and made a surprised face.
“If you think about it, only one person can have all the white stuff.”
“Why is that? Can’t any of the magic towers just take it and do joint research?”
Homun shook his head at Raeband’s ridiculous remark.
“Although the eight towers of Lygia are lumped together and called the Magic Tower, the power struggles between each Magic Tower are fierce. Kranium has often used his strong influence to suppress the opinions of other Magic Towers.”
As Raeband said, this is wishful thinking, but I read nervousness and anger in Kranium.
Perhaps a battle had already taken place between him and another magic tower.
“If it’s real, that neighborhood. It’s scary bean powder.”
Raeband voiced his disgust.
It was late at night and we barely managed to get back to the bar.
A few wizards from the Magic Tower and Nelf were sitting in the tavern.
When Nelf saw us coming in, he jumped up with a bright smile on his face and quickly walked towards me.
“Are you here?”
“How are you?”
Ugh. Seeing the bright face of a pretty girl cures my exhaustion.
If it had been Meichi, my wounds might have been healed!
The wizards also stood up hesitantly and stood near us, bowing their heads.
I can feel a faint energy of mana from them. Probably the person responsible. I think they call it Cheongtapju or Geumtapju.
I roughly lowered my head and walked to the bar man.
“Hello.”
“You’re the guy from the morning. Did you bring any money?”
Ugh. You remember me. AI is good.
“I have money…”
I paused and looked around.
To me, it was like a build-up before getting to the point, but at that moment, the owner motioned to me.
“Please come inside. Information is a valuable commodity, so you can’t give it to others for free, right?”
“Oh.”
He is a person who can communicate well!
I followed him inside.
“What do you want to know?”
Chaking! A system window appeared in front of him.
[Informant Hans’ knowledge]
[Raising method] 10000
[Sub Quest Information] 10000
└ [Hint] 5000
About legendary weapons [10000]
It’s simple.
I asked after thinking about it.
“I want to become stronger, how can I do that?”
“Leveling up is fast. You can level up by assuming the white prayer posture and paying money.”
“Prayer of the White World?”
“Ruler.”
The man stood up and demonstrated himself.
He closed his eyes, put his hands together, and muttered, “Come down on me, White Heaven.”
I followed him.
Then, instead of a bar, a system window appeared in front of me in a white space.
[Level up.
LV.1
Need 3500 bags.
Owns 100,000 hundred.
Health. 10
Body. 10
Technology. 10
Recovery. 10
Miracle. 10]
You’re the type that needs money to level up.
It is similar to the system in Super God Game where you become friends with Dahee Yoo.
I ended up not being friends!
However. What is the difference between physical strength and body?
At that moment, the system window changed.
[LV1.
350 bags needed.
Owns 100,000 hundred.
Stamina: Increases HP and defense.
Physical: Increased strength and speed.
Technology: You can use your skills more powerfully and quickly.
Recovery: Natural healing power. Immunity. Increase
Miracle: Luck increases.]
After thinking about it, I took 1 recovery.
I was hoping that there would be a phenomenon where all stamina would recover when leveling up, but there was no such thing.
When I came out of the white space, the man spoke as if he had been waiting.
“Do you want to know more about leveling up?”
“Yes.”
The bag of 10,000 is automatically given out, the man explained.
The overall thing was the same as the description of the system we just saw. The point was this.
“There are hidden functions in the system that are not indicated. Also, some weapons cannot be used if certain stats are lacking, and there will be people who ignore what you say.”
Weapons are common. He is a warrior who chews my words and says that if he lacks strength, he is an anchovy. That might be the case.
“What is a hidden feature?”
“What I know is that in the case of a miracle, the item drop rate increases, and the performance of buff and debuff skills is strengthened.”
I had a hunch since the product list said it was Hans’ knowledge, but it looks like this guy doesn’t know everything.
The amount and quality of information each villager has will be different.
I also asked about useful quests.
“There is a wealthy person residing in this village. They are looking for people with good skills. It’s just my opinion, but I am concerned about the underground and beasts. And I would like to add. No matter what quest you do, be careful about who the client is.”
Is it like an NPC in the beginning? Other than that, I didn’t know much.
However, just knowing the little basic systems was very helpful.
Let’s hold off on leveling up.
Because I don’t know what stats are good yet.
Afterwards, I also purchased his skills.
[One-time leap. Jumping power increases significantly for 10 minutes.
Air can also be used as a stepping stone.]
[Disposable heat wave. Creates a powerful explosion just once.
The range of the explosion can be increased, but the power is greatly reduced.]
[One-time cognitive impairment. During the day, it becomes difficult for others to recognize your appearance.]
First. Let’s leave it at this.
“Come again!!”
The man waved his hand with a very satisfied face.
And when I came out of the room, a group of people approached me as if they had been waiting for me.
“You look in good spirits. Mr. Dre.”
They were the magicians of the Cheongtap, including the Cheongtapju.
Homun and Raeband looked at us and the surroundings so they could move in case of emergency.
“Dre, let me tell you straight. We found a very good request.”
“A very good quest?”
I was worried that he might be deliberately pretending not to know much about the game and saying it was a request, so I corrected him by saying it was a quest, but Cheongtapju smiled slightly, without much agitation.
“Yes. This is a request from the richest man in town. Would you like to join us?”
This is the quest you mentioned earlier.
“Depending on the content of the quest.”
Cheongtapju stared at me for about a second and then smiled.
“Of course, I have to tell you the details first.”
He is a man of quick judgment.
His presence seemed faint among the top owners, but now that I see him, he may have been a hidden expert.
“It is said that the woman of that house is under a black curse, and to cure it, she needs the fangs of a black beast. We received a map of where the fangs are, but even so, we could never find the exact location where the fangs were.”
“Do you think I can find what you couldn’t find?”
“Haha. Master Dre is a foreigner.”
When I looked at him with a look on his face asking what that had to do with it, he said:
“This unidentified world seems to be very similar to the entertainment of strangers called ‘games.'”
“So. I think I, a stranger, would know?”
“Even if that’s not the case, I would like to borrow Mr. Dre’s excellent military power.”
I think I know what you’re thinking.
It’s not like Raeband is worried about taking me somewhere secret and dark and wiping me out. They have hit a wall in their strategy of conquering this world.
I guess they want to mine my know-how.
“Do you know the approximate location?”
“It’s a forest.”
It’s a forest.
He said it was underground, but I guess I have the upper hand in information.
Maybe you can take advantage in the middle.
Also. I want to make sure that the path I am taking now is the right one.
What I mean is, Wouldn’t it be possible to guess the importance of the main quest I’m doing by comparing the reward of the quest that is presumed to be the main quest and the reward of this quest that the man assured me would have an excellent reward?
I nodded.
“We fell into a suspicious place together, didn’t we? Of course we should help.”
“Haha. I feel reassured.”
Cheongtapju pointed out the door.
“Would you like to check how many people will be traveling with you tomorrow?”
“Yes. Of course.”
We went outside the bar, and that was the moment. Fault. One child was hanging on the lapel of the blue Tower.
“Nari…! Please…”
“Tsk.”
Cheongtapju clicked his tongue and winked at the wizards around him, and the wizards also pulled away from the child with displeased faces and threw him away.
Cheongtapju smiled awkwardly as he watched the girl rolling on the ground and moaning.
“Ah…Never mind.”
“What is that child?”
“Isn’t that the request I mentioned earlier? Actually, that kid also wanted a fang. But the reward is different.”
“Ah…”
Was this what the informant was saying about being careful with clients?
“It’s ridiculous. The owner promised 10,000 hundred, but that child only received 100. And you’re giving me flower decorations that have no effect.”
“In addition, I said that I would remember the favor for the rest of my life and that I would repay it someday.”
The wizard next to me added. I nodded and entered in my head that the reward for this quest was 10,000 hundred, while ignoring the child who was looking at me anxiously.
Now my nose and my colleagues’ noses are three feet wide.
We cannot be influenced by things like pieces of data.
Moreover, this Baekgye is secretly causing the trial to fail.
That’s a clear trap.
It’s stupid to get caught.
Knock knock.
“Who are you?”
A scared voice.
I knocked on the door again without saying a word, and soon the door opened and someone peeked through the crack. I saw eyes full of worry.
The little girl looked at me and she started to flinch and tried to close the door again. I blocked her by pushing her toe.
The child whined as she tried to close the door, but in the end, she let go of the door and cried.
“Please…Don’t kill me…I was wrong yesterday…”
Is this world also set up like shit?
Please save me because I did something wrong.
I checked the house.
The person believed to be her father was unable to wake up despite the commotion and was wheezing.
“…What did you ask me to get?”
“Yes?”
“Can I get something?”
She said, as the child stiffened and even coughed.
“Uh… Uh…!! There’s a black beast in the forest, you can use any body part of that beast…!”
The child spoke quickly and then his face became anxious.
“Reward, silver… 100,000 won, and I’ll do my best to make you flowers…”
I quietly looked down at her and said.
“I don’t need the money. I’m giving it to her girlfriend. Just make some pretty flowers.”
“Ah…!!”
Before the child could react, she turned her back.
Ugh.
At this rate, I can’t even refute Malamala’s statement that he’s a pain in the ass.
Well, that’s good.
I’ve been doing nothing wrong these days, but let’s say I do something good for the first time in a while.
