Chapter 69 – Treasure Hunt
A dark passage through which you enter after completing the necessary entry and exit procedures.
As I stepped inside, the air that had suddenly become heavy greeted me. The smell of the years that are difficult to describe easily brushes the tip of the nose.
— Cheer!
Soon after, my sixth sense began to ring the alarm bell nonstop.
The presence of countless barriers, no one knows how many types are overlapping. If an unauthorized person tries to enter, they won’t be able to find a bone.
It was a security system close to paranoia unique to major facilities in the imperial palace.
Given the importance of this place, it was understandable, of course, but apart from that, I felt a deep displeasure. It was because the sticky magic field seemed to be trying to dig into the existence of me.
‘Anyway, it is. I came in with permission. Isn’t this a bit excessive?’
As I walked further along the aisle, leaving behind my unconcealable reluctance, a mysterious scene inside the relic storage room opened before my eyes.
Oh my God, what a magnificent sight. The dissatisfaction I just had comes into my mind.
A scale so enormous that it casts doubt on the fact that it was created by human hands. The tidy interior, reminiscent of a library or museum, was kept clean without a speck of dust.
“Amazing…”
Also, I don’t know which era it was, but the structure of this space itself was aesthetically very beautiful. To the point where an exclamation inadvertently came out.
The last time I visited, it felt like a messy shopping street. How could it have changed so much in just a few months?
The fact that I have visited this place before is not at all real.
I’ve heard roughly that it’s because the axis of space-time continues to twist due to the mysteries applied here… Since he had no knowledge of magic, he could not understand the detailed principle.
“Oh, this… I don’t know the proper value of each one. They all look precious to me.”
“Any wizards or scholars with historical knowledge of the Great Rift era?
On the other hand, as I was slowly looking around, I heard the sound of the guests who had arrived earlier talking about this and that.
My current location is on the 3rd floor.
[Class 1 Control Area]
As you can see from that warning note, level 1 access is required to enter this place.
Unlike the upper floors, where people wandering around were quite rare, the atmosphere in the lower floors, the first and second floors, was quite noisy.
“We are looking for holy relics left behind by the blessed ones who have been canonized! Brothers and sisters! If you find something blessed by the heavenly gods, please report it!”
“Magic books and research materials written by the masters of the Magistos School…”
“That, I think I saw it. What would you pay for sharing the location?”
It was not uncommon for them to share information about where they saw each other and what they saw.
“Ha… Shit. I’d probably break even if I went out with just about anything. I’ll just do it with this.”
“Is your time up there? Good luck.”
After desperately moving in the pursuit of time, in the end, there were those who left lonely, grabbing the kind of precious metal that stood out nearby in an attitude close to desperation.
The actions of the unknown man are somehow not like others, so we naturally smile bitterly. Isn’t it exactly the same as my behavior the last time I came here.
The reason why the visitors downstairs were so impatient was simple.
This is because access rights are not divided into grades for nothing. The period of stay and the range of access within the relics repository vary greatly depending on the achievements made.
—Tick, tick…
Right before entering this place, I took out the pocket watch-shaped artifact I was given and looked at it.
‘A little over six hours left.’
Level 1 access rights holders are given plenty of time, so it’s okay to relax a little, but the time allowed for those with lower levels is very tight.
It is bound to be insufficient to properly explore this mysterious and expansive space for only an hour or two.
If there is a time limit and the structure changes every time, at first glance, it may be thought that it is too stingy for His Majesty the Emperor’s grace for meritorious subjects…
Everyone knows that only here is the opportunity to access the legacy of the past that has been swept away by time.
That is why there was not a single fool who dared to be dissatisfied.
“Ooh, this is…”
For example, like the armor of a good opponent who has appeared in front of me now after many years.
[Chief of the Frosttooth tribe, Astrid’s serrated sword]
In what harmony are the things I smashed with my own hands neatly displayed here? It is rather pleasant to do things that deviate from common sense.
‘He was obviously a pretty strong guy. What if I fight again now?’
Other than that, there were a lot of weapons and artifacts used by characters that could only be found in history books.
The ax of the ‘Raging Bull’, a great warrior from the south who boasted overwhelming dragon power and raged before being subjugated to the Empire’s territory.
A surveying instrument and wand used by Leonardo, a great wizard and general artist who was ahead of his time.
And, the vertebrae of the fallen Cardinal Pedros… Why did you put that on display?
“Certainly there are more interesting things than last time I came.”
There were so many great weapons that it was quite interesting to walk around, but there didn’t seem to be anything that I wanted to be like.
Well, personally, I think that weapons and armor are just consumables.
To say that it was a relic left by a historical figure, if you know it, it was just a great user, because most of the items as weapons are of no particular quality.
Like that, rather than looking for something, I just wandered around randomly and came across a face that was quite unexpected.
Although the third floor had fewer people walking around compared to its scale, it wasn’t that there weren’t too many.
“…You are Sir Wolfgang. I never thought I would see you in a place like this.”
Frost Knight Commander, Lord Liddell, who was the last opponent in the Knights War.
Unlike back then, I almost didn’t recognize him because I ran into him unarmed.
From head to toe, including the uniform on her body, she was dyed in pure white, and she looked more like an eye spirit than a human.
“Nice to meet you, Sir Liddell.”
I just wanted to ignore it and pass it by, but I had no choice but to return it because the other side greeted me first.
She’s a pretty tough opponent for me. Why do we pretend to know each other when we are busy?
The last time, Agnes had a half-tone in her hand, so the memory of her threatening her quite fiercely, mixed with verbal abuse, came to mind.
At that time, it was a competitive relationship, so it didn’t matter if you showed your hostility to your heart’s content, but meeting you in a place like this was so awkward that I couldn’t stand it.
“How is Sir Agnes?”
“Yes. I’m doing well to the extent that it’s a little too much.”
“Okay. That’s all right.”
I wondered what he was going to say, but Sir Riddell, who had confirmed Agnes’ safety without hesitation, immediately turned his back on me with his typical expressionless expression.
‘… What is that?’
It was a really awkward look. She seemed to know why she was famous as a virtuoso.
“Oh, by the way. Over there, in the fourth showcase from the end, there’s an item that’s perfect for you, tall and strong like an ogre. I’ve also given you good information, so please take good care of my junior.”
Even, watching them slowly disappear while adding a word as if they had forgotten, adds to my perplexity.
To compare a person to an ogre in person. Aside from remarks that sound unpleasantly mixed with praise and mockery, what the hell did she want to do?
And if you’re a junior, are you referring to Agnes? It wasn’t a moderate amount of hand-to-hand combat, but after mercilessly pushing until the mana core was broken, now I’m asking you to take good care of me?
‘Crazy bitch.’
It was full of incomprehensible things. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a vulgar expression in my head.
It is said that people who possess the imagery of the manifestation world often have bizarre personalities as their level rises. I wonder if Agnes will become like that in the future.
Feeling rapidly dizzy, I shook my head to shake off my useless thoughts and moved her steps toward the place Sir Riddell had told me about.
She was a bit of an eccentric person, but she was genuine when it came to her skills. If it’s her intuition like that, she can’t ignore it very much.
-Sparkle!
In the meantime, the polyhedron she kept in her arms was emitting light as if to remind her not to forget her.
Alicia’s gift to me. She has already decided how to use it.
Rather than being greedy for monsters located in areas that were not allowed to me in the first place, I was just going to pick out an artifact that Alicia could use.
The deepest part of the relic storage opened this time is probably the 4th floor. If there is nothing special about the location Sir Riddell told you, it would be better to finish the tour on the 3rd floor with it and go upstairs.
Thinking so, I pretended to be half deceived and arrived at the showcase without any expectations.
“Five…”
Wouldn’t the sword I encountered there suddenly stimulate my heart?
It was a huge block of iron that was too huge and thick to be called a sword, and it didn’t look like an ordinary human could wield it.
Who else could have used it?
Unlike other items, it doesn’t even have a plausible name attached to it, but rather, that makes the man’s heart burn even more.
The more I looked at this, the more I liked it.
As if possessed, I moved closer to the greatsword.
