Chapter 2305 – 2305. God’S Atlantis
5 million AP was close to all the assets I had right now.
Unless you were the master of a large legion, it was definitely a burdensome amount of AP. It was the amount of AP you could get from killing 5 million goblins right now.
But I was a man who could earn 3 million AP every 30 days. If I could get out of this crisis, I could spend 5 million AP anytime.
A ring sponsored by the Owner of the Sky appeared in the air. It wasn’t bad that it appeared. It appeared near me, so it seemed like an item summoned from my inventory, not a sponsored item.
[Using a Moment. Remaining stacks: 9]
I used a Moment to check the quality of the ring.
The base of the ring was gold, and a small flower was designed in the center. A diamond was embedded in the center of the flower, and rubies, amethysts, sapphires, and emeralds were small and harmoniously embedded in the four petals.
‘Appearance passed. It’s fancy yet luxurious.’
I shouldn’t be satisfied here. This was a ring worth 5 million AP. I checked the ring’s information.
「Ring of Full Bloom
Increases vitality.
You can subtly emit the flower scent you desire.
You can use Hundred Flowers Riot once a day.
Rank: S」
「Hundred Flowers Riot
Vitality increases explosively for 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, vitality decreases significantly.」
‘Vitality is life, so it has the perfect effect for Elena.’
This was a decent S rank. It felt a little wasteful to spend 5 million AP, but I had to because this was urgent.
‘Why does Zeus have a ring like this? Did he prepare it to give to his women?’
I thought for a moment. This ring was related to flowers and vitality.
‘…Persephone. Zeus’s daughter was the goddess of spring. They probably didn’t have a good relationship… Zeus must have stolen it.’
I smiled brightly as if everything was going according to plan and handed the ring to Elena. It was fortunate that I had the acting trait.
Elena covered her mouth with the bouquet. Moved, she shed tears and held out her left hand to me.
“I didn’t know you’d prepare this much… This ring must have been hard to get through normal means.”
“It’s for you. What’s there to be stingy about?”
“This is the first time I’ve been so moved…”
I slipped the ring onto Elena’s slightly trembling left ring finger. She shed two or three more tears of emotion and then smiled.
“Hehehe.”
A subtle floral scent wafted from Elena. The symbol that came to mind when I thought of Elena was an elegant butterfly… It suited the flowers quite well.
Her seductiveness was imbued. She was seducing me. It seemed like she wanted to go straight to the bedroom and confirm our love. I was confident I could show her as much as she wanted, but… there was no time. The schedule after this was already set, and the preparations were complete.
It was a shame, but it seemed like I had to postpone it.
Elena approached me. She hugged my right arm. I could feel the soft sensation of her breasts through my arm.
“Elena.”
“Hehe. It’s a shame we don’t have time. I’d like to postpone the schedule if I could… but the restoration plan for the Guardian Stone has already been announced to the Imperial Family. Well, it’s not a difficult task, so you can go and enjoy it.”
She led me. It wasn’t in the direction of the bedroom.
Joo Seo-hyun, armed, was waiting at the entrance of the mansion.
“……”
Joo Seo-hyun looked at me and Elena with emotionless eyes. Joo Seo-hyun always seemed to be in a bad mood.
Elena’s left finger sparkled. The ring reflected the light as she moved her hand. Joo Seo-hyun’s brow furrowed.
‘She seems to be in an even worse mood. Is she jealous? …There’s no way.’
It wasn’t just any woman, it was Joo Seo-hyun.
A woman who was violated by me every time, yet didn’t easily submit like other women. A woman who was dedicated to training to kill me and even made a contract with the goddess of revenge. Joo Seo-hyun was a notoriously tough woman.
“Hehe. Spatial movement is restricted in the area where the Imperial Guardian Stone is located. We’ll have to walk quite a bit, so let’s go quickly.”
Elena handed us a spatial movement scroll with the coordinates specified. We tore the spatial movement scroll without hesitation.
• • •
「You have entered Area 1,606, Hanamsan (Cold Rock Mountain).」
2km away, Hanamsan, a mountain made of pure white rocks, could be seen. Except for the fact that the mountain was white, it looked ordinary. There were forests, meadows, and rivers flowing near the rocky mountain, making it a scenic view.
Elena was still walking towards the rocky mountain with her arms linked with mine. Joo Seo-hyun followed slightly behind. She had her hand on the hilt of her sword, as if wary of the unfamiliar place. Given her personality, she wouldn’t attack me from behind.
“Elena. I missed something important. What is a Guardian Stone?”
“Its official name is the Imperial Guardian Stone. As the name suggests, it’s a stone that protects the empire. There is one each in the east, west, south, and north of the empire. Before the empire became the backdrop of Atlantis, the Guardian Stones prevented monster invasions and blocked the evil energy coming from outside the empire. Well, they couldn’t do anything about what happened within the empire.”
“The empire before Atlantis. I’m curious. Since the journey is boring, explain it to me.”
Even in the original work, there was no mention of the Justia Empire before Atlantis.
“There wasn’t much to it. It was a world like the typical fantasy novels you hear about on Earth. There was magic, monsters, and knights who wielded mana.”
“Looking at you, the level of that world couldn’t have been low. How did it become the stage for Atlantis?”
“Disasters happened one after another. Black mages created strange monsters, the gods fell, and uncontrollable natural disasters occurred. Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions. Later, I found out the cause was that a star had died. If it had been left alone, the star would have collapsed and disappeared into cosmic dust.”
“The fact that you’re in front of me means you made a contract with the system before making a contract with me, right?”
“I didn’t want to perish so meaninglessly. We were given an opportunity, so we seized it. After that, the system remodeled the world. Mountains that didn’t exist rose, the sea expanded, all sorts of strange structures appeared… and strange powers were created. At first, I was surprised, but later, I was just dumbfounded.”
“The continentals don’t say that. If they witnessed something that great, wouldn’t they naturally brag about it?”
“Most continentals don’t remember. The only ones who know this information are me and a few others with strong influence. And this information is originally censored by the system. The fact that it’s not being censored now means… you’ve become stronger than the system’s standards.”
I understood.
If it was information directly controlled by the system, there was no reason for it to spread.
“The Emperor felt a sense of crisis due to the recent rift in the sky.”
“They all died under the gaze of the outer gods, so the PTSD trigger must have been properly pressed.”
“Until now, the empire has been passive in conquering areas because it would weaken the national power. Since exiles were constantly supplied to Atlantis, there was no need to take the risk of conquering dangerous areas. But the situation has changed.”
The Emperor, who must have memories of destruction and creation, wanted to get out of the gods’ playground as soon as possible.
“Restoring the Guardian Stone is also part of that, I suppose.”
“It will be reassuring only if the Guardian Stone works properly. But the problem is what comes next. The nobles will start to run wild. The more areas they acquire, the more power they will have.”
“Conquering areas isn’t easy. Many nobles will die.”
“It’s not just through conquering areas that you can gain control of an area.”
Seizing control.
You can kill the ruler of an area and take control. Even if that’s not the case, you can threaten them to transfer control. There are many ways.
‘I forgot because there hasn’t been a fight between legions for a while.’
The A-Plan Legion has the Illusion Sphere behind them, so even large legions can’t easily touch them. Conversely, for political reasons, the A-Plan Legion can’t easily attack other legions either.
‘The Heavenly Demon Church is already a large force. From the perspective of others, the west isn’t that attractive… and those who know, know that the Heavenly Demon is a member of Helten.’
No one would dare to touch the Heavenly Demon Church.
“We’ve arrived.”
Elena said at the entrance of the rocky mountain.
The temperature dropped instantly. The rocky mountain, which had just looked white from afar, was covered in frost when I looked closely. Cold air flowed from the rocks themselves.
None of us were weak enough to shiver from the cold.
Elena took out a staff from her subspace and struck the ground.
Clack!
Quakwakwak!
The rocks moved on their own, and a frost-covered path leading into the mountain opened up.
“It’s best to be a little tense here. According to the information, the Guardian Stone is broken, and the guard golems have also been affected.”
“Guard golems? How strong are they?”
“One guard golem can easily annihilate 100 orcs?”
“That’s nothing. Shall I warm up a bit?”
I grinned and stepped forward. I would have put Joo Seo-hyun forward for such troublesome tasks… but I liked the surrounding environment.
An extreme environment where ordinary people couldn’t last even a few seconds due to the cold. It was the perfect environment for lightning to rage.
Krrrr.
Just then, a golem popped out from ahead. The body of the rock golem, which was over 3m tall, was covered in frost. The golem approached with a thud.
I held out my palm. Lightning rotated and compressed in the center of my palm.
Thunder Heaven Style (雷天流) Ten Thousand Thunders (卍雷).
The fired lightning flashed with a blue-white light and sped through the air. Perhaps because of the ultra-low temperature environment, the speed of the lightning was faster than usual.
Bang!
The lightning, imbued with physical properties, pierced the golem’s head.
The golem didn’t fall.
“You have to destroy the core somewhere in the golem’s body. Don’t you even know that?”
Joo Seo-hyun’s scolding flew at me.
Joo Seo-hyun’s scolding, which I would have usually ignored with a tight lip, was a bit annoying.
‘It shouldn’t be her period today. She was moaning under me this morning…’
Should I go and torment her with the nipple-pulling punishment? I seriously considered it.
Thud.
First, I’ll deal with the golem that’s approaching without a head.
