Chapter 189. < Episode 60. Great power comes at a great price (3). >
8.
‘Material?’
At the notification that the materials were lacking, Midas immediately raised his head and looked at the NPC Albia.
To that gaze, NPC Albia immediately replied.
“What you looking at?”
“No, that…. .
The moment he saw the eyes of the NPC Alvia, who shone more eerily than the ax on his back, Midas remembered the scene of his head splitting in two as he asked the question here.
At the same time, Midas was able to recall one more memory.
‘ah! yes!’
Once you’ve finished one quest, it’s time for a new one.
‘The title of the next quest was disassembly!’
And what the quest title is.
‘So now, when I collect the materials for the next quest, I’ll disassemble the item and extract the ability!’
Midas, who had drawn a picture in his head, said, regaining his composure.
“I was wondering if you have anything to do for me.”
“What to do?”
Seeing Midas like that, the NPC Arbia slightly lifted her frown and said,
“I have work to do. It won’t be easy.”
Uneasy!
Despite such warnings, Midas clenched his fists without hesitation.
“No matter what, I will risk my life to complete it!”
NPC Alvia nodded and said, looking more determined than any other main scenario quest she had done so far.
“I found a way, but I need the ingredients.”
words that followed.
[New quests have been updated in the Main Scenario Quests section]
And then Midas said in the following notification! made a face.
[Disassembly]
– Quest rank: Main scenario
– Quest level: 150 or higher
– Quest content: Let’s find materials for disassembling items.
– Quest Reward: Unknown
! Quest Reward: Skill Card Book (Legendary Epic)
! Upon completion of the quest, ‘Fragment of the Spirit King’ can proceed
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‘No wait.’
What made it solid was none other than the quest reward.
‘Legendary Epic?’
The reappearance of the Legendary Epic skill card naturally brought a related quest to Midas’ mind.
And the difficulty of the quest came to mind.
‘I think I got hit again?’
In the midst of that eerie feeling, Midas carefully spoke out.
“Where is that material over there in a very peculiar, corner, hidden place?”
To that question, NPC Arvia answered with an expression as if she was talking nonsense.
“No, it’s a place you’ve been to once.”
At that answer, Midas let out a sigh of relief.
‘It seems to be a forest of spirits.’
If the stage is the Forest of Spirits, honestly, the field itself shouldn’t be a problem.
NPC Arvia told Midas more accurately.
“Forest of Fog.”
“yes?”
“You came across the foggy forest, right? The ingredients are there.”
Nothing is easy in this world.
9.
If you don’t do it, there are always people who want to do it more.
Even more so, it was very difficult to stay still after being told not to do it in a virtual reality game where there is nothing but a game over penalty even if you die outside the bridle of the law and system.
In that sense, the Spirit’s Cave and the Mist Forest were very tempting stages for players.
“Go down to the Spirit Cave using only one hand!”
“Then I use only my feet to go down!”
Right away, Spirit’s Cave The huge vertical cave gave birth to absurd challengers.
“Isn’t there anyone who passed through the Mist Forest without a quest? Then, will I be the first if I go?”
“Yes, I will go first.”
And the foggy forest located on the way to the cave also created countless reckless challengers.
A stage where you can see how stupid humans are and how stupid humans can make the worst choices.
Among them, the worst was the forest of fog.
Until now, not a single player had traversed the Mist Forest without a single quest.
If I exaggerate more, I went deep and no one even came back.
‘Damn it.’
The Mist Forest that Midas was looking at was such a place.
the underworld!
A place where there is no shortage of calling it that.
‘It’s a real crap game.’
Of course, Midas had one more thing that was different from other players.
A crude wooden compass.
It was an item given by NPC Arbia.
‘Believe in this one and go to the forest where you can hear the sound of this road to the underworld and find the ingredients… … .’
It was not particularly comforting.
The reason why the Forest of Fog is dangerous right now is that it is a place where you can get lost, so it wasn’t just because of that reason.
‘Although roads are like that, what about monsters?’
It was because of the spirit beasts and spirit knights that swarmed in the foggy forest.
Even the number of spirits that could see Midas’ eyes looking at the forest of mist right now was well over thirty.
In such a place, take only a compass and find materials that may be somewhere?
If you are a normal player, it was a task that would cause you to curse.
No, it wasn’t something a party of three or four could do beyond cursing.
Even in the forest of spirits right now, didn’t several parties hold hands and take turns hunting?
“If it weren’t for these eyes…. That must have been terrible.”
Of course, it was clearly visible in Midas’ eyes.
The reddish path visible on the foggy forest floor.
“Isn’t that right, Lucky?”
king!
“Yeah, if it wasn’t for these eyes, I would have been game over here five times.”
king!
“Don’t worry, Master! I will definitely protect the master!
After a light conversation with Lucky and Gold, Midas turned his head and looked at the misty forest.
‘It’s not easy.’
There was no worry about getting lost. The problem, as I said before, is the monsters.
Moreover, the number of idiots who entered the forest of fog was not many.
‘As soon as we enter, the aggro of spirit beasts and spirit knights will be attracted to us.’
It means that the monsters here see only Midas and run after him.
It meant that they could not avoid the battle because they wanted to avoid it, and that once they fought, they had no choice but to fight a large-scale battle.
‘The price of the potion will be greatly reduced again.’
And as fierce as it was, no less bleeding was expected.
“Whoa.
Of course it couldn’t be avoided.
All you need is the determination and preparation to fight.
Okay kids, are you ready?”
Gold clenched his fists and shouted first at Midas’s words.
“If you are ready to write a new legend that will remain in the world together with Master, you are ready!”
“So what about Jackpot?”
couw!
In response to the question that followed, the jackpot above Midas’ head flapped its wings loudly and spat out tears.
There is only one left.
“How about Lucky? Are you ready?”
king!
“I’ll do it all by myself, so shouldn’t anyone who isn’t even the main character come forward?”
At the answer that followed, Midas spat out a joke and later stepped into the foggy forest.
That was the moment.
king!
He heard Lucky’s cry from behind him, and at that fact, Midas tilted his head and turned away.
Panting!
Then, seeing Lucky at his place, Midas raised his head and asked another question.
“Lucky, why aren’t you coming?”
Gold answered that question.
“I will punish the bad dog. Master, just give me orders anytime!”
“it’s okay. The two of you competing is a hidden card to use when you really have nothing to do during live broadcasts.”
Midas gave a short answer to Gold’s words and quickly moved towards Lucky.
‘ah!’
At that moment, Midas could see.
king!
< Master, there is a sweet smell! >
A voice floated above Lucky’s head for the first time in a while.
‘wait.’
It was only then that Midas was able to recall memories from a long time ago.
‘Looking at the situation, if you have Arvia’s compass, the Forest of Fog is a normal hunting ground. That means… … Isn’t that a field that has never been properly attacked?’
The Mist Forest is a stage that has not been properly touched since the birth of God Wars.
At that moment, in Midas’s eyes, the misty forest no longer looked annoyed, fearful, or despairing.
“…. I tried!”
It just looks like a treasure trove.
10.
When a person sets a distance and tells them to run, they run.
However, on the contrary, if the distance is not set and they are told to just run, they will get tired quickly.
It was for this reason that if someone with the ability to complete a marathon was told to just run without a promise, they would often get tired rather quickly.
It was the same with hunting in God Wars.
I don’t know when it will end. In front of such a situation, no matter how good my specs were, I had no choice but to get tired quickly.
“Master, hold on a little longer!”
king!
In that sense, the situation of Midas, who has been fighting against the spirit beasts that have been approaching for 30 minutes, could not be said to be good.
Usually, the problem was already broken and it was impossible to even fight for 30 minutes.
Even if the problem didn’t happen, the moment the battle ended, it was a situation where there was no choice but to be tired enough to collapse on the spot.
[You have killed the spirit beast.]
[Your level has risen.
In fact, the usual Midas would have sat down and complained the moment he heard the notification that the immediate battle was over and he had a chance to take a breather.
“Okay, done!”
However, the moment the battle is over, Midas ruins this garbage game! Far from spitting out the same cursing complaints, he showed a more pleasant expression than ever before and moved instead of sitting down.
I stepped out without hesitation toward the far beyond the fog.
Before long, he knelt down under my feet where his feet had stopped.
[Cold Moss]
– Material Grade: Unique
– Material Effect: Very cold moss. When consumed, it temporarily increases intelligence and magic power.
Then, at the appearance of the white moss, Midas smiled at the corner of his mouth.
I couldn’t help but smile.
The potion made from cold moss was a must-have item for boss raids for the wizard class.
“Big!
‘I earned 300 gold!’
Still, the price was pretty good.
‘Wow, how much do you really earn today?’
What was even more surprising was that the material items obtained today in this way were enormous.
‘I won’t worry about potions for the time being?’
Of course, in front of a reward that surpasses the sweetness, he didn’t feel the slightest bit of fatigue from the battle.
‘Shall we just spend a week here? Do you dry the ingredients?’
Rather, it is just a desperate wish that this situation will last for a long time.
Of course that was impossible.
Because he told me about the red road that Midas can see right now.
‘…. Well, it’s impossible.’
Quickly finish the current quest and move on to the next one.
‘If I stay here for a week, Azmo-sama might ask for a refund.’
There is no time to waste in a place like this, ahead of what needs to be done right away.
[I have acquired the cold moss.]
After collecting the cold moss, Midas moved along the crimson road with his back straight.
And when he reached the end, a flower made of ice greeted Midas.
[Frost Flower]
– Material Grade: Legendary
– Material Effect: A flower found only in special places. It has the property of absorbing mana.
– Unable to trade when harvested
When he woke up in the morning, Midas stood in front of the frost flower, a flower that seemed to be made from collected frost on its leaves, and stretched out his hand to collect the frost flower.
[You have achieved the title of the one who collected the frost flower.]
A notification followed.
[The person who collected the frost flower]
– Title description: This title is given to the person who collected the frost flower.
– Title Reward: Stamina and Magic +15
And Midas silently looked at the frost flower while leaving the information window behind.
‘Now it’s ability extraction.’
Time to finally activate the long-awaited item ability extraction system.
At that thought, a new thought naturally popped up in Midas’ mind.
What items should be dismantled?
‘I’m sure it’s a glove, right?’
What immediately came to mind was the Guardian’s gloves.
Because the option to increase the projectile speed was an option that Midas had to live with for the rest of his life.
‘No, the armor might be better.’
Of course, the option to increase the number of projectiles attached to the guardian’s armor was also great.
‘The camouflage skill is also extremely helpful at critical moments.’
The camouflage skill on the guardian’s headband was also a skill that would save Midas’ life at a crucial moment, like the last assassin incident.
Considering the cost of life, dismantling the guardian’s headband might really be the answer.
‘The wand… … I can’t even die.’
Of course, Tunga’s flaming staff he was wearing was out of the question.
Because there was no substitute.
Actually, that was the point.
‘Guardian’s gloves are replaced with flame gloves, and the guardian’s armor is… … Should I get another armor of an unknown archmage and wear it? If so, will the number of projectiles go up to 4?’
What items can be substituted?
king!
Lucky barked lightly at Midas, who was so worried.
It was as if he had already finished drinking kimchi soup and not worrying about what to eat for dessert, and finished work right away.
“Okay Lucky. I have to finish the quest first.”
king!
Midas, who answered Lucky’s words and turned his head to pet Lucky, soon found it.
< Master, there is a special smell! >
said Midas with a broad smile as he confirmed the phrase above Lucky’s head.
“Yes, Lucky. You are the only one…. .
With those words, Midas immediately looked around and was able to see Midas.
“…. uh?
And it soon hardened.
Froze up, he spit out what he had discovered without even realizing it.
“A frost flower?”
Midas, who identified the letter that he would never have been able to find if he hadn’t focused on the frost flower, immediately looked at Lucky.
Panting!
Lucky wagging his tail and breathing lightly.
Midas immediately shouted at Lucky.
“Get me lucky!”
