Chapter 425. < Episode 131. Dark Continent (3). >
6.
Paparazzi were attached to most of the star players, and every move was reported in real time through the paparazzi.
And the existence of such paparazzi was the biggest factor in making a big event or planning a fuss.
After all, nothing is more powerful than a surprise event.
One of the reasons why the 10th guild boasted an unrivaled presence was because of that point.
Even if paparazzi want to exist in the Dark Continent, they cannot exist.
– Any news about BJ Grand Mage?
b Will there be? There can’t be paparazzi in the Dark Continent right now, right?
ㄴ Not to mention the paparazzi, it’s a place where players who are just hunting are busy hunting while holding their breath.
It was because of that that the world felt a thirst for information about BJ Grand Mage.
And, of course, the complaint about that thirst went to the Rising Star channel.
“I cannot give you any information about it at this time.”
“Oh well, I can’t tell you even if I know. It’s top secret because it’s top secret! It doesn’t even come to a low-level employee like me.”
“Hey, even my sister can’t tell me this. Because it doesn’t work.”
From the standpoint of the Rising Star Channel staff, it was truly crazy.
“Oh, I’m going crazy. I really don’t know, but why do you keep asking?”
“Yeah, I’m going crazy. I can’t even sleep at night because I’m already stuck with the sword guild.”
“It’s a day when the boss isn’t even there.”
The fact that even Park Yeong-joon is not there inevitably exacerbates the confusion the employees feel.
On the contrary, it became questionable.
“Rather than that, why didn’t the boss come out today?”
This is the first time Park Young-joon, who usually doesn’t even leave work, let alone leave his seat, is away on such a busy day.
“I hear you’re going to the hospital because you’re sick?”
“hospital?”
The employee shrugged at the story.
“I thought I had a dinner date with someone important again.”
7.
There is nothing particularly special about a single-person hospital room for VIPs.
“A hospital.”
Sitting in front of the table in the hospital room, Park Young-joon said with a bitter smile.
“This is an unusual place for a rendezvous.”
To that question, Azmo, the man sitting across from me, said while drinking a cup of coffee.
“So is there a problem?”
“It’s the best place, far from being a problem. Best of all, you don’t have to worry about the paparazzi. No matter how much they disregard the law, even if they are paparazzi or reporters, entering the hospital is not a job line cut.”
Azmo nodded lightly instead of answering, and Park Yeongjun continued talking.
“Second, it’s good to crack down on the mouths of the people involved. It’s a little bit discriminatory in terms of job, but the risk you have to pay when you make a mistake when you say something wrong is different between a part-time employee at a family restaurant and a doctor who only earns $300,000 a year.”
Park Yeong-joon, who continued talking like that, said while looking at the scenery of San Francisco through a specially made small window in the hospital that could only be seen outside from the inside.
Among them, the most awesome thing is that you can freely use the doctor helicopter in the quietest and neatest way in San Francisco, where you don’t have to worry about anyone’s eyes.”
“I keep feeling it, but it was the best choice for BJ Grand Mage to choose you as a partner.”
At that praise, Park Yeongjun smiled lightly, and Azmo continued talking this time.
“Because there is no better partner than a partner who needs no explanation. Especially when dealing with something very security-critical, like now.”
“thank you.”
“So, there is no need to explain why I came here, right? is not it?”
In response to that question, Park Young-joon gave a light smile and a light eye smile.
“Do you like poker?”
“No not much. I don’t like gambling in casinos. If you have money, you can reverse it, right?”
“I love poker very much.”
“Yeah, I heard that you earned all your Wharton school tuition by playing poker, but there’s no way you wouldn’t like it. So what do you want to say?”
“In poker, the only time you see the two of you face-to-face in an off-the-board like this is when you’re playing tricks before a very big hand.
Took.
Park Young-joon, who was talking, tapped the table in front of him once with his finger before speaking.
“He must have come for a big deal. A big deal before choosing which side to bet on BJ Grand Mage and Abyss Guild.
At those words, Azmo also smiled lightly.
It was literally.
Azmo He was about to make the final bet.
“I’ll give you information as a timely celebration. Currently, the Abyss Guild has subsumed three guilds, including the Explorers Guild. In other words, four of the top 10 guilds joined hands. And now I bought two of the top 10 guilds.”
I bought it because it’s Azmo, so it’s an expression of admiration that I can spit out.
At the same time, it was also the size of Azmo’s influence.
“Here, the Undead Guild stood on the side of BJ Archmage and the Sword Guild argued, but they did not stand on either side. As a result, three places are in the process of being selected. And the neat way here is to side with the Abyss Guild.”
If that kind of Azmo joins hands with the Abyss Guild, everything will break the balance very easily.
“You know, but if Pan has come this far, you can’t make a deal just because you’re close.”
And Azmo now had to bet on an absolute win.
In other words, this place was where Azmo notified BJ Archmage.
“So show me that you’re better than the Abyss Guild.”
Show me something to be sure of, not just expectations or future prospects.
“To put it more bluntly, I have to defeat the Sword Guild in a solo raid.”
However, in front of the following conditions, Park Young-jun was also speechless.
‘It’s a ridiculous proposal.’
No matter how great BJ Grand Mage is, there is a limit to his power.
In terms of common sense, even with the Undead Guild, which was considered the worst of the top 10 guilds, the chance of winning a solo raid was close to zero.
By the way, should you stand alone and win the victory against the sword guild, which is number 2 among the 10 guilds?
There is no way that Azmo, not anyone else, would know that fact.
That’s why Park Young-joon was able to grasp Azmo’s intentions right away.
‘Nevertheless, the fact that he made such an offer… … I’m guessing you’ll have to choose one of the two.’
If you can do it, or if you don’t have confidence, suggest the corresponding merit.
And it wasn’t hard to know what the merits were.
‘If you don’t have confidence, it must mean giving up your stake.’
There was no possibility that money would be an advantage to Azmo.
Anyway, one thing was certain.
Here, there is absolutely no possibility that Azmo will swallow the proposal he made right away.
“great.”
That’s why Park Young-joon did not engage in pointless negotiations.
Of course, I didn’t even confirm that here.
“I will pass that on to BJ Grand Mage. We will contact you as soon as the answer is decided.”
Postponed the answer.
“There is plenty of time, so it’s okay not to rush.”
And Azmo was willing to give Park Young-joon time.
“Right now, it will take at least a week for BJ Grand Mage to adapt to the Dark Continent.”
8.
Big!
A ferocious cry that makes your hamstrings numb the moment you hear it.
If you look in the direction of the cry, the presence of the ogre armed with leather armor was so strong that it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a boss-level monster.
big! Aaah!
Even the fact that the number was three, not one, did not allow the challenge to be easily tolerated even by players who had caught countless types of monsters all the way to the Dark Continent.
It wasn’t just the outward appearance.
The moment these three ogre scouts faced the enemy, they responded shoulder to shoulder.
It means to show your own party play.
In addition, if it was judged to be inferior in terms of power, one of them ran away to the headquarters while the two waited.
If you build a siege in the beginning and don’t overwhelm it, you’ll have a lot of trouble.
Apart from that, the fighting power itself was ignorant.
It was different from the fact that they were ogres right away, and even though they were wearing armor, they were holding weapons.
K-King!
“Kwang!”
However, even such an ogre scout was pitiful in front of both Lucky and Gold.
The two wolves, Lucky and Gold, ran with full force with a roar, and launched their bodies like missiles at the ogre scout.
Kugoong!
In response to such an attack, the two scouting ogres pounded the ground with their backs, like giant, impenetrable trees.
Proof that Lucky and Gold overwhelm the ogre scouts in basic specs.
Kwajik!
In addition, Lucky and Gold’s teeth, which were stronger than most legendary items, bit off the ogre scout’s leather armor and leather entirely.
big!
Aaah!
The moment when Lucky and Gold turn the ferocious cries of the ogre scouts into a pitiful death.
big!
However, the situation of the remaining one was not good.
“You guys are not going anywhere!”
On the contrary, the ogre scout faced a silver with a giant body that would make even the opposing ogre look like a child.
Perong!
With one kick from Silver, the ogre scout was blown away like a trash can and collapsed.
What followed was even worse.
thud!
As if stamping a stamp, Silver struck down the fallen ogre scout’s head, and after landing on top of the ogre scout’s body, he stabbed his fist like mad.
thud!
As if an adult was pounding a child, it was a spectacle that made viewers feel goosebumps beyond cheering.
It was an overwhelming sight in many ways.
Of course, the fighting time was short.
[The ogre scout has been killed.]
Midas couldn’t even afford to use magic.
hmm.
Of course, Midas himself was not so full of composure.
In this battle situation, his eyes were constantly scanning all directions, looking for any hints.
It was nothing strange.
The most important thing when eliminating ogre sentries or scouts in the Dark Continent was to be vigilant of the surrounding situation.
‘Whew there are no players.’
Of course, in the case of Midas, the object of the alert was the player, not the ogre.
‘It’s harder to notice the player.’
That’s also true, because Midas’ play right now, where he moves and locates the ogre scouts deployed here and there without much searching, is completely incomprehensible by the standards of the players here.
If caught, they would be 100 percent suspicious, and in many ways, Midas had no choice but to be careful.
“Ehh.”
It was also the reason why a sigh came out of Midas’ mouth as he turned his head and looked in the direction of the red pillar.
Up until now, I just need to focus on moving carefully while dealing with small fish.
However, when occupying the ogre forge, it was impossible to catch only small fish like before.
He must have to fight the battle with the main force occupying the Ogre Forge.
‘It can’t be helped.’
In such a battle, it was impossible to move while being wary of the players like now.
‘I have no choice but to try as much as I can.’
Of course, I couldn’t stop it.
“Guys, let’s go.”
That’s how Midas moved towards the red pillar.
9.
“Hmm.”
Midas, who was looking at the place where the red pillars were rising, turned his head to look at Lucky next to him.
Panting!
After confirming Lucky’s breathing, Midas turned his head and checked the red pillar again.
“hmm.”
Then a strange sound came out of his mouth once again.
It had to be.
‘Unless my eyes are strange… … Could it be that there are no ogres in the ogre forge?’
The place where the red pillars are is definitely the ogre smithy, which is the quest location, but there are no monsters to be seen there.
‘Does this make sense?’
From the perspective of Midas, who had come all the way to this place, prepared for a fierce battle and holding his breath, it was a part that he had no choice but to raise doubts.
‘wait for a sec.’
At that time, Midas recalled the contents of the quest he had received in his mind.
‘Come to think of it, there were no quest rewards at all, right?’
There were no rewards in the quest window that came to mind.
The fact that there are no rewards means that the difficulty of the quest is low.
Considering that, it was not strange that there were no ogres in the ogre forge.
‘Even from the beginning, the level of difficulty is already damn high.’
Also, in the case of Midas, it was easy and convenient to come here. Ordinary players could waste a week or more than a month just to find this ogre forge.
With that in mind, it is rather common sense that there are no ogre groups in ogre forges.
Of course, such a judgment was good.
No matter what was there or not, there was only one thing Midas had to do.
‘Let’s go for now.’
To capture the ogre’s forge.
Panting!
“Master, I see something strange over there.”
Midas, who was moving with Lucky and Gold at the fore, reached the ogre’s forge.
[I found an abandoned ogre smithy.]
[Quest conditions have been completed.]
The ogre smithy, which was watched while listening to the background sound, was not much different from a normal smithy.
‘It’s amazing.’
Except it was big enough to match the size of an ogre.
‘A dwarf is working here?’
Because of this, no matter how much he used his imagination, Midas couldn’t imagine the scene where the NPCs were doing something here.
It was then.
“You managed to find it.”
Shortly after Midas heard the notification of the completion of the quest, he heard the voice of the NPC Zaga.
Midas said at the appearance of NPC Zaga.
“It looks like an abandoned place.”
And then prepared.
‘Abandoned means something is done to me… … yes come quickly Let’s see what the masterpiece is.’
Get ready for the next quest, his masterwork quest.
“It’s rather good. Abandoned must mean that ogres will never come here. I would rather work comfortably.”
NPC Jaga responded to such Midas.
“If only I could get some golden coal.”
Midas immediately grasped the meaning of the words.
‘Okay, that’s the next quest task.’
“I will rescue you.”
Midas quickly proceeded with the quest.
“Really?”
“No matter what I can help you with, I’ll get you anything.”
“Heh heh, but finding the golden coal won’t be easy.”
Midas’ expression hardened when he said that it was not easy.
‘Damn, is it Hellmode again?’
Considering the level of difficulty that God Wars has shown so far, there was a high possibility that it would be ridiculously difficult if it was said to be difficult from the start.
NPC Jaga continued to explain to Midas who felt so impatient.
“Golden Coal is an extremely rare mineral even here in the Dark Continent. It’s also hidden underground, and only Black Goblins with a very special sense of smell can find it. That’s why I wanted to find the ogre’s forge. Even I couldn’t find it, so I had no choice but to rob the ogre’s forge.”
‘huh?’
At that explanation, Midas slightly relaxed his wrinkled expression and asked.
“There’s coal, but it’s hidden in the ground?”
“Yes. To find it, you have no choice but to use the Black Goblin’s sense of smell. If you look around, you’ll probably find an ogre scout using a black goblin to find golden coal. If you follow him around, you will be able to save him.”
And the explanation that followed was as far-fetched as the NPC Jagi had warned.
It was not just a scout on this vast dark continent, but an ogre scout who accompanied the black goblin, and after they found the golden coal, they said to attack and get it.
The difficulty level of the quest is unpredictable.
“He’s such a great guy that it’s hard to find.”
It was not strange at all to emphasize the difficulty of becoming an NPC.
“Because objects melted with golden coal can change their properties while maintaining their original abilities. Whatever it is. It won’t be easy, but if you can find enough, I’ll gladly change your arms. Huh?”
The NPC Jagi, who was explaining that, tilted his head.
“Are you laughing?”
Because Midas in front of him was laughing as if his mouth would tear.
