Episode 241. Return of the Heroes (2)
“I will give you the ‘Heavenly Place’.”
“…!”
At Reinhardt’s words, an earthquake occurred in Jinhyeok’s pupils.
“Lungs, Your Majesty?”
“Isn’t that item something only the descendents of the imperial family can use?”
“Impossible! This is unacceptable!”
“I agree. Even if they’re heroes, that’s ridiculous!”
The ministers flagged in unison.
“Sorry, but you’ve already made your decision.”
“…Is that really Your Majesty’s will?”
Beinstelln’s eyes went cold.
“Yes…that’s what I mean.”
“Then we can’t do it. It’s Your Majesty’s will, so we’ll follow it, but we pray that you won’t regret it.”
Beinstein rose slowly from his seat. Then the nobles who followed him also rose from their seats.
It was a rude response, but at the same time it was proof that the power of the duke had already surpassed that of the emperor.
‘There’s no separate ice sheet.’
but.
Everyone had to react like this.
‘Heavenly Name Stone’ is a kind of window of communication.
You can talk to the deity of the upper echelons right away.
If you think of getting the ancient ‘sweet potato’ in your hands when you met the Egyptian gods… you
can guess how absurd this reward is.
‘Awesome. No, this is completely insane.’
It is unknown whether the gods will respond because they are so capricious and unpredictable.
‘If they like it, the price must have been drastic enough to completely break the existing balance.
Jinhyeok’s eyes were stained with greed.
of course.
“It’s too much of an award for us. We just did what we had to do.”
The words that came out of his mouth were far from his true intentions.
“No. Thanks to you, we were able to prevent harm to innocent people, so we have to do this much. Rather, I’m sorry I couldn’t do more.”
“Thank you again for your surname.”
uh My hands and feet tingle and thorns grow in my mouth.
Still, you have to do well until the last facial expression.
Because this was the law of adult social life.
“I have something to finish for a while, so as soon as that is over, I will direct you to the nomination stone.”
Reinhardt’s gaze turned to one side as if he had remembered something.
“And Sir Abraham?”
“Yes. Your Majesty.”
“Could you escort me? I don’t think you need multiple guards if you have a sir.”
Ebraham, Beinstein’s aide and Grand Sword Master.
It was quite unexpected that Reinhardt pointed him out.
Because it was a situation that could become an enemy at any time, not an ally.
Especially now, when the duke showed open hostility.
“I will follow the emperor.”
Ebraham, who looked at Reinhardt and Jinhyeok alternately for a moment, nodded.
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A brief break.
Jinhyeok was assigned the room he stayed in last time.
It is a proper place with a long-awaited soft bed and warm food.
Teresa, Chun Yu-seong, and Pesis are in the opposite room, so we can meet again in a little while.
“Ha ha. I’m finally going to rest. I’ll close my eyes for a bit.”
Ellis immediately buried herself in the bed.
Anyway, is that guy going to sleep without washing?
“Ah! Sister. Me too. I sleep with you too.”
“Yes, come here.”
Andrea dug in next to Ellis.
“mosquito!”
At the same time, even the sweet potato was rolling around on the bed.
He seemed to like the fluffy bed while making a pleasant gurgling sound.
“My lord, I’m going to look after Abraham. No matter how much he is called a double agent, there are many corners that make it difficult to be vigilant.”
When Andrea and Wol-young, who returned after finishing the work with Namgung-cheon, joined in, the room became a very dottegi market.
Everything is fine, but please go to another room.
There are rooms here, so why is everyone coming here and making a fuss?
“Whoa.”
A deep sigh escaped Jinhyuk’s mouth.
Still, the noisy guys will be quiet for a while, so you can take a look at the items you got from Antrad.
Jinhyeok arranged four items in the subspace inventory.
‘Fox beads’.
‘Sword of Insanity’.
‘1009 Cookbooks for the Gourmet’.
‘Fountain of Oblivion’.
All of them are high-level artifacts with unusual energy.
‘1009 Cookbooks for Evil Eaters’ will come in handy when attacking the 15th floor where the Witch of Lamentation is located…
Now it’s time to look at the ‘Sword of Flame’.
Hot.
The hot energy spread to the top of the head along the fingertips.
[Sword of Flame]
Obtained Difficulty: SS
Attack Power: 13500
Weight: 82kg
Durability: 10000/10000
Special Effect: Intermediate Asmodian Antrad’s favorite sword. When used together with the ‘Fire Attribute’ ability or skill, ATK increases by 10% for 1 minute. It has an ascending effect. In addition, the target holding the sword increases resistance to all fire attacks by 50%.
…Amazing, Great.
The attack power itself is enormous, but the two options with special effects were even more fraudulent.
It is hard to believe even when looking at the percentage written as well as specializing in both offense and defense.
‘The only downside is the weight, but there’s a way to fix this anyway.’
You can solve it through Old Man Orun, or you can dispose of it at a high price through Rick.
Calling would be worth it, so it was literally the same as sitting on a cushion of money.
This time, Jinhyeok held up the marble with sparks flowing through the transparent glass.
[Fox Bead]
Difficulty to obtain: SSS
Description: A bead that enables hand-printing with the model ‘Gumiho’ when held. The biggest feature is that the appearance changes, and movement speed and various skills are additionally created
.
There’s only one person that fits this.
“Andria. Can you come here for a second?”
“yes?”
“I have something to give you.”
“Jinhyeok-nim to me…?”
Andrea quickly got out of bed with her eyes wide open.
It seems that a squirrel that hibernates finds sunflower seeds and jumps.
“Hold this with both hands.”
“yes!”
When the orb touched Andrea’s hand, a bright light emanated from it.
Whoa!
[The handprint has been completed.]
[The power of the ‘nine-tailed fox’ is blooming!]
Andrea’s appearance slowly began to change.
Its pricked ears and nine white tails rustled softly.
This is the appearance of a nine-tailed fox completely recorded in legend.
Although it was far from being terrifyingly described.
“Wow…”
Andrea burst out in a curious exclamation.
Beyond the simple change in appearance, the quality of the mana flowing from the body has changed.
“If you adjust your magic power, you’ll be able to adjust it by putting it on and then releasing it.”
“Thank you so much. Jinhyeok-nim. For giving me something precious like this…
”
It means to carry a lot of burden.
Don’t forget that you will continue to suffer in the future.
If you fill the shackles of grace like this, you will be able to use the power of Andrea and the 5th floor to your heart’s content later.
good.
Now that the fox orb has been resolved, only the long-awaited hidden piece remains.
Leaving behind the thrilled Andrea, Jinhyeok checked the liquid he had never seen before.
[‘Eye of gluttony’ detects the target!]
[Fountain of Oblivion]
Difficulty to obtain: Unmeasurable
Description: Enables ‘large-scale memory manipulation’ targeting all players in the world and the general public outside the tower. The duration of the Distorted Memories depends on the level
at which the Fountain of Oblivion is completed.
can you manipulate
I hadn’t even heard of such an item.
In an instant, dozens of cases that could use this item came to mind.
It was a treasure with infinite value.
‘There’s nothing to throw away from the rewards I got this time.’
This is enough to be afraid of overflowing luck.
To the point where even if you get hit by a meteorite while walking down the street, you shouldn’t say anything unfair.
However, he did not express his uncontrollable excitement outwardly.
Because the most important reward was still left.
‘Heavenly Place’.
The time to face the higher deities was not far off.
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Empire’s hidden place, ‘Emperor’s Tomb’.
This place was a resting place for successive emperors, and it was also a forbidden place that was strictly protected by countless barriers and magic.
Jinhyeok scanned the inside of the tomb with eyes full of emotion.
Seeing the tombs filled with holy relics all given a ‘color’ made me feel good just by looking at them.
‘I’ve come a long way too. Come and see all of them.’
I prided myself on being the best in the past, but I couldn’t enter here.
Not only did he fail to change the emperor’s mind, but he also failed to exercise as much influence as he does now in the struggle for supremacy in the middle class.
‘In the first place, there was no colleague to overcome that difficult difficulty together.’
But now it’s different.
Although we quarreled, there are people we can trust and be with.
Well… it doesn’t feel bad.
Not walking alone on the lonely road.
‘Above all, I can grow further beyond the past, which I thought was my limit.’
At that fact, my heart started beating with a pleasant sound.
at that time.
“Hoo.”
A splendid looking statue came into Jinhyeok’s eyes.
A 2m tall marble statue made in the shape of an angel.
Of course, what really caught my attention. The statue was studded with colorful jewels.
That is the ‘Heavenly Place’.
“It’s an amazing item. The end of the magical power… I can’t see it.”
Theresa swallowed dry saliva.
“…surely a fun toy.”
Alice’s eyes also narrowed.
“This, you can see all the rare things.”
“…”
Pesis and Chun Yoo-seong also stared at the place name in the sky as if it was hard to believe.
“Since you defeated three demons, I will give you three of them. But keep in mind. To get their attention, you have to have the right qualities.”
Being able to enlist the help of a deity is certainly a huge advantage
. Teresa’s expression darkened slightly at the word curse.
No
matter
how attractive the connection with the godhead was, it was not a chance to obtain even though she wanted to be cursed.
“Of course, I was too worried . don’t do it If you don’t qualify, you can immediately return the nomination stones to the angel statue.”
“That’s… fortunately.”
Small sighs were heard here and there. “There are a total of 37
nomination stones left.”
He slowly opened his mouth,
and Reinhardt’s mouth trembled slightly,
as if he knew what Jinhyeok would say just by mentioning the number 37
. There are exactly 37 of them left.”
From the past to the present, there are a total of 38 blood relatives of the Reinhardt family.
However, there are 37 placeholder stones.
That means that
only one person has been recognized by the gods through the placeholder stone.
” Doesn’t that mean that none of us are qualified to follow in the footsteps of His Majesty’s ancestors?”
Reinhard I, who unified the empire.
He was an emperor who showed overwhelming force and iron-blooded rule, and an absolute ruler who possessed absolute power that no one had ever surpassed. Because of this,
he was chosen by the gods.
Under the protection of the gods, he wielded the sword for the peace of the empire until the end of his lifespan.
But that golden age was too short.
After the invitation, there was only one talented person who could continue the authority of the imperial family through the nomination stone. ” Is that
why you were trying to give us that precious place name? Judging that those who slain the demons might be recognized by the gods through the nomination stone?”
“Heh heh. I’m also quick-witted. It was for that very reason.”
“I think you made the decision because you had something in mind, but what do you intend to do with the nobles? Obviously, there will be a lot of people who question the imperial authority.”
The decision made by the emperor a few hours ago was tantamount to providing a justification for officially moving the nobles
. “Imperial authority…”
Reinhardt
chewed the words slowly. Memories of the solitary
emperor passed through his wrinkles where the years were felt.
.”
I wanted to protect
this empire built by my ancestors.
The lives of the people who live day by day in the name of peace. I
only dedicated my life to it, and for that, I thought I would have no regrets even if I burned my body.
“But, I can’t do it with my own strength.”
The imperial authority is nothing more than a scarecrow.
The Duke of Weinstelln already held the core of taxation and national defense, which can be said to be the yolk of power. A few
loyalists remained, but it was not enough to turn the tide of the war.
One day With each passing, the gap widened even more, and all hope was lost, so I had lived in darkness and despair for so many years
. The reason Murim accepted the truce was probably because they had finished talking with the nobles.”
“You knew…”
He said he closed his ears and eyes, but he didn’t seem to be completely unaware of it
. It must mean that he made up his mind on something.
“When I first met you, that was the first time I had that thought. Hope may not be completely gone. And the vague expectation has now turned into a certainty. Please, save the empire.” The
emperor who lost everything.
Please save everything.
The heavy voice of sincerity was not mixed with any pretense.
“I… .”
But it was just then that Jinhyeok was about to answer.
[All barriers are dismantled!]
[Defense magic is neutralized!]
[Intruders have entered the emperor’s tomb!]
Red status windows appeared one after another.
Someone came.
into this tomb.
