Chapter 319. < Episode 100. BJ Extra (1). >
1.
Players who reached the White Forest after a 2-hour arduous journey on a raft had two main emotions.
“You are finally here.”
The first feeling is that you have entered the last hunting ground to reach level 300.
“To this damn hunting ground.”
The second feeling is that I have experienced a very harsh ceremony to reach level 300.
The White Forest was a difficult stage for the players.
It was also a unique stage that players had never experienced before.
The scenery of the white forest immediately visible was different from other hunting grounds.
The white stone tower that exists between the giant white forest trees that reminds me of an apartment building was the reason for the name White Forest.
At the same time, it was also the reason why it was nicknamed the ant hole.
“That white tower is an ant nest, right?”
Because that white stone tower was an ant nest.
“It’s a terrible tower.”
There were at least 1,000 giant ants inside such an anthill.
In addition, there were various kinds of giant ants like ants.
“Fortunately, there are only worker ants at the entrance, but if you go inside, combat ants and wings will come out.”
A worker ant with a body length of 1 meter and an appearance that is no different from the ants we know. Conversely, combat ants that walk on two legs and use weapons, and wing ants that fly and attack with poisonous stings.
“Finally fighting a flying type.”
Among them, the battle with the flying wings presented new difficulties to the players.
“What about the queen ant?”
“Don’t worry, it has nothing to do with us.”
Fortunately, in the case of the queen ant, it was literally a king boss monster, so normal players had nothing to face.
“Anyway, I’ve heard stories, but there are a lot of them.”
Of course, the biggest problem was that there were too many such ant nests to count at a glance.
“The things that really annoy me are the things you can’t see.”
There was even an ant nest in the White Forest that existed only underground.
It means that if you use hit-and-run strategy, you may end up being surrounded if you do it wrong.
For that reason, the death rate in the White Forest was very high, more than three times that of the Ogre Forest.
In the case of Midas, of course, it was different.
“blizzard!”
Midas, who spread a wide-area magic blizzard, said to Lucky and Gold Silver, who were dealing with 1-meter-long ants and worker ants that approached immediately.
“Follow me guys!”
With those words, Midas turned his back, followed by Lucky, Gold Silver, and the Spirit Knight.
couw!
And Jackpot stood on top of Midas’s head.
It was seen in Midas’ eyes.
‘It’s dangerous over there.’
There are ant nests hidden like landmines all over the white forest.
Of course, Midas, who understood that, moved in search of the safest route, leading his teammates from the front.
‘If I go like this, there will be no problem.’
It was a very good hunting method with no risk and no waste at the same time.
‘He has plenty of magic power.’
There was no need to summon golems that lacked mobility, so there was plenty of magic power, so there was no need to forcefully use potions.
‘Acquisition experience is plenty.’
Of course, compared to hunting with all your might, the leveling up speed would be slower, but in the first place, the White Forest was a place where parties of 30 to 50 people hunted.
Or even a party of over 100 people moving.
There was no reason to complain about the lack of experience in such a place alone.
‘If I keep going like this, I can drink honey…’
A sweet stage in many ways.
The problem was that Midas couldn’t stick to this method.
‘Viewers won’t tolerate me hunting like this.’
Did you pump up our expectations like that just to show this? Because the words will come out.
Even if it wasn’t that, basically this method was easy and convenient for Midas.
It means that no matter what the result is, you are not doing your best.
“Guys stop.”
Midas, who stopped moving in an area that was considered safe amidst such worries, checked the surroundings again and spoke.
“Let’s breathe and cool down a bit.”
To Midas’ words, Lucky and Gold answered at the same time.
king!
“Master, I’m still full of energy!”
A powerful answer.
Midas’ eyes naturally turned to Lucky.
[Lucky]
![Slayer]
!Evolved by killing 100,000 monsters with a colleague !
Quest
to hunt 100,000 monsters and acquire new skills while evolving .
‘There is nothing difficult in the ant nest.’
If it was an ogre’s forest, it would have been a far-off task, but it was a fairly easy quest in the anthill.
Right now, the number of ants that Midas killed would easily exceed three hundred.
Panting!
Seeing Midas’ gaze, Lucky walked over to him and rubbed his head.
It seems that I liked the warm gaze of the owner.
“Okay Lucky. I believe in you.”
king!
Gold, who was next to him, said a word to Midas who was stroking Lucky’s hair.
“Master, I can do three times better than that bad dog. Trust me in anything.”
“Yes, of course you believe in gold.”
Midas, who turned his head along with the horse and confirmed the gold, recalled.
‘Guardian is still level 2.’
That Guardian has one more opportunity to grow.
couw!
And there was one more thing to believe.
“Yeah Jackpot you believe too…. .
“Master, the bad bird told me to work and not play.”
At Gold’s interpretation, Midas shut his mouth.
couw!
“Do it right. A very bad bird. If you leave it to me, I will fix the habit.”
couw!
“Be quiet, bad bird!”
Following Gold’s interpretation, Midas swallowed the words he was about to say and took another deep breath.
Then, as if trying to evoke a cluttered mind, he activated a quest window.
[White Forest]
– Quest Level: Main scenario
– Quest Level: 299 or lower.
– Quest Content: Find an investigator sent by the royal family in the White Forest!
– Quest Reward: Unknown
! Quest Reward: Secret Map
! Upon completion of the quest, ‘Secret Map’ can proceed.
Midas looked up after confirming that.
‘Yeah, like the jackpot said, it’s not the time to be distracted.’
“Let’s move.”
Then Midas moved again towards the visible red pillar.
2.
‘Huh?’
Midas was surprised when he found the investigator NPC he had told him to find in the White Forest Quest.
“Are you the expedition sent by the kingdom? You found me easier than I thought.”
‘It’s Hogon!’
That NPC was Hogon, the NPC that appeared in the dragon egg settings window.
‘It’s easy going!’
As soon as Midas had no reason to run back and forth to find two different NPCs, of course Midas was delighted.
“Yes I am right. By the way, is your name?”
Of course, I didn’t hide that fact.
“It’s called Hogon. An investigator belonging to the royal family of Tunga Kingdom.”
Hogon Midas, who extended his hand with the explanation that followed, took Hogon’s hand.
‘huh?’
At that moment, Midas felt something on NPC Hogon’s palm.
“Get it first.”
After that, in the explanation that followed, it was confirmed that Midas was held in the palm of his hand.
Its identity is finely folded paper.
“As an investigator, the order given to me was to investigate the giant ant of this white forest.”
NPC Hogon continued talking towards Midas.
“Is that so?”
Of course, it was a story that was not particularly interested in Midas.
Whatever NPC Hogon’s history was, it didn’t matter to Midas.
‘Where do you want a map to go? No, how difficult is this? Seeing that things are going well, I don’t think the difficulty is a joke… … .’
Up until now, I had only been lucky enough to clear the main scenario quests, so it wouldn’t be strange if a ridiculous difficulty suddenly appeared.
‘There are so many things to worry about… … .’
Especially at a moment like now where my head is complicated for various reasons, I wanted to avoid having bigger worries.
‘Please God Wars, please go easily. Then I won’t curse and I’ll do my best in the game. I made a lot of money with the character creation card by solving the main scenario quest, right? please.’
However, all Midas can do is make a wish.
NPC Hogon, who had no way of knowing that fact, continued his explanation.
“The King issued a special order to prevent the Giant Ant from expanding further. In the meantime, I learned that the power of a certain god here is blocking the expansion of the Giant Ant.”
‘uh?’
That was the subject.
“I was secretly investigating the underground temple hidden under the White Forest.”
‘this?’
After NPC Hogon’s explanation, Midas’ attention was drawn to NPC Hogon.
At the same time, the reward from Merlin appeared in Midas’ mind.
‘If it’s an underground temple, do you mean the temple of Aegis where the Aegis Orb appears?’
There is an Aegis Temple under the White Forest, and if you attack there, you can get an Aegis Orb.
“However, the guardians guarding the temple were too strong to go to the temple.”
‘That’s right, the Abyss Guild also broke with 2 Days and 1 Night.’
In addition, it was very difficult to attack the temple.
“So, until now, I’ve dug the road carefully and slowly, but now the movements of the Giant Ants in the White Forest are unusual. It seems that someone is influencing the Giant Ant Queen… … If we continue like this, something out of our control may happen. So I want you to bring me what’s in that temple. There must be a way to stop the giant ant in that temple.”
At that explanation, Midas took a short breath.
‘not bad.’
It was definitely not an easy quest.
According to the story of the Abyss Guild, the difficulty of clearing the quest was more difficult than any other dungeon.
Considering the play time of 2 days and 1 night, it is enough to focus on the capture for more than 10 hours.
No one else but the Abyss Guild had invested that much time, so further explanation was unnecessary.
‘Broadcasting is difficult, but… … .’
Of course, it was not easy to broadcast live broadcasting of this Aegis temple attack.
Long-time broadcasts have a high possibility of accidents and the satisfaction of viewers is not high.
‘Still, I can do it together.’
Instead, from Midas’ point of view, it was an opportunity to do the work that had to be divided into two at once.
‘The big event with the midfield guild is more important anyway.’
At that moment, the complicated things in Midas’ head began to align.
‘Lucky evolution and attack the temple of Aegis.’
It was only after that was sorted out that he realized the existence of the map and said.
“Then is this map the location of the temple?”
While asking the question, Midas thought.
‘Well, I already know.’
It’s just a polite question to keep the conversation going, but I’m not particularly interested.
NPC Hogon nodded and said at Midas’s sullen question.
“That’s right, it’s a map of the secret passage to the temple.”
“yes?”
I was surprised at that moment and asked.
“A secret passage?”
“Did you tell me? They just couldn’t attack at all from the entrance, so they dug their way slowly and carefully. However, I couldn’t get through to the end. You’ll probably have to face the Guardians, I guess. It will be difficult, but can you do it?”
Midas laughed at that explanation.
“I have been given the king’s name, so can I have it? Of course you should.”
[A new quest has been created in the main scenario quest list.]
After that laugh, a quest window appeared along with a notification.
[Secret Map]
– Quest Level: Main scenario
– Quest Level: 299 or lower.
– Quest Details: Follow the secret passage map and enter the temple!
– Quest Reward: None
! Upon completion of the quest, ‘Underground Temple’ can proceed.
Seeing this, Midas’ smile grew thicker.
‘As expected, it’s a god game.’
At that moment, Midas remembered.
‘Wait then, this could be broadcast live?’
I need to change my plans a little more.
“Guys, I’ll go outside and meet the boss for a second.”
And I have to let you know.
3.
In the world, where there is light, there is also shadow.
After the release of the main scenario quest, as favorable public opinion toward BJ Grand Mage grew like wildfire, there were naturally some people who were critical of it.
“It’s a criticism…. .
Abyss Guild was representative.
Because they were at the apex of their own world.
“Long time no see.”
Of course, from the point of view of the Abyss Guild, it was not something to worry about.
Compared to the swearing the Abyss Guild ate in the early days, the public opinion of criticism now is not even a snack.
And in the first place, the Abyss Guild was not a group that was created to attract such criticism or popular popularity.
The goal is to see the end of this game.
“Rather than that, I heard that BJ the Great Mage came to White Forest?”
Because of this, all of Merlin’s attention had to be focused on the person closest to the end.
“It’s also very fancy.”
“Yes, we put on a proper performance. Not with anyone else, but with the support of Longtoss Asio.”
“Are you aiming for it?”
Emma nodded her head at Merlin’s question.
“Ashio has sent love calls to the Rising Star channel several times, and there is no way they don’t know. There would have been no prior agreement. That way, it will be a surprise party for Ashio, a big fan of BJ Grand Mage. In fact, Ashio did a good job promoting it. Free, heartfelt publicity.”
“There’s really nothing going on quietly.”
“It is a provocation.”
“A provocation?”
“It was a brinkmanship, but it’s rather funny to stay here, right? If you’re going to do a chicken race, you have to do it right.”
This time Merlin nodded at the explanation that followed.
And then there was silence between the two.
The meaning of silence was simple.
‘I thought it was extreme, but so far it’s been child’s play.’
‘BJ Grand Mage is a person who, if there is a wall in front of him, will step on the accelerator rather than the brake and break through the wall.’
I never imagined that BJ the great mage would be so reckless.
From the point of view of the Abyss Guild, who had been sitting on the board with such a BJ Grand Mage, the agony inevitably deepened.
“Is it now that the midfield guild can step out?”
Even the hand that they can most directly affect BJ Archmage was also waiting for the last chance to use it.
Then it’s time to find a new tile again.
“How are you doing?”
“A request came from the midfield guild. I need time.”
“hour?”
“I will try to gather my strength once as much as I can for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
“Would BJ Grand Mage give you that time? Judging from what you’re doing now, you think it’ll end with a speed battle?”
But now, even writing that hand for the last time isn’t easy.
Emma smiled bitterly at Merlin’s question.
“Fortunately, the Aegis Orb acquisition method we gave to BJ Archmage will buy time.”
It was only then that Merlin’s lips, which hadn’t smiled at all, laughed, but a smile was caught anyway.
“yes.”
And as soon as the memory of that time when attacking the temple of Aegis grew thicker, Merlin’s smile grew thicker as well.
“No matter how much I am a BJ great mage, I can’t attack that temple of Aegis right away. You can buy more than 15 days. BJ Grand Mage is great, but at the current level, it’s impossible to attack alone. To be honest, if you look at it with common sense, it should take a month.”
Then Merlin remembered something.
“Then, are you going to do something again this time to make BJ Grand Mage overdo it?”
At that question, Emma shook her head.
“BJ Grand Mage runs fast, but doesn’t run wild. Even if you risk something in this situation right now, I will never accept it. And honestly, it’s impossible to buy items or skill cards. Even more so with money.”
“Well, in the end, I even pulled out the card called wish.”
“My current judgment is that it is better not to stimulate it for a while.”
In the midst of that conversation, Emma’s smartphone vibrated briefly, and the bitter smile from Emma’s mouth disappeared.
Merlin saw it and said.
Is it the BJ Grand Mage?”
Emma nodded instead of answering.
“I’m going to do a live broadcast within a week, so I’m wondering if you’re thinking of doing a commercial.”
“Live broadcast? What broadcast?”
To Merlin’s question that followed, instead of answering, Emma put on a more serious expression than ever before, and Merlin was surprised by that expression and asked back.
“Could it be that the Aegis temple attack?”
To that startled question, Emma did not answer.
Because that was the surest answer.
