Chapter 374

Listening to his heavy voice, Ram Hwayeon buried her face in a pile of documents.

“K-huh. If you are grateful, pay me back in 5 days.”

“huh?”

“I told you. I’m going to Korea once. It’s not 5 days in Middle Earth, it’s 5 days in real life, keep in mind. Oh, I’m busy.”

Sharak-Sharak-.

Ram Hwayeon flipped through the documents with excessive movements, hiding herself from Lee Ha’s gaze.

“Now, wait a minute? That’s after 5 days-”

Shuuk-!

Before Iha could even begin to panic, his body had already been moved to the Vatican. This is why you have to finish the conversation and then move through space.

* * *

Everyone was already gathered in front of the throne room of the Ezwen Catholic Church.

“-ah. Uh-”

“You’re here.” “Let’s go in.”

He hadn’t even thought about Ram Hwa-yeon’s trip to Korea, but after Bailipus’s words, he couldn’t think of it anymore.

“-yes. Forgive me for being late. Let’s go.”

There was no longer any need to exclude others from the Pope’s throne room.

According to the quest conditions, all the demon king’s minions have died and the current quest has been completed. There was no longer a need for secrecy.

Inside the throne room, there were many high-ranking officials of the Church of Ezweni, including the Pope, as well as cardinals and bishops of the Ahlo Church.

“His Holiness the Pope, I have just returned from completing all the missions you gave me regarding the suppression of the Demon King’s army.”

“What happened to Bluebeard?”

Not only the Pope and other NPCs, but also the users of the Demon Lord’s Army Suppression Team were waiting for Lee Ha to speak.

They are all casual rankers or outsiders.

They were able to guess what it meant when the quest condition completion rate reached 100%, but they could not give an answer as clearly as the following.

“...Unfortunately, we couldn’t catch him.”

“What? Then, he is-”

“The mission given to us by His Holiness the Pope is to subdue all the Demon King’s forces within the [current continent]... And, without being able to capture Bluebeard, we “We have killed all the Demon King’s henchmen.”

“...Then- Then Les....”

“Yes. There are no bluebeards on this continent.”

Lee Ha looked at the Pope in a kneeling position and at the cardinal NPCs around him.

The NPCs immediately figured out the hidden meaning in the following words.

No, maybe that’s natural. Because they are NPCs set up as Middle Earth intended.

It was all one flow up to this point.

Why did the flow keep getting distorted right after I got that quest?

‘No, maybe I got that quest too quickly. It must have been the same for Mr. Fernand. ‘He tried to head ‘that way’ much faster than me... Of course, it was bound to be impossible at the time.’

With Middle Earth’s mainstream quests not yet underway, it is clear that reaching ‘that side’ would have been a hindrance to the system.

Lee Ha slowly caught his breath and posted his final report.

“...The devil’s piece has left. Across the sea of dawn.”

“Across the Sea of Dawn? You went there?”

“yes.”

“why...? Why is this guy who thinks about the extinction of humanity and the revival of demons now... Isn’t he the guy who hid himself on this continent even after he was defeated in the Second Human-Demon War and everyone else was running away?!”

While listening to the Pope’s questions, Lee Ha calmly expressed his thoughts.

‘that’s right. Middle Earth always gives hints in any quest award.’

Considering the reason why Bluebeard moves and the surprise when Bluebeard was discovered on this continent, it was a very natural conclusion.

“you’re right. That’s what everyone said when Bluebeard was first discovered. The Demon King’s army, which was repelled in the final battle of the Second Human-Demon War, all crossed over to the Sea of Dawn... Therefore, it was said that Bluebeard could not be here... But that was not true. In fact, Bluebeard succeeded in remaining on this continent. Therefore, we, including Director Broless and the Pope, had no choice but to fundamentally overturn that assumption.”

“I have already made a pact with the King of Puviel. He said that if I participated, he would organize an expedition to the New World. Of course, it also contains the name of the leader of the Leeha subjugation team. It would be much easier if the Holy Father would just lend his name. If you entrust me with this task, can I make a move?”

Fernand looked alternately at the Pope and then at him.

It seemed like he was talking to the Pope, but in reality, it was no different from asking Iha.

―Mr. Fernand?

―Leeha, you already have the authority to participate in the New World expedition anyway. Moreover, I have some close relationships with Kraven and Minis, so if I’m going to lead them on an expedition like this, it would probably be better for me, who has wide feet and a high level of familiarity, to move. Thank you

. Please.

Lee Ha quickly cut off his chatter, which seemed to continue indefinitely.

‘That’s right, I am Puviel’s number one contributor. If it were Puviel’s own decision, it would be quicker for me to meet the king and negotiate...’

Indeed, Fernand was the king of pioneering.

He is the person who knows best what kind of preparation, how much, and from whom to prepare for leaving for a new place.

“I understand. In that case, I will ask each country to cooperate. Will you take charge of this matter, Fernand?”

Fernand’s body twitched for a moment.

Users around him noticed that he was looking at a certain quest window.

“yes. Please leave it to me.”

“And I would like to ask again all of you who were part of the subjugation team.”

Shuuuuk!

The moment the Pope opened his mouth again, a hologram window appeared in front of other users.

[The Spark of the New World Expedition]

Description: ‘You who killed all the Demon King’s army and the Demon King’s minions on the current continent are the knights of the severe punishment sent down by God Ahlo.... When the New World Expedition is formed, your strength will be restored again. I’d like to borrow it sometime. If you, the group to subdue the Demon King’s army, participate first, it will be easier to gather the strength of other heroes.’

I would like to become a member of the newly formed 2nd New World Expedition.

But keep in mind, a long, long voyage never guarantees your life.

The mana of the current continent may not be able to reach an unknown land that no human has ever reached!

Content: Reward for arriving at the New World after participating in the New World Expedition

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Pre-reward: 3 stat points

Rare potions supplied from the Ahlo Temple in the current continent (2 daily limit)

Failure condition: When the expedition ship is completely destroyed or the entire expedition team dies before reaching the new continent.

Failure: Achievement – Human Sacrifice for Demons

Continent common reputation –20,000

Intimacy with all countries in the current continent –50%

Do you want to accept?

‘The first reward is three stat points? The same goes for rare potions – no, the stat points are absolutely ridiculous!’

“What is this...”

Kid’s words softly spoke represented everyone’s thoughts. It is rare for stat points to be given even as general rewards.

What’s more, this time it’s not a success reward, but an advance reward?

The supply of rare potions was also a pre-compensation, but it was so great that it was not even noticeable.

‘In other words, it means the difficulty level of the quest. ‘The hint might be that the current continent’s mana doesn’t work.’

The failure conditions are not too strict.

Death of any ship or entire expedition.

In other words, even if you die, you can succeed as long as you manage to reach the new continent by boarding only one expedition user on one ferry boat.

But it wasn’t something to be relieved about.

This means that even under these conditions, the level of difficulty is such that a corresponding amount of advance compensation must be given.

“Bailiphus, is it possible that the mana of the current continent may not work in the new continent?”

You can’t just press the accept button. Lee Ha first asked Bailippus.