Chapter 391
TL: xLordFifth
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“Last time we met as enemies and it was really bloody, but it is nice to meet again in the same team like this, doesn’t it?”
“Who are you saying are on your team?”
“Oh my, why are you like that? You know how much tax I pay to Gaza City. It is better if we treat each other well. Not only on the voyage, but also in the future〜 if you want to work together with me.”
Chiyou smiled.
The thick puffy skin under her eyes made her look softer and brighter, but Leeha ignored her.
‘She knows that I am the lord of the castle. No, it’s only natural to know that much. Most users know everything now.’
Most regular users who stop by Gaza City will know that the actual city lord was Leeha. Furthermore, there was no way that Chiyou, who already owns a store,
didn’t know.
‘The question is, when did she know? Is it now that the general users are starting to know about it or is it before......?
What if Chiyou deals with information and is an enemy outside the party?
Leeha may have quickly obtained the news that Gaza City was obtained, and in other words, informed Faust and ordered them to complain.
That was exactly what Leeha suspected.
‘According to Peytor’s report, Chiyou’s shop, a high-end restaurant, did not receive any damage. It is because of that.’
But he couldn’t be sure.
In addition, there were many shops that did not receive any damage at all.
Although the citie’s functions were paralyzed by more than 60%, the actual damage to buildings and structures was only around 40%.
If he were to simply judge by whether or not there was any damage, there would be countless suspects.
‘Madam Ju hasn’t said anything yet.... It must have been a while since the investigation itself began.’
They were busy preparing for the opening of the Holy Grill Gaza City branch.
He asked for Chiyou to be investigated, but it was not yet known how far the work had progressed.
Most importantly, Chiyou met Petyr and applied for the 2nd new continent expedition at the ‘time’ where Leeha was at Holy Grill, so no matter how quickly the investigation would not be conducted, it would not be possible to get it right in time.
“His Holiness is entering!”
The square in front of Vatican became quiet along with the powerful sound of drums.
Leeha could no longer argue with Chiyou.
As the 40 members of the new continent expedition team lined up and users around them tried to record the historic moment using various recording and recording systems, Leeha’s mind was racing alone.
‘No, if we only look at the enemies outside the circle, is Petyr one of the suspects?’
Until now, Leeha was thinking of the ‘hidden hand’.
But what about Petyr? He couldn’t be ignored either!
‘During the national war, he personally went out to assassinate the commander-in-chief. Even though it failed, Petyr didn’t die either! If he is alive, he can continue to direct the strategy after that!’
Since his job is an assassin-class, he must be good at stealth.
It also makes sense that he was related to Shazrasian’s Igor. Most importantly, they were both rankers.
‘Right. I may be wrong from the start. Chiyou isn’t the only problem. Petyr can not be ignored either. Anyway, he is the one who trampled on Biyemi and rose to the top rank as an assassin. Is it possible that the [her] that Faust mentioned is just a verbal tic?’
A sniper must be cautious.
There were times when one should follow one’s own intuition, but that was only when it was unavoidable.
Wasn’t the most reasonable and rational job among soldiers the sniper?
While Leeha couldn’t concentrate on the Pope’s speech and was contemplating about Petyr, Chiyou, and the hidden hand,
Chiyou was smiling.
‘Fufufu, you must be confused, aren’t you? If I had come alone, you would have definitely misunderstood... but Petyr is also here.’
Construct mana relay tower on the Sea of DawnAt least one out of the 40 combat personnel arrives in the new continentConstruct mana relay tower on the new continent
‘Is this quest a step-by-step procedure? Well, since we will not be able to report while voyaging, it would be better to give it like this from the beginning.’
Normally, they would do action a, comeback and report, receive the reward, and then proceed with quest b, but it was not possible this time.
Therefore, having multiple goals from the beginning and assign tasks to achieve them.
‘40 combat personnel. The remaining NPCs were all just manpower needed for mana relay tower construction or navigation. In other words, the moment goal number 2 fails, it would be practically complete 1 and 3.’
All NPCs will die during navigation.
Therefore, the absolute condition for completing this quest is to have one out of the 40 combatants to arrive at the new continent.
That point was consistent with the reason why Leeha and the other users chose Alexander as their leader.
‘The smoothest way to complete the quest is to build a mana relay tower on the way then proceed early. If we do that, goals 1 and 2 will be achieved. First of all, the worst case scenario of quest failure has been overcome.’
If the construction of the mana relay tower in the new continent fails, the success reward.
That alone was reassuring .
‘No it’s not reassuring. After that, it would mean that a third expedition would have to be formed to start again at the midpoint of the Dawn Sea, where the Mana Relay Tower is. Bluebeard might awaken the other Demon King’s Fragments. We must move with the determination to achieve all three goals.’
Leeha swallowed his saliva, thinking it was very difficult.
If they failed, they get a 5 level reduction and 25 subsequent stat points, and another 20 stat points.
This meant that it was not just a simple 5 level reduction, but was almost 10 level reduction.
The question of whether there would be users who would not accept the quest because of the huge penalty was just unfounded.
‘If there were enough users to join the expedition, of course they would know.’ The fact that the reward of completing a difficult quest was great. Although there was tension and anxiety, no one refused the quest.
All 40 users pressed the accept button.
“I pray for the success of the 2nd New Continent Expedition for this land and for humanity, and at this moment, in the name of God, I officially acknowledge the start of the expedition.”
The pope finally finished his final declaration.
Hwaaaaaaa-
“I want to avoid being called the bastard who broke the hope of humanity.”
“I agree. The pope is giving a ridiculous quest.”
“Geez, it sounds good that the condition for failure is not being able to fulfil two or more conditions, but isn’t it all meaningless if we are not able to do all three?”
“Kiskis, that’s right. Of course, it is linked to the period and speed at which Bluebeard awakens the other fragments of the demon king, but.... it’s going to be quite complicated.”
“I-I just participated because I wanted to increase my intimacy with plants and animals, but the work is really big.”
The users put their minds together to reduce their anxiety.
Alexander opened his mouth as the pope descended from the podium and looked at the 39 members of the expedition.
“Why are you worrying so much? Don’t think about it too complicatedly.”
It was noisy with the cheers of those around him, but Alexander’s low, deep voice was enough to attract the attention of the expedition members.
What did he mean about not thinking about it too complicatedly?
Was it about looking at the step-by-step quest goals, variable rewards, and huge penalty for failure?
However, Alexander was ranked first.
The power of being number one in the rankings was demonstrated at times like this.
“We have to clear it.”
He demonstrated an overwhelming ability to sum up even complex quests in one sentence.
“Bailephus.”
Hwaaaaa—-!
As soon as Alexander finished speaking, the golden knight standing next to 40 users polymorphed in an instant.
Making the user’s cheers even louder, Alexander climbed onto Bailephus’ neck.
“Let’s go. To Kraven’s seas.”
All the users disappeared after tearing up the designated location scroll that Fernand had distributed earlier.