544 Get a New Spirit (5)

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Huge trees that look tens of meters tall and only five meters in circumference.

A cool breeze blows through the lush forest.

Wheeing.

On that wind, the little spirits roam.

- Oh, boring. Is there anything fun going on today?

- There's no such thing in this tiny sanctuary.

- Yeah, I want to get out of here. There's a lot of fun going on out there...

- Yes, but Sharon told me never to go out there. It's dangerous outside Sanctuary.

- Heh, wouldn't it be okay to play it safe?

- No, I'm scared when Charlon's mad!

A spiritual system that has been conquered and contaminated by a machine civilization.

But there was an area still uncontaminated.

Four spiritual sanctums, each located in the north-east and south-east of the spiritual system, and one in the center of Mount Spirit.

Even within the Spirit System, these five elements are the most powerful, and yet the machine civilization has not conquered them.

And the sanctuary where Ian had cleansed the Abyss Valley was the sanctuary of the Spirit to the south.

Weeing-!

Along with a low resonance sound, there was a blue glow in the air.

And shortly thereafter, a blue gate was created.

“Heave-ho.”

Ian returned from the inside of the gate, entrusted with the carnage of the mangy.

In Ian's eyes, a new system message came to mind.

- Tyring!

- You have entered the Holy Spirit Sanctum!

- This is a restricted area.

- Spirit Power is gradually increased in possession.

Ian sees the message and mutters in a small voice.

“What did lots of people say. I thought I told you to go find the Spirit Guardian Sharon.... ”

Ian looks around.

It was because there were only huge trees everywhere, and there were no artificial roads whatsoever.

“Aha, should I contact the twins and ask them to take coordinates…. ”

After winning the battle with the mechanical watchman, Ian, the twin sisters and Muel broke up to see each other's business.

Actually, Ian had business to attend to, so the other three people entered the Holy Spirit first.

Ian had to stop by the human world because of the set-up.

And while Ian was in the human world, they decided to investigate the Sanctuary first.

Ian, who had all three of them listed as friends, immediately opened a chat room.

Sarah, Vanessa. Where are you right now?

And within less than 10 seconds, the answer immediately returned.

The answer was a little different than Ian expected.

We're back in the human world now.

- I'm hunting in the human world!

- I'm Dark Abyss. I'm returning to our server guild party and attacking the Commando.

“ ……! ”

Ian was a little embarrassed.

He naturally thought the three of us would be in the Holy Spirit together.

I thought you were waiting for Ian inside the Sanctuary to proceed with the next quest.

‘Everyone went down to the ground means there were no more quests to proceed...' ’

However, his panic did not last long.

Because there was something that popped into my head the next moment.

‘As I thought, the spirit system has content restrictions like a commandment. Although it's a little bit sooner than I expected. ’

The name of the intermediary that Ian first entered.

Most of the content in the system was blocked from proceeding without the 'qualification of the warrior’.

It's because he won't board the ship without qualifying as a warrior.

If we don't get on Carron's ship, there's no way to get into Erebos, and most of the fame content is inside Erebos.

In fact, all the main content was blocked.

The Dark Abyss is the only place in the kingdom where you can enter without the qualifications of a warrior.

And the spirit system was also an intermediate system, so it was somewhat expected.

"Again, until I qualified as a warrior, I wasn't able to enjoy the proper intermediate content. ’

The "Plain of Wind" where there was an Abyss valley and the "Forest of Reindeers" map where there was a frozen cave seemed to be similar to the Dark Abyss.

Ian, who quickly inferred these content, spoke again in the chat window.

- Ian: Did you need a warrior's qualification to continue with another quest?

The twin sisters and Muel were embarrassed by Ian's question.

It is because we cannot predict that such an apex is possible for those who are the first middlemen.

Oh, my God.

- What, how did you know?

- What is it, Ian? It's scary.

After seeing their reactions, Ian was able to once again confirm that his expectations were correct.

‘As expected……. ’

Ian held his head back and continued the chat.

Even though the main content was no longer viable, Charlon, the Spirit Guardian, had to meet him.

And in order not to wander off, we needed to get information from them.

- Yeah, there's a way to find out.

- Fraud! Honestly, you're GM, right?

Ian shakes his head, grinning at Vanessa's reaction.

- Ian: Vanessa, don't be ridiculous, just give me the Guardian Spirit coordinates.

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The map of the Holy Spirit was much wider than Ian expected.

The Sanctuary predicted a map the size of a small plaza, since one mountain peak itself was all within the scope of the "Holy Place of the Spirit."

'Good job getting the coordinates from Vanessa. ’

Ian shakes his head, looking at the enormous old tree that appeared in front of him.

Vanessa's intel suggests that the spirit guardian Sharon lives at the top of this tree.

We got the coordinates, so we'd have to wander around the woods for over an hour if we didn't know where they were.

Of all the trees in these forests, finding this tree where Sharon lives would not have been easy.

“Finn, let's go up there. ”

* Cough * * Cough *

Ian climbs up into the air quickly, summoning Finn.

After a while, I found a small hut built on top of a tree.

“Heave-ho.”

With a light gesture, Ian carefully approached the front of the hut.

At that moment, the door of the hut, which was closed, suddenly opened.

“You have a lot of new customers these days. Is it because the Abyss Valley has been cleansed? ”

An old man appeared in front of Ian with the door of the hut open.

Ian's eye contact with him made an interesting face.

It was because the appearance of the old man was something I had never seen before.

Slightly crooked back to a white and long stretched beard.

A large horn protruding out of the white hair, reminiscent of it as if it were a mountain goat.

‘You look amazing. ’

Ian, who hid his insides, politely greeted him.

“Greetings. Are you Charlon, the Spirit Guardian?" ”

With Ian's question, Charlon nods slowly.

“Well, I don't know how you know my name, but yes. ”

Ian naturally continued his conversation with him.

“I met a guy named Yerim in the Frost Cave. I heard from her about Charlon. ”

And Charlon was very young to hear that.

“Oh, you've met the Guardian of the Maw. Have you challenged the Gateway of the Plate? ”

“That's right.”

“They must have gone through all the gates. ”

“How did you know? ”

“Well, if it wasn't through the gate, the Keeper of the Maw wouldn't have told you about me. Haha.”

Ian, who listened to Charlon, was able to make a funny family.

‘Charlon is the guardian of the spirit, and a skillful guardian of the Abyss...' Since there are Abyssal attributes within the Spirit's attributes, perhaps there are guardians of other attributes in the Spirit System as well. ’

While Ian was thinking, Charlon's words continued again.

“If you went through the Gateway, you would have inherited the plates... …. You must have mastered the spirit he left you. ”

“That's right.”

“Very well. If you have the legacy of the plates, I may have some expectations of you." ”

Charlon tells an unknown story, tucking his chin inside the hut.

Quee-!

Then Charlon opens the old door of the hut again and goes inside.

“Come in.”

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- Tyring!

- You met the requirements.

- You are the first to enter Charlon's Cabin.

"What?"

As soon as I entered Charlon's hut, a new message came to my mind.

It was an unexpected system message.

"For the first time. I'm sure the twins and Muel have been here." ’

Ian had no idea, but the twin sisters and Muel had never entered this hut.

After meeting Charlon outside the cabin, he was only separated for reward for the ‘Into the Storm’ quest.

Charlon was no longer foolish because he was rewarded well starting with the ‘Lookout of the Abyss’ reward.

Charlon didn't give them any additional quests, so it was natural for them.

If so, why did Charlon treat Ian Mann special (? Did he do it?

Before Ian's curiosity is solved, new messages appear in succession.

- Tyring!

- The Guardian, Sharon, watches over you.

- The Guardian Summit has unfolded.

- The Chalon's Cabin is sealed with a powerful seal.

- We can't get out of Charlon's Cabin until it's cleared.

“ ……! ”

Ian's curiosity has now turned beyond that into embarrassment.

It really was a development I could not have imagined.

"No, I didn't do anything wrong. Why? ’

First, Ian decides to stay calm.

There was no episode unfolding in Kailan for no reason.

Ian swallows a dry saliva and slowly opens his mouth to Charlon.

“Why are you doing this? ”

Then Charlon softly rebuked me.

“What do you mean? ”

“You locked me in here as a result. ”

At that time, Charlon's eyes were wide open.

“Wow, that's great. I can't believe you figured that out. ”

“ ……! ”

“But don't worry. ”

Shalon's eyes met Ian for a moment.

Then I took out a strange colored bead from my chest.

“If I could just get some answers about the energy of the machine civilization you're feeling, I wouldn't hurt you." ”

“Yes?”

Ian began to rethink his memory.

"The power of machine civilization"? ’

I just had a conversation to find out why Charlon was upset.

He was the guardian of the sanctuary, and if Ian felt the machine civilization in his view, he should have been hostile.

So, from memory, I had to find out why.

"Why do I feel the energy of machine civilization? ’

Then Charlon opens his mouth again to Ian, who is lost in thought.

“Do you see the gray color wrapped around this marble here? ”

“Yes, I see it. ”

“This is proof that you have the power of some kind of machine civilization. Nature's marbles don't lie. ”

Charlon's aura became even more dire.

It was because Ian could not explain it immediately.

But apart from him, Ian looks relaxed.

It's because I remembered something while talking to him.

Ian reacquainted with Charlon and picked something up from his inventory.

and carefully placed it on the table.

“If I sense the power of machine civilization, it's probably because of this. ”

Charlon's gaze, looking at Ian, naturally turned to the table.

The moment Ian checked what was placed, his eyes widened.

“This, this? ”

Ian added a few words with a smile.

“Let's check it out. ”

And moments later, a new system message appeared before Ian's eyes.

- Tyring!

- The conditions are met.

- Hidden quests are triggered.