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The highest sunrise in the day.

At noon, it's almost noon, and one by one rankers begin to gather in the valiant village void.

“Ahem, good morning. Gosh, you slept for over 10 hours.It must have been too much yesterday. ”

“Me, too. I never thought pickaxing would be harder than attacking a dungeon. ”

“Ugh... My whole body aches. I hope today's quest isn't on the road. ”

“I read about the quest, but I didn't think it was Nogada. It looks like a simple structural destruction quest……. ”

“Yes, I want to be normal for this quest. How many of you can team up and break the crystals, and the rest of you can stop the monsters? ”

In the void of the warrior's heavenly camp, more rankers have gathered than yesterday.

He would, too, because the late arrivals to the warrior village began joining Raid.

Of course, those who joined late should start with mining quests, but after all, the portal into the Raid Map is the same portal that opens at the same time.

“Those of you who completed the mining quest yesterday, give me some tips. ”

“Tip?”

“Yes.”

“I don't know, a tip... ”

“You're a day ahead of us anyway. Let me know how cool it is. ”

“Oh, there's one keyword. ”

“ ……? ”

“Ian's golden pickaxe... I guess. ”

Information related to quests (?), and the rankers of each country who share their stories in a friendly manner.

However, as time approached for the portal to open, the tumultuous void began to quiet.

Before they entered the Raid Map, they began to check their status with final maintenance.

Especially for the first group to proceed with the second matching quest, even the roses began to wrap around their faces.

“This one needs to be punched through to the final matching quest. ”

“Yes. Consecutive success resulted in exponential gains. ”

“This is a Dimensional Forest Map. I've been wandering around all day yesterday and figured it all out, so let's not get ahead of ourselves today. ”

“Okay, I trust only Jonas. ”

However, there were only about three minutes until the portal opened.

Rias, one of the leading users, looks worried and opens his mouth to the parties.

“By the way, ”

“Yes?”

“Have Ian and Hun, have you heard from anyone? ”

“Oh, by the way, you guys haven't arrived yet. ”

“What's going on? I only have 3 minutes to open the gate……. ”

“This is bad. Both of you are core members of our faction.... ”

As Ian and Hun's absence continued until the start of the quest, voices of concern erupted everywhere.

However, unlike the rankers you're worried about, there are even some who shine eyes.

“What are you so worried about, people? You two are the only ones who know what you're doing. ”

At Jonas' words, Rias scratches the back of his head and mutters.

“Well, I should, but……. ”

And Frederic, who was next to him, nods and opens his mouth.

“That's right. Don't worry about it. Let's clear it with the people inside." ”

Jonas and Frederic were very proud users.

And if you look at the achievements of the Warrior Town Quest so far, they were also qualified enough to do so.

Before the battle of the Word of God, the number one contributor to the Heavenly Military Faction was Patrick and Jonas.

However, the pride of both men began to crumble from the battlefield of the Word of God.

Jonas was a chariot commander, and even Frederick, because he had a record of his extravagant achievements at Ian's feet, despite gaining the position of a general.

Fedric is a little better at least a few kilos, but Jonas, who died like a Mola in his first turn, has always wanted to recover his dishonor.

That's why even when I first entered the Forest Raid Map of Dimensions, I was so eager to lead.

‘Phew, I was defeated by Ian until the mining quest, but I will definitely look carryable from this match quest. ’

Jonas and Frederic are clearly aware that Ian is exceptional.

They were the top-level rankers on each server, so they weren't so desperate.

However, he did not think it was a mountain that could not pass over Ian.

‘Only on the battlefield of God's words can I admit defeat to perfection……. I was overwhelmed by the mining quest because of the unknown golden pickaxe. ’

‘This time, I'm going to beat Ian and show him who's the best. ’

Frederic and Jonas, who were steadfast in their angles, exchanged their eyes briefly, looking at each other.

As Ian and Hun were not showing up for work, he thought that the opportunity for Genius Il-woo to reverse Hun's Contribution Points was now in first place.

Jonas and Frederic, who are implicit allies, can feel it without having to talk.

The competition between the two of them was a matter to rethink after pressing Ian and Hun.

- After a while, the gate to the ‘Forest of Dimensions’ will open.

- Time remaining: 35 seconds.

In front of the rankers gathering in the vacant lot, a world message begins to appear.

Men wait for the gate to open with tense expressions with a short time per second until the start of the quest.

The rest of the lead group, with the exception of Patrick and Jonas, are no longer waiting for Ian and Hun.

We didn't know why the two of you didn't show up at the gate, but the quest that was right in front of us was more important.

Only Ryoka, who was standing at the very back of the group, muttered with a sad expression.

“Hing, I enjoyed the quest with Hun... ”

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Boom, boom, boom!

A blacksmith in the warrior village, Tiber, echoing the sound of an elongated regular hammering.

Inside the forge, two men were living, hammering and sweating.

But the funny thing is, there's no owner, Tiber, in the forge.

Then, who are the two people sweating hard in the forge?

“Phew, Ian. Can we take a little break from that? ”

“If that's how much you feel about Ryoka, take a break. ”

“Oh, no. Come to think of it, it hasn't been hard at all. ”

Caw-caw-caw-caw!

Ian and his disciples were working hard, sweating minerals in every corner of the forge.

Two people who did not appear in the dimensional forest portal were working in Tiver's forge.

So why did these two stay here with the most important main quest in the warrior village?

It's dawn today.

It was because of what happened at the forge on Tiber.

- No, you're Ian.

- Oh, hello, Defense Captain.

- You, what are you doing so hard in the forge so early in the morning?

- I was building equipment for tomorrow's mission. Because to destroy a magical crystal, you need a powerful weapon.

- Oh, I never thought there'd be such a loyal warrior in my Heavenly Army camp!

Ian, who was banging the hammer hard until sunrise, could see it in the eyes of the commander of the guard who was on patrol at dawn.

I was able to get a special quest from the Defense Captain.

- You, blacksmith, are quite skilled.

- Haha, it's not enough.

- No need to be modest. I've never seen a blacksmith better than you, except the best blacksmith in our warrior village.

- Thank you!

- Speaking of which...

- Four.

- Do you, by any chance, want to go on a special mission?

- Special... mission?

Starting today, Tiber's gonna start stockpiling fortresses with the town's engineers, because they're the only ones that suck.

- What time will the mission commence?

- Perhaps if the gates to the forest were opened today, the mission would begin immediately.

- Oh, it's time for the Magic Stone Destruction mission...

I'll leave the mission to my jurisdiction. Building defensive facilities in the fortress is a much bigger contribution to our faction anyway.

- Oh, if there's anything that can contribute more to the village, we should do it.

You never fail to meet my expectations. I've known you since your mining mission.But you're an amazing talent.

- Thank you!

Ian's mission from the Defense Captain was a kind of Hidden quest that could replace the original main quest.

Because of this, you were able to get more rewards than the 'Magic Crystal Destruction' quest.

The available Contribution Points were not much more than the ‘Magic Crystal Destruction’ quest, but there were a few more undisclosed rewards available.

And to that end, there was enough reason to pursue this quest with the Hidden Route.

However, the clandestine agreement with the Guard Commander did not end here.

- Oh, you.

- Yep?

- Are there any other decent colleagues around here?

- Well, I think I can get a few…….

- Then bring me another friend to work with you.

- ……!

- If he does well, I'll give you a gift of my own.

- Aye, aye, sir!

It was also because of this Hidden Quest that Hun left behind in the forge with Ian.

‘I feel a little multi-level, but……. Because it's a good thing. ’

Ian looks at the hammering hoon hard beside him, nodding with a satisfied expression.

It was true that he shared Hidden's quest separately from Nogada's, although he had attracted Hun to the world of the lonely.

‘After all, it's Hidden Quest. There must be something good for Hun, too. ’

But it was a secret, of course, that I had decided to receive something from the Guard Commander.

“Hun, let's speed things up a bit. In 30 minutes, we'll finish Refining the Magic Stone and we'll have to get to the gate. ”

“Okay, brother. ”

At Ian's words, Hun nods his head and starts hammering harder.

The production class didn't have anything, but now the lesson is to hammer it pretty well, whether it is the fruit of Nogada.

Hun, who was silently hammering for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth to Ian.

“But Ian. ”

“Tell me. ”

“If you work hard as my brother asks, will you take me to the Forest of Love?" ”

“Of course.”

“You promised?”