Chapter 268: That's too much

Chapter 268: That's too much

The world of adventurers changed rapidly.

This was thanks to the news spreading at a speed that couldnt even be imagined on the Arcana Continent. It was only after Mage Tower accepted the players as apprentice mages that they learned about it.

Floating garden.

Isnt this really too much, you bastards?

Humans were animals of adaptation.

Among them, players were exceptional.

The rupture was a place where various dangers lurked.

In order to survive there, you had to adapt quickly to unfamiliar environments.

Thanks to their adaptability, they didnt squirm for long on the Mage Tower.

The players whispered, more discreet than the apprentice mages treated like newborn chicks.

No, look at the interview with Liu Junchun. We are the Union. We have no intention of clinging to the one and only connector. We just have to monopolize the remaining nine. Isnt he a real jerk?

As expected, the main topic was Union.

When the Zero Mountain came to reality.

They began engaging in full-fledged independent activities.

This action that didnt care about means or methods looked like a thorn in peoples eyes once again.

Did you see the video? Has he achieved what we could just imagine?

What video? Am I the only one who didnt see it?

What did you do other than doing other things at the regular conference?

Huh? What I did? I tried to understand magic.

Sigh. You were actually listening? Anyway, look at this.

Doing something else during a conference?

If someone who lived and died by discipline had heard it.

It would have elicited a cold stare.

The players eyes widened after checking the video.

Gun?

It was not just a gun.

No. Its an anti-monster weapon!

Monsters came out of collapsed ruptures.

Human science had evolved to efficiently deal with them.

Yes, the strange thing was not the anti-monster weapon, but the person.

Theyre players, right? But why?

Human tools, including anti-monster weapons, were not treated as [equipment] in the Arcana system.

Its meaningless to hunt with something like that, right?

Thats right. This is especially true considering the location of the Zero Mountain. Thanks to the fact that it emerged like a new continent in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. There is no need to worry about monsters causing direct harm to humanity.

Whats their purpose then?

It was not equipment, so of course it didnt increase [skill].

You couldnt get [experience] either because you didnt defeat the monsters with your own ability.

For that reason, the players did not touch the tools used for monsters unless it was an extreme situation where their lives were at risk.

Shh

He put a finger to his mouth and whispered more privately.

But its helpful to one person.

One person?

The monarch, Liu Junchun.

!

The moment that name was exchanged.

The players looked around and kept up their guard. Union didnt interact with the outside world, but despite that, Union was well-versed in information. What it meant was simple.

Walls have ears.

A spy of Union might be hiding somewhere.

At a table far away.

A cat stretched.

The Mage Tower.

Just like any other place, the manifestation of magic was prohibited in the floating garden.

Needless to say.

The cat was not a spy of Union.

He had no intention of using magic to eavesdrop on the conversation.

Just.

What am I supposed to do after that?

The cats hearing was too sensitive.

Anyway, thanks to overhearing the conversation.

The cat, the Tower Master, had something to say.

He now had an excuse to bully Marcelo.

Look, Little Chief.

No answer.

This little boy had become stubborn while he hadnt been watching.

The Tower Master growled and spoke again.

Hey, Chief Marcelo.

Whats the matter, Tower Master?

Youre becoming more obnoxious.

Is that so?

Your personality is becoming more like Chief Lee Hoyeol.

Thank you for the compliment.

?

He was trying to provoke him.

Why did the brat get so happy for no reason?

Giving up early, the Tower Master laid down on his stomach and spoke.

It seems that among the adventurers, there is one who is particularly noisy.

So I heard.

You heard, but is it okay to be this carefree?

Sk.

Only then did Marcelo stop scribbling with his feather pen. It was not because the Tower Master was bothering him. It was simply because the research for oddity had come to a bit of an end.

Isnt that why I am hanging on to my research despite the Tower Masters intrusion? Just be quiet. Arent you losing your fur?

The way you speak is starting to resemble Chief Lee.

Ill take that as an undeserved compliment, too.

After that conversation, the two remained silent for a while.

If you were to ask him if it was because his feelings were hurt, that was not possible at all.

Since Marcelo was truly a kid, conversations like this had been a daily occurrence for those two. There was another reason for the current silence. The Tower Masters cat whiskers shook.

Isnt it funny?

What do you mean?

The Tower Master and the Chief Mage are struggling with just one adventurer.

No. Its not funny at all.

Is that so? You may still be a kid, but youre not stupid.

Even if they exclude Chief Lee since he had already surpassed the adventurers standards since long time ago.

Paying attention to one adventurer was worth the trouble.

A thank you all of a sudden? For what?

This is my teacup.

Clink.

Marcelo held the teacup filled with a green teabag in front of the Tower Masters nose.

Float.

There was Tower Masters fur floating on the jade-colored tea water.

What if this had been Chief Lees teacup?

Chills!

Thinking of that cold gaze, he felt like the furs on his body were standing.

But for a moment, Tower Master thought of something.

No way, the reason Chief Lee hates cats

The Tower Master licked his fluffy front paws with his tongue according to his instinct.

Is it because of the fur?

Then he shook his head.

No matter how feisty, sharp, and cold that chief was.

How could the chief hate him just because of one piece of fur?

*

I immediately ran out of the palace and out of Antonium.

I actually didnt run out, but I just went through the portal.

Anyway, maybe because it was an uncomfortable situation.

My ears feel itchy

Thrud.

I saw people coming towards me.

They were the soldiers of the Empire who guarded the recaptured city.

They probably came after seeing the lights of the portal.

I am carrying out His Majestys orders.

They looked very nervous.

Even if they didnt know who I was, I told them not to interfere.

But my business is similar to yours, you know?

Of course, I wasnt given an order, I was asked a favor.

I checked the quest window.

[Main quest: Warring States Period]

A time of upheaval.

Is it simple power that it is header for?

Is it the Emperors incompetence?

Or is it a fate that cant be resisted?

The continents powerful people covet the throne.

Your choice will create a new flow.

Defend Antonium. (Successful)

Restore the glory of the renowned Empire. (In Progress)

Restore the collapsed city, Machima (In Progress) Restore the collapsed town, Holdemwood. (In progress) Restore the collapsed city, Polestar. (In Progress).

The main quest, the Warring States Period.

This was the main quest that appeared when Antonium was surrounded by Shegwin and the rebels. Since the continents authority was at stake, it made sense why it was labeled the main quest.

The story unfolds differently depending on my choice.

Even now, the burden I had to carry was overwhelming.

To me, who refrained from having anything to do with the Empire.

I had no thought whatsoever of overthrowing the Empire and establishing a new country. But if I wanted to bring down the Empire The main quest would really have flowed that way.

Because I actually had that option.

But aside from how much of a nuisance it was.

I, Lee Hoyeol, had loyalty, too.

The Knights of Lionheart had been exploited by me

No, Harkon had done a lot for me.

How could I stab the Empire in the back?

And there is no other ally like the Empire.

I didnt know when it would happen.

But starting with me, the players and the Arcanains in the reality would visit the Arcana Continent. If the Empire remained strong until then, we could have a synergistic effect on each other.

Naturally.

I have to be faithful to the quest given to me right now.

The noble Grandfel surely would never be interested in the quest reward. But wasnt, I, Lee Hoyeol, always in a situation full of regrets? Moreover, in this quest, I felt anticipation for the reward.

Well, just think of [Milky Way Whetstone].

It was a magic that was kept in the warehouse of the Empire.

It was the final tip that made the ethereal become a legend.

Something similar to the Milky Way Whetstone

The place where such a whetstone was stored was the Empires underground warehouse.

I might get items equivalent to the whetstone as a reward.

I had materialistic thoughts.

This is not the time to sit still, Hoyeol.

Stop thinking useless things for a moment.

I immediately raised my mana.

Then I interfered with the ground and built a wall immediately.

Crush!

As expected, actions speak louder than words.

Are you a mage belonging to the Empire?

The soldiers relaxed and asked politely.

But again.

Actions speak louder than words

In the process of interference, [aesthetic] that reached [upper] was added.

Then, the soldiers expressions turned into astonishment.

T-This is not at the level of the imperial mage I know!!

How can he build a castle wall in one swoop?!

Im sorry, but where are you from?

If it was the usual me.

I would have puffed up my already confident chest wider.

But I couldnt.

I was too busy freaking out because of the message that appeared.

Was this really true?

One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand?

No, it was good that it was handed out from the beginning, but.

At this rate

Wouldnt the quest reward drain the Empires resources?!

Current contribution: 24,900,000p

Author's Thoughts

Hi, everyone, I probably will only post two or three chapters this week, depending on how busy I would be.

Hopefully, by next week, I will be able to upload normally according to the schedule.