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Legendary Moonlight Sculptor Volume 17 
   Some chapter taken from RoyalRoadl, but since it’s summary will replace later with japtem’s when available. This for mirror purpose.

Chapter 1 : Notorious Weed (royal road)
Chapter 2 : Blacksmith’s Magic Sword (royal road)
 Chapter 3 : Morata’s Lord  (Taken from Here)
Chapter 4 : The Impression of 1 Copper (royal road)
 Chapter 5 : Seoyoon’s House Visit (Translate by fundle)
 Chapter 6 : Sculpture of a Child (Translate by fundle)
Chapter 7 : A Timeline of a Girl’s Life (royal road)
Chapter 8 : Reunion with Da’in (royal road)
 Chapter 9 : Lone Ranger (Translate by fundle)
 Chapter 10 : Ill-fated relationship with Bardray (Translate by fundle)


Notorious Weed

The crowds gathered when Weed came out of the portal in the middle of Morata’s Town Square. Merchants were buying and selling in the town square, and parties were recruiting members to go hunting. The northern part of the Versailles continent was thriving thanks to Mora’s promise of adventure and the prosperous areas around it.

“Please look this way!”
“Hi Weed, Weed Hi! Come hunt with us. “

“Are you really Weed from The Continent of Magick?”

People were trying to get closer to Jeonshin Weed to ask him about the Wailing River’s quest, causing a commotion.

ReIt was a clamoring sight. Even on the walls people were waving and cheering towards Weed. Everyone was cheering at the return of Weed, The Hero of War.

Remembering his past of selling cheap sculptures in the Rosenheim Kingdom, Weed unconsciously raised his hand to stroke his chin, feeling flattered. “Heh, there’s a lot more people here now.”. He acted unconcerned and naturally confronted people, as if this amount of success was not a surprise.

Weed burst out a yell out of the blue.

“I went. I fought. I earned!”

“Woowaah ah ahh!” The Morata Square bursted with cheers.

“He must have earned a lot!”

“Wyverns! Please show us the Wyverns who hunted with you!”

“Weed! Weed! Weed!”

He faked his own popularity as their leader, it was a moment of uncontrollable joy.

On the Versailles continent even ordinary people had big hopes and dreams! Others did not get to hunt monsters, perform quests and have never experienced a comeback like Weed.

The soldiers of Mora and the paladins of Freya were calming and organizing the crowd, until all settled down again. Knights of the Order Freya politely bowed towards Weed.

“We would like to thank you for defeating the evil Embinyu Church. It is an honor to see you, the adventurer that will go down in history as the benefactor of our church.”

Weed humbly replied. “It was nothing, sir. It wasn’t much trouble. The fight with the Embinyu cult wasn’t that hard. It was easier than taking a nap on a bank in a sweltering summer afternoon.”

Weed had spent his valuable adolescence at what was once an excellent cultural facility.
 His neighborhood had a few banks with sitting areas where he used to go to and relax.

It had all the latest magazines for guests that were arranged categorically.

The bankers would sometimes gossip, but things of that level could be ignored!

 
In the past, middle-aged men went there to become familiarly acquainted over a bad cup of coffee, but these days, young people are divided over their discussions of Weed.

“An example for all Paladins”

“He´s treated respectfully.”

The overwhelming crowd of people watched Weed talk with the paladin with envy. A bunch of merchants and warriors didn’t expect Weed to suddenly create a portal and pop out in the middle of the plaza, but because of that they were unable to do business

“It’s the first time I’ve see Freyas Paladins acting this friendly.”

“I’m guessing it’s because of Weed?”

“That´s obvious.”

Freya’s Paladins recklessly rushed to the square and tried to contain the crowd of people.

“Hmm.”

Weed waited patiently for the disturbances to calm down again and glanced at the square. The crowd looked like a bag full of bean sprouts.

‘There seems to be more people here now.’ Sitting in the stalls, in the open square, looking at the merchants, Weed thought of rising taxes!

`Hmm, should I raise taxes….Just by raising taxes by 1%,  I would make a LOT of money…..’

Weed focused and started calculating the profit at a blinding speed. Mathematics were a breeze, but the plan had one mistake.

‘No, no. It’s still too early. Taxes had been lowered in order to give off the impression that in the future taxes will not burden the people. I can’t suddenly change that.`

His face went pale, and he became frantic.

If I raise taxes it should have the feeling that I’m not raising them.

Looking at Weed’s troubled face, the large crowd of users gradually became quiet.

Seeing his horribly contorted expression from a distance, they couldn’t help but stare.

Sometimes, his face would show a burning grimace, then suddenly his chest would collapse.
 The people here had never met Weed before and only heard the stories told by the other players.

“So earning chump change by selling sculptures was all a pretense?”

“It’s not a normal camouflage. Being able to kill Hydra, he´s gotta be a high level user.”

“Jeonshin Weed, does he look like he can wipe us all out? “

“I heard he was a lone warrior during Continent of Magic ‘s  just a bit of fuss or hassle was not welcomed by him…..”

After hearing that the people’s excitement subsided, because it gave them the creeps. Weed from CoM was a notorious figure. In the square’s corner merchants were chatting and exchanging stories with each other. The traders were talking about Weed’s CoM infamous deeds!

“Soo-il, is it true he has killed a lot of people?”

“Yeah. But Weed’s mischievous deeds cannot be spoken aloud. I’ve died five times myself.”

“Why were you killed? Did you make an enemy out of Weed?”

Weed could hear the young merchants conversations. The story of his young self in the Continent of Magick deeply interested him. It was an important story because depending on the crowd’s opinion, tax rates can be changed accordingly.

“For no particular reason. Once was when I was inside a shop waiting in line. Once in a stream. Once in a dungeon while hunting. And the remaining two times as a group, we had formed a coalition in order to repress his misdeeds and we died.”

“He killed people for no reason?”

“I am not just killed. Literally “butchered”. Even though I surrendered he still did not leave an injured person. Everyone is alike to him, he left no one alive..”

In the Continent of Magick, Jeonshin Weed wasn’t just a monster. To the other users, he was merciless slaughterer. With his extremely high level, amazing skill management, and unique items, he was a powerhouse. Challengers who recovered, were once again trampled on and killed, because they were a nuisance to him.

‘In my eyes there was no difference between human and monster.’

Weed briefly recalled his days in the Continent of Magick ‘In my eyes there was no difference between human and monster.’

It was really hard to differentiate between users and monsters. So to save time, he indiscriminately killed them all. There wasn’t anything that he couldn’t hunt. High level users were said to walk arrogantly, intentionally bumping into others and killing them. even when he was faced aginst A large powerful guild?  He didn’t care. ‘No matter how united they were, after three or four deaths they start to lose morale.’ As an example one guild has been thoroughly wiped out. The public opinion was extremely worsened by the news. Then again it was crushed. Every last one will fall. When that happens all over again the other guilds also provide help. Coalition of guilds have been organized a few times to kill him in a dungeon but he annihilated them using divide and conquer tactics.

Weed fought with his brains.

Dealing with a large group of mobs on your own is a very difficult feat to achieve, yet Weed using his surroundings, had dedicate himself to loot and kill everything that moves!.

The Merchant asked.

“Nevertheless, it seems like Weed’s name did not remain malicious. A lot of players from Continent of Magick did not speak dishonorably against Weed.”

The Merchant nodded his head in agreement and explained.

“Continent of Magic, which was losing popularity suddenly has become increasingly popular, sometimes players wanted something new, and then he would solve unsolved quests, passing through labyrinths, finding mysterious secrets in dungeons and encountering extremely strong monsters, unlocking and revealing secrets within the game to satisfy people’s curiosity. Can anyone surpass him?. Even in Royal Road, Weed’s recklessness is unmatched when it comes to hunting and completing a quest. No one would blame him if he refused to share his high prestige quest, but instead he commissioned them.. Many only look at the rewards but do not take into account all the steps in the middle. Accumulating abilities and raising stats is boring and repetitive to most people but for Weed it’s just pure fun. Most guilds tried to expand their territory by hunting in newly found areas, Weed prefered to hunt repetitively and was completely hostile to any guild and any players that were with them in the dungeon.

 

“Even a notable guild that likes to fight is afraid of Weed and were completely destroyed.”

“It was that bad?”

“Everyone tries to keep a distance, but there are those curious ones that want to die. At least they will have their name stamped on a tombstone.

“I was witness to the amazing atmosphere he gave off.”

“When news of Weed appearing near a hunting ground was spread, people around the area felt goosebumps, unless they were new to the game.”

Meeting with friends and having a friendly conversation is a common thing while hunting. but when Weed comes in, the atmosphere suddenly changes. The problem was not the quest nor the monsters, but when Weed shows up, just about every party turned to flee. However, those interested in Weed’s behavior and followed him soon ended up dead.

 

“Players from the Continent of Magick were desperately looking for Weed, though it was hardly possible because Weed always undertook hidden quests and challenges and you’ll only find out about it from hearing the news.”

“Were there any quest that he failed?”

 

“Of course. There were lots of times when he failed. But eventually, he succeeded. Only monster remains were left in dungeons when Weed went through it; those were the best memories.”

Weed’s achievements in the Continent of Magick continued to spread.

“That sounds like Weed.”

“The more I hear, the more amazing it seems. Man, it’s fun listening to firsthand stories of Weed.”

“The strongest in the Continent of Magick, Weed. The person I’m talking about is Morata’s Lord.”

The crowd’s respectful young eyes!

Weed folded his arms and looked up.

A quiet cyanic light emitted from the portal, creating suspense in the middle of town.

After excruciating and agonizing inner conflict, he overcame his greed.

“Not yet. I’ll secretly raise the taxes. In a way that people won’t feel it…..”

If taxes were raised all of a sudden, a lot of people won’t stop at merely resisting.

“It needs justification. I must raise the taxes. But if I raise it, it must be for a justified cause! Without proper reasoning, the people will not be convinced.”

Weed overcame his greed, put his backpack down and sat on the ground. he did not have any personal luxuries, he was completely penniless. Visiting a fancy restaurant like most people, especially while inviting female users, was not in his mind. Blacksmith tools or pieces of goods were self-made or obtained through hunting. For the benefit of future investment into Morata other funds were required.

 

Eummeoeoeoeo!

Emerging from the portal, mooing cows can be heard, becoming louder and louder. Rover was already used to carrying items. The size of the backpack, that Rover carried was massive.It all was obtained loot, while hunting in the Western river. They have prepared a special backpack, which was filled with fruits.

“Had to be somewhere around here ……”  Weed took out a sword from the backpack. The black sword finally got to see the light of day!

“Rare loot! Loot ranging from clothing, armor, weaponry and even accessories!”

Japtem sale! The nice atmosphere in the plaza suddenly became very heavy and cold.

***

 

At that moment, the heavy atmosphere in the Town Square disappeared.

“Eh, he’s selling something.”

“We were needlessly shocked.”

 

Weed has gained infamy and recived the murderer mark and Morata´s soldiers gathered around to keep an eye on him. Swords were drawn, but they were surprised to see Weed, and although the serious situation had been averted, the usual distinctive noisy atmosphere of the square was now replaced with silence.

“Excuse me.” A nearby merchant emerged from the crowd and bravely approached Weed, who sat in front of the portal together with Rover in the middle of the square.

“Yes.”

“Is it true that you are the real Weed from CoM?”

“In the flesh.”

He was not familiar with Weed. However, another merchant spoke up.

“Sounds like he’s not.”

“No, you say?”

“Yeah?”

“Tell me all about it, murderer.”

“……”

Merchants arbitrarily determined him as such. Weed, on the other hand, the god of war, the CoM players who knows him believes it. Many people thought that Weed the sculptor and this Weed is different, since their level and jobs were significantly different. Still not sure, but either way the vast majority of people were afraid. Weed and Rover unloaded a backpack full of enviable items.

“But that’s quite a lot of loot you got there.”

“Because I hunted diligently.”  Weed insensitively replied as he continued dumping out his loot. Customers were yet to come, but the stall was ready for trade.

 

The staggering amount of loot catched the gaze of the neighboring merchants.

“Do you want to sell all that loot to me? I’ll give you a good price for it.”

Weed shook his head. “I can sell it myself.”

“It will be better to sell it using my trading skill. Obtaining a good deal is not that easy.”  Merchants advised Weed, but he turned a deaf ear to their words. He was already pretty good at selling things from his teens. Selling herbs on the market in a much inflated price is one of the experiences he had learned!

“Bug antenna! Wild black boar fangs! I won’t just sell it to anyone. Cheap loot that I want to throw out in bulk.”

Weed began advertising his rich booty (P/N: Yummmm) to the users among the crowd.

“Antenna? Fangs? How much is it?”

Sales in bulk, like in grocery stores, were usually worth a great value of money. Weed collected exclusive loot from hunting in the river of lament. No other player had crossed the river of lament with the portal yet.

Since this was the first loot ever from the river of lament, calling it a specialty was not an exaggeration. Weed appearing out of the portal, made the crowd watching him want to ask many questions about the Quest and regarding Jeonshin Weed!

However the curious crowd began flocking closer eyeing the quality of the loot, not really interested in actually buying it.

Merchants and wizards were quite surprised to see all the benefits that the bug antenna had. It was Magicl material that can amplify mana in Magicl staffs. To bring something like this to Enchanters could net loads of gold. The wizard shouted out loud after checking the item info. He wanted to buy as much as he possibly could.

“I’ll buy it! I’ll buy as many antennas for 350 gold!”

“I am willing to buy for 533 gold.”

“539 gold!”

“I have 540 gold.”

“I have 555 gold to buy all your stock.”

Loot value is generally fixed. With their trading skills merchants can sell loot from users to the stores at higher prices. If the accounting skills of merchants is at a high level they can buy goods from the store at a cheaper price. They have a mutual relationship.

Also, depending on the village contribution to the development, merchants could receive a higher price. Wizards can pass the material directly to the blacksmith to process it.

“I’ll buy for 570 gold!” Seems like the merchants are trying to elevate the price.

“580 gold!”

“I’ll buy at quantities worth 600 gold.”

Rare first loot will sell for a big income. Trading skills also increased alongside a good reputation from someone who purchases from them! Weed lured the merchants’ noses.

Weed had a whole lot of antenna worth 620 at the final bid, fangs worth 320 gold. Those can be sold in stores for a much higher, more satisfying price. Merchants also could sell specialty products without having to spend a little money for other benefits, like raising trading skill level and reputation. Weed pulled out another backpack.

“Well, here is the headband of Embinyu high priest. Leader of the Alliance quests and loot acquired! Souvenirs for those who want it,but you have to get in line. Will sell for 15 gold each.”  Embinyu headbands with inscribed marks of the church. In addition to three properties the armor also has a high defense rating. Even though the loot items looked expensive, it was actually pretty cheap.

“That looks good.”

“My treat.”

“One for me, please.”

Weed sold souvenirs and the crowd ate it up. ‘The atmosphere has heated up now, I’ll take my time to sell.’ Sales discounts and special deals, like buy five – get one free, was also promoted. The headbands sold in a flash!

 

“Then the next thing ……”  Weed released goods that were actually loot with much less importance! Obtained from hunting the undead. Undead cracked bones and weapons such as rusty swords. Rusty weapons have much less durability, used by the undead, so they crumbled rapidly. Weed who was buried with customers selling his loot like hot cakes, because of the massive discounts, was measured by envious looks from the merchants nearby.

“Please be patient, Sir.”

Weed used the grind sword skill and polish armor to improve the outer appearance.

“Selling lucky charms and souvenirs! It’s not everyday you can have this chance of a lifetime. After today, I won’t sell the same thing again.”

In terms of available stocks, there wasn’t nearly enough stuff to be sold. Skeleton bones sold for whopping 1 gold. Rover now with an empty backpack quietly walked away. He then waited in a location at Morata for a secret meeting with a man. A shady person waved from the alley. Covering his face with a robe, that man was waiting in the dark alley.

“I’m Rover. I’ve heard so much.”

Eummeoeoeoeoeo!

“Everything is here. 60/40 revenue share, exactly as Weed talked in private.”

Rover, getting the deal, nodded his head. And the empty backpack is was filled to the brim with loots. The man waiting in the alley was Mapan.

“I can’t miss this opportunity, to sell loot at a much more expensive price.”

Usually disguised as a souvenir, some of the worthless loot has been tricked out to be sold with more money. Weed is carving the bone with some inscribing.

Be happy. Weed.

I wish you a happy hunting. Weed.

I remembered my hard-fought battle against Undead Lord Bar-Khan. Weed.

Weed was tricking people into thinking that the bones are from fighting with Bar-Khan, actually it’s just a normal undead bone.

‘To be honest, I did not fight with Bar-Khan. It’s largely derived from some undead barbarians who ambushed him!’

 

Royal Road’s Jeonshin Weed bulletin became a hot topic. Quests from the Continent of Magic, which he was one of the few people who solved many of them had garnered him respect from many people. But more people were tipped off to his evil deeds.

- Equipment, I asked how much for a pair of it!

- Was killed while skipping queue at stores.

- But there are reasons for you two; I was first killed by Weed when hunting in a dungeon.

- Killed for yawning.

- I just killed a man.

- I died 12 times. The village. Square, Every time when I go hunting. Later on I heard from him, he said he did not like the name.

- What was the name?

- Overview of Weed stupid shit.

- Then killing you is worth it.

Enormous amounts of Weed’s infamy were pouring out.

The main proportion of the message board is talking about Weed. Other topics that usually gain attention were buried with posts about Weed.

- I’ve died to Weed for thirty times.

-Thirty-times? Do you think that’s it then? I died more than fifty times. Weed harasses me all the time.

- Bamtori sir. Can Weed win fights single-handedly on the street?

- Huhu. Game Masters do not fight him. Even if you’re dead, no matter how often people wanted GM there? Word with me I believe I was in the top 50 on the continent. I have a rare circlet of protection. Weed killed me when I was wearing it.

- Envy. – Weed to steal an item like that… Is Weed longing for that item so much?

- in Heilongjiang Province, i was wearing it when hunting. Keuhaha!  Too much pride! Weed, among other high level users is very famous.

Royal Road did not hide the number of downloads from the Hall of Fame videos. Users from CoM posting stories about legends and feats of Weed were added one after another. From raiding, to exploring dungeons Weed’s user record is truly excellent.  The fastest record? Surrounded by the crowds of monster, he quickly made them into dead bodies like in the horror films. With his combat skills, battles are just an afterthought. Seriously wounded while chased by Weed and almost got into a trap.

- What dungeon it was? – What do you got from the boss monster? – That I’m not entirely sure. I was dead, caught in the middle of Weed’s battle.  Weed usually avoids dispute and hunt alone.  Weed lone hunter did not get mixed up on minor dispute. Only you do not like the eyes to kill.

-A guild was also killed for being bothersome. Gained some notoriety as a ruthless and cold killer.

***

 

CTS Media had massive amounts of funding which were used to gather information.

“We can’t fall behind in the news.  There are a lot more important stories to broadcast than something about artists.  ”
 

The Royal Road users were growing exponentially. In Republic of Korea, as well as around the world someone who does not play Royal road is treated like a caveman. Africa and the Middle East, Latin America are also ripe with users. Arab royal family and even drug dealers in Latin America are hooked enough to Royal Road! Many foreign users are considerably confused by this situation, but they quietly enjoyed the new world. Collecting items, leveling up and watching your character grow was only a small part of the real fun. Some people were desperate for extreme growth, leveling up and collecting items. Settling mainly in Central and Western continents, many users also migrating to the northern region. As families enjoying the beauty that the new world has to offer many people do not object paying for it. CTS Media focuses in pushing “Heroes of the Versailles Continent” that will be interpreted and televised around the world. Royal Road’s explosive growth is also closely related to revenue the broadcasters can generate.

 
“There’s no greater news that can attract such attention. The program will be forced to broadcast without a good headline!”

CTS Media had bought a significant amount of Unicorn shares, making Unicorn Directors afraid to oppose them so CTS Media reporters can roam free and block other broadcaster’s reporter from taking exclusive headlines.

CTS media was among the top broadcasts, and had signed a deal with overseas broadcasters. Given that a parent company with world-class multinational companies, their active mobilization was because of their connections. All rights to the vast flow of resources, contracts and sales were received in accordance with certain royalty payments. International users also buy the capsule and paid the fees, as the broadcast industry expanded, the Royal Road is generating a huge capita to the Republic of Korea.  The market share of CTS Media is far ahead because they are investing their money on Royal Road. Buying stocks from Unicorn increased their influence at the board of directors so they have a commanding vote. Even for Unicorn, comparing the total revenues or relative cash earnings was not enough. Unicorn’s dependancy on the world’s business community has lessened, since someone had already bought the majority of their shares since they sold their stock in the early days

CTS Media dispatched reporters straight to the users to acquire information in Royal Road. Those who were talked to include many of the mainstream and hardcore users, and even some governors.

“We are broadcasters and we want to do an exclusive interview with you.” The vast majority of users are easily swayed in front of money.

“It seems okay to me….are you going to give me some money?”

“Of course. And please give us information about what is happening inside the governing territory. Please make sure that other broadcaster agents can’t gather information here.”

Guild with difficulties in governing their region was not asked. Reporter’s activities and identities were hidden, and they try to block other broadcasters from receiving a headline. To cover such activities at such extent was hard and it cannot be sustained for a long time. Guilds claiming that they haven’t eaten for a day or two to appear in headline stories are not that difficult.

“Yes, sir, we appreciate it.”  CTS Media has struck a deal with many small and medium-lords at Versailles Continent.

 
But the negotiation between larger guilds has not been that easy. The smaller kingdom has several sources of income. Tax, small amount of donations from the guild, hunting fees, selling weapons and armor, etc, and so much profit being made. Prestigious guilds are already commercial-minded, operating in the level of small scale-enterprises.

“This is the amount listed on the contract.”

“We will not move on the amount of this degree.”

A contact with the Director of the Broadcaster has been lost. Virtual Continent of Versailles lacked any factions and forces in it so a great ruler is needed. Even broadcasters that violate the rules cannot get any coverage. If they could not get any new coverage they will be in a weak position. Larger guilds cannot exert their power to abuse because they are afraid to be portrayed in a negative light.

“We managed to contact the representative of Central Continent to no avail. What about the progress in south and west?”

“Today, no, tomorrow we will contact with representatives from the users.”

“What’s their reaction?”

“Thanks to the central continent, the trading decisions are decided faster. We managed to contact the majority of the bigger guilds.”

“It’s not bad news.”

West Continent of Versailles is much different from those in other regions. The Central continent has strong centralized country that take place. Fertile land and mines, which boasts the biggest population and power. Great potential are in those emerging countries in the East, and in the Southern part the development of magic is quite advanced. But the northern part is more active in terms of adventure and innovations.

Versailles is a continent with a very wide area, but away from the central continent, there is less information available.The western part tends to have a strong nationalism, especially when a guild is composed mainly from one ethnic origin (Chinese only guilds, or American players guild for example).

In many western grasslands and deserts, nomadic warriors forged a strong kinship with their other nomads and created strong bonds. If you are not some wanderers from the center of the continent, most guilds were determined according to ethnic origin. Compared to the Central continent, the size of the territory of each guilds and their members tended to vary

“It’s good. Who’s getting in touch with the north? “

CTS Media’s managing director in the conference room was presiding over the meeting in person.

“If the northern representative is truly the Weed from Mora. Then in the past, we also have a deal before.”

“Who’s contacted him? Who’s in charge?”

“President’s Secretary Nahee Yoon.”

“The President’s secretary has a direct contact before, but why?”

“The president decided to purchase his CoM account, and we also called him for the 8 heroes program, but it didn’t get any popularity. She was in charge of liaison with RAM.”

“That’s too bad to be true. We literally used to have a jackpot that would have been broadcasted on ……”

8 people chosen to be given coverage have fairly good ratings. But the early reaction to the Weed’s beginning video was quite bad and the interest died out. Weed battled vampires and Undead Immortal legion, also having a victory against the undead dragon. Weed entering a contract with KMC Media in the broadcasting business, the contract is still in effect, so they have to back off for now.

“Make sure to contact Weed in the future.”

“I’ll make some preparations.”



Volume 17 Chapter 2 : Blacksmith of the Magic Sword
From : RoyalRoadl
This chapter was translated by OpenBookWorm, special thanks to Kaila.
 Proofread by DarkD and various other anonymous sources

Because of Weed, the famous city of Dwarf artisans, Kuroso, had become famous. Now many would come and marvel at the sight of Kendellev’s restored water sculpture or browse the still excellent selection of weapons and armour from the Dwarven craftsmen.

“Haah, if only I had a little more money then I could buy this….. Mr. Dwarf, could you give me a small discount?”

“No, not even one penny.”

Even just glancing around, users could easily be seen trying to bargain with Dwarves. All of the items and even the accessories that the Dwarves sold were ludicrously expensive.

However it wasn’t gold or jewels that people traded, but high quality items. It was a fact that the dwarves produced such high quality goods, that any shop-owner in any village would happily buy them from you.

For many Dwarves, their favorite thing to do was to get into troublesome quarrels with the users; however, there were many Dwarves who were obsessed with applying their crafts, and never left their work

“Hm.”

Fabio was sharpening a completed sword against the grinder.

Seuk-sak, seuk-sak.

- The sword has been sharpened to a fine point.
 - Sword sharpening skill has been activated!
 - The attack stat has been raised by 41%.

The sword sharpening skill!

It wasn’t a skill exclusive to Weed, any intermediate blacksmith could learn the technique. Of course, Fabio who had never learned sewing, didn’t have the skills of ironing or hand-washing.

“It’s reasonably sharp now.”

Fabio spun the sword around, he was carefully examining the sword for any trace of a flaw, but even his bearded face could only see a bright and smooth blade!

Of all the blacksmiths on the Versailles continent, Fabio was the most famous. Armour and shield production were believed to be his specialty, but this was only because he had hidden his true specialty of making swords. Sometimes, the swords he made drifted out into the open-market and caused an uproar. It would be easy for him to make money as a swordsmith, he was more than skilled enough. His weapons were more than just a level above those of ordinary smiths!

It was usually the case, that if you reached a high enough level, you could acquire anything through hunting, but the swords that Fabio had worked on wholeheartedly, were enough to draw even the high level users. This was because if you had a famous sword, there would be a noticeable difference in hunting speed. Korea’s obsession over Royal Road’s weapons and armour was almost scary.

Sometimes, when Fabio had made swords, he sent them out into the world, but he
 completely hid his own involvement. He would hide his activities by pretending to be a retired smith.

“The sword sharpening skill is truly great.”

Fabio was satisfied with the completed sword. It was only a temporary effect, but the attack was raised substantially. By mastering Advanced Smithing Skill to level 8 and Advanced Sword Sharpening Skill to level 6, the sword’s attack could be raised by as much as 85%. With just this, there were great benefits.

“However, I ask too much of the skill, it will cause the sword’s durability to decrease quickly and rust easily.”

By using the skill conservatively, there was no problem with raising the attack by 40%

“When the sword is completed, it will be very beautiful”

In reality, he was an ordinary salaryman who had been enticed the instant that Royal Road
 had opened. There were various professions available, but he had gone for blacksmithing.

You could say that the early days of Royal Road were a mess. Most users didn’t even know
 the rules for hunting rabbits. The appearance of a single orc would send them fleeing to the entrance of the nearest village, while dozens of people were killed and logged out. That’s why when a single common longsword appeared, it was enough to fill the server with envy and hate. With this in mind, Fabio had chosen the route of Blacksmithing

“It was a good decision.”

He couldn’t stand at the frontline of a battle, but he didn’t regret his decision. He made the decision faster than anyone else to improve his blacksmithing skill.

Although, even before he became the most famous blacksmith, there seemed to be no end to the issues he’d faced.

When his name spread throughout the game, customers had come from far away to purchase his wares. It is in the nature of the blacksmith profession that there will always be more demand than there is supply. With him being the highest grade of blacksmith, this was clearly the case with his work. He made money by charging a high price, which he would then reinvest in buying more materials for making armour.

Continuously hammering red-hot bars of iron in front of a blazing furnace was his job. It was lonely work, but he continued to forge items.

Using only the best materials, high level users would sign a contract with him to supply them with his wares.

After having appeared on television, he’d gained a lot of fans. He was an idol for beginner blacksmiths.

It wasn’t widely known, but Fabio was the leader of his own guild “Iron Road”. So on top of managing the guild, he would also produce all of their equipment.

He had more friends than ever, and held tremendous influence. His authority amongst the Dwarves was unrivalled.

”Evenso, the worth of a blacksmith is in the weapons he makes”

Chegeurang!

Without a care, Fabio threw the sword he had only just crafted to the side. The sword landed in a pile of swords that was not unlike a mountain.

”Once again, my sword fell short of my expectations. A sword that is in every way perfect. I want only to make a sword that is the best on the Versailles continent. “

The unique skills of the Blacksmith class!

While walking the path of a Blacksmith, Fabio had learned various special skills

Advanced Mineral Refining level 3(25%): A skill used to refine ores by removing impurities converting them into useful materials. It could be described as one of the Blacksmiths most fundamental skills. It requires a deep understanding of fire, water, and metal. It was the very first special skill that a blacksmith could learn which allowed the processing of mineral ores. Fabio had learned this skill when he changed his job to that of an Ironblood Blacksmith.

“Keuheuhue, although when I think about it, I was shaking with rage at the job change.”

In order to become a Blacksmith, he had faced many terrible trials in the smithy. While he could have just gone to the Blacksmith guild like any other, he chose to discover the job change himself through making countless weapons and armour. He wanted to find it with his own eyes, and experience the feel of the hammer with his own hands. Like this, he spent more than a month of his precious time working in the smithy from the start of Royal Road. It was a class change quest obtained through tireless perseverance!

”The sorrow and tears I went through to obtain the job change quest, I will remember them for the rest of my life.”

The job change involved him running errands between Dwarven villages. Only then was he employed in the smithy and only then did he receive the quest.

The Blacksmith’s quest couldn’t be found in the guild, only in the smithy. Moreover, the only way that he could accomplish the quest was to learn it from either the guild or the smithy. He had to make not just one, but many different kinds of equipment. Like this, he performed countless random quests in order to raise his reputation and earn money. Through doing these quests, he learnt skills such as the Equipment Enhancement Skill.

- Advanced Equipment Enhancement level 1 (16%): The blacksmith’s hand can draw out the hidden potential of equipment. After noticing various imperfections in equipment, they can be corrected.

This was the skill that made Fabio famous!

He had learnt this skill when he became an intermediate blacksmith. But as they say, ‘Hide three-tenths of your full ability’. If you recklessly unveil your skills on the Versailles continent, where there are never-ending wars for supremacy, you will get dragged into a confrontation, and it could easily cost you your life

While Fabio strengthened armour through Equipment Enhancement, he deliberately hid his ability to strengthen swords. If he had strengthened swords as well, he could have earned piles of money. He could have earned in a day what he had earned in a month by just strengthening armor. A Blacksmith was a profitable profession which could earn money, even without the help of merchants, however he could have earned a lot more.

If it was publicly known that Blacksmiths could make that much money, many more people would have chosen to become a blacksmith.

”Competition would increase and I wouldn’t be able to relax for even a moment.”

Fabio only strengthened the armour only moderately. This was because he didn’t care about earning money, what he wanted was to master the Blacksmith profession and make the very best weapons and armour he could.

Just by making money through the Equipment Enhancement skill he could accumulate unlimited ores. Enough to purchase exclusively from Thor Kingdom’s mithril, iron, and silver mines. He had already raised the Blacksmith skill to the advanced levels.
By doing quests and making close ties with the locals, he had acquired several other Blacksmith specialty skills.

- Beginner Ego Sword Crafting level 8(49%): An ability used to infuse a soul into equipment.
A tremendous amount of mana and a special soul was needed for this.
The effect will be even greater when crafted over a grave

An Ego sword. Fabio attempted to infuse a soul into the sword he crafted as a test
Ttirring!
- Your mana has been expended
 - An ego has been infused into the sword
 - The swords attributes have changed
 - Attack decreased by 17%
- Durability has decreased by 65%
 - Magicl properties have appeared

 
Because of the Ego Sword Crafting skill and the Blacksmiths magic, the attack and the durability points have decreased. In exchange additional magic properties have been added.

Training Sword
- Durability 25/25. Attack 31-46
- A basic longsword.
- Well-balanced and made of good iron.
(A crafted weapon. Only those with an Advanced Blacksmith skill can see the sword’s characteristics. An item made by the blacksmith Fabio. Ego Sword. A goblin’s soul has been sealed within. In a state where the soul cannot be awakened.)Limit : Level 180.
Limited to Swordsmen, Knight, and Warrior classes.
Options: Lightning Attribute Damage +2.
Luck +15.


A lot was expected from an Ego Sword. But it was a mistake to expect that something great and powerful would appear!

“It’s a failure.”

Fabio’s forehead furrowed.

An ego sword has its own personality and is a weapon that will slowly grow from hunting with it. For example, a sword with an attack of 40 can become a sword with an attack of 70 or 80 through hunting. It can also independently use certain defense magics.

A skill that allows a weapon to surpass its limits!

However, there were still serious disadvantages. The attack and durability were decreased to a level far lower than a regular sword.

“The magic properties aren’t much either.”

Fabio was a pure blacksmith, so he had invested his stats in Strength, Agility, Constitution,
 and Focus. Because strong and precise hammering was important.

Due to his low Intelligence and Wisdom, his mana only amounted to a paltry sum, and he hadn’t learnt any magic. It was because of this that the completed Ego Sword couldn’t use more than the basic level of magic. It was because the amount of mana he had transferred into it was very small.

The sword’s ego was missing the most important abilities an ego sword should have and could neither speak nor remember past battles.

This was also because his Ego Sword Crafting skill was low, and he lacked crucial experience with magic to begin with.

“Still, you never know……”

For a test, Fabio took the sword that he had made and sold it off. He’d wanted to see to see the growth of the Ego Sword for himself. However, it was very likely that beginner and intermediate users might just wear the sword down to uselessness while hunting, and throw it away.

Even though it was called an Ego Sword, it didn’t appear to be more than a magic item, with one or two defensive options attached. So while advertizing it as a strange item, he put it up for sale on the notice board.

-Something curious has happened. A sword I picked up on the road has lightning damage. It’s attack was 31 to 46. It’s an item with lightning damage +2 attached, but after hunting for a week, I wanted to repair it, so I had it identified and found that the attack had been raised by 1. Also, the lightning damage increased by 3. Now I’m using a different sword, but… what do you think?

The replies were.

-It’s short-term memory loss.
 -Please drink your rice wine in moderation.
-That sword, could I see it for a bit? I’m not saying to just give it to me, I will definitely
 return it.
 -I am a starter without a home, please sell it to me for 300 gold.

“If you’re not at least an intermediate or an advanced user, it’s hard to recognize the attributes of an ego sword.”

He had even thought that the blacksmith skill was something Dwarves were born with; however, it was hardly a suitable skill because of the Dwarves’ weakness in Magicl ability. An elven blacksmith or a human blacksmith might be able to make a better Ego Sword. Because Fabio was frustrated at not being able to use it, he was ready to give it up.

Beginner’s Magic Sword Crafting 1(3%) : Magic Swords can be produced. A completed magic sword will have special abilities related to the characteristics of the material used. Magicl abilities can be placed into the sword and used.

This was now the skill that Fabio was most focused on and expected the most from.

“I will make the best magic-enhanced swords.”

It wasn’t an impossible task. A few magic items can be obtained from exploring deep dungeons or from hunting ancient monsters. These items can be used to drive the creation of the ultimate magic sword.

“An authentic magic sword is something that only a blacksmith, and not a wizard could make.”

A sword that a wizard has enhanced with all his mana can grant Magicl benefits for a few
 uses. But a blacksmith can create a sword that has these readily available. It was a special skill that Fabio had obtained after taking and defeating countless blacksmith quests.

Magic Sword Smithing is the hidden skill of Dwarven blacksmiths, it is most despised by dragon Akryong K. Bern. Ordinary swords can’t even scratch Akryong’s hide, and fighting against a dragon with magic is extremely reckless. It is believed that the only way Akryong can successfully be hunted is if a Dwarven blacksmith stabs him with a sword and uses magic to set off an explosion around the wound.

To find the secret to Magic Sword manufacturing, explore the dungeon where the Dwarven blacksmiths once lived.
- Difficulty: Blacksmith job-change quest
 - Restrictions: Limited to Dwarven blacksmiths 

Secretly, he led his guild to go and defeat the job-change quest.
A magic sword’s attack was generally stronger than an ordinary sword, and whenever it absorbs blood, it increases character growth. Because it has less adverse side-effects than the Ego Sword, it may even be better to use as a main weapon.

Ttang! Ttang! Ttang!

Fabio silently hammered the steel.

“The ultimate weapon and near-perfect armour, with these, a blacksmith can stand tall at the center of the Versailles continent

He couldn’t rest, for at this moment on the Versailles continent, other blacksmiths were
 sweating away. Evenso, Fabio was someone who suppressed and hid his own talent, no one on the Versailles continent could match him.

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The Red Mercenary Guild. A vast guild whose influence had spread across more than a single country of the Versailles continent.

Only mercenaries with a level of 280 or higher were allowed to join. In each country they operated in, they built branch offices, and they had wisely gained control of the entire territory surrounding the affluent Nemir lake.

They had conquered a vast territory for themselves, including 5 castles and 28 cities.

The Crimson Mercenary Guild held their meetings in Haryun castle, the castle closest to Nemir lake.

“About the God of War Weed.”
 “Guild leader, why don’t we subjugate him already?”

Maren, the leader of the Red Mercenary guild, nodded his head.

“If it’s Weed, there are plenty of reasons for crushing him.”

The glory they could receive from fighting and defeating the God of War Weed! For the Red Mercenary Guild, who schemed supremacy of the whole Versailles continent, the thought filled them with greed.

But there were still mercenaries whose heads shook in disapproval.

“In Continent of Magic, mercenaries were like heroes. It would be unreasonable for us,
 the representatives of the mercenaries, to crush him.”

“Justification is needed. If we attack him without any reasons, others will say that we’re
 no different than brigands?”

“What does justification matter. We have to think about our honour! It’s an
 opportunity to gain the honor of fighting and winning against the God of War Weed.”

“We don’t really know whether we will receive honor or condemnation.”

The 20 senior mercenaries refused to yield their position, and continued to argue.

At first, the mercenary guild’s chief Maren had felt the desire to crush Weed as well, but
 after hearing the opposing arguments, he was forced to rethink his position.

There could be glory. Killing the God of War Weed would offer a glorious title.

However, the users who crushed Weed would also receive a lot of antipathy. Even the users from the Continent of Magic didn’t hate Weed. Even in Royal Road, he was the most popular person amongst all of the general users. He had a reputation as high as Bard Ray’s, the certified strongest of the Hermes guild.

If a guild went against Weed, who was idolized by users for defeating impossible quests, it
 was unknown whether or not the guild would benefit from it.

Napgell, one of the senior mercenaries, spoke up.

“If the whole guild went against the God of War Weed and crushed him under foot, what kind of honour would we be able to obtain? Among all of you, is there anyone who is confident
 that they can win in a one-on-one fight with Weed?”

“……”

With that, the whole group became silent. Even Maren knew that he couldn’t speak carelessly here. Weed had never publicly revealed his level or skills.

“It’s difficult to see him as just a regular sculptor. What could fight like Weed did at the
 Palrangka Conflict?”

“……”

They saw it for themselves, he’s able to wield a sword with such skill even when the odds of victory are low and the chances of survival non-existent. he’d proven to be a person with great mental strength.

The regular users were excited about Weed. Because of his courage, he was someone who would throw everything he had into a challenge.

“When just looking at his capability in battle, there are not many here who’ve the
 confidence to match him. A Sculptor may not be his true job either.”

“Napgell, what are you saying……?”

“I’m saying that we can’t be complacent about his job being a Sculptor. He has shown us Necromancer magic and physical prowess as well, so we don’t even know the first thing about his true job.”

Though Maren was ranked among the top 50 in Royal Road, he had no idea of his opponent’s true ability. Given the battle capability Weed had shown in the battle against the Bone dragon, and looking back at the quests Weed had completed, Maren was quite reasonably concerned.

‘When we go into battle, we have our whole guild behind us. The confidence to go on such quests alone…. Obviously, we lack it. Finally, putting aside levels, his battle sense is at least a few times better than mine.’

There was not much information known about Weed. In a one-on-one battle with many variables, even if Weed was defeated he could inflict extreme damage.

For rankers of Maren’s level, getting back their lost levels and proficiencies if they died was very difficult. Rankers would suffocate if they had to die and lose hard earned resources, it was much better for them to hold a contest with their rivals.

Besides, the battle with Weed would definitely be broadcast on television, and videos would be uploaded. If you were defeated on such a battlefield, there was also the danger that you would lose all honour.

Maren understood the situation clearly!

‘Our guild’s companies would be cut down in droves by the ice dragon, the phoenix, and the wyverns …. All this along with the magic that a single necromancer can use, makes for an
 extreme headache.’

The power of a necromancer’s magic had been confirmed.

Those who had taken the job for themselves could see that its constitution was weak, and it was a difficult job to raise. There were some truly terrible imbalances, but it was a job that many people had converted to because of Weed’s broadcasts where he’d shown his bone-chilling figure(TL Note: so many puns to make here. Literal translation is shivering, so we could spine-tingling or bone-rattling)

“With the necromancer’s magic thrown into the mix…. the one who is called the God of War has no weak-points in his battle ability.”

He imagined a scene where Weed publicly slit Maren’s throat while laughing cruelly.

“Gulp.”

Maren could not act recklessly.

“I don’t think we would lose, but there are still many problems to worry about.”

“Besides, if we sent a campaign to the North, it could also present a good opportunity for our enemies who’ve been waiting for a chance to strike at us. ”

The Red Mercenary guild had as many enemies as it had influence. It wasn’t in a position
 where it could turn out its main forces for an indefinite amount of time.

“Are you saying that the guild could be attacked while we are trying to catch Weed?”

“Of course. While we send soldiers to the the North, our territory is bound to be vulnerable. Isn’t it reasonable to consider what other guilds will do? Like it or not, it is more beneficial to focus on our own territories than to try and grab honour by catching Weed.”

Though there were many other competing mercenary guilds, there was nothing to stop them from cooperating and attacking their guild together. This task was something that could trouble the Red Mercenary guild in many ways.

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Weed sold off most of the loot, leaving only a few pieces. He intended to find separate buyers for the large and ostentatious Sapphire crystal, Jordiah’s Seal, the diamonds, and Israen’s magic armour.

“It would be good if I could sell the large crystal to a noble after I refine it with sculpting
 and make it into an ornament… it also wouldn’t be bad if I saved it for when I need to create
 a light sculpture. The remaining items can be passed on through the auction-house or
 through the Dark Gamer’s Union.”

A vanity table and a dinner table made from crystal! These articles would be hard to sell in the North, but they were luxury goods that would sell for a high price in a kingdom from the central continent.

After Weed sold the miscellaneous items, he walked over to Morata with Rover. The people recognized him, greeted him accordingly.

“Welcome Lord.”

“Lord, they say you’ve succeeded in a great quest once again… later, please make sure to tell us your story. My son says that he definitely wants to be like you when he grows up.”

“Count of Morata, I am a trader from the Rintol kingdom. It is an honour to meet such a
 famous adventurer.”

Because of the enormous fame he had obtained from fighting at the Wailing River, even NPCs from the central continent would greet him warmly.

“These delicious apples were grown in our front-yard. Please try these, they are our tastiest apples that we saved especially for you, Lord.”

A woman handed him a basketful of apples! While taking the fruit to be sold at the market, she had seen the lord and offered the fruit to him.

Weed took the fruit basket and ate a well-ripened red apple while making a loud crunching sound.

“Rover, you should eat one too.”

He tossed a worm-ridden apple to Rover. The bull stuck out his tongue, caught the apple, opened his mouth wide, and crunched it up.

Weed proceeded to give him a lesson.

“Rover, from one person to another, if there’s hard work to be done you should help out. Haven’t you noticed that this sort of thing happens because of our everyday actions?”

Rover didn’t fully believe him, but just nodded his head while absorbed in his desire to eat the rest of the basket full of apples.

Morata was very different from the last time they had come. On the sturdy bridge serving as the entryway to the lord’s castle, mystical figures had been sculpted. Sculptors, artists, and painters had come to Morata and enriched the city.

“A shopping district is being made!”

“I’m a painter, please take me with you.”

“I’m a sculptor, I would like to participate. I’ll decorate your ceiling!”

When construction quests appeared, artists joined together to construct beautiful buildings. With its crystal clear river and lake, Morata’s beautiful sights continued to increase. Large ornaments could even be seen hung in Morata’s town square.

Adventurer Spenson’s headdress of Angkia!

Lady Angkia’s headdress
Durability 80/80. City ornament.
Metal-worked item of great archaeological value.Option : The whole town’s commercial development speed increases by 10%.
Experience gained from adventures increases by 1.5%.

Spenson was a very distinguished adventurer of Royal Road, but he had come to the North
 and displayed the headdress he had excavated in Morata.

Adventurers can decorate or exhibit a special kind of excavated item in a town. These items can also be sold at a very high price, but when donated to a town, there are massive increases in fame.

Another effect is that their intimacy with the townsfolk increases, and items can be bought very cheaply. The price they get for these goods are much better than they would get from regular merchants.

Furthermore, they will have the highest popularity with bartenders! People will also look for them specifically to offer them quests.

Spenson saw that in the future, Morata would grow to become the center of the North, and
 so had left the excavated item here.

Returning to Morata after a long time felt like experiencing an exciting adventure.

“It’s pretty.”

“It was a good decision to come here, right?”

“Uh-huh. The atmosphere is nice.”

One of the changes was the sight of many couples swarming like cockroaches on the bridge because of the good view of the surrounding buildings. As many beginners were starting in Morata, many couples were forming. A love that sprouts while hunting rabbits and foxes!

The sale of the large amount of items consumed by beginners, was the backbone of Morata’s economic development.

In Versailles continent’s eastern Rosenheim kingdom, there is nothing to cause such an influx of new users so as they outnumber the villagers from a lively town. There, it is common to see the sight of beginners with their starting equipment of a wooden sword and ten pieces of barley bread, which they eat sparingly while completing quests inside the city.

Morata, a delightful city that is full of vitality! You could see the growth that had occurred while Weed was away.

When beginners appeared, shops also quickly sprang up. Not just shops with cheap odds and ends, but shops that contained pretty decent purchases.

Traders, and people who wanted to build their own house had at first been stingy with artwork.

“What kind of help will that give……”
 “Just build it quicker. Make the warehouse a bit wider as well.”

However, buildings filled with excellent art had much better business. Even if the stores sell the same items, the store with a beautiful building attracts more people, so in Morata, investing in sculptures and paintings was no longer just a luxury.

Sculptors, painters, and architects gathered to create an incomparably beautiful city.

“The song that will be played today is called (A night in a goblin dungeon).”

Every street corner was furnished with a small stage for acts. In a narrow space 5 steps wide, bards would sing songs and play musical instruments. It was a sight that could normally only be seen in the city of artists, Rhodium.

In Morata, artists, bards, and architects were respected. The money that Weed had shed blood and tears for, was put to work by the village elder to attract many artists.

In other cities or castles, 0% of funds was spent on developing culture, or at the very most 1%. However, in Morata, 10 times as much funds were committed to culture.

There were many beginner bards, but there were also bards whose names were known
 throughout the Versailles continent, who visited Morata to play lively music, and added to
 Morata’s charms.

The bars, smithies, weapon shops, and armour shops were crowded by the beginners.
 There were so many users in the streets that it was like a festival.

“I wonder how much has changed while I was away. Area Information Window!”

Ttiring!

The Morata Area
A region that once belonged to Niflheim empire. The most prosperous part of the northern Versailles continent, it continues to grow. Merchants are busy trading with the many customers in their stores.With the artists stretching their wings, many tourists are being drawn to Morata. Due to culture, there are many immigrants, which is creating more jobs. The new incoming population are keen to do any kind of work.
Military : 47 Economy : 821 Culture : 1,130
Technology : 310 Religious Influence : 9 Area Administration : 22
Influence on the surrounding areas : 41%Influence from the Niflheim empire : 3.6% (Military, Economy, Culture, Techniques, and
Religion are still deeply dependant on and connected to the Empire’s influence.)
Urban Development : 106 Sanitation : 41 Security : 69%
The water system is clean and well maintained and new homes are being built.However, due the explosive increase in the population size, there is not enough to fulfill their needs. The new population wants a larger investment in security.
There is a desire to expand the city into a wider area, which requires an increased effort to subjugate the monsters.
There are people who faintly remember the festivities that took place a while ago.
The large number of sculptures are making the people’s lives happier. A few more paintings are needed.
There is an enduring trust in the artists who, by supporting the town, enhance its reputation. The people take pride in the fact that there are more artworks here than in any other city, and it is expected that the investments into the arts guilds will continue.
The sewing industry’s techniques have been inherited unbroken from its past. There is a bright outlook for the industry’s future, with the appearance of many more tailors.
While their techniques for handling iron are still basic, there are many new blacksmiths now producing weapons and armour.
The faith of this area is predominantly belief in the goddess Freya. The people’s faith is strong and will not be easily changed. The Church of Freya’s influence can be seen in the benefits to vitality, satisfaction, and fertility that are enjoyed by the people of Morata.
Specialties : Leather, Cloth, and Artwork.
Total population : 168,101.
Monthly Tax Income : 178,045 Gold.City’s Operational Expenses : Military 5%, Economic Development 32%, Cultural Investment 14%, Monster Subjugation Quests 9%, City Maintenance 31%, Offering to The Church of Freya 9%.
There was a population increase, commercial development, and an explosive increase in tax income from the influx of mercenaries and adventurers.


“Haah.”(Or sigh)

Weed’s face went expressionless. Then, the corners of his mouth went up, and the muscles of his face quivered, as he tried to hold back laughter. He was so happy that he wanted to roll around on the ground laughing, but it’s better to do that sort of thing at home, in order to save face.

“It’s nothing much. Tsk tsk… It’s still just a primitive and rural village.”

Weed was cheerful, although his eyebrows were furrowed giving him an angry expression. Even his cheeks were quivering!

The fact that the offering to the church of Freya had shrunk from 15% to 9% was especially satisfying.

“While the amount of income has increased, the micro-management seems to have been done automatically.”

The size of the offering has increased, but compared to the increase in income, the actual
 percentage has decreased.

With the budget increasing, the cost of investments into culture, military, economic
 development, and city maintenance has steadily become lighter.

With the explosive growth in the number of beginners, it had become a respectable mid-sized city.

”Of course, even with all the people gathered here, I still can’t gather much in taxes…..”

Even on the street where Weed was, 86 out of a 100 people were beginners. Low taxes, adventure, free hunting grounds, and the Tower of Light. Because of Morata’s many advantages, there was a massive beginner population.

“When these beginners raise their levels, there will be an explosive increase in tax income!”

He had hopes for a rosy future. The happy thoughts that only a lord knew.

Naturally, Morata also had many disadvantages.

It didn’t have any churches apart from the church of Freya. Users who wanted to become priests, were unfortunate in that they had only a narrow selection.

Because technological development was low, and there weren’t many blacksmiths, only
 low-quality weapons and armour were available. The amount produced each day was also
 limited, so by morning, all the weapon and armour stores were sold out.

Even in shops for beginner weapons, extra money had to be paid to make a purchase, so the beginners had a lot of complaints.

Mapan aimed for that niche, importing weapons at a cheaper price and making a lot of profit.

But Weed didn’t worry much about it.

“To deal with this scarcity, a lot of blacksmiths will probably appear later.”

If you need to adjust an armour’s weight, maintain it, or strengthen it, a blacksmith is
 needed! In Morata, the respect that blacksmiths received was slowly becoming as much as the respect reserved for priests.

Despite the many shortcomings, adventure-loving beginners were still growing while helping each other out.

Weed was looking to take a few steps outside the city area.

In the granary, wheat, barley, and other crops were densely packed. The wheat that the
 priests of the church of Freya had blessed with fertility had so many grains that their stems
 were bending.

There was even a significant number of workers who, bearing pickaxes,went to mine in the
 neighbouring mountains.

“You have to scrounge up every penny.”
 “Indeed, you need money in order to survive.”
 “If the price of weapons are too expensive, then people can’t hunt freely.”
 “But the weapon prices are staying the same. The price of armour is truly at an unspeakable level.”
 “Whew, this is the kind of armour for Warriors who are overly focussed on defense. Instead, you should just go hunting with a priest of Freya.”

Even beginners were carrying pickaxes on the way to the mines.

You didn’t have to be a miner to dig with a pickaxe. If you were a sturdy warrior, swordsman, or knight candidate, there was nothing to complain about. To earn money, the beginners straightened theirs shoulders and marched into the coal mine.

“It’s a very enjoyable sight.”

The corners of Weed’s mouth finally rose. A perfectly reproduced rotten smile!

Morata’s healthy economy was an efficient exploitation of its people.




CHAPTER 3 : MORATA’S LORD (COMPLETED)
Credit to Anonymreading(RRL)

Yun Na-Hee had high expectations.

“I have the chance to meet him directly.”

To meet Lee Hyun!
 She couldn’t get a contract with 3 phone calls, so she decided to set a time to meet up and bring the contract form with her.

Lee Hyun had left a strong impression on her, even if she was the secretary of the president of CTS Media, and just thinking about Lee Hyun made her heart tremble.

“He is probably thinking of 3 billion like chump change you’d find on the street.”

He hung up on the first phone call, which informed him that his account had a successful bid of 3.09 billion won.

That time’s shock was still fresh in her memories, and not yet forgotten.

She took exclusive responsibility in negotiations and also had to hold a conversation with the 8 people from the heroes program.

Back then, it was too bad that Lee Hyun’s level was only 219. Yun Na-Hee was also a user in Royal Road, and a rather higher level.

It was ridiculous, but she saw the program briefly – solving the vampire quest, the quest about the war with the undead legion, the dragon hunt, and the fall of the Embinyu fort!

She only saw his appearance from other broadcasting companies’ videos. As orc Karichwi, commanding that many orcs and dark elves, his imposing figure was too cool!

Yun Na-Hee was a big enough fan of the orc, Karichwi, that she would have printed a large picture of him and put it on her wall.

“Hmm, should I suddenly call him?”

Yu Na-Hee was someone who usually called people without giving a thought. She was a secretary in a president’s office, yet she was trembling at the thought of calling Lee Hyun.

Yun Na-Hee pressed Lee Hyun’s telephone number to calm down her mind. The phone rang twice before someone on the other side picked it up.

Click!

“Hello, I am Yoon Na-Hee. Do you remember me?”

She spoke with a sweet voice filled with affection. For a moment, she worried if the person was Lee Hyun, but fortunately, it seemed to be the right person.

- Who is it?

Lee Hyun’s blunt voice was heard through the phone. Yoon Na-Hee, who was already nervous, could not help but panic.

“Well, I am Yoon Na Hee.”

Around the third call, his memory was able to recognize her name.

- Is that so?

“……”

- Do not keep calling me, I am busy.

Be-e-e-e-

Lee Hyun had hung up the phone.

***

Weed, in the past, had carved the Tower of Light. There was even a big crowd of tourists at the hill in the middle of the day, waiting until evening to see the Tower of Light.

Weed had made so many sculptures at the hill, that it deserved to be called a great sculpture park. In the Versailles continent, the park of lights had already become a fairly famous hill.

In addition, from the hill there was a landscape view of the Lord’s castle and the town of Morata! The pretty buildings, and the statue of the goddess Freya included, were visible from there.

Weed and Yellowy climbed up to that place.

“The Lord of Morata.”

“The Lord? The sculptor who carved the Tower of Light.”

“God of War, Weed.”

The tourists who saw Weed climb up the hill exclaimed one after the other. Weed passed by them, settled near a sculpture on the hill, and pulled out his carving knife.

“It is necessary for the quest to make something.”

He realized that the Leader of the Alliance quest had limitations. Due to being a sculptor, compared to others, his stats are rather high, but he has less fighting abilities.

‘The power of the leader can no longer be used anymore, so whether it is Barkhan or King Hydra, they will never show up unconditionally.’

Weed had used all his fortunes to fight the battle. The power of the leader stored in the cane was exhausted, the rest, in the durability of the copper, was not enough to use death’s sentence. He was supposed to do part 2 of the 3-stage quest but he had used up all his money.

At most, if he suffered a death from an S-level difficulty quest, the goals of phase 1 were accomplished. If he failed step 2 and step 3, it would be even more unfair since all the work done would be useless.

***

Crunch.
 There was a crunching sound whenever he moved the carving knife to cut the rocks. Freya did not reject other religions. So, he was going to create a personal statue of Lu.

The Church of Lu worshipped light and was a natural enemy of the monsters who attacked under the cover of darkness. In order to improve public safety, it would not be bad to have a personal statue of Lu.

‘For enormous statues, durability should be good, so the foundation should be made with rocks as materials.’

Weed quickly sculptured the foundation by cutting the rocks. The sculpture was made the same size as the Tower of Light!

Statues of Lu were built all over Versailles continent. Unlike the statue of Freya, the forms that were carved were vague since this did not require much time.

“From now on, everything I do is important.”

The weed sighed deeply. It was a waste to use such a material, but this much investment was needed. Sculpting advanced level 6 – if he made a sculpture, just a little more and he would soon reach level 7.

“Although this is really precious ……”

Weed identified the metal debris obtained from Embinyu fortress. The materials had high solidity, but not too high for the blacksmith, so he melted the broken pieces of gold.

“Oh God, so precious…..”

The completed gold item emitted a yellowish color. Whenever he improved his blacksmith skills, the thinner he could apply the gold.

In technical terms, gilding!

“This much is not even half of what would be…”

Weed dissolved all the gold fragments, but it was not enough to cover the huge statue completely.

“Let’s try mixing some impurities?”

Weed shook his head. If the purity of gold was lower, it would deal a serious blow to the sculpture.

“It should be 24k gold, unconditionally.”

Weed also dissolved the ancient gold coins and the gold obtained through hunting.

“Oh God, such a waste.”

The tourists could not repress their astonishment.

“Is sculptor Weed going to make a large statue now? ”

“He is going to cover it with gold, I see.”

They were curious about what kind of look the personal statue of Lu would be created with. Whatever it is, the expectations in their minds ought to be the most intense just before completion.

As time went by, the tourists coming to see the Tower of Light, the pyramid, and the sculpture of the goddess Freya made by Weed, were increasing.

“How much of Morata’s tax do you think he will gain if he invests into sculptures like that?”

“Well, I suppose the Lord must be stinking rich.”

“All swindlers are thieves. With all the users rushing to the northern part, how much money has been earned already?”

They were showing their envy of the rich people. However, Weed’s fame was enormous.

“Do not criticize our Lord for that!”

“That’s right. How could you, when our lord maintains low tax rates for us?”

“He uses his own money to create sculptures, and goes so far as to ruin himself to build up buildings. Such a great Lord…”

“Is it not a good reason for you to give a penny more than the market price? Boo hoo.”

The female beginners shed tears of regret for accusing him of ripping them off after hearing his story.

“If he receives more money, he’ll invest it in Morata. It’ll also benefit us!”

The users listened to a summarized version of how the Lord was a living saint – a great favorite of the residents!

Weed started to relax as the tension with the tourists began to die down.

“Not a drop can be spilled.”

Before long, all of the head was covered. Then, the head of Lu’s statue was sparkling in a golden color under the sunlight. He embedded blue gems in the eyes.

The golden head, and the eyes that seem to be staring far way… Starting from the head, the statue of the proud sun god was being completed little by little.
“Oh.”

“It’s beautiful.”

The sight of the finished statue was being broadcasted live via the internet by the tourists.

Weed made a golden statue of Lu. It was completed with majestic features, holding a large bow and an arrow.

Usually, the sculptor would be filled with emotions by simply making the statue, but Weed now has a history of making large-scale sculptures.

So, while creating, he left a little bit of extra materials in advance to be able to put the equipment with the statue.
Ding!

You completed a religious statue of Lu!
Since the giant statue was made with faith by Weed, the born sculptor, it is a masterpiece. The statue of Lu, one of the gods in Versailles continent who symbolizes the sun, has been completed. This artwork covered with pure gold, will be highly valued by the Church of Lu.
Artistic value: The work of the sculpting master Weed: 9, 112.
Special Options:
- Those who gaze upon the statue of Lu will gain a 23% increase in health and mana regeneration for a day.
- Priests of Lu will have their divine power increased by 12% during the day. Also, the probability of failing divine magic is reduced.
- Paladins of Lu with the power of faith, their morale will not drop and their courage will be increased to the maximum value.
- Strength increases by 12.
- Vitality is increased by a maximum of 20%.
- Health is increased by a maximum of 25%.
- The probability of item drop increased by 7% during hunting for a day.
- Effects do not stack with other sculptures.
- Completed number of religious sculptures until now: 1
- Sculpting skill proficiency has improved.
- Handicraft skill has reached advanced level 7. Ability to use tools or hands is further increased by 8% and various areas will be affected.
- Fame has risen by 499.
- Art stat has increased by 35.
- Strength has increased by 3.
- You have created a religious statue. Your intimacy with the Church of Lu has increased – you will be able to receive favors from them. The chance of Lu’s priests visiting Morata will increase.
- In return for creating a religious statue, all stats are increased by an additional 2 points.
 

He successfully created a religious sculpture! Also, Weed’s sculpting skills only had about 17% remaining until level 7.

“1 or 2 magna opera and it will be enough.”

Although his sculpting stat had increased enough, its growth rate had slowed down. But this situation was satisfactory enough.

“For now, enough of large-scale sculptures using stone.”

A statue of thieves at night and a barbarian statue were statues that were time consuming to make, but won’t look good for Morata.

It would be in vain to make a thief sculpture, even though thieving would decline and security would increase, since it wasn’t much of an important issue.

A barbarian statue cannot be placed here because of the sturdy build of the race, and it might frighten the residents.

Weed caught the carving knife upside down. A lot of tourists were driven to come to see the statue of Lu, so it was the time to cook before it got too late.

***

“Weed, the Lord of Morata!”

In Morata, users enjoyed hunting and adventures. Many of the hunting parties had a great interest in Weed. They came from the center of the continent to the North since there were stronger monsters and more quests.

Tourists, or beginners that had just started, did not care that much about Weed. Although Weed was a famous person, they weren’t really interested. However, Weed was a target of respect, or a competitor to surpass, for the warriors.

“Let’s go meet Weed.”

“Do you know where Weed is?”

Although the news was learned early, there was quite a distance to go from their hunting ground until the northern part. In return, they were late.

The party, which had just returned from their hunting, were inquiring about the rumors of Weed’s deeds in the town. There was a merchant who knew about Weed.

“Lord Weed?”

“Yes, that Weed.”

“Oh, you came to go sightseeing. Over there, the rocky mountains, he just made a sculpture.”

“A sculpture?”

“Yes, a very long and tedious work. Going to see it the day after tomorrow is about tolerable.”

The warrior Hon was puzzled by the merchant.

“Making a sculpture?”

The paladin Billeo replied with a slightly tense voice.

“For his class to be sculptor is ridiculous.”

“I heard some talks about the sculptor who was the Lord of Morata, but for him to be a sculptor does not make sense. Weed, at least the one we saw, is not that sort of character.”

In the Continent of Magic, they died a lot through getting killed by Weed. They remembered Weed’s delighted look while slaughtering his enemies efficiently!

Hon said in disbelief:

“A sculptor…unlike the rumors, you think he might not be God of War, Weed?”

The warrior Garrick took the first step.

“Let’s go see it with our own eyes. Isn’t it pointless to stay here talking like this?”

The seven person hunting party, including Hon, Billeo, and Garrick, headed for the rocky mountains.

Going to the right would be complicated. On the road to the rocky mountain, there were a lot of tourists and novice users. It was full of novice users with blooming, smiling faces, moving towards the rocky mountains!

“Wow, he’s the best.”

“Starting at Morata is really great. Without looking at these sculptures, we wouldn’t be able to go hunting.”

He was able to fully understand the mind of the novice users. Hon’s starting town was a deserted mining town. In order to grow faster than others, he deliberately chose an out-of-the-way mining town.

Later on, he went to a bigger city, but he didn’t remember seeing many works of art. He heard the rumor about the sculpture of a pyramid created in Rosenheim Kingdom and was a little envious.

For novices who lack so much, it was impressive how sculptures were a great help to them. The party, including Hon, climbed up the rocky mountains by following the process.

There were a lot of people on the rocky mountains, and by the time they climbed up it was getting dark. Magicians were not in the line since they could fly by taking advantage of flying magic, and were envied. Garrick proposed:

“We won’t go that way, let’s fly.”

“We’ll do it like that?”

The magician Easton casted flying magic and launched the party into the air. Then, users flocked to him.

“Magician-nim, can you cast flying magic on us too?”

“We are also floating! Magician-nim, thank you.”

“A magician.”

Just because of flying magic, Easton became a famous person. Not inferior to famous celebrities. Confirming from the air that many users gathered near Easton, Hon nodded.

“We will go first.”

Clearly, Easton was abandoned.

“Take care magician, and catch up with us.”

Flying through the air with magic, the party rose to the rocky mountains. In addition to the Tower of Light, there was another completed large sculpture on the rocky mountains.

Only Heinz, one of the members of the party who was a priest of Lu, was deeply impressed.

“This is the statue of Lu …”

The impact of the sculpture!
 Because of the effects on faith and divine magic on Heinz, hunting in Morata will become much more efficient. The priests of Freya had already enjoyed this result.

Around the statue, the effects of blessing or healing are more efficient compared with other magic. Meeting the goddess Freya led to the gathering of male priests and an abundance of guilds.

“The priests of Lu are coming to Morata a lot.”

With the coming and going of many priests and paladins, a proper temple will be built soon.

“Where is Weed?”

Hon scanned the area near the Tower of Light. Finding a specific user was difficult since there were too many tourists there under the dusky night of Morata. Billeo pointed a finger at one point.

“What is that thing over there?”

What the torch es were revealing was unusual; people were standing in line only to buy and eat something.

“Let’s go see.”

Hon, Billeo, and others who were flying in the sky landed near that place. An enormous banner that was hung in a prominent place was showing the food menu.

“Look at that.”

“Huh?”

Dragon soup: 120 gold.
King Hydra Noodles: 100 gold
Skeleton bone hangover soup (soup to chase a hangover): 13 gold
Dragon meat roasted with seasonings (1 portion 150 grams): 380 gold
King Hydra meat roasted with seasonings (1 portion 100 grams): 80 gold
Place of Origin: River of Lamentation banks. Only fresh meat served.

” Urg!”

The content and the charge fees threw the party into shock.

“Come on, come on! Cheap, cheap! Gentlemen, such meat that you have not seen! Dragon meat! Spicy soup made from the meat of the Dragon.”

The solicitations of the chef’s speech were heard.

“This is too expensive.”

“But when can we try to eat such meat?”

“Right, soup from a killed dragon. Really?”

The customers who were standing in line were taking the food.

“This should be where Weed is?”

Hon shook his head side to side, but unfortunately, that guess was true. Then, Billeo asked the customers who standing in line waiting and they told him the truth.

“The chef is Weed.”

“God of War…that Weed?

“I don’t know, but it is Weed the Lord of Morata.”

“Are you sure?”

“Many people know about Weed.”

To make the colossal statue of the goddess Freya, the locals were mobilized in the labor. The quest to join was a very good one, and because of it, he knew what Weed’s face.

“What does food have to do with making a sculpture?”

“Completing Lu’s statue has gathered a lot of tourists. Morata’s residents and users also came here to see Weed. Weren’t you intimated by the great number of users?”

Hon nodded his head. For what he saw, there wasn’t much of a crowd of people unless it was a big city like the capital of a kingdom.

For there to be such a crowd of people in the Northern part in Morata was truly amazing.

“So, in a sense, to treat the people who are gathered here today, he is selling food.”

“Cooking…who can buy something so expensive to eat?”

“Weed is trying to sell cheap, but I find that this much has to be said about the price. Do not be surprised. It doesn’t say that if you eat 1kg of dragon meat, your vitality increases by 20, your maximum health by 120, and your strength by 7.”

Hon’s eyes glared at him with an unbelievable look in them.

“You really mean that? Is such a thing possible with cooking?”

“The effects have already been confirmed by many people.”

“That much gold to get some King Hydra or dragon meat is not expensive.”

Regarding that, Hon and Garrick were able to understand it. Rather, it was an opportunity to eat rare cooking. Something that could raise up stats permanently was a benefit.

“Why not give it a try once?”

“I will. I want to try eating dragon meat. Given the opportunity to raise stats up, and yet not eating it, I’ll regret it many times.”

Hon, Garrick, Billeo, and others stood in the line. The greed for stats for any profession was intense.

Although wisdom and intelligence were more important to magicians, given the opportunity to improve strength and agility, they would not hesitate to take it.

When nurturing one’s body, there is no division in profession, gender, or age. The number of customers buying that food to eat was gradually increasing.

***

A dragon seemed to be swimming in the soup literally!

King Hydra’s exorbitant meat was made into black-bean-sauce noodles (a korean dish) using wheat flour noodles! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jajangmyeon
 Skeleton bone hangover soup with almost no flesh on them!

But nevertheless, stats such as strength, agility, and vitality raise up by 1 or 2 points.

The finest cooking materials, Imugi and Hydra’s meat, their complementary permanent effects were due to cooking skills.

“Nevertheless, business is hard the first time. When it starts, it is going well, but due to the surge of clients, it is getting hectic.”

The most difficult thing in a business was the tax!

However in Morata, even if one payed taxes normally, eventually the money will return back in Weed’s pocket.

Morata’s residents were hired by Weed to help work in the kitchen. Clients were flocking to the prepared dishes; it was jackpot place to make money.

As long as it was the food business, making a lot of profits was rare in the industry.

Moreover, that is if there was only a chance of liberally charging overpriced like now!


- Cooking skill proficiency has increased. 

In addition, his cooking skills have raised 2 levels from intermediate level 6, up until level 8 now.

At the river of Lamentation, he diligently built up his alcoholic beverage brewing skill.

Being already passed level 7 was all because of the circumstances, since King Hydra and Imugi meat itself were such valuable food that his cooking skill proficiency rose rapidly.

Even a stockpile phenomenon was happening to obtain Imugi meat. Because the amount of meat was predetermined, in order to buy each other, there was an uproar.

“Weed, only 7 portions here please.”

“I’ll buy 12 servings.”

Bingryong frozen meat, imported through Yellowy! As soon as the meat was thawed, it sold like hotcakes.

Because they were burning a campfire and were directly grilling meat to eat, the smoke rose from all directions on the rocky mountains.

“There is also Imugi bone soup for sale.”

When selling meat, it was indispensable to get the drinks ready.

“King dew 30 gold, Baekseju 80 gold. Quantity is limited, so please purchase early.”

Weed sold all the alcoholic beverages that he brewed this time. Because it was individual sales rather than restaurants sales, he could get a higher price.

***

The adventurers arrived at the ruins of the Embinyu fortress.

“Hmm, here was a ferocious battlefield.”

“Something might appear in such an eerie atmosphere.”

Hon, Garrick, Billeo and others went to the banks of the river of Lamentation by the evening. Yesterday, they ate Hydra and Imugi meat until their stats no longer rose anymore, and they have only small change left.

“I ate a lot. Especially the 20 silver for a geun (600 grams) of meat offered. I enjoyed the priceless meat.”

When Weed heard their words of gratitude, he was moved to tears. After eating the food, they were going to use the portal, but Morata’s soldiers and paladins prevented them.

“Cannot be used.”

Hon asked politely.

“Do we need to be commissioned? Is there some kind of quest?”

The soldiers shook their head at their questions concerning the permission to use the portal.

“Must pay a fee to use.”

“How much?”

“350 gold per person.”

Too busy spending all their money on eating meat, Hon and his companions fell into an awkward situation. The companions asked, watching the Hon.

“What do we do?”

“What can we do? We need to make money.”

The magician, Easton, browsed through his pockets one by one. Although usually he was making money by producing magic items, but due to eating food and drinking alcohol, his pockets were empty.

“This won’t do. Why not take this opportunity to dispose of the items unusable?”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, let’s take this time to organize the backpack.”

The party sold the older and used swords and armor, and then set aside ore separately. Cherished and commemorated items were also sold to raise the funds for hunting.

It was true that the fee was a little expensive to enter a portal, but since it was for a better hunting ground, it was worth paying full price.

So they came to the temple of the Matallost Church, and moved to the Embinyu fortress. At any moment, something might rise up, like a bunch of skeletons from the collapsed walls and towers.

Trapped into the chilly mist by the river, Hon, like his party, moved through the portal. More than 80 people were there.

The travellers, filled with excitement to start this new and dangerous expedition, came near the river of Lamentation where they saw the broadcasted battlefield against the Embinyu Church and looked around.

At that time, Weed walked from the plains side. Flapping his black cloak, he was moving his footsteps straightforward to the Embinyu fortress. Weed arrived in the ruins and spoke to the people who were sightseeing the fortress.

“Ladies and gentlemen, perhaps…you don’t need a quest?”

“……?”

“I can share a quest that I received. Quest difficulty is B.”

Weed was too vague, so it would be difficult to solve it.

“What’s the quest about?”

One blonde female elementalist asked, curious.

God of War Weed.
 Yet, many opinions diverged about the quest, but many people believed in the God of War figure.

“It’s a quest to rescue the prisoners of the Matallost Church. It is partially linked to the quest which I am doing.”

Most of them that came here heard the rumors about the connection between Weed with Matallost Church and the Resurrection Army.

“It must be a place associated with Daymond of the Resurrection Army?”

“Yeah. It’s the same.”

“Really?”

“Where is the location of that quest?”

“Right here, it is a dungeon.”

“Really?”

The users at the Embinyu Fortress, including the elemental shaman, hastily approached Weed. He was willing to share a quest which was very good, so they would gladly accept it!

“I’m begging you to share, Weed-nim!”

“Thank you for sharing with us the difficult quest you received.”

Towards their expressions of gratitude, Weed said, smiling:

“However, you have to pay the entree fees. It is 800 gold.”

“……”

A B difficulty level quest related to the Matallost Church! Even if they were not leading the quest, they could get experience, fame, or a different quest reward.

Weed was making money by continuously extorting exorbitant fees!


Volume 17 Chapter 4
Translated by Onyka, proofread by Cnichal, DarkD
 special mentions: GoldKing

The Impression of 1 Copper

While the expeditionary party handled the quest of the Matalroseu Church, Weed was busy sculpting. With the Embinyu fortress changed to an underground dungeon, it contained a quest that was impossible to solve in a single day.

“The world of sculpting is endless.”

Changes and developments in sculpting occurred over the course of several thousand years. It could be said that sculpting was one of the basic forms of art.

Weed was using moonlight sculpting attempting to sculpt a deer, a rabbit, a sheep, a wolf and a fox.

“I’m fed up with creating this junk.”

In Rojaim Kingdom, he could sell them as souvenirs for only a few coppers. A mountain made out of copper, that was his dream when he was still a novice. In those days, just to make a decent and cute sculpture, he would spend an endless amount of time reworking a single piece.

“Simple and adorable souvenirs sold better.”

It was a requirement of souvenirs to be lightweight so as to not be a burden. However, the deer and the fox that Weed had made now were different.

“Now I’m going to make a real wolf and deer.”

Weed sculpted the deer to be three times larger than normal size. Precious stone materials such as granite and olivine were used to create it.

Distinct characteristics of the deer, sparkling innocent eyes, round nose, skinny body and legs like the real thing.

**Ttiring!**
- Deer sculpture was completed!
The passion of a sculptor is reflected in this work of art. A carving of an ordinary beast, but it was made through the care and skills of a master sculptor. The lack of new and creative ideas is somewhat of a pity. However, it is by far the most distinguished deer among the myriad of deers in the entire continent. The details are so finely expressed that wolves will mistake it for a real deer from a distance and come running.-Work of The Great Master Engraver Weed
-Artistic value: 72.Special Options: Those who see the sculpture will have their luck increased by 27% during the day
-The reproductive rate of deer in the area has increased by 350%.
-The reproductive rate of wolves in the area has increased by 230%.
-The Quality of leather and food ingredients received from deer has improved
-The intelligence of deer in the area has improved, and it isn’t easily hunted by monsters.
-The possibility of frequent appearances of a large herd of deer has increased.
-Sculpting Skill has improved.
-Reputation has risen by 6.
-Art stat went up by 2.
 

The deer sculpture had low artistic value because it was a very common sculpture. Nevertheless it was the special options that Weed was aiming for.

“Such an easy to hunt monster was not available back in my days as a beginner.”

Because it has no fear of people, you could easily get close to it. A profitable beast from which skin and meat could be obtained.

Weed used a little more care when carving the fox and the black bear. The sculpture of the black bear depicts it mauling a tree with it’s paws, and the fox is sculpted with nine tails.
 - The fertility of the black bears roaming around Morata has increased.
 - Foxes have become more intelligent and have increased in number.
 - The number of monsters available for beginners to hunt had greatly increased.

“Of course the leather and meat obtained would only serve to further improve the livelihood of Morata.”

Due to the superior sewing skills of Morata residents, animal skins could fetch a high price. Earning of money from beginners was a very strange phenomenon.

“Share the joy; I think bigger.”

The richer users in Morata became, the more they could be exploited. This was the true reason why Weed made the animal sculptures. By taking full advantage of the sculptor occupation a huge change was brought about in Morata.

Moooooo!

The number of cattle in Morata had increased thanks to Rover. Back when Morata was dominated by Vampires there were no cattle at all. Far from raising cattle, the Village Elder could only afford to dig up sweet potatoes,as the food situation was very poor.

Now cows, sheep and rabbits etc. were imported by merchants and they were brought up by users who chose the occupation of farmers or shepherds. Barns were built, and cows grew up grazing on the grass, and at night, the cows would mate in the barns.

When Rover visited the barns, cows were pregnant 100% of the time, and excellent calves were born.

Herds of cattle would roam around the northern wilds, would now flock to Morata. The True Cattle Emperor Rover! The Bison and Water Buffalo populations had also expanded, increasing the number of game animals as well.

(T/N: ‘game’ in the hunting sense of the word.)

However, what Weed really wanted to sculpt was not just animal sculptures.

“Time to get started on some special sculptures.”

He had started production on a second giant sculpture using bronze, copper, and iron!
 With intermediate blacksmithing skills, raw materials could be extracted from loot or from cheaply sold weapons using a furnace.

Weed sent a whisper~

-Mapan
 -Yes?
 -I need to procure some goods.
 -Okay, is that all?
 -Weapons and armor, or metal loot please purchase an unlimited amount. Construction below one gold.
 -This should not be too difficult. Although with this amount, should I just bring it to the main road? But, how much do you want me to gather, as much as possible?
 -Yes.
 -What about my commission?

Mapan carefully approached this most sensitive of issues. Despite the fact that they were close friends, he couldn’t simply trade for free. However, Mapan was well aware that it was not easy to extort money from Weed.

-For the fee, how about you just pay me with information.

For traders sometimes information was more valuable than gold. Even if it was to a little kid, Weed would gladly lie, cheat, and even resort to violence to extort money from you, certainly asking for information was a smarter decision.

- Ok. You can count on me.

Mapan purchased loot made from various metals through various shops that he owned. Loot could easily be sold at a good price, so it was a welcome commodity for beginners.

“By the way, why is that merchant buying such a large amount of cheap weapons and armor?”

“It’s a commission from the Lord of Morata. It’s amazing the lengths Morata’s Lord will go to for the sake of the beginners.”

“In Morata, taxes are low and there is no restriction on hunting grounds. Compared to the Central Continent, It’s like heaven.”

Most people like this, had a favorable opinion of Morata’s Lord.

Mapan gathered a lot of loot and piled it up near Freya’s statue next to the artificial lake. The pile of loot was turning into a small mountain. So much so that it was starting to look like a real life scrapyard.

Weed had built a huge blacksmith’s Hearth in Morata. Abuse of the Lords power!

Users would often request the production of weapons and armor here, so there was a considerable delay in the smithing businesses; however, they didn’t complain. Once a sculpture is created, it would be helpful in any number of areas and would speed along the learning process. There were many requests to make sculptures related to one’s occupation. However, Weed had already decided what kind of sculpture would be made.

“I’m gonna need to melt a very large amount of metal for this.”

He used blacksmithing to extract raw ores from the materials. Among the materials that were extracted Weed decided to use brass. With its low price and nice colour, brass was highly favoured by beginners! In fact, if a store had around 200 000 brass, it was more common for them just to throw it out rather than turn them into weapons. The strength was terrible and the damage was low, because of that, the weapons would often crack in the middle of a fight.

“However, as far as sculpting goes, it’s a blessing.”

Durability wasn’t an important factor for a sculpture. With such a giant sculpture there was no reason to worry about it breaking. The colour of brass was quite beautiful as well.

“Earth Expert!”

“Hail Weed-nim of great charisma, you called master”

The earth spirit was extremely loyal to Weed as its creator.

“You can help me work.”

“Whatever you command, even with a broken body I will follow.”

The earth spirits mental training had been very thorough. Weed then ordered Earth Expert.

“Gather mud”

“……..”

“A lot is needed”

He was summoning a mighty Earth Spirit, just to gather mud!

“Yes, Master”

A huge amount of mud was gathered in an instant. Fine grains of soil were mixed with the clear water from the lake. The result could be described as a swamp. Weed walked out into it with both arms outstretched.

“Well, let’s work.”

“What should I do Master?”

“Have to build from the bottom. We have to properly lay a foundation.”

Mud was a material Weed was confident he could handle. As a child whenever it rained, he would play in the mud and use it to create dams or mud houses. It was childs play for Weed!

“If it rained I could play as much as I liked without spending money”

The boy who silently played in the rain, even during the rainy season he had grown up and his name was Weed. He had also improved through experience in construction work. When mixing sand, cement, and water, he had adjusted it to the perfect ratio! Thus creating Silicon which could be spread into the cracks in the bathroom. All of this only added to the vast experience he had gained in his time spent playing in the mud.

“Nevertheless, all human beings have their own potential to be developed as a child would do.”

Weed using his experience created a colossal mud mold. With a height as great as a 12 story apartment! Built up from the ground by Earth expert, chiseled and carved by Weed.
 The problem was no matter how cheap brass was, it would still be expensive to fill up such a huge mold.

“Earth Expert”

“Yes, Master”

“Do you like saunas?”

“What’s a sauna?”

That clay is a sauna, its just like it. A nature elemental of the land won’t die and could savor the experience….. Whatever, the experience isn’t important. We’re friends, so get in there.”

Earth Expert was ordered into the sculpture mold. (T/N: i’m guessing this was to reduce the amount of brass it would take to fill the mold. LOL). It was then filled with raw material. (T/N: In molten form I guess, poor Earth Expert)
pounding sfx!
A colossal brass sculpture appeared from the mold. A massive sculpture created at the expense of Earth Expert. It was sleek and in the shape of a giant lizard. It was subjacent to the original, A Black Imugi with short limbs!

‘Not yet, the precise form of the final product should be more refined.’

“A head for the sculpture that’s more convenient.”

The head was delicately sculpted, Weed’s memories of the Black Imugi’s head were still vivid in his mind, which was acquired from his last quest. (T/N: Basically an Imugi is a giant snake that is not quite (at least not yet) a dragon, read previous volume summary someone explained it there, further note: It’s not a wyrm)

“Identify!”

Black Imugi’s Head:
- Durability 1,671/3,200.
- Head of an Imugi.
- It bears an unknown strength.
- Appears to have been dealt a large amount of abuse.- Options: can respond to special handiwork.
- The Imugi head actually has writing on it which can not be deciphered at this time.

“High level creatures such as this are almost never caught.”

A level 400 boss class monster, even with an entire guild fighting it, the odds of victory would be slim. Victory would only come with heavy sacrifices! King Hydra and Black Imugi were monsters that had never been successfully hunted until Weed.

Weed finished sculpting the Dragon’s head and wings, torso, and toes carefully. Because it was a creature who he’d fought directly, he was better able to express its cruel, and barbarous appearance. Its Dragon wings outstretched, with a long and twisted neck. In its snout and eyes, you could feel its gaze, glaring at onlookers below.

**Ttiring!**
- Please set the name of the sculpture made.
“Hmm.”

Weed studied the sculpture for a while. The Black Dragon was in a battle stance, and gave off the feeling of a living sculpture.
“Much Stronger Imugi.”
- Is “Much Stronger Imugi” correct?
“That’s right.”

**Ttiring!**
-The sculpture of a monster, the masterpiece ‘Much Stronger Imugi’ has been completed! An enduring masterpiece created by an Engraver with unmatched ability! A sculpture made using metal. It was a broad approach by a sculptor, using his blacksmith skills to make a sculpture, it’s a shining example for the rest of the profession:The large Black Imugi Frey Kiss, hunted in the River of Wailing, was recreated.
(T/N: I have no idea what this Frey Kiss that shows up, is nor do I care enough to actually research)
The work which completely restored the figure of the Imugi Frey Kiss (T/N: probably refers to the Imugi he hunted in volume 16 which the sculpture is based on). During its lifetime, the large Imugi was said to have caused a great deal of damage across the Versailles Continent. This menace has been brought back to Versailles in the form of a sculpture. A sculpture in memory of the Black Imugi’s might.
- Artistic value: 10,921.Options:
- viewing this sculpture increases health and mana regeneration for a day by 31%.
-All stats have increased by 15%.
-Wisdom stat rises 54 points.-Increases the emergence of Mid-level snake Monsters.
-Aggression of monsters is reduced by half.
-In dungeons the footfalls of thieves and assassins are reduced by 37%, Stealth Skills, and eyesight increases.
-Effects do not stack with other sculptures.
-So far, the number of completed masterpiece: 6.
- Sculpting skill has improved.
- Handicraft skill has improved.
- Sculptural understanding has improved.
- Reputation increased by 912.
- Art stat increased by 17.
- +3 to stamina.
- Patience has increased by 19.
- Wisdom has increased by 7.
- For creating a sculptural masterpiece, 3 additional stat gains.

“Check sculpting skills!”

-Advanced sculpting level 6 (99%): the pieces can be Beautiful sculptures are also sold at a higher price.
-A sculpture of the honor is made, and the continent can become known.
-Good for impressing women.
-Sculpting skills only 1% left to reach the next level.
. 
“A masterpiece or classic piece should be enough”

By his calculations this should have been sufficient, however it was a given that Sculpting skills were difficult to raise. It had been a difficult road raising sculpting skills to advanced level 7, but at least there were only 3 levels left to reach master level.

Using cheap copper, a sculpture of the King Hydra was also made. The magnificently sized King Hydra was a masterpiece. Subtly built next to the statue of Freya. The two sculptures looked like pets of the beautiful goddess or dangerous guardian beasts or vile creatures threatening the life of the goddess.

On the right the Black Imugi and on the left the 9 headed King Hydra. With even more famous sculptures for Morata, Weed’s skills had risen.

- Advanced sculpting skills have risen to level 7
- Sculptures will be more delicate and fine.
- With an eye for art, wisdom has increased by 52.
- +39 to Attractiveness.

Sculpting skills will never betray you! Mastery of it will give you ever-increasing effects and benefits with each level. In addition, when Moonlight Sculpting, the colors are richer and more varied, with a variety of effects.

“What to do with the remaining metal?”

Since it was melted down already, Weed decided to sculpt a huge armor set. To be worn on the King Hydra and Black Imugi.

“A new idea to raise my blacksmith skills.”

Proficiency does not rise nearly as much, when simply making swords from the raw materials extracted from loot. It was better to make something extraordinary such as armor for giant monsters.

“And it can be remelted and sold if in need of money later on”

The Blacksmith profession costs a lot of money; in fact, most blacksmiths were usually short on cash. So swords and armor were often melted for materials. They would toil and toil in vain, but they often could not find a buyer for the item made with their precious raw material. When a disappointing item is made, how do you deal with it?

Colossal Armor
Durability 2060/2060
Defense 269
-An outstanding work of art created by a talented blacksmith.
-Made with artistic aesthetics.
-Has huge defense but is large and unwieldy.
-Mixed with Mithril and has some Magicl resistance.
-Limit: Strength 1,980.
-Large Monsters Only.
-Girth more than 170 meters.
-Options: dexterity -210.
-Not easily broken.
-Against small arms defense is absolute.
-Magic resistance +3%.
 
-Blacksmith skills have risen to intermediate level 4.
-Attack and defense of created items has increased.
-Improved range and accuracy of siege weapons.
- Power has risen by 2 from hammering.
- By creating a special armor reputation has risen by 13.



Finally reached intermediate level 4 blacksmith! Following the creation of the King Hydra’s armor, Weed made thin armor for the Imugi.

“Thickness should not exceed one centimeter”

Ideally it would be thick and heavy, but I have to conserve raw materials. The mountain of materials that Mapan had Purchased was almost exhausted. The users including the beginners, priests and paladins who came daily to pray to Freya’s statue watched the amazing sculptor who reduged the gigantic pile of loot to nothing

“All the loot is being used up”

“A monster, he is truly a monster. The Lord of Morata who is said to be the living incarnation of hard work, it really is true!”

Beginners starting in Morata were shocked to see the two giant sculptures beyond the walls. These were sculptures made out of loot, a role model to beginners about the importance of hard work.

All the sculptures planned for Morata were now completed. Feelings refreshed like he was just putting away the pressed laundry. (T/N: is this a Korean saying) However, there was still no word from the expedition regarding the exploration of the Embinyu dungeon. A very complex labyrinth and there were also plenty of pitfalls. There would be many victims.

“I still have to resolve that sculpting request”

A request to build sculptures of a daughter, for one copper. The same request had a commission of 4,000 gold on the Dark Gamers website! this was done by Mandol of the Kingdom of Lytton and his wife, Weed had investigated.

“It should not be done roughly, even if the request is for only for 1 copper”

Weed intended to sculpt their child with the best materials. He would use the leather from the Black Imugi and King Hydra!

“Because the materials are scratched, I can’t to use it to make robes or armor anyway.”

Intact parts of the leather would be used to make a doll of a cute girl.

Not using his blacksmith skills to create the sculpture, but sewing skills instead to create life like dolls. There is no limit to sculpting. An inexhaustible imagination is the heart of sculpting.

“On my pride as a Sculptor, these sculptures must at least be masterpieces.”

Frankly speaking, he was raising the bar because others had high expectations.

“Hehehe, 1 copper, plus the commission! (T/N: referring to the one on dark gamers website, good ole weed!) I’ll get both rewards, since Mithril Boots are expensive and you have to have a very high level just to equip them.”

This guy is a family man. When only asking for one copper there is no way that it is all he will give me. If you do good deeds, good things will also happen to you. Weed desired Mandol’s Mithril boots of darkness.


Chapter 5:  SeoYoon’s Home Visit 
Translate By : Fundle
QC by : Nlink
Half seasoned Half Fried.
BwKAAAAAK
The chicken's cock comb grew as he swaggered around the garden. He walks around the garden eating delicious earthworms.

SeoYoon thought,"Half-Sauce Half-Fried has been eating all of her meals lately.’

Eating and sleeping the chicken was in peace without the threat of being eaten. The greatest thing in a chicken’s life eating Seoyoon’s food and falling asleep in between the Bonsai while staring at the landscape. It was a day to day routine that no chicken could ask for more.
Seoyoon stroked the chicken with hands full of love. It really was the best life for a chicken.
However Seoyoon was regretful.
“I sorry we can’t stay together longer.”

Between the time in the capsule and when she went off to school, she didn’t have much time to see Half Fried Half Seasoned. Half Fried Half Seasoned shook his head back and forth as he walk around the hospital garden Seoyoon thought.
“…I take you to a friend.”
Mid – terms, festivals, sports festival and now only a little over two weeks were left before summer vacation. Lee Hyun grumbled incessant complaints to himself.
Expensive tuition for next three and half years created a feeling of darkness in his mind. Feelings of prisoner in jail or concentration camp.(only three more years. marks off one more line on the prison wall)
Graduation from a university does not even mean a graduation pension.  “Lots of companies used 100% foreign workers so as not to give out things like health care and dental. No one offers free lifetime medical insurance”

The University of Korea is made for endless introspection. Between the Capsule room by the downtown pubs and the dining halls in front of the University, it was becoming a worry for the future of the countries education.
“All this school need’s is a Tidal flat in front of it.”
Tidal flat have rice plantations that feed the aging stomach of the elderly. Your able to eat your own harvest then go out and work more. Tidal flats always have useful food. Take your boat out and catch fresh oysters and octopus in net. Using the ebb and flow to catch fish, killing two birds with one stone.

“No need to create a separate off- campus cafeteria…”

It could count as an emblem of power and bonding. Students enjoying reading by the water and fishing, new friend budding over boiling of Maeuntang (a type of spicy fish soup) . In front of the university instead of a beauty salon, a clothing store, and nail art there would only be a discount fishing store.
   
Lee Hyun ate lunch at his usual spot on the lawn. Sitting next to him was SeoYoon. He uses his chopsticks to pick up one the side dishes and put it in his mouth.

“Well that’s delicious.”

Lunch that started out as Koreon sushi rolls, today’s was Tteokgalbi(Korean short ribs patties)
“It even still hot.”

Lee Hyun did not know that today’s lunch box had been insulated to keep in the heat .He was only happy to eat the short ribs
“This is the taste of Tteokgabli.”

In the middle and high school it was not possibly to use the cafeteria. So he took the rice and other food offered unwilling while staring at the other people of the same grade unwrap their lunches that parents had carefully wrapped for them with envy.

“……”

SeoYoon lightly bite her lip as she watch the figure of Lee Hyun deliciously eating her food. His laughter came to short end as he saw her smile. It was rare opportunity to see it, her smile after making other people happy. The Impression of the cold goddess he had seen as before seemed to almost disappear.
SeoYoon gave him cup of barley tea she had brought.

“Well, thank you. ”

Lee Hyun drank the barley tea gratefully

“Then how many tteokgabli do you want to  have?

It will not be for free if you have to receive have to something. While eating the ttekgalbi and the barley tea you will be calculating the price! Evil calculations.

“…It appears I have become a little easier to understand”

SeoYoon did not know how much she was power she had over LeeHyun right now as he stared at the lunch that made you drool with one look. SeoYoon lightly shook her head.
Lee Hyun asked again.
“then two tteokgalbi ?”
“……”
“Three, you want three?

Trying to figure how much a cup of barley tea cost the face of Lee Hyun distorted!
 Looking at all the Seaweed side dished that SeoYoon had eaten so far a Memory of another time flashed by.
Lee Hyun sighed.

“I’m not a small fry I gotta eat what’s put in front of me.”

Sometimes when I was a child I would go to friends house to eat and see it as a feast.(this was really hard to understand I think he meant that it would seem rude to not eat everything put in front of him. While he was at a friends house to eat the amount put out in front him seem like a feast but to other it would seem normal.)
While recalling those sad feelings he strongly understood SeoYoons position.
 “Just take it easy I can’t eat as much as you. Eat as much as you like.

Lee Hyun picked up one of SeoYonn’s tteokgalbi and ate it. He looked to the sky while he ate(his eye’s rolled).
Greedily he ate another.
There are not many side dishes as good as tteokgalbi.

“Why is this so delicious? This meat just melts in my mouth.”

After that Lee Hyun ate comfortably leaving not even a speck of rice left. He defiantly satisfied.

“I had no complaints.”

Then as was usual he pulled out the written message that accompanied the lunch.
 
“Thank you for eating today.”

However along with usual message was another phrase.

“I have a request. Do you have time after school today?”

LeeHyun wrote a reply with gratitude.

“It was really good today.”

“College of Business Administration at the 3rd floor lecture room B07, class end’s 4:00. If you can please come.”
Bye the time class was Lee Hyun wariness had risen again 

“What kind of woman was she?”

A fantastic cook.

“Using high grade material for lunch but willing to write down the brand. She’s not who you think she is”

LeeHyun had already spun an evil illusion in his head.

“fufu”

After hearing the lunch box Sang jun Choi and the other his convoluted story of the evil packed lunch. They did not believe it. Sang jun Choi shook his head in outrage.

“Oh, brother! Look a would not bring you lunch with that kind of excuse. There are easier way to think about this. The real world does not need an algorithm to figure out
Yu jeong gan is it not?
“ To be honest… do not expect to much.”
"This, BRO! I don't just look at it? So girls would bring lunch or Riga. Yo
It's not normal in the tourism world. Yu Jeong-Ah, isn't it? "
"To be honest ... Let it stand for over 1 month Bento place are also still not exposed more than anything, I'm taking a look at.
Don't expect too big, brother. "
"Mold, and so the horses? The story, such as the children's book each: Wu Leung, I'm coming out. Where the old maid
Professor, community service organizations realize that came from. "

Lee Hyun did not erase the smile of the mouth though.
Bob's that had great significance to him.

"We pride ourselves on our food eaten by someone else, you diminish the lamentations ... Does not fundamentally bad boys days. "

This not-so-normal interpersonal relationships of intuition.
As many of you received.
Bento was called simple good lovers spat obvious conclusion!

"Well, there are lots of as well. Get ready for the challenges of knowingly. "
The Professor let out the classroom the student organize their bags and head for the door. However all the students in the vicinity Lee Hyun were still sitting

“What kind of people could be coming?
“An old lady? A student of the Physical Education Department perhaps?”
It was very well know that all the martial greeted Lee Hyun as a elder.
   Student near the entrance froze in place.“
Uwwahh! It’s Seyoon!
“Hey what class is she going to?”

The certified goddess of the South Korean University!
Seoyoon came into the classroom while wearing a bright luxurious green dress. In one hand she held the lunch box.

“No way… “

The facial muscle of the students distorted. This was because they knew the packed lunch were for Lee Hyun.

“Goddess of the lunch is her?!”
“Today is tragedy!”

Boys all around fell in shock and despair. They all felt that Lee Hyun had greatly deceived them.
Seoyoons initial awkwardness had been greatly reduced by under things like the MT and festivals. Now they were chummily eating lunch together.
“Uwaaahg!”
   
SeoYoon stroke the back of her hair and waited for the laughter to die down. But owner of the lunch box remain suspicious.

“What is she planning to do…”

Lee Hyun doubted that she came with good intentions. He must made a mistake by eating all that lunch.

“Yes I was fooled by that company that one time when it ask for the interest 10 days later. It was not interest free. It was all a fake.”

Intense reflection on past mistakes!
SeoYoon held out a written message

“For me?”

Lee Hyun body trembled like a twiggy aspen in the wind.
“This is the moment when they ask for the interest! You’ve been aiming at this for more than a month.”

Like a well fed pig being led to slaughter. You grabbed my weakness after lowering my suspicions, and now you ask for the impossible! However Lee Hyun did not want to live in Debt. Once in debt it was a quagmire with no end.

“I’ll hear you request if it appropriately possible …for you.”

She stuck out the message, which she had prepared in advance

“Half friend Half seasoned needs a friend.”
“Half friend Half seasoned?”

Lee Hyun cocked his head.
His unique naming sense of raising chicken at home by naming chicken from generation to generation. It took a moment to remember the story of the chicken from the MT.
 
“You need a chicken?”

Seoyoon nodded. Lee Hyun again trying to hide the high-tension breathing he was doing.

“A Hen to lay eggs?”

Seoyoon just wanted to give him a friend. She had never thought about gender, but it was certainly better to bring woman to the male cock anyway. Seoyoon nodded again. Then the trembling Lee Hyun reached Parkinson’s level. It looked to be the effort of trying to not show a very painful expression.

The bellflower roots they ate the other day…there especially expensive.
Still if you calculate the price of one chicken was cheap in exchange for all the lunches.
Lee Hyun replied affirmative

“okay well… get it tomorrow.”

“I want to bring direct reports.”
“I would love to directly go to see”
Prepared in advance messages in case of Lee Hyun acceptance.

“Okay you can come and pick one out yourself.”

Lunch had come cheap. Only the price of one chicken.
 Lee Hyun walked up to his house with SeoYoon. The men who saw her in the street stopped and rubbed their eyes. It could not be possible; once they look back again it was impossible to look away. When one looked at SeoYoon, who was so beautiful, that it didn’t seem real. Though no wanted to look away eventually curiosity won out and they glance to see who was walking with her.

“What kind of luck is that going around with a girl like that?”

Lee Hyun looked very mediocre in His T-shirt and faded blue jeans.(I don’t there talking about the fashionable kind)

“What wrong with that guy… I wonder how he found her weakness…Why he definitely must be rich! To be so wealthy at such a young age he have inherited…
The power of love is great.”

Eyes of envy and jealousy poured out from everywhere, but Lee Hyun stayed strong and said.

“The world of is not all appearances. The heart counts too.”

He knew the true identity of SeoYoon. She was cruel, vicious, and sneaky .The Worst Human Nature! She was pretty enough to stop your breath but there was nothing beyond that.
“Has good cooking, ton’s of money, is pretty slim with a good figure, well dressed in some designer clothes, good hair, But she is still no good even if she is smart.”

Just being admitted to Korea University should proof enough of having a good head. The teaching material was some of the toughest around. Even so problems that others would have too pool together just understand enough to pass SeoYoon would solve with little difficulty.
When viewed like what is worth viewpoint she came up as worth every penny.
Even so Lee Hyun brazenly walked forward without a hint of shame.
           
 Seoyoon walked surprising well. There was a reason not to wear high heels; it allows a person to walk fast.
Lee Hyun was excited to get home and see her face in reaction to his home. It was her first visit to a man’s home. She had a giddy sense of anticipation from being able to get a chicken from a friend.

“This is it.”

Lee Hyun came to stop in a quiet residential neighborhood and walked up the step leading to his home.
   He started to open the door to his house. It had at least seven main locks! A Password had to be separately inputted with a key card.
As SeoYoon approached the doorway Lee Hyun blocked it with his body.
“I gotta say in advance do not touch anything without permission. I’ll know where everything is in this house. Aslo?”

Lee Hyun was treating her like a suspected thief! Because It was a rare occurrence for outsiders to come in. Once Lee Hayan had met with Choi Ji-Hoon. He had come over from time to time to repair all the electrical household appliances but was not well received after they had been completed.(LOL nobody touches my sister!!)
Lee Hyun was even more wary now.
SeoYooen nodded.

“..…”
“Once you come in”
The Main steps moved toward SeoYoon.
Warfwarfwarfwarfwarf!
Cute barks from the incoming ship of a dog. It’s tinny cries did not match it big body. Mumuboshins charm. Lee Hyun urgently explained.

“We have a dog because its not safe these days.”(Meaning he’s used as a guard dog)

Now Mummbohsin had reached SeoYoon hand, his fine tail shook violently. Dogs Sense of smell were ten time stronger than humans. Drifting from her was the smell of tteokgalbi and the familiar smell of Half fried Half seasoned. For mumuboshin Seoyoon was family. He tried to jump on her and was hit. Lee Hyun yelled.
“Whoa, whoa! What are trying to do? I only asked for one person a week to be hospitalized a week. Get down and go!”

“Warfwarf”
Mumuboshin still wagged his tail but obediently went into the house.

One chicken is in the market is 200,00 won can you believe it! I can't accept this.

“…..”
 Seoyoon moved closer to a wire mesh fence. Inside the fence rabbits were hopping about. Seoyoon quickly wrote a note with her pencil

Can I touch? This is my first time being this close to a rabbit

“Sure you can hold one. Just be careful because she just gave birth.”

A baby rabbit? WHERE IS IT?

“Its in here.”

Seoyoon watch the rabbits with childlike wonder. The rabbits were in very good health; Lee Hyun had fastidiously clean the cage so they would be free of disease. Rabbit grass was piled a finger length heights in various hidden corners of the cage. The baby rabbit Komuru. Though it body was still very small it ears were very long. They bunny ears flopped as he hopped around.

“uuwhaa”

A squee of delight flowed from Seoyoon mouth! It was whispered but clear. She looked around with sparkling eye. While looking at the little bunny while he ate she expressed a touch of regret.A squee of delight flowed from Seoyoon mouth! It was whispered but clear. She looked around with sparkling eye. While looking at the little bunny eat she expressed a touch of regret.

“Go ahead”
“…..”
How ever Seoyoon did readily reach out.

“Its alright had already opened its eyes.”

Seoyoon was not worried about that, but Lee Hyun pulled the baby bunny out of the fence.

“Come on.”

In the palm of Seoyoon the little rabbit weakly kicked its little back legs. Seoyoon stroked the rabbit with reverence. She was anxious about the little rabbit Komurur not knowing her well enough so she did not move very much. It left Seoyoon in an endless squatting position.

“This was what not what was intended!”

Lee Hyun had become increasingly more alarm as he realized his sister was not home from school yet

“… I’m home alone with this woman”

A man and a woman alone.
It was a subject Lee Hyun fell flat on 
He resolutely stated

“Let’s go see the chickens!”

Seoyoon still very much wanted to look at the little bunny. She had fallen in love with cute figure. But a Bowl full of carrots and a mother were waiting in the cage. With regret Seoyoon headed for the back yard where the chickens were
 
Bwak, bwak
Cock- a- doodle-doo!
Chickens fly around the yard perching on trees. Little chicks toddle around on the ground.Lee Hyun excused himself to a corner tree quickly. His wariness on high alert.
However Seoyoon was familiar with chickens from taking care Half fried Half seasoned. She quickly seeded the ground with tteokgalbi(the Korean short rib patties in case you forgot)
Cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck!
Out from the trees and the bushes chickens popped out pecking away at the meat. The chicks not to be outdone tore at ribs with their small beaks.
Seyoon stroked the chickens. Despite being stranger one can immediately become friends through her tteokgalbi.

“ I will give my love.”

Seoyoon eye filled with happiness as she touched the chickens. Lee was miserable.

“ I also ate the tteokgalbi with the same thoughts…”

Taking care of chickens using the same method!
But you could not look at the Seoyoon taking care of the chicken without feeling an improvement of mood.
It was definitely a novelty to see her with such a happy look in her eyes.
Lee 
Hyun looked down his nose in vain.

“Feeding the chickens fried food.”

Seoyoon is not as bad a person as I thought. I’ll admit it.

“But even so we can't get any closer doesn’t matter if she’s bad or good.”

He realized we live in different environments. Lee Hyun calculated roughly just one of the pieces of her clothing.

“Brand fabric that appears on television, the price comes close to 100,000 won. If It’s designed then would be 150,000 won!”There was too big a difference in the family value. If Seoyoon would need to go out with a much more respectable person
A man with enough “qualification will appear.”(hes talking about money)
Other women were like that too.
Lee Hyun made a big decision

“Pick out one that you like in fact… pick two.”

 Seoyoon looked around with happy eyes. Eye’s that asked “really!”
Lee Hyun looked away.

“What’s the deal … 2 or 3 chickens is nothing much.”

For some reason Lee Hyun was showing a generous disposition. The Value of one chicken was really not enough to pay for the lunch.
Seoyoon picked out three of them.
Each time she picked one out Lee Hyun face grew paler.

“That guy is used for boiling, that one has a big chubby breast, that guy has the best fertility rate!”
Fertility was a precocious presence.
   Later when your sis married what do you want to bring your husband. Fertility!
Until you savor the Chicken you want it to multiply as much as possible.
The moment picked out that chicken Lee Hyun felt a pain in his chest. Sad he said

“I’ll package them.”

They tied to together by the leg and neck. The figure of Seoyoon as the head cock was a bit odd but nerveless Seoyoon grasp the string.
She wrote out a message

Thank you very much. Although I thought it was impossible for me, Please listen to me. Thank you very much

“Well one really is more than necessary…”

Lee Hyun quickly changed his words.

“Then it’s also good to take one of the chicks.”

Really

“…..”

 Any Honey offered Seoyoon was going to grab. Through MT and festivals they had gotten closer. It was amazing for her to progress through the lunch boxes they were able to communicate. It was just one word but it clearly said in royal road. In fact her voice was lovely. 
Sent out by Lee Hyun several dogs kind a like Maruboshi but much smaller approached her feet. Lee Hyun said in a trembling voice.

“Ho, how do you like this one?
Do you want this one?
A shocking change in Lee Hyun!
It must be special day of the year

Kan I really keep him

“This dog is a scaredy cat if he like you, you can keep him.”

Upon hearing those words tears of excitement and surprise filled her eyes and flow down like rain. Lee Hyun spoke in low town

“This guy often eats a lot. He’s a troublesome fellow that likes to play in the rain then jump on me with muddy paws. At night he likes to hunt the rats and weasels. He naps about two hours then asks to be played with. Sometimes he likes to eat carrots and radishes.”

Description of a loved animal.
Even while in severe pain Lee Hyun did not back out of the decision. It was a bribe!
 ‘S class quest that I’m doing I will definitely need her strength. With her this quest will impossible.’

Sculpture skills could only go so far. For this quest success to be guaranteed he needed pure brute strength. The first part of the quest was won by the alliance and the power of the leader’s. It was impossible to use that method next. He wouldn’t be so lucky next time.

‘Stage 2 and 3 are going to be increasingly difficult’

Desperate time called for desperate measure, time prepare for the future.

“If you could help…”

If Seoyoon participated in the quest he had a chance.


Thank you very much

A luxury foreign car was parked n front Lee Hyun’s house. Seoyoons bodyguards had come to pick her up. Bodyguards dressed in black suits opened the car door for her
The little mumboshi and the chickens were loaded into the back seat. A million-won luxury vehicle full of chickens and a dog! Lee Hyun saw her off while pretending to smile

“Come again to play next time.”

In the car Seoyoon hesitated a moment then wrote down a note.

Can I also come to play again?

“…..”

Lee Hyun was at a loss for word. How does one reply to that? Cutesly say come again? No way.

Lee Hyun nodded

“Feel free to come again any time.”

Thank you see you later

Seoyoon slid into the passenger seat and left with her security staff.

After the car had left Lee Hyun stood at the main gate. The feeling that he got when he dropped out of high and when he met the vice president of several things welled up.
 
“Things are going to get worse.”

“I obtained a valuable lesson.
No encounters with women.”

Dating Costs
If you meet a woman in way or another it was money consuming. There was no opportunity to avoid not spending money when dating. From the rice and dinners, to cups of coffee, to the trip to the amusement park; money bleeds everywhere.

“Women really are the enemy when it comes to raising money.”

Lee Hyun had the feeling of bad blood springing up again.

***
Seoyoon’s hospital room was like a farm. Little mumboshi and the chicken lazed around the spaces room. Yellow chicks peeped the way around the attending ward.

“……”

Seoyoon sat in a chair reading a book
“Food that dog’s like; the fate of dogs; There is a reason when the dog barks.”
It was a guide for taking care of pets from the pet store. Seyoon hospital room was outfitted with all kind of things animal needed. The chickens and little mumboshi were in heaven.
Arf!
Little mumboshi was barking while looking out the window. It was used to living in house with a garden with fresh air.
Seoyoon was ready to go out

“One of the fates of dog’s to always want to be walked.”

Seoyoon petted the neck of little mumboshi.  Mumboshi lick her hand in return. It was loyal to it new owner. Truly a special day. The nurse could hardly believe their eyes.

“She seem to have become brighter.”
“I know right. I mean she always been gorgeous but now she a the glow of a girl with a crush.”

The Nurse had tried a number of methods to get seoyoon out her locked mind did not know why seoyoon was suddenly getting better.

Lee Hyun had qualities that even Eun Hee Cha recognized.

“There is a good man.”

His colleagues always praised him while hunting in royal road.

“Perhaps He can be the to warm her heart, right?”

Jeong Ilhun also talked a lot about Lee Hyun.(Jeong Ilhun is gemochi2 and Eun Hee Cha boyfriend in real life)
No person man I more dedicated to family then that man. Then only downside was that he was addicted to royal road.

“Hehe School really is a lot better. Seoyoon doesn’t have to be forced.”

Raising Chickens and dogs was a very positive sign. If you pour your love into pet then one day it will become easier to express your heart.
Seoyoon message was being well received.  A Crucial opportunity was possible instead of speechlessness.

“Perhaps its time finally time to reports this the Chairman?”

Eun Hee Cha did not necessarily have to directly contact the chairman. He was getting regular updates from the guard. It was also possible that Seoyoon was finally on the way to healed heart. IF you hear that direct from her he would no doubt rejoice in the news.

Chapter 6 : Sculpture of a Child
(Translate by fundle)
Edited  and completed by nlink.
 "Weed is truly a genius!"

Have twenty large wagon for trading to villages at the Western River basin .

"Kya Oh."
"Fresh human being. Sense of prey. "

Many of the creatures are in targeting the carriage, but was wiped out by the ice dragon and Phoenix.
Mapan wagons drove safely arrived at Baie hatchet village.
Baie hatchet tribes gathered.

"Soon is gone! Cheap goods , all for sale. “ 

Mapan goods are weapons and armors, leather products and groceries from  Morata!
A young woman interest in copper  earrings.

"How much is this?"

Mapan with a serious expression.

"That's a ridiculously expensive."
"I know. I think expensive.I will trade  with leather or fangs ... ... "

Black leather with a wild boar's fangs.
could receive several hundred gold were the things sold out in Morata 
Do not be so ridiculous and are waived.

"Anything like that in this area you can save any number from hunting."

Unscrupulous traders do that shows a sample of the plate!
Not even a couple of hairs that Uribe lacks the hatchet girl cry award.

"Hi ying, want to buy, just like ..."
"Then I'll sell out three sheets of leather."
"Thank you, the merchant, brother!"

I'm satisfied with my Edition of Savage's trade to buy the leather and materials through the items.
As the first traders will take a massive profiteering.
learned from Weed , hit them, and satisfy the savage is how to eat!
This is a precious materials are incredibly rich leather. The leather of Western River , just hover on Morata
Also receive special treatment.
In addition, Morata's superior technology when processing a wonderful phrase that Rove and defense ties.

Weed had decided to start working on the 1 Copper request. In his personal room in the castle he started to make a sewing sculptures. First He pulled out the Imugi leather and examined it. Some whitish discolorations were left from weapon marks.

“…. A person’s skin is not white though”

Leather works are hard to work with because of there tendencies to stress. Only a truly skilled seamstress could work with this leather without ruining it. However the staining was not an attribute for him to worry about.

“The saturation level of this is too good!”

The important fact in clothes was the design. If they are not sold immediately for armor, leather clothes can have many other options. By using dyes he could sorch the leather into any color he wanted.
But even so he would have match the exact color of that the parents chromosomes. Therefore it would be challenge to create the child skin color.

“There’s no need to create you too young.”

A baby. Creating a baby not even a hundred days old would just increase their sadness.

“How about a two or three years old. That should be a sufficient amount of time.”

The age where you start to stir up trouble.

“I would give it a devoted look on her face while holding up a chestnut…yet the they would regret not seeing her as new born then…”

A cheerful look would be good for this sculpture since was a last goodbye to child. The Sculpture effects would increase if you could move the heart. A show of warmth is what was needed.

“There’s no such ability in me…”

Sadness is memory you wan to forget, with time you can learn from them but the memory of sadness will always remain. To expected to make sculpture that holds both nostalgia and pain was really an very unreasonable request. Only a truly excellent sculptor could neutralize the sadness and express beauty.

“What can I cook up with this opportunity?” 
Weed started buy giving the doll Obsidian eyes. While working in the toy fact he had made a lot of different types of dolls. Boy’s liked toy airplane, boats, cars and robots because of their colorful taste as opposes to the sister charming taste in dolls. But every like stuffed animals.

“The teddy bear was extraordinarily popular.”

Children like dolls because it stimulates the mind to imagine.

“I do not need to only create the sculpture of a child… I need to create more dolls.”
Weed thought that if I just sculpt the daughter the child will be lonely. ‘I was going to create something of Magnum status anyway.’
Loneliness
In order to lessen a child sadness when torn from their parents breast they’re given a stuffed animal.

“ A sculpture filled with kids dolls; a place full of a child’s life. I think the heart will be heard.”
“I make all the things little girls like. I’ll have beautiful candle to decorate it, along with I make s snowman somehow… I’ll peel off some of Bingryong’s skin!”

The Path of Engraver was a profession that led you down many unexpected paths.


 Imugi leather
     Durability: 30/30
     Item related to sewing and production

     The Ultimate sewing material. Clothing and equipment made with this material will be considered priceless. Is imbibed with power of mana and poison, gives great resistance and affinity to the power of darkness.
    -Leather can’t be dealt with usual sewing methods. Those who’ve risen to the rank of master will have the opportunity to use this to create   masterpieces.
	-Remaining leather shows sign of being damaged in combat will be worth slightly less. 
    -When used as a manufactured good separate stats are induced

   Superior sewing item
  
   Options: amplifies the power of darkness
   -Give a maximum increase of 20,000 Mana.
   -Any material made will have a high resistance to poisons.
   -Very light



   
Superior Sewing item being used to only make dolls. The were many scratches and holes but even still a wizards robe or even a simple tunic made out of this material would be worth ten of thousands of gold. This precious material was cut up without hesitation and reborn into dolls.

”Ttring”

You made the stuffed toy “rabbit.”

 Fashion from with amazing dexterity the engraver tries a new challenge.
Made from rare leather this rabbit doll is a new revolution of sculpting.
Work of a Master Sculptor
Artistic Value: 309
Special Options:
-If you have seen the stuffed toy rabbit jumping ability will increase by 5%
-Plush toys given to children will give a rise in intimacy
-It is now possible to be friendly with the Giant Rabbit race

Proficiency in sculpture skill has been improved
The sewing skill has improved
  Fame: +12
  Art: +3
  Luck: +1





The Giant Rabbit race had not even been discovered yet. Supposedly the giant bunnies live on the snowy mountain, but the only stories so far of the race had all been by word of mouth!
Creating the sewing sculpture Weeds sculpture skill rose 0.9%

“Even after I creating masterpieces it is not enough to raise it to Advance level 7. Never the less…”

So far concentrating on large-scale sculpture seemed to do the trick. (He’s referring to raising his level. It was such an awkward sentence I decided to just leave it short)
Sculpture must constantly try new challenges. One could not just stack sculptures up like logs. The world of a sculptor is one with no time to rest!
So far Weed had made many sculptures of humans in attempts to increase familiarity. This new approach was not like that. He couldn’t just create a giant sculptor of Seoyoon like in the beginning.
30 more stuffed animals were completed with sweet friendly faces. Fierce animal dolls such as the lion, elephant, bear, cheetah, rhinoceros and other wild animals had all taken up cute poses.

“After all…The Evil eye originated from the wicked doll, but this bundle…”

They definitely did not match with Weed’s serious preferences, but they were made for children in the first place. From the sewn leather plushies he had created 5 masterpieces. Because it was made top quality leather and clothe and with Weed’s excellent dexterity each piece boat a fine durability. The elephant had such fine durability even if it was burned and trampled on it would probably turn out all right.

“Throw out your prejudice that says doll can not be strong!”

Weed learn the basic of doll making while creating the stuffed animals started to make more and more complicated stuffed animals.
His imagination was working at full speed to break the mold. A Family of squirrel dolls turning a mill to crack big acorns and making them ready to eat. Carrot soup big enough for a rabbit to swim around in.
 
“The title should be the Good chefs of rabbits and squirrels.”

It was a masterpiece.
Later, to expand on his cooking skills he would try to make real carrot soup with acorns in it.
    A Group of monkey dolls danced and danced and sang while wearing banana peels. A Smoked bonfire burned attracting monkey lovers, danced dizzying sensual dances. Playful monkeys laid banana peels on the floor so other monkeys could slip and fall. It’s was a humorous sight.

"Work of until crop  germination festival."”

This time the masterpiece came from shrewd monkeys calculating figures, and more monkeys using tools to cut down tree. Monkeys that handle instruments are precocious.

“And next….”

Animals, animals, animals. If an article was published that boys loves boats, cars, and planes what will girls like? The response would definitely be 

“Girls love stuffed animals!”

Weed made a lot of crazy reckless animal pieces.
Though his hard work he had created hundreds of dolls.

“No child could be miserable in this room full of dolls. It’s impossible not to feel cozy in here.”

All the dolls he had created were just a side chain in order to create the special doll. In order to create something special you first need to put out the your best work then improve on it. After the amazing array of dolls Weed had already created, his finished piece was sure to be an Epic amazing Piece.
 

Such a funny chapter. Weed went way overboard with the stuffed animals. On my document i created these beautiful text boxes to display the pop up information but sadly it did not really transfer well so bear with me until i figure out to make it look distinctive (TL note)
***

  Close to the village of Morata lies the town of Teuriban. During the reign of the Niffleheim Empire it was one of its estates, known for its production of ‘Silk’ and Cinnamon and blessed to be located on the grain belt (region and climate where grain was grown)
But after the cold climate came to the North, all that remains of Teuriban is a desolate barren land. The large numbers of monsters in the area results in the town being often plundered which in turn means that there is so little food that growth has stopped.
It was in this town of Teuriban that the Styrene guild chose to settle in.
 
“Start digging! We need to remove the rubble and plant the seeds”. More than 30 members of the Styrene Guild in the village were using pickaxes to till the land and sow the seeds.
“Damn, when the Styrene Guild was still in the kingdom, there used to be beginners here. What are we going to do now?”
“We have no choice but to increase the number of residents. Let us import from Morata”

The Styrene Guild had settled in the town of Teuriban five months ago from the Versian Continent. It was the time when the northern frontier began to bloom that the Styrene Guild had moved to a new home early and ruled there.
Currently, there is a large scale movement of users from the centre of the continent to northern territory. The Styrene Guild had to consider the condition of the town before deciding to settle.
 
“There is abundant land for development, large fertile plains and mountains nearby. This is what we need and Morata is the only settlement nearby”
 
As Morata was a rapidly developing village in the area, the villages around it had a promising future. The Styrene Guild believed that they in turn would benefit from this.
 
“Being in the centre of the Northern Continent, we have many benefits. The increase of active users and merchants trading will mean that we will be the centre of trade in the Northern Continent like the village of Morata”
 
Styrene Guild was right about that outlook. Pushed by the Count of Morata’s bold investment and the inflow of people, Morata evolved at a frightening pace. Each time the Styrene Guild went to Morata to purchase products, they saw changes everywhere.
 
After the construction of a ‘Light Tower’ (at first thought lighthouse but no water source nearby so…), Morata progressed from an ordinary village into a town. New buildings were built and a large sparkling central plaza with a fountain was placed in the centre of town. In the plaza were warriors, wizards, knights and adventurers looking for a party to quest or hunt together while merchants sat around the fountain with their wares on display. Styrene Guild envied Morata to the point of tears.
 
“We have the town of Teuriban… we are also going to have this”.
 
There is hope because the Count of Morata’s job is a sculptor.
 
“I bet the effect of sculptures can only attract people at the beginning, but our guild provides hunting information. People will come our way.”
 
Styrene Guild published and identified dungeons and monsters in the hopes that if many users came to hunt, they would settle down.
 
“Wow, here’s the town of Teuriban? It looks good.”
“Let’s hunt!”
 
Several parties visited the village because as it was not too far from the Morata if you rode a horse hence travel is quick. However they returned to Morata as night fell.
 
“We will go to see the light tower.”
“I plan to eat at Morata.”
 
Such were the limitations of the town of Teuriban that earned money from dungeons and hunting. People still went to Morata because it was nearby and spent money there
 
“I’m going to Morata to buy items”
“Yeah, there are a lot of merchants in Morata so the prices are good”
 
As such the town of Teuriban was not able to sell items. Styren Guild were losing money due to the cost of operating the town but they did not get frustrated or give up.
 
“It is expected that in the initial stages of developing a town we’ll encounter this sort of problems “
 
Hence they invested 100,000 gold to build a plaza and new housings, but still users did not come. The town of Teuriban had become a ghost town.
 
“Perhaps it is because they do not know. Let’s promote the town directly in Morata so people will come to see”
 
So Styrene Guild goes to Morata
“The town of Teuriban is close to here, it has various facilities. The Styrene Guild governs the town peacefully and we support resettlement.”
 
However, they could find other guilds seemingly in a similar situation in tears trying to persuade others
 
“The town of Houm welcomes adventurers!”
“Faroe Guild is good in…”
“We invite you to the town of Keahteu!”
 
Compared to the town of Teuriban, Morata was obviously better with many buildings and a greater populace. The statue of Freya was finished and there was an artificial lake. The Lord directly built a large bar and a set of combat-focused builds such as the warriors guild and magicians guild. The influx of novices caused Morata to grow day by day and soon the town expanded beyond the stone walls with new shops and houses built outside the town, along with several shacks. The members of Styrene Guild were overwhelmed by their visit to Morata.
 
“Ah… that’s wonderful”
 
Still, Styrene Guild was optimistic as the development of Morata would result in more people being interested in the Northern Continent. There will be a lot of people coming and the town of Teuriban will grow like Morata with the incoming settlers.
 
“Morata cannot possibly contain such development. The settlers will disperse to the nearby places so we should focus on developing our town”.
 
Styrene Guild thought positively and focused on public administration and urban development. Meanwhile, Morata developed its town and the surrounding areas becoming a very large territory.
 
“The Count of Morata does not even appoint a local elder to govern, he can’t compete with us!”
 
Styrene guild and another guild ruled the town in a coordinated manner with 12 representatives of the town that did not have a say, tasks were delegated to nobles to cut on unwanted spending.
Morata’s expenditure on arts and culture was immense, comparable to the largest of cities in the Central Continent.
 
“Good, that is Morata’s weakness. Serves them right to invest in arts and culture. It will be a waste!”
 
Styrene Guild invested a sum of 780,000 gold in the blacksmith guild in order to develop technologies, skills and development of the city. Battle and Magic guilds were also built to attract users.
 
“If the town of Teuriban has a high degree of technological development in the Northern Continent, it will attract many people, maybe much more than Morata”.
 
The Styrene Guild waited in anticipation for this development to come. Meanwhile, the people in Morata enjoyed the culture and began to evolve, unlocking adventures, tiered quests, hunting and tourism. The people enjoyed the abundance of art as it brought singing, sculptures and paintings. The people spent a lot of money to enjoy the benefits of cultures. It was common to see users leave to go hunting after being entertained by a clown. Both users and the residents in Morata were happy.
 
Ttiring!

-35 Teuriban villagers are migrating to Morata
-There is an increase in the number of complaints from the residents

Residents came complaining to the Styrene Guild
 
“Why can’t our town be like Morata my Lord?”
“The children in the village have nothing to play with.”
“After a hard day’s work, we would like to have some fun. This town is so bleak.”
 
Due to the cultural phenomenon that is Morata nearby, the dissatisfaction of the people increased.
As people were migrating to Morata, Teuriban’s population of 3,000 could not increase
Loyalty of the soldiers were dropping and work efficiency also decreased
Fewer people meant a drop in the productivity of agriculture and mining.
Quests that require a number of people naturally disappear when the population is reduced
It became a problem that when you solve a good quest and want to collect the reward, the store owner has disappeared. It is also embarrassing when the user asks the other residents, the answer is:
“Mr. Mugijeom? He migrated to Morata two weeks ago. It won’t be easy to find a replacement for him, but people want to live there. Me? I’m going to Morata after the work entrusted to me is done. I would like to see Morata!”
Ttiring!

-23 Teuriban villagers are migrating to Morata.
-People want religious instituitions.

 
“I want to the see the goddess Freya. I want to spend my life in a town where there is a statue of Freya. Fortunately the neighbouring town has one.”
“My friends in Morata are happy because they are blessed. I am a man of faith, I will seek the goddess in Morata.”
 
The complaints of the people continued and Teuriban’s source of income and food is plummeted as people migrated out of the village so the population of the town remained stagnant at 3000. Up until now, the counts only cared for the economic, technological and military state of the town. They had completely neglected culture, regarding bards as noisy and bothersome thus cutting any of the budget into culture.
Construction costs for facilities and maintenance expenses had been diverted to other investments which they deemed better. Now thinking otherwise, they had become desperate. To make things worse, bad tidings came.
 
“Guild Chairman, Weed the Count of Morata has returned”
 
The report gave the leader of Styrene Guild a headache
 
“I had hoped that he died but now he has returned?”
“Yes. There is word that he is making another sculpture.”
“What… he’s creating another sculpture?”
 
The leader of Styrene Guild cradled his head in his hands. There was no way of competing with the sculptor, making the entire guild’s investment in urban development useless. With his brilliant talent, Weed makes the best sculptures in all the Versian Continent. Hence whenever he creates a sculpture, the impact is huge.
 
The leader of Styrene Guild grew faint and unsteady on his feet.
 
“Chairman, I’ve got worse news.”
“What news?”
“Weed the Count of Morata is the Weed from COM”
“WHAT!?!”


WEED!
The name sends chills down one's spine. Like a magic wave everybody in the Styrene bones started to shake. Undoubtedly it because of weed unscrupulous reputation to murder, steal, and plunder; He had No Mercy! The guild member felt they were faced with a mountain.

They still didn’t want to believe it was true 
“Is it Really him?” You can’t be entire sure from just gossip can you?”
“But there’s definitely a possibility he really is Jeoshioen WEED”
“Can you trust the person who told you?”
“The news broadcasting channel is almost 100% accurate.”
“…..”

Styrene stay silent for a while. With Weeds cruelty and strength taking over would be no ordinary challenge. Without Weed Morata would have already been razed to the ground. The picture of an angry Weed; he would suffer no challenges. To avoid the harsh wolfs of the north you hide in a hole. You only find out later that your hole in a tigers den. It was a nightmare. Trying to regain some morale the Styrene guild tried to find comforting words.

“The rumor don’t always match the description. Rumors are just opinions.”
“What?”
“Let compare the two, There are differences such as weed as a really good relationship with the church of Freya and he has an that ice dragon. But we have seen those yet have we? From the circumstance I really can't tell if its really him or not.”
“So….”
“If its just him alone he couldn’t stand up to our entire guild alone could he?

It was the word the Styrene guild had been waiting for

“Yeah! Weed real job is a sculptor right he can’t be all that strong.”
“It’s really fortune for us actually.”
“We have a chance!”

The Styrene started planning  to take over Morata. They conscripted half the town to fight for the guild! There were 600 high level users in the Styrene guild, along with 2,000 mercenaries from the central continent. An entire army was formed to take over Morata.

“I just want to say this in case were wiped out.”
“Yes guild master?”
“Lets go twist up Morata”
“…..”

 

 Weed concentrated all his attention on developing his sewing sculpture skills. Because creating dolls is a specialized skill. After a certain level the skill professions start to blend together. Blacksmiths are able to create finer and detailed work tailors more diverse clothes. Sculpture showed its best work when it became a hybrid character.

“It’s a doll of a child…”

After experimenting with many failures one can create a Perfect masterpiece with god like qualities. Whit thought like that weed had worked him self to the bone. But the perfect picture would not come.

“A lovely little girl, a peaceful clean doll.”

Weed squeezed his head. The king hydra leather that had been piled up like a mountain had been slowly reduced. Bronze and iron weapons could be recycled by melting them down, but that was not the case with discarded leather.

"It's hard to even make a bright young kid without  confidential information, laid out in the darkness of the brightness came along."“
The position of a parent not being able to bear a child, with their heart cut to pieces; it would just add to their sorrow if he made a child crying or screaming.

“Need to create a Magnum Opus…”

Weed fell into disarray. IT was situation where anything seemed wrong.

“I guess I could make a sculpture of Seoyoon as a child?”

Escaping Reality!
He was pulled toward the easy way out. However he immediately shook his head at his mistake.

“Mandal entrusted me with this work. It can be something that I’ve used before.”

The answer to this riddle was the tougher than most of the quest he had taken up. By making dolls Weed had raised his sculptor level to Advanced 7(35%). Even with all that experience he had gain from making dolls he wanted more

“I want to engrave the best girl I can…It’s not being to excessively greedy”

Weed’s despair deepened. A group of dungeon explorers had already set out for the Enbinue church ruins, but Weed, who had the original part of the shared quest, was cooped up making dolls. He was swimming in myriad of failed ideas.

Dolls, Dolls, Dolls, Dolls!

“AaaaaaaaHH!”

Lee Hyun was kicking the futon. It was a big enough worry to interrupt his sleep.

“Never thought I would be suffer because of dolls again”

It wouldn’t leave his head the little girl’s sculpture.

“ Maybe I just need to make it out silver and gold then the image wouldn’t matter so much…”

There was no shelter. If he did then his carefully built reputation would crumble.

“Can’t get past this request.”

To give up when it became difficult was not his style. Somehow he had to find a way!
Lee Hyun headed to the market to cool his head. The morning market overflowed with people selling meat and vegetables. However even in such a lively place the sculptor of the girl plagued him.

“Maybe I should read about Obstetrics and Gynecology?

A place where you can see children but don’t know their faces

“Often have to change diapers, hunger cries, the sleep devil…”

None of this seemed to help with the girl’s sculpture doll.
On the way back home Lee Hyun passed a photo studio. On display were picture of married couples with children. After staring at the pictures for a long time Lee Hyun had an epiphany.

“You just change the perspective of the sculpture. Parents have a lot different perspective I suppose.”

Even a mediocre picture would be precious to the child’s parents. Lee Hyun tried to look at parents’ perspective of saying goodbye to their child. The picture of newborn leaving their parents breast!
Even a mediocre picture would be precious to the child’s parents. Lee Hyun tried to look at parents’ perspective of saying goodbye to their child. The picture of newborn leaving there parents breast!

“The Premise of making a child doll is wrong itself!”

Lee Hyun suddenly shouted. Considered from the perspective of a parent the answer was obvious.






Chapter 7 – A Girl’s Life
This chapter was translated by BlackHorus and proofread by Chancs

Weed kept on display King Hydra and Python’s leather.
Even after making an animal’s doll and a doll of a child, which was a failure, there were still a lot left.
He only kept the best of the leathers.
Artworks are worst in the beginning; however, the later ones are more complete and perfect. But
sculptures with no feels cannot make another emotional.
He kept the best quality materials as reserve just in case he had to make a sculpture!
“I can make at least 40 dolls. This should be somewhat enough.”
Weed cut the leather and started making a sculpture of a baby.
An infant born not long ago.
It had wrinkled skin and grouchy face like a real infant.
It was so small that it could be hugged with just one hand.
“Life that’s been born since only a few hours. It’s a baby that sees the world for first time after being born from her mother.”
Weed had already received information about ManDol and his wife, so he considered the parents’ emotions while making the doll.
Still, the baby didn’t really show special features.
“Alright. The first one’s done now.”
Weed put down the doll of the baby, and held up the leather.
Now he had to make his second doll.
The way Weed’s hands moved to make a doll was very subtle.
“It’s an infant. Starting to walk in the first year, it will go through a lot of changes. It’ll be the eriod when parents will always worry about the kid.”
He focused on making the doll while thinking of the possible future of ManDol couple’s girl.
“She needs clothes too.”
He had covered the infant doll with a clean sheet of cloth before, but now he sewed the baby’s cloth.
The doll of a girl laughing when having her first birthday party completed!
“Now recognizing her mother and father…. a period of growing up, more like that.”

The next doll grew up more.

She got taller, and her fingers and toes got longer too.
Weed added braided hairs onto her too.
“Learning how to talk and at an age where she’ll be a trouble maker.”

The fourth doll he made had a kindergarten uniform on.

A doll of a young student wearing cute clothes and bag.
The fifth doll grew up more and more and now she’s about the age to enter an elementary school.

If the dolls until now were a ‘stubborn and cute little miss’, the sixth doll had some of feminine charm.

“She’ll grow up to be a girl with a pretty smile and someone on whom neighborhood boys will want to play pranks on.”

The troublesome, boyish, and wild girl grew up to be very attractive. Her eyes, full of merriment, were still the same, but she grew taller and her eyes were very clear.

The dolls after that became taller and taller with her hair growing more longer.

From long hair, which boys often like, to short lively hair, her hairstyle changed several times as well.

“This is quite a physical labor too.”

He had to buy hair from sculpting material shop; but he never knew he would be tired from feeling proud of himself for making such a thing.

The fourteenth doll graduated from high school and became an adult.
She grew up to be a girl that is very lively and seems talkative.

Her rosy red cheeks and cute expressions that seem as if she will bring a boyfriend anytime to introduce him to her parents.

He made accessories like hair band and necklace to decorate her.

During her high school years, school bags and uniform were enough, but now she was a university student.

He made for her high heels and bags, that were now a part of a girl’s life.

“Still, no using money unnecessarily!”

He debated and concluded to make her accessories from cheap rabbit skin. Even so, she had an aura of a refined, female university student.

Accessories that complimented well with her overall expression, clothes, aura, and scent.

Making as if he’s taking care of his own child, the university student was as lovely as a real person.
Time spent on sculpting became unexpectedly longer, but Weed focused on it with his everything; he didn’t feel it.

Starting from seventeenth doll, as if to show that no one can hold back the flowing time, a small baby that had needed much caring got a job.
 
Eighteenth doll went out to work in a community service.

Nineteenth doll brought a boyfriend, and twentieth doll finally had a wedding.
He made a very considerate and dependable looking husband doll. The two were a couple that suited each other like a pair of swans would.

The guests, which were made from either deer or rabbit skin, congratulated for their future.

Twenty third doll gave birth to a baby.
She lived with her happy little family.

She washed her dish with her husband, cleaning, washing clothes, and going to work and lived happily.

As the dolls were completed, the woman aged and her fair face started to have wrinkles. The trace of time became apparent.

Dolls that raised children and living with husband.

“Too fast. People say a person’s life goes by the way a bean sprout grow and can never go back, but still, it goes by too fast.”

After passing her young and jewel-like bright time, her aging accelerates.

At the thirty sixth doll, she spent more time alone. It’s because her children grew up, got a job, and got married.

After becoming a grandmother, she takes nap, reads book, and makes a scarf she can give to her grandchildren.

The Python and Hydra’s leather that seemed infinite were nearly gone.

Forty first doll happily and quietly closed her eyes. It was at where she was with her family.

***
Finished making dolls, Weed sat still, feeling very empty.

No more leather, and no more things he could do.

Please name the sculpture you’ve made.
 
A message window came up even as Weed stood still without even moving his sculpting knife.

Weed shook his head lightly.

“I will not name it.”

Right then, he didn’t want to give any kind of name to the sculpture.

Without naming the sculpture, the sculptor’s name cannot be known and might remain as an incomplete artpiece. Will you still not name it?
 
“I don’t care. It was something I had no right to make.”

Ding!

A legendary sculpture, with no name designated.
A gift to the world given by the sculptor, who put in great effort, and had a talent even a god will be jealous of!
He put all the process of human life, from birth to the death, into this sculpture.
The  sculptor’s perfect skill could be felt from his diligent sewing.
Sewing with not even one bit of tilt or missing part found.
It is not know which sculptor left this mystic artwork.
Artistic Value: It’s a blessing of sculpting.
It will become an event that will improve the continent’s sculpting skill.
Special Options: Those who have seen the unnamed legendary sculpture,
Life and Mana regeneration rate will Increase by 32% for a day.
    	                  Maximum Life and Mana increase by 30% for a day.
    	                  Blessing magic effect strengthened for a day.
                              All stats increase by 20
Additional 7% increase in Agility and Bravery.
                           Mobility is increased by 30%. More distance can be covered
                           in a quick, short time.
                         Birth rate in the city or region where the sculpture is increase by 100%.
Residents’ tendency for violence decreases. Great help to the public order, but warriors and soldiers decrease in numbers.
               Life increase by 500.
Intelligence and Wisdom of Humans increase permanently   upto 15.
Does not overlap with another sculpture.
Unfinished legendary artwork.

- Sculpting skill proficiency increased greatly.
- Handicraft skill proficiency increased greatly.
- Understanding of sculpture skill proficiency by 1.
- Since the sculptor of the sculpture is unknown, Fame increased by 2.
- Art stat rose by 89
- Endurance rose by 41.
- Charm rose by 26.
- Intelligence rose by 10.
- Additionally, for making unfinished legendary sculpture, all stats increase by 5.
- Blessings of the sculpture. For making a sculpture about birth and death, battle related stats increased by 8% for a week. Resilience and Maximum Mana increased by 65%.



Those were rewards that made Weed’s head go blank.

It seems that stereotype such as a Sculptor was worse job than Warrior or any other job – should be thrown away.

 “Checking Skill Sculpting!”

Advanced Sculpting 7 (65%): Can sculpte.
Beautiful sculptures can be sold at high price. Can spread his name throughout the continent by making splendid sculptures.
Great for impressing women.
Level of possibly leading world of art in Versaille Continent.
It is very unfortunate that there is no other sculptor that can catch up to this exceptional sculptor’s skill.



Sculpting skill mastery rose by 29%.

After putting in so much care and effort, even Weed could not comprehend his creation.

“I just made dolls, that is all…..”

Weed received a very deep understanding.

There was a reason for children or women to love dolls.

Instinct to seek out valuable luxury!

 

Although they were dolls made in request for only one cooper, there were still many incomplete parts.

The number of completed dolls was high.

He had made them in an untidy space in some noble’s castle that he uses as a workshop, but he would have to deliver them so that ManDol or his wife can watch it with ease.

He could use empty rooms in Morata castle, but he didn’t really want to.

“A separate space for the child is needed.”

Weed whispered quietly.

“Whisper, chatting restriction unlocked.”

Ding!

- Whisper restriction is unlocked.
- Guild chatting restriction is unlocked.
 

When he returned to Morata, he locked the whisper and chatting feature.

In restricted mode, he couldn’t hear or see any Guild chatting, and when someone whisper him, he can only hear it when he allows it.

Since so many people were looking for Weed, he had to block them.

 Sabina: Beat it already!
Edwin: You didn’t beat it enough.
Pin: Wow, that’s real sturdy.
Edwin: Still, I think we almost got it.

Seems like Wilderness Travellers Guild was in a special hunting.

Weed skipped the guild section. Although he unlocked the guild chat, there were many who kept silence.

- Pabo-ajussi

He whispered architect Pabo he met during Northern Expedition. It’s been awhile, but he never forgets users he could use.

‘He was a very skilled architect.’

The architect actively making Stairs of Goddess for a better view of Goddess Freya’s sculpture in Morata was the architect Pabo.

- Weed! If it isn’t you.
Pabo didn’t forget about Weed either. Of course, he can’t possibly forget him since he was the Lord of Morata.

- Where are you?

- In Morata. I heard of a rumor that you came back and is making a sculpture. I was building a shop at the square and couldn’t visit you. I’m sorry.

- Are you almost finished with the job?

- I just have to attach a door to it. If I do it fast, I think it’ll be done in an hour.

- What about Gaston-ajussi?

- He’s working with me. Right now, he’s drawing on ceiling and walls, but he’s giving them a finishing touch.

- That’s great. I have a request. I’d like you to build a house.

- Lord of Morata need a house?

Pabo seemed like he couldn’t really understand.

It was because Weed, who had the castle, had no reason to need a house. Be it for storing items, resting on bed, etc., everything can be done in the castle.

- Actually… I need a space where I can display sculptures.

- Oh? Then do you need a house with a large storage?

- Rather than a storage, I’d like you to build a house so that I can display sculptures in the rooms.

- Not a hard thing to do. Where are the sculptures?

- In the castle. I will tell the guards so you can enter to where the sculptures are.

- Alright. I will go there sometime in afternoon. I will decide the fee for the request after looking at the artwork.

- Thank you.

Just about when Weed finished talking to Pabo, a user called Hon whispered him.

- This is Hon from the Underground Prison Expedition. We are almost done with the dungeon adventure.

- Did you find Matalros Order’s captives?

- Yes. We found the captives and they all are around here.

- Thank you for your hard work. I will be there soon.

Weed needed to go to the Underground Prison for the quest now.

***
River of Wail watershed that’s connected to Morata and the teleport portal!

It is the place where the second quest of S difficulty, Rescuing Matalros Order’s Captives quest will take place.

When Weed went back to the River of Wail with Nurungyi, he could see a group of people gathered nearby.

“That’s Weed…”

“He’s the one called the God of War?”

“Shh! Quiet. He might hear you!”

After hearing the news from friends at Morata that Weed stopped making sculptures, and is preparing to leave to the River of Wail, people gathered around to see him.

Most of the high level users in Northern Region payed the fee and were hunting near the River of Wail.

Sometimes, there is a party that goes to deeper parts of North, but there are often times, if they don’t be careful, all party members are eliminated.

The River of Wail where you can get help anytime was a great hunting ground.

Weed looked around users with cold and calm eyes.

 ‘Lot of people.’

In Morata, he was somewhat an idiotic lord who sold food or various items, but he couldn’t be like that on the hunting ground. Already, there were lots of people who were looking at Weed with eyes that wanted to challenge him.

If these high level users all attacked Weed at once, he can’t avoid death.

Because he had high quality items like Necromancer’s Grimoire, Tallok’s Armor, Shield of Ancient, Coldream’s Demon Sword, etc., he was even more alert.

‘This is not Morata.’

In Morata, no one can even dream of challenging Weed because of soldiers and knights. If someone even points his sword at the Lord, soldiers will arrest him or knights of Freya Order will crush him utterly.

But on hunting ground, anything can happen.

He might drop an item after meeting a murderer.

To be not looked down upon, Weed looked at people, acting very naturally.

“Full of trashes.”

“……….”

 The crowd kept silence.
The War God Weed they imagined.

It was arrogance fit to the strongest in the Continent of Magic.

“Did you all stop hunting and were waiting here to see me? Monsters are everywhere… tsk tsk.”

Weed clicked his tongue and openly looked down at others.

Those who bought food or sculptures from Weed in Morata were surprised and taken aback by Weed’s different attitude.

The thought that came to them as that happened!

‘This might be the real Weed…’

‘Is he being nice to beginners or individuals? Rather, he’s criticizing us gathered in crowd… He might be a person weak on appearance, but strong within.’

 The guts to openly ignore when over 200 high level users are gathered.

 Originally, those over 300 have very high pride.
 
The connection they built here and there and the strength displayed during hunting becomes a target of respect.

 Although Versaille Continent has amazing number of users since it’s big, the more high it goes, less the number become. If someone’s level 300, he wouldn’t get ignored anywhere. He can get into a famous guild and could voice his opinion a bit in some middle or low level guild.

High level users had very high pride and self-esteem, but there were no one who would dare to talk back to Weed.

 If it was one-on-one, someone might’ve, but since others were keeping quiet, it wasn’t the time to step up and talk back.
Weed dominated the crowd with just few casual words.
“Pathetic.”

“………”

No one talked back even a word.

Somehow it became natural for Weed to talk like that.
Kind at Morata, but arrogant toward the gathered high level users.

It was the aura of absolute strongest that from some time people started to dream of.

But some people felt offended by continually ignoring words. Those who became stronger while wandering around the hunting ground started to give off combative spirit.

 Dying would be honorable anyway, so they wanted to challenge him.

Amongst the crowd that had been oppressed started to have a small change in mood.
At that, Weed used Lion’s Roar.
“Bingryong! Phoenix! Why are you not greeting me when I’ve come here!”

Sound that rang like a thunder.
Hearing Weed’s call, Bingryong and Phoenix flew toward him from far away with their wings wide spread.

Nearly the size of a dragon, they were terrifying creatures that will give chill through the spine of those who saw them for first time.

Bingryong and Phoenix roared toward the sky once and landed on a rock mountain.

Huwaaaang!

Kkyaaaaa!

The rock of the mountain started to crack and sand fell.

“Master, I’ve heard your call.”

“Master, I’ve come.”

 
Bingryong’s appearance was quite handsome. Like any dragon, he had some gravity about him, and his sharp eyes and agile mouth!

Phoenix had indifferent but cold appearance unique only to birds, but still had the explosiveness that might burn everything hidden inside.

Bingryong, and Phoenix likewise were politely lowering their heads to Weed.

“Whooo.”

“That’s amazing.”

The crowd felt an unapproachable wall between Weed, who was controlling the two holy creatures that seems as if they’ll beat up the crowd themselves.
Complaining, timid, and a scaredy cat Bingryong, and Phoenix that causes trouble because he’s so dumb! For those who did not realize the relationship between them and Weed, who rule over them through nagging and torturing them, he just looked amazing.
There would be no one who would challenge Weed after seeing Bingryong and Phoenix lower their head toward him.

“Idiots, I get angry whenever I see you.”

Weed frowned.

Bingryong and Phoenix seemed like they were quietly accepting his comment.

 

‘Just what kind of nasty words is he going to spout now.’

‘Just ignore. There might be something we’ve done wrong.’

Weed spoke.
“Useless hinderance.”

 Bingryong and Phoenix moved around their eyes busily, trying to sense Weed’s mood out of baseless guilt and sorriness.

There were always critical reasons when he was yelling at them. Since when they talk back, venting, yelling and nagging continues longer, so they never asked for reasons. This time too, they were crawling on the floor, just thinking ‘oh the usual’.

Weed shook his head toward Bingryong and Phoenix as if he’s annoyed.

“I don’t want to see you, so get out of my sight!”

Bingryong and Phoenix spread their wings and flew away, thinking of freedom.

They had to fly as far as they can before Weed changes his mind.

They ran away, to the point that the rock mountain shook from their ferocious wind.

The crowd became even more discouraged.

Rather than challenging or with any battle spirit, they were watching Weed with jealous and respectful eyes.

Looking down at Bingryong and Phoenix who cannot be challenged by anyone to this degree, they started to feel as if looking down at them was very natural.

Weed headed toward where Ambinu Fort was.

***
Rescuing Matalros Order’s Captives Quest.

The Underground of Ambinu Fort was crawling with monsters along the huge maze.

‘To conquer this dungeon, it’s better to go in two rather than alone.’

In case of poisoning or curse magic, it was more effective to have one or two friends.

Pabo walked into the Black Tower with Gaston, holding a shovel.

“Did you come to do the lord’s request?”

The guard, holding up a spear, asked.

The guard recognized Pabo because he came to the castle often, and built up friendliness.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“The lord asked me to build a house to keep the artworks.”

“ I will lead you to where the sculptures are.”

“Thank you.”

Pabo and Gaston entered the castle, following the guard.

 They were going to the lord’s private space that they didn’t get to usually.

On the wall, not even a common artwork was hung and they couldn’t find any gold or silver.

“Nothing special.”

Gaston said as if he’s disappointed.

To him who is an artist, the more he sees artworks, the more his Art stat or Insight rises.

To art related jobs, the desire to observe more artworks is very natural.

“This is the room.”

The guard opened the lord’s one of the locked rooms.

At that moment!

A bright light poured out from within the room.

You have discovered a legendary sculpture.
Birth and death!
You are the first discoverer of the artwork, of the talent that will make the dwarves jealous, and will make kings war over.
The sculptor who sculpted this did not make his name known.

- For a discovery that will shake the world, your fame has risen by 1,290.
- You
have gained the title The Discoverer of Legendary Sculpture.
If you talk about the story of how you discovered this sculpture, you will get drinks and food for free without any limit.
The nobles and kings who love beauty will welcome your visit and will be dying to listen to your story.
 

As soon as they opened up the door, their fame, which they painstakingly tried to raise, rose by over 1,000.

Another message window popped up even before their minds came back to their places.

You have seen an unnamed legendary sculpture.
Flower of art.
An artwork that can be called as a wonder.
The unknown sculpture used his skill to make the sculpture with birth and death as the theme. Those who understand after seeing his sculpture will have life time’s blessings.
Life, Mana, and Vitality increase 32%.
Maximum Life and Mana will increase 30%.
All stat rises by 20.
Additionally, Agility and Bravery will increase.
Mobility increases 30%. When travelling long distance, it becomes more effective.
Gaining the happiness of being alive, Life increases by 500 permanently.
Due to low Wisdom, you couldn’t understand the artwork.
Wisdom and Intelligence increases by 2 permanently.
To understand the artwork, there is need to watch often and to observe in detail.


An Architect unexpectedly needs high wisdom.

To build a building, he needs to know simple magic.

But even with his wisdom and intelligence, he couldn’t understand the artwork.

In case of Pabo, he stopped at this level, but Gaston got shocked as if he got hit by a lightning.

- For observing legendary sculpture, Art stat increases by 47.

Incredible increase in Art stat.

In case of magicians, students learning from their masters could grow faster.

But Artists could only prove themselves with their works!

The dolls displayed in the light were realistic and made the fact that they were leather dolls unbelieveable.

The clothing, and even the buttons were made with great accuracy; there was no flaw.

“For these sculptures to be Weed’s true capability…”

Although the sculptor who made the dolls was unknown, if it was not the Lord of Morata, Weed, then who would it be.

Since the Lord Weed asked them to make a house for his artworks, it was for sure.

Pabo whispered Weed with his shaking voice.

- Y-You, are you busy?

 Weed replied quickly.

 - It’s fine. Speak to me.

- I have something I want to know.

- What is it?

- Why did you not reveal your name after making these sculptures? I could get the fame as a discoverer thanks to you but…

It was something Pabo and Gaston felt very grateful about, but couldn’t really understand. If he made these kind of sculptures, then wouldn’t he want to show it of?

If Gaston drew a legendary artwork, then he would’ve showed it off everywhere.

- Because I was embarrassed.

- What, embarrassed of what?

- Since it’s a very lacking and unrefined skill, it was embarrassing to reveal my name…

- Gasp.

Feeling embarrassed to even name the pieces, after creating such legendary sculptures!

Their breathing stopped from Weed’s modesty.



Volume 17 Chapter 8: Reunion with Da’in
Translated by: BlackHorus
Proofread by: Cnichal

Pabo had a grand dream as an architect.

From building house, business building, and etc.. he knew of them through and through. However, Morata’s houses had very unique taste.

In rich kingdoms, for one to get their own house, he has to be either a high level user, or have lots of money. Because they have to build a high quality house or villa that wouldn’t lose to anyone else.

But in Morata, there one majorly common type of housing.

PanJiat House! (t/n: house made of scrapes). Easy and cheap to build.

Although they were just PanJiat houses, that can barely fend away rain or wind, no one was embarrassed since so many people own one.

Since even beginners could own one if they get wood, anyone around level 20 or 30 could own a house.

The dream of owning a house was achieved this easily.

Beginners that got their own house store items or equipments they don’t use in the house and can call over friends to have a party.

Since Morata was their hometown and where their house were, beginners didn’t leave Morata easily even after they levelled up.

Originally, if lots of PanJiat houses are built, crime rate and hygiene decreases significantly, so not many places allow them to be built.

In other cities, buying land itself is very expensive, so huge sum of money is required.

However, Morata had very cheap price for land, and had fairly low crime rate and good hygiene. Land was cheap, because the lord made expensive waterway and formed vigilante corps. The Order of Freya actively gave aid to the poor as well, so not many thieves came out.

“There is no other places that suit more to have PanJiat houses.”

Pabo built lots of PanJiat houses.

PanJiat houses he made were sturdy and had good use of space, so PanJiat houses he made were popular.

PanJiat house newly built have its own mood too.

Although after some time, aging of the house begins, and rainwater leaks through due to rotting of the house. New PanJiat houses were alright.

Adventurers or Merchants from Central Continent, or rich users wanted high quality housing.

“Please build a house where Morata could be seen. Build huge storage, and use expensive materials.”

Pabo worked hard since he gets lot of request for high quality housing and business buildings.

The thousands of PanJiat houses, hundreds of high quality villas, Morata bridges and store buildings were rooted in the place as one of Morata’s specialties.

“Construction and Designing skill. These two aren’t increasing very much these days.”

Experience point for PanJiat houses were very small.

The experience and fame he gains when completing stores or villas was decreasing as he build more of them.

“Let’s make a proper building this time.”

At that moment, Weed’s request fired up his desire to challenge himself as an Architect.
For the sculpture about birth and death.

And the countless dolls. He had to make a building for them.

“Intermediate Designing!”

**Ding!**

- Starting designing.

In front of Pabo, blueprint paper appeared in form of opaque 3D image.

Using mana, he could raise walls and pillars and decorate the inside as if he’s building a real house.

Beginning Designing Skill has size and materials limited.

Construction and Designing skills are the skills that cannot be separated from one another.

Using various materials and new way of designing affects Construction skill increase it. Through Designing, he finishes arrangement of furniture and house structure.

After making a blueprint, he can order workers.
Pabo’s Construction skill is Intermediate level 3.

It is not advanced enough to build a house, but he can make large building and garden without a sweat.

“I’m someone who even made three luxury villa at the same time.”

Pabo made frames with huge structures.

Weed said, he made the dolls for some child.

“That noble meaning… I will not disappoint you.”

Weed’s approximate spending for the building is 1980 gold!

It was just enough money to build a house.

But Pabo planned on using all the materials he could to construct.

“Let’s bring the best trees and flowers in the continent to design a garden. Let’s have the garden be about 2000 acres, and the building should be at least 10000 acres.

With the highest quality and most grand landmark building as the goal, he started with a size and design he have never done before.

As architect who is said to be richest after merchants, he was thinking of using all his money if necessary to build a building that can represent Morata.
 

“It makes no sense for the artist Weed to have no place to display his works.”

By displaying Weed’s sculptures, allowing citizens and travellers to see the artwork. Pabo started constructing.

Since the scale of it was huge, he started the work right away.

Pale was hunting with his friend in the dungeon, when Weed PMed him.

>>> I need to hunt in underground prison. It might be dangerous, so please send a person over.<<<

Underground prison of Ambinu Fort was very complicated.

There were many parties who are hunting, and monsters are everywhere. There was a monster that uses poison, so fighting without any plan was bad.

>>>Alright.<<<

After finishing PM, he said to his friends.

“Weed-nim wants me to send over a person.”

“Should I go?”

 

Hwaryeong steps up as if she’s been waiting for it. She couldn’t lose a chance to be with Weed.

“If it’s Hwaryeong-nim, Weed-nim will welcome you without question. But he says he needs someone who can cure poison. Irene, do you want to go too?”

“What about the party here if I go?”

“We’ll manage somehow. We have Da’in-nim too, so we should be fine.”

Pale’s party working on many quests in Morata.

While getting ‘Ancient breastplate recipe’, they were doing hunting and quests.

The quest they were doing right now was a very dangerous dungeon hunting quest where very strong monsters ambushed although it was only difficulty Level C.

“Hwaryeong-nim is going, wouldn’t it be too dangerous for others if I go too?”

“Who knows. It depends on how long Zephyr-nim endures, but it would be a bit dangerous, wouldn’t it?”

Since they formed a party without a Warrior or a Knight, they were a bit unstable. Although Zephyr took the role of defending, they were in trouble when numerous monsters attacked at once. They often confused monsters with Hwaryeong’s Dance of Chaos or Dance of Temptation, but if her and Irene were both absent, it would impact the expedition quite a bit.
“I’ll go.”

Da’in stepped up.

Shaman was a job that truly symbolized mix-matched character!

It had quite a bit of damage, so it was her specialty to beat up the monster when it is not under normal condition.

Da’in would sometimes mutter while swinging the club.

“Yeah, the true beauty of beating up is the hand job. If I don’t have this delicious taste of beating up, then hunting would be no fun.”

She who was gaining quite a lot of popularity as a Shaman at Morata, and was giving the Pale’s group a hand. Zephyr nodded.

“If it’s Da’in-nim, I can trust you. You can cure poison and heal. Hwaryeong-nim and Da’in-nim should both go and give some help.”

After deciding who will go to underground prison, Yurin drew a picture following Weed’s description.

A picture of dark prison entrance with Yurin, Da’in, and Hwaryeong standing next to Weed. It was a good point of Picture Teleportation: It could teleport several people at once. Of course, she had to draw all the people on one picture, so teleporting unreasonably many people was impossible. Also, due to restriction of mana, she couldn’t teleport them too deep into the underground path.

“Picture Teleportation!”

Yurin, Hwaryeong, and Da’in disappeared into the picture, as if they were being sucked in.

At the underground prison entrance, where Weed was waiting, YooLin, Hwaryeong, and Da’in appeared out of nowhere like water ripple.

Moooooo!

Rover welcomed them with obedient face as if he’s happy to see them.

He was a male, and due to art lifeform characteristic, he liked beautiful people.

“Oh my, what a handsome and dependable ox.”

Hwaryeong softly scratched Rover’s neck.

It was when Rover was enjoying the moment with an innocent expression, and his mouth open.

“Oppa, how many kilograms is he?”

“He’s a primer Korean cow. I added special parts like ribeye.”
(t/n: Koreans think the “Korean cow” aka the home-country bred cows are more delicious.
Also, ribeye parts are sold more expensive than other parts of cow because of it’s deliciousness.)


“Yum. It would be best to just boil him to make SaGol (t/n: literal: Bone Soup
you boil bone with water, for a while to have the bone brew out the taste to make soup. It may sound scary, but it’s not. It’s actually just like broth, just that it’s more light than broth.) and eat it with rice.”

Yurin was joking and playing around, because she was in front of Weed!

Rover’s facial expression died out darkly.

In midst of all that, Weed and Da’in looked at each other. Due to a remnant of a curse, Da’in got at Morata, her face was distorted to the point it was hard to recognize her. She could’ve lifted the curse, but she wanted to see how Weed was doing and let it be. Da’in bowed first and greeted him first.

“Nice to meet you. I heard a lot about you.”

It was greeting given, while hiding the complex feeling she had meeting him, after such a long time. Weed introduced himself briefly.

“I’m Sculptor Weed. You must be the Shaman Pale-nim told me about.”

“Call me Da’in.”

Conspicuousness flashed by in Weed’s eyes.
When he heard that a member of Pale’s party was a Shaman called Da’in, he thought it was a very strange coincidence.

“Da’in… and you’re a Shaman.”

“Is something wrong?”

Weed shook his head as if he wanted to shake away something.

“Nothing. I just thought of memory of past.”

“What kind of memory?”

“Just… A memory I alone have. Sadly, now isn’t the time to have a long conversation.”

Because he remembered of the memory at Lavias, he replied coldly.

After hearing that Weed was going to underground prison entrance, more people were gathering around to see him. Some followed him from the Temple of Mathalos Order. It would be better to get to the destination as quickly as possible with Mercenary Smith.

“Let’s share the story later, and enter the underground prison.”

Weed unsheathed his sword and headed forward.

Since he already used Sword Sharpening or Armor Shining skills, he had nothing to be afraid of.

Da’in casted spells as she swung her club.

The spell that increased strength, agility, mobility, and attack speed, and hardening skin was cast over Weed.

The amazing effect that cannot be from a normal Shaman!

Weed’s strength increased over 230 and movement became very fast.

His whole both was full of strength, as if he put down heavy baggage.

Health and agility increased, so he could run like wind, and he felt as if he could jump from a cliff to cliff. The feeling of of being able to run like a cheetah!

‘What an amazing Shaman.’ Weed thought inwardly. He heard that she was the best Shaman in Morata, but skill and mastery was exceptionally good.

“What a huge underground dungeon. I never knew it would be this deep.” Warrior Hon looked around. Underground Prison of Embinue showed off its grand scale. Complex maze and various experiment samples. Monsters were at a high level, and traps were everywhere. The Thief user in the party disassembled all the traps, but they got lost and took over fifty days to arrive at where the Priests of Mathalos Order were tied.

Users who received the quest of rescuing the Captives of Mathalos Order were over 40,and all of them were high levelled.

He could search every nook and cranny of this vast dungeon, with the help of Adventurer and the Elemental Shaman, and arrive there.

The Holy Knight Villeo spoke.

“Underground prison under Ambinu Fort… It really wasn’t any normal dungeon. When would Weed come?”

Magician Eastern replied while relaxedly starting a campfire.

“Since I heard he just set off from Morata, wouldn’t he take about five days?”

Garic seemed as if he couldn’t accept it. “That fast?”

He meant that that was too fast of an arrival compared to how much trouble they went through.

“We told him the way. We also disassembled all traps, so within four or five days, he should be able to arrive here without trouble. Although he might arrive later.”

Hon made a decision as the party leader.

“Then, let’s hunt around this region since we can’t sit here and waste our time.”

“Should we then?”

“Look around. Others are all hunting too.”

At the underground prison, there were plenty of monsters.

Because the place had no light, disgusting looking monsters and lifeforms damned by the Ambinu Curse were living there. All of them were a high level. Mostly monsters of around level 350 spawned.

“If he hurry, then he should get here within five days.”

Weed approached Dark Knights guarding the entrance to the underground prison.  Because he made a legendary sculpture and watched it, and had Shaman’s skills, he moved fast as if he was flying.

“There are fifteen Dark Knights we have to defeat.”

Doorkeepers of the Ambinu Order.

The Priest of Destruction from Dethemele Order, were also helping the Dark Knights. To enter the underground prison, he had to defeat them first.

Although it was only a short moment, usually users fought the doorkeepers after having certain numbers of parties gathered.

Dark Knight who could be fought with ease when at least 20 people gathered! Weed tried to fight with only Hwaryeong, Da’in, and Yurin.

‘If we have too many, it’ll be only annoying.’

When hunting alone, he was enough. If he had these kind of companions, it’s more more than enough. When members increase, he have to share drops, and the pain of that is something that cannot be explained!

“What the… Are they just going to hunt like that? Are they crazy?”

“You looked at them on TV. How amazingly strong he is.”

“He could only succeed in the quest because he had many barbarians helping him”

“He should only be able to get into the underground prison with our help….”

“Let’s watch for now. They’ll call for help if they need it.”

Weed the God of War.

The spectators watched from afar, not even trying to hide their hope of maybe becoming his companion.

If he does call for help, they’ll run out to help and can display their strength.

To be in same party as Weed itself was a great honor. Hwaryeong said worriedly,

“Around what level are the knights at?”

“Early 330’s. Elite Dark Knights are about 380.” Although Elite Dark Knights were there, Weed explained. “Knights are strongly disciplined, and Dance of Temptation wouldn’t really work on them.”

 

If it was Hwaryeong’s charm, even Rover would wag his tail.

Other than necessary charm skills as a Dancer, when looking at clothes, accessory, tempting people with beautiful and tempting dance. There wouldn’t be any men who will not fall head-to-toe over her.

 “My life is very low. If I get hit by monster as strong as Dark Knight, I would die instantly. Will we be ok?”

“I’ll break their formation first, so dance after that.”

“I’ll trust Weed-nim.”

 Dark Knights recognized Weed and reacted.

“The enemy of our Order.”

“He’s the archenemy who destroyed the origin of the religion, and killed the Pope.”

“He who flapped his sly tongue, to trick the barbarians and challenged us, who followed holy purpose and came back.”

 Dark Knights charged with eccentric criticism. Charge of Knights!

Sometimes, Knights would stubbornly request one-on-one battle. Because they had honor and fame, Knights requested one-on-one battle.

But, such rule didn’t work on Weed. It was because he and the Ambinu Order formed enemy relationship, that cannot be compromised.

 ChulKuk ChulKuk ChulKuk.

Dark Knights charging while making the sounds of armor and bones hitting one another was terrifying. The Knight’s Charge was strong enough to injure the thick body of King Hydra. Because the enormous weight of the armor was helping the charge, even if he used shield to block, life and vitality drops a lot. Often, he may get stunned due to the shock.

 But Weed too had defense skill. Closed Eye!

A Warriors’ skill that raised Fortitude and Resilience by limiting the sight.

Not only that, but Moonlight Sculpting Blade was also a skill that had both attack and defense method, although he does not use it often.

When using it solely for attacking, it can damage greatly by ignoring enemy’s defense. It was due to the characteristic that sculpt the material itself, and the skill of knowing how to handle light.

Using the light, he can make the enemy unable to see, or wrap light around his whole body to use it as defense.

It’s shortcoming was that he used mana fast, because it is similar to a magic attack, and cannot hit a physical target. However when Weed tested it, the result was out of this world!

 
Weed swept through the middle of monsters’ army, with light wrapping around his body and wings spread out. Sword skill that targets rollercoaster-like fast approaching monsters! He could’ve hit then after pouring out light, but he would be using up too much mana. It only took a moment to swing his knife and cutting up the monsters and destroy them.

7 Keletap! The battle would’ve took longer when fighting normally, but it finished in only 30 to 40 seconds!

Using the Wing of Light, he gave life too. He could dodge or counter monsters. There were many methods he could’ve used to fight. But Weed almost never had to do his all to fight. Although when befalling the Ambinu Fort, it was the greatest chance to fight, it was due to the summoned Barcan, King Hydra, and Python, who fought better than his expectation.

He was going to momentarily reveal his true self, when cutting King Hydra’s neck, but he finished it boringly, when he became tired.

“The hunt is too repetitive, too boring.”

Compared to the Weed’s growth, most of battle was now tedious.

Battles in which he does his best, does not let him raise Endurance or Resilience. For the maximum hunting effectiveness, he has to sacrifice without much benefit.

Underground prison are said to have monsters everywhere. Since he expect battle to continue, he cannot rely on skill that uses mana.

“Heukkun, make the land around me into mud.” He summoned the spirit of earth in blink of an eye. Weed made the spirit himself. He was fresh, new and had only used a small amount of mana. He was also a very obedient spirit. Now that his mana recovery rate was faster, he can use spirits in however ways he wanted.

“I have come to listen to the most handsome guy in all Versaille Continent, Weed-nim. I will make the earth into mud now.”

Other spirits were arrogant and took too much time to summon. Even if they had high friendliness with the spirit master; it was rare for them to listen to him. However, Heukkun come right away as soon as he’s called.

The earth the knights charged on soon changed into a mud pool, that came up to their ankles. The armored Knights rolled over and struggled in the earth that turned into a swamp.

“What is that spirit?”

“Is that the spirit of earth? It appeared so quickly!”

hose who saw Heukkun showed an amazed reaction.

“Hurray for absolute charisma Weed-nim! I have completed your comment. Is there anything else I should do? Use me however way you want.”

Weed said as if he’s facing an enemy. “You fight as well.”

“Thank you, master. I will never forget your kindness. I will treasure it deep down in earth.” Heukkun raised earth and threw it over the Dark Knights.

Although it didn’t have much damage because it’s just earth, it had hidden rocks, so the Dark Knights had to deal with it. Heukkun used little mana, although he was a spirit.

The Weed of now, was like a spring overflowing with mana, he didn’t need to save either. “Heukkun you can use my mana, however much you want.”

“It is an honor, master.”

Kuakuakuang!

Earth rained down from sky like volcano rememants. Weed jumped into the swamp of Dark Knights, sunk down to their thighs.

Wherever he stepped turned solid, so he didn’t have problem walking.

“Enemy of Ambinu Order!”

“You have done well to come. I will slay you.”

Dark Knights swung at Weed, they were panicking due to the earth.

The Knights were humungous, but because their legs were sunk under earth, their height was about the same.

The swords the Dark Knights were swinging were covered with earth, and swung chaotically.

The sword Weed swung, made beautiful sounds and continually flowed towards the the Dark Knights’ swords.

 

Tararararang!

Where Dark Knights were crowded, a path opened up as if snow storm parted its way.

“Bone Cutter!”

“Sharpness Blade!”

“Illusion Sword!”

As Dark Knight’s swords shined, the skills activated.

Damage enhancing skill that cutted out opponents’ bone!

Penetrating skill by focusing strength with accuracy!

The Dark Knights even used skill that separated sword to form five swords.

The Dark Knights attack, surround Weed and flew toward him.

Weed sharply turned his body. He dodged Bone Cutter, that would have given him critical damage, and dodged swords that attacked in a straight line by curving his body backward. After barely dodging, the attack of five separated sword. Weed’s eyes shined.
 

‘There’s weakness in skills like these.’ Weakness that it divides up strength and attack damage! “Sword Dance.” Weed quickly moved his feet and swung his sword to deflect all five attacks.

“Keuk!”

Dark Knights felt dishonored by just having their attack deflected. It is because even after attacking in a group, and putting aside their honor, they couldn’t defeat Weed.

“Bone Cutter!”

“Keep on attacking!”

Weed moved around actively between the Dark Knights like a loach in mud pool. After jumping in between them, he moved as close as if their skin touching, would prevent them from using skills.

‘Close range fights are the best fights.’

Warriors use skills ever since the beginning. Sending aura of sword without hesitation, and he used long distance kills like Pa Gong Chang. It had fancy effect and damage suited to it. It was a job that has excellent attack damage as its level gets higher. There was reason to why he was looked upon when hunting. On the other hand, Weed usually trusted sculpting blade and covered up rest of things with his body. He grew up using close combats that uses the least mana and raises skill and resilience. Even if Knights were fast and sharp, because he had experience, he could dodge most of them.

‘Plus… their swords are much slower than SaHyungs’ or Master’s.’

Even when looking at footwork, he can somewhat guess where he’ll head to.

Weed inputted Dark Knights’ location and attack direction in his head and moved between them.

‘If I’m swift and smooth, I will not fall even if I fight against many.’

He dug in as he let sword slip and reflect. Weed’s Right Hand Sword skill, which is at Intermediate level 7 became the basis of the battle.

Because his Sword skill was higher than Dark Knights, when hitting exact target point, opponents’ attack skills often cancelled out.

“Triple!”

Weed used minimum skill possible and slashed Dark Knights as if he was just walking by them. He avoided using his specialty Sculpting Blade to avoid the audience’s eyes. Not revealing all of his capability is helpful in preparing unexpected situations. Sculpting blade is more effective when fighting against stronger monsters than normal monsters, especially when slaying Knights or Warriors.

“Euuk!”

“He slipped away.”

Dark Knights screamed and moaned, but didn’t fall.

This was why it was difficult to deal with Knight; they had amazing defense and life because they had full plate armor. But damage didn’t end as small cut. Weed’s sword was a Demon Sword, said to have slayed a Demon.

- Demon Sword’s Freezing Curse.

Part of body freezes and lowers strength and agility greatly.

Ice elemental damage is give every second and decreases life by 35.

- Demon Sword’s Broken Rock Curse.

Crack appears on equiped armors and durability continues to drop.

Defense is lowered.

- Demon Sword’s Succubus Curse.

Evil spirits clings on, causing illusions, and destroys those whose mentality is weakened in high speed.

Due to Weed’s invasion, the Dark Knights fell in chaos.

Using the gap made for an instant, Hwaryeong walked between Knights.

“Dance of Temptation!”

 
Bubi Bubi! A dance that can only be seen at a club or night concert!

When Hwaryeong’s body passes by lightly touching Dark Knights, they stopped at the spot as if they froze. With eyes that lost focus, they drooled and losted their minds. Hwaryeong skills grew while Weed had not see her; so when she dances butterflies flies and flower petals scattered.
“Dancer has to be graceful all the time!”

She was using Scattering Flower skill as a bonus!

When Hwaryeong passes while dancing, a very tempting fragrance is left behind. It was only an instant, but over 10 Dark Knights were charmed and lost their fighting spirit.

“Kuaaak!”

Weed started with Priests who had weaker defense. Although Priests had higher level, their life was low, so it didn’t take much time. When he cleared out the Priests, thanks to Hwaryeong’s incredible performance, the Dark Knights attacking Weed, decreased to only three!

“Too easy.”

Weed and Hwaryeong worked in perfect coordination.

Weed dodged the three Dark Knights’ attack like nothing and actively counter attacked.

 

-Critical Damage

Every single time, and accurate hits!

Weed used the Coldream’s Demon Sword, which slayed a demon very effectively. The Demon Sword gave a wings to a tiger. Based on strength and attack damage, it was important to give a critical damage, he made many small cuts. Using Demon Sword’s curse that overlap its effect seven times, he weakened Dark Knights significantly and then killed them.

Weed moved fantastically as if to make the armor he was wearing, feel like just heavy burden.

The audiences’ jaw dropped.

“What is this?”

“How can a person move like that? Does he see the Dark Knights’ attacks?”

“It’s not something you can do by seeing. See? He’s deflecting the sword by changing the direction of it, through hitting it in the middle.

 Even when they looked again after clearing their eyes, scenes that they could not be believe continued to happen.

Beginner Warriors or Knights usually have resilience, skill, and armor. Even when they get experienced enough, they usually use shield or weapon to block the attack. Yet Weed was dodging enemy attack with only an inch of gap, and backed up after hitting vital spots. If people knew that Weed was suppressing his original capability by a lot, they would feel a surge of of self doubt and defeat.

 “Even the videos of Versaille Continent’s most famous Warriors were not on this level.”

“Still, does he not have something called fear at all? How can he dash forward in that kind of situation?”

“I knew it when he fought riding on Wyverns. That kind of battle is too normal for Weed!”

As the battle went on, the audiences could not believe what was happening in front of their eyes; and yet couldn’t help but be captivated, by every single natural action of Weed’s.

 If he fought relying on his high level or skill, then they wouldn’t be this surprised, but the way he moved was art itself. Battle scenes that seem as if he’s enjoying the battle and controlling every single movement.

Users knew how amazing Weed’s action was.

“Stat, Skill, everything is optimized.”

“He using all into his fight.”

 High level users’ normal ability was about using character’s skill effectively. After judging which of various skills is most suited for the situation, he fights and wins. Compared to that, they could see Weed’s accurate judgement and movement, as if he was born for battling.

 Even if they’re the same characters, they differ depending on how they fight. Like how there’s a huge difference in battle games, when the players use the same characters. If it was a normal human, he wouldn’t dash into the middle of where Dark Knights swung their swords, and would try to deflect by hitting their swords. No, even before that, he wouldn’t try to fight Dark Knights with risk, and would have chose to gather more allies for safety.

 When looking at the battle, in which Weed dashed into without hesitation, there’s something that makes people’s blood hot. Making those who watch zealous, and become absorbed by the battle.

“There’s over 10 Dark Knights. But only 4 players are really hunting them. If they were late 300s level party, it would be possible but……”

“Look at the Artist over there! She’s wearing a tunic with level 30 restriction.”

“Is she really not even level 50?”

“Her job is an Artist. She’s not even fighting. She’s only doodling.”

Yurin was drawing Knights who were wearing formal and grand armor as ugly primitives. They had bushy beards, nose hair sticking out, and tights instead of armor.

 “The weapon the Shaman is equipped with, isn’t a good one either!”

“She’s a very famous Shaman in Morata. I partied with her once before, but… Her level is not even 250.”

“But they’re hunting Dark Knights nonetheless? Even if they have Weed that’s impossible.”

“Shaman’s amazing too, and I’ve never seen a Dancer get involved in battle as actively like that. I hope I could dance with such a charming Dancer like her….”

 When the audience’s praise continued, Weed’s expression was so-so.

 ‘Boring.’

Dark Knights’ ability was rather amazing. They were Knights and they poured down very sturdy and heavy blows.

If he was in his level 300s, he would’ve hunted them filled with joy, because it would be a monster stronger than him.

But since Weed’s level is 370, they were somewhat easy to hunt.

The number that would’ve been just right for others, was just making Weed (who levelled up while struggling in disadvantageous situations) sleepy.

 ‘Too weak.’

Even after hunting a bunch of Dark Knights at once, this much made him only think it was boring. Even after Weed entered the underground prison, he easily cleared away the monsters. Since Hwaryeong makes them fall asleep, he could hunt the monsters way too easily; to the point where the hunt would feel meaningless.

Because there were lots of audiences, he couldn’t really get hit by Dark Knights on purpose to raise his resilience. Because he just made a sculpture, his life and mana recovery rates are monstrous, he wouldn’t usually die even after fighting and fighting.

 In front of Weed, Monk of Ambinu Order appeared. A pretty-fast group that uses punch or kick as main weapon. Weed used another skill over Sculpting Blade. It was possible only because Sculpting Blade was purely used to oppress sword skill.

 “15 Chained Hit.”

Pububububububububububuk!

He runs toward them without hesitation and beats them up without mercy.

No mercy, and no magnanimity.

“Hammer Fist!”

 If Monks manage to barely stretch out their punch, he just let them hit him.

Weed had great armor, so it was no problem to get hit by some of Monks punches.

 “Did you just hit me?”

 Weed’s eyebrows twitched. When he doesn’t get hit properly, neither endurance nor resilience rises. There was no need to get hit when stats doesn’t rise at all!

“15 Chained Hit.”

Pububububububububububuk!

He cruelly beat up monks.

Beat up this way, beat up that way, beat up after chasing after him. Beat up once more, because he thought the skill the monk used, would’ve gone to waste otherwise. The sword went berserk and cut up Monks without mercy. It was to the point the audiences felt pity towards the Monks of Ambinu Order. Because mana recovery rate was so fast, even after he used a skill, it soon filled up.

“Weed! To come as far as here…! I’ve heard your dirty evil name several times. I will take revenge on you for the Ambinu Order.”

 Elite Dark Knight approached as he flapped his cape from underground prison. If it wasn’t Weed, it would’ve created excitement and nervousness.

 “Elite Dark Knight, you’ve come well. Sword Kaiser!”
 Strongest offensive skill that activates after dodging Elite Dark Knight’s attack and countering it!

 “Kuuk!”

Elite Dark Knight flew and hit the wall as if he’s nothing.

- Due to huge damage, Elite Dark Knight fell in panic state.

 Weed raised his sword and swung it.

“So why did you appear then? Just die! Die! Die!”

Elite Dark Knight lifted his shoulder protector, and lost his life in vain.

“Equipment!”

Weed stuck his tongue out and licked his lower lip.

The situation made his lip dry and become thirsty out of greed.

“Since it became like this, I should just raise my Sword skill, Offensive skill mastery, and Experience point then!”

 Pububuk!

Buuk! Kuang! Udangtang!

“Kuuaaak!”

After hunting without thinking of defensive stats, he left only a horrifying monster’s wreck. The audience that followed him slowly, increased distance between him and them and slowly went farther away.

“Uuu…”

“This is why people say the place Weed walks by monster will go extinct.”

“To think his personality was as dirty as that. He didn’t let go of even one and just kept on beating and beating and beating.”

“Did you just see? He beat the monster that already died, three more times before it fell.”

“I’ve never seen that kind of way of hunting monster.”

“The infamousness wasn’t a false rumor at all.”

The audience went away, making a ruckus.

The fear toward the person who hunts with such a dirty personality!

Even when they walked far away from Weed, what Weed said lingered on their ears. It was a conversation Weed was sharing after clearing away about five groups of Dark Knights and Followers of Ambinu Order.

“Let’s speed up the battle.”

“How?”

“HwaDolYi’s, Come out.”

Using inexhaustible mana, he summoned not even one, but two high level spirits of fire. Spirits with burning bodies crawled on the floor in front of Weed. They tried to be on Weed’s good side, by showing a fire show to Weed. It happened when mastership over spirits is at the peak.

 “Did you summon us? Oh the greatest under the sky, our creator!”

“You two, start some fire. Starting from the end of this hall, start the fire in order.”

“Yes, master.”

 Weed knew about the complex underground blocked road from the expedition. Inside the hall, there were traps and was filled with monsters.

 “Make sure to check, and choose only the places without people.” Weed warned them. He might accidently become a murderer if he starts fire at where a party is hunting and kills them.

“We will accomplish the order with our life on the line. It is an honor for us to carry our your order without you forgetting about us.”

Inside the blocked road of underground prison was filled with Dark Knight and monsters.

 “Kuueee.”

“Keuk keuk keuk.”

The dry air at the hall where monsters stayed slowly became hot.

“Kuueeehhhh!”

 Monsters that are suffering while drooling!

Starting from where the hall is blocked, when the fire started to erupt explosively, they screamed and ran outside.

 “Nice harvest! 15 Chained Hit!”

Weed killed every single monsters as soon as they ran out from the fire.

Like an experienced farmor’s hoeing, he targetting monsters’ head, neck, and vital sports with accuracy.

“This is the true taste of hunting.”

In front of Weed, monsters died out like falling leaves.

When monsters turn gray and drop items and equipments, he sorts out expensive ones and put them on Rover’s back. His hands moved very quickly.

“Kuaa! This cannot be.”

“Is it really possible to hunt like that?”

The audience never seen such way of hunting.

If they were a normal hunting party, they would settle down on a hall or at a corner of a square to hunt. Chatting, cooking and eating food, and resting.

If monsters’ spawn rate is slow, they hunt more by moving to a different spot. In these cases, party leaders were usually Thief, Adventurer, or Assassin. It was because they needed to look for monster’s mark and run away. Considering the status of party members and looking for monsters were a leader’s responsibility. Thus a normal party increases hunting efficiency, by knowing geography and studying monsters characteristic.

But Weed was different.

The range of hunt wasn’t limited to one place or short hallway

This huge underground prison, considering the dungeon’s characteristic, he considered nearby region into his hunting range.

“This experience point must be rising like hell.”

“Look at the item. Since his hunting speed is fast, amazing amount of items are dropping.”

The audience were bottomlessly jealous of him!

This way of hunting could only be seen because Weed’s mana recovery rate was faster. Even if Weed fought while conserving life and mana, there was limit to it. Since he organized monsters that was difficult to handle, by making them sleep with Hwaryeong’s Dance of Temptation, it was comfortable too. Thanks to Da’in having a great skill as a Shaman, she helped greatly in battles. She helped Weed to hit Dark Knights with more accuracy and increased his agility and strength as well.

Thanks to Da’in battle became more comfortable and easier.

The one of the party that was hunting in underground prison was resting.

“Phew.”

Warrior was wiping away the sweat on his forehead.

“The level of monsters here is terrifying.”

Holy Priest also flopped down without even considering unfolding his priest cloths.

“When I go back to Morata, I’m going to show off to my friends. That I was hunting at underground prison.”

“It would’ve been a better hunt if we brought more friends…”

“Pfft. Don’t say that. There wouldn’t be many people who are hunting while getting a good amount of experience point like us.”

“We fought seven times already within two hours. This is great acheivement.”

“This is fasted hunting speed in this year. Because so many monsters spawn, this is perfect place for hunting.”

“Since there’s only 7 people in party, it feels a bit difficult. Next time, let’s bring one of each, Magician and Warrior; ones who have high damage and can hunt properly.”

It was when they were resting while sharing conversation.

11 ferocious Hunters of Ambinu cult were approaching them.

Party members held up their weapon and stood up.

“They are not giving us time to rest at all.”

“What should we do. There’s still some distance, should we run?”

 It was when they were talking worriedly; where the Hunters of the Cult were, a huge creature and people approached.

A man who wore dark black Talos armor, headpiece, and gloves dashed toward them. Behind him, an old mercenary and three girls were riding on a big healthy cow, following the man.

“The Dance of Temptation!”

 The Dancer got off from the cow and scattered Hunters of the Cult while dancing. Shaman used magic.

“Shaking eyes, increase the fear and let them see what they do not want to see.”

The Hunters of the Cult had weakest mind. Additionally, they were all men, so Hwaryeong’s dance easily took their sight. Digging into the gap, Da’in activated her highly mastered magic. Da’in didn’t even come down from Rover’s back.

“Oh Ambinu’s God, are you abandoning me?”

“I am in a cult. Give a judgement to me!”

 When Hunters of the Cult were screaming, Weed swung his sword.
 
“15 Chained Hits!”

Sword skill that had no retreat or giving up. As sword skill that gains power as one goes forward, it cut only the weakness of the Hunters of the Cult.

Due to Da’in’s reinforcement magic, strength, agility, and overall battle ability increased.

“15 Chained Hits!”

For hunting a group, he used effective skill without hesitation and pushed back the Hunters of the Cult. The Hunters organized their formation again and swung their weapon, but it was useless. Whenever Weed cut someone, the Hunter would be burning, filled with bugs, or his hair would turn into snakes due to the curse. After the battle, Yurin came down from Rover and picked up items.

“Run!”

Those who have cleared away the Hunters of the Cult in an instant ran to a different location. A line formed with light speed, hunting, and moving away!

From faraway, and filled with anger, monsters stumped and ran toward them. They headed toward the monster group and in an instant cleared them away and moved to a different place.

The people who were originally fighting in that spot, looked into space dumbfound and muttered.

 “Just what happened?”

“To take care of the Hunters of the Cult this quickly… Did you see the footwork of the Warrior? Even if it’s a skill, how can he jump into the enemy at that angle? He went behind the monster way too easily and swung his sword. Although he took some hits.”

“It looked like he was too annoyed to dodge and just let them hit him though?”

It wasn’t even a five minutes after they left.

From where Weed and Rover appeared, a crowd of people ran toward them. They were the audience that followed Weed ever since the River of Wail.

“Excuse me.”

“Yes?”

“Didn’t Weed and his party pass by just now?”

“Weed?”

“The God of War Weed. Didn’t he come this way?”

A young warrior who was impatiently jumping on the spot as if he missed something very important!

“I don’t know anyone like-… Ah, the party who came riding on a black cow. They came and took care of the Hunters of the Cult, and went away.”

“The Hunters of the Cult!”

Other people who came with him crowded around them.
“How many?”

“11.”
“11! How many minutes until he got them all?”

“I don’t know. What should I say to ‘how long’…… It really happened in a split of a second.”

“Still, do tell us.”

“About two to three minutes?”

“That’s fast!”

 The audences cheered and disappeared toward where Weed and Rover went.

 “What was that just now?”

“No way… Weed was that Weed? The God of War Weed! He was hunting in underground prison!”

 

Da’in could feel while she chased after Weed, as she breathed in and out heavily.

‘He really… grew a lot.’

The sculptor she met at Lavias. She asked him to hunt with her because the way he hunted alone seemed poor and lonely. Even with the limit, called sculpturer; from the way he fought with all his might, she could feel his strong will. The sculptor who got beat up on purpose to increase endurance now even used blacksmith and sewing skills. At Lavias, he made food for her as well. During the time she didn’t see him, his cooking skill increased to intermediate. He had an ox with the name Rover.

“This idiot cow.”

Moooooo!

“Yurin, if you have inks left over, color him yellow.”

Moooooooo!

When they rested for a short moment after continuous fighting, the way he fought with the sculpture life form he named Rover was very refreshing.

Yurin and Hwaryeong also joined in on the fun.

 “Oppa, we’re going to eat him anyway, so why bother coloring him.”

“I heard JaeJoo’s black boar has lots of nutritious and delicious. Leave him black too.”

Moooo! Rover cried sadly and hopelessly.

But he didn’t always got treated badly. When it’s meal time, Weed gave him high quality hay, although he doesn’t know when he got it. Yurin fed him herbs that she had, and Hwaryeong got water to wash his face and body.

Second day of hunting in underground prison!

On the dusk when others are asleep, Weed woke up early and logged in.

After logging out and moving around deep in the dungeon, no more audiences followed after him. Weed used the time when no one was around to practice controlling the sculpture of light!

Da’in also logged in early, so there were only two of them.

Weed quietly focused in on light sculpture.

Heavy air stood between them.

‘This is the only chance I can talk to him.’

Da’in opened up her mouth with courage.

 

“Excuse me.”

“Yes?”

Weed’s formal and wary reaction.

When she first met him at Lavias, he was the same at then as well. Although she met him coincidentally in the dungeon, he was suspicious of her thinking that she was there to steal his items.

“What is the sculpture you’re making right now?”

Whenever Weed’s hand moved, colorful lights merged in and out.

When using not only one light, but various different colors, they intertwined and cause various changes.

When he moved his arm suddenly, it stretched, and when he twisted his wrist, the lights scattered fancily.

 “This is nothing. It’s only for practice.”

The thing Weed worked on slowly took the form of a person like a mannequin.

Da’in silently sat next to him and watched him use light sculpting.

Trying to use each thread of light to make a form was not an easy task.

Because there were countless number of colors, it was troublesome to make all of them suit each other. Da’in couldn’t stay still in the heavy atmosphere again and opened up her mouth once again.

“Do you have someone you like?”

After asking, she flinched.

It was something she wanted to ask ever since she saw how Weed used Hwaryeong’s face to make the Freya Goddess Sculpture. Da’in hoped he still like her. Weed shook his head.

“I don’t.”

Da’in tried to suppress her rather disappointed feeling.

“Oh, I see. I’m sorry for asking something personal.”

“No, it’s fine.”

Weed focused on the sculpture again. He had strong focus and although he made sculptures when resting, he was acting exceptionally weird.

He never ignored another person when he tried to start up a conversation. But Da’in didn’t realize it because she was disturbed by what he said.

‘Since we already parted once before. It’s fine even if he doesn’t like me.’

Da’in spoke to him, suppressing her beating heart.

“Then… Did you have someone you use to like?”

Sometimes sudden and weird to the point, she would heal Ghoul, but the question was something that took lots of her courage. Weed’s fingers stopped for a moment.

Small shaking and nervousness. But he suppressed it soon and answered.

“There wasn’t anyone I used to like.”

“Oh my!”

Da’in managed to smile.

“Then you never said someone else that you like her then, not even once?”

“Yes, since I didn’t have anyone I liked.”

Da’in bit her lip. To think there would be a man who would heartlessly betray you like this.

“I see. I have some things to do, so I’ll go out for a bit.”

 Weed didn’t even look at her and replied.

“Then please do.”

“Then…”

Da’in logged out.

“Phew.”

Weed stopped the light sculpting.

The lights that charmed one’s eyes disappeared and the dungeon became dark. Only camp fire Weed prepared to boil water and cook made sound as it burnt.

“Rover”

Mooooo!?

Rover who was lying on the ground raised his head and answered.

“Do you know who she was?”

Mooo!

Rover hit the ground with his short tail and pointed his ear toward him. If he looked as if he didn’t know, it was obvious Weed would nag him endlessly. Weed spoke calmly.

“She was my first love.” First love that no man can ever forget. Even if time passed by, the memory with his first love can never be forgotten. “Her name was Da’in…… Her job is a Shaman. I first met her at Lavias.”

At first, he couldn’t recognize her from her face. It was because her appearance was twisted by a lot because of a curse. But she was someone who listened to other’s well, and someone who could talk about anything with one’s heart wide open. The few words she spoke had the feeling of her.

The skill mastery that would be unique as a Shaman and the order she casts various supporting magic was the same. Shaman who was casting a supporting magic only cast them like a habit in an order she was comfortable with. But to Weed who was taking the casting, he could know who she was as soon as the supporting magic activated.

“Da’in. It was her. How can I ever forget about her?” It was Weed’s true feeling he tried hard to not show to the other girls.

“I was so happy for meeting her after such a long time. To know that she’s alive itself is… She wanted to live a new life after the surgery, so does she want to forget about the past? I don’t know why she pretend to not know me, but there should be a circumstance or a reason to it.”

Rover looked at Weed with his big clear eyes.
In the naive eyes, an image of a sad man with strengthless shoulders came in.


Chapter 9 : < Lone ranger >
Translate By : Fundle
QC by : Nlink
The Geomchi’s were instructing the way of the sword from  Rosenheim Kingdom in Training center at the Orc’s village . There were many who came for instruction because of its low price. It wasn’t easy to get a spot. Geomchi took on the management of Training center.

“All who want to learn the sword come to the training center!”

However most of the users reacted with skepticism.

“Training center? That where you hit the scarecrow. Why would I bother to do that? When comes down to fighting I can just learn use sword skills.”

Geomchi was getting laughed at by beginners! Still many novices came out of curiosity. When you first start out you can't leave your town or village for the first 4 weeks anyway.

“Hold back and swing with accuracy and you will achieve a stronger hit. Haphazardly swing at what’s in front won’t always get results. Instead, watch the monsters behavior and wait for the gap. That when you strike.
Geomchi had a lot experience as a dojo instructor, so he was very comfortable teaching beginners.

“You can learn to fight if you go to the training center.”
“Is there a need to learn?”
“It’ definitely better to learn. Hunting is completely different from people who haven’t learned.”

There was a recruit party that chanted in the square about the changes too.

“Come to the training center. The first day is free. Learn to fight!”

Most of the fighting ability of novice user was laughable pathetic. In reality a fight is intensely physical. The first time you face a nimble monster it’s easy to fall in a panic.
After learning from a Geomchi hunting become easier, because it taught others how to react to each and every type of monster. People from different kingdoms would come to stand in line. Whenever a Geomchi gave a lesson people gathered like clouds. One demonstration over 1,000 novice users came to sit and watch

“ Shallow cut? Do not fear, you have colleagues to back you up. Stand firm with your back straight.”

Lecturing about the soft sword. Painting a picture of brotherhood and love. The mold was being passed on. They gave the impression of philosophers with brotherly love.

“Cool.”
“That is a good person even he is a little severe looking.”

A man looks good when they faithful work out! Drenched in sweat from sword lessons both instructor and the practitioners were attractive enough. However the girls never had to chance to see it!
Geomichi 10, an instructor in the Orc village, was showing a sword demo. Slow so the beginners could follow he made no useless movements.

“Its not quite like that is it instructor?”

The female orcs had distinctive belly and hips that rocked in peculiar motions. Each time one of the practitioners instructed…

“Its like so…”

Gently grasping the waist and wrist and drawing the sword in the correct trajectory. Spontaneous Touch occurs! Practitioners acting as instructor worked with satisfied smiles.

“Instructor is really reassuring”
“This time can you join us while hunting? Chwik chwik.”

If it was the request of a female orc they would readily accept.

“Of course.”

The instructors taught how to fight while hunt with women.

“It’s time to go back… can I see you next time?
“I am Geomchi10”

Register friends were carried smoothly by geomchi’s!
“Can I see the dojo next time I visit?”
“It’s a date, we can go to the amusement park.”

Practitioners aggressively try to meet up with the female users. Thanks to that some practitioners were able to bravely try dating after adventuring side by side.

“Hehe, she went to the amusement park with me.”
“Friends don’t be surprised! I got to hold her hand for the first time!”
“Geomchi40 are you crazy? What if she slapped you.”
“I deliberately went to the fountains and when we arrived I was so nervous my hand was wet but I just said it was the spray from the fountain.”
“What was it like?”
“What can I say? It was a strange and wonderful feeling.”
“Will you try holding her cheek next?”
“I can only hope to experience such a thing.”


  The teachings of those who received love, made both practitioners and instructors dream of a burning love. It was not only women who were being taught the way of the sword. Just as many men came to learn as well. People regardless of age or sex came flocking to the training center. After receiving advance skills from the instructors users notice a change in their abilities. After being trained even novices had high sword skills. Due to the quick increase in skills many novice users clamored to be there disciples.

“Please teach me instructor!”
“We want to go hunting. Please lead us down the right path.”
“What time is today’s lecture?”

By teaching their sword skills an enormous amount of people had gathered. People who had already passed the 4 weeks of confinement would come back to the training center. Medium level users in the 200’s also quite often came. The training, which was filled with scarecrows , had become the place for the geomchi’s to teach Martial arts. Most of the practitioner’s thought that most people were annoying, but if you had enthusiasm you would be accepted. You didn’t even need money to become a disciple.

“Admission cost comes in the form of nine pieces of barley bread.”
“Keuheok!”
“If you do not know hunger then you can never become a true fighter. Hunger can bring out true strength of willpower.”

Man, woman and child.
The Geomchi disciples had spread all over the Versailles continent. Shaped by strong shoulders, implicit dialogue, and sharp eyes the disciples spread throughout the Rosenheim Kingdom and the Eurokey mountains. Bunches of guys put a curved sword emblem on their left chest and stood in the square looking for companions.

“What’s up dude. After going to the training center would you wanna go on a hunt?
“My pleasure”
“How old are you?”
“Nineteen”
“We are almost the same age. Who’s your instructor?
“I learn from geomchi 384”
“I was taught from 110. Learning from him was like receiving a death penalty.”

Geomchi were called the master of the sword throughout the Rosenheim Kingdom and the Eurokey mountains. 


The Geomchi’s did not forget their ultimate ambition to hunt the strongest monster of the Versailles continent.

“We did not find any good weapons this month. Do think we should try to hunt a snake or a dragon?”

The spare times of the instructors were spent raising their skills while hunting. Sword skills could improve faster if you fought stronger monsters. Weak monster that could be easily hunted were ignored by the geomchi’s. They solely hunted monsters with a reputation.
Two Geomchis gathered at a tremendously sharp cliff. It also most look like a vertically plain.

“Brother, Let climb up here like Spider-Man.”
“Very funny”

Geomchi’s would climb the Eurokey mountains cliff’s with Spirits. Hazardous climbs with little light served an important purpose, a chance to gain precious experience. Geomchi 51 climbed a ridge where would misstep would mean death.

“51 don’t fall.”
“Yes, to fall here means death”
“How does death fall?”

The height was so high the clouds hugged the mountainside. Geomchi 495 shook his head as he looked down.

“If I grab the tree branch in the middle then I can spring straight into that rock slip.”
“ So you're saying that climbing this way is too easy”
“Yes. If you don’t jump won’t it be to boring?

No Hesitation to say something that would shock any normal person. If one dies they receive a penalty of losing a level and they could drop their precious equipment. Geomchi 51 casually said.

“That sounds like fun. I’ll jump first.”

He sprinted the short distance to the edge of the cliff and jumped off. To them the taste a challenge was living freely like the wind.

Weed arrived at the place where the prisoners of Matallost church were being held in only three days. If he wasn’t so focused on chasing the Hunters after the Cult he would have arrived there even sooner.
As they moved through the dungeon the monsters of the area dried up to almost nothing. Just the strength of Weed alone was enough to wipe out most them but add in the big bull rover and most battles were over in seconds. The simple and honest rover was used like a horse in the plains. When a horse gains speed its attack power goes. There wasn’t much room in this dungeon so riding skills were pretty much useless. However, this was used to rover’s advantage.
Hwaryeong danced the Dance of Fascination on the Dark Knight; then a firmly placed back kick reached out. The Hindquarters of a bull! A kick with the strength of Godzilla thoroughly trounced the Dark Knight. It was not incomparable to the strength of sword Kaiser. (For some reason this sentence sound so much better with a double negative.) The Dark Knights that did not die from such a massive kick could be easily finished off with a little stiletto. The two girls and rover hunted the Dark Knights with an easy performance. With rover there the efficiency of the hunt became even faster.

MOOOOO!

Rover enjoyed each small victory over the monsters.

“Good job, Rover”

His short tail swished as Da’in stroked his head. He was a little sad that weed didn’t compliment him but Da’in freely gave her love and compliments. The proverb of where the cattle ear blossom really was true. (Okay I had a devil of a time finding out what the heck this means. Basically the proverb goes along the lines where the cattle ear grows long there will be a lengthening in wealth. Cattle ear or Myrica ruba is a tree that grows a very sweet type of raspberry. It only grows in top quality soil. Since it had many uses if you owned one you were obviously very wealthy.) Weed evaluated the speed of battle was much faster.

“Well you did just enough.”

A grudging praise from Weed!
Since rover had participated in the battle while faithfully carrying the backpack he was given a small amount of praise.

“I wonder what the price of beef is these days? You better hope that jerky doesn’t become too expensive.”
(Did you know that rovers name has an alternate spelling? When it came out on the GT I had no idea what it was talking about so I looked up directly and ran into a beef stew recipe XD)

Breaking through the dungeon!
Weed was in the middle of a very large maze, but he did not hesitate. He had already explored down each passageway by using dirtman so he knew exactly which way to go. The Priests of Matallost church had become emancipated, and were wearing robes that looked rags.

“Who are you?
“I have defeated the Embinyu cult. We came to pick you up.”

The priests of the matallost were the last people to believe him.

“Why would you have come to save so late?
“Humph. Thought we were gonna die here trapped like cattle.”

The torch had been passed rather quickly. This was not a quest one did on good faith. Weeds had a simple story.
‘Make sculptures, sell quest, sell food to eat before the quest, and collect japtem to sell. He was doing the best he could.

Under no circumstances could he not be proud of himself! Many other users would have lost their patience by now, but not Weed.

“I’m sorry I did not know where the remains of the Embinyu church were lurking. I just wanted you to be completely safe before I got you.”

The old priest fell silent at the customer friendly smile.

“Anyway thanks for the rescue.”

The Priests rose from their seats.
The ropes and chains tied to their ankles were not easy to unravel unless one had thief skills. Weed ended up using blacksmithing to dismantle them. He would never miss a good opportunity to collect good raw materials.

“Please also release us!”

In the place where the priests were being held there were other prisoners that were also tied up. Dwarves, elves, barbarians, and hunters of the small-scattered northern tribes; about 35 people. Weed release them all as well. The people from the quest, who had been hunting near the prisoners gathered around.

“What you’re already here?”
“How come you came so soon?”

The participants were amazed. 
Even though it was weed, surely he could not arrive here so quickly. He had been seen outside the dungeon not to long ago.

The prison was way beyond the normal difficulty. According to the dungeon quest hunters who had checked out the key points of the dungeon themselves. It was impossible to clear so fast.

“Thank you, we will give you a hand anytime.”
“Only doing what I had to do. Before it’s too late can you please do what you can to help”
“Yes. We are willing to help the righteous one at anytime.”

While Weed and the quest participants watch the priest of the Matallost cult went to the temple alter where they started a cleansing fire. It was a ritual to comfort the wailing ghosts.
Aaarrgh! Waaaahhh!
The waves of river wails that had been stagnant started to proudly flow downstream.

Ttring!

Rescue the prisoners of the Matallost cult complete
The river of lamentations was revived. The souls of those that suffered an unfair death now flow through the river of tears! Do to the flow the priests of the Matallost cult can resume their work of guiding greedy souls.

-Contribution to the Matallost cult  +2,700
- You have leveled up
-Due to the river of grief’s purification fame +320
-Faith + 37
-Luck +4

It was quite a significant reward, because the Matallost cult could resume activity again. Weed did not explore the dungeon to save the prisoners. Most other those cumbersome tasks were divided among the other users. But he still gained one level. The other users increased as much as 10-20 levels. They obtained vast experience points and other rewards.

“Yay!”
“This Quest is the best!”

The users who were clergymen who took part gain the greatest rewards. Weed was not jealous of the other users gaining levels. Gaining levels is important, but to him the skills and stat gain was even more so. If you increased your level too fast your real skills would be inferior in to your actual level. It was better to let your levels natural grow than take a quick detour. Due to the completion of the river of lamentations quest the mood was increasingly cheery.

-The anxiety produced by the river of lamentation is reduced. This effect will be seen in the Versailles continent.
-Death due to poor health and depression is reduced by 13%
-Necromancer will require less mana to summon undead. 

Old Mercenary Smith released a heavy sigh.

“Ya worked out how the Mattalost cult works. I thought they only brought harm to the Versailles continent… “

Ttring!
Elder Smiths’ Questions part 2 complete
Elder Smith Learned about whom Earl of Savoy really was and the lost Matallost cult. His curiosity about history has shaken loose one of his drunken memories.

-Fame +260
-The terms of the agent of the Niflheim Empire Quest have been completed.

The resolution of an A-class quest. It took the purification of the weeping river and chasing the Embinyu church. Wondering about the Count of Savoy added to overall number of quests in the series. Old mercenary Smith said.

“Well anytime you take me out for a drink ill try to answers your questions. Doesn’t mean that i'll always be able to tell what your saying though.”

Poor mercenary Smith gave ridiculously meager compensations. So far the amount of brandy and wine he had drunk was all paid for by Weed. But Weed was allayed. After receiving an impossible quest with a high reputation the rewards were unpredictable. It was possible an even greater reward would be given out latter. An attempt to understand was made with a generous heart.

“Today I’m gonna have a nightmare.”

Instead he vowed to write a diary full of Mercenary Smith complaints on the royal road boards.

“It’s a pity that I wont be able to travel with you anymore. You can gain a lot of experience traveling around the continent.”

Mercenary Smith revealed a sparse laugh.

“I’m an old man now. It’s time I go back to the bars. It had enough adventures when I was younger. I’m too old to be moving my body like that these days. There no need of an old mercenary like me anymore. I suppose I’ll give this to you.

- You have accepted The S-class Proam Allied Mercenary Guild-Emblem.

Weed was not one to reject bribes or gifts.

“Identify!”(Other people have used feelings because that what it literally translates to but it sounds so much better as identify.)

Proam Allied Mercenary Guild-Emblem 
-Durability 30/30
-Mercenary bronze plaque
-Rating: S
Options- Requests to all Mercenary Guild’s can be performed as desired. Commission cost can be 200% better

This could be called mercenaries lost treasure. In order to finish quest a lot of people relied on mercenary guilds services.

“The eating’s gonna be fine after selling this.”

Given the Scarcity of L mercenaries, it would be possible to obtain a huge price. One could imagine the uses for these things nowadays.
Old mercenary Smith gave one more gift.

“Also have this.”

This time weed licked his lips. (IN GREED!!!) It was an old-fashion stamp crafted out of gold with a carved dragon holding a ball for a handle. It was an antique painted with colors that did not appear in this day and age. Some of the jade parts of the ball had been broken.

“Identify”
An unknown seal
-Durabililty 3/20

A very rare and valuable thing. 
Made by a very good sculpture. 
In Spite of Mercenary Smith press for alcohol expenses he has not sold this. While the passing through a long time and war it has gained a little damage
Options: special good luck is granted

Weed looked up with a feeling that thing would be getting unusual.

“What is this?”
“My mercenary day became more fortunate after obtaining this. It seemed important so I held onto it… you want it?”
“I’ll gratefully accept.”

Weed put the seal in his pocket.

Ttring!
-You have obtain the treasure of the Nifleheim Empire

It came as expected
‘With this, what comes next in this quest is going to be something connecting to the Niflheim Empire.

To find out precisely what it would be, a little deeper identification was needed.

“First you need is some treatment”
Weed looked around. People were still marveling at the changes around the river of grief. Because it might be the cause the most historic change in the Versailles continent it was not to hard to find people sending whispers.
“…4 level and it gave a ton of Fame.”
“Really? Damm. I missed out on the perfect hunt huh. Hondul are the dungeon quests really good?”

The users who participate in the Matallost quest were seen looking please. Weed said to them.

“Everyone”
“…?”
“The Quest does not end with the rescue of the Matallost cult.”
“A serial quest?”
“Will you share?”

Weed smiled with the face of a generous uncle and nodded.

“Of course. We started this quest together. Won’t we finish it together?”

A from the Matallost cult! Priest of the Matallost cult were walking toward Weed.

“Getting a new quest just after he started is he taking on too much… the church is a new faith. “
User’s also thought with anxiety ‘does that mean I would have to fight the remains of the Embinyu church?’

The destruction of the 11 sect of the Embinyu church was still one of the most viewed videos to this today. The Remnants of the Embinyu church! Word of this drew a fairly large crowd. To have the Matallost cult to be completely safe the embinyu would have to be complete crushed. The church’s congregation for different denomination would like to help since faith point could be produced. The reward made you want to be its savior. It was possible know what the quest roughly would entail without even taking it. It was a not even a bad thing for Morata. Matallost cult has significant divine and military power! When you escaped from the dungeon, you could be blessed with sacred healing magic. Many people would start converting soon. If you want to the church you would have to go through the portal in morata!
For Morata is was an amazing opportunity. The Even if the quest was to destroy the remains of the Embinyu church, it was starting to look like a sweet deal.

“Wow!”
“Morata lord will share a quest with us”
“Hail Morata lord Hurray!”

The people around the river of wailing could hide there envy and rush there like it was an emergency.

“Please share with me too!”
“Me! To give to me!”

Like baby bird begging for an earthworm with there beaks wide open! Weed said

“However the entrance fee is 998 gold…”
“…”
“…”

Gentle silence fell.  A Few words from Weed creates an epidemic.

“I’m not talking about coming day and day out. Two or more people the gold will be cut by 30. Groups of seven or more will get an even better discount

Weed was no doubt a con artist. Profiteering Like selling ice creaming on the beach you can completely rip them off. Taking advantage of a situation where you can't refuse! Only Hwaryeong had a pleasant smile.

“What should I do! Weed must have a difficult quest but he still sharing it. He just that kind of guy! I hope this doesn’t wear him out too much.”(I have no idea what this actual says so I just inferred) (QC : last sentence is “So Sweet!” )

  to be perfectly honest this chapter was really really hard to do  I had to look everywhere just to understand one word, and the sentence couldn't be constructed without looking at it and going "huh? that sounds really awkward..."
Special thanks goes to nockegeener and nlink for the improved machine translation. It really help a lot 





Chapter 10 : < Bard ray and the evils of kite >
Translate By : Fundle
QC by : Nlink
The ruins of the Enbinyu cult quest was classified as a B-class quest.

“Whoa”
“We are fighting the embinyu forces?”
“Maybe it’s too dangerous?
“It sounds like fun.”

Weed had earned a whopping 130,000 gold by selling the quest. 
People even came late in the evening to Morata to join. 
Cash business is thorough! Rover was happily shaking his silky ass in cow happy dance.

Mooo uuooo moo oo!

A wealthy owner meant that he would feed him special bit roots and other good foods. However Weed was unkind.

“Wheat bread crumb to be eaten straight or saved for the holidays? Even if I do eat it later… No not later. I’ll mix it with meat. Straight vegetable beef bibimbap!”

Rover’s big sad eyes could be seen blinking away tears for a day or two. 
The hay was always well prepared from weed but any herbs he had to obtain from Hwaryeong. 
There were no complaints apart from one. I need to break my hunger. The hungrier I am the less force I have. After all having such a sturdy physique gives you more power when full. Rover was accumulating the wisdom of life.
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“Now I should try to identify this.”

Weed pulled out the unknown seal he got from mercenary Smith. Seeing its appearance he gave a rough guess. 
A craftsman of a lord! The seals lords and nobles used to prove themselves. 
Weed examined the dragon sculpture and touched special points.

“Identify”
The Emperor’s rainbow of the unknown seal.
-Durability 3/20
The precious private seal rainbow containing the history of the Versailles continent. Difficult to imagine the limits of the skill of the engraver who made this. It’s slightly damaged.
-Artistic value: 39,600
Options:
Grace +30
Charisma +25
50% more resistance to magic that befalls the owners’ body. Nobles and Knights are to use intimidation shot.

Ttring!
-Art stat has risen by 49 point due to examining the details of the rainbow on the Unknown seal of the emperor.

Weed had made a lot of masterpieces and even some Magnums sculptures throughout the Versailles continent. His works were noisily spread throughout the continent.

“GAk”

With such a great work in the game he didn’t even compare! The dragon seemed to soar off into the sky of jade; it was equipped with a lively vividness and beauty.

“There’s a feeling of a lot of rubbing and touching…It really old, but it an excellent work.”

The part where the hand touched the pattern had pretty much disappeared. 
The years had brought out the natural elegance of the jade and gold. 
It was a painting made through thorough understanding the properties of the materials. 
The parts that were not damage had such technical details not even the pores were ignored. 
It looked like the golden dragon shout out from the distance and moved toward the eye. It looked like it could come alive at any moment.

“This work is really extraordinary, but I wonder who was able to make a sculpture of this degree?”

The guess was going in a certain direction. 
If it is an unknown Emperor’s seal then it was obviously not going to be kept. 
Nevertheless, the private seal had withstood the years. 
Weed heard a video start to flow. It was the cherished memories in the sculpture. 
An Old man was dressed in a plain hand woven cloth. Wizard articles and other warriors carefully bowed down.
Crunch
Under the elderly mans knife the shape of golden dragon was carved out. 
Even time seemed to flow beautifully slow with the carving knife. 
Addition where there is a need to add, subtraction where there was a need to drain. 
The hand movements seemed mediocre but you couldn’t take yours eyes off the difficulty precious golden dragon being made. 
With the slightest mistake the entire work would be ruined. 
However as the chisel moved the rainbow dragon was becoming closer and closer to the perfection.
Treasure!
The tensile elegant golden dragon seemed to increase the dignity of person. 
It was the birth of the private seal.

“This shall now be my symbol.”

The old man declared  so. Then the Wizards articles and warriors all cried.

“We all hail his Majesty’s will!”

It was not only that. Beyond the warriors were numerous sculptures. 
Sculptures with human like bodies, similar but superior, birds, and sculptures resembling monsters. 
The Sculpture all opened their mouths at the same time and said.

“All hail Master’s will!”
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Geomchi let out a deep sigh.

“It’s too tough to meet women that want to go out with me because I’m old.”

The other instructors and practitioners were able to meet Orcs, Dark Elves, or human and make them their girlfriends. 
They also went party hunting

“Geomchi 16 got a girlfriend you know.”
“When?”
“37 days ago”
“Whoa, that’s fast! Has he made any progress going out?”
“He’s really fast, he’s already been able to link arms while watching a movie.”
“Kuehuk, the Cinema! Usually the movies there put me to sleep I hate going.”
“I saw an action movie that was being rerun. In the second part after the run kick they showed the girl naked. I’m sure you like it.”

Legendary love gave the practitioners hope. Sometimes after registering friends contact was ignored or worse sorry.

“But that’s youth.” 

Geomchi’s was envious of the passion of the Practitioners. 
Even if Geomchi did meet women through instructing all the women would be young women that would call him uncle or brother immediately. 
He wanted a respectable middle-aged woman because it would be too awkward with younger women. 
Swords men above level 200 hundred were well received in parties because of the high skills level. 
The other Geomichis could transverse to any party group easily. 
But even while hunting the atmosphere for him was troubling. 

“Hello Geomchi sir.”
“…..”

The use proper honorifics. 
Party members with young member are free and intimate with each other and the other geomchi’s. 
I have to try to look for woman similar to my age.

“Royal road has all kinds of people from all over the world so it won't be that difficult. If I wanted to meet someone in there 30’s or early 40’s then I should go into the cities and town a lot.”


While Men fishing, a woman appears, probably his wife; she gives some maeuntang."(Spicy fish soup)

“Honey please eat some maeuntang.”

It was a heartwarming scene. In some cases, there was a general store that young children came to buy weapons, armors, and junk.

“My son, Will you buy 20 arrows for me?”
“Mom, what with that terrible joke?”
“Your haven’t moved out house have you yet?”
“Yeah but that reason enough to call the movers.”

As a parent and child were trying to bargain over the drastically overpriced merchandise with loving affection, Geomchi wandered around the city. 
If you are in the Wilderness you always plunge into a den of monster.

“When you are young you should really try a lot of things”

He took his sword and jumped into the mouth of the river. 
Cutting fish in a moving river is really hard, but Geomchi did it with ease. 
He didn’t use force; he went along the flow of the rapid and caught the fish.

Ttring!

-Sword skill proficiency has been improved

Even while catching fish, one ca use sword skills. 
There were no high level monsters but the form and characteristics of the place were ideal for gaining experience. 
Just as sculpture grew with diverse experiences so did the sword.

“ So if that what happens then…”

Geomchi took a big breath and plunged back into the river. 
Pararararara! 
Wielding the sword while holding ones breath; sword skills being put to use to finely slice. 
A finely sliced fish went floating by! It was still alive even after having it meat cut away because it was still in the water! 
The fish eyes searched out the value of the sword.

“It’s cruel to kill you.”

Having demonstrated his abilities he decided to stop. 
He had been taught the real values of life and death. 
In that event royal road was just a sideshow. 
To make sure their sword skills didn’t get rusty the poor fish have to suffer. 
Not only fish, but bunnies, deer and other herbivorous animal were hunted by the geomchis for practice.

“It be senseless to kill something that you’re not going eat afterwards….”

Feeling sorry for the fish Geomchi put a bandage on it. That the fish still alive after being sliced was a wonder. (LOL this is too funny. So that they did with weeds bandages)

Puha!

He had come up for air downstream.
 He didn’t have a set destination and started to aimlessly wander. 
The river downstream was full of people. 
He heard a conversion between a middle aged man and his wife.

“Good, honey”
“Why?”
“We got her this time!

On the line was a line was a barely living catfish with a bandage hanging off. RFOL

“ The world is really hard on me”

Geomchi was sitting down under a big old tree. 
His sword skills had grown to Advance level 6; 89%. 
The incredible growth rate to the master stage was not so far off. 
However no matter how much he honed his sword level, what of life?

“I have guilty thoughts. What old girl would be wandering around alone at her age?”

It was awkward to talk to a woman around his age for the first time, because you never know if the husband is watching. 
It takes a couple of meeting for any real enthusiasm to arise. 
Geomchi looked at a teenage girl as she approached.

“a-jeo-ssi, what are you doing here?”(Can someone replace this with the Korean equivalent of Oji-san) 아저씨 = uncle
“……”


The answer in a sense is was an introduction handshake without shaking hands. This human girl was clearly a very pretty user.
‘ Ask me about any hunting grounds’
Give the answer kindly, because it was assumed a cute girl probably asked you with no ill intentions to give some small help. 
Zephyr's important advice “Breaking down the conversation is important when talking women”
In fact many times when a young girl will ask an older swordsman for advice. 
All it takes is an innocent look. 
But Geomchi was not so easy approached because he was in different dimension than your normal gangster. 
Plus right now he was feeling down and wanted to be left alone. 
But the girl went and sat down right in front of Geomchi.

“Hey Mister, are you alone?”

Geomchi only slightly nodded his head.
‘She keeps asking questions is she a merchant trying to sell me something? Or is she looking for help? It must be about weapons.’
After a moments hesitation the girl asked.

“Would you like to go hunting with us for a bit?”
 
A story slightly different from what he guessed made Geomchi curious.

“You want to invite me to your party Now?”

The short strict tone used towards the practitioners. 
The Girl unsurprising sunk lower due to inexperience talking to the opposite sex. 
But the force the girl behind her word in reaction was not bad.

“Is okay to hunting together, right?”
“I don’t know can you even hunt”
“I came all the way here from the Rosenheim Kingdom. I can hunt too.”
“Huh”

Geomchi decided to reject the offer of the cute girl on the spot.
‘Yeah. We would be probably hunting in the villages vintage monsters.’(The special village monsters)
It was better to hope that she just approached him to be friendly. With really thinking Geomchi asked.

“The rest of your party?”
“It’s two other people. I’m the youngest. One’s my mom and the others my aunt. Mom’s job is elemental shaman and my aunts is summoner.”

Women often choose the summoner job and because the summoned spirits were cute.
‘Elemental shaman, summoner, and this girl supposedly a wizard? It must really hard to hunt with just the three of them.’
As they walked the girl continued to chatter.

“Daddy’s too busy to play. My youngest aunt graduated from university and has even studied abroad. She doesn’t have a boyfriend yet” (Geomchi shouting YESSS!! RFOL)

The girl described in detail the youngest aunt.

“Her real job is accountant. She 32 this year she never had time to go out with seriously boyfriend due to her studies. She has a nice personality and is pretty slim and clean. There’s a big age difference when playing with just my mom so my aunt help even us out. So we tried playing as a column ”
“So you did and…”
“Yes, We tried that out for a while but we realized none of us could take the tanker position. To balance us we needed someone else or we’d be in over our heads. So we all went out looking for a suitable person…by the way you don’t look like your average person.”
“I suppose.”
“And then I just happen to pass by you.”

Geomchi was dumbfounded as he arrived at the location of the rest of the party. 
A big dig dog spirit was sitting next to a middle age women and another graceful looking woman in her early 30’s. 
The girl smiled and told him, “She likes macho guys. She also likes guys who do martial arts.”
“….!”
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Steer was an assassin in the Hermes Guild. 
It was his responsibility to keep an eye on the latest trends in the Versailles continent.

“… The possibility that the northern Lord of Morata is Jeonshin Weed is high.”

Steer needed to report important matter to the top. 
BardRay was currently hunting the Kingdom of Haven Berlin Zoo dungeon. (Need a proper name for the dungeon) 
It was not an exaggeration to say that it was drenched in monsters. (Its raining monsters XD) 
In the Kingdom of Haven and even on the throughout the rest of Versailles continent, it was know as one of the toughest and best hunting grounds. 
BardRay had his guild whisper chat window turned off. 
So steer whispered one of many shamans that hunted with him.

“What do you want steer?”

A loaded question. BardRoy spent most of his time hunting. No one wanted to be the one to stop him. 

Steer sighed, “I want to get all the guild personnel together for a meeting. Tell us BardRay’s position so we can come meet him in the dungeon.”

30 people from the Hermes guild went into the dungeon.
 All of their levels were over 360 because this dungeon was fill with high-level monsters that never seem to end. 
Only five people were killed at the end of twist and turns to reach BardRay’s place. 
BardRay and 12 SS were resting and maintaining their weapons. 
Around the place hung a foul odor rising from monster corpses lying around.

“BardRay sir.”
“Steer what have you come so far for?”
“To Report that thing.”

BardRay’s face filled with curiosity. 
Armed from head to toe with finest and strongest items the Versailles continent had to offer, he overflowed.

“Jeonshin Weed”
“Weed…”

BardRay nodded

“Here’s his story so far. He is known to have recently revealed himself to be the lord of Morata. Course you already knew this part right? But there are many points that you do not know.”
“What points?”
“ It estimated that the user Weed started in the kingdom of Rosenheim about a year and a half ago. What I don’t really understand is that his second job as a sculptor.”
“Second job?”
“Given his combat skills it’s assumed that his real profession is not that of an sculpture. It’s more like a hobby. Still he has created several masterpieces that have create a sensation around the continent.”

Sculpture as a hobby created masterpieces such wonders as the light tower, pyramid, and the goddess statues!

“Hoo wow.”
“He was a sculptor as a sideline? Look at the sculptors he’s made so far! I’m completely impressed.”

Those types of words floated out from BardRays’ companions.

“That reminds me can’t he be referred to as a junior.”
“Him, the one from CoM?”
“He was revealed to be the top player about six months after we left.”
“He was certainly king in Continent of Magic for a quite a long time.”

The SS happily conversed.
They were all acquainted with each other through Continent of Magic. 
They were all from a famous castle that had dominated in the Continent of Magic! 
BardRay was the lord of the best castle in the Continent of Magic.

“ Talking feels about this feels nostalgic.”
“Why don’t we wrap this all up and get back out to the Versailles continent and get some fresh air. I don’t want to miss cry about missing advantages.”
“I don’t want to go back … but that time was pretty fun.”
 
Being a castle lord meant you subjected to ugly wars and power struggles. 
Many the Castle lords had all gathered in one place. 
As Continent of Magic continued to decline many of its’ users were gathering in royal road. 
There were losers in every region of the continent. 
Many of them were still sensitive. The lord of a castle gains a huge amount of items, and a substantial monthly income. 
The amount was measly compared to regular office workers salary. 
Earning Money! 
There were many dark gamers that were lords. 
There were many previous lords in Royal road seeking to gain what they had again. 
This was how the Hermes guild was born.

“Weed became tremendously famous right after we left”
“Remember that quest we quest we gave up on the Island Labyrinth? The one where we asked the Ivan Fort and they said “We also gave that one up.” It was really scary.”
“ I was a great user in Continent no Magic of course I knew of BardRay influence.”
“Well weed managed to complete that quest.”

BardRay grinned while listening to the conversation of the SS. 
The Hermes guild has a strict command structure, only the toughest can command. But the SS not only prevailed they dominated. 
BardRay was lord of the castle and the ringleader of the SS which established the Hermes guild. 
They were the strongest people and through a series of agreements they were set up as the rulers of the guild. 
The Hermes guild had gone through a number of changes early on. 
If the SS and BardRay saw an opportunity they acted on it faster than anybody else in the competition. 
To be a successful a lord must know when to move his body and when to hold back. 
BardRay sense of judgement was very of quick. He had gained a very high standing and influence. 
The Hermes that was one of the best guild organizations in the Continent of Magic had obtained information on Weed through various sources.

“Weed from Continent of Magic….”

BardRay made a face like he was getting a long awaited prize. It was strange because he often looked expressionless.

“Steer”
“Yes sir”
“Keep your eye on the north.”
“All right”
“But you don’t do need to anything else.”
“What did you say?”

Steers face flashed white.
If a person shows he even the slightest hint of rebellion the Hermes guild would squash him with extreme prejudice. 
The Killer-Blade Army of assassins would play an important part. 
They would brutally slash through combat corps., burn down town and villages, and invade castles. They would not hesitate.
‘It is definitely not worth it .No want those hyenas to be snapping at their heels’
Is what Steer was thinking, but BardRay nodded his head.

“ The Daimond’s Resurrection army is pointed in our direction. We will be soon be facing that.”

The forces of the resurrected army had been significantly weakened. After all there was recession beyond the fortress of Odin. 
The Central continent was rapidly shrinking. 
The Resurrection army on the loose can not last long in Central continent. 
The North still didn’t have a strong kingdom to aim at yet. 
In that respect Weed had a desirable relationship. 
Weed had made a big contribution to the stopping the army by completing the Matallost quest. 

BardRay said, “Weed is famous but it is a fleeting reputation that would disappear with one loss.”

Power expansion through leveling up and hunting skills! 
BardRay had a gone on TV merely for one purpose. 
To demonstrate his Force and high level. 
‘He scary’ is what makes other users submit to him.
 
BardRay sank into thoughts as he and the SS took a break from hunting.

“The Continent of Magic…”

In Continent of Magic the entire continent felt his will as a lord. 
He was one of the first couple of people to start playing Royal Road so a lot of preparations had to be made. 
However occasionally he would sneak off to play CoM. 
It was not difficult task since his character was still intact. 
CoM was a game he was dedicated to in his youth. 
Although it was on the decline there was still a deep affection for the game.
Rumors of Weed being crowned the best started right about the time BardRay left.

“Jeonshin weed is now the best in continent.”
“Is BardRay the violent fox not connecting anymore?”
“On the contrary, I saw him going to hunt the soul of the Dragon, which you should never try to hunt alone. He even brought a special hunting horn.”
“Alone? Without any help? There’s absolutely no way BardRay can do that.”

BardRay’s pride was damaged. 
Because of the rumors and speculation has was in a foul mood and was develop a dirty personality. 
And so egged on by the rumors he found himself by a quirk of fate he found himself alone hunting in the same dungeon as Weed. 
BardRay intuition told him that this was the man of the rumors by looking at his equipment. 
CoM was a keyboard game where you typed out the spell. (QC note: RFOL, WTF, CoM don’t have shortkey)

“Scissors”

The word was there before he could even get a word in. 
 ‘ An opponent has attacked you.’
Any people Weed encountered in a dungeon were attacked without mercy! 
BardRay, whose mainly had defensive skills, was finally able to flee with just 300 life force left. 
That day he suffered the greatest humiliation. 
When BardRay fully recovered his mana and life force, he outfitted himself with his best equipment and challenged Weed once again.

“Weed bare your neck. I’ve come to cut out your throat.”

BardRay quickly typed out his lines he had prepared in advance, but there was no reaction in his opponent. 
BardRay was not recognized; Weed didn’t even care.
Weed activated only a normal attack skill. 
BardRay felt as if there was a wall as the fight took place. 
He felt as if he was going up against an impenetrable fortress. 
With every skill that he used felt shallow, and every blow he took hurt. 
The equipment and skill level wasn’t that big of a difference, and he was putting everything he had into finding the right time to attack and counterattack. 
But regardless all his attack were quickly dealt with. 
His experience with the defeat felt like a hopeless ocean of despair. 
BardRay could not accept it. 
His pride of being the strongest was shattered to pieces. 
He would go out and get gather his strength and come back stronger.
BardRay challenged Weed five more times. But every time the result was the same.
Even if he changed his combat style Weed would perceive it to easily. 
Plus every time they met Weed would have been on a high level and have improved equipment. 
The monster gap was too big. 
After every hunt BardRay gained experience but he wasn’t a pioneer like Weed. 
Labyrinth Quest, Skull knight, Magical dragon. 
Plus He hunted all these things high tier things alone. 
It only led to bigger impact on BardRays’ defeat. 
He swallowed his frustration and humiliation and gave up.

“Weed…”

BardRay chewed out the name. 
He had never forgotten the shame of that day. 
It made him even more focused on Royal Road.

“ I will not trample you yet. My grudge is too large. Grow a little more. Collect more friends and colleagues that build up your faith and reputation and then…”

BardRay imagined the day he attacked with the Hermes guild and its alliances.

“I’ll squash you so thoroughly will never be able to show your face on the Versailles continent again!”

To Be Continue 

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