Episode 151
After acquiring the emergency evasion attribute, I gained momentum and finished acquiring the C+ rank hawk eye attribute.
It was difficult to expect a great effect as a single item, but it was intended to add even a little more power to the emergency evasion characteristic.
‘The other two spaces will need some thought.’
The combination I want to be like this has not been decided yet, and there were too many characteristics that were difficult to acquire because the conditions could not be met immediately.
So, first of all, I decided to deal with other things that had been delayed for a while.
‘I don’t have much time.’
Acquiring traits is not as easy as it seems.
In fact, it was almost like a specialized field, so I finished learning it very quickly, but even then, it took more than three weeks.
The current exact date is April 26, and now the June promised with Shin Noeul is not too far away.
‘… There’s too much work to be done.’
Several tasks have to be completed by June, and after the Myodousa case is over, the second summer vacation comes when the game’s full-fledged main story is finally activated.
If you take any leeway, all the flow will be twisted and irreversible.
‘The most urgent thing right now is… … .’
Find the Blue Dragon’s Yeouiju.
Either way, you have to finish it first.
At the same time, the number of candidate sites decreased to some extent due to the steady exploration that was being carried out through club activities.
Perhaps, if you focus on your goal in a short period of time, you will surely be able to explore the remaining positions.
As soon as class was over, I went to Cheongju Hwa and immediately delivered my plan.
Cheongjuhwa nodded his head, and, of course, the blue dragon also showed signs of welcome.
He couldn’t help but be happy that he would find the item he had been waiting for for a long time.
“But how did you find it already? He said it would take a few more months.”
“The progress has been faster than I expected. There are a lot of fewer candidates in the middle.”
I was able to exclude all the areas with low probability among other candidate sites based on the experience gained in the process as I searched for nearby candidate sites while conducting a club field expedition.
So, there are currently three most influential places in total.
I can’t be 100% sure, but if my guess is correct, it’s probably correct among those three.
‘All three places meet the conditions you’ve considered.’
As I said before, in the original story, the location of Yeoui-ju was not revealed because Blue Dragon also had a tragic ending.
However, it was possible to infer the location through the various rice cakes that were hidden among the numerous exorcism series.
Among them, there were inferences that were circulating among users, and there were clues that I found out by analyzing myself.
First of all, Imoogi Steel.
The guy who appeared in the 2nd episode of Exorcism and stood in the way of the main character’s party showed a consistent movement toward the northwest from Ulsan, where it first appeared.
The reason for this was not revealed in the play, but since it was a fallen being from the beginning, it was not a dragon, so it was orthodox that it reacted to Yeouiju, which is nothing less than a symbol of a dragon.
‘Actually, it was described as if possessed, facing northwest and trying to burn everything in its way.’
If that happens, more than half of the areas on the map of Korea will be eliminated from the candidate site in an instant.
And among the remaining regions, I narrowed the candidates down to three districts: Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Gangwon-do.
When I visited Ondalsanseong Fortress in the past, I had already checked all the areas near Chungbuk, and there were other possible areas, but those three areas were the most probable.
‘Because all three have a strange thing in common.’
In several series, there were several cases in which a yokai that appeared once grew rapidly and threatened the main character and party.
In a way, Gongsam in the original is a similar type. Unlike the first time I was judged B-rank, after only a few months, I became an A+-ranked monster and faced Yoo Ha-on and the others.
And among those cases, there are guys who have achieved power-up in such a short time that it is hard to understand.
At the time, I heard criticism that it was a forced balance adjustment for the fun of the game, but if there was Yeouiju in the background, it can be said that it is quite convincing.
‘The main thing is the haunting area of the monsters, each with attributes related to Yeouiju.’
Water, wind and even lightning.
If he dealt with the same type of power, it would have been easier to be influenced by Yeouiju.
That was the specific districts in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Gangwon-do.
‘Yongmasan in Jungnang-gu, Seoul, Hantangang River in Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, and Ayajin Beach in Sokcho, Gangwon-do.’
If my prediction is correct, there will be a space where Yeouiju is hidden near these three areas, where the rapidly growing youkai used to be tyrannical.
Having made that decision, I finally asked Cheongjuhwa and Cheongryong for their understanding.
It was because there was one more person who was absolutely necessary to find Yeouiju.
“… This weekend? I think I can make time somehow.”
The main character was none other than Seo Ji-an.
If it’s her water deity, which has reached S-Rank, it will certainly be of great help in finding Yeouiju.
It was a sensitive matter because the blue dragon, the divine beast of the Blue House, was involved, but perhaps Seo Ji-an wouldn’t be fooling around.
In the end, with the consent of Cheongju-hwa and Cheongryong, the three of us formed a team, and took advantage of the weekend to get together and head to a promising candidate site.
The first target is the nearest Mt. Yongmasan in Seoul.
From the beginning, the mountain was not rough and level, and now it is used as a walking trail for nearby residents.
However, among them, the eastern slope is quite steep, and a rock waterfall, which is rare in Korea, is formed nearby.
Because it was very dangerous, it was an area that civilians were not allowed to enter, and there was a natural cave with two entrances in the middle of it.
If Yeouiju exists here, the most likely place would be its vicinity.
“… Do you want to go down here?”
Finally climbed to the top.
Seo Ji-an, who was looking at the cliff on the eastern slope, showed a slightly bewildered look that was not like her.
Although he had a lot of combat experience, he lived only within a fixed radius of action, so he was probably not used to this kind of situation.
In front of her like that, Cheongju-hwa started to descend the cliff as if demonstrating using a technique such as green wine, but Seo Ji-an still had a troubled expression.
“As you know, I am not used to general drinking. Moving like that… … .”
Hagi, there is no water source near the top of the mountain that Seo Ji-an can use.
Of course, it was not impossible to draw water from the bottom or create it yourself if it was the current state of Seo Ji-an, but it seemed that there was no need to lose so much power already.
Then I called out Black Eum and several Black Swans one after another and said to Seo Jian.
“shall we go together?”
In the end, she had no choice but to go to the bottom of the cliff, with her on my back and hanging on their feet.
***
“… I do not know. There doesn’t seem to be any special terrain.”
I expected it from Seo Ji-an’s reaction, but I couldn’t find any clues near the cliff.
All that remains is a natural cave on the cliffside that is said to have been created naturally.
As soon as you enter there, a cool air different from the outside surrounds your whole body.
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Maybe it’s because of the nature of the cave, but somehow it feels like I’m out of breath.“How are you feeling?”
“No, not yet.”
It wasn’t a very large cave in the first place, so it didn’t take long to see all of it.
However, in the process, I was able to discover one question, not Seo Ji-an, unexpectedly.
‘Why is the flow of spiritual power like this?’
It was definitely a strange feeling that I couldn’t feel at the cliff side or at the entrance to the cave.
It was a very small difference that I, too, would not have noticed without the help of the Illusion Delay trait.
“why? Is there something strange about it?
“I’ll check it out for a second.”
I immediately settled down and proceeded with the detection technique, but could not find a meaningful reaction.
In a situation where I felt a sense of déjà vu, I summoned an enchantress from the shadows to investigate all the spaces near the cave.
slurp.
Fuwaak!
[Kyak. key profit.]
And, unsurprisingly, a response came to the servant’s senses.
Perhaps something hidden in this cave was hiding itself in a similar way to the last time the imperial family’s Dokeum Cave (獨蔭窟).
After moving to the point pointed to by the priest, we finally found a new space through various techniques.
It was a kind of secret passage from the inside of the cave to further underground.
“I will go first.”
I took the lead and took a seat in front of the party, then took out a few low-level shikigami and made them advance about 1 meter in front. Maybe there’s a trap or a special trick hanging on it.
In the depths of the cave that had been reached, a mysterious stalactite was hanging from the ceiling, emitting considerable energy.
’emotion.’
Tiling!
【Olivine Stone】
▶ A mysterious gemstone created by the gathering of naturalists over many years. It is full of pure power.
Apparently, the object hidden in this cave was a treasure like a naturally generated elixir.
‘The possibility of being influenced by Yeouiju… … .’
unfortunately no It’s definitely a mysterious object, but it has absolutely nothing to do with the Blue Dragon’s Yeouiju. Blue Dragon himself said that he would not feel any connection, so it was clear information.
“After all, it wasn’t here.”
“For now, I will have no choice but to visit the next place.”
I wished I could face the correct answer at once, if possible, but the reality was not so easy.
‘… Still, it’s pretty interesting.’
I carefully took the olivine and put it in the intangible box, and I meditated.
Even if it is not a fact that I know from the information in the game, there are many treasures and giyeon in this world.
It felt like I had confirmed with my own body the fact that I had only guessed until now.
‘But now, I can’t just see it as good.’
It was like a new possibility opened up for me, but I had to see it as bad news in the current situation where I was looking for the female lead of the Blue Dragon.
It was because the other two candidate sites were also highly likely to have objects other than Yeouiju in this way.
“Where are we going now?”
“All that remains is Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do. It will probably be more convenient to check out the last one after stopping by Gyeonggi-do.”
Since the Hantan River runs all the way to Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, through Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, you should check the vicinity and head to the final destination.
However, the terrain near the target area is very rugged and there are many military areas.
Because he had an exorcist license, he could make excuses in many ways by mentioning the pursuit of the monster, but it wouldn’t be easy to investigate.
“I can handle that part. A lot of people know there.”
Seo Ji-an’s calm and confident words, if she asserts that much, there’s probably really no problem.
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Me and Cheongju-hwa nodded bewilderedly, recalling that she was one of the next steps in Daejin Industry.So we headed to Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do in search of Yeouiju again.