Episode 66
After fleeing the battlefield, Fafnir joined Elizabeth’s army.
“Brother! Whoa… … .”
After falling to a certain point, the princess let out a sad cry.
‘It sucks.’
Fafnir clicked his tongue.
‘It’s a character in the game, but it’s a bit pitiful to see him cry so sadly.’
Well, I wasn’t in a position to say anything. Fafnir, no, Kim Kang-han was also a character in a novel now.
‘I need some help…’ … . Anyway, that’s what I benefit from now.’
Even in the original bet, the reward is greater for reverse doubles than regular doubles.
It was then.
“Fafnir-sama, you are here!”
Hilde and her companions rode up and approached.
“It’s fortunate, I was worried that you would die because you were left alone.”
“It was close.”
“It’s amazing, that you came back from that battlefield alive.”
Drexler and Veron looked up and down Fafnir in amazement.
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“Thanks to what you told me in advance, I survived.”
“Thank you very much.”
Of course, it’s a bonus to be grateful for ordering the escape in advance.
“Then we’ll go. I have to go to work tomorrow… … .”
“Then I will proceed with the quest.”
“thank you!”
Hilde grabbed Fafnil’s hand and smiled.
For a moment, Drexler’s face turned red.
“Hope! Then I will go too.”
“If you need anything later, just tell me.”
Drexler quickly clears his throat and separates the two.
After a while, Hilde and the others, who finished their greetings, disappeared one by one as the light.
“… … ?”
Fafnir raised a question mark while looking at Kindorhan.
“Are you not leaving?”
“Whoa, this body is a pro gamer and the king of the underworld. It would be difficult to put them on the same line as ordinary people.”
“Ah, you mean unemployed.”
“what?”
Kindorhan’s face turned red.
“What kind of era is this, and large corporations around the world are scrambling to jump into it, and Titan Corporation has risen to the top of the global business scale with this game. It’s not just virtual reality. Like the moon, Mars, and deep sea mining, this is a vision of a new future world… … .”
Kindorhan raves about the benefits of being a pro gamer.
Leaving him alone, Fafnir advised Elizabeth.
“Princess, you must move now.”
“To the capital?”
“No, we must abandon the capital and hide.”
If it was the first time we met, he would have been angry right away, but this time Elizabeth didn’t show any rejection.
“Then where do you want to go?”
“I am… … .”
“The Karshyk Mountains are appropriate, Her Highness the Princess.”
Shuk, an aristocrat who was guarding the side remonstrated.
“The mountain range is rugged and wide, so it’s good to hide troops, and since it’s east, you can get away from the orcs.”
The two advantages of being far away from enemies and being able to hide reliably.
however… … .
‘The Karshyuk Great Mountains aren’t good.’
There are too many powerful monster gangs in the Great Mountains, including the Black Anvil Dwarf Kingdom.
And that’s not all.
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After the rise of the Orc Empire, the next event begins, and unfortunately, the starting direction was east.
‘Rather than that… … .’
Shuk, Fafnir’s hand pointed to a point on the map.
“I think I’ll be better here.”
“hmm?”
“Is there?”
The gaze of the nobles who were guarding the side was focused.
“Mount Aeolus?”
“Hey, are you crazy? Isn’t this one of the 10 forbidden places on the continent!”
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This mountain in the southwest of Baran Kingdom was a demonic area where level 500 monsters appeared.
Although the number of objects is small, each one is full of monsters that are the losers of other regions.
Due to its rugged natural environment and high levels of monsters, it was considered one of the top 10 forbidden places on the continent.
“The Karshyk Mountains are wide, so it’s better, everyone will die if we go here!”
Nobles fiercely opposed.
However, Fafnir calmly continued.
“I have a way. If we can establish a base here, isn’t it certain that even the Archduke won’t be able to touch it?”
“method? under.”
A young aristocratic NPC came out with a snort and pointed.
“Your Highness the Princess, isn’t this man a necromancer by any chance?”
“… … Yes, that’s right.”
“How dare you be a necromancer! Get the interest out of here right now!”
To nobles, necromancers are treated almost like butchers, dragons, or voice phishing gang members.
It was natural for him to be angry because such a person threw up at the princess’s words.
“Why is this guy next to the princess?”
“Get it out, no, kill it!”
“Yes, kill!”
Cries erupted from all directions.
A cracking sound was heard between them.
“Everyone please be quiet.”
It was Princess Elizabeth.
“This is Count Corvo’s agent, and he is the one who saved my life. To blaspheme him is to blaspheme me.”
“… … .”
“Cheer, coo hum.”
Although she is much younger than the aristocrats, Elizabeth is number one here!
At her words, the aristocrats instantly became speechless.
“Even though he’s a necromancer, he’s the one who saved me, so I’ll trust him this time.”
It is hard to believe that she is the same person as the girl who burst into tears earlier.
“… … All right.”
“So, what is that method?”
In response to the princess’s question, Fafnir recalled the contents of the novel.
How to set up a base in a place like the Warring States period, where powerful loser monsters fight over territory.
“It’s simple.”
Fafnir continued.
“You just need to be recognized by the true owner of the mountain.”
* * *
“therefore… … Now, sooner or later, everyone will be divided into Dukes of Seoul, Counts of Incheon, and Daeyoungju of Gangwon-do. If you line up well there, you will become the great lord of South Korea.”
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After hearing the explanation, Kindorhan nodded and said.
“… … .”
Fafnir was at a loss for words.
It’s true, but it’s because it was a metaphor for wanting to hit one.
“Whoa, yes.”
“As expected, this body’s ability to understand~.”
Strength went into Kindorhan’s shoulders. Fafnir let out a short sigh and continued.
“You know that the rise of the Orc Empire is the first act of the main scenario, right?”
“Then, the first main stream?”
“Okay, that’s over, now the main scenario will move on to the second act.”
Even if the game company tries to stop it right away, the NPCs will take care of it.
Nothing can be helped unless the supercomputer that manages Horizon is blocked.
It was, in fact, an outcome that was not expected.
“And I think I know what the second act is about.”
“… … Resistance and tyrants?”
“No, many kingdoms will arise in each place.”
The Archduke defeats the Orc Emperor, but cannot completely destroy it.
The power gap that was created like that.
Taking advantage of this, the great nobles of each region create their own kingdoms.
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It was the beginning of the war.
‘The kingdom is not centralized, so it’s natural.’
One great kingdom collapses.
The Age of Warring States, in which numerous battles take place, is coming.
A similar thing was happening not only in Korea, but in all servers around the world.
“Some kingdoms will collapse overnight, while others will grow. If fights happen everywhere, so many quests and items will be released.”
If you ride the flow well, you will have great success, but if you don’t, you could be ruined overnight.
It was a time of opportunity for users.
‘If you’re lucky, you can rise to the top in an instant.’
In fact, in the original novel, Flush became a noteworthy user in three months following the flow.
Fafnir didn’t have that much luck, but using the development in the novel, he could have been aiming for growth.
“That’s a complete back alley warfare.”
Kindorhan licked his lips.
“Originally, the more the world goes crazy, the more gangsters rampage. Leave it to me.”
“I’m telling you just in case you didn’t know, but I won’t stop you if your goal is to get some rice cakes from the Duke of Gowin.”
“What are you talking about? I hadn’t even thought about that.”
Kindorhan immediately shook his head.
“that… … . Actually, I haven’t thought of that, but Hwalbindang is already holding tight, right?”
Hwalbindang and Umigan Gang overlap in many areas.
It’s not the same industry, but it’s like a chicken restaurant and a pizza restaurant.
Since the customers and profit structure are similar, in the end, we should compete rather than coexist.
“Besides, there are also Fafnil Coins here. is not it?”
Kindorhan looked at Fafnir with a hearty smile.
A popular user who leads the Kingdom Resurrection Army and maintains the 1st place in contribution.
It was a bad relationship when they first got involved, but now they are reliable partners who can catch the jackpot on their own if you follow them.
“So what about the quest?”
“there is.”
Fafnir opened the quest window.
[Title: Finding the hiding place of the princess army]
-Rating: Unique
[target]
-Prepare a base for the army under the command of Princess Elizabeth (0/1)
-Additional condition: Join additional nobles following Princess Elizabeth (0/?)
-Description: Now that the kingdom of Baran is defeated, the only hope is the revival army led by Princess Elizabeth. Find a base where they can settle down and escape pursuit.
-Reward: EXP, 20 gold, ??? (hidden reward)
“It is a quest that guides you to the new hideout of the Revival Army and prepares a base for it.”
“oh… … . Is the estimate a bit big?”
“I have to lead this army and move from tomorrow, so if I have time, it’s only today.”
“Right… … .”
A life full of work.
Still, since he wasn’t doing good things like the company, Kindorhan’s face wasn’t as dark as that.
“Okay, then see you tomorrow.”
“Where are you going? I have to hunt.”
“uh… … . sleep? I have a private life too!”
To Kindorhan, who hastily protested, Fafnir spoke like a knife.
“As a pro gamer. Pro gamers naturally hunt while saving their sleeping time.”
If you were unemployed, you didn’t really want to catch him, but if you called yourself a pro gamer that much, you needed to instill a ‘real’ pro gamer’s life.
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the day after the battle.
Articles about it started appearing in all the Horizon communities.
[The Kingdom of Baran was defeated, and the appearance of the title ‘King Slayer’.]
[Porridge Sun Five Star… … . Iron-blooded warriors ate raw.]
[In the final stage of the rise of the Orc Empire… … . The first main event ended in great success.]
At the same time, a video appeared on the main thumbnail of the Horizon website.
-Sa, save me! I will give you both the city of Athens and the throne. come alive!
-You should have done well earlier, you bastard!
The iron-blooded army slashing the begging King of the Kingdom of Baran with a great sword!
The video ends with the title ‘Half King Slayer (Epic)’ appearing above the iron-blooded army’s head as the corpse of the king collapses.
“Hmm, the Iron and Blood Warriors are betraying, too.”
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Kim Kang-han read the article carefully while eating soybean paste stew with rice.
‘It was the same in the original novel. It’s like Five Star stepped out and killed the Iron Blooded Warriors and gave it to them.’
Looking directly at the past point in the novel, I can’t help but laugh for some reason.
It was then.
Kim Kang-han’s eyes widened as he looked at the article with a smile.
‘Wait, that equipment in the picture… … .’
Among the equipment worn by the members of the Sangvis army, I saw something familiar.
‘Isn’t that what I sold to Hwalbindang?’
It looks small, and it didn’t come out well again, but it was almost certain.
‘Wait a minute, this… … .’
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Kim Kang-han wrote a post right away.
[Title: The Iron Blooded Warriors planned to overthrow the guild union (there is evidence)]
– By: Anonymous
-Content: The equipment worn by the Iron Blood guys in this video. Does this have the same shape as the Kingsman Guild that was robbed last time?
Isn’t this the Iron Blooded Warriors preparing to take over the Guild Alliance?
(comment)
＞what?
＞Looks like the real thing? I just checked… … .
A gradual rushing reaction.
Kim Kang-han lit a fire here once more.
[Title: Come to think of it, there was a black magician on the side of Grand Duke Gowin.]
– By: Anonymous
-Content: It was on the battlefield, and it appeared several times in quests before that… … . If only one of them is sent to the dungeon, isn’t it easy to catch them?
(comment)
＞Really? If it’s an NPC neck, I can understand why it’s so strong;
＞Wow… … . creeps;;;
＞The Iron Blooded Warriors are black inside. Didn’t you decide to take over from a month ago?
Once public opinion moved, conspiracy theories quickly spread.
Kang-Han Kim stretched.
‘Okay.’
This created an irreparable gap between the Iron Blooded Warriors and the Guild Alliance.
For the iron-blooded group, it is like having another enemy following the existing Five Star.
‘If we fight like that, the dripping water effect will actually happen.’
If you can’t eat hidden pieces because you’re unlucky, you can make enough hidden pieces to eat even if you’re unlucky.
‘Fight as much as you want, in the meantime I’ll eat rice cakes.’
Kim Kang-han ate the rest of the rice with a sinister smile.