Chapter 112. Normal Quest (2)
Wooden pillars that are spread widely around the crack and are driven into it.
Originally, Yuri also had no intention of taking on such a major project.
The reason why he chose this place in the first place was because it was a good environment to hide quietly.
If the construction was noisy, it would be like saying ‘I’m here’, giving up its function as a hideout.
So, without making a fuss, I don’t even know if the construction was done or not.
I was trying to do it so quietly.
It was when Arin, Poppy, and Thearesia joined that Yuri’s thoughts changed.
‘wait? But why do I… No, why do you think we’re hiding?’
When that thought came to mind, Yuri thought about their strength.
Even if he, Arin, and Poppy had worked together to deal with the Black Swordsmen.
Of course, there were restrictions on the Black Swordsmen who played the role of bears, but even so, it was proven that they could deal with the Black Swordsmen enough.
There was even Thearesia, who was now the head of the 49th unit.
Yuri was the one who knew her skills best.
‘What if it’s this much power?’
It was enough power to deal with 10 men from the 49th as well as the 50th.
Yuri realized this.
‘Oh, I see… I guess I was still trying to do the construction with the thought that I was alone.’
Of course, this is the criterion for Yuri to choose a place to live.
The standard for most of his actions was ‘a level that I can cope with alone’.
This was a standard that was created because Yuri had never had a sense of companionship before.
However, while working together with Thearesia, Arin, and Poppy, there was a slight change in that ‘alone standard’.
And Yuri, realizing that, changed her mind.
‘I shouldn’t have thought of making a small fortress that would serve as a hideout from the beginning.’
It was like wasting this much energy.
It’s not just a hiding place, it’s easy to fight even if a mighty enemy invades beyond it.
It was necessary to create such a structure that could fully demonstrate the abilities of the current members.
‘It’s a mighty enemy to attack… … .’
At that point, Yuri grinned.
Isn’t there one person who is perfect for an experiment just in time?
The old man who suddenly came to his place of residence as if it were his own home and then left like the wind.
‘Whoa, whoa, it’s gone, old man!’
Of course, a fortress of this level would not be able to do anything about John running through the sky.
‘But if I just make it, I’ll be able to surprise it at least.’
And if it’s enough to frighten John, he’ll be able to slit the throat of another intruder without even a mouse or a bird knowing.
That was the first reason for expanding the scale of construction.
And the second reason.
It was also related to Arin, Poppy, and Thearesia.
‘All of them have great stamina, perhaps because they learned horsemanship.’
Not to mention herself, even Arin, who focused on archery, was not at a level comparable to that of ordinary people.
Arin’s strength and stamina were several times that of ordinary people.
In particular, Poppy, who was specialized in strength and stamina, was fulfilling the role of dozens or hundreds of people in the current effort.
As a result, the amount of work that the four of them, Thearesia, Arin, and Poppy, including herself, completed in the past three days was equivalent to the amount of work that hundreds of ordinary people would have done in over a week.
In other words, those who have mastered horsemanship are the highest quality manpower specialized in the construction industry.
So, wouldn’t Yuri be greedy for the expansion project?
‘I can finish this faster than I thought?’
Although it was still only laying the groundwork, at this rate the work should be finished before the end of ten days.
In the meantime, all he has to do is oil the boat so that the high-class manpower can move quickly.
Yuri shouted in a loud voice as he watched the huge wooden pillars gradually increase.
“Let’s eat and eat!”
Seeing the three pairs of ears prick at the sound, Yuri smiled brightly.
‘Eat a lot and work hard, no… Friends!’
And such a slave… No, thanks to the performance of my friends.
Exactly six days after that.
In the northern section of North Island, a strange space was created surrounded by tall trees.
* * *
The day the fort’s foundation was completed.
Yuri went out after a long time.
The purpose is solely to earn points.
Seeing Yuri like that, Arin and Poppy put their tongues out, saying, ‘I have a lot of points, but I don’t even take a break’.
Of course, that was something they didn’t know.
‘Where do I have points?’
The balance of Yuri’s points has already been spent in the Bokbulbok Box, and the bottom is revealed.
And February is still short.
Ten of them were invested in the foundation work, so now there are 18 days left.
It was said that the evaluation at the end of this month and the special sale next month were not far away.
‘It’s a bit tight.’
So, as soon as Yuri finished the foundation work, she had to move for the quest.
Yuri tried to persuade Arin and Poppy to move together.
[hungry!]
[I have a lot of points, so what do I do? we will rest! So don’t interfere and get out of here!]
The two shuddered and waved their hands at Yuri.
Instead, next to Yuri was an unexpected person, Thearesia.
The reason they moved together was because of Thearesia’s suggestion this morning.
[If you’re going to do a normal quest, there’s one that’s perfect for you. It also gives more points than other normal quests. I’m thinking of going for that too… shall we go together?]
Yuri had no particular reason to refuse such an offer from Thearesia.
We went out together to receive a quest like that… … .
Seeing the direction they were going, Yuri tilted her head and asked a question.
“Where are you going now? Don’t you have to go to the amphitheater to receive the quest?”
At that question, Thearesia shook her head slightly.
“Not all normal quests are like that. The quest we are going to do now can be received directly on the spot.”
“okay? Um, that’s the same, but can Tessha-senpai and I do the quest together?”
“Strictly speaking, we’re not trying to do a quest together.”
“then?”
“It’s just that there is a quest facility that can be received jointly in the first and second years, right where you are going.”
“It sounds like Comrade Gil. Is it far from here?”
“early. It will arrive soon.”
After answering that, Thearesia took another hard step.
Yuri snuck up next to him and asked.
“So, what quest are you going to receive now?”
“The quest has been around for about 15 years, and the difficulty level is between two and seven stars… … .”
“Two stars? Seven stars?”
“… It’s the rank of a normal quest. You’ll find out the details later. And if you keep interrupting me, I won’t talk.”
“Yes, I will be quiet.”
When Yuri playfully shut her mouth, Thearesia sighed and spoke again.
“The name of the quest we are going on is breaking through institutions. It’s a quest that measures how quickly you can pass through a 50m long trap engine.”
Quest name Break through the institution.
In order to receive it, you must go to the designated place for each year, and there are 4 institution breakthrough quest facilities located in the east, west, south and north of the amphitheater.
Among them, Thearesia explained that the organ breakthrough facility shared by the 1st and 2nd year cars was in the north.
Upon hearing this, Yuri’s eyes lit up as if she understood.
“That’s why you said it was a quest that was perfect for me.”
“that’s right.”
Thearesia nodded.
Yuri, she saw, was learning horsemanship with high agility like herself.
And due to the nature of such machete, Yuri could see that the quest to break through the trap organ was a good fit.
just like he did
“If it were you, it wouldn’t be difficult to rank in the rankings.”
“Ranking?”
Seeing Yuri tilting her head, Thearesia, who tried to explain further, hesitated.
“You are almost there. See and hear the details.”
“I am fine! By the way… … .”
“… … ?”
“Why are you suddenly nice to me?”
“what?”
“Usually, if you solved this amount of information, you would have asked for a Dalian fee? Are you just talking softly today?”
“… just. Sometimes you have days like this.”
Thearesia answered Yuri’s question.
But that was not the real heart of it.
‘Because I want to know.’
Thearesia, who sparred with him every day, probably knew better than anyone that Yuri was fast.
But in the meantime, I just felt that it was vaguely fast.
That’s why I wanted to know exactly.
how fast glass is.
How different are you from yourself?
That’s why I brought him here.
If it was this quest, you would be able to intuitively see how fast he was and how far he was from himself.
Just gloss over those lies.
Thearesia and Yuri finally arrived at the organ breakthrough quest ground.
Yuri slightly pursed his lips in admiration at the sight that appeared in front of him.
“oh?”
What came into his field of vision was a huge cliff.
Twenty-one holes were drilled in the cliff, and steps to the holes were elaborately installed here and there.
And there were about 30 people gathered at the bottom of the cliff.
Yuri, who saw this, asked.
“Is that the entrance to the trap organ?”
“Yes, if you look closely, there is a button at the entrance that activates the clock. You press it, you go in, you come out, you press it again, and your score is measured.”
As if to give an example to Thearesia’s explanation, at the entrance to a cave, a man pressed the button on the clock and jumped in.
Thearesia and Yuri stopped in their seats and watched them.
2 minutes after that.
I ran into the entrance again and stopped the clock.
Thearesia lightly pointed her finger at the man gasping for breath as he checked his watch.
“You can do it like that.”
“There is nothing very difficult.”
“Right, there is nothing difficult.”
“But what is that? That entrance.”
The top of the cliff with Yuri’s finger.
It pointed to something that was exceptionally different from the entrance of other caves.
The other 20 entrances were all painted green, but that cave alone was red.
Even that was not enough, and it was even closed tightly with an iron gate.
Thearesia knew very well what Yuri was asking.
“That… … .”
Just as she is about to explain it.
“cheer up!”
“Be sure to succeed!”
“You can do it!”
The bottom of the cliff became noisy with people cheering out of nowhere.
Then, receiving the support, a boy began to climb the stairs vigorously.
One floor, one floor.
Climbing the stairs without hesitation, the boy finally stood in front of the red entrance to the cave that Yuri pointed to.
At this, Thearesia’s brow furrowed slightly.
“Is it the 50th?”
“I guess so?”
“… Somehow, I heard that there are unusually many people today, so that’s why.”
Thearesia, who straightened her brow, let out a light sigh this time.
It was a sigh full of regret.
In the meantime, the boy standing in front of the red cave pressed the button on his watch with a spleen face.
OK.
That’s right-.
The iron door went up, revealing a black passageway.
The boy grabbed his sword and charged bravely into it.
Then, Thearesia’s voice was heard.
“Do you remember what I said earlier?”
“What do you mean?”
“The difficulty of this quest is between two and seven stars.”
“Yeah, it was.”
“The reason why the difficulty of this quest soared from two stars to seven stars… That’s it.”
“That one?”
Yuri asked a question with her eyes fixed on the entrance of the red cave.
Thearesia also continued talking without paying much attention.
“The rest of the green caves are also dangerous, but if you stay calm and stay alert, you can break through them. If you’re unlucky, you can get seriously injured, but usually it ends up as a minor injury. but… … .”
That moment when Thearesia was so speechless.
That’s- boom!
top of the cliff.
The iron gate of the red cave suddenly came down and sealed the entrance in an instant.
Those who were watching the situation from below were agitated.
“What, what? Why is it suddenly closed?”
“Charlie? Charlie hasn’t come out yet?”
Those who came to cheer for the boy named Charlie looked at each other in embarrassment.
However, no matter how long I waited, the entrance did not open.
“no way… Charlie guy… … .”
So someone realized what the situation was and shouted.
“Lord, are you dead?!”
After hearing the scream, Thearesia continued her explanation.
“… The cave at the red entrance is a place where you can come out alive if you are lucky.”