Episode 140 – Unsolved Question
Tring! Tring! Tiri-ri-ring!
A notification window that is having a very seizure.
From the northern part to here in the Dark Forest, the notification window came up without a break.
Is it because of that?
Tring!
《I’m sorry!!》
Now even the very mobile lord was having a seizure.
“······ What is it really?”
Xian really wanted something.
Even so, Xian wasn’t really doing anything right now.
It was just heading to Ruben with the Dark Elves.
however.
Tring!
《Prestige Points + 3,000 P》
《Prestige Points + 4,000 P》
My reputation points were going up in a fit.
A whopping 34,000 points have already been accumulated.
Tring!
《Prestige Points + 3,000 P》
No, 37,000 points…
Tring!
“… Eh, I don’t know.”
When did you ever know about mobile lords?
I don’t know why, but it was a good thing that my reputation points went up.
‘More than that…’
Xian checked the inventory once.
and confirmed amount.
[Current Gold] – 32,060,500 G
32 million.
It wasn’t just 3,200.
A whopping 3,200 ‘only’.
The number ‘3,200’ was followed by the unit ‘10,000’.
It wasn’t beautiful, so I couldn’t be ecstatic.
I wish I could sing it once in my lifetime.
The amount of money that an individual can collect.
Truly an astronomical number that leaves no doubt.
Those amazing, beautiful, dizzying and ecstatic numbers.
The name that calls you out of your throat.
32 million gold.
“Ahh···!! aaa!!!”
Xian shuddered with indescribable joy.
and.
Tring!
《There is a bug!》
The mobile lord also felt the same way, and his smartphone trembled constantly.
So Xian and the mobile lords.
The two trembled, feeling different delights.
And how much time has passed?
Xian was able to come to his senses again.
“Whoa…”
trembling deep breath.
Now, things in the north must have been resolved.
The money is not too thick, so it must be astronomical.
“Now there’s only one thing left to do—”
no. isn’t it?
Xian paused for a moment at the thought that suddenly popped into his head.
One fact that I forgot for a while because I was distracted by 32 million gold.
Xian immediately checked his smartphone.
And check the quest list.
『[Story Linked Quest] – ‘Finding the Continuing Truth’』
“Why hasn’t this been cleared yet?”
I was able to confirm the story-linked quests that had not been cleared.
“Have you not satisfied the condition yet?”
It could be…
The story-linked quest is to uncover the thousand-year-old secret of Instiz.
But Xi’an only solved the northern case.
Nothing about the secret was revealed.
“Wait, come to think of it…”
What happened to the broken Instiz?
The Instiz that swallowed Aslandis.
Xian strengthened ＜Muriel’s Blessing＞ to counter its power.
And finally, the 2nd expression of the Mahon Sura Sword, the Destruction Sura (滅天修羅).
With that power, he destroyed the Instiz that swallowed Aslandis.
Fortunately, the incident in the north was successfully resolved.
The story-linked quest was to uncover the thousand-year-old secret of Instiz.
that means that.
“Can’t clear the quest…?”
Xi’an’s body froze for an instant.
That you can’t complete the quest.
That meant that Kyle would not be able to receive the reward from the quest, let alone the truth he was facing.
“No, no. It won’t be.”
Xian denied the thoughts that popped into his head.
Of course, Instiz was broken.
That was a fact Xian confirmed with his own two eyes.
The fact that Aslandis returned to normal in the first place is proof of that fact.
That’s why Instiz no longer exists.
However, it was the staff that Elodie had been using before she was alive.
It was also a staff carved out of the World Tree itself.
I don’t know, but it wasn’t going to go away so easily.
furthermore.
“The quest failed didn’t appear.”
The quest failed hasn’t popped up yet.
The quest was still in progress.
that means that.
It meant that there was still something to clear the quest.
“then···.”
Xian looked around, looking around.
Then, a little distant view.
I saw Sarah looking around the dark forest.
A dark forest full of demons.
I thought that such a dark forest was unfamiliar and mysterious.
And, normally, one would be intimidated by the draped Magi, but Sera was none other than a Dark Elf.
A dark elf who controls the mana of darkness.
I wanted to become a demon draped in the dark forest, so I felt familiar.
Xian immediately approached Sera.
“Sera. Do you know what happened to Instiz?”
“huh? Instiz?”
Sera tilted her head at Xian’s sudden question.
but nod soon
“huh. know.”
He shook his head up and down.
“You know?”
“huh. I have it.”
Eventually Sarah put her hand into her bosom.
And then, suddenly, something unidentified was presented to Xian.
“here.”
And at the same time as Sera’s words continued.
Tring!
『[Story Linked Quest] – ‘Finding the Continuing Truth’ (Clear!)』
A notification sounded that the quest had been cleared.
“······ What?”
Xian wanted something like this.
No, I really wanted something.
If that’s the case, what’s the point of being nervous just now?
‘Eh, that’s it.’
Since when was the mobile lord normal?
‘Where is it cleared?’
Sian shook his head.
Then, he looked carefully at what Sarah held out.
Something round and round, a little smaller than a fist.
Something that looks like a plant seed at first glance.
No matter how you look at it, it didn’t look like an instiz, that is, a cane.
An Orb used by wizards after yielding a hundred times?
However, it is an orb because it literally yields 100 times.
Honestly, spring was right because it was the seed of an unknown plant.
“Is this Instiz?”
“huh.”
Even so, Sarah only nodded vigorously.
He was confident without the slightest doubt.
Sera had the ability to see through the essence of existence.
“hmm···.”
That said, this is really Instiz…
Instiz, to be exact, was broken by Xian.
But no matter how broken they were, they didn’t look like Instiz at all.
Because he didn’t even show signs of being broken.
It just looked like this from the beginning.
Xian stared blankly at the unidentified seed (?).
Then, I turned my gaze back to my smartphone.
『[Story Linked Quest] – ‘Finding the Continuing Truth’ (Clear!)』
At the top of the screen, a notification window indicating that the quest had been cleared flickered.
Xian immediately touched the screen.
Hold on.
『▶A thousand years ago, Elodie asked Kyle, who came to visit her, for a favor.
‘Can you kill me…’
Kyle thought about it, but in the end he didn’t listen to the request.
In the end, Elodie decides to seal all her powers in Instiz for eternity.
However, did I say that nothing is eternal in the world?
Now, a thousand years have passed.
The power sealed in Instiz has awakened!
The magical power of Elodie, who was called the Great Mage!
The moment that transcendent magical power was about to turn the world into darkness!
Papam!
How heroes emerge in turbulent times!
With superhuman strength, you have driven the darkness from the world!
Is that all!
Even to save the Dark Elves by destroying the Instiz with a king-like base!
Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!
you! It’s really King Wangjjang!!』
＜Reward: Elodie’s Legacy＞
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‘······ What is it really.’
Xian murmured involuntarily.
No, what does this really mean?
Let’s say that the quest was suddenly cleared.
Well, yes, let’s say it’s the same with the other things that were katabuta.
however.
＜Reward: Elodie’s Legacy＞
Where the hell is the quest’s reward, Elodie’s Legacy?
In addition to Kyle’s legacy, even Muriel’s legacy.
Considering those legacy, Elodie’s legacy would not be ordinary either.
But even after washing my eyes and searching, I couldn’t find anything like Elodie’s legacy.
Only the seeds in Sera’s hands are visible.
And because of this, the quest was suddenly cleared.
That means this seed was the core of the quest.
“What is this?”
What does this mean?
“Instiz.”
“So, where are you looking at…?”
At that moment, a thought passed through Xian’s mind.
Xian carefully inspected something that looked like a seed.
What Sera calls an instiz, something that looks like a seed.
“Can this be…?”
It was only then that Xian was able to vaguely notice the identity of the seed.
Instiz is the staff that Elodie used while alive.
It was a weapon made by the legendary blacksmith Morkru himself.
And Instiz are other Arnaise’s weapons except for Kyle’s.
It could be said to be a slightly more special weapon than those.
Because Instiz was nothing other than a staff made from the World Tree.
It was not simply made by adding parts such as the body, branches, and leaves.
A staff created by carving out the entire World Tree.
Instiz was a staff that could be called the world tree itself.
In a nutshell, Instiz is the name of the wand and the name of the world tree.
Instiz is soon to be in demand worldwide.
The World Tree was Instiz.
So, the seeds you can see right now.
“Could this be the seed of Instiz… So, is it the seed of the World Tree?”
“huh. that’s right.”
Sarah nodded vigorously.
Seeing Sera like that, Xian was instantly dazed.
Probably this Instiz.
So, it seemed that the seed of this world tree was the legacy left by Elodie.
“… crazy.”
That’s why Xian muttered involuntarily.
That would be the case, because the World Tree was a reward that could not even be converted into value!
The world tree is also called the tree of life because it contains the source of life.
It was also known as the tree that supports the world, growing through the boundary between life and death.
Of course, it is not really a tree that supports the world.
To put it bluntly, a tree that supports a city or a village?
that could be said.
However, it was an unchanging fact that it contained tremendous power.
Didn’t you see the power of Instiz with your own two eyes in the first place?
Of course, it was the combined power of Elodie’s mana, but being able to possess such transcendent mana.
With that alone, I could see what kind of power Instiz had.
It wasn’t called the tree that embraces the source of life for nothing.
So, if you plant this in Leuven…
It would have an unimaginable effect on Ruben.
Of course, the world tree is a tree with a will of its own.
To put it simply, it was not a kind that could be recklessly planted just because it wanted to be transplanted.
However, the story was different if he was transformed into a seed form as he is now.
This was because the world tree was an expression of will to move to a new base.
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Just take it and plant it in Ruben.
That’s why it was worth more than 32 million gold.
Even if you poured 32 million gold in the first place, the World Tree was a treasure that could not be saved.
Moreover, this was no ordinary world capital.
Of course, how could the world tree itself be normal?
This is Arnaise, the world tree used by Archmage Elodie.
Let alone 32 million, they couldn’t save it even if they poured hundreds of millions of gold.
Xian spoke to Sera in a trembling voice.
“Oh, maybe. Can I, can I take it?”
“cellar···.”
At Xian’s words, Sera was troubled for a moment.
Contemplating whether to give this or not.
However, Sera’s worries did not last as long as she thought.
“good. It’s very dangerous, but… if it’s Xian, it’ll be fine.”
Then Sera coolly handed over the Instiz.
Xian accepted the Instiz seed with trembling hands.
And is the world tree really a world tree?
As soon as I received it, I felt a significant amount of unknown power at my fingertips.
‘Is it because it’s an Instice, not an ordinary world tree?’
Of course, the world tree is far from normal.
“But is it dangerous? This Instiz?”
“huh. There’s something very dangerous inside these Instiz. Although it is suppressed now.”
something very dangerous?
“Are you talking about Elodie’s magical power?”
“no.”
Sarah gently shook her head.
And with a slightly nervous look, he slowly opened his mouth.
“Very… dangerous.”
“·······”
So, at the same time as asking, what is it?
Tring!
A cheerful notification sound came from the smartphone.
『[Story Linked Quest] – ‘Unsolved Questions’』
‘······ What is this again.’
Xian popped the notification window that popped up on the screen.
Hold on.
『▶A thousand years ago, Elodie sealed all of her powers in Instiz.
But after a thousand years, its power awakened.
That power tried to dye the world into darkness.
But bam!
Park the case with your heroic temperament!
Tushattusha! I’ve solved it!
In the end, you succeeded in claiming the legacy left by Elodie!
Also King Wang!
I am King Wangjjang lord!
It’s been awhile since I’ve thought of …
What is it…?
something is weird
A thousand years ago, Arnaise saved the world from demons.
Elodie was Arnaise, who was more noble than anyone else.
Arnaise, who saved the world, can’t be virtuous, right?
However, Elodie’s awakened power was not virtuous.
It was more evil than anything else in the world, and it was also dark.
Elodie who used Dark Mana.
Could it be that her powers have been corrupted over the course of a thousand years?
But Elodie knew how to control the mana of darkness.
That’s what I learned from Kyle.
But why was Elodie’s awakened power not virtuous?
Could this be the reason Elodie had to seal her power?
So, did she really seal her power?
Or did he have to ‘seal’ something with his own power?
The corrupted Elodie’s magic eventually dispersed and disappeared.
But why?
There is something unknown lurking inside the Instiz.
What could this be?
Could it be the remnants of Elodie’s scattered mana?
Or was it the reason Elodie had no choice but to seal her power?
Or was that why Elodie asked Kyle to kill him?
If so.
Why didn’t she commit suicide like Muriel?
It would have been much cleaner that way.
Why did Elodie choose to seal her power instead of committing suicide?
Conversely, why did Muriel choose to commit suicide instead of sealing his power?
And Kyle, what the hell did he know?
Faced with the truth of a thousand years, still unanswered questions.
Now, at this point, you know what to do, right?
Search for unanswered questions~♪
Let’s Go Go~! Hoobi go go~!!』
＜Reward:???＞
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‘······ really.’
How did this bastard’s quest go?
‘Eh, that’s it.’
Sian shook his head.
If I look at it, I’m the only one who loses.
‘by the way.’
Xian checked the contents of the quest once again.
Among them, the most notable part.
“But why?”
《There was something unknown lurking inside the Instiz.》
‘Something lurks in this seed?’
Xian raised his gaze again and examined the seed carefully.
The shape of the seed with no specific characteristics to be found.
Xian calmly closed his eyes and repeated the recipe for the horse spirit recipe.
Then, I pinched the demonic spirit that was being guided and contemplated the inside of the seed.
‘hmm···.’
There was nothing to feel.
I felt an unknown power.
However, I didn’t feel that it was particularly dangerous or dangerous like Sera said.
but.
“So I was thinking about how to do it. But cyan is fine. Because Xian is very strong.”
Sara seemed to feel a little differently.
Sera sees through the essence of existence.
Could Sera see something else in her eyes?
Right then.
“Lord! We have arrived in Leuven!”
In an instant, Amelia’s lively cry was heard.
When I turned my head and raised my gaze, the scenery of Ruben came into the distance.
After a long and long journey, Ruben finally arrived.
Xian shook his head at the scenery of Ruben.
“Go and plant it, and you’ll know.”
Sian quickly moved towards Ruben.
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The scenery of Leuven that is getting closer.
For an instant, Xian’s back shuddered greatly.
“Eh, what is this…?”
“That’s a territory…?”
Dark elves were buzzing there with surprised faces.
Well, it was because the appearance of Ruben, who faced him up close, could never be seen as an ordinary manor.
Will I be able to pierce it once…? ‘Insane Steel Book! Starting from Lv.4’.
A moat of unknown depth.
A guard tower that can’t even be seen as a blind spot.
No matter how dark elves have been cut off from the world.
It was clear that Ruben was by no means an ordinary estate.
The Dark Elves looked at Ruben with great agitation.
Xian left those Dark Elves behind.
“Whoa…!”
And every time I took a step, I felt an unknown tension.
There was also a feeling of trembling at the sight of Ruben after a long time.
But apart from that, Xian couldn’t help but be nervous.
From my experience, it’s truly amazing.
This is enough to make me wonder if it’s a magic formula.
Every time Xian went somewhere, there was an accident in Ruben.
Besides, this time away from Ruben was quite long.
10 days to solve the northern case.
But the time I fainted was 3 weeks.
One week to go back and forth after taking care of work at the imperial palace.
Also call Amelia to the north, and 3 weeks to sell stuff.
It was a situation where almost two months had been vacated.
“Whoa…!”
Xian let out a deep breath and moved on.
One step, two steps.
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Just now, when I was about to take three steps.
Kieeek—!
An unknown scream erupted from inside Ruben.