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“… … I’m asking just in case, but is that mobile fortress an aircraft carrier, or something like a super-giant ship?”
“If that were the case, I would have said it was a ship, not a fort. Vimana is a huge fortress flying high in the sky. Length of 12 km, height of 1 km, up to 400 airships and 3,000 magical armor can be stored, and with its own production facilities, repair and production are possible, and even firepower support… … .”
As Teresa’s explanation continued, Yoosung’s eyes gradually turned on.
While working as a user for the past year, I was able to get a sense of the degree of correlation between quest difficulty and reward.
A mobile fortress-level item, no, a city, is not something that can be obtained as a clear reward, no matter how high the level of the quest is.
There is only one way to get it.
You can buy it at the Karma Shop.
‘How did Dragonia rank?’
The specifications of Vimana, a mobile fortress described by Theresa, are in no way inferior to Dragonia.
I don’t know because I’ve never appraised it, but considering its function and influence, it wouldn’t be strange if the newly discovered EX grade came out.
Even if they are of the same grade, the price goes up for more complex items like tanks and fighters than weapons like swords and guns.
The point is that the price goes up more than 10 times every time the grade goes up.
Items are priced more expensive than skills.
The estimated price of Vimana when considering other facts is… … .
“Wow.”
“Yes?”
“Oh, sorry. When I heard the story, I was so surprised that the sound came out without me realizing it.”
At least tens of billions, maybe hundreds of billions of karma.
The moment I realized that fact, a question popped into Yooseong’s head.
‘How did you buy Vimana?’
The expected karma that can be obtained when clearing an A-rank quest with an SSS rank cannot exceed 1 billion even if set to the maximum.
Changwei has been active as a user for a long time, but as his income increases, his expenses increase as well.
It makes no sense to say that while purchasing stats, skills, and items, leaving enough karma to buy Vimana.
“With the disappearance of Vimana, the death squad that lost its base could not hold out for long and disintegrated. The portal connecting to the original world collapsed, and those who could not escape were left behind in the Pandemonium.”
“How long have you been in the Demon Realm?”
“Three years.”
“… … It hasn’t been a year.”
“Yes?”
“Oh, no. You must have had a hard time.”
“Yes. It was hard. Demons chased after them, supplies and morale plummeted, and the number of survivors decreased day by day. But the real problem was something else.”
“Changwei himself, or a user related to him, must have kept coming.”
Theresa opened her eyes wide and was wary, but Yooseong calmly continued to speak.
“As I listened to the story, there was something strange about it.”
“What is strange?”
“Excessive vigilance towards users.”
It is understandable that they are wary of users and reluctant.
However, it was 3 years ago that he suffered from Changwei.
No matter how vigilant the user is, is it possible to set and memorize a password without missing a day in preparation for an uncertain existence that may be met again?
Even if it were possible, how likely was it that you could cast a trap spell on yourself that could only be triggered with a starter word, or immediately activate it without hesitation as soon as you felt something strange?
This was not a response that a person who had met a user only once could think of.
“After that, how many more times have you not met with users? Seeing as they persistently asked if they were related to Changwei and let go of their guard as soon as they found out that they were not, it seems that all the users they have met so far are related to Changwei and suffered great damage from them. Isn’t it?”
“… … How do you do that?”
“I just made my own guess after hearing Teresa’s story. What I don’t understand is why Changwei keeps coming… … .”
Theresa opened her mouth with a strange smile.
“Vimana is not just a fortress, but the most important facility and strategic weapon containing resources and technologies from all over the continent. Of course, we made a safety device to prevent it from falling into the hands of someone or demons and being misused.”
The purpose of Vimana is to subdue the demon realm.
There is a restriction so that you can’t attack anything other than demons or monsters from the demon realm in lands other than the demon realm.
“The only way to unlock the restrictions is to access the main system and edit the commands. And you need something special to access the main system. However, Changwei did not know the existence of the object, and he tried to retrieve it either himself or by asking other users to retrieve it.”
I could tell intuitively.
The fact that that special item is the prime code that Changwei talked about.
‘Why didn’t you tell me the name ‘Prime Code’ and not tell me the details? No, no matter how wary you are, that’s a ploy that relies too much on chance. Luckily, I survived because I had an item that could hide the truth from lies. Originally… … .’
Yooseong, who was immersed in thought, felt the gaze toward him and returned to reality.
“So what do you want to do?”
“Mmm.”
It’s a really awkward situation.
The image that Teresa and the others had of the user was nothing more than that of an evil spirit possessing and taking over the body of a person who was still anxious.
Teresa and the others thought that they needed help but couldn’t trust users.
“You can’t have your back on someone you can’t trust. If you do not believe me, I will return to my world as it is.”
Yooseong is also ambiguous.
No matter how talented you are at removing dragons, it is impossible to clear an A+ grade quest without the help of your clients and collaborators.
It’s a waste of limited quests, but if they don’t cooperate, you have no choice but to give up.
“… … no. I’ll believe it. Please help us.”
“The princess?!”
“Your Highness the Princess! Users are an incredible family!”
“Walter, Nathan. I’ll be honest. Now that’s the limit. The relief unit is not coming and as the demonic erosion progresses, the condition of the body is getting worse and worse. How much longer can we last under these circumstances?”
“… … .”
The two hung their heads helplessly.
To put it bluntly, it will be difficult to hold out for long.
“If this continues, we will all die. Did you say Han Yuseong?”
“Please call me Yuseong.”
“Yoosung, to be honest, I still doubt you. There is no guarantee that the scroll that separates truth from lies is ineffective for users, or that Yoosung isn’t fooling us all with his amazing acting. But, as you just heard, we are not in a situation where we can argue about that.”
Even if it’s a rotten rope, I have no choice but to catch it now.
Theresa lowered her head and said.
“There is only one thing that is important right now. to survive. Even users like it. It doesn’t matter if you are something Changwei is related to. Please help us survive, even one person, so that we can escape from this hell to the original world.”
trembling body and voice.
Walter and Nathan, who were trying to stop her, knelt behind her and bowed their heads when she didn’t budge.
And after a while, a hand popped into Teresa’s field of vision as she bowed her head.
“We are here to help. Instead, there are conditions.”
“What is it?”
“Promise me that you will believe in me and follow me no matter what.”
Theresa took Yoosung’s outstretched hand without hesitation.
“I promise.”
* * *
As many say, the most important thing in a quest is information.
First of all, you need to know what kind of situation the client is in, what the average military level of the other world is, and what the type of civilization or skill level is, so you can plan how to solve the quest.
If the level of military force in the other world is low, I will draw up a plan to solve it with force.
If the level of armed forces is high, it will proceed in such a way as to exploit the differences in civilization and use objects that do not exist in that world to pierce loopholes.
If you do not know in advance and are not vigilant, even the highest masters or high-ranking wizards can be killed by bombs, and conversely, aircraft carriers or military installations can be penetrated by insignificant unmanned or wizards.
So, Yoosung talked nonstop with Teresa and the others and was able to obtain more information.
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Just one thing, I couldn’t understand the explanation about the demons properly.
This wasn’t because Teresa and the others couldn’t explain it or because the meteor’s understanding was poor, it was because of the difference in civilization.
Although Babel can flexibly translate things like units and metaphors, it doesn’t translate words or proper nouns that only exist in another world.
Is it possible to explain the civilization of another world in such a way that people from another world can properly understand it?
The three people, no, including the client Marcus, who listened silently to the explanation of a total of four people, came to the conclusion that it was impossible.
The more I listened to the story, the more ambiguous the image of the demons became, so it seemed better to see it with my own two eyes.
“How are you all feeling?”
“Very good!”
Theresa’s face had lifted a bit compared to when she first saw her, and her voice was full of energy.
Teresa’s party was in a state where it was not strange to collapse at any time due to chronic fatigue, malnutrition, and demonic erosion caused by excessive forced marching, so Meteor had time to recover for a while.
Replenish nutrients with high-calorie food, and use the holy water obtained as a quest reward to purify the body eroded by demonic energy.
And, instead of old and broken equipment, armed with neat new equipment, the appearance of the party has changed beyond recognition.
“… … Can I really use this?”
Walter asked in a trembling voice.
Even a few days ago, he had stopped approaching Teresa, but when he borrowed the blessed mithril sword and full plate armor obtained as a reward from [The Warrior Who Couldn’t Become a Hero], his attitude changed at once.
“Walter is the shield that protects the princess. Could it be because the shield is weak?”
“Of course not!”
“Please take good care of the princess.”
“Oh, of course. Thank you so much.”
“How is Nathan?”
“Hmmmm, well, not bad.”
In Nathan’s hand was a pure white bow.
Knowing that he has excellent archery skills to the point of being called Shingoong, Yooseong handed him the Elemental Bow.
He blatantly protested if he did not trust the user until the end, but the temptation of the elemental bow was too fatal for him who used a crude wooden bow.
‘I’ve managed to have an assortment.’
A shallow trust gained as a gift is better than none.
After checking the condition of the party members, Yuseong took out the Cheonsu and Blessing from the subspace and put it on and got up from his seat.
“Shall we move slowly?”
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