If not… … .
Returning to Earth, the first thing Yoosung uttered was a low curse.
“No, what a madman! What if it ends like this? So what will happen to Aris?”
Feeling uncomfortable, like coming out of the bathroom without cleaning up.
However, the quest is already over and there is no way to return to Aris’ world.
Yuseong, who concluded that it was more reasonable to pay attention to the future rather than the past, which has already passed anyway, stopped flashing and sighed as he read the new message that popped up in his goggles.
[Han Yuseong’s rating has risen from ‘skillful solver’ to ‘professional solver’.]
[New products are added to the Karma Shop.]
[In the future, you can purchase artifacts from another dimension at the Karma Shop. Artifacts that can be purchased are limited to items that the user had at the end of the quest.]
[This system, unlike skills, brings real objects from another dimension to the user’s dimension. Please purchase after thinking carefully about how the missing artifact will affect the other dimension and how the brought artifact will affect the user’s dimension.]
It was not a big deal that the ability to purchase artifacts from another dimension was created.
I just didn’t know how, just looking through the community, I knew right away that users could bring artifacts from another dimension.
What bothered me was the phrase written behind it.
‘How to bring real things that exist in another dimension unlike skills?’
There were several conundrums that he could not solve at the time he was eager to find out about the function and rules of the goggles, and one of them was the question of what happens to the original owner’s skills if he buys them from the shop.
Realistically, there was no way to go back to the world of quests that had already ended and check the status of the client, and in any case, he dismissed it as nothing to do with himself, but at this moment, he was able to answer the question.
“Artifacts are a way to bring real objects from another dimension, and skills are different from that. Then, is the skill a method of copying and inserting the original?”
To be honest, it was a bit ambiguous why this was a different way and even warned.
If I had to point out the difference, the skill is classified as information that does not exist in form or mass, and the artifact is classified as an object that has substance and mass?
While thinking about how to utilize this difference, Yooseong belatedly thought of something and hurriedly entered the Karma Shop.
[Retained karma: 27,750,000.]
[Product List.]
-Aris’ Soul Stone (C): 2,000,000
-Torn Jet Black Dress (E): 5,000
-Increase muscle strength (D): 10,000
(Strength points increase by 1 each time the skill is purchased)
(The strength that can be developed with this skill is up to 299 points)
-Agility increase (D): 10,000
-HP up (D): 10,000
-… … .
-… … .
-… … .
“have.”
It took a bit of an outrageously expensive price compared to the same level skill, but it definitely existed.
The moment he inadvertently tried to buy Aris’ soul stone, Yoosung was lost in thought for a moment.
‘But is this worth buying?’
If you think about it calmly, even if you bought Aris’ soul stone, there was not much benefit.
They do not know how to return the soul stone back to the soul, and even if they manage to return it to the soul, there is no body to return to.
If it goes well, it’s enough to get a conversation partner, and if it goes wrong, it’s just a waste of points.
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Judging by reason, it was the right choice to just pass it over, but the meteor moved as if possessed by something.
[You have purchased Aris’ Soul Stone (C).]
“… … Why did you buy this?”
Even though I made a judgment that there was nothing to gain at all, I moved inadvertently due to an urge I didn’t know for some reason.
It was the first time for Yoosung to move based on emotional impulses rather than rational judgment.
‘No, to be precise, it’s not the first time.’
If you think rationally, from the moment you sold gold coins and mana stones and got a lot of money to spend your whole life reveling in, you didn’t have to use goggles anymore, taking unnecessary risks.
Nevertheless, he used goggles again.
I went through various quests and gathered the necessary items to meet Aris, who would not have mattered even if I ignored it, and devoted myself to additional quests.
“… … .”
strange feeling.
It was only then that Yooseong realized that he had changed a little from before.
‘Is it since the first quest?’
A shocking experience that completely changed the way I thought that I was alive because I was alive.
Yuseong looked down at Aris’ soul stone in the palm of his hand for a long time before standing up with a smile.
“Well, it doesn’t matter.”
It’s unfamiliar, but there’s no need to suppress it.
Rather, these feelings were quite interesting to Yooseong, who had lived his life as if he had been drunk with water or drunk with alcohol.
For such a different experience, a slight loss was enough.
“Now, then, the question is how to return this to its original soul… … .”
Even if there is a calculator that can solve all the problems that exist in the world, at least you have to enter a problem into the calculator to come up with an answer. impossible.
There are two ways.
Seeking help from other users or finding a way through quests.
Of course, the answer was fixed.
“What are the quests related to the soul? Can I search for keywords like Necromancer or Exorcism?”
Whoops!
Vibration transmitted from the pocket.
Yooseong took out his smartphone, checked the name on the screen, and answered the phone right away.
“Honey… … .”
– Finally got it!
“It’s a surprise!”
Hearing Seo Chang-hoon’s voice as if his eardrums were ringing, Yoo-seong was frightened and dropped his smartphone from his ear.
“Has anything happened? Why are you so angry?”
-That’s what I want to say! Where the hell were you and what were you doing that you hadn’t answered the phone until now?
Yuseong checked the date, wondering if a lot of time had passed on Earth while he was on the quest, and his eyes were filled with wonder.
‘It only lasted about half a day, didn’t it?’
What on earth happened to the person who broke up with a smile at least in half a day to call so urgently?
Seo Chang-hoon’s desperate voice came toward Yoo-seong, who was in trouble.
-Please help me!
“It’s embarrassing to say it so recklessly. Shouldn’t you tell me at least what you need to help with first?”
-Rogers and Hayoung are missing!
“… … Yes?”
* * *
The first place Yooseong headed was the headquarters of the Chain Guild.
However, as soon as he arrived at the headquarters, Seo Chang-hoon took Yoo-seong and moved to another place.
At first, I thought I was going to a nearby cafe, but when I saw them getting into the car, I realized that the situation was not serious.
“Where are you going now?”
“They’re going to the Contractors’ Association.”
“… … Why are you going there?”
“Uhm, it’s complicated to explain in words, but look at this.”
A small moan escaped Yooseong’s mouth as he was looking through the documents Seo Chang-hoon held out.
“What is this? Is it like a promotional material for a new game?”
“It actually happened. About six hours ago, an unknown city appeared in the northern part of Gangwon.”
The picture, presumably taken from a satellite, shows a city made up of strangely styled buildings that defy the laws of physics, which can only be seen in fantasy media.
Although it exudes a shabby and dreary atmosphere overall as if it had been built for a long time, its size and grandeur did not lag behind any other city on the planet.
“There was an uproar over this. Most of the objects from other worlds that have been discovered are those possessed by monsters or broken remains, but it is the first time in the world that a whole city appeared in this way.”
“Is that why you sent Rogers and Ha-Young to look over this city?”
“I tried to stop it, but after talking with each other, they said they would go after all. And we lost contact shortly after entering the city.”
“Is there any proof that you are alive? I don’t know what to say, but if survival is not certain, wouldn’t it be dangerous to just send a rescue team?”
“More over.”
Yooseong’s eyes narrowed as he checked the back page.
I saw people entering a building while being tied up, and monsters resembling lizards surrounded them.
“Tentative name Lizardman. I don’t know what they’re trying to do, but it looks like they’re holding people hostage instead of killing them. I couldn’t take a picture of Rogers and Ha-yeong, but I believe they must be alive somewhere.”
“Hmm.”
Yooseong answered Seo Chang-hoon’s words in a calm voice and turned the page.
‘It’s ambiguous.’
Although he has a relationship with the three and received help from Seo Chang-hoon regarding firearms, it is too risky to go to a place where there may be some danger waiting.
Yuseong, who was thinking about how to gently reject Seo Chang-hoon without offending him, found something and stopped turning the page.
“Do you deal with the soul?”
“I heard that among the Lizardmen, there are those who summon spirits to apply buffs to teammates or apply various debuffs to enemies.”
“Hmm.”
If this is the case, the story will be different.
You may be able to find a clue to restore Aris from the Soul Stone state to normal.
While contemplating between the two options of finding a way in reality or finding a way through a quest even if it takes some time, Yoo-seong and Seo Chang-hoon reached their destination.
“You can go in.”
Yoosung entered the conference room on the top floor of the building after being guided by an employee, and unknowingly blew a light whistle.
No matter how much he said he had no interest in the world because he was doing quests, he was still learning the minimum amount of information by occasionally watching the news or browsing the Internet.
And there were a lot of famous people in the meeting room who could be recognized with that minimal information.
‘The Master of the Hwarang Guild, which only warriors with top-level skills can enter, the Arch Mage Guild made up of mages who can handle at least two attributes, and the Heavenly Army Guild made up of former special forces? It’s gorgeous.’
Yooseong, who was distracted by the spectacle, came to his senses belatedly and scratched his head.
Now was not the time to leisurely observe, but the priority was to decide whether or not to do this mission.
‘I’m worried.’
In terms of safety, it was better to find a way through a quest than to move in real life, but it was a bit too much to give up the personal connection with Seo Chang-hoon, who could easily obtain firearms and various equipment that were not easily obtainable.
Of course, there was another route called Kang Chang-seok, but it bothered me that it depended on the user for supply.
This is an ambiguous situation.
However, the moment the door opened and a man appeared, Yooseong made up his mind.
Clap!
“sorry. Because of the lengthy meeting… … .”
Kang Chang-seok, who met Yuseong’s gaze, froze.
And after a while, he made an absurd expression and pursed his lips.
– What are you doing here? Wait, you’re not trying to participate in this operation, are you? Is not it? please say no!
Kang Chang-seok’s sincere concern,
And Yooseong also said with a sincere smile to repay his sincerity.
“I do.”
“yes?”
“Search for missing persons. I will.”
It was the heart of a person to want to do more if he said not to do it.
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