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The sewage system is not artificially created by someone, but an organization created naturally at some point when people who have fallen out of the competition for survival gather.
A collection of the poor, the minorities, the sick, the polluters, the drug addicts, and the criminals.
Of course, as the members are members, there was no way the sewage was doing anything right.
From petty crimes such as pickpocketing, fraud, and robbery to serious crimes that can disrupt the order of the city, such as food storage raids, riots, and drug trafficking.
An outlaw organization that ignores morality or existing order and commits any business that makes money.
The six families that ruled the last city, unable to see this, dispatched a subjugation party and rooted out the organization without leaving a trace.
However, considering the origin of the sewage system, this was a meaningless act.
As long as the losers exist, the sewer has no choice but to continue to revive.
Resurrection and destruction continue endlessly like a treadmill.
In the end, it wasn’t long before both sides realized that this act was no different from pouring water into a bottomless pot, and signed a non-aggression pact in which they would not invade each other’s territory unless the other touched them first.
‘In fact, it’s the only force that can ask for help as Kuzan right now.’
Yuseong went towards the counter in the back, ignoring the eyes of people pouring in from all directions.
“I heard that he had fled to the contaminated area, and I thought he was dead, but I thought he was still alive. amazing But what is going on here?”
“I want to meet some executives.”
“Poop!”
Someone burst out laughing, and those who didn’t make a sound outright sneered.
“Begging for your life? I’m sorry, but the meaning of the sewer has already been decided. Well-known people put huge bounties on you. It’s too much to give up just because of one low-level member… … .”
“You seem to be misunderstanding something, but I didn’t come to ask for a favor, I came to make a suggestion. An offer to earn a lot of money that is incomparable to bounties.”
“I’m afraid that someone might not be a mouthful Kuzan, so I’m telling a stupid lie.”
“You know what my situation is? Do I seem thoughtless enough to walk in on my limbs and tell a lie that will soon be exposed?”
Yooseong continued talking in a calm voice that did not feel any tension.
“I promise to hang on my neck. The best number in sewer history. Give me a seat with the executives.”
“… … .”
The middle-aged man, hesitant about the strangely persuasive argument, shook the bell hanging under the counter three times at regular intervals.
And after a cup of tea, the wall behind cracked and a secret passage was revealed.
“Go in.”
A narrow aisle full of dust.
After a while, a huge space reminiscent of a judge appeared.
Four men and women sitting at the top of the table and looking down, and dozens of men aiming guns and crossbows in this direction.
It was literally a situation where you could lose your life with a single finger lift, but Yooseong confidently raised his head and met the eyes of the executives.
“You must be Kuzan.”
The werewolf, who had an abnormally sized right arm that was three times thicker than his left arm, said while staring at the meteor with bloody red eyes.
“How dare you dare to have a private meeting with an executive when you are only a low-end member of the organization. Did you go crazy?”
“It must be crazy. Didn’t you enter the contaminated area to avoid pursuit? Contamination must have progressed until at least the terminal stage, but even if the outside looks fine, the head must be a complete mess?”
It was a fairy the size of the palm of his hand that saw through himself, no, Kuzan’s condition.
The fairy with dead eyes inhaled an unknown smoke and asked a question in a more relaxed voice.
“Hey, you said that you could earn a lot of money that couldn’t compare to your bounty. Is that true?”
“That’s right.”
“Do you know what your bounty is?”
“I do not know. I was just being chased like crazy… … .”
“Six hundred thousand gold. Each of the six families raised 100,000 and put it up.”
I didn’t know how much 600,000 gold was worth, but it was clear that it wasn’t a small amount of money, seeing as the eyes of the men who kept their poker faces trembled.
“shit! What are you waiting for? That’s six hundred thousand! It’s a whopping 100 times the level that even 6,000 can pass right away! Do you think he can make an offer worth more than 600,000 gold? Let’s quickly pass it on and exchange it for a bounty. You all know how much money my research costs, right?”
‘This looks unusual again.’
He had seen many people wearing prosthetic arms or legs, but this was the first time he had replaced all of his limbs, or dwarves.
Equipped with prosthetic arms and legs of all sizes and appearances, the Dwarf looked at the other executives and spoke passionately.
“Even if we run the organization to the bone, we give it away to the children below and take it away for operating expenses, and if the four of us share the rest, it’s barely enough to eat. Let’s make a big profit this time!”
“Hmm, I agree with Vulkan. Recently, the pollution on my right arm has gotten worse, so I needed a lot of covenants, but I guess I can breathe.”
“great!”
Yuseong’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the screaming Dwarf and the solemn Werewolf.
I didn’t know that the leaders who run the great organization called the sewer could be this stupid.
If you can’t convince the sewer here, the difficulty of the quest rises rapidly.
“I am against it.”
“You’re like a bloody drug lord! Is your brain salted with medicine so you can’t think properly? six hundred thousand! That’s six hundred thousand! Why are you against it?”
Fortunately, not everyone was stupid.
The fairy, who dipped her head into a glass tube the size of her face and inhaled the smoke, said with a languorous expression.
“Because it makes no sense. Think about it, Vulcan. All four bounties here don’t come close to 600,000 gold. But do you think it’s normal for a low-level gang member who was pickpocketing until recently to suddenly get a bounty of 600,000 gold?”
“That, that… … .”
“The condition for paying the bounty is to capture that child alive, or to bring a map and a glass bottle containing something. In other words, there is a high possibility that that child has some information or object worth at least 600,000 gold.”
‘That’s it!’
Yoosung smiled faintly at the fairy’s appearance that accurately represented what he wanted to say.
“If that’s the case, it’s understandable enough to say that it’s the highest number of cases in the history of the sewer system. Is my guess correct?”
“you’re right. Your name… … .”
“Dorothy.”
“I don’t know if it’s because she was stupid from birth or because the contamination spread to her head, but unlike some dwarves and werewolves, Dorothy-sama is very wise.”
The faces of some Dwarves and Werewolves turned red at the blatant mockery.
Fortunately, Dorothy struck first before the two exploded.
“So what is the offer?”
“It would be quicker to show you the goods first.”
“thing?”
“Please check for yourself.”
The moment Yooseong took something out of her bosom, Dorothy unknowingly flew up from the spot and went down.
A strong urge that even you can’t understand.
And the moment I checked the contents of the glass bottle in Meteor’s hand, a cry close to a scream erupted from Dorothy’s mouth.
“My God, what the hell is this? Aren’t I dreaming right now?”
“It is an unmistakable reality.”
“Nonsense! Gee, I’ll have to check it out myself. Open that vial! hurry!”
“no. Doesn’t Dorothy know what will happen if she doesn’t open it fully prepared?”
“Ahh!”
“Hey, drug addict. What the hell is that about?”
Vulcan and other executives were all surprised to see Dorothy clinging to the glass bottle with an ecstatic expression on her face.
It was the first time I had ever seen Dorothy, who always wore medicine and looked like an old man who had lived, get so excited.
“It’s a flower! A pure, uncontaminated flower!”
“What?!”
Screams erupted from the mouths of the officers who realized the meaning of Dorothy’s words.
“Nonsense! There can be no such thing!”
“Then come down and check it out for yourself! Ah, how many times have you seen a flower full of pure vitality!”
“shit! Get out of the way everyone! I must see with my own eyes!”
Vulcan, who came down at once, took out a stick with a cloudy crystal embedded in it and placed it on top of the glass bottle Meteor was holding.
And after a while, as the crystal turned blue, Vulcan collapsed on the spot.
“Gee, it’s real… … . It’s not really contaminated. Where the hell did you get this from?”
“It doesn’t matter. The important thing is that there are uncontaminated flowers and maps.”
A heavy silence fell in the hall.
I didn’t explain what kind of map it was, but if I guessed from the conversation so far, it was very clear what the map contained.
And Yooseong spoke out that guess on behalf of everyone.
“A map that guides you to places where the contamination has not spread.”
“… … Not even 600,000, but even 6 million gold would not be enough.”
“The map is not with me now. It’s a bit scary, but everyone relaxes their eyes a bit.”
Yooseong immediately added a word to the gaze of people who seemed to be looking at treasure goblins.
Yuseong, who had personally experienced what would happen if he took out an object that could lead the situation in front of a potential enemy in the past [I Can’t Hold It Anymore] quest, was not foolish enough to repeat the same mistake twice.
Dorothy said in a voice full of energy to the shooting voice.
“Are you trying to make money selling that map?”
“Similar.”
“Is it similar?”
Yooseong gave a fishy smile.
The purpose of this quest is threefold.
To get Kuzan out of harm’s way, to deal a blow to the forces threatening Kuzan, to finally find hope.
That is, follow the map to find uncontaminated land.
The first is to desperately run away and run away and somehow wash your identity, and the second is to use flowers and maps as bait to cause self-immolation.
The third condition is the problem.
Looking at Kuzan’s explanations and books, Yuseong analyzed the forces existing in the city and the contents written on the map, and concluded that it was impossible to reach the destination on its own.
‘We have to challenge ourselves as a group. That too, by collecting the maximum power possible.’
An ignorant level of difficulty worthy of a grade called B-class.
In order to achieve the third condition, it was necessary to engage all forces in the city.
‘In addition, if the first condition and the second condition are met at the same time, it will be a real bloodless and tearless plan.’
Of course, that fact didn’t have the slightest influence on Meteor’s decision.
At the very least, if you feel remorse or hesitate to this extent, [Cheonma Deity. At the last moment], he had no face to look at the hundreds of thousands of magicians he had sacrificed as bait.
“Now then, shall we have a serious conversation?”
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