Chapter 34 Akasha’s Snake (2) (2/2)
“So we were in the same boat.”
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Galliard smiled as he noticed the backpack Yeon-woo had brought. Some materials were poking out of the backpack.
Looking at Galliard’s smile, Yeon-woo noticed that he had lowered his guard considerably.
Then after he was done, Galliard looked at Yeon-woo as he slammed the table with his blood-stained knife.
“All right. Let’s talk about business. You want Undine’s Goblet?”
“Yes.”
Undine’s Goblet.
It was a one time use artifact that could draw Akasha’s Snake to the surface.
‘To be exact, it’s more like its favorite food.’
The reason why Akasha’s Snake appeared on the surface was to fill its hungry stomach. In order to satiate its massive body, his food had to fulfill one of two conditions. Either it had to be present in large quantities, or…
‘It had to be nutritious.’
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The ‘Akasha’ in the name of Akasha’s Snake indicated the smallest unit of matter in the spiritual world. Others called it Ether, or Spirit Element(靈子).
Akasha’s Snake fed off of this spiritual energy. It wandered around the earth, absorbing energy from the ground, and often ambushed monster’s settlements to rob them of their vitality. As a result, wherever Akasha’s Snake passed by, it would turn into a wasteland where not a single blade of grass could grow. That’s why the eastern part of Section E was filled with barren deserts and rocky mountains.
And now, it was around the time when the last remaining bit of Akasha would disappear from the eastern region. This was the time when Akasha’s Snake would suffer from hunger and thirst.
So considering the situation, Undine’s Goblet was a very useful bait to lure out Akasha’s Snake.
Undine’s Goblet is an artifact that contains a great amount of Akasha. Of course, it is also the favorite food of Akasha’s Snake. But the only problem was that,
‘Galliard is the only one who knows how to make Undine’s Goblet.’
Therefore, he was often visited by players who needed Undine’s Goblet even for other reasons. But Galliard hid himself most of the time out of annoyance.
“You know what the condition is, right?”
He was talking about a condition, not a price.
Yeon-woo nodded his head.
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“I do, roughly.”
“Okay. Then let’s start right away.”
At that moment.
[The Dark Elf, Galliard, wants to test you. Your reward will be given only after passing this test.]
[Will you accept the test?]
Galliard’s sharp gaze seemed to pierce through Yeon-woo’s mask.
‘So this is it, Galliard’s test.’
The condition for Galliard to give Undine’s Goblet was very simple. It was to pass the test he gave.
He never accepted anything else in exchange for the item. Only those who passed the test would receive Undine’s Goblet as a reward.
The reason was unclear. It seemed like he was expecting something from those who passed the test, but no one had ever fulfilled his expectations, and the same test has being repeated for decades.
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It was such a ‘weird thing’ for a player to do, but it was now considered as a matter of course, and that was why the system in The Tower accepted his test as a Hidden Quest.
Yeon-woo then nodded.
Then the message disappeared and a new window appeared.
[Hidden Quest / Galliard’s Test]
Content: The Dark Elf, Galliard, has been testing many players for a long time in order to find someone ‘qualified’.
Being blessed by the wind, his feet are known to be as quick as the wind itself. Your task is to catch Galliard on the run. To pass the test, you must tag him at least five out of ten times.
Rewards: Rewards will be given according to the number of successes.
– 3 or more: Undine’s Goblet
– 5 or more: Undine’s Goblet + ??
Yeon-woo’s eyes glittered.
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‘More than half, is it?’
It was a game of tag. Galliard required players to catch him, and players could use any way possible. He allowed them to set up traps, use their artifacts, or collaborate with teammates.
The players had to ‘touch’ Galliard within a set amount of time for it to be considered as a success.
However, for decades, no more than five people had succeeded in tagging Galliard more than five times.
‘But if I can make it, I can get a skill from him.’
Yeon-woo knew what was hidden behind the question marks in the quest window. It was a skill that Galliard had.
‘Shunpo(瞬歩)’
It was a special skill that had been passed down within the Dark Elves.
‘Shunpo hastens ones movement and eliminates the sound produced by it. It’ll be of great help in combat.’
Yeon-woo’s primary weapon was his stealth and speed based on his strengthened senses. No other skill fit his combat style as good as Shunpo. That’s why had Yeon-woo included acquiring it in his plans.
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But there was one more reason why Yeon-woo needed Shunpo the most.
Missing a numbering on it, Shunpo might be seen as a mediocre skill.
But I realized its true value only after seeing my teammate. The advantage of Shunpo lies not in its speed, but somewhere else.
··· It was a key element of another skill, ‘Shukuchi(縮地)’
Rank No. 1.
The key to unlocking one of the best skills that symbolizes ‘AllForOne’.