Vol 3 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Hear ye, hear ye!
The Overlord, Cat has returned! The traitor and thief, randodom! We will resume our normal operations!
(What? I've been labeled as a traitor? How can this be? This is incrimination! Incrimination, I tell you Well, it's true that I did steal a couple of chapters to please my fellow leechers, but traitor?! Never! Since I've already been wrongfully accused, it won't be a problem if I were to make it to be the truth I shall overthrow the corrupt Overlord and place myself on the throne Just you wait and see Cat Be afraid Be very afraid MUUHAHAHAHAHA!)
The Silver Arrow
About 100 people were gathered on the wide balcony of the Magic Tower's top floor They were players who passed the level 60 restriction screening of the Magic Institute
As expected of a next generation game, New World offered countless variables within the systeh Of course, since there were countless variables in raising a character, si basic forames, also applied to New World
It was 'tiher than others, then it means you spent more time than others!
New World had been out for a little over four months Moreover, it was three to four tiames This meant the players would have raised their levels to 180-240 in four h-leveled players had gathered in Giran alone This was the result wrought by New World's strong addictive nature, which exceeded all iination
Of course, everyone had their own kno It was the reason why they were overfloith confidence despite receiving a quest where they didn't knohat kind of enemies would appear
However, Ark wasn't at all interested in their confidence He was just drooling over their equipment
'This is no joke, just where did they get such items?'
Ark thought he was pretty lucky with iteathered users' equipment, his confidence vanished
'That one's definitely at least a Rare item'
A brightly shi+ning, horned viking helloves studded with sharp blades from the back of the hand to the elbow, shoesblood, a two-handed sith a saw-like blade; they were all unusual pieces of equipment
In addition, although there were 100 users gathered, he didn't see any pieces of the same equiph-class items
He was gulping down his drool 'If you converted all the items into money, just how much would it be?
Ark's keen eye was further honed at the blind auction Afterequipold
'With 100 users, that's at least 40,000 Gold 400 million when converted into Won (~40,000)!' An unreal estimate
Ark was just a coh they said the value of money wasn't the sa prices, for a coh tobefore his eyes
[T/N: The author includes a pun here, where the Korean word for k,” is like a sound of surprise, like ”ah!”]
News he'd seen recently ca in New World items had already hit 10 billion won in ht, ”whatever” It was uniinable anyways But now, it didn't feel like someone else's matter
'Ack, if all those people were monsters'
”Please lend ic Institute NPC appeared at the top floor after finishi+ng the screening process ”New inforic Institute isn't the only one who thinks this is a bad situation A renowned Merchant guild located in the Commerce District south of Giran, 'Midus', has sent an Armed Merchant shi+p loaded with already recruited militia to Jackson territory In addition, the renowned Warrior guild of the Northern area, not far from here, 'Sword X' has also sent militia to Jackson”
”The Merchant and Warrior guilds?”
”If you add the Magic Institute, then doesn't ita move?”
”As expected, this wasn't an ordinary quest” The players chattered in surprised tones
Ark had also seen infore boards in each village In New World, there was a concept of top guilds dom a player had chosen to start in, they had to receive peruild In other words, a guild started by a player was affiliated to one of the organizations, the top guild they had submitted their application to So they had to pay a fee to the top guild if they uild-exclusive quests in exchange
The unique aspect was that the influence of these top guilds wasn't set in stone The influence of the top guilds was similar to the market shares of Merchants Therefore, the uild became
Presently, the ely these three: Warrior, Magician, and Merchant New World's 3 Great Guilds were naturally decided as a result
The top Warrior guild Sword X, top Merchant guild Midus, and top Magician guild Magic Institute!
Of course, when a user uild in accordance to their profession But if they had to choose, they ht as well There were uild were valuable for a related profession So a guild was chosentheir profession Thanks to this, the current 3 Great Guilds wielded influence second only to the royal family and the church
The Mage continued to speak ”There is probably no need to repeat this, but saving Jackson is our first and foreain, it is also a battle where the 3 Great Guilds have put their pride on the line Of course the status of the Magic Institute will change in relation to hoell our militia fares in the battle You will definitely be rewarded based on your efforts, so we hope everyone will do their best”
It was the reason why the 3 Great Guilds had scraanize militia Jackson Castle was the first place where players, who started in the Schudenberg Kingdouilds If they raised their status there, then the allure of a newly foruild would rise as a result
Users were not the only ones coainst other NPCs endlessly; that is New World
However, users were not interested in the couilds All they wanted was experience and the rewards!
With the mention of the 3 Great Guilds, players conversed with very excited expressions
”If all three Great Guilds are participating, then the rewards are bound to be huge as well”
”You ic weapon”
”I'lad I leveled up like crazy these past few days”
”I just dropped by Giran to clean out et such a quest! Jackpot!”
The grander the scale of the quest, the larger the rewards
But Ark orried instead 'This isn't so to be needlessly happy about It justto be more competitors'
Even if one received the event quest frouild, the basic quest contents would be the same In the end, the EXP and contribution points would have to be split with hundreds of users As a result, the contribution he could earn would be reduced, so the reould also inevitably fall Granted, it would be easier to succeed in the quest withto be needlessly happy about
”There are only about 30 minutes until the airshi+p arrives now It ic Institute has prepared so in the et them in order We couldn't fully prepare since ere short on time, but it will be helpful”
The Magician handed out supply boxes one by one Upon opening, there were several items to be seen inside the box
Intermediate Recovery Potions (3)
Dozens of herbs ic potion It is an essential item for warriors that can instantly heal wounds from battle
When used, it heals 300 Health instantly, but has no effect on disease or poison-like conditions
Highly Nutritious Biscuit (10)
The highest grade of eredients It doesn't taste good, but it is rich in every nutrient, so even eating just one of them will make one feel full and satisfied
Increases Satiety and Health recovery by 50 for 1 min If consumed with a drink, Mana Recovery increases by an additional 50 However, only Satiety will be recovered if there is a status condition Cannot be used in battle
Letter Movement Orb (Event Item)
A new ic Institute's surprising technological prowess; when used at a Magic Institute sending tower, the body is converted into a letter and is instantly teleported to a designated receiving tower
However, since this technology is still under development, it has many limitations and the physical burden on the user is considerable Much more study is still likely required before it can be used
Current set coordinates: Jackson - Giran
Number of uses: 1
The ic tower in Jackson cannot currently utilize its full functions It is the reason why everyone has to use the airshi+p But if Jackson is protected and the Magic Tower gains its full power, you can use the Letter Movement Orb to quickly return to Giran”
In the end, it meant that if the quest was co to Giran Then again, hundreds of high level users h a low level area would create problems in terms of balance
”The airshi+p is co from over there!”
Right after Ark put the supplies away, there was a commotion at one end of the balcony
Ark's eyes grehen he reflexively turned his head around
Set against the wide open, blue sky, a sparkling silver airshi+p appeared
”That there is the airshi+p produced by the coic Institute, Silver Arrow It is 200 th; not only can it fly at 300 kiloic, but it is an all-weather aerial battleshi+p with a gun also referred to as the 'Spear of Thor' installed This Silver Arroill take all of you to Jackson Castle”
With a proud look on his face, the Magician bragged about ician babbled and what Ark suddenly recalled were totally different
'Hindenburg!'
Hindenburg was an enormous German airshi+p, made in the 1900s But unfortunately, it disappeared due to an explosion of unknown cause during the test flight; noas a legendary airshi+p that could only be seen through old pictures wandering on the internet
Well, that piece of trivia aside in any case, the airshi+p's basic for Shaped like a shi+p three to four tier than a soccer field, the balloon at the top controlled altitude and the four engines at the bottom provided thrust
However, those functions were the only siance of the Silver Arroas so beautiful, it couldn't be coraved into Silver Arroas a coilded pattern, and around it was a couess the use for Like a surreal work of metallic art, it boasted perfect aesthetic beauty
When the airshi+p pulled in next to the balcony, the players swarmed aboard
”We pray for your good fortune in war!” The Magician shouted loudly
”Are all the militia on board?”
”Yes, Captain!”
”Alright, turn the Silver Arrow 30 degrees to port, the destination is Jackson!” Ordered the white-bearded captain, with a voice heavy with sleep
Simultaneously, the air stirred on both sides of the airshi+p as it ed direction The nose pointed towards the southwestern Jackson territory!
”Quickly! The Warrior and Merchant guild o If we arrive late, the Silver Arroill be a laughing stock Set sail at top speed!”
Roaaaar BOOOOM!
A roar burst fro its name, the airshi+p shot away like an arrow
”Woaaaah!”
”Gasp, I, I almost fell off”
The users on deck fell to one side If Ark wasn't holding onto the rail, he would have fallen into a pile with the rest of them
”Muahahaha, hold on tight, you rookies It's not hter ca room
'This doesn't feel too bad?'
A refreshi+ng breeze fluttered his hair
The airshi+p going at reat speed At first, he was taken aback by the speed 300 kilometers per hour!
It , but the airshi+p didn't offer the sausts rocked the shi+p and the wind rushed in undeterred onto the unstable deck
But once one got used to it, such things actually becahest speed allowed one to amply enjoy the sense of liberation
'We already passed the Argus Mountains'
As he gazed doards, the mountains and fields zipped past by like a video fast forwarded times 4 It didn't even take 40 led traveling through for several days
Now, once they traversed the wide plains, Jackson Castle would soon be in sight While Ark was thinking about it, the surroundings abruptly began to darken
'Eh? What's this? There's still a lot of tihtfall?'
At first, it gradually darkened, as if there was fog, but their surroundings were soon covered in pitch-black darkness Once they were confined within the black fog, there was suddenly a heavy feeling, as if gravity had increased Perhaps because of it, the airshi+p which sped forward at top speed, shook as it rocked
At the sae
The airshi+p has entered the influence area of Dark Fog, which was created by an unknown ical power!
All players in the influence area will receive a Vision penalty and Stats will decrease by 10 However, players of the Dark Attribute will not receive the penalty
”What is this?”
”Dark Fog? damn, stats are reduced by 10?”
The people who quickly checked their stats spat out curses
Ark also checked his stats But thankfully, the penalty didn't apply to him, as he had the Dark Attribute Rather, his stats increased fro the darkness bonus
With the 20 stat boost from his profession's characteristic and the additional 10 from the 'Gift of Darkness' he'd learned in Giran, and since other users' stats had been reduced by 10, Ark's stats were 40 higher than them!
'This is a good sign froic Institute called theet to keep my bonuses for the whole duration of the quest? Hehehe, it's at tiood decision to choose the Dark Walker profession'
Ark reveled in a strange sense of superiority But while Ark was grinning, the surrounding situation was beco enveloped them, the crew became busy
”Captain, we are losing power!”
”No need to panic It's probably a move of the enehable to try and stop Silver Arroith a fog of this level All hands to battle stations!”
”Yes, prepare Silver Arrow for battle, ready the Spear of Thor”
With a heavy clank of unports all over the airshi+p opened Dozens of gun barrels rolled out froht Ark's eyes was the enorunport at the front
Made of a silver un shaped like a trident!
This hat the Magic Institute NPC had boasted of so enthusiastically, the Silver Arrow's main armament, the Spear of Thor
As the airshi+p readied itself for co became even thicker Since the visibility worsened, it was hard to make out objects even a few meters ahead
”Turn on all the defense lights!”
As the countless lights on the airshi+p turned on, the ground was illuathered on the deck became ashen with shock
”Gasp, are all those monsters?”
”Aren't those monsters we've never seen till now?”