Vol 22 Chapter 4 (2/2)
Ark’s eyes flashed Hundreds of crystals were lined up in the tower Each one had 10 years of history recorded in it And this network of crystals was connected to the History Crystal
‘Alan entered the History Crystal before leaving in a hurry?’
Alan had iri-La after Ark left so that was three days ago And the dearan yesterday This couldn’t be a coincidence
‘Yes, it is simple once I think about it Theythey seek is in Silvana That inally knoas in Silvana Their purpose in attacking Shangri-La wasn’t to obtain the Ark of Creation but to get information!’
And it was likely that the strike against Silvana was organized by Alan In fact, the coalition who defended the castle had testified that there were users mixed in with the monsters
‘There’s no doubt about it Alan occupied Silvana after getting the inforure out what he is after!’
“Rest for a while Purital, Racard, protect him”
Ark who reached a conclusion moved the prophet to a suitable place and ran inside the tower Despite the shattered tower, the crystals inside were all fine According to the prophets, the crystals were protected with divine power so it couldn’t be broken After searching the tower for a bit, Ark was able to discover an enormous lump of crystal It was the History Crystal that all the other ones connected to! Ark belatedly realized so the crystal
“How do I use this? damn, I should’ve asked the prophet…… Ah Didn’t the prophet say that Alan went into the History Crystal? Then is there a door to enter the crystal?”
Ark had that thought and touched the crystal At the saeappeared in front of Ark
-You have connected to the History Crystal
Do you want to view the information on the History Crystal?
“What? I can enter just be touching it?”
Ark who read the e instantly nodded and replied
“Yes!”
Hwaaaaack!
It was at that moment His body was suddenly sucked into the crystal He felt like he had been swept into a hurricane as he flew sohtened
“Heok! T-this is……”
Ark’s ht Before he was standing in front of the crystal and now Ark was in an endless space Both the floor and sky was covered in space And in this space were thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands…… No, an incalculable nu around him
“No way, all of this……”
-It is the information contained in the History Crystal
Suddenly a woman’s voice was heard in his head
“Heok! W-who?”
-I aation system to help users comfortably search for the information on the History Crystal You can call me Miss Navi as a nickname in order to feel more comfortable
A navigation system? It was hidden in a secret sanctuary so wasn’t it too excessive to have a user friendly crystal? Furthermore, she wanted to be called by Miss Navi? Was this a joke? Didn’t she know this was a serious situation? Ark pushed down the desire to say those words
“Okay, then I will call you Miss Navi How do I search for the information I want?”
-Just cry out the keyword for the infor for
“Keyword? Isn’t this si on the internet? Then……” Silvana!”
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!
At the sa And with a roar they piled up in front of Ark The pile was dozens of h! Ark opened his mouth and murmured absent-mindedly
“T-this is all the information related to Silvana?”
-That’s right You can read from the top
Each slab contained one chapter holding different information
The [Dearan] and after the Dark Century ended, a war between the three kingdoan Then caht to the territory And the current Lord of [Silvana] is [Ark]
The Silvana territory is 126,785 square metres, the amount of rainfall……
As expected, theBut soht his attention They ords marked with []
“What the? These indications are?”
-They are words that allow you to search for more detailed information Just press your hand to it and the relevant information will be displayed
Ark was curious and pressed his hand to the word [Ark] Then 1 slab flew from the pile
Character Name
Ark
Race
Human
Alignment
Good +500
nobility title
Baron
Fame
23,535 (+500)
Level
439
Profession
Dark Soul
title
Cat Knight, Caretaker of the People, Jackson’s Hero, Great Adventurer, Magic Institute Member, Seutandal’s Hero
Health
8,175 (+475)
Mana
8,365(+325)
Spiritual Power
956
Strength
844 (+34)
Agility
1,159 (+170)
Stamina
1,389 (+65)
Wisdom
185 (+10)
Intelligence
1,527 (+25)
Luck
209 (+60)
Flexibility
268
Art of Communication
79
Affection
129 (+10)
Resilience
483
Dark Fog
74
Special stat: Knowledge of Ancient Relics
233Equipment item effects
Guardian Armour of the Merpeople (Armour): Water Attribute Resistance +100, Penalty based on water is nullified
Cat Paws (Gloves): Attack Speed +10, Agility +15, Critical Hit +10
Raccoons Pith (Helility + 10, Wisdom + 10
Wolf’s Feet (Shoes): Agility + 40, Movement Speed +40, Attack Speed +10, ‘Jump’ is available
shi+ning Darkness (Two-handed Sword): +10 additional daility +20, Staence +20
Warrior’s Transcripts (Shoulder Blades): Strength + 3
White Tiger’s Cloak (Mantle): iility +30, White Tiger’s Roar is available
Adelaine’s Necklace (Necklace): Defense + 40, Affection +10, ‘Blessing of the Sea’ available
Rarukan’s Ring (Ring): Agility + 10, Attack Speed +10, Critical Hit +8, ‘Dark Protection’ available
Ark’s Ring (Ring): Strength + 5, Agility + 5, Staence + 5, ‘Sudden Increase in Power’ available
Amulet of Vitality (Bracelet): Health + 50, Health recovers by 5 every 20 seconds
Gladiator’s Honour (Bracelet): Strength, Agility, Stamina +10, Fame +500, Sword-based Skill Growth +5
All abilities will increase by 50 in the dark
You have the ability to hide in the darkness (30 et into combat)
Resistance to Fear, Darkness, Blind, and Seduction spells is increased by 50
You can bring out the true abilities from all types of tools
Shock absorption is increased by 20
Poison resistance has increased by 50
10 increased attack and defense
‘That’s right Now I understand how to look for information’
So Ark started to look through the inforh hundreds of slabs, Ark couldn’t find the information that he wanted
‘Weird There’s so weird’
Ark realized that he had been feeling a strange uneasiness The information in the History Crystal was incredibly detailed It even had the weather information for Silvana over the last hundreds of years And if he used the [] indications then he could see for information so detailed it was almost trivial
‘But the record for Silvana and Nagaran only goes back hundreds of years It is impossible to search for details prior to that’
That was exactly the problem Other areas had records from before the Dark Century But the inforoes back to the Dark Century To be exact, it connects to the information about the Dark Century Yet he couldn’t search for any general infor the Dark Century It was like someone had intentionally hidden the records……
‘Then I should do a more direct keyword search……’
Alan found so related to the Demonic War And the last Demonic War was in the Dark Century Then the information was likely to be on the records about the Dark Century The problem was he didn’t knohat keyword to search for But he couldn’t just look for the information blindly
‘Alan left in a hurry after finding the necessary information Then Alan must’ve known the keyword and searched for that information’
Then so popped into Ark’s head
‘Wait? Alan didn’t just cori-La to search for information The prophet said that Alan also stole a hell Stone Then didn’t that hell Stone have so to do with Alan and Silvana? Then……’
“Search, hell Stone!”
Ark finished thinking and shouted While he had been searching so far, the related slabs had flown to him But this time the space suddenly warped In the next e barrier of flames
“Huk, what is this?”
-A firewall The information of the keyword you searched for just now is kept in a secured area You have to enter a password if you want to view the information
Navi’s voice was heard Firewall? Password? There really were various things How could Ark know the password to the firewall? But unlike Navi’s explanation, he didn’t need a password to access the area
“This…!”
A sht Ark’s eyes It was a small area near the bottom of the firewall that had warped Ark was convinced after he visited the hole
‘That’s right The prophet said Alan and so demons entered the crystal Then Alan are of the existence of the firewall in advance?’
Alan had used the skills of the demons to penetrate the firewall In other words, the infor for was beyond this firewall And he could also access the firewall thanks to Alan Ark quickly passed through the firewall There was a large room behind the fireith 10 slabs piled up Unlike the other slabs, these ones were black
‘That Alan, he must’ve been in a hurry To leave a trail like this…’
Ark instantly checked the slab on top But when he lifted the slab, there was a sudden noise and he couldn’t check the contents At the saeappeared in front of Ark
-You are lacking the ability to read this information
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“What, what the? I need 300 Knowledge of Ancient Relics to read the information?”
Ark hurriedly checked the other slabs All the other slabs needed Knowledge of Ancient Relics, Pursuit of Truth or professions like Treasure Hunter or a druid type profession to decipher the information Fortunately, not all of thee
‘I currently have 233 Knowledge of Ancient Relics I’ll gather all the slabs I can decipher at the ht now be able to check all the inforeneral outline’
Ark organized the 10 slabs based on his Knowledge of Ancient Relics In the end there was a separate collection of 4 slabs
‘That is less than half But it should be enough for the general principles’
“Now, shall I check Alan’s ulterior motive?”
Ark laughed and touched one of the slabs Then the slab vibrated and the information appeared in front of him
-You have found the history hidden behind the History Crystal
This hidden history is dangerous if leaked outside so the ancient prophets hid it This hidden history also wasn’t passed down through the prophet clan
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The slab was unsealed and the contents appeared
“Huh? “What the, this is?”
A baffled exclamation fell from Ark’s mouth The first slab was a map It showed Seutandal and two other continents that had eed in the northern oceans of New World This slab had been hidden a long tio and Seutandal was marked there so it was probably before the Dark Century But Nagaran had been strangely marked on thethe re slabs he could read
……When the Dark Lord appeared, the boundaries between hell and reality collapsed and the hell River flooded through the centre of New World The hell River spread a powerful curse and strengthened the demonic monsters……
…… When flooded with the hell River, the curse is so powerful that no humans can live on that land for the next 60 years Various demons also used the hell River as sources of powerful curse ic……
……Until the 7 legendary heroes and the 100 heroes used their aran But the hell River couldn’t be sent back to hell It could only be sealed underground and aoutside
……The 7 legendary heroes and the 100 heroes brought the hell Stone which controls that hellish power to Shangri-La to be hidden But the Truth Crystal showed that the Dark Lord would be resurrected one day And only the foreigners could save this world The heroes learnt about the crisis in the future and offered their lives to prepare for it……
“hell River!”
Ark learnt why Nagaran was ht It was because of the hell River that appeared froendary heroes and 100 heroes sealed the river deep underground in……
“……Silvana!”
All of Ark’s questions was answered with that information Ark had already seen the hell River in the lowest floor of Silvana’s secret dungeon But the hell River he saw had been sealed by the power of the heroes It was the reason why Nagaran didn’t belong to any of the Three Kingdoms after the Dark Century ended Since the hell River caused barren land for 60 years, none of the kingdoaran Then after 60 years passed, the Three Kingdoaran But that was not the probleendary heroes and 100 veterans weren’t able to completely seal the hell River So they aran’s safety for hundreds of years And the key to that device was the hell Stone! After confir the information about the hell River, he had seized the hell Stone and disappeared He didn’t need to check the rest of the slabs to deteroal
“Oh ain with the hell River!”
Ark’s face turned white and terrified Ark had thought he could recover Silvana after the Demonic War But if the hell River was unsealed then nobody could live on that land for 60 years If he calculated it in real time, 60 years was 20 years It would be the end of Silvana if the hell River flooded In addition, the hell River was like the sphere of influence in that it strengthened curse ic and turned nor, but it would have a tremendous impact on the Demonic War
‘There’s no time to waste I have to stop Alan!’
Ark left the firewall and shouted
“Miss Navi, what is the method to exit the History Crystal?”
-Just shout ‘End’
“OkayE…”
Ark stopped as he was about to exit the crystal The History Crystal contained information about all the history and people of New World
‘Then I e strength!’
“Information search, Alan!”
Ark used Alan as a keyword And one slab ca Alan’s information was contained on the slab
“……What, what the? Ruin Knight? Then Alan is the Ruin Knight?”
Ark inally a Holy Knight Of course, Lariette had becoed professions But he never iinally guessed that the Red Man was the Ruin Knight
‘da to look for inforht… Yet Alan and the Ruin Knight was the same person’
He also didn’t know the name of the Red Man so he couldn’t search for information
‘By the way, isn’t soot the Hate Aura froe to match my dark attribute bonus?’
Ark tried to search for inforestated that the keyword didn’t exist
‘It would’ve been helpful to know but I guess it isn’t possible I have no more time for this!
“End search!”
Ark’s body moved towards the sky and he exited the History Crystal The prophet was dead after he left the tower
“The prophet died suddenly after Master entered
Racard said while scratching his ears However, he had no time to mourn the death of the prophet
“Radun, transform to Radunma!” Head back to Silrinad!”
Ssak ssak ssak, ssak ssak ssak ssak!
Radunain ran across the snowfield At that ine The fearful contents recorded on the slabs that Ark couldn’t confirm……
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