Vol 7 Chapter 1 (2/2)

Hyun-woo nodded and was about to leave the gym

“By the way……you and Hwa-rang hyung-niht?

“Is Teacher also interested in the game?”

“No interest……I’ now”

Lee Myung-ryong made up an excuse with an embarrassed face But as soon as Hyun-woo left, he headed straight towards a nearby virtual reality ga room

‘What is it about New World that e his ames I’ve played?

Lee Myung-ryong’s nature couldn’t endure the curiosity That was the reason why he headed to the ga in front of the roo finally entered

‘I’ll never know unless I look for myself’

So a former member of the national Taekwondo team and a current SWAT team leader was about to step foot in New World………

“Captain, there have been orders from the headquarters!”

“Sheesh that killed the tiether and wait”

……It would take some time until he could try it out

‘So I have a cold?’

After he had a nightood condition He seey There was also a headache quietly building However, Ark returned to New World

TheNew World was around 250,000 won If he was absent for just one day then he would lose 250,000 won

‘I’ive up 250,000 won just because of a cold!’

When he returned to Lancel Village, the environ New World, his concept of time seeo, it was 8 am However, in New World one day had passed and it was now evening He had soe sometimes

“But one or two days……”

Since his condition wasn’t good after sleeping, it would probably clear up after he played for a bit

“Then, should I start putting things in order?”

Ark checked the pot in his cabin first The process ofwithout any proble left was to wait He was also level 151 His goal of reaching 150 was reached

‘But there are still a lot of things to do here’

After codrasil, he had received the <sacred soil=””> quest At first, Ark hadn’t thought that this quest was iuous In order to complete the quest, he had to plant the seeds Then ould he receive the coround World so it couldn’t possible give a rehile Popo was just a seed so he couldn’t give compensation either Perhaps he would only receive fame and experience When he received the quest, he wanted to complete it somehow but the lack of obvious compensation meant he didn’t try very hard

But now things have changed Lancel Village was having a severe food crisis! Although he wasn’t sure, but Popo must be able to solve the problem Even without a quest reward, it wasn’t possible to delay it any longer in case Lancel Village’s real estate price declined

‘And………I was very indifferent in the meantime’

Ark looked at Popo uncoan to travel, he often spoke to others froe, his words had gradually decreased until he wasn’t talking any more A plant receives its nutrients from the land While Popo was in his seed state, he couldn’t eat anythingThe current Popo had no energy because of a depleted battery

Since there was no time limit on the quest, he had beco like that, Popo would completely have his batteries depletedAfter all, Popo was a child of Yggdrasil If Popo withered up and died, his intiht even fall’

In fact, Ark didn’t have a high intie They were the raccoons who had been transforround World The ues Therefore, they had no reasons to like him Even so, the raccoons displayed a friendly attitude to hie

‘It was to the extent that they gave me a cabin as a present………’

Ark was able to guess the reason He was carrying the seeds of Yggdrasil, the guardian of the raccoons which probably gave him an intimacy bonus with them Therefore, it was because of the seeds that he was favoured But wouldn’t they take their gifts back if he allowed Popo to die? If that happened, he couldn’t guarantee ould happen to his relationshi+p with the raccoon clan So he couldn’t put off the <sacred soil=””> quest any longer

‘Yes, it’s clear that I have to do this immediately’

But once he starting thinking, he had no idea about where to start Even though he had made up his mind, Ark couldn’t just wander around aius Mountains, he always had ‘Sacred Soil’ in the back of his us Mountains for 20 days, he still hadn’t found a clue

‘There are a lot of areas I still haven’t seen, but I can’t just wander around blindly Is there any way to obtain information about it?’

At that tirapher so he should know more about soil than Ark

Hanson replied after thinking for a while

“Sacred soil……yes, I’ve heard of it before It is a ground where the power has been concentrated for so long that the earth becomes very powerful The Northern People used to call it the Sacred Soil whenever it appeared”

“Can it be found in the Argus Mountains?”

“I think so Because mountain plateaus are one of the places it isthose places should be an area where an especially strong power is gathered……maybe where the mountains overlap?”

“The area where the mountains overlap?”

“It is often collected in places like mountain valleys A northern race used to consider the valley a sacred shelter of the Gods and prayed there Wouldn’t there be a relationshi+p between those two things?”

“So you’re saying that the Sacred Soil round of valleys?”

“I’ I’ve never seen a Sacred Soil directly I don’t knohat it looks like Even if I saw it then I probably wouldn’t have recognized it Even though it is the Sacred Soil, if the colour is the sa it?”

Ark’s eyes becaer at Hanson’s words

‘Eh? That reminds me, hoould I be able to tell that it is the Sacred Soil?’

Why had he never thought of that? He was just blindly trying to find the Sacred Soil Hoould he even distinguish it from normal dirt? What if it was identical in appearance? Was there an alternative method?

“Then there is no way for me to find the Sacred Soil?”

“Well from what I heard, the Sacred Soil is irow around it You should probably look for a place that is strangely overgrown But since this is the south and the Argus Mountains have lush forests, it ht be difficult to find it that way”

Hanson was locked in thought for a moment

“I don’t know if this is useful or not, but soht be able to help you”

“Northern forests?”

“Yes, they lived in harsh environrow, unlike the south So the people there developed a ‘special skill’ to ensure that they can find anything in the forest, even very small objects I also heard that they could find the shelter for Gods”

“There is a special technique to find so?”

Then a name suddenly appeared in Ark’s head

“Madusein!”

Madusein was the owner of the redients shop who had ripped hi hi that couldn’t be seen required special skills It wasn’t a coincidence that an NPC said those words

“Thank you”

Ark iredients shop near the entrance of the village

“How did I find the corrupted fairy wings?”

“Yes, as the special ability that ajusshi+ said was needed?”

Madusein scratched his head and looked at Ark suspiciously There was often a slow response to the first question asked whenan NPC If they answered the question then it confirh In other words, intimacy was necessary to find the required infors worth 300 gold of hiree of intimacy Thanks to that he barely made it

“I don’t knohy I have to answer the question, but there is no reason to hide it It’s a technique called Magic Detection Only a few dom have mastered this vision technique”

Madusein bragged as he replied Ark asked in an urgent tone

“Is it possible to learn that technique?”

“Why would I teach it to you?”

Madusein snorted

“Why do you think I caredients that can only be obtained frous Mountains There are an infinite nuredients So ould I teach you such a technique and have another co my technique”

It was a natural reaction It wasn’t easy to learn skills froree of intimacy, or a reason to teach it such as a quest or pay an equivalent price In that respect, learning battle or production skills were relatively easy A warrior’s skill could be learnt froive , repetition of a behaviour would result in a new skill being learnt If you can see and imitate the NPC, then a new skill would naturally form The purpose of production was to make money, so NPCs would set up a school where people would pay to learn skills

However, a ic and alchee that had been passed secretly from ancient times! Unlike a warrior’s skill, it couldn’t be learnt by repeating the behaviour The NPCs desire toso they weren’t easily bribed In the end, the only as to find the skill theician’s skill than a warrior’s Madusein was a shop owner as well as a et him to teach the skill Ark also knew that e Ark thought he would be able to persuade hie crisis When he tried to explain that, Madusein just turned his head and snorted

“Why do I have to pay attention to things like that? I don’t want to hear it Just get out”

Madusein became annoyed and drove Ark out His iood and Ark also becaood reputation in Lancel Village There was hardly any interactions with the residents, and charged the town quite a lot ofArk hadn’t understood even when he bought the fairy wings and he refused to discount even 1 copperIt was a mistake to think that he would obediently teach the skill However, Ark wasn’t the type to give up once he had a goal

‘There are tays to learn a skill from a NPC’

One as through quest rewards and high intimacy It was the universalat Madusein’s character, that way seemed impossible Then he had no choice but to use the other method No could he apply pressure to Madusein?

‘I have to discover the thing that Madusein needs and then black I can rerow back… does he have any other weakness? Did the e? That ht be a hint’

Ark ran around Lancel Village trying to find information about Madusein But Madusein hadn’t been in Lancel for very long In addition, he didn’t interact with the residents so none of theling

“Madusein……there is so I reic ingredients frous Mountains Therefore, I’ve never seen him leave the store But I have heard that he often roaredients”

Galen added as if he suddenly remembered

“He also purchased these strange tools from my store in the past”

“Tools?”

“Hum, it was a hammer or pickaxe as well as a wheelbarrow Maybe they are tools necessary to dig up the redients?”

After Galen spoke, Ark became puzzled Hammer or pickaxe and wheelbarrow……they weren’t norredients If he never leaves the store except for collecting ingredients, ould he buy such tools? Ark noticed so suspicious with his intuition After he asked around Lancel Village again, new information came out

‘New World is a game no matter how much it seems like reality!’

A syste the first one was the basics of RPGs! That rule was also applied to New World In other words, the residents couldn’t anshen he asked them for information about Madusein but once Galen pointed it out, he was bombarded with information about other suspicious events

“The other day he ordered a large quantity of wood and stone It wasn’t a small amount so he would need a place to pile it up The store’s base”

It was the testimony of a raccoon

“I often feel the earth shaking late at night I asked other people in the …is it because I’ve become weak these days?”

It was the testiredients store

“Recently when I’ve gone scouting in the forest, piles of soil and gravel would appear overnight It couldn’t be monsters……so ould have moved the dirt? Well, I don’t really want to find out”

It was the testie

‘A tool set used for construction And a large aht the earth shakes and unidentified piles of dirt appear’

If he looked at it one by one then he wouldn’t have been able to figure it out But if he put all the inforuess the reason then he could only come to one conclusion

‘Madusein is the type to consider even 1 copper precious so what if……?’

Ark considered and iistration inforredients store, Ark was convinced that his idea was right

‘That Madusein……I’ve caught you!’

“W-what are you talking about?”

Madusein stuttered with a confused look It was the expected result

“Why are you so surprised? The several arehouses revealed you Since you have a lot ofme the technique for free?”

“The warehouse ide?I don’t knohat on earth you’re talking about I cannot have a rival Stop talking such nonsense”

Madusein said as he turned his back quickly Then Ark asked with a strange look

“Is it really okay?”

“So what? What do you mean?”

“I’ve exae, instead of pro residents low tax they promised them interest free land Therefore you have freedoround cellar underneath your shop Isn’t that right? Didn’t ajusshi+ properly receive the land that this store is built on?”

“So?”

“You becareedy and wanted more”

Ark kept on knocking the floor with his feet

“I checked it at the town hall The land that ajusshi+ received was a 10 metres radius This store certainly meets those criteria But what about underneath?”

“U-underneath?”

“Although you have been fairly careful……Lancel is a seneral store and wood and stone froic ingredients store do with items like that?”

“That, that is……”

“In addition, a vibration was felt in the earth around here at night And ht Does ajusshi+ knows the answer?”

Ark lifted the corners of his ether, he could conclude that Madusein was secretly expanding his underground warehouseThe tool kit and wood and stone materials was necessary for the work And the vibration in the ground was because of the construction A ic, but it wasn’t possible to coravel in the forest were because he had secretly moved it there

In the gaally was also a crime! Well let’s think about it Why would Madusein sneak around and proceed with the construction? Of course, it was because Madusein was a penny pincher Although iven a certain amount of land for free, if they wanted to widen it then the NPC would have to pay more money That money was precious to Madusein Because of that he expanded his warehouse secretly The reason he built the shop near the village entrance was because there were no other houses around

“Although it is a little strange Ajusshi+ didn’t rest and just kept on collecting ingredients The only e so you’ve also been selling the ingredients to other villages If so, where would you keep all your extra ingredients?I don’t think the sh for that What would happen if Galen ajusshi+ figured it out?”

“Are you threatening me now?”

“Threatening? I didn’t say that……”

Ark slowly narrowed the distance

“Let’s negotiate”

“Negotiate?”

“Yes, isn’t this world give and take? There is no reason for ajusshi+ expanding the warehouse to affect me If you want then I’ll shut my mouth But shouldn’t ajusshi+ also show some sincerity in return?”

“……What do you want?”

Madusein asked while shooting him a nasty look But there was no reason for Ark to be afraid By revealing his feelings, he had admitted defeat Ark smiled and said

“Don’t you already knohat I want?”

“Don’t tellme to teach you my vision technique?”

“If you don’t want to then don’t”

Ark said before turning his body around Madusein quickly opened his mouth

“W-wait!”

‘It has ended’

A smile formed around Ark’s otiations Before Ark started the negotiations, he had already exae rules with Galen If there was an unauthorized construction on the land then the village chief had all rights to take away the building In other words, the redients that Madusein collected and stored in the underground warehouse that he widened without Galen’s pere was already in a crisis situation Furtherood reputation If Galen knew this then he would confiscate the ingredients with cheerful armsHe would also scold Madusein who tried to save ht in order to expand the warehouse!

‘It would be better to have hiold Because it won’t cost a lot ofto the village so I wouldn’t get a large profit from it The chance to learn the skill is a hundred times better’

If Madusein taught Ark the skill then they would both profit That hy the negotiations couldn’t have failed

‘Do not blame me It was you that did this to yourself’

“Now, have you decided?”

“……If I teach you this technique……… ”

“I swear to keep my mouth shut for my whole life”

Ark laughed while Madusein saw him as a devil However, he had no choice Finally, he held out a thin book

“daic Have it and get out”

Madusein couldn’t tolerate the bitterness and turned his head But has wasn’t intimidated by the words anymore

“Then see you next time”

Ark saidthe store

‘Huhuhu, you thought that you could just casually eat all my money? I’m the type of person ill make the NPC pay’

The 300 gold that he wasted buying the corrupted fairy wings! Madusein wouldn’t even take 1 copper off the price Ark hadn’t forgotten the grudge from that time

“Now, let’s learn the skill”

After he opened the book and informationpopped up

A new skill ‘Madusein’s Vision (Rare) has been learnt

Magic Detection (Special, Beginner, Active: Using this es in the surrounding redients with special effects that can’t be seen by ordinary people Magic Detection can help you grasp those ingredientsHowever, Magic Detection is limited to plants and objects You won’t be able to find oIt is impossible to overlap with another vision related skill (Mana cost: 50)

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