Volume 1 Chapter 6 (1/2)
Over a Barbecue
Rodriguez was afflicted by a serious disturbance
Gripe</e down right across frouez in his seclusion had been aware of the presence of the intruder fro his statues to custoure out this man and what he wants from me’
In spite of his extreave in to his curiosity and uez What have you been waiting here to give me?”
“Wow! The Counselor’s out!”
“It’s really hiuez, the Star of Wisdo to buy Weed’s statues was astounded
Sages have so in coer claiently Rodriguez finally showed up outside the gate
Weed fished a handkerchief inscribed with a blue bird from his pocket and presented it to the counselor
“This is why I bothered waiting for the last six days, Counselor”
Rodriguez’s eyes immediately were filled with tears
“Aye, this is Queen Evane’s handkerchief… There are too many eyes and ears here Why don’t you couys! I’ triumphantly, Weed folded his stall and stood up
“No way!”
“Let me see, too!”
The crowd cried in protest, so left out of the historical uez then led his guest into the s this handkerchief is privileged to tell ”
“Yes, I know, sir”
Counselor Rodriguez! He had publicly declared that a ranted an audience Weed had presented her handkerchief
“Speak, traveler I’uez’s sincere tone portrayed the Sage’s duty when dealing with a fellow
While Queen Evane’s handkerchief was invaluable to Rodriguez, he didn’t have the slightest intention to help Weed Didn’t that contradict his proed Weed to speak, and added that he would listen to anything froed to do was learn what Weed was concerned about, in order to satisfy his intellectual desire and curiosity, that is all He never considered actually presenting a solution to whatever problem Weed had
A nuuez in a si with the the answers that they had desperately sought
Aside frolorious title of The Star of Wisdom, the counselor idely slandered as Dead End of Quests Weed didn’t fall for such a childish, naive trick To begin with, he didn’t trust Rodriguez
AThis hat Weed had felt earnestly throughout a year’s preparation ahead of Royal Road—a weakening will and a co body Weed never trusted hiuez who he had not seen before?
“Does it make any difference if I tell you my problem?”
“What do you mean by any difference, traveler?”
“Will you help me when you hear me speak, Counselor?”
“That’s…”
“Then, I refuse to say anything Why bother? It will only get uez knitted his brows He pretended that his integrity was soiled by Weed’s paranoia
“Aye, Weed-ni ht ht to speak yourtone
They were the words that Weed had been waiting for ‘I will get him to talk’
Unfortunately for the Counselor, Weed was shrewder than the bunch who Rodriguez had dealt with before He demanded the final seal of confirmation “Counselor, will you tell me what I want to know if I ask you?”
“…”
“I shall remain silent until you promise in your oords”
“Eh… listen to me, Weed-nim”
“It seems Queen Evane’s handkerchief is a priceless object, Counselor In particular, to reater to you Shall I take it back?”
“Keep it and leave now!”
“Sure Godspeed, sir”
When Weed actually took the handkerchief and turned around, Rodriguez held two hands up in the air like a white flag
“Wait! I hereby prouidance when I hear your request I have already pros So as long as it is within ed to do so”
“Will you make a man’s oath?”
“Of course… But you must do me a favor in return Souez’s counter proposal, and nodded
“Deal”
The counselor s question could not couez had his own agenda, though, behind his question, which spoke of his curiosity
‘Who cares about you? How dare you hu a deal with such a lowly creature as you! Answer you? I will, I will But my answer shall be the trickiest one, terribly bent and crooked enough for you to pay the price’
Rodriguez was confident in exacting revenge once he learned Weed’s request
If Weed wanted to find someone, he would be told about a nephew of a cousin of a mother-in-law of a friend of a wife of the one in question, who he would have to trace back on his own If Weed wanted to find a place, he would be told of a faraway land with a similar name
uez’s wily trick or not, Weed finally spoke his mind
“I don’t knohat class I should select”
“Class? Now I see you don’t even have one yet”
“No, Counselor”
Rodriguez laughed lightly That was far more trivial than what he had predicted
He had in eon, or Rosenheieon yields a fortune to its discoverer, and a policy is valuable if you kno to take advantage of it
Suppose you learn in advance that the royal court is planning to develop southern provinces next year, you can secure the cohts in the provinces preemptively and extract an enormous profit out of them
A personal recommendation on what class to choose was indeed a piece of cake for Rodriguez
“I can’t believe such a light question has troubled your soul so profoundly You didn’t need to consult ency Six days are wasted, Weed-nim”
“I was advised that the Counselor was the one who could ment”
“Good I will recommend a perfect class for you! Show me your stats”
“Yes, sir”
Weed displayed the statfor the first time since he had worked hard to i Hall
“Stat !”
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Character Nanment
Neutral
Level
13
Profession
None
title
None
Reputation
0
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Health
960
Mana
100
Strength
55
Agility
105
Vitality
50
Wisdom
10
Intellect
10
Sta Spirit
67
Luck
0
Leadershi+p
0
Art
23
Attack
19
Defense
5
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Magic Resistance
Fire
0
Water
0
Earth
0
Black Magic
0
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Weed had played day and night, and the outcome was level thirteen He could take care of a wolf in no tiuez was stunned
“Level thirteen, and life of nine hundred and sixty? For your level, you have exceeded fifty in strength and vitality, and a hundred in agility! Training Hall I can tell you drilled in the Training Hall Your willpower is undoubtedly aduez lived up to his reputation as the Star of Wisdoht based solely on Weed’s attributes But his surprise didn’t end there
“You have level four in sculpture mastery, and level six in craftsmanshi+p skill! It is incredible, si to hear”
Weed told Rodriguez what had happened One event after another, Rodriguez could not close his mouth in incredulity
“You have taken most unusual quests thanks to your friendshi+p with the instructor And—what? Did you succeed Zahab’s will? But you have discarded the opportunity to becouez was taken aback It should be noted that he had hardly flinched at the news of a neighboring kingdo Rosenheim without a preliminary declaration of war
‘Zahab Who was he?’
He was one of the absolute powers hidden behind the scenes in the Continent
Rodriguez had h Queen Evane’s influence, and co the sculptor’s respectable personality and talents Rodriguez had made friends with him It had taken place fifty years before, the companionshi+p between a pair of callow youths The Counselor had even counseled His Highness to hold Zahab in the court at any cost
“Hmph, you rejected such a fine class What sort of class do you want to have, then?”
“Anything lucrative suits uez fell into silence
‘Perhaps this chap is the One The one I have been waiting for The Will of the Great Elorious traditions can be traced back to the Ancient Age
Geihar von Arpen, the legendary emperor who had conquered the entire continent—his blood flowed in the sage
‘He still needs to prove his worth through tribulations Can he pass the ultimate test? Anyway, it is he ill be tested, not I,’ the sage said to hiuez said in a serious tone,
“Weed-nim”
“Yes, sir”
“I have a quest for you, though youto survive than a cockroach, and more stubborn than a leech—or you will definitely fail Are you qualified for this quest?”
“…”
“What’s with that look?”
“I don’t like the way you describe it But I can tell you proudly that I a”
“Your confidence touches ots to the last drop of juice”
“…”
“Do as I say and the quest will give you a class I warn you, however, that it will try your life You are free to leave my advice on the table if you are afraid”
Weed finally felt souez’ scheme
“Fine I’m in”
“Have you ever heard of the Lair of Litvart?”
“Yes sir”
The Lair of Litvart was coincidentally the destination of the quest that the instructor had mentioned to Weed Or it’s not a coincidence? You’ll never know
“Then, I a on the details Under your own steam, destroy the cloud of evilness that creeps in that lair Once the evil is vanquished, you shall be granted the class that is destined for you”
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Search and Destroy Operation in the Lair of Litvart
[II]
There are a hundredthe Lair of Litvart Kill each and every one of them at least once, and prove yourself worthy of the honorable class The coht path for your destiny
Difficulty level: Unknown
Quest Requirement: None
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Weed read the instructions over and over, down to the fine print ‘This ancient so-and-so is definitely plotting soiven Weed a quest related to the Lair of Litvart—an underground dungeon of five floors, the lair had been thoroughly explored, most of which was disclosed to the public do ht Monsters between Lv 20 and Lv 50 frequented the lair, while Weed was still level thirteen
But the additional stats that he had ithened hi as an ordinary Lv 40 warrior Taking passive skills such as sword mastery and craftsmanshi+p skill into account, Weed was confident that he could take down Lv 50h for Weed, yet far fro But I can trust that the sage is not lying tofroet a class’
The scent of a trap in this quest was unular monsters in the lair Then what?’ Weed’s eyes flashed sharply
“Tell me, Weed-nim Will you take it or leave it? For your information, I can’t come up with a better alternative I will not force you The decision is yours”
After a brief , Weed nodded
“With respect, I gladly accept your advice, Counselor”
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You have accepted the quest
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“Good Come back here when you have beaten all the monsters in the lair On the rare chance that you finish the quest I have soive you It is certain, however, that you will absolutely fail”
Rodriguez laughed trenchantly
Weed headed straight to the Training Hall ‘I et there in time’
Weed’s footsteps moved fast because it was still before lunch break When he entered the Hall, the instructor was about to stick a spoon in his lunchbox
“Good afternoon, Honorable Instructor”
“You surprised me, Weed-nim! I missed you so much”
“I missed you, too That’s why I am here”
“Coet down to business”
“Thank you, sir”
With a good ti, Weed took care of lunch The lunchbox was enormous, exactly proportional to the instructor’s triple-X body size
Subtracting Weed’s portion fro a cup of water fro of the quest you mentioned the other day—”
“Oh, that one”
“Yes, I’d like to join it”
“Haha I kneas colad that you want the quest”
The instructor generously granted Weed’s favor
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You have accepted the quest
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A Clean-up Operation in the Lair of Litvart
Rosenhei from the monsters, which have risen in nuhteous and benevolent ruler of Rosenheiht, Sir Midvale, to explore the Lair of Litvart and root out monsters Eradicate the monsters in the Lair of Litvart with Sir Midvale and his soldiers