Volume 26 Chapter 6 (1/2)
6 The Genesis of SculptingTranslated by End Proofread by Britsch, Shadowlink and BloodAdept
“I have come to deliver the sword and tell you about the bravery of the people who fought and bled to rid the world of Balkan”“Oh, the God Sword! Never could I have iined for such item to be returned to the church!”
The Bishop accepted the Sword of Lugh
“I have heard tales of Balkan’s defeat Warrior, you have achieved a great feat for the peace of the Continent”
<colgroup><col width=”592”></colgroup><tbody>You have returned the Sword of Lugh
The Church of Lughof the Undead, Balkan Demoph Balkan’s body was ulti off the nearly unliical power of the Lich In the end, Balkan was defeated by a group of warriors and the sword has now been returned into the hands of the church
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<colgroup><col width=”592”></colgroup><tbody>Faroup><col width=”592”></colgroup><tbody>Friendshi+p with the Church of Lugh is now at 32</tbody>
<colgroup><col width=”592”></colgroup><tbody>Your Contribution Points with the Church of Lugh increased by 1,950You can check your Contribution Points with Churches under the Religion tab Total Contribution Points with the Church of Lugh: 2,573</tbody>
<colgroup><col width=”592”></colgroup><tbody>By upholding such sacred act, Faith increased by 13 </tbody>
At this very ainst the Undead Legion experienced a change Their Faith and Contribution Points with the Church of Lugh increased significantly Although majority of Morata’s population were believers of Freya, the Priests that fought against the Undead Legion were made up of many denominations
For the Priests and Paladins froh, their increase in Faith was especially high Even then, the increase of Faith to players from other denominations was not small either Some Advanced Priests found their Faith increased by 30 and even Paladin’s attack skill, which was based on Faith and Strength, increased slightly
And of course, the Geoainst the Undead Legion, had their Faith and Contribution also increased
“Ara, Contribution Points increased”“What’s a Contribution Point?”“Sa-hyung, could this be soathered in Vargo Fortress eating e that suddenly popped up In their midst, Geomchi127 who pretended to be educated, as he had a computer proficiency certificate, explained
“If you have a lot of Contribution Points, you can go there and receive a free meal”“Oh, really?”“Yes I saw this before soh, you can use theet items and free ive meat?”“I don’t think they even have beer”“Then this is completely useless, isn’t it?”
Even though their Contribution Points rose, the Geomchis could not find any use for it Truthfully, the Geo a difficult quest, had increased their friendshi+p with the NPCs and also had slightly raised their Achievements and Contribution Points
“Geo, what do we do with this Faith?”“No 8, does it help with battle?”“No, not at all”“Then, that’s useless as well”
For Warrior like Geomchis, Faith actually did not help theuards for a teht monsters and receive quests If Warriors had faith and were on a quest for the te or a small miracle could happen But overall, Faith was not important for theainst curses, but like before, it was not by a large degree Even for a Sculptor like Weed, he only gained a slight benefit froious quest Unless the player was a Priest or a Paladin, Faith could not be used proactively
“I got excited for nothing Let’s just eat”“Yes, Sa-hyung”
Starting from the residents of Morata, the people of Northern Continent spoke concurrently
“The hero that defeated Balkan has returned to Sword of Lugh to the church today”“No matter how far and wide you search the continent, no one has undergone such a and mysterious adventures like the Lord of Morata”“I heard he acconed to him”
The Bishop continued to speak
“Lord, this patronage to the Church of Lugh, this monumental achievement shall be recorded in our annals forever”“I only follohat my conscience directed hteousness that people speak of, but I just could not turn a blind eye to Balkan, who believed ht, without any thoughts of reward or glory”
In truth, it was all brazen hypocritical words, but the Bishop ate up everything Weed told hireat deed”
Weed hoped therematerialized While he did play a critical role,it i exclusive for himself
‘Looks like I need to be satisfied with the Contribution Points’
But just the increase in Friendshi+p with the Church of Lugh had a positive effect Because Weed was the Lord of Morata, the Church of Lugh would dispatch greater number of Paladins and invest more into the city
The Bishop passed his hands over the blackened spots on the sword
“Unfortunately, the Sword of Lugh has been corrupted by Balkan’s ic”“I am truly sorry to hear that”“It’s not too late for us to lose hope The divine power of the sword can be recovered in the land that dwells in calaoldia was one of the 10 Forbidden Regions on the Continent It was a desolate landscape of where it was irow The Church of Lugh icians of Dark Wood released Chiion uninhabitable
“Brave adventurer, the Church of Lugh is planning to lead an expedition to this sanctum with its finest Paladins and Priests Will you not join theht direction?”
DING!
<colgroup><col width=”592”></colgroup><tbody>Become a Guide to the Sanctuh plans to send an expedition to Argoldia to restore the power of the sword Will you not becoh the treacherous rocky mountain path to the sanctum?Because you can command the ever faithful Paladins and Priests, you will be primarily responsible for the failure of the expedition
Difficulty: S Quest Restriction: Those who have nment cannot receive the quest Requires Faith stat If the quest fails Faith will decrease, Friendshi+p with Church of Lugh will decline
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‘Just olaths, Grapass, it felt like he had soions And on top of that, the extre!
“The door of suffering is opening automatically for me”
Weed shook his head “Unfortunately, I have an appointed duty I must take care of and cannot spare the ti the God Sword is a crucial task!”“If it’s the Paladins of the Church of Lugh, suppressing the monsters should not be a difficult task for theoldia was vastly different compared to Grapass It was located deeply within the e in the Central Continent, with concentration of terrifying flyingwas done once in awhile in Grapass, there was virtually no inforoldia
Even then, if the Church sent its finest Paladins and Priest, an expedition to Argoldia was possible It was only that Weed thought doing the Sculpting Master Quest or trying to find the last sculpting secret legacy as more important
“But Adventurer, I have heard of your reputation I know for a fact there is no one who puts their faith in others like you Are you really thinking of rejecting the position as the guide?”“More than h, there is work I have to accomplish for the peace of the whole Versailles I must accomplish this task first”“Well, if it’s like that… then there is nothing I can do It’s not a task I can enforce but if you have a change of heart, please coroup><col width=”592”></colgroup><tbody>You have rejected the Quest </tbody>
<colgroup><col width=”592”></colgroup><tbody>Friendshi+p with the Church of Lugh fallen by 7</tbody>
<colgroup><col width=”592”></colgroup><tbody>Your Contribution Points with Church of Lugh decreased by 149 </tbody>
<colgroup><col width=”592”></colgroup><tbody>Faith decreased by 2 </tbody>
After Weed rejected the Bishop’s proposal, a quest was created by the Church of Lugh
<colgroup><col width=”592”></colgroup><tbody>Expedition to Argoldia
After the deh pierced into his chest has been returned to the Church But the power of the sword has been corrupted by the Lich’s Dark Magic The Church of Lugh is looking for people to participate in the expedition lead personally by the Bishop with 80 Elite Paladins and 45 Elite Priests Those who are dependable will be presented a great h
Difficulty: AQuest Restriction: Those who have nment cannot receive the quest
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The difficulty decreased by a rank and the expedition to Argoldia was opened up to the players in Morata
“Wow… it’s unbelievable”“Just i the quest”“This is like a real adventure Not only that, it’s in one of 10 Forbidden Region, Argoldia”“This will definitely be covered by the news network”
The players who started in Morata were envious as they could not participate in the expedition Majority of theinners so only players who had crossed over from the Central Continent could participate
“Do you know any who accepted this quest?”“Don’t know But I heard the high level players who are in dungeons and hunting grounds are co the Lugh Church to sign up for the expeditionary force”
One of the most brilliant adventurer in Royal Road, Spencer! He was one of the first to come to Northern Continent He based himself in Morata and also showed off his excavations once in awhile
As the ru this quest was spread widely between the players, the nu the quest exploded The players could receive support from the Priests and even in the case the quest failed, the expedition would only deepen their connection to the Church of Lugh so there were quite a few players who thought positively about the quest
Weed left the Church of Lugh and entered the Sculptor’s Guild in Morata
On streets leading to the Bull Square, variety of Guilds were built based on the services that players required the most
“I heard that Weed-nio have a look?”“You can’t We can’t delay our schedule on the exhibition of clay pieces for the co festival”
Other than the citywide, official festivals, there were many festivals planned by players themselves The Merchant association that held business on the different Squares hosted the festival on the appointed dates
At these festivals, the Bards performed at the amphitheater and the players with Art classes held exhibition of their works The cooks came out to the streets and sold food cheaply, with the favorite being the grass porridge boiled with beef
Morata was a city with uncountable joys! The players weren’t overburdened by heavy taxes The city followed proper planning and just staying in the rapidly developing city was fun Recently, fairies came to play in the city and pulled the player’s attentions
The players who had just begun Royal Road and haven’t even left the city yet, experienced the fun that was to be had in the city Because of this, later on when they had to chose a class, the beginners chose to become merchants or related art classes rather than classes related to battle or adventures that would take them out of the city
“Whew Looks like another all-nighter”“Let’s work hard and go for a beer afterwards”“Sure With deer barbeque on the side”
For the anniversary festival of the erection of the Goddess statue, the sculptors planned an exhibition by le theme of Weed had variety of topics Orc Karichwi, Undead and the Ice Troll that ryong and Wyvern were extremely popular sculptures, they were added to so the sculptors could be heard
“Weed is kind of areat adventures?”“No, I mean look how much work there is for us How does he make most of his sculptures alone?”“It’s Art It’s because of his burning passion and focus for Art that allows hi menial work most efficiently! If it wasn’t for the discipline that was te buttons in real life, most of his sculptures in Royal Road wouldn’t have been born
There were sculptures of Weed in his hu close rese While the minute details of Weed’s face weren’t known, the attire he wore could cause heat waves a the players
“This isn’t well made Looks like it’s a bit shorter than me”
Weed passed by the sculptures nitpicking the details But truthfully the sculptures were so tall that their head parts couldn’t even be seen
“Ah?”“No way…”
Weed approached the instructor while he walked aes of himself
“Isn’t that Weed-nim?”“It’s Weed-nim! He must have some business with the Sculptor’s Guild”