Chapter 174 - Empire’s Princess 1 (1/2)

On the western continent, the Talis Kingdom was located at the bottom of the southwestern part, and the Norton Kingdom was located at the top of the northwestern part.

It would take more than a month to reach one country from the other even if they used the finest of wagons and rode day and night along flat roads.

Even though time was pressed, Woohyuk stopped the wagon at the Dane Kingdom.

He had to resurrect Valkyrie Brynhild before searching for the Edda Chronicles.

[New Quest]

Name: Whereabouts of the Edda Chronicles

Type: Linked (1/2)

Content: Use your abilities to resurrect Valkyrie Brynhild (requires Brynhild's undamaged body and the Valkyrie’s Dagger)

Others: There is no second attempt for this quest.

'The next linked quest should be to find the Valkyrie's ruins in the Norton Kingdom.'

Assuming that Lilith's subordinates from the past had obtained the Edda Chronicles, they could enter the ruins without having obtained the quest.

But that was a flawed plan.

Even if the document were restored, it would be unwise to omit the intermediate process, as the Epic Quest would only be granted under certain conditions.

“I have been waiting, My Lord.”

Sieg greeted Woohyuk and his party as his red hair fluttered.

He then turned to Carnelian and tilted his head.

“This child is…?”

“She's a red dragon. Her name is Carnelian.”

Carnelian's existence was not yet known to him, as they had just arrived at Leifina's mansion.

Sieg nodded and spoke again.

“I have brought Brynhild's coffin as per your order. I also brought Tinia with me.”

”Good work. Did Choi Kayoon return to her estate?”

“Yes, she was ecstatic to be able to return home.”

Choi Kayoon wanted to train her monsters while riding her horse in the quiet region of Floren.

She also dreamed of becoming an actress, but that was for later.

Apparently, her fear of men had resurfaced while she was pretending to be Woohyuk during his absence.

'I shouldn’t force her to act as me for too long.'

It would be troublesome if Choi Kayoon made a mistake and made Rosenkreuz of him.

Rosenkreuz had most likely healed from all his wounds from his previous battle.

There was the possibility that he would return here sometime soon or contact him through the Informant’s Messages.

‘We’ve bought enough time.'

Currently, Woohyuk was influencing five small kingdoms of the western continent.

Now, as long as he organized the Norton Kingdom and the Enoa Kingdom, he would be able to advance to the Central Plains where the capital of the Holy Aperian Empire was located.

As Woohyuk received the Jester’s Mask and the Informant’s Messages from Sieg,

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

He heard a noise indicating a request for connection from the Informant's Messages.

Truly exquisite timing.

Woohyuk immediately checked the caller's name.

“… It’s Rosenkreuz.”

“Will you speak with him now?”

“Yeah. Otherwise, he will be suspicious of me.”

A considerable amount of time had passed since he had last seen Rosenkreuz.

He had to use this opportunity to talk about his current situation, albeit falsely.

When Woohyuk triggered the item, Rosenkreuz's voice resonated in his head.

[It's been a while, King of Rhine. I hope you've been well.]

[I am busy dealing with the pagans of the Dane Kingdom. The Witch Cult has been expanding its influence in particular recently.]

[Ha ha ha ha ha! Witch cultists do not deserve to live! We must burn them as soon as we see them.]

[But why did you contact me? Do you have something to inform me?]

[Ah, actually, I was told that you were in the Talis Kingdom. As far as I know, you are in the Dane Kingdom. So since the information didn’t match, I contacted you to confirm.]

Rosenkreuz was able to track the location of the Informant's Messages in real time.

So Woohyuk had used the Jester’s Mask to disguise Choi Kayoon as himself, and left the Informant’s Messages with her.

Luckily, Rosenkreuz was still unaware of that.

[I have always been in the Dane Kingdom. There is no reason for me to go to the Talis Kingdom when the demons are aiming for my kingdom.]

[I think so too, King of Rhine. It seems that the information was incorrect. In any case, do you know about Lemegeton?]

Rosenkreuz asked about Lemegeton because there were rumors that Woohyuk had it.

Lemegeton was a magic book that Pronoia and demons would fight for their lives in order to obtain it.

It was wiser to deny the rumors so as not to go through troublesome problems.

[Isn't it one of Solomon's treasures? It is said that it was stolen by heretical wisemen...]

[That is correct. It has not appeared in the world for thousands of years. However, more and more people have begun to see it recently.]

[It may be related to the emergence of the demons. If I get any information about it, I will notify you immediately.]

[Thank you for being so cooperative with the Holy See. May the grace of the God of Light be with you. Oh, I recommend you to prepare some hot tea. The troublesome princess must be almost at your mansion by now.]

[… The princess?]

There was only one princess of the Holy Aperian Empire who could currently come here.

[Eleonora].

If she appeared now, things would get complicated.

She would inform the Empire that Woohyuk had demonic energy within him.