Chapter 226 – Raising Talent 5 (2/2)
The dragon tribes were very cooperative with Woohyuk, probably because he developed and gave them a cure for the infectious disease that plagued their race.
The Erendia Kingdom was quickly regaining vitality thanks to their volunteer annexation.
In addition, a new immigration policy was actively being implemented, as was requested by the former Queen Fiona.
As a result, the Hextech (City of Magic) and its surrounding areas were occupied by humans and various other races, and the rest of the mountains and wilderness of Sky Island were occupied by the dragons.
In terms of safety, there was no safer place than the Eeth Continent.
Therefore, Woohyuk was also planning to eventually move all of his high-end manpower to the Erendia Kingdom.
“I want to quickly conquer the Arkain Tower anyway. That way, I don’t have to be away from the Lord’s side.”
“A month or so should be enough. Of course, that’s based on the time outside.”
By the arrangement of the Creator, the time inside the Arkain Tower flowed at -600 times the flow of time outside.
In other words, 25 years there was the same as 1 month in this world.
This meant that Leifina would be 65 years old, which included the extended time that she spent in the training center.
That was probably enough time to achieve the combat level she attained from when he left his previous life.
The others in his party had already reached their previous levels.
Choi Kayoon trembled at Woohyuk’s words of explanation and anticipation,
“Wait, really? Why didn’t you tell me about how much time was needed?”
“At the time, the circumstances made it difficult for me to explain everything.”
It had been difficult to progress through everything while finding the time to develop those around him, never mind a large number of talents.
Of course, with Neustein Castle, that problem of developing talents had been solved to some extent.
However, Choi Kayoon was unaware of this fact because she was buried in the pits of a mountainous region this whole time.
“I guess a lot has happened while I was in the Floren region. I thought I was just helping to build a university to cultivate some basic talent.”
“We haven’t had enough room and time to build large-scale educational institutions. But it’s different now.”
“Well… I think we’re doing pretty well if we compare ourselves to the facilities and infrastructure of education in the Middle Ages. Of course, money is still the main problem.”
In an era where illiteracy reached 90%, building education infrastructure required considerable funds.
Unlike an academy that selected only a few outstanding talents and trained them selectively, colleges and universities educated a greater number of students and were larger in scale.
However, since Woohyuk confiscated a tremendous amount of money from his slaves in the Talis Kingdom, such worries could be relieved for a while.
‘In the future, I’ll need more money.’
An astronomical amount was required considering not only the eastern conquest but also the development of magic engineering technology and the purchase of various resources.
No matter how much Eleonora helped, and no matter how much Woohyuk squeezed out from the smaller kingdoms, there was a limit.
Without a clear source for funding, it was difficult to proactively solve the great talent-need crisis that would arise.
Woohyuk fell into thought for a moment and then took out the Hand of Midas from his pocket.
It was a legendary artifact that he acquired in the Memory Garden.
Although King Midas’ lineage had disappeared long ago, the value of the artifact still remained.
If he took advantage of the hidden class that he obtained from Hevnia’s Tomb, the ‘Mythic Heir’, he’d be able to utilize the Hand of Midas artifact to his advantage.
As if she had read Woohyuk’s intentions, Helena clapped her hands and made an amused expression,
“I’m curious what the outcome will be. That artifact has the ability to turn anything it touches into gold, so I wonder what type of quest will be given.”
“If I can secure enough money, it’s even worth giving up one of my five slots allotted to the Mythic Heir class.”
Currently, the only skill he had as a Mythic Heir was the Power of Resuscitation.
There were still four slots left, so Woohyuk didn’t care that he’d have to use one slow for a non-combat skill.
Soon, as he activated the Hand of Midas, a series of system messages appeared in his mind.
[Legendary Quest: ‘Alchemist of Death’ has been given.]
[For more information, open and check the status window.]
[Alchemist of Death].
It seemed to be a presence that seemed to possess quite awe-inspiring abilities just from reading the title alone.
Of course, he wouldn’t know what he was up against until he actually started the quest.
‘I’ve certainly never heard of a guy like this before in my previous life.’
Nakron may know something, but unfortunately, he didn’t present himself.
Probably because Woohyuk didn’t have any summoning vouchers left.
Even if he had any vouchers left, it was probably a waste to use a voucher for this kind of thing.
‘Well, it’s a legendary quest, so I shouldn’t need Nakron’s help.’
Legendary quests were one level lower in difficulty than Epic quests.
Based on his current level of growth, having beaten the Fallen Angel Cruella and the Ancient Devil Harpes, Woohyuk felt that he could take on a legendary quest without much difficulty.
When Woohyuk opened the status window, specific quest information unfolded in the air.
[New Challenge Assignment]
Name: Alchemist of Death
Type: Legend
Description: Defeat Cadiz, a contractor of the Ancient Devil Lucifer. Information on Cadiz can be obtained from the Krobaichen Isthmus.