Chapter 229 – The Arctic Sea Monster 1 (1/2)
They were in the northern waters where icebergs floated about.
Helena shivered atop the ship’s deck and sneezed, tears forming in the corner of her eyes.
Seeing her shiver, Roan approached Woohyuk, who was looking at their surroundings through a telescope, and whispered,
“Master, she’s about to die because of the cold. Why don’t you take her to the captain’s room and keep her warm…”
Bam!
Woohyuk’s fist struck Roan, who keeled over and started rolling around on the deck.
Then Drake, who was next to Woohyuk, clicked his tongue in disgust before stating,
“There’s nothing that little can’t say. Well, I guess I’m not the best person to be saying this since my speech was pretty rough when I was young, too.”
“He’s a gluttony homunculus. From the time he was born, he was obsessed with all kinds of desires, so his self-control is virtually non-existent.”
Thus, only by continuing to discipline Roan could Woohyuk prevent him from going overboard.
Helena nodded in agreement and said,
“That’s right. He’s also lustful because he’s a homunculus made by the Wind God. He hasn’t even gone through puberty yet.”
“Don’t ignore me because of my young appearance, filthy Saintess! If it weren’t for Master, someone like you would become my sex slave…”
Bam!
This time, Helena swiftly kicked Roan’s side.
As Roan fell down onto the deck floor while foaming at the mouth, Woohyuk needled Helena,
“You’re pretty violent for a Saintess.”
“Shut up. I’m usually a well-mannered lady.”
“Well-mannered in what way? Who said that?” Woohyuk continued.
“… Just… shut up.”
Helena quickly turned her head and frowned.
At that time, Triton climbed onto the deck and gave his scouting report to Woohyuk,
“Master, I don’t see any ships around here. No threatening monsters were found in the vicinity, either.”
“Good job, Triton. But what about the food?”
“… Here it is.”
Triton pulled vigorously on the string he was holding in his hand.
Then, a net that had been straddling the outside of the hull followed upwards along the railing and fell onto the deck.
Thud!
A wide variety of seafood gushed out of the open net.
At sea, Triton was responsible for procuring the party’s food.
Woohyuk didn’t pay attention to Triton’s gloomy expression and turned to look at Drake instead.
“As always, thank you, Drake.”
“Har-Har! You can look forward to it!”
The legendary black pirate ship was equipped with the best equipment, including cooking equipment.
Onboard was a ghost sailor who was a chef when he was alive.
Helena glanced at Woohyuk as Drake hummed a pirate song and made his way down the deck.
“I guess it wasn’t written in the prophecy. There’s a hidden tool there that can restore the Nag Hammadi Chronicles.”
The Nag Hammadi was one of the three ancient documents linked to the Epic Quest.
It also contained the secret knowledge of the gods. The damaged portion of the Nag Hammadi Chronicle was about the Einherjar.
‘The Seven Gods had always been afraid of Ragnarok.’
The twilight period of the Gods’ reign began when the demons invaded the heavens.
The invasion was foreseen by the Goddess of Fate long before it happened, and the gods had met many times to find a way to survive.
One of the solutions was to select superior individuals from the lower races and use them as a stop-gap barrier against the demons.
One of those stop-gaps were the warriors called Einherjar.
In short, one of the ruins related to the Einherjar was located in the Northern Seas.
Helena looked curiously at Woohyuk after hearing his explanation.
“It’s interesting to hear that such a place exists in the Northern Seas. Our Etheria Rodinus has been there many times, but we haven’t found anything of note.”
“That seems likely. The ruins are completely concealed externally,” Woohyuk explained.
The gods couldn’t manage their secret places poorly.
In principle, the only people who could enter these secret places were celestial beings, like Valkyries, or the Einherjar themselves.
However, the current Woohyuk could destroy the security system set up by the gods by using his demonic powers.
‘If it’s regarding the Einherjar’s ruins, I already know of it well.’
In the past, he had completely restored the Nag Hammadi Chronicles and completed the Epic Quest related to it.
Therefore, this time, it was possible to take some shortcuts without going through the quest process in order.
For Woohyuk, who wanted to reduce time and wasted effort, it was desirable to visit the Northern Seas while going on to his next destination.
“The Einherjar… I used to hear about their stories in Valhalla from time to time. I wonder if they’re still training there,” Triton wondered aloud.
“Probably so, Triton. They were promised a chance to be resurrected after Ragnarok in exchange for being the exclusive warriors for the gods.”
Regardless of how heroes reached their end, if the gods permitted, the heroes’ bodies could be restored to their original state.
Thus, the restored bodies were then moved to heaven through the dimensional transmission device located in the Northern Sea.
Afterward, the Einherjar were given an area on the lower tiers of Valhalla.
It was the Valkyries, who were called the maiden of the battlefield, who were in charge of such work.
“Then the tool you’re looking for is that dimensional transport? It seems like you’ve already made plans to invade the heavens,” Triton asked in surprise.
“No, all I want is a soul stone that’s located there.”
In order for the spirit bodies of the lower races to be safe in the celestial world, they had to sign contracts with the gods using soul stones.
In other words, the soul stone was a medium that could be used to communicate with the gods.
With it, Woohyuk could restore the Chronicle and restore the completed list of Einherjar warriors, which would start the Epic Quest.
“Pu… you restored the Nag Hammadi Chronicles once before, but you can’t remember the list of Einherjar warriors?” Helena snickered.
“No matter how smart I may be, it’s impossible to memorize hundreds of pages of names in order.”
Maybe a wizard at the level of Great Sage could do it.