Chapter 246 – Inotia, the City of Magic 3 (1/2)
Woohyuk was seated in a chair and talking with Etheria Rodinus.
“You just let Lilith and Aleister go? Why did you do that, Chun Woohyuk?” she asked.
“There were two ancient demons who were descending and causing havoc, so I couldn’t afford to deal with them. Furthermore, they still possess value for me to use,” he answered.
“Use? I guess you don’t see them as enemies because they’re feeding you what you want. Or maybe you’ve fallen for that bitch, Lilith,” Ibn Rusud angrily commented from the side. He seemed to be angry with Woohyuk’s cavalier attitude.
He was angry that Woohyuk didn’t do anything against Lilith and her party even though his younger sister, Helena, and Arhen were put in a dangerous situation.
The others inside the conference room also had dissatisfied expressions.
“Well, it’s okay since everyone came back safely. In my opinion, Woohyuk did his best in that situation,” Helena stated.
“Don’t take his side just because you like him, Saintess. We can see that you have ulterior motives,” her brother retorted.
“What ulterior motives? And what’s this about wanting a man? I’ve used beautiful people for my own purposes in the past, so don’t confuse that with anything personal.”
The siblings were still not very close.
As the atmosphere started getting out of hand, Boetius struck his crystal staff several times on the floor.
Tak! Tak!
“It’s not the time to grumble and argue. We’re facing a very important issue right now,” Boetius stated.
The Creator’s intervention had begun in earnest, and the contents of the Prophecy began to deviate, one by one.
Therefore, their existing plan had to be implemented quickly or revised.
First off, it was necessary to quickly solve the problem of the three ancient documents.
Only then could they prevent the additional two great catastrophes to come.
“Anyway, I want to get the Sangreal Chronicles back. I heard that the restoration work on it has been completed,” Woohyuk said.
“Here you are. If you inject magic power into the restored pages, you’ll be able to progress on the Epic Quest,” Boetius explained as he handed over a magic book that looked quite old.
When Woohyuk followed Boetius’ directions, a series of system messages appeared before his eyes.
[Epic Quest: ‘Roland’s Song’ has been given.]
[For details, please check the quest information window.]
[Roland’s Song].
Along with Nibelungen, Poland’s Song was one of the most famous epic poems of the Eeth Continent.
The main characters were Roland, the chief of the Knights of Trinity, and Sophia, the villain, and Orobas, the 55th ranked Demon King.
Except for Orobas, the other two were believed to be dead, so Woohyuk wondered what the contents of this quest were about.
In the Izuna Kingdom’s golden library, Woohyuk once met Martinus, the White Sage, who was trapped in a portrait.
Martinus was a member of Etheria Rodinus and was active in the era depicted in Roland’s Song.
Sophia was also a member of Etheria Rodinus, and she was also part of Solomon’s lineage.
While Woohyuk recalled this past information, Boetius spoke to him, “What is the content of Epic Quest?”
“Wait a minute, it’s…” Woohyuk said as he hastily read the quest information from the quest window.
[New Achievement]
Name: Roland’s Song
Type: Epic
Content: Find Solomon’s family and obtain the relics left by Saint Sophia. Then use it to enter her imaginary world and pass her test.
Others: Failure does not allow retries. One chance.
Regarding Solomon’s family lineage, there were already three or four people who were gathered here now.
When Woohyuk explained the contents of the quest, Boetius glanced at Helena.
Helena nodded her head and then handed the necklace she was wearing to Woohyuk.
“Here, take it. It’s Sophia’s keepsake.”
“It looks simple,” Woohyuk responded while receiving the necklace.
It was an accessory without any remarkable features or designs.
[Saint Sophia’s Guardian Cross]
Type: Ornament
Grade: S
Durability: 50,000
Effect: When worn by a person who inherits the lineage of a divine family, intelligence and spirit increase by 50 and the wearer is immune to various curse magic.
‘The given effects are fairly poor for an S-grade artifact.’
Of course, being immune to various curse magic was immensely useful, but it didn’t feel particularly attractive or useful to Woohyuk.
He assumed that the artifact had hidden abilities/effects, so he took out the Archaeologist’s Golden Magnifying Glass and reexamined the artifact once more.
[Saint Sophia’s Guardian Cross]
Type: Ornament
Grade: S
Durability: 50,000
Effect: When worn by a person who inherited the lineage of a divine family, intelligence and spirit are increased by 50 and are immune to various curse magic
(Hidden Effect: Wearer has the ability to enter the imaginary world inside the necklace by injecting one’s soul into the imaginary realm. Others, outside of the wearer, may enter but must possess certain qualifications.)
‘… I guess this was what’s hidden?’
As he expected, Sophia’s soul resided inside the necklace.
Woohyuk felt that he already met the qualifications, so he injected his mana into the Guardian Cross.
[Would you like to enter Saint Sophia’s Imaginary World?]
[Yes] [No]
It seemed that he could enter right now if he wanted.
Boetius spoke up just as Woohyuk was about to press the [Yes] button.
“The quest will have something to do with the second catastrophe, the Great Flood. If possible, find out how to stop it.”
“I’ll try.”
First of all, there didn’t seem to be any information or mention about the Great Flood in Roland’s Song.
While contemplating what questions he should ask Sophia, Woohyuk entered the imaginary world.
***
The dock was crowded with diverse people and races.
Woohyuk stood on the deck and looked toward the sea.
‘This is the main port in the Izuna Kingdom.’
It was the place where Saint Sophia was murdered by the Pronoia, the secret society of religious fanatics.
Perhaps this imaginary world was a reproduction of the scene at that time.
First, Woohyuk looked for Saint Sophia.
‘There’s a high probability that she’ll be in Etheria Rodinus’ secret meeting place.’
He remembered her appearance because he had seen her once in Martinus’ imaginary world.