I Start with 13 Hidden Traits- Chapter 22

CH-22    (The White Knight, Serengeti)

 

 

 

 

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If you don’t give me the egg, the battle with the forest will begin.

But even if I do, there’s a problem.

“Hmm. What are you doing?”

I held out the Celestial Egg, but as expected, the High Dryad couldn’t see it. Of course, only I can see the egg that contains the Celestial Spirit.

Moreover, since its not a spirit of nature, it cannot revive the forest.

Should I really run? It’s sad that my reputation will go down if I fail the quest, but… If I build a wall with Star Scratch and Isabella and Hudson hold out for 30 seconds, I think I can use the teleportation book.

“Take this, forest dweller.”

As I was seriously considering running away, Isabella stepped forward.

She then handed the spirit egg to the High Dryad.

The High Dryad’s eyes widened to the size of lanterns as she accepted the egg.

“Bah, the spirit of the wind!”

The egg of the spirit of the wind.

A spirit of nature that can revive the dead forest!

Judging by its size and the energy it felt, the forest would become more vibrant and larger than before.

The spirit of the wind was much better suited to nurturing the forest than the spirit of the rock.

The High Dryad’s eyes filled with joy.

“Thank you, thank you so much! You are the benefactors and friends of our forest!”

“Forest!”

“Hurrah!”

The Dryads who were watching also cheered excitedly.

At the same time.

<<You have gifted the Wind Spirit to the ‘Rustle Forest’.>>

<<‘Sub-Quest: Return the Spirit to the Forest’ has been completed.>>

<<Reward: Achievement ‘Friend of the Dryad’, The Forest’s Gratitude>>

<<A ‘Rustle Forest’ checkpoint has been created in the ‘Teleport Book’.>>

<<There are currently 3 checkpoints registered in the Teleport Book (Desert Sanctuary, Arcana’s Gutter, Rustle Forest).>>

<<Tip: Dryads never betray a friend they’ve once trusted. Unless they burn down the forest.>>

The text saying that the quest was completed popped into my head. However, the text didn’t really catch my eye.

······ Honestly, I was a little surprised.

That’s because I never imagined that Isabella would give them the spirit egg she obtained by clearing the trials at the Spirit Tower without hesitation.

There’s no way she wouldn’t know the value of the spirit.

Rather, she probably knew it too well.

“······.”

As I stared, Isabella shrugged her shoulders.

As if it was nothing.

Only then did I realize that this was also another form of ‘service’ I had ordered her to perform.

In exchange for leaving the desert, didn’t Isabella pledge to serve me for a year?

She was showing her will to serve me devotedly by giving up what was of her own.

“We should have a festival today!”

The High Dryad smiled broadly and began to dance.
 

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<<The Hall of Fame has been updated.>>

<<The rankings for ‘Main Quest 3 – Climb the Tower’ have changed.>>

<1st place, 240 points. Randolph>

<2nd place, 219 points. Gracia>

<3rd place, 191 points. Mint Chocolate is Delicious>

<4th place, 188 points. Obsidian>

<5th place, 180 points. Master>

<6th place, 175 points. Haksal>

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<<‘Haksal’s ‘Tower Climb’ ranking has dropped by one level.>>

<<The level of the ‘Guardian Wall’, the privilege of Main Quest 3, has dropped by one level from 6Lv -> 5Lv.>>

Haksal, who had been waiting in front of the Tower of the Fallen, frowned.

‘What the heck is this?’

He had been leisurely waiting for the person presumed to be Randolph, when his ranking suddenly dropped.

And as his ranking dropped, the level of his Guardian Wall also dropped.

‘I put so much effort into climbing the Tower of the Typhoon······!’

In the case of Main Quest 3, if you are within the top 100, you will receive a privilege called a ‘Guardian Wall’.

Those ranked from 10th to 100th will all receive a 1Lv Guardian Wall, but from 1st to 9th, the level of the ‘Guardian Wall’ differed for each rank.

The reason Gracia had been leveling up and climbing the tower for several months was to obtain a higher level Guardian Wall.

Gracia achieved such success and got a level 10 protective wall with a whopping 219 points.

The same goes for Haksal.

He devoted himself to conquering the ‘Typhoon Tower’ and ranked 5th, acquiring a level 6 protective wall.

The protective wall is used to protect the body of ‘Reality’ that has logged out.

No matter how high your level are is in Pangenia , it will be useless if your real body dies.

However, there were few functions that could automatically protect the real body without using the ‘broken pieces of the golden rule’ like a Guardian wall.

Since it was impossible to keep things like the Protective Talisman on all the time.

That’s why everyone desperately climbed the tower.

Crunch!

‘Phantom. No, Randolph······!’

I felt like I was going to die from a disease.

I couldn’t challenge the main quest that I had already cleared once.

Even I was so angry, how would Gracia feel, who had already lost first place three times?

Gracia had been leveling for months in the worst conditions to get a level 10 Guardian Wall.

Even though there is a limit to how much you can level-up without completing the main quest, he managed to level up to level 7.

After that, he had climbed the Tower of the Immortal, risking his life.

And yet, he only had 219 points.

What kind of tower did that damn Randolph climb to get 240 points?

‘What kind of trick did he use?’

What was certain was that he had climbed a tower higher than the Tower of the Immortal.

It was clearly not a normal tower climb.

Since Phantom had studied all the knowledge of Pangenia, he must have used a bug. Otherwise, it just wouldn’t make sense.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Haksal caught his breath.

“Damn it! This piece of shit!!”

But no matter how much he breathed , his anger wouldn’t subside.

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<The rankings for ‘Main Quest 3, Climbing the Tower’ have been updated.>

<‘Randolph’s’ ranking has risen to 1st place.>

<You have surpassed the ‘limit score’ with 240 points. The rank of the ‘Guardian Wall’ has been raised.>

The phrases that came to mind when I entered the Hall of Fame.

1st place is 1st place, but it’s clearly different from before.

‘The rank of the guard is raised.’

When I took 1st place in Main Quest 3, Climbing the Tower, a guard called the Guardian Wall was created.

I immediately read the description related to the Guardian Wall.

【Guardian Wall (11Lv)】

★ Protects and warns the logged-out body from danger.

★ The strength of the protection varies depending on the level of the guard.

★ A level 11 guard nullifies attacks below 1 star for 30 seconds.

My eyes lit up.

‘It have put a worry to rest.’

This privilege was one of the things I desperately needed.

When I log in to Pangenia, this guardian wall will protect the real Park Hyeon-myeong, and when I return to reality, this guardian wall will protect Randolph of Pangenia.

It’s an absolute defensive wall that nullifies even 1-star attacks that have surpassed level 10 for 30 seconds!

‘So it means that if you win 1st place,the Guardian Wall should be level 10, but it was upgraded to level 11 by breaking the score limit.’

It seemed that the level of the privilege could be upgraded depending on the score.

Plus, 30 seconds is enough time to go back and regroup.

‘The Broken Golden Rule Piece also has 72 hours left.’

The first prize was not only that.

The Broken Golden Rule piece had 24 more hours added to it, making it 72 hours. Thinking about the future, the more time left, the better.

“Thank you, Holy One. I never dreamed that I would get a spirit.”

While the dryads were dancing and celebrating, Hudson approached and said.

Hudson had obtained a water spirit egg.

It was a natural result since he had ‘water’ as his talent.

“If you want to make a formal contract, you have to hatch it first.”

“Yes. When I go back, I’ll buy a ‘spirit incubator’ first.”

The most popular way to hatch a spirit egg was to use a spirit incubator.

It was available at the Spirit Association, which existed in a very small number of large cities, for a very expensive fee.

“What kind of egg did you get, Holy One?”

“I don’t know either.”

“······ Huh?”

Hudson blinked after hearing my answer.

But what can I do since it’s true?

They say it’s a celestial spirit, but I don’t know its true identity.

I couldn’t tell if ‘heaven’ was the demon world, the divine world, or another world.

“Kihihihi!”

“Euhahahahaha!”

“Let’s play! Let’s spin! Let’s dance!”

The dryads danced happily in a circle.

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And in the middle of them, was Isabella.

Isabella, who had given them the wind spirit, was the most distinguished guest among us.

However, Isabella just stood awkwardly, not knowing what to do.

‘I’m glad I got two eggs.’

Isabella climbed the tower of spirits and grabbed two eggs.

Somehow. I thought there was one more, since they gave it to me so easily.

Still, it was definitely a difficult choice. The spirit eggs themselves are incredibly valuable.

Furthermore, the spirits obtained by climbing the ‘Tower of Spirits’ are much more powerful than ordinary spirits.

‘They’re giving me a thousand-year-old mandragora as a gift.’

Isabella held a mandragora, a human-shaped plant, in both of her hands.

It is the best elixir that absorbs the yang energy of the forest and lives for a thousand years.

If you take such an elixir, a new talent will bloom.

Of course, I don’t have any more talent to bloom, so it’s useless to take it.

“I want to hatch it as soon as possible. Because a spirit will solve my problems.”

Hudson’s eyes were filled with excitement.

Was he envisioning a future where he hunts with spirits?

The path from 9 to 10. It might be impossible alone, but it might be possible with spirits.

“Before that, there’s a place we have to go together.”

“Are there any more places to stop?”

“Yes.”

“I will follow you no matter what.”

Hudson clenched his fist and showed his determined eyes as he nodded.

He seemed ready to follow me to the ends of the earth.

I snickered.

You will follow me no matter what?

“I hope you keep that promise.”

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“······.”

Hudson regretted saying he would follow me no matter what.

He could only stare blankly at the territory in front of him, beyond the warp-gate.

Gulp!

“Why··· here······?”

“Do you know where this is?”

“Isn’t this the territory of the Marquis of Wyser of the Kingdom of Balan······?”

Of course I know.

Serengeti.

It was where the woman he had promised a future together with and had a secret engagement ceremony with, who had returned after losing both her legs during the great expedition, was.

Hudson staggered.

He wasn’t ready to meet her yet.

He hadn’t even reached level 10, let alone become a city council member.

But he didn’t know why the Holy One had come here with him. Could it be that he was trying to arrange a meeting between him and Serengeti?

“T-This is where we should go together······.”

When Hudson asked, swallowing again, I nodded strongly.

“This is it.”

The Balan Kingdom, comprised of 13 major cities.

Among them, the place called the ‘Garden of the Knights’.

However, the reason I came here was not because of Hudson.

‘The end of the great expedition, the day I fought the Demon King.’

Serengeti, a pure-white knight who participated in the great expedition with 500 knights, lost the lower half of her body in a trap while saving me.

She was my closest aide during the great expedition.

She was also the only witness to my battle with the Demon King.

So I should know.

······ The story of the end of my Knight King Wilhelm, a situation that I couldn’t understand at the time.

 

 

 

 

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