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“So, Solumiel, now we can go back to the cradle of the earth? ”

“Yes, Great Warrior. Now that you have collected all the holy objects.... I have to go back to the cradle and wake Trowell. ”

“I see. Let's get going, then. ”

“Oh, but it's not that simple. ”

“What do you mean by that? ”

“You made it easy for me to stop them, but they'll keep coming. ”

“If they were...... legions of machine civilizations? ”

“That's right.”

Solumiel's story went on for quite a long time.

But ultimately, to summarize the core, it was:

“You must choose one, Great Warrior. ”

“Well……. ”

“Please stay here and keep blocking the Mechanical Squad, or go back to the cradle and deliver the sacrament to Trowell……. ”

“Since I have one body, I can't do two things at once. ”

“Yes. If you choose one, I'll take care of the other." ”

“ ……. ”

Quests received from Solumiel had unusually quantum structure.

The quest name was the same as the 'Beginning of Counter', but the content and rewards were significantly different.

And after reading both of the quest windows, Ian had to worry.

‘Ugh, this is really hard to pick. ’

Whichever quest you choose, you got a hard enough difficulty and a good enough reward, but the types of rewards you can get are completely different.

If you choose a quest to return to the cradle, you'll get a special transcendent equipment that looks like it's related to aesthetics, while if you choose the remaining Defense Quests in the shrine, you'll get a tremendous amount of Dimensional Coins and EXP.

A slight misunderstanding with the troubled Ian (?) again in a calm voice.

“There can't be an easier or more difficult path for either of you, Great Warrior. Even on the way up the peak, the disruption of the machine army will continue. However, delivering the sacred objects is more important, so I would like the Grand Warrior to do it. ”

Both quests were very difficult, and Ian was mistaken for difficulty.

But apart from Solumiel's misconception, her words helped Ian make his choice anyway.

‘Yes, there are pros and cons to choose from. In the quest story, you're right to move towards something that seems important. ’

And one more thing.

Ian realized the fact that he had never thought of one thing was that he was able to confirm his choice.

‘Wait, and by the way, if you don't get the Holy Quest, you have to hand over the Holy Grail. ’

Ian shakes his head and opens his mouth again to Solomon.

It was definitely a choice.

“Very well. As Solomon said, I'd rather carry the sacred object with me. ”

“You made the right choice. ”

“Then I'll decide on my own path to the cradle. ”

As Ian made his choice, new system messages appeared before his eyes.

- Tyring!

- You have selected quest content.

- The conditions are met.

- The content of the 'Beginning of Counter (Epic) (Hidden) (Association)’ quest has been confirmed.

- You received the ‘Beginning of Counter (Epic) (Hidden) (Combo)' Quest!

The confirmed quest window was then blurred and created in the field of view.

< Start of Counter (Epic) (Hidden) (Association) >

- It's like the cradle of the spirits of the earth, Mataya peak. After all his strength in the war against machine civilization, Trowell fell asleep in the Cradle of the Earth, the sanctuary of Mataya peak, to regain his power. And now, after a long time, Trowell has not yet regained all of its power, yet another great invasion of machine civilization is about to begin. …… approximate…….

If you have successfully recovered Trowell's three relics, you should be able to help Trowell until he finds his full strength. First, let's return to the Cradle of the Earth with the Sacrament and awaken Trowell from his sleep.

-Quest Difficulty: SSSS +

- Quest conditions

Your party must contain a ‘Summoner’ class user with a level 90 (transcendent) level of animosity.

The party must contain one of the following recognized users: ‘Lava’, ‘Corkscrew’, or ‘Ice Spirit’.

The party must contain a user with the sacrament of the three earths.

-Limited time: 120 minutes

* If you lose one sacred object before you reach the Cradle of the Earth, the quest will fail.

* If a user with a sacred object dies before reaching the Cradle of the Earth, the quest will fail.

- Reward: 200,000 Reputation (Transcendence), Amity with ‘Trowell’ +20, Spirit King's Chest (Earth), Ancient Land (Myth) (Transcendence)

* * *

The quest that popped up in front of her eyes made Janice go crazy.

"What? Impossible? Are you fucking kidding me? ’

After leaving how difficult this quest really was, the word "Unattainable" felt as if it was making fun of itself.

‘If you do this, you'd better stop me from getting quests.... ’

However, at the next moment, Janice's expression brightened slightly again.

I noticed a special element of this quest that I hadn't seen since I was robbed of sight on a shocking difficulty level.

‘What, an optional quest? Of course!'

After confirming that there was an option in the quest, I was a little relieved.

At least one of the two options is expected to have a targetable difficulty that is not impossible to target.

Of course, Janice's expectations were immediately shattered.

- You do not have permission to select quests.

- Depending on the party member ‘Ian’ 's choice, the quest will be automatically selected.

I didn't have the right to choose a quest in the first place, and both options were equally difficult to target.

“Ahh... ”

Janice sighs deeply, shaking her head without me knowing.

It made me feel better to have an assumption that this quest would fail.

‘Yes, even if you fail the quest, isn't there enough reward so far? All you have to do is survive separately from failure. ’

Janice regained her peace of mind thinking she could give up the quest and run if she didn't seem right.

‘As long as Ian Gods is at the party, it'll work. ’

However, Janice's stability had to be shattered again shortly after.

- Quest contents were determined by the party member ‘Ian’.

- Depending on the quest direction, the party will be automatically dismissed.

“What?"

Ian chose the sacred quest and did not choose Janice as a group to be with him, and therefore the quest was automatically broken down.

Ian is a holy quest, Janis is a defence quest.

Just the same quest name, divided into different quests.

Ian had forgotten that it was a party with Janice.

“Now, wait...! ”

That's why Janice was desperate.

Running a quest on this crazy difficulty without Ian was survival and suicide.

“Wait a minute, Ian! ”

Janice instinctively called Ian, but her attempts were inevitable.

“Hey, you! ”

“Nenet?! ”

“How dare a flat-warrior put your honor in your mouth! ”

“Ahhhh, sorry! ”

“As a rookie, I'll only let you off this one time. ”

“Hehe.”

“Stay in line! ”

“Got it… ”

The platoon commander in her platoon frowned and blocked her face.

That's why Janice closed her eyes on the Everywhere Herb.

‘Dammit, once this happens, there's no other way. ’

Rather than pursuing the quest this way, a little (?), I felt it was better to give up quests and log out.

But Kailan's system did not allow even her last choice to be easy.

- If you give up a quest, all the public values accumulated in the Selamus tribe will disappear.

-If you give up a quest, you will lose 30 Amity with the leader of Selamus‘ Paul Krone.

-If you give up the quest, the job quest for the Hidden Class' Summoner of Selamus’ will be reset.

Since her class itself was inseparable from Selamus, there were enormous penalties for giving up a quest.

“Ah, ah... ”

In the end, Janice felt drawn to the slaughterhouse, and she had to slowly take a heavy step along the platoon commander.

* * *

Although Solumiel mentioned it, Ian had a choice of two quests for the same difficulty.

Virtually the best difficulty rating that exists, with a plus sign on top of the Quadra S.

However, there was a trap for this difficulty, so it was the real difficulty and absolute difficulty.

The difficulty specified in the quest was the real difficulty. In fact, given the absolute difficulty, the choice to go directly to the cradle was much more difficult.

So why did this discrepancy occur?

It is the sacrament of Ian's three earths.

That's why.

If Ian were to deliver the Sacrament himself, he would still be able to proceed with the quest with the Sacred Buff, but if Ian had stayed and chosen the Defence Quest, the Sacrament would have to be handed over to Solumiel.

There are three sacred buffs that increase the party's power by more than a factor, and without them, you will have no choice but to affect the real difficulty of the quest.

That's why the absolute difficulty was the same for the real difficulty, despite the higher quality delivery quests than for the Defense Quest.

And knowing this system correctly, Ian began to expect more from his quests.

‘Quadra ES Difficulty, considering the sanctuary...... What kind of people do we have to fight? ’

Thrilling battles are also fought, but experiences-and rewards to sweep through the quest process.

“Come on, let's go! ”

“Are you sure you want to do this, Grand Warrior? ”

“We don't have enough time... for more than this to move at the same time." ”

“I see.”

“Plus, with so many people, it'll be easier to spot a machine civilization. ”

“As expected, Great Warrior! I didn't think of that. ”

Of course, there was one person who thought separately from Ian who was so excited, but he was not so delicate.

The reason I was with Janice in the first place was a personal question (?).

After the curiosity had been resolved to some extent, it was completely forgotten.

“Well, I think I left something out... but it doesn't seem that important to me." ”

After finishing his conversation with Solomon, Ian quickly began to move around the Mataya peak.

The cradle of the earth is located at the top of Mataya.

It wasn't that far from the street, but 120 minutes is definitely not enough time.

Ian started to move fast because there must be a reason.

“Kaka, I need you to be nervous and scout. I don't know what's coming out. ”

“I understand, master. ”

And about 10 minutes after that,

Cough, cough, cough!

Kuoooo!

“ ……? ”

Suddenly, the earth shook, and a huge shadow appeared in front of Ian.