Chapter 159: Blessing (1)

Chapter 159: Blessing (1)

United States.

AAU West Branch was on alert.

Branch manager, Jim Joshua.

Even at midnight, the light in the branch managers office wasnt turned off.

Their boss was not that kind of person

Hes working overtime? Joshua, that worlds burden?

This was Jim Joshua, who talked about work-life balance not only on Thursdays when there were regular updates, but also when urgent updates came up.

Furthermore, today was Friday.

What kind of wind was blowing that made the man who would normally enjoy his Friday night on a private yacht do that?

Katrina, what do you think?

Huh? What did you say?

No, I am talking about Jim. Hes not that kind of person.

Boss? I wonder what he is doing.

Your reaction is so bland.

Slurp

The man sucked on a straw and shook his head.

Surely there must be a reason for that.

They went on a business trip to Korea, right? Both the West and the East manager.

Yes, it was a branch manager-level meeting.

But, isnt that a little strange?

What is?

No, branch leader-level meetings have been done through video conferences. But suddenly they went on a business trip abroad? And across the Pacific to Korea at that. Is there a reason for that?

If he had to pick a reason, there was one thing that he could guess.

Is it because of Lee Hoyeol?

In Korea, there was Lee Hoyeol.

The man who had cleared the London dungeon rupture.

However, Lee Hoyeol had cleared this kind of rupture more than once. Not only Jim Joshua had gone on a business trip, but he even worked overtime upon returning. Was there any reason for him to make such a fuss?

Did he hear anything harsh at the meeting?

Who? Our boss? To whom?

No, to anyone. In the first place, its no different from someone who came out to play during working hours, right? He was just fooling around and trying to please the high-ranking people

Click clack

By talking behind his boss back.

He was about to naturally change the topic.

But then the mans eyes changed.

He thought that Katrina was just answering without a soul, but.

What are you working on?

Oh, this? Its no big deal.

You always say its no big deal. Look, can I see it?

Creak

Katrina pulled back her chair and he could see the monitor.

To be exact, he could see the pictures that came up on the monitor.

The man asked back.

Wait, isnt this London?

Yes, thats right.

What are you going to use the collected photos of the Aquariu oak tree for?

Before the Cataclysm, they were the developers of Arcana.

Thanks to AAU, the name of the tree became known to the world, albeit belatedly. Katrina, who was typing information about the oak tree because having the picture wasnt enough, shrugged her shoulders.

No, Im not planning on using it for anything in particular.

Youre not planning to use it for anything, but youre organizing it so carefully? What is it? Ill keep it a secret. Just tell me. What kind of hypothesis is it this time?

Hm, yes. All right.

Click

She dragged a section of text.

The man read the words tactfully.

Other than requiring a lot of moisture, it has no special characteristics Is its special characteristic having no characteristic? You even wrote down such trivial information.

Because its definitely different.

Different? What is?

It is inconsistent with the testimony of London citizens.

Wait, come to think of it.

He didnt have to turn on the Internet and search through the Internet articles.

News about London had been heating up the media for the past few days.

Didnt they say that they felt something like a warm vitality?

It wasnt just a feeling, it was a definite effect.

Thats right. The players said they got a message.

Thinking that far, he could see why Katrina was collecting pictures of the trees.

The man lowered his voice and whispered.

So youre saying this isnt an ordinary Aquariu oak tree, right?

Katrina nodded.

Its not something I can say at this stage.

If it was a tree related to vitality

At least in Katrinas memory.

Only one such tree ever appeared in Arcanas worldview.

The World Tree.

Of course, this didnt mean that the hundreds and thousands of Aquariu oak trees blooming in London were the world trees. Their characteristic of vitality just overlapped.

But there was another point of contact.

Its Lee Hoyeol.

Hoyeol had a track record of sprouting the seed of the World Tree.

Katrina thought seriously.

Would it be right to see this as a mere coincidence?

Above all, Londons aquarium oak tree didnt grow by itself. Spirit, Haiel. The tree bloomed through the ability of Lee Hoyeols contract spirit.

It was difficult to pass it off as a coincidence.The debut release of this chapter happened at Ñòv€l-B1n.

On behalf of the old collapsing World Tree.

They would collect it again.

Trash didnt deserve their blessing.

You can trample on anything that stands in your way.

The elves expedition.

Even in eternal years.

Something that had never happened before was happening.

*

I suddenly felt a chill.

Was it the aftereffects of walking around in the rain?

I wondered if I was getting sick.

I had [warmth] buff, so that was impossible.

It was just my feeling.

Besides, I came here because I did something bad enough to be resented.

It was like a bomb had been dropped in AAU ahead of the golden weekend. Even when I thought about it myself, it was a nuclear-level declaration. AAU Yusra branch, no one would have thought of it.

Harmony is more important than anything else.

The space of [oddity], the rupture.

Of course, you had to fight oddity using oddity.

In fact, the information I had about the Arcana Continent was enough for now.

I had a strong ally that overshadowed my hiatus gap.

Mage Tower.

Knights of Lionheart.

Shadow Mercenary Corps.

League of Explorers

Starting with the Arcana forces that were difficult to completely list off.

There were also players, including the Great Alliance.

It was also applied to each area, too.

So I didnt want much from AAU.

In the first place, AAU had acknowledged their limitations long ago.

All I wanted was.

Information on Arcana Continent Biography.

More precisely, it was information about the Arcana system.

The system doesnt lie.

Whether I liked it or not, hadnt I risked my life to prove it? There was no evidence more solid than the fact that I had died on the Arcana Continent and was revived in reality thanks to the [Title] system.

So I cant neglect anything.

For the first time in a while, you are right, Grandfel.

Of course, for the Holy War.

In order to save reality from the erosion of Arcana, the system must also be understood accurately.

In that regard, information of AAU, which was once the development team of Arcana, would be greatly helpful.

Actually, there was no need to go as far as making the Yusra branch.

Was there any way that this guys lofty pride would choose the easy path?

Only when you look at something from an equal position can you see it for what it is.

But again, he wasnt wrong, so I couldnt complain.

Lets imagine that I received the information through the AAU.

What if someone delivered distorted information?

The possibility of it was overflowing.

Well, the looks they gave me at the meeting were still vivid in my memory.

If I had been a little naive, I would have said all kinds of bullshit.

So If I became just like them,

The level of branch manager at the Yusra branch.

I wouldnt have to worry about that. The reason why AAU, where the interests of countries around the world were intertwined, could be maintained until now was because of the mutual restraints between branches.

Besides, I have some allies in AAU as well.

Starting with Londons branch manager, Baker.

There were people who had changed their minds about Grandfels pride.

Naturally, they had no excuse to reject my proposal.

There was a give and take in everything.

I also planned to provide information about the Arcana Continent to the AAU.

Its not just them.

No, to be exact, it would be provided to everyone who participated in the Holy War.

In reality, it was because I had tiring pride that wouldnt hide anything due to my self-confidence. Well, It was up to them to add excuses. By the way, this was not the time to waste my day like this.

-Train your weak body. (Repeat)

40KM run (Successful) 3,000 push-ups (Successful) 2,000 pull-ups (In Progress) 1,000 burpee tests (In Progress)

Increased physical training requirements!

It had gotten to the point where I needed to multitask in order to complete my training every day. In other words, I had to cram the knowledge of magic books into my head while exercising.

Damn it, my vision became blurry before I could even start!

If I had known this would happen, I wouldnt have invested my level-up points in [strength] and [agility].

But there was no point in whining.

As long as this pride existed in my heart.

I would complete any physical training quest while sipping hot green tea.

So lets start without saying anything.

One, two

A magic circle. Thats an interesting form of interference.

One thousand.

1,000 burpee tests (Successful)

What?

Not only I did my physical training, but I even read through the contents of magic books.

I didnt feel any fatigue in my body or my mind?

I wondered if it was because of the increased stats.

This wasnt a change that could be done just by increasing the stats by a few points.

There must be a reason?

I checked the status window and was shocked.

[The first World Tree blesses you.]

Wait, that ridiculous blessing was a permanent buff?