＃Maximum Talent Level Player Episode 497
“Is this the stone tablet you said you saw?”
Hyukjin Kim took out an item.
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[Slabs of the Underground]
This is a very old stone slab that is believed to have been created very deep underground. The content is engraved with the special patterns and symbols of the underground people, but it is impossible to interpret.
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A stone tablet filled with strange language in the middle. Ban Ki-myeong accepted the item.
“This… … .”
“Can you interpret it?”
“yes. “I think it will take some time.”
Just then, a growling sound came from Ban Ki-myeong’s stomach.
“Did you come running without even eating?”
“Somehow… … .”
Seonhwa Kim walked to the intercom. It seemed like he was trying to order room service.
“How about a hamburger and French fries?”
“Thank you, Seonhwa.”
After ordering room service in a lively voice, Seonhwa handed Ban Ki-myeong a tangerine.
“mandarin. “It’s very delicious.”
Ban Ki-myeong accepted the tangerine. Hyukjin Kim chuckled.
“They usually don’t give you tangerines. Ki-myung seems to like you quite a bit.”
“Is that so? haha.”
Ban Ki-myeong smiled shyly and scratched the back of his head. As I peeled the tangerine, I looked at the slate carefully. It seemed like not everything would be interpreted at once.
It seemed like I had to take my time and solve it slowly, like solving a math problem.
“I think I need some clues.”
“anything.”
“Where and how did you get it?”
Hyukjin Kim summarized the story of how he rescued the underground slate.
“… … “It was spectacular.”
It seems like I went through a lot of steps for the quest ‘Punishing traitors.’
“I think Hyukjin’s quest is particularly complicated and lasts a long time.”
“That’s the way it is.”
“It seems like the system is not on your side.”
“I guess so.”
Hyukjin Kim sat on the sofa.
“Don’t you feel unfair?”
“well?”
If it’s unfair, it’s unfair. In the battle against the imitators, the system continues to side with the imitators.
“In the end, I won.”
“That’s true.”
Kim Seon-hwa tapped Ban Ki-myeong on the shoulder while eating a tangerine.
“Oppa Ki-myung. But honestly, you’re embarrassed right now, aren’t you?”
“… … huh?”
“My brother seems like a jack of all trades, don’t you think?”
“… … .”
It wasn’t wrong. I was trying to get some information about the stone tablet, but Kim Hyuk-jin already has it.
It felt like an all-purpose pocket that popped out whatever I wanted. I wasn’t really surprised. Because the opponent is Kim Hyuk-jin.
“no. what. Because it’s Hyukjin hyung… … .”
If it’s Kim Hyuk-jin, we have to assume that’s true to some extent. That’s convenient.
Just then, room service arrived. There was a growling sound again.
Hyukjin Kim chuckled.
“eat. “I think we can eat and start interpreting.”
Ban Ki-myeong ate the hamburger hungrily. It wasn’t because I was hungry, but because I wanted to interpret the stone tablet quickly. Some time passed.
“There are a lot of words arranged haphazardly.”
He said it did not lead to accurate and specific sentences.
“I think I can pull out keywords.”
“okay?”
“yes. I don’t know the order. “It’s random.”
I decided to listen to what the keyword was.
“Subterranean Giant.”
As Kim Hyuk-jin expected, it was related to the ‘Underground Giant’.
“abyss.”
This matched the letters seen in Ban Gi-myeong’s vision.
“underground.”
“… … .”
“A path I already know.”
Kim Hyuk-jin focused on the words ‘the path you already know’.
“A gate with the same name and content.”
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Kim Seon-hwa’s body flinched. Kim Seon-hwa also knows. That content. In the past, I thought Kim Hyuk-jin was strange.
Hyukjin Kim asked.
“Isn’t it said that there are multiple entrances or something like that?”
“Multiple entrances.”
Kim Hyuk-jin slowly became convinced. I get a feeling.
“What about centipedes and predators?”
“Instead of the expression centipede, there is the expression Goku.”
Now all the clues are telling. Gates with the same name and content. A gate with multiple entrances. A gate that has already been cleared. A gate where there is a clue that it is Goku.
This is ‘Ogong Cave’. Hyukjin Kim had doubts since he first cleared Wukong Cave.
[Why was Wukong Cave opened in Central Park in front of my house?]
It still remains a mystery. There is another gate with the same name and content.
It was a ‘predator colony’. A place where predatory animals live. This is also a place if it is related to Jinju Wukong.
Where relevant. I got this clue there.
[There, I was able to obtain information about an unknown entity that artificially cultivates predatory plants.]
Apparently, it is an unknown entity that artificially cultivates predatory trees. Kim Hyuk-jin first thought of the being as a ‘water giant’, but it also seemed to be related to the underground giant.
“The contents of the stone tablet seem to refer to Wukong Cave.”
“Do you know this place?”
“uh. know.”
Several conditions were required to enter there. I clearly remember the notice I heard from Kim Hyuk-jin at the time.
-You must have a record of clearing ‘Wukong Cave’ already.
-A player who has fused three ‘Books’ must exist on the current field.
-The final qualifications will be revealed.
-You must have the title of ruler of the predator colony.
It was a little strange even back then.
Just to enter one gate, as many as three conditions were required. And each and every condition was unusual.
You had to fuse three books and have the title of ruler of the predator colony. It is difficult to have just one. Only when these conditions were met could one enter the Wukong Cave.
Ban Ki-myeong continued to recite the clues.
“Water giant.”
There seemed to be a clue that it was a water giant. In the past, Kim Hyuk-jin had realized that ‘Jinju Wukong’ was originally an aquatic creature.
“… … “The shadow of.”
“what?”
“The shadow of a water giant. That’s it for now. “There is nothing more to interpret.”
Ban Ki-myeong shrugged his shoulders.
“I think you can interpret more, Master… … .”
“… … .”
“It seems like you know most of the keywords.”
I also know that it is related to a special place called Wukong Cave. Other than that, I picked out some important things.
“I feel like [Shadow of the Water Giant] is an important connection. “Do you have any information about him?”
“… … .”
“Shall I contact Black Butterfly and find out? Oh, or would the Taegeuk shield be better?”
Ban Ki-myeong felt somewhat embarrassed. He is not Hyukjin Kim. He is not as important as Kim Hyuk-jin. He has not been particularly active internationally.
Is it really possible to contact ‘Black Butterfly’ or ‘Taegeuk Shield’ directly and ask for help just because you are a member of the Geoshin Guild? When I thought about that, I felt somewhat embarrassed.
“Well, I went too far, didn’t I?”
Ban Ki-myung looked at Kim Hyuk-jin. Ban Ki-myeong tried to commit suicide when he first met Kim Hyuk-jin.
I was so scared of the world, so helpless and sad that I couldn’t do anything, that I tried to commit suicide.
From a young age, I watched my father a lot. Having been abused by her father, she developed an instinctive fear of men in her heart. I thought things had improved a lot these days, but today I was traumatized.
Because the opponent is Kim Hyuk-jin. Because Ban Ki-myung himself admits that he is too much of a giant.
“Oppa Ki-myung. “You don’t know anything yet.”
Seonhwa handed me a tangerine with a smile. I whispered very softly to Ban Ki-myeong.
“You’re deliberately taking time now.”
“… … huh?”
“That way, the video angle is correct. “It’s about making edits.”
Seonhwa’s face was full of pride.
“that. “My brother already has it.”
“… … what?”
“It’s an all-purpose pocket.”
That’s it. I already have it. I wondered what it was, but then I was able to remember it.
‘no way?’
My eyes met with Kim Seon-hwa. Kim Seon-hwa was smiling heartily with her eyes full of pride.
“brother. Do you really know about [Shadow of the Water Giant]? No, you already know, right?”
Hyukjin Kim chuckled.
“I have that.”
It’s not that I knew it, I had it. An item called ‘Water Giant’s Shadow’.
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smart.
A knock was heard.
“Leader. “Am I going in?”
Shin Yeon-seo came in. Wandered around, fluttering her nostrils.
“here. Not the captain and Seonhwa. “Does it smell like another human being?”
“… … .”
Seonhwa smiled.
“Oppa Gimyeong came and went. “They say they’re staying at a hotel here.”
“why?”
“I guess I have something to clear with my brother. I think it’s related to server-level quests. I’ve found all the clues, so I think I’ll move on now. “I’m saving up my stamina today.”
“But Seonhwa.”
Shin Yeon-seo approached Kim Seon-hwa and pulled Kim Seon-hwa’s cheek to stretch it.
“Oh, sister!”
“you.”
“Why, why are you like that!”
Seonhwa flailed her arms and legs. If I wanted to, I could make my skin like steel, but I didn’t.
“I asked the captain, why are you representing me? Are you a spokesperson? huh?”
Shin Yeon-seo grabbed Seon-hwa’s cheek and turned it around. No matter how hard she pulls, it doesn’t hurt anyway. Shin Yeon-seo also harassed her without permission.
“I understand that you are so proud of your brother, and that you want to help out in every way possible for him.”
“Well, it’s not like that.”
Hyukjin Kim joined in, laughing.
“Aren’t you some kind of explorer and you walk around sniffing?”
“I don’t know. I smell good these days. “My sense of smell has improved.”
“But why?”
“I need to get permission from the guild leader.”
“Permission for what?”
“Do you know the ones called [Piranha] among the Chinese guilds?”
“know.”
Piranha Guild.
They are a unit guild formed by strong people who specialize in one-on-one battles. Each player is included in a different guild. However, it was a guild that came together and took action only when there was an issue related to one-on-one PVP.
“The kids there pointed to the Giant Guild. “I guess they are working on their own server-level quest.”
Shin Yeonseo giggled.
“Instead of the monarch, the captain. “They appointed me as their representative.”
“… … okay?”
Do it. If it were Shin Yeon-seo, he would be the one to point out. Because he is a master of one-on-one PVP.
“The funny thing about them is that they say they will do 1-on-1, 2-on-2, and 3-on-3 because they are their specialty.”
“hmm.”
“The place is Maldives.”
“Maldive Islands?”
It’s Maldives.
This is where Shin Yeon-seo earns the nickname ‘Geomhu’ in earnest. This is where Shin Yeon-seo was active.
“Where in Maldives?”
“I heard this is where the Four Seasons Resort is. “I guess a new field has opened up there.”
Before returning.
This is Shin Yeonseo’s battlefield. A place where Shin Yeon-seo, who was weaker than she is now, ran wild. Shin Yeonseo continued.
“And if a winner is still not determined, I guess we’ll do 1v1 PVP again with an ace match.”
“however?”
“But the penalty is disqualification as a player.”
“… … .”
“Instead, there is a condition that the winning side can absorb some of the losing side’s stats and level. I have this. Can I do it? “I’m confident.”
Hyukjin Kim answered calmly.
“If it’s part of a server-level quest, a lot of merit will be applied there.”
Shin Yeonseo smiled.
“Leader. “Do you trust me?”
“I believe it.”
“The captain also received a lot of penalties, but he got through them all, right?”
Kim Hyuk-jin laughed lightly. Shin Yeon-seo seemed to have already made up her mind. Shin Yeon-seo is now burning with her competitive spirit. She, Shin Yeonseo, is also a member of the Giant Guild and wants to prove her own qualifications and power. There’s nothing wrong with that.
It may seem like a loss now, but once you start playing, Shin Yeon-seo is the stronger player than anyone else. I know that. So I had no intention of stopping him.
“If it looks like there will be a naval battle, ask Schurt for support. “I’ll tell you.”
“okay.”
Shin Yeonseo smiled brightly and asked for one more thing.
“Linhai. “Give her to me.”
“okay. “It will be okay to move along with the deungpyeong.”
“okay. okay.”
Shin Yeon-seo left, closing the door, and then opened it again.
“Oh.”
“why?”
“Can I apply it overwhelmingly?”
Then the Giant Guild will become very famous. Captain Hyukjin doesn’t like too much attention.
“Do it that way.”
“really?”
“uh. Take a picture and press it.”
“okay! Hi-Hi.”
The news that members of the Colossus Guild and players of the Paranya Guild decided to battle in the Maldives hit the media around the world. A lot of attention was focused.
next day.
Kim Hyuk-jin and Ban Ki-myeong. And Kang Sang-gu returned to Korea. To proceed with the quest related to ‘Slab’. I moved through the warp gate.
I went out through the first floor of Gwanghwamun D Tower, the tutorial building.
Someone was waiting there.
“Mr. Hyukjin Kim?”
It was Hyeon Jeong-hwa.
