Episode 176
[Stop the hatching of dragons.]
[Remaining time: 30 days]
At some point, the remaining time was displayed in the mission window.
This means that the dragon will hatch from the egg in 30 days.
But at this point, no clues have been given other than this.
Since I couldn’t just go out looking for dragon eggs in this vast world, I decided to follow Shin Ju-ah’s words for now.
So the first place we stopped at was a pub in the village.
Here, Shin Joo-ah excitedly challenged me.
“Are you confident?”
“I have never lost to someone because of alcohol.”
“That’s because you haven’t had a social life yet. “At best, I’ve only tried it with friends of my own age.”
I have a well-trained stomach after working as a salesperson for many years.
It is absolutely ridiculous for a young, young woman in her early 20s to suggest a drinking competition.
“Using skills or using magic to drive away intoxication is prohibited.”
“I know. “I’ll pour you a drink first.”
YGGDRASIL 120 YEARS OLD.
We ordered the strongest drink in this bar and drank several glasses in a row.
This is my first time having such a leisurely time at the beginning of a mission.
In the tower, being chased by something was a part of everyday life.
‘Is it really a big deal if it slows down a bit in the beginning?’
If something special was going to happen, prophet Shin Joo-ah’s intuition would have reacted first.
So you can drink it with confidence.
‘… … But already?’
The rapid rate of intoxication was completely different from that of alcohol on Earth.
Even if I didn’t use magical power, I thought I wouldn’t be able to get drunk since my physical specifications were superhuman-level, but it was a clear miscalculation.
If I drink a few more drinks like this, I will definitely get drunk.
“Your face seems to be getting hotter.”
“It’s because it’s hot.”
“It is the middle of winter here now.”
Shinju.
I don’t know if it was her unique worldly expression, but she didn’t look the least bit disheveled.
It feels kind of cheap.
Moreover, as we continued to exchange drinks without much conversation, I felt like I was being dragged along by Shin Joo-ah’s pace.
“The drink tastes good, but the atmosphere isn’t great, is it?”
“I agree. “You’re the first man who doesn’t show interest in me when I’m out drinking.”
They say things like this so shamelessly.
But after thinking about it carefully, I now understand this dull atmosphere.
The reason she drinks in silence. Maybe it’s because she’s used to it.
Even if she stayed quiet, men would have made all kinds of flirtations to impress her.
“At the tower, my only concern is survival.”
“Just by looking at you, you look like a stone Buddha. Well, I guess that’s the best virtue in the tower.”
“You don’t look ordinary either. “You’re so young, what’s with the way you talk?”
“Maybe it’s a concept.”
This is a truly unpredictable character.
Moreover, since mental skills rarely work, it is difficult to fight in numbers.
“Instead of talking about this, should we play a game of truth?”
“Do you have any questions about me?”
“I think it’s the same for you too.”
That was it.
Shin Joo-ah is as unique a player as Sal-seong, and he might know something I don’t.
So, if it was a game of truth, there was no reason to refuse.
As long as I have Nike’s ring, I have no choice but to be the one asking questions.
As a bonus, you don’t even have to drink alcohol.
Roll, roll –
An empty liquor bottle is passed around on the table.
It is obvious who the spout of the liquor bottle is pointing to.
The empty bottle that was spinning around eventually stopped without causing any abnormalities.
“Shinju. “Out of luck.”
As for the first question, I decided to give it a try.
“What did you do before coming to the tower?”
It was just pure curiosity.
Jobs at the tower are usually related to life before the tower.
I wondered what on earth he had been doing to become a prophet in the tower.
“I was a college student.”
“Just an ordinary college student?”
“I went to Seoul National University, so it might not be normal.”
“Your spilling skills aren’t average.”
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“I think you know what you’re asking, so I’ll tell you. My mother was a shaman, and since I was young, I also used to hear that she had some magical powers. “Is this enough of an answer?”
“… … uh.”
The fact that he spoke clearly and clearly did not make him drunk at all.
It hurts my pride a little to think that I could lose because of alcohol.
Roll, roll.
Empty liquor bottles continued to pass around on the table.
Next time, and again, and again, it was Shin Joo-ah who got caught.
Even if you repeat it dozens of times, the results are bound to be the same.
Nike’s ring isn’t a mythic item for nothing.
However, Shin Joo-ah did not raise any questions about the situation and answered my questions sincerely.
“Don’t you know the rules of the truth game? “If you have trouble answering, you can drink alcohol.”
“It wasn’t that much of a problem.”
Actually, this is all the scenario I had intended.
The goal was to create inertia to answer all questions.
For the one question I really want to ask.
“This question is… … .”
“yes.”
“Information about the tower that only you know. there is?”
“there is.”
“What?”
“This round of questions is over.”
“Then why not spin the bottle one more time?”
It was when I was about to snap my fingertips holding the liquor bottle.
“Well, I guess there’s no need to look back. “I will be the one caught anyway.”
“Is this a prophet’s intuition?”
“yes.”
I can’t believe everything Shin Joo-ah says, but I thought that a prophet might have known in advance that she would continue to lose.
“Then why did you do it when you clearly knew you would lose?”
“Because I had a strange dream. So I wanted to talk openly with you. “I also talk honestly about myself.”
“It’s out of the blue. “What kind of dream was this?”
“Lee Ho-young, my dream is for you to complete the final mission of this tower.”
“… … hmm.”
The accident stopped for a moment.
Prophet Shinjua. Because what this woman just said was like a dream.
“So, ultimately, you want to ride Hoyoung Lee’s coin?”
“Let’s just say I want to be a helper rather than a coin.”
“Then, talk about it. Information about the tower that only you know. “Whether it’s a revelation or a dream, anything is fine.”
Whether I believe it or not is up to me to decide.
Shin Joo-ah looked at me silently.
He said this for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“Since you have been to the dimensional rift, I believe you know more than I do. “I have only guided you according to revelations, and I do not know exactly what that place is.”
“uh. “Go ahead.”
“Do you believe in the existence of transcendental beings in this tower?”
“uh.”
The 12 lords that Xena talked about. Of course, I can’t tell Shin Joo-ah. Because everything that happened in the gap between dimensions is prohibited from being revealed.
“There may be a new transcendent ascending in the near future. And I don’t know why, but I have a feeling that it might be someone related to you.”
“what?”
At this moment, there was a face that came to mind.
That’s as many as two.
* * *
The time given to us is 30 days.
Considering that this tower runs on a game system, there was a strong possibility that a clue existed somewhere.
There are quests all over the 28th floor.
Shin Joo-ah and I agreed on that point.
“In the end, it will be important to carry out the quest that takes the shortest route.”
“I agree. The difficulty level we chose is a whopping 136, and the 30 days given to us may not be enough.”
“Then, the reason you chose a bar in town as the first place was because you were able to talk openly with me… … .”
“yes. you’re right. “It’s an unfounded intuition, but I thought there might be a good quest here.”
“If the prophet says so, I have to believe it.”
A village bar that is crowded from daylight onwards.
It would be nice if it was displayed as to who the NPC giving the quest is, like in a computer game, but since that’s not the case at all, we’ll have no choice but to go out and talk to them one by one.
Since I have Nike’s ring, I don’t think I’ll get too lost.
“Dragon? It’s already been a thousand years since dragons disappeared from the Dera Continent, so there’s no way something like that still exists, right?”
The first attempt seems to have been a waste.
Well, Nike’s ring can’t be all-purpose for all situations.
“yes. Okay then. “It was rude.”
“wait for a sec! If you ask the bald old man sitting at the table over there, he might tell you something. “It’s an old man named Dupont, and he’s obsessed with ancient myths and mysteries.”
At those words, Shin Joo-ah and I looked at each other at the same time.
I got a feeling.
At this point, it’s time for the quest to appear.
* * *
An old man sitting alone at a table and drinking.
Looking at the empty bottles piled up, I can roughly guess what kind of character it is.
“Dragon? Of course it exists! Anyone who says there are no dragons in the world is crazy. Hiccup!”
Dupont had been drunk since broad daylight.
“Do you really think so? “Even though no one has seen a dragon on the Deraa continent for the past thousand years?”
“If I exist, I exist! Hiccup! “There’s evidence!”
“Proof? “I’d like to hear what you have to say.”
“Hehehe.”
To be honest, it’s not a trustworthy style.
His clothes were shabby and his entire body smelled like he had last washed. Just by looking at the way he spoke, he seemed quite bluff,
It seemed like he was definitely addicted to alcohol, so he was exactly the type of person I didn’t want to deal with.
Maybe this time too, it was a waste of time.
“You want to hear my story, right? Hiccup!”
“That’s right.”
“Then, please clean up those guys who showed up at the entrance to the bar over there. Hiccup!”
Old Man Dupont suddenly hid himself under the table.
Just looking at it, it seems like it’s too late.
The three giants who appeared at the entrance were already approaching here.
And that was then.
[Quest has occurred.]
[As requested by Dupont, take out the three giants approaching here.]
[If successful: Move together to Dupont’s residence]
I thought it was when the quest appeared, but it was perfect timing.
However, the quest reward text makes me laugh.
If it were real, it would be closer to a punishment than a reward.
It’s easy to end up helping an alcoholic old man.
“Shinju. “What do you think about this now?”
“It’s a quest that has already been created, so shouldn’t we handle it?”
Not the answer I was hoping for.
This means that it has nothing to do with the prophet’s intuition.
In the end, three giants stopped in front of us.
Among them, the furry one in the middle looked under the table and screamed.
“You damn old man! “After all the money you made, you still have money to drink, right?”
“Hiccup!”
From the looks of it, their true identity is debt collectors.
A feeling of skepticism came over me as to whether I should really help Dupont.
“I’ll count to three, so come out before that! one two… … .”
“How much is it? “The money that Old Man Dupont borrowed.”
“why. Want to pay it back instead?”
I nodded and looked.
“140,000 SP. You’re welcome to pay it back. “If you don’t have money, you can make it with your own body.”
I don’t know how much this amount is worth, but the money Shin Joo-ah and I received as initial funding was 100 SP.
This is an absurd amount to solve with the money you have.
“why? “Are you just asking how much it is and now you’re going to take it back?”
The furry guy put his hand on my shoulder.
I put so much force in my hand that it seemed like it was going to crush my shoulder.
I thought about it until the end, but thanks to that, it became easier to choose.
-Continued in Episode 177-
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