Episode 399
“… … hmm. “This isn’t bad at all.”
The third floor of the Golden Palace, a secret space.
I was sitting on a golden chair in the corner and looking at the information I had obtained through the toll(?).
［Total Exploration Points Acquired: 44 points］
[Information has been updated.]
［Golden Palace Building 2, West Passage Map］
［Golden Palace 1st floor, West 3rd Corridor Firebird Mural］
I got more information than I expected.
This is because various information was extracted from as many as 7 teams under the pretext of tolls.
Of course, since it was still early in the exam, there wasn’t any rare information that would be given a high score, but what was important was that I got information that I hadn’t been able to get before.
Based on these, we will be able to create new information for the next step.
… … In addition, I got close to getting 50 points, which is the hidden rule of the test, to get a ‘special reward’.
“Home. By the way, the interpretation is not easy… …
I combined all the information I had to come up with new information.
Murals, maps. Various other messages…
As I was trying out each combination, an alarm went off in my exploration notes.
[Information combination was successful.]
[Acquire the technique.]
［Combination Success: Exploration Score +5 points］
“done!”
A magic trick appeared on the screen.
I felt a thrill of joy at the thought that I had finally succeeded.
Perhaps this spell is the key to entering a special space hidden somewhere in the palace.
“Seonwoo. “Did something come out?”
At that moment, Yoon Ha-young came over after seeing my reaction.
“Yeah. I combined the clues to obtain the key recipe.”
“Oh. Really? What kind of spell is this used for?”
“We’ll have to find out about that from now on.”
That’s what I said, but I knew where to use it from my previous life experience.
This is the wall of the fourth building of the Golden Palace, the drawing room.
“Let’s go somewhere first.”
So me and Hayoung Yoon started walking around the palace again.
Because it was so wide, it took a long time to move up the stairs, but we eventually arrived at our destination.
“Hmm. “Is this place?”
4th floor reception room.
It was still a luxurious space shining with golden light.
When I activated the outsider’s benefit, a complicated magic trick hidden in the wall came into view.
I immediately drew it in my exploration notebook
The magic was implemented using magical power.
Then I brought it up to the wall.
At the same time, a strong light was emitted and the door opened with a loud noise.
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu… … .
Rattling!
“… … Huh? It’s open.”
When Hayoung Yoon muttered blankly, I smiled slightly and said,
“The technique I obtained earlier. “It was right to use it here.”
“How did you find out?”
“I felt a similar flow of magical power in this wall.”
At that moment, an alarm sounded in the exploration notebook.
［Secret space discovered: Exploration score +5 points］
[First discovery +3 points]
［50 points collected. You will receive a special reward of 50 points.]
［You can contact anyone you want.］
I smiled a little as I read the message.
Finally, I got the 50 point special reward.
The reward is the privilege of being able to contact one person of your choice.
In addition to this, there is also a 100-point special reward, which I plan on getting as well since it will have a big impact on the ‘competitive’ test tomorrow.
And then Yoon Ha-young, who was looking through my exploration notes, asked.
“… … A special reward of 50 points? You’ve already collected 50 points?”
“yes. “Just wait a moment.”
I clicked on the reward on the exploration note.
[Use special rewards.]
[Please select the person you wish to contact.]
Next, a list of test takers appears on the screen.
I looked around and found Seojun Lee, who was on the same team as me.
As soon as I pressed select, a new alarm popped up.
[Connecting the call.]
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Crunch.
[…] … Uh, what is it? This?]
Lee Seo-jun’s panicked voice came out from beyond the speaker of the exploration note.
“it’s me.”
[…] … what. Seonwoo Kim? How did this happen?]
[Kim Seon-woo?]
[Kim Seon-woo?]
Following Lee Seo-jun’s voice, Shin Young-jun and Lee Hyun-joo’s voices were heard.
From the looks of it, it appears that Lee Seo-jun has joined Lee Hyeon-joo, following the flow of the original work.
But it was a different story when Shin Young-jun was there too.
“I got a chance to contact you with a special reward of 50 points.”
[…] … You already collected 50 points?]
Lee Seo-jun muttered in a voice full of absurdity. Then, a voice too small to be heard was heard saying, ‘I got 34 points…
“But are Lee Hyun-joo and Shin Young-jun next to me?”
[Oh, yeah. I’m with Hyun-joo and Young-jun.]
“Seojun!”
At that time, Hayoung Yoon shouted loudly from next to me in a voice filled with joy.
[Yoon Ha-young?]
“Yeah. I’m with Seonwoo.”
[I see. Then Yua?]
“Arabic?”
Come to think of it, only Yuara is gone. Where did she go?
“hmm… …
After thinking for a moment, I spoke instead.
“He will take care of himself. Rather, let’s join to share information. you now
where are you?”
[That is… … some kind of temple. I don’t know exactly where it is.]
Temple?
I had a rough idea of where it was.
In addition to the palace, the Underground Empire has various places such as temples and golden towers.
Since all places are connected underground, moving around is not difficult.
However, since it is quite a distance, it will take about a day.
“I figured it out. Let’s gather a few more pieces of information and then we’ll go there. maybe
“I think it will arrive tomorrow.”
[Tomorrow? Do you know how to get here?]
“Roughly.”
[…] … okay? I got it first. But where will we meet?]
“I’ll contact you again tomorrow and let you know.”
[Uhm. Okay. See you tomorrow.]
pop
The call was disconnected. Now that we know where Seojun Lee is, let’s look for more clues left in the palace.
“let’s go.”
“huh.”
So I entered the newly opened secret space.
As soon as I entered, I felt a deep magical energy.
Yoon Ha-young seemed to feel it too, and her expression hardened.
I slowly went inside and looked around.
I saw something that looked like a huge pattern drawn on the floor.
It was filled with shabby fabric that looked like empty clothing.
At the same time, the outsider’s benefit was activated and the contents of the magic trick entered my mind.
[Offering, summoning, manufacturing… … .]
“… … what’s this.”
Hayoung Yoon muttered softly as if sensing something ominous.
I crouched down and examined the contents of the spellbook in more detail.
“It’s a sacrificial ritual.”
“… … Sacrificial ritual?”
Hayoung Yoon muttered softly.
I filmed this scene with my exploration notes.
[Information Gathering: Exploration Score +5]
I typed another message above it.
[cloth. People who disappeared.]
[Interpretation success: Exploration score +10 points]
Hayoung Yoon said she was tired of looking around with serious eyes.
“… … Hey Sunwoo. “Are these human clothes?”
“yes. maybe.”
“Why are there only clothes left here?”
Instead of answering, I took pictures of all the ghosts left in this space.
The form and direction of the procedure.
That direction is probably heading towards the temple where Lee Seo-jun and his group are.
“Seonwoo?”
The voice of Yoon Ha-young calling me is
I heard poetry. There was some seriousness in her voice.
Perhaps he remembered something after seeing the scene where only the sacrificial ritual and clothes remained.
I gave her a small smile to ease her tension.
The next morning.
Following the passage connected to the basement of the palace, we arrived at the ‘temple’ where Lee Seo-jun and his group gathered.
The temple was large, but as I walked along the energy I felt, I was able to quickly encounter Lee Seo-jun and his group.
After that, I took a quick look around the inside of the temple and shared the information with Lee Seo-jun and his group.
“… … and. How did you really accumulate so much in such a short period of time?”
Seojun Lee muttered absentmindedly while checking the information I had.
Hayoung Yoon glanced at me and smiled awkwardly.
“… … That’s it. I got information here and there with the toll fee.”
“Toll fee? “What does that mean?”
I answered Lee Seo-jun’s question on his behalf.
“There is such a thing. “If you find out, you’ll get hurt.”
“.2″
“More than that. “First of all, you need information about the palace, right?”
“Uh, yes. yes.”
Seojun Lee nodded.
“Send everything you need?”
“… … I’d be happy if you gave it to me, but I feel a little sorry because I feel like I’m getting it for nothing. In this way, the information rarity also decreases.
“It’s not good for you.”
Seojun Lee looked sorry when he said he would share all the information, but it didn’t really matter.
I also hoped that Seojun Lee would get good grades in this professional wizard exam, and I had already been confirmed as first place through the additional points from the first discovery.
Overwhelmingly, too.
“are you okay. “We’re on the same team.”
“… …Team. Okay.”
Lee Seo-jun nodded and received the information from me.
I also shared some information with Shin Young-jun and Lee Hyeon-ju, without reducing the rarity significantly.
Of course, it wasn’t just about giving. I also received all the information about the temple that I didn’t have.
Based on the information obtained in this way, we started to put together a combination.
It didn’t take that long. Because there was an answer in my head that I learned through the original work.
“I am finished with the union.”
Everyone’s eyes turned to me at my words.
“… … what. “Have you figured it all out already?” I nodded and said.
The exploratory testing is almost over.
All that’s left for me is the cave that will be finished today
Just exploration and pre-competition testing.
Before that, let me give you some hints.
“Everyone pay attention. I’m wandering
“It’s the same, so I’ll give you some hints.”
Everyone’s eyes turned to me at my words.
“First of all, you know that this place is the Golden Empire, Bhama, right?”
By now, everyone participating in the test has
They would have found out.
“Oh, I know that.”
“I guess this test is a test that asks each individual’s opinion on why the Golden Empire fell.”
“What? How can we find out if the association doesn’t know?”
I chuckled at Shin Youngjun’s words.
The association is not unaware.
I know it, but I didn’t reveal it because I thought it was dangerous.
However, the association also learned something new through the deduction of Lee Seo-jun and Lee Hyun-joo in the original work.
There is a secret, though.
“I don’t want the right answer, I’m just curious what the answer will be.”
I continued.
“First of all, let me tell you what I think. I think Bhama did some kind of experiment.”
“Experiment?”
I nodded and showed him the recipe I had found in my exploration notes.
“This technique is a sacrificial technique. “It was painted all over this palace.”
“Sacrificial ritual… … It was drawn in the temple too.”
Hyeonju Lee muttered quietly.
I nodded and said.
“This technique starts from the palace and then to the temple. And it’s painted all over this basement. “Only people’s clothes remained around there.”
“… … Wait, what does that mean? Are you saying that people were offered as sacrifices? Does that make sense?”
Shin Youngjun frowned. I realized what the mystery he was feeling was.
“As you think, the sacrificial ritual is not easily activated. It depends on the size.
“Probably because with such a wide range, it would take over 10 hours just to cast and activate.”
The stronger the spell, the harder it is to activate.
Especially when it comes to water techniques, which are considered ‘taboo’ techniques.
If the magic wand was shining and there was a person on it, they would have felt threatened upon seeing the magic wand’s light and would have run away within 10 hours.
That is, the sacrificial ritual is not easily activated.
“But there must have been a reason.
“They locked up the lambs. Or they had a strong belief that they would not mind being offered up as sacrifices.”
“……belief.”
Everyone was silent at the word ‘belief’.
Because there were actually people who gave up their lives for their wrong beliefs.
“Then what is this sacrificial ritual for?”
“Maybe he was trying to create a mystery.”
“Mystery?”
“huh.”
Everyone looked questioningly at my words.
I showed other clues I had.
“If you look at this content, it is written in praise of mystery. Here too. Here too. “Here too.”
Since they were able to interpret the spell to some extent, they nodded their heads in understanding its contents.
“But this is not a perfect proof. “More information is needed for definitive evidence.”
There is a lack of information about what mystery was created.
And we still haven’t gotten a clue as to where the mystery they created is hidden, which the Association doesn’t know about yet.
At my words, Seojun Lee looked at me with thoughtful eyes.
Just then, an alarm sounded in the exploration notebook.
[After 1 hour, the competition begins.]
[Exploration scores of all participants. and
A list of information held will be disclosed.]
The alarm went off at exactly the right time.
I put down my exploration notes and said.
“Then let’s go get the remaining information we don’t have.”
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