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Chapter 58. Edelstein (3)
7.
Unfair.
It is no exaggeration to say that the history of adventurers has been intertwined with unfairness, as it was an invention that opened up a new world for adventurers in Maple World.
Naturally, many adventurers and merchants added their passion, effort, and funds to the development of the unfair trade.
“Do you know what surprised me the most when I opened my eyes?”
Among them was the phantom thief Phantom.
“The level of unfair technology has changed.”
The moment he opened his eyes, he felt the need for new, unseen developments.
In some ways, it was quite natural.
For the phantom thief Phantom, who sets the entire Maple World on his stage and is chased by more people than anyone else, the airship was like a lifeline.
Of course, I spent a lot of money.
“I spent a lot of money. So much that it makes me sick.”
To the point where none other than the phantom thief Phantom, who is considered to have the most treasures in Maple World, was terrified.
The huge and splendid airship that now stands before El Palm Party, the Crystal Garden, was such a thing.
“Oh my god, this is unfair?”
“It’s not unfair, it’s more like a palace?”
First of all, the appearance of the Crystal Garden was completely different from any other airship adventurers had ever seen.
Compared to most of the other crafts that are made of wood and then roughly surface-treated, it was so clean that it reminded me of porcelain.
It was also huge.
Its size is comparable to that of a building!
What was even more surprising was the interior.
Starting from the deck, there were expensive-looking decorations everywhere.
“I guarantee it. The only thing more expensive than this is the White Spear.”
Its level is comparable to that of the strongest airship possessed by the Knights of Signus, the White Spear!
It was admirable in many ways.
“That’s amazing.”
Even Kiri, who had never felt much emotion in front of expensive items until now, was astonished.
Of course, there was one exception.
El Palm, he wasn’t surprised.
He had once seen the Crystal Garden of the Phantom Thief and the White Spear of the Signus Knights, which is still in development.
‘This was hope.’
It wasn’t just something to look at, in a world overflowing with monsters, the existence of the Crystal Garden, which no monster could bring down, was the last bastion, and so the surviving adventurers gave their lives to protect it.
El Palm was one of them.
How many times have I fought a battle to the death to protect the Crystal Garden?
‘Until Black Heaven appeared.’
But that hope was ultimately dashed in front of the giant battleship Black Heaven created by Blackwing.
Hope also fell.
Then began an era of despair.
‘This time is different.’
Of course, from El Palm’s point of view, this was before returning to the past.
“How is it? My unfairness?”
“It’s awesome.”
To prevent that history from repeating itself, El Palm was created here.
And from El Palm’s point of view, there was no reason for the grass to die out immediately.
According to El Palm’s memory, the only thing that can bring down this Crystal Garden is Black Wing’s massive battleship, Black Heaven!
“Okay, then get on this cool guy.”
So, without any worries, El Palm boarded the Crystal Garden.
“Then let’s set sail for Edelstein!”
8.
Any adventurer who has ever ridden an airship or an airship will tell you:
“Why are you scared of unfairness? Ride it. You’ll get goosebumps every time you hear that creaking sound.”
They say that if there are a hundred adventurers who have ridden the airship once, there are only fifty who have ridden it twice.
As such, the ordinary unfair practices were very loud.
It sounded like it was going to break at any moment.
But Crystal Garden was different.
Phew!
The crystal garden that cut through the clouds moved amazingly fast without making a single sound.
“Wow, does this make sense? I can stand here like this?”
The conversation on deck was louder than usual.
It was an astonishing unfairness in many ways.
“Most of the money went into eliminating this sound.”
The phantom thief smiled in satisfaction at that reaction.
“If it’s too noisy, won’t it disturb the view?”
And everyone stuck out their tongues at what he said next.
Something I can say because I’m the phantom thief Phantom.
Of course El Palm knew.
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‘I didn’t turn off the sound for the sake of appreciation.’
It was nearly impossible to find the airship with the naked eye in the sky that was much wider than the sea.
In the end, what we’re chasing is none other than sound!
In other words, the silence in the Crystal Garden was a measure to avoid being caught by anyone.
But that wasn’t the only action taken at Crystal Garden.
As far as El Palm knew, the outward appearances were nothing more than a joke compared to the cost of the technology used in the airship.
Anyway, he was a great guy.
That’s why.
“Everyone is amazed, but you don’t seem particularly surprised?”
The reason why the phantom thief’s eyes narrowed at El Palm’s reaction.
“Have you ever ridden this before?”
El Palm said to the words of the thief Phantom.
“No way. This is my first time riding one.”
It wasn’t a lie.
He had seen it, but never ridden it.
“Well, I guess so. You’ve never lied to me before.”
The phantom thief didn’t ask any more questions.
“It looks like I’m the only one asking questions. Is there anything you’re curious about? Ask me.”
Then El Palm asked without hesitation.
“What happened to the Lion King?”
“The Lion King asked for a favor, and the Knights of Signus granted it, so what could be the problem? We’ll just go into silence once more.”
“That’s fortunate.”
“Yeah, that’s fortunate. It’s like the world being dyed in blood has been delayed by about a year.”
1 year.
After that, El Palm said nothing more.
‘not much left.’
A complicated mind.
“Okay, now that you’ve accepted my question, can I ask you one?”
The thief Phantom asked El Palm.
“You know, if we had failed to seal the Black Mage, what would the world have become?”
El Palm answered that question without a moment’s hesitation.
“I don’t think it will be much different from now.”
“Why do you think so?”
“I don’t think the Black Wizard’s goal is to become the king of this world. There must be something else. Even if he were alive, he would probably be plotting something secretly from the world. So it would be no different from what it is now.”
The phantom thief smiled at that answer.
“I guess so.”
So their conversation ended, and night began to fall over their heads.
After a few days, they were able to see.
“There’s Edelstein.”
9.
Edelstein.
It was only recently that adventurers from Victoria Island and the continent of Osiris discovered it.
There were two reasons why this happened.
One was that the distance between the two continents was so great that it was impossible to reach them by ship.
In the end, the only method left was airships, but the airship technology of the Osiria Continent and Victoria Island was not at the level of Edelstein.
“Edelstein is a paradise of injustice!”
Of course, Edelstein was different.
It had technological prowess that was incomparable to that of Victoria Island or the continent of Osiris.
At this point, of course, questions arose.
Why didn’t Edelstein come to Victoria Island and the continent of Osiris first?
“And Blackwing rules!”
The reason was none other than the existence of Black Wing, who controlled Edelstein.
Because of Black Wing, Edelstein was unable to properly interact with the outside world.
It was the same even now.
The two continents still do not have proper exchanges.
For adventurers on Victoria Island, seeing Edelstein is a dream come true.
“There it is.”
El Palm Party was now looking at Edelstein.
“I never thought I would come to Edelstein in my lifetime.”
“Me too.”
“That’s right. Honestly, this was unexpected.”
“Me too. The moment I heard the cost of illegal entry into Edelstein, I erased this place from my memory.”
Everyone expressed their own feelings at the sight.
“It’s rewarding because everyone is happy.”
The phantom thief smiles at that sight.
“Of course! Moreover, I had no idea that I would have the honor of going to Edelstein on the airship of none other than the Phantom Thief!”
“Huh? That’s not it?”
“yes?”
However, everyone, including Divo, tilted their heads at the words of the thief Phantom that followed.
“What are you talking about?”
“I can’t land there. The moment I say that, the Blackwings will come running like crazy to catch me. How can I do something so dangerous?”
That was a valid point.
“No, then how do we go?”
However, it was not easy for the El Palm Party to accept it.
“I have prepared all the methods.”
The phantom thief handed it over to them with a smile.
“ruler.”
“What is this?”
“What is it? It’s a tube.”
Divo, Miner, and Kiri, who received it, looked dumbfounded, and the phantom thief Phantom smiled and said to them.
“For your information, this isn’t just any tube. It’s a tube that’s only used at Gold Beach, the best resort in Maple World. It’s a very expensive one.”
“Don’t joke around.”
At that point Ralph said with a fierce look in his eyes.
The atmosphere became ominous as his already fierce appearance and even his gaze became fierce.
Even the phantom thief Phantom would be a little nervous.
“What kind of joke is this?”
“Crossing that sea on a tube? Don’t joke around.”
Ralph spoke cautiously to the thief Phantom.
“I’m bigger than others, so give me two.”
At those words, the phantom thief let out a hollow laugh.
Because I knew that Ralph wasn’t really asking for two, but was just trying to make a few more pennies.
“Okay, I’ll give you two.”
“Thank you!”
That’s why Ralph looked genuinely happy when the Phantom Thief said that.
At that point, everyone’s eyes turned to El Palm.
It’s still a long way to the continent where Edelstein is, but do we really have to swim from here like the Phantom Thief said?
Instead of answering the gaze of such colleagues, El Palm showed.
Phew!
A picture of blowing air into a tube with the mouth.
10.
Edelstein was a place with very outstanding technical skills.
In particular, the technology for airships and airships was incomparable to anywhere in Maple World.
In other words, they did not feel the need for ordinary ships, so their shipbuilding technology was not that great.
That’s why the sea around the continent where Edelstein is is always extremely calm.
Splash splash!
Five adventurers floated on the calm sea with tubes.
That was crazy.
As I said before, no ships passed by Edelstein, which obviously meant there was no chance of them getting help.
However, the distance to Edelstein was too far to swim to.
That wasn’t all.
The adventurers were all heavily armed. Some were wearing armor, and some even carried huge polearms.
“shit!”
Eventually, the man on the tube, Devo, shouted.
“I survived seeing Zakum, but I didn’t know I would end up drowning in the sea!”
Devo’s expression as he spoke was more serious than ever.
It wasn’t just like that.
Miner’s expression wasn’t good either.
“Yeah, it’s really dangerous.”
“Huh? Hey, Golden Eye, don’t scare me for no reason.”
“I’m not scaring you for nothing. It’s not easy to swim from here to there. You have to go against the current.”
Even for her, who knew the sea better than anyone else, the current situation was quite serious.
“I’m not confident.”
So much so that it wouldn’t be strange even if he died.
Everyone’s expressions hardened seriously at Miner’s words.
To be honest, everyone was confident that they could swim to Edelstein.
It may be difficult, but aren’t we all 5th circle adventurers?
His physical strength was on a different level from that of other ordinary adventurers.
But if Miner is saying this, then it might really be impossible to get there.
“Miner is right. It’s impossible to swim from here.”
Even El Palm’s face turned pale the moment he agreed with Miner’s words.
Then isn’t that really telling me to die?
“Hey, boss? Then, what do we do?”
To such colleagues El Palm answered:
“You just have to wait.”
“yes?”
That was the moment.
Easy!
A boat appeared towards El Palm Party with the sound of water cutting through the waves.
And then the boat stopped in front of El Palmar, and soon everyone could see it.
“Get in.”
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