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Chapter 24. Time Attack (3)
6.
Legendary item.
“So what’s the answer?”
The moment that story came up, El Palm didn’t hesitate.
“I’ll do it.”
The value of a legendary item is indescribable, and it was worth risking one’s life for.
Prince Kashan’s eyes narrowed at that sight.
“I like it.”
That was the end of my conversation with Prince Kashan.
Prince Kashan stepped down, and was succeeded by Salaman.
With a face that looked like it would die at any moment, no, like it had already died and was a corpse.
In reality, his fate was as good as death.
Because Prince Kashan failed to properly carry out the mission he had been given, Prince Kashan ended up taking charge himself.
Because Prince Kashan risked revealing his face and identity.
And Prince Kashan was never a leader who would warmly embrace a subordinate who made mistakes.
“I will explain from now on.”
Still, the reason Salaman came out and finished his role was to save his life.
“The location of the Mystic Gate will be announced to you at a moment’s notice. You will move there quietly, and a total of 99 adventurers will enter the Mystic Gate at different times without knowing each other.”
After finishing his explanation, Salaman gave a final warning.
“Never mention Prince Kashan, if you wish to keep your neck.”
El Palm nodded at the warning.
After that, El Palm returned to his colleagues and said:
7.
“Mystic Gate conquest? In a week? Absolutely?”
El Palm, he told everything the moment he returned to his colleagues.
“Even if it comes out alive, it’s a unique item?”
Literally everything.
“He was Prince Kashan? Kashan, the third prince of the Ariant Kingdom?”
Even the things that Salahman told him never to say, El Palm said without the slightest hesitation.
“No, boss? Is it okay to say something like that? Isn’t this dangerous?”
“Isn’t this a secret?”
“Are you crazy?”
“So there was no talk of money? Does that make sense? You talked to the three princes of Kashan?”
All of his colleagues were surprised by that fact.
I know how dangerous it is for El Palm to speak of Prince Kashan.
El Palm, on the other hand, had no hesitation or even any concerns about revealing Prince Kashan.
“It is essential to understand the situation clearly. It is impossible to understand the situation ahead without mentioning Prince Kashan. That is how different this adventure is from the past.”
This Mystic Gate adventure was different from the others from the start.
You had to move secretly without knowing your location, and you couldn’t even see the faces of other adventurers entering.
They did not enter at the same time, but sequentially, and there was no set order.
It was a terrifying experience for the adventurer.
It’s something you can’t help but feel embarrassed about when you actually face the situation.
El Palm wanted to eliminate that embarrassment as much as possible.
So I told you.
“The reward is unique, and if you find the item you want, you will be given a legendary grade item.”
Even compensation.
“Oh, Legendary?”
Everyone was horrified by that story.
There was nothing strange.
For ordinary adventurers, it was difficult to find even epic grade items, let alone unique grade items.
It was even more rare now that adventurers were overflowing with the appearance of the Mystic Gate.
“Boss. Judging by the ridiculous amount of stuff involved, this is definitely no ordinary situation.”
This commission is incomparable to any commission they have ever received.
“So that’s what you said.”
That’s why everyone, including Devo, thought.
“Be alert.”
That’s why El Palm revealed the existence of the legendary item.
Be nervous.
Be more determined than ever.
That was right.
El Palm had that intention in telling us all these facts.
“That’s one of the reasons.”
“yes?”
But that wasn’t the real reason.
“That’s one of the reasons? Then what else is there?”
El Palm, there was one big reason why he revealed all this.
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“I’ll take the legendary item. So let’s make a deal.”
At those words, Divo and his colleagues burst into incredulous laughter.
As mentioned above, the difficulty of this Mystic Gate raid is beyond imagination.
Also, legendary items weren’t something you could obtain just by completing the mission.
It can’t be helped that El Palm’s appearance, speaking as if he already had such an item in his possession, seems unrealistic.
So everyone thought.
‘The boss is coming out like this to give us faith.’
‘It’s better than showing weakness.’
‘This is something to emulate. This is what a captain should be like.’
El Palm is said to have intentionally shown this appearance to boost morale.
In other words, no one believed it.
“How much would you like to buy it for?”
Of course Ralph, he was an exception.
He approached the El Palm deal more seriously than ever, because it was an opportunity that could bring him enormous profits.
And the sight made others curious as well.
‘Come to think of it, what will the boss give us? He probably won’t be the type to play dumb with us, right?’
If a legendary item is that great, its price must be great too.
To them, El Palm spoke seriously.
“If you give me the legendary item, I will take responsibility and make you a 4th circle opener.”
Everyone burst into laughter at those words.
‘also.’
Because it was an outrageous price.
‘That’s ridiculous.’
On the one hand, it was reasonable.
For adventurers, legendary items cannot be purchased with money, and for adventurers, Circle Up is also something that cannot be purchased with money.
Anyway, no one took El Palm’s proposed deal seriously.
“Okay.”
Ralph, except him.
“I’m fine with that too.”
“That’s enough.”
“Well, let’s give it a try.”
So everyone accepted El Palm’s deal without hesitation.
And the next day.
“El Palm Party, moving.”
8.
“Huh? The camel is black?”
When everyone saw the black camel, the means of transportation to the Mystic Gate, everyone had one question.
“You said you were moving secretly? But you’re moving in such a conspicuous vehicle?”
If we travel on these eye-catching camels, aren’t we advertising that we’re going somewhere?
El Palm answered that question.
“If you survive in the desert, where you have to stand out, it means you have something else to rely on.”
There is a reason for survival.
“It is faster than any other camel. And it is quieter.”
In the background was the surprisingly quick and quiet gait of a black camel.
“It’s almost at the level of speech.”
The level is terrifying.
“Above all, a black camel in the desert looks like a shadow. It is easy to mistake it for a fast monster.”
Additionally, black camels were often treated as monsters other than camels in the Nihal Desert.
This means that it is suitable for covert movement in many ways.
“Incredible.”
“So that’s why you said it was precious. Now I know.”
“This is why the desert is annoying. How simple would it be if it were the sea? If you just take a boat and go, there’s no need for chases or trouble!”
“It must be quite expensive.”
Everyone nodded at the explanation and expressed their own impressions.
El Palm, on the other hand, was different.
‘Only the Sanddragons can tame the black camel.’
Sand painting group.
‘To overthrow Queen Areda.’
El Palm focused on the fact that they, a rebel force from the Kingdom of Ariant, were now supporting Prince Kashan.
‘If Prince Kashan had known the true identity of the Sand Figures, he would not have joined hands with them.’
What is certain is that Prince Kashan did not know much about those who sponsored the black camel.
Even if you want to beat Queen Areda and become king, you have to join hands with the forces that are trying to destroy the kingdom?
Something that can’t be happening.
On the other hand, from the Sand Figures’ perspective, Prince Kashan was a good partner.
Because it was one of the most certain cards that could bring down Queen Areda.
Of course, El Palm’s interests were not in that area.
‘The Sand Drawing Group fails.’
The important thing is that in the history that El Palm remembers, Queen Areda remained the ruler of the Ariant Kingdom until the end.
‘Because of the enemy within.’
And behind this, there were internal problems within the Sand Drawing Group.
That was the part that mattered to El Palm right now.
‘So this is why it failed this time.’
Prince Kashan’s plan this time failed not simply due to a lack of skill, but also because there was a traitor among the adventurers he had gathered.
‘As expected.’
Of course, this was also within El Palm’s expectations.
It was expected and there was nothing to do.
‘Because there are followers of the Black Wizard behind Queen Areda.’
Because it wasn’t Queen Areda who was controlling the Ariant Kingdom right now, but something greater.
I knew it all along.
In other words, El Palm also knew that the moment he took Prince Kashan’s side here and acted in his favor, he would be marked by the followers of the Black Mage.
But I didn’t care.
‘It was a situation that was already decided anyway.’
Even if that weren’t the case, the followers of the Black Mage would have had more than enough reasons to kill El Palm.
Plus, El Palm is now convinced.
‘And the followers of the Black Wizard are unable to move for some reason.’
The Black Wizard’s followers’ forces were indescribably large.
Even if I wanted to take over the world right now, I would definitely try.
Nevertheless, they tried to hide their appearance as much as possible.
‘If it weren’t for that, the top of Kania wouldn’t have disappeared like that.’
The evidence was the top of Cania.
At the moment when it seemed as if the tail was about to be caught at the top of Goldrich, they cut off the tail without a moment’s hesitation.
Because you don’t have the strength?
That couldn’t be happening.
‘Those dirty bastards.’
It was even less likely that it was because he was so patient.
‘There is a reason why we have no choice but to endure until that day comes.’
If so, that means there’s something else.
‘This is an opportunity.’
For El Palm, it was an opportunity that would never come again and that should never be passed up.
Of course, El Palm didn’t think complicatedly here.
I didn’t worry about the circumstances of the followers of the Black Mage or what their reasons were.
At this point, it wasn’t a problem that I could figure out the answer to by worrying about it.
Even if I figured out the answer, that was the important thing.
‘Become stronger before that.’
If you don’t have the strength, you can’t choose the answer.
That was the reason.
El Palm, the reason he took on this assignment from Prince Kashan.
“We have arrived.”
The El Palm Party, riding fast on black camels, was able to arrive in no time.
“There is a Mystic Gate inside. Remember. It is a week. You have to finish the adventure within a week.”
To the prince’s tomb.
“Just come in.”
9.
A little oasis.
The moment they crossed the small yellow-grade Mystic Gate located there, the forest greeted the El Palm Party.
An ordinary forest.
“boss.”
That was it.
“Is there no one there?”
There wasn’t a single adventurer in sight.
“That’s strange.”
Debo questioned that fact.
A place where conquest is more important than any other Mystic Gate, so wouldn’t it be natural for adventurers to gather together and work together?
Still, there is not a single one?
“It looks like we are the first.”
The only answer that could be given for that was that, as Kiri said, El Palm Party was the first to enter.
“Well, let’s wait then.”
“You should have been paid hazard pay since you came in from the beginning.”
The rest of the opinion was the same.
Of course, El Palm was an exception.
He looked around and then said.
“We are the last.”
“yes?”
“Ninety-four adventurers, excluding us, have already entered here.”
It was an incomprehensible statement.
“No, but why can’t I see anyone? Shouldn’t we be cooperating with this number?”
The more difficult it is to conquer Mystic Gate, the more we cooperate. That was the unwritten rule among all adventurers.
That’s why.
“Because it’s this many cases.”
“yes?”
What El Palm can say for sure is this.
“It’s a case of legendary items. The unwritten rules don’t apply.”
“ah.”
Only then did the other colleagues understand.
“Well, if you have just one unique item and risk your life for it, then anything more than that would be neither cooperation nor favoritism.”
What kind of stage is this?
“There must be some people who are facing the second floor by now.”
“Then we need to move quickly too!”
So now it’s time to get ready for the stage.
“no.”
“yes?”
To such colleagues El Palm said:
“We spend six days here on the first floor.”
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