Chapter 167: Ceram, the Black-Skinned Silva (1)
[You have acquired the third piece of the quest 『Ceram, the Black-Skinned Silva』.]
▶The stone necklace tightly clutched in his hand. It was the only item his mother left him and a link to the silvas. Currently, the silva tribe that abandoned Ceram is being attacked by the arlivs.
When Ceram said it was none of his business, Kyung-joon saw it.
The stone necklace tightly clutched in his hand.
Despite being abandoned, he still carried it with him until it became soiled, saying it was the only item left by his mother.
Kyung-joon clearly saw the slight trembling of the hand that held it.
[All quest pieces have been collected.]
[Epic Quest 『Ceram, the Black-Skinned Silva』 has been activated.]
[Ceram, the Black-Skinned Silva]
▶The tree spirit arlivs are attacking the silvas. Ceram said he doesn’t care, but he must be concerned deep down. Stop the arlivs from attacking the silvas.
※Stopping the tree spirit arlivs:
Will earn great favor with the silvas and Ceram later.
━ Will receive great hostility from the arlivs.
※Ignoring the arlivs’ attack:
+Will receive the same treatment from the arlivs and Ceram as before.
━ All silvas except Ceram will be exterminated in the Whale Forest.
※Other choices:
???
▶Quest Grade: Epic
Quest Grade: Epic.
Epic means a saga.
In other words, this quest contains a story.
Then, this must be Ceram’s story.
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“Hoo! Hohohoho……!”
(Ugh! They’ve already chased us this far……!)
“Hohoo!”
(Everyone, run!)
Cuckoo! Cuquack!
The silvas of Whale Forest have been moving their dwelling dozens of times over the past three weeks to avoid the arlivs.
But now they had reached their limit.
“Hoo! Hohoo! (Damn it! We’re surrounded!)”
The silvas are trapped with the giant wall of Sky Cliff behind them, with nowhere else to run.
In front of them, the arlivs’ wooden bodies surround them.
Now there was no other way but to fight to the death or be silently absorbed by the arlivs.
“Hohoo! Ho, Hoo!”
(Kyaaak! N, No!)
“Hoo!”
(Sera!)
One silva, who appears to be a mother, hugs her daughter tightly.
《Forest’s mana.》
Booom!
Just as the two silva mother and daughter are about to be pierced by the arliv’s thick trunk……!
“Arliv. Stop for a second.”
Wheeing~
With tremendous wind pressure, the hat of the silva girl flew behind her.
Thud!
The arliv’s thick trunk stopped right in front of Kyung-joon’s nose.
“You remember me, right?”
Kyung-joon asked.
The arliv’s wooden arm retracted, revealing a cloud-shaped spirit.
《Savior of the Forest.》
The arliv’s speech, which had been slurred, improved slightly.
Perhaps it was because it had absorbed some ‘forest mana’.
“It’s Kyung-joon.”
《I know.》
Fortunately, the arliv remembered Kyung-joon, as a hive-minded spirit that shares all experiences of one individual.
Of course, it didn’t look very healthy with dark spots prominent on its leaves and branches.
Still, seeing that it was conscious, it seemed to be resisting the corruption somehow.
“Hmm.”
Kyung-joon looked around once.
“……?”
The eyes of all the silvas were on Kyung-joon.
Their faces seemed to be wondering who this human was that suddenly appeared.
And they couldn’t understand why the arliv had stopped for this one human.
《Kyung-joon.》
The arliv spirit in front called Kyung-joon again, correcting its pronunciation.
《Why do you stop us?》
The arliv asked first.
The reason for stopping them……
“That’s obvious.”
He picked up the fairy hat that had fallen to the ground.
And Kyung-joon muttered.
“I’m here to clear a quest.”
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《There is no reason to do so.》
The arliv refused Kyung-joon’s declaration that he had come to end the fight.
The quest Kyung-joon had come to clear was to stop the arliv’s attack on the silvas.
Of course, Kyung-joon was partly responsible for the arliv’s attack on the silvas.
Therefore, Kyung-joon wanted to start by understanding each other’s positions.
“Arliv, you’re attacking the silvas because I asked you to hold on for a while, right?”
《That is correct. Forest fairies are an excellent source of forest mana.》
They absorb the forest mana from attacking the silvas to resist the demonic mana.
It’s the simplest and most effective countermeasure, like adding water to salty soup.
Of course, just as adding water to soybean paste soup won’t return it to its original pure water state, it’s only a temporary measure.
However, it should be enough to ‘buy time’ as Kyung-joon asked.
“Are you okay with innocent silvas dying?”
《That is the law of the forest. There is no such thing as sin there.》
Everything follows the natural order.
Just as carnivores hunting herbivores cannot be called a sin.
The arliv attacking the silvas to survive is also part of that order.
Kyung-joon also thought so.
“That’s right. I’m not going to argue about right or wrong in this situation.”
This is a fantasy game world after all.
He had no intention of imposing human, or rather, real-world Earthling, moral standards.
However, it was obviously better to have both the silvas and the arlivs than to abandon one of them.
‘More players are invading Whale Forest after the SurvivalKing video.’
Recently, Kyung-joon’s territory has been experimenting with a monster army.
As shown during the last SurvivalKing raid, the start was successful.
However, after seeing the SurvivalKing video showing monsters decked out in rare and unique items, the number of players seeking them out has increased dramatically.
Thanks to this, the Whale Forest monsters have been bringing in more items to Kyung-joon’s territory, but gradually, damage has begun to appear.
‘Arlivs are spirits and silvas are fairies.’
Especially since silvas are fairies and arlivs are spirits, if tamed well, their utility would be endless.
It just so happens that there is no support position in the party consisting of Triple Horn Wild Boar (tank), whale forest wolf (bruiser), forest horned rabbit (assassin), and spotted deer (debuffer).
The arlivs and silvas, with their respective wood and forest attributes, seemed perfect for this position.
‘First, I need to make sure they’re on my side.’
It took him 3 seconds to think this far.
Kyung-joon opened his mouth again.
“By the way, arliv. There’s one of my residents named Ceram who’s studying hard to purify you guys right now. He’s been abandoned by the group, but he’s also a silva, so he’s not feeling well mentally because of the current situation. So can you stop attacking the silvas?”
《Then we will…… disappear in a few days.》
“Exactly how long?”
《Three days. If more time passes, we will be consumed by the demonic energy.》
“Three days…… That’s tight. Then how much will you last if you eat the silvas?”
《Three weeks. Forest fairies are an excellent source of forest mana.》
“Oh, three weeks. That’s worth attacking for.”
Kyung-joon nodded his head in surprise at the much longer time than he thought.
“Okay. Sorry to interrupt. Attack again.”
Step aside.
Kyung-joon stepped aside and reached out to the silvas behind him.
The gesture was as if to say, 『Please, feel free to eat as much as you want~.』
《Forest mana. We shall consume again.》
Goooo.
At Kyung-joon’s words, the arliv colony turned their attention to the silvas.
The arlivs, moving only out of necessity, without any appetite or desire.
“Hiek……?!”
The silva girl at the front turned pale and couldn’t help but burrow deeper into her mother’s arms.
All the mother could do in this situation was hug her daughter tightly.
She didn’t have the power to change this situation.
‘I feel a little sorry, but…….’
This had to be done for the picture Kyung-joon wanted.
Just as the silva mother and daughter embraced each other, closing their eyes tightly at the imminent death!
“W, Wait a minute……! Human!”
Dadada!
An old silva with a salt-and-pepper beard rushed forward.
Holding a staff with something dangling from it, he was the village headman of the silva.
“Please, I beg you! You are a great human who can communicate with the arlivs and stop them directly! Please save our silva tribe!”
The silva village headman, who had come forward, bowed to Kyung-joon and spoke in human language.
Thud.
Seeing this, Kyung-joon reached out his hand again.
Then, as before, the arliv’s attack stopped all at once.
‘Fortunately, it ended without any casualties.’
If he had been a little late, there might have been casualties, but fortunately, the most ideal scenario had unfolded.
Step by step.
Kyung-joon walked over to the bowing silva village headman.
He then knelt in front of the village headman and lifted his head.
Then, with a bright smile, he said,
“Okay. How about we make a deal?”
This was the moment Kyung-joon got his hands on an excellent fairy workforce.
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The silvas agreed to a contract to belong to Kyung-joon’s territory after everything was resolved, and the arlivs also agreed to Kyung-joon’s mediation proposal.
《Savior of the Forest. Then, a corresponding price…》
And the contents of the contract appeared as a quest.
As a new epic quest.
[Arliv Purification]
▶The arlivs, forced to attack the silvas to prevent themselves from being corrupted by the black magic stone. However, Ceram, who is researching the purification of the black magic stone, is deeply concerned about this matter despite pretending not to be. In the end, player Kyung-joon proposes that they endure for just three more days to find a way to purify both the arlivs and save the silvas…….
※If you refuse the quest:
You can maintain the current 『temporary friendly』 relationship with the arlivs.
━ The arlivs will immediately attack the silvas.
※If you accept the quest:
The arlivs will not attack the silvas for three days.
If you succeed in purifying the arlivs within the time limit, your relationship with the arlivs will change to 『strong friendship』.
━ This is a spirit’s contract. If you fail to find a way to purify the arlivs within the time limit, you must offer your soul to them as payment (all stats and levels will be reset).
━ At the same time, the arlivs will withdraw the existing epic quest to find another quest takers.
※You can give up before the deadline. Giving up is considered rejecting the quest.
▶This quest is related to the Epic Quest 『Ceram, the Black-Skinned Silva』.
▶Quest Grade: Epic
[Do you accept the quest?]
[Yes / No]
Kyung-joon, after checking the quest window, immediately opened his mouth without a moment’s hesitation.
“I accept.”
[You have accepted the Epic Quest 『Arliv Purification』.]
[Quest Time Limit: 71:59:59]
With Kyung-joon’s appropriate intervention, the arlivs retreated for now.
Only Kyung-joon and the relieved silvas remained in front of the Sky Cliff.
Amidst the constant chattering sounds around them.
Kyung-joon approached a silva mother and daughter.
“This is your hat, right?”
Kyung-joon put the fairy hat he had picked up earlier on the silva girl’s head.
“……?”
Kyung-joon briefly made eye contact with the teary-eyed silva girl who looked up at him with her face half-covered, then turned his gaze to the silva mother next to her.
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