𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟕
“It’s decided then. Let’s move first.”
Seemingly satisfied with my answer, Black Dragon smiled and started walking ahead, and I followed him with Yua, who was nearby.
Perhaps because he was the guild master with considerable influence here in the Iot Kingdom, I could see the players who had been whispering and following us gradually dropping off.
“Um, Rudin-nim. Is it okay to follow like this?”
“There shouldn’t be any problem. And we need a place to hide.”
If we went out to sea in this state, there was a high possibility that some players would follow us.
I don’t know what they’re trying to gain by following me, but if the dungeon I discovered becomes known, it would be troublesome in many ways, so I thought it would be better to hide like this for now.
‘First, I need to change clothes and then move again.’
After arriving at the Guild Castle following Black Dragon, I entered a room that looked like a reception room and sat down, looking at him.
“By the way, is she your girlfriend?”
“She’s a colleague.”
If I answered bluntly as a girlfriend, Yua might feel bad, so I introduced her as a colleague, and Black Dragon nodded.
“If she’s Rudin’s colleague, she must be quite skilled.”
“You didn’t bring me all the way here to ask that, did you?”
“Of course not. Actually, I called you to ask for help with the Main Scenario Quest.”
As expected, it was the Main Scenario.
“Luckily, I was able to receive that quest too, but absurdly, I was blocked from the beginning. No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find the entrance.”
“I understand that part, but why are you asking me?”
“Actually, my younger brother is a member of the Emperor Guild. I was able to find out from him that you found the entrance. That’s why I’m asking.”
Black Dragon’s younger brother was a member of the Emperor Guild?
I didn’t quite understand.
It wasn’t just any random guild, it was the Absolute Guild, one of the three major guilds in the Iot Kingdom.
And if the guild master was his older brother, it might have been much better to join here.
“Ah, I know what you’re thinking. I’ve suggested he come here several times. But he just kept saying that Emperor is the strongest guild in Twilight and refused in the end.”
“Is that so?”
“Well, thinking about it, I felt it wasn’t bad for me either.”
I could understand Black Dragon’s words that it wasn’t bad for him, as he could provide information like this.
By the way, whoever that guy is, shouldn’t we get rid of him?
“Anyway, you’re asking for help.”
“I’ll compensate you if you find the entrance.”
‘Should I just ask for all the broadcast revenue?’
I thought that if I found the entrance, the Absolute Guild would also hold a broadcast like other guilds did.
And recalling the case of the Emperor Guild, which earned 1 billion won from a single broadcast, it was an attractive offer.
But this was just my thought.
“I’d like to hear what kind of compensation you’ll offer.”
“You look confident?”
“I can use an A-rank Exploration Skill.”
At the mention of an A-rank Exploration Skill, Black Dragon showed a surprised expression, as if he hadn’t expected it at all.
Even a simple A-rank Skill wouldn’t be possessed by many people, so it’s understandable that he would be surprised if it was an Exploration Skill.
“An A-rank Exploration Skill…… So that’s how you were able to find it.”
Actually, even if the negotiation broke down here, it wouldn’t matter to me.
I could just change clothes, rent a boat, and find the dungeon.
But I felt like there might be something to gain from this negotiation, so I waited silently, and after a brief moment of contemplation, Black Dragon nodded and said,
“As you said, with an A-rank Exploration Skill, you should be able to find the entrance to the Main Scenario. Tell me what you want first. I’ll try my best to match it.”
“What if I ask for the broadcast revenue from the entrance?”
“I’ll give it to you. Is that what you want?”
‘……What?’
Unlike my expectations, Black Dragon readily agreed.
Thinking of Black Dragon’s attitude and Lee Ju-ho, who infiltrated the Emperor Guild even though he knew he would have to fight them, I wondered if the Main Scenario reward had a lot to do with it.
“Could I possibly know the reward for the Main Scenario Quest?”
“What? Didn’t your guild master tell you?”
“I wasn’t interested at first. But I’m suddenly curious about the Main Scenario reward that you’re willing to pay broadcast revenue for.”
And I thought he’d probably tell me.
Since the 60 people who already received the quest knew, wouldn’t most people know what the reward was?
And as if it wasn’t a secret, Black Dragon answered simply.
“The reward is a position and territory.”
“A position and territory?”
“In a nutshell, it means you can have your own land. You know how big a deal this is, right?”
No, I don’t know.
Simply put, the reward is land.
Since it wasn’t land I would own anyway, I decided to think about what I could do with it later and accepted Black Dragon’s offer.
“Then let’s do that.”
“Good thinking.”
“And if possible, could we enter the entrance 30 minutes later?”
“Do you have a reason to go there?”
“Actually……”
I thought about it for a moment, but the possibility of Black Dragon coming to the Harpe Empire was low.
So I decided to tell him about the quest I received and explained briefly.
“Actually, I received a quest to hunt as many attribute monsters as possible.”
“Attribute monsters…… Ah, is that why you came to the Iot Kingdom?”
“Yes, it’s hard to find such monsters in the Harpe Empire.”
“I heard the Emperor Guild owns quite a few dungeons.”
“As you know, they have a lot of guild members too.”
Understanding what I meant, Black Dragon said with a knowing look,
“You want a dungeon with no people. To monopolize the monsters there.”
“Yes.”
“So, this is two favors……”
But compared to finding the dungeon, it’s just a small favor.
Knowing this, Black Dragon nodded nonchalantly.
“Alright, broadcast revenue and entrance. I’ll do it on that condition.”
“It’s decided then.”
Perhaps thinking it ended satisfactorily, Black Dragon extended his hand first, and I shook it, concluding the negotiation.
* * *
“This is it.”
After crossing to an island on Black Dragon’s large ship, I looked around.
As expected, looking around, I saw quite a few players searching for something here and there.
It was obvious that the something was the entrance.
‘Anyway, shall we look?’
Although the size of the island we arrived at was quite large, I believed it wouldn’t take long if I used my Second Intuition.
“Yua-nim, let’s go.”
“Yes.”
After walking for a while with Yua, I started to activate my Second Intuition.
As soon as I activated my Second Intuition, I thought of the entrance and realized that I could go in one direction, but if I found it right away, anyone would be suspicious, so I decided to wander around a bit more.
‘Let’s use it a few times in suitable places.’
Although I already knew the approximate location, I still used the Gem-Eating Snake in places that seemed likely, and despite being an A-rank Exploration Skill, I could see that nothing came up.
‘Well, I knew it wouldn’t come up anyway.’
I thought I might as well use up all the rare gems I had this time.
“Um, Rudin-nim.”
“Yes, what is it?”
“I have a question. Can I ask?”
“Anytime.”
Yua’s sudden cautious attitude was puzzling, but I could answer most things.
So I told her she could ask anything, and Yua asked a rather unique question.
“You’ve earned a lot of money so far, Rudin-nim.”
“……That’s right.”
Hearing Yua’s words, I became curious about her intention.
“But is there a reason to ask for money as compensation? I sometimes feel like you’re playing the game to make money, Rudin-nim.”
She seems to have seen it quite accurately.
Anyway, Yua seemed curious about my intention of asking for money in the negotiation with Black Dragon, even though I had already earned a lot of money.
“You’re not wrong. I don’t like to miss opportunities to earn.”
And one more reason was because of my intuition.
The intuition that suddenly appeared without me knowing.
Since it appeared suddenly, it wouldn’t be strange if it disappeared suddenly.
That’s why I wanted to save money to the point where I wouldn’t regret it even if my intuition disappeared someday.
Honestly, besides using my intuition to make money, there’s nothing else I can do.
‘By the way……’
What if my intuition disappeared tomorrow?
Would I regret it, thinking I could have worked harder?
Probably not.
Although I couldn’t say I had made as much money as possible using my intuition, I still thought I had tried my best.
Also, since my current character had grown to the point where it wouldn’t need intuition, I probably wouldn’t regret it.
“Opportunities to earn?”
“Twilight is a game, so it can’t last forever. Fortunately, I’m on the stronger side here, so I want to earn whenever I have the opportunity. Is that strange?”
“I thought it would be okay to aim for something other than money.”
Another goal……
“I’ll try that if I get the chance.”
After saying that, I headed to the place indicated by my intuition.
And arriving there, I asked for a moment’s excuse and logged out to get rid of my intuition, taking a break for about a minute.
Then I logged back in, and perhaps because I logged back in so quickly, the background appeared with no particular change, but I could tell that the strange sensation I felt with my intuition had disappeared.
‘But it doesn’t matter since I’ve already found it.’
[Gem consumed.]
[A-rank Skill, Wave of Exploration (LV7) is activated.]
With that thought, I activated the A-rank Exploration Skill at the location found by my intuition, and soon, I could see a staircase leading underground appearing as light emerged.
“Oh! You found it faster than I thought!”
At that moment, Black Dragon, who had been following from a distance, approached quickly and spoke in an impressed tone, but then changed his expression to one of embarrassment.
“But you found it too quickly. The promotion hasn’t been done yet, so even if we start the broadcast, not many people will be able to come.”
After listening to Black Dragon, I found out that he had instructed his guild members to promote online before leaving.
Hearing that, I said with an inwardly bewildered feeling,
“No, why did you promote beforehand in case we couldn’t find it?”
“Because that was the promise. And if we couldn’t find it, we were planning to explore the dungeons we own.”
Black Dragon, who said there was no need for that thanks to finding it, quickly gathered all the guild members on this island.
Perhaps because of the news that the entrance had been found, the Absolute Guild members gathered at a very fast pace.
“Guild Master, you found it?”
“Huh? Isn’t that person next to you Rudin?”
“Why is Rudin here?”
The Absolute Guild members, who saw me standing next to him with a mixture of relief and surprise, looked back and forth between Black Dragon and me with puzzled expressions, and Black Dragon explained briefly.
“I asked him for help. In return, we agreed to give him all the broadcast revenue from this entrance strategy.”
“What?”
“No, Guild Master. Isn’t that a bit too much?”
“How much is the broadcast revenue?”
Perhaps because he didn’t explain, or perhaps because he didn’t even give them time to explain, most of the guild members showed a reaction as if they were hearing this for the first time.
“Shut up. You should have found it sooner. You couldn’t even find this obvious place for days.”
“Well, that’s because……”
“And broadcast revenue is nothing. What’s important is that we found the entrance.”
As he said that, the guild members nodded in understanding.
It seemed they valued the Main Scenario more than the broadcast.
“Yes, I understand.”
“It’s our fault that we couldn’t find it until now.”
“Please tell us in advance next time.”
“Don’t worry. But why aren’t the rest of the members here yet?”
Along with Black Dragon’s shout, I could see dozens more people coming this way.
Judging by Black Dragon’s excited expression as he looked at them, they seemed to be guild members.
“Anyway, we’re mostly gathered. You guys guard the entrance. Tell anyone who tries to attack that they’ll be at war with us.”
“Yes.”
“And remember that Rudin over there and his colleague will enter after 30 minutes.”
“What? Rudin is entering too?”
“I said after 30 minutes. Don’t worry, regardless of the apostles or the Main Scenario, he’ll just hunt monsters and leave.”
“Ah, yes. I understand.”
“Then I’ll trust you.”
Black Dragon left for the entrance with his guild members, leaving those words behind.
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