He was quitecuriousabout therewardsthebookwouldgive.
‘Firstof all.’
Soo Hyukstoppedandlookedat the orangebookfor awhile, then continued to explore around.Therewasnoneedfor him toreadabookright away, as thelibrarywas quite empty.
But now Soo Hyukhadtoconfirmsomething,hehadto knowhowmanybookswere there hereand howmanyof them thathehadn’t read.
Soo Hyukcontinued walking around and suddenly focused on one of the bookshelves.
Itgrabbedhisattention.
‘Blue!’
Hesawabluebook on the fourthline.[1]
‘Red!’Thensuddenly hefounda red book on the seventhshelf, but thatwasit.
Soo Hyuk, who soon finishedexploringthelibrary,saidnothing.He just frowned without aword.The reason behind his sulk was not that the library had only three special books.
‘IthinkI’llfinishreadingthem all in amonth.’
Thiswasbecause ofthenumberofnewbooksavablefor him in theHadracLibrary.Asinglemonth, atmosthewillneedanhourtpleteabookand by theendofthemonth,hecouldfinishthem all.He was positive that he could do it;it wasn’t his pride but it was his confidence.
“Do Ihavetofindanotherceafter amonth?”
Hejustwanted toreadinpeacefor at least threemonths.But amonth?
“ShouldIjustre-readthe previousbooks?’
Iturredto him, he couldjustreadtheoldbooks.
‘No, if I don’t have a new book, I won’t be able to learn.’Soo Hyukshookhishead.Therewasabigdifference between thesatisfactionofreadinganewbookand thesatisfactionof alreadypleted ones.
If thesatisfactionof rereading abookwas a1, then thesatisfactionof anewbookcould bevotedas a 10.But it’s not thathewouldreadthepleted onesonly whenhehadnobook.Hewould havereadall the previousbooksanyways.
‘Let’s not waste time on this.’
Soo Hyukstoppedhisthoughts.He didn’t want toworryabout thethingsthat have not yete out.ThenSoo Hyukcheckedthetime.
‘Fornow, I’llreadsix books.’
Hehadplenty oftime.So,hewentto thest shelf andpickeda fewnewbooks.
Heonlytook out thebookshewantedtoread, but they wereonlythree.Soo Hyuk, whosaidhewouldreadsixbooksbrought outonlythree, but thatwasbecause theotherswereon a different bookshelf.
And so he walked towards those shelves.
Ashereachedtheir respective lines,hetook out the redbook, thebluebook, and the orangebook.
So, withallsixbooksin hisarms, Soo Hyuk sat andkeptallthebookson thedesk.Atfirst,hepulledoutthe, “TheMercenary King ofHadrac” which sparkled inbrightorange.
-Thesonasked.
-Father, how did you be King of Mercenaries?
-Iponderedat myson’ssimplequestion.
-Itried.
-What couldbethereasonIwasabletobeKing of Mercenaries?
-Wasn’t it because the Ogre’sattackcouldn’teventouchme, nomatterwhere theattackscame from?
The orangebook“The Mercenary King ofHadrac”endedwith aquestion; with asmileon his face Soo Hyuk closed thebook.The bright orange colordimmedanddisappeared, then amessageappeared.
Shaak!
[Specialquest ‘The Beautyof Support’ has beencreated.]
[Wisdomincreased+1]
[Wisdomincreased+1]
‘The Beauty of Support?’
Seeingthemessage, Soo Hyuk tilted hishead.Itwasbecause ofthequest’sname.Even though thenamewas“The Beauty of Support”, he couldn’t guess whatkind ofmissionitwouldbring.
‘Isitabout buffing mystrength?’
Like the red book,itwasitsquesttoenhancethestats.Soo Hyukopenedhis quest window toconfirm.
〈ThebeautyofSupport〉Hold onto theattacks,increaseyourendurance!
[Damagereceived:0/10,000,000]
[Quest rewards:Stats – damage received in a near death situationiszero.]
Itwas vaporizing.
Themomenthesawthe quest window, Soo Hyuk wasshocked,itwasbecause therewardwasin amill.
Henever thoughtitwouldgivehim a buff…
He considered the orange book’s quest must be about strengthening his buff stats but it was the reward itself.
“Ifit’s amillstone…”[2]
Soo Hyuk knewwellwhatkind ofstrengthitwas.
‘Itwastheforceofwaterandlifeitself.’
Thoughitdoes increasestrength, themillis basically like a thread linkingphysicalstrengthand one’svitality.Thiswassomething, notjustanyone couldhave.Only a fewgreatwarriorshaveachievedit.A millstone isgreatlydesired by themagicians.
“But…”
Soo Hyuk frowned.
‘Million?’
Hewasfrowninglookingat theconditionof thequest.
“Ineedtotake10 milliondamage?’
Even if therewardwasthe legendary millstone, heneededtpletethequestinordertoreceiveit.But unfortunately, tpletethequest, hehadtoreceivedamageanditwasn’t just somedamageitwas 10 milliondamage.Awhopping10 milliondamagejust toreceivea millstone.
‘Is this even on a standard exchange term?’
How is thedamagemeasured?Would it reduce if he went into a defensive mode?Or maybe not?Itwasimportantfor Soo Hyuk toknow.It was easy getting hit, but the aftermath was difficult.
Itwasbecause ofthereward.
Furthermore, thismuchdamagecould instantlykillhim.In otherwords, hehadtoreceive10 milliondamagewithoutdying.
“And someday I’llbeat theend.’
I don’t know when it will be, but the day will ultimatelye when it’s over.Itwasn’t urgent for him tocreatehis mill right away.
Soo Hyuk, who wasanalyzingthequest,openedthebluebook.Thebluebook wasalsorted to the Mercenary King ofHadrac.
Suaak!!!
[Specialquest “The LegacyofHadrac” has beencreated.]
[Wisdomincreased+1]
[Wisdomincreased+1]
〈SpecialQuest –Hadrac’sLegacy〉
[Hadrac, the mercenary king, foundedHadracandgainedmuchwealthand honor.But before hisdeath, hehidall hiswealthforfun.FindthecewhereHadrac’swealthishidden!]
[Questreward:???]
‘As expected, thisspecialquestin the Blue Booktoowas a heritagequest.Besides, just like any otherlegacyquest, themanbehind such alegacyHadrac, was crazy.’
Then, Soo Hyuk took out thenextbook, the redbook.
‘Whatkindofrewardwill ithave?’
Soo Hyuk wondered as heopenedthe redbook.Though the red bookincreasesstats, he wascuriousabout whatstatsit willincrease.
[Specialquest “The Sage’s Wisdom” has beencreated.]
[Wisdomincreased+1]
[Wisdomincreased+1]
Afterreadingthe whole book,Soo Hyukreceivedamessage.Hiseyesshedwhen hecheckedthemessage.
‘Wisdom!It was probably as the book’s title suggested “The Sage’s Wisdom.”Thstspecialquestincreasedmystrengthbut thistimeit willincreasemywisdom.’Soo Hyukthoughtwhile heconfirmedthequest.
〈Specialquest– Wisdom of thewise〉
Meettheconditionsbelow!And you’llreceiveThe Sage’s Wisdom.
[Read Books:0/100]
[Mana exhausting skill exhibition:0/2000]
Just as he expected!
‘The conditions are quite easy.’
The requirements were also not difficult. He only needed to read 100 books and test 2000 skills, they were quite easy for Soo Hyuk.
‘As long as it doesn’t increase mana.’
Of course, there was one concern. It was what effect that came with the strengthening of the stats. What if his mana increased? It wasn’t that bad but it wasn’t that good either.
‘First, I need to get through this.’
Soo Hyuk closed the quest window as he had no more quest left from this book.
He opened the next book.
‘Good.’
It was good for him that it was a new book, one he’d never read before. And with a gentle smile, Soo Hyuk began to read.
The next morning.
〈The Troubled Underground Waterway〉
In the underground sewers of Hadrac, chimeras suddenly began appearing in the waterways. Ian and Alex made the decision to clean up the underground waterways, but the chimeras were strong and possessed powerful poison. In the end, the expedition resulted in failure, and the most they could achieve was to prevent the chimeras from escaping. Clean the underground waterways of the chimeras and identify their source!
[Chimera Summoning Formation A : 0 / 1]
[Chimera Summoning Formation B : 0 / 1]
[Chimera Summoning Formation C : 0 / 1]
[Chimera Summoning Formation D : 0 / 1]
[Chimera Summoning Formation E : 0 / 1]
[Chimera Summoning Formation F : 0 / 1]
[Chimera: 0 / ??? ]
[Quest reward: S-Rank Promotion, ??? ]
Soo Hyuk, who was heading for the underground waterway, checked his quest window.
‘Are the Magician keeping them in check?’
There were six requirements forpleting the quest, including the summoning of a magic circle.
‘Or were they destroyed?’
Should they trap them in the magic circle? Or should it be killed? Soo Hyuk couldn’t know because not many details were given about this quest. [3]
‘How long will it take?’
How long will it take to confirm if it’s trapped or destroyed?
Soo Hyuk, who suddenly turned his steps, had soon reached his destination.
“?”
Soo Hyuk, who arrived at his destination, the underground waterway, paused for a moment.
‘Why were there so many?’
It was because there were so many people at the entrance to the underground waterway.
“You said there would be only three!’
I heard Ian and Alex say. Three people were guarding the entrance to the underground waterway.
‘Kamian said five.’
Even if there was Kamian’s party, it was overkill. The NPC and Kamian’s party should have totaled up to eight people.
But this! There were almost twenty people.
Did they know the time?
Did all these extra peoplee here because they were informed about their meeting time?
‘..9 o’clock.’
After getting a little closer, Soo Hyuk paused.
‘That robe…’
The reason why Soo Hyuk hesitated since the robe was familiar. These robes were given to wizards belonging to the Tower of Poison. More than half of them were wearing the robes belonging to the Tower.
‘What’s this? This tower should belong to the NPCs. I didn’t think they were yers. Even if a few yers choose the poison as one of their properties, they aren’t the ones who would travel to the underground waterways. So it was guaranteed that they were NPC for sure.
“Soo Hyuk! there you are!”
Soo Hyuk, who was lost in his thoughts, was startled by Kamian’s shout. However, not only Soo Hyuk but Kamian himself was embarrassed in this situation
Dadadada!
All the NPCs from the Tower of Poison came running towards Soo Hyuk.
“Good morning.”
It wasn’t until they arrived near Soo Hyuk that they stopped moving. They started to greet him.
The old man standing in front of him greeted Soo Hyuk and introduced himself.
“I’m Rhino, the branch manager of the Tower of Poison at Hadrac.”
“Oh, yeah. Hello.”
Soo Hyuk politely greeted Rhino.
“But this is one hell of a job” the old man vaguely asked me.
Why did Rhinoe here?
‘Why does it feel like they were waiting for me?’
It was obvious that he was waiting.
But the question was, why on earth were they?
“I’m here to help you because you said you were going to the underground waterway.”
“Ah, help me?”
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