Chapter 107: Chapter 106: The Quest I Was Waiting For, Part I
Translator: HunterW
Editor: RED
The next morning, at the Kaltz Hotel…
“Hmm…it was definitely around this time,” I said to myself, as I thumbed through my notebook.
I had spent three months straight in Khufu’s dungeon to get another skill point, but the biggest reason was that I was waiting for the King-Emperor’s Treasure quest to start.
“I’m positive the quest started around this time…” I didn’t remember the exact date, as I wasn’t strong enough to participate back then. I could only spectate how it all played out, but now I was glad that I did.
“I can participate with a huge advantage.”
Yesterday at the Store, I did not see it posted on the quest board, so it had to mean that it hadn’t started yet. Well, even if I did start the quest later than anyone else, I still wouldn’t be at a disadvantage. With my abilities, I could easily catch up.
“But if I let my guard down and miss it completely…oof, I don’t even want to think about it.” I remembered the quest reward was a Rank 9 item, but that wasn’t what I wanted. There was something else I really wanted from the quest, something so secret that only I knew.
“I’ll need to be one of the first seven to reach the first gateway if I want a chance at it. If I can get it, it’ll be more than worth it to give up hunting for a few months.”
From what I could remember, the quest would start within the next week or two.
“Alright then. I need to focus solely on the King-Emperor’s Treasure quest. I won’t train for the time being, in case I miss my timing. I’ll stay close to the Store and keep a look out for the quest post. If I have to, I’ll go to Paju to let off some steam.”
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And so, for the next week, I stayed at the Kaltz Hotel and stopped by the Store every day, occasionally training in the fields. The quest hadn’t come up yet, but I wasn’t in a hurry yet. There was still some time. Then, one day, I remembered about Azazel’s Lightning Armor set.
-Hmm…can I do it?-
Every time I went to the Store, I also went to the basement auction house, trying to make the best out of each visit. As I perused the listed items today, I also looked up Azazel’s Shards. If I could assemble one more armor piece, then I could get the two-piece set bonus. Back then, no one was able to assemble another armor piece after the Boots, and so no one knew what the set bonus entailed, but everyone believed that it had to be good.
-Hmm. Seeing how there are still 40 types of shards, it seems no one has assembled another part. But still…there’s still a one in nine quadrillion chance. How will my Luck affect this if it can get me three Stat points a day from Shaman Ko’s Wheel?-
There was no way my Luck could be high enough to attempt to assemble another armor part on my own. Besides, trying to assemble cost so much, and I didn’t even like how much it cost just to buy the Shards of the Boots.
-But, I have quite a bit of money now and my Luck should be high…enough…right?-
My confidence waned when I thought about the one in nine quadrillion probability, but I steeled myself and began to buy Shards. When I assembled the Boots, the cheapest Shard cost 1,000 golden rings, and the priciest one cost 10,000. Now, the cheapest cost 3,500 and many cost more than 35,000.
-Looks like there are quite a few people who started trying to assemble after I made the Boots.-
I bought five of each of the forty types of Shards. The two hundred Shards cost me nearly 3,000,000 golden rings. Well, I guess it was worth it to see how far my Luck would take me. Once I had my Shards, I left the Store and went to the same place I had assembled the Boots at.
“Haa! It’s ok if I don’t succeed here. Don’t be nervous. It’s just for fun. Don’t be nervous.” I took out the two hundred Shards and laid them out neatly before me. I scanned the identical Shards.
“Damn…I have no idea where to start.” I stared at them, completely lost at what to do. “Ah, screw it!” I grabbed ten of the Shards and pieced them together.
“Whoa!” The Shards began to spark with electricity, like when I assembled the Boots. I shouted, thinking I succeeded on my first try, but I was quickly disappointed when the Shards popped like balloons.
==[You have failed to assemble the selected Shards of Azazel’s Armor. The Shards have been destroyed.]==
“That’s…okay. It’s only the first try. I’ve got a few more tries left.” After that, I started to assemble the Shards consecutively and each time, the same message that I failed appeared.
I tried picking them randomly while closing my eyes, and even threw some into the air and used the ones that fell to the ground first, but each time the same damn message kept appearing.
After the nineteenth attempt, I picked up the last ten Shards with shaking hands and pieced them together.
==[You have failed to assemble the selected Shards of Azazel’s Armor. The Shards have been destroyed.]==
“Ha….” I felt empty when the final message appeared. “I guess I really can’t do anything against these odds.” I did start this just for fun and tried to not expect anything, but I guess I was getting greedy. I was hoping something would happen since I was the luckiest person in the world. But man, I really couldn’t do anything against those odds!
“Damn… how the hell did Wakaba even succeed?” I had nothing but respect for the man.
“Ugh…I guess I’ll give up for now.” I just blew away 3,000,000 golden rings in less than three minutes. Furthermore, I had no guarantee I would succeed if I kept going. It was enough to learn how lucky I really was.
“Well, it’s not the end. I can always try later since my luck will always grow. There’s no need to get ahead of myself now.” I brushed off my hands and got up.
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The next morning at Store 72, the crowd seemed louder than usual as I wove my way through it. There could only be one reason.
-The quest started!-
I quickly made my way into the Store and headed straight for the quest board. The quest board that was empty the entire past week had a shining ! mark floating above it.
“The King-Emperor’s Treasure?”
“Whoa! If the treasure is at least Rank 8, then doesn’t that mean it’s at least a Rank 8 item?”
“It has to. There’s a chance it could be Rank 9 or Rank 10.”
“Damn, Rank 10? That’s freaking crazy.”
“What’s the quest location?”
“Hmm…it’s not on here. We have to find it on our own, but it says that the treasure is located in the King-Emperor’s Tomb?”
“Then something had to have changed its form. It could also be a dungeon that just appeared, as well.”
A huge crowd of devas was gathered around the quest board and were chattering among themselves. The quest wasn’t a normal one that was usually granted to a single deva; it was available for everyone and gave a reward of a Rank 8 item or higher. Obviously, it attracted a lot of attention.
I looked at the quest board from a distance.
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[Find the King-Emperor’s Treasure. (No Rank)
There once existed an invincible King-Emperor. This young ruler commanded such power that a single slash of his blade could cut anything in half. With that power, he had the world at his fingertips. All bowed to his force and his name, but the young ruler could not resist the power of time. As he grew weaker and weaker through the years, he grew angrier and angrier. Unable to bear the shame, the ruler dug himself into the ground, taking all of his wealth with him.
Find the treasure the King-Emperor buried himself with.
Time Limit: Until whoever finds the treasure first.
Location: The King-Emperor’s Tomb.
Reward: Random chest containing an item of at least Rank 8
Accept/Reject]
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It was the same quest I knew about. I selected Accept without hesitation.
==[Find the King-Emperor’s Treasure. (No Rank)
You have accepted the quest.]==
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After accepting the quest, I left the Store. I had no time to lose if I wanted to be one of the first seven to complete the quest.
-It was a day, right?-
From my memory, the tomb was discovered in less than a day after the quest was created, and it was the Cheng Long Guild that came upon in coincidentally. It was thanks to that coincidence that Wai Chung had a Rank 9 item from the quest.
-Let him have it. My goal is something else.-
I quickly entered the Messenger Guild’s Teleport building next to the Store. My destination was Beijing!
“Take me to Beijing, please.”
“That’ll be 70,000 golden rings.”
I paid the clerk and stepped onto the platform.
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As soon as I was in Beijing, I headed for Beijing Capital Airport to get to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
“It would have been nice if the Messenger Guild had a teleporter there, as well.” Mongolia didn’t have a teleporter during my past life either. There wasn’t a Store there, so it did make sense, and also meant that there weren’t many devas in Mongolia.
There were many flights heading to Mongolia, and I got on the earliest flight.
“First Egypt, then Macao. Now it’s Mongolia?” I was satisfied with myself for being this busy. It beat having to do the same thing over and over again…
I knew the exact location of the tomb. In the past, I had accepted the quest, thinking it wouldn’t be a problem since there wasn’t a real time limit. However, I could not keep up with everyone else with my abilities and only managed to hear things that happened pertaining to the quest.
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As soon as I landed at Ulaanbaatar Airport, I quickly headed north. Twenty minutes later, I arrived at Khan Khentii and could see Burkhan Khaldun Mountain off in the distance. That was where the King-Emperor’s treasure was buried.
I quickened my pace as I came closer, and as soon as I entered the Burkhan Khaldun area, a message appeared.
==[You are the first to discover the tomb of King-Emperor as part of the Find the King-Emperor’s Treasure quest.
As a reward, all Stats will be increased by 100 points.]==
“What!” This I had no idea about. Sure, I had quite a bit of Stat points right now, but 100 points to all of my Stats was like gaining 50 levels! Hell, better me than anyone else!
As I stood there in surprise, the ground rumbled as the side of the mountain opened to reveal the dungeon that held the tomb of the King-Emperor!
