[Chapter 9 - Discovery of The First City]

Weed came to Borghese Nice to find Ratzeburg City, where the four races lived together peacefully.

Since Yurin had already seen the place and the butterfly garden, she sent Weed there simply by using [Picture Teleportation].

"There are a considerable amount of people here."

Weed walked along the plateau while glancing at his surroundings.

Flocks of birds flew around the adventurers and the tourists.

Along the vast Tynus River, Weed's eye focused on a fisherman casting his fishing rod which was immediately snapped by a fish.

"Whoa, another big fish!"

"Oppa, how many fish have you caught so far?"

"A little over 20."

Since the crowd of anglers kept growing like crazy, that means the river must be abundant in fish!

The fertile Ilste Plains are cultivated with various grains as the food source of Aidern Kingdom.

When the economy and industry started to develop in Aidern Kingdom, a castle was built in Borghese Nice City.

But in the past 200 years, people migrated and a newer larger castle was built with the old castle turned into a place for travellers to stay.

"Ratzeburg might be somewhere around here."

Weed walked along the river.

From the memories of the monster raiding a city close to a river, the scenery here had lot of similarities.

"According to my memories, this might really be the place."

However, compared to the video, the area was covered with sand!

Weed decided to take out his fishing rod.

"This will be a good opportunity to raise my fishing skill."

Creating a sculpture will attract the people's attention and it may invite pursuit from Hermes Guild.

Therefore, it's fishing time.

"Ahjussi, that's not a good fishing spot."

A female user kindly advised Weed but he ignored her and cast his fishing rod into the river.

"The fish here are too big for a guy like him to catch."

The tuna here is so big that the user needs both arms to hold the fishing rod once it caught one.

"I'm gonna eat it once I caught one. Hmm, I wonder what will I cook with it."

Even though the fish from the Tynus River is relatively heavy, it is light for a guy like Weed.

To catch a big fish, one needs the right bait. Even if the fish takes the bait, it isn't guarantee to be caught.

Intermediate Level 5 Fishing allows him to have special baits that can move in the water.

Shaking their tails and creating rustling waves against the river flow, flauntingly attracting the large fish to grab the baits!

It is better than other bait because it attracts larger fish.

At Tynus River, there are many people raising their Fishing Skill diligently.

Even for other people with Intermediate Level 3 Fishing skill, catching big fish without being completely exhausted was rare. However, it was not a problem for Weed who could do it even without spending much stamina due to his Advanced level 8 Handicraft and high strength.

It was because during the few days at the sea, he increased his Fishing Skill proficiency to almost level 6.

Fishing skill rose to Intermediate Level 6.Chance to catch rare fish will increase significantly.Maximum health increased by 1800.Fish-based dishes will become more delicious.+ 35 Fame+ 4 Perseverance.+ 3 EnduranceYou earned the title: Die-Hard Angler.When staying in the one place for long, the Fishing skill effect increases by 4%.Reduce stamina consumption.

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At night, Tynus River is crowded with more anglers.

Therefore, Weed had no choice but to hide and dig the ground secretly.

"Ruin, ruin, come to me. I hope it is filled with expensive items."

There must be some remains of Ratzeburg City left behind. Something special!

Certainly, Weed was doing this not just for of the quest but also for the money. Weed's eyes grew bloodshot.

Weed hid in the dark of the night, and secretly digging underground, deepere and deeper.

Because of all the mining he did in Jigolath, it improved his digging.

"Nothing would be more boring than levelling Mining and Fishing."

The path full of suffering and boring repetitive actions, just for a couple of levels!

In Jigolath he kept digging and carrying blocks of ore, now he is digging the ground with only a fluorescent light for company.

Between the bush and the sand he dug, water from the river was spilling.

At least Ratzeburg is a good location for fishing, he didn't have to compete with other people at Tynus River.

He could just cast his fishing rod through the spot of spilling water whilst continuing to dig.

It was an excellent opportunity to train both mining and fishing!

"Being a sculptor, I need to be versatile in any situation."

And then when it was almost afternoon, by chance, unexpectedly Weed felt like something caught the fishing rod.

"Is it..a. fish?"

It doesn't feel too stiff, but it doesn't feel like it is a living thing either.

In situation like this, other experienced fisher might already accidentally cut the fishing line, but Weed carefully took about 10 minutes to reel it in.

With his handicraft skill and handmade fishing line that's better than the one sold in the market, it is not impossible for him.

Ttiring!

- Old artifact, a hammer that once adrift along Tynus River.- Luck increase by 1.- Fishing skill is improved.

"Just a stone hammer, but if it can increase certain skill, it is a special item. Identify!"

Breaking Stone HammerDurability: 7/19 Damage: 2-9.Hammer made for breaking stone.Can also used for hunting.Restriction: None.Equipped: When used by orcs, increase damage by 20%.

"Unbelievable!"

Weed is expecting something decent as a remains from Ratzeburg. If he was another person, the hammer would already been thrown out, but for Weed, every japtem is valuable.

"At least I can sell this 'artifact'."

During the day, he continued fishing hoping to retrieve some good artifacts.

Instead of directly fishing in Tynus River, something unexpected might come out when fishing in Ratzeburg!

Some of the things he discovered were copper shields, crushed arrowheads, bowls, pottery and other miscellaneous items.

Most of them were useless items, but sometimes he retrieved something anufactured by the dwarfs.

"Come on, I'm not digging for nothing."

In the day, he cast his fishing road while looking at the sky and laughing.

And at night, he was digging the ground while humming.

"Money will come out if I keep digging. A fortune that'll belong to me. I will become rich overnight!"

In the ground, he felt like he was in a grave, feeling like a tone-deaf man. It was almost completely silent except for the constant monotonous sound of the flowing river. Weed keept humming to rid himself of this feeling.

"The first city huh , there must be a bunch of valuable stuff buried under. Or maybe, I will discover a tomb that is filled with gold and jewels........"

The dreams of a grave robber!

But in reality, he didn't really expect much.

After several days digging the ground, dealing with sand, rock and wet soil, there were no signs of any treasure he wished.

"...."

Nevertheless, Weed didn'tgive up and his greed for treasure from the tombs kept growing.

And then, he discovered a sculpture made of stone!

Although its arms and legs were falling apart, it was clearly a sculpture of an orc.

"Identify!"

Weed used [Sculptural Memories].

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"This time we are able to defeat the monster as well. Thanks to you I'm not in any grave danger."

"Chwi ik! Don't mention it, it's my duty. Chwik. I'm Ulchwi, a proud warrior of orc, it is only natural for me to do so. Chwichis."

"I heard you had another child, is it true?"

"Yes, his big head resembles mine a lot, I'm truly happy,chwi chwi chis!"

"Ulchwi, the sculpture of your seventh child is finished. Come and take it at my shop house."

Some scars and tattoos can be seen on the body of orc Ulchwi, who was looking for a sculpture.

There were sculptures of big orcs and young orcs.

With their habit of regularly going to battle, it was normal for them to enter the battlefield and never came back.

To never forget about their families, the sculptures were very valuable to them.

"As good as ussual. chwi!"

Ulchwi came out from a workshop while holding an orc sculpture and a dwarf bowed to him while he left.

Compared to orc, slow-growing human children can be seen playing on the street of Ratzeburg City.

"Hi, Uncle Ulchwi!"

" Back from catching monsters? Congratulations for your newborn child."

"Ulchwi, I'm sure he will grow up to be a strong warrior like you."

The humans and orc Ulchwi were very friendly towards each other.

After chatting for a couple of minutes, they separated to their own ways, and Ulchwi headed for his house.

Since orc frequently mobilized into battle, they lived near the edge of the city.

"Welcome back, chwi chwi chwis!"

A female orc came out of the door and greet him. When she saw his face and heard his voice, she was extremely excited. Ulwchi hugged her and entered the house. With thirteen children, Ulcwhi's family was a quite large family, even for an orc.

The house was decorated with decent furniture, and various sizes of sculptures were lined up to the right and left side of the door.

Human and elves built their home in the middle of the city, since they were responsible for taking care of the crops.

The dwarves built the city defence and made weapons for the orcs to use later.

And the orcs who lived at the edge of the city, devoted themselves to protect them all against invading monsters.

For the sake of protecting their human, elf and dwarf companions, they never retreated from battle even when the battle gets tough.

Ulchwi opened a door to a room full of sculptures, each one of them represented his family members.

Being in the line of duty, one or two of his family members never returned.

In the room, the sculptures kept piling up.

Under the protection of orcs, the city was safe. In the meantime, the humans, dwarves and elves had enough space to develop themselves.

The humans, not just good in farming, also learnt how to use the weapons.

Since their childhood, they observed the orcs fighting. Even though they didn't have strong combat capabilities of an orc, they never stopped trying to overcome their weakness. At one point, they learned how to utilize their mana.

The elves made bows, established relationships with elemental spirits, and no longer needed the protection provided by the orcs.

Dwarves developed defence and weapons particular for themselves. With the exceptionally sharp weapons and sturdy defence, they were no longer afraid of the monsters.

Later, each race started to think inconveniently of each other.

"Humans does not respect us. chwichwi chwis!"

"The orcs were eating too much. What's the point of raising crops if all of it ended up in orc's belly. If this keeps up, the food will be in sufficient."

"The other races don't understand the great power of nature. How long we elves have to wait patiently for them to understand this?"

"They don't even know what made the equipment better. Without dwarves' ability to handle metal, there wouldn't be any equipment for farming and for battle.

Damn it! And when they made equipment, it is so bad it is not even considered as equipment. What they've don't, it is an insult!"

The four races started to treat each other with hostility.

Orcs were the first race to leave the city.

Because of their excellent fertility, continued living in one place would lead to overpopulation.

The places far away from Ratzeburg were full of monsters, but orcs were brave enough to find a place as a new settlement.

Not long after the orcs left, the elves headed into the woods.

The humans and dwarves remained with each other for a while, since they still in need for each other.

But when the dwarves blacksmith' technique became more developed and they needed a lot of mineral to polish their technique, the dwarves headed into the mountains.

Since the elves left, the crop production declined to less than half, and the humans had difficulty for a while.

When they applied what they already learned from the elves, they managed to restore the crop production.

To prepare themselves for the invading monster, by utilizing the dwarves' wall technology, they built themselves a fortress.

In the end, only human race lived in the Ratzeburg City.

But not for long, the remains left by dwarves, elves and orcs made humans feel uncomfortable.

Eventually, the humans also left Ratzeburg City to build another kingdom.

The first city, where the four races used to lived together was then abandoned!

In a period of several decades, the Tynus River overflowed and Ratzeburg City was swept away by the flood. And from that, the fertile Great Ilste Plains was formed.

However, the flood damage was greater than ever.

The buildings in the abandoned city begun to collapse indiscriminately.

The stones and trees were swept into the waterway, and remained deep in the ground.

The building and the remains of Ratzeburg were eroded by the rain and the river. Finally, what left of Ratzeburg City was buried in the sand and disappeared in the past.

The sculpture representing Ulchwi's seventh child was buried under a large stone.

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You have completed ' Ratzeburg City'The great historical Ratzeburg City has been discovered!The long lost history of humans, elves, orcs and dwarves is recovered and re-writtenin the historical record.When you report your adventure to the king or representative of the race, yourachievement will be registered and recognized.Quest rewards:When you report your adventure to the king or representative of the race, you canreceive a reward.If you return to elf Delia, you can proceed to the next stage of the quest.- Fame has increased by 4,300.- Level up.- Level up.- All stat has increased by 4.- You have gained historical knowledge. For your special experience, your wisdom andintelligent have additionally increased by 5.- For the excavation, your mining skill increased by 1.

"The reward for Master Sculptor Quest is quite considerable."

Weed's level is now 400. Despite the enormous experience he gained from the reward, he only rose by two levels.

When he defeated Lich Shire and his Undead Legion, since his level was lower, his level rose more than 10 at once.

"This is not the entire reward of the Master Sculptor Quest. If the intermediate reward is this good, I wonder what will I get for finishing the quest?"

A heartwarming smile spread over his mouth revealing his tooth.

Ratzeburg City is already discovered, so whoever doing Master Sculptor Quest later will not get this reward.

The reward is only available for the first person doing the Sculptor Master Quest.

"I am step ahead of the others. When there is snow falling and I walk on them, I will leave my footprints, and it will guide other people behind me."

Weed's words are considerably honourable, but his real attention was completely different.

'It is good to be one step ahead, I will grab everything. Follow me, and when you catch up, the party's already over.'

The adventurers who go out early are able to obtain exclusive quests and the treasures!

Since Ratzeburg City was discovered, Weed contacted Yurin who sent him to the elf village.

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In the Pabeura Village of Forest of Life, a battle against Hermes Guild's raid party broke out.

The powerful raid team from Hermes Guild supposed to sweep the entire village within short period of time.

But due to activation of Magical Enchantment in the elf village, the battle keept dragging on for hours as the spirits of the forest and the trees joined the battle.

The involvement of the monsters and animals from the forest gave the raid party a hard time.

The elves warrior from Forest of Life also arrived to defeat the intruders.

The arrows and elemental magic launched by elves threw Hermes Guild's raid party further into disarray.

As a matter of fact, the elves of Pabeura Village had the upper hand, since the terrain advantage were on their side.

The users couldn't hide their discontent with the current event.

"Darn. Of all places, Hermes Guild is here."

"Is Kallamore Kingdom waging war against the elves?"

"This is really my unlucky day. You really, really don't want to mess with Hermes Guild. We'd better hustle up and leave this place."

Weed enter the village through the entrance and passed through the defending elf warriors. He couldn't help but feel amazed and awed by the elf warriors, who were able to defend against Hermes Guild and forcing them to retreat.

"Ratzeburg City is discovered, and no longer lost from history. The memories embedded within this sculpture are the evidence."

Weed presented his report to Elder Delia.

"Marvellous, just marvellous! To think that the long lost history would be recovered."

Elder Delia observed what he obtained from Ratzeburg, including stone hammer, copper shield, crushed arrowhead, bowl pottery and the sculpture.

There is a lot of thing, but not everything had historical meaning.

"To find and recovered Ratzeburg City, and to even teach me something I don't know, you deserve a rewards....."

Weed let out a sigh.

He is really hoping that the reward isn't the fruits from Delia's backyard again.

Even the rewards from the kings or the representatives of the race are better.

"I would like you to have this map."

You have acquired the map of Forest of Life.The map showed the elf village, monster's habitat, tress, location of medicinal herbcolonies and a lot of other places.

"I'm really grateful, I will treasure it."

For Weed, the reward was good enough.

Without elf guidance, it is almost impossible to know the exact safe route to the exact resourceful location.

If he is planning to venture here someday, the map will prove to be helpful to him.

"However, this broken orc sculpture is too pitiful."

As Elder Delia observed the broken old sculpture, he couldn't help but feel sympathy and regret towards it.

"Now we know and believe the truth of Ratzeburg City.

If you can repair this sculpture to its original form again, it can be a great gift for the orcs."

Ttiring!

Sculpture of Orc's Seventh ChildThe orcs had shed a lot of blood. Without their noble sacrifice, there might not beany dwarves, humans and elves now.Inform this story to the orcs.If you restore the sculpture, the orcs will really appreciate it as a gift.Difficulty: Sculpting Master QuestQuest Restrictions: Advanced level 8 in sculpting.Ability to use [Sculpture Repair].Must have high intimacy with the orcs.

"I will inform the orcs about Ratzeburg."

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"I can't believe this. For such thing to happened, it is ridiculous!"

All of the residents of the Versailles Continent began talking about the recent event.

"Have you heard? Humans, elves, dwarves and the savage orcs lived together in the past."

"Due to the recent discovery, the whole history is being re-written. Do you know about it?"

Sculptor Weed found out about this during his adventure! "

"This discovery, Weed did it again! I don't think there is really anything that can't be solved by Weed. But I don't think this will just end here, the quest isn't completed yet."

The users started talking about his progress and achievement in his Master Quest. They couldn't hide their amazement and envy.

"Hm, is it really that great?"

"I think this quest is really a big event. It is not just human, even elves, dwarves and orcs are talking about this."

"Weed will gain a lot of reputation from the four races."

It is true, and not just his reputation with the four races is improved, the relationship between the four races is also improved.

"Normally I will only entrust this to a fellow dwarves, but I don't really mind now. Will you find back the seven swords that were lost?"

"Lately, there is a lot of monsters roaming in the forest. It will be really helpful if a human can aid us. If you fulfill this request, there will be rewards for you and you won't regret it for helping."

As the friendship between the races improved, higher quests were now generated.

It was very hard to get quests from elves, since they open only among themselves. Orcs and dwarves were no exception, since they are too proud and ego to ask help from other race.

But due to the recent event, the quests are available even to different races.

For Weed, it doesn't affected him much, since he can easily acquire those quests due to his high fame.

So he didn't gain much benefit, but it gave significant change to the other users.

The residents continued to talk.

"Weed surprisingly found the city where the four races lived together and had reported to His Majesty, the King of Aidern Kingdom. As a reward, the King of Aidern gave him the King's Sword, offered an important position in Aidern Kingdom and recognized Weed's rule over Morata."

"After he finished, the royals were personally sending Weed off. He rode a wyvern and beautifully flew away. What a wonderful scene ....... absolutely melts the people's heart!

If only I wasn't baking bread at that moment, I could've seen him off."

"Bakuma Kingdom, Hareugwan Kingdom and Britten Alliance's Kings were also visited. He obtained various rewards for reporting his discoveries."

"Have you heard? Weed went back to Ritten Kingdom. He made a sculpture of His Majesty and became acquainted with him. In Weed's recent visit, not just The King, The Queen and The Prince, but every family member asked Weed to make a sculpture of theirs, and also a sculpture of the whole family."

"Again, Weed surprised us with various adventures throughout the continent. He made sculptures for the whole royal family of Ritten Kingdom. Then, every other king followed suit."

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"Eummeo oh oh!"

For a long time, Yellowy got to enjoy his freedom and hang out around Morata.

He is a well made bull with noble and proud horns, and deliciously made muscle.

Combined with his strength, appearance and height, it was a majestic figure.

" Eummeoeoo!"

Yellowy walking around, licking his body with his tongue and revealing his eye that filled with every cow's dream.

Since Yellowy's life was granted by Weed, cattle breeding rate in Morata skyrocketed.

It can be said that now, even the younger female cows can get pregnant since Yellowy was around.

"People said that the world is a beautiful place. Now I understand what they're talking about."

With his four feet, Yellowy confidently roamed Morata's streets.

He is considered the king among the bulls.

Sometimes, the male bull coming to challenge his position.

Anywhere he went, he always accepted the challenge.

Bullfighting was a match where the cow can fight head to head!

The clash of the horns and the head, the cows pushed their opponent.

With his high vigorous stamina and strength, he always won the Bullfighting matches. He never experienced even a single defeat!

'This is all thanks to Master.'

But the real reason why Weed created a strong bull was to carry heavy loads.

"I'm doing well."

And no matter if it is raining or sunny day, Yellowy never missed hunting.

He remembered when Weed occasionally returned to Morata, he drags Yellowy and some other cows into the alley.

The cows had a bullfighting match while Weed stood back and watched.

"I'll keep winning and Yellowy wanted to meet Weed.. This is the opportunity to increase my popularity among the cow!"

Every time he had a Bullfighting match, he will turn his head around, as if he still heard the sounds of Weed cheering for him.

"Yellowy, you gotta win. Knock 'em off! I made you strong. You can do it. You just have to believe it and push towards your goal!"

While listening to the heartfelt cheer, Yellowy always emerged as a complete victor.

But for whatever the reason, when he sees other people, he just sees money and how he can benefit from them.

'Master, I missed you.'

Yellowy really wanted to meet Weed.

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Chapter 10: The Glory of the Orcs

While staying in the Ritten Kingdom, Weed made the sculpture of the King as desired. Weed's sculpture level reached 32.7% of Advanced Level 8. The increased sculpting skills reduced the time needed to create a sculpture.

"Maybe in the sculpting, could it be possible for you to illuminate me enough to make me sparkle?"

"I think it expresses the beauty of the princess with just light itself. Oh by the way, I am lacking a little gold to create the sculpture."

"I will give you some now."

Weed made a golden sculpture of the king's whole family. This cannot even be considered as work, as this was going to be a piece worthy of the extra income generated.

Also, since his Blacksmith skills were not that high, there's a probability that this could even result in a failure. Standing by the window of the jewelry inlay, he worked with his heart and made it look easy. The Queen looked and praised the feats of Weed.

"You're also excellent with your jewelry skill."

Weed's face smiled which looks almost like an embarrassing smile.

"Seriously, since day one I become involved with sculptures, it is unthinkable for me to compromise or concede."

"So if you want other jewels added, I would be happy to take a look at them."

Even as he almost finished, he was still up keeping the momentum in order to get more from the Ritten Kingdom! He has been commissioned to create a sculpture of the King, Queen, Prince, and Princess all holding their hands. The the nobles were positioned and were carved bowing down to praise the Royal Family.

This increased the amount of work done, however separately the backpack Weed was carrying was becoming even heavier from the unused materials.

To be able to make a sculpture of such a glaring light. It was a piece of pure brilliance and the light was combined with effects of alcohol to further its brightness. It was one of the most luxurious and extravagant works that was carefully made. Weed did not even miss the meticulous or delicate parts, and there was not a single blemish.

Eager to see the moment of its completion, the King, Queen, Prince and Princess came together.

Ting!

Please set the name of the sculpture made.

Weed said aloud, and called to them on purpose.

"With respect to the glory of his Majesty, the King of the Kingdom of Ritten, I shall name this Sculpture "His Majesty Of Immortality and His Family"

- His Majesty Of Immortality and His Family right?

That's right!

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A masterpiece! 'His Majesty Of Immortality and His Family' has been completed.

The King of the kingdom of Ritten, this signifies the position to those who are responsible.

You who lined the palace of treasures, gold and gems to create sculptures that blend into the kingdom that created a special tax to the king.

You cannot escape from the historical criticism.

Nevertheless, the two statues of gold and jewels is an exquisite piece and are likely to remain for a very long time.

Artistic value: 923.

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Special Options: 'His Majesty Of Immortality and His Family' increases their loyalty to the royal family of the nobility.

Ritten fame increases strong growth in the kingdom's reputation.

The Kingdom in the south's discontent is growing.

Increases the appearance of bandits in the mountains of the Kingdom.

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- Carving skills have been enhanced.

- Mastery of the skill has improved dexterity.

- Blacksmith skills are enhanced.

- By creating a sculpture of the Royal Family, reputation has risen 514.

- Art stat raised by 5

- Luck rises by 3

- Attractiveness rises by 5.

Until now the completed number of masterpieces: 106

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The King of the Kingdom of Ritten was greatly satisfied.

"It's really is a good piece."

"Yes. It was an honor as an engraver to be able to express His Majesty the King. "

"Here let me prepare a dinner for you."

"Thank you, but no sir. I do not need to eat to understand His Majesty's kindness, thank you. "

Though uncommon, Weed refused a free meal. Delicious food was available throughout the making of the sculpture, and plenty of food was placed in his backpack.

In addition while working, he managed to come out with gold and jewels left over, its best to hurry and escape as soon as possible!

"Wy-3!"

Wy-3 has come down from the heavens as voracious as ever. The Kingdom of Ritten was known for strong long-distance trips.

"Well, good luck."

"I will await for the next opportunity."

"His Majesty will welcome you, anytime you need him!"

Weed jumped on the Wy-3 and whooped up as he soared over the kingdom. On the ground, the soldiers and nobles who were crossing an active area looked up at the sky and gave weed astonished looks. Weed waved his hand and gave a rotten smile.

I feel bad I could not catch you going hanmitcheon properly.

"Kkueeek!"

"This is heavy"

"That's all the money. Later I will feed you some horse meat. "

Having been deceived too many times, Wy-3 was too dumb to say this. But...

"I will only feed it to you"

"Kkueeeeeeek!"

Wy-3 flanged with joy.

"Let's go! Now to the Orc Territory"

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Orc Land.

There was no official meaning to the name. Since the Yuroki Mountains, the mountains further east were collectively referred to as Orc Land. It was very common among the Orcs.

"Chwichwit!"

"Chwiyiyiyiik!"

Deep in the mountains, there was a new sound other than birds echoing in the mountains. Ever since Weed defeated the army of the Immortal Legion in the Yuroki Mountains, users were able to choose the Orc race.

Since that day users have had outstanding performances up in the Yuroki Mountains. Of course there was still some suffering starter Orcs. Other Kingdoms or those in the Central Continent built walls and were prepared against monsters.

The Orcs had to survive against a lot of strong monsters in the Yuroki Mountains. Their weapons and armor were poor, and food was not very plentiful. It was a much more difficult start compared to other races.

"Ooh, my town is gone. Chwichwi! "

There are many monsters that preyed among Orc Villages in the mountains. Then either a few thousand or even tens of thousands of Orcs would gather.

"Chwiik, Revenge!"

"Chweeeeet!"

Fearless Orcs went out to secure the supremacy of the Yuroki Mountains.

"This time, plenty of food was looted, chwichwichit!"

Orcs were able to multiply their numbers quickly by breeding. The breeding speed of the Orcs and their strong fighting ability is said to be the best privilege given to them. This is not an exaggeration. In addition, Orc users fought without fear of death thanks to their strong bodies.

Revenge, food, securing areas, quests, and exploring dungeons, because of these things mining development continues to occur. The Orcs are currently on a quest to take a mountain passage that was reaching out to the east and south indefinitely.

For those who enjoy a massive battle, and based on the magnitude of the Orcs, one would usually choose them. But if you talk about complex strategies or tactics, the Orcs did not accept them.

"What did you say? Tell me again from the beginning. Chwiyiyiit, "

"I went into the mountains in the valley and secured a passage way for the merchants to trade ... Chwichit. "

Simple words made understanding very effective.

"He abused our tribe, chwiik!"

"Kill, chwichwichwi!"

Stress that other such species would have could not accumulate. Eating, playing, and gathering together to go and fight, such were the ways of the Orcs.

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Weed visited an Orc stronghold named Flame at Burucia, an area east of the Yuroki Mountain Range. A metropolis for the Orcs was created on the plains. You can expect similar types of culture from a human or dwarf, but the futures of orcs are very different. For Weed it is not an exaggeration to say that there is an extraordinary friendship.

Orc Karichwi! Whether it be in the Yuroki Mountains or anywhere else, no orc was ignorant to his power.

Ulchwi's sculpture of his seventh child has been fully restored. It had a familiar look to the Orcs, after all it is a fine sculpture.

"But the goal here is the look."

Transformed as Karichwi he had to report to the Orcs on the discovery of Ratzeburg.

"Your good looks, not slimmed down, chwichwit. Didn't even see more between the skin."

Orcs looked at him in envy. Karichwi is exceptionally exposed and stands out in appearance among the rest. His protruding buck teeth and his selfish dirty looking face! His personality was larger than other Orcs, popular for leading the war of victory against the Immortal Undead Legion.

"If you want to become popular like Ulchwi,! Eat a bunch! You will gain more fat that way Chwiik"

"Thanks for telling me, chwiit!"

"I'll tell you about Ratzeburgh chwichichi. You better dig out your ear and listen!

Everyone was talking about Ratzeburgh! Weed did not care for gossip or explanations. In the human kingdoms, the king would meet him, and just as with any other mission they would talk about how they had trouble finding the meaning of the story. But there was absolutely no need.

"We Orcs guarded the other races!"

"Surely our ancestors are great Orcs, chwiit."

"Ulchwi was also great, chwichichwi."

"I hear there were loads of strong Orcs, I want to be so as well, chwiyiyiit."

"Ratzburgh we all lived together in harmony, chwichwichwit."

"Split the food, Chwiyiik."

Orcs who divided the rice to eat meant that they are recognized as key associates.

"I ate! Orcs have more meat chwichichichichiyiit!

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Reported the discovery of Ratzburgh to the Orcs.

Due to the achievements for reporting the discovery of the ancient city, reputation with the Orcs will increase 690.

Orcs need courage to demonstrate their lack of law and order to protect.

As a reward your intimacy with them will lead to increased courage.

Courage is increases by 13.

Leadership increases by 9.

Charisma increases by 7.

Fighting Spirit increases by 6.

- Humans, Elves, and Orcs are now into a friendly state.

- Orcs and Dwarfs friendship that was in a wild state, has now rather improved.

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This quest has a tendency to give out huge compensation. Even when reporting to kings, elegance, fame, charisma, charm etc... all rise significantly. The adventurers will have another reason to become envious when the findings are reported.

Weed took the sculpture to complete the quests given.

"It's time, chwit. So this is the sculpture. "

"It seems to have the markings of a brave Orc Chwiyiyiik."

Ulchwi completed a sculpture of his seventh child.

After a long time the sculpture returned back to their arms.

Orcs will be able to watch the sculpture and think about friendships with the other races.

"Chwiyiyiyiik."

Weed waited while looking around. Well what he is really waiting for is the compensation. This amount was enough for the master sculpting quest. Whether or not this chain-quest will continue keeps him curious.

"This sculpture I cannot get free, chwichit."

"This is the behavior of the right Orc"

Orc honesty is a virtue; Weed could also ask him for something.

"Come, follow me Chwiyichwiik." Weed took one last look and followed.

The Orc Chieftain Bulchwi leads Weed to his tent. When he arrives, there are plump young female Orcs preparing lunch.

"Let's eat together. Had trouble. Chwichwit. "

"......"

This compensation! This was a fancy rice meal that was a great honor for tens of millions of Orcs. 'That's right, how can I expect much compensation from the Orcs.' Weed wavered for a second before taking a seat and started to eat. Anyway, all that remains at least is to be seen eating the rice.

The Orc Bulchwi was a great glutton, and it was the same with the other young Orcs as well. Weed with the appearance of Karichwi ate several dogs and barbecued deer.

Meal finished, this time I got to go seriously bulchwi said.

"I will give away only 10 Orcs. Chwichichichit"

"Chwiik?"

They spoke English!

Weed did not know English and was puzzled. He wondered why all of a sudden.

"They will go along with you Karichwi their love for you is great, you can cancel if you want Chwichwichwiyiit!"

Weed now had an understanding

As a reward for the Quest it seems he was offered a bunch of Orcs!

"No never mind its fine. Profit! Chwiyiik!"

He never refused! But imagining the hungry hordes of Orcs is terrible. Only 10 alone, but a large number of Orcs are truly powerful. Orcs usually settle a village and raise a family in order to eat well and spend quality time at night.

"And Karichwi I have something I have to show you, Chwichwichwit! "

"What is it!"

Bulchwi went into the space behind the barracks floor and removed a clogged straw. Then he entered the cellar down below.

"There is a need for absolute secrecy, chwichit only you will know of this place.

"All right. My mouth is sealed, chwichiik!"

Bulchwi pulled out a helmet from the edge of the cellar/basement. There was ancient writing next to it.

"This is the most ancient Orc loaded steel helmet... Chwiyiik, Chwiik"

Weed gently wiped the dust and dirt off with his fingers and sat down. Maybe it's enough to say this wasn't the final product, the iron smelted was not made properly. It was half fused together, but it is still iron. Made with a rugged texture, there are bumps made in the pitches and three short dog horns.

"I'll find out, chwichit!"

Identify!

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Orc Loaded Steel Helmet

Durability: 24/60 Defense: 129

The Legendary Orc Farah took the gift from the Dwarfs who had created this helmet. The first four races lived in the great city of Ratzeburg where this was produced. Dwarf craftsman made the heavy helmet with the most solid pitching.

- Despite the age, the steel helmet still has life preserved by the Orcs.

Restrictions: Orc Race only.

Level: 570

Strength: 2,300

Special Options:

- Complete immunity to magic.

- Rules over all the Orcs

- Orc Birthrate increased by 50%

- Resistance to Magic

- If targeting a stronger monster, can deal 40% increased damage.

- All combat skills increased by 35%

- Impossible to Repair

+ 25 all stats related to combat.

Due to the historic feel of the goods Blacksmith skill proficiency increases.

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"Chwiyiyiyiik!"

Weed snorted roughly. Such a wonderful item! This really is equipment that can be called luxury.

"Farah is the king of goods, chwichwichwi!"

"Have you never heard? Farah was the best Orc, everyone always followed whatever he said. chwiyichwiit"

Orcs told tales about how they grew up listening to Farah. Each generation has tried to come just like him. Weed really is no different when it comes to old treasures or selling. It is impossible to repair the limit, but still it would be sad if during a huge battle it breaks.

The Orc race really had a ridiculously high power limit, but whoever used this was a force to be reckoned with. Having been made roughly around the same time, a part of it stood out to weed. Looking like it has been made out of iron; it instead seemed to have been carved out of the bones of some animal.

"Perhaps this section... Chwiik. Identify!"

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Steel Helmet Horn: Durability 14/25.

Horns are made out of Manticore bones.

It symbolizes the dignity of the Orc Race.

Orcs successful in hunting horns have been made by artisans.

Artistic value: 59.

Special options: Attack while wearing this helmet increases by 7%

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While reading the story behind the sculpture it activated Weed's memory skill. Images from the eyes of Farah came into view.

****

Farah was in control of the Orc Race! With clear eyes looking down below at the Orc hill, the area was expansive. The Four races were currently living inside the buildings of Ratzburgh.

"Come on, chwiyiik!" Farah is taking out monsters with a ton of Orcs while a war is being waged in the vicinity of the city. In Ratzburgh City the size of the land for cultivating crops has grown and monsters have been invading constantly.

Fara has countered instead by taking out the monster strongholds rather than defending when they come to the lands. Because of this, Ratzburgh City was growing bigger day by day, and was also becoming safer.

"Chwiyiit, lets plant more corn tonight! chwichiik! So let's all eat and share."

Orcs, even humans, elves, and dwarfs all respected Farah. He has widened the scale of appointment with orcs, and established a flat bank by the river. Rahtzburgh was being kept in order. That made the four races able to establish the current parameters.

****

"Chwiyiik!"

Weed spewed a loud and long snort. In the video it showed the Orc Race Farah leading the battle. The Orcs back then were hunting the Manticore bones, an impressive accomplishment. And back then the Orcs were incredibly brave, unlike now. He and his Orc brothers were devoted enough to the task and were willing to die for the people of Rahtzburgh.

Farah was the commander and because of that they were able to familiarize themselves with various combat methods. A true Orc!

He held a foundation that grew under his Orcs, and it later grew more than 40 times that number by the time he died. He even leaded a monstrous force before he was killed.

"I'll get to have fun!"

He wouldn't have any place to lead the Orcs when they go hunting. This wasn't something very new either. Looking back at the Old Continent and how things changed, Weed became frustrated.

Orcs do not currently walk around as freely as the humans that rule the continent. Only on the fringes in the east and far south could they actually breed. But in comparison to the past, it was unprecedented, with a much larger liberty at hand.

"I have forgotten the appearance of Farah, I wish I could remember. Chwiik, if you could remember can you possibly carve Farah?" Bulchwi said as he took the helmet back.

"I could sculpt Farah. Chwit."

"Well son, let me thank you. chwichichichik!"

Ttiring!

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A Sculpture of the Orc Farah

Orcs will quickly forget the facts they learned. After a few years they may not also remember Rahtzburgh. Farah made sculptures of Orcs to show his bravery. Through the Orc Carvings and forgotten instincts you will be able to learn a strong power.

In the history of the continent of Versailles the Orcs were selected late, however through the quests of the species they were able to find the glory of the past.

The completion of the Sculpture will increase Orc Birth Rate.

Difficulty: Master Sculpting Quest.

Quest limit: Level 8 Advanced Sculpting.

Must have created a Masterpiece.

Must have a close relationship with the Orcs.

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"I will make, chwichichik!"

You have accepted the Quest

****

Yu Byeong-Joon was feeling a sense of old age.

But every morning he wakes up with a thrilled heart. "Indeed, today, what will the adventure be?" Since playing Royal Road, he has watched a lot of people. Yu Byeong-Joon saw that people could not help having been limited mainly to ranking in the top of Royal Road.

For a beginner, it is difficult even for those who enjoy light adventure. He had seen Weed's adventure from the very beginning. He saw him as narrow at first, as he explored dungeons and completed quests.

But suddenly he seemed to be watching him every day about his adventures. Of course it was not in a position to support the pure-hearted. 'Maybe I should saenggosaengeul today?'

When we see suffering it is just as enjoyable!

****

The Hermes guild could not believe the recent raid.

"For what have we been here, really?"

They came to the village of elves to attack, but the success of Weed was already clear. Even with the extremely hostile elves, as well having users and soldiers die, all of these were all terrible outcomes that were for naught. Moreover Weed was touring the various kingdoms while leaving no trace!

While the inhabitants of the continent of Versailles praised Weed, they were able to gather the news. Rumors said that Ritten was a kingdom and they were to arrive at the same time as Weed. But as soon as we were told to attack weed we were wiped out by a Wizard of Ritten Kingdom.

And between absently circling, when we came close, a Wyvern flew into the sky and left.

"Wow! Long live Weed!"

"Please defeat the Hermes Guild."

Users and residents cheered by lifting their hands.

Weed is popular damn that guy! Users of the Hermes guild were forced to watch while hiding their identity.

"Now where else should we go?"

"Through the guild, we were asked to keep track of him, don't take the opportunity to look after.

He was moving fast, but if you keep trying the opportunity will come. In fact usually when leaving a kingdom there are people hunting, who would then chatter about the events in that kingdom.

There are constant hunting grounds for each level in the Kingdom. And the person you want to find usually can be found pretty quickly just by poking around and moving through the kingdom. But it's not just any one Kingdom in the area, but the whole continent keeps saying he was just there.

"Did you hear the news that came from the East? The Orcs seem to be very happy.

"Perhaps could it be Sculptor Weed?"

"The Orcs have a higher self-esteem about their past.

"I tend to disregard the stupid orcs but we have to admit there could be something going on there."

"Would this not be thanks to the discovery of Weed?"

The Hermes guild raid was devastated.

"Shit. Next up is the Orc Land."

"When are we going to get there?" 

*****

Chapter 11: History of Orcs

Sakaksakak~

Weed confidently moved his carving knife.

'I am somewhat familiar with the Orcs.'

It is really difficult to create a sculpture of something you're unfamiliar with. And it's also hard to find balance between these distinctive races since they reveal different personalities. But because of Weed's adventures as Karichwi within the Orc tribes, he actually knows a lot more than anyone else.

'Parachwi was an Orc known for being charismatic.'

T/L: [This is that ancient Orc I called Farah before]

Although he had little selfish and evil looking eyes, this was only just part of his appearance. Their past ways of living kept the 4 races alive in the Versailles Continent. They were tough creatures and took control of many frontiers. They would go past the cliffs and head towards the wilderness the monsters are. They will hold chest up high and would seem to have control with their freedom living as Orcs.

Parachwi held a glaive on each of his hands, roaring and was showing a great scene. Weed was making a sculpture at the Orc Stronghold Bursilia high above in a gateway.

"Chwiik!"

"Karichwi is making something, Chwichwit!

"Your talent seems to be good, Karichwi Chwichwichwi!

"Chwiichiig! Let's go hunting Karichwi."

The passing Orcs were giving a short look as they pass.

If it was another human sculptor, the pressure would have been very substantial. The Orcs were being recognized as barbaric and heinous creatures that's why having a certain degree of fear will never allow you succeed this.

On the other hand, it was totally different in the case of Weed.

"Chwiis, don't bother me. I need to completely boil it before taking out some, chwichik!"

"Chwi, chwiig, Karichwi that would be great."

"Frightening, chwichwit!"

"When you get back from hunting, bring me something to eat, chwiik!"

"Oh, Roger. Chwichik!"

Weed was extorting the Orcs even from what they eat.

Karichwi's face is rather different as it was already enough to scare other male Orcs. While the female Orcs, they were secretly looking at his face as they blushed. The brawny female Orcs will then throw dried horse meat to him then show their shyness and run away.

The Orc that surpasses the world's most popular idol!

***

The large sculpture of Parachwi was about 4 meters in height. Whether it was the Orc's strength or their dignity, it would be recognizable even from afar.

The Hero of the Orcs was standing on Bursilia!

This sculpture of Weed looked like it was made using a sheer amount of force. But if you looked closely, you will see that it contains very fine details.

The sculpture's eyes and chin were brown in color even though it was made of stone. Even the wrinkles on the neck was neatly reproduced. Its rough leather armor and crude iron boots gave the same feel as what those Dwarven Blacksmiths makes. The thickness and length of his round glaive along with its sharpness seems good for grinding. There was also a knife that goes well with Orc Parachwi, but it might have been of little use for him.

"This is good enough... chwiik!"

-Please set a name for the sculpture.

"Name, chwiik. I've already decided. Orc Lord Parachwi."

-Is Orc Lord Parachwi correct?

At first, he did the sculpture because of the quest. But after learning the history of Parachwi, he wholeheartedly wanted to do this sculpture no matter what. Although in his heart, he still regrets having the lack of skills.

"The work of Karichwi, Chwiichwiit!"

"Keuuk! After this, I also want to be an excellent warrior Orc, Chwiichichwiik!

"So handsome, Chwiik, he looks like dependable."

Seeing that the Orcs cheered as they looked towards the sculpture of Parachwi, Weed suddenly felt like his heart became lighter.

At least, the sculpture has captured the hearts of the Orcs.

"Orc Lord Parachwi, right. Chwichiik!"

Ting!

Magnum Opus! You've completed Orc Lord Parachwi

Hidden Heroes have played an important role in the long history of Versailles Continent. This is a sculpture of Orc Lord Parachwi that was brought into this world. The sculpture was created by a sculptor who is discovering the history of the continent by utilizing his full talent. It is an embellished and accurate depiction of Orc Lord Parachwi which gives the Orcs an endless sense of pride.

Artistic Value: 21,328.

An artwork based on the history of the Orcs.

Effects: Increases the Health and Strength of all Orcs by 4%.

Increases the Charisma and Leadership of all Orc Lords by 14%.

Increases fertility rate.

Reduces the phenomenon of Orcs weakening when fighting stronger monsters even with lower stats.

Increases the growth speed of young Orcs who sees Lord Parachwi by 20%.

Increased birth rate of Orcs Lords and Orc Warriors.

Increases the recovery rate of Orcs around the statue by 65%.

Number of Completed Magnum Opus: 11.

– Sculpting Mastery has improved.

– Handicraft Skill has improved.

– Sculptural Understanding has increased by 1

– Fame has increased by 2,178.

– Art stat has increased by 49.

– Charisma has increased by 22

– Leadership has increased by 22

– Stamina has increased by 25

– All stats has increased by 3 for completing a Magnum Opus.

"Chwiiik!"

Weed felt good that he sniffed and was about to shed tears. His Orc Lord Parachwi sculpture was a successful Magnum Opus. And this time, his Sculpting Skill has also increased by 6.2%.

'The reason has got to be the big size of Parachwi's sculpture. Though, I also did well because it was easy to begin with.'

Everything that happened went well!

Bulchwi approached Weed.

"Good work. Chwiiik!. The Great Orc is holding some puny knife used for peeling leather, Chwiik. And I actually wondered if it was gonna be quite fantastic, chwik! Is this what Orc Parachwi looked like? Ch..Ch..Chwik."

"That's right. Chwikk!"

"It looks like it could even eat a hawk in one bite! Chwikk."

"Chwikk. Easily."

"I like this stone. Great Job. You really are Karichwi. Chhhhhk!"

Orc Lord Parachwi's Sculpture completed

Through the appearance of Orc Lord Parachwi, the historical legitimacy, strength and courage of the Orcs is being shown.

The Orc's eyes will now be open to art. Orcs who see this sculpture will understand the mysterious power of Culture.

You have finished the sculpture of Orc Lord Parachwi during the first Sculptor Master Quest.

This work will be registered as a treasure among Orcs.

Culture will be created in Orc cities and villages.

Due to the benefits of culture, Orcs will be able to enjoy and learn from seeing a work of art.

Friendship with the Orcs has reached the state of "Brothers"

Orcs will never stand still when crisis befalls their brothers.

The Orcs will celebrate the completion of the sculpture and will hold a festival within the entire tribe.

The festival will take place for 25 days having increased birth rate of 300% during this time period.

This news was like a blessing for all Orc users!

The Orcs were multiplying at a scary rate. By the end of the festival, there's probably going to be a ton of Orcs for sure.

Users who chose the profession Warrior Orc usually handle the heavy jobs especially when they are in a hunting party. But also among users, some usually gather youth Orcs in the town when going hunting to give them the heavy burden jobs. Now that young Orcs are growing much faster due to the Orc sculpture, it will make the users really happy.

The Versailles Continent is a vast place and there's still far too many frontiers. Except for the extremely northern parts, there are several places around Morata where a variety of monster hunting grounds exists.

If this culture reached out to the stronger Orcs on the east and south, then someday an organized Kingdom of the Orcs might be built.

'Look at that fast power breeding of these Orcs, they may not take so long to finish.'

Up until now, great rewards have been reaped from the Sculpting Master Quest.

Weed waited for Bulchwi to return.

"Karichwi, I thought you were just a normal Orc chwichichis. But it seems otherwise. Chwichiig."

"I was just a little bit on the superior side, chwichwichwi. Still, there's no need for you guys to be so timid."

"Thank you. I will give you a bunch of Orcs, about 250,000 of them chwichik!"

Weed absolutely did not want this compensation.

"Chwichichiik. There is no need so don't bother."

"Just take it, chwichwi chwiik! And when I saw the sculpture of Parachwi, I heard the young Orcs sing about a song I really didn't really know about.

"What is the song, chwik!"

"I really had no idea about it until just recently, chwiik."

Bulchwi bashed together the glaives in both of his hands which caused sparks to fly up as he sang.

Outside the cozy cavern, Clang!

It's too hard and high to invade in, Clang!

With a blocked rock crevice, Clang!

I walk against the wind, Clang!

As the winter passed, Clang!

I moved through the petals, Clang!

Place where we live, Clang!

To obtain precious water, Clang!

You can sow the seeds, Clang!

You can sow the seeds, Clang!

But monsters are scary, Clang!

We will fight till the end, Clang!

In order for Orcs, Clang!

Orc don't know how to walk towards enemy, Clang!

Blindly goes along, Clang!

His pronunciations were not only inaccurate but also, during the middle of the song, the Clang sound was where the important words were at. Each hit of the glaives was overflowing with excitement between its stones as it violently strikes down and gives a reminiscent look as that of a drummer.

Despite having a lot of difficulty on hearing the song, Weed still clapped even though Orcs were actually tone-deaf creatures.

"Great singing! chwiik!"

"Any Orc knows how, chwichwichik. Although I sing better, Chwiiig! But of course still not as good as you Karichwi."

– You have gathered the information about the four races who lived in the cave.

Bulchwi then continued.

"Karichwi, no matter what you do, chwiiig! We are always here for you. About the songs that the young ones are singing, chwiik. Could you go and find it out?"

Everyone knows about the song of the Orcs!

Ever since the users has been able to use the Orcs, the Orcs have been singing some songs. But the question is, whether these songs actually points to a quest or to a treasure. But, if you actually didn't know the exact location of Ratzeburg, it was actually an absolutely useless song.

The Orcs were not leaving any writings for the future. And with their frequent battles, they could just thin out and die. Their only means of passing important information to influence their race was through singing.

Ting!

The Sanctuary of the Four Races

Humans, Dwarves, Elves, and Orcs lived together in a cave! The four races teamed up and were able to survive together.

Report on how they lived together inside the cave.

Difficulty: Sculptor Master Quest

Quest Limit: Sculpting Skill Advanced Level 8 or higher

"Chwiik. Of course, I'll learn about it."

– You have accepted the quest.

***

"Ugh."

Lee Hyun's hair was messy and his body ached badly. He was as tough as steel, but he's recently going in between attending school and playing Royal Road so he accumulated a lot of fatigue.

"Maybe I should take a break for a day."

He recently suffered a major event in the Rosenheim Kingdom and after that, he's been stuck on doing continuous quests.

His head was particularly painful; searching for information about Ratzeburg these past few days seemed to have exhausted his mental power. The body important and must be conserved like a treasure. When he was young he didn't know anything at all about how precious the body is as getting sick gets increasingly harder as one age.

"Young people need to stay healthy or else they would end up paying hospital bills."

Hospital bills are more dreadful than a dragon!

It was Saturday. Lee Hyun jumped out of his blanket then started eating breakfast.

"Zzzzzzzz."

Straight to sleep!

It did not even took 30 seconds for him to fall asleep again completely. The moderately humid room is full of hung up laundry and by placing pots with plants and herbs, would it bring the room a feeling of relaxation.

"Ah. I slept well, it's already lunch."

Lee Hyun got up for lunch and ate rice then right back into his cycle and went under his blankets.

"Zzzzz, Fuhyuhyu."

He slept until evening then ate rice again.

"There are nights where I need to sleep soundly. Worrying too much about things can cause problems. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz."

He lied down and slept deeply as soon as the lights have been switched off. After sleeping the whole day, he was woken up by the chirping birds early in the morning.

Lee Hyun jumped up right out of bed.

His body felt lighter and fresh, he was even considering on going for a cold bath to clear his head.

"It has been a restorative sleep."

This was the best medicine since it did not cost any money.

Now that he has his mind relaxed and have eaten, he was already in the mood to start a good day. He logged in into his computer to check the finances for the house. But then, he suddenly remembered a promise he made.

"Oh, is today the day to go hiking?"

The plan he made with Hyo Rin Jung to go hiking was today. [T/N: Hyo Rin Jung is Hwaryeong]

Lee Hyun suddenly forgot that he was looking towards their household budget schedule.

He needed to climb up early on a mountain in the morning since she needs someone to look out for her.

"Sigh~, I need to get ready."

Lee Hyun immediately informed his sister to wash up and prepared a meal for her to eat later then wore T-shirt and pants.

Hyo Rin Jung was born to be a musical genius.

For Hyo Rin Jung not to be put in an embarrassing situation, even though Lee Hyun did not really want to go climbing, he just thought of it as an exercise and feeling fresh air. It would be healthier to wake up early on a regular basis for delivery than to hike occasionally. Lee Hyun was not really in the mood for hiking as he had delivered 500 newspapers and milk by running up and down steep hills on a snowy day in the middle of winter.

"I do want to know a little bit of the good view of the mountain, but I don't really know where to go."

Lee Hyun just waited while he was on his computer. Before selling equipments, he went and confirmed the market price first.

The transaction price for swords are steady right now while the price is dropping for the staffs. The price for mage equipment were originally expensive, so for it to sometimes decline should be normal.

Recently in the Hall of Fame, videos of independent adventurers were being more popular compared to the users that shows a guild war during the recent week.

While in the forums most of the time, people talks about three trending topics. It includes their boasts about the Hermes Guild, The Embinyu Church and other guilds. But right now, what dominated were the stories about Weed's adventures and his quest.

Weed felt proud as the Orc Boards were full of praises for him. The female Orc users says that their ideal guy was Karichwi and should dependable while others say that day by day he was becoming more brutal.

'It seems a lot of users are picking the Orc race now.'

Maybe it was somehow due to the inconveniences in the Yuroki Mountains and the city being not that developed that the users does not usually pick this race. But this is actually the appeal of the race itself since it allows things like raising your own young Orcs which allows other people to appreciate the Orcs more.

Owning a tribe of young Orcs, it will steadily grow and grow until it became thousands in numbers. Due to the nature of their species, they are being able to rapidly expand in an area. Some popular users actually include Orcs that have quite achieved a large amount of forces.

Kkokkiyo! Kkokkiyo!

[T/N: And yes this is a rooster crowing.]

He goes between the internet and boiling the sauce then waited for it to cool down. It was 6 am and the promised hiking is almost approaching. Lee Hyun made a pajeon and was only preparing a kimbap and makgeolli.

[T/N: Pajeon is a korean pancake with green onions as its main ingredient along with other ingredients.]

Kimbap is rice with various ingredients usually covered in seaweed like sushi.

Makgeolli is the korean wine made from either fermented wine or wheat.]

'Then, I'm going to eat.'

As he was making a cheap lunch, he jumped over to look out of the window and Hyo Rin Jung's car was parked in front of them. She got a show until dawn then came straight there. She was wearing a hat and sunglasses and actually fell asleep on the driver's seat. Lee Hyun gently tapped her window and Hyo Rin Jung woke up then greeted him with a fresh voice.

"Good Morning."

"Is that drool in your mouth..."

"Ah!"

And before the sun came up, they went right off into the mountains.

***

The car was parked in a parking lot near the entrance of the mountain and Lee Hyun brought their lunch in his hand.

"Shall we?"

"Yes. I think this will be enjoyable because it has been a long time since I went hiking."

The city was not that far from the mountains. But since they came early, it was very quiet in the parking lot. Hyo Rin Jung was in her hiking boots with his backpack along with her climbing gear and was perfectly ready.

"How's school life?"

"I attend just not to drop out."

"Just asking out of curiosity so please don't misunderstood, are you planning on having several kids?"

"These days when raising a kid, you need to make money. It is a must to do."

"Don't you think it's good for extended families to have harmonious relationship?"

"I'd rather cherish my family rather than cherish someone with a lot of money. Rice is already enough to feed someone so what you need in life is someone that you really love, am I right?"

"But, you still need money......"

They went up the trail as they had a 20-minute conversation of that kind. Hyo Rin Jung was hiking with the desire of being with Lee Hyun as long as possible which took around 4-5 hours.

"This is more like a test."

Even though she had physical training like stage dancing, this sudden hike in the mountain still forced her down to the ground in the morning.

"All my makeup is already erased....."

Hyo Rin Jung stopped and catches her breath.

As they climb up, her heart beating fast as her body temperature rises was evident enough that it's already unreasonable to continue!

That's why after a while of climbing they rested. Although she wanted to get going, the way she looked she might go down if forced to go on.

"Wait a minute, let's get some rest"

After climbing for another 30 minutes, it was already hard for Hyo Rin Jung.

She relaxed on a stone near Lee Hyun as she waited for supplements then he said.

"Is it hard? Do you want to come down now?"

"Absolutely not! I'm saying we go up to the top. The fog at the top is floating so if it lifts up I will be frustrated since I want to feel it."

Lee Hyun waited for Hyo Rin Jung who was sitting next him to get up and depart. But at some point, Hyo Rin Jung's head gently leaned to his shoulder.

She lacked sleep because she prepared right after her concert and could just sleep for a little bit during dawn.

Lee Hyun sat there and felt the breeze as he listened to the sound of the birds. Hyo Rin Jung continued to lean on his shoulder as she slowly fell asleep then Lee Hyun tried to wake her up.

"Hmm, it's cold to sleep in a place like this. You should take your medicine or else you'll catch a cold."

Lee Hyun took his sweater off and carefully wrapped it around the back of Hyo Rin Jung. She was so deep in sleep that even waking her up couldn't even do anything.

"If that's the case, I'd rather carry you on my back then."

Lee Hyun pulled up the arms of Hyo Rin Jung.

"Now, where should we go?"

At once, he started to climb the mountain again.

"I remember when I used to deliver rice in high mountains like this."

Back then, he had travelled 20 kilometers bringing 3 sacks of rice so Hyo Rin Jung was rather light. Carrying a girl up a mountain is not easy, only because he did had a lot physical training could he easily do this.

He could go and carry her without even resting.

Drops of sweat came from his forehead along as it was drenched along with his t-shirt because of the sweat and fog. It was really hard to move without giving her discomfort.

"Today I don't have any need to go out, my whole day will be solely on Royal Road."

Lee Hyun piggybacked Hyo Rin Jung and strongly believed in his body due to his past experiences of carrying heavy sacks of rice.

Hyo Rin Jung was having a dream.

Whenever she is having her hard times, there would be a man that would back him up. Although poor at academics, he was caring and warm like a family man! Although he has an eccentric personality, he's still funny and trustworthy. This was her dream marriage life.

"A guy who does the laundry, wash the dishes, cleans the house and earns money.

Then have kids and share hardships as they grow up."

Hyo Rin Jung's dream family was perfect in everyway. On the television are apartment commercials, refrigerator ads, and washing machine ads. All of it put together has a sweet dream-like atmosphere.

Hyo Rin Jung then wakes up from her dreamland and slowly opens her eyes. A snapback to reality, she was on Lee Hyun's back going up the mountain.

'Oh... he's giving me a piggyback ride.'

Hyo Rin Jung tried to ask why but then thought it would be difficult for Lee Hyun and might surprise him if she did. Secretly deep down she felt warmth from Lee Hyun. She did not feel that the scent of a man drenched in sweat was disgusting or dirty.

"I want to get up to the top, could you do that as a favor to me?"

Hyo Rin Jung was getting all warm inside to the point that she can't even imagine.

The warmth was indescribable.

His breathing was getting heavy and his whole body started to sweat while silently climbing up the mountain!

"I don't really know what you're going to see at the top of the mountain. But as soon as we're up there, we will eat kimbap and afterwards go back down."

He would have never imagined what she was thinking.

Hyo Rin Jung buried her face onto Lee Hyun.

'I am glad we came to the mountains, today seems like it will contain many happy memories.'

And Lee Hyun...

"Heavy, heavy......."

***

Weed connected back to the place that what was Ratzeburg. Based on the songs of the Orcs, the sanctuary of the four races was located in a cave.

"I have to look for places with mountains or mountain ranges in the surroundings."

Beyond the Great Plains of Ilsu was a steep and mountainous terrain.

"Going against the wind, so it must have windy parts. Walking with the blooming flowers, though it might be spring at that time. There are lot of areas with blooming flowers...."

Weed who was in Ratzeburg decided to go towards the most probable place with the same topography, towards the east.

He could've just took the Wyverns and went to the possible mountains. But, they might pass something and go beyond it so he chose to just directly walk until the end. Also walking allows you to see more, think more and also experience many things.

Vanessa Gardens

Because of the Butterfly Festival, there would be lot more people in this place. The flourishing flowers were all in full bloom, that's why Weed was so careful not to step on them.

"Let's not destroy nature."

He slowly walked on the ground as flowers that swayed by the wind could be seen.

"Beautiful."

A lot of people who were attending was endangering the flowers on the roadside.

Some of the flowers which took the Lord trouble of putting them in the roadside were already dying.

– For having a good treatment with the environment your Flower Arrangement skill mastery increased.

– Affinity to Nature has increased by 1.

A smile flashed from the Weed's face.

"Well, not really expecting something like this... But, this is also not quite bad!"

Even though he could not pull out flowers because of Affinity to Nature, he could still make a landscape map of the area and sell it to Florists.

He continued to walk on the garden and found a place where rubble was piled up. It was strangely old and was the type of thing that you would pass by without regard. But Weed still wanted to go closer the rubble just in case.

At that moment....

Ting!

You have found the historical place of Petra Walls.

Your Reputation has increased by 230

Your Intelligence has increased by 3.

You can now build Petra Walls on your governing cities.

Petra Walls reduces the morale of the of monsters with low construction costs.

A vision appeared in front of Weed.

Dwarves were splitting through big rocks. They were cutting the rocks to an appropriate size and let the Orcs build. The rocks then became a barrier to prevent monsters invade the Great Plains of Ilsu

"If it was back then, I would have not come here."

Weed stood near the rubble as users nearby frequently passed by. The users went to the hunting grounds and stepped into the rubble then just went away, Weed prayed right after. But someone like Weed, discovering something or having special experience was not what he was looking for. He was considering on joining the festival but then what Weed only really wanted was historical knowledge about Ratzeburg.

'I have to know the equipments that they used to know their topography'

Weed goes around and find what he could on the Ruins of the Great Plains of Ilsu.

What he got was not very significant. He got weapons of Orcs stored in their storehouse along with seeds that belonging to the Elves found on a hill made of stone. Because it had been too long since Ratzeburg had existed, what he found was only broken pieces of pottery along with some metal debris. He also then fished on the Tinius River.

Fishing in Ratzeburg

This was the location that the humans used to catch fish.

When there's no meat around, Dwarves also often come here.

Your Fishing Skill proficiency has increased.

Using this fishing spot to fish would increase the probability of catching fish by 37%.

After these minor discoveries, Weed gradually walked towards the east.

After a long time of searching, he arrived in a mountainous area. With his level, Weed does not need to worry about surviving from the beasts residing there. Beginners who starts in Boronis also sometimes come here. It's rough terrain was by far still normal and also almost desolate.

"It seems to be around this area."

He arrived to a place with blooming flowers after walking down a path in the mountains of Ratzeburg.

"It is very high and indeed difficult to break in. I'm going to have to do a search in the higher part of the mountains."

Through inspecting several mountain peaks, it alone would reduce the area to be searched.

"Wy-Three!"

Weed rode the his wyvern while looking on the mountains.

"I'm exposed too much; monsters on the high mountains would quickly discover me. The four races must've chosen a place that would keep them away from unwelcome forces."

He went and looked at these peaks.

"The terrain must be very steep. If you rolled in this cliff you will die."

The place has a normal amount of trees while the closest place to this valley also seems to be good. In this quest, Weed gathered a lot of knowledge regarding its location from the store houses.

"This is too narrow. Even though it is a large cave it will be too hard to.... pass through!"

A cozy sanctuary yet hidden!

A lot of trees grew up here while large and small rocks were located down below. A lot of beasts do not dare to come here but that might be also because there are other monsters that were hanging near the gorge.

Weed walked around and checked the rocks.

He was also pushing larger rocks and look for hidden spaces that might not have been explored yet. There were a lot of pieces of unusual rocks on this peak. But sadly, there was only one rock that was useful for a sculptor. Even if a sculptor was lacking strength, he could just use a good trick in this rock and just chip it away and break it down. Many of the materials used was here, although he just find it a little strange.

"There are some signs here, looks like hit marks..."

Some scratches were found around the rocks!

"Identify!"

– You could see hit marks of Orcs.

"It's nearby."

Weed looked around with keen eyes.

A suspicious area where large trees are conveniently located. The trees are very tall, and there are many stones and rocks below.

'I never thought it would be located here from the beginning'

Weed started from above and cleared the stones one by one.

Tuda dadak!

A squirrel jumped out from a hiding place and startled Weed.

Weed pulled out a stone that seemed to look like it was artificially placed among other stones of proportional size.

"This has been worked on."

With all of the stones removed, there was an entrance to a hole that was big enough to accommodate two or three people.

TO BE CONTINUED