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n“Oh, Herss, how come Ian’s not here?” Kawin was hunting to raise the Public Order of the base. He

nthen suddenly recalled Ian and complained.

n“He is busy completing the quest he has postponed. He will be back soon after that. Just wait for a bit

nmore.”

nDuring the time where Ian went from Lv.80 to Lv.93, he had hunted like crazy around the base.

nEven though Public Order was hard to raise, Ian could still increase it by one every day. His absence

ntruly made a difference.

n“Oh, we have slowed down by so much without him.”

nIan was still Lv.93, so he didn’t hunt much faster than the other guild members who were over Lv.100.

nYet, he played for much longer than others and hunted non-stop like a machine, therefore, he was as

ngood as 3~5 other players.

n“We will fulfill the next requirements once we raise the Public Order to 15. Let’s just try a little more.”

nThe guild’s members really cared about the Public Order of the base as it directly related to the

nexpansion of the territory.

nAfter getting a base, they could take unowned lands nearby by spending some money.

nA level was given according to the increased land’s size and the Public Order limit will also increase

nby 50 every time that level was raised.

nRight now, the Public Order of the Lotus Guild base was 185.

nThey had already expanded their territory three times.

nThe base had improved a lot since the Public Order was only 12 when it became a Hamlet.

n“Okay… well, we won’t have to work on this when the Public Order reaches 250…”

nAfter raising the Public Order to 250 and finishing the fifth expansion, they won’t be able to expand

ntheir territory until the base was upgraded to manor.

nKawin was talking about that.

n“Yes. Anyway, I wonder if Clovan is working on his Reputation. All this work would mean nothing if it

ntakes him ages to get the title…”

nKawin agreed, “Yeah. He should have filled 400,000 Reputation by now and started doing the Empire

nquest… I wonder how he’s doing.”

nThe two rested for a while and got up again to fight.

nThere were already more than five guilds that had obtained a Manor.

nAccording to them, the Manor rank was the true start of a base, a lot of new contents would then be

nopened.

nThey had no time to waste when it came to upgrade their base.

n…

n“Hu… that was really close.”

nIan barely managed to get all the pieces in time. He came back to the Magic Tower through the portal

nand let out a sigh of relief.

nHe had finished the quest with only 15 minutes left.

n‘I would not have been able to do that if I hadn’t gotten that info from the community.’

nWhen Ian first started hunting at the dungeon, he thought the monsters were too weak compared to

nthe A difficulty level.

nHe had thought the quest would be easy to complete.

nHowever, after finishing the quest, he didn’t think like that.

n‘There was a reason why the difficulty level was high… and I got lucky as well…’

nAnyway, Ian then took the pieces to Griffer, “Here they are.”

n“Oh! Good, good. I knew you could do it. Although I was getting a little worried because you were

nbeing late…”

nGriffer took the pieces and some system messages announced the end of the quest.

nIan quietly complained at seeing such a low clear level, he had never gotten it before.

n‘Ha… this damn luck quest…’

nIf he had been lucky, he could have finished it yesterday.

nThen he would have received a B or A rank.

nHe felt that it was unfair.

nGriffer then told him to wait and went into his laboratory.

n“Hu… I should sit down and get some rest.”

nIan had been very nervous because of the short time he had. Tired, he sat down on a chair and

nstarted to doze off.

nIan was about to fall asleep and get logged out, however, Griffer came out of his lab and woke him up.

n“I finally finished making the magic machine thanks to you. Thank you so much.”

n“I am glad that your research ended successfully.”

nIan got excited and asked Griffer, “Now that the machine is ready, can you revive the God Dragon’s

nSoul Stone?”

nIan was actually thinking that it can’t be so easy, but he had nothing to lose by asking.

nAs expected, it wasn’t that easy.

n“No. It is too dangerous because I do not know whether the machine will work properly. We can’t risk

nit as the machine could malfunction and destroy the Soul Stone.”

nIan nodded, ‘He’s right. I won’t be able to sleep for a while if the God Dragon’s Soul Stone is

ndestroyed.’

nAccording to Orkley, the God Dragon was a pet with enormous power.

n‘It could even be a Legend rank…’

nIan imagined about the God Dragon he would be able to summon ‘soon’. Then, Griffer mentioned the

nnext quest, “So, I must test the machine with another Soul Stone of an ancient monster. If it works

nwell, I will then use the God Dragon’s Soul Stone you brought.”

nThe quest was announced.

nDing-

nReviving the Ancient Monster

nGriffer, the Mage of Dimensions, said that he must test his magic machine with another monster

nbefore waking the God Dragon’s Soul Stone.

nGather the pieces of the Soul Stone of the ancient monster Griffer wants and he will use his machine

nto revive the ancient monster.

nGo through the door of dimensions Griffer will make and get the pieces of the Soul Stone.

nThere are ten pieces in total, you have to get one of each.

nQuest Difficulty Level: A

nQuest Limit: Unable to form a party during the quest.

nTime Limit: Doesn’t exist

nReward: You will receive an ancient pet according to your clear level.

nYou cannot deny the quest.

n…

nIan couldn’t help but scream silently as he read about the quest.

n‘Aaak! It’s about gathering pieces!’

nHe remembered the fourth piece and he almost fainted, ‘At least there is no time limit this time.’

nIt was almost Sunday now.

nHe had to go to the village to meet professor Lee Jinuk.

nThe trip would not take a long time thanks to the Returning Magic Scroll, but something might happen,

nso a time limit would have made him nervous.

nOn the other hand, there was an interesting part.

n‘I can get an ancient pet. That’s so exciting!’

nHis Leadership had increased a lot as he got over Lv.90.

nNow he could afford to have one or two more pets.

nIan finished thinking about the quest and answered, “Okay, I will get them for you.”

nGriffer smiled brightly and nodded, “Thank you, Ian. I am counting on you.”

n…

nSunday afternoon.

nIan had a light lunch and arrived at Lobos Village. He looked around to find the professor.

n‘Now that I think of it, I don’t even know his ID.’

nIan wondered if he should log out and call the professor.

nBut then, he spotted a middle-aged user.

nIan checked his ID and flinched, ‘His ID is… Lee Jinuk?’

nIan studied the man’s face, he looked a lot younger than the real Jinuk.

n‘I think it is him…’

nHe had made many changes to his character, therefore, he looked slightly different. However, there

nwere still a lot of similarities to the real life Jinuk.

nIan carefully approached him, “Are you… professor Lee Jinuk?”

nJinuk nodded and answered, “Yes, Jinsung. You came just in time.”

n“Yes, professor. You came early.”

nJinuk looked at Jinsung up and down and was confused, “Why can’t I see your ID and level?”

nIan knew that he was right, ‘He didn’t believe my screenshot.’

n“Oh, just a second, professor.”

nIan opened his ID and level information.

nThen, Jinuk was surprised, “Oh! You really are Lv.93! No, you even gained another level in the

nmeantime. You are Lv.94…”

nJinuk was truly impressed, so Ian felt good, “Yes, professor. I worked hard during the vacation.”

nJinuk nodded, “I must admit that.”

nIan asked carefully, “Then… I have won the bet, right?”

nIan was worried a lot as he spoke but, to his surprise, Jinuk coolly admitted it.

n“Yes, you most certainly have won the bet. I admit that.”

nIan smiled, ‘Now, I feel relieved.’

nIan could now go back to complete his quest with relief.

n“Professor, then may I go now?”

nHowever, Jinuk was not done with Ian yet, “No, follow me. I have something to show you. It won’t take

nlong.”

nJinuk started to walk.

nHe had already admitted that Ian won, therefore, he followed the professor with a relaxed heart.

n‘He seems to be a Summoner… does he have some questions to ask me?’

nIf that was it, Ian was ready to reply earnestly.

nIan was feeling so good!

nHowever, a while later, they arrived at a place Ian had never seen before.

nAnd it looked very… interesting.

n‘What? Monster Training Center? I’ve never heard of it…’

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