The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor - Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Return the Holy Relic

Weed put the Death Knight items for sale at a price between 10 to 15 thousand won .

“I don’t think the price is going to be that high, it’s not incredible equipment…”

Level 200 weapons .

Royal Road had many weapons and armor, whose names did not match .

Monsters had a lot of silver and loot .
This meant a lot of different types of gear .
This was true in other games as well .

High level monsters would drop weapons that could be sold for cash .

He sighed . Such items did not come to Lee Hyun easily . Unique and rare items, magic items from the system could be sold for a fair price .

Loot for quests sold for unexpectedly high prices, from 30,000 to 50,000 won .

The prices were increasing because of the nature of the users .

In Royal Road, the appearance of monsters was very realistic and detail oriented . The rotten corpses of monsters stank fiercely .

Not many people could hunt with the smell .

Undead monsters!

They were among the most avoided hunting locations .

Because people were unwilling to hunt the undead, the price for quest items increased from scarcity .

The items would be sold at more expensive prices .

“In total, it must hit at least 2 . 96 million won . ”

Then he looked at the e-mail he had ignored earlier .

The Dark Gamers invitation!

He read the e-mail which said that the invitations were only sent to those that were chosen .

Lee Hyun was chosen to join in their meetings .

Such was the content of the invitation .

A skeleton holding money in one hand was pictured on the site’s background .

“It’s…”

The Dark Gamers’ Union .

There were rumors about this famous organization, but the truth was unclear .

“It’s probably not them and it’s got nothing to do with me . ”

Lee Hyun clicked the trading site to confirm the bid . After sending a PM to the buyer, they decided on a trading location .

They decided to have the trade a day later .

Somuren Liberty City .

Liberty city had characteristics suited to a feudal lord, where there were few taxes and tariffs .

Thanks to that, many traders and adventurers stayed here . Most of the group of general users was always looking for better weapons .

In other places, the purchase price in stores included the taxes but in Liberty City the tax price was very cheap .

The city was a paradise for merchants .

Weed and Mapan arrived in the city at the last day of the time limit for the quest .

“Then I’ll be trading over there . ”

Mapan left to go sell the loot .

There had been an incredible amount of monsters in the Bar Khu Mountains . Over the course of a month, the wagon was filled with loot .

A merchant’s inspiration was the excitement achieved through trading . It was a pleasure to sell in bulk and to buy expensive things at cheaper rates .

Mapan realized the pleasure of trading .

That was the benefit of accompanying Weed .

The luxury of trading without taxes!

‘Coming to Somuren Liberty City wasn’t so bad . ’

Weed checked inside his backpack for the Herrera Cup again .

The purpose of coming here was just about to be completed . .

The quest to return the holy relic to the Order of Freya .

Rather than heading to the church immediately, Weed went to the central fountain and looked around .

Liberty City was crowded with a tremendous amount of merchants .

They had opened stalls to sell stuff and were trying hard to find customers .

“I can repair any damaged items to maximum durability!”
“Selling food that recovers satiety . ”
“Silk clothing for sale with +15 electrical magic resistance directly made to order . ”
“Check out the various weapons and armors that I have made . ”




“Get jewelry with various attributes for only 1 gold!”

Craftsman characters occupied one spot on the fountain for selling stuff .

“How much?”
“I came to pick up the clothes I ordered yesterday . ”
“100 pieces of bread, please . ”

The craftsman classes were treated the same as before .

Every day they sold near the fountain . The main classes like miners, blacksmiths, and tailors sold their goods around the fountain .

All sorts of other crafting classes were quietly buried off in a corner .

“This is fun, people gathering like this…”

Blacksmiths and Enchanters engaged in fierce competition with each other .

This sight couldn’t be called unfamiliar for Weed .

He had always had less competition when selling sculptures .

Down the eastern side of the square was a large red wooden building .

Weed headed to the location of the appointment . There were more than 10 people there waiting .

“I’m here to sell . ”

Weed said to see their reaction .

People bought stuff from item trading sites .

Just say the name and the transaction number and you would receive the item .

“I’ve waited so long for this . This quest was so hard to do . I couldn’t fight against those undead monsters . ”
“Thank you . It’s good to see that someone is selling a lot of the items . ”

With those words, the buyers left .

Aside from the Dark Knight’s weapon, the rest of the items were sold for (the) Japtem quests . (no idea whatsoever how this quest should be called…left it as it is)

At dawn, his backpack was much lighter .

“This is the first profit from Royal Road . ”

Weed was comfortable with the result and headed to the church .

The church of the Goddess Freya had been built with white marble, a symbol of beauty and prosperity . It had been built in the heart of the city and was thus easy to find .

Somuren Liberty City was built next to the Somuren River .

There was a white arched bridge built near the church building of Freya . Many users wanted to get the holy water, a type of blessing, so the area all around the temple was crowded .

In the distance, clerics and paladins were going in and out of the temple .

Whenever they raised their levels and learned new techniques and whenever they returned to the church, they would receive contribution .

Weed went inside, passing a little statue of the goddess with golden letters written on her .

Collection box, pay at least 10 silvers or more .

Weed wanted to turn around and leave without paying it .

“May the grace of the Goddess Freya be with you . ”

Those that donated received a blessing from the priests .

The church’s Holy Spirit Blessing would increase defense for a period of time, also increasing health regeneration by 5 .

It was the church’s main source of income .

“Get out of my way real quick . ”
“I think he was the last person in line . ”

Weed paused temporarily, and the users who had been waiting in line started complaining .

Waiting for turn to receive the blessing was a rule that the priests made the people adhere to .

Weed was here to return the Herrera Cup to the priest and did not want to give an excuse to the complaints that were erupting from the crowd .

“I am here to return something . ”
“Yes?”

The priest blinked when he saw the Herrera Cup . Then a look of surprise came upon his face and he shouted in a loud voice .

“Oh, thank the Holy Goddess you’re here! This is a miracle! Come right this way, inside the High Priest will meet you . ”

The surrounding temple priests took Weed inside . All the users gathered to receive the blessings were left alone because of priest scarceness .

“What the hell…”
“What the hell’s going on?”

The Inner Sanctum .

The High Priest’s room .

It was a place filled with symbolic murals and statues of the goddess, a solemn and noble atmosphere .

Here, Weed was able to return the Herrera Cup . Kneeling down on one knee like the knights from the Middle Ages, he said .

“I have, on behalf of Prospects, brought the Herrera Cup here . ”
“Oh, this is it! How magnificent!”

The High Priest, his face full of wrinkles, was ecstatic as he held up the Herrera Cup .

Ttiring!

Weed thought while kneeling down .

‘This is amazing . ’

The rewards from completing a quest from one of the three main churches had always been good .

But normally not this good!

But this was the not the end . The High Priest sat down in his chair and looked over to Weed .

He said to a Paladin .

“As compensation to this great warrior, bring the Paladin equipment and the Sword of Agatha . ”

“Yes, High Priest . ”

After a while they came out with a Paladin’s armor and a sword on a red cloth .

“Take it . ”

The Paladin gear was laid down in the red cloth in front on Weed .

The High Priest handpicked the items in the cloth .

Items earned as compensation for the quest .

Weed was moved to tears .

It was a happy moment for him . But at a time like this you had to maintain composure .

‘I have never been lucky in Royal Road . I cannot rejoice just yet’

Weed decided not to prostrate and began checking the items .

Do not put off till tomorrow what you could do today, like immediately identifying something .

First was the sword, together with an antiquely engraved scabbard .

“Identify . ”

To avoid startling the High Priest and the Paladins, Weed quietly admired the items .

‘This is much nicer than the Death Knight’s sword . ’

It was usually better to have items with higher stats . But sometimes it was useful to have items with low requirements .

The Clay Sword was such a case . It was difficult to sell for a lot of money, but because there were few prereq
uisites, it was the perfect weapon for low level characters and could be sold for a higher price . A Clay Sword was the absolute weapon against rabbits and raccoons .

“Identify . ”

Weed had difficulty breathing .

“Such a windfall of items…”

Up until now, he sparingly used thoseo bloody old gloves to conserve the durability, but now he no longer seemed to need them .

At level 200, his gear would all be set except the helmet .

‘A very wholesome reward, indeed . ’

Weed got up from kneeling and then on the spot, put one hand on his chest and made a light bow with his waist .

“Now that I have done my duty, I will take my leave . ”

It was time to go to the item trading site to check prices . Fisrt, he would look for a better sword as a replacement and then sell the Sword of Agatha .

However, the High priest looked up into the air . Clear tears were running down his cheeks .

“Brave warrior, you have shown your courage by defeating Balkan’s evil servant and retrieving the Herrera Cup . ”

“…?”

Suddenly the High Priest was glaring .

‘Balkan stole the holy relics of the church and had them hidden by his servants . ’

Weed decided to stay after looking at the Priest and paladins .

Weed did not know in the slightest of the increase in the familiarity he had gained with the church .

Weed replied as he hurriedly got down on one knee again .

“Yes . ”

“Did you know? Our church has lost one more holy relic . ”

“Yes?”

Weed was puzzled for a moment .

When he got the Herrera Cup, he had collected information from the Royal Road website .

The Church of Freya had three artifacts: a sacred cup of flowing holy water, Fargo’s crown of prosperity, and the Rending Sword .

“But…”

Weed noticed the white, rosewood-painted hat that the High Priest was wearing .

It was not the Holy Crown of Fargo .

“How did they dare to, in a time of chaos, have the undead steal the crown . Beings that are alive despite the fact that their death is contrary to the will of the Goddess . ”

The High Priest said in his fury .

Then Weed instinctively replied .

“You are absolutely right”
“Those undead dare to endanger our peaceful land!”
“I wish to restore the peace and progress of the continent . ”

It was always good to get to know secrets .

It was the cycle of blame . (?) (A translator should sort this out . )

Thanks to it, the relationships between humans did not disappear permanently .

“The monsters of the Versailles continent deserve to disappear from under the Goddess’ eyes . The undead must be defeated for the era of prosperity to dominate the continent . ”

“Yes, I agree as well . ”

Weed told the High Priest the story of what happened in Baran village, of the time the Lizardmen had invaded the village .

Thereafter he had been asked to sculpt the statue of the Goddess Freya in the form he considered the most beautiful .

Through the sculpture the possibility of another invasion through Lizardmen was diminished, leading to flourishing of the village .

“Oh, I heard the story about that sculptor! So it was you!”

The High Priest was impressed with the Statue of the Goddess Freya .

“Fortunately we were able to determine the identity of the one that stole the Crown of Fargo . We dispatched knights over three times, but to no avail . I believe that it would be better if you were to lead the attack instead . ”

The quest-rewards were colossal . In chain quests, the rewards increased with each successive mission . Weed cheerfully read the contents of the quest but then his expression changed .

Balkan had shown the strength of his minions .

Their army had waged war against the powerful kingdoms and churches . Especially the powerful True Blood Clan Vampires .

The clan counted more than one thousand members and the lowest level a vampire had was 270 . The head of the True Blood Clan, Tori, the leader of the True Blood Clan, was a known boss monster with a level of 400 . It didn’t matter how strong Weed was right now, since no users was even close to reaching level 400 .

‘It’s absurd to fight the True Blood Campire Clan and bring back the Crown of Fargo…’

Weed looked at the difficulty level .

‘Difficulty B! Three dispatched groups of Paladins have failed the quest . I can’t possibly complete it . ’

You couldn’t clear this kind of difficulty level without forming a party with the most powerful users . No matter how high the rewards were, this fact remained unchanged .

“I’m sorry . I believe it would be tough to complete this mission with my lack of ability . ”

It was inevitable since he couldn’t hope to complete the quest . He could only refuse .

But the High Priest smiled gently .

“You are far too modest, but that is not necessary . I leave this request to you . ”
“No . I cannot accept this request . ”
“There is no need to be too modest . A famous adventurer such as yourself is perfect for this kind of mission . ”

Weed wanted to cry when he heard the words of the High Priest . To have humility misunderstood so much that it would result in a tragic ending .

‘Blindly put… intimacy of relationship . ’

Because of the high reliability, the High Priest believed in him .

To make matters worse, the High Priest did not give up .

“In the legends, stories have been passed down in the church that when the church’s influence falls, a Hero will appear before a coming war and reclaim the lost treasures . You are that Hero!”

Weed could feel his ears failing when he heard the High Priest say this outlandish legend .
Then he heard a familiar sound .

Ttiring!

Weed hurriedly checked the quest and it was the B rank difficulty quest in the quest window .

‘The quest is forced on the person who finds the Herrera Cup? I can’t help it then . Maybe a chance will appear’

His judgment was shrewd, fast but realistic . There was always an opportunity to live .

However, the High Priest plunged him into despair with his next words and there was no room to escape .

“Twenty years ago, the Paladins managed to make teleport gates and succeeded to set up the last one to Morata . With the teleport gate, one can be moved instantly without needing to travel . ”

“So you’re saying…”

Weed’s lip trembled slightly .

“It is urgent and you must not delay any further . You will be departing tomorrow at this time and one priest will be sent to accompany you and aid in your mission . He will play an important role in saving our brothers and children that have been petrified by the vampires . ”