The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor - Chapter 42-2

Chapter 42-2

“No tax, no tax . I didn’t realize when I was young . The chilling taste as I got older . ”

“Huhuhuk, yesterday was the first time I registered with 3 females as friends . ”

“I have lukewarm beer . Those who drink lukewarm beer can buy 1 cup for 1 silver! A small amount of cold beer is being sold for 3 silver . Those salted with spinach are 2 silver!”

The northern users were having a night festival in the vicinity of the Earth Palace .

All the users had come together to share their joy .

Bonfires were built all over the place and food was cooked . The number of people meant the alcohol and food was scarce so they were sold regardless of the price .

Ttararang!

The harp and guitar were played .

Beautiful female users were dancing around the bonfires .

The merchants willingly supported people wearing armour or wanted clothing .

In fact, it was close to impossible to feed all the people filling the plains . A vast amount of materials were consumed and victory was undecided so they hadn’t bought food in anticipation of a festival .

However, there were a huge amount of supplies from the Haven Empire .

By the end of the battle, the northern users looked like a swarm of ants .

“Dried filefish!”

“Ohh, dried filefish! It would go perfectly with this glass of wine . ”

“Aaaaah, another dried filefish!”

“Look here . A whole carriage stacked with dried filefish!”

“All the carriages in the back have dried filefish . ”

“This is a filefish’s hell!”

While Weed was busy obtaining loot from the Hermes Guild, there was a procession of carriages . The northern users packed the food and supplies into their backpacks and pockets .

Even the basic weapons of the Imperial soldiers were great .

The steel arrows could be sold at a fairly good price .

The northern users were even willing to go to remote areas to sell the loot .

The merchants smelled money and already bought a lot of loot from the northern users . The merchants already purchased horses and carriages in order to sell the products to other villages .

‘Passage!’

‘I will become the next legendary merchant in the north . The money in this world is mine . ’

‘One arrow can earn 60 copper each . How much is this?’

The mind of the users became warm after the war ended .

A wide variety of cheeses, whiskey and other specialties of the Central Continent were generously distributed . The festival celebrating the victory spread throughout the plains .

People were drinking from wine glasses .

“Heeok! Shall we hunt together in the kobold dungeon?”

“Yes, let’s go for Eksoju-nim . ”

“Of course . Many northern users have fallen in this place . It has been a really long time . ”

“The kobold dungeon was my first adventure . It feels like the past is catching up with me . ”

“We won’t be able to feel the excitement of that time . ”

“There has been a lot of growth since then . ”

“What is Nero-nim’s level now?”

“54 . ”

“You are awesome! I’m only level 51 . Do you have tips?”

“Just work hard and you will be rewarded like me . Little by little you will become stronger . ”

“I will keep it in mind . ”

In one corner, a cat and mouse chase was occurring .

“I asked you to study! There is a test at school tomorrow but you are connected to the game? Fireball!”

“Kyaak, please help me!”

A number of users were singing and dancing around the campfire .

“In the mountains, the red sun rises and heavy winds blow, chwi chit . The clouds that foretell a heavy battle approaching, I stood at the frontlines with the dark elves, chwit! ”

Male and female users started to sing .

“My fresh hopes in the morning, chwi chwit . Our courage and desire for victory, the noble sprit and soul! I want to sing, chwiik! I have to sing more strongly than the dark elves, a song of my wish to win . If you don’t give up then you can win . ”

A song of the orc Karichwi!

More than 1,000 female and male orcs had gathered around a bonfire to celebrate .

The night was dark but there were plenty of people dancing and playing instruments .

The busy users left the plains on horseback in the middle of the night but most remained in order to relax and enjoy the situation .

“Ya, amazing . ”

“This is the north’s culture!”

The northern users were able to enjoy a long festival .

“I’ve found a very dangerous tomb . I’ve died three times already . ”

“Did you smell a quest?”

“What is that?”

“I smelt a quest related to Weed-nim, the God of War . ”

Information about adventure and trade were actively exchanged .

In one corner, the architects were going through the rubble of the Earth Palace with a tape measure and shovel .

“Well, this pillar has split so it can’t be used again . ”

“Jackpot . After examining the roof of the Royal Palace, those who made it really paid a lot of attention to durability . We are lucky . ”

“Is it possible to recycle it?”

“It is a bit unreasonable . Still, we can take advantage of it even if it can’t be used to reconstruct the Royal Palace . It is possible to use the remaining parts to create a monument……”

“The stone is well preserved but it won’t take much for it to crumble . Too bad . ”

They looked among the rubble for parts that could be recycled . It was a waste to throw away the premium materials that the palace had been built with .

“Use the broken stones to lay the road . ”

“The metal can be smelted and re-forged at the smithy . ”

“We aren’t lacking steel due to the loot from the Haven Empire . There will be a huge surge in demand in the north . ”

“Let’s go quickly . We should take this opportunity to gather a lot of people . ”

The architects immediately proceeded with their planned restoration of the Earth Palace .

The finance and budget of the Arpen Kingdom hadn’t been decided yet . But the architects rushed to rebuild because they loved their building .

“In the past, the Royal Palace was built on the mountains . ”

“That will be harder now that the mountains are cut . ”

“Originally it was a palace with its own unique taste . Can we build up the dirt, stones and sand again?”

“If we work hard then our workforce can make a few mountains . ”

“This is the palace so we can easily mobilize millions of people . ”

The architects envisioned a terrible plan .

They came up with the plan to use the huge labour force of the north to build a large mountain .

“Hmm, the Earth Palace is good but it only had a medium height . It is okay to drastically increase the height of the mountain by 500 metres or 1 kilometre?”

“It is a good idea to erect the buildings while climbing up the mountain . ”

“But then the difficulty of the construction and smoothly maintaining the supply and demand will increase……”

“The number of residents in the north is always growing . If we build the palace earnestly then it will be 2~3 times the scale of the previous palace . ”

“This…we really have a lot of practice building a royal palace . ”

However, Pavo was skeptical . In his view, the plans for the royal palace were becoming too extravagant .

“I understand your thoughts . My heart also wants to restore the Earth Palace and make it better . But this part shouldn’t be handled with an architect’s greed . ”

“Huh?”

“The Arpen Kingdom needs a palace as soon as possible . If the Royal Palace isn’t present then there will be a downturn in the cultural and commerce development . ”

It would be a disadvantage to governing a territory if there isn’t a palace .

The regional villages and cities wouldn’t run smoothly, identifying and managing state affairs would be difficult and taxes would be lowered . Due to corruption, there would be some budget losses and security wouldn’t be maintained at 100% .

The sheer size of the Arpen Kingdom meant thieves would become more frequent .

There would be a disadvantage with large facilities, commercial buildings and work buildings . If it wasn’t a big city like Morata then establishing public buildings would become more difficult .

Users who were knights wouldn’t be given advanced skills .

General users who went to a place where the kingdom’s fame was low might be forced to accept disadvantageous quests and trades .

In the meantime, the Arpen Kingdom had grown without a palace .

The users received the disadvantage early on so they took it for granted .

But after accepting a number of territories and having a population boom, the palace was now necessary for the development of the kingdom .

The architects also knew this part .

Merchants made villages and cities wealthy but the architects firmed up the foundation . They constructed buildings and saw the population and commerce growing every day so they couldn’t be happier .

Architects made stunning buildings for the main streets as well as comfortable places for people to live .

Pavo’s opinion continued .

“Now is the time for the Arpen Kingdom’s development so our desires as an architect can’t be greedy . Aren’t the northern architects better than this?”

“Make the necessary buildings . The buildings for the people . ”

“Yes, that’s right . If the architects are too greedy then the schedule will be lengthened and an endless amount of funds will be needed . ”

“Uhh, the plan to rebuild the palace on a mountain is too reckless . ”

“It is important to build fast but this palace will play a pivotal role in the Arpen Kingdom . ”

The architects stayed up all night and established a basic plan for the reconstruction of the palace .

The Arpen Kingdom will be rebuilt on the back of the current rubble . The building materials from the wreckage will be reused if possible and the rest will be procured through merchants . The palace will be built on a flat area that is 3 times larger than the past . After the central area is complete, further expansion can be added as required . Near the palace grounds will be a city larger than Morata with a river . In particular, the best land will be pre-assigned for 7 Grand Buildings . For the future development of the Arpen Kingdom, the new city will be called ‘Dawn City . ’For a seamless workforce and to save on construction costs, new users will participate in the basic development of the palace’s construction . Shacks will be built for 7 days and will continue to grow with future needs . All architects in the north will co-operate with the foremost goal being the reconstruction of the Royal Palace .

“Is this enough?”

“Unfortunately any more will be greedy . ”

The architects decided to announce the plan to rebuild the palace .

But without revealing it, they internally agreed on some extra stipulations .

The Royal Palace will become an impregnable fortress in order to ensure that such an unfortunate event won’t occur again . The new palace has to be big and luxurious in order to not embarrass the Arpen Kingdom . Construction costs should be saved as much as possible so the minimum budget for the palace and city will be 17 million gold . The construction costs will increase if necessary .

If Weed knew this then he would immediately collapse .

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Python and Seasoned Crab had considerable achievements in the war against the Haven Empire .

After coming back from the southern desert, they hunted the Hermes Guild and Haven Empire without any hesitation .

Python tried to protect the Earth Palace from the 1st corps and continued to fight until the end of the battle . Python didn’t know the meaning of retreat and survived until the end .

Seasoned Crab was an assassin and went around the battlefield killing the powerhouses of the Hermes Guild .

While the cold weather and tsunami were happening, he had repeatedly infiltrated the enemy and assassinated them .

“Well, only this much? There is no obstacle in taking their lives . ”

14 leaders of the knight divisions as well as countless top knights lost their lives .

Seasoned Crab determined their deaths .

After such great achievements, they met up with Weed .

Weed had sent them a whisper first so they were expecting something after the fight finished .

‘Heoheot, my ugly pride . Should I blatantly talk about my skills? Then I need to say a lot . ’

‘I am the one who decides death…anyway! They won’t be able to talk about me in this war . Nobody in the Hermes Guild escaped my knife . I took advantage of the turmoil in the war to use my skills . ’

The two men were going to boast to Weed . They wanted eat and drink while telling war stories .

Pale nodded silently after seeing that the two men had arrived .

‘He has also survived the battle of the Earth Palace . He really is the famous Python . ’

‘War heroes are gathered in this place . An assassin must have enjoyed it . ’

Then Weed said .

“I hope you didn’t wait long . ”

The two men thought .

‘Indeed, Weed will know 3~4 people here . I want a place . I’d like the north’s leading experts to meet each other . ’

‘Well, it is an embarrassing but fun spot . I’ve only introduced myself to female users . But I need to tell them a pseudonym . Cappuccino is acceptable to people . ’

Python and Seasoned Crab’s expectations!

Soon Hestiger arrived .

“Great Emperor, all the enemies who have been hiding are defeated . The kingdom is now secure . ”

“Yes, thank you . ”

The two men squinted at Hestiger .

They had confirmed his unparalleled strength on the battlefield . He was a strong opponent but their pride wouldn’t let them admit defeat .

‘My sword is larger . ’

‘There is only one life . I would like to try assassinating him . If I have the perfect opportunity then anyone would die . ’

After a while, Alveron the pope candidate of the Freya Church arrived .

Some of the general users didn’t know him but Python and Seasoned Crab were well aware of his identity . During Weed’s crazy hunting, the one with strong recovery magic that was like a curse!

‘Keeok! This configuration is surely……! No, it can’t be, no!’

‘H-hik!’

And Weed said .

“Then let’s go hunting . ”

Weed could only resurrect Hestiger for a single day .

He wanted to use him as much as possible .

Irene, Romuna and his other colleagues were too tired to take into danger so they were given a break . Instead of fighting well, they might end up killing their colleagues during the hunt .

“…… . ”

“…… . ”

Python and Seasoned Crab’s eyes urgently met .

Their eyes blinked a few times before they talked .

“I’m dizzy and my body is uncomfortable……”

“There is an emergency and I have to go home . ”

It felt like a student lying to a teacher in order to leave early .

However, Weed was persistent .

“Are you really not feeling good?”

“Yes . I’m not a man who would boldly lie to you . ”

“There is no other choice if you don’t want to go . Just relax and tell me . In the future, do you not want to hunt with me?”

“I need to rescue others . I’m a good person . ”

“You are indeed feigning illness . ”

“…… . ”

“Hestiger, your sword . Today I will spill some blood . ”

“Yes, Great Emperor . ”

“…… . ”

Seasoned Crab didn’t say anything and was lured along .

Thus they stayed up all night hunting!

There was the strongest warrior Hestiger so they could clear the dungeons with the highest difficulties .

Hestiger could defeat monsters just by punching them .

“My father was worried about thieves and hid a mysterious shovel . In the end, no one could find it . ”

The quests associated with the dungeon were meticulously performed .

There wasn’t a lot of risks so there was only short breaks . There was no such luxury like sleeping or eating as they stayed up all night hunting .

“Once again, every minute counts . I want to do as much as possible before Hestiger leaves . Hestiger, this is to protect the peace of the continent so move faster . ”

“Understood, Great Emperor . Your great and noble heart hasn’t changed at all . ”

“It is hard to defend justice . So I need to work harder . The sleeping treasures of the world…no, I will definitely resurrect justice . ”

They hunted in the Northern, Central and Southern Continent .

It was just a brief stop in the central regions so the Hermes Guild didn’t notice them . If possible, he wanted Hestiger to wipe out some enemies but there was no time .

Weed was also worried about invading the Haven Empire .

“There is only a few hours left until Hestiger disappears . Should I feed Bardray to him?”

The Imperial Palace had already collapsed but the Haven Empire currently contained some of the highest levelled people on the Versailles Continent .

If Hestiger went there then he could get good results by killing a large number of Hermes Guild users . Weed felt a lot of pleasure at the thought .

The only one who could pull it off was Hestiger .

In the future, it would be difficult to resurrect a strong person like Hestiger with such absolute obedience .

There were other desert subordinates that he could resurrect but it was a dangerous idea .

Weed didn’t become ruler of the desert through benevolence . He had showed off his power . Every time he chased after a quest, his subordinates were decreased by a few people .

They thoroughly obeyed Weed but it was a completely different situation once they were resurrected . Weed would be weaker than the desert warriors .

“A few of them are dangerous and might even try to loot the Arpen Kingdom . ”

Weed thought for a while before eventually abandoning his plans to invade the Haven Empire’s Imperial Palace .

It was risky to have Hestiger go to the Imperial Palace to slaughter the Hermes Guild users .

There were tens of thousands of the best users .

A variety of professions as well as NPC knights .

He would be able to deal with more enemies than Van Hawk but Hestiger wasn’t immortal . Weed and Alveron couldn’t help in that environment .

It wouldn’t be good if Hestiger was like Van Hawk and was killed by Bardray . Killing the legendary hero would increase the morale of the troops and the authority of the Empire .

If Hestiger’s power fell from the battle then a result similar to the battle between Van Hawk and Bardray might appear .

From the Hermes Guild’s perspective, they could make a lot of money if it turned out well .

And there were quite a few high level users so killing them would incur a penalty and reduce the power of the Hermes Guild .

In the end, Weed decided to use Hestiger to supplement his losses .

Weed had succeeded in the final secret sculpting technique quest but had suffered a lot of damages .

“Yurin, let’s go to the next place . ”

“Yes . I’ve been preparing . Picture Teleportation!”

After defeating a dungeon, Yurin would move them to another place .

She drew a few destinations in advance . She just needed to finish off Weed and his companions and they could move quickly .

‘The devil’s skill . A painter and sculptor is truly like the devil . ’

‘I don’t have the rights of a human while hunting . I am just like a combat slave . The human brain and body is moving while my spirit has flown away . ’

After the all night hunting, the party finally returned to Morata .

It was after a series of continuous hunts in the southern desert so they were mentally and physically exhausted . Right now if a level 2 novice with a knife came to rob them then they would hand over all their money .

Most users were at the Earth Palace after the Haven Empire’s invasion so Morata was unusually quiet .

There was almost no one entering and exiting the gates so it felt like a miracle .

In the aftermath of the war, the victory festival was still going on . But soon people connected to Royal Road and returned to Morata in droves .

New users were also starting in the north .

By the time Weed arrived with his colleagues, novices were busy doing the apple delivery quest .

The bustle of the city .

The sound of birds chirping as they woke up in the morning . The warm sun, cool breeze, clear birdsong and scent of flowers that could be felt on adventures was a big advantage of Royal Road .

“Great Emperor, I was assaulting monsters until the end even if I was too old . Now it seems so peaceful . ”

“I think so too . I’m sorry . We encountered many things in the desert . ”

“I’m tired . I would have liked to see Great Emperor’s ambition in the past . ”

“This world made me passive and quiet . ”

Python and Seasoned Crab stared at Weed and Hestiger with disbelief .

The relationship between the two of them was overly inflated . The ridiculous conversations that they shared while hunting! It was like a nightmare had come to life . They were fatigued so it had a large emotional impact on them .

Hestiger bid a nice farewell to Weed .

“It was an honour to serve you again . Your power might be weaker than it was in the past but you are still the Great Emperor . It is truly impressive that you are committed to the peace of the continent . ”

“Well, it isn’t a big deal . I’m just trying to live right . ”

Weed had pulled a cover over his eyes .

Hestiger turned his head and looked around when they were near Morata’s gates .

“The faces of people ruled by Great Emperor is filled with laughter . Looking back, this is the kingdom that we dreamed of . I, Hestiger, don’t regret dedicating my life to you . ”

“Yes yes . ”

“Go in peace . Although the path in front of you will be rough and steep . ”

A shimmering light started to appear around Hestiger’s body . Then his body became increasingly blurred .

The time limit of Sculpture Resurrection had reached its end .

A proud hero from the warring period was disappearing completely .

Weed’s face was filled with satisfaction . A subordinate he raised well in the past had done well so he was filled with pride .

‘I also have benevolence . ’

He wouldn’t see Hestiger any longer so he didn’t feel hateful .

‘The concept of a good subordinate . ’

He never even praised his sculptural lifeforms!

While he was fading away, Hestiger opened his mouth .

“Master, I have some last words for you . ”

“Go ahead, loyal Hestiger . ”

“The other day, I was telling Master about my trip . ”

Y-yes . I remember . ”

“While wandering the land with large footprints, I met a human adventurer called Lodsiker who arrived at the land of the giants . ”

“Hoh, I have heard of Lodsiker . ”

The adventurer Lodsiker .

A legendary adventurer that could be called the hero of the profession .

When looking at the history of the Versailles Continent, he had experienced all types of rare adventures . Finding the existences of unknown sea creatures and many unknown lands .

A master of survival and directions and a person who had returned unharmed from all 10 forbidden zones . He recorded implausible adventures and explored underneath the sea, underground worlds and hell .

At the time, Lodsiker was considered an irresponsible noble but he discovered things that hadn’t yet existed in the world .

He wrote books regarding his adventures but sadly most of them weren’t passed down to the present .

These were the three books that remained .

Those that read the books could drastically reduce the damage from traps and their sense of direction went up .

The Adventurers Guild set a very large reward and treasure for those who found the tracks of Lodsiker .

Greed momentarily formed in Weed’s eyes .

‘Lodsiker’s bounty has exceeded 300 million gold…I also heard that he owned many rare things . ’

The blind greed that couldn’t distinguish between the front and rear .

“Lodsiker explored the land of the giants with me . And from there……”

Ddiring!

-Information about Lodsiker has been acquired .

“Uhh, I feel faint . It is time to leave . ”

“It can’t be . 3 million gold! Tell me more about Lodsiker before you go!”

“Great Emperor, there is no time . If you find the Allium flower while following the large footsteps to the red monument then you will be able to know the rest . Maybe…something there will be waiting for Master . ”

Ddiring!

-Land of the Big Footprints . Beyond the end of the world, there is a ship made of dead nails . The giants live close to the territory of the gods and the red monument will hold a clue regarding Lodsiker . If you bring a never fading Allium then Lodsiker’s spirit will wake up . Level of Difficulty: S Adventurer Quest . Compensation: ‘Lodsiker’s Promise’ quest . May be linked to the epic ‘Myth of the World . ’ Quest Restrictions: Information about Lodsiker . Limited to adventurers or those with the Explorer title . The continent’s greatest adventurer fame .

-This is an adventurer only quest but the specific special request means that you can proceed .

“Heeok . ”

Weed finally realized what was happening .

‘Quest . ’

He had forgotten about normal quests for a while due to his sculpting technique quest . But originally he had floated all around the continent on quests .

‘S class difficulty quest . And it involves Lodsiker who is a master adventurer . ’

Lodsiker’s quest probably had an awful degree of difficulty!

If he wanted to resolve this adventure himself then he would need to accumulate his level .

An adventurer’s quest was often more difficult and required using their heads . If the right clue wasn’t found then he would have no idea where to go next .

Using a specific adventurer skill or infiltrating monsters were sometimes required . Weed would have to bulldoze through it with a sculptor’s skills .

Weed could see a thorny path stretching out in front of him . It seemed like a difficult path that would require an aircraft to pass over .

‘No matter what the problem is, I have confidence that I can solve it . ’

He would approach any difficulty and would overcome it . Even the final secret sculpting technique didn’t scare him .

‘I need to actively carry out quests . There is a limit to growth through normal hunting . ’

I couldn’t use the final secret sculpting technique yet so I needed to diligently raise Time Sculpting .

But even so, it was dangerous to go on a perilous adventure at the moment .

‘I need to raise my lost levels . And take care of my kingdom . There is a mountain of work to do . ’

He would challenge the uncertain future at another time!

‘Well, I constantly obtain chances . With my fame, just saying a few words will allow me to quickly obtain a kingdom quest . Several minor ones would be better than one big quest . ’

Weed quickly said .

“Hestiger, I have heard about that adventurer from bards . He is one of the most sought after people in this era . Deserving to be called a true hero . ”

Hestiger smiled and said .

“I am relieved to hear Great Emperor say that . Be sure to listen to my words . I hope you can fulfill Lodsiker’s wishes . ”

-You have accepted the quest .

“Keeook!”

Hestiger disappeared in a bright flash of light that connected the earth and the sky .

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