Translated by: xLordFifth
Edited by: Mister-Canada
The conversation that started pleasantly ended in an atmosphere similar to Leeha being kicked out. The only thing he found out after his persistent questioning was the degree of confirmation his already existing assumptions.
‘It was not a dark elf. Even the wood elves didn’t know what it is!’
Was it just a ill fated relationship? To make the dark elves who they hate to also be hated by the public as well?
The persecution against the dark elves must have been much worse because it was from a wood elf’s words.
Leeha left Elm and immediately came to Aelstock and spoke to Browless.
“Then in the end-”
“There’s a possibility that the 『Arcane Sniper』 is a human. Of course, he said that he didn’t know who the person was…”
Browless would know better. Throughout the secound Human-Demon war, there were no snipers who could be opponents for the Three Musketeers..
Of course, there were monsters that could attack from a distance.
However, what could they do with their skills? Even if the Three Musketeers did not use any ‘skills’ and only used normal muskets, that alone would have been more than enough to deal with them.
If they could not compete with the Three Musketeers, they would have used the 『Arcane Sniper』 from the beginning. In fact, it was said that the command system of the demon king’s army was severely damaged by the Three Musketeers.
In other words, there was only one conclusion about who the identity behind the sudden appearance of the 『Arcane Sniper』 could be.
“No way…”
Browless’ body trembled slightly.
『You have completed the quest: The traces of two people 3.』
『You have acquired 20 stat points.』
『Skill- Chain Teleport : Three Musketeers have been learned.』
‘Oh?! Stat points and a skill?’
He also hoped that other items might be given.
Looking at Middle Earth’s behavior so far, the expectation was that he will be given a compass to chase the other members of the Three Musketeers. However, it was a whopping 20 stat points and a skill? It was like Middle Earth was ‘shooting big’.
『Path of Growth』
Explanation: ‘Are Mr. Brown and Ms. Elizabeth the 『Arcane Sniper』? But why?…… However, as long as there’s a possibility, we cannot let our guard down. It would be in vain if I let the next generation of the Three Musketeers chase after them prematurely.’
Browless speculates that his former companions who had disappeared may have become the 『Arcane Sniper』. If it is true, it would be difficult to chase them with the current skills the next Generation of the Three Musketeers have. The director of the Musket Academy is waiting for the growth of the next generation of the Three Musketeers.
Description: Wait until Browless’ instruction is given
Reward : Quest – The Three Musketeers and the Three Musketeers
– Will you accept?
“If one of those two is the 『Arcane Sniper』, no, maybe both? After all, they have that kind of ability, it isn’t out of the question.”
“What if it’s too much……?”
“It’s not even something you can do anything about, for now, go and catch some monsters.
Improve your skills. When you reach the point where you can use all of the powers within you, I will call you again.”
Browless’ eyes were determined. There were not hunting instructions. Leeha tilted his head at the vague words of growing and being able to use all his strength.
“You mean Luger, Kidd, and me?”
“That’s right. The three of you must combine your powers.”
“I see. Okay.”
Leeha pressed the accept button. Bringing the power of the three people together? The director said that it would be easy but Leeha couldn’t help but think that he was in trouble.
At least I am close enough with Kidd. But sometimes his sense of rivalry is a little overwhelming, but conversation still works. But what about Luger?
‘Will he remember me breaking his shin? I hope he already forgot about that……’
His styled with pomade oil. Just imagining Luger as a wall with no visible gaps frightened him to the point that the hair on his skin rose. (ed: no clue what he means by pomade oil.)
“Please Leeha.”
“I…… understand.”
The quest could no longer progress right now. Leeha left the academy building. All he could think of was the expectation that the remaining road would be quite difficult.
‘In other words, a linked quest? It feels like joing quest 1.’
Leeha looked at the quest window.
“Phew-!”
No matter how much he looked at it, it was clear that he would not be able to do it alone.
‘It was what the director said. Unlock the rest of your ‘attributes’-, if that’s the case, it must also be related to his weapon.’
Then Leeha looked at the Black Bass. There were still 6 seals left.
Did it mean that he had to unseal all of it before they could proceed? It was no longer just a matter of level or stat growth. As Leeha knew, if he wanted to be someone who could shoot a target from 10km away, rich combat experience and skills to support him would be needed.
『Chain Teleport – Three Musketeers』
Explanation: Those with high soul affinity can use mana to move to each othere’s position.
Effect: Teleport to an activated friend(Limited number of people: Luger- Inactive, Kidd- Inactive)
Mana : 200 Cooldown : 2 hours
Fixed skill, no rank or level. He was wondering what Chain Teleport meant, but that was it. However, there’s a limitation that it can only be used between the three musketeers, and not all his registered friends in the friend window.
‘Hmm? Not only that…… It is a skill that can only be used after activation, but what was the status of the two people who had acquired the skill?
‘It’s like this.’
It’s still the same even if I don’t use it. There was no way that Luger and Kidd can use the skill to move to each other’s position. If everyone agrees and activates it, we don’t have to activate only one person to expose his position and the weakness of the surprise attack.
“And the premise of the agreement is already meaningless. Kidd was someone who never loses when it came to chivalry, but what about Luger? I’d be happy if I didn’t die. In the end, it said that skills were uselessl……. I should put my points it into agility.”
Now his agility was 1697.
Leeha stopped for a moment and checked his condition. How should he move from now on?
The dark elf quest needed time to walk for a month, the new continent exploration quest was put on hold after the war, Browless’ quest was also on hold.
‘Most importantly, there’s still a month left……’
It was the beginning of the National War. What did he need to do now? What was the most effective way to move?
It wasn’t just about leveling up. First, he needed to secure more agility points.
‘At that time, there were field bosses who were level 150 or higher…… haha.’
There were quite a few field bosses below level 150.
Of course, the lower the lever, the easier the monster is, so there will be more competitors, of course, it was not a problem for the current Leeha.
‘First, raise his stats and unseal the Black Bass.’
Leeha immediately headed to the Holy Grill.
***
“How much is a normal health potion?”
“5 gold each.”
“Wait? How much?”
The user was terribly surprised. The merchant NPC just scratched the back of his head and said the same thing again.
“5 gold each.”
“How is an ordinary health potion so expensive? I wouldn’t pay that much for a special potion. No, is that right? 5 gold for an ordinary potion?”
“T-that can’t be helped. If we want to pay our taxes…”
“Oh, that’s crazy. All right, I won’t buy it. Dirty scammer.”
The user grumbled and spat on the floor! Stamped on it and left. Jachung watched from afar.
“This, our image…. Are we really going to be okay, guild master-nim?”
“There’s nothing we can do about it, for the time being. Even if our image is slightly damaged, don’t worry about it, because we can restore it at any time.”
Jachung was actually talking to the lord of the castle, Ram Hwayeon. She also bit her lip and watch her gamble.
“But if we stock up on supplies like this in a situation where we aren’t even sure about the war yet- if there’s no war-”
“That’s not possible. After all, we went to the Royal Palace to check the atmosphere several times. The war is surely going to happen. Until then, what we have to do is-”
Ram Hwayeon brought out her checklist.
“-securing as many items as possible. It goes without saying that, in any way, profits will remain as it is the business of the state. Our job is to get as many rights as possible other than simple profits by adjusting the price of each item.”
“Of course I know that, because I have heard the explanation, but……”
The prices of essential PVP items such as health potions, teleport scrolls, and abnormal status removal scrolls have all been raised. Normal users are not even able to buy them anymore.
In other words, it meant that Dale Castle was just piling up things while losing its capital.
If the money did not flow, Hwahong guild will inevitably suffer financial damage. What if the war did not happen?
Not only was the money not flowing, but even Dale Castle’s image was deteriorating. (ed: lol)
It’s like saying, let’s not use it again because it’s a place that make unbelievable amount of profit.
‘It’s okay. 70% of the items we are piling up can be doubled or tripled in price after the war. That alone is beneficial.’
And the lost trust and image? They could give the remaining 30% for free! It would go to the greatest battlefield the war is taking place on, and give it for free in the name of Hwahong.
Since the profits will be left elsewhere anyway, the trust and image will be restored with that work alone, and it will be better than before.
‘If we can even acquire the trust of the royal palace, that would be a bonus. It would be great if we could get government bonds or other provinces at a low price.’
The problem was timing.
War is already certain. But when? Even Ram Hwayeon wasn’t sure about that, so she couldn’t hide her uneasiness while making this kind of investment.
‘Our informants told us that there would be two to three weeks left……. What the hell is that man doing?’
Ram Hwayeon confirmed Leeha’s location from the friends’s window that was floating in front of her.
Where is he hunting. From Ram Hwayeon’s point of view, these were places that low-level people would likely go to.
‘He’s been only going to places like this for almost two weeks……. Is the war still far away to him? Is that why he is taking his time like this? If it was delayed for even a little while longer, the loss will be even greater.’
She wanted to ask. She wanted to send a whisper. No, regardless of the reason, she wanted to see Leeha’s face.
“However, Ram Hwayeon held back.
‘Phew, if you don’t want to contact me first, then I don’t want to be the first to contact you.’
(ed: HA!, don’t worry no one’s missing you! At least that knight girl tried to ask Leeha out. God I hate people like this)
She had never been treated like this before, so she had no choice but to have more ambiguous feelings for Leeha.
All her life, she had only been supported by those around her. No man could escape from her looks and intellectual charm. (ed: what charm?( ͠─ ͟ʖ ͠─ ) )
‘Should I just call him first? No, no!’ Ram Hwayeon held back. She instinctively knew that ‘pushing and pulling’ was necessary in times like this.
Who was the target of pushing and pulling this time?
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Bang——!
『Achievement: One Shot, one Kill – Stitched Spider(D+)』
Congratulations! You have insta-killed a Stitched Spider in one blow! Aren’t you ashamed to play in the beginner zone at your level? Make way for the next generation! But you still need to receive a small gift for the achievement, right?!
Reward: Strength +3, agility +5, intelligence +1
Without knowing anything about Ram Hwayeon’s feelings, Leeha had been focused in sweeping achievements for the past two weeks.
‘This the 17th achievement now……. It has come down to D+ level.’
He didn’t even get to the Hall of Fame. He had been greedily killing fieldbosses with the momentum of eating everything as long as it raised his agility even by a little bit.
‘C+, c, c-, everything that gave a lot of agility, but it’s still less than 2,000.’
He hadn’t reached 2,000. The result of not eating and sleeping for the past two weeks was al in vain.
Leeha opened his character window. Agility 1,862.
It meant that his agility level alone had risen by over 160 in two weeks.
‘I feel like my brain is going to break because of exhaustion, but five days will fly by if I go out to sleep…’
He rubbed his temples and rechecked his plan.
Could my agility increase by 140 points by getting D+, d, and D- ?
‘Can I do it? No. It must be done.’
There were still two weeks before the war. He didn’t know what would happen after that. Currently the way to live was to try as hard as humanly possible.
Leeha ripped a scroll and disappeared, the location of Leeha in Ram Hwayeon’s friend’s window also changed. Where did he go this time?
“I will go, Jachung. After the war starts, check the investment plan again.”
“Yes, guild master-nim.”
Ram Hwayeon turned around and snorted.
‘Perhaps Leeha is alo wondering how I’m doing. He will be contacting me soon!’
It was unfortunae for her that that would never happen.
Of course, Leeha’s indifferent behavior further ignited Ram Hwayeon’s feelings.
(ed: these lame side-plot romance/not romance thing is so annoying, if we have to have this in the story the least the author could do is make the rich kid characters likable. Also isn’t she like 16 or something? Or is this the red head talking.)
(To be continued…)