[World Quest – Progressing the Dream of Celestial Being…]
[World – Dream of Celestial Being (EP. 1)]
Purpose – ? (Automatically ends when Dream Collapse reaches 100%)
Reward – ?, Title – Ertarn’s ?
[Collapse Level – 87%]
[The quest will end when the Collapse Level reaches 100%, and rewards will be given based on your performance.]
[This area is another world called ‘Multi-Dimension’, not the dimension of Devil of Angel.]
[Unlike regular dungeons, the Multi-Dimension maintains its established history, allowing interactions with other users.]
[Once one episode World Quest concludes, another World Quest will progress after a certain time.]
[Episode World Quests are conducted individually in each world, and progress may vary.]
[Currently ongoing episodes are:
Ertarn – Dream of Celestial Being (EP.1)
Teshiniria – Ancient Race (EP.1)
Main Temple – Path of the Hero (EP.1)
Erbenus Blodia – Red Throne (EP.1)
Golden Sky – ??? (EP.1)
……]
“……”
I opened my eyes.
I was lying in a place full of gray bushes, alongside Jeokhye, who was also laying there.
It seems we fell asleep after arriving here.
“There sure is a lot going on.”
After quite some time since the last cutscene, a flood of messages came pouring in.
They contained explanations about this place, ‘Multi-Dimension,’ but the most important part was the cutscene I just saw.
Typically, when entering a dungeon, you see the backstory of the main characters… but Ertarn was not classified as a dungeon.
So, I thought there wouldn’t be cutscenes, but with the new update adding ‘Multi-Dimension,’ it surprisingly showed cutscenes too.
[Oh]
[What’s this cutscene?]
[Was the Celestial Being a girl???]
[Whoa]
[Why did it cut off here?]
[Huh?]
[What happened when the Knights came?]
[What’s going on? Show more!]
[Something important seems to be popping up]
[Multi-Dimension?]
“It looks like progressing through Ertarn will bring out more. From what I see, we’ll need to make as much progress as possible before the World Quest ends.”
Previously, quests required the user to directly accept and do something to progress.
But this newly introduced ‘Multi-Dimension’ is different.
“It progresses on its own.”
From the overall flow and message wording, it seems that episodes will proceed even without user involvement.
If no one intervenes, the story will keep flowing as is.
Users are faced with a choice here.
Whether to become the ‘Challengers’ of Ertarn and change the Celestial Being.
Or just take the easy profit.
“The Celestial Being… is definitely going to end badly.”
Although it was a short cutscene, the conclusion of the Dream of Celestial Being was clearly a bad omen.
The last part was surely a bad sign.
Based on my long experience, the appearance of the Knights will likely bring trouble to both the villagers and the Celestial Being.
And that dream would be the reason why the current Celestial Being took on the form of a mountain.
[Collapse Rate – 87%]
“First, I should look around before the dream collapses. Waking it up right now seems risky.”
The Celestial Being is a formidable opponent, even stronger than the Kraken.
Right now, I could handle that Kraken, but there’s no need to wake the sleeping Celestial Being just to fight.
For now, the only things I can see around me are bushes and white trees.
The leaves of the trees were also white, and as I got closer, a familiar system message pop-up appeared.
[You have discovered a Mysterious Tree.]
[The materials of ‘Mystery’ can be used as consumables in the ‘Mysterious Crafting Table,’ which you can find in another dimension.]
[Would you like to gather Mysterious Wood?]
A blue hologram enveloping the entire tree appeared alongside a hit marker in the center.
I tapped it gently with the tip of my spear, and with a breaking sound, the tree vanished, dropping some wood.
Three neatly cut pieces of wood, about 30 cm in length.
“Merely 3 pieces?”
[Oh?]
[Isn’t this the thing?]
[Isn’t it an enhancement material? The one Drak used.]
[Mysterious wood, huh.]
[Let’s use all the wood, lol.]
[Such a huge tree but only giving 3 pieces.]
[How little does it yield?]
[It’s a gathering system, huh.]
“The efficiency isn’t great.”
How does a tree that’s at least five times my size only drop three tiny pieces of wood?
It shouldn’t be weird if it dropped 300 pieces instead.
But is gathering easy? Not really.
Smaller trees drop 1 or 2 pieces, not 3.
Even the gathering system has a cooldown, so after a few attempts, it gets restricted.
If you just break it, it turns to dust or transforms into unusable item forms.
Eventually, after trying to gather several times, I found myself in front of a tree about the same size as the first.
The hologram, part of the gathering system, still covers the tree.
I take a step back.
“Hmm…”
I take a step back again.
Then step forward again.
And once more I step back.
[Lily, what are you doing?]
[???]
[Why are you suddenly backstepping, lol?]
[Lily?]
[You’re suddenly dancing.]
Suddenly, there’s a thud.
“The maintenance distance should be around this. Going beyond this has no meaning…”
The ‘Mysterious Tree’ does not have the gathering system applied from the start.
The Mysterious Tree exists in its original state, and only when a user approaches does the system overlay.
As I moved about 50 meters away, the hologram disappeared.
“I wonder if it can be gathered from here?”
[?]
[?]
[Hahaha]
[What?]
[What the hell does that mean, Lily?]
“So basically…”
The reason why trees become unusable when chopped with normal physical force is due to the system’s influence.
But what if you chop a tree from a distance of over 50m without the system’s influence?
“That means you can chop it in a completely intact state. Though I don’t think long-range ‘attacks’ would work.”
The raccoons probably expected that much.
[…?]
[Really?]
[But how do you chop from that distance?]
It’s very simple.
You flip the Kraken’s Spear upside down and slam it down.
You use the Kraken’s ‘Sea’ to weaken the ground, and use ‘Summon’ to pull the roots from below, lifting the entire tree.
Creeeak…!
Wham!!
The tree wrapped around the Kraken’s leg and rose into the sky.
“Oh.”
It really didn’t change at all.
[?]
[Lily?]
[If it can’t be broken, then just take it whole.]
[Using a bug again.]
[Hahaha]
[You’re so sneaky!]
[Raccoon’s blood pressure rising!]
[???]
[Again?]
[Why is the gathering system so flimsy? Hahaha!]
[Ugh, raccoon crisis.]
Rustle…
“Mmm… what happened? Is that… an octopus?!”
“Oh, you’re awake?”
“What, what’s going on?!”
Jeokhye, who had woken up, startledly stepped back and drew her sword.
The creature, gripping the sword with the body of a red frog, was tense, but its legs just wrapped around the tree.
Unaware of the frightening sky, the Kraken’s leg soared high, putting the tree away into space before returning as a spear.
At least I should be able to get hundreds of logs from this.
Jeokhye’s already huge eyes grew even wider.
“You… weren’t the extreme human?”
“Nope.”
“What do you mean? Why is an octopus coming out of the spear?”
“Because an octopus lives there.”
The octopus is the spear that houses the Kraken.
It’s not weird at all for the Kraken’s leg to emerge.
I should try talking to the Kraken, but it just won’t wake up.
“…This feels suspicious.”
“It’s nothing much. By the way, did you see anything?”
“Like what?”
“A dream, perhaps…”
“?”
Jeokhye tilted her head.
So it seems ‘Residents’ can’t see it.
These cutscenes and system messages are only visible to users.
It’s the first time I’ve brought a resident into a dungeon like this, excluding Sre and other monsters, but as expected, Jeokhye saw nothing.
“How much do you know about Celestial Beings?”
“Well, I know they’re gods of giants and incredibly strong, but not much else. I haven’t seen a waking Celestial Being.”
“……”
“In the first place, the different races of the Heavenly Realm don’t really interact much as they keep an eye on each other. Especially the giants, since our communication is nonexistent.”
“Hmm… Is that so?”
“What did you see?”
“I saw the Celestial Being’s dream.”
I roughly explained the dream of the Celestial Being to Jeokhye.
Jeokhye, who was listening seriously to the story, nodded thoughtfully.
“…It’s clear that someone with the Holy Seal wants something. Showing a secret like that means something.”
“So the Holy Seal really is important, huh?”
“Of course. According to the Great Law rooted in the Heavenly Realm, those who possess the Holy Seal are considered noble persons of that world. They can influence the laws of the world…”
Mellow.
“I guess I should try meeting the giants. Even though it’s a bit of a hassle.”
“That’s… annoying…”
[LOL]
[Fluffy]
[So cute]
[Quack quack]
[Definitely looks like the Celestial Being got betrayed and went berserk]
[Meeting the raccoon later would be fun too lol]
Hoo… whoop!
Bang!
My hand was snapped away.
“What?!”
“Hmph. Anyway, you should be careful. Even if we can’t communicate, they’re quick to attack and know how to catch you like a ghost.”
“To bounce your hand off by puffing your cheeks. That’s pretty impressive.”
“…You’re probably going to suffer a lot. Now, the giants will rush toward you the moment they see you.”
“Suffering is something we share together.”
“…Damn it.”
Why did I have to follow…
While Jeokhye muttered as she clutched her head, I lightly soared into the sky.
Currently, I’m positioned on top of the Celestial Being’s body.
Despite making noise and chopping down trees while summoning parts of the Kraken since earlier, no one has come looking for me.
It seems there are no giants around here.
Rumble…
[What can you see?]
“There are about 50 of them over there at the end.”
Woosh…
The Holy Power in my eyes dims.
This place is so far that I need to cross a couple of mountain ranges to see what’s really out there.
That’s where the giants have gathered.
“Scout?”
“There are giants over there. Let’s go.”
“Wait, I can just go back…”
“No way.”
Grabbing Jeokhye with my Holy Power-filled hand, I flew away at high speed.
Jeokhye struggles as she insists she can’t handle a full-on battle, but since I’ve decided to help, I have to see it through to the end.
‘…By the way, have they gotten bigger than before?’
The Celestial Being back then seemed much smaller than now.
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