I don’t know if it was intentional, but the Tteokbokki, which should have leveled up to 1, has shockingly risen to 2 with 86%.
Excluding the existing 5%, I’ve probably gained around 6 to 700 billion Experience Points, making the total about 2 trillion.
“I barely received 2 trillion from defeating the Kraken.”
While the Raccoon contributed an astonishing amount of experience, this is a whole different class.
This is nothing less than a groundbreaking event.
“As expected of the 4th anniversary event, it’s quite explosive!”
[What a lie!!!]
[Where did they get that?]
[Is Lily doing it solo?;;]
[700×3?]
[Is 2 trillion experience even real? LMAO]
[Seriously, it’s not proportional experience; the level itself needs to go up, you crazy developers!]
[LMAO]
[Such a godly game LOL]
[Lily is innocent, yeah]
[Raccoons are gonna get beaten up collectively LOL]
[Let’s head to the New Continent, let’s go!]
[God?]
“First, we need to check out the 4th job. We don’t even know the location right now.”
There have been many new appearances in the New Continent apart from Ertarn, but we haven’t even pinpointed their locations.
We don’t even know precisely where Ertarn is, for crying out loud.
I moved my steps right away to go to the 4th job location.
“Miss Yena?”
“…”
Yena, who was shifting her gaze in the air, looked back at me with a meaningful expression.
“Are you not going?”
“…I have somewhere to go for a bit. I don’t think I can join today.”
“?”
Yena is refusing a collaboration?
And it’s the collaboration we were already progressing with?
That was an unusual move for Yena, but I figured something must be up, so I let her go.
After a long return, doing it alone isn’t so bad either.
[?]
[What’s this?]
[Huh?]
[What’s Yena up to?]
“Then shall we go?”
■
Clang! Clang! Clang!
On the outskirts of Deoen’s starting village. A small Forge.
It’s been a year since I first came here.
I’ve visited this place countless times, but the Forge has always remained the same.
The rough building exterior, the gray smoke billowing from the chimney, and the familiar sound of hammering.
When I opened the door, a familiar Muscular Uncle stopped hammering and looked at me.
“Welcome!”
“Long time no see.”
[Former Instructor]
[Hey, Muscular Uncle!]
[Oh]
[It’s been a while, Uncle LOL]
[Does that Uncle have something too?]
[Muscles have been built]
[Isn’t he a hidden Knight?]
[Considering Lily’s abilities, that guy seems suspicious]
[Could take on 3 to 1000 easily]
“Seems lively today as well.”
“It’s a familiar sight. I’ve completed all my tasks.”
It was truly a bizarre Quest, befitting a hidden job.
[Former – Spearman 4. (Holy Mage)]
Objective – Hunt 20 mid-level or above World Boss Monsters, or hunt 1 supreme-level World Boss Monster.
Hunt 20 Intermediate or Higher World Boss Monsters, or hunt 1 Supreme World Boss Monster.
Reward – A large amount of experience points, a Great Random Box, ?
It was an absurdly difficult task to hunt either 20 Intermediate World Bosses or 1 Supreme World Boss, but I managed to pull it off in the end.
“To catch a Supreme World Boss, you’d have to do the 4th job, but to do the 4th job, you need to catch a Supreme… how does that logic even work?”
If it weren’t for the numerous restrictions of the raccoons, catching a transcendent Kraken wouldn’t have been impossible.
He looked at me intently and set down his hammer with a surprised expression.
“You really did catch it. Exceeded expectations, I see.”
“Let me handle it.”
“I’ll give you your reward as promised.”
Ding!
[Class Change – 4th Job Holy Sorcerer completed.]
[A large amount of experience points acquired.]
[Level increased.]
[LV.123]
[Obtained a Great Random Box.]
“Oh.”
I thought I’d be stuck at 122 for a while, but the class change experience was more than I expected, and I jumped straight to 123.
Moreover, I even got a Great Random Box, a grade I had never seen before.
It had its difficulties, but the rewards were pretty satisfying overall.
[Oh]
[It’s a Random Box!]
[Great? Is it good?]
[Hit 123 right away, lol]
[Class change rewards are sweet]
[With Kiki, Random Boxes are basically divine, lol]
[Easy peasy, lol]
[Quick, class change ㄱㄱ]
[Is that all?]
“Surely this isn’t the end, right?”
“Of course not.”
The muscular uncle grinned and turned to strike the staff hanging on the wall.
The very staff that was being crafted when I accepted the 4th job quest last time.
At first glance, it was a flawlessly crafted staff without a single defect.
“Is that the reward?”
“No way. You already have plenty of weapons; why would I give you another?”
“If it’s good, having it wouldn’t hurt.”
Even if it’s transcendent, just having a mythical level one would be quite useful.
And if I can’t use it, I could always hand it to Yena or another reliable ranker.
He pushes the staff straight into the furnace as if showing off.
Just when I was starting to wonder why he was melting down the weapon he had worked so hard to make…
Click!
Boom!!
[?]
[???]
[What the?]
[Earthquake?]
With a sound that didn’t belong in the furnace, the whole forge shook.
“What’s going on?”
“Do you remember? I said I’d give you a gift when you come back.”
“Of course, I remember.”
I remember nearly everything unless I consciously forget it.
Drum roll…!
Right in front of the furnace, the floor split into two, revealing stairs that descended below.
He drew out the glowing red staff and naturally turned to me.
“Follow me.”
■
Step. Step. Step.
A road leading deep underground.
It was truly strange that there was such an unregistered space in the kingdom’s ordinary underground, but the world is a paradise of strange occurrences.
It seemed that it hadn’t been managed for quite some time, but the torches hanging above still emitted a bright light, making it easy to go down.
‘It wouldn’t be a problem without the light anyway.’
“Where is this place?”
“This is the way to an old warehouse. There’s a gift for you inside.”
“A warehouse? What’s stored here?”
“Various things. I don’t know everything myself.”
[Hmm]
[Mythical God?]
[Is Lily’s job story being revealed?]
[What are they going to give?]
[Far away]
[Alien Lily LOL]
[I don’t know, can’t we just do a 4th round?]
[What is the Muscular Uncle’s true identity, anyway?]
[Let’s just kill him]
Thud.
Feet lost in the way walk through empty air.
The stairs here are damaged.
“If you didn’t grasp it, I guess you didn’t build it yourself.”
“Of course not. This was built by my ancestors, and now the master has changed.”
“Ancestors?”
With 4th tier, I pierce through the Muscular Uncle’s path.
I feel something more than before.
No, from the moment I entered this space, I felt a special power.
‘They’re not from the Huangqing clan. But the size of strength and power is similar.’
So that means a different race.
The way he holds that pole and his strong physical capability might be related to the races in the New Continent we’re headed to.
“We’ve arrived. Go on in.”
“Why are you suddenly revealing your identity?”
“Haha! You seem cautious!”
“Why wouldn’t I be?”
Until now, he hadn’t revealed anything and had taken a neutral stance, only to suddenly bring me to such a place.
Even when I asked, he had been deliberately avoiding the rough details of his identity and the talk about ‘ancestors.’
“The reason is simple. You’ve reached ‘here,’ so I could speak.”
Do you understand what I mean?
“…Are you saying I’ve earned the right? By reaching the 4th tier?”
“Partly that. Your ‘level’ has probably risen too, hasn’t it?”
Level, as in your level?
The entry requirement for the New Continent is 121, so well, that might fit the narrative.
“First, let me say this: I’m on your side. I’m on a different level from the arrogant raccoon, the boxed-in celestial beings, the ruthless Blood Nobles, and the giants who don’t even speak the same language.”
“Um…”
“You stand to lose nothing by trusting me. Wouldn’t it be more beneficial to you?”
Hahahahahaha!
[LOL]
[Hahaha]
[Muscular Hahahaha]
[This is suspicious]
[Look at how carefree the Muscular Uncle is]
[Let’s just kill him, Lily]
…It definitely is suspicious. However, if it’s not Celestial or Demon-related, I’m quite willing to cooperate.
For now, he’s also my former superior.
“I’ll trust you for now.”
After walking for a long time, I arrived at the end of the passage and saw a lever sticking out from the wall.
Turning the lever, I heard the sound of a mechanism clicking, and the heavy wall opened.
What immediately came into view was a pile of dusty clutter, making it hard to tell if it was a warehouse or a garbage dump.
[?]
[Is this… a warehouse?]
[What the heck, lol]
[There’s nothing here, Uncle]
[Isn’t this a garbage dump? hahahaha]
[Let’s just kill it]
[What if there’s an insane item among this stuff?]
[It looks too insignificant]
“Am I supposed to pick something from here?”
“Oh, it’s just old. Really old. It’s been here since my ancestors’ time, so you can imagine how old it is. There was even a theft back then… No, let’s skip that. Anyway, it’s ancient.”
“How old are we talking?”
“Long enough that it can’t be counted. At least a few thousand years.”
While he was making excuses, he was rummaging through the junk haphazardly.
I had no idea what he was planning to give me, but nothing remarkable seemed likely to come out of this mess.
Most of what was on the floor was common-grade items or equipment, and even the rare ones would take some searching.
Clatter.
Something crunched under my foot.
Is this… a tablet?
It’s about the size of a smartphone but has something densely inscribed on it.
Unlike the script from the altar of sealing which I couldn’t read, thankfully this one was legible.
One of the many scripts used in the past.
“Looks like something’s written here.”
[Dust]
[Lily, watch your step]
[Can you manage this;;]
[Can you read it?]
“Um… let’s see. To be recognized by the greatest existence, one must resolve the revelation held by this tablet…”
BANG!!
“I found it! This is it!”
“…?”
Holy Seal?
[You have discovered the Holy Seal of Teshiniria.]
[Teshiniria is now recorded on the ‘Map’.]
[Teshiniria is now recorded in ‘Sailing Targets’.]
[World Quest – ‘Ancient Race’ has been granted.]
“What do you think! I’ll be able to visit that kingdom my ancestors achieved once again─”
“I found something too, you know?”
In addition to the holy seal I got from him, I was holding a small tablet.
Unlike before, this tablet was radiating a gray light as if to say it was the right one.
[You have discovered the Holy Seal of Ertarn.]
[Ertarn is now recorded on the ‘Map’.]
[Ertarn is now recorded in ‘Sailing Targets’.]
[World Quest – ‘Dream of the Celestial Being’ has been granted.]
“…Are we heading to the land of ancestors first?”
“Is that even a question?”
Of course, we’re going to the Celestial Being first.
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