Ch. 49 Recruiting a Tank Under Level 140
by AfuhfuihgsChapter 49 – Recruiting a Tank Under Level 140
On an ordinary day, a system message appeared before the players.
[Parna Region Unlocked]
The frigid region of Parna has been unlocked.
Using Fox Tail’s long-distance transportation, the carriage, you can quickly travel to the Parna region.
[Frigid Parna]
Recommended Level: 20~45
Region Weather: Always Winter
A region blanketed in white snow.
Days without snowfall are rare.
[Game Tip: Using Parna’s unique transportation, the wolf sled, you can swiftly traverse the snowy plains.]
[Game Tip: If the “Frostbite” status ailment is not quickly removed, it can lead to permanent physical damage.]
The time spent in the Parna region was about three days.
Outside Parna, five days had passed.
After returning to Fox Tail from the Parna region, rewards were given at the Arkereth Temple.
The person who brought the rewards was Albert. He carried two large boxes and handed them to Isolin and me.
“Sister Supreme…! Mage Isolin…! You’ve worked so hard!”
[Gold Bar]
A large bar made of pure gold.
Can be sold to merchants for a large amount of gold.
Selling Price: 100,000 Gold
[Arkereth Temple Medal of Merit]
- Level Requirement: 0
- Equip Restriction: All Classes
- All Defense +5
- All Elemental Resistances +10%
※20% discount on Arkereth Temple item purchases
-A medal given to those who participated in the holy war alongside the Arkereth clergy.-
Inside the box was a new type of equipment item that hadn’t existed before. I closed my mouth, about to say something to Albert.
Among the players living in this world, no one underestimates the value of defense stats.
The appearance of a new piece of equipment that could be worn without overlapping with existing armor instantly quelled the minor dissatisfaction bubbling inside me.
“Ahem…”
Even Isolin, who had been determined to say something to Albert, fell silent. The new “Medal” equipment was just that appealing.
Isolin and I awkwardly took out the medals from the box and put them on. The small medal on our chests sparkled brilliantly.
Sparkle—!
Now that I think about it, it’s hard to believe Albert had any ill intentions. Wasn’t he just trying to deliver this wonderful medal to us?
In reality, Isolin and I hadn’t done much in the Parna region. The clergy and Einhardt had taken care of the heretics, and Einhardt had defeated the giant Yeti.
As I smiled to myself, looking at the shiny medal on my chest, Albert spoke.
“I wish I could praise Sister Supreme’s achievements more… but as someone who needs to interrogate the heretics, I can’t. It’s truly a shame.”
Albert sighed, genuinely regretful.
Indeed, just the number of captured heretics from Parna exceeded 50. Interrogating them all would likely require more manpower.
“It’s alright.”
The 12-year-old priestess Supreme is magnanimous. I nodded with a gracious smile.
After finishing our business at the temple, Isolin and I walked out into the streets, hand in hand. The winding red brick roads were always bustling with people.
Then, I noticed something I hadn’t seen before—floating markers above people’s heads. Isolin, fiddling with her fingers beside me, didn’t seem to notice.
[Hyeonse]
[Level 36]
[Mr. Park]
[Pacheonmun]
[Level 31]
[Kim Gap-hwan]
New guilds had appeared, and the familiar Return Guild was nowhere to be seen. It seemed that while Isolin and I were in the Parna region, many things had happened. I left Isolin behind and stopped a passerby.
“Excuse me!”
“Yes…?”
A man with a sturdy build. His clean face contrasted with his shabby equipment, indicating he had just returned from hunting.
If he had been active here consistently, he might be able to answer my questions.
“Did something happen in the past few days? I see new guilds everywhere.”
“Well, something did happen. Some players pooled their money to create new guilds, and the original Return Guild split…”
“The Return Guild split…?”
“I don’t know the details. I’m not the type to pry into others’ affairs…”
“Ah, I see. Thank you.”
“Take care.”
The man who answered me walked away. Then, Isolin, who had been watching from the side, asked.
“The Return Guild is gone?”
“Not gone. It seems there was an internal split.”
“Oh…”
The internal split of the Return Guild. Was it a good thing or a bad thing?
I needed more detailed information.
At that moment, I remembered the face of a girl I had forgotten.
A girl with hearts floating in her eyes. Gladie.
“Ah…”
“What?”
As I sighed and looked up at the sky, Isolin tilted her head beside me. I smiled and answered.
“Do you think Gladie is doing well?”
“Gasp…”
It seemed Isolin had also thought of Gladie. Without a word, we both headed toward the old farmhouse where Gladie lived.
Gladie was tinkering with something in front of the barn where she lived. Short wooden sticks swayed, forming the shape of a human.
It seemed she was making wooden dolls for a quest. Isolin and I ran toward Gladie.
“Gladie!”
“Gasp…!”
As we approached, Gladie, startled, hid the doll behind her back.
[Level 27]
[Gladie]
Seeing her level had increased, it seemed she hadn’t neglected leveling up while we were gone. Isolin and I sat down beside Gladie.
“Long time no see, Gladie.”
Though we had only spent three days in Parna, five days had passed outside. What had Gladie been doing all this time?
“Isolin… Sister Supreme… You’re both safe!”
Gladie sighed in relief as she looked at us. It seemed she had been worried about us while we were gone.
The little girl’s heart is truly kind. My fondness for Gladie grew a bit more. A natural smile appeared on my lips.
Isolin and I briefly explained what had happened in Parna. The sudden quest, the Singing Cult, and the giant Yeti we encountered in the snowy plains.
Finally, we even boasted about the greatsword we obtained from defeating the Yeti.
“The problem is, there’s no one to use it…”
I took out “Frostbite” from my inventory and swung it around. Our current party consists of a priest, a mage, and a ranger. We had no frontline fighter to wield the greatsword.
Of course, if we couldn’t use it, we could always sell it for a hefty sum of gold. I put Frostbite back into my inventory and asked Gladie.
“Gladie, do you know anything about the Return Guild?”
“Ah, I was just about to tell you. You haven’t heard any news because you were busy with the quest in Parna, right?”
“Yes. It seems the region was isolated.”
“Then, let me tell you. What’s been happening…!”
In RPG games, especially those with strong PvP elements, it’s not uncommon for large guilds to split into several smaller ones.
What happened to the Return Guild was no different. Some dissatisfied members left and formed new guilds with like-minded individuals.
Two guilds were created this way.
“Hyeonse” and “Ninano.”
“Then, what about Pacheonmun?”
“Ah, that’s… It was created by Pacheon Mage…”
As I expected, Pacheonmun was created by “Pacheon Mage.” True to the guild leader’s role-playing tendencies, most members of that guild shared similar inclinations.
“Oh!”
At that moment, Isolin, who had been snooping around, pulled something out from behind Gladie. What she held up was the wooden doll Gladie had been making.
“Ah, ah…! Isolin! Give it back!”
Gladie, realizing the doll had been taken, reached out, but Isolin was quicker. Isolin tossed the doll to me.
Thud—
“Oh…”
The intricately crafted doll was a mage doll. Wearing a large pointed hat…
“Ah! There’s another one here!”
“No!”
Isolin, like a fish in water, rummaged around and found another doll. The second doll was dressed in priestly robes.
“Give it back!”
Using her ranger’s agility, Gladie quickly retrieved the dolls. She hugged the two dolls, her face turning red.
I looked at her and asked.
“Um, are those dolls… me and Isolin?”
Gladie didn’t say anything. She just silently put the dolls into her inventory.
Thump thump— My heart suddenly raced.
[Excitement.]
She didn’t deny it.
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