World Tree’s Resting Place

Quite a bit of time had passed since the maritime content update.

June.

It was the time when the heat of summer began in earnest.

In time for that, Deron also prepared a large-scale update.

It was the new expansion pack update.

The global server also had an update notice posted on the same date as the Korean server.

The expansion pack update times for the two servers overlapped. That meant the server merge was just around the corner.

[Expansion Pack Update Advance Notice]

Hello, Adventurers-nim.

The new expansion pack for Deron Online, [Wind of Another World], is scheduled to be updated on Wednesday, June 7th.

Update Details.

New Episode Added.

New Raid Added.

New Area Added.

New Race Added.

Level Cap Increased.

New Items Added.

New Class Added.

Auction House Server Renewal.

I frowned after checking the notice.

Because the title of the expansion pack was unfamiliar.

Wind of Another World? The name of the expansion pack to be updated at this time was [Ruthless Wasteland].

The expansion pack called [Wind of Another World] was a title that didn’t even exist in the Deron I used to play.

It wasn’t that the update order of the expansion packs had changed. Something that didn’t exist at all had appeared.

***

Update day. I logged into the game with both unfamiliar anticipation and anxiety.

Since the last log-out location was Lunaris Capital, I opened my eyes in the large square.

At that moment, a faint light and blue wind scattered before my eyes.

The sight looked like a movement trying to guide me somewhere.

I turned my head.

It seemed that I wasn’t the only one who discovered the wind, as all the users were heading in the direction where the wind was scattering.

[Follow the Strange Wind]

Head to where the wind is pointing. 0/1

It was a completely different start from the expansion packs that had appeared so far.

I felt a subtle thrill and slowly moved my steps.

The wind that had escaped the capital city stretched straight out towards the wide avenue.

It seemed that it was guiding me to a new area.

,Come out!”

After being stuck in the sea all day, summoning the wolf felt a bit awkward.

The wolf, summoned by my call, landed on the ground with a dignified appearance.

,Grrr…”

After getting on the wolf, who seemed a bit upset, I started running along the road.

Tadak- Tadak- Tadak-

The wind guiding the way also sped up to match the fast running speed.

The place I arrived at along the road was the entrance to a huge forest. It was an area that didn’t exist before the patch.

The mini-map was telling me that the name of the area was [Forest of Greenery].

The wind that had been guiding me disappeared as if sucked into the forest.

I carefully approached the entrance of the forest, urging the wolf on.

The smell wafting from the forest was truly unfamiliar. As if to tell me that it was definitely a different area from before, a strong herb smell was wafting.

,Let’s go.”

I urged the wolf and entered the inside of the forest where the wind had disappeared.

Along with the feeling of passing through a thin film, the vast forest unfolded before me.

Trees soaring high into the sky, and the sunlight faintly shining through them. The thick herb scent wafting in the gentle breeze wrapped around my body.

The quest guidance disappeared.

The moment I thought that, the wind began to move with a subtle light before my eyes.

The road guidance had started again.

I obediently followed the wind’s guidance.

The place I arrived at was where a wounded NPC was collapsed.

With a pale face, exhausted stamina, and even eyes closed as if unconscious.

[Seeker Esta]

The subtle wind was directed towards Esta.

As if telling me to help that NPC.

At that moment, the quest was updated with a bit of experience.

[Unfamiliar Stranger]

Feed Seeker Esta a health potion 0/1

The moment the quest was updated, all the surrounding users disappeared.

A personal channel was created to proceed with the quest.

I got off the wolf and approached Esta.

The long blonde-haired female NPC was wearing leather equipment mixed with green and brown.

Feeding the health potion was easy. I took out the red potion from the inventory and poured it into Esta’s mouth.

As the red health potion flowed into Esta’s mouth, the wounds on her body began to disappear, and her pale face began to regain color.

Not long after, Esta regained consciousness.

,Y-you are…?”

Unlike before, when I knew the quest’s dialogue, I frowned and just stared intently at Esta.

,A stranger… How did you get here…?”

Esta, who got up from her seat, showed a wary appearance towards me with the word ‘stranger’.

As Esta moved her body, her long ears, hidden in her hair, were slightly revealed.

,An elf?”

Esta didn’t care what I was babbling about.

She cautiously distanced herself and began to check her body condition.

How much time had passed? She nodded and said to me.

,Could it be that you healed my wounds?”

Instead of answering, I nodded.

Then, a subtle wind spread around Esta’s body.

,You seem different from other strangers. I want to repay your kind favor.”

[Unfamiliar Stranger]

Follow Esta 0/1

The quest was updated with Esta’s words.

It seemed like the beginning of a full-fledged story.

I nodded and followed Esta.

She occasionally repeated the set lines.

She seemed to be giving a basic explanation about this forest, but I, who wasn’t very interested in the story, let all the stories flow by.

The place I arrived at with Esta was a large open space with a large cabin.

The trees and grass that grew around it had a strange appearance, as if they had grown avoiding only that place.

,Could you wait here for a moment? I’ll go inside to get something to repay you with.”

,Do so.”

Esta nodded and went inside the cabin.

I circled around the cabin with the wolf.

The update notice had a phrase that a new race had been added.

I nodded. The race added this time was definitely the elf.

At that moment, a loud crash was heard from inside the cabin!

The quest was also updated.

[Unfamiliar Stranger]

Enter the cabin and help Esta 0/1

I drew my sword and hurriedly entered the cabin.

At that moment, Esta’s body flew in front of me and collapsed.

,Keueuk…”

I passed by Esta, who was groaning softly, and blocked the front. The opponent who attacked Esta was a human with an ominous purple aura around his body.

He was holding a scabbard in his left hand and a short one-handed sword in his right hand.

The enemy’s appearance was unfamiliar. He was wearing clothes that didn’t suit Deron, a fantasy genre game.

[Warrior of Another World]

The tightly tied cords on the sleeves, and the top that widened as it went up from there.

The garment that crossed the chest and came down was fixed with a string attached to the waist, and the bottoms were long and flowing like a long skirt.

The shoes also had a unique shape.

,H-hey! Run away! He’s not an opponent you can handle!”

Esta shouted at me, who was blocking the front.

But the main quest was telling me to defeat this opponent in front of me.

At that moment, the Warrior of Another World began to attack.

The quickly thrust attack flew towards my shoulder.

Swish-!

The reaction wasn’t late. I raised the sword’s surface and blocked the opponent’s attack.

Along with a sharp clang-! sound, a considerable shock was transmitted to the hand holding the sword.

The warrior’s attacks continued.

But like the humanoid monsters that appear in the main quest, he wasn’t a very difficult opponent.

I twisted the sword to deflect the opponent’s attack, then swung the sword towards his neck.

The moment magic soared on the heavy blade, the warrior’s head was cut off.

Skeog-!

The quest was completed by defeating the warrior.

,I owe you another life… I can trust you.”

Esta handed over a jewel that looked like a green leaf as a reward for completing the quest.

[Elf’s Grace]

A key that allows you to enter the World Tree’s Resting Place

Increases affinity with the Elf race by 2 levels.

With that, the quest ended. The personal channel that had been created also disappeared, and I opened my eyes outside the cabin.

The quest mark floating above Esta’s head was full of only blue exclamation marks, which meant sub-quests.

It meant that all the main quests that could be done through Esta had been cleared.

At that moment, the wind began to flow with a subtle light before my eyes.

It was the new guide for the main quest.

I pondered. So far, I had been leveling up by clearing only the most efficient quests.

It was a trick that was possible because I knew what the reward was.

But it was different now. Everything was in an unknown territory.

It meant that such cheating plays were no longer possible.

In the end, I received all the sub-quests that I could receive from Esta.

[Visitors from Another World Who Came to the Forest]

Defeat Visitors from Another World 0/60

[Contaminated Aura]

Acquire Essence of Another World 0/20

It was the beginning of full-fledged leveling.

I rode the wolf and quickly sprinted around.

It was to hunt the monsters that were the purpose of the quest.

The monsters could be easily found near the cabin.

The targets were humanoid monsters wandering around, scattering an ominous purple aura all over their bodies.

I started circling around and hunting monsters.

They were normal-grade monsters. And since they were humanoid with weak defense, the hunting speed was very fast.

The quest rewards weren’t special. I only got a small amount of gold and experience.

I frowned.

It was a quest that I wouldn’t have cleared if I had known the rewards would be like this.

But what could I do? I had to clear all the sub-quests in sight for the sake of a possible special reward.

I rode the wolf and busily roamed around the cabin.

As a result of investing about 30 minutes like that.

I was able to complete all the sub-quests around the cabin.

My level went up by 1 to 66, and I didn’t get any useful equipment.

I didn’t like it.

I turned my body and ran following the wind.

The place I arrived at following the wind’s guidance was in front of a huge wall blocked by dense trees.

The trees, twisted like ropes, began to show strange movements and open the way the moment I approached.

The wind that had been guiding the way disappeared as if sucked into it.

A narrow path was created, barely enough for one person to pass through.

I followed the wind’s guidance and headed inside.