Chapter 257
Episode 257: Compensation and Rest
“Hahaha, wizard, you were dragged in after all?”
Jang Hyeon-deok’s leisurely meddling.
“Why are you complaining when you’re not even an elementary school student?”
“I’m not complaining, I just missed meal time because I was concentrating.”
When my obsession with masks was so severe, I couldn’t even eat with other people, but these days it’s not that bad.
Thanks to this, the madness has been greatly alleviated. I sat at the table with a mask covering half my face.
“Huh… … . “It’s always been amazing, but today it’s even more amazing.”
Heo Sang-hyun has great cooking skills. Somehow he got captured by a crazy skeleton and ended up becoming a necromancer, but wouldn’t he have been a very famous person if he had been a chef?
‘You were originally thinking of converting this mansion into a pension, right?’
It would have been nice if that had come true. Would it have become a popular pension if it served food to vacationing guests?
Anyway, Heo Sang-hyeon, who was released from Heo Ju’s hands, improved his cooking skills day by day, and now he created dishes so amazing that you wonder what kind of luxury this is.
‘Are there any special cooking characteristics?’
At this point, it was embarrassing to skip meals every now and then, but fortunately, Heo Sang-hyeon only brought food for the two of us when he felt like I wasn’t in the mood to come out of the basement.
‘On days like today when you have to drag me out of the basement… … .’
It means that Heo Sang-hyun is in a good mood.
“I’m really happy because I can eat like this every day.”
These are the words of Jang Hyeon-deok, who was already sweeping up the food on the table and drinking it before I arrived. I can see that some of the plates on the table are already empty. What was on that plate?
Caprese salad with a vivid combination of springy and light mozzarella cheese and fresh tomatoes, tagalin pasta with savory egg yolk mixed in a rich duck broth sauce, and lamb ribs with sweet juicy juices pouring out with every bite.
It’s so delicious I think I’ll pass out.
“We also have dessert today.”
Tiramisu, a combination of sweet cocoa and rich coffee aroma, has appeared.
However, it is rare that dessert is even served. What day is it really today?
As two men on the left and right were pouring out emotions and exclamations while scooping up food, Heo Sang-hyeon spoke humbly, as if he was a little embarrassed.
“I just did it and that’s what happened. “A lot of ingredients arrived yesterday, right?”
“Ah, is that the tribute sent by the king? Was there any lamb in there?”
“Yes, a lot of alcohol came in, but most of it was Chinese so we didn’t take it out.”
A rollback was carried out to make the uproar caused by the [Mountain Predator] ‘something that never happened’.
And I was able to reap several benefits in return for that rollback.
There were some that were ridiculously good, and some that were extremely important for future progress, but there were also some that were ambiguous and that I didn’t really want.
“And it seems that a person named Kyuseongmawa wants to send an offering. What should we do?”
“huh? Are you going to Kyuseongma? “Did that frog-man contact Sang-hyeon?”
“no. “Hyeolhu told me.”
It seems like I gave Heo Sang-hyun’s contact information to Hyeol-hoo for no reason. Don’t do that.
“What is the offering you want to give?”
“From what I heard, it looks like they want to make a human sacrifice.”
“… … Leave it alone. “I think it would be better for me to talk to you in person later.”
okay.
This is the first reward I received.
[Follower].
* * *
“But what are those people? “Why on earth do you like the wizard so much?”
Right after finishing the meal and cleaning up the restaurant.
These are the words spoken by Jang Hyeon-deok, who followed me into the living room.
“You heard it too, right? “Those gentlemen call me the [Demon of Destruction] who oversees the destruction and restoration of the world.”
They followed me with enthusiasm, saying strange things like, ‘There is destruction, so there is restoration.’
“Ah, did you mean the wizard who restored the world, the [Demon of Destruction]?”
“Then who did you think was the Demon of Destruction?”
“Hmm, the one who smashed the big eyeball, huh? Did the wizard say that? uh? What is this?”
Jang Hyeon-deok shakes his head in confusion. I sighed briefly as I looked at that.
“If you’re going to do Baekseop, do it right… … .”
Or at least give them proper compensation.
“Baekseop?”
“no. “There is such a thing.”
To be honest, I suspected that I had been thrown into another dimension that looked similar, but it seems that wasn’t the case.
This is still a crappy game full of bugs, [Cthulhu World].
In addition, although words like rollback and backup were used, the series of restoration operations was not done in the same way as [restarting from the last saved point].
I don’t understand it exactly, but should I say that some information from the past was overlaid on top of the continuous present?
There are people who vaguely recall the events of that day, wondering if something went wrong in the process.
‘Even so, I don’t remember it properly.’
Like a feeling reminiscent of a terrible nightmare I had a few years ago, like vague anxiety and fear, like a vague, ominous inspiration.
I can only vaguely recall the wounds scratched by destruction or death.
Meanwhile, about 200 cultists near Cheontae-dong that day were resurrected with only the awareness that I was involved in the restoration of this world, and as independent cultists praying for the coming of God, they revered me as a god and became one. created a denomination of
[Independent cult member].
It’s an absurd word, but they were resurrected in that state.
[The Predator of the Mountains] was completely erased from this world as if he had never existed from the beginning, and even the cultists who served him no longer remembered him, which is why he was in that state.
Or it’s just an artificial adjustment to provide me with compensation.
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“Well, [The Wizard King’s Ark] is also bothersome.”
“Ugh, are they still active?”
When the words [Wizard King’s Ark] come out, Jang Hyeon-deok makes a disgusted expression. Well, this must be a nightmare memory for Jang Hyeon-deok.
“activity? “Isn’t it probably the most active religious group in the south of Paju and Goyang these days?”
The [Wizard King’s Ark] is an emerging religious group whose doctrine is that in order to survive the coming destruction, one must board the [Wizard King’s] Ark.
What is needed to board the ark is [filial piety and service].
Yes, the denomination called [The Wizard King’s Preservation] is a denomination that arose during my fight with the [Hwangrim Church] in the past.
“Oh, those people won’t attack again later, right?”
“It’s changed so much since it was first made that I don’t even know. “To be honest, I didn’t know it would get this big.”
Their missionary work has become an unexpected success, and now there are more believers who have nothing to do with my brainwashing, right?
* * *
I left behind Jang Hyeon-deok, who was disgusted, and came down to the basement again.
“Anyway, it’s nice to be resting without worrying too much.”
This is the second reward I received.
Immediately after the rollback was completed, this message was displayed in front of my eyes.
[Next week. No such incident will occur. During that period, we will also postpone the activation of the ‘Destroyed Mind’ trait. Additionally, most of the penalty attributes applied to your body and mind will stop working.]
I was given a short break. He said it was compensation, but maybe he needed time to recover from the aftereffects of the rollback?
“At first, I didn’t think it was a big deal, but I think this is the best reward.”
Honestly, it felt like I was driving down an endless abyss in a car with broken brakes. What I needed was rest.
Thanks to this, I finished tidying up my surroundings, and almost all of the confusion that was filling my head and the fatigue that was building up in my body was shaken off.
“But now that I’ve become able to live like this, I’m starting to feel a bit sore.”
It’s not a situation where you can just relax.
From now on, three days later, chaos will start everywhere again.
Aside from the [Followers] that were randomly given, I took a moment to check the other rewards I received.
Why do gamers hate server rollbacks?
The level you’ve raised will drop, the artifacts you barely picked will disappear, and your reinforcements will be reset – anyway, you don’t want all your hard work to go to waste, right?
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Shinhwa Kim
Class: Wizard looking into the abyss
Level: 69
Magic Level: Level 6
Madness: [Mask Obsession (Potential)], [ ]
Strength 5 + 4 (Residual heat of Bukraksamun)
Health 8 + 3 (Sain True Sword (Nokzon))
Dexterity 8 + 2 (Night Shroud Wings)
Intelligence 30
Spirit 20 + 2 (Necklace of the Body Snatcher)
charm 20
****
Here are a number of the rewards I received.
First of all, the second madness box is marked blank. This won’t be filled for 3 days anyway.
Next is the level.
“It was originally 59, right? “I went up 10 levels in an instant.”
Thanks to this, I was able to quickly pass the level 50 to 60 section, which was no different from the magic section. Each of the 2 bonus stat points provided was invested in mental health and health.
Now I can use 6th level magic, and with just a little more activity I will be level 70.
And the expensive artifacts and magic stones piled up so much that it was difficult to count them all.
“But more than anything else, this is the most amazing thing.”
I took out five jewels shining in five colors from the shelf.
It is an incarnation stone in which some of the magical power of the [Mountain Predator] has been condensed.
Wooooow-
Incarnation stones emitting an ominous resonance. It is a condensed object of absurdly strong power.
‘Honestly, I’m not confident that I can completely control this.’
If I could somehow control it, wouldn’t I be able to reproduce at least a fraction of the mind-blowing power I saw back then?
“good. “Anyway, is this tidy?”
Followers, rest, experience points, money, artifacts, a few achievements although I omitted the list, and the magical power that the [Mountain Predator] possessed.
‘That said, I’m honestly a bit disturbed after seeing something like that.’
Now that I’ve seen with my own eyes what they can do when they decide to break the rules of the game, things like level and influence seem like a trivial numbers game.
“But it’s not like there’s no solution.”
Considering what happened later, we can see that deviating from the rules of the game poses great risk to them as well. As long as they stay within the rules of the game, you can deal with them.
‘furthermore.’
My goal is not to take them down. The tendency to lead to such a situation cannot be ignored, but that is not my purpose anyway.
“I don’t know how much I can trust that bastard.”
The final reward I received to achieve my goal.
It is information about how to escape from this world.
I thought back to that conversation for a moment.
‘You have gone through many difficulties and adversities so far. All of this may be because you have previously experienced the events and information that will occur in this world in a very special way.’
‘that’s right. But in my experience, there was no way to escape this game.’
‘There will always be something that has appeared in that repeated experience, but has not yet appeared. It contains the answer you want.’
‘What kind of annoying Zen question is that?’ … No, wait. Something that has always appeared but not this time? Could that be… … ,’
‘It is now moving towards [the Great Source].’
This is a question and answer that only people who have played [Cthulhu World] can understand.
[The Great Source] is an abyssal being, also called the [Source of Life] or [The Source of All Pollution].
If I had to classify it, it’s several levels above [Mountain Predator], and [Crawling Chaos], which is right below Nyarlathotep… … .
In short, the strength expressed in the game [Cthulhu World] is a being of the abyss whose strength is so strong that it can fit within five fingers.
The object I need to find is moving towards the monster.
There probably won’t be any problems during this rewarded rest period, but we’ll have to move there soon, right?
“By the way, is it that book?”
That book.
So, this is a book that has always appeared in this game, but for some reason has not appeared yet.
“You must be referring to the [Lacrax Tome], right?”
It was an absurd item that had no effect and no connected event for a theme that clearly appeared with grandiose special effects in the game.
But in that book, there is a way for me to escape from this world.
“good.”
I obtained as much reward as I could and even secured the solid clue I had been looking for.
Now all that remains is movement.
That said… … .
“… … “For now, let’s rest as much as we can.”
Ugh – I can only rest for the next 3 days anyway.
fantasy,
