Chapter 191: The Chain Quest Triggered
So he recounted how their family survived by hiding in small villages or towns.
But the enemy had found them again and now wanted to kill their old mother and them.
So they escaped here in the hope of taking refuge and starting a new family here.
He also mentioned why they didn’t took refuge in other noble houses, like a Count.
Because each rejected them as they didn’t want the trouble of the enemy coming to their door.
"Then why not go towards Count Magnus Duvell? the lord of Stormveil County." Luke leaned slightly as he asked this.
Though little annoyed, if even Count who had many golden knight, didn’t want your trouble, then how could he who was Baron, could even face that.
At this, the faces of Peter and Patrick changed to ugly, and he said with a helpless voice.
"Sir Luke. I do want to go, but our enemy is also a follower of the Storm God."
"So, Count Magnus would not let us in either."
Hearing this, Luke raised his eyebrow and felt there was something more.
Even though Peter was good at hiding his expression, he could observe Patrick, whose face was telling that going to Count territory would be dangerous for them.
"Hm..." Luke picked up the glass of wine and drank it leisurely, as thinking what to say.
While the expressions of Patrick and Peter became tense, as they felt that maybe Baron Luke would also ignore them.
Earlier, they had an argument about coming here. Because Patrick, the big brother, felt that Hero Luke had the most potential to reach higher realm, and if that was possible, then they could even get revenge on the enemy.
On which Peter didn’t agree, because he heard from their mother that a real hero was only proven after the awakening ceremony, not before.
So he could not bet on Hero Luke. But still they came here, as he was the only one who had protection from the Holy Church, and he was also the husband of five princesses, so that person wouldn’t dare to threaten Luke.
With that Patrick exchanged quick glances with Peter, ’asking should they use that info?’
At this, Peter shook his head, because they only had this valuable thing, which their father gave them.
Luke, out of the corner of his eye, saw the interaction between them, which brought a satisfied smile to his face.
’Come on... bring your cards out fast.’
And he continued sipping normally, like he was waiting for them to say something worthwhile and give him the reason to let them stay.
Then he heard what he was waiting for.
"Sir Luke." Patrick controlled his nervous expression and looked straight at Luke’s eyes.
At this, Luke also brought down the wine glass and met his eyes.
"Sir, we have one thing, which will definitely be useful to you."
"But, Sir, you have to promise us that you will help us getting revenge by killing that enemy."
’Oh...’ Luke brought the wine glass again to his lips when he heard this and sipped the drink slowly.
Then he signaled them to continue, as their enemy would most likely be a mid-golden knight. So he would deal with them easily.
"Sir, the enemy who wants to kill us is a Diamond stage powerhouse."
"Pfft!"
"Cough! Cough!"
Hearing this, the wine Luke just drank sprayed outside, as he spat it out and gave both of them a speechless look, who were now covered with wine that had escaped from his mouth.
While Osric’s eyes also became wide. ’Diamond Knight! A powerhouse of Marquis noble level.’
’How the heck did they provoke someone of that caliber!’
While the same question was coming to Luke’s mind, ’What the hell did they do!’
’Even sleeping with their daughter, wouldn’t bring this chase... or maybe it will.’
Seeing Luke’s look, both of them coughed and told him that the person who was hunting them was from the Beast Empire.
And he was also behind the info their father got from the Stormhowl Mountains.
Where, one demi-human who was in our father team, betrayed them and told the news to the Marquis.
After that, the Marquis sent assassins of high rank to keep killing their family members, until he used his human friend noble help to destroy their noble house.
Which they did it succesfully, by making false allegations.
"Nah, no!"
"A Marquis, a Diamond Knight."
"You think too highly of me."
Luke gave them another speechless look and prepared to get up to end this meeting.
Seeing this, Patrick panicked and immediately brought out the treasure, which seemed to be a worn-out ancient map.
And presented it to Luke, before shouting in a hurry.
"Please, sir, only you can become strong enough to bring us revenge, and this treasure will definitely help you in that."
He shouted, but Luke shook his head, ’Who is willing to hold that hot potato?’
’Definitely only insan-’
DING!
’Insan-’
DING!!
Luke’s eyes twitched, ’Can you let me finish my dialogue?’
’And system, these are men, not women. So don’t start your sage mode.’
Luke thought annoyingly and was about to finally finish his dialogue when something else came, upon which he really thought that becoming an insane person doesn’t feel bad at all.
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[CHAIN QUEST TRIGGERED]
[TEMPLE OF ???]
Difficulty: Peak Bronze Knight.
[QUEST OBJECTIVE]
"Retrieve the ??? fragment."
[QUEST DESCRIPTION]
"They failed once... and so the cycle began anew."
"The Map did not lead you here."
"It found you."
"For no map was ever drawn... it was planted."
"A conspiracy older than kingdoms."
"They seek to awaken the One whose mere existence unraveled reality."
"The One whose true name was struck from history... because even those who ruled eternity feared to speak it."
"They believed the erasure was enough."
"Was it?"
"The Anomaly has already found you."
"And now... the Forgotten watch in silence."
"Waiting."
"For the Erased One to awaken once more."
"Tell us..."
"Can that which has been erased... truly cease to exist?"
"The answer lay in the temple."
[REWARD]
SSS rank - Titan Knight skill evolved.