Count Scribe's Tutor

Fear that Ferda's questions will end.

Lantern tilts his head in wonder.

“Where are the trees? ”

The only thing that flashed into Lantern's eyes was the fog.

It was because I didn't see what to call a tree.

Meanwhile, Ferda's expression quickly darkened. From the moment I heard the word tree, I was okay with knowing nothing.

So Ferda explained.

What trees are, and why they ask this question.

Soon after the explanation, Lantern nods with a face that he understands.

“Yes. At the point where the debris appeared endlessly, I assumed that there was a mother somewhere, but it could not be a tree. ”

My eyes sparkled as if I knew something interesting.

Immediately, he looks up at the sky and asks.

“Is there a lot of debris up there, anyway? ”

Lantern nods quietly, but his expression becomes serious. His face is stiff and his eyes glow sharply. Like a hunter with a prey.

You look at that lantern and turn the conversation elsewhere.

“I want to ask you about them. ”

It was about the quest I received at night.

A quest to hunt 1,000 Fragments. Ferda explained that hunting debris is not difficult and how rewarding it can be.

“So I want to hear your opinion. Is there a problem? ”

Ferda, who joined the horses, asked with a curious face.

As the description continues, Lantern's expression becomes more and more rigid.

“· · · · · · · Before you answer, let me get this straight. ”

Shortly after, Lantern opens his mouth with a low sigh.

“I think you know that disasters strike twice. ”

Ferda nods silently.

The second disaster, as he said, unleashes two air strikes in total. After the first air strike, the second air strike begins about a month later in the full moon. It is convenient to understand that the fruit drops twice.

‘The second air strike is the most dangerous of them all. ’

Fragments of the primary air raid have an apprentice knight's combat strength, that is, an EIGINER grade. So if you're not careful, even a simple knight can handle it.

However, the debris from the second air strike was different.

It has an average of Expert intermediate combat strength, with elites later called Crystals boasting almost impeccable power.

Some of the elites had a hard cover that could only be hit by the sword's error.

‘The second author also failed to clear at this time. ’

To be more precise, I did not recognize the existence of a second air strike.

So I lost and faced death.

As you think about it, the silent Lantern opens his mouth again.

“Then you know how I used to do it. ”

Ferda nods without saying a word.

The method Lantern used was simple.

The first air strike was solved by the Knights and Soldiers alone. This was possible because there was a lantern with excellent strategy and tactics in zombie hunting.

While the Knights were clearing the debris, Lantern made contact with the tower in secret. And shortly before the second wave of air strikes, he succeeded in creating a massive magical army of one army.

When the second air strike began.

Lantern unleashes debris and crystals into one place, leading a magical legion to disperse the concentration of saturation. As a result, the second disaster was easily ended in vain.

And it really impressed the other authors.

“Every author, based on your methods, overcame the second disaster. ”

According to Ferda, Lantern looks at him quietly.

“So what are you going to do? ”

“Of course I should follow you. ”

There is no need to go back, there is an easy road.

That's what Ferda thought. Then Lantern sighs again.

“Then reject the quest. ”

“What?"

“Leave the quest with a great reward, and if you carry out that quest, you won't be able to use the strategy I used. ”

Lantern insists.

Either that, or he added a warning.

“Most importantly, the difficulty of the second disaster itself will be greatly increased. ”

A strange answer came back.

The smile disappears from Ferda's face, clumsy.

“· · · · · · Based on the answer? ”

After a while, Ferda asked why.

Then Lantern replies as if he was waiting.

“They evolve over generations. ”

What do you mean, evolution?

As you narrow your eyes to the sudden words, Lantern's explanation follows.

“After the first strike, they learn about their enemies. And then we'll completely compensate for all the weaknesses, and then we'll launch a second strike. ”

“ · · · · · ·! ”

My mouth was wide open to shocking answers.

Ferda, expressing a dazed expression, immediately said a trembling word.

“Why did the second fragments appear tough? · · · · · ”

“It's because we've noticed evolution in advance and deliberately induced it. ”

In other words, it was all Lantern's design.

He realizes that the fragments are evolving, and uses them in reverse to induce only physical resistance. And they swept away fragments with only physical resistance with a magical attack.

“It would have been an impossible strategy without Sid. ”

Lantern then added.

Found out that the fragments are evolving, and Sid's analysis of artificial intelligence is substantial. Thanks to this, Lantern was able to easily overcome the second disaster.

With a dry smile, he continues to speak again.

“The second disaster has not yet begun. But given their evolution, taking them down here is dangerous. If you use magic to remove debris. ”

Fragments with powerful magical resistance will be born.

From the first air strike. Of course, Lantern's strategy cannot be used. As he also said, the difficulty of disaster had also become enormous.

At last, Ferda felt a chill on her back, thinking that she was almost on her way to the limb. Then Lantern speaks again.

“But it's a little strange. ”

Lantern tilts his head to look at Ferda.

Then I asked as if I was wondering.

“Your system, like Sid, is your unique ability. Why did you create such a disadvantage quest? ”

In the questions that followed, Ferda's face hardened.

I'm afraid Lantern's words are over. The suspicions regarding the Yggdrasil system have been raised back to the surface. Not long after, Ferda said with a slight clench.

“There is one more question regarding · · · · · · · · ·. ”

Lantern has just learned of the system. So it was obvious that any questions about the system wouldn't return the answer. So Ferda decided to ask him something else.

What the Yggdrasil system desperately tried to cover up.

It was about Lara Hamilton's notebook and Sermer's message.

The questioned Lantern first said he didn't know about Sermer's message. But I knew something about Lara Hamilton's notebook.

“That's what Lara said. ”

When Lantern called Lara Hamilton with his bookmarks.

Lara left me a note. The Lantern immediately recalls this.

“I'll prepare some condolences for the future. Now that I think about it, maybe it's one of them you found. ”

But it didn't help much.

All we found was that Lara Hamilton didn't drop her notebook by accident.

‘· · · · · · After all, you have to call Lara Hamilton and ask? ’

But I was worried about something.

If I call him and he hears the censored answer, he'll flip.

As you think about it, Lantern pounces.

“For the rest of my time, I'll tell you all the information I know. That's what a bookmark is supposed to do. ”

Along with that, Ferda clears her head of all thoughts.

Then Lantern's message engraves information into his brain. It was mostly information about debris, but it was more useful than I thought. After a short time, Lantern finishes the long story.

“That's all the information I know. ”

His story ended with a clue about the third disaster.

I heard all the information, but I had about an hour left. For the rest of the time, I thought about asking you something, but I didn't think of a proper question.

At that moment, Lantern suddenly opens his mouth.

“If you don't have any other questions, can I ask you a favor? ”

“Please?”

What did the author of the last round ask you to do?

A question puzzles Lantern, answering in a bold tone.

“I want to hear the real story. ”

I closed my mouth quietly to the answers I heard.

Lantern was also a reader of the Savior before he was the third author. Of course I want to know the story of the protagonist. Ferda nods straight away. Like I told Yoo Baek Hyun the other day.

The reaction of the Lantern listening to this is truly colorful.

When I heard that he was the youngest in the world to become a commander, I was just as happy as he was, and the story that he overcame the first disaster sparked my eyes interestingly.

As of this moment when Ferda hears the true story, Lantern was not the third author, but a reader.

Not long after that.

It was only about ten minutes of bookmark time before the story ended.

Then Lantern bows with a satisfied face.

“Thank you for telling me the real story. He was like a grandson to me. ”

That's what I thought.

In the third round, Lantern and Reality showed a unique intimate relationship compared to the previous ones. Like a good grandson and grandson. While you think about it, Lantern opens his mouth.

“I have been called four times and five times to the author. ”

Randomly, Lantern's words continue.

“And there was no one looking for me until you called me. I don't feel bad about it. Now, even without my advice, you can defeat the second disaster any way you want. Rather, I was happy.”

Lantern smiles, muttering.

Immediately, his gaze reached Ferda.

“But that means no one will be looking for me. ”

It sounds sad, but it's true.

Ferda didn't want to call Lantern unless it was a special bookmark like this one. A smile reaches Lantern's creased mouth.

“So I'm going to put my hope in you. ”

A voice-activated voice.

A brief system message appeared before my eyes.

[The third author gave up on himself.]

“ · · · · · ·! ”

Ferda opens her eyes to Lantern's sudden moves.

A successive message.

[The plot of Lantern Decade weaves together, creating a new story.]

[Antidote has been created.]

[A Hunter's Gift has been created.]

Consumables [Multipurpose Antidote (10)]

Gifts [Commander's Exclusive Supply]

A syringe containing black medicine and a large backpack were created.

At the same time, Lantern's body begins to disappear. A body that is scattered little by little like smoke. Perhaps you've given up on yourself. Nonetheless, the smile on Lantern's mouth does not go away.

“I have one last piece of advice. ”

At that moment, Lantern pounces.

It is the same advice as a will. Ferda listens with a serious face. But then I heard something I didn't think of.

“After surviving the second disaster, call the professor when you get the bookmark. ”

“Professor. ”

“I'm talking about the fifth author. ”

Suddenly, I frowned at the mentioned presence.

He would, because the fifth author, of all authors, was by far the worst. He opens his mouth, choking even if the second action is unpredictable.

So, of course, I have to wonder.

But Lantern doesn't seem to think so.

“I think he can solve your question. Something related to. ”

Can you solve the question of censored words?

Ferda looks surprised. But I couldn't hear any more than that. It's because Lantern's body is almost gone.

“Then I look forward to a happy ending. ”

A good-bye that sounds like a good-bye.

Lantern covers his tracks. Then, with the system message, the dazzling swarm of light once again encircled the surroundings.

[The 3rd author has disappeared.]

[Exit from the undocumented page.]

After a while, the stopped time began to flow again.

The flames of the campfire burn brightly, and the murky smoke soars into the sky. Ferda quietly glances at the Lantern as she catches the cold night air.

With a quiet thought, the desert night grew deeper and deeper.

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