Taming Master

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You won a quality wool item!]

[You received the required item for the 'Civil Rights Acquisition of the Mauria Empire’ Quest. (20/20)]

[You have met all the requirements for the quest.]

[Pump wool on the 'Holy King's Altar’ and gain citizenship of the Mauria Empire.]

Ian sweeps his chest as he sees a series of system messages.

“Gas, did you finally gather it all...? ”

Ian spent nearly three hours gathering 20 wool.

The cause, of course, was a low drop rate of wool, which would drop into the shape of dozens at a time.

Moreover, because of his weak appearance, he was once in danger of being careless.

Like herbivores, the attack pattern was very simple and the stats were low compared to the level, but even though the level was so high, if you allow a critical hit incorrectly, almost 100,000 more damage would have come in.

Ian recalled the horrific memory of his double back kick, shaking his head and pulling the map out of his inventory.

‘Where to go now.... ’

Ian opens his eyes wide and looks at the map calmly.

Since the purpose of the map itself was to find the female owner, the location indicated by the blue light was only the feminist location.

Behind Ian, Kaká, who was looking at the map together, flew in full circle and picked up a spot on the map.

“Here you are, master. ”

Then a low elasticity leaked from Ian's mouth, looking toward the place.

“Oh... ”

The words "the altar of the Holy King" were written in the place where Kaka pointed, and it was not far from Ian's current location.

Ian still thought the quest was humane.

‘I still don't have a conscience. ’

Ian quickly began to move on.

As indicated on the map, just beyond the ridge line to the east, we were able to reach our destination.

* * *

When Ian's group arrived, it was a large city with very spectacular stonework rising.

‘... This neighborhood smells dangerous...? ’

From the beginning, the level of the guards standing in front of the gates of the city that Ian had to enter was 370.

‘What is this place? Come on. I'm scared.’

Ian slowly approaches the guards, maintaining super-strength.

If the guards were to attack, they would quickly march on Harley.

Two or three guards of level 370. Even if you can handle them, there are reinforcements inside. (? It was because if they came, they would have to die.

Ian approaches, and the guard looks at Ian with a shrugged gaze.

And one of them, the most hideous looking man, approached Ian.

He was a ‘Guard Commander' of over 400 levels.

“Who are you? I don't think he's a citizen of the Empire. ”

At the captain's words, Ian takes a deep breath, then opens his mouth in a gentle voice.

“Blader, your sword looks a little worn... Can I give you one of mine? ”

And, of course, the guard commander's eyes widen.

“Hmm...? The sword you have...? ”

Ian nods and quickly picks up a weapon from his inventory.

It was a super-high-level weapon, acquired during horseplay hunting.

‘Items like this are meant to be used for this. ’

In Ian's hunting market areas around 50-70, equipment with level restrictions can drop as high as 350 units.

Items like these are useless to Ian.

Of course, such equipment cannot be worn and cannot be sold.

Ian is now at level 205, the highest-level axis in Kailan, and no one should be able to buy equipment over the 300-level limit.

However, since it was too cheap to sell it to the village's shops, I left some Hero grade equipment behind.

Ian was using them very effectively now.

“Oh... this radiance...! This must be an Epic Sword...! ”

The guard picks up his sword from Ian, and his mouth catches in his ears, and he starts laughing.

And the message Ian had been waiting for came to my attention.

Tyring -

[The Guard Commander of Capilla Castle, ‘Chic’, is very satisfied.]

[The Guard Commander of Capilla Castle, ‘Chic’, has an increased Amity by 50.]

Ian looked ridiculous.

"What, do you have 50 intimacy points on one of these? Is that because of low NPC? ’

Ian frowns, but smiles at the guard, thinking it's a good thing.

“What do you think, Blader? Do you like it...? ”

The guard commander, "Chic," nods nervously.

“Well, whatever you like. By the way, are you really giving me this precious item? ”

Ian nodded and replied.

“That's right, Blader. Take it as my gift. ”

“Th-thank you...! Oops, look at me. Come inside. You don't know the nobles.You left them outside like this. ”

Ian thinks things seem sober somehow, and rolls up his mouth.

‘I like it...? This is our chance to learn more about the Castle of Capilla. ’

The guard commander leads Ian inside the castle, and Ian steps slowly to follow him.

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“So... you've come to the Holy King's Altar to claim citizenship of the Mauria Empire?" ”

Ian nods, questioning the Guard Commander.

“Yes. I've come a long way to be a citizen of the Great Mauria Empire." ”

Ian naturally oiled his tongue.), and Jankun and Kaka were looking at Ian with interesting expressions.

The two are speaking in a voice so small that they can't hear you.

“Kun, I think the owner speaks really well. ”

“I think so, Kaka. ”

“Khh, I'm really glad I haven't met a stubborn owner in a long time. ”

“By the way, Kaka. ”

“Why are you calling me? ”

“Don't call me Kun. ”

“Why? Kun's got a mouth to catch, and he's cute. ”

Jankun made an impression.

“I don't want to be cute. ”

“But I like Kun. Don't reject the love I created with my heart. ”

“I refuse... ”

“Rejection, I refuse. ”

“ …. ”

Meanwhile, during the two unpleasant conversations, Ian was able to get a lot of information from the guard commander.

You said all the weapons stores and general goods stores are at the west gate, and the altar is in the Northern Plaza, right? ’

Ian obtained insights from the guard commander, including the locations of various shops and major buildings in the castle.

But the most important piece of information I got was about the all-wheel king.

According to the Guard Commander, 'Chic’ said that in order to meet the Wheeler King, he had to pass several tests.

‘The Iron King, the Eastern Wheel King, the Silver King, the Golden Wheel King…. These names look really strong, but you have to pass their tests, right? ’

To be precise, it was an explanation that we had to pass the gateway to the test where the soul of the Four Kings gathered, but it was true that we were worried about what had happened.

It was an unreasonable place with a security guard level 370.

"Let's start with citizenship and think. ’

Ian was escorted to the altar of the Holy King by the Guard Commander Shik, who was still building a big smile.

The altar of the Holy King was located on the city's second tallest stone conditions.

* * *

“Wow, this isn't a commotion, now? ”

In Hers' words, Fioran nods and agrees.

“I see. As the Drinking Tower opens, there are a lot of users receiving Race Conversion quests. ”

“How many are in our guild right now? ”

“Not one of our guild members yet. ”

In Fioran's reply, Hers sighs of relief.

“Wheel, if any of the guild members escaped at this time of shortage of combat personnel, it would have been quite a hit... I'm glad. ”

Fioran shakes her head.

“Yes, thank God. This is probably the system that will automatically leave the guild at the time of the faction conversion... It seems that few users in the top guild yet perform the faction conversion. ”

“I see.”

However, Fioran's expression is not very bright.

“However, rankers who are not in the guild are mostly looking to convert into Horses. ”

Hers smiles bitterly and replies.

“Obviously, the Maestro stat bonus is attractive. ”

“I can still feel the monster waves pushing me... ”

Fioran shakes her head, and Hers opens his mouth, smiling bloody.

“Well, this is going to be the developer's intention, so it's going to work. ”

“Yes?”

“I've felt it since the last time Monster Wave difficulty suddenly went up... The developers seemed to want Humans to lose the World War. ”

“Ah…? ”

“I felt that way somehow. ”

Fioran thinks for a moment, then slowly shakes her head.

“Well, that makes sense. We also need to give the developers enough Merit for the new species. ”

“That's right. We've created a new species, but we don't want anyone to do it." ”

Herce and Fioran were also outdated and worn gamers, so they were able to read the flow of the game.

And their guess was, almost exactly right.

Hers cautiously opens his mouth again, momentarily locked in thought.

“Now, this next situation... will it be a picture of the users who transformed from monster waves to horsemen? ”

“Phew... It's horrible just thinking about it. ”

In Fioran's Nurem, Hers gives you a slight nod.

“Why? I think it's more comfortable for the users than the seniors. ”

“Is that how it works...? ”

“That's right. All the top rankers are in the guild... I bet the top rankers are 170 level vs. intermediate rankers. ”

“That's also true. ”

Hers' words continue again.

“And I took a quick look at some of the quests that I did for the community, and they weren't easy to do. ”

“Is that so?"

Hers nods.

“Yes. So I don't think we'll have to fight them for another week. ”

“I see... That's a relief. It's because the users who became the Horsemen are strong and weak and leaving, and joining the enemy becomes a huge variable in itself. ”

“I agree with that. ”

But there were also some variables that the two of them could not predict.

First, many of the highest-level rankers started conducting Faction Conversion quests.

Secondly, there were already a number of users who had become Horses long ago.

A dimensional war that seemed to be stabilizing as a whole, thanks to the adaptation of the users who participated in the Punitive Force to the battle against the Horsemen and Horsemen.

But starting on Day 10, the dimensional war began to fall into chaos again.

< (3). Ian and Mauria -3 > End