Taming Master

Cough, cough!

Like thunder, the earth trembles with rumbling sound.

The whole valley fluctuated even when the magic of the machine civilization worked, but the sight that was unfolding in front of Ian's eyes was a different level of change from that of him.

“Wow…! ”

Even Ian, who had seen so many spectacles in Kailan, opened his mouth without even knowing it.

Kuku Kung-!

The piles of rock that were just gathering in the canyon began to move regularly, splitting and splitting simultaneously.

Large chunks of rock, separated by a cube of a certain size, then began to pile up from deep in the canyon.

Kung-Kung-Kung.

It's like an entire canyon has been dismantled, and it feels like it's being reconstructed into something huge.

Ian stares blankly and constantly piles of broken pieces of rock, which soon begins to form one giant shape.

“This is...... amazing. ”

It's dry even in a chaotic situation (?), even Caesar, who didn't lose his small but impressive face.

A few moments later, what Ian's group saw was a huge wall of rock canyons.

- Tyring!

- You discovered the first of the Gractus!

- Reputation (transcendence) increases by 20,000.

- You met the quest requirements.

- You have successfully completed the quest 'The Gractus Family Find (Epic)'!

- +20 Amity with the ‘Gractus’ Tribe.

At the same time as a system message informing you of the quest clears, a huge gate in front of the castle slowly begins to open.

Grrr-grrr!

Through the door, a giant golem-like figure walks out toward Ian.

Kung-Kung-!

- I'm here to see the great warrior of the forest.

“ ……! ”

Gaius is waiting for you. Come this way.

* * *

In fact, during this quest, Ian had some minor questions.

And the biggest question of all was, why didn't the machine civilization find the Gractus themselves?

‘The whole of Bizarre Canyon, in fact, was the home of Horus. ’

If the machine civilization had no information about the position of the appendix, it would have been understandable.

But if they didn't have the information, the fact that they were waiting for Ian while guarding Bizarre Canyon wouldn't be enough.

As Ian, I had no choice but to proceed with the quest.

But after finding Gractus like this, all the questions were clearly solved.

In the beginning, the district of Gractus was not a place to go just because you know the location.

‘The eyes of the earth were the most important key after all. Without this, there's nothing I can do... I had to wait for myself, even for a machine civilization. ’

Ian had to find the heart of the earth anyway, so he had to show up in Bizarre Canyon.

Waiting for Ian, guarding this place, was the ideal strategy for a machine civilization.

Of course, their strategy was half failed after Ian had succeeded in the quest, but that didn't mean there was a better way.

‘Now the only choice a machine civilization can make is to surround and press this place. ’

Ian was able to figure out in his mind which direction the quest proceedings would go.

After meeting the anamfatha of Gractus and receiving the heart of the earth, we must fight another war with the machine civilization with their help.

‘I don't know where the Selamus are that have the power of the last Earth, but I suppose we need to break through the siege of a machine civilization. ’

Jerk-jerk-jerk-.

Ian comes up with ideas based on information related to the quest, and walks towards the inside of the district.

The district of Gractus, made of massive rocks, felt completely different from that of the entire green Chateau clan.

The designs of the buildings inside were completely different, but the most different were color and scale.

‘Everything is really big. I heard the Golem ancestors used to be huge Giants in Elasium. ’

Kung-kung - kung -!

Ian takes a peek at the passing members of the Gractus Tribe, and opens his mouth to the Giant guiding the way in front of him.

“Hiding such a huge space in the canyon... What a marvel. ”

Before I met Gaius, the leader of Gractus, I talked to him to get some more information about the tribe.

And in response to Ian's question, the giant answered kindly.

- It wasn't hidden, Grand Warrior.

“Yes? What is it...? ”

- This is the moment when the Great Warrior arrives. because that's when it was created.

“Yes……? ”

- Before the Grand Warrior arrived, we were sleeping under this Bizarre.

“ ……! ”

Ian's eyes widen in response to the unexpected giant.

But apart from that, Ian's next question could not continue.

As soon as Ian tried to say something, he arrived at the destination in Annex.

- Here we go, Great Warrior. Gaius is waiting for you.

Ian glanced at the giant's words, reflectively.

“Leader of Gractus……? ”

And in his eyes, there appeared to him a colourful, enormous being unlike any other giants I had ever seen.

- Welcome, Great Forest Warrior.

Giant Giants are like other Giants, but with much more glamorous and sophisticated, golden armor.

Kugu...!

He gets up from his seat with a loud voice, looking down at Ian and saying again.

- I've waited centuries to meet you.

Then, before Ian's eyes, a bright, dark green air stream began to surge vigorously.

- Tyring!

- I met Gaius, the leader of Gractus.

- You have gained the power of the second earth, the Heart of the Earth, from Gaius.

The rushing green aura immediately drew Ian in front of him, and the golden aura began to float over the colorful spheres made by him.

The heart of the earth that was created in front of Ian was like a big, brilliant emerald jewel.

“ ……! ”

Ian grabs the heart of the earth as if he was possessed by something.

And excitedly, I opened its information window.

‘If only the heart of this earth had a special ability like the eyes of the earth……! ’

Ian was not expecting anything else.

What he expects is the unique power of the heart of the earth.

If the heart of the earth is as powerful as the eye of the earth, we can use it to make the Giants of Gractus more powerful.

‘Let's see……! ’

Then, in front of Ian's eyes, an information window of the heart of the earth blurred out.

< Heart of Earth (Unsealed) >

-Classification: General Goods (Quest Items)

-Grade: Myth (transcendent)

-Trowell's sacred possession of the power of the earth. When an ability is held at the heart of the open earth, all allies with the 'Earth’ attribute awaken in bravery.

* Unique Ability

- Earth's Bravery (Passive)

-Arms within a 200M radius double the coefficient of all ground property unique abilities. All allies with Earth attributes also get 30% more physical attack and 50% more Critical Hit Damage.

* If you have the heart of the earth with abilities open, you can see the location of the 'End of the Earth’.

* This item is only available during quests associated with 'Trowell's Request’.

* This item belongs to the user ‘Ian’. Items will disappear if all associated quests are cleared or interrupted due to failure.

* * *

The Gractus were a rather different species from the rest of nature.

If the Châtra or the Goral were just a typical tribe with natural power, then the Gractus probably felt more like 'nature itself.’

As the Giant who guided Ian said, they have melted in the canyon of Bizarre for many years.

Until Trowell's lion reappears, trying to awaken the power of the earth again.

This was possible for the Gractus family because there is no concept of ‘life'.

- The Gractus are, in fact, nature's own souls.

“Yes… I see. ”

- In fact, every natural object has a soul, but it just doesn't form a self like ours.

“Hard.”

Ian raises his head as if he were going down, and starts talking to Gaius.

And despite not having much to do with the quest, Ian was listening to his story.

During the main quest of the Spirit Realm, intimacy with nature's clan was of paramount importance, and I didn't know how useful the information I learned from his conversation would be later.

- Those golems you know, think of them as half-awake.

“So if the golem awakens to perfection, they can become the Gractus? ”

- Of course, but it's virtually impossible on the ground.

“Why is that? ”

- Without the supernatural power of the Spirit Realm, it's impossible to awaken ourselves like we do.

“Aha…! ”

And in that conversation, Ian was able to make an unexpected achievement.

- If there is such a thing as one of your summons, perhaps I can help you awaken.

“Is that true...? ”

- After we've been through this obstacle so well, of course.

When Ian was growing up to be a summoner.

The ‘Abyss Golem’ cake stand, a summoner with him in numerous battles.

Perhaps with Gaius' help, the path to the evolution of a blocked bread table (?).

“Of course, Gaius. First of all, it's urgent that Trowell regain his strength by gathering all the power of the earth. ”

Ian was even more motivated by the unexpected income, and Gaius continued to speak to him again.

- Given the dirty energy out there, it looks worse than I thought.

“Dirty energy, you mean machine civilization? ”

The energy of artificial and destructive machine civilization is the most vile force in nature's clan.

Gaius turns his head to the outside in a furious expression and opens his mouth slowly again.

- I will lend you the power of the Gractus.

“ ……! ”

- Use our power to wipe out the armies of that machine civilization and come together to seek the power of the last earth.

In front of Ian's eyes, a message was then generated informing him of the activation of a new matching quest.

- Tyring!

- The ‘Battle of Bizarre Canyon (Epic)' Quest has been triggered.