Taming Master

“I mean, a ‘mercenary’ from the Ice Sea family...... asked for a 'quest’ in the Ice Horde. ”

- Sort of.

“By the way, what kind of person spends Contribution Points like that? This is very urgent. ”

The story I heard from Dratocus was truly new.

In conclusion, it was the user of the horse system playing in the Dragon Spring who stole his Contribution Points and moved the ice horn.

‘Suddenly I wondered why Mercury got involved in the battle between the Spirit Realm and the Machine Civilization... … It was the work of a user in a Market Faction. ’

There are many ways to use Dragon Contribution Points.

You could have used Contribution Points to buy artifacts, hired a dragon heirloom, or purchased fossils of summoned water.

But Ian didn't even think that he could use Contribution Points to move the troops of the dragon and affect other dimensional systems.

“Hey, Dratocus. ”

- Speak, mortal.

“So how far along are you on your quest? ”

Dratocus considers Ian's question, then answers.

- Our mission was here with the Acus. It was to destroy them.

“So?”

Now that there is no Acus left in this canyon, I believe our quest is over.

“I see……. ”

The reason Ian just asked the question was simple.

If the mission of the Ice Marriage had not just been a "defeat," but an "annihilation" of the Acus family, it would have been very difficult.

‘I need to muster all three water shortages... … I can't complete the quest if one is destroyed at all. ’

But luckily, it didn't seem like an extermination mission, so the defeated Acus were most likely on the run somewhere.

even though most of the tribes were wiped out.

‘If you want to find it again, you'll be in trouble.... ’

But when Ian organized his thoughts.

Dratocus opens his mouth to him again.

- Can I ask you a question?

“Ask.”

- What brings you to the Spirit System, Master of the Celestial Dragon Knights? Alone, without knights.

Ian nods at his question.

That's the part you'd be curious about.

But like he did from the start, Ian wasn't going to tell me everything.

Of course, I wasn't going to say "lie."

“I also got a request. ”

-Okay?

“A quest to find the Water Tribes hiding in these Shaia Mountains and deliver orders. ”

Of course, Dratocus' answer was misleading enough, but Ian's answer was not false.

His quest for the Spirit King was, after all, a quest for the Spirit King.

At the next moment, Ian felt a slight strange sensation.

- Th-that's it.

It was because of the trembling sound of Dracus' reply.

Ian carefully looks at his face again.

“What is it, Dratocus? Is there a problem? ”

And to answer that question, Dratocus hesitates for a moment and opens his mouth again.

- This is... … telling me that you feel the same way about us.

“Hmm…? ”

- I don't know what the cost is, but that quest...... You'd better give up now.

Then Ian's pupils began to enlarge gradually, hearing a strange story again.

* * *

Dratocus' story was simple.

That quest Ian received is impossible.

- The clans of all the water in the Shaia Mountains are now sealed under 10,000 years of ice.

“Ten thousand years of ice?”

- Absolute ice that can't melt easily with turbulent heat.

“ ……? ”

- Did you know that?

“What?"

- Besides the Acus, the other water tribes are fishermen.

“What's wrong with that? ”

- That's why you can't fulfill a quest.

“ ……? ”

- There was already a machine civilization raid before you got here, and I don't know exactly what happened, but since then, Shaia Bongweh has been frozen again, just like before.

“ ……! ”

- Fishermen usually... live in the water.

In fact, Dratocus' story was of a nature that he could not comprehend without knowing Bitterstella's worldview.

The fact that fishermen live underwater is not that difficult, but they won't understand what the frozen mountain ranges have to do with the invasion of machine civilization.

But Ian, the man who first woke Bitterstella frozen, understood his story at once.

And at the same time, my head started to ache.

‘No, why is the quest so complicated? ’

Of course, now that Dratocus and the Ice Marriage have entered the quest, it is closer to the ‘variable’ due to other unknown users.

But apart from that, two other tribes were sealed under 10,000 years of ice in the workplace due to the main episode.

Of course, even though it was most likely due to quests performed by Magic users, it is clear that the quests are getting more twisted.

- We had to give up two quests for that.

“Two quests...... I guess I was asked to defeat the other two. ”

- That's right.

“All of a sudden, because of the 10,000 ice caps, you can't attack their territory? ”

- Good to know.

After talking to Dratocus, Ian lets out a sigh.

“Ahh... ”

‘This is trouble. I can't find the fishermen by melting the ice like I did when I got the postponement.... ’

If this is the case, Ian should be the first to know why Shaia peaks, where the ice was melting, were frozen again.

That's why we need to find out for sure.

“Then Dratocus. Let me ask you one more question. ”

- Speak, mortal.

Ian opened his mouth again slowly, with a few moments of excitement.

“The reason why this Shaia peak froze. Is there any way to find out why? ”

Ian asked for a moment.

He knew that he didn't just want to hear about the 'Invasion of Machine Civilization’, so Dratocus also thought about it.

And moments later, his words resumed.

- There can only be one way……

“One?”

- To extract information from the Dark Legion's head who attacked Shaia peak.

“ ……! ”

The Legion of Darkness is also the first name Ian has heard.

But apart from that, we were able to guess what kind of name it was.

‘Pickenlo led an army of destruction. It looks like an army like that... ’

And when the thought reached that point, Ian was forced to suffer even more.

Even Ian was too risky to infiltrate the giant army by himself.

‘Maybe I'll get the Sacred Buff of the Earth just like I did with Pickenlo……. ’

There was still God's blessing as much as there was in the Sacred Buff, but it was a buff that was too specialized in animosity.

That's why Ian's battle strength is clearly lower than when he fought Pickenlo.

Ian rolls his head hard to find the most efficient way.

‘Is there a good way...? ’

But that's when.

Ian opens his mouth again to Dratocus, wondering what came to mind.

“Perhaps Dratocus. ”

- Speak.

“The Horseman who gave you the quest was part of the Dark Legion? ”

And Ian's question slightly enlarged Dratocus' eyes.

- …… good insight. You're right. That's how much information we had.

Ian then confirmed that his guess was correct and continued to speak with a slightly above mentioned expression.

“Then I'll have to return to the Legion of Darkness to receive the payment of the quest anyway? ”

- Well, sort of.

One of Ian's lips dries up, hearing Dratocus' answer.

“Good. Then we have a solution. ”

- No way...!

And Dratocus, who listened to Ian, had no choice but to look ridiculous.

Ian's demands were unimaginable (?) I had the audacity.

“I need you to find out why. Why don't you just ask him? ”

Why would I do that?

But wait a minute.

“How much? ”

- Excuse me?

“I'm giving you a request. Dratocus.”

The young, absurd expression on Dratocus' face soon turned into a shock.

- Even the Celestial Dragon Knight Leader is rude.

“What?”

- I'm saying this because I think you're treating us like regular mercenaries.

“Hmm? What does that mean? ”

- The only thing that can move us is our contribution to the family. I mean, not everyone can leave us with a quest.

“I know. ”

- I'm sorry?

Ian's offer was something Dratocus never thought of.

“Yongcheon. Don't you need the Contribution Points you've accumulated in 'Mediterranean'? ”

- Well, yes.

“So that's the contribution point. How much?”

- ……?

Ian suggested that he would also use his Contribution Points to commission an ice wedding, but it was hard for Dratocus to imagine that this would be possible.

It was natural for Dratocus not to know that Ian was from the ‘helper’ of the Great Gate.

“I don't know who commissioned you...... but I think I have ten times more Contribution Points than him. ”

- What confidence...?

After all, the most important thing for the Great Gate is the contribution points that each family has.

Depending on how much Contribution Points are held, the position of the family in the Middle Kingdom is completely different.

And Ian, who knew it, was convinced that he had become a 'B’ at this moment.

“Do you know anyone in Amcheon? No, is there a dragon? ”

- Of course I do.

“Then ask him. ”

- What do you mean?

“Do you know if you are 'Ian’ among Amcheon's ‘helpers'? ”

- Ian...? Does that mean you're Ian?

“Oh, you know me? ”

The two pupils of Dratocus, who were listening to Ian, began to twitch thinly.

Ian didn't know it, but very few of the leaders of the Great Pentagon didn't know the name of "Ian."

Ian, an unrealistic helper who once raised the power of 'Amchun’ to the point of destroying the balance of the heavenly body.

I was shaken by the name of Ian.) As Dratocus, he could not forget his name.

“Well, if you know me, it'll be easier to talk about. ”

- …….

“Then the quest is a success, right? ”

With Ian's question, Dratocus is unable to answer for a moment.

At first, I had no intention of taking on any of his quests, but when I heard the name Ian, it was shaking violently.

And in the end, he took the bait that Ian threw.

- How much Contribution Points can I give you?

“Hmm, do I have to propose? ”

- That's right.

“Then…… about 1.3 million contributions. How about this? ”

In the beginning, Ian was even thinking about the Contribution Point figures he was going to present to him.

- Huff...! A ship. A million and a half?

“Yes. 1.3 million. ”

The 1.3 million figures that Dratocous consumed in vain were enormous, but to Ian who initially captured and chewed almost all the content, that was close to the blood of a new foot.

“So, do you or don't you? Make up your mind."

- ……!

“Otherwise, I'll go to the Rock and beat up the quest. ”

And so Dratocus had no choice but to accept Ian's request.

- No, no, no, no! I do! I do! I will!