Taming Master

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Every field in Kailan has a different personality.

A fairly complex case for PVPs, particularly sensitive issues, was applied on a per-field basis, with the following typical conditions:

1. Fields where PVPs are not allowed in any case.

2. Fields with PVPs in any case.

3. A field that allows PVPs if not between users in the same faction.

4. Fields that can be PVPs when certain penalties are taken, such as Reputation Reduction.

5. A non-PVP field if the level difference is more than a certain amount.

…… shorthand…….

However, the conditions associated with these PVPs were mostly dimensional conditions to protect lower rank users, and often there were no more than three conditions in higher order systems than intermediate ranks.

Even in a village, most places become PVPs when the faction is different.

And now the Rutan of the Lacatorium, where Ian is located.

The same could be said for this place.

Even in this metropolitan city of machine civilization, PVPs were always available if the faction was different.

So Ian decided to use the PVP option in a long time.

In order to find "Girdin, the engineer of darkness," he had to enter the Dark Keep, because he needed a "secret map" in his hand, which the user in the black hoodie was holding.

‘Of course, there are other ways to get a map…… but we don't have time right now, and most of all, it's annoying. ’

But there was one part that Ian never expected…….

“I don't know what he's doing... but he's confident. ”

“Huh?"

“You think you can beat me, one-on-one? ”

“If it's one-on-one, who do you think can win? ”

“ ……? ”

“Anyway, you want to take a beating first? ”

“Cocky……! ”

That was the fact that the hooded man, who of course thought he was a user of the Maaa camp, was a user of the same human camp.

- Tyring!

- Target cannot be set.

- You cannot attack the target.

- This field is forbidden for PVPs between users in the same faction.

“Huh...? ”

“What?”

Ian and Jonathan stare at each other in embarrassment, trying to attack each other almost simultaneously.

The two of them were baffled for no reason.

At this point, he had never imagined that there would be a user in a human camp other than himself, in the metropolitan area of the machine civilization.

“What, you? ”

“What are you? ”

“Are you out of your mind? Why is the Human Faction user here? ”

“That's what I want to ask...? ”

And because of that, Ian was stunned for a moment.

Due to variables that you didn't even think of, the plan got twisted.

‘I don't want to do this...... If I can't pull it off with my strength, do I have to convince him? ’

Of course, even if it can't be solved by force, there is no way.

Anyone, any item.

As long as you pay the equivalent, 'trading’ will always be possible.

The only problem is that the opponent may be a higher level ranker than Ian expected.

The higher the level and the higher the ranker, the less likely you were to hand over Hidden Quest items to Gold or Equipment.

‘Hmm……. ’

And towards Ian, who was thinking about it, Jonathan frowned and mumbled.

“That's too bad. ”

“What?”

“I should have trained you arrogant, given the circumstances. ”

Jonathan meant what he said.

We still don't know the exact identity of the opponent, but in fact, it was not only Ian who thought that a one-on-one could win, but also Ian.

I thought that it would not be easy to defeat Ian, even if it was limited to the area called PVP.

But despite Jonathan's taunting dialogue, Ian doesn't even flinch.

Unlike Jonathan, who thinks he's arrogant, Ian has no interest in his arrogance whatsoever.

“Well, that's too bad. ”

“ ……? ”

“More than that, my friend. ”

“Why am I your friend? ”

“The secret map of the Dark Keep, can you sell it to me? ”

“What?"

“I can give you 100 million gold in an instant. No, I can withdraw as much as 250,000 gold right away. ”

“Yi, yie, yie? ”

“I can't go beyond that. If you write more than you want, you can get mad at someone. ”

“This wasn't an arrogant man, it was a madman. ”

Jonathan was beyond embarrassment and lost his mind.

Of course, even if he did give 100 million gold, I had no intention of selling the map, but I had never seen a man speak so easily of one hundred million gold.

It wasn't easy, even as a top ranker, to talk about more than 100 million gold like a few thousand won of coffee.

However, Ian's dialogue was increasingly hypothetical.

“Not really. I wouldn't sell it for between 100 and 200 million gold. ”

“…… What are you doing? ”

“Okay, how about this? ”

“What?"

“I don't know what quest you're running, but you might need that map for Hidden's quest, too, right? ”

“I see... ”

“Must be more than triple S on minimum difficulty. Let me help you break that. Share your quest. ”

“Excuse me?”

“You're sharing the map with me instead. Is this the right amount of business? ”

“That doesn't sound like a word... …. ”

From Jonathan's perspective, Ian's stories are literally "divination."

Who the hell is helping who? ’

When Jonathan heard the story, he lost his words.

“Oh, I'll even share my quest to use the map if you want. You can complete my quest with me. ”

“ ……. ”

“This won't hurt you, either. With my help, the quest difficulty will be three times easier. ”

“Phew……. ”

“Great. So, Cole? ”

Over the years, playing Kailan,) It was the first time in my life.

I'm not angry anymore, but I'm having a ridiculous laugh.

So Jonathan had no choice but to ask for Ian.

“What the hell are you? ”

No matter how much he thinks about it, he's crazy.) I couldn't understand why.

If you really want to make yourself an offer like this, you really need guidance, and you need the ability to pay the price, which Jonathan thought was impossible.

If not, I had no reason to think about it.

But the next moment, Jonathan's eyes curled up.

- Tyring!

- I received the quest 'Girdin (Epic) (Association) (Hidden), the Dark Mechanical Engineer' from the ‘Unknown User’.

-Are you sure you want to receive quest shares? (Y/N)

Ian shared his quest first instead of an answer, and the moment he saw it, he was appalled.

Specifically, the difficulty of the quest Ian shared was the problem.

It was a quest on a difficulty level I had never seen in my entire life.

-Quest Difficulty: Unknown

* You may not want to proceed with quests on non-measurable difficulty.

“ ……? ”

Jonathan knew that the difficulty of the quest was set differently based on the user who received it, so he had to be confused enough to have a load on his head as soon as he saw this.

‘How did you get a quest for this difficulty level? Who the hell is this maniac? ’

Moreover, after reviewing the quest, I was able to confirm that Ian's story that ‘secret map’ is also true for this quest.

Jonathan had to change his mind completely.

I was originally going to ignore Ian because I thought I stepped on poop, but it's been a while since I saw a quest on an unmeasurable difficulty level.

‘Let's pretend we're accepting the offer...'... and take it with us. ’

If you were a pretentious cheat, you would die along with your quest.

On the contrary, if all of these ridiculous offers are true, it would be a great help in clearing the quest, as he said.

At least he decided that there would be nothing to lose.

“Hmmm……! ”

After placing the crumpled impression, Jonathan clears his throat once again and opens his mouth to Ian.

Of course, it was not easy to stay calm while continuing the conversation with Ian.

“Phew... I like it. ”

“Expensive. You were going to accept it anyway. ”

“ ……! ”

“Then quickly share your quest. Wake up and go do mine. ”

“Ha... I get it. ”

After a long sigh, Jonathan shakes his head and shares the quest with Ian.

- Share the 'Secret of Ancient Speech (Hidden) (Epic) (Association)’ quest with the 'Unknown User’.

I carefully examined Ian's reaction to receiving the quest.

Again, Ian's reaction was to exceed his expectations.

“Er, softness qua...? ”

“You act like you know it from the start. Are you born bluffing? ”

“This is a dog, isn't it? ”

“Hmm…? ”

“Good. Let's make this quick. That's a three-hour cut. ”

“Excuse me?”

I didn't know why, but Ian who shared the quest was so genuine (?) Joyful.

“Well, let's go ahead, then. ”

“Uh, where? ”

“You should go to the Keep of Darkness. ”

“ ……. ”

“You have the map, so you have to lead the way. ”

“Fine... Ah. Then let's get moving. ”

And so the two rankers begin to move towards the Dark Keep without even sharing each other's names.

‘At this point, I'm starting to get confused...... Maybe this lunatic, the operator? ’

Jonathan, who is still having second thoughts, and Ian who doesn't seem to be having second thoughts.

“My Quests. What grade are you on? ”

“Hmm, I haven't checked... Wait. S-grade.”

“What……? ”

“I just asked. Why? ”

“Y-you 're bluffing again... again. ”

But about half an hour later, we arrived at the fort.

The aspects of the conversation between the two people were completely different from before.

- Tyring!

- He's entered the Dark Keep, underground passageway in Section D.

When I entered the fortress, the quest venue, Ian's young jokes disappeared.

“From now on, I'll clear the way. Get real-time coordinates from the back. ”

“What……? ”

“Hurry, we don't have time. ”

And from the moment the quest began, Jonathan saw Ian's face.