Chapter 109

“Please have a seat.”
Entering the deputy general manager’s office, Myung-hu sat down as Haim spoke. Haim soon brought tea, handed it to Myung-hu, and sat down himself, saying, “I’m sorry.
“I just got off the phone with you. I wasn’t expecting you so soon, haha.”
“I see. Haha.”
After laughing awkwardly at Haim’s comment, Ming Hu got right to the point.
“But what’s wrong with the plains of Denba?”
At Ming Hu’s question, Haim’s expression stiffened as he remembered the Tenba Plains. Ming Hu shook his head at Haim’s expression, and then Haim opened his mouth to speak.
“Do you know anything about the Denba Plains?”
“No, I’ve never heard of the Denva Plains before.”
“I see, so let’s talk about the Denba Plains first.”
Haim nodded at Myung-Hoo’s words and continued.
“First of all, the location of the Denba Plains is just above the Mugrin Plains.”
“The Muggin’ Plains?”
The Murgrin Plains were also unheard of. Haim shook his head slightly at Myung Hu’s reaction, then opened his mouth to speak.
“Don’t you know the Muggin’ Plains?”
“Yes.”
“Oh.”
Haim let out a short gasp.
“The plain you see as soon as you pass through the northern gate is the Murgrin Plain.”
“Oh. I see, so that’s pretty close then?”
Above Madran is the Murgrin Plain, and above it is the Denva Plain. The Denva Plains were fairly close to Madran.
“Yes, it is. Something close, that’s the problem. After…”
Haim let out a small sigh. And then he said.
“The plains of Denva… . has not been successfully colonized.”
Haim looked at Ming Hu and said.
“Rather, in trying to pioneer, we touched something we shouldn’t have touched.”
“What shouldn’t be touched?”
“Yes, we started out by slaying the kobolds that lived in the Murgrin Plains and then moved into the Denva Plains, killing the Red Hop Goblins that lived there, and when we killed their king, Kamashka, a huge black castle appeared in the middle of the Denva Plains.”
BURR
Haim shuddered once as he remembered the black castle.
“We entered the black castle to explore. Once inside, we first explored the area outside the castle walls. As expected, we didn’t see any ants in the outer area. After exploring the outer area, we decided to explore the buildings inside the castle walls. We opened the door to the outermost building and went inside. But…”
Haim paused for a moment, then continued.
“Inside, there were statues modeled after knights. “The problem was that when we entered, the statues began to slowly move. We walked out of the building, and outside, where there wasn’t an ant in sight, there were countless statues of soldiers, slowly moving. When we saw this, we quickly ran out of the Black Castle, and after a while, the statue soldiers began to roam around on the walls of the Black Castle. We panicked, but we still had to make headway, so we mobilized a few knights and mages to enter the Black Castle. But… We couldn’t fight off the knight statues coming from the inner castle. To be precise, it was due to a single knight who appeared with the knightly statues… and yes, he was not a statue.”
As Ming Hu listened to Haim, he sensed that Haim was nearing the end of his speech.
“The knight’s name was Prominus, and he was strong enough to make light work of our knights. The mages tried to do something with their magic, but… strangely enough, it didn’t work on him. Whatever magic we tried, a shield appeared around him and blocked it. In the end, we were forced to retreat because of Prominus alone.”
“I see.”
“Yes, eventually we abandoned the Black Castle and began to explore past it, which didn’t matter because they weren’t coming from the Black Castle anyway, but we couldn’t let it go on forever, so we informed the imperial court of the situation, and you came.”
“Oh…”
Haim’s words reminded me why he was here.
“There will be a black castle burning in a few minutes, and then… Prominence, please.”
<Dark Knight Prominence
In the center of the Denva Plains lies the Black Castle, home to countless stone soldiers and knights and their supposed king, the Dark Knight Prominus. Defeat Prominus, his gargoyles, knights, and soldiers so that the upcoming siege of the Black Castle can be successful!
[Dark Knight Prominence: 0 / 1]
[senior gargoyle article: 0 / ???]
[Intermediate Gargoyle Articles: 0 / ???]
[Lesser Gargoyle Knight: 0 / ???]
[Superior Gargoyle Soldier: 0 / ???]
[Intermediate Gargoyle Soldier: 0 / ???]
[Lesser Gargoyle Soldier: 0 / ???]
Difficulty Level: A
Quest Reward: ???
"Yes."
[You have accepted the quest].
After reviewing the quest and its rewards, Ming Hu nodded and accepted the quest. He then continued, "I'm not sure what to do.
"But how do we know when they're going to do it?"
"We don't have a date yet."
"…Yes?"
Ming Hu momentarily wondered if he had misheard, "No date? What does that mean?" Haim smiled at Ming Hu's question, then opened his mouth to speak.
"We need at least five Knights to take the Castle in Black, but most of the Knights have left for the frontier, so we don't have any Knights to take the Castle in Black. Of course, there are some Knights who are returning from their campaigns, but most of them are still in the process… It will take some time."
"Hmm."
At Haim's words, Ming Hu let out a short grunt.
"Do you have any idea how long it will take for the knights to assemble?"
"Maybe in 30 days or so, we'll have the knights assembled and the mercenaries will have plenty of volunteers, so it doesn't matter… In 35 days or so, we'll be off to the Black Castle."
"…"
Ming Hu was speechless at Haim's words. Opening the quest window to check the quest, Ming Hu frowned slightly.
"I know it's 45 days away, but…
The quest still had 45 days to go. But I was anxious.
"Hmm? Wait.
Suddenly, Ming Hu double-checked the quest he had just received, then looked at Haim and opened his mouth to speak.
"Hey…"
"Yes."
"Can I go and work on it first?"
Myung-Hoo's words made Haim pause for a moment, then he opened his mouth to speak.
"If it's a task… Oh, you mean lynching?"
"Yes."
"…Of course. Uh… We'd appreciate it if you'd go ahead and reduce the numbers."
Sigh
Hearing this, Ming Hu immediately stood up from his seat.
"Okay, I'll go first then."
"Oh, yeah."
When Ming Hu got up, Haim rose from his seat to see him off.
"Let's just go and see where we're at.
After leaving the deputy director's office, Ming Hu walked to the entrance to leave the frontier headquarters. That's when it happened.
"Sir."
"Sir, wait!"
Several users approached Ming Hu.
"…?"
Ming Hu looked at the users who had come up to him and blocked his way, and he was puzzled.
"Hey, why don't you go in there and tell us what quest you got?"
"What's the problem with the Denva Plains?"
"Did you get a special quest? Can you use me if you need a party member? I'll give you a share if you can share."
"How did you get in there? What's your level?"
Ming Hu was a little overwhelmed by the constant stream of user comments. He thought about ignoring them, but that would cause more trouble than it was worth. After a moment's thought, Ming Hu opened his mouth to speak.
"I didn't receive a quest, I completed a quest."
"…"
"…"
"…"
When Ming Hu finished speaking, the users cut him off as if he had made a promise. Ming Hu looked at them and continued.
"It was a letter delivery quest."
"…Really?"
A user looked at Ming Hu with a puzzled expression and asked. Ming Hu smiled and opened his mouth to speak.
"Yes, but I heard something when I delivered the letter…"
Ming Hu trailed off. The players swallowed hard and focused their gazes on Ming Hu.
"The Castle in Black? I don't know where that is, but they're sending a marauding force there soon."
"Hmm. A black castle?"
"Really? Crazy."
The users were stunned to hear Ming Hu's words. Ming Hu thought as he looked at the surprised faces of the users whose attention was drawn to the black castle.
"What's there?
He didn't understand why the users were so surprised, so he asked Ming Hu again.
"Did you happen to get a date for when you're going?"
"In 30 days or so, they're going to create a martial army of knights and mercenaries."
"30 days? I wonder if I'll be able to do it by then…"
"Maybe we should only let the real hunt die."
After hearing Ming Hu's words, the users muttered to themselves, thinking about something. Ming Hu looked at them and asked.
"But what's the last name in black?"
"…?"
The users looked at Ming Hu as if they had seen a strange person. One of them opened his mouth to speak.
"Don't you know Mr. Black's last name?"
"Yeah. I'm new here."
The users nodded as if they understood what he was saying.
"Oh, I see, the Castle in Black has gargoyle monsters, and they're really scary, and even the weakest low-level gargoyle soldiers there will only take a party of 180 or more, so I'm done."
Listening to the users, Minghu could see why they were surprised.
"Maybe I'm not leveling up.
Obviously, they were rewarded handsomely for taking on the looting quests and hunting, but they were surprised to find that it was a black castle with a difficulty level that was too high for them.
"Thanks anyway, I enjoyed it."
The users blocking his path soon disappeared into the distance, leaving behind words of thanks and good luck. Ming Hu resumed walking, thinking.
'If the party that kills the weakest monster only gets 180+…' How strong must the boss be…'
Of course, it wasn't that he didn't have the confidence to complete the quest on his own; he had a fraudulent sense of strength. It didn't matter if the monsters were too strong for him to handle. He had a very reliable ally. Ming Hu opened his inventory.
"100 respawn scrolls…
Ming Hu smiled at the 100 Resurrection Scrolls sitting comfortably in his inventory and began to walk away.