Chapter 198

Siaak
“Is that it?”
Warping to Govan, a city at the crossroads of the Helioca Empire and the Holy Empire, Ming Hu muttered to himself as he looked at the warp gate opposite the one he was standing at. Apparently, the other warp gate he was looking at was a crossing gate.
Jumbled
Ming Hu exited the warp gate and walked to the crossing gate.
“1 gold.”
Judging by the immediate price, the crossing gate seemed to have a fixed place to warp to. Ming Hu opened his inventory and pulled out 1 gold for the wizard who held out his hand.
“Warp.”
For 1 gold, the wizard said Warp and started chanting, and Ming Hu was able to travel to a new city instead of Goban.
Once again, there was a warp gate on the other side. Since the warp gate he was currently at was a crossing gate, the warp gate on the other side must be the Holy Empire’s warp gate. Ming Hu walked toward the opposite warp gate.
“Where are you going?”
“I’m trying to get to the capital of the Holy Empire, can I get there?”
“Hahaha, of course!”
The wizard laughed heartily in response to Ming Hu’s question. Then, extending his hand, he continued
“That’ll be 15 gold.”
“Here you go.”
“Warp to Mediapro.”
At the wizard’s words, Ming Hu felt himself collapse once more, allowing him to warp to a new place.
“Am I here?
Ming Hu muttered to himself as he looked around. The surroundings were unlike any town he had ever seen before, with countless temples and statues. It was clear that this was Medif, the capital of the Holy Empire.
“You said proxy warfare, right?
The Emperor said Revil was in the Great Hall of the Holy Empire. As Ming Hu stepped out of the Warp Gate, he looked at the temples around him and thought.
“But they’re all temples of the Great War…?
Every temple around me was larger than the one in Elgav that I’d visited before coming here, and that wasn’t the only one.
‘That’s all… Priests?
At the entrance of each temple, a huge number of priests were entering and exiting.
‘So this is the Holy Empire after all…’
They didn’t call it the Holy Empire for nothing.
“By the way… what should I do?
As Ming Hu looked at the temple and the priests, he began to ponder how to find the great hall the emperor had spoken of.
“…I have no choice but to ask.
Strangely, there were no signposts here, and after realizing that he had no choice but to ask, Myung-hoo had another problem.
“Which one do you think I’m asking?
The emperor said it was a temple of the Holy Empire, but he did not say which god. Ming Hu pondered how to ask.
“Let’s do a search.
Eventually, Ming Hu decided to log out and do a search. That’s when it happened. Myung-Hoo heard the voices of users passing by.
“Wow, this is like a real substitute, but different.”
“Yeah, the temples here are amazing, but the great hall…”
“It’s worth the trip to the Holy Empire.”
“Is there no greater temple than the Great Temple?”
“They don’t call it the Great War for nothing. Two temples that size, ugh. It’s a mess.”
“I suppose?”
“Of course, and why is there a great temple? It’s because there’s a pope of the Holy Empire, but there’s a bigger temple than that. Something’s not right.”
“Yeah, but why are you winning, asshole?”
“Sorry, ha-ha-ha. Let’s go hunting. Only nine days left.”
Ming Hu turned his head away from the users’ conversation and watched them slowly disappear, thinking.
“Only one place?
Listening to their conversations, it seemed that there was only one temple called the Great Hall. Ming Hu turned his gaze away from the disappearing players and quickly opened his mouth to speak to the player who was about to pass in front of him.
“Hey, do you happen to know where the substitute is?”
“What? A substitute?”
“Yes.”
“Just follow the road this way, and you’ll find it, and it’s nothing compared to the temples here, and you’ll know it when you see it.”
The user, who flinched slightly at Ming Hu’s question, kindly explained the location of the substitute, and Ming Hu thanked him and started walking down the street. After a while, Ming Hu stopped walking.
“…Yikes.
Stopping in his tracks, Ming Hu couldn’t help but admire the temple that came into view, presumably the Great Hall.
‘That size… That’s a substitute.’
It was larger than any temple I had ever seen. The Great Hall was obvious. Ming Hu retraced his steps and approached the Great Hall.
Woof, woof, woof
“I’m looking for a priest to join me on the Demon Descent Defense Quest!”
“I need a dealer for a defense quest, level 190 and up!”
“Looking for a tank over level 150 to quest with!”
Is it because of the Great War? Or was it the demons? There were more players and NPCs gathered here than in any other temple he had seen before. Ming Hu heard the cries of the players and entered the Great Hall.
“Where do you want to be…
I had to get the letter to Revill quickly. That was the moment.
“What? My lord?”
Hearing a voice calling out to him from behind, Ming Hu quickly turned around. There was only one person who would recognize him here.
“Mr. Revill, there you are!”
As expected, it was Revill who called the shots.
“Yes, I went for a walk, but what are you doing here…?”
Revil asked. At Revil’s question, Myung Hu glanced around and pulled out a letter from Alkan’s inventory. Revil looked at the letter and shook his head.
“This is a letter from the Emperor.”
Ming Hu handed the letter to Revil, who shook his head. Revil quickly took the letter from Ming Hu’s hand and began to read.
“…”
Revil read the letter in silence for a moment, then shook his head and looked back at Ming Hu.
“What’s wrong?
Is something wrong? At Revil’s response, Ming Hu looked at Revil with a puzzled expression, and then Revil opened his mouth to speak.
“Is this the letter the emperor told you to give me?”
“…Yes, that’s right.”
“I see. Huh.”
Revil smirked at Ming’s answer. Then he rolled up the letter again and handed it to Ming Hu.
“…?”
When Revil handed the letter back to him, Ming Hu looked back and forth between the letter and Revil, and Revil smiled.
“Work.”
“…What? Work?”
“Yes.”
Ming Hu quickly took the letter from Revil and opened it.
<Imperial Honor
Alkan Helioca seeks to honor the Empire with the descent of Agranecto, the Demon of Death, upon the continent. Honor the Empire with a great deed in destroying Agranecto!
Quest Difficulty: S
Quest Reward: ??? (Depends on your contribution.)
When I opened the correspondence, the quest appeared.
"…"
When the quest appeared, Ming Hu stared at it with a blank expression.
"Why…
Why did he insist on delivering the letter? Ming Hu didn't understand, and as if he knew what was going through his mind, Revil opened his mouth to speak, still smiling.
"Sometimes I just don't get it."
"I see…"
Ming Hu smirked at Revill's words. Then he put the letter back in his inventory. He had to tear the letter to accept the quest, but he couldn't tear the Emperor's letter in front of Revil. That was when Ming Hu put the letter back in his inventory.
"Female, two-factor."
Hearing the voice from behind him, Revil's smiling expression quickly turned stern. Seeing Revil's stern expression, Ming Hu turned around to look at the voice's author.
"Isn't it heavy?
A man with glittering jewelry and trinkets all over his body was approaching.
"That's not a normal person.
Ming Hu still doesn't know what rank Revill is, but he knows he's at least a duke or higher, given the respect the dukes of the empire have for him, and the way he speaks to him suggests he's not a common man.
"I am the Emperor of the Aman Empire."
Revil looked at the approaching man and said to Ming Hu.
"Emperor? Not a common title.
The man identified himself as the emperor of the Aman Empire, the second largest empire after the Helioca Empire. Ming Hu looked at the man with a slightly surprised expression.
"Who is this guy?"
Approaching Revil, the Emperor of the Aman Empire looked at Ming Hu and opened his mouth to speak.
"This guy?
Ming Hu frowned. Even if he was an emperor, he was not the emperor of his own country, and the fact that he was a braggart at first made him feel a little bad. As if he knew how Ming Hu felt, Revil looked at the Emperor of the Aman Empire with a sour expression.
"It's none of your business."
"Yuck."
At Revil's words, the Emperor of the Aman Empire smirked sinisterly, then glanced at Ming Hu, then back at Revil.
"I wonder if I'll be able to make this face afterward. Kahhhhhh!"
Smiling broadly, the Emperor of the Aman Empire walked past Revil again and began to walk away. Ming Hu turned his gaze from the Emperor of Aman's back and looked at Revil. Then Revil opened his mouth and spoke.
"He's crazy. It's better for your mental health if you don't care."
"Was that an NPC that could say that?
When the word "madman" came out of Revill's mouth, Ming Hu was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected Revil to say something like this. Unable to hold it back, Ming Hu nodded and said, "I'm sorry.
"I see. The Emperor of the Aman Empire."
Ming Hu trailed off. Then he said
"Well, let's go."
"Ah, yes. Good luck."
At Revil's words, Ming Hu strode out of the great hall and immediately opened his inventory, pulling out the letter and opening it.
<Imperial Honor
Alkan Helioca seeks to honor the Empire with the descent of Agranecto, the Demon of Death, upon the continent. Honor the Empire with a great deed in destroying Agranecto!
Quest Difficulty: S
Quest Reward: ??? (Varies based on contribution.)
When he opened the letter, a quest appeared, and Ming Hu tore it open.
[You have accepted the quest].
The letter disappeared in a flash of light, revealing a message. When the message appeared, Ming Hu opened the quest window to see the three quests he had received, smiled, and muttered to himself as he closed the quest window.
"Now… Let's go."