Chapter 277

At the sight of the old man’s shrinking figure, Ming Hu turned around and began walking back out of the warehouse.
‘Elixir… It was definitely an elixir.’
The box the old man was holding was clearly an elixir.
“And the direction you were going.
That wasn’t all. At the end of the path the old man walked was the Elixir Chamber, where the elixirs were displayed.
“You’re filling up on elixirs.
It wasn’t a sure thing. I had to double-check later.
“If it’s real…
Ming Hu frowned slightly as he thought about what if his thoughts were real. He opened his inventory and looked at the tears of Lamu he had just purchased.
‘That’s a bit of a waste…’
The auction house listed the Tear of Ramu for 5,000 gold, but since 5,000 gold and 7 million merit points are worth about the same, Ming Hu bought it for merit points instead.
Of course, from Ming’s perspective, merits were more valuable than gold. This is because it takes a little more effort to earn merits than it does to earn gold.
‘I can get it up quickly.’
But that was it. It was just that it was a little harder than earning gold, not that it was harder to earn merits. Ming Hu was just a little disappointed in his current situation.
Thrrrr
Ming Hu’s mind raced as he walked, and soon he was on the ground. Opening the door and exiting the treasure chamber, Ming Hu walked straight out of the imperial palace and into the residential district where the map scholar Korank’s home was located.
smart
Arriving in front of Korank’s house some time later, Ming Hu knocked on the door.
Profit
As expected, the door opened as soon as he knocked, revealing Korank.
“Hmm?”
Korrank looked at Myung Hu and cocked his head in question.
“Come in.”
Shaking his head, Korran continued, then stepped aside to allow Ming Hu to enter. Ming Hu stepped inside, and after closing the door behind him, Korran led the way to the living room.
“You didn’t get the ingredients already… what’s going on?”
Korank said as we walked to the living room.
‘That’s why you have that look on your face.’
It wasn’t until Ming Hu heard Korran’s words that he realized why Korran had been scratching his head in wonder. He hadn’t expected Korran to have gotten the ingredients already.
“I got it.”
Ming Hu replied to Korrank’s words.
Stop!
Walking toward the living room, Korrank stopped in his tracks at Myung Hu’s answer, then turned back to face him.
“W-what did you say?”
Korran asked Ming Hu with a look of disbelief.
“I’ve got the ingredients, I’m here to detox.”
Ming Hu answered Korran’s question with a calm expression, but Korran still looked at him in disbelief.
“You mean you’ve already gotten them?”
“…”
Ming Hu didn’t respond to Korran’s words. Instead, he opened his inventory and pulled out the Grass Roots of Grass and Tears of Ramu that Korran had said he needed.
“…!”
Korrank’s eyes widened at the sight of Grams’ grass roots and Ramu’s tears.
“I’ll decipher it for you right away.”
He swallowed hard and started walking again. Ming Hu followed Korran into the living room, and naturally sat down in the same place he had before.
“Can I have a map and some materials, please?”
At Korrank’s words, Ming Hu pulled a map, Grass Roots of Grams, Tears of Ramu, and 10 gold from his inventory and placed them on the table.
“I never thought I’d see the day when I’d be using these…”
Muttering to himself as he looked at the ingredients on the table, Korran looked at Ming Hu and continued.
“I’ll decipher it perfectly for you.”
Korran spoke to Ming Hu and reached for the map first. Korran grabbed the map.
Siaak
[Start decoding the map].
The map lit up and a message appeared.
“…!
When Ming Hu saw the message, he looked at the brightly lit map with interest. He wondered how he was going to decipher it.
Sigh
Korrank reached out and picked up a root of Grams and placed it on the brightly lit map. A message popped up.
[The grass roots of Grams have been extinguished].
“…?”
When Ming Hu saw Korank’s behavior and message, he couldn’t help but wonder.
‘Is this… decrypt?
Ming Hu, who had been eagerly anticipating the decoding, began to watch with a slightly disappointed look in his eyes.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh
Korrank reached out and placed the remaining Grass Roots of Grams and Tears of Ramu on the map.
[The grass roots of Grams have been extinguished].
[The grass roots of Grams have been extinguished].
[Rammu’s tears have been extinguished].
[Rammu’s tears have been extinguished].
A series of disappearing messages appeared.
“I wonder if they’ll put gold on it.
Now all that was left on the table was the map and the gold. Ming Hu realized that Korank was probably going to put gold on it for some reason.
“Phew. Detox is complete.”
Of course, that didn’t happen. Korank said, wiping the sweat from his brow. And at that very moment, the light faded from the map, revealing a message.
[Map decryption completed].
[You have completed the quest].
“Here, take a look.”
Korank held out the map to Ming Hu. Ming Hu quickly took the map.
[You have obtained Map 1 of the Temple of the Forgotten God].
“Temple of the Forgotten God?
When Ming Hu saw the message, he immediately smiled. He wondered what would happen if 44 million merit points were wasted, but it seemed unlikely.
‘Wait… 1?
But the numbers behind him made Ming Hu smile, and he quickly checked the information on the map.

A map pointing to the temple of a forgotten god. You’ll have to go there to find out which god it refers to. Go to the red dot and you’ll get the following map.
“…Phew, thank goodness.
When Ming Hu saw the information, he breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the number and wondered if he needed to get more than one, but that wasn’t the case. With a sigh of relief, Ming Hu checked the information carefully.
“There must be more than one forgotten god.
From the information, it seemed like there were a lot of forgotten gods.
‘What kind of god is this…’
Ming Hu wondered who the forgotten god the map was referring to was, but it wasn’t something he could know right now, so he closed the information and opened the map.
“…”
Unfolding the map, Ming Hu immediately looked for the red dot that would give him the next map.
“…?”
However, after a moment of looking for the red dot and checking the surroundings, Myung-hoo’s expression became puzzled: the location of the red dot on the map was quite strange. No, it wasn’t the location of the red dot that was strange, but the surroundings.
“The Empress’s quarters?
The red dot read “The Empress’s Quarters,” but that wasn’t the only thing that struck me as odd. I checked around and found other confusing words, such as the Empress’s Garden and the Knights’ Sword Practice Center.
Sigh
Ming Hu gradually widened his scope and began scanning the map.
“This is…
Studying the map, Ming Hu frowned.
“It’s like an imperial palace.
The words on the map made me think it was a map of the imperial palace. No, it was definitely a map of the imperial palace.
“Where?
The problem was that the imperial palace on the map was not the Helioca Empire. There was no empress in the Helioca Empire, and it was not organized as shown on the map.
That was the moment.
“…!
As Ming Hu wondered where the map was, he was surprised by the words that came into view. In the upper left corner of the map, it said where this map was from.
‘The Aman Empire…’
It was the Aman Empire. In the upper left corner of the map, it clearly said “Map of the Imperial Palace of the Aman Empire.
“…”
After confirming it, Ming Hu wordlessly turned his gaze away and looked at the red dot.
“The Empress’s quarters…
The red dot was located in the Empress’s quarters, which meant you had to go to the Empress’s quarters in the Aman Empire to get the next map.
“…Hmm.”
Ming Hu sighed. What a conundrum. It wasn’t Helioca, it was the imperial palace of the Aman Empire, and it was the quarters of a princess. How could he get there, Ming Hu thought to himself.
“Should I wait for that time?
Then, on a whim, Ming Hu opened the quest window.
<Journey to the Aman Empire
The Empress of the Aman Empire is coming of age on her birthday. To celebrate her birthday and her coming of age, the Aman Empire is throwing a grand party. Invitations have been sent to all the countries, and the Helioca Empire has also received an invitation. Alkan Helioca wants you to attend the party as a representative of the Empire. Join the party as a representative of the Empire!
Quest Difficulty: B
Quest Reward: ??? (Varies based on results.)
Slightly decreases Emperor's affinity for refusing quests
The party was a combination of the empress's birthday and her coming-of-age ceremony. The party was probably held inside the imperial palace.
"This is the only time.
I can legally enter the imperial palace of the Aman Empire. I realized this was my only chance.