His paintings are known by the fairies and spirits but the rest of the world has yet to see them.
Though he had gained tremendous Fame, it was only limited to the fairies and spirits.
And all of his accepted quests were only related to increasing his painting skill proficiency.
It was also he who has found St. George's Castle.
“I don’t give a damn about people’s recognition.”
Petrov lived his life only with pride and passion.
And now due to an uninvited guest he has a very awkward expression on his face.
“Hello, you are my neighbor Petrov?”
Yurin started talking to him but then immediately apologized as an afterthought.
“I’m so sorry I came in without the owner knowing, I’ll leave now.”
“No, it is okay. I am not even the owner of this castle.”
Petrov then anxiously explained the situation to Yurin in a hurry.
The St. George's Castle was actually a castle not built on the Versailles Continent.
It was originally the painting on the blank canvas.
Marvelled by the painting, the fairies gave it a suitable space to be built and used dragon magic to level the land.
“I’ve been here for a year now, currently on a quest to restore this castle.”
“Uhm, I was painting on a lake when suddenly a painting of this castle showed up.”
“I see and since you’re an Aqualight Painter you were able to get here. Though the skill of the Aqualight Painter is one way to travel here, other painters should also have some other means of getting here but that’ll require triggering certain quests.”
“Hey, this room…”
“It’s Yurin’s room. It should be pretty comfortable inside.”
“It is possible to return to this room from anywhere in the Versailles Continent, you can also bring your own items and leave them here. In addition, you can also export the items you own from here.”
Petrov the painter that had reached intermediate painting skill took advantage of this castle due to his quest and he has no desire in revealing any of his known information to the public.
But whenever he would look at Yurin his heart would start racing.
Petrov normally had an arrogant and self-righteous nature and he would frequently ignore other people.
But from the moment he met Yurin he fell in love at first sight.
As a painter, it was natural for him to appreciate the charm and beauty of women.
Yurin’s soft and delicate facial lines and her clear deep eyes were just too beautiful beyond compare!
She is already very beautiful as is but she gave off an impression that she will be even more beautiful in the near future.
She was the perfect beauty a painter would want to continue painting for the rest of his life.
And so Petrov told everything he knows to Yurin.
“When you leave a painting in your room you will continue to receive its effect wherever you are.”
“What do you mean by receive its effect?”
“Ah, I’m sorry for saying that all of a sudden without any proper explanations. What I meant to say was the effects of the painting the grants blessings to players. Paintings drawn by other artists are exempted from this only from your own paintings will you receive its effects. For example, if you place my paintings in your room you will not receive any of its effects.”
Petrov had a pathetic expression on his face.
He wanted to look good in explaining things but got awkward and started hurrying up the explanations.
But every time he converses with Yurin he would occasionally observe her beauty especially each time she changes her facial expressions.
Petrov had completely fallen for her.
***
Having crossed the lava twice, they are now deep within the Inferno Dungeon.
They continue to fight the Inferno Knights and Chaos Warriors along the way and now they were experiencing a volcanic eruption.
Experiencing the volcanic eruption while deep underground in Las Phalanx gave off a new sense of excitement.
Even if one hides in a safe zone one will still feel the shaking like those in thrill rides.
“Keueeek!”
Rover, Geumini, and the undead were stumbling all over the place while Weed and Seoyoon barely manage by sticking to the walls.
“Summon Earth Expert. Provide support to the undead and the rest.”
Thanks to Earth Expert the party have stopped stumbling.
Wall collapse in the passages of the dungeon was also prevented guarantying their survival.
Weed had gathered a lot of information about Inferno Dungeon.
For many years, the inhabiting monsters were in constant strife against each other.
Since in Las Phalanx the various races of monsters were only born on their own respective dungeons. This had caused them to solidify their own group.
And Inferno Dungeon was the main passage that connects all dungeons of Las Phalanx. Things turned out that way because of the deformations made by the volcanic eruptions, either creating new paths or blocking them.
But the most frightening of all was the amount of lava that flows out during volcanic eruptions!
The lava that came from deep underground runs through the passages at terrifying momentum.
And right now a certain change occurred in Weed’s safe zone, signs of small cracks were appearing.
Hot air was coming out like that of a steamer.
It seems as though lava will burst out from it but it’s actually still relatively safe for awhile.
“It had erupted today so I guess it will be dormant for a few days.”
If one doesn’t waste this chance then one can freely explore the dungeon.
Though it was vague whether what occurred was a minor earthquake or an eruption, Weed was able to confirm that it was indeed an eruption through the various signs.
Weed being able to completely adapt to the volcano’s nature started sculpting a rock!
“If the world gets destroyed by tomorrow, I’ll be able to stop paying taxes.”
After waiting for the flowing lava to calm down, the speed of the exploration had tremendously increased.
Before letting the monsters settle down during the aftermath, the undead struck them first.
While continuing the hunt for Inferno Knights they battled a certain group of Chaos Warriors.
Among them, a Chaos Warrior uttered some strange words.
“Kubichya will avenge me.”
“You will definitely experience death in his might.”
Weed was intrigue so he inquired.
“What are you talking about?”
“What do you think? I have nothing more to say to you.”
The Chaos Warrior, even though held as a captive, still has its pride and refused to give information.
“Tori, go suck his blood.”
“No matter what you do I will never spill anything. Just kill me already!”
It seems that even with torture the Chaos Warrior still wants to keep its secrets to the grave.
So Weed changed his approach, though difficult, tried reading his opponent’s facial expressions and thus he started his provocations.
“Hooo, so you’ll even keep your mouth shut about Kubichya’s Dragon Sword. I guess it really is a fact that Chaos Warriors have high regards with each other.”
“You... How did you…”
“So it really is true.”
The Chaos Warrior flinched as if it was being stabbed.
While hunting in the dungeon, Weed’s party have been wandering for a few days.
Since the already complicated passages continue to change like upon reaching a dead end the path to return to the previous one would disappear.
They have been travelling for a long time so to some extent they should be nearing their goal.
“For a long time he had the Dragon Sword in his possession but why is it that he has yet to go to the magic circle?”
“…..…”