Since the tavern was nearby, he’ll go in to see Smith at least once.
“Alright, Kid. I’ll see you later then.”
“I said I’m not a kid. And there probably isn’t any more reason to see mister anymore. If you maybe bring me the iron sword that I want, then we’ll see.”
Weed quietly put the sculpture in his bosom and disappeared.
Brave was intent on stealing another fresh bread from the warehouse.
After a short while, a dreadful Orc leapt out from the place where Weed had disappeared.
The Orc Karichwi!
A powerful existence that reduced even vicious criminals to gentle lambs with his face and body!
“KYAAAK, IT’S AN ORC!”
“Chwiik! Found you. Little human boy!”
Weed did not say much.
He gave him a scare, to engrave respect for adults into the very marrow of his bones.
* * *
When he showed the sculpture to the tavern’s drunkard Smith, a glimmer returned to his bleary eyes.
“Where did you get this sculpture?”
“It’s a sculpture a kid named Brave used to play with.”
“I did want to have the kid’s sculpture… Did you perhaps steal it from him?”
Weed shook his head.
After his transformation into Orc Karichwi, he cancelled his Sculpture Transformation and returned to his Human form.
“No. I found the lost toy with difficulty and tried to return it to him, but he said he no longer wanted to play with it. Brave told me an elder wanted this toy, no, this sculpture, so I brought it here.”
“Is that so. Will you lend me the sculpture to me for a bit? I wanted to examine it when Brave had it, but he only let me see it very briefly.”
“Here it is. You can have it.”
Ding!
The Toy the Old Drunkard Smith Wants has been completed.
The drunkard Smith got his hands on the sculpture he wanted.
Although it’s still midday, you will be able to get a drink from him.
Quest Reward: Get it directly from the drunkard Smith.
– Your Fame has increased by 1.
Smith examined the sculpture carefully.
“This sculpture… I’ve seen it once before while traveling during my youthful days.”
“What?”
“Did Brave ever tell you where this sculpture is from?”
“He did not say.”
“This is a story goes back from 20 years ago. The time when I roamed the continent as a mercenary… Ahem! Back then, I was an extremely prominent mercenary. You might not believe it, but I even commanded a mercenary squad.”
Of course, Weed didn’t believe it.
Drunks were one and the same— there was no one who hadn’t been a big merchant or first-class mercenary in the past. Their boasts didn’t encompass one or two days, so he agreed to his claims and let it slide.
“Under the command of Her Majesty the Queen, I executed the traitor Count Savoid together with the Royal Forces. There was a sculpture that looked exactly the same as this one inside Count Savoid’s warehouse.”
“I see.”
“It’s regrettable, but I didn’t know what kind of piece the sculpture was either. It’s not as though I didn’t have my suspicions… Do you think there might be a story about this if you went to check the local library?”
Weed somehow had a strong feeling the quest wasn’t going to end here.
“Why don’t you look into it a little for me? If you do, I’ll tell you the stories in my old days as a mercenary.”
Ding!
Old Smith’s Curiosity.
The former mercenary, Smith, has questions about a sculpture he saw in his youth.
If you gather information about the sculpture and give it to him, it appears he will tell stories he gathered as a mercenary.
Difficulty: D
Reward: Smith’s Story
Quest Restrictions: None
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Chapter 8 : Reconstruction of Niflheim Empire
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The linked quest already had 3 stages. It did occur to him that it was convoluted, however Weed continued on to the Kingdom’s Library.
It held a considerable portion of the general history of the Versailles Continent, but you would have to personally search for information on individual histories.
Count Savoid (Sur Empire Year 436~Year 479)
Received his Knighthood at age 17.
Returned from fulfilling Knightly duties at age 20.
Inherited his territory at age 36.
Possessed exceptional talent for swordplay and horseback.
Executed for rising in revolt at age 43.
There was only simple information in the Biography section. He also read the History and War sections, but parts involving Count Savoid were missing, as if someone had intentionally erased them.
“Found it.”
“Where is it?”
“It says there’s a treasure hidden in this area.”
Adventurers and Magicians who’d been reading in the library hurried to leave. There were almost 20 users who, like Weed, had come to obtain information in the library.
A jackpot was hidden somewhere, but he would have to invest a lot of time and recovering the costs was difficult— this was the situation while hunting inside the library for information. It was also a condition in where many basic information was lacking, or there was simply nothing to be read.
‘Seems it’ll be difficult to find it this way.’
Weed was submerged in labor.
Finding a clue through a book was hard even for Adventurers with vast experience, so it seemed it wouldn’t be easy for his Sculptor self to gather information.
‘Is the method of my approach wrong? Alright. Since I’m a Sculptor, it might just be that I was supposed to look at the Sculptors first.’
Weed sifted through the art-related books.
« History of Monuments », « Excavated Carving », « Sur Kingdom’s Proud Sculptures ».
He saw a book titled, « Ancient Sculptures » entangled among the many books he was reading. The contents of the book, although the name was different, there was information about the sculpture he currently had possession of.
Figure of Rest : Symbol of Religion
It is the symbol of the worshippers who followed the God Matallost, who guides the dead. They did not have a flag or pattern, but were famous for having a sculpture.
The Priests of the Matallost Church had strong holy power and can guide the dead.
After the birth of the continent’s official language, rather than using their God’s name, they also called themselves the Resurrection Church.
They weren’t very high in public favor because they were close to and conducted research about Death. It was assumed they used as sculpture as their symbol primarily for preservation of secrets.
There was a story of some Matallost faith idol being special and sacred artifacts, very different from normal sculptures.
– You have acquired all of the required information for the quest.
He did flounder a little, but still finished the quest.