“This sculpture, ya see, at that time, the Count was going to escape through the castle’s basement together with this sculpture. Haaah, I’m gettin’ drunk.”
“Why do you think he did that?”
“I dunno either. Anyways I thought it to be really very strange. Hiccup. The alcohol tastes real good right now. What were we talking about again?”
With a befuddled look, Smith babbled on about more irrelevant stories for a long while.
He boasted of his job as a mercenary, and a drunkard’s preaching about the continent’s drinks!
Smith’s attention was directed at the sculpture once again, and as if he had regained his senses, he asked.
“Though I didn’t see this sculpture after long while… you’re not busy, are you?”
“I am busy though.”
“Could you take me to solve this mystery?”
Smith pulled out a rusty key from his bosom.
“If I remember correctly… after that time, the basement was sealed, so you can probably only go in if you have this key. Can you take me there with you and solve the mystery for me?”
Ding!
Old Smith’s Second Curiosity.
The old, drunkard Smith has a question about the last time he saw Count Savoid.
In order to answer his question, search the Count’s mansion, find the basement, and dig up the secret.
Chain quest, leads to the long-cherished wish of the Matallost Church, which guides the dead, and the reconstruction of the Niflheim Empire.
Difficulty: A
Reward: A drink from Smith.
Quest Restriction: Limited to Sculptors. Quest failure upon Smith’s death.
If it was Niflheim Empire, it was a great empire that existed a dozen years ago in the Northern part of the continent, where Morata was part of, and Weed was her current Lord!
The castle and villages went up in flames due to the monsters around and Bone Dragon who descended from the Forest of Darkness. The emperor tried to seal them using the Serbian Beads, but it only resulted in lamentable freezing of the entire Northern area. Under the attack of the cold, the monsters, and division of the people, the empire collapsed.
If the Niflheim Empire were to be reconstructed right now, the North would stabilized on its foundation.
It was a little unexpected that a quest such as this would become available from a sculpture, and then linked to the Resurrection Church. But it wasn’t very surprising. The Resurrection Church and the Matallost faith were churches that had originated in the North.
If he solved mercenary Smith’s question, then he would also solve the quest relating to the reconstruction of Niflheim Empire.
‘I’ll be able to sell off Morata for a more expensive price.’
Weed nodded his head as he tore into a chicken leg as an appetizer.
“I will do my best to solve the mystery.”
– You have accepted the quest.
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The Savoid County was made into an enormous hunting ground. Sur Kingdom was infested with level 150 to 200 monsters, so a considerable number of parties were out hunting.
“Recruiting people to hunt inside the mansion. Preferring People with experience or courage.”
Count Savoid’s Mansion was a region-class dungeon. The max level of the monsters was 282.
The astral Knights, Soldiers, and even astral maids spawns there.
Weed entered the mansion with the drunkard mercenary, Smith.
“Arghh. My insides are gonna die of heartburn.”
Smith complained as he followed.
“Won’t you give me just one bottle of booze?”
“I don’t have any.”
Weed firmly refused. There was, of course, a lot of liquor in his rucksack. All because he made brandy or whisky whenever he saw edible fruit or wheat, etc. There were a few cooking items that sold well, and easy to store like liquor. With its astounding taste, disinfectant properties, and since it even raised Health recovery speed, liquor received the most limelight among preferences.
Since well-distilled liquor could be priced expensively, it was no different from cash.
Although he distilled liquors in his spare time by plying his cooking skill, he was frugal with it to the utmost, to the point where if it wasn’t SwordNoob or the other elder brothers, no one would even ask Weed for it.