It was true for the prestigious kingdom of the dwarves and the kingdom of the elves.
In the kingdom of the dwarves, the bellows and the hammering never ceased.
Elves were aligned with nature so they planted lots of trees and flowers.
Vampires were the nobles of the night so you could seem to expect luxurious and fashionable lifestyles.
‘In addition, this is an exclusive opportunity to get quests and hunting grounds that nobody else have been to before.’
According to Vampire Lord Tori, Todeum was a place that humans haven't been to in the past and will not be able to go to in the future.
So it was only available for Weed!
The number of quests in Morata increased but there were too many tourists. Even for a simple quest, there was a lot of competition.
It was hard to have a monopoly on a hunting ground. It’ll be easier to find people to party and go hunt monsters.
Even though it was worth it to hunt in Morata, it did not even cross Weed’s mind. He could not ignore the doubled experience and benefits of hunting for one week.
Weed wanted more information.
“You can only take a few people, can’t you?”
“It depends on the situation.”
“Situation?”
Yes. I recall that I have a total of 200,000 bats to take with me to Todeum. It takes about 200 to take a human so I can only take 1000. But if you’re bringing stuff with you then we would have to reduce the number of humans.”
“Is there any limit to the number of people that can go to Todeum?”
“As long as the human being is prepared for death.”
“And what if you die?”
“Anyone that dies in the kingdom of the night is banished to the world of men.”
That meant that there was a significant penalty of dying once since they would not be allowed to respawn in the nearest city but rather expelled from the kingdom.
‘This is going to be very dangerous.’
Weed frowned.
It was not uncommon for people to die in the middle of a quest or hunting. This is because there are others that have already experienced it the first time.
In other words, that was the risk of hunting somewhere this rare since he could die since he didn’t know about the hunting grounds or quests.
Nervous because of not knowing what there was to come!
The situation was unpredictable.
To make matters worse, he couldn’t take along the Wyverns or Geumini. They wouldn’t be able to come back since, when they died, they had no way of reviving.
‘Safety first. It would be crazy to hunt without gathering information. Doing it alone will be difficult. I need to get my most trusted companions.’
Weed sent Pale and three others a whisper.
- Would you like to take the risk of going to Todeum with me?
After Pale received Weed’s whisper, he asked the others for their opinion.
“The Kingdom of Vampires Todeum. It’s still an undisclosed location so we don’t know how dangerous it is. Weed is trying to find people to go with him and I’m going with him, so what does everyone want to do?”
Currently Pale has the position of leader and this adventure had a significantly high probability of death so he had to see what his companions thought.
Considering what he had said, Maylon answered.
“I want to go.”
Since they were lovers it was no surprise that she was going with him. In addition, whenever Weed went on an adventure there were opportunities to be had.
‘This time we’re fighting under pretty high stakes.’
Maylon had gone hunting with Weed a few times, but she had never truly gone on an adventure or quest with him.
Surka nervously asked Romuna.
"Unnie, are you going?"
“Yes, of course. Won’t the vampire kingdom be very beautiful? It seems to be worth it. Come on, what do you say?”
“I wanna go with you. It’s my duty as a priest to go along.”
Romuna and Surka were vampire fanatics.
When they were young, they were mesmerized by vampire movies.
Pointed fangs!
Black cloaks!
The girls were even fond of the little bloodsucking vampire bats.
Now only Yurin, Hwaryeong, and Zephyr were the only three left to make a decison, as well as Seechwi.
Of course, Zephyr was going along loyally.
“I’m going. Hwaryeong, what are you going to do?”
She already made her decision to go along the very moment Pale mentioned Weed. She wanted to go with him for the Northern Expedition but unfortunately he had refused.
“I’ll be there.”
Now the party turned their attention towards Yurin and Seechwi.
In this case, it would be very dangerous for Yurin since she was very weak.
“I’ll go.”
Yurin wanted to go to Todeum with Weed.
“Chwiik, I’m going too.”
Seechwi decided to go.
It was an Orc’s nature to fight, even if the damage was insignificant.
For a monster, it seemed appropriate to go to dangerous places!
‘But...this time I’m going to get to kill something for sure.’
Seechwi had sorrowfully been a member of their party a few times. Pale’s party was mainly comprised of young people so she seemed to be an old maid.
The generation gap!
Irene and Surka treated the elderly warmly so that made the sorrow even worse.
‘I don’t have a choice as long as Seoyoon is still like that.’
Not too long ago, Seoyoon had finally managed to say something again but since then she had not said anything else. She wasn’t suddenly going to get better, so to get her normal again it would take time for her to regain her words. So in order to recover Seoyoon, Weed’s presence may be an important role. So for her sake, she must go. It was an important reason to stay near Weed.
Mapan was a shameless trader preying on the Orcs!
Mapan always told others.
“Weed is like a teacher to me.”
Obscure means of making money from customers.
Acting like a nice guy to rip people off.
It was essential to use flattery to sell stuff.
An insatiable greed for money!
He had learned the fundamentals of trade from Weed. He even looked in the mirror and practiced until he had a rotten smile.
Mapan was going to participate in the adventure to the vampire kingdom.
It was a huge gain for merchants to go to a new area. It was a great opportunity to exclusively get money, skill and fame from selling. For the Vampire Kingdom Todeum where no one was able to go to, it was something a trader could not pass up.
“This adventure can be an opportunity.”
Mapan did not forget.
Weed had led the Orcs and the Dark Elves against the monsters in the Yuroki Mountains.
Weed had invested tens of thousands of gold in order to affect the battle.
Mapan could not help but feel nervous.
There were benefits to be had in an unfavorable combat situation.
The Lich Shire and the Immortal Legion!
His heart jumped every time as the large number of enemies dwindled.
There was so much tension, excitement and thrills and then it was over.
Mapan wanted to go on such an adventure again.
Geomchi, Geomchi2, Geomchi3, Geomchi4, and Geomchi5.
Instead of hunting in a party like Pale, they were deep in the Yuroki Mountains with their swords.
Every day, from morning until evening, they would wield their swords.
“We have dedicated our lives to the sword. Aside from the sword, I want the opportunity to meet with women.”
A sense of urgency was contained in Geomchi2’s sword.
The sword was his way of life.
He did not regret it.
If he could, he would walk down the path of the sword once more. It was not about making the body stronger but the mindset of it.
Geomchi had said.
“A man’s home is in the hilt of a sword. Even if the years pass by and one becomes old, the sword will remain young.”
Do not throw away the sword.
Through the sword, you will meet a girl.
But only if you are strong!
The teachers wield their swords their entire lives as single men.
Martial Artist!
It was a job that could use any weapon.
It did not matter if the durability of the sword was going to break from hunting.
Just pick up a weapon and attack the monster.
They ate as if they were starving.
“The mind is clouded when one is hungry.”
That was the mindset of Geomchi, Geomchi2 and Geomchi3.
In reality, they had no problem fasting for three days.
‘I’ll get the ladies by being overwhelmingly fast and powerful.’
‘Famous rare items! You have to get the attention of the ladies.’
‘I want to protect. I want to be taken care of. I want a woman!’
Their thoughts were filled with selfishness as they wield their swords.
It didn’t matter if they were sweating profusely as if it were raining, they did not even think of quitting.
They were completely immersed.
They swung their swords 100,000 times a day.