Chapter 334 – Write It Grandly (1)

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The Holy Land of the Goddess Cult, Muon.

The Commander of the Paladins, Tallim Heber, wiped away the sweat from his training. His senses weren’t bad. Incomparable to when they had fallen into the world of adventurers.

Tallim laughed softly.

“I suppose it was natural to be stagnant.”

For the Goddess Cult had been stopped all this time.

It is still a shameful matter.

Recalling the Goddess Cult that was played by demons and cooped up in Muon. The paladins of the cult, as well as the priests, must be doing their best every moment like me, wanting to make up for the past.

“Let’s see, is tomorrow entering a Rift?”

The Goddess Cult belongs to the Holy War Allied Forces.

Because he knew better than anyone that training alone couldn’t deal with demons that sway humans. Tallim had cleared numerous Rifts to build up actual combat experience.

The system, the exclusive property of players.

“Although the term is still unfamiliar.”

For Tallim, an Arcanan, there was neither a system nor a level.

But he could tell by his changing body and the reactions of the players belonging to the Holy War Allied Forces.

-“Now level 500 Rifts are a breeze!”

That effort does not betray.

However, Tallim was not happy at all.

He just clenched his fist.

Because as he got used to the world of adventurers, he realized it.

“I apologize, but it seems I am still a long way off.”

The gap between him and Ho-yeol.

In the world of adventurers, rumors spread faster than on the Arcana Continent.

Thanks to fascinating mechanical devices incomparable to most magic tools. More than half of those wandering rumors were news about none other than Ho-yeol.

– Simultaneous clear of cave Rifts with an appropriate level in the 700~800s!

– Lee Ho-yeol silences the great disaster of the Zero Mountain Range.

– [Breaking News] Great Evil, Seven Deadly Sins Jealousy Defeated…

For the current Tallim.

Legendary achievements that he wouldn’t even dare to approach.

However.

“I will faithfully follow your path.”

Rather than being discouraged, Tallim burned with even more motivation.

The important thing is his own belief, his pride.

More important than the direction that belief heads.

Is that the belief does not bend.

The day Muon fell to this place.

It was thanks to the realization he gained through Ho-yeol.

Tallim murmured.

“Still, sometimes I wonder if this is okay.”

It was strange. Even knowing he had a long way to go, he didn’t feel impatient. It was the moment Tallim was re-evaluating Ho-yeol’s presence anew.

Gooooo─

A portal opened before his eyes.

“!”

Muon was, above all, the holy land of the Goddess Cult.

Although they opened the main gate and visitors came to Muon through it. To the heart of Muon. And the one who could open a portal and enter was unique.

Tallim’s face brightened.

‘It’s the General Commander.’

However, the bright expression did not last long.

“……?”

Soon, behind Ho-yeol, who revealed himself from the light of the portal.

A familiar silhouette could be seen.

Tallim’s eyes narrowed.

What cast a shadow over her face was a veil.

And the octagonal pattern embroidered on the nun’s habit…

Was undoubtedly the symbol of the Goddess Cult.

In an instant, various thoughts crossed his mind.

It couldn’t be, but did a priest of the Goddess Cult commit a discourtesy to the General Commander? Even if not exactly a discourtesy, did something happen? A priest of the Goddess Cult couldn’t possibly be outside in the first place…?

Of course, Tallim’s predictions all missed the mark.

“Wh-What did you just say, Sister?”

Tallim asked the priest back.

“The Goddess Second Coming Branch…?”

With a dumbfounded expression.

“Don’t branches no longer exist in the Goddess Cult? To bring up a story from at least well over a hundred years ago now…?”

*

Clack─

I set down the teacup.

“As expected, one cannot catch up to experience.”

“…What did you say, General Commander?”

“No, I was not speaking to you.”

If you ask why I’m suddenly talking about experience, I’ll answer with the teacup I just set down. The Goddess Cult, especially Tallim, didn’t seem to have let my teachings go in one ear and out the other.

-“The water is not special like the name Saintess’s Tears implies. Resisting aging is merely one of the effects of the elixir herb, ‘Aria Moss’, growing at the bottom of the spring.
For there is nothing special about its exterior, proper research hasn’t been done until now. It is natural that you couldn’t recognize it.”

It means they were properly utilizing the Aria Moss growing in Muon’s spring!

Anyway, desperately jumping at anything that is said to be good for the body is a universal human psychology. But what if there was spring water that restores youth?

‘There’s a good example close by…’

To prevent aging for Mrs. Choi Kang-hee of our house, I used to enclose Aria Moss in my morning greeting letters every day. And because of me, the Lee siblings’ group chat was on fire.

-Hey Lee Ho-yeol, what did you only gift Mom???
-I got called sisters with Mom today haha…
-Unni is shocked lololol
-Hey
-Hey
-If there’s something good, shouldn’t you take care of your older sisters too? ㅡㅡ
-Mom’s skin is as firm as A-rang’s, seriously?!

Pentagram of Pure Knowledge.

Knowledge about plants and minerals that comes to mind through its effect.

The rejuvenating effect of Aria Moss is only valid at a specific temperature.

Unless you can manifest magic like me, maintaining that specific temperature is difficult. Because of that, despite its effects, Aria Moss was not widely known.

‘The more I look at it, it seems a god might really exist?’

It was a staggering coincidence that ‘Demun Moonstone’ happened to be in Muon.
For the property of Demun Moonstone to absorb heat was perfectly matching the tricky specific temperature of Aria Moss.

‘Good idea too, Tallim.’

That’s right.

What I’m holding is a teacup made of Demun Moonstone.

And what’s inside is tea brewed with Aria Moss.

Just looking at this.

The Goddess Cult was one of the Arcana forces that adapted to reality better than anyone else.

And as I sipped that Aria Moss tea again.

‘How did Mom drink this bitter thing?’

I was admiring experience anew.

‘Anyway.’

As a third party, I was just tasting the tea.

But Tallim and Saintess Freija.

The conversation going back and forth between them was extremely serious.

‘Understandable.’

Freija’s identity was the past Saintess who popped out of the Omen. The reason I was able to stop Freija, who tried to judge me out of the blue, was… As expected, I reaped some benefits from struggling without rest all this time.

The affinity built up with the Goddess Cult.

Defeating the Omen as the last survivor of Akshan.

If I hadn’t achieved even one of the two conditions.

‘Things would have gotten quite complicated.’

Let’s think about it.

To put it bluntly, me in the middle of Antonium.

Squabbling with a priest of the Goddess Cult, what kind of rumors would have circulated?

‘Looking at it, all sorts of misunderstandings would have followed.’

However, thanks to perfectly achieving the prerequisites.

Freija, although not completely trusting my words.

Followed me to visit Muon in reality.

If it’s Muon, the holy land of the Goddess Cult.

She must have thought it could resolve her questions.

However, Tallim didn’t seem to have the presence of mind for that.

Flip, flip─

Tallim, who had been flipping through the scripture incessantly, opened his mouth.

“Indeed, there was a Saintess in the Goddess Second Coming Branch in the past.”

I don’t know if that can be called a genealogy, but.

Anyway, Freija was a figure from at least a hundred years ago.

It’s natural for Tallim to be surprised by the existence of the Saintess herself.

At the same time, he seemed uncomfortable.

Tallim muttered as if blaming himself.

“To think I didn’t know something even a demon knew…”

True Name demon, Neferpitou.

Judging by how it accurately impersonated Freija.

The guy definitely knew of Freija’s existence.

I was quite surprised too. I thought the influence of demons had been laid on the continent since a long time ago, unknowingly. So looking back at the scream Neferpitou babbled during the Exorcism Ritual…

-“O Great Evil. My owner, Sloth! Save me!”

…It definitely said that, right?

If Neferpitou was a minion of the Seven Deadly Sins Sloth, it’s somewhat understandable. Unlike the Demon Kings of the Demon Realm, the Seven Deadly Sins were demons born on the Arcana Continent.

Of course, this pride wouldn’t admire a demon.

I intervened in the conversation at that point.

“Has the target of judgment still not changed.”

“…….”

When Freija remained silent, Tallim asked.

“Judgment, what do you mean by that, General Commander?”

I, Lee Ho-yeol.

I cannot tolerate unfairness and have no intention of enduring it.

Moreover, wasn’t this a one-sided misunderstanding?

‘The nuance is a bit like that, but…’

Of course, it is true that I caused a continent-wide nuisance because of the sudden ‘Blackening’. But isn’t it too much to have to be judged simply because of that?

‘In my heart, I want to tattle on her to Tallim.’

But babbling is again against etiquette.

He is particular in many ways.

I just looked at Freija silently.

But that seemed to be enough for Tallim.

“Sister, would you please tell me the whole story as well?”

As expected, having the same religion means there’s a connection. Freija, who wouldn’t even mix words with me properly, kindly lays out the whole story to Tallim.

“I believed that infinitely deep darkness… would plunge the Arcana Continent into ‘unfathomable sorrow’ in the future. According to the doctrine of the Goddess Cult, I considered it unjust to leave such darkness be.”

“…Infinitely deep darkness, you say.”

The blackout of the Arcana Continent due to blackening.

It would be a sight hard to believe even if seen with two eyes.

Hearing it only in words, he must be wondering what she’s talking about.

But.

At Tallim’s reaction that followed.

I almost regurgitated the Aria Moss tea I had swallowed…!

“The General Commander is ‘a ray of light in the infinitely deep darkness’. Why do you speak as if you, Sister Freija, did not witness that light?”

No, Tallim, that’s not it…!!

More than that, why mention the alias all of a sudden?!

Freija, why are you again…

“…If you say a ray of light.”

Me.

To be exact.

Why are you staring piercingly at my jacket?!

My sins are so great that I can’t let my guard down for even a moment.

But did he think it wasn’t enough because he didn’t show it outwardly?

Tallim eventually adds words.

“To the Goddess Cult, the General Commander was literally no different from a ray of light. Not only did he save Muon from the demon who impersonated your name, Sister Freija…!”

…It seems this story is going to be long.

‘It is painful to listen to this any longer.’

What I can’t get used to as much as Granfel’s full name is gilding my face. I stood up from my seat at that point. Having returned to reality, the time had come for me to slowly handle the next schedule.

You ask what about the quest and if I’m running away?

[World Quest: Saintess of the Second Coming]
The darkness that covered the Arcana Continent.
The Saintess will follow the teachings of the Goddess.
To judge the infinitely deep darkness that will plunge the Arcana Continent into unfathomable sorrow in the future.
─Survive the judgment of the Saintess, Freija. (Pending)

Maybe because she wasn’t completely persuaded by Tallim’s words yet.

The progress was stuck at pending, but it’s fine.

Didn’t I confirm it in Antonium?

That the Goddess seems to like me more than that Saintess.

‘Besides, I told her that fact directly with my own mouth.’

Suddenly, the loose tongue comes to mind.

-“A revelation? No, it must be your own narrow-minded belief.”

Thinking about it now…

I wonder if I earned a beating with my words. Anyway, having confirmed that the power of the Saintess who judges in the name of the Goddess is harmless to me, I manifested a portal without worry.

If you ask what the next schedule is.

To be moving so urgently.

Can’t you tell just by seeing my lips that haven’t twitched since earlier?

The iron rule of a Demon Hunter.

Do not mix words with prey.

Just wait right there, Liu Oujunchun.

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Tallim clutched his head.

“…You made a huge mistake, Sister.”

Freija did not understand.

“Why is it a mistake? I was merely trying to practice the doctrine. Before that, I cannot believe the form of the Goddess Cult. The Goddess Cult, which should serve only the Goddess, why… are they participating in such a nonsense called a Holy War?”

Tallim spared his words.

‘It is natural that we cannot understand each other.’

There must be a difference of at least a hundred, at most hundreds of years.

Even if it’s the same Goddess Cult.

Depending on the era, the teachings to follow also change. Such views cannot be narrowed in a short time. After all, even just this morning, Tallim had been negotiating over the use of priests and holy relics.

‘But a truth that transcends eras exists.’

Tallim opened his mouth meaningfully.

“Very well. I will no longer persuade you, Sister Freija. You should observe and judge for yourself why the General Commander is called a ray of light in the infinitely deep darkness. However, you must keep this one thing in mind.”

“Keep in mind, what are you talking about?”

“How do you think Muon has been able to remain intact until now?”

“Naturally, through the care of the Goddess…”

“If this were the Arcana Continent, I would have gathered my hands at your graceful words, Sister. But this is a completely different world, the hometown of adventurers.”

“……!”

“How do you think tens of thousands of priests and paladins of Muon have been able to live their lives as before without starving in this unfamiliar land?”

Freija could guess the answer.

A truth that transcends eras.

A religious order cannot be self-sufficient.

A religious order absolutely needs donations.

Tallim nodded.

“That is correct. It is the General Commander.”

“…….”

“If we convert the sponsorship we received from the General Commander into gold coins, it’s a whopping…”

Scratch, scratch, scratch!

The freely moving quill pen wrote down numbers.

Freija’s complexion changed rapidly at that number.

…I finally understand why you did not answer.

“O Goddess…”

To carry out faith, that was.

Too much.

It was an astronomical level of sponsorship.

*

It is natural for the world to be interested in the wealth of celebrities.

Players who are said to sweep up money in vulgar terms.

The interest in their income was beyond words.

There is a name naturally mentioned in such topics.

Self-proclaimed and widely acknowledged.

The best and strongest player, Lee Ho-yeol.

Lee Ho-yeol.

Just how much profit had he earned as a player?

Estimates regarding that were easily derived.

– Just think of Cosmo’s market cap back in the day and you’ll know.
– For real?
– The Rift clear rewards Raymond Sean pays are all scattered from the internal reserves accumulated during the Cosmo era, right? Just thinking about the price of Connectors…

After the Count Ascura raid.

In fact, Ho-yeol cleared almost all high-level content updated in reality as if monopolizing it. Considering his contribution and clear difficulty, the total amount of rewards paid to Ho-yeol is…

– He probably ate up 10% of Cosmo’s market cap alone?

It was established theory that it was estimated to be at least hundreds of trillions.

That wasn’t all.

The Yusra Kingdom, called the legendary Treasure Island, also had to be considered practically Ho-yeol’s territory, and furthermore, if we estimate and add the economic value of the Mage Tower and the price of the items Ho-yeol equipped…

– Crazy, it’s on the level of a money bug.
– It’s not a walking corporation, it’s a country level lolol
– Yeah, he practically used an infinite money cheat lol
– Even Murica (US) or Oil Countries couldn’t even hand him their business cards, right? ㄷㄷㄷ

That’s right.

It was wealth in an immeasurable realm.

It was just that the person involved was upright and pure and didn’t show it off.

However, there were those who suddenly experienced his massive wealth, and it was World Unification. The analysts of World Unification, who had been watching the monitors with dry expressions, turned ashen.

“…What is this?”

The auction house on the official Arcana website.

Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

Notifications that wouldn’t stop.

At the same time.

High-grade health and mana recovery potions began to sell out in an instant.

“…This is sold out too? Is it a bug?”

“Everyone get a hold of yourselves! First, shut up and grab even one.”

“You know we have to secure quantities desperately, right?”

World Unification had to continue aggressive raids until now and in the future. To do that, World Unification had been buying up potions, which were considered luxury goods among players, as soon as they were released in the auction house.

But.

Scroll─

Scroll─

Scroll─?

“……!”

No matter how much they scrolled down, not a single potion could be seen. High-grade, mid-grade, low-grade potions, of course. Even elixirs that cost billions a bottle were nowhere to be seen.

Truly not a single bottle.

“S-Something is wrong!”

“…Did a competing force jump in? Don’t tell me it’s Shining?!”

“No, no matter if it’s Shining, this kind of clean sweep is impossible!”

“Then who the hell is it? Who can do this kind of crazy money flex!”

The great wad of cash began to slap World Unification’s cheeks.