#213
213. The First (1)
El Cid.
The master, named after the legendary Spanish hero, was the first beta tester of Pick Me Up.
Also, he was the first ranker and the first 7-star holder.
He was the first to break through the 80th floor.
and,
It was currently ranked #1.
He didn’t do much community activity, but he was the one who made me fall in love with pick me up when I was just a light user. In the early days, I only treated pick me up as a simple real game, but my perception has changed significantly since I met him.
<To destroy a place like Muryeon, he will have no choice but to step in.>
At Yurnet’s words, I nodded.
The third place in the rankings is also excellent, but it is far short of comparison to Mu-ryun.
Same for the next sequence. As long as the martial arts didn’t attack the mission, there was only one reason to collapse in the end.
“Do you know him?”
The spirits narrowed their eyes and looked at me.
It was a sight I didn’t quite understand.
I guess so.
The first place in the ranking disappeared a year ago in real time.
In Mobius time, it’s well over three years. Since I’m only a sub-master of Taone, my time zone doesn’t match at all, so my reaction must be suspicious.
“I’ve heard the name.”
“Anyway, I have to deliver this news to the Soju of Tacheonhyang.”
“What are you trying to tell me?”
“…I can’t tell you here.”
It’s full of secrets.
I hung the steel sword for practice on the display stand.
<Master, what would you like to do? Just like that, the repair of Bifrost has been completed. Why don’t you take this opportunity to stop by Niflheim?>
“…”
at this timing.
I frowned.
I don’t know if it was the time when I had time to spare after finishing the raid on the 50th floor, but now was a busy time.
‘He bothers me here and there.’
<… … master.>
“Okay. You can go.”
You should be able to make time for a day or two.
<Then, I will prepare.>
With a slightly brighter voice, Yurnet cut off the communication.
I said to the spirit who was looking at me with eager eyes.
“He said he wanted to go to Niflheim.”
“Yes. It doesn’t matter if it takes a few days. I…”
“I’ll send it right away today.”
Wiryeong opened her eyes wide.
“What do you mean?”
“I told you I’m in a relationship. I’ll pick you up at dawn, so get ready.”
“Ji, are you serious!”
The ghost rushed at me and squeezed my hand tightly.
Even the eyebrows were watery.
“Thank you so much! I will never forget this favor. I will definitely be in trouble!”
“Okay, let go of your hand. Stay calm in your room. Don’t leak anywhere else.”
“Okay! I’ll lie quietly, like a dead mouse, like a corpse!”
“……There is no need for that.”
The soul hurriedly ran out of the training center regardless of what I said or not.
Left alone, I sighed.
‘It would have been nice if he had stayed calm.’
El Cid’s territory, Hwanggeumhyang, was strong enough that even Niflheim had to prepare for an all-out war.
I don’t know the exact history, but the ability of the guy I know would have grown terrifyingly in the meantime. If there was a conflict between the two, I could no longer be in Taoneer. You’ll have to direct it yourself.
I remembered the play of the No. 1 ranking.
There were no videos or strategy articles, but I got to see his play by chance.
‘I knew.’
Now that I’ve become a hero and landed here, I’ve come to know what I didn’t know back then.
He knew right away that the heroes of Pick Me Up were alive.
‘The time El Cid went into hiding and the time he gained 7 stars are similar.’
Perhaps his disappearance has to do with the 7 stars.
Bona Mana will stand in reverse.
‘Then, isn’t it the master who rules the place now, not the hero?’
I don’t know how far there.
It is said that the 7-star promotion condition is the fusion of a hero and a master, but it is not 100% certain.
You have to go to Niflheim to know how Muryeon perished, what El Cid did, and what the spirits have to say to us.
That night, I asked Issel to manipulate the log.
It said to delete the log that Niflheim’s Airship was dispatched, and if it didn’t come back by tomorrow, make it look like I and the spirits went to the dungeon that day. Issel readily accepted my request, and at dawn, Niflheim’s small airship secretly called at Taoneer.
“What is your position in Tacheonhyang? To hear that a flight attendant comes right away to your words. It’s not unusual.”
On the airship heading towards Niflheim, the ghost spoke.
The name had also changed before I knew it.
“…”
I closed my mouth.
You’ll find out anyway, but I didn’t want to reveal my identity here.
The airship sent by Yurnet must have been a high-speed model, and it arrived at the place where lightning and brimstone struck in less than an hour.
It was Niflheim.
Whoops.
A dimensional vortex began to surround the airship.
And when the light faded, what greeted me was not the view of the hangar, but the view of the 13th floor of Niflheim, where five different areas were spread out.
Cheeky.
The airship that sent the memorial service with me slid downstairs with a small mechanical sound.
“I apologize for the late dawn. I’ve been waiting for you.”
Yurnet bowed deeply to me.
I shook my head.
“It’s okay. I called because I needed it.”
“Anyway, I’ve reserved a place for you. Please follow me.”
“…?”
The ghost tilted his head.
I spoke to the ghost who was not aware of the situation.
“Follow me.”
The place Yurnet guided me to was a jet-black castle in the middle of the 13th floor.
A place prepared for me to return someday. There, in the hall on the first floor, there was a large conference table.
“You can sit here.”
Yurnet pulled the chair of the head of the table.
Then he patted the cushion as if telling me to sit down.
“…”
Well, not once or twice.
I sighed and put my ass on it.
“Wait, isn’t that where Moonju sits? How can you….”
“Please refrain from talking. This is Loki, the owner of Niflheim and the leader of the Munmu and the White House.”
“what?”
The spirit’s expression changed every moment.
From embarrassment to embarrassment. from bewilderment to dismay.
“You… are you making fun of me?”
“That can’t be the case. This is the ruler of Fallen Hyang you’ve been looking for.”
Yurnet smiled.
I clicked my tongue. Do I have to play with it like that?
“However, the author is from a place called Taoni…”
“There’s a special circumstance there. Upper ball.”
A cold-looking young man appeared from the corridor on the left side of the hall.
Lidigion, ranked third.
As we were in a hurry, it seems that only two people were invited in one party.
“You… are you Gong Li!”
“Greetings later. Master’s presence.”
Lydegion looked at me and knelt down.
“See you again Master.”
“Don’t be so rigid. It’ll grow chicken on your skin.”
Ridigion, ignoring my words, stood up in moderation.
Wi-ryeong, who looked at me and Lidigion, continued with a dismayed expression.
“The person I’m looking for uses an enemy spirit sword…”
“That person is the head of Tacheonhyang.”
The ghost’s mouth opened.
Yurnet whispered in my ear.
“Master, there is a special bond between Lidigion and Wuren.”
“I know even if you don’t say anything.”
For about three months, I sent Ridigion to the martial arts.
The purpose, of course, was to elevate Ridigion’s weapon technology to a higher level.
Wiryeong, who had been looking at me stunned, bit her lip and said,
“The head of Tacheonhyang, I, the martial warrior Nan Wi-ryeong, have requested!”
The ghost knelt down on me.
“Subdue the ruthless man who violated the peace agreement and slaughtered the warriors!”
Wiryeong hit his forehead on the ground.
It hit so hard that a thud echoed through the hall.
“…”
I was expecting
“If he is left alone, it will be a great disaster for the kingdom of heaven, no, even for the world of 3,000 daecheon. I beg you, the head lord, subdue him and raise the spirit of the whole of daecheon!”
“Subjugation.”
Yurnet muttered.
It was a strangely emotionless voice.
“Do you mean to ask us to erase the current ranking?”
“Yes. He preemptively attacked our martial arts without any announcement and slaughtered civilians. He was cruel…”
“It’s fun.”
Yurnet took a step forward.
His face was frozen cold.
“I tell you.”
Lidigion blocked Yurnet.
“Raise your head, Wee Ball.”
The spirit lifted its head.
The white forehead was dyed red.
“Tell me the circumstances. What happened.”
“Ah, okay.”
Wi-ryeong stuttered, but explained what happened when the martial arts were destroyed.
I was polishing my weapon skills in the auditorium with my subordinates, and suddenly there was a loud noise and people wearing suspicious clothes broke in. Danzaheum, the trainee, was killed by the captain there, and countless martial artists were slaughtered.
“…”
Lydigion closed his eyes.
“It’s a pity that Lyeonju died. He was a great person.”
“That’s right. They are…!”
“master.”
Lydigion turned to me.
I nodded.
“I’m sorry, but we can’t help Mu-Ryeon.”
“Uh, why?”
“It’s true that Ta Chun-Hyang and Mu-Ryeon had a relationship. I learned a lot there too. But you can’t get involved in things you don’t know. Isn’t that right, Duke Wei?”
“He’s…!”
“What Gong Wei saw was suspicious people coming in and killing Lianzhu and massacring martial artists. That’s all.”
Lydegion continued.
“If it’s the Golden Land, it’s a place we can’t easily see. Is the above ball asking us to put everything in order to resolve its resentment?”
“…”
“For now, settle your head.”
“Gong Li, how could you say that!
“Nissled.”
Yurnet let out a short sigh, and a black model fell from the ceiling.
“Take me to your room.”
“yes.”
Nisled took the fallen soul.
The hall went quiet.
“master.”
Yurnet opened her mouth.
“…I’m thinking about it.”
There is nothing wrong with Lydigion’s words.
Wi-ryeong’s testimony did not indicate the reason why Muryeon was attacked.
If Niflheim was also involved, he would have to use his hand, but he couldn’t figure out the situation at the moment.
First, there was the biggest question.
‘Muryeon and Dorado have different servers.’
They were 3 servers and 4 servers respectively.
Unless it was a periodic server transcendence event, in principle, it was impossible to interact with other server users.
‘Mebius is also very poorly managed.’
It was a game that was rumored to have no bugs and good servers until recently, but in the meantime, the evaluation has changed.
There was an uproar in various communities saying it was a mess.
‘What are you thinking?’
Elcid is not a PVP user.
Similar to me, no, rather much worse than me, a true attacker.
Could it be that Mu-ryun started the fight first?
That’s strange too. It was the same for martial arts to refrain from PVP.
‘Of course at this time.’
A tolerable guy would leave it to Yurnet and move on, but this time he couldn’t.
At least I should have known what had happened. Depending on circumstances, El Cid might have a hand in Niflheim.
“Yurnet.”
“Yes, let’s look into it.”
Yurnet bowed to me and disappeared to the back of the hall.
Only me and Lydigion were left in the hall.
“…”
Ridigion seemed to be thinking deeply about something.
You may be looking back at the testimonies of the memorial service, or you may be thinking of Dan Ja-heum, who was said to have a connection with a priest.
It changed dramatically before and after being dispatched. He was already strong enough before that. The moment I felt that the hero called Ridigion was completed was after he returned from martial arts.
‘Did you say he got the title of swordsman in martial training?’
Perhaps, the length of stay in Niflheim might not be more than a day or two.
I quietly left, leaving Lidigion alone.
