Subscriber of the Gods Episode 340
Episode 340. Gaister Desert
A week after the academy raid.
Ethan, whose physical condition had recovered somewhat, headed straight north.
‘Building a new temple is important, but finding the forgotten temples of Moonforce that exist throughout the continent is also important.’
There were still quite a few forgotten temples of Moon Force remaining on the continent.
Ethan’s occupation was a descendant of Moon Force, and this occupation was a growth-type occupation.
“First of all, it would be good to develop your profession to the end. Your survival chances won’t increase any further, but once you gain all of Moon Force’s powers, your survival rate will go up significantly.”
Because of that, Ethan gathered a lot of information about the Temple of Moon Force.
‘I combined and filtered the information I already knew, excluding all the places I already knew.’
After much deliberation, there are now four candidate sites left.
These four places were places I had been to several times but had not explored in detail.
‘There are many places I haven’t been to, especially in this Gaister Desert. I’ve heard rumors about it. There’s a high chance that the forgotten temple of Moonforce is there.’
Ethan planned to find that temple and activate it. He also planned to find all the Moon Force temples hidden within the continent, grow his Moon Force descendant profession, and collect all the rewards.
Not only that. I was planning to grow even further by completing new temples for Moon Force.
“From now on, there will be many people who believe in Moon Force. In fact, aren’t I Moon Force’s disciple? Please take good care of me. Now, I really need Moon Force’s strength.”
Ethan took something out of his bosom. It was a small statue of Moon Force. It was made as a prototype, but it was made exactly like what he had seen in the Moon Force temple before, so it could be considered Moon Force itself.
“It was a good decision to hire the Gold Hand Blacksmith.”
Since he has a great talent for making things, he made even these small statues very well.
“It is more complete than what was originally in the temple.”
He was better than the blacksmith who made the statue in the temple.
“The new temple is a temple, but I also need to start managing the temples I found and activated previously. Then it would be a good idea to replace all the statues as well.”
The existing statues are quite old. I thought it would be a good idea to replace them all so that they can stand tall as a definite temple of Moon Force rather than a forgotten temple.
“It would be nice to create a small workshop inside the temple to provide things like lightening and dyeing magic. That way, more people will come.”
The desert is a quiet place.
The two escorts had some serious work to do, so Ethan searched the desert alone.
“It’s a shame I don’t have anyone to talk to.”
How long did it take?
-The Gaister Desert is registered in the wind and cloud!
It was the real starting point of the Gaister Desert.
Wheaaa …
With every step I took, sand entered my mouth. On top of that, the sand dust blocked everything in front of me to the point where I couldn’t see even an inch ahead.
and.
Kugugugugugugu-!
The axis shook and monsters began to appear.
“Finally, this is the real Gaister Desert. Maybe it’s because you came here alone without a guide, or because you took a different route than the standard one.”
Kuguguguguguung-!
The floor began to shake even more violently, and soon the sand on the floor began to swirl.
Sand hell.
The sand swamp that swallows people began to swallow Ethan’s body. In the center of the sand hell was an insect-like monster with its mouth wide open.
[lv 79]
It was a high-level monster, the Sand Hell Guardian.
Ethan narrowed his eyes and activated the monsters’ scourge.
Certainly, it was an insect-type monster, so even when viewed as a disaster for monsters, its weaknesses were not clearly visible.
“They have few visible weaknesses, but they have one big hidden weakness. That’s why insect-type monsters are easy to defeat.”
Ethan picked up the Frost Sword.
“It’s refreshing.”
Kirrrrrrrr-.
The Sand Hell Watcher waited for Ethan to be sucked into the vortex, making a strange noise.
“… …Kiruk?”
But no matter how long he waited, Ethan did not move from that spot. Clearly, he should have sunk lower and lower until he reached the front of his mouth.
As the monster panicked, Ethan instead began to walk briskly into the sand hell.
Something is strange.
The Sand Hell Guardians, who quickly sensed the change, tried to escape into the sand.
“Your judgment is too slow. You should have recognized your opponent from the beginning and not even tried.”
Ethan’s Sword 1st Form
Frost Thunder
Kwarrrrrrrrrr-!
A white frost spread across the hot desert, and soon lightning struck.
The Sand Hell Guardians, who had been enduring the scorching heat of the desert, were charred to ashes by Ethan’s swordsmanship.
“I don’t have anyone to talk to, but luckily I won’t be bored.”
After dealing with the Sand Hell Guardians, Ethan continued walking through the desert.
‘This Gaister Desert was a fairly high-level hunting ground.’
It was a difficult place to hunt because it was full of powerful monsters and because it was a desert.
The Sand Hell Guardian just now was also one of those monsters that was quite difficult to hunt.
Defense with a solid armor. In addition, due to the nature of the sand hell, it is difficult to move properly.
Plus the hot heat.
Of course, Ethan could handle all of those problems easily now that he had them.
But if you come here with mediocre specs, you won’t be able to last long and will die a violent death.
‘So, originally, you should come by the official route.’
In this desert, there were safe paths and guides.
But Ethan didn’t necessarily take the safe route.
‘It’s the road into the desert, so no matter which way I go, there’s no danger.’
To begin with, these monsters were not even a threat to Ethan.
How much further did we walk?
Ethan discovered an artificial oasis called the Geister Oasis, and it was very crowded.
“Let’s look for a guide first.”
A place Ethan had never been before in the Gaister Desert. To get there, he needed a guide with proven skills.
The destination was a huge temple that was once said to have housed a god, and I had a feeling that it might be the temple of Moon Force.
‘I’ve only heard about it in stories. The path to take is so complicated and changes in real time that you can’t even figure out the direction without a solid guide.’
So Ethan didn’t even try to find it.
‘They say the Desert King’s treasure is also there.’
I’ve also heard many stories of treasure hunters who went to the temple in search of the treasure all turning into skeletons.
“I think there was a city nearby, a desert city?”
Like the underwater city Ethan had previously visited, this desert city was extremely closed off.
“Because the forgotten temple is said to be near that desert city. Maybe the temple is connected to the desert city.”
The desert retreat, Geister Oasis, was teeming with people.
This place is located at the entrance of the Geister Desert, and you can enter the Geister Desert from here.
There are many powerful monsters in the desert. In addition, there are flowers and herbs that only grow in the desert, so there are quite a few people who try to collect them.
and.
‘There it is.’
Distinctive copper-colored skin.
A desert people appeared, wearing elaborate headdresses and swords hanging from their waists.
‘Many people also come here for the desert city’s specialties and the rare jewel crafts made there.’
Because of this, this Gaister Oasis had quite a large floating population.
“Treasure hunters and mercenaries. And even guides who make money through them. Even the desert has its own ecosystem.”
Although life is hard, people somehow manage to adapt.
Ethan scanned the oasis and spotted a rather familiar face.
‘I knew it.’
He looked like a veteran guide on the map, but now he looked a bit younger.
“I wish you could give me some directions.”
Guide Lash Bed.
He had dark skin and a sleek appearance and looked Ethan up and down.
“Sir, I’m sorry, but could you please wait a moment?”
Perhaps due to his high reputation, Lashbed spoke in a rather polite tone. He then continued his conversation with the mercenaries across from him.
“No, how many times do I have to tell you!? No! I told you not to! You’ll die if you keep going!”
“You said you were a skilled guide, but you don’t know the way? Does that make sense? Isn’t that a scam?”
“It’s not a scam! I told you the road to get there is incredibly rough! That dungeon was closed in the first place!”
“Closed? What are you talking about? It’s not closed, it’s just that it’s too dangerous to go there. It’s a place that even the High School has banned access to.”
“That’s closed!”
“Can’t you see, our mercenary group? They’re on a whole other level than the sloppy warriors of the desert city. There’s no reason for us to follow the rules set by the desert city guys. They’re weak, but we’re not.”
A desert warrior who was standing a little distance away looked this way. For a moment, he seemed to be coming this way, but another desert warrior stopped him and no fight broke out.
“Look. Those pathetic guys. They’re too scared to even attack.”
“We’re going to go and raid that dungeon. We’re going to bring back all the treasures that are sleeping inside.”
“If you act as our guide, I’ll give you a lot of money. This much is the deposit, and if you wait there and show us the way out, I’ll give you this much.”
Lashbed sighed when he saw the amount offered by the mercenary captain.
“I have to risk my life to get to this place, and all I have to do is pay this amount of money? And if you die there, I won’t even get the balance back?”
“This reckless guy has been talking so arrogantly since a while ago… … .”
The mercenary captain raised his hand. Lashbed glared at him as if telling him to hit him once.
“Captain.”
At that moment, the captain’s right hand man whispered something to the captain.
The captain sighed and then nodded.
“You have a point. We were hasty. We will give you this much as a down payment.”
Jjang-.
The mercenary captain handed Lashbed a pouch full of gold coins.
“Instead, can you show us the way when we come out? If you don’t come out after a while, you can leave.”
“… … .”
Lashbed hesitated for a moment. Then Ethan naturally intervened.
“I heard it’s the same place I’m going to.”
“… … What, you?”
Ethan ignored the mercenary leader and handed Lashbed a pouch full of gold coins.
“I’m also on my way to that dungeon. Can I join you?”
“Why are you there… … Are you perhaps going there to find the treasure of the Desert King that is said to be sleeping there?”
“no.”
“Uh, uh… … Wait a minute. Are you Ethan Wickers?”
One of the mercenaries recognized Ethan. With his fame so high, it was inevitable that someone among the mercenaries would recognize him.
“That’s right.”
“!”
For a moment the mercenaries locked eyes with each other.
They guessed that Ethan had also come after the treasure. That meant that the Desert King’s treasure was definitely in that dungeon.
“Guide!”
The mercenary captain took out another bag of gold coins from his bosom. Then he roughly hugged Lashbed.
“Is this enough? We will take care of any danger that may arise along the way, so please take care of it.”
“No… … This gentleman is a great man, but even he makes mistakes. There is no such thing as the Desert King’s treasure there. No, even if there was, no one has ever obtained it. That’s how dangerous it is.”
As he said that, Lashbed accepted the bag.
I wanted to refuse, but the amount was too large.
At this point, I have no choice but to accept it.
As the guide nodded, the mercenary leader approached Ethan and bowed politely.
“Count Ethan Wickers, it is an honor to meet you. Are you perhaps going in search of the Desert King’s treasure?”
“What if I go looking for that treasure? Will you let me?”
The mercenary captain’s body froze at Ethan’s words.
I didn’t feel any aura from him.
But for some reason, that was even scarier. His intuition, which had been leading a mercenary group for over ten years, whispered.
“Hey, I’ll give in. But if you could just give us a little bit of our share… … .”
“I’m just joking. I’m just thinking about going to the temple where the Desert King’s treasure is buried.”
The mercenary captain’s heart sank at Ethan’s savage joke.
“Is everyone ready? If you are ready, let’s go right away.”
Ethan nodded at the guide’s words.
“Let’s go.”
fantasy,
