Episode 109
109. Select top
◀ ROUND 8 ▶
<Main Quest>
└Escort the top to the destination
<Sub Quest>
└Punishing traitors
└When successful ▶ ???? Payments
[All areas]
└Participants: 3,047,910
└Achievers: 0/1,523,955
[Applicable area C2-ESKA003]
└Participants: 2,166
└Achievers: 0/1,083
The players who saw the quest tilted their heads.
“Escort the top to its destination?”
“Why the top all of a sudden?”
“Where is the top?”
A group of merchants is called a merchant, but for that to happen, shouldn’t there be merchants first?
“Are you trying to role-play?”
“If someone plays the role of a merchant, someone else will escort them?”
Laughter burst out of the angel’s mouth as if he heard a mumbling sound.
[Role play? Kyahyahya, what did you come to act for? There’s no way we could do something like that.]
“Then what does that mean…?” … .”
[You literally just have to escort the top.]
“So where is the top?” … .”
[I heard that humans are inferior, but I never knew they were this stupid.]
Despite the angel’s sarcasm, people remained silent.
No matter how much the players gossiped about the angels, they clearly knew the relationship between Gap and Gap.
[Do you think you are the only one in this world? Having already experienced the existence of other races such as goblins, angels, gnolls, orcs?]
“ah… … .”
“no way… … .”
[is it so. The top is the top of another world. There are a total of three races of merchants, and you will escort one of the human merchants, elf merchants, and dwarf merchants.]
“You can choose the race you want to guard?”
“Did elves and dwarves also have upper ranks?”
“No, by the way, the elves you see in novels are real?”
Some players’ hearts pounded at the thought of being able to see in real life an alien race they had only seen in fantasy.
[The upper escort time is 5 hours. If you safely escort the upper body to its destination, you will complete the quest. Of course, there will be monster attacks during the convoy, but don’t worry too much. Because you are not alone.]
“You’re not alone?”
“Are we going to form a party like in the 6th round?”
[That’s right. You will have an unusually large party today. The 2,166 people here will split the three boxes mentioned above.]
“You’re going to split it up?”
That meant that anywhere from a few hundred to a thousand or more people had to act together.
[Only one top of the three must be selected. If you select the same top, those people automatically become a party. Of course, you cannot know other people’s choices.]
“What a large party… … .”
“Are we all moving with a common goal of escorting… … ?”
“It kind of feels like I’m playing a raid in a game?”
[Please note that there are differences in difficulty for each level, so please make your decision carefully. It does not tell you which one is more difficult.]
“I have to choose one of the three?”
“So, if you are unlucky enough to choose the highest difficulty level, you will get X?”
In short, it meant that you had to choose based only on race.
“Since the level of difficulty is not listed, I have no choice but to take a picture.”
You can’t infer the difficulty just by looking at the race.
In the end, you have to rely on luck.
I hope there will be an easy difficulty level.
Ariel explained the sub-quest this time.
[As you can see, the subquest is to punish traitors. There is a traitor at the top you chose. I don’t know if it’s one person or multiple people.]
“There is a traitor?”
“You mean you’re under guard? “A traitor?”
“Is it like a mafia game?”
[The traitor’s purpose is to prevent the upper body from moving to its destination. Naturally, the traitor is not from your party. If you attack with a skill or anything, you can kill.]
“Oh oh. “You can kill me?”
[If you succeed in finding and killing the hidden traitor, you will receive a subquest reward. Of course, only the person who contributed the most to killing the traitor will be rewarded.]
People nodded.
After listening to the explanation, I understood to some extent.
[This is the end of the explanation. Then, in 10 minutes, select the top button and start the game. I wish you all good luck. Kyahahahah!]
Only after the angel disappeared did the crowd start to murmur.
“Hah, I have to choose one of the three.”
“I guess I’ll have to choose difficulty level low.”
“Wouldn’t the elf upper level be easier?”
“I would choose the human top. I’m afraid of other races… … .”
“To the human top where I feel comfortable.”
“Isn’t it bad to be too concentrated in one place?”
“I know. “I think there are a lot of human tops, right?”
“I have to go somewhere else.”
“I don’t think the Dwarf Merchant Marine will be popular, so shall we go there?”
“Anyway, how is the ranking determined?”
“I know? “If we are all guarding the top, what is the criteria for ranking?”
“I forgot to ask you that.”
“What else is a traitor? “f*ck you.”
Everyone was talking about the quest, and Minjoo-ri was no exception.
“Black Scythe. “They say I have to choose one of three races?”
“That’s right.”
“Where are you going?”
“well.”
There are three types of top.
Ryumin knew which would be the most popular.
‘People will flock in that order: humans, elves, and dwarves.’
People will flock there because they are of the same race and are familiar with each other.
People who want to meet elves in real life at least once will find them.
Dwarves will not be as popular as they are associated with pudgy grandfathers.
‘If I had to choose one of these, the dwarf would be better.’
Since Ryumin had repeated the episode, he knew the level of difficulty of each episode.
‘Dwarf is the easiest difficulty level. Next are elves, then humans.’
In other words, unfortunately, the place with the most people was the highest level of difficulty.
In advanced difficulty, monsters that require an appropriate level of 50 or higher appear.
These roughly include trolls, gargoyles, skeletons, and minotaurs.
At the upper elf level, which is medium difficulty, harpies, lizardmen, werewolves, etc. appear.
In low difficulty levels, only orc-level monsters will appear.
‘If you want to pass the round most easily, you should choose a low-class dwarf.’
The main quest is basically the upper level escort, but just escorting doesn’t mean you can pass everything.
‘Escort is only a basic condition for passing a round, and players are ranked in order of earning the most contribution.’
At first glance, it appears to be a party quest in which everyone guards the top together, but in reality, survivors are determined by each individual’s performance.
This means competition is necessary.
‘If the monster is weak, you can receive a high contribution, so targeting the Dwarves with the lowest difficulty level as possible will help you get a high rank.’
Even though Heo Tae-seok didn’t know that fact, Min-ri Min knew it.
‘It’s all information I gave you through prophecy.’
In short, I know that if I pick the top Dwarf, I can easily pass the round.
Nevertheless, Min-ri Min seemed worried.
The reason is no different.
‘Because the difficulty level at the Dwarf level is low, but the experience points are low.’
Although the strategy is easy, the level of the monsters is low, so the experience points are low.
On the other hand, the upper level level is difficult to attack, but the experience points are high.
‘In other words, you have to choose between low risk and low return, or high risk and high return.’
This was the reason Minjoo-ri was concerned.
-I know that Dwarf is a low difficulty level. However, if you attack areas that are too easy, your level will not increase much. Then the gap with Black Scythe will widen, so what should I do? By then you might not need my help… … .
Reading his thoughts, he was worried that the black scythe would abandon him if the gap widened.
‘No need to worry.’
Even if Minjoo-ri’s level is low, Bless is basically a very effective buff.
Ryumin’s wish is for him to live as long as possible.
“democracy.”
“yes?”
“What are you worrying about so much?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but keep this one thing in mind. Greed brings anger. Survive as long as possible. “That is a beneficial path for you, me, and other people around you.”
“… … .”
Min Joo-ri was surprised.
Because it seemed as if he had said it with his own situation in mind.
-Are you really trying to penetrate people’s hearts?
He could hear her thoughts, but Ryu Min turned his head away, pretending not to notice.
‘If I do this, I’ll take the easy route.’
Sure enough, after reading Min Joo-ri’s thoughts, it seems that she has made up her mind on the top of the Dwarves.
It was fortunate.
‘If I had known this would happen, I would have told them to go to the top of the Dwarves.’
Since the choice was free, I deliberately did not specify it, but Ryu Min was more anxious.
I’m afraid that Minjori might be in danger.
‘No, that won’t happen. ‘You could have passed this round without my intervention, right?’
Heo Tae-seok was also thinking about it, but it seems he eventually decided to go to the Elf Tower.
‘Ma Gyeong-rok, Ahn Sang-cheol, Seo A-rin, Russell, Christine, etc. ‘Other people will decide for themselves.’
Some people will try to target the easy places, and if they are greedy, they will choose the human top.
‘Anyway, my prophecy would have been helpful. ‘Because I told you all the pros and cons of choosing each top level and how to deal with monsters.’
However, one thing was left unsaid.
Regarding sub-quests.
I told him I couldn’t ask him about it.
Of course, there was a reason why I didn’t say anything.
‘Even if I know, I won’t be able to complete the sub-quest.’
After 10 minutes, the same message appeared in people’s eyes.
[Start selecting the top.]
[Please touch the top you wish to escort.]
└ 1. Human top
└ 2. Elf top
└ 3. Dwarf Top
Although the difficulty levels ranged from high to low in order, those who had no way of knowing were cautious.
“Hey, isn’t it luck anyway?”
“Let it happen!”
“I do whatever I want number 1!”
“Let’s see what the elf looks like, number two!”
As soon as I selected the top, the players disappeared.
It appears to have been moved somewhere.
“Black Scythe. “Where are you going?”
“well.”
“I’m going to the Dwarf Tower. Would you like to go with me?”
Ryu Min shook his head at Min Ri’s suggestion.
“done. “You go first.”
“Hmm, I understand.”
Even though Min-ri Min knew about the level of difficulty, she did not say anything.
Because if I reveal the prophecy, Ryumin could be in danger.
-Black Scythe will make the choice for you.
Min Min-ri said goodbye before making her choice.
“Black Scythe. I don’t know where you will choose, but I hope you get good results. “I might not be able to meet you, so I’ll give you a buff and leave!”
Minjoo-ri’s buff covered Ryumin’s body.
The corners of Ryumin’s mouth rose.
“As expected, you have good sense.”
“Then I’ll really go!”
After Min-ri Min disappeared after making the selection at the top, Tae-seok Heo also came to say hello.
“Oh, Black Scythe. “I will go first too.”
“okay. good.”
When Heo Tae-seok chose number 2, he disappeared.
One by one, the players around were moved somewhere on the other side.
“hmm.”
Most people passed on, but Ryumin still did not choose.
At first glance, he looked like he was thinking about it, but he had already made up his mind.
‘It’s my choice.’
Ryumin crossed his arms, showing his firm determination.
‘You’re not choosing anything.’
At first glance, it appears there are three options, but there is actually one more.
Choosing nothing.
Ryu Min didn’t know at first either.
‘I knew I had to choose one out of the three, so I chose number 1 without hesitation.’
Ryu Min, who had tried various strategies in the past, such as number 1, number 2, and number 3, suddenly had doubts about the sub-quest.
This is because the traitor in the subquest used the same ability even though the top was changed.
‘What happened? Wasn’t the traitor chosen at random from among the top?’
While spending time with such questions, Ryu Min accidentally misses the top selection.
That was the first time I realized that there was a time limit on making choices.
‘Now you know. ‘It’s best for me not to choose.’
It seemed like there was no time limit, but there wasn’t.
After holding off on selecting for exactly 9 minutes, an additional message appeared.
[There is 1 minute left until the remaining selections are made.]
[If you do not choose, you may be disadvantaged!]
A message appeared urging him to make a choice, but Ryu Min knew.
Only by not making a choice can you achieve the greatest benefit.
[There are 10 seconds left until your choice. hurry up, please!]
[9 seconds left, no time!]
… … … … … …
… … … …
[1 second left. It’s really over now!]
[You ended up not picking the top one.]
Eventually, the message that emerged made Ryumin’s mouth feel happy.
[Player ‘Black Scythe’ belongs to the traitor group.]
