BJ Grand Mage-Episode 319
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1.
There were two main emotions felt by players who reached the White Forest after an arduous two-hour journey on a raft..
“You're finally here.”
The first feeling is that you have entered the final hunting ground to reach level 300..
“In this damn hunting ground.”
The second feeling is that I experienced a very harsh hazing ceremony to become level 300..
White Forest was a difficult stage for players..
It was also a unique stage that players had never experienced before..
The immediately visible scenery of the white forest was different from other hunting grounds..
The huge white forest trees that remind us of apartments and the white stone towers in between them were the reason for the name White Forest..
At the same time, it was also the reason why it was nicknamed an ant cave..
“That white tower is an ant cave, this is it?”
Because that white stone tower was an anthill..
“It's a terrible tower.”
Inside that anthill were at least 1,000 giant ants..
In addition, there were many different types of giant ants like ants..
“At least there are only worker ants at the beginning, but as you go inside, battle ants and wing ants appear..”
Worker ants are 1 meter long and look no different from the ants we know. Conversely, there are fighting ants that walk on two legs and use weapons, and wing ants that fly and attack with poisonous stingers..
“You're finally fighting a flying type..”
Among these, the battle with the flying wings presented new difficulties to the players..
“queen ant?”
“Don't worry, it's nothing to do with us..”
The good news is that in the case of queen ants, they are literally king and boss monsters, so regular players do not have to face them..
“Anyway, I heard the story, but there are a lot of them..”
Of course, the biggest problem was that there were so many such ant nests that even a quick glance couldn't see them..
“What's really annoying is the things you can't see..”
In the White Forest, there was even an ant cave that only existed underground..
Use a hit and run strategy, but if you make a mistake, you may end up surrounded..
For that reason, the death rate in the White Forest was very high, more than three times that of the Ogre Forest..
Of course, in the case of Midas it was different..
“blizzard!”
Midas, who unleashed wide-area magic and Blizzard, spoke to Lucky, Gold, and Silver, who were dealing with worker ants and 1 meter long ants..
“Guys, follow me!”
With those words, Midas turned his back, and immediately Lucky, Gold Silver, and the Spirit Knight followed behind him..
Kuu!
And Jackpot stood on Midas' head and took a stance..
It was visible in the eyes of Midas..
‘It's dangerous over there.’
There are ant tunnels hidden like landmines throughout the white forest..
Of course, Midas understood this and led his colleagues from the front to find the safest route..
‘There won't be any problem if you keep doing it this way..’
It was a great hunting method with no risks and no waste at the same time..
‘There is plenty of horsepower.’
Since there was no need to summon a golem that lacked mobility, there was plenty of mana to spare and there was no need to use potions excessively..
‘There is plenty of experience gained.’
Of course, compared to when hunting with all your might, the leveling up speed will be slower, but from the beginning, this white forest was a place where parties of 30 to 50 people hunted..
Or, a party of more than 100 people moves..
There was no reason to complain about having little experience when I was alone in a place like that..
‘If I continue like this, I can suck honey........'
A sweet stage in many ways.
The problem was that Midas could not stick to this method..
‘Viewers won't tolerate me hunting like this..’
Did you pump up our expectations like that just to show us this? Because something will come out.
Even if that wasn't the case, this method was basically Midas's easy and convenient method..
It means that you are not doing your best no matter what the result is..
“Guys, stop..”
Midas, who stopped moving in an area considered safe amidst such worries, checked the surroundings again and spoke..
“Let's take a breath and cool down.”
Lucky and Gold responded at the same time to Midas' words..
king!
“Master, I still have a lot of strength.!”
a powerful answer.
Midas' eyes naturally turned to Lucky..
[Lucky]
![slayer]
!Evolves when you kill 100,000 monsters with your companions
!Strengthen abilities and acquire new skills when evolving
1010,000 Hunting Quests.
‘There's nothing difficult in an anthill.’
If it were the Ogre Forest, it would have been a distant task, but in the anthill, it was actually a fairly easy quest..
The number of ants that Midas killed just a moment ago will easily exceed three hundred..
panting!
Seeing Midas' gaze, Lucky approached him and rubbed his head..
It seems he liked the owner’s warm gaze..
“Yes, lucky. I only believe in you.”
king!
Gold next to him said something to Midas, who was stroking Lucky's head..
“Master, I can do three times better than that bad dog. please believe anything.”
“Yes, of course I believe in gold too..”
Midas, who turned his head and checked the gold, remembered.
‘Guardian is still level 2.’
Guardian also has another opportunity for growth..
Kuu!
And there was one more thing to believe in.
“Yes, I believe in jackpot too……."
“Master, the bad bird told me to stop playing and work now..”
Midas kept his mouth shut as Gold continued to interpret..
Kuu!
“Do it right. It's a very bad bird. If you leave it to me, I will change your habits greatly..”
Kuu!
“Be quiet, bad bird.!”
In response to Gold's subsequent interpretation, Midas swallowed the words he was about to say and took a deep breath once again..
Then, as if to revive my cluttered mind, I activated one of the quest windows..
[white forest]
- Quest level: Main scenario
- Quest level: level 299 or lower.
- Quest content: Find the investigator dispatched by the royal family in the White Forest.!
- Quest Reward: Unknown
!Quest Reward: Secret Map
!‘Secret Map’ available upon completion of quest
Midas confirmed it and raised his head..
‘Yeah, like the jackpot says, it's not the time to turn a blind eye..’
“Let's move.”
Then Midas moved again toward the visible red pillar..
2.
‘uh?’
Midas was surprised the moment he found the investigator NPC he had told him to find in the White Forest quest..
“Is this an exploration team sent by your kingdom? You found me easier than you thought.”
‘It's a joke!’
That NPC was Hogon, the NPC that appeared in the Dragon Egg settings window..
‘It's easy to go!’
From Midas's perspective, the moment there was no reason to run around looking for two different NPCs, he was naturally happy..
“Yes, I am correct. However, if your name is?”
Of course, I didn't reveal that fact..
“It's called Hogon. I am an investigator belonging to the royal family of Tunga Kingdom..”
Hogon held out his hand with the following explanation, and Midas took Hogon's hand..
‘huh?’
At that moment, Midas felt something in NPC Hogon's palm..
“Get it first.”
In the explanation that followed, it was confirmed that Midas was held in the palm of his hand..
What it is is a finely folded piece of paper.
“As an investigator, the order given to me was to investigate the giant ants of this white forest..”
NPC Hogon continued speaking to Midas..
“Is that so?”
Of course, it was a story that Midas was not particularly interested in..
Whatever the history of NPC Hogon was, it was not important to Midas..
‘Where is this map going? No, more than that, how difficult is this? Seeing that things are going well, I don't think the difficulty level will be any fun.…….'
So far, I've been lucky enough to complete the main scenario quests, so it wouldn't be surprising if an incredibly difficult level suddenly appeared..
‘There are already so many things to worry about.…….'
In particular, I wanted to avoid having bigger concerns like now, when my mind is complicated for various reasons..
‘Please, God Wars, please go easily. Then I will not curse and play the game well. I earned a lot of money by solving the main scenario quests and using character creation cards, right? please.’
But all Midas can do is make a wish..
NPC Hogon, who had no way of knowing that fact, continued his explanation..
“The king issued a special order to prevent the Giant Ant's territory from expanding further. Meanwhile, I learned that the power of a certain god here is preventing the expansion of the Giant Ants..”
‘uh?’
That was the part.
“I was secretly investigating an underground temple hidden beneath the White Forest..”
‘this?’
Midas's interest was drawn to NPC Hogon's explanation that followed..
At the same time, the reward he received from Merlin appeared in Midas' mind..
‘By underground temple, do you mean the temple of Aegis where the orb of Aegis appears??’
There is a temple of Aegis in the basement of the White Forest, and if you conquer it, you can obtain an Orb of Aegis..
“However, the guardians guarding the temple were so strong that they could not go to the temple..”
‘That’s right, the Abyss Guild also broke with 2 Days and 1 Night..’
Additionally, it is very difficult to attack that temple..
“So so far, I have been clearing the path carefully and slowly, but the movement of the giant ants in the white forest is currently unusual. It seems like someone is influencing the Giant Ant Queen... … If we continue like this, something uncontrollable may happen. So I want you to bring me what is in the temple. There must be a way to stop the Giant Ant in that temple..”
After hearing that explanation, Midas took a deep breath..
‘not bad.’
It was definitely not an easy quest.
According to the story of the Abyss Guild, the quest difficulty was more difficult than any other dungeon..
1In terms of play time, it took 2 days and 10 hours to focus on strategy..
Since the Abyss Guild, and no one else, invested that much time, there was no need for further detailed explanation..
‘Broadcasting is difficult…….'
Of course, live broadcasting of Aegis' temple attack was not easy..
Because long-time broadcasts have a high possibility of accidents occurring, and viewer satisfaction is not high..
‘We can still do it together.’
Instead, from Midas's perspective, it was an opportunity to do at once what had to be done twice..
‘Anyway, the big event with the central guild is more important..’
At that moment, the complicated things in Midas' mind began to align..
‘Evolve Lucky and attack the Aegis Temple..’
It was only after it was all sorted out that I realized the existence of the map and said,.
“So is this map where the temple is??”
Midas thought while asking the question..
‘Well, I already know.’
It's just a polite question to continue the conversation, I'm not particularly interested in it..
In response to Midas's indifferent question, NPC Hogon nodded and said,.
“That's right, it's a map of the secret passage to the temple..”
“yes?”
At that moment, I was surprised and asked.
“A secret passage.?”
“Did I tell you? They said they couldn't attack through the entrance, so they made their way slowly and carefully. However, I couldn't break through until the end. My guess is that we'll have to run into the Guardians. It might be hard, but can you do it??”
Midas laughed at that explanation and said.
“I have received the king's command. Is there any validity? Of course I should.”
[A new quest has been created in the main scenario quest section..]
Behind that smile, a quest window appeared with a notification..
[secret map]
- Quest level: Main scenario
- Quest level: level 299 or lower.
- Quest content: Follow the secret passage map into the temple.!
- Quest Reward: None
!Upon completing the quest, you can proceed to ‘Underground Temple’
The smile on Midas' face grew stronger when he saw this..
‘After all, it’s a god game..’
At that moment, Midas remembered.
‘Wait, then this can be broadcast live.?’
I need to change my plan a little more..
“Hey guys, wait a minute. I'm going to go out and meet the boss..”
And I need to tell you that.
3.
If there is light in the world, there is also shadow..
As the favorable public opinion toward BJ Grand Mage grew like wildfire after the release of the main scenario quest, some people naturally faced critical public opinion as a result..
“Because of public criticism……."
Abyss Guild was a representative example..
Because they were at the top of their own world..
“It's been a while.”
Of course, from the Abyss Guild’s perspective, it wasn’t something to worry about..
Compared to the criticism that the Abyss Guild received in the early days, the current criticism is not even a snack..
And in the first place, the Abyss Guild was not a group created to attract such criticism or public popularity..
The goal is to see the end of this game.
“Rather, they said that BJ Grand Mage came to White Forest.?”
Therefore, all of Merlin's attention had no choice but to be focused on the person closest to the end..
“And very flashy too.”
“Yes, we showed a proper performance. With the support of no one else but Long Toss Asio,.”
“I guess they were aiming for it.?”
Emma nodded in response to Merlin's next question..
“Asio sent several love calls to the Rising Star channel, so there's no way he didn't know about it. He probably had no prior agreement. That way, it will be a surprise party for Asio, who is a big fan of BJ Grand Mage. In fact, Asio promoted it properly. Free promotion that comes from the heart.”
“There really is no such thing as going quietly..”
“It's a provocation..”
“provocation?”
“It's a cliffhanger, but it's rather funny to stay still, isn't it? If you're going to do a chicken race, you better do it right..”
This time, Merlin nodded at the explanation that followed..
And soon there was silence between the two..
The meaning of silence was simple.
‘I thought it was radical, but it was just kid's play so far..’
‘BJ Grand Mage is a person who, if there is a wall in front of him, will step on the accelerator rather than the brake and break through the wall..’
I never imagined that BJ Grand Mage would be this reckless..
The agony of the Abyss Guild, which had been sitting on the table with such a BJ master mage, could not help but deepen..
“Is it only once that the midfield guild can step forward??”
Even the card that could most directly affect BJ Grand Mage was about to have its last chance to be used..
Then it's time to find a new hand again.
“How are you doing there??”
“A request came from the Jungwon guild. I need time.”
“hour?”
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so I'll do my best as much as I can..”
“Will BJ Grand Master give that time? Looking at what I'm doing now, I think it'll end in a speed battle.?”
But now, even using that hand for the last time is not easy..
Emma smiled bitterly at Merlin's question..
“Fortunately, the method of obtaining the Aegis Orb that we gave to BJ Grand Mage will save you time..”
Only then did Merlin's mouth, which had never had a trace of a smile on his face, smile, but a smile appeared anyway..
“yes.”
And as the memories of that time, the memories of the time when the Aegis Temple was attacked, became deeper, the smile on Merlin's face also became stronger..
“No matter how great a BJ mage he is, he probably won't be able to attack the Aegis temple right away. You will be able to buy more than 15 days. BJ Grand Mage is great, but at his current level, it's impossible to attack him alone. Honestly, if you look at it with common sense, it should take a month..”
Then Merlin remembered something and said.
“So, is the BJ master going to do something to make it too much this time??”
Emma shook her head in response..
“BJ Grand Mage sprints, but does not run wild. Even if I were to risk something in this situation, I would never accept it. And honestly, it's impossible to purchase it with items or skill cards. Especially with money.”
“Well, in the end, I even took out the wish card..”
“My current judgment is that it is better not to stimulate it for a while..”
During that conversation, Emma's smartphone briefly vibrated, and the bitter smile on her lips disappeared..
Merlin saw that and said.
"Is he a BJ master??”
Emma nodded and said instead of answering..
“They're going to do a live broadcast within a week, and they're asking if they're planning on putting up an ad..”
“Live broadcast? what kind of broadcast?”
Instead of answering Merlin's next question, Emma looked more serious than ever, and Merlin was surprised by that expression and asked back..
“Defeat the Temple of Aegis?”
Emma didn't answer that surprised question..
Because that was the most obvious answer.
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