I can see the Emperor's stats-Chapter 95
house robbing
Thinking, Julius heard Karim's voice waiting outside. He had a somewhat nervous expression, not befitting his cool personality.
"Is your father's treatment complete now?"
“This time, the miasma has been completely removed, so I think you can stop worrying about the poison now.”
“Thank you so much!”
Karim looked at him with a complicated expression, as if he couldn't describe it, and then knelt down and bowed his head deeply. It was a way to show the best example to a benefactor in the desert.
It was completely different from the apathetic appearance of their first meeting, so Julius gave up his thoughts for a moment and looked at him with a curious expression.
'I thought he had a cold personality, but he seems to have been surprisingly filial. Well, that's why he accepted my offer.'
Julius laughed and grabbed Karim's shoulders to raise him up.
“You have nothing to be thankful for. Because I also gained a lot.”
“… … .”
Karim said no more. Even when he got up, he just silently bowed his head toward him. But such an upright man does not make a fuss about repaying the favor.
Julius stared at Karim for a while with a soft gaze before opening his mouth.
“First of all, I’m tired today, so let’s talk about the details after taking a few days off. Wouldn't that be able to talk properly only when the king is fully recovered?”
Coming out like that, Julius was very tired, but he had something to do quickly. It was midnight outside and it was already pitch black.
Seruk.
He started to run through the desert at night, hiding his presence. That's what he has to do!
'I've suffered like this, but I have to take care of the spoils properly!'
The place where his steps stopped was the Temple of Mirage. When he was killing Ismail, he had so many things to take care of that he couldn't come right away.
Tring!
[You have killed the Archbishop of the Heimdall Church.]
[Additional information about the quest 'Church of the Forgotten God' is unlocked.]
[Unlocked Items: Archbishop, Authority, 13 Tribes]
[Achievements increase significantly.]
This is the notification window that popped up when you defeated Ismail. If you search the temple here, you will get additional information.
* * *
Inside the temple, the remaining people who did not participate in the raid were talking with nervous expressions.
“Is there still no news from the Archbishop?”
“All the elites have left, but there is still no news… … .”
squeak
“… … !?”
The head of the person who said that fell off the torso.
“Who are you?”
'As expected, it seems that most of the forces were mobilized for this raid. Judging by the presence, it seems that there are very few talented people left.'
What Julius is doing now is so-called burglary!
Strictly speaking, it was not an empty house, but the result would not be different.
slippery
Disappearing like a ghost, he moved his sword towards the next target in an instant. He was also in a state of exhaustion, but at this level, he was able to clean up on his own.
“Aagh!”
“Has the Archbishop not returned yet? no way?"
In the middle of the night, a sudden bloody wind began to blow in the temple.
'As expected, the recovery of the force is much faster than I thought. You see the virtue of being infused with the vitality of that person named Jegal Unhyeon.'
In fact, if he hadn't been injected with Jinki by Jegal Unhyeon, even Julius would have hesitated a bit to attack him right away. However, in his current condition, rather than depleting the Force, he was replenishing it like an inexhaustible fountain.
'Is it because of the characteristics of the blue dragon's breath? I'll have to find out why he gave me Jingi later.'
It didn't take long for him to tidy up the inside of the temple. In the first place, the building wasn't that big, and there were only a handful of people left.
There's no reason to keep things in your hands, because they're not the ones who will answer even if you interrogate them anyway.
Chew!
'Is this the end? Now it's time to investigate the temple.'
After lightly chopping off the last assassin, Julius cautiously began walking inside the temple.
The first room examined was the one where Ismail and Zamir were talking. There were various papers lying around, perhaps serving as an office. After checking the contents, Julius clicked his tongue.
“Tsk! I have to give this to Karim. It will be of great help to him in taking over the desert kingdom.”
That document was a report on the assassination cult's contract. It seems that the Empire's client is only Wallace, but the evidence of secret contracts made by many powerful people in the desert was intact.
It is clear what will happen if this secret is revealed. Through Karim, Julius can hold the leash of his clients.
The second room also didn't have any major clues about the church, but it wasn't without income.
“Looks like you stole a lot of money. I never thought I would have accumulated this much wealth.”
The second room was the safe. After breaking down the locked door and entering, the inside was shining brilliantly with gold and jewels.
'Come to think of it, didn't Mareus ever say that the northern development funds were running out?'
In order to increase the power, no matter how much it was, it was lacking funds. You can move it later through the blue dragon guild.
Other than that, there were quite a lot of large rooms, but there was no particular income because they were mostly used as accommodations or training grounds.
'hmm… Are there any clues related to the quest?'
When the notification window did not ring even after searching all the rooms, Julius put on a slightly disappointed expression. However, since it is believed to be the base, it is highly unlikely that there are any clues.
After walking all the way down the aisle, the place Julius was looking for finally appeared.
Tring!
[The artifact 'Heimdall's Aspect' has been found.]
[Destroy the icon. Achievements increase.]
'As expected, there was something to be gained.'
Julius called out for joy and drew his sword again.
At the deepest part of the temple, there was a large cavity, and in the middle of the cavity there was a statue of a snake that scattered aura of resentment even at first sight.
Quaang!
Needless to say, the statue was shattered in one blow, and at that moment, numerous notification windows appeared in front of Julius' eyes.
[Due to the destruction of the relic containing the last holy power, Pluton, the seventh tribe of Heimdall, was completely destroyed.]
[Achievements increase significantly.]
[The increase in the achievement has exceeded a certain level, so the achievement achievement will be displayed from now on. Current Achievement 30%]
[Additional status functions are released as achievements increase.]
'Did you say Jipa? Then it means that there are still others.'
Looking at the numerous notification windows that suddenly popped up, Julius decided to organize his thoughts step by step.
[Help - Read the 13 tribes of Heimdall.]
[This refers to the 13 tribes that have inherited the power of Heimdall. Number of currently remaining tribes: 6]
'I heard that there are 13 tribes, so I guess there are some tribes that have already disappeared?'
He opened up additional help.
[Each tribe has its own powers that only the Archbishop can give. When the succession of this authority is cut off, if the holy relic of the tribe is destroyed, the holy power of that tribe will completely disappear from the continent.]
'I'm crazy. Then there are at least six more monsters called the Archbishop... '
To be honest, Julius couldn't help but put on a puzzled expression. In fact, killing Ismail this time was the result of luck in many ways.
However, he said that there were not one or two such groups, but six more. How on earth am I supposed to complete the quest when I went through such a hard time organizing just one place?
'First of all, we need to gradually increase our forces and attract talented people. That way, I can make odds somehow.'
While thinking so, Julius realized what he had forgotten for a moment.
'Come to think of it, I said that there was an additional function for status, right? What would it look like?'
* * *
Time passed quickly. King of Parthia whose intangible poison was deciphered. Saladin III was finally able to get out of bed and get up properly after a week.
After that, it was time to discuss the alliance in earnest. Saladin III was quite depressed about Zamir's affair.
“I never thought that my poor son would conspire with Kalihara and do something like this.”
“It could be because the opponent is so cunning. I'm glad it worked out.”
Rather, it was a good thing for Julius as a result. It's as if he made a quarrel with Parthia in Kalihara on his own.
“I will accept the offer of an alliance. However, I am already too old to be entrusted with such a big task as war. Instead, I will entrust the task to the second prince, Karim.”
Julius' eyes sparkled. Because that meant delegating full power to Karim.
“I can trust Karim. Then, we will discuss the detailed plan after I return to the Empire and report back.”
There was no reason to stay long as long as the purpose of concluding an alliance with Parthia had been achieved.
“Then, in a few days, as soon as preparations are complete, we will return to the Empire.”
"hmm… I'm sorry I left so soon. It seems I haven't repaid the favor yet... … .”
Karim and Julius, who answered bluntly, have become quite close in the past few days.
Of course, since Julius solved all the problems he had been thinking about for years in just a few weeks, he couldn't help but like him.
However, that look in Julius' eyes was quite burdensome.
'You seem to have a clear personality, but the treatment is so different that you rather break it a little bit.'
No matter what he thought, Karim seemed to be really sorry.
“Then, since I will be leaving soon, I would like to hold a banquet one last time and treat you. I would be grateful if you could attend.”
"I'm rather grateful that you deliberately even held a farewell party."
He pretended to be in a good mood, but Julius was actually in a nervous mood. Because I guessed his intentions.
And at the banquet that evening, the matter he was concerned about eventually exploded.
“Hmm, hmm.”
After several rounds of drinking at the banquet, Karim finally cleared his throat and brought out his true intentions.
“Actually, this time I really received a favor from you that I would not be able to repay in my entire life.”
"haha! I think you are exaggerating too much.”
Originally, alcohol can open the mouth of even the most reticent person. Karim's blunt tone did not change, but from Julius' point of view, words that made him sweat cold came out.
"no. I couldn't help but admire you in every way, including the strategy and the military force that defeated Zamir this time. If you don't mind, I'd like to have you as my [mentor], could you please?”
“… … .”
Julius was momentarily at a loss for words. Mentor was a word meaning a teacher among the desert tribes. But the problem was that he and Karim were more than ten years apart in age.
'I'm a bit older if I add up my previous life, but isn't this a little bit different?'
In fact, Karim's personality itself was so blunt that he hadn't been openly friendly. However, Julius could clearly see his intentions, and the reason was as follows.
[Al Kareem]
Occupation: Prince, senior warrior
Muscular Strength: A Quickness: A Intellect: A Mental Strength: B+ Force Aptitude: B+ Force: A
Alignment: Ambitious, Brave, Dignified
Current Status: Appreciation, Respect
'Apart from detoxification, the other problems are as good as being pushed away by force. Is this something to be respected?'
The added feature of Status is the ability to see the opponent's current psychology! It was not possible to look into the details, but it was a tremendous ability to see into the mind of the person observed.
'If I make good use of this ability, my next step will be much easier.'
At first, I was just happy because of the joy of getting a new ability, but when this situation came, it became difficult because of the ability.
Originally, it would have been taken as a joke, but since he knew that Karim was serious, it was difficult to refuse.
“No matter how young I am, mentors are a bit difficult… … .”
“You know that age doesn’t matter when it comes to learning. Please.”
Karim even tries to bow his head again.
'No, so why are you a mentor! I'd rather have a relationship like a sworn brother or a friend!'
Julius couldn't help but let out a silent scream inwardly.
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