Level Up Inquisitor [EN]: Chapter 156

156. Relic (6)

“Hoo, a house to live in from now on…”

Woo-jin, having unloaded his luggage, looked around the house.

Spacious square footage and a luxurious interior.

A mix of emotions crossed his face as he moved from a cramped and shabby room to a new house.

The massive gold extracted with Nocturn, and more than anything, the money earned from WarTube while gaining fame, was beyond imagination.

The 100 million won he received as compensation from the developer no longer accounted for a large portion of his finances.

“This is the last one! Should I put it here?”

“Uh, give it to me, I’ll put it down.”

As Hyun-sung groaned and came in, Woo-jin took the last luggage from him.

The man who helped Woo-jin move.

He seemed like a junior [someone younger or less experienced] he had known for a long time, but the reality was different.

His Warlord nickname was Rhoden.

Upon hearing the news that he was moving, he came all the way to his house to help Woo-jin.

‘I was awkward at first because I couldn’t adapt.’

Seeing him, whom he only saw in Warlord, in real-life clothes gave him a very strange feeling.

Even during his online game days, he had never gathered for meetings like this, so he felt that way even more.

However, Hyun-sung, who had been active as a ranker [top-ranked player], was already used to it and was not hesitant, and now they were already talking comfortably.

“Okay, all done! Hmm, but the living room feels a bit empty?”

“The house suddenly got bigger.”

A completely different new house from where he used to live.

Even if he tried to fill it with something, there was no way he could have much luggage in that small room.

He hadn’t bought any furniture separately yet, and it was inevitable that it felt empty.

Instead, thanks to that, moving didn’t take much effort.

“Well, it looks neat and nice.”

“By the way, how’s the situation down there?”

“Warlord? Everything is going well. There are plenty of quests, and the hunting speed is beyond words. Especially these days, there’s no contamination at all, so everyone is crazy about the goddess.”

The party members who went back to Eltris after the end of the world event.

With all the members being ranker-level in skill and active on the best stage called Eltris, it was natural for them to grow rapidly.

In addition, as the prince’s movements were all blocked by the six major guilds, the contamination of the land stopped, and the faith of the Eltris residents was soaring.

“What about you, hyung [older brother or respected older male]? Didn’t you say you found the relic?”

“I entrusted the relic when we went down together last time.”

Woo-jin, who obtained two relic fragments.

He returned to Eltris with his party members and entrusted the relic fragments to the main temple located in the city.

It was an item that many people would aim for in the future, and it was safest to place it in the Eltris area, which no one knew about yet.

Of course, Woo-jin had already left Eltris to track down another relic fragment.

“It doesn’t seem like an ordinary item. It’s not just one or two quests involved.”

The enormous reward given when the relic fragment was recovered by the Order’s temple.

The quest to find the next fragment was automatically activated.

Although the reward and details were not revealed, the fact that the subordinate directly mentioned it and that it seemed to give enormous influence to the deity made it an unusual item.

“The traces of the monotheism are unusual from the setting.”

“The problem is that almost nothing else is known.”

The appearance of the relic, which was known to people by some members of the Water Order.

It attracted the attention of many other users who were aiming for treasure, not just the believers of specific orders like Woo-jin.

However, the information given was so limited that it was not easy to find clues even if numerous users were searching with their eyes wide open.

Ding-dong!

The doorbell rang out of the blue.

“Did you order jajangmyeon [Korean black bean noodles]?”

“No, I didn’t…”

He didn’t go around telling everyone that he was moving, and there was no guest who would come to find him right now.

Woo-jin scratched his head and opened the front door.

“Is this Kim Woo-jin’s house? I’m from NG Electronics.”

“What is this…”

Woo-jin, with his mouth wide open, stepped back.

Then, two employees who pushed into the entrance brought a large TV inside.

It was even the latest high-end model worth 14 million won.

“I heard there were circumstances, so you’re only sending a gift…”

When he checked who sent it, what he had expected was correct.

Alisa’s housewarming gift had arrived.

“Crazy…”

Hyun-sung also stared blankly at the scene as if he was shocked.

Then he looked at the set of toilet paper rolls piled up on one side of the living room.

A ridiculously shabby gift.

Hyun-sung jumped up as if his pride was hurt.

“I, I’ll buy it again. With something more expensive…”

“It’s okay…”

He wondered why he suddenly asked if there was a TV, but she was going to send something like this.

He knew that most of the rankers were rich, but even considering that, it was a completely unexpected housewarming gift.

The installation of the product was quickly completed, and the employees who finished their work rushed out.

“Geez…”

Woo-jin, dumbfounded by the unexpected gift, scratched his head.

But then, Hyun-sung, who stretched his eyes long, opened his mouth with his arms crossed.

“I didn’t see Alisa like that, but she’s a really scary person.”

“What are you talking about again?”

“Even if she’s from a ranker, who gives a 14 million won gift for a housewarming? Besides, Tree-name wasn’t that big of a game.”

“Maybe she has a lot of money at home.”

“You’re so frustrating! Hyung, you know Alisa’s skills, right? A healer who even beats users in close combat. Even if she’s a ranker, there’s never been a healer famous in that way. Especially, I’ve never heard of such a skilled person in Tree-name.”

“That’s for sure…”

Woo-jin nodded.

He fully agreed with that part.

The fact that she was immediately connected to Bloody Chic Studio, which is famous for being picky, made him often doubt whether she was really from Tree-name.

“Experts recognize experts. I’ve been suspicious since I first saw her.”

“Well, I agree to some extent. Then, if that’s right, why is she deceiving us and hanging out with us? There’s no reason to do that.”

“That’s…”

Hyun-sung’s words were blocked by Woo-jin’s words.

She couldn’t gain anything by deceiving them, and objectively, there was really no reason to do so.

“Damn it.”

Hyun-sung lay down as his ambitious reasoning failed.

Then he picked up the remote control on the floor and turned on the new TV.

“The picture quality is amazing. Should I get one too?”

* * *

After all the moving was over, Woo-jin sent Hyun-sung back and immediately logged into Warlord.

The place where he was was the Esmair Inquisitorial Office.

The last place Aile logged out was the record archive of the Inquisition.

An archive containing all kinds of records about the Order [religious organization or faction].

It was a place where a vast amount of data was piled up, so much so that even the Askalon Palace archive could not easily see it.

But the data he was looking for was not enough with just that.

Aile went deeper into the archive to find the data.

The confidential area was not a place where anyone could enter, but Aile, as an executor of the Order, could enter without restrictions.

‘The data I requested has arrived.’

Aile smiled with satisfaction at the vast records piled up on the table.

What he was looking for was all the records about the relic.

The Esmair’s secret archive was not enough, so he requested that the Order’s secret data from various places be copied and sent.

As a result, such data was collected.

As he asked to send all the things that seemed to be related to the relic even a little, a vast amount of data was gathered.

It was a pile of books that someone would be fed up with, but he happily reached out as if he had returned to his original intention.

Then he devoted himself to analyzing them for a while.

What he needs to find out is the location of other relic fragments.

Considering that Bahamut moved first and found the sanctuary and relic in the basement of Banan Fortress, there was no way that tracking was impossible.

‘Since there is no information, other users can’t even guess. But I am in a much more advanced position thanks to the Order’s secret archive.’

One of the facts he learned after entering the archive.

The relic was not supposed to appear at this time.

As all the deities suddenly woke up and moved, the appearance of the relic was also brought closer together.

‘If it’s a case that will be affected by a chain trigger… the relic can’t be doing nothing.’

The relic is a huge artifact that symbolizes the ancient main god.

Unlike now, when it is divided into seven branches, it was also a symbol of the true monotheism [belief in one god].

But if the role of the relic was only symbolic, there was no way that the subordinate would directly mention it and give that much influence to the deity.

A guess that it would be something with power.

‘In addition, the relic was divided into a total of 15 fragments. And the key among them is the first four fragments.’

The two fragments he discovered had a great influence in themselves.

However, among the 15 relic fragments that were divided separately, there were more important fragments.

It is the first to fourth relic fragments.

Although he could not know the exact shape or name, the four pieces were essential parts to complete one relic.

The remaining fragments were additional elements that further strengthened the power.

‘Then it will be important to secure the four first.’

Chwarruk!

Aile turned the pages of a thick book.

His gaze was directed to the contents about the location where the four fragments were scattered.

‘Compared to other fragments, the location of these four pieces is relatively clear.’

According to the facts mentioned in several legends at the same time, the core fragments of the relic are divided into one in each remote area.

The snowy field of the north, the desert of the west, the swamp of the south, and the wilderness of the east.

Extreme areas located outside the kingdom, where almost all users are currently active.

There were no proper bases and infrastructure, and the level of monsters was such that there was no consideration for users.

‘Then are there four options? If possible, it would be a priority to find definite clues first, but if I were to find the best place among them… it would be here anyway.’

Aile’s gaze turned to one place as he looked at the map.