Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 136

The Vault of the Demon God – Chapter 140

Chapter 140

“Ascal, the General Commander of Scavenger, greets the Lord.”

“Oh, our Commander personally escorted a guest. Thank you for your hard work.”

As soon as he opened the door and entered, Se-un bowed his head along with the Commander.

The memory of his past life resurfaced, making him uncomfortable with bowing before others, but wasn’t there a saying about following local customs?

He intended to follow at least the minimum etiquette.

No matter what anyone said, he was the one who would give ‘rewards’ to Se-un, so there was no point in starting off on the wrong foot.

“I heard from the commander of the South Gate. You have made a significant contribution to preventing the monster attack with your amazing power.”

“Yes.”

“Thanks to you, we didn’t have to hold funerals for the soldiers this year. Thank you so much. Ah, I should start with the reward. Bring it here.”

Following the Lord’s instructions, four servants appeared carrying a huge treasure chest.

The size was considerable, but the servants carrying the chest seemed to be struggling, indicating it was quite heavy.

Thump!

As soon as they arrived in front of Se-un, they put down the treasure chest and opened the lock with a fancy-looking key.

As the lid opened, gold coins and various jewels filled the chest.

“Haha, you look surprised.”

Se-un looked puzzled for a moment at the contents of the chest.

The reward he had discussed with Yasha before leaving for the investigation was less than half of what he was seeing now.

So why was he being given such a large reward?

Thinking back to the people he had dealt with so far, he didn’t think anyone would show such kindness without a reason.

As Se-un was pondering, the Lord continued with a gentle smile.

“Thanks to you, we have less to repair on the walls this year. Besides, there’s the soldiers’ consolation money and medical expenses, etc. We were able to save a lot of money.”

“Are you giving me that money?”

“Of course, not all of it. But I wanted to show you my appreciation as much as possible, considering your achievements.”

There was no falsehood in his face. That meant this large reward was pure ‘kindness.’

Frankly, it was hard to understand.

He had expected the Lord of Scavenger to be a good person, but he thought he would be just another power-hungry figure consumed by greed.

‘Then the incident at the entrance… was it something the Commander did on his own initiative?’

Se-un bowed his head and expressed his gratitude.

Even if this was some kind of scheme, it didn’t matter. Se-un was going to leave for the next trial as soon as he finished his preparations in Scavenger.

After that, the Lord’s kind words continued for a while.

And after a while, the Lord’s endlessly gentle expression hardened slightly.

“And….”

Judging by his hesitant tone, Se-un could roughly guess what the Lord was thinking.

Clearly, it was about the exiled sorcerer.

“Our city’s sorcerer—no, the one who *used* to be a sorcerer. I heard about him. To think he would be exiled from the city and do such a thing….”

What was visible on the Lord’s face was not anger.

Pity and regret.

It was an emotion Se-un couldn’t understand.

Perhaps, there was something Se-un didn’t know involved.

“I have something to show you. Would you come with me?”

“Yes.”

Se-un put the treasure chest in front of him into his subspace pocket.

The Lord didn’t seem to know about the subspace pocket, as he looked at it with curiosity, but he didn’t show any greed.

It was just curiosity.

After that, he moved with the Commander to the underground staircase hidden behind the Lord’s chamber.

It was a secret door that opened with a mechanical device. If he hadn’t seen it opened himself, because there was no trace of mana, he would never have found it.

‘Is this the place Yasha was talking about?’

He could sense it intuitively.

The place he was going down to now was the place with the mural that Yasha had mentioned.

While going down the stairs, the Lord’s expression had completely disappeared.

“This place was created by our ancestors from the moment Scavenger was first settled. Later, Zevis Seru… that guy used it.”

Indeed, the structures visible while going down the stairs showed traces of time.

It seemed to have existed for at least hundreds of years, or even more than a thousand years.

“Originally, our ancestors said that it was a place created out of reverence for a great being.”

Reverence.

It also meant respecting someone, but it contained extreme fear along with respect.

As he listened to the Lord’s explanation, he had already reached the end of the stairs. At the end of the stairs, there was a long corridor.

It was wider than he thought for a simple corridor, and there, as Se-un expected….

“And this is the mural left by our ancestors.”

Mysterious murals were engraved all over the walls and ceiling.

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ questions the fact that there are unknown myths left in the tower.

-The Constellation, ‘The Serpent Enclosing Jealousy,’ connects the information of the statues and murals and ponders.

-The Constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince,’ closes his eyes tightly, saying he feels like he’s going to throw up again.

The murals were so elaborate, but the content was too abstract.

There were no letters at all, and the content was continued only with pictures, but even that was too damaged to recognize.

“Originally, it wasn’t this damaged. Zevis Seru… When I went down after exiling him, the mural was like this.”

The exiled sorcerer, Zevis Seru. What had he been up to here?

Perhaps, had he recognized the existence of the Outer through the mural and tried to break the seal?

The mural was damaged, and the sorcerer was already dead, so there was no way to find out.

However, he couldn’t just pass by the mural in front of him.

“Can I copy this mural?”

“Haha, copying it is fine. But this place is like a relic of our ancestors, so it’s hard to bring in the people needed to copy the mural….”

“That’s okay.”

“Although it’s damaged, it’s as huge as an ordinary building. It will be difficult alone.”

The Lord was right.

Even if he called people, it would take at least a week to copy all the murals here.

But Se-un had a ‘treasure’ that would make it possible.

-The Vault of Greed(眞) has been opened.

[Blank Mural]

– A blank sheet prepared by the Demon God of Greed to imitate various works of art.

Mamon’s vault didn’t just contain treasures with material value.

There were also works of art spanning various dimensions, as well as paintings.

This blank sheet was prepared by Mamon himself to imitate them.

Just by unfolding the blank sheet and specifying the target….

Shu-wuaa!

“Oh oh……!”

It was possible to bring the specified picture as it was.

The mural that filled the corridor was engraved on the blank sheet that was only white.

He couldn’t restore the damaged parts, but he could observe the mural at any time with this.

The Lord, who was watching the scene, exclaimed. The same goes for the Commander standing behind him.

Since it was a city with relatively less developed magic, each of these scenes would look amazing.

After all, magic and sorcery are different from the basic concepts.

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ frowns, sharpening its claws as unpleasant pictures are placed in its treasure.

-The Constellation, ‘The Serpent Enclosing Jealousy,’ licks its tongue, saying that if you only consider scarcity, it is a mural with more value than an ordinary work of art.

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ turns its beak, saying that it is still a creepy mural.

-The Constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince,’ starts to gag, telling him to get rid of the picture quickly.

Se-un put the paper with the mural drawn on it into his subspace pocket.

If he ever had a chance to find out information about the Outer, this mural would definitely be helpful.

Even if not, he might be able to restore the mural if he was lucky.

After that, he looked around the corridor more, but there were no other traces except for the mural.

He heard stories about the legend through the Lord, but he couldn’t get any useful information.

After looking around the corridor, they returned to the stairs.

“I’m hungry, how about having a meal before going back?”

“Thank you.”

“Haha, this is your first time in Scavenger, right? Today, I will show you all the delicacies of Scavenger!”

Se-un was able to finish his first schedule by having lunch with the Lord, who had become close to him.

* * *

After the first meeting with the Lord of Scavenger.

The time of the Diablo Clan, including Se-un, passed quickly.

They recovered from their tired bodies from challenging the trials of the desert in succession, and procured materials that could only be obtained in Scavenger.

In particular, the twin sisters wanted a lot of materials to decorate their residence.

“Wow, Oppa! Did you get all of these, Oppa?”

“Amazing! I’m sure wood is precious here! How did you get it?”

“There’s a merchant group that’s friendly with the Lord here.”

“Wow, the Lord!”

“Wow, connections!”

Since it was about decorating the residence anyway, Se-un took the lead in helping them.

He received various woods and minerals through the merchant group connected through the Lord.

There was no need to worry about money.

The treasure chest he received from the Lord was full of gold coins that were used in Scavenger, so there was no chance of being ripped off, and the amount was enormous.

Since this gold coin was a currency that could only be used in Scavenger anyway, there was no need to save it.

“Wow, this is cotton!”

“Let’s make a bed!”

“Awesome! I was worried about buying the entire inn bed, but it worked out!”

Of course, they didn’t start decorating their residence right away. That was something they could do even in the middle of the trial.

Now, it was most efficient to take actions that were only possible in Scavenger as much as possible.

In that way, various materials were piling up in the Diablo Clan’s residence.

“Kang Han-cheol, why don’t you take a break?”

“I haven’t fully mastered Tae-eul Island Water Art yet.”

“If that’s what you want, should I help you?”

“Training alone is enough. Instead, I ask for a sparring match in the afternoon as well.”

“Okay.”

Kang Han-cheol didn’t stop training even though he had come to the resting place.

He heard that he had already broken more than a hundred rocks.

He didn’t miss sparring with Se-un twice a day, so his skills increased rapidly day by day.

The same goes for Yoo Seo-ah.

She did not forget her personal training while leading the Diablo Clan.

In particular, she was researching how to use her potential, ‘domination,’ more efficiently.

This was a problem that only she could solve on her own, so Se-un couldn’t get involved.

In addition, the Diablo Clan prepared for the trial in their own way.

“It’s slowly being completed! If it wasn’t for Se-un, it would have taken two weeks more—no, I wouldn’t have been able to complete it at all.”

“It looks more reliable when I see it like this.”

“Haha, even if it’s completed, I won’t be able to handle it with my skills yet….”

“Your skills will improve quickly.”

“Is that so? I’m looking forward to it too. Haha!”

Baek-hyun’s undead production, which was taking place in front of the castle walls, was also nearing completion.

His skills were so good, and Se-un spent time helping him every day.

While helping Baek-hyun, he felt many eyes from behind.

After making undead for several days, his work had already become a mysterious spectacle among the soldiers.

They were admiring the form of the majestic ‘Devourer of Saha’ as much as its size.

“Hyungnim [older brother/respected one]!”

A familiar voice was heard from behind.

It was Park Jung-pil.

As soon as he arrived in Scavenger, he was living a dissolute life, roaming around the city, so he was thinking of lecturing him if he ran into him again, but he didn’t expect him to show up first.

“Hyungnim, Hyungnim! I found out some amazing information!”

“Information?”

Still, it seemed that roaming around the city wasn’t a complete waste of time.

Whether it was useful information or not, he shrugged his shoulders and waited to hear what he had found out.

And that was one of the key pieces of information in Scavenger that even made Se-un’s eyes widen.