SWNOVELXO chapter 1132 - Difficult Advice (3)
‘Nothing happened until I logged in and headed to the Dragon’s Secret Land.’
Yeom Jun-yeol and I joined the party at the warp point near the Dragon’s Secret Land in advance.
It was good to prepare in advance because we had to start the sub-scenario while in the party so that we could progress the story at the same time and watch the cutscene together.
Also, as we had promised in advance, we had to change into the dragon scale avatar that Yeom Jun-yeol had prepared.
―Which one of the three do you like?
―There are three?
―Yes, many people helped me create the avatar.
To create the dragon scale avatar, you need a scale item, which you can obtain by completing a quest given by an NPC in the Dragon’s Secret Land.
Dragon scales are tradable items, but since they are set as items that symbolize the goodwill of the dragon tribe, they can only be transferred in the game ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) system.
Of course, there are many ways to cheat, such as double-dealing or exchanging money outside the game, but there was no way an upright public figure like Yeom Jun-yeol would do such a thing.
Also, PlayerZ has thoroughly controlled the workshop as befitting a god game, and the dragon scales are not worth the money compared to the difficulty of collecting them, so even the dealers have stopped.
So the avatar that Yeom Jun-yeol showed off now was the result of the blood and sweat of the Dragon Tribe and Red Lion members holding onto their devices and rolling around in an unfamiliar game.
I chose a cloak avatar that seemed to have less dragon scales, and Yeom Jun-yeol chose a light armor avatar with a shoulder shape similar to a red dragon's horn.
'There is no change in status at all.'
As expected, this avatar had nothing to do with increasing the character's performance, and had no function other than having dragon scales.
The non-competitive elements that could be obtained by investing time rather than money were great, but it was subtle when you think about the hardships of Yeom Jun-yeol's family.
However, since games are just something you do, there was no point in nitpicking about such things.
- Then let's go!
The character in the game, whose face looked very similar to Yeom Jun-yeol's, whether it was because the dragon tribe had put a lot of effort into sculpting his appearance, smiled and led the way.
I, Yeom Jun-yeol's family who were in the audience, and the viewers were all amazed by that appearance.
Although it was a bad game, it felt like PlayerZ's character was cooler than Yeom Jun-yeol in Plumago, who had never been criticized for art or polygon implementation.
Up until this point, everything was as expected, but when we arrived at the dragon's secret place, a hidden quest began and something strange happened.
Most of the viewers lived lives unrelated to games, so they didn't seem to know what was happening, but a very small number of PlayerZ users reacted.
[Oh, Hidden Quest Alarm]
[I thought there would be something in the Dragon's Secret Land. Is it because I went there wearing a dragon scale avatar?]
[When a streamer wearing a dragon scale avatar went to the secret land, there was nothing special except for the NPC dialogue changing a bit.]
[Why is everyone like that・ᴥ・? I don't know what it is, so I'll just stay still. ㅎㅎ]
[Hongryong and Supernova, fighting!ᕙ(•̀‸•́‶)ᕗ]
The sub-scenario that Yeom Jun-yeol and I were going to do was easy for beginners to do and had good rewards, so I knew about it in advance.
The sub-scenario was about helping the dragon tribe before the festival, defeating enemies that appeared nearby, and gathering materials, and accidentally falling into a ruin, appreciating the story related to the dragon's secret land, and exploring the surroundings, but the current development was completely different.
“You have a deep connection with the dragon tribe. I would like to invite you to the festival.”
Even though they asked users to help prepare for the festival, the closed-off dragon tribe never even offered an invitation.
Furthermore, it was impressive that the NPC who invited them was none other than the ‘blind priest.’
Those who frequently visited the dragon’s secret land knew about the blind priest from the background description text or NPC conversations.
However, it was impossible to approach the altar where the blind priest was praying, so instead of talking to him, all we could do was watch his back from afar.
However, the blind priest, who was treated as an NPC who was just there to fill up the number of people and existed in the background, approached us and spoke to us, inviting us to the dragon’s festival.
When I and Yeom Jun-yeol did not respond, the system judged that we had chosen not to respond, so the blind priest continued speaking.
“I guess it’s surprising that I’m inviting you. I know how long you and your friends have stayed in this secret land and helped us.”
The blind priest was looking at Yeom Jun-yeol.
The ‘you and your friends’ that the blind priest mentioned were those who had settled down in the Dragon’s Secret Land and were farming dragon scales.
It seemed that Yeom Jun-yeol and his family had conveniently registered each other as friends while playing the game, so he called them ‘your friends.’
I hadn’t stayed in the Dragon’s Secret Land for that long, but I registered as a friend with Yeom Jun-yeol, who had built trust with the Dragon’s, and I felt like he had accepted me because we had formed a party.
“I want to accept the invitation. Even though it’s a game, it’s a place where the Dragon’s who owed me a favor invited me.”
Of course, Yeom Jun-yeol and his friends owed me a lot to this Dragon’s Secret Land.
I agreed, and Yeom Jun-yeol, who was the party leader, accepted the invitation.
The blind priest was very happy and said,
“The Dragon’s have been welcoming guests for a long time, but everyone would be happy to see you. Thank you for accepting the invitation.”
From what I heard, the invitation seemed to have been carried out by the blind priest on his own initiative.
I and Yeom Jun-yeol followed the blind priest who walked slowly into the depths of the Dragon's Secret Land.
We encountered several dragons watching us with wary eyes while moving, but they immediately lowered their weapons when they saw the blind priest or Yeom Jun-yeol who had high favorability with the NPC due to his long tenure.
If we had tried to force our way in here, we would have fought the dragons or been subjected to a forced repatriation spell.
Dingdong.
At that moment, a system notification sound was heard to inform us of the arrival of the whisper.
[Shieldman] From what the blind priest said, it seems that the time spent in the Dragon's Secret Land, the number of quests completed, the favorability with the NPC, and whether or not the dragon scale avatar was worn are related to the conditions for opening the hidden quest.
Yoo Sang-hoon, who has devoted his life to PlayerZ, must have finished his analysis in the meantime.
Judging from the fact that he used in-game whispers, it seemed that he was watching the broadcast while connected to the game.
So you're saying you didn't even use full dive mode and kept your screen on, but you want to watch my broadcast like that?
Plus, the PlayerZ World Championship competition is coming up soon, so it was really Yoo Sang-hoon-like that you were watching this.
[Me] Why are you watching this
[Shieldman] Wouldn't you watch it?
Well, if Yoo Sang-hoon were to broadcast with Yeom Jun-yeol, I think I would have watched it too.
I was convinced right away.
[Hang out!]
[ㅂㅎㅂㅎㅂㅎㅂㅎ]
[Your honorable person has come to a precious placeㄷㄷ]
[Shieldman broadcast on, Shieldman broadcast on, Shieldman broadcast on, Shieldman broadcast on]
[Back-platform Gae-e-ba]
The camera angle changed, and my screen ended up on the broadcast, so the whisper conversation between Yoo Sang-hoon and me was exposed.
Then, those who recognized Shieldman showed up and screamed for him to turn on the broadcast.
But it didn't seem like he'd turn it on.
The chat window became noisy for a moment due to Yoo Sang-hoon's appearance.
[I also want to whisper with Hong-ryong and Cho-shin-sung ㅠㅠ I logged into the game and sent a cheering message, but it didn't send ㅋ큐ㅠㅠ]
[I want to put it in my sleeve, but the mail won't go through. It keeps failing ㅠㅠ What should I do?]
[Are there only people who haven't played the game? You must not know that the privacy mode has been updated. You can't whisper or send mail unless you're friends. Viewer level ㄷㄷ]
[There was such a function. Thank you for your reply╰(*´︶`*)╯♡]
[Oh, I was choosing the avatars for Hong-ryong and Cho-shin-sung, but I can't send them by mail. Thanks for letting me know(人´∀`)]
[I think Jun-yeol needs a lot of dragon scales, so I worked hard to collect them, but is there a way to send them? [Can I receive it if I send it through Red Lion or the official fan club?]
Usually, that would be a big fight, but the viewers here were different.
The chat that disparaged the viewers was deleted in an instant, and the friendly atmosphere was maintained.
In addition, the Yongjok manager who was managing the chat window was seen giving instructions to someone, and I don't think I'll see it again on Yeom Jun-yeol's broadcast.
'But it seems that there are a lot of gamers among the Jinjok.'
Gamers Jinjok Seodol and Oktoyeon sent me a complaint message saying that mail wasn't being sent to my device.
Of course, since it was a broadcast, I only checked it roughly when the camera wasn't on my side, so I couldn't respond.
If you are reading this translation anywhere other than .net or SilkRoadTL, it has been stolen.
I didn't intentionally not respond.
Currently, Yeom Jun-yeol and I are in privacy protection mode.
Only users who are registered as friends can send whispers, mail, etc., or enter the field of the same channel.
[Shield Soldier] Be careful because there are a lot of questionable deaths in the hidden quest.
I had the same thoughts as Yoo Sang-hoon.
PlayerZ tried to kill users who achieved complex conditions and entered hidden quests to make them happy.
Since there was a replay function, there was no chance of failing the quest forever by dying, but I wanted to avoid taking up too much time for Yeom Jun-yeol, who was busy.
≪Bard jo2god111 detected a trap.≫
As if his thoughts had been realized, he immediately discovered the trap.
A trap had been set deep in the secret area to stop outsiders, but while the blind priest was behind him, the system message had not been heard even once.
This was a trap that had not been disarmed.
Since he was applying a setting to share the detection information with party members, Yeom Jun-yeol also noticed it and reacted quickly.
≪Demon Swordsman Hong-ryong points at the trap with the tip of his sword.≫
Yeom Jun-yeol's character name was 'Hong-ryong', and he succeeded in taking over his nickname.
And the job is a magician who uses both magic and swordsmanship.
A well-balanced character that can deal with both close combat and long-range combat. Although the high score is not high, it is a job that beginners or light users can easily do because the low score is high.
In addition, if you gain experience and do a second job change to choose a specific job, the difficulty of operation increases drastically, but the high score can also increase.
‘And above all, it goes well with Yeom Jun-yeol.’
When the blind priest sensed the movement of the sword and stopped, Yeom Jun-yeol prepared to activate an attack skill.
I matched it with the Dragon Scale Celtic, he fixed the harp and played it.
As the auxiliary music that reduced mana and stamina consumption rang out, power surged around Hongryong on the screen holding the sword.
“Let’s go!”
As Yeom Junyeol swung his sword, the red magic flowing through the blade instantly brightened the dark rock cave.
Then, the explosive stone hidden among the glowing moss that was the light source reacted to Hongryong’s magic and emitted flames.
However, before it exploded, Yeom Junyeol’s sword split the stone and turned it into dust.
Crunch!
After the magic swordsman’s splendid all-round technique swept through the rock cave, the magic subsided and it became dark again, but the screen felt particularly bright.
This was because the character that resembled Yeom Junyeol, who the Dragon Clan had painstakingly created, was handling the sword and magic.
As he stopped playing happily, the blind priest was perplexed by the existence of the trap.
“Strange. I didn’t feel anything…….”
It was common for playable characters to sense things that NPCs didn’t, but something bothered me.
The more I looked at the blind priest, the more I felt a sense of foreboding.
This wasn’t limited to the blind priest.
When we reached the dragon temple hidden beyond the cave, we were greeted.
“We have been waiting for the priest’s return and the visit of our guests.”
The priestesses of the temple, their faces covered, greeted us politely.
Their appearance reminded me of the priestesses of the Dragon King.