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Lonely Wanderer
The SwordNoobs separated and were employed as Training Hall instructors for the Orc Village and Rosenheim Kingdom. The salary was low, so they were able to easily get the position because no one wanted to work there. After getting employed, the SwordNoobs were completely entrusted with the Training Hall’s management.
“Those who want to learn the sword, come to the Training Hall!”
However, the majority of the players reacted indifferently.
“Training Hall? That’s just a place to hit scarecrows.”
“Why would you do something so annoying to learn Sword Mastery? If you just go out and fight, you’ll learn it anyways.”
The SwordNoobs were sneered at by even the beginners! Still, there were quite a few curious beginner players who sought out the Training Hall. They had visited the Training Hall because they couldn’t leave the city and village for 4 weeks when they first started.
“You hold the sword like this, and… rather than swinging it powerfully, you must swing it accurately. Don’t just blindly put your sword in front of you; you must watch the monster’s actions and attack their gaps in their defense.”
As they had a lot of experience from the dojo, the SwordNoobs taught the beginners with ease.
“If you go to the Training Hall, they teach you how to fight.”
“Is there a need to learn?”
“It’s definitely better if you do. People who’ve learned are completely different from people who haven’t in hunting.”
It was enough to change the cries for recruiting party members in the square.
“Recruiting Swordsman. Only taking a person who has learned from the Training Hall for at least a day.”
It was true that the combat ability of the majority of the beginning players was lacking. There was no reason for them to have experienced intense physical activity or fighting, and it was easy for them to panic at speedy monsters. Once they learned how to use the sword from the SwordNoobs, hunting was definitely easier. Since the SwordNoobs taught them how to deal with facing different kinds of monsters, players even sought them from other kingdoms as well and waited in line.
Every time the SwordNoobs held a lesson, people gathered in swarms. There was news that 500 to 1,000 beginner players would sit and watch the demonstration of the SwordNoobs.
“The sword is sharp, isn’t it? You don’t have to be afraid of it, because a properly learned sword will protect you and your teammates.”
SwordNoob501’s lesson was smooth. He had his own charm because he was nearly the youngest in the dojo,and he knew how to serve his older brothers properly. To adults, he was like a nephew, and to the young students, he was as friendly as an older brother.
“So cool.”
“He looks a bit intimidating, but I think he’s a good person.”
A man looked the coolest whent he was devoting himself to his work!
As they committed themselves to swordsmanship while soaked in sweat in the dojo, the masters and disciples were sufficiently attractive. It was just that the women hadn’t had a chance to see that.
Working as an instructor in the Orc Village, SwordNoob419 showed a demonstration as he swung his sword. He had to move slowly so that the beginners could follow him.
“Chwiik. I can’t do it right, instructor.”
The movements weren’t easy for the Orc females due to their characteristic sloshing stomach fat and rumps. Whenever that happened, the trainee instructors went right to work.
“This part like this…”
They would lightly grip a waist or hold a wrist and draw out the trajectory of the sword. Naturally occurring skinship! Satisfied smiles appeared on the lips of the SwordNoob disciples who were acting as instructors.
“Instructor, you’re so reliable.”
“If you have time, could you come hunt with us? Chwi chwit.”
They readily accepted requests from female Orcs.
“Of course.”
As they fought together, the instructors taught them how to fight.
“I’m Leiachwi. Chwik. Could we learn again next time?”
“I’m SwordNoob419.”
Even the friend requests that the SwordNoobs had wanted so dearly came along smoothly.
“Can we come visit the dojo while you’re on break?”
“Let’s, have a date at an amusement park.”
Due to the aggressive female players, there was even the birth of disciples who went and had their first meetings. Having bravely finished their dates, the disciples spoke of their heroic exploits.
“I went to the amusement park with her, and… huhu. Sahyungs, colleagues, don’t be surprised! I grabbed her hand first.”
[T/N: Sahyung is the polite way to address an older brother in training.]
“Noob419! You crazy? What’ll you do if you get slapped for that…”
“Do you think I would have done that on purpose? We were looking at the fountain when our hands somehow touched, and she stayed still so I held it.”
“She stayed still?”
“How should I say it, it was like I got the strange feeling from her that it was okay if I took her hand.”
“There’s something like that? It’s not that you get slapped for just holding a girl’s hand?”
“It’s like, a feeling you can only know once you’ve experienced it.”
The masters and disciples burned with their dreams of dating as they received the teachings of their dating seniors.
Female players weren’t the only ones who learned swordsmanship from them. There were as many men as women who learned how to use the sword from them in masses. Women and men of all ages crowded into the Training Hall. It was because ever since their Sword Mastery skill rose to Advanced, there was a change in their ability as instructors. If they taught while showing swordsmanship demonstrations, the beginners would copy that swordsmanship. Even with that alone, the beginners’ Sword Mastery proficiency grew rather quickly.
Beginner players who thought of themselves as disciples flocked over.
“Please teach me, instructor!”
“I want to hunt. Please lead us to the right path.”
“At what time is today’s lesson?”
* * *
At the news that the SwordNoobs would raise your Sword Mastery skill, tons of people gathered. Even people who had left the village after 4 weeks and had been hunting returned to the Training Hall. There were also a considerable number of middle-range players who were over level 200. The Training Hall where scarecrows were set up was changed into a learning ground for actual martial arts by the SwordNoobs. It was annoying for the disciples because there were more people, but they received people as their students as long as there was an enthusiasm to learn. Even though the complete beginners had no money, they were taken in as students.
“The admission fee to become an official disciple is 9 pieces of barley bread.”
“Ack!”
“You cannot become a true fighter if you do not know hunger. Hunger awakens the fundamental strength of a human being.”
The students of the SwordNoobs, men and women of all ages, were spreading throughout the Versailles Continent.
Their robust shoulders and piercing eyes, as well as the tacit conversations they held amongst themselves, circulated through Rosenheim Kingdom and the Yurokina Mountains.
A group with a sword inscribed on the left sides of their chests looked for teammates in the square.
“It’s a pleasure.”
[T/N: The speech from here on out is in a very manly, archaic style.]
“Long time no see. I believe I saw you once at the Training Hall. Shall we go hunting?”
“Sounds good. But how old are you?”
“Nineteen.”
“We’re the same age. What is your lineage?”
“My master is SwordNoob385-nim.”
“I received the teachings of SwordNoob417-nim, sahyung.”
The SwordNoobs were being called teachers of the sword in Rosenheim Kingdom and the Yurokina Mountains.
The SwordNoobs didn’t forget their aspiration of hunting the strongest monsters on the Versailles Continent, either.
“We have honor to upkeep, too. Shouldn’t we catch something like a Bone Dragon or Imoogi within one month?”
They occasionally hunted even while instructing, and they also strove to raise their Sword Mastery skill. The Sword Mastery skill could be raised pretty quickly if you fought and overcame monsters stronger than yourself. The SwordNoobs didn’t even pay any attention to weak monsters that they could easily kill. Most of their Fame went up purely through hunting. Even a steep cliff was absurdly turned into a flatland if just two SwordNoobs got together.
“Sahyung, I’m bored; would you like to go up here?”
“Looks fun.”
The SwordNoobs heightened their concentration as they climbed up the cliffs of the Yurokina Mountains. It was a chance for them to gain the precious experience of going through difficult, dangerous terrain on purpose. SwordNoob4 and SwordNoob5 went up along the ridge of the cliff, where it was difficult to take even one stride.
“Noob5.”
“Yes, sahyung?”
“Would we die if we fell from here?”
They were so dizzyingly high up that there were clouds on the mountainside. SwordNoob5 looked down from the ridge and shook his head.
“We would live. We could grab the branches of trees growing out while falling and use the rebound to bounce up. Then should be able to lodge a short sword in the rock and slide down.”
“Hm, we wouldn’t die from this much after all, eh?”
“Of course.”
“I’m bored, so do you want to try jumping down from here?”
They readily said words that would astonish others if they were to hear. Even though their skill proficiency would be reduced, their level would fall, and they could even lose equipment they were wearing on the one in ten thousand chance that they died, they had no qualms. SwordNoob5 took it in as if it was nothing as well.
“That seems like it’d be fun?”
“I’ll jump first.”
It was a short distance to the edge, but SwordNoob4 leapt off the ridge at full speed.
They were living as freely as the wind while having tastes of challenges.
* * *
After entering the underground prison, Weed arrived at the place where the prisoners of the Matallost Church were being held within four days. He would have been able to shorten the time far more if he had focused solely on breaking through. However, he sucked the area dry of monsters as he advanced, so it took longer.
It would have taken a little longer to destroy that many monsters with Weed’s damage alone, but Yellow’s participation in battle was a big help, too. When they were on the plains, there were many times when Weed mounted him and used him mostly like a horse because it was the innocent Yellowy. If he fought while speeding about like a horse, that alone would raise EXP and running proficiency. In a dungeon where there wasn’t much space to run, Weed used Yellowy mostly for gathering japtem. But this time, Yellowy found a valuable use for himself. He would unleash a powerful kick with his hind legs on the Dark Knights that Hwaryeong had put to sleep with Seduction Dance.
A bull’s back kick!
When he kicked them powerfully with his tremendous strength, the Dark Knights went flying brutally. It was as good as a Sword Kaiser attack. Having received an enormous blow, it was powerful enough to make the Dark Knights die in an instant if Da’in and Hwaryeong just stabbed with a cudgel or shortsword. As the girls started taking care of the Heretic Hunters, Disciples, and other monsters with Yellowy, their hunting efficiency improved even more.
Mooooooo!
Like a fighting bull, Yellowy savored his victory whenever he struck monsters with his hind legs.
“Well done, Yellowy.”
When Da’in stroked his head, Yellowy enjoyed it while slapping his short tail. Weed had spoken a little of his sad woes regarding Da’in, but Yellowy didn’t pay any attention to that and got along well with Da’in. There wasn’t a proverb saying that speaking into a cow’s ear was like knocking at a deaf man’s door for nothing.
Weed briefly assessed that the battle speed had become faster.
“He’s finally worth the cost of his grass.” Weed was infinitely stingy with his praise! Since Yellowy was earnestly carrying around a bag and even taking part in battle, even slightly positive words came from Weed. “What’s the market price of Korean cows these days? Before a person who’ll buy meat at a high price shows up, it’ll be better not to sell him.”
Breaking through the underground prison! It was a very large labyrinth, but Weed didn’t even struggle in the middle of it. It was a dungeon that others had already explored, so he had determined the overall path through Dirtman and had run over with precision.
The priests of the Matallost Church were emaciated and wearing robes black with dirt.
“Who are you?”
“I defeated the Embinyu Church and came to bring you back.” Weed showed them a relic of the Matallost Church. Only then did the priests believe him.
“Why have you come only now to save us?”
“Dang, I thought us old guys would be locked up here forever and just die.”
They were actually irritated that he hadn’t saved them quickly. If you didn’t go through a quest earnestly, these kinds of complaints would come up.
Weed also had much to complain about. ‘I came here as fast as I could after making sculptures, selling japtem, and selling off the quest. I did the best that I could.’
He had pride that allowed him to justify himself in any situation! Other players would lack the patience and could’ve even gotten angry at the old priests for being so unscrupulous, but Weed wasn’t like that.
“I apologize. It was because I was trying to convey you safely, as remnants of the Embinyu Church may have been hiding. For now, please come out with us.” Since the old priests were also his clients, he didn’t forget to put on a friendly smile.
“In any case, thank you for coming to rescue us.”
The priests rose from their seats. Weed was able to easily release them from the shackle-like apparatuses on their ankles even though he wasn’t a Thief. He used his Blacksmithing skill to get rid of them altogether. There was no way he would miss out on a chance to get good iron material.
“Please release us, too!”
Many other prisoners were tied up in the place where the priests of the Matallost Church had been held. There were 35 people from Dwarf, Elf, Barbarian, and hunter races who were scattered in the North on a small scale. Weed released all of them as well.
At around that time, the people who had received the Rescue the Prisoners of the Matallost Church quest and had been hunting in the area gathered.
“What, he’s here already?”
“How did he come so quickly?”
The participants of the quest that had dumbfounded them hadn’t thought he would arrive so quickly, even if he was Weed.
It was now time to leave the underground prison. The path out of the prison wasn’t very difficult– they were able to leave quickly because the spectators who had followed Weed in were hunting in the important points of the underground prison and the players who were participating in the quest cleaned up the monsters.
“We give you our thanks for saving us.”
“I simply did what I had to do.”
“There is something we must do as soon as possible, so would you wait for a moment?”
“Yes. If it is a righteous deed, I will wait however long it takes.”
Under the watchful gaze of Weed and the quest participants, the Matallost Church’s priests went to the temple, cleaned, and lit torches. Then they performed a ritual that appeased the vengeful spirits of the River of Lamentation.
SWOOSH!
Then the stagnant and murky waters of the River of Lamentation flowed smoothly downstream.
Ding!
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Rescue the Prisoners of the Matallost Church |
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The River of Lamentation has been revived. The river that flows with the tears of the souls who suffered unfair deaths! The priests of the Matallost Church will repent their errors that sprung from greed and resume the work of guiding souls. |
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– Contribution to the Matallost Church has increased by 2,700. – Level has increased. – With the purification of the River of Lamentation, Fame has increased by 320. – Faith has increased by 37. – Luck has increased by 4. |
It was quite a considerable compensation. The reward was from the Matallost Church that guided with death becoming active again.
Weed hadn’t explored the underground prison to save the prisoners. He had left most of the annoying tasks to other players, but even so, his level went up by 1.
Yurin, Da’in, and the other players went up 10 to 20 levels thanks to the huge EXP they earned as a reward.
“Yahoo!”
“This quest is the best!”
To those who had participated, it was a quest that had given them a big reward that was tough to swap with any kind of treasure.
Weed didn’t get butthurt over the level ups of the others. Naturally, you would get stronger if your level went up. However, stats or skill proficiency were more important than that. If you only raised your level quickly, then in the end, your stats would fall short of your raised level. That would make your growth lag, so it was actually faster to backtrack quite a bit.
As the change from the completion of the quest, the contaminated River of Lamentation that had been murky with yellowness slowly became clearer.
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– As the River of Lamentation has gradually come to perform its role, the seed of unrest in the Versailles Continent has decreased. Health will decline due to death and the chance of misfortune decreases by 13%. When raising Undeads, Necromancers will need a little more Mana. |
The old mercenary Smith spoke heavily. “So this is what happened. The Matallost Church… I thought it was a church that had only harmed the Versailles Continent…”
Ding!
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Old Smith’s Second Curiosity Completed |
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The old drunkard Smith has come to know the truth about the Count Savoid’s true identity and the Matallost Church. The very curious old mercenary was able to resolve one of the not-quite-right memories of his past. |
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– Fame has increased by 260. – The prerequisites for the Agent of the Niflheim Empire quest have been completed. |
The A-rank difficulty quest was resolved. He had taken Smith and had proceeded with the River of Lamentation purification and the fight with the pursuers of the Embinyu Church. It wasn’t just the resolution of Smith’s curiosity about Count Savoid; it had to be regarded as the resolution of a part of the entire chain quest as well.
The old Mercenary Smith said, “Then come anytime to the tavern where I was. Since it’s you who gave me lots of alcohol, I should be able to buy you a drink. I know quite a lot, so ask if there’s anything you’re curious about anytime.”
That was the poor Mercenary Smith’s absurdly scanty reward. How much wine and brandy had he gulped up until now… However, Weed didn’t argue. He had received many unreasonable quests because of his uncontrollably high Fame. There were times when the reward was big, but there were also times when it was small.
He tried to be understanding with an open mind. ‘Looks like I’ll have a nightmare tonight.’
In exchange, he resolved to write a ton of insults about Smith in his journal.
“I gained many experiences because I was able to do this with you, elder. It is a pity that we cannot travel the Versailles Continent together anymore.”
The Mercenary Smith laughed, revealing the gaps in his sparse teeth. “It’s time for the old me to return to the tavern. It’s enough that I did adventures when I was young. Even if I do have a curiosity, I don’t think I’ll be able to move in person anymore. That’s right, I shouldn’t need my mercenary card anymore, either. I’ll give it to you.”
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– You have acquired an S-rank Mercenary Card of the Proam Alliance Guild. |
Weed wasn’t one to refuse a gift or bribe given to him.
“Identify!”
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Proam Alliance Guild Mercenary Card: |
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A mercenary card made with bronze. Grade: S |
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Option: Can carry out all Mercenary guild quests as desired. Can receive 200% more for request fees. |
It was a mercenary card, which could be called a precious treasure for Mercenaries; even if they weren’t Mercenaries, many people used the Mercenary guild to receive quests.
‘It should be good if I sell it off.’
Considering the scarcity of mercenary cards on top of that, he would be able to get an enormous price for it. He could tell from the just fact that the players who had gone through the Rescue the Prisoners of the Matallost Church quest with him were all astir over it.
The old Mercenary Smith gave him another gift. “Take this as well.”
Weed took it as he was told again.
It was an antique seal that had a stamp made of jade and a golden dragon crafted with gold that could be used as a handle. A very old item, its color wasn’t like that of goods these days. A part of the jade stamp was also broken.
“Identify!”
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Unknown Seal: |
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This is a very precious object made by an extremely exceptional sculptor. It is an item that the old Mercenary Smith didn’t sell despite his alcohol tabs that accumulated. Having gone through war and a long period of time, there is slight damage to it. |
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Option: Grants special good luck. |
Weed raised his head. It occurred to him that this was a remarkable item.
“What is this?”
“It’s something I picked up in Count Savoid’s mansion, back in my Mercenary days. I’ve been treasuring this seal because it seemed like good luck was coming my way after getting it, but… you can use it now.”
“I will receive it gratefully.”
Weed put the seal into his pocket.
Ding!
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– You have obtained an imperial treasure of the Niflheim Empire. |
It was as he expected beforehand. ‘Looks like the Agent of the Niflheim Empire quest will happen with this.’
If he wanted to find out the exact origins of the item, he needed a slightly more powerful identification.
‘There’s something I have to take care of first.’
Weed looked around. There were many players who were fascinated while watching the transformation of the River of Lamentation. Since it would cause a historical change on the Versailles Continent, it also wasn’t hard to see someone busily sending a whisper.
“My level went up by 4. I got a lot of Fame, too.”
“Really? Damn. I should’ve taken the quest too. I heard the hunting in the underground prison was pretty good?”
He could also see the players who had gotten the Rescue the Prisoners of the Matallost Church quest being happy.
Weed spoke to them. “Everyone.”
“…?”
“The quest did not end with the rescue of the Matallost Church prisoners.”
“It was a chain quest?”
“Then will you share another quest?”
Like a generous man from the countryside, Weed put a big smile on his face as he nodded. “Of course. It’s a quest we started together, so shouldn’t we see it to the end together?”
Matallost Church’s chain quest!
The priests of the Matallost Church were walking towards Weed.
“Though we have been relieved of a great anxiety, there are too many things that must still be done. We also have to pick out new devotees in order to right the church…”
“I get the anxious feeling that there are still those who follow the Embinyu Church in this area.”
The Destruction of the Embinyu Church 11th Sect and the Matallost Church’s Long-Cherished Wish requests were still left.
‘The remnants of the Embinyu– there ought to be quite a powerful group left over, so they’ll probably have to be completely defeated. And for the Matallost Church’s Long-Cherished Wish, they’ll likely want to take in a lot of devotees and prosper as much as any other church.’
He could roughly tell what kind of requests were left from their names alone.
It wasn’t bad for Morata, either. The Matallost Church was a militant group with considerable holy power! With the heal, blessing, and holy offensive magic they had shown when escaping from the underground prison, there would be quite a lot of people who would want to become devotees. If he allowed beginners to use the movement portal to the River of Lamentation as well, the revival of the Matallost Church would be good for Morata, at least! Even if it was a chain quest, the sweetness of the quest had been sucked dry after destroying the Embinyu Fortress and even rescuing the Matallost Church prisoners. Weed planned on sharing the quests to the others here instead of fulfilling them himself.
“WOAH!”
“The Lord of Morata, Wargod Weed will share the chained quest.”
“Hooray for Morata’s Lord!
The people who had been unable to hide their jealousy while looking at the River of Lamentation gathered quickly.
“Please share it with me!”
“Me! Me first!”
They were like baby chicks who were opening their beaks to receive a worm that the momma bird had caught!
Weed spoke. “However, a fixed participation fee of 998 Gold…”
“…”
“…”
There was a calm silence.
Weed’s words just spread far and wide. “This is a chance that comes few and far in between. I will cut 30 Gold for those who have brought at least 2 friends or teammates. If at least 7 people apply, I will even give a group discount.”
This was unmistakably a rip off.
Like making excessive profits at a beach in the summer holiday season, it was a rip off they really couldn’t refuse!
Only Hwaryeong was smiling prettily as she rejoiced. “How awesome! Weed-nim is even sharing a quest that he got with difficulty to others; he is kind to a fault.”
Unexpected release, thank you very much 😛
2nd….?
36th????
Thank you! The only way today could get better would be a surprise release of ID. I appreciate your work.
1: I wish I had some of the Geomchis insanity.
2: A girl in love is blind to all faults.
I second the first, and the second too!
number 2 will really work great for me.
Thank you for the unexpected update! 😀
Leave it to Weed to find another way to earn money somehow. XD
thank you very much for the translation translators! Many thanks towards the Author!!
thanx for the update
Thank you so much for the unexpected release! And thanks for translating this awesome series so well! I cry a little when I think about you dropping LMS after this volume 🙁
sigh.. next chapter of LMS will be the last..
No. He’ll gain the Niflheim empire soon, but it isn’t the ’emperor’ position often mentioned. The Niflheim empire is simply one of the many nations. He needs to gain control of the rest as well. There are also a lot of loose ends that need to be tied
Few things the series wont end without addressing (unless it is canceled.. O.O ):
– The museum
– The greedy players of the village
– The war in the central continent
– The end of the resurrection army
– The embinyu church
– Seyoon getting her voice back
– D’ain thing getting resolved
– Whareyong realising she should be dating me 😛
– The ultimate necromancer
– Bad Ray and the Hermes Guild vs. Weed
– The dragon
– The super long moon sculptor quest
– Real world ramifications of being crowned emperor
And then you have the extra stuff he’ll probably try and work into the story like colossal transformation, mythic sculpture life giving, the vampire ego sword, mastering sculpting, mastering blacksmithing (for the dwarf guys, not necessarily weed), the favor of the various countries he has worked for, the black gamer couple, sister mastering painting, swordnoobs establishing a respectable guild or dojo in-game, who Mapan is, sis and seph ship.
NO, i meant it will be the last one in japtem to be translated.. and for v19 which is still being translated with no release date, we’ll have to wait a couple of months for v19 to be totally finished. After that Need wait for author’s approval on the translators translating v21 onwards :I
and yea i’ve read most of the summaries in LMS XD uptill v42. it kinda gets boring when he spent A LOT OF TIME in the past(time travel)
I’m pretty sure the Hermes guild doesn’t win either (I only know about their first encounter, but I assume there will be others), despite their underhanded tactics.
Regarding the Geomichis higher levels, you should also remember that Weed loses levels every time he grants life to a sculpture. I’m pretty sure he has given up over 30 levels by the end of volume 20.
Its not a huge plot point, but my favorite part in all the translated chapters (including those on RR) I have read so far was seeing how Tori makes his way back into Weed’s service.
I was really hoping he’d keep from animating the religious statues. -_-
I don’t know how it goes down, but I expect the churches were pissed and the city loses some of its lustre. Although the author was never clear on whether the statue bonuses can still be actvated after the statues are brought to life.
It’s kind of annoying that the author went the easy route of going to the past. I get it that he made a lot of backstory and wants to bring it to the fold, especially if he couldn’t readily think of something to happen in the story, but time travel usually doesn’t work well in stories unless it is one-way (IMHO). I’m guessing that’s how he resurrected the Niflheim kingdom then, as well as did some scuplture quests?
I hope that Weed doesn’t just get attacked by players in the future. I was hoping it would evolve in such a way that he’d get more and more guilds and players to follow him along with the vast amount of NPCs he’s got and make an actual empire, instead of just ruling as a singular individual.
I’m not surprised about Bad Ray. We already know that he focuses on using skills to fight, as well as fully utilizing his guild to level up. It makes sense for his character not to deal with Weed alone, especially when Weed hasn’t been involved in diplomacy at all and therefore stands alone (to a degree).
We’re going to have to have an in-depth discussion on how best to divide Weed’s harem. As clearly we will both be replacing Weed ASAP. 😛
It’s sad that they wont be translating more of it. We can be thankful though that Royal Road is still translating it (even if it will take some time) and that they did as much as they’ve done. I also hope that the author gives permission to continue to translate the novels, but how awesome is it that he was willing to translate this far??? Sounds like an awesome guy. I feel like we, as a community should send him a message or something, showing how much we love his series and wish we could read it in English.
for the stats which he is keeping.. e=lets just say.. once the statues/sculptures are created his stats bonus are integrated into the system. Which means even if the statues a re destroyed do to some freak accident or by players he will still retain them for his effort. If it was possible to reduce a player sculptures status by destroying his work of art then NO ONE WOULD WANNA BE A SCULPTURER!
So what if they have high stats then every players.. all the jealous players need to do would be destroy his work to drop his stats which gained by working on a sculpture for days.. Get what im saying XD
also abt the time travel.. im guessing it is releated to his S rank quest? since the main enemy is from embinyu church.. you should see HOW the real world in RR was in the past.. the number of strong opponents.. the current age of RR seems like a piece of cake.. also.. hehe he has a new empire(or should it be old since he went to past.)
*drum roll for spoiler below from now on*
he literally owns the south in the past. Like how the hermes will own central and weed will own north in the future.
He owns south by providing them with something more essential then gold. 1 hint south is like a desert, very hot..dry..
Water! he provides them with limitless supply of them(Sculpture skill- element sculpting? one of the rare skill he is seeking to learn from all the previous sculpting master so e can make it rain,snow,wind, break/create the environment. 1 e.g he changes a swamp into a farm land lol ).
so he becomes a ruler of the south and the warriors are all hardy people
Hi, just asking. Where do you read the summary for LMS?
If I recall correctly, the author told RRL they could not translate after volume 20, and to check back in a couple of years or so. Something like that.
Royal Road has recently announced that volume 19 will be translated by the end of this month. News of volumes 21+ will be announced after volume 19 is released.
Gnod5 is right. Check the site of royalroadl.com to see the latest news. They plan on releasing the rest of chapters of Volume 19 on or before October 31. And on October 31 too, they are going to provide an update about the Volume 21+ translation permission.
Oh, Weed! The king of scammers…
Thanks for the chapter, though the flow seems a little off.
Like near the end, with him asking to share a chain quest before it was even stated/given (then kinda backtracked to explain), or in the middle with how it just cuts off when describing how he was passing through the dungeon to him talking with the priests. (Though it could just be me.)
I can explain the latter part with the chain quest.
It’s because it isn’t an ordinary chain quest. It’s three chains of quest connected together. The church, the mercenary and the empire. He got the players to help with the last part of the church chain of quests and finished the merc on his own. The merc was a prerequisite for the third chain of quests because then he received the seal. What can we ascertain about it? Well it’s an important Niflheim relic and seals carry immense authority. So most likely it is the seal of the empire. Weed probably realizes this and knows that he’ll need to restore it and then retake the empire. That’s why he not only offered the quest, but tried to rope in as many as he could by offering discounts (remember he HATES losing money so this is a big deal for him). He knows he’s going to need a ton of high level players and is doing his best to get them. Next chapter he’ll devote himself to repairing the seal while the players are gathering. He’ll then make a grand entrance when he finished the seal (and receives the quest) and set off uniting the land.
What I meant was this passage:
“Weed spoke to them. “Everyone.”
“…?”
“The quest did not end with the rescue of the Matallost Church prisoners.”
“It was a chain quest?”
“Then will you share another quest?”
Like a generous man from the countryside, Weed put a big smile on his face as he nodded. “Of course. It’s a quest we started together, so shouldn’t we see it to the end together?”
Matallost Church’s chain quest!
The priests of the Matallost Church were walking towards Weed.
“Though we have been relieved of a great anxiety, there are too many things that must still be done. We also have to pick out new devotees in order to right the church…”
“I get the anxious feeling that there are still those who follow the Embinyu Church in this area.”
The Destruction of the Embinyu Church 11th Sect and the Matallost Church’s Long-Cherished Wish requests were still left.
‘The remnants of the Embinyu– there ought to be quite a powerful group left over, so they’ll probably have to be completely defeated. And for the Matallost Church’s Long-Cherished Wish, they’ll likely want to take in a lot of devotees and prosper as much as any other church.’
He could roughly tell what kind of requests were left from their names alone.”
He told them that there was another quest, but he hadn’t received it yet, then all of a sudden, they had the priests go up to him, to give him the quest. It just seems like bad flow there, like a whirlpool. To me it would have been better to have to priests give him the quests, then him asking the players, cuz they have proof he gets a chain quest, and he can actually give it to him. Though, you could say he was just trying to get their attention, it just felt like it cut off, with the whole him saying of course, then a cut in of the quest being given, followed by the player’s reaction.
I wonder if the Matallosts will build a church in Morata or just rely on traffic through the portal?
I’m guessing traffic for now, temple later. He mentioned being willing to let newbs through to strengthen the church. And let’s not forget that the church is in such disrepair, that it consists of maybe a dozen of members.
I know, I was just curious if they’d bother with a temple in Morata proper. The portal lets out pretty at their temple’s front door (I think) and is very advantageously located in Morata’s main square. But I could still see them doing it for political/prestige reasons even if there’s not much practical need.
There is a Temple of Lugh in Morata, to complement Freya. Putting Matallost would likely contradict the two faiths.
As action-packed as this volume as been, I can’t wait for the last chapter.
after this vol go royalroadl to read from v18 onwards XD also even though v19 is not complete i REALLY RECOMMEND YOU READ VOLUME 20!
no worries you are just missing 4 chaps worth from v19 but v20 will more then make up for it 😛 infact it will make up with double or triple
thanks for the chapter
[Weed didn’t get butthurt over the level ups of the others.]
Really? Butthurt? Did the author turn into a 13 year old for this chapter?
Thanks for the chapter.
He still don’t get the next quest. He doesn’t know where to go now, Right? He needs to find it first.They’ll get mad if he happen to not be able to participe.
Mc is supposed to be greedy. Gets an item that can double income from a type of quest. Decides to sell the cow because he wants milk (an idiom because a one time payment isn’t going to be higher than the income he could earn if he accepted occasional mercenary quests, he’s selling a cow because he wants the thing the cow can give him).