The Status Window Disappeared

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On the day Chris and his party decided to depart, it was drizzling rain from the morning.

Traveling in the rain is a daunting task, and Tyrone looked at him as if he could take another day off. However, Chris’s mind seemed to have already arrived at the ruins.

Tyrone climbed onto the horse with a disinterested expression, putting on his hood and asking as if complaining.

“It’s good to go to the ruins, but wouldn’t it be better to get a request from the mercenary guild first?”

“no. Let’s avoid doing anything suspicious.”

Chris had little experience as a mercenary in Seydran.

Therefore, it would be difficult to receive a request from the royal family.

No matter how much he is attracting the ranks, he must have a minimum level of trust in order to intervene.

In the end, the three of them left Seydran’s capital with a slightly uneasy feeling.

Illesis looks back at the royal academy where Rosefeld is staying and leans on Chris’s back. Chris wrapped his travel robe over her body to keep out the cold rain.

The momentum of the rain pouring down from the sky was unusual, but adventurers heading to the ruins were seen on the roadside.

Chris, who was following them in the rain, was able to confirm the appearance of the ruins before long.

The view from the small hill easily exceeded his expectations.

I thought it would be nice to have a small tent or street vendor.

What caught Chris’s eyes was a very full-scale base camp.

Dozens of large and small tents inside the fairly high and wide wooden fence.

In the center of the camp, as many as five flags were hung wet with rain.

There are quite a few things like peddlers’ wagons, and the cave that corresponds to the entrance to the ruins is full of people.

Chris, who took a moment to swallow his saliva, focused his gaze on the flag, which was stretched and unrecognizable.

“Dyden Principality in Seidran Kingdom, is that the Pione Kingdom flag?”

“There are all these guys who say they use their strength around here. They must have banded together to prevent other countries from interfering, right?”

Chris nodded as Tyrone guessed anxiously.

“maybe.”

“As expected, wouldn’t it be better to go back to the capital and receive a request from the mercenary guild? It must be pretty hard to hide there… … .”

Illesis, who was looking over Chris’ shoulder at the base camp, also said a word.

If you use the ghost horse’s ability, you can easily overcome such a barrier, but… As it is presumed that the religious affiliation was behind this incident, it would not be hasty to use it.

However, Chris shook his head with strange confidence.

“No, it’s okay to just go.”

“what? Do you check there too?”

As Tyrone said, there are quite a few guards at the entrance to the base camp.

I don’t think the checks were very strict, but they weren’t careless either.

Without a request from the mercenary guild, it seemed that he would not be able to enter the wooden fence.

“It’s okay, trust me and follow me.”

Laughing off his colleagues’ concerns, Chris left the ghost horse and approached the camp.

He joined the end of the long procession, and after a while, when it was his turn, he confidently stepped forward.

A soldier greeted him, looking tired of rain-soaked mud and endless marches.

“Where do you guys come from?”

“The kingdom of Seidran.”

“Okay, so did you get the request from the mercenary guild?”

“There is no such thing.”

The guards, as well as Tyrone and Illesis, were very embarrassed by his confident reply.

Seeing his impudence, the guards, full of spirits, rebuked him in an annoyed voice.

“Where are you coming without a request! Can’t you turn it off soon?”

“what? What is your human official name?”

Instead of stepping back, Chris got angry and glared at the guard.

His actions are so proud that the guards unknowingly shrink back and reply stupidly.

“Uh huh?”

“The guild asked me to go away, so I came. What kind of request is it to freeze to death? If you do something like this bastard, your head will fly off right away?”

The guard, who blushed at Chris’s threatening tone, set up veins on his forehead, but he soon regained his composure and took good care of his opponent.

Unlike the mercenaries he had passed so far, Chris possessed equipment of a different level.

In addition, among the colleagues in the back, there is even a rare wizard.

In order to survive while working as a guard, you must know your opponent well and attack them.

I’m sure, the ‘head’ that the man in front of me mentioned earlier is not just a metaphor for a job.

A good mercenary never warns twice.

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Meanwhile, more and more loud noises came from the back of the procession, not knowing what was going on.

The mercenaries who ran in the rain and wind felt the need to vent their emotions.

Unfortunately for the guardsmen, irritation and anger in a crowd are easily contagious.

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Moreover, its speed is not inferior to any germs in the world.

“You bastards, can’t you do it fast? Are you taking a nap in front of me?”

“The weather is bad, so hurry up and let me in!”

An atmosphere where a riot is likely to break out if you stay still.

The guards who witnessed the commotion of the mercenaries urged their colleagues in charge of Chris.

Since this camp was jointly owned by five countries, the guards had people from all five countries.

In fact, this wasn’t the first time something like this had happened, so the guards reluctantly let Chris in.

Hearing the cries of the mercenaries, he curses and grumbles at the mercenary guild.

“Guild guys, let’s do our job properly… Go ahead.”

As expected, Chris passed the checkpoint with ease and moved to the entrance of the ruins, looking around at the mercenaries inside.

Tyrone and Illesis, who had been holding their breath all this time, marveled at his skill.

“Son, you have good guts.

“Did you know it would turn out like this?”

“Originally, the mercenary guild’s work is not very good. It’s even weirder when the five countries are jointly guarded and the checks go well.”

Chris slowly scanned the inside of the camp, apologizing to the guardsman.

There were quite a few mercenaries and adventurers who arrived aiming for the ruins, as well as merchants and bards.

So far, the clergy of the church union have not been noticed… It’s too early to be relieved though.

Even if they weren’t clerics, there could be members of the Church Alliance among mercenaries and adventurers.

As Chris, who was looking around, heads for the ruins, Tyrone in the back stops him.

“for a moment! Are you planning on entering the ruins already?”

“No, we’re just scouting from afar. There might be some clues that will tell you what kind of ruins it is.”

They still couldn’t decide whether that place was really the ruins of Argal or not.

It could be that false information has been spread, so you have to check it first.

As the group made their way to the end of the camp, they found a cave located beyond the new barrier.

Chris, who was careful not to be swept away by the crowds around him, found a familiar pattern at the entrance of the cave.

That thing that makes me dizzy just by looking at it is the holy mark of Argal, the bust.

It was a pattern that I had seen before on the altar of the evil god and the headquarters of the black flag.

Other guards stood guard in the cave, which must have been cleverly hidden in trees, bushes, and moss.

It wasn’t that they controlled the entry of adventurers separately, but it seemed that they did a simple baggage check.

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Maybe they’re worried that they’ll steal something.

Tyrone, who had been inspecting the cave wearing the Eye of the Lord for the first time in a while, clicked his tongue when he found a pattern hidden next to the holy mark of the god.

“Ummm, what else is that?”

“Did you find anything?”

Chris, who was not expecting much from Jusin’s eyes, was startled and asked.

Tyrone frowned as if he didn’t like that reaction, but explained without delay.

“There is a shield-shaped crest next to the holy mark of the bust. It’s a sentence that can only be seen with the eyes of the main god, so it must have some meaning… … .”

“It’s a shield-shaped crest.”

Chris and Illesis were also lost and wandering around, when a pleasant voice came from the back of the group, feeling a sense of déjà vu.

The voice, which even contains a kind of rhyme, gives them untimely lessons.

“Usually, the shield pattern means the guardian or guard of the ruins. It’s almost forgotten now, but it also means the shield knight that was the pride of Tommel Kingdom… But in this case, it just shows the purpose for which the ruins were built.”

“What?”

As the surprised party quickly turned around, the owner of the voice smiled and waved at them. Chris makes a strange expression when he sees the singer who appears without any warning.

The singer trembled as if making fun of those who were startled by his sudden appearance and did not respond.

“Ah, what is it? Did everyone know Shall I just go?”

“What are you doing here, King of Kings?”

Chris’ question implied the meaning of ‘Did you spread this rumor?’

After reading it, the king quickly shook his head and denied the charges against him.

“I just came because I heard an interesting rumor. A few days ago, I heard that the King of Kings was beaten up by some adventurers, so I came to investigate it and the ruins were excavated… … .”

“Aha, let’s change seats.”

Chris headed to the tent located in the corner of the camp.

In tents slightly larger than the others, peddlers were selling drinks and food.

When Chris ordered a drink that was cool and tasty, albeit rather expensive, the singer happily drank it.

“Hey, they’re friends who know a little something. Do you have any questions?”

“A lot. Do you know of a denomination union?”

Chris, who had a lot of doubts, did not refuse the other person’s favor.

If you can get this kind of information by paying for a drink, it’s no different than eating it for free.

Singer slowly plucks the strings of the lute and explains comfortably.

“Did you know that they were behind this incident? Oh, did you just take a picture? I was guessing, but there was no evidence?”

He looked at Chris’ expression and predicted the other person’s answer.

Chris, who gained confidence thanks to this, was not satisfied with that.

“What were they thinking in revealing this information? Originally, I was going to seal the status window… … .”

“Yeah I don’t know. Anyway, I’m pretty sure they found this place first. Because they mobilized our children and spread rumors about Argal and the ruins. But you don’t like them either? Well, since I was hit in the back of the head when the black flag base was set up, it must be so.”

Chris couldn’t hide his astringent expression when the singer knew so much about him.

If he didn’t know anything else, he thought that only his party and priests knew about the incident just mentioned.

The king of singers smiles at his gaze and pretends to be humble.

“My only skills are storytelling and singing, so you should know that much.”

“Do you know about Argal, the bust?”

“no. I don’t know what the hell that man was doing. Looking at what they’re doing, it’s clear that they’re very powerful and sinister… … .”

When the king scratched his head shyly and replied, Tyrone returned the story to its original trajectory.

“So, what did you say earlier? The shield-shaped crest indicates the purpose for which the ruins were built?”

“That’s right, it’s engraved at the entrance of the ruins, so of course it’s that way. Originally, it was made so that only the clergy of the evil gods could read it. Maybe they couldn’t find anyone other than me or you?”

Judging from what he said, it seems that the king of singers also has a knack for seeing through illusions.

As the story returned to the starting point, Illesis, who had been quiet until now, asked in a small muttering voice.

“If it’s a shield pattern… Is it a ruin created to protect something?”

“Similar, but different. Think more intuitively.”

“What exactly does the pattern look like?”

As the king of singers pauses for his own pleasure, Chris looks at Tyrone.

Tyrone used the water on the table to draw the pattern he saw.

A crest that looks like a large five-pointed shield split vertically.

As soon as Chris saw it, he thought of an epic item from Arios Online.

“hmm… Isn’t this the Shield of Faith icon?”

“Is that so? Now that I think about it, it seems similar… … .”

“okay. That ruin is a place to keep the original Shield of Faith.”

“The original of the epic item?”

Chris and his party recalled the deformed sword the Sword King was holding at the singer’s words.

When he saw the Blade of Grief and said it was a counterfeit, I kind of noticed it, but I didn’t think there was really an original Epic item.

The king of singers nodded confidently and neatly answered Chris’ questions that had been put off so far.