novelraw Chapter 69: The Things We Made Together (1)
Chapter 69: The Things We Made Together (1)
Translator: Dreamscribe
Arsilan.
A world created by everyone together.
More enjoyably, more fun.
Sometimes it was so sad it made their hearts ache, but they learned how to keep moving forward without giving up. That's why this world was so precious to the heroes.
They could accomplish something of their own that they couldn't even try in reality. No one laughed at them. No matter how foolish the act, they received support.
Because everyone was like that!
There were many heroes who were receiving much support for making mini desserts to gift to the fairies.
The fairies who appeared in Arsilan excited many heroes. Fairies were fundamentally coy, but if given a gift, they would accept it as if reluctantly. When in a good mood, they would even strike a pose for a photo.
Title: Fairies are precious...
My hobby is making clothes for figurines...
I never thought I could make use of this hobby in Arsilan.
(Attachment: Fairy-nim wearing the clothes I made)
She wore them when I asked...
She even gave me a buff saying I worked hard.
I'm glad I'm alive.
Now I have no regrets even if I die, but if I die I can’t make Fairy-nim’s clothes, so I will keep living.
Anonymous1(KR): The clothes are pretty. Try applying for monetization. I’ll buy them.
└CutesySqueezy (Author): I applied! Thank you
FairyMyth: Aaaaah! So cute I'm going crazy!
Anonymous2(US): Wonderful! A role model for heroes!
SockThief: Even the socks are cute, haha
The fairies were coy, but when given a gift, they would bestow useful buffs upon the heroes.
Starting with the fairies, Arsilans came with a large-scale update.
The Arsilan people who awoke from their seal and returned to their homeland. They were moved seeing the world the heroes had protected and created together. The heroes, in turn, were glad and felt proud seeing the reactions of the Arsilan people.
“To think it could be this green....”
The old man dropped to his knees as he sniffed the scent of flowers and shed tears.
There were also golems over 3 meters tall. They silently gazed at Arsilan, and when a butterfly landed on their bodies, they settled down in the flower field. There were also reports of sightings of mermaids at Evanth’s lake and the beach.
There was a beach not far from International City Marogo. There was also a village there, which was always bustling with heroes. Recently, quite a few fishing boats have started appearing as well.
Jinwoo, in the form of Leon, was moving around to check the situation in Arsilan. The city and village achievement quests were progressing smoothly.
“Uwaaah!”
“Kyaaah!”
As the massive monster sleeping inside the temple awoke, it sent the heroes flying in all directions. It was a giant monster subjugation quest, one of the achievement quests in Glasses Village.
Instead of leaving their name behind, the hero who liberated the village made a wish to put glasses on every Arsilan person who came to the village.
[Ella is bewildered by your wish, but grants it due to your earnest heart.]
[All Arsilan people in Glasses Village now wear glasses.]
After a brief hesitation, Jinwoo granted the wish.
Glasses Village had such a story.
As the giant snake whipped its tail, the heroes were flung away.
It wasn’t quite the massive skull that had decorated the end of Episode 1, but it was still immensely large. It took thousands of heroes swarm it just to barely fight it.
“That size is insane.”
“Wow....”
“How are we supposed to kill that?”
The giant snake rampaging as it smashed pillars and temples was truly overwhelming. It showed off a terrifying appearance, as expected of a monster carefully designed by FS Games staff.
In the case of International City Marogo, the volume of achievement quests was enormous. They consisted of cooperative quests including collecting rare materials, construction, defending against monster waves, monster raids, hosting grand festivals, and more.
Even Arsilan people affiliated with the city participated, and it was a level where it could only be completed with the involvement of all heroes regardless of their nationality. Even novice heroes had things to do in their own way, and achievement quests were exactly the type of content that allowed everyone to participate.
‘Nice.’
Jinwoo headed to Evanth. It was to consult with Helby about the Flying Mounts. Among the achievement quests in Evanth, there was one called “Cross Evanth from a place as high as the clouds”.
It was designed so that one could clear it if they acquired a flying mount through high Contribution Points.
‘To think they cleared everything except this quest.’
Jinwoo had severely underestimated the determination of the heroes.
Given the situation, he had to add the flying mount quickly.
He entered the Platinum Coin Shop, but Helby was nowhere to be seen. Even the Helby Lovers Group, who were always there, were absent.
“Hmm?”
Tilting his head, Jinwoo checked Helby’s location.
Helby was on a hill overlooking Evanth.
Jinwoo teleported nearby and walked up the hill.
Though lower than the place where the cabin used to be, it was still high enough to see all of Evanth and wide enough to be called an open field.
There, several heroes were riding bizarre contraptions they had built. As a hero ascended in a hot air balloon, everyone cheered.
“It’s flying!”
"Never mock Earth's science again!"
KABOOM!
Once it reached a certain altitude, the hot air balloon exploded.
“Ah....”
"Hmm, it's worth mocking."
The high skies of Arsilan were filled with winds and flowing magic power. It was extremely dangerous for Earth-style flying machines like airplanes or hot air balloons to rise into the skies of Arsilan. Because when they collided with the magical currents in the atmosphere, all sorts of extreme natural phenomena could occur.
Sensitive wings or similar abilities capable of detecting and riding the flow of magic were essential.
Jinwoo spotted the Helby Lovers Group.
Helby stood there with a displeased expression, and many Arsilan people of Evanth were watching the Helby Lovers Group. Tia was present, and so was Tiris, wearing her round glasses. Hasman, disguised as a handsome man, and Hallon, who had hidden his face and was running a church in Marogo, were there too.
And on this hill, there were many, many heroes gathered.
It was because of the posts continuously appearing on the Arsilan Strategy Board.
‘[Achievement] Only one Evanth achievement quest left! (Must read!)’
‘[Achievement] Any heroes coming to support Marogo?’
‘[Achievement] Recruiting heroes to catch big fish on fishing boats at seaside village Under the Sea!'
To clear achievement quests quickly, the remaining quests from each city and village were being posted. That’s why so many heroes could gather here too.
Except for a few villages settled by veteran players, everyone was rushing to challenge the achievement quests. Each quest offered sweet personal rewards, enough to spark passion.
In front of a steep slope, LifeHunter was seriously training Elkin and Elduck.
“If you try hard, you can fly too.”
Grrrr! Squeak!
Elkin and Elduck answered energetically.
“Yeah, that’s the spirit.”
Elkin and Elduck tried to fly, but due to their larger bodies, they couldn’t. Still, if they tried hard enough, gliding might be possible.
“Mm, mmph! Mmph!”
The Romantic Bard, who had been singing a strange song, was dragged off by heroes, gagged, and tied to a tree.
“Selling rice cakes. Selling wheat cakes. Please enjoy while watching.”
ForRiceMoney was selling rice cakes as he wandered through the crowd of onlookers. Jinwoo took in the scene for a moment before heading toward where Helby was.
“Oh! Leon-nim is here too?”
"Hehe, even Leon nim can't resist this!"
“Hello!”
Many heroes greeted him. Jinwoo politely returned each greeting one by one, which took quite a while. Because Leon always treated heroes with sincerity.
After that, he finally reached Helby’s side. She was looking displeased at the flying device the Helby Lovers Group was making. The flying machine resembled a dragon.
[You're here?]
[I came to discuss something, but I guess this isn’t the best time.]
Helby shrugged her shoulders.
[By the way, that suits you well.]
[......]
Helby’s horns were full of floral decorations. Newly born fairies had picked flowers and attached them to her horns. She didn’t particularly like it, but she didn’t push them away. The more she ignored them, the more the fairies clung on, that’s just how those creatures were.
Jinwoo approached the Helby Lovers Group. In front of them was a long projectile shaped like a dragon’s body, and they were busily moving around under the instructions of the Magic Engineer Hand Genius.
“Hand Genius-nim, I want to make the underside of the body glow too. Is that okay?”
“It’s possible, but...”
As Hand Genius hesitated, Wing Genius popped out from his front pocket and frowned.
“You greedy Dragon Horns! Pay up first!”
At Wing Genius’s words, Hellhound flinched and immediately deposited gold through the trade window. Then he subscribed to Inventor King Hand Genius.
“Thank you, customer.”
Wing Genius bowed politely and returned to the pocket. Hand Genius was helping the Helby Lovers Group to build a flying machine that would cross the skies over Evanth.
Tiris was coaching from behind Hand Genius.
“Not like that. Cross Line 1 and Line 3.”
“Won’t that cause a magic interference effect?”
Behind her round glasses, Tiris’s eyes sparkled. It was the kind of gaze a professor might have upon finding a student they want to take under their wing in graduate school.
“Excellent. There will indeed be interference, but at this level, it’s practically no problem.”
A chilling smile appeared on Tiris’s lips.
It was a rare change of expression. She seemed ready to drag them to the Magic Tower and raise them as her disciples.
Hellhound of the Helby Lovers Group was livestreaming.
-Wing Genius... way too cute.
-I heard she’s the queen.
-What’s up with Hand Genius... you’re famous now!
-Wow, the romance is real.
-I’m on a fishing boat right now, but cheering from afar!
The stream’s title was “14th Flight Challenge, This Time with Hand Genius-nim! Wing Genius Fairy Also Here.” Jinwoo watched the stream chat for a moment before approaching them.
“Hello? You’re making something amazing.”
“Haha! We just need to install the launcher now.”
Hellhound replied with a laugh to Jinwoo’s words.
“I heard you’ve tried many times.”
“This is our 14th attempt. It’s probably our last. We’re out of money. We barely gathered enough materials.”
Apparently, the Helby Lovers Group had spent all the money they’d saved up until now.
“What’s the reason you keep trying this hard?”
“Helby-nim is the ruler of the sky. So we have to be the ones leading at the front!”
Jinwoo turned his head and looked at Helby.
She smirked briefly, but when she met eyes with Jinwoo, she turned her head away.
“Helby Lovers Group’s Hellhound-nim! Where are you!”
“Over here!”
Official clerics from Evanth approached. They were ones aiming for the Priest class through the first job advancement. They sanctified the flying machine and recited a prayer.
“Leon-nim! Please imbue it with some energy!”
"I understand."
Jinwoo touched the flying machine with his hand and offered a simple prayer. He didn’t fix any of the clumsy parts. He didn’t want to interfere with their challenge.
A launcher, resembling a jump ramp, was installed, and Hellhound, who had the highest level among the Helby Lovers Group, boarded the flying machine along with the executive members.
Everyone watching took several steps back.
Hand Genius held a communication orb in his hand.
“Can you hear me?”
[We hear you loud and clear!]
Hellhound’s voice came from the orb.
“When the countdown ends, fire your magic into the magic device. You all are the engine. The magic device will compress your magic and expel it all at once.”
[Understood!]
“When I give the signal, operate in the order I taught you!”
It was questionable whether this would go well. Even if Tiris helped from behind, it was still very crude.
Jinwoo opened Hellhound’s livestream screen beside him.
-Whoaah! I’m nervous.
-But that’s not a plane, that’s a rocket, right?
-Once it goes up, it’ll work out somehow!
-I have to see thisㅋ
Many heroes in Arsilan paused what they were doing to watch Hellhound’s stream or the relay broadcast.
“We’re starting the countdown! 10!”
“10! 9!....”
At Hand Genius’s shout, Wing Genius echoed him. Then the heroes nearby all joined in the countdown. The Arsilan people, including Tia, joined as well.
Helby only moved her lips slightly, glancing around.
“5! 4! 3!....”
“2! 1!”
The expressions of the heroes and Arsilan people calling out the numbers looked full of joy.
“Launch!”
At the launch signal, a member of the Helby Lovers Group sitting at the tail of the flying machine unleashed magic.
“Fire Burst!”
“Fire Burst!”
D-rank fire spells burst out and were drawn into the magic device. The tail turned red-hot, and the flying machine began to vibrate violently.
The flying machine started to move forward along the launcher.
At first, it was slow.
KWA-AAANG!
As the compressed Fire Burst exploded from the tail, its speed increased exponentially. It sped to the end of the launcher and then soared into the sky.
“Oooooh!”
“It’s up!”
“Insane...!”
The heroes cheered.
Trailing a long line of flame, it ascended diagonally into the sky. Whenever the flame weakened, the passengers kept pouring in more magic.
-Wow! It keeps going up!
-What is that? A rocket?
-Now this is a game! Crazy freedom!
-ㅋㅋ I’m in Rox and I can see it from here too
Jinwoo watched the flying machine rising into the sky with admiration.
‘It actually flies.’
It accelerated steadily and continued rising.
Beneath the clouds was where the flow of magic was most intense. Breaking through that area was quite difficult. It was an easy task for Helby or Jinwoo, but for the current level of heroes, it was incredibly hard.
The flying machine glowed red as it collided with the magical currents. As if trapped in jelly, its speed began to slow down. At this rate, it might crash. Just as it was blocked by the flow of magic and unable to move forward.
“Now!”
When Hand Genius spoke into the orb, Hellhound, who was riding at the head, pressed the buttons in sequence.
SHHHRAK!
The wings unfolded.
The wings, which had been attached to the body, spread open and began to ride the flow of magic. They were made of the same fabric used to create Wing Genius’s wings, only scaled up.
“I-I’m flying?”
“Ooooh! It’s flying!”
-Hah!
-Crazy ㅋㅋit actually worked!
-It’s climbing!
Thanks to the wings, it rode the flow of magic and rose just beneath the clouds.
“Heh.”
Helby crossed her arms and laughed. The figure flying unsteadily beneath the clouds with wings spread looked just like a young dragon.
Jinwoo looked at Hellhound’s stream screen.
Arsilan could be seen below from high in the sky.
[Uwaaah! This is Hellburst No. 14! I can see Evanth!]
The city of Evanth came into view.
That day, the heroes were able to properly see the city Evanth for the first time. The flying machine crossed over the skies of Evanth. Just as everyone was looking up at the sky and cheering.
[Huh?]
KWA-AAANG!
The tail of the flying machine became engulfed in flames and exploded.
[Huh?]
[Uwaaaah!]
[J-Just use some magic!]
The wings shook wildly in the magical flow, and the direction changed. The Helby Lovers Group members tried their best to steer using magic.
KWA-AAANG!
But it only created even greater flames.
The flying machine, caught in the flow of magic, began to shoot away at high speed.
[P-Protection magic...!]
[Shield!]
[W-we're crashing!]
It was spectacular.
The sight resembled a falling comet.
Hand Genius tightly shut his eyes and put down the communication orb.
“To be honest, I specialize in fireworks....”
“Well, it was pretty. Hehe....”
As Hand Genius scratched the back of his head and spoke, Wing Genius added.
-Anyway, it flew.
-At this level, it’s a success.
The flying machine continued to accelerate along the flow of magic, drawing a long trajectory.
“What is that...?”
“A shooting star?”
Garsha and Mia tilted their heads.
The light was so bright it could be seen even from Lunatie.
“That’s rare.”
Luceren of Elvens calmly looked up at the sky. The flying machine quickly passed beyond Evanth’s territory and drew closer to Marogo.
Northern Grand Duke, who had set out on a path of training with Bakal and Kunka, looked up at the sky with her guild members.
“A comet?”
“Noona! Should we make a wish?”
“Hmm....”
Northern Grand Duke gave a slight chuckle and made a wish.
‘I wish for my family, friends, and all my connections to be healthy and happy.’
Having made that wish, she resumed her training.
The heroes fighting the giant snake looked up at the sky as their surroundings suddenly grew brighter.
“Huh?”
“W-what is that...?!”
KWA-AAANG!
The flying machine, falling at high speed, collided with the head of the giant snake. With an enormous explosion, the snake’s head burst apart.
“Ah....”
“D-did we just kill it?”
The snake that had tormented so many heroes met its end.
[Achievement Quest ‘Fly through the sky and gaze upon Evanth!’ has been completed.]
[You have acquired your rewards.]
*Title
[E] Rogue Flight Crew
You flew anyway, so good job.
Evanth Contribution Points +100
*You are now recorded as the first heroes to successfully fly by your own power.
[All achievement quests for Evanth have been completed!]
[Thanks to everyone’s effort, the ‘Fragment of Authority’ hidden in Evanth reveals itself.]
The achievement quests for Evanth were now complete.
[All achievement quests for Glasses Village have been completed.]
[Rewards are distributed according to contribution!]
With the death of the giant snake, the quest for Glasses Village was also completed.
Golden, shimmering fragments appeared in the centers of both Evanth and Glasses Village.
“Uwaaa!”
“We cleared it!”
“Wow, can’t believe we cleared it like this. What a god-tier game!”
“I have no idea what just happened, but we cleared it anyway!”
-Wait, did they build a missile?
-The power was insane!
-I’m speechless.
In any case, both Evanth and Glasses Village were in a festive mood. Jinwoo gave a soft chuckle and nodded.
‘Well..., I guess there’s no rush to update the flying mount.’
Jinwoo didn’t want to interfere with this achievement for a while.
As the noisy and joyful atmosphere continued, time passed, and achievement quests in other villages were also completed.
The moment all achievement quests were completed, the fragments that had appeared in the centers of each city and village began to radiate brilliant light.