novelraw Chapter 88: Qualification of a God (4)
Chapter 88: Qualification of a God (4)
Translator: Dreamscribe
There was no need to endure anymore.
It was time to indulge in pleasure without responsibility!
The heroes of the expedition gave themselves over to madness and desire. Without deep thought, they acted purely on instinct.
“Hehehe!”
“These bastards are carrying some good stuff?”
“Strip them all.”
The heroes first approached the ruling class gathered in the center of the village. The village chief was there, along with nobles from other cities and towns. However, to the heroes, they were nothing more than mobs loaded with items.
“U-uaaargh!”
“S-Stop it!”
Puk!
The heroes silenced them with a swing of their weapons.
When Jinwoo flicked his finger, the men trembled and removed all the accessories they were wearing. Rings, necklaces, and various other ornaments piled up in front of the heroes.
Jinwoo looked at them, then approached the man who appeared the most obese and grabbed his head, pulling it back. His soul was saturated with thick greed. At this level, he must have committed vile acts for quite a long time.
“Ugh!”
The man screamed and opened his mouth. All his teeth were made of gold and jewels. When Jinwoo looked at the heroes, they immediately understood and nodded.
“If he dies, it all turns to dust, so we gotta pull everything out before he dies.”
“Anyone got tools?”
"Ah! I have some!"
HandGenius took out a magic engineering tool. It looked like pliers, equipped with various functions. The hero who received the tool from HandGenius grinned and approached.
“Uugh, uuaaargh!”
The man screamed and trembled violently. After thoroughly looting the nobles, they began ransacking the buildings in earnest.
Inside the buildings were things that looked extremely valuable.
“Oh! Rare minerals! Wow... I’ve never seen anything like this before.”
HandGenius couldn’t contain his excitement as he saw the minerals stacked in a box. The heroes gathered anything that could be turned into money. The homeowners were inside, but it didn’t matter.
“H-How dare you! Aren’t you afraid of divine punishment..., kuhuk!”
“What the hell are you saying, you pig bastard.”
The homeowners all had bodies overflowing with fat. After beating them until they quieted down, they were casually tossed into the village center.
Haebyul smashed pots and destroyed furniture while searching the buildings.
“Wow, they hid it in a place like this.”
When a gold bar fell out of the broken furniture, she glared at the homeowner.
Swoosh!
Haebyul brought a sharp dagger to the homeowner’s neck. Although they didn’t speak the same language, the homeowner understood immediately and hurriedly pulled out and offered everything he had hidden.
Thud!
Haebyul struck the back of the homeowner’s head hard.
“You should’ve done that from the start.”
-noona... scary...
-Wow... I got scared.
-She’s really thorough. Like it’s her calling? ㅋ
-We’re still the good guys, right? We really are, right?
-Probably.
As they looted the buildings, treasures piled up in the village center.
There were so many that they couldn’t even fit them into their inventories.
The heroes put on the accessories and wore the necklaces. Some even had big earrings. They looked tacky, but that made it even more fun.
“Damn, this kinda feels hip?”
“A solid gold necklace, damn.”
“I put rings on every finger. Can’t even make a fist.”
“We’re rich now!”
Jinwoo let out a faint smile as he watched the excited heroes.
“Let’s loot the temple too.”
The temple was the last one left.
Jinwoo entered the temple with the heroes. Inside, it was filled with symbols of the god made entirely of jewels. There were priests too, holding up symbols representing the Lord of Greed, aiming them at the heroes.
“Demons! Begone!”
“How dare you trespass upon the domain of God!”
“You will suffer the curse of eternal damnation!”
That’s what the priests shouted.
The Lord of Greed had ruled as a god for over a hundred years and had built quite an entertaining world.
One of the heroes beside Jinwoo boldly approached them and split one in half.
“That’s blasphemy!”
After killing one of the priests, the hero shouted.
When Jinwoo and the other heroes looked at him, he scratched the back of his head a little awkwardly.
“...I just really wanted to say that.”
“Hmm..., it wasn’t bad.”
“You should’ve used a more solemn tone.”
The heroes followed up with feedback.
Jinwoo smashed the priests’ heads with the mace, then approached the altar and scooped up everything on it. The heroes also began tearing apart the temple, stripping anything that looked valuable.
“Wow! This stuff here is the real treasure.”
“Damn! They piled it up in whole boxes.”
“This temple’s a gold mine!”
The heroes’ dopamine continued to explode.
UruBear grabbed a handful of gold coins from a box with both hands.
“Uwahaha! Gold coins... It’s full of gold coins!”
-How much is all that ㅋㅋ
-Guys, please share the coordinates
-That’s a crazy honey pot.
-With that, you could buy a nice house in Solis.
The heroes beamed as they carried all the treasures out of the temple.
Jinwoo looked at the slaves.
They were kneeling and bowing their heads. They too were corrupted beings under the rule of the Lord of Greed. From the beginning, unless one was corrupted, they couldn’t appear in this land filled with the energy of erosion.
‘They’re bound to the nobles.’
They couldn’t defy the nobles’ commands.
Unfortunately, the slaves were also enemies. They could turn into soldiers and attack at any time.
Haebyul bit into a fruit that had been on a large table.
“Tastes good. Huh? Wow! My experience is going up?”
She looked surprised as she felt even a small amount of experience increase, then looked toward the other heroes.
The heroes all tried the fruits and food. Because they were filled with the energy of erosion, they granted experience points.
“Food that gives EXP!”
“This place is literally heaven!”
The heroes were regretful they couldn’t eat more due to being full. HandGenius installed the bombs he brought throughout the temple and buildings, and tied up the nobles and the ruling class of the village near them.
It was time to prepare for withdrawal.
Mummy soldiers began swarming from outside the village. The slaves, who had been bowing their heads, also stood up and began attacking the heroes.
“Soldiers incoming!”
“There’s a lot of them!”
“No wonder it felt too easy.”
The number of soldiers pouring in from all directions was massive.
“Let’s move everything to the ship first!”
When Jinwoo said that, the heroes shoved treasures into their pockets and clothes, grabbed treasure chests, and began running at full speed toward the ship.
“Leave the small stuff! Take the chests first!”
“Ugh! What a waste!”
Quite a few treasures were discarded. They desperately ran toward the ship with the big ones. Jinwoo also grabbed a chest and ran.
It was definitely a crisis.
“Run!”
“Hahaha!”
“This is crazy! I freaking love it!”
And yet, they laughed.
Being chased by enemies only made the joy of plundering even greater!
“Blow it up!”
“Yes!”
When Jinwoo shouted to HandGenius, HandGenius firmly pressed the switch.
BOOOOOM!
The village exploded and flames soared into the sky. The temple, the tallest structure in the village, collapsed in the blaze. The scene was clearly visible to the heroes.
“Damn!”
“Nice burn!”
“This is what invasion looks like!”
The whole village was going up in flames, but not all the soldiers had disappeared. The ones around the village started charging toward the heroes.
The heroes started running toward the ship again.
-They’re right behind us!
-Load the ship fast!
-Damn, can we even escape this?
As soon as the heroes reached the ship, they frantically loaded the treasures aboard. Jinwoo, watching the incoming soldiers, began casting a sacred spell. It was the mid-tier sacred technique, Sanctuary Creation.
As soon as the sanctuary formed around the ship, the soldiers were blocked as if hitting a barrier and couldn’t enter the sanctuary.
“Oh, ohhh! I feel the power rising!”
“Damn! This is a mid-tier sacred spell!”
“Let’s move quickly!”
-That sacred spell is nuts.
-This is why he’s a noble.
-Damn! Not a single one can get in.
The heroes inside the sanctuary received buffs and could move even faster.
“It’s all loaded!”
“Comfortable nim! Get on board!”
Jinwoo dismissed the sanctuary and boarded the ship. As soon as the sanctuary vanished, the soldiers swarmed toward the ship. HandGenius quickly inserted a shard of Magic Stone and set the ship in motion.
“Accelerate!”
At UruBear’s command, a mage unleashed wind-element magic.
The ship was heavy with treasure, making it hard to pick up speed. Soldiers clung to the ship, trying to climb aboard. The heroes swung their weapons and knocked them off.
“Ah, they’re in front too!”
HandGenius shouted, pointing ahead.
Soldiers were emerging from beneath the sand, attempting to block the front of the ship. They were clearly enraged at the treasure being taken. Jinwoo opened his sacred spellbook.
“I’ll cast a defensive sacred spell!”
A holy barrier formed around the entire ship. HandGenius shoved in all the Magic Stone shards he had and detonated them at once.
BOOOOOM!
The ship surged forward with a massive acceleration.
With its barrier, the ship plowed through the soldiers like a bulldozer. The ones blocking the front were blasted away and buried in the sand.
“Wooooah!”
“This is it!”
As the ship gained speed, the soldiers couldn’t keep up. The heroes cheered as they watched the enemies fade into the distance. The thrill of narrowly escaping washed over their entire bodies like a surge of electricity.
-If it weren’t for the Priest-nim, we’d be screwed.
-That was close.
-This was hella risky.
-Maybe that’s why it’s so fun?
Because it wasn’t easy, it was even more fun!
“Kyaaaah!”
“Hehehe!”
Haebyul and UruBear washed their faces with gold coins. HandGenius clutched a fist-sized rare mineral, engrossed in studying it. The rest of the heroes examined their loot and shouted with excitement.
Jinwoo also tried on a ring and a necklace.
“Oh, Comfortable nim!”
“Wearing that over your priest outfit looks super hip!”
“Let’s take a photo together?”
Jinwoo struck a pose, and the heroes took tons of photos together. As soon as they uploaded them to Arsilan Worlds, it shot to number one. Because the oasis in the desert acted as a relay station, all Arsilan Worlds services were accessible even here.
Title: Expedition Great Success!
We hit the jackpot.
(Photo attached: Taken on the ship)
Now we’re rich!
Anonymous1 (KR): That’s insane.
Anonymous2 (US): Share the coordinates!
HulleongBallang: Is this for real?
Jam-sik: ㅋㅋㅋ this marks the beginning of the Great Invasion Era!
Anonymous3 (KR): I watched it on stream, and it was absolutely nuts. ㅋㅋㅋ
They didn’t write long posts, just uploaded photos, but comments exploded, spreading the madness to all heroes. Haebyul and UruBear’s viewer counts were already sky-high. The legendary achievement of the twelve-member expedition quickly spread across all of Arsilan.
In an overwhelmingly joyous mood, the ship returned to the Magic Barrier. In front of the barrier, countless heroes were already gathered to greet them.
"The expedition team's ship is coming!"
“Oooooh!”
“Daaamn!”
“The heroes are coming back!”
The heroes cheered as they saw the ship approaching the Magic Barrier.
Hearing the cheers, the expedition members looked at one another and grinned as they stood up.
Their bodies were adorned with massive jewels and ornaments. Haebyul held a dagger encrusted with gems, and the mage hero wielded a staff made entirely of solid gold.
The leader of the expedition, UruBear, stood at the bow of the ship and spread his arms. The expedition heroes proudly showed off their appearance from atop the ship!
“We have returned!”
Behold!
The great heroes have come back!
As UruBear shouted, the cheers grew even louder.
“Woooooooah!”
“They’re blinding!”
“This is what pillaging looks like!”
“So damn cool!”
The cheering continued until the ship passed through the gate that had opened in the Magic Barrier and entered Arsilan.
Even in Arsilan, many heroes had gathered. Seeing the enormous pile of treasure aboard the ship, they all erupted into cheers. The ship, having swiftly passed through the Magic Barrier, slid across the land of Arsilan and came to a stop.
The heroes of the expedition began unloading the treasure from the ship. The watching heroes, who had come just to observe, were left speechless.
Arsilan citizens wearing red robes approached the ship.
They were appraisers from the appraisal offices newly added in Solis and Marogo.
Normally, heroes used appraisal scrolls or appraisal skills to identify items, but when the loot was this massive, it took too long. That was exactly the problem the appraisal offices were created to solve.
‘They got here quickly.’
Originally, one had to take their loot directly to the appraisal office, but since this was the first successful expedition and there were plenty of onlookers, Jinwoo had summoned them directly.
“Ooh! Dear heroes!”
“To think you brought back such rare treasures! You’ve truly served your country!”
“As expected of our heroes!”
Plunder is patriotism!
The appraisers fawned over and praised the expedition’s heroes. The ones playing the role of appraisers were Jinwoo’s vassals. They had requested to serve an important role under Jinwoo, and he granted their wish.
“Well, this is nothing.”
“Worth all the effort.”
“Haha!”
With the appraisers praising them, the expedition heroes felt a surge of pride swell inside them!
“Ooh! Great heroes! Brave warriors who struck a blow against the evil empire!”
“In honor of your patriotic service, we will appraise everything for free!”
Hmm.
It seemed a bit over-the-top, but since everyone was enjoying it, Jinwoo decided to let it slide. The appraisers brought up information windows for everyone to see.
“Gold coins have no value as currency, but they can be melted down and sold as materials. Alternatively, they can be offered at the Grand Temple to gain invasion Contribution Points.”
“Ooh! There are quite a few items that were originally looted from Arsilan! After so many years, they’ve finally returned home...!”
The appraisals continued.
Gold coins, accessories, and jewels could be exchanged for Arsilan Gold or Contribution Points. There were quite a few high-ranking items. The gem-encrusted dagger was rated D-rank, and a gemstone necklace with rare minerals was also D-rank.
“How much is all that worth?”
“Please list it on the auction! I’ll buy it right now!”
“I’m buying that one!”
The watching heroes got excited as they saw the appraisal results. Everything there would fetch a great price on the auction market.
“Oh, what’s this!?”
An appraiser examined a ring through a magnifying tool and gasped.
[C] Ring of Fierce Wind
Grants wind attribute to magic or skills.
If using wind attribute skills or magic, their power greatly increases.
* Grants Wind Attribute
* Wind Attribute Power Increase +35%
As the ring’s information appeared in the status window, the heroes were amazed.
“Brilliant.”
“C-rank?”
“Holy crap...”
"If that gets enhanced...."
A C-rank ring had appeared in Arsilan for the first time!
Its stats were incredibly beautiful. What would happen if it were enhanced further? The heroes gulped in anticipation.
The appraisal was complete.
The gold coins and minor treasures would be exchanged for Contribution Points, and the rest would be evenly split among the twelve members.
“The C-rank ring should go to Comfortable nim, right?”
“Yeah. If it weren’t for Comfortable nim, we would’ve failed the expedition.”
All the expedition heroes agreed.
“That item isn’t necessary for me. Instead of taking the ring, I’d like everyone’s permission for something.”
When Jinwoo declined the C-rank ring and proposed a request instead, the expedition heroes looked deeply moved and nodded.
Jinwoo stepped forward and looked at the many surrounding heroes.
“All we did was loot a single small village.”
He pointed toward the Magic Barrier.
“The temple of that small village was filled with treasure, and its warehouse was overflowing with rare minerals. On top of that, the food there even gave us experience points.”
Jinwoo took out some of the fruit he had brought and handed them to the other heroes.
“In the giant city beyond that desert, there must be treasures beyond comparison.”
They had looted a small village and obtained a C-rank ring.
So then, what about a large city?
That thought crossed the minds of countless heroes.
Jinwoo turned his head and looked at the expedition heroes. They all nodded with smiles on their faces.
“We’ll share the coordinates of the village we discovered! If you begin your search from that village, you’ll eventually find the city!”
Coordinate sharing!
This was what Jinwoo had asked for in exchange for not receiving the C-rank ring.
Jinwoo immediately revealed the coordinates on the spot.
“We…”
Smiling kindly like a true Priest, Jinwoo spread his arms wide.
“Let’s plunder together!”
When done together, the joy multiplies!
“Uoooooooh!”
“Kyaaaaah!”
“Let’s go too!”
The Great Invasion Era had begun!
There was no need to compete. The vast empire of evil was so rich that it could satisfy the greed of all.
Let’s loot together!
Jinwoo’s words set Arsilan ablaze. He looked at the heroes, engulfed in madness and excitement, with a satisfied expression.
A Priest clad in flashy ornaments from head to toe, smiling benevolently, declared the start of the Great Invasion Era. He hadn’t intended to become famous, but Priest Comfortable instantly rose to fame.
Haebyul and UruBear looked at Jinwoo and nodded.
“As expected of our Priest Comfortable nim...!”
“Damn! Our Priest really knows what romance is.”
To Haebyul and UruBear, Jinwoo was already “our Priest”.
And so, the heroes’ madness soared sky-high.