Chapter 266: 266
Chapter 266 – The Hoarder (6)
Charon looked flustered . Most people didn’t deny the help of a Guardian .
However, Yeon-woo just scoffed because he knew what kind of being Charon was .
‘If you’re tricked by Charon, you’ll be on the highway to failure . ’
Charon was definitely helpful . After arriving at the land beyond the River of Souls, the hint that Charon gave you could decrease the amount of time you spent .
‘But most of them are general hints, and the rare information is expensive . ’
He wasn’t called a boatsman for nothing .
He excused himself by saying that he needed to be paid for offering information—something a Guardian shouldn’t be doing, but… . .
‘Bulls*** . ’
Yeon-woo didn’t need any help from Charon since he had the book of cheats, the diary .
Charon tried to convince Yeon-woo, but seeing Yeon-woo’s cold eyes, he just turned around with a sigh .
“Look here . ”
Yeon-woo stopped Charon . Charon looked back with sparkling eyes . He was planning on accepting it if Yeon-woo tried to bargain .
“I want some information . ”
“Ahem! Of course . It’s not easy to cross the River of Souls in the given time limit . Then give me a price . Cash is fine, and items are good too . I’ll give you a priceless hint that’s equal to what… . . ”
“What are you talking about? It’s only obvious that a Guardian should give information needed to clear the stage . ”
Charon wrinkled his nose . It was quite threatening .
“That’s not allowed . Giving something without receiving isn’t fair . ”
“Really? Oh well . ”
Yeon-woo nodded . Then, he opened the system window and quietly adjusted something .
“But what are you doing?”
“Reporting to the Bureau . ”
“W, What?”
“From what I know, the Bureau is in charge of protecting the stage and supporting the players so they can focus on clearing the stage . I heard that advice is also a part of that, so I’m asking because there’s a price for it . ”
“W, Wait!”
Charon frantically stretched his hand out to grab Yeon-woo’s .
Yeon-woo looked at him with narrowed eyes . Sweat was beading on Charon’s head, unbefitting of an ogre .
“What?”
“W, What do you want?”
Yeon-woo touched the system with his other hand, turning away from Charon .
“I just want to check . ”
“I, If there’s anything you want, just ask! I’ll tell you!”
Yeon-woo smirked and dropped his hand .
Guardians shouldn’t accept money from players and give them information in return . They were beings that were bound to the system . Brokering unfair deals with players was severely punishable .
However, this meant that it was alright if he gave the same information regardless of the amount of money he received .
He had no reason to be scolded by the system if he treated all players fairly .
‘So technically, it’s a scam . ’
The hint that Charon gave was the same regardless of how much you paid . However, he just twisted his words to make players think that he gave them as much as they paid .
Arthia had almost been ripped off by Charon as well .
‘Although they didn’t, thanks to Jeong-woo’s Draconic Eyes . ’
Yeon-woo didn’t listen to what others said anyway, so he was able to make Charon bend to him .
Charon glared at Yeon-woo and sighed .
“I heard people talking about you, Hoarder, but I never would’ve imagined that you would threaten a Guardian . Even though I’m like this, I’m a High Guardian . ”
“If a High Guardian used the loophole in the system, that’s a greater problem . Well, I guess the punishment that follows will be as great as that too . ”
“… . . You don’t lose a single argument . But let me off for this one thing . After the thing with Laplace, everyone’s being careful these days . ”
Yeon-woo didn’t miss what Charon said . Laplace of Myo . They said that his qualification as Guardian had been taken after he did something he shouldn’t have . Lupi of Hai had asked Yeon-woo what Laplace discussed with him .
He had been curious what happened to Laplace after that, but he didn’t look into it .
“Ahem! Anyways… . . ”
“I won’t tell the other players . I have no reason to either . ”
“Oh . Thank… . . !”
“Of course, you have to hand over all the information you can . ”
Charon’s face crumpled as he shook his head . What Yvlke said in passing as he left the Bureau was right . He needed to be careful of the Hoarder . He had said that you would be on the losing side if you weren’t .
Still, Charon liked players like this .
The smarter a player was, the longer they would live, and the more floors they would climb . The Tower wasn’t somewhere you would succeed just because you were strong or just because you knew a lot .
You had to have abilities, strategies, and correct judgement . All three of those had to be developed . Players like that gave Guardians a vicarious sense of satisfaction .
Yeon-woo was like that . That was the reason why Yvlke liked Yeon-woo . Of course, Charon stilled like money the best .
“Mm . Well, there are two ways you can cross the river . ”
Charon made a “V” with his hand and folded his middle finger .
“The first one is to just swim past it . Guys who are confident in their magic power attempt this . But I don’t suggest it . ”
Yeon-woo nodded . He knew that there were some people who jumped into the River of Souls fearlessly .
‘They become a part of the river . ’
There were souls that weren’t able to move to the Beyond living in the River of Souls . It was obvious what kind of reaction they would have when they saw a living person .
“I see . As expected, you already know what’ll happen . ”
Charon chuckled and folded his forefinger down .
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“The other one is to make a boat . Of course, you may be wondering how you’re supposed to make that in the time limit you have . If you bring the necessary materials, I can make it for you for a small fee and… . . ”
“No . ”
“… . . I’d like it if you remember that I’m a Guardian . ”
Charon complained as he put his hands in his pockets . It was an attitude different from the polite Guardians so far .
Aside from that, Charon spoke of some hints that he would need on the way to the 30th floor . He was heeding Yeon-woo’s condition to tell him everything he could .
However, Yeon-woo’s eyes didn’t change . He clicked his tongue inwardly .
‘I already knew all that . ’
He had wondered if there was something his brother missed, but it seemed like there was nothing of the sort . Just when he was about to turn around—
“Also . ”
“I suggest that you don’t go too deep into the opposite side of the island . ”
“Are you talking about the Cannibal Monster Humans?”
Cannibal Monster Humans . They were monsters that lived on this Island of Souls . To be exact, they were this place’s natives .
Charon grinned .
“Seeing as you know the Cannibal Monster Humans, I suppose you know about the information of this island . Anyways, that’s all I can tell you . Even telling you this is a bit too much . ”
“Alright . ”
Yeon-woo silently nodded his head .
Charon chuckled .
“Then I wish you luck . Oh, if you need a boat, call me anytime through the system… . . ”
Yeon-woo lifted his hand towards the status window .
“Okay, okay . Guys aren’t popular with the girls if they’re picky like you . ”
Charon pouted and quietly disappeared into a green portal .
Yeon-woo lightly treaded not to the shore but to the opposite of that, towards the island .
‘So I need materials for the boat first, hm?’
The River of Souls was acidic and poisonous, so it was hard to float most boats on it . However, the boats that you commissioned Charon to make would differ greatly by the amount you paid . Also, he asked for so many things… . . people didn’t say that listening to Charon led to failure for nothing .
Still, you can’t not make a boat . You had to have superior materials to drop the price a little .
Most of them were deeper inside of the island . And of course, it definitely wasn’t easy to get them .
Thinking of the type and amount of materials he needed, he was about to enter the forest when someone called out for him from behind .
“Wait!”
There were two people who stopped Yeon-woo . One was a giant, and the other was a depressed-looking muscular figure . Of them, the giant spoke up .
“You’re the Hoarder, right?”
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Yeon-woo silently nodded .
“I’m Hector, and this is Ibrahimovic . ”
“And?”
“Mm? You don’t know us?”
He spoke like it was obvious that Yeon-woo should know them .
However, Yeon-woo narrowed his eyes, and Hector looked flabbergasted . When he realized that Yeon-woo really didn’t know him, fury flooded his face .
“I’m the 92nd Captain of the Fantasy Regiment . This guy here is the co-captain . ”
Yeon-woo had heard of the Fantasy Regiment .
After the Cheonghwado fell and the Red Dragon had internal struggles, the Eight Large Clans had been shaken .
There were still eight clans that were far more outstanding than the others, but there was a slight change in the hierarchy .
Allforone .
The White Dragon .
The Black Dragon .
The Elohim .
The Devil Army .
The Blood Land .
The Sea of Time .
The Daud Brethren .
The White Dragon and the Black Dragon had taken the Cheonghwado’s empty spot .
And although these two clans were from one large clan, they were still as powerful as other large clans .
It was especially shocking that the leader of the White Dragon, the Spring Queen, Waltz, had defeated the 3 Consuls of the Elohim at the same time .
But because the shaking of the Tower was quite strong, there were new emerging forces that threatened the authority of these clans .
The Fantasy Regiment was one of them .
They consisted of 108 small clans and teams and swept through the lower and middle floors . For the past year, they had been climbing the hierarchy at a rapid pace .
They had recently become well-reputed, so most ordinary clans and some rankers were wary of them .
However, this was Yeon-woo’s first time meeting them because he spent a while training inside the One-horned tribe’s village .
He didn’t care much about them .
Yeon-woo was after the Eight Large Clans, not a bunch of small fry who went around proudly saying that they would catch up to them .
Obviously, his reaction would be apathetic .
Hector growled, not satisfied with Yeon-woo’s reaction, but he didn’t think of picking a fight with him .
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The abilities of the Hoarder became well-known in the war between the Red Dragon and the One-horned tribe . Of course, Hector thought most of it was just rumors because he was the Martial King’s disciple, but the Hoarder was not someone he could take lightly .
He had already received a report from his subordinates on the 26th floor of what Yeon-woo had done .
There was no need for them to clash here .
Hector began to speak again, barely calming himself down .
“You probably heard from Charon just now . You need a lot of materials and money to make a boat . Let’s work together . ”
Ibrahimovic, with his dark circles, added onto the sentence .
“We heard that the Hoarder always does solo playing without the Cheongram siblings . However, even you won’t be able to gather all the materials in the allotted time, so let’s……”
“It’s fine . ”
Yeon-woo shook his hand in the air as a sign of refusal . Technically, these two were right .
You needed to be strong to gather all the materials, and even if you could, it would take too much time .
It was inefficient .
Also, the price to create it wasn’t to be underestimated, so it was good to gather as many people as possible to pay for it .
However, Yeon-woo had no reason to be held up by money since he was being sponsored by By the Table, and he was confident in gathering the materials himself . If he needed more manpower, he could make his Monster Portents do it .
There was no need to work together with them .
‘They’re also oppressive . ’
There were about 500 people on the island . They weren’t all part of the Fantasy Regiment .
They were probably forcing the other players to work for them under the impression of ‘working together . ’
‘They’ll just leave the exhausting work to others . Also, if they have control, it’ll be easy for them to absorb them into the Regiment . So this is how they grew their clan . ’
He could feel the island with his senses . Most of the players were unhappy, but they weren’t able to speak up about it . There was an oppressive air blowing around .
Yeon-woo had no reason to be used by them, so he denied their offer . He was about to go back into the forest because their conversation was over, but… . .
“You son of a b****! I’m talking to you, but you’re not even listen… . . !”
Hector was about to grab Yeon-woo’s shoulder with a grimace, feeling offended by Yeon-woo’s attitude, when—
Crunch!
“Keackkkk!”
His right arm broke like a piece of straw and shot up in the air along with his shoulder .
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