The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 16
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Chapter 16
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Park Ju Ho and his colleague were busy watching the user’s gameplay.
“Wow… he finished all that in just 2 weeks.”
“He’s really a monster. That person…”
When he suddenly started doing village quests, their reaction was that it was anticlimactic, but as time passed, both their expressions changed.
95% of Primordial Village’s quests were grinding-type quests.
Originally, Primordial Village was designed to indirectly guide players to go to the Training Hall, learn simple skills, level up, and then proceed to job change quests.
But this user did the opposite – he started village quests and performed them without taking any breaks.
Quests that would generously take 2 months, this user finished in just 2 weeks.
“You two, stop watching and get to work!”
Team Leader Oh Jin Su stopped them.
“Sorry. We’ll work quickly.”
At his scolding, Park Ju Ho and his colleague finally closed the monitoring program and got back to work.
Even he couldn’t tear himself away from the user’s gameplay until the Krasha hunting, but his interest cooled down a bit while watching the village quests afterward.
Having climbed to this position, he knew New World’s information to some extent.
‘Those village quests just give one symbolic title and that’s it.’
It was a village quest that no one pursued after a few YouTubers verified it.
At first, he was very interested in the user’s eccentric behavior, but seeing him proceed with village quests where the losses outweighed the gains, he thought it might just be lottery-level coincidences piling up.
‘Is it really just coincidence?’
On the other hand, he wondered if there might be something more this time too.
* * *
Whoosh-
The capsule door opened and Jung Hoon came out.
He had compressed and cleared quests that would originally take 2 months into 2 weeks.
It was proof that he had been running without rest all this time.
If it had been something rewarding, it would be different, but since it was all manual labor, it was natural for mental stress to accumulate.
“Phew.”
Wanting to take a brief rest, he purchased a beverage and sat in a chair.
If he visited the Alchemist’s House next, he would be able to start the quest.
As he was making plans while sipping his beverage, someone sat across from him.
It was Lee Hyeon Woo, the capsule room owner.
“Did you come out to rest?”
Though he spoke casually with Ha Jin since they were close, Jung Hoon was seeing him for the first time since visiting the capsule room.
So he couldn’t speak too casually to Jung Hoon outright.
“Yes.”
Jung Hoon nodded.
“Do you know this is the first time you’ve come out to rest in 2 weeks?”
How could he not know?
For the village quests, Jung Hoon had reduced his sleep time to just 2 hours and focused all his remaining time, except for travel time, on quests.
Dark circles were deeply set under both his eyes, and he was tired enough that sleep would pour over him the moment he laid his head on a pillow.
“It’s okay. I’ll rest a little and go back in.”
Having come this far, he planned to definitely finish the Alchemist’s quest before taking a rest.
“Huh…”
Lee Hyeon Woo was at a loss for words at Jung Hoon’s fighting spirit.
‘That Ha Jin guy… he had an incredible person as a friend.’
He had thought it was amazing enough that he appeared on Genius Prodigy at such a young age, but now he saw that the truly amazing thing was that mental strength.
Even if someone was completely absorbed in New World, investing more than 21 hours a day wasn’t easy.
Virtual reality and reality were strictly different.
The time spent in the capsule accumulated mental damage and quickly caused fatigue.
So ordinary users tended not to exceed 8 hours.
Addicted users often exceeded 12 hours, but even they couldn’t maintain it for more than a week.
Because the brain would scream in protest.
But Jung Hoon was investing close to 21 hours, exceeding 12 hours.
For a full 2 weeks without taking a single day off.
‘He must be very tired, but how can he endure it?’
No matter who looked at him, Jung Hoon’s face was in poor condition.
It seemed like he would collapse and faint with just a light touch.
“I’ll head back to the capsule now.”
“Huh? You’re going in already?”
After resting for only 5 minutes?
“Yes. I’m a bit busy.”
Saying that, Jung Hoon entered the capsule.
“…Take it a little easy.”
Lee Hyeon Woo placed a Fatigue Recovery Potion next to the capsule and went out to smoke a cigarette.
* * *
A small building located a short distance from Primordial Village.
Users call that place the Alchemist’s House.
[Newbie question!]
-I’m a gunner who reached level 17! While wandering around the village, I discovered a building where an alchemist lives. What is this place for?
└You can just ignore it and pass by~
└There’s nothing to gain there lol
└Just a completely useless existence. A place that doesn’t even give out common quests lol
└Don’t enter without reason. The alchemist gets pissed and puts a debuff on you lololol
└Oh, right lol A YouTuber who was wandering around trying to clear village quests entered the alchemist’s house and got hit with a 6-hour debuff: 50% reduced experience gain, 20% reduction in all stats lololol
A crazy alchemist who gives debuffs to anyone who visits carelessly.
It was only natural.
To receive a quest from him, you had to complete all village quests and possess a Venomous Krasha’s Inner Core to meet the quest unlock conditions.
“Excuse me, User.”
As Jung Hoon was about to leave the Swordsmanship Training Hall, a user stopped him.
A male user who appeared to be in his early twenties.
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[Player Information]
-Nickname: Aren
-Level: 32
-Class: Lower Warrior (1st tier)
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He was a warrior who had just completed his first class advancement not long ago.
“Did you call me?”
“Yes! I’m Aren, a variety gaming YouTuber!”
A variety gaming YouTuber.
This refers to a streamer who communicates with viewers while playing various games.
Why would such a YouTuber approach him?
“So?”
“It’s nothing major, but you seem to be clearing village quests while going around. Is there any particular reason?”
“Are you streaming by any chance?”
“No. I’m not adapted to New World yet, so I’m playing hard even during non-streaming hours.”
Since the Smart Lens wasn’t activating, it seemed he wasn’t lying.
“I just need to.”
“Need to?”
“Yes. It’s absolutely necessary.”
Jung Hoon gave a simple answer and left.
* * *
Aren was quite a well-known YouTuber.
He was originally a YouTuber specializing in an FPS game called ‘Uran’, even having been a professional gamer for it.
With an IQ test result of 77 combined with being a Uran pro gamer, he was lucky enough to get massive views, allowing him to grow into a YouTuber with 180,000 subscribers.
However, when Uran recently announced its service termination, he was forced to pivot to variety gaming.
“What’s so special about Primordial Village quests?”
He was a user who had entered New World late.
So he was growing with help from his early viewers, but he had definitely heard that village quests were a waste of time.
“Hmm, maybe it’s not a waste of time after all?”
Aren felt sincerity in the eyes of the Martial Artist he had just spoken with.
Someone with those eyes couldn’t be lying!
“Right. I’ll try it too!”
Primordial Village quests were simple grinding quests.
Aren boldly entered the community and declared his intention to complete all Primordial Village quests.
Soon after, comments started appearing.
└Bro, stop talking nonsense and just level up.
└Even if you complete all Primordial Village quests, you just get one useless title and that’s it. Don’t you check Welcome?
└This guy doesn’t check Welcome… He hates reading so much that he always asks us lololol
└Why is someone who was a Uran pro gamer acting like this…?
└lololol Didn’t you know this guy’s a blockhead? Don’t you know his IQ is 77? lol
└Seventy-seven bro became a pro gamer purely through physical skills. The reason he was perpetually third place was because he had serious issues with tactical aspects lol
These bastards…!
He’d have to show them.
He would secretly complete the Primordial Village quests and prove them wrong.
* * *
The Alchemist’s House.
As if refusing to allow anyone’s approach, barricades were set up in front of the entrance.
Jung Hoon brought his hand to the barricade.
[You resist poison.]
Jung Hoon knew the barricade was coated with poison, but he deliberately touched it.
The more times he resisted poison, the higher his Single Poison Immunity skill level would rise.
Creak.
He pushed the barricade aside to create a passage he could enter through.
Jung Hoon used that passage to enter the building.
Then a stench hit him, as if no one knew when this place had last been cleaned.
The floor was littered with garbage scattered everywhere, and the smell seemed to be rising from there.
The trash was so thick that you couldn’t pass through without stepping on it.
Step. Crunch. Step.
Jung Hoon walked forward, stepping on the garbage without concern.
The place he arrived at was the research laboratory.
Creak.
When he pushed with his hand, the laboratory door opened easily.
A man was sitting in a chair, absorbed in his research.
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[NPC Information]
-Nickname: Bleo
-Level: 30
-Class: Alchemist (Poison)
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The owner of this building, that man who looked to be around 40, was the NPC alchemist Bleo.
His head had gone bald early, with not a single hair to be found.
“How dare you enter here?”
As Jung Hoon entered the research laboratory, the alchemist looked up.
His pale complexion and green eyes devoid of any vitality sent chills down the observer’s spine.
‘It definitely has an effect.’
Jung Hoon smiled inwardly.
He too had once visited the alchemist’s house out of curiosity.
Back then, the alchemist’s eyes had been full of wariness, but at least now there wasn’t a trace of suspicion to be found.
“I have something to show you.”
He took out Krasha’s Inner Core from his inventory and placed it on the table.
Then a red question mark began blinking above his head.
It meant he could perform a Hidden Quest.
[Hidden Quest: Alchemist Bleo]
-Requirements: Obtain the title of Primordial Village’s Contributor + Possess Krasha’s Inner Core
-Reward: Poison Attack
-Description: Help alchemist Bleo develop a cure.
A quest to help develop a cure.
‘Since you guys got it, should I tell you a story too? It was when I was active as a Poisoner.’
A former comrade who became a traitor.
Poisoner Min Jin Ho.
The protagonist of this Hidden Quest was none other than Min Jin Ho.
Originally a Poisoner, he had approached level 60 users who had defeated the Venomous Krasha, paid them a fortune, obtained Krasha’s Inner Core, and sought out alchemist Bleo.
Of course, he had also mentioned that since the quest wasn’t given to him, he only received the Hidden Quest after clearing all quests related to Primordial Village.
“That is?!”
Alchemist Bleo shot up from his seat.
It was the reaction he had expected.
This Krasha’s Inner Core was an essential material for completing his research.
“Krasha’s Inner Core. Don’t you need this?”
“Gulp…”
Bleo swallowed dryly and nodded.
“Hmm, doesn’t seem like it. Your attitude is rather…”
“Oh my! It’s a humble place, but please, sit here!”
Bleo brushed the dust off an empty chair with his hand.
Now he had finally switched to respectful speech.
“Now we can have a proper conversation.”
Jung Hoon sat in that chair.
“I… I’ve been watching you help the village residents. It’s been quite a while since I’ve seen such a generous outsider.”
Bleo fundamentally disliked people to an extreme degree.
So naturally, he disliked the outsiders who filled the village.
This was precisely why the process of receiving a quest from Bleo was so complicated.
“How did you know I was helping?”
“Ahem… Since I can’t go outside because of my research, I hear about the outside situation through Pero.”
Pero was the crow that Bleo raised.
Of course, they couldn’t actually converse with each other, but he had put an artifact he developed on Pero and through it, indirectly observed and felt the outside situation.
The reason the village residents’ quests were a prerequisite was also part of the process of breaking down Bleo’s wariness.
“So what do I need to do to help with your research?”
“Well… first, would it be alright if I extract the poison from this inner core separately?”
“Do as you please.”
As long as they give me the reward for sure.
“Thank you!”
What he was researching was a hair loss treatment.
The treatment he had been researching for 10 years was missing just one ingredient.
Precisely, Krasha’s Inner Core.
Not only was the level an issue, but he couldn’t complete it until now because he didn’t know where the Venomous Krasha was hiding.
Bleo put Krasha’s Inner Core into a boiling Special Pot.
It was the process of melting the inner core to separately extract the parts to be used as poison and the parts to be used as medicine.
As if he had done this more than once or twice, he skillfully extracted the poison and put it into three cylinders containing purple liquid in sequence.
Some showed no reaction at all, while others bubbled and boiled, causing vaporization.
Finally, he dropped the part to be used as medicine into a cylinder containing yellow liquid in the corner.
Then the yellow color glowed slightly and changed to light green.
“It’s done, it’s done! I’ve completed it!”
Bleo cheered.
He had completed the experiment by adding the last missing ingredient, Krasha’s Inner Core.
‘Well, I wonder about that.’
This is a Quest that can only be progressed after completing all the Village Quests and possessing Krasha’s Inner Core.
It wouldn’t be completed this easily.
Bubble bubble.
The liquid that had turned light green began to bubble and boil.
“Huh? What, what is this…?!”
Bleo was overwhelmed with bewilderment at the vaporization of the treatment.
Boom!
The cylinder exploded and the gas that was generated swallowed everything around it.
The Return of the Greatest All Master (Serial)
Author │ Yeon I Yo
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