The Last Adventurer-Chapter 68
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Chapter 68
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Chapter 68: The Ariant Kingdom (1)
1.
When a commotion arose around the Mystic Gate, the adventurers waiting in the surrounding tents thought,
โIt seems to have finally ended.โ
They assumed the Mystic Gateโs portal had disappeared, and that was the cause of the commotion. Naturally, they all got up and went to see the Mystic Gate to put an end to it.
Thud!
โThe gambling is over.โ
However, what they saw instead was the head of Head Hector, the nightmare that had tormented El Pam and the others.
The gathered adventurers froze at that moment.
No one dared to speak.
Not a single person could have imagined this scene.
It was Divo who broke the silence.
Bang!
Divo effortlessly smashed a pebble on the ground with the end of his polearm.
โWhat are you all doing? You have to keep your promises, right? Huh? Eh? You bet on the gamble, and if you lost, you have to pay the price!โ
Divoโs words finally brought the adventurers to their senses.
They all wore hardened expressions, a sign of realization.
โTwo Uniques eachโฆ.โ
Except for the parties that didnโt participate in the gamble, the rest of the parties had to give not one, but two Unique items each to El Pamโs party, as promised.
Moreover, this case was different from the five Unique items paid to El Pamโs party earlier.
At that time, El Pam specified that they would only take items that could be used immediately, and only Unique items of 3rd Circle or lower.
But now, there was no need for such conditions.
Whether it was 4th Circle or higher, or simply owned, El Pamโs party could choose whatever they wanted.
This was no ordinary matter.
โItโs over.โ
The financial loss was one thing, but the importance of Unique items in an adventurer party was immeasurable. They were the criteria for evaluating the value of the party and their greatest asset.
But to be deprived of two of them?
Aside from the money, the value of the adventurer would immediately plummet.
Thatโs whyโฆ
โNo way.โ
The eyes of the adventurers, who had come to their senses, began to gleam fiercely. Their eyes spoke volumes.
They wouldnโt give them up easily.
If necessary, they would overturn this gamble.
Even if it meant bloodshed.
El Pamโs party was well aware of the meaning behind those fierce eyes. In fact, they quickly noticed it.
โOh? Youโre getting feisty, huh?โ
But Divo didnโt back down from those eyes.
There was no reason to back down.
From Divoโs perspective, the adventurers who ran away in fear of Head Hector and Hector pack were simply pathetic.
Not only Divo felt that way.
โYeah, everyoneโs getting feisty, huh?โ
โKeep your promises.โ
Minerv and Kiri also had no intention of backing down, and they had no reason to.
Of course, the most resolute one was Ralph.
He didnโt say much.
Crack!
He just cracked his knuckles.
And that was the most threatening.
Ralph, just by his appearance, was arguably the strongest among the adventurers.
Of course, that didnโt mean the other adventurers were easily intimidated.
They couldnโt be intimidated.
โIf we back down, itโs over.โ
If they were to be robbed of two Unique items, their lives as adventurers would be practically over anyway.
They couldnโt die easily.
It was then.
โInstead of Unique items,โ
El Pam spoke amidst the tense atmosphere.
โIโll also accept mesos.โ
He made an offer.
โ30 million mesos per item, 60 million mesos per party.โ
60 million mesos!
It was an astronomical amount.
An amount so astronomical that most adventurers wouldnโt even be able to comprehend it.
That was whyโฆ
โ60 million mesos?โ
The moment they heard those words, the adventurers who were ready to fight to the death began to weigh their options.
โItโs not money we canโt pay.โ
The adventurers here were not just any ordinary adventurers.
Nevertheless, it was definitely a hefty sum.
A hefty sum that couldnโt be easily given!
El Pam knew it too.
โItโs an amount they can pay, but not easily.โ
Thatโs why he offered 30 million mesos. If he offered any more, negotiation would be impossible.
Of course, El Pam also knew.
The value of the Unique items he could get was 30 million mesos, or even more. ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฏโด๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต.๐ธโด๐
But that was only a meaningful price if he could get them.
It wasnโt something worth getting while shedding blood here.
โThereโs nothing I canโt get.โ
Crucially, El Pam had already used his Clairvoyance to identify the items the adventurers possessed.
โUnless itโs Legendary rank.โ
There were many good items, but none of the Legendary rank items that El Pam desired.
In that case, it was better to make a reasonable compromise.
โStill, they wonโt give in easily.โ
Of course, even then, he didnโt expect the adventurers to immediately accept the amount he offered.
Thatโs why El Pam added,
โDiscuss the payment with the Gafor Guild.โ
Do everything through the Gafor Guild.
โBecause Iโm part of the Gafor Guild.โ
At that moment, the adventurers no longer harbored any murderous intent.
The negotiation was over.
And the Mystic Gate raid was over.
After that, there was only one thing left.
โEl Pamโs party conquered the 300-man Mystic Gate!โ
The news spreading!
2.
โEl Pamโs party conquered the 300-man Mystic Gate!โ
Everyone was surprised by the news.
โEl Pamโs party?โ
Most people had considered El Pamโs party to have the lowest chance of success. Betting on them in the gambling ring would have been considered insane.
โHow? Theyโre just a 3rd Circle party, right?โ
โThatโs not the important part. A gambling Board was held inside!โ
โA gambling Board?โ
โA gambling Board where they bet two Unique items each on the boss monster!โ
โCrazy! How much must that be worth?โ
โThe money they earned isnโt important, think about it. El Pamโs party participated in that gamble! They must have been confident!โ
โAh!โ
And no one was left unsurprised by the rumors that followed.
Among them was the Gafor Guild.
Lakan was also surprised when he heard the news through Ebis.
He had some expectations after all.
Thatโs why he allowed El Pamโs party to participate in the 300-man Mystic Gate raid.
โDoes that make sense?โ
However, even Lakan couldnโt have dared to predict this kind of result.
Thatโs why.
When Ebis brought the news, a thick silence fell over the office where Lakan and Ebis were.
Creak!
The silence was broken by the sound of the door opening and a man who appeared with it.
A middle-aged man with an emaciated appearance, so thin he could be mistaken for a skeleton.
The moment the man entered, Lakan sprang from his seat and bowed his head.
There was only one person in the Gafor Guild who could make Lakan bow like that.
โLord Gafor.โ
Gafor, the guild master of the Gafor Guild!
โWhat brings you here?โ
Furthermore, Gafor was the most secretive of the leaders of the Ten Great Guilds.
The reason was simple.
The Gafor Guild had made the most enemies out of the Ten Great Guilds.
Therefore, orders were usually conveyed through people or other methods.
He almost never came in person.
In other words, his direct arrival meant it was no ordinary matter.
โEl Pam.โ
And there was only one reason he would come in person like this now.
โI have a use for that adventurer.โ
3.
โBoss, if we go to Leafre now, our popularity wonโt be a joke, right?โ
Divo, returning to the port city, looked more excited than ever.
And for good reason.
What El Pamโs party had achieved this time was even stronger than everyone thought.
It wasnโt just that they had done something difficult.
In fact, in the world of adventurers, there were many cases where even great deeds went unrecognized or brought little reward.
It wasnโt just that proving it to the world was difficult, but the more difficult the adventure, the greater the potential for damage and loss.
This time, however, the adventure was different.
โWow! The El Pam Party that crushed the mighty adventurers of the Nihal Desert and the El Nath Mountains!โ
It was a title that couldnโt be compared to any other adventure.
โWell, just because theyโre from there doesnโt mean theyโre anything special.โ
Victoria Island was considered the easiest place in the Maple World.
El Pamโs party, from Victoria Island, had beaten adventurers from the Nihal Desert or the El Nath Mountains?
Their evaluation was bound to change.
โWeโll be treated differently now, right?โ
El Pam knew it too.
โFrom now on, Gafor will take a personal interest in us.โ
โOh, right. Gafor will be interested. Huh? No, wait a minute. Who, whoโs interested?โ
โGafor, the guild master of the Gafor Guild.โ
That Gafor himself was now taking notice of El Pam.
โR-really?โ
Divo was surprised by that fact. And for good reason.
For the guild master of a Guild to show interest meant that you were recognized as a core adventurer of that guild.
It meant receiving the highest treatment.
โIt would be strange if he wasnโt interested.โ
Of course, from El Pamโs perspective, this was a natural progression.
โFrom now on, weโre in the same boat, whether we like it or not.โ
It wasnโt just that El Pamโs abilities were outstanding, but the world could no longer separate El Pamโs party from the Gafor Guild.
โIf we fail, it becomes the Gafor Guildโs failure.โ
From the Gafor Guildโs perspective, it meant that they had to take an interest in El Pamโs party, even if it was just for the sake of appearances.
โJust as planned.โ
Furthermore, this relationship was exactly what El Pam wanted.
โIn the eyes of the Black Mageโs followers, I am now becoming a pawn of the Gafor Guild.โ
From El Pamโs perspective, the Gafor Guild would now become an excellent shield.
However, El Pam knew.
โHow long the Gafor Guild can hold out is unknown.โ
If the Black Mageโs followers started to move in earnest, it wouldnโt be easy for the Gafor Guild to hold out.
It wasnโt just that it wouldnโt be easy, El Pam knew.
If the Black Mageโs followers were truly determined, the Gafor Guild could collapse even tomorrow.
โThe Black Mageโs followers canโt easily move now. They have more important issues than the Gafor Guild.โ
It was just that they couldnโt make up their minds right now.
So he had to move before they did.
โSo, boss, donโt you think itโs time to play in the big leagues? How about leaving Victoria Island and going out into the Maple World?โ
โThatโs right. Our next destination is Ariant.โ
El Pamโs next destination was the Ariant Kingdom.
โAs expected of the bossโฆ Huh?โ
And Divo, who had been brimming with confidence, suddenly changed his expression.
โA-are you really going to Ariant?โ
His talk of the big leagues was just bravado.
After all, the Nihal Desert, where the Ariant Kingdom was located, was a harsh place for adventurers.
It was a completely different stage from Victoria Island, where only mushrooms popped up.
It was bound to be a burden in many ways.
El Pam knew it too.
โItโs different from what I originally planned.โ
He wanted something in the Nihal Desert, but he was postponing his advance there.
โThe story is different now.โ
Until he hunted Head Hector in the 300-man Mystic Gate and checked the items that came out of its body.
โI never thought Heliosโ Necklace would come out.โ
That item was none other than Heliosโ Necklace!
An item El Pam knew very well.
โThe thing Iโve been looking for has finally come into my hands.โ
He knew it all too well.
Therefore, El Pam didnโt hesitate.
โYes, weโre going to Ariant.โ
He repeated his destination.
At the same time, he was certain.
โAnd the Gafor Guild will want it too.โ
At that certainty, his companions tilted their heads in confusion.
โThe Gafor Guild? They have no connection to the Ariant Kingdom, do they?โ
The Gafor Guild operated in Victoria Island.
But for them to send their core adventurers to the Ariant Kingdom, where they had no connections?
โWouldnโt they try to dissuade us instead? It would be a big problem if we died there, wouldnโt it?โ
โThatโs right. Theyโll try to stop us from going to Ariant.โ
โYouโre talking nonsense again.โ
โWill we be able to get our food expenses covered if we go?โ
The other companions also found the situation incomprehensible.
El Pam didnโt bother to explain it to them.
It was difficult to explain, and there was no need to once they arrived at Lith Harbour.
When they arrived in Lith Harbour, El Pamโs party would see it for themselves.
โThey call me Gafor.โ
Gafor, the guild master of the Gafor Guild, said as he faced El Pamโs party.
โDo you have any thoughts of going to the Ariant Kingdom?โ
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