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Chapter 222

The villagers were heading to the east side of the island.

Is there a base for the knights over there?

It seemed that activities were being carried out around it.

– Key profit!

“Ummm! Don’t be pushed! You have to protect people!”

Of course, the road was not easy.

All kinds of monsters have attacked. It was the job of Park Si-jun and the hero he summoned to stop it.

‘I’m glad that you seem to like it… … ‘

It was Debeck who was with me now.

Contrary to his grumpy bandit boss, Debek was a good follower of his orders.

Besides, do you really like the current situation where you have to protect the villagers?

“It’s not too late!”

He zealously fought monsters.

– Shaaaah!

And the cat that supports it. Every time he swung his sharp claws, his enemies fell.

In that way, Si-Jun Park was able to move forward at a fast pace.

“What will you do when you arrive at the place where the knights are?”

“Yes?”

Park Si-joon was walking in the middle of nowhere and suddenly spoke up. Lamar, the man of his couple, opened his eyes wide.

“Oh, well. We should get some protection first, right? We don’t all plan to leave the island…”

“I’ll have to wait for the Knights to solve it.”

“It’s sad, but yes.”

Lamar gave a bitter expression.

“Even if it is solved, I don’t know if this island will return to its former form.”

The island has already been torn apart.

Can this go back to normal?

The villagers, including Lamar, were skeptical.

‘Well, I don’t know.’

Park Si-jun raised his head and looked ahead.

I could feel the presence of people over there. a lot of it too. They’re pretty strong.

Perhaps it is the symbol of the Knights Templar.

“It seems to have arrived slowly.”

Park Si-joon walked quickly.

After a while, a fortress came into his eyes. Everywhere is torn down, the old fortress.

“It’s the Knights Templar!”

“Ah, finally…”

The fortress was guarded by knights.

As Park Si-joon approached, the knights on the wall aimed their bows, but they fell off quickly.

“Lamar!”

It was thanks to someone who knew Lamar.

A knight guaranteed the identity of Lamar and the villagers, and thanks to that, they were able to enter.

“Ugh.”

Seeing the inside of the fortress, Park Si-jun’s expression became strange.

‘Rather than a knight, it’s just like a loser.’

The situation inside was not very good.

Everywhere the knights were wounded, channel-broken. Those walking around didn’t look very good either.

“I heard you were guiding the villagers.”

“Yes? Oh, yes.”

As Park Si-jun was looking around the inside of the fortress, an article from a while ago arrived.

There were no villagers accompanying him.

“And the others?”

“I led them to the place where the refugees were gathered. It’s not a good place to stay like that, but…”

The knight laughed bitterly.

Park Si-joon glanced at his face covered by a helmet. I thought he was a man, but he turned out to be a woman.

“Oh! My name is Helen. She used to live in the village. She moved to the mainland to live, and this time she came back.”

“Helen. I am Si-Jun Park.”

Park Si-joon’s expression turned cold as he listened to the story.

It was of little interest. So he decided to turn the topic to something he was interested in.

“The situation inside the fortress seems to be bad, did something happen?”

“It’s because monsters were attacked not long ago. A lot of knights on patrol were hit.”

“Monsters…”

Park Si-jun remembered the monsters he had seen in the church building. That bizarre look.

“I mean, have you been on this island for a long time, or did it just happen suddenly?”

“As far as I know, it’s the latter.”

Helen only told her that she didn’t know the details. Park Si-jun touched his chin.

‘I think it would be faster to talk to someone in a higher position, but what about it?’

He looked down at Helen’s face.

“Why?”

He is in a situation where it is easy to get the favor of the residents and receive quests thanks to his characteristics.

“I want to talk to the person who commands this fortress, is it possible?”

He deserved a try.

* * *

There was a huge tent inside the fortress.

Two knights guarding it. Helen went inside and came out after a while and saw Si-Jun Park.

‘Looks good.’

Helen nodded her head.

Park Si-jun passed the knights who were wary of him and entered the tent.

“……”

Inside the tent was a pair of men and women.

A man with a large body with a plump body, as if looking at a bodybuilder. She and she are the exact opposite of him, a slender priestly woman.

‘Did you say that a man is the commander of the Knights Templar and that woman leads the Knights Templar?’

She recalled information from Helen.

The man’s name is Alexander. The woman’s name must have been Evelyn.

Their eyes turned to Park Si-joon.

The knight commander, Alexander, looked at Park Si-jun.

He looked like he was observing whether this person could be trusted.

Park Si-jun quietly used his skill. A faint halo emanated from him.

“…Someone unusual has arrived.”

Then Alexander’s expression changed. A look of admiration. he said with a serious face.

“I don’t know where you came from, but I’ve heard that you saved Helen’s villagers.”

“I was lucky. I wouldn’t have helped if I hadn’t stumbled across it along the way.”

“It’s great to see and save someone in danger, by chance or by chance.”

Alexander laughed at Park Si-jun’s humility.

“Did you say that you fought alone against a large number of monsters. They also deal with strange summoned beasts…”

His eyes gleamed.

“Why did someone with such power come to me?”

“What are you here for?”

Park Si-joon showed his fingers curled up. Alexander’s face brightened slightly.

“Was he a mercenary?”

“I thought I might give you a decent job.”

He’s not really a mercenary, but it’s not bad if the other person thinks so.

Is it because of the characteristics and the effect of the halo? Alexander’s eyes on Park Si-jun were quite favorable.

“It would be nice to have someone in power helping you, but the situation on this island is not so good right now. Your life could be in great danger…”

“What exactly happened?”

Park Si-jun asked carefully.

Before joining Asal and other vampires, I wanted to know what information was available in advance.

You have to trust them.

“How much do you know about this island?”

“Monsters have appeared, and I’ve heard of gangsters coming out.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“They seem to be pretty troublesome. I’d like to know what they’re doing…”

Thick fingers tapped the desk.

After thinking for a moment, Alexander slowly opened his mouth.

“The guild is the ones who were active in the mainland. The ones that appeared relatively recently, however, are likely to have been active in hiding for a long time.”

“Why did they come to this island?”

“There is a treasure handed down from a long time ago on this island. It is a treasure that was written by a powerful being… It is kept by the different races on this island.”

“You don’t seem to know the details of what the treasure is.”

Alexander nodded his head.

“I’ve only heard about it, but I’ve never seen the real thing. Anyway, the guild is aiming for that treasure. The problem is that things started to happen to this island when they came in.”

Alexander swung the tent open and he looked outside. His gaze turned to the base of the fortress.

“I hope it’s a strange thing…”

“Yeah. The island started to collapse. And those bizarre monsters started to appear.”

Alexander said bitterly, recalling the islands torn apart.

“This island wasn’t like this from the beginning. It was originally connected as one.”

“Is it the organization’s fault that they split up like this?”

“I think that’s very likely.”

Alexander nodded.

“The Order is cooperating with a different race on this island. It’s a race that has been protecting that treasure for a long time… It was said that it was originally friendly to humans. Not now.”

“In order to recover that treasure, it is said that you have to penetrate even the Order of a different race.”

“Yeah, the problem is…”

A deep sigh escaped his lips.

“It’s just that we can’t afford it.”

“That’s why you’re telling a stranger like me all these things.”

“It’s bittersweet, but it is.”

Alexander didn’t really deny it.

Just telling them these things to a first-timer means they’ve been pushed to the brink.

“This fortress is constantly being attacked by monsters. Other outposts have also been attacked and besieged. There is no shortage of power.”

“So, what would you like to ask me…?”

Alexander looked up at Evelynn next to him. Evelynn kept her mouth shut and silent the whole time.

“Evelynn is going to lead the Paladins to rescue isolated outposts. I hope you can help with that…”

Park Si-jun thought with his arms crossed.

The strong smell of a chain quest is a quest that must be done anyway.

The question is, what can you get?

“It’s good. I came all the way here with that intention. The question is, what can I get?”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“Are you talking about compensation?”

Alexander thought for a moment.

What kind of reward should I give to a mercenary with pretty good skills to be satisfied? There was work to be done before that.

“First of all, I should give you a reward for saving the villagers.”

He pulled out a large pocket.

As soon as Park Si-jun opened his pocket full of gold coins, a system window appeared in front of him.

[You have completed the Fall of the Village.][You have obtained an Ancient Coin as a reward. Since it is a coin that cannot be used, it is automatically converted to a coin.]

Park Si-joon’s eyes widened slightly.

It was not surprising that ancient coins were turned into coins. The amount of coins was more than I expected.

‘15,000 coins? What are you giving me so much?’

It wasn’t even a very difficult quest, but it was 15,000 coins, so I couldn’t help but be surprised.

“As you know, the situation on the mainland is not good, so there are not many mercenaries who come here. So I hit it generously.”

He hadn’t been hit hard.

Naturally, the rewards of the quests that Alexander gave him began to be expected.

“If you help us with our work, we plan to reward you like this. Of course, it will be bigger depending on the performance.”

As he spoke, a quest window appeared.

[Quest: We didn’t give up on you]

Knight Commander Alexander asked to rescue the soldiers of the outpost in trouble. The more outposts you save, the bigger the reward.

-Reward: Coins, some of Alexander’s personal possessions.

personal belongings. I don’t know what it is.

‘Coin rewards are very desirable.’

15 thousand just by saving the villagers.

How much will you give me if I find an outpost? Besides, the more you ask, the more you will give.

‘I can do one more draw.’

Park Si-joon’s eyes twinkled. This is your chance to earn coins.

“I have no reason to refuse. Oh, and…”

He looked outside the tent as he accepted the offer.

“There were a lot of wounded soldiers, so why can’t they be treated?”

“The number of Paladins and Priests is insufficient. It is because there is not enough room for divine power. Potions as well.”

“Then I think I can help…”

A divine power rose from Park Si-jun’s grasp. Evelyn’s eyes widened when she saw that.

So did Alexander.

“…you mean to help heal the soldiers?”

“If only you pay the price properly.”

there’s nothing that can’t help

A small smile appeared on the corner of Park Si-joon’s lips.