Chapter 149
There were three big reasons why the area around the DMC Riverview Xi was one of the most expensive places to live in my past life.
First: It was a Player town made up of the highest level Players.
Second: The Korean Players Association building was directly around the corner.
Third: A powerful, growth-type Guardian Tower called galodon was situated there.
And I knew. The Guardian Gems that were materials for summoning Guardian Towers were generated at Gajwa Station, and only Players could acquire them.
She did a good job finding them.
Before I went into the Gwanghwamun Dungeon for the first ti, I gave Sunhwa a task.
What should I do, then?
I need you to find Guardian Gems. We need ten of them. Also, Seohye is going to be moving in, so help her out. Help her set up a protective barrier, too.
The groundwork I laid back then was very nearly coming to fruition today.
In Sunhwas cupped hands were gems the size of apricots. Yeonseo took one, squirming. Wo So pretty! Ive never seen anything this pretty! Never! Never ever! Pretty stone! Amazing!
Yeonseo marveled all on her own. The Guardian Gems were small, sparkling stones. Their surface was one flawless curve, and light that shone through them was cast into colorful kaleidoscopes. Darongi was sleeping in Stealth mode on my shoulder.
[Guardian Gem]
A gem that can summon a Guardian Tower. 10 Guardian Gems are required to summon a Guardian Tower.
The type of summoned Guardian Tower is random.
In the case of a growth-type Guardian Tower, the Guardian Towers initial ability will be set according to the summoners enhancent talent.
The Guardian Field where Guardian Gems can be used is not publicly disclosed.
Yeonseo poked a Guardian Gem with her index finger.
Wow. Its so pretty.
Like the Two-Faced Swordswoman she was, Yeonseo looked completely different from when she was PVPing. Her eyes were curved into the pretty smile that gave rise to the Sword Empress Crush Syndro as she continued to praise the Guardian Gem, looking totally enraptured.
Give this to , she demanded.
No can do.
Whyyy! Ill go on a date with you.
Thats a double no.
Why! Arent I pretty?
Yeonseo sidled up quite close to . Sticking herself right next to , she looked up at , blinking in a way that made her look truly innocent.
I could tell with Eye of Perception and Observers Eye whether this girl was making a calculated and intentional move right now, or if she was just acting in the mannerisms that were natural to her. It was the latter. She just naturally did this. I didnt think I would ever co to like Yeonseo as a woman, but regardless, I also didnt think I would ever co to dislike her as a person.
Nope. Not pretty.
Thats weird. People keep telling
Im pretty.
Sung-gu snickered. I think Hyukjins the only human who can talk to Yeonseo like that.
Yoohyun seed completely unmoved by the brilliance of Guardian Gems or the future Sword Empress smiling eyes. He ford his two massive hands into fists. Of course, I had no idea why he was getting worked up here.
Hyungnim. How are these things used? Are they the key to a new dungeon?
Yoohyun was focusing on the gems true worth, their utility. I felt strong enthusiasm rippling from him.
Im sure you can all see from the description, but Guardian Gems are literally gems for summoning a Guardian Tower.
I decided to give them a little run-down before summoning the Guardian Tower.
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Choi Sung-gu shook his head in a semblance of terror. I really wonder sotis if this guy is human. He stared at Kim Hyukjin like he was really terrified. How and where did you get that kind of info?
Easily.
He nodded at Hyukjins half-hearted response. Yeah, yeah. Figures. Geniuses are all like that. Ask em how, and they just say its easy. Scowling, he shivered. Eurgh, unfair af. I only studied the textbook a bit, and I got 100% on the SAT~ How are you any different from those kinds of hateful geniuses?
Hyukjin ignored Sung-gus monologue. The fla magician was the type of person who could keep up a whole conversation all by himself with zero input from the other party. He kept grumbling, saying, Eurgh. Unfair af. Hes too good, it's frustrating. Fuck.
Sunghyun calmly returned to the topic at hand. So a Guardian Tower is a dungeon or gate within a set zone. In addition, its a shield of sorts that blocks the appearance of monsters?
Yes.
Everyone understood what I was saying.
And that shield can be summoned using these Guardian Gems.
Yep.
So we probably have to start looking for the summoning location, the Guardian Field, right?
Sunhwa smiled brightly. I already found it!
She looked at Hyukjin with a toothy smile. He knew what she wanted, and gave her head a quick rub. For so reason, Sunhwa had an abnormal fondness for getting her head patted. He couldnt understand it. Getting your head rubbed just put more oil on your scalp. What was so good about it? He only did it because Sunhwa liked it.
Sunhwas boasting didnt stop there. Right, right, allow
to elaborate. I investigated the Guardian Gems and Guardian Field! Her chest puffing up, Sunhwa looked at all of the unnies and oppas gathered in turn, before proudly continuing. Ahem. Oppa told
Guardian Gems could be found in Gajwa Station, so I went and looked for them every day. Seohye and I found the Guardian Field together.
Wha? Youve already found everything? Sung-gu, who was still mumbling about unfairness, gave her a look of surprise. How?
I found it while helping Seohye make a barrier. When you go to that field, the Guardian Gems start shining with rainbow light.
Shabam? Whats this about a barrier? This chicks barriers are scary af.
Oppa told her to do it.
Kim Hyukjin, again?
To summarize, Hyukjin had Seohye move to the house next door, then instructed her to set up so kind of long-term barrier there.
And in the anti, he had Sunhwa look for Guardian Gems.
Moreover
And he even had her find the Guardian Field? Ah you really are one crazy bastard. So basically, Hyukjin orchestrated everything?
Guardian Gems. Guardian Field. Even Seohyes barrier. Sung-gu asked, as if honestly curious, But seriously, Hyukjin. Friend. How do you know this sort of stuff? You werent just clearing the Gyeonghoeru with us the whole ti, huh?
Sunhwa answered Sung-gu in Hyukjins place.
Its because my oppa is a genius.
And then, she started giggling, and maybe her laugh was infectious, because Yeonseo joined in, saying, Yep! Totes agree! Hahaha! The two weirdos were on the sa wavelength or sothing and did a high-five with perfect timing.
The two of them often talked about pointless things. Yeonseo grinned at Sunhwa. Sunhwa, do you like your oppa or hamburgers more?
Yoohyun trumpeted, Of course she likes Hyungnim, who buys her the hamburgers!
I asked Sunhwa, not you, you muscle mountain.
Yoohyun gave a pathetic whimper that didnt match his massive fra and strength, then shut his mouth, his bulky forearms standing out prominently the whole ti.
Sunhwa gave her answer. I like my oppa who eats hamburgers together with !
Ahn Seohye simply watched all of this happen from the sidelines.
What is this feeling?
This person called Kim Hyukjin was truly fascinating. Everything seed to happen with him at the center of it all, and all these people gathered around him. Here, in this place full of people, she thought she could feel so kind of warm feeling shed never experienced before.
Hyukjin glanced at Seohye from the corner of his eye.
Ahn Seohye. She was supposed to be the future Red Demon. But he had removed the Red Eyes from her, and it was currently in his possession. He was playing tug of war with the Shepherd Boy for this mysterious item, and Song Junghye was looking for it as well.
The Red Eyes aside, in Hyukjins eyes, Seohye seed to be in a pretty good mood. He also had a feeling that the darkness he had seen in her had grown much less intense.
I think that about does it for the explanation. Were gonna go create a Guardian Tower now.
If a Guardian Tower appeared here, this area would beco extrely safe. Of course, there was no guarantee a Guardian Tower could do anything about an incident on the level of a calamity. But sothing like that was no different from a natural disaster that ignored the norms. That wasnt sothing humans could prepare for. Hyukjin was well aware of that and accepted it.
He took the lead, and all his party mbers followed.
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The DMC Riverview Xi was a massive complex. The road between complex 1 and complex 2 was a road with six lanes both ways. I stopped in front of the crosswalk that spanned the road.
In the middle of the crosswalk.
I couldnt block off the road, so I had to wait until the crosswalk was green to destroy the Guardian Gems one by one. I checked the Guardian Gems description one more ti.
The type of summoned Guardian Tower is random.
In the case of a growth-type Guardian Tower, the Guardian Towers initial ability will be set according to the summoners enhancent talent.
The Guardian Field where Guardian Gems can be used is not publicly disclosed.
In the past, the growth-type Guardian Tower galodon was created here.
Even on a worldwide level, galodon ranked among the very powerful Guardian Towers.
Who summoned galodon here in the past?
If enhancent talent played a part, only one of the famous Masters could have summoned such a tower.
Who was it?
I rifled through my mories and thought of all the Masters who started becoming active about now, but I couldnt figure it out. I didnt know much about Masters, unfortunately.
Hyungnim. Will you destroy the gems?
Yeonseo stared at the Guardian Gems with deep, deep regret. From the looks of it, she really liked them.
Yeah. Ill do it.
I had already confird my enhancent talent through several enhancents. I wasnt level 40 yet, so I couldnt be sure, but at least in the beginner period, my enhancent talent was world-class.
And I also have Observers Eye.
Enhancent was fundantally based on talent, but it was also greatly influenced by environntal factors. For example, if you were trying to enhance a fire-attribute item, a place with lots of heat energy was most favorable. As an extre example, enhancing a fire-attribute item was very easy if done in the vicinity of an active volcano.
The environnt. The optimal location. The best timing.
I could discern those. Observers Eye made it possible. The crosswalk sign turned green for the first ti. I just crossed.
Eh? Hyukjin. How co you didnt dommph!
Sunghyun covered Sung-gus mouth. Shut up for a mont. Hyukjin hyung is concentrating right now.
Mmpgh! Mmpgh!
Thanks to Sunghyun, I was able to concentrate more. I walked across several more tis. I didnt keep an exact count, but it was probably at least ten. Thirty minutes also passed, but no one expressed any complaints.
The sound of the cars. The people crossing the road. The guys behind . The place Im standing. The flow of the air right now. Each and every one of these things is an influencing factor.
That was why I had no choice but to be careful. After so ti passed, I discovered the optimal timing in the middle of the crosswalk.
Now!
I crushed one of the rainbow Guardian Gems.
[The Guardian Gems power is perating the Guardian Field.]
[The Guardian Gems power is taking a potent effect.]
Another long stretch of ti passed, and I broke another Guardian Gem.
[The Guardian Gems power is perating the Guardian Field.]
[The Guardian Gems power is taking a potent effect.]
That was enough for one day. It didnt seem like sothing I could do in one go.
Lets go clear the Gyeonghoeru.
The Guardian Tower was important, but our steady level grinding was important as well. The partys average level was 35. That was also my level.
Four days passed in a similar fashion. We continued clearing the Gyeonghoeru, and I continued destroying Guardian Gems. Now, there was only one Guardian Gem left.
Once this last gem was destroyed, the Guardian Tower would be summoned. And now was finally the ti to destroy the 10th Guardian Gem.
[The Guardian Gems power is perating the Guardian Field.]
[The Guardian Gems power is taking a potent effect.]
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