The Legendary Quest of the Ramen King
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In Horizon, the value of a Legendary-grade item is beyond imagination.
Even a level 1 item, the moment it gains the Legendary label, commands a price in the hundreds of millions.
And that's not all.
Even if you have the money, you can't obtain one.
They rarely appear on the market, and even when they do, guilds backed by large corporations monopolize them.
'That's why I have no choice but to keep it tightly hidden.'
Whether it's an item or a quest, it's the same.
If rumors spread that you have a Legendary, you'll become the target of countless Chaotic Players in an instant.
You'll either be killed endlessly until you drop the item and quit the game, or suffer endlessly annoying harassment.
'To think... you have such a quest?'
He didn't seem like that kind of person.
Fafnir looked at Ludius with newly surprised eyes.
-Fafnir: What kind of quest is it?
-Ludius: Ah, well... The title is The Legend of the Ramen King, and I have to find the traces of Emperor Bacchus, the last emperor of the ancient empire.
'The Legend of the Ramen King?'
-Fafnir: By any chance, is the content...
-Ludius: Right now, I need to collect the three primary color crystals and insert them into a suspicious incense burner. I managed to put in the Red Crystal somehow, and I'm looking for the other crystals, but... I don't think I can do it alone.
-Fafnir: ......I see.
-Ludius: Have you heard anything about the crystals?
Of course he had.
Fafnir even knew how many more quests he would have to complete after collecting those crystals.
The reason was simple.
Later, Flush would pick up this quest and complete it almost for free.
'Once you collect the crystals, you can handle the furnace... and from there, with a 0.1% chance, you can enter another world and complete three more quests... Finally, you have to insert the key you obtain from there into a ruin in the Arctic glacier to finally reach the Ramen King ruins... It's hellish difficulty.'
An impossible difficulty unless you have top-tier skill and Flush-level luck.
"I understand. Let's do it together."
"Thank you! Viewers! I got permission! Broadcasting with Fafnir!"
Ludius's anxious expression brightened.
He would have to share a Legendary quest, but it wasn't something he could do alone anyway.
If he handed it over to Fafnir and took a share, it was still a profitable deal.
"Mr. Ludius."
"Yes?"
Fafnir asked.
"Do you happen to know of any more places like this nearby?"
"Excuse me?"
"Places with named Orcs or monsters."
Bards, in modern terms, are a profession similar to journalists.
They would have traveled around reporting on events and singing songs, so they were perfect for asking for information.
"I do know some... but why are you asking...?"
"We need to hunt them all. To level up, and also to raise the security level while we're at it."
"Ah...!"
Ludius nodded.
"If that's the case, I should cooperate. I know some places."
"That's good to hear. Let's start right away then."
"Excuse me? Start what..."
"Why, the hunting of course. If you're not coming, I'll go by myself..."
"Ah! I'm going. I'll follow you, of course."
"Then lead the way."
"Well... but can't we rest a bit?"
"......"
Without a moment's rest, Fafnir and Ludius immediately moved to the next location.
After summoning the Skeleton Soldiers, they charged ahead!
Moving based on information was far more efficient than wandering aimlessly.
Even in reckless battles, they didn't back down. After each victory, they increased the number of Skeleton Soldiers and moved on to the next settlement.
-You have cleared the End of Kelpie Cave.
-You have gained experience.
-You have acquired a new achievement: 'The One Who Saw the Cobalt of Kelpie Cave (Magic)'.
-You have acquired Kelpie Cave Cobalt (Rare).
The hunting targets were no exception—existing nearby dungeons or named bosses were also included.
From bosses that had grown in power by taking advantage of the chaos, to large monsters that had been problematic from before.
Since they had bounties and offered greatly increased experience, the experience and items gained were plentiful.
"Thank you! Thanks to you, I can finally go to the city to do quests!"
"By the way, what class are you raising?"
Players who had been trapped in villages unable to move or fighting desperate defensive battles bowed to Fafnir.
"Tch, the Necromancer Orc Butcher is roaming around!"
"Tch, scary!"
Even among the Orcs, rumors about the Necromancer were spreading.
Whenever talk of Fafnir came up, even the aggressive Orc warriors would unconsciously shrink their shoulders.
At the same time, stories about the eccentric class began to spread on the Horizon community.
They were about nurturing a 'gangster-style' class that focused on raising a few elites and primarily fought in close combat.
>skafnem: I tried gangster druid and it feels like a barbarian warrior?? ;;
>sellitforme: Druid is better. I tried priest and I'm just throwing recovery punches.
Instead of Necromancer, which had become even harder to job-change due to the war, players began to appear who tried to raise other classes like Fafnir did.
>Looks like Mr. Ludius is having fun buffing these days lol
>Fr... you just sing a couple of songs and he wipes everything out by himself.
>Swordmaster slicing like a general lol
>That just means the songs are that catchy lol
>'Seran-i' donated 100 Diamonds.: If you kill 1,000 Orcs within the next 30 minutes, I'll donate 10,000 Diamonds.
The viewers of Ludius's channel watched Fafnir's activities from the closest distance.
A forced march of 14-15 hours of hunting per day!
>Uh... why is this person's broadcast time 20 hours?
>Did you just leave it on while sleeping?
>No; watch the VOD. It's just endless hunting.
>I went to sleep watching him hunt, woke up, ate, and came back and he's still hunting in a different place lol
Ludius, who had looked neat when they first met, eventually started looking like a neighborhood guy who hadn't left his room for days.
His original features were good enough that he wasn't completely beyond saving, but his exhaustion was visibly showing.
>'SomiLikeYang' donated 1,000 Diamonds.: Let our Ludy rest a bit. How did his face shrink to half size in three days?
>'Acacia' donated 1,000 Diamonds.: For real... you need to give people some breathing room, not squeeze them like a rag. Let him rest!
Fans who had generously donated a large sum worth 200,000 won.
"......"
"Oh, Mr. Fafnir?"
"Take a 10-minute break."
Fafnir said without hesitation.
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"Mr. Ludius."
"Pant... pant... yes?"
"At this rate, I think we've caught all the named monsters nearby."
On the day they caught their tenth named Orc.
Fafnir spoke to Ludius.
"Then let's stop hunting here. I need to move on as well."
"Ah... you're leaving. That's a shame, really."
Despite his words, Ludius's relief was evident.
>Seonminhye: lol what happened to Ludy's face, it's half gone...
>hidra973: Survived the hellish labor... "Passed"
The channel's viewers also typed lol in succession.
It was only natural.
In the past week, Fafnir and Ludius had spent a total of 130 hours hunting.
If it were a job, it would be enough work hours to report to the labor board.
"You've worked hard all this time. It must have been tough following me around."
"Haha. No, not at all."
Although he had gone through all sorts of hardships, thanks to Fafnir, Ludius had also gained levels and Saga Points.
He didn't even have any thoughts of betrayal from the start.
"Then I'm going to head to my destination now. What about you, Mr. Ludius?"
"Of course I'll follow you. I needed to resupply anyway, and if there's a city..."
Ludius only joked that he hoped they wouldn't go too fast.
As the two headed north, Fafnir fell into thought.
'I spent quite a bit more time than I expected.'
What he was thinking about was the future schedule and the items he had acquired.
'Originally I had to break through the fortress and go straight, but the Blood Demon Sword was so good that I kept using it to fight.'
If you have a new super car, it's only natural to take it for a drive.
Using the power of the items to its fullest, he had stayed until the schedule became tight.
'Still, thanks to that, I gained a huge amount of profit.'
His level had risen by a full 5, reaching 152.
He had acquired seven Rare equipment pieces and two Unique equipment pieces.
After taking his share from Ludius, he had also earned nearly 40 gold.
That was almost 4 million won earned in about a week.
'Anyway, the Bard class is quite useful.'
With Ludius's buff skills, the Skeleton Soldiers' stats noticeably increased.
As long as they could hear the song, he could buff them regardless of their numbers.
'In a large-scale war, that class is even more valuable than a simple ranker.'
In fact, in the original novel, places like the Five Stars or Arc Guild scouted ranker-level bards at high salaries.
He knew this because whenever the protagonist Flush fought, there was always a description of one of those rankers buffing them.
Of course, the bard's skills failing every time was just a bonus.
'If you have a bard when hunting monsters or fighting players, you can hunt even much stronger enemies.'
Since skill slots are limited, he couldn't learn it himself by summoning.
However...
'I'd like to make an elite Skeleton Soldier that's good with musical instruments.'
If he taught them military songs, they would probably put on quite a show.
As he was thinking about this and that, they arrived at Byroncia.
Aside from the tightened security on the walls, it didn't look much different.
'Fortunately, it seems the enemies haven't reached here yet.'
Arriving at the gate, Fafnir soon underwent a simple inspection.
"Ah... you..."
"Please keep it a secret from the lord. I'm busy."
"......Alright."
Aside from silencing the soldiers who recognized his face, they passed through quickly.
"I have some business to attend to, so I'll move separately and meet up later."
"Understood."
After briefly parting ways with Ludius.
Fafnir headed to the Necromancer Guild as he remembered, and soon widened his eyes.
"Is this the place?"
"Oh my, it's cramped."
There were at least five or six players inside the guild.
Not guards or passing players—real Necromancer aspirants.
'What happened here?'
He found out the answer quickly.
"Your face has become quite well-known, you bastard Fafnir."
Having sensed a new presence, Gulde came out, chuckled, and slapped Fafnir's shoulder.
"It's because of you. As your name spread, people started coming here saying they want to be Necromancers."
Thanks to Fafnir, who achieved the number 1 contribution, even NPCs, let alone players, were being influenced.
It wasn't like the mainstream classes where dozens of people came and went every day, but he said at least three or four would always come and go.
"I wondered if people wouldn't come because of the chaos outside, but they still come to pay their respects."
"Thank you."
"Don't mention it. Here, this is a gift."
-You have acquired 10 Refined Scream Herbs (Rare).
Scream Herbs are a material used in various forms of dark magic.
They aren't difficult to gather, but they require a great deal of effort to refine.
"I figured you'd be busy, so I prepared these for you, hehehe."
"......Thank you, Master."
"So, what brings you here? You're not going to say you want to believe in God or something, are you?"
"I want to learn a new skill."
"Skills, eh. Come to think of it, you've grown quite a bit."
Fafnir's current level was 152.
Before the Orc Great War, it would have been enough to walk around with his chest puffed out.
"Alright, here are the skills you can learn now. But don't be too greedy. The effort required to learn two skills increases exponentially, hehehe."
As Gulde finished speaking, a catalog appeared.
-Summon Giant Skull (Rare)
-Darkness Aura (Magic)
-Command Skeleton General (Unique) (Master Skill)
'A new Master Skill, shall I take a look?'
As he brought his finger to it, information appeared.
-Commands one general to lead Skeleton Soldiers, Skeleton Knights, Skeleton Mages, and other skeleton units.
Skeleton General!
If a Necromancer is the king, the Skeleton General is literally the general who commands the soldiers.
Depending on the materials and the souls used, it could become Yi Sun-shin or it could become Won Gyun—a double-edged skill.
'I finally get to learn this skill.'
A Master Skill that overlaps with the existing Master Skill, Command Elite Skeleton Knight.
'After level 200, the slots increase by one each time, so I can use them together then...'
After level 200, when you master one class, you can either change jobs or take the advanced path of that class.
And when you gain a class after level 200, your slots increase proportionally.
'After level 200, it's four normal skills and two Master Skills... that gives me a bit more breathing room.'
In the original novel, this is when the term Hell Level starts.
Even so, the potential before and after is on a completely different level, so most players try to hit Hell Level by any means necessary.
"I'd like to request Command Skeleton General."
"Alright, your Skeleton Soldiers have also reached a decent level."
-You have acquired Command Skeleton General (Unique) (Master Skill).
-A new skill, 'Command Skeleton General (Unique) (Master Skill)', has been created.
"Be careful. Since your Skeleton Soldiers have potential, if you make one with mediocre materials, they might actually be eaten by them."
"I'll keep that in mind."
Even in real armies, it's not uncommon for a new ace to be eaten alive by their superiors.
Among the merit-based Skeleton Soldiers, such a thing could happen even more easily.
"Now then, listen to what I have to say."
That was when it happened.
Gulde grinned and stopped Fafnir, who was about to leave.
"Yes? What kind of..."
"Oh, it's nothing much. Just a story like dinner for a passing rat."
Having brought Fafnir to his seat, Gulde got straight to the point as soon as they faced each other.
"How about you walk the path of a High-Necromancer?"
#Became a Necromancer Villain in a Game Novel
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