I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 158

Episode 159

“That white figure was Gigigi?”

“I see.”

Pergis calmly affirmed. Then he asked again as if he were puzzled.

“You look like you didn’t even think about it. As you know, aren’t the warriors here also supplementing their abilities with the many equipment provided by the system? It’s the same.”

I suddenly became very confused.

Equipment? Are they all wearing equipment?

“Of course, this equipment was custom-made for our species, so you can’t wear it. I can’t wear your equipment either.”

Then Pergis lifted her hoof,

“As you can see, my hoof is shaped like this. Since my hoof is not cloven like yours, I can’t use things like hooks on it.”

“ring?”

Instead of answering, Pergis nodded,

“Well, it seems like you can just put your feet in shoes and things like that, but they’re uncomfortable.”

Fergis, who took the items again and turned pure white, looked at me blankly.

When I turned to the side, Seo Ji-han also had a very surprised expression. My expression was probably similar.

“But there are no examples of monsters giving equipment items, right?”

When I looted the dead Seojihan, I was able to obtain all of his equipment items and items from his inventory.

So, of course, I thought that when I looted the monsters, I also looted their inventory.

But that wasn’t the case?

“Ah. You mean refugees? ”

“Oh yeah.”

“As refugees experience refuge, their temperament becomes somewhat different from that of the natives.”

Elfanis carefully added an explanation to Pergis’ words,

“I should have told you in advance, but I forgot that you might not know. Didn’t I tell you before that the soul stones of the natives turn into magic stones when they take refuge?”

“Ah yes.”

“In the same way, when a refugee dies, the system retrieves all resources granted to that refugee, including equipment and consumption items. And the refugee’s existence is processed as a resource and remains in the form of a by-product.”

“I see…”

I nodded, feeling a little confused. And after thinking for a moment, Elfanis spoke again.

“If you evacuate the crown you have, the system will recover most of it. However, the king sitting on the final throne can inherit up to two of the king’s powers and move through the dungeon. “You can either choose two of the King’s powers that you have acquired so far, or you can choose two of your own talents.”

“So the kings only had one horn. “I only gave two skills to each horn.”

“That’s right.”

Well, otherwise, if a powerful king with as many horns as me is born in a certain world, there would be no need to open the final hall.

The king will have everything without the need to decide on a final decision maker.

Up to two.

Then, I will definitely have to take the gathering hidden skill and the other one will be Chungwangpo.

I don’t know if the skill level is inherited, but it would be better to assume that it is inherited and continue to strengthen only one skill level.

“One day, the moment will come when the king will have to make a decision. It will be a heavy and difficult decision, but…”

While I was thinking about this and that, Elfanis spoke carefully.

He lowered his gaze for a moment as if choosing words, then lifted it again and looked at me with clear eyes.

“Someone has to do it . “That’s right.”

Elfanis smiled quietly.

This old man, who has been through so much, often hides a lot of words behind his smile. “

Well, it’s been a while since you came, but I got used to it and ended up saying too heavy words.”

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn as everyone was lost in their thoughts.

Elfanis laughed empty-handed, blaming herself for it.

Then, perhaps in an attempt to lighten the mood, she smiled lightly and brought up a new topic.

“Now that I think about it, what about the newly acquired dungeon? “It’s such an amazing sight to see from afar, so I’d like to go there someday. Will you be allowed to?”

Ah, a newly acquired dungeon… As those who are still in the dungeon cannot go out, Elfanis seemed very curious about the bosses of other dungeons. As usual, they said, “Get ready!” and killed each other as soon as they were able to leave the dungeon

. It’s strange that you’re not interested.

“You don’t look good. Is there something wrong?”

“No, it’s not like that in particular. It’s a bit subtle. I wonder if it’s okay to meet. I’m worried.”

“Well, does he have a very violent temper?”

Elfanis looked at me with a concerned expression.

Worry seemed to be building up behind her thick eyelids.

“I’m not sure if he’s being violent. In fact, he’s subjugated me in a rather strange way.”

I briefly summarized the process of capturing Nafgis and inheriting the dungeon.

After hearing the whole story, Elfanis thought for a moment and asked a question.

“Does it mean that you can’t speak, rather than that you don’t want to speak at all?”

“I think so. It didn’t even have a mouth to begin with.”

“okay.”

“I don’t know what she’s thinking, so I don’t think there’s any harm in being careful. She’s subordinate to me, so I won’t harm her even if she goes, but she’s a unique being in many ways.”

“Then I can’t help it.”

Lowering her eyebrows, Elfanis expressed genuine regret.

But he soon regained his energy and asked about my plans again.

“Then, the king’s most desired first goal has been achieved. Are you planning to rest and store your strength until the final hall opens?”

“No, first of all, I’m going to make sure that all the Korean dungeons are closed. I’ll run around and search through them, and if the dungeons are still quiet, I’ll go check and close the dungeons in other countries one by one.”

“You’re saying more dungeons could be integrated here. Well, this is presumptuous to say, but there is a limit to the area of territory that can be taken when taking refuge…” “It’s

not because of greed for land, but anyway, if you close the dungeon, you can reduce the damage to civilians who will be swept away and die later.”

“I see. I feel reassured that the king is so diligent. There are many people who become relaxed after achieving one goal.”

Elfanis smiled happily and looked at me as if she was amazed.

Her heavy heart seemed to ease slightly at the friendly gaze as if she were looking at her granddaughter.

“Oh, and when the dungeon monsters come out later, let the people of our species take refuge in this dungeon. “It can happen. Then please take good care of it as much as possible.”

“Would it be possible?”

“And even if the dungeon opens, please don’t come out. “This is my message to everyone.”

Pergis interjected, looking puzzled at my words.

“Don’t you need our help? In the past, I think they definitely asked me to fight with them or become allies.”

“That’s what I thought at the time, but I thought that if I came out for no reason, I could get attacked along with other monsters.”

“Well, that might be possible.”

“But later, if the situation changes and it becomes urgent, I may ask for it. However, I will only ask for it in a way that does not cause any harm to our people.”

“I understand.”

“All right.”

After that, I drank the tea recommended by Elfanis and spent time leisurely for the first time in a long time.

It was a bit funny to see Pergis licking tea from a large bowl.

The two people said they didn’t need any items, but just before leaving, I semi-forced them to give me a list of the items they needed.

I guess I rested for three or four days like that, making items, handing them over, and chatting often.

When I thought I had enough rest, I called Ban Seo-jin and the others over and sat down at an outdoor table by the lake.

“Yu Eundam and Banseohu are on the coastline and the rest are inland. “Is this it?”

Ban Seo-jin lightly asked a question while examining the map spread out on the table.

“yes. “Although all the dungeons have been closed, there may still be dungeons that haven’t been reported, so I think you can be reassured by directly checking the mountains and open seas that are out of reach of the human eye.”

“Well, I think it’s a pointless effort, but I’ll cooperate if you want.”

Ban Seo-jin, who muttered in a barely audible voice, saying, “There is nothing to do anyway,” calmly agreed. “Thank you.

Even if we go around 10 hours a day, it will take about a week. Ban Seo-jin and I can fly and check, but we can’t fly. “Someone else please help.”

As he said that and looked at Yoo Eun-dam, he looked at Ban Seo-hoo in disgust.

“Ugh, do I have to carry Seo-hoo and fly? I don’t like it.”

“I hate it too, but people can’t live only doing what they like. Sometimes you have to do things you don’t like.”

As if he was not pleased, Ban Seo-hu’s face became a little stiff as he said that.

“How can it be that everything he says like that sounds like an old man?”

Ban Seo-jin muttered, as if he couldn’t contain his sincere admiration.

Ban Seo-hu was just looking at the map, as if he hadn’t heard it or was pretending not to hear it.

“Well, if it’s for a search anyway, I don’t think there’s any reason to go together. “I’ll look in a different direction.”

“The other direction?”

“Okay, I need to dig deeper into the Dungeon Management Office to see if there’s anything they’re hiding internally, and I’ll also look into foreign intelligence sources.”

“Do you have an informant?”

“I know some hunters personally, and I’m thinking of using my connections to people in our camp.”

Well, anyway, the next step is to conquer overseas dungeons.

It would be good to check if there are any dungeons hidden by the upper levels, and it would also be good to gather overseas information in advance.

I readily accepted Ban Seo-hoo’s offer.

“Good.”

“Oh, me too. I’ll go separately too. It’s a search anyway. There’s no need to crowd around all together. Let’s spread out as much as possible.”

For some reason, Ban Seo-jin agreed with Ban Seo-hu’s opinion.

While saying that, he looked at Seo Ji-han particularly, but Seo Ji-han, who was silent until the end, finally pretended not to be able to win and answered sullenly.

“I’m going to go out with Moa.”

“You knew that.”

Ban Seo-jin just smiled despite Seo Ji-han’s glaring gaze.

Anyway, since I felt like I had something to do, I decided to get moving.

“Well then, thank you all for your hard work and I’ll see you again in the evening.”

After a brief greeting, we each used our movement scrolls and dispersed to the mission location.