The 31st Piece Turns the Tables - Chapter 33
Episode 33:
Snowfall finally found traces of Chao.
There were no particularly dangerous situations in getting this far, but it was possible because Kang Seol knew roughly how the secret laboratory was structured.
‘Does the note left here mean that Chao has returned from here?’
So, that means Chao’s current location is not here.
Adventure 5. ‘Griz’s Secret Laboratory’
Traces of Chao were discovered here.
However, it appears that Chao achieved his goal and left here. I think it will be difficult to meet her here.
But you are still at the beginning of the secret laboratory. Something even greater than Chao’s traces may be hidden deeper than now. You have to get your hands on them.
Objective: Search Grizz’s secret laboratory until the end.
Current remaining time 「70:41」
– Wow, this is nonsense.
– You don’t know who Griz is?
– I don’t know. How do I know that? Do you know?
– I don’t know either. I asked because I didn’t know
– it’s written briefly in the settings book.
– What did it say?
– A tremendous genius. And they say he’s an incredibly strange person?
– Haha, that’s a really unsettling character review.
Kang Seol confirmed the changed adventure goal and nodded.
‘Because I didn’t plan on stopping here either.’
Some people came here to look for Chao, but others actually came to look for something that might be left in the secret lab.
Griz was, in name and reality, a master of mechanical engineering and the creator of many gems. If there was even a fingernail’s worth of his treasure left in this secret laboratory, it would have been right to search it thoroughly.
‘But what on earth did Chao take?’
She personally found out the location of the secret laboratory and stole the items first, so even Kang Seol felt like she was an unusual person.
What exactly is it that she would be interested in?
“master. this.”
Karuna handed out a bundle of documents to Kangseol.
A quick glance at what was written on the stiff paper revealed the research purpose and contents of this invention.
“Questions about death?”
Griz’s research usually starts with absurd ideas. This could also be seen in the message he left.
– What is death? Will it hurt if I die? If I die, will I really disintegrate and disappear into nothingness? Otherwise, is there a world after death as those who believe in God say? I’m curious, I’m curious. I’m so curious, I can’t stand it! So, let me find out!
From the beginning, the document was full of information showing that this research was led by Griz.
– No one on this wide continent has experienced death. Yes, there are undead, but they are people who have refused death, so they are an exception. This device was created to glimpse the true face of death.
“Death-inducing device… It’s crazy.”
An object made for the purpose of dying.
At the end of the journal, these words were written:
– Really… really terrible! Avoid dying as much as possible!
Snap…
Kangseol put down the documents on the unattended desk and tilted his head.
‘Chao stole this? why?’
From idea to effect, it was truly a terrible product. I became curious about her purpose in stealing these items.
– There was a reason why the secret lab was secret^^?
– Aren’t they all just like this? Haha
– it’s planned to be a bust haha
“But… I have to go in further.”
There was nothing more foolish than guessing the whole by looking at only part of it.
Because it was the same as touching an elephant’s leg and calling the elephant a pillar.
‘I’m sure there will be something left that I can use.’
As a person with weak persistence, Griz could not conduct research for a long time.
So, there are probably products in the lab that are different from this device.
Kwiik…
Snowfall walked through the hallway again.
The hallway was long enough to be boring and went further down into the basement.
– Lab 2
He had already arrived in front of Lab 2.
[Perception activates.]
[A presence is felt beyond the door.]
“Master.”
“ah.”
Karuna also seemed to have sensed the presence and stretched out one arm to push Snowfall back.
And kicked the door.
Quasi profit!
The door was thinner than expected and was torn apart.
“An error occurred! “An error occurred!”
What was in front of the door was a mechanical golem.
Because it was bigger than Jamad, Kang Seol was nervous.
“Door… closed…”
The machine stretched out its hand violently and waddled towards Karuna.
Rumbling… Rumbling…
It was a somewhat clumsy movement compared to its size and power.
‘Something… strange?’
As if something had gone wrong, my sloppy steps stopped.
Snowfall shouted as Karuna reached for the moonlight sword to eliminate the threat.
“Karuna!”
“…yes.”
“Don’t touch me.”
The mechanical golem walked a few more steps and eventually stopped working.
“Significant… error…”
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of of of of of of of-s natures type, golem, said.
If there is something wrong to this degree, it will be visible in a visible place.
However, there was no sign of rust or anything abnormal. Except it’s covered in vines like the wall of an old house.
‘Vine?’
Snowfall, with an ominous premonition, gave an order to Karuna.
“Cut down the vines here.”
“All right.”
Sreung –
Karuna’s momentum changes when she draws her sword. All it did was remove the vines that were stuck to the golem’s body, but the appearance was extremely elegant.
Sigh-! Sigh-!
The vines attached to the mechanical golem’s body were removed in an instant.
Thump… thud!
Now that only one large vine was left wrapped around the golem’s neck, Snowfall swallowed her saliva.
When the vines were removed, the golem could attack, so Jamard closely guarded Kang Seol.
square-!
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The mechanical golem made a strange sound and turned its head. The golem’s eyes ooze red evil light.
But suddenly, the red eye glow disappeared as if it had been washed away and turned blue.
“Nice to meet you, human. This is Griz’s relatively recently created 81st Research Institute, and I am its director, Arta-2. “From now on, I would like you to call me Arta.”
“…what?”
“Thank you for visiting Griz’s lab. However, Mr. Griz is currently absent. “Are you a guest who was scheduled to visit?”
“What is this…”
The mechanical golem showed a contradictory attitude from before, as if it had a dual personality. Still, Kang Seol sighed and responded that there was no longer a need to reveal that he was an illegal trespasser.
“I visited without contact.”
“Then there is no way to meet Mr. Griz. However, if you want to tour the lab, it is possible. “Do you mind if I, Arta, guide you?”
“guide?”
“yes. “It’s a small research institute, so there’s not much to see, but we can guide you as much as you want.”
Kang Seol thought for a moment and nodded.
“Please guide me.”
“All right. Have you already toured the third laboratory?”
“yes.”
“All right. “Then, I will guide you through the remaining 2nd and 1st labs.”
‘Shameless Yam’ sponsored Madness by 300!
[I came here to steal, but am I treated like a guest?]
– Snowman! How is it that my acting skills are improving day by day?
– Are they even fooling robots now? What the hell is he…
– The thief is so shameless lol
– How did Griz train the warden lol
– Oh, there you are, the thief! Dust off your shoes and come in haha
– I guess they thought it was Santa and not a thief.
– Does Santa come blowing out the chimney these days?
Arta began leading the way to the second laboratory.
“This is the second laboratory. “It is a place where spirit boxes are mainly studied, and the theory of multi-attribute spirit boxes is verified and actually implemented.”
“Multi-attribute spirit box? “Are you saying you… made that?”
“yes. “This is a great achievement by Griz.”
A spirit box was often a transport or restraint tool made to confine spirits wandering around the world.
“Is that possible?”
“It was possible. Spirits have a tendency to repel or attract each other, so until now, if they were gathered together in one place, they would have clashed, but Griz solved that problem brilliantly.”
“Way?”
“I do not know.”
“…yes? “Isn’t Arta the director of this place?”
“The position doesn’t mean much. All research is done by Griz himself. All other beings only serve Him.”
In the second lab, like the third lab, there was a bundle of paper.
Snowfall glanced at it. As I was looking closely, I came across a completely unexpected word and asked Arta a question.
“This belt shown here… is it a variation of the multi-attribute spirit box?”
“That’s a theory that hasn’t been tested yet. However, the probability that Mr. Griz is wrong is overwhelmingly low. Therefore, it seems possible to store the power of a multi-attribute spirit box in a belt.”
“If this is true…”
“Even if the wearer cannot directly manipulate the power of various spirits, the wearer will indirectly gain the power emitted by those spirits.”
“This is absolutely crazy. So where is that belt?”
“That’s the second lab here… Huh? “Where did it go?”
– what? Did you go to Kingdy?
– Hahahahahahahahahaha
– So here’s 1 billion won. what? Where is it?
– Why did you explain it until now lol
– I don’t know what you’re talking about, but anyway, it’s a shitty belt…
– It was there, but it’s gone.
Snowfall really wanted the multi-attribute spirit belt that Arta had described.
It wasn’t like he had been in the world of eternity for a day or two, and I could immediately guess what kind of performance he would perform just by hearing the explanation.
“Are you saying the belt is gone?”
“That’s right. “I don’t know why.”
Arta was embarrassed and even showed a scratching gesture.
Kang Seol felt that all of this was somehow related.
‘Could it be that vine?’
Arta was engulfed in vines and was behaving strangely.
It was somewhat suspicious to simply say that Griz’s long absence had caused this situation.
“Arta. “What is in Laboratory 1?”
“A life research complex has been created.”
“What is the scale?”
“Even if you add up all the places you’ve passed so far, they don’t come close to the size of the first lab.”
“If it were a life laboratory….”
“We were conducting research that would help solve future food and hunger problems in the empire. “There we grow powerful plants that can survive in harsh environments.”
“Is that all?”
“The control center of this laboratory is also located there.”
“Um…”
“Do you want guidance on the first laboratory?”
“yes.”
Kang Seol was sure something was going on there.
Even the vine that stuck to Arta’s body and caused it to malfunction, as well as the disappearance of the invention in the second laboratory.
It all gave me an ominous feeling.
Kangseol
asked as he headed towards the first laboratory life research complex.
“Artha.”
“Please speak.”
“if… Do you know anything about Milan?”
“There is no word for Milan among the words I know. “Is this by any chance a person’s name?”
“…It’s a person’s name.”
“No such name has ever been entered.”
“Okay, I understand.”
– What is Milan?
– Snowman always tells what he knows.
– It was Von Milan….
It was nothing special that Kang Seol asked this question.
Milan was the name of the last horse he bred. And that Milan had been hanging out with the Grizz for a long time.
When Kang Seol said that he met Griz only once, he was referring to this time.
– Milan This is truly genius! I, Griz, feel both great inspiration and inferiority from you! You are the crystallization of all knowledge in the world. Now I know why Milan is called the Great Sage. So, is it painful? No, I am so happy! That there is someone in the world who understands me completely!
Griz was fascinated by Milan and followed him, but Milan left him for adventure.
Griz’s words of mad regret before leaving came to mind.
– If I don’t go… it’s not okay? This grizz seems to feel the need for you. Did I ever remember yearning for something like this?
Kang Seol shook the conversation between Milan and Griz out of her mind.
‘Now is not the time to be sentimental, because then was then and now is now.’
When Kang Seol reached the first laboratory while reminiscing about the past, he felt something strange.
‘hmm?’
“We’re all here.”
“…Arta.”
“Why are you doing that?”
“Are you the only one in this lab?”
“no. From start to finish… no, there are more than 20 researchers besides me.”
“I see. All right. But you are the only one I have encountered in this large space. “Do you happen to know why?”
“what? I do not know. I don’t remember. “Do you know?”
“I think I know.”
[Perception activates.]
[Movement is felt beyond the door.]
Sigh.
Karuna and Jamad stood in front of Snowfall and Arta respectively. At the same time, the lab door broke.
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Karuna and Jammad were slightly pushed back with an impact that felt like being struck by an iron club.
What struck them was a huge vine of a plant.
Snowfall said, looking beyond the vines with golden insight.
“You ran away. From that monster.”
Beyond the vines, numerous vines of similar size and leaves of the same size were overflowing. It was as if I had come to a giant’s flower bed.
Kang Seol’s insight was effective and information appeared in his field of vision.