Taming Master - 961 < 958 Usd 8. The Fortress of Darkness. And the Secret of Sexuality >

Ian tends to hide his identity when playing games.

Almost all rankers went private at the ID level, but Ian was wearing a look that even the appearance of the user could not recognize.

Now there were very few users, even global servers, who didn’t recognize him.

In fact, if you keep your face open, it was meaningless to keep your ID or level private.

And the reason why we’re hiding who we are is because we’ve been able to divide it up in two ways.

The first one’s annoying.

And second, to block variables or hazards from other users in advance.

When a human faction like the Spirit roams through the main field, nothing else would have happened, but when it roams through a magic faction like the Lacatorium or the Elasium, it was enough to get in the way of the users of the Horse faction.

Of course, the combat strength makes it difficult for the confused rankers to threaten Ian, but the variables and risks were not necessarily limited to direct combat.

‘It’s best not to create useless variables. ’

That’s why Ian reached out to Jonathan for a reason.

Overall, one of Jonathan’s quest temples was quite important, though he bragged that it wasn’t that big.

‘Giving up on that doesn’t affect spirit craftsmanship…. ’

From Ian’s point of view, Jonathan’s Golden Book felt like a bonus, which turned out to be almost as powerful as the base reward.

‘It’s good to learn artifact craftsmanship. ’

During the time Jonathan struggled with the machine boss, Ian had actually found the Mechanical Engineer, Girdin.

* * *

The quest ‘Girdin, the Dark Mechanical Engineer’, is the reason Ian entered the Fortress of Darkness and will be a clue to the broken Epic Quest.

Ian finds Zirdin, but that’s not the end of the quest.

“Hmm…… You want to know about the Magic Reducer? ”

“Yes, Sirdin. Exactly how to unseal it. ”

“You didn’t really think I’d let you know that, did you? ”

“Of course. Some things come when you have to go. ”

“Klael, you know the way of the world. ”

“Is there anything you want in return? ”

“Good. He’s been able to communicate well for a long time. ”

The quest was not just about finding him and finishing him, but about the following:

< Dark Mechanical Engineer Girdin (Epic) (Hidden) (Association) >

– You found their trail in the Shaia Mountains, where the water tribes were.

However, due to the rapidly attacking force of the machine civilization, the tribes of water are sealed in a deep abyss.

…… approximate……

In order to revive the frozen Shaia Mountains, the seals must be removed from the sanctuary of life, and in order to break the seals, the ‘Magic Reduction Device’ installed by the Legion of Darkness must be unlocked.

…… approximate……

According to information from Dratocus, a figure named ‘Dark Mechanical Engineer Girdin’ will know how to turn off the Magic Reducer.

Head to the Dark Keep where his lab is. Find him.

If you find him and do him a favor, Zirdin will tell you the story of the Magic Reducer.

* Girdin’s request (???) (Seal)

-As soon as the conditions are met, you will be able to check the contents.

-Quest Difficulty: SSS +

– Recommended Level:?? (transcends)

– Quest conditions: episode “Mechanical Warfare” with title “Deputy of the Spirit King”

-Limited time: unknown

– Reward: Magic Blocker (Legendary) (Superior)

* This quest cannot be carried out again if you fail at least once.

All Ian could do for an hour was find Zirdin, not solve his‘ please ’to complete the quest.

‘If it had been a quest that could have been easily completed in the first place, the difficulty would not have been set to Triple S. ’

So Ian once heard from Zirdin what he wanted, it contained some very interesting content.

“What I want is simple. ”

“ ……? ”

“Finding the golden books in this fortress. ”

“A golden old book…? ”

“Ancient books, full of theories about ancient craftsmanship. ”

When I first spoke to Zirdin, Ian was somewhat confused.

The conversation with him went in a completely different direction than Ian expected.

Why are you asking me to find what’s inside the fortress? ’

Ian thought that Zirdin would naturally be a figure of a machine civilization, and he was even thinking that the Keep of Darkness might belong to him, but instead, he asked himself to find something in the Keep, and I had to wonder.

From Ian’s point of view, of course, Girdin’s request was the mission outside this fortress.

That’s why Ian couldn’t help but ask Girdin again.

“Is it that hard to get it? ”

“Why do you ask? ”

“If it’s easy for you to do it yourself, you have no reason to ask me. ”

In Ian’s question, Zirdin smiled and answered.

“It’s not easy, of course, but what you do is much easier than what I do. ”

“Hmm…? ”

“I can’t get out of this lab. ”

Zirdine’s story was astonishing.

He, of course, who thought he was part of a faction like a machine civilization, had a “little” story.

“Outside the lab… You mean you can’t leave this room at all?” ”

“Yes. What else could it be? ”

According to Zirdin, he used to be the leader of a group of mechanics.

But he was overwhelmed in the struggle for power, and thanks to that, he was forced to live in this dark fortress.

“I was as good as dead, actually. ”

“ ……! ”

“If it wasn’t for the ‘Magic Reducer’ you wanted to know. ”

“What is that…? ”

“It’s the magic reclaimer in this lab that makes my heart stop completely. ”

Charlie, who was about to kill Zirdin, loved his talent and killed himself. Instead, he used the Magic Reducer to make himself unable to leave this room forever.

“Cruel…… ”

“But I don’t have a problem with him. ”

“Why?”

“On the contrary, if I had won that coup, I would have killed him without hesitation. ”

“ ……. ”

But interestingly, Zirdin has found happiness since being locked up in this lab.

Out of power and greed, the life that Orloth could only study freed him from suffering.

“And just by being able to get away from the stress of the power struggle and stay in this lab and continue my research, I’m living happily ever after. ”

“You’re a very unusual person. ”

“Well, of course you feel that way. ”

And at the end of Zirdine’s story, Ian was able to get information about the golden archives.

“Then why do you want that golden archive? I heard you’re happy just to study in here. ”

“Hehe, it’s that simple. ”

“ ……? ”

“Now that the research is gone, ”

“Queek.”

“But if you can find me an old book hidden somewhere in this fortress, I can have another happy life for a while. ”

“Well, I see. ”

“With ancient conjunctivities, I can discover new areas I’ve never studied before. ”

At the end of Girdin’s talk, I remembered new system messages related to the quest.

– Tyring!

– The conditions are met.

– “Please of Zirdine” content will be generated.

* Girdin’s Request

– Bring one or more of the Golden Scrolls somewhere in the Dark Keep to Zirdin. (If you bring more than one copy, you can get additional hidden rewards.)

Ian quickly begins to roll his head, checking Zirdine’s story and system messages.

“Hidden rewards? And there are many golden books…. ’

Then again, Zirdin’s eyes meet, and he starts digging for information.

“If I can get you more than one copy…… what can you do for me? ”

“Haha, two or more copies…. Well, is that possible with your abilities? ”

“Assuming it’s possible, anyway. ”

Zirdin takes a moment to think about Ian’s question, and slowly opens his wrinkled mouth again.

And the more I talked to Ian, the more I was surprised.

“Well, that depends on what you want. ”

“If all I want is to learn ancient spirituality…. ”

“ ……! ”

“Is that possible?”

What Ian wanted for him was something he could not have imagined.

“Hmm…. ”

Zirdin’s mouth reopens with a few moments of hesitation.

“It’s a little vague, but it may or may not be possible. ”

“What do you mean? ”

“Of the golden scrolls you brought, there must be an enchantment. ”

“ ……! ”

“Even I can teach you imperfect animosities without notice. ”

Ian flashes at Zirdin’s words and quickly opens his mouth again.

“Then, Lord Girdin. ”

“Speak.”

“If I bring you all the old books in this fortress, can you teach me all that too? ”

“ ……! ”

“I was also very interested in the study of ancient plastics. ”

With Ian’s radical proposal, Zirdin is forced to lose his horse for a moment.

First of all, I was wondering if it was possible, but I didn’t think I would make this offer.

“Hmmm…. ”

But Girdin didn’t think long.

Since he had already given up all his sense of quicksand, Ian’s offer was not bad at all.

If Zirdin could get all the gold scrolls, he couldn’t have dealt better.

“Okay, Ian. Give it a try if you can. ”

“Oh…! ”

“If you bring me more than one copy, I’ll share it with you. ”