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Chapter 224

ancient city (2)

“Wow.”

There was nothing but a word of exclamation.

Buried deep in the sand, the ancient city survived countless years and seemed still alive and well.

Not to mention, it is not completely buried in the sand, but some force that pushes the sand out in the form of a semicircle is still holding up.

“You’re still fine.”

Lokan jumped into the semicircle, but was not bounced off or shocked. If it was a living thing that this barrier was blocking, neither the sand worms could enter, or it would have already been destroyed by the sand worms.

Rokhan, who sat gently on top of the ancient city, swept the buildings of the ancient city with his hands, which were still as clean as new.

He simply admired the fact that he wasn’t just an illusion or a seemingly normal person.

It didn’t seem like something magical had been done. If it had just relied on magic, the effect would not have lasted for such a long period of time.

So, it must have been the delicate dexterity of a gnome.

At first glance, they may look like ordinary buildings, but each of them is expected to be a high-level mechanical engineering device and a building, so I removed my hand.

I didn’t touch anything anymore.

‘It’s not hard to touch something.’

It was because he had not been able to use time regression because he had leveled up while hunting sand worms.

There was still the aftermath penalty of Rise of Frenzy, and until it was over, instead of exploring the ancient city, he safely sat down and spent time.

“Hey, you shy guys.”

And after the aftereffects were over, Lokan’s eyes narrowed as he got up from his seat. It looks like an ancient ruin with no one in it, but in reality it is not.

the soul of the ancients.

According to the memory of his previous life, this seemingly empty city was inhabited by them.

“Is it because of the title?”

Knowing this, Rokhan looked around the city and knocked on the door, but the spirits of the ancients and ancient gnomes secretly hid and watched him, but did not reveal himself.

‘It’s good not to be attacked, but… … .’

It was strange.

According to stories I’ve heard in previous lives, the souls of the ancients were basically said to have the trait of rejecting descendants, that is, non-gnomes.

The coalition called the Golden Lion’s Camp was formed after the fall of the ancient city, so they heard that it is basic to be wary and hostile to both dwarves, humans, and half-elves.

Lokan attributed this to the title effect.

gnome’s friend. Nothing is impossible

Could it be that the two title effects, which directly affect reputation and intimacy, also affected the souls of the ancients, who are basically ‘Gnomish races’?

So Lokan decided to check it out. He used a skill that would make them more likable and weaken their boundaries.

“Five gnome brothers!”

Gnomish Engineer’s puppet show. It was an item that summoned 5 master-level gnome mechanical dolls.

To fight, no, it can’t be.

There was no thought of scratching and making crumbs.If you’re an ancient person, your level is pretty good, so you’ll earn a decent amount of experience, but you’re a stranger who needs to get something bigger than your experience here, and this is their home ground. It was the right way to convince them rather than provoke them.

‘If you do it wrong, you may be locked up without an answer.’

Moreover, the ancient city is not an ordinary city. It was a collection of numerous mechanical devices and itself was a gigantic mechanical engineering device.

If you do it wrong, you could get lost, fall into a trap, and be trapped, or the entrance could be closed, making it impossible to enter the territory.

So, what Lokan chose was the solicitation act.

If he doesn’t meet them even if he visits them, he will come up with the latest mechanical engineering devices that will arouse the curiosity of the souls of the ancients and make them walk in front of them on their own.

[Gnomish engineering device, Gnomish rocket helmet has been completed.][The Gnomish engineering device, the squishy doll has been completed.]

Lokan, who placed the five gnome brothers next to him like an escort, immediately laid the seat and built the mechanical engineering devices.

He wouldn’t react with ordinary mechanical engineering skills, but wouldn’t it be different if he had learned ‘Gnomish engineering’?

Moreover, thanks to the skill level raised from time to time, the skill level is also quite good, so strange things were made in no time.

For this time, the production materials were well prepared.

“excuse me… … Uncle, what is that?”

And finally, it caught on.

After all, it was the children who unlocked their hearts first.

Even if it was a child, it would be like an ancestor in terms of how long it has existed, but a young soul with the innocence of that time approached Rokhan and asked questions about it. It goes without saying that Lokan responded kindly with an inappropriate smile.

After he sold his smile for a long time, the spirits in the form of adults also sneakily approached him.

“This is running out of time, so if you want to check it out, you should come quickly.”

Rokhan looked at them and fired a decisive blow for those still hesitating.

Also of interest to me the most were the gnome masters, who were made into a ‘gnomish engineer’s puppet show’ that even gnomes can’t easily see.

It was natural for the child to wear out, knowing that there was not much time left to look at them up close.

“Hmm, excuse me.”

The spirits of the ancients, who had been hesitating and keeping their distance until then, flocked to each other and began to examine the latest gnome mechanics created by Lokan, including the 5 gnome brothers.

“Oh, this way”

“What kind of technology is this?”

“Hey, you idiot! How to make it like this… … .”

“If we improve here, a very cool guy will come out.”

Many years have passed, but the current technology is not better. As in most games, the stats of items with the title of ‘Ancient’ are overwhelming compared to those of general ones.

The Road was the same. The new technology is only new, and the souls of the ancients immediately guessed what technology was used and how it worked without looking at it.

Although the 5 gnome brothers were a bit difficult, they took full advantage of the fact that they were soul bodies.

Souk.

He puts his head inside the body of the five gnome brothers and examines them closely.

After such a long time, he created all the Gnomish engineering devices in the known recipe, and the spirits of the ancients showed their closeness to him.

The only way to know the current situation outside and the current technological development is through Lokan.

Naturally, Rokhan took the trouble and built intimacy by answering their questions one by one.

[Reputation of the inhabitants of the ancient city has become friendly.]

Finally raised it to a friendly level.

“Hmm, is there anything I can do to help, such as remuneration or hunting?”

Only then did Lokan reveal his true colors. He was able to do things that the soul body could not do as a quest.

[You have completed the Oiling Quest.][You have completed the dust removal quest.][You have completed the spider web removal quest.]

Most of them were very miscellaneous quests.

I don’t know if it was in a previous life, but in the present life, there was no reason to proceed, so I happily performed small quests that I had never done before.

At first glance, it looks like a servant quest, but it has a lot of income.

‘Again, this pattern.’

‘Now I know roughly how it works.’

‘There is such a history’

You can get information about the ancient city based on what you see, touch, and advice you hear from the spirits of the ancients while performing the quests.

[Engineering has increased by 0.1%.]

In addition, while trimming and repairing advanced mechanical engineering devices, the proficiency of mechanical engineering skills was also rising fairly quickly.

[You have completed the gun barrel cleaning quest.][You have completed the foreign material handling quest.]

As we piled up quests like that, more grandiose things appeared. It was possible to access the turret and barrel right away.

Although it looks like a huge city, the identity of the ancient city was not really a city or a town of craftsmen to live in.

‘Combat Weapons, Aircraft.’

It is a huge ship in itself. It also flies in the sky, not the sea!

It was the true identity of this ancient city that boasted the strongest combat power among the so-called combat aircraft.

That is why there are dozens of huge barrels that can be fired to the outside.

In addition, there will be hundreds of barrels buried in the sand, but Lokan pretended not to know and built trust with the spirits of the ancients by grooming them and dealing with the monsters that nested inside the barrels.

“I am going to ask you a difficult request.”

And finally, I was able to get the quest I wanted.

[Reconstruction of the ancient city][Quest]

Reach the heart of the ancient city and reactivate it. The spirits of gnomes and ancients will make great gifts for benefactors.

-Success Condition: Restart the Ancient City

-Success Reward: Acquire the title ‘Gnomish Benefactor’, Gnomish Treasure, Ancient Gift

“Let’s do it.”

Lokan pretended to be concerned, then immediately accepted.

He looked around and touched various places while carrying out small errand quests, but he could not find a way to get inside.

He had one suspicious place, but he had not yet approached it.

But now the road is open.

“Come this way.”

The spirits of the ancients led Rokhan first. To a place that was not normally accessible as if it was blocked by something.

“Now how… … ”

“How are you? I’ve already given you the answer. You can open it. If the ‘qualified person’ does not open it on their own, we are not allowed to help, so please understand.”

But it was not brought in. It only took them to the front of the ‘door’, and it was entirely Rokhan’s responsibility to open the door.

It seemed to be bound by an oath to prevent the ancients from directly stepping in until the right person appeared and opened the door on their own.

“Hmm… … .”

Rokhan sank in front of unknown ancient letters and patterns.

‘You already know the answer… … .’

He began to roll his head based on what was in front of him. In most cases like this, we knew how it was going, so we just had to put our memories together.

“Is this”

Lokan recalled his memories. I remembered the ancient words and ancient patterns I had seen while helping them. He put them together and put them together.

He completed a pattern by matching the puzzle in front of him, and changed the order of the letters to make a sentence.

Of course I don’t know what that means. But it seemed like they knew.

‘I wonder what the light of glory is doing… … .’

Drooling. rumble!

And then, the door began to move.

Interlocking cogs each played a role, paving the way.

“elevator ”

The door opened and what appeared was a small space. Even when I went inside, it seemed like there was nothing I could do because it was blocked on all sides.

If so, one can only guess. It is a structure that descends like an elevator and enters the interior.

“Good luck.”

jii ing.

As soon as I entered, I felt the door closed and I was descending. They are entering the interior of the ancient city, the airship.

‘The Sealed Armor of the Lion King is here.’

woo woo woo.

Rokhan’s heart trembled. To be precise, the mark engraved on the sealed breastplate of the Lion King is calling out another Lion King’s armor.

Tiing! Druck.

And soon the elevator door opened.

Take the first step into the interior of the ancient city.

Following that painful cry, Rokhan began to move forward.