The Ruined World Was Mistaken for a Game-Chapter 87: Qualification of a God (3)

The Ruined World Was Mistaken for a Game-Chapter 87: Qualification of a God (3)

Translator: Dreamscribe
Episode 3.
It wasn’t a sudden announcement. They were given three whole days to prepare mentally. However, because the amount of update content was so immense, such preparation was entirely useless.
Jinwoo fed the heroes an overwhelming feast of update content, then handed them a gift bundle stuffed with free cosmetic items, titles, enhancement stones, and more. It was as if he had even fed them dessert until they burst.
Without stopping, Jinwoo kept pushing forward like that, driving the heroes into a frenzy.
“Uh...”
“Mm....”
The heroes returned to Arsilan with blank expressions, gifts in their arms. They had cheered wildly while worshipping the Creator God, but upon descending to Arsilan, they were dazed and out of it.
But it wasn’t over yet.
[The Creator God has bestowed a Great Blessing! (7 days)]
*Experience points are doubled! (Arsilan)
*Drop rate of rare items is doubled! (Arsilan)
*Mounts of the Celestial Realm are provided. They can only be used in Arsilan.
*All stats increase by 10%.
*The Compass of Light is provided. Using the Compass of Light allows you to track the location of rare materials.
Jinwoo even stuffed them with blessings.
The Creator God’s Great Blessing was on an entirely different level compared to previous blessings.
“Waaah! I used up all my vacation days!”
“Hehehe! I’m glad I’m unemployed!”
"Even the blessing is a full serving!"
“Kyaaaah!”
The cheers of the heroes rang out once again in Arsilan. The emptiness left by the end of the grand festival had already been filled, and now they didn’t even remember it anymore.
As the Creator God had declared, all the announced content had been applied.
As time passed, the taming system received widespread acclaim.
Although taming skills could be learned in Solis, Marogo, and Evanth, success rates were extremely low using only the taming skill. Depending on the monster, feed or capture materials were required.
Within just a few days, a hero appeared who had tamed a Goblin.
“O, ooh! Isn’t that a Goblin? How did you tame it?”
“I got it to low health, then gave it healing potions and kept hitting it. After about 200 tries, it was caught.”
“Wow! So you just have to beat it!”
“Yes, you have to beat it properly.”
Already, various taming methods were beginning to emerge!
As the taming skill rank increased, the number of monsters that could be tamed also increased. Each individual monster came with its own skills, and in the case of simple labor-capable Goblins, the ‘[E]Quick Hands’ skill was extremely useful.
It was because work efficiency improved.
“Recruiting newbies going to catch Goblins! We’ll guide you properly!”
“Sharing alchemy recipes!”
One of the key materials for taming, ‘Starlight Sugar’, could be obtained by helping other heroes or purchased with Contribution Points.
By helping a newbie hero, one could almost certainly receive Starlight Sugar. Because of that, high-level heroes helping newbie heroes in front of Evanth began to appear frequently.
The first thing all heroes rushed toward was, of course, the main quest of Episode 3. The minimum level required to enter Episode 3 was 40, and the recommended level was 50 or above.
A nation beyond the Magic Barrier.
An empire ruled by the Lord of Greed.
It was called the Empire of Evil.
To invade the Empire of Evil, one had to complete a prerequisite quest and prove their qualification at the Grand Temple.
As time passed, party recruitment posts began pouring into the ‘Invasion Board’ of Arsilan Worlds.
Title: Recruiting Heroes to Plunder the Empire of Evil
We’re setting off on the first long-distance expedition in Arsilan!
This isn’t just a quick dash into the desert, we’re going all the way across!
There’s a way to cross the desert much faster than with traditional mounts, without worrying about inventory shortages! The master of Magic Engineering, HandGenius-nim, is coming with us!
We are recruiting heroes to join our expedition.
Please understand that this is a streamer expedition party!
[Application Requirements]
Level 55 or higher
Heroes with no criminal record
Heroes who can be away for at least one week
Those who are comfortable being exposed on broadcast
Advance party members are welcome.
[SL ID: Urubear]
Please send a message with your specs and experience!
*Priests only need to meet the minimum requirement for Episode 3! Please come! We’re begging you!
Anonymous1 (US): The desert is hot. Died halfway through.
└Urubear (Original Poster): Gotta prepare properly before going.
Anonymous2 (KR): Got to the oasis but nearly died from exhaustion. Mummies came crawling out of the sand? The atmosphere was insane.
└Anonymous3 (KR): Probably need to set up bases along the way?
SockThief: Anyone willing to let me join?
└Anonymous4 (JP): Pervert-ssi, you're discharged now huh.
Quite a few heroes had already returned from scouting the desert, but none had yet reached the enormous pit. The Lord of Greed, having sensed the invasion, was using up his authority to raise soldiers, making the journey even more treacherous.
Right now, that was about all the Lord of Greed could do.
‘He must be anxious.’
That anxiety would soon be turned into shock, into terror.
Jinwoo smirked faintly and entered Arsilan. He placed Leon’s body in the king’s office and pulled out another body. It was the hero’s body he used in the past, the Priest, ‘Comfortable’.
Jinwoo planned to blend into the expedition party and observe the situation directly. He left Leon’s body and possessed the body of Comfortable.
“Oh....”
Just by entering this body, he felt a sense of comfort. He even felt like he was living a new life, just like the other heroes.
‘I really did need a change of pace.’
Come to think of it, he had been working far too hard lately. From preparing for the Great War until now, he had barely taken a break. The only moment of rest he could recall was enjoying a brief reprieve while crossing the desert during the Grand Festival.
He had fulfilled all his promises and successfully launched Episode 3. Although taking a full vacation was still difficult, at least...
“Maybe it’s time for me to enjoy this too.”
He could finally enjoy Arsilan Saga. Jinwoo adjusted his level to 62, redistributed his stats, and headed toward the Grand Temple in Solis.
The inside of the Grand Temple was bustling with heroes currently undertaking the prerequisite quest for Episode 3.
“Grrrr! I’ll kill them!”
“You fucking bastards...!”
“Ugh! I’m seriously going to kill every last one of them!”
All the heroes were enraged.
The prerequisite quest was a kind of political education. It summarized the deeds of Arsilan’s traitors and even added MSG to produce sensational video materials. (TL Note: MSG = Monosodium glutamate used for enhance flavor of food.)
This training was being overseen by Hallon and the clerics.
“The trial of light has lasted long! Now it is time for light’s revenge! Heroes! Swear your loyalty for Arsilan, for the Kingdom of Sillion!”
As Hallon declared this, he led the loyalty oath ceremony. Once the ceremony was completed, the heroes could inscribe the Seal of Loyalty on their bodies. The seal looked cool, so the heroes placed it somewhere visible.
‘Everything’s going smoothly.’
Jinwoo smiled faintly and equipped his outfit and gear.
His gear consisted of a mace symbolizing Divine Punishment and a sacred book containing mid-tier sacred techniques. His outfit was a traditional Arsilan cleric robe. With a harmonious blend of white and black, it gave off a clean impression.
Nodding in satisfaction, Jinwoo sent a message to the leader of the expedition party. It was a well-known name among heroes whom Jinwoo was familiar with.
[Comfortable: Level 62 Priest. Available. Able to use mid-tier sacred techniques.]
[Urubear: Uwooooh! (Emoticon: bowing bear) Priest-nim! Why are you only arriving now! I’ll come get you right away!]
The expedition was being led by Urubear and Haebyul.
Priests were still considered a rarity. A high-level Priest capable of using mid-tier sacred techniques was extremely rare. That was because it took passing through many trials to reach the point of using mid-tier sacred techniques. Still, with the growing number of clerics, the number of Priests was steadily increasing as well.
If one advanced to a secondary class like ‘Bishop’ or ‘Inquisitor’, wouldn’t they enjoy popularity that couldn’t even be compared to now?
Even now, it was said that heroes liked Priests more than celebrities.
“Priest Comfortable-nim!”
As Jinwoo waited in front of the Magic Barrier, Urubear actually came to pick him up. He even connected a carriage to his mount and pulled it along. On the carriage, it was written: 'Priest-nim’s Exclusive Carriage.'
Poo-poo~poo!!
Haebyul even pulled out a bizarre instrument and blew into it.
“Welcome!”
“Welcome, indeed!”
Haebyul and Urubear knelt down and spread their arms wide open. It looked like they were proposing.
Clap clap clap!
Jinwoo looked at the two and gave them a round of applause.
-Oh? That’s the famous Priest from before!
-Level 62, whoa... and even using mid-tier sacred techniques.
-Crazy. I’m so jealous.
-A true noble descends. If he had a real title, he'd be at least count level.
Even the viewers were astonished upon seeing Jinwoo.
The mid-tier sacred book Jinwoo was holding looked dazzling to the heroes. That was because it was a sacred book permitted only to Priests who could use mid-tier sacred techniques.
The expedition party was drawing a lot of attention. While there were already many heroes crossing the Magic Barrier, this was the first party to set out with full-scale preparations like this one.
“Should I get in?”
“Yes!”
Haebyul opened the door.
Jinwoo boarded the carriage and moved with them.
‘Comfortable.’
The carriage was indeed comfortable.
He leaned his back against the soft backrest and traveled in comfort.
It was... healing!
When Jinwoo got off the carriage, he was met with a rather surprising sight.
There was a ship in front of the Magic Barrier. A large crowd of heroes had gathered around it to watch, and HandGenius was currently maintaining the ship.
Its appearance resembled a Viking longship.
Shields were attached to either side of the ship, and a sail with a well-crafted emblem was visible.
When Jinwoo, the last to arrive, stepped in, the other expedition members began to approach Urubear and Haebyul. The expedition party consisted of 12 members, all of them named heroes over level 60. The only one below that was HandGenius, in charge of piloting and maintaining the ship, who was level 45.
“Now that Priest-nim is here, I’ll explain everything!”
HandGenius stepped forward and began to explain the ship.
“This is sand we brought from the desert.”
HandGenius opened the lid of a bottle filled with sand and sprinkled it onto the ship. The sand was blown off the ship, as if swept away by wind.
“The bottom of the ship is coated with the Starflower of the Magic Dragon, which can ride the flow of magic power. It may not be able to float in the air, but it should be able to cut across the sand.”
“That’s right! The test was a success too!”
As HandGenius explained, WingGenius, who was sitting on his shoulder listening, chimed in with a proud expression.
Jinwoo nodded.
That desert was a remnant of destruction, created by fragments of the moon and magic. Like radioactive fallout after a nuclear explosion, magic power was thickly layered across the entire desert, generating intense heat.
‘That guy wouldn’t be able to absorb it either.’
The magic mixed with Jinwoo’s authority would feel like Erosion swallowing him whole to the Lord of Greed.
‘Impressive.’
Heroes were always impressive.
Even without Jinwoo’s guidance, they carved out a new path and produced such results.
Urubear clenched his fist as he looked at the ship.
“Kehaha! We’re going to invade aboard this ship!”
“Yeah! This is it!”
"We didn't choose the Viking concept for nothing!"
The heroes had chosen a Viking concept. They wore animal pelts, helmets and armor that gave off a rugged look. With camouflage on their faces, they radiated the aura of true invaders.
“Alright! Let’s move it!”
“Push it!”
The heroes banded together and pushed the ship toward the Magic Barrier. When the ship reached the Magic Barrier, a large gate formed, allowing them to proceed inside.
Not only the expedition members, but even the heroes who had been spectating all crossed into the desert and WingGenius, unable to enter, waved goodbye from Arsilan.
Jinwoo and the expedition heroes all boarded the ship.
When HandGenius inserted a Magic Stone fragment into a device at the rear of the ship, the vessel began moving forward. Jinwoo had made it possible to purchase Magic Stone fragments from the shop.
They were fragments that dropped during Magic Stone mining, and the heroes were putting them to surprisingly good use.
“Oh, ooh!”
“It’s moving!”
“We’re setting sail!”
Swoosh!
The ship glided forward as if on water. When the expedition's mage cast a wind-element spell at the sail, the speed increased even more.
-Seriously, it’s actually moving.
-This is peak romance!
-This is what an invasion looks like! This is what Vikings are!
-I wanna ride too.
“Wow, I’m so jealous.”
“Should we build one too? HandGenius-nim shared the blueprint.”
“Hmm, maybe we should make an even bigger one?”
“Call all our guild members! Let’s go too!”
A ship cutting through the desert!
Who could possibly resist this?
Watching the ship rapidly disappear into the distance, the heroes couldn’t hide their excitement.
***
The expedition’s ship cut through the desert sands, pushing forward.
Soldiers emerging from beneath the sand tried to latch on but couldn’t catch up to the ship’s speed.
“What a view!”
“Wahaha!”
“This is what you call overseas travel!”
“Well, technically, we’re outside the Kingdom of Sillion, so I guess that counts.”
Urubear and the other heroes laughed and chatted as they looked out over the desert scenery. Haebyul and a few others even changed into swimsuits and leisurely enjoyed the ride.
Jinwoo, too, relaxed comfortably.
‘The nearest place is....’
There was a village nearby. A village located away from any city. Jinwoo subtly guided the ship in that direction.
The ship continued steadily forward.
They made stops to regroup at the oases Jinwoo had created along the way and crossed the desert for more than two days. Even at top speed, the desert showed no signs of ending.
And once again, night fell.
“Ugh, I’m starting to get bored.”
“Same here.”
“Want to play a card game?”
No matter how beautiful the scenery, seeing the same thing over and over gets old. It was then that HandGenius, standing at the bow, spotted something.
“I see lights ahead!”
Finally!
The expressions of the bored heroes brightened. Everyone looked carefully toward the front. Sure enough, lights could be seen. They were clearly artificial lights.
They slowed the ship and approached the lights.
A village came into view.
Torches were erected, and dried-up soldiers wandered aimlessly around the area.
“Let’s go in for a closer look.”
At Jinwoo’s words, everyone nodded and approached cautiously. Although there were soldiers, they showed no signs of being on guard. They didn’t even seem to consider the possibility of an approaching enemy.
“Oh....”
“Is there a festival or something?”
The village looked prosperous.
At the center of the village was a massive banquet table piled high with various dishes. Around it sat people adorned with expensive-looking ornaments from head to toe.
There appeared to be a cleric among them, but he was so massively overweight that he had dedicated slaves just to carry him around.
“Wow, they’re covered in treasure from head to toe.”
“Even his teeth are gold.”
“Oh, there’s a treasure chest over there too!”
The heroes were amazed.
Soldiers were carrying chests full of gold coins into the village’s temple. For a village, the temple was unbelievably luxurious. The stones used to build it looked expensive, and even the windows sparkled like they were made of gemstones.
“H-Hahaha....”
“Gulp!”
“All of that....”
The smiles on the heroes’ faces as they looked at the village scenery grew deeper and deeper.
-This place is a treasure island.
-Tons of golden goblins!
-Where are these coordinates? Please share them!
-This is seriously a jackpot!
Swoosh!
When Jinwoo rose to his feet, the heroes who had been hiding in the shadows revealed themselves with fierce expressions.
The soldiers noticed the heroes and charged at them, but
Thud!
Urubear crushed a soldier’s body with his shield, and Haebyul slit another’s throat with a dagger.
The soldiers were only around level 40, and with low endurance, their actual combat power was even less than that.
The heroes walked up to the area where the massive banquet table stood.
“Wh-what is this?!”
“Wh-who are you people?!”
The nobles and clerics, drunk and stuffed with food and drink, were shocked at the sight of the heroes. The soldiers around them rushed forward, but when the mage unleashed magic, they all exploded.
“Do you know who I am?!”
“How dare you cause such a ruckus before the cleric!”
Apparently unable to grasp the situation, they continued spouting nonsense.
“Are you not afraid of the gods?! I don’t know where you came from, but you’ll suffer an eternal and undying curse!”
Unfortunately, they were all shouting in Imperial language.
The heroes couldn’t understand a word of it. One cleric kept babbling, then suddenly raised his hands toward the sky and began chanting a spell.
“That lump of meat... is he a cleric?”
“Looks like he’s casting some kind of sacred spell.”
“Oh....”
Jinwoo paused in thought for a moment, then nodded and grinned. It was finally time to truly enjoy Arsilan Saga!
Step, step!
Jinwoo pulled out his mace and approached the cleric.
“Wh-”
The moment Jinwoo locked eyes with the cleric.
Crack!
He raised his mace and smashed the cleric’s skull.
The cleric’s head shattered pathetically like a watermelon. His headless body trembled for a moment, then collapsed.
Everyone around stared at Jinwoo.
Jinwoo raised his mace high.
“I have dealt with the wicked heretic!”
At Jinwoo’s declaration, the look in the heroes’ eyes began to change.
It burned fiercely through the darkness that had settled over the village. Their eyes looked like beasts eyeing their prey.
“The Priest has eliminated a heretic who worshipped evil demons!”
“The true gods of this land are the Creator God and the Goddess Ella!”
“Kill them all, burn it down, take everything! This village belongs to us now!”
“Kill them all! Tear them apart alive!”
Madness!
Every hero was instantly consumed by madness.
There was no one left who could stop them now.
-Farming jackpot! ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Wow, this looks insanely fun.
-Priest hyung is so badass. Just smashed his head in ㅋㅋ
-Are we still the good guys?
-I think... maybe?
Aaaagh!
Kyaaaah!
P-please spare me! It’s the devil! The devil has appeared!
Screams erupted from the village like pigs squealing.
Now! It’s time for pillaging!
Kill, take, and burn to your heart’s content!

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Chapter 87: Qualification of a God (3)