This was a very jealous and petty god. The people revering him were a part of the assassins and a few shadow wizards.
But if a legend appeared within those two classes, he would strangle his own follower without the slightest hesitation.
His famous quote was, “Just one assassin is enough in this world.”
Marvin knew him; he was a complete coward. He liked to hide in the shadows. However, he was very powerful.
If Marvin wanted to advance to Ruler of the Night, the Shadow Prince wouldn’t let him off. In fact, Marvin fought against him an incalculable number of times in the game.
Marvin died three times, and the Shadow Prince died once.
But because Marvin was a player, he had the “Golden Generation” identity. He could keep reviving. The Shadow Prince only had one life, so Marvin still had the final win.
The final result was the fall of the Shadow Prince and Marvin successfully reaching Godhood.
But this was obviously in his previous life!!
The scene shown on the crystal ball was when Marvin killed the Shadow Prince and looted the Book of Nalu from his body.
He had no idea why Hathaway could see this scene.
This was really too puzzling.
…
“You want me to kill him?” Marvin said with a little bit of difficulty.
The current Marvin was definitely an ant to the Shadow Prince. He could crush Marvin between his fingers at any time.
““Do you think you can?”
Hathaway immediately sneered, “All of Feinan’s Legends are looking for this guy, but they still couldn’t catch him. You, a ranger that hasn’t even gotten his 2nd rank class, being able to kill him?”
“Then, why did you show me this?” Marvin asked in a deep voice.
“I need you to get this.” Hathaway pointed at that scroll Marvin was holding in the crystal ball.
“The Book of Nalu.”
Also known as “Book of Deception”, it was a magic book written by the God of Deception Nalu in the last moments before his fall.
Each person could understand a few things from it, good, or bad. It totally relied on the person’s luck.
This thing was a god artifact!
“I don’t know this book’s current location, but it’s clearly not in the Shadow Prince’s hands.”
Hathaway’s eyes were shining. “From what I’ve seen, you seem to have a special connection to this book. You should be able to find this book.”
“Can you?”
Marvin hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.
“But only one page. My dream showed me the location of a page of the Book of Nalu buried not far from here.”
Marvin chose to acknowledge that “Seer” identity.
Since Hathaway thought they were alike, there was no harm in carefully using this. He truly knew where the 6th page of the Book of Nalu was.
It would certainly be quite advantageous if he could hand it to a future legend.
“I’ll give you three months,” Hathaway firmly said. “I have to reach legendary rank before that event happens.”
“The Book of Nalu would help me accomplish that, even if it’s only one page.”
“Now, tell me what you want in exchange.”
The witch let go of the crystal ball and stared at Marvin.
“I hope you won’t be stupid and ask anything exaggerated.”
…
When Marvin left the top floor of the Ashes Tower, it was already the middle of the night.
The two had discussed for quite a while. Because they shared the Seer identity, Hathaway seemed to treat Marvin as an equal. This was quite uncommon.
Unfortunately, Marvin knew he wasn’t a seer. What he saw wasn’t like Hathaway’s vague vision of the future, it was the true future!
The two chatted for a while. According to what Hathaway knew, the number of seers in Feinan Continent wouldn’t exceed ten.
Every seer had the potential of being a Legend. She wasn’t too clear about the origin of the seers, but it surely had something to do with the disappearance of the Wizard God.
Marvin promised to look for the Book of Nalu for Hathaway. His requirements were very simple: Protect his younger brother Wayne, and form an alliance between the Ashes Tower and White River Valley.
Hathaway was straightforward and promised. She obviously knew the matter with the Unicorn clan. Ashes Tower’s strength was too powerful, they were unafraid of the Unicorn clan.
Shielding White River Valley was something very easy to do.
The news of the alliance would be announced tomorrow morning, and would then spread to all of East Coast. Thus, people who wanted to put their hands on White River Valley would think twice before acting.
Not everyone could take on an angry Half-Legend Witch.
For Marvin, accidently meeting Hathaway made everything much smoother.
He originally still needed to handle the Unicorn clan, but now, the pressure would disappear.
He hurried back to Wayne’s bedroom and saw that the small guy had already been sleeping. After explaining a few things to the old butler, Marvin left Magore Academy right away.
The true Battle of the Holy Grail would start two weeks later. Wayne should have recovered by then.
Marvin would proceed with his previous plan in the meantime.
He hadn’t forgotten the Eternal Flower promised to the Mad Lich, and now he also had to get the Book of Nalu for Hathaway. These things were both hidden very well but fortunately, Marvin’s memory was exceptional, and he had a deep affinity with treasures, or this would have been a real headache.
Of course, the most important part was still ranking up!
Turning into a Night Walker was the most important part of Marvin’s plan. If he couldn’t advance, even if Wayne and Marvin worked together, they might not be able to win the enchanted Holy Grail!
To turn into a Night Walker he needed to find a member of the Night Walker organization.
Marvin rented a horse in Magore Academy and rode toward the north in the night!
To the northwest of the Three Ring Towers was a large dense forest spreading for a thousand kilometers, the Thousand Leaves Forest. It was also the territory of the wood elves!
Marvin knew the location of a Night Walker. He lived in seclusion in the surroundings of the Thousand Leaves Forest.
That guy was apparently no good, but if he could get his recommendation, his advancement would be as good as done!
…
Oak Town.
As the human town situated the furthest north of the Three Ring Towers, Oak Town had always been the paradise of adventurers and merchants.
All kinds of trade went there, including slave trade. Of course, no elven slaves were included in this place.
As this was a mountainous area adjoining the wood elves’ kingdom, even greedy merchants didn’t dare to anger the elven king. Especially since in the last hundred years, the new elven king had shown his ability and an unyielding attitude.
The high elves’ glory was already being forgotten, and all high elves were already in the Eternal Nation. Only the wood elves and some other ordinary elves were left behind.
The wood elves were the most united among them. They gathered in the Thousand Leaves Forest, listening to the elven king’s orders, and had knowledge and treasures from the 2nd era. Although mankind had already been drooling over the resources in the Thousand Leaves Forest, the formidable elven king, with the help of the Elven Iron Guard, had locked human wizards, slavers and businessmen out.
In the past hundred years, very few elven slaves had appeared in the South.
Because if an elf went missing, that powerful Legend elven king would set out and ruthlessly slaughter a whole human village!
This guy was a star killer among elves! He simply didn’t conform to the elven temperament.
Even if the Elder assembly was dissatisfied with this new Elven King, they also had to admit that under
the lead of this king, the wood elves were once again rising up, regaining part of the glory they had during the 2nd era.
At least, the South Wizard Alliance prohibited elven slavery, and took the initiative to be friendly with the wood elves kingdom.
Oak Town’s existence was a symbol of a friendly cooperation between both sides.
Both sides were there to engage in trade, abiding with the old social order. Harsh but fair.
But this didn’t stop humans from going north.
The elven king didn’t allow any human to enter the Thousand Leaves Forest.
Once caught, one would immediately be imprisoned. Elves usually didn’t kill, but their dungeons were quite durable.
Even though it was like that, the Thousand Leaves Forest was too vast and there were too few elven iron guards. There were still many adventurers secretly entering the Thousand Leaves Forest to gather some good things.
As long as luck was with them, they would be able to earn quite a bit.
Even if they met an elven iron guard, as long as they didn’t anger him, said a few friendly words and gave up everything they got in the Thousand Leaves Forest, they might be able to escape unscathed.
Thus, Oak Town was always a good place for low level adventurers to gamble.
When Marvin arrived at Oak Town from The Three Ring Towers, it was already morning.
He led the horse into town.
‘If I’m not wrong, that guy lives in seclusion in Oak Town.’
‘The exact location is… Forget it, paying a visit at night is more fitting.’
‘I hurried through the middle of the night, I’m beat… 9 constitution is really too bad.’
Marvin approached an inn’s door while yawning.
He paid and went to sleep.
He woke up in a daze, at nightfall.
After he ate his fill, he pulled himself together and left the inn, strolling down the street.
Chapter 79: Night is Coming
Chapter 79: Night is Coming
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
Oak Town was very lively in the evening with people were hurriedly moving about, and all kinds of fine food emitting attractive smells.
And on the side of the street, many women were throwing themselves toward those seemingly rich and wealthy adventurers, trying to be picked.
They may have come back from the Thousand Leaves Forest, and could be generous. If they served them well, their tip could be many times the ordinary amount.
Some thought that they didn’t work, but in fact, prostitutes couldn’t lose any clients.
Marvin walked on the street, experiencing a rather familiar feeling.
He had come multiple times to Oak Town, but this familiar feeling wasn’t from coming back to this town; rather, it was the feeling of someone walking alone in an unfamiliar small town.
Marvin was a loner in his previous life. He had very few friends, yet all of them were experts.
The current Marvin was even more of a loner. He could only rely on himself now.
Marvin ignored a few prostitutes grabbing his hand to push it against their chests and swatted away the hand of a thief that tried to steal his purse. He went through most of Oak Town and arrived at the east edge of the town.
There was a blacksmith shop there. The old blacksmith had a beautiful girl who was very skilled. She had opened a tailor shop next door.
The father and daughter were very well liked by the people from Oak Town. The former crafted weapons they could use to withstand monsters’ attacks. As for the latter, who didn’t like beautiful young girls?
Marvin stood outside the blacksmith shop for a moment and noticed that no one was inside.
He hesitated, and then decided to enter the tailor shop next door.
In the tailor shop, the girl was measuring a female adventurer’s build. Noticing Marvin coming in, she greeted him and hinted for him to wait for a bit.
Marvin casually found a place to sit down.
After a short time, the tailor finished her measurements and the adventurer gave her an advance payment. They made an appointment to pay for the goods three days later, making the exchange at that time.
Marvin had experienced this kind of event in the past.
In the game he had also climbed from the bottom step by step. But this time, his identity was actually that of a noble. This was quite hard to adapt to.
Still, this kind of atmosphere made him feel especially comfortable.
“Do you want to buy some clothes, or have something custom made?” The girl said while smiling.
Her smile revealed two small and very lovely dimples. She had brown hair and gave the feeling of the girl next door.
“I am Jane, how may I help you?”
Marvin got right to the point. “Hello, Miss Jane, I came to look for your father.”
“My father?” Jane was somewhat surprised. “Are you his friend?”
“We still haven’t met, but I’ve heard of him.” Marvin smiled.
“He could be in the tavern? He might return in the evening. Business is slow these days, very few people are looking for him to craft anything. Thus he frequently hangs around in the tavern,” Jane explained.
‘In the tavern?’ Marvin thought, before suddenly saying, “If you don’t mind, can I wait for him here.”
“Ah?” Jane carefully checked Marvin, showing a hint of vigilance.
‘Could this man want to try anything on me?’
This was not the first time something like that happened after all.
But even if he wanted to, the one who would suffer in the end would be himself!
After thinking of this, she gently smiled, “Of course.”
Not waiting for Marvin to thank her, a shadow suddenly rushed from behind the shop counter.
Marvin was suddenly startled and moved back.
It looked like a pitch black evil dog!
‘Wait, not an evil dog!’
‘Fuck… This is a [Hellhound]! Even if it’s still small, it still has the strength of the peak of 1st rank!’
“Woosh!”
Marvin unsheathed his twin daggers, staring at that hellhound, on guard. Even if it was young, that guy could rip apart the head of a tiger!
In his previous life, Marvin had only heard a few pieces of information about this Night Walker. He hadn’t expected that this seemingly kind-hearted girl actually raised a hellhound!
He suddenly understood.
‘Damnit, that girl mistook me for a pervert…’
Marvin didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry.
“Ah, Mister doesn’t need to be nervous.”
Walking from behind the counter, she gently petted the hellhound’s head, displaying a crafty smile.
“Lil’ Black is very obedient. Without my permission, he won’t injure anyone.”
Looking at the hellhound’s vicious expression, Marvin shrugged.
The obvious meaning was, as long as she said a word, the hellhound would tear him into pieces.
Apparently flirting with this girl in Oak Town wasn’t easy. Good looks had probably brought her a lot of troubles.
“No offense but I truly came to look for your father.”
“Since I’m not welcome here, I’ll go wait in the blacksmith shop next door.” Marvin put away his curved daggers and departed.
Jane was looked at the back of the leaving Marvin, stunned.
“Was he really looking for my father?”
“Strange person, why are you looking for an old drunkard?”
“Don’t you agree?”
She petted the hellhound’s head, talking to herself.
…
The interior of the blacksmith shop was a mess and there was dust everywhere.
The girl’s words weren’t wrong, there was really no business. No one needed weapons, so the old blacksmith naturally had no work.
Marvin casually sat in a corner and began to silently wait.
/> Time passed quickly and the sky gradually darkened. Soon, the inside of the blacksmith shop turned pitch black.
Marvin was still waiting.
Jane came over once and told him that the old blacksmith might spend the night in the tavern, telling Marvin that it would be better for him to come back tomorrow. But Marvin thanked her and stayed there to wait.
A Night Walker would only show his true nature during the night.
In the darkness, faint footsteps could be heard.
Marvin quietly used Hide.
The footsteps of a staggering old man could be heard from coming from a faint source of light. He carried an oil lamp as he returned to his house.
He came through the door and hung the oil lamp to the side. He then locked the door of the blacksmith shop.
Marvin stopped breathing, his heartbeat somewhat speeding up.
This advancement was the most important and the most challenging part, and it would happen this night.
The old man body’s reeked of alcohol. He looked drunk and was stumbling his way to the weapon stand, conveniently grabbing an iron sword.
His movements seemed very slow.
‘Wrong!’
Under the faint lighting, Marvin immediately noticed that old man’s shoulder fiercely tremble!
This was sign of using strength.
Without thinking, he did a very awkward roll, escaping from his original location!
“Clang!”
The old man’s speed was quick like the wind. A sword had slashed at Marvin’s original location!
He didn’t look drunk at all.
Even though the room had a very faint lighting, he still stared at Marvin.
Marvin gulped, silently looking at the place he had been standing at.
There was a deep mark on the ground. This was the most ordinary iron sword, yet it actually had this much power in the hand of that old man.
He had definitely held back; if he went all out… Marvin couldn’t even imagine!
“Not bad. You found the flaw I showed on purpose,” the old man said with a blank face. “But this isn’t enough.”
“Why are you looking for me?”
“Advancement.” Marvin got right to the point.
“Few people know of my identity. Who told you?” The old man discarded his weapon and immediately lied down on a wooden bed in a corner of the house.
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