Defiance of the Fall

CH 532

Default Dyslexic Roboto Lora

y alerted the guards staying put.
A squad of demons appeared a few seconds later, but they visibly relaxed when they saw it was Zac who had appeared rather than some dangerous threat.

“This guy has proven a bit greedy.
Have someone new take over.
Remind the next mayor about the value of moderation,” Zac said to the guards, who nodded as he sneered at the despondent administrator.

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Zac also asked the guards on duty about whether they had found anything of interest on the continent, but there were nothing at all for at least four days’ travel inland.
There were just endless dunes.
However, initial estimations put the continent at least half the size of Pangea, which meant there were ample room for multiple climate zones.

Some day he would travel further inland assisted by his flying treasure, but not today.
He had some breathing room before he needed to enter the Mystic Realm, but not to the point that he could map such a massive place.
He instead returned to his courtyard before he started walking toward the Creator Shipyard.

This was one of the things Zac had looked forward to since getting the Iliex Shipyard as a reward, though upgrading the shipyard had gone down in priority somewhat since he got his hands on his flying treasure.
But equipping his army with proper Flying Treasures would be a huge boon for his force in general, as long as he could stomach the price.

Zac soon arrived at the shipyard and headed straight into the Liaison’s office.
Rahm stood behind a reception, like he had been expecting Zac’s arrival.
Of course, knowing this particular Creator it was just as possible that he had simply stood there without moving for a couple of days.

“Lord Atwood.
Congratulations on your evolution,” Rahm said with his usual staid expression.

“Thank you,” Zac smiled.
“Is Foreman Karunthel here?”

“About time you came to visit,” a rumbling voice snorted as Karunthel emerged form the depths of the building.
“Didn’t you evolve almost two weeks ago?”

“I’m sorry.
There’s just too much for me to do,” Zac said with a wry smile.
“You don’t happen to have a clone technique that can allow me to get more stuff done?”

“Takes a certain aptitude to make the most of clones, and I’m not too sure you have that kind of aptitude, you little brat,” Karunthel laughed, not seeming all that miffed about being forgotten.

“Well, it was just a joke,” Zac said, though he couldn’t help but feel a irritated about the low evaluation.

It really felt like he would have to work a bit on his image.
Everyone seemed to think that he was just an unkillable brute swinging his axe around.
Certainly, it was mostly true, but he still wanted to be known for more than just that.

“Are you here about upgrading our facilities, Lord Atwood?” Rahm asked, conveniently giving Zac an opening for the real reason he came.

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“Yes, exactly,” Zac nodded.
“You said I could upgrade the shipyard after I evolved.
Is the process automatic, or do I need to pay a price..?”

“Not so fast, kiddo.
I am supposed to come up with some sort of quest for you before we can release the good items,” Karunthel mused.

“We already have instruct-“ Rahm tried to interject, but he was silenced by a wave of one of Rahm’s legs.

“How about this.
Being stuck on this desolate rock is causing delays to my experiments.
I am lacking some materials that I cannot get my hands on here.
Bring me what I require and we’ll process the upgrade for you,” the foreman decided.

“This is not-“

“This is not an unreasonable request indeed, thank you Rahm, I know,” Karunthel said as a dense aura spread out throughout the lobby.

Only then was Zac reminded that the spider golem in front of him was no doubt a D-Grade being, and not an early D-Grade warrior either.
His aura was far beyond that of the Technocrat Captain that almost got him killed, and Zac could barely breathe in front the suffocating pressure.
Rahm didn’t look affected at all though, keeping his neutral expressions.

However, he seemed to relent to the demands of his boss as he only sighed and took a step back.

“That’s better,” Karunthel smiled as the pressure disappeared.
“Here, get me these things.
It might be a bit challenging to gather them all, but I’ll add something extra as a reward.”

“Get you what?” Zac asked, but he soon understood what Karunthel was talking about as a quest prompt appeared in front of him.

Materials for Karunthel (Unique, Limited): Acquire 100 Kilograms of [Urgarat Flakes], 1 kilogram of [Realm Locus], 1 living [Ferric Worldeater], 1 [Daemonic Manastone] Reward: Upgrade Iliex Shipyard to Early D-Grade.
1 Custom-Designed Early D-Grade Vessel.
(0/4)

Zac read through the quest, his mouth turning a bit upward as he felt like he had just gotten a standard fetch-quest from a MMO game.
The problem was that he didn’t recognize a single one of the materials.
The last two seemed to be pretty rare, as they only needed one of each.
The demons might havesome clues about the last one, but the third item seemed exceedingly troublesome.

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”How am I supposed to catch something that eats worlds? ” Zac asked with a grimace.

”They ’re not as dangerous as it sounds, ” Karunthel laughed.
”Well, not the young ones, anyway. ”

”Where can I get these things ” Zac asked, hoping to get a running start on the quest.

”Sorry, can ’t give any clues.
Finding the items is half the challenge, ” Karunthel said, his smile widening even further.

Zac couldn ’t help but feel that the creator foreman was messing with him a bit, but there wasn ’t much he could do about it.
He would have to inquire with someone more knowledgeable, like Brazla or Calrin.
It felt a bit difficult, However, Zac was more interested in the rewards right now.

“What’s this reward at the end?” Zac asked with anticipation.

“It’s a reward for completing the quest.
We’ll be able to provide a flagship vessel for your force, and I’ll be in charge of it myself since you’re helping me out,” Karunthel explained.
“I’ll build it based on your specifications. ”