The Newbie Is Too Strong's
88. White or Black, Which Side Are You on?
Apparently, beyond Luca's expectations, though, his summon to the Lalania Empire this time was to receive an additional reward thanks to his services along with player S07 and Lady Virus encountering the Dojoron monsters thus preventing more civilian casualties in the capital.
“But by the way, from the explanation of Wanderer S07 and Lady Virus just now, Dik Luca should be weak so it should not be rash to plunge directly against the monster, but why does Dik Luca insist on facing it when Dik Luca has no obligation to it?”
Princess, no, Emperor Cecilia asked curiously to Luca while looking at the young man with an extremely enthusiastic face.
“Because at that time, only I was there to save the civilians. Of course I have to deal with it.” Luca replied with a definite tone as if his actions were something that had been natural.
“Civilian? Hahahahahahaha.” The emperor suddenly laughed out loud when he heard Luca's explanation.
“I'm sorry for my impoliteness. I didn't mean to laugh at Dik Luca. This was only the first time I saw a wanderer who did not call us NPCs and looked at us one eye with no regard for our lives. I've guessed Dik Luca is special after receiving your previous mission report.”
Since receiving the mission report of Luca, the then Emperor Cecilia, who was still an imperial princess, has been paying attention to Luca.
How not, usually a player will only carry out his mission in accordance with what is written on the request, no more. Players had been known throughout the continent as a cold figure who took into account all their actions based on profits.
And from that, then, looking at Luca's report that actually wrote down the details that occurred to the evidence of the involvement of the puppeteers behind the scenes at a time when he was only asked to find suspicious people who might cooperate with Other to be investigated the empire further, inevitably Emperor Cecilia put his attention to the figure of the innocent young man.
With a face of astonishment, Luca looked at Emperor Cecilia. He wondered why the emperor would act that way to him.
“I really like your mindset Dik Luca. You're a real hero. It seems, ten thousand gold coins alone will not be enough as your reward. Is there anything else you want from me? Justsaytheword. As long as I can, I will definitely grant it.” Emperor Cecilia tried to tempt Luca.
He was very curious about what the roughly innocent-looking young man would ask for. Whafs? A treasure? Power? Or maybe a woman? However, if the young man was as innocent as he thought, surely Luca would not ask for all that, but something like world peace or the welfare of the community.
“Well, roughly what would you ask for, Dik Luca?” The emperor muttered inwardly with great curiosity.
On the other hand, Luca was not a person of restraint. He is the kind of person who will say what he wants to say. Meanwhile, there had been something that had bothered Luca for a long time when talking about the Lalania Empire. It was the crown of the king of undead that was the key to the legacy dungeon of Sultan Lacoza.
However, the Tomb of Sultan Lacoza, the place where the legacy dungeon of Sultan Lacoza is located, is, was a restricted area that could only be accessed by the imperial family or the people granted permission by them to enter. Therefore, it was clear what Luca was going to say.
“Then, may I ask the Emperor to be granted access to the tomb of Sultan Lacoza?” Luca said looking very cute.
Seeing that, Emperor Cecilia let out a deep cry of joy. This was the first time anyone had dared to summon an emperor not by the name of His Majesty the Emperor, but rather Brother Emperor, combining a casual call with his title. Inevitably, he judged Luca's behavior to be very cute.
“You, you irreverent wanderer! How dare to call out the name of the first emperor majesty impolitely! Also call out the fifth emperor's majesty with such a strange call!” But in contrast to the emperor, his bodyguard, Hendric Albatarma, actually considered it as a brash attitude.
But the emperor immediately stared intently at Hendric then at once Hendric shrunk his guts.
“Good. Sure oes. It's not something that's difficult. But if I may know, why would Dik Luca want to access the place? As far as I know there is nothing that can be a valuable item because everything has been secured by the empire.” Once again, the emperor asked.
Immediately Emperor Cecilia understood what was happening. If the one talking about the mission was a wanderer who was not recorded in any of the archives in the various guilds, there was only one conclusion, no one, this must have been related to the mysterious abstract figure who had been behind the scenes causing drastic changes in the Astrovia continent.
Emperor Cecilia did not know for sure what it was. What is clear is that it is not a figure that can be reached by the brain of a native human like him, where the figure has been controlling the wanderers in causing major changes to the continent.
Because it was a change in a better direction, it would not hurt to accept it alone so the natives including Emperor Cecilia decided not to do anything.
He was the figure of the system referred to by Emperor Cecilia.
“So apparently. Alright, on behalf of the emperor, I grant you permission to access the tomb of the first emperor's majesty.”
“Thank you, Brother Emperor.” Luca replied with a shining smile.
But with those circumstances, Emperor Cecilia became dissatisfied. What Luca asks is not something that shows his greed like power, property, or women, nor is it something that shows his generosity like the demand for welfare or peace of the citizens. Emperor Cecilia became ambiguous about which side Luca was on.
Emperor Cecilia was really curious to uncover what kind of person Luca really was. Thus, he could decide whether to make the innocent-looking young man as his potential ally or not.
Then the Emperor Cecilia decided,
“But it feels like it's still lacking as a gift. Ah, how about that item, ‘kancing the essence of reality’? Guards, please get the item in the warehouse!”
Against Emperor Cecilia's decision, the imperial officials who also happened to be in the place immediately protested against her disobedience of giving away the imperial treasuries for granted to outsiders.
However, the new emperor, Emperor Cecilia immediately denied it by recounting Luca's achievements that no one could dispute. In addition, according to Emperor Cecilia, the item was not an item that was too valuable either because it could not be used by anyone carelessly except the person recognized by the item itself.
But unfortunately, the item would only acknowledge someone who was truly sincere at heart without any greed within him. A greedy person like himself would automatically never be able to use that item.
If Luca was indeed a true figure of a hero, then it should have been the item it would acknowledge and he would have given it voluntarily to attract the allies of such a precious person.
Even if Luca did not match, the item would immediately injure him and Luca would immediately reject the gift and return it back to the empire. And if that were to happen, Emperor Cecilia would immediately sever ties with him where she would also regain the item.
So there was absolutely no loss in his decision of bringing out that item here.
Anyways, anyway, Emperor Cecilia had been very curious about what the true effect of the item was because so far no one had managed to unravel its mystery about there being no one who could unlock the true power of the item it was since the First Emperor Lacoza as the first owner of the item that it breathed its last.
There is only past text that says that ‘kancing the essence of reality’ can uncover hidden reality. There is absolutely no further explanation of what is meant by the expression of the text.
When Emperor Cecilia was immersed in his own daydream, moments later the item in question arrived.