One Man Army

Chapter 172 [Episode 88] Goren City 2

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After breaking through the Dark Jungle, there was nothing to block Sang Hyuk’s path. The closer he got to Goren City, the topography became more and more familiar to Sang Hyuk, so he couldn’t get lost.

In the end, Sang Hyuk was able to reach Goren City exactly four days after he left the Dark Jungle.

Goren City was also called the ‘Golden Castle’ because the high walls surrounding Goren City flashed gold.

It wasn’t really gold on the walls, but there was a flash of gold because the ‘Golden Mage Narsen’, one of the ten best known Sun People in the Continent of the Sun, hung the permanent defensive magic called ‘Guardian of Light’ on the walls.

Narsen was the real ruler of Goren City.

Narsen was one of the Ten Absolute Powerhouse NPCs known as the Ten Suns, and just to let you know, the Ten Suns were much more powerful than the legendary NPCs that Sang Hyuk was dealing with in Hagye.

Although weaker than the Ten Suns, there are more than 200 people who are recognized by the Continent of the Sun as the ‘Heroes of the Sun’, so even the Heroes of the Sun were much more powerful than the legendary NPCs of Hagye.

Of course, the Sun People that Sang Hyuk had to deal with right now were not these bigshots, so there was no reason to worry.

‘First I have to get inside…. Would it be better to sneak in like a mouse? Or should I pay the price and get in through the gate?’

Sang Hyuk knew enough about Goren City that he can be called a top Goren City expert in his previous life, so of course, he knew all the locations of the mouse holes.

But if he sneaks in there is a possibility he could get into trouble, if he got caught by the Vigilantes there would be problems. (EN: According to the Author in subsequent chapters, the Vigilantes are actually a faction within the city.  It seems many members of the Guard are recruited from the Vigilantes faction… )

‘Well, since I’m not going to leave after a day or two, I need to register and get identification… let’s just go through the gate.’

Since it will be Sang Hyuk’s ground base in the future, he has to do the first steps properly. Even though Sang Hyuk can build the favor of the Sun People unimaginably quicker than other players, thanks to his legendary title ‘Charm of the Heaven’ and the general skill ‘The Best Art of Conversation’ that has been enhanced to +9, he could have blown everything if didn’t act carefully.

‘Let’s go!’

Sang Hyuk, who has decided, headed straight toward the front door of Goren City.

“Who are you?”

The very first one who greeted Sang Hyuk was the guard at the front gate of Goren City. Goren City was affiliated with the ‘Solar Pagoda of Magic’.

But, it wasn’t the city that was directly controlled by the Solar Pagoda of Magic, so all of the guards were either hired citizens or a member of the Vigilantes.

If it was a hired citizen, Sang Hyuk could easily get a pass by bribing him moderately but if he mistakenly bribed a Vigilante then he could be ‘Permanently Deported’, so Sang Hyuk just chose to play by the book and clear a quest.

“I am a Dimensional Traveller. I heard about Goren City and came here…. May I go in and take a look?”

“Dimensional Traveller? Hmmmm…… I heard about it a long time ago…. But, I’ve never seen one in person.”

The guard, looking at Sang Hyuk, tilted his head and muttered.

In fact, it was normal to have this reaction at first.

‘It’s totally different.’

Sang Hyuk looked at the guard who reacted differently than the guards in his past life, and thought that the legendary title ‘Descendant of the Sun’, was working properly.

“Hmm… However, it’s a place that not anyone can enter. If you truly want to come into Goren City, prove to me that you are eligible to enter.”

“How do I prove that?”

“It’s not going to be very difficult. Anyone who lives in Goren City can do it.”

You have received the Entry Quest of Goren City ‘I also can do this much!’.

The guard readily gave the entry quest.

Originally, before the Entry Quest, there would have been at least five prerequisite quests to build a sense of trust to qualify for receiving the Entry Quest, but the constant effect of the title Descendant of the Sun, ‘The First Dimensional Traveller’, was in full force and the process has been omitted.

“You have to prove it alone without anyone’s help.”

He had to finish the Entry Quest alone.

If he got the slightest help from someone, he failed the quest immediately.

The Entry Quest was a very simple quest but at the same time very difficult.

Most Entry Quests were to hunt a certain number of monsters, sometimes different species, sometimes the same.

The structure of the quest itself was the same as the typical repeat quest, but the problem was that the monsters in the Continent of the Sun were too strong.

Of course, Sang Hyuk was a user of a completely different level, so it wasn’t difficult at all.

The Entry Quest of Goren City that Sang Hyuk received was a quest to hunt 20 Awakened Dark Orcs, 10 Awakened Dark Trolls, and finally three Awakened Giant Snakes.

If it was an ordinary user, it was difficult enough to make them despair once they received the quest, but Sang Hyuk cleared the quest perfectly in just four hours.

As two out of the four hours was travel time, so he only needed two hours to finish hunting.

Goren City’s guards were very surprised to see Sang Hyuk, who had finished the qualifications and returned in a flash, and it led to a sharp rise in favor.

The Sun People adore the strong, so appealing them in this way was successful and made Sang Hyuk look good.

“If it is a strong person like you then you’re always welcome!”

The guard, admiring Sang Hyuk’s skills, immediately issued the temporary pass, telling him to go into Goren City to change it to the official pass.

Sang Hyuk entered Goren City through a small gate next to the gigantic main gate. Although Sang Hyuk was allowed to enter through the main gate, there was obviously no way for him to open the enormous doors.

First visit to the Continent of the Sun ‘Goren City’.

You have obtained the special qualification ‘First Dimensional Traveler (Goren City)’. This enables you to exchange the temporary pass into permanent citizenship.

‘Ah! The first visit! That’s right. There is a special reward for the first visitor.’

Since human memory could not be perfect, there were often times when Sang Hyuk forgot certain details.

Special Qualification ‘First Dimensional Traveler (Goren City)’ [Special]

: You are the first dimensional traveler to visit Goren City. That’s a benefit for you.

Detailed Effect: The temporary pass is exchanged for permanent citizenship and the favor of all Sun people over Goren City rises to the level of ‘interested’.

‘Oooh! Permanent Citizenship and increasing favor!’

Sang Hyuk knew well how much the permanent citizenship was worth. The first ‘official pass (B)’ to be issued to a Dimensional Traveler was a pass with a one-month limit.

If the user who received it reaches a certain level of quest completion or favor in Goren City within a month, then he can receive the ‘Official Pass (A)’ and this is the permanent pass.

But the pass was literally just a certificate that granted access to Goren City.

On top of the Official Pass, there are various types of identification: ‘Mercenary Registration Card’, ‘Business License’, ‘Residence Registration Card’, ‘Hunter Registration Card’, etc. Each identification brought different benefits…. The ‘Citizenship Card’ that Sang Hyuk received was actually was the best ID card, that granted him the equal rights to the Sun People living in Goren City

In his previous life, Sang Hyuk obtained this Citizenship Card two years after he came to Goren City. At that time, even when Sang Hyuk was at his best, he was unable to obtain the  Citizenship Card until then.

It was that hard to get this ID.

‘The Citizenship Card….. Thanks to this, my plan will be done a few times faster.’

Sang Hyuk’s mood improved dramatically with the unexpected good luck.

‘By the way…. I never thought I’d come back!’

Entering Goren City, Sang Hyuk looked around with new eyes. Sang Hyuk had been through a lot of things here before.

He was a Dimensional Traveler who was recognized by the Sun People when he arrived at Goren City and after he became disabled he had been doing everything he could to eat and live.

The time Sang Hyuk spent at Goren City was almost four or five years, though his time there didn’t come to a good end as his next job was to coach the professional team.

‘First let’s acquire the Citizenship Card.’

Because his Temporary Pass would expire soon the priority was to change it to the Citizenship ID at once.

Sang Hyuk changed the temporary pass to a permanent citizenship card by going to the ‘Golden Tower’ that can be called the City Hall of Goren City.

Because of the special effects of his titles, the Sun People were very respectful towards Sang Hyuk.

The default attitude of the Sun People that Sang Hyuk knew was completely different.

Sang Hyuk, who was issued the Citizenship Card, decided the first thing he had to do was to acquire accommodations. If you will stay for a long time in a place then you have to have accommodation unless you plan on sleeping outdoors.

If the Guard caught you sleeping outdoors because you wanted to save money then your ‘Citizen Points’ could be reduced and if this fell below a certain level then the Citizenship Card could be confiscated.

It was a typical penny-wise and pound-foolish, so even though it costs some gold, accommodations are a must.

Sang Hyuk, who got lodgings at a place with the weird name ‘Milk and Honey’, was sitting on the bed in his room and double checking his plans one more time.

‘First of all, let’s collect intelligence. Even though I knew Goren City very well, since I don’t know how things are this time, I have to check the situation and collect intelligence.’

Information was always important. It was never possible to neglect it.

‘After I investigate and find out the current situation, then I shake Goren City and sow confusion.’

With an existing power structure in place, a new faction could never take the place of the existing factions in control.

Chaos was an opportunity for a new faction to replace an existing faction.

‘After the chaos, I start my business…. Seize the seat.’

Up to this point was obvious.

Past the first step, actually planning was meaningless. Because no one knew when or how the situation would change, he had no choice but to improvise as the situation changed.

‘Since it is too soon to see the game anyway, so it’s not urgent to think about it.’

What Sang Hyuk would do at Goren City was a long-term project. So he took a break instead.

Sang Hyuk, who finished his planning, got up from his seat and went down to the first floor.

The reason he chose the Milk and Honey Inn as his lodging, which was befitting its name and was an expensive inn….. was because of the first floor.

On the first floor was located the most expensive bar of Goren City.

‘There’s no better way to collect information than to go to a bar!’

Especially since there was no target better than a drunken NPC to collect the information so Sang Hyuk was going to go around this place and buy people drinks.

‘The first thing I need to get is information about Golden Mage Narsen right? Then I need to find out about the Council….. And finally I need to find out about the leader of the Vigilantes, Paul Kroc.’

Of course, this was just a list.

In reality, he was thinking of finding out about everything he could.

‘Well, let’s start!’

Sang Hyuk nodded slightly and stepped forward into the hustle and bustle of the Sun People.

Chapter 172 [Episode 88] Goren City 2 – End

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