Chapter 16

The place I arrived at via Warp was the Weebla Empire, the largest empire on the Forma Continent.

It was wider and more massive than three kingdoms combined.

But even that vast space was crowded with users.

There are so many.

It wasn’t just South Korea.

People living in Asia, including Japan and China, started on the Forma Continent.

So it was inevitable that there would be so many.

But the fact that it could accommodate so many people felt even more amazing.

Moreover, there were even more unexplored areas than discovered ones. It was a fact that only Muhyuk knew, unless you were a developer.

Muhyuk, who had been looking around slowly, stopped walking.

Already here?

It was the library of the Weebla Empire, his destination.

The grand library, with its antique atmosphere, was comparable to any modern building.

No, its unique beauty was even better than modern architecture.

Moreover, it was wide and tall.

It’s so big.

As I went inside, a hallway appeared.

A huge door located at the end of the hallway.

And two guards in front of it.

Judging by the fact that they didn’t block the way even as I got closer, it seemed their purpose wasn’t to check my identity.

They were probably acting as bodyguards.

Anyway, I passed them and opened the door.

Creak.

The interior was revealed.

An incredibly vast hall.

And bookshelves filling the entire space.

What was even more surprising was the books packed tightly on those shelves.

“Wow…”

A gasp escaped involuntarily.

A middle-aged man at the entrance was smiling as he watched Muhyuk.

“Are you here to see the books?”

Muhyuk, regaining his senses, looked at him.

“Yes? Ah, yes.”

“Take your time looking around. However, it’s fine if you read all the books here, but if you want to borrow them, you need to make a special contract, so just keep that in mind.”

“Ah, thank you.”

I didn’t intend to borrow them anyway.

“Then.”

After giving the librarian a rough greeting, I slowly started to look around.

There was a sign in front of each bookshelf, which told you what kind of books were there, so I could skip the fields I wasn’t interested in right away.

I headed to the next bookshelf.

[The History of the Forma Continent]

It seemed there were history books here.

Not here.

How many bookshelves had I passed?

I finally found what I wanted.

[Occupations]

I stood in front of an enormous bookshelf.

All the books on this shelf were related to occupations…

Among all these, I had to find something about Necromancers.

Fortunately, the occupations were classified in detail in the center of the bookshelf.

I reached out and picked up any book related to Necromancers.

As I opened the first chapter, I forced myself to put the words that didn’t even catch my eye into my head.

[Few know the origin of the Necromancer. Some say it is a branch of the Black Wizard, but I can say with certainty that it is different. Black magic borrows the power of the Devils and must give life in return, but the power of the Necromancer is…]

Just then, I felt the presence I had been waiting for.

It was the middle-aged man who had greeted Jungwoo at the entrance.

He managed the affairs inside the library, walking around every 30 minutes to tidy up and check which books the people inside were reading.

Then he would make a strange expression and return to his seat.

Muhyuk felt his gaze but steadily continued to read the books.

Only one thing, things related to Necromancers.

After 6 hours had passed.

“Hoo…”

Muhyuk let out a long breath and put the book back.

Finally, the tedious time of endurance was over.

He hurried to the librarian.

“Excuse me.”

“What’s the matter?”

“I’ve been looking at books related to Necromancers, but there are too many books and the content is all the same, so I was wondering if you could recommend something.”

“Oh, you’ve only been looking at Necromancer books so far?”

“Yes.”

“For 6 hours?”

“Ah, I didn’t realize that much time had passed.”

The librarian’s expression changed slightly.

You could say he was intrigued.

“May I ask what your occupation is?”

“I’m a Necromancer…”

At that moment, the librarian closed his eyes for a moment. After being like that for a while, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at Muhyuk.

“Okay, I’ll recommend a book. Follow me.”

Muhyuk followed the librarian, feeling relieved.

It’s more difficult than I thought.

The process to get the Gangster Necromancer is like this.

First, get the Necromancer job.

Second, reach level 20 and head to the Weebla Empire’s library.

After that, spend 6 hours reading Necromancer books there and go to the librarian to get a book recommendation.

Finally, find a document in that book.

Then you will be given a linked quest, and if you solve it, you will be able to change jobs to Gangster Necromancer.

Now I just need to find the document and clear the linked quest.

Before I knew it, the two had arrived in front of the Necromancer books.

The librarian picked up a long stick placed in the corner and pulled out a book located on the top side.

The librarian, who had caught the falling book, handed it to Muhyuk.

“Read it.”

“Ah, thank you.”

The librarian left, and Muhyuk, left alone, opened the book.

After scanning his surroundings, he confirmed that no one was there and roughly flipped through the book.

But the document didn’t come out.

I lifted the book up and shook it, but nothing fell out.

His brow furrowed.

Why isn’t there anything?

Could something have gone wrong?

No, that couldn’t be.

Because people who changed jobs to Gangster Necromancer in the same way had appeared one after another.

That’s why I thought the information was accurate.

Then the problem is me.

First of all, I succeeded in getting the recommendation.

I just need to find the document.

I had no choice but to look through the book again.

Swish.

I repeated it several times, but the document didn’t come out.

Muhyuk, judging that he couldn’t continue like this, took a seat and began to turn the pages one by one, starting from the first page.

Page 1.

Page 2.

And page 3.

He checked and turned each one like that.

It was around the time he had turned over and checked about half of the considerably thick book.

Muhyuk’s hand, which had been blankly turning the pages, stopped momentarily.

The thought that he shouldn’t just skip it flashed through his mind, and only then did strength enter his blurred vision.

He checked the previous page again.

He read the last paragraph and turned a page.

Ah…!

The content didn’t match. Two pages were stuck together.

He put saliva on his finger and rubbed it hard, and the stuck paper slightly separated.

This was it.

The moment he carefully peeled off the stuck paper.

Thud.

A document finally revealed itself.

A single document that Muhyuk handed over.

The librarian’s expression darkened heavily as he looked at it.

“Hoo…”

Even a sigh with an unknown meaning.

After pondering for a long time, he muttered.

“Is this also fate?”

“Fate…”

The librarian ignored Muhyuk’s words.

He simply smiled and reconfirmed the content that Muhyuk had asked about in the first place.

“You said you were curious about this content, right?”

“Yes.”

“Actually, I can’t even tell you this content.”

“Is it because ancient characters are used?”

“I can interpret ancient characters. The reason I can’t tell you is because of a promise with a friend. So, the only thing I can do for you is this.”

Then he took out a piece of paper.

Swish.

He began to write something on it.

“This is the current location of that friend who can be said to be the owner of this document. Go directly to him and ask for his permission.”

At that moment, a quest popped up.

[Unknown Document]

Meet the owner of the document

[If successful: Linked Quest]

[Would you like to accept the quest?]

There was no time limit.

There was no penalty for failure.

Besides, I know the method.

“Yes, I understand.”

Of course, it was an acceptance.

I Warped to the Hamil Empire.

Among the shabby buildings in the north.

Muhyuk, who stopped just before leaving the alley, stared blankly at the door of the building that looked like it was about to collapse.

Is this it?

I couldn’t be sure because I had only encountered the information in writing.

But since it was said to be a shabby building at the end of the alley, I judged that there was no other place if it wasn’t here.

I knocked on the door with the back of my hand.

Knock knock.

There was no response even after waiting.

I knocked again.

There was still no response. Nevertheless, Muhyuk never opened the door.

He would just wait for a while and knock on the door again. After repeating that three times, a shout was finally heard.

“Which bastard is making so much noise!”

It was the voice of a gruff old man.

“I found a document written in ancient characters in the Weebla Library, and the librarian there told me to come here.”

“The librarian of the Weebla Library?”

“Yes.”

I answered, but the door didn’t open.

Muhyuk waited silently.

1 minute, and then 2 minutes.

“Ahem.”

The old man’s cough was heard.

Creak.

Following the sound of movement and the unique creaking sound of the door opening, the old man’s figure was revealed through the opened door.

A skinny body, protruding cheekbones.

In contrast to that, clear, shining eyes.

“Come in.”

“Thank you.”

I followed the old man inside.

Inside a narrow room.

The old man, sitting in front of a structure that was embarrassing to even call a dining table, nodded his head.

“What are you doing? Sit down.”

“Ah, yes.”

As I took a seat, the old man held out his hand.

“Give it to me.”

I took out a piece of paper from my bag.

The old man snatched it away and read the written ancient characters with his eyes.

Then he threw the paper away with a flick.

“Hmm, what’s your job?”

“I’m a Necromancer.”

“So that’s why they sent you.”

Muhyuk only listened, pretending not to know.

“Well, fine. If your job is Necromancer, you’re qualified enough. You’re qualified to hear this story.”

“What story…”

“Do you know about the Gangster Necromancer?”

I knew, but I pretended not to know.

“No. I’m hearing it for the first time.”

“Of course. Because it’s a special job that’s only passed down to a very small number of people. There’s a limitation that you can only summon Skeletons, but if you raise them enough, lovely guys who aren’t inferior to very powerful monsters are born. Of course, the name might be strange, but it’s a name given because they lead countless subordinates like gangsters, so don’t be dissatisfied. Well, I can’t deny that the naming sense of the first Gangster Necromancer was lacking.”

Lovely guys.

Those bones?

No, even if that’s the case.

Lacking in naming sense?

It’s not lacking, it’s the worst.

Of course, I couldn’t reveal my thoughts.

I kept them deep in my heart.

“It’s also fate that you found this document and came to me, so I’ll give you a special opportunity to choose.”

“Choose?”

“Will you walk the path of the Gangster Necromancer?”

It was that moment.

[The quest ‘Unknown Document’ is updated.]

[The Path of the Gangster Necromancer]

Gain recognition from ‘Balsian’, who is living as a hidden job, ‘Gangster Necromancer’

[If successful: Change job to Gangster Necromancer]

[If failed: Cannot retry]

[Would you like to accept?]

There was no need to hesitate.

I came all the way here for this.

“Of course.”

An alarm popped up that the quest had been accepted.

At the same time, Balsian laughed loudly.

“Hehe, you look weak, but your personality is hot. Good, then I’ll give you a simple test. Before that, remember this. There is always a way. If it doesn’t work, make it work and don’t be picky about methods.”

The rest of the words didn’t enter my ears.

Because I was busy speculating based on the information in the past.

So the quest is…

It splits here.

If you’re lucky, an easy quest will pop up, and if you’re really unlucky, a very absurd quest will come out.

What will come out?

“Just catch one Orc Great Warrior.”

My fist clenched involuntarily.

Okay!

It was the moment I thought it was an easier quest than I thought.

“Don’t participate in the battle.”

“Yes?”

“Can’t you understand?”

“N, not that…”

“Just command.”

“Ah…”

Only one word came to mind.

I’m screwed.