The 31st Piece Overturns the Game Board

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

The exiled put the Corpse Finger Mushroom into a boiling caldron and waited.

Bubble... Bubble...

After the black smoke cleared up the exiled poured the liquid into two bowls.

"You must drink this. You need this as well, my savior."

Seol quickly drank the liquid as the exiled suggested.

Slurp...

It had a practically instantaneous effect.

[You recover from the endemic 'Rotten Branch Disease'.]

[Your Constitution permanently increases by 2.]

Seol, after reading that welcome message, looked at the exiled.

He had also changed.

Slide...

The scars on the exiled's face had completely healed and his hunched back also straightened up.

The only thing that hadn't changed was his eyes. It was brilliant like the stars and still filled with light.

[The exiled recovers from 'Rotten Branch Disease'.]

The exiled let out a long breath and looked at Seol.

"Oh my savior, may I know your name?" asked the exiled.

"It's Snowman."

"What is the meaning behind your name?"

"It's a man made of snow."

"What a fantastic, magnificent name. My name is Mael, the star child."

"That's a good name."

"I will never forget the way you helped me for the rest of my life, Snowman."

[Mael's favorability toward you increases.]

[Mael's favorability toward you increases.]

[Mael respects you.]

"For now, I will give you the help that you need from me. Is there anything that you need?"

[[Mael is attempting to keep his promise to help you. Think carefully before you make your request.]

1. I Want to Crush Them Head On. Will You Help Me?

2. Facing Them Head on Would Be Pointless. Do You Know of a Way to Bring Them Down From the Inside?

3. [Required: Shaman] Could You Teach Me Some Shamanic Magic?

4. [Required: Leadership 1] Do You Have Any Thoughts About Rallying the Exiled to Bring Down the Rock Molar Tribe?]

Option 1 wasn't even worth considering with his entire party dead. Seol also didn't meet the required criteria for Options 3 and 4.

The only choice he had left was Option 2.

"We have to take them down from the inside. Can you help me?"

"From the inside... I understand. I just so happen to have a method that might be worth attempting."

Mael moved the liquid in his cauldron into various bottles and cleaned it. He then started to create new medicine in the newly washed cauldron.

As he patiently brewed the new mixture, he started to talk to Seol.

"As you said, my savior, today is the right time to hit the Rock Molar Tribe."

"And that's because..."

"Today is the Rock Molar Tribe's harvest festival. They do ceremonies for Tancreed, the Earth Dragon that they serve.