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Ark the Legend Volume 10
Ark the Legend Volume 10
Space 1: Black Hawk
‘…..What?’
Ark scratched his head. The trip to Rakunka had been quite arduous. As
a result he managed to obtain the Baius Shield that had been left for the
Elim’s Heir. His difficulties weren’t due to the Myutal but more because
of the time constraints. He needed to meet up with the 2nd investigation
team on time. Thanks to that, Ark spent his time on Rakunka jumping
like his tail was on fire. But all that hard work was for nothing. Despite
his efforts he ended up being 30 minutes late. However the promise had
been caught a week before. He thought being half an hour late wasn’t
that bad but Marquis Martin’s response was cold.
“You’re late.”
“Ah, I’m really sorry. That……”
“I’ll listen to your excuses later. Follow me.”
Marquis Martin interrupted Ark’s words and turned his body. He
walked down the hall silently with a frown.
‘What’s with that attitude? Damn, does he think I was being idle? I
might’ve been late but it was only 30 minutes! I went through all that
trouble so that I wouldn’t be late! Is he going to remove me from the
team because I’m 30 minutes late? Isn’t he a noble?’
Thanks to that Ark’s mood was unpleasant.
‘Dammit, should I really join the investigation team?’
In fact, his mood wasn’t just due to Marquis Martin’s attitude. Ark had
felt a mixture of disappointment and expectation after finding the Baius
Shield on Rakunka. The reason he was disappointed was because the
performance didn’t match up to his expectations of a Divine Artefact.
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But the Baius shield had an advantage that could compensate for such
shortcomings. It was a growth type equipment. This was the part Ark
was worried about.
‘A growth type item becomes stronger the more it is used. In other
words, it isn’t beneficial straight away. But if I join the investigation
team then it would be more difficult to find another Divine Artefact. Of
course, the Divine Artefact is just for my occupation so it can be delayed.
However there is no guarantee that the mission will be a success if I join
the investigation team. I might just be throwing away my time. Then
wouldn’t it be better to concentrate on finding the Divine Artefact?’
He was impatient to start looking now that he had found one. But Ark
soon shook his head. <Dark Omen> was a main quest that had begun
with Episode II of Galaxian! The compensation would be incomparable
to general quests. Of course, all agents had been given the <Dark Omen>
quest so it could be completed without joining the investigation
team. However the person who had access to a wide information
network and support was more likely to succeed. Ark had also received
the <Investigate the Negative energy> quest from the Elim’s Memory.
‘If I join the investigation team then I can get the support of the galactic
federation. It will be a huge advantage to join the team. I can find the
Divine Artefacts at any time but this opportunity won’t come again. I
can’t give up this chance. I should worry about one thing first.’
It was his relationship with Marquis Martin. The relationship with NPCs
was one of the most important things in RPG games. Players often
misunderstood this but NPCs were the ‘top’ in a game world, not
users. NPCs gave out quests and items as well as managed the game
system. It didn’t matter if they stayed day and night in a hunting ground
raising their levels. A NPC’s help was indispensable. Especially if the
person was a high ranking noble of the federation. Such a relationship
wasn’t created by itself.
He had completed the difficult quests Marquis Martin gave up and their
intimacy gradually increased. In other words, this was the result of his
time and efforts. And it was easy for that intimacy to drop. If he
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cancelled a quest that he accepted that the good feelings would decrease
and intimacy would drop. He couldn’t be too impatient to find the
Divine Artefact! Therefore he felt upset because of such blatant
disregard. But he couldn’t do anything stupid.
‘Yes. He had me by the throat. What power do I have? I need to endure
it.’
Ark stared at Marquis Martin’s back. Then Marquis Martin suddenly
stopped moving. He sighed and spoke in a low voice.
“The situation has become a little troublesome.”
“Huh?”
Ark was confused by the sudden words. Then Marquis Martin slowly
turned his body and looked at Ark.
“Do you know the purpose of this mission?”
“Well, that….”
“It is to investigate the magic circle that caused change in the galaxy.
That was the external reason.”
“Then the real purpose was something separate?”
“No, that is the purpose. At the same time, 3 magic circles the size of
intermediate planets were created before disappearing. Someone
deliberately did it. Furthermore, a sizeable organization must be behind
it considering the scale of the event. Those guys made the magic circle
for some reason so the federation considers them a serious threat. But it
is the negative energy detected with the magic circle that is the real
threat.”
“You mean the antimatter that you mentioned in the orbital
headquarters?”
“Yes, it is something that shouldn’t even exist in this star system.”
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“But the negative energy was detected which means it must exist?”
“That is the problem.”
Marquis Martin sighed and continued talking.
“Like the name suggests, antimatter is antimatter. It has the opposite
structure of common substances. If common substances have the plus (+)
property, antimatter has the negative (-) properties. So antimatter
destroys any substances that it comes in contact with. The problem is the
tremendous energy that will occur as a result of the process. The amount
of energy is thousands of times stronger than a hydrogen bomb. No, that
is just what the witness presumed.”
“Witness? Someone saw it directly?”
“At one time the 3 powers fought a war against each other. And stronger
weapons would have a greater impact on the outcome of the war. It was
natural that the 3 powers would be interested in antimatter. And on the
surface we don’t know the end of the Galaxy War. A secret research
centre ran by the Aschulat managed to succeed in creating antimatter.”
“Didn’t you just say there was no antimatter in the galaxy?”
“There is none now.”
“Didn’t they manage to make it?”
“It was created. But it failed to stabilize. The result is called the tragedy
of Rajenka. The generated antimatter immediate started overflowing
and the energy caused the planet of Rajenka to disappear without a
trace.”
It was a fear that all species had never experienced before! The event
was enough to make all 3 powers in the galaxy tremble with fear.
“That’s the reason why the 3 powers signed a truce. At that time the
weapons development had already reached its limit. The only thing that
exists beyond that limit was antimatter. But they realized something
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through the tragedy of Rajenka. The weaponization of antimatter wasn’t
a victory. Thus the 3 powers signed a truce to ban the research of
antimatter. And the scattered satellites all over the galaxy in order to
monitor for negative energy.”
That’s the reason why the 3 powers were so sensitive about this
matter. They still needed to confirm that threat directly but there was no
doubt about it. The problem was that the negative energy was detected
in the airspace called the space frontier.
“This is why the 3 powers can’t move aggressively.”
“Because of the special treaty.”
“If the identity of the energy is really antimatter then the enemy will be
beyond different powers. In that situation no one would think about
upholding the special treaty. But nothing is definite yet. If troops enter
the space frontier in this situation then it will only irritate the enemy.
The result is……”
War! It would be the beginning of the second space war. The 3 powers
had commissioned agents in order to avoid that situation. But that was
just for show. The problem was connected to the life or death of the 3
powers. They couldn’t just leave it in the hands of private agents. Just
like the federation dispatched secret agents like Irina, the Rama and
Aschulat had also sent special forces. This means the spies of the 3
powers were all gathering at the same place with the same purpose. It
was natural for there to be disputes in order to get information about the
antimatter first.
“But sending more troops as reinforcements is difficult. Just like we
know, the Rama and Aschulat also know that we’ve sent secret units. If
we increase the troops then they will also increase their troops. Then it
will only be a matter of time before it becomes a battlefield.”
That’s one of the reasons why they created the 2nd investigation
team. The mobilization of any more troops would be dangerous. That’s
what the private agents were for. The federation decided to organize
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