Chương 114: A Simple Request

[CONCENTRIC TRIAL] [Trial Name: The Catalyst Plea] [Trial Type: Emancipation] [Current Region: Concentric Trial Waiting Area 0] [Trial Participant: Arthur Purchase] [Local Request Detected.] [Request Origin: The Catalyst.] [Objective: Release the Long Service Catalyst from the Eden Bureaucracy.] [Trial Completion Condition: Obtain 3 Silver Fold Coins to Pay for The Catalyst's Debt.] [Optional Condition: None] [Time Limit: None] [Trial Reward: Unknown] [Failure Penalty: None.] [Accept Request]: [Deny Request] Looking at the message, Arthur read through the text. He understood that he had genuinely received his Trial here in the Safe Spot. Furthermore, the Trial was regarding the emancipation of the Catalyst. Three Silver Fold Coins? Arthur thought as he viewed the Trial Completion Condition. He needed to find these Silver Fold Coins, but where should he look? Did this Waiting Area even contain them?

Arthur did not know, but he did not worry about anything, since he now had his Mentor to guide him. He quickly summoned Cecil. Meanwhile, as Arthur read the Trial details, the old man Larry went back to his position, sitting and looking at the floor.

"Sire, any leads on the Trial?" Cecil asked as he came out of the circle.

"Mhm. Cecil, as you said, I did get the Trial. And the Trial was given by this old man, Larry. Didn't I tell you about him?" Arthur then explained what had transpired after entering the main chamber.

"As you said, the old man Larry was called the Catalyst."

"But didn't you say the Catalyst's work was done once the Trial started? How come he is still here?" Max asked, confused by this situation. Already Arthur explained most of the things to Cecil that had happened after he decided to take the quest for the rescue of the researchers in Solomon Valley.

"Indeed, Sire. Again, I lack the knowledge to explain the current situation," Cecil said, unable to understand the things that were happening.

"Sire, what are the Trial's contents?" Cecil asked.

"Yeah, I have to obtain three Silver Fold Coins to free the Catalyst, which was Larry. However, it did not state where I should get them. Should I accept the request? It might give some more details." At this time, Arthur realized he had yet to accept or reject the Trial Request.

"Sire, please take your time. If you have an Accept Request option, shouldn't there also be a Reject option?" Cecil asked.

"Yes, Cecil, there is indeed a Reject Request option," Arthur replied, a little confused by Cecil's words.

"As far as I can tell, the Trial's completion condition seems very high," Cecil said.

"What do you mean, Cecil?" Arthur asked.

"Sire, the Silver Fold Coin is related to a high-order currency. Those currencies are very rare and treasured. I do not think this Trial will be easy if the requirement is three Silver Fold Coins," Cecil explained, detailing the information related to the Silver Fold Coins. However, as far as Arthur was concerned, the three Silver Fold Coins seemed like a simple thing to obtain.

"Do you know anything about the Eden Bureaucracy?" Arthur asked after hearing about the high-order currency.

"No, I do not," Cecil said with a plain, dry voice. His gentle tone was nowhere to be seen. Arthur was taken aback by this sudden, straightforward answer. Even the respectful 'Sire' was missing. What had gotten into the skeleton? The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. Arthur decided not to ask anything else about this Eden Bureaucracy. Apparently, the skeleton did not know anything; furthermore, it acted weird.

"Cecil, I think I can get the Silver Coins in this territory, since the Trial Region shows this current Waiting Area 0," Arthur said, changing the topic.

"That is great, Sire. If you decide to take this Trial Request, my guess relates to what you said earlier about the rumor, where you have to defeat the Boss of the territory. Since that news comes directly from the Catalyst, it must be true," Cecil explained, his tone quickly changing back into a gentle one.

"That makes sense. However, this rumor spread even before I arrived here. Does that mean the old man, Larry, already knew that someone would arrive to take this Trial?" Arthur remembered that Daniel had explained these things exactly as Larry had stated them. This had occurred even before Daniel arrived. Did that mean the old man, Larry, already knew all these things would happen?

"Let me accept the Request to see if I receive any more details regarding the Trial," Arthur said, clicking on the Accept Request option. [Request Accepted.] [The Catalyst Plea] A few messages appeared after he accepted the request, but what Arthur was expecting had yet to arrive. Even after a moment passed, it never came.

"I think you are right. We might have to defeat the Territory Boss. That must be how we complete the Trial," Arthur said, seeing that he did not receive any further messages.

"Sire, I believe the Catalyst already knew that some things were going to happen. He had already sown a seed once he instigated the Trial, and unfortunately, it was you whom he had expected from the start," Cecil said, explaining his thoughts on what the case could have been.

"Well, I am very happy that I eventually got my Trial. Now, all I need to do is finish it and go home..." Suddenly, Arthur's voice faltered.

"Cecil, is this the First Trial of the Seven Main Trials?" Arthur asked.

"No, Sire. This is a Tutorial Trial. Main Trials do not have a Reject Request option," Cecil said.

"Tutorial Trial?" Arthur muttered in disappointment. So, he had yet to start his Trial count. It seemed it would take some more time until he could exit and meet his family.

"Yes, Sire. A Tutorial Trial can be rejected. However, do not worry; the rewards are abundant," Cecil said.

"Okay, where should I begin the Trial? Should we directly search for the Boss of the territory? In that case, we could easily finish this Tutorial Trial," Arthur suggested. He wanted to start with the Boss so he could directly enter the Trial Tree next.

"I do not think it will be that simple, Sire," Cecil said.

"What do you mean, Cecil? I have Faunite Crystals. I could hire many Great Grand Master Warrior Skeletons and kill the Boss. It will be an easy job." Arthur was not afraid of anything anymore, since he possessed an abundant amount of Faunite Crystals.

"Sire, as I stated earlier, the Silver Fold Coin is a high-order currency. Even a single coin is worth more than you can think of. Yet, this Trial requires three, which means the difficulty of this Trial will be exponentially higher than you think," Cecil advised.

"But Cecil, this territory contains only [Alpha] standard monsters. With my current strength alone, I will defeat the Boss," Arthur confidently said.

"Sire, please do not underestimate the Anomaly of this Trial. You clearly received this Trial as an anomaly. It is to release the Catalyst from some bureaucracy, and the requirement for that is a Silver Fold Coin. I want to greatly emphasize the situation you are in," Cecil said. Hearing this, Arthur went silent for a while, pondering Cecil's words. Although this Tutorial Trial seemed simple, Cecil had explained the importance of its objective.

Therefore, Arthur had to discard the notion that it would be easy and take the matter seriously.

"Okay, Cecil, what do you suggest?" Arthur asked.

"Well, Sire, my prediction is that this Catalyst somehow knew someone like you would possess a soul strong enough to awaken from the Deep Sleep, which is considered a rule inside a Trial," Cecil explained.

"Therefore, as soon as the Trial instigated, the Catalyst began to spread hints regarding the Trial's details, leaving a trail on how the future anomaly, which is you, could achieve this."

"A hint?" Arthur scratched his head. As far as he could recall, there was no hint about how he could defeat the territory's monster, only some random rumor.

"Yes, Sire. I think the hint to defeating the Boss of the territory, which I believe will reward you with the three Silver Fold Coins, is to defeat all the monsters residing in this territory." Cecil explained the clue the Catalyst had left behind.

"Do you think that if I defeat all the monsters, I will obtain some unique power? Something that will help me defeat the Boss?" Arthur suddenly became eager. If he obtained a unique power, he could do it. He could kill all the monsters.

"I lack the knowledge regarding this, Sire. However, I am sure that is the way we need to approach this Trial," Cecil replied.

"Very well. Cecil, you are my mentor and advisor. I will follow your guidance." Arthur decided to walk the path laid out by the former advisor to the ruler of the Tales Origin World.

"Okay, then let us hire some Great Grand Master Skeletons and run through the monsters." Arthur decided to hire a few GGM Status Skeletons. If he were to only use a bunch of Beginner Status Skeletons, it would take a large amount of time.