Chapter 1971 – 1971. God’s Atlantis
Moved forward.
The mercenaries followed me. The atmosphere is more chaotic than when I first saw it. Seeing Fafnir in person, he was scared. Fortunately, Omikos, the mercenary leader, is not showing any anxiety.
“Omikos. It seems that the mercenaries were scared off by Fafnir. Can we fight Fafnir like this?”
“It is difficult right now. However, it seems that Eugene has a way. There is a possibility, so I will follow.”
Omikos seemed like a calm and loyal mercenary. He’s outwardly He really had no idea what he was up to.
‘It looks like Fafnir’s blood is quite coveted.’
Could it have been an hour or so? I saw something at the edge of my field of vision. As I got closer, I saw that it was a village.
‘There’s no way Fafnir is alone in this wide area.’
I didn’t see any other monsters coming this far. Either it didn’t exist from the beginning, or it was sorted out because Fafnir was annoying. It’s probably the latter. Atlantis is because there are monsters in most areas that are not urban areas.
‘Fafnir’s personality looked like a fucking damn thing.’
Chewing Fafnir inwardly, he approached the village. There seemed to be a lot of rocks and stones around the village. As I got closer, the answer came.
‘It’s a miner’s village.’
There were no mines near the village. Even if there are no mines, this is not unusual as there may be veins of ore beneath the ground.
I walked confidently into town. Omikos, who was nearby, was taken aback.
“You can’t just go in like this. The villagers will be wary.”
“You must have been like this many times.”
“When you travel around the district, you often come across small villages. Villages in these remote areas are basically unwelcome to strangers. I don’t even trust it. This is because most of them suffered from thieves, bandits, and horsemen.”
“What if they don’t trust us?”
“If we fight, we lose. Monsters exist in this world. Even a small village has enough strength to protect it.”
“When did I say I would fight? We should start by talking about Fafnir.”
Because it was a remote village, there were no guards guarding the village. I entered the village nervously. People’s eyes are fixed. Most of them were women who did housework. All of them were grotesque.
After looking around the town for a while, we slowly headed towards the center.
From far away, men are running around in a hurry. No matter where the top was taken off, the entire upper body was left exposed. He was holding tools such as a pickaxe and a hammer in his hand. Because he was a miner, his body was quite good.
One of them, a middle-aged man with wide eyes, stood in front of me.
“To enter our village without permission! Get out immediately!!”
“We came to this area to kill Fafnir. I need information about Fafnir. Like a weakness.”
“It’s only you who killed that evil dragon? They were suicidal applicants. There is no such thing as information about Fafnir. Get out.”
The village men gradually gathered. Already over 100 people. They all turned against us. The mercenaries were also nervous. If they act like crazy, of course you have to fight.
“Why are you being so unkind? We just want to talk about Fafnir.”
“You don’t mind your rude attitude?”
“If you keep being uncooperative like this… I have no choice but to come out uncooperative. Please don’t make me a demon.”
“Ha, are you even threatening me now!”
“This bastard can’t grasp the situation. Do you think you’ll win because you have a lot of heads? I can kill you guys by myself.”
It was time I tried to strengthen my body by using mana.
Omikos suddenly stepped forward.
“Both of you are so excited. Eugene. You seem to have become very sensitive after meeting Fafnir earlier. Please sit down here and rest for a while. I will take care of this matter.”
“I was a little tired.”
There was no need to refuse when he offered to do the troublesome work for me. I sat down on the simple chair that Omikos had spread out for me. The broker said he was an inflexible mercenary… In fact, there was a lot of flexibility.
‘Is it the jjambab that I made while working as a mercenary?’
“Village Chief. We apologize for entering the village without permission. I had just met Fafnir, so I wasn’t in a hurry. As an apology, we’re giving away some of our stuff. I don’t think there are too many peddlers… Don’t you have the things you need?”
“I have the things I need. Do you have any fruit? Rather, something like a fruit that grows well in a land like this.”
“I’m not sure about that, but there are many kinds of fruit.”
“I wish I had some clothes.”
“I also carry extra clothes. As the attack on Fafnir this time is important, we have brought many things.”
“It’s a gift. We lack many things, but we are not poor. Everyone will pay the fair price.”
“Do you have a penny? Or to AP?”
“There are no pennies here because the peddlers don’t come. AP is precious to us too, so it’s hard to use it for just this kind of thing. Instead, we have gold.”
The village chief took something out of his trouser pocket. It glows yellow when it catches the light. It was golden.
The mercenaries were startled. They looked around and realized that this town was a gold digger.
‘It’s a gold digging town. Not bad.’
Gold has also been a guaranteed currency since ancient times. Gold was valued on Earth as well, and gold was valued in Atlantis as well.
The mercenaries, who had frowned at the word that they would give gifts, changed their complexion when the word that they would buy with gold came out. Everyone was going through their backpacks and trying to sell things. It is a business where you can eat several times more.
「Gold collectors donate 1,000 AP.
“I don’t understand. Why are you trading? They’re weak guys anyway. Since you have gold that is out of proportion, shouldn’t you take it by force? It is right for gold to fall into the hands of the strong.”
“You know how to say the right thing. But fuck Why did you do that earlier?”
「Gold collectors donate 1,000 AP.
“Trials will make you stronger.”
“It’s crazy and I’m sleepy.”
Even now, seeing gold collectors made teeth gnashing.
Originally, according to my plan, I should have finished Fafnir by now. While laying down the teapot with the mercenaries.
Should I rather aim for another dragon? It’s not that I didn’t think of it. However, the material of the other dragons was ambiguous. Above all, he had already signed the Shinigami contract. It was difficult to terminate the contract unilaterally.
‘Even if it doesn’t matter since it’s the curse of the god of death, I can use the spirit of heaven, but the pursuit of the god of death is hard for me right now.’
It was to strengthen the Hwaryeonbido, but I couldn’t catch the dragon.
I took out a bottle of cold water and soothed my burning inside.
Has it been about an hour?
With all the things in his hands, the happy village chief began to open his mouth.
“Our village is digging mines for gold. Even if you go roughly 50m underground, there are many gold veins.”
“That’s why the people of this village can use gold like water.”
Omikos nodded admiringly. Town of gold. Indeed, it was an admirable name.
“Then what? We can’t get out of town because of Fafnir. Fafnir. The evil dragon won’t let us go… Even if there is gold, there is nowhere to spend it. Besides, we must pay gold to Fafnir every week.”
“We have come to kill that Fafnir. Please tell us Fafnir’s weakness. If Fafnir dies, won’t you find freedom too?”
“Speak straight. When Fafnir dies, a new owner will only appear.”
The mercenaries glanced at me as I sat away. According to the contract, I will have all the by-products after killing Fafnir. This area was no exception.
“There are three conditions.”
“Is it worth a month or so?”
“Do you think Fafnir would be willing to leave our village alone if he knew what I said? They will do all sorts of nasty things to torment us. They may ask you to make a sacrifice.”
“… I will listen to the conditions for now.”
“One is to ensure the safety of our village. No matter which of you becomes ruler, ensure freedom and safety for our village. That arrogant bastard can’t be the ruler of the district.”
Omikos glanced at me and then asked.
“What is the second condition?”
“Please return the gold that Fafnir stole from us. Any part of it is fine. We’ve been working for decades. Shouldn’t there be a reward for that?”
“What is the third and final condition?”
“Please help us. A large boulder is blocking us in an underground tunnel. Even if you use a dragon, it hardly breaks. With your help, we will be able to break the rock. You can help me for a day. Oh, these conditions are all guaranteed by the system. Instead of being exploited by Fafnir, it’s the authority you received from the system.”
「Trade contract」
「This contract is guaranteed by the system.」
“The contract must be made.”
Omikos’s face hardened.
There was more to want than just information to tell. Omikos feels that too.
“… You need time to share your opinions with your colleagues. Please wait.”
“Can’t wait too long. Because we have to dig up gold for the goddamn Fafnir.”
I led the Omikos Mercenary Corps and went out of town. There was a risk of eavesdropping in the village.
“There must have been a reason why the villagers were proud. The system was providing some convenience.”
I clicked my tongue and said.
It wasn’t strange. Continental people needed to sacrifice for the story the gods wanted. But what if the victimized Continental trolls ruin a story that should please the gods? It’s not a problem with the system at all.
So, the system also provides benefits to the continental people as long as the balance is not broken. The benefit is a contractual guarantee, as it is now. It was judged that there was no problem because it was not a benefit that directly gave strength to the continental people.
“What are you going to do?”
Omikos asked me. They are mercenaries and I am the employer. The choice, of course, was with me.
“What do you think?”
