Chapter 436 – 430 North Shore of Praver
The northern coast of Prabur is wide enough to fit Gyeonggi-do, including Seoul. It took three days to cross it.
If, like other processions, they waited on hills or hills that became islands five or six times each time the tide came in, waiting for the water to recede again, it would have taken Hwanin and his party more than a week to move.
= Master. There is Naruto.=
=There is also a ferryboat big enough to carry a wagon.=
Arriving at the easternmost point of the coast and crossing the foot of a small mountain, the group found a ferry formed in a place where the width narrows like a strait.
The ferry is faintly visible on the other side of the strait, which is about 20 to 30 km wide.
On the way, he saved the upper row from being attacked by a group of 4th-class monsters resembling lobsters, and matched the information received with the case.
“I thought it would be small because it was called Naruteo, but it could be called a small port.”
Like Bae Hu-ryeong, Baek Ryeo-gang, who was floating behind Hwanin, expressed her impressions with her hand lightly placed on his shoulder.
As she said, Naruto was on a large scale. There were close to 50 large and small ships, and there was even a docking facility.
When people think of boats as ferryboats, there are also ships that have regular keels attached to the flat-bottomed line.
However, ships in operation are not even 1/10 of that. Most of the boats that could carry 5 to 10 people were pulled ashore and secured to something like a boat stand, and there are no boats that go between the straits.
As we begin to descend toward Naruto, Anne raises her hand and mutters as she casts a shadow over her eyes from the scorching noonday sun.
= Is there no business? There is no boat coming and going.=
“Due to the nature of the region, there must be more people looking for it on a larger scale than on a small scale.”
=Oh, it’s a dangerous area, so it must be because people gather and move.=
=If it’s that size, I’ll quickly find a boat to carry the wagon.=
The reason why the party came to Naruto was to cross over to the peninsula more comfortably and safely.
The water level on the coast is only 2 to 3 meters high, and the current is not strong and the waves are weak. There is no burden on her even when she moves by applying buoyancy to her wagon.
However, where the water is deep, the authentic lake is dozens of meters deep and the waves are high and rough. If you make a mistake, you could be swept away by the waves and overturn the wagon.
In addition to the buoyancy technique, the risk of overturning will be reduced if the balancing technique and the weight strengthening technique are applied, but even if Yurpa is a 6th-class mystic, it is difficult to activate and maintain multiple techniques at the same time.
Hwanin swept the light from his left arm that covered his shoulder once and took out the soul of a raptor monster that had died while stealing the corpse of a crustacean monster on the way.
And when she applied it to her own body, as expected, a frowning sensation wrapped around her eyes once, and her eyesight increased dramatically.
He looks at Naruto as a whole with his stronger eyesight.
Three stone buildings that look like accommodations, people repairing boats, and people fishing with small sailboats floating nearby. In addition to that, I looked at everything around Naruto with the pattern-enhanced soul sight.
‘It’s unnaturally quiet, but the complexion of the anglers is normal.’
There is no tension at all, and the momentum that is revealed is no different from that of ordinary people.
He’s not a professional, and his light of soul and life doesn’t shine particularly brightly, so it’s unlikely that he’s a spy or an attacker planted by Alsop.
There are no people hiding or hiding nearby…….
“…….”
With a blank expression, Hwanin looked back at the eight souls slowly following him.
The spirits of the Wild Dog Warriors, half mixed with resentment and anger toward Lord Alsop, turned into demons.
The black marks that had covered the women’s limbs for the past three days were gradually rising toward their bodies. The more he does, the more his expression becomes blurry and his autonomous will disappears.
‘It’s difficult.’
Estimated travel time from Peninsula to Alsof is 8 days. This is the time it would take if you went straight to Alsof without stopping at a large town with a population of 30,000 in the center of the peninsula.
Will I be able to survive that time?
Hwanin viewed it negatively.
I’d even thought about making those women’s souls into soul orbs.
Currently, the maximum retention time of a soul orb is 192 hours, which is 8 days, which is enough time for an Alsof, but making it into a soul orb does not preserve the state.
It is a fact that we already know from the reactions of the spirits made of marbles that time passes inside and we feel the senses outside.
‘Calm down. Is your grudge against Khadram just that much?’
When the spirit is awakened by force, intelligence returns to a hazy face like Bae Hoeryeong.
「Oh…… Ugh…….」
「Huh…….」
The female souls writhe in agony, moaning in sorrowful anger, as if they knew that reason was gradually blurring. Seeing this, Hwanin let out a small sigh.
Thinking of the time of Cedar, I came up with a plan to use them, but Cedar seems to have been an unusual case.
The position is also different.
Cedar of Owling had such a strong and noble spirit that even after being brutally murdered, he had maintained reason and intelligence as a soul for several months.
Upon learning the truth of her situation, she turned into an anti-evil spirit through anger and depravity, but her thoughts on her son remained the same, and her reason to protect her son was firmly held.
Cedar also used to lose his reason in anger in the middle. But they lack such self-denial.
Because she was once killed while trying to attack herself, and she was turned into a demon by the fact that she was betrayed and used without a chance to clear her mind.
What should I do? The conversation between Anne and Baek Ryeo-gang is heard through Hwan-in’s ears as he gazes at Naruto, who is gradually approaching, and contemplates her solution.
= Hey. Ryogang-ah, I see you are sleeping. Don’t go too high.=
「Kyaa! Did you see everything?!」
= No, you showed me…….=
“I didn’t mean to show you!”
=So don’t go up high…… No, why don’t you just ask Yul to make clothes for her sister? That she just wrapped her cloth fabric around her body. It’s easy to solve, but if that happens among people, you’ll show your naked body to everyone else?
“However…… If you wear complicated clothes, you won’t be able to take them off quickly when you have to scout or watch while in a ghost state.”
= Well, at least dress up…… ?=
“…… ?”
When he turns his head, Baekryeo-gang, whose eyes are wide open, appears in his field of vision, as if it was of course not like that.
Anne looked at Baek Ryogang, who showed a slight idiocy, and sighed lightly with her face saying, “You look like such a young lady.” She said.
=A hooded robe is enough. It’s easy to take off and good for hiding yourself.=
「I-I am ugly…… ?」
= That’s not it You are the prettiest woman I’ve ever seen. In that sense, you need to hide your appearance. Because it looks so striking. You can hide the fact that you are a soul by wearing a hooded robe.
“Ah……. Yes! I’ll ask Yuri unnie!”
Her Hwanin looked at the White Ryeo River entering her carriage and Anne shaking her head as if she was a little tired behind her, then turned her head away.
Aura… Routine? A soul that thickens when injected into it. Soul…… A spiritual body that becomes cloudy and fades when it absorbs cold air.
The thing that hurt me when I met Cedar…… No. You don’t even have to do it.
His gaze turned back to the gloomy female spirits of the Wild Dog Warriors.
If I absorb the chill from that soul, will the rate of corruption slow down or recover?
‘It might be worth a try.’
Hwanin’s eyes darkened with a spirit of inquiry.
Arriving at Naruto, Hwan-in called Hwan-yeon and instructed him to scan the inside of the building with spirits.
The factors to be grasped are the level of the humans inside, the level of equipment, and things like belongings.
“You’re asking me to find out if there’s a human like Althof’s spy or watcher, right?”
“Okay.”
Hwanin, who accepted the illusion coming into his inner pocket to focus on his spirit, said to Isilite.
“Go to that woman who looks like a sailor over there and ask if you can go across right now.”
=Yes, Master.=
= Doryeong. Am i?=
“There is a person looking this way from the window of the building in the back. It wouldn’t be a good idea for all the carriage escorts to leave.”
Anne glanced back and casually sat down in the coachman’s seat that Issilite had vacated for her.
After waiting for a while, a woman wearing only a rag-like vest and loincloth-like panties exchanges a few words with Isilite before she approaches the carriage.
‘Is it an otter?’
Her rump has a long, pointed tail covered in short brown hair, and small, round ears prick atop her head.
Her face is more of a cutie than a beauty, but she has scars all over her body and her face also has a slight scar from her forehead across her left eye, giving her a ferocious impression.
=Are you the one who wants to cross right now?=
“I want you to cross right now.”
= That’s difficult. The ship moves only when 50 people are filled.=
An otter woman wagging her long, soft tail from side to side with a completely untroubled face.
Hwanin stares at her in silence as her brown eyes move alone with Anne, the carriage, and the three Que pulling the carriage, but somehow, unlike the straw Que, they scan one elegant Que in turn.
After a while, she asked the otter woman with her hand on her waist with her nonchalant complexion.
“I will pay enough. If not, could you introduce a possible sailor? We will take care of the introduction fee without regret.”
=This Bakdal ferry is run by our Bakdal group. The otter dock across the street is run by the otter gang. So you can just tell me.=
So…… Huh? Hwanin’s eyes grew cold at the sight of the otter woman grinning as she rubbed her thumb and forefinger.
Hwanin stretched out her hand and pointed at the otter woman’s head with her index finger. The moment the otter shows her vigilance.
Fit—
The pattern-enhanced soul explosion orb brushed the side of the otter’s hair and flew through the strait.
…… Kku-gu-gu-gu-gung… !!!
Along with the intense explosion, spray tens of meters soared, spreading a roar and vibration.
People who were fishing at the ferry or tending their nets and boats fell to their knees in amazement, and people in shock from the explosion poured out of the building.
In the meantime, the otter woman, who had been watching the scene of the spray slowly sinking with a frozen look, slowly looked back at Hwanin, moving stiffly.
“I’m sorry. I think I saw the Witchcraft over there.”
=…….=
“Things that pose a threat to people must be removed… It will be a safe trip.”
The otter woman suddenly felt the need to urinate at Hwanin’s smile, which was colder than the water in Aleugel Lake in midwinter.
Although she is unemployed, she also has some knowledge of professions and law.
A mage must memorize a spell to use magic or a spell, and a professional must concentrate to use power. But what about the man in front of me, without a spell or concentration…….
“Shall we resume the conversation we stopped talking about? We are on our way to Alsof with the One in the carriage. Time is more important than money, so I want to launch the ship right now, is that possible?”
Why did he clench and open his fist while asking if it was possible?
The otter woman nodded her head, feeling her hamstrings tingle and her ocher bob hair flapping.
= It is possible to go, go! Say it’s possible! Yes, but it is true that 50 people must gather to pass! The reason there is an inn and a turban is for people waiting to be matched to stay! As you can see, the width is wide, so taking a couple of them back and forth is infinitely inefficient!=
“How much does it cost to run?”
=Ha, it’s two fever fairy tales per person…….=
Without a word, Hwanin took out the first row of silver coins and bounced them at the otter.
Surprised by the sight of her dazzling silver coin flying in, the otter woman catches it with her two hands and widens her eyes at the realization that it is a real silver coin.
“Please prepare immediately. We want to leave within 10 minutes. It will be possible.”
= Uh, uh…… Everyone else…….=
“Are you saying you want to get more money because that’s not enough? ….”
= Baro, I’ll prepare it right away!!=
Seeing her voice lower and her fists clenched, the otter girl gave a small scream and hurriedly ran towards the middle of the three buildings.
If she hadn’t been greedy, she would have allowed her to burn people in moderation.
Anne whispers to Hwan-in after seeing the back of the otter woman and the people making noise outside her building.
=Suddenly, I was startled by the soul explosion.=
“There is no need to be considerate of those who have gone this way.”
At her cold voice, Anne nodded her head. She didn’t like the fact that she looked this way and laughed bluntly.
Those who jumped out at the sound of the explosion did not go back in, but watched Hwanin and the others and the sailors hurriedly preparing the boat.
Some of them, noticing that Hwanin and his party had paid the direct fare, approached cautiously and asked if it was possible to ride with them, but when Isilite and Anne announced that it was impossible with a frosty spirit, everyone gave up and returned to the group.
=It looks like you passed the coast, but it’s to the point where you pull a wagon without a guide. Must be a famous explorer or adventurer.=
=Then, did the explosion from earlier cause anger from Bakdal’s gang?=
=Is it a day or two for Bakdal guys to reveal their money? You must have met the backlash while watching them.=
=By the way, I would save a lot of money if I gathered some passengers…… Doesn’t it ask for 10 silver coins to move that ship?=
=All famous explorers are rich, so 10 silver coins must be the price of a snack, well.=
Hwanin watched the boat being prepared while listening to the whispers of the spectators.
The size of the boat is about the size of a small to medium-sized passenger boat, and it is a flat bottom boat with five oars on each side. It looks big and heavy, so it won’t budge against any waves.
Ten women with their breasts exposed or naked get into the boat, and ten men and women holding spears, assuming a battle in the water, also get on board.
“There was no one particularly suspicious.”
“Okay. Good work.”
Hwan-in, who patted Hwan-yeon as he reported in a small voice in his arms, stared at the sea otter man who was wearing only pants, revealing his white fur.
Hands with hard calluses. A blunt tail that was cut off somewhere. Scars embroidered on her body like the otter from before.
Seeing Hwanin’s low-temperature gaze, the man cleared his throat and said.
=I’m ready, so get on.=
Then turn around and go back to the boat.
It was an old voice that was clear and stubborn, but strong. Also, if they were cheating, after seeing the blood, they tried to follow the road to the north on the map, but it doesn’t seem necessary.
Hwanin silently gave a signal to Isilite who held the reins.
As the wagon boarded, the sea otter man, who confirmed the party, disappeared through the stairs going down, and soon the oars began to move with the regular sound of drums, drums, drums, and the boat slowly moved forward.
Chow-a-aaaaak— As the 10 oars start pushing the water vigorously, the speed, which was slow at first, picks up gradually and accelerates in an instant.
Hwanin looked back at Bakdal ferry, which was gradually moving away from the ship, then closed his eyes and opened his eyes.
The ship had a double structure, and the lower deck was the bottom. The 10 women who boarded the boat earlier are holding on to the large oars and rowing hard in pairs.
A white otter man who had come to pick up the party beats a drum to inform the timing of rowing, and ten men and women riding with weapons are waiting nearby.
‘Are they all from the same clan?’
You would be right if you said it was Bakdal’s gang.
It seems that she has led a rough and ferocious life, and all the women who are rowers and men and women who have weapons have scars engraved on her body.
If you see an exit on the side of the stairs leading up to the deck… In the event of a crisis, it would be abandoning the ship and escaping. Those with weapons would be the role of buying time until they escaped.
Hwanin cut off his nerves at the bottom of the ship and looked across the strait.
If you estimate the speed and distance of the ship now, the time it takes to cross is between 20 and 30 minutes.
It’s a good time to experiment with what you’ve just thought of.
“Emergency, don’t go down to the dock.”
Coo?
“The stairs over there.”
Que~ Quet.
Hwanin, who stopped the flight that showed curiosity at the stairs going down, turned his head and called for Ninu, the leader of the eight spirits of the entire wild dog division, who were attached to the wagon like a guardian spirit.
Ninu, whose gray spiritual body is covered with red energy and dyed black not only on his arms and legs, but also on his chest over his shoulder and even his groin over his legs, replies with an expressionless face.
“Did you call?”
‘You know your condition better. At this rate, you won’t be able to reach Alsof, and you’ll end up becoming mixed spirits or evil spirits.’
“…….」
‘If that happens, I will have no choice but to annihilate you.’
Ninu slowly lowered her gaze and lowered her head.
Watching the red aura shimmer with an uneasy feeling, Hwanin calmly suggested.
‘I have something to treat you. If this works, it will give you some time. Would you like to accept it?’
“Yes.”
It’s like she’s poured glue on her head, a head that’s not working, but Ninu could tell.
If you don’t accept it, it will only disappear like this in vain.
Hwanin received her Ninu’s consent and groped her here and there in her spiritual body.
I put my hand inside her breast and stir it, but there’s no feeling.
A spiritual body that has not been infused with her vitality cannot be touched, even by himself. You should be able to touch it if you collect it in your hand, but that is an act that consumes a lot of spirit energy. Besides, now is not the time to check it out.
Hwanin, who took out the magic tool of rejuvenation and held it in her left hand, gathered the energy flowing from the magic tool and continued to push it into her spiritual body.
Then, a physical reaction gradually develops in the spiritual body.
Touching the slightly saggy milk, the feeling of touching the compacted air comes through, and Ninu’s breasts contort according to her touch.
Touch her side, touch her abs, and feel her shoulders and arms and legs. But nowhere is her hand pushed into her spiritual body.
No matter how forceful she is. A state in which she refuses to invade her hand, even if the shape of her spiritual body is distorted.
Hwanin, who was touching her naked body while receiving Ninu’s emotionless gaze, exhaled a small breath and looked at her lower belly, where her abs were clear.
Beyond the slightly translucent lower abdomen, the faint shape of the labia majora and minor labia, and the narrow and thin passage leading into the body come into view.
One of three places leading into the body.
‘Let’s begin.’
Hwanin rolled up her sleeves to her elbows with her calm face.
