Chapter 459 – 453 Orlnaha Plains
The sun rises and the camp becomes bustling.
While Anne and Yurpa were tidying up the carriage and Isilite prepared breakfast with the help of two spirit knights, Hwanin talked to the panda-headed man, Ub.
Yesterday, as soon as the campsite was ready, she hadn’t been able to talk to her girlfriends after Agiera’s six-day walk.
Hwanin said while fixing her gaze on Agiera, who was trying hard not to meet her.
“To be honest, I felt uneasy at the call of Youngdo.”
= Oh. Did you…… ? I understand that Daeseongnyeo politely sent an invitation to invite the saint.=
Hwanin took out a book from his pocket in the subspace and took out a letter from Ninsil=Anag that was tucked away in it.
As she unfolds it, she begins to lay the groundwork for obtaining information.
“The reason why I was called a saint was my work at Visalux. However, it was the knights of Bijalux that played the biggest role in extinguishing the mixed souls in Bijalux……. They risked their lives to prevent Honjae from coming out of the castle, so we were able to end the situation without major damage.”
A humble attitude that elevates victims and lowers oneself.
“If it wasn’t for them, the conspiracy and the possessed would have escaped to the village, and a terrible disaster would have struck Bijalux, which had a higher population density than any other village. I just went to the end to sort things out and wrap things up.”
= Uh…….=
Woob scratches his head at the fact-based story.
Lightly, Hwanin opened the letter again and read the words containing the meaning of a very polite invitation in elegant and slender handwriting.
[I respectfully send an invitation from Eshnuur, Yeongdo to Mr. I don’t care about the time, so I would appreciate it if you would take a busy step and convey your noble meaning. -Ninsil = Anag]
“If the great saintess had called me for that matter, she might have been praising me.
However, the letter was delivered to Esart, the eldest son of the lord right after the situation was resolved, so it must not have been a call due to that incident.
She showed the letter to him, saying that she was anxious because she did not know if the fact that she, who was unknown, was called by the great saint, who was the symbol of the spirit island, contained the reason.
Woob who saw the letter = Heuuuuu…….= He let out a long sigh, almost like a shotgun ceremony.
It may be a bit of an odd metaphor, but it can be likened to the fact that Hwan-in received an invitation from Yeong-do because he was commissioned and assigned to his unit and started serving, and suddenly an invitation with the commander’s seal came from the military headquarters.
[I heard that you are doing well in the military life. Come on for a second -Lieutenant General △△△]
What do you think in this case?
I wouldn’t call it a good thing in the first place. You’d think he’d try to make you do something incredibly annoying, or he’d try to coax you into giving you some nasty orders.
Woob, who had similar thoughts, carefully folded the letter and returned it to Hwanin, expressing his sympathy.
=Looking at this, I can understand the words of Holy Son Hwanin.=
“I feel a little relieved that you understand.”
Just in time, Agiera, who had been secretly turning her head this way, realized that her Hwan-in was still looking at her, and turned her head again in a startle.
Her spirit knights looked at it with a pitying gaze.
Hwanin looked at them for a while and turned her gaze to Woob and asked.
“So, I want to ask Mr. Uve. Do you know why the great saintess purposely picked me up from thousands of kilometers away and called me?”
Aziera had met by chance at Alsop.
Her purpose is to mediate between Hwanin and the lord of Allof, but she found it at the request of Alsop. There’s the Spirit Inquisitor.
If it was sent by the Great Saint for the sake of a fair judgment, he couldn’t ask questions that would be a weakness if he tried to get information through Agiera.
She didn’t even ask any questions about Yeongdo and Daeseongnyeo. The only information she got from her was that she knew about the light of dawn and her own whereabouts.
But Woob is different. She belongs to the executive branch, and Ninsil = Ana is a person he sent directly, and she is a person who is trusted by Agiera.
According to his intentions, she came to help her out of her predicament, and as an agent supporting her executive branch behind the scenes, her breadth of knowledge is certain to be wider than Agiera’s.
And yesterday, Agiera hadn’t said much about herself to Uv. She didn’t even say that she was suspected of being the light of dawn. She didn’t even mention that Youngdo informed her that he knew everything about her past. She just met Woob and talked about each other’s well-being.
Ub may or may not be aware of that, but the answer to this question should be able to read his mind.
‘If only we could get a glimpse of the intentions of Daesongnyeo and Yeongdo…….’
Woob thought for a moment about Hwanin’s question, then opened his mouth with a very serious expression.
=From now on, I am telling you that I am concerned that the relationship may deteriorate because Saint Hwanin has anxiety. It is also the intention to prepare her heart because it will be a story that the great saintess will tell you when she arrives in Yeongdo.
When he was in such a hurry, Woob brought up a story that would deepen Hwanin’s eyes.
=The Prophet of Youngdo made a prophecy about 2 years ago.=
[A precious light will shine in a very, very far place, a place that you can’t reach even if you walk for the rest of your life. The high places in the sky will keep an eye on him, and it is not known whether flowers will bloom or death will bloom at his footprints.]
=…… The world will face crises and ups and downs at the same time as he walks…… May.=
I don’t know why the last one ended with speculation, but Hwanin’s head was complicatedly boiling with the vision he had seen in his dream, the story he shared with Adne Villa, and Aziera’s words and prophecy about the light of dawn.
Such a sign does not show even the tears of a sparrow and asks back.
“Could it be that I am the precious light in the prophecy?”
=To be precise, 80% of the people who were able to access the prophecy agreed that the Holy Son Hwanin is the precious light in the prophecy. Prior to Visalux, it was about 25%.=
“It seems that the story that I might be the light of dawn was conveyed through Mr. Hrod.”
=…… Yes. It is as you said.=
Oub shrugged his shoulders slightly, then nodded quietly.
Pretending not to see the flinch, Hwanin paused for a moment before speaking in a lowered voice as if a bit burdensome.
“It is a terrifying prophecy. A footprint where death can bloom…….”
= It’s just a guess that the Prophet wasn’t sure about. The Great Saint sees the positive side more strongly than the negative side.=
Woob comforted him by telling him not to worry, but he couldn’t help but care.
‘He is the head of a place like Yeongdo. These types are mainly classified into two types.’
Either steeped in human hymns, or extremely political.
The former is not a problem, but the latter is quite a problem. If you are a mixed type, the story will become quite complicated.
There is only one reason.
‘The Black Soul Orb of the Wild Dog Warriors.’
It’s not because I’m in the mood that it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the death that blooms in the footprints.
Hwan-in pondered a little, wondering if he had tested the function of the wild dog warriors’ black soul orb. In addition, the fact that the high place in the sky is watching seems to be referring to the heavenly source that Adneville said…….
‘It’s a world where mysteries exist, so it can’t be like the pseudo-prophets of Earth.’
It doesn’t seem like it’s a trick that vaguely creates the illusion that something happened to you like the Barnum effect.
=Master, have breakfast.=
Hwanin, who was lost in thought as he felt Woob’s gaze, spoke to Woob at the sound of Issilite calling.
“Go away. I feel like even trivial thoughts become serious when I’m hungry.”
Haha. That’s right. It’s safe to say that the world’s worries and worries stem from hunger.=
It shows how deep his thoughts are.
Thinking that Hwanin was no ordinary executive supporter, he prepared food and walked towards Isilite.
Vegetable stew in a bubbling iron pot, rice bowl made with stir-fried meat marinated in sauce, white bread to dip in sauce, and fruit to eat as an appetizer.
After filling their stomachs, the party started moving along the road again.
Orlnaha Great Plain, seen from a relatively high place…… To be precise, it was a hill meadow, a series of shallow and low hills.
Large and small trees and bushes are erected here and there to block the view, and in some hills, water accumulates to form small lakes and ponds.
A miniature ecosystem of forests, hills, meadows and water all in one place.
Before leaving, since Yeongdo is right in front of them, there is no reason to hide their identities, so they take off their disguises and return to their original selves.
Hwanin, who started early in the morning and was moving along the road covered in fog, talked about various things as he walked side by side with Ub in a straw-colored Que.
“The road is well paved. Drainage measures are reliable, too…….”
The width of a six-lane road. Like ancient Rome, the road was dug deep and paved with layers of rocks, stones, and gravel of different sizes.
Drainage is sure, the ground does not get wet after rain, so walking is convenient, and even if the floor is damaged by traffic, it is easy to repair.
Ub smiled happily and replied.
=The Great Plain of Ornaha is a place traversed by pilgrims mainly from Radsea and Hebült. In the past, everyone was often victimized by the attacks of monsters, monsters, and monsters that settled in the Great Plain of Orlnaha because everyone was going back and forth.=
At that time, the Great Saint of Yeongdo personally toured the city of Radsea, earnestly appealed to the rulers of the city and asked for donations, and with the money collected, hired workers to build a road connecting Elsnerfell and Yeongdo…….
=That is the path of this pilgrimage that I am walking now. And after this road was completed, he laid the foundation for the safety of pilgrims, and since then, pilgrims from Radsea have been able to follow this pilgrimage route to Yeongdo much more safely than before.
“You were a wonderful person.”
=Really. Before that, thousands of deaths occurred every year, but after the system was established, it was reduced to less than 1/100.=
In the hope that such pilgrims will have a safe journey, the soldiers and warriors of Yeongdo tour the pilgrimage route several times a day to protect the safety of pilgrims, and if they find a place that is broken or needs repair, they go back and talk to them to fix it.
Even if you can’t do it, it’s a huge distance of more than 300 km. Considering that the straight line distance from Incheon to Gangneung is 200 km, it must have cost a lot of effort, time, and money.
Hwanin looked at the edge of the road on the right.
Small stone Towers made of fragmented or broken stones, probably made by pilgrims on the way, are neatly connected.
Along with him, his thoughts lead to this and that.
‘A lot of aggro was attracted due to the disappearance of Alsop. After he arrived in Yeongdo, he planned to head to the Tribal Union Country via Heath Lond…….’
‘If you listen to the story, it has spread beyond Radsea to Hewild and Hethrond. Is it okay to go over without knowing the culture and customs of that place?’
‘Maybe I should stay in Yeongdo for a while and replenish my knowledge.’
‘Rather than that, the light of dawn must have had a great meaning in Yeongdo.
‘If the prophecy is true and the person in the prophecy is me, adding that I’m the light of dawn, the zeros would not want to miss me even more.’
‘It would be extenuating to some extent if I decorated the black soul orb like I told Agiera.’
‘What if the current call was a lure?’
As thoughts continue to bite their tails, their imagination gradually creates bad situations by assuming shady and malicious intentions.
= Come to think of it…… Hwanin saint, do you know Elkata?=
El Cathar = El Widris. At the name of her woman, whom she had only heard about a year after her death, her Hwanin put aside her worries and thoughts and asked, recalling her information about her.
“That’s a name I miss. How is she doing?”
=Yes. You are training to become a straight spiritual master. You will be surprised if you see Holy Son Hwanin toohaha.=
The story of Woob, who has a good laugh, is meaningful. Doesn’t that mean it’s not an ordinary soul story?
Hwanin remembered the gravekeeper girl he had met in Wayford.
She is a Fleur like Anne, but unlike Anne, who is the adjective for being strong, she is a delicate and delicate woman.
A woman who believes that she has awakened thanks to him as her soul master, and encloses her wild flowers in a secret letter in which she whispers her love and the traces of her tears, saying that she will not forget him.
‘It seems like the family is trying to use it, but…….’
She says she’s doing well, so maybe she wasn’t taken to her parents’ house.
Hwanin’s gaze went to the back of Anne’s head, who was sitting on the coachman’s seat and flirting with Issilite.
Elkata that the head family wants to use. And Anne is trying to erase her real name and her past.
Naturally, she was a Hwanin who started to feel like getting involved in trivial troubles even in a tribal union country.
The party, which was advancing smoothly along the well-paved road, suddenly stopped at the sight of Hwanin raising his hand.
Wondering what to do, the Spirit Knights and Ub, escorting the left and right sides of the wagon, gather.
Hwanin touched her inside pocket with a tuk-tuk and asked while waking up the illusion that was dozing inside her.
“Are there any human corpses or monsters nearby?”
“No. Why, what is there?」
Hwanin said to Sernen and Uv, who were approaching him, and her girlfriends who were looking at what was going on.
“There is a spirit standing there. It looks like he was attacked and killed by a monster.”
Get off the emergency light and approach the railing at the edge of the road. This is where the dog-eared woman’s soul stands blankly in her naked body, where a small stone tower collapsed unnaturally.
Sernen, who got off his horse, also narrowed his eyebrows when he saw the collapsed stone tower as he approached Hwanin.
The small stone tower of pilgrims, which easily collapses at the slightest impact, is collapsing inward. It’s like proof that a monster that appeared outside the road has attacked.
=Looks like there’s no sign of a battle nearby, so it looks like you’ve been lured in by something.=
=Pilgrims are bound to receive education as much as one policy. Don’t deviate from the pilgrimage, and if you get into an accident, make a fire and make smoke. But when you see that there is no trace of a fire…….=
Haha. In a few tens of minutes, it’s time for the first patrols in the morning.=
= I’m sorry, but I can’t help it. Because the number of people who can be put on patrol is fixed.=
=But you were attacked on the pilgrimage road, did the evil faction bastards who flowed in again settle down nearby? It’s really gross, they’re gathering, damn bastards.=
Ajiera, who got off the carriage at the sound of the angry soul knights’ conversation, approached Hwanin and found her soul. He sighed and made the sign of the cross toward her soul.
In the meantime, Hwanin sharpened his mind and placed his hand on the woman’s soul’s shoulder.
Thanks to the strong mental wall, I did not experience a similar life experience, and knowledge as if I had read the woman’s recent memories in a book came flooding in.
Swoop. As she pours a small amount of energy into the woman’s soul and spreads the wave of tranquility weakly, the soul comes to its senses.
“…… Ah, ah. Ah.”
“Calm down. We are a group of spiritists returning to Yeongdo.”
“Ahh, Spirit Master, Soul Master! Save my child, save my children! Please… !”
I was told to calm down with weak force, but the sadness and worry of the parents who lost their child is not resolved at that level.
As if clinging to the crotch of Hwanin’s pants, the woman’s soul knelt down on her knees and sobbed, begging for her children to be saved.
“Relax.”
“…… !”
“I looked at your memories, but unfortunately they don’t say where the monsters took your child. Focus your mind and recall your memories. Where you died, where your children were taken.”
The shivering female spirit rises into the air as if it would jump up and disappears among the slightly overgrown bushes and small shrubs, saying that it is this way.
Hwanin immediately gave instructions to the party.
“Anne and Yurpa remain to guard the carriage, Isilite and Baekryeogang follow me. Just two of the spirit knights, please. The monster that attacked the pilgrims is a brown hob.”
And the Hwanin who rode on the back of the flight was Ajiera = Ah… != And ran through her shrubbery, ignoring her offer of a hand.
As she got off the road, waded through the bushes that grew to about 100 meters high, and crossed a small hill, Hwan-yeon poked her head out through her collar and said,
“There is a tunnel under the hill about 400m away. The hobs are in place.”
Baekryeogang, who had been following Hwanin in flight, let out a short exclamation of regret.
Baek Ryeo-gang discovered that one side of the bush had been overturned and cut off and was covered with bloodstains.
“Ah. Looks like Hob lured the adults along with the children…….”
= The blood didn’t harden. At this rate, the children are likely to be alive.=
=Sir Isilite, how do you know that?=
As Sernen and Aisha, who had followed, looked up, Issilite replied with a furrowed brow as if the bitter taste was coming out of her mouth.
=Young children are weak and powerless. And the big prey…… There are many.=
= Huh. It means that children were treated as preserved food.
At the murmur of Ayesha, who was furious with her, Issilite also nodded her head, revealing her bad mood.
= Considering Hob’s habit, the possibility is great. =
All but two of the group are women. Murder boils in the women who sympathize with the feelings of the murdered woman.
“Hwanin, the three children are still alive.”
Hwanin, who nodded her head, stopped the emergency at a certain distance and looked back at the women.
“If you attack them while spraying them, they can put the children at risk. Follow only those who can kill and move stealthily, and the rest follow quietly.”
Hwanin took out a Celtic stone ax for the first time in a long time from his pocket in subspace and began to move silently, demonstrating stealth.
The only ones following Hwanin closely were Isilite and Aisha.
