Chapter 777 – 768 the Road to the Isthmus of Geod
The main island of Merianol, which has a subtropical climate in Southeast Asia, is divided into four main areas.
Meishin Island, the westernmost and southernmost.
Balastier Island is the smallest of the four main islands connected to Meishin.
Dorwain Island is the largest of the four islands and is divided in half vertically by plains and jungle.
Glond Island, with the main passage to the south and a great lake dotted with jungle covering two-thirds of the island.
In fact, it is not appropriate to call it an island because it is all connected, but since all the connecting parts are isthmuses, it is simply called an island for easy identification.
If you choose the best place to live among the main islands, it is Meishin Island.
There is only a little forest below Elwidris, which is not enough to be called a jungle. Most of the island is plain, so agriculture is advantageous, and rare and valuable herbs and medicinal materials are produced in the unique forest.
The climate is a bit off the equator, so it feels a little bit off the subtropics.
To the east of Meishin Island is Balastier Island, which connects Meishin Island and Dorwain Island.
And it is on the isthmus that passes from the Isle of Barastre to the Isle of Dorwain.
Geod, the only land god whose location is known in Merianol.
Hwanin and his party were heading toward the isthmus where Geod was located.
[… So today, Miss Saine departed for Yeongdo with Trafronen Spirituality.]
“Did Trafronen Spirituality come directly?”
[I was surprised when he led the spirit knights and appeared from the space teleportation team. I heard that the spirituality of zero spirit does not come out of zero.]
Is it because the giants and the Gifla tribe joined Yeongdo, and the number of virgins who received the Sixth Delight of Hwanin increased, so their strength increased.
Giants literally have enormous power, and the dexterity and skill of the Gifla tribe are inferior to those of the Proud tribe, who are called artisans, but they are still a production race, so they have excellent qualities in production as well as production.
There are dozens of such giants and more than 200 Giflas, and they are equipped with weapons and armor as a by-product of the huge 8th class launch…
After thinking for a moment, Hwanin nodded his head slightly.
“All right. I hope you follow the butler’s opinion well until the day the situation is over and Elkata returns.”
[I will faithfully fulfill the will of the Holy Ritual. I have to stop the raid of the naga family, so stop.]
Hwanin, who cut off the communication connection, leaned against the back of a beach chair-like chair and looked up at the darkened night sky.
Elwidris is connected to the sea, but does not trade by sea. The biggest enemy of Elwidris is the Naga, which occupies a wide area on the northern coast of Meishin.
The Labyrinth of Elwidris fertilizes the land around it, and that also applies to the sea.
The invasion is not small-scale, so once it strikes, it comes in hundreds of birds.
Had Earl Psud died during the civil war, Elwidris would have collapsed without stopping the Naga family.
Hwanin, who stored the communication crystal ball in the aspen, picked up the coffee that had cooled down while communicating and felt the unique aroma and taste while thinking of Count Psud.
‘I passed the Mystery Palace, but the instant combat power seems to be still the same.’
The Mysterious Palace, of course, belonged to Baekryogang.
The biggest downside of the thunderbolt Yuritel is that when you try to use your power, the sound of thunder follows.
A sharp, deafening sound is good for attracting aggro. Of course, the advantage of taking a quiet battle and a surprise attack goes over the water, and even if it is fired, the noise of the battle is buried.
If you reduce the power, there will be no thunder noise, but if you do that, you won’t be able to kill at once even a third-class heteromorphic species that is not physically strengthened.
When he put down the thunderbolt and lifted the Mystery Palace, Baekryeogang’s combat capability jumped nearly three times at once.
As evidence of that, Baekryeogang solved all the battles that took place after leaving Meishin Island and entering Balastier Island.
When Hwanyeon announces the appearance of enemies, the Mystery Palace’s field of view expansion function captures the enemies and snipes them from several kilometers away to silence them all.
Of course, there was one side effect.
= Bell, bell bell bell. Can’t we summon the one with the phase stone and catch it? It’s so annoying to run and capture and come back!=
=Brother, is it okay if I do that?=
“Okay.”
It’s not just a few hundred meters, it’s a side effect if it’s a side effect of having to run several kilometers, split the belly of a monster, monster, or monster holding a phase stone, and then run several kilometers again.
… Anyway, as Baek Ryogang began to write the Mystic Palace, which had no drawbacks of hers, her thunderbolt bow she used before passed naturally to Immorel.
Imorell also used to be a postmaster for the scouting corps. She had no weapon to use, so she took over the Red Rick Alter that Isilite was using, but she was more suited to a bow than her greatsword.
When Immorel used such a thunderbolt bow, her effect was better than Baek Ryogang’s.
The noise, which was only a disadvantage when Baekryeogang used it, became an aggro dispersion function when Immorel, who had basic flight ability, used it.
There was nothing dangerous about the aggro. Since Immorel’s body is made of cloth for the core, her moderate attacks were strong enough to chew.
And the Redrick Alter that Imorel used went back to Isilite.
When the redistribution of equipment took place, everyone was satisfied.
Baek Ryeo Kang and Im Rel, who got a new bow, valued her weapon and took care of it.
Shing— uhh— Whoosh!
Her phantom drew attention to Isilite, who uttered her shrill pangong sound and wielded her red-hot knightsword.
Isilite, who had been watching her swing her sword for a while, lowered her sword with a satisfied expression, and asked Yu Lepa, who was watching her demonstration from a distance.
=How are you?=
= I like it very much. I’m satisfied with just reducing the size and leaving the weight as it seems to increase the power.=
She started with a 2.3m wide saddle iron greatsword, and her weapon changed to a magic weapon called Redrick as she slashed her skeleton one-eyed giant core.
Afterwards, with the help of the Proud artisans in Helumen, it became a redrick alter that became narrower as it went into swordplay.
And now, the size of Redrick Alter has been reduced to the size of Isilite’s 1.7m knight’s sword.
Yurrpa had temporarily applied the miniaturization secret technique to her weapon.
= That’s fine Then I’ll fix it at that size?=
= Is it permanently fixed? Will there be any problems with Redrick Alter?=
=The two functions involved are simple, so there are some that do not cause friction with miniatures, and the difficulty level is very easy because it is a great sword made of high-quality solid iron… OK, that’s it.=
Yurpa sprinkles reagent powder on her sword, utters a few words of incantation, and says it’s over.
=Already?=
=It’s not a living creature, the target item is strong, and it’s already been analyzed, so there’s no reason to take a long time.=
Blinking her eyes a few times in small surprise, Isilite raised the Red Rick Alter and poured a little of her phasic power into her sword.
The blade of the sword is red hot, and a light haze wraps around the blade.
Phase force injection is smooth. Isilite, who became more than happy, began to push her phase power to the fullest in her Red Rick Alter.
Then, the hidden function given to the Redrick Alter, the flame suddenly rises, and it burns hot with the blade the size of a knight’s sword wrapped around it.
As he started to swing his sword in that state, red flames swayed like fire dragons in the darkness of his son-in-law, illuminating the surroundings.
Whoa— Whoaaaaa—! Whoaaah—!!
A sword dance of flame performed by a beautiful woman with amber hair like a goddess holding a burning knight sword.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
Silou, who is tribal friendly with fire and now has a weight similar to Norn’s child adult, was mesmerized by the sight and flapped her wings.
= Eh. Silu will point out Seuli as the owner.=
= Sister Anne. Then, how about having her sister ride gel-free? Her older sister is tall, so a large gel-free would be more comfortable to ride. =
= Hmm~? Then, won’t Coupin get angry?=
= It’s already a community. Straw Queers don’t have a strong sense of ownership, so they won’t mind. Even if I pout, if Norn says something, I’ll agree.
I feel comfortable with Ayoung’s story = Is that so… ?= While doing so, she and Ayoung walked to the makeshift earthen barn where the Que were tied up.
“Hey, Cheol Young-soo. I built a house.”
“Oh, thank you!”
“Thank you!”
Kim Cheol-soo and Kim Young-soo, who were moving the wagon’s luggage to the wanderer’s resting place installed by Imorel, quickly moved the rest of their luggage at the call of Hwan-yeon and packed their luggage bags to the earthen house… Even so, it went over to a neat building like a yellow clay room.
The two men who joined the party, which had only Hwanin as the man, were very surprised and admired at first by the Hwanin party’s movement and homelessness, but the admiration was short-lived.
Living room, kitchen, bathroom, bathroom, and three rooms, a wanderer’s resting place of about 30 to 40 pyeong is enough to handle even if two people are added to the current party.
But as everyone knows, all the girls in the party are members of Hwanin’s harem.
Kim Chul-soo and Kim Young-soo showed greater disapproval of living in a sanctuary than women.
Whether it was a mistake or not, it was the honest feelings of the two that they did not want, no, they did not want to come into contact with the skin or voices of the women of Hwanin, that is, the sisters-in-law.
‘I’d rather sleep outside while being exposed to dew.’
‘Even by mistake, if I saw the older sisters’ light clothes… I might die.’
Cheol-soo Kim and Young-soo Kim expressed their honesty and said that they would sleep on the roof of the wagon, but that was simply resolved by having a fantasy.
He hired a medium-level land spirit to build a square earthen house next to the Kue barn.
A small house of about 15 pyeong with two rooms, two bathrooms, and one bathroom was not enough for two people to spend a night, so it was overflowing.
Although it is an earthen house, the interior is hardened to such an extent that even if you mop the floor, the mud does not come off. It is literally like a loess sauna.
In addition, for the two of them, who have lived in a container room with strangers who gave off a strange smell while working a rough part-time job, the earthen house made by fantasy is a wonderful ‘house’ that naturally gives thumbs up.
In addition, every meal is served by Isilite, who has great cooking skills like a chef at a 5-star hotel.
Prostitution, which was my only regret, can also be visited with permission from Hwanin-hyung from the next city… !
= Cheol Young-soo! Come out to train!=
“I’m leaving now!”
“Yeah!”
The two of them put their belongings down in the room, and at Anne’s cry from outside, they rushed outside with a reinforced wooden sword made by Yurupa.
After a sweaty workout, an incredibly delicious dinner awaits.
Cheol-soo Kim and Young-soo Kim smiled heartily, feeling that they were more faithful now than when they were living a life of pleasure in Passage.
The group, who were moving along the southern coastline to avoid the jungle that covered the center of Barastier Island, passed the tens of kilometers of reed fields without incident.
Anne murmured as she rode the Jelly Free and looked around the vast green reed field down the hill to the horizon.
= Hmm. I thought there would be at least one raid, but that’s strange.=
=Isn’t it because the supporters and the removalists are really holding each other in check?=
= If you couldn’t move because of that much restraint, don’t you think you wouldn’t have been able to let them go? =
When Anne pointed to Kim Chul-soo and Kim Young-soo, who were sitting on the roof of her carriage, Ah-young also nodded.
=That’s true too.=
The two of them tilted their heads as they chased after Hwanin, who rode on a yolk.
From here the road to Passage takes only about two weeks. They must feel like they’ve had a dagger thrust under their chin, but can they afford to mess around?
= Well, I don’t know.”
Anne gave up on her thoughts and began to be wary of her surroundings, spreading her feelings widely again.
Seeing that Doryeong doesn’t care that much, it must mean that it’s not a big problem. Then I just watch out for the surroundings and protect him.
But in a corner of her head, worry stuck like when it was hardened.
Eledel brother who will be in the capital city, and his friend and older sister Leawen who have not been in contact for nearly two years.
Will the two of them be okay?
If you ask A-yeong or ask for it, she will recognize it right away, but I don’t want to use the power of the white wolves for such a thing.
After all, her own request might trigger some kind of butterfly effect.
The next day, the group passed through a vast field of reeds and entered a fairly large coastal village.
It is the village closest to the isthmus named after the divine beast on Barastier Island. It is the uppermost point to cross the isthmus and is a place where people stay until a certain number of people gather.
As so many people and luggage had to stay, the size of the village of Jihyeopjihyeop naturally grew and the lodging industry developed.
Isilite, who had been traveling by Silue since yesterday, looked around the large inn buildings built around the plaza and knocked on the window of her carriage and called Anne to ask.
=Anne, do you know why everyone gathers and waits in this town?=
= Um… It can be seen as a kind of ritual to reduce the burden of sacrifice.=
=It’s a burden, do you have to pay so much money to pass through the isthmus?=
Yu Lepa, who sticks out only her head from Anne’s side, looks around the plaza where a large building casts a shadow and creates a strange atmosphere, then puts her head in.
= I don’t know where the analogy started. Still, it has become a ritual to leave a large cart worth of wealth and go, but since it is difficult to give that much wealth alone, we gather them together at 10:00 and offer them as a sacrifice and move on together. Yes, there it is.=
The place she pointed with her finger was in the center of the plaza, a slightly elevated place like an altar.
On such an altar was placed a large metal cart, possibly golden or ocher, and filled about two-thirds of the cart with various goods.
Silver coins are the most, followed by gold coins, and luxurious weapons, armor, jewelry, and well-wrapped artworks are buried among those coins.
One of the village guards guarding the wealth cart found Hwanin and his party and approached them.
=Are you planning to go to Dorwain Island?=
=By the way?=
The guard, a 1st-class warrior profession, said with a slightly intimidated look when she saw the 4th-class priestess sitting on the coachman’s seat and the party, who seemed somehow splendid in gray, brown, and straw-colored Que.
=Then, please put 10% of your money in the wealth cart, or put a valuable gift that you own.=
=Is that compulsory?=
Ah-yeong, who was holding the reins of Que, took off his hood and asked, and the male Fleur guard slightly opened his eyes wide and replied with his face blushing slightly.
=Those who want to give their wealth and safely cross over pay it as a toll tax.=
=Are you not following the procession on the guide?=
= Yes…=
=Yes, oppa, what are you going to do?=
“If it is not compulsory and compulsory, there is no need to respond. We will move on separately.”
In response to Hwanin’s answer, the guard glanced at the people sitting on top of the carriage, the people riding the Que next to the carriage, and Ayeong’s face before opening their mouth to think again.
=There are people who don’t like waiting because they don’t like the money. However, 40% of them are lost on the isthmus. Not a single person goes missing among those who give their goods and go. It’s been going on for hundreds of years, so it’s become like a rule.=
=Are you missing in an isthmus where no monsters or monsters appear?=
=Yes. The village also hired famous adventurers and explorers to try to find the reason for the disappearance, but they disappeared without leaving a trace, so they couldn’t find the reason. In the first place, it was also Shinsoo-nim’s domain, so precise exploration was impossible.=
So, it is the guard who asks if it would be better not to choose the dangerous road, but to wait and go over with the people after paying the money safely.
Hwan-in pondered for a while, realizing that the guard’s story wasn’t lying and that he was truly worried about A-young because he had fallen in love with him.
Adnebilla and Ninsil, two divine beasts with whom he had a relationship, said that if they passed through the realm of other divine beasts, the owner of that realm would undoubtedly show interest in them.
It was because the traces of Heaven and the smell of the two divine beasts were thickly buried.
At that time, I didn’t even know what an asinwi was, but now I have an official asinwi in front of me.
I don’t think that if Shinsoo showed more interest, he would have shown it or not.
‘If I were to pass by with people…’
Thinking about it, Hwanin shook his head and replied.
“Thank you for your concern, but we will cross the isthmus as it is.”
= Is that so… I will pray to the Earth God that you safely cross the Isthmus of Geod.=
After watching the guards return to the altar for a while, Ayeong asked Hwanin as she started her carriage.
=Did Shinsoo kidnap a 40% person? Out of the 40%, there must be no one who reappears later.=
= Oh. Silu, you can’t go that way.=
Beep?
=I’m not staying in the village, so keep following the carriage.=
Beep!
Hwanin, who briefly looked at Isilite, riding Silu and teaching various things for Silu’s education, turned his gaze forward and replied.
“If there was, rumors would have spread in one way or another. If that was the case, I wouldn’t have been waiting to collect the wealth to be offered at 10 o’clock and half like now.”
Hwanin, who looked around the inns with tall buildings surrounding the plaza, found out why such a strange plaza was created from the eyes pouring in from all directions.
‘I guess the purpose is a biometric CCTV that monitors to prevent thieves from stealing property.’
= 40% is not small…=
“I can’t stay long in the yard where I have to rush my way anyway. Think of how fast I drove, but on the way I never saw a caravan coming from the other side, or a procession, or a procession ahead.”
It took close to 8 days to travel from Elwidris to this village, but I didn’t see a single person coming from the other side.
There are villages and villages in the northern part of Barastier Island, so you could have gone there. However, the procession to Elwydris or Moldlete moves along the southern coastline even for distance reasons.
I did, but I didn’t meet a merchant or a caravan procession even once for 8 days.
It is a story that you have to wait for at least 8 days, or without a promise, if you are unlucky, even if the cart that holds your wealth is full.
“Furthermore… It may be because of my mood, but I think there is a high possibility that a new beast named Geodra will appear because of me.”
= In one way or another, to avoid people’s eyes, you have to move separately. =
“Okay. And it’s more comfortable to move alone than to move with people.”
=That’s right.=
Ah-yeong, who answered as she exited the alumni gate of her village, calmed her down from trying to beg her.
Shinsoo… Will we be able to see a new Shinsoo next to Adnevila? I also want to see the great saint of Yeongdo… Any chance to see it in the future?
She was Ah-young, who gave the reins a little while thinking about this and that, asking Que to speed up.
