Chapter 789 – 780 the Port City of Niamad
Hwanin, who was walking toward the port as if he were on a date with his girlfriends, occasionally stared at the tower of the sanctuary standing tens of meters tall.
The administrative office, which can be said to be the city’s civil affairs processing facility, and the lord’s castle, which can be said to be the heart of the city, are usually built at the furthest distance from the labyrinth.
The reason is, of course, for the safety of the city’s key personnel when the backwater of the labyrinth occurs.
However, Niamad’s magistrate was located not far from the labyrinth, and the lord’s castle was also located in the center of the city, not far from the labyrinth at the western edge of the city.
The sanctuary tower in question is between the magistrate and the lord.
“…”
From Hwanin’s point of view, this is a good place to put forward various conjectures and hypotheses. As a result, speculations and hypotheses spread out of my head like wildfire in the fall.
It was around that time that I started to feel that I was annoyed because it was annoying and annoying.
= Master…=
Her irritation and annoyance are suppressed at the sound of Isilite’s voice, her arms crossed like a fertility goddess, her perfect breasts lightly crushed, and a warm feeling stretches her instead.
“Why?”
=Hey, the owner seems to be feeling uncomfortable for some reason…=
… I thought she didn’t show it, but did she notice?
Her maiden, who had been blinded like her boss of thieves, is so attentive to her that she can see right into her own heart.
In an instant, I remembered the common phrase among the girlfriends I’ve been dating for a while in Hyundai, ‘You don’t even know my heart?’, And in return, Isilite feels cuter.
As I untangle her and her arms, her Isilite vibe droops like a puppy deprived of her prey.
With her downcast expression, she grabbed Isilite as she slipped away from herself and held her hand tightly.
It is not an ordinary hand-hold, but a lover’s hand-clap.
=… !=
I felt the illusion of her invisible, fluffy amber tail wagging from side to side. It’s a bonus to wiggle her hand in her sneaky pod.
Her appearance is a neat and beautiful girl, but her behavior is so cute.
Her horse looked at her ponytail, which swayed little by little like a ponytail, then glanced at the tower of her sanctuary, she said.
“I was a little annoyed. Has it already been five years that incidents and accidents have continued wherever we go? No matter how much I am, it is enough to get tired.”
=… Sorry. I’m happy as long as I’m with my master…=
Is it because I was so happy that I never thought of that?
Hwanin laughed inwardly, then scolded him in a way that he thought it was absurd.
“I’m mad at the evil trolls, but my cute maid is just as happy… This is outrageous.”
Isilite also laughed briskly at her story mixed with her laughter, and then secretly she pressed her shoulders against him.
Issilite has a perfect body that makes even fleur men who are plain about her sexuality look back for a moment.
And the black-and-white clothes of the Labyrinth Mountain in the underground cave that make such a body stand out even more.
The tight black silk-textured pants and high-exposure silk-see-through top emphasize neatness and elegance with a unique color balance.
Adding to this, she has a beautiful face like a goddess, so she is full of charm that attracts the attention of both men and women.
Sensing her glancing at Isilite, a Fleury man passing by her tugged at the seductive maid by the waist, leaving a deep kiss mark on her immaculate nape over her white collar.
= Lord, master…=
Lee Sil-tae is taken aback by her sudden bold skinship, but he can’t shake it off.
Passers-by whistled, laughed mischievously, and booed at the scene.
Norn and Baekryeo, who were walking side by side earlier, looked back at the booing around the robber, and then saw her blushing Isilite, and they laughed and exchanged whispers.
Hwan-in, whose annoyance was alleviated by Isilite’s cute appearance, pointed at the tower of her sanctuary not far away and said with her eyes.
“I felt various conspiracies and malice in the Sanctuary Tower. Even if it was a tower built out of pure goodwill after yielding a hundred times, it would be a big problem to tear down or demolish it now.”
=If that tower disappears, is it because the monsters attack?=
“Okay. People tend to feel more about a small commotion that touches the skin immediately than a big event to come in the future.”
Population decline is not immediately palpable, but the monster attack that will begin with the disappearance of the Sanctuary Tower will put their lives in jeopardy.
Who would like to be told to go back to the days of fighting monsters after living for 400 years without knowing the inconvenience?
If you try to demolish the Sanctuary Tower, the citizens of Niamad may riot.
Baek Ryeo-gang, who ate the meat skewer with a crunching sound, expressed curiosity about the story.
= Why do you think the problem is concentrated in the sanctuary tower… ?=
“The function of the sanctuary tower is literally a groundbreaking means. Looking at the principle and effect, it is strange that it is not introduced. However, over the course of 400 years, the sanctuary tower did not spread outside of this place. Even Anne knew the principle of the sanctuary tower. Isn’t that strange?”
=…=
=…=
There is such a thing as a patent… However, the force is not strong.
Even if it exerts some power between nearby cities, it becomes almost ineffective when the distance is close to that of countries.
However, the fact that it is not used is that there is a reason for some reason.
“I think there may be a problem with price or efficiency, but… The only way to know for sure is to go back and ask Anne a few more questions.”
In any case, Hwanin, who promised not to care about Niamad’s situation as much as possible, moved to the port and searched for the soul of a sailor who was born as a sailor through soul induction, and also searched for a soul that would be turned into a red prison.
Niamad had 31 souls.
31 people is a small number in a city that seems to exceed 60,000 people, but considering the fact that the Celestial Festival took place not long ago, it is a reasonable number.
Of course, there was not a single soul with a color among them, and Hwanin ended his search the moment he found the woman who was the first mate of the Flavian single wing.
“I died in an unfortunate accident, but I’m fine, just tell my family not to worry about me and stay healthy. Then I will help the spirit master.”
“All right.”
Sailors in Nionebreth also have a strong personality.
Maybe that’s why, unlike most of her souls, her soul was in a state of blurry reason, her sailor’s soul was keeping her mind clear, so they took her to her family and met her face-to-face.
Of course, it was only natural that he asked the remaining bereaved family members to keep the visit to the Spirit Temple a secret.
Since there was no talented person to make it into a red house, Hwanin passed by Yeongju Castle and returned to the hotel when the sunset burned the sky.
= Doryong, come on. Dew and you too.=
= Welcome. Oppa, have you entered the labyrinth?=
“She did not enter the Labyrinth. She doesn’t plan to go in.”
Hwanin patted the shoulders of Anne and Ayoung as they approached and greeted each other in turn. Then, Hwanin briefly recounted what he had learned from walking around the city and the information he had obtained from the plaza in front of the labyrinth.
Anne’s expression became serious.
= Ugh. It is not known at all that the Sanctuary Tower has such an effect…=
“Are there any sanctuary towers installed in other cities in Merianol?”
= Yes. It takes a lot of money to build a tower, and it takes a lot of phase power to perform a 7th grade spell every day.
= Your prediction was correct. I couldn’t install it elsewhere because it was expensive and I couldn’t see the effect.=
= Did you? Anyway, that’s it. Because it is surrounded by the sea on three sides, it is exposed to the threat of the Nagas, and because it is a mid-level city, Niamad, it is barely maintained? Installing other cities would be a waste of money and energy.=
Ahyeong, a 7th-class priestess, also agreed with Anne’s story.
= Indeed. Wide-area spells consume at least 3 times more phase power than normal spells, and to cover such a wide area… Hmm… It will cost about 21 times more than the phase power consumption of the basic 7th grade magic. To charge that much phase power every day, there must be 4 level 7 workers.=
= Four 7th grade workers…=
Baek Ryeo-gang murmured softly with a slightly shocked expression.
Even in Helumen, which is called the city of heroes, there were only three occupations higher than level 7, including the lord Siha = Saiji.
It is an example that clearly shows how big of a limitation it is to consume the level of phase power of 4 7th graders every day.
Anne gave her gaze to the tower of the sanctuary, which looked strangely out of the window.
=If it’s such a side effect, it would be better to tell the lord right away, but if the sanctuary tower is demolished, the Naga family will attack right away, so it’s a real dilemma.=
= Sister Anne. It’s been 400 years. Didn’t the naga family who had a grudge all die and forgot?=
=Well… Considering the notoriety of the Naga family, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they have been chewing on grudges for generations.=
“…”
If we get a boat and go out, we should keep in mind the possibility that the Nagas will attack us in waves.
Thinking so, Hwanin looked around the living room for a while and asked Anne.
“Hasn’t Hwanyeon returned yet?”
= Yes. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the city, so I see you’re having fun… Will he come back if I call him? Call?=
“I don’t think so. Rather, what about Lumo?”
= Huh? It’s ok but why?=
When Anne, who was naturally growing her silver hair, brushes the hair on the back of her neck, the girl of light hiding in her hair appears and grabs her hair and hangs it down.
Lu Mo, who caught the gaze of her phantom while hanging from Anne’s hair, became restless and burrowed into Anne’s collar.
“Because I rarely see wild spirits around the city. I wonder if the sanctuary tower was adversely affected, but contract spirits are an exception.”
Anne, who gave a short exclamation, grabbed her lumo and started asking questions. Seeing her expression change to one of relief, there should be no problem.
A-Young now thinks it’s her turn to report, and she roams her docks and ports with Immorel, unleashing the information she’s gained.
= My brother ordered me to find out. There is a shipyard in the port, but there are no ships available right now. They said that there are two more reservations besides the one that is currently being dried. So I did some research through the intelligence community to see if I could get a used ship…=
Fortunately, I was able to find a nobleman who was selling a two-masted caravel for coastal voyages.
=The downside is that it is a bit expensive because it is a special order product designed with steering and propulsion acceleration in mind with the wind spirit. I heard you need to bring at least 200 gold coins?=
200 gold coins was enough money to buy a small mansion with a garden, servants, maids, and even furniture. Money that could equip a full set of mid- to high-end weapons suitable for 4th to 5th grade workers if they turned their attention to combat magic weapons.
“The price doesn’t matter, so I’ll visit the nobleman tomorrow. Have you noticed the atmosphere of the pier?”
=Yep. Even if you leave the sanctuary range, you are rarely attacked or attacked by Nagas on the coast. However, if you go out to the deep sea even a little bit, it will attack right away, and it is said that if there are no 2 mid-level wind spirits, it will quietly sail along the coast. Still, they say they have enough escorts for occasional attacks by a small number of Nagas.=
“You don’t have to worry about that. If it’s a fighting force, it’ll overflow even if you just mobilize the Heroic Spirit Army.”
=Yes.=
After Ayeong’s report, Anne also took out a booklet from her pocket and handed it to her Hwanin.
=This is the basic book on navigation that Doryeong said. Did you save the sailor’s soul?=
“Okay. There’s a Flavian sailor. If you teach the Heroic Spirit how to navigate and I learn how to navigate, there will be no problem in finding Adneville.”
The basics of navigation were less than one notebook.
The contents are also obvious if you think about it a little, such as how to navigate by constellations, what to prepare for going to sea, and how to check the condition of the ship.
As her Hwanin’s expression becomes subtle, Anne, who has bought the book with Yu Lepa, also laughs awkwardly.
= Is there any content? Still, she bought it just in case, but her yul gave her a three-column fairy tale because her sister shaved and shaved =
“I can’t even pay for a piece of paper. What is Yurpa doing?”
= What do you say you are making? As she entered the room, she told me not to call her because she would concentrate. I’ll figure it out later. =
“Is it.”
As she turned her senses to her room, she felt Yurpa sitting in front of her work table and rubbing something.
As Hwanin nodded and sat down on the sofa, the atmosphere changed, and Isilite and Baek Ryeo-gang went into the kitchen to prepare dinner. Eventually, as the day got dark, fantasies flew through the windows.
It’s a face that has been relieved of stress without knowing it.
“I’m here.”
After a while, Yurpa also stretched out of the room, and Kim Cheol-soo and Kim Young-soo came over and the room soon became noisy.
Hwanin took out a lot of her soul beads while relaxing her while watching her girlfriends chatting happily.
One sailor soul you got today, and fifteen knight souls from Elwidris.
“Then teach them how to sail.”
“That, Soul Master. It’s not difficult to teach…」
Sailor Soul is an experienced first-class mate. The ability to teach is not enough, it overflows.
However, he couldn’t give a quick answer and hesitantly looked at the spirits, all blue and looking like knights.
Even if they can’t do it, they must be close to aristocrats, but it’s obvious that they’ll listen to their insignificant stories.
Hwanin, who heard the concerns that he could have because of the short contract, looked at the bluntly standing spirits of the knights of Elwidris for a while with a concave gaze, then smiled and opened his mouth.
“It’s okay. Everyone will follow suit, so all you have to do is assign a role, place them, and train them.”
The knights, who read Hwanin’s will to correct them so that they would follow them if they did not comply, felt terrified.
When you say stereotype, do you mean three arms, four legs, and two heads? I wonder if that’s possible, but if it’s Sungje-nim, I think he’ll be able to do it.
The knights swallowed their saliva and bowed their heads to the soul of the sailor at the gaze of Hwanin, who was smiling but not smiling at them.
“I will study hard. Please take good care of me.」
“Yes, yep.”
“The ship to be piloted will be a two-masted caravel ship. For education, make a group of two for each location, and tell us separately about the preparations needed for sailing. Afterwards…”
While Hwanin asked for a training schedule and method in preparation for the voyage, Ayeong, who was tilting her head and wearing a serious face, approached Hwanin and pulled on his sleeve.
= Brother. Come to think of it, she heard a story that bothered her a little. Sanctuary Tower.=
“What kind of story is it?”
=There were rumors that some people noticed the danger of the sanctuary tower and spoke out, but were socially buried because they looked bad on the upper side. It’s a story that’s either a big deal or not a big deal… Still, I was wondering if my brother could feel something from the rumors.
“… Is there any impression of the person who was buried?”
= I don’t think it’s something to openly ask. Shall we investigate in earnest?=
Hwanin thought for a moment.
I contacted Ji-ryul to arrange a schedule, but considering the time required to search Adnevila and figure out the situation inside the Passage in earnest, I don’t have much time to spend in Niamad.
Still…
‘Even if I try not to intervene, I need information to avoid incidents and accidents.’
Hwanin nodded, instructed Ayeong to look carefully, and then called Hwanyeon.
“Can you figure out the number of children in the city? Age ranges from newborn to around 3 years of age.”
「I will investigate. By the way, given these instructions, have you confirmed that it’s a functional problem with the Sanctuary Tower?」
After giving her body to Lillice, she was watching his surroundings with her spirit.
When asked if he knew the inside story, Hwanin answered yes.
“If you add in the rumors brought by Ayeong, it should be assumed that the lord is already aware of the negative effects of the Sanctuary Tower. If it is true that he tried to cover up the incident, then the lord has some means to avoid the aftermath…”
If his elixir is correct and Niamad is the place for the experiment, and if the person with a deficiency or the Dimensional Wanderer Administration is involved in this experiment, he cannot just leave it alone.
I plan to try my hand at it.
After waiting for a while, Hwanyeon said the results of the investigation with her arms crossed.
「I guess your elixir, Hwanin, worked? The city’s population is about 69,000, but there are just under 800 newborns. At this level, isn’t the birth rate less than 1.0?”
“The exact fertility rate is unknown because demographics are needed. But it feels less.”
If one household gives birth to two children and raises them, it means that there are 400 newlyweds.
I’ve never studied demography, but given the shape of the jar of a healthy population pyramid, it’s obviously odd that there are only 800 newlyweds out of a population of 69,000.
According to Nionebreath social custom, if the number of newlyweds is this number, the population graph will draw an inverted pyramid, which simply means that the country is on the verge of extinction.
Does that make sense?
In modern times, there may be a low preference for marriage due to a variety of information and culture, but in Nionebreath, the only entertainment available at night is sex between husband and wife.
Since the Fleurs are lighthearted, they hold festivals to encourage population growth, and since there are many heterogeneous tribes with very long lifespans, it should be reflected, but it is not strange even if the birth rate goes beyond 2.0 to 3.0 or 4.0…
“It’s not a small amount, it’s a dangerous level… If the rumors Ah-yeong heard are true, it’s not strange that the lord tried to bury those who tried to publicize them.”
Due to the Sanctuary Tower, the population is not increasing enough that the city is running toward extinction, and it turns out that the cause is the adverse effects on the human body caused by the Sanctuary Tower’s waves?
After thinking about it for a while, Hwanyeon opened a small crane.
“It’s no joke. Either way, the city will be ruined if the facts come out.”
“Oh, come here.”
=?=
Ah-young, who was asking Kim Cheol-soo and Kim Young-soo something, quickly runs to Hwan-in.
Her ghost, who called her, informed her of her vision and the facts she had pointed out in conversation, and warned her to be extra careful when investigating the figure of her supposed burial.
= That’s really serious… All right. I’ll be careful with the bast face and the disguise magic tool.=
“Okay.”
Anyway…
Hwanin let out a small sigh, thinking that even though it wasn’t long before the passage, he would have to consider avoiding the city from now on.
