Chapter 796 – 787 the Port City of Niamad
There is one reason why Hwanin was interested in the sanctuary tower.
The corruption formed while building the sanctuary tower was not led by the lord.
In fact, the expression that he paid attention to the sanctuary tower is not correct.
Whether the Sanctuary Tower is left unattended and Niamad perishes due to natural extinction of the population, or the labyrinth stimulated by Pasa’s light explodes and pours out all heterogeneous species and perishes, it will not affect the Hwanin.
Even so, the reason I paid attention was that while I was trying to find a ship in Niamad, the Baron Lychee – Lamda Sangju – Bain – Baron Shuheilo were intertwined like pumpkin vines, and those who tried to destroy the Baron Lychee, starting with the Baron Baron, came out. It was because he had a foot in the sanctuary tower.
It was obvious that the nobles would be suspicious of an outsider touching the banine related to the sanctuary tower, so they included the story of the sanctuary tower in the booklet to organize it all at once.
In fact, the most convenient way is to go somewhere else or find another ship and sail quietly.
But that’s no different than running away.
Running away in front of an enemy is not in line with Hwanin’s temperament.
Anyway, for one reason or another, Hwanin had no intention of mentioning the Sanctuary Tower, but since the lord himself brought up the story like this, he shouldn’t be left ignorant.
Lord Carlsbourne seems to think that the side effects of the Sanctuary Tower, the contents of the booklet, and the fact that he sent Bain together with his reputation are quite angry with the Sanctuary Tower.
‘Because maintaining a good reputation, even if it’s hypocrisy, at least until I return to Earth is helpful for my activities.’
In any case, seeing that he secretly came to visit at this time and tried to negotiate, Lord Carlsburn is a very good person with the ability to read the current and understand fractions.
Seeing him kneeling on one knee in front of him in the status of a Nionebreth Celestial Dragon, a high-ranking count, it must be certain.
Even if you respond appropriately, you will be able to reinterpret it and make it a comfortable situation, so there will be no headaches.
Hwanin stared at Lord Carlsburn with a glass-like gaze without answering, and the Lord, who was frightened by Hwanin’s strength shame, began to spit out information himself.
=The Sanctuary Tower once a day, at noon, sprinkles Pasa’s light like a protective shield to cover Niamad. Its effect is to defeat the unclean being. Due to the effect of purification that has been going on for 400 years, monsters have been prevented from entering the area of the Sanctuary Tower…=
“It means that monsters are gathered outside the realm.”
=Yes. That’s right.=
The ancestors of Niamad, who suffered from attacks by the Naga family and various sea beasts and monsters for hundreds of years, took note of the effect of the light of Pasa, established the principle of the sanctuary tower, and even built the tower.
There were various pains in the process, but the principle worked anyway, and Niamad no longer had to worry about the monster’s attack.
But…
=… As time went by, I reexamined it with a feeling of reluctance, and there were two problems. One is the decrease in the birth rate, the other is the monsters that have been pushed out and gathered beyond the shield aiming for the phase power.=
Lord Carlsburn insisted that there are currently well over 30 monster nests formed on the boundary of the sanctuary tower’s protective shield, and that the number of monsters is believed to reach 10,000.
When I realized that the monsters were making nests and calling out numbers, it was too late to use my hands.
If you attack a monster’s nest, thousands or tens of thousands of them will rush into the city at the same time.
This is because the function of the sanctuary tower is to give the monsters an unpleasant feeling, and there is no function to physically block them from entering.
If the function of the sanctuary tower is turned off, monsters will flock to it, and if the function is maintained, the city will naturally disappear due to a decrease in population.
It is truly a quandary.
Hwanin silently listened to Lord Carlsburn’s story and stroked his chin.
Is phase power necessary to conceive of a different race? Or is it because the light of Pasa has the effect of hindering the growth of seedlings?
‘The latter is more persuasive.’
In Niamad, not only the human fertility rate but also the number of land animals are significantly declining.
If living beings continue to be exposed to the light of Pasa for a long time, problems with their fertility will occur.
‘Rather than that, didn’t they grasp the problem of the labyrinth?’
No matter how much you think about it, the state of the labyrinth isn’t normal, but it seems that you can’t turn your eyes to the labyrinth because of the birth rate and the monster’s nest in the offshore.
… Anyway, Hwanin read the lord’s intentions and got up from his seat with a bad mood.
“I really don’t feel well.”
=Yes… ?=
“Did you think that if you appealed with recognition like that, I would roll up my sleeves and fight for you?”
Startle.
=That, something like that.=
『… Can you swear you really never thought of that?”
A voice that vibrates and squeezes the soul, a prophecy he had only experienced once in the capital city.
= I’m sorry! I can’t say that there was no intention at all, but there was only a faint anticipation… !=
This is Asin, and she must have heard from her daughter how strong she is.
So if you secretly bring up the story of the Sanctuary Tower and appeal to the difficulties of the current situation, wouldn’t it be helpful if you do well because it’s a ‘people-friendly castle festival’. I’m sure you would have thought like this.
After standing still for about a minute, Lord Carlsburn’s hair became damp to the point of view.
If his hair was that big, he must have bathed in sweat inside his clothes.
Hwanin, who sat down quietly, opened his mouth in a normal voice.
“All I have to say to Lord Carlsburne is, ‘I can’t help you.’”
=… !=
“Isn’t it? Wouldn’t it be an absurd idea to ask a spirit master, who is only an individual, to receive military support from the state and mobilize the military?”
= That… It is as you say…=
Having blew away a large army of 10,000 evil factions in Heathrond alone, and erasing an evil faction village in the dark forest in the far west of Merianol, as ‘Asin’ said such things, Carlsburn could not dare to reply in a double meaning. There was no
Looking at the crown of Lord Carlsburn’s head, Hwanin smiled a little and looked back at Isilite and said,
“Isilite. Call her her.”
=Yes, Master.=
When he shows her a span of finger, he quickly brings the dreamless Hwan-yeon and puts him in Hwan-in’s arms.
“What…」
“I heard that there are many nests of monsters in the sea off Niamad, so why not take a look?”
“Chi… You must do it now… ?」
Lord Carlsburn, who had his head down, did not know who Seongjae was talking to.
Besides, what was that conversation about? Seeing the offshore and coming here seems like a story about spying without getting caught, but is that possible?
=Younglord? It seems that the head is gradually rising, but then it is difficult. =
=… ! Oh, you are wrong… !=
Stunned by the spirit knight’s attention, the lord lowered his head even more.
In the meantime, Hwan-yeon, who was struggling with Hwan-in and checking the offshore with a high-level water spirit, felt awakened from her slumber.
Whoa, how many are these? There are so many different types.
“Many… Twenty thousand would be enough. It looks like the average level is also level 3?”
“Hmm. How much can you organize if you ask Relais?”
“… If I go with you, I think it will be just the two of us. But there are so many of them that it’s hard to catch them all. I think I might be missing something.”
Are you doing synthesis?
“What if I help and attach a Heroic Spirit Army?”
「With that much, I can organize everything except for the pyramids. Unlike you, it will take some time.”
Is this the power of a semi-transcendent water spirit? No, it should be seen as power including home advantage.
Lord Carlsburn was expressing his concern with the conversation between Hwanin and Hwanyeon. After seeing that, Hwanin laughed and said that he could go back to Hwanyeon and sleep…
“Wake it up and go back to sleep, you know that’s not something people would do, right? It’s forbidden to say that you did it because you’re a god.”
Hwanin laughed inwardly and patted the inside pocket containing Hwanyeon, revealing the glow of Asinwi and the aura of Seongjae together and said to the lord.
“Raise your head.”
=…=
“You know? I’m just a sorceress, and I’m a traveler who wants to pass by quietly. I cannot help the lord.”
=… ?=
Lightning flashed in the head of Lord Carlsburn, who was bewildered for a moment.
“That person is quite quick-witted.”
“Okay.”
Even if you try to do something, if you pry and ask questions without notice, and be annoying and annoying, you will want to help.
In that sense, Lord Carlsburn had a different eye.
He realized the meaning of the declaration that he could not help ‘from the standpoint of the Holy Emperor’.
The lord said = I apologize for making a disrespectful request to a noble person who is in the dark, and I will do my best to ensure the safety of the city.
It was a bonus to say that those who did not deserve to be nobles who did evil in the city would all be cleaned up before the sun passed over the sanctuary tower tomorrow, and that the Riche family would receive compensation as well as compensation for the damage they had suffered so far.
“Then.”
Standing by the window and watching the lord’s carriage leave, Hwan-yeon took a light breath in and raised her body.
In no time, he grew to a height similar to Hwanin’s, and this time, he and Relais started arguing over body control.
“… I’ll do it this time. Huh? You did it last time, and you have to adjust your strength so that the city doesn’t get damaged. Because it’s good that I care. … Can you do it too Should I be quiet? … You heard what Hwanin said earlier. You have to do it secretly, secretly.”
Her body control goes back and forth, her hair color going back and forth between water blue and black, and her length shortening and lengthening over and over again.
Then, what was fixed was the fantasy of long black hair. It seems that the persuasiveness of the soft tone worked.
Her long, straight hair, like the model’s, is swept up and undone with both hands once, and her black hair flows down like a waterfall, and at the same time, thin clothes made of water form and cover her naked body.
“Go out.”
When Hwan-in, who watched it by her side, puts on her hooded cloak, which impairs her perception, she puts on the same cloak as Isilite and Anne.
Hwan-in and the women, who quietly left the mansion, followed Hwan-yeon’s guidance and came out to the port in the dreary night, avoiding people’s gaze.
The sound of ripples in the black darkness. The sound of wooden boards twisting from a docked ship.
Slightly bitter and fishy port specific smell.
After looking around for a while, Hwanin pointed to a breakwater floating like an island in the distance.
“I’d love to do it over there.”
“Huh. Get on here.”
In accordance with his will, Hwanyeon beckoned smallly, and the water at his feet hardened and a foothold was formed.
When the three people got on the platform, they moved silently and carried the group to the breakwater about 200 meters away from the harbor.
=Hey, you won’t have to worry if you fall into the water while sailing.=
“Were you worried about that? I’m worried for nothing.”
It is not a breakwater made of earth cement and tetrapods, but a natural breakwater made by the land spirit rising from the seabed.
Arriving there, Hwanin summoned 20 souls with the highest fighting power among the spirits he possessed and turned them into heroic spirits.
As I raised the harpoon-shaped spears that could be used in underwater battles one by one to the heroic spirits who materialized in turn, Hwanyeon, who was watching, crossed his arms and pushed his chest up.
“Hwanin, this is the first time I’ve used the power of the transcendence water spirit in earnest, so I don’t know what kind of impact it will have on those around me.”
“It is okay if the docks and harbors are destroyed. Don’t worry about safety on this side and use your strength until you’re satisfied.”
“Really? You and them could get swept away by the tidal wave.”
“There is no problem with that.”
If you command an intermediate level water spirit, you can manipulate the water, although it is a little bit, so if there is a problem, you can run to the water surface and return to the pier.
Isilite can also step on multiple sword techniques and fly up, and Anne can easily jump over 200m over the surface of the water with her strong leg strength.
Hwanyeon replied, thinking that she would be able to take care of herself a little.
“Okay. I will be back.”
“For a moment.”
“Huh? Town!”
As Hwan-yeon tries to turn her body around, Hwan-in approaches her and grabs her cheek and kisses her on the lips.
Of course, it’s not just a kiss, it’s a measure to hand over the core power.
When she felt her body full of energy and her tongue penetrated her mouth, her eyes widened in phantasmagoria, and her phantasmagoria fell and smiled.
“I want to inject some divine power, but you are the first and I am the first, so core power would be good here.”
“…」
Hwan-yeon glanced at him with her face slightly reddened, then soaked into the sea.
“You go too.”
“Yes, Seongje-sama.”
The heroic spirits scattered widely and jumped into the sea as they had spoken in advance.
Hwanin crossed her arms and opened the eyes of the new spirit to capture the sea in a wide field of view.
‘As expected, I can’t see all the way to the depths of the water.’
It’s the realm of clairvoyance, so if it’s natural, I’d say it’s natural. I wonder what it would be like to inject divine power into my eyes, but considering the aftermath, I don’t think I want to use it.
Reluctance would be a more appropriate word.
Even though he obtained a source of great power called divine power, he couldn’t use it for fear of getting his nose pierced.
“The fact that the navel is bigger than the stomach is probably referring to the current situation.”
Hwanin muttered as she watched the sea gradually grow rougher, then Anne answered, putting her hand on her waist.
=Why don’t you contact Sage Hayul and ask him about safe use of divine power? Wouldn’t there be some way to access Akasha’s record with that empty terminal?=
“I find it difficult. What I felt while gaining divine power was that in order to use power, a worthy price was needed. Or will he be qualified for his power?”
If Jiha-yul, who has nothing to do with the god, tried to find out information about the power related to the god, he might be sucked out of his life force and turned into a mummy.
= Certainly… Sage Ji Ha-ryul only found out that the owner had been appointed as the manager of 1,000 won, but he had dried up as if he had fasted for several months.=
= Even though Sage Hayul was a person who had reached the extreme of being human, wasn’t he that much? If you try to find out direct information with God, you will become a real living skeleton.=
When the two women nodded at his naturally understandable objection, the sea several kilometers from the breakwater where the party was standing started to roar as if a typhoon was blowing.
Woowoung — Ugh — —
Unidentified cries resound and, perhaps in the aftermath of the transcendence spirit’s power being manifested, dark clouds suddenly form in the night sky and a humid wind blows.
=Wow, the atmosphere is very unusual. If you encounter a situation like this in the open sea, your mogol will be sorry.=
While Anne cast the physical shock protection spell and the water resistance spell on everyone, Hwanin, who was gazing at the raging sea, thought for a moment, then closed his eyes and tried to send his soul to one of the spirits who signed a contract with him.
You don’t have to read the distant past. You only need to be able to see the present, so if you adjust the sensitivity level with soul magic and coercion…
‘… See.’
Although the delay felt like a transmission delay of about 0.5 seconds, the image of the underwater world seen by the Elwidris article began to be transmitted to Hwanin’s mind as well.
The sea was a mess.
The seafloor several kilometers away from the side of the breakwater was overturning as if a dragonfist wind swept through it.
Muddy water rises from the bottom of the sea, and the fish are killed in droves and rise to the surface, getting caught up in vortex currents that can crush ships in an instant.
Kugu Palace—…
=It’s an earthquake.=
=Anne. Do you feel anything in your elemental detection?=
= It seems like Hwanyeon is doing it, but it’s hard to detect with my level. It’s just a lot of heavy power gathering! This much?=
Isilite to the weak vibration that passes under her feet, Anne focuses her attention towards the sea and exchanges stories.
Hwanin tried to send a doctor to the soul linked to the emotion because of the sight beyond that he couldn’t see well.
‘I can’t go forward any more.’
‘I can go, but it will be shattered by the power of a powerful spirit.’
Even if that happens, it won’t die, but it will continue to shatter until Hwanyeon stops projecting its power.
Hwanin gave up on getting closer and looked more closely into the sea through the eyes of the heroic spirit.
The view of the sea through the eyes of the soul was similar to the night scenery seen through the eyes of ordinary people. In the night scenery where only the outline is visible, the energy of the living is seen as a whitish fire.
From quite a distance, you can see whitish fire filling the seabed, and the number of fires is decreasing in real time.
It feels like pouring white chalk powder on black drawing paper and then brushing off the chalk powder with a brush.
Every time a large amount of powder was swept away, it was like the ground shaking or a scream coming from the far sea.
Anne tapped him on the shoulder.
= Doryeong. People seem to be gathering from the city side. I heard that it was a strange phenomenon out of nowhere, and that the sea king was angry.
“…”
=Oh, there are people who want to float the boat. You’re brave~.=
Hwanin gave orders to the five heroic spirits to return. Hwanyeon is doing better than I thought, so it doesn’t seem like the monsters in the sea will come here…
Hwanin gives another order to the returned heroic spirit and sends it into the inner bay.
“If there are guys trying to come by boat, destroy that boat. Do not harm people.”
In the meantime, a group of people who really floated the boat are trying to come to the breakwater, but the boat is dismantled out of nowhere, plunges into the water, and returns to the shore in a frightened manner.
Yu, it’s a ghost… ! I’m a sea ghost… !
After that, no one tried to launch the ship, but more and more people flocked to the port and pier.
Since it was the middle of the night, a faint commotion could be heard even at the breakwater, and even Hwanin could hear it, so the soldiers came running and forcibly dispersed the people.
Some soldiers were stationed at ports and docks to forcibly block people from approaching, so Hwanin quickly recognized whose order those were.
As I watched the turbulence of the sea for a while and the clouds in the sky gathering and dispersing, leaving strange traces, at some point the ferocious spirit power began to subside.
=I think it’s over.=
The waves were still rough, but it was around that time that Anne, who felt her elemental power fading away, murmured, and a small fantasy rose to the surface of the sea near the breakwater.
Against the background of the eastern sky slowly turning ultramarine blue, a fantasy appears and murmurs.
“I’m tired~…」
“It took quite a while. Have you sorted out all the monsters?”
“Roughly.”
As her phantom approached and held out her hand to her, she sighed as her phantasmagoria moved over his palm and spoke of her impressions.
“I also need to use my strength often.”
“It must be that you are tired of being a fighter with unfamiliar power.”
“Huh. I have enough strength and energy, but my head is tired… Anyway, all the monster nests in the sea have been removed, and only about 20% of the monsters remain. I think there are roughly 3,000 of them, but most of them become monsters but can’t even get a grade, so they won’t be a threat for a while.”
= Huh? Did you leave it on purpose?=
“Not on purpose… I thought it would take a very long time to get scared and scatter all over the place.”
It’s just a story about coming back.
“I’ll organize the rest if necessary.”
“You don’t have to. That much is something the lord will take care of.”
As the nests are destroyed, monsters in confusion will fight each other, so the number will not increase or nests will be formed right away.
That’s at least a few months off.
Hwanin stroked her hair and praised her for her hard work.
“Let’s go back.”
The reason why Hwanin dared to wipe out the nest of monsters off the coast of Niamad was because Lord Carlsburn had noticed and bowed his head, but there were other reasons as well.
Whether it was to reduce the risk factor when traveling north by boat, or to be able to sail quietly without attracting the attention of the nobles.
Whether it’s a bribe
=This, my father said, is an offering to the Holy Priest, a gift, a flag, and a donation from the heart of gratitude.=
=And.=
=Wow.=
At noon the next day, when the residents of the city were anxious about the sanctuary tower not working, Ascal came and took out three elegant chests from the subspace pocket.
Even after she entered, each of her generously sized chests was filled with gold ingots, various ingots, and gold coins and phase stones.
Hwanin estimated the number of gold ingots in the chest full of gold ingots and quietly admired them inwardly.
Judging by the width and depth, it appears that there are more than 300 10 kg gold bars with a purity of 99.9% inside.
If you think about the gold price at the time of the trip, 85 million won per kilo and 300 10kg gold bars. It is money that exceeds 250 billion won.
‘He surpassed millionaires in an instant.’
In modern times, it is a problem to dispose of gold bars of unknown origin, but that is a problem that can be solved with a little brains.
Certainly, by the way, the real value of gold is low in this world.
It is said that gold coins are made of gold, but the actual value of gold coins is not gold, but phase stone powder mixed with gold accounts for most of it.
Moreover, since there are many metals that are more beautiful than gold and many tribes do not value the yellow color of gold, it is inevitable that its value will drop significantly compared to modern times.
=There are so many rare ingots~! I can make anything with this!=
As evidence of this, Yurpa shows greater interest in rare ingots than gold ingots, and women also glance at dazzling gold coins and phase stone boxes.
Anyway, Hwanin looked at the three-ton box of gold indifferently and nodded slightly.
With this, I can easily forget all the annoying and annoying things in Niamad.
Hwanin didn’t even eat, but she called for Lady Ascal, who was trembling so slightly that you wouldn’t notice if you didn’t look carefully.
“Did you hear the rumors last night?”
= Yes, four. Are you referring to the fact that the blue waves of unknown origin sank after about three hours in the offing… ?=
“Yes. I don’t know, but someone said that in the middle of the night, 12,000 monsters that had nested on the seabed off the coast were cleared.”
=…=
“Even so, it is not something to be relieved of, and as there is a possibility that the labyrinth will explode if the sanctuary tower continues to operate, the lord must make a wise decision… It is said that it is someone’s opinion.”
= That, that… I believe that your opinion will be conveyed to the lord without any additions or subtractions…=
As if the father’s notice had also extended to her daughter, Lady Ascal greeted her phantom with a slight trembling and left the parlor with an awkward gait, moving her left foot and left hand together.
Ahyeong, who was examining the box of gold coins and phase stones, looked back at Hwanin with a small admiration.
=Gold coins are roughly 3,000 pieces, and phase stones are mostly 2nd or 3rd grade. Still, it’s worth thousands of gold coins, but here’s rare metal ingots and gold bars… That’s almost 10,000 gold coins. I heard Lord Niamad has a lot of money, so I guess it’s true.=
= Even if you don’t have money, you have to scrape together and give it. If you mobilize an army to prepare to slay 10,000 monsters in the water, melting gold coins is also melting, but the city’s troops will also die innumerable.
Anne insisted that 10,000 coins was not a lot of money if they paid for their lives, training costs, upbringing costs, consumables, wages, and equipment, and Issilite and White Ryeo-gang agreed with that.
“If it comes to money, you could easily make up for 10,000 gold coins by robbing the two noble families related to the Sanctuary Tower and the Lycee Baron family. Therefore, these things must be offered in the name of tributes, gifts, and donations.”
However, as Anne said, no matter how much money you have, you cannot produce professional troops.
When she puts her crate in, Aspend becomes noticeably heavier. Even if it is 0.1% of 3 tons, it is 3 kg.
In an instant, a faint smile appeared on Hwanin’s lips as he touched the aspen.
