Chapter 94 – 091 Small Town Wayford
Hwan-in looked down at the gray stone knife and black-handled stone ax that she was holding in her hand at the fuss shown by the pretty weapon store owner, who seemed a bit complacent.
“Do you know the material of this stone axe?”
= Actually, it’s the first time I’ve seen it. It’s a material that can’t be found in the Wayford Labyrinth. I’ve heard that it’s a material that only occasionally appears in labyrinths blessed by the earth god…… If you don’t mind, can I take a look?=
After looking at the weapon shopkeeper with a sad expression for a while, he handed over the stone axe.
After accepting the stone axe, the weapon shop owner returns to the counter, puts it on an inspection table or something, takes a magnifying glass or something to examine it closely, and gently taps it here and there with a small wooden hammer.
= Um…… Indeed. Is this a stone ax you made yourself?=
“He robbed Green Hob of what he was carrying.”
= That’s right! Somehow, the shape was too clunky and the center of gravity was messed up.=
After removing the magnifying glass and wooden mallet, the weapon shopkeeper brings out a stick the size of a palm with a round glass bead at the end and applies it here and there to the stone axe.
Whenever a glass bead touches a stone axe, blue light is emitted from the hilt and green light is emitted from the stone blade.
= Hmmm. The Black Tree of Helan and the Rock of Zimrak feature weapons that are harder and tougher than steel, but do not rust and stain like steel. Even if it is stained with blood, shake it with water and wash it, and it will be clean like new. So, it is used as a material for great weapons and armor, but it boasts a high price because of its more important characteristics.=
Hwanin also knew the basic characteristics. That’s why I’ve been using it without throwing it away. But what is an important characteristic?
“What if it’s an important characteristic?”
=It is more popular as a material for magic tools or magic tools because of the property that phase power easily dwells in.=
However, in the case of this stone axe, it was already given a characteristic, so he explained that trying to assign a new characteristic would destroy the weapon itself.
“Don’t you know what kind of enchantment effect it is?”
= When you touched the emotion bar earlier, did green and blue lights radiate? Blue is mainly for hardness, green is for restorative options. If you want to know more, we recommend that you visit the Mystic Association and receive a professional appraisal.=
“Okay. It’s simple, but thank you for appraising it.”
This is a weapon point. It would be normal to receive money for this kind of feeling, but it is clear that the weapon store owner did it for free.
If you can buy a good impression with a few simple words, it’s natural to do it.
The weapon store owner who received the greeting smiled brightly and waved his hand.
= Ayu. You’re welcome. I don’t even pay a few pennies for this simple feeling.=
Then, the face of the cutie with a little freckles came closer to Hwanin, and her eyes twinkled.
= That’s why. Sir, wasn’t it difficult to use this stone axe?=
“It wasn’t like that.”
=If you want, how about adding parts to balance it out? If you look at the estimate, 2 silver screens will be enough. The stone ax itself is very strong and the options are suitable for long-term use, so you can use it for a very long time, but it will be difficult to use it with a messed up center of gravity. If you receive it, it will never be a waste of money.=
Hwanin smiled slightly. This was the purpose.
“Is that possible?”
At Hwanin’s question, the weapon shop owner entered through the back door of the cash register and quickly came out with a box full of metal fasteners.
= Do you have a desired shape? I can fit the shape as much as possible.=
“It is a stone ax that is also used for throwing. I don’t mind adding a little more weight, but I want the form proportions to be maintained.”
= Yes. Please wait.=
The weapon store owner replied and proceeded to attach clip-shaped clamps to the stone ax in front of Hwanin’s eyes.
After a while, the stone ax that returned to Hwanin’s hand was changed to a sophisticated look with bands like Celtic patterns all over it.
“…… !”
The moment Hwanin picked up the stone axe, he was quite surprised.
Just holding the stone ax was a burden on the inside of the forearm, but it became very comfortable just by attaching the clamp.
The center of gravity was strongly concentrated on the back of the stone blade, but now it is concentrated on the head of the handle, which can be said to be the standard.
And without touching the attack power itself…… Rather, it seems that the durability has also increased by connecting the joint that was worried more strongly.
= Would you like to throw it? Here.=
The weapon store owner kicked a log with a diameter of 20 cm, lifted it up and put it on the counter. Hwanin threw a stone ax at the log.
Wedge-Kwajik!!
A stone ax that slammed into a log with a ghastly sound.
Even though it was lightly thrown, the speed and power were incomparably better than before.
“Excellent.”
= I’m glad you liked it. Then I’ll do the tightening work so that the lock doesn’t come off. To remove the attachment, you can visit an intermediate smithy or higher and ask for it to be removed.=
Then, it is the arms store owner who brings something that looks like an iron and physically connects the attachments one by one.
‘Is that a magic tool?’
It’s a stick with nothing connected and the shape is simple, but when you see heat coming out of the end, you can only think of it as a magic tool.
‘It’s a really strange world.’
There are supernatural powers, there are magic items that appear in fantasy novels or games, and there are monsters.
Perhaps the first writer to write a fantasy novel was Hwanin, who thought that he wrote about his experiences.
Hwan-in, who arrived at the second cemetery with an enhanced Celtic stone ax and emergency food, felt a bit disappointed.
As night fell, he moved alone. He thought that if he did something illegal, he would aim for this time, because nothing happened.
‘Maybe it was because there was a passer-by.’
Anyway, when I entered the cemetery, Elkata appeared from the other side of the road looking the same as yesterday.
The difference is that the hood is off.
Elkata’s face spreads joy upon discovering Hwanin.
=Are you here?=
The emptiness of dawn was nowhere to be seen as he approached and smiled slightly.
Seeing his expression brighter and softer than yesterday, Hwanin also nodded and replied.
“You seem to be fine now.”
=…… Oh, there were a lot of excuses in the morning. I’m grateful that you came along with my compulsion, but I couldn’t even see you off…….=
“I understand that you must have been very tired.”
=…….=
Hwanin noticed that Elkata’s shy face showed a lot of goodwill toward him.
It wasn’t particularly surprising. Because women of mixed flesh in this world had a crush on them, big or small.
‘In her case, it must have added to the fact that she is the object of her first experience.’
Her hwanin accompanied her around her cemetery, speaking to her identifiable spirits and assembling them to the shrine where her image was enshrined.
Then, she compared the souls to make sure no souls were missing, and the total number of souls gathered was 31.
Looking at the spirits humming with clear self-consciousness, I asked Elkata.
“How many bodies are buried here?”
=498 people were buried in the garden. The number of people dedicated to the shrine is 4,176.=
There are three types of funeral customs in Lucrang: wind burial, cremation, and burial.
Among them, most of the bodies buried in gardens and parks outside were places where people with sufficient wealth were buried, but could not enter Gojok Street due to lack of status and honor.
A shrine is a place that has the same function as the earth’s charnel house, and is where the rich enough to live in the center of town are buried.
After hearing the explanation from El Kata that the next 300 years could function as a graveyard, I looked around her souls.
“…….”
Seeing the translucent gray spirits staring at him, Hwanin closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them.
“As you may have guessed, I am a spirit master. I am playing a role in helping you achieve Buddhahood.”
“Oh oh! He was a true spirit master!”
「Spirit Master, please relieve my injustice!」
“Please listen to me. At this rate, I’ll burst into anger and I won’t be able to attain Buddhahood!”
“Quiet.”
The souls crying out for each other to hear their grievances shut their mouths as they felt their bodies tremble at Hwanin’s sharp gaze and voice.
“I swear to heaven, if there is a really unfair story, I will do my best to help. However…….”
As Hwanin raised his left arm and slowly raised his index finger, the spirits gulped down and looked at the fingertips.
“Ugh. What is that.”
「Mommy.」
「Uh…….」
Then, the 35 soul orbs attached to his left arm scatter all at once and start spinning,
At the sight of three marbles rising to the fingertips and turning into arrows, the souls trembled and moved away from the Hwanin.
Perhaps it is because of the soul, or if you can see the soul bead attached to Hwanin’s left arm, he is full of fear.
He looked at it coldly and continued.
“However, those who seek to harm the living through mere resentment, twisting for self-interest, or misleading will pay a price.”
Piing-!
The spirit arrows flew like a hurricane to the entrance of the shrine and disappeared.
At the overt threat, the spirits look at each other with anxious expressions. The characteristics of such people were those who cried out to hear their injustice.
‘As expected.’
Yesterday Elcata had said that all souls are good. But Hwanin didn’t believe that.
The clearer the consciousness, the more likely it is to maintain the personality as it was in life, but maintaining the personality means that the bad temperament is still present.
Those buried in the main street cemetery were the upper class of the local society.
Of course, you must be greedy compared to other people, but you are maintaining your consciousness?
Hwanin, who had no intention of being used by such people, posed a threat to them, and as expected, most of the 31 souls were gulping their saliva and looking at Hwanin with a fearful face.
Of course, there were also those who were not included in the placenta.
A white-haired Miao woman approaches and bows her waist.
“Soul Master. I was an old woman who had lost all of her children and lived on 7th Main Street with her only bloodline granddaughter…….」
She explained that she wanted to keep her granddaughter by her side at least until she got married, but she couldn’t overcome the limit of her lifespan and left her child alone.
“My granddaughter is such a good child. She was so worried that the bad guy might seduce her, so she couldn’t even reach Buddhahood and she was hanging around the boy…….」
Sure enough, she witnessed a bastard who had been blind to her ever since she was alive and was trying to seduce her granddaughter into becoming her concubine, not her second wife or concubine, and so earnestly asked her granddaughter to give her a warning. Have been
Hwanin borrowed her white hooded robe from Iel Kata, covered her face, and led her spirits to the house the old woman’s spirit had spoken of.
= Ha, grandma…… ? Grandma!!=
“Hey…….”
And the old woman, who helped reunite her two great-grandsons, and received a reassurance from her granddaughter that she would never associate with that bastard, the old woman spread a bright light in front of her granddaughter with her face full of regrets and attained enlightenment.
=Thank you, Spirit Master. Thank you very much…….=
“Your grandmother will keep watching you from the sky. I hope she does not feel lonely just because she is alone in this world, and I hope that she will continue her life with strength.”
=Yes, yes…… !=
Hwanin, who absorbed the small light orb remaining after the old woman’s soul reached Buddhahood, led her soul back to the second cemetery’s shrine.
“I will help you with anything that does not go against morality and duty. Now, if you need help, please come out and tell me.”
Did these words give you courage?
Some of the spirits who were overwhelmed by Hwanin’s demonstration of force gathered courage and came forward to talk to Hwanin.
= I, there…… I also have a request from the Spirit Master…….=
= Me too, me too…….=
When 6 hours passed after entering the cemetery, the number of 31 souls had been reduced to 13.
Some of them, through the medium of Hwanin, spoke words that they had not been able to do before they were alive and attained Buddhahood.
A message to a lover who can’t forget the deceased himself to forget himself and live happily ever after.
Thank you for taking care of her until she dies.
To say that I was happy that you were my husband.
Others passed on the knowledge they had not been able to pass on during their lives to their families and reached Buddhahood with a relieved expression.
You lent money to someone and where is the proof, and since you have done a great favor to someone and someone, be sure to accept it, and where and where you buried treasure, be sure to find and retrieve it…….
Hwanin, who delivered such a snobbish request, extorted rewards from the bereaved family under the pretext of resting the souls.
Most of the bereaved families were rich people who owned mansions beyond two-story and three-story houses, or hired servants and maids.
In some cases, the soul directly asked the family members to pay the reward, but in other cases, Hwanin personally took the path to pave so that the souls could travel the path they had to go more comfortably, in other words, ripping off the training fee in the name of.
The money he received after making the five people become Buddhas was nine gold coins. It was a huge sum of money equivalent to 900 million won.
Elkata, who followed Hwanin and watched his sexual misfortune, was shocked the moment he saw Hwanin extorting his reward money.
Uh, how can a soul master help the soul attain Buddhahood and extort rewards from the bereaved family…… No, you can get something in return!
To Elcata, who only thought of serving society and peace, such snobbish behavior was incomprehensible.
Of course, I didn’t say it out loud.
It was because, on the other hand, he believed that if he was a Hwanin, he would be thinking about something he didn’t know.
And as a result of following the misfortune of the last type of soul, Elkata’s faith in the Hwanin grew stronger.
The last category was the pitiful part.
The souls of those whose families were destroyed after their death and the remaining families were expelled to the general residential area.
They couldn’t ignore the pain of their families left in the world, so they waited until they reached Buddhahood. Their only wish was the well-being of their families.
At this point, Hwanin was quite worried.
Although 9 gold coins were a lot of money, it was not enough to bring peace to the lives of the bereaved souls.
Still, it moved once.
The place the spirits told me was a backstreet shantytown that could be called a slum even in a general area with poor security, so it was late at night, but I went to Susa’s mansion and borrowed a Brillit.
If you bring a professional as an escort, you will be able to easily block out the sloppy quarrel.
After putting her white hooded robe on Brillit, Hwan-in visits the place where her first soul family lives…….
“I’ll have to move from my seat.”
He sighed and said at the sight of a corner of the shanty town filled with a disgusting stench and flowing like a small stream of excrement.
As if shocked by this scenery, Brillit replied in her firm voice.
=… I know of a good inn in the general area. The host couple is conscientious and the level of guests is not bad. Since it is an inn in the general area, the inn fee is not expensive.=
“Let’s go there. Everyone, please follow me.”
The skinny bereaved family members were frightened by the appearance of the guests who came in the middle of the night, but when Hwanin gave a decree, they were even more frightened and followed after Hwanin.
An old woman who was skinny enough to see her bones, and even old, and two women in her mid-late 30s who had at least some flesh, and finally a man in his early 20s with his left arm missing from the shoulder.
While moving, I learned that the two women were 24 years old, but they had suffered so much that they had grown old.
What you do is sell yourself.
Hearing that they were selling their bodies for just a few pennies, they pushed their family of four into the inn Brillit guided them to, and paid 10 dong for 10 days for 2 rooms first.
‘The price is different than I imagined. The cost of a night’s stay at the Olts Hotel is the cost of 100 nights’ stay here.’
The next soul’s family members were also in a similar situation, so they were pushed into the same inn.
The third soul’s family had two male children, so they were living in an ordinary log house.
If you’re going to die, you’d rather take us too. Why did you go alone? Now, with what shame did they come to visit them?
The family, who had been crying for a while, recognized the existence of Hwanin belatedly and finally stopped crying and spoke in a muffled voice.
= Stupid person……. That’s why you didn’t even reach Buddhahood and wandered around us?=
“I’m sorry. Really…… Sorry…….”
= It’s okay. What can we say about holding someone who is already dead……. So, don’t make it difficult for the precious spirit priest anymore, and quickly attain Buddhahood. We’ve adapted to living here, too, and we’ll follow after living long enough…….=
“All I can say is I’m sorry…… I’m really sorry…….”
The soul no longer revealed her resentment and apologized in a voice full of remorse to her wife, who spoke in vain, and to her children who were weeping, and disappeared in a group of pale light along with a few drops of her tears.
Originally, I hoped that the rest of my family would find peace, but maybe it was because I saw the families of the two souls living in a terrible environment. I felt a sense of relative happiness and ended up reaching Buddhahood.
The family who watched it shed tears again and held back their tears.
In any case, the souls who attained Buddhahood were their husbands and fathers. At least, I take comfort in the fact that it will not be difficult for me to enter the Garden of God because I have attained Buddhahood under the guidance of the Spirit Master.
“Ma’am.”
=Yes, yes. Soul Master.=
“Take this. It is the heart left by my husband.”
The money on the palm of her hand, which seemed to be 10 years older than her age, was 5 rows of silver coins.
The woman and her family opened their eyes to the large amount of money, which amounted to 50 million won.
This money is enough to open a small shop on the street.
“Birds listen to words by day, and rats listen to words by night. Please use it carefully so that the fact that you have a large amount of money is known and you do not become a target of black desire.”
= Yes, yes. I will keep in mind the words of Mr. Soul. Thank you, thank you so much…….=
The wife shed her tears and bowed her elongated waist to her hwanin.
Hwanin, who provided medical expenses for those who were so sick and needed treatment, very little financial help for those who were living hard in the general area, and both for those who needed both, returned to the second cemetery in the main street and took off the hood with a sigh. Took off
Elkata was moved by receiving a hooded robe from Hwanin.
I never thought that he would give the money he received from those who have it to those who are in need as a gift of well-being.
Hwanin said to Brillit, who did not notice Elkata’s awe and looked at him with her envious eyes.
“The families of the first soul and the second soul do not seem to be able to adapt, so it would be better to recommend them to move to the village. Since I can pay for the relocation subsidy, could you ask Mr. Susa about his intentions?”
= I’ll talk to you as soon as I get back. If you are the master, of course you will help Hwanin.=
“Please.”
Excluding the 13 souls who couldn’t come forward because of such a concern, Hwanin, who had attained Buddhahood of 18 souls, 3 ordinary souls, 5 greedy souls, and 10 poor souls, said to the remaining souls.
“Each of you must have your own regrets. But you are dead. You have neither the right nor the duty to intervene in the lives of the living.”
“…….”
“…….”
Is it because of the shocking situation of 10 of the 18 people who reached Buddhahood earlier? The 13 souls do not say anything and just avoid Hwanin’s gaze.
“Don’t hold grudges or grudges too deeply. Because such lingering feelings and resentment will lead you into confusion.”
The expression of the souls became blurred at the word mixed.
Even after death, they seem to be sensitive to what they see, befitting those who want to take care of their own self-interest.
“But…… Even I thought it was forced.”
A fat leadern man muttered with an expression that had put down a lot of things, and then, surrounded by a faint halo of light, turned into light powder and went up into the sky.
“The dead are the dead, and the living are the living, I guess…….”
The human race man next to him also ascended to heaven with a liberated face, and eight more people followed in their footsteps and attained Buddhahood.
The remaining three souls did not show any sign of reaching Buddhahood, nor did they show any sign of talking to Hwanin.
Only one.
“Hey, Spirit Master. What should I do?”
Except for Helmar=Bere, the Inho tribe man who felt uneasy in the heart of the soul on the first day.
