Episode 140
140. Episode 140
“Askar, the commander of the Skabe Legion, greets you, my lord.”
“Oh, our leader himself brought the guests. Thank you for your hard work.”
As soon as I opened the door and went in, Se-woon and the captain bowed their heads.
I didn’t like the idea of bowing my head in front of others as memories from before my regression came to mind, but isn’t there a saying that goes, “Follow the Romans”?
I intend to follow at least the bare minimum of etiquette.
No matter what anyone says, he is the one who will give Se-un a ‘reward’, so it was not good to hate him from the start.
“I heard from the commander of the South Gate. He said that he made a great contribution in repelling the monster attack with amazing force.”
“yes.”
“Thanks to you, we don’t have to hold any funerals for soldiers this year. Thank you very much. Oh, I guess I should repay you first. Listen.”
At the lord’s direction, four servants appeared carrying a huge treasure chest.
Not only was it big, but judging by the servants struggling to carry the box, it seemed to be quite heavy as well.
thud!
As soon as they arrived in front of Seun, they put down the treasure chest and opened the lock with a fancy-looking key.
When the lid was opened, the box was revealed to be filled with gold coins and various jewels.
“Haha, you look embarrassed.”
Se-Woon looked puzzled for a moment after seeing the contents of the box.
The reward I got from talking to Yasha before leaving for the investigation was less than half of what I see now.
But why do they pay so much in compensation?
When I think about the people I’ve dealt with so far, I can’t help but think that people wouldn’t do such a favor for no reason.
While Se-un was rolling his head, Yeong-ju continued speaking with a gentle smile.
“Thanks to you, we have less work to do on the walls this year. In addition, we have been able to save a lot of money on things like soldiers’ consolation money and medical expenses.”
“Are you giving me that money?”
“Of course, not everything. Still, I wanted to show you as much of my heart as possible by recalling your accomplishments.”
There was no falsehood in his face. That meant that these many rewards were pure ‘goodwill’.
Honestly, it was hard to understand.
I expected the lord of Skabe to be a good person, but I thought he would be one of those powerful people who were steeped in greed.
‘Then what happened at the entrance… was it something the captain did on his own?’
Se-Woon bowed his head and expressed his gratitude.
Even if this was a ploy, it didn’t matter. Seun was going to leave for the next ordeal as soon as he finished his maintenance at Skabe.
After that, the lord’s virtues continued for a while.
And after a while, the lord’s once gentle expression hardened a little.
“and…….”
Judging by the way his words trailed off, I thought I had a rough idea of what the lord was thinking.
Obviously, it’s a story about an exiled sorcerer.
“I’ve heard stories about the sorcerer of our city. No, I’ve heard stories about the one who was a sorcerer. Who would have thought that he would be banished from the city and do something like that… … .”
What was visible on the lord’s face was not anger.
Sadness and regret.
It was an emotion that Se-un could not understand.
Perhaps, it was because something was intertwined in between that Se-woon was unaware of.
“I have something to show you. Will you follow me?”
“yes.”
Se-Woon put the treasure chest in front of him into his subspace pocket.
Even though he was a lord, he didn’t know about the subspace pockets and his eyes sparkled in wonder, but he didn’t show any greed.
It’s literally just curiosity.
After that, I went to the underground staircase hidden behind the main room with the captain.
It was a secret door that opened with a mechanical device, and it was a door that he would never have found if he had not opened it himself, as it did not have any traces of mana.
‘Is this the place Yasha spoke of?’
I could sense it intuitively.
The place we’re going down to now is where the mural that Yasha was talking about is.
As he went down the stairs, all composure disappeared from the lord’s expression.
“This is a space that our ancestors created when Skabe first settled down. Later, it was used by Jebus Seru… … that person.”
Indeed, the structures seen while going down the stairs showed traces of the passage of time.
It appeared to have existed for at least several hundred years, or perhaps as long as a thousand years.
“It was originally said that this was a place created by our ancestors out of awe of a great being.”
Awe.
It also meant respecting someone, but there was also extreme fear mixed with respect.
As I listened to the lord’s explanation, I found myself already down all the stairs. At the end of the stairs was a long hallway.
It was a much wider space than expected for a simple hallway, and just as Se-woon had expected…
“And this is a mural left behind by our ancestors.”
The walls and ceilings were covered with murals of unknown origin.
– The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’, questions the fact that there are legends left in the tower that he is unaware of.
-The constellation, ‘The Serpent Surrounding Time’ rolls its head, connecting the information from the statue and the mural.
-The constellation, the ‘hungry prince’, closes his eyes tightly, feeling like he’s going to vomit again.
Although the mural was very elaborate, its content was too abstract.
There were no letters visible at all, and the content was only connected through pictures, and even those were so badly damaged that it was difficult to read.
“It wasn’t this bad originally, Jebus Seru. After banishing him and coming down, I saw that the mural had been transformed into this.”
The exiled sorcerer, Zebus Seru. What did he do here?
Could it be that he recognized the existence of the outer through the mural and was trying to break the seal?
The mural was damaged and the sorcerer was already dead, so there was no way to find out.
Even so, I couldn’t just pass by the mural in front of me.
“Can I take a look at this mural?”
“Haha, it’s okay to just copy it. However, this place is like a relic of our ancestors, so it’s hard to get people to copy the murals… … .”
“That’s okay.”
“Even though the damage is severe, it’s a huge space, like a building. It’ll be hard to do it alone.”
The lord was right.
Even if we were to invite people, it would take at least a week to copy all the murals here.
However, Se-Woon had a ‘treasure’ that would make it possible.
-The treasure trove of greed (眞) has been opened.
[Empty Mural]
– A blank sheet of paper prepared by the God of Greed to imitate various works of art.
Mammon’s warehouse did not only contain treasures of material value.
There were works of art that encompassed every dimension, as well as works of art such as paintings.
This blank sheet of paper was prepared by Mamon himself to imitate them.
Just by unfolding a blank sheet of paper and designating a target… … .
Shuhuat!
“Oh oh……!”
It was possible to retrieve the specified image as is.
The murals that filled the hallways were engraved onto the previously white paper.
Although the damaged portion could not be repaired, this allowed the mural to be observed at any time.
The lord who was watching the scene let out an exclamation of admiration. The commander standing behind him also did the same.
Since it was a city where magic was relatively less developed, each and every one of these sights would seem magical.
After all, magic and sorcery have different fundamental concepts.
– The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’, raises its claws and frowns as an unpleasant picture is placed on its treasure.
– The constellation, ‘Snake Surrounding Time’ is a mural that has a value greater than that of an ordinary work of art, if only for its rarity.
– Even if the constellation ‘The Crow with its Head Down’ is like that, the fact that it is an ominous mural remains, and he turns his beak away.
-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’ starts to retch and tells you to put the painting away quickly.
Seun put the paper with the mural drawn on it into his subspace pocket.
If you ever get the chance to find out information about outerwear, this mural will definitely help.
If not, with some luck, the mural might be restored.
Afterwards I looked around the hallway further, but apart from the mural there was no trace of anything else.
I heard about the legend through the lord, but I couldn’t get any useful information.
After looking around the hallway like that, I returned to the stairs.
“I’m going out, how about having a meal and going back?”
“thank you.”
“Haha, you said this was your first time at Skabe? I’ll let you taste all of Skabe’s delicacies today!”
Se-woon was able to finish his first schedule by having lunch with Yeong-ju, with whom he had become close.
* * *
After the first meeting with the Lord of Skabe.
Time passed quickly for the Diablo clan, including Seun.
I was able to recover from the exhaustion caused by the repeated challenges in the desert, and also obtain materials that could only be found in Skabe.
In particular, the twin sisters wanted a lot of materials to decorate their residence.
“Wow, Oppa! Did you get all these?”
“Wow! I’m sure wood is rare here! How on earth did you get it?”
“There was a merchant who was friendly with the lord of this place.”
“Wow, my lord!”
“Wow, connections!”
Since it was a project to decorate the residence anyway, Seun stepped forward first and helped with it.
Various trees and minerals were supplied through the upper level connected to the lord.
There was no need to worry about money.
The treasure chest I received from the lord was full of gold coins that were used in Skabe, so I didn’t have to worry about being robbed, and the amount was enormous.
Anyway, since this gold coin was a currency that could only be used in Skabe, there was no need to save it.
“Wow, this is cotton!”
“Let’s make a bed!”
“Ahh! I was thinking about buying the entire inn bed, so this is a good decision!”
Of course, they didn’t start decorating their residence right away. That was something that could have been done even in the middle of the ordeal.
For now, it was most efficient to take actions that were only possible in Skabe.
In this way, various materials were accumulating in the Diablo Clan’s residence.
“Kang Han-cheol, why don’t you take a break?”
“I haven’t fully mastered Taeeul Island craftsmanship yet.”
“If that’s you, can I help you?”
“Practicing alone is enough. Instead, I would like to ask you to practice in the afternoon as well.”
“good.”
Even though Kang Hyeon-cheol finally arrived at the shelter, he did not stop training.
I heard that more than a hundred rocks have already been broken.
He never missed a single match with Seun, even twice a day, so his skills improved rapidly with each passing day.
The same goes for Yu Seo-ah.
Even while leading the Diablo clan, she never forgot her personal training.
In particular, she was researching how to use her potential of ‘domination’ more effectively.
This was a problem that only she could solve on her own, so Se-un couldn’t get involved.
In addition, each Diablo clan prepared for the trials in their own way.
“It’s almost finished! If it weren’t for Seun, it wouldn’t have taken this long, no, it wouldn’t have been finished.”
“It looks more solid this way.”
“Haha, even if it’s completed, I still won’t be able to handle it with my skills… … .”
“Your skills will improve quickly.”
“I guess so? I’m looking forward to it too. Haha!”
The production of Baekhyun’s undead, which was underway in front of the castle wall, has also reached its final stages.
It was because his skills were so good, and Se-Woon also took the time to help him every day.
As I was helping Baekhyun, I felt a lot of eyes on me from behind.
After several days of crafting undead, his work had already become a mysterious spectacle among the soldiers.
While admiring the majestic form of the ‘Predator of Saha’ as much as its size.
“It’s my brother!”
A familiar voice came from behind.
Park Jeong-pil, that guy.
As soon as I arrived in Skabe, I was thinking of educating him if I ever met him again, since he was a guy who had been living a debaucherous life, wandering around the city, but I didn’t expect him to show up first.
“Brother, brother! I found out some great information!”
“information?”
Still, it seems like wandering around the city wasn’t all in vain.
The guy shrugged his shoulders and revealed the information he had found, wondering if it was any useful information.
And that was one of the key pieces of information about Skabe that made even Seun open his eyes wide.
fantasy,
