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Episode 70. Ethan’s Preparation
That night.
Ethan was outside the academy.
-The mastery of the Grand Thief’s Extreme skill increases!
Ethan, who used the Great Thief’s Ultimate to escape from the Marquis of Rond, moved towards the outskirts of the Marquis of Rond.
I had some business on the outskirts.
‘I have to do the work I’ve been putting off. There’s a lot to gain from the Marquisate.’
Ethan was currently focusing on his life at the Academy, but achieving results at the Academy was not everything.
There are closed places in the Marquisate of Ronde.
The place called Forbidden was once called the Garden of Heaven, but now it had completely rotted away and was a dead forest.
‘It’s closed due to a poison leak.’
And this place was also one of the poisonous king’s hiding places.
‘I know there used to be some kind of ruins here. But I didn’t really care at the time. I thought the Poison King would have eaten everything anyway and only the ruins would remain. But.’
The Poison King was no longer around, having been killed by Ethan.
If so, the treasures left behind by the Poison King will remain in the Poison King’s hideout. And the historic site will not be in ruins.
Ethan was particularly curious about the ruins.
For some reason, the Poison King was searching for a ruined site.
‘It’s clear that you were looking for the temple of the moon goddess.’
That means that the ruins in this place, which was used as a hiding place, were likely also the temple of the moon goddess.
‘You have to let it grow while you can.’
Ethan was looking to take his career to the next level.
‘There may be nobles who don’t like this during parent observation classes.’
In addition, Ethan was convinced that there were followers of the moon among the high-ranking nobles.
‘I don’t know who it is, but there must be someone out there. When I was working for the First Order, I used information that would never leak out as a weapon.’
That was information that could not be obtained unless there was a follower of the moon among the high-ranking nobles.
‘They’ll either try to kill me or try to persuade me. The chances of that being the case are slim.’
However, killing can also raise suspicion.
They probably don’t fully understand the power of this side. So, they only have one option.
‘Brainwashing.’
Brainwash them into becoming followers of the moon.
They can use the power they have to turn this side into a discard pile for the Moon Followers.
‘There may be things that I cannot handle right now.’
That’s why Ethan was busy.
I will take everything I can from the King’s hideout.
Ethan arrived at a place called Forbidden, on the outskirts of the Marquisate of Ront.
But the ban wasn’t a place you could just walk into.
“As expected, you are thorough.”
In front, a skilled knight of the Marquisate stood guard to observe this ban.
Artifacts were placed in a circle around the ban, and defensive magic was spread throughout the area.
‘The Poison King probably made a deal with the knight guarding this place to gain free entry. With security this tight, even the most ruthless of thieves wouldn’t be able to enter easily.’
Ethan thought for a moment. If sneaking in was too hard, he could just go in from the front.
“Who are you? This place is off-limits! You cannot enter without permission! Step back. If you come near, I will cut you down.”
The knight spoke in a solemn voice.
Upon closer inspection, the knight seemed to be quite old. The tips of his beard were slightly gray.
“Hello, sir. My name is Ethan Wickers. I am a swordsman and teacher at Ibeka Academy.”
Ethan greeted politely.
Then, when I showed him the nameplate, the knight’s wary expression immediately relaxed.
In the Marquisate, the Ibeka Academy had a very positive image. Once you were associated with the Academy, you were basically a person whose status had been properly proven.
“Oh, hello. Are you a new teacher who just joined? This area is off-limits. It’s a place where poison leaks out, and if you enter without permission, you could die. Why did you come to such a dangerous place?”
“Oh, the topic of this lesson is about this dangerous ban on the Marquisate. I want to explain how dangerous poison is. So I want to take a look at this ban. Is there any way to do it?”
“You are a great teacher. You are trying to explain to your students how dangerous this ban is. But this place is too dangerous. If you go in, you will never come out alive. Why don’t you listen to what I have to say and go?”
The knight shook his head.
Ethan looked closely at the article.
The knight in question had dark circles under his eyes. It seemed like he had been working the night shift for quite some time, and continuously.
“You look very tired, sir.”
“I’m tired. My parents keep pushing me because my retirement is just around the corner. I haven’t been able to sleep at all lately.”
The knight swung his arms around as if his shoulders were stiff. His bones cracked with each movement, and the groans he let out showed how much his superiors were trying to manipulate him.
‘This is it.’
Ethan smiled slyly and whispered to the knight.
“Do you have any back pain?”
“… … !”
The knight looked at Ethan as if asking how he knew.
“I will wash away your fatigue. Of course, it’s not just your back. I heard a loud noise from your shoulder just now. It seems like you have pain every time you turn it. I will even take away that shoulder impingement pain.”
The old knight’s eyes sparkled at Ethan’s subtle suggestion.
Can you take the pain away?
“You can get rid of it? Didn’t you say you were a teacher?”
“I’ve always been very weak. I learned it naturally as I studied and found my own way. Oh, if you don’t believe me, that’s okay. Since you said it was dangerous, I’ll just go back like this.”
The old knight shouted as Ethan turned around.
“Now, wait a minute.”
“Why are you doing that?”
“Is it true that… that can be fixed?”
Got caught.
“of course.”
Ethan nodded and immediately started spitting.
“What is that?”
“I’m talking about the acupuncture needles that I use every day. I’ll insert these needles to clear up any blocked circulation. If you just get these needles, your waist will instantly become like it was when you were young. Your shoulders will return to the days when you could swing your sword thousands of times a day and still be fine the next day.”
“Can putting that in really take me back to that time? How?”
“This is how you treat it by inserting it.”
Ethan very gently inserted a needle into her lower back.
“Hoo.”
The article was interesting because it was the first time he had seen a medical procedure. Basically, he was quite old, so he had heard and seen quite a lot.
“Does it really work?”
“If it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t be here. I would already be dead.”
“Hahaha, you were joking. Anyway, can you let me go for once?”
“instead.”
Ethan smiled brightly.
“I want to go into the ban. I’ll come out right away without any problems.”
“Hmm, if it really works, then okay, I guess you shouldn’t come here today.”
As soon as the knight’s permission was granted, Ethan immediately had the knight lie down on the soft ground.
“let’s begin.”
* * *
“I’ll put it in.”
“Huh, huh, huh, huh!”
“Please be patient. I’ll insert it gently this time.”
“Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh!”
A sound somewhere between a scream and a groan was heard. It was a situation that could be seriously misunderstood by someone who did not know the situation.
But this was a cure.
Ethan was stabbing the old man’s body properly and restoring it. In addition, Ethan fed him a herbal medicine made using the Heoryu herbal medicine.
-Your proficiency in false acupuncture increases!
‘Come to think of it, I’ve never treated frozen shoulder or chronic back pain before. So I guess my skill level has improved quite a bit?’
The skill level of Heoryu acupuncture was also quite good.
‘A new skill was added when the hero’s breathing proficiency exceeded 25%.’
If that’s the case, then it’s likely that a new skill will be added to the Hwaseong Acupuncture soon.
“This is the last one. Just hold on for a little longer.”
“I can bear it!”
Even though the treatment wasn’t yet complete, the old man was experiencing significant effects. The strength that had not been flowing well into various parts of his body was flowing in because his mana was circulating.
“… … !”
“It’s done.”
As soon as the false acupuncture was over, the old man was amazed.
“This is totally awesome! I didn’t know it would work this well! Phew, hurry up and get in. But you have to get out before the sun comes up. We have shifts then, so if you get caught, you’re in real trouble right before you retire.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Ethan went into the forbidden area, leaving the knight lying there smiling.
As soon as he entered the forbidden area, a purple mist greeted Ethan.
Ethan couldn’t help but frown.
“You crazy Poison King. How did you come up with the idea of using a place like this as your hideout?”
Even though his entire body was soaked in poison, the Poison King is still human. If he was not careful, he could die.
‘I can’t know everything that a crazy person is thinking.’
Of course, Ethan had extremely high poison resistance, so he was able to survive this poison dance without any problems.
“Keeeeeeeek-!”
“But just in case.”
As expected, there were monsters inside the forbidden area. They lived off poison, so this place could practically be seen as a paradise for them.
“Poison Big Frog.”
[Lv 49]
It was a giant frog with impressive purple patterns. Ethan frowned with all his might.
“Someone else should come out, please.”
There was no choice.
Sling.
Ethan lifted the Frost Sword and performed the Whicus sword technique.
Sigh!
Although it was a level 49 monster, it died without even being able to properly resist because the monsters targeted its weakness with their disaster.
Ethan immediately dismantled the program.
“after.”
I thought it would be a good idea to keep this prog meat just in case there was a situation where I might need to utilize the gourmet trait.
‘I hope that won’t happen, though.’
-The poison of the Poison Big Frog is recorded in the Donguibogam.
Ethan recorded the poison of the Poison Big Frog in the Donguibogam and continued to advance.
An endless expanse of poisonous fog.
How far did you go through that poisonous fog?
In the distance, there was a wooden house that was about to collapse. Ethan was sure that the wooden house was the hideout of the Poison King.
“found.”
At that moment, as I was approaching the house.
The ground shook and waves began to spread out around the area.
“Keeeeeek!”
It wasn’t a tree house.
“Ouch, surprise! What is it!”
[Lv 65]
It was a giant fox.
Ethan’s frowning face slowly began to brighten.
“You have a new poison?”
Who would have thought that the nourishing food would be right before his eyes? Ethan smiled and took out his sword.
fantasy,
