chapter 72
72 – Episode 72
A village on the outskirts of the kingdom where the footsteps of outsiders cannot easily reach.
A merchant’s wagon loaded with food and household goods arrived in a quiet and uninteresting village.
As the merchants dressed in the same robes got off and traded with the residents, a man got off the back of the wagon and approached the owner of the top.
“Thank you for driving me here. Here is the carriage fee.”
He tilted his head as he accepted the two silver coins handed to him.
“Are you sure you’ll be okay? “A young man comes down to a remote village instead of going to Seoul.”
“I guess I don’t fit in with city life. “I was a little tired.”
“haha. Because everyone’s personality is different. “I understand.”
When the merchant smiled and was about to fold his palm holding the money, the man in the robe placed another gold coin in his hand.
“hmm? you. This money…”
“This is a gift that makes it a shame to part from the owner of the merchant.”
Sang-ju realized something when he heard the word “gift.”
This man wants to hide the fact that he got off here.
In the capital Trebaian, a gold coin is just [a lot of money].
In a rural village like this, one gold coin is a huge amount of money, enough to live off for a year.
I saw that they even paid that kind of money to keep me quiet.
‘It looks like you had an accident when you were young.’
Jajajajae, a nobleman, returned to the countryside after committing an unforgivable sin, whether it was playing with women or something else.
When that was engraved in the head of the merchant, one of his subordinates called him from afar.
“hmm. I understand what you mean. “Then, let me give you a gift as well.”
The owner of the top rummaged through the inside pocket of his robe, took out a yellow coin, and handed it to the man.
“Even if it’s later, when you gather your thoughts and come up to the capital, come find me. The spark of a young man shines in this countryside
That’s because it’s a shame it’s turned off. then. I guess I’ll just go. New life. “I will live hard.”
“thank you.”
A man in a robe bowed his head as he looked at the lights of the Sangsangju moving away.
Tris decided to start a new life in this town.
After two months, the carriage of the Black Bag Company returns to Trebaian after completing a circuitous journey.
While the owner of the top was sitting in the coachman’s seat and thinking about various things, the coachman who was driving the horse next to him opened his mouth.
“That young man. It looks smooth. After all, you had an accident and hid, right?”
In response to the coachman’s question, the owner of the top grinned and shook his shoulders.
“Do you know me? Everyone has a different personality and different lives. Still, seeing as he’s leaving with deep pockets, I don’t think he’s leaving on good terms.”
“Hehe. “I plan to earn a lot of money later and move to the countryside.”
“What are you going to do when you go in?”
“What are you doing! Let’s play Tangja Tangja! “By hiring women for the same low wages I get!”
Coachman, hey! As he spoke with a smile, the owner of the top swung his hand and hit the man on the back of the head.
“Ahh! “It hurts…”
“Yumma! When did I start working for low wages? You are the top in the industry! Even if it’s not, it’s somewhere in the middle?! Do you really want to get paid minimum wage?!”
“Oh, no! “Our boss is the best!”
“You idiot. Even if you treat it well, it’s damned.”
With a disapproving expression on his face, the owner of the merchant took out a thin book in his pocket and began to check the profits of the merchant.
The coachman also knew that he had to be quiet when working, so he closed his mouth and tried to concentrate on driving.
“uh? Lord of the top. “Look over there.”
“Yumma. Can’t you see I’m working? “You really want to get fired… huh?”
A group of knights approached on horseback from the opposite direction.
An ordinary knight would have passed by with a smile, but it was black armor and a black cloak.
It was a posthumous knighthood, said to be the strongest among the Trevaian Knights.
“… Should we stop?”
“…Should we stop?”
When the carriage at the top stopped, a knight got off his horse and approached.
As the knight got closer, the mercenary in charge of escorting the carriage joined the merchant next to him.
“Employer. “Have you had any accident?”
“I can’t even imagine how big of a mistake I have to make for Huyoung to come.”
“That’s… I see. “There is nothing wrong, right?”
“I am innocent.”
“All right.”
As the guard captain took a step forward, hanging a mace full of sharp thorns over his shoulder, the approaching knight stopped.
“I am Lambert, Commander of the 2nd Knights of the Trevaian Kingdom’s Rear-Engaged Knights.”
“My name is Eld, a B-class mercenary. I am a knight. Is something wrong?”
Eld, who was speaking calmly, turned his head and glanced at the article behind Lambert.
“I can’t believe that Huyoung is rushing around like this.”
In response to his question, Lambert pulled a rolled up piece of paper from his shoulder and unfolded it.
The paper bore the kingdom’s seal in large letters.
“We are chasing a criminal. “I am carrying out my duties under His Majesty’s authority, so I would like you to cooperate with the investigation.”
“Tsk. Employer. “I think a search will be unavoidable.”
“okay.”
The owner of the top nods and gets off the coach seat.
“The greeting was late. Sir, sir. “This is Entona from the Black Bag Company.”
“Are you the owner of this top?”
“yes. One who serves the kingdom. “We will cooperate with the investigation.”
“Thank you.”
When Lambert rolled up the paper and put it back on his shoulder and raised his hand, the drivers waiting behind him came rushing in and started searching the carriage.
The investigation was conducted so rigorously that Entona, the head of the upper chamber, frowned.
Starting with the luggage compartment, the luggage compartment under the coach seat, and the bottom of the carriage.
From the frame structure to the rotation axis of the wheels.
Could it be a ploy by a group trying to steal the technology of carriages? I looked at every part of the carriage without exception.
Entona stuck by Lambert’s side as the brutally rigorous search went on.
“You’re conducting an investigation like this… what’s going on?”
“It’s difficult to reveal everything, but we are chasing the guy who drained the blood of the kingdom’s citizens and ran away.”
“oh my god.”
The bloodshed of the kingdom’s citizens.
In other words, it means that a crazy person took part in the king’s tax policy and stole the money and ran away.
I don’t know what kind of crazy person he is.
“I really hope you get caught.”
“Of course.”
***
Dwarf village day 2.
“Humans have always coveted the technological prowess of us dwarves.
“I never leaked it, but if you were a brother, I would tell you my skills!”
I visited the blacksmith shop with the best blacksmith in town.
As soon as I entered the blacksmith shop, I was like, wow! My eyes inevitably squinted from the intense heat covering my whole body.
Normally, Lageta would have protected me the moment I flinched.
“Diam? “If you are who you are now, you can endure it well enough.”
Parenting style has become slightly stricter.
Of course, I didn’t complain much because it was better to develop my strength rather than having to worry about it.
When I covered my body with the newly learned [brown] divine power rather than the [green] divine power of the World Tree, my skin became hard and the heat cooled down.
“I can’t believe you showed that level of control in just one day. After all, it’s Diam~”
“As expected, baby! amazing!”
“You’re great, Master!”
“Pfft… It’s undeniably cool…”
As I approached the blacksmith shop, ignoring the warnings I heard, the dwarf twitched his muscles as if he had been waiting.
“ruler! Then we’ll show you our dwarf skills! Watch carefully and learn!”
When I pulled the string hanging from the ceiling, the door in the corner of the wall opened.
Red liquid coming through that door.
As the liquid entered, the heat that had been barely contained rose a notch higher.
‘No way is that…’
“We dwarves forge lava!”
Was it really lava!!
The dwarf, who spoke boldly, grabbed a cast iron he had never seen before and threw it into the lava! and stabbed it in.
I could hear the sound of meat being cooked.
Although we were all confused except Lageta.
The dwarf smiled as if it was no big deal and cooked the cast ingots warmly.
After cooking for about 1 minute, the cast iron became red when taken out.
On the other hand, the dwarf’s hand was fine, contrary to expectations.
“ha ha ha! We have a brotherly bond with the spirits of the earth! If you borrow the power of the spirit, it’s like lava! “It’s like a warm sauna!”
His line added a line to the dwarf wiki in my head.
Dwarf – Torturing a spirit in lava…
As we laughed awkwardly at the newly added information, the dwarf struck the heated monster with a hammer as if he had been waiting for it! bang! I hit it.
In the process, it became thinner, thicker, and longer, and the red color disappeared as if the temperature had dropped.
Massage the lava again and repeat the hammering.
Has it been about 30 minutes since I was mesmerized by the art-like action?
“Ugh! “This concludes the first process!”
A sword so fantastic that it is difficult to see in the human world has already been created.
“ruler! Brother! Then, would you like to follow me?”
It was a dwarf who handed me an unknown monster.
[I gave up!]
“Eh?! why!”
I don’t have the confidence to put my hand in lava…
Although he did not learn the technique, he received a great sword and shield, saying it was his masterpiece.
A sword that is light yet feels heavy when wielded.
Likewise, a shield that is light yet provides great satisfaction.
It’s a weapon that shows excellent performance even though it’s not enchanted. While I was laughing and thinking, “This is a really good weapon,” Lageta approached me.
“Diam. Would you like to stab me with your divine power?”
no way.
Even the branches of the World Tree are a dwarf’s shield, right?
With the thought, “No way,” let’s pull out a branch from the world tree and stab the shield.
Pyook~
“What on earth is that power?! “How can I protect my shield!!”
‘I want to ask you something?!?’
The shield has become a donut with a hole in it…
Dwarf village day 3.
“If not blacksmithing, then what about alcohol!”
“okay! We also have this casting! “I’m also good at making sake!”
‘oh! alcohol! It’s good!’
I haven’t been able to drink since I came into this world, but I’m drinking again!
Since I didn’t smoke, drinking the same medicinal liquor every day was essential to surviving that damn company.
ah. So is he dead?
Same overwork every day.
Stress that just builds up.
Belly fat that swells due to lack of exercise.
In addition, alcohol is dispensed every day.
I deserved to die. I smiled at this thought and thought, shall we have a drink for the first time in a while? I did, but
“It’s still too early for you to drink, baby!”
“You are still a child!”
“Are these b*stards crazy? Are you trying to get your child to drink?! Do you want to become extinct?!”
“Dwarves are a race that lacks common sense.”
Sadly I couldn’t drink it…