Episode 330 Preston Castle (7)
“You come here.”
Baek Woo-jin snapped his fingers with cold eyes. It looks as if the Grim Reaper is calling a person who is about to die.
“Hi…”
Muyounggaek knelt down with his shoulders hunched like a mouse in front of a cat.
“Well, you were wrong! But this time it really isn’t!”
“Do you have an excuse for hanging it right in front of me?”
“I really didn’t steal anything!”
Muyounggaek stretched out his arms and shook off his clothes as if nothing was there.
“Hmm…”
Baek Woo-jin frowned and looked at Mu-yeong-guest.
-You sure you don’t believe that? It will be in a subspace pocket.
“Take out your subspace bag.”
“yes!”
Without the slightest resistance, Muyounggaek took out two subspace pouches and held them out.
I took the pocket and looked inside. Other than what he usually carried around, there were no stolen items to be seen.
“I really didn’t come here to steal today. There’s a smell down here…”
-Smell? What kind of dog is this?
“What smell?”
“It smells like treasure. But it’s a smell of a level I’ve never smelled before…”
“In the end, I came to steal it!”
“Oh, that’s not it.”
Muyounggaek shook his head furiously.
“You know I like jewelry, right? The thing down here is clearly a gem. It’s a precious gem I’ve never seen before! “I just wanted to see it with my own eyes.”
The guy got up and pointed behind the table where the jewels were placed. There were traces of digging in the ground.
“There is something down here. “That’s something enormous!”
“Don’t look serious.”
Baek Woo-jin clicked his tongue and hit Mu Young-gaek on the back of the head.
“Ouch!”
With a crunching sound, Muyounggaek’s head was buried in the hole.
“Lord Seong. sorry. “I’m not good at managing my subordinates…”
“Oh no.”
Sein shook his head.
“I took a quick look, and there was no trace of the treasures being tampered with, as he said. But…”
Se-in approached Mu-yeong-gaek, who was frantically rubbing the back of his head.
“How did you find this place? Even the barriers and organs were working, and this is a place I didn’t even know about…” “
The organs and barriers are a hint. “Having that means it’s an important place.”
-Wow, your way of thinking is really different.
Ordinary people avoid barriers or institutions, but non-spiritual visitors rather run towards them. He’s like a moth.
“I came in by digging a tunnel from outside the castle.”
Muyoung-gaek laughed, sticking out his chest as if he was proud.
“I am expert in digging tunnels, so I can sell them quickly and secretly.”
“Then the direction is…”
“Like I said, it’s the smell. Down here I have been searching for the scent of priceless treasure.”
“Ha…”
Sein blurted out something as if it was absurd. ‘How can people like this exist?’ This is the expression.
“There were a lot of precious treasures here, but I couldn’t see the smell I smelled. Don’t I have pride as a great swordsman and a righteous enemy? To look at the most precious things without touching the flimsy treasures…”
– Damn the great sword…
“It’s pride. I’m proud. And you are not a righteous enemy.”
Baek Woo-jin lifted Mu-yeong-gaek up and dusted him off.
“Thank you….”
“There is no need to be thankful. Because I’m going to hit it again.”
I shook my head and hit the guy on the back of the head again.
Wow!
With a sound like a watermelon breaking, Muyounggaek’s head was struck vertically.
“Kwaeeek!”
Muyounggaek grabbed his head and screamed like a pig.
“So, did you find that precious treasure?”
“Oh no. Not long after we arrived, the prosecutor came in…”
Mu Young-gaek knelt down again and lowered his head, as if he didn’t want to be beaten any more.
“Lord Seong. What should I do? If you want, get this guy right away…”
“Is it true that there is a great treasure down here?”
“That’s for sure. The smell is very…”
“Then let’s see what’s there.”
“yes?”
“I think I know what it is, but I think it would be good to know for sure.”
“Uh, um…”
Mu Young-gaek slightly rolled his eyes and noticed his own reaction.
“Find it quickly.”
“yep!”
When he nodded, Muyounggaek stood up and ran to where he had been digging.
“Can I help?”
“no. It needs to be handled by a professional to avoid damage. Please wait a moment!”
Muyounggaek grinned and dug the ground with his hands. I dug by hand, but the hard ground went deeper than if I dug with a shovel. It seemed like that, and not just the smell, was his ability.
-He’s a really amazing guy. Where did something like that come from?
‘I know.’
Baek Woo-jin nodded. The more I look at him, the more I understand him.
“Lulu.”
Muyounggaek hummed and dug the ground, while Baek Woojin and Sein looked at the treasures in the treasure chest.
“found!”
Moo Young-gaek cheered and called Baek Woo-jin and Se-in.
“already?”
Baek Woo-jin smiled and walked up to Mu Young-gaek’s side.
“Barrier?”
A silver barrier was installed beneath the ground dug by Muyounggaek.
“This barrier…”
Sein narrowed his eyes as he looked at the barrier.
“Do you know?”
“It’s a protective barrier made with Ion Aura. It’s a very solid barrier, so it’s quite difficult to make…”
-Now I understand.
The darkness nodded its blade while looking at the protective barrier.
‘huh?’
-I think I know what’s buried down here.
‘There is something. ‘Is it dangerous?’
-It’s an awesome item, but it’s not dangerous.
‘what is that?’
-Ice crystal.
A chill seemed to flow from the dark voice that spoke the name Ice Crystal.
-It is a crystal of ice that has accumulated over a thousand years in the North Sea. It has a nature keeper with terrifying water properties.
‘Ice crystal…’
Baek Woo-jin swallowed dry saliva. Just by listening to the brief explanation of the darkness, I could see how great an ice crystal was.
‘The amazing treasure you talked about when you came here…’
– That is the ice crystal. I thought I wouldn’t be able to see it because Preston hid it somewhere deep, but I never thought I’d see it again thanks to that troublemaker.
Heukam burst into laughter as he watched Muyounggaek touching the barrier.
“how is it? “Can you open it?”
Baek Woo-jin sat down next to Mu Young-gaek.
“Luckily, I think I can twist it open in a way that I know how to do. But beyond that, the barrier has become strangely weak.”
Muyounggaek turned his head again and manipulated the barrier here and there. The barrier shook with the movements of his hands.
“That’s it! I’m here!”
Muyounggaek opened the barrier in 15 minutes and showed the treasure inside.
-uh?
“hmm?”
Baek Woo-jin widened his eyes. The pure white stone was flashing blue light and emitting a terrifying cold air.
That stone seems to be an ice crystal, but that’s not why I was surprised.
‘What is that…’
There was a burning red stone next to the ice crystal.
-Why is Hwajeong here?
‘Hwajeong?’
-It is a fire attribute version of an ice crystal. A fiery crystal created by the endless burning of volcanic flames!
The darkness also shouted as if it was shocked.
‘Hwajeong wasn’t there before?’
-There was none! I was wondering how they made the upper room, and it turned out that they even borrowed Hwajeong’s power!
Darkness muttered that he understood now and waved the blade.
Hwaaaaaaa!
The energy of ice and fire crystals exploded through the open barrier. Extreme heat and cold began to fill the report.
“Ugh!”
“Mmm!”
Muyounggaek hurriedly took a step back and Sein frowned.
“What is this!”
-Even if the barrier was created with Aion’s aura, too much time has passed. It seems that when the barrier was weakened, the Kraken’s attack caused the two energies to become twisted. This was the reason why the regenerative ability of the northern wall weakened.
The two energies were out of harmony and competing to kill each other. They tore the barrier wider and took control of this space.
-If we leave it like this, this castle will collapse.
‘what?’
-Bingjeong played the biggest role in building this castle. Preston may have tried to make the castle’s northern wall stronger and more solid by combining fire and ice crystals, but it seems that hundreds of years have passed and its failure has been revealed.
According to Darkness’s words, it was only a matter of time before Preston Castle and the north wall collapsed.
“The rain ice crystals were here.”
Sein also nodded as if he recognized Ice Jeong. It seems that she somewhat predicted that there were ice crystals here.
“But that stone next to it…”
“It’s Hwajeong. Those stones are from here…”
When he told the story to Darkness, Sein’s face turned pale.
“Then, if we leave it like this….”
“The north wall and this entire castle will collapse.”
“Is there any way to prevent the collapse?”
“I need to absorb that energy as much as possible.”
“Then I will feel the cold….”
-If you only accept the cold, you may explode right away!
“no. It must be absorbed at the same time. “If only one side is absorbed and the balance of competition is disrupted, it will explode.”
“Then what should I do…”
“I will do it.”
Baek Woo-jin narrowed his eyes as he looked at Bing-jeong and Hwa-jeong.
‘I am the only one who can receive this energy at the same time.’
I had to use the Aura of Lasadum, which can absorb any energy, to absorb the energy of fire and ice crystals.
Coo coo coo coo!
The entire castle has already begun to shake from the clash of the two energies. There was no time.
“let’s begin.”
He immediately sat cross-legged and raised the Aura of Lasadum.
‘That’s a lot.’
Perhaps because it has been accumulated over hundreds of years, the amount of energy between the two is no joke. It was so huge that an ordinary martial artist would take their breath away the moment they received it.
Gooooooo!
By using Rasadum’s aura in a polarized manner, he absorbed all the energies emitted from the fire and ice crystals.
‘Ugh!’
It was more energy than just drinking the highest grade elixir, and it was an energy that was trying to kill each other, so the auric passage tingled.
‘You have to endure it.’
Enduring the constant pain of being hot as if my flesh was burning and cold as if my bones were freezing, I led the two energies to the Aura of Lasadum.
Gooooo!
The clash between the energies of ice and fire subsides. The two energies that stopped competing began to circulate along the auror passageway opened by Rasadum’s auror.
The two energies swirled around his entire body, creating a strange harmony.
‘It’s a bit easier now.’
If you let it go without trying to force it to harmonize, the energies will mix on their own. This also seemed to be a trick of harmony.
Wooooow.
Baek Woo-jin felt the joy of receiving the huge energy of Hwajeong and Ice Jeong and was immersed in the exercises without even realizing that time was passing.
-Tsk, here we go again.
Darkness clicked its tongue as it looked at Baek Woo-jin’s condition. He began to harmonize the two opposing energies and build them up in the Danjeon.
It’s been so long since I received 12,000 points that it’s crazy to think I’ve achieved something like that.
-How long will you become stronger?
**
Baek Woo-jin opened his eyes. A feeling completely different from before I closed my eyes filled my body. I feel like I have grown not only physically but also mentally.
Ding!
[The level of hyper-concentration has increased.]
[All abilities have increased.]
‘Oh!’
Baek Woo-jin let out an exclamation. I thought only mana and five-star physical strength would increase, but all abilities increased.
-shit!
Darkness slammed the message down with an annoyed gesture.
-And all the abilities! It now has over 20,000 points! They really give too much!
‘I have to give you this much.’
It’s strange if you absorb energy that has been stored for hundreds of years, but you don’t even get this level of ability.
Ding!
While Baek Woo-jin was making fun of darkness, the alarm rang again.
[Facing Cain’s Legacy Ice Crystal and Fire Crystal.]
[The limit of ability points increases.]
‘Huh?’
My mouth dropped open when I saw the message. I knew my abilities would increase, but I didn’t know that my growth limit would increase again.
-Ugh!
The darkness looked at the message and let out a sound as if it were deflated.
-also? Is this also Cain? What’s wrong with the world?
I had no idea that something crazy like this would happen again, with not only all abilities but also the ability limit increasing.
‘It wasn’t a jackpot, but a huge hit? ‘
-That damn bastard!
The darkness gritted its teeth as it glared at the dumb-faced Muyounggaek.
‘That bastard!’
Unlike the darkness, Baek Woo-jin smiled at Mu Young-gaek. That guy’s crazy behavior always helped him.
‘I’ll have to bring you some jewelry later.’
When I’m done, I’ll have to give you some of the gems in my inventory.
“Woo Woojin.”
Sein approached Baek Woojin with surprised eyes.
‘What is this…’
Baek Woo-jin’s energy was noticeably different than before. It’s so big and pure that it feels like I’m looking at the mana of a dragon rather than a human.
Coo coo coo coo!
When Baek Woo-jin turned his gaze to Se-in, the energy of ice and fire went to the ground, causing the earth to tremble greatly.
“uh? also?”
“This is a vibration for the regeneration of the North Face.”
Baek Woo-jin shook his head. The energy of ice and fire was spreading across the earth. The current tremor is probably the regeneration of the collapsed North Wall.
Wooooow!
The barrier that protected Hwajeong and Ice Jeong was also returning to its original form.
“I have to go!”
Sein hurriedly climbed up.
“Let’s go too!”
“Where are you going?”
When Moo Young-gaek tried to run after Se-in, he grabbed his shoulder.
“You have to clean up everything you did.”
“Uh, then…”
“You said you dug from outside the northern wall and opened all the institutions and barriers, right?”
Baek Woo-jin smiled coldly. The eyes do not show any warmth whatsoever.
“Don’t think about coming back until everything is restored. “I will check each one myself.”
-Hahaha! It’s going to be a bit of a struggle!
“Hey!”
**
Baek Woo-jin came out of the castle after ordering Mu-yeong-gaek to fill up the ground.
Most of the warriors had already come out and were looking at the north wall.
Coo coo coo coo!
The collapsed wall is shaking like mud and filling up little by little. It is a mysterious sight to see a wall being regenerated.
“Wow!”
“Finally….”
“The North Face is regenerating!”
The warriors cheered as they watched the wall being built.
“It’s all thanks to Woojin. thank you.”
Sein approached me with glaring eyes and lowered his head.
“Everything is resolved with this. Alliance with Linden Castle. “I will conclude.”
“yes?”
Baek Woo-jin opened his mouth slightly. I wasn’t able to cut down the pillar in the underground space, but I didn’t expect them to bring up the alliance first.
“But the pillar…”
“Woojin cut down the pillar. “No one said anything about cutting it, so that was it.”
“Ah…”
Goosebumps rose up her back when she saw Sein’s firm words, bright smile, and the north wall filling up behind her.
‘I’ve changed.’
The clumsy absolute that was swallowed up by tradition has disappeared.
Just as the collapsed wall was being filled, it seemed as if new strength and spirit were being built up in her to replace the collapsed tradition.
“Are you serious? “Really an alliance…”
Deple, who was behind him as if he heard Sein’s voice, was scared and came running.
“yes. Please come to the throne room after dinner. “I will prepare it.”
She entered the castle with a warm smile that seemed to melt the ice.
“What on earth happened….”
Deple looked at Baek Woo-jin with astonished eyes.
“I told you. “Believe me.”
“It was a lot shorter than I thought…”
I thought it would take three months at best, but Baek Woo-jin received the alliance in just one month. He is a person who can only be described as amazing.
“One month is enough.”
Baek Woo-jin grinned and patted Dapple on the shoulder.
‘I got everything I got here.’
I gained a lot of points through quests, raised my abilities with fire and ice crystals, increased the power of Preston Castle, and even formed an alliance.
I have gained a lot in a short period of one month, so now it is time to leave.
“Let’s return to Linden Castle as soon as the alliance is concluded.”
“ah! Since we have some time left, can we just stop by one place? ”
Dapple held up a finger.
“One place?”
“The trading city of Ramelun. It could be a watershed in this war.”
