Chapter. 16. Saint and Perfectionist (3)
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Buuuuung –
“To the former sailor’s position!”
“Wizards, priests, shamans, and others who can affect the mana in the air nearby, please move to their designated seats! “The exposure of Gongmanseok will soon increase!”
“Oh my gosh.”
“Otman, are you here?”
“Oh, is that you? okay. “Did you organize it well?”
“Yeah whatever. “Is that the only person lost during the war?”
“If you say so, but… it’s a bad habit to look at yourself through other people’s eyes. “Especially people like you who are overly objective.”
“I will listen carefully. “Where should I go this way?”
“This way. “I heard that the noble rooms are the farthest from the public seats, so they are stored there.”
“…The wizards listen really well, don’t they? “Did you find any weakness?”
“Hmm… if I had to really ask, it would be this airship. This really appealed to the wizards, but they became calm when they heard that if they went on a rampage, they could fall. They also know that when the Wind Wizard visits, all kinds of things break and become a mess. “Thanks to you, I am taking care of myself.”
“That’s a good thing.”
Old man Galud, who was walking a little away, seemed to like it quite a bit as he was excited like a child and said, ‘Oh… Felix should have seen this…’
The wizards, following the sailor’s guidance, entered their respective rooms, and Idrasil and Notum, who had arrived in our room first, were standing close to the window, looking out with excited expressions.
“We have confirmed that all personnel have been located correctly! The airship ‘Golden Field’ rises! Increase! Increase!”
““Ascend!!!””
At the words of someone who did not know whether it was the captain or the captain and the words of the crew members ringing the airship, Notum and Idrasil, who were glued to the window like children riding an airplane for the first time, moved as fast as lightning and pressed their bodies to the floor as much as possible, trying to do something. Something that could be fixed, that is, grabbed my leg.
Clang-dea-deuk-dea-deuk! Rattling rattling!
“Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Woooooooo!”
“Ehii notum. It’s okay, it’s okay.”
“Professor, as your observer, I am sure that this is your first time riding in an airship, just like the rest of us. Therefore, your ‘it’s okay’ words and actions just now have no credibility.”
“How… can I at least collect some water…?”
“They say it won’t fall. “If you use magic now, there will be a conflict between the magic stone circuit and Otman’s mana, so there will be a higher chance of it falling.”
“Umm… Is it true that you’re shaking like this? No matter how I look at it, it looks like the ship will break…”
“Maybe? “This is my first time riding an airship.”
As I said, I could roughly guess from looking at the room that this was a normal process.
Tables and chairs nailed to the floor. Likewise, furniture that is fixed so tightly that it looks a bit clunky. It was said to be an aristocratic room, but other than a small picture stuck to the wall, there were no teacups, vases, or other movable objects, so it seemed like it was made with this level of vibration in mind.
‘You said it was number 148, right? If you’ve gone through that much trial and error, it’s worth complementing these details.’
Of course, the golden family of Teldrat. Aircraft was chosen well. The airship crew said that Aedran’s butler cried when he saw the floor of the family warehouse revealed for the first time in 120 years, but it did not seem like the money was wasted.
Boo Woo-Woong-
The Greater Vibration, along with the vibration of the vibration, the purple light of the ball is wrapped around the hull and the horsepower of the top-of-the-class ridges, which is embedded in the hull, ran to a blue net along the Mago Engineering Ceremony.
An incredible sight, with a path of blue mana running like a spider’s web over a golden fuselage engulfed in purple light.
Anyone who sees this will agree that it is a testament to the change of a generation.
Dduddudduddud-
“It’s falling! “It’s falling!”
“Goooooooo! My stomach is itchy! “The intestines are pushed down!”
“It’s not going down, it’s going up.”
The desert outside the window gradually began to recede.
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
the vibrations in the hull subside along with the dull sound characteristic of a horsepower engine. In the brief silence, applause began to break out sporadically here and there. Otman, Notum, and even Idrasil were applauding the sight of the airship successfully taking off, with thrilled faces.
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– Heungan Mandu: Fuck, God!
– Jokass: Floating…. Floating. It really took off.
– Nutria Gena: Regardless of function, it’s really crazy. I also liked flying on airplanes when I was young.
– Heungan Dumplings: The dream…. the dream has come true! Now, as long as that airship moves to the April world, I can live as a generator beggar for the rest of my life and only do GG! Professor Park took responsibility for the rest of my life!!!!
– DOOMgay: Just looking at the vibration must be quite a ride.
– Soy Sauce Gay Bar: Brother Ian! Come out for a moment! Bex started foaming at the mouth and having a fit because he said he was on the professor’s plane!
– DOOMgay: Throw it at Cheonryuje. He was put to sleep well without hurting anyone.
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Not to mention our chat room, the community was also plastered with posts like [It was eventually posted] and [The Singularity has arrived].
Replacement of technology generations. It is the first demonstration of magic engineering and even a stage called war where its true value can be made known to the whole world.
Empty!
“Guests, please wait at the designated location! The airship is still ascending!”
Listening to the sailor’s voice echoing outside the cabin, the professor shook off the two heterogeneous people he was clinging to and lay down on the bed.
A short break.
Now that the ascent is over, the aircraft will be stable and it will be no problem to use a little mana or divine power. At that time, I planned to contact the church using sacred communication.
‘Current front line. The progress of our troops’ operations. Enemy size and trends. Observation information on the newly discovered Named or Edeorna. Stop by the Aedran family to check for supplies. The nobles who need to be persuaded on the issue of commander-in-chief of reinforcements coming from the empire must be checked to see if there are any believers of light or mercy among them, and since air routes have been opened separately from land transportation…. by melting the permafrost with an oil wizard…. prosperity If you occupy the divine position, there is a possibility that the war will lead to a war of attrition…’
[Please clarify?]
‘Arthur. These should be scattered widely and dealt with one by one, starting from the ones caught. If you neglect anything, an accident will happen.’
Just thinking about it for a moment gives me a headache. There were a lot of things to think about.
In war, a commander’s brain is working to its limit even when eating and pooping, so he must rest well when he can.
“Proceed like a rhinoceros horn.”
“Gwok?”
“just. “I remembered something I heard somewhere.”
The professor closed his eyes as he watched the desert disappearing outside the window. When you open your eyes now, you will be so busy that you won’t have time to think about anything else for a while.
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“I can’t ride.”
“yes?”
“We are people who share life with the essence of the earth. Saladin You may not understand because you are a warrior, but-”
Shuffle!
“I am a magician. water system. Waterbuck. I rode that too and nothing happened? I heard that all of us water wizards also ride there and the wind wizards said they want to live there for the rest of their lives? Why not? Why not?”
“Hmm, to be able to contain the essence of knowledge in the body of a warrior, you are indeed a superhuman recognized by the Lord….”
“Yes! superman! Ubermansch! I don’t know about you, but I’m a superhuman of salvation recognized by the Creator here? So, let’s not be stubborn and go for a cheap ride! yes?”
“But you can’t do something that can’t be done. Isn’t there rain and wind blowing in the sky? It was originally your territory. However, we are people born with a destiny to live with our feet on the ground for the rest of our lives. “The moment we get on that unholy ship, where neither the support nor the base are in contact with the earth, we will lose our connection with the earth, suffer in agony, and crumble like sand.”
“Oh my gosh, I’m really frustrated! Press! hey! Aren’t these people your subordinates? “Can’t you… try something?”
“Ummmm I don’t know…. Hey Germatal. Can I ask this Nulak a favor? “Professor Lee said he had to go quickly because the situation was urgent.”
“…The lives of our entire clan have been saved by you, so I will follow your orders. However, you must understand that the order will kill everyone you saved.”
Oh, oh, oh, oh! Absolutely!
“So you say so? How can I order them to board if their corpses are acceptable? I’ll tell you in advance, when a person dies, he or she becomes meat. “I can’t even eat it.”
“Oh really!”
This is where Nulak rules. This was where his tribe was located.
The airship was faster than I expected and I was more tired than I thought. Thanks to this, I slept so soundly that I didn’t even notice it when I was carried, so I had to cancel my original plan to communicate with God as soon as I woke up. Right now, that chunky fleshy talent was waiting for me outside.
‘Ka-hahahaha! I’m sorry about this, Saladin! You understand that you are a person who stands above others, right? Throwing all that is left into the quicksand to save a friend who is in danger is not something a leader should do!’
‘…What if you don’t understand?’
Kudangtangtang –
Flat porridge!
‘I have committed a mortal sin. As a shaman who can read the desert in his own way, I have seen through the starlight what you did, what you fought, and what beings you stood shoulder to shoulder with. Please be satisfied with this one neck of Nulak, who values the things below.’
What can I say… I thought that the real Nannom was a Nannom. The sight of the guy greeting us as warmly as last time reminded me of the first time I met him with a rakshasa, so I responded somewhat bluntly, and immediately threw his plump body down and fell flat in front of me, his flaccid body flopping across the floor. It looked like a rolled rice bag.
I also understand. As for the situation at the time, anyone can see that Kauladi, the leader of the two factions, was defeated, but in return, the largest taboo in history was targeted at me, so it was the right choice for the leader to quickly throw away myself and my group who were caught up in it and escape from the scope of the quicksand.
However… the fact that he escaped from the quicksand with so many fleets meant that the power of Nullak’s magic was great enough to move the entire coalition fleet that was with him.
If only Nulak had been with us until the end. If I had added the power of that great magic, a different future would have unfolded… When I thought about it, an unpleasant feeling like a thorn came out.
“road! “What kind of nonsense is that?”
“Everyone, don’t move a single step from that spot!!! If you react even to the slightest bit to what’s going on here between the professor and me, I swear to you, in the name of this Nulak, I will tear you to pieces and throw you into lizard food! Close your eyes and ears!! “It’s an order!!!!”
“Lord….”
“You are executed! “Take him away!”
“It’s not possible! Leave this behind! Lord, you are the Nulak of our great desert–”
Even though he has such great power, he cranes his neck in front of me and orders his subordinates not to react in any way to what will happen next. His resolute attitude, and above all, the fact that he gave up his life so bravely, looked up at me with his thick eyes buried in flesh, and gave me a bright look like, ‘Please save me, Your Majesty….’
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– Holly: He looks like an asshole, but he’s cool…
– Highway Nacho Man: He looks like an asshole, but he’s cool.
– Noroo Drug: It is generous in many ways and serves 10 people.
– Jokass: Don’t you think he will have a separate quest line? The character is clear in many ways, right?
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….okay. It feels exactly like that. He’s hateful, but strangely likable.
It’s not like there’s no reason. It wasn’t that there was any malice. Not only is it not a wrong choice, but it is also an attitude of taking responsibility in advance before blaming myself.
‘….What would kill them?’
Jump up!
‘Hahaha! That’s right! This Nulak said that he had committed a mortal sin, but it really was not something worthy of death! hey! Bring back the guy you dragged away earlier and give him a drink! Your family must have gone to catch you too, so bring them back too! Let’s start with the fastest lizard! Hahahahahahahaha-‘
‘You really….’
‘The words of a great being carry weight! It seems like you don’t realize it, but it won’t be easy to take back what you said once you’ve said it! It doesn’t seem like you are that kind of person to begin with! You made a very good choice! When this Nulak dies, he is nothing more than a lump of rain, but when he lives, isn’t he the emperor of the desert? Hahahahahaha thank you for your hard work! We’ve prepared a banquet, so let’s go and eat first! I also sweated a little for the first time in a while and I was hungry!’
‘No hey-’
‘Hello! As always, prepare the grandest banquet! Today you will serve the one who put an end to the taboo of the desert with both hands! Kahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
I thought what would come out of killing him, so I saved him, and he jumped on my palanquin like a flea and started a feast.
What happens after that? At the feast, delicate desert dancers filled with gold and silver treasures came out and melted the sailors and merchants. Our group, who had not been able to relax even for a moment since entering the desert, let go and enjoyed our time.
‘Ka-hahahahahahahahaha! So, you’re the one who built that flying ship?’
‘Hot hot hot hot hot hot! It deals with a power that has a very unique system. Is the thing engraved on that ship a spell? ‘Can I touch it?’
‘Hahahahaha! Well then! The [Drums of Hunger] made from the skins of me and my enemies are this Nulak’s greatest strength and pride!’
‘Hot hot hot hot hot! This is awesome! ‘I want to learn how the structure works!’
‘If you live here and make me one of those, I’ll teach you!’
‘Hot hot hot hot hot! ‘You’re a thief!’
‘Hahahahahahaha! If it weren’t for the professor, I would have hit his head right now!!’
Roman and Nulak, who had secretly crawled out, were playing while being beaten to death. In the meantime, the oil wizards, who were the payment for the existing contract, asked to fill the airship with their lives, and Nulak, who boasted that he would do so, saw the actual shipment amount of the airship be confirmed and his smiling face froze. .
A fun, pleasant, and salty time has passed.
And the next day. I finally met the Desert Earth Wizards who use the Oil Wizard Earth Essence that I had only heard about, and I am about to leave… but these guys are holding on, saying I can’t go.
To be precise, even if you die, you won’t be able to ride the airship.
“let’s go!”
“I’m going to walk!”
“I said I didn’t have time!”
“I’m going to run!”
“Why don’t you like high places? I heard you can at least do some hiking! “It’s high there too!”
“That’s why when you climb high ground, you climb on all fours!”
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– Jokass: Give up. It is said that all earth monks suffer from severe fear of heights. Even if I say that, if it’s not something really important, I probably won’t even go up the mountain.
– Nutria Gena: I looked into it, but they don’t even go up to the second floor of the building. Didn’t you see that? The Earth Mage’s Magic Tower.
– Jokass: Oh, that original?
– Nutria gina: ㅇㅇ
– professor: Original? Show me too.
– Nutria Gena: [Attachment: ‘What earthworms call a pagoda.’] You’ll understand right away when you see it, right?
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I asked the community for support because I thought there was no way to persuade them, but all I got back was the assurance that I would never be able to persuade them.
Photo sent by Nutria. The images of what the Earth Wizards call their ‘magic towers’ looked like screenshots taken from several different locations, but they all had one thing in common.
‘….is that a magic tower?’
A building made of stone in a remote rocky area. As its nickname suggests, it was a very spacious, one-story circular building in the shape of a round disk. Because they don’t want to take their feet off the ground, they build a building that is flat on the ground and call it ‘Magic Tower’.
When I looked closely, I noticed that the person was walking as if he was dragging his feet to keep them from leaving the ground. Every action of this black bald man seemed to announce that he was one with the earth.
‘…It’s going to spin, really.’
The importance of oil wizards in the coming war cannot be overstated.
Wide-area suppression using ‘unquenchable fire’? That’s something even the original fire magicians could do.
Their real value was in reducing the overwhelming ‘non-combat losses’ we would face on the road to northern permafrost.
‘It’s actually a two-legged nuclear power plant and an oil refinery at the same time. A human being who extracts oil, refines it, and spits it out. That is the true value of an oil wizard.’
It’s cold in the north. This is a neighborhood where when you spit, frozen saliva rolls around, and when you urinate, if you don’t stop quickly and forcefully, the frozen urine comes up and you’re likely to end up in a rather terrible situation. It is not called the land of permafrost for nothing.
Moreover, the main forces of the human allied forces are knights and infantry. They are all wearing armor made of metal and wielding weapons made of metal. Are they going to the North in that condition?
Not only is the weapon and armor brittle and easily broken, but the frozen chain mail will become serrated teeth that will tear the skin, greeting the tender bare skin.
Armament mainly made of metal. This is the biggest challenge in conquering the North, and this is why all of the stockpiled armor must be melted down to create northern armor made of cotton, silk, and other tough materials. Of course, since the existing supply system must be completely overhauled, the already dry air must be squeezed even further.
These people, called oil wizards, can greatly ease this process. That oil is still a magical essence and can be controlled by their will.
Of course, it creates warm roads and campsites with an unquenchable fire, and even if you pour it on people and set it on fire, the people do not burn, only the oil burns.
‘You can literally see the Burning Knights charging. Of course, you can use existing armor without having to purchase new equipment. Thanks to this, supply is stabilized and it is incredibly effective in the conquest of the North, which will lead to a war of attrition and a long-term war.’
So, these bastards must be taken away. To the battlefield, to the commander’s barracks filled with hard-headed knights. In order to explain the future plan to the knights who don’t believe it easily unless they see it with their own eyes, at least one person must fly to Roderick with me. I need someone to go pour oil on my body and set it on fire.
“…How long will it take if I jump…?”
“Don’t worry. Our walk with the earth throughout our lives is different from that of ordinary people. “If we leave right now…”
“If we leave?”
“It will only take about 20 days to reach the country you indicated.”
I really want to kill you.
I want to destroy that proud face that stretched the distance that should have taken 5 days by airship to 20 days.
Okay, but what if it’s the 20th? Since I have a lot of things to do other than them, I’ll prepare a little leisurely and delicately. Let’s wait and sort out all the other things, and what can happen to those commanders who don’t believe in such plans, if we persuade them with the saint’s holy and strong missionary work. . It’s worth waiting for about 20 days.
but. I can guarantee that those stubborn wizards will never be able to go near Roderick within 20 days.
because? They are desert natives who have never left the desert. I guess I only counted walking in a straight line towards my destination like in the desert. There aren’t many obstacles in the desert, and hostile tribal areas are just a short walk away.
But it is different. There is a country, its borders are wide, and within it, countless territories are divided, and it is we, the people, who talk in different voices.
Is there any lord who wouldn’t be interested in black-faced wizards crossing his territory using the Chukji method? I’ll probably go snooping around to see if there’s anything to rob or if they’re dangerous guys. These people, as big as a rock, are nobles and fools, and we will go our way. Then, I fight with a shabby nobleman. Use magic. It’s turning into a diplomatic issue. Confinement Kidnapping Grudge Blackening Arrival delayed Arrival delayed Arrival delayed Arrival delayed Arrival delayed….
20 days? If you tell them to come and go to Roderick to do some work, they won’t be able to arrive even if it takes 10 years.
‘You should never let those guys go together. How to do it How can we kidnap those tight-lipped oilmen to Roderick without delaying Hansi’s busy schedule?…’
“What do you mean?”
“We are faster than horses.”
“What about the carriage?”
“Nothing is possible unless both feet are on the ground.”
“So all I have to do is stick to the ground?”
“hmm.”
Suddenly, just as I was about to roughly kidnap them by putting them to sleep, a good idea occurred to me.
Movement without lifting one’s feet as if grazing the ground.
A galloping speed that boasts of being faster than a horse.
A wizard is a being who becomes one with the relevant attribute and water, and as proof of this, he is a water wizard who does not easily suffocate in water.
‘Then wouldn’t it be similar for earth wizards?’
“Oh…”
That’s plausible. Very plausible.
“Did you… say germatal?”
“Yes. I represent the tribe of our land.”
“good. I just thought of a way to satisfy both of us? “Is it okay if the trip gets a little rough?”
“Of course, as long as our precepts are followed. “It is to repay the life debt owed to Master Nulak by the lives of all members of the tribe. It is not a matter of blaming you for the hardships of the journey when you are heading to the battlefield.”
“Really~?”
The professor smiled brightly at the refreshing answer of Germatal, the leader of the oil wizards.
What came to his mind was the strong rope that the Holy Knights of the Light Church carried to capture heretics anytime and anywhere.
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