Episode 230
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“To think that you will actually see what you have only seen in the torture of the clan…”
Elaine muttered that she did not know that this had not been lost yet, and her voice was mixed with a strange surprise.
That must be proof that this item is special and rare. Russell’s eyes trembled.
I unknowingly swallowed my saliva.
‘If it’s to the extent that even the Elves own valuable items…’
How much did the royal family of Kiel have been loved by the spirits in the past?
Putting aside the curiosity that had popped into his head for a moment, Russell asked a question.
“Then, this norigae… can you enter the spirit world anytime, anywhere with just a pass?”
When I tried to blow mana, there was no reaction such as opening the door? – As he asked, Russell felt his circle lightly pulsating.
Woo woo-.
heart palpitations.
It was a land where proper records were not left even after the spirit egg torture.
Seeing the existence of a pass in this way, it would not be unheard of, but it was clear that the number of people who had stepped on that land was extremely small.
‘It would be a lie if I said that as a wizard, my interest in the unknown is not swayed.’
Arain quietly shook her head at Russell’s question.
“Unfortunately, that is not the case.”
She lifted a nearby tree branch and explained, drawing a circle on the floor.
Ji profit -.
“Just as spirits need doors to manifest into the material world, humans need doors to enter the spirit realm.”
“If it’s a door…wouldn’t it just be possible to use the passage through which the spirits come and go?”
“That’s an exit prepared for the spirit to come out. To enter from this side, you need a separate entrance.”
Shaking her head once, she put down the branch in her hand.
“Fortunately, there is a record of how to open the door to the torture of the clan. Of course, it will take about three days to complete the preparations, but…” He
continued with a smile.
“If your benefactor wants it, I’ll prepare it right now.”
“Then right now…!”
Russell stopped talking.
In my mind, I wanted to see the mysteries of the spirit realm with my own eyes right now.
‘But at least not now.’
Endymion’s two allies.
The war between the Naze Alliance and Kiel has not yet been concluded, and it is in the midst of a comeback.
Even now, I made time to visit the village of the elves, but if I went into the spirit realm and wasted several days-.
‘An evil order will fall.’
Russell trembled once, remembering Hecate’s eyes that would rise upward.
“Benefactor?”
“Mr. Russell?”
The elf mother and daughter, who were looking at the scene incredulously, tilted their heads, and Russell immediately shook his head.
“To be honest, I want to check the spirit realm right now… but unfortunately, I don’t think I have the opportunity right now.”
There was no need to be sad because it wasn’t this time.
As long as there was a pass and a way to open the door, there was always a chance to look around the spirit realm.
“I will ask you again next time.”
Until then, Russell hadn’t even thought of it.
The fact that he will visit the spirit world much earlier than he expected…
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Four months after that.
The war, which was thought to have an outcome in one way or another, became sluggish as time passed.
The onslaught in the beginning was nowhere to be seen, and the Imperial Army and the undead forces that attacked the Kiel and Naze alliances focused on defending their positions, rather than pushing down from a certain moment.
Even at this moment, only a few small skirmishes took place on the front line, but the main force of the Imperial Army was still not moving.
Of course, battles between superhumans did not exist either.
Areks and Amelia Merwin were also guarding their respective territories in preparation for an unexpected situation.
However, that does not mean that the current situation means peace.
The night before the storm.
Just as the night right before a storm was the most tranquil, a strange tension was spreading all over the continent.
Even the number of spies uploaded a day easily exceeded hundreds.
「Imperial Army 8th Division and 17th Corps are moving toward the northwestern border…」
「Appearance of undead forces in the central battlefield as well as low-level undead as well as armored skeletons and skeleton warriors…」
「Death Knight witnessed near the Cornwall Wall As far as we know, the number is…”
Reports coming from all over the border.
Thanks to that report, the leaders of Endymion were struggling with emergency meetings several times a day.
Besides, that wasn’t the only problem.
Even if it wasn’t so, the atmosphere inside the kingdom was in a state of chaos, but recently, reports containing strange contents have started to come up from all over the country.
Reports of huge coniferous forests drying up and dying overnight were nothing.
Starting with the story of thousands of pyeong of wheat fields rotting overnight, ruining farming, reports of wells and springs suddenly drying up or being polluted, and all the villagers getting sick.
Even absurd rumors have been reported that a group of trees have appeared in the west of the kingdom, with their roots and branches hanging like tentacles, wailing.
While confirming the contents, King Alfonso Ratmos pressed his temples with a distraught expression.
“Even the movement of the empire alone is nothing to worry about…”
Even so, as a king, it is impossible to sit idly by domestic problems.
Regent Hecate, who carefully checked the contents of the report once again, spoke up.
“Sir Hemingway.”
“Sorry. majesty.”
“I know that an investigation team was dispatched a while ago, but is there any report that came up later?”
Hemingway shook his head at Hecate’s question.
“We haven’t been able to find outliers yet.”
“Is there any possibility that the Empire did something wrong?”
Shaking the enemy from the inside is also a branch of strategy. Hecate wanted to check that part now.
“We are investigating with that in mind as well, but we haven’t found any signs of burning someone’s hand yet…”
He added, blurring his words.
“This time, we plan to form and dispatch a second investigation team with a little more skill.”
If you were to be classified as a person with skill in the royal road mage tower, you were talking about a person with at least 4th circle…or 5th circle.
Not only do they fully fulfill their role as wizards, but they also have various experiences and expertise in their respective fields.
As they concluded their words, the king, who had been listening quietly, put an end to the agenda.
“It is impossible to face the enemy while carrying internal anxiety. I know you have a lot of work, but I want you to pay more attention.”
“yes. your majesty. If even a small clue is found, I will report it as soon as possible.”
This meeting was also held on an urgent basis, but there were a lot of agendas to be dealt with.
And so the meeting goes on and on.
“Huh…”
It was late at night when Russell returned home.
It was already well past midnight.
It’s been several days since the meeting has been held like this, so even if it’s a superhuman level, ordinary ministers must have been exhausted.
Nevertheless, ministers in each field did not show the same color.
It just cast a little shadow on his face. Perhaps it is a disprove that he has a knack for dealing with things like this.
dump-.
After hanging the coat he was wearing on the wall and unbuttoning the front of his shirt, Russell buried himself deep into the bed.
As I feel the soft mattress supporting my back, I quietly close my eyes and reflect on the content of today’s meeting in my head.
Two things are of concern.
The first was the imperial attitude.
Isn’t it an empire that has lost two superhumans in recent years, McRae Hughes and Walter Piglet?
Even if you buy yourself, it’s not enough, rather, you’re moving troops as if you’re going to start a great war.
‘What the hell are you thinking?’
Is there anything more frustrating than facing an enemy whose ulterior motives are unknown?
“Grunt.”
Russell groaned at a question for which no clear answer could be given no matter how hard he tried.
Also, what bothered me the most was not the Empire’s problem.
‘The second is an anomaly that is happening all over the country.’
The former was much more important than the latter, if we had to put the weight of the work.
But what is the reason why the latter attracts more attention?
‘I don’t know.’
Russell quietly closed his eyes as questions he couldn’t understand lingered in his head.
It just didn’t show up outwardly.
It might have been a bit of fatigue, but I hoped to feel the calming spirits creeping in for a while.
Soon after, only the sound of small breathing came from Russell’s room.
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Gyareuk Gyareuk-!
Beep beep beep!
What awoke Russell, who had been sleeping, was a sudden commotion and a sharp pain in his wrist.
“Ugh-.”
Russell awoke, feeling the noise and throbbing at the same time.
When he looked up, he saw Pepper, who had just appeared, whimpering with his wrist in his mouth.
Sherbet escaped from the shape of the bracelet at Pepper’s action and flew around crying, not knowing what to do.
However, Pepper’s appearance was a little strange.
It wasn’t that he had completely escaped the door of the spirit realm, but he had stuck only his head and forepaws out and was pulling Russell’s wrists inwards.
It was as if he was trying to drag himself into the spirit realm.
“Pepper you…”
muttered a puzzled Russell, letting go of his hand and causing Pepper to pat his front paws.
Gyareuk Gyareuk Gyareuk-!
Even at a glance, the crying sounds that seemed urgent, despite the fact that the mind and the spirit were connected, unrefined thoughts poured in randomly.
Just one thing.
What Russell could feel in it was a clear request for ‘help’.
“Is something going on in the spirit realm?”
Gyareuk Gyareuk!
Pepper nodded rapidly.
Right after that, a translucent green window covered Russell’s eyes.
[Mission]
An abnormal phenomenon in the spirit world.
Currently, the spirit world is in great danger due to an anomaly that suddenly appeared.
A world where the spirit world and the material world are inseparable from each other.
Anomalies that occurred in the spirit world are beginning to affect the material world, and the results are appearing all over the continent.
Resolve the anomalies in the spirit realm.
[Reward]
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‘Is it affecting the material world?’
Drying coniferous forest.
Dead earth and wheat fields.
Contaminated well and spring water.
A series of things flashed through his mind like a flash, and Russell shouted in admiration.
‘no way!?’
Some time after that, an order requesting a convocation was delivered to key figures throughout the capital and spread.
It was the first emergency meeting convened using the authority of the Grand Duke.
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