Chapter 307. Change construction site (2)
“If I could make the arctic air cold again…. At that time, would you please cooperate with the change of construction site for Bao-ok?”
“what?”
Lloyd’s sneaky question.
At that question, the mermaid queen twitched her pectoralis major muscle.
she asked, tilting her head.
“It makes the air in the Arctic cold? that one?”
“yes.”
“how?”
“There is a way to prepare. If the queen permits it, I guess it’s a way to implement it today and see the effect.”
“Even today? right now? Is that true?”
“of course.”
“….”
Lloyd replied confidently.
The mermaid queen stared at him blankly.
“You are such a strange person.”
“Is that so.”
“of course. It’s something I’ve thought about before, but it seems that you have a special corner from ordinary humans.”
“Ahaha, words of overestimation….”
“Should I say that I often want to hit you for no reason?”
“…yes?”
“He’s really smart and smart, but that’s because he’s secretly affectionate and hateful.”
“Ummm, do you like it or hate it….”
“It’s both.”
A bitter smile hung on the mermaid queen’s lips before she knew it.
It was a smile that seemed to have already understood the intentions of this side to some extent.
“Come to think of it, you must be quite used to our kingdom. Been here for quite some time went out often In doing so, he would have been able to grasp what kind of difficulties our kingdom was facing.”
“Yes, I will not deny it.”
“Thanks to you, I was able to come with a condition that I couldn’t refuse. Am I right?”
“I apologize.”
“No, it’s okay. It’ll be quicker to check it out now. Did I mention that you can cool the Arctic air right away? Even today?”
“yes.”
“good. to prove it.”
“All right.”
A smile of satisfaction crept across Lloyd’s lips.
done.
The intention worked.
‘Because the mermaid queen has a cheerful personality as much as the muscles she possesses. After all, it was good to watch the fastball game without going round and round.’
I deliberately offered it openly.
Be honest without going round and round.
I expressed my thoughts on this side as it is.
A problem that the mermaid queen most desperately wants to solve.
presented a solution to the problem.
My back is itching like crazy.
It was a strategy that was like scratching clothes by aiming at that exact spot with a pinpoint.
‘Fortunately, that customized strategy worked.’
Lloyd was relieved.
“Then come up to the surface with me.”
left the kingdom with the queen.
I got out of the deep sea and went up to the surface.
I could see the open Hellgates blazing in the skies over the shimmering Arctic Ocean.
said Lloyd.
“Then let’s do it right away. Ah, before that, the queen, please step back a little further.”
“far? why?”
“Because it could be swept away by the cold.”
“Hmm, yes.”
The queen swam away.
Lloyd, who confirmed that he was far enough away from her, took a deep breath.
‘Whoa. carefully. slowly.’
Kiyiying…!
The three-pronged mana circle rotated.
Absorbed mana from the surroundings.
amplified in circles.
In the process, he awakened Manahat.
To be precise, right after I used Time Freeze last time, I touched the coldness of the winter heart clinging to my Mana Heart.
A mass of cold air created as a side effect of using Time Freeze.
It responded right away.
Chess!
‘…Gwap!’
It was like touching a beehive that was lurking.
Or as if waking up a hedgehog that was taking a nap.
The cold air raised a thorn-like aura.
Cold mana was sprayed randomly around Mana Heart.
It was as expected.
‘Bingryong did that. The more I use this cold heart of winter, the more it will grow. It would settle in Mana Heart like a parasite and spread throughout the body. Like cancer cells.’
Suddenly, Bingryong Tyranus’ warning came to mind.
Didn’t I tell you not to use the heart of winter carelessly if you want to live a long time?
At the same time, while coming here, he remembered how to operate the circle he had secretly practiced without Xaviel’s knowledge.
‘are you okay. I already did a safety test. This is because it uses the coldness that came as a side effect. I’m not using the Heart of Winter!’
I focused my mind.
The rampaging cold air was cut with a mana circle.
Absorbed the shaved cold air with a mana circle.
Turned the rotation of the mana circle in the reverse direction.
from absorption to emission.
The flow of mana has changed.
I stretched my hands up.
In that state, the three-pronged circle collided.
The collision of circles created a flow of fierce shockwaves.
I exhaled it with both hands.
It was a triple blast that amplified the cold air absorbed by the circle and emitted it.
Chemistry-!
Do you feel like this when you suddenly become a human smart converter air conditioner?
An overwhelming amount of cold air shot straight up into the sky.
Like a huge spear made of frost.
With momentum to put a slam dunk on the sun.
rose without hesitation
It spread like a fountain.
Paha-!
Thousands of trillions of ice particles spread like pollen.
Each particle rapidly freezes the air molecules it comes into contact with.
A calm storm of cold engulfed the skies over the Arctic Ocean.
The North Pole area was lowered to several tens of degrees below zero.
The cold air thus formed spread throughout the Arctic Ocean.
The same was true of the shimmering Arctic Ocean.
damn…! Great!
The entire sea instantly froze as thick as a yogurt smoothie.
It thickened, then hardened, then clumped together.
Finally, icebergs formed everywhere.
It was successful terraforming, not polar forming.
“…Heh heh heh.”
After finishing the blast of cold air, Lloyd gasped.
He brought his trembling hand to his thigh.
I pinched hard.
“Kwap!”
When I pinched the inside of my thigh until it bruised, I finally came to my senses.
He hurriedly shook his head and examined his insides.
‘I almost fainted just like that. If you mess with this, let’s not use it again.’
It was dizzying.
A coldness in Mana Heart as a side effect of using Winter Heart.
I wondered if I could amplify it with a mana circle and release it.
So, it was an experiment beforehand.
While riding Yongyong to here.
I turned the mana circle without Xaviel’s knowledge.
Touching the cold air and poking at it.
He said he had tested the possibilities and risks of success.
But how do you feel about using it?
Again, the test was different.
‘I thought I was going to die.’
Lloyd stuck out his tongue.
It’s not that it’s not, but the moment when the cold air erupts.
I got the feeling that all the internal organs were taken out and put on display.
In addition, he said that he even felt like his soul was ejected (?) as a set menu.
However, it was not entirely worthwhile to succeed in releasing cold air.
‘Thanks to that, the coldness clinging to Mana Heart has decreased considerably.’
Maybe it was thanks to the mana circle that cut it off and part of it erupted.
The coldness generated as a side effect was reduced by a whopping 1/3.
‘Maybe this is an unexpected effect.’
It seemed like that.
It was a chill that was created as a side effect of the Winter Heart.
Like cancer cells, they clung to the Mana Heart and did not fall off.
But, taking a little risk like this, do you erupt into a mana circle?
It was noticeably reduced.
‘It could be useful if used well. In particular, I might be able to slow down or prevent the side effects that Bingryong warned about from progressing.’
Of course, it will put a lot of strain on your body.
Besides, it can erupt only when cold air is accumulated.
It would not have been possible to overdo it at any time.
‘If you think about it, this might feel similar to collecting special bombs while playing an airplane game.’
A bitter smile formed at the thought that suddenly came to mind.
Come to think of it, it really was.
Use Time Freeze with Heart of Winter.
As a side effect, cold energy is created in Mana Heart.
If necessary, that cold air could be ejected with a mana circle.
‘I literally have a special move to use in an emergency.’
It’s not bad income.
With such self-praise, Lloyd gave up his thoughts.
I looked back at the mermaid queen who had approached me before I knew it.
“How is it?”
“….”
“Could it be cold…No, do you still feel that the coldness is not enough….”
“No, not that.”
The queen asked with a slightly dazed face.
“What the hell is that?”
“This is Lloyd Frontera. If you look at your friend Yomojomo, the builder of the jjimjilbang, you can feel the charm just by glancing at her rather warm face….”
“Stop talking nonsense like that and were you a wizard?”
“You can think of it as something roughly similar.”
Lloyd let out a wry smile.
something like a wizard
There was no other way to explain the ice blast he had just shown off.
“Thanks to the recent accidental absorption of a fairly useful material. It’s a bit of a burden on my body, but I’ve been able to do these tricks. How are you anyway? It looks pretty cold to me.”
“Not quite enough. Great.”
“Is that so?”
“of course.”
The mermaid queen nodded.
She looked around with a satisfied gaze.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve felt such a cool breeze here on the surface of the water. cool and refreshing On the one hand, I am relieved, and on the other hand, I am still worried.”
“Are you worried?”
“This cold wind will only last for a few months, right?”
“Yes, I will.”
This time, Lloyd nodded.
He admitted it meekly and looked up at the Hell Gate in the sky.
“Because it didn’t go away.”
“I guess so. Although we have made this place cold now, the hot wind will continue to flow from that Hell Gate.”
“The Queen is right. In fact, what I did today was only a makeshift solution for a few months.”
“If so, what is the fundamental solution?”
“I have to close that Hellgate. I will do that.”
“Is there a way?”
“Once you complete the jewel, you will be able to figure out a way. You can ask Bo-ok about it.”
“Excellent.”
Finally, the wrinkles disappeared from the mermaid queen’s forehead.
However, her cautious gaze toward this side was still the same.
“If you do, are you saying that you will take responsibility for the temporary measures you just took and the subsequent closing of Hellgate? Instead of changing the construction site of the jewel to your territory?”
“yes. If the Queen would cooperate.”
“Hmm.”
The queen was troubled.
Her troubles did not last long.
“good night. Let’s try to believe in the credit you’ve shown us so far.”
“thank you. Now then this….”
Scared to nod the Queen’s head.
Lloyd shook out two sheets of oiled parchment from his bosom.
“It is a contract. Let’s check it carefully.”
“….”
“Instead of building the Jewel of Truth in the Frontera Territory, I, Lloyd Frontera, will solve the mermaid kingdom and the warming phenomenon of the Arctic Ocean and close the Hell Gate. Also, when the jewel of truth is completed in the future, the mermaid kingdom and the queen will enjoy the right to use the jewel fairly in my joint name…It’s like a contract with the contents of it.”
“Hmm. It’s a contract.”
“Because it’s good to be sure of anything. Wouldn’t that make the promise remain as evidence?”
“Well, he is too.”
The Queen’s eyes carefully scanned the contract.
Indeed, the content was not different from what Lloyd had said.
The Queen’s thoughts deepened.
‘In exchange for closing the Hell Gate, it is a deal to concede the construction site of the Jewel. Come to think of it, it’s not bad. No, this is definitely a deal that will benefit our kingdom.’
Come to think of it, it was.
Although the jewel of truth is the treasure of the mermaid kingdom.
It was just a story from a far-off mythical age.
In fact, mermaids after the age of mythology lived without knowing jewels.
I have lived for a long time without any inconvenience without any jewels.
No, I didn’t even think I needed a jewel.
It was a jewel that had been so completely forgotten.
‘But this human excavated it.’
If it wasn’t for Lloyd Frontera.
Could Bo-ok see the light of the world again?
That’s not the case, thought the Queen.
‘Besides, if we build a jewel in our kingdom, the risk will increase as much as the benefit.’
The Queen reflected on the lessons of the Age of Mythology.
All races of the time coveted the Jewel of Truth.
To give back the wisest answer to any question.
It was treated as the most powerful weapon in the world.
So everyone tried to occupy the jewel.
They waged a war to monopolize the Jewel.
The bloody battle of all races that ended the Age of Mythology.
It was a great war.
‘In the end, the jewel was destroyed. It is said that our ancestors were also hit hard by losing their homeland. But what if jewels were built in the kingdom today? There is no guarantee that the events of that time will not be repeated.’
Not right now though.
If the existence of the gem is known.
In the future, everyone will covet Jewel.
The peaceful mermaid kingdom may be engulfed in war.
‘But what if the jewel construction site is conceded to Lloyd Frontera’s estate?’
I felt like I could pass that risk.
However, the name of Bo-ok is common.
The right to use the gem would have been enjoyed intact.
In other words, the risk was passed to the Frontera domain and the rights were fully enjoyed.
The mermaid queen, who had been counting that far, stopped laughing bitterly without realizing it.
‘This must have been a proposal with everything in mind, including the fact that I would do this kind of calculation.’
I forgot
Laughter flowed from the sudden realization.
But strangely, I didn’t feel bad.
It was because he could feel Lloyd’s consideration in this proposal.
‘In fact, we could have just decided on it without telling us about the construction site. No, it would have been enough for normal selfish people.’
However, Lloyd Frontera in front of him did not.
It would have been cumbersome.
I would have been greedy.
Nevertheless, they formally asked for negotiations.
He even put forward a pretty nice proposal that would satisfy both parties.
Then you don’t need to skip this.
Rather, it is a contract that deserves to be welcomed with open arms.
“Good. I like it. Let’s make a contract.”
The mermaid queen smiled widely and tightened her pectoralis major muscle.
A contract smile formed on Lloyd’s lips as well.
The most powerful treasure of the Age of Mythology.
It was the moment when the construction site for the Jewel of Truth was officially decided as Frontera territory.
