Chapter 353,
Chapter 108. Bradamante’s final stage of strengthening (2)
[Cannot be obtained with money or goods.]
“Of course I think so.”
[But you will need some gold. Isn’t it Zom?]
“You say you need gold?”
When the word gold came out, Murakan’s eyes widened as if he had remembered something.
“Hey Picon. Are you talking about Ozdok?”
[Oh, I remember that name.]
Jin knew the name too.
“If it’s Oz Dock. The monster from the oral tales of the eastern continent?”
In the eastern continent, an oral story related to a monster called Ozdok was transmitted.
Gold-eating monster Greedy humans who donate gold to use the monster’s power.
It’s such a famous story that Jin has heard the name of Ozdock a few times.
It was a common kind of legend that could be found in any province if the name Ozdok was changed. To teach the lesson that excessive greed leads to ruin and corruption is miserable.
[Time has passed. Kids these days only think that Ozdok is a monster in a story. In our time, it was a real headache. He ate about 30% of the world’s gold production.]
“Is it still alive? Didn’t I get subjugated even after I fell asleep?”
[Right before you fell asleep, you sealed yourself in the basement of the Sarva Castle. Because the kingdom of Sarva, which was its stronghold, was destroyed, it was no longer possible to obtain gold.]
As Ozdok was a monster that was awakened through the medium of gold, it was a monster that could not exert its power without gold.
After the destruction of the kingdom of Sarva, Ozdok chose a long sleep instead of going out in search of gold.
It was a judgment made on the instinct that life could not be saved if it was installed incorrectly among the heroes of Runcandel and Zipple who were ruling the world at the time.
It was an excellent choice, but luck was not on Ozdok’s side.
The territory of the Black Sea began to ‘expand’ while Ozdok was seeking safety by hiding in the depths of the destroyed kingdom of Sarva.
Now, everyone in the world considered the place where the kingdom of Sarva was located as the territory of the Black Sea. A thousand years ago, it was an ordinary land not included in the Black Sea.
[As the Black Sea rapidly expanded, Ozdok was covered in the poisonous land of the Black Sea. It must have been buried alive while trying to hibernate.
”
[That’s right.]
“You crazy bald head. Do you think the kid could be some old runkandel teenage knight? How does this guy catch Ozdock?”
[You are there. And Ozdok is incomparably weaker than he was back then. He must be almost dying.]
Since a thousand years had passed without being able to consume gold, Ozdok had lost almost all of his tremendous strength in the past.
“What if you’re fine? You woke him up and you thought what else would happen? Have you forgotten how much of a headache it was a thousand years ago?”
As Murakan said, Ozdok was a nuisance to the entire faction at the time.
It was because there were unspeakable civilian casualties before Nome settled in the Kingdom of Sarva, and the order of the world economy was shaken as gold prices fluctuated.
Runcandel, Ziple, and Beament were all at the same time, and all the forces of the time had put considerable effort into catching Ozdok.
There was no reason why so many forces couldn’t subdue Ozdok by force.
However, no one knew of the danger until right before he became a ‘dangerous monster’, and it was the same until the beginning of the metamorphosis.
That is, the response was delayed.
When the giant forces decided to subdue him properly, Ozdok was already taking the people of Sarva Kingdom as hostages and using them as shields.
So, while the giant powers were looking for an opportunity to kill Ozdok while minimizing human casualties, the Kingdom of Sarva was destroyed.
[The child has definitely weakened!]
“Ah, this bald guy. It’s suspicious. The other day, in the first tomb, I went through hardships because of Silder Ray. Ozdock definitely feels the same way. It’s like waking him up, and it’s the first time in my life that I’ve heard that a monster insider is needed to make a weapon…”
Pair!
After thinking for a while, Murakan clapped his hands as if he remembered something.
“I know, kid. Do you look like a guardian dragon? So you’re asking me to bring Ozdok’s inner altar to use as an elixir?”
It is said that the evil spirits are of no use to humans.
Instead, it was the highest quality elixir for dragons. It is one of the few means that can greatly increase the energy of the heart at once.
[under! level of thinking. This Picon Minche has never told a lie in her life. guardian dragon? I didn’t even tell Jin to come find me if there was such a thing. They must have just sent a guardian dragon.]
“I can’t believe it.”
[Ah-oh! If you don’t want to go, don’t go! I tried to complete the weapon at best, but they treated people like cheaters.]
“Picon, I didn’t do that. Hey Murakan. Why are you doing this to Picon? uh?”
Jin begins to soothe Picon.
In fact, Jindo had similar thoughts to Murakan to some extent. It was burdensome to wake up such a dangerous monster, and it reminded me of the hardships in the first tomb.
But it didn’t seem like a lie.
I also thought that catching Ozdok could be used not only for sword making, but for other things as well.
“Relieve your anger, Mr. Picon. Shouldn’t Picon-nim also complete her masterpiece?”
“Hmm hmm. hey yes I’m sorry. Can’t you go and wake Ozdock or Mozdock and get them?”
Murakan looked at his eyes as he spoke, and Picon nodded.
[Anyway, the damn black dragon. If it wasn’t for gin, there wouldn’t be any soup, just plain.]
A vein formed on Tuduk Murakan’s forehead. However, he persevered and scratched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly.
“Haha yes yes… Have a good trip. Well, wouldn’t it be a bad thing to definitely cut Ozdok’s breath this time?”
[If you take your own sweets, don’t eat a single bite and bring them as is. Murakan.]
“Okay. I’m strong even if I don’t eat those things.”
* * *
August 28, 1799.
A huge cat with puffy cheeks was strolling along the outskirts of the Black Sea.
It was Shuri.
This time, Shuri also showed off her abilities worthy of a spiritual creature and was easily finding the place where the capital of the old kingdom of Sarva was located.
It is an area that I visited several times even when I was a cat in Helluram, so it remains in my memory.
“I thought about it the other day too, this cat. That’s pretty coveted. Can’t you give it to your sister? He seems to like me too.”
Mary said while stroking Shuri’s back.
“It’s not possible.”
“Then I have to win this game and use the winner’s command right to take it away. Hehehe.”
The reason she rode on Shuri’s back with Jin Murakan was to decide the outcome.
They chose this match as ‘Ozdok Subjugation’ rather than one-on-one sparring.
Together, they decided to defeat Ozdok and decide who would win or lose by deciding who gave more hits and performed better, and which one took their breath away.
Murakan decided to take on the role of referee and safety officer in case of emergency. If it is judged that the two cannot defeat Ozdok even if they work together, they will nullify the match and go to battle.
Of course, Merry didn’t know that this was to strengthen the youngest’s sword.
‘It’s true that I’m grateful for Sister Mary in many ways, but it’s dangerous to publicize the existence of Vin Blanche and Picon.’
It’s not that I don’t believe in Mary Runkandel as the ‘third sister’.
However, upon learning of the existence of Vin Blanche, ‘Merry, Runcandel 7th Horseman’ would surely make a decision that would benefit the family.
That would be to force Vienna’s god, the legendary blacksmith Picon Minche, to work on all of Runcandel’s weapons, not just Jin’s.
‘Someday it will happen because of me, but not now.’
There was no way Picon, who was proud of himself, could understand that.
In the end, Runkandel would take Bin as a hostage or force Picon to work through an exercise of skill, so there was a very high possibility of trouble.
It is also natural for Jin to have all personal gains he can obtain in the future be checked through Picon.
Until Mary was convinced that she belonged to Jin Runkandel, not the master of swordsmanship, Runkandel needed to be careful about sharing information.
“Anyway, it’s my sweet monster. I’ve always wanted to deal with you at least once. It is said that they are on a different level from the mischievous monsters that roam around the beginning of the Black Sea.
She couldn’t sleep well because her heart fluttered all night at the thought of being able to fight a great monster.
That’s why I didn’t ask Jin how he knew there was such a monster.
Merry was a person who didn’t matter much if he could fight properly.
“If Kk Ozdok was in its heyday, the two of you wouldn’t be able to do it.”
As if Mary had said something cute, Murakan snorted.
Mary didn’t look too upset.
“It seems that our guardian dragon really likes the word ‘heyday’. Guardian Dragon-nim, just in case. You won’t make a biased judgment, will you?”
“Then, this body is a fair dragon.”
“Okay, grab it and go back and have a strong drink. From what I’ve heard, it seems like you have a hobby in pornography, but there are some good ones in my collection.”
“A good chunhwa with good alcohol is great. Don’t let that happen!”
Murakan and Mary got along well the whole time. As if they had been close from the beginning, Jin somehow didn’t seem very curious about how they got along without hesitation.
It was because I had always thought that the two would fit well.
“Looks like we’ve arrived.”
Shuri stopped walking.
In the middle of the outskirts of the Black Sea, all I could see was a devastated black land and sky. It was once the place where the old capital of Sarva, built of gold, stood tall.
Myaaaaaa-.
Shuri opened her mouth wide.
Then, the golden nugget that was filled with excellent water poured out. The gold nugget he had been holding since leaving the family was prepared to lure Ozdok.
It’s obvious, but the entry of people into the Black Sea itself is extremely rare.
Even more so, they were the only ones who brought such a large amount of gold to the Black Sea, where the old Sarba castle was located.
“A monster that eats gold. Let’s see where and how it came about. I brought food, so come out quickly!”
Let Mary shout as she jumps off Shuri’s back.
The cooing play…!
Intense vibrations began to spread over the ground on which they stood.
