Episode 349 Pioneering a Shortcut (1)
The Halfman Merchant Merchants made up their mind and started sending money to the guild.
The mercenaries who had laughed at him at first screamed at the amount.
Even if the funds of the upper half of the halfman that were released to the guild were close to 3,000 platinum coins.
The mercenaries and adventurers were intrigued when requests for a large amount of money were scattered all over the place.
“If it’s this much money for one escort going up, it’s worth it.”
“It is rare that such an easy task costs a lot of money. I must hurry up and accept the request.”
Their reaction was quite explosive.
Since each escort earns five silver coins, those who live and die on money cannot refuse.
The top half of Hana Hafman did not stop there.
They did a crazy thing by giving the guild another 5,000 platinum coins.
At that, the mercenaries and adventurers were caught in their ears.
Is this what making money tastes like?
Excited, they quickly packed up.
Shouldn’t there be a chance to make more money if you finish the request quickly!
That’s how all the guild’s attention was focused on the money that the upper half of the top half.
Hafman, who received the news, also smiled.
“Heh heh. Those who didn’t even come out when they needed them ended up being blinded by money.”
Harpman banging on the table and laughing slyly could be said to be the crystallization of grotesque.
The branch manager, who was watching from the side, shook his head.
“Sir, this is not the time. If we do not respond immediately to their attacks, our branches will disappear again.”
“Why are we responding?”
“yes?”
When the branch manager asked back as if he didn’t know why, Hafman leaned his back against the chair.
“What do you think you paid a lot of money to hire them?”
“Ha, but aren’t they just entrusted with an escort for going up?”
“Of course it is. Because we are merchants and they are reliable mercenaries who will protect us. Hehehe.”
At his subtle words, the branch manager opened his mouth wide.
“I can’t believe it…”
Halfman smiled, revealing his teeth as if his prediction had been met.
“Fix the wagon and count the things. This time, our side is going to sell their feet to their branch.”
Did you say that those close to you resemble each other? He was becoming more and more like someone as the days went by.
* * *
“Unique magic?”
Ray asked.
“It’s not as grand as its name. So to speak, it is the basis for becoming a high-circle mage. The goal of this chapter is to use the unique characteristics of mana to use more powerful magic.”
I was looking forward to it for a bit, but when I said it wasn’t necessary, steam leaked.
Lich explained about the magic book with words.
“The Book of Magic consists of a total of five chapters. What I know here are three chapters, the first and the second. The last two chapters are the closing chapters, and Master also said that she does not know everything.”
“Hoo.”
Having said that, I am intrigued again.
“How long has it been since the magic books were created?”
“They said it was written during the Dark Elves’ War… about three to four hundred years ago.”
“Was your teacher a dark elf?”
“yes. But after becoming a lich, you said you were ostracized from the village.”
No matter how dark elves may be, elves are elves.
I never thought that an elf living in nature would aim to become a lich.
It was definitely not a normal picture.
“Dark elf…”
Ray had faced a dark elf once before.
Although he was in charge of the priest’s surgery, he was not in a hurry.
As we chatted, the sun was setting.
Richie got up first.
“Sorry Rod. I have business at the academy for a while. It’s getting late, so let’s do this for today.”
She is holding her life vessel, the magic book, tightly in her arms.
It was revealed that he did not want to lose his only lifeline.
At that, Ray laughed.
“Be careful not to lose it next time.”
“…”
This is not what the person who stole it would say.
Richie blinked for a moment, but soon lowered his head and left for the academy.
Ray, who was left alone in the field, packed his belongings.
I returned to the Holy Land after a long time.
As much as the upper half of the top half is giving strength, I will have to move for them.
He moved with a tumbling gait.
* * *
If I were to pick one of the famous bandit wild vegetables in the Holy Land, I would pick Gleverine Wild Vegetables first.
They were building a fairly strong force, but they were troublesome even as a castle nation with armed forces and systematic formations that surpassed those of bandits.
At least, it is far from the capital, and it is a situation to keep an eye on because it is on the side of giving convenience to the castle country in its own way.
They paid a ‘toll’ on the roads leading to the mountains, and if they did not pay, they attacked nobles and merchants alike.
The amount of gold he earned was considerable, so his count continued to grow.
After decades of accumulation like that, now it has become a force that will not budge even with a fairly large guild-scale request.
Gleverine Sanchae was mainly targeted at merchants traveling upstream, but now the Sanggye is completely ruined, so the income is not the same as before.
It was around that time that they, who originally did not touch the grand corps, began to touch the upper half of the half.
When that happened, the merchants working at the upper half of the Harpman were in trouble.
To fight against them, I am afraid of their power, and to hire mercenaries to deal with them costs more money.
Still in need of a lot of money, they had no choice but to pay the toll to them by crying and eating mustard and going up and down.
Ray climbed the mountain at a staggering pace.
As we walked along the wide carriage road, bandits came here and there as if they had promised.
Twenty good-looking bandits took out their swords and threatened.
“Hehehe kid. did you come alone? This is the sea geomji (解劍池) of Daeglevine Sanchae. Drop your weapons and pay the toll.”
What is the sea black on the subject of bandits?
Ray said with a smile.
“How much is the toll?”
“When the tongue is short, the name is also short. I’m in a good mood today, so I’ll close my eyes just this once. The toll is ten silver coins.”
Ten silver coins were enough to feed one knights to their stomachs at the market.
Did he lose his conscience along with his face?
Ray frowned at once.
“These are complete thieves.”
“Khehehe. If you can’t bring it up, put all those things down and go.”
The bandits licked their lips with their tongues.
They were coveting the huge load that Rey carried on her back.
Even at first glance, it looks like it might contain expensive things.
If I sold it, wouldn’t I be able to earn ten more silver coins?
Ray obediently put the load down.
“I don’t have any money in my hands, so take this and let it go.”
“He’s not cheap, but he’s a flexible kid. bring it.”
When the bandit, who seemed to be the boss, chinned his subordinates, they approached Ray and moved his luggage.
Let’s apply strength to lift the bot luggage that looks light at first glance.
“Turn it off!”
“Aww!”
The boss frowned at the load that could not be easily moved even though the four men were clinging to it.
“What are these bastards doing now?”
“Two bosses! This is filthy heavy!”
“It doesn’t even budge what’s inside!”
“Do you want to go bandit with it? Get out of the way!”
The bandit boss strode towards Ray for some reason.
Then he spit on his palm and lifts the load.
Ray freaked out and reflexively threw his fist.
Paaang—!
A booming sound erupted from the bandit’s face.
“Aagh!”
He flew into the bush with a scream of agony.
It must be insane to dare to try to smear spittle on the saint’s holy bag.
Had the Paladins known, they would have turned into bandit skewers in an instant.
As he subdued their boss with a single blow, the bandits’ expressions changed at once.
It’s not the face that had been careless before.
Take a stance and solidify your formation.
It was like trained soldiers, so Ray was quite impressed.
“I don’t know who the owner of the wild vegetables is, but he trained them very well.”
“this guy! It’s rude to dare to talk about Chaeju!”
The bandits who surrounded Ray in formation swung their swords.
The formation to deal with the minority as a majority was quite good, but the individual skills were too lacking.
Ray leisurely dodges the sword and bursts mana from the center.
Kwaaaang—!
As the enormous density of mana exploded at once, the bandits’ formation was broken in the aftermath.
“Aaaagh!”
“You’re a magician!”
In the meantime, if you were a wizard, you’d seen it a few times, but there was no wizard who could subdue them with only mana at the center of the checkup like this.
Terrified, they scattered in all directions.
Ray didn’t bother to catch them.
He walked away and grabbed the collar of the boss who had fallen in the bush.
The boss who was dragged out limply asked with a chuckle.
“Keuk uh… Do you have something to do with me?”
“Looking at the situation, you’re the boss, right?”
“That… yes, but…”
The bandit boss noticed.
Although not an Aura user, he was an opponent who overpowered himself with a single blow.
When the thought that he could lose his life at any time ran through his head, his tone became extremely polite, unlike the first time.
Ray asked him.
“Since the brigands live, of course there must be chaeju, too, right?”
“Chaeju-nim is inside. I know very well where Chaeju lives. Let me guide you.”
Without saying a word, applause comes out naturally for his loyalty to sell the live vegetables.
However, he had an idea.
‘Chaeju-nim would be able to kill half of this spoiled child. When that time comes, you will die by my hand. Hehehe.’
He guided us with a smile on his face, not knowing the future.
It was only an hour before hell began to unfold for the owner of Glevine Mountain, who had been prosperous for forty years.
* * *
The owner of Gleverine Wildlife was a man with a huge build called Chason.
Having risen to the rank of Aura user, he possessed a mighty force as he was close to becoming a sword master.
Ten years ago, he even created the fancy title of dragon blood sword himself, so he said that.
In other words, it means a sword stained with dragon’s blood.
It was a title worthy of being mad about a subject who had never fought a wyvern, let alone a dragon.
Hana, what if a bandit is mad?
At least the people around him called him the dragon blood sword and praised him.
Chason thought he was confident enough to last for thirty minutes even if he competed against the sword master.
However, that idea has been broken today.
“Please save me!”
Chase immediately put his head on the ground.
He attacked with an incomplete aura blade, but when he saw the opponent’s perfect aura blade that exceeded two meters, he had no choice but to surrender.
The bandit leader, who was watching this nearby, opened his mouth.
Not just a sword aura, but an aura blade over a meter?
Why would someone with that much power come to such an insignificant place!
As he was biting his tongue, Ray approached Chason.
“Are you aware of your mistake?”
Chason hits his head again at the words that the person who is on the side of justice sometimes utters.
Koo-!
“I know!”
“Recite it.”
“It is the crime of buying and taking the people’s gold.”
In spite of his perfectly honest reasoning, Ray’s head only shook.
“no.”
“Are you guilty of stealing the valuable time and money of merchants by force?”
Hana’s head still repeats left and right movements.
“That is also wrong.”
“Then…?”
Ray smiled at him.
“It is a sin of not having enough tribute to pay me. Give me everything you have.”
