Episode 768 The True Evil Group (1)
Taking advantage of the bandits’ absence, the Dark Spirit quickly headed inside.
There, as usual, an old man was messing around and making something.
The only difference from the previous one is that there are piles of inside layers that condensed terrifying poison energy.
‘I’m guessing twenty of them.’
If you think that 20 horses are fed to the king of each kingdom one by one, the East Continent will fall into great chaos.
Chaos invites war.
For Heukbang, self-destruction on their own would be the easiest way to win the war.
The black spirit approached in an instant with quick footwork like a snake passing by.
While the old man was distracted by the manufacturing process and lost his eyes for a moment, he rushed in and collected the dogmas in his pocket.
Is it because of its small size?
The Dark Spirit, who had put all of his arrogance into a leather pouch the size of his palm, took out his sword this time.
Dogdan is dogdan, but you can’t let someone who knows how to make it live.
When the hidden signs are revealed, the old man’s body stiffens as he whistles while working.
“Who are you?”
Heukyoung said, holding the sword behind the back of the old man who did not dare to move and became hardened like a stone.
“I don’t know. If I look back, I will kill you, so just answer the questions quietly.”
nodding-!
I thought I would do a mediocre resistance once or twice.
Looking at his trembling hands in fear, he doesn’t seem to be worried about that.
“What are you planning to do with this poison?”
“I just do what I am told to do. I don’t know what to use it for…”
After hearing the answer, Heukyoung waved his hand without hesitation.
The old man grabbed his fingers and collapsed with a cool ‘squeak’ sound from where the sword extended.
“Quaaaaagh!”
The old man’s blood splattered all over the joint.
Dark Young said in a nonchalant tone.
“If you lie again, I will cut off your wrists. What are you planning to do with the poison?”
There is no sense of mercy from Ilgo in his voice.
Lee Ja was a man who committed murder as if he were eating rice.
Otherwise, there’s no way I could move like I’m used to it.
The old man endured the pain and straight up.
“Kkeuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…”
Well, this is assuming as much as possible.
The purpose of the poison was pre-determined anyway, so there was nothing new about it.
It was just a kind of performance to discourage the old man from the beginning.
“Are there any places other than here that make poison?”
“Ugh… I don’t think….”
“Are you sure?”
As soon as he raised his life as if he was going to die at any moment, the contemplative old man slapped him.
“I really am! I heard that they are made around Celia, an intermediary trading country, so that it can be easily sent to each country!”
Heukyoung also agreed to the old man’s words.
If you really want to send it to another country, the best way is to distribute it in Celia.
As a trading country, it had opened trade routes in all directions for a long time.
“I get it. Then I will ask you one last time.”
“Yes yes! Ask me anything!”
“Since when did your boss go out? And where did you go?”
“Oh, I’ve been away since yesterday. It’s my opinion, but I think he went to visit the elf girl.”
“Elf bitch?”
Dark Spirit demanded an explanation.
Could it be because the fingers were cut off from the start?
The old man, who was more afraid of the fist in front of him than from far away, continued without interruption.
“At first glance, I heard that this happened decades ago. He left with poison, saying that there is someone he must avenge. He said he would be back in four days, so he wouldn’t have gone far. After that, I really don’t know.”
plural plural
Even a man that strong would have been just a rookie decades ago, so from the elves point of view, it wouldn’t stop at just kicking out the bully.
It wasn’t that uncommon, so Heukyoung turned off his interest.
he drew his sword
“Come back.”
The old man finally let out a sigh of relief as he finished speaking.
A gloomy momentum that is so deep that you don’t know the end.
It was as if the boss who had been longing for him day after day was in front of him.
“I bought and lived. huh……?”
long bloodlines.
Red lines continued around it as if time had stopped.
With a terrifying feeling, a fountain of blood gushed out of the old man’s throat.
* * *
After leaving the bandit’s lair, Heuk-young found So-young on that road.
Busy in her office day after day, she felt the presence of a dark spirit and put the parchment aside.
“Didn’t you go on vacation?”
“No, I already enjoyed everything I enjoyed.”
‘Look at this.’ The place he pointed to was full of all kinds of food.
From the skewers at the stalls to the weird food that looks like the tail of a candy lizard.
Heukyoung thought that her eating habits were terrible.
“done. There is more information than that.”
“What?”
“It seems that the bandit’s lair has been emptied. I’ve collected all dogmatism, but there’s one thing I’m stuck with.”
Heukyoung put down his leather pouch on the desk and said.
“They say the reason the boss left is because of revenge from decades ago, but it seems the elf is involved. I think I should report it to my lord.”
“That’s right. It’s because our saint who can’t use four legs if it’s an elf. But isn’t that a bit strange?”
Soyeong stroked her chin at the subject without a beard and said.
“Revenge from decades ago… how pissed were you? There’s no way the elves who don’t leave the elven forest will harm humans first, right?”
That’s it.
Unless they invaded the village, there was no reason for elves to touch humans.
‘Then isn’t it self-sufficient after all?’ At Soyoung’s words, Heukyoung also nodded.
“Since it is a species with a long lifespan, it would be impossible to find a specific one. But he said he would be back in four days. Probably the elves in Celia.”
“If it’s an elf in Celia…”
Soyoung said with a serious face.
“Isn’t that the forest of Grandel?”
It was almost the only elven village in Celia.
But who would go crazy into a place that was guarded by high elves?
It is impossible unless they are crazy like their master.
“If you have such a poison, it might be worth trying.”
“No, it’s in vain. Everyone should be in the duchy by now.”
Several days have already passed.
At this rate, the elves were already scouting the surroundings to settle down in the Duchy of Soleil.
“what. You don’t even have to worry about it.”
Soyoung waved her hand.
For some reason, there is a feeling of reluctance, but if you think about it, So-young’s words are not wrong.
No matter how terrifying the poison was, the opponent was a high elf.
Besides, Grendel’s forest would be empty now, so even going for revenge was meaningless.
“But just in case you don’t know, I’ll have to report it to my lord.”
“okay. Oh. The movements of the Small Kingdom Alliance have been unusual lately. They may be ready for war.”
“The principality is slowly completing its preparations. How about the kingdoms of Baybon and Gleiman Devon?”
“well. I don’t know if it’s Baybon, but I don’t think Gleyman or Devon can afford to go to war? He must be frantic about catching the remnants of the civil war. I think it will take at least three more months.”
Three months is enough time for a coalition of small kingdoms to prey on neighboring kingdoms.
It was quite far from the principality, so it would not be easy to stop it.
Soyoung thought deeply and then said.
“Completely destroy the black spirit bandits and come.”
“I already killed the guy who makes the poison.”
“That’s not the problem. Since you’ve touched it once, you’ve already noticed that you’re getting in the way. Since they are moving in collusion with the nearby upper ranks, there could be pressure on Count Cerian.”
In other words, it means to get rid of the aftereffects in advance.
“If the bandits disappear, more merchants will come and go to the count’s house than before. No, let’s rather collect the toll on our side.”
Soyoung smiled.
That smile was as sinister as a bandit’s head.
“Are you sure you want to send soldiers?”
“okay. They set up a barracks and collect tolls instead of bandits. Since monsters appear around the mountain range, can you afford to pay rent in the name of protection?”
Anyway, with me, it’s only goblins and kobolds.
There wouldn’t be any burden on the soldiers, and since they could legitimately ask for a toll from the upper ranks, they would be able to earn a little bit of money.
‘If it takes money, they can’t use it.’
All they have to do is not get caught that it was they who destroyed the bandit’s den.
Isn’t that why he couldn’t borrow the financial power of the top half of the halfman until now?
If, as she said, the soldiers of Count Cerian’s family made socho, the black room would surely be regarded as the work of the count’s family.
Since the boss was away, they would think the timing wasn’t good.
Soyoung must have factored in this point into her calculations.
Heukyoung also agreed, probably thinking it was not a bad idea.
“Good. But you won’t be able to recruit that many troops.”
“Whoop whoop. The rest is going to use the adventurer’s guild. If you work for the Count, you are honored as an adventurer.”
For adventurers, career is their competitive edge.
Needless to say, his career was recognized by the count family.
Heukyoung marveled at the thought of the bandits that would soon form a sea of phosphorus.
“There will be no money going out, only money earned.”
“That’s not all. When adventurers flock, merchants also gather. The monsters that come down infrequently will also be subdued. If you’re lucky, the town might grow.”
the village grows
That word was also in line with the meaning of solving the financial crisis.
Once the framework was set, So-young became excited and began to plan.
How to use the surrounding manor.
Even catching monsters coming down from above and selling their accessories to the top.
When hope shined in the situation of Yeongji, where there was no answer, good ideas poured out of her mouth one after another.
However, even so, it was not enough to overturn the shabby financial situation of the Serian Territory.
“I’ll need a bigger one.”
“If it’s a big one…”
“I hope we can unite the nearby merchants.”
integration of superiors.
Soyoung started to come up with an outrageous idea.
At this point, I wonder if my head hurts from working too much.
“Don’t overdo it and take a rest today.”
“what? treat people as sick. I mean, this So-young has a way.”
The amount of self-confident talk is quite believable.
Usually, when So-young came out so proudly, incidents broke out one by one, so Heuk-young also began to listen.
“Talk about it.”
In Yeongju’s office, the two started conspiring.
