Genius Corpse-Collecting Warrior - Chapter 201

201

Relic dealer (1)

“It’s a shame you’re leaving already, Chinggu!”

A loud voice that makes the castle gates ring loudly.

“After the fight, we couldn’t even eat a meal together!”

Big eyes filled with tears that don’t match the huge green body.

“So I prepared! This is demon beast jerky handmade by us goblins! We prepared only the delicious ones! “Eat without sparing!”

Coo!

Tarum, the High Orc warchief, shouted and placed a large sack on the cart. The cart, which was already loaded with luggage, suddenly rocked loudly.

“It looks like the wheel of this thing has come down…”

“If you don’t have a cart, you can just carry it on your back!”

“…….”

“I’m still not feeling well! Okay! “Eat plenty of rice and meat!”

A high orc is laughing heartily and patting the dwarf on the back.

Bjorn, who was reaching for the explosives pouch, was quickly sent to where the group was, and Daelon extended his hand to Tarum, who was looking at him happily.

“Thank you for helping me in this war.”

“no! “The High Orcs are grateful to you!”

Tarum held Dallen’s hand and pulled him into a hug.

After a violent hug that would have crushed an ordinary person’s ribcage, he briefly explained what had happened.

“After losing our guardian, we decided to leave our home. But when I came down the mountain, there were collapsed human villages. “I could smell the strong scent of a fight.”

The human villages that Tarum mentioned were defensive fortresses that were destroyed by Xun’s advance team.

The fact that the High Orcs came all the way to the royal capital of Eclahim, far from the Tooth Mountains of the World, was in fact simply the result of following a devastated defense line.

Who would have thought that the High Orc’s crazy fighting nature would shine like this. However, the question that still remained was how they managed to cover such a long distance.

“Our goblins are dexterous! “I made a sled and had it pulled by white wolves.”

“…I see.”

“Because we had a sledge, we were able to load a lot of rice. The white wolves kept dying, but all you had to do was get some twine from the dead wolves and catch a new one! “The white wolf has nothing to throw away!”

That’s how medieval Mongolian nomads praised the horses they raised.

Assuming that this world will continue to survive, the losers of the Northern Continent in the distant future may not be humans but High Orcs.

In any case, thanks to the goblins’ dexterity in creating delicacies from wild ingredients, the High Orcs gained unprecedented mobility.

In addition, without their support, the outcome of this war would have been completely different.

Thanks to the support of the High Orcs, Felber and Lucia were able to support Dallan and safely withstand the joint attack of the two great evils.

‘The choices I made so far… fortunately, weren’t wrong.’

Dallen quietly stroked his chin.

It was an extremely narrow victory. It was also an ordeal that could not be overcome through one’s own strength.

If I had excluded everything and only pursued my own strength, I would have fallen headlong into the cliff several times on this narrow path.

While I am relieved that I did not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the truth that the remaining journey ahead is no different from walking a very precarious tightrope brings a chill to the back of my neck.

Tarum spoke in a calm tone in front of Dallen, who shook his head to disperse his thoughts.

“…Maybe we’ve been stuck in the mountains too long. “Thanks to you, I was able to leave my hometown and be free.”

Tarum’s black eyes were trembling slightly.

This may be because, as the chieftain of the High Orcs, he also feels similar to Dallen in some ways.

Before the coming destruction. Everyone is walking on their own tightrope.

In Tarum’s case, not only his own life was at stake in that stunt, but also the fate of his race.

“Don’t think too much at once, Tarum.”

“i get it. thanks.”

Nonetheless, the young warchief’s journey has been successful so far. In Dallen’s opinion, the future was not that dark.

Despite being a different race that was twice as large, the victory in the war created a friendly atmosphere toward the High Orcs among the city residents.

I heard that the high orcs and goblins are planning to settle down for a while and help rebuild Eclahim and its fortresses.

As I blended into the civilization of the largest country in the north, I was free for a while from the clutches of imperial merchants who skinned and sold my skin.

Tarum, who was rolling his eyes here and there, immediately clenched his large fists and turned around.

“…High Orcs fight freely. “Now I think I understand a little bit of what the great ancestors said.”

With those words, the green giant covered in white tattoos slowly walked away. Dallen looked at the back for a moment and then got on the horse.

The sun was rising in the far eastern sky.

It was time to go back.

***

The northern front was half devastated, but infrastructure such as roads in the rear was still intact.

After the war ended, the Sangvis Army quickly began protecting and repairing the roads connecting various regions.

This was so that tens of thousands of refugees who escaped from Eclahim could quickly return to their hometowns to avoid the threat of monsters.

Therefore, Dallon and his group heading south encountered a procession of refugees several times an hour.

That number is more than the original residents of Eklahim.

‘They must be people who left hoping for a job.’

Rebuilding a half-destroyed city requires a lot of manpower, and inevitably a large amount of gold and silver coins are in circulation.

The city that had repelled the evil god’s invasion seemed to be rebuilt quickly. If the continent remains intact in the future, it will shine brighter than before.

All right. All right.

On a long flagstone street stretching from north to south.

Eight war horses and two ponies, each carrying a man and a dwarf dragon, were walking at a moderate pace.

The two carts that followed were loaded with the party’s supplies as well as a gift from the Tsar to be delivered to the Diamond Palace in the Labyrinth City.

Felber glanced back at the cart and muttered.

“Eh, tsk. As the end approaches, we are exchanging political gifts in return. “It would be a good idea to rush to the point where the royal capital is about to be destroyed and then sell it.”

“But Master, your external identity is that of the Magic Tower Lord of Elgaia, right? “As the owner of the tower, I gave up my most important power without sparing anything, but I think it would be bad for the Magic Tower and Falchion if I kept my mouth shut.”

“Tommy. I still wrote it down in the Magic Tower. “I only accepted it because the old people who have been holed up in the lab for the past 30 years have been clinging to me under the pretense of saying that we are in love with each other all this time.”

“Ahaha, of course that’s true, but….”

“Those old people in the closet didn’t even run, so what kind of reward is that? “If you had that kind of money, you could raise the pay for us and the mercenary wizards.”

Even if an archmage is extremely serious on the outside, he or she will inevitably become a troublesome teacher to his or her students.

Dallen laughed lowly as he looked at the close relationship between the priests and the many conversations they had.

‘It looks like the transcendent nobles of the Diamond Palace were also having a hard time.’

The transcendental beings who reside in the depths of the Diamond Palace are beings who will do anything to prevent destruction.

Although it was not officially announced, it is said that the city alliance provided enormous support to the Tsarist government during this war.

Enormous material support, including weapons and food materials. Arranging large-scale mercenary deals involving mercenary wizards, etc.

In addition, there was a significant amount of tangible and intangible support, so it was a situation where the Tsardom had to repay somehow in order to save face.

It was in that context that two envoys from the Tsar’s country accompanied the group.

“On the outside, they look like ordinary passers-by, but in reality, they are a group of superhumans carrying gold and silver treasures… haha, this is romance.”

“Craig, take it in moderation. After shouting about romance like that, didn’t you almost end up with a goal this time? And even from the outside, this group of people are definitely not ordinary passers-by.”

“Are you sabotaging my romance now? “I believed that you, my classmate, would understand me at least…!”

The two men who start bickering for trivial reasons are Craig and Roman, the enforcers of the special task force.

Craig, an agent whom we met in a village on the outskirts of the Tsar’s country, and Roman, who accompanied Labyrinth’s request, both became acquainted with the group on the northern front.

In any case, transporting the Tsar’s gift in return for the city alliance’s support was the party’s first request after the war.

Anyway, the party’s destination was the crow’s nest where Sienna was located.

All you have to do is go the way you should go, but in the name of a transportation request, the original compensation has been increased by nearly half, so it is not a loss-making business.

[A gold coin is a gold coin. It’s a mountain of gold coins. Hehehe.]

“…….”

[This world must absolutely be protected. Even just to spend all these gold coins… hehehe.]

Thanks to that, the demon of subspace has been grinning like that ever since he left the royal capital.

‘As I pass through the labyrinth city, I think I’ll have to use the auction house at least once. ‘Because it’s time to get your temper together.’

Even as monsters ran rampant across the continent, prices in Falcion were still holding up well.

This may be because, despite being a huge city with millions of people, it is completely self-sufficient thanks to all kinds of technology and magic.

On the contrary, it is said that the prices of magic weapons have fallen a little.

From what I heard from Siena’s crow, the reason was that as confusion increased, more and more wealthy people began selling off the treasures they had been holding on to.

Leaving behind complicated thoughts about the journey ahead, Dallon looked up at the sky and slowly exhaled.

“Phew….”

Hot breath meets cold air and freezes.

White steam rising. Humid air landing on the tip of your nose.

Yesterday it rained instead of snowed. It was proof that they were almost close to the border of the city union.

The refugees from Eklahim, who had passed by endlessly over the past fortnight, were now hard to see.

‘…It is the temple of the empire.’

The Great War in the South declared by the Empire to all surrounding countries.

The temple was originally an event that took place as one of the later scenarios.

In fact, it is not strange for the empire to declare holy war as Sun crosses the Frost Highlands and invades the Tsarist Kingdom.

However, there was another part that Dallen was suspicious of.

‘We put that much effort into action, but there’s no way the vampires in the eastern part of the empire who are necromancers will stay still… hmm?’

At that moment, a noise was heard from somewhere. Dallen stopped thinking and turned his head.

In a forest several kilometers away from here. The noise of weapons clashing is mixed between screams and shouts.

Of course, at this point when destruction was approaching, monsters and thieves were everywhere.

However, it was not the battle itself that caught Dallen’s attention.

‘It was clearly a sign of squeezing through a gap in space.’

As he completely absorbed the enlightenment left behind by the gray projection, Dallon’s understanding of space significantly improved compared to before.

You can also vaguely feel the spatial distortion that occurs at a distance of kilometers.

As I paused and waited for a moment, the signs of dotting my senses gradually became clearer.

The sound of squeezing through space and continuously skipping a distance of tens of meters at a time.

This is not an easy task unless you are a transcendental person who has reached the 6th level. Moreover, the opponent was getting closer and closer to us.

“Ready for battle.”

Dallon said. Among the group members quickly drawing their weapons, Dallon placed his hand on the newly acquired axe.

The sign of squeezing into space was now hundreds of meters away.

Judging by their speed, they will probably attack in a moment.

Throwing an ax in advance by anticipating the point where it appears…

“Hwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

The hand that was trying to pull out the ax flinched. Dallen frowned.

He was clearly a high-level space magician or a transcendental person, but for some reason, his screams felt familiar.

Felber must have been thinking the same thing as he lowered the staff he had raised. said the old man.

“…Isn’t that the voice of the owner of Galios?”