I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 154
The Man Playing the Waves, Corinne Locke (1)
“It’s fun. Try more.”
When Marie, who had been watching the progress from behind Corinne, opened her mouth, Allen’s brow furrowed.
“Are you the vice-captain? He’s still a student so he doesn’t seem to know much, but I made a very reasonable offer that was closer to a gift.”
“Huh…! I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to laugh at you.”
There is no malice in Marie’s words. She had a genuine question.
“But 2,000 gold coins is not enough to buy even a small commercial building…”
“What?”
“But if I get 20,000, wouldn’t I be able to go somewhere and buy a potato field?”
“Haha… They are still young students and have a lot of spirit. Or is it that they have no sense of reality at this point? I wonder how much they can do with 2,000 gold coins…” “Deok-gu said he didn’t have enough pocket money and asked for more
. …….”
“What?!”
2,000 gold? That was Deokgu’s allowance for one month.
20,000 gold? Cheaper than Hresvelg.
The culprit is Dunareff’s eldest daughter, who has amassed a wealth that is impossible to fathom, or beyond common sense. Money is like a game score board.
Ah, I earned this much points this month! It will feel like this.
“Anyway, we have no intention of selling Tio.”
“You arrogant brat…! Do you know who my father is? He is the head of the Gold Hand!”
“Uh… why are you angry?”
Marie turned Allen’s stomach as if she didn’t know what to do.
Look at that bright innocence. The innocence of trampling on others without any malice.
“Hmph, that’s good. Are you saying it’s a hobby for young kids?”
Allen knew this type well.
Young people who can’t overcome their youthful spirit and blood and try to pretend to be cool even in the face of great profits.
These types of seeds are the type to quickly become servile and open their hands if you offer a larger and more overwhelming amount.
“Hehe, good. Seeing how young you are, I’ll double the price. 4,000 gold coins!”
“Those 4,000 gold coins.”
“As expected, he is the second son of the Gold Hand leader. The scale of spending money is different!”
4,000 gold coins. 4 billion. This amount of money is enough to build a luxurious commercial building in the center of Wangdu.
But Allen didn’t think the cost was a waste. He believed that the expected profit from plundering the magic tower was at least 10,000 gold coins.
However, that is also the expected profit that can be achieved when Guardians of Allen’s caliber hire hundreds of additional mercenaries.
Most Guardians wouldn’t be able to follow suit.
“Uh… 4,000 copies?”
Yes, it will come out like that. Allen looked at Marie in confusion and raised the corner of his mouth. This is what happens in the end. You probably never imagined that you would get a double from the price offered in thousands. The poor imagination of the common people.
“If you raised it from 2,000 to 4,000, you just changed the first number. What does it mean…”
“What…?”
For a moment, Allen did not understand what Marie meant. You just changed one number in front? You can’t even do arithmetic!
What is that face that says I don’t know how big of an increase it is to jump from 2000 to 4000?
“Six thousand sheets….”
“???”
“Chi seven thousand chapters…!”
“Whoaam~”
“Eight thousand…!”
“Well… why don’t you ask someone else?”
“Yes! Our Modern Magic Research Club plans to hand over Tio for 8,000 pieces!”
“What are you talking about? Buy Tio from our Northern Army Guardians!”
“shut up…!”
Allen Goldhand, the second son of Goldhand. From the time he was born until now, he has never once lost his pride.
From a young age, he received hundreds of gold coins as pocket money, had servants and maids at his luxurious private residence, and when he showed talent as a knight, he received lessons from a famous knight.
That his pride would be trampled upon by a mere academy student?
I definitely have to get a copy of these little ones. Allen stubbornly went beyond the allowed budget.
“100 platinum coins!”
“Huh!”
“Unbelievable…!’
“A hundred platinum coins? Isn’t that the annual budget of a fairly small or medium-sized city?”
A cost comparable to 10,000 gold coins! Allen stared at Corin and Marie with a triumphant expression.
Yes, if you proposed this much, I will understand right away, Allen! I should bow down──
“Huh? ”
The girl’s expression still maintained the brightness index. Even though the guardians in the auditorium were freaking out and making a fuss,
not even a single drop of water was rippled in this girl’s brightness index.
“You, you…. …”
Who are you? How can you remain calm even when faced with ten thousand gold coins? How on earth? What did I miss?
Allen, who was staring at Marie, suddenly noticed a necklace hanging on the hem of a robe that came into view. .
A red diamond necklace that stands out between the neckline of pure white skin and voluptuous cleavage.
Even the necklace was made up of dozens of small red diamonds, and the necklace with a large 69-carat red diamond at the end… ‘
That’s that! The ‘King of Jewels’ that emerged from the royal auction house hosted by the royal family?!’
It was an incredible jewel necklace that was featured on the front page of the kingdom’s daily newspaper, the Continental Weekly. At the time, the final bid was 140,000 gold, which was the highest auction price ever. It was a legendary jewel! ‘I’ve heard of it! The person who bought that necklace was a member of the Southern Duke of Dunaref
. Mard Dunareff… I’m sure he bought it as a birthday present for his eldest daughter…’
Wait, that eldest daughter is exactly the same age as the girl in front of him…
“Huh…! Ma Marie Dunareff?!”
“Huh? Do you know me?”
Allen can’t control his teeth chattering and the cold sweat flowing down at Marie’s assurance.
Marie is a native of the South and was awakened as a vampire, so her information is controlled. It’s not strange that she doesn’t know, but… …
The opponent is the Untouchable of the South. No, he is like the Untouchable of the Kingdom!
“Excuse me…”
Allen could not control his trembling voice. Now he knew.
The person in front of him made a single gesture. She is the heiress of a super conglomerate who can bankrupt the top of Gold Hand.
“That’s enough for me…”
“Huh? Are you okay over there? “I’m in a cold sweat.”
“No, it’s okay. I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
Allen suddenly lost his momentum, wondering where his previous momentum had gone.
Marie asked if he had run out of sugar and offered her some steamed potatoes sprinkled with sugar, but Allen kept saying sorry and left.
“Du Dunareff… …..”
“If Dunaref is the vice-captain… Hmm!
When the Guardians realize that Marie is Dunareff’s enemy daughter, they secretly avoid her. Corin, who was watching this, smiled helplessly.
“Why didn’t I really know?”
I once again found myself amazed at my ignorance from the previous episode.
* * * *
There are seven Guardians from each branch who will participate in the operation to rescue the saint. Four Guardians who could not participate were dispatched each, so the number of Guardians alone was over 500.
390 knights and 110 wizards. In addition, the kingdom’s army and the new church’s combat priests… and even mercenaries who were ordered to be mobilized indefinitely.
In fact, the mercenaries were not in charge of permission, but rather wanted to take part in the free plunder of the Magic Tower.
They each seem to be planning to acquire a small fishing boat or sailboat and invade the Steel Islands on their own.
From the headquarters’ perspective, they were silent about the increase in meat shields without consuming limited ships and wyverns.
Saint Estelle was kidnapped on June 7th. It is now June 18th, less than two weeks later. The fleet gathered in the harbor ahead of the Iron Islands numbered more than a hundred ships.
“Great Kyumonde employer.”
“Because the saint was kidnapped.”
Doron is also the vice-leader of a popular mercenary group. However, you may not be familiar with the current scale of the mercenary group that hunted monsters in the border area and the continent’s most powerful legion.
“What about the War Sky mercenaries?”
“We just arrived. All 300 members of the War Sky mercenary group.”
Warsky mercenaries.
[Legend of Arhan Heroes] In the Guardians hiring system, they are the next highest level mercenaries after the Arden family.
Originally, they only had to hire a few dozen people, but since they brought the entire mercenary group, their combat power goes without saying.
“Did your conversation with the leader go well?”
“As long as you give me money. I just finished talking about the looted resources.”
“That’s enough.”
“But, employer. Now that I’ve arrived, it occurred to me… crossing the strait is quite risky. You’ll have to be careful.”
The Steel Archipelago consists of dozens of islands and a main island that is twice as large as Jeju Island. In order to reach the main island where the Magic Tower is located, dozens of islands had to be conquered one after another.
Of course, the Magic Tower would have been fully prepared for this.
“So you’re not going to participate in the war now?”
“That can’t be right. We are trustworthy mercenaries. Once hired, we are loyal.”
Yes, I know enough. So, in the previous episode, Park Si-hoo used the Warskai mercenary group.
Although they are expensive, they are mercenaries who pay a high price.
“Don’t worry. You guys won’t engage in dangerous landings or occupation wars.”
“Hmm?”
Doron looks suspicious of my assurance. At that time, Marie came in, shaking the tent.
“Corin! The advance party is preparing to set sail!”
“Okay then time to get to work.”
“…Employer? The advance team is the most risky. Why?”
Yes, I know. Currently, most of the advance team members are meat shield mercenaries steeped in greed. I guess it means there is no need to take risks by being among them.
“Trust me. We’re going to have an amazing adventure.”
Corin Locke, the man with waves.
I’m going now.
* * * *
The magic tower kidnapped the saint.
Accordingly, the kingdom and the Guardian Association were quite quick.
Executive Order No. 1 issued immediately after the kidnapping of the saint. Here, influential guardians are conscripted to attack the Iron Islands, the home of the Magic Tower.
But before that, the Iron Islands were separated from the continent. In order to occupy the Steel Islands, an amphibious assault using a large fleet is essential.
And Magic Tower was fully prepared for this.
Hundreds of wizards formed a magic circle on the coast, and the interception magic circle that the Magic Tower had set up to prevent external invasions turned the Steel Islands into a huge war fortress.
Even though their power has been reduced after the Witch Revolution, they once monopolized the magic of this world.
A chimera mass-produced through terrible biological experiments and all kinds of magic tools left behind by our ancestors 100 years ago. Even mercenaries mobilized with enormous financial power.
The Iron Islands are now Magul itself. The natural advantages of an archipelago of numerous islands and the material resources accumulated over hundreds of years.
The power of the Magic Tower, which even the Guardian and the Kingdom cannot understand, will devour the invaders in an instant.
“Hehehe… Is it finally time to use this magic tool?”
One of the seven schools of the Magic Tower. Elder Blaine, who leads the Blue Order, chuckled as he watched the fleet approaching the Iron Islands.
The kingdom’s army has not yet moved in earnest. Still, the fact that so many fleets are dividing the territorial waters of the archipelago… is an external entity.
In other words, a group of Guardians mercenary adventurers. The number already appears to be in the hundreds.
From small fishing boats to small and medium-sized fishing boats to large cargo ships.
“Elder Blaine. There are quite a few.”
“Hehe, anyway, they are fire moths. They are pitiful things that attack without knowing how precious their lives are.”
Rather than an ordered military action, it was a chaotic procession where a certain ‘will’ stood out. The reason they act so recklessly is no different.
“All acts of plunder against the Magic Tower are permitted.”
This was the proclamation issued by the Kingdom of El Ras a few days ago.
A princess and a saint. An unprecedented incident in which Estelle Hadassa El Ras was attacked and kidnapped. The kingdom became angry and resolved to destroy the Magic Tower.
“In order to mobilize mercenaries and other mercenaries, appropriate food would have been needed.”
“What a vulgar bunch.”
Whether there are a few hundred or a few thousand is meaningless. This is their territory. The moment they land on this land, the Magic Tower will mobilize all its firepower to annihilate the worms.
Yes, as long as you land on land.
-Quaaaaa!!
-Rumble! Bang bang…!
It happened in an instant.
The boats in the lead were capsized by the sudden surge of waves and struck with the force of throwing the entire fleet into the sea.
“Aaaahhh!”
“What’s this?!”
A boat capsized by waves. A rocking ship. The sailors on the rocking ship screamed and fell to the ground.
For them, it is a moment of wonder and wonder. The world turned upside down and nature did not allow them to move forward.
And naturally, we find the culprit.
“You magic tower bastards! Are they even manipulating the weather!”
“The magic tower bastards have created a wave! Damn it! Get back now!”
“How on earth can you do such a terrible thing…!”
The fleets attempting to invade the Iron Islands turned their gazes of anger and hatred at the wizards across the strait.
I’m afraid, Magic Tower. What kind of power were they hiding?!
“You’re causing thunderstorms and waves… Could it be Elder Blaine?”
“Oh, it’s Elder Blaine as expected! Such amazing magic!”
The wizards of the Magic Tower naturally turn their attention to Blaine due to the huge magical phenomenon of manipulating nature.
However, Elder Blaine of the Blue Magic School was in a cold sweat and could not close his mouth.
“…………I didn’t do it?”
The bewildered wizard’s voice was drowned out by the turbulent waves and thunder.
………
……
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and the center of the thunder. There is a large frigate carrying the ‘Golden Potato Flower’ flag, which is so large and luxurious that it can stand up to huge waves.
“Ugh…! Waves! The boat is rocking, Corin!”
“Abandon ship!”
“Calm down, junior Cranel! This ship won’t sink easily! It’s the anti-magic escort frigate of our Dunaref trading fleet!”
“I don’t know, it’s something like that…! Uweeeeeek!”
In the middle of a frigate hit by rain and waves in a rough wind and wave. There is a man who ignites the soul of a musician by becoming nature itself, not defeated by natural disasters.
His name is Corin Locke.
A new musician who debuted today.
He excitedly plucks the harp strings while singing School Days by the great musician Chuck Berry.
-Kiyoooooooooot!
The appearance reminds us of a legendary guitarist, a great legend who created one of the modern music genres.
Obviously the technique won’t be as good as that. But that hot soul will not be defeated by thunder and waves!
“Lo.big.roll.is! Mother Cuckoo…!”
【It’s a ward. Grade: Legendary]
This is the stringed instrument of the God King Dagda. When played with a string made from the cat king’s liver, it produces special magical effects.
This is the legendary giant-slaying harp that beat nine giants to death. Trust me and hit me.
– Gives a magical effect to any space the sound touches.
– It flies at its owner’s call anytime, anywhere.
– When assaulting a giant with a harp, an additional 1200% damage is inflicted.
“Heeheehee…! No one can go! No one can go! No one can go!”