Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 119
Sand Mage Of The Burnt Desert Chapter 119
Episode 119
Those leading the caravan passed through the slums and entered Neo Seoul under the escort of Logan and the Awakened.
Rumors of their entry soon spread throughout Neo Seoul.
“A caravan?”
“That’s right.”
Yohan’s eyes twinkled at Kim Jae-kyung’s report.
Neo Seoul was now in a festive mood at the fact that it had been contacted by a caravan for the first time in several years.
The same was true not only in Neo Seoul but also in the slums.
The caravan sets out on a journey carrying goods that can only be found in that region. It was clear that the luggage compartment would be full of things that could not be seen in Neo Seoul.
“How much is the stuff they brought worth?”
“I haven’t figured it out yet. The mammoth refused to enter Neo Seoul and stopped…”
“It’s because of anti-magic power.”
“Because it was such a huge mammoth, if it was a small species, it would have stopped tens of kilometers away.”
“hmm! “I guess so.”
Yohan pushed his glasses up to the tip of his nose and looked out the window.
I could see the city hall beyond that high wall.
“You must have entered City Hall by now.”
“yes!”
“This is our first meeting in decades. An ordinary caravan would not have been able to come this far. “It must have been loaded with valuable items.”
John’s eyes behind his glasses glowed eerily.
No matter what goods the caravan is carrying, it will not flow into the slums.
Even if it does flow in, it will be a long time later.
John wanted to check what they were carrying right now. If possible, I wanted to make it my own.
“Find a way to contact the caravan.”
“All right.”
“If possible, brainwash those in charge.”
“yes!”
Jaekyung Kim nodded.
John muttered.
“A variable occurred at a completely unexpected moment.”
John likes a clearly controlled situation.
I extremely disliked unexpected variables like this occurring.
“Other humans must be busy too.”
It was the first meeting with another colony in decades.
It was clear that not only Mayor Jin Geum-ho but also the losers of each district of Neo Seoul would be busy.
Not only the goods the caravan carried, but also the route they moved, the situation in the desert, and the distribution of demonic beasts, all information becomes helpful.
The power gained in this way is powerful enough to completely shake up Neo Seoul’s power structure.
Losers in Neo Seoul will never miss this opportunity.
‘If you fall behind here, you’ll never catch up with them. In order to advance into Neo Seoul, I must get my hands on a caravan.’
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The total number of people in the White Bear Caravan that entered Neo Seoul was seven.
They were all wearing hats attached to their robes.
Because of that, their faces could not be identified.
Logan studied their faces intently out of the corner of his eye, but in the end he couldn’t find out any information.
Logan entered the city hall with people from the White Bear Caravan.
Although he had been carrying out missions in Neo Seoul for a long time, this was Logan’s first time entering the city hall.
Because of that, Logan’s face was as frozen as ice.
Perhaps because they had heard that a caravan had arrived, they were able to pass through the main gate of the city hall without any special procedures.
It was when I arrived at the lobby on the first floor of the city hall.
“They are the White Bear Caravan people from Akutsk Colony. nice to meet you. “My name is Seo Tae-ran, the mayor’s secretary.”
A beautiful woman wearing a tight red top and bottom greeted them.
Blonde hair combed neatly without a single hair out of place. Beautiful yet strong eyes and nose bridge reminiscent of an old Norse goddess.
The woman was Seo Tae-ran, a martial arts awakened person and Mayor Jin Geum-ho’s secretary.
Although she had a polite attitude, I felt a certain confidence and cool aura about her.
gulp!
The moment Logan saw her, he swallowed dryly.
Because he was a fellow awakened person, he felt her strength.
I couldn’t tell exactly what level he was at, but I could at least know that he was a more powerful awakened person than me.
The goosebumps running down my back and neck proved that fact.
At that time, an unusually large man walked out from among the White Bear Caravan people and took off his hat. Then his true face was revealed.
Although he was bald, with his hair bald all the way down to the top of his head, he had a strong look that did not look funny at all, and his sunken eyes were as violent as a brown bear, and his tightly closed lips showed a strong will.
He introduced himself.
“nice to meet you. “My name is Aleksandr Furtsenko, the owner of White Bear Caravan.”
“You’re sober, Furtsenko. We sincerely welcome you to Neo Seoul.”
“Please feel free to call me Alexandre. “Thank you very much for your welcome.”
“This is my first visitor in several years, so of course I should welcome him. “Can you introduce me to others?”
“Ah, these are the awakened people who protect our top. Everyone, take off your robes and say hello.”
“yes!”
With the answer, all the awakened people took off the hats attached to their robes.
Their mood was as strong as that of Alexandre.
Seo Tae-ran’s gaze, looking at them one by one, stopped at the last man.
Because the atmosphere was different from others.
The others all had a solid physique and a strong impression that reminded them of white bears. On the other hand, the last man had a particularly slim body and boasted beautiful features.
Rather than a manly man, he was closer to a handsome man or a handsome boy.
Seo Tae-ran showed curiosity.
“Is this person also an awakened person?”
“That’s right. “Personally, he is my nephew.”
“okay. “Can I know your name?”
“My name is Damien.”
The awakened person who was pointed out by Seo Tae-ran personally introduced himself.
It was a beautiful voice that was as pleasant to listen to as the face.
Seo Tae-ran smiled and answered.
“Then I’ll call you Damien.”
“You can feel free to call me Damian.”
“is it so. Damian! We sincerely welcome you to Neo Seoul. Now let’s go up to see the mayor. “The mayor is waiting for you to come up.”
Seo Tae-ran took Alexandro and his group into the elevator.
Ugh!
The elevator took them to the highest floor of the city hall in an instant.
Alexandro Danju let out an exclamation.
“her! Neo Seoul has surpassed its technological prowess before its destruction. “It’s really amazing.”
“It’s all thanks to the mayor’s efforts.”
“You are a great person.”
“yes! He’s a great person. “If it weren’t for him, Neo Seoul wouldn’t exist today.”
“We, the Akutsk colony, are busy defending against attacks by demonic beasts and cannot even dream of such an advanced civilization. “I can’t wait to meet the mayor and hear his secret.”
“It will happen soon. “Just go through this door.”
The elevator opened and the doors to the mayor’s office appeared before them.
Seo Tae-ran said, gently pounding on the door with his fist.
“I brought the owner of White Bear Caravan with me.”
“Bring it inside.”
“yes!”
With Jin Geum-ho’s permission, Seo Tae-ran opened the door to the mayor’s office.
Jin Geum-ho was standing against the background of the large window through which light poured in beyond the door.
Seo Tae-ran said to Alexandre.
“Let’s go in.”
“Thank you.”
Alexandro nodded and entered the mayor’s office.
The moment the awakened guards tried to follow in, Seo Tae-ran blocked their path.
“The only person who can enter the mayor’s office is Alexandro Danju. “Everyone else, please wait here.”
“You can’t do that.”
“We who protect Danju can never fall apart.”
The awakened people became angry and raised their voices.
It looked like big bears getting angry.
Despite their threatening looks, Seo Tae-ran’s expression did not change at all.
She said, still smiling.
“It’s a rule from the mayor’s office. Only one person can face the mayor at a time. “If you come to Neo Seoul, I hope you respect the rules here.”
“How can we trust Neo Seoul and leave Danju alone?”
“Then why don’t you just go back like this?”
“what?”
The awakened people became enraged by Seo Tae-ran’s words.
He seemed ready to push Seo Tae-ran and enter the mayor’s office at any moment.
At that time, Damien, the slimmest handsome boy, opened his mouth.
“Brothers!”
Then, like a lie, the awakened people stopped their threatening behavior.
Damian continued.
“Surely the mayor of Neo Seoul would harm Danju? “We just wait here for Danju to come out.”
“Mmm!”
“I get it. “Let’s do that.”
Seo Tae-ran thought as he watched the awakened people, who had been giving off such ferocious energy, become as calm as a lie.
‘So the center of these people is a boy named Damian? I said it looked somehow different.’
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The White Bear Caravan has set up camp in the middle of the desert, far from Neo Seoul.
The wagons that Mammoth dragged from Akutsk were made of special materials and were light, strong, and tall.
By arranging the wagons in a circle and stacking them in five tiers, it became a castle in itself.
This was one of the caravan’s secrets to survival in the desert.
If you build a castle like this, you can safely protect your personnel from attacks from desert demons.
Because the trucks were so large and tall, it was impossible to understand the situation inside from the outside.
Because of this, the details of how many people there were in total, how many people were awakened, and what items were loaded on the truck were completely shrouded in mystery.
Brielle, who had been looking at the camp for a while, asked Zeon.
“Has Zeon ever been to Akutsk?”
“no.”
Zeon shook his head.
Over the past seven years, Xeon has traveled to quite a few colonies. However, the places he visited were mainly concentrated in the south and east of Neo Seoul.
I didn’t have time to go to the west, and I didn’t dare to go to the north because it was so far away.
Today I also learned for the first time that there is a colony in Akutsk.
Akutsk is the capital of the Sakha Republic in the far eastern part of former Russia, and boasts extreme cold, with temperatures falling as low as -50 degrees Celsius in midwinter.
It was a difficult environment for people to live in, but paradoxically, they were able to survive and build a colony.
Russia and the Akutsk region also turned into deserts. However, the temperature was different. Because it is much further north than Neo Seoul, the temperature is much colder.
Thanks to this, many people were able to survive and work together to build a colony.
‘It seems like there was a pretty good leader. Even if the environment was better than Neo Seoul, establishing a colony would not have been easy.’
I suddenly became curious about who the leader of Akutsk Colony was. But Zeon soon lost interest.
In my experience, I have never had a good memory of being so deeply intertwined with another colony.
Everything had to be kept at an appropriate distance to be comfortable.
“Let’s go in now.”
“already?”
Brielle looked regretful at Zeon’s words. Zeon said with a smile.
“If you’re curious, just watch more.”
“Is that okay?”
“Don’t approach. Although they look gentle, mammoths are vicious beasts. “If he goes on a rampage, the slums will be devastated.”
“huh!”
Brielle nodded vigorously.
Zeon looked at Brielle for a moment and then turned around.
The streets were full of people who came out to see the caravan.
This strange sight that I had not seen in a long time stimulated the curiosity of the people in the slums.
The eyes of the slum people looking at the small castle in the distance were filled with various desires.
Zeon clicked his tongue softly.
‘Brielle wasn’t the problem.’
Desire is the driving force that moves people.
Good desires make people develop, but wrong desires not only destroy themselves but also those around them.
Zeon has seen such cases countless times.
I hoped that wouldn’t happen this time.