Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 124
Sand Mage Of The Burnt Desert Chapter 124
Episode 124
: Seven years was not a small amount of time.
It was enough time for a child to become an adult, and it was long enough for the self, which was weak like a sapling, to grow big and strong like a giant tree.
Like Damian, who is standing in front of Xeon right now.
The delicate boy seven years ago no longer existed.
Stubbornly closed lips, unwavering, unwavering eyes, and upright back, all told me that Damian was not a boy with a soft heart, but a man with strong beliefs.
The problem was that his beliefs were unknown.
Unless Zeon was a god, it was impossible to know exactly how Damian felt when he came here.
Damian, who was smiling at Zeon, opened his mouth.
“brother! “Can I ask you one thing?”
“okay!”
“Have you achieved what you wanted, Deioden?”
“It has been accomplished.”
“Then Higheltoon is not from this world?”
“okay!”
“Then what about Deioden?”
Zeon looked up at the sky instead of answering.
Damian made a sad expression.
“As expected, it happened like that. Still, I guess you went away with peace of mind because you achieved your lifelong wish.”
“I guess so.”
“How is your brother doing?”
“I just wandered around here and there.”
“If you look at my brother, the world is so unfair.”
“what?”
“Some people really work hard to find their way, but you roam freely in the desert as if it were your own home, right?”
“Your abilities are deceptive enough. “I’m sure you understand, right?”
“I know! “But I’m saying this because there is such a difference.”
Damian pouted his lips.
“Don’t make an expression that doesn’t suit you.”
“Did you get a ticket?”
“fairly!”
“It seems like there’s still a lot missing. Still, I thought it looked very natural.”
“Let me ask you one thing too.”
“What?”
“El Haroun!”
“….”
At that moment, Damian’s face hardened.
The smile had completely disappeared, as if it was a lie.
“Did you find it?”
“What about you?”
“I asked first.”
“Not yet. But it won’t be long.”
“okay?”
“What about you?”
“I haven’t found it yet.”
“I guess so. “It’s not something that’s usually kept hidden.”
Damian smiled coldly.
Zeon asked, looking closely at Damian’s expression.
“Are you going to let me know when you find it?”
“Of course I have to tell my brother. “I made a promise to Deioden.”
“I can trust you, right?”
“Brother, I at least keep the promises I make.”
“Trust me.”
This time Xeon smiled.
Damian looked at Zeon with strange eyes.
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When Zeon and Damian returned to White Bear Caravan, Brielle had already finished shopping.
Zeon asked Brielle.
“Were there any items you liked?”
“huh! But it was expensive so I couldn’t photograph everything.”
Brielle made a sullen expression.
The items brought by the White Bear Caravan were difficult to obtain in Neo Seoul.
Of course, the price was unimaginably expensive.
Because of that, Brielle couldn’t buy everything she wanted and only bought a few things.
“But at this level, I can try alchemy, which I’ve always wanted to do.”
“That’s a good thing.”
“huh! “Xeon, did you finish your conversation with Damian well?”
“It ended well.”
“I’m glad.”
“okay!”
Zeon shook his head.
In his field of vision, he saw Damian talking with Alexandre with a serious expression.
The leader of the White Bear Caravan was Alexandro, but he listened to Damian.
I could tell just by looking at it.
Who is the real owner of White Bear Caravan?
‘You’ve grown a lot.’
The problem was that it was too big.
The outside didn’t seem to have changed much since then, but inside it seemed like there were about a dozen snakes lurking around.
Zeon shook his head slightly and said to Brielle.
“Let’s go back now.”
“huh!”
The two left the White Bear Caravan’s fort.
After getting some distance away from the castle, Brielle asked cautiously.
“What kind of person is Damien?”
“why?”
“No, I have too many items that elves and dwarves would like. “They are all hard to find.”
“okay?”
“Oh, there are tons of things I didn’t see even when I was in our village. “In particular, the green bay leaves were a treasure I had never seen before.”
“Are the green bay leaves a treasure?”
“It’s useless to other races, but it’s a great treasure to the elves. Increase your vitality just by having it on your body. “There is nothing that can withstand the harsh climate of the desert.”
“It seems like it’s an item that goes well with elves.”
Sometimes there are such items.
Items that have little effect on other races but have a big impact on certain races.
Perhaps a green bay leaf was one of those items.
Originally, blue laurel was very common in Kurayan. However, it has become a precious commodity that is difficult to obtain in a deserted Earth.
Worst of all, it was impossible to obtain it even in the village of Brielle, a high elf.
“How did we get the green laurel leaves? “If I could, I’d like to kidnap you and ask you about it.”
“If Brielle can do that, other elves must do it even more?”
“I guess so. Everyone will probably be amazed.”
“hmm!”
Zeon turned his head and looked at the castle.
He could see Damian looking at him from the highest point of the castle.
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“This is the first time I’ve seen you care so much about someone.”
“Because he is a man worth it.”
“okay?”
Alexandro’s eyes lit up at Damian’s answer.
I had known Damian for seven years.
So I know.
What incredible abilities and brains Damian has.
Navigator.
It literally means a guide.
There are many awakened people in this world, but those who have awakened as guides are extremely rare.
Among them, there are even rarer guides as good as Damian.
I learned this while interacting with other colonies.
Damian is an incredibly excellent guide.
Because of him, we were able to interact with other colonies with minimal sacrifice and the White Bear Caravan was able to grow to this extent.
No matter how strong the Awakened people in Akutsk Colony or other colonies were, Damian didn’t care.
Today was the first time he showed concern for other awakened people.
At least after Alexandro found out about the awakened person named Damian.
“Are you a magic awakener?”
“well. What should I say about that? “Oh, I just won’t say anything.”
“why? “Did you take an oath to keep it a secret?”
“I owe something to my brother. So, I want to protect even the bare minimum of loyalty.”
“hmm!”
“More than anything, I don’t want to look bad on my brother.”
“Are you that afraid of that man?”
“Honestly… yes! I’m scared of him. “At least there is no one in this desert who can stand against him.”
“hmm!”
Alexandre let out a sigh.
‘If Damian is going to say this much, he is someone we need to be careful about.’
Suddenly, a hot emotion welled up from deep within my heart.
Alexandro knew exactly what he was feeling.
It was just a desire to win.
The desire to fight and win against the strong.
Although he is now the leader of the White Bear Caravan, he was an outstanding awakener and warrior.
When I saw a strong opponent, I wanted to fight and trample on them.
‘Someday, we’ll have a chance to face each other. Damian’s work comes first now.’
He worked hard to suppress his anger and calm it down.
It was then.
In the distance, I saw another group approaching here from Neo Seoul.
I could tell just by looking at the clothes they were wearing and how they were armed.
It was a group of awakened people.
Other groups besides Dongdaemun and Sinchon come to visit after hearing rumors.
Alexandre shouted to his subordinates.
“Guests are coming. “Be prepared to greet it.”
“yes!”
A powerful answer was heard from the subordinates below.
As Alexandro was about to go down, he suddenly looked back at Damian.
“Damian!”
“yes!”
“When will the fifth floor open?”
“After getting enough attention.”
“I get it. “I will do that.”
Alexandre goes down and Damian is left alone on top of the castle.
Damian watched until the end as Xeon entered the slums.
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As soon as she returned to the slums, Brielle ran home.
He couldn’t wait to test alchemy with the items he bought at White Bear Caravan.
The place that Zeon chose was the street stall where Old Man Clexi peddled his business.
While the sun was still high in the sky, I saw old Clexie opening the store.
As Zeon approached, old Clexi pretended to know.
“What are you doing in broad daylight? “What kind of wind did this guy who moves only when the sun goes down come out so early?”
“Then why did you open the door so early? “It’s not ten hours yet.”
“I opened the door because it was me.”
“stock?”
“Thanks to the caravan coming from outside, the entire Neo Seoul is buzzing. Even those who normally don’t show their noses during the day start wandering around in the morning. “If a business owner misses this opportunity, he or she will have to close down the business.”
“I also woke up early to go to White Bear Caravan.”
“like! “Have you already been there?”
Xeon did not miss the sharp glow in Old Clexi’s eyes.
It was old Clexi who was more attentive to White Bear Caravan’s trends and information than any other organization in Neo Seoul.
Even if you don’t know it, Argos’ eyes are probably already gathering information about the White Bear Caravan.
“okay! “What was the inside of the caravan like when you saw it with your own eyes?”
“It was a perfect fortress in itself.”
“these days?”
“Their defense power is so great that they were embarrassed while trying to make a fool of themselves at Dongdaemun.”
“Tsk! “It doesn’t surprise me at all that those fanatics did what they did.”
Old man Clexi clicked his tongue.
Because I already guessed that would be the case.
However, the fact that he acted so quickly and was caught and embarrassed again was a bit surprising.
“Maybe they will never give up. “Once fanatics become obsessed with something, they stick with it until the end.”
“The White Bear Caravan will not be defeated easily.”
“like! “Do you think so highly of it?”
“Because I saw their power firsthand.”
“Then it must be trustworthy. “I don’t know anything else, but your keen eye is amazing.”
It was a statement acknowledging Zeon.
In reality, old Clexi had high regard for Xeon.
“But it doesn’t seem like you just came here for a meal. What is your real business?”
“Please let us know if you detect any unusual behavior in the White Bear Caravan.”
“Anomalous trends? “Do you have any guesses?”
“It’s just because I don’t feel like it.”
“Hmm!”
Old Clexi narrowed his eyes.
It’s the first time I’ve seen Zeon look this serious since I knew him.
That alone felt cheap.
“Okay. If I see any strange signs, I will let you know first.”