Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 101

Episode 101

King Yulho (律虎王)

‘Sweet wind.’

At first glance, something seemed to be reflected in the corner of Elric’s eyes.

A black snowy field was visible.

A plain dyed pitch black. Densely lined up trees.

The wind blowing over the barren land with almost no moisture is very sharp and harsh.

Occasionally, it could cut or injure itself as if it were a real blade, so the beastmen called the wind blowing in the black snow fields ‘the sharp wind.’

The seal obtained through this arrangement had just such a sharp wind.

That’s why the wind blows.

The grade is rare. It was of the same level as the seal of cruelty given by the Snow Mountain King.

‘But we don’t know the trigger yet.’

This arrangement seemed like it would take a lot of time to even tell them a part of it, let alone give it to them all at once.

Elric turned to the Camellia God to see if he could get some advice on this.

‘They just took it out.’

Clearly, the camellia god that had been on his left shoulder just a moment ago was no longer there.

Maybe they don’t want to tell you anything.

Elric lightly tasted his food.

I guess.

It seemed like there was still a long time left for this arrangement to be completed.

* * *

The next day.

“…Are you telling me to join the SS?”

For a moment, Elric wondered if he had heard correctly what King Yulho said.

‘shit. Damn hangover…’

The night before, Elric got caught up in the crowd of festival-loving beastmen and gulped down the alcohol they served, and the film cut out in the middle.

Mayuju? Anyway, it was a drink with such an unusual name.

At first, the fishy smell was very unpleasant and I tried to avoid it since it was my first time drinking it.

That’s what happened because I couldn’t resist their insistence that it was ‘a gift of loyalty to a new brother’ and I took a sip or two at a time.

At some point, it started to taste a bit more delicious.

[Then what are you going to do if something goes wrong? Tsk!]

The god of camellia only showed up when he asked about the seal of the cold wind, and before he knew it, he was back again to soothe his boredom.

However, it was true that I was so defenseless last night that the camellia god was very displeased.

[…This was my fault too, so I have no excuse. But you saw it, right? I got caught trying to use magic there, so I had to drink more as punishment. I couldn’t help it.]

[Hmph!]

[And the people who are more wary than anyone else in the world are the beastmen and the Antromorph tribe. I have to show my guard as little as possible so they will believe that I trust them. Please understand. Yes?]

Elric had to somehow appease the sulking God of Camellia.

To be honest, I wanted to say, ‘Dongbaek, when you sulked, didn’t you mean that I didn’t play with you last night?’

I had to hold on because I felt like if I did that, I would be crossing an irreversible river.

[Anyway, both you and your ancestors are the same to upset this woman. At first, I thought he was different from other Mervingers, but as time went on, he became more like them. Ugh!]

It’s as if he’s asking who will take care of this childlike child if he doesn’t take care of it himself.

Elric quickly scratched Dongbaek Shin’s heart, thinking that now was the time.

[That’s why I trust and follow Dongbaek even more and rely on her like a mother.]

[Hmm!]

[Actually, that’s correct. My ancestor has been busy harassing me since I fell into this position, but he continues to be by my side so that I can follow the right path. Wasn’t it Dongbaek who guided us and thought together? And the reason I fell asleep so defenselessly last night was because I trusted Dongbaek that much. I’m just sorry for being so foolish.]

[Hmm! hmm! You put a lot of gold paint on this woman’s face. I wonder what this woman did for me.]

Elric knew that the Camellia God’s mind had returned to this direction while he was clearing his throat, so he deliberately pretended to look with a straight face and said.

[Please don’t say things like that. Then I feel sad.]

[Hohoho! I can’t help it. Even though she is having a bit of a hard time, she must continue to take care of you so that you don’t stray, otherwise who will be able to take care of you?] [

Thank you.]

[Good, good. All you have to do is continue to have an amazing heart like you do now.]

Elric smiled in repentance as he realized that the God of Camellia had completely passed over.

Fortunately, though, I was able to feel my mind waking up little by little as I had various conversations with the camellia god.

King Yulho, who was across from him, was also nodding his head and smiling ironically.

“okay. It means to be by my side and assist me. why? “You don’t like it?”

“Is that possible? However, as far as I know, the Royal Guard only selects and selects those who have the best skills within the tribe and are most loyal to the chief.”

“however?”

“But I asked because I was wondering if I, who was an outsider until yesterday, could properly take on such an important responsibility.”

Even though Elric internally exclaimed in joy at the fact that a good opportunity had come much earlier than expected, he did not forget to take a step back on the outside.

“I have already proven my skills by defeating Ralph. In fact, the fact that he was a master of Gangseojutsu was more than enough qualifications.”

King Yulho continued speaking while crossing his arms.

“Of course, if you suddenly join the SS, I’m sure there will be a lot of jealousy and envy. But in times like these, shouldn’t we attack more from the front?”

The corner of King Yulho’s lip curled up.

“Of course, if you don’t like it, you can express your disapproval now. “I am careful not to make suggestions that go against my will.”

However, Elric knew well that if the answer that came out of his mouth was not consent, the goodwill that King Yulho had given him would disappear completely.

Perhaps the doubts that were barely subdued may rear their heads again.

‘It would be good to continue the spirit shown yesterday. It seems that the atmosphere of King Yulho and the beast people also favors that approach.’

In any case, the closer Elric gets to King Yulho, the better, so he had no intention of refusing from the beginning.

“Thank you for caring me.”

King Yulho also smiled in satisfaction, as if he finally liked Elric’s attitude.

“good night. Then, to celebrate becoming a member of the SS, I will give you your first mission.”

“…?”

“Come and find the area where our tribe should settle.”

“…!”

* * *

‘This is an opportunity!’

When Elric first received King Yulho’s offer, the first thing that came to mind was good news.

‘If we can settle them in the death worm colony as planned in the original history… it will be much more advantageous to grow trees.’

So, upon receiving instructions, Elric recommended a colony of death worms.

“Oh, you mean there?”

Fortunately, King Yulho already knew the location.

“It was definitely a place that had been anticipated as a candidate site. External defense is easy, water sources are close, and most of all, the soil quality is very good with little erosion. But the problem is…”

“It is a colony of death worms.”

“that’s right. So, I thought it wouldn’t be easy to pioneer, so I put it off…”

“But it’ll be hard to find a suitable place.”

“He is like that too. “Hmm, what is it?”

King Yulho was lost in thought for a moment, and then his eyes sparkled as if he had come up with a good idea.

“good. “Then let’s do it this way.”

“…?”

And the result.

‘…I have to find a way with these troublesome things.’

Elric had to sigh as he looked at Ralph and the three Black Wolf tribe members who had moved together according to King Yulho’s orders.

[It’s good to be with the SS, but I never thought we’d be right next to them. I think I’m testing you… but things have become really interesting.]

The Camellia God seemed curious about how Elric would persuade Ralph and others who were hostile towards him.

At the same time, they were greatly surprised by King Yulho’s courage.

Even though putting two people who were bound to have a bad relationship together could cause trouble within the SS, he issued such an order without any hesitation.

‘I guess it means that you have the confidence that no matter what happens, you can fix it. Maybe it’s because he was a person who became a great monarch, but his thoughts are different. It’s just annoying to me though.’

Elric was assigned to the 3rd SS. It was a place where the Heilang tribe was the majority.

Maybe that’s why, unlike the atmosphere he experienced in the tribe yesterday, Elric could easily sense the atmosphere here that was wary and ostracizing him.

‘What on earth do we do with these guys? Are you just going to press it down with all your force like you did yesterday?’

The best thing in a beast-human society is to establish a clear hierarchy.

‘no. If you did something like that in the current situation, it would be easy to get a backlash. If you’re not careful, you might get hit in the back while defeating the Death Worm…’

Elric was okay with being hit in the back, but he hated getting hit.

‘I guess we have no choice but to approach it step by step.’

Just thinking about how to defeat the death worm gave me a headache, but now I was just annoyed that I had to worry about human relationships as well.

“Troubling the Death Worm is the most troublesome thing. “This is not an easy task.”

The members all nodded at the words of Yor, the captain of the 3rd SS Guards.

He was the only person who did not reject Elric. It wasn’t like he was showing favor, though.

Just in the middle.

That was about it.

“That’s right. “If some strange guy hadn’t said such nonsense, I wouldn’t have had to do such a troublesome thing.”

At that time, Ralph casually threw out something that made the Black Wolf and his crew laugh and agree.

“That’s right.”

“I am wasting my energy on something useless….”

“Honestly, what good is there in a swamp where only death worms live? “Someone is just making changes to get the attention of the chieftain.”

‘Look at these bastards?’

Elric’s eyebrows twitch because these words are clearly aimed at him.

Wow!

Suddenly, Yor stopped walking and slapped Ralph with an expressionless face.

“Great captain…!”

“You must have said it clearly? “It’s okay to have personal feelings, but don’t ruin the atmosphere by bringing them into the unit.”

“…!”

“If you cloud the atmosphere with strange arguments one more time, then I will rip your head out.”

When Yor growled with his fangs exposed, Ralph and other members of the team all had to turn into turtles.

“Do you understand?”

“Yes yes…!”

“Answer properly. “Do you understand?”

“yep!”

“yep!”

The crew members had to break out in a cold sweat while keeping their military discipline tight.

‘I believed this. You just pushed me in.’

Yor had a fierce spirit, as if he would not be far behind even if he collided with King Yulho right away.

If there was a person with this level of charisma as the leader, he would be able to block trouble even if it broke out.

Elric nodded to Yor to show his gratitude, but he didn’t seem to care at all.

An attitude as if he had just done his duty.

This appealed to Elric even more.

If you take a fair stance like that, you won’t be offended.

‘If there had been a professor like that at the academy, I would have been able to make more progress.’

Elric smiled bitterly, then suddenly had a question and asked Yor.

“Captain, may I ask you one thing?”

“Say it.”

“I heard that death worms rarely come out of their nests. “I heard the same thing happens if you spray a lot of blood. Is there a good way to do this?”

After receiving the question, Yor glanced at Elric for a moment.

Elric tilted his head for a moment, wondering if he had made a mistake, but Yor suddenly walked towards Ralph and punched him on the other cheek.

“Surely you must have told everyone to tell the crew? “Did you not follow my orders?”

“Great captain! That’s what I was going to say later…!”

“It was an excuse. I plan to file a separate complaint about this matter to the head of the Heilang tribe, so please be aware of that. In addition, there will be separate disciplinary action at the SS level.”

“…!”

For a moment, Ralph’s complexion turned pale. Then, biting his lower lip, he glared at Elric with a resentful gaze.

[Indeed, there is no child who is a good person. How can you not see the mistakes I made? Anyone who sees you will think you made a big mistake… You probably weren’t that narrow-minded to begin with, but maybe you were like that when you were young?]

[Let’s leave it alone. I plan to catch him later and give him a great education.]

[I don’t know if he even realizes that he is digging his own grave. What do you plan to do?]

[It’s a trade secret.]

Yor said in a blunt tone while the Camellia God laughed.

“Death worms are extremely sensitive to the scent emitted by the ‘Anaxunamun flower.’ I’m so obsessed with it that I’m going to drag it all out… What is it? “Why are you making that face?”

Elric couldn’t help but laugh without realizing it and his lips twitched.

That’s because there’s no way he didn’t know that in the green fields of Anaxunamun’s flower garden, it was called raw silkworm.

“Nothing.”

Elric quickly shook his head, but his mind was racing.

‘Was raw sandweed the death worm’s favorite herb? ‘Why didn’t I think of that before?’

It certainly seemed like Death Worm would like the high-quality magic energy contained in raw sandweed.

However, I didn’t think about this because the environment in which raw sandweed can grow is so difficult.

“Are there many flowers of the Anaxuna phylum growing here?”

“As demonic energy flows through the ley lines, the pooled dragon blood always blooms. Although such places are not common in the Black Snowfield, there are some. “Didn’t you know?”

Elric felt a pang inside, but didn’t show it and scratched his cheek with his index finger.

“A lot of monsters are bound to appear in places where demon energy gathers, so I avoid them a lot.”

“but. That’s right too. “If I had been living alone all this time, there would have been no need to take risks.”

Fortunately, the excuse seemed to work.

“Anyway, if you mix Anaksunamun flowering plants with ice-heat herb, Ataraxia grass, Taraban, etc….”

“Mix them in a ratio of 5:1:3, and mix the remaining 1 with Esisocitia, green mandarin orange, soma, etc. and heat it in the furnace about nine times. “If you bake it and shape it into pills, it will have a very strong spicy aroma.”

Yor’s eyes widened on their own.

“Do you know about the ‘hwashikwan (火息丸)’?”

Cassowary.

It was the result of the refinement technique Elric learned from Mephisto.

It seems that even this was passed down to the black snow field.

Although the intended use was completely different.

“Master said it was a technique he learned from a friend from the East.”

“To catch him with a refining technique…! Your teacher is truly a genius. Although he taught Gangseojutsu, he did not make his name known, and although he had a friend who was a refiner, he did not consider it a big deal.”

“He was a person who did not care much about the opinions of his surroundings and the world.”

“So, you are a gin.”

Yor’s eyes sparkled.

“But the refinement techniques you know seem to be more detailed than what our tribe knows. “Could you please share some information?”

“I am already a member of the Antromorph tribe.”

“Haha! I didn’t mean to offend you, but I’m sorry if it sounded like that.”

Elric didn’t miss the warm smile on Yor’s lips, who had always seemed blunt.

It seemed like he had made a windfall in an unexpected place again.

‘On the contrary, it’s something I should be thankful for.’

The garland was also a very necessary item for Elric.

Although the bee-mose wash was almost over, there was nothing bad about accumulating more magic energy.

No, it was actually good.

The dissolution rate of magic stones will increase accordingly, and the efficiency of magical power will also increase.

“The flower colony of Anaxunamun is not far from here.”

Elric’s eyes sparkled as if he had picked up a gem.

It seemed that the attack would now proceed smoothly.

‘I’ll take care of my demons as well.’

It was an opportunity to level up significantly to significantly increase the achievement level of various seals, including the Seal of the Cold Wind.

Wizard who swallowed talent