Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 104

Episode 104

King Yulho

The camellia god did not necessarily deny it but asked with a faint smile.

[Why do you think that?]

“I saw karma.”

It was the same during the time of King Seolsan.

After acquiring the Seal of Relentlessness, I gained a deeper understanding of the True Name by looking into the Snow Mountain King’s karma and gained the same strength as I have now.

Elric thought that what he had seen a little while ago was exactly the kind of karma.

The karma remaining in the seal of the cold wind.

The scene reflected in the image was an ice palace located in the tundra, where the north wind and cold snow were constantly blowing.

At the center.

A woman was sitting on an ice throne with a face full of boredom and loneliness.

It was a very familiar face to Elric.

Although the atmosphere was completely different.

And when I returned to reality.

Elric could feel the face of the woman sitting on the ice throne overlapping very clearly with the face of the Camellia God.

[So?]

“Dongbaek was sitting there.”

However, Elric had a strong feeling that although the being he saw in his fantasy was the Camellia God, it was not her.

The god of camellia is clearly the god of flowers, giving off the scent of camellia flowers.

But the camellia god sitting on the ice throne was clearly…

‘the devil.’

He was a demon lord who clearly had considerable power.

The haughty and cool-headedness resembled the God of Camellia, but the icy atmosphere was so cold that you could get chills just by looking at it.

That is probably the original form of the seal of the cold wind.

‘Sakpung’ was just a creation of a part of the northern wind cold theory.

so that.

It was very difficult for Elric to match the God of Camellia and the Lady of the Ice Throne as the same person.

but.

‘Still, they are clearly the same being.’

There was also the question of whether gods and demons could coexist, but somehow Elric felt that his thoughts were not wrong.

“You seemed so lonely. “He was alone in an empty palace.”

Even though the atmosphere is very conflicting.

Because the camellia god and the woman on the ice throne had very similar expressions.

ennui.

loneliness.

sadness.

“I felt a similar temperament there as the seal of the Sakpung. That’s why I’m asking.”

The camellia god stared at Elric.

Elric also stared at the camellia god. The woman on the ice throne had a fierce presence, but the camellia god here had a very small body the size of a palm.

[…It’s just a thing of the distant past that no one remembers now.]

The camellia god shook his head with a bitter smile.

But Elric accepted it as positive.

Soon, I was able to vaguely understand the purpose of this arrangement.

“The cold and desolation scattered across the black snowy plains… did all that originally belong to you, Dongbaek?”

The cold wind refers to the desolate wind that sweeps across the northern region. And every time Elric caught a monster, he collected a little piece of the seal.

In other words, the power that the Dongbaek God had when he was the Demon King has now been scattered across the black snowy fields.

[…In times like this, Mervinger’s clever mind is so obnoxious. Even if you notice, you can just pretend not to notice.]

The camellia god glared at Elric with a slightly disapproving look, but now he had no choice but to nod.

[that’s right. But I want to be clear about one thing. They no longer belong to this woman. This woman is only a camellia tree and an incarnation of a flower.]

Elric’s eyes sparkled brightly.

“Then the purpose of this arrangement is to recover the traces that Dongbaek had?”

[well. As I said, I can only give advice on growing trees. You just remember what Otto Hahn said.]

Elric recalled what Otto Hahn said before the arrangement began.

-You will learn how to take the Donggun.

Only now did I finally understand that.

In order to grow a tree, you must take all the cold that has fallen from the camellia god.

General Dong was the former alter ego and fault of Dongbaek God.

‘Then the Demon God’s curse woke it up…?’

There was still a mystery that could not be solved, but Elric could see that his mind was becoming clearer now.

[Be most careful with General Dong. Because it will be the biggest obstacle that holds you back in making arrangements.]

There was bitterness on the corner of Dongbaek Shin’s mouth as he gave the warning.

* * *

From then on, Elric focused on growing the camellia tree that had begun to sprout.

Following the advice of the camellia god, I made compost and carefully spread it around. I even built a wall and erected a small barrier to prevent monsters from attacking me.

At first, I was worried about whether the tree would be able to grow well during the remaining time.

As if to dispel such concerns, the camellia tree continued to grow day by day.

And in the meantime, the ‘tribal’ Antromorphs also began preparations to gradually transform into ‘urban’ Antromorphs.

There weren’t many tribe members right now, but in preparation for future expansion, following Elric’s advice, they built a wall and a small hut.

At the same time, wars of conquest were actively waged.

From the moment Fury, who was already the biggest rival, bowed down to King Yulho, the birth of the ‘Beastman Union’ became not that difficult.

‘It’s about 10 years earlier than when King Mu originally conquered the Black Snowfield, right?’

Of course, that does not mean that the task of uniting all tribes will happen overnight.

However, since Elric no longer had to worry about the Antromorphs, at least as long as he was around, he was able to focus more on growing the trees.

like that.

It has been 91 days since the 34th challenge.

It was the moment when the first light pink flower buds bloomed on the camellia tree.

* * *

“Are you talking about a wish?”

“okay. “You said you saved Ralph?”

“I’m a member of the tribe too, so I just did what was natural…!”

“okay? Then pass.”

“Stoooop! Why do you walk so fast when you become king? Hehehe.”

“So what do you want?”

“Sparring! “Please spar with me!”

Starting from that conversation.

Elric was able to spar with King Yulho every day.

I was able to experience his Gangseojutsu for myself. It was a hundred times better to experience it like this rather than just peeking from the side.

and.

‘…shit! Isn’t it okay to just look after it now?’

Every time, I got beaten up a lot.

As Elric touched both black and bruised snowballs with an egg, the Camellia God burst into laughter.

[You are now a proper prisoner.]

“What does that mean?”

[It means you have become a panda human.]

“…Dongbaek, don’t you go to sleep often these days?”

[My strength has come back quite a bit. And there’s no need to leave your seat when you can enjoy such fun things to see, right?]

Elric wondered how he would punish this mean(?) god who considered other people’s misfortune as happiness, but even so, pride soon rose to his uvula.

‘But… Now, with this, the outpost has succeeded in completely restoring its original form. Even half of the Yogyeol (要訣) was stolen.’

Yogyeol is like the central axis that passes through Gangchejutsu. If you can fully master this, you can wide open the gateway to Fucho style, Wuyi, and Big Qi.

‘But I don’t think I’ll be able to complete the summary in the remaining time. Should I reset it one more time?’

Around the time Elric was having such concerns.

[It looks like he’s thinking about staying here a little longer.]

The Camellia God read Elric’s inner thoughts like a ghost and asked.

As Elric was scratching his cheek, the camellia god suddenly frowned.

[You haven’t forgotten yet, right? What I said after you lifted the third restriction.]

“You said to be careful of General Dong, right?”

[that’s right. The highlight of this arrangement hasn’t even begun yet.]

Elric became curious at those words.

how.

What is the identity of ‘General Dong’, who is mentioned by everyone from the modern beastmen to Otto Han, the god of camellia here?

Until now, I only knew it was a mysterious natural disaster.

It felt like it was difficult to describe even in those words.

So I’d like to ask a question.

[…this. They say a tiger will come if I tell it to do so. It looks like you finally came.]

Elric turned his head to where the camellia god was looking.

Ralph was rushing this way.

But… his expression wasn’t very good.

Even after being saved by Elric, he was busy making noises, so Elric couldn’t help but feel anxious.

“The Chief is calling. “It seems like something big has happened.”

* * *

The place where Elric followed Ralph was crowded with thousands of refugees.

And beyond that, many more beastmen were coming.

They all looked like they were either seriously injured or very scared of something.

“This…?”

[also. It has begun. Well, it was around this time.]

The camellia god had a hardened expression as if he was remembering something he didn’t want to recall.

Elric had to swallow dry saliva when he realized that the ‘starter’ was General Dong.

Somehow… the wind blowing along the city seemed much colder and stingier than yesterday.

“The Chief is waiting inside.”

“Are you not going in?”

“You’re the only one who called, so I’ll wait here.”

Ralph held his back and guarded the front of the barracks to prevent anyone from entering.

Elric nodded his understanding and opened the cloth door to go inside.

“And…”

“…?”

“receive.”

Elric had to accidentally catch what Ralph threw.

“It’s nothing big! “I just picked it up, so it’s up to you whether you apply it or not!”

When I looked at him with a face asking what this was, Ralph’s face turned red and he continued gibbering for a while before turning his head to the side.

I pretended like nothing was wrong, but I could see that the tips of my ears were red, as if they were about to burst.

[It’s because of white blood.]

The camellia god took a quick look at what was in Elric’s hand and burst out laughing.

[Are you famous?]

[Not that much. It is made from only precious herbs that are at least 100 years old. Not only does it have good recovery power, but it also contains a small amount of magical power. Is it probably a treasure that comes down only in very small quantities even within the Black Wolf tribe?]

Elric’s eyes widened slightly.

You gave me something so precious?

Ho ho ho. The camellia god looked like he was dying of fun.

[I guess I gave it to you because I was worried because you’ve been getting beaten up by King Yulho lately. And then I came and picked it up. Did that kid have such a cute side?]

Elric hurriedly passed by Ralph as he put the white ointment in his arms.

“thanks.”

While saying something lightly humorous.

It seemed like Ralph said something urgently right after that, but Elric was completely inside the barracks and couldn’t hear it.

Instead, Elric had to face countless gazes focused on him.

There were many faces I had never seen before sitting at the table in the conference room where I sat with King Yulho all day long for the war of conquest.

Elric seemed to intuitively know who they were.

‘Chiefs of various beastman tribes.’

[Should I say I am proud or amazed to see people who are normally busy fighting because they don’t want to face each other gathered in one place like this?…] I guess it seems that the

prisoners who suffered damage while attacking General Dong are gathered in one place. It was like that.

“I heard you called me.”

King Yulho nodded stiffly at Elric’s greeting.

“okay. Elric, you know how to use magic, right?”

“yes. any.”

“It’s a shame. I already know that your magic is by no means shallow. So let me do you a favor.”

King Yulho’s eyes shone.

“From now on, we’re going to go find that damned General Dong or something. So it may be difficult, but please show me the way to get there.”

At that moment, Elric knew.

That this is the true mission of this arrangement.

Wizard who swallowed talent