The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 212

Episode 212 Mulberry Picking

– Oh… I wonder if I can really trust it…

“I really can’t trust people.”

The green-skinned monster complains.

Not once or twice.

I keep repeating those words over and over again, so it’s starting to get annoying.

-There’s no way you can trust it easily.

This guy is basically a shaman from the Green Mane tribe.

He was just a prisoner who happened to be captured alive.

To be precise, they are definitely enemies.

They tried to get information by tying him up and force-feeding him food.

Unlike then, he is now free from bondage.

but.

I knew this guy wouldn’t run away.

-Kreuk Because it was a promise made while the weak point was taken. If you want to betray, you can betray as much as you want.

“Is that so?”

The guy’s weakness.

Because we held it.

‘That’s a huge egg that he tried to hide somehow.’

It was carefully kept by our unit members.

As a guy who tried to use any means possible to resurrect his old compatriots inside that egg.

You have no choice but to follow my orders.

and.

Actually, that’s not all.

The reason why that guy cherishes that egg.

To rebuild the fallen tribe through that egg.

then.

-He promises the revival of the species as long as he follows your orders….

“Even if you say that, it’s a mess.”

The means and methods.

It could be us.

“step. “It will be difficult in the near future.”

-Why?

“You guys have some emotional troubles. “It’s a task that needs to be done over as much time as possible.”

Of course, the battles so far.

In fact, it is safe to say that most of the people in the northwestern part of Gangwon-do were killed by those guys.

Even Ariella is in a situation where she has to hide her existence and use it.

They told us to become allies with the people who murdered and enslaved humans.

Is there any way to get into it easily?

okay.

‘Just as this guy’s race was unable to form an alliance with another race in the end.’

The Green Mane tribe ultimately made the wrong choice there.

The result of not being able to forget their grudges and fighting their own battles.

We ended up selling our race to the devil.

I learned of a case where it was destroyed like that.

Conversely, what should we do to escape destruction?

You can kind of get a feel for it, right?

‘Gather as much power as possible.’

Whether I like it or not.

Whether they are descendants of hostile forces that fought against us.

Whatever.

If that’s the way to survive.

Because I promised myself a long time ago that I would do anything.

“step. “It is unreasonable to accept that your own people are currently engaged in a civil war.”

-I understand that…

There will be considerable opposition from the unit members.

but.

‘That egg… at least he wasn’t the one who fought with us.’

A mere child of that race.

You have to do whatever it takes to survive.

There was also opposition from unit members.

I’ll have to break through somehow.

-How can you make such a choice?

“hmm?”

-…Seeing as how you cannot accept others of your own race, doesn’t that mean you are concerned about the resentment between races?

Borgin said as if he didn’t understand.

-Our species can increase its numbers very quickly. Those who have increased so much are not hostile to you. How can you be sure?

“That’s right. “I can’t be sure.”

-But how?

“Well, that’s…”

Those born from those eggs may be hostile to us.

but.

“It’s a trade secret.”

There is no way.

My job is a chef.

So….

“It’s best to lure kids with something to eat.”

-…?

“There is such a thing, man.”

It seemed like he didn’t fully understand the intention.

Borgin heard me.

-Can we accept another race that has taken each other’s lives…?

He muttered blankly with a shocked expression.

-We… could have done that too.

“….”

-Warchief. Did the chief think that far…

…Well.

Anyway, something like this.

Just the power increase policy I was thinking about.

That Borjin’s goals are aligned.

actually.

It would be enough just to allow that egg to grow peacefully somewhere, as he wishes.

Children born that way can grow up to have friendly relationships if you feed them a few times.

but.

‘Isn’t it a bit of a waste to end it like that?’

The first one is this way.

That’s Eul.

“Once that happens.”

That guy is quite a skilled shaman.

Because we have to obey our orders until those eggs hatch.

“Would you like to show me your skills like you promised?”

-…Okay.

I think we should pull out as much mulberry as possible.

* * *

A sudden attack.

Originally, it would have been normal to not know who attacked and why.

but.

-It seems like there are some among you who have abilities related to astronomy.

“Oh, you mean Taejun.”

-…That sounds like the name of a native species. Could it be that there was only one person who blindfolded our tribe?

In our unit.

There was a being who could find out things at a distance through the stars.

of course.

Even with that guy’s ability, I could only get rough information about the southern part of Gangwon-do.

That’s a bit old.

-His abilities are certainly considerable… but there were a few things that came to mind while responding with other shamans.

“huh?”

-Despite his outstanding abilities, he seemed to have less know-how about astronomy than I thought. That was a big part of why we were able to penetrate his fontanel.

“…Oh, that doesn’t make any sense.”

-The knowledge I have will be quite helpful.

Let’s start with the results.

It is now possible to specify quite detailed areas.

“A shaman’s story.”

Well, it wasn’t enough to perfectly pinpoint the location.

In the first place.

Our unit’s search for information was not conducted solely by shamans.

-Survey the spirits! hmm. It seems to be a bit different from the earth spirit, but the essence is similar.

“That’s right.”

– Right now, it seems to be a water spirit, but there are signs that it may change to other properties… I think it might need a little help from me here, too.

Living body… no.

Dispatch of elemental drones.

“It’s true. I did as the monster said, and Bell’s range of activity increased. “I also found the location you mentioned.”

“…The story of the opening of the spirit temple.”

“yes? “What did you just say…”

“No. Nothing.”

All you have to do is specify the location.

by the way.

“It’s Pyeongchang.”

“It’s also located in a famous place.”

The place where they settled down was quite a famous place.

past.

A place where many buildings were built for the Olympics, etc.

Why did it settle in such a place?

I had a rough guess.

‘excuse me. They said that after the Olympics ended, the building became empty.’

That means there are a lot of empty buildings.

This means that there are fewer monsters as there is no prey for them.

As the number of humans killed by monsters is small.

It would be a place with few zombies.

‘Buildings are great barricades in themselves,’ and

usable facilities are safe.

There is no reason not to occupy it.

And that means.

In other words…

“They also need safe defense facilities.”

“Ah…”

“It means that in the end, they are just humans like us.”

The name is Demon Contractor.

It’s quite brutal.

When I actually explained its existence to some soldiers.

There were some guys who were a little intimidated by that name.

but.

‘Yes, we are the same people.’

In the end, just like other humans.

A situation that requires the protection of safe facilities.

then.

If the conditions are right, it can be easily defeated.

And the conditions are.

-…You must keep that promise.

That monster staring at me.

Borzine.

It was being fulfilled step by step.

* * *

“…It’s not that far.”

Well, by doing that.

I had left the Vimana and had come all the way to a distant place.

‘A place far outside our control.’

It was fortunate that the location was pinpointed.

In this day and age, even moving short distances is not easy.

Of course, traveling such a long distance requires great effort.

Especially when there are many troops moving together like ours.

Because it is unconditionally attracted to surrounding aggro.

“Today, I will just explore.”

Come out to explore…

that green monster over there.

-Okay.

An old shaman leaning on a staff.

Borgin and I came here alone.

-I guess I have no choice but to trust and follow.

He relaxed his grip on the cane.

dump.

The body fell down to the floor.

Old shaman.

I didn’t know that when I was captured by the Changsu’s guild.

In the first place, the monster was so old that it was difficult to control its body without relying on a cane.

but.

There was no need for a young body to unleash that monster’s abilities.

An old man sitting with his knees on the floor.

I mumble while touching the dirt.

-Spirit….

Spirit.

Even though I haven’t fully figured out its identity yet.

I have seen several beings who borrow the power of this spirit.

Our guild’s Jeongsooah is also a party to that.

The spirit Bell that made a contract with Jeong Su-ah.

The spirit did excellent reconnaissance with its drone.

The problem is that the spirit has a timid personality.

There were many cases where it was impossible to enter a place where a powerful enemy was staying.

and.

-Show me the memories of this land….

A shaman who controls the spirits of the earth.

A monster that boasts a deep history that is different from ours when it comes to dealing with spirits.

Borjin’s elemental magic…

was different from Jeongsooah’s.

“What do you see?”

-Uhm.

Even if the spirit is not sent there directly.

By reading the memory of the land.

It can have the effect of scouting out enemy territory.

‘They said there are limits to the memory you can read.’

Of course, memories older than a week cannot be read, no matter how old they are.

Unlike Jeongsooah’s spirit, real-time reconnaissance was not possible.

The effective range is also much narrower.

When compared to Jeong Soo-ah’s elemental magic.

Rather than one side having the upper hand, it feels like each other has an advantage.

and.

-Okay… as expected.

In this case.

Borjin’s elemental magic is perfect.

Borgin, who seemed to have read all of my memories, opened his eyes and spoke.

– Just as I already warned you. There are many minions in place.

“Tsk.”

This was the reason why I came all the way here with this guy.

Those contractors are the enemies we will soon be fighting anyway.

To understand its power.

After receiving a promise of cooperation.

The first information Borgin gave was this.

-Those devil followers… Do you guys call them contractors?

“Well, the name isn’t important, so let’s skip it.”

-hmm. There will already be quite a few minions summoned there.

“…Eh?”

To the enemy’s base.

There are already a ton of monsters out there.

“Those so-called minions can only be summoned if they sacrifice their lives? “So many lives were sacrificed?”

-a little bit different. To be exact, the minions sitting there are closer to what they borrowed.

“You’re lending it to me?”

-It would be a loss for the devil if his precious contractees die in a harsh place before they can sacrifice their lives, so he sends out enough minions to protect the safety of the contractees until then. We also benefited a lot from that.

“….”

What should I say?

‘What kind of devil is this guy doing? It’s like a marketing company.’

A feeling of customer care from a marketing company full of know-how.

By the way, they are minions.

“You mean a dark spirit or something, right?”

-You are referring to the dark spirit summoned to eliminate you. It’s definitely a powerful minion. However, it is basically an entity that specializes in the annihilation of one entity. The devil’s minions are much more diverse.

Is it because I promised to hatch those eggs?

A guy whose title has become strangely polite.

-There are probably a lot more people out there that you don’t know about. Of course…

even.

-I’ll give you all the information about those beings.

Even the way he tries to show off his credit.

but.

‘Let’s [solve it]….’

I felt like there was a need to draw a line here.

“I’m warning you just in case.”

-hmm?

“Don’t climb.”

-…

Did he feel the hostility in my gaze?

The guy who quietly lowers his head.

“The children from the eggs you brought are innocent, but that doesn’t mean you are without sin.”

-I didn’t mean to do that…

Seohwan and Miho.

And at least black beetles have never harmed humans.

‘I still can’t get over my excitement when I think about what this guy has done to other humans.’

but.

Ariella and this guy are different.

so that.

Because Ariella was punished by having everything belong to me.

This guy too.

A monster you want to kill right away.

I couldn’t forgive him for trying to sneak up on me.

-…no. The intention was right. I apologize if I was offended. I thought that if I could increase my position, it would be helpful in raising the children of the tribe.

“I take care of how to treat those guys. “Be careful from now on.”

-I will be careful.

But…

I felt like I had to admit that it was a useful monster.

‘A member of the race that made a contract with the devil… and the one who ultimately won the war that pushed out the devil contractors.’

Knowledge of the devil’s minions that we don’t have.

Because that experience came to us.

If you were blinded by resentment and just hit your head.

Experience and abilities that could never have been obtained.

-I’ll warn you, even if you give them the information, dealing with those minions won’t be easy.

“huh?”

-Because the strength of those minions is considerable. No matter how much information you have, they are not creatures that can be easily defeated. Our tribe, too… may have been weakened, but we had to take a lot of damage to eliminate the demonic followers that had arisen within us.

but.

It was said that a nobleman called the Warchief also died in the process.

“I know what you mean.”

I need to find out information about Amman.

Since its basic strength is high, it will be difficult to defeat it easily.

Well, I understand.

I understand.

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

-…?

The last attack.

It was a powerful attack that, if done incorrectly, could have resulted in the disintegration of our corps.

‘It’s not like we didn’t gain anything.’

The bigger the crisis.

There’s a lot to gain when you overcome it, right?

If only it could go down to a simple battle of strength versus strength.

I had no intention of losing.

“Well, there’s a way to do that, so don’t worry.”

-I see… It looks like your native species still have some means left.

“You can roughly think of it like that. “Then I have the next question.”

-hmm?

“Among the minions in there… is there anyone who has the ability to detect stealth?”

-Hmm.

Borgin closes his eyes.

He seemed to be recalling the list of minions he had seen in the spirit’s memory, and after a moment he opened his mouth.

-I don’t think there is such a thing.

“Oh really?”

-But why are you asking this?

“no. “I thought it went well.”

There were two reasons why I came here.

‘One is to understand the enemy’s strength.’

And another one said,

“I’m a bit curious about what those bastards are doing.”

our enemy.

To figure out its identity.

‘There were more than one or two things that bothered me.’

This is what the devil contractor I met said.

{You think you are good.}

And what Borgin said.

{They seemed to have some beliefs.}

Devil Contractor A name that sounds scary just by hearing it.

The probability that they are normal people is probably low.

but.

These people would have been ordinary human beings just a few months ago.

Why did they have to become such enemies?

Why did people create a situation where they fight among themselves?

And….

‘Some people are going through such hardships to survive somehow.’

why.

Did they make a contract to lightly sacrifice their lives?

“Let’s find out.”

I took a bite of one of my battle rations.

[Characteristic: Environmental assimilationist….]

-Are indigenous species naturally so talented…?

According to the snow piled up around.

My body turned pure white.