The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 260

Episode 261: Spirit and Body

‘They are good people.’

After hearing that my leaders were supporting my desertion.

I decided to leave the rest of the preparations to them.

I decided to make the move to prepare as best I could.

‘When it comes to cooking… you have no choice but to prepare it as best you can on the day.’

Before that.

What I went to first.

=Meet the Lord of Seong.

“OK.”

The spirit of the fortress.

It was Vimanar.

“First of all, as you said, the quest has been completed.”

I am on the top floor of the tower built in the center of the fortress.

He sat on a chair in the command and control room and looked at the spirit core.

“It’s not exactly broken, but it will be cleared if you give it time. ”

=The fortress was also witnessing everything that happened in the basement of the fortress. You have accomplished an incredible feat. He is truly qualified to serve as the lord of this fortress.

Is it because they are spirits that they don’t even need to breathe?

The guy who literally praises me without taking a breath.

‘…Is this kind of personality to begin with?’

They say they were made to be loyal to the lord of the castle.

I wondered if this kind of burdensome praise was designed to do that.

Well anyway.

The reason why I tried to rush to clear that underground mine

was because of what this guy said.

‘If I achieve the conditions of the quest, there will be no problem if I go to another area.’

After hearing that.

The challenge was to supply magical power, which was the only quest that had to be solved.

“So… I’m finally asking now.”

and.

That condition has been met.

“What is the reason?”

I thought I might be able to hear something next now.

=Are you asking what is the reason?

“That’s why I asked you to complete this Vimana’s special quest first.”

At the time, I just asked about it and moved on.

After completing the quest, I became curious again.

‘What does being able to desert have to do with raising the level of this fortress?”

A mission in which the correlation cannot be understood at all.

The answer to that was simpler than I thought.

=The reason why the Lord of the castle hesitates to act freely is because the members of the fortress are highly dependent on the Lord of the castle.

“Hmm… for now, yes.”

When I thought about it, I wasn’t that good of a guy.

All kinds of nonsense and bragging are mixed up in a chaotic manner.

Results enlarged and reproduced.

Now, I was being treated like a mythical three-headed-yukbi monster.

Because the number of soldiers who depend on me has increased.

I was put in a position where I couldn’t act as I wanted.

‘Ugh.’

I just sigh, but what can I do?

This side is better for survival, so I have to endure it.

by the way.

The fact that this guy mentions that.

“Does that mean we don’t have to worry about that once the fortress reaches level 3?”

=The third stage of this fortress is the stage where technological capabilities that exceed the standards of this world are fully demonstrated.

“The standard of our world… The technological capabilities of the facilities I’ve seen so far are incredible?”

The level 1 facilities alone had incredible performance.

The effects of level 2 facilities have not yet been properly experienced.

but.

=The reason Seongju feels that way is probably because the direction of technological development was different.

“hmm?”

=According to an objective comparison, the technological capabilities up to level 2 of this fortress are not up to the technological capabilities that the castle lord’s world originally possessed.

“….”

= This means that the level of technology achieved by the civilization of the world of Seongju is very high.

okay.

There is no technology on Earth that has the same effect as the facilities built in this fortress.

But it just has a slightly different direction.

The level itself is equal….

No.

He had built up skills that may have gone beyond that.

‘Technologies that mankind has built up over tens of thousands of years.’

that.

Because it was never trivial.

“…are you saying that from level 3, we will surpass Earth’s technological capabilities?”

=It is difficult to say that this is true in all aspects. In some areas, it may still fall short of what this world has achieved… Likewise, in ‘some’ areas, technologies that surpass this world’s technological capabilities will begin to emerge.

The sphere guy had no facial expression.

I had the illusion that he was smiling confidently.

=The appearance of some of those technologies… will be quite shocking to the Lord’s race, which is the native species of this world.

“…Hmm.”

=If you witness those technological capabilities, the dependency of the fortress members who were focused only on the castle lord will also be dispersed to the main fortress. According to the calculations of this fortress, people who find peace of mind just by being present will also appear.

For now.

-As long as we have Sergeant Shin, everything will work out!

Soldiers who have peace of mind with this thought.

However, the moment the fortress reaches level 3.

-As long as I have this fortress, I can do anything!

People who think like this will appear.

“Indeed…”

I don’t know because I haven’t seen the third stage either.

If that’s true, it’s not a bad thing.

This means that the pressure focused on me will be reduced.

=But….

But.

The guy’s words didn’t end there.

=I’m sorry, Lord Seong. I should tell you that the situation has changed a bit now.

“uh?”

=I think we must admit that there was an error in the judgment of this fortress.

What does this mean again?

What an error in judgment.

= Even if the Lord of the castle were to take free action based on the reasons I mentioned once the mission originally given to the Lord of the castle was completed, there would not have been a significant impact on the morale of the soldiers. It would have been enough for the Lord of Seong to return after achieving his purpose.

“Yes, that’s why you achieved that condition by working hard.”

=It was this fortress that gave such advice. I feel like I have to apologize.

The spirit of the fortress seems to feel embarrassed.

=You accomplished your mission with great splendor, Lord Seong.

“…what?”

In a small voice.

That’s what I said.

=The conversation between the Lord of the Castle and the fallen Godhead is being expanded and reproduced among the soldiers… As a result, not only has the dependence on the Lord of the Castle increased compared to before, but the influence of the forces seeking to increase that dependence has also rapidly expanded. The result of throwing it away…

originally.

Just meeting those conditions would have been sufficient.

In the process of satisfying those conditions.

The result of me doing things too extravagantly.

‘Your dependence on me has increased more than before.’

And because of that.

=…A new calculation result shows that even if the fortress enters stage 3, the distribution of dependency will not meet expectations…

“Hey…!”

I got up from the chair, held my head, and screamed.

“I went through so much trouble because you said I just had to achieve that, but what…!”

=Lord Seong! We believe that striking the spirit’s core will not be of great help in resolving the castle lord’s concerns, so we recommend that you refrain from violent actions!

Let’s not hold back and raise our fists.

The guy talks fast, as if he’s very scared.

=The good news is that we were able to obtain the cooperation of executive-level members.

“what?”

=If there is cooperation from the relevant members, the confusion in the unit due to Seongju’s free action will be alleviated to some extent.

…at least.

It looks like the situation has gotten a little better thanks to the leaders agreeing to cooperate with me.

=But… it is expected that a little more work will be needed to ‘minimize confusion within the unit’ that the Lord of Seong wants.

“What do you mean by a little work?”

I narrowed my eyes and looked at the guy.

“No way… you’re not saying that you achieved it again and did so in a flashy way, right?”

=No. Actually, this is something I had already wanted to request from the Lord of Seong. Originally, I was planning to postpone it a little later, but…

“Huh?”

It’s in the middle of the jitong room.

A small bead-shaped spirit.

Vimanar said.

=I ask you to make me a body.

“…?”

The body.

I said while looking at the bead-shaped spirit core.

This is the same spirit core that I gave to Borjin and Jeongsooah.

“Isn’t that the body?”

=The lords of the castle have probably seen the images of other spirits, right?

I saw it.

The spirit of darkness was covered in something like a dark shadow, with no light or shade, all over its body.

The bubble looked like a nucleus floating in a transparent water drop.

‘Come to think of it, I’ve never seen an earth spirit.’

What Borjin deals with is the spirit of the earth.

Because the spirit maintained its transparent appearance, I could not see its true form.

=The darkness and water drops. That is the flesh of the two spirits.

“uh? So what is a nucleus?

=The spirit soul to move the body… It is like a vessel that binds the soul to this world.

…is there a big difference?

A being with only a soul.

A being that has both a soul and a body.

There may be that much of a difference.

=If you give me a body, there will be more I can do. If only that were possible… somehow…

“Hmm. “I don’t know how to do it, but that’s all it takes.”

I’m not sure.

If that solves the problem, there is no reason to hesitate.

=Then I understand that you have given permission.

“OK. But how do you make that body?”

=First of all… could you call the spirit messengers?

“Spiritists?”

I don’t know why they bother to call the spirit priests.

I use ‘guild message’ without much thought.

A message was sent to the leaders asking them to send the two spirit masters up to the Jitongsil.

‘Perhaps a spiritist is needed to create that body…?’

While the spirit masters were coming up to the jitong room.

I asked the guy.

“I called it first. “How are you going to use the spiritists?”

=As I said, I want to use it to gain a body.

“So, I understand that, but… um. no.”

The spiritists will be coming anyway.

You will find out soon enough.

What I’m more curious about is…

“You said you were going to postpone creating your own body until later, right?”

=That’s right.

“Why do you have to do that? “If there’s something I can do before I leave Gangwon-do, isn’t it better to do it?”

=That’s….

The spirit seemed to hesitate for a moment and continued speaking.

He soon raised his voice.

=The castle lord’s main fortress… It’s precisely because trust in the spirits has not been built up enough.

“huh?”

=I had no choice but to do it, but it should have been done after building more trust.

Trust.

I wondered why…

“My benefactor! “You called me again…!”

There was no time to ask more about it.

The two spiritists arrived.

* * *

“My benefactor… I am grateful that you call me so often…”

Jeong Soo-ah approaches me cheerfully, her eyes wide open.

Unlike her.

=Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. Why is it that every time I call, it only calls to this high place?… Shamans have weak stamina…!

A shaman who already has weak physical strength and is even old.

Although Borgin is muttering.

“I want you to make a body for this guy.”

what.

It’s none of my business!

I immediately took out the business.

“yes?”

-The body. What are you talking about?

“This spirit… you created it, right? But I heard that because it doesn’t have a body, its functions are somewhat limited.”

Because these are the spirits created in the first place.

I thought this would be enough of an explanation.

however.

“…?”

-It’s a native species. I don’t even understand what you’re talking about…?

The two spiritists tilted their heads.

It just made me question my words.

‘Eh?’

I thought that if they were spiritists, they would naturally know how to create a spirit body.

I guess that’s not the case.

-I told you so.

Borgin responded as if asking what he was talking about.

-Spirit exists from the beginning, not created.

“Ah… I did say that.”

-How would you know that this is a process of creating the spirit and body of a spirit that existed from the beginning? I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed when they asked me to make something that was already natural.

…?

Is this true after hearing it?

= Lord Seong.

Then, let’s look at the spirits and wonder why they were called.

The one who speaks first.

=Is it true that the Lord of the castle gave me permission to prepare a body?

“Uh, for now?”

=I understand. Then, I would like the two spirit masters to summon the contracted spirit.

“…? yes. All right.”

-I don’t know why, but… I’ll listen to the orders of the person in charge of the tribe.

like that.

Two spirits that appear in the Jitong room.

[Intermediate Water Spirit – Bubble]

[Advanced Earth Spirit – Ozrock]

‘Oh…’

I’ve seen Bubble often, so I’m familiar with it.

This was my first time seeing the spirit summoned by Borjin.

It is said that spirits basically exist in a transparent state.

‘You look pretty strong.’

Unlike Baul-gi, who still looks cute despite becoming a mid-level spirit with the growth of a spirit master.

The spirit of Borjin looked like a large clay doll with grass here and there.

I didn’t know that the earth spirits usually hide their appearances and only lend their power.

He is almost as tall as Borgin and has a strangely sturdy appearance.

It was a spirit with considerable charisma.

= As I said, Lord Seong.

And…

=Due to the actions of the castle lord, the dependence on the castle lord and the area of the dependent power increased.

“huh?”

=Please know that this fortress is acting for the lord of the castle. Then, that’s enough.

That charismatic-looking spirit.

Ozrock.

=Let’s begin.

To that guy….

=Your spirit and body will be put to good use, so don’t be sad, Ozrok.

“…!?”

The spirit core of [Vimanar].

It rushed towards Ozrock at incredible speed.