Chapter 516 – Sanctuary of Blood (3)
Three days later.
I leave the house with a suitcase in tow.
There wasn’t as much luggage as I thought.
They said they would provide any consumables needed for the operation if they were requested from the Guardians, and the only personal equipment they had was one suit.
Thanks to this, it was an opportunity for me to realize my complacency.
“… Even though the equipment is poor, it is still very poor.”
This was partly because most of the problems were solved with magic, but it also played a role in the fact that there weren’t many dangerous situations that made the equipment desperately needed.
On the contrary, I thought that my children’s equipment was urgently needed, so I invested in it whenever I could.
“I guess I need to get some equipment now…”
In the past, there was no good way to obtain high-grade equipment, and low-grade equipment was not of much use, so it was passed over, but now it is different.
The financial resources to purchase equipment and the network to request production are also quite solid.
Armor is not that urgent.
If you add magical power to the suit that Juyeon gave you, you can block most attacks.
The most urgent thing is of course.
“There should be at least one well-made sword.”
A sword is needed.
Made to fit my hand perfectly.
And it’s full of effects for me who uses magic and a sword at the same time.
It would be nice to have a sword with this function, so I came up with a suitable idea.
It has been a long time since we have had our sights set on a craftsman with outstanding skills who can turn imagination into reality.
“I wonder if we can make it before the operation begins.”
I wish it were possible.
I constantly erase and redraw parts of the sword I had drawn in my head and hold the handle.
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8 am.
Time to meet with guild members.
I added 5 minutes and arrived at the office a little late on purpose.
Rather than go there first and wait, to take the people gathered in front of the office building and head straight to the airport.
As I arrived in front of the office building, I was met with sharp eyes.
“Hey… Look, the guild leader is the last to arrive.”
“You’re five minutes late, Dojin. Please deposit the fine of 50,000 won into Elena’s account.”
“I overslept… ?”
“Good morning, senior!”
“Now I have to say I’m the guild leader.”
“Oh, is that so?”
Shin Yu-jeong, Elena, Son Seo-yeon, Yoon Si-hoo, Jin Ha-rin.
Guys who raise their voices.
Contrary to expectations, where even half of the guild members had come, a lot had come, all the guild members gathered.
Just one person.
Except for Lim Na-eun.
I inadvertently take out my smartphone and check to see if there are any messages.
Missed calls, messages, chats.
Nothing has arrived.
It’s unexpected.
I thought you would at least contact me.
When you take off the screen from your smartphone, you can see people looking concerned.
Among them, Juyeon approached and asked carefully.
“I want to wait a little bit… ?”
I shook my head.
“No. “Let’s go now.”
Guys sneakily approaching me with suitcases, watching me.
I guess I’m misunderstanding something.
“Did I tell you? I respect both those who come and those who don’t come. I’m fine, so don’t give me those looks and just get in the car. “Half of the car was mine, and the other half was Joo-yeon’s car.”
After seeing two cars parked on the side of the road and thinking for a moment, the guild members split up and get into the cars.
The people in my car were Son Seo-yeon, Elena, and Jin Ha-rin.
When I look out the window, I see Shin Yoo-jeong gritting her teeth and heading towards Joo-yeon’s car.
Tsk tsk.
I lost, I lost.
Jin Ha-rin, sitting in the passenger seat, asks me.
“Guild leader, shall we use the navigation?”
“Yes, thank you.”
“Oh, I also have some gum. Would you like one?”
“Uh…, Good.”
“Turn right here.”
“Thank you.”
“Would you like some water?”
“…”
I got into the passenger seat and became a real assistant.
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Romania.
A country struggling with a series of unprecedented disasters such as earthquakes and dungeon breaks.
Although 10 years have passed, their difficult situation still persisted.
This is because it suffered such a huge blow that it was difficult to take enough time for it to change once.
Wallachia, called the Sanctuary of Blood, was one of the three regions that made up Romania.
The number of people who died in the disaster was hundreds of thousands.
Even this was said to be a miraculously small amount of damage.
Bucharest, the capital of Romania, was even located in the Wallachia region.
In short, they lost a third of their territory and even their capital due to a series of disasters, along with the damage to hundreds of thousands of people.
That wasn’t the only thing that was lost.
Of those who managed to survive in Wallachia, many of them became ruined or lost their motivation and collapsed.
In a way, it is natural since I lost the place where I lived my whole life, lost my family, and lost my foundation.
And those who managed to regain their senses left their homeland.
He quickly decided that it would be better to start anew in a foreign country rather than rebuild in a place where only bitter memories and downfall remained.
So, are you going to let the people who are leaving go and try to live well with those who are left?
It can’t be.
If you can’t eat food and live like a human, your mind will also become exhausted.
The card that those who are driven out without anything are none other than crime.
Children become pickpockets, and adults become robbers.
And the crime that became familiar gave rise to another crime, and the crime rate continued to soar.
However, the state does not even have the capacity to crack down on all of them.
Since this happens so frequently, it is natural that travelers stop coming.
“So we plan to primarily gather in neighboring countries, not Romania.”
That was the reason why the Guardians decided to gather in a country other than Romania.
Meanwhile, in a situation where the number of travelers has stopped and the existence of the airport has become meaningless, dozens of travelers suddenly arrive one after another?
“Because nothing can be more strange than that.”
There is no way that those who had a hideout in the Sanctuary of Blood would not have planted spies all over Romania.
Of course, information on other citizens who got off the plane will also be carefully collected.
At this time, Shin Yu-jeong asked.
“So where is this plane going?”
Kim Do-jin’s eyes turned to Elena, who was staring at him without much thought.
“This plane is going to Bulgaria.”
“… !”
Elena’s eyes widened as if torn apart.
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The time it takes from Korea to Romania is 15 hours if you use a regular flight.
And if you use the saint’s private plane, it takes about nine hours.
Whether it’s the former or the latter, it’s a constant fact that it’s a fairly long trip.
The same was true for Bulgaria, one of Romania’s neighboring countries.
The private plane that the saint had provided for them flew for another eight hours and 30 minutes before landing on the runway at Sofia International Airport in Bulgaria.
As they get off the comfortable plane, a gentle heat surrounds their bodies.
“The weather is not much different from Korea.”
“Because this is a country with four seasons.”
“Hmm…”
As Shin Yu-jeong said, the climate here is not that different from Korea.
As expected in June, it was quite hot and clear.
After most people got off the plane, the last person, Elena, came down at a slow pace.
“…”
It was a mysterious expression.
Not happy, but not sad either.
It seemed like she simply didn’t feel like she was stepping foot on her native land.
Kim Do-jin approached her side.
“What do you think, Elena? “How does it feel to return to her hometown after such a long time?”
“Ah…, That is.”
Elena Mikhailova Dobreva.
Her beginning and present were very different.
While she started out as a foreign worker who left her country to escape poverty, she is now evaluated as a promising talent in Korea.
Thanks to this, the association is secretly aiming for her naturalization.
She made a lot of money like that.
The past has become so far away that it cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Therefore, she could have set foot on her homeland whenever she wanted, but she did not.
Why?
“To be honest…, I’m dazed.”
In fact, she doesn’t know the reason clearly either.
It seems like she was greedy.
If I earn a little more like I do now, I will be able to go home happier when I become a bigger person.
At the same time, I was satisfied with my current life.
A lover who is infinitely more loving, but still distant from me due to a vow from my childhood.
With colleagues who now feel like her sisters.
I feel sorry for my family in Bulgaria, but they also became family.
“I didn’t expect you to come back so suddenly…”
You are not even alone.
My colleagues who I consider my second family, and my lover who is like a lovely puppy.
When I was unable to adapt to a new country and was on the verge of falling away, the people who took me by the hand and changed my fate were there.
After organizing her thoughts, she answered with a faint smile on her lips.
“Well, okay. “I wanted to show you at least once.”
It was her wish.
Showing my hometown to those who changed my destiny.
I, who survived through hard times, have become so enriched by you.
So I am so thankful.
I really wanted to say this at least once.
It seems like the opportunity has finally come.
“I’m so happy.”
The smile on her lips suddenly became brighter than the sun.
Kim Do-jin also smiled at her and opened her mouth.
“Good. “Then, shall we receive guidance from Elena here?”
“Agree!”
“Yes, if you’re a local, you probably know a lot of good places.”
“I’m looking forward to it.”
Even though I came to this country for work, I can still enjoy a little leisure time.
It was a moment when I was excited at the thought of following in the footsteps of a local woman and exploring Bulgaria’s unique food and tourist attractions.
“Oh, that’s impossible.”
Elena shakes her head resolutely.
As everyone looked curiously, she continued her words.
“Elena, is this your second visit to Sophia?”
“…”
Once when leaving for Korea.
And now.
Elena, a poor girl from the Bulgarian region, also did not know Sofia.
