Into the Creations 2257

## Chapter 2257 – 2257. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family

Bieifu started spouting the history of the Thorn Kingdom, which I didn’t even want to know, in response to my question. I frowned at the sudden history lesson.

“I asked you about Lerritree’s abilities. Why are you suddenly talking about the history of the Thorn Kingdom?”

“The successive kings of the Thorn Kingdom ruled the kingdom using special abilities. Naturally, it is deeply related to the history of the Thorn Kingdom.”

He spoke proudly. I could see his outstanding loyalty to the Thorn royal family. The problem was that I had absolutely no interest in that kind of thing.

“Tell me about the abilities of the past Thorn kings. Forget about history.”

I spoke with a forceful tone. I suppressed my killing intent as much as possible. Bieifu’s goal was a peace treaty. If I released my killing intent here, he would sense something was wrong.

It worked.

“The first Thorn king had the ability to turn his blood into medicine. Through that ability, he gathered the founding contributors-“

“Forget the boring history. Is the ability to turn blood into medicine certain?”

“It is certain. It is recorded.”

“What is the extent of the medicine’s effect? Did it cure incurable diseases?”

“Not only incurable diseases. He also treated knights on the verge of death after losing duels and hunters with severed arms. According to the records, the effect was incomparable to potions.”

Curing incurable diseases and restoring severed arms and legs, even fatal injuries on the verge of death, with just a drop of blood? It was an amazing ability, almost like complete recovery.

‘There’s a reason why the Thorn Kingdom is hiding and monopolizing Lerritree. If they had an ability like that, they would naturally monopolize it.’

And I will be the one to monopolize it. I don’t know how, but there must be a way to continuously obtain Lerritree. I have to find out that method somehow.

‘I don’t think this guy knows.’

A court wizard. He knows about Lerritree, so he is an important subordinate. But would he know how to obtain Lerritree? That’s probably something only the king himself knows.

“What was the second king’s ability?”

“It was the ability to eat a lot of food. According to the records, he ate 3,000 servings of food in a single day. What’s amazing is that he didn’t excrete anything after eating, and he didn’t gain weight.”

“Could it be the power to convert the food he eats into strength? It could also be the ability to accumulate mana with food. To become stronger just by eating. What an amazing and convenient ability.”

An ability to get stronger just by eating chicken! What a sweet ability.

“No. It’s just the ability to eat a lot. The second king had no talent for swords or magic.”

“…You’re saying it’s really just an ability to eat?”

“Yes. That’s correct.”

One person eating 3,000 servings of food and being fine. It’s an amazing ability. But if it’s just eating, it’s meaningless, isn’t it?

“…What was the third king’s ability?”

“He could teleport a distance of ten steps. However, he would sweat profusely and become exhausted after teleporting.”

Ten steps. If we assume that’s about 5 meters, it’s a pretty useful ability.

The teleportation technique I have right now, Leap, is only 1.15 meters, making it awkward to use.

‘Teleporting makes you sweat and get exhausted? It would be more comfortable to just walk.’

This was another useless ability. My expectations for Lerritree are slowly dropping.

“List the abilities of the kings.”

The history of Hyaku Thorn was longer than I thought. The current king, Hyaku Thorn, was the 23rd in line.

If one person ruled the kingdom for 30 years, that would be about 700 years. But the actual history of the Thorn Kingdom is less than 500 years. It was wiped out a few times in the middle. Whether it was a rebellion or whatever, I didn’t care. The important thing was that out of the 23 kings, only 4 had useful abilities, including the first.

The first’s ability to turn blood into medicine, the seventh’s ability to not need sleep, the fifteenth’s ability to duplicate fruits, and the nineteenth’s ability to control people’s minds.

Especially the nineteenth’s ability was not only outstanding but also terrifying. But each ability had its own limitations. If there were no limitations, they would have dominated the entire continent.

‘It’s like a random draw. You don’t know if you’ll get a good ability or a trash one.’

There is also an undeniable fact.

Even a trash ability is much better than having none.

“Is there anything else you’re curious about…?”

“No.”

“Then please look at this treaty. Even if the war ends, our Thorn and your Kairak will not lose anything. It’s because the territory is vast. We can maintain peace. There are not a few men who have been sacrificed in this war, but… the population will increase over time.”

“Why are you so eager to end the war? Is the Thorn Kingdom in such a dire situation?”

Bieifu hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“In a dire situation? Not yet. Thorn still has reserves.”

“Then why aren’t you fighting?”

“Because Kairak also has reserves. If the war continues, Kairak will eventually win. That is the conclusion I have reached about this war.”

“Ah.”

“But that’s not the only reason I want peace. The problem is after the war. According to my calculations, if this war goes to the end, the damage to both Thorn and Kairak will be severe. The growth of the Eastern Continent will probably be delayed by at least 15 years. I want to avoid that situation.”

“I see. You’re worried about the Western Continent.”

“…….”

“Do you know that I’m from the Western Continent?”

“I know. The war hero of Rapelli. Duke Eugene Prucus. I also know that Rapelli dominates the Western Continent, and is practically an empire.”

He seems to have gathered quite a bit of information. But he doesn’t know that I killed the Rapelli delegation. He probably doesn’t know how I got here either. It will take quite some time for the information to reach him.

“New War King, please look at this peace treaty. It’s written with clauses that are advantageous to you, not Kairak.”

I read the treaty he brought. There are indeed quite a few clauses that are helpful to me, not Kairak. The clause that the war reparations will be paid to me, not Kairak, was pleasing.

“You can tell by the state of the banquet hall. There must have been an assassination attempt. Our Poton will help you completely dominate Kairak. We will offer you the treasures and beauties of the Eastern Continent.”

Bieifu had figured me out to some extent, though not completely.

“The warriors of Kairak are not fools. Do you believe they will remain still after seeing this treaty?”

“Fortunately, you have tradition. You inherited the throne of the War King through a legitimate duel. The people of Kairak will gladly kneel and pledge their loyalty to you if you fill their bellies. That’s how the people of Kairak are.”

“I understand.”

“Oh, you understand. You are indeed someone I can communicate with. The former War King, Wekung, was an ignorant fool who couldn’t even communicate. Now, true peace will finally come.”

“You’re too much of a nuisance in my plans. Die here.”

I summoned an axe, charged it with lightning, and threw it at Bieifu. The axe was embedded in a barrier.

Lightning Heaven Style (雷天流) Ultimate Technique (極技) Exploding Thunder (爆震雷).

Bang!

The lightning imbued in the axe exploded.

Amidst the shattered traces of lightning, the barrier was intact. The old Archmage looked at me with a cold gaze.

The moment I summoned the Fire Lotus Daggers, his magic was completed, and a gust of wind struck me. My body was forcibly thrown backward and slammed into the floor. It was unpleasant.

“You have ultimately made the worst choice. It’s a pity.”

His body was disappearing. It wasn’t magic he was using himself. It was an artifact.

The wind didn’t disappear and swept all around. The ceiling flew away, and the walls crumbled.

“This bastard… did he know how I would react?”

“Duke Eugene Prucus. The more I investigated you, the more surprised I became. I predicted that you might make this choice. I always prepare for the worst possibilities.”

“You’re a guy I don’t like. Even if I go all out now, I won’t be able to stop you. I’ll give you a gift. Go and deliver it to the Thorn King.”

I took a box out of my inventory and threw it at Bieifu. The rough wind wrapped around the box and placed it on the floor. He broke the lid of the box with the wind and gasped as he checked the contents.

“Kweitan…! You killed the delegation! How can you be so vicious…!”

“You’ll be in the same state soon.”

“…It won’t be easy. The power of the Thorn Kingdom is beyond your imagination.”

Bieifu disappeared with the box containing the heads of the delegation.

The raging wind subsided. It was because of me that I could withstand it; if anyone else had been nearby, they would have been torn apart by the wind and scattered like dust.

‘Bieifu. His name is stupid, but he’s not a mage to be ignored.’

Still, if we fought head-on, I would win. He came to meet me after preparing to escape from the beginning.

‘Anyway, I got Lerritree, so it’s my gain. After this, I need to find a way to obtain it regularly. I need to capture the Thorn King.’

I recalled the current Thorn King’s ability. According to Bieifu, it was the ability to amplify the volume of his voice. It was one of the most trash abilities among the past Thorn kings.

‘Bieifu. If what that guy said is true.’

I don’t trust him at all. The king’s ability is probably something completely different. Judging by how confidently he came out, it must be a pretty amazing ability.

‘First, I need to go to Yuria.’

I have to play the role of a husband.