Chapter 625 – Age of Faded Seagulls (4)
“We’re here, kids.”
A few days later, we visited Mahjan and her friends who were staying in the forest.
“Ah! Are you here!”
After following the guy who was standing guard, Mahjan hurriedly organized his seat as if he were having breakfast. Seeing that the sentinel’s complexion is not getting better, it seems that he forgot about the interim report.
‘But these bastards seem to have had a good time?’
The camp in the forest was full of life.
The hawks made eye contact with me while eating bugs and opened their beaks wide as if they were looking at something, and the horses were also enjoying themselves while eating the fruits picked by the elves.
It was a little surprising that they made a simple bed in a pot that was prepared. The expressions of the elves also seem to have lost their stern expression and become more docile. Unless it’s my mistake.
‘Hotulusil said the same thing, but do the real race itself receive healing in this kind of environment?’
Is it plant therapy? I smiled and put on my bag again to disguise myself as a tourist.
“Don’t be in a hurry. It’s more annoying to pretend.”
“No. I just finished eating.”
They say that, but there is no need to wait. I just sat down on the spot.
“Shall we agree to the conditions first? What happened to my letter?”
“I have sent a messenger. Runic magic made the horse run without getting tired, so it shouldn’t take long to get there. There are also special methods.”
“A special way?”
“Yes. I would like to explain the process of moving, including the method, is that okay?”
“Agree on the price of by-products first.”
I showed you the new order of the world tree. Mahzan trembled her shoulders as if she had been touched by the leaf. To be honest, it’s a gambit that I don’t really sympathize with.
“You guys should know better about the required amount or value, and our conditions are basically three.”
“Tell me.”
“To mediate between us and the country of fairies in the east. Allow us to use the detection tools you mentioned as much as possible. As for the other payoffs, I’ll see what you can offer and see.”
It’s a waste to get it for money, so you’ll just have to choose from what these guys can offer.
As Mahjan contemplated, she asked a difficult question.
“What do you want to use the detector for?”
“That is a personal matter. I think it would be less annoying and more comfortable to talk to the nobles who need to be persuaded other than you, don’t you agree?”
Or would you listen to the circumstances and convince the old idiots instead of us?
Mahjan, who was contemplating again, accepted it with a complicated face until the smell of her breakfast had completely disappeared.
“All right. Other conditions won’t be difficult. By the way, if you have something to do in the Northern Fairy Kingdom, do you want an interview with the Fairy King as a reward?”
I don’t know what a fairy king is, but I don’t think I’ll ever go there. Would you give a damn for asking me to look at a window problem?
“It’s not such a grandiose thing, there’s just a piece of wood that I want you to appraise. I’ll talk about that next time too. There is no reason to make a decision here in a hurry.”
“Is it possible? I’ve heard the outline, so I think that’s enough.”
Mahjan unfolded the map her men—or her allies—had brought.
This is the first detailed map of the East. Dana also rolled her eyes as if she was a little interested, but half of the map said Jinryeon.
“I will explain the way. First of all, we will enter through the Baiznian border area, and then we will pass through the Nomadic Confederation Zone in the middle.”
The rugged warrior’s fingers traversed the map, pausing on a small patch of land.
“And in this middle ground, there is a magic circle created by the ancestors of Tatarnia. It is a [Transfer technique] Technique called
After Mahzan said that, he paused for a moment as if he was surprised.
However, his slightly expectant expression—his pride revealed—was soon ruined. It’s because we who listened to the story were bored without being particularly inspired.
“Is that all?”
“Yes? Oh no… 『Transfer Art』, 〈Space Movement〉… But… “
“Is that magic circle usable too?”
“… No… Elves only… “
“Then it’s pointless.”
“… … It is.”
As Veronica and Nefertiti threw each word, Mahjan visibly lost her strength.
Me and my wife, as well as Nefertiti, had been through the pyramid of Sehetefibra, so this shouldn’t surprise me. I pointed to the map.
“The friends you sent first will ride on it. Can you tell us about this? Isn’t it confidential?”
“… Yes. This is a fact that Baiznia and the Nomadic Peoples Alliance know enough to know. Only local sorcerers know the exact way to use it. They usually don’t even know where they are.”
“If your friends are going to skip the moving distance, we can hurry up too.”
I stroked my chin and looked at the map.
Tatarnia on the map was a small country.
Damn, if I had no prior knowledge, I might have thought she was one of the tribes of the nomadic confederation. Of course, since I’m an educated elite, I probably wouldn’t have said it.
Isn’t it? If a white man with a big nose came and said, ‘You Korean, the country is small, are there any Chinese minority groups?’ Most Koreans would roll their eyes.
“I knew how to get there. Just a few questions.”
“… Yes. If I know anything, I will answer.”
“Why cross Weiznia? After crossing the wilderness, there seem to be several routes to your hometown. Can I go back to the territory of this nomadic federation?”
“It is dangerous. Being an ethnic ‘coalition’, some extremists make a living looting, destroying evidence and wiping their mouths. It is inappropriate to host VIPs.”
“What about Byznia? It is your hostile country.”
“It is better to just cross the border area. This country is too large, and because of this, there are many warlords that the current emperor could not fully control.”
I got the hang of it right away.
“Would you pay a bribe and enter the country properly?”
“You are amazing. You got it right. With allies and corrupt warlords, ID is in your hands. Once you get over that, it’s a breeze.”
Mahjan laughed and waved what appeared to be an identification card.
Mmm, it’s a wooden sword that stinks of martial arts. How long have you been seeing Chinese characters here?
Dana, who was measuring the map with her eyes, said.
“Is Vaiznia, which is safer just by crossing the border, safer than the western region of the National Union, which is dangerous throughout the journey? That’s a good idea. Unless it’s about the color of our skin.”
My job was my job, so it was my point that I had as much foreign experience as I did.
It was a legitimate question, so Mahjan answered with a valid reason.
“Although we are discriminated against, there are people of mixed race with our own people in Byznia. Also, white skin is often seen among the northern tribes across the nomadic federation. It’s noticeable, but less likely to be faulted.”
“… Those northern peoples, do you shoot something like a frozen beam from your hand?”
“Yes?”
“No, nothing.”
Yes. With a land as large as this, there must be a cold zone in the north as well.
East Asia on Earth also has precedents like white minorities and Russia. Of course, there will be a big difference in race, but the locals will lump it together and pass it off as white.
Even if our wives or Nefertiti go, they don’t just look awkward.
“We also have a way to hide our ears. Even when I came here, I spread out in Baiznia and rejoined after crossing the border.”
– Hwareuk. A yellow amulet burned in Mahjan’s hand.
Burning the rune-engraved amulet, he poured the ashes of his amulet into the pocket necklace he wore around his neck and muttered something. Then his ears shrunk little by little and changed to just a human level.
‘Is it transformation magic?’
It is the rune of ᛒ (Berkanan) that I also use.
Well, the medium of transformation is the best necklace.
“… After. It’s such magic. Of course, it is all about shortening the length of the ear lobe.”
“But I usually don’t recognize it. And if you get the status of a northern nomadic tribe, there will be no arrests unless there is an opportunity to be suspicious.”
“Yes. That’s how we join at the halfway point and head north.”
Mahjan wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said.
According to him, the Nomadic Alliance had a lot of interaction with the Byznians, so it seemed that there were fewer searches. Entry does not preclude departure anyway.
So, if I insisted, ‘I’m on my way home?’, It would be easy to get out of Weiznia.
“From there, all you have to do is go to Tatarnia.”
“You’re right. It takes about three weeks to a month.”
I frowned and shook my head at Mahjan’s calculation and denied it.
“No, then it will be too late.”
“Yes?”
“It is not my intention to spend two months round trip. The Northern Expedition Army is talking about something, and if you don’t care, you could get caught up in a war. If you go as planned, it will be dangerous.”
“The North Expedition Army in Byznia is not as big a problem as it sounds. To put it bluntly, it’s almost like an annual event. And there’s no faster way than this. “
In the northern country, war provocation is an annual event.
Somehow, the feeling is very familiar. Yes fuck, this is the spicy taste of the East.
It’s a name that means to be friendly with the north, suddenly I feel sorry for my real name.
“Why is there no fast way? How many days will it take from here to Nidavellir? If you can reduce the distance you travel, a week is enough.”
I pointed to the map.
Because it was a map from Baiznia, the depiction of Western countries was a mess like Han Seok-bong, whose hands and feet were blown off while removing the bottom cover, but it was not unrecognizable.
“To go from Britannia to the East, you have to go through Gorgalia-Romania-Germania-Nidavellir. This alone is at least two weeks in my experience.”
It seemed that the elves also had the ability to speak quickly.
But even if I use it, I won’t be able to reduce it to about a week.
‘In addition, add the movement method mentioned so far?’
How many more days will it take?
I didn’t like having it take that long.
“There’s a way to shorten this distance, and cross right over the Nidavellir border.”
“That, what is that?”
“You said It’s
Swoop-.
I’m a skip ticket… Instead, he took out two pieces of paper.
“This is the magic item we got from
“That, something like that!!”
Of course gourd
While this amulet emits moderate light, our Veronica will use her magic.
The space to arrive is the ruins that Veronica has been to before.
It is an untouched site that I found when I was looking for rune stones.
——Because at that time, it was still a time when I would become a bicorn when I ran into other people. Naturally, the places I searched for were also limited to unpopular places.
Then, unfortunately, she was kidnapped and met us, which is her past history.
Well, whatever.
“I will use this to go straight to Nidavellir. After that, I plan to cross the wilderness of the continent and move as you planned. However, the number of people who can move is limited.”
“Take me with you. Even if it wasn’t so, I had to spread out inconspicuously in the field, and at that time I intended to stay by your side and serve you.”
“Did you do that?”
Do you need to refuse when you’re on your own?
I said as I packed a ticket enchanted with
“Oh, and I will ride a wyvern to the border.”
“Wyvern? What creature is it?”
“A flying lizard. To borrow one for transportation and then bring it back from the wilderness. They are smart, so they can go back on their own.”
Of course, this is also going to be sent back to the barn by Veronica.
No matter how smart a wyvern is, crossing the continent will be a bit tough, and you may be hunted in the middle.
If you ever run away, I have to ask. I’m not kidding, the gold coins will break?
“Well, then the horse I rode… “
“Leave it to your friends. We went first by ourselves, rode a wyvern across the wilderness, and got off at the border area. If this is the case, roughly a week one-way is enough, right?”
“Yes. On the way to Tatarnia, you can borrow a horse from the local people.”
Looking at it, it seemed that there was a spy, or even a collaborator.
Well, it’s none of my business.
“The discussion is over. I’ll borrow a wyvern, so wait.”
I stopped by the wyvern barn with my wives who followed me on foot.
