Chapter 109 – Fisherman Geography
#109.
“Suck!”
The moment the arm muscles twitched at the same time as breathing hard, the spear embroidered the front. The spears that cut through the air, drawing afterimages, showed off their terrifying power, leaving behind countless spears.
The pitch-black aura surrounding the spear changed the flow of air, leaving a whirlwind of air in the air, albeit for a very short time.
It just stabbed the air, but the momentum was bloody. If it had been pushed out by a person, it would have pierced dozens of wind holes all over its body in the blink of an eye.
Gaon continued to perform various applied movements such as stabbing, swinging, and rotating the spear for a while, then let out a strong breath and lowered the spear.
Gaon, who was wiping the sweat from his forehead with a towel placed on one bench, looked in the direction where Lena, head of the Barrymore branch of Lucipeon, would be at the top of Mirnia.
“Is it still? It’s about time.”
It’s already been three days since the day I sold the grocery store. As expected, he would have finished all preparations to enter the anthill by now, but there was no news yet.
That day, Gaon made a request through Lucipeon’s intelligence group. It was to ask them to look at the dynamics of each guild. He asked to be informed exactly when they entered the anthill.
Information guilds are very expensive. Of course, the information he wanted was just information floating around the market within a few hours, so it was not very expensive, but high-quality information was different.
In the case of information that could be a fatal weakness for someone, an astronomical amount is required. That’s why, in the case of powerful people, they pay money to Lucipeon to lock their information.
In that case, the buyer of the information must pay the price plus the amount the other party paid. I once had an uproar over this.
That was about 50 years ago.
An aristocrat who was a Marquess of the Pentra Empire had to suggest the subjugation of Lucipheon when the Central Noble Council was held, saying that a mere criminal guild had dared to follow him.
At the time, it was said to just wait and see, but after a while, the Marquis’ political opponent broke the information that he was in communication with other countries.
Of course, it’s not as serious as you think, but my pain is my pain. In the end, the marquis is taken to the imperial prison as it is.
Then, there is only one problem left here. The Marquis’s stillness was why he had been so quiet even though he had such information until now. If you say you got it by chance, where and from whom did you get it?
The place that reached the end of such a flow of thought was, of course, Lucipheon. They provided information to the Marquis’ political opponents and indirectly worked to cause the Marquis’ downfall.
It can be seen as an incredibly powerful source of information.
But usually, when the power of the shadows becomes this strong, the imperial family tends to use their hands. Even so, the fact that it was able to operate safely so far meant that there had already been a talk with them.
I can’t guess how it’s possible, but that’s not the point. As long as he had placed a request on Lucipeon, there would be no possibility that he would have missed the news.
By now, it was certain that each guild had already figured out that each other had Jangbodo. In this case, the action they will take is divided into two parts.
Either form an alliance and cooperate with them.
Two, if not, hit the player before the opponent moves.
Personally, I judged that Gaon is more likely to be the second. You don’t know how many treasures there might be in Sintu’s lair, so what can you trust in an alliance?
If you go to the hideout together and the treasure is one, it only complicates things in the end.
I’ll think about it at that time
He said he should have come alone.
In the end, the desperate side moves first. And Gaon knew which of the three guild leaders was the most desperate. He is waiting for news from the Pre-New Guild to be delivered.
Gaon, who had been taking a break to cool off his sweat, got up thinking that he should practice more.
I think his technical realm has already reached its peak, but he needs to keep checking his body to accurately grasp his current power.
Throwing his towel on the bench and swinging the spear to warm up his hands, he felt a sign of exhilaration. As soon as he sensed that, he immediately turned around and headed for his entrance.
‘At las!’
The outbuilding is a building located in the vacant lot behind the inn, and you can go in and out through a separate side door. When I opened the side door, I saw an information book.
A man with a vague impression that you might run into while walking down the street took a note out of his arms without saying a word and handed it to him.
Accepting it, he nodded and turned around and walked away.
Even Ga-eun didn’t feel the need to have a long conversation, so he closed the door and returned to the bench to open the note.
“Let’s act first in the Pre-New Guild. The other two guilds are also quickly attracting guild members. We are going to enter the ant den soon.”
It was simple information that I didn’t have to think deeply about.
Gaon rubbed the mana between his fingers and burned the note with the fire he created and went straight into the annex.
As soon as I entered the front door, I saw Chorin sitting at the dining table, drinking tea with an open magic book.
She turned her head at the sound of the door opening, checked Gaon, and greeted her with a grin.
“Ah, Gaon. Have you already finished your training? It’s faster than usual.”
“Information has arrived. We have to leave right now.”
Chorin, who was enjoying tea time, stood up while covering her magic book.
“Is it today? All right. Ha-yeon is in her room, so go upstairs first! I will clean up and prepare right away.”
“Yes. We must hurry.”
As soon as Gaon answered Chorin, he quickly climbed her stairs and ran into Hayeon’s room.
***
In front of the giant anthill. About 30 people lined up in front of him. All of them put on a serious expression and carefully inspected each equipment and went to the final inspection.
Eventually, when everyone was ready, a beautiful woman wearing glasses with an intelligent impression reported to Milenya, who was looking down at the anthill in front of her.
“Guild leader. Ready.”
“Great job. Miranda. Then let’s go right away.”
Usually, when going on a subjugation, he gives a speech to boost everyone’s morale, but this time it was different. Before the Iron Brothers and Kritika noticed, I had to move as quickly as possible.
‘I never thought I’d hit him in the back like this.’
Even when I got my hands on Jangbodo, I felt like I was flying in the sky. However, those who have not experienced it cannot understand the sense of betrayal she felt when she heard the news the next day that she had also been promoted to the other two guilds.
Trading in the shadows was the way it was originally, but I didn’t know that it would be so openly scheming. I went to the branch manager, Lena Altrima, to ask about it, but I only heard the answer that the grocers were all different items.
I don’t know if that statement is true, but one thing is certain: Jangbo-do is genuine. Whether you sold it to others or not, all you had to do was claim Sintu’s treasure first.
I even thought about entering in the evening so that other guilds wouldn’t notice, but that didn’t work out easily.
You just have to move as fast as you can to reach your destination.
‘You can do it.’
I can’t take any more time anyway. It’s time for the ants to wake up from their hibernation. Since the population would have decreased over the course of the winter season, it was wiser to hurry before the queen ant starts spawning in earnest.
It can be seen that her ant nest is a very good environment for her who has learned her land spirit art. Compared to the two guilds that were mute, it was much easier to move.
The problem is that Sintu’s lair is located past the queen ant’s nesting chamber. At this time, when spawning is in full swing, everyone is sensitive, so you need to be extra careful.
‘Let’s worry about it later.’
Milenya let out a long sigh as her head grew more complicated. After she had calmed down the accident as much as she could, she gestured to everyone and moved her steps into her anthill.
Earth elementalism erased even their footprints on the ground. This is to prepare for any possible pursuit.
There is no one in this city who possesses better spiritual magic than her. It means that beings stepping on the ground cannot escape from its influence.
… The problem is that the eyes watching them closely do not exist only on the ground.
Gaon and his party were in the woods a little far from the east gate entrance. Chorin said while peeking at the Free Renewal Guild from high up in the sky using her Rinne.
“I just entered. Can I not follow you?”
“It’s okay. Let’s look into the other two guilds before we go. It’s going to get clogged up in the birthing chamber anyway. The three guilds have no choice but to meet.”
Normally, the ants would first have to fend off intruders throughout the winter and then move food for the offspring to be born after spawning.
In addition, the queen ant will slowly prepare by consuming only food for a while to stock up on nutrients in advance for spawning, but unfortunately the situation has changed.
In the course of his search for Jangbo-do, the number of objects that had already decreased was further reduced. Since the seeds of the ants on the 5th floor were dry, it was only natural that the queen ant on the 7th floor would feel threatened.
Perhaps right now, they’re doing their best to hatch the eggs, whether or not there are any side effects from spawning. The ants that should be scattered everywhere are also gathering to protect the spawning chamber, so a single guild cannot break through.
In the end, they have no choice but to join forces. It was then that Gaon was aiming for.
From now on, no mistakes will be tolerated. Gaon continued to wait for him, simulating what would happen in the future.
After about 30 minutes, the Iron Brothers Guild appeared. All of them were guilds made up of dwarves, and all of them were tall and had bodies covered with bulging muscles.
Among them, the dwarf who was at the forefront was moving nervously while holding a halberd.
He is Volkar Mountain, the guild leader of the Iron Brothers Guild. Volkar had also reached a level where he could use strong skills with a 7 star.
Although it is small, the blow fired from its muscular body is probably beyond imagination.
The way he strides forward to the ant’s nest while spitting out curse words over and over again shows that he has a pretty rough temper.
When they disappeared, Ha-yeon let out a long breath and sat down on the ground to hide herself among the bushes.
Gaon also sat next to him and glanced at Chorin, who was in the midst of reconnaissance using Rinne, then asked.
“… Are you nervous?”
“Yes? What did you just say?”
“Are you nervous?”
“Ah… Well, if you ask me if I’m nervous, I could answer that I’m nervous, but if you think about it, it seems natural to be nervous in the current situation. I do not know. Is it strange?”
Ha-yeon herself seems to have a hard time properly defining her feelings. At the question, Gaon thought for a moment before opening her mouth.
“No, I think that’s fine. Because you need some tension. I can do it. Don’t worry.”
“… If Master says so, then it must be so. I will believe you!”
“Yes, trust me.”
Gaon stroked Hayeon’s hair.
And after another 10 minutes, the Kritika Guild appeared. They were a group of humans, and were mainly good at long-distance combat.
The guild leader, Cain, was a sharp-looking handsome man. She is said to have mastered the art of archery, and he shoots special arrows made through alchemy.
It was only after Kritika entered the anthill that Gaon and the others got up and came out of the bush. Now that all the characters were on the stage, it was their turn to jump in.
Gaon told the two of them one last time about the role of this incident and headed inside.
