Chapter 119 – Contact
#119.
“Whoa!”
Thick beads of sweat ran down the bridge of his nose. The breath he exhaled is extremely rough. Gaon focused more energy on the spear and looked at the front, surrounding the strong wind.
There was Volkar. Holding the Inferno, he was like a living flame incarnate. A wild flame that seems to burn everything is covering the whole body.
Like Gaon, he held his breath and swung the halberd with all his might. Along with him, the flames that wrapped around his whole body became waves all at once and poured down on Gaon.
Rrr r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r –
This training room specially made with magic was able to maintain its shape without melting even in the rough waves of prominence.
Gaon gathered his concentration as he watched the waves of crimson flames rippling and crashing. The strong energy in the spear turned into a storm, and when the torque reached its peak, he turned his body once and swung it vigorously.
Kwaaaaang—!
Return.
This technique, which uses Ran’s tricks, has the power to deflect everything. If the proficiency reached its peak, it could not only simply block the attack, but also return it, but it was still too much for now.
As long as the strong energy could not be spread widely, it was best to pour it out like this. A wide range attack was possible thanks to Volkarya Inferno, but what Gaon used was just an ordinary steel spear.
‘I’ll have to meet the blacksmith soon.’
The box of Oricalquim that I got when I found Jangbodo was still rotting in the subspace bag. Now that I have obtained Sintu’s treasure, I no longer have to worry about money, so let’s get rare metals and make them into spears together.
The master craftsman doesn’t blame the tools, but he doesn’t mean you don’t have to use good tools. No matter how good it was, it was common for him to be able to demonstrate his superior abilities with good tools.
As usual, Lena had something to say about Priscilla’s request, so it would be better for her to deal with it all this time.
Gaon jumped between the waves of prominence that the storm burst and split as he decided where to go after the match.
The flames were hot enough to melt my skin even if they didn’t come into direct contact, but they couldn’t pierce the membrane that covered my whole body.
Still, mana was constantly consumed and it was inevitable to prevent the danteon from emptying. Gaon repeated that this was the last time and threw out his spear.
At the end of it was Volkar. He blew a wave and took a deep breath repeatedly, feeling exhausted due to the mana hitting the floor in an instant, then saw Gaon and swung Inferno again.
Volkar has been living for well over 90 years. The amount of mana accumulated during that time was plentiful enough to be incomparable to Gaon. Even if he took the elixir, that doesn’t change.
The elixir obtained from Sintu’s hideout was indeed of great value, but since half of the energy was consumed while opening the middle battle, the amount obtained was not so great.
Originally, the amount of mana was so meager that it only resulted in a dramatic increase in power, but it was still insufficient compared to others.
However, the amount of mana does not determine everything. Gaon can make up for that with technology.
“Aaaaa!!”
Along with Volkar’s spirit, the blazing halberd struck down with the momentum to split his head. At the moment of collision, Gaon gave his will.
As the middle battle was held, he was able to exert physical force even when he was not materialized. Its power is insignificant indeed, but it is also possible to induce a large gap if used well.
The spirit that spread under Gaon’s will hit Volkar’s right knee. Just as he was putting his weight on his feet, the impact that was applied completely threw him off center.
Naturally, the halberd’s trajectory was shaken, and the power it contained was reduced. Gaon used my tricks to pull that power inside, and Ran’s tricks powerfully shook it off and burrowed inside.
Volkar’s arm was thrown off by the strong repulsive force, and Inferno flew through the air. The halberd, which had been spun, tumbled across the ground. The blazing fire had long since gone out.
And at that time, Gaon’s spear was already pointed right in front of Volkar’s neck. Thinking that he had lost again, Volkar sighed and then threw himself on his back and lay down.
“I lost, I lost! Hey Sea Pearl… You can’t win once.”
“Thank you for your effort.”
The fight against Volkar is also of great help to Gaon. In particular, as much as he uses the same attributes as the flame knight, it was good to prepare for a fight that might happen later.
It would be better if that kind of thing doesn’t happen, but isn’t everything in the world going your way? It is better to assume the worst possible scenario.
Gaon breathed in the fresh air as the flame went out and the heat inside quickly cooled down, and after recovering his physical strength, he said goodbye to Volkar and left the training room.
***
When I opened the door, I saw a spacious interior. Lena was seated at the desk at the end of it. As soon as her eyes met Gaon, she smiled and got up from her seat and approached.
“Welcome. Long time no see.”
“Yes. You must have known you would come.”
“Yes, isn’t it rather late? I was waiting, but I thought I was going to lose my neck.”
The treasures he obtained from Sintu’s hideout are indeed of great quantity and quality. Each one is of the highest quality, and since they were enough to fill the subspace pocket, you can roughly guess how much their value is.
If I hadn’t deliberately changed to a more expensive subspace bag before leaving the anthill, I might not have brought it all.
And the only way for Gaon to dispose of those expensive jewels was through Lupechion. Knowing that, Lena continued to show a favorable attitude.
Seeing Lena smirking, she tried to relax. Gaon quickly came to his senses and adjusted his expression so as not to show any gaps.
“Sit down, then. It looks like we have a lot to talk about today.”
“…”
Lena pointed to her sofa with a meaningful expression. Gaon roughly noticed what was going on and calmly put his butt on the other side.
Went straight to the point.
“I want to deal with the jewels. I would like you to dispose of it well so that its tail is not caught.”
“Welcome to the handling of stolen goods. But other than that, is there anything else to talk about?”
It’s a face you already know. She was a woman who knew how to make a pretty mean face. She discovered a new side to Lena, but she wasn’t happy at all.
Gaon deliberately refrained from pretending.
“In other words…”
“Hmm… ? Whooping… , Are you asking someone to follow you or follow their trail?”
“… You know.”
“That’s right. Aren’t you underestimating Lucipheon’s intelligence too much?”
She never looked down on her, and she thought she would know if she was Lucipheon in the first place. If she said she didn’t know, she’d be disappointed. This is all to be expected.
Disposing of jewels was important, but the most important thing was information trading. Gaon leaned back on the sofa and opened his mouth quietly.
“How long will it take to dispose of the jewels?”
“Well? I guess it depends on the amount…”
“… Enough to fill the lower subspace pouch halfway. The lowest-level sub-space bag is about three pieces.”
Lena’s eyes widened. Even so, the lower class sub-space bag is about 20 pyeong in size. So, in other words, the jewel is at the level of filling three 20-pyeong rooms.
If you stop, even the Barrymore branch will take time to process. Maybe you should contact the capital and get the funds. Lena opened her mouth with a serious expression.
“It’s a lot more than I thought. I heard that Sintu mainly collected special magic tools rather than gold and silver treasures. Probably all the jewels were of the highest quality, so if you calculate… That’s around 1.2 million gold. It should take at least a month. Are you okay?”
1.2 million gold. It’s a lot of money, but it’s somewhat inferior to the value of the name Sintu.
But that’s because it only counts gold and silver treasures. If ancient artifacts were also done, the price would have increased from several times to ten times. The weapons brought from there were excellent.
“Hmm… It takes a long time.”
“1.2 million gold is enough to buy a small territory. Currently, there are so many businesses going on in Lucipheon that I can’t afford it. Do you have any plans to get another one?”
Anything else I’m talking about here would be information-related. In order to raise the money of 1.2 million gold, she and Lena would have to be busy with work, so it was only natural that she wanted to make up for it with other things.
She’s saying that because she’s so confident in her information, but well. Does she really know that the flame knight is a doppelgänger in Lucipe On? Gaon was absolutely certain that it was not.
Even if he is significantly inferior to all other information, only future knowledge known through regression can be considered superior.
So it’s dangerous This imbalance of information could lead to a serious mistake, so it wasn’t bad to borrow the power of Lucipeon.
The first thing you need to pay attention to in an information war is yourself. He had to stop the leakage of information before digging into someone else’s information.
Gaon organized his thoughts and said.
“First of all, if you subtract the cost from 1.2 million gold, tell me how much is left.”
“… Originally, the cost of handling stolen goods is 30%, but in Gaon’s case, since the trust was built up through the last transaction, I would like to handle it at 20%. If you remove everything, you will have a little less than 1 million gold left.”
The processing cost alone exceeded 200,000 gold. You might think it’s a bit excessive, but in the first place, stolen goods aren’t things you got proudly of. I have no choice but to accept this.
“One million gold… Then, please put a lock on all information related to me first.”
“… How much are you planning to pay?”
It is necessary to pay an appropriate amount to hide information. If it’s too little, the other party will pay for it and steal the information, so you need something that you can’t easily come up with.
Gaon said without hesitation.
“I will bet 200,000 gold. Also, please keep an eye on Kaldran Orgius, the leader of the Iron Knights, and Priscilla Barrymore, the Countess.”
“How long?”
“One month.”
“… All right. Then, the information fee of 100,000 gold for Kaldran Orgius and the cost of monitoring the two will be 200,000 gold in total. Would you like to deduct this from the price of the jewel?”
“Yes, please do so.”
Also Kaldran Orgius. The guy put a lock on to hide his information. If he had 100,000 gold, I think he was overdoing it. No matter how much it is said that he has reached the level of 9 stars, in the end he is nothing more than a knight working under the count.
To him, Lucipheon is a very annoying opponent. He can’t deal with it rashly, so he has no choice but to stop digging up his information.
He couldn’t have imagined that anyone would pay that amount and want his information.
Gaon had a conversation with Lena and coordinated the deal.
