Chapter 137
Chapter 25 Germination (6)
In that memory, he was absorbing a vast amount of mana pouring towards me.
If you see that your vision is bright, it means that you came out of your mother’s body, right after you were born?
‘Why are you showing me this?’
As I was looking at him with strange eyes, I had a flashing thought.
To confirm that, the first thing I looked at was the dead mother’s body.
Sure enough, there was no milk.
‘Isn’t it a female by any chance?’
No, the condition of the cubs is too raw for that.
Not only did the umbilical cord not break, but even the blood on his body hardened.
‘Well, neuter or hermaphrodite… … There may be various variables.’
It was undeniable that once the dead gave birth to a baby.
But no milk? So, how was this guy fed in the first place?
‘Could it eat magic?’
So, before the mother died, she poured her magical energy into it?
Certainly, the whining and struggling resembled the appearance of begging for food.
I channeled the magical properties of the car to check.
Then my magic power flowed into the living baby.
After a while, as if to gather mana, I pulled it toward me, and the flow suddenly stopped.
“Beep, beep, beep!”
The response came almost immediately.
The baby began to whimper and struggle.
When the flow of magical power is released, the struggle subsides, and when it is cut off again, it screams in agony.
‘Right.’
Unlike normal mammals and beasts that grow up eating their mother’s milk, this one seems to consume magic power.
Once I inject some of this, it doesn’t cause me much damage.
So, for now, attribute magic continued to flow.
The guy smaller than my fist swallowed his mana really hard.
The will to live was firmly felt in the act of swallowing mana as it was given.
Then, at some point, the mana stopped flowing.
It’s like you’re full and don’t eat anymore.
Seeing that he no longer whines, he must have been full.
As if my palms were my own bed, I lay limp and stare at the wriggling pup.
‘If I leave it like this, I’ll die.’
It’s a situation that I can’t even walk properly since I was born.
If we leave it as it is, it will become a fever of heat, a bite-sized snack for monsters.
‘Shall I take him?’
I was curious about what the white dot meant, so I thought of absorbing this guy’s mana.
If it’s some other kind of magical power whose identity has not been revealed, there’s no need for me to test it first.
‘It’s not even a threatening size yet.’
I didn’t think it would be bad to wait until I found out what he was doing.
“Tsk.”
I clicked my tongue briefly and picked him up and stood up.
It was because the unexpected companionship was not so sweet.
‘Because he’s a kid, it’ll take a lot of work.’
There is already not enough time for training and hunting, but I have to spend time elsewhere.
I threw a displeased glance at him, but pulled out an extra towel from the locker and wrapped it around him.
‘It can’t be helped.’
I was curious about the identity of this guy enough to endure the immediate hassle.
When the identity of the problem is revealed, then it is decided whether to absorb it or not.
I left with the baby in my arms.
* * *
“It is over now.”
As we signed the final contract, Jordan laughed.
Only then could I turn on the stretch all the way.
‘Here or there, the real estate transaction process is troublesome.’
It’s not a very difficult task, but it’s tiring and cumbersome after it’s over.
Transferring the name of a two-story building to be used as a base for a party was exactly the same.
Especially since me and the party members were strangers, the process was a little more complicated.
However, since it was already decided, the work proceeded despite the hassle.
Thanks to that, all legal procedures were completed on the fifth day after the main scenario was over.
At least in the areas that depended on the laws of the Kingdom of Ferel, there was no problem.
When the contract was concluded, the broker and the landlord rose from their seats.
While Jordan was seeing them off, I looked around.
‘At this scale, it should be enough.’
The space itself was spacious because it was saved with the party member reinforcements in mind.
From Belego’s safe, to the loot from the recommended missions given by the system.
It was thanks to the generous investment of diligently earned funds.
‘The location is good.’
It is close to the road leading to the temple, and not far from the downtown area where shops are concentrated.
‘It’s a bit unfortunate about mining.’
After all, when the sun is up, there won’t be much time here.
Looking at the new home, I nodded my head in satisfaction.
In the meantime, the real estate agent and the landlord left, and Jordan came over.
“I heard that he will die for a while from today.”
At his words, I nodded my head.
“Yes, I want to go before the march.”
It was decided to make an additional advance in the southern part of the front, which was largely divided into three parts, and in the southern part, where Harbon Castle was located.
The destination is Billea Castle, which is two weeks to the west, and the final confirmed date is in 15 days.
‘It’s already been two days since the decision was made internally… … .’
That’s 13 days until the next main scenario begins.
With a clear date set, it was easy to plan for the future.
The first decision was to return to Earth.
‘Use this opportunity to organize all the remaining personal schedules.’
In the case of Yang Tae-ho, his wife needs a liver transplant.
So, I set the schedule for my return, which will start from today, to be one week.
‘Because they got me to have surgery the day after tomorrow, five days to recover.’
If you’re a player, that’s enough.
After a week, I decided to return to Bihar and continue preparations for the war.
‘Gyeomsa geumsa, I have to visit at least once.’
It has already been more than 5 months since the server was connected.
As long as he is alive, he promised Jong-hoon that he would return once in half a year.
It was a decision I made because I thought I wouldn’t be able to go on for several months when the next main scenario started.
Aren’t they planning to advance from Robole to Harbon in turn?
It is likely that in the future there will be more participation in large-scale wars.
So now was the right time to go.
Yang Tae-ho and Yul Kim have already left for Earth.
I’m leaving a little late because of the building contract.
As I suggested returning to Earth, Jordan rummaged through my bag.
“Then this… … .”
When I looked at it, it was a rather thick wad of paper.
“This is the result of the investigation of the shelter you found earlier.”
“ah.”
The underground bunker found near Vicheta Castle, the result of the investigation.
“I have added comments for things you might not know. I don’t think it’ll be difficult to see, but… … If there’s anything you don’t know, please leave a comment. I will reply right away after checking.”
“You are meticulous. Thank you for always.”
“I really should thank you.”
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Jordan continued, smiling softly as he pulled up his glasses.
“The shelter you found will be used by the church forces under our management. It is a very suitable location to use as a storage warehouse for supplies.”
It means that the Palao will own it, and the religious group will use it.
‘There’s no way they gave it to me for free.’
Right now, when other religious orders provide help to Palao, they receive a fee or a price.
There is no priceless generosity among denominations.
Because harmony between them, as well as competition and checks, were natural.
Knowing that clearly, the fact that Jordan looked so good meant that the Palao Church had made quite a profit with that bunker.
‘Looks like I’ve got a decent fixed income.’
It was a good thing that he handed it over to the church to do so in the first place.
As the Palao’s influence grows, benefits will come to me belonging to it, so I have to diligently grow it.
“Good for you.”
I replied calmly and put the wad of papers Jordan gave me into the storage box.
I was thinking of packing it up and going to Earth to check it out.
“I really want to see you off, but I have to leave right away to meet the blacksmiths… … .”
“Never mind. See you when you come back.”
To return to Earth, you must go to the temple.
However, seeing the fact that he brought the results of the investigation, he roughly guessed it.
It seems he has other plans.
“Thank you for your understanding. Then have a good trip.”
In the first place, I had no intention of going away with someone seeing me off, so I simply said goodbye.
After Jordan returned.
I carried the bag I had packed in advance and headed to the temple.
As I stood in front of the gate I had used several times during my stay in Bihar, a map popped up as always.
A map of Bihar that is slightly more colorful than the first, but still has more charred areas.
Normally, it would have been Vicheta or Robole to press there.
But today my eyes went elsewhere.
[Back to Earth]
At the bottom left of the map, at the far end of the field of vision, was a button I hadn’t pressed once since the server was connected.
In the meantime, it was also a button that I consciously ignored.
When I go back, I don’t think I’ll ever want to come back.
He had been ignoring it to focus on life here as much as possible.
It’s been a long time since I’ve had a big heart and I’m going back, so I’m a little nervous, and I feel awkward.
I took a moment to catch my breath ahead of my return and pressed the button before it was too late.
[Do you want to return to Earth? (Y/N)]
yes.
When I pressed the button in succession, my vision shone brightly.
[Goes to Earth.]
When I closed my eyes at the unfamiliar yet familiar effect, a new system window appeared.
[Congratulations on your safe return!]
Like when I moved to Bihar, I could see modern furniture and computers through the bold letters.
He returned to Jong-hoon’s lab.
I opened the second drawer of the desk as I looked around the unfamiliar space.
There, the belongings I left before leaving for Bihar were carefully enshrined.
I took out my phone there and went to the window waiting for it to turn on.
Cars, asphalt roads, and a dense forest of buildings were settling under a gray sky that was darker than anything seen in Bihar.
It’s a sight I’ve seen for over 20 years, but it seems unfamiliar to me.
As I stared at the scenery of the city for a while to adjust, I could see that the clothes of the people walking around in between had gotten quite thick.
Once again, the time that has passed since I left struck me.
‘Five months… … .’
I left in June when the heat just started to rampage, but when I returned, it was November.
After checking the date on my cell phone, I stopped there for a while.
The reality that was taken for granted became unfamiliar, so he needed time to adapt.
Did it last like 10 minutes?
I was able to step back into my world, which I had kept far away, and only then did I call Jong-hun.
But it was difficult to talk to him.
“ah… … Professor Seo is currently undergoing surgery, so it will be difficult to talk on the phone.”
“All right. I will leave a separate message for you.”
Since Jong-hoon was in surgery, he left a message saying that he had returned.
You can’t stay here forever.
After sending the message, I packed my things and left Jong-hoon’s lab.
Afterwards, when I completely got out of the hospital, I took out another cell phone from my belongings bag.
And I dialed the only number stored on the device.
‘I don’t know if he wants to receive it.’
As the beep sounded longer than expected, the thought that I might not receive it grew stronger.
‘Did you change your number again?’
If so, you need to find it again and make it a habit.
The longer the beeps, the quicker the steps across the hallways of the hospital.
But fortunately I didn’t have to go out again.
After a while, the beeping sound stopped, and a hard, hard voice was heard.
“hello?”