74 – World 11. Search (2)
After flying on a snowstorm, I felt that I arrived at the Cairo Fortress more easily than I thought.
As they flew all the way in the direction Karina had designated, a large fortress could be seen at a glance.
Of course, even at the speed of the snow wind, it moved for about an hour.
‘By the way, who are the kids in Cairo Fortress?’
I ordered my colleagues summoned in District 1 to block four of them, since there are a total of five forts.
Even though there was a distance between each fort, they provided a means of transportation called a golem, so there was a high possibility that they would be active by now.
So I asked Siyeon Lee.
“Do you know who went to Cairo Fortress?”
“About 10 people, including Mr. Blair, must have gone?”
Is it Blair?
Blair was a former mercenary woman who was a colleague with whom she had a relationship in the previous tenth world.
‘by the way.’
There are six people, including me, currently riding the Snow Wind Bird.
Of course, I couldn’t move with 10 more people here.
Even if the snowstorm was large, there was no room for 16 people… no, 17 people including Ayla.
‘but. Everyone will do well on their own.’
Thinking about that, I instructed the snow wind bird to get off near the Cairo Fortress.
Kuruk-
As soon as Snowplow heard my instructions, it lowered its altitude and landed at a distance of about 2 to 300 meters from the Cairo Fortress.
“Come on, let’s get off.”
“Aren’t you getting off inside the fort?”
“If we go to the fortress, there will be chaos.”
Soldiers gathered on top of the castle wall and were watching this side.
Lee Si-yeon nodded as if she understood whether she had seen it.
“If you go in, there will be an uproar.”
“Since I came riding a snowstorm, there is nothing I can do about it.”
After walking to the Cairo Fortress with the answer, I could see several people coming out from the side of the gate.
It would have been nice if Aylan or Blair had appeared, but unfortunately it was about 10 people dressed as knights.
They each mounted their horses and started coming this way.
“It’s a different reaction from Fort Fritton.”
“yes? How was it at the fort?”
“Are you on the verge? I went inside the fort and asked a lot of questions.”
After answering, I looked at the place where the knights were once again.
Among the knights, I was a little surprised when I looked at the one in the middle, who took the lead.
‘Could that woman be in charge of this fortress?’
Afterwards, she came close to me, slowed down her horse, and immediately took off the helmet she was wearing.
Then, her shoulder-length, half-curly hair and green eyes were revealed.
The appearance itself was a pretty woman, but the hard expression and plate armor gave off a feeling of steel.
‘Well.’
Perhaps instead of getting off the horse, I wondered if he had taken off his helmet and set the bare minimum.
Anyway, the female knight who took off her helmet and revealed her face spoke in this direction.
“I am Mirrell von Yuroyd, the general manager of this Cairo Fortress. Where do you guys come from?”
Looking at the question, it seemed that they noticed that we were aliens.
Again, it was not possible to proceed without talking, so I walked forward and answered.
“Seongmin Lee from Fort Fritton. I was commissioned to come here.”
Along with him, Lee Si-yeon and Shin Ji-ae, who listened to my tone, looked at me for a moment and sent puzzled glances.
Regardless, the female knight whom I introduced as Mirel showed interest in my answer.
“request? Who made the request?”
“In another world, not here. There is no law that requires you to only accept requests here.”
“In short, it means that you came here at the request of an alien in the Cairo Fortress.”
Mirel, who briefly summarized the purpose of my coming, put on a slightly complicated expression.
No, at first glance, it seemed like an expression of regret.
‘What is there to regret?’
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Do you need skilled players?
However, if it is Cairo Fortress, not Fritton Fortress, the existing 5-star players will be active.
It was most likely for another reason.
“The aliens cannot harm us, so we are allowed to enter. Instead, I would like you to tell me your names and occupations.”
“Lee Seong-min. A 5-star (☆☆☆☆☆) warlord.”
Then, when Karina, Lee Si-yeon, and Shin Ji-ae were introduced as 5-stars, and the rest of Muell and Ren were introduced as 4-stars, Mirell’s eyes widened even more.
Not only that, but the knights sitting next to her were quite surprised.
“I heard that 5 stars can only be obtained by accomplishing truly heroic feats. More than I thought.”
“It should be in the Cairo Fortress.”
“There should be two.”
two people?
The word two reminded me of the fact that Blair and the others either hid or withheld their occupations.
‘but. I don’t really need to reveal it.’
My current teammates are weak, so I pointed to the fort and said, thinking it would be a good idea to hide it until I grow stronger.
“Can I go in now?”
“I gave permission a moment ago, so it doesn’t matter if you go in.”
I nodded my head at those words and was about to move to the fort when I saw two people walking out of the gate.
Ayla, who was supposed to meet one.
The other was a woman named Tanesa whom he had briefly met as an investigator before.
‘I managed to find out and came out.’
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Did you bring Tanesa next to you as an escort?
I watched Ayla and Tanesa walk away for a moment.
Isla was wearing a leather outfit that emphasized activity, and Tanesa was similarly wearing leather armor that emphasized activity.
But looking at Tanesa’s hands, she was wearing gauntlets that looked a bit thick on both sides.
‘Couldn’t the weapon be a fist?’
Lee Si-yeon was also glad that she knew Tanesa.
“Oh, it’s Tanessa.”
“I know?”
“He stays with us and helps us with this and that.”
“…”
Since it was a future world, he needed someone to teach his colleagues basic knowledge.
I also asked Hayden about things at first.
Listening to Siyeon Lee here, it seemed that Tanesa had taken on that role.
“Then you must have become quite close.”
“maybe? I also work out with some people.”
“Exercise?”
I wondered if my colleagues needed to exercise.
That’s also the case because there was a high possibility that they would not see any effect even if they exercised because they were out of human limits due to their body transcendence.
‘Would it be possible to exercise with a 10-ton barbell?’
While I was thinking about that, Ayla approached and greeted me first.
“hello. You are Seongmin Lee, right?”
I nodded my head to Ayla who carefully asked if it was because of the armor I was wearing.
“Thank you for coming so quickly. Siyeon Lee and Jiae Shin too.”
Lee Si-yeon smiled and accepted the words.
“No. Do you have any thoughts on how to move?”
“I wonder if we can look around the hatchery. If you’re in captivity, there’s nothing but a hatchery.”
“Hatchery…”
Siyeon Lee muttered something about the hatchery and looked back at me for a moment.
“Come to think of it, you said you took care of the hatchery too, right? How many beasts were there?”
“About 5,000 when I visited before?”
“It will take some time.”
“If I process 2-3 pieces a day, won’t it be finished in about 3 days at the latest?”
It seemed to me that there were not too many hatcheries to count.
Maybe there are at most a few?
If that was the case, it could have been done within today.
After you’re done, go to the Beast King’s realm, kill three Beasts, and go back.
There was nothing too difficult.
‘If it’s the only variable, it’s a 5th stage object.’
I thought there would be no problem with Lee Si-yeon and Shin Ji-ae, who now have their original powers.
Mirel, who was listening to the conversation with him, said as if he was saying something.
“for a moment. I heard that you guys are taking care of the hatchery?”
“Because there is nothing too difficult right now.”
“The hatchery…”
Mirel looked at me and the others with eyes that didn’t know what it was, but soon said something like she would believe it.
“I wish I could just leave it alone.”
huh?
“Why?”
“Because if you touch the hatchery, Kshura will go berserk. You guys will come back to life, but if he’s aiming this way to vent his anger, we can’t stop it with our fortress’ current power.”
Kshura was the 5th stage entity Karina had spoken of.
That he was parasitized in the body of the royal mage.
“Can’t we just catch him?”
“Are you going to catch Kshura?”
Upon hearing my answer, Mirel frowned.
“It’s too much of a joke. Level 5 entities are literally monsters. Even though you got a 5-star job, I hope you don’t underestimate the 5th level.”
Looking closely, it seemed that Mirel wanted to keep this status quo.
But.
“You are ignoring reality.”
“······outside?”
I nodded.
“What if we don’t attack like this? Will the thugs stay still? Will the kshura you mentioned be quiet? It seems to me that you are ignoring that reality.”
“…”
Mirel’s eyes seemed to tremble violently for an instant.
But he said he wouldn’t admit it.
“It’s not about ignoring it. We are also preparing to gain stronger power. Besides, if the player gets stronger enough to beat Kshura.”
“You want to believe that. I don’t know how many players will participate.”
Thinking it would be a waste of time to talk further, I turned around and headed for the snowy wind, and the others followed me one by one.