It was the 7th Lord who turned even a monster that was huge enough to be believed to be a legendary ancient dragon into a cold corpse in an instant, let alone a fierce battle.
The overwhelming strength that went beyond the realm.
But what was the identity of the cave, and what happened inside, so that he suffered such an aftermath?
Even though I thought it was a useless curiosity, I couldn’t help but focus on it.
The 7th Prince was a man who could not control anything.
This hike made it even more difficult to understand, let alone, what purpose he was acting for.
The only thing I knew a little about was my personality.
From the way he talked without fault with the one who accompanied him as a guide, it was clear that he did not respect his status or rank.
He also seemed to dislike rough movements of his body.
It was like that when I thought about the fact that I stopped moving whenever I had time and leisurely enjoyed the scenery.
Especially when he climbed the cliff, he had to borrow his back…
‘It’s an unknown person.’
When I reached the cliff I had climbed earlier, the 7th lord looked back at me.
“Achelle.”
“Yes.”
“Take it up and go down.”
“············”.
I really don’t know.
Ashel decided not to think deeply about his travels in the future.
***
Going back to the city took much less time than going up.
It goes without saying that the downhill is faster, but other than that, there was an effect that I gained super regeneration.
This is because Super Regeneration not only greatly boosted the body’s regenerative power, but also greatly boosted the physical strength, so it was not easy to get tired. Unexpectedly, even the physical problem was solved.
After returning to the city, Khan was well paid, as promised, and told the mayor about the monster.
“The giant snake that appeared in the northern mountains.”
“Ah, yes. There are rumors like that, so we’re going to dispatch an investigation team…”
“It’s dead, so take care of the body.”
“······Yes?”
After that, there was nothing more to do, so I left the city of Xenix right away.
Soon after, the wagon, which had entered the realm of the 7th monarchy enrok, passed through several cities and quickly headed for the capital. and······.
‘It’s arrival.’
I stared at the great city walls that began to appear in the distance.
It was a wall that was taller and larger than any other cities he had ever passed through except for Overlord Castle.
Burkhorn, the capital of the Seventh Prince Enrok.
We finally arrived at our destination.
Alkimas Workshop (1)
A large city is a symbol of congestion and diversity.
But now there was only still silence on the road my carriage was moving on.
Numerous soldiers and knights lined up at intervals with their swords raised on either side of the path. and watching citizens.
Numerous emotions could be seen from the passing faces, but they were mostly tension and fear.
The solemn and heavy atmosphere made me feel like a great tyrant myself.
‘Is it because the monarch’s seat was always empty?’
It was a situation where I was greeted by a new ruler after a few years, so I wanted to make it even more unsettling.
A monarch is an absolute person with unparalleled power, and if a madman sits on such a throne, it will be like a mountain hell.
Typical examples were the 6th Monarchy of the Tyrant and the 8th Monarch of the Black Sea Empress.
But all their worries were futile.
I’m too busy taking care of my lifeline, so do you have time to sit down in the monarch’s castle and play the emperor leisurely?
I had no intention of meddling and ruling this land directly. It was just a matter of letting him go back to his own way.
‘If you only solve what you can solve.’
Alkimas Workshop located here in the city of Burkhorn.
Its owner, the alchemist Scarlett.
This is a problem that must be resolved before she leaves the monarchy in search of the Hidden Peace again.
To be precise, he was the person I was planning to bring to my side. like ashel.
The top priority is spec-up, but I was thinking of taking care of the talented people I could take care of along the way.
‘If you’re jealous right now…’
While thinking about this and that, the carriage soon arrived at a gigantic castle in the center of the city.
The procession of soldiers was filthy long and stretched from the entrance to the city to the main gate of the monarchy. What kind of useless waste of manpower is this?
After going through the main gate, I got off the carriage.
The two people who greeted me in the front were an elf in luxurious clothes and an old man with white hair that looked like a butler at first glance.
The elf politely greeted me.
“Greetings to the new master of Enrok. I am Baslan, who served as the acting lord of the Seven Lords Order.”
Agencies? was there anything like that
Considering that there was no way that the monarch’s seat could have been left empty, it was natural.
I thought he was going to explain this and that while guiding the castle, but the words that followed were surprising.
“Before returning to the Overlord Castle, I was waiting to see and greet the Seven Lords one last time.”
“······comeback?”
“Yes, I am originally an administrator of the Overlord Castle. I was sent here under the orders of the Overlord to act as regent.”
Oh, is that so?
He must have been a high-ranking official enough to take the position of the monarch instead.
The old man next to him also came forward and introduced himself.
“My name is Plotto, the butler of the castle.”
The real guide was this one.
The deputy immediately left the castle, and I followed Plotto’s guidance into the castle’s main hall.
The interior was just what I had imagined.
A typical landscape that comes to mind when you think of a castle in a fantasy world. Spacious, splendid, and majestic.
“The banquet is ready, my lord.”
After thinking for a while, he nodded his head.
In the beginning, it was loose and there was no time to play and eat. However······.
‘A day or so will be fine.’
I’m not going to leave the castle right away anyway, but it seems like I’ve already prepared everything.
And since we had to look at the faces of the castle’s servants at least once, the banquet was an extension of our work to some extent.
············· To be honest, it’s all excuses, and I’m a human too, so I wanted to take a break for a while. Because I worked hard to get here.
With the mindset to start working hard again tomorrow, I decided to take a rest today.
***
A huge mansion located inside the city of Burkhorn.
It was the building of the Valia caravan, which completely controlled and monopolized the trade route from Enrok’s northern border to Burkhorn.
In the upper room, two men were sitting face to face and talking.
“So, what about information about the new Seven Lords, bro?”
At the words of the man with the eyepatch, the man with a heavy appearance shook his head.
He was the owner of the top, the target, Vallia.
“There is no harvest. By the way, I heard that he was a completely outsider from where he came from. And he’s a human being. Did you see his face in the procession?”
“I’ve seen it from afar. I think it was pretty pale.”
“Bark, even if you don’t have ears to hear, I always told you to watch your mouth.”
“It’s true, no matter what, there are only two of us, so it’s okay to talk comfortably.”
Andae man grumbled lightly.
“Well, isn’t that a good thing for us anyway? Those tenacious alchemists have lost their windshield now.
Alkimas Workshop.
A historic group of alchemists located in the city of Burkhorn.
A lot of work had been done for a long time to extract that vision, but it failed for a while with the vacancy of the 7th Army.
The newly dispatched acting monarch over the past few years has managed the city strictly according to principles.
Of course, bribes did not work, and while the acting monarch acted as regent for Enrok, he had no choice but to pay attention to all the males and females in the workshop.
However, the situation changed with the advent of a new monarch.
They are the ones who rule in the highest places.
The rivalry between the powers of the lower ones and their interests is nothing more than a fight between insects to them. Like the former 7th lord did.
If the new seventh lord was not a tyrant like a tyrant or a black sea empress, the situation would turn in favor of the top again.
“I have to visit the workshop tomorrow.”
“Are you planning on going into pressure right away?”
“It’s true that the situation has turned in our favor, but we still don’t know what kind of character the Seven Lords have. It’s best to get them to raise their white flag as quickly as possible.”
“That’s right. The old masters of the workshop and the elders are going to be riding on shit by now, quack.”
Vallia and Andae looked at each other and smiled evilly.
***
The next day after enjoying the banquet.
I made up my mind again and started doing what I had to do.
‘I brought a lot.’
I looked down at the wriggling caterpillars in the barrel.
It was brought by the butler upon my order.
These caterpillars were the experimental material to be used for the precise investigation of instant killing.
“shall we start.”
I picked up the knife.
The purpose of the experiment was to find out whether the effect of immediate killing is effective even for how long blood has passed since it was discharged from the body.
The method was simple.
Drops blood on the caterpillar and triggers instant death. And each time it succeeds, the activation time is delayed by 5 seconds.
Only after sacrificing dozens of caterpillars could the experiment be completed.
‘About three minutes or so.’
As a result of the experiment, the effective time for instant killing was about 3 minutes.
Fatigue that had flowed out of the body for more than 3 minutes could not trigger instant death. If it was long, it was long, if it was short, it was short.
Whatever it is, the key is that blood can also trigger instant death.
The first thing that came to mind while thinking about how to use it was the vampire’s blood magic.
With the ability to freely manipulate blood, the synergy with instant killing would be enormous.
‘The problem is that I can’t even change my race.’
There is usually no way to change the race from which you were born.
Even if I could change it, I always wanted to be human.
How to use blood magic even if you are not a vampire.
There was one thing that came to mind, but it was a method I had to take a lot of risk.
‘For now, put it back.’
Anyway, I got some new information, but there was still a lot I didn’t know.
For example, what is the range of the target that instant death can be applied to. Will instant death really work for undead and spirit bodies?
These would also have to be checked gradually when the opportunity arises.
Now, the next thing to deal with is the Alkimas Workshop issue.
I said to Ashel, who was waiting outside the room.
“I need to go out for a while.”
I’ll have to visit the workshop in person.
I wonder how effective the potions of this world are, and I want to take a look.
***
Arya was an apprentice alchemist at the Alchimas workshop.
Her morning job is to take care of the counter in the store building.
The main source of income for the workshop is city councils and adventurers in nearby cities, including Burkhorn.
The city council usually doesn’t come to the store because they buy in bulk.
And it was not yet the time for adventurers to be active.
In short, there were not many guests, so Arya was having a very leisurely time.
“Aham…….. suck.”
Aria’s eyes were yawning, and the image of a customer who had just entered the store was reflected.
She quickly shut her mouth.
The guests were a young man and a woman who appeared to be an escort knight. In particular, the appearance of the male side was very beautiful.
Arya greeted her brightly, thinking that she had a good eye from the morning.
“welcome!”
The man nodded his head without saying a word and began to look around the potions on display.
‘Are you a master from another city?’
It was also a face she had never seen before, and Arya guessed that because her attitude seemed to have come for spectators rather than purchases.
A man who had been looking at the potions for quite some time approached the counter.
“Are the potions all on display?”
“Ah, all of the potions on display are below medium quality. You can’t make potions for products in advance, so you only get them made to order.”
The man nodded and asked again.
“I want to purchase the highest quality healing potion in the workshop.”
At that, Arya smirked inwardly.
Apparently, this ignorant master didn’t know how expensive the product, and even Alchimas-made potions, was.
“If it is the best healing potion with the highest quality, there is ‘Scarlet’.”
“Isn’t that the name of the communist state?”
“Yes, it is a potion containing the vision of the master of the workshop, so that’s how it got its name.”