91 – Items (2)
“How about destroying the resources?”
The first agenda that came up in the meeting that started with them exchanging glances as soon as the temporary alliance was formed was precisely that.
“Resources?”
“It seems like they’re diligently gathering resources from everywhere because they want to stick close to their master as soon as possible. What if we repeatedly cut off those resources?”
“But that doesn’t seem like a fundamental solution, does it?”
Lyn countered Red Dragon’s words.
However, the Red Dragon spoke.
“Still, if we keep preventing the creation of the Blacksmith Guild branch, the main blacksmith will eventually come out, right?”
“And what when they come out?”
“…That’s also good.”
Yong spoke, responding to Merilda’s serious words.
However.
“Who’s going to deal with that blacksmith?”
“Well, the one who brought up the idea should do it, right?”
“…Do you take me for a fool?”
About three minutes since the alliance was formed.
“Are you going to do it?”
“As you can see, with this kind of body, it seems difficult to move.”
“What about you?”
“Am I not as fast as you?”
“You can use poison, right?”
“Making poison takes a very long time. What do you think you can do from the beginning without any equipment? Then, stealthy dragon, can’t you use magic?”
“I can use magic, but right now I’m borrowing consciousness, so I can only use basic spells. Maybe just swiftly slashing might be better.”
“No – I mean, even if it takes time, poison-“
“I said it’s not possible, didn’t I? In that case, just use magic-“
“Magic is too flashy, so just at a speed that won’t even be seen-“
“…”
In just 180 seconds, the alliance began to crumble.
It was because the three present here knew the truth.
The blacksmith who had returned to Lartania would help Kim Hyunwoo, and the moment that blacksmith would be beneficial to him, they, who cherished Kim Hyunwoo so much, would suffer a loss.
That’s why they didn’t even think about touching the blacksmith.
Furthermore, the three currently claiming to be allies here already had a rough idea of what each other was thinking.
Even though it was 10 years ago, they had spent several years together, so they naturally knew.
That they were looking for an opportunity to betray each other.
Of course, they didn’t know where that opportunity to betray each other would come from, and they hadn’t even expected it, but they were certain that each other would betray.
Therefore, as they looked at each other.
“…So, we’re overlooking the blacksmith’s issue, is there anything else?”
They returned to the agenda once again.
After much contemplation, Merilda spoke up.
“…There’s one viable solution.”
“What is it?”
“What is it?”
“The guild master of the blacksmith guild?”
“Right?”
“Then why not obliterate the blacksmith guild in the Norba Kingdom?”
Merilda’s words.
It was an approach so crude, destructive, and unconventional that ordinary individuals would never consider it as a viable solution.
“Oh…!”
“That might actually work…!”
Ironically, those gathered praised the idea as an excellent one.
‘…What in the world?’
Everyone, except for Adriam, who was listening to their conversation within his consciousness.
However, plans were being laid out smoothly, excluding Adriam.
…It was nothing more than a straightforward and simple plan of infiltrating the Norba Kingdom and annihilating the blacksmith guild, but the story continued nonetheless.
“Well, now we need to decide who will execute the plan.”
The discussion progressed to the eagerly awaited implementation of the plan.
“In my opinion, this is a race against time. So, the person who can move the fastest needs to move and destroy the Blacksmith Guild. The point is that the Blacksmith Guild needs to be destroyed before the Chief Blacksmith Guild is established in Lartania Guild.”
“Mmm, I agree.”
Lyn looked at Merilda and talked along with the story of Salong.
However.
“No, it’s more important to show the destructive power when the Guild of Chief Blacksmith is destroyed, since you are the guild leader. As you can see, the strongest destructive power among us is the half-demon.”
“That’s a wrong thought. If you think about it that way, isn’t the one with the strongest firepower from the start Banryong?”
“I already said before, but I can’t produce that kind of firepower with this body.”
“Hmm, are you really like that? It doesn’t seem like it to me. In the first place, can’t you show enough ability to eliminate the Guild of Chief Blacksmith?”
“Then can’t you do that as well?”
“Isn’t magic more convenient?”
“Wouldn’t the two of you be more convenient than me, who is restrained?”
“Isn’t it better for one of you to do it?”
“Huh?”
“Why are you excluding yourself?”
“I’m the one who planned this in the first place, right? So, if I plan and execute it, it’s a proper alliance, isn’t it?”
“…Is it really such a great plan to talk proudly about destroying the Guild of Chief Blacksmith? Isn’t that just a plan that anyone can come up with anywhere?”
“That’s right!”
Lyn and Salong countered.
“What are you talking about? Still, I’m the one who planned the plan, right?”
However, Merilda frowned and spoke instead.
About three minutes later.
“Let’s try this now!?”
“Sure, let’s give it a shot! Can you believe they’re claiming it’s a plan to destroy the guild!?”
“I didn’t like it from the beginning! Since forming the alliance, you’ve been wearing a face full of desire to stab me in the back!”
“Isn’t that the same for you and your shady motives!”
“What!? You were the same! And your motives are just as shady! You asked me to share consciousness last time, but you have no right to say such things to me!”
Adria, who had been watching the alliance that fell apart in less than seven minutes from within her consciousness, laughed with a bewildering bitter smile.
“Sure, let’s give it a try!”
“Whether it’s a shady guy or a blockhead, come at us anytime!”
“Enough with the nonsense!”
With those words, the three heroes clashed.
And.
Kwaaang!
“…My study…!!”
Along with the explosion of the study, Adria’s pitiful conscience echoed in the night sky, devoid of a single star, where the heroes’ battle began.
And then, 10 minutes later.
“Look! Shady blockhead! What’s this about leaving it like this!? No power!?”
“You were originally planning to stab us in the back!”
“At least we didn’t hide our strength!!”
The three heroes, who were a considerable distance away from Lartania, unleashed their full power, literally turning their surroundings into rubble.
And as they faced each other, preparing for the second round.
Shhhhh!
“?”
Those who were glaring at each other with fierce expressions suddenly looked puzzled as water streams shot up from the ground.
Then, Merilda, who had been frowning as she looked at the spot where the water streams were shooting up, suddenly looked beyond the water streams and saw the Lartania Territory.
“….”
As if realizing something, she let out a muffled sigh.
The place where Merilda fought was clearly outside the Lartania Territory.
In other words, their fight didn’t cause any damage to the Lartania Territory that was far away.
After all, how could they cause any damage to the Lartania Territory, which was so distant?
Yes, originally it was impossible to cause any damage.
…Unless, they weren’t fighting to the death in the middle of the main road leading to Lartania.
Merilda turned her gaze to her surroundings.
It was her own fault, but there was really nothing left.
The neatly paved road was now in shambles, making it impossible to see where the road was.
The grass and meadows around had long been buried under thick clay soil and rocks.
“Ah.”
It was amusing to hear them say such things after destroying the road, but the road was quite important.
Moreover, this main road leading to the Lartania Territory was where hundreds of carriages passed by every day.
In other words, the disappearance of the road meant that those hundreds of carriages couldn’t come and go anymore.
As soon as it shattered, their pupils began to tremble.
The pupils of crimson eyes trembled.
The violet irises fell into panic.
“Huh? Huh??? Master?”
Due to the overload caused by cerebral infarction, the telepathic link of the red-scaled dragon was severed.
And then.
Without any choice, the moment they recalled the face of Lord Kim Hyunwoo of Lartania who witnessed this situation, their faces turned pale instantly.
“W-Well… Let’s just run…!”
And they fled.
Recovery will definitely be done, but for now, the first goal is not to get caught by Kim Hyunwoo.
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The next day.
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Kim Hyunwoo, who had made a considerable profit with a magnifying glass, was pondering how to further develop his territory.
Introducing skeletons and the ceiling system immediately brought in enough money for Kim Hyunwoo to maintain the current state of development and explore other businesses.
“Well, there’s not much to try… It seems a bit too early to bring it out now, so I’ll prepare it later.”
However, despite the money coming in immediately, Kim Hyunwoo, who was contemplating because there was no business to pursue, heard something strange.
“My Lord, something peculiar has happened.”
Soon after hearing the story from the guard, I couldn’t help but ask.
“…So, the main road leading to Lartania has been destroyed, and it’s in a state where carriages can’t pass?”
“That’s correct.”
The story of the guards was a somewhat serious matter even just to hear.
The fact that the main road had been destroyed meant that hundreds of carriages traveling to and from Lartania would all encounter problems.
However, despite this, Kim Hyun-woo remained unchanged in expression.
No, the reason he was even subtly smiling.
“…But, in the place where the main road was destroyed, hot springs are coming out?”
“Yes…!”
It was because unexpected, peculiar luck had come his way.