127. Chapter 127
It wasn’t that I didn’t trust Yasha, but in the end, it would be the superiors she said would give the reward.
If you didn’t talk about the reward in advance before leaving the investigation, you might say something different when you arrive after the investigation was successful.
That is why Sewoon brought up the topic of compensation first.
“… … Would this be all right?”
“Enough.”
What she offered as a reward was the currency used in Skabe.
Other players would have been unaware of the currency they were seeing for the first time, but Seun already knew how to use the currency.
The shelter you will reach after this ordeal is over. This was the currency used there.
The market price was a bit confusing, but even so, Yasha promised a pretty generous reward.
“Then when do you want to leave?”
“ASAP. If possible, I would like to go right now.”
“Are you okay? I heard that you have just arrived at the wall.”
“it’s okay.”
Before reaching this ordeal, I had enough rest from the ordeal on the 9th floor.
A few convenience facilities came to mind, but there were limits to the amenities that could be enjoyed on the walls, as long as one could not enter the castle anyway.
When Yasha nodded, Yoo Seo-ah, who was listening to the conversation next to her, prepared to depart.
However, Sewoon stopped her.
“Yuseo, you protect this place.”
“yes? It can’t be! I have to go too.”
“no. I will go alone this time.”
“… … By any chance, am I interfering?”
Yoo Seo-ah lowered her head and clenched her fists.
I could understand her thoughts. Sewoon was also well aware of how he was constantly working hard not to get in the way.
“no.”
“… … sure?”
“The other clan members will be arriving soon. Do you remember how the soldiers looked at us earlier?”
“Yes, but why… … ah.”
“got it? You must lead the people so that our clan will not be ignored. So that you don’t look foolish. got it?”
Seun’s strength was acknowledged, but the clan members who entered later did not.
Besides, the relationship could fall apart if someone got angry at the soldiers’ negative attitude.
For example, Park Jeong-pil… … . Also, Park Jeong-pil or something.
In that sense, he needed someone to command and coordinate the clan members.
Yoo Seo-ah, who fully understood Seun’s meaning, nodded.
“all right. Please leave this to me.”
“I’ll trust you.”
“yes!”
Yoo Seo-ah immediately checked the clan chat and went up the wall.
No one had arrived yet, but it was to greet them as soon as they arrived.
Seeing that, Sewoon nodded and prepared to leave to investigate.
In fact, there was nothing to prepare. It was only about listening to the soldiers’ manuals to prepare for the places to be investigated or unexpected situations.
A soldier held out a white cloth to cover his respirator, but Sewoon refused.
‘Taejo Emperor Mu’s overalls’ that he is currently wearing.
This is a cloak, but if you change the way you wear it a little, you can cover your respiratory system more reliably than that piece of cloth.
Its effectiveness and defense are higher.
After getting ready, Sewoon went down the stairs and stood in front of the gate.
Perhaps to defend against monsters, there was a surprisingly large and thick gate.
It was impossible to open it by force, and it was to the extent that I had to wind the chain next to it to open it.
dripping-
The soldiers opened the door for Sewoon.
With the sound of chains clashing, the huge door slowly opened, and the brilliant golden grains of sand came into view.
In the meantime, I felt someone’s presence behind me.
“There is no need to come out to meet you.”
It was the commander of the South Gate, Yasha.
But for some reason, she was wearing a proper combat uniform, not the basic outfit she was wearing above. It was like going out to fight monsters right away.
And it worked just as Se-eun expected.
“I will go with you.”
“yes?”
“Didn’t I tell you? This time, I’m betting my position on a favor.”
“You don’t have to follow me, do you?”
“You may have heard the explanation, but I am the one with the most information about this investigation. I will see and judge for myself.”
That’s right. If you go with her, at least you won’t have to get lost on your way to the source.
However, there was one thing that I did not understand as Se-eun.
‘I remember it wasn’t like this before the regression.’
Of course, it wasn’t a request that Sewoon heard directly, but it was just a rumor from the clan he joined at the time, but at the time, Yasha just left a request in passing.
I remember not taking much interest in researching.
But now, he was more passionate than anyone else.
“Even so, doesn’t that mean the person in charge of the South Gate is away?”
“Judging from the skills shown earlier, it looked like it would get in the way even with my subordinates attached. Am I wrong?”
“That is true.”
“You don’t have to worry about the South Gate. We have already completed the takeover, and there will be nothing special unless there are special circumstances.”
“If you say so.”
After thinking for a moment, Sewoon nodded.
If you go with her, you don’t have to go around looking for evidence after investigation.
In addition, as the commander of the South Gate, the military force must be considerable. At least that means nothing gets in the way.
As I thought so, the gates opened halfway, revealing the rolling sand dunes.
It wasn’t a carriage passing by, it was just one or two people passing by, so it seemed like they opened it.
“I will take the lead.”
“All right.”
It was she who knew the way, so Yasha led the way.
Before passing through the gates, several soldiers were seen saluting her with arms raised vigorously.
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Judging by the respect in their eyes, Yasha seemed to be a fairly capable commander.
“Do you know how to ride a sand leopard?”
As soon as I passed through the gate, I saw two leopards.
Its golden fur, resembling sand, had silver spots engraved on it, and it was very beautiful.
Behind him, besides the leopard, there were quite a few camels tied to the gate and drinking water.
Apparently camels were the means of transportation for the people of Skabe.
Among them, this leopard must be a special object that can only be ridden by a commander level.
“I don’t know if it’s a long-distance move, but a camel isn’t suitable for searching the source. If you can’t ride, you can ride behind me.”
Naturally, even the regressors did not know how to ride a sand leopard.
Because the appearance of that object itself was limited to this ordeal.
But even so, I had no intention of giving up.
It’s not just Ogi, it’s because her mobility is too low if you ride a leopard with her.
“Kreureung-”
As Sewoon approached, the sand leopard, which had been lying comfortably on the sand, stood up and exposed its sharp fangs.
Although it was tamed for boarding, it seemed that the wild nature of carnivores remained.
“I will give you a ride. They are very wary of strangers, so it will be difficult to get on board right away.”
Despite her caution, Sewoon did not stop walking.
Not intimidated by the sand leopard’s fangs, he carefully approached and raised his hand.
I had one thing in mind for this time.
– The treasure house of greed has been opened.
[Beast Trainer’s Leash]
– A leash used by the beast trainers of the Grad Empire to tame beasts. It contains magic formulas that calm the demons.
New treasures in the warehouse that Mamon was allowed to hand over the corrupted body parts of Tabula a while ago.
One of them was this.
In preparation for such an occasion, it was worthwhile to memorize the treasure list of the warehouse every night.
Squeak.
Through Mamon’s warehouse, a long line formed over Seun’s hand.
Then, the sand leopard’s vigilance reached its peak. They misunderstood that Sewoon was carrying a weapon.
If it was another animal, it would have been pushed backwards by Sewoon’s energy, but it rather rushed at Seun with sand flying around it.
When he opened his mouth wide, his fangs seemed twice as long.
“careful!”
Yasha, who was watching this, made an urgent leap.
However, Sewoon’s movements were faster than that.
Through Nichugong, I lightly dodged the leopard’s attack and put a leash around its neck.
A gray collar gently wrapped around his neck.
OK.
“Grrr.”
The guy who had been baring his fangs just a moment ago, made a pleasant sound and stuck out his forehead.
Sewoon stroked the guy’s forehead slowly. After that, I leaped lightly and got on the saddle on my back.
“What are you doing? don’t ride.”
When I turned my head, Yasha was watching Sewoon with a blank expression.
Of course, she came to her senses and climbed on top of the sand leopard as well.
“… … How did you do it? I have never seen sand leopards bow to strangers so quickly.”
“Let’s go.”
“All right. As you must have come across the desert, the sandstorm is getting worse and worse, so please keep your respiratory system covered.”
Taat!
The sand leopard she rode took the lead.
When he lightly stroked the boy’s neck, the sand leopard that Seun was riding also understood his meaning and ran after him.
I don’t know how to ride a sand leopard, but thanks to the use of the leash, I could feel his heart, albeit weakly. So there was no need to control it.
All you have to do is ask him and let him move on his own.
‘It’s faster than I thought.’
As he picked up speed, a dry sandstorm hit the cloak, just as Yasha had said.
In terms of movement speed alone, it felt faster than running while using martial arts. Even so, the movement was very stable, and the riding comfort was excellent.
“How long does it take to the source?”
“You will have to travel at least three hours. However, as the damage range has increased, monsters may appear before that.”
three hours.
Adding the research time plus the return time, it seemed that it would take eight hours at least.
At that point, I wondered if the clan members who were currently attacking the trials on the ninth floor would have arrived on the top of the castle wall.
‘Seoah Yoo will take care of that.’
As Seun remembers, the countdown that started after all the clan members arrived was about ten hours.
In order to prepare for the ordeal on the 10th floor together, it was necessary to quickly finish investigating the source and return.
“Looking at it up close, it’s even more amazing. What did you do?”
“Well, I just shot.”
“If you can just shoot and get that kind of power, we can reduce the number of troops on our walls to one-tenth.”
Thanks to the speed of the sand leopard, it wasn’t long before the cactus that Sewoon burst was visible.
When I saw it from a distance, it was just a ‘pop’ and the cactus disappeared, but when I looked closer, the power of the arrow was so great that fragments of the cactus that exploded were scattered all over the place.
The fragments that flew the farthest were tens of meters away.
What would happen if magic was put into the arrowhead at that time?
The farther the distance, the less powerful the magic, but even so, it would have been much stronger than this.
How long did it run like that?
By the time you feel the stinging heat as if the sun is approaching.
“Kreureung-”
“The enemy.”
The first monster in the trial on the 10th floor appeared.