The palace was said to be big from the outside, but it was even bigger from the inside.
It wasn’t a difference in the size of the experience.
It was really bigger.
“What is this? Is it sensory confusion?”
“It’s not that simple, it really compresses the space.”
It was not easy to exercise actual physical force using the Jinbeop.
Distorting the senses, on the other hand, required a little force to act on the nervous system.
That’s why most of the knights’ countermeasures are ‘break and see’.
‘But to the point of compressing such a huge piece of land and floating it in the air… … .’
At least it seemed bigger than Nightray.
It also has a lot of land, so it is the size of not only the wide campus but also the suburban city.
No matter how minority, if the entire race is gathered in one place, it becomes a huge number.
A huge land large enough to cover all those numbers was put into the formation.
“This is almost at the level of making a small world out of jinbeop.”
“What do you call a simple truth? The tactic used by humans is only the basis for the Beast Tribe’s strategy.”
Regina replied to Thiu’s words.
Even Tiu, who was unfamiliar with Jinbeop, was surprised by the appearance of the Dragon Palace.
Yonggung, where the clouds are like mist, is reminiscent of Mureungdowon, where mountains and fields, lakes and hills are harmonized.
However, from the perspective of the knights, the internal aura flow was more admirable than such an outward appearance.
The flow of aura that composes the space was woven with clockwork-level precision.
Such precision is applied to a space this large.
‘I can’t believe that a person did this.’
“Since you are knights, there is no need to separate travel, right? For now, let’s say hello to Shinsan-nim.”
Everyone agreed with Soyo’s words.
Unlike the general public, the drivers were not tired when traveling by train for a long time, and their bodies were itchy.
No one objected to the idea of walking.
‘I said he was a person who lived for 1000 years. I wonder what kind of person he is.’
At that point, the auras he just collected would have surpassed the calamity level, even without doing anything special.
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It is said that because of his age, he leaves everything to Soyo and lends only his wisdom, but even taking that into account, he is not an ordinary person.
However, even Noah, who had prepared his mind like that, had no choice but to harden the moment he faced the divine mountain.
“Greetings. This is Shinsan-nim.”
Soyo politely supported the basin with both hands.
In the basin she held, a half-submerged turtle the size of a palm was staring.
“Long time no see.”
Noah and Tiu were able to say hello after seeing Regina bowing her head to the turtle.
“Shinsan-sama also says it’s nice to see the hero again.”
“It is overrated. I am just a mere knight, I am not such a great person.”
“If you are still more comfortable with treating me as a friend than a benefactor, I would.”
Soyo continued to deliver Shinsan’s words instead.
Noah was able to realize what had happened through the movement of the aura in the basin.
‘Are you unable to speak?’
The oral structure of turtles is different from that of humans.
It wasn’t that he didn’t know how to speak, but Shinsan couldn’t even use the human skill of transmission.
Instead, they used a communication method similar to telephony, but it was only the ancient beast language that could be communicated that way, so Soyo was translating it.
The ancient beastman language is a language that is not used in modern times where humanization has already progressed a lot, so it was a dead language that only dragon kings learned separately.
“Don’t worry about identifying the demon.”
“Did you already know why we are here?”
Regina said as she looked at the commotion.
Since the identification of the demon is confidential, the exact reason was not explained even when the disturbance was called.
It was only after we met that he explained why.
So there was no way Shinsan, who remained in the Dragon Palace, knew about it.
“Cain’s men have already been there.”
“… … !”
“They said they asked for the same thing.”
Although Cain could not set foot in the Empire due to treason, he was not alone.
The dragon palace had always remained neutral, so it was no surprise that Cain had a string on this side as well.
“The preparations have already been completed, so if Noah cooperates, he says it will be completed within a few days.”
“okay.”
After answering appropriately, Regina’s mind was filled with thoughts about Cain.
‘Does that mean he knows everything about the situation on this side?’
As Cain was once the commander of the imperial knights, it was natural for him to have collaborators within the empire.
However, this is a very important matter in the empire that declared war on the organization.
‘Maybe he knew through the organization. Do they have more information about the organization than we do?’
There could have been a lot more to know because I was abroad.
Or maybe they have other sources of information.
“All right. Then please.”
When the main purpose of coming here was sorted out, Shin San turned his attention to Thiu.
“Shin San-nim wants to talk to Miss Thiu, so he wants everyone else to move away.”
* * *
At Sinsan’s request, the party all came out, leaving only Thiu and the disturbance for the interpreter.
“I am puzzled by something. Tiu could tell us anyway, so there would be no point in talking about it separately.”
“It could also be that you can’t simply talk about other people’s family affairs at will. It’s interesting though. It’s the first time I’ve seen Shinsan-nim do that.”
“Then, I will guide you to the lodging first.”
I don’t know how long it might take, but I can’t just wait in front of the door.
Hanbyeol and Naru guided them to their lodgings.
The Yonggung’s lodgings were unexpectedly ordinary lodgings for humans.
“Something is missing.”
“Then what did you expect? Master, do you prefer sleeping in a stable or something?”
“No, I hate that.”
It was Noah who sometimes came down the mountain to sell the inner hem of the witch and borrowed a barn to sleep in when the weather was bad.
To be honest, it was an unforgettable memory.
“Then call me if you need anything.”
While staying at the dragon palace, Naru said so and left for her nearby lodging, as if the girls were going to continue training.
On the contrary, Hanbyeol clung to Noah.
“teacher! Then we continue our class!”
Regina nodded as if she liked it.
“Please look after Hanbyeol until Tiu returns. I’m going to meet old ties for a while.”
In addition to the Dragon King of the East Sea, there were many other beastmen who were acquainted with Regina.
They were faces that were hard to meet normally, so he said he would come and say hello.
“Bye.”
After sending Regina away, Noah returned to Hanbyeol’s training.
However, even if it was training, there wasn’t much for Noah to do at this stage.
“It is repeated practice until you can perform the movements I have taught you so far even if you wake up and perform them perfectly.”
“yes! All right!”
Even if he had a genius talent for swordsmanship, basic skills had to be preceded in order to perform the desired swordsmanship.
‘Fortunately, there is no need for physical training, but since Hanbyeol is just starting his swordsmanship, it’s important to imprint it on his body.’
Originally, before wielding a sword, it was first to practice only strong martial arts for several years.
Even after holding the sword, it took several years of practice to follow the exact movements so that it would not become a strange habit at first.
You have to lay the foundation like that to be able to do anything, whether it’s skill or anything else.
Usually, this process was boring and most of them dropped out, but fortunately, the fact that Hanbyeol was able to learn swordsmanship seemed to be enjoyable.
“Hanat! two! three! four!”
I watched for a while, worried that he might not keep the correct movements out of excitement and do it his own way, but Hanbyeol faithfully did as he was told.
“I’m ashamed.”
Noah, embarrassed for nothing because it was different from himself, who secretly practiced black cloth, sat down near Hanbyeol.
I had no intention of just playing around while watching Hanbyeol practice.
“I was just trying to apply the concept or effect of fighting techniques to swordsmanship, but when I see something like this, I just can’t get over it.”
He was now in a situation where he was in the world’s largest, no, the largest formation in history.
“Let’s check where this jinbeop came about.”
Noah poured his aura into the dragon’s palace.
Since it is such a complex structure, it was necessary to avoid damaging the function by touching it incorrectly.
‘As carefully as possible.’
Soon, Noah, who was able to flow through the stream, expanded his senses as if walking along a train track.
Continuing to explore the jinbeop, it wasn’t long before we reached the axis.
“what?”
I felt a familiar energy in the unfamiliar dragon palace.
* * *
On the other hand, the place where Regina, who had separated Noah, was headed to a deserted vacant lot.
A commotion was all that Regina had as a beastman friend.
In the first place, the Beasts only got along with each other, and even during the Great War, there were few times they were on the same battlefield as the Beasts.
Nevertheless, the reason she came out with the excuse of being a friend was simple.
“I’ve heard you’re here, so come out quickly.”
What appeared at the words was not a beastman, but a human.
“It’s been a while since Regina-sama. Almost 10 years?”
“Jack, it’s been 20 years since you escaped with Cain.”
When Cain said he had sent someone earlier, Soyo sent a separate message to Regina.
The person sent at that time is still in the Dragon Palace.
There was no need to meet that subordinate without Noah’s knowledge, since Cain himself had met him, but this time was a little different.
“If you see that they are still here, are you aiming for that?”
“Our captain is not an official successor, so we really need that scabbard.”
“lunar eclipse. Were you aiming for that too?”
Enya became Master Knight shortly after learning swordsmanship, but passed away shortly thereafter.
Because of this, she was unable to complete her Holy Spirit Sword.
because it was not given enough time.
‘Besides, the unfinished Holy Spirit Sword couldn’t withstand Enya’s Spirit Sword, so Enya used the Holy Spirit Sword like a consumable.’
The special situation in which becoming a Master Knight was faster than completing a sword brought about a number of unexpected phenomena.
A lunar eclipse is one such special case.
“He used the same scabbard even though he kept changing his swords. It seems that both of them are aiming for the lunar eclipse, the ‘completed scabbard’ that was born that way.”
When a Mayer Knight inherits the Mayer Sword and uses it, its power is amplified.
Then, what if the knight who learned the Rise and Match uses Enya’s scabbard?
Cain wanted to complete his unstable bond through a lunar eclipse.
Regina, on the other hand, was thinking of handing over the lunar eclipse to Noah.
“Let’s not fight. Rather cooperate. We’ll need each other’s help to catch the lunar eclipse.”
The lunar eclipse was Enya’s sword sheath, but it was an object officially handed over to her in exchange for participating in the Great War in the Dragon Palace.
The reason is to use the lunar eclipse as an axis to rebuild the collapsed Dragon Palace.
In other words, asking for the return of the lunar eclipse also meant giving up the quarantine and protection of the Dragon Palace.
No matter how much Regina was a hero, persuasion alone was not enough.
“I refuse to cooperate.”
“… … !”
“I’ll take care of this, so take care of that too.”
Regina waved to Jack and left.
‘If this happens, I’ll have to visit all the major tribes at least once.’
Sinsan and Soyo represent the Dragon Palace, but do not rule it.
Yonggung is an aggregation of several beast tribes.
The lunar eclipse was an issue that affected the entire Dragon Palace.
‘To receive the lunar eclipse, unanimous consent is required.’
First, I needed information.