The Wise Lord chapter 59

Episode 59 – Hyunjil, Hyunjil! (3)

The scenery of Leuven that can be seen now in front of your eyes.

Who can see this sight and not be astonished?

Of course, the existing residents of Ruben were a familiar sight.

Rather than being used to it, I already had 2 experiences.

Still, this wasn’t it.

Literally the sight of Ruben evolving.

Kwak Kwak Kwak!!

Tick-tock!

Ku-gu-gu-gu-gung…!

Now, this was absolutely not a landscape that would push the notion of familiarity!

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The locals didn’t know how to accept this.

And the dwarves who saw this sight for the first time.

“Oh, oh my god…!”

“Cheuk…!”

The dwarves were on the verge of fainting in surprise!

Especially the chief of the dwarves, Semir.

The shock he received was the strongest.

I can’t believe it…

Even seeing it with my own eyes, I couldn’t believe it.

No, does this make sense now!

First of all, the scenery that I built myself made no sense.

Even though there were no workers or equipment to carry materials, the building was being built on its own.

It wasn’t even crudely built!

The arrangement of the structure of a building, the center of gravity…

Needless to say that the basics of architecture were thoroughly followed, it was just perfect!

Here are the buildings that Semir himself can make with great effort! over there! It was being built here and there!

“This, this, this, this…”

Semir couldn’t get his words out easily.

Magic?

Can you call that magic?

First of all, Semir’s common sense could not define this scene.

A truly thrilling sight.

It really seemed like the estate called Ruben was alive.

Literally, Ruben himself seemed to be evolving.

Above all, the scenery that Semir can see now.

The vast farmland spreads out in your heart.

“Agricultural district…?”

It was an agricultural district.

To be precise, it was the agricultural district in the blueprint he drew a while ago.

It wasn’t even just that agricultural district.

Commerce, industry, livestock farming, military, residential, etc.

The blueprints conceived like a fantasy paradise were being reproduced as they were!

Though I envisioned it, I thought it would be impossible…!

“Uh, uh, how…!”

Semir was so shocked that he couldn’t speak easily.

That moment.

“The buildings are being built right? Why isn’t it on?”

A familiar voice came from one side.

People’s eyes naturally turned to the direction from which the sound came.

the place you looked at.

There, Xian was walking down the street, staring at something.

“Until a while ago, you were so squeamish. Why are you doing this all of a sudden?”

Xian seemed a little upset about what had happened.

It looked like it was because of something I was holding in my hand…

I don’t know the detailed reason.

Everyone just stared blankly at Xian.

And did you feel the eyes of those people?

“huh?”

Xian lifted his bowed head.

eye contact.

“Why are you guys standing so far away?”

Then, with a whimper, he went on his way.

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“·······”

Really…

I had nothing to say.

#

Hold on. Guguk.

Xian walked through the streets of Leuven and pressed the screen of his smartphone.

But somehow the mobile lord didn’t run.

Specifically, ‘Loading···.’ The screen did not go beyond the phrase.

And then it’s over.

[There will be a temporary maintenance for a while.]

[Check Content: Causal Congestion Stabilization]

[We are very sorry for the inconvenience.]

“Temporary inspection?”

A notification window popped up saying that there was a temporary maintenance.

Then, I couldn’t even think of ‘Loading…’.

“No, there are still more things to do, but what kind of temporary maintenance is this?”

Xi’an nervously ran the mobile lord, but still didn’t answer.

“sh*t.”

In the end, it seemed like we had to wait until the inspection was over.

Xian had no choice but to put his smartphone into his arms.

And let’s raise our heads

The landscape of Ruben as seen through Xian’s eyes.

Chara la la la rock!

Ku-gu-gu-gung…!

Tick-tock.

It was like Ruben turning upside down.

What can be called evolution.

Fortunately, the facilities purchased before the inspection seemed to be well built on their own.

“By the way, how much did I spend?”

Xian, smart enough to overload the mobile lord.

Xian calmly organized the trivial things in the meantime.

“first···.”

1 million gold for territory expansion.

900,000 gold to fill facilities in each district, such as commerce, agriculture, livestock farming, and industry.

500,000 gold to purchase Arnaise’s Blessing, ＜Morcru’s Flame＞.

100,000 gold to conduct various researches in Elodie’s Lab Lv.

100,000 gold for construction of ‘Sung-Shiung Gravel Road Lv.1’ connecting the areas.

And 100,000 gold for the construction cost of ‘Morcru’s Forge Lv.1’ opened as a privilege.

all together.

“2.7 million gold…?”

2.7 million gold.

It was the amount of money that a family of four could live on for 7,500 years.

“······ The mobile lord deserved to faint.”

Only then did Xian realize the reason for the temporary inspection.

and.

“… crazy.”

Xian also seemed to faint.

No, 2.7 million gold is not even a dog’s name, how could it disappear in an instant!

It wasn’t even over with this one.

Building upgrades are still pending.

Fortification of barriers and various defense facilities.

Even commercial and industrial facilities that have yet to be built, of course.

Living and leisure facilities were almost non-existent.

Because of that, the cultural district was not touched at all,

In the first place, in order to expand the territory, it was necessary to continue expanding the territory.

In a word, I still had to pour a lot of money into it.

“ha···.”

Sian let out a sigh without even realizing it.

well, anyway.

This time, it was not worth it or not.

It was something I had to do someday.

More than anything else, this 3 million gold was nothing but money!

It is said to mean an apology for the assassination…

To be honest, Xian did not receive even the slightest threat.

In a word, money rolled in.

I don’t know if it’s the money I earned while struggling.

It was unfortunate, but not to the point of trembling.

anyway.

So, the amount left for Xian now.

[Owned Gold Coins – 470,000 G]

470,000 gold.

“······ Once this is strengthened, this too is over.”

But even this was money that would soon disappear.

Of course, the cost of pure enhancement was 50,000 gold.

However, the materials required for enhancement are none other than equipment of the same grade.

In other words, in order to strengthen an S-class sword, the same S-class sword was needed.

Fortunately, the S-rank black Semir was able to craft it.

The problem is that the production cost is prohibitive.

Of course, S-grade swords include elven wood, adamantium, orichalcum.

All rare ingredients were needed.

The gold required to produce one S-grade equipment was approximately 300,000 gold.

So, it was a situation where 350,000 gold was needed to strengthen once.

in short.

“… I’ll have to earn more diligently again.”

How could it be that even 3 million gold wasn’t enough?

Of course, it was not a huge amount to run the estate, but it was by no means a small amount.

But, what is the nature of this guy…

“Haa, where else can money come in…”

when you want

“Oh right. Come to think of it, Arya sent me a letter.”

Xian remembered Arya’s letter that he had forgotten for a while.

I glanced over for a moment to see if the money was enclosed, but I forgot because I didn’t see any money.

To be honest, I didn’t really want to check right now…

“Because if you ignore it, it might come to Ruben with a tantrum.”

Xian rummaged in his arms and checked Aria’s letter.

A long text.

A cursory glance reveals that there is absolutely no private mind.

It’s absolutely not that I wrote the letter because I remembered you.

I wrote a lot of things I didn’t even ask.

And after that, there are a lot of recent events that I’m not too curious about.

Also, a lot of explanations about your situation.

In one word, there are a lot of stories that aren’t very hot.

In the end, if I could summarize this long story in one sentence…

“How do you use the Demon Detector?”

It was something like this.

“This one should end in one sentence, why did you write it so long?”

Anyway…

Sian shook his head.

well, anyway.

“hmm···.”

Wasn’t that just a ringing sound when a demon approached?

I remember hearing that from Leah.

“Does it have to be operated separately?”

If you think about it, it could have been.

But that’s just speculation, not sure.

The Demon Detector is a relic from a thousand years ago.

It was also a magic tool created by the great mage Elodie.

It was impossible for Xian to know how to use it.

However, there was someone in Ruben who knew the answer.

And again just in time.

In the distance, Leah could be seen.

Leah was looking around, shaking her head with a curious face.

The buildings that were built on their own were quite strange.

“ostrich!”

-uh? Yes? who called me

Leah looked slightly surprised at Xian’s call.

However, he soon found Xian and flew away in an instant.

-draft! look here! Buildings are just being built alone! Lots of it everywhere!

Then Leah opened her arms wide.

Sometimes I wondered if it was a thousand-year-old ghost.

Xian shook his head and said.

“Rather than that, Leah, do you remember giving it to Aria back then?”

-huh? aria? Who is it?

Leah tilted her head as if she couldn’t remember.

Xian added an explanation to Leah’s appearance.

“Why, there is a girl I saw in the Arnaise Hall. Leah said it was disgusting.”

– Is it disgusting? oh he? An unlucky little boy with a very pretty face?

Leia nodded as if she had just remembered.

Why, when she said she was a disgusting girl, Leah understood right away.

Sian nodded and continued.

“yes. The demon detector I gave to Arya at that time. Is there any other way to use it?”

-How to use? no? There is nothing. If there are demons around, they just ring loudly.

At the same time, Leah waved her hands at random, as if expressing a riot.

well, anyway

There seemed to be no other way to use it.

But Aria, what use is he asking?

“It’s literally a detector.”

-that’s right. But there’s a bit of a problem with that. Even if it sensed not a transformed demonic energy, but a dense demonic energy, it rang. So not only demons, but also ringed when other things approached.

-Especially when I saw Kyle, he made a really loud noise. Wasn’t it too noisy? Elodie told me to throw it away.

“Oh, I see.”

-Maybe if you bring it to me now, it will ring?

At Leah’s words, Xian tilted his head.

“You didn’t ring then?”

-huh? Was it? Hmm… then, is there another standard? Ooh…

Leah tilted her head a few times.

But do you really not know?

– I’m not even sure!

Leah bashfully laughed.

-anyway. There is no other way to use it.

Leah’s words followed.

Xian nodded and wrote a reply to Arya.

#

Holy Empire, Lutea.

And the Vatican, which can be said to be the core of Lutea.

bang.

Arya slammed the door and entered the room.

Seeing Arya like that, the priestess who assisted her, Laura, stood up.

“Did the meeting go well?”

“I don’t know.”

Arya replied and sat down in a chair.

It was quite blunt, but to Laura, it was Arya’s usual appearance.

It was always like that on days when there was an archbishop-level meeting.

Of course, the saintess had a position higher than that of an archbishop, but Aria still attended every meeting.

And Laura could understand the atmosphere of Aria, which was quite different depending on the day.

Laura approached Arya, who was sitting calmly.

Then he said while tidying up Aria’s slightly tousled platinum hair.

“Why are you so angry today?”

“Archbishop Lahir is talking nonsense!”

Sure enough, Arya shouted as if she had been waiting.

“Archbishop Lahir? Did you say something nonsense again?”

“Have you requested the dispatch of paladins from Lemin Village before? I heard the monsters suddenly increased.”

“yes. Why?”

“Isn’t that why Archbishop Lahir doesn’t dispatch paladins because of the lack of donations from Lemin Village! You say you lack faith in God! What the hell does faith have to do with that bastard’s money!”

Arya was still angry.

Laura was then able to realize why Arya did it.

Not all priests were priests who worshiped God.

I have a holy god,

This holy empire is, after all, a country where “people” live.

To put it simply, the element of ‘politics’ had to intervene.

That’s why there were quite a few archbishops who only had a facade.

And Archbishop Lahir, among them, could be said to be the most vicious.

That’s why Laura didn’t like Archbishop Lahir too much.

“Anyway, Archbishop Lahir sometimes wants to rip that snout off? oh my, what am i saying now I guess my personality has become similar after spending time with someone.”

“what? When did I say that?”

“oh? I didn’t tell you who I was, saintess?”

Arya glared at Laura, then jerked her head away.

“Is that why you’re so angry?”

“I feel very bad right now.”

Arya made a pouty face.

Seeing Aria like that, Laura smiled softly.

Although Arya had a bit of a rough mouth and was a bit of a dog by nature.

Still, he was someone who knew how to care for people more than anyone else.

Literally, a saint.

Laura shook her head and said.

“There is nothing I can do about it. I was just trying to tease you a little.”

“Are you kidding me? What are you talking about?”

Arya asked, and Laura pulled out a letter from her chest.

“letter? Laura, burn all the love letters that come to me—”

“Is this a letter from a man named Xian?”

“hot!”

Arya then looked startled.

And as if it was prickly, it took on a bright color.

Laura really laughed out loud.

What kind of a man is Xian?

I wonder if Aria, who wasn’t even interested in men, reacted like that.

“Ah… I feel very sad, saintess. He was so blunt to me. In front of a letter from a man he longs for, he makes such a flushed expression. Are you that good?”

“What, what? longing? And who is said to have been reminded? Are you going to keep talking sh*t?”

“I’m telling you many times, but please speak nicely. What are you going to do if someone hears it?”

“I have to say something that doesn’t sound like words.”

“Yes, yes, you will be fine~.”

Laura passed the letter to Arya.

Eventually, Arya opened the sealed letter and checked the contents inside.

Aria with a flushed expression, like a child who received a present on her birthday.

He said it wasn’t like that.

‘At times like this, I wonder if I’m really a saint.’

Laura laughed inwardly.

and right at the moment.

“······!!”

Arya’s eyes widened as she checked the contents of the letter.

Soon after, he clenched his fists and began to tremble.

Along with that, Arya’s impression was distorted.

Looking like angry.

To be more precise, it was the look of being betrayed.

Have you ever had a broken heart?

‘no way.’

What kind of man in the world can kick Aria.

However, the appearance of Arya now is a little strange.

Laura glanced around to check the contents of the letter.

What to expect…

There should have been instructions on how to use the Demon Detector.

It was a reply to a letter asking about it.

But that was just an excuse.

An excuse to use that as an excuse to keep in touch with each other.

And when I saw Arya make that face,

It seemed like there was something else written behind it.

Laura sneakily checked the contents of the reply.

and.

“·······”

Laura’s expression instantly went blank.

That… what the hell is that?

Can I call that a reply?

Laura couldn’t understand at all.

That is what is written in the letter.

[how much.]

It was just two letters.

I wasn’t joking, really, just those two letters were all written in the reply.

It’s not a phrase of longing and burning emotion.

It’s so plain that you wonder what kind of letter it is… No, just two letters.

Oh, of course there was a postscript under it.

[＜PS＞ This is a preemption for reference.]

preemption… poetry?

So you mean ask for money?

In exchange for telling me how to use the Demon Detector?

“·······”

Laura’s absurdity came out as it was.

Of course, Laura didn’t know much about the man named Sian.

But just looking at the letter now, that man named Xian.

It seemed that he was a person who revealed money.

Quite a bit too.

And Arya seems to have realized that only now.

To put it simply, Arya was approached for money.

That’s why Arya seemed to be wearing a betrayed expression.

The same goes for Archbishop Lahir just now.

Being obsessed with money was the type Arya hated the most in the world.

That’s why that man named Xian kicked off his good fortune.

Does he know that he kicked Arya’s crush in this way?

It is the crush of a saint that all men in the world hope for.

It was clear that he would regret it for the rest of his life.

For sure···.

“Laura, that… you know.”

It should have been.

“How much gold could you draw from the Church in my name?”

“······ yes yes?”

Laura wondered if she had heard it right.

How much gold can I pull from the church?

So… you’re saying you’re going to use private debt?

Of course, if you were a saint, you couldn’t call it a private loan.

Arya’s position in the Holy Empire was absolutely solid.

But leaving that aside, that is now…

“Miss Ha. If I had known this was going to happen, I would have definitely asked you when you hit me with your body!”

What, what do you fill it with?

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Laura really…

I really wanted something.