Genius Warlock-Episode 518
518. owner of a ruined land (1)
A wintery land far, far from Celand.
Even in that wintery land, there was a snowy mountain in a remote corner..
Big, barren, snowy mountain covered in pure white snow.
On the outside it looked no different from any other snow mountain, but on the inside it was completely different..
Inside the snowy mountain, a huge cave had been systematically dug, and its interior was decorated with various high-tech devices..
In the treatment room, which was equipped with the second most high-tech equipment, a shout was currently echoing..
“Wow!!!”
It was the voice of Viktor, one of the promising figures of the traditional Skadi school..
“It's okay, right??”
Lilith, who had moved the wizards of the traditional Skadi school, including Viktor, here, asked with a cracked body..
The man who heard the question answered. He had his entire body wrapped in bandages..
“I'm not crying because I'm in pain. The anesthesia was done properly... It's a cry of exasperation..”
Break it down... Lilith didn't ask what she was upset about. Because I already knew.
With the help of puppets, Lilith was able to learn about the world from a more human perspective, including traditional schools of thought..
A traditional school with the oldest history and tradition in wizard society..
They were regressing due to the accelerating flow of the times, but despite this, they were unable to accept reality due to their long-established history and traditions and maintained only high pride..
Wizards belonging to the school were no exception..
Of course, Victor, who was called a genius and had high expectations in such a place, could not help but have a high standard of opinion..
However, he failed in his mission to be noticed by the upper echelons of the school, and was captured and tortured for a moment.?
It wasn't strange for him to howl like an animal. Although it seemed foolish to Lilith..
“Sounds stupid, right? It's better to worry about what's coming in the future rather than what's already happened..”
A man who pointed out the same problem as Lilith said.
Although he was not a member of the Skadi School, he seemed to have an idea of what the Skadi School would do since he was from the nearby Artisan League..
Most likely, it would have been abandoned under the harsh phrase ‘one for all’..
This phrase, created to survive in a harsh environment, is used without fail in such situations..
Lilith asked the man..
“Do you sympathize??”
“Are you crazy? i hate those guys.”
The man spoke with all his heart. After I decided to follow Puppet, I no longer belonged to the Craftsman League, but that didn't mean my history and experience disappeared..
‘Is that the same for me too??’
Lilith thought about Oliver and soon shook her head. I was too tired to worry about that..
Lilith said to the man before leaving..
“Anyway, I hope you get good treatment. The puppet didn't say anything, so for now, take whatever action is necessary..”
“All right.”
The man answered independently of his personal feelings.
After finishing her work, Lilith left the man behind and entered her private room in the snowy mountains..
It was a space that Lilith, the artificial spirit of the World Tree, did not need in the first place, but she accepted it for one reason..
“Phew······.”
It was none other than Pilgeret..
Lilith sat down on a chair, her body dripping with crumbs, and took out a Pilgerette stored in an antique box and smoked it..
They are all named products, and the one blooming now was the currently discontinued Gift..
A new Pilgeret created by a cult taught by Oliver..
This pilgerette, made by combining opposite emotions, had a different texture from the pilgerette made by simply increasing purity or using more intense emotions..
It started with anger, hatred, and dissatisfaction, but it ended with emotions such as calmness and affection, so it did not end with simple pain or stimulation, but was closer to a treatment that brought out and relieved the emotions stored inside..
So it was able to immediately become a named product as soon as it hit the market..
‘There isn't much anymore.’
Lilith thought as she counted the number of gifts in the box..
After Oliver visited Marie, production suddenly stopped, and although we were able to secure a significant amount with the help of puppets, even that was now running low..
It was natural since there was only consumption without inflow, but I couldn't help but feel disappointed..
“I failed my mission..”
A voice suddenly heard in a room alone. Lilith turned her head, unfazed..
An old man was sitting there. An old man dressed in old-fashioned clothes with a long beard as blue as the sky..
“Puppet... Looking at you, it looks like you went to the Skadi School.?”
“I need to tell you how things are going..”
“It's so diligent that you move before even reporting. How is it? What did the old people, intoxicated with old glory, complain about??”
“Nothing special. I'm repeating the same story again..”
”Hehe... Still, you worked hard. Dealing with old people who can't accept reality... ah! Are you dissatisfied by any chance? I failed and came back?”
Lilith, who was born only a few years ago, said this to the puppet who lived for hundreds of years..
Rudeness that has no problem even if it takes your life, depending on how you look at it..
However, the puppet did not show any signs of displeasure. Because she wasn't really offended.
“not really. Whether you fail or succeed, the river will flow in a certain direction anyway. However, I'm curious. Wasn't it your wish to become perfect by consuming other Eves??”
Puppet asked, remembering the first time he met Lilith..
When I met Eve-Lilith, the essence of the World Tree.
At the time, she was so unstable that it wouldn't be strange if she broke at any time, so in order to somehow survive, she maintained herself by eating other Eves who had not yet formed their own selves..
Life's instinctive behavior for survival. Perhaps because of this, Lilith's goal was to become perfect by eating other Eves..
A goal that can be set only when you feel the fear of death and realize your shortcomings..
“······Because today is not the only day..”
“That's not wrong. Today is not the only day. I met your creator again and told him that━”
━bang!!
Lilith swung her only arm and slammed the table..
Although his body was almost ruined due to excessive use, he was able to easily split a table..
“Too bad. It's a high-end table made by a craftsman 70 years ago..”
“I'm sorry for failing your mission, but I shouldn't criticize you like that..”
“I apologize if I was offended. However, this is an issue that must be addressed... If you don't, many problems will arise..”
Lilith exhaled a long puff of smoke from her pilgaret and slowly stood up. And then he walked right in front of the puppet..
“Are you talking about the heart of the creature that thinks of the Creator??”
“okay.”
“Oh my, thank you. Please worry about me too... By the way, is that your experience? puppet?”
Lilith asked, looking straight into the puppet's face..
***
Area X has been a gray concrete forest for a long time..
The fall of a city council member and the terrorist attack by the anti-development committee that occurred before the building was even completed. This is because development was halted due to a series of bad news..
Thanks to this, except for Zones Y and Z, where Landa also gave up its rule, Zone.
But, change will come someday.
Area X, which was virtually abandoned, was regaining vitality and color as redevelopment began again..
The construction noise echoing everywhere and the newly renovated building are evidence of this..
If we recall Landa's indifference to the slums, the communities in District Like, a miracle.
Among them, the biggest and most heterogeneous change was none other than the green forest that appeared in the middle of Area X..
This green fortress was built by Enjoyment to fight Oliver..
Ironically, the green fortress now actually belonged to Oliver and was still being used by him..
A training ground for druid training..
“Phew······.”
Oliver, sitting cross-legged and closing his eyes, took a deep breath and exhaled..
By following the Druid's mental training books, meditation methods, and practice methodologies borrowed from the Magic Tower library, Oliver tried to communicate with nature by imitating the contents written in the books..
‘But it's not easy.’
Oliver, sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, thought..
No matter how much I imitated the book, I had no idea what communion with nature meant..
It was strange. They said I had to concentrate as much as possible, even though I finished the urgent work..
After persuading Eve, he was taken to the Magic Tower and under Merlin's supervision, safety, freedom, and human rights were guaranteed. A report on the mission was also written and uploaded in half a day. The World Tree wood stored in the Magic Tower was received and is currently being processed successfully..
In addition, I met and talked with Felix, who was locked up in a backroom deal, and also had a frank conversation with Child about labor issues..
It was a meaningful conversation that included a promise to reduce working hours and supplement manpower someday..
Even though the story ended with the word fuck.
In other words, everything urgent is finished..
Despite this, I was unable to feel the power of nature or communicate with spirits as written in the book..
Well, if you can't find the power of nature, you can extract it through the corpse doll - Sheamus. It wasn't a shame, but communication with spirits was a different story..
‘I continue to receive help from the elderly, but.’
Oliver opened one eye and looked at his right arm..
My right arm continues to give me terrible burning pain due to being burned..
For now, I was suppressing the pain with the help of Merlin and the spirits, but there might come a time when I wouldn't be able to receive help from Merlin..
So, in preparation for that time, Oliver tried to communicate with nature and receive help from the spirits..
In front of you are [Druids' theory of mental cultivation], [Druids' meditation method], [Druids' philosophy of forests, animals, and nature], [Harmony with nature], [Macro methodology of practice], [Druids' inference on gardening methods] , [Basics of Spirit Communication] and this was the reason I read the Druid knowledge I learned through Child Third..
However, there was no result at all. Obviously, I'm doing what it says in the book..
‘No, I'm still thinking about random things, so didn't I follow along correctly? It's difficult.’
Oliver looked again at [The Druid's Meditation Method] among the countless books in front of him..
“The most important thing in meditation, the basic practice of Druids, is to fall into a trance, forget yourself and become one with nature. Clear his head for him, um······.”
Oliver groaned in embarrassment. I understood what you meant conceptually, but it was very difficult to actually do it..
To be honest, even the thoughts I am thinking now are against meditation..
‘Well then, can I do it again after I finish all the backlogged work??’
Oliver put down the book he was reading, thought seriously, then shook his head..
The overdue tasks, such as the promise with Gordon, the director of the crime firm, and the current forest development, were not tasks that could be completed so quickly..
Also, as you work, new things may arise..
But, should we finish everything and then go and meditate again? It was an unrealistic story..
No, before that, Oliver had doubts about whether he would be able to communicate with spirits..
Because just like dogs, mice, and horses, spirits didn't seem to like themselves..
It reminded me of the Flame Lady summoned by the Enjoyers and the Salamander summoned by Kevin in the past ABC Gun. As soon as they saw Oliver's face they all just disappeared..
‘Still, the old man called the old man of ice to help him... Should I ask for guidance??’
Just as Oliver was thinking about it, a stranger approached him..
It is so quiet and agile that not even Forest's mercenaries in charge of security in District.
A movement that goes beyond common sense.
Oliver said hello without embarrassment..
“Thank you for coming.”
“no. Great man... what were you doing?”
Oliver turned his head and saw Bartholomew with bandages all over his body and a coat that looked like rags..
Bartholomew, senior member of the anti-development committee.
“I was following the druid's practice because I needed to, but it wasn't easy..”
“By any chance, is that why you called me??”
“no. That's not it... Are you familiar with the practice??”
“Although the results are different from the druid's practice, we also practice it..”
“oh······.”
Oliver was interested. I was curious to see what the anti-development committee would do..
Just as the story is about to fall into Samcheonpo again. Bartholomew set the trajectory of the story..
“Well then, may I ask what you called me for??”
“I have a question. can you please answer?”
“It depends on the question. Great man.”
“Can you tell us about yourself??”
Oliver asked immediately, as if he had expected it, and Bartholomew paused..
“······May I ask why you are suddenly asking such a question??”
“hmm······. I was having a conversation with someone recently, and the word ‘owner of a land destroyed by a catastrophe’ came up. So what can I say? .·····Are you the owners of the land??”
Oliver turned his body and looked directly at Bartholomew and asked. Basolomew bowed her waist and answered.
“Yes that's right.”
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