History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 145
145fury. A joke-like seriousness (2)
Most of the many caves in the world have owners..
A tiger lives in a tiger's den.
There are poisonous snakes coiled in snake dens..
How brown bears hibernate in a cozy bear den.
This place, Flame Cave, located at the southern end of the Eastern Mountain Range, was no exception..
“solo… … Now I want to escape from being single..”
Deep inside the flame cave.
A sigh full of regret filled the place..
Soon, a huge figure turned over..
Coughing, cooing.!
A 170-meter-tall figure that gives the impression that a hill is moving just by turning around. A weight of 6,000 tons that can make a dungeon shake with just a routine landing on its side..
The owner of the Flame Cave, the red dragon Solitas, muttered..
“Me too now... … lonely.”
A monologue filled with sighs.
But there was no answer back.
Only the distant wall in the center of the vast dungeon returns empty echoes..
That fact made Red Dragon Solitas even more depressed..
‘shit. If I had accumulated some treasures, there would have been less echoes..’
The red dragon's red eyes scanned the center of the dungeon in annoyance..
The center of the dungeon was empty..
There was no way to find the crown or treasure chest that would normally be piled up in a dragon's dungeon. There were no rare weapons or jewels, not even piles of relatively common gold coins..
In short, he was a broke dragon..
‘Sheesh. This is why I have no partner.’
The irritation and depression in Solitas' eyes doubled..
Another meaningless sigh came out..
‘I wish it wasn't a dragon.’
What would it be like if you were born as a human?.
If so, wouldn't we have been able to escape the pressure of relentlessly collecting treasures, gold and silver for marriage?.
‘Probably so. As for humans, it seems like they just do farming, meet a partner, have children, live well, and then die..’
If many job seekers, brides-to-be, young people, and peers living in the Republic of Korea in the 21st century had heard this idea, they would have immediately looked around to find the absurdity they had lost..
Of course, Solitas, unaware of that fact, could only sigh and complain..
‘iced coffee. I want to get married. I want to get married.’
But I don't have money to get married..
There are no gold or silver treasures piled up in the dungeon..
Even if you're married, you won't have enough gold coins or jewels to feed your hatchlings..
gold coins and jewels.
Because that's hatchling food..
But I haven't been able to accumulate it..
So no dragon wants to marry him..
that's the biggest problem.
‘In the old days, it would have been simple to raid or threaten a human city..’
Another sigh flowed from Solitas' huge mouth..
Did you hear it from your mom when you were a hatchling?.
It is said that in the past, hundreds of years ago, it was not as difficult for dragons to collect treasure as it is now..
This was because there were many convenient methods..
‘Raid the city and threaten the king appropriately. Or take hundreds of dwarven craftsmen and force them into labor. Otherwise, they could pull out the entire treasure trove that a greedy human noble had scraped together through extortion and take it away..’
I heard that dragons of old times easily accumulated wealth through such methods..
I heard that he got married without difficulty due to the wealth he had accumulated..
But now?
I couldn't do that anymore..
It was because of the 'Dragon's Law' that the older generation of dragons joined together and declared to the world hundreds of years ago, centered on a dragon named Berkis the Dragon King..
‘Damn dragon law!’
The force of the law was powerful.
Plundering of human cities was prohibited..
Of course, threats were also prohibited..
It was no longer possible to imprison dwarven artisans or use them as slaves..
In other words, it is a pan-species peace declaration that restricts the actions of any dragon so that it cannot inflict undue harm on other races without a clear basis..
That was the purpose of ‘Dragon’s Law’.
‘The purpose is nonsense! The dragons of their generation have piled up a mountain of treasure by eating or threatening humans to their heart's content, and now they are going to pretend to be nice? They're like hypocrites and old brats.!’
Even though the Dragon King Berkis married a human girl,.
They say they once defeated the demon dragon that devastated the world..
Although they devised and put into practice a law with a great purpose,.
Thanks to this, all races in the world have found peace and prosperity..
From the perspective of Solitas, a 1,050-year-old young man who had just become a communicant, I did not want to understand such laws at all..
Among them, the 'new method of treasure accumulation guidelines' recommended in the Dragon's Law was especially true..
‘No looting or intimidation of other races. So, find the mineral vein yourself. Based on the dragon's superior strength and stamina, they will directly mine enormous minerals from the mantle at a depth that humans and dwarves cannot reach. So, we will process the minerals with our own skills and magic and create them as treasures... … shit.’
that was the problem.
Solitas also faithfully followed the guidelines at first..
As soon as it became independent from its mother, it immediately attempted to explore mineral veins..
In the mantle tens of kilometers underground.
A vein of diamonds was found there..
With superior strength and stamina, he dug up a pile of diamond stones and brought them out..
But then there was the problem.
‘Couldn't process it properly.’
I tried really hard.
I made it with great care..
The result was not very good.
No matter how much effort you put into making it,?
The shape of the diamond is crooked.
Of course it was unbalanced..
Because it was processed incorrectly, scratches were likely to appear..
Even though 100 diamonds were processed, not a single successful product was produced..
The reason was simple.
‘Damn you idiot!’
Solitas resented his crude and clumsy dexterity..
He has a cursed dexterity that never improves no matter how hard he tries..
That was me.
No matter how much minerals are mined.
Couldn't process jewelry properly.
Jewelry processing fails every day..
I couldn't accumulate gold and silver treasures..
This was because the value of precious stones that failed to be processed plummeted..
‘So I am a failure. Because I have not been able to properly accumulate treasures since becoming independent..’
Thinking about it, I sighed again..
‘I need to accumulate treasures. Only then will you be able to feed the hatchling that will be born after marriage with delicious treasures. But there isn't any of that treasure. Even if a hatchling is born, it will soon starve to death. What kind of stupid dragon in the world would want to marry someone like me and raise a child??’
Even if I changed my position and thought about it, I still had no answer..
In other words, zero competitiveness in the marriage market..
That was his self-portrait.
‘Phew… … I don't know. Should I just give up on getting married?.’
It's been 50 years since I became a Eucharist.
It was Solitas who was starting to even think about that now..
It was a time when the young red dragon was scratching the dungeon floor with sighs and desperation..
“……hmm?”
Solitas was about to sigh again but stopped..
He lifted his huge head and looked to one side..
Passage leading from the center of the dungeon to the outside..
I felt something beyond there.
“intruder?”
It wasn't close.
It was far outside of this place, near the dungeon entrance..
I could feel the magic trap set there reacting..
I could also feel the reacting trap being destroyed and dismantled in real time..
In other words, someone had not only entered the dungeon, but was breaking through the trap zone and advancing toward the center..
Solitas immediately mobilized the dragon’s unique transcendental senses. He was able to instantly understand the faces of those who entered his dungeon..
‘human. two people. dare.’
Cooung!
Solitas raises his huge body.
I stepped on the ground with my four pillar-like legs..
It spreads its wings, which are 200 meters long on one side..
There was a deep murderous glow in the eyes of such a young red dragon..
‘Anyway, I've been under a lot of stress lately, so it's okay..’
Right now, I will rip you to pieces and kill you..
Coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo!
The angry red dragon's footsteps headed in the direction of the intruders outside the dungeon..
♣
Throwing a bet!
Acidic solution sprayed out.
erupted from the slab.
The flood covered the entire large passageway..
But that momentum was only temporary..
Shriek, Skak!
The long sword flashed..
from bottom to top.
It surged like a flash fire.
I split the space with one sword..
The acid solution that was filling the space was also split..
Afterwards, a sword wind blew..
Kwahahak-!
Not a single drop of the acid solution was swept away by the overwhelming force of the sword wind..
The temporary vacuum space created in this way.
A silver-haired man ran through it..
Ta-da-tat!
Just three stomps.
Javiel ran 30 meters in one go with just those simple steps..
The sword, which was raised in a swordstorm, was lowered as soon as it landed..
There was an elaborate magic circle there..
Kagak! Cooung!
The stone slab with the magic circle engraved on it was cut entirely..
Only then did the eruption of the acidic solution stop..
“Phew.”
Javiel took a deep breath..
It was dangerous just for a moment.
I had no idea that such a terrible acid solution would come out from the stone slab..
His eyes turned backwards..
“Are you okay?.”
“uh. roughly?”
A sly reply flowing down the aisle..
Soon Lloyd appeared, shrugging his shoulders..
Seeing that sight, Javiel secretly let out a soft sigh..
‘How did I end up here with that person?…….’
Are you doing something ridiculous like invading the dragon's dungeon?.
‘I never thought what Lloyd said back then was sincere..’
I really didn't know.
So it was ten days ago?.
When Lloyd suddenly asked me to go on a picnic, I remembered the question I had asked myself..
A picnic. Where are you going and what are you going for?.
He asked with a frown..
And then Lloyd responded like this?.
“Dragon rare. meet the dragon.”
Of course I thought it was a joke at the time..
It was the same when Lloyd brought out a backpack filled with plenty of food and camping gear, and when he mounted the horse he had already prepared..
Something must be going on again..
So you just have to protect Lloyd well..
That's all I thought about.
It was the same during the ten-day journey..
Sometimes I asked where we were going.
Every time that happens, Lloyd shrugs his shoulders and says, ‘I told you, right? The only answer I got was, 'It's a dragon rare.'.
Of course I thought that was a joke too.
I think the intention is to hide the true destination for some unknown reason. That's why he's telling such an obvious and bad joke..
I just thought of it like that.
So, I never dreamed that I would really be able to visit Dragon Lair so kindly.!
“……Phew.”
I didn't know that the master I served was this crazy..
Javiel felt skeptical about being human..
“That's why. I'd like to ask again. Are you not planning on turning around and going back here?.”
he asked sincerely.
Lloyd just raised his eyebrows..
“I don't have it?”
“…….”
“what. why. what.”
“…….”
“We all came here with ideas and solutions. So you just have to trust me and keep breaking through the trap.?”
“Phew. Of course, it's a trap, but you can break through it as much as you like.-”
Javiel said with a deep sigh..
“How long do we have to overcome the trap? I wonder if I should keep moving forward like this until I encounter the dragon..”
“uh. answer.”
“…….”
“It's right to move forward until you meet the dragon.?”
“…….”
“I kept saying it. Dragon rare. I'm trying to meet a dragon.”
“but…….”
“are you okay. Because I have thought of everything and prepared measures..”
“…….”
Is there really a solution?.
It was absurd, but there was nothing I could do..
It had already come this far..
‘Should I trust it again?.’
Javiel composed himself..
Lloyd can be trusted when he looks like that..
Because this side always presented unimaginable measures..
Because it's always been like that.
So let’s just believe it now for now.
‘And if Lloyd's measures don't work, do your best to run away..’
Javiel made up his mind like that..
If an unexpected danger arises, I will protect Lloyd as my top priority..
With that promise, I walked forward..
It was from then on..
Shririk, bang! Kwakwakwa-!
Numerous traps blocked the path of the silver-haired knight..
Acidic solutions were the basis.
Lightning and flames shoot out.
Poisoned arrows and steam explosions.
Falling rocks and nightmarish visions.
The cold that freezes even the air and the flash that blinds the eyes.
It was a series of traps that seemed to test all human limits..
But Javiel was a sword master..
A sword master is a person who has surpassed human limitations..
With each flash of his sword, the trap was cut, broken, twisted, and splintered. No clever trick could deceive his senses, no trap could hurt him..
How far has it progressed like that?.
How many hallways and corners did we pass?.
Finally, an open space opened up in front of the two people..
And a huge creature with red scales looked down at the two..
“You guys are the ones who invaded my home..”
Wow-!
The red dragon asked a question in this direction..
It was just an ordinary question.
But that alone sent a storm-like echo through the entire space..
It wasn't just an echo.
“……!”
My whole body is shaking.
It's a pressure that feels like every cell in the body is screaming..
The moment he felt the storm of energy, Javiel quickly moved..
I stood in front of Lloyd..
put the sword first.
raised an aura.
Tsuzuzuzu-!
A brilliant brilliance enveloped the sword body..
Haviel resonated with the aura and encroached on space..
Ugh-!
The air waves flowing from the aura shook the air..
The red dragon, Solitas, shook with the same speed as the energy waves emitted. It resonated. offset.
Throwing a bet!
Two sound waves collided in front of him.
Encroaching on each other, they scattered in the air..
Immediately after defending against the dragon's first attack and greeting, Javiel quickly looked back..
“Lloyd, please tell me what to do..”
Now we have to respond.
His voice became urgent..
A dragon lurking in front.
I felt it because of the one crash I just experienced..
That image is by no means an illusion.
It's a real dragon.
In other words, if you react poorly here, you will die..
As proof, the red dragon that sent the first greeting was seen taking a deep breath..
‘breath.’
he had a hunch.
The dragon's most powerful weapon and deadly power..
This is the breath you take in to fire your breath..
So, there really isn't much time to react now..
He urged Lloyd again..
“Lloyd.”
“uh. Measures are already being implemented?”
“……yes?”
Are the measures being implemented?.
what is that?
Javiel tilted his head..
At that moment, Lloyd spoke with a strange smile..
“you.”
“yes?”
“it's you.”
“…….”
no way.
“What are you doing. Don't fight.”
“…….”
really? sincerely?
“They say you can win without difficulty?”
“…….”
Javiel looked at Lloyd in disbelief..
I thought it was really crazy.
But at the same time it was strange.
Even in this situation.
Lloyd looked so calm..
Like a person who has faith.
Or as if you are really confident.
He was looking at me with a calm face and eyes. She was pointing towards the dragon with a casual gesture of her chin..
At that moment, the red dragon's mouth opened wide..
A terrible heat radiated out like a nightmare..
Quaaaaa-!
Breath fired by Red Dragon Solitas.
The storm of heat came upon us like the flames of hell..
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