History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 284
284fury. How to freeze time (2)
cold.
I've always hated the cold.
There was no particular reason.
I just hated it from a very young age..
But you said it was the heart of winter?.
I can't believe I've suddenly become assimilated with a guy like you..
For what good did this happen?.
Isn't that right??
It's hot.
I haven't liked hot weather for a long time..
There was no grand reason..
Because it's been like that since birth..
By the way, did you say Lloyd Frontera?.
It's a bit harder than I thought after I suddenly assimilated..
What on earth is it good for the human body to be this hot?.
Isn't that right??
It's absurd..
I never asked you to assimilate..
I never gave permission to chatter in my subconscious..
But where did you learn manners to come in and start talking arbitrarily, really?.
Isn't that right??
I'm also shocked.
Who absorbed it at random?.
I was just mildly interested in it..
But what kind of situation is it that you absorb something new and then complain about it? Really?.
Isn't that right??
You've been openly imitating my monologue for a while now..
Are you doing this on purpose??
You've been acting harsh for a while now..
Are you doing this on purpose??
Yes, it’s true that they are doing this on purpose..
If you want to assimilate into someone else's body without permission, you should at least bring a gift..
If it was a gift, I already brought it..
I brought it?
yes.
where?
here. Right here. Only now. before your eyes.
“…….”
Lloyd opened his eyes..
Did I just dream for a moment?.
Or did I toss and turn for quite some time?.
or not…….
‘Did I faint?.’
Blink your eyelids.
At first with narrowed eyes.
Next time it becomes clearer.
The vision is focused.
The surrounding scenery came into view..
The first thing I saw was the bright blue sky..
It was bright.
My eyes were dazzling.
Direct sunlight poured in as if it was stinging my eyeballs..
“Oh, my eyes.”
I frowned and grumbled..
Then, someone popped their head out from the edge of the bright blue sky that filled my vision..
“Lloyd, are you out of your mind?.”
“…….”
The head is backlit and appears as a silhouette..
But just with that head alone, that figure is already radiating great power..
“Javiel?”
“Yes, Lloyd. That's me.”
The guy smiled faintly..
The wind blew from somewhere and ruffled his silver hair as if tickling it..
Only then did Lloyd realize that he was lying on the floor..
I could feel the eyes of many people looking at me with concern..
It was the mine work team we had been working with until now..
“Everyone, this is…….”
Lloyd suddenly raised his upper body..
Then, suddenly, I felt an overwhelming sense of dizziness..
Javiel quickly stretched out his hand and supported my back..
“Outside the mine shaft. You are safe now. So, please rest assured and relax a little more..”
“…….”
It's true.
Lloyd looked around..
One, two, three, four, and everyone.
All of the workers who were in the same workplace were around..
Each person was relaxing under the warm sunlight, covered in thick blankets and winter blankets, drinking warm water..
In my arms, Podongi and Bells were also twitching..
I was finally able to realize the situation..
‘Everyone escaped safely. I'm safe too.’
I searched my memory.
Little by little, one after another, the events I experienced earlier came to mind..
‘While supervising the excavation of an upward shaft, I felt unfamiliar explosions and vibrations, the heart of winter, and a severe cold storm.…….’
After that, I saved people..
We carried them one by one and sent them out..
I repeated that over twenty times..
Are you tired and exhausted?.
Have you made a decision?.
‘fast charge.’
He said he took out that card..
I had no memory after that..
It was natural.
While using rapid charging, you will be in a state of complete trance..
Because I can't recognize any situations or changes around me..
‘So what happened after that?.’
Lloyd looked up..
He looked back at Javiel, who was supporting his back..
“hey.”
“Yes, Lloyd..”
“you saved me?”
“Probably so.”
“Then, you saved Ppodong, Bangpul, and the work crew leader who were the last ones left in the makjang.?”
“That's, um, I don't know..”
Javiel smiled faintly..
What is that vague answer?.
Lloyd tilted his head..
“I don't know. what does that mean.”
“It is true that I was the first to sense what happened here and rushed to help Lloyd, but I am not sure if I saved the people Lloyd mentioned..”
Javiel's smile turned into a bitter smile..
The silver-haired knight thought.
Even if you think about it, the answer is very ambiguous..
But I have no choice but to answer like this.
The reason was simple.
‘How should I explain the situation at that time? I don't know.’
Javiel suddenly remembered the events from earlier..
Was it right after helping Lloyd with rapid charging?.
Surprisingly, it was after the winter heart melted and seeped into Lloyd's Mana Heart..
Lloyd just lost his mind..
No, to be exact, I just lost my mind..
Like a sleepwalker.
Or like a person who is drunk and loses consciousness..
He stood up shakily, speechless..
He walked towards the inside of the tunnel with a zombie-like gait..
I was scared.
I hurriedly followed Lloyd. dried up.
Why are you trying to go further inside?.
I think it would be better to quickly escape to a safe place..
Then, that fake Lloyd turned around and looked this way..
Looking straight into these eyes.
‘……I'm the one in charge here..’
He replied,.
I was embarrassed.
But did Lloyd's drunken self-talk continue after that?.
‘There are still people inside. Work crew leader. This is someone who trusts me and comes out to the field and does the work. So, I have to bring him out. is not it?’
‘But Lloyd. Then I go in and…….’
‘I have to take him out. That's my responsibility. I'm the one in charge here. He's in charge.’
‘…….’
I couldn't understand.
He was stubborn and reckless..
It was from then on..
I was worried that the fake Lloyd might collapse..
I followed Lloyd inside the tunnel, which was still quite cold..
In the meantime, I could continue to hear Fake Lloyd's stubborn self-talk..
‘The same goes for the field manager. The same goes for supervision companies. The construction company and the implementation were all rotten. Does this make any sense? Someone fell and got hurt. It could have been safe if the safety net had been properly installed according to the regulations. The person's spine was shattered. It looks like I'll be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. They say there is no responsibility. They say the person who went up there and moved arbitrarily is at greater fault. Does that make sense?.’
‘…….’
‘That's how we avoid responsibility. They pass on more responsibility to others than themselves. People are going around in circles. Make it so there is no place to complain. When he was in such a state of disrepair, I quietly inserted an envelope into him. I'm not responsible, but I'm doing it out of moral obligation. So let's end it here. finish? I'm really feeling unfair because of these crazy people even though it's not my business..’
‘…….’
‘Why on earth do they live like that? That doesn't work. But the world turned so shamelessly. It's not really true. That's how it worked. So, you don’t know how much I cursed inside. The small intestine pretends to be a good person but takes care of everything behind the scenes. All the other guys too. Let's not become that kind of person. Later, when I get my engineer's license and take responsibility for design, I want to make sure things like that don't happen in my field. That's why.’
‘…….’
‘If I don't do this now. If you avoid it because it’s scary. You end up becoming the same people as the people I cursed at. That's not right.’
‘……Lloyd.’
fake lloyd.
What kind of life have you been living?.
How did I live in a world I didn't know about?.
Javiel shook his head..
I couldn't figure it out at all.
I thought I couldn't guess.
However, there was one thing that felt certain..
The fake Lloyd's grumbles and lamentations about his situation are sincere..
That is why, even while unconscious, he is still staggering and steadily walking inside the tunnel..
‘…….’
For some reason, I couldn't stop him or hold him back..
While I was thinking about that, Lloyd arrived at the end..
He said he was carrying an almost unconscious work foreman..
I can't even walk properly.
Nevertheless, in the end, he carried the work leader on his back, made Lord Podong and Lord Bell small, and carried them in his arms..
He said he walked out of the tunnel again..
He said he crawled up the high vertical shaft ladder..
It was only after leaving the work crew leader under the warm sunlight that he collapsed and completely fainted..
That was Lloyd's behavior that Javiel witnessed..
“…….”
Maybe today I got a glimpse of the fake Lloyd's most honest side..
Suddenly a thought occurred to me.
‘Moreover, the heart of winter. I absorbed it. all. Without a single piece left behind.’
Lloyd using fast charging.
I could feel it because I helped him..
I was able to sense it clearly through the Mana Heart and Circle that were connected to help Lloyd..
The end of rapid charging.
The moment when the mana absorption capacity exceeds its limit.
The beating heart of winter suddenly became quiet..
It was absorbed as if seeping into Lloyd's Mana Heart..
‘Does this fake Lloyd know that?.’
Javiel looked at Lloyd with half anticipation and half worry..
It was a yard that had absorbed the new heart of winter..
What results will it bring?.
Wouldn't it be harmful to the fake Lloyd?.
Or will he be gifted with great possibilities?.
I thought I should keep a close eye on Lloyd..
Meanwhile, Lloyd was also fully aware of his own condition..
‘Wow Mr. This is crazy.’
I swallowed the heart of winter.
When I thought about that, I started drooling..
‘No, I just used quick charge to recover my energy from exhaustion, and to escape from the scene after replenishing my mana..’
But I never dreamed that it would absorb the heart of winter itself..
I never even thought that was possible.
‘of course. Because it is the heart of winter. Because they are the three major gods of the Magentano royal family..’
It was such a great artifact..
On the other hand, your fast charging?
‘Of course it's great technology. Both the undead Mastodon and the Hell Knight were finished off with this rapid charge. But there are also clear limits.’
Demonstrates tremendous mana absorption ability.
There was a limit there too.
It was not possible to absorb all the mana that exceeded the limit of rapid charging..
For example, this was exactly the time when I used rapid charging to subdue Bone Dragon..
‘The total amount of mana Yongyong possessed at the time was enormous. Fast charging? All I could do was get a bucket of water out of the lake..’
So it could hardly cause any significant damage..
Of course I thought it would be like that this time too..
No matter how fast the charge is, it will not be able to absorb the heart of winter, which is one of the royal family's three sacred items..
Even if you try, you'll only be able to absorb a little of the cold storm raging around you..
But that's enough.
Let's fill up our empty mana heart with that..
Let's regain our strength and escape with Podongi, Bangul, and the work crew leader..
That's all I thought.
‘But this, hoo. Heart of Winter: Was my mana reserves worse than I thought?.’
The result was so unexpected that it made me think about it..
It's good, but it's good.
The value of the things absorbed was too great..
For some reason, I was very worried about cleaning things up..
‘Tsk. Should I just cover it up? It is said that the heart of winter went wild and broke. Well, that might be more believable to other people. Who would believe me if I told you I absorbed it.’
Lloyd, who had been thinking about that, slowly looked away..
I looked at Javiel’s side face..
Did you feel that gaze from this side?.
Javiel's head turned this way..
And then he whispered something unexpected..
“Lloyd, just pretend it's broken..”
“……No way, absorption, did you know?.”
“yes. Thanks to the shabby way of thinking. I was feeling it. That's why.”
“…….”
“Because the others didn't have a good mind. If we just keep quiet, no one will know.”
“But the royal family’s spirit has been shattered. I'm a little surprised that you're telling me to cover it up..”
“There's nothing to be surprised about. My loyalty is to my lord, not to the royal family..”
“For example, I want to prevent my family from being embarrassed because of my absorption of the Heart of Winter.?”
“I didn't hear anything. I don't know what you're talking about and I don't know anything about it..”
Haviel says that and then closes his mouth..
Looking at this guy, Lloyd whetted his appetite..
‘Sometimes, if you see this guy, he can be quite blatantly sly. Anyway, I guess I'll just say that Winter's heart was broken after a violent storm. Still, cleaning up after the fact will be quite a pain..’
You may be held liable for damage to property.
Even if that is not the case, you will have to take responsibility for on-site management..
But Lloyd wasn't too worried..
Because the king will be on his side.
And today, we were able to save everyone.
‘I'm sick of it and all. First of all, you saved someone’s life. That's enough for now. let's be satisfied with that.’
When I thought about it like that, I felt a little relieved..
And after a while, I heard some additional good news..
The royal wizard who was the first to evacuate on his back..
There was news that the wizard, who was on the verge of death after being stabbed in the back for some unknown reason, got over the crisis safely after receiving emergency treatment..
‘Is it because the wound was frozen in the surrounding cold?.’
So there would have been less bleeding..
Thanks to you, I was able to survive.
I felt fortunate..
Feeling relieved, all the tension in my body was relieved..
Then, something in the corner of my vision finally caught my eye..
It was a skill message notification that had been on my mind a while ago..
‘What is this.’
Lloyd's eyes moved..
[New Manaheart skill options have been opened.]
[Mana Heart skill exclusive option ⑤: Time freeze]
‘time freeze?’
Lloyd felt puzzled..
The newly created option is time freeze..
‘Could this be an option created by absorbing the heart of winter?.’
It seemed like that..
He opened the option details, feeling a surge of anticipation..
Ding dong.
[Skill-only option ⑤: Freeze time - Freeze the flow of time in the world by manifesting the power of the winter heart within Manahart. At this time, the caster can arbitrarily designate an unfrozen area that is an exception to the time freeze, and the range limit of the unfrozen area is determined by the total amount of mana held by the caster. Time passes normally within unfrozen areas..]
[Details (1): The scope of the unfrozen area cannot be changed until the option is canceled, and the time limit for maintaining the option is 1 year..]
[Details (2): If the caster leaves the unfrozen area, the activation of the option is canceled immediately..]
[Details (3): All creatures (including the caster) moving within the unfrozen area can act freely. However, they do not suffer the phenomenon of aging due to the application of the biofreezing effect caused by the cold of the winter heart.]
[Details (4): Activating the option costs 3,000 RP per time..]
“……crazy. oh my god.”
After reading all the option details, Lloyd muttered unconsciously..
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