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History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 289

289fury. second key material (2)

Wow!……!

Dozens of horses were foaming at the mouth..

Sweat poured down his muscular neck, chest, and torso..

A call to encourage more drag.

A reminder to pull with strength.

knight's command.

Worker's Command.

Torejil sound.

Dust rising in the commotion.

A huge staircase was being transported in the dust..

It wasn't just a straight staircase..

the end of the stairs inside.

A place that touches other stones.

There was a bump there like a speed bump..

The jaw is uniquely structured so that it engages with the stone next to it..

Just like that, dozens of horses were pulling the huge staircase..

Along with tons of other loot.

With a winner's smile on my face.

After the great war that marked the end of the mythical era,.

Survive the most destructive battlefield.

towards my hometown.

towards human territory.

I was taking a confident step.

But in the meantime.

Pyririk! Phew!!

an arrow flew.

It got stuck between the eyes of a certain knight..

Followed by rain of arrows, Ususoo.

It poured down on dozens of horses, knights, and workers..

Father Gyu-hwan.

There's a scream.

In confusion and shouting.

The knights prepared a counterattack..

they were really angry.

Towards their complacency that allowed a surprise attack without any preparation..

Towards the cowardice of the enemy who carried out a surprise attack without any warning..

He was angry, raised his spear and sword, and roared..

And I was sure.

They say they are the strongest knights on the continent..

There is no one on earth who can beat them on horseback..

I was blindly confident..

enthusiastically convinced.

It could have been so.

In reality, no one defeated them through mobile warfare on the plains..

Numerous armies and monsters were caught in their mobile battle and were cruelly defeated, defeated, and destroyed..

Just like that, in a mile body (human horse one body)).

Because I used to hear praise for fighting ‘as if I were one with the horse’..

As in countless battles of the past.

It will be like that today too.

I charged in with confidence..

and was defeated.

If knights fight as if they were one with horses,.

The enemies were truly one with the horse..

The body is like a solid wild horse itself.

The upper body of a human being placed where a horse's neck would be.

He could run faster than any cavalryman.

He demonstrated amazing mobility that no cavalryman in the world could achieve..

Sudden acceleration, sudden stop, sharp turn.

Free acceleration and deceleration.

I ran wild like I was possessed..

They stabbed with spears, kicked with their hind feet, and fired arrows whenever they found an opening..

In the end, the continent's strongest knighthood collapsed..

Terrified workers ran away.

The raiders celebrated their easy victory and took the stairs..

With a rope tied around their waists.

With thick drops of sweat.

taken to the northwest plains.

A lot of time has passed since then..

The world changed, times changed, and myths became legends..

In the proud flow, the existence of the staircase was completely forgotten..

And the image slowly faded away.

Ding dong.

[You have completed viewing the information on the second core material of the Jewel of Truth, Stepstone Taupo..]

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“……Whoa.”

Lloyd let out the breath he had been holding..

Watching a video that appears before my eyes like this feels like watching VR, something I experienced only once in Korea..

So it was a little fun, but it also reminded me of a nostalgic pastime..

‘Ah, I want to see a movie. Or even a drama or YouTube.’

I just suddenly wanted to watch the video..

Sit comfortably on the sofa or the floor..

Hold the remote control, keyboard, or mouse and just lift a finger..

I wanted to kill time by watching movies, dramas, and entertainment shows for hours..

I really missed the act of just ‘gazing blankly’ at something interesting..

Because it was something that could rarely be done here..

‘Tsk. So, that's right. For no reason, they convey information through videos, like records of the mythical era, just to show off. Make people want to watch TV.’

Lloyd grumbled to himself..

However, I did not forget to look back on the content of the video I just watched..

‘The jewel of truth. Aotearoa's second key material was stepstone..’

I remembered what I saw in the video..

giant staircase.

Characteristic jaw structure at the tip.

It was a structure that wasn't that unfamiliar to us either..

‘If Tauranga was a material that corresponds to the general's gun, Taupo, the key material this time, is, well, exactly that. A staircase stone placed at the bottom of the general gun, in the first step. The structure and principle are very similar to that..’

The more I thought about it, the more it was like that..

General Gun was a huge and heavy structure..

Since the whole thing was made of stone, it had to be heavy..

Naturally, handling that enormous load would be the biggest challenge..

‘So, the arc analysis and the first-stage staircase played a big role in handling the load of the General Gun. The ho-analysis was placed on the four sides of the Janggun gun. Like a chock. It played a role in supporting the lateral pressure on the lower part of the building. Then, the first step of the stairs is?’

It also had a clear role.

‘Its unique jaw structure played the role of tying the stones next to it together. Like putting your arms around each other's shoulders. Should we say that its role was to hold and distribute the enormous load weighing down from above? Thanks to this, the bottom structure of the General Gun was not distorted despite its enormous weight..’

However, the shape and structure of Taupo, which I just saw in the video, was very similar to the first step of Janggun Gun..

‘And the race that attacked the knights.’

While riding on Yongyong’s back and flying at 3,000 meters in the air.

Lloyd's memory recalled the attackers..

‘That's exactly what they are. centaur.’

A race that combines the body of a horse with the upper body of a human.

An innate horse riding race that roams the Great Plains without hesitation..

born to run.

A species that would die to run.

A race of people who, due to their unique body structure, are naturally worried about how they will scratch when their back or stomach itches..

‘So, the second key material was obtained by the Centaur race..’

Lloyd sighed after coming to a conclusion..

Great war at the end of the mythical era.

I heard that all kinds of races in the world participated in the war, and now I wondered if even centaurs would appear..

‘Anyway, this worldview is real.’

He pondered his resentment towards this world and the author who wrote the Iron Blood Knight novel..

But that was then..

“Did something come to mind again this time?.”

Javiel's voice suddenly approaches.

When I turned to the side, I saw Javiel giving me his characteristic cool and cynical look..

Lloyd nodded quietly..

“uh. saw. Hallucination-like video recording.”

I didn’t bother hiding the fact that I saw the video..

There was no reason or need to hide it..

Because this is related to a legendary artifact from the mythical era..

Obtaining clues through magical illusions is not something that should raise suspicion..

‘Besides, I have to be honest about these little details so that guy won't doubt me..’

Trying to hide everything.

Everything is glossed over.

Lloyd thought that if you behave so clumsily, it will be neither porridge nor rice..

I also thought that, especially if you are in a situation like yourself where you are hiding your true identity from the other person, you need to be honest in even the smallest details..

‘That way, even if I hide something really important, no one will suspect it. Because you will believe me.’

Besides, Javiel was not a perceptive person..

At least before I revealed the truth about the real Lloyd to the count and wife, I didn't want this guy to know who I was..

No, I was a little scared..

Are you saying you were fake?.

They asked me if I was pretending to be real and taking advantage of myself..

I also wondered what would happen if I pointed a knife at it..

That's why.

Lloyd even more shamelessly spread an iron plate all over his face..

“I saw the situation after the war in the Myth Age. The knights were attacked while taking the second key material, stair stone, as loot..”

“What do you mean by attack??”

“Centaur race. They trampled the knights and took away the steps..”

“If so, your next destination will be the Klamath Plains in the northwest..”

“yes. Right there.”

Fortunately, the base of the centaur race was well known, unlike the mermaid kingdom..

A highland area located in the northwestern part of the continent.

It was a barren plain there..

It was also an area boasting a climate similar to the Mongolian plateau..

‘It's cold because it's inland and located on a plateau at a fairly high latitude. It's extremely cold and dry. So the living environment is not very good. Farming is also difficult. Thanks to this, it is a land that no kingdom covets..’

A very cold and dry neighborhood.

not very fertile land.

However, the indigenous Centaur race is strong in this region..

It was difficult to occupy.

It was a land with little to gain even if it was occupied..

Thanks to that, no one was greedy for the land..

No humans invaded, no kingdom was established.

To this day, it has been able to remain the only activity stage for the Centaur race..

“So let's go. Yongyongah?”

Creak!

Bone Dragon Yongyong read the meaning here accurately..

changed direction of flight.

I flew towards the south where the sun flows.

I left the Arctic Ocean.

passed the northern tip of the continent.

Meanwhile, the scenery beneath my feet has changed..

Tundra zone and taiga forest passed by.

The white snow on the heads of the endless coniferous trees has faded..

And a huge mountain range rose tall.

It looks like it will reach the feet of the 3,000 meter altitude where it is flying from the bottom in the distance..

It came up.

How many peaks passed by?.

Soon, a plateau with an average altitude of 2,500 meters spread out before my eyes..

It was the Klamath Plain, the largest plateau in the northwest of the continent..

Lloyd landed Yongyong at the beginning of the Great Plains..

“Yongyong? You can just hang out here from now on..”

Creak?

“sorry. People in this neighborhood will be quite surprised when they see you. It could be misunderstood as an invasion. But when you look at me with your head tilted like that, I feel a little sorry, don’t you?.”

Squeak?

“No no. Are you saying people don’t hate you because you’re ugly? It's not that I hate it. Umm, so… … I don't know. Anyway, for now, I'm just hiding nearby and playing. Understand?”

Creak…….

Yongyong looked slightly sullen and nodded..

A wry smile appeared on Lloyd's lips..

I feel a little sorry at times like this, but it was something I couldn't help..

‘Yongyong is so intimidating just by his appearance. From the first meeting with the centaurs in this neighborhood, I like to get points off first impressions. I'm sorry, but it has to be like this. I think we should play ball together later..’

Even so, I will comfort Yongyong..

With a pledge, Lloyd entered the Great Plains with Haviel..

I put my body on Podong’s plump back and ran..

Did it take about three or four hours to travel like that?.

How many times have I looked around in all directions, where I see only an endless, flat horizon?.

“Something is coming this way.”

Javiel, riding in the back, pointed to one side..

When I turned around, I saw a few dots wriggling on the horizon in the distance..

It was approaching this way..

No, it was coming at a gallop..

The pitch black dots got bigger and bigger..

After that, with all the dust on it,.

Finally, they rushed this way and surrounded us on all sides..

“stop! Strangers must stop walking without permission.!”

Doo doo doo doo!

A race that circles around this area and goes counterclockwise..

Thanks to this, the sound of horses' hooves pounding the air menacingly from all directions..

pulsating horse muscles.

fluttering tail mane.

The upper body of a human being placed on top of the horse's body.

He was fully clad in dark brown leather armor..

He was armed with a spear and a bow, and his cool eyes were shining..

Literally in mile font. A race that is one with horses.

It was a centaur patrol..

‘Whoa. Are those horse muscles between the armor real?.’

Lloyd rolled his eyes and looked at the centaur patrol surrounding this area..

The number is about 20.

Everyone's momentum was no joke.

Of course, if there is an actual fight, the side with Haviel will overwhelm the other side..

Regardless of the power difference, their stubborn stubbornness was clearly felt..

‘As expected, this neighborhood is also exclusive to humans..’

If it bothers them even a little bit.

If you ignore their warnings,.

Those sharp spears and bows were going to be aimed at this heart at any moment..

‘but. Because they must have protected their territory like that for hundreds or thousands of years. Because it would have prevented human invasion..’

I understood it well..

At the same time, I thought of a way to break their stubborn stubbornness..

“What should I do?.”

Javiel's voice coming from next to me.

The guy was blocking our path as if preparing for a collision..

Lloyd grinned..

“What should I do? There's no need to conflict.”

It's true.

There is no need for needless clashes with centaur patrols here. There is no reason for that..

Because there was a much more moderate, sound and efficient way..

“So wait a minute? excuse.”

I stepped in front of Javiel..

Was it because of their actions?.

Grumble!

The spear blades of the 20 centaur patrols flashed in an instant..

Aiming at this from all directions.

But Lloyd didn't blink once..

Even in front of the bloody spear blade held out at him, he rather calmly opened his mouth..

Recalling the memory of reading the novel Iron Blood Knight.

Looking back at the information in those memories.

Thinking about the secret that was obtained as a result,.

I put forward a magic proposal that will win the favor and passage of the centaur patrol here in one fell swoop..

“Hello, this is human Lloyd Frontera. In fact, I heard that the local centaurs are the fastest runners on earth. I'd like to check that out. Is there anyone here who is confident that they can run faster than me??”

“……!”

It was an unexpected proposal..

It was a blatant provocation and challenge thrown out in the open..

The eyes of the centaur patrol officers flashed with instinctive competition..

they thought.

That human being who doesn't seem to know anything about the world.

That guy dared to touch their pride..

A quick start. Sudden stop. sharp turn.

free acceleration and deceleration.

Changing the route without a blinking signal, even stabbing.

The runaway souls of the Great Plains (?) who were confident that no one on earth could follow them if they ran without hesitation were a race of centaurs..

But that person, Lloyd, dared to challenge that pride and challenge me..

“good night. I step up.”

The centaur patrol leader leisurely stepped forward..

He half laughed at Lloyd and pointed to a small rock in the distance..

“The one who starts at the same time and reaches that rock first wins..”

“great.”

Lloyd got on Podong’s back..

I stood at the starting line side by side with the centaur patrol leader..

Eventually the signal dropped..

“depart!”

Kwakwagak!

Bbppbppbpp!

The patrol leader and Podongi ran side by side, splashing dust..

And after about 15 seconds.

slap!

A passing necklace, no, a red speeding ticket that doubled as a Great Plains pass was attached to Lloyd's back..