Emperor stats are visible - Chapter 90
intangible
Karim was stubborn.
“If you intend to threaten me with force, behead me. Wouldn't it be Zamir? I have no intention of surrendering.”
“You seem to be misunderstanding something, but I really came to make a deal with you. And you are the first to reach out!”
Julius inserted his sword.
“… … !?”
When Karim didn't let go of his wary expression, Julius finally brought up the main issue.
“Catch him Zamir with me. Then I will turn a blind eye to anyone sending troops to the southern part of the empire.”
"You mean that's just the condition? Just looking at the men behind you, I think you can go and cut Zamir's head yourself?"
Karim made a puzzled expression. However, Julius put on a serious expression.
"If that was possible, wouldn't you have caught him right away?"
"hmm… … .”
Karim, who was groaning, was only then able to infer that he was not an ally, although he did not know what the purpose of Julius had come to the desert.
'But how can I believe in interest?'
The situation could make it look like he brought a tiger while trying to drive the fox away. The prudent Karim had no choice but to ponder.
"after… … .”
Julius intentionally sighed here.
“I was going to save it as the last negotiating card, but I can’t help it.”
'What kind of trick is this time?'
To Karim, whose expression was full of doubts again, Julius finally brought out the question he wanted to ask the most.
“Is it true that the Parthian king was really weakened by simple old age? I don't think so, do you?"
“… … !?”
Karim opened her eyes. He said that was the biggest reason he and Zamir started fighting.
"Looking at the reaction, I don't think I'm very wrong, but I think I'm right?"
“… … .”
“Anyway, I've been with him for a long time, so it's hard to believe easily. Let me explain a little bit.”
Julius told Zhuge Gun standing next to him to take off his helmet. He didn't notice because he was disguised as a knight, but Karim, who saw him, opened his mouth.
“Are you from the East? But what about that?”
"I don't know about you who grew up in the desert, but our empire has been trading with the Hwan Empire of the East for quite some time, so a lot of information comes in."
He looked at Zhuge Gun with a sly face and began to explain.
“In fact, there are no healers in the East like on this continent, so the medical arts are very developed. This friend I brought is actually not a subordinate, but a person with a lot of knowledge in that field.”
“… … !?”
Karim made a surprised expression, and Jegal-Geon maintained an expressionless expression on the outside, but on the inside he was quite embarrassed.
'It's true that Hwan is superior to this place in healing internal injuries using energy, but I'm not a doctor?'
Of course, the warriors of the East were not very ignorant because they basically studied the blood road and the human body in parallel when learning martial arts.
However, Jegalgeon is an orthodox martial artist! I am not a doctor specializing in medicine. So what Julius said was nothing but nonsense.
'What the hell are you thinking?'
“If you give us a chance to look at the symptoms of the Parthian king, we will find a way to recover.”
After thinking for a moment, Karim put on an expression of resignation.
“Honestly, this condition of yours is very difficult. It's absurd to show your father to a man with a knife.”
'It looks like it's almost passed.'
Julius sighed inwardly.
“But if you didn’t do this, would you have accepted the terms? The fact that your ears are not fluttering ears is something that reassures me, but you are too stubborn.”
This was the reason why he had no choice but to subdue Karim close to threats.
Originally, if Zamir could have been removed by force, he would have had a chance to slowly build up his trust without having to do this, but in the current situation, it was unlikely that he would be able to see the Parthian king.
'It's said to be old, but the symptoms are very similar to that of the old man in the previous life.'
Originally, it was a common symptom of old age to die one day after gradually losing energy, but I heard that the emperor or the Parthian king had no major illness until a few years ago.
'I can't help it if I'm really old, but judging from Karim's reaction, I think my prediction was roughly correct.'
“My father is recuperating at the heart of this palace. You haven't regained consciousness for months already... … .”
“Do you know how many times you have had health problems? And what exactly are the symptoms?”
“Exactly four years ago, he began to fall ill little by little. And from a year ago, he was unconscious, and recently he hasn't even woken up.”
'First of all, Zamir didn't lie.'
On the way, I heard about the king's symptoms, but I didn't think there was any need to doubt Karim because he said the same thing if I asked him again just in case.
"I heard that you've already tried everything you've tried, but can you trust me for once?"
Julius was speaking in a light tone, but judging by the tapping of the sword at his waist, it was still half a threat. Karim finally had no choice but to surrender.
“I will guide you to your father. But if you have other ulterior motives, cutting off my head won't do what you want.”
As he followed Karim, Julius recalled the conversation he had with the Blue Dragon Merchant a while ago.
'As I guess, I'll be able to find some answer.'
“Since you say it’s the Demonic Cult, I have a question for you, can you answer it?”
“What question do you have?”
Zhuge Hwa-yeong quickly replied.
“Is there a method or poison that can slowly cause a person to die naturally in that place called the Demonic Cult or elsewhere in the East Continent? It's so secretly that even the Church of Healing won't notice."
She thought for a moment and then came up with an answer.
“Since there are no healers in the East, I don’t know exactly whether or not the priests are able to diagnose. However, it is not impossible for a master who specializes in poison to simply slowly drive people to death.”
“Hoo… … .”
“Or, as you said, there are cases where the poison itself has that effect. Need an investigation?”
“Can you organize and show me how to do that later? I think there will come a time when you need it.”
"All right."
* * *
Eventually, Julius, who followed Karim, was guided into the deepest part of the court.
An old man was lying flat on his back, but his strength had declined so much that he looked almost half a skeleton.
“Then let’s examine it.”
Zhuge Gun lightly grabbed the old man's wrist. In the East, it is commonly called Macmun. When he checked the old man's condition by pouring Jingi inside, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed inside.
'Isn't there a particular turbidity mixed with poisonous spirits? I don't know why you asked me to serve as a member of the council.'
“… … .”
"hmm… … .”
The two exchanged secret glances.
“Karim, wait a moment. I seem to have found the problem, but I need some time to discuss it.”
“Really?”
So far no one has been able to figure it out and has only diagnosed it as old age. Is there another reason? Karim stared at him with a half-tempered, half-questioning face.
On the other hand, it is not strange for Jegalgeon to jump up and down. Because he clearly sent a signal that there was no problem.
'I'm crazy. What on earth do you believe in that?'
Julius and Jegalgeon, who came out of Simcheo's room for a moment, faced each other with serious expressions.
“From what I can see, it seems poisoned. What do you think?”
“I’m sorry. I couldn't find anything wrong.”
“Have you ever heard of the term [intangible poison]?”
“… … !?”
Jegalgeon's complexion changed in an instant. Because he really hadn't reached that point.
“Is that why the old man became like that?”
“It seems certain.”
'There's no way there's anything wrong with that in terms of stats, right?'
[Al Saladin]
Occupation: King, mid-level warrior
Muscular Strength: D- Quickness: D- Intellect: A Mental Strength: A+ Force: B+ Force Aptitude: B+
(Due to the influence of the poisoned state, stats related to physical ability are greatly reduced.)
Alignment: Kindness, meekness
[characteristic]
Poisoned State - You are consumed by powerful miasma (intangible poison).
“As you know, intangible poison is one of the most terrible poisons created by the Demonic Cult. It is impossible to detoxify it in any way, and the only thing that can be done is to temporarily stop the progression of miasma.”
Julius put on a puzzled expression for a while here.
“So I have a favor to ask of you… … .”
“What kind of request do you have?”
“What is an alternative blood flow? I know how to decipher it, but I don't know what it means.”
“… … !?”
Jegalgeon made an absurd expression. Does it make sense to say that you know about intangible poison and know how to decipher it, but you don't know blood flow?
'Ah, I didn't know the help could be so unkind (?)?'
[Help - Read Intangible Hell.]
[Intangible Toxin – A highly poisonous condensation of miasma extracted from over a hundred poisonous substances. It is in the form of a colorless transparent liquid, and poisoning cannot be detected by ordinary methods.]
'Then how to decipher it?'
[One 4th-level drone with the ability to control the true qi (force) and move the true qi to every vein of the body, and two 4th-level drones to help keep the force intact. Gather the three unique spirits and burn the poisonous spirits away.]
Here, Julius could not hide his absurd expression. In other words, in order to detoxify that intangible poison, isn't it necessary to have three unmanned people who have reached superhuman status?
In addition, I searched for something else, and it was spectacle.
[Three veins - In the human body, there are 8 large veins called gikyungpalmaek... … .]
'It seems like a phrase used in the East, but I have no choice but to ask him.'
And when I asked, the answer that came back was disappointing.
"So you're talking about studying."
"That's right. Hwan teaches basic martial arts when starting out, but it doesn’t seem to be the case in the West.”
“Is there any other way? Do you think we need to give you first aid first?”
“If I had to say it, there is one way… … .”
A blush appeared on Julius' face.
“How?”
“I think I can inject a little bit of Jinki and show you the way. Even if it is impossible to go to every nook and cranny of the veins, it is possible if it is the thick veins.”
His tone was cautious. In fact, it was a dangerous act to have someone else infuse one's own body with only relatives or priests in the Hwan.
It is because if the opponent eats a bad heart, it can cause a big internal injury. However, Julius, who did not know such a thing, readily agreed.
“That's the simple way. Please take good care of me.”
“… … .”
after a while
Karim hurriedly asked where the calm expression had gone.
“You mean you can really cure your father?”
“The conditions are difficult, but I think we can still do something to alleviate the symptoms a little bit.”
According to the information reviewed in the Help, the fear of the intangible poison is not the miasma itself, but secretly penetrating the veins of the body, so if you don't burn it all up, the miasma that creeps up again often worsens the symptoms again.
'But I can only remove miasma from thick and thick places by myself to some extent, right?'
The three superhumans were a condition that could not be satisfied now anyway. However, in order to gain Karim's credit, shouldn't he at least show the possibility of a cure?
“Then I will guide you, so you can guide the jinki in that direction and burn the miasma.”
For the first time in his life, Julius grabbed the old man's wrist and, following Zhuge Gun's instructions, began injecting force into the old man's body.
A small amount of force emanated from Zhuge Gun, who placed his hand on his back, pointing the way through his body.
“First of all, this is poison vein.”
'So, after applying a strong stimulus here, I can burn the miasma that flows out, right?'
As soon as Julius poured a huge amount of force into the poison vein, a foreign energy began to leak out. He meticulously gathered the energies and began to burn them.
'It's not a normal thing to do. It deserves three superhumans.'
Even though he burned away only one miasma, beads of sweat formed on the forehead of the superhuman Julius.
“Next is Chungmaek.”
“Okay.”
In that way, first of all, only the miasma located in the thick veins was burned away. It's only first aid, but it will work for now.
“Your words were true!”
Karim spoke to him in a slightly excited tone. As he said, the old man's complexion was returning to a reddish color compared to before, when he was as pale as his corpse.
'If I do it a few more times, my body won't be left.'
Jegalgeon's voice was heard in the ears of Julius, who was exhausted and grumbling inwardly.
“Then, I will retrieve the jinki that I have blown into Your Highness’ body.”
If another person's true qi continues to remain in the body, there is a high possibility of internal injury due to a collision between the true qi of another person.
But the moment he tried to retrieve the original energy from Julius' body! Something no one expected happened.
“… … !?”
"What's going on?"
“Looks like something went wrong.”
Zhuge Liang was momentarily taken aback. It was because the Jinki he tried to retrieve did not move, and rather, the Jinki was being sucked into the direction of Julius little by little.
"hmm?"
Julius also felt the energy entering his body and hardened his face. What kind of situation is this?
Tring!
[Sashinmu - Absorbing the energy of the blue dragon's breath.]
'Absorption?'
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