31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 465)
Ka-boo, Chieftain of Baldu.
He seemed to have inherited the personality of his father, Kazan, and entered into a conversation with Kangseol in a humorous manner..
“Keshii and Deki troops were attacked? hmm… Perhaps Baldu will be suspected. but we are not.”
“…I thought so.”
“ha ha ha! Baldu doesn't do such trivial things. If we fight, it is a head-to-head battle. okay… Those who would do something like this... They must be related to the recent events in the tribe..”
“What happened recently? Did something happen to Baldu too??”
“Ah, it looks like it. That is also very difficult.”
I suddenly remembered what I had heard from the scout that the tribe was in disarray..
“Just take a quick look around the village and you will know. We suffered tremendous damage in a short period of time..”
“What on earth….”
“There is a risk of losing the Wing Canyon that my father trusted and entrusted to me..”
The Baldu were the rightful rulers of Wing Canyon. Monsters swimming freely in the wind with strange magical powers.
‘Those people... Losing the wing canyon?’
Kang Seol couldn’t help but be shocked by Ka-Boo’s next words..
“The drakes are gone.”
“…yes?”
“More than half of the drakes that had been with me since I hatched disappeared overnight. The Baldu tribe is now having a hard time reaching even half of its original strength..”
“…Who did that??”
Ka-boo spoke as if recalling the events of that day..
“The breeding grounds where the drakes reside are monitored by carefully selected elite warriors in shifts at regular intervals..”
strict surveillance.
But why did we lose the flying dragons?.
“Were you attacked??”
“I'm not sure. I haven't heard anything.”
“I haven't heard anything... border force….”
“Because all the warriors who shifted that day died..”
“…yes?”
Did he die fighting to defend against an attack?.
“Everyone committed suicide..”
“…….”
“When we sensed something was wrong and arrived... After more than half of the drakes had left.”
Ka-Boo smiled bitterly..
“It felt free. Did they want that too? Maybe being with us felt like bondage?.”
“…That won't be it.”
“…Anyway, the warrior who was watching the flying dragons fly away immediately threw himself off the cliff. Thanks to you, I can no longer know anything. Is there anything you can guess??”
Snowfall rested her chin and was lost in thought..
‘The method is cunning. Dazzled… Or fascination. Either that or… Corruption?’
Snowfall that shakes its head.
There wasn't too much information to confirm anything..
“Looks like the peace lasted a long time. Seeing as the Federation collapsed overnight, you should have realized that Baldu could be targeted next. Do you know? What's going on in the North?.”
“that….”
The snowfall spoke of the existence of the council, their members, and their plans..
Ka-Boo listened with a serious expression and then answered:.
“The three giants... I've never heard of it. Maybe it's an old legend. However, these guys called the Congress need to be careful..”
“That's right.”
“Even Azanik… Do you know our relationship with Ajanic??”
“…I know it well.”
“Baldu and Azanic are like enemies who can never live under the same sky. If what you say is true, proud Baldu will do his best to help you..”
I was waiting for these words.
Ur left a message telling us to gather our strength, so we had to make as many allies as possible..
But, there was no way things would work out that easily..
“Of course, it's impossible right now..”
“…….”
“Getting the drakes back is the most important thing to us..”
“I understand.”
“Finding out the whereabouts of the flying dragons should come first... . This is why I rushed to meet you..”
The interests of Ka-Boo and Kang Seol were quite aligned. There was an inconvenience in that in order to solve one side's problem, you had to solve the other side's problem..
As the conversation continued, Ka-Boo became interested in Tansia..
“This kid is a dragon.”
It was something that came so suddenly that everyone flinched..
“You can tell just by looking at their eyes. A dragon that turns into a human... There must be great blood flowing..”
“…That's correct.”
“Can I take a look??”
“ah….”
This may mean that he is taking care of Tansia’s condition. And it wasn't such a bad proposition. Ka-bu, who has seen flying dragons all his life, would be able to find out Tansia's condition in quite detail..
Tanxia nodded to Kang Seol..
she means okay.
ka-boo told her.
“Become a dragon.”
Sigh…
A child became a baby dragon in the blink of an eye..
“No scales, no wings... small and.”
“Ugh….”
“More than anything else, there is a possibility that the wings will deteriorate if things continue like this..”
“…yes?”
Tansia was in tears..
“ha ha ha! I inherited great blood, but I can't become a lizard that crawls on the ground! What is your name??”
“Tancia….”
“Right… They were his descendants. It was something that needed more attention..”
Ka-Boo was stroking his chin, and his face lit up as if he remembered something..
“It occurred to me. the appropriate way.”
“Is that true?”
“Tansia, do you want to fly??”
“huh!”
Ka-boo pointed to the top of the mountain.
“Only selected warriors can stay at the top of Mount Jorun. It's a shame, but this ka-boo hasn't been acknowledged for staying there yet. The statue of my father, Kha-Zan, is also there..”
Statue of the great dragon lord Kha-zan.
Even here, I could see his stone statue standing tall at the top..
“There will be someone staying next to the statue. Ask Him how. Maybe you know.”
Tansia nodded with bright eyes..
“Well then, I hope you have a good meeting. You can stay in Baldu as long as you want..”
“thank you for your consideration.”
Snowfall and the group headed to the top of Mt. Jorun. No matter who it was, if it was someone who could raise Tansia's power, Kang Seol would have gone to a place no matter how far away it was..
However, I could easily climb to the top of the mountain right in front of me, which was not far away..
“omg… omg….”
“It's a bit long... It's rough.”
“It doesn't seem like a place where people live.….”
As I reached the top with difficulty, a dizzying sight unfolded before my eyes. There are cliffs on all sides and the altitude is quite high, so if you have weak nerves, you might lose your mind..
“…That statue is amazing.”
“You can see at a glance how powerful the dragon lord was..”
Dragonlord Kazan was holding a black spear and looking down at Wing Canyon with his dragon Makthus..
Even though it was a stone statue, there was something that touched my heart..
“…uh?”
“There's something behind the statue over there….”
“dragon! It's a dragon!”
Snowfall came to my senses..
‘no way….’
- Maktus, protect Baldu without me..
- Twisting…
When the Dragon Lord left Wing Canyon, he did not take his drake with him. Because there was a situation.
“Maktus….”
The dragon that turned its back was clearly Maktus, the Drake of Kha-Zan..
The dragon, who was looking down at Wing Canyon pitifully, turned his head to Kang Seol and the others..
And instead of giving an answer like ki-i-ing or ki-i-i, he gave a completely unexpected answer..
“do you know me?”
“…Eh?”
“What are you looking at?.”
“say….”
“Is it really that big of a deal for a dragon to talk? Shall I sing a song too??”
Kang Seol was speechless..
Maktus is a primal drake.
It was a completely different type from Tancred or Azanic..
Apparently Maktus, who had been mute when with Kha-Zan, spoke the language fluently and eccentrically..
“hmm? Kid, why are your wings like that??”
Maktus knew at a glance why Kang Seol and his party had come to visit him..
“Oh my... It looks like it wants to fly?”
The corners of Maktus' mouth stretched left and right..
“then… I need to let it fly.”
* * *
Clap… Cheolkeong…
Castrang ran across the frozen federal tracks. Not everyone in the Federation met the same end..
Those who were not infected with frost fever each tried to survive. In particular, villages in remote locations were leading daily lives that were not much different from before..
Of course, the despair that felt like the world was destroyed was not resolved, but.
“You know what? The Castrang we are riding... It's probably the last Castrang active in the Federation..”
“…Right.”
Hehehe…
The snowstorm outside the window became more intense as the days passed. Snow falls throughout the Commonwealth, and naturally, the tracks are no exception..
When the snow piled up to a mountain, Castrang could not operate. It was not an icebreaker, so it was obvious..
Because of this, Castrang's tracks were able to be heated by applying magic engineering..
It was not possible to heat the entire track, so the track scheduled to be operated was heated in advance to melt the snow and ice..
The problem is that since the resources are not supplied, it is already decided how long this will be possible..
That's why Han So-mi said that this trip was the last trip in Castrang's history..
“You know, Jamard..”
“speak.”
“Is this the only thing Ur didn't tell me??”
“this?”
“Why are we heading north and not towards the non-governance zone? And why is Castrang moving so much?.”
“iced coffee… This will be more of a personal matter. I guess Ur didn't feel the need to tell you either. Are you keeping it in your heart??”
“joy… What happened? If it's Ur, it all makes sense..”
“It means... well. He also acts without a plan sometimes. This is also the case.”
“yes?”
“He acts strictly within calculations. He was a guy who didn't trust others. Even my colleagues.”
“……There was that aspect to it..”
Jamard said while looking at Han So-mi..
“But he seems to have changed a bit..”
“what does that mean?”
“It means that you are sharing your faith with others little by little. Is this a good change or a bad change? Honestly I don't know.”
“Of course it's a good change! Why do you think so??”
he replied harshly.
“That's because it's a plan that even I don't have faith in..”
“…to?”
“To be honest, it's a crappy plan. It's a terrible idea that has holes in it. ha… In a good way, it will work out somehow..”
“…….”
Jamard looked out the window and was lost in thought. As he got closer to his destination, these thoughts became more frequent..
Cheolkeong…
Cheolkeong…
Castrang stopped..
You have reached your destination.
The driver approached and said.
“It's two days. The maximum time you can stay here is. If you spend more time, you will not be able to melt the tracks until you reach your destination and you will be stranded..”
“…i get it. We don't plan on waiting any longer..”
Han So-mi didn't know who Jamard was waiting for or where this place was..
I profit…
As soon as I opened the Castrang door, a cold wind blew in. The stuffy air was pushed out and the sharp air of the open air entered my lungs..
“ha… It's a snowy field. endless snow field.”
“…….”
“Here, what are we waiting for??”
“Ur was talking arbitrarily.”
“what is that?”
“…hope?”
“Ahahaha! They said Ur is hope.?”
“damn you bastard….”
To some extent, I knew that crying would happen like this. There was something I delivered separately before the last meeting..
- Jamard. Believe in the past things you and I did as soon as possible..
- …I can't believe it blindly.
- The path you took was messier than I thought, so I'll put my hope in that too. Well, there’s no need to get frustrated just because things don’t go as planned. The situation is the worst anyway..
Ur said to Jamad with a smile..
- so… It's not worth leaning on for a walk at least once?
“…Look, Ur. As expected.”
Endless snow fields.
No one's footprints are left.
Han So-mi, Jamard, and more than ten Castrangs stopped here for a day in the blizzard..
The next day, Han So-mi said.
“I don't think we're at the end.?”
“The atmosphere is depressing.”
“There was snow on my head. I'll tell you.”
“done. If he comes, it's proof that he waited this long..”
“…Jamard is also secretly looking forward to it.?”
“…….”
Hehehehe…
The snowstorm began to intensify..
Visibility was extremely limited..
“…Let's go in. I can't even see it from here..”
“yes.”
When they were about to enter Castrang.
A small sound was heard in the snowy field where silence reigned..
Sabak…
Sabak…
It's the sound of stepping on snow.
Someone was approaching Castrang, stepping on the snow..
Swish-!
Swish-!
Jamard and Han So-mi's heads turned at the same time..
“…You really showed up.”
A person walking in a snowy field smiled and spoke to me..
“Looking at the snow on my head, it looks like I've been waiting a while..”
“Did you notice??”
“I got a little lost on the road. Because I'm not familiar with the geography here. Look around, it's all snow, right? How do I find the damn track?.”
“…I didn't think of that..”
The person I was talking to was not human..
“So, is this the train to death? It looks weird.”
“Well, it's an intersection. We don't know yet whether the destination is death or the next era..”
“Hahaha! Well, I don't mind.”
“…But, are you alone??”
Hehehehe…
Blue eyes appeared in the snowstorm.
The eyes shining on the snowy field brought fear and trepidation at the same time..
Now, it was an army that occupied more space than the eye could see..
Whoa... Whoops…
“No way.”
“…If you get on this train, you either all die or only half die. Do you still plan to ride??”
Why Castrang didn't head straight west to the non-administrative zone. The reason why I drove north and stopped near Hugeltongue..
And why so many trains were needed.
Bron of the Great Sun and the Glacier Maws took a step forward..
“That's how it should be….”
The empty train was filling up..
“If this train is heading to the end of an era, I'm willing to.”
Snowfall and Jamard's absolute blood pact.
The glacier maws of Hygeltongue have moved..
“…Forever precious guest.”
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