31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 556)
“Can you eat it??”
“no.”
“There's nothing I can do if it doesn't work out.”
Four sentries gathered together and whispering..
“Actually, isn't it okay to eat it??”
“Smart said that if you eat anything, it will make it impossible for you to eat anything.!”
“I'm so scared... Then it won't work.”
“But did you come here on foot? Ogre horse, they say..”
The ogres calmly approach again, as if they had never realized that their voices were louder than the sound of thunder..
“Are you fooling us??”
“…trick?”
“Bad guys, have you met them??”
“ah.”
I'm talking about the army of the dead..
Kang Seol also encountered dead men who broke away from their army and attacked life at random..
The people I encountered made it impossible for me to stand up again, but.
“We met.”
“uh… We met. Well then she really came from outside….”
The ogre looked around and said.
“Where are you from??”
“Cannes.”
“lie! The Khan guys are coming on horseback. And it comes a lot.”
“I came alone.”
“You look confident... . Then is it true?….”
“Really. Let me in.”
The ogre that was scratching its side answered.
“I get it. But if you know how to speak ogre language, you should tell it in advance. Smart said so.”
“Yes, as much as you want.”
Thump thump!
The ogre walked a little away and stamped his feet..
Then, as if feeling a vibration, something came out of the ground..
A beast that looked similar to a giant mole or pangolin stuck its head out..
“Go tell it! Talking junk, Gandaaa!”
This unusual beast copied the ogre's words exactly..
“What you're talking about goes aaaah!”
After doing this, he looked at the ogre with bright eyes..
rustling…
The ogre took out a round piece of meat from a leather pouch on his belt and stuffed it into the beast's mouth..
“good!”
Pududududududu…
The beast dug into the ground and disappeared in the blink of an eye..
“…that's interesting.”
“Do you need a bag??”
“bag?”
“Tymolon, I'm coming now. It will go quickly.”
“…ah.”
Kangseol shook her head, recalling the memory of being transported in a wooden prison similar to the fish trap that Bonegalgae carried on her back..
“No, I'll just be on your shoulder..”
“You may fall.”
“huh.”
Cheolgruguk…
The ogre lifted Snowfall onto his shoulders and started running..
Huaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
I had the illusion that the scenery was folding at an incredible speed. At this rate, we will soon reach the capital of Tymolon, which is marked on the map..
Snowfall was lost in thought on the ogre's shoulder..
The reason he was lost in thought was the armor the guards wore and the information transmission system..
At most, they use beasts to spread the news a little faster, but this is a behavior that has not been shown in previous ogres..
I was able to nod my head up to this point, but I couldn't easily take my eyes off the armor they were wearing..
‘It's quite sophisticated. Did the ogre have this kind of skill??’
These people only covered important parts with leaves or covered their bodies with the skins of animals they hunted..
It is shocking that such natives appear at some point armed with iron weapons..
It is not a solid armor full of impurities, but surprisingly, it is an armor with well-realized curves and decorations..
‘…there is something.’
a change occurred.
They may have entered a new era..
When the ogres were forced to return to Triam or wander after the Era War, they succeeded in absorbing the human kingdom that collapsed due to disaster in the northeast of Pandea without any damage..
At that time, the surrounding countries were so confused by the incoming ogres that they missed the time to respond, but this actually prevented their destruction..
In the first place, they were about the size of a small kingdom's army and were in the midst of resolving a disaster, so it was absurd to stop a large ogre army that had attacked in that situation..
They just watched the ogres settle in and took no action..
This was the end of the facts known to the world, and after that, information about these small kingdoms was cut off. This is because all trade routes to them have been blocked..
Coincidentally, the new ogre kingdom of Tymolon, where the ogres are located, was built on the road where the ogres were expanding to the continent..
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
An ogre advancing, pushing back the landscape..
“what's your name?”
Ogre answered Snowfall's question..
“bird egg.”
“three pills?”
“Bird egg. Eggs are good, delicious.”
“Okay, three pills..”
“It's a bird egg.”
“It's strict, but it's easier to call it three pills..”
“good! I'll allow it. Instead, when you find a new egg, bring it to me and I will buy it for you at a good price.!”
Kangseol was shocked when he heard Saeal’s answer..
‘…I live?’
not stealing?
“I live?”
“Bird eggs are hard to find. Everyone eat it up! So I live. so it works!”
something has changed.
in them.
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
The ogre, running at full speed, seemed to be incomparable to any creature on Pandea..
“How many guard posts like this are on the border??”
“uh… Saeal doesn’t know. Only smart people know.”
“The saying that only smart people know… I guess that means no one else knows..”
“Smart is smart. She suspects no one. So I follow.”
absolute monarch.
Did he change the ogres?.
Still, many questions remain.
“Many ogres must have died in Wing Canyon... Hasn’t the number decreased??”
“We are not alone in Pandea. I built a smart kingdom and collected a lot..”
“…than before?”
“more!”
“this… It must have been a pain in the ass..”
Trium's ogres were also huge, but there were more ogres than that..
Kang Seol pressed his fingers against his sore head and recalled the conversation they had in Yongje Daejeon before coming here..
- So, are you asking me to be Khan's emissary??
- Tymolon is a new kingdom where ogres have made their home. More dangerous than anything else... It is a country ruled by a new king..
- The interaction with them is not smooth..
- We need their strength. No, it would be more appropriate to say that we need all of Pandea's power. Several envoys have been sent so far, but they have all expressed their intention to refuse. I do not have time… I need one last conversation.
During the conversation with Libra, Shinyo intervened..
- Arrogant king. Ogres are barbaric and uncommunicative. Even if the situation hadn't turned out this way….
- Shinyo.
Kang Seol's recollection ended with Taeyul looking at Shinyo with stern eyes..
The reason the flashback is interrupted is because we have just arrived at our destination..
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Tymolon, the gates of the Ogre Kingdom were visible..
“…That's amazing.”
“I'm proud! my house!”
My first impression of Tymolon was shocking..
The castle that protected their kingdom was probably stronger and taller than the wall that Khan had built to block the army of the dead..
‘…It's not just about size.’
Upon closer inspection, I realized that it wasn't just stones piled high..
This is perfect architecture.
“hmm….”
Snowfall’s suspicion deepened..
What fundamentally changed them?.
Saeal said in front of the gate.
“talking junk!”
“heard! Go in! Slowly, there are humans below. You know you'll get scolded if you step on it?”
“I almost forgot!”
The gate was already open.
If the castle gate, which was closed just for snowfall, was opened right in front of you, you would be amazed..
“careful… careful… Secretly… stealthily….”
The bird moved carefully, as if he had heeded the gatekeeper's advice..
“Stop, Saeal.!”
“uh… Uh oh….”
“Your role ends here. Good job! When you get home today, make sure to check the award given to you..”
“Oh oh… It’s a prize… Is it okay??”
“Please check it yourself. You can look forward to it.”
The bird egg said as it laid down the snowfall on the ground..
“Of course, it's a good thing you didn't eat it.!”
“stop, come back.”
Saeal was very excited, but he disappeared with narrow steps, trying to see if there was a law against causing trouble in the castle..
Sigh…
A woman unfolds a piece of parchment and checks the picture. What controlled the ogres were the humans who spoke their language..
“What you're talking about, I checked..”
“who are you? Why are humans….”
“You will find out little by little..”
“smart….”
woman smiling brightly.
“We will see you soon. It will be a meeting that even the king is looking forward to..”
“……how can i call you?”
“rotten ass.”
“……yes?”
What the woman spoke was the language of the ogres..
“Everyone calls me that. So, everyone frowns when they meet me. Oh, it's not a real butt, it's the name of a poisonous plant that grows nearby..”
“…yes.”
“I will take care of you from now on. It's easy to get lost in Tymolon..”
Since it was sent by Smart, it must have meaning..
So, Snowfall walked around the city, closely guided by Rotten Butt..
Rather than saying that the city center was well-organized, it seemed as if they had solidified the floor and kept it from breaking..
The houses were always large, and next to them were houses as large as humans could live in..
“…Are we living together??”
“Oh, if you mean slaves, that's right..”
“Do ogres even have slaves? That too, humans?”
“It's common here.”
It's unusual.
Ogres support humans?.
And standing on top of it.
Sigh.…
“Come here, walk straight!”
Slaves with dull eyes.
Slaves with their necks tied with iron restraints passed by Kang Seol..
were all human.
When the snowfall stopped, the rotten butt also stopped. She understood Jiang Seol's reaction and watched without speaking to her..
“It's brand new.”
“Where are you from??”
“A wanderer from the Federation. There's nothing to prove.”
“hmm….”
Anyone who talks to a slave trader is also human..
Humans checked the condition of the slaves.
“My eyes are tired. I can't hit you well.”
“I understand that much, so please coax me a bit. huh?”
“Umm….”
The man who received the slave from the slaver spoke to the ogre sitting on the ornate chair..
“They are wanderers from the Federation..”
“It's not that good….”
“Still, since there have been good deals in the meantime, I wonder if you can understand this much.?”
“Should I understand??”
“Usually, in these cases, we have to clear the debt so that we have a reason to bring good products to us later..”
“Are you fooling me??”
“If I'm faking it, eat me..”
“I don't eat you. Smart said not to eat humans..”
“Well then, please believe me..”
“I believe, Sarah..”
The language they shared was not a human language. It was the language of the ogres..
“There are three!”
Kang Seol turned his head in the direction where the loud noise came from. Two ogres were arguing while holding a gold nugget of a certain size..
“you gave me two!”
“no! I gave him three. Take a look!”
“There are three?”
“There are three!”
“Take it! I was mistaken!”
An ogre disappears carrying a leather sack..
this is civilization.
Changes we thought we would never face.
strange.
All of this.
And it was uncomfortable.
The human form that permeated the ogres.
“Does Tymolon allow slaves??”
“Clearly, slaves are disappearing from Pandea. Tymolon allows this. There is no choice but to have the level of labor the kingdom needs in the first place..”
“It's labor force….”
“Ogres can move huge stones, but they cannot carve them. They can melt iron, but their hands are too big and clunky to forge armor for them..”
“In that case, wouldn’t it be okay to pay money and hire someone??”
“Unless you've forgotten, this is ogre country..”
“……That's right.”
“No matter how much money is given, very few humans will set foot in a country where ogres who prey on humans live. It will be far short of the level of labor the king wants..”
“Why do you need that much labor??”
“A society without labor is a society ruled by beasts, a society of ogres of the past. They went hunting when they were hungry, did not stock up on food, and did not wait for tomorrow..”
The rotten ass took a moment to catch its breath and then spoke..
“Tymolon is... We are going our own way. I'm preparing for tomorrow.”
It was only then that Kang Seol realized what the uncomfortable feeling was rising inside..
Ogre is imitating a human.
And it is so plausible and persuasive that it is confusing what kind of response to give..
The rotten ass grinned..
“There are some people who don't like that..”
Kang Seol didn’t bother to reply to her words. He will learn everything from those he meets in the future, so as not to misjudge..
In order not to love them carelessly or hate them carelessly..
he was silent.
And, the place we finally arrived with our rotten ass was a huge outdoor structure..
Snowfall has seen a building of similar scale before..
“…arena?”
From this time on, many slaves who served around Kangseol followed. After seeing their faces, Kangseol closed his eyes for a moment..
There was no sign that they were ashamed of their actions or that they could not accept them..
The humans of Tymolon have already completely accepted this situation..
And finally, Snowfall faced his helper after a long time after the era war..
An ogre wearing richly embroidered long robes was sitting in a position with a clear view of the arena. Next to him is a small chair that is comparable to the chair he is sitting on. The perfect size for a human to sit on.
Ttuktuk made eye contact with Kangseol..
“Please sit down..”
Snowfall recalled the last sight of Dotgi that she saw in Wing Canyon..
he is dangerous.
A knife that falls like a knife with the positions of the blade and handle reversed..
Is what you will receive this time a blade or a handle?.
Wow!…
Snowfall let out all the suppressed energy and sat down..
He didn't look at Smart, but looked at the arena..
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…
Gladiators appeared on both sides of the arena..
One side is an ogre wearing armor..
The other was a similarly armed human being..
It's a blade.
closer to the blade.
In the end, I might have to break it.
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