I Became God of War's Youngest Disciple - Episode 351
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[Konzian, the craftsman of [Sandstorm Hill], thought while running frantically..
After all, mercenaries are not hired because they are cheap.…….
“Sibaaaaaal……!”
I can't help but swear.
what? The most reputable A-level mercenary group in the city? Yeah, fuck. In the first place, there's no way such great guys would accept escort duties for so little money..
I should have realized.
The mercenaries are shameless guys who can tell as many lies as they want to get money for a drink..
‘You idiots……!’
But it was he who was more of a jerk..
He is the one who hired a seemingly sloppy mercenary group just to save a few bucks..
If it was really a class A mercenary group, they would have struggled, but they would have been able to subdue the sandworms without difficulty.…….
Look at those guys who were only mercenaries in disguise..
As soon as the sandworm appeared, it trembled and was swept away in the blink of an eye. I even saw the back of the head of the guy who stole the camel and ran away..
‘Those bastards…….’
I memorized all the faces.
Later, when I go to the city, I will personally draw the impressions of those conscienceless bastards and report them to the mercenary guild..
Kuaaaaaa-!
Of course, if you survive here..
Kwaang!
With a crackling sound, the entire cart pulled by camels jumped into the sky..
For peoples living in the desert, anything that falls from the sky is generally welcomed. Rainwater is like that, and so are the occasional snowflakes that fall..
However, if it is the weapons that were loaded with care and the materials and materials that were purchased at a high price, then I cannot laugh at all..
Konjian looked blankly at the sight of his precious possessions falling like trash from the sky..
A sandworm soon appeared from under the sand..
“……!”
Is it a mutation??
Or an older guy?
As a resident of Sandstorm Dune, Konzian has encountered sandworms lurking around quite often, but he has never seen one this large..
To exaggerate a bit, from the dwarf's perspective, it looked big enough to reach the sky..
A foul smell emanated from the mouth of the sandworm with its mouth wide open, and Konjian could not move even a single step as sticky saliva was dripping down like rainwater..
‘On an unlucky day with scabies, even if you fall backwards, your nose is bound to break.…….’
It's because he was the one in charge of supplying materials this time, because he hired mercenaries out of nowhere, and because he was attacked by a large sandworm.…….
It must all be guided by fate.
“…O Vulcan.”
I mumbled it like a will and closed my eyes, but it seems that Konjian's fate is not yet over..
I heard the sound of clothes fluttering somewhere. It was a sound you could only hear when a cape hung on a clothes rack shook violently on a strong wind..
What Konjian saw when he opened his eyes was a dark cloud..
Of course, it couldn't be a real dark cloud..
Today is a sunny day without a single cloud, and above all, the dark clouds do not come down to the ground and attack the sandworms..
“uh……?”
This is the moment when Konjian made a blank voice..
What was thought to be a dark cloud became a black storm. It's a tempest that tears everything it touches to pieces..
Kwa-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-gag-!
The death that lurked just around the corner was torn apart..
As the sandworm's flesh fell, Konzian finally realized the identity of the being he had seen as a dark cloud..
It was a lizardman.
“Huh…….”
Lizardmen were a heterogeneous race commonly encountered in the South, but this individual had an appearance that was new to Konzians..
A frayed cape, tattered bandages, and old weapons that would be difficult for a blacksmith to overlook..
But more than anything else, what caught Konzian's attention were the Lizardmen's scales..
Konjian saw the black-scaled Lizardman for the first time. There were even countless scars engraved on the scales, perhaps because they were black?.
It looked like the waves of time carved into the rock..
“move back a little further.”
The moment a heavy voice was heard, the remaining sandworms attacked at the same time..
The Black Lizardman once again grabbed his weapon..
The next moment, the ground flipped over, sand splashed everywhere, and the black figure of a Lizardman soared into the air..
Cluelessly.
A bluish color formed on the tattered long sword, and the forearm holding the sword swelled greatly..
Afterwards, the Lizardman's right arm became blurred..
Paang!
“……!”
Konjian's insight as a warrior cannot be said to be of a very high level, but…….
I could tell that the black lizardman's skills were unusual..
That's enough to completely cut down five sandworms in that brief moment of soaring into the air..
Sabak…….
The moment the black lizardman landed on the sandy desert again, the torn pieces of sandworm flesh fell in droves..
“…….”
The Black Lizardman brushed off the corpse residue from his sword and slightly raised the collar of his cloak..
“…What a messy fireworks display..”
“…….”
“It's okay?”
“ah… Okay, it's okay..”
Konjian, who was dazed, nodded..
“But you…….”
This is the moment when Konjian is about to say something..
“ruzard-!”
I heard a tearing voice coming from somewhere..
Then, fine cracks spread across the black Lizardman's blunt face..
Meanwhile, two figures came down from the sand dune, a woman so beautiful that my eyes widened and a handsome boy..
So, even from a dwarf's point of view..
The woman who approached with graceful steps was even wearing a parasol, and just looking at her outfit, she seemed like a member of a fairly well-to-do family..
‘Is it a group??’
While Konjian was staring blankly, a woman approached, folded her parasol, and hit the Lizardman in the face with it..
Powok.
“……!”
It happened in an instant..
Konjian opened his mouth in surprise, but the woman spoke in a cold voice..
“You're doing something you weren't told to do. I find the topic of mercenaries of different races funny.?”
“…I'll be careful.”
“under. I know this work will be deducted from the compensation..”
“That's right.”
“then…….”
The woman then turned her gaze to Konjian and smiled brightly..
“hello? My name is Aibel Romance. He's a humble businessman belonging to the Romance Company..”
Are they changing some kind of mask??
His face was so bright that the cold demeanor he showed just now was already forgotten..
“uh… Koh, Konjian Stone Hand..”
“aha. Are you the master of [Sandstorm Hill]??”
“That's right…….”
“ah! That's a good thing! We have business to do in that town. It looks like you suffered quite a setback from the attack just now.…….”
Aibel didn't know where she got it from, so she spread her fan and covered her mouth..
“We will provide you with a little help, so can you please guide us to the village??”
***
When Ludwig suddenly hit me in the face with a parasol, I wondered what he was doing.…….
Looking at Konjian's eyes, I can roughly understand his intention..
It seemed like he was deliberately treating me poorly to gain this dwarf's sympathy..
“hey! lizard! I won't go quickly?!”
“Can’t you lead me more gently? The cart keeps tipping over!”
“ha… … . Anyway, I'm going to die of frustration. If I had known this would happen, I would have hired a beastman mercenary who listens well and looks pretty..”
“He has no sense and doesn’t listen to orders! What are you good at??”
Verbal violence and sometimes even real violence.
I reacted calmly to Ludwig's violence..
In fact, thanks to the Lizardmen's unique hard scales, hitting them didn't hurt, and swearing was okay because I knew they didn't mean it..
Separately, I was skeptical about whether that operation would be effective.…….
“…It's okay?”
It seems surprising that there is.
When I see the dwarf craftsman, Konjian, looking at me with a concerned expression..
Konzian spoke to me in a voice that Ludwig could not hear..
“I don't want to argue about the contractual relationship, but... It seems like your employer's attitude has gone too far. If you report that behavior to the mercenary guild, you may be punished or receive compensation..”
“It's okay.”
“why……?”
Well, this is all an act... I couldn't answer that, so I thought for a moment and came up with an appropriate excuse..
“There are three reasons.”
“Three things?”
“First, I have no enemies in the mercenary guild..”
“Does it mean free mercenary??”
“It's similar. And second. Even if they belong to a guild, their labor laws apply to Lizardmen... To be exact, it doesn't apply to other races..”
“hmm…….”
this is the truth.
Because of this, these races worked much more and earned ridiculously less than other imperial citizens..
Konjian looked uncomfortable and asked once more..
“…The last one is?”
“It's the simplest. Regardless of that human woman's thoughts and attitude, it is clear that she hired me, and we are already bound by a contract..”
“…….”
“I guess I should repay the kindness.”
While Konjian gulped slightly, I smiled contentedly to myself..
Actually, playing Luzard wasn't difficult..
Because I already had a perfect motif..
It was Araxad, our trustworthy Lizardman senior..
The white lizardman showed his stubbornness even in a frustrating manner at times. It was amazing to see how people can live so inflexibly..
However, such an attitude to life sometimes makes the viewer feel respect..
Strangely enough, I feel like I have lost trust.?
In fact, you cannot regard someone as a trustworthy colleague simply because he or she is powerful. The reason I believed in Araksad was because I felt faith in him after seeing his attitude..
Of course, it's unclear whether this will work for dwarves, but wouldn't it be easier to win their favor than [Luan Badnicker]?.
“Umm…….”
Konjian narrowed his eyes when he heard what I said..
Clicking his tongue slightly, he seems to feel that my appearance is pitiful..
[The dwarf artisans from [Sandstorm Hill] are often said to be particularly picky, sensitive, and arrogant..
If you can get that much of a response, isn't it half a success?.
After that, we walked quickly without much conversation.…….
We soon arrived at the dwarf village, [Sandstorm Hill]..
As the name suggests, this village was built on a sand hill, and the fence surrounding the village was amazing..
In addition to the overall completeness, it was even engraved with a fairly plausible pattern..
There were many nice buildings inside the village..
Each building had a unique appearance, as if representing the personality of the owner or architect, but strangely, instead of a chaotic feeling, a strange sense of unity was felt..
Due to the nature of the topography and geography, high-rise buildings were rare, but they were all of exceptional quality, as if they had been built with great effort..
Should we really call it a village of dwarves?.
“This is sandstorm hill..”
“How amazing.”
“What do you mean??”
“This is almost the middle of the desert, right? Moreover, it is a place where sand storms occur frequently. I heard that in severe cases, the entire building can blow away, but it seems like too much effort was put into the building..”
Konjian shook his head with a sigh at Ludwig’s words..
“It didn't take any effort at all. If we put our mind to it, we can erect a building like that within three days..”
“yes……?”
“Of course, it may take longer since it is difficult to obtain materials. That's why we don't call this place a [village] or a [city] in the first place. Calling the place where these hastily constructed structures are built a village is insulting to us. So, please be careful not to call this place [Sandstorm Village]..”
“…….”
Ludwig looked devastated for a moment..
[He looked like he had forgotten for a moment that he was acting as [Aibel]..
“First, I will guide you to my house. Follow me.”
We nodded and followed Konjian..
As I set foot on the street, I realized why I felt a sense of unity in this forest of unique buildings..
Perhaps because it is a village of artisans, the buildings all had a workshop-like atmosphere..
The sound of iron striking echoed through the streets, and there was also an earthy smell reminiscent of iron, wood, or broken stones..
Is it because of that atmosphere?.
Even considering that this town is a desert, it feels unusually hot..
‘If you practice well, you may be able to make progress in Cheonhwa First Gong.?’
This is because the desert itself is a place full of heat..
Although I have recently focused on Amcheonwolhyanggeuk, my essence is still the Cheonhwa Jeilgong... … . I have no intention of neglecting training..
Fortunately, the village was not in an atmosphere of ostracizing outsiders. To be more precise, he didn't seem to care whether anyone came or not..
“Oh.”
At that time, Konjian gave me a perplexed look..
“I don't think I can let you in my house..”
“That's obvious... … . You can't sleep under the same roof with people of a different race.?”
Ludwig responded as if he had been waiting..
Even though I know it's an act, I'm still a little annoyed..
“That's not what I mean, it just means that the architecture itself is set to the standards of our species. How can you two get in?…….”
“I understand.”
I nodded calmly..
It's as if they're used to being treated like this. Konjian looked at me with a complicated expression and added:.
“I will clean out the barn. I hope you can bear with it even though it may be a bit uncomfortable..”
“Thank you.”
Because I was exhausted and it seemed like I was about to run out, I decided to just rest today..
Of course, my resting place is a barn with an open ceiling. It wasn't that dirty, but the peculiar smell of the barn was unavoidable..
‘…It's been a while since I came to the south, and the welcome ceremony was very warm..’
Of course you'll have to get used to it.
Even if you go to a big city and look for lodging, Lizardman mercenaries often stay in barns like this or sleep out on the streets..
The camels that had been cornered because of me looked nervous, but they seemed to have realized that I had no intention of harming them, so they fell asleep..
Konzian the dwarf brought a blanket along with the lamp, but I didn't need to use a blanket..
Maybe it's because I'm a lizardman, but the desert at night didn't feel that cold. As long as there is a wall that can block the sandstorm, I feel like I can survive somehow.?
Even without the lamp, I could see the surroundings clearly, but I still felt that it would be rude to Konjian, who had prepared the best, to not use any oil at all..
Hwareuk-.
When the lamp was lit, a soft light dimly illuminated the barn..
I leaned against the wall and quietly looked up at the sky..
Is it because it’s a desert?.
The night sky with the Milky Way was truly breathtakingly beautiful..
“…….”
Suddenly, the moment I looked at this night sky, I realized that I had returned to the desert after a dozen years..
‘…I'm hungry.’
Come to think of it, I didn't even eat dinner today..
There was a smell of food in the house, but I tolerated it. The lizardman warrior Luzard has to spend the night alone in the desert and suffer from loneliness.…….
Of course, I was too hungry to just chew alone, so I took the beef jerky out of my pocket and chewed it..
As I ate it, I realized that the Lizardman's oral structure was not suitable for chewing something like beef jerky for a long time, so I had no choice but to swallow it without being able to chew it properly..
It was then.
The dwarf Konzian reappeared in the house. Konjian was holding a fairly large plate in her hands, which smelled of fragrant meat..
“…Eat this at least.”
“Ah, thank you.”
“That's it. Because I roughly grilled the remaining parts..”
“…….”
The remaining part was a whole roasted bird, and although it was roughly grilled, the meat was juicy and even decorated with vegetables..
“I'll eat well…….”
Before I could even speak, the dwarf craftsman had already disappeared..
I smiled and stretched out my hand toward the bird meat..
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