Count Scribe's Tutor

Turbulence

Three wagons headed to the capital. It was somewhat rough terrain, but the inside of the wagon was not too comfortable. It was worth it. More than a dozen Elven Spirits were using them to balance the wagon.

No nobleman enjoyed a rare luxury, and in reality he fell in love with reading triple bronze. A skill book purchased in an achievement store. As I looked at him, his gaze reached two books on the side of the realm.

Author Yoo Baek Hyun from 8th edition.

Two books he created by giving up his rage.

‘Plum Heart Method. And Plum Heart Sword. ’

A legendary skill book that can only be read in real life.

The original goal was to get him to read that book before he arrived in the capital.

But there was a problem that I didn't think of.

‘Magic power consumption is too large. ’

Ferda frowns.

A skill book is no ordinary book. If you complete the book, you will get a great skill. Therefore, it consumes magical power while reading a book. It usually takes a week to a month to read a skill book.

Of course, there were many magical sheep and mythological abilities in the realm, so a normal skill book could be read within a day.

‘But that's... ’

The skill book currently being read by the practitioner seems to consume about 800 magical powers. On the other hand, Plum needed 1,000 magical powers to read a single page.

There was too much magic consumption.

So I changed my plan. Plum Law requires you to read only three pages a day and to master a command book with your remaining time and magic. Fortunately, a Commando skill book can be obtained from the Achievement Store.

‘I originally tried to buy equipment or skills. ’

After learning about the existence of the bookmark, I changed my mind. I thought bookmarks calling the author of previous rounds were more beneficial than random picks of equipment and skills.

‘The problem is that you don't know when to sell bookmarks again. · · · · · · · ’

But if you wait, I'll sell it someday. Yoo Baek Hyun also said that he could buy it again. When Ferda nodded with hopeful expectations.

Glug-ug

The darkness beneath your feet shivers. It was in the bridge.

“Perda. I want to talk to you for a minute. What, what? ”

As always, Ferda's foot presses against the head in the leg, trying to reveal itself suddenly. He pointed to the ceiling of the wagon without a word. I meant to talk to you outside.

A moment later, Ferda steps on the window sill and sits on the roof of the wagon. Following him, the bridge grunts with a heartache.

“What are you doing standing on someone's face all of a sudden?! ”

“Because he was reading a book. ”

I didn't want to interrupt my student's reading.

When he replied like that, he looked ridiculous in the bridge.

“Tell me more about what you came for. ”

The road to the capital. The mission in the bridge was a kind of detection. Report any threats within a 1 km radius around the wagon immediately.

So now the presence in the bridge means that something threatening has emerged. Ferda's face is cold in the shovel.

“We got company behind us. ”

“What number?”

“There are two groups. Thirteen and fifteen, respectively. ”

Not one, but two?

Ferda tilts her head curiously. Then there was a guess that suddenly struck the brain.

Are they from the princes? ’

If the first prince and the second prince sent their pursuers, it would also make sense that there were two hordes. Then, the words in the bridge continued.

“But he seemed a bit curious. ”

“What?”

“The pursuers. I don't think they're on the same side, but it doesn't even seem like a hostile relationship. ”

According to the bridge, the two groups recognize each other's existence. But they didn't seem willing to cooperate, and they completely ignored each other in the first place.

‘If so · · · · · · · · ·. ’

This could also be interpreted as a different person behind the two groups. It seems that the speculation you made earlier is true.

Ferda's eyes sank cold.

“I didn't think you'd want to raid. What are you gonna do? ”

Bridge asked me for my opinion.

Ferda ponders for a moment, then opens her mouth.

“Tell Niela. ”

Scary to the end, the thread of the angel protrudes out. Ferda, who got up from her seat, looks at the direction the trackers might be heading.

“Let's go someplace spooky for a second. ”

With a cold smile on your mouth.

His hands are covered with a fabric mask.

* * *

Deep night.

There were those who ran through dark forest roads. An unidentified group of 15. When I was moving secretly without even making a sound, the young man at the forefront of the star opened his eyes narrow.

“Sir, the surveillance target has deviated from the expected route. ”

“What?"

A middle-aged man in the center of the crowd frowned.

He mutters, looking at the direction the wagon is headed.

“Did you notice the surveillance? ”

“I don't think so, considering you didn't share a wagon. ”

The target is three wagons.

If he had noticed the surveillance, he would have shared a wagon. But I didn't. The middle-aged man, who was thinking for a moment, asked again.

“What's in the direction the target is headed? ”

“Baron Anton is closest. ”

“If it's Anton... ”

“Romel To-Anton. Noble of the Second Prince. ”

The young man's subsequent report crumpled the face of a middle-aged man.

Those who followed had their faces darkened. It's because I had an ominous feeling.

“Is it possible that Prince Two has already begun the siege? ”

“The possibility seems sufficient. because he said a figure on the side of the Three Princes had just entered towards the Two Princes. ”

The others who followed also agreed with the opinion of middle-aged men.

Darker and darker faces. The young man asked with caution.

“What are you going to do now? ”

A moment of choice, a middle-aged man is troubled.

However, the concern was not long. When he made his decision, he immediately gave an answer.

“The entry under the prince must be prevented unconditionally. ”

With a stiff tone, the man was a horse.

“Once in contact with the target, the condition is presented. ”

I didn't know what to say to the young man.

The man could not even speak. It was because I suddenly saw a red solid line engraved around the neck of the young man in the lead. Immediately, red flowers bloomed on the solid line and separated from the neck and torso.

Degur!

The neck that rolls the floor. With a turbulent fountain of blood, the man snaps to his senses.

He instinctively senses danger and draws his sword first.

“Spread out! We're under attack!”

But strangely, no answer was heard. Not only that, there were no footsteps. The curious man looked behind his back.

And I was horrified.

“What the...! ”

The colleagues who followed also looked like young men. All of them had separate heads and torso, and some of their colleagues turned out to be like minced meat.

The moment I saw that scene, I lost the will to resist. The man turns away, without even thinking about swinging his sword, gripping his teeth and plunging it to the ground.

The enemy is enough to create such a scene in the blink of an eye. There is no victory. Apologies to the fallen, but it is wise to flee here rather than to face death.

So I tried to run away without looking back.

I heard a strange noise in the ear of a man.

Wheelic!

The thread tied tightly around the man's arms and legs no matter where he flew. There was no room to resist. Immediately deprived of the freedom of limbs, the body was out of his control. Soon, the man fell to the ground like a rotten log.

“Huff! What?! ”

A middle-aged man writhing like a bug.

Then I saw someone's feet. After checking for brown boots, he raises his head with his teeth clenched. The one who approached him was quite large. At the same time, the moon under the clouds illuminates the night, revealing the target's face as well.

“ · · · · · ·! ”

The man immediately sees his opponent's face, startled.

He then blushes his face, shouting in a loud voice.

“Yes, you! Danchess?!"

Danchess Hillotte. Definitely a knight for Prince II.

He was also the leader of a group that was chasing a common surveillance target, keeping a distance from them. The man who realized this shouted.

“This is a breach of the treaty! If you know this, I will never let you go! ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

But the answer never came back.

Instead, Danchess pulled out a small nail somewhere. You secured the man's mouth with a nail, and then shoved your hand directly into it. Like there's something in your mouth. A moment later, Danchess hears a small pill in his hand.

It was a suicide poison used by assassins.

Meanwhile, when he saw this, the man opened his eyes. But for a moment, he swallowed what remained in his mouth as if he had made a firm decision.

Gulp!

When something went down my stomach on my neck.

Immediately, the man's eyes turned red. Dark red blood flows from my nose, ears and mouth. He smiles with a bloody face.

“Khh! Your Highness, you must avenge me. ”

The moment I joined the stuttering touro.

I felt a strong magical reaction in the male body. When Danchess sensed this, he immediately left his post. That was wise, because as soon as I stepped back, there was a huge explosion around the man.

Puang!

Blood and flesh spill down like rain, with the power to dig the ground.

In that scene, Danchess gritted his face.

“Tsk, those bastards. ”

With a dry murmur, Danchess tears the skin off his face. His face changed as his skeleton twisted.

After a while, Ferda was the only one who showed up.

“I can't believe I didn't have enough poison in my teeth to blow myself up. ”

Prior to his arrival, Ferda attacked a group of princes. But even before they did, they all bit and killed the poison that was hidden between their teeth.

So this time I was going to steal the poison first and then extract the information. But I didn't know he was gonna swallow something and blow himself up. Ferda mutters with a frown on her face.

“If I'd known this, I would have kept a few alive. ”

The information obtained during the siege of the two hordes suggests that the pursuers were Knights of the First and Second Princes, respectively. And maybe there's an agreement between the two princes not to attack each other.

They were both.

I sighed as I regretted being pushed late.

Suddenly, I heard a voice I hadn't even thought of.

“Don't worry. ”

Sound familiar with bold speech. It was in real life.

Silvas approaching with Niela and the Elves. Ferda opens her eyes and asks.

“Really? Why here? · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

“To test the newly obtained magic. ”

After a short answer, the thread reaches out. It was a place where a middle-aged man exploded.

Looking at the practice of focusing, Ferda identified a new skill.

Ability: Ghostification

[Grade]: Hero

[Step]: 1/10

[Effect]: Corrupts the target's soul and forces it to become a ghost. The created ghost is bound to the magician. The higher the level, the less magic it consumes. The higher the size of the druid, the more powerful the ghost is created.

* Spell Consumption: 150

I thought it was impossible to save the undead because the body was torn to shreds. So I was halfway through giving up, but I never thought I'd get skills like this.

‘Nice timing. ’

If you turn souls into ghosts, you'll be able to hear information at least once. Ferda sighs of relief. Then I suddenly looked at the reality of making a ghost of a man's soul.

“Yes, yes. I see.”

A handbook that talks to faint smoke.

He immediately asked the ghost about things like that. Shortly after, the practice listed the information obtained from him.

“His name is Lordo. He's a knight following the First Prince. Tell him he knew we were coming out of the erl. The objective is to keep an eye on us and capture the opportunity. I think that's all there is to it. ”

It was fragmented, but still significant information.

I nodded and heard the interstellar eyebrows twitch.

“· · · · · · Hold on. ”

I think I just heard information I can't hear.

Ferda squints.

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