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Tinya looks at the skeleton.
“Are you a living soul? ”
Skeleton tilts his head to Tinya's question. And he shakes his head in denial.
“... what is it that makes you? ”
Skeletons cut the floor with their fingers.
[Sexual strength.]
You're right.
Most of the undead, the summoners, are made up of magical power.
That's why the commanders didn't summon the flesh, but used the existing flesh to save more magical consumption.
But it was always about the flesh.
“What about souls?”
Skeleton shakes his head.
My fingers were on the ground and I wrote down the letters.
[We are created.]
“You mean there's no soul? So how do you have a self? ”
[We will. A will that has a merit. Just follow the owner.]
Skeleton's eyelight glares at Tinya.
[There is a will to every Holy Spirit, Mana, and Magic Power.]
Tinya looks at the letters written by the skeleton.
The skeleton in front of him was a collection created by the Summoner and his will to respond.
Tinya takes a breath.
There were many things that her magic knowledge did not understand.
The skeleton has a self and no soul, as well as using commandments with power.
Moreover, I've heard of a priest making holy water, but I've never heard of creating the holy water itself.
A way different from that of the dead who possess the souls of men brought up from hell. Creation of holy water that never existed.
It was heterogeneous in all respects.
It was like it wasn't the power of this world.
Which means...
He was really using God's power, creation.
As she approaches, Tinya feels overwhelmed by Allen.
I knew it! He wasn't a man. This would not have been possible for a human being.
“Do you think...”
It was time for Tinya to ask Skeleton again.
“You there, Dark Elf. Are you still awake? ”
Beyond the tent, you hear the voice of the Mercenary Master Case.
Tinya rises from her grief.
She opens her tent and looks at the case.
“What's going on? ”
Case looks at Tinya with an embarrassed look on his face.
“W-what? There's no way a slave can do that. ”
"Slave," Tinya frowns.
Case ignored her reaction and continued.
“Hans is being threatened by your master. I don't care if he's dead or not, but he's an employer, and once he's dead, he won't get any money. Can't you just save a man and stop your master? ”
According to Case, Tinya tilts her head.
* *
“Phew... How long has this been going on? ”
It's been a long time since I've had a shovel dug with Skeleton.
I turned my back to wipe my sweat.
“Oops!"
Hans, an alchemist, trembles naked.
I smiled and gestured at him.
The skeletons take him and put him in a pit.
Hans struggles, and his gag loosened.
“Sa, please save me. What I see and hear, I will not take out my mouth! ”
Don't worry. I'm not gonna kill you. I'm just trying to scare you.
I swallowed my heart and reached out to him with a shovel.
I sat down with a shovel on my shoulder and trembled.
Following the image of the three gangsters in the movie, he said with a ridiculing tone.
“What guarantee do I have that you'll keep your mouth shut? ”
“I swear it. I swear it on my soul...”
“Then we'll die and be dead. ”
I clapped my hands and said,
“I want my guests to sleep comfortably. ”
The skeletons move and spread the soil.
“No! Absolutely not. That's not what I meant! Help me, I really don't want to talk about it! ”
“I heard you only teach children alchemy. How can you trust a guy like that? ”
Hans said, "I'm tired of blue."
“Is that the only way to live? I gave you something better than that. It's not something else. It's the Dragon Scale. Dragon Scale!”
Hans says I picked up the Black Scale.
It looks like a solid black stone.
“It's a dragon's shell. That's an enormous lake price. I thought you said you were going to teach me a treasure mountain with such treasures! ”
“So where is it? ”
“Bury.”
“North, northwest! ”
Hans shouts as the skeletons finish burying.
My mouth is also light.
At first, I was just trying to scare him, but I began to wonder if I should really bury him.
I'm worried that if I let this guy go, he'll get in trouble for nothing.
“Hey…? ”
Tinya and Damon are approaching.
Tinya turns to me and Hans, and Damon approaches me and whispers in my ear.
“If this is the place he's talking about, it's most likely an old Aslan tomb. If you're there, you can find dragon scales. ”
I was curious about that.
Rare where the dragon lived, is it really the Grave of the Emperor?
I looked at him and asked.
“Somewhere. ”
“Literally. ”
Damon pulls a book out of Hans's cart.
“Ancient records of Aslan. It has a palace where the old kings lived, and a tomb where the dead kings were buried. Location is not known exactly. There were a lot of grave robbers back then. ”
Tinya, with a good ear, interrupts the conversation to make sure you understand the ambiance.
“Even kings of all time don't know the Grave of Aslan. It's an old record, and it's mostly buried in the sand. ”
Damon opened the book and showed it to me.
In the drawing, there was a man sitting on the throne and a small dragon beside him.
“There's a story about a dragon guarding a grave. Maybe it's the dragon scale. ”
“Aslan even tamed dragons? ”
“It's an ancient story. ”
Damon adds to Tinya's statement.
“And if the ancient palace is right, it will be a safe haven for us to live in. ”
You think he wants to use it as a turf?
I asked Damon.
“If it's a dragon, isn't it fucking strong? In fantasy, he does all kinds of magic, he talks, he turns into a human. ”
Damon looks surprised.
“It's not? ”
“They do magic. But that's a very small number. Most of them are much more dangerous than magic."
“Hmmm...”
“But an ancient tomb in Aslan... it should be safe as a home. with all sorts of devices. ”
The reason Tinya and Damon accompanied me was to find a safe haven for those who actually stayed in the temple.
For them, the ancient tomb of Aslan would be perfect.
Do I look like I'm worried?
Hans exclaims, "This is our chance to live."
“There must be treasures everywhere. A lot, a lot! ”
There was no greed for treasure.
I am the Crown Prince of the Holy See, but what is lacking?
“There must be dragons. It may be different from the dragons I know, but it still looks like trouble. ”
A dragon's nest. It would be dangerous to venture into such a place.
It's common in fantasy worlds, isn't it?
Humans who invade Dragon Rare are eaten or roasted by dragons.
“Yo, there will be no dragons. What time is it...”
Hans said I looked at Damon.
“No one has seen dragons in this age, as he said. We only know that they exist because their scales and bones have been found several times. ”
Hans nods several times at Damon's words.
“A man who sold me the Dragon Scale said, I saw a dragon in an ancient ruin. Of course, they bragged and fled in mortal wounds.
Hans said with a confident expression.
”It can't be. How many humans can fight dragons? He rescued the Dragon Scale from a corpse that was actually dead. ”
I looked at Hans thinking.
Hans makes me suspicious.
“Then why did he tell you about the treasure? ”
“Because I helped him. It's actually a lifesaver! ”
“The savior of life? ”
Hans nods.
During his travels, Hans found a man settled on a desolate land.
He's been walking in the desert for a long time, and Hans says he gave him water.
He sold the Dragon Scale for a cheap price with a thank-you note.
“Of course, even at a bargain, I gave him all the wealth I had. ”
“Isn't it too easy for you to tell? You can come back later. ”
“He said he was traveling to find his family. Aslan said he didn't have time to leave. ”
He also said thank you for teaching me the location of the Ruins.
- It's a very dangerous place. Don't even think about going. You'd better sell information to nobles for money.
Dragon rare.
You want me to just sell the place where the treasure is? It was crazy.
Hans wanted to gamble his entire fortune away.
You sold some of your leftovers and hired mercenaries.
“The man said there was water and food. There will be no dragons anyway, and even with monsters, I can only think of Goblins and Orcs... ”
You mean there is no dragon?
I looked at Damon and Tinya.
It seemed like they were both waiting for my decision.
At this rate, they might keep following us.
There is a safe abode for slaves to live in. It's a vague point to ignore.
“Thought you'd stop by the nearest city anyway? Across the ruins, you'll find directions to the city. It's a lot closer than this. ”
It will take Hans two weeks to get from here to the city, but it will only take him a week to get from here to the nearest town across the ruins.
I looked at Hans.
“What do you think? Isn't it tempting? ”
I frowned at him.
This guy was pretty lucky.
* *
I couldn't help but turn northwest.
We can go to the nearest village, and we have to believe that we can get drinking water and food.
After a few days of walking, you can find a giant pyramid buried in the desert.
"Well, there really was! ’ ’
Hans, the party who led you here, is in shock.
The mercenaries were also quite excited.
I thought it was a lie, but then I found the real ruins.
The ruins are half buried by the sandstorm. Looking at it, I also admired it.
“You weren't lying. ”
“I don't know how to lie. ”
“Then why don't you just tell me you saw me? ”
Hans shuts up and shakes his head.
I looked around.
I didn't see any drinking water or food.
It felt like a waste of time to me.
Are you sure this is the only place slaves can live?
I looked at Damon.
“What do you think?”
It would be better to keep an eye on their insistence, such as the refugees.
Damon nods.
He was quite satisfied.
“Very well. No one will find it in this location. ”
“I don't see any food or water. ”
“Most ancient temples build underground waterways. There's no guarantee that it hasn't dried up by now. But if what Hans said is true, there will be food and water growing. I think we should explore for now. ”
“Come on, let's go! ”
Hans, carrying a large suitcase, leads with confidence.
As you enter the dark cave, the mercenaries raise their torches.
I put holy power in my eyes to reveal my vision.
I looked around.
Spider webs are everywhere.
On the bottom is a small canal, where water flows toward it.
“Clearly there's drinking water. And…”
I turned my gaze forward.
There are beings who glisten in the dark.
Spiders with hundreds of eyes, dozens of legs.
Poisonous spiders the size of human heads.
Damon and the mercenaries' faces harden.
Tinya and Hans turn pale.
I was amazed at the spiders.
“There's food. ”
Some people eat spiders on TV.
What's not to eat in a yard with nothing to eat?
It's just a little grumpy.
The poisonous spider jumped high.
I bounced my fingers.
The skeletons are summoned and glow blue.
I pulled out various weapons and slaughtered the poisonous spiders.
There was nothing for the mercenaries to do.
The skeletons use the torches they received from the mercenaries to ride the cobwebs forward.
“Oh, you're Allen! ”
The mercenaries deliberately floated me.
I was still having a very excited look.
The fact that there is an Ancient Ruins Site here is likely to be a treasure trove.
Well, if we can get enough treasure to get rid of the poisonous spiders. It would benefit me, too.
It would also be nice to pack a full window of items. Above all, an Aslan Grave might have a command book you've never seen before.
Through the narrow passageway, a large door emerges.
As the skeletons opened the door, it was a wide hall.
The most visible is a stone statue that reaches up to 5 meters.
I'm wearing body armor and a helmet.
The eyeholes are one, and arms are crossed with curved longswords in both hands.
The surrounding murals have all kinds of paintings and elaborate sculptures.
It feels like I'm visiting Egypt.
“Oh! This...! ”
Hans looks up at the statue, admiring it.
“Amazing! This elaborate statue will sell for a tremendous price! Plus, a magical tool with magical powers. What the hell does it do?"
At that, I tilted my head.
The statue is enchanted?
I used my mind.
If magic is used, I'm sure I can distinguish between objects.
[Cyclops Golem.
Characteristics: Mural. Guardian of the Shredding, Cutting, and Ossuary.]
It is a simple and clear information window.
... What? Is that him?
Hans jumps in excitement.
Then, when I touched the statue with my hand, the eyeball flashed from the eyeholes in the helmet.
I looked at him and said a word.
“... Oh, what a hit. ”
The crossed double-edged blade rises up, and a sharp blade slams at Hans.