295th episode
One day, as time went by without any problems, Jae-ho visited the kingdom of Rasel.
It was to convey to Atrius the decision of Elisia's visa system.
But before going to Tuchar, he decided to stop by the capital to meet with King Rasel.
Although the agreement was made in writing, it is polite to meet and explain the river in person.
"King Rassel, you must be in a bad mood."
Taylor, who followed along, said lowly.
"You took what you gave me, so it's."
a matter fully prepared for Jae-ho
"But why are you following me?"
"Huh? Me?"
Taylor didn't have to come.
However, Jae-ho rushed to the news that he was meeting with King Rasel.
"Hmmm, give me a break. Put some shoulder strength in front of King Rasel."
“…….”
"I'm, though, through my own number two in the Rassel Kingdom. But I think I've been losing my medication lately, so I need to recharge."
That's why I borrowed it next to Jae-ho.
"Why don't you take care of it in moderation? What's wrong with a man who has neither land nor power?"
"Shut up! If that had been easy, it would have been the player aristocrats in New World! Just don't think you can do it and everybody else can."
And I knew Jae-ho had some business with mermaids, so I was going to follow him.
"In the end, it was because of the ash.”
From the Lassel Kingdom, which arrived with such a grumbling, Jaeho met King Lassel in private.
"Alsia the Great! How could you!"
King Rasel squealing as soon as he saw Jae-ho.
It's a shame there's no one around, but it was her act of surprise if you saw it.
Now Jaeho has been granted the title of the Great King by the Empire, and it can be said that he is higher than King Rasel.
"Haha, didn't I tell you?"
But even in her attitude, Jae-ho answered without caring.
"It was an inevitable decision because the tower union interfered."
"Matap..."
An irritating being in the position of the Rasel Kingdom as well.
It still irritated me to think that the red tower, which was once here, had left without looking back when the kingdom collapsed.
However, such complaints cannot be confessed in front of one of the parties, Jae-ho.
"Yes... not a single tower, but a coalition would have done much....... But didn't you say you would give an alternative?"
"That's why I came here. Well, you'll be satisfied if you listen."
Although Tuchar is still at the forefront of exchanges with Atrius, the moment the Fermat Grand Canal was completed, it would become nominal.
It was hard to ignore the fact that it was a kingdom of Lasell, which has been friendly since the beginning of the game, so Jae-ho came up with an idea.
"Why don't we trade directly with the new port city of Tuchar and Stimul when we decide to build a port city in the Kingdom of Stimul on the side of the sea that connects with the Fermat Grand Canal?"
“……?”
It's like 'Is that an alternative?'
"It's not a very good place to be, is it?" On the left is a rugged mountain range, above the desert, and the rest is the sea. It's almost isolated, so it's hard to interact with other countries, but isn't it because of the tower?"
“…….”
King Rasel was sullen by the poignant stories.
In fact, she's been having a hard time lately.
There are many factors, but the biggest problem that I have picked is too young.
Because of that, it was difficult to take control of the nobles inside, and the neighboring countries did not even deal with it properly.
It was natural that Laselle liked Jae-ho.
So he had hoped that he would be able to increase his position a little if he started to interact with Atrius.
It was the same for Jae Ho to do everything on his own.
But the Kingdom of Stimul...….
"Think about it."
Jae-ho knew better than he thought about the internal situation of the Rasel Kingdom.
There were a lot of high-quality information, such as Red Balloon's information and stories heard through Taylor.
"There are a lot of small countries on the East Coast, but there are still three of them that are most orthodox."
The kingdom of Rasel, the kingdom of Stimul, and the garden of Elysia.
"...isn't it a little too much to call the Elysian garden orthodox?"
"Well, let's just skip the details. Do you know what the three countries have in common anyway?"
“?”
"It's all located at the very end of the East."
Jae-ho's idea is a triangle in the East.
That is, to form a single great coalition with the Rasel kingdom, the Stimul kingdom, and the Elysia flower garden!
"And in the future, even the small countries of the East will be accepted as members of the Union."
The plan was not just for appeasing the Rasel Kingdom.
"It's a plan that we've made to look further into the future."
"If it's the far future...….”
"Why is the tower breaking into the Empire or against the Church? It's because they're big.”
So to create a new East European Union and gain the power not to be affected by outside interference as much as possible.
That was the ultimate goal.
It may be a little difficult to say against a young king in his early teens, but fortunately King Rasel was not an idiot.
"Hmm....... I don't think it's bad."
It certainly would have been a great help to strengthen King Rasel's royal authority.
If we join hands with the agreement of the kings who rule the east, the nobles under our leadership will have no choice but to be wary.
"And it's not like it never happened. There are three ports for interaction with Atrius, one for each country. I've made it a condition for the Kingdom of Stimul."
Of course, the Visa Warden will be one of the Elysia painters.
Excluding that, the enormous value added to the exchange will be enough to cover the losses.
"How's it going? Isn't it okay?"
She nodded at Jae-ho's question.
"Then when will the concrete progress be made?"
"First of all, the story with Atrius needs to be finished. This visit is also for that."
King Rasel nodded.
"If you need anything, just tell me. The royal court will give you full support.”
"Haha, thank you."
I thought I'd leave the castle after the ceremony with King Rasel, but...….
The Guardian of the kingdom of Lassel is speaking to you.
A reminder that came to mind before leaving the castle.
“?!”
"What's wrong?"
When Jae-ho stopped, Taylor, who was walking with him, asked.
From what he couldn't hear, Francair only talked to Jae-ho.
"That's strange. When we infiltrated here before, we both talked.”
"Who?"
"Frankare."
"Who is that?"
“…….”
I thought he ignored me because he looked like this.
[Stranger who saved Lassel. I warn you.]
"Hmm?"
Is it because you've been using King Rasel too much?!
The tide of the Continent is unsettled. In the near future, great danger may come...….]
[*Quest*]
[Francair, the guardian of the kingdom of Lassel, warned of the dangers of the continent.]
"...End?"
It's a quest. That's it?
"What is it?"
To Taylor, who was next to him, Jae-ho showed the quest, and he had his eyes bulging out.
"Yi, this... ....”
"Huh? Do you know anything?”
I was expecting a significant response from Taylor.
"I remembered! Francair! How can I pretend not to know! But I come here quite often!! Are we strangers?!
Unfortunately, it was a completely different reason.
"But what are you talking about? Danger on the Continent?”
"I don't know. Well, what I can guess is...….”
Given that the guardian of the kingdom of Rasel issued a warning, there is a possibility of trouble in the East.
'Otherwise, all the guardians might have warned against the whole continent.
However, it was ridiculous to tell him such a story, not King Rasel.
"Is King Rasel still not enough to bear this heavy burden to Francher said.
"Of course. Just by looking at your size, they'll ask you to do it."
“…….”
Ignoring Taylor's nonsense, Jae-ho headed for Touchard.
* * *
There was actually nothing to discuss with Count Tucharea.
For he had no authority in this matter, and had already been cleared from the line of King Rasel.
Jae-ho also came for a different reason, not for Count Tucharea.
촤아아 촤아
The boat that Taylor rowed hard into the middle of the sea.
"Is this enough?"
Taylor wouldn't have followed him this far if he had been watching the unlucky Count Tucharea.
"Yes, I think this should be enough."
Jaeho took something out of his arms and used it.
Shoot!
a slow vortex
"Oh!"
Taylor waited with a look of great anticipation.
Five minutes... ten minutes...….
"What. Why aren't you coming?"
Taylor's voice is a little flat.
"Wait. It's different from teleportation, so it takes some time."
Moreover, Atrius was on the opposite side of the sea, and it would take more time to make a big trip around the continent.
I've been waiting so long that Icy finally shows up in about 20 minutes.
"Friend!"
Slap!
Aish rose to the surface and hugged Jae-ho.
Still active expression of their friendship.
"How have you been?"
"Haha, of course! Everyone's been busy preparing what you said these days been saying."
Meanwhile, Aish handed the seaweed-like paper to Jae-ho.
Jaeho also handed over the documents he had prepared.
"Then let's go over each one's content and see each other again."
"Okay! Bye now!"
Chum Bung
Again, the sea disappeared over the whirlpool, and the sea subsided.
"...is it over?"
a bewildered question by Taylor
"Then?"
"No... going to Atrius or fishing together... You don't do anything like that?"
"No? You said you wanted to see the mermaid anyway. You could have seen it."
“…….”
Taylor didn't even see Aish's tail.
"Let's go back."
Taylor's shoulders drooped to the point of sinking under the water as she rowed helplessly.
* * *
Under the dark night sky, the sand of the desert shining blue.
Dozens of people moved on the quiet land where there was no sound.
Their faces were covered in a mask with a red dot on a black background.
They are the flower cicadas!
As a union of those who hated Jaeho and Elishia, they disappeared at the same time as they appeared, and were not known to the world.
On the day of the raid on the Elicia Garden, the leaders were captured by the legendary NPC Kino who suddenly appeared.
Since then, the floral cicadas have been scattered, but in a few months they have gathered together.
To attack the Elysia Garden again?
Now I know it's crazy.
"Today is the day to rescue and fly again!!”
It was to rescue the leaders who were still in captivity.
One might have thought it was quite a cohesive force to be a hastily formed group, but it was not at all in reality.
It's money that brought them back together!
I don't know about anything else, but the executives of the Flower Cicadas had a lot of money.
Lee Soo-min, one of the top professional gamers.
Former Brown Bear guild executives, including croking.
Plus, the triple chain of Peace and Love, which is still in the garden.
In particular, House Dong-jun, who is the Gil-Main of Triple Chain, was also a member of Ilsung Group.
They actively used their economic power to attract outside mercenaries to prepare for the operation.
However, I didn't mean to fight Kino.
I've learned in the last few months that Kino, the Black Wizard, can never be killed by their own power.
So I set my sights on escaping from her eyes and waited.
The moment you can escape without making a mistake.….
That's tonight!
"I don't know what the hell you're up to, but according to the information, both Kino and the elder are away today."
Sumin told Crooking.
"Even so, ordinary black sorcerers are no ordinary people, so they should be prepared."
"Hung, I'm Crooking. Even if you're caught here sucking blood, your fighting sense is always sharpened!"
"Hoo-hoo, expect."
The signal will be given to a member of the floral cicada team who visited the desert to rescue them.
As soon as Kino and the Black Wizards confirm that they're completely out of this place, they begin to escape.
What if the Black Wizard's movement is not captured properly by the Flower Cicadas on the ground?
Then the plan could have been a dead end.
"It'll be all right. That's how much money I spent...….”
The moment Crawking was about to speak with confidence.
Guo Wuong
Suddenly the surroundings began to shake.
"It's on."
"Hoo-hoo, shall we try to move?”
Su-min and Cro-king raised themselves with a dreary smile.