Episode 36

Two days after leaving Erita.

I arrived in my native village.

My body was full of dust as I ran on an unpaved dirt road.

It’s been a while since I’ve come back to my hometown, but I can’t go in like this.

She took off her dusty travel clothes and changed into luxurious clothes made of goat hair.

I grabbed my excited heart at the thought of meeting my brothers after a long time and headed home.

cackle. Tightly.

When I got home, the chickens greeted me.

The brothers were not at home, perhaps because they had gone out to graze the sheep and goats.

I left the meeting with my brothers for a while and started walking again.

It was a village that returned after half a year, but the friendly appearance was the same.

At the stream next to the bridge, women were busy doing laundry, and children were playing happily in the stream.

The villagers who saw me greeted me and asked about the news.

It was the children who especially welcomed me.

After a brief encounter, I went to the church to meet with Priest Phillip.

Father Philip is like a grandfather to me.

He was very worried when I told him that I would become a mercenary, but when I came back dressed up, he greeted me with a smile of relief.

After talking for a while, we moved to Yeongju Hall together.

When I arrived at Yeongju Hall, I saw Alec in the middle of training and Richard standing next to him.

Richard found me and quickly came over and hugged me and patted me on the back.

Alec smiled and gave me a belly kiss.

Settling down in the village, he seemed to have found stability in his mind, and unlike before, he showed an innocent smile like a child.

I went up to the study where Uncle Herbert was.

Seeing my outfit, Uncle Herbert nodded a few times and said that he was glad that I had adjusted well.

When I left the study and came down to the first floor, Laura was waiting for me.

Laura greeted me with a bright smile and extended her thanks.

We all got together and had lunch together.

After the meal, there was still something to talk about, so we sat in the living room and talked about it.

At sunset, I left Yeongjugwan and returned home.

By the time you get closer to home.

Callie barked and ran to me.

After petting Carly for a while, I went home.

My brothers were greatly surprised by my appearance and approached me with happy faces.

Our three brothers sat around the table and had a good time, having conversations that we couldn’t have.

While talking with her brothers, Carly came into the house with a dog slightly smaller than herself.

My eldest brother said she was Carly’s girlfriend.

It was a successful apprenticeship.

Carly, perhaps trying to introduce me to her girlfriend, sat next to me and panted with her lips parted.

I stayed in the village for a few days and had a friendly time with the people I missed.

In the middle, I went to say hello to Chief Waldo.

Until last year, the village chief, who had been correcting himself, had become an old man whose illness was evident before he knew it.

There was not even a hint of resentment in the chief’s eyes.

The village chief looked at me with nonchalant eyes, then nodded several times before closing the door.

It reminded me of what happened with Maurice.

Regardless of the cause, I felt sorry for the village chief.

The third day since I came to town.

My brother and I sold all our possessions and left town for Ekiever.

Ten days have passed.

The older brothers who arrived in Ekiever looked around and noticed that they had come from the countryside.

I explained various things about city life to those hyungs.

I went to the administrative office to meet with the secretary Alma.

Fortunately, she remembered me and welcomed me.

With the help of Alma, the older brothers moved.

First of all, I bought my brothers citizenship and a house in the inner city for 20 gold coins.

Next, we looked at the farmland that would be the basis for our brothers’ lives.

Farmland originally worth about 110 gold coins was reduced to 90 gold coins by negotiating with the land owner.

The land owner, who had to pay off his gambling debt, had no choice but to sell his farmland to eat mustard while crying.

Originally, Alma was supposed to receive 3 gold coins for her labor, but she paid 5 gold coins as she made a profit.

I stayed with them for a few days to help them adjust to the city.

The hyungs said thank you and patted me on the back.

No more thanks were needed.

After the death of our parents, my brother and I went through a difficult time together.

We knew all too well how much we cared for each other.

That’s how the brothers’ migration was completed safely.

‘It’s relieved.’

Now my brothers’ lives are completely out of my hands.

I didn’t help my brothers by calculating the profit and loss, but I thought that this was enough for my family.

It was time to move on to my true goal.

My goal is to become a demigod.

To become a demigod, you must first find a way to become a seeker.

What can I do to gain access to mysteries and secrets unknown to the general public?

I thought that getting a high position was the most effective way.

Status comes from strength.

Power can be force, power, or wealth.

Among them, the power that would lift me to the highest place was force.

So what do I need to gain power?

The first thing that came to mind was mana simbeop and equipment made of true silver.

I organized my future plans in my head.

I went out with Carly.

It was a situation where you couldn’t play as much as you could in your hometown, so taking a walk was essential.

I left the main street and entered an alley.

After a long walk, a man with a shaggy beard was hammering with his upper body exposed.

“Hello Mr. Harper. Do you remember me?”

The place we arrived at was the Harper family blacksmith’s shop.

Mr. Harper looked at me and said with a welcome look.

“Oh. It’s you. What are you doing here?”

“I’m going to ask you to make some equipment.”

“Equipment? How long have you been buying armor and weapons? Are you thinking of changing your gear already?”

“I will use the old equipment as it is, but I need an additional shield.”

After thinking about what to do with the remaining money, I decided to get a shield.

I wanted to buy even armor made of true silver, but I couldn’t even dream of it at the moment because I needed 3000 gold coins.

“Really? What kind of shield do you need? Are you looking for a heavy shield like last time?”

“No. This time I’m going to make it a little smaller. But before that, Mr. Harper, by any chance, do you handle Jineun?”

As Jineun possesses incredible strength, it requires skill to handle.

Without a special smelting technique, he couldn’t even dare to handle Jinsil.

“Are you talking about Jin? I’m proud of it, so I’m a little embarrassed to say it, but he once worked as the chief blacksmith at a famous blacksmith’s shop in the capital. Jin-eun can handle anything.”

“Ah. That’s great. Then I’d like to ask you to make it. I have something else I want…”

I explained the structure of the shield I had in mind.

Mr. Harper listened to me silently.

“…I want to make it in this form. If I entrust the request today, when will it be completed?”

“Hmm. I’m not joking while I know you. It’s not difficult to make it, but do you have money? I think I remembered that you said you were a warrior of the third rank. I don’t think you made that much money in a few months.”

Mr. Harper looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“Somehow I got some money.”

“Suddenly having such a large amount of money? Ah… I thought it looked pretty. You’re a rich family’s butcher? Right? No, why would a friend with a well-to-do family do dangerous work as a mercenary?”

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“Yeah. Well, just. How long will it take to make anyway?”

“If it’s a big deal like this, I’ll have to put off everything and handle your request first. It’s not a difficult task, so it should be completed in two days at the most. By the way, even if you came to introduce a kit, I can’t make something like that without any guarantee. Last time the kit came along and the amount wasn’t that big, so I didn’t receive a separate down payment. In this case, I think I’ll have to write a production request.”

“Of course it should.”

“Okay. Then, let’s write down the request right away. Ronnie, I’ll be back for a while, so keep an eye on the smithy.”

We went straight to the blacksmith’s guild.

I wrote a production request form under the notarization of the Blacksmith Guild and deposited the request fee.

When Mr. Harper finishes the equipment and brings it back, the Blacksmith Guild will check the item and pay Mr. Harper for the request.

All that was left was a few dozen silver coins.

While the shield was being completed, he had a leisurely time touring the city with his brothers.

In the middle, I accompanied my brothers and had a meal with Alma.

It was a place created with the idea that it would be good for the older brothers if they built up a personal relationship with Alma.

The older brothers had burnt skin and rough hands from their labor.

However, as good as the original version was, it was quite cool to dress neatly.

Alma had a smile on her lips throughout the meal, probably liking her older brothers for their good looks and naive personalities.

3 days passed.

I said goodbye to my brothers and left the house to go to Erita.

Before leaving Ekiever, I went to the Blacksmith Guild and received the shield I ordered.

The circular shield, 50 cm in diameter and 1 cm thick, was covered with an oxide film and was black.

The middle part of the shield was raised convexly like an overturned rice bowl.

Externally, it looked like an ordinary steel shield.

However, inside the shield was a true silver plate 2 millimeters thick.

Due to lack of funds, the diameter of the silver plate was about 30 cm.

Assuming you are fighting an experienced warrior, it will be difficult to fight without a weapon, as in the case of Mannfred.

In the end, I had to devise a strategy assuming that I would fight with a weapon.

What I do better than a skilled warrior is my excellent cognitive ability and motor nerves.

In order to lead the battle to an advantage, a strategy to save mobility was needed.

The reason I chose the round shield is because of the combination with the true silver sword.

The combination of a short silver sword and a small shield will have an excellent effect in close combat.

Erita, who returned after 3 weeks, had a different atmosphere than before.

Talia said that many of those who had gone away during that time never returned.

Rumor has it that there have been sightings of ogres in troll habitats.

Thalia let out a sigh of relief, saying that if we were a little late, we would have been in big trouble.

I went to see Eva, but she was busy preparing for the subjugation, so it was difficult to find time.

I waited at the inn and focused on mana simbeop, thinking that he would contact me.

One day someone knocked on my door.

When I opened the door, there was Thomas with one eye black and blue.

Thomas said that Jerome was looking after me and asked to accompany him again.

He abandoned his previous coercive attitude and was earnestly asking.

I ignored Thomas and closed the door.

It has been one month since I returned to Erita.

I received news from sister Eva that a subjugation party was organized.

The departure date was a week later.

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