Raon barely held back the laughter that was about to burst out. He looked at Lars with only a hint of curiosity.
‘Isn’t it taking a long time?’
-For an ordinary human being, it’s not just that it takes a long time, it’s impossible. However, if you have pure cold energy, it might be possible.
Lars cleared his throat and continued speaking.
-The name of this ability is Glacia. Please know that it is an honor to be educated directly by this king.
‘yes. yes. Because I understand. Let’s get started.’
-I admit that you have a little talent, but it will take an enormous amount of time, so don’t neglect your efforts. This is a secret recipe created by the King himself… .
‘I’m not learning. I’ll just do reconnaissance with the requiem sword.’
-Now, wait! I understand! Let’s get started right away!
When I turned my head, Lars hurriedly followed.
-First, calm down your mind.
‘okay.’
Raon closed his eyes. He breathed in and out, tediously slowly. As he repeated that simple action, his mind became as white as drawing paper.
-Now it’s connected.
‘connection?’
-Yes. It’s about connecting the coldness you have with the coldness that spreads throughout this land. Open your eyes.
When I opened my eyes, Lars was emitting a blue-cold glow.
-Take a good look at the king’s coldness.
The cold that spread from Ras’s flame sank to the snow-filled floor. It seemed as if the snow and cold were mixed in harmony.
-Did you see it?
‘It seemed like your coldness mixed with your eyes.’
-Well, that’s just a superficial phenomenon. It’s not snow and cold, it’s connecting cold and cold. If you give me your body, I can tell you properly… .
‘I won’t learn.’
-Ah, I understand! Okay, look again. Don’t say that!
Lars swallowed his saliva and took a step back. Unlike on the inside, the person who was disappointing on the outside was Lars.
-Keuhum, the key is to harmonize the coldness of you with the coldness of this land. Then, you will be able to notice things happening far away as if they were touching your skin. In other words, all the snow and ice around here will become your eyes, ears, and skin.
‘Oh, I kind of know what you mean.’
Raon nodded. Unexpectedly, the explanation was not grand and straightforward, so I was able to understand it quickly.
‘but… .’
It must be difficult, right?
The connection between cold and cold is unexpected. Contrary to what I heard and understood, it seemed difficult to do it myself.
-It will take quite a bit of time. However, if you learn it properly, the results will be more than the time spent.
‘hmm… .’
The scouts were moving around busily, trying to teach Dorian. Since the wind mixed with snow was blowing, it seemed unlikely that we would be caught even if we tried now.
‘Let’s do it now.’
-Then I’ll tell you the order.
‘order? ‘I can’t use magic?’
-Not all spells are magic. It’s the same feeling you humans mutter when using Auror exercises.
‘okay.’
-Then let’s begin. God is submerged in an ice lake where frost flowers bloom… .
Raon used the ring of fire to increase his concentration and mental power, and memorized all the spells called by Ras.
-You probably couldn’t memorize it, so sing it again… .
‘I memorized it.’
-Wow, you monster… .
Lars rolled his eyes, mumbling to himself if he was human.
‘Then let me begin.’
Raon closed his eyes and used the bitter cold. The cold that spread from his body sank to the floor and spread across his eyes.
Whoa!
The extreme cold was enough to make my hands harden, but there was no significant change other than the snowballs around me hardening.
‘I don’t know how to connect.’
-Connection does not mean connecting your real eyes with yourself. This too is an image.
‘I’ll try again.’
Raon nodded and took a deep breath. He chanted a spell, slowly sending out cold air.
‘In harmony.’
Let the cold and the cold mix together.
It spun a ring of fire and constantly spewed out cold air.
‘I said image is important.’
I thought about which images would be best mixed together.
‘If the images are mixed and become one… .’
When I thought about harmony and mixing, I remembered the North Sea I saw a little while ago.
An endless sea where all the water in the world gathers.
In that sea, it seemed like the mixture of cold and cold could come together harmoniously.
‘But that sea is not the North Sea.’
The sea you think of is a calm sea with no waves.
Drawing a sea as delicate as a lake, I breathed cold air and chanted a spell.
The bitter cold spreading from my fingertips becomes thinner. It spread thinner than a hair and covered the entire space.
Tooung!
The world slows down.
No, it is you who is slowing down.
My arms and legs felt heavy, as if they were buried in mud.
On the contrary, my senses became so sensitive that it gave me goosebumps.
I hear the sound of small waves.
ocean. Raon was now floating on the sea. No, I became one with the sea.
Wow!
A wave rose in the calm sea.
It’s on the left.
The scouts and Dorian are on the move. Radin asks Dorian what the marks on the floor are. The traces were those of an ice troll that disappeared a long time ago. Dorian took a huge ruler and set of rubbings from his stomach pocket and began measuring the footprints.
This time, a small wave flowed from the right. A Beowolf caught the scent of humans on the wind and hid as if on guard. In its hand was something that looked like an orc.
her… .
I laughed out loud.
This ability could tell not just who was there, but also who was doing what.
“Whoa…” .”
Raon let out a long breath and opened his eyes.
‘it’s okay.’
It was my first time, so the distance was short and I couldn’t keep it up for long, but I got the idea. If you practice a little more, you will definitely realize it.
-Don’t be so sad. Glacia is a sensory characteristic created by King Bon himself. It is natural that it is not easy to learn. If you study hard for a year here, you will be able to master it.
Lars probably thought he didn’t get the hang of it, so he told me that it took a long time.
‘Is a year too long?’
-It was also held briefly because the king was next to him.
‘Well, shall we make a bet then?’
-bet?
‘It depends on whether I can learn Glacia or not within 6 months.’
-Umm, 6 months… .
Lars was unable to answer hastily and hesitated. Since I had lost so far, it seemed like I was worried about what might happen.
‘good. Then 5 months.’
-It’s a call!
The guy accepted the bet as if he had been waiting.
[ proposes a bet.]
Condition: Acquire Glacia within 5 months.
When successful: All abilities +4, level of one of the characteristics increases.
In case of failure: Generates 10 points of emotion.
“I accept.”
-The bet is settled.
Raon forced the corners of his mouth to rise and nodded.
‘Well, whatever the bet, I think Glacia has great abilities.’
-Of course. Because it was made by the King himself!
As soon as Lars heard the compliment, he quickly nodded with a wide open face. I have felt for a long time that he is a guy who really likes to be treated well.
‘Then are there other ways to use cold energy?’
-Of course! Exuding cold air is only the basics of basics. good night. Today, the king will definitely teach you how to use cold energy!
Raon smiled slightly as he looked at Lars burning with a cold flame.
It was truly a fish with a lot to eat.
* * *
“boot!”
When Lars was about to begin training on how to use cold energy, Radin motioned for him to come forward.
“It’s late, so I’ll stay around here today.”
Radin pointed to the remaining tree with a thick finger.
“Of course you can’t start a fire. Animals run away when they see fire, but monsters run at them instead. So how can we endure this cold?”
“I sleep on a thick mat and a down blanket!”
Dorian quickly raised his hand.
“… … .”
Radin and the scouts were momentarily speechless and stared blankly at Dorian.
“Where is that now!”
“I have… .”
“you! “You tell me!”
As Dorian was about to take the mat out of his stomach pocket, Radin quickly pointed to Raon.
“We’ll have to dig into the ground.”
“okay. “That is correct.”
Radin sighed, muttering that it was a polar opposite.
“Then what kind of ground should we dig? Because of this damn cold, the ground here is frozen like a rock.”
“I’ll look for it.”
Raon nodded and lowered his posture. He ran his hand over his eyes and checked the ground.
‘I guess I’ll just have to find that dirt.’
Most of the ground in this cold area is as hard as rock, but there are places with gaps in between.
Such areas are called vacant land, and the bottom is empty and the soil is soft, making it easy to sell the land.
‘found.’
The soil was slightly raised on the left side of the tree, and the color was slightly lighter. The area below here is empty, and the soil is soft, so you will be able to dig oysters without difficulty.
“Here we go.”
“Tsk… .”
As Raon knocked on the empty soil, Radin pouted.
“Why do we have to dig here?”
“If you look at the light color and the slightly raised shape like a hill, it is a typical empty land… .”
“You’re really good.”
“yes?”
“Because he’s handsome. “There are a lot of things you want to eat!”
“uh… .”
“You don’t know anything!”
Radin wrinkled the bridge of his nose and expressed his dissatisfaction with an indescribable, ambiguous look in his eyes.
“If it’s true, shall we sell the land first?”
As his hands were shaking, Dorian approached him, carrying two large shovels and a sack slung over his shoulders.
“Where did you get that shovel and sack?”
“I brought it.”
The guy patted his stomach.
“What the hell are you guys?!”
Radin’s face turned red.
“One guy knows nothing, and the other guy is a jack of all trades! “What are they really doing?”
“Hey, it’s not that bad.”
Dorian grinned, probably thinking it was a compliment.
“Ugh, my stomach hurts… .”
“Captain. The soul will come out later. If you’re going to stay here, get a seat before it’s too late. As you said, it is getting dark.”
Raon picked up a shovel containing Dorian.
“it’s okay! “There’s a place we use every time we scout!”
Radin said they were disgusting and went into the white forest that seemed to be decorated with snow.
“don’t mind. “Because it’s a compliment.”
“I was upset because I had nothing to teach.”
“You really look like a child.”
“Sometimes, just pretend you don’t know. “You’re pitiful.”
The scouts chuckled and moved after Radin.
“He’s an unusual person.”
Dorian put the shovel back in his stomach bag and quenched his appetite.
Raon shook his head.
You are the most special… .
* * *
As we followed the scouts to the outskirts of the forest, we saw a ground covered with a snow-white tent.
When we removed the tent and entered the tunnel, a space large enough for all twelve people to sleep appeared.
Raon and the scouts packed their bags and filled their stomachs with the soft bread Dorian brought.
Thanks to eating bread instead of hard beef jerky, Dorian’s image among scouts soared to the sky.
-It’s a bread that’s not bad for the king’s taste, so it’s natural.
For a while, Lars thought he would only eat things like beggar’s feet, but he muttered that he was glad he did.
“Now I have to decide what to watch… .”
Radin put the remaining piece of bread in his mouth and stood up.
“I will go first.”
Raon raised his hand.
“A guy who doesn’t even have time is going to stand there in the first place! 10 years too early. men and horses!”
Radin waved his index finger as if he was successful.
“Cut off the first and last seconds in that order! Because you are just in the middle. “Please don’t come forward.”
“All right.”
“Don’t laugh so leisurely! “I feel like I’m your subordinate.”
“yes.”
“Okay… .”
I smiled lightly, and he backed away, unable to find anything to say.
“From now on, I will be on alert. The first time… .”
Radin personally set a watchtower. However, contrary to the saying that he wakes up in the order of time, he did not wake up in the first or last time, but in the third time with Raon.
‘He’s not a bad person.’
Looking at his words and actions so far, he seemed like a person who was anxious because he couldn’t tell his juniors. I think he exploded because he knew everything and had nothing to tell.
“That young master.”
While I was thinking that he was an interesting person, Dorian sneaked up next to me.
“That person is really unique. “Don’t be hateful towards us.”
As he said that, he started drinking the steaming tea.
-You are the most unique.
This time Lars answered for me.
* * *
Radin, who had been on watch outside the cave, glanced back. A strange guy whose identity was unknown except for his name, was staring blankly into the dark forest.
‘He’s a special guy.’
Not only did he have knowledge, but he also had the ability to apply it in practice. Since it was my first time seeing him, I couldn’t really tell what kind of guy he was.
“Hmm.”
Radin came out of the cave and approached Raon. He tried to say something, but the guy had his eyes closed.
‘uh? This guy was caught!’
I guess even this monster can’t help but fall asleep while watching. He was about to wake up Ra-on, thinking he had caught Geon-su.
Flash!
Raon opened his eyes. When I saw the red eyes burning like fire, I was speechless for a moment.
“ah… .”
“Captain.”
The guy stood up with a cold voice.
“Uh, uh!”
“A monster is coming here now.”
“Mo, a monster?”
“yes. “I’m sure.”
There was no wavering in Raon’s voice.
“How do you know that?”
“I have a good feeling. “A water-based monster from the North Sea is moving underground.”
“Water attribute monster moving underground… .”
Radin swallowed dryly. It was clearly a water attribute monster, Shark Mole, with the head of a shark and the claws of a mole.
‘But they don’t come here… .’
It is true that they can move underground, but they have never come to this forest, which is close to Mount Stelin.
“hmm… .”
I put my ear to the ground just in case, but I couldn’t hear any sound. It seemed like Raon had mistaken dreams and reality.
‘I knew it.’
I pretended to be relaxed, but there was no way the new recruit wouldn’t be nervous. Looking at her shabby appearance, she finally looked human.
“You mean Shark Mall?”
“yes.”
“This forest is the territory of monsters that come down from Mount Stelin, so Sharkmolls don’t come here. “Wake up from your dream, man.”
Radin smiled and tapped Raon on the shoulder. But the guy’s expression, as hard as the bark of a tree, did not soften.
“It’s real.”
“I’m real too.”
He shook his head and pointed to the ground.
“When Sakmol moves, the ground shakes, but now it doesn’t move at all.”
“You will soon feel it.”
“Ha, it’s the first day, so I don’t want to say anything about falling asleep at night… .”
Radin swallowed his dry saliva and stood up. The frozen ground began to tremble.
“What, what! “It was real?”
The vibrations and sounds of the Shark Mall approaching were evident.
“Didn’t I tell you?”
“W-that’s ridiculous… .”
“First wake the people up. “It will arrive soon.”
“You, you!”
“I will take my time here.”
“Wow. Yes, you… .”
“Go quickly.”
“i get it! “Never overdo it!”
Radin went down to the den.
“wake up! “Sharkmall is coming!”
“yes? “Who?”
“Sha, Shark Mall? “Why does Shark Mall come here?”
“Because I don’t know either. “Get up first!”
Although the scouts had doubts, they immediately got up and prepared for battle.
“Ji, is this a real monster?”
Dorian was the only one fidgeting in panic.
“Get ready quickly and come out!”
Radin came out of the cave holding a crossbow and a sword. As I was trying to determine Raon and Sharkmaul’s location, the ground in front split like a spider’s web and a huge monster jumped out.
“Sha, Shark Mall!”
It was Shark Mole, a North Sea monster with the head of a shark, the claws of a mole, and the body of a human.
“Ugh!”
As I was about to step back and fire my crossbow, I tripped over the cave entrance and fell.
“Kyaaaa!”
Sharkmaul let out a bizarre scream and tried to strike down its hand, which had dozens of claws growing out of it.
‘Damn it! First, give me your arm… uh?’
As he tried to back away, using one of his arms as bait, a red line was drawn on Sharkmaul’s neck.
Pukaaaak!
Sharkmaul’s head was cut off like a fish head.
When I raised my head, shaking my teeth, there were two red moons floating in the pitch black sky.
“ah… .”
It’s not the moon. It was Raon’s red eyes.
“Don’t move from there.”
“What are you… .”
“Because you didn’t believe me… .”
Raon turned his back, holding a sword with hot blood flowing down it.
“Please trust my sword.”
