43 Episode 18. Unexpected Variables (1)

Three cadets were assigned to the Colon site mission with Qin.

Kazin Romero and Mile Haas, Lima Haas. All of them are factions of Mu and Ann, and the Haas brothers were slightly less than Kazin but five-star knights.

"Sir, I'd like to ask for forgiveness for my past mistakes. From this mission, I won't show you anything short."

"It's an honor to be here with you."

On the eve of their departure, the Kazin and the Haas brothers visited Jin.

They appear to have completely changed their attitude from a few days ago. He showed a polite low-key attitude, without hesitation, as he had been sarcastically sarcastic to the camp.

Jean smiled broadly as if contented.

"Yes, let's forget about the past. Please take good care of me."

"Thank you, Master."

"Thank you!"

When the three men returned, Murakhan sat on Jean's lap.

"I chose these shallow things and I was abandoned by my sisters. Sending them to the Colon site means they're crossing a river that all three of them can't come back. Poking me from behind is probably their last kick."

Jean was sure.

Mu and Ann. Those cute sisters would have ordered factions to stab themselves. It was clear that if Jean was killed and heroically killed, the rest of the family would have promised to take good care of them.

In his previous life, he watched Mew and Ann roll people that way.

"Nyang."

Murakan on his lap laughed.

* * *

Colón mobile site gate and had moved via an overland route.

The Colon site was originally a village of several thousand natives, but it has become their land and belonged to the Palon Kingdom since the discovery of the Zipple hundreds of years ago.

Since then, most of the natives have been killed or enslaved. The descendants of the aborigines who had not yet left Colon were apparently respected, but the jipple made them tremble.

But there's nothing the natives can do.

Even though they seem to be respected, they are actually slaves, and the lives and rights of the Colon natives are not so important to most people in the world.

The purpose of Gipple's keeping them alive is to manage Colon's nature to the utmost, and a play to make up for the oppression of the past.

Jean frowned upon the fact.

"It is the logic of the world that the weak are trampled on, but the past jipple went too far.’

Originally, Jipple is not the type to go that far.

They seek rational domination, and seek the natural loyalty of the subjects. This is why Jipple is far ahead of Looncandel in its external image.

Padot is a more fitting act for Looncandel.

Then why did the past Jipple oppress the Colon natives so brutally?

Jean knew the reason.

It's because of the mirror-shaped artifacts that the natives have hidden. Jipple had been vaguely aware of the existence of mirrors since the discovery of the island. He trampled on the natives to find it.’

The existence of the mirror is now a top secret of the Jipple.

Before Jean returned, by the time of twenty-seven, everyone in the world knew the mirror. It was the result of a brave reporter posting an ancient artifact that Gipple found in the newsletter.

The reporter also recorded the excavation site of Artifact in detail. The vengeful aborigines explained to reporters how the Jipple robbed them of their gods.

After that, people named the mirror the fountain of mana.’

Mirror artifacts. The fountain of mana had simple and terrifying efficacy.

It boosts your mana just by looking straight at it. Of course, there were extreme side effects, but even considering them, the utility value was superior.

The limit of mana that can be raised to the fountain of mana is seven stars.

Thanks to this, Jipple made a seven-star wizard look like a stamp. Since the emergence of so-called "Yangsan Magicians," countless magicians have discouraged their will.

Even so, the powerful Jipple strengthened the soloist system and gradually pressured Looncandel.

'I won't let you fall into their hands this time.’

Of course, I don't intend to find it by trampling on the natives like the Zipple. However, the plan was to somehow stop the Jipple from gaining that power in return for hundreds of years of suppression of the natives.

There is no need to hurry. If it's the same as before the return, it still takes more than 10 years for the Jipple to find the mirror, so it's only within that.

"We'll be there soon, Master."

Jean stopped walking. They are now running down the mountain path in lurking clothes.

"This is where the wizards of Jipple stay, and this is where the wizards of the outside world stay. And the artifacts we need to find are here, in warehouse three."

Kazin unfolded the blueprint for the Colon site and pointed his finger at it.

"You're sure the artifact's in warehouse three?”

"I hope so. Otherwise, this mission has no chance of success."

A total of four relics they need to find. Three palm-sized slabs and a bronze bowl.

It is of no value to ordinary people, but to historians it is an object that cannot be exchanged for a gold ball.

The three had to return to their families after raiding a warehouse and seizing artifacts.

A warehouse raid is not difficult. Warehouse No. 3 was not a place to store artifacts, so the boundaries were lax. It is even open to travelers during the day.

However, his return has been a problem.

'It's a warehouse of no importance, but there's all sorts of border magic going on. It's impossible for this party to get out without being caught.’

The wizards of the Jipple are not a pushover. The warehouse is assaulted, was called in five minutes three times and must be to punish invaders.

"Thanks to the rich and curious scholars, the four of us could die early this morning.”

"Under any circumstances, the three of us will give our lives to protect you."

When Kazin spoke with a firm look, the Haas brothers became determined faces.

be poor at acting Jin, who laughed inwardly, took the jerky out of his arms.

"I will give my life to protect... That's a nice story to hear. Let's open the jerky one by one and get some rest. The raid will be carried out in an hour."

"Yes, sir."

The three chewed without hesitation as soon as they received the jerky.

Chewing, gulping, gulping.

Jean spit out what she was chewing as soon as she saw them flip the jerky through her throat.

"Lord? Uh, uh...….”

The three realized at the same time that something was wrong, but it was too late.

The jerky given by Jin was coated with a sleeping pill to put the seven-star chivalry to rest at once. The Kazin and the Haas were already relaxed, barely holding themselves back to the losing side.

"Relax. It's not a poison."

"Yi, this is mousse."

"Oh, no...….”

Thud, thud.

Three people who fall straight down. Jean roughly burrowed and pushed the sleeping cadets in and covered them with leaves.

Probably won't wake up 24 hours in a row. When he wakes up, he's already on duty.

"Oh, no. Why don't you tell me you were determined to kill me? Sleep tight. I can't take the men from behind to the enemy's land, who don't know when they'll stab me."

Rather, Jean would have doubted them less if he had not shown a polite attitude.

But all the way here, the three cadets were constantly trying to win Jin's favor. After letting Jean off guard, he planned to hit her neck at once when the opportunity came.

Jean saw through it all.

It's not that the three who fell asleep don't quite understand. It's natural for a dog to follow his master's orders. Especially if you are in danger of being abandoned due to continuous mistakes.

But his opponent was bad. Jean, who lives a second life in Looncandel, cannot be beaten by the sloppy tricks of her sisters.

'And if they're watching, they can't use magic.'

I know that the warehouse is full of alert magic, but breaking through without magic is suicide.

If four people move at the same time, they are bound to be caught in the guard magic, but if Jean moves alone, the story was different.

Well, let's go for a fresh look.

Jean changed her mask and began to go down the mountain path. The night air flowing through the leaves was cool.

The Colon site is a huge oval shape.

The most important excavation site was located in the center, and warehouse No. 3 where Qin was supposed to rob the relics was located outside the ellipse. The streets are very quiet, as the site is closed after 6 p.m.

I lay down on the bushes where I could see warehouse number three, and I looked for a long time, and sometimes I could see people. There were no wizards who were dispatched to the investigation team, and no one had more than five stars.

And only the pants that Jean had already expected.

The guards guarding the main and rear gates of the warehouse were not wizards. The figure is composed of a single or two starless figure.

It's a matter of course. There is no way to use such high-end people as wizards to protect these back-end warehouses.

They are yawning away their time as if they were bored with guard duty. They exchanged jokes and giggled.

As soon as the nearby wizards were far enough away, Jean ran toward the main gate.

"So last night with the woman I met there...….”

"Where have you gone? Huh? How far!"

"Oh, well, you'll be too envious to hear."

Kuck.

A mercenary who fainted after being hit in the chin by Jin's fist. The mercenary, who had been waiting for the next story with the above face, reflexively stretched out the window.

Jean lightly turned her head to avoid the spear's edge, and used the recoil to elbow his Adam's apple. The mercenary immediately fell on the floor with his eyes loosened.

'Should I have listened to the next story and knocked you out?'

Jean grinned and put the two roughly against the wall. With the windows tucked between the legs, it looks as if they manage to stand guard from afar.

The key to the front door was rummaged through the pockets of the mercenaries. A plain lock without any significant boundary magic. This shows how little Zipple thinks of warehouse number three.

'So the scholars would have asked Looncandel without fear.’

Gaining!

When I opened the iron door, there was no way to hide the friction sound. I was worried about using magic to block or reduce noise, but I stopped because I was afraid that nearby wizards might detect it.

Before entering, I looked around carefully and found a familiar magic pearl on the floor.

This is the magic team of blood and vigilance, right?’

A few years ago, it was the very magic that Jean saw when she found the secret space of the storm. A few drops of human blood naturally disengages the boundaries of the magic team.

If the boundary magic of the warehouse, which does not even care about the jipple, and the magic of the secret space where only the riders of Looncandel are allowed in and out, are the same. How funny would people in the world think?

The Magic Circle of Blood and Boundary activates the distinction between human blood and devil blood and human blood from plague. The magic team can spray anyone's blood if it doesn't matter.

Jean approached the re-established mercenaries. Then with a dagger, he slightly cut the tip of one's finger, and took a few drops with his palm and scattered them over the magic camp.

The use of mercenary blood was due to the result of completing the mission without being detected. Later, when Zipple investigates an accident, he may mistake the mercenaries for their mistakes and cause the magic team to be activated.

'First boundary magic is simple. Now, I'm going to look for the relics...….’

Yay!

Suddenly, the magic team with the blood of the mercenary suddenly shone red and caused a sharp noise. Chin barely suppressed his bewildered heart, and looked at the bloodstains on his palm.

It is a mark from the blood of a fallen mercenary. It means that human blood is clear.

But if the magic team of blood and vigilance were invoked, the owner of this blood was either suffering from a plague or...….

"Grrrrrrrrr."

It meant that he was not human.