Genius Salsu of the World to Be Destroyed - Chapter 44
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Episode 44
The next day, in the lobby of the Wild Shopping Center.
Just as Yeongsu had said, the were displayed there.
A gauntlet placed somewhat discreetly on the table.
A cadet approached it with a determined look on his face.
It was the knight, Jo Ha-seong.
“I’m first.”
“Hey, you’re a knight. Do knights wear gauntlets?”
“The Paladin class isn’t particularly restricted by weapon type. And these gauntlets, which create a petal-shaped defensive barrier, go well with the Paladin’s skills.”
Ha Sung equipped the gauntlets on his hands.
The other cadets watched him with nervous expressions.
Tsk tsk tsk-
A few petals bloomed around Hasung.
Ha Sung slowly moved his arms to try to control the flower petals, but… … .
Shhhhhhh!
Suddenly, the flower petals swirled and swept up the lower part of the sky.
Ha-seong’s body was lifted high into the air.
The surrounding cadets began to cheer when they saw it.
“What the hell, levitating with that?”
“What the heck is levitation? Save me, you bastards… …!”
Unfortunately, this levitation was not what Hasung had intended.
I just got caught up in a failed attempt at petal control.
After crashing to the floor like that, Ha Sung immediately took off his gauntlets.
“This is fucking crazy, it’s totally… … !”
“It looks like that. Come out and see.”
“uh?”
The next one to step forward was my father.
The parent class is Yongkwonsa.
A class that uses power as its main attack weapon.
Among the ten cadets, he was the one who matched best with the gauntlet.
“I should have been the one to do this from the beginning. Give it to me.”
The father proudly wore the red lotus armor on both hands.
And slowly I pulled out my strength.
Red petals began to bloom one by one around the parent and child.
There were many more petals than the one Ha-seong had bloomed a little while ago.
And the movement of the flower petals was more stable than in the summer.
“oh…….”
“Are you sure you’re controlling it?”
Ss …
After a while, the blooming petals began to spread out more and more widely.
As if a flower bud is in full bloom.
Seeing that, the cadets’ expectations also rose.
But his parents’ reaction was the exact opposite.
“Hey, hey, why is it like this?”
“Huh?”
Cock!
One of the widely spread petals flew over and landed in front of the father’s feet.
Starting with that, flower petals began to pour down towards the father.
…a little faster.
Pavababak!
It was like a shower of blades.
The father ran away from the flower petals, screaming incomprehensibly.
About 5 seconds of escape.
Only after all the petals had fallen to the ground could the father and son barely stop.
“Ugh, ugh… … .”
The father sat on the floor with a half-souled look on his face.
But after a while, when he came to his senses, he started to blurt out crazy things naturally.
“… I think I’ll just have to try it one more time.”
“Stop talking nonsense and go to the infirmary. Your back is bleeding.”
After the father went to the infirmary, the next person to step forward was the Taoist priest, Kim Myeong-cheol.
“I get it at a glance. You have to use your head for things like this.”
“Oh, as expected, KPA’s best brain.”
Unfortunately, Myung-cheol’s superior intelligence was of little help in this matter.
Because exactly 3 seconds after I put on the Hongryeon armor, a flower petal suddenly bloomed and I was hit in the cheek and fell down.
“… This time, I’ll do it.”
The next challenger was the puppeteer, Heo Young-ah.
Thus began the cadets’ challenge and re-challenge to obtain the Hongryeon Armor.
Because, looking at the cadets who had already put on the gauntlets, for some reason, I felt like I could do it too.
Of course, it was just a feeling.
On the first day, not a single cadet was able to properly control Hongryeon’s fist.
Still, the cadets did not give up.
Because it was a 5-star item.
An item that explosively increases the player’s combat power just by allowing control.
It is an ultra-rare item that is traded at an outrageous price.
To be honest, it was something that players couldn’t help but look at.
Break!
Quagwagwa!
Pubberbang!!
The period suggested by Youngsoo is 3 days.
During those three days, the cadets rushed like mad to get the Hongryeon armor.
However, even after three days, not a single cadet succeeded in controlling it.
Oh, of course, there was one cadet who never touched Hongryeon’s armor.
The magician, Woo Jun-young.
“Hey Woo Jun-young, but why don’t you try?”
“I don’t think I can do it.”
Those words left the other cadets dumbfounded.
“On what basis?”
“What’s the basis for this? Just look at it and you’ll know.”
“No, wait a minute, Junyoung. Aren’t you the strongest among us in terms of pure fighting power?”
“As of now?”
“If you can’t control this weapon, then can we? Is it impossible?”
Junyoung thought for a moment and then gave an answer.
“But I think it’s bad to break the will of those who challenge themselves.”
“No! If only you had spoken properly, I wouldn’t have suffered like this!!”
Anyway, three days passed while things like this happened.
Youngsoo had expected things to turn out like this.
Gapseok had expected it too.
This is because the level at which the Hongryeon armor can be worn was much higher than that of the cadets.
So Gap-seok was curious.
Are you giving the students a task that they obviously won’t be able to complete?
Yeongsu answered this question.
“Even if you fail to control, the effort to control remains.”
“… Are you sure you’re not giving that kind of assignment just to train the kids?”
“Yeah. If you struggle to control a weapon that is much higher level than your own, you will naturally become trained to control the mana in your body.”
“ah…….”
“And look, it’s effective. Seeing him willingly rushing to die like that. Well, it doesn’t seem like it was just one person. But he’s also a kid who doesn’t necessarily need that kind of training… … .”
“ah…….”
Well, this guy always had a knack for treating his students cruelly.
“It seems like whenever you have free time, you just train, Youngsoo.”
“You have to get stronger. Much stronger than you are now.”
“For what?”
“The next war.”
“That… you said you were going to wipe out the remnants of the Hongryeon faction?”
“No, that’s just a follow-up.”
“Then what kind of war is it?”
“War with the Elves.”
“ah.”
Elf.
A race that was mentioned by Youngsu from time to time.
However, their exact identities are still unknown.
“If we lose the war with the elves, humanity will perish.”
“yes?!”
“I told you a long time ago. The collapse of civilization will be followed by the destruction of humanity.”
“…Are you saying that the elves will destroy humanity?”
“To be exact, some forces there will destroy humanity. The problem is that some of them are mainstream.”
“Is it true that if we just stop that, we can prevent the destruction of humanity?”
Instead of answering, Youngsoo only showed a bitter smile.
Gapseok realized what it meant.
“… This isn’t the end.”
“huh.”
“How long must we fight like this?”
“For now, let’s be thankful that we can fight.”
“That’s right. Rather than being swept away without being able to use it… it’s better to have a way out, even if it’s rough.”
For a moment, a bitter silence passed between them.
Then suddenly Gap-seok became curious about something.
Actually, I’ve been wondering about this for the past three days.
“But Youngsoo, why did you limit it to 3 days? If it’s for training purposes, why don’t you just keep it longer?”
“It takes exactly three days for all 100 petals to regenerate.”
“…yes?”
“That Hongmujong guy, you lost all 100 flower petals while fighting me, right? It takes 3 days for them to all regenerate.”
“… So you’re saying that since you were going to leave it alone for three days anyway, you were just going to use it for training?”
“That’s it.”
“Ugh.”
It feels like a strange joke, but the result wasn’t that bad, so I can’t say anything about it.
From Gapseok’s perspective, that was the situation.
“Then what will happen to those gauntlets when all the petals have regenerated? Will Youngsoo be the one to use them?”
“No. There is someone else who can use that.”
“Huh? Who are you?”
Gap-seok kept thinking about the faces of the people in the wild.
But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of anyone else who could handle that item other than Youngsoo.
“No, who on earth are you… … .”
“There is one person who looks best in petals.”
“Uh… who is that?”
Youngsoo walked silently through the crowd of scattered students.
And he picked up the Hongryeon gauntlet and said.
“Follow me. I’ll show you.”
* * *
In the heart of the wild commercial district.
There stood a huge tree.
This is the sacred tree of Candleley.
Youngsoo and Gapseok arrived in front of the sacred tree.
Gapseok asked.
“Are you… going to give the gardeners gauntlets?”
“Huh? No.”
“Then to whom… … .”
“It’s in front.”
“Who is it?”
“Sacred tree.”
Gapseok’s eyes shook.
“Wait a minute, are you saying you’re giving the Red Lotus Armor to the Canderley Divine Tree?”
“huh.”
“No, that, that… is that okay?”
“The Canderley Divine Tree has a personality. No, maybe a divinity is more appropriate. Of course, it can also wear and use items.”
“uh…….”
“Do you know what the place where the Candleley tree grew is called?”
“Yes. It’s called the Garden of the Count of Candelas.”
“Why is the word ‘Count’ suddenly included there?”
“ah?”
“A title like Count is only given to humans. However, the Candleley Tree was also given the title of ‘Count.’ This means that the Candleley Tree has a personality of such a high level that it naturally deserves such a title.”
“… … !”
Yeongsu knelt before the sacred tree and spoke to it in a voice.
‘How have you been, my lord?’
‘I’m doing well thanks to the gardeners, but you seem to have been hurt quite badly.’
‘But thanks to this friend next to me, I was cured well.’
‘Still, from now on, make sure to wear armor thoroughly. No matter how strong you are, if you get stabbed once, it’s a fatal wound. Aren’t you treating your life too poorly?’
‘…I will keep that in mind.’
The problem of lack of armor.
This was a problem that I was feeling because of Go Jong-yeop’s surprise attack.
Yeongsu had been fighting without wearing any armor to maintain his speed.
But no matter how much you concentrate, there is always a chance of being taken by surprise like this.
It was necessary to think about a way to increase defense without affecting speed.
‘Anyway, what’s going on?’
‘I came to give you this.’
Yeongsu took out Hongryeon’s armor and held it out.
The tree spoke in an interesting voice.
‘It’s quite a valuable item. You want to give it to me?’
‘yes.’
‘Why?’
‘Everything should go to the person who suits it best.’
Slurp-
A single root of the sacred tree broke through the ground.
The roots began to wrap around each other as if they were receiving the red lotus’s armor.
‘Then I will accept it gratefully.’
‘I hope you find it useful.’
‘But I don’t think it’s my nature to just receive. So take it and go.’
A branch of the sacred tree came down toward the spirit.
At the end of it hung a single fruit.
This is a fruit that is concentrated with the liquid ‘Candlerei’s Tears’ that can strengthen equipment just by applying it.
‘I can’t produce much sap yet, but I can give you this much.’
‘thank you!’
The new tree received the gauntlet, and the spirit tree received the fruit.
Gap-seok was speechless for a while at this strange sight.
“Hey, Gapseok.”
“yes?”
“Look carefully. What happens now?”
Ss …
At that time, red leaves began to sprout from each branch of the sacred tree.
The red petals of absolute defense that could block anything began to bloom profusely like cherry blossoms.
Gapseok’s mouth fell open.
Youngsoo said.
“With this, the wild’s defense will increase exponentially.”
The defensive barrier that had been activated by the sacred tree had no physical defense power.
It only had the function of detecting intruders and sounding an alarm.
However, once the divine tree began to use the red petals to defend the store, it was possible to block all attacks.
An autonomous defense system with tremendous defensive power was activated.
“… You’re the one who suits the flower petals the best, right?”
“right?”
The two watched the scenery of red petals blooming profusely for a long time.