Offer a Tribute and Become an Archmage - Chapter 163



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Offering Tribute to the Great Wizard Chapter 163

County of Aolor [2]

Episode 163.

I never thought that just smelling some herbs would lead me to see the path in my dreams.

‘Did the scent of the herbs level you up?’

What the heck is that?

Was it something like an elixir?

But it’s time to put the doubts aside for a moment.

Now was the time to focus on making choices.

“I was wondering why you weren’t coming out. I almost got upset that you were never coming out again!”

Ronobe laughed heartily.

A familiar road.

There is nothing more welcome than that.

The way to meet a friend, the way to meet a lover, and the most welcome of all, the way back to your hometown. Isn’t it the alley where you played as a child, or the way to the playground?

For Ronobe, the path in his dreams was like this.

The path that led me to where I am today.

This road was the same. If it were before, I would have grumbled that it was the only choice I had, but not anymore. I guess that means that Ronobe has matured to that extent.

“Monkey, goat, wild dog. What the hell.”

It doesn’t seem like he’s matured at all.

“Last time, I chose a wild boar to raise my specs! Why is this the only one available! Instead of a wild dog, I want a wolf!!”

This kid was still the same.

“Wait a minute. If I choose a monkey, I can turn into a gorilla later on? That’s kind of annoying.”

But choosing a monkey seemed so useless.

Ronobe thought about it for a moment.

Then he took a step back.

As he took a step back, the milky-gray boar he had chosen suddenly appeared next to him.

“If you change path in front, a path of a completely different genre appears.”

But what would happen if I turned around after taking a step back? I turned my head, recalling something I had always wondered.

“oh…!”

I couldn’t believe it, but it was true.

The length appeared.

A completely new path.

However, it is a somewhat familiar road.

“One wild boar, two wild boars, three wild boars… That’s awesome.”

Several wild boars appeared.

Perhaps this path is an option that reinforces the path you have chosen.

A wild boar with two large, long tusks like a rhinoceros horn. And its thick legs are like those of an elephant.

Finally, there was the stone boar, which was large but had no tusks and its head and back were covered in stones.

“Selection and concentration…”

The tusk boar seemed to have strong attack power, the elephant leg one seemed to have strong stamina, and the last stone boar seemed to have strong defense power.

Ronobe was also taken aback because he didn’t know there was such a road.

If you see your own boar connected to various boars, it seems that choosing one will strengthen the transformation magic.

I thought about it for a while, but I decided to refrain from making a hasty choice.

It was also because I didn’t know when the road would open again, and there was still a lot to see.

“I’ll come back after looking around a bit more~”

Ronobe took another step forward and turned his head.

Then the path of the totem appeared.

“It’s the same here.”

The totem I was about to choose last time was still there. A totem that spreads warmth.

It was the totem of Mandong.

Manchun, Manha, Manchu, Mandong.

I’m really curious what happens if you collect all the totems of the four seasons.

If you just collect three of them, they become various drugs, so I wondered what would happen if four of them were combined.

“I wonder if it will be a hot spring.”

Manchun is the healing of spring that recovers from fatigue and wounds of the body.

It creates cool water that reminds us of the freshness of summer.

As late autumn means, Manchun is the season of harvest, pest control, and crop growth.

And Mandong is the warmth that overcomes the cold.

If these were to come together, only Ronobe would come to mind.

“There are only hot springs…”

I think so, except for Manchun.

“No. Since late spring is the harvest season… If you go to the totem hot spring and come out, maybe you’ll get pregnant easily?”

Something is starting to look more and more plausible.

“Come to think of it, Benny too is slowly…”

It’s kind of surprising that I didn’t get pregnant.

It was a matter that was starting to become a concern.

Strangely, there is no news from either Benny or Elicia.

‘There’s nothing wrong with me, is there?’

For that to be the case, isn’t Venom giving birth too easily? Does the child of the offering need some other conditions when giving birth?

I don’t know. As always, Ronobe was a world of ignorance.

But I just had to figure it out slowly.

Because time was still on his side.

“Let’s start with a totem.”

Wild boar or transformation enhancement is also good.

But I think it would be better to master the totem first and then move on to other things. It’s different when you have to deal with Cloud.

It was better to fully master what he had than to use the magic numbers he had at the moment. Besides, there was also a promise that Ronobe had to go to the North within a year.

‘It must be cold in the north.’

Anna’s cool cloth clothes keep out the heat, but not the cold. They keep out some of the chill, but they don’t make you feel warm.

Considering the time we were heading north, it was only natural that we would choose a totem.

Ronobe is a different path.

I also took a look at the bug’s path.

It was the same as before.

Ants, bees, and other insects that live in colonies appeared and greeted Ronobe.

‘I have to take this road someday.’

I think that the current Ronobe isn’t so bad if you control and raise them instead of turning them into bugs.

Because he has a magic powder that can grind rocks into powder and grow them.

Since both Aekku and Liam have proven to be effective, it’s likely that they’ll work even on bugs.

In fact, they might do better.

‘The bug kingdom isn’t so bad either.’

If you raise ants to the size of a house and control them, isn’t that unpaid slavery?

If you mine ore, cut down trees, and use giant ants as workers, you can make your territory even bigger and more magnificent.

Maybe it could be used to build a castle.

“But let’s go to the totem for now.”

There were also ivy and thorn vines next to the totem, but I didn’t pay any attention to them.

For now, it was a totem.

“ah.”

Ronobe recalled the violence he had momentarily forgotten.

The thick stick caught fire in an instant and turned into a fire club that was used to beat Ronobe.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

“Why! Always! Me! This is so evil! Hard! I have to learn! You piece of shit!”

The fire baton burned and sizzled the area it struck. It caused not only physical shock but also burns, so it would be a death blow even if you had a bear skin. After a while of magical violence, Ronobe opened his eyes, sweat pouring down his face.

“omg!”

“Are you awake?”

Benny asked in a worried voice.

“Oh, yeah.”

My body shook nonstop from the pain of violence and the rage that made my teeth chatter.

But it soon died down, and Ronobe quickly memorized the knowledge and effects of the totem in his head again.

*

fault.

A red knight in full body armor.

Jill Roavern finally sighed in relief after reaching the barracks of the friendly forces, then clicked his tongue.

“This is… a big problem~”

It wasn’t a big deal at all, but it was actually a big deal.

“Sir Roavern. Why are you alone?”

Jill scratched her head in embarrassment and then told meekly what had happened to her.

“As expected, reinforcements have arrived from Gradas. However… there is an unexpected force.”

A wizard and a knight with an archery bow. Of course, they were the ones with the most unexpected power.

“Does that make sense? A wizard making a surprise attack?”

“I don’t know how you did it, but thanks to you, Malkin is dead.”

“…I see.”

The man, who appeared to be the commander, placed his hand on his heart and prayed.

“We launched a surprise attack with thirty soldiers as planned, and it was successful. We dragged out the enemy commander and isolated him…”

But everything went awry because of the enemy wizards and knights.

They probably couldn’t even burn the supplies.

I suffered a huge loss.

“What was the enemy’s level?”

“You can’t judge so hastily. The wizard’s level is at least red.”

“What about the knight?”

“The enemy commander was blue, but the knights under him looked more than blue.”

“Did you see it?”

“You can’t be sure because I only blocked one of his arrows.”

“With just an arrow…”

“Thanks to you, I lost my sword. I was hit by an arrow.”

Jill’s right hand still felt numb.

There was a reason why I didn’t use my strength properly because I thought it was just an arrow, but even so, the power of the bow was amazing.

The skill of archery aimed precisely at oneself in that dark night and the bow with strangely strong tension are not matters to be passed over lightly.

“hmm…”

To a knight, a sword is more than just a tool. To a knight, a sword is something he treats like his lady, but how can he lose it with his arrow skills?

Certainly more than blue. It didn’t seem bad to think of it as a red knight.

“But if Blue is the commander, there’s a high chance that he’s a youngling who just became a knight.”

“That’s right.”

Commander of the Quest. Gorderun stroked his beard and thought hard.

“I can give you a decent sword. If we fight again, do you think you can win?”

Gilles Roaverne shook his head.

“I don’t even know the exact magic of the two knights and one wizard. And they have another wizard. I can’t judge their power without knowing what kind of magic they use.”

“hmm…”

In comparison, they lost one wizard and about thirty soldiers. Of course, there are twice as many soldiers in this barracks, but dealing with them is not something that can be done with a large number of soldiers.

That was when.

“Then let’s fall into a trap.”

A man’s voice, appearing from nowhere, caught them off guard.

Jill and Gordelun flinched in surprise, their hands reaching for the hilts of their swords and then stopping.

“Light Lord… When did you come here? This place.”

“I just got here. I was told a funny story, so I apologize for being rude.”

Even though the man was bowing his head as if he was apologizing, Jill and Gordelun unconsciously swallowed dry saliva in nervousness.

A person who looks like they are good-looking.

A man with black hair tied back.

The man who kept a smiling face was a young man who looked kind both on the outside and with his expression.

“The story about trapping someone…”

“That’s exactly right. If you don’t have a good grasp of the enemy’s strength, you can just create traps to reduce their numbers and weaken them.”

They opened their ears to Light’s words, which sounded like a simple story.

“Perhaps among them is a wizard called the Hero of Gradas.”

“But he didn’t die?”

Gordelun said Gaisha, but Light did not say her.

He was talking about the boy.

“The boy wizard. What was his name? Ronove Hopper, I think. I’m talking about him.”

“Then I know. He’s not just a… boy.”

Just a lucky young wizard.

That was the Ronobe that the world evaluated.

Of course, Light didn’t seem to think so.

“I don’t think so. Don’t you?”

“… That’s right.”

When Light asked again, Gorderun snorted for a moment.

He nodded obediently.

Jill felt a sense of unease at the sight, but she did not open her mouth.

“Trap him and drain his power as much as possible. Then… I’ll take care of the rest.”

Jill finally took a deep breath as she watched Light disappear into the darkness once again.

‘Really… this is someone I don’t want to get involved with.’

For some reason, he was a rough person.

“Commander Gorderun. Who on earth is he? Who on earth is he…”

Are you trying to influence the situation like this?

Jill was asking this.

But Gordelun just shook his head and said only one thing.

“Nobody knows who he is. They just…cooperate with him because they don’t want to have nightmares.”

“A nightmare…”

Jill could only laugh in vain at the incomprehensible sound.

*

A little later.

The horse that Benny and Ronobé were riding stopped.

“I will rest here today.”

“yes.”

The first thing Ronobe did after getting off his horse was to take care of his soldiers.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, it’s okay.”

Everyone’s eyes are still puffy and haven’t gone down properly yet.

The lips were cracked and the eyelids were swollen, so it was hard to tell if it was a baby goldfish or a human.

Of course, Liam was excluded.

I also applied a lot of potions, and its healing power seemed to be different from others.

“As expected, it’s my baby.”

“I am my father’s son.”

“What are you talking about, you idiot?”

“What?”

Ronobé patted Liam on the shoulder and passed by.

“But have you grown up?”

“I think it’s a little swollen.”

“Does swelling make you grow taller…”

Somehow, it felt completely different from before.

He had grown a little bigger and even when teased, his reactions were slightly indifferent and a beat slower.

“Heart, is it still slow?”

“Yes. If you concentrate more and more, it will slow down.”

“What if I don’t concentrate?”

“It’s moderately slow.”

“What kind of car is it?”

“ah…”

It seems difficult to explain.

Ronobe shook his head as he saw her scratching her head.

“You have plenty of time, so take a good look. Depending on whether or not you recognize your own changes, the limit to which a person can become stronger can increase or decrease.”

“Why are you saying such wise words…”

“what.”

Ignoring Liam, Ronobé entered the nearby forest and settled down in a suitable clearing.

“Soft ground.”

Phew.

If you use soft soil on the bottom, a fairly large area will sink as if the air has escaped.

Ronobe used it a few more times to make the ground soft and then dug it out with the ‘push-out earth’, creating a large hole.

There he created and threw the totem of Manha, the totem of Manchun, and the totem of Mandong.

Water is full, spring is recovery.

And Mandong is warm.

“It’ll take a long time to get the water.”

Even though Manha creates water, it takes a long time.

Ronobe thought for a moment, then used Anna’s magic to create an ice block the size of a wild boar and melt it repeatedly.

After repeating this three or four times, the hole began to fill with water. Normally, if you pour water into a hole, the water would seep into the soil and end up like pouring water into a bottomless pit, but this is unlikely to happen in a hole made of soft soil.

The magic of the soft earth is dispersed.

This is because the applied part is distributed, but the force distributed to other parts is concentrated and maintains rigidity.

Thanks to this, there is little water loss, and even if some of the water drains out, Manha is still producing water, so this is just right.

Let’s wait a moment.

Bubble bubble.

Bubbles were bubbling out from the totem stuck in the floor.

“Oh, it’s gotten lukewarm.”

The water quickly became lukewarm, as if the warmth of the water was not as bad as I thought.

It is on the cold side because it is made by melting ice, but judging by how quickly it warms up, it is not that hot. If you wait a little longer, the water in the pit will heat up and become hot bath water.

“Ah, this is it.”

After riding a horse in the wilderness for several days, I was feeling tired and worn out.

At this time, if you melt your body in hot water, isn’t this heaven! Moreover, your body will recover due to the totem effect, so it’s unbearable. Ronobe quickly took off his Holadan and dived into the bath.

Crunch!

“Wow, wow, wow. It’s so refreshing!”

It was hotter than I expected, so it felt good.

“I’m so tired…”

Ronobe looked up at the night sky with a tired face and saw countless twinkling stars.

“I want to fall asleep like this, eat some pork kimchi stew with white rice, and then go to sleep patting my stomach…”

Now let me tell you about a dream that will never come true.

Ronobe rubbed his drooping eyelids.

It wasn’t time to sleep yet.

“Liam!”

“No, what are you doing here?”

I looked at Ronobe with utter pity.

Everyone was talking about setting up barracks, getting places to sleep and firewood, what to eat, future operations meetings, and keeping watch, but I was the only one taking a bath, so I felt a bit awkward.

“You made a bathhouse? Call Benny. You stay here and watch with the soldiers. We’ll do it and you can do it too.”

“I’ll bring it right now!”

That too for a moment.

Liam became loyal again and brought Benny with him when he said he would let him use it too.

“what’s this?”

“Bathhouse. Come in, Benny.”

Benny felt the temperature of the bath water with his hand, then put down his sword and took off his armor.

The full body armor was not easily removable unless the knight grabbed it and ripped it off, but it was not the light armor that Benny wore.

Thud, thud. Still, with the heavy sound of iron, the armor fell, and Benny quickly entered the bathroom wearing only a thin cloth.

“Liam, watch out. If you even try to peek at Benny, I’ll cut off his pepper.”

“I’m not looking. You’re turning your back.”

“This is a very correct escort article.”

“Am I a knight now?”

Liam answered, somewhat excited.

There are two types of knights of the kingdom.

A formal knight recognized by the kingdom.

They wear badges on their chests that are divided into different colors.

It means a knight recognized by the kingdom.

And the rest are the fief knights who have sworn allegiance to the nobles. The fief knights are called common knights, but they are still knights.

“You have defeated more than ten soldiers by yourself. That is enough to make you a knight. This is something that even Benny agrees with.”

It wasn’t something I should have said while taking a bath, but I had to admit it.

“Liam, from now on, you are my knight.”

A night filled with stars.

Liam turned his back on Ronnobe and looked up at the countless stars in the night sky.

Someone did.

It is said that each and every one of the countless stars has its own story.

That was the case for us too.

“Huh?”

“…no.”

Like the stars, Liam has a story too.

But in order for a story not to remain just a story, it must shine on its own.

Like the stars shining in the night sky.

“Hey, are you crying?”

“Ronobe, be quiet.”

“Ahem.”

Liam was now a shining star in his own right.

Ronobe snickered.

It was a warm smile, not a mocking one.