Offer a Tribute and Become an Archmage - Chapter 171



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Offering Tribute to the Great Wizard Chapter 171

The sun in the night sky [2]

Episode 171.

Ronobe was busy.

After spending some quality time with the lord, he sneaked into the bedroom and had to comfort his wife, who had been feeling sad.

After secretly eating funegra, he fought a mandatory defensive battle with his renewed energy. Only then was Ronobe able to be released. After being unconscious for a day and a half, he barely managed to rub his cold eyes and wake up.

“Oh my… I’m dying.”

It feels like all the energy has been drained from my body.

It felt like his soul had been ripped out. Ronobe couldn’t stand it anymore and only after drinking the potion did he come to his senses a little.

“Ronobe, are you awake?”

“Yeah. Where have you been?”

“Morning training. Liam was training while sparring with the privates, so I joined in.”

“uh…”

On the contrary, Benny was full of energy.

They say it’s training, but it was probably about beating up the soldiers to establish discipline. There’s a high probability that Liam would have been beaten up too.

From Auloth to Gradas, Liam would always spar with the privates or Benny, and it continued to this day.

“Get up, let’s eat now.”

“huh.”

Ronobé ate the breakfast that Benny had brought. It was a simple soup and a sandwich.

It was a sandwich made by cutting the middle of a round wheat bread and stuffing various vegetables and stews in it. It was big, so I was full after eating just one. Of course, it didn’t taste that good because it was like the king kimchi stew I saw in my dream. It had been quite some time since my nightmare, but I still couldn’t forget the smell of the kimchi stew I smelled back then.

I thought it would become dull as time passed, but instead, I missed it more clearly.

‘I need to make kimchi.’

To make kimchi stew, you need kimchi. However, cabbages of this era are extremely thin and weak. In the first place, Ronobe didn’t even know how to make kimchi.

‘Cabbage and red pepper powder… radish? Salt?’

Kimchi? How do you make that…

I’ve only ever eaten kimchi, but I’ve never made it, so I don’t even know what goes into it. That’s why I still haven’t made kimchi, even though I miss it so much.

Ronobe has a dream. If there is a god who can make kimchi stew, he will be able to offer it as an offering to the wizard.

“ha.”

“What’s wrong? What’s wrong?”

“no.”

Who should I tell about these worries?

Even if I told Benny, she would probably try to do something about it because of her personality. I didn’t want to make her worry unnecessarily. I knew that even if Benny knew, it wouldn’t solve anything.

‘It’s hard to explain.’

The cabbage of this era is neither the plump cabbage with full roe that Ronobe knows nor the green chili pepper.

When Ronobe ate kimchi stew in his previous life, he always put pork and tuna in it, but he wouldn’t be able to recreate that stew with mediocre kimchi and ingredients.

Cabbage, peppers, garlic, ginger, glutinous rice paste, and salted seafood ingredients were needed, but Ronobe had no confidence in gathering the ingredients for kimchi in this era.

Even if you can somehow catch tuna and eat it, other things are quite problematic. And the most important thing.

White rice!

Where did you get the rice?

No matter how much I think about it, there are still things for which there is no answer.

‘Things that were taken for granted in Korea.’

I couldn’t help but sigh because that wasn’t the case here. But I couldn’t give up.

‘I hope that Gayobe will come to the rescue.’

I should talk to Elicia and try to get some ingredients that I can get. I can’t give up rice or kimchi.

I’m sick of bread made by mixing water into wheat and baking it! I’m sick of greasy soups! I’m sick of greasy stews! I’m sick of cheese!!

“Ronobe. Is it not tasty?”

“Oh, no? It’s delicious. Yeah.”

I want to put kimchi in my sandwich and eat it.

I want to slaughter a pig, grill pork belly, and fry kimchi with lard!!

After finishing his sandwich and sighing as if the ground was sinking, Ronobe put on his outerwear.

“I’ll go out and come back.”

“Where?”

“Petri, Sist, and Hopper… I’m going to go out for a bit. I have to leave for the palace right away, so I should just say hello briefly.”

“Ah… yeah.”

There are only three days.

Of course, I planned to fly back as a crow. I had been emptying the hopper for quite some time, and I had to show my face to the disciples I had sent to Petri and the Sist family.

‘Jonah must be running out of thread soon.’

There’s a lot to do.

Ronobe didn’t have time to just sing the kimchi, kimchi song.

‘I guess we should just go around Petri, Cist, and Hopper in that order.’

If you fly there, you can get there in a day. It takes a long time because the road is like a dog because of the forest, but it’s not that far.

“I’ll be back.”

“Okay. Take care on your way.”

Benido doesn’t worry as much about Ronobe as he used to. This is probably because he’s become strong enough to be trusted.

Flapping his wings, Ronobe flew to Petri in an instant and passed the village and headed towards the copper mine.

“Is the recovery almost done?”

As the letter said, the restoration work was almost complete. As expected, with three wizards attached, work that would have taken years was completed in an instant.

Padadak.

Ronobe, who had settled down on the fence near the mine, saw the miners working tirelessly on the restoration work.

There were two children among the large, hairy adults.

It was Lirun and Peter.

Lirun was sowing seeds and clearing rocks with her vines, while Peter went inside the cave and moved rocks with his hoe.

‘oh.’

During the mine restoration, there was some magical achievement, and Peter’s hide had changed quite dramatically.

‘It’s split.’

Peter’s ground hide had wide surfaces like those of an animal. However, it was now split into six sections as if cut with scissors, and was used in a manner very similar to the wax stick used by Ronnobe.

As the restoration work progressed, it seemed to have been modified to make it a little more efficient.

Of course, it seemed that he was also influenced by the magic of his teacher, Ronobe.

‘There is a true disciple under a true teacher. Raising a disciple is fun! But why is Lirun’s hair like that?’

Lirun had reddish-brown braids, but one side of her hair had turned white, as if she had put a braid in it.

‘Is it the price…?’

There’s no way a child would turn out like that for no reason, and I think he might be a master of magic. It didn’t seem like aging, but the pigment in his hair itself seemed to be fading.

‘It looks like albinism.’

The eyebrows are also a little white.

It felt as if he was paying with his body’s pigment. Peter still didn’t seem to know what he was giving in return. After watching them for a while, someone approached him quietly.

“Congratulations on your victory.”

It was Mick.

As expected, he is the disciple of the great wizard.

He recognized Ronobe in his crow form at a glance. He must have sensed the presence of magic, since he didn’t use his sound-eating feet. He also knows that Ronobe can transform into a beast.

“How was the Wizard of the Empire?”

Mick’s expression was quite serious.

He is also a wizard of the kingdom. As he is a disciple of Ashwald, he seems to take the Imperial Wizards quite seriously.

“It was strong. The moment I looked at it, I fell into a nightmare. When I came to, I was tied up and easily captured.”

If it weren’t for the special nature of Ronobe, he might have died just like that. It’s terrifying to imagine what would have happened if he hadn’t coveted the gods and harbored a vengeful god.

“You were someone with mental magic. Nightmare Light… I think I’ve heard of it. I’ve heard that the Empire sometimes sends it to kingdoms that refuse to surrender, to harass their kings and get them to surrender…”

“ah.”

It’s impossible to resist.

Even the most skilled wizards wouldn’t know how to deal with nightmares.

“Is there no way to defend against mental magic?”

“Yes. Are you curious?”

Mick said with a grin.

I thought he would say that perhaps you would know if you became a disciple of Ashwald.

Ronobe changed the subject.

“I have to go to the palace. His Majesty the King has summoned me.”

“You are the one who defeated the Wizard of the Empire. Of course. I will give you a fair reward and give you a position that suits you.”

It is like protecting the country, stabilizing the people, and protecting talent at the same time.

A position befitting of having defeated the wizard of the empire. This was to solidify the fact that the wizard named Ronobe was an asset to the kingdom, and it was also a kind of protection and drain to keep the talented person from the clutches of the empire.

Because strength is national power.

“Because a wizard is more valuable than a knight.”

“Is that so?”

“Unlike wizards, knights can be obtained through training or quests.”

That’s what they say.

Of course, not all of them will have Tula.

“If you go to the palace, what will you do with your disciples?”

I had no thoughts.

Only then did Ronobe think.

‘It would be a good experience if you take it.’

They are still children.

It is said that childhood experiences determine one’s life. Wangseong’s experiences may be a great source of nutrients for the growth of his disciples.

‘It doesn’t matter.’

Anyway, the road to the palace will be taken by carriage prepared by Elicia. Of course, there will be soldiers accompanying as escorts, so it wouldn’t be bad to take some disciples with you.

They were wizards in the first place.

Looking at what you’re doing now, even if monsters or bandits appear, you’ll be able to do one person’s share.

“I guess Sir Mick is thinking of going too.”

“Yes. For a messenger, you haven’t been here long. The Master might be angry. He’ll probably say something when he reads the letter that Lord Hopper gave you.”

It was quite a pity for Mick.

“It’s okay. Thanks to you, I’ve made a good connection, so rather than being a loss, it’s valuable. After all, you’re the one who defeated the wizard of the empire.”

“I was lucky.”

“A hero’s humility is a sight to behold, but it can sometimes be irritating.”

“haha!”

Ronobe laughed out loud while still a crow.

“Then I guess I’ll be going now.”

“Aren’t you going to say hello?”

“Okay. We’ll see each other again anyway.”

The mine restoration will no longer require disciples. The miners will suffice. Petrien also has his second brother, Uribe, so he will take care of it even if we leave him alone. If he has done this much with the high-level manpower of a wizard, it is time for him to take care of it.

‘Now that Petri’s copper mine is back to normal operation, I’ll be a millionaire!’

Petri and Cist.

And all resources generated from the Hopper will be under Ronobe’s control.

As the scale of the business of the Gayobe continues to grow, money is bound to circulate and increase. The remaining pies are naturally piled up in the granary of the Ronobe. Now, an economy has been created where money accumulates even when you do nothing.

‘It was worth graduating from the business school.’

Actually, I don’t remember much about what I learned there, but that’s what it was.

It was good because it felt good.

“Then I’ll see you in three days.”

three days.

With Mick’s magic, it could be possible.

‘The reason Ashwald sent him as a messenger was because of his magic.’

Because he manipulates the wind, Mick is faster than others when it comes to speed. He can easily get from Petri to Castle Gradas in three days.

Without delay, Ronobe flapped his wings and headed towards Sist.

“Water-soaked thread. Baaaaa.”

I used up all the water-soaked thread on the clothesline at Sist’s house and threw it away. When the thread dries, Yona will take it and weave cloth. Then, Kayobe will take it and sell it, and the money will circulate.

“father.”

“Are you here?”

Venom was at home again today.

Now he would order the serfs to do the dirty work and just sit around doing nothing. Judging from his chubby face, he had definitely gained weight. Ronobe had fought so hard in the war, but seeing him just sit around and play made me really angry.

“Ugh. My son barely made it back alive after being on the verge of the afterlife.”

“What is it? Why are you doing that?”

Venom was chewing beans as a snack and had no idea what was going on. There was a lot of noise in Gradas Castle about the improvement ceremony and such, but as expected in a rural area, word spread slowly.

It was a reaction of knowing nothing.

“I am going to see the king.”

“Why you? What did you do wrong again?”

“… no.”

I felt stung for no reason, but I couldn’t say that. I answered vaguely, and Venom didn’t ask any more questions.

“It’ll be something you can just go and come back. Why?”

In the past, he used to worry a lot and give me advice, but now he doesn’t do that. It was mostly because he knew Ronobe’s strength as a magician. It was also because he was the kind of guy who could run away alone if things went wrong.

“I’ll go and then go north.”

However, even Venom couldn’t react calmly to the word ‘North’.

“Why are you going to the North?”

“Ah… I have a connection with Count Enhide, so I made a promise. You don’t know Count Enhide, do you? Who is he…”

I tried to explain, but Venom dismissed me.

“I know.”

“Huh? You know? Oh, right. Enhide is pretty famous.”

Since you worked as a mercenary, you must have heard rumors.

“Anyway, I have to go there and do something.”

What she wants is probably a blood-drinking maple leaf.

It must be a maple that will heal her body. It is a magic that she needs for herself and also for the northerners who frequently fight against orcs.

Venom, who had vaguely heard the story, furrowed his brows with a serious expression.

“Why is that?”

“Ronobe.”

“Yes. Why?”

Venom hesitated uncharacteristically.

“Don’t go north.”

“…”

It didn’t seem like something he said in vain.

It seemed like there was something deeper going on.

A sense of ominousness came over me.

Ronobe asked.

“Father, what happened up north?”

Venom averted his gaze.

Whatever he does, it looks like he does it firmly.

“Oh, what is it! Tell me!”

“Oh, I hate it!”

After struggling with Venom who kept his mouth shut, he overturned him and gave him a Cobra Twist before finally opening his mouth.

“My hometown is the North! Damn it!”

“Yes? Is your father a northerner?”

Ronobe took his hand off the nape of his neck and was startled. Venom was a northerner.

‘But why were you living in Hopper?’

There seemed to be something going on. Venom glanced at Ronobe as if he didn’t want to talk, then let out a deep sigh.

“I ran away from the North.”

“What did I say? I thought you were an illegitimate child of a nobleman or something.”

It was nothing special.

“What, you fought as a mercenary and then ran away? That’s just how it is, Father.”

“Why would I say that!”

Venom was furious. Well, he wasn’t the type to talk about honor that much, so he wasn’t disappointed or anything when he ran away. Isn’t Venom’s original image closer to a bandit than a knight?

No matter what I did, it ended up like this.

“But what does running away from the North have to do with me? My father is my father and I am me.”

Even if he killed someone and ran away, it’s been at least ten years. Unless he killed a noble, it’s not something for Ronobe to worry about, right?

Venom dismissed this.

“Killed a nobleman.”

Ronobe hit his forehead!

“Hey, you too? No, Dad too?!”

There wasn’t much difference between what the father and the son did.