Offer a Tribute and Become an Archmage - Chapter 172



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Offering Tribute to the Archmage Chapter 172

The sun in the night sky [3]

Episode 172.

“That night was as pale as today.”

“Where is the pale night? Don’t show off and speak quickly. I’m busy!”

“… That son of a bitch.”

Twenty years ago from now.

Venom was a warrior born in the North and inherited strong Northern blood.

Although he was not very skilled, Venom was a warrior who was moderately ignorant and moderately strong, as expected from a northerner.

It was the same that day.

In the village of Venom, a northerner who lives with his mother and does all sorts of odd jobs, it is snowing as usual. The rule is not to go outside on snowy days.

Because in the blink of an eye, snow would pile up and you would get lost or isolated. Of course, Venom didn’t care about that and went back home after drinking.

Then he saw.

“Mother. Your grandmother died. By the northern nobles.”

“!!”

When the young Venom returned home, he was drunk and his mother had been murdered. There was nothing to see.

He fought the nobles with an axe.

The nobles of the North are mostly strong and enjoy fighting due to frequent wars with orcs.

“We fought for three days and nights and barely won.”

“What happened to three days and nights… I barely managed to escape with my life.”

Because he was drunk, the battle that day was a mess. It is said that he fought while sobbing, destroying all the household goods and even chopping down his dead mother with an axe. Ronobe listened, thinking it was a Venom-like battle.

“And in the end, after killing him…”

“Who was it? No way?”

Venom nodded.

“He was a noble of Enhide.”

Thump! Ronobe, who had been hit in the forehead, jumped up and shouted.

“Killing a noble! You want to go to prison for murdering a noble!? Turn yourself in! Turn yourself in and find liberation!”

It was bright, but that wasn’t the point. Venom was crying.

“You killed him too. What did you do?”

“Well… it was worth killing.”

Ronobé, who had calmed down, quickly sat down and drank some wine. The wine was made from Sist grapes, so it was moderately sweet and bitter.

“You insulted Benny. What do you mean, a man? You can tolerate everything else, but you can’t tolerate insults to your own children and wife, right?”

“You killed him because he swore at you? This guy is completely crazy… I’m only like that because my mother died, but what about you?”

In retrospect, that was true.

Venom took revenge, but Ronobe didn’t really do anything like that.

Of course, Ronobe felt wronged.

“No, don’t you sympathize with this? He’s family! He’s your father!”

“You murderer. I don’t know what a murderer’s heart is like! Don’t act like you’re my friend!”

“… This is too much, really.”

Hehe. Venom, who had drunk the wine, laughed loudly and held his stomach. Then Ronobe also snickered.

“So what’s next?”

“What’s next? Anyway, he ran away after killing the nobleman. Since he had no money, he worked as a mercenary to make a living, and then settled down in Hopper. At that time, the mercenary group was all dead.”

“Why did you kill grandma?”

“I don’t know. Should I have asked and then killed him?”

Ronobe whetted his appetite.

The situation was a bit ambiguous.

‘But I don’t think it’s something to worry about.’

Belica von Enheide.

Wasn’t it because of the orc incident that the current Count of Change awakened?

Since most of the Enhides were said to have died at that time, I wonder if anyone still cares about the nobles that Venom killed. Besides, it’s an old story, and Venom wasn’t exactly of noble blood in the first place; he was just a commoner.

‘I think you’ve already forgotten everything.’

Of course, if there is one thing that catches the eye.

‘Why did you kill him?’

A grandmother I’ve never seen before.

Why would a nobleman kill a commoner woman in the middle of a snowy night? There must have been another reason that Venom and Ronobe didn’t know about.

“But your grandfather wasn’t there?”

“My father died when I was young. He died fighting a heroic battle against the orcs. Unlike me, he was a great man.”

“Have you seen it?”

“No. There isn’t.”

A father I’ve never seen.

The noble who came secretly, the murdered mother.

I had a feeling something.

“Father, is that Enhyde’s illegitimate child?”

“Me? That’s ridiculous.”

“Why? Otherwise, the nobles wouldn’t come suddenly.”

“Hmm. Is that so? I do look like a nobleman. I’m quite luxurious.”

“No, that’s not it.”

“what?”

“No, what conscience do you have when you look like a bandit? I wouldn’t know.”

Venom said, his face slightly red, as if he was drunk on wine.

“Come to think of it. That nobleman was blond. And his eyes were blue, just like yours.”

“…?”

Come to think of it, Venom’s hair is black.

A man with long black hair tied back.

However, Ronobe has blond hair and blue eyes.

While Uribe and Yona have black or brown hair, Ronobe has unusually long blond hair and blue eyes.

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“My mother was just like me. I thought you took after your father. Isn’t it natural for a strange child to emerge when you have children?”

“Really? No way! That’s why you hit me more!? Right!? That’s why I got hit more than the others?!”

“No, you just did what was right.”

“…”

Ronobe put down his glass of wine.

“I want to go.”

“Go to sleep.”

“I don’t like it. Dad will get drunk again and bother the new mothers.”

I still remember how he would act like an unbridled colt whenever he drank. He would sleep with his children in the cramped house, so what could Venom, who had a high sexual desire, do?

Did they have sex without telling the kids?

no.

The Middle Ages should not be underestimated.

Sexual stereotypes are not like that in modern times, but not here.

Medieval adults, who don’t care about children, resolve their sexual desires without caring whether they are seen or not. They think that they naturally receive sexual education by watching their parents. In a way, it’s not wrong, but Ronobe couldn’t watch the sexual education that was too primitive.

“No. I heard you’re going far away, so it’s been a while since you two got to sleep comfortably together.”

“What kind of friend is this that gives me goosebumps? You just kept hitting me all day.”

“You are now a human being because I beat you well. Think about what would have happened if I hadn’t beaten you. You grew up being beaten and became more careful, so I saved your life several times.”

“What the hell is this? This is ridiculous.”

“What do you mean, Cheomarai?”

“Okay. Where should I sleep?”

Venom’s new home was big.

There were several guest rooms, and Venom slept with Ronobe in one of them. I wondered why it was like this today.

“Why are you like this today?”

“But aren’t you the best? The North is the land of death. If you leave now, I might not be able to see you again, so I’m sending you off as your last father.”

“You have a knack for making bad things sound plausible… Did you learn that in the North?”

“You also have northern blood in your veins, Ronobe.”

“shit.”

They were both drunk and giggling at the smallest things.

“Ronobe.”

“why.”

“Don’t die.”

“I can’t die faster than my father because I feel so wronged.”

“You loser.”

After that, Ronobe and Venom continued to talk nonsense to each other and then fell asleep snoring without anyone saying anything.

*

The next day.

Ronobé had breakfast with Venom and left for Hopper.

“Are you here?”

It was a gergoyle.

Gergoyle, who was secretly stroking the maid’s thigh while eating, looked just like the landlady of Hopper. I looked at her in disbelief, and I also felt a little stung and coughed.

Hopper had seen a lot of change in the few months that Ronnobe had been away.

“The mountain has disappeared. Is this the state of mind of the regimental commander who occasionally visits the unit?”

I was proud.

One of the mountains surrounding Hopper to the south has disappeared. And the population of Hopper, which used to be only thirty, has doubled. It is said that Gayobe occasionally brought young people here.

They mostly farmed.

The land near Hopper was all Ronobe’s, so he declared himself a serf and started farming. This was partly because there was a lot of idle land, and partly because there was nothing to do in Hopper.

‘We need to create jobs.’

There’s a lot to do.

You can turn them into hunters or guards.

Then, security will improve, you will be able to enter dungeons and train, and the byproducts of monsters will gradually accumulate.

“While I’m here, I might as well make some funegra.”

There’s a lot to do.

I decided to make four totems and also create a hot spring.

‘If there’s a totem hot spring, a lot of people will come, right? And they’ll pay a lot of money.’

Free for villagers.

You can just take money from outsiders.

Magic is so convenient.

Magic is the best!

“Was there nothing else going on?”

“There wasn’t anything special. It’s a nice, peaceful place. It’s especially so without you.”

“It’s too bad. I think I’ll have to leave more time since I’m going to the palace.”

“Don’t worry. I don’t have anywhere to go, so I’ll take responsibility for the village and take care of it.”

Gergoyle seemed to like Hopper Village. Still, he felt at ease knowing that if anything happened, he would take care of it. At least we wouldn’t all be killed by bandits.

“Then, may I ask you a favor?”

Gergoyle spread his hands.

“I need money. I heard that you won the war and got a lot of money. Give it to me.”

“What kind of money did you leave there?”

I was shocked by the shamelessness.

“Don’t you know that it takes a lot of money to run a village? Don’t leave behind just one gold coin like you did last time, like a rascal. Leave it all behind.”

“One gold coin would be enough for this small village.”

“You’re building a castle? I have some knowledge of architecture, so I’m thinking of building a nice castle with Norman. Sculpture and architecture are only a sheet of paper apart.”

“Um… really?”

I didn’t know that either.

Well, he’s also a wizard who can handle stones, so maybe if he puts his effort into it, building a castle would be easy.

‘I do have money.’

I have some gold coins that I received as a reward. I also have some left over from the healing maple leaves I received from the Alovato family.

‘You should still have at least fifty gold coins for travel expenses.’

It’s not like I’m walking alone.

Leading a private army costs a lot of money without you knowing it.

I thought it would be better to just go alone, but no. In order to grow the territory, you need to be strong enough alone. If you raise private soldiers, you might find a knight among them. Ronobe, who proved it with Liam, plans to sprinkle the so-called tribute powder on talented private soldiers other than Liam. If you have money, you can easily get the strange stones.

‘If only a few guys like Liam showed up, we’d easily make our money back.’

The price of a knight is more expensive than you might think.

Ronobé thought for a moment and then handed thirty gold coins to Gergoyle.

“Give me more!”

“Oh, why! This is enough!”

“This is not enough!”

“No, what…”

“If you want to hire a high-ranking wizard like me, you should pay money!”

“…”

That’s not wrong.

Ronobe was about to say something else, but held back and handed over twenty more gold coins.

“Instead, you have to build it sturdily.”

“Don’t worry about that. I’ll make sure it doesn’t collapse even if you bring siege weapons!”

I felt like I was going to die because my hard-earned money was disappearing. However, there were still a lot of gold coins in Ronobe’s hands.

Since there was a lot of stuff taken from Aulott, there were still over a hundred gold coins left.

‘It’s a necessary expense. I can’t help it.’

Ronobe, who was looking at Gergoyle’s purse with eyes dripping with regret, shook his head and looked around the village.

“How about pepper?”

“It’s ripe. The peppers are growing well. How did you do it? It’s strange for peppers to grow here.”

“I have my own secret.”

The pepper plants have grown well and produced fruit.

When I saw it before, it was white pepper, but now it has fully ripened and become black pepper. If you grind this round black pepper and sprinkle it on meat, it will remove the gamey smell.

“Are you going to sell it? I heard it will be sold for a high price. That merchant, who is your brother, came and said so. Gabe?”

“No, I don’t sell it.”

Ronobé put a handful of pepper in his pocket and carefully kept it in his bosom.

“You’re not selling it?”

“Yes, we need to increase it more.”

Some of them will have to be sold.

But most of them will be replanted.

‘I’m going to build a large pepper farm.’

Anyway, the land has expanded.

We will make the pepper farm bigger and increase the amount of pepper by a huge amount.

Selling comes after that.

Because I don’t need money urgently yet.

“Why do you need to do that? Just sell half and plant the other half. If you suddenly increase the size, it will be difficult to manage. Instead, sell half.”

“hmm…”

“If you don’t decide where to sell the pepper now, it could be difficult to dispose of it later because the quantity will be too large. It’s better to sell it in small quantities from now on. It’s better to sell it in small quantities rather than selling it in large quantities for the sake of the future, and it’s also better for the price.”

It’s definitely a matter of experience. Gergoyle filled in what Ronobé lacked.

“Okay, that would be better.”

“Well, he’s a little lacking, but he’s still open-minded, so he’ll be a good lord.”

“Is this an insult or a compliment?”

“Of course it’s a compliment.”

Gergoyle left, saying he had something to talk to Norman about, and Ronobe looked around for a bit before going into the cold storage he had made before leaving. It was a place where he had dug into the ground and made four thick pillars of ice.

It was storing the animals that the gargoyles had caught and the food that the Kayobe had brought. Since it was made large in the first place, one side was full of food. It was all frozen, but it was important that it could be stored for a long time.

“The ice hasn’t melted much. Well, it’s underground.”

Since the temperature was relatively low, the ice remained the same even after a month. It seemed to be even more so because it was ice created by Ronobe’s magic.

“Ugh, this is a bit…”

And on the other side of the food, past the passage, there was a lot of monster byproducts just for Ronobe. Large oak barrels were filled with monster entrails, dismembered arms, and the like. The gargoyles and guards had gathered them up neatly, and there were five oak barrels worth of them.

“I have to go and do some shopping today.”

Now, tomorrow I will leave for the royal road.

Since we had to go straight north via the royal road, it seemed like it would be better to spend some time today.

“Let’s finish writing it all by tonight.”

No matter how much of a warehouse it is, there is no benefit to keeping it for a long time. It is better to consume it over time.

‘There’s no particular limit to the number of times Vivian’s magic can be used.’

Surprisingly, yes.

Of course, if you use it a lot, your head will start to hurt, but the fact that there is no limit to the number of times you can use it is quite an advantage.

I’ve been thinking about the reason for a long time, but I couldn’t find any specific reason. However, I guess it’s closer to offering sacrifice than magic, since it involves changing internal organs or arms into something completely different.

I think that might be the reason.

“Because that was Vivian’s end.”

Vivian’s magic originally wasn’t to turn a person’s body into iron. Her magic to manipulate iron itself was simply changed to this by her own curse and resentment.

The magic that turned her internal organs into iron swords could be seen as her Arcan itself.

‘The entrails may be a substitute for both tribute and payment.’

Anyway, since there was no limit to the number of times, as long as Ronobe’s mental power held up, he could make as many as he wanted, so Ronobe held the entrails in his hand and used magic. When his head started to feel dizzy, he took a break and recorded the duration of the iron sword.

Certainly, the more magic you use, the longer the duration it lasts.

“I think it’s been about thirty minutes longer.”

Originally, one hour was the maximum.

But now, it seemed to have stretched out to an hour and thirty minutes. Maybe it was because I saw Vivian’s past, but the more I wrote, the more time seemed to stretch out. Maybe it was because I knew the curse she had. It was a terrible curse.

“The annihilation of humanity.”

It was a difficult goal for Ronobe to achieve, but he sympathized with the idea of ​​killing the bastard. Looking at the swords densely packed in the warehouse, Ronobe shook his head as he recalled the memories he had seen in his nightmare.

“Let’s try again.”

Black has done enough.

Since I had used up my internal organs to some extent, the next thing I did was make a gauntlet out of the monster’s arm.

“By the enemy commander’s hand…”

Ronobe worked on the gauntlet until dawn and then left for the castle.

There were countless swords and gauntlets stuck in the floor, but as time passed, they turned to dust and disappeared one by one.

Most of them had disappeared and turned to dust, but one sword and one gauntlet remained, perhaps because they were close to the ice pillar.

Those two strangely didn’t disappear.