Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 42



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Episode 42. The smell of money (2)

A Rockers surge may occur naturally. The surge in tulips wasn’t something that happened with someone’s intention. Fraud and losses can easily occur due to abnormal market trends.

‘But even in modern times, frauds that would only occur once every few decades occur all at once?’

This is an abnormal situation.

I don’t know who it was, but someone with very malicious intentions was shaking up the market.

It wasn’t something that one or two merchants could do together.

‘Are there any other possessed people besides me?’

Isaac wondered if it was possible, but immediately denied it. The reason he became possessed by Nameless Chaos was because he was the first person in the world to see the eight faiths other than Nameless Chaos as endings. Now it didn’t make sense to add someone else.

‘Then divine intervention?’

This was actually the most likely.

In that case, the most suspicious object is of course the golden idol.

Isaac watched the top ending of Golden Idol and learned that they never make money in a healthy way. Sound commercial transactions are just one attribute of the golden idol.

Catelyn doesn’t seem to know anything, but the judgment of the church leadership and the position of the lower level may be different.

If so, Isaac could have been caught up in a complicated family fight.

‘First of all, I need to act with various scenarios in mind.’

Isaac looked back at the men.

“Where did you buy that Lorecus coin?”

“Why do you want to know that?”

Of course, that wasn’t what these arrogant men said.

***

When Isaac turned his head in the direction from which he heard the voice, he saw a one-eyed woman looking down at him from the second floor window. And the number of homeless people and beggars around us has increased significantly. Isaac noticed cutlery shining among the rags.

Isaac slightly tilted his head and answered.

“Are you rude to customers?”

“If you want to buy coins, buy them from those guys. They don’t treat petty retail customers. “It all goes through the distribution stage.”

The one-eyed woman said with a hearty smile.

Before I knew it, the alley was blocked by the luggage and broken carts carried by homeless people, even at the exit.

The men who were talking to Isaac froze as they realized what was happening. The guys tried to disperse to escape, but were unable to move as they were surrounded by homeless people with bloody eyes. No matter how I looked at it, it didn’t seem like he came in person to sell coins.

“Did you kill the person at the top of the golden idol?”

“I don’t know. Just ask yourself. “It’s either heaven or hell, somewhere.”

The moment the one-eyed woman gave the signal, the homeless people rushed in.

Isaac heard the woman’s words and realized that these were real Barbarians. Believers do not joke about heaven or hell. The only people who can joke about that are Barbary, who can deny the afterlife.

The moment Isaac drew his sword, the Barbary assassins threw rags at him instead of throwing themselves at the blade. Mixed among the rags was wire mesh that was difficult to cut with an ordinary knife.

As Isaac’s body was instantly entangled in rags and wire mesh, the archers waiting on the rooftops and in the alleys mercilessly fired arrows.

Puck, puck.

The bundle of rags quickly became an arrow holder. As the arrows struck one after another without resistance, one of the homeless people glanced up at the one-eyed woman.

‘Shall we continue?’

The one-eyed woman nodded as if she had no intention of letting down her guard. Then the homeless people took spears out of the trash heap and stabbed through the bundle of rags that had become arrow holders. The one-eyed woman frowned as she watched her becoming a mess.

‘It’s too easy.’

This wasn’t the first time she killed an informant at the top of the Golden Idol. The level of informants was getting higher and higher, and if they let their guard down even a little, they could be harmed.

But this time, I was very nervous when I heard that they had hired a Holy Grail Knight. She gathered all the people she could, laid a thorough trap, and waited for him. She didn’t think she would lose, but she also didn’t think she would win like this.

‘Compared to what he was talking about, it doesn’t seem like much… … .’

“Who is it?”

The one-eyed woman took a breath at the voice she heard at that time. She tried to turn her head, but the sticky air and the smell of her rotting blood made her unable to move.

“I knew you would come here.”

The one-eyed woman was able to guess that the size of the ‘something’ behind her was almost 2 to 3 meters just by the voice and the unpleasant warmth coming from behind. Clumsily imitating a human voice, it held something that could be either a bone or a knife under her chin.

“Stop working.”

The one-eyed woman raised her hand. The homeless men stopped their attack and pulled out their spears again. When I saw that the rags surrounding Isaac were soaked in blood, I was certain that he was dead. However, when I lifted the wire and stretched out my hand to take out the body, I saw that the red rags had returned to their original color.

Before the homeless people could be shocked, Isaac’s sword came out of the rags and stabbed a nearby homeless person in the neck. There was not a single wound visible on Isaac’s body, as he quickly removed the rags.

‘Of course it’s useful in times like this… … Red petition.’

[Red Petition (S)]

[The user’s body temporarily turns into a red mist, allowing movement without being hindered by terrain. All physical strikes can be nullified while in the red fog state.]

It was an ability obtained by feasting on Heinkel Gulmar.

It can nullify physical attacks, so it was useful for temporarily avoiding attacks when surprised like this. When he was caught in rags, he could have used the red petition and escaped to fight back, but then Isaac would be discovered in the form of a red mist. Then Isaac would have to kill everyone here.

‘That can’t be possible.’

You must be a Holy Grail Knight embarking on a noble journey. I couldn’t let the ugly, bloody rumors persist.

Instead, Isaac decided to create just a few solid examples.

The first homeless man who had been stabbed in the neck was pushed with all his might and thrown to another man. The archers then hurriedly raised their bows again, but Isaac did not give them a chance and immediately swung his sword at another homeless man.

The only moment Isaac stopped was when he plunged the knife into the body of another homeless man. One person’s arm, leg, or neck was blown off with a single slash. The screams of the homeless people erupted one after another. There was no breathing or even irregular exchange of glances.

Even the Barbary robbers, who were accustomed to rough fighting, could not respond calmly to the sight of Isaac mechanically crushing his life.

“Captain, captain!”

Eventually, a cry for help broke out. Isaac glanced up at the second floor window. I saw a one-eyed woman frozen in a dark room with a pale expression.

She made eye contact with Isaac and barely opened her mouth to declare surrender.

“Don’t talk while looking at him.”

At that time, an eerie voice whispered from behind me. At the same time, something chunky and wet about her threw her down two stories in one fell swoop. The one-eyed woman was thrown into the mud of a pile of trash in the alley on the first floor with a loud noise.

She barely raised her head, spitting out the scum that had entered her mouth. But what she encountered was Isaac’s eyes looking down at her with horror.

After sending his grateful feelings to Jihillet, whose red eyes were shining brightly on the second floor, Isaac made him hide in the shadows again. As expected of a rat that thrived in her damp basement, G. Hillett was adept at hiding despite her large size.

“Surrender, surrender. please… … .”

The one-eyed woman quickly declared surrender to Isaac. At that moment, Isaac’s knife cut off the woman’s right hand. Her womanly scream erupted again.

“You did well in surrendering. It’s a good thing, but… … Even though his subordinates died like that, you didn’t think you would get away without any pain, did you?”

The one-eyed woman nodded frantically even though she was in pain. The smell of her burning was terrible. Her Barbary flesh and blood were burning due to the effects of the Sword of Judgment. There would be no choice but to cut off her hands, which had already carbonized black around the backs of her hands.

“The reason I didn’t cut out my tongue is because I have a lot to ask. What this means is that every time I hide what I ask, I will cut off the useless parts and the tongue will be the last.”

***

The one-eyed woman’s name was Jacquelet. She was more obedient than I expected and told the story obediently.

To the extent that we learn about the detailed story of how he came from the north across the sea, how he abandoned his faith, and even seemingly unrelated things like how he brought his subordinates with him due to the recent difficulties in making a living.

Isaac decided that such a useless story was a rip-off to avoid getting to the point, so he stabbed his left hand. Only then was Isaac able to get straight to the point.

“Who’s selling it?”

“Viscount Yukhar Reven!”

As the sword of judgment hovered in front of Jacquelet’s remaining eye, she cried out her name in a panic.

Jacquelet and these Barbary robbers were hired by a man named Yukhar, which was not particularly surprising or strange. Basically, mercenaries are mercenaries if they get paid, and bandits if they don’t get paid.

That is why proper professional mercenaries are recognized.

“Tell me about Yukhar Reven.”

Viscount Jukhar Leben was the name of a black market figure operating in Soeur.

He was using his noble title to make money in all kinds of bad ways, including private loans, smuggling, black trading, and stolen goods. It was even said that among the materials distributed on the Soeur black market, there was none that did not pass through his hands.

The problem was that the guy named Yukhar had expanded his business area after the Lorecus incident and was using multi-level marketing, Ponzi schemes, and even coins to collect all the money that was at the bottom of Soeur.

After listening to Jacquelet’s story, it was said that even beggars in the slums had one or two Lorecus coins. It is said that the later the price of Lorecus soars, the more the price of Lorecus Coin will soar.

In the end, Yukhar was selling Lorecus, which did not exist.

‘If you move on that scale, there’s no way the Golden Idol boss wouldn’t know.’

Isaac thought for a moment and then asked.

“Why is Yukhar buying up all the Lorecus that gather in Soeur?”

“yes?”

Isaac placed the Sword of Judgment into Jacquelet’s left hand. Jacquelet was scared and struggled.

“no no! That’s because I don’t understand the question! Yukhar, that is! “They are buying a lot of Lorecus, but as far as I know, not so much as to be noteworthy!”

“Not much?”

The amount that Isaac heard from Jacquelet was really ‘nothing special’. Of course, it was a large amount for the general public, but it was small for the upper management, and compared to the amount of Lorecus handled by the Golden Idol, it was a mere dust.

‘Then who on earth is buying Lorecus?’

It may be absurd, but the conclusion was the same.

This is truly where flower lovers live.

And a lot of idiots who are expecting the price of Rockers to continue to rise.

Probably the vast majority of Lorecuses are owned by idiots called investors. When you wake up, one more gold coin will be added to the price of the Lorecus, so it won’t be easy to sell it. And in the meantime, as price distortion occurs, Yukhar is using all his frauds to raise money.

In the end, Yukhar’s purpose was not Lorecus, but price distortion through Lorecus. They would have been okay with anything other than Lorecus if they could distort prices and create trends.

‘If Catelyn hears this, she’ll be shocked.’

Of course, I had to think of other things as well. I wonder if the Golden Idol summit has anything to do with this.

Although Yukhar makes money through all kinds of scams, the biggest beneficiary is the top of the Golden Idol, which attracts the most Lorecus.

‘Something is strange…’ … .’

Something bothered Isaac. What he was looking for was who would buy Lorecus. It is clear that Yukhar is making money by taking advantage of the Lorecus situation, but that is a way of making money, not by purchasing Lorecus products.

But in any case, it was clear that the informant at the top of the Golden Idol died while trying to investigate Yukhar, and it was also clear that he was related to the distribution of Lorecus.

For more details, you can ask when you meet. Haha, there’s no need to chat and talk.

Isaac said, looking down at Jacquelet.

“I need to meet that guy.”