Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 381



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Episode 381

Zeon, Levin, and Briel returned to Neo Seoul for now.

I wanted to go straight to Brielle’s hometown, but Brielle needed time to prepare herself mentally. That’s why I returned to Neo Seoul for now.

“Oh my! Home is the best after all.”

As soon as he entered the house, Levin threw himself on the sofa.

Brielle sat down next to him and tilted her head back.

“I agree. This sofa in particular is the best.”

She enjoyed the soft feel of the sofa with her eyes closed.

Zeon smiled brightly at the two people who were exhausted.

After walking for almost two weeks through the ankle-deep desert, it was no wonder that the two were exhausted.

Zeon opened the window wide and looked up at the sky.

Gaia was floating high in the sky, out of sight of people.

Gaia spent most of her time floating through the sky like that, but what was remarkable was that she never strayed too far from Zeon.

Then Brielle called out to Lily.

“Lily!”

-Gyarrr!

Lily appeared with her signature laugh.

Lily’s face was filled with curiosity as she looked around the house.

It was my first time seeing a house of this style since I was just born.

Brielle smiled as she looked at Lily like that.

“First, let me ventilate the room. Then I’ll show you the house.”

-Gyaaaah!

As Lili nodded, a cool breeze blew into the house.

For Lili, the spirit of the wind, this wasn’t all that difficult.

Brielle also used wind magic mainly, so she got along very well with Lily.

Thanks to Lily’s ventilation, the house became more comfortable. Then, Brielle, as promised, took Lily around and showed her around every corner of the house.

“This is my room. There are many interesting things here. They are all necessary for studying alchemy.”

As she began to chatter, Levin sat up from the sofa.

“Brother, I’m going to go out for a bit. I need to check if my friends are still alive.”

“While you’re out, check on Jetoya to see how she’s doing.”

“Okay, I’ll stop by here and there. I might not be able to come home tonight, so don’t wait up.”

“okay!”

Zeon smiled.

Levin was a very sociable person.

Whenever I went out into the desert for a long time, I would always go see my acquaintances and check on them.

Thanks to this, Zeon was able to relax comfortably at home without having to go out. Unfortunately, this time, he was not given time to rest.

Because Yoo Se-hee barged in.

“Why are you so late?”

“What’s wrong? Why are you so excited?”

“Aren’t you excited? I made a house with sand hardener today.”

“Did you succeed?”

“Of course. That’s why I came running like this.”

“thank god.”

“Thanks to you. By the way, why did you come so late? Where did you stop along the way?”

“Well, it’s personal… … .”

Yoo Se-hee raised his eyebrows as Jeon mumbled his words.

“I guess you have no intention of telling me.”

“yes!”

“Anyway, I told you he’s a man with many secrets.”

Yoo Se-hee grumbled. But he didn’t ask Jeon any more questions. He knew Jeon wouldn’t answer.

“Okay! I won’t ask you any more questions about where you’ve been. But just tell me this one thing.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Will we be able to get more armored ant corpses later? I heard that the orcs killed off the armored ant colony there.”

“Yes! As I told you before, if you just find the blue wolf moss that lives on the white snow cactus… … .”

“There’s an armored ant hole nearby? Okay!”

“You remember well.”

“It’s that important. I’ll be going now.”

“Are you leaving already?”

“I’m going to double-check the house I built a little while ago. Oh, and stop by the Goblin Market sometime.”

“yes?”

“I received help, so I can’t just sit still. I’ll repay you, so stop by the Goblin Market when you have time.”

“All right.”

“Okay! Then take a rest.”

Yoo Se-hee immediately closed the door and left.

Zeon looked at the closed door with a dumbfounded expression.

It felt like a huge storm had passed through. I was so out of my mind.

At that moment, Brielle, who was in the room, opened the door slightly and looked at Zeon.

“Did that lady go?”

“okay!”

“Hey! You suddenly barged in and startled Lily, tsk!”

“What about Lily?”

“I was so surprised that I went back to the spirit world.”

Brielle closed the door, pouting.

Zeon chuckled and sank deeper into the sofa.

＊＊＊

It’s been a few days since I returned to Seoul.

Meanwhile, Brielle had been locked in her room, not leaving the house. She could hear a clicking sound inside the room, which seemed to indicate that something was being made.

Zeon left Brielle and went outside.

Zeon looked around for a moment and then headed towards the desert.

Construction work was in full swing in the desert bordering the outskirts of Sinchon.

Many people were making bricks and tiles out of sand, and using those bricks and tiles to build houses.

Dozens of houses were being built at the same time.

Those who were building the houses were the slum residents.

These people were among the lowest class of the poor and lived on the streets because they did not have their own homes.

It felt strange to see people who had been living day to day without motivation volunteering to work hard.

Zeon saw hope in their faces.

Even though they are outside the slums, they still work hard to build their own homes.

“We are short on bricks.”

“Is there any more sand hardener?”

“Please bring the remaining tiles here.”

They worked so hard that it seemed like they were building three or four houses every hour.

They worked even harder because they did it voluntarily and not under pressure from anyone.

A few supervisors came out of the goblin market, but in reality there was little for them to do.

Their job was to designate areas for building houses and to check the inflow and outflow of sand curing agent. The rest was up to the residents.

“Here is one completed.”

“Wow!”

“This place is also finished. Wow! Building a house is easy.”

“Hahaha!”

Laughter erupted from all over, accompanied by shouts that the house was complete.

The fact that they built a home for their own family with their own hands made people happy.

Those who completed their homes first helped those who had not yet completed their homes.

With so many people joining in, the house that had been slow to build was completed in an instant.

People’s laughter could be heard everywhere.

In one day, a new village sprang up in the desert.

The supervisors coming out of the goblin market stuck out their tongues.

“It’s really amazing. So many houses were built in just one day?”

“If this fact becomes known, the landscape of the slums will change.”

“Why wouldn’t it be so? All the homeless people would flock to Sinchon.”

In any era, population meant power.

A large crowd of people meant that the power of that area was increasing.

As the poor gather in Sinchon and the outskirts of the city grow, Sinchon’s power grows accordingly.

Knowing that fact, Yoo Se-hee managed the sand hardener thoroughly.

They only exported enough to build a house for one day, and the remainder was stored back in storage after the houses were built.

We also strengthened the security of Bryce, the only alchemist who can create sand hardener.

The Awakened were talking without even knowing that Zeon had appeared.

Zeon was convinced as he listened to their conversation.

‘Shincheon will soon take the lead in the slums.’

If it was the Yoo Se-hee he knew, he would never miss this opportunity.

It occurred to me that a small sand hardener could change the course of a slum, or perhaps even a neo-Seoul.

‘Anyway, it’s a good thing that there are houses for people to live in.’

It was when Zeon was about to turn around to collect his thoughts.

Suddenly, the main gate of Neo Seoul opened and a group of vehicles came out.

The buggy the Awakened were riding raced into the desert at a terrifying speed. But there was someone Zeon knew at the front of the buggy.

“Mandy?”

The person looking ahead while riding in the lead car was none other than the supervisor, Mandy.

Mandy didn’t see Zion and just walked past him.

“Did something happen?”

If something was going to require Mandy to be dispatched, it was definitely an unusual incident.

The buggies disappeared over the horizon in an instant, raising clouds of dust.

“Hmm! I hope it’s nothing serious… … .”

Jeon headed to the goblin market.

“Have you arrived, Lord Zeon?”

“welcome.”

The guards were the first to welcome Zeon.

Zeon asked with a smile.

“Nothing happened?”

“What is it?”

“Why? What’s going on?”

“It’s a problem because there are too many people.”

“is it so?”

“Yes! With the collapse of Dongdaemun, people are flocking to Sinchon. Many people are also flocking to Dokkaebi Market. It’s very crowded.”

In this situation, the guards guarding the goblin market had the hardest time.

This is because there were many people who tried to sneak in by hiding their identities.

It was to obtain items that could never be obtained in the general market.

“okay.”

After hearing the whole story, Jeon nodded.

The guards opened the door for Zeon.

“Please come in. The union leader has been waiting for you to come.”

“Let’s go right away. Thank you for your hard work.”

“Thank you, Zeon!”

The guards bowed their heads to Zeon.

Aside from Yoo Se-hee and Clexi, the only one who was treated with such courtesy was Jeon.

-He who killed the false god.

―The murderer who single-handedly destroyed Dongdaemun.

―Neo Seoul is ruled by Jin Geum-ho, but all other areas are ruled by Zeon.

There were numerous rumors about Zeon floating around the slums and Neo Seoul.

To that extent, Zeon was a unique presence in the slums.

Naturally, the guards had no choice but to be extremely polite.

However, Jeon found the guards’ attitude burdensome. So he hurriedly passed through the door.

“No sand hardener?”

“No, why are you getting it here?”

“Hey! Why are you doing this? I know the sand hardener is leaking from the goblin market. Let’s just buy a hundred cans.”

“I told you there really isn’t one.”

“If you have it, give it to me. I’ll pay as much as you want.”

From the entrance of the Dokkaebi Market, people were lining up to buy sand hardener.

Those who are quick-witted have already smelled the money.

As long as you have sand hardener, you can build and sell as many houses as you want with sand.

You can literally make a lot of money by selling sand.

Because of that, the goblin market was packed with merchants who had smelled money.

‘Human greed is truly endless.’

Zeon shook his head at the merchants’ extreme greed.

It was made for the poor who had nothing.

Yoo Se-hee also had no intention of making money with sand hardener. That’s why he didn’t even put it on the goblin market. And yet this mess happened.

“Hoo!”

Zeon sighed and walked among the people.

Upon arriving at their destination, Yoo Se-hee greeted Je-on with a tired face.

“Come in.”

“You look tired?”

“Did you see outside?”

“yes!”

“They’re just the tip of the iceberg. People are poking around everywhere asking if they can get some sand hardener.”

“You must be tired.”

“okay!”

“But that doesn’t mean we’re going to release sand hardener into the market?”

Yoo Se-hee answered with a resolute expression.

“Of course. I won’t let the merchants off the hook until dirt gets in my eyes.”