The Return of the Genius Farmer - Chapter 173



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Episode 173

87. Welcoming the Envoy – 1

To enter the Great Forest, you must cross a plain where sharp winds blow.

Until now, to cross that plain, you had to use precious elven silk and cover your entire body with it.

“Can I just eat this?”

“yes.”

But Leon, who frequently traveled to the Great Forest, didn’t need to do that.

This was because there was a wind banana that made all wind attacks immune.

“This was given to me by Lee Han.”

Leon lightly chewed on the dried and frozen bananas that had a longer shelf life.

Leon’s subordinates who were watching also chewed on the wind banana, and Seria also carefully put the dried wind banana into her mouth.

The rich sweetness unique to dried fruit lingers in your mouth.

“If you have this, even wind magic won’t be scary.”

“That’s awesome.”

Ryu, who had come along to escort her, looked at the dried wind banana in his hand with admiration.

Ryu had a lot of experience dealing with wizards.

Among the many types of magic, the one that you should be particularly wary of is the wind type of magic.

It’s a given.

Most wind magic is invisible.

A knight with the same level of skill as Ryu could dodge or block it with aura, but those who couldn’t had to block the magic with elven silk or artifacts.

But wouldn’t it be amazing if you could ignore all the wind magic that comes with just eating one dried fruit?

‘I guess I should ask Lee Han for some dried bananas.’

Among those who entered the service of Marquis Caloitz, there were quite a few magicians.

Since making a deal with Lee Han, the royal family has gained the magic herb, but since he has so much else in common, the wizards have fallen to them.

‘Especially Rodria.’

Roderia, a fairly famous wizard in the Elf Kingdom, was famous for her ability to use wind magic.

He loved money and power, so he naturally fell for the Marquis of Calois, and his powerful magic was always a great threat to the royal family.

“Ryu Kyung. The wind banana… … .”

“Yes. I know. I know Mr. Lee Han, so I’ll ask him for a favor.”

This time, the envoy went to Daesurim in order to join hands with Daesurim and trade more magic herbs that Lee Han was growing.

Will he really do business with them?

‘It would be okay if it was him… … .’

Ryu also knew about the recent events in the kingdom.

Crops growing on the land blessed by Gaia were falling ill, causing serious problems with food supply.

The Marquis of Calois and his closest associates escaped the harm, whether by accident or not.

They seized the opportunity and used the steeply rising food prices as a weapon to strengthen their power.

It was already known to the royal family that the plan had been foiled by Lee Han.

‘You said you were at odds with the Marquis of Caloitz. Of course, I have no intention of asking for it for free… … .’

If the delegation’s return leads to new business, it wouldn’t be a bad deal for Daesurim either.

Ryu took a piece of paper out of his pocket.

These were the items requested by the Great Forest that I had previously received through Sailor.

They’ve brought everything they need, so the deal should be smooth.

Thinking like that, Ryu moved his horse.

“That’s the Blade Wind Plains.”

“Eat the whole banana.”

Those who ate the wind bananas that Leon gave them pass through the Blade Wind Plains.

At first, they were afraid, but when they saw that they were truly unaffected by the wind, their expressions changed to one of relief.

“The next is the cursed land. It’s a place where there are many undead. But you don’t have to worry.”

Because the area connected to the Blade Wind Plains is Walter’s territory.

He is a gentleman and will open the way for Lee Han’s guests without any problems.

As they arrived at the wide plains filled with the aura of death, the expressions of the soldiers and knights escorting the envoy hardened.

It was something I felt instinctively.

That this place is dangerous.

“… … This is scary.”

“I got goosebumps all over my body.”

The soldiers holding the spears murmured quietly.

Even the horses pulling the carts and carriages were so afraid that they could not move easily.

“It wouldn’t be strange if something popped out… … Heeeeek!”

An elf walking ahead let out a scream.

That was to be expected, as undead such as zombies, ghouls, and skeletons began to surge forward from afar.

“Count Leon! What is going on?!”

Leon said there would be no problem, so why are the undead running towards me?

Leon narrowed his eyes as one of the worried royal knights drew his sword.

On the other side, an old man was approaching with a leisurely gait.

“Mr. Walter!”

“Oh. Leon. You’re here?”

“What is that?”

“Ah. Those are Tolgas’s men. Don’t worry about them.”

The expressions on the faces of several knights hardened at the word tolgas.

They know.

“If it’s Sat, Tolgas, then he died hundreds of years ago… … .”

“Sword Demon… … .?”

Several hundred years ago, there was a knight whose name was known throughout the continent.

The elf who wielded a single sword like a ghost left for the Great Forest to test his power, and there has been no news since.

But why is his name mentioned?

“Could it be that Sir Tolgas has become undead?!”

“Hmm. Right. There you go.”

The undead army that was advancing like a tidal wave stopped.

As the politely bowed undead made way for them, a large knight was walking towards them, riding a skeletal horse.

The inside of the helmet was glowing red.

Just facing that light made the elven knights feel their bones shiver.

“Woooooooooooooo!!”

A loud roar. A knight in black armor is walking towards you, shouting as if he will draw his sword at any moment.

As the nervous Ryu placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, the black knight approached the front of the magnificent carriage, dismounted from the skeleton horse, and respectfully knelt on one knee.

“Knight of the Kingdom. Tolgas meets the princess.”

It was a terrible voice, like stones grinding, but there was no trace of hostility in his attitude.

Walter nodded nonchalantly, and a moment later the carriage door opened.

“I, I, have heard many stories about you, Tol, Tolga, Sni, Nim… … B, the daughter of the royal family of Bryne. I am Seria Bryne… … .”

Seria, who was very frightened, barely managed to extend her hand covered in white gloves.

Tolgas took the helmet in her hands, holding it carefully.

She was startled by the undead’s aura, but she didn’t pull her hand away.

“As a loyal knight of the royal family, I would like to guide the princess… … but I am bound to this land. Sir Walter will be your guide.”

“I, I, thank you for coming out and greeting me in person… … .”

“Glory to the House of Bryne.”

Tolgas bowed politely and then glanced at the elf knights.

Then, as if he was satisfied, he burst into a big laugh and left.

“Death Knight… … is that you?”

“Yes. That’s right. Sir Tolgas, who died here, became a Death Knight bound to this land.”

“It’s scary.”

“What a pity. That friend wanted to go to the Elf Kingdom… … Anyway, I’ll show you around. You didn’t come here to meet that friend, did you? More importantly, is the princess okay?”

“It’s okay, Mr. Walter!! I’ll make sure you feel better!!”

“Oh! Sailor-san! There you are!”

The one who got out of the carriage was a sailor.

She was also included in this delegation.

When Sailor approached Walter with a big smile and raised her hand, Walter smiled brightly and lightly kissed the back of her hand.

“Let’s go. Lee Han is waiting.”

The cabin was busy preparing to welcome guests.

Another task is having to cook for guests who have come a long way.

“Lee Han. That thing is boiling.”

“Okay, Tree. Stir this.”

I built a few more ovens and stoves for today.

Lee Han prepared the food while organizing the things that were boiling here and there, and Tree, Hongryeon, and Letish had to move busily to assist him.

Shredder, Red, and Willem were also busy.

I went hunting for the first time in a long while to get some meat to use as ingredients.

Red and Willem were now old enough to hunt in the Great Forest without much trouble, so they were able to help him.

“Is this enough?”

“Um… … It’s okay!”

“Explanation sir, the flour has all been moved.”

“Well done. Then move that.”

As they moved under the instructions of the explanation, Phoenix spread his wings.

Phoenix decided to come and help out for a few days to dry the fruit.

Phoenix, who was drying fruits spread out widely while emitting hot air, put one of the chewy dried fruits in his mouth.

To this extent, it is very good.

-Lee Han. It’s done.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

-Is there anything else I can help you with?

“Yes. That’s enough. Get some rest.”

-i get it.

Phoenix, who had flown to the World Tree, lay down comfortably on the tree.

Meanwhile, the cabin crew was busy, and just as they were finishing their preparations, Walter’s voice was heard.

“I brought it.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Guests could be seen across the street.

Among them were some familiar faces.

“Ryu Kyung. It’s been a while.”

Ryu’s expression brightened at the head of the delegation.

He got off his horse and bowed politely to Lee Han.

As the door of the luxurious carriage that had arrived opened, Seol-i, who was standing next to Lee Han, cried brightly.

“I am the representative of the Elf Kingdom’s delegation and the princess of the Brine Kingdom. I greet you, Lord Lee Han, the representative of the Great Forest.”

“Thank you for your hard work on your long journey, Princess. How have you been?”

Only when I see Lee Han’s comfortable smile do I feel at ease.

When I entered the forest, I encountered dozens of monsters.

The monsters were so powerful that they made the knights and soldiers of the delegation nervous, but a few beastmen who came out of the forest destroyed those fearsome monsters.

Covered in the blood of monsters, they glared at the delegation.

That alone scared Seria, but when Leon came forward and said that he was Lee Han’s guest, the people greeted him briefly and left.

All I did was mention Lee Han’s name, and those strong men respected me.

Could that be why Seria felt relieved to be in front of Lee Han?

“It’s been a while!”

“Ahh! Explanation!”

Seol-i Lee, who was next to Lee Han, jumped up and hugged him.

As I hugged the pure white cat, even the remaining tension was relieved.

While Seria was delighted at the feeling of coming home despite it being her first time here, Lee Han smiled brightly.

“First, I will guide you to where the guests will be staying.”

Lee Han guided the delegation to the annex that the dwarves had built.

The delegation was astonished to find a facility that looked like something you would expect to see in a dwarven city.

“How did the technology of magic engineering get here… …?!”

“I should do this, of course, since Lee Han is the hero of Dwarven City.”

Dwarven City, where it was said that the technology of magic engineering would not be installed anywhere else due to the high cost and many things to do.

But who would have thought that the Daesurim would share their magical engineering technology like this?

While the shocked members of the delegation looked around the annex with dumbfounded faces, Lee Han guided them to the restaurant.

“Let’s start with eating.”