The Return of the Genius Farmer - Chapter 194



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Episode 194

97. I saw the arena – 2

While going to the city of Lederon where the arena is located, Lee Han and Wukong became close enough.

Isn’t that a given?

Because they both had cheerful personalities and had a lot to gain from each other.

When Lee Han cooks, Wukong and his friends sing a song in the evening.

Sometimes Luna would use magic to add effects to the performance, and sometimes she would allow Wukong and his friends to pet her to heal their hearts.

When they encountered monsters, Wukong and his party would lure them and have them fight other monsters while watching them. When Lee Han showed interest in the crops growing in the wild, Wukong and his party would help harvest them.

It was when we arrived near Rederon that the mood of the journey, full of laughter and happiness, changed.

“Why is the atmosphere a bit strange?”

“What’s the problem?”

Lucin, who was sitting next to Tara, nodded in response to the question posed by the explanation sitting on Tara’s head.

He, who was also a great wizard, narrowed his eyes and pointed at Lederon.

“The flow of magic is a bit strange. It wasn’t this strong before.”

“Wasn’t it originally like this?”

“What’s so strange about the flow of magic?”

“Stop talking about things that are private among you.”

When two wizards talked about their specialized knowledge, the rest had no choice but to keep quiet.

That’s why Goku and Rubad frowned, and Seolhyun continued to speak while giggling.

“Magic power is gathering in the center of the city.”

“It seems like they are preparing some kind of great magic. But there is no reason to prepare such magic in Rederon.”

It’s just a city with an arena.

Of course, it was a big city where hunters and ordinary people gathered to watch the monster fighting matches, but that didn’t mean the city was a chaotic place.

“Lederon is a city ruled by the Brondean clan.”

“Bronde?”

“One of the most prestigious families in the East is the White Tiger Water Tribe. The people of that family are known as hunters by the Hunter Association, and they are also excellent warriors. They allied with the Black Family and captured monsters to fight in the arena.”

“Oh.”

“They don’t know how to use magic. No, to be precise, they ignore magic.”

“Ignore magic? Why?”

“For them, magic is a trick used only by the weak.”

This is the first time I’ve seen anyone think of magic like that.

Even in the great forest where there are many strong people, magicians are respected.

The explanation above Tara’s head seemed to dislike that statement.

“Those guys just succumb to one magic spell.”

“Haha. There were quite a few wizards who thought that way. But the White Tiger Beastmen are different.”

“why?”

“They are born with high magic resistance. Most magic doesn’t work on them.”

“Growing up there, you learn the secret arts of your family. You acquire the power to instinctively destroy magic.”

“That’s great.”

“Are you interested?”

“Just curious.”

Although I didn’t like the remark that belittled magicians, I was intrigued by the explanation that they could instinctively destroy magic.

“Then I guess we’ll have to part ways for a while.”

“What do you guys have to do?”

“I’m thinking of going to the arena.”

“I’m starting to run out of money.”

The arena of Rederon wasn’t just a place for monsters to fight each other.

Demons and humans, humans and humans. It offers various types of combat.

“Aren’t you going to get hurt?”

“Well. I’m taking that into consideration.”

“Are you worried?”

“After spending just a few days together, isn’t it natural to be worried?”

Tara petted the explanation carefully, perhaps because she liked its blunt remarks.

Seol-i, who had been enjoying the large hands that covered her entire body, ran towards Lee-han as they got closer to the city.

“We will stay at an inn called the Song of Toscarnica.”

“I need to make some money by performing there.”

“Is it okay if I go sightseeing?”

“Of course! You’re always welcome, my friend.”

After such a brief conversation, Wukong and his party jumped down from the cart.

While they were going to the place where the general public entered, Lee Han, who was leading the cart, handed over the card given to him by Heukga to the lizardmen soldiers blocking him.

“You are a guest of the Black House.”

“You may come in here.”

As they entered the city through the gate reserved for special guests, Lee Han, Luna, and Seol Myung were amazed.

It was because of the arena in the center of the city.

I heard from Wukong and his companions that it was big, but I didn’t know it would be that big.

It’s so big that its shape can be clearly seen from the edge of the city.

“Is this your first time in Rederon?”

“Ah. Yes.”

“Then, I recommend you visit the city’s famous arena. I recently caught some high-ranking monsters.”

“Oh. A high-ranking monster? What did you catch?”

“It’s chalcogen.”

Chalcogen? It’s the first time I’ve heard of it.

Lee Han looked at Seol-i naturally, and Seol-i showed off her knowledge as always.

“The chalcogen is a huge monster with a long nose. Its large, wide ears allow it to fly through the sky, and its thick hide makes it impervious to spears and swords. It eats a huge amount of food in a day, so you must kill it once it appears.”

“Wow. How did you catch that?”

Not only was it captured, but it was also amazing that Chalcogen was managed in the arena.

As Lee Han couldn’t hide his surprise, the guard next to him shrugged his shoulders.

“The great alchemist in the Brondt family has come up with the method.”

“method?”

“Yes. We don’t know the details, but they say that they made the chalcogen consume magic power through a special method.”

It suppressed the chalcogen’s desire to endlessly consume by absorbing the magical power in the atmosphere.

That’s why I don’t need to take chalcogen now.

“An alchemist can control demons like that? That’s really amazing.”

“Let’s talk to the dragon later.”

Lee Han and his party headed straight to the Brondt family.

As we entered the street located in the northern part of the city, the atmosphere of the street changed.

“Wow. Look at that.”

There are differences even in the items sold in stores.

When Lee Han saw the fruit shop on the side of the road and shouted, Lee Han stopped the cart.

“oh…….”

The condition of the fruits on display was quite good.

My particular favorite was the deep red melon.

“You have a keen eye. That’s a red melon. It has special properties that make it different from other fruits.”

The shop owner smiled brightly.

He was just bored, so he thought it was a good thing that people who were interested in what he knew showed up.

“Red melon, when consumed, can increase magical power by a small amount, and also increase magical resistance.”

“Wow, that’s amazing. Do these fruits grow in Rederon?”

“Although it is monopolized by the Brondé family, it grows in the land blessed by Gaia inside the Brondé family mansion.”

“This is the first time I’ve seen such fruit growing on the land blessed by Gaia.”

“That’s right. I thought you only grew regular crops. What about special crops?”

“But they don’t grow much. They say that less than fifty grow in a year. I’ve been serving the Brondese family for a long time, so I’ve only been able to get one a year.”

“Fifty a year? That’s a small number.”

“It’s really special… … .”

“Lee Han. Are you going to buy this?”

“I’m sorry, but this is a pre-order item.”

“Why did you put it out for sale if you weren’t going to sell it?”

“That’s what my heart… … Oh my! Come in quickly!!”

As the owner playfully waved his hand, someone was walking into the fruit shop.

The owner, seeing him, hurriedly got up from his seat and rubbed his palms.

Standing there was an elf with an arrogant expression.

He looked the group up and down, then pointed to the red melon with a relaxed expression.

“Okay!”

As if he had been waiting, he put the melons in a box and handed it to the elf, who looked at the group.

“Tsk.”

It was only one click of the tongue, but it was enough to make me feel bad.

He looked at Lee Han with contempt, as if he was looking at a poor man loitering in front of a fancy restaurant, and shook his head after looking him up and down at his clothes and the cart he was riding in.

“This street has become vulgar too.”

And then he chuckles and walks away briskly.

I’m more dumbfounded than angry.

Seol-i asked, wondering whether to wake Luna, who was sleeping next to her.

“Who is the author?”

“Oh my god. You don’t know Mr. Pasil?”

“This is my first time in the East.”

“Master Pasil is the successor to the famous Balkad family in the East. He is also an excellent swordsman.”

“Oh.”

“And soon, you will be promoted to the position of executive of the Mihyeol (美血) faction, which is the faction of Lady Elizabeth Bathory.”

“……who?”

I heard a familiar name.

Elizabeth Bathory.

The vampire that came to the cabin last time.

Why is her name mentioned here?

“Wow. This is the first time in the East that I’ve met someone who doesn’t know about Lady Elizabeth Bathory.”

“I know that, but… … .”

“She is the embodiment of beauty, possesses great strength, and is respected by countless hunters. But that’s not all. She is noble, great, compassionate, and a great singer… … .”

All kinds of praise were pouring out.

The explanation for seeing her in the cabin was difficult to accept.

Was she a vampire worthy of such praise?

It just seemed like a bunch of nonsense?

“How many praise Him in the East? Don’t go around talking about Him carelessly.”

“All right.”

I didn’t really intend to say anything carelessly.

Lee Han nodded slightly and drove the cart.

As he kept his mouth shut, Seolhyun wagged her tail.

I wondered if maybe he was in a bad mood because of what happened earlier.

“What are you thinking about?”

“Huh? I was thinking of red melon.”

When you think of the name Melon, does it just taste like melon?

Or maybe it’s a different taste.

What do seeds look like?

How can it be grown that we can only harvest about fifty per year?

As a farmer, I couldn’t help but be curious.

“It was a good thing you came. But can I get some grapes here?”

“Shouldn’t we go first?”

He doesn’t seem to care about the ruins at all.

Explaining that, she giggled and lay down on his legs.

When I arrived at the Bronde family’s mansion and showed them the card given to me by the Black House, I was able to be accepted as a guest of the family without difficulty.

However, there was no such hospitality in Heukga.

They just treated me like an ordinary guest.

“There are other guests in the mansion besides you. Would you like to meet them?”

It’s not particularly unusual for a prestigious restaurant to attract diners.

And it’s not strange for diners to mingle with each other.

That’s why the servant asked, but Lee Han shook his head.

There was something I had to do first.

“You can rest here.”

The room provided for him was an ordinary room.

A room that was neither good nor bad. As soon as the explanation was done and Lee Han laid down on the bed there, he picked up the crystal ball.

“Are you trying to contact the dragon?”

“huh.”

Not long after the magic was put into the crystal ball, the dragon received a call.

His voice sounded a little tired, perhaps because he had been busy with research recently.

-You said you went to the East?

“Yes. Is everything okay?”

-That’s right. But what’s going on? Why are you contacting me like this?

Lee Han got straight to the point.

The story is about using alchemy to suppress the appetite of the superior monster, Chalcogen.

When Lee Han, who thought that Yongdo, who was an alchemist, would definitely be interested, expected her answer.

The voice coming from the crystal ball was an answer different from what he had expected.

-That can’t be happening.