Have Magic - Chapter 134



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Embrace the Magic (134)

The next day, Rodin left the oak village.

It was sad to say goodbye to Matthew. It was even more sad because it came so soon after I had sent Margaret away.

Bianca held onto Matthew and cried. Larry scolded her, saying, “Who died?” but Bianca’s crying did not stop.

Rodin had no choice but to hastily bid farewell to Matthew and set off in his carriage.

Bianca stopped crying only after the carriage had started moving.

On the way, I stopped by the city of Hedens and received a mercenary badge. It was a platinum badge that would cost 500 gold if lost.

“Rodin, this is cool.”

“When I grow up, I’ll become a mercenary too.”

Larry was the first to tell his dream.

mercenary.

It was a decent job if you worked in the central continent. Although it was dangerous, the pay wasn’t bad. Also, the people here had a good view of mercenaries.

On the other hand, in the Western Continent, there was a strong perception that being a mercenary was a job chosen by those who had reached the end of their rope. They were worse than settlers, but slightly better than slaves.

The treatment and perception were completely different from those of the Central Continent.

“If you stop by the city, would you like to take a mercenary test?”

“Already? I’m only a 1st-grade swordsman, can I still get the mercenary badge?”

“There are many mercenaries who are weaker than you. Give it a try.”

“Yes. I’ll try.”

Not all mercenary guilds conducted mercenary screenings. Among mercenary guilds, only the large ones conducted mercenary screenings.

Unfortunately, there were not many cities on the way to the Marquisate of Richmond large enough to examine mercenaries. Among the cities of the Kingdom of Thebia, there were only two: Hedens and Petten.

Among them, Hedens had already passed and had no chance. He didn’t want to go back the way he came to be evaluated as a mercenary by Larry.

“I guess I’ll have to go to Peten.”

“Is this the place we stopped by on our way here? Why don’t I remember?”

“I’ll just stop by briefly. I arrived in the evening, slept, and left in the morning. If you go and see it, you’ll remember it.”

The carriage continued to move even as they talked. Karis and Jenna drove the carriage at a moderate speed, taking care to minimize shaking as much as possible.

Three days later, Rodin passed by the place where he had caught the giant beast.

As time passed, none of the people who had gathered at that time remained. Naturally, the giant demon had also been taken from the Landes Tower.

“Wait a minute. Is this by any chance Wizard Rodin’s carriage?”

A group of six appeared in front of the carriage. They were all wearing robes of the same color and had the same markings on their robes.

Rodin, hearing the voice, came out of the carriage. Then the robed man who had first spoken to him bowed deeply.

“Meet the Archmage.”

“Yes. Nice to meet you again. Are you the wizard Haren?”

“I am honored that the Archmage remembers my name.”

It was a name I had heard several times before. Francis Topjoo always called it first, so of course I remembered it.

“But what happened?”

“The corpse of the giant demon is to be studied at our Landes Tower. That’s why I came here to pay the price.”

When Rodin first met Francis Tower, he agreed to dispose of the corpse of a giant demon from the Landes Tower. He also said that the nobles would covet the corpse as loot and the Tower would covet the corpse for research.

“That was quick. I thought it would take months.”

“We decided to take ownership of our tower ourselves, Melvin.”

The wizard Haren looked along the road and called out a name. Then a man named Melvin appeared driving a carriage.

Rodin smelled the strong scent of magic from the carriage. He could also feel the waves of mana. It was definitely something related to magic and mana.

“I don’t think everything loaded on the carriage was money.”

“Yes. The Lord of the Tower said that money would not mean much to Wizard Rodin, and asked me to bring him artifact materials. So I gathered materials worth 1 million gold and brought them to you. If you want money, just tell me.”

Francis Topjoo had done some background research on Rodin in just a few days, and the information included that he had sold quite a few artifacts in the Marquisate of Richmond.

Francis Topju thought that if an individual, not a group like Matap, sold this many artifacts, they would be incredibly wealthy. That’s why he thought money was meaningless and gave them the artifact materials.

“No. Materials are better than money. Please tell Lord Francis Top that I received it.”

“I will convey that. I hope your long journey ends safely. Okay.”

The wizards who emerged from the Landes Tower disappeared in an instant. All that remained was a single carriage pulled by a single horse.

“I wonder what there will be.”

First, I separated the horses from the carriage and tied them to the back of the carriage I was riding on. Then, I put the carriage sent from the Landes Tower into subspace as a whole.

“Your Majesty, shall we set off?”

“Okay. Let’s go.”

The carriage moved east again. The destination was Petten, where there was a fairly large mercenary guild.

* * *

The plan to have Larry’s mercenary examination in the city of Petten was eventually abandoned. The time zones didn’t work out.

The city of Petten only conducts mercenary evaluations once a month, and when I arrived, it happened to be the day after the mercenary evaluation. I had to wait a whole month to receive the next evaluation.

The carriage set off again, leaving Peton behind. The destination was Asir, a city in the west of the Kingdom of Lennox.

“I have to go to Asir.”

“Asir is where we stayed, right?”

“huh.”

Asir was a larger city than Peten. Its mercenary guild was also large, and it was possible to regularly conduct mercenary examinations.

The Mercenary Guild of Asir held mercenary evaluations three times a month, so even if you were really unlucky, you didn’t have to wait more than 10 days.

“I don’t remember very well.”

“You won’t remember me very well since I left after only staying for a day. Oh! Do you remember the chieftain who was with us for quite some time? Daniel chieftain of the Crowd.”

“Hey, bro. Of course I remember.”

“Brother Rodin. I remember too.”

Larry and Bianca remembered most of the Crowd Clan and mercenaries they had spent time with, as well as Daniel Clan.

The time we spent together was long, and while we were together, we met a troll who swallowed a magic stone. Since there was a big event, the memories that remained for the two were strong.

“Then I remember. The place where we parted ways with the Crowd Leader was Asir.”

“Ah! I remembered.”

“That’s right. You said you were going down south from there.”

In Asir, a trade city and border city, the Crowd Top split to the south, and Rodin’s party split to the west.

At the time, Rodin was worried that the Crowd Leader might encounter a giant demon, but he ended up killing the giant demon himself.

“Asir is a big city.”

“I don’t remember the size of the city. I just remember that it was the city where I parted ways with Uncle Daniel.”

“Larry, you too? Me too.”

The carriage continued to move and soon passed the border. Soon a wide plain appeared and a high castle wall could be seen in the distance.

Asir was a military city when the Kingdom of Lennox was at odds with the Kingdom of Thebia. The high walls were built at that time.

Rodin and his party waited in a long line before entering Asir. The city was filled with more people than when they had arrived before.

“Let’s start by stopping by the Mercenary Guild.”

“Brother. You don’t have to do that because of me.”

“The Mercenary Guild is on the way to the inn. I know because I’ve seen it before. I have some things to look into at the Mercenary Guild, too.”

Rodin guided them in the direction of the mercenary guild they had seen before. Karis and Jenna drove the carriage at Rodin’s gesture.

“Your Majesty, I see a mercenary guild.”

“This is a good opportunity for you two to resolve your status issues.”

“Are you telling me to take a mercenary test?”

“Yeah. Don’t go all out. Just do enough to get the mercenary badge.”

The mercenary world was already abuzz with the appearance of the new Platinum Badge mercenary. If Karis and Jenna also received the Platinum Badge along with the Master Certification, the excitement could turn into chaos.

What if three platinum-clad men walked together? It might have drawn the attention of not only the mercenary community but the entire continent.

It was an unpleasant situation for Rodin.

“Can I get a mercenary badge even though I don’t have any status?”

“I can guarantee it.”

Rodin was currently a platinum mercenary with a solid identity in the mercenary world. The mercenary guild would have issued him a mercenary badge without a second thought.

“Okay, I’ll apply.”

I left my carriage at the stables attached to the mercenary guild. Since it was a carriage and not a horse, I had to pay a parking fee.

“Larry, when you go inside, think of me as someone who doesn’t exist. It wouldn’t be good for my presence to affect your judgment.”

“I know. I’ll become a mercenary without your help.”

Larry decided to become a mercenary on his own. To do so, it was best for the fact that they were friends to remain unknown from the time he applied for the mercenary examination until the day he took the examination.

Clang!

As I pushed open the door and went in, a bell rang as if to invite me in. Rodin took the lead and approached the counter staff.

“I came because I needed information.”

“Yes. I see you want to provide information. Could you please give me the mercenary badge?”

“Here it is.”

“Huh! Baek……”

“Silent.”

Rodin silenced the sounds coming from the counter staff’s mouth.

I didn’t want to attract attention from the beginning. I planned to keep it as quiet as possible until the day of Charis and Jenna’s identification and Harry’s mercenary examination.

“I’m sorry. I was so surprised.”

“it’s okay.”

“Would you like to go to the reception room? There is a place prepared for your honor.”

“Hmm, okay.”

Rodin glanced at Charis and Jenna, then nodded.

I decided to step aside to distance myself from Larry. Now it was up to Larry to do the rest.

I went into the reception room and waited for a while. About 5 minutes. After a short while, a person who seemed to be the branch manager came in.

“I’m Sela, the branch manager of the Asir Mercenary Guild. I’d like to present you with the Platinum Badge.”

“Yes. Nice to meet you. You don’t have to come as the branch manager.”

“I came out because I liked it.”

The leader of the Asir Mercenary Guild branch was a very young woman. No matter how high she looked, she didn’t look to be more than 30 years old.

She looked like the lady next door with a plump butt and innocent eyes. She didn’t seem to have any weapons on her body.

But the energy contained within his body was considerable. It seemed as if there were tightly compressed muscles even within the flesh that was visible on the outside.

‘You’re quite strong. Level 5? Maybe that’s it?’

A 5th-grade swordsman in his late 20s was an incredible talent. His growth rate was comparable to that of Count Perios, who was considered the next master in the Ingram Empire.

“Yes, if that’s so.”

“What did you want to know that brought you here?”

“I would like to know about the Marquisate of Richmond, especially the Land Wars.”

“The Yeongjijeon is scheduled for the end of next month.”

Today is the 15th, so there are about 45 days left until the Battle of Yeongji. Even if you move leisurely to the Marquisate of Richmond, it will only take 10 days, so there is still some time left.

“Do you know what the Marquis Rotten is after?”

“I don’t know. We’re not an information guild.”

“Isn’t it Benson Tyke, the new owner of the Platinum Badge, who joined the Rotten Marquis?”

After the story of the Battle of the Territory came up, the Marquis of Rotten raised the amount of compensation to the maximum. This means that he is confident of victory.

Rodin suspected that the hand of the Marquis of Rotten was Benson Tyke. The only weapon that could definitely defeat the current Marquis of Richmond, a 6th-grade swordsman, was the Master.

“Huh? Aha, you thought that because Marquis Rotten raised the compensation. No. The identity and whereabouts of the Platinum Seal are top secret within the Mercenary Guild… Well, I guess I can tell you about Benson. It’s information that most people know. Benson, the second owner of the Platinum Seal, is on the Western Continent. He’s currently employed by the Ingram Empire, fighting against the Landert Kingdom.”

“You were hired by the Ingram Empire? Benson Tyke?”

Benson Tyke was originally a duke of the Landert Kingdom. After the war broke out, he fought fiercely against the Ingrem Empire on the front lines. Naturally, he was an enemy of the Ingrem Empire.

But now he was fighting on the side of the Ingram Empire, against his home country, the Kingdom of Landert. It was an absurd situation.

‘I think there was a problem.’

Something happened that caused a rift between the royal family of the Landert Kingdom and Duke Benson Tyke. It is unclear what it was, but it was clear that Benson Tyke was so angry at the royal family of the Landert Kingdom that he was holding his sword upside down.

“It’s an interesting situation.”

“I don’t think the parties involved will find it fun.”

I felt bad for Benson Tyke. He must have been betrayed so much that he decided to fight against his own country. Doesn’t every day feel like hell right now?

“Oh, I guess so. Is there any other information you need?”

“No, it’s okay.”

“Thank you for using the Asir Mercenary Guild. Oh! There is an unknown epidemic spreading in the Marquisate of Richmond. Please be careful.”

“Plague? Hmm. Okay, I see.”

Rodin did not dismiss the term epidemic lightly.

I had already experienced the curse of debility, which seemed like an epidemic, and that too in the Marquisate of Richmond.

It was not natural for the same situation to happen again. Perhaps the writer Rotten was already making a fuss anyway.