Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 100



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Episode 100 Brazier Craftsman (1)

Of course, Ulsten also knew that good looks would instill mysterious trust and trust. In fact, he asked questions about Isaac to other servants and officials at the monastery, and even to paladins and priests.

And Ulsten only learned that they were all crazy fanatics about Isaac.

‘Not only is he incredibly handsome, but he awakened people possessed by an ancient god with a single sound of his godly voice, defeated an angel single-handedly, and with a simple swing of his sword, the undead were broken like a piece of corn? ‘Everyone is out of their minds.’

Of course, rumors can be exaggerated, but everyone he met was passionate about how great Isaac was, which only shocked Ulsten. Beyond his respect for the general Holy Grail Knight, he even felt like a suspicious cult leader somewhere.

‘I thought the Heretic Questioner would be a little different, but he doesn’t seem to be in his right mind.’

Isolde responded with embarrassment at Ulsten’s cold response.

“sorry. Actually, I am a person who finds it difficult to say one way or another. “If you think he is this kind of person, he will show you more than that, and if you think he is that kind of person, he will show you something completely unexpected, so all I can say for sure is what he looks like on the outside.”

“Hmm.”

Ulsten looked curiously at Isolde’s answer.

He’s an unpredictable person. This was my first time hearing this story.

The Inquisitor is saying that it is difficult to predict the Holy Grail Knight, who everyone is so busy praising. Ulsten was curious, but he couldn’t keep asking.

This was because Isolde changed the direction of the question.

“Let’s turn the question around. “What brings the brazier here?”

Ulsten snorted and answered.

“A craftsman came to make things, why did he come? “There was a commissioned item.”

“The furnace craftsman crosses the sea for a request?”

The reason why furnace craftsmen disappeared from the Gertonian Empire was not only because of trouble with the Code of Light, but also because the furnace craftsmen had a particularly strong fear of water. Dwarves have a strong and stocky body, so when they fall into water, they sink like a pebble.

“It was a pretty sweet reward.”

Ulsten spoke confidently.

It was a shallow answer, but Isolde realized that Ulsten had no intention of saying anything more.

Throughout the empire, nobles lined up who would spare no money if they could obtain even a single dagger made by a brazier craftsman. If it were possible to make money, furnace craftsmen would have been active throughout the empire a long time ago.

Now Isolde’s curiosity turned to Isaac.

How did Isaac know that the brazier was coming? And what on earth is this Holy Grail Knight, the only furnace craftsman in the Gertonian Empire, trying to make?

***

Ulsten walked into the abandoned mineshaft. Every time I stepped on an old piece of stone, an eerie noise echoed through the abandoned mineshaft. Aidan stood next to him, holding a torch, but the darkness of the abandoned mine seemed to swallow even him up.

“Thank you for your hard work coming. “Heartsmith.”

Not long after, a voice suddenly came from beyond the darkness. Ulsten and Aidan, who had not sensed his presence at all, stopped in shock.

Ulsten cleared his throat for a moment and finally answered.

“… … “You are the famous Holy Grail Knight.”

Despite Ulsten’s answer, Isaac did not emerge from the darkness. Ulsten took notice of Aidan and instructed him to shine the torch further forward, but even so, all he could see in the darkness was the side of Isaac’s legs.

“It seems a bit far to talk, but wouldn’t it be okay if we talked closer?”

“First I’m going to ask you a few questions. “Based on the answer to that question, we will decide how to narrow our distance.”

Aidan looked impatient at those words.

“Isaac, the furnace master trusts me and the Grail Knight… … .”

“I guess you were the one who invited me.”

Ulsten interrupted Aidan and answered.

In fact, if it had been him, he would have stormed out as soon as he was treated like this. But he couldn’t move now. The moment he turned his back, he felt as if something would jump out of the darkness, grab his ankles, and drag him into the abyss.

I understood a little what Isolde said.

Did you say ‘an unpredictable person’? It wasn’t a feeling you would get from a Holy Grail Knight.

“There are many reasons for an invitation. “Let me ask you a question first.”

Isaac stared at the brazier and opened his mouth.

“Why did the world’s furnace master cross the sea? “I understand that communication has almost been cut off due to a conflict with the Code of Light Church.”

Fortunately for Ulsten, this was a question he had already received from Isolde. However, I didn’t know whether the answer I gave to Isolde would apply to Isaac.

“The craftsman came to make the requested item, what would he have come for?”

Isaac stared at Ulsten in silence. Ulsten felt uncomfortable under that purple gaze.

It felt as if a long antenna had been inserted into his brain and its insides were being searched. It felt like they would grab me by force and drag me out if I didn’t tell the truth.

“What are you trying to make?”

Ulsten finally opened his mouth.

“… … “They are trying to create a god.”

“god?”

Isaac furrowed his eyebrows.

I didn’t think it was an absurd statement. Although it was not an idea worthy of a priest, countless priests were involved in the plan to turn Carlsen Milter into a god.

There were many reasons behind it. For the god they believe in, to prevent some evil beliefs, to receive compensation in return for their service… … But there was another reason behind Ulsten’s words.

“Are you saying that creating gods is the goal itself?”

“Hmm, I understand right away.”

This was also because Isaac had already seen the ending of The World’s Wrath.

The World Hearth Church, like the Elil Church, is classified as part of the Baekje Kingdom. However, instead of using the sun in the sky as their symbol of god, they use the boiling lava underground as their symbol.

According to their doctrine, God entered the ‘furnace of the world’ beneath the earth’s crust to regenerate his body into its true form, and will reemerge when the refining is finally complete.

What’s interesting is that they believe that God is the code of light.

Other believers say that God is already looking down from heaven in the Code of Light, but the Heart of the World Church says that this is not the true image of God, and that it will appear when rebirth is complete.

Therefore, it was virtually as if they were serving the same god but holding different doctrines. Therefore, they could not mix and existed as separate denominations.

And the ultimate purpose of the World Hearth Church with this doctrine is one.

“On the day when the hearth of the world is broken, you take off the skin of the earth and reveal your brilliant form. Now the code of light is God, and what it serves is the faded sun. They are just deceiving them while the true God regenerates himself.”

It was a sound worthy of being heard by the priests of the Code of Light.

As he was saying such things in front of the Holy Grail Knight who cut up the ancient gods, angels, and bishops, Aidan, who was listening next to him, felt numb.

Ulsten, too, would not normally have said something like this in front of believers of other faiths.

But Isaac wanted answers. Then he had to tell him his father-in-law’s philosophy.

“Then what should I do as a craftsman who serves the hearth of the world? Just waiting for God to awaken by himself beneath the skin of the earth? No. We are artisans. “The reason God has gifted us with the miracle of creation and change is to create His own body.”

“… … “Isn’t that the official position of the World Hearth Church?”

“Huh? You’re strangely perceptive. okay. There aren’t many craftsmen who think like me. “They say it’s blasphemous.”

It is not a small number, but it is a group that is classified as extremist or radical even within the World’s Hearth Church.

Depending on the interpretation, it can even be classified as heresy.

Isaac shook his head after realizing Ulsten’s true identity.

‘How come people around me keep getting attracted to this guy…’ … Is it because of nameless chaos?’

Gebel is an excommunicated saint, Hesabel is an apostate even though Isaac forced her to, Isolde is a twisted inquisitor who cries out that the church is rotten, and Ulsten is a priest who claims to create a god. Somehow, it felt like only a complete minority was entangled around Isaac.

Since Isaac is a false Holy Grail Knight with nameless chaos in his body, they may be gathering together.

‘No, maybe it’s a good thing. If the goal is right, the bottom will have to join forces.’

Ulsten is also set up to create a god, so his skills must be certain. Creating an anonymous Bible is something that not just anyone can do.

‘But in the end, seeing as Carlsen failed, it seems like he failed to create a god.’

As Isaac’s silence became longer, Ulsten spoke this time.

“Well then, I guess it’s your turn to answer. What did I invite you here for? “I came here because I needed protection, but I also thought I should listen to your purpose.”

Instead of answering, Isaac turned around.

“Let’s talk while moving first.”

***

Isaac, Ulsten, and Aidan headed deeper and deeper into the abandoned mineshaft.

The place where they stopped was in front of the fallen angel nailed to the wall. An angel with eight wings spanning dozens of meters was frozen on the wall, looking as if it might fly at any moment. Most of the body was trapped inside the rock, so I couldn’t imagine what it would look like if it were all taken out.

Ulsten stared at the fallen angel.

“this… … That fallen angel. “An angel turned into stone.”

“Have you never seen it? “I understand that an anonymous Bible has already been created by a fallen angel.”

“I just made it from the pieces Lishen Hendrak brought me. “I didn’t even know where it was at the time.”

Ulsten couldn’t take his eyes off his father-in-law’s heart, and stretched out his rough hand to trace the curves of the fallen angel.

The touch was extremely delicate.

Fallen angels are a precious material. Although each god had a different method of punishing angels, there were not many cases that left clear traces like the fallen angels in the Code of Light.

Ulsten seemed to want to take the fallen angel out of the rock and make something right now, but he couldn’t do it under Isaac’s gaze.

“So, what do you want me to do? After all, I am a craftsman whose only talent is making things. “You brought me here and showed me this, so it looks like you want to ask me for something, right?”

“Exactly.”

Isaac smiled faintly and answered.

“What is that?”

“It’s difficult to explain in words… … I’ll show you some of my crude drawings later. “It’s similar to armor, but it’s probably something you’ve never made before.”

Ulsten scoffed when told that it would never have been made before. He was an experienced furnace craftsman. There were beings similar to paladins in the World’s Hearth Church.

“It seems you don’t know about Lycanthrope warriors. “Compared to making the armor they wear, the armor worn by ordinary people is nothing special.”

“It might not be as easy as you think.”

Isaac said, imagining him looking at the drawing and being puzzled.

“Because we will have to create armor of a type we have never imagined in our lives.”