The Wise Lord - Chapter 141



Episode 141 – Ruben Returns Again

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Xian’s footsteps stopped for a moment.

Along with him, the party who followed Xian also stopped walking.

Kieeek—!!

And the groaning sounded again.

Xian immediately drew his sword and ran in.

“Kendrick!”

Then he stretched out his left hand and summoned Kendrick.

Saaa-.

A jet-black mist bloomed around it and took shape.

Before long, Kendrick’s shimmering blue eyes flashed.

Behind Kendrick, Ruben’s knights quickly lined up.

And just then.

“It’s the lord!!!”

“The lord is back!!!”

Suddenly, a loud cry erupted from the soldiers in the guard tower.

A guard tower up to Lv.4.

Of course, you can see the surrounding scenery at a glance.

Even the stealth technique used by Conner, a high-class assassin, had the ability to detect its presence.

So it was natural to know that Xi’an had come.

But somehow the atmosphere was a little strange.

It was not an urgent voice, but an atmosphere that seemed to welcome Xian.

“hey! Everyone come out! The lord is back!!”

It didn’t look like a tense situation at all.

At the same time as the shouts of the soldiers, people rushed out from inside Ruben.

Each of the people who came out came with a plow, a hoe, and a hammer.

They were carrying production tools such as farm implements.

Rather than a trace of battle, it seemed that he had abandoned what he was doing and ran.

“huh···?”

Xian murmured involuntarily.

At the same time, Kendrick and Ruben’s knights also became dazed.

“Are you here, young master?”

“You are here, lord.”

In front of such Xian, Hans appeared as he squeezed through the villagers.

Hans, who has been with Xian since he was in the family.

He was now in charge of the administration of Leuven.

And Hans’ expression as he looked at it was urgency.

“…?”

Xi’an’s expression was once again dazed.

right at that moment.

-draft!!!

A whitish figure flew in from afar.

An alluring woman with dark gray eyes and white silver hair.

It was none other than Ruben’s guardian spirit, Leah.

– Why are you so late! Why are you so late!

Leia flew in in an instant and circled around Xian.

Before long, Leia wrapped around Xian’s back and whispered softly.

Leah’s white-silver hair fell down the nape of Sian’s neck.

Somehow, it was not much different from the usual Leah.

No, Leah was more alluring than usual.

Well, since Xian left for almost two months, it was possible.

But it didn’t fit the current situation at all.

“······ What is it?”

Xian couldn’t hide his bewilderment.

Soon after, Xian immediately asked Hans.

“What happened?”

“What are you talking about?”

Then, as Hans, he tilted his head and asked.

“Didn’t something happen to Ruben?”

“no. Did anything go wrong?”

“Then what is the grumbling just now? You must have heard a scream?”

“What if you say goosebumps…? ah.”

Hans spoke again as if he had suddenly remembered.

“Are you referring to the troll raid just now?”

“A bunch of trolls? A bunch of trolls are attacking you?”

“yes. About 500 individuals attacked the eastern gate just now.”

“…?”

At Hans’ words, Xian tilted his head.

That would be about 500 troll objects.

Because it wasn’t something I could say so bluntly.

With 500 trolls, a village as well as a city could be harpooned.

Even this was a dark forest.

It was a dark forest where monsters became overdrive and become demons.

If the number of trolls was 500, even a small territory was at a level where it was barely possible.

“Then didn’t something happen?”

This was not a big deal, so I could see it as a very big thing.

but.

“That’s what happens every day.”

In Leuven, it was the same as everyday life.

And it was a great disaster that Ruben of the past could not handle.

However, Ruben made great progress with Xi’an’s steady talent.

So, Ruben’s appearance now.

Will I be able to pierce it once…? ‘Insane Steel Book! Starting from Lv.4’.

A moat of unknown depth.

In addition to the guard tower, which is not even visible as a blind spot.

Even the high-level Ruben’s soldiers who are guarding such barriers.

“The troll blood stock has been replenished with the troll trolls that just raided.”

Kieheaek…!!

Kiehek…!

The beasts of the dark forest were now Ruben’s specialties and only turned into gold.

“·······”

Xian was at a loss for words for a moment.

Come to think of it, there was no threat to Ruben in the Dark Forest.

Wouldn’t it be better if a group of ogres, the strongest predators on earth, came in droves?

No, even a bunch of ogres wouldn’t be able to do it.

-Do you know how lonely I was while you were gone? really···.

Leah, who is now wrapped around Xian’s neck.

Because Ruben’s guardian spirit, Leah, existed.

It’s probably impossible unless you’re a demon or a demon.

Even more so, Death Knight, Kendrick, left with Xian.

So, if you add Kendrick, who is now panicking behind Cyan…

I wondered if maybe one of the seven demon lords would be possible.

In a word, there was nothing different about Ruben, and there could not be.

“More than that, young man. As for the people behind me…?”

Rather, Xian had something different.

Hans’s gaze turned to Xi’an’s back.

It wasn’t just Hans.

All of Ruben’s territories were looking at the gathered Dark Elves behind Xian.

On the other hand, the Dark Elves were trembling with fear.

Strange environment, strange people.

How can I not be afraid of this situation?

In fact, there was another reason why the Dark Elves were afraid.

Leah wrapped around the nape of none other than Xian’s neck.

“Uh, how could such a being…?”

“Hee…!”

The Dark Elves looked at Leah with fear.

The Dark Elves reacted sensitively to the power of demons as much as they dealt with the mana of darkness.

And the tremendous demonic energy felt from Leah.

Even Asrandiz looked at Leah with a tense face.

Only.

“It is a ghost.”

Only Sera treated Leia innocently.

“Warm and strong. very.”

Sarah approached Leah without hesitation.

Sera who has the ability to see through the essence of existence.

“How can this be?”

Sara looked at Leah with curious eyes.

Seeing Sarah like that, she tilted her head to become Leah and asked.

– Who is he?

“I’m Sarah.”

-Sera?

“huh. It’s a dark elf.”

-Dark Elf…?

Leah tilted her head again.

It seemed that he did not understand the term Dark Elf.

That would also be true, because the term Dark Elf was a race derived from Elodie and later a thousand years ago.

A race that originated from Elodie.

To be more precise, it was a race that started when Elodie dealt with the mana of darkness.

In a word, it was a race that did not exist when Leah was alive.

– A dark-haired elf?

Leah looked closely at Sarah.

-Wait, it looks like Elodie from looking at it like this?

Before long, Leah looked round and round around Sera.

Well, since the Dark Elves were descendants of Elodie, Sera could be considered a descendant of Elodie as well.

-You really look like Elodie?

However, even Xian did not know how much Elodie’s blood remained in Sera.

– How the hell did this happen?

Leah looked at Xian and asked.

At the same time, the people of Ruben, including Hans.

And all the Dark Elves’ eyes turned to Xian.

Maybe.

It seemed that the situation needed to be sorted out.

“Let’s go in and talk.”

Xian put his sword in and stepped inside Ruben.

#

Lord’s Castle Lv.2 located in the center of Ruben.

And Xi’an’s office located in it.

Cyan is Leah, Hans, Semir, Grayson, and Lucas.

Then, he gathered Asrandiz and Sera and explained what had happened.

The conversation mainly flowed towards explaining the situation to Leah, Hans, and Semir.

Rumors of the incident in the north spread throughout the empire.

Ruben also knew the whole story of the case.

But I didn’t even know the details.

So the explanation went on for quite a while.

After the explanation of the situation was over.

“So, the Dark Elves will be living together in Ruben from now on.”

“My name is Aslandis. i look forward to.”

“I’m Sarah. Please take good care of me.”

Aslandis and Sera greeted the people of Ruben.

Then Hans and Lucas.

And Grayson and Semir burst into exclamations.

“Huh…”

“To see the elf in person…”

“Even to live together in Leuven…”

“Last time, when the lord asked about the dark elves, I was puzzled…”

Each of the four responded in their own way, but that’s all.

Dark elves did not have any objection to becoming Young Ji-min.

That would be the case, because I heard all the circumstances from Xian.

What situation were they in?

Because I knew what kind of pain I had.

Dwarves of the Hammer Anvil tribe, including Semir.

And the humans of Ruben, including Grayson.

All of them were also abandoned by the world.

That’s why they deeply understood and accepted the Dark Elves who suffered the same pain.

Only.

-Why did it have to be an elf…

Only Leah had a slight heartache.

-If this is the case, the estate will be full of pretty kids. It’s a headache to keep girls seduced by Xian.

Leah made a pouty expression once.

Then, he turned his head and looked at Sarah.

– Boy. It’s nice to stay here, but you can’t come to Yeongju Castle. okay?

“Your lordship? What is it?”

-Here is where you are now. It’s where Xi’an stays.

“The place where Xian is is Yeongju Castle. This is the lord castle.”

-Yes, don’t go in and out of here.

“why?”

-That, that…

For a moment, Leah was taken aback.

It seems that he probably didn’t know that Sera would ask such a bold question.

Even so, the Dark Elves were basically afraid of Leah.

The terrible demon felt in Leah.

For those who dealt with the mana of darkness, Leah’s magic was the power of a higher-level demon.

But Sarah wasn’t.

Sarah wasn’t afraid of Leah at all.

“Why can’t you come?”

Instead, I just treated her like a local sister.

-Si, Xian is annoying… are you going to do it?

“Xian, am I… annoying?”

Sera looked at Xian and asked.

Sarah’s expression, looking at her, was quite sullen.

It seems that Xian really thought Sera was a nuisance.

“no.”

Xian gently shook his head.

Then Sarah smiled brightly again.

And I looked at Leah.

“It doesn’t bother you.”

-······

Leah was at a loss for words.

Xian watched the scene.

‘This is the first person who doesn’t get pushed against Leah.’

Xian burst into admiration for Sera’s ability.

There was no one who had ever been against Leah.

A saint and an aria, of course.

The princess, Elena, was no match.

I was busy getting rid of it, let alone the opponent.

Sarah was facing Leah for the first time.

Even stopping Leah from speaking.

Although it was Leah who had lived for a thousand years.

Sera seemed to be a new type to Leah as well.

Leah stared blankly at Sarah, speechless.

Then, suddenly, he turned his head and looked at Xian.

– Xian, it’s fun!!

It flew away empty somewhere.

‘······ What?’

It’s been a while since I thought that.

“Ghost sister is angry. Did Sera say something bad?”

Sara sighed and lowered her head.

‘······ What else?’

Xian really wanted something.

‘Ah, I don’t know.’

The two of you will figure it out.

Sian shook his head.

That wasn’t what mattered now.

“Anyway, because it happened. Hans will make some accommodations for the time being so that the Dark Elves can adapt well.”

“All right.”

“Grayson and Semir help me assimilate with the local people. Don’t forget to ask the soldiers, too, Lucas.”

“There will be nothing to worry about.”

“I will tell the soldiers firmly.”

Hans and Grayson with Sian’s horse.

And Lucas answered in turn.

Sian nodded his head in satisfaction.

So now, the description of the situation is roughly finished.

In Ruben, the Dark Elves had to expand their living space and area.

In addition, it was necessary to secure space for planting the World Tree and Instiz.

Of course, the gold that goes into this process will be enormous.

but.

[Current Gold] – 32,060,500 G

Xian had over 32 million gold in his hands!

Here are the reputation points that have already exceeded 50,000 points!

‘It must have been a long time ago.’

Sian let out a bitter laugh.

“Okay, let’s break up. Go and do your own thing.”

With Xian’s words, people left the office one by one.

but one person.

“Semir? Do you have something to say?”

Only Semir remained in his seat and did not leave.

Semir is the chief of the dwarf tribe, the Hammer Anvil, and a descendant of the Goddess Morkru.

When Xian asked, Semir nodded and opened his mouth.

“Is the lord thinking of building a space for the Dark Elves to live in?”

“I thought so, but.”

Xian immediately nodded.

Because that’s what I really thought it would be.

“He will build on the blueprints I made last time.”

“Yes, but.”

And I was going to do some digging based on the blueprint Semir made last time.

The blueprint for Ruben made by Semir was truly paradise.

And 32 million gold could make that paradise come true.

but.

“Hmm…”

For some reason, Semir had a worried expression on his face.

“For what reason?”

“Actually… there’s something wrong with the blueprint I made.”

“Is it a problem?”

Semir nodded slowly.

“It’s actually…”

And Semir’s words continued.

To be honest, I didn’t fully understand.

Because there was a lot of architectural knowledge.

But I could see what Semir was talking about.

To be honest, there was nothing wrong with the blueprint.

Could there be a problem in that paradise?

but.

“These blueprints aren’t designed for dark elves?”

“exactly.”

Semir spoke right away.

“The way elves live is a bit… unusual. Since the lord saw this for himself, it should be easy to understand.”

Sian nodded slowly.

He had been to the Dark Elves’ village in the North.

It wasn’t unusual, it was just another world.

Forest race, elves.

They were living as one with the forest.

First of all, the elves’ houses were all attached to trees.

From houses almost attached to the ground.

Can I live there…? Even the houses that are so tall that you want to.

On the other hand, the houses of humans did not.

This is a method that needs no explanation.

Simply put, if the human lifestyle is stretched horizontally.

The elves’ way of life was able to stretch vertically.

“And we Dwarves could be said to be strictly vertical. In the past, our ancestors lived in a tunnel.”

However, after many years, the dwarves became humans.

I got used to the way people live.

Eventually, it changed to adapt to the way of life of humans.

However, the elves were not.

Unlike the dwarves, they distanced themselves from humans.

They turned their backs on the world and lived their own lives.

Ordinary elves would do the same.

Even more so are the Dark Elves who have been ostracized by the world.

“So, if we build according to the blueprint, there will definitely be problems.”

Semir was expressing such concerns.

In a word, a situation where you have to live as a human after living as an elf for the rest of your life.

Well, as long as you live, you will have to adapt.

But it was clear that it would take a long time.

It took as long as the dwarves became human.

In the process, many problems will inevitably arise.

More than anything.

“The elves will need the World Tree.”

The elves needed a world tree.

Elves nurture the forest, and the forest nurtures the elves.

This was an identity rooted in the race of elves.

Even if it can adapt to the way of life of humans.

I couldn’t say live while killing the identity of the race.

Of course, Xian had a world tree.

It’s not just an ordinary World Tree, it’s an Instiz.

but.

“We didn’t even prepare a space to plant the world tree.”

Semir did not consider the World Tree at all when creating the blueprint.

Instiz, the world tree that holds the source of life and the legacy left by Elodie.

Instiz could be planted in Leuven right now.

However, it was not possible to plant at random just because it could be planted.

Instiz are humans and dwarves, as well as all over Ruben.

Its influence will extend to the nearby Dark Forest.

In a word, the structure of the territory had to be reorganized around the world tree.

So what Semir wants to say is that.

“We need to revise the blueprints.”

The current blueprint had to be improved.

“No way, I didn’t know that the lord would bring the dark elves. Not to mention the World Tree…”

Well… even Xian had nothing to say about this.

To be honest, I didn’t even know Xian.

Who in the world would have predicted that the Dark Elves would come to the territory.

Of course I knew humans would come.

Besides, who in the world would think of planting a world tree in a manor?

I didn’t even think about the possibility of being able to save it, let alone plant it.

No, I wondered if I could see the world tree.

Currently, Ruben is a territory where humans, dwarves, and elves live as territories.

A territory where the world tree is planted.

Even if you search all over the continent, there will be no territory like this.

“Um… then Semir. Can you edit the blueprint?”

“It’s possible, but… I think it will take some time.”

Semir gave a puzzled look.

It seemed to take a lot of time, not just a little.

Well, I wonder where it can be modified.

‘It’s a bit difficult.’

It was difficult in the current situation.

That would be the case, too, because the time he signed with Durak was running out.

Now that the incident in the north is over.

There were about two months left in the contract with Durak.

In a word, two months later Xian had to return to Ellandur.

‘Come to think of it, Durak is quiet.’

He said he would return immediately if he didn’t achieve satisfactory results in the north.

The Northern days are all over now.

For some reason, Durak didn’t show any different reaction.

Are you satisfied or not?

‘Ah, what do you know?’

Sian brushed away his thoughts.

I had no intention of returning to my family anyway.

The important thing now is to edit the blueprint.

“hmm···.”

Xian fell into deep thought at the unexpected problem.

I thought I just needed money to spend.

I never expected that there would be such a problem.

Although there is an enormous amount of money in the inventory of 32 million gold…

‘huh? No.’

At that moment, a thought popped into Xian’s mind.

“Semir. How about this one?”

Xian told Semir what came to mind.

#

Five days have passed since Xian returned to Ruben.

Also, five days had passed since the Dark Elves became the people of Ruben.

The people of Ruben did not reject the Dark Elves and helped them adapt well.

Thanks to that, the Dark Elves were adapting well to their new home.

But anyway.

As Semir feared, the Dark Elves could hardly adapt to life in Ruben.

Of course, going over the roof at any time.

He often goes outside of Ruben’s realm.

Even sleeping in the dark forest was often attacked by monsters.

A situation that was more than Semir’s concerns was unfolding.

As each day passed, the problem became more and more serious.

But there was no suitable solution.

How could you change the way you live your whole life in an instant?

It was a situation where even the identity rooted in the origin of the elf race had to be changed.

I just believed that only a long time would solve it.

Ruben’s chaotic life continued.

That time when the time of one day, two days, and three days passed again.

“The preparations… are all finished.”

Semir came to Xian again.

Semir’s eyes are swollen.

Was it an all-nighter’s work over the course of a week?

The intense fatigue was all over his face.

“You worked hard.”

Xian accepted the few pieces of paper that Semir handed over.

Ruben’s blueprint requested by none other than Xian.

“I made it at the request of the lord… Is it okay to completely overturn it like this…”

Soon, Semir’s voice, mixed with concern, was heard.

A new blueprint that completely overturned Ruben.

It wasn’t a blueprint in the way of modifying an existing one.

It was literally a new blueprint that overthrew all of Ruben.

existing buildings and houses.

And all kinds of facilities.

Even the barriers built outside.

It was a way to build a new one by taking everything out of Ruben.

The reason was simple.

Rather than forcefully correcting a place that has already gone wrong.

Because it was easier to write anew on a completely white drawing paper.

In the process, the part that Semir missed was more meticulous.

and more perfectly.

so now.

“Are you crazy?”

A blueprint was created for Ruben, who would never exist again in the world.

Even though it was a draft with no specific knowledge about architecture, I could feel at once that it was unusual.

No, can I say that this is unusual?

“Are you really crazy?”

There is no other way to describe it other than to say that it was absolutely insane.

Heaven, Paradise, Utopia, Utopia.

No matter how much I pushed, I couldn’t follow this blueprint.

Of course, if it is completed according to the blueprint.

However, it was impossible to complete according to this blueprint.

Aside from these ridiculous buildings.

The time taken to build these buildings could not be ignored.

It will be about 100 years if we start building in the usual way from now.

Even if he builds a paradise in which Ruben will never exist again.

No one would have lived there.

That’s why paradise was paradise because it was paradise.

Utopia was Utopia because it was Utopia.

but.

The story was different if there was absolute magic that made everything possible in the world.

[Current Gold] – 32,000,000 G

32 million gold.

Truly an astronomical amount.

Of course, there were problems with this too.

Even if the entire Ruben is exposed and rebuilt.

The time it took for the building to be demolished and built was unavoidable.

There was an immediate completion right, but it was not possible to purchase an immediate completion right for that many buildings.

In the first place, completely exposing Ruben was insane.

After all, it was no different than spending all the money that had been spent so far.

Even if it is possible to demolish a building with a mobile lord.

Even if you refund some amount in the process.

The cost of entry itself has not changed.

So, it was virtually impossible.

Nevertheless, the reason Xian dared to do this was simple.

‘Aim for an inspection reward.’

none other than inspection compensation.

As a reward for the previous day’s inspection, I had obtained the right to complete all buildings and research immediately.

It was possible if I could get it once again.

And its condition is a causal overload to the extent that a check is made.

In other words, it was enough gold for the mobile lord to faint.

And even this was a difficult situation because he was a mobile lord who had become stronger through maintenance.

That’s why, once again, the name that I call at my throat.

32 million gold.

Absolute magic that turns everything impossible in the world into possible.

‘also.’

when you run into a problem.

When you don’t know what to do

Isn’t there something the mobile lord has been saying?

‘When I get stuck while proceeding, I’m doing a string.’

That moment.

Tring!

“no···! That’s not what it means…!!

An urgent notification popped up on the screen.

At the same time, ugh…! The smartphone vibrated slightly.

Tring! Tiriling!

《That’s not it》

Why do I feel like I’m trembling with fear?

Hold on.

But Xian lightly ignored it.

“Something happened to me in the meantime.”

what do you mean know