Episode 481
“Well, actually, it was because of Nilia that the Makin family entrusted the request to you.”
Although it felt like words wouldn’t communicate, Lee Han spoke anyway.
That way, I could make an excuse to Nilia later.
-I said it clearly, but the hunters ignored it.
“Whahahaha!”
“Fuhahahaha!”
“……”
Although it was expected, the shadow patrols’ reaction was even more violent.
Those who were impressed by Lee Han’s joke laughed so hard that they gasped and even had tears in their eyes.
Lee Han seemed to understand a little bit why Nilia hated the Shadow Patrol.
“…Be sure to ask the Makin family members later to confirm. please.”
“for a moment.”
The thunderous professor who was listening next to me felt strange and tilted his head.
“What do you mean, the Makin family entrusted the request because Nilia told them to?”
“…Professor Bagrek! “Before we board the ship, I have a question about fighting on the sea!”
Professor Boladi, who was on the boat first, flew in without a sound as soon as he heard Lee Han’s shout.
The speed was enough to surprise the Shadow Patrol.
* * *
The people of Isran City were very proud of their city.
The city had many things to boast about, from a castle gate with a romantic legend said to have been made from the tears of mermaids to a water statue left behind by an ancient wizard, but the city’s port was the most important of them all.
The port located in the south was reminiscent of the heart of the city, where all the vitality was gathered.
Freshly arrived sailors disembarked from the merchant ships that filled the vast, seemingly unfillable dock, and the imperial collectors who were waiting for them were running here and there, checking the goods and yelling for any contraband.
When I looked behind me, I saw various races running around the port street. The road was wide enough for eight carriages to pass by, but there were so many people that you could bump shoulders even if you only took five steps. Here and there, peddlers dressed in suspicious attire set up stalls and uttered enticing words to empty the pockets of curious travelers.
Workers and collectors who had worked at the port for a long time passed by calmly, as if they were used to this hectic scene.
They were not surprised when, from time to time, strangely shaped ships launched by dwarven or elf craftsmen appeared that looked completely different from other ships.
“……”
“…Ugh!”
However, the northern hunters who traveled around in sleek speedboats were different.
These surprised even experienced sailors.
“Let’s turn 90 degrees to the right and chase after him!”
“Hunter. A ship can’t move like that!”
“ah. okay? Sorry about this! Then, let’s turn 270 degrees to the left and chase after him!”
“……”
Hunters aboard sleek speedboats bearing the Makin family flag carried out extreme hunting on the boat.
“I can’t do it. Throw me away!”
One of the hunters tied himself with a rope, attached it to the mast, and jumped into the sea holding a spear.
Then, after a while, a shark-like monster climbed up with a spear attached to it.
“Hunter! There is no need to hunt boulder sharks! “It’s a monster that doesn’t target ships of this size!”
“But wouldn’t it be possible to target small fishing boats?”
“…Isn’t that up to them to take care of themselves?”
‘hmm. ‘I think I know why Professor Thunderstruck is here.’
Lee Han thought to himself as he listened to the conversation between the hunters and the sailors.
The Shadow Rangers were capable hunters, but they were not without flaws.
First of all, I really liked hunting.
Since manpower is limited, you only need to check the location of the Sangoria flower and deal with as many monsters as you need to get there. However, if you see only a monster, you rush in for your life, so time was wasted unnecessarily.
“Everyone please calm down. “We will check which monsters need to be captured.”
The thunder-walking professor looked at the lightning-walking professor asking for a favor.
Professor Lightning Walk nodded and gave instructions.
“For now, we don’t need to touch the trampoline shark, so let’s skip it…”
The expression of the shadow patrol showed a regret that could not be hidden.
For hunters who had spent their entire lives in the northern mountains, logic such as ‘that monster is not dangerous, that monster is dangerous’ did not work well.
The northern mountains were where even non-dangerous monsters could become dangerous.
If you see a monster, catch it.
As these people have lived their entire lives by following this principle, it was not usually difficult for them to remain still.
“Please wait until I receive instructions.”
“Can’t I catch you secretly?”
“I see a sword-squid over there…!”
Professor Lightning Walk was a seasoned explorer, so he knew the ecology of these hunters well.
If they had obeyed their orders obediently, their reputation would not have been so high.
Their persistence and perseverance as hunters was closely related to their stubborn personalities.
In times like that, I had to persuade them.
“Wardanaz. I need you to take care of the hunters while we search for the flower source. Discourage them from going hunting hastily.”
“……”
Lee Han found it absurd to ask him to do that, but he couldn’t deny that he was the only one who could do the job right now.
Professor Thunder Walk must concentrate on finding the flower production site, while Professor Lightning Walk and Professor Boladi must concentrate on understanding the ecology of the surrounding monsters…
“All right.”
‘I don’t know if it will work out.’
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Although he had heard a lot about the Shadow Patrol from Nilia, Lee Han still lacked confidence.
Can you get along with these eccentric hunters of the Northern Mountains?
“oh. “You’re Nilia’s friend, right?”
“no. When I asked him earlier, he said it was the Wardanaz family. “We’re just in the same grade, but we’re probably not friends.”
“You are my friend.”
“is it so. haha. ‘Friend’, I guess.”
Lee Han glanced at the boat.
Shall I push it away?
‘Even if I push it away, it will climb up.’
Considering the physical prowess the hunters showed, it didn’t seem like there would be much point in pushing them away.
Lee Han decided to endure it himself.
“As a wizard, is there anything I can help you with? “Please feel free to tell me anything.”
In order to appease the hunters’ complaints, they had to divert their gaze.
Lee Han planned to talk to Professor Thunderstruck until he found the source of the flower.
“Uh, I have one.”
“What is it?”
The hunter lowered his voice and spoke quietly.
“I want to take the enchanted arrows to the mountains…”
“……”
The other hunters were slightly embarrassed, but had expressions like, ‘If it’s possible, I want to take it too.’
The arrows distributed by the Makin family were of very high quality.
It has a body made of high-quality 7-year-old Japanese cypress wood, arrow feathers made of Pegasus feathers, and various enchantments activated by densely engraved patterns.
“If there are any leftovers, I will tell the Makin family to take them.”
That wasn’t that difficult. Considering the Makin family’s generosity, it was highly likely that the remaining arrows would be given as gifts after all work was completed.
“that is…”
However, the hunters hesitated even after Lee Han’s words.
“The problem is that it doesn’t seem like there will be any left.”
“Looking at the speed at which I’m writing now, I feel like I’ll run out of everything…”
‘Then we can reduce hunting.’
Lee Han thought so, but remained kind and said.
“How about using a mix of regular arrows?”
“You can’t do that. Sea monsters have very thick shells and skins, so it is difficult to kill them without arrows like these. “I received a request, but if I were to save my arrows and cause trouble, it wouldn’t be the end of the story.”
As the Shadow Patrol were seasoned hunters, they were thorough in this area.
There was nothing more foolish than underestimating and caring for an enemy and then getting hurt.
‘So if we reduce hunting…’
Of course, from Lee Han’s perspective, it was an absurd statement.
Reducing hunting would also solve that problem!
“If it’s that kind of problem, I have a solution…”
“Wizard, can’t you put a spell on an ordinary arrow?”
“!”
The hunters finally got to the point.
It wasn’t something I said without thinking, it was something I had in mind.
The reason these expensive arrows were used was to use magic even when the wizard was not present.
Conversely, if you had a wizard, there was no need to use these expensive magic arrows. All I had to do was cast a spell on a regular arrow.
the problem is…
‘That’s not how it works.’
Lee Han was slightly embarrassed.
People who don’t know much about magic have no concept of schools, so they often go to a warlock and say, ‘I have food poisoning. Please treat me.’
Of course, such a thing was impossible for warlocks who had not learned healing magic. At best, it was about being revived after death.
Things were similar now.
I don’t know where the Makin family purchased the arrows, but they probably purchased them from a workshop set up by outstanding magicians.
We select high-quality materials one by one, from the arrow shaft to the feather, and carefully engrave all kinds of complicated magic circles on them to ensure that the magic can be maintained semi-permanently…
Even just looking at it from the side, one could be impressed by its skill and ability.
I can’t believe that first-year student Lee Han is trying to replace those arrows with regular arrows with a few magic touches.
It was clear that there would be a big difference in performance.
‘The only thing I’m better at is that I walked on the spot, right?’
Since it had no advantage other than being able to cast it on the spot, Lee Han explained this to the Shadow Patrol hunters.
“So this was done by a great wizard and I’m still a student…”
“no!”
“???”
What’s wrong?
“Mr. Wizard. I don’t know anything about magic, but I dare say something. “You don’t know anything until you try it.”
“you’re right. Our work is similar. A rookie always thinks he can’t take down his prey. But when he gives the rookie a bow and arrows and puts him face to face with his prey, the rookie realizes that he has hidden abilities within himself.”
“……”
Lee Han was dumbfounded and speechless.
‘Aren’t you an Einroguard hunter? Were you bribed by the skeleton principal?’
Why are you spreading such nonsense?
According to that logic, Lee Han also had a chance of winning in a one-on-one fight with the skeleton principal.
“We think you can do it well, Wizard!”
“Don’t be discouraged just because it’s made with expensive ingredients to make it a luxury product. Trust the wizard!”
The Shadow Patrol, who knew nothing about magic, were very brave.
They urged Lee Han to give it a try.
“No… I understand. “Let me show you in person.”
Lee Han held back a sigh and decided to just show it.
If I didn’t show it, they would keep dragging their feet, thinking, ‘You are a wizard and the person who made this arrow is a wizard, so why not!’
“The magic on the arrow… wow, this is really… amazing.”
Lee Han couldn’t help but be impressed as he looked at the arrows the Makin family had purchased.
These were the magics I had seen while studying in Professor Verdus’ workshop.
<Zenvaya’s Eternal Penetration>, <Zenvaya’s Eternal Increase>, <Zenvaya’s Eternal Hit>…
Compared to the beginner magic that Lee Han knew how to use, such as <Level Penetration Enhancement>, <Level Weight Increase>, and <Level Accuracy Enhancement>, these were advanced magics that were on a different level of sophistication.
Beautiful works that solve the shortcoming of enchantment, which quickly loses its effectiveness over time, with the wizard’s brilliant wisdom!
As a fellow wizard, Lee Han couldn’t help but pause and admire it.
“Cheer up, wizard!”
“Even a wizard can do it!”
“…yes. what.”
Lee Han prepared the magic feeling very embarrassed.
There was a famous painting in front of me, but it felt like I was drawing a new crude sketch.
Paaaa!!
“First, I tested penetration, weight, and accuracy, but the quality of completion was too different and rough…”
Lee Han tried to explain the difference in magical perfection between this arrow and that arrow, but the hunters just nodded, pretending to listen.
‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’
And as soon as he received the arrow, he put it on the string and pulled it.
Squirt!
The hunters looked at each other with wide eyes.
“This is better, wizard!”
“Are you really doing this to take arrows?”
