Episode 644
When I looked closely, I saw that it was no ordinary artifact.
It gives the wearer that much strength immediately without any side effects. Moreover, the innkeeper did not seem like a wizard or an experienced adventurer.
Artifacts that slightly increase strength and have side effects are difficult and valuable to make, but artifacts like that…
‘Who on earth made it?’
Ratford looked at the artifact closely.
The more I looked at it, the more extraordinary it was.
Although Ratford could not distinguish the patterns and reverberations just by sensing magical power from a distance like Wardanaz, he could feel how sophisticated the artifact was.
No matter how far away you look, a masterpiece radiates its aura.
‘…No, but why on earth does the innkeeper have that!?’
“Ugh… Ugh. this person…”
“Did I do something wrong or did I not do something wrong?”
“This bastard is trying to kill me! Help!”
“!”
Ratford tensed as he heard the dwarven traveler squealing and calling for his companion.
‘You have company!’
Sure enough, another dwarf started running out holding a pickaxe along with a thumping sound from the second floor.
That wasn’t all. A dwarf fellow who was walking outside also threw down the beer he was drinking and ran in holding a club.
“I swear on my beard, I won’t put down my comrade!” “You monster!”
“Do you think you can get out safely after acting like this?!”
“Shut up, we are miners at the Noel Iron Mine! “You won’t be able to stop us!”
The innkeeper grabbed the dwarf traveler and confronted him with two other colleagues.
The innkeeper, thinking that three would be too much, shouted to the clerk again.
“Ladle, bring the ladle!”
“??”
At this point, Ratford became curious about what else the innkeeper would come up with rather than stopping the dwarf travelers.
“Will it be a ladle!? “Shouldn’t you bring the pot lid with you too?!”
“Bring that too!”
The suppressed dwarf traveler squeaks.
“Just… stop it!”
“What, what?”
“Cover the ladle and pot lid…!”
“???”
My colleagues wondered what the fuss was about.
Why are they preventing me from bringing a ladle and a pot lid?
“If you move now, you won’t be able to stop it!”
“Well, we still have to stop it…”
At that moment, a skinny clerk came out. The clerk was holding a ladle in one hand and a pot lid in the other.
The dwarves burst into laughter at the sight of them trembling and glaring at them.
“Little human! “Is that enough?”
“Go into the kitchen and hide until work is done!”
“Whoa, whoa, scooper of the Wardanaz family!”
The clerk closed his eyes tightly and shouted.
Who would have thought that he would be using the artifact given to him by the Wardanaz family!
If anything, the innkeeper wanted to use this scary item…
bang!
Three dwarves ran out of the inn. It was as if a giant invisible hand had struck the three of them and blown them away.
“!!!!!”
Ratford was astonished.
‘This is not an ordinary artifact!’
Rather than just attacking the enemy, it automatically detects hostile enemies within the inn and then expels them!
The dwarves stumbled from the shock and rolled on the ground. Although he was a sturdy and well-dressed dwarf, the shock was so strong that it was difficult for him to breathe.
“What… this crazy innkeeper is creating… an artifact… ugh.”
“Hey you damn dwarves!”
The owner of the general store next door, who belatedly heard the commotion, came running in anger.
The three dwarves were dumbfounded even while lying down when the general store owner, who seemed to have never fought in his life, came running towards them.
What kind of guts do you have to come running towards them now?
“Take the broom!”
The general store owner pointed the broom he was holding at them like it was a staff.
Seeing that sight, the three dwarves suddenly became ominous.
no way…
Could it be that the owner of the general store??
“Broom of the Wardanaz family!”
bang!!!
The three dwarves were struck by the trapping spell and passed out.
The villagers cursed and dragged them to the guard prison.
The commotion is over.
The innkeeper apologized to the guests and handed them a glass of beer each.
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“customer.”
“!”
Ratford was taken aback when the innkeeper suddenly called him.
“yes?”
‘Did they find out I was a wizard?’
“I understand you are surprised. But please don’t spread rumors. “If strange rumors spread in the village, the number of travelers stops.”
“……”
“please…”
The innkeeper’s expression was one of earnestness itself. Ratford was so overwhelmed by that that he nodded his head without realizing it.
“Well, where on earth did you get that artifact just now…?”
“…after. It’s natural for you to be curious. “This is a treasure bestowed by the Wardanaz family.”
“The Wardanaz family! …Wait a minute, but why the hat, ladle, pot lid…?”
“There’s a story there too.”
The innkeeper sighed.
So, it happened during the time of the innkeeper’s grandfather’s grandfather.
At that time, the name of the inn here was not “Piece on the Clouds.”
-…You have done a great job running the <Lava Volcano Pony> inn, so I would like to award you in the name of the Wardanaz family.
-Thank you, persimmon. Demon… Overseer… Administrator… General… Mr.
“The devil?”
“…Did I say that? Not the devil, but the overseer, that is, the commander-in-chief. “It looked like the devil, that’s what they said.”
The innkeeper quickly took care of things and continued speaking.
-I’d like to give you an artifact. What do you think?
-It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay!
The innkeeper’s grandfather’s grandfather did not want to receive the artifact.
In fact, other villagers did the same.
Even people who don’t know anything would say, ‘Wow, if you receive an artifact, you can sell it for a thousand gold, right?’, but in this village, the situation was different.
First of all, I didn’t know what kind of punishment I would receive if I sold the goods given to me by the Wardanaz family.
There is nothing more foolish than going against the wishes of an archmage.
And to the ordinary villagers, the artifacts of the Wardanaz family were frankly more frightening than convenient.
What if you use it incorrectly and a devil is summoned?
-Why are you refusing?
-Ah, ah, artifacts are difficult for me to use as I run an inn. How would I, an innkeeper, use a crown or a scepter?
-indeed! I will report to you.
The devil disappeared and came back a while later.
-He told me to go to the inn and hang it on something you use. Then it’ll be okay, right?
-……
He had to refuse, but since that day was the day when the devil was in charge, not the golem, the innkeeper had no choice but to nod.
Since then, the Wardanaz family has periodically gifted artifacts as rewards to the people of the territory.
Of course, we did not forget to pay close attention to frequently used items.
“…This is what happened.”
“and. The Wardanaz family is truly amazing. “I can’t believe you give these artifacts as gifts to the territory’s residents on a regular basis!”
Ratford was impressed.
As expected from Yihan’s family, the Wodanaz family was excellent enough to be counted among the great aristocratic families of the empire.
Moreover, he does not care about the appearance of the artifact and even shows consideration for the people of the territory.
The innkeeper was moved to tears by the sight of the traveler not knowing his own speed.
Sometimes you have to see the devil come down so he doesn’t say things like that!
“…I am always grateful for your grace. Haha… Travelers might be scared if they find out that the villagers have the artifacts, so please don’t spread the word about this.”
“Do not worry. I will definitely protect it. Rather, can you tell me this? Artifacts are treasures…”
“If someone wants to steal it, they will steal it.”
The innkeeper said harshly.
And later, he realized that he had spoken too harshly and corrected himself.
“It’s a joke. joke. haha.”
“ah. yes.”
“But why did you come…?”
“A distant relative sent me a letter and asked me to come and help him with some work. I am a locksmith belonging to the locksmith guild. “I’ll just go.”
“oh. A locksmith guild! “Can I ask you to do one thing?”
“what…?”
“Some crazy customer left an eight-horse carriage in the stable and walked away! “I can’t sell this, I have to keep it, but just in case, I’m planning to put a lock on it.”
“There are a lot of strange guests, including the dwarf guests earlier, as there are a lot of travelers! Don’t worry. “I’ll finish my work and stop by when the time comes.”
Ratford left the inn, thinking that there were some really strange people there.
* * *
“older brother. take care.”
Arsil hugged Lee Han and patted his back.
I was always worried because my younger brother took too many risks.
“It’s not that I like danger, but danger keeps coming to me… And the most recent danger was the one that my brother took me with.”
Arsil pretended not to hear and ended the hug.
“Where are you going? South of the empire? An archipelago across the sea? ah. I have a promise with the people of that kingdom… I understand that the kingdom there is not on good terms with the empire… Oh, you’ve become friends with the royal family? “You can really become friends with everyone except the principal, right?”
Arsil laughed at his brother’s words.
And then he spoke seriously.
“Take care of the tomb sheet music. Lee Han. “It will help with your magic.”
“!”
After speaking, Arsil smiled.
After that, he passed through the front door and left.
As all the spirits that had been there before disappeared along with Arsil, the mansion suddenly became quiet.
Yoner cleared his throat and opened his mouth.
“He was a truly unique person.”
“that’s right. “It was also fascinating.”
“I almost died.”
Gainando grumbled.
If Lee Han’s second brother was like this, he couldn’t even imagine how evil and eccentric his first brother would be.
“I’m going to kill you.”
“A murderer?”
“okay. A cruel killer. Well said.”
“You saw the principal?! hey. And junior, what are you saying to senior!”
Gainando became angry at Eandurde’s words.
Either way, Eandurde whispered. Gaynando’s location within Eandurde has already been determined.
“Lee Han. Let’s go to our family mansion. huh? “There’s a lot of fun there.”
“later. “I have friends who haven’t come yet so I have to go and see them.”
“Then we’ll go when everyone comes, right?”
“no. I’m trying to complete any requests I can from people around me. Cainan Island. Take this. “There are no people around here, so it’s good to dig up herbs.”
“…I’m not good at alchemy…”
“All you have to do is look at the herbs and dig them up. Get it all out. “I will share the reward.”
It was Lee Han who came after checking out a request from a nearby adventurer guild when he went to the village.
It may be unreasonable for it to take a long time, but relatively easy gathering-related requests were the easiest way to earn pocket money.
“I like memories better than money…”
Gainando muttered a phrase he had seen in a book. Ihan and Yoner looked at Guynando as if they were looking at the world’s idiots.
“Making money is also a memory. Gainando.”
“What great memories I have of making money. Gainando.”
‘It really sucks.’
“It was unfortunate that there were no production requests. “That kind of thing is great.”
Even without going as far as creating artifacts, performing magic treatments on various reagents or materials was quite enjoyable.
Those were the things wizards with low circles did most often when raising research funds.
While the friends were chatting and talking, the front door opened. Everyone’s eyes turned towards that.
Surprisingly, Ratford appeared riding a golem.
“I’m here! Wardanaz.”
“Ratford!”
“Wow, I was really impressed. Golems are patrolling the territory! “I can’t believe how happy the people living around here must be!”
“haha. “I’m glad you said that.”
Lee Han was embarrassed by Ratford’s praise.
The friends who saw this decided not to tell who was patrolling until recently.
