A Genius Gamer Reincarnated into a Hero’s Family Chapter 294

Genius Gamer, Reincarnated into a Heroic Family Chapter 294

Garden of Life (3)

The Garden of Life was a place so secretive that even Harang, who had studied a little, had never heard of it. However, the truth was the opposite. Since he had studied at Kaladan, it was right to assume that he had studied only what Kaladan wanted.

When I was attending magic school, I only studied magic, so I knew almost nothing about external history.

‘Indeed… … Even though it’s called Kaladan, with a history spanning 500 years, there must be some dark history there. There must be plenty of parts that they wanted to hide.’

There must have been many dirty and shabby corners of Kaladan. No one knows what the numerous blood relatives have done while serving as the head of the household.

‘The fact that it still remains means that the mess made by our predecessors has not been cleaned up yet… … .’

Or, perhaps, they have enough influence to help the family to keep it a secret.

I don’t know which way it is, but since it has come to this, I felt the need to investigate further.

The question was how to do it.

Should I approach him and reveal that my name is Harang Paul Caladan?

‘It’s harder to hide it anyway. The face will be known by now.’

If so, it’s a forced breakthrough.

Harang nodded to Taniya and then stood up.

“Uh, huh?”

Taniya, who had not expected that Harang would stand up and walk out so confidently, was flustered and hurriedly chased after him.

Pash! Harang pulled out his sword as he parted the grass. Then, he released his energy, and black and white energy began to leak out and slowly take over the space.

“Ugh… … .”

Taniya, who was following behind, hesitated, sweating profusely. Although she was trying her best to control the energy from leaking out to her, she couldn’t endure even that slight aftereffect.

Although Taniya had outstanding mental strength, she was no different from an ordinary person, so it was difficult for her to handle the energy emitted by an 8-star knight up close.

But in the end, I endured with my mental strength and stubbornly chased after Harang, but this time, suddenly, murderous intent poured out from all directions.

“Who are you!”

Srrrrung!

With the sound of swords being drawn, shouts echoed from the trees, the grass, and the cliff tops. They were all knights in the uniform of Kaladan.

An old knight walks in front of Harang. He approaches with his sword gleaming, ready to swing at any moment, but stops when he sees Harang’s eyes.

“… … Harang Paul Caladan, aren’t you my lord?”

“You know me.”

Harang doesn’t know him. If an old knight with such a strong spirit were affiliated with Kaladan, he would have definitely seen him at least once.

“Everyone, come and get me.”

After giving this order, the old knight approached Harang and bowed.

“It is a pleasure to meet you, my lord. I am Bydal Keilly. I am the knight of Caladan, the guardian of the Secret Garden.”

“Bydal. Nice to meet you.”

“Yes, your highness. But may I ask why you came here?”

Baidal spoke while secretly observing the situation. Harang realized that the knights around her were still wary of her.

‘I don’t have a good feeling… … .’

Harang shook her head, feeling strange.

“No. Let me ask you this first. What on earth were you doing here?”

“Ah, I can’t tell you that. I can only tell you that I am on a mission under the great command of House Kaladan. It is a very important mission, so I would like you not to reveal it to anyone outside. Also, it is a matter that is kept secret even within the house, so no one should know about it.”

A strange threat. They wanted Harang to keep her mouth shut. Even when she returned to her family.

‘Is there any reason for that?’

Since this is something that happens within the family anyway, why do we have to keep it a secret from the family?

Once you think about it that far, anyone who isn’t an idiot can’t help but notice.

‘It seems like things going on here are going in a direction that Duke Kal-El is unaware of.’

In other words, this also meant that there was a being within the Kaladan family that had enough power to move the military without Duke Kal-El knowing.

There were quite a few strong candidates.

First of all, it was the ‘Kaladen Simi Geum Elders’ Association’.

The twelve were entitled to make a formal complaint to the Lord Kaladan if their majority opinion was in favor.

As the Elder Council has long been rooted in Kaladan and has exercised power, no matter how great a patriarch one may be, their words cannot be easily ignored.

That’s why they must have created a formidable force both inside and outside of Kaladan.

One might think that this Garden of Life was one of those things.

‘Or, it could be something that happened at the Red and White Palace or the Blue and White Palace.’

The Red and White Palaces are the palaces where the potential next heads of the household reside, and therefore, their power is immense. It wouldn’t be surprising if they were planning one or two things in the underworld.

It would be good to see this as being in a similar context to the strange relationship between Harang and the saint of the church and the business he was running.

‘Either way, it’s not a good situation for me.’

If it was the Presbyterian Church, its power would be so great that it would be impossible to approach, and if it was Baekgung’s blood relative, it would not have been strange for them to be hostile to Harang and secretly slit his throat here.

‘Bydal is a 9-star knight, and there are four or five 8-star knights mixed in.’

It’s amazing. It wouldn’t be strange for a 9-star swordsman to be praised as the best swordsman in any country.

A 9-star superhuman like that is wasting his time in a forest like this.

If it were Harang, he would not have been able to live in such a remote place for 30 years.

‘Immense loyalty… … or.’

You may have been threatened.

‘But if a fight breaks out, I won’t be able to get out.’

If possible, you can use the flower bracelet to escape to the flower tower. You can also send Taniya with you, so there won’t be a problem.

Harang, who had thought quickly up to that point, opened her lips.

“I have no intention of going anywhere to talk about it. I also came here intentionally.”

“… … That’s right. You can’t come here by chance. May I ask why you came here?”

Harang thought about it for a moment. It was something he would never have dared to do, but he decided to do something crazy in order to force his way through this place.

“This is the master’s word.”

Wince!

The knights were noticeably stiff. Even the auras they were wearing were loose. That meant they were terrified.

‘There is no blood relative in the world who dares to disobey the orders of the head of the household. It would not be strange if those caught had their tongues cut out.’

However, this place is a place where dirty things are gathered together. Investigating this place will be a great achievement when reporting to Duke Kal-El.

“It is the Lord’s… … command… … .”

As expected, Baidal’s expression was not very good, as this place was secretly managed by Duke Kal-El.

Perhaps it’s because they know that if they make a mistake, they’ll all lose their balls.

“Then… …can you show me the official command?”

Baidal is not stupid either. He mustered up the courage to say that, not thinking of just letting the joke slide, but Harang also had thoughts.

“As I said, it’s a promise. I wasn’t given the task of investigating the Garden of Life, I was just told that there was a place like this and that I should stop by. Otherwise, how would I have known about this place?”

“… … .”

Baidal was also convinced.

The Garden of Life was completely hidden from history, and even the Kaladan clan had no way of knowing about it.

In order for him to learn about the Garden of Life, he needed at least the word of the elders of the family, but no adult in the Kaladan family was kind to Harang.

Except for one person, Duke Kal-El.

“… … I see. In that case, I guess I should guide you to the secret garden managed by our Kaladan.”

Kaladan must know that the Garden of Life exists, but he doesn’t know that it has been kept secret until now.

Baidal turned and walked away, winking at the knights hiding around him.

You can give commands just by glancing at where they are looking and how many times they blink.

‘Go ahead now and hide the secret garden’s true form as much as possible. You must not reveal to him what you have been researching here.’

Shash! The shadow moves quietly.

Since these were the movements of trained assassins, it was difficult for even an 8-star Harang to notice unless they aimed directly at his own neck.

Besides, there were so many knights around him, radiating so much energy that he would never have noticed.

If Harang had been ordinary.

‘I thought it would be something like that.’

Harang, who was staring around with the morning star engraved in her eyes, fiddled with her bracelet. She wanted to take out Mitiel and use some searching magic, but she couldn’t do that recklessly.

If you provoke them unnecessarily, even Taniya who follows behind will be in danger.

While he was thinking about that, Taniya grabbed his collar from behind. At first, I thought it was because he was scared, but that wasn’t the case at all.

-Your Majesty. Are these trees looking at us?

Taniya’s transmission. It was a technique to convey words with the heart.

‘What does it mean when a tree looks up?’

When Harang answered with a hopeful heart, Taniya heard her and immediately replied.

-It’s like a soul has permeated the tree or the rock, as if a person is inside. It’s like a spirit, but it’s not a spirit…

‘If not a spirit, then what?’

-I can feel it, so maybe it’s a ghost? It seems like the dead have infiltrated the trees and rocks and come to life. However, since they’re rocks, they don’t seem to be able to move.

‘… … .’

It’s absurd. It’s good that a human soul has seeped into it, but if it can’t move, isn’t it useless? Just like when Celine seeped into the lower sword.

Harang followed behind Baidal and asked.

‘Is it possible for a soul to normally infiltrate a natural object?’

-No! It’s really hard! A thousand-year-old tree struck by lightning, or a crystal that survived a hundred years in a storm… Unless it’s something really special, it can’t contain a soul. But this place is special. All the natural objects around here have tremendous spiritual powers, and they’re attracting souls.

Chelain said.

The Garden of Life was nothing special. It just had talking trees and rocks.

But that wasn’t true.

‘It’s not a talking rock, but a person was inside the rock.’

As the thought crossed Harang’s mind, a light flashed.

‘A place where natural objects that can contain the human soul are gathered… … .’

I had a feeling that I knew what the elders of the Kaladan family were secretly researching here.

Rocks and trees cannot move. However, if we study their characteristics that allow them to receive human souls well, wouldn’t it be possible to create golems or wooden dolls that move with souls in them?

It would certainly be a formidable fighting force, and if properly complemented, it could even develop into an incredible technology that could allow one to achieve immortality by containing the soul of anyone they wished.

Although it was only a guess, the further we went into the forest and the more the massive research lab spread out there came into view, the more certain I became.

‘Could it really be… … that you are trying to create a vessel that can contain a human soul and move?’

If that’s true.

This case could never be passed over normally.