“It’s poisoned.”
These are the words spoken by the Poison King while holding the mouth of the teapot.
Inside, there was a cup full of hot tea brought by a servant, and the Poison King was blocking it with his hand.
It’ll be incredibly hot, but the Poison King is a Hwagyeong-level unmanned machine anyway. It won’t even be noticeable at this level.
What matters are his eyes.
“Do you know who did this?”
Eyes that were seething and blazing. The Poison King’s eyes were filled with murderous intent.
I too swallowed a little surprise when I saw that.
‘You detected this?’
I noticed it only after smelling the scent, but it seems like the Poison King noticed it even before I followed.
The Poison King must not have been able to achieve invincibility, but he is quicker at detecting things than me… .
‘Is it a difference in skill level?’
It was purely a difference in the skill of poison. I thought it would be like that. Of course, I am not affected by poison, but it would be a different story to notice it.
However, even so… .
‘I didn’t know the detection power would be this high.’
I never thought they would figure out the poison inside. Even though the amount of poison in the bottle wasn’t that much.
Thump. The poisonous king, who had set the teapot upright, stared at me quietly. Looking into those eyes, I remembered the question I had just asked.
Did you know what kind of guy he was doing?
“Yes, I know.”
I admitted it obediently. I thought the King would be surprised and embarrassed, but that was not his reaction.
“Is that so? If that’s the case, I’ll have to catch that son of a bitch and beat him up right now. Who is he?”
“…yes?”
Rather, I was the one who was confused. Why did you immediately believe me and try to catch me? If it was the original, how did you know? Isn’t it normal to ask why you didn’t move even though you knew?
Because of that, I’m looking at the Poison King with a slightly dumbfounded expression.
“What kind of guy is that…?”
The Poison King raises his body with his fists clenched.
“To make our precious daughter a widow…!”
“… Wait. Excuse me? Your Majesty?”
He quickly caught the Poison King, whose voice was filled with fighting spirit.
It was a speed that would have definitely been missed if I had been even just a little bit late.
“What’s with the widow all of a sudden… No, and where are you going?”
“Of course we’re going to catch the culprit and melt him down.”
“What are you melting? Stop for a moment… Please. Just listen to what I have to say first.”
I caught the Poison King who was trying to find me somehow and sat him down again. The Poison King still seemed to be filled with anger.
I wonder if he would be that angry that I tried to poison him… But from the perspective of someone who heard the gossip, it wasn’t necessarily like that.
-To make me a widow-!
Listening to you, it seems like it’s obviously because of the sugar content.
I really don’t want to nitpick about that. I thought it would only give me a headache if I did.
Anyway, I somehow managed to get the Poison King to sit down and I sighed and said to him.
“No, what if you suddenly decide to leave…?”
“Didn’t the old lord say that he already knew the culprit?”
“That’s true… But still. Usually, you listen to the circumstances. How did you find out, why did you do this knowing that? You should listen to at least that much…”
“That’s fine.”
“yes?”
I was momentarily speechless at the Poison King’s firm answer. Is this it? What did I do to make it so?
The moment I tilted my head at the incomprehensible answer.
“I’m sure Prince Gu has already thought about it. That’s why he’s so indifferent.”
“…”
“I don’t know if this is Confucius’s intention, but I know he meant something.”
I know everything. A strange belief comes through my eyes. How on earth did I get that belief?
That’s true, but it felt quite strange to hear that from the mouth of the Poison King.
Here’s the problem.
“… But why do you want to go?”
Then, the question is, why would a gentleman who knows everything go there?
Wouldn’t it be right not to go if you knew I had a purpose? Asking with a question in a strange situation.
“That is what Confucius meant. What I am upset about is something else.”
“…”
I’m going to go back.
So, even if I had some intention, it doesn’t matter, you have to let out your frustration.
… Even if you look at this guy, he seems to have a different personality.
He sighed and spoke to the Poison King.
“…Could you please be a little more cautious? I have something to prepare.”
It’s a very important situation right now. I’ve worked hard for days to create this situation. I can’t let the Poison King come out and ruin it.
The Poison King frowns at my words and says:
“Are you saying that the thing you are preparing for is an assassination attempt?”
“Hey. No way.”
He smiled and waved his hands.
“Your Majesty, you know this too. This kind of poison cannot kill a person.”
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This is not an assassination poison.
The Poison King would already know, and I was sure of it even if I didn’t.
That would be the case.
‘Because I gave it to you.’
This poison was the poison I passed on.
The effect is a poison that slows down the use of bets and has a paralyzing effect.
It is expensive and hard to obtain, but it does not leave a scent when mixed with tea and lasts a long time.
There was even a tendency for it to be maximized when absorbed over several days.
If I had to point out a problem, it would be that it is a poison that is quite difficult to obtain… .
“…no way.”
When the Poison King heard this, he seemed to realize something and spoke to me.
“Is this what you asked for last time?”
“…”
He answered with an embarrassed smile.
That’s right. This poison was brought from the Tang family.
I secretly asked the owner of the party to do this, but it seems the King knows about it.
“… I wondered where it could be used, but I never imagined that you would look for it to eat directly.”
“I asked you to keep it a secret. It seems like the owner of the party is a bit more open-mouthed than I thought…”
No, but was it hidden in the first place? I began to wonder, but decided to ignore it.
“You’re not feeding that precious poison to anyone else, you’re going to eat it yourself?”
“Wouldn’t it be better this way?”
“If that’s the case, then why use poison…?”
“…”
The right words close my mouth. That’s right… . People don’t usually use poison unless they’re going to harm someone.
They say it’s also used as a paralyzing poison or for other healing purposes… but I didn’t think about it that far.
“… Anyway, it was somewhat useful.”
“… Hmm.”
“It won’t be a problem. As I said before, you won’t die if you eat some of this.”
Not only that, but no matter what poison I drink, the Poison King doesn’t know that I am invincible.
It would have been better to hide this if possible. If the fact that Mandokbulchim was immortal were to leak out, it would have been a problem.
‘There are so many uses for it.’
This is the easiest way to catch those who are trying to poison you. It’s also easier to stay quiet to manipulate the situation.
Look, if it’s not known, then this kind of thing can happen easily.
‘… I respect you today as well, Senior Party.’
I bowed my head slightly in prayer as I recalled her, who was called the hero of the Tang family. Unlike the other damn nobles, she was a senior who had given me so much.
In my previous life, I had to be very careful about eating food because of the poison, but it was nice not having to worry about that anymore.
“Don’t worry, it’ll be okay.”
“…Who am I worried about?”
“It’s not me, but rather you worry about the daughter of the party… It means that nothing will happen.”
Whatever it is, there won’t be a problem. He said firmly as if trying to convince the Poison King, and he snorted slightly.
“… How is your daughter?”
He brings up a completely different story from what we were talking about earlier. It’s a sign that he’s going to let it go.
“Yes. I am working very hard.”
“It’s not important how hard you work. It’s important how well you do.”
“I think you’re satisfied… . I don’t know the details, so why don’t you ask him about that yourself…?”
“…”
He averted his eyes when told to ask her directly. It seemed as though he didn’t want anyone to know that he was here now.
‘… But, I’m going to get caught anyway?’
Since the Poison King did not come secretly and appeared so openly, it would soon reach Tang Xiaoyeol’s ears.
There’s no way the Poison King wouldn’t know that… but let’s see his reaction.
‘Is it okay if I don’t get caught right away?’
I thought that might be the case.
‘What’s wrong with this?’
This wasn’t an important part either, so let’s skip it. We’ve already gotten past the poison thing, so let’s get back to the main topic.
“So. Why did you come? I don’t know if you saw the letter, but I was thinking of coming to see you tomorrow if possible.”
The reason the Poison King came to the Meng branch to find me.
When I ask him about it, the Poison King hesitates for a moment and then blurts out to me:
“I saw it. I knew it.”
“okay.”
“I tried to endure it if possible, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.”
Even though I was planning to visit the party tomorrow, I came today anyway. This is a very serious matter.
I had already expected this.
“That means… is that so?”
“The production of Dokcheondan is almost finished.”
“…oh.”
That was what I thought.
This was a story I had already heard through a letter in Hanam.
“Congratulations.”
“… Thank you. It’s all thanks to the great Confucius.”
The Poison King readily expressed his gratitude for my congratulations.
It couldn’t have been otherwise.
Dokcheondan is a piece of history that the Tang Dynasty lost in the distant past.
Among the Yeongdans that are comparable to the Daehwandan of Shaolin, Yeongdan. It must have felt like he was floating in the sky from the perspective of the Poison King, having regained it after losing it hundreds of years ago.
Unlike the current situation of the party.
‘I predicted it would be finished already, but it’s finally here… .’
It doesn’t seem to be finished yet. But I’m glad you came here.
‘You must have something to tell me.’
It meant that he had something important to say.
So, what is that important word?
I waited for the Poison King to speak first. And so the moment passed.
“… Most of the materials have been prepared. There were some items that were hard to obtain, but most of them were not impossible, just difficult to prepare.”
I agree.
Actually, when I looked, most of the ingredients weren’t that hard to get.
Even things that seemed a little difficult could be obtained if you had money. The Tang family only took the Seal of the World because of public perception, but they still had a lot of money.
So I thought it wouldn’t be a big problem.
‘what?’
What on earth could the problem be? Just when I was about to burst into question.
“But.”
“But?”
“The last one is the problem.”
“If it’s the last time….”
I paused for a moment before speaking. Because I thought I knew what it was. The recipe for Dokcheondan that I had told you. Could it be the last ingredient?
“Is the magic stone the problem?”
Magic stone. Among them, red.
Surprisingly, the Dokcheondan contained a red magic stone.
“What’s the problem?”
“… I don’t know.”
“yes?”
“I followed the recipe exactly. No matter how many times I tried, I couldn’t complete the Dokcheondan.”
“…What is that?”
I followed it correctly but it didn’t work. What does that mean? When I asked with a frown, the Poison King answered.
“I got the red magic stone before it lost its color according to the recipe and ground it on the ingredients….”
The King’s expression was crumpled, indicating that it was a very serious matter.
“All the ingredients I made rotted as soon as I put them in.”
“…!”
When the powder touches the soul, it rots. When I heard this, I immediately remembered the cause.
If I had to pick a reason, it would probably be… .
‘Is magic the problem?’
Magi. That must have been the problem.
The magic stone contains magic energy. It seems that the opposition was caused when it was first ground and added to the Yeongdan. Only then did a question arise. What if the magic stone is causing problems in completing the Yeongdan?
‘If this doesn’t work, shouldn’t we not have used the magic stone in the first place?’
It’s still amazing when I think about it now.
The magic stone that is said to be dropped by a dead monster is actually an item with no actual value.
At best, it’s a pretty stone. Even after a few days, its color disappears and it becomes nothing more than an ordinary rock.
It was an item that no one needed to handle, except someone like me who possessed the magic suction power.
However, since it has only been a few years since the red monsters reappeared, I have heard that some Sega and Sects are researching the magic stone.
‘I wonder what I’ll learn by doing that.’
I can’t really say anything about researching it. I just thought it would be like that.
This is also the case.
‘I wonder why there is a magic stone in the English version…’
That was the recipe. It said to lightly grind the magic stone and use it? It was a bit strange, but since that was what was told to me, I didn’t pay much attention to it.
In any case, the spirit tablet that contains the magic stone will eventually contain magic energy.
Even if it was successful, it meant that it was a skill that ordinary people could not consume.
What this means is.
‘Was there a problem with the manufacturing method from the beginning?’
I thought there had to be some way to neutralize the spirit or poison the spirit tablets by following the recipe. But the fact that the spirit tablets rotted meant one of two things.
‘Either the recipe for the English spell was wrong from the beginning. Or.’
Either this guy got the recipe wrong or it was one of the two.
In my opinion, the correct answer was the latter.
‘There’s no way our senior would have passed on fake knowledge.’
There is no way that the great and beautiful senior party leader would have done that.
There is no way they could have been wrong, so it is highly likely that this is a problem with the creators. No, it is certain.
So then, what is the problem?
Roll your head.
‘The production of Dokcheondan cannot be delayed any longer.’
As soon as possible, by any means possible. Strictly speaking, it had to be completed before the end of the year.
To do that, we need to find a way.
‘I thought you came running right away.’
I was wondering why the Poison King came in person. Now I understand.
I was the one who brought the recipe and since there was a problem at the last minute, I think I would know something.
‘Yembyung,’
But how would I know that?
I pretended to return it to the party because I couldn’t make it, but shouldn’t this be returned to me?
If magic is the problem, then what can we do?
‘If it goes into powder, it rots…?’
Does this mean I have to drain all the magic energy from the magic stone?
“Your Majesty. Could you try this after the color of the magic stone has completely faded?”
“I already tried it.”
“… I guess so?”
Yeah, there’s no way I haven’t tried it.
If the magic energy is removed from the magic stone, the color will disappear. It is no different from a real stone, so putting it in will not have any effect.
But if you don’t put in the magic stone, it’s different from the manufacturing method, so it can’t be completed, which is like… .
‘There must be some other energy in the magic stone…’
Stop.
I froze as I thought about it. Something suddenly occurred to me.
If you grind a magic stone that contains magic energy, it will rot. That’s why you can’t just grind it in.
That’s right.
‘if?’
He spoke to the Poison King with eyes full of worry.
“Your Majesty.”
“What’s going on?”
“Tomorrow. Remember I’m going to the party gate.”
“I remember you said you’d come. I just haven’t given permission yet…”
“I think I have come up with a possible solution.”
“…!”
The Poison King, who was trying to nitpick, shuts his mouth.
“I think I should go to the party tomorrow and see how it’s being manufactured. Is that okay with you?”
The Poison King nodded his head vigorously instead of speaking. He was not the kind of man to be stubborn in front of the Dokcheondan in the first place.
The problem is.
‘Will it work?’
The question is whether the method you just came up with will work or not.
Failure is not a big deal.
Because if you find another way, you can do it. One, if you succeed, that’s the problem.
‘…if my prediction is correct.’
In the past, it meant that the first person to make Dokcheondan was not a person from the Tang clan.
