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Chapter 29. Sand Drawing Group (2)
4.
The moment Cheryl, the Cross Hunter, appeared, no one among the members of the Sand Drawing Group was surprised.
“Do not come in without permission.”
The Sand Drawing Group members gave a warning, and that was it.
The fact that Cross Hunter came in itself didn’t surprise me.
There was nothing strange.
Cross Hunters are those who know the truth about the great conspiracy called Mystic Gate and are trying to stop it.
So, it was a force opposing the followers of the black magician.
And the Sand Figures were also a force that rebelled against Queen Areda, one of the followers of the Black Wizard.
It was not strange for them to join hands when facing a public enemy, and a very large enemy at that.
“We are still in discussion. Also, dealing with this person is the responsibility of the Sand Drawing Group.”
Of course, the regular members of the Sand Drawing Group didn’t know all the details. Only the executives of the Sand Drawing Group and Cross Hunters knew the facts.
From the perspective of the regular members, they held hands because they were told to do so from above, and their relationship went no further than that.
“It’s not something that Cross Hunters should do.”
Also, I had no intention of giving the Cross Hunters any decision-making authority over such an important figure as El Palm.
Cross Hunter knew it too.
That’s why Cheryl came here.
Because she was an executive of Cross Hunter, she could do it.
“I brought an arrow.”
“arrow?”
“It’s Sejeong’s arrow.”
Talk to Sejan, one of the Sand Drawing Group’s executives, who is also an excellent archer.
As evidence of that conversation, Sejan’s arrow was shown, and at that moment, the members of the Sand Drawing Group could not exclude Cheryl from the conversation.
However, I did not accept it right away.
“We still do not trust this El Palm. No one will back down until our suspicions are resolved.”
“Cross Hunter will prove the author’s identity.”
“Words don’t build any trust.”
Cheryl’s expression turned cold as the conversation continued.
It was a headache for her in many ways. Of course, it was a headache for the Sand Drawing Group as well.
There was only one exception.
‘hmm.’
El Palm, he didn’t really have a headache.
There was no reason for that.
‘There’s nothing bad about it.’
From his perspective, the mere fact that Cheryl appeared increased his confidence in himself.
‘If Cheryl came, I’m sure something will come up that I need help with.’
Also, the background circumstances of Cheryl’s arrival were not so bad from El Palm’s point of view.
Whatever it is, the fact that Cross Hunter has come this far means that El Palm has something he wants.
That will lead to a deal soon.
“I agree.”
Of course, the first thing I had to do was finish talking to the Sand Drawing Group.
“I don’t think you can gain trust with just empty words.”
So El Palm said.
“I’m not confident in hunting humans like the previous Sergeant. However, I’m more confident than anyone in conquering the Mystic Gate.”
“What do you want to say?”
“I propose a deal.”
“transaction?”
“The life of our party. I will attack the corresponding Mystic Gate.”
The Sanddragons remained silent in response to the offer of a pure bargain, offering to pay the price of their lives.
This was the picture El Palm prepared.
From the beginning, I had no intention of begging for my life.
Because in the life of an adventurer in El Palm, I have never once left my fate to the mercy of another.
It was the same from the other person’s perspective.
‘It’s much easier to do calculations than to show mercy.’
Can you use the adventurer party that survived the encounter with the vassal at the prince’s tomb?
This opportunity will certainly feel attractive.
It was as expected.
“that word.”
There was a reaction.
“Can you take responsibility?”
The three members of the Sand Painting Group, the one in the middle, spoke to El Palm.
“If I don’t gain trust here, I’ll just die.”
And El Palm willingly revealed his resolve.
“There is one place.”
The Sand Drawing Group willingly responded to that determination.
“What is the level of the dead adventurers?”
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Naturally, El Palm asked about the difficulty, and the Sand Painters answered that question.
“The dead are not adventurers.”
“Then who are you?”
“It’s the Knights of Signus.”
The first person whose expression hardened at the mention of the Knights of Signus was none other than Cheryl.
‘The Knights of Signus.’
First of all, the value of the name of the Knights of Signus was indescribable.
‘If it’s yellow grade.’
Furthermore, the fact that El Palm, a Circle 4 adventurer, is making this suggestion means that the Signus Knights have also reached the level of Circle 4.
‘This is an official article.’
That meant that the dead Signus Knights were full-fledged knights, not trainees or apprentices.
The weight of it was indescribable.
‘The skill of a 4th circle Signus Knight is close to that of a 5th circle.’
Right away, his skills were different from others.
It wasn’t for nothing that the Knights of Signus protected and safeguarded the values of the Maple Alliance.
If it’s a circle of the same level, you can show off your skills even better!
If that was the place where the Knights of Signus died, then the difficulty of the Mystic Gate was common sense, or even higher.
‘The question is why he died.’
But more importantly, the Signus Knights had no reason to die except in extreme cases.
In other words, the Mystic Gate proposed by the Sand Drawing Group had a reason for being there.
‘It must be Queen Aretha’s trick.’
And it was obvious what the reason was.
That’s why it was more dangerous.
‘The moment you come out after conquering, Queen Areda will use all means possible to kill El Palm.’
It is more dangerous after the attack.
What if El Palm brought back a clue, a trace, that Queen Areda killed the Knights of Signus?
That’s when Maple Union will step in.
It was a very fatal thing for Queen Areda.
In other words, from the Sand Drawing Group’s perspective, it was the most certain place where they could secure trust.
‘There’s no way El Palm wouldn’t know.’
If Cheryl knew El Palm, he would have been an adventurer who could have guessed all these circumstances.
It was as expected.
When Cheryl turned her head to look at El Palm, El Palm’s expression was even more hardened than Cheryl’s.
“I know what you mean.”
It means that you understand.
“The matter is too serious to give you an answer right now. Please allow me to discuss it with my colleagues.”
“I have already heard the answer from my colleagues. I will completely follow your words as the leader.”
El Palm’s expression hardened further at those words.
No one questioned that expression.
Cheryl knew the Sand Sculptures, of course.
‘If you knew the implications of this proposal, you wouldn’t be able to make a decision easily.’
‘To worry means to be able to weigh things. Usually not.’
‘There must be something that will make the Cross Hunters come.’
In fact, from their perspective, it was surprising that El Palm was even worrying about that.
Usually, the moment you grasp this meaning, you will either despair rather than worry or try to find another way.
That was when.
“It won’t work.”
The words impossible came out of El Palm’s mouth.
No one was surprised by those words.
Rather, this is a natural reaction.
“This deal is too damaging for me.”
“what?”
But the Sand Painting Group’s reaction to the words that followed changed.
I was more curious than surprised.
“What are you talking about now? You’re rejecting the offer?”
“I didn’t say anything about refusing.”
“then?”
“You can.”
“can do?”
Because they thought they had misheard.
“Yes, but the risks are great.”
To them, El Palm spoke clearly.
“So, if you can give me the merits that are worth the risk, then I will accept your offer.”
5.
“Then I will accept your offer.”
Everyone was taken aback by El Palm’s words.
It was that absurd.
“Are you asking to negotiate now?”
“I told you from the beginning. It was a proposal. The proposal you gave me is a risk worth my life, or more.”
“crazy!”
At the end of the conversation, one of the members of the Sand Drawing Group shouted in disbelief.
“Do you think this is a joke? Huh? We can kill you right here and right now and it won’t be a problem for us.”
Looks like his anger has exploded.
In a way, it was natural.
El Palm’s actions were difficult to understand in a tense, life-threatening situation.
Because I couldn’t convince myself.
El Palm, on the other hand, spoke with a serious expression.
“I know better than anyone the value of my life.”
There was no wavering in those words.
Actually, it wasn’t acting or anything.
The desire to survive is, I’m sure, stronger than that of anyone else in the world.
Becoming the final adventurer was proof of that.
It was no different even now.
El Palm, he had a method in the back of his mind.
‘If negotiations break down, we will escape even if it means killing everyone.’
How to survive in the worst case scenario.
It was the same now.
‘It’s not that it’s difficult to conquer Mystic Gate.’
In fact, it wasn’t that difficult for El Palm to accept the offer.
The Knights of Signus? I admit they are strong.
‘My companions are more than just knights.’
However, the power of El Palm Party was no longer something to be discussed among the 4th Circle adventurers.
Nevertheless, El Palm acted.
He had a stern expression and tried his best to show how distressed he was.
In the end, a proposal was made.
‘Still, I have to accept as much as I can.’
For more profit.
That was El Palm’s way of survival.
Finding the best outcome even in the worst situations.
Of course, this was not a suggestion made without any thought. El Palm had sufficient confidence.
‘Queen Areda’s overwork left an opening, and the Sand Figures took advantage of that opening to move. However, this incident was by no means a small risk for the Sand Figures.’
The background to that confidence was none other than the situation of the Sand Drawing Group.
‘If I remember correctly, the Sand Drawing Group was divided into two factions.’
The Sand Drawing Group, which was formed to stop the tyranny of King Abdullah VIII of Ariant, was not currently achieving any significant results.
Abdullah VIII’s unceasing extravagance was proof of this.
‘The most troublesome of them all is the decision-making.’
Naturally, public opinion arose within the Sand Drawing Group to organize a suicide squad and assassinate King Abdullah VIII.
Also known as the Death Party.
But that was never a good method. Abdullah VIII is assassinated? Then what will happen to the Ariant Kingdom after that?
Isn’t the Sand Drawings a group that came together to help the suffering people of the Ariant Kingdom?
But what if such a sand painting group brings even greater chaos to the Ariant Kingdom? How should we view that?
‘In the history I know, the Death Knights took control of the Sand Knights and eventually attempted to assassinate them. And they failed.’
Anyway, before El Palm returned to the past, the Sand Drawing Group faced the worst situation in many ways.
Of course, the Sand Drawing Group had nothing to worry about after that.
‘It didn’t mean anything.’
Because the moment the Mystic Gate opened and monsters poured out from within, the future of the Ariant Kingdom no longer existed.
‘Anyway, what’s in front of you is the natural order.’
Anyway, coming back to the present, what was in front of El Palm was not the decisive faction, but the opposing faction, the rational faction.
The naturalist faction aims to stop the tyranny of Abdullah VIII and bring peace to the Ariant Kingdom.
‘From the perspective of the Pure Ones, they would want to bring in the Knights of Signus here and put pressure on the Kingdom of Ariant.’
From the perspective of the rationalists, certain results were needed in various ways to suppress the momentum of the decisive faction, and that was exactly what they were aiming for now.
That’s why.
The reason El Palm was able to come out strong was because of that.
‘It’s not me who is desperate.’
Because at this moment, no one but El Palm has the upper hand at the negotiating table.
‘Even more so now that Cheryl has appeared.’
Even El Palm’s presence has become even greater with the appearance of Cross Hunter!
“If you want a reward, what do you want?”
In response to El Palm’s suggestion, one of the members of the Sand Drawing Group, who seemed to be the leader of the three, finally spoke, and El Palm answered the question.
“Please give me a legendary item.”
“crazy!”
The atmosphere became tense again at that suggestion.
Legendary grade items are items that can change the value of an adventurer.
For the Sand Drawing Group, who were already short on resources due to the war with the Ariant Kingdom, this was not something they could give to someone whose identity they did not even know.
On the other hand, from El Palm’s point of view, if it wasn’t to that extent, there was no need to receive anything else.
Of course El Palm knew too.
Now again, the conversation is going to be long.
“That legendary item.”
The one who broke El Palm’s expectations was none other than Cheryl.
“Our Cross Hunters will do it for you, so please accept El Palm’s offer instead.”
fantasy,
