The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 105

Episode 105: Want to make a bet with me? (5)

Gordon couldn’t hold back his anger and shouted.

“No, that doesn’t make sense! Why does a grain of wheat go in first and not a person?”

“Does it make sense for you to go in first?”

Well, there’s Kaor and other senior mercenaries in Gillian, so there’s no way Gordon can go in first.

Gordon, at a loss for words, scratched his neck for no reason.

Jiselle laughed at the foolish mercenaries.

“I’ll give you a chance later, so go and finish what you were doing today.”

The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. Gordon could not let go of his foolishness and began to be unreasonable.

“Oh, can I go in first just once? I really wanted to try this.”

Even the most talented knights in the kingdom can barely get a taste of the Mana Focus.

There was something like that right in front of me, but they said that humans couldn’t put it in because it was for seeds. I was so frustrated that I was going crazy.

“Later. If you don’t have a proper mana concentration method, your body will explode and you will die.”

“Oh, please. I know something. I learned it a little while ago.”

In fact, the lowest level of training method he had learned was one that couldn’t even emit mana and only accumulated a small amount, so the only effect was making him a little healthier.

Even if I entered the concentration camp, it wasn’t certain whether I would be able to survive.

Still, if it is an opportunity that will never come again, it is human greed to want to try at least once, whether you live or die.

Gillian frowned and grabbed the back of her neck, but Gordon continued to whine.

It was not long after I returned from dropping Anna off that my mind became lax and has not yet returned to its original state.

The other mercenaries clicked their tongues, thinking that they would get in trouble if they continued like that, but they did not stop Gordon, hoping that maybe Giselle would give permission.

Giselle, who had been stroking her chin and making a troubled expression, looked back at Gillian.

“I guess everyone has some energy left since they’ve been resting for a while now, Gillian.”

“yes.”

“Everyone runs 200 laps around the parade ground and practices shock tactics before going to bed.”

“All right.”

At those words, the mercenaries became lost in thought and began to back away.

But it was already too late.

Unless there are other urgent circumstances, Giselle never rescinds an order once it has been given.

Moreover, Gillian is a person who faithfully carries out Giselle’s orders, beating up subordinates who do not listen.

The mercenaries belatedly regretted their actions and cried.

Recently, Jiselle has been so focused on the Yeongji business that she has never had anything to do with them, so I forgot about her. That’s the kind of person she is.

The mercenaries looked around hurriedly, clutching Gordon.

“Ka, where did Kaor go?”

I had no choice but to train, but I had to find Kaor quickly.

Because Kaor has to bicker with Gillian so that he can lower the intensity of his training.

“What! Where did you go?”

Kaor was already gone, hiding somewhere.

He seemed to be sticking his neck out, saying that he wasn’t there and that he didn’t hear anything like the instructions to train.

Gillian gave the mercenaries a pitiful look and spoke quietly.

“Training starts now. We start running right here. Do it.”

After the mercenaries disappeared with tearful faces, Jiselle smirked and checked the magic circle again.

Alfoy, who had been blankly staring at him, suddenly laughed, holding his stomach.

“Hahahaha! So the ones that were supposed to grow quickly weren’t mercenaries but wheat grains? No, you thought that if wheat grains went in instead of people, they’d become stronger? Wow, what a change of thinking.”

When a person enters, they accumulate mana and quickly become stronger, so it seems that the wheat grain also absorbs mana and becomes stronger, knowing how to survive in the barren land.

It was an idea that only an ignorant person who knew nothing about magic could come up with.

“If a person enters without learning the Mana cultivation method, their body will explode, so how can a grain of wheat endure it? No, even if they are lucky enough to endure it since they are small… … A grain of wheat can’t use the Mana cultivation method, so how can it utilize Mana? Puhahaha!”

Alfoy grabbed Vanessa who was next to him and giggled.

“Oh my, my belly button is going to fall off. Vanessa, look here carefully to see if my belly button falls off. Puhahahahaha!”

Vanessa was at a loss as to what to say, but Alfoy paid no attention and was busy laughing.

How much did he want to win the bet to throw away that precious rune stone like that?

It would have been more helpful to the territory to sell it at the magic tower!

‘Oh my, what a pity. The treasure is in the hands of an idiot, so he can’t handle it.’

Although he was smiling wildly on the outside, Alfoy was clicking his tongue on the inside, feeling sorry for the rune stone.

Why did the rune stone end up in that crazy guy’s hands!

The thought of all those blood-like rune stones melting away like snow just because of a bet was enough to make me sick.

As if reading Alfoy’s thoughts, Giselle smiled meaningfully.

“Do you want to bet?”

“What did you say?”

“If I win, you too will work hard for 10 years without pay and don’t complain. If I lose, I’ll give you 5,000 gold and let you return to the Magic Tower.”

‘This is an opportunity!’

Alpoy nodded, his nostrils flaring in case Giselle was angry.

“Ah, call!”

Then the other wizards nearby also raised their hands.

“We will do it too!”

Jiselle nodded happily. The wizards returned, smiling happily.

“We are free!”

Vanessa fidgeted and stamped her feet, then spoke urgently.

“Oh, my lord! No. We need wizards to do large-scale construction.”

If the Magic Tower establishes a branch, more wizards will have to come to manage the branch, but if the current wizards leave, that will be meaningless.

“It’s okay. You don’t trust me?”

“No, that’s not it… … .”

This is not a question of faith, it is a question of common sense!

Vanessa screamed internally, but couldn’t bring herself to confront Giselle.

Eventually, she quickly left to tell Belinda what had happened.

As the surroundings became quiet, Jiselle clicked her tongue.

“It’s finally quieter now. Everyone is so full of energy.”

Claude looked at Giselle with blank eyes and then laughed in vain.

I worked day and night to ‘get’ as much work done as possible before leaving, so I ended up looking like I didn’t have a mummy.

“No, did you prepare the wheat grains to use here?”

“Yeah, we’re going to improve the seeds and make a killer.”

“ha…….”

Claude looked at Giselle with sad eyes and sighed.

When it comes to improving seeds, it’s a matter of selecting only the good ones and growing them for several generations.

Even if wizards spend years studying it, there is no guarantee of success.

If it were that easy to improve seeds, the royal family would have supported the creation of new varieties long ago.

‘Vanessa obviously looked flustered too.’

Seeing that even she, who was the best magician in the territory in terms of magical knowledge, reacted like that, I couldn’t help but say that it was all nonsense.

“Excuse me, my lord. It’s fine to try anything, but… … the deadline for the bet is approaching. There’s only about a month and a half left. Do you think you can achieve results within that time?”

I wasn’t asking because I was worried. I knew I’d win the bet anyway.

Still, there was something a little uneasy and suspicious about Jiselle’s behavior.

“No problem. That amount of time is enough.”

“How much wheat should I grow here?”

“About a month?”

Claude’s expression became strangely distorted as he tried to hold back laughter.

As Alpoy said, it was fortunate that the wheat grains did not burst.

Even if we give in and assume that the wheat grains will be completed safely without bursting as Jiselle had planned, there will only be two weeks left.

What on earth can you do for two weeks?

“Ahem, how about you just admit defeat? If it gets out that you threw away the Rune Stone like this, you’ll get cursed at more than if you lost the bet. Oh my, what’s this, a waste of a Rune Stone?”

Still, Giselle was a grateful person who saved Anna. Claude also did not want Giselle to be so humiliated.

“Well, if you ask me right now, I can give you a draw.”

Giselle made a pitiful expression as Claude emphasized each and every word of the draw.

“What, you’re already scared? What do you mean a draw? A draw. Once you start, you have to see it through to the end! There are going to be a lot of high-level slaves right now.”

“Hahaha, this is true. I said this out of consideration for you, my lord, but if you say so, then there’s nothing I can do. Well, since I’m here, I’ll just go and see if the grain of wheat bursts or not.”

“I’ll show you a good view.”

Jiselle smiled and placed the wheat grains into the magic circle little by little.

As I poured mana little by little into the rune stone with the activating spell written on it, the mana soon began to gather into the magic circle.

A blue light appeared in the magic circle and mana began to accumulate little by little.

Accordingly, the grains of wheat scattered within the magic circle began to tremble little by little.

Contrary to Alpoy’s assurances, not a single grain of wheat burst.

Jiselle smiled as she carefully examined all the magic circles.

“It was a success.”

Now these grains of wheat will have amazing vitality.

In the previous life, this method was widely spread and there were few people who didn’t know about it, but now it is only known to Jisel.

As the continent became desolate and people began to die, numerous wizards and scholars came together to find a solution.

How to strengthen seeds using mana. It seems simple since Giselle, who knows the future, did it, but in fact, it was knowledge established after tens or hundreds of failures.

Claude said with a slightly uneasy tone, looking at Giselle who was smiling meaningfully.

“Well, fortunately it didn’t explode. Did you expect that?”

“Of course, you must have made it without knowing anything.”

Although he felt slightly uneasy, Claude soon shook his head.

‘It could just be a coincidence. Or it could be a magic circle with that effect. Or maybe Vanessa secretly used her power.’

Even in the academy where intellectuals gathered, there was no one who knew how to increase production by injecting mana into wheat grains.

Even the wizards from the Magic Tower don’t seem to know.

‘Even if there is such a method, there is no way that only the lord knows something that no one else does.’

There’s no way that Jiselle, who only lived in a remote rural area, would be more knowledgeable than scholars or magicians.

‘A lord who doesn’t even know magic can’t create it himself. This is 100% a bluff.’

Claude was convinced.

You often see these types of opponents in gambling.

It is a bluff that is used even when holding a bad hand to induce the opponent to surrender first.

‘Haha, even bluffs can be easily fooled. Even if a grain of wheat really contains mana, what can it do when the ground can’t support it in the first place?’

No matter how much I thought about it, there was no way Giselle could win the bet.

Claude, who had come to that conclusion, blurted it out with a much more relaxed expression.

“Well, it was good. I look forward to the results.”

Claude hurriedly left the place.

If I just hung around, Jiselle might give me more work to do.

After everyone left, Jiselle was left alone and was lost in thought, clenching her fists for no reason.

I’ve taken care of everything that needed to be done right away.

Now that I had some free time, it was time to tackle a problem that had been bothering me.

‘It’s my body’s problem, so I can’t put it off any longer.’

Although I steadily trained my body whenever I had time and did not neglect my mana cultivation, I still could not figure out why the nature of mana had changed.

The reason for the improved resilience.

‘No matter how much I think about it, I think it’s because of that… … .’

This is what happened after I almost died fighting the Blood Python in the Forest of Demons, so it must be related to the Blood Python’s poison.

“If you’re going to die, die gracefully, you punk.”

Jiselle let out an annoyed sigh.

“I have to check.”

It doesn’t suit his nature to carry uncertain power within him.

But there was only one way to check, so I never tried it.

‘It would be a problem if I collapse when I’m really busy… … .’

Up until now, I’ve been putting off checking with the excuse that I’m busy, but I’m going to get busier from now on.

The reclamation work is probably finished, and once we finish improving the seeds, there will be more work to do.

Now that I have some free time, it’s the perfect time to try something.

After much thought, Giselle finally decided to try an experiment.

An experiment that could be life-threatening.