BXBX NOVEL 112 - - The 12Th In Heaven And Hell.
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"Master, are you sure you want to accept such a thing?
"You know where we found the faeries. We\'ll put a ward there, and we\'ll be fine."
We finish our work and decide to have lunch a little early. We feed the faerie dragons. While eating lunch, I talked with Sadakichi, a faerie dragon, and began to understand their ecology.
Their staple food is said to be flowers, but they eat basically anything. Their weapon of choice is the scales from their wings, which they can refine into a powder that has a disorienting, confusing, pleasurable, and other mind-altering effects. Naturally, they can also produce a variety of illusions. However, they are not very good at hunting because of their weak power to lure prey. For this reason, they eat flowers and other plants that are relatively easy to hunt.
It didn\'t do any damage to me at all, but it was a desperate attack from their point of view. They also attacked me with various scales, but all of them were blocked by the wards.
I made these lunches for emergency rations, and they are delicious. It seems to be a heavenly environment for them. With a little work, they can eat a full meal. They also seem to be interested in our lunch boxes, but we can\'t make them eat them. Well, we\'ll feed them to them when they achieve something big in the future.
After eating our desserts, we leave the golden bird guard to the faerie dragons, and once again we take Ilimo for a ride over the forest of Lunois. After only 5 hours of continuous flying, we found the place we were aiming for.
"The Royal Castle of Juka... I miss this place..."
At first glance, the royal city seems to have kept its original form. I take out my "Millennium Mirror" for the first time in a while and look at the city. And then..,
I saw something I shouldn\'t have seen.
There were people hanging along the walls of King\'s Landing. They are probably dead bodies, as they are all badly mutilated. But still, there were so many. The word "hellscape" is a perfect description of the scene. It seems certain that they are the atrocious people that Soleil and the others have been talking about.
There is not a soul to be seen on the walls. We can only see a few soldiers in black armor guarding the gate. Inside the city, the armored soldiers are quite conspicuous, but the market seems to be open.
The city walls are badly damaged. I have smashed them up quite a bit myself, but now the whole wall is cracked and broken.
"Ilimo, Ferris, let\'s go down there for now."
We take a break in the forest to set up our wards. The sun is setting around us.
"Now, we have to make a serious plan. To do that, we need to know our enemy.
"I hope you will leave it to me. I know the castle well.
It is true that Gon was originally a white fox sent by Juka. Moreover, since he can completely eliminate all signs of his presence, he would be perfect for a covert action.
"Okay, Gong, can you search the castle until nightfall?"
"No problem at all, sir.
"We\'ve put up wards, but be on your guard. If you see anything dangerous, get out of there right away.
"Yes, sir."
With that, Gon disappeared. It is a little more than two hours before sunset. Ferris and Ruara are looking bored.
"Master, what should we do?
"You guys are right.... "Yes, make fried golden fowl."
We\'ll move the golden bird over here right away. I\'ll get the cooking set out of infinite storage.
"This bird starts rotting as soon as it dies. It depends on how quickly you cook it. Can you do it?
""Leave it to me!"""
Ruara is wearing some kind of a bowl, but it\'s stuck in the corner of her head, making it look kind of snooty. Well, I guess that\'s just for fun.
The girls immediately started cooking. The preparation was faster than expected. It takes only about 30 seconds to process one fish. They used wind magic to drain the blood out of the fish in an instant. This seems to be all right.
I do my magic detection with peace of mind.
...To my surprise, I see only two wizards who seem to be warders. Warding is usually necessary for a march that takes several weeks to complete. There is a danger of being attacked by demons in the forests along the way, and for this reason, it is a theory that more warders than usual should be in the army.
There are other wizards, but only a few. Few of them have strong magical powers. These sorcerers are probably for recovery.
It is hard to say from this, but they may have some kind of a warding stone that I made. If so, that would explain this formation.
I try to widen my detection range, but I still can\'t detect any large magical power. At best, I can detect the magic of large demons.
A telepathic call comes from Gon.
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About half an hour later, Gon returned. As he was leaving the capital, he happened to overhear the conversation of the soldiers and heard that the armor they were wearing had a magic-repelling effect. He also learned that they had almost run out of food to collect from the town and were planning to go to the town on the west side of the city to collect more.
"What a bunch of losers! They don\'t think about the supply.
"It would seem so, sir."
"All right, all right. That\'s all the information I need. We can make a plan. Gon. Thank you. Ferris, Ruara, let\'s go back to the house.
About 100 golden birds had been processed. Hot and tasty-looking fried chicken was ready. I took a bite of it. The taste, the richness, there is nothing to complain about.
I put it in the infinite storage and move it under the faerie dragons. I share the fried food with them and serve them their lunch. They seem to be quite pleased. Satisfied with the sight, we moved back to the house.
"...Was it really that bad?
"Yeah, Gon said that a lot of the residents have been killed. I can see it in the city walls through a thousand mirrors..."
Remembering that it was mealtime, I cut the conversation short.
"Well, what the hell. I\'ll figure something out. Tomorrow we\'ll go to Krumphal before we leave. I\'m going to borrow Knogen\'s unit."
"Well, Knogen? They are very well trained, but they only have about 300 men, you know? We have too few men to fight Lamaron\'s army."
"No, we\'re not going to fight. I have a plan. I\'ve got a plan. I hope it works. Well, if it doesn\'t work, we\'ll leave as soon as possible.
"By all means, please do so. Don\'t ever die, okay?
"Your master\'s wards are the strongest. You will not die by mistake.
"By the way, this fried food is delicious."
"You like it too, Mei?
Yes, it\'s very tasty. I would like to farm these birds if possible.
"We have about 200 more birds, so it would be interesting to farm them."
I will think about it once in my own way. If possible, can you show me the real thing once?"
"Sure! It is really a dream come true to be able to eat golden bird anytime I want. Mei, please try your best!"
"Hi!"
Ferris, Ruara, and Fairy clap their hands in delight. Indeed, we are at peace at home. Compared to the hell of the Juka Kingdom, it\'s the complete opposite.
I\'m thinking about that while I\'m thinking about tomorrow\'s mission...