Night of the Soulless Heathens – 271



#271.Ceramite 1

“So next is Sedrin?”

After subduing two of the Chadra Ogels Azadin set his sights on the wild druid Cedrin as his next target.

But then a small eagle flew in and landed in front of them.

“There’s no need for that.”

The new hawk instantly transformed into an elf woman.

A tall slender elf woman in loose clothing clapped her hands with an expressionless face.

“It was an interesting sight Sir Azadin.”

“You’re already here. How unexpected?”

Azadin was surprised that Arael’s voice did not recognize Sedrin.

Sedrin also answered that he knew that fact.

“Artificial spirits like the Emperor’s voice are made to conserve energy. If I don’t emit killing intent I won’t be easily detected even if the artificial spirits are watching me.”

“Did you know?”

“You said it yourself right? You’re the Emperor’s messenger. If you’re the Emperor’s messenger then of course the Emperor’s voice will be with you.”

It seemed as if he didn’t know that it was Arael’s voice and not the Emperor’s that was attached to Azadin.

‘Arael’s voice is influenced by Nether magic unlike the Emperor’s voice. You don’t know the difference? Well you’ve never actually seen the Emperor’s voice. Even if it’s influenced by Nether magic you’d probably just think that’s how the Emperor’s voice is.’

Azadin thought about it and asked.

“It’s nice to save you the trouble of going out to find them Cedrin. Is there any way to control and manipulate the griffins so they don’t harm people?”

“Why don’t you just kill him?”

When Sedrin said that Selim was surprised.

“You’re killing me?”

“Huh. That idiot who would kill anyone if the bishop told him to does something like that but he values ​​Griffin’s life.”

“But is it still okay for a Druid to suggest killing an animal?”

“I’m a wild druid. If the balance is off it’s right to restore it by killing or destroying it. In the first place the monster called a griffin doesn’t multiply like this. The griffin’s habit of collecting shiny objects in its nest causes the hatching rate of its eggs to drop but some idiot took the eggs home and covered them with a warm towel to hatch them and that upset the balance.”

Sedrin blamed Selim. Selim who had already been blamed by the townspeople was at a loss for words even if he had ten mouths.

Azadin stopped the argument between Sedrin and Selim.

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“I understand the Wild Druid’s policy. However it seems too rude to kill them now that Selim has increased them without permission. Isn’t there a way to restore balance while keeping as many alive as possible?”

“Hmm?”

Sedrin walked back and forth in front of Azadin examining him from all sides.

“You look pretty but you talk even better. Do you like it? I thought you were a bit arrogant when I saw you last time but did Cha-san start the fight first?”

“That’s fortunate.”

“So what exactly do you want to do? I don’t think you’re just asking me to keep Griffin alive. You’re probably consulting me because you want to use him for something.”

“That’s right. Actually I want to use flying beasts to build a bridge.”

“Bridge?”

“I want to open up a path from the Chadra Plateau to the Kingdom of Banreung and Arangi. If I install bridges or ropes on the cliffs I think I can shorten the path a lot. If I use flying beasts for the construction work it will probably be easier.”

When Azadin saw Chashan Selim and Sedrin he had already planned to create a normal trading group.

The overwhelming surplus of products produced in the Chadra Plateau’s Okto is currently monopolized by the Knights Templar.

“Air transport with Griffin is impossible. It’s not very efficient.”

“Yes. But wouldn’t it be useful for building bridges and such? It would be very useful even if we could just deliver some construction materials.”

Sedrin nodded his head.

“I see. You are right. If griffins are accepted by humans as useful livestock then they will also be considered as a being of balance in the laws of the wild druids.”

“Can we solve this without killing anyone?”

“Yes. But I have a favor to ask of you too.”

“You have a favor to ask?”

“Yes. Kill the undead knight Sir Sok. Then I will dedicate myself to you. Just as Selim did.”

Selim’s oath of allegiance while handing over his weapons was a very strong oath of allegiance that could only be made between a king and his vassals.

Sedrin offered to subdue Lord Sok in exchange for his loyalty.

“That’s nonsense…..”

When Selim heard that he shook his head at Azadin.

“Refuse Sir Azadin. Even you cannot defeat Sir Sok..”

“Huh? Wait a minute?”

Azadin was suspicious of Selim who gave up as soon as he heard the name of Lord Sok.

Come to think of it other Chadra Ogul Chashan and his brothers were like that too.

Everyone was giving a hand to Sir Sok. No rather than giving a hand to Sir Sok they were afraid of him.

“Why Lord Sok?”

“First I need to show you how useful I am.”

As the druid Sedrin beckoned the griffins that had been loitering nearby worried about Selim came to her as if under a spell.

Cedrin strokes the Griffin’s head with the back of her hand. These monsters capable of tearing a man to pieces with a single swipe of their forepaws begin to follow her like a flock of docile sheep.

“Huh? Kids.”

Selim felt a slight sense of betrayal as he watched the griffins he had raised and fed follow Cedrin in vain.

However the tattoos on Sedrin’s body were seen shining.

She is using magic now.

“Let’s make it a habit to not attack cows and horses. Then we can easily make a hippogriff.”

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“If that was possible you should have done it a long time ago. While watching me suffer…”

Selim resented Sedrin thinking of the hard work he had put into creating the hippogriff.

I thought they were on good terms but doesn’t that mean that while Selim was suffering Sedrin just watched even though he knew the solution?

“It’s not a good thing that the hippogriffs made that way are supplied to the Northern Qi army.”

“The Northern Qi Army?”

“The hippogriff raised by Selim is going to the princes of the Northern Qi. Bishop Sehnat is a puppet of the Northern Qi.”

Sedrin gestured to Azadin.

“I’m doing this because you promised to fight against the Northern Emperor and eliminate the undead knight Sok.”

“…I didn’t promise. What kind of person is Sir Sok that everyone is so serious?”

“Lord Sok is the leader of the Fimbul Horde.”

Sir Selim said so.

“The Fimbul Horde? You mean the Winter Marauders?”

Azadin was surprised to hear that.

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Sir Sok was originally an orc wizard.

He came here at the invitation of the Order of Wisdom the Knights of Salvation and achieved great successes such as conducting various magical researches with the Knights of Salvation and creating a cure for various epidemic diseases using ceramite.

However because he was also an orc his muscles continued to grow and he eventually suffered from angina pectoris which led to his death.

So Sir Sok turned to necromancy to transcend death separating his life from his body and becoming a lich.

The Order of the Knights excommunicated Sir Sok but they could not cast him out of the Order because he knew the recipe for ceramite.

So the Knights launched an attack to kill Lord Sok… but they were no longer able to become an enemy of Lord Sok who had become a lich and was no longer suffering from angina.

After a terrible battle the Knights Templar were victorious as recorded.

However if you look at the subsequent processing it was actually nothing more than the Knights being defeated and a peace treaty being made.

Sir Sok was exiled to the Chadra Plateau and lived in the Biar Swamp under the condition that he would not leak the recipe for ceramite to the outside world. The Knights were afraid of Sir Sok and did not go near the Biar Swamp.

But sometimes Lord Sok would leave the Chadra Plateau to get what he needed and attack Asander Banrung Arangi and others with his undead army…

People feared Lord Sok and called his undead army the Fimbul Horde.

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“I’ve heard of the Fimbul Horde. This is incredible. I didn’t know it was called Chadra O’Gal but the Fimbul Horde is actually Lord Sok?”

The nightmare monsters that seem to come straight out of old tales that was the Fimbul Horde.

But that leader is Sir Sok?

Sedrin frowned when Selim warned Azadin about Sir Sok.

“Damn it Selim! Even though you know those damned griffins you love are in my hands right now!”

“Even if I have to kill all the griffins I have to say what I have to say. Ser Azadin. Even for you Ser Sok is too much.”

It seemed that Sedrin wanted to somehow get Azadin to defeat Lord Sok.

Azadin became curious and asked.

“But why do you hate Sir Sok?”

“His retinue includes wights made from the corpses of my blood relatives. Not only does he steal the corpses of our blood relatives to exploit he also controls their souls. It’s evil necromancy.”

“….”

It was a stinging remark for Azadin who used necromancy to collect cinnabar.

Of course the necromancy that Azadin uses is a low-level necromancy that does not touch the souls of the dead so it does not blaspheme the souls of the dead but would it make a difference to Sedrin a druid?

‘I have to be careful not to get caught by her.’

When Azadin hesitated because he felt a pang inside Sedrin lamented thinking that he too was hesitating out of fear of Lord Sok.

“Oh how there are so few men in the Order of the Rescue Sir Azadin. I have already pacified the griffons to aid you. If you declare that you will destroy Lord Sok I will use these griffons to build bridges and kill any bandits that come and go. I will even pledge my loyalty.”

Seeing Sedrin so anxious it seems like everyone else was too busy running away just from hearing Lord Sok’s name.

“Don’t even pretend to hear that Lord Azadin. Cedrin is a wild elf who can even eat human flesh.”

“You are the man-eating Minotaur!”

“Okay. Calm down both of you.”

Azadin stopped Selim and Sedrin from fighting each other.

“I don’t know for sure but let’s look into it.”

“inspection?”

“Yes. If Lord Sok is really controlling your family with his necromancy I will free them. Whether or not to defeat him is another matter.”

“…Okay. I’m grateful for just that much. I understand. Azadin.”

Cedrin was satisfied with Azadin’s words that he would try to free his family from Lord Sok.

That must mean everyone is afraid of Lord Sok the leader of the Fimbul Horde.