Chapter 39 (1/2)
Chapter 39: Weyn Covert
Translator: Lei
Proofreader: Iine
“Wh-what is all that?”
“Oh, this? How is it, can we use it?”
Bebeto and I had returned to the lakeside Over a thousand fish were belly-up in the water, and Derval was roasting dozens of theic armor in Bebeto's claws, he stammered in shock
“Isn't that ic armor? And three of them at that!”
“Seems they're all cooked~”
The black cat had giventhat I would need it Inside were various seasonings, including salt Now, eying the well-seasoned roasted fish, I grabbed one that was the size of ht it to my mouth
“Kyre-nim… W-what is all this? And isn't that a for?”
“A gift fro bite of the fish
Chew
'Oohh! Delish!+'
The fish was perfectly seasoned with salt and spices I paid no attention to Derval's alar up my belly
“Sigh…” Derval let out a long sigh
'Knoill give you a headache, dude'
There actually wasn't uys simply came and attacked ood, and took so as a reward for my efforts
“Kyre-nim…”
Derval quietly called my name
“What?” I mumbled over a bite of fish “Next tiht into my eyes “Strip the wyverns of their hide, too Those can be sold for quite a lot”
Derval had a deeply-rooted merchant mentality that far exceeded mine
“Derval…”
“Kyre-nim…”
The hot gazes of two men met in the air
'I'ood person!'
Derval was srained with a “prevention is better than the cure”industrious and thrifty I really liked him
Grruuu Let's not forget Bebeto, the new up-and-coster star in the wyvern world, as excitedly scooping up the belly-up fish without being told to do so
I was suddenly struck with a premonition full of hope—a premonition that the three of us would turn this continent upside down Those days would probably be full of suffering for others, but happiness for us
It was a future I hoped for with all my heart
'We have to fly half a day without resting to get through, huh?'
Even if he flew leisurely, Bebeto had a speed of over 60 km/h We had to fly at that speed for at least half a day to be able to pass the rugged Rual Mountains
Hundreds of nameless peaks were topped hite snow, and underneath those peaks was a dense forest that blanketed the ground as far as I could see The sight inspired an automatic sense of aithin me
'So thesescreen'
The Nerh it was technically Bajran Empire territory, apparently, even the empire saw it as a pain-in-the-ass luular infantryed mountains to reach the Plains
In addition, the territory bordered the hostile Laviter Es froo made up of around ten thousand islands—often came to plunder, and to top it off, barbarian tribes called the Te in a round-house robin Also, the countlessin the Rual Mountains and the Kovilan Mountains showed up on the territory as well, so the Nerman Plains was a place of endless battles all year round
At one point, over 200,000 empire troops were dispatched to the Plains, but tens of thousands of them had died every year, so now, only a few important positions were defended and only 20,000 soldiers were stationed there
'Even though it's the size of a duchy, it doesn't have an assigned lord Instead, the Commander-in-Chief acts as the lord'
The Ner as soon as I heard the nas where several rivers starting high in the h the plains Derval toldin from all directions, it was an ideal place
“Kyre-nim! We're almost there We just have to pass that mountain and it'll be the Nerman Plains!”
With only a le scrap of ed to find the way on his own His voice was thick with emotion
Swoooooooosh
After continuous flights, Bebeto had coured out the wind and could play in the currents Hitching a ride on an updraft, we passed the final peak
'If I have time later, I should build a ski resort here'
From what I heard, this place was decked in snow all year round I felt like I could build a ski resort here just as good as the ones in the Swiss Mountains
Woooooooooooosh
An updraft hit us as we flew over the peak Wind blowing in from the other direction was pushed into the air as it collided with the e size, Bebeto was kicked upwards like a paper airplane
“Ah…” Bebeto leveled out again, and then, I saw it
It was endless
All the pointy one, and fro out into the horizon, divided by several rivers The knot in my chest fell away and ht for sore eyes
'Kya, so nice~! This place where orcs are running free and ogres are waving—eh? W-what the fuck!?'
As the mountains disappeared and the plains appeared, Bebeto fle to the ground From his back, I could see a very peaceful(?) scene
Dozens of orcs wielding weapons were running across the plains like horses, and ogres ooden clubs were grunting as they played a harmonious round of hide-and-seek
'Geh! T-that's all monsters!'
It wasn't just one or two Everywhere on the expansive plains, instead of hu fish, trolls, and a variety of monsters and animals I didn't even know the names of
'My God…'
It was a co a bit over the plains, I spotted a fortress in ruins and several villages Of course, they too were occupied by monsters instead of people
GUUOOOOOOOOOO! Only Bebeto was thoroughly excited As someone as at the top of the monster food chain, he bellowed in happiness as he fle over the monsters' heads
Squeaaaal! Squeal!
Chaos ensued As soon as Bebeto appeared, thepeacefully scattered like rabbits facing a fox, and even though they were monsters, not birds, soround and trembled
'Seriously, how many monsters are there?'
Thousands of i this, it , peaceful life surrounded by not just this swarm of monsters, but also pirates, troops from an enemy empire, and barbarian tribes was a crazy bastard This place, which was too valuable to give away but too difficult to make use of, must taste like a dry steamed bun without any red bean paste
'What a shame…'
If not for the monsters, even I could tell that the soil was unbelievably fertile There were only a few small hills; but for theI couldn't help but feel regret as I gazed upon the endless plains
It ht be a different story if I were the lord, but for now, this place had absolutely nothing to do with me
“Kyre-nim, that must be the central city, Denfors”
'It looks more like a ruin than a city…'
After passing thefor two hours, we finally arrived at the central city of the Nerman Plains, Denfors I could see the sea in the distance, the city was positioned along a river soer than the Han River in Korea, it was fairly hile also being accoh castle walls that encircled the city
But the proble to call it a city Parts of the ere collapsed and sloppily blocked ood and what looked to be gravel, andapart, dirty, and worn down—it was quite a pathetic sight
'Weyn Covert…'
I could see wyvern hangars and a runway at one side of the city It was definitely Weyn Covert, the place I would be living in from now on
'Sigh'
Despite Bebeto's appearance, the soldiers and residents weren't at all alar, despite the fact they should have seen Bebeto's hybrid wyvern golden stripes
“Bebeto, let's land”
This city, Denfors, was just 20 ke if those ht
Flap, flap, flap, flaaap
Bebeto flew a circle around the covert before landing in the central clearing of the runway
Hwooooosh The dust and dried grass on the uncleaned runas blown up by Bebeto's wingbeats and flew all over the place
“Wow! A…” Sarcasm flowed from Derval's lips
'W-What kind of covert is this!'
Despite its notoriety, Weyn Covert was still a place where Skyknights of the highest honor in the e Up until now, I'd harbored souarded the interior of the empire from the front lines—it sounded really cool But the reality in front of my eyes was…
'Even a dog wouldn't stay here'
Who knehen they had last been ars were full of holes, and the runway and the surrounding area was overgroeeds A fe at us Military discipline? Rules? What were those? There was nothing of that sort; instead, the place was filled with limp laziness
The thought that running away and resorting to banditry would still be better than this grazed past my mind
“Derval, this is Weyn Covert, right?”
“Yes… Kyre-nim”
“But how coers like us?”
“I wonder…”
It was impossible to coarrison members and crewmates showed a little interest towards us, people who had fallen into unfortunate straits, but no one took any action
“Kyaho!!!!!!!”
GUAAAAAAAAAAA!
'What the fuck is that sound?'
I didn't see a single wyvern at the hangars, which nued cry of excitement and a wyvern's roar from far away
“Geh!” Turning my head, I couldn't help but exclaim in surprise
'T-troll? And aren't those ogres??'
Three wyverns with Skyknights on their backs were flying towards the base But the proble that they were part of the e over, was a lires
“Janice-nim is here!”
“Ohh! They've even caught a troll today!”
Ruuuu, but people wearingin fro Escorted by people who looked like athered in moments
'W-what the heck, what is this mood!'
Weyn Covert suddenly became as disorderly as a flea market
Flap flap flap flap flap flap The wyverns landing on the ground whipped wind and dust into beats
“Well then, let us begin today's auction!”
'Auction? Woman?'
A woman stood up confidently atop her wyvern and yelled out to the crowd She earing the crihts on top of a silver airplate
'Holy…'
The fe As she did so, brown hair that didn't go past her shoulders fluttered down
'She's really no less than a man!'
The Skyknight in her ynistic charuised as a or that was no inferior to a man's
“The troll is, as you can see, so fresh that one can draw top-quality blood froed, but still usable We'll start with the troll, so everyone, name your price”
“Janice-nim! I will buy it for 1,700 Gold”
“1,800!”
“I'll buy it for 1,850!”
As soon as the woes i out prices
“1,850, nothing above that? Going once! Going Twice! Alright! Sold for 1,850! Next are the ogres!”
“500 Gold per ogre!”
“530!”
“550!”
“Alright! 550? Nothing more? Sold for 550! Today's auction is over!”
“Darn it, what a sha 1,800 with me today…”
“Che, let's just wait and see toes come from their towers, we don't have much of a chance”
The es who had bought the three monsters
“Do you happen to be the master of that handsome wyvern?”
“Y-yes”
One of the nored us the whole ti at Bebeto
“Then are you selling those goods as well?”
'Wut? He can't mean Bebeto?'
Thetowards my wyvern
“Geh! Isn't that—! Isn't that wyvern ic armor?”
“Wow! A jackpot item has finally appeared today”
“Are you selling that?”
Noticing es caan to drool over the two suits of wyvern ic armor tied up nice and pretty on Bebeto's back
“This wyvern is one of those special hybrids, isn't it?”
“Indeed Is it a hybrid of Black and Gold?”
The dozens of s were fascinated by Bebeto
“I'll give you 500,000 Gold! Sell the ic tower!”
“750,000! Please sell it to our roup!”
“850,000! Please sell us even just one of those ic armor!”
'Why are these people like this?! And who are they taking for a fool!'
Theworked up all on their own and calling out prices They were busy trying to get a deal on aro for 15 million
“Stop! I won't be selling these today!!” I yelled with mana
“In a few days, I will sell to the one who states the most appropriate price, so back off for now!”
'Huhuhu What should I call this feeling?'
This feeling of happiness could probably compare to how Columbus felt when he discovered a new continent Froht es would buy them
'So what you're saying is, if I just go catch those ucci?'
I had seen tens of thousands of an to think of those unpleasant monsters as lucky coins
'Alright! This kind of place suits me!'
I hadn't figured out everything yet, but I got the gist of as going on For soh the dirt, an opportunity as good as this would be impossible to find
“Who are you?”
Pushi+ng aside the ht, 175 ce eyes that suited her long eyelashes were char