Chapter 366: 366
“A very long time ago, there was a nation called Yin on this earth . It was said that the people of Yin were the goblins from the north, who at that time used to cultivate humans like livestock . ”
‘Uh? This surely sounds like…’
The nation of Yin that Zegal Moon was referring to sounded very similar to the Mado Abaron Empire . The goblins were the fairies .
“Humans learned a lot of literature from them . However, apart from that, most of the men in high-status were goblins . Dissatisfied with that, the humans revolted . The rebels had lost in the hands of goblins, but at that time, a man called Heechang appeared and changed the situation . ”
Heechang, who had learned skills from a nice goblin, created a huge hole by stabbing a spear of light and dark into the ground .
The evil goblins got sucked into the hole and never appeared .
‘A spear of light and dark, in the ground, a huge hole…’
At the story of Zegal Moon, Luke recalled the situation before he got sucked into the subspace .
A barrier that sucked in all power .
To escape from there, Luke gave out Magi and Arch Duke Gregory used divine power .
The contrast natured energies created collisions inside the barrier and created a subspace as a reflux process .
‘This sounds very similar to the old-time story which he is saying . Considering that there are many metaphorical expressions in the traditional stories and legends, I never thought that something similar could happen in the southern continent . ’
While Luke was thinking, Zegal Moon continued, “Honestly, it is very hard to believe an old story like that . However, the fact that you have saved the 3rd crown prince and Hui is a reminder to me . So whenever you need help, we will always be there for you . ”
Luke was swayed by those words and decided to talk to the head about what he wanted .
“Then, would you mind giving me the iron core?”
“Iron core?”
“I don’t know if the head knows, but I tried to buy the iron core once already . ”
Luke told him about how he was developing a Gigant and how he asked Kirillov to buy it for him .
At that, Zegal Moon seemed like he did know something about it .
“Hmm, that did happen . Nevertheless, for a few reasons, the northern merchants did try to find the iron core . I guess this was the reason . ”
“Since you are aware of the reason, will you sell it now?”
At Luke’s question, Zegal Moon, who was seated, got up .
“Follow me . ”
The place where Zegal Moon took Luke was a rocky mountain behind the main road .
Passing through the complex cluttered road and other things was a cave that was guarded by warriors .
“I see the head . ”
“Glory to the clan!”
With the strong greetings of the clan warriors, the party approached the cave .
The cave was blocked by a thick gate, and showing that, Zegal Moon spoke, “Normally, this had been banned from the outside world since 10 years ago, but I think I can show it to you . ”
There was a reason that the value of the cave had decreased when compared to the past because of the struggle between the clans was fierce .
In order to survive in the midst of the unfamiliar situation as such, they thought that it would be advantageous to have at least one strong friend from the royal forces .
Kuuuung!
The iron gate that was 30 centimeters thick opened .
Its iron gate wasn’t one but threefold .
When the threefold gate opened and what expected to be a city in the cave turned out to be a large-scaled cavity .
The underground cavity was like a spider web, and the passages were all around . However, it wasn’t all dark, there were flowers and fresh bushes growing around .
It was because the inside of the ceiling was bright with daylight .
‘This, this is amazing! Only the dwarves of the ancient Mado Empire can make this…’
For Luke, who was lost in thoughts, Zegal Moon briefly explained the origin of the cave .
“According to the legends, the cave belonged to the goblins . Even now, in the deepest part of the mines ‘black iron’ or ‘cold iron’ can be mined at times . ”
However, it was said that rather than for mining, the place had been used as a warehouse for stocking the goods of the Zegal clan, or a workshop for weapons or labs for tactical arts .
“The iron core is in this room . ”
The place guided by Zegal Moon was a workshop that produced the Puppet .
Inside, along with a half-finished puppet, were what supposed to be the pieces of iron core rolling on the floor .
However, Luke’s eyes were drifting in the thickly dusted room .
“It looks like the work here has stopped for quite some time . ”
“Huh, it did . Perhaps, the Puppet in front of your eyes will be the last Puppet the Zegal clan will make . ”
At the deep sigh of Zegal Moon, Luke asked cautiously, “Are there any problems with the iron core?”
If that was the case, then it was huge drawback .
“Most of the iron core that grew on the mountain plateau in the south got killed because of the drought that lasted for several years . ”
The provincial plateau near the border between the Song Empire and the Barat Empire was the only source to gather iron core .
There were thousands of large and small iron core plateau, and most of them had died due to the heatwaves and long periods of drought .
“Honestly, it wasn’t because the rain didn’t fall . The problem was that the drought caused the insects to gnaw through the crops and the iron core trees were no exception . ”
It was a tree that was known to be hard, but the pests even ate a tree’s roots, so the trees died .
In addition, it was said that the natives burned poisoned trees to chase off the pests and that led to wildfires .
“It was a disaster I guess,” said Luke .
“The sky was to blame . Fortunately, few remaining seedlings were left behind . ”
That was why the Zegal clan refused to sell the iron core wood .
Though the iron core was a precious metal, their essence was lost because of the unstoppable disasters .
‘It doesn’t look like it was a lie… But even then, things might get difficult . ’
And Luke wasn’t planning on using it only for the tuning helm of his Gigant .
If possible, the idea was to apply the tuning helm to all the Gigants in the lordship, and not just Orion .
However, listening to their situation, he was forced to step back on his plan .
‘Should I just give up? Is there any way to use magic or something?’
If he could solve the problem, it would be possible to get a constant supply of the iron core .
However, as almost all of them were wiped out, reviving them wasn’t going to be an easy task .
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