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by adminEpisode 140 – Welcome to Yeon-guk 3 –
Body Snatcher.
If translated directly, it means body thief.
In this land where black magic using corpses is widespread, it has a slightly different meaning.
Literally, beings who steal bodies.
“Before I explain. I know this because it is all true.”
There was a possibility that people would hear, so we went to a corner and created a sort of soundproof wall.
We covered ourselves with magic and talked about the kingdom.
“ character. Although this is a little known fact. There are facts that have spread to high-ranking officials in each country. It’s a story related to homunculi.”
“Is it true that homunculi actually exist in the first place?”
“It is known that it has not been achieved yet. Wrong. Homunculi exist. And that too from hundreds of years ago.”
At those words, the faces of the Healing Saint and Lucas frowned.
Homunculi have existed for hundreds of years, but they didn’t know.
This may be because it meant that information was hidden.
“How do you know that?”
“The princess told me.”
Before leaving this land, I was examined by Alice.
Of course, Alice did not tell this story.
But guess what?
If Alice knew that I was reincarnated, she would know very well that I used her as an excuse to reveal information I knew before reincarnation.
“Isn’t it strange when you think about it? Why can’t even a single Yeonguk escape to another country? Is that just because I committed a lot of crimes?
So why are we leaving the lawless area unharmed? That kind of thinking.”
“Isn’t it because the ratio is high?”
“In that case, only useful people can be accepted. You also recognize Yeon-guk’s alchemy.
If you have talent, you can give some legitimacy to the crime by awarding a title. Why did you give up on that?”
“Definitely… ”
Yeonkuk’s technological capabilities are all incredibly impressive.
Cakill’s unique feature is that it extracts food without farming.
A blueprint development device that discovers which method can be used to produce results with given materials.
A substance recombination device that changes any substance into the desired substance as long as magical power is supplied.
A miraculous generator that extracts countless horsepower.
Even if you get just a small part of them, you can make a huge profit.
Other countries, including the empire, did not even dream of such a thing.
“That’s because of the homunculus. Although it takes on human form. A person without a soul. And a person who rises from somewhere on this earth, kills the target, and lives the target’s life again.
Other countries, including the Empire, initially received Yeonguk people, but eventually homunculi were mixed among them. And the homunculus inflicted a huge blow.”
“Does that make sense? How can a homunculus cause that much damage?”
“The homunculi that entered the empire were able to collect information. Because I repeatedly turned others into homunculi.
It is impossible to change high-ranking officials in cases where public order has been shattered like in Yeon-guk or without help from insiders… ”
“The homunculus has become an insider.”
“Yes.”
As a result, a catastrophe occurred.
Approximately 20% of the empire’s nobles became homunculi.
That was all that was revealed.
I didn’t know how much longer there would be.
The only way to tell them apart is.
Because the only thing that mattered was whether or not my body would turn into mush when I died.
“In such a situation, the only ones who were safe were the royal family and a few royal families. In the case of powers passed down through lineage, a homunculus could not reproduce them.”
“So… ? How did it go?”
“Even the Seonghwangcheong government was mobilized and killed in large numbers. They say over 25,000 people died in about two years. Considering they were all nobles, it was a huge purge.”
In this way, the empire eventually found its feet again.
The Yeonguk people built a barrier that could never be overcome.
It was around that time that it was changed to require a pass to enter and exit.
Because homunculi cannot even replicate memories.
If you only investigate a small number of people who received passes, all information will eventually be revealed.
“It was around that time that homunculus research was completely banned in each country. Until then, there was no particular opposition except for Seonghwangcheong.
However, when real homunculi were born and countries learned what kind of actions they were capable of, they eventually made it completely illegal.”
“The reason information was controlled… ?”
“It was obvious that this would be used politically. That guy is a homunculus. Something like this. I started to control public opinion because I could see the point of fighting in a situation where the real country was about to be taken over.”
To become a homunculus, you just need to be a high-ranking noble.
It was possible to become a homunculus without anything.
So I hid it.
Then, no one except a very small number of people would think of creating a homunculus.
“… ”
“… ”
The saint and Lucas froze after hearing the shocking truth.
The saint and Lucas are also high-ranking people, so I learned history.
This may be because I did not know that this was the cause of that history.
“So the homunculus… Who made it? If it’s an empire… no. I guess we could have captured all kinds of countries because they were so powerful.”
“Ma, that’s right. Changing one person’s life is not enough. He commits evil deeds that harm those around him… ! Who on earth does that!?
Among the homunculi, there must have been some who were someone’s children or parents… Those who know that their children or parents are fake… ”
If only I knew the cause of the problem.
The priority is to find a way to solve the cause.
Naturally, numerous countries, including the Empire, set out to find the cause as soon as internal control was completed.
Everything failed.
“I couldn’t find it. Everyone thought the company chairman was the culprit. I thought there must be a culprit among the companies. In reality, companies were the biggest victims.”
“Yes? Isn’t there a possibility that it was faked?”
“The saints investigated through stigmata, and there were many cases where shareholders and presidents were homunculi.
So, we still filter out homunculi every few years with the support of the Holy Emperor. If they had deceived them, they wouldn’t have made themselves victims.”
Apart from Seonghwangcheong’s failure to establish a nation.
This does not mean that management has been given up.
So, every few years, when companies collude.
A saint is invited to be examined.
Of course, homunculi are always found.
Although I am repeatedly punished.
“… So what is the biggest cause behind Yeon-guk’s current state?”
There must be “involvement. Companies were created in order to survive after this world became like this. That homunculus had the greatest influence in making this land like this.”
Of course, even if there were no homunculi, the future the saint hoped for would not happen.
People did not suspect that the reason why Yeonguk people were not allowed into the country was because of their behavior.
In other words, Yeon-guk’s situation is so bad that it is plausible.
‘In some ways, it’s a necessary evil. Without the homunculus, most companies would have escaped from the country. Then the kingdom would have fallen even further.’
Of course, this is a result-based story.
“ character. So what we need to do first is to equip ourselves with proper pension equipment. Have you ever seen the gaze of an outsider in this country?
Outsiders are essentially a bunch of money trying to rob you, so you have to blend in somehow.”
“Are you saying that you are equipped with pension equipment and will use your pass and your status as a saint to contact the company representative?”
“That’s right. So we turned around and came to this workshop a little further away. In other regions, the rules are a bit stricter.”
“Did we come back…? ?”
“You may not know because the road is so twisted. It’s been almost 5 hours since we entered the country.”
The roads in Yeonguk, especially the roads in residential areas, are not meant for traffic.
It’s more like empty space between buildings.
Because of this, it is normal for a road to suddenly turn 160 degrees while going smoothly.
Even if it is not a healing saint level path, it is a space where you can go to the exact opposite.
“The rules where Kakill rules are simple. If any living thing dies, it must be reported to Cakill for a funeral.
This is the end. It is okay to hold a funeral for the saint, right?”
“Then what people were looking at earlier was… !”
“It looks like he was caught talking about the past and whether the original homunculus at that time was a famous person.
So, if you killed it and reported it to Caquill thinking it was a corpse and not a homunculus, it would be complicated, so they made it clear that it was not a person and therefore not subject to regulation.”
“I see.”
Of course, as Yeon-guk may not have any dreams or hopes, there is a huge secret hidden at the funeral.
Maybe if Seonghwangcheong finds out about this.
I might send a saint to all the funeral directors.
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“ character. Then, shall we find someone a little better? Because our purpose doesn’t change anyway.”
The hall was still noisy.
And the hostile gaze towards us has also decreased.
The greedy gaze also decreased.
It may be because I showed some knowledge about ecology in Yeonguk.
‘Outsiders who don’t know about Yeonguk are people to rob. Knowing outsiders is dangerous. At least he won’t be an ordinary guy.’
There are two types of outsiders who come to this land openly.
It’s a simple trick that you don’t know anything about.
He’s either a very dangerous guy or something.
We are closer to the latter.
Because he is a saint, the second son of a marquis, and the second son of a count.
“ character. I’ll show you a simple trick. A person who looks sloppy. Among them, the worse the interior, the better.
However, you shouldn’t boast about interior design like Lucas. Just find a place where no time has been spent on interior design.”
“What’s wrong with an interior design like mine?”
“You decorated it, but you can’t really see the effect. Even if it’s a crappy interior, it’s not okay if you’re trying to decorate it.
They’re just trying to promote it because they don’t have any skills, but the owner is probably an idiot who doesn’t even have the skills to decorate.”
Lucas got angry at those words, but quickly dispersed.
He also added that if anyone comes close, hit him.
In this land, assault is not a crime.
Anyone who approaches is definitely a pickpocket.
Couldn’t it be a coincidence?
They avoid each other.
The other person could be a pickpocket pretending to be a coincidence, but there’s no way you could bump into him by mistake.
If you bump into it, you are definitely a pickpocket.
Take a quick look around.
There was no one else in sight.
It certainly seems like the homunculus from earlier was a great human being.
If you don’t do that, you won’t get caught.
I don’t know if that’s why, but since that person is gone, it seems like there’s no proper person.
‘hmm. Should I go somewhere else… However, Atomic Generation and Redprint are very difficult to deal with when problems arise. Should I go for Ruin?’
When I was just wasting time thinking about all sorts of things.
“You guys… You’re an outsider, right?”
Someone suddenly spoke to me.
It’s a face I don’t know.
Although it was an expressionless face rather than the typical sly scammer’s face.
I just decided not to care.
“Yes, but. We’re not that easy, so please leave us alone. If you ignore them as outsiders, they may become outsiders in this world.”
“It’s not like that… If I had planned to rob you in the first place, I would have approached you from the beginning, not from the moment I found out about your skills.”
I think it’s a reasonable rebuttal.
There are people who aim for that.
People who think they are smart are prone to getting scammed.
This happens because the basis of fraud is not intelligence, but how meticulous one is.
“I will refuse for now. We are not here to help you.”
“Please. It wouldn’t be possible without you. This is a fact that can never be told to Yeonguk people.”
“… First, let’s hear the story. So what is it?”
At least these desperate types are not scammers.
This is because it is important for scammers to be low-vigilant, so if the other party is wary, they fall quickly.
You’re being attacked by thorough guys because you let your guard down because you thought you knew better.
Because I didn’t do that.
Among those who leave group assignments, giving all kinds of reasons.
About 2% of cases have a real reason.
Head to a quiet corner to find a place to talk.
In the meantime, take thorough care of your body.
If she approaches you, move away.
If it gets farther away, it slows down.
Always maintain a certain distance to prevent any variables from occurring.
“ character. It’s safe here. So tell me. Why on earth did you come to us?”
There is little information about her.
It did not appear in WFS either.
However, the only cases where outsiders can be found during this period are those related to the main story.
Ultimately, you need the power of an outsider to meet Changje.
Everything is ready.
She looked around nervously, and when she saw that there was no one there, she looked at me.
Although it was creepy in some ways that he was expressionless from the first time we met until the end.
“The reason I called an outsider is because there is information that should not be known to people here.”
I roughly expected that much.
Otherwise, there is no way I would ask you this.
I nodded and she continued.
It was because the answer was roughly expected.
“I… A being that should not exist on this earth. It’s a homunculus that just imitates humans. so… Please make me one with alchemy.”
But the words that came out of her mouth.
I couldn’t help but be embarrassed.
What kind of bullshit is this again?
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