I Am the Monarch – Chapter 14 : Travias spear (4)

 

The situation changed .
The tied people were freed and the slave merchants replaced them instead .
They looked at the many cavalrymen that appeared and lost all of their fighting spirit .
More than anything else, looking at Joey’s head getting smashed had the biggest effect .

“We have to take this guys to Bason village . ”

Dosen looked at the slave merchants and frowned .
Bason village was the only one that had the right facilities to keep these guys around this zone .
Perhaps there would be more, but that was all the information he had .

“Squads from the 1st to the 4th come with me to take these **** to Bason village . ”
“Yes!”

The squad commanders replied in one voice .
Dosen looked at the commander of the 5th squad, Ched .

“Ched . You take the villages people and go to Trum village . ”

An exhausted face could be seen from the villagers .
They needed a break first .
Ched put on a troubled face .

“I don’t know the exact position for Trum village . ”
“You can ask that to the vill……”

Dosen talked up to there and closed his mouth .
The villages people couldn’t take the role of guiding .

‘I can’t do anything about it . ’

Dosen’s eyes look at Roan .

“Roan”
“Yes . ”

Roan, that was taking care of the condition of the villagers, replied and approached him .

“You move together with the 5th squad . ”
“Yes . Understood . ”

At Dosen’s words, Roan bent .
A smile appeared in his mouth .

‘I will be able to go and find the travias spear . ’

If he was to go to Bason village together with Dosen, he would have to leave the spear for after that .

‘Well, it wouldn’t matter anyways . ’

The travias spear would only be found after 17 years, anyways .
And of course, the one that had found it back then was himself .
Soon, Dosen and the cavalrymen under him took the merchant slaves and went to the north .
When they couldn’t be seen anymore because of the dense forest, Ched called Roan .

“Roan . You take the front . ”
“Yes . ”

Roan replied shortly and moved his steps .
It was obvious for him, but the other cavalrymen also didn’t ride their horses .
They had given it to the village people whose condition was bad .

Clop . Clop .

The sound of the horse steps was heard nicely .
They got out of the dense forest, and after they walked out for a bit more, they saw a little village in the borders of a hill .

“It’s Trum village . ”

Roan said after turning back to look at Ched .

“It’s a smaller village than what I have thought . ”

Ched seemed to be surprised at the village he saw .

‘And because of that, no one could think that the travias spear would be in a place like this . ’

Roan smiled bitterly and moved his feet .
As they approached the village, some guys with big bodies appeared .

“Who are you?”

They seemed to be surprised at the soldiers that were armored and with weapons that appeared at the village .

“Hello . I’m the commander of the 7th squad of rose troop that belongs to the Rinse kingdom . ”

He shook his hands and explained everything .

“Ah! For that to…… . ”

The guys got surprised and put on a regrettable face .
They guided them inside the village along a bright smile .

“We will prepare you something to eat . ”

With the order of the head of the village, some women prepared food and drinks .
They knew that if it wasn’t for the rose troop, they would also have been taken by the slave merchants .

“We are really thankful . Really thankful . ”

The people that seeked safety after they got in the village sent thanking messages to the soldiers of the rose troop .

“No, no . We only did the obvious thing . ”

Ched shook his hands and smiled brightly .
In that time, Roan met Lia’s parents and told them the things Lia had done .

“You say that the reason we were able to get free was because of Lia?”
“Yes . Lia asked our commander to save the villages people . She is a really intelligent and brave kid . ”

At Roan’s words, Lia’s parents put on an expression that seemed to have all of the happiness in the world .
Tears gathered in their eyes .
Then, Ched’s voice was heard .

“After one hour of break, return to the squad . ”

At his words, Roan stood up .
He approached Ched and whispered in a low voice .

“I have come to Trum village in a really long while . Can I go to sightsee the village for some time?”
“Really?”

Ched nodded .

‘He should have been bright around this zone because he had already come here . ’

And there also were the merits Roan had accomplished, so he pleasantly permitted him .

“Come after you slowly look at it . ”
“Thank you . ”

Roan bent his head and moved his feet towards the inner side of the village .

‘Small villages like this one won’t change much even after a long while . ’

He had visited Trum village after 17 years .
But the Trum village from back then wasn’t that much different to the Trum village he was seeing right now .
He pretended to be looking at the place, and moved towards the north .

‘It’s really amazing . ’

Roan said after looking at a huge tree that was outside of the fences in the north .
The tree was so thick that three men had to surround it by holding hands, and it was twice as tall compared to the other trees .
On top of all, every time the wind blew and made the branches and the leaves collide, it tickled his ear .

Feeling strange .
Roan placed his hand on the strong and huge tree that was in front of him .
A rugged feeling .
Roan moved around it while still having his hand on it .

Touch .

In the tips of his fingers, he felt a fine bump .

‘It’s here . ’

Roan’s eyes shone .
He touched the **** with the tip of his fingers and stuck close to the tree .
He scratched the  tree with his fingers .
At that moment, a piece of wood falls in his palm .
A piece of wood that was as long as an adult arm .
In the exterior, it seemed to be an ordinary piece of wood, but actually it was a really hard piece of stone .

Roan put his hand on the place the piece of wood fell .
A secret place inside that huge tree .
What came inside of that was a strange shaped oxidized stick .

‘I found it . ’

Roan put that stick in his waist and put back the fallen piece of wood in the tree .

Along with the grounding noise of the stone, the tree trunk recovered its original shape .
Roan evaded the eyes of the other people and sat down the tree .

A stick that was smaller than an adult’s arm .
It was as thick as a wrist, and although it was originally black in colour, now that it was oxidized, it was seen as a bright red .

‘The travias spear that was said to be made with a dragon’s magic metallic scale, dionium . ’

Roan grabbed the end of the stick and squeezed it as if he was squeezing the laundry .

“Ugh . ”

His face turned red and veins pops in his wrists .
After he put in all of his strength for a long while, a strange sound was heard .

Creeak .

The sound of the oxidized parts breaking .
The tip of the spears separates in half and turns .

Clink .

Along with the sound of saw tooths running, the tip of the spear separated .

Cheeng .

At the same time, the sound of metal was heard and the blade of a sword raised .
Excluding a handful of length, sharp blades raised all around the stick .
Just like you are looking at a blade without defensive systems .
However you saw it, you didn’t see it as a spear .

‘It’s useless if you don’t know how to use mana for this guy . ’

Only by inserting mana does this guy show it’s original appearance .
Roan smiled bitterly and twisted the tip of the spear in the opposite side .

Cheeng .

Along with the sound of metal, it became to be a stick that was covered in bright rust .
Roan stood up from the place with a satisfied expression .

‘Wait for a moment . When I learn how to use mana, I will use you without spare . ’

He put the travias spear in his waist and smiled .
Roan’s sights are directed to the south .

‘Potter region . If I go there, my life will change . ’

However, now wasn’t it .
If he went now, it would be meaningless .

‘Let’s wait until summer . ’

Until then, he bulks up his body while subjecting the monsters in Pedian’s plain .
It was better to keep accumulating merits and have a stable position .

‘I still remember the subjugations of the monsters in Pedian’s plain freshly . ’

A battle that was really good to accumulate merits .
At least, he would be able to get promoted to squad commander or sub squad commander .

‘Good . Step by step, let’s walk it diligently!’

Now, he won’t make stupid choices .
In his past life, those stupid choices accumulated and he lived a mess of a life .
At that time, one thought passed through his head .

“Ah! Now that I see, that guy was also there!”

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Translator’s note:  Thanks for reading!

Translator : Subak