The Crown Prince That Sells Medicine

The Crown Prince That Sells Medicine Chapter 184

Episode 184 Licorice hides its power (2)

“I saw it!”

A shout that shakes the wilderness. Rachiel looked down with undiminished excitement. Where his passionate gaze is directed. Beneath the surface where you just dug up. The roots of the licorice were slightly exposed there.

On the outside, it was just an ordinary licorice root. But what about Rachiel? It was completely different.

‘Is there anything green like this in the world?’

It was dark. It was so dark that it could not be described in words. Of all the greens I have ever seen in my life, it was the clearest, deepest, blinding green. Although it may not be visible to others, it was clearly displayed that way in Rachiel’s view when Simani mode was turned on.

‘found. ‘This is it.’

He looked up, clenching his fists with excitement. The stem part of the licorice plant was visible above the ground. Surprisingly, it was still the gray color of trash weeds.

I finally felt like I knew.

‘This is definitely long-rooted licorice. However, the stems and leaves exposed to the ground had no nutritional or medicinal properties. That’s why it looked gray. why? Because all the nutrients were stored in the roots.’

That’s it.

This long-rooted licorice had its power(?) hidden in its roots. So when you only look at the stem, it only looks gray. Thanks to this, I could have seen this treasure with my own eyes and almost passed it by without noticing it.

“….”

Sooreum.

As I thought about how foolish I had been, ten rows of skin appeared on my forearms. But there was no time to focus only on appreciation. Rachiel looked left and right.

“I think we achieved our goal today. “Everyone, please be alert to your surroundings.”

It’s important from now on.

Since you have found the extremely rare long-rooted licorice, you will have to put all your effort into collecting it. At that moment, the orc chieftain Brash, who had been accompanying me all day, came running cautiously.

“Are you sure you found it?”

“Anyway?”

“But at first glance, it looks just like any other licorice.”

“no. different. “Can’t you feel this scent?”

“Sniff. “I don’t know. Kkuik?”

“…Anyway.”

Rachiel smiled bitterly. I briefly forgot that the others did not have herb search skills or Simmani mode. Of course, to Brash, the long-rooted licorice in front of him would look the same as the others.

“It seems like the roots extend much deeper. “Let’s dig.”

“I understand, kkuik.”

I picked up the hoe myself along with Brash. I dug deep next to the roots. As expected, the roots continued to extend at the depth where normal licorice roots would end. Finally, Brash’s eyes trembled.

“This is the legendary… kku!”

The chief let out an excited snort and spoke with a cautious expression.

“Then we need to change our collecting method from now on.”

“Collecting method? why?”

“Because the roots must not suffer even the slightest injury, Prince of Humans.”

“Hmm? no way?”

“What you think is probably right.”

“If there is even a slight injury, all the nutrients from the roots will be lost or something like that?”

“That’s the correct answer, kkuik.”

Brash nodded, bigger than a sturdy greenhouse watermelon.

“Our ancestors have spoken from generation to generation. When digging long-rooted licorice, it is said that if there are even a few scratches on the roots, all the beneficial properties will escape into the soil. Then, I was told that I would have to wait a long time before I could dig long-rooted licorice.”

“How long do you think I have to wait?”

“It is said that it takes about 100 years for all the beneficial substances that have escaped into the soil to be collected in the roots of new licorice plants.”

“….”

It was a mess.

Rachiel’s hand holding the hoe trembled ever so slightly. If what Brasch said is true, even if the hoe control beeps even slightly today, it will be ruined.

‘Oh shit.’

It just won’t work. Moreover, the depth of the roots is at least 10 meters, so this is not something that can be done with a hoe. It could be said that this work falls under the category of civil engineering work. But fortunately, I remembered that there was someone in the group who was as good as heavy equipment.

“Urus!”

“Neuu!”

“Dig this side here.”

Rachiel pointed to the side, far away from the long-rooted licorice. His thoughts were simple.

‘All you have to do is dig a 10-meter hole at a fairly distant point and expand the hole to the side to approach the licorice roots.’

What if the sides of the licorice root are revealed step by step like that? At that point, wouldn’t it be possible to just gently pull it out to the side?

It was from then on.

Urus began to show off his mighty horns against the wasteland.

“Nuuuu! “Nuuu!”

Sigh! Kwajeok! Kwajak!

Even the solid ground was useless in front of a pair of huge horns. The Urus plowed the ground like a tractor. Soon, the Guards and Special Forces Brasch picked up shovels. The dirt from the plowed land was violently scooped up. Every time, Rakiel’s command and the group’s cheers rang out loud.

“one!”

“Nuuuuu-!”

“two!”

“Uriyaap!”

“Hanaa-!”

“Neuu!”

Everyone’s work process spun smoothly like a well-oiled cog or a snowball of a team that pushed the 300 suppressor and ate the Baron and Elder Yong. Rakiel’s heart was filled with hope for successful gathering.

Therefore, no one knew about him and his group. Because of the licorice root harvesting project they were working on, an underground being woke up from its sleep. Also, I was extremely annoyed due to the untimely noise(?) between floors caused by the group’s construction work.

♣

…sigh.

This place is 16 meters deep in the ground.

A huge muscle mass wriggled in a dark cave where not a single ray of sunlight entered. He raised his head in dissatisfaction and clicked his tongue. And I thought.

It’s unpleasant.

…sigh.

The tongue, divided into two, disappeared into the mouth. Above, two rays of light slowly opened their eyes. The most dangerous monster in the northwest wilderness and the top of the food chain was Gigantopis, a 23-meter-long serpent.

…thud! Kugugugu…!

The moment Gigantopis opened his eyes, a loud and dull noise came from above the cave. It’s been like this ever since. Thanks to this, I woke up from a long sleep.

Gigantopis’ tongue play became irritating. As expected, I thought that inter-floor noise was an irreparable evil and an atrocity that should be eradicated from this world as soon as possible. Moreover, there was another thing that bothered Gigantopis even more.

…shit.

The installation of humans here is itself a problem. Because here is the long-rooted licorice that has been cherished and cherished for the past 97 years. Long-rooted licorice is extremely sensitive and fragile, so it should not be injured in the slightest.

But why do humans have to dig holes in the ground here? It is certainly. They are trying to steal long-rooted licorice. From me. dare. I don’t even know the topic!

Siiiiiiit-!

Gigantopis finally fully realized the situation and moved his huge body. The body length is a whopping 23 meters. The circumference of the body at its thickest point was nearly two meters. It weighed about 7 tons. When such a muscle mass moved with determination, a tunnel from the rock cave to the ground was opened in an instant.

Kwajak!

The outside air felt fresh for the first time in 10 years. But now is not the time to indulge in petty sentimentality. We need to kick out these reckless humans. Gigantopis’ huge head glided like a ghost. The target was captured through the darkness with infrared vision.

“….”

A group of humans.

The scale is about 60.

There is one abnormally large Minotaur.

…Sounds delicious.

Gigantopis whetted my appetite. Perhaps because I just woke up from a 10-year long sleep, I was quite hungry. Gigantopis’ movements as it glided towards the intruders became more stealthy and faster. And finally, we attacked our first target.

Among the group of invaders, Urus was the most powerful and difficult target.

Shhh-!

Gigantopis attacked Urus from behind. At that moment, Urus was bending down to plow the ground under the pit with his horn. Thanks to this, my side was completely exposed and defenseless. Gigantopis’ huge maw bit down on Urus’ side.

Kwajak!

“…Neuu?”

Urus was surprised. Suddenly, a sharp pain struck my side. Thanks to the thick cowhide, I wasn’t fatally injured, but it still hurt.

“Nuuuuu!”

Urus reflexively raised his upper body. But it was already too late. Gigantopis raised his head while biting Urus’ side. Urus’ legs rose from the ground. In other words, the massive Minotaur King was lifted entirely into the air!

“Nuo?”

Urus was surprised. Being lifted up by someone? This was the first time this had happened to me, except when I was a calf. However, there was no opportunity to be more surprised.

This was because Gigantopis suddenly threw Urus away.

Whoa!

“…!”

A huge centrifugal force gripped my entire body. What soon greets you is a starry sky dozens of meters in the sky. Only then did Urus realize. The fact that he was thrown 100 meters away from his group.

The moment of fall came with realization.

Kwajajajak! Kwakwaak!

“Nuuk…!”

A blow as big as a heavy weight hit my entire body. I couldn’t tell which was up and which was down.

“…purr!”

Urus desperately tried to come to his senses. Meanwhile, the group was in an uproar.

“What the hell!”

“It’s an attack. “From Your Majesty!”

The moment Urus was thrown away, the moment they saw the sight of Gigantopis, who had committed the act, the guards and special forces threw away their shovels. Each person held their own sword and spear. In an instant, they formed a line and surrounded the crown prince.

From labor mode to escort mode. It was indeed a change of posture with astonishing speed, worthy of the crown prince’s qualifications to protect him.

But the opponent was bad.

If the current situation had been an attack by human power, the response would have received ample praise. But now the opponent was a monster-sized snake with a body length of 23 meters.

Sigh-!

Gigantopis threw away Urus and rushed towards the group. The head guard leader shouted.

“jersey!”

At his command, the guards in battle raised their swords. The swords of the Royal Guards, all of whom were intermediate sword experts or higher, had a faint black tinge to them. But….

Kwaang-!

With one tail strike from Gigantopis, the ranks collapsed. I fell, was blown away, and my sword broke. The complexions of the special forces in the back row became pale. It was the same with Rachiel.

‘What is that? What… Yonggari?’

Rachiel’s heart sank. I thought I finally found some long-root licorice. I thought you were good at excavation(?). A dragon, or rather a 20-meter-long giant snake, suddenly appeared out of nowhere and attacked the group. This was a situation I never expected.

‘Besides, Urus was blown away in one hit. ‘Is this real?’

No matter how you look at it, it was a true story.

So my stomach went numb.

Can the Royal Guard and Special Forces stop that giant snake?

‘no.’

A quick conclusion was reached.

Rachiel quickly shouted.

“everyone! Scattered! “Take care of the injured!”

If they gather together, they will be massacred. If you spread out as much as possible to distract the snakes, everyone’s chances of survival will increase. fight? This is nonsense.

‘How do you fight something like that!’

I’m talking about 20 meters, but it was about the height of a 7-8 story building. Fighting with a guy like that? I first thought that even if I ate red sunflower seeds and became huge, I wouldn’t be able to rub them.

You have to eat red sunflower seeds to grow to about 8 meters tall. That’s just because, proportionally, it’s the same crazy thing as wanting to engage in an unlimited bodyweight fight with a 6-meter-tall snake.

‘Besides, I’m not the only one.’

These were his attendants who had come here with him because of him. But what if you get hurt or die here? Who is responsible for that? I didn’t like that.

“shit. retreat! retreat! Sergio, take a detour and wake Urus up and bring him back!”

I shouted at the top of my voice.

The guards and special forces worked hard to move in perfect order. The giant snake roared even more fiercely. So suddenly tears welled up in my eyes.

‘…Oh my long-rooted licorice!’

It was a waste.

I couldn’t bear to sacrifice my attendants, so I retreated, but the reality of having to run away and leave behind the long-rooted licorice that I had found with difficulty brought tears to my eyes. But I had to console myself by telling myself that it was inevitable.

Because I can’t see the real answer this time. It would be really dangerous if even Urus was neutralized. It can’t be helped. This is the best. So, I mean…

‘…Oh my gosh!’

On the outside, with a cool expression.

I was crying loudly inside.

Rachiel encouraged the party to retreat. I consoled myself that this was the only solution to this situation. That was certainly the case until a completely unexpected shadow appeared from behind Gigantopis and took off.

…paaat.

The black-haired man who had been secretly following the group all day kicked the ground. Leaped high. I drew my sword. Hair blowing in the wind. The face revealed through it. Damian’s eyes shone coldly.

Soon, his sword also flashed.

Kwaaang-!

The moment a fierce sword attack exploded from the back of Gigantopis’ head, everyone was shocked. Rakiel, who had been encouraging them to retreat, also stopped when he witnessed the sight.

And I thought about it without realizing it.

Oh, if I do well, I will make snake wine today.