Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 134

134

Do You Know the Meaning of Extreme Cold?

The snow, which had been falling madly as if to cover the world, stopped in an instant.

Only then could Zyan, who had been commanding the warriors, take a breather.

If the snow had continued to fall like that, they would have had to spend the night in snow caves, let alone tents.

“The sun will be down soon!
Hurry!”

Some were still clearing snow, while others were already setting up tents.

Zyan was well aware that with various tribes and warriors gathered, factions were divided, creating a strange atmosphere internally.

However, this was an issue that could not be resolved in a short period. Therefore, she was one of those who believed that creating a common enemy among the tribes was the best way to achieve unity.

‘Anyway, it’s a relief that the snow has stopped for now.’

Thinking that, Zyan moved towards Kalta’s ger [a traditional, portable round tent], which had been built first.

Inside, several warriors and tribal chiefs were already seated.

From young men and women to those exuding the energy of old veterans, various people were gathered.

“Sit.”

Although everyone was a well-known figure among the tribes, they quietly took their seats like docile sheep at Zyan’s commanding tone.

“You’ve probably heard the story from those who followed me.”

“We have heard that you are treating a nobleman from the kingdom as a guest, Temujin.”

“If it is not disrespectful, I would like to ask why you brought that man in as a guest of Kalta.”

As expected, the young warriors were the first to express their doubts.

Among those who wanted to attack the kingdom and seize their wealth, these young warriors were the most radical.

“The kingdom’s nobleman made a final offer with conditions.

He said that the depletion of trade goods would naturally be resolved over time, and trade with the kingdom would resume, so we should wait for warmth and fullness.”

“What!”

“That’s absurd.

Does he expect monsters to crawl out and ask us to catch them if we wait?”

If Zion were here, he would have chuckled, ‘Yeah, they’ll crawl out.

No, to be exact, they won’t just crawl out, they’ll rush at you to kill all the humans!

Then, you won’t be able to catch them even if you want to, but you’ll have to catch monsters to survive, you morons.’

“At first, I thought it was just nonsense from a kingdom’s nobleman.

But the man said he would bear the burden of the food shortage.

Not in the name of the kingdom, but in his own name.”

“Is that even possible?”

“Everyone, be quiet.

You’re being too harsh in front of Temujin.”

When the middle-aged woman restrained the young warriors, they showed dissatisfaction but stepped back.

In such a setting, the tribal chiefs had much greater authority.

Moreover, Temujin’s expression was not good, so they had to be even more careful.

“I heard that the kingdom’s nobleman is a war hero.”

“Yes.

According to Baylor, he has achieved many merits in the kingdom.”

“The final decision-maker of the kingdom is unlikely to speak carelessly.”

“No, what’s with this atmosphere?

Surely, you’re not all falling for the words of some kingdom’s nobleman?

It’s just a ploy to buy time!

Even now, the kingdom’s army may be heading here to massacre our brothers and sisters!”

“Don’t be foolish, young warriors.

Then why would that kingdom’s nobleman follow Temujin to our Kalta?

It wouldn’t make sense if he was trying to deceive us!”

“Maybe the war hero thing is a lie, or maybe he’s a fake!

Whatever it is, the kingdom is throwing away someone to us and in the meantime…”

Zyan raised her hand to stop the young warriors.

Her expression was coldly hardened, as if she felt considerable displeasure at raising their voices in front of her.

As Zyan Temujin, the strongest of Kalta, did not hide her discomfort, it was only natural that everyone gathered there quickly shut their mouths and watched her carefully.

When the surroundings finally became quiet, Zyan said in a low voice.

“Whatever else, at least that man was real, not fake.

If a man with such spirit were just a fake, it would be better not to dream of war with the kingdom.”

“Was it that serious?”

“He is definitely not an easy person.

The words he spoke were not just to buy time, but I even thought he would really use his own money to support the north.”

“…But Temujin.

No matter how much of a war hero he is, can he handle that much food with his own ability?

How many tribes are there, and how many members are in them?”

It was a reasonable suspicion that they could not believe that an individual, not a kingdom, would bear that much food.

As everyone hesitated to speak, lost in thought, Zyan leaned back deeply in her chair, lost in thought.

“…What is Temujin’s opinion?”

One of the older tribal chiefs looked at Zyan and cautiously opened his mouth.

Zyan paused for a moment, letting out a groan, and then slowly opened her mouth.

“I invited that man, Zion Klausen, as a guest of our Kalta to examine him in detail.”

“I don’t know if it was necessary to go that far.”

“Could it be this?

Temujin thinks that if he is just a nobleman with empty words, he will show a weakness.

That’s why you requested a week of companionship, and if he can’t endure that week, we will have one more reason to not trust the kingdom.”

“Ah, so inviting him is a kind of test?

To find out if he is a truly trustworthy man or a con artist.”

“…W-Well, if you have to put it that way, I guess so.”

The older tribal chiefs nodded at Zyan’s answer as she blinked her eyes for a moment.

Even they thought that war with the kingdom was uncertain, and within the northern tribes, factions were divided into Kalta and Aighior, so there was a lack of clear justification for the war.

At this time, the kingdom’s nobleman confidently stepped forward, asking them to trust his words.

He left them with the choice of either choosing war or waiting a little longer.

‘Temujin is thinking of using that nobleman, and if he is judged to be trustworthy, she will accept his demands without compromising Kalta’s pride.

Conversely, if he is judged to be untrustworthy, she will argue that the kingdom is deceiving the north and try to persuade Aighior.’

The tribal chiefs thought it was a decent judgment.

While maintaining the pride of the north, they could avoid war with the kingdom and solve the trade issues that were the problem of the north.

Conversely, they could ignite an even greater flame and spread it to the kingdom along with Aighior.

All by using that nobleman from the kingdom.

In fact, Zyan herself did not invite Zion with such complex intentions.

‘…Actually, I didn’t invite him as a guest with that in mind, but there is some truth to what they say.’

However, the young warriors still seemed dissatisfied with Zyan’s decision.

“Temujin!

We are gathered to overthrow the kingdom.

It is a waste to even give time to some nobleman.”

“That’s right.

Anyway, the kingdom’s nobleman won’t be able to endure even three days in this cold, barren north and will say he wants to go back.

It might be better to kill him, make the kingdom’s army come north, persuade Aighior, and have our brothers and sisters join forces to fight the kingdom!”

At that, several tribal chiefs watched the young warriors with disapproving eyes.

To them, it was ridiculous to see young punks who had never fought against the kingdom’s regular army so easily discussing a decisive battle.

Moreover, if Kalta, not the kingdom, started the war with the kingdom first, no one knew what choice Aighior would make.

“Temujin!

Please get rid of that treacherous kingdom’s stooge…”

Shhh!―.

The moment the warrior, who had been leading the rough atmosphere, opened his mouth again, something cut through the air and flew away.

The speed was so fast that all those present only knew that something had flashed.

And after a while, red blood spurted from the warrior’s left shoulder.

“Kuhuk?”

“T-Temujin?”

The warrior looked at the dagger stuck in his shoulder with an unbelievable expression.

The dagger was the same one that their leader often used.

Naturally, those gathered around were also flustered and looked at Zyan.

In that moment, they were able to realize the fact that they had momentarily forgotten due to their excitement.

The woman sitting in front of them was a powerful figure who could easily massacre them.

“Expressing opinions is your freedom, but deciding and executing is only up to me, who you have given the name Temujin.

I don’t find it very pleasant when you keep making loud noises in front of me.”

“I-I’m sorry.”

“If you’re going to be dissatisfied with everything, challenge me in this place.

I’ll gladly face you.”

At that, not only the young warriors but also the tribal chiefs shook their heads, clearly expressing their refusal.

She was a woman who had knocked down dozens of warriors with her bare hands, without weapons.

Moreover?

She knew how to freely manipulate mana, which was difficult to handle even in the north.

With talent, skill, and effort combined, Zyan had become a powerful figure that no one could touch.

“The conclusion has already been made.

For the next week, I will treat that kingdom’s nobleman, the man named Zion Klausen, as my guest and watch him.

And you too, temporarily ignore the shell of being a ‘kingdom citizen’ and judge what kind of person he is.

Perhaps the decision of whether to trust him or not will lead to the path of either fighting a bloody battle with the kingdom or not.”

Zyan got up from her seat as if she had nothing more to say.

Then, everyone sitting in their seats stood up at once and paid their respects to the strongest in the north.

“Ah.”

Zyan, who was heading towards the entrance, turned around as if she had remembered something.

Then, she approached a man, the young warrior who was still standing with her dagger stuck in his shoulder.

“What are you doing?”

“Yes?”

“I want you to return my thing that you have.”

Zyan pointed to the dagger stuck in the warrior’s shoulder.

Thanks to that, he looked at her in disbelief, as if asking if she was serious, but what came back was a cold gaze that seemed like she would kill him on the spot.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and pulled out the dagger that was stuck in his shoulder with a swoosh!

“Kuh…

He-Here it is.

Temujin.”

“Thank you.”

Whether blood was flowing from his shoulder or not, Zyan didn’t seem to care.

Rather, even while saying thank you, she wiped the blood on the dagger on the man’s clothes, wiping it very thoroughly.

She looked around for a moment and continued.

“From this moment on, that kingdom’s nobleman is my guest, Zyan Temujin’s guest.

I hope you don’t do anything dishonorable, such as touching or harming the guest.

All of Kalta, I mean.”

“…”

“Don’t forget, it was you who promoted me to be the spear and sword, the leader of this Kalta.

If you do anything to disregard my authority, I will kill that arrogant bastard in the name of Temujin, who was the best warrior in the north.

If you have any complaints, challenge me to take that name.

If not, shut your mouth.”

In short, it was a warning not to climb up [disrespect her authority].

A warning that if they had chosen her, they should at least treat her accordingly.

As everyone inside the frozen ger carefully nodded, Zyan withdrew her terrifying gaze and turned her body again.

‘How frustrating.’

Leaving the ger, Zyan sighed.

The opinions of the tribal chiefs and warriors were not even unified right now.

One side was watching and hoping to be able to choose between war and peace.

The other side was fiercely fighting without considering the consequences, either taking everything or being deprived of everything.

Either way, it was frustrating for Zyan.

‘They are frustrated, but so am I.

To think that the leader can’t even make a proper decision and has to rely on a man from the enemy country like this.’

If she went to war, the tribes that would die were haunting her, and if she waited, the tribesmen who would continue to starve were lingering in her mind.

Even if she tried to choose one of the two, she couldn’t tell what was right at that moment.

‘How much would that man laugh if he knew that Kalta, who had been shouting for war with the kingdom, would eventually make a different decision depending on what kind of appearance a man from the kingdom showed.’

Come to think of it, she realized that she had taken him to the temporary tent and hadn’t paid much attention to him.

He was a man brought in by Kalta as an excuse to make peace with the kingdom or to fight a decisive battle with the kingdom, but officially, he was her guest, so it was right for the owner of this place to take care of him.

She wondered if he had clashed with the warriors in that short time, and if that happened, she wondered if he would shout for a refreshing war.

Zyan moved towards the place where Zion was, thinking all sorts of things.

But after a while, she had to blink her eyes and doubt what she was seeing.

“No, how frustrating.

Why do you do something twice or three times when you can finish it in one go!

Pull this like this!

Huh?

Fix it!

Install the pillars from the outside to support them and stick them inside, and it’s over, but why do you keep making things difficult for yourselves!”

“W-Well…”

“Shut up and pull the tent ropes!

Ugh, damn it.

It’s so frustrating.”

“…?”

Zyan wondered if she was seeing things.

The man who was said to be a great nobleman of the kingdom, the man who looked so delicate as if he had never suffered, was climbing on the tent and working as if this kind of life was too familiar to him, which was strange enough.

But what was most absurd was that the warriors were struggling and watching his every move.

“Pull, pull, pull!

Pull it!

No, damn it!

It’s wrinkled here.

If you do it like this, when it snows again, the snow will pile up on that part and collapse!

Do it again, do it again!”

“Hey, we’ve been doing well like that so far, so why…”

‘I wouldn’t be doing this if I wasn’t so frustrated!

Ugh, you sons of bitches!

Zion screamed inwardly.

Really, these barbarian warriors were just like the descriptions in the novel.

Barbarian warriors who were more professional than anyone else when it came to fighting.

But in all other aspects, they had too many corners that were worse than children.

They would do things moderately, sleep moderately, eat moderately, and only do what was necessary for battle.

‘That’s why the kingdom looked down on them as looters, not soldiers.

How the hell am I going to reform these guys?

Oh, Sergeant Major.

Please save these bastards.’

―――――――Author’s Note―――――――

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