nagpurpolice Chapter 148: Tectonic Shift
Chapter 148: Tectonic Shift
Chapter 148: Tectonic Shift
Even the veteran Retoma was once a newcomer.
That’s why he received training centered on the Inquisition manual.
‘It’s not something you can master overnight!’
It’s a manual for training new inquisitors.
Can someone really familiarize themselves with that manual, which contains countless accumulated experiences, in less than a day and then teach it?
‘The Inquisition manual isn’t that easy!’
“Did you plan and decide on this in advance?”
Because of this, Retoma couldn’t help but be suspicious.
But Jeryd shook his head. If he had hidden Ethan like a secret weapon, he would have brought him in sooner.
“How could I have done that? If I had such a talent on hand, I would have used him right away when the newcomers arrived.”
“...Then, really, truly.”
Retoma emphasized each word.
“Did he really familiarize himself with the manual in that short time and is now teaching the newcomers?”
“Yes, it’s surprising, it’s unbelievable. But that’s correct, Retoma.”
Jeryd answered briefly. This time, Retoma looked at Deputy Director Benjamin.
“Deputy Director.”
“Yes, that’s right, Mr. Retoma. I saw it clearly too.”
With both the director and deputy director confirming it was true, Retoma had no choice but to remain silent.
If by any chance these two weren’t joking with him, it meant that everything he was seeing now was real.
Crackle-!
At that moment, yellow lightning and deep blue cold energy began to flow from Ethan.
“!”
He used tangible energy to restrict the newcomers’ movements and force them into a kind of formation.
“To be able to force movements like that by applying pressure with energy flow.”
It was a very advanced technique.
Crackle-.
As if sheathing a sword, Ethan smoothly slid the mace to his waist and took up a stance.
Whoosh-!
“Perfect blunt weapon technique. It’s the manual itself.”
The manual describes in detail how to wield a mace.
Of course, even though it’s detailed, it was written based on the intuition of veteran instructors, so there was some intuitive aspect to it.
Intuitive means it’s difficult to understand.
But Ethan perfectly reproduced those intuitive movements with his body.
Whoosh-!
Ethan swung the mace again and again.
The mace didn’t touch the new inquisitors, just cutting through the air.
But after repeating this several times, even the excited new inquisitors couldn’t help but grasp Ethan’s movements.
He meant for them to watch.
Whoosh-!
As if to say this is the perfect technique of an inquisitor.
The new inquisitors fell into a state of complete tension. Maintaining that tension quickly tired their bodies.
Even though they hadn’t been hit by Ethan’s attacks, they all looked extremely exhausted.
At that moment, Ethan relaxed his body and dropped the mace.
“Huff... huff...”
“Gasp... gasp...”
Only when Ethan withdrew his energy did the new inquisitors finally let out the breaths they had been holding.
Some even collapsed on the spot.
The collapsed inquisitors looked up at Ethan from where they sat.
His eyes, which they had initially thought looked gentle, now felt chillingly cold.
Retoma replied to Jeryd with an embarrassed expression, clearing his throat.
“Anyway, there’s nothing to worry about now.”
This allayed his concerns about the new inquisitors. If left in Ethan’s hands, they would surely become proper inquisitors capable of doing their share of work.
The welcoming party, which had been so cordial, quickly turned to talk of work.
“It will take some time before the newcomers can be deployed. Then we don’t need to deploy them against those Followers of the Moon bastards entrenched in that forest, right Director?”
“Yes, I don’t plan to deploy them. It’s in the final stages, but it’s not over yet. The resistance is fierce, and above all, since they’ve secured the magic stone containing the moon’s aura, the personnel we’ve already deployed will finish it as is.”
“Magic stone containing the moon’s aura, why are they trying to obtain that? Are those bastards trying to resurrect the Moon Mother?”
“That’s possible. We don’t know their exact goal yet. We’re just understanding that they’re trying to destroy the current world and create a new one.”
‘Moon’s aura?’
Ethan, listening to the conversation, focused on a specific term.
‘If it’s moon’s aura... Ah, that’s it.’
The Followers of the Moon are collecting relics containing powerful forces for their purpose.
The traces of those bastards found in the Moonforce temple were part of that effort.
‘I guess there’s a Moonforce temple in the forest?’
At least judging by the name including “moon,” it was likely to be an object containing Moonforce’s power.
‘It’s an opportunity to secure another temple and create believers.’
“Would it be alright to deploy the new inquisitors there?”
As Ethan picked up on Retoma’s words, Jeryd answered with a bright expression, as if hearing something welcome.
“We were considering deploying the newcomers for practical experience since it’s almost over, but because the resistance has become so fierce at the end, there was a high possibility of the newcomers getting hurt, so we were planning to reject the idea. But if you, Sir Ethan, deploy them there as part of their education, then there’s no harm in it.”
Jeryd no longer intended to apply common sense to Ethan.
He’s someone who completely mastered a manual that should take over a month to familiarize oneself with in just 30 minutes.
It didn’t make sense for him to start educating today, but he made it possible.
“However, there’s a high possibility that the situation will be resolved within ten days. To deploy them and achieve meaningful results, you’d have to complete their education within ten days. Is that possible, Sir Ethan?”
If he says it’s possible, then it’s possible.
Jeryd greatly trusted Ethan’s words.
And Benjamin felt the same way. He looked at Ethan with sparkling eyes.
Neither of them would have ever thought they could trust someone they just met today this much.
“It’s possible.”
***
-Everyone, have you seen? Someone called Hood the Archer has entered the rankings.
-Why did they suddenly come up?
-It’s because they’ve risen to the top of the trending videos ranking.
-Huh? Why suddenly a video?
-I subscribed and watched, and wow. A really amazing video has been uploaded.
-My, you’re making me very curious. I’m going to subscribe right away.
As many gods had predicted, a tectonic shift was occurring in the New World.
“Hood the Archer broke into the top 50?”
“Who is Hood the Archer?”
“That Robin Hood is in the top 50?”
“How did they break into the top 50?”
The gods examined Hood the Archer’s video with curiosity. The explosively growing number of subscribers and likes.
What made this possible was a single video.
Hood the Archer’s video, which continues to update its ranking in the trending videos list even now.
The gods checked that video.
“Th-this is.”
“This person...!”
“...[Only subscribed to the right gods]? Isn’t this the subscriber famous for their subscription reviews!”
The gods couldn’t hide their surprised expressions.
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