Entomologist in Sichuan Tang Clan Chapter 284

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Geumgi Ryung blinked and asked, as if he thought that I had not mentioned the island.

“If that is it···?”

“What could it be? It’s an island.”

As I spoke with a sly smile, Geumgi-ryong’s eyes, which had been blinking, opened wide.

“Excuse me, can you please clean that up!? That island!?”

A look of disbelief and a voice.

“Of course.”

“How on earth···.”

In response to my answer, Geumgi-ryong continued to look back and forth between the island and me.

Then, as if his mind had suddenly come to him, he asked in an enthusiastic voice.

“Uh, how long? How long do you think it will take!?”

It was an expression and voice that made me think that if I were a woman, he would propose to me.

Feeling burdened by his intense question, I pretended to think for no reason.

The treatment cost estimate has already been drawn up in advance.

“Hmm···. Let’s see···.”

Reptiles like turtles don’t show signs of pain.

There are many cases where they just sit still and die.

So, people who first raised a turtle and lost their child often say that they thought the child was sunbathing, but the child died.

When turtles are sick, they often sunbathe to improve their condition, but then they die.

So it’s hard to know how much the turtle is hurting, but it’s another story if you can talk to it.

According to what I confirmed with you yesterday, our elder Geumdo was a bit weak, but he wasn’t in a condition bad enough to die.

So if you cut out the infected area and wash it with medicine, the wild animals will be able to move sooner than expected because of their good resilience.

The maximum time it took was two weeks.

“Well, I guess it’ll be possible within two weeks.”

“Full moon!”

Geum Gi-ryong is surprised once again at the word full moon.

He said it with an expression that it was nothing, as it seemed like he had almost gotten over it.

Because this was the most important story.

“There are just some things that are needed. The sooner you prepare them, the sooner the period will be shortened, right?”

Geumgi Ryong suddenly asks for advice when you try to get him to do something.

“Uh, what do you need?”

‘also.’

He smiled and answered, seeing that Geumgi-ryong had almost completely fallen for it.

“First of all, could you quickly build me a house out of bamboo on that island?

And I need some herbs···.”

Well, that was my plan.

The first step is to build a bamboo shelter of suitable size and without a floor that can cover the injured area.

Of course, I’m talking about a house that doesn’t have pillars on the floor or anything.

When I went to the Beast Palace, I saw the Beast Palace warriors make something in half a day, so I thought it might be possible here too.

Once it was made, it was planned to be treated inside.

Then, even if there is a noise from inside while digging out the shell, no one will be greatly suspicious.

Since the floor is not fixed, you can move it a little to let it sunbathe.

Then, Geumgi-ryong asked with a curious expression how he could clear the island with just a bamboo house and herbs.

Even in this day and age, it was almost like alchemy, so it seemed difficult to understand.

“Huh? A bamboo house and herbs? That’s all?”

“Yes, that is enough.”

He answered confidently, but this time, it seemed like it would be hard to believe it as easily as the story of the weevil, so Geumgi Ryong asked again in a cautious voice.

“So So-hyeop, could you please tell me in detail what method you will use?”

“How do you say that?”

It’s not a technique that will be used for a long time, like weevil treatment, so I’m asking for guidance on how to do it.

I was a little skeptical, but his explanation was amazing.

“It’s not that I doubt the small group or covet the method. If you can clear the island, I won’t be the only one paying the price.

“If we are to persuade other merchants, there must be a way···.”

“What is that?”

“Oh, that’s what I mean. This port······.”

After listening to Geum Gi-ryong for a moment, I realized that this port is like a lifeline for the people of Taean.

I’ve been told that there are a lot of people working at the port and a lot of merchants.

If you follow this Yellow River and pass through a canal called Tongjeogeo, you will connect to the Yangtze River. Since this is where imports and exports are made, Taean is highly dependent on ports.

So, if I were to remove the island blocking the port, the cost would not be borne by me alone, but would be shared by all the large merchants in Taean, excluding the workers and small merchants who make a living from the port.

I was just trying to open a little gift, but I had a feeling that if I did this well, I would hit the jackpot.

There must be more than one or two merchants here.

‘That’s why it’s called the Golden Turtle!’

Since turtles are a symbol of longevity, in my previous life, I would have sold many turtles made of gold at gold shops.

So, not only longevity, but also financial fortunes were there in the past life, but it feels like all that financial fortune has gone out the window.

But I was also a little worried.

The less people knew that the guy was a golden turtle, the better.

If word gets out, there will be chaos as they try to tear off even the shell.

‘What should I do? I’m a little worried about this.’

If it had to be money or a spiritual thing, it had to be a spiritual thing.

Money is something you can somehow earn later, but spiritual things are not something that comes along very often.

As I was thinking about it for a moment, Hwa-eun’s voice came into my mind.

‘So-ryong, are you worried about whether you should tell the story about Geumdo or not?’

‘Yes. I think it’s a bit of a problem to let too many people know.’

‘That’s definitely true. Then let’s just let Geumgi Ryong know and let him coordinate the conditions with the others.

We decided to keep what we told you a secret.

If I told him that it was something related to the martial arts of the Tang family and that it had to be kept a secret, he would never tell anyone. He would know very well what would happen if he spread the secrets of the Tang family around.’

Hwa-eun’s words are to coordinate conditions with others through Geumgi-ryong.

And the story about Geumdo was related to the Tang family’s martial arts, so he asked that it be kept absolutely secret.

Because the secret of the Muga is something that must be kept at the risk of one’s life.

In the current situation, Hwa-eun’s opinion is the best.

He nodded and looked at Geumgi-ryong.

“Then I will tell you the details, so would you please come here at midnight tonight?”

“Are you talking about midnight?”

“yes.”

“Um… Okay, I understand. Okay.”

Geumgi Ryong seemed a bit suspicious about coming at night, but nodded without asking any further questions when he heard that he would clear the island.

After a brief tour of Taean City with Hwa-eun and Seol-nu, night fell and as they returned to rest, the temple bell rang to announce midnight, and Geum-gi-ryong’s voice was heard from outside the room.

-Deng. Deng.

It was Geumgi-ryong who kept his promises like a knife.

“So So-hyeop, this is Geum Gi-ryong.”

“Come in.”

The door opens and Geumgi-ryong steps inside.

As soon as he came in, he asked me right away.

Because Koreans are fast, fast.

“Golden Crown Prince, are you afraid of heights?”

“High places? No, not really.”

Although he was a little taken aback by my question, Geumgi-ryong answered that he wasn’t particularly afraid of heights.

I wondered how many ordinary people had been to high places in this day and age, but I nodded since I wasn’t afraid.

And then he quickly called Yeondu.

“Yeondu.”

-Char!

Yeondoo, who was waiting near the window, quickly approached.

I decided to ask Yeondoo to take care of Geumgi-ryong.

Because it seemed clear that the grass wouldn’t listen.

“Would you please take the golden top and fly it for me?”

-Char!

“Me, flying?”

When Kim Ki-ryong’s voice was heard flustered at the words, Yeon-du answered that she understood and immediately told Geum Ki-ryong.

“Golden Crown This child will wrap around the crown’s body, but don’t worry. Just relax. Choya, you are the father.”

“Huh!? You’re going to wrap it up?”

-Tsrrrr.

At my request, the thatched roof quickly wrapped around my body.

And before he could even say a word, Yeondoo immediately approached the golden top and wrapped it around him.

“Heeeeek!”

I could hear the scream-like scream of Geumgi-ryong wrapped around Yeondoo, but he smiled and said.

“It’s okay, you can relax.”

“I, I, I···.”

When I looked at Geumgi-ryong at the broken voice, I saw him with his arms spread out and his eyes tightly closed, like a scarecrow.

I told him the story I had shared with Hwa-eun while his eyes were tightly closed.

“From now on, this is a matter related to the Tang family’s martial arts, so you must keep it a secret. Do you know what I mean?”

“Oh, I understand.”

Geumgi-reum, who had been keeping his eyes tightly shut in embarrassment, nodded his head in surprise when the story of Dangga’s martial arts came up.

“Let’s go, Choya, Yeondoo.”

-Tsurur.

-Shaaaa.

At my words, the grass and the dandelion rose into the sky, and Geumgi-ryong’s surprised scream followed.

“Huh? Oh oh oh oh···.”

“You must be quiet.”

The sight of Geumgi-ryong floating in the sky, kicking his feet, and then covering his own mouth, saying that he should be quiet. As the grass and the lotus began to cross the leisurely flowing Yellow River, he began to tell a story.

“What you see from now on must never be revealed to anyone else, and you must not mention it when trying to persuade other merchants to clear the island.

“I really don’t want to show you this, but I’m showing you this because I believe in the gold standard.”

“Oh, I understand.”

Fly to the island and arrive at the head of Geumdo.

“Hey, call the old man, Geumdo.”

-Tsururur! Tsuru!

-Whoaaaaah.

A giant head rises with the sound of water as the water cries out a few times.

“What, what is this!?”

Geum Gi-ryong’s eyes widened in disbelief.

It was so big that I thought my eyes might pop out.

***

The turtle was sick and stopped there, and Geumgi-ryong quickly moved after hearing the explanation that if left alone, it would die and remain in that place forever.

Not only did he call in dozens of laborers and immediately begin building a house out of bamboo, he also offered to have medicinal herbs brewed in water from a pharmacy in Taean.

Of course, since he said he would personally coordinate with the merchants, we stopped by the granary first while the house was being completed.

Because the results of the rice weevil eradication campaign will be decided today.

“Are you here, Confucius?”

“Yes, General Ha. Then let’s open it.”

“Okay, tear off the paper!”

“Yes, General!”

-Clanging

Workers tearing off the paper blocking the door at the direction of General Ha.

After a while, the paper was torn enough to open the door, and the door to the warehouse that had been closed for three days was opened.

-Squeak.

As the door opens with a squeaking sound coming from the dry wood door, the first thing you notice is the strong smell of alcohol.

The scent of evaporated alcohol wafted out.

“Let’s go in after the alcohol smell has dissipated a little.”

“Okay, okay. Okay.”

After waiting a while and entering the grain warehouse, the smell of alcohol still lingers.

As I pushed through the pungent scent of alcohol and checked the jar, I noticed that about a quarter of the alcohol had evaporated.

And when I checked by grabbing a handful of the grain under my feet, it was all destroyed, just as I expected.

“What is this!? All the rice weevils are dead!”

“The barley worm and the flour worm have all died.”

“How can alcohol alone do this!”

“It’s amazing. So so hyup.”

Both General Ha and Geum Gi-ryong look very satisfied.

However, it is not a complete eradication, so the following process was explained.

“It has not been completely eradicated yet.”

“It’s not completely eradicated? It’s definitely three days···.”

I clearly said that they would all die in three days, but that was only for adults.

It may not be possible to process all the eggs laid inside rice or wheat grains at once.

“The ones that are dead now are already adults and are walking around.

But the eggs they lay inside the grain can hatch later.

In this kind of weather, the larvae stay for about 5 days as eggs and 20 days as larvae, and after a 5-day pupal period, they become adults.

It takes about a month in total.

Then, as adults, they crawl out of the grain and start laying eggs three days later.

So, if you ventilate it for two days and then seal it for two more days, and repeat this for a month, it will be completely eradicated.”

What I’m talking about is a true complete eradication, and usually it all gets eradicated in about ten days.

But since this is a job I get paid to do, I will teach you the thorough method, said Geumgi Ryung, satisfied.

“I didn’t know there was such a thorough method.

Understood! Thank you very much. So So-hyeop. It relieves me of a burden!”

One has been dealt with.

Then I thought I should go and process it a second time.

“Well then, shall we try to relieve our second worry tonight?”

The bamboo house was supposed to be finished today, and the medicine was ready, so the vet, Spicy Fabre, was dispatched.