I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 566

As one could tell from the title Mage King, the amount of mana Kadir possessed was beyond imagination.

He possessed abundant mana by nature, but after subjugating a dragon, it had risen several tiers higher.

Especially recently, thanks to Grylls’s help, he was able to break through his shell once more. Thanks to that, even his appearance had become significantly younger.

Because of this, he could confidently guarantee that his total mana capacity would lose to no one.

Even when compared to someone born with a constitution that accumulated mana just by breathing.

"Just what is this bizarre arrow made of?"

However, Kadir had no choice but to execute his breathing technique for the first time in ages. He carefully examined the arrow Grylls had sent over.

Aside from the fact that it had an overall dark hue, there were no notable characteristics whatsoever.

’When it absorbed all of my mana, I almost died for real.’

A mage’s breathing technique was not much different from a martial artist’s Mana Cultivation Method. All that mattered was accumulating mana.

Depth—that is, enlightenment—was also not a big problem. For a mage, knowledge itself was enlightenment.

In that sense, it was no exaggeration to say Kadir’s mana was an amount equivalent to an ocean.

Yet this tiny arrow had not only sucked all of Kadir’s mana dry, but had even drained his physical stamina.

[Erectile dysfunction is a common symptom in old men. There is no need to mind it too much.]

"It’s better than wearing out without even getting to use it."

He immediately sent the talking skull beside him back into the refrigerator.

Now that the disturber was gone, he checked the dark arrow once again.

Because of its characteristic of greedily sucking mana dry the moment even a drop was injected, he had no choice but to be careful.

’The black aura Ash brought last time amplified energy.’

Ash’s sword had the exact opposite effect of the dark arrow.

While this arrow absorbed all mana, Ash’s sword had the effect of amplifying it.

If the effect of this arrow were transferred directly to a sword, calling it a ’demonic sword’ would be no exaggeration.

Not a demonic sword so named because the wielder was dragged along by the sword’s performance, but a literal demonic sword.

’Let’s see. There should have been a sword with a similar effect.’

Kadir flipped through books while searching his memories. It had been so long since he last saw that weapon that he couldn’t remember clearly.

As a result of flipping through books, he was able to find a passage related to a famous demonic sword from very long ago.

’Here it is. Demonic Sword Gula.’

Known as ’Gluttony’ in the Central Plains.

Gula was once a sword with the highest level of recognition alongside the Holy Sword Revolution.

The difference was that Revolution was famous, while Gula was infamous.

No one could master Gula, and it was famous for leaving wielders to regret late after having even their Innate Primordial Qi absorbed.

Because of this heinous performance, Gula currently rested submerged beneath the lava of Mount Hua.

Since then, several demonic swords had surfaced in the world, but few left an impression as striking as Gula.

’Gula also possessed a color close to a dark hue.’

The more he investigated, the more similarities to the arrow were revealed here and there.

Starting from sucking up mana like wringing out a dishcloth, to bearing an overall dark hue.

And finally, immense durability.

There were rumors that Gula maintained its shape despite being submerged under lava.

This arrow was also completely unscathed despite absorbing all of Grylls’s mana.

’An arrow is fundamentally a consumable. Yet this remained intact.’

Even an ordinary arrow—no, even an arrow crafted from Adamantium—would have been destroyed if it harbored such mana.

At the very least, even if the arrowhead remained, the shaft should have vanished.

That it remained intact meant it was not crafted to be used as a simple consumable item.

’Come to think of it, Grylls mentioned it. The man presumed to be the Chief God fired this arrow.’

In the Gallery, they pushed the Chief God as a goddess, but that was just the Gallery.

At least Kadir was in a position where he clearly recognized that the Chief God was a man through Grylls’s testimony.

If this arrow was used by the Chief God, there was a high probability that Gula, infamous as a demonic sword, was also the Chief God’s weapon.

Being a presence powerful enough to mediate between Aris and Aragon, wielding a demonic sword would be child’s play.

’Wait a moment. What weapons did the Chief God mainly use?’

A hypothesis quickly flashed through Kadir’s head.

If evidence emerged that the Chief God used multiple weapons...

Thirst for knowledge. That was the sole emotion that could excite Kadir.

He rapidly read through every book related to mythology, searching for records concerning the Chief God.

Because most were lost, there were only one or two lines, but even this was sufficient.

How much time had passed? Kadir was able to find the sentence he desired.

’Just as expected. The Chief God didn’t use just one weapon.’

Swords, staves, axes, spears, and so forth.

Records remained showing that he used as many—no, perhaps even more weapons than Aris, who was revered as the Martial God.

However, even this wasn’t certain, because searching frantically meant unofficial histories were also included.

If he wanted to find more detailed evidence, he would have to comb through the Holy Kingdom’s library. However, that was difficult right now.

’It will take at least two days for the Hero to return.’

That wasn’t all. Kadir was also planning to write a new research paper regarding the Dragon Heart.

There was Grylls’s request, but before that, it was because of the message sent by Asella.

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: By any chance, did you receive a request from Grylls-nim regarding research records on the Dragon Heart?]

[Allfather: That person does not know my identity yet.]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Then that’s great. I’ll give you dragon bones, so please write a research book on the Dragon Heart. Wouldn’t it be great for Kadir-nim if I deliver it on your behalf?]

[Allfather: That is not a bad choice. Hehehe.]

The dragon bones given to Asella by Grylls, and the dragon bones given directly by Grylls himself.

They weren’t ordinary dragon bones, but the bones of a dragon from the Mythological Age. Just imagining it made mouth-watering drool fall.

Of course, he had to do his job first. He decided to fulfill the request first.

’I should write one with all my heart and soul, and write the other leaving out the crucial parts.’

It couldn’t be helped. There was no need to worry about handwriting; engraving Kadir’s name on both would wrap it up.

Thus, after drafting the research records on the Dragon Heart, he delivered them to Asella and Grylls respectively.

[Allfather: I exerted a bit of effort. I hope it pleases you. Hehehe.]

[Wild Grylls: Thank you so much! May you be blessed!]

Taking credit was a bonus. That way, he could receive better materials in the future.

Now that his task was complete, Kadir steadily continued his research related to the Chief God.

’There’s a high probability that more of the Chief God’s weapons are sleeping in the Forest of the Four Seasons. And a bow is guaranteed to exist.’

The presence of an arrow meant a bow also existed. Naturally, there was no way to know where it was.

But Kadir had an intuition. That bow would also be found by Grylls before long.

Originally, intuition was a taboo that mages shouldn’t mention, but right now was different.Read this novel at NovelPing for the best experience.

’I wonder if all of this is really coincidence. Grylls awakening in the Forest of the Four Seasons is strange in itself.’

He wanted to dig deeper. The gods who couldn’t even leave records, and Aris who slaughtered those gods.

Lastly, Aragon, the God of Magic, who was unusually quiet under these circumstances.

If Aragon had also been slain by Aris, faith in Aris would be severely degraded.

In the worst-case scenario, even a ’Holy War’ might break out.

’Since Grylls is the only one who can explore the Forest of the Four Seasons... in the end, I have to speed up the research with Ducal Lady Mercedes.’

Things he wanted to investigate piled up like a mountain. Among them, mythology was the most fascinating.

Records capable of not just causing crustal shifts in this world, but advancing it several steps further.

What kind of truth was hidden? His chest swelled with anticipation.

Around the time Kadir was burning with renewed scholarly passion—

"If we cook this properly, wouldn’t it be edible?"

[On what grounds?]

"In Kadir’s research records. There’s a record that this guy also consumed a Dragon Heart."

[Is that consumption that kind of consumption?]

Grylls took an interest in Dragon Heart cuisine.

The research records on the Dragon Heart by Kadir, delivered from Asella and Allfather.

While the records received from Allfather lacked crucial contents, the ones from Asella were densely packed.

Since it was something traded directly by the Hero herself, it was natural.

’Still, she traded faster than expected? Though she did mention the summit with Mephisto had ended.’

Though there was the question of receiving it faster than expected, I brushed it off, thinking good things are good things.

Afterwards, I thoroughly analyzed the two research records. One was in the language of the Holy Kingdom, while the other was in the language of the Iris Kingdom.

I politely asked Ludwig and Cain to translate the former, and Alex from the library to translate the latter.

Thus, as a result of analyzing the Dragon Heart, I was able to realize that the Mage King Kadir had also consumed it.

[Are you really planning to chew and swallow this?]

"It says so right in the records?"

It wasn’t a lie; it was real. Mage King Kadir had also ingested a Dragon Heart by mouth.

Of course, several restrictions were attached. Among them, the most important was mana.

Since the Dragon Heart was extremely sensitive to mana, aura was absolutely forbidden.

The moment even a tiny bit of mana leaked into it, BOOM! It would explode.

’Kadir at least suppressed that explosive force with his own magic. But I can’t.’

Lackey could use magic, but compared to Kadir, he fell far short.

What’s more, even if weakened, it was a dragon from the Mythological Age, so extra special care had to be taken.

Kadir had also written down the detailed method of cooking (?) a Dragon Heart.

"First, let’s head to the Mandrake colony. We’ll need to dig up quite a lot."

The first thing to prepare was water. To be exact, water concentrated with a massive amount of mana.

If the Dragon Heart were submerged in that water, its heartbeat would slow down significantly compared to before.

The second step was butchering. Surprisingly, there was a mention that even if wounded with a blade, it regenerated.

To suppress this regenerative power, there was only one way: cutting it precisely in half.

The key point was accurately splitting the right atrium and left atrium in half. Otherwise, they would struggle to stick back together like magnets.

"What comes after butchering is the most important. Losing its function as a heart causes the energy it harbors to diminish rapidly."

[Then what is best to do?]

"It’s simple. He said he crammed it into a freezer for storage."

At this stage, there was no risk of explosion, so using cold air didn’t matter.

Afterwards, one could slowly chew, tear, taste, and enjoy it. Of course, simple as it sounded, the process would be arduous.

"Alright. Then let’s go to the Mandrake colony. Lackey, you come too."

"Understood."

Visiting the Mandrake colony after a long time. Since we hadn’t visited in quite a while, there would be plenty of sturdy ones.

And that expectation hit the mark perfectly.

"Woooaaargh!!!"

"Kuaack!"

They were so sturdy that my ears almost went deaf. Did I beat them down with my fists, you ask?

Whether they had ’learned’ that I would beat them down with fists, they actually put up their guards.

Screaming in that state was no small trouble. Thanks to that, I realized that even plants adapt.

"Master. I can’t hear."

"What? I can’t hear well!"

"You’re worse than me, Master."

Though there was a brief commotion, we were able to harvest several Mature Mandrakes.

Now, all that was left was throwing them whole into a potion pot and boiling them down. Since it was a Dragon Heart, we extracted at least ten of them.

Not only that, but also the Inner Cores I had steadily stored up over time. This was probably the water richest in mana in the entire world.

’However, what’s more important is taking time slowly.’

Submerging the heart in mana-concentrated water was correct. The key was that it shouldn’t be put into water that was already concentrated.

A simple example was crabs. If you put a live crab into boiling water, it immediately detaches its legs.

It was the same principle as a lizard cutting off its tail when sensing danger. But slowly boiling water was different.

If it boiled slowly, it stayed quiet without even realizing it was getting cooked. The Dragon Heart was the exact same.

’The records said it took nearly three hours or more...’

Patience was important. I dropped the mana-concentrated liquid drop by drop into the clean water holding the Dragon Heart.

Thinking that a single slip-up would blow this entire area to smithereens sent cold sweat dripping down my back.

Was that why? Though three hours was enough according to the records, it took me a whopping six hours.

Until then, I hadn’t even eaten food, focusing solely on the Dragon Heart, making my eyes stiff.

"Master. Eat food."

"You eat first."

"I’ll just feed you from the side."

Dolsoe, you guy, you’re doing something I really like. Unlike your brother.

Eating the food Dolsoe spoon-fed me himself, I kept my concentration locked onto the Dragon Heart.

Thus, as the day gradually waned and grew dark, I was able to inject all the concentrated liquid.

’Now if I leave this for several hours, the heartbeat will slow down noticeably.’

A day passed after that, and when the next day came, the heartbeat had indeed slowed down noticeably.

Kadir’s research records matched perfectly. Cheering inwardly, I proceeded to the butchering phase.

Butchering along with freezing wouldn’t take too long. Therefore, this morning’s breakfast was grilled heart skewers.This chapter was copied from novеlping.com without permission.

’Normally heart meat shouldn’t be put in water, but...’

It was a Dragon Heart, so let me slide. I gripped the Sword of the Heavenly Demon in my hand.

Butchering it while kept inside the vessel was necessary to prevent accidents. This was also written in the research records.

Soon, securing the heart with one hand, I tightly gripped the Sword of the Heavenly Demon with my right hand.

Screeech—

"Sss..."

As expected. The Dragon Heart was tough enough to withstand the Sword of the Heavenly Demon.

Even so, I couldn’t use aura. Unlike the concentrated liquid, aura was an external force.

The Dragon Heart would surely react. This too was noted in the records.

So I zealously sawed away with the Sword of the Heavenly Demon, splitting it hard in half.

’The method to split the heart precisely in half is written down too. Just what kind of experiments did this guy do?’

At any rate, just as written in the research records, I was able to accurately separate the right atrium and left atrium.

And so that the energy wouldn’t leak out, I immediately froze it solid with cold air. Even the vessel containing the Dragon Heart was frozen solid.

As I mentioned earlier, the moment it was split in two, its function as a heart was already lost.

Therefore, even if external mana entered, it wouldn’t explode. Finally, the butchering work was completely finished.

"Phew..."

Consuming mental energy as soon as I woke up in the morning made me feel drained already.

It was virtually no different from defusing a bomb. I felt like I could understand the pressure felt by a bomb disposal squad.

’Still, it’s over now.’

Whether I chew and eat this Dragon Heart raw, or cook it thoroughly, it was my freedom.

Staring blankly at the frozen-solid Dragon Heart, I scratched my chin.

’Come to think of it, heart meat is heart meat, right? When it comes to heart meat, what comes to mind is...’

Heart skewers, and the heart meat served when eating tteokbokki were all.

For a dish made from a Dragon Heart, it was pitifully humble, but eating it raw was also a bit much.

Therefore.

[Here is the tteokbokki recipe you requested.]

"Thanks. By any chance, what kind of dishes can be made with heart meat?"

[I will search and provide them.]

I received recipes from Alex in the library. The cooking method itself wasn’t very difficult.

It was essentially eating the entire heart whole, and since it was frozen solid with cold air, there was leeway.

If stored in a freezer for a long time, the internal energy would eventually spread throughout the heart meat.

’Kadir’s research materials really were a huge help.’

Later, I should send some heart skewers through Asella or Allfather.

Thus, making tteokbokki according to the recipe, I was even able to eat charcoal-grilled heart skewers.

Title) Made from a Dragon Heart

Wild Grylls

(Photo of tteokbokki and heart meat)

(Photo of heart skewers cooked over charcoal)

(Photo 1 of kids eating heart meat deliciously)

(Photo 2 of kids eating heart meat deliciously)

(Photo of Ludwig eating heart meat deliciously)

(Photo of Lackey and Dolsoe eating heart meat deliciously)

(Photo of Bbareumbo eating heart meat slowly)

Heart meat and heart skewers.

Really delicious. 5 out of 5 stars!

ㄴ Heavenly Demon) You are likely the only one under heaven to turn a dragon’s heart into heart skewers, Sir.

ㄴ Sword Matstar) Making such a precious item into mere skewers... why does it feel so petty...?

ㄴ It doesn’t just feel petty, it is petty ;;

ㄴ No. That... ha. Forget it. I’m tired of talking lolol

ㄴ Holy sh*t, that bastard is probably the only one who’d eat a Dragon Heart as heart skewers

ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Last time this bastard sharpened his blade with gold, and now he’s moved to the level of turning gold into noodles ;;;

ㄴ Praise the Sun) I can do that much too. That isn’t gold, that’s at the level of doing it with Adamantium ;;

ㄴ Seems like something even beyond that?

ㄴ Even the wealthy Setan patriarch can’t hide his shock...

ㄴ After doing that, the sight of him crying out that he’s normal is absurd lol

ㄴ Allfather) Hehehe. What kind of person is that?

I was able to get quite an astounding reaction.

’I should share some with the fixed handles.’

Since the size of the Dragon Heart was huge, the number of skewers I could make was immensely large.

So I strengthened bonds by sharing two with each fixed handle. Everyone gave evaluations that it was delicious, making me feel even better.

Thus, a day passed.

"Master. I think something changed about me."

"Uh..."

"Brother, you too? I feel changed as well."

I was confronted with a shocking sight.

"...Who are you?"

"It’s me. Lackey."

"I am Dolsoe."

The gorilla brothers had evolved to look far more fitting for humanity than apes.

’Wasn’t there only one Great Sage Equal to Heaven...?’

Meanwhile, at the estate of Count Menethil in the Messiah Empire.

"Ah. Dammit."

Having enjoyed a deep sleep after a long time, Ash couldn’t help but spit out a quiet curse.

She didn’t know what happened while she was asleep, but currently her bed was somewhat of a mess.

Skin fragments shed as if a lizard had molted.

Strands of hair scattered everywhere, having rapidly grown and snapped repeatedly.

Decisively, bodily sensations that were distinctly different from before.

"I shouldn’t have eaten like a pig just because it was given to me."

Sword Master Ash.

"...Still, the skewers were delicious. Mmm."

Stepping into the realm of Grand Sword Master (Profound Realm) in her sleep.