Chapter 110: Welcome To… (2)
e9uaThe annihilation of a group, like the one Sloth suffered, is not something exclusive to the wild.5z2
zVkLIt can also be found in civilization.eFbRWNk
IfoPForeigners who drove out the original natives and occupied their lands.8jsqbtI
U8QQXSHistory also records how those natives resisted until the very end, only to end up kneeling before the military power of the invaders.qcU
agq‘So this guy became strong to survive too.’vcQ
JkBiHAfter understanding Sloth’s past, I began to see him differently.dpF7
5XbIt wasn’t that he had been absurdly strong from the beginning.m7k27a
c41vFJust like me, he had become strong in order to keep living.i03Tv83
ECXF5YAnd during that process, he had surely experienced countless conflicts with the gorilla troop that dominated the territory.7ugCW6
G9V‘Judging by how the gorillas trembled in fear…’hkm
IH24wThere was a high chance he had done something far worse than simply causing trouble.CHp7
xDCy1T1And he had the power to do it.6SPK
scnDEither way, Sloth lived with me now.JXEY4
y0qI couldn’t feel more reassured.YAQVD
FAFDudOf course, that didn’t mean I could let my guard down.8VOdq1t
PpFv34The gorillas might come back in a group as soon as tomorrow.TElDW
t5XIe‘Should I move?’rd0P
M8XzcZThe idea crossed my mind, but I immediately dismissed it.p4RtWG
oOdlEThat was the last option.LciyG
WPPBUqXIt would mean abandoning all the barricades and tools I had built.jeRrDkX
Dg2aTnxAnd above all, as long as there was a river nearby, this shelter had to be maintained.yr9V
DLe7V‘I’ll defend this place no matter what.’81vsb3l
cDkK6cSo how could I defend it as efficiently as possible?mRpeU
gTVlMa5The best option was to lure them into the narrow entrance of the cave.D2hiGlI
hatIgThe gorillas were enormous.5V9t
MNJ6No matter how hard they tried to force their way in, at most only two could enter at a time.8sNOn0N
Hc8sgThat would make it easier to defeat them one by one.PVt
e8jFI0c‘But will they really fall for something that simple?’D5C
lRYF8fqThey were intelligent creatures and even knew how to use tactics.mkH6rRQ
bjueCDI didn’t know if they would act exactly as I wanted.K554jPp
CnNPUW9Still, doing something was better than doing nothing.ll5PQN
PcbSo I began planning slowly.8sJCty
FUS‘If I want to take advantage of a narrow space like when I killed the Owlbear…’B58EesP
n6oZlIn the end, I needed a door.oonwPp
Zl1aAnd not just any wooden door.xdfa5
g19A truly sturdy door.iImV
wroeThe dwarf had said before that there was no point in installing a door because the gorillas would just destroy it.tBNhm
XexThen what if I simply built one they couldn’t break?n4R
2qLxWGoThe solution was ridiculously simple.ULdWVBV
qSmElfLSomeone might say it would be better to buy a safe, but in that case it would be more practical to use the safe itself as a door.YNr
dGMgZfvBesides, a small safe could simply be carried away by the gorillas, so that option was out.I3xKBGV
nZD0‘There must also be something like CCTV.’BwFz
5ljCKDThe best option would be to ask the dwarf for the door and ask DemonPrincess about the CCTV.jmTrkR
mYmqJxThough DemonPrincess would probably be happy to give it to me, you never know.aA49Q
YEemCThere might be conditions.miyUHap
YHBoJxAfter organizing my thoughts a little, I made a post on the gallery.L0PfIC3
A53Title) Does anything exist that can record video? Other than the gallery.SWBlcC
LuRfVqjWildGrillseOeM0
EuvAfter the gorillas looted my house, I’m thinking about installing security measures.CheMN
TJiIsn’t there some kind of item capable of recording images while I’m away? I heard there are transmission orbs too. Couldn’t something be done with those?niK
Mdg0And I’m also planning to build a door. A very sturdy one. Does anyone have any advice?wHkDua0
qOl└HeavenlyDemon: Won’t the gorillas just destroy the door anyway?Zzp5Ia
JW9D└WildGrills: Then I just need to build one they can’t break.cY4
s60R└HeavenlyDemon: A simple answer, but a reasonable one.nVQt
b6Kz└Swordmaster: Wouldn’t it be better to just buy a safe directly? An animal like the Owlbear would destroy it with a single hit.YWmOc4
npN└WildGrills: I’m also considering separate safes. The gorillas could simply carry the entire safe away.CURa
Yfd7iw└Swordmaster: Are gorillas really that intelligent?f5HQyBM
CQK└WildGrills: Honestly, I think it’s easier to treat them like stupid people.4KlotEp
sdq└DwarfPassingBy: Something like what you’re describing does exist. But it costs a fortune, so it won’t be easy to buy.zWe
hLRAvlx└WildGrills: How about 1 kg of orichalcon?dIpE
4wn└DwarfPassingBy: This bastard is loaded.g1CP
97YeMcV└WildGrills: HaYv8
pNmC└The guy who has an orichalcon mine right in front of his cave;;8DwfKHs
0uYxs└At this rate he’ll end up finding adamantite too.VA6
SnSC8aI└Not impossible. Though adamantite is usually found deep underground, isn’t it?ALwyV
k7cqu└Who knows. Maybe Grills will end up becoming a miner later on.aOqSld
xHlc└WildGrills: Why the hell would I start mining, idiots?JesCSM
qhwLiH8└DemonPrincess: I have the item Mr. Grills is talking about. Would you like me to give you oneee?MAz
DIGIU└WildGrills: Then let’s make the trade tomorrow after I return from the orichalcon cave. Does it work similarly to a crystal orb?WeFoKGk
0Uo└DemonPrincess: I don’t know exactly what kind of orb you’re talking abouttt, but it’s probably similarrr. I can also modify it with orichalcon to prevent overheatinggg.HZZwGLq
LiwJI└WildGrills: Thank you very much!47eGgdP
LScycGJ└DemonPrincess: And how does one properly thank me for something like thiiis?lZGJ3P
TnJi└WildGrills: Chayu is invincible and Kone is a god.ycUjr3
wMISP3└DemonPrincess: Kyaaa! Just look at that excellent taste! Wonderfullll!QKt
dYtg└He’s really completely gone now haha065rD
VrekCz└At this level he’s already becoming one of the Chayu followers loloc8D0
qt01FR└I think he’s been fully converted already lol49D0
5O63iSKUsing the collective intelligence of the gallery, I discussed how to remodel my shelter.ipJraYt
z2yhThe first step would be narrowing the cave entrance.Y5gcz
HxjI planned to use bricks, just like when I built the oven.ysl0Hmc
HAzpTtU‘And the dwarf already agreed to make the iron door.’3m14yi
ytgTyBy the way, it would be a door mixed with orichalcon.nup7
zZAAAccording to him, just as orichalcon absorbed mana, it could also absorb impacts.DKYoruL
8XpWThough he clarified that its absorption capability was much lower compared to a mineral called adamantite.uPaj
HTB‘Am I really going to end up mining?’cVcGaw
2ZxliThe most tedious task in any block-building game.5S5
fDiJust thinking that I might have to take up mining gave me a headache.MEX
BfbOBbBut in the Forest of Four Seasons, if something was necessary, then it simply had to be done.DNXad
6eBUPv8After writing my plans down in the notebook, I looked around the shelter.2oyvZ
prBM‘Thank goodness they only stole the fasting pills. If they had stolen the elixirs…’DAFs
bSwQImportant items would have to be hidden in places that were difficult to find.3x5op
UHkWhile slowly planning how to reinforce the shelter, before I realized it, night had arrived.IU6qP
I9kgcI went up to the river to collect the fish caught in the traps and cooked using the oven.DRTW
mVUWToday had been an especially exhausting day, so I prepared to end it.tXj58
GDHDUpHOh, and by the way, I fed Sloth the few fasting pills we had left.wGUl
FCnThey were part of the emergency supplies, so at least we’d make it until tomorrow morning.SmIB
616nu‘Who knows if the gorillas will come back tomorrow.’Ijo
ePV0zZEven if they did, I had no intention of letting myself get crushed so easily.zc9T
CykwrAs I circulated the breathing method, I remembered the gorilla leader I had fought today.c0aiQGx
twnNormally, when using an internal technique, one should not allow unnecessary thoughts to enter.XN0A
e5OARBut strangely enough, I felt like I concentrated better this way.zl3
4hTCEThe breathing progressed unconsciously while, in my mind, the battle against the gorilla leader continued.QwZ5
KbbVN3v‘When he hit my ribs, I didn’t even see it.’k9F5O
KQtjIt had been the price of lowering my guard, but the gorilla leader’s final attack had been completely invisible to me.mIH
rl6WXA strike that came from outside my field of vision.tMjs5UF
c4TMrbI definitely needed to be careful about that.nT9Nhw
39Id6DCIt would be great if I could see the future like in that pirate manga, though I was still far from anything like that.8aQ4O
fAzAzjLittle by little, I continued my mental training until I finally focused solely on the breathing method.buVXrqY
BtXnN“Fuu…”dMzk8MN
2XdB0After completely finishing the circulation of the method, I slowly opened my eyes.gET
gNfkFpTomorrow would mark exactly two weeks since I fell into the Forest of Four Seasons.mavT
O2oyXB5It felt as though more than a month had passed, but it had only been two weeks.bDiMG
pAXAwI suppose I had been living too busily.wIR92P
mbp6There was also the fact that I desperately made use of every single second.FyaDBE0
45q0ox‘Even so, it’s not impossible.’ngsbIU
ekwZThPThe Owlbear, the saber-toothed tiger, the orichalcon guardian, and finally the gorilla leader.aGOd1yT
HPbUWycEvery one of them had been incredibly difficult to face, but I still managed to endure.NWbK31Q
iKJPOf course, I couldn’t deny that Sloth’s help had been the most important factor.jfLA9
wZRGBut what mattered was that I was still alive.nEHLjr
OEcYI would survive somehow.1M63OBY
6N4nARI‘No matter what.’cPOi
wNhI’ll escape this hell.GSaWo
KR1t***5tC0
LwqeXThe next day arrived.fRw6
7HZAs soon as dawn broke, I immediately started my tasks.MUv
QVMEven though my shelter had been attacked yesterday, that didn’t mean I could postpone what needed to be done.2pcd
l80T0Besides, I planned to remodel the shelter today, so I needed to move quickly.IUei4
QL5ac1C“Sloth. This is the last one.”yuNF
Eqo7dH“……”t0JU9q
44Q2k1A“I’ll try to get more somehow, so hang in there eating grass for a while.”ZXxkcDL
XEhKcSloth’s last fasting pill.LRlDMbn
65AWRHe looked at the pill with a sad expression before putting it into his mouth.Na6J
1oob1He looked rather pitiful, though the fact that I was the one offering tribute made me feel strange.EKm43
FeCStill, as long as I kept giving him tribute, my chances of survival increased.T66
HxwAqIt was completely worth it.hN5CaCA
irhNUH‘HeavenlyDemon also said that making fasting pills would take time.’PNUCK
bnPoI heard those pills were made from extremely valuable herbs.4mOhRj
2tKONThat’s why she said it would take at least a week.W9UFBS
C1rvI didn’t know whether Sloth would be able to endure until then.M3hf6g
2mUiWzOIf the situation got worse, I would have no choice but to go look for herbs myself.iD45
qXRFR1If there is a colony of adult mandrakes, then there should also be medicinal herb fields.ZgPyrxU
1fVL6‘Let’s see should I narrow the cave entrance up to here?’ljX1oa
43VI began working on reducing the size of the cave entrance.OQU
ynjS0The entrance had widened because the Owlbear had forced its way through before.ZmzJ
Tx2DOgQAnd narrow terrain was precisely an advantage for me.aah
DuITT78‘I think it’ll be difficult to go exploring. It’s better if I just go to the orichalcon cave and come back.’M2za
jGqkx6XI didn’t know when the gorillas would attack again.Rnn9
rk9Of course, now that I had made it clear that this was our territory, maybe they wouldn’t return.9ASa
ke1nBesides, there’s Sloth.RteRF
LKNAqBsUnless they come in a group.nKsbZ0
bCoo0wRustle— Rustle—4Ks
X2OkaIt happened while I was inspecting the cave entrance.9l0
nZZue8KThe sound of bushes rustling reached my ears.L3Y
eH6iVpI instinctively turned my head, and the noise grew louder and louder.y85X
ufX“……”x6bXK6z
NcwH8bWithout saying a word, I prepared for combat.KiW
4VOSloth also sensed something and climbed onto my back, while Wonmo moved to my side.mcR
ZpsTOyAnd when the sound finally became much louder.ta2LmT
XRA8E“……Puurung.”rfN2tRc
iwBOojIt was huge, as large as the gorilla leader.FlW2
jacBQitBut everything about it was different, from its posture to its appearance.Vggn
zYbbWhile the other gorillas supported themselves with both arms on the ground, the one in front walked upright on two legs.XtFDD
7nQAnd above all.bYXhJ
rTB“……Clothes?”VfL5
of0C9bIt was wearing clothes.iMCVz
SU8QZM2They were old and torn, practically rags, but they were still clothes.jMQbw
O3whOYellowed with dirt and faded almost completely white, though traces of black still remained here and there.M3X
uQNwkEAnd its appearance?BFYPfGc
PJpIts left eye bore a scar marked by five deep claw marks.x0VP8m0
CuAyqCompared to the healthy eye, the other one was completely clouded white, making it easy to imagine that it had gone blind.Lew
JGI6yRather than strange, it was something completely abnormal.Fya0x9
bK4ItzThat was my thought when I saw the new gorilla.SI6MOd
bcxG‘Did it inherit human clothing?’eqc
lXVd0That seemed likely.XxHPRN
xC1vlJudging by how old and tattered it was, it had probably been worn for more than ten years.pHJe9W
BZBicKNormally, something like that would carry the meaning of a “legacy.”5w4
BoBesIgBut would a gorilla really understand that concept?CntfR5n
OWiJse‘And they’re carrying spears too? What the hell are these guys?’cFM
SxhqWAnd to top it all off, the gorillas accompanying him no longer carried clubs but spears.zQYrgd
LYjvCrude wooden spears, yes, but they were still spears.VWsTmO
RK21PAn evolution almost comparable to humanity’s.sdVf
5v9s4As I watched all of this on guard—DjAcWe
CDcYYCreak—waFQ
puCc45I felt strong pressure on my shoulder.OJj1
jqKSloth had gripped my shoulder with his hand.2im
E74dtI turned my head to look at him.SBsEgRv
1M3A5gkHis brow was slightly furrowed.OUa
ycFtFor someone who normally maintained a completely expressionless face, that was an extraordinary reaction.bOrMhj2
SDE2‘Could it be because of that scar on his eye…?’Hh3S
gUzmHThat was when the pieces of the puzzle began to fit together.Xp0jU
Wcuod8The gorilla who seemed to be the leader looked to the side and slightly moved his head.BJP3IS
Vmq2One of the spear-carrying gorillas then went somewhere.WwjRA0R
jEAqPShortly afterward, he returned carrying something and handed it to the leader.6cJuY
Fq2HZrWhoosh—rixZ6
R1Tg7JRThe leader tossed that object toward me.ppDFh
E9L4hIt didn’t feel like a declaration of war.2MWlhX
pxnRather, it seemed like he was simply giving it to me.VoEN
p6h17odThud!xMNB1Oe
x3phEMdThe object finally landed on the ground.NJtaGdH
8TXAli2I looked at what it was.bFby
bZlA yellow, elongated fruit.wkv1
t91ENot just one. Several of them.fjmcU9
IgPiWVv“……Bananas?”QhdIh
kmbXXThe gorilla leader had thrown bananas at me.BTpz
sDdAt first, I didn’t understand what it meant.GNVM
qsCBut considering what happened yesterday, I ended up interpreting it this way.U6I6
cRINTWe’ll forgive what happened yesterday. In exchange, take these bananas.eKP
YRRPeIn other words, it was an apology.I5O
tY3tBVI stared at the gorilla leader with a dumbfounded expression.KdSAN7
wiGbBAnd then.kyrMpI
zeXec7U“Dduipuchi.”OJA
MgiThe gorilla spoke using human “language.”ZkG2idN
BkEoU4I couldn’t understand it completely, but there was no denying that he had spoken actual words.dNLfMg
RGZbbfA gorilla that should only be able to produce grunts couldn’t speak like that.HeOQzSs
DYn0DWv‘……Damn it. This really is Planet of the Apes.’GIt
PT7Vl0A rough voice screamed inside my head.zm8Ebov
Zohk“NO!!!”pvLV78R
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