Chapter 129: Click (1)
nFW5JcAAfter setting up all the signs, I returned to the shelter.s7B
obpTEven though it sounds a little strange for me to say it since I was the one who made them, I managed to make them convey the feeling that someone lived there very well.5Ba
3vQpdQBesides, I had already advertised them in the gallery, so everyone should recognize them.DYyLgQl
TlIBxG‘Though I don’t expect to find them very soon.’ydtBfSl
HaLBGAI had done everything within my power.zFMIiMz
rSnBut I did not have high hopes.j4f1Y5
4CB87IqThe Four Seasons Forest was a place as large as a small country.nfabW
2E3KAnd above all, space itself constantly changed.oNS
tA5QQNo one knew how we could possibly meet.fvb6
IzNIf we were lucky, it would be soon.Hhr3JZO
o05If we were unlucky, perhaps never.eBi0
O2W‘Or they might even settle somewhere else…’1HNV
VjQQpyIn the worst case, they might already be dead.nO5PTe
YBqn9That was what worried me the most.IRxhS
RW3ZJO2Would the expedition manage to reach this place safely?c117
RWFGNgLI had no idea.da0tkOh
LHSC9uFortunately, the head moderator’s location tracking would allow me to get an idea of their chances of survival.9cNXCi
PRSCk‘I just have to keep following Ludwig’s location.’zt9dt
AgzvjHe was the registered account that had announced he would enter the forest.u6VNg
SYeMPAkI planned to keep an eye on his movements.k8coF
p65xAnd by coincidence, the head moderator also seemed worried about him, so it would be enough to ask him from time to time.T0h
QB68QqAIf I could no longer locate him.IvZIy
qbEfhI think I would feel genuinely sad.FXjemwD
gvaDrc‘Though that doesn’t mean I’m completely safe either.’ikNGH
qrbrbJNo matter how desperate my situation is, I have reliable allies.QrgeCe
zg1Sloth, who probably fought the boss gorilla.KYv8
eiaAnd Wonmo, the little owlbear with an extraordinary calming effect.iMfe8J
I0UUL3QThe expedition has nothing.fpI
hdLpUw4Above all, having a companion as powerful as Sloth would make an enormous difference.Jpru
d2TV3YV‘The truth is, I survived surprisingly well when I was weak.’zr46PDl
ilvNow I have the strength to deal with a crisis.RiTv6e
WYlBut it wasn’t like that on the first day.j5uh
7Hco6QWhen MadDog bit me, I thought I was finished.yFxxe9
yWtOs2And with the saber-toothed tiger, I had almost really died.uAxg
x7Q5Feeling grateful that I had survived until now, I returned to the shelter.hV9I0
8qvRuow‘Time to work.’0IFoZT
ey5I had given a sword to Ludwig.kmPMp
qflSo I no longer had a spare one.yU4jve
Vw4rcwhI needed to make another.T2Zd
ixlmHGBAnd I had just produced a large amount of charcoal, so it would not be difficult.ffU
qDGzfyI also had plenty of materials left.dIHLYhD
WYwrFevThere was no reason to hesitate.r0m
UDyx‘I’ll have to keep gathering mithril and orichalcum.’JVS8
QV4You never know when or to whom I might have to give a sword.ukRpCbw
yVj7FKIt would be best to make two.Mfa54
JE1fRJOne for myself and one for someone else.I0Je
lWA5VThough first I thought I should consult the dwarf.YeM
9AXqfbSending things without warning would be disrespectful.nOe022p
KEmyLV[WildGrills: Hey. I’m going to send you another sword in a little while. Can you sharpen it?]vGf
Di6ksO[DwarfPassingBy: No problem, but did you really give away the sword?]5E9NyTA
9Ak[WildGrills: Yeah. He’s going into the Four Seasons Forest, so I thought I should give him something. The longer he survives, the better it is for me.]cJuVvee
eM78[DwarfPassingBy: My friend, you don’t understand how the world works.]7zv
fSzwIrN[DwarfPassingBy: What if that registered user kills everyone else and escapes on his own?]rtPI
4hXCl[DwarfPassingBy: That sword is already terrifying enough by itself.]EALf
FJX9mCI think I understood his concern.9Iu
HvjIBsHe was afraid that Ludwig would simply keep the sword and disappear.Uojrhk8
detGdIfEven HeavenlyDemon had said it was too powerful.ZlpY0hg
KwwO1drSo he assumed Ludwig might desert the expedition.a3o8Uh
eyjaBut everyone says he’s a good person.kJ9a6nw
ZoUEven the head moderator said he knows him.fr6ijRl
ZcAm3JZ[DwarfPassingBy: Sigh… So you trusted him just because of what other people said? ;;]DDAD
svbcW[DwarfPassingBy: Well, the water’s already been spilled. There’s no taking it back now.]GxVg
yVC[DwarfPassingBy: Though, you know something?]3JGlsnL
ZqD[WildGrills: What?]WS4w
ywdbJW[DwarfPassingBy: Honestly, it doesn’t affect me at all lol.]M1Fs1l
QSAF[WildGrills: Damn lmao. You’re enjoying all the benefits without taking any responsibility lol.]bUFQ
wAoanKEven if he put it that way, the truth was that the head moderator’s request had influenced me a lot.kvW1
5F7If he hadn’t asked me, I probably would have hesitated.S1x
zgk6rI already knew from the gallery that someone named Ludwig was part of the expedition.CzWYUP
qeABut his strange proof and the head moderator’s request made me feel that I could trust him.CleK7R
y4mH‘With this, even if only a little, I’ll increase their chances of escaping.’5hzBVm
HHMHThe more interest the outside world shows in the Four Seasons Forest, the greater my own chances of survival will become.RMbvz
Q7NpqDeI’ll also try to attract some attention.gGZP8t
SyojaAnd the easiest way is to spread Mithrilcon.RkyLTJU
ydJNnPThough, if it goes wrong, it could start a war, just as the dwarf said.r10
ROWkIt is such a valuable metal that everyone would go mad trying to get it.nVzdmCY
yRbI8UIf it becomes too widespread, tragedy will be inevitable.5NIze
p60Fortunately, no one can process it without a special furnace.qgYncY
Kh8KZ1UI planned to take advantage of the fact that only I could make it.tZl1uA
MzXCMVPIt might attract troublesome people.eElap
BgrQBut I’ll try to ignore them and create a deterrent effect.jY4t
jyv[WildGrills: I’m done. Sharpen it.]0BHp
wGQdOO[DwarfPassingBy: The more I think about it, the less sense this makes. There are people who’ll never touch those metals in their entire lives, and you’ve got them lying around your house and garden lol.]7G9PHKw
luR[WildGrills: What do they say about envy? Ha.]n1O80Ve
MzYz0f[DwarfPassingBy: Get lost haha.]UKGul9O
XmkUQ4LFrom the dwarf’s point of view, it really was just a click.X5kS
aqQAnd in fact, it was.pEP
usdThe heat was unbearable.HeAkkHj
bT1bhBut the process itself was not that complicated.biG
w83GBesides, even if I failed, I had unlimited opportunities.QfzsX
g5TKpxCI could work without any pressure.ITfGbMv
yg6wX1WI looked at the newly sharpened sword for a while before leaning it against the cave wall.NNc
IeQCV[WildGrills: I made another one. Sharpen this one too.]ZVvCv
ts5j[DwarfPassingBy: Damn. How much time has passed since the last one?]YeI
IgLPC[WildGrills: You just put the materials together, melt them, and pour them.]dHoSm
CYQwK[DwarfPassingBy: Haha. Seriously, this makes no sense. Hey, do you know how damn hard that is?]Y2X
1QsyU5A[WildGrills: No idea. I just followed your instructions and it worked. The hardest part is using the hammer, right?]pJZESM8
8Yn[DwarfPassingBy: Yeah… I guess so… Anyway, whatever. Send it over.]oZVnA
jdHwgdAnd I made one more sword.0HsFfGq
3w0T34vA spare for the spare.cYi
vGXZI would have liked to make a fourth one, but it was already late and I was running out of materials.trK
ZwHAnd honestly, I felt like making something else now.cTH8
m7w6NFor example, a pickaxe.sbND
z7gPzhoI already had one that the dwarf had given me.n5f
I2tBut I wanted to mine mithril more easily.xaYD9
7zdOSAnd now that I had created a new metal, I also wanted to try making new tools.WVRcEp
qIX9‘I’ll make the pickaxe myself instead of casting it.’LfjD3q
B3FbCTThat way, I would gradually improve my skills.Ftmz3SO
fdAORmTAnd at the same time, I could give the dwarf something good while receiving his advice.XpX9u92
hD4X6ZWithout a master, it’s impossible to make giant leaps in progress.t48ZYWW
duCEOBut as I said before, I have no shortage of opportunities.cRFRqcU
ElidmpE‘It’s already getting dark.’4FvvAV
dfRxAs I worked, the sun slowly descended and everything began to darken.iiRB8O
Qu35MIt was time to prepare dinner.a5V7
uj8v6RAnd, while I was at it, check the gallery.3NvALD
5JwVThe gallery was the most important thing.wtc1Jim
0mtNMaybe while I had been busy, an important post had appeared.lCR
98RBG‘Has Ludwig still not entered yet?’EKQ7
b7lHyJust as the dwarf feared, I also considered the possibility that he had really taken the sword and disappeared.l7G
6oXhBecause the world is not as kind as I would like to believe.hDdonf
KTuThere are many good people, but there are also people with truly rotten ways of thinking.CK1I
hgA5VThey say the expedition completely scattered?VCzxLUR
M4MlI was eating dinner, practicing my cultivation method, and checking the gallery.Hhj
Wk0yYSo many posts had piled up that I was mainly looking at the popular ones when one caught my attention.B0zsr
vX8PbwIt said that the expedition sent by Eldorado had completely scattered.02Z
vOXTHyIt was impossible to ignore something like that, so I opened it immediately.8sy7iR6
5U0TThey say the expedition completely scattered?YQrbB
mZgJA priest friend of mine who just came back told me.kNcLF
XANHe says the expedition scattered at the entrance to the Four Seasons Forest.PRV9h1b
pChAccording to him, the leader of the expedition started a rebellion and escaped, though I don’t know the details.W0x
8Z2VU7iAnyway, it’s true that the expedition fled.VueUErv
vhWlIn any case, it’ll be in the newspapers sooner or later.6jBX9z
ngyFBI’m just posting it early so the gallery users won’t be caught off guard.X9Z
DZ0w└Damn. You just dropped a huge spoiler.pOZW5r
qWIuz0s└If it bothers you, become a priest yourself.MkR
fn5vDf6└I’d rather be a rich unemployed guy lol.omCWkJ
AuJlFO└Honestly, I’d like to be a rich unemployed guy too. This place is way too scary ㅠㅠ497f
5V75M└Then doesn’t that mean all of Grills’ friends disappeared?u4Cl
pbFN└LMAO. Now that you mention it, yeah haha.RQqdhX
yX6GUbH└What’s Grills going to do now that he’s alone? He even made signs to guide them.LV6H
byu5s└Better to rebel than die.bTU
4S7Y06p└They practically forced them to go in. I would’ve fought too lol.fEnskHe
u0z└Didn’t he also have the sword that Grills gave him?7CBVXv4
c7nmgM└Yeah. From the description, it apparently contains a green galaxy. When I read that, I thought the guy was lying lol.isZ
lfq└What kind of sword shines green? lol.WJG
LnkR4The contents left me quite bewildered.vCy
duiThe expedition had scattered.bN76i9
GUB0For a moment, I felt as though the dwarf’s worries had come true, and my heart sank.Ojw8YuD
Y60IXBTMost of the users doubted the story.ebZOoe
KorBut I couldn’t.FIDD
DymBBG2Because the description of the sword matched exactly the one I had given away.kVNStn
6Ij‘T-Then… where is Ludwig?’vWXH
DG9ltv3I sent a message to the head moderator.DEClF1J
sbRn5JHe had surely read that post as well.3Tw
DGNnKABJust as I expected, he replied immediately.rWxRDW
mrlp[HeroDontThrowAway: J-just in case, Ludwig is not the kind of person who would betray the goodwill of others!]SjHLm
bKvL[HeroDontThrowAway: He’s someone who always prays to the Goddess and does good deeds!]y5GP0C
hRvNW6That doesn’t matter.uk1ErWq
Tkrg46[WildGrills: Do you know where he is right now?]SzT
GQCwNOI didn’t want a defense.IFVJ
4ZpI wanted to know his location.JQWkbRP
hxeB59After reading that post, that was the only thing that mattered.9JMrL
EsLkk[HeroDontThrowAway: U-um… I’m very sorry, but…]pQp0nXF
1zxpiDO[HeroDontThrowAway: Right now, I can’t determine his location…!]mImnS9l
CP6dE3[WildGrills: And what does that mean? ;;]ujKui
jqz[HeroDontThrowAway: It’s true!]qojvx
8Hk7[HeroDontThrowAway: I get a message saying that he’s in a place whose location cannot be determined!]MTODx
qnTc[WildGrills: Then what about me?]Y6Ok
wdL7That made no sense.sxW5NLK
FczUG6For a moment, I suspected that the head moderator was lying.PmhHsG
CyTqlBefore, he had pinpointed my location perfectly.Xumg
Nyq8He had even said that I was right in the center of the Four Seasons Forest.b6Gs
MhfwBut now he was saying that he couldn’t find Ludwig.rtSbN
GjXIIt was a complete contradiction.563
9BBEL[HeroDontThrowAway: I swear it by the Goddess!]fkAmqu
2TJA[HeroDontThrowAway: I can’t locate him, but I can still send him messages!]eNjBBG
Kvk[WildGrills: And what does that have to do with anything?]33gDxt
hv6SFr[HeroDontThrowAway: If a registered account dies, a message appears saying that the user no longer exists!]APHYm
lUi2[HeroDontThrowAway: That’s why it’s very likely that he entered the Four Seasons Forest!]Nn4l
DRJCL[WildGrills: Even so, the fact that you can’t locate him still seems very strange to me ;;]nHbuAIV
P2ncN[HeroDontThrowAway: From the very beginning, Grills could use the gallery!]lb1
LhrZz[HeroDontThrowAway: It’s much more likely that Grills is an exceptional case!]apezpBU
l8YWcHis argument was quite convincing.6Zy8F
CSXzffSAnd I’m not saying that sarcastically.Yqv4
bWBI really mean it.8XY
ldtThe best thing was to consider myself an exception.otp
NjoHow many times had everyone else been surprised by the things I had done?I2o
N6IIt would also be strange to judge everything that had happened to me solely by the normal standards of this world.8lCu5Pu
CQ5lNGg‘In any case, it’s very likely that he entered the Four Seasons Forest…’DI6f0e
GjmgPKAnd that meant that right now, there was nothing I could do.azQ
mqB4It wasn’t even possible to track his location in real time.5XG5oPA
yIJAll that remained was to wait.rYZ
xKeuI guess there’s no choice but to wait.o1NMKQ0
s1X5j[HeroDontThrowAway: U-um…]LxHIVHn
Fwv[HeroDontThrowAway: I know this is a difficult situation, but…! Could you try to find Ludwig?]034
rHMI[WildGrills: I think I could guide him to where I am. But finding him will be difficult.]LSrl
wn9l[HeroDontThrowAway: That will be enough!]ZJPAg
6t030E0[HeroDontThrowAway: I’ll do everything I can to help!]nJzm9fX
i6IuWTL[WildGrills: How?]4hJe6
UXtJ[HeroDontThrowAway: …]X3DKA
iTZ5cnn[HeroDontThrowAway: Umm…!]mwJ8
IPaThe head moderator thought for quite a while before replying cautiously.dPXa
QWEECGw[HeroDontThrowAway: How about every time I pray to the Goddess, I ask her to help Grills find Ludwig?]8LQ2n
kq5s[WildGrills: Does the Goddess grant that kind of request?]Py5Wrl1
5JszfA1[HeroDontThrowAway: Yes!]vkMV7If
dK9He answered with such confidence that I was left speechless.0Ss9CC
aPiODid the Goddess really listen to prayers?3Ny7
JOVcIf that were true…6dd7G
5U00mXTThat really would be an incredible click.2JLy
rIxqMXz‘If it really works like that, I’d even be willing to close my eyes and pray.’gy37bL
sUDThough before that…4vEh
HAolNDpWhoooosh!y2jgxP5
otplxS“Ah, seriously… Again?”AjG
Z0yThe only thing I wish for is for it to stop raining already.emq7hr
It6R4Since it was a forest, it rained there very often.pBc86O
702ATTmAnd that rain greatly limited Grills’ actions.QLMZ6
yMiHowever, the grasslands were different.01ZVujy
2JG9bqHThey had a dry season and a rainy season.DKw
RUuvPH8During the dry season, animals could move around freely without restrictions.Li9
Mb5waohAnd right now, it was the dry season.TSr4
B0qE3“……”vqL
SnRThe same was true for Ludwig, who had just entered the Four Seasons Forest.6rE2
hr5He stood motionless, staring at a cave.5CzDJpp
62MOUUnder normal circumstances, he would have entered to explore it.NNgpQ8
iecNuqYBut his current situation made him hesitate.j1wBikH
xEuThe overwhelming mana in the surroundings made using mana almost impossible.usrx7
1bg7Fortunately, because of his level of skill, he could still handle a tiny amount.4ubUg6
BaDzMShaaa—kauRw
w6N4And even with that tiny amount, his sword continued to emit a green light.LiLf
H6o2gLudwig shifted his gaze between the sword and the cave entrance before nodding.79agX1
OJk2b‘I’d better explore it.’ZOieYL
CZ50DWith a little luck, the cave might be empty.Ml7
LCJVVB2With that thought, he went inside.qH8byP
wViepCA short while later.s0M
1xcbQU5“Kraaaaargh!!!”Uzz1jW
0vYj5y“……”MX5whm6
GNkdLudwig started running away from a three-headed lion.wUaJL
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