Chapter 168: Treasure (1)

ㄴAllFather) By Aragorn, heavens! audit This video is getting me excited! galaxy To think that the Celestial Whale from the myths actually exists…!

ㄴAllFather) It is a creature that purified the energies of heaven and earth back when the gods still descended into the mortal world. aspect It is said to purify impure mana.

ㄴWildGrills) What myth is it from? acquire I don’t know much about mythology…

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ㄴHow exactly is the Forest of Four Seasons? athlete At this rate, aren’t other mythical animals going to show up too?

ㄴWildGrills) But that whale was absorbing insects. acoustic Are insects its main food source?

ㄴAllFather) Oh! beacon It fed on insects? afford I just learned something new. aspect In the myths, it was said to feed on mana.

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ㄴHoly shit lmaoooooo.

ㄴA girlfriend?

ㄴLike what?

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ㄴThat came so out of nowhere it made me laugh even harder hahaha.

ㄴSo you’re saying you have a girlfriend. zenith Blocked.

ㄴLMAOOOOOO.

ㄴWhy would a girlfriend be a legendary creature? lol.

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The impact of the Celestial Whale video was much greater than I had imagined.

To begin with, AllFather openly got excited, and instead of making jokes, people started questioning whether what they were seeing was real.

ㄴLook at him reacting instantly hahaha.

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But for the people of this world, it seemed to be something completely different. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com

For me, it was simply.

I suppose it would be similar to discovering a real unicorn on Earth.

‘Wow, there are some really weird animals here.’

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ㄴYou might as well say there’s a mammal with a beak lol.

ㄴAllFather) Hahaha. album What a funny idea. arch If such an animal existed, the foundations of science would collapse. anchor Though, well, the existence of the Celestial Whale is already shaking them quite a bit.

ㄴWildGrills) I’m curious. audit Are there mammals here that lay eggs?

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Even in a fantasy world, they completely denied the existence of the platypus.

ㄴBut Grills said animals with extremely long necks exist in his world hahaha.

ㄴWhat fantasy country did this guy come from?

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This was a world where even giraffes didn’t exist, so the absence of some animals I knew wasn’t particularly strange either.

Maybe they simply hadn’t discovered it yet.

Or maybe it just didn’t exist.

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The song of the Celestial echoed throughout the Forest of Four Seasons.

Hearing a whale’s song in the sky rather than the ocean was a truly strange experience.

Tap.

Bwooooooo—

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That was when something fell behind the Celestial Whale as it moved away.

The object shot out from near its tail and plummeted toward the ground.

As I watched the Celestial Whale gradually disappear into the distance, a question came to mind, so I asked AllFather.

Judging by perspective, it seemed fairly far away, though not so far as to be unreachable.

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ㄴWildGrills) By the way, wasn’t there any story about the Celestial Whale in the diary?

ㄴAllFather) No. crystal There wasn’t. legend According to the diary, strange sounds could occasionally be heard coming from the sky, but the trees completely blocked the view. album Perhaps that was a sign.

ㄴAllFather) Nothing particularly noteworthy. academy Though, if you think about it, a gorilla capable of speaking could also be considered a mythical creature.

ㄴWildGrills) Ah, right. palette The jungle was directly in front of him there, and the trees were enormous. harbor Was there anything else?

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ㄴWildGrills) Ah.

ㄴNow that I think about it, you’re right.

ㄴA talking gorilla…? atlas Are you talking about Sun Wukong?

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Setting aside the topic of the Celestial Whale, I began planning my next move.

ㄴAt this rate, a talking pig-man is going to show up hahaha.

ㄴThen would Blood Demon be Tripitaka? lol.

ㄴSun Wukong is a monkey, not an ape. absorb Besides, he has a tail.

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‘I guess each season begins with a plague of insects, and then the Celestial Whale appears to take care of it.’

After personally experiencing the beginning of each season, I had realized something.

I no longer had to worry about insects sticking to my body, so I could resume my normal activities.

Thanks to the Celestial Whale absorbing the entire insect swarm, visibility had returned to normal.

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During that initial stage, it was impossible to do any meaningful activity.

Winter brought blizzards.

And summer brought insect swarms.

Spring brought pollen storms.

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‘Now that I can move around again, I need to make the most of my time.’

I didn’t know what autumn would bring, though it would probably be the calmest season.

A bright blue sky stretched above me.

I looked up at the sky.

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But when one thinks of summer, there is one thing that inevitably comes to mind.

‘First, I need to find whatever the Celestial Whale dropped.’

The endless rainy season.

I intended to make the most of the time before it arrived.

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The problem was that I had no idea what had fallen.

I more or less knew the direction.

Nor could I rule out the possibility that other animals might be interested in it.

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It would be best to prepare thoroughly before heading out.

The special medicine StarlightPrincess had given me had proven extremely effective.

I would probably end up using it again in the future.

Fortunately, Lackey, who had been out of commission because of the insect bites, had already recovered completely.

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‘And Icon Company will keep supplying me with insect repellent. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates. ’

I found it a little suspicious that they had announced it publicly through a post instead of a private message, but there was enough evidence to trust them.

They had also promised to continue sending me repellent even after it sold out.

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‘Well, I’ll find some use for them eventually.’

‘I’ll have to test the fishing rod soon.’

After that, several companies began sending me sponsored products.

Though, to be honest, most of them still hadn’t been tested.

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Apparently, it was a business specializing in fishing activities and had a fairly good reputation.

The thing I was most curious about was the fishing rod.

They must have noticed how much fish I consumed because a company related to fishing sent me one.

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Even someone as ignorant about fishing as I was could tell it was a genuine masterpiece.

And they had sent me a top-of-the-line model without hesitation.

High-quality fishing rods in this world were just as absurdly expensive as they were on Earth.

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But they probably chose a fishing rod because traps tended to get swept away by the current too often.

Honestly, I would have preferred fish traps.

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I had every intention of testing it.

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“Kyuuu. armor Kyuuuu.”

I carefully applied insect repellent to Wonmo.

“Come on, come on, Wonmo. ability Hang in there. galaxy There might still be insects outside.”

Because he had a very sensitive sense of smell, he squirmed at the strange scent of the repellent, but at the end of the day, he was still just a baby.

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‘It could start raining at any moment, so I’d better store everything important.’

It was summer. antique You never knew when a downpour might strike.

After applying it to Sloth and Lackey as well, I finished preparing us to leave.

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The direction wasn’t toward the river but deeper into the forest.

After taking every precaution I could think of, I headed toward where the Celestial Whale had disappeared.

It was an intuition born from experience.

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And if I didn’t, I would simply give up.

Maybe if I searched around there, I would eventually find it.

Toward the area where the orichalcum cave was located.

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It was then, while I was moving forward without any trouble.

Rustle, rustle—

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And what did that mean?

There was nothing strange about there being lots of insects in summer.

And among those insects were ants.

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It was a scene worthy of a documentary.

An endless line of ants advancing without interruption.

That a massive column of ants was diligently marching somewhere.

‘The direction more or less matches… should I follow them?’

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The direction was practically the same.

Maybe they had found the object the Celestial Whale dropped.

I didn’t know what they had found, but it seemed like a good idea to follow them.

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I cautiously approached just in case, and the ants silently moved aside.

Or maybe something else.

But judging by the enormous number of ants moving together, it had to be something extraordinary.

‘They react to the repellent too.’

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After barely calming him down, I followed the ants’ trail.

No, no. arcade We don’t do that.

As a result, the only one who looked disappointed was Wonmo, who wanted to eat them.

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Skitter, skitter, skitter!

And I ended up arriving at an area I had never seen before.

I couldn’t help but shudder at the terrifying sea of ants.

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They would be reduced to a skeleton.

If someone stepped in there, they wouldn’t simply be bitten and devoured.

Without exaggeration, they completely covered an entire region.

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There’s a saying that the true king of the forest isn’t the tiger or the wolf, but the ant.

And I was no exception.

Because no matter how strong those predators are, they are helpless against such overwhelming numbers.

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‘What’s that?’

The thought of getting closer never even crossed my mind.

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That was until I saw what the ants were carrying.

The object they were transporting.

Although the entire area was covered with ants, there was one exception.

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It was a stone shining with a brilliant golden color.

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Thanks to that, I could see it clearly.

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I didn’t understand why the ants were working so hard to move it, but it was definitely worth investigating.

At first glance, it looked even more valuable than gold.

Trusting the repellent once again, I approached.

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The ants scattered as soon as I got close.

Skitter, skitter!

Thanks to that, I was able to examine the golden stone up close.

The moment I approached, a pleasant fragrance began emanating from it.

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‘Did the Celestial Whale create this stone?’

The scent was so enticing that I completely understood why the ants were attracted to it.

It even smelled sweet.

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The ants immediately dispersed as soon as the stone disappeared into the backpack.

But for now, I stored it inside my spatial backpack.

Rustle!

That much, I didn’t know.

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If I had faced summer without insect repellent.

They looked like perfectly trained soldiers retreating from a battlefield.

And they did so at incredible speed.

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I had said it as a joke before, but at this point they might genuinely be the strongest creatures in the forest.

It was already impressive enough that they maintained such numbers in a place where the seasons constantly changed.

I didn’t even want to imagine it.

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I had touched the golden stone while storing it in the backpack, and now the fragrance had soaked into my hands.

“Sniff, sniff. arcade It smells… The scent got on me.”

Because in nature, it isn’t the strongest that survives.

The survivor is the one who is strong.

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But it was soft like slime and slightly sticky.

I thought it would feel like a stone.

The texture, honestly, wasn’t particularly pleasant.

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When I finally returned to the shelter.

That only made me more curious about the identity of the “golden stone.”

I’d have to ask AllFather or StarlightPrincess about it.

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Fortunately, I had already taken photographs of it.

I couldn’t risk that.

If I did, there was a chance it would attract the ants again.

I didn’t take the stone out.

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Title) I found something weird

So I immediately made a post.

WildGrills

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I saw something strange fall from the Celestial Whale, so I went to investigate.

(Photo of the golden stone being carried by ants)

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But there was also a tide of ants heading toward it.

It constantly gives off a pleasant scent.

I stole this from them and brought it back.

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ㄴMore than rare, if something like that appeared in the world, people would go crazy;

ㄴHeavenlyDemon: It shines even more beautifully than gold. abandon It’s beautiful.

First I want to figure out what it is, then decide what to do with it.

ㄴSwordmaster: It fell from the Celestial Whale? arrow Just looking at it, it seems incredibly rare.

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ㄴWhat if it’s actually poop? hahaha.

ㄴThe Celestial Whale is already a mythical creature. crystal If this fell from it lmao.

ㄴWhat would it have to be for a whale to produce something like that?

ㄴWhat the hell could it be?

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ㄴDamn that’s disgusting lmao.

ㄴSunForEver: What insects would there be in the desert? academy At most, scorpions and spiders lol.

ㄴSunForEver: Could you give it to me? canvas If it gives off a fragrance, maybe it could be used as perfume.

ㄴWildGrills: Wouldn’t it attract too many insects?

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ㄴAllFather: Hahaha. athlete Now this is something. voyage I had barely calmed down, and now you’ve got me excited again.

ㄴWildGrills: We’ll see once we know what it is.

ㄴSunForEver: It’s pretty large. arch Could you at least give me a small piece?

ㄴWildGrills: That sounds even more dangerous;; Let’s figure out exactly what it is first.

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ㄴNecromancyIsLove: Considering his age, it wouldn’t even be that surprising.

ㄴAnd you can’t even get excited like that lol.

ㄴLately this old man seems to get excited way too often; Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.

ㄴIsn’t he going to get high blood pressure and die? hahaha.

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ㄴNecromancyIsLove: Shut up, you bastard!

ㄴStill better to get excited than not react at all lol.

ㄴHAHAHAHA look at him lose it.

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ㄴStarlightPrincess: If it fell from a whale, the only thing that comes to mind is ambergris. antique Besides, we barely know anything about Celestial Whales.

ㄴStarlightPrincess: I’m away right now, so I don’t think I can examine it.

ㄴWildGrills: Understood.

ㄴWildGrills: Can you think of anything it might be?

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In the end, I had no choice but to ask AllFather.

AllFather happily agreed and received a sample to investigate.

If I gave him the whole thing, there was a risk of attracting insects.

We both agreed to send him only a small fragment.

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ㄴWildGrills: …Huh?

ㄴAllFather: This is excrement.

And shortly afterward, AllFather revealed a shocking truth to me.

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For several seconds, I was completely stunned.

And AllFather ascended straight to paradise.

ㄴAllFather: Excrement. autumn Whale excrement.

ㄴAllFather: Hahahahaha. admire This old man is truly happy. aspect Not only have I confirmed the existence of the Celestial Whale, but now I’m even examining its excrement. ability Living this long is definitely worth it.

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