Chapter 264: Picking Up (1)

There was mithril and orichalcum everywhere around me.

I just had to forge another one.

Although I had absurdly lost the Mithrilcon sword, I wasn’t too worried.

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‘By the way, where did that sword end up?’

That said, I had no intention of launching it randomly again like I had just done.

In fact, you could say I was lucky it had shot off like a rocket.

Setting aside how valuable it was, if something went wrong, even our shelter could explode.

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I looked up at the sky.

Even so, I was curious.

Since it seemed to have exploded again in midair, it had most likely been blown to pieces.

The Mithrilcon sword had shot upward like a rocket.

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The real problem would be if it had landed on land.

Just as there were gorillas capable of using mana, some other creature that used mana might pick it up.

It was a sword that multiplied the efficiency of both aura and mana several times over, so I couldn’t help feeling uneasy.

If it had fallen into the sea or a lake, that would still be acceptable.

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WildGrills

Use mana?

Title) Are there any monsters that…

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That said, exclude the Forest of Four Seasons. portal That place is an exception.

ㄴHeavenlyDemon) Yes, there are. arctic Quite a few yokai are capable of using Aura Blade. arcade Especially spiritual beasts.

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I’m also curious if there are monsters that use aura in addition to mana.

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ㄴAren’t all of those legendary yokai?

ㄴYes.

But lately, people have been leaning toward the idea that they really existed.

ㄴHeavenlyDemon) The Nine-Tailed Fox, Sun Wukong, the White Tiger, and others. aluminum Most of them are spiritual beasts.

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ㄴHow dare a mere legend compare itself to mythology? atlas Hahahaha.

ㄴEver since the Celestial Whale, the mindset has become, “Well, the rest of the legends are probably real too.” audit Hahahaha.

ㄴWhy?

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ㄴIf even gorillas use mana, then Sun Wukong must exist too~

ㄴWildGrills) What variants?

ㄴSwordmaster) I don’t know much about Zhongyuan, but in the West there’s everything from Death Knights and Liches to Goblins and Orcs. apple Especially higher-ranking individuals or variants—they can even use aura.

ㄴSwordmaster) Dullahans among the Death Knights, Hobgoblins among the Goblins, and Orc Champions among the Orcs, for example.

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Of course, there were Goblins.

ㄴWildGrills) Ah. echo Right, I had heard about Goblins.

I had completely forgotten about them.

Now that I thought about it.

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If those monsters lived in the Forest of Four Seasons, would they also use mana?

‘Or maybe there are only Hobgoblins.’

Monsters whose cunning rivaled that of humans.

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Then what exactly was an Orc Champion?

That would be terrifying too.

I knew what the Orcs in this world looked like.

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They had almost nonexistent nose bridges, thick lower jaws, and enormous tusks.

They didn’t literally have pig heads, but they were just as ugly.

They were more intelligent than Goblins, but still had too many shortcomings to be considered part of humanity, so they were classified as monsters.

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ㄴSwordmaster) It depends on their experience. altitude Some are strong, and some are weak.

ㄴWildGrills) How strong is an Orc Champion?

ㄴThe strong ones are absurdly powerful. acid And with their physique, if you let your guard down, you’re dead.

ㄴSwordmaster) Simply put, an Orc Champion is the leader of a group of Orcs. atomic Those kinds of individuals usually awaken mana on their own.

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ㄴYeah, but you hardly ever see them nowadays.

ㄴWeren’t there Orcs who could use Aura Blade before?

ㄴWhy not?

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ㄴBecause they’ve been constantly exterminated ever since. avalanche Especially Goblins, Orcs, and Trolls. canvas The moment traces of any of those three are found, an expedition is organized to wipe them out immediately.

It really was a fantasy world.

There were so many different kinds of monsters in this world.

Anyway, I just hoped the Mithrilcon sword hadn’t landed somewhere strange.

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‘Because then I’d be digging my own grave.’

Although, in reality, the work mainly consisted of forging tools and cutting down trees.

The most important thing now was the World Tree sapling.

I changed my training routine while getting back to work.

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I had to choose carefully where to plant it.

‘I’d like to put it in the center, but it’d get in the way too much.’

Last time I’d planted it almost at random, but now things were different.

Ever since I built the forge, the available space had shrunk.

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The light passed straight through them.

The World Tree’s leaves didn’t block sunlight.

So they didn’t cast shadows, though they could obstruct movement.

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So I chose the area beside the cave.

‘Next to the cave should be fine.’

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It did make me feel like an environmental destroyer, but I had no choice.

First, I had to survive.

I cut down all the trees there.

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“Alright, if everything’s ready, let’s go.”

Once I planted the World Tree sapling, all that remained was bringing over the squirrel and the marmots, something I’d been putting off until now.

“Kyuuu!”

“Peep!”

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Fortunately, Wonmo and Tyran weren’t taking their afternoon nap either, so it was the perfect time.

Besides, I still hadn’t fully adapted to my new fighting style, so I needed some insurance.

The squirrel’s territory was quite far away, so it was better if we all went together.

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‘Just in case, I’d better leave some security measures behind.’

Before, I’d only left the recording orb, but lately the gorillas had been coming around to scout the area frequently.

Besides the recording orb, I also set up an alarm orb.

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And if they actually tried to steal something, I’d have to cut off their hand.

‘In that case, the gorilla leader would probably show up again…’

If they kept this up, sooner or later they’d set foot in my shelter.

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Besides, I was stronger now than before, and Ludwig and Lackey were with me.

Then let him come.

If he tries to smooth everything over with a single banana again, this time I’m definitely going to give him a piece of my mind.

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Just having Sloth with me made me feel at ease.

We could handle them.

‘And above all, there’s Sloth.’

I glanced sideways at Sloth, who was still clinging to my back.

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His expression never changed.

Lately, he even played with the little ones quite a bit.

Even so, he was one of the greatest pillars of our shelter.

As always, it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

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Whenever I saw Sloth playing with the little ones, that image immediately came to mind.

Well, in the end he always played with them willingly, so it was fine.

The kind of exhausted uncle who’s tired from doing nothing while his nieces and nephews drag him around to play with them.

‘He’s like that unemployed uncle who stays home playing with his nieces and nephews.’

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“Squeaaak!”

The World Tree had also been cared for perfectly.

“Have you been doing well? avalanche I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t been able to come.”

When I arrived at the squirrel’s territory, the same squirrel as always came out to greet me.

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There wasn’t a single withered leaf on it.

“Kyaaang!”

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As usual, the two marmots were fighting.

“Kyaaah!”

“They’re fighting again already.”

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I estimated the entire construction would take about five days.

Sighing, I managed to separate them.

It was time to bring them to the shelter.

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As far as I knew, both squirrels and marmots were practically omnivores.

‘Food won’t be a problem.’

I could feed them fish or something like sweet potatoes.

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I returned to the shelter with the group, which had grown considerably in number.

“Squeaaak!”

The squirrel would be the supervisor, and the two marmots would be the workers.

“Let’s go.”

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I thought everything would proceed smoothly, but—

Bzzzt! arch Bzzzt! arch Bzzzt! adapt Bzzzt!

That was exactly the arrangement.

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It was the alarm.

A loud buzzing sounded from the distance.

I froze for a moment when I heard it, but immediately broke into a run.

‘I had a bad feeling… Was it really those gorillas?’

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Though it was also possible that it had been some other animal.

I knew they’d been scouting the area frequently lately, but I never imagined they’d show up the moment I was away.

At the very least, hoping they hadn’t looted the food, I hurried back to the shelter.

Bzzzt! silence Bzzzt! armor Bzzzt!

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If I checked the places where the alarm had been triggered one by one, I’d probably find some clue.

The first thing I did was turn off that infernal noise, then inspect the shelter.

The alarm was still sounding when I arrived.

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But.

Besides, I had the recording orb, so I thought I’d be able to figure out what had disappeared.

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There was a body lying in the middle of the shelter.

That no longer seemed necessary.

His chest was still rising and falling.

Calling it a corpse wouldn’t have been accurate.

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‘…Is that really a person?’

He was dressed in sweat-soaked Zhongyuan-style clothing, and his face was completely haggard.

The phrase “half dead” described him perfectly.

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The problem was that he was wearing Zhongyuan clothing.

At least he wasn’t a gorilla, since he didn’t have any body hair.

‘Could he be from the Blood Cult?’

The arrival of a human should have been good news, in theory.

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Those four Blood Cult members who, according to HeavenlyDemon, had escaped.

There was a good chance he belonged to that group.

‘Nah, there’s no way he’ll make it all the way here.’

Deep down, I had thought,

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But in the end, he had actually ended up at my shelter.

Besides his haggard face, he had splints attached to his arms and legs.

Although his condition was far from normal.

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Was it really the right thing to save someone who probably belonged to that group?

‘The Blood Cult is an organization of assassins.’

What if he ended up causing trouble in our shelter?

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No.

At the half-dead man.

After thinking it over again and again, I looked back at the body.

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I’d save him first.

‘Ah I’ll save him first.’

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[Hm? canvas Isn’t that a human?]

“#$%%%?”

I wasn’t heartless enough to ignore someone who was on the verge of dying.

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Although he looked at the man suspiciously at first, he eventually did as I asked.

I asked Ludwig to help me move him.

Just then, the rest of the group returned.

Everyone looked surprised when they saw the collapsed man.

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After carrying the Zhongyuan man into the cave, we realized his condition was even worse than it had looked.

Ludwig explained his condition.

“#$$$@@$. #$%^^. ##$%%.”

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If it were only the injuries, that would be one thing, but he had gone so long without eating properly that he was completely weakened.

He had multiple broken bones, fractures all over his body, and, on top of that, he was suffering from an illness of unknown origin.

The splints made it obvious that he had somehow managed to survive around here, though it was impossible to tell much more.

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“Let’s give him some honey water first.”

It would simply be a waste.

I wanted to give him an Elixir, but it still wasn’t the right time.

And not because he might belong to the Blood Cult.

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It was better to stabilize him little by little with honey water.

Besides, not even Elixirs could cure illnesses.

Elixirs increased the body’s regenerative abilities.

If the body was too badly deteriorated, their effectiveness dropped considerably.

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Fortunately, he was still somewhat conscious.

He slowly drank the honey water.

“Uuugh… mm…”

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The sweetness seemed to ease his expression.

I didn’t know whether it was tetanus caused by the fractures or something else.

However, the illness remained unchanged.

[He has an insect bite here.]

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It didn’t take long for me to realize that the illness had probably been caused by insects.

His Zhongyuan clothing covered almost his entire body.

“An insect bite?”

[And not just here. airport He has several.]

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At the very least, the backs of his hands had been exposed.

‘If that’s really the cause, we’ll have to keep using insect repellent no matter what.’

But unlike us, he didn’t have insect repellent.

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Meanwhile, I checked the recording orb.

I needed to find out whether he had arrived walking or crawling.

Tap.

I placed a wet towel on his forehead and waited for him to improve.

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We all gathered around to see what had happened.

Tap.

I tapped the orb twice, and the recording began to play.

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Three gorillas appeared carrying the Zhongyuan man.

‘Nothing happens at first, huh?’

It didn’t take long for us to discover how the man had reached our shelter.

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They carefully laid him on the ground.

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But then one of the gorillas entered the cave.

So far, so good.

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Fortunately, another gorilla smacked him on the head and stopped him from stealing anything.

[Uooook!]

[Uu! adjust Uuuuu!]

Thud!

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‘Now that I think about it, Wi Hochang taught those gorillas.’

That meant he had been living with the gorillas until not long ago.

Either way, it was now clear who had abandoned—or rather, brought—the Zhongyuan man here.

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They had probably been able to communicate.

Had he caused trouble there?

Besides, the gorilla leader spoke Zhongyuan fluently.

But for some reason, he had ended up being expelled from the group.

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To be honest.

If so, perhaps breaking his limbs and abandoning him had been their way of showing mercy.

I looked at the Zhongyuan man, who seemed a little better after drinking the honey water.

‘I’ll have to ask him when he wakes up…’

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I really didn’t want to accept him here.

‘Couldn’t we just send him back?’

This man was a potential danger.

Even a slave has to obey to be useful.

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Just as I was thinking that…

The Zhongyuan man began to regain consciousness.

He slowly opened his eyes with great difficulty.

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He still seemed completely dazed.

At last, he managed to focus his vision and slowly looked around.

It was Lackey.

The first thing he saw wasn’t me.

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“……”

He muttered something in Zhongyuan.

“##$……”

“…Ah.”

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Lackey.

But we had a gorilla here who spoke Zhongyuan perfectly.

I didn’t understand a single word.

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“Fuck.”

“…What?”

Lackey understood my gesture, scratched his head, and answered.

I gestured for him to translate what the man had just said.

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“He said fuck. atom It’s a curse.”

While I was at it, I’d also have to go complain to the gorillas.

“……”

Maybe I should just send him back after all.

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Wasn’t dumping your trash on someone else going a bit too far?

They could have, I don’t know.

Because even if we’re enemies.

Formally.

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Left us a pile of dung just to annoy us.

‘What a headache they dumped on us.’

But coming here and dumping a problem like this on us was crossing the line.

I never imagined that one day, out here in the middle of the wilderness, I’d end up getting saddled with someone else’s problem.

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