Chapter 71: Core (1)
3unSXAfter going through countless hardships, I finally defeated the guardian.hiHnT
85VFU1ZHonestly, I was pretty lucky.WOfJ
TCFIf it hadn’t been a guardian made of orichalcum.oZ2Dyi
h8H1A1MIf Wonmo hadn’t gathered the courage to throw himself at it…A9FCu
Wp7And lastly, if the Light magic hadn’t flickered at that critical moment I would no longer belong to this world.CGLvvA
GgQQIMore than anything, Wonmo’s contribution this time was enormous.IdwVQoJ
BcM6Thanks to him, I was able to discover the key.IvST
lCvWhat would have happened if I hadn’t brought him with me?ekGiS
pw5VJust thinking about it gives me chills.fgK6yr
8KgsdNb‘Since he was still a cub, he probably had much less mana too.’uZu
eygJTIt was a fight I could only win because every condition lined up perfectly.agJACK
ZGIrSloth couldn’t do much this time either, unlike during the saber-toothed tiger ambush.y6XXwvg
snGEven though he could cut through an iron barrel like tofu, orichalcum was another matter.iE8
kXeEven if he could cut it, it wouldn’t have mattered against something that regenerated.udgPo
YmWRcLM“Ow…”kV8Z46B
kaIlHsHow much time had passed since I defeated the guardian?DioCci
H8Lt3I was still lying on the ground.Fzk
ypEI was already exhausted because it had absorbed all my mana.3BDjf
AKa3LbAnd on top of that, I poured every last drop of mana remaining inside the crystal sphere before throwing it, so I ended up dried out like dehydrated squid.IDPHo
kUctw‘Even so, this is too much…’rHwnV
obkBY9It wasn’t that I couldn’t move even a finger.W3o7
3VQbtvZIn fact, I did have strength.RPM0
i6vAGIBHow should I describe it…?Bnvhil
EzAWNLike gravity had increased several times and was crushing my body?ewChdG0
WV9EKRBAnyway, because of that strange feeling, it was extremely difficult to stand up.DI9z5g
P2Y“Wonmo.”h47
38iy“Kyuu?”D6IR
wpxZ3“Come here. At least let me pet you.”MsXA
7RSQInstead, I started stroking Wonmo’s fluffy face.SLeAx1
IdEyqJFeeling my touch, Wonmo began purring in satisfaction.xcXHj
yRo6jENormally cats make that sound, but whatever.4bh6z8
JvuO9J‘First, I should drink some elixir.’ZblsT4
ExhmbAs I gradually recovered some energy, I was slowly able to compose myself again.YHJzN5Y
fSWRluA sip of elixir, followed by controlling my body through breathing.SFxsEOn
78zPJIZI still couldn’t use the cultivation technique, but focusing on breathing helped little by little.kCDUh
51DZ“Agh…”Pg3
3QNtD2Letting out groans of pain, I slowly stood up.iM4u
zUhOPvEAfter such a battle, my whole body hurt.CLF
Q7eEspecially my abdomen.NDFwE
IODlNpIt hurt far more than anywhere else.rXu
eJvL4During the fight, I had endured it thanks to the adrenaline and the painkilling effect of the elixir.65N
jTDBut now that everything was over, it hurt so much that I automatically frowned.QnP
v50‘I guess it’ll heal after a while.’HNA4
v3IcQZI had already personally verified the effectiveness of the elixir.BspU
xhyEuIt instantly healed the arm destroyed by Mad Dog.eua
bGmIt was just that this time the problem was internal rather than external, so it seemed to take longer.KFKjfRM
Vzn“Hmmm…”DvVzYwG
g8xEnduring the pain, I observed the corpse (?) of the guardian I had defeated.I5dE6q5
pEDUnlike before, when it had a humanoid shape, it now simply looked like a pile of rocks.zGkDK
vhGAmong that pile of stones, the Heavenly Demon’s sword still stood out clearly.XvPJU
3voqa3B‘Is this really the sword of a hero?’1gdieVp
O3d8KThinking nonsense, I grabbed the Heavenly Demon’s sword.HnmO
vNeP0gWhen I pulled hard something came out skewered on it, like a kebab.7PX4b
f0QNGte‘Is this the core?’gst
S1nThe guardian’s heart and power source.acPJV2
75wThe core.UUal
vD42Q2QNow that it had lost its light, it no longer emitted that blue glow and instead had a dark color.FVcgun
sblVCI didn’t know whether it had any value, but even if it didn’t, there was orichalcum everywhere, so I wasn’t too worried.qrOzVn
Kv7K‘First, I’ll show it.’LUIU
zKlNe8I positioned the core skewered on the sword so it could be seen together with the pile of orichalcum behind it.eVUyU4
5XBThen I took several pictures and uploaded them to the gallery.888
hGlI also uploaded one of Wonmo while I was at it.KscRg
d4Dv11PTitle) I defeated the guardian.4fyUSF
Y1eWildGrillsNnPr
tsoCr8F(Photo of the core skewered on the sword with the pile of orichalcum behind it)6AL1wKN
lC1suys(Photo of a pile of orichalcum shaped like limbs)a4Ig
LKZ37En(Photo of the core skewered on the Heavenly Demon’s sword)AQBRRh
jZw(Photo of Wonmo looking upward)r0k2
hf8Ks7While exploring, a guardian suddenly appeared out of nowhere and almost killed me.fqx
qKA5lbAt first I thought I was screwed because it absorbed mana and could even reshape its body. But I managed to defeat it by the skin of my teeth.svt4m
Mz1wPsThe last picture is Wonmo, the true MVP of this fight. If it weren’t for him, I never would’ve figured out how to defeat it.muI
5GVXm8cThough well, aside from the orichalcum, I don’t know if the core is useful for anything. Can this thing be sold?O9jpyD2
NZf7TㄴHeavenlyDemon) Was that guardian strong?38J
R4AABLㄴWildGrills) Not as strong as the saber-toothed tiger, but it was definitely strong. If I hadn’t figured out how to defeat it, I really would’ve died.4QB8
2Xc9qlㄴHeavenlyDemon) It’s a bit late to say this, but there’s a simple way to deal with enemies that absorb internal energy like that.hVI
7ZSDmSㄴWildGrills) What is it?6qTJNR
yTKㄴHeavenlyDemon) Pour so much internal energy into them that they can’t absorb anymore. Most end up self-destructing.epTNkf
NVndqSyㄴWildGrills) No…sMsS
xBwㄴSwordMaster) A guardian that absorbs mana? I’ve defeated plenty of guardians too, but I’ve never heard of something like that. Though reshaping the body is the same.38t1
wxOMㄴWildGrills) I think it was because it was made of orichalcum. Do the other guardians also reshape their bodies?fp7sVM
iatvfㄴSwordMaster) Yes. A rock guardian controls rocks, a wood guardian controls trees, and a river guardian controls the river’s water.5X25O
rjudXㄴWildGrills) And what about firing energy beams from the core?rP9gw
svwwkFxㄴSwordMaster) That’s completely new to me. What the hell did you kill?;;P0CUy
FYMㄴWildGrills) Then this bastard really was weird hahaham6ZG9m
ilfEㄴStarlightPrincess) Aren’t you injured somewhere? Every time I see posts like this, I get worried.DKnp4
B6mHㄴWildGrills) It hit my abdomen pretty hard. But I have elixir, so I should be okay.J7O
48lFㄴStarlightPrincess) Thank goodness. But internal injuries require much more caution. They’re far harder to heal than external ones.aUij
oC4M3AaㄴWildGrills) Yeah. I’ll be careful.ULniXi
pRmoPㄴStarlightPrincess) I’m speaking from experience, so you should take it seriously.JEO3Sgi
TCYQCxㄴWildGrills) Yes.QHtytgI
d2NNㄴDwarfPassingBy) Hey look at all that orichalcum;; How much would that even be worth?1y2
JIIi4ㄴWildGrills) Can anything be made from it?d10o
RednㄴDwarfPassingBy) A lot of things, but probably nothing useful for you. The core is also just an energy source.v34z6G
jAujjiㄴWildGrills) Can’t anything be done with the core?7kYHEY
KFwㄴDwarfPassingBy) Like charcoal or something? Though at that size, it could probably be sold for a lot.CnvI31
xgPCDwㄴWildGrills) I don’t need money. Can’t it be connected to something like a refrigerator? Like a portable battery.Xpwyxve
C7KunJsㄴDwarfPassingBy) If that were possible, I would’ve already made a portable brewery.tSgqDZN
KTnㄴWildGrills) Everything ends in alcohol with you;;d568A
rmazQVYㄴBut seriously, is Grills really a newbie? Everything he hunts is completely broken.xZVWp
k9daX4OㄴFor real. At first he won thanks to terrain advantage, but now I don’t buy it anymore. How can he be a newbie?StE
IlVIpmㄴHe’s definitely pretending to be weak.UqLw36
2XBPRSㄴWildGrills) (Photo of his abdomen completely purple from bruises) What did you say?bmZVUM
MpMrUffㄴSorry;;;qIl6Nd1
HkHbㄴThat really does look painful;;OVB
4op7BㄴCould it be that he got hit on purpose? hahahaOhR
vzwkㄴI won’t believe it unless you show the whole process.nY9PCmR
rWK7cㄴWildGrills) And how? If I record while fighting, the gallery blocks my vision.C1W
DF2OFSㄴNo idea.3XUq6
3wdㄴMaybe the moderator knows.5pKU
m72RFbiㄴAsk the moderator.G6Ne
R4ZㄴWildGrills) You people are so irresponsible;;Zp1NQ4v
5ZgWpAfter wasting time in the gallery, I started gathering everything.NQiEE
eUFThough calling it “gathering” was a bit of an exaggeration.v1OiM
D71o5Aside from the core, everything around me was orichalcum.zKdZl
XsoI picked several fragments of an appropriate size and stored them inside the dimensional storage bag. I also stored the core.cfrJWN7
5CkNUa7It was fairly heavy, but not enough to make movement difficult.AndFkzL
VXEBesides, my mana was slowly starting to recover.0MdoZ
tTCeHnB‘I guess I should give the core to AllFather.’r9FZt
SaSKNqIf it was AllFather, he would probably investigate the core with great interest.xH0t
DGDqThinking that, I left the cave no, first I went to retrieve the Light crystal sphere.1zFOTG
oTeUIkDespite taking the laser blast directly, the sphere only had a few scratches and was still intact.KUob
vyjvtcI felt like it would be incredibly useful in the future.WTcHS
0Sg1T3K‘KingLeor practically saved my life.’cIcVUB
ObHThough that doesn’t mean I’m going to support Leor.SguNR5
1pH3QzI had to maintain my loyalty to DemonPrincess.qUdDghk
UH2Still, as thanks, I should probably give him some orichalcum.vsikuFM
Es2EAfter leaving the cave, I tapped the crystal sphere twice.h609
OI9iqQThen the light floating in the air began to fade, and the sphere also lost its glow.gD9
DGE‘As soon as I get back, I need to practice the cultivation technique.’6aAoFcZ
psfMy mana was almost empty, so I needed to recover it through the technique.9YS77KQ
YBffEGiBesides, my abdomen was completely bruised, so I needed to rest until it healed.VFD
FRNpikA‘At this rate, I won’t be able to get crabs again.’EMsA1n
yCGngDI was feeling increasingly guilty toward the dwarf.ViUbwk
LDBGood thing I gave him fish yesterday. Otherwise, I would’ve lost his trust.09eo
gZoddhNIf things got complicated, I could compensate him by giving him more orichalcum.4IDrX5
oXvjOWUThough he’d probably end up using it for a brewery or a refrigerator.Wi5yLg
tdoqBut that was fine.bi0
CTk‘By the way there probably aren’t crystal spheres that can record, right?’6CTVkMF
KZdI remembered the comments from the gallery.zR8ou
OJtYJThe ones asking if I couldn’t show the combat process.1KfgF
ndJoAt first I dismissed it as nonsense, but thinking about it carefully, there were many advantages.qtLE4E
HyNhnRzPeople have always said it’s better to show something once than explain it a hundred times.QTQGG
1XmvEven though I was learning thanks to the gallery’s regular users, doing everything through text had quite a few limitations.drL
8v9Qd‘I should seriously think about it.’gvsL
YpmGPEven if there were limitations due to the point of view, it would still be a huge advantage.7GBl
ZbM34gThe problem was how to record videos.5X4D
zlm9H8OSmartphones didn’t exist here.GIRFtk
uq0N‘I guess I’ll have to ask the moderator.’UieJmb
KvbI needed to investigate the gallery’s functions more thoroughly.ixbNR
B4SHThinking that, I returned to the shelter.ICv
s7rX0JMMaybe because I had just gone through an intense battle, the place felt strangely comforting, like coming home.COhrf
aAqqfZd‘I shouldn’t get used to this.’LbEk
fll7eSUWhat would happen if I ended up staying here forever?h4P
7AwuigThough I doubted that would happen.lW0oHM
2Ht3I still had the desire to go outside.Xtcn0
vZHbUFI wanted to see human faces again.NKa7
tDNhNeither the adorable Wonmo nor Sloth, whom I was always bickering with, could fill that void.3jftlC
5l0XeJust being able to “talk” with someone already helped a lot, but right now that was impossible.5b1QDP
k5V‘Will I end up talking to a ball or something?’Vct
bUi99While organizing my things, I let out a small laugh.c15W3j
Fnnuj1Even I thought it was a completely idiotic idea.9YBrHU
C19But who knows.500jZ
qMS2Maybe that really was my future.OvNt4F
QfPcj‘I’ll leave the core here and the orichalcum to the side.’zB1F
H69tAfter finishing organizing everything, I checked the time.xzatSGT
3kh6pThere was about an hour left before lunch.KKeP6ha
hs9Until then, I could check the state of my body.47CENF7
fQuflPFirst, I examined my abdomen, which had previously been completely covered in reddish bruises.eozgPnW
xO2Now the bruising had visibly decreased.Xkw6ens
7hpBrOmIf I hadn’t had elixir, it might have been dangerous.zh3fa
lAVkPG‘While some struggle desperately just to win, others send you to the hospital with a single hit…’Yqhuyd
5IAsuJIt was unfair, but there was nothing I could do about it.PDkfuS
NTxAfter all, I was an absurdly weak human.AH31
MACGI gently rubbed my abdomen and then lay down on the soft mattress.0uyW3
IOv9HMaybe because of the hard battle, or perhaps due to my depleted mana, I felt sleepy.v99t85i
8VTpVgB‘Even if I sleep, I should eat first.’aJ4TUs2
8ZsUntil then, I could kill time in the gallery.o9P
RM8mI entered the gallery.Y0X
VlabJSpI searched for my nickname in case there were posts related to me.JckcZ
pXWb[Honestly, I envy Grills.]9Pc7wk2
EIq“Huh?”6cmANBt
zN8M3xThere was a post that made me blink.zCmnBw
ttNqWhat kind of lunatic would envy me?btWS5
xGwZS9cThe title was so absurd that I inevitably ended up entering it.PEh4Lu6
hclRZMNTitle) Honestly, I envy Grills.D7BE
pjl(Photo of a completely destroyed slum)Mnlo9rb
6o3p(Photo of a tiny, miserable house)8zzH
D449(Photo of a roof full of leaks)iSeb
gFcJuAI’m just a normal user from the slums.KXL
rb2IeEveryone says Grills is pitiful, but honestly, I envy him.Wp1u
iKDuMsI mean, as long as he has the gallery, at least he doesn’t have problems surviving, right?8mK
BhvDBesides, he’s in the Four Seasons Forest, where expensive things are scattered everywhere.Suibj
OYF9SyqThere’s nothing like that here.IhuUP
iCKHMy father disappeared a long time ago, and my mother goes around selling her body.mQmAQ
2mIsf3My daily life consists of begging in the streets and ending up beaten.SxNxo
hKQAI just want you to understand that what seems miserable to some people can be paradise to others.F7oqh
SHFiNJ1Safety? That’s complete bullshit.YMz
2V2smmHRecently, some bastard pointed a knife at me just to steal the bowl I used for begging.eV6f
xaMo6OhThis place is literally a damned hell.aY6H
JSkI want to leave, but I don’t even know where to go.hZY
APS0That’s why I envy Grills, who can live in nature without worrying about money.hkBw3X0
VnhHㄴThen what’s the temple doing? Aren’t they supposed to help the slums?lunhS2
E0THuvㄴThey do help, but it’s useless hahaha. It’s full of guys who use the aid money for gambling or just run away with it.CcdN6M
qNsAbㄴSlums aren’t slums for no reason. Unless they completely wipe them out, there’s no solution.tyK
sZcM46BㄴStay strong.4BfTTQ
5Q4wxWIㄴLooking at it that way, maybe Grills really is better off.VvPV58
VxAㄴNah. Not that much. This guy can at least do things, but Grills risks his life every time he tries anything;;wlBYZR
TVHWOㄴIf living in nature were that great, everyone would already be doing it hahaha.xFgKx
GZOYThere were tons of criticism, arguments, and sympathetic comments.U5e
tPEXPWhile reading them, I ended up feeling strange.bNny
sJqSo something like this existed too.1fzcN
eQvI understood it.3c49K
StLThe hell this user lived in was different from mine.EglU
2YewsEach of us had our own problems, but both were equally harsh.gygDIT
4mx‘I guess what other people have always seems better?’LEAIYM
xiaNUyzBecause honestly, I was the one envying him.6qkc
JWSAt least he had people around him.3GcEHQY
mo60That was far better than being completely alone in nature.PBz6
jQiThat’s why I ended up commenting.6827QsZ
UQceKMore than an insult, it was practically an invitation.IWlcG
4rwi66vㄴWildGrills) (Photo of the cave with mattresses) Friend. Want to come here? It’s surprisingly cozy. If you come, we can do anything together.iSFUc
6gyKZnrㄴWhat the hell is this? hahahaEnn
hnvnxI6ㄴI thought he was going to insult him, but this caught me off guard hahahazxZ
1vZbbPRㄴFour Seasons Forest vs Slum. What an epic matchup;;R5zcL0J
YSVNDTㄴIf we’re talking about the future, honestly the slum wins hahaha. There’s no future or anything in the Four Seasons Forest hahaha.puNgw28
IoJCㄴIf it weren’t for the gallery, he’d have to do absolutely everything by hand;;5pw
DMNㄴHow are people even comparing these hahaha. No matter what, it’s still better than the Four Seasons Forest.BB5
Pa3xVTiㄴWhat a ridiculous comparison, damn it.xCq1Kcu
3DKㄴAre you messing with me right now?3gJFfs
oge6puㄴWildGrills) No no, I’m serious. If you come, I’ll do everything I can for you.8ebsr
Y4iA0iYㄴBut I’m a man.iXptS
THyCQㄴWildGrills) I’m alone.C9AK
dM8nwtㄴThis guy is gay.u2Eq0A
u6cY22ㄴWildGrills) I’m single.xpSp1cQ
R4sg4nㄴFuck, that’s terrifying. No way I’m going. Get lost.aHmZIuB
hN4UㄴWildGrills) ㅠㅠTyZ
tswzㄴHahact2Br
J1fYBGxㄴHAHAHAHAHAHlbMznT
PaWQb9qㄴInstant emotional healing hahahavDld
af9hhFThe lamentations disappeared instantly.t5B
CI6s3Most people started scolding the author, saying he had gone looking for support in the wrong place.PKDCO
QidFBut did they know anything?XfNEtVN
ABTIs8‘Once again, I’m the only one who was being serious.’mrr
ti8FNBecause I really did mean it.xEtcN7y
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