Chapter 82: Fishman (1)
gzWiAt last, a day passed where I did nothing no, a day where I couldn’t do anything.Q5jaJ9R
I2hjWGSince the rain poured down almost like a flood, I spent the entire day locked inside the cave.Orc
L2dnI didn’t have a smartphone, only the gallery, so it felt like I spent the whole day browsing it.hRIyxc
PFZAnd whenever I had free time, I practiced the internal circulation technique, basic training, and other things.XbGJ7Jo
dkBEven though I trained, I couldn’t shake off the feeling of boredom.UKbkmCu
EFEIF‘But that’s over too.’9Tts
0uzoPuI took a deep breath while looking at the clear sky without a single cloud.OaPh
mVpIG5Maybe because of the rain, the smell of earth was stronger than usual.Ww2fj
UXHnz7dIt was an incredibly pleasant scent.0Pe36cz
kpAOIRnThanks to the drainage work I did yesterday, there weren’t any puddles near the cave either.50Cl1
Tw3bThiIf I hadn’t done that work, this place would probably have been a complete mess.67bD
C7K9oQ0For some reason, I felt proud.GDxp6w
8xeOQTitle) The rain stopped!ELr
GjPWildGrillsOz2
QEvI15i(Photo of the completely clear sky)pS3W6D
RelG3IY(Photo of the wet ground)U6Xutd
JQk9ELooks like I can explore again!5oRFBaR
jpHdgamFirst I need to prepare to reinstall the fish traps…Gvrobd
n7QCQC└HeavenlyDemon) You’ve worked hard. I suppose it’s time to give you some fasting pills.n7au
d1sEq└WildGrills) Thank you! About how many would that be?y15i
7DRMo4└HeavenlyDemon) Enough to survive comfortably for one or two months. Personally, I would like to give you provisions for an entire year, but my subordinate says materials are lacking.9BgE8AS
nom2└WildGrills) That’s already more than enough! Could you thank your subordinate for me? I can also give him an internal core if he wants one.da1IAq
pLOrPQT└HeavenlyDemon) Understood. Since it is your request, I will consider it.UuHkJ
rsVIPxO└SmartDemon) Wait. You still have more internal cores? When the hell did you get so many?4naceV
8Md└WildGrills) I get one every time I catch fish.9K38
RiC0└SmartDemon) Then how many internal cores have you gathered so far?rdY
4Qiv└WildGrills) Maybe four or five. But they say the energy weakens over time, so I’ll probably eat them soon.35GKBK
MkFw5i└SmartDemon) If I give you a container that can preserve them, would you give me one?FBtJlC
CibwvV└WildGrills) As long as you don’t scam me, I can give you one.lkqY
qqbx4└SmartDemon) Aight. Just wait.hlVI
xdQtUn└HeavenlyDemon) You could simply ask me instead of depending on that idiot.V1CFTbI
I6a5zF0└WildGrills) What’s wrong with that? Just think of it as expanding my connections.gKyJU
IrvhMDz└DwarfPassingBy) Are you ignoring me?RCB
VilQc└WildGrills) Fish or crabs are enough for you.pOH
EuDkkT└DwarfPassingBy) You really know me well. Then hurry up, take the trap, and offer me fish.Yku8y
rMfO└WildGrills) Damn, you really are annoying lmao.ku0WPd
gClPk└DwarfPassingBy) ?Y9Sp1A
lK9L└WildGrills) Obviously I’ll bring them to you.DQhkY
Mz8tX└Every time I see this lmao.i4oOML
mDG└Grills is already destined to become the dwarf’s slave until he escapes lmao.Ta1r
jBMNXpEven though the rain had stopped, there was still a ton to do.C6s4
6VvsbGEspecially reinstalling the fish traps.EmV
t2ZI would probably lose the whole morning just doing that.kR755J
IrEAnd aside from the traps, there were still plenty of other things pending.NuA80
6zSyyA‘I also need to check the drainage again.’Z1Ifbhr
VVD2GYesterday’s work had only been a temporary solution.Gcb2
SJ2U6lqBasically, I just moved dirt around and called it a day.9GR
fGpwpBut since there had been torrential rain, several parts of the walls collapsed and puddles formed.FDXZ4
Lr4At the very least, the drainage system needed to be properly reinforced.G9aFMz
IfAuI guess I could get materials from the auction house.Qtb2KO
ztmD2v[DwarfPassingBy: You know the deal. One fish, right?]Kx3ySw
KViji[WildGrills: Go suck flea livers, bastard.]Iajw
l75X[DwarfPassingBy: Aight. Then two fish.]EcFUX
vr1sQid[WildGrills: Please forgive me, hyungnim.]qSIDeG
jO5[DwarfPassingBy: Just kidding. Give them to me when you have time.]m1FoetG
F8vgr[DwarfPassingBy: I still have a little conscience left.]ISVr
R1RMFq[WildGrills: Then what’s that thing you’re holding in your right hand right now?]6Wnl0k2
rarEE[DwarfPassingBy: I’m literally in the mine right now, idiot.]AVqpIG9
AGWaQ[WildGrills: Aight. I’ll believe you.]yDK
pOzQnd6That’s how I got new fish traps from the dwarf.LEAl1i
fzbjAnd HeavenlyDemon…sDmN
VmyhQoz[HeavenlyDemon: If you need more fasting pills, just say so.]Al3bE8
J4cyDM[HeavenlyDemon: I will immediately give the order to my subordinate.]YLXkuCZ
SGnvF[WildGrills: Doesn’t that cost a ridiculous amount of money?]x5P
4KXs[HeavenlyDemon: Probably.]SJYcHt
r9UsM[HeavenlyDemon: But my subordinate will handle managing the money.]s79IPjW
cT2U[WildGrills: Then I’ll take out an internal core right now, so tell him to use this to help with the expenses……]E7wM
jlwR6CL[HeavenlyDemon: Understood. I will tell him immediately.]SDFdco
oZeeBIUI also received the fasting pills from HeavenlyDemon.lcHK
KJWVbxWAnd as soon as the new fasting pills appeared, the one who became happiest was none other than the sloth.jD5l
giHZA sack full of pills suddenly appeared in the air with a Thud!, and his eyes opened wide.QxTq8N
NQzSince his eyes were usually half-closed all the time, I could more or less imagine how he felt.aPWnwTQ
HbCkcz“So? What do you think? The power of this great lord.”SrK2w
ooeVXp“…….”fdbLcOC
eZCu“……Yeah. I’m the idiot for bragging.”9UQdt
3OuIt was obvious the sloth saw me as a tree.XAo
v1Yd3EAnd one that automatically produced food.i3I
u6Gc9SjAfter today, that image probably became even stronger.pj8RtEa
dEx1aNK“Sloth.”KfvRRs
rKUDD2u“…….”hnzg
LkRphbq“Please don’t kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.”Dxx9lI
6fpPgIpBecause that goose is me.h9Ni
9iMQNTGThere was no need to say it out loud.gOApXmk
ZgQgg3KThere was no way the sloth would understand those words, so it was more like a complaint directed at myself.eMl
NUBfV8sAnyway, I had already received everything I needed from the registered users.8GgaA
i45HplNow all that remained was work.mU2jV
gAc3“Munch munch. It’s salty. Very salty.”Gs8
SeV“Nom nom nom nom.”cTcWzfy
9R2But first I had to eat breakfast.cGekJ
za9T7BIToday’s menu was smoked food.KTUT
IhA6ETAll I had to do was warm it a little over the campfire.5q9oF
akMpF6All the meat I had salted until now was already fully smoked.pn3oKu
qTFYuFVI had enough provisions to survive for about a month, along with the fasting pills.WV5x8Nf
Gw2X2eT‘But I still don’t have people.’FCi3U
XbRYZWell, there’s no other choice but to escape from here.OE3
WUcPAfter breakfast, I continued working on the drainage again.97g
DxrM6SI removed dirt to drain the accumulated water and reinforced the walls to prevent them from collapsing.5O4RP
84f‘I guess I should put processed stones at the base.’EC9mpq
5BlHupVOf course, I planned to get them from the auction house or ask the dwarf for them.Rc1RJTw
A73KeII wasn’t going to do it right now.DjO
EL7weFirst I had to reinstall the fish traps.HYZ
IhPThat alone would take around thirty minutes, so it was better to do it as soon as possible.XJDK
Miik‘I should also catch frogs again.’d3U
DtmlgFSince I hadn’t provoked the golden frogs recently, I didn’t even know how they were doing.RHaN
Y033Besides, since I had already received medicine from AllFather, I didn’t really feel the need to hunt them anymore.xOXXD
H4QjVF‘I think I also need work boots.’zzT
pI04eThe boots made by the dwarf’s friend were waterproof, but water inevitably got in through the top opening.kCuPL2f
yLZYVafAnd I couldn’t just take them off to enter the river, so I decided to endure it for today.d00
eaeOtV9At worst, I’d dry them by the campfire later.gtTK7
n2W“Alright. Let’s go.”6wrkP
cwN“Kyuuu!”nVRK95
1g2zaE2With the sloth on my back and Wonmo beside me, we headed toward the river.CKqG
fDiEFIt seemed Wonmo was in a good mood today too, because he kept happily bouncing around me.7m5OZY
ZCSZ69He was way too adorable.bq4
2Bts1uI smiled in satisfaction as we moved forward.8TU2FvZ
cUoShhhhhhh!!v8ICAXU
fptKWhen we arrived, the river’s flow had clearly decreased compared to yesterday.tSCi
QPDBut aside from that, something else caught my attention.gz7JljZ
CZakoxFlop! Flop!EDI
k3FNJ4“Huh?”toeTR
0On6s“Kyuuuuu!”xIeA
5FnWhile I was still confused, Wonmo ran off with sparkling eyes.DvODb8
iOcQKFRHe was so fast I couldn’t stop him, though it didn’t really matter.8VcI
M45OxBecause fish were scattered all around the riverbank.nstJug
IIXSjThey were probably fish that got stranded when the river overflowed yesterday and couldn’t make it back.bZnyH
nP72SPJ‘What kind of luck is this?’M3D
lE7Just the huge fish from the Four Seasons Forest lying near the river already exceeded five.oj0FwhO
ZbFSThree of them were gigantic.U21hJYQ
cK92rZdThe others were smaller.nYscn4G
xMI0wBut among them, there was one especially strange one.8dtp
UbDHrl“Since when are there eels in rivers?”E5t
i3TI muttered to myself.brKIE
9GEG1Among all the writhing fish, there was exactly one eel.Xf8Te
WtEgdxAnd, as expected from the Four Seasons Forest, it was gigantic.T7a
cz4XJust its length alone easily exceeded one meter.J9Y
VoMM‘It’s kind of disgusting.’ZgQYRuM
UQceGIts snake-like appearance was unpleasant.JUx
tS2gyapBut an eel was still an eel.VhIoC
BwAcEvery man knows they’re famous for being excellent for “male vitality.”dfhC
vjC…Though trapped inside the Four Seasons Forest, I had nowhere to use that energy.iLbGp9
nAJoWell, I could just think of it as useful for other things.IFA2pU
8YXkwMp“Nom nom nom.”Fs0L
2zyMIt seemed Wonmo didn’t want to eat the large fish, because he started with the small ones lying around.h0o
JGncSince we had just eaten breakfast, he probably saw them as simple snacks.zAgeO3
FlCRSMeanwhile, I put on the World Tree gloves and started stuffing the fish into the trap.ztR
XmXnMTThis small unexpected stroke of luck made me feel incredibly happy.AdDyw0b
2zMsI5Splash!ic2FS
iCDdb“Ugh?! Puah!”WPHF
C8sWSWBut the eel caused an unexpected problem.XRe0
xVUEThe instant I grabbed it, it launched its head straight toward my mouth.s68Q
ZtxFortunately, I reacted quickly.BxlCJ
mbAJOtherwise, it would’ve gone from an accidental kiss to a deeply passionate one.Q1jCh
t6VKl0wEven so, I still felt disgusted.zeWQ90
FzjYSo I hurriedly shoved the creature into the trap.QR6
j98bZBpEven though it was extremely slippery, thanks to the World Tree gloves I could hold it without problems.ygD
0QM“Puah! Puh puh!”DVw3GL
u8gGUgh how disgusting.Szf
sA8JZCAs I wiped my mouth, I glared at the eel.Mf1
6VguYou better prepare to die tonight.0wAGscH
sZiFor now I’ll spare you because I still don’t know how to cook you.19m90W
VXDzBSYAfter collecting all the fish scattered on the ground, we decided to return.Idbb1
eO3pCeDWe needed to put them into the metal barrels to keep them fresh.jWOM9WP
mhVtPpThough, just in case, I placed the eel in a separate and wider barrel.yQVHQnw
yE3After seeing it try to shove itself into my mouth, there was no guarantee it wouldn’t do the same to the other fish.z2p2Y
hl8XoOCTitle) I got an eel.FYwv
uW0PWildGrillsCx1gnyC
o9SLI went upriver and there was an eel lying at the bottom. Aren’t these things supposed to live in the ocean?BFEqnAr
nKx1D└HeavenlyDemon) A top-grade medicinal food. I understand eels are quite rare.gbB
f4imH└Swordmaster) Isn’t that a snake? Since when are eels that huge?XN838H
EWR└WildGrills) I’m in the Four Seasons Forest. But don’t eels live in the ocean?aYTg
tix8uBE└AllFather) Freshwater eels exist. Though they normally aren’t that enormous.TeVe
DNZGR└Farm-raised ones are freshwater too. Marine eels can’t be farmed.NNqiVY7
JH0└Wow, but one that huge really is incredible. Does it also have an internal core?WDlg7p
ciJJp1e└Grills is gonna be super energetic tonight lmao.Njl3x
UpmbG└And what good is that to him? He still can’t use that energy hahaha.Zgo
Ldl9KL└He’ll probably use it with the gallery.J8ds7Ue
aHE└Nah, screw it. Tonight I’m posting those pictures lol.fwr82
Iid└Shit.S7WJB
9saH└Please stop already.2WmToYz
fZbrSvO└Moderator! There’s a terrorist threatening us again!soBPy
tGapC└DwarfPassingBy) Does eel taste good? Where I live they’re absurdly expensive, so I’ve never tried one.DHopEtb
l5L5r└WildGrills) I’ll give you a bite later. Though honestly I want to try it myself first.WnZ
JWed└DwarfPassingBy) Aight. Now I’m really curious about the taste.pQA
laXO└WildGrills) Ah, right. AllFather, when I caught this thing it tried to launch itself straight into my mouth. Is that normal?MpNj
4hWp└AllFather) That was extremely dangerous. Eels have the habit of entering dark and narrow spaces. There have been people who died from suffocation because an eel entered through their mouth.JwYHMs
GbD0xF└WildGrills) Holy shit;;0sIv
QrQxx└That’s also why they use them for torture. They make them enter through “certain holes.”UXb
NlbYU└Ugh;; that’s fucking horrible.cz4X
DT2└DemonPrincess) They say eel is good for stamina. Is that true?1o4mk
jUlMpWx└WildGrills) Yeah. Do you want me to give you some later?Fy5vZ
jTX└DemonPrincess) If it’s not too much trouble, could I try just one bite? I’ll give you ice cream later!to8
CU6└WildGrills) Deal.0pf
il6Nym└Look at this guy saying “deal” hahaha.rS5EMN0
ZtHx└Trading eel for ice cream lol.K7GyVb
vsnN7The appearance of the eel drove the gallery crazy.oP0xo
K28KqqMost people said they had never seen one that large, or that it looked more like a python than an eel.oHLdk
mn2k0But before getting too excited, the important thing was figuring out how to cook it.T6J8N7h
2Y20KO‘That’ll be tonight.’4xW6BA
09OhTFor now, the priority was reinstalling the traps.6xojAVL
PrYyj8mShortly afterward, we returned to the river together with my animal companions and started preparing.RsoV
w1SG“Ribbit. Ribbit.”Grpk
cEHde“Ribbit-ribbit.”QY8oYni
Y9wnABefore that, we first had to get rid of the golden frogs.9LMTD
VjkhQRyEven after the flood, they still stubbornly defended their territory.NLgLd
3Y8Wonmo and I stepped back.iuxlTD
PKEkv0qIt was time for the sloth to take action.Gtn
5FshA“Hiss!”ZJx
LEXJls“Hiss!”VI8
uvGF“Splurt!”VaKGE
dYF2KA poisonous and sticky purple liquid shot toward the sloth.JxEoM9a
ZDMvBut he easily dodged it, moving side to side as if it were nothing.tTZZF
2RirrCIn the end, once they ran out of poison, the frogs jumped into the river with a Splash!it9c
zooXThat was the perfect moment to install the traps.u4gvlBP
sLdThud!jTa
SRe“Ack!”gNgP
7MI77T9Just as I was almost done placing the trap, a fish launched itself and smacked me directly in the face.279
EcDGqI grabbed my nose from the sharp pain.qb7Z
i0f0HIt hurt so much tears even escaped my eyes.SFbpqs
k8RDrip— Drip—JTshfM3
6S3But there was something worse.xTNzwOB
64FMy nose started bleeding.dsEyGgY
E5uI had gotten injured before, but this was the first time I’d had a nosebleed here.3NI9C2U
ot4ErtcHowever, I didn’t have time to worry about that.jBA
8aJmZpSplash! Splash! Splash!txWd
B9HMaybe because of the smell of blood, dozens of fish suddenly rushed toward me.sSos
OocNow that I thought about it, something similar happened when I threw away the tiger’s entrails last time.4GP
YhVPCAfraid of getting trapped among the school of fish, I quickly got out of the water.IPx
H8zLOp“Haa…”jRtGDH
wcnMAcSI let out a sigh of relief.CodA
FSauL6Fortunately, the bleeding started just as I finished installing the traps.EwDBA
dgV1Now all that remained was returning to the cave.Io7Q0
KAHPP7CFirst I had to finish the drainage work.idS6l8
kZ91eAnd before that, plug my nose with paper.3IuAI
GiV‘Should I also use an elixir for this?’XFWg
nalI thought about it for a moment.y0gCG
YgCuc40Well, if the bleeding didn’t stop, I’d use one.XyyptO
kZUjKMDrip— Drip—mmo9sUr
AHzHEven while covering my nose, blood kept slowly seeping through and staining the ground.upc
tFkAfter Grills left and some time passed.zUt
kJ6Splashhhhh!n8Qx0xE
hL9A hand emerged from the river.w0KCdrX
kWFIt was a webbed hand, similar to a frog’s.Ms7wFgc
XuiZBut its structure was still very similar to a human’s.b3mwl
on4SC7Shhhhk—lwN
dGd8xeShortly afterward, the owner of that hand slowly emerged.n4te
RVKef6ZAnd its face looked exactly like.6rVo2
mzuE9“Grrrr…”pzz
hiXAn enormous great white shark from the ocean.g7iTwPk
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