Haroon

The Tyrone River, which connects to Lake Tinnon, is extremely fast and numerous. Along the river there were rugged cliffs and rocks, and dangerous creatures such as aspirin and electric eels, but the rest of the day people climbed up the river forcefully, instead of boats.

Walking through the past journey was encouraged by the fact that people with a good history were getting close to their destination, so they quickly made fun of their feet, forgetting their fatigue.

Because of the water pressure, I often encountered predators such as Goblins and other animals, but I came to fight a battle I had already defeated in the marsh, so I was able to easily deal with predators and monsters. It's not a swamp where my feet are slipping. If I fought, I could fight freely because I didn't have leeches trying to dig into my body.

Moreover, the rapid rise in the skills of almost everyone, except a few, was also the reason why monsters were easily dealt with. Even Shani was able to take care of the Goblins lightly by borrowing their defense gear.

The rough terrain was solved by Tino and Harun. Though the terrain seemed to be impregnable, the two of them found a way to get through Yonkers, and those that were more than 4 meters wide moved quickly with their ability to jump on their shoulders.

Harun's group moves for three full days until late afternoon when they finally see the great lake that leads to the Tyrone River. The vast lake, as if not visible across the sea, was the birthplace of the River Taron, the lactating waters of Mast Plain in the far east.

“My heart is bursting. ”

Harun had never seen such a vast lake. Of course, I had seen lakes or oceans through other virtual reality games, but they didn't feel this way because they didn't have any real life.

Everyone else groans and forgets their words and falls in love with the lake. The fog was so fantastic that it moved around in the wind. The dusk in the fog reminded me of a very special inspiration.

It was Lake Tinnon that the water from the high mountains of the Skyloop Mountains, which stretched across the vast tundra (one meadow area) north of the Empire and beyond, gathered over 2,000 meters above sea level, across the plain of Silence.

The climate around the lake, when fog-free days are scarcely found during the year, was mild compared to the plateaus. On the shore of the lake and surrounding meadows, numerous people came to live as fishermen and livestock. With the ‘Navuru' tribe, they retained their own unique culture, although they belonged to the Empire but were completely different from the Empire culture.

Prior to the Empire, the Nauru tribe, which had its own empire, had an extensive meadow with excellent ability to raise good words and handle horses, and had a brave and aggressive temperament.

In fact, other than the Middle East, where the Imperial Circle resides, words are empires. Since the last thousand years, a small number of peoples with their own cultures and languages have been scattered around in tribal forms. Especially in the west and north of the plains of John, it was mostly in the highlands and plateaux, where the empire was less administrative.

It's been a while since I saw Lake Tinan, and Harun is down by the lake. The seemingly seemingly water was seducing him. I wanted to try swimming without people.

The lake is so clear that you can see right through it. The landscape of the lake where small stones, water grass and finger-like fish swim in swarms was truly magnificent.

Harun puts his hand in the lake. I felt a cool feeling. It was very familiar because it was the same sensation as when Nia, the water spirit, washed herself. Harun, who was washing the water with his palms, could feel a slight vibration in his dark expectations against the flesh by bending his body.

What is it?

In case you were wondering, I teased my hand and pulled out the rain dodger's seal that was inserted in the deepest part of my expectation. In the rain, it was blurry but radiant, and was vibrating very thinly. Moreover, the vibration of the specific water became faster when it touched the water.

“Found it!”

Harun quickly recognizes the reality and shuts up, shouting while he is happy. Turning around, people looked at him with strange eyes. Even Chorn was walking towards him with curiosity.

Harun hurriedly plugs the diviner back into place. I haven't felt it for a long time because it's so weak, but now I feel it clearly. The Relic of the Hidden Zone is somewhere around here.

‘We must find it. ’

Even if we miss the Ancient Dungeon Artifacts because of this, we can't give up on this alone. Harun clenches his fist tightly.

“Captain, what do you have? ”

“No, no. ”

Harun makes his way past Chorn and toward the group. In the meantime, the vibrations of the divine are faint again.

By any chance?

Harun turned his head and looked at the lake as wide as the sea. The fact that the vibrations of the boiler are faint as it drifts away from the water means that there is an artifact of the rain dojo somewhere in the lake. As I walked back to the lake as a test, the vibrations became stronger and faster.

‘Clearly.’

Harun stares through the lake for a while as if he were looking for an artifact somewhere in the lake. Harun walks back to the group when Chorgorn returns with his lips pierced, looking in and around the lake for a long time.

Upon the hill, he can already see Tino looking for a place to settle down. Anyway, he's diligent and sincere. After wandering around the world for so long, I've often seen scenery like this, so it may be different from other people, but as far as Harun knows, he was a person who enjoyed this natural landscape. But now I had work to do, so I couldn't do it.

“We need to get a boat first. ”

Somehow, I spoke with Baltic, who was separated from the reason I was always fighting. Baltrang, who had a great prayer, was the user of the silent sex.

However, while crossing the Stony Mountain and the marsh, Harun showed some special curiosity, interest, and familiarity.

“Yes, you should. ”

“Where did you learn spirituality? ”

Harun answered his questions that concern him with animosity in just a short amount of time.

“I just got used to it somehow. ”

“Haha!”

Baltic notices Harun's reluctance to answer and falls away in disdain. In fact, I knew that I could not say it carelessly, even though I met a very rare spirit, and I couldn't help but be curious.

I don't know if animosity is common.

An animisty spell that can be used as a living creature. It was never the power of a lesser spirit at all. It was truly an innovative attempt to put the power of the Spirit into the inanimate. Moreover, I was unable to suppress my interest as I showed the ability to cast the impossible attempt vividly in front of my eyes.

Although he was only a high ranker in pattern because he didn't have much practice, Baltic had already firmly planted his feet in Expert and was able to sense the spirit's sudden stance that Harun had when he hit the mark. He was convinced that the scepter was possessed by a spirit.

I didn't think that was possible. You can plant a spirit in an inanimate beast and control its trajectory and speed at will. It was a very powerful idea and an attempt for him.

I really wanted to give him a thousand gold and keep him with me for the rest of my life. Moreover, there is a possibility that he is a mercenary swayed by money. However, he was a very unique and talented mercenary who, for a few days, could not help but pay.

‘This is it. Now all you have to do is like. ’

Harun reaches out to Tino, conscious of Baltrang's gentle gaze. He smells suspicious and dark.

Tino takes a quick walk to the nearby town, instructed by Harun, as others prepare to camp among the shrubs on the hill. I'm trying to find out where I can take a boat or get one.

Without Tino, Harun prepared a meal for you. Those excited about the fact that they had now arrived at Lake Tinnon, helped Harun prepare a meal with a lighter face than yesterday.

It's been a full summer since we traveled together. It was a relatively familiar atmosphere, even though it was a short period of time, thanks to the hard road and suffering together. Although they did not reveal their identity, they enjoyed helping each other and working together.

Funnily enough, Dylan's group with the most mysterious and noble atmosphere seems to enjoy this kind of camping life the most. Dylan was known to be the escort, and so was Baltic and Sadist. At first, he was clumsy and mistaken in every way, but now he quickly struck his tent and lit a campfire or organized things like dessert.

“Hehe. Don't you think they've never done anything like this before? ”

Ares talks to Magran, looking at Dylan's joyful face.

“I know. I think you're enjoying this. ”

“Baltrang feels like Noble, doesn't he? ”

The priesthood that proved to be Baltrang's fiancée was not just any woman. Both of them felt like they had been pouring people's jaws or eyes for a long time.

“I think so, too. ”

Harun, who was stirring the boiling soup with a wooden spoon, listened to the two of them and thought that it might be possible. They did not appear to be ordinary people, from their obedient appearance to a genuine atmosphere.

“That woman, after a few days, decided and practiced today. ”

Magram pointed at the tomb. Stony mountains and marshes were desperate to train, but there was no place worth training, but this was different. Especially the grassy shores of the lake beneath the hills were perfect for training.

“Huh! Expert? It's true.”

Looking back at Magram's startled voice, the entire blade of the tomb glows bluishly. Her posture to run across her legs as if she were holding a Bastard sword as long and as heavy as her own height with two hands and chasing a hypothetical enemy in front of her eyes seemed to be very stable.

There must be a beginner's hardship to inject a sword through the palm of his hand that accumulates in his body.

In that state, if you emit an error that looks like azirang through a sword, it will be severe. There, when an error can be pulled out of the sword, a tangled Mana that looks like a thread or a dagger, it can be advanced, and if the error can be freely launched, it can be excellent.

That's exactly what the prosecutors were looking forward to in their dreams. When the density of the error became stronger and it was shaped like a sword, it was called Sod to come, and it was considered evidence that it became a sod master.

Harun looks at the tomb as a user. It was a different atmosphere than the people here. But I guess I was wrong. At Expert, it was hard to think that there would be a level close to 100, but some of the users had made such progress.

‘Well, there are people like me. ’

He has already joined Expert, who walks a completely different path from other users.

“What are you? ”

Magran was unable to respond to Ares' words. The flames of determination were flashing vigorously in his eyes as he saw the state of his dreams as the same prosecutor. There was another one just like him. He was a friend of Dylan's, Valtran.

The prosecutor also watches the tomb's swordsmanship with hot eyes. A fierce speculation rises from his eyes.

Tino returned from scouting a nearby village a long time after he was ready to eat.

“Welcome. Let's talk about it over dinner. ”

Harun pulls Tino to the side seat.

“Yes, commander. ”

The dinner was stew and white wheat bread for a long time. Harun was able to tell if it was a user or not just by looking at the posture of eating. Delicious meals made me a resident here, and I was very likely to be a user if I made them inedible.

By that standard, Dylan, Taniella and Donnes were definitely residents here.

On the other hand, the rest of the people who were just eating something to fill their hunger were users. But you can't be so sure that there might be a special capsule user like yourself.

Harun fills his stomach quite nicely and asks Tino. He was also finishing a plate of stew and eating a third of the wheat bread.

“So, what's the situation in the nearby town? ”

“Things got a little tricky. Not long ago, a monster named Kansen, who had not appeared for decades, who thought he had disappeared from the lake, had recently appeared, and dozens of ships had already been destroyed, and many fishermen had gone missing or died. ”

I didn't like the look of Tino answering.

“Kansen? What kind of monster is that again? ”

Curious chorn intervened in the conversation.

“The lake has long been inhabited by strange fish and aquatic monsters. Some of them are bigger than regular merchants, and some of them are legendary mermaids. But the creature that attacked the fishermen this time, Kansen, who had been the emperor of this lake for thousands of years, has an incredibly powerful leather head with a powerful jaw, a rather long neck, the trunk of an orb, and has fins with sharp claws on the sides and tails. ”

“Dinosaurs!”

At Tino's words, Ares reveals the name of the great dinosaur out of his mouth, realizing his guilt and covering his mouth with his hands. It's a term that we use in real life.

“What's a dinosaur? ”

Taniella, who was listening to the conversation with curious eyes, asked. Ares looked at it for a moment and opened his mouth.

“I don't think so. In fact, in a world where we estramorwn live a very long time ago, a giant animal called Dinosaur, who lived a few billion years ago and then suddenly disappeared, that's exactly what Tino said. The big ones weighed hundreds of tons, over 50 meters long, over 10 meters tall. But there can't be such an animal in the world. ”

People who were interested in the word "dinosaur" seemed to understand enough after hearing the description.

“No, it's in our world. No, there is. ”

Taniella sets things straight. His words greatly changed the look on their faces.

“Tens of thousands of years ago, tens of millions of years ago. Evidence that tons of weight were lost and large animals as majestic were found fossilized throughout the continent. Some of them are still alive, and that's the crook. And fish that have survived that long are not common, but are well trained, including the Evil Fish living in the Southern Marsh of the Empire. ”

“Oh, my God! ”

Ares was astonished, screaming. It was a really amazing virtual reality. I never thought the history of this world would be so long ago. No, I couldn't help but admire the historical fact that the developers who created this game had so much detail set in place.

Other users were as surprised as they were. The virtual reality games that they had been playing so far were just the background, except for the user's play.

But this Bjorn was so different. The vibrant NPCs they encounter have practically embodied everything from their history, culture and society.

“The giant creature you speak of, we call the Dread Dragon." It means "scary dragon." A dragon is a powerful creature who believes it has not been wise in recent millennia, but has emerged from the chaos of the empire. The history of our Theon Empire believes that the Dread Dragons have gained intelligence over tens of millions of years of evolution, gained nearly 10,000 years of lifespan, as well as mastering the fundamental principles of Mana. ”

What he said was a very interesting theory for NPCs as well as users.

Compared to a large body, the brain developed its abilities by gaining intelligence and gaining the size of the brain through what happened to the tiny dinosaur, and gained the secrets of Mana, the source of all the universe, and evolved into the most powerful being in the intermediate universe.

Ares and other users thought there was a reason for the theory. The history of the Humans shows that mankind, who was nothing more than a primitive, developed intellectual growth and was able to bring about the end of civilization in a short period of thousands of years.

‘But there's also an evolutionary theory in this world. ’

Ares was more curious the more she learned about Beyond's history. The various knowledge that I thought would exist only on Earth is quite widely known and studied in this world, even though it is a minority, including nobles, wizards, and others.

No, maybe I should. The developer must be Human. Monsters in this virtual reality game are based on Nordic mythology, so the hypotheses about the world, of course, would also include global thinking.

But Harun was not interested in such things now. Arriving a day early in the ancient dungeon was more urgent.

“Is that why you can't sail? ”

“Yes. The whole town was ravaged by a monster called Kansen. because there were barely any adult men left to fish. I think most of the villages around the lake have similar circumstances. ”

“Hmm.”

Having encountered an unexpected obstacle, Harun seemed relieved.

“It will take more than a week to get back to this lake. ”

All of Harun's descriptions made a serious face. Of course, until now, it had been a tremendously short schedule, but it was terrible to think it would take three days.

Otherwise, my body is not in a state of mind. The rocky foothills, which required tremendous concentration, were also terrifying. It was better for monsters. Poisons and insects still left bite marks all over the body.

“I'll build a raft and get on it. ”

Harun didn't want to be caught off guard here. We don't know when the dungeon will be cleared. Moreover, the rain dodger left a weak but trembling scream. There must be something in the lake.

“But you said it would take you three days to get to the boat. And there's an unidentified monster out there. ”

Shani and a few others were terrified. He was cut off as a vigilante on his last journey. Everyone was so tired that they couldn't even get along. Tino, Donaes, and Dylan, who have been trained as mercenaries for a long time, were the only ones with some stamina.

Harun, who watches the group's reactions politely, decides after a moment.

“That would be great. The way back across the lake won't pose much of a risk, given our power. Tino will lead you. Dylan and Donnes will help you. ”

Tino frowns for a moment. He didn't want to move apart from Harun. However, it was better to listen to Harun, as it was dangerous enough that even the indigenous people in the area did not go deep into the lake for a long time.

“Yes, commander. ”

After all, the quest must succeed.

“If I can, I'll get across the lake first and take a look at the situation. By now, those of you playing near Earl Tebe, the Northern Imperium and adjacent territories should have arrived near the Plain of Tranquility, the entrance to the land of tranquility. Of course, the forces who have already discovered the ancient dungeons will not sit idly by and allow access, so things can get complicated. ”

Harun was right. I can't be sure of the details, but by now, the quick-foot will have arrived at the plains of tranquility rising to the land of tranquility, and there is a very high probability of an uphill border from the plains to the land of tranquility. I needed to understand the situation first.

But crossing the lake was too dangerous. It's not that I don't want to follow Harun around, but I can't ignore the fact that so many people have died for so long to unknown monsters.

Harun gave Tino detailed directions. In fact, all you have to do is walk along the shore of the lake. Harun focused on the area where monsters appeared, the ground was weak, or dangerous.

“Wouldn't it be better to go with you, commander? You don't have to put yourself at risk for what you're going to do around. ”

Henny, who had been burning his insides all this time, couldn't help but dry Harun.

“I think so, too. It's almost impossible to cross this vast and dangerous lake by yourself without a proper ship, although I'm not unaware of the commander's incredible abilities. I don't think it's too late to figure it out together. Come with me. ”

Taniella had the same idea. If we go four days earlier, the situation doesn't seem to change much.

In fact, Harun didn't want to overdo it. I like adventure, but I don't like danger. I didn't mean to put myself in danger.

However, the rain clouds began to weep. The vibrations were too faint, but there must be traces of rain zone somewhere in this lake. I wasn't sure if I could find it, but I had to go.

“No. Even if it's not a dungeon, we have work to do here. So we have to go. ”

No one believed Harun's story. I had nothing to do with this old lake. If so, it would be on the plains of tranquility or the land of tranquility.

“If we can get into the land of tranquility, I think many will have the advantage over one's own. You can't do this alone. ”

“Okay, let's go together. ”

I dried again after my usual silence with Balt, but Harun shook his head.

He shrugs his head as if they couldn't all stand his stubbornness.

Harun makes his way to the nearby mountain while the group is free. While studying herbs, I went to find the tree mentioned in the book.

The tree he was looking for was called 'Fire’. Only 20-30% of the base weight (the mass of an object and the mass of a standard material having that volume) compared to other trees was a special tree that was light and hard and used for a variety of purposes.

Almost every part of the Theron Empire spans temperate temperatures in the subtropical, and the area also had enough environments for the firing tree to grow.

Almost an hour after searching the nearby hills, you finally find a firing tree. Large firing trees that were well over 30 meters tall and more than a meter in diameter were growing in forests like they were piercing the sky.

I wish I had an axe. I just had to use a steel sword. Instead, Mana was injected into the blade to maximize cutting power. The last time the tree fell, it was difficult to steer properly, but I managed to cut down one of the firing trees.

The upper part was cut to about 4 meters in length and the lower part to about a third of the height. The following was digging into a tree for people to ride, but it wasn't as easy as I thought. Due to the lack of professional equipment, I went through quite a trial and error with my sword.

Harun has failed five or six times. Using the sword for a variety of purposes was not easy, no matter how much Mana you injected. After cutting down another tree, I was able to make a proper log boat.

Tino is still awake and waiting for him when the night falls. Those who do not have the stamina to stand in shifts are covered in alarm magic and stretched out frantically. There was a loud snoring sound in every tent. It was worth noting how exhausted I was.

“Captain, what took you so long? ”

“I have work to do. ”

Tino looks at his clothes covered in dirt, dirt and tree debris and no longer asks if he guessed.

“Tino, we have to hurry. We can even build a defensive line to stop the crowds from hearing the news. We need a vigilante. ”

“I know. I'm a little worried about Dami and the amniotic sheep with the bite on their cheeks, but since Henny said he'll lose all his fever after sleeping today, he'll be back to normal tomorrow. ”

Harun and Tino fell asleep after talking a little more about the rest of the schedule and the terrain to cross.

The next morning, people barely woke up after Harun and Tino shouted. I felt less tired when I saw my face turned dull, swollen eyes, and dark circles under my eyes.

“A-ha! You look like you slept a lot. You're full of them. ”

First, I went down to the lake to wash, and all of Taniella lightly loosened stiff old bones and muscles through a simple gymnastics overnight.

“More mental fatigue than physical fatigue. The whole time I've been here, I've been eyeballing and focusing on my muscles, so I can't help it. But I didn't nod to a vigilante like this before, and now I'm getting too old to go down this hill. ”

Dylan bends heavily as he thumps, then rises up to unwind.

The people who resolved the morning with warm meat soup and bread prepared to start. We all know that we need enforcers to shorten our schedule, so we've made a new move. But this time, all you have to do is avoid the dangers of the terrain.

Then Harun pulls out a log boat made of firing trees from a nearby forest.

“Whoa, a boat! ”

Starting with the curious reason, people flocked to Harun. They were very interested in the veil Harun made from last night to night and touched the place.

“Huh, when did you build this ship? I don't know what the material is, but it's so light. ”

Lorraine shouts and asks Harun.

“It's called a firing tree. It's only one-third the weight of any tree, so it's light and hard enough to make a small log ship that few people can ride. ”

“Fantastic! How do you know how to make something like this? Are all mercenaries like Commander Harun? ”

She was frantically surprised by Harun as she walked with him, but this time she was even more surprised. Harun and Tino were impressed to the extent that their perception of mercenaries changed. I wanted to be invisible all last night, but I couldn't be more surprised to make such a nice log boat.

“No way! The storm troopers and Captain Harun are so special. I've met quite a few mercenaries myself, but I've never met one of these scholarly and versatile men. Commander Tino's ability to find a safe path in a dead place and to recognize the monsters' movements like ghosts, but he doesn't know where Harun's ability to act as a free material to the spirits ends. ”

Harun smiles bitterly at Taniella's words. You look aside and see Donnes snorting and looking away. However, seeing that he opened his mouth and didn't argue, he seemed to admit it somewhat.

‘It's better to dig a well than a variety of things. ’

Harun was determined to use all the power of sluts and spirits for the Imperial Intelligence Guild, but he still had an instinctive refusal to use the power of spirits. They think that the power of spirits is not their own power.

Even though the power of spirits exerts enormous power in Beyond, it cannot be used in real life. That's why we may be risking our lives to find traces of the rain zone.

Cancer technology was one of the most powerful things available in real life. The Sense Sword was trained by practice, not by a fixed sword, so it was not possible in reality to live within the barrier.

“I woke up late because I needed to relieve my fatigue today, but tomorrow will be different. You'll have to walk from dawn to midnight. Don't forget to arrive early in the calm of the day to get ahead of the competition. Then I'll go ahead and wait. ”

Harun bids farewell and floats his ship to a foggy lake. You pick a tree more than a meter wide and you don't feel narrow as he sits. The group watches Harun paddle off into the misty lake for a long time.

‘Dammit! I should have gone with you. ’

Several people, including Ares, expressed their regrets. Magnum, Baltic, and Cat and Dylan clenched their fists, especially when they heard that scary monsters live. But they don't know the water. Lakes, which are massive pools of water, are the object of fear for prosecutors like them.