Haroon

Tracking the Volkaworm was not difficult. It's as simple as following his bodily fluids. It shouldn't be too hard to deal with since you exhausted your last breath of flame breeze.

‘But I don't know. ’

Harun doesn't relax. It will never be easy.

Volkaworms have a lot of health. His face became a mop, and his body was pierced by dozens of small spheres, and he moved for almost a kilometer.

The situation was too dangerous to summon any more spirits, but the vengeance of the Volkaworm was inevitable.

At the end of the continuous corridor, a wide space suddenly appeared to me.

Grave City, by any chance? ’

Not at all. In the middle of a 50-meter wide elliptical space, a red river flows through the middle, and the existence of life feels like a Volkaworm.

Whew!

The moment I left the room, intense heat came over me. Immediately, my face became red and I sweated through the sweat hole. It was much hotter than the desert of reality. The moment I took a breath of intense heat, my lungs felt like they were burning.

Harun frowns, but does not avoid the task. His gaze shifts like a slut.

Turn it off!

The bizarre screaming Volkaworm crawls into the red river. Whatever the reason, he was making his last stand towards the river. The Volkower was already 10 meters away from the river.

I won't miss it! ’

Harun rolls his feet and rotates the absorbed Mana and erupts explosively through the soles of his feet. At that moment, his body flew up to the ceiling, 30 meters high, drawing a parabola.

Ta-ah!

With a drop of energy, Mana hits the white glowing Von Sword as hard as she can, injecting it into his head.

Shhhhh!

You crack your head on the blade with a terrible scream. No matter how hard you have the bones, you cannot withstand the accelerated Orc Sword. His skull was large, but his brain was small. Von Sword tears his brain apart and goes inside.

Purr.

The volkaworm slowly stops in place, causing a final convulsion.

- We got the Volkaworm.

- Level up by 5.

- You got 2 items.

- Increases concentration by 1.

- Spirit Power +500.

You got -S.P. 150 points.

You got 200 points for -H.P.

‘What a guy. ’

Well, Dylan was badly wounded, so he was no ordinary monster. Even though he was in a fairly elevated state, he seemed to be a great one considering he rose five times.

What's special is that S.P., as well as H.P. Previous experience has shown that H.P. was given to us when we defeated monsters that could help Humans or have enormous disadvantages. Then, this Volkaworm is also a dangerous thing for humans.

‘I'm sure I've improved since I joined forces with spirits. ’

Now I've given up on the idea of sticking to cancer technology or sword.

While animosity is a power that cannot be used in real life, it cannot deal with powerful monsters without the Sense Sword skill he has learned. Messenger skills have not been trained enough to be used freely.

It was hard to summon because of the poison, but not because of the other spirits. To him, the three spirits were now much more comfortable and affectionate than the bastards.

It's been a while since I've seen an item. ’

Harun pulls the items out of the inventory window. One was armor, and the other was a round orb. I checked the item's information.

Volkaworm Defense Gear Set (Unique)

A set of leather defense gear given to the Warrior who caught a Volkoumer. Leather on the face of a Volkaworm that has survived a high heat and mana storm deep underground has the highest defense power. It also features a helmet, hard leather with a coat, neck boots and gauntlet, and has fire properties, making it resistant to flame system magic.

Optional: AutoFit, Auto Temperature Adjustment

Set effects: Strength +10, HP +20, Agility +20, and -30% Atk for Underground Monsters

Limit: Bound Items

The leather armor of the Volkaworm was light orange, so it looked good without being particularly bouncy. I thought it might be overlapping right away, but I didn't really want to change it because the Rump Orc Leather defense gear I was wearing had a proud blast mercenary emblem engraved on it.

‘Let's put it on later. ’

Harun puts the item into space and checks for information on other items.

Orb of the Wheel

Rating: TBD

A special stable stone that has been inhabited by the Volkaworm for centuries underground and has absorbed Mana in intense geothermal and Mana patterns. A type of elemental stone made by building fire properties and wind properties.

“You've got a good one. After we stop by Grave City, why don't we hunt these guys down? ”

I didn't know the value of elemental stones when I got them from the Chief of Calran, but now I don't. It is more valuable than anything else to the spirit itself. However, the beads of this flower wheel were a little difficult to use because the two attributes were combined.

One of the four spirits who is now a friend has the most powerful power is the Water Spirit Nia. It was hard to compare because of its different properties, but Nia was by far the only one to implement Spirit Magic as close as he thought.

‘We should take some time to upgrade the spirits' abilities with these elemental stones. ’

There was no hurry as the physical body that existed only in the game became stronger. It was also important for the spirits to absorb the elemental energy contained in the elemental stones, but I was more concerned about the situation on the ground.

Harun suddenly remembers the eight teeth that Volkaworm used as his last attack as he set his mind and walked up the aisle.

Harun injects Mana into the Von Sword and pulls out all eight of his teeth after a long wrestling.

‘If you use this well, it will be a great weapon. ’

It was a bone that withstood the sword of dealer's error. It couldn't have been normal.

The Volkaworm had a chain of speed to process into a massive fuselage, a non-beige leather, and a strong acidic digestive fluid, unless Mana had the sword. And the high intensity teeth that could withstand the sword and the flame breaths that burst out in times of emergency have been used as weapons to consume many creatures in the land of tranquility.

Dwarves will make good weapons out of these. You're an artisans who love rare materials, so maybe you won't get paid this time.

Harun opens the status window, checking that the spirit and Mana are almost exhausted, and then sits down. Elves, including Baria, will follow you now.

“You really got it! ”

“Wow! It really looks terrible. ”

The elves following you screech to see the corpses of the Volkaworm. A huge body reminiscent of a dragon and its ugly appearance are causing fear and fear, even though they are already dead.

“Well done.”

The Elves, including Baria, congratulated Harun with their fierce eyes. I didn't think they'd see a human killing a Volkaworm with their own eyes, so I was showing their deepest respect to Harun.

“Haha! Lucky me. By the way, there are ten thousand here, so I think there might be a Grave City nearby. ”

“I see. That's the ten thousand. I forgot about the heat because of the Volkaworm. ”

Baria looks at the hot spring, stealing sweat as if she's finally feeling it. Now, the elves' faces brighten with the thought of almost arriving at the destination.

“Maybe he's almost there and he didn't make it. ”

“It could be. Isn't this the basement? ”

The image of Baria was fresh, feeling guilty that he had not led them properly to the head of the herd and was in danger of death. He was an elf with a great sense of responsibility.

“Then it's too hot here. Let's go outside and search nearby. ”

Harun led the Elves, including Baria, and began searching nearby. There were a lot of places with quite large pupils and hot springs nearby. After scouting for almost a day, I finally found what I thought was Grave City.

There was a wide cavity, not connected to the ground like the other armatures, about 10 meters below the feet.

Unlike the other pupils, there was more than half a massive ore lodged in the ceiling of a giant space more than a few kilometers away. Surprisingly, the light emitted by Luminescent Ore was overwhelming in the green system, so all things that caught my eye looked green.

“This is it. The refuge of our Green Elves is here in Grave City. ”

Tears pour out from behind the impressive baria. We've finally arrived at our destination, handing over the trouble of death. The green land of Grave City, the last refuge of the clans and the breath of the ancestors, is mysteriously visible.

With the group standing, Grave City's landscape is almost imminent. In the center of the city, there was a red river flowing north-south and south-south, and it was like a hot spring or a hot spring. And in the middle of the summer, there was a flat, crooked place that looked like an agricultural area, and there were moving elves in sight. Elves are mostly visible to the west, where there are fairly large, artificially groomed rocks lined up. And in between, the tall trees are growing smaller, but widespread branches to the side, adding to the mystery.

Harun's eyes widen as he looks at the tree. I didn't know that plants and trees could be seen underground.

“Do plants grow here, too? ”

“Yes. The light from that green ore on the ceiling makes life grow. Elves originally live in this area and are conscious of adulthood in a way that survives for a week in the basement of the Volkaworm. During the adult ceremony, an ancestor who lost a colleague to the Volkaworm discovered this place. It wasn't a tree at the time, but there was a lot of edible moss growing there, so it was able to alleviate hunger and hunger. Our ancestors, who regained their strength and prepared food here, returned to the ground and announced their existence. The ancestors later found out that they could come back and sow, and that wheat and trees could grow. Since then, this has been the refuge of our Green Elves. ”

It was truly a mysterious story. It was truly remarkable that there was a place deep underground where plants like trees grew. I did not know what Luminescent Ore was, but it was difficult to understand that it could be photosynthesized just by its light.

“Let's go down. Let me introduce you to Lord. ”

“Sure.”

From now on, Baria takes the lead. He began to climb down confidently to see if he had heard much.

The ground was soft soil. The feeling of stepping on the green soil where the heat was subtle was so strange that it was hard to describe, but the feeling was good. Suddenly, Baria stops walking for 50 meters.

“You have to follow me from here. It's a dangerous area.”

In front of the baria, which says so, is a place of fine but red-looking dirt. Baria tells the warriors several times, then carefully steps forward. He moved with a zigzag and stopped walking with a long sigh after running a pretty wide distance.

Baria, who breathed with her hands on her knees, looks back and sees that there is nothing wrong. Then she sighs for a long time. Seeing his sweaty face, he seemed very nervous.

“Phew, thank God. ”

“Baria, is this the protected area we just passed? ”

“Yes, it's a dangerous place. ”

Harun, who was listening to the conversation between Tyreese and Baria, opened his eyes. They could tell the difference between where they were moving and where they were moving. The color is different. The color he treads on is lighter than anywhere else.

Baria, who was conscious of Harun's eyes, carefully explained.

“It looks fine, but the interior is made of soil mixed with hot water. It's similar to swamps, but fundamentally similar. When something of a certain weight hits the ground over there, it's almost impossible to get away from it because it has a strong viscosity, not to mention suck it underground. ”

“That's why you didn't stand guard. ”

“Yes, there's very little need to be cautious. Volkaworms can't get through here. ”

It was not a refuge. A place like this was the perfect refuge.

Baria and the Elves who passed through the Guard Zone walked quickly to see if they were excited to meet the elders of the clan. You see some elves running towards you with weapons, who have found them.

“Who are you?”

A warrior rushes in with an arrow in his bow.

“The elders of Baria and warriors from El Ville Manor. ”

If you know the name of Baria, the warriors' faces loosened and the arrows were taken from the demonstration. The three warriors rush for 100 metres in a few jolts to the ground and are greeted by the Baria.

“I am Elmach, the warrior leader from Daxium. I heard the Elder is bringing warriors from the village here. I was worried that my arrival would be delayed. ”

“I almost got lost on the way and died. Harun, the mercenary commander here, saved us and barely survived. ”

Then Elmach and the warriors look at Harun with sharp eyes. Harun bowed his head with a bold gaze, with a hint of curiosity as well as instinctive hostility towards the xenophiles.

“Treat me according to my clan. He saved all of our lives. I think it's natural to be treated that way. ”

Baria quickly softens their gaze to see if what Najjik said worked, fearing that the warriors would be rude.

“Welcome. You may not understand me, but rest assured. Brother's Mercy is our salvation, and Lord will not abandon it. I'm Elmagh.”

Elmach soon turned his gaze on Baria. Baria tries to say something with a bitter smile, but Elmagh comes first.

“Let's head to City Hall first. Lord and the elders are curious. ”

“Let's do that.”

With Elmagh's guidance, Baria and Harun scoff their feet to the place where countless Elves flock out.

Similarly sized rocks in the forest from afar were the dwellings of the Elves. I don't know what the material is, but the Elves dug deep in the big rock and made a place to live.

‘What a mystery. I wish I could go in there when I get a chance. ’

A house made of stone. It was amazing. Hundreds of pebbles formed by semi-circular circles around a large rock along the river, and a large crowd quickly flowed into one house.

The place where Elmach led them was under a huge rock by the river. The inside of the rock was dug like any other stone house, but it was enormous. Hundreds of people were enough to enter.

‘Looks like this is City Hall. ’

The moment Harun thought of that, five Elves came out of there. As I got older, I had a wrinkled face, but a clear look. Perhaps they are the leaders of the Green Elves here.

“Lord! The Elder Baria has come with brave warriors from Elville. ”

Baria and the warriors bow and greet each other as they approach the impressive Noelf with long beards and intense eyes.

“Welcome. I was worried if I didn't. I was so lost because I couldn't deliver the map because I was in such an urgent situation that I wanted to make sure I wasn't sacrificed by the Volkaworm. ”

“We almost got lost and starved to death, but Harun, the human mercenary here, saved us. ”

Harun attracts the attention of the Elves, including Lord, to Baria's report.

“This is Harun, a mercenary called the Tornado. It is an honor to meet the Green Clan. ”

“Oh!”

“Huh! What a strange thing to do. ”

Of course, the Noelves, as well as those who filled their surroundings, threw up their elasticity or looked at Harun with a frightening face.

“You have a rare visitor. My name is Dadadichon, Lord of the Green clan. Are you the Lord of the Humans? ”

Harun smiled bitterly, but politely replied to the question several times.

“That's not it. Just by chance, I gained the ability to understand what the other races were saying or to speak to a doctor. ”

“I see. Not at your age, then. Awakened." ”

“I think so. I'm not sure.”

It was a change made without even knowing it, but it was right to be Awakened.

“Welcome to Grave City. Moreover, we saved the lives of our clans. That's our salvation. ”

“Thank you for welcoming us. ”

“Let's go inside and talk. I'm curious about what's going on out there, so let's take Baria in with us. Warrior Chief Elmagh will escort the rest of the warriors to their resting places. ”

Harun and Baria follow the road into City Hall. The temperature in Grave City is quite high, due to the hot river flows, so Harun, who was properly equipped with his armor, thought it was very hot, but the city hall was pretty cool.

Even though the elves here have trees, I think I can understand why they live in a house that has been dug up the rocks. The stone blocked the heat from the outside, so it felt comfortable.

The city hall was separated into several spaces, facing the road was a room with a large, long stone table. On the table is a stone vessel with several fruits, and in front of it is a stone carved chair.

As they all sat down, Lord introduced the four elves sitting next to him side by side.

“May I present the elders of my clan. ”

“It's an honor to meet you. I'm Harun.”

After a brief greeting, Lord turned his eyes to Baria.

“Yes, let's say a detailed hello later and tell me what's going on outside. I haven't had a message in a while. I was just wondering. ”

It turned out that all the elders were as curious as Lord. I felt like I hadn't heard from the outside for a while.

“In the end, the Integrated Road issued a general order of the warriors. ”

“What, the Order of the Warrior? Are you going to go out into the world? ”

The faces of Lord and his men have become more serious.

“I think so. According to Commander Harun, it seems that an enormous number of Humans mistakenly came here because of the Dungeon of Validation. ”

“Humans?”

“Commander Harun said it would be hundreds of thousands. ”

“Hurrah. Finally Satan. Then there's a good chance it's a trap. Tell me in more detail. ”

Lord looks at Harun once and asks Baria.

“It would be better to hear this from Commander Harun himself. ”

Baria looks at Harun. Harun details the story of the dungeon and the fact that hundreds of thousands of humans are gathering at the Treasure Basin and are about to enter the dungeon.

Hearing Harun's words, Lord and his crew look at each other seriously, lowering their voices and talking.

“The Emperor's Stairs. Why did you change your name so much? ”

“I see. There seems to be a conspiracy. Perhaps he's after the Empire's Imperial Emperors for a unique test called the Golden Battle. ”

Harun's spine grows colder as Baria says. He had doubts about it already.

“Hmm, so the Dark have finally done it, holding hands with the humans. ”

“I'm sure of it. They must be working with the humans who were greedy for abundant land outside of the Lost Land of Hostamtam and planning their dirty plots. ”

“I'm sorry to say, but I'd like to know about those humans. ”

It was rude to interrupt in the middle of the conversation, but Harun couldn't help but interrupt. It was that important. Knowing that gave me a sense of the conspiracy that took place in what I thought was a dungeon.

“Hmmm! You disrespected us for talking to each other in front of our guests. It's a bit serious. ”

Lord apologized to Harun with a slight look on his face. Then Harun told me what he was curious about.

“A year ago, there were men who entered the coffin of the Validation. There were some Humans who didn't know where Liver was, but they said they knew exactly where the coffin was. If you ask me, they're the right people for 1,000 years. What Duke? I heard the Dark Clan greeted them on the duty of guarding the Validation Coffin at the time. The Duke said that Humans came here with 500 men. They said they bounced off of the fifth space after they passed the test. ”

“So you didn't see it for yourself? ”

“Yes. There are six Elves who live in the land of serenity. Depending on the size of the clan or the number of warriors, the Dark used to run the Validation coffin for four to ten months. ”

Perhaps that's when the ambitious hordes of Humans and Elves met.

“Perhaps the humans made a deal with the Dark. Given that the Dark have been in charge of the Validation Coffin for seven months, and the Dark have changed dramatically since then, I doubt there was any naughtiness between them and the Dark. ”

Having confirmed that his predictions were correct, Harun was confident that the grand conspiracy had been going on for quite some time.

“Change?”

“Yes. After a while, the Dark clan, armed with exceptional armor they'd never seen before, began forcefully pressing other clans by force or using filthy things like paralysis." ”

“Do you have any evidence of naughtiness? ”

“Elves are excellent herbalists, but they won't use them unless they're naturally obtained. However, the paralytic drugs they used or the drugs that controlled Mana's use were not naturally obtained. Also, the armor and weapons used by the Dark have changed in quality or type. Some of our clans handle mines or iron, but they are naturally non-violent Elves, so their weapons are weak. Suddenly, the Dark have changed their armor. Unlike the rest of the clans, armed with lightweight bows, harpoons, and rapiers, the Dark suddenly acquired a variety of weapons, shields, iron bars, and complex bows. ”

“They volunteered. ”

The Dark clan must have been supported by a human named the Grand Duke. Then, of course, there would have been a deal.

“That's right. That's what the rest of the tribe thinks, except the Dark." The Dark Lord, who was the youngest of all their kind, but was the most capable of combat, summoned an integrated road meeting after pouring out steam from four consecutive passages directly into the validation coffin. In the history of our Elves, few have passed through the four coffins, so he has vowed to sit in the seat of the Unified Road. ”

“Tell me more about the validation coffin. ”

Earlier, I heard that Lord had up to five trials, but I didn't hear their names or content. Lord looks up at Baria.

“I am responsible for the management of the validation coffin in my clan, and I will answer that question. It was originally a place to test the abilities of wizards and knights and warriors. The exam process consists of five parts in total. It's a place where you have mountain views from the outside, and you take it one step at a time. Each pass is configured in a way that increases the difficulty of testing. So each of those places is called a step or a staircase. If you've passed four places, you might say you've passed four. ”

I now seem to know the conspiracy involved in the Validation coffin. After all, the Emperor's Stairs were merely deceived by the Dark. No, maybe he's talking to the Grand Duke. It was an eye-opening name for the princes and their forces who hung themselves in the Golden Battle.

He was a clown in between. My stomach is boiling. Somehow, when negotiating with the Dark Elves, it finally made sense to me why I felt the evil glances that were secretly spreading towards me.

There was one more thing to check.

“So what does this have to do with the number of people entering the test? ”

“Yes, when an individual enters, the personalized test begins and the group adjusts to the difficulty level that takes into account that number. However, the difficulty of the exam is increased when the group enters. 1.5 times harder than the individual level, given the cooperation of the people taking the exam. In addition, the survivors will not be able to leave the forced warp until all of the personnel entered the room have been tested. They're bound together, and they can't get out of there. ”

The anxiety rises with a Smurfy body.

“Are there any other forceful warps? ”

“Yes, in the middle of the five testing spaces is the place. ”

"Damn! It's a trap!" ’

This place has absolutely no cover. The place between each pyramid is narrow enough to cover less than a kilometer in every direction. If something goes wrong, at least three hundred to six thousand people will be trapped in that narrow place.

‘No matter how small or small, it is a massacre. ’

If you gather in such a narrow place and are attacked by magic or arrows, it will be the end. It's even worse if you are recognized as a team while taking the exam.

Thinking about that situation, my back became cooler. The Dark have been preparing a scare system to separate and deal with only the key figures of the humans gathered at the Treasure Basin. That's why he said he had three hundred people per team who could enter the dungeon.

“What are the ways in which you take an exam? ”

“Magic or weaponry is fundamental, and traps are in place that draw out all of the subject's abilities, from observation and judgment to intuition. In the ancient La Empire, where the battle against the Mages had strong religious ideas, it was very common to acknowledge and challenge your skills in the priesthood, the knights, and the Validation coffin. ”

“How many do I pass? ”

“Yes, if you pass Phase 1, you pass Phase 2, you pass Phase 2, you pass Phase 3, you pass Phase 4, you pass 4, and you get the title of a hero. Even in the ancient La Empire, those who passed the fifth stage were said to come out only once every hundred years. You must have at least the title of the Road in order to become an integrated Lord of our Elves. For the Green family, no descendant of the High Elves and Unified Road has been named Lord since 240 years ago. But it was the first road out of the Dark Elves. ”

The validation coffin was like a reliable spinstone to use talent in the right place, depending on their ability. But Harun didn't think it was a good way, but it was trustworthy. Historically, no matter how good a political system or system is, its operation can be stained with corruption and can cause various kinds of damage over time.

Nevertheless, a verifiable coffin capable of objectively evaluating the ability of a lifetime would have played a great role in the stable operation of the great empire. Non-administrative wizards or knights were strictly respectful of their opponents, depending on how much they passed through the coffin of verification rather than struggle or struggle, and would sit in a position befitting their abilities.

“Lord means having the power, wisdom and judgment to rule one race. And if you go through the final stage and you get the title of a hero, you see that you have the ability to make peace and prosperity in harmony with the Elves and other xenophiles. In fact, if you pass Phase 4 within a certain amount of time, you will be given a shrapnel of wisdom and a grimoire, but if you pass all five, you will not be given any more. Furthermore, it was extremely challenging to get through the fourth stage, so few people had the courage to go through the fifth. In fact, a hero's title is pure honor, so you don't have to be greedy anymore. By the way, no more than twenty heroes have ever been named in the entire history of the La Empire. In addition, the validation coffin is not just an indicator of a person's or an organization's ability to judge, but it's a bench. La Empire has only built the Validation coffin to objectively judge its ability to avoid unnecessary bloodshed. ”

“So the Dark Elf Lord took over the Elves by vaporization? ”

“I'll tell you what. ”

Rod, who was listening to the story, continued after Baria.

“Just after the Dark earned their first title as Lord, they occupied the meeting area of the Council and created an atmosphere of terror. In the end, the Dark Lord came to the Unified Road because there was no Lord in the other clans and the envy of the other clans who had rebelled against the long-standing spirits of our Green clan. ”

If you have the power, you want to use it. Harun himself experienced it, and it is the eternal truth. It was worth the greed of the Dark Elves.

“Especially among young elves, the Dark Elf Lord's insistence to venture out of the world was often overwhelming. It's been a long time since the destruction of the La Empire, and based on the aggressive support of the Elves who have so much hot blood to settle in this barren and dangerous place, the Dark Clan has finally emerged as the mainstream of the Elves. ”

Perhaps he remembered for generations the Dark Elves who had a history never before become Elven Lords.

It was clear that the Dark Elves had made contact with a group of humans. I don't know the purpose yet, of course. No, maybe I did. It was clear that the princes and their followers who were battling the Golden Battle were trying to steal something after simply replacing the test site with the name of the Emperor's Stairs.

‘Are the princes aware of this? ’

Of course I wouldn't know

‘Then I should have kept the coffin to myself. ’

I regretted it. I had a strange thought in the beginning, thinking I would never reveal the name of the Emperor's Stairs. Then, when I spoke to the emperors, I inadvertently brought it up and something happened.

At that time, the Crown Prince's reaction was so good that it seemed like an opportunity to finish the Golden Battle without bleeding, and I carelessly skipped it. This became my part in bringing the princes all to the Treasure Basin.

‘Then the Duke must be connected to the Imperial Intelligence Guild. ’

That was clear. It was the Empire Intelligence Guild that informed us about this place in the first place. At least he has a strong relationship with them.

“Then why did the Green come here? ”

In Harun's question, the Elves, including Lord, became introverted.

“Something happened. After the emergence of the unified road, an agenda was discussed at the road meeting. Our elves built a kingdom to get away from this barren land. In fact, neither our clan strongly disagreed about building a kingdom nor going out into the world. But the problem was that we were the first to go out into the world and take revenge on Humans and rich land. ”

I thought so. If you look at the history of this theoretical empire as you know it, it may be natural for a heterogeneous species to have been deprived of abundant land and slaughtered by humans.

“The first thing to do in the world is to bleed. The Greens don't want a war with Humans. Their insistence that we should take revenge and take possession of a land of abundance from Humans is favored by many Elves, but it is extremely dangerous if we judge them harshly. It doesn't make sense to start a war against the Humans on this continent without more than half a million Elves living on this earth. Unlike Humans, the growth of our Elves is very slow and the birthing rate is low. I don't know about at first, but that's not something you should do in the long run. So they opposed it, saying that the Integrated Road only needs to be acquired on the north side of the continent, because it has an accomplice. But our clan didn't have the strength to confront Humans to the end, so we left the conference room. Since then, the Dark have threatened us with treason. Because the original Lord's meeting was not unanimous or the agenda would not have been passed. ”

“Is that why you fought? ”

I heard from Baria that there was a war between the Green Elves and the Dark Elves.

“Phew! I see. I was attacked unilaterally rather than in a fight. I was preparing myself, but the raided Dark Elves were armed with the weapons provided by Humans, and their clans used to be excellent at combat strength. We have suffered numerous casualties, and our clans have gathered as much strength as they can to plan a large-scale revenge war, but other factions that were unable to overcome the summons and threats decided to split up and live their lives in the dark. ”

The face of the Green Elf Road tells the story.

“The Dark have begun to thoroughly slaughter our Greenes. Half of them fled to the Skyloop Mountains, and some went deeper into the woods. And we snuck in here. where our elders and warrior captains who were closest to where we had come from risked their lives and rescued the surviving families and fled here. My clan's numbers are now a quarter as strong as ever. ”

The moaning of Lord's words makes the atmosphere heavy.

“The Dark Elves, now that they think they've integrated the Elves, have issued a Warrior General. Now it reveals its intention to start a war with Humans. That's why Baria came back here when he was on a mission to stay on the ground and gather warriors against the Dark while traveling through villages of each clan. ”

Now I understand everything.

‘Dammit! We don't have time for this. ’

I'm in a hurry. Soon, the Elves will attack the Humans in the dungeon, as well as the Treasure Basin. Some of them were close to him. Even if I didn't know any better, the Haran sisters would still be here.

It was wise to move the men and mercenaries out of the basin. Beyond has developed a lot of physical parts, but also a lot of sixth sense and intuition.

‘We need to finish the non-Dozi artifact quickly. ’

I felt like I wanted to spend a few days here and experience a strange life here, but I was in a hurry.

“So, how long are you staying here? ”

Rod's face is unusual.

“I'm going to take a break and then I'm going to leave. If we don't find what we're looking for in the next few days, we're gonna have to get out of here. It's not unusual out there. ”

“Very well. There's a separate room nearby, so you can rest there. I think we should call an emergency meeting. I think it's time to decide whether to let the Dark Elves live forever or not. ”

I think so. I couldn't hide here forever. Although the Elves, including Lord and the rest of the crew, have come here because they hate unnecessary slaughter and war, young Elves with hot blood won't stay here for long.

“I, Harun! ”

Baria calls out to him as he tries to get up. I feel like I'm about to say something difficult.

“Go ahead.”

“The price. Commander Harun is also a Spirit. Can I give you a Spirit Stone in return for guiding us here? ”

Harun nods happily at Baria's words. It was more valuable to him who had four spirits than anyone else.

“That's good. I was worried about the spirit stones or what they needed for the humans. ”

Normally, humans distinguish spirit stones into unique jewels. Of course, it's not as precious as diamonds or misrels. However, it is not easy to process.

However, unlike Manasik, if the common man has a long life on his body, the beneficial spiritual power leaks out fine and helps to some extent health or beauty, and its color is beautiful, so it is only more valuable than semijewels such as sapphires or shine.

Baria pulls out a leather pouch from her arms, shows you five Eye-sized Spirit Stones and gives them to her.

‘That's so cool. ’

In fact, it didn't take much effort to get the rest of the Baria here. But Baria doesn't seem to think so.

At that moment, the eyes of one of the crew members peer toward the magical backpack on Harun's back. At first glance, it was a fairly high grade magical backpack.

“Commander Harun, do you have enough food or potions? ”

Harun knew the purpose of his inquiry. This place is underground, so there must be a lot of things missing. Of course, food shortages will be chronic, although the presence of mysterious and massive ore makes plants grow.

Harun nodded recklessly because he had enough to use and had not checked his magic backpack or sub-space for a while.

“We have things that humans value. If possible, I'd like you to replace those items with the ones we need. We need food as well as weapons and armor. I want to buy all the items I don't need from the commander. ”

Rod, who was listening to the story, offered with a glare in his eyes.

This is a place that lacks a lot to live in for a while, but it's not a place that's fully equipped. There were a lot of things I lacked. Of course, talented elders or warriors secretly made deals with other clans and helped the Green clan avoid the Dark, but that was not enough.

“Very well. If we're satisfied with each other, there's no need to make a deal. There are some things that need to be hidden from others, so I'd like to check them out. ”

“Of course. Then use the next room. ”

The baria guided me to a vast room. There was so much lacking that there was little special decoration in the room, except a wooden bed and a decorative table.

Harun puts down his magical backpack and checks its contents. Tino prepared a lot of things, and a lot of things that he prepared himself.

Not only wheat, rye, barley sacks, but also dozens of powdered vegetables, mushrooms, and meat.

There were also quite a lot of potions. There are enough Healing Potions to make 74 Bottles, 20 Medium Bottles, and 10 Advanced Bottles. There are 46 bottles of Mana Potions, 30 bottles of Medium and 10 bottles of Advanced.

There were also quite a few pharmaceuticals prepared by Henny. The stomachache, headaches, hemostats, and trauma ointments that listen well to various injuries became almost a pile.

“Freeze! Space! ”

Harun opened the subspace because he remembered something. Previously, when you encountered Rump Orcs in the Hookran Mountains, the magical backpacks you retrieved from the humans that were wiped out in the canyons were trapped in one corner.

Harun slowly opens his backpack in the mood of opening a treasure chest.

“Yay!”

A magical backpack, thought to have been owned by the Supply Knight, was filled with enormous food and supplies. There were five or six times more rations in Harun's enchanted backpack than there were in Harun's enchanted backpack.

When I took out all the things inside, I unloaded the backpack because it was full of this room. It almost filled the ceiling of the spacious room.

Harun picks out five backpacks and checks the contents.

A magical backpack engraved with a rare symbol was a treasure. Inside, there were various potions, as well as well-refined weapons.

It put it back into the subspace and this time began to pull out the good-looking items. You take out what you found in Hookran, except what you got yourself.

I filled an empty room with some extra armor and weapons. Although they are degraded weapons, they are mostly used, they did not matter. It's the Elves who are in a hurry, not themselves.

Harun comes out, sorting out some of the things he doesn't need. Outside, Baria, Lord and the rest of the crew were already anxious.

“How much is it? ”

“Go in and take a look. ”

They looked into the room with an anticipated face.

“Oh! There's so much food. How many of these are there? ”

The reaction of the Elves who couldn't keep their mouths shut was fun. After a while, they regained their senses and went into the room and began to look at other things.

“Potions are the same, but there are a lot of herbs and medicines that are well brewed. ”

“These armor are low-grade and used, but if you wipe them well enough to enchant our magic, they'll be quite useful. ”

I thought I'd catch me and tidy up the subspace, but I didn't have time. No, I couldn't afford it.

But it did help the Elves. Harun was proud because the food and elves reacted more than he thought. He smiled deeply and looked at them.

At that moment, the rod of the mentioned face approaches and hugs him with all his might. Harun, in fact, didn't know much about it, but his emotional distress, especially in a position around the road, was almost invisible.

“Thank you so much! Commander Harun is a savior of Baria and a few warriors, as well as our entire Green clan. In fact, there are a lot of elderly people suffering from illnesses, including endemic diseases, but they were struggling with the lack of medicines. Even with the chronic shortage of food, the commander had to solve all these problems because he didn't have the proper weapons, especially since he didn't have the facilities to make weapons. ”

“Glad I could help. The fact that the people who came here met the elders of Baria with all the supplies and weapons they had eaten and used must be proof that the future of the peace-loving Green clan is bright. ”

“Yes! You must be the one the world sent to us to drive out the Dark and bring back peace." Hahaha! ”

Now, not only Lord, but the rest of the crew, in turn, held Harun in their arms and expressed their gratitude. Even though they were a little embarrassed at their old age to do so, I could feel their calm come alive.

“Elder Fan, bring them. ”

“Yes, Lord. ”

The crew member who asked Harun to make a deal earlier took a busy walk, disappeared somewhere, and quickly returned. He holds a rather large box in his hand.

“The most precious treasure we can give you. Open it, commander. ”

Harun handed the crate over to the Elder. My heart was expected to be heavy, but it was much lighter than I thought. I was slightly disappointed, but I opened the lid carefully without color.

Crack!

As soon as you open the chest, a powerful Mana gushes out. And at about the same time, intense light blinded him for a moment.

The first thing that came into Harun's eyes after blinking a few times was the misrel piled up halfway around the box. And the other half was filled with precious stones and a few small jars of glass.

“This!”

Harun opens his mouth without even knowing it. I couldn't believe it even when I saw it. Misrelli wishes!

“Haha! The treasure my clan has been collecting. Of course, that's not all, but these are rare items that were never seen by anyone. ”

Harun barely recovers from Lord's words, smiling as if Harun's reaction was satisfactory.

‘The mythril is not powder, but sticks like this. I didn't think there'd be such a thing. ’

The mythril is so precious a magical ingredient and a jewel, I could hardly see the shape of a rod this large. It was mostly powdered, traded at the tower store, or otherwise traded at the jewelry store for the size of soybean or cat eyes.

Harun glances at the misrella bar for a moment, his gaze shifting to the side.

“This?”

“These are spirit stones and mana stones that are more pure in nature than processed ones. There must be some elemental stones in there. You seem to know the value of Spirit Stone, so it will be a good gift. ”

Harun believes Lord's words, although there may be a higher value in raw materials than processed ones.

“That's right. They're very valuable to me. ”

Harun's gaze now leads to a small jar of glass. I took out five of them myself, but I had no idea what they were for.

“They are the elixirs of an Elven vision named 'Tears of Angels’. A medicine made by combining the Sap of the Water of the World with the Horn of each Horn and the power of Harp Spirits. If you take it within an hour of death, you can instantly revive it. ”

I opened my mouth. I couldn't believe it, but Lord's expression was so serious. If that were true, this angel's tear would not be enough to trade it for everything he gave us.

“I never thought such precious things would exist in the world. ”

“Haha! This is the treasure of my clan. This is from a distant ancient time.I can't make angels' tears even if I have materials in my day. ”

Harun was even more burdened by the thought of explaining how much it was worth on the other side of the road. Harun, who was looking at the angel's tears for a moment, put a lid on the box.

“I can't take all of this. The things I've given away are trivial. Even if you hit ten times as much, it's too much. ”

In fact, Harun thought that Baria had given him five Spirit Stones in return for the quest. Of course, the spiritual stones and what was in this box were of great quality, but I still thought it was too much.

The elves' gaze at Harun is noticeably softer than before. Harun's attitude was delighted. Lord nods and smiles brightly.

“No. A deal is not for the seller, it's for the buyer. Whatever Captain Harun thinks we're satisfied with, that's a good deal. This will be a token of our friendship, not just for this transaction. If this good friend has five lives in abundance, it will be good for us as well. ”

That's true. But it felt strange to say this from the unreasonably damaging side. Even though he doesn't know the world's waters, it was a huge deal for elves.

‘I shouldn't think of this as a deal. They clearly accepted me as a friend, not a family. ’

Harun considers for a moment that he decides to get a box. Instead, we decided to give them more of what they needed.

“Very well. As Lord says, this Harun and the Storm Mercenaries will now make friends with the Green clan." ”

“Hahaha! Thank you. I heard a human proverb that a friend is a real friend in times of trouble. I would consider Captain Harun a friend of mine. ”

The elders and Baria smiled at Harun with a satisfactory smile. Harun smiles deeply and makes peace with them.

Lord and his men, who summoned the Elven Warriors and moved the rations and goods outside, escorted Harun with Baria.

“Next time, I'll bring plenty of supplies and weapons, including food. ”

Harun promised that he would come back because the Green Elves seemed to be in bad shape with the idea that they were leaning too hard on themselves.

I don't know how many elves there are here, but what I've brought out is just enough for all of these people to solve a few. Since I became a friend, I wanted to solve the food shortage, especially.

“Please. Please.”

Harun's calm lords and officers waved their hands in reluctance to send him away so quickly.