"I'm home. I'm back."
"Ah, welcome home, Ian. Where have you been?"
"Hey, what's the big deal?" Did the soil come out? "
"Well, that's huge." I fought, but I got away. "
It's been a while since the earth that fought me fled to the ground.
I was vigilant that I would not come out again, but it seemed that I ran away.
Lassen took turns watching near the longitudinal hole he dug, resting his body, and Ian came back.
Ian was acting apart because it was for the wilderness.
Sometimes I come home, and I think I have something to think about.
I don't know where I've been because I've been left alone for a while.
But when he came back here after running errands, he must have figured out the situation because there were more holes around us.
It immediately turned out to be an earth mound.
"Did you escape? Didn't you get the wounded soil back?"
"Oh, yeah. Yeah, but is something wrong?"
"... no, that's fine. Occasionally, injured dirt can show obsessiveness." If there is a gap, it may come from under the ground, so if you fight, it's the iron rule to take it down. "
"Come on, I didn't hear that."
"Was that so? Maybe I didn't tell you. Well, when you come back, you just have to take care of it."
When I heard that there were monsters in this land, they explained it to me lightly, but apparently there was an ecology I didn't know existed in the soil.
I burned my opponent quite a bit, so maybe he's hating me.
Is it coming for revenge?
I didn't think I had the intelligence to show that much dedication to the purpose I saw, so I decided to remain vigilant to my surroundings, wondering if Ian was telling the truth.
"Is that what you really ate?" Is it good? "
"Soil meat?" When they're dried in the sun after they're finished, their umami condenses. After you have properly processed it, you can put it in the soup and cook it quite well. "
"Oh, I see." Unlike what it looks like, it tastes surprisingly good. It's a bit unexpected. "
"It's definitely better than eating the flesh of every carnivorous beast." If you defeat me, I'll make you a dish. "
Oh, that's great. That's exciting.
Discuss with Ian the goodness of the monster's meat.
It seems that the soil can go unexpectedly well.
From the appearance alone, I thought that a lot of meat would be available, so I thought it would be valuable, and I thought that the flavor of that part might not be expected, but it doesn't seem to be the case.
But it was dried in the sun.
I wonder how long it will take to dry those giants so that they can condense their deliciousness.
I thought it would be too short to stay here in time.
Um, can I have a word with you, Lord Ian?
What?
"Um... I'd like to ask you about a monster called Dodo, but would that monster eat magic stones too?"
"Oh, the earth should be full of earthly spirits, eating stones."
"What? Wait a minute, Ian. I didn't hear that. What do you mean?"
"Whatever it is, the earth moves to the ground while eating the soil." And the spirit of the earth shall dwell in it, and the stone shall be eaten naturally. After all, his body is big, but his mouth is big. "
Ian, I don't have much to explain.
Well, I'm a mercenary and a warrior.
When I heard about monsters, it might be impossible for me to explain them to you.
But I didn't know that they ate spirit stones.
When I was told, there might be such a thing, but I was surprised to hear it for the first time.
"Just checking, Ian." They also eat spirit stones with earth. In that case, would the Spirit Stone be a favorite item for the Tsuchi? For example, do you think there was a lot of dirt and earth in places with a lot of spirit stones? "
"I don't know. I don't know the details. But the soil that comes out of the city of Atmos is not to be found anywhere else. This means that for them, the spirit of the earth is inhabited, and the stone is a favorite, so it may be that they have settled in this land."
I see.
A monster lurks in the labyrinth.
However, this doesn't mean that the labyrinth core is creating a monster.
Well, the magic labyrinth seemed to produce a monster called the Magic Soldier, but it seemed to be artificial.
Anyway, when monsters were in the labyrinth, they were usually attracted to the magical power of the labyrinth core and settled down.
In that sense, I think that the soil certainly liked this place.
There was a labyrinthine nucleus called the Atomosphere, in the land of Atmos.
However, the labyrinth core does not exist now.
And the Remaining Magic Stones were also collected by the Demon Kingdom of Brillia.
Lord Lassen. Could it be?
"... it seems so, Lord Barca." I've just explored the underground with my magic power. Earlier signs of dirt are moving deeper into the ground. Perhaps you have perceived the sign of the magic stone at the bottom of this longitudinal? ”
"After all, I wonder if eating Spirit Stones will heal my wounds?" Anyway, it means that the earth and earth are heading towards the veins of the Spirit Stone at a depth of 1,000 meters. "
“I think so. You might end up with a vein of ore.”
Hmm.
I see.
The earth may have appeared in front of us when we felt the sign of the Spirit Stone Russell digging a hole and digging into it.
So he was wounded in the hand and fled.
But they must not have escaped for free.
It looks like it's headed straight down along the longitudinal borehole of Lassen.
Let's hope Norn returns safely.
With every magic bag, I was asked to do something so that it wouldn't be eaten and digested by the monster's big mouth.