Isekai Taneuma

After the eastern expedition, the crusaders confirmed that the orcs were now gone from a river. We will now look at the northern river that flows into the junction around the village of Gargantua. Is it the second stage?

The journey to explore the eastern source was somehow completed without applause, but it seemed premature to think that the marvel of the great forest was not a big deal. While Feng and the others were on an eastern expedition, the beasts left in the village took over the surroundings of the village under the command of the mani, but at that time they encountered a flock of orcs.

Neither humans nor animals could live without water at all, so they carried their feet to the river basin just north, ahead of the feng, to secure a safe water field. It seems that the orc was already there just before it split into two strands.

It was said that the number was not less than 50, and it was not comparable to the orc herd that had been defeated so far.

Mani decided to retreat immediately, but his men, who had absorbed power everywhere, now had twice as many troops to do it, and they could do it if they wanted to. As a result, the bloodthirsty young beast ignored the orders and got into a fight, but Mani managed to defeat it and succeeded in retreating with some sacrifice.

At that time, a bloody individual came after him from the orc side, but when he tried to guide him to the trap he had prepared in advance, the chase stopped sharply when he defeated a certain number, and the orc did not follow him any further.

I didn't think Orcs had that kind of wisdom to realize that they were being guided. Mani was suspicious and seemed to have made a mess of the Orc colony again and again. Does the orc have a sense of territoriality? A certain distance from the river seemed to have the nature of not wanting to go any further.

In fact, I realized that the river basin that passed before reaching the village of Gargantua seemed to have such a nature, but it was a major pattern that was clearly discovered so far. But why? Perhaps the Oannes DNA, which became the mother, will make them do so. Mermaids cannot live without water. But that's why it doesn't fall to my heart to cross that mountain....

Regardless, I was very grateful that I was able to confirm this habit. This means that if the orcs were to attack us, we could survive away from the river. Feng and his companions made it known.

Afterwards, Feng and the others returned from the eastern expedition, and the adventurers were all tired and asleep, so after two days of rest, the crusaders finally began exploring the north with the addition of the Beast.

At that time, Feng was going to use the portal to bring in supplies... but that was no longer necessary. Because the Guild Leader was careful to form a caravan of lizard merchants.

"Long time no see, brave man, little one. How many times will I come here? Last time it was such a fuss... it's good to be here again. I'm really sorry about your misfortune, but I couldn't help but make a grave at that time. I know you're upset, but if there's anything I can do, please talk to me about it, baby."

"Thank you, Mr. Gekko. Actually, I need to talk to you."

"Oh, come on. What can I do for you?"

"Can you ask my master of field blacksmiths to pick someone from Raven in Vinci Village who might be able to take care of him and train him? It doesn't matter how much it costs. I'll make sure to pay."

"Yes, sir. My parents are patrolling the area, so I'll ask for it as soon as I get caught. By the way, besides him, I know a blacksmith I know...?

"I would like to ask you if there is anyone else who understands the beast besides the master...."

When the mani said so with a lack of confidence, Gekko examined it as if it were a little rebellious.

"Sure, you're right. If you don't know him, you have to start by convincing the Beast that he can also do blacksmithing. Let's arrange that as soon as we get back in a hurry. I'll do it."

When Gekko asked for help, he handed over the supplies he had brought to the Feng and the crusaders, and then took them back to the brave leader.

As I mentioned earlier in my discussions with the Guild Leader, the Feng and the Crusaders were going north in the future, and once they reached the junction, they were going to set up a new base there. However, since it has not yet become a city or village, Feng's portal may not be usable. That's why I decided to hire a porter to carry supplies from Gargantuar's village to my new base, but Gekko took on the role.

So Gekko and the others just had to wait in this village and wait for Feng to bring the supplies, but because of what happened to the big forest, it seemed like they were really busy, and even though they didn't ask for it, they were taking the initiative to bring the supplies. It seems that Leonardo gave me some color.

So, perhaps by the time Feng and the others come back from the northern river sweeping the oak and building a stronghold, Gekko and the others will be stocking the village with fresh supplies again. Very reliable helper.

After receiving supplies from them, the crusaders finally headed north.

Unlike the defenseless east, fighting started quickly in the north. It is an oak colony that Mani used when he confirmed his habits earlier. At that time, I was able to fight advantageously by reducing the number by a large fraction, and because the Wesen had prepared the battlefield in advance, and I was able to finish the first expedition with ease without one casualty.

However, it is a compassionate development to encounter the enemy so quickly. It turns out that after killing the first orc herd, before sunset, while walking in search of the campsite of the day, I discovered the next herd.

I wonder if the distance is just over five kilometers... If the crowd of orcs is dense at this interval, I'm sure this area is already in a state of destruction.

Hopefully, as with the southern river, I would like to find survivors, absorb them, and proceed while building a base, but now that the orc has been found to be immobile from the water field, if there are survivors, it would be in the forest away from the river, so the search area was too wide and it seemed very difficult.

However, even under such conditions, there is a way to find it. Feng and the others decided to use the second map about the big forest, the one Leonardo was using while writing during the Oannes disturbance.

Unlike the world map, this was not accurate at all, but it was produced by interviewing merchants in the big forest, so the location of the village written there was quite obvious.

According to it, the Wesen settlements were not always concentrated near the river, but were also scattered quite extensively in the forest away from the river. Speaking of how these villages secure water, it seems that they use reservoirs made naturally by some kind of natural disaster or spring water that seeps out of the cliffs.

So if there were any survivors, they would have taken refuge in those settlements away from the river.

That's why the Crusaders decided to divide their troops into four as they explored the North.

First of all, as I just mentioned, the survivors are probably evacuating far from the river. We decided to leave the task of efficiently circulating these villages and informing the survivors of the existence of the crusaders to a lightweight Guillaume-centric unit accustomed to walking in the woods.

Then, the rivers flowing in from the north are wide and take considerable time to cross either bank. If we find an orc on the opposite shore, there will be no ex-child if the enemy finds us while we cross the river. So I decided to split my troops in two in advance, and while one was fighting and attracting enemies, the other was crossing the river and heading for reinforcements. I will take charge of this pair of wings with Jeanne's Adventurer unit and Mani's Veterinarian team.

And finally, Feng decided to take the luggage of these units and lead the main unit and support unit that would follow after a while. Though the mob's luggage is compactly packed, walking around with about 30 days' worth of food is inefficient. The river was wide and gentle, so even a small number of people could manage to carry it by boat.

Lucy is also on standby in the main unit, and if there is a fight ahead, Feng will use the television to rush to her. This is how I plan to fight Oak in favor of Feng's Cloud Magic and Lucy's Buff. Mary is assigned to the Guillaume team in case of an encounter. She can fly too, so Guillaume will help if she needs to.

When I split the squad, Jeanne looked at the flickers as if they were joining us, but this is the only possible allocation. By the way, there was a good reason to keep Feng in the main team. To tell the truth, he was the only one who could use party chat.

Psychee, psychee, psychee... it's me (Guillaume). I found an asylum seeker on the map. The village was devastated by Pizarro, but the orc didn't seem to have anything to do with it. "

"How many survivors?

About thirty people. I have many children. However, the wildlife driven from the river has also fled this area, so it doesn't seem to be a problem to eat. I don't see any particular urgency with adults, so I think you should stay here for a while. "

"Okay. Then tell them I'll pick you up when the shelter is ready."

Copy that.

When I finished chatting with Guillaume, Jeanne contacted me.

"White, white! I found the orc!

"I'll call Mani right away. Hold your horses."

Sorry! They found us. We're already at war!

"Phew... I'll be on my way right away, so don't push me.... mani! Can you hear me?

"... this is the Veterinarians. Enemy?

"Looks like they're already fighting across the coast. Hurry up!

Got it.

"Please! Lucy! Let's go, too."

"Ugh... hey, hey, that's pretty scary or expensive, but I'm not used to it...", ahhhhh!!

As soon as Feng finished the chat, he caught Lucy's hand and jumped into the sky. The remaining adventurers are staring up at them.

The magic of retention, as previously described, is not gravitational manipulation, but rather a ride on a layer of compressed air. If you stay standing vertically, you will fall without receiving air resistance, so you will go up to the sky in a hungry state. It seems to be inconvenient to explain with my mouth, but since the layer of air is basically fluid, it was sensorially like a wave rider.

So when I got used to it, I could swim in the sky quite freely on the wind and glide like a surf, but Lucy, who had never been born to swim in the sea or river, was pretty scared without understanding.

Feng pulled Lucy scared and flew as he spotted adventurers fighting orcs under his eyes. While slowing down, he cast a Stancloud spell over the sky and disabled the orc.

When Jeanne and Samson noticed it, and landed in the open space, Lucy, the disciple of the wise man, lost or dead, regained her calm and immediately sang the battle song, so that the rising stats of the adventurers began to push back the orc herd.

Soon afterwards, veterinarian troops from across the coast joined in, and the orcs gradually reduced their numbers and finally won completely. In this state, the crusaders retraced the river and recovered the lands of the Wesen that had been taken by the Demons.