Me, Adventurer! - Undoubled Skills Are Flat Magic (WEB Version)
Episode 22 - It was supposed to be a classic, but it was my first encounter
The itinerary is also on day 3. On the road so far, it has generally gone without a thing.
It came almost straight north from the village, but the wasteland on one side just continued. Apparently, the damage to the inago is quite extensive. Was the outlook sweet?
I thought it was just as far as I could see, and I tried to collect the soil with the example planar bulldozer and repeat the consolidation, but I could only dig deep holes and fill them because I couldn't get rid of the heating. I hope it doesn't become locust damage again next year.
I'm that kind of road grass? Even while I was at it, the carriage was asked to proceed as planned. I can chase them right away with physical enhancement, and I know where they are with signs. There is no need to delay the itinerary in vain.
And again this morning, I was able to gather dirt and bury it repeatedly and catch up with the carriage that was resting around noon.
"Oh, you're back. Thanks for your hard work. Look, it looks like we haven't been damaged by any inago around here.
The village chief, who welcomed me back, said, dropping his gaze at his feet. When you look at it, the wasteland is no different, but it grows everywhere in the form of weeds that bind together the sagittal leaves. It's quite a size, so it doesn't seem like it grew after it was eaten. That means...
"Good. You don't have to dig any more holes!
"Oh, well done.
The village chief can stroke Gashigashi's head. Because of its strong power, it may be closer to being pinched.
"It was just good of you. From now on, we're going a little towards the woods, so it's a little dangerous to act alone.
Mr. Vincent drops by and mixes in with the conversation.
"In the woods? How could it be dangerous?
"About a day north of here, there is a slightly larger river flow, but straight ahead, the river width and depth are pretty good, so I can't cross it. The flow isn't that fast, though. The forest is upstream, so there are shallow waters that even carriages can cross.
This forest stretches at the foot of the Black Mountains, which run north-south on our eastern side, and is connected to the Great Forest to the south, hence known as the Northwestern Forest. However, for some reason, the strength of demons is not about the Great Forest, but a little stronger than other demonic realms. Few demons of the Great Forest move to the Northwestern Forest, he said. Can I help you?
"Oh well. But if there's a river, you can wash your body.
"Right. I also have to replenish the drinking water.
I had plenty of drinking water in the barrel, but I have to refill it somewhere. It's a disturbing amount. I have already consumed about 40%. Temperatures have come at lower temperatures, but they are still hot during the day. Replenishment and replacement would be mandatory, as water could also be considered to rot.
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As I approached the woods, I got caught up in a lot of signs perception. Looks like there are quite a few demons out there. Most of the time, according to pre-information, there are few demons with strong signs. It's about the oak of the Great Forest at best. That's enough to count with one hand, too, mostly only as strong as the fake rock turtles I've found before. Wouldn't it be dangerous for me or a playground?
After entering the woods, he travels along narrow paths like beast paths to sew through the gaps in the trees. The roots of the trees stick out everywhere, and the carriage that rides up to it jumps like a rodeo. I thought the pain in my butt was better outside than on it, and I decided to go side by side with the escort, but after much thought, I realized that if I lifted the carriage in the plane, there would be no vibration instead of bouncing. Mr. Vincent and the village chief were surprised that the vibration had suddenly disappeared, but when I thumbed up towards Mr. Vincent in your seat, he was smiling bitterly with a face like he was convinced.
I'm not the only one walking side by side with the carriage. Anna and Ursula and their escort adventurers are also running together.
Let me introduce the two remaining escorts here.
One is Lisa, a scout and a dagger, who is about 150 cm old and wonders if she will be 20 years old. He is not wearing armor, and instead he is wearing a leather vest and pants that look sturdy.
The other is a bowman and his name is Mass. Is he about 155cm tall and a little younger than Lisa? I feel a little young left. The armor is pretty much the same as Lisa's except for just one breastplate like the one used in the bow.
These two are sisters, as you may have noticed in your explanations so far. Lisa is my sister and Mass is my sister. They look very similar, they both have black hair color and dark green eyes. The face is quite neat on the fine surface, but the eyes are slightly thinner and the thread is the same. The body is skinny and fleshy is normal.... Yeah, I guess it's normal. I'm not saying where.
They seem to have similar personalities, and neither of them talk to much other than party members, who are often with each other and often ear to ear with Boso. It's a little creepy. That's why I haven't had a conversation with these two yet.
Assuming you can tell by the height and equipment other than the height, is Lisa's hair short and Mass about long? I may not be able to tell the difference when I can align the length of my hair.
The two of us are still running in line behind the carriage. It should never be an easy road surface to run, but it follows without looking tired. Boulders are adventurers. Unlike the average Japanese girl I know.
I was attacked by demons not so much as I went into the woods. I knew by the sign perception that it was coming, so I could calmly intercept it.
It was the classic fantasy, the goblin, that attacked me. I was a little excited about the first goblin of my life, but cooled in an instant to its appearance, which was too ugly.
When I saw 'a little old man with bald, naked, dull green skin rolling an unworthy size groin delicacy and drooling in a group,' I couldn't face it, not very much.
Even the same little old man would have been adorable if he had at least done Master O Dhaka's face... No, Akan? Naked.
There were 8 of them all. They killed it instantly, and after taking the demon stone, which was less than 1 cm, they carved it up and buried it. I don't feel like eating goblin meat on a boulder.
I haven't had 10 minutes to bury it from the encounter. I figured the goblins were miscellaneous fish, and four of the escorts were solidifying behind them.
"What's going on? Goblins are mutts, aren't they?
"Sure, goblins are the weaker of demons, but that's when they're one. Even an intermediate adventurer party is a bunch of people... really, a wizard is a disgrace.
Anna spilled a mixed feeling of awe and awe. Uh, did I do it again? Thank you. You seem too divergent from the common sense of the world. We need to gather some information during this journey.
Oh, my God, I was thinking of something just as well. The village chief talked to me.
"Beat, do you know if there's a goblin settlement around here?
Anna and the others are also hacked by the words.
He was attacked by goblins in a group, so normally, I realize there could be a settlement. And having a settlement means it's breeding (...).
The goblins of this world are biologically unlikely ecological. It is a species with only males. I'm not transferring like a bear. Females of other races are used for breeding. Attack, seize, offend, and impregnate. This means that there are undoubtedly females of other races in the settlement.
It just doesn't make it a big problem yet if that's all. Sometimes they're grabbing females from orcs and Lizardmans. If it's about demons to demons, it can be called natural management.
The problem is the appearance of the earlier Goblins' bald little old man. Goblins mate with a variety of races, but they inherit only a few of their maternal traits. If you have a child with an oak, you will have a little pork surface, and if you are a Lizardman, you will have a little scaling. And thin body hair is the hallmark of those born of mating with human beings.
... that sucks? Onechan, they're grabbing you!?
"Yeah, I'll try!
Use sign detection to the maximum extent possible. I'm stunned by the tremendous amount of information, but I'm patient here. Those caught must still be experiencing unparalleled pain like this. We have to rescue him quickly!
... Hmm? I spent about 3 minutes exploring the radius around 4km, but there's no sign of that. There are a few flocks, but not goblins from the speed of movement and the feeling of signs. Probably a werewolf demon. There seems to be no other flock of goblins.
"Um, there doesn't seem to be any other goblins around here.
"... right, okay. That's fine. Thanks for your hard work.
Sounds like the village chief has something to worry about. I just don't know what that is, or I guess I won't get the certainty. I was going to move on even as I held something that was a mess.
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The river.
Will it be near upstream from the middle stream of the river in Japan? The river is about 20 meters wide. Gobbling and horny large rocks are rolling, with clear water flowing vigorously between them, but only a fraction of them are like cobblestones laid flat, with water flowing slightly calmly over them. I think I can get across this by carriage.
I also let him float in my plane to give me the carriage, so it took about a few water splashes. I also suggested that humans carry them on the plane, but they've all been reluctant, so I just crossed them on the skywalk. It's fun.
There was a slightly flat gravel place ahead of us crossing, so we were supposed to camp there today.
So, after I finished tenting, I went into the woods to collect firewood and find food. The village chief is with us. So I asked about the goblin earlier.
"Hey, there was something wrong with that goblin earlier?
"Hmm? Oh yeah... I hope it's hard to get over.
"What do you mean?
"The first thing I thought was crazy was Inago.
"Inago?"
"Oh, Inago came from the north. And as I followed it, the traces had suddenly disappeared in a wasteland with no change of philosophy whatsoever. First of all, this is crazy. It's not a meadow or a wetland that generates a lot of sea urchins. Why did those guys have a massive outbreak?
Mmm, if you say so. There's no way there's enough grass to breed large quantities of sea urchins in the absence of a water field. Conditions are not in place for large quantities of inago to occur. It's as if he showed up out of the blue there.
"And that was the goblin earlier. There are no settlements, no other flocks, even though they are obviously herds born of the mother of a human race. Doesn't it look like he just showed up out of the blue?
Did the village chief feel the same way? But...
"So, what do you mean?
"... I don't know. There are a few things I can think of, but I just don't want them to hit me very well. Looks like you were right to go to the city this time to get corroboration.
You mean there aren't enough pieces of the puzzle yet? It would be easy to gather people, things, and information because it's about a trading city.
I see, in a way, this journey was inevitable.