Price of Management

“Lex!"

Dean sharpens his teeth. He and Lex are tangled up, so I can't stab them through the spear. At that point, that son of a bitch will suck Lex's bodily fluids and blood.

I can't let you do that!

“Earth Hand! ”

I shouted with a wave of my left hand. A hand of dirt appears, digging into the body of dirt, and dragging Lex out. Hanging by the back of Earth's hand in the air, Lex is the face of death.

“Thunder Arrow. ”

The lightning bolt that Sis shot pierces the center of Earth Swarm's body. Whether the nucleus was destroyed, the creature crumbles and spills out the soil.

“Thank you for saving me. Duke, I forgot they're moving underground. ”

“Yes. We should be wary of being attacked from beneath our feet. Sis, can you do the alarm spell? ”

Sis nods and raises her cane.

“Alarm.”

The faint light spreads all over the place.

“Wagon. 10 meters. ”

It meant that if someone approached the wagon within 10 meters, they would hear a beep. I wish I had a longer range, but he's only got two circles, so 10 meters is the limit.

“Enough.”

Dean nods. He looked at me and said,

“It's already the 14th, so the atmosphere is more likely. We need to find a safe place to call home first. ”

“Let's do it. ”

Fighting the ever-evolving Earth Swarm may soon run out of my spiritual affinity.

Once you collect the remnants of the Earth Swarm by using the gnomes, everyone aboard the wagon. Their debris, the black soil, smelled like fertilizer, but I had to endure it.

- Smells delicious.

“Huh?”

I was surprised at what Noam said. Honey, what did you just say?

Surprisingly, Nohn looks at the black soil on the wagon and says it looks very tasty.

Like a child asking me if I could eat candy in front of him, gnome looked at me.

“Oh, you can eat it. If you really want to eat... ”

- Yeah!

Noonum runs into the black soil and starts to eat with both hands.

Neither Dean nor Rex nor Sis were able to see it.

He picks up the black dirt and swallows it, whip it out and spit it out. The soil eaten by gnome turned soft and white like sand.

If you hit them with sheep, about a dozen sacks of black soil turn into sand.

- Delicious.

Norm happily said with a clear smile that makes the viewer happy.

“Well, yeah. I'm glad it was delicious.”

- Heheh heh.

I stroked Noonfrost's head.

I've never heard of a spirit eating anything before. At that moment, a phrase of "The Introduction to Necromancy" struck me.

Place that matches the attributes of the contracted Spirit increases Spirit Affinity. If you have a contract with the Spirit of Water, then the seaside or riverside, or if you have a contract with the Spirit of Wind, a windy region will help increase Spirit Affinity.

Huh?!

Yes. When I think about it, gnome is the Spirit of the Earth.

The black soil is rich in nutrients sucked by the Earth Swarm, making the soil fertile. So, of course, Norm will love it.

I didn't expect to eat it, though.

“Noum, are you able to absorb the nutrients of the earth like Earth Swarm? ”

- No, I don't.

“Then how did you eat this? ”

- I don't know, I can't taste anything else. This is good. It's really good.

A gnome that once again emphasizes that it is delicious.

After all, the only thing Norman could eat was Earth Swarm.

There's no such thing as the beginning of aesthetics.

Is this the first time I've found this? Do you want to make a presentation at the conference? Ah-ha-ha.

Well, no.

Aesthetics is the area where there is less secular desire. Therefore, there will be more spirits living quietly in the corners of the countryside than spirits flying their names out of the world to have a rich movie.

Maybe someone discovered the true nature of gnome, who didn't know its name.

This is the problem with aesthetics.

Like a magical guild, there is no community that unites the spirits and shares knowledge, so there is no progress or cultivation of prognosis.

You want me to make you one? Like a Spirit Guild.

... Thinking about it, I'm annoyed too.

The guy who's been living for 90 years is tired because he wants to use his emotions.

This is exactly why we shouldn't be doing this.

About three hours down the road, we found a river. It was a small river, only five meters wide, and it was the Leto River, which runs through the territory of our family.

“We'll be safe across this river. Not even the Blood Scorpion Earth Swarm can cross the river. ”

“Even our poor old horses are not good at driving wagons across the river. ”

Dean said I'd be gentle with him.

“What's wrong with animosity? ”

“Well, I'll give it a shot. Noum.”

- Yeah?

“Can you build us a bridge that we can cross? ”

-Okay.

Suddenly, a headache came over me. It was because Norm built an arched stone bridge on the Leto River.

Because the wagon had to cross, it had to be wide and thick enough. My spiritual affinity has been consumed.

“Wow, that's lame. ”

“Are you all right?”

“I need to rest. ”

“Yes. I'll camp here for the night. ”

We got out of the wagon and set up camp.

I squeezed my spiritual affinity and built a round earthhouse for the four of you to lie down in.

“What are you going to do with the number? ”

“I don't need a number. ”

Dean glanced at my question.

“The only dangerous scenario is when a Blood Scorpion or Earth Swarm attacks across the Stonebridge, and that's not a problem. ”

Dean drives an old horse and blocks the entrance of the stone bridge with a wagon.

Oh, my God, you did it!

I was able to cover the wagon. You're a former Dodger. The wagon also had the alarm magic that Sis put on it, so there was no problem.

“Fine. I'll sleep first, then. Dinner's on you. ”

I went inside the earthen house and invited myself to sleep rather than leave my body with a mofo. I wasn't in the mood to eat because I was tired.

You made your home across the Leto River and started hunting for good.

During the day, I crossed the stone bridge and hunted the Earth Swarm, sometimes Blood Scorpion appears.

Blood Scorpion Temperature Now is the time to lay eggs, so females who are blood-borne to nourish appear from time to time and swing a vicious poisonous tail.

Earth Swarm was dealt with by Dean, Lex and Sis as a team player, and Blood Scorpion was my responsibility.

“Noum, Trap! ”

- Yeah!

When Norm shoveled the ground, a unique headache felt when Spirit Affinity was consumed.

The Blood Scorpion approaches us and plunges into a pit 5 meters deep, with the surface crumbling. You wiggle your poisoned tail, but you can't get out of the trap because you fell backwards.

“All right, bury it! ”

Soon the giant scorpion was buried in a pit and buried alive.

We keep it quiet and get it out. He sells shells and poison bags for a lot of money. Some lunatics drink blood Scorpion. Is that true?

Dean's group struggles with six Earth Swarms while I defeat Blood Scorpion. Sis splits a water ball, soaking the Earth Swarm, and Dean and Lex stab each other with a steel spear.

“Stab calmly! If you get excited, you can't hit the nuke! ”

“Yes, Master! ”

Dean and Rex stab and kill Earth Swarms with a flimsy breath.

The black debris from the Earth Swarm is carried on a wagon by a gnome. Half of them will be eaten by gnomes. Look, my little cutie's still drooling.

“Shall we take it out now? ”

When the situation was settled, I tapped the spot where Blood Scorpion was buried and asked. Dean shakes his head, egged.

“I'll wait a little longer. You don't know how long it will take to suffocate. ”

“Yeah? Well, if you take it out and touch an angry poison's tail, it's a one-shot goal. ”

“There should be blood Scorpion eggs nearby. I heard they lay their eggs and lay their eggs before winter came. ”

“Then we must find it and destroy it. Noum, is there an egg buried nearby? ”

- Wait a minute.

Noonum closes his eyes and listens to the ground. I pointed to the west.

- There he is.

“Thank you.”

Together, we went to the place where Noonfrost had pointed and dug the ground. There were literally eleven eggs buried in the heads of people.

“If these guys all hatch... ”

Lex became bored.

Dean starts crushing the eggs with his boots instead.

I thought I might not be able to eat suddenly, but I quit because I thought I would lose my appetite.

You come back and pull out the Blood Scorpion, which you buried alive in the trap.

The suffocated Blood Scorpion slumps its massive, reddish body.

Dean and Rex disassemble his hard shell with the hammers and anvils they have prepared, load it onto the wagon, and carefully pack the bag in a thick cloth. The Poison Sack is a great strategic weapon that can be used to make Poisonous Arrows in war and sold for a high price.

“The wagon is already full. We're done for the day. ”

I nod at Dean's offer.

After the hunt, we return home.

Next to the round earthen house I made, the Earth Swarm is piled with debris and a pile of Blood Scorpion skins. It was an enormous amount to be transported five times by wagon. It's been hunting all week.

“How much would it cost to sell all this? ”

Rex asked with a very excited face.

“I'll buy all the wreckage from Earth Swarm. I'll give you 20 Redinas each, right? Calculating what gnome ate. ”

“That's enough. ”

With Dean agreeing, Lex and Sis nod.

Then Norm climbed over my shoulder and asked.

- Master, can I eat that?

“Of course. But should I have some? ”

- Yeah!

Gnome dives into the wagon and begins to devour the wreckage of Earth Swarm. The debris spit after the gnome ate returned to normal, yellow-colored soil. Two wagons should be enough to eat just like that. I ate 50 Earth Swarms, so I was terrified.

Then our gnome grew considerably. I can't believe how much she ate, and all she had was her palm on her head! I've never heard of spirits growing up well before in my entire life.

Of course, no matter how much the gnome eats the black soil, it's not a waste. It's because the bigger you get, the stronger you become. Even with the same spiritual affinity, they were much more powerful than before.

We can keep hunting Earth Swarms until winter. If gnome grows to the same size as a real 10-year-old... Ugh, it's so cute to imagine! I'm going to make her my own!

Sis prepares a meal to watch Norm eat and see if he's hungry. Since the purchase of '50 enchanted campers', meal preparation has become Sis' share.

Dean and Rex are in charge of rearranging the battles, such as collecting monster byproducts, so it should be a clear role for everyone.

I'll pay you. Because he's an employer.

“Confucius Caroc. ”

Dean approaches me and says,

“Monsters are no longer present in this area. Don't you think this will be the end of monster subjugation? ”

“Yes, but let's do it for another three days. I'll give you extra money.”

“I think you've accomplished your purpose, but is there another reason? ”

“Our gnome loves it. ”

I point to a gnome that feasts on the remnants of the Earth Swarm. Dean sighs and sighs, silent for a moment.

“You're welcome to pay the surcharge. ”