The Man Picked Up By the Gods (Reboot)

When the feast was starting to creep up, I heard stories that bothered me.

"There's a warcraft in the street?

"Yeah. We came on a route through the southern meadows, but you heard about seeing“ Ant ”in the meadows before leaving Kereban. Thanks to you, I was more distracted and tired on the road than usual"

“Ant” is the generic name for an ant type warcraft. There are many kinds, but overall the crust is hard, sturdy and has the habit of herding. The degree of danger seems to vary depending on the type...

"No way, Murder Ant?

Murder Ant has a strong crust and jaw, a giant ant of carnivore very belligerent against the organism. Threat if you form a herd and get attacked. In the Adventurer Guild, he is certified as a Crusader of C-rank or higher by the size of his nest.

"No, then I'll choose another route. They say the type is tunnel ant."

"Mmm... sorry. Can you tell me about that type?

"Right...... First of all, you have a hard crust that is characteristic of Ant, but you hear that jaws, nails, and also force are weaker than other types. It's not poisonous either. All in all, they have low attack abilities and do not aggressively attack people or beasts in the warm category in Ant.

Specializing in digging soft ground for that matter though, it features extensive nesting holes. This nest hole is the problem… if you take a carriage through it without knowing it, the ground will sink and fit in. "

It seems that the nest hole is reinforced by the body fluids of the tunnel ant, which do not collapse to the extent that people have walked. However, a wagon with luggage cannot withstand the weight and collapses. It has such subtle strength.

The danger of the tunnel ant itself is low, but it seems like an annoying warcraft to a man who uses a carriage by road...

"It's going to be tough for people in the shipping industry."

"I hope the preparation of the festival and the guests' feet have not been affected..."

Looks like Mr. Serge, who was listening next door, also has concerns.

... Then why don't I go that way tomorrow?

"Lord Lyoma, is it?

Explain that Mr. Prenance is doing an adventurer because he looked strange. I will also tell you a story that is at last intended to go to the Schulz Great Tree Sea.

"I see, so Murder Ant came out first"

In addition to Murder Ants, the Great Tree Sea is home to several other types of Anthropogenic Warcraft, which would be helpful.

"I'm also concerned about the impact on distribution, and I think I'll go see how things go for a day for now"

"It would be helpful if you did."

"We'd like to ask you, too."

Not only Mr Serge, but also Mr Prenance?

"We can't show our customers immature art. I was thinking of using a meadow a little further away from Giml for practice."

Travelers like them often don't have a specific place to practice because they cross the city from city to city. Plus for them, art is a commodity. They can't show immature things to their guests, so they practice in hidden places.

But this time, a tunnel ant appeared on the meadow I had planned. In case you think about it, I want to avoid using it. So it is preferable to get rid of it as soon as possible…?

"... then why don't you use us?

If it doesn't come to people's attention, they won't even come to the abandoned mines I live in. The Duke's family tells me it's good to use whatever you want, so I can give you permission as long as I use it to practice the arts. Besides, we have confirmed that there are no dangerous warcraft. If there is one Mr Soldio out there, he will be able to deal with it. He seemed strong enough, too.

"Are you sure? Travelers like us are told that there are groups that work to steal and expose their children. Of course we don't have such a tummy..."

"Uh... that heck is fine. I don't have any big things in the house."

The important stuff is basically stored inside the item box, and I wouldn't have a problem with it enough to rent the square. It's rather dangerous to go into the house on your own. I don't joke when I touch it badly. I also keep things that look at me that hurt. If there is still soap or caustic soda in aging, it won't spill.

"Nothing wrong if you really just lend the place..."

"Then please do."

"So when will we do it?

"If only Lord Lyoma could start tomorrow morning."

It shouldn't be long before we get there, okay?

"Okay. Then tomorrow morning, you'll be waiting. The place just leaves Giml's North Gate and goes straight, so I don't think you'll get lost."

Thus, while we were having a meeting from tomorrow, today's get-together was open.

Next day

I offered a place to practice to all the semroids who visited my house. Even so, when I go in, I just explain the dangerous place, prepare just drinking water, and leave the rest to Mr. Prenance to go to work. The Adventurer Guild, which arrived before noon, felt fewer people than usual.

You don't have to wait for that...

"Oh, Lyoma, not you."

"Hello, Mr. Mailene, I heard about a tunnel ant out in the southern meadows"

"You're early. I have work to do."

I thought I told you, I was putting out a few more requisitions on the counter.

"... searching the nest for the crusade of Tunnel Ant. Besides, excavation work? I understand these two, but what is excavation work?

"You dig back into the ground and take out the nest. If there's an egg in there, it'll come out again later that I just crushed it, and it'll lead to an accident that I don't think leaves a nest."

"I see...... maybe you're the one with the fewer people in your guild today?

"Correct. I've found some more nests. A lot of people are working on that."

"... What about the damage caused by Tunnel Ant?

"So far, there's been no noticeable damage. But hey..."

Mr. Mailene's expression is dark. There seems to be something.

"You said you found a bunch of nests, didn't you? They're either from somewhere to breed, or there's a good chance that a bred tunnel ant came looking for a new place to live. So in the future, we're still going to find a nest, and we might get damaged...

So as a guild, I was wondering if you'd like me to focus on searching the nest. Crusades and excavations are done with the help of the Tamer Guild, and that's where we're going. "

Working with the Tamer Guild?

"Can you tell me more about that place?

"Keep it that way, even if I tell you more. Depending on the content of the problem, there are times when alliances work together to deal with each other. If you want an early solution like this one. Especially since this city is close to a mine, isn't it? Because a lot of Tamer Guilds use powerful warcraft."

"... I don't know if I would ask Mr. Mailene about this, but can you get the same request at Tamer Guild?

"I can probably take it, but you take it over there?

Ugh, my gaze hurts somehow.

"Actually, I have also signed up for the Tamer Guild, and the Guild Master over there is doing me some favors... you have never had a request to receive due to the characteristics of your obedient demon. I've never been asked to do this."

"May I repay you? Fine. It's personal freedom to take a request or not to look like that."

That's what she says and laughs at. Apparently, I didn't offend you.

"Good, then sorry, but this time"

"Yes. If you feel like it again, you can take a request over here."

"Thank you"

I thanked her for showing my understanding and followed the Adventurer Guild.

"Take care and go!

Sent to the gatekeeper at the South Gate, he steps out to the South Meadows. He was mistaken for a new subscriber because he didn't show too much face in the Tamer Guild, but otherwise he was able to take the request normally without any problems.

"All right, let's go!

"Kurrrrrrrrrr!"

The Removal Birds brought along with the call rise to the sky and form a V-shaped queue. Ask them to look for places from the sky where tunnel ants and nests are likely to be.

According to information purchased at the Tamer Guild, tunnel ants have the nature of draining the dirt and sand out of nesting around them. They don't make anything like the so-called ant tsuka, but once they find the ground like it was dug up, there's a good chance there's a nest near it.

"Kay!"

"Whoa, have you found it yet?"

Show me the vision of Ains that lags in sensory sharing. Then there was a spot in the blue meadow that looked spotty in the soil, in part. It looks blue everywhere with the naked eye, but it's obvious from the sky.

It's useless where excavation work has already begun. Ibid., too, where the crusade is beginning. After him with space magic, he turned to one of the places away from a city without people.

Let's find this neighborhood...

"" Dimension Home ""

Release the metal and iron brought from the abandoned pit onto the meadow and line them up in a row where they are all out. What a number of 400.

I was actively increasing it with the aim of merging it into two different big slimes...... a bit too much feeding and too much more. I wish I had 100 to go to the big one, but now I have 200 each. But there are so many things I can do.

Deform the best deformed slime into a knife to give instructions.

"Keep moving slowly -!

A ball of metal in rows scratches grass all over the soil and proceeds.

And a few minutes later.

"Did you find it?

Slime is weak but has a high risk detection capability. Some of the iron slime reacted, although it may have evolved and faded somewhat. I hear there's something going on a little further. They are wary of them. Even if it just stopped moving.

Step forward in the slime and proceed with caution: one, two, three steps… the position indicated by the iron is now present, then.

Contact angle flying out of the ground. Continuing double-eyed. A giant ant appeared as far as the chest of his body.

Impressions are close to Cave Mantis. Shake a knife to your neck before you're completely off the ground.

"Pickie......"

"This is the tunnel antho"

Hunt two more that came out in the same way.

More than that... it doesn't come out.

According to Tamer Guild information, Tunnel Ant is nocturnal in order to avoid acting during times with many external enemies. Not much out of the nest during the day, sleeping in the back of the nest. Only the only individual on watch refrains by the entrance and exit. If we don't let the outgoing watch go back to the nest, basically the next one won't come out.

I guess the lookout for this nest was three now.

"I found the first one for now...... all the time." Earth Needle ""

Today's job is to search the nest, not crusade. Record your location and mark nearby for a paragraph. And then leave the spot with the slimes as they look for other entrances and exits to avoid stimulating the nest in vain. And to the next candidate.

"Run for it."

I usually only run abandoned mines, so I'll take this opportunity to run the meadows for you. When I conveyed my intention to do so, I felt somewhat happy from the two different slimes. And if you give me any signals, I'll roll right in.

Fast... I think they've been getting more and more speed crazy lately...