Vorpal Rabbit and Fortress Uncle

Episode 261: Behind the Forest

The installation of the first stage of the origin made it extremely easy to travel up and down the cliff.

The capacity did not change from a maximum of ten people, but the "earthspider” was able to quickly move around the zipline of the “yarn” stretched linearly from top to bottom.

The same energy-avoidant markers that protected the “thread” from Wade to the edge of the cliff were also placed, allowing non-combatants to move without escort.

"Production jobs are great."

"Really? Until a few hours ago, it was just a container, but it's already a solid town."

Enjoy watching the construction site below the cliff, crowded with craftsmen and mechanical cows.

Production workers who were waiting for the road to be laid out pushed in large numbers, and the starting point we launched quickly increased its scale.

The outer perimeter was stretched with simple fences that prevented protozoan raids, and the ground was well paved.

The boulder does not extend to Susano, but a simple baseline has also been formed, and several NPCs have been dispatched.

The pace of development is still slowing down, and Neva and Crowley seem to be busy getting killed.

"Hey."

When I shake the knife loosely, I hear voices from afar.

Turning to you, a blue-haired girl approached with a gentle wave of hands.

"Hey, I'm home.And I've been replenishing my nanomachine. "

"There weren't many unique shops."

These are the lactos that were touring the Origin Shop.

They were replenishing the nanomachines they consumed in the battle in the woods and repairing their weapons.

After the first phase of the Origin operation, we were mixed with other fighters to defend the Origin and Production Jobs from prototype raids.

Behind Letty is a pile of wolves coming in from the fog.

"But I'm getting tired of hunting wolves."

Letty looks up at the wolf's body waiting to be dismantled.

If that's what you think, you can slow down a little bit...

Most of the native creatures attacking the origin are wolves, sometimes mixed with bears.

There are birds coming from the sky, but there are other parties that specialize in defeating them.

Well, suddenly, we're going to the forest.

"Really suddenly!?

While Letty and the others were blooming in laughter, they automatically moved their bodies in the middle of the day to finish killing a large number of wolves.

Nothing hurts, but Amy and the others raised their eyebrows and were surprised when they stood up, hitting their hips with habits.

"Is there something in the woods?

"Well, I guess. But now is not the time to talk."

When I put a little brace on it, Letty carved deep wrinkles between her eyebrows.

"Anyway, there's nothing I can do about it.In fact, I think front-line players like Astra are already marching. "

Not only the Knights of the Great Eagles, but also the Seven Wise Men, the BBC, and Solo alone, but also thousands of talented men on one horse.

There is still no major announcement, but the bulletin board is getting a little rumored.

And when they heard that, they suddenly became motivated.

"I don't know what's in the woods, but I'm just gonna spend some time here."

"... I'll do my best"

That's why we broke up with Neva and became the only six of us in the White Deer Monastery. We turned our backs to the starting point of construction and entered the forest where the white fog stood.

There is a dense forest area called "Kiryu no Mist Forest" below the "Onokoro Heights".

It's a dark field even during the day, with a thicker, richer spreading of leaves and a thicker, thicker white fog than the Armored Fish Falls, pushing down the roots of the overflowing trees.

The native creatures that inhabit them are fierce beasts such as fog wolves (Mistwolf), who prefer to act alone to forest wolves and shadow wolves, two-headed bears with two heads and four arms (Twin Headbears), and corner rabbits (Horn Rabbits), which extend a sharp, long corner from their foreheads.

We were slowly heading west, relying on Mikage and Letty's scolding to avoid as much as possible a fight against the hunters who were looking for their prey.

"So, why is Reggie going deep into the woods?

Letty looks back and asks as she carefully walks through the dark, wet forest.

Everyone else seemed to be interested, and I felt the attention was gathering at once on my skin.

"One thing is that the origin is not where the seeds are dropped.That is only a stepping stone to descend the Onocoro Highlands, not a place to build a ground avant-garde base, Susano.Just because you discovered where the seed was dropped doesn't mean you have a bonus, but you're simply happy. "

Answering in such words quickly turns the gaze from the surroundings into chaotic.

"Is that why Reggie moves?

"Regardless of richness, you don't want fame."

"In the first place, that would be the kind of personality that other people would be waiting to find."

"I wasn't very enthusiastic about the development of kiyo and sakao...."

"... it's not like Ledge."

Guu

The explanation was retracted to a foreign accent and roared low.

Should I be happy that you understand me well, or should I skip a little bit of what I usually see?

"Ah, Letty. Isn't that the two-headed bear over there?Let's get rid of it. "

I found a shadow in the fog and pointed it out with my fingers.

A two-headed bear has two heads, four eyes, a very wide field of view, and very few blind spots.

Other antennas, such as smell and hearing, are also sensitive, and there is no doubt that our presence is captured when we see them.

"I can't help it...Let me hear it later!

Letty slices the fog and approaches the giant bear.

I don't think you're using a robotic leg, but it's a powerful kick like a rabbit.

"The Four Arts of Bite and Crush Flow -"

Letty ran up the trunk of a tree in front of a two-headed bear and ambushed it from above.

She shakes black iron with her multi-buffed body.

"Colorful flowers, fashionable style.A set of knives - "

At the same time, shadows rush up from the ground.

Flipping the kimono of peach blossoms, she dazzles the black pigeon, leans forward almost horizontally, and crawls her fingertips into the carp mouth.

"― Killi Crash Toss Steel Leg

"― Flower Tsubaki

Surface and line attacks strike twin bears in an instant.

The throat was slit, the skull was smashed, and the poor bear ended his life in an instant.

"Ha, ha....."

If we work together, the Enemies of Region Five will melt in an instant.

"A two-headed bear should be rated as a wiki with reasonable strength."

Unexpectedly, Amy and Lacto joined hands to the giant bear that lay on the ground without any time to reach out.

The same bear should be much stronger than Kaiser in the Beast Forest... but it came a long way.

"Let's dismantle it."

Remove the knife and rush toward the body.

There were a number of bi-headed bear attacks during the origin defense, and I was used to them every time.

"Hiding in the shadows of camping and mechanical manipulation is not obvious, but Reggie's demolition is probably also convenient."

Lacto says that she is peeling off the fur of the bear.

Looking around, the tokans with their weapons were nodding.

"That much?

"That's right...Let's try hunting another bear and 'Getting Materials'. "

Letty's lightweight suggestion instantly kills a two-headed bear that just happened to be right.

Letty used the technique with her palm pointing towards the face of the bear while she was holding hands together.

"'Material Acquisition'"

It's a basic technique that doesn't require a specific skill value.

Similar things have 'trades', but these are called or not basic techniques that will always succeed at skill level 0.

"How long will it take?

When was the last time I used just "Material Acquisition"?

I think it was when I fell off the waterfall and took the Scalefish material.

Players who haven't used it for a long time, but don't have Dismantling skills, use it dozens of times a day.

"Three double-headed bear furs, five double-headed bear hard meats, and six double-headed bear claws."

Read the item that Letty added to the inventory.

The lactos who heard it didn't seem particularly unnatural, and I was the only one who was surprised.

"It's so little...."

"No, no, it's like this if you don't dismantle it."

"Incidentally, what item did Reggie pick up just now?

Open and verify the log for the lact question.

"Five double-headed bear furs, five double-headed bear hard meats, twelve double-headed bear claws..."

Though the number has increased slightly, it is almost the same as when we used to "acquire materials".

So far, it's a so-called normal drop frame.

"One fine fur for a two-headed bear, two fine meat for a two-headed bear, eight sharp nails for a two-headed bear, one round ear for a two-headed bear, four black teeth for a two-headed bear, and one eye for a two-headed bear."

Yeah, that's funny.

The quantity and quality are very different.

"Why have you always been flat?

It seems like a scattered message.

I didn't think that the ordinary "material acquisition" was that much.

"Well, sometimes Letty didn't have the drop increase or quality correction items that most fighters had attached.Still, how hard and rare it is. "

"I thought there were strangely many rare drops in the Shiraka-an warehouse...Letty wasn't the only one who was overrun. "

The toca is refreshed by the lactose in her stunned face and the fact that many years of doubt have been resolved.

Amy looks up from an open window as if she was examining something with a wiki.

Reggie, what is your skill level in Dismantling?

"Eighty."

It is a skill that I use every day, and naturally the level has risen to Kangsto.

"The drop increase bonus, the drop quality bonus, and the drop slot increase bonus are eggs...Maybe that knife is pretty good, too, huh?

"He got it a long time ago.I was about to make it a new one. "

When she answers, Amy moves her mouth as if she had said something.

"However, if there is a difference in the amount of drops due to the presence or absence of Kontake skill levels, I think the skill has become quite popular...."

"Most people make up for it with accessories.It's easy and inexpensive to build more drops, so they sell well in stalls. "

"I'm not interested, so I don't remember at all...."

Lacto solves my simple questions in an instant.

Because skill levels are finite and valuable, it seems that they are basically supplemented by equipment as much as possible.

Especially if you have corrective gear related to demolition work, you can change it slowly after battle and enter the work, so many players have it.

"Perhaps if I specialize in dropping my whole body, I would be lucky to harvest as much as Mr. Reggie..."

It's pretty good to fix the gear.

Once again, I know my own ignorance.

I wonder if everything around here is the domain of common sense.

So, Mr. Reggie. After all, why are you going deep into the woods?

Letty looks me in the face.

... I thought I'd been able to distract you.