I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 164

I even poured concrete over the bridge to reinforce it.

Having reinforced its durability, it was sturdy enough that one could even crawl across.

Now that the Gallery Real-Life PK had ended, there was nothing left to monitor.

Excluding teaching Korean to Lackey and training, all the tasks I could do and needed to do had come to an end all at once.

I’m slowly getting the hang of frost energy.

The way I learned to use frost energy is like this:

Separating the frost energy normally, then channeling it only when necessary.

Gathering it back together takes time, but once I get used to it, that’ll get faster too.

What should I do now?

Blindly waiting across the river for the environment to change and people to arrive isn’t a bad idea, but it’s a huge waste of time.

The ever-changing Forest of the Four Seasons, the wild. Doing nothing here and merely waiting for something to happen is tantamount to saying you want to die.

Should I get trained by Lackey?

One might ask what kind of training I could get from a gorilla, but what I want is martial arts.

Lackey’s martial arts are at an extremely high level.

Although his realm is lower than the Boss Gorilla’s, his basic foundation is well-built.

On the other hand, me? I don’t even have a proper foundation, let alone a proper punch.

As someone said, I’m only fine because I’m getting foolishly strong, but the inside is completely hollow.

Winning against Lackey was only possible because he didn’t know about the existence of my frost energy.

Did they say energy out of mind, energy, and body was overwhelmingly lacking?

Even the Heavenly Demon and Sword Matstar couldn’t teach me ’energy.’

To emphasize again, it wasn’t that they didn’t teach me, but that they couldn’t.

Sword Matstar’s posts meant that a foundation must exist for the effect to be maximized.

So I asked Lackey if he could just teach me the basics, but...

"No."

"Why?"

"You. Dislike."

"..."

The moment I heard Lackey’s sassy response, I gave up.

Threatening him was pointless. If I inadvertently received flawed teachings, it might be irreversible.

In conclusion, with the bridge completed, I had a lot of free time on my hands.

The thought struck me: Should I go out and explore while I’m at it?

If that’s the case, it’d be better to remove Lackey’s Mana Suppressor, but...

Then he’d run away immediately. That much was obvious without looking.

At least until we could fully trust each other, I had no intention of releasing the suppressor.

Or should I just use him as a porter?

That was easily the best method.

Even the Subspace Backpack couldn’t reduce mass, so the weight remained the same.

Entrusting all of it to Lackey would make exploration much more convenient.

Furthermore, since he was a gorilla, he could carry heavy loads easily.

The more I think about it, the better it sounds.

Having a single worker makes such a huge difference. Very nice.

After taking a moment to slowly formulate a plan in my head, I examined the map.

Assuming I took Lackey along, the place to avoid at all costs was naturally the gorilla territory.

Nobody knew what kind of friction might occur if we stepped into it.

Especially if we ran into Boss Gorilla, Lackey might lose his mind.

"Hmm..."

Thinking about it, there wasn’t much time left until dinner.

I could just explore for roughly an hour or two and then head back.

It didn’t matter even if I revisited places I had already been to, since the season had changed.

There was also a need to check how the terrain changed with each season.

I also need to check out the place with that gigantic tree.

The giant tree standing alone tall and proud. Would Lackey know about this giant tree?

Not just Lackey, it seemed like a good idea to ask Papa Raccoon as well.

"Lackey. Do you know where there’s a tree much larger than the other trees?"

"Don’t know."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

Lackey answered fluently despite it having been so little time since I started teaching him Korean.

If even Lackey, who must have lived as a vagabond, didn’t know, let’s ask Papa Raccoon.

"Keeeng?"

"Looks like you don’t know either. I’ll take the medicinal herbs gladly."

Since nobody knew, I had no choice but to go find it myself.

However, reaching that place might take at least a day, if not longer.

Since compasses didn’t work in this region, a wrong step could leave me permanently lost.

Carving knife marks on trees won’t be enough to serve as landmarks.

It would be better to continuously craft signposts and place them wherever I go for the first time.

Without a compass, this was the best option. Since I had a worker anyway, transport wouldn’t be an issue.

"Kkyuu?"

It was while I was debating where to explore. Wonmo quietly approached my side.

Seeing my expression, it seemed he had come over thinking something bad had happened.Read this novel at nove​lping.com for the best experience.

Staring intently at Wonmo’s face—which oozed loveliness just by looking at it—I lifted him up high.

Thanks to losing a bit of weight over the winter, his chubby build had shifted to a pleasantly plump one.

His fur shed in an instant, too.

Aside from weight, fur fell off in clumps. Cleaning it up was quite a chore.

Still, his overall body size was steadily growing.

"Alright, Wonmo. Pick a place you want to go."

"Kkyuu?"

"You can pick anywhere."

Since it was tricky to decide, let’s leave it to Wonmo’s luck.

Rather than exploration, it was easier to think of it as taking Wonmo out for a walk to get some fresh air.

Intelligently enough, Wonmo seemed to understand my words and stared fixedly at the map.

He then flailed his short, adorable front paws before pointing somewhere.

"Kkyu!"

"Here? This place is..."

It was a completely blank area. Somewhere I hadn’t even explored.

It was near the path that Boss Gorilla had personally paved for me earlier.

I had thought about going there someday, but because work piled up, I never did.

After contemplating, I nodded. We’d be back soon, so it should be fine.

"Alright, let’s go. But we’re coming back quickly, okay?"

"Kkyuu!"

At the permission to go out, Wonmo smiled brightly. How could he be this cute?

I nuzzled my cheek against Wonmo’s lovely face and gently set him down.

The moment he was put down, he hopped around everywhere. He must really love going outside.

"Alright, Lackey, carry this."

"Woo."

I gave Lackey miscellaneous items, including tools. Important items like Elixir I carried myself.

After that, placing Speed Sloth onto my back, the preparations for going out were complete.

Since someone might break into our home while we were away, I didn’t forget to set up the CCTV cameras either.

Title) Exploring after a long time

Wild Grylls

(Photo of Lackey turned into a porter)

Going on an exploration after a long time. Only exploring right up front, so should be back soon.

The photo is Lackey turned into a porter. Having an extra pair of hands makes life so comfortable.

ㄴ Heavenly Demon) He certainly looks gentler wearing glasses.

ㄴ Sword Matstar) Looks like a face full of discontent though? lol

ㄴ Even if he’s discontented, what can he do about it lol

ㄴ For real, what can he do besides grumble lol

ㄴ Wild Grylls) Lackey curses in Korean now. Says he learned it from me.

ㄴ Look at that learning ability;; Isn’t he smarter than most humans?

ㄴ The more I see him, the more it feels like that lol

ㄴ Allfather) You are going out. What do you think you will discover this time?

ㄴ Wild Grylls) If I discover a Unicorn or something, I’ll post a photo immediately.

ㄴ Allfather) If possible, I hope you can give me a Unicorn horn. Hoho.

ㄴ Wild Grylls) Is that expensive?

ㄴ Gotta get stabbed by a unicorn horn to come to your senses;;

ㄴ There are countless Hunters who got stabbed to death by horns trying to catch a Unicorn. Just ignore him.

ㄴ They have filthy tempers, so avoiding them altogether is best.

It was just a joke, but comments discouraging me poured in one after another.

Apparently, its temper was foul beyond imagination.

I knew it from the moment they said only a pure maiden could ride it.

Unless its personality was fucking nasty, it wouldn’t act like that.

Well, that’s a story for if I actually meet a real Unicorn.

I moved my feet toward the path Boss Gorilla had personally created for me.

Wonmo took the lead, with Lackey following at the very back.

I figured we’d stick to this formation for the time being.

Not much is changing...

I had assumed beyond the path Boss Gorilla paved was just an ordinary forest.

But it wasn’t. It was a region where desolation was felt much more strongly than lushness.

Should I describe it as an entirely gray zone? Fallen leaves on the ground, trees, everything.

Scorched marks were left scattered everywhere. Had there been a recent forest fire?

No. If a forest fire broke out, everything should have been completely incinerated.

It seemed more like all the moisture was completely sucked dry, turning everything gray.

There’s something ominous here. I moved forward while staying alert.

"Hey, Lackey. Do you know why it’s like this?"

"Fire."

"Fire?"

"Fire."

When asked, Lackey only uttered the word ’fire.’

From the looks of it, fire seemed to be the reason this forest turned gray, though I didn’t know the exact details.

Luckily, it was far from the Shelter, otherwise I would have suffered massive damage too.

What on earth related to fire could cause a place to turn out like this?Find the original chapter at NovelPing.

It wasn’t like across the river where the spatial environment itself shifted.

It felt more like ’fire’ had claimed this entire area as its ’domain.’

I carefully checked between fallen leaves for venomous insects as I took each step.

Gooooo—

"..."

And before long, I came across a cave that oozed foreboding the moment I saw it.

My gut was telling me: Someone is inside.

It seemed best not to mess with the owner of the cave.

Just as I was about to quietly turn back—

"Kkyuu!"

Wonmo, thinking it was a newly discovered animal, bolted right over. Wonmo vanished into the darkness of the cave in an instant.

Startled out of my wits, I was just about to sprint after him when—

Fwaaruk!

"Kkyaaaaah!!!"

A massive flame illuminated the entire dark cavern.

Wonmo realized how dangerous that flame was and immediately scampered back out.

He then cowered behind my legs, trembling frantically.

Usually a confident little guy, seeing him this terrified meant whatever it was was no joke.

Clop-clop-clop-

Before long, the flames rising from inside the cave slowly began to approach.

Flinching at the tremendous heat, I had no choice but to step back.

I realized why this forest was completely gray, and why there wasn’t a single drop of moisture left.

Shaaaa!

I raised the internal energy inside my body, preparing to blast frost energy at any moment.

Soon, the lord of this domain walked out of the cave, revealing its form.

...A horse?

The identity of the animal engulfed in flames was a horse. And an extraordinarily large one at that.

Its height was tall enough that I had to tilt my head up slightly.

Flames flickered in place of a mane.

Its eyes were also blazing as if engulfed in fire.

Its entire body was jet-black, giving off an overwhelming sense of intimidation.

"...Pffrtt."

The Flame Horse snorted as if asking why its nap had been disturbed.

I slowly edged backward, showing that I had no intention of fighting.

Wild horses usually have foul tempers, so provoking it further was pointless.

Slowly. Slowly back...

Tuk!

As I was stepping back, a random pebble flew right over the Flame Horse’s head.

Before long, the pebble landed right kok! on the Flame Horse’s head.

Fwaaaaruk!!

At that moment, the Flame Horse’s fire burned far more intensely than before.

As if proving it was enraged, the flames even began shifting gradually from red to blue.

"Feels fucking good?"

"..."

And the culprit who threw the pebble was grinning widely.

From the looks of it, he intentionally did this to screw me over.

He probably figured if I died, great; if worst came to worst, he could just run away.

"Hey, you son of a bitch!"

You better get ready to have your glasses padlocked later.

Just before Grylls engaged in battle with the Flame Horse, on the plains.

Ludwig was still mounted on the Kirin.

Having sustained a severe injury to his foot, even walking was currently difficult.

He had searched for whatever usable herbs he could find to perform first aid, but even that was insufficient.

Will I have no choice but to amputate it?

He could clearly feel that the injured area was undergoing necrosis.

When circulating mana, it felt as though that specific area alone had vanished.

Ludwig looked across the river while keeping the worst-case scenario in mind.

Currently, the land across the river was a rocky wasteland where nothing existed.

-Kkwoooo!

-Wooooo!

And over there, two giant creatures were fighting each other.

An outer shell so tough it was as if armor had been clad onto an elephant.

Legs much thicker than an elephant’s and stable balance.

Lastly, tusks that had turned blade-sharp. They were terrifying beasts just to look at.

Is this what they call watching a fire across the river?

Ludwig quietly observed the clash between the two creatures.

"Hot hot hot hot hot!!!"

Though someone else had fallen directly into a pit of fire.