I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 228

Up to now, a total of 5 named users had requested Orichalcum from me.

Let’s Grow Trees, Princess Chaenggu, I Will Become a Duke, Passing Dwarf, King Reor.

If each of them had wanted a different item, I wouldn’t have even questioned it.

But since every single one of them asked for Orichalcum, I couldn’t help but find it strange.

I browsed the Gallery to see if it had some property I didn’t know about, but nothing came up.

Truly, there wasn’t a single thing I wanted. Aside from a few useless shitposts.

’Sssuuup... I really don’t get it.’

As a result, I had no choice but to be bewildered.

Because the timing was far too miraculous to just dismiss as a coincidence.

It wasn’t just one or two people, but five whole people. Even excluding the dwarf, it was four.

But even if I had suspicions, I had no concrete proof. Instead, I did the task at hand first.

The trade with King Reor. I had asked him to wait a moment while I browsed the Gallery.

[Wild Grylls: I’m back. What will you give me, Reor-nim? If possible, I’d like an item useful for exploration.]

[King Reor: Like the crystal orb I gave you last time?]

[Wild Grylls: Yes.]

[King Reor: How about a water canteen with a purification function?]

Bizarrely, it was identical to the item Princess Chaenggu gave me just now. Did every Demon household have something like that?

Since they said there were many magic items integrated into daily life, it wasn’t impossible.

However, I had no intention of obtaining something I already had. I needed something else.

[Wild Grylls: I already received one from someone else. Is there anything else?]

[King Reor: Um... Ah! Then how about a gas mask?]

[Wild Grylls: A gas mask?]

[King Reor: Yes. It will be extremely useful when traveling through poisoned areas or dealing with plant-type monsters.]

After a brief moment of confusion at the word gas mask, I realized it was surprisingly important.

Currently, my body had adapted to most poisons. But the rest of the group hadn’t.

If it were up to me, I’d hunt more Golden Frogs and ask Allfather for pills.

But for whatever reason, Golden Frogs no longer appeared.

’A gas mask should be able to cover it, right?’

First, I needed to find out what kind of gas mask it was.

Because the performance varied enough that they were divided into military and civilian grades.

Plus, technological development in this world was such a mess that there was no telling how useful it really was.

[Wild Grylls: It sounds good, but can a gas mask alone purify poison or smoke? Military and civilian grades are separate, after all.]

[King Reor: Ah, right. You mentioned you were a former soldier, didn’t you? That’s correct. However, the gas mask I’m offering has exceptional versatility. Poison, smoke, sand, dust, etc. It’s extremely useful.]

[Wild Grylls: It sounds pretty expensive;; Ah, but don’t you need extra canisters?]

[King Reor: The canister is embedded with purification magic. As long as you can recharge it with mana, you can use it infinitely unless it gets damaged.]

That’s really good? Hearing King Reor’s explanation, I was impressed.

Just like last time, King Reor gave me something remarkably practical.

There was no reason not to trade. Instead, I had something to ask.

[Wild Grylls: I’ll trade. But can I ask one thing?]

[King Reor: Yes. Go ahead.]

[Wild Grylls: There are no other hidden functions to Orichalcum, right? Aside from it being sensitive to mana.]

I didn’t bring up the fact that other people had also inquired about getting Orichalcum.

It might cause unnecessary misunderstandings, and after all, it could just be my imagination.

[King Reor: Right. Other than that, it doesn’t have any special abilities. But instead, its main advantage is its broad versatility.]

[Wild Grylls: Broad versatility means it’s easy to apply to magic other than relay magic, right?]

Like how the dwarf applied it to his brewing vat. I swallowed those words back down.

[King Reor: That’s right. It can be conveniently used for both military and civilian purposes.]

[Wild Grylls: Thank you. By the way, are there ones for animals too?]

[King Reor: There are separate gas masks designed for horses. How many do you need?]

[Wild Grylls: Hold on a second.]

Hearing that there were gas masks for animals, I turned my head.

The members who would wear normal gas masks were me, Ludwig, Speed Sloth, Lackey, and finally Wonmo.

Only Tyranno and Largo, who had relatively long snouts, needed special gas masks.

Cain? Cain was a stone statue and didn’t need to breathe. If push came to shove, I could just shove him into the Subspace Backpack.

[I feel as though you are harboring deeply sinister thoughts?]

"Me? When?"

[You are saying that while staring intently right at me.]

"I was looking at the Gallery."

Ignoring Cain, who was overly sharp-witted, I conversed with King Reor again.

Fortunately, King Reor said he could give me as many gas masks as I wanted.

I also presented him with a large amount of Orichalcum. A total of 5 pieces, each about the size of a fist.

[King Reor: Aren’t you giving me way too much?;; You might not get a sense of it, sir, but Orichalcum is a truly rare ore. You might find a speck only after digging through an entire vein.]

[Wild Grylls: For me, the whole cave is made of Orichalcum.]

[King Reor: ;;;]

[Wild Grylls: For your information, behind the cave is a regenerating Mithril vein.]

Saying something like that, he laughed and handed it over.

I checked the gas masks handed over by King Reor.This chapter was taken from novelping dot com without permission.

Surprisingly, the gas mask wasn’t much different from what I knew.

A canister that plugged into the mouth area. A mask-style gas mask wrapping around the whole face.

Moreover, the eye section was tempered glass. I didn’t know they possessed technology like this.

Mind you, that was the story for normal gas masks, but the gas mask for animals with long snouts...

’Isn’t this a plague doctor mask?’

It looked just like a plague doctor mask. The pointed beak itself served as the canister.

I worried whether Tyranno could actually wear this.

"Pbi-ik?"

"Does it feel uncomfortable?"

"Pbi-ii!"

Fortunately, there was no sign of discomfort.

"Kkyuaaaa-ak!"

Instead, Wonmo just freaked out and ran away. Well, plague doctors were pretty scary.

Anyway, I handed out gas masks to the other companions and helped them learn how to wear them.

Although it was my first time seeing gas masks from this world, the structure was similar, so it was quite easy.

"#$%%#. #%%$?"

[He says this is a gas mask for special warfare. He asks where you obtained it.]

"I got it through bartering on the Gallery."

At the answer that I got it from the Gallery, Ludwig raised one eyebrow.

It was an expression of total incomprehension. So I asked softly.

"Is there a problem?"

"There is. This is military grade."

Ludwig had learned simple phrasing, so he was able to reply like this.

Hearing it was military grade, I wore an expression asking what the issue was.

Ludwig thought for a moment at my reply before muttering quietly.

"Selling it... on the Gallery...?"

"To be precise, I traded for it from someone else."

"At least noble. And %%#."

[He says at least a Marquis rank or higher.]

A Marquis. I knew it as the rank right below a Duke.

Indeed, being able to procure gas masks immediately, especially in a quantity like this, was no ordinary feat.

At the very least, he had to be a soldier, specifically commander-level or equivalent.

In a way, he had committed military procurement corruption.

’Is this really okay?’

Just in case, I accessed the Auction House. Wondering if there were similar gas masks.

Luckily, there were. However, the price was ridiculously expensive.

In that case, it should be fine to make a post. I posted immediately.

Title) A new monster appeared!

Wild Grylls

(Photo of Tyranno wearing a plague doctor gas mask)

(Photo of Wonmo wearing a gas mask)

Monsters immune to poison. Give them a cheer.

Re: Heavenly Demon) Thou art wearing a strange mask.

Re: Sword Matstar) That’s a gas mask.

Re: Heavenly Demon) What is a gas mask? Interpreting the literal meaning, it would be a mask that blocks poison.

Re: Sword Matstar) Exactly. Usually it’s military grade, but recently adventurers use it often.

Re: Heavenly Demon) Poison is useless against me, as I possess Immunity to All Poisons.

Re: Sword Matstar) Yeaaah, yeaaah. Sure you do. Since you’re the great Heavenly Demon.

Re: Looks like he’s going all out on exploration this time.

Re: Look how cute Tyranno is lololol

Re: But are the ones sold on the market the same as military grade?

Re: Re: Re: The ones sold on the market are downgraded versions.

Re: Selling military grade stuff is military procurement corruption lololol

Re: Princess Chaenggu) Gas masks were invented by us Demon Race too! Feeling so proud!

Re: That’s because you guys sprayed so much poison magic;;

Re: What’s funny is poison magic is fatal to themselves too so they don’t use it often lol

Re: Doesn’t the Demon Race surprisingly have high military tech?

Re: Yeah, since they kept fighting, it had to go up lol

Re: Starlight Lady) If you are worried about poison, I can brew resistance potions for you.

Re: Wild Grylls) Oh. So does that mean resistance to poison for a while?

Re: Starlight Lady) Yes, but it doesn’t purify your breathing. It merely increases your resistance.

Re: Wild Grylls) Tell me if you need anything. I’ll give you whatever.

Re: Starlight Lady) Then could you perhaps spare a little Orichalcum? I need to reorganize my workshop.

"Orichalcum again?"

I let out a hollow laugh at Starlight Lady asking for Orichalcum.

At least, because she stated a clear purpose like the dwarf, I didn’t suspect her.

It was just that I wondered how such an unbelievable coincidence could happen.You are reading on nove⁠lping.com, the official source.

Moreover, since Starlight Lady could provide me with great help, I willingly agreed.

Re: Starlight Lady) Thank you. The potions I’m sending can be applied to your skin.

Re: Wild Grylls) I roughly get what you mean. Thank you.

Re: Don’t eat it. Yield it to your skin.

Re: lolololol

Re: lolololol

Re: Haven’t heard that one in fucking forever lololol

Re: Starlight Lady) That was quite amusing this time ^^

Now that I had received support from Starlight Lady, all that remained was tomorrow’s exploration.

Since the entire group would move en masse, full preparations were necessary.

Among them, the ones who could be called variables were the cubs.

"Wonmo. Tyranno."

"Kkyu?"

"Pbi?"

When I called, the two fellas stared at me with bright, intelligent eyes.

Just looking at them made my heart ache, but strict education was essential right now.

It would be a crisis if even one went missing, but what if both disappeared?

That would mean facing the single greatest crisis of my life. Strict training was needed.

"Tomorrow, we’re going on a very important exploration. That’s why you two are so important."

"Kkyu-u?"

"Pbi-i?"

The fellas tilted their heads as if asking, ’So what about it?’

How could I get these fellas to understand?

After pondering for a brief moment, a brilliant idea struck me.

"Listen closely. Tomorrow, we might have to eat less food."

"Kkyuuuuu?!"

"Pbeeeee-ek?!"

The little ones were horrified at the news that they might eat less food.

Thinking this was my chance, I explained step by step.

"So you have to listen to me carefully. Suppose tomorrow you’re hungry and there’s nothing to eat. If a delicious smell comes from somewhere then, what should you do?"

"Kkyu-u-u!"

"Pbi-ik!"

Hearing my question, the little ones’ eyes sparkled.

They seemed to answer, ’Run over there, of course!’ No, they definitely answered like that.

"No! You can’t go there! It might be a trap!"

"Kkyu-u-u..."

"Pbi-i..."

"Alright. I’ll ask again. If you smell something delicious when you’re hungry?"

"Kkyu-u-u!"

"Pbi-ik!"

"I said you shouldn’t go!"

We had a long way to go.

Around the time Grylls was thoroughly training the kids.

Mephisto was busy formulating an espionage operation.

For they had to assemble spies to send to Alfheim soon.

However, a very minor problem arose here.

"Kaylin. Have you by any chance seen the purification water canteen?"

"The purification water canteen? I haven’t seen it."

Espionage, that is to say, spies, historically received extremely harsh treatment.

Even if executed summarily after interrogation, their home country couldn’t say a word.

Thus, full preparations had to be made, requiring various items.

The purification canteen was part of those preparations. Because they might have to breach harsh terrain.

"That’s strange. It was definitely here up until yesterday."

"You must have miscounted."

Kaylin feigned complete ignorance. Since she had handed that purification canteen over to Grylls.

Fortunately, her father, Asmode, merely harbored doubts and didn’t find it overly suspicious.

"By the way, Royal Father. Checking the military supplies today, I noticed that the number of gas masks was uniquely lacking."

"Hm? Gas masks?"

"Yes. Do you happen to know the reason?"

At Kaylin’s question, Asmode blinked before answering.

"I have no idea."

"Is that so."

"Indeed."

Father and daughter feigned complete ignorance to each other.

But they couldn’t hide their eyes wavering occasionally.

"We had better take this opportunity to audit the items and quantities."

"That’s a good idea."

A game of wits in more ways than one had begun.