I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 260

Recently, the Gallery was in an uproar over the ’Guardian’ revealed by the Elf Queen.

The Guardian she unveiled to the public was a kind of golem.

A Guardian capable of remote control and piloting, no less. It would be easiest to imagine it as a suit straight out of some movie.

How on earth they crafted it was unknown, but apparently, it was a project that had been secretly underway for some time.

This alone was enough to throw the entire world into a frenzy, but there was a controversial aspect to it.

Title) That thing is just for planting trees?

(Video of an Artificial Guardian moving dynamically)

That’s clearly a weapon of war, how is it a Guardian dedicated to planting trees? They say it can even be mass-produced? Are you kidding me?

Re: Ahem. It’s a Guardian of Nature.

Re: Well, a Guardian is a Guardian, lol.

Re: If they seriously only use that to plant trees, I’ll respect it;;

Re: They’ll plant them in other countries, sh*t.

Title) One Fact

(Roughly a photo of a horse)

This bastard was originally tamed to make transportation easier, too.

Re: If used on yourself it’s domestic, if used on others it’s for war, lol.

Re: The Elf Queen is telling a lie that literally no one will believe, lol.

Re: Her mental state is severely questionable.

Title) Questionable Point

Is there really a reason to reveal it on such a massive scale right now?

If they were really planning a war, they could have just revealed it right after starting the war.

It seems too impressive for just showing off. Above all, the main issue is whether they can distribute it to soldiers.

It’s insanely expensive and even clunky? Why build that when you could train knights instead?

I seriously view it as domestic use. It seems they won’t plant trees in other countries, but focus only on unexplored zones?

Re: Pointy-eared spy busted.

Re: Got proof?

Re: Say "Elia is a son of a b*tch".

Re: Elia is a son of a b*tch.

Re: Is there anything people can’t do on the Gallery, lol.

Re: Asking such a braindead question, lol.

That pilotable Guardian was supposedly only meant to plant trees.

They allegedly had no intention of threatening other nations and planned to inspect unexplored regions first.

However, looking at the atrocities committed by elves up to now, it wasn’t very trustworthy.

’When you think about it, isn’t this basically unveiling a tank?’

A tank was originally a weapon of war invented by modifying a tractor engine.

In a way, it was as if the tank had been invented before the tractor.

Whatever its actual performance might be, from the perspective of other countries, they couldn’t just stand by and watch.

Especially countries sharing a border with Alvenheim would be anxious.

’And it’s not just one or two countries either.’

The countries bordering Alvenheim were El Dorado and Mountain.

Currently, El Dorado was unstable while establishing a government following the exile of sinners, and relations with Mountain had been bad from the start.

’Before the Elf Queen’s coronation, they were said to just have a so-so, ordinary relationship, right?’

Originally, the relationship between elves and dwarves in this world was closer to that of cows and chickens.

Though they shared a border, they barely paid attention to each other.

Considering that bordering nations are usually rivals or archenemies, this was extremely unusual.

Both the elf and dwarf races were generally peaceful as long as their own territories weren’t touched.

Dwarves had no particular greed outside of their own work, and elves tended to settle for the status quo rather than push for progress.

’The problem is that the elves have developed a greed for progress.’

Now that the Elf Queen had united her kin and even given them a direction, the movement of the elves had begun.

Especially since elves, in terms of raw martial capability, held a position equal to the Demon Race.

Their falling victim to slave hunts by humans was strictly a matter of organizational power, and now that organizational issue had been solved.

The Demon Race had also been repeatedly plundered by humans due to organizational issues. It was a matter requiring careful observation.

’Could the core I gave earlier have caused this problem?’

It was an Artificial Guardian, of all things. Suspicion was inevitable.

Moreover, Let’s Grow Trees was an elf, and held a rank high enough to hand over a World Tree sapling.

Even if not the Queen herself, they would be able to exercise great influence in political circles.

’By the way, are Guardian Cores hard to come by?’

A question suddenly occurred to him. Had the Guardian Core traded with him played a decisive role?

Aside from the Forest of the Four Seasons, Guardians must exist in other places as well, and could be obtained from there too.

Title) Are Guardian Cores hard to get?

Wild Grylls

I got curious after seeing the forum topic. Is it hard to get a Guardian Core?

Didn’t Sword Matstar say she subdued a Guardian before?

Re: Sword Matstar) Defeating a Guardian is one thing, but getting a core is hard. To defeat a Guardian you have to damage the core, which naturally makes it hard to obtain.

Re: Wild Grylls) Aha. But for me, it collapsed as soon as I pierced it with my sword?

Re: Sword Matstar) Grylls-nim’s clear method is unusual. Normally, people slice off the legs first, then dismantle it piece by piece. They don’t mindlessly focus solely on the core.Read this novel at novеlping.com for the best experience.

Re: Wild Grylls) So basically, cores can’t be obtained easily, right?

Re: Yeah, getting an intact core is literally like plucking a star from the sky.

Re: Even if you manage to get one, it’s usually heavily damaged, making it hard to research.

He learned various reasons through the Gallery.

First of all, obtaining an intact core itself was difficult.

Moreover, being an Orichalcum Guardian, it must have been sensitive to mana. There was definitely something more to it.

[Let’s Grow Trees: Here is the World Tree sapling! Please raise it well!]

[Wild Grylls: Thank you. But may I ask you one thing?]

[Let’s Grow Trees: Yes! What are you curious about?]

[Wild Grylls: You used the core I gave you earlier to invent the Artificial Guardian, right?]

So he asked the person directly. What role did the core he gave play?

Since the Artificial Guardian had already been revealed, it would be difficult for them to play dumb by asking, "Not me?"

[Let’s Grow Trees: You’re quick-witted! Yes! That’s right!]

[Wild Grylls: How did you use it? Even if the damage was minimal, it must have still been hard.]

[Let’s Grow Trees: Even with damage, it reacted strongly to mana. So it was easy to figure out the structure, and we replicated it. I think it was because it was an Orichalcum Guardian from the Forest of the Four Seasons!]

I suspected as much, but to think it was actually true. I let out a hollow laugh.

Unknowingly, I had contributed directly and indirectly to the development of the Artificial Guardian. Unintentionally, that is.

[Wild Grylls: You don’t have any intention of starting a war with that, right?]

[Let’s Grow Trees: Absolutely not! It was invented purely to make planting trees or farming easier!]

[Wild Grylls: Setting farming aside, where are you going to plant trees? Don’t tell me you intend to plant them in other countries?]

[Let’s Grow Trees: Yes!]

Oh. God. What have I done?

My head spun at an answer that was beyond confident and downright innocent.

Setting aside everything else, taking such a ’weapon’ to plant trees?

That was practically a war without a declaration. This person’s mental state was severely questionable.

[Wild Grylls: Why on earth are you trying to plant trees? And in other countries at that;;]

[Let’s Grow Trees: Wouldn’t it be nice if it became pretty?]

[Wild Grylls: I feel like I’ve said something similar before, but if I beat your eyes into black-and-blue shiners and say "your eyes got bigger so it’s fine," is that nice?]

[Let’s Grow Trees: Aw. That’s violence.]

[Wild Grylls: What you are trying to do is exactly that, so be careful. Otherwise, I’ll flood other countries with items.]

[Let’s Grow Trees: Eh...]

For once, Let’s Grow Trees showed a flustered reaction. My statement must have been that shocking.

If Alfheim invaded another country, there was only one thing I could do.

Randomly distributing Mythricon to the invaded nations.

If El Dorado was invaded, I’d give it to the Orange Badge; if Mountain was invaded, I’d give it to Passing Dwarf.

Doing at least this would allow for cleanup. This was the best I could do.

[Let’s Grow Trees: If you put it that way, I have no choice! Then I’ll start by experimenting whether it’s useful for farming!]

[Wild Grylls: Go ahead. Please make a wise choice.]

[Let’s Grow Trees: I love peace!]

Do they really love peace? Their mental state is severely questionable.

They say what a crazy person does is the scariest, and Let’s Grow Trees was exactly like that.

Still, my threat seemed to have worked to some extent, so that was a relief.

Title) I think I was involved in that Artificial Guardian thing

Wild Grylls

If they do useless crap with that, I’m going to spread Mythricon across the world.

Re: Heavenly Demon) If it is Mythricon, is that not the material of the sword you gave this seat previously?

Re: Sword Matstar) Just hearing about it sounds terrifying shudder shudder

Re: Man’s determined to ruin the world economy all by himself, lol.

Re: If it’s Grylls, it’s totally possible shudder shudder

Re: Couldn’t he just spread Mithril right now? lolol

Just in case, I even posted on the Gallery. It was the best I could do.

But things in this world don’t always go according to one’s wishes.

Even though I got a firm assurance from Let’s Grow Trees, I couldn’t rest easy.

’Even if they are a high-ranking person, if the Elf Queen forces it through, it’s meaningless.’

The possibility of such a insane person being the Elf Queen was low.

The appearance of the Elf Queen, Elia, in the video I saw on the Gallery was closer to a ’strong leader.’

If it were really her... Alfheim must have a really tough time.

’Let’s just build a forge.’

I logged off the Gallery and set about constructing a forge.

Yesterday, I had even received the blueprint for the blast furnace from Passing Dwarf.

First, I had to pick a site. For that, logging trees was essential.

"Here, Lackey. Catch the axe."

"...."

"Ludwig-ssi, don’t pretend not to notice and start chopping quickly too."

Whether animal or disabled, there was no need to pick and choose. All of them were excellent labor resources.

However, I hoped that the labor force would increase further soon. If I honed my blacksmithing skills in the future, time would be in short supply.

’I also need to start making charcoal soon. There’s so much to do.’

I worried a bit whether this might prevent me from exploring.Find the original chapter at NovelPing.

That said, taking in sinners from El Dorado or remnants of the Blood Cult? That was out of the question.

It would be like entrusting fish to a cat. Rescuing Ludwig was solely due to his character.

’Especially since the Blood Cult was said to be a group of murderous demons.’

It would be far better for the world if those bastards just dropped dead somewhere.

If they somehow managed to make it all the way here by sheer luck, it would be a huge headache.

"Should be good enough, right?"

"It is neat."

"Nice."

I looked at the forge constructed at the end of the work done alongside my companions.

I installed it according to the blueprint Passing Dwarf provided, and stacked bricks around it in preparation for rain.

’It really feels like it’s turning into a village.’

Starting from the house where Lackey and Largo lived, to the vegetable patch and the forge.

As the territory expanded, it began to take on the appearance of a village.

At this rate, I wondered if I might even build a dedicated alchemy space later with the help of Starlight Lady.

’Well, putting that aside.’

I should test the forge first. Before that, let’s plant the World Tree sapling.

Tomorrow I should go to the squirrels’ territory to recruit workers.

"Papa Raccoon. How’ve you been?"

"Ke-eng!"

"It’s just that guests might visit tomorrow. Squirrels and marmots."

I also broke the news to the raccoon family while I was at it.

Recently, the raccoon family was living normally. Supposedly, there was plenty of food around.

Because of that, although the frequency of trading had decreased, I could still occasionally receive decent medicinal herbs.

Kkaang! Kkang! Kkang!

Now that I had a forge, I started by crafting a hammer to gift to Passing Dwarf.

Thanks to the blast furnace and using a Mythricon hammer, it was much easier than yesterday.

Still, needing Ludwig’s assistance couldn’t be helped. This is why manpower is crucial.

’Come to think of it, I also need to mine Orichalcum and Mithril, right?’

I really wished some extra labor would just roll in from somewhere.

Holding that thought, I finished a pretty fine hammer.

[Wild Grylls: Here. Giving you the hammer. Use it well.]

[Passing Dwarf: Hah-hah...!]

[Wild Grylls: Now I don’t feel like giving it to you.]

[Passing Dwarf: sry]

Since I had repaid Passing Dwarf, only one thing remained.

Ttaak!

"Ggaak!"

"Alright. Again."

Sparring with Ludwig.

Meanwhile, Gu-chil had been groaning in fever for a while.

Fortunately, the fever had fully cleared in a day, but the tide of sorrow washing over him was unavoidable.

His arms and legs were already broken, making movement difficult, and to top it off, he had fallen sick.

On top of that, not a shred of hospitality could be found in the gorillas. They simply neglected him.

What was even more painful was...

Ggoreureuk~

It was hunger itself. The gorillas didn’t even bother providing a proper meal.

If they had at least given him scraps it would be one thing, but they were far too stingy.

"Eat some bugs at least. The taste is okay."

"...."

Gu-chil desperately wanted to get out of this place as soon as possible.

’But even the Blood Demon escaped through ascension, right? I won’t be able to do that.’

He began to ’truly’ regret joining the Blood Cult.

But did Gu-chil know? That he was actually one of the lucky ones.

There was no telling where the other Blood Cult remnants were right now, or what had become of them.

"Eudeudeudeu...!"

In fact, one of the remnants landed on a snowy mountain and froze solid from head to toe.

"W-Water..."

Another died of dehydration starting in the middle of a barren desert wasteland.

And the final remaining one...

"Kuaaaaah!"

"Heuaaaak! Heuaaaak!!!"

...encountered a monster in a volcanic zone and was eaten alive. Gu-chil was genuinely an extremely lucky case.

’I want to go home...’

Gu-chil wanted to cry.