I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 332

To put it simply, the Flicking Finger Divine Skill mentioned by the Heavenly Demon is close to a "finger flick."

But a master’s finger flick is vastly different. It is at a level where shockwaves shoot out from a flick.

The power of that shockwave is strong enough to shatter rocks, and bones would break the moment it hits.

How shocking must it be for a creature resembling a crayfish to use such an ability?

Well, there was a similar creature on Earth, so it’s not entirely nonsensical.

In fact, there is the pistol shrimp, a creature that shoots a flick strong enough to crack bulletproof glass.

If that creature grew giant and delivered flicks, it would be within understandable bounds.

So did we flee from it?

Patter-patter! Tap-tap!

"This is seriously delicious. Is it because it grew up drinking Clear Sky Stalactite Oil?"

"Master. Let’s take a few."

"I plan to do that too. Let’s grab some on our way back."

Not at all. It simply became our splendid lunch.

Except for the shockwave flicks, they could do nothing but swing their claws, so hunting them was not very difficult.

Moreover, they were so timid that after beating a few as an example, they all fled into the lake.

You might ask what if they shoot shockwaves like guns from inside the lake, but this too was easily solved.

’Just freeze the lake.’

Using cold air, I froze the entire lake.

You could criticize it as simple and crude, but this was the most reliable method.

Otherwise, we wouldn’t be eating lunch right next to the lake where they lived.

We even lit a fire and grilled the crayfish to a golden crisp. It was truly delicious.

"Everyone, curious about how this tastes?"

I said, spearing thick flesh with a fork.

Crayfish meat thoroughly roasted over fire, spewing golden steam.

Catching just one yielded a massive amount, but we captured a whole 5 of them.

Perhaps because of that, there was still food left over near the end of the meal.

"Is anyone interested in eating this?"

↳ Passing Dwarf: Give me give me give me give me give me give me give me give me give me

↳ Starlight Lady: It looks delicious, but I just ate lunch. Overeating has been the enemy of fat since ancient times.

↳ Sword Matstar: I’m not particularly drawn to it either.

There was no reply from the Heavenly Demon who had been posting until just now. She seemed to be busy with something else for a moment.

’Come to think of it, Allfather isn’t here either?’

I wondered who was missing, and realized it had been quite a while since Allfather left a reply.

After briefly harboring doubts about this, I gifted chunks of meat to the fixed-nicks.

Since it was closer to clearing leftovers, I didn’t accept any rewards.

’Since it’s a creature that drank Clear Sky Stalactite Oil, maybe it has some special effect?’

I looked at the frozen Clear Sky Stalactite Oil lake.

I didn’t know how many crayfish lived in there, but it seemed it would serve as an excellent ingredient in the future.

’Though it requires Cheongseol’s power, well....’

The taste of the crayfish was truly magnificent. Especially the juices bursting out upon biting were sublime.

Even the seasoning was perfect with just a dash of salt.

It could truly be called exquisite.

’Even if we explore further, there isn’t much else to find.’

The only notable place we found was this Clear Sky Stalactite Oil lake.

It seemed roughly divided into spider territory and crayfish territory, but spider territory was destroyed.

From now on, the crayfish territory will expand. Very good.

’Even though catching them is tricky, they aren’t dangerously lethal.’

Having filled my stomach, I made up my mind to rest at a suitable spot.

Freezing the lake was merely a temporary fix, not a proper solution.

Right now, the safest place was where we killed the Queen Spider.

’I should recover the inner core while I’m at it.’

Surprisingly, there was a lot to do. Thus, we returned to where the Queen Spider carcass lay and extracted the inner core.

The work of extracting the Queen Spider’s inner core took longer than expected.

Because her body was so massive, we couldn’t accurately locate the inner core’s position.

Sizzle!

"Wow. Holy shit. What is this?"

To make matters worse, digestive fluid from inside leaked out, halting progress.

The spider’s body was resistant to acid, so it was fine inside, but once exposed outside, it was a different story.

As work slowed down due to the digestive fluid, I turned my head to look at Cain.

"Cain-ssi. That armor is resistant to acid, right?"

[Most steel is weak against acid, though?]

"You’re a Dullahan. Let’s test it out. Even if it gets dirty, I’ll wipe it down well for you later."

[Hmm.]

Reluctant for a moment, Cain quietly put his hand into the digestive fluid.

As expected, the Dullahan’s armor seemed to resist acid, remaining intact.

Thanks to that, the work became much easier, and we finally recovered the Queen Spider’s inner core.

However, the color of the inner core was a bit strange.

"Why is this green?"

With the inner core glowing green, eating it made me quite anxious.

When shown to others, most reacted asking why it was like that.

"Does anyone know why it’s like this?"

↳ Heavenly Demon: It is said that green inner cores mostly carry toxicity. The Sichuan Tang Clan would surely adore this.

↳ Smart Demon: Adore it? They’d be foaming at the mouth with joy.

↳ Starlight Lady: Is the Sichuan Tang Clan a family that uses poison?

Only the explanation that it was a toxic inner core came back. I pondered.

Previously, I crafted an elixir-like substance using the golden poison frog’s poison sac, thanks to Allfather’s help.

The golden poison frog’s venom was strong enough to dissolve even trees. So wouldn’t it be fine to eat this? Such a thought crossed my mind.

"It shouldn’t matter if I eat it, right?"

↳ Heavenly Demon: The fellows of the Sichuan Tang Clan would shed tears of blood, but your safety is far more important.

↳ Smart Demon: Be careful. Since poison is inside, if you fail to properly temper the energy, you’ll be poisoned.

"Can’t even an antidote cure it?"

↳ Smart Demon: Without help at the level of the Sichuan Tang Clan, it won’t be easily resolved. Especially since it’s an inner core from the Forest of the Four Seasons, it will be even worse.

"Mmm... I guess I should put it on hold for now."

I’ll eat it later or sell it through someone else.

In my heart, I wanted to give it to the Heavenly Demon, but she is currently busy participating in the Martial Arts Tournament.

They said the 2nd prelims finished and it entered the main tournament now, but I didn’t check separately.

Since there’s no one who could stop her anyway, there’s no need to fuss over it.

"I’m going to turn off the broadcast for a moment."

I briefly ended the stream and approached the Clear Sky Stalactite Oil.Read the latest chapters at NovelPing.

Next, I purchased a large jar and scooped Clear Sky Stalactite Oil into it.

[Wild Grylls: Hello, Orange Badge-nim. Are you busy right now?]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Hello! I just held off a wave, so I have free time!]

I plan to gift it to none other than the Orange Badge, Asella.

Previously, I gifted river water, but now I’ve come outside.

So I plan to give her Clear Sky Stalactite Oil, which is overflowing here. This will be a huge help.

[Wild Grylls: Not sure if you watched my stream, but I got something similar to Clear Sky Stalactite Oil. You can use this instead of medicine.]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Ah! I saw that! Is it really okay to give me something so precious?!]

[Wild Grylls: Right now, Clear Sky Stalactite Oil is overflowing here. I’ll give it to you by the jarful, so please hand it over well to sick people.]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Thank you! May Aris bless you!]

Asella mentioning Aris meant she was that grateful.

Just in case, I provided her with more Clear Sky Stalactite Oil before turning on the stream. Or rather, I was about to turn it on.

[Grylls must explain.]

[Didn’t Grylls just call him Cain?]

"Huh?"

If only it weren’t for the post uploaded to the Recommended Posts.

I paused for a moment, then realized late that I had uttered Cain’s name.

Whenever possible, I wanted to call him Dullahan, but the situation was so urgent I used his real name.

Title) Didn’t Grylls call him Cain earlier?

I definitely heard it clearly. If you watch his video, he shouts Cain.

Why did he call him Cain in that situation? Don’t tell me that Dullahan is the Cain I know?

↳ Makes no sense. Why would Cain be there?

↳ Cain-nim is a stone statue. That guy is a Dullahan.

↳ Then why did he call him Cain? Did he just make it up randomly?

↳ Even if it’s Grylls, using the name of the First Holy Knight so carelessly is a bit...

↳ It’s fine, it’s fine. He’s already being punished. He’s in the Forest of the Four Seasons.

↳ Is he gonna get struck by divine punishment worse than a penalty at this rate?

Title) If it’s really Cain, what’s insane is

A crazy strong human.

A gorilla that talks better than humans and uses martial arts.

The Guardian of the Holy Kingdom whose foot is made of mithril.

The First Paladin trapped inside a Dullahan’s body.

A sloth that overwhelms all of the above party members.

Besides them, a giraffe with an unnecessarily long neck, an Owlbear, a Hatchling, a Nidhogg, etc.

Just looking at the party lineup, it’s a ridiculous hybrid party. Is this seriously possible?

↳ lol That lineup feels like it’d melt your brain.

↳ Out of those, I like our Gallery Master the best.

↳ Why the Gallery Master? He’s the weakest.

↳ Because he’s cute.

↳ Agreed.

Title) So what if it’s Cain?

What can we even do?

First Paladin or whatever, he’s in the Forest of the Four Seasons, so what can we do?

We just need to watch Grylls suffer.

Let’s just watch the stream and drink beer lol

↳ How is there not a single person cheering him on lol

↳ What good does cheering do? It’s not like we can do anything for him lol

↳ Regardless of First Paladin or whatever, Bbareumbo is the strongest lol

↳ Hey, Grylls. If Cain and Bbareumbo fight, who wins?

"Cain-ssi. If you fight Bbareumbo, can you win?"

[With this body, it would be difficult to win. Besides, isn’t Bbareumbo growing more and more?]

Since it was true, no counterargument came to mind.

Whatever the case, the fact that Bbareumbo was on my side didn’t change.

[Grow Big and Tall: Hello, Grylls-nim.]

It was just as I was about to move out. Someone sent a message.

Grow Big and Tall. The person who taught me various farming techniques and even gifted me seeds.

Having received soil from the Forest of the Four Seasons, he had reportedly fallen into research, so it’s been a while since he messaged me like this.

[Wild Grylls: Hello. Is your research going well?]

[Grow Big and Tall: Ah. Research is going well. Recently, I was even advised to advance to the Academy.]

[Wild Grylls: The Academy?]

[Grow Big and Tall: Yes. I’ll probably go there to conduct research soon.]

I had heard of the Academy. An educational institution only the best students could attend.

Thus, unless one was an extraordinary talent, gaining admission was practically picking stars from the sky.

To be advised to enter such a place. Grow Big and Tall’s talent must be immense.

[Wild Grylls: Congratulations. Looks like you’ll be walking a path of flowers from now on.]

[Grow Big and Tall: Without Grylls-nim’s help, this wouldn’t have happened. That’s why I want to give you a small gift.]

[Wild Grylls: What kind of gift?]

[Grow Big and Tall: The kids over there like sweet potatoes, right? I have an improved strain of sweet potato, so you can plant this.]

He was someone who understood my heart, constantly robbed of sweet potatoes day in and day out.

Moved for a moment, I put it on hold given the current circumstances.

[Wild Grylls: Thank you. However, I’m currently outside, so it’s hard to receive it right away.]

[Grow Big and Tall: I know, but since I’ll be leaving for the Academy soon, I wanted to tell you in advance.]

[Wild Grylls: I see. Ah, come to think of it, you mentioned you do farming at home, right?]

[Grow Big and Tall: Yes.]

Hearing those words, I immediately bought a large bottle and filled it with Clear Sky Stalactite Oil.

Farming fundamentally requires immense manual labor. Backs and knees are bound to get wrecked.

Therefore, Grow Big and Tall’s family undoubtedly suffered from chronic ailments. Clear Sky Stalactite Oil would be a huge help.

[Wild Grylls: I’ll give you Clear Sky Stalactite Oil, so share and drink this. I don’t know if you watched my stream, but it will definitely be a huge help.]

[Grow Big and Tall: Ah... Is it really okay for me to receive this? I received soil before, and taking this too feels like I’m receiving way too much...]

[Wild Grylls: Consider it my goodwill.]

Having handed over the Clear Sky Stalactite Oil to Grow Big and Tall, it was time to get moving.

However, an unexpected problem arose here.

"Purrr..."

"Peeep..."

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The kids started taking a nap.

Grow Big and Tall, Roy, was having busy days recently.

Apart from conducting research with the soil received from Grylls, high-ranking figures had paid a visit.

At first, they pressured him, but as time passed, they became completely different people.

Not a metaphorical expression, but literally. The faces showing up had changed. They even paid respects to him.

And they went so far as to offer the astonishing suggestion of attending the Academy.

As the eldest son responsible for inheriting the family line, it was truly a dilemma, but his father pushed his back.

"Once you graduate from the Academy, huh! You can throw away this crappy farming job, huh! You can live in the city!"

"Hahaha... So are you going to abandon the land?"

"No way! Can’t abandon the land!"

Though he spoke like that, Roy could understand his father’s intentions.

The place to hold a whale is the ocean, not a pond. It meant to play in a bigger pool.

Feeling grateful, Roy did not stop his research. Plenty of soil received from Grylls remained.

As time passed and the day to head to the Academy drew closer, Roy received a gift from Grylls.

"What’s this? Is it medicinal spring water?"

"Something like that. If you drink it, your waist and knees will be completely cured."

Clear Sky Stalactite Oil.

Grow Big and Tall knew that Clear Sky Stalactite Oil was a precious medicinal spring water.

But he only knew of it; he didn’t realize just how precious it was.

People were chatting about it on the Gallery, but it didn’t quite register with him.

Being a native born and raised in the countryside, he treated it as high-performance spring water.

Roy’s father stared at the milky Clear Sky Stalactite Oil and smiled bitterly.

"Then let’s give it to your grandfather. Things like this should be given to the elders first."

"Ah. Yes. Right."

Roy wore a reluctant expression for a moment, then soon smiled bitterly.

His grandfather was currently recuperating at home because of advanced age.

The problem was his condition. Roy entered the room where his grandfather was resting.

"Ugh..."

As soon as he entered the room, Roy barely managed to stop himself from grimacing.

A pungent stench of urine penetrating deep into his nostrils. It wasn’t just urine smell either.

Even though the windows were open for ventilation, the odor simply wouldn’t dissipate.

"Father. We’re here."

"Tee-hee-hee."

On the bed, a deeply wrinkled old man was smiling.

White hair and an innocent smile unsuitable for his age.

To anyone looking, he was the picture of an elderly man suffering from severe dementia.

’I didn’t know the saying about smearing feces on walls meant something like this...’

Roy remembered his grandfather who was once wise.

The benevolence of reading fairy tales and teaching him about the world.

But as time passed, his grandfather passed that wisdom down to him.

While Roy’s body and mind matured, his grandfather raced in the opposite direction.

’Why did God create dementia?’

Dementia, hailed as the worst among demonic diseases.

A disease notorious for inflicting severe psychological agony on everyone.

"Father. Drink some milk."

"No. Don’t wanna."

"You have to drink. That way you’ll get better."

"Ugh... okay. But who are you?"

"..."

Roy’s father froze in place. Roy could see clearly.

The image of him biting his lips tight, forcibly swallowing grief.

A father failing to recognize his own son. An unimaginable agony.

"Phew... Now, now. Eat this and get plenty of rest."

Roy’s father handed over the Clear Sky Stalactite Oil in a trembling voice.

Fortunately, his grandfather accepted the Clear Sky Stalactite Oil without suspicion.

"You said this is milk, right?"

"Yes. It’s milk."

"Milk is precious. Tastes good."

Gulp- gulp-

Saying so, his grandfather chugged the Clear Sky Stalactite Oil in one breath.

Because he might choke, Roy and his father watched quietly.

And then....

Snap-crack!

"Gah?!"

"F-Father?"

"Grandfather?"

Snap-crack! Crack!

The sound of joints twisting echoed repeatedly from his grandfather’s body.

The father and son were flustered for a moment, but that noise stopped before long.

His grandfather merely grimaced in pain, but he didn’t look like he was in danger.

"Roy, you brat! What on earth did you give him!"

"T-That really is spring water! It’s true!"

Perhaps because someone almost crossed over, the father and son began bickering.

From Roy’s perspective, he was dying of frustration, but given how it unfolded, it was flustrating.

It was at that moment.

"Aigoo... Why are you shouting like that, you brats?"

His grandfather grumbled, letting out a groaning sound.

Not the speech tone of a child, but the speech tone of a prudent ’adult’.

At that tone of speech, Roy’s father suddenly froze. Because he couldn’t believe the situation unfolding before him.

Next, staring at his grandfather with trembling eyes, he quietly opened his mouth.

"Fa... ther?"

"Why are you calling me?"

"Do you... remember my name?"

To his father’s question, his grandfather answered.

"Max. Why would I forget my own son’s name?"

"..."

"And Roy... is that right? When did you grow so big?"

The demon had retreated.