I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 340

I freaked out when I realized that what I was holding was a tactical nuclear warhead.

What is a nuke? It’s the worst weapon in human history, capable of reducing an entire city to ruins with a single shot.

With a bit of exaggeration, it could reset the civilization that humanity painstakingly built back to square one.

That was precisely why great powers feared nuclear weapons and agreed not to launch them at each other.

What if someone got backed into a corner and fired one? A catastrophic retaliation would follow.

No matter how incredible the people in this world were, no matter how strong mages were, they couldn’t compare to a nuke.

’Wait, no. Maybe a Dragon Heart blowing up would have a similar level of power?’

Even that didn’t matter much. Unlike a Dragon Heart, nukes can be ’manufactured’.

This was the exact reason why the neighbors up north of the Republic of Korea pulled all kinds of crazy shit.

Just having a single nuke meant easily overwhelming ordinary military might.

"If I die, you die with me"—in other words, it was a weapon capable of Mutually Assured Destruction.

’And they launch this with a mortar? Are they fucking crazy?’

What Lackey had brought over was a mortar. And this was the shell.

The sheer concept of launching a nuke like a mortar shell instead of an airstrike made my head spin.

Of course, given that they had reached a technological singularity, it might not be the nuclear bomb I was familiar with.

’The problem is that the odds of that are slim.’

Just look at the radiation hazard symbol painted on this shell right now.

It was practically screaming to anyone watching, "I’m a nuke!"

Just what on earth happened for them to invent a nuclear bomb that could be fired from a mortar?

"Let’s leave all of these behind. These are too dangerous for us to handle."

"Can’t we just fire one shot?"

Lackey quietly chimed in, perhaps out of curiosity.

I smirked and replied with a nuance that clearly said ’don’t talk nonsense’.

"If you want your skin peeling off and to lose control of your bowels, go right ahead."

L Heavenly Demon) It feels as though you know that Thunder Bolt.

L Sword Matstar) Right? What even is that for you to make such a fuss?

L Praise the Sun) We don’t really know, so why don’t you test it out for us?

"Just one shot of this has the explosive power of a Dragon Heart detonating. I know what I’m talking about."

Since the gallery users didn’t really believe me, I tried desperately to convince them.

Yet they still didn’t buy it. The biggest reason was this:

L Starlight Lady) Are you saying humanity manufactured a bomb comparable to the power of a Dragon Heart exploding?

L Passing Dwarf) Say something that makes sense. How is that even possible?

L Suspiciously... ) Is it because it’s a weapon forged by a god?

L King Reor) If that were possible, every Tom, Dick, and Harry would be making them.

Which is why the humans up north in my world obsessively clung to developing them.

Because, as I said earlier, it was something that could be ’manufactured’.

All you needed to annihilate an entire city was mere technological capability?

It would be hard for them to easily believe. So I answered:

"It’s because it’s a weapon invented by the gods."

L Starlight Lady) Ah, I see.

L Passing Dwarf) That makes sense.

L Suspiciously... ) You should have said so from the start.

L King Reor) If it’s a weapon from the Mythic Era, that’s understandable.

These people couldn’t trust technology, but they readily believed in divine power.

Though ridiculous, it wasn’t incomprehensible. Their blind faith toward the gods was immense.

The more technology developed, the greater their awe toward the gods grew—a truly bizarre world.

’Predecessor humanity... calling them that is ambiguous too. Since they’re basically aliens.’

This was something people already knew.

The fact that the beings presumed to be gods were actually aliens from a planet called Earth.

However, it seemed they didn’t believe those beings were the same species of human as themselves.

Because the technological gap was so overwhelmingly vast, they couldn’t conceive of them as being the same species.

L Don’t Abandon the Hero) A weapon invented by the gods?! Is that really true?!

L Allfather) Hohoho. It seems something interesting transpired while I was briefly occupied.

Two familiar named users commented after a very long time.

One was the god-loving Hero, and the other was a knowledge-obsessed professor.

Wondering how to explain, I first responded to the Orange Badge, Asella.

"Yes. See this heavy thing right here? With just one shot of this, you can deliver divine punishment. It’s a weapon the gods used."

L Don’t Abandon the Hero) Ohhh! That’s incredible! But it feels like something doesn’t quite add up..."

"I don’t know about that either. It’s probably best to interpret it as you see fit."

L Don’t Abandon the Hero) Understood! It’s easiest to think of it as another tale added to the Mythic Era!

L Allfather) Come to think of it, it really is a tale from the Mythic Era. There will be even more to research. Hohoho.

True to their optimistic natures, both brushed it off and moved on.

I wondered if this was really okay, but decided to let it slide. Overthinking it would only be my own loss.

"Let’s leave all of this behind and head outside. It’s time to start preparing to head back."

There was no point in carrying this around. Where on earth would I ever need to launch a nuke?

Besides, my eyes were starting to hurt, so I stopped broadcasting the video.

Once I cut the video feed, my eyes felt refreshed.Read this novel at novelpi‌ng.com for the best experience.

[Are you taking that vending machine crab along as well?]

"Of course I am. It’s cute."

Plus, I could get drinks from it, so it was a total win-win.

Of course, its own opinion mattered most, but even if I had to convince it, I was bringing it along.

"Let’s head back now. We’ve checked everything we needed to."

"What was inside?"

"Nothing much. Just ancient weapons used by the gods."

"...?"

Ludwig tilted his head upon hearing my words. His reaction clearly said, ’Did I mishear that?’

I smirked at him and briefly explained. Roughly the story about nuclear bombs.

Having heard that, Ludwig asked in a cautious voice.

"Won’t there be people entering the Forest of the Four Seasons targeting this weapon?"

"If there’s such an idiot, I should genuinely root for them. Do you know how massive this place is?"

"That’s not what I mean..."

Ludwig seemed to choose his words carefully, closing his mouth for a moment before expressing his thoughts.

"If it can be manufactured, doesn’t that mean they exist elsewhere as well?"

"Right?"

"Then the probability of them being in those places is high as well... How many rounds do you estimate there might be?"

Being a soldier, he offered a pretty plausible deduction.

In fact, rather than a deduction, it was practically a certainty.

I rolled my eyes around before revealing what I knew.

"From what I know, there are probably thousands of weapons with that kind of power."

"...Thousands? Not dozens, but thousands?"

"Yes. Is there a problem?"

"...."

Ludwig looked dumbfounded, as if rendered completely speechless.

He then turned his head to look at Cain. Cain shrugged his shoulders in response.

[That’s why that neighborhood over there went extinct. Just give up on trying to understand.]

"...."

"They didn’t completely go extinct. Probably."

They hadn’t perished, but somehow scraped by and clung to an alien planet instead.

Refuting like that, I headed toward where the vending machine crab was.

The little guy was waiting faithfully right in that spot, as if it had listened carefully to my instructions.

"Alright. Make your choice. Stay here, or come to our Shelter and live comfortably."

"Gguruk."

At my words, it handed something over with its pincer.

It was that drink I pulled the very first time. The highly divisive one.

I couldn’t tell whether it was telling me to take this and scram, or offering it as a bribe to take it along.

"...Let’s just go."

I decided to just bring it along. Whatever, it was cute anyway.

Next, borrowing Cheongseol’s strength, we entered the World Tree roots.

"Ggurururuk!"

"Keureuk?"

As soon as it saw the giant Cheongseol, the vending machine crab flinched in fright and hid behind my back.

This guy didn’t even flinch when seeing a dragon, so this was weird.

Anyway, after barely calming it down, we returned to our beloved Shelter.

I didn’t forget to pick up the Clear Sky Stalactite Oil along the way.

"Guys, I’m back."

"Kereuka! Kereuka!"

"Kereuka!"

At the news of my return, the hobgoblins greeted me warmly.

I looked around to see what they had been doing in the meantime.

"...Were you guys fishing?"

"Keuaru aruka!"

They were fishing in the river. They’d even caught a ton.

I had suffered like crazy when some electric alligator popped out, but these guys seemed to have it different.

"Hey, let me try fishing too. Where’s a fishing rod?"

"Kiru."

Ggansu handed me a fishing rod.

Although crudely made, the fishing rod looked sturdy.

The line was even World Tree thread. I had left some behind just in case, and it seemed they used it.

I hooked the bait onto the line and cast it straight into the river.

I waited with anticipation, wondering what would bite.

Ggwaak!

Not long after casting the bait into the river, I got a bite.

It felt incredibly heavy, making me realize immediately that it was a big catch.

’I didn’t hook something weird, did I?’

I prayed it was something normal and reeled in the rod.

Before long, the creature that bit the bait soared above the river.This chapter is updated first at nоvelping.com.

"Shaaaaaa!"

"Ah, damn it."

I caught a shark.

I really don’t know why weird things are the only ones that ever come to me.

While Grylls was taking a rest (?) at the Shelter, the Gallery was in utter chaos.

And understandably so, given the ancient ruins Grylls showed on his stream today.

The relics and traces left behind in those ancient ruins were more than enough to send shockwaves throughout the world.

Title) So the gods are actually

Not beings that were originally here, but people who came from the outside, right?

L Anonymous) Yeah, based on what Grylls showed, that’s right.

L Is Grylls a god too then?

L He’s a dumbass, but since he’s technically a god, maybe?

L Cut the bullshit lolol

L So are you guys not gonna believe in the gods anymore?

L We can’t even craft a Subspace Backpack anyway, right?

L Right?

L Then until we can, we gotta keep believing in them as gods lololol

L Unreplicable technology = Divine capability

L Spot on lolol

Title) My faith has deepened even further today.

The gods possess capabilities beyond our wild imagination.

Not content with moving the entire land they lived on, they compressed it tightly.

Only a god could pull this off. What else could it be?

L Meaning Aris and Aragon were insanely strong even among them...

L It’s fascinating how they keep getting re-evaluated as time goes on lolol

L How on earth did those folks compress their own land?

L Since we don’t know, just praise them lolol

The fact that the gods turned out to be an alien race couldn’t help but cause a non-trivial shock.

Did their faith diminish because of it? Absolutely not. If anything, it was the exact opposite.

Claiming that what they previously knew was merely a ’fraction’, they praised the boundless power of the gods.

Unexplainable science and technology is often portrayed as divine ability.

Especially given the era where science and religion were intricately intertwined, that tendency was even stronger.

Title) So that means in the Forest of the Four Seasons

There are weapons scattered around that can destroy civilization?

If you could just bring back one of those, world conquest would be totally easy, right?

L Condition: If you can actually come back

L "If you can actually come back" lolol

L What’s the point of conquering the world inside the Forest of the Four Seasons anyway lolol

L Let’s just live outside lolol

L Ah XD That place is the realm of gods lolol Mortals like us shouldn’t even dream of it lolol

Furthermore, they didn’t even dream of entering the Forest of the Four Seasons.

A few explorers had dreamed after watching Grylls’s stream, but those dreams were swiftly crushed.

Because the land was far, far too vast compared to how it looked.

Well, there were still people who hadn’t given up on their dreams, but let’s move past that.

’Grylls-nim is truly amazing. To discover something like this.’

Asella, the Hero holding off the undead army at the border.

She was deeply impressed by the traces of the Mythic Era discovered by Grylls.

After all, Grylls’s exploits were effectively equivalent to discovering traces of the gods.

In particular, the ’ancient weapon’ was one such piece of evidence.

A weapon capable of destroying the world, something only the gods could manufacture.

What else could this be if not the power of a god? She discarded any doubt.

"Hohoho. I would like to finish up this business quickly."

It was when Asella was quietly building up her faith. An elderly voice reached her ears.

Turning her head, she saw the Mage King, Kadir, holding a strange skull staff.

Kadir had come in person under the guise of reinforcement because the situation at the border was ominous.

To Asella, he was like a force of ten thousand strong, but...

’I had no idea this person was Allfather...’

She had realized it. That this man was none other than Allfather.

Furthermore, another named user was accompanying him by his side.

’According to location tracking, Necromancy is Love is together with him. But...’

Necromancy is Love was nowhere to be seen. Only a bizarre-looking skull was visible.

Asella was suspicious for a moment, but given the situation, she let it pass.

What was more important was holding back the undead army.

Of course.

’I really want to use that nuclear bomb... Is there any way I can convince him?’

Allfather’s attention was firmly captivated by the weapon of the gods.