I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 46

It seems the Internal Cultivation Art really does have a fatigue recovery effect.

Even if I replace sleep with the mental art, I’m completely full of energy the next day.

Well. Still, it wasn’t perfect, so mental fatigue was hard to relieve.

Physical fatigue was manageable, but mental fatigue could only be resolved through actual sleep.

User XXX-nim has requested a trade. Do you accept?

User @@@-nim has requested a trade. Do you accept?

User I Will Become a Duke-nim has requested a trade. Do you accept?

"What is all this now?"

As soon as I logged into the Gallery, countless trade request notifications were floating in front of me.

Did something happen again while I was logged out of the Gallery?

Just in case, I searched my username, but nothing particularly eye-catching popped up.

Was it just that my credibility rating shot through the roof because of yesterday’s incident?

It seemed fixed-handle users who had hesitated due to credit score issues were now spamming me with trade requests.

’No, seriously... I told you guys I’m as fragile as a sunfish.’

Or are they trying to suck me dry down to the marrow before I turn into a real dead sunfish?

I heard that even a Mature Mandrake alone boasted an astronomical value.

It seemed they felt that even without an inner core, a single Mature Mandrake was more than enough.

’Offer me something actually tempting, you guys.’

I searched the usernames of the fixed-handle users who sent me trade requests.

Some were newly created fixed handles, while others were surprisingly long-standing active users.

Especially this ’I Will Become a Duke’ guy. I recalled him requesting a trade with me last time too.

Consistent as he was, right now I just felt annoyed.

’Besides, he didn’t even leave a post.’

As I said last time, I clearly stated that if someone offered an item useful to me, I would initiate the trade.

But it seemed they forgot that already. Left with no choice, I wrote another post.

Title) Reminding you all once again.

Wild Grylls

I woke up to countless handshake requests... I mean, trade requests flying in.

As I mentioned last time, unless it’s an item that actually helps me, I have no intention to trade.

If you want to trade, please post the item and your thread first. I will judge after looking at it.

L Heavenly Demon) You’re awake. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?

L Wild Grylls) Sleeping while practicing the Internal Cultivation Art feels so much more refreshing though?

L Heavenly Demon) That is the benefit of Internal Energy Regulation. It is only because your foundation is lacking; once you reach the realm of mastery, you will remain perfectly fine even without taking any sleep.

L Wild Grylls) Ooh.

L Starlight Lady) You’re awake! Is today Day 5?

L Wild Grylls) Yes. In my heart, I want to escape as soon as possible.

L Starlight Lady) There’s a saying: ’The more rushed you are, the more you should take the long way around.’ I made another elixir today, so I’ll send a trade request in a little bit!

L Wild Grylls) Huh? Didn’t you already give me all your Elixirs?

L Starlight Lady) It’s an animal-grade Elixir. Please use it on Wonmo and Speed Sloth. As for compensation, just a picture of Wonmo is plenty, so please accept it!

L Wild Grylls) Thank you. How is your health?

L Starlight Lady) As I mentioned before, I feel like I’ve been reborn. Though my parents are still worried about me.

L Wild Grylls) That’s how parents are. Just in case, please take rehabilitation slowly first.

L Starlight Lady) Thank you. I’ll keep cheering you on from now on. Fighting!

L Wild Grylls) Thank you haha.

L Passing Dwarf) Hey. I finished making the fish traps. Hurry up and present this body with some drinking snacks.

L Wild Grylls) Before the snacks, there’s something I want to ask for.

L Passing Dwarf) What is it? I have no intention of doing it for free.

L Wild Grylls) I have a conscience too. It’s just that I need a scabbard, and I need a really sturdy one.

L Passing Dwarf) A scabbard? Can’t you just buy any random one?

L Wild Grylls) It’s because the sword Heavenly Demon-nim gave me is too damn good. It slices through wood like it’s cutting tofu.

L Passing Dwarf) Ah. Yeah, those exist sometimes, clear clear. I’ll throw one in while sending the traps, so use it as a temporary fix. If you want a proper custom one made, you gotta supply good materials.

L Wild Grylls) Thx thx, I’ll trade with Starlight Lady-nim first and then trade with you.

L Princess Chaenggu Hello! The pants I mentioned yesterday are ready!

L Wild Grylls) Thank you so much. When is the Chaeyu match?

L Princess Chaenggu It’s happening real soon! It’s Boxing Day season, so matches are every three days or so!

L Wild Grylls) I’ll pray for your team to win. Chaeyu fighting!

L Princess Chaenggu Thank you haha.

Indeed, one should live nicely. Seeing people leave comments the moment I wake up proves it.

Of course, it wasn’t like I had zero worries. What if Orange Badge sees this and deems it as building cliques?

The forum guidelines explicitly stated that excessive socializing was prohibited. This was really ambiguous.

’She probably knows Heavenly Demon is showing me favoritism too.’

It seemed they let this much slide. Or maybe it was due to my special situation.

User Starlight Lady-nim has requested a trade. Do you accept?

After signaling the start of the day like that, Starlight Lady initiated the trade first.

Before accepting the trade, I looked over at Wonmo.

He was still sprawled out asleep.

The funny thing was that he had stretched his limbs out wide like a human sleeping spread-eagled.

I heard that if an animal sleeps like that, it means they feel safe here, which gave me a strange, subtle feeling.

[Wild Grylls: Starlight Lady-nim has registered the trade items.]

[Starlight Lady: Here is an animal Elixir and another gift for you!]

[Wild Grylls: Huh? What do you mean another gift?]

[Starlight Lady: I’m sure you’ll like it, Grylls-nim.]

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(Picture of Wonmo sleeping spread-eagled) Is this good enough?

[Starlight Lady: He’s so cute!]

How can he sleep so adorably?

[Wild Grylls: I find it fascinating too.]

[Starlight Lady: I’ll pray for your safety in the future as well! Fighting!]

My conversation with Starlight Lady ended there. I checked the items she gave me.

She called it an animal-grade Elixir, but seeing it glow in a golden hue, it looked like a normal Elixir no matter how you sliced it.

I questioned whether animal-grade Elixirs even existed in the first place. Let’s just consider it a gift.

As for the other item, the one she guaranteed I would like, it was quite a pleasant surprise.

’Cake?’

A slice of cake resting on a glass plate decorated with stylish designs.

Whipped cream spread over soft-looking sponge cake. On top was a tiny strawberry.

Thoughtful as she was, she even included a fork for easy eating. I swallowed my saliva gulp and gripped the fork.

"Kheeueu..."

The moment I put a small slice of cake into my mouth, an audible sigh of bliss escaped me.

This sweetness spreading across my entire mouth. The signature sugary sweetness stimulated my tongue.

I hadn’t forgotten salty flavor since I sprinkled salt every time I ate fish.

But it had been a long time since I felt a sweetness intense enough to make my tongue tingle.

’She’s got great taste.’

I put the cake down for a moment and entered the Gallery. There were still fixed-handle users left to trade with.

The next person who requested a trade after Starlight Lady was Passing Dwarf. He seemed like the type to do strictly business and move on quickly.

[Wild Grylls: Passing Dwarf-nim has registered the trade items.]

[Passing Dwarf: Included the fish traps and a scabbard for temporary use.]

You know how to set up fish traps, right?

Yeah, planning to widen the spot where I put the hose.

[Passing Dwarf: That works then. Do whatever with the scabbard, and make sure to give me the drinking snacks. Ok?]

[Wild Grylls: Do you happen to like raw fish?]

[Passing Dwarf: My mouth is already watering lol]

[Wild Grylls: But I’m terrible at slicing raw fish lol]

[Passing Dwarf: You son of a bitch.]

Anyway, I’ll try my best. Thanks for the items thx thx.

After the trade ended, I checked the items I received from the Dwarf.

’Why is the fish trap so damn huge?’

The size of the fish trap was surprisingly massive. It was almost as big as my entire body.

Although slightly taken aback, it might actually be better this way.

Considering the sheer size of the fish caught so far, this was just the right scale.

’Setting this up is gonna take a while. I’ll install it after finishing my exploration.’

I postponed installing the fish traps for later. Spending time setting these up would eat up the whole day.

Next to check was the scabbard. The temporary scabbard was packed inside the fish trap.

’Looks like an ordinary scabbard on the outside?’

A black-colored scabbard. It was roughly similar in size to the Sword of the Heavenly Demon.

I picked up the Sword of the Heavenly Demon resting against the wall and inserted it into the scabbard.

Sreurreuk- tak!

The Sword of the Heavenly Demon slid in smoothly without catching on anything.

Even though he told me to use it temporarily, I was extremely satisfied. It even had a belt attached, leaving plenty of room for versatile use.

’This Dwarf guy is surprisingly nice beneath that rough exterior.’

I gave a light chuckle and initiated contact with the next trading partner. The next trading partner was Princess Chaenggu.

Chaeyu fighting!

Don’t be too disheartened even if the dark age lasts long!

[Wild Grylls: Because no powerhouse stays on top forever!]

[Princess Chaenggu: Thank youuu!]

I’ll give you a different uniform as a special extra!

[Wild Grylls: Who is it this time?]

[Princess Chaenggu: It’s the legendary midfielder Seon!]

Unusually, he’s from the Central Plains too!

Thank you!

Can’t we watch Chaeyu matches on the Gallery?

[Princess Chaenggu: Broadcast magic costs money to buy, so only highlights will be posted!]

That’s a pity.

[Wild Grylls: I wanted to watch it at least once too.]

[Princess Chaenggu: If it were up to me, I’d give it to you too, but since you’re in the Forest of the Four Seasons, broadcasting won’t work.]

By the way, why do you want to watch it?

Because I feel like I’m only receiving things from you.

[Wild Grylls: I wanted to show you me sincerely cheering your team on.]

[Princess Chaenggu: Kheueu...! Truly a magnificent mindset!]

That’s a more wonderful attitude than anyone else!

I hope you escape real soon!

Thank you.

If I find anything good, I’ll send it over right away.

What kind of item would Princess Chaenggu like? This required some serious thought.

Either way, I had to check the items she gave me first. As promised, it was long pants and a uniform top.Read the latest chapters at n⁠ovelping.com.

The pants were also crafted from highly elastic material just like the uniform. And not just one pair, but two.

I put on the pants with a satisfied smile. It definitely felt completely different right off the bat.

’I could comfortably live wearing just this!’

It reminded me of the days back home when I lived in sweatpants all day.

I tossed the pants I was wearing until a moment ago into the corner of the cave. From now on, those pants were emergency spares.

’Now that trading is all done, time for cake... Huh?’

My joyful anticipation of enjoying the cake was short-lived.

I clearly only ate one slice, so why was the plate completely empty?

Baffled by this incomprehensible situation, I blinked and looked around.

Wonmo was fast asleep on the mat, leaving only Speed Sloth...

"..."

"...Hey."

At my call, Speed Sloth tilted his head in confusion.

Seeing his brazen act, anger couldn’t help but well up inside me.

"How about you wipe the cream off your face first?"

"..."

Only then did the guy feel around his mouth.

A piece of whipped cream—and not a small one, but a huge blob—was smeared on him.

Speed Sloth looked at the cream stuck on his claws and put it into his mouth extremely slowly.

"Yum."

"..."

"Munch munch."

Could there exist anyone more infuriating in the whole world? The sorrowful part was that I had no way to beat this guy in a fight.

In the end, there was only one thing I could do.

"Hey! You little bastard!!!"

Unleashing the Lion’s Roar. Apparently it worked pretty well, as Speed Sloth covered his ears.

"Kkyuak?!"

Ah. Right. Wonmo was here.

As Wonmo woke up startled out of his wits, I felt genuinely sorry.

’This is all Speed Sloth’s fault.’

Thinking so internally, I gently soothed Wonmo.

Fortunately, Wonmo just wore a bewildered expression, seemingly unable to grasp the situation.

"Wonmo-ya. Want to eat breakfast?"

"Kkyuu!"

Even if he had understood the situation, it would have been settled once I fed him breakfast anyway.

I gave Wonmo meat and went outside.

When I turned on the hose, water gushed out very refreshingly. Regrettably, there seemed to be no fish.

’Better get ready.’

Today’s breakfast was resolved with a Fasting Pill again.

Was it because I tasted sweetness just a moment ago? The bitter taste felt particularly strong today.

’...Should I ask for one more slice of cake?’

I gave up on the idea, feeling it would be too shameless.

The day had just begun, yet I already felt drained.

’Please let there be a place abundant with food.’

That was my humble wish. I let out a sigh and geared up.

As annoying as Speed Sloth was, he was the only being capable of protecting Wonmo.

Let’s just think of it as a treat for his hard work guarding the house. That made me feel better.

"Hey. Bbareumbo."

"?"

When I called him, Speed Sloth tilted his head.

"I’m heading out, so guard the house well. Got it? You gotta earn your keep for that cake."

"..."

Hwijeok- hwijeok-

Speed Sloth waved his arms slowly as if to say he got it.

I chuckled lightly at his response and finished my remaining preparations.

At my waist were the scabbard housing the Sword of the Heavenly Demon and a small bag.

In my left hand was the Golden Shield to prepare against unexpected attacks.

The reason for keeping my right hand free was to maintain balance during sudden emergencies.

’Let’s circulate the Mental Cultivation Method before heading out.’

Now that I had perfectly operated the Mental Cultivation Method, all that remained was setting off.

With a nervous heart, I moved my feet toward the river.

Once I reached the river, I planned to follow it downstream.

’I hope I can catch a clue for an escape route.’

Did the world know my heart, or was it completely ignorant?

Or was the god of this world deliberately teasing me?

"Ha. Fuck."

Having walked downstream along the river, I had no choice but to curse as I looked at the ’environment’ spreading before me.

It wasn’t like across the river where space distorted in real-time. It was clearly connected to the river.

It was literally because the environment was so shitty that I couldn’t help cursing.

"Is this an ocean, or a lake?"

A vast lake unfolded before my eyes.