I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 644

In truth, Cheongseol’s departure was something I had prepared myself for to some extent.

Since Nidhogg had only entrusted Cheongseol to us temporarily in the first place, she couldn’t consider this place her permanent home.

It was almost like a parent leaving their child at a daycare for a bit. This applied to Tyranno as well as Cheongseol.

Then why was growing plump a problem for Cheongseol?

The reason was very simple.

Aside from the difficulty of shedding, her skin could end up peeling off too early.

Normally, lizards grow gradually as they shed their skin, but staying at my house had made her too chubby.

Having eaten all sorts of delicious things, and recently even consuming the Tyrant Dragon King’s heart, this was a predictable outcome.

"Krrr."

"Still, I have no intention of scolding you. Rather, out of gratitude, I wish to give you something."

However, instead of reprimanding me, Nidhogg expressed her gratitude.

It was roughly similar to a child growing tall because the daycare fed them well.

Since she had eaten healthy food even if she disliked it, from a parent’s perspective, this was the best daycare possible.

’But I need to borrow that child’s power.’

The child wasn’t just any ordinary child, but one of our main forces. This was truly troubling.

Even when Tyranno left, it wasn’t this bad, but Cheongseol was an irreplaceable resource.

But since a mistake could cause problems for Cheongseol as well, I had no choice but to let her go, biting the bullet.

"Lackey."

"I’m telling you in advance, I’ll have to suffer too if we want to reach that place."

"We only need to go as far as the World Tree. Why can’t you do it?"

"I am not Nidhogg, Master."

Even when I pleaded with Lackey, his response was filled only with sorrow.

It felt like watching a scientist lamenting, "I am not that person."

In the end, nagging Lackey yielded nothing. Even so, I didn’t give up entirely.

At the very least, we had to reach the point we had previously arrived at—the World Tree—to save time.

"Then just tell me what the problem is. I need to see if it’s something I can solve."

"Don’t you know absolutely nothing about magic, Master?"

"I don’t. But I can just ask someone who knows better than me."

I knew at least two such people off the top of my head: Allfather and Starlight Lady.

Since King Reor and Princess Chaenggu were also suspected to be mages, I could ask them for advice if needed.

"Then can’t I just ask on the Gallery too?"

"That’s true, but... weird people will swarm you, so it won’t be easy."

"Hmm. True."

Lackey had also obtained a lot of information through the Gallery recently. One of those pieces of info was that the Gallery was basically a cesspool.

It was a place where all kinds of desires gathered regardless of gender, race, age, or status, making it difficult to collect decent information.

’It’s honestly amazing how Ash consistently posts swordsmanship lectures.’

The posts written by Ash—the swordsmanship lectures—were incredibly well-structured, even when just read as text.

There was a reason why people said she raised the average combat power of the continent. Even I had received quite a bit of help from them.

’If Heavenly Demon taught me the Internal Cultivation Art, Ash taught me swordsmanship and various other techniques.’

They were like the roots and the stem. Furthermore, Ash hadn’t only written about swordsmanship.

Since she herself could freely wield various weapons, she had also taught the usage of other weapons.

Since Ludwig had strictly corrected my posture on top of that, I had already learned most of the basics.

’They said how well you use it is what defines your skill, right?’

Technique and skill might seem similar at first glance, but they are completely different.

No matter how many hundreds of techniques you know, it’s meaningless if you can’t utilize them 100%.

Therefore, even if your techniques aren’t diverse, if your skill is outstanding, you can stand at the peak. They were close to a mutually complementary relationship.

Indeed, Ludwig had offered advice to a similar effect: it is much better to use 50 units of power with 100% certainty than to use 200 units of power with a 50% chance.

This was important not just for warriors, but for mages as well. Furthermore, magic carried high risks, so one had to be careful.

"Anyway, the reason why it doesn’t work is..."

Lackey explained why he couldn’t teleport to the World Tree.

First of all, mana. Teleport is a spell where the consumption of mana becomes extreme the further the distance.

There was a reason why supply transport was still done with horses and carriages in a world where all kinds of magic ran rampant.

Moving in short bursts didn’t make much of a difference, so it was pointless.

"Second, the margin of error is too large. If things go wrong, we could drop into a completely unknown region."

"That’s a bit concerning. What’s the last one?"

"In that state, the probability of the group getting separated is too high. Especially, the further the distance, the higher that probability will increase."

"Hmm."

Quite reasonable arguments came out one after another. Especially the last one was a problem.

It was already spine-chilling enough when Wonmo acted up unexpectedly, but getting completely separated?

Surviving on my own wouldn’t be an issue, but if the group got scattered, it would take an immense amount of time to regroup.

In the worst-case scenario, someone might get seriously injured (especially Wonmo), forcing us to return before we could even start the expedition.New chapters come out on NovelPing first.

"Still, returning won’t be difficult. Because our home is a familiar location."

"So basically, if we go a few times, it’ll be fine?"

"I’m telling you in advance, don’t try to carry me on your back to the World Tree. I’ll throw up."

"What a waste."

Lackey stared at me with cold, dead eyes, but I casually ignored him.

In any case, now that I had heard the problems, I immediately contacted Allfather.

I believed that if it was Allfather, he would be able to solve such problems easily.

[Allfather: In that case, it would be easier to use Warp rather than Teleport.]

[Wild Grylls: Warp?]

[Allfather: Yes. While Teleport is used by individuals, Warp is a higher-tier magic used by groups.]

As expected. Allfather immediately gave the answer I wanted.

He explained that while Teleport is a magic activated with a ’person’ as the subject, Warp is a magic activated with a ’magic circle’ as the subject.

I heard that high-ranking individuals also use Warp when traveling to other countries. Otherwise, one could pay a hefty price to use it.

[Wild Grylls: Is there anything to watch out for? Also, since we only went to the World Tree once and haven’t been back, I’m worried the coordinates might be distorted.]

[Allfather: The second risk Lackey mentioned cannot be completely eliminated. However, you can perfectly resolve the first and third. Is that still too difficult?]

[Wild Grylls: No, it’s fine. Just keeping the group from getting separated is enough. But is it difficult to move as easily as Nidhogg does?]

[Allfather: It would be faster to go find Aragon-nim directly and ask him.]

After that, I asked Allfather to draw a magic circle for me, but unfortunately, he declined, saying he was busy.

Having no choice, I asked Starlight Lady.

[Starlight Lady: Don’t worry, I’m confident in magic circles. The only issue is whether Lackey will understand it...]

[Wild Grylls: Would it be possible if you summarize it simply? He’s incredibly smart, so he understands everything.]

[Starlight Lady: Oh right. I forgot about that. Just a moment.]

A moment later, Starlight Lady sent over about three pages of paper.

Surprisingly, it was written in the language of the Central Plains. Apparently, she did it out of consideration for Lackey.

She added that as long as he avoided hard-to-understand slang, he should be able to read it without any issues.

[Starlight Lady: If there’s an opportunity later, could you teach me the language of your hometown, Grylls-nim?]

[Wild Grylls: My hometown’s language? Why?]

[Starlight Lady: I’m curious, and there’s also something I find slightly puzzling.]

[Wild Grylls: Puzzling?]

[Starlight Lady: Yes. If you are truly the Chief God, Grylls-nim, I wonder why you adopted a language other than your own hometown’s language.]

Well, that was because English served as the global lingua franca even back when I lived on Earth.

I had taken that for granted, but hearing Starlight Lady’s words actually raised a question.

Most of the remnants of the past discovered so far were in ’English’.

Korean was extremely rare, and other languages were mixed in at similar small ratios, making them insignificant.

At best, it was just the flesh tree inhabiting the grasslands speaking Korean...

’Did he not even teach Korean to the twin siblings?’

I even wondered if it was because the people of the Republic of Korea had been completely wiped out.

Since a nuclear war had broken out, it wasn’t impossible.

[Wild Grylls: Indeed. It is a bit strange. Ah, speaking of which, I have something I’m curious about too.]

[Starlight Lady: Please, go ahead.]

[Wild Grylls: Starlight Lady-nim, did you first hear the language called English in the Forest of the Four Seasons?]

[Starlight Lady: Yes, that’s correct. But lately, everyone has been researching it, calling it the language used by the gods.]

[Wild Grylls: Research aside, didn’t the gods teach you the language?]

[Starlight Lady: We already had our own language even before the gods fought the war against the dragons. Perhaps that is why?]

That might be true, but they probably fought among themselves before they could even teach the language, so there was no time.

Rather, it was amazing that humanity had stood firm in the midst of all that chaos.

’Since there were absolutely no records left.’

Still, it wouldn’t have been completely without influence.

Just looking at the Gallery, weren’t there quite a few slang terms that were used on Earth?

Instead of written records, they must have been passed down by word of mouth, becoming deeply rooted.

[Wild Grylls: If you really want to learn, I’ll send you a dictionary sometime soon. It’s probably in the library.]

[Starlight Lady: Thank you!]

[Wild Grylls: I should be the one thanking you. Ah, and there’s one more thing I’d like to ask.]

[Starlight Lady: I will do anything you ask, Grylls-nim. What is it?]

[Wild Grylls: Do you have any tips on how to learn a language more easily?]

During Christmas, while talking with Asella, I had felt this acutely.

There was nothing more frustrating than not being able to communicate because you didn’t know the language.

Even then, I had relied on the Gallery’s help, but a slight delay occurred, preventing a smooth conversation.

Since then, I thought I should learn the language bit by bit, but it wasn’t easy.You are reading on novelp⁠ing.com, the official source.

[Starlight Lady: Hmm... this might sound a bit obnoxious, but I can grasp everything just by looking at a dictionary. So I probably won’t be of much help.]

[Wild Grylls: Is that so? That’s a pity. Since the Gallery translates everything anyway.]

[Starlight Lady: At least, the best way is to speak in that country’s language when talking to foreigners. That’s the fastest and most effective method.]

I had heard of this before. Sports players playing abroad said it was best to speak in that country’s language as much as possible.

They said that the more you avoid it out of a lack of confidence, the more you lose out.

I should also acquire the languages of this world in preparation for when I eventually go outside.

’The problem is that there are so many languages I need to learn...’

I was practically in a situation where I had to learn the languages of the entire world. Just thinking about it made me dizzy.

Although the Holy Kingdom’s language served as a common tongue, it wasn’t quite on par with Earth’s English.

Especially the Central Plains, where characters like Hanzi made it an extremely difficult case, was even more perplexing.

’I can just learn the Central Plains language from Lackey and Dolsoe.’

I handed the papers I received from Starlight Lady to Lackey.

Lackey thoroughly scanned the text written on the magic circle, then gestured here and there. He seemed to have gotten the gist of it.

"Hey. Lackey. Can you teach me the Central Plains language whenever you have time?"

"Is there really a need for you to know it?"

"Because every time I hear you brothers talking, it feels like you’re cursing me out."

"You’re quick-witted."

"Was it actually true?"

I said it as a joke, but I didn’t expect it to be true.

Anyway, the first language I would learn was the Central Plains language. Not because I had that kind of relationship with Heavenly Demon.

Since there was an excellent native speaker right next to me, learning wouldn’t be difficult.

"Repeat after me. Wo shi bendan."

"If that means ’I am an idiot’ or something, I’m going to hit you."

"Tch."

"Why you little bastard?"

Like that, I gradually learned the language of the Central Plains.

[Wild Grylls: Heavenly Demon-nim. Do you have a moment to talk?]

[Heavenly Demon: Anytime, if it is your request, my lord. What is the matter?]

[Wild Grylls: I’ve started learning the Central Plains language from Lackey. From now on, when I talk to you, Heavenly Demon-nim, I think I’ll send messages in the Central Plains language. I wanted to ask if you could understand even if my sentences are a bit awkward.]

[Heavenly Demon: This is incredibly joyful news, but why have you started learning it?]

[Wild Grylls: It would be awkward if I finally go outside and can’t even communicate, right? I’m planning to learn not just the Central Plains language, but other languages too.]

[Heavenly Demon: Being accomplished in both literary and martial arts has been a great virtue since ancient times. Would you like to try speaking it?]

[Wild Grylls: I am your loyal servant.]

[Heavenly Demon: ?]

[Wild Grylls: Ah. That dog-like bastard Park Kkobong;; I’m sorry.]

I should probably learn from Dolsoe instead of Lackey.

[Heavenly Demon: This lady can understand. And learning a language means you must also roughly know that country’s culture. For example, there are titles.]

[Wild Grylls: That’s true. Then what should I call you from now on?]

[Heavenly Demon: You may comfortably call me nangja. In the Central Plains, most men call women this way.]

[Wild Grylls: I see.]

A short time passed after that.

After properly learning the meaning of ’nangja’ from Lackey, I contacted Heavenly Demon again.

[Wild Grylls: Wait a minute;; I asked Lackey, and he says it’s a title a man uses to call his girlfriend?]

[Heavenly Demon: Didn’t you say Lackey learned from Wi Ho-chang? That was only in the old days; nowadays, everyone calls each other this.]

[Wild Grylls: Is... that so?]

[Heavenly Demon: Are you doubting this lady?]

[Wild Grylls: No...]

Right. There’s no way Heavenly Demon would do that.

Surely she wouldn’t shamelessly act like that, like Ash does?

Around the time Grylls was experiencing mixed feelings.

"For the Chief God to learn another language. That makes absolutely no sense."

Starlight Lady, Selena, meticulously checked the dictionary Grylls had sent her.

Rather than Grylls mastering all other languages, it would be faster for her to master his language.

Using this as a starting point, she would be able to pull ahead several times faster than others.

However.

’Is this a word, or a particle? Why is it so confusing?’

While Hangul itself was easy, the Korean language was originally incredibly difficult.

’Since it’s this difficult, maybe even the Chief God gave up on teaching it?’

It was a somewhat reasonable hypothesis.