Honestly, from my perspective, it didn’t matter whether the second conquest succeeded or not.
Unless they were coming near me, it was practically someone else’s business.
Aside from helping the user who contacted me, it wasn’t something I needed to care much about.
The only thing to care about was where they would arrive. My exploration radius had also gradually widened.
If any indication caught my attention that they had reached an area I knew, I planned to rush there immediately.
’Though the probability of that is very low.’
It was merely a wish. Besides, there were countless areas that even I didn’t know.
Especially radioactive zones, lava-filled zones, zones with only thick fog, and so on.
There were countless places where I wouldn’t even dare to set foot, so there was no way to know where they would go.
’Were there three regions Vanir mentioned before? Regions suitable for living.’
One of them was this forest, and another was the region crawling with insects.
I believe the remaining one was a grassland, which was right next to my house.
Of course, since Vanir was also unable to leave the Forest of Four Seasons, the story could change.
"Lackey. Give me some detergent over there."
"Understood."
More importantly, the laundry. These damn foxes had committed all sorts of terror, making it quite a headache.
It was too wasteful to throw away, and it would be hard to get materials of this quality again.
I sighed deeply as I finished all the laundry. Thanks to the dry weather and Lackey’s magic, it would dry in no time.
"Dad. Dad. I’m hungry."
"Alright. Let’s eat."
By the time the laundry was finished, lunchtime had already approached.
Since the foxes had raided the food storage, I would have to visit the Meat Forest and Wine Pool soon.
The only problem was that Cheongseol hadn’t returned yet, but fortunately, this was resolved quickly.
Jjwaaaak!
While having lunch, the sound of space tearing was heard. It was a familiar noise.
I turned my head, and sure enough, Cheongseol’s mother, Nidhogg, was peeking her face through the torn space.
Her appearance was as fierce as ever. In terms of looking menacing, she was even beyond Vanir.
"Hello, Cheongseol’s mother? Is Cheongseol here?"
"Krrr."
Cheongseol’s mother (...) didn’t seem to particularly like my cheeky question.
Nidhogg snorted as if it were absurd, and then extended her thick front paw.
On top of that front paw was Cheongseol, who had lost a lot of weight in that short period!
"Kkyaaaaak!!!"
The moment Cheongseol saw me, she burst into tears and flew over. Let me repeat, she flew.
I didn’t know if she used magic or if it was Nidhogg’s innate ability, but she floated over like a flying squirrel.
Thanks to that, although I was flustered, catching her wasn’t difficult.
Haljjak! Haljjak!
Cheongseol, held in my arms, licked my cheeks repeatedly, seizing the moment.
When I checked what had changed, quite a lot had.
First, her size had grown noticeably. She used to be the size of a small dog, but now she was the size of a medium dog.
Finally, her round head had become sleek. She was gradually resembling an adult.
Seeing the children grow rapidly, from Wonmo to Tyranno, made me feel proud.
"Krrrr. Krr."
"I will return when she sheds her next skin."
"When is that?"
"Krrr."
"Three months later."
Nidhogg left after saying only those words and returned. She was a cool mother, as always.
Badung! Badung-
As soon as Nidhogg disappeared, Cheongseol acted up.
She had been quietly held in my arms just a moment ago, but suddenly she started flailing.
Wondering what was wrong with her, I watched as Cheongseol got down to the floor and scurried off somewhere.
Due to Nidhogg’s anatomy, she only had front legs, but she was extremely fast. And the place Cheongseol arrived at was...
"Huh? Hey, hey! That’s mine!"
"Kkyaak! Kkyaak!"
It was the candied sweet potatoes Wonmo was eating so deliciously. Perhaps she had been starving, as she ate ravenously.
"Dad! Dad! Cheongseol is! Cheongseol is..."
Of course, our Wonmo, whose snack had been snatched, looked like he was about to die of unfairness. Wonmo jumped up and down, pointing at Cheongseol.
He couldn’t hit her because she was his friend, but staying still felt unfair, so he clung to me.
I stared at Wonmo, who was whimpering in frustration, and quietly took a picture. I couldn’t resist because he was too cute.
Title) Cheongseol stealing Wonmo’s snack
Wild Grylls
(Photo of Wonmo looking up at Grylls with an unfair expression, and Cheongseol eating the snack next to him)
Heal yourselves by looking at our unbearably cute children.
ㄴHeavenly Demon) How cute. It warms my heart.
ㄴSword Matstar) Every time I see Wonmo, I really want to raise a pet.
ㄴThis picture really makes me want to blow raspberries on his belly lolol
ㄴEven though they look like that, they are actually extremely ferocious beasts shudderThis story is hosted at novelping(.)com.
ㄴGrylls might get eaten at any moment too.
ㄴWe can’t use that template anymore. They can’t eat Grylls now.
ㄴThen?
ㄴNow Wonmo is the emergency food.
ㄴDo you have no human heart?
ㄴThis guy is seriously...
ㄴSo that’s why the phrase ’killing the hound once the hare is caught’ was created;;
ㄴInternal Cultivation Master Robert) I also recently brought a puppy to raise. It’s extremely cute.
ㄴYou’re only talking and not showing a photo?
ㄴSeriously, no sense at all;;
ㄴInternal Cultivation Master Robert) I’m sorry, but due to my circumstances, it’s difficult to upload it.
ㄴIt’s because it’s ugly, right?
ㄴThat’s my guess too.
Indeed, Wonmo’s photos were a cheat key. Just uploading something cute would duplicate the upvotes.
I hugged whimpering Wonmo tightly, stroked his back, and made more candied sweet potatoes.
Since I didn’t know Cheongseol would come today, making more was fine.
Churureup~
Was she satisfied with having snacks after a long time?
Cheongseol, who had buried her nose in it, wore a happy expression.
An expression like someone who had gone on a strict diet taking a bite of fried chicken.
Since she had said that gaining too much weight had affected her shedding, she must have strictly lost weight during that time.
’I hope she doesn’t get a yo-yo effect.’
I should feed her less when the shedding season approaches. I resolved so.
Now that even Cheongseol had returned, I thoroughly prepared for the upcoming winter.
I visited the Meat Forest and Wine Pool to replenish the meat the foxes had eaten, and also refilled the hot water.
Since my companions also lent a hand, restoring the house wasn’t very difficult.
I had completely adapted to wintering now, and unless there were unexpected variables, it would pass smoothly.
"Master. How do we maintain the helicopter?"
"You can just leave it. Lucas-ssi handed all the information over to Cain-ssi."
The only equipment that was difficult to maintain was the helicopter. Even this wasn’t hard because Cain was here.
Since the authority had been transferred to Cain instead of the original AI.
Therefore, he could immediately diagnose which part was problematic, and we planned to use it usefully in the future.
Now that all preparations were finished, the only thing left was to visit the library and borrow books.
"It’s been a while. Nothing happened, right?"
[I was bored.]
I met with Alex face-to-face after a long time and had a good chat.
He said the only thing that happened around here recently was a few earthquakes.
Since I had also felt earthquakes a few times, I brushed it off.
"Master. Can I try making this?"
"What is it?"
"Potato chips."
It seemed Lackey also wanted to find new food.
As everyone knew, Lackey’s cooking skills transcended alchemy and were practically Necromancy.
But that was when there was no recipe; if he made it according to the recipe, it should be fine.
"You must follow the recipe, okay? Don’t put weird things in just because you’re missing something, ask me instead."
"Understood."
Since I strongly urged him, he wouldn’t do anything useless.
After borrowing all the books I needed, I returned home and lay down on the bed.
Perhaps because of the freshly washed sheets, it felt more comfortable than before.
’This winter, I should study as well as train.’
As I mentioned before, I was slowly learning the languages of other nations.
The two languages I could roughly speak now were those of the Central Plains and the Holy Kingdom.
The Central Plains was easy because of Lackey and Dolsoe, and the Holy Kingdom wasn’t hard thanks to Cain.
’Since Starlight Lady said she would analyze and give me the Messiah Empire’s language.’
I should be able to receive it soon. Anyway, I planned to steadily learn these three languages to the point of being able to communicate.
Learning other languages was difficult due to time constraints, so this was the best.
’Was it always this easy to learn languages so quickly?’
The puzzling part was my language ability. I wasn’t particularly talented at studying.
During my school days, I didn’t have the environment to study, and after becoming an adult, I joined the military.
But in my memory, not only did I speak English fluently, but I also used difficult words.
I didn’t know if I originally had this talent or if it was due to some other reason.
’Well, a good thing is a good thing.’
Someone had said that the way to learn a local language quickly is confidence.
I heard that if you speak with confidence, it naturally improves.
’By the way, is the conquest being prepared well?’
I checked the Gallery to see if the second conquest was progressing well.
Was it Brown? The conquest team that included the user whose real name sounded like a dog’s name.This chapter is updated first at novelping . com.
As I said before, whether they succeeded or not was none of my business, but I hoped they would do well if possible.
Because seeing people die is not pleasant.
Title) Looks like the conquest is about to start?
(Photo 1 of adventurers gathered)
(Photo 2 of adventurers gathered)
.
.
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(Photo of Brown waiting with an anxious look)
As rumored, quite a few famous adventurers seem to have gathered.
For now, it’s just information gathering, and next time, the Messiah Empire seems to be entering directly.
ㄴWow, there’s even a 1st-rank adventurer. I heard that guy with the axe is incredibly strong.
ㄴWasn’t that porter in the last conquest too?
ㄴYeah, he luckily survived but participated again.
ㄴIs he a crazy bastard;;
Checking the Gallery, it seemed they were about to enter the conquest.
Judging by the comments, it seemed quite prominent adventurers had gathered.
As for me, I didn’t even know who they were, but I hoped it would go well.
Since human life is more precious than any treasure.
’Is there any way I can help?’
If I gave them something like a Mythricon sword, a bloodbath would surely ensue to claim it.
I needed an item that was fine to sponsor freely, like the insect repellent.
But if it was something like that, the conquest team would have purchased it themselves. It was troublesome in many ways.
’Should I give them a talisman...?’
Although it was close to folk belief, it was better than nothing.
If so, what could be used as a talisman? I blinked, looked up at the ceiling, and got up.
Come to think of it, there was one suitable thing. And it was in our house.
The problem was that I couldn’t take it as I pleased, and an effect that even I didn’t know might occur.
"Lackey. You can’t understand the words of plants, right?"
"I am not a druid, Master."
"But druids understand the words of animals?"
"That is because I am a beast."
Well, he certainly had a way with words.
I accepted Lackey’s answer and turned my head. In the direction I turned, the World Tree stood firmly.
The sacred tree guarding our house, and currently used as Wi-Fi.
"Could I perhaps break off a branch? So that I can store my mana in it."
I stood before the World Tree, which was in full bloom with beautiful flowers, and asked gently.
Since it was an intelligent being, I couldn’t just break off branches as I pleased.
So, asking gently like this was the best. If it didn’t work, there was nothing I could do.
Seuseuseuk-
At my request, the World Tree reacted. It slowly extended a branch from among the abundant flowers.
That branch approached right in front of my nose and came to a halt.
Seuseuseuk-
A small twig began to sprout slowly from the branch, as if telling me to break it off and use it.
Realizing the World Tree’s intention, I lightly snapped the twig. On the outside, it looked like an ordinary twig.
But it was none other than a branch of the World Tree. It wouldn’t be useless.
’Can I put my mana into this?’
I very slowly injected mana into the twig. I didn’t use Unity of Self and Object.
Fortunately, the twig didn’t explode or anything. Instead, it sucked it in like a sponge.
Shyaaaa-
A change occurred in the twig, which had absorbed a fairly large amount of mana even by my standards.
At some point, the whole thing glowed blue, then slowly began to fade.
Although the light had vanished, the faintly shimmering energy remained.
’Did it work?’
I looked at the World Tree with a dubious expression.
Tok tok- Then, the World Tree lightly tapped my head with a branch.
A reaction as if its job was done, and now it was up to me.
’...It should be fine to give it, right?’
Thinking it was better than people dying, I immediately sent it. And...
[Grylls’ Faithful Porter: Grylls-nim! I don’t know if it’s thanks to the branch, but we became able to use mana even in the Forest of Four Seasons!]
[Wild Grylls: Yes?]
[Grylls’ Faithful Porter: Thanks to that, although there was some damage, we finished the conquest with a huge success! Thank you so much!]
[Wild Grylls: What about the branch?]
[Grylls’ Faithful Porter: It turned into dust and disappeared. It almost became troublesome, but even that issue is gone!]
[Wild Grylls: Oh...]
Both the conquest team and I were able to obtain an unexpected, great result.
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