Episode 54
54. Episode 54
Finding the warehouse wasn’t too difficult. As with the goblin settlement, there were always extra guards stationed at important locations.
The problem is how to get into the warehouse without being detected.
-I’m going to hide this jerky and eat it alone later.
“You damn bastard!”
“Huh?”
“You have to share even a single bean. Why are you doing such a fatal thing all by yourself?”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“It’s no use hiding it! Let’s share it!”
– The constellation mutters that the way the ‘hungry prince’ torments them with food is too cruel.
Thanks to telepathy, I was able to get past the guards easily.
‘Because in the first place, everyone was just standing guard in a formality.’
Chapter four of the tutorial. This place was created solely for siege warfare.
As such, the security is mostly concentrated around the walls, so no one would think that an intruder would appear inside.
Squeak-
Thanks to that, I was able to get into their warehouse more easily than I thought.
“It’s more ordinary than I thought.”
A towering watchtower.
As it was a fortress specialized in archery, the inside of the warehouse contained light armor and various types of bows and arrows.
After checking the information, the most useful one is D-class.
As a C-class adult, I wondered if I could at least get a C-class bow. This is only slightly better than what I got from the goblin village.
Well, it’s better than nothing, so I swept all the items in the warehouse into my subspace pocket.
I was able to collect a few mana stones, so it wasn’t like there was no harvest at all.
Just as I was trying to leave the warehouse again.
“Is there anything strange?”
“No, there isn’t!”
Outside the warehouse, the halflings’ conversation could be heard.
However, the voice was different from the typical halfling voice Seun knew. It was definitely a high-pitched voice, but the tone of voice was full of majesty.
By putting my eye through the gap in the warehouse, I was able to confirm its identity.
‘Is that guy the lord?’
Each castle has a lord.
A kind of boss monster.
The gap was so narrow that I couldn’t see clearly, but even at a glance, I could tell that he was covered in shiny equipment all over his body. Just looking at him, I could tell that he was a C-class…
‘for a moment.’
The moment he saw the lord’s equipment, a good idea occurred to Se-un.
If you can’t find any usable equipment in the warehouse… … .
‘Why don’t you just steal the lord’s equipment?’
A smile appeared on Se-un’s face.
* * *
“I saw a group of people, but they all went in the other direction. I think they went to another castle.”
“Then there will be no problem.”
“yes!”
“Understood. Keep watching.”
“Yes! But… … .”
“But why?”
“I heard there was meat available for dinner tonight, but there are quite a few people who haven’t had it. Could you please distribute it again…?”
“Meat?”
“Yes! I heard it clearly!”
Jeheil, the lord of the towering watchtower, tilted his head.
If meat had been served for dinner, how could the lord of the castle not know? He had filled his stomach with bitter and sour grass, so who on earth would have eaten meat?
“… … I’ll find out.”
“Thank you, my lord!”
Jeheil moved towards the restaurant.
If someone really did secretly leave meat behind and eat it without telling him, he vowed that he would never let it go.
He vowed to practice archery by hanging it from the highest watchtower, using it as a target.
By the time Jeheil arrived at the restaurant.
Phew!
Kwaaaaang!!
Along with a loud roar, a hot wind pressure swept over Jeheil’s back.
I turned my head and saw a familiar building in pieces, burning brightly.
“What’s going on!”
“I, I don’t know! Suddenly, there was an explosion in the warehouse!”
“In the warehouse? This is impossible! How could this be!”
The storehouse was the most important place in the castle.
This is because all the key elements of the castle, such as the materials needed to maintain the castle and the equipment needed to fight a water battle, are stored there.
Even though they knew that the enemy would not be able to invade, they still posted guards. What on earth is going on?
“What is the possibility that the enemy has invaded?”
“That can’t be! There were no guards, and I didn’t sense anything suspicious on the walls!”
“Damn it! First, let’s put out the fire!”
“yes!”
The halflings moved in a hurry.
The explosion was so powerful that the fire spread to nearby buildings, forcing those standing guard on the walls to come down.
Meanwhile.
Swish.
Jeheil didn’t know.
The bow that was hanging on his back disappeared without anyone noticing.
* * *
“Huh, hmm~ hmm~”
After sending Seun to the next chapter of the tutorial, the tutorial manager, Tuning, was snorting and looking over the situation in the third chapter.
His shoulders were raised high as if they were touching the sky, as he remembered the last look of respect his subordinate had given him.
“As expected, they are promising prospects. They are all growing well.”
Players marked by the constellations.
As expected, they were running towards the end of the third chapter with high public ratings.
“This is all thanks to me. Honestly, I should at least get a bonus for this.”
Sending Seun to the next chapter. Tuning thought this was a stroke of genius.
If even a few of the promising players you see there had been defeated by Seun, several constellations might have protested.
When I was blowing the wind so happily,
Beep beep-
“What is it this time?”
A ringing phone call was heard, ruining the mood.
When I picked up the receiver, I heard the urgent voice of my subordinate.
‘This feels somehow familiar… … .’
Tuning shook his head as he remembered the time when Seun was summoned by ‘Krak Katlak, the leader of the Ogres’.
That can’t be. Seun was moved to the fourth chapter of the tutorial because of the pass, and there was only one castle he could capture there.
But unfortunately, what the subordinate was referring to was the fourth chapter of the tutorial, the story about where Seun was.
“Team Leader! Aren’t you looking at the next section right now?”
“What is there to see? I’m busy writing reports on promising candidates. You shouldn’t worry about that and just observe the promising candidates. If you make one mistake, the constellations will… … .”
“No, you have to see! There’s chaos right now!”
“What? No, what’s the fuss about in the fourth chapter?”
“I told you to just look at it!”
“Why is this guy yelling… … .”
Tuning inevitably turned the monitor.
He told himself that it couldn’t be, that nothing would happen, but his hands were already shaking slightly.
Close your eyes tightly and turn the screen.
Hurrruk!
-Father, turn off the lights! Quickly!
-What the heck!
As soon as I turned the screen, the first thing I saw was a castle on fire.
Although there weren’t many dead people, the inside of the castle was already in shambles due to the fire.
Thanks to this, the soldiers were moving frantically, their hands and feet worn out, and were desperately putting out the fire.
The method of occupation was a bit strange, though.
“So what’s the problem?”
There was nothing unusual.
Even if they didn’t engage in siege warfare using bare-handed attacks, there were players who used that method.
If there’s anything strange, it’s this.
‘I thought a player with that much power would be able to get a slightly better castle.’
The difficulty of the castle was high.
C grade.
In the fourth district, there were castles with numerous characteristics, and among them, there were some rare and good castles that were called ‘rare’.
But the one that was burning right now was just one of those ordinary castles. It seemed like they hadn’t thought about the type of castle and had just taken over the castle they saw.
… … This illusion was shattered by the words of the subordinate employee that followed.
“Try multi-screen display!”
“multiple……?”
I left the screen of the promising player who was performing well behind me and brought up the screen of the next area.
OK.
Hurrah!
Phew!
-The warehouse exploded!
-How on earth did you manage it!
-I, I didn’t touch anything!
-So you’re saying the warehouse just blew up?
-That, that’s fine… … .
-You will have to take full responsibility for the warehouse building!
-No way!
-Hey, wait a minute. My sword! Where’s my sword?
Several blazing fortresses appeared, as if they were the same place.
I thought maybe they were just different screens with the same surname, but that wasn’t the case. The soldiers stationed at each surname were of different races.
“What the hell is going on… … .”
Tuning dropped the ballpoint pen he was holding.
In the fourth district, a clan can only occupy one castle. So why are so many castles in ruins?
I was so flustered that I couldn’t even think straight and just opened my mouth when I heard the voice of my subordinate.
“Player Jeong Se-woon… … . It’s his doing.”
“Oh, by yourself?”
“Yes. As you can see on the screen, his clan is somewhere else.”
“Crazy, are you really alone?”
“Yes. Based on our monitoring, we found that instead of taking over the castle, they were committing terrorism.”
“Why! Isn’t that why you’re giving extra public service points?”
“That was, stealing.”
“……thievery?”
“Yes. They were robbing the warehouse, stealing the items the lord had, then causing an explosion and taking advantage of the opportunity to escape.”
“Crazy X… … .”
Tuning spat out a curse.
I thought I had eliminated the third zone’s saboteurs, but I didn’t know I was running into this problem!
This is not a simple matter. The castles that are burning now are the ones that will be occupied by players who will arrive soon after completing the tutorial.
It may be easier to occupy, but what if you find the interior in ruins after successfully occupying it? The players and the constellations won’t stay still.
“Eww! First, stop that guy!”
Tuning started moving his fingers urgently.
Leaving the screens of promising players who are actively performing behind.
* * *
“Phew.”
Se-un was admiring the fiercely burning flames from the empty castle walls that had been left empty while the fire was being put out.
On Se-un’s back hung a bow that he had never seen before, and on his waist hung a smooth longsword.
Starting with the towering watchtower, the iron fortress, and the thorn tower. Thanks to having already raided five castles, my subspace pockets were full and I had also obtained many items from the castle lord.
[Giant Hunter]
Category: Bow
Grade: C
Description: This is a magnificent bow imbued with the secret power of the Halfling race, and was used by Jeheil, the lord of the towering watchtower.
Ability: 1. Big but Light – Attack range increases by 10%.
2. Big and Fast – Arrow flight speed increases by 20%.
3. Big and Sharp – Arrow attack power increases by 20%.
As the name suggests, the bow used by the lord of the castle was a giant bow.
Considering the height of the lord, the guy was carrying a bow as tall as himself.
When I imagined the guy getting ready to shoot an arrow, no matter how much I thought about it, it seemed ridiculous.
Not only that, but the items I got, or rather stole, from other lords were all C- to C+ grade items.
These are advanced items that are hard to find in tutorials.
After a while, Se-Woon leaves the body, leaving the bewildered Seong-Ju behind, realizing that his weapon is gone.
“This is how it’s going to come out, right?”
A system message that seemed to have been sent by the tutorial manager appeared before Se-un’s eyes.
fantasy,
