"This, but ......" There is no need to worry about it, he stuffed the bread into Lin Yiyan's hand, and Lin Yiyan had no choice but to accept it. The boy, Yogeo, smiled and shrugged his shoulders.

"It's okay. I'm talking about you, but to be honest, I don't really like this bread. ”

“…… Well, I'll take it, thank you. Actually, I'm almost fainting from hunger. So, smiling, Eugeo bent down and sat down at the root, and I added.

"That, just call me Yi Yan."

"Oh? Well, you can call me Giugeo too...... Ah, wait a minute. Yugeo raised his left hand and interrupted Lin Yiyan's impatience to put the bread in his mouth.

“……？”

"No, you can only bring this kind of bread that lasts for a long time, I have to say." With that, Yugeo waved his left hand and pointed to the bread on his right hand. Extend your index and middle fingers at the same time, and bend the other fingers. In this posture, a trajectory of the combination of the English letters S and C was drawn in the air.

Lin Yiyan watched all this silently, showing an interested look. Eugeo's two fingers tapped lightly on the bread, emitting an incredible note like a metallic vibration, and a translucent rectangular frame that glowed with a lilac glow appeared. It is about fifteen centimeters wide and eight centimeters high. From a distance, the quadrangular shape shows the familiar simple font of English letters and Arabic numerals.

This is, without a doubt, "Status indo".

Seeing this, Lin Yiyan also tried to call up the window, so he stretched out two fingers of his left hand. Imitating the action he just saw, he drew the words S and C in the air, and he clicked the bread with trepidation, and the sound of the bell version of the effect sounded, and a purple window popped up. Lin Yiyan leaned his face closer and stared.

The realistic text column is very concise. That's all there is to "Durability:7". It is very reminiscent of the durability value that the bread is set. When this number becomes zero, what will the bread become, I thought about the above while looking at the number, and when I saw my move, Yugeo in front of Lin Yiyan was surprised and said, "I said, Yi Yan, do you even say that it is the first time you have even seen "The Window of Stysia"?" ”

"Well, it's the first time!" Lin Yiyan muttered quietly.

"What?" Eugeo asked in a daze.

"Nothing!"

"There are many more 'Mandate of Heaven', so you don't have to be in such a hurry to eat. If it weren't for summer, it wouldn't be the only thing left. Seeing this, Yugeo didn't say much, but just explained it like this.

Presumably, the "Mandate of Heaven" he refers to is the durability of the item expressed in numerical terms, and the Status indo that shows this is "Window of Stysia". The action command that brings up the window is embodied in words as divine magic, and Yugeo doesn't see it as a system function, but as some kind of religion or magic. There's a lot to think about, but let's put that aside and satisfy your most important appetite right now.

"Well, you're welcome." As soon as the words fell, he took a big bite, but the hardness of the bread made Lin Yiyan roll his eyes. But before it reached the point of spitting it out, Lin Yiyan began to chew with enough strength.

"This tastes ......," Lin Yiyan, as a chef, instantly felt defeated.

I saw that Yugeo, who was biting into the bread, also frowned like me, and said to Lin Yiyan with a wry smile, "It's not delicious, this." ”

Lin Yiyan hurriedly shook his head.

"No, not to that point."

"Don't force it. I bought this one at the bakery when I left the village, but it was still early in the morning, so I could only buy the leftovers from yesterday. I didn't have time to go back at noon......"

"Eh......, then, wouldn't it be nice if you brought a bento from home......" Lin Yiyan's inadvertent speech made Yugeo, who was holding the bread, lower his head. I shrank back when I said these things too inconsiderately, but the other person quickly raised his head and smiled slightly.

"A long time ago...... During my lunch break, someone came here to deliver me a lunch. But, now ......" The green pupils flickered, releasing a strong sense of loss, seeing this, Lin Yiyan asked again, "That person, how is it now......?" ”

Hearing this, Yugeo looked up at the treetops above and fell silent, but finally slowly opened his mouth.

“…… It's a childhood sweetheart. A girl as old as me...... Since childhood, we have been playing together from morning till night. Ever since I was given this vocation, she has been bringing a bento every day...... But, just six years ago...... That is, in the summer of the year I was eleven years old, the integration knight came to the village...... Took her to the central capital......"

Integrate the knights. Yangdu.

Lin Yiyan muttered in his heart, there, it should be his goal, right?

"It's all ...... My bad. On the day off, I went with her to explore the northern caves...... When I came back, I took the wrong path, and I crossed the Finish Mountains to the other end. Do you know? It's recorded in the taboo catalog, and it's never allowed to be set foot in, the country of darkness. Although I didn't get out of the cave, she fell and pressed her hands on the ground outside...... But because of this, the integration knight came to the village and chained her in front of everyone......"

The bread in Yugeo's right hand was crushed.

“…… I want to help her. I want to be taken away with her, and I want to attack the knight with an axe...... But neither hands nor feet moved. I watched her being taken away......" Yugeo, whose expression was lost, looked up at the sky, his lips slightly self-deprecating. Put the crushed bread in your mouth, lower your head and chew it continuously.

Lin Yiyan, who didn't know what to say, also put a piece of bread in his mouth, chewed it, chewed it desperately and entered into contemplation.

There's a Status window, so it's a virtual world based on real-world technology, and some people are experimenting with it in this world. If this is the case, why did such an "incident" occur? Lin Yiyan swallowed the bread in his mouth and asked such a thing when he hesitated.

“…… How is she, you know ......? Yugeo, with his eyes closed, shook his head slightly.

"The Knight of Integration said that after the interrogation, he would be executed...... However, I don't know exactly what kind of punishment will be imposed. I once tried to ask the village chief, Gashut...... I think it's a death sentence ...... - but, yes, Yi Yan, I'm sure she's still alive. ”

After a short while.

"#爱丽丝#, you must be living somewhere in the central capital......" The moment he heard the name, Lin Yiyan suddenly gasped. That incredible feeling came back to my mind. The sense of anxiety, loneliness, and nostalgia that is stronger than these and can shake the soul -

Then, paragraph after paragraph, intermittent fragments emerged from Lin Yiyan's mind, making Lin Yiyan's brain tingle for a while, and Lin Yiyan involuntarily rubbed his temples.

"These fragments of memory...... What the hell, what the hell is going on......" Lin Yiyan raised his head in confusion.

"What's wrong? Yi Yan? The face is so ugly? You okay? Facing Yugeo's concerned look, Lin Yiyan shook his head with a smile and said, "It's okay! Then he changed the subject and asked, "In that case...... How about we go to find it? Go to that, Yangdu. ”

These words made Yugeo react unexpectedly. The flaxen-haired young man looked at Lin Yiyan in shock for a few seconds, and whispered in a tone of disbelief, "...... This village of Lulid is located in the northernmost part of the Northern Empire. To get to the southernmost central capital, it takes a week to use the fastest horse. On foot, it would take two days to reach the nearest town, Zakaria. And you have to leave at dawn on your day off. ”

"So...... As long as you can prepare well......"

"I said Yi Yan. You're about the same age as me, so you must have been given a vocation by the village where you live, right? Isn't it impossible to leave your vocation and embark on a journey? ”

“…… yes, yes. Lin Yiyan nodded like a chicken pecking rice, carefully observing Yugeo's appearance.

According to Ugeo, he was not arrested because he did not trespass into the areas that were not allowed on the Forbidden List. It seems that the directory is the absolute law that binds him, and probably his Fluctlight is directly controlled in this way. Yugeo's talent may be something like a profession, this is unknown, but this errand is more important than the life of the girl who has been staying with her since she was born, which Lin Yiyan can't imagine at all.

In order to confirm this, Lin Yiyan carefully selected the language and asked Ugeo, who had put the water cylinder to his mouth, "Eh, that, the village where Ugeo is located, break the taboo...... Catalog, the people who were taken to the central capital, are there anyone else besides Alice? ”

Yugeo's eyes widened again, wiped the corners of his mouth, and shook his head sharply, "How is that possible." In the 300-year history of Loulid Village, it was only six years ago that the Knights of Integration went here, and these were all from Grandpa Garita. ”

As the words fell, he handed the water cylinder over. Lin Yiyan took the water cylinder, thanked him, and then pulled off the cork that seemed to be made of cork. When you put it on your mouth, it doesn't feel too cold, and it looks like an aromatic liquid made of lemon and vanilla flows into your mouth. After Lin Yiyan took three sips, he returned the water cylinder.

With a nonchalant expression, he wiped his mouth, but the wind of consternation had already blown in his heart many times.

- Three hundred years!? Accelerated for such a long time?

Lin Yiyan thought so, and while reluctantly pretending to be smiling, he said to Yougeo, "Thank you for your hospitality." I'm so sorry to eat half of your lunch. ”

"No, don't worry. I'm tired of that bread. He replied with an extremely natural smile and quickly packed up his bento bag.

"Well, just wait for me for a while. Wait until I'm done with my afternoon's work. After saying this, Yugeo quickly stood up, and Lin Yiyan asked him, "Then again, Yugeo's job ...... That is, talent, what is it? ”

"Ah...... I can't see it from you. Yugeo laughed again and beckoned Lin Yiyan to come over. Lin Yiyan nodded, stood up, and walked around to the trunk of the giant tree behind him.

Then, I felt a shock that was different from the previous one, and my mouth opened widely. The huge cedar tree, with its dark night-like black trunk, had an incision about twenty percent in diameter—about one meter. The wood inside is as black as charcoal, and a metallic sheen is released along the dense growth rings.

Moving his gaze, directly below the incision, there is an axe stuck in it. Probably not for combat, although the shape of the axe blade is simple, whether it is a slightly large blade or a long grip, it is made of the same gray and white material, which is also the characteristic of this axe. Like stainless steel with a grip pad added, Lin Yiyan stared at the axe, which bloomed with an incredible luster, and it seemed that its whole body was cut out of a block of raw materials.

Eugeo picked up the axe, which was wrapped in black leather with only the handle, with his right hand, and carried it to his shoulder. Walk towards the left end of the incision, which is about a meter wide, with your legs open, bent over, and hold the axe tightly with both hands.

Squinting his eyes, bending his body, and throwing the axe behind him, tearing the air in an instant. The hit incision which seems to be very heavy is neat, and KANG! Crisp and melodious metallic notes sounded. Without a doubt, this is the body of the incredible note that leads itself here.

The sound of the felling seems to be the right thing to do.

The skill can be described as beautiful, in front of Lin Yiyan, who made this emotion, Yugeo maintained an accurate pace and track that was more accurate than the machine, repeating the blow of the axe.

Move the axe to the initial position [TakeBack] in 2 seconds, charge in 1 second, and swing the axe in 1 second. A series of movements, as if it were a sword skill that exists in this world, are smooth and free.

Repeating fifty times at a pace of four seconds, Eugeo, who continued to swing the axe for two hundred seconds, slowly pulled the axe that had delivered the final blow out of the incision, and let out a long sigh. He stood next to the trunk of the tree and sat down on the root of the tree next to it. The beads of sweat on his forehead were glistening, and at the same time, he was constantly panting, looking at him like this, wielding an axe was really more tiring labor than he had imagined.

Lin Yiyan waited for Ugeo to adjust his breathing, and asked briefly, "What does Ugeo do...... Isn't it "The Woodcutter"? Logging in this forest? ”

Yugeo, who was wiping his face with a handkerchief taken out of his short pocket, tilted his head slightly, and after thinking for a while, he replied, "Well, that's right. However, in the seven years since I took up this vocation, I have not cut down a single tree. ”

"Huh?"

"The name of this huge tree, in the sacred language, is called Kigascida. However, most of the people in our village call it the Devil's Tree. ”

…… Sacred Words...... Kiga ...... Scida?

Looking at the puzzled Lin Yiyan, Yugeo smiled as if he had given up somewhat, and pointed straight to the treetops far above his head.

The reason for this name is that the tree draws the blessings of Stysia from the surrounding land. Therefore, only moss grows under this tree, and trees do not grow tall within its area of influence. ”

Although Stysia didn't know what the word meant, Eugeo's statement was exactly the same as the impression Lin Yiyan got when he first saw the tree and the clearing. Lin Yiyan nodded as if urging Yugeo to continue.

"The adults in the village want to open up this forest as a wheat field. However, as long as this tree is standing here, there will be no good harvest of wheat. So I wanted to cut it down, but this tree deserves to be called a demon tree, and its hardness is very terrifying. A normal iron axe only needs to be slashed once and turned back into a broken blade. The "Dragon Bone Axe" placed here, which was cut from the ancient dragon bone, was bought from the central capital for a lot of money, and a full-time "Scorer Hand" was hired to cut it every day. This nicked hand is me. ”

The stunned Lin Yiyan looked at Yugeo, who said this casually, and then looked at the mark of the giant tree that was almost a quarter of the way in, looked back and forth, and asked curiously, "...... So, Yagio has been cutting down this tree every day for seven years? It took seven years to get to this point. ”

This time, it was Yugeo's turn to widen his eyes and look at Lin Yiyan blankly.

"How could it be. If I can do that much in seven years, then I am too capable. Very well, I'm a seventh-generation scorer. The village of Lulid has lived on this land for three hundred years, and every generation of carvers comes here every day to do this. Probably as I get older and pass on the axe to the eighth generation, this errand will continue......"

Eugeo's hands are about twenty centimeters in space.

"That's probably all."

At this time, all Lin Yiyan could do was take a long breath.

Although in fantasy MMOs, production professions such as craftsmen and miners can only do boring mechanical work like this all the time; However, it would take a lifetime to cut down a tree, which is too out of common sense. In this created world, someone who configured this tree probably had other intentions, but I don't have a clue what it is.

- But these were put aside, and there was an impulse to try it on Lin Yiyan's back.

Lin Yiyan stood up for three minutes of rest, and was about to pick up the axe again, and said these words half-impulsively.

"I said, Eugeo...... Can you let me try it? ”

"Huh?"

"Well, you split half of my lunch. So it's human nature that I do half of the work for you, isn't it? As if it was the first time Lin Yiyan had said this desire to help someone for the first time since he was born—and that might have been the case—Yugeo opened his mouth in shock, but finally replied in a hesitant tone, "Hmm...... Well, there is no rule that people who have been given vocations cannot let others help...... However, this is more difficult than you think. When I first started, I couldn't master how to swing an axe to hit! ”