Chapter 15 The Three Men Who Never Returned

"Fighting goblins was a good experience in many ways, but I don't think it would be of much use to me."

The adults in the village were more familiar than I had imagined, and none of them acted dangerously.

If someone were to be attacked by a goblin, I would consider using a shield to protect them or placing air as hard as a nail on the ground to stop them from moving, but I never did.

I thought that the fantasy knowledge of past lives was meaningless in the face of action, supported by experience.

Another thing that made me acutely aware of it was the difference in physique.

The reason why the adults in the village were able to calmly wield their spears and knock down the goblins that I had managed to escape with great difficulty was probably because of the difference in physique.

The average height of the adults involved in the crusade is around 180 centimeters, while the elves are around 120 centimeters.

The distance within reach is different, the weight is different, and the goblin's charge is blocked by a single shot.

"If I use my body-enhancing magic, even if I can stop the goblins from rushing in, I don't think I have room for the village adults."

"If you're worried about goblins like this, then defeating bigger monsters is a dream come true."

"There is a limit to the use of heavy weapons with heavy blows"

If I had a one-hit attack magic, then I wouldn't be uncomfortable, but the lightness of the weapons that could be made by the Celestial Attribute was a problem, so magic couldn't solve the problem.

"If it can be solved by magic, it's to get a magic tool that uses carving magic, the magic gun."

The magic gun, as the name suggests, is a gun that uses magic, and I heard that it has been around for about ten years.

There are two kinds, one that replenishes its own mana, and the other that uses magic stone bullets, and it seems that it can fire mid-level fire attribute attack magic regardless of its attributes.

However, the price of a magic gun can buy a house in the royal capital, and a bullet using magic stones seems to cost several gold coins.

"It's not very expensive, but it's unaffordable for a country kid like me."

"In the end, I can only do something with celestial attribute magic and enhanced body magic."

On the second day of the crusade against the goblins, I set out early in the morning to collect medicinal herbs.

Yesterday, on the way to the cave, I noticed a herb growing, but I didn't have time to collect it.

During the day, we catch fish in the swamp and eat fish, but after the spawning season, the number of fish decreases, and the wintering fish dive deeper into the abyss and soon become impossible to catch.

In winter, the variety and quantity of medicinal herbs decreased, and wood rats were trapped for wintering.

"I have to think about how to make money in the winter."

Zeor was there when I went to Grandma Carisha's pharmacy with a basket of medicinal herbs and fish caught in the stream.

It seems that since she started teaching me to strengthen body magic, she has started to learn to make tea.

"Grandma Carissa, I'm here to collect medicinal herbs, and fish is an added bonus."

"Uh, how did you collect so much? No, you didn't pick up all the roots. ”

"If you do that, you're going to lose revenue next year."

"yes, I'll keep it in stock."

When I started spending time here, Grandma Carissa taught me how to gather herbs.

At that time, he told me with a sour mouth, not to pull out the roots, but to keep what will grow in the next year.

"Mr. Zeor, you worked hard yesterday."

"Hua Wuming seems to have been working hard until it was demolished."

"I can't beat a goblin on my own, so this is a good opportunity to learn how to disassemble."

"I'm going to go on a crusade next week, so get ready."

"Yes, I'll do my best to help next time."

By the time I had finished the tea that Grandma Carissa had made for me and talked to Mr. Zeor, the sun had completely set.

"If I don't bring the fish home, the table at home will be poor."

"Let's go home too, Miss Karisha, you've been bothering me for a long time."

"Hehe, you're buying tea, don't care."

Mr. Georg is a terrible old man to rough people and naughty children, but he has a gentle expression towards small children and old people.

The gap between his glaring at Miguel and drinking tea at the pharmacy was funny.

Because we were going home together, I listened to the story of the death of the country as I walked.

"Do goblins and kobolds conquer the same way?"

"That's right, but kobolds move faster, so be careful."

"How much better will that cave I conquered yesterday be?"

"I don't know, but there won't be any other monsters settling this winter."

Goblins and kobolds seem to have reached their breeding season in the spring, around that time, new colonies are formed, and in many cases, the burrows conquered in the fall are chosen as habitats.

"How many more times are you going to crack down this year?"

"It depends on the monster's movements, but it's best to do it about three times."

"Is it like this every week?"

"The people involved in the crusade also have their daily lives.

The people who participated in the crackdown yesterday were all old people from the village.

In a mountain village like Azca, they are not qualified to make demands on adventurers in the city, so the adults in the village will use their spare time to participate in the crusade.

Therefore, the crusade seems to be going on at a once-a-week pace, so as not to delay the business.

"That said, there's still a week until the next crusade, so we have time to figure out something."

"Hmph, don't think about being in such a hurry."

"Uh, no, I didn't mean to"

"I can tell from your face that you cheated on me, I want to do something"

"Uh, I just helped with the demolition yesterday"

"No one would think of relying on a chick who has just completed the fledgling ritual."

No, Dulles's father was willing to leave the dismantling work to me, but of course the other adults took good care of me and didn't let me get hurt.

"So you can't suddenly become an adult."

"yes. Besides, you're going to leave the village someday, right? "

"I want to go into the city and live as an adventurer, although I haven't told Mr. Geor, but I think it can be conveyed."

The house is nice, the village is nice, the only thing to worry about is Grandma Carissa at the pharmacy.

"This year's crusade, what you can see and learn, just think about it. Also, if you want to go into the city and become an adventurer, you should be able to crusade against the goblins yourself. "

"We still have a lot of problems to solve."

"Huhuhu, if you get carried away just because you're able to use physical enhancement magic, you're going to die."

"I'll remember that..."

"Now that I've arrived at the village chief's door, I want to leave Jersan and go home, but it seems that the adults in the village have already gathered."

"Oh, it's Mr. Geor, Mr. Georg is back!"

"What is this, what is this kind of trouble?"

"Miguel hasn't come home yet."

"So is my son!"

It was Dulles's father who changed his bloodline, as well as Kimble's parents.

"It seems that he took out a sword from the village chief's storehouse."

"I searched in the village and couldn't find it."

"Did you really go into the mountains? Only kids? ”

At this time, the village chief appeared, looking tired.

"Mr. Jer, what should I do?"

"It's already dark, and the moon is about to set, and we won't find it until after dawn."

"Can you do something about it?"

"Monsters can see at night, we walk in the forest, we can't walk without relying on light, and there is a danger of causing forest fires when we walk with torches."

Those who lived in the village knew how reckless it was to go into the mountains at night without being informed, but Mr. Zeor's words once again spread a sense of despair among the adults gathered.

"Hua Wuming, which mountain did you go to today?"

"Today we are by the stream in the northern mountains, and we don't see Miguel them."

When he enters the mountains, he will pay attention to his surroundings to avoid being attacked by demon beasts.

This does not change even after moving with the step.

Now that he's on a higher level, he's looking farther away than before, and if Miguel were in the North Mountain, he should have noticed.

"What mountain did they go into?"

"Hey! Look at me going to the West Mountain! ”

He must have been looking for someone in the village.

"Nishiyama Maybe"

"Hey, Hua Wuming, where are you going!"

"Charcoal hut. Even if the goblins attack in the mountains to the west, it is possible to escape to the charcoal hut. "

"Hey wait, Hua Wuming!"

I broke free from Mr. Georg and began to run towards the charcoal-burning hut in the West Hills.

"Miguel, they're annoying, but I don't think they deserve to be eaten by goblins"

Use stamina enhancement magic to run at around 20% strength.

With this, you can run for a long time without reinforcement at the same pace as you would in a sprint.

In addition, if you use the stamina enhancement magic, your vision will be strengthened, and you will be able to see clearly at night.

Half because of the bright moonlight, I ran along the village road towards the mountains to the west, and the village road looked the same as during the day.