Chapter 99 Struggle
The quarry is located halfway up the Helio Pass, about 10 minutes after entering the trail from the main road.
With a width of about 20 meters, it feels like cutting a slope along a layer of clay.
Surrounded by a tree-lined mountain, it felt like coming back to my hometown as someone who grew up in the Atsuga Mountains.
Although there are many trees, most of them seem to have lost their leaves, and when it comes to falling leaves, the scenery is not bad.
It may be that in the summer, the leaves thicken, the visibility becomes poorer, and the monsters are more accessible.
The people in the workshop also seem to be aware of this situation, and from this time until early spring, from early summer to late autumn, they mine the soil.
Three trackers set up a surveillance system to surround the mine.
After arriving at the post, everyone began to ring a string of hoops.
The sound of iron striking iron has the effect of making the monster think that there is a human with a weapon.
Goblins and kobolds that don't gather will avoid them as long as they hear a sound.
"Add mountain, add mountain, add mountain, add mountain, add mountain, add mountain
The three trackers take turns ringing rhythmically.
By doing so, it creates the illusion that many people exist in a wider area.
"The three of them must have been a good team and worked well together."
The sound of neat and orderly and no one lazy sounded, allowing people in the workshop to work with peace of mind.
While the trackers were on guard from three directions, I stood guard on the hood of the carriage.
The detection bits are scattered in a circle centered on the carriage with a radius of about 200 meters.
In recent school raids, the range and accuracy of detection have improved due to extensive testing over a long period of time.
After all, it may be better to use it in real combat than just practice.
We also took the opportunity to try to improve visual surveillance, which was an issue for Schule.
Don't stare at a certain point, but look at a large area, noticing for moving foreign objects in your field of vision.
Information overload may surprise you if you use both visual observation and detection bits, but once you get used to it, you'll be able to select only the information you need.
Three men from the pottery workshop Kilauft arrived at the quarry without shovels or pickaxes.
Just when I thought they were going to investigate the condition of the soil to be mined, they started digging in an unexpected way.
I didn't bring any tools with me because I was using earth magic, and when the three of them put their hands on the slope they were mining, the earth rose and formed a disc.
The disc-shaped soil is about the size of a truck tire, and the surface appears to have been hardened to prevent it from collapsing.
When a certain number is completed, they are rolled onto the planks handed over to the wagon carriers for loading.
Because it is a large disc, it should be quite heavy, but it is light to roll, and it seems that it is not magic but the strength of muscles.
The mining scenario looks simple, but it seems difficult to do in practice.
"Can my brother handle such dirt?"
Mining work seemed to require both magic and physical strength, so the three of them in the workshop worked until noon, taking breaks every hour.
"Hey, let's have lunch! Take turns resting. ”
Following Igbo's order, the three trackers returned to the vicinity of the carriage.
They said that there was one person to rest and I asked them to add me to the number, but they refused because it was our request.
It's okay to be serious, but Frach and Bellucci, who left Carlot to defend, looked a little tired after a short break.
"I was nervous from the morning, and I started to worry about whether I could last half a day."
"Mr. Ybor, how long does the afternoon work take?"
"Yes, I think two hours at most will be enough."
About half of the carriages are already filled with dirt, so if you leave room for people to ride, it's probably over.
During the break, the kobold appeared, as the rings were ringing less frequently, but Frey noticed and told the other two.
"Karot, Bellucci, kobold!"
"You're here!"
"I'll go now!"
My probe bit captured 8 animals, which is more than the number of animals that can't be touched, but let's see how it goes.
The three men carried shields, spears, and bows, and held iron rings in their left hands and stones in their right hands.
The leather bag hanging from his right waist appears to contain a spare stone.
Carrot threw a stone at the approaching kobold and let out a threatening roar.
"Ji'an!"
"Look! If you get any closer, I'll give you a lot of stones!" ”
The three of them must have practiced on weekdays, and the speed of the stones thrown was quite fast, and the control seemed to be good.
"For this escort request, it should be to expel monsters, not conquer them."
A weapon that is too lethal may kill you unexpectedly, and if you bleed a lot, the smell of blood may attract other monsters.
On the other hand, stones won't kill you unless you hit hard, it's safe to attack from a distance, and best of all, the cost is zero.
In the middle, Karot threw stones at the kobolds who were about to rush in, but Frach and Bellucci cleverly stopped them from coming.
The stone was a little smaller than a fist, but the impact seemed great to a petite kobold, and he gradually began to retreat.
The reason why they do not run away easily is because winter is approaching and there is less and less food in the mountains.
In Rehe Village, it's time for Mr. Zeor to lead the village elders to destroy the goblin lair.
"Gain!"
"Khan!"
The kobolds who received the blow stiffened their backs, slowed their movements, and began to be attacked by stone-throwing attacks.
Bellucci, who looked unconfident on the shooting range, seemed to be able to deal with it as calmly as the other two.
After about 15 minutes of confrontation, the kobolds realized that they were no match for them and turned around and fled.
In order to prevent the kobold from returning, the three trackers attacked them before returning.
"It's going to be hard, isn't it?"
Hearing Ibor's words, Vodar and Nabuelo nodded.
This situation, the three people of the pottery workshop must have seen it many times.
It seems that the tracker's response was passing.
"In that case, we should be able to accept the next request."
Nabuelo looked away from the three trackers and grinned at them.
"Hua Wuming doesn't seem to have his turn?"
"I'm an observer, so it's better not to have my turn."
"Yes.
"Yes, but rest assured, we'll keep you out of danger."
"Please take care of me."
The three trackers who returned, although the temperature was a little cold, were still sweating profusely.
"Thank you for your hard work, I still have to ring the hoop for a while, you can rest and prepare?"
"Hahahaha, I'm sorry, please."
Even Karot, who looked strong, breathed heavily and wiped his sweat with his sleeve.
Flacc and Bellucci fanned the water in the kettle and seemed to finally come to their senses.
After wiping off my sweat, drinking water, and replenishing the throwing stones, I didn't have a ten-minute rest before Karot took the ring from my hand.
"Are you done?"
"Ah, if that's true, I can't rely on Hua Wuming."
"You're serious"
"Obviously, adventurers can easily die if they don't do it seriously."
It seems that Karot and the others are seriously and firmly aiming to reach the top step by step.
It may seem like it's fun to work with like-minded friends, but it's unsettling not to be mentored by a veteran like Leos.
The three of them rested for about an hour and started working in the afternoon.
The molding, transporting, and loading work itself is monotonous, so it can look particularly tiring.
The three trackers also took the same pose as they had in the morning and began to ring the hoop again.
However, perhaps he was a little tired, and his rhythm was sometimes disrupted.
"Add a mountain, add a mountain, add a mountain, add a mountain, add a mountain
"Even so, the three of them worked hard, and it seems that the excavation of the soil has been completed by more than 80 percent."
Just when I was thinking that it would be nice if everything went well, the person I didn't want to come showed up.