Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 152
152Fire Barbarian Lord (4)
Ah, uh, um…….
After staring blankly at the crazy brainwashing scene, I came to my senses and entered the village..
In fact, even the word ‘village’ had some ambiguity..
The barbarian's shrine was more like a campground..
Tents pitched anywhere without distinction between your land and my land..
After passing through them, I headed straight to where the shaman was. It's not like I don't know the location anymore, so I decided there was no need to meet through the tribal leader..
‘What, there's no one there?’
I peek into the shaman's tent and find it empty..
In the end, I had no choice but to go to the tribal leader's tent..
But how did this happen?.
There is no one in the tribal leader's tent. It is a place where the elders take turns maintaining their position even when the tribal leader is not present..
‘what?’
As I was standing quietly in front of him, an elder whose face I had seen several times spotted me..
“Bjorn, son of Yandel? Did you come to attend the funeral too??”
There was no need to ask whose funeral it was..
Exactly half a year had passed since Einar had been confined to the Holy Land..
“……It's already that day.”
“It's an honor to be able to leave something for future generations..”
I asked about the location of the funeral and headed straight there..
In a gloomily quiet forest.
After about 30 minutes, I saw barbarians gathered in the depths with solemn expressions..
Not only the shaman and the tribal chief, but also familiar elders were present. Well, the first thing that caught my eye was someone else..
“Einar.”
Einar stands precariously..
Gazing endlessly at my teacher's body leaning against a large tree,.
“……Bjorn?”
Einar's eyes were blank as he called me..
As soon as I got a little closer, she bit her lip..
“If I had known this was going to happen, I wouldn't have done it..”
Yeah, you didn't know..
I thought of course I would have told you..
“……Bjorn, did you know?”
“okay.”
The training that Einar has been doing for 6 months is called ‘hardening’ among barbarians..
The process of training the body to create a vessel.
In the game, once you complete 'quenching', your physical stats will increase significantly, and you will be eligible to receive 'soul succession'..
Of course, it may end with just ‘quenching’, but…….
“I heard that the elder was suffering from a chronic illness..”
I had heard that the lifespan of the elder who had chosen Einar as heir was not long, so I had this situation in mind as well..
From the looks of it, it seemed like this was the first time he had heard this..
“that… … . i didn't know!”
“That elder must have cared for you a lot..”
soul succession.
Along with spirit imprinting, it is one of the unique spells available only to the Barbarians. Through this ritual, the barbarian can pass on one of his or her essence to future generations..
Please note that you can only receive it once.…….
He who inherits will surely lose his life..
“……Why didn't anyone tell me? If I had known this was going to happen, I would have quit right away..”
Einar muttered as if lamenting..
A voice filled with deep regret and self-reproach.
The tribal chief, who had been quietly watching, opened his mouth..
“Kidubah was a coward.”
“Don't insult him! Kiduba was a fearless warrior!”
“Then I guess it was because you were a coward. What Kiduba failed to explain about soul succession is.”
“i am a coward—!”
Seeing Einar getting angry, the tribe leader cut him off with a sharp cut..
“Then stop whining. If you want to prove that you are not a coward, then watch his death without further insult. I'm a warrior.”
“…….”
“There is no one in the world who does not feel pain. Nevertheless, overcome this, face it and move forward. Is that the way of a warrior?.”
The funeral was then held in silence..
The shaman approached the body leaning against the tree, his face covered in blood, and he waved a bell. Then, a solution was sprinkled around the body to prevent insects from gnawing on it..
The barbarians watched the process in silence, and as time passed, the shaman announced the end of the funeral..
“The soul of Tohar's third son, Kidubba, left the body and settled in the forest..”
Now, the bodies left in the forest will rot and become white bones, and at that time, even the bones will be broken into small pieces by the witch doctor's hands and scattered throughout the forest..
The warriors who stood in front of the body in order cut off the hair or cut their hands and sprinkled blood around the body before leaving..
It didn't take a long time.
“…….”
Now all that's left is me and Einar.
I went to the body first, cut off the hair with a knife and scattered it around..
“Now it's your turn.”
Einar didn't answer..
However, rather than urging him further, I just left without a word. Since it's a breakup you weren't prepared for, you'll need time to sort things out on your own..
***
“Wow, I knew it would come. I'm a warrior.”
Soon I left the forest and entered the shaman's tent..
“Did you bring the ingredients??”
“okay.”
“Take it out and try it.”
As instructed by the shaman, I took out the ‘Immortal Heart’ that I had kept in my backpack. The heart of a troll lying on a cloth in a box and beating shallowly..
“Did you get it yourself??”
“No, I bought it on the exchange..”
“How much to give?”
I don't know why I was curious about that, but when I answered it, the shaman chuckled..
“How did this guy come out? Jaebok Hana is truly a gifted warrior..”
Most conversations with the shaman were like this, but today I felt strangely bad..
Is that why??
I shot it without realizing it..
“Don't talk about Jaebok or anything without knowing anything..”
The shaman just grinned at my words..
“Hmm, since you came back alive with all limbs intact, it’s probably not your problem… … . I guess I lost something?”
“I don't want to answer.”
“Yeah, that's not bad either.”
“…….”
“Warrior, the more you lose, the stronger you will become..”
I wanted to say something really bad, but I just kept quiet. For some reason, the more I talk to this old man, the more I feel like I'm being dragged into it..
“Okay, can I get a spirit imprint today??”
“Of course.”
The shaman happily nodded his head in response to my question..
I thought you might say you were tired from attending the funeral..
jingle.
Afterwards, he put the 1 million stone money requested by the shaman into a jar and fell to the floor..
The sixth engraving on the path to immortality has already been reached..
“This time too, there are three ways..”
After hearing a brief explanation, I chose one option..
There was no room for worry at all.
In the first place, most of the assets were tied up in this report from the beginning..
“I will choose the soul of Mugu..”
“Heck, even if you ask me to change it later, I can’t..”
Soon the witch doctor started poking needles into my body. Before long, vivid pain overtook me..
However, it was more bearable than before..
This is a psychological reason that has nothing to do with the intensity of the pain..
Because I know that a very great mistake awaits after this..
「Ability value increases by +60.」
Stats with the highest difficulty level of acquisition.
MP regeneration has increased significantly..
Simply put, it means that you can now use [Giantization] more often and maintain it for a longer period of time..
Well, it's nothing compared to the main dish..
「The soul of Mugu dwells in the body..」
「Due to the unique effect [Unity], the performance of the equipment is strengthened in proportion to the character's abilities..」
[unity].
[Wild Eruption], which was active, and a passive skill that is always applied..
Although it has considerable performance in itself,…….
This skill contains one hidden element..
Perhaps because of the concept of becoming one with the weapon, if you have this, your equipment will not be damaged even if you [gigantize]..
In other words, there is no need to bother taking off the equipment anymore..
No, not only that, it has become possible to smash enemies with a huge mace and shield.!
“Hehehehe. Behel, laaa…….”
The shaman chanted as he saw me sobbing and smiling despite the pain that remained in my body..
“Damn, I guess he's not in his right mind..”
Like a barbarian, he ignored other people’s evaluations with one ear..
***
「Bjorn Jandel」
level: 4
Physical: 555(New +225) / Spirit: 198(New +44) / Ability: 188 (New +60)
Item Level: 98(New -770)
Total Combat Index: 965.5 (New +23.5)
Essence obtained: Corpse Golem - Rank 7 / Orc Hero - Rank 5 / Ogre - Rank 3(New)
***
How long has it been since the sixth imprint ended?.
It's still bright beyond the tent.
I asked, taking a gulp of water from the kettle on the bedside table..
“Could it be that a day has passed??”
“Kkeukkeuk, are you going to cry in front of me because it was hard??”
Well, all you have to do is say ‘yes’.
It's a speech technique that I don't understand no matter how many times I hear it, but I didn't bother to question it..
Well, to be exact, it was closer to not having the power to do so..
That's how I got up and started packing my backpack..
“I'm a warrior.”
At this time of year, the shaman who always told me to get out of bed, saying I was tired, called me..
And then, a completely unexpected bomb exploded..
“How did you come to receive an oracle from a human god??”
My heart is pounding for a moment.
I let out a long sigh.
It's clear that you're asking because you already know everything, so there's no point in denying it..
“Who on earth did you hear this from? No, how many people know that now??”
“Don’t you know that the ring you are wearing now is so intertwined with your fate? Hehehe, don't worry. Because other guys won't notice at all..”
The shaman scoffed, saying that even though he had eyes, what was the point if they were no different from knotholes?.
Through this, I realized that, strangely enough, the shaman seemed to be in a good mood..
I asked cautiously.
“Are you going to tell the tribal leader??”
“why should i do that?”
Uh, if you say that, I have nothing to say.…….
“It's just an old tradition. It's the same as what I did in that forest yesterday. Thousands of years ago, we left our hometown and became part of this city. Through that, I learned that God exists and learned about civilization in the true sense of the word..”
“What do you want to say??”
“Why should we rely on and follow the souls of our ancestors, but deny and hate those who exist and are beneficial to our lives? This is nothing but foolish stubbornness. Even if you call me a barbarian, I have nothing to say.”
The shaman still hasn't changed.
Especially since it is said in a way that is difficult to understand. Of course, as long as my weakness was properly identified, I couldn't say anything that would offend me..
“……So what do you think of the tribal leader??”
“What if I find out you were given an oracle??”
The shaman chuckled and laughed and answered:.
“Why are you asking what you already know? If you were that bastard, I would immediately brand you as a traitor and kick you out. Kick! Maybe I'll cut off his head and burn it..”
……Of course, it’s like that..
Nimiral, do we have no choice but to live calmly until the spirit imprinting is completed??
As I was licking my lips bitterly, thinking about that, the shaman continued..
“Warrior, you are worrying about nothing..”
“useless worries?”
“Beastmen, dwarves, and fairies have all abandoned old traditions a long time ago. Why do you think that was like that??”
There was nothing to think about deeply..
Because the history of the Earth was like that too..
reform.
When new thoughts and ideas were needed, there always appeared those who wanted to turn their backs on the old era..
Later generations called them great men..
‘This crazy old man…….’
Soon I realized.
What does the shaman want to say?.
“Are you worried about getting kicked out or are you a warrior? If so, the answer to that concern is really simple..”
In the end, my grandfather was also a barbarian..
Otherwise, I wouldn't even dare to think of a solution like this..
If a problem arises, destroy it and eliminate it..
So say it again…….
“You can become the tribal leader.”
Take over the barbarians before they are driven out..
“What do you think? Isn’t this a much more warrior-like way??”
I don't know if it's the path worthy of a warrior..
I grinned without realizing it..
1Barbarian less than a year old.
It's actually an evil spirit.
But you want me to become a barbarian lord and change this race to my taste?.
“That sounds interesting, Shaman..”
It was quite a fascinating story..
Especially in that it is reasonable..
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